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2014年苏州市初中毕业暨升学考试试卷
一、单项填空(共15小题;每小题1分,满分15分)
从A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将读项涂黑。
1.Thedriverwanted________hiscarneartheroadsidebutwasaskedbythepolicenotto.
A. park B. parked C. topark D. parking
2.—_____doyougotothesportsclub?
—Atleastonceaweek.
A. How long B. Howoften C. Howmuch D. Howfar
3.Ifwesitby windowofthetrain,we'llhave betterview.
A. /;the B, /;a C. the;a D. the;the
4.Thebagwasverygood,andshe 30percentdownforit.
A. paid B. cost C. bought D. spent
5.Thecastlestandsinaquietplace themainroadatthefarendoftheriver.
A. to B. for C. off D. out
6.—I’lldothewashing-up.Jack,wouldyoupleasedothefloors?
—Why______?
Susan issittingtheredoingnothing.
A. her B. she C. I D. me
7.—Doyouthinkgrandpaandgrandma_________late?
—No,thetrainisusuallyontime.
A. were B. willbe C. was D. havebeen
8.—MayItakethismagazineoutofthereadingroom?
—No,you_________.Youreaditinhere.
A. mightn't B. won’t C. needn’t D. mustn't
9.Readthisarticle, youwillunderstandthatnoteverythingcanbeboughtwith
money.
A. or B. and C. but D. so
10.Thisworkneedscloseteamwork.________willbeachievedunlessweworkwelltogether.
A. Nothing B. Anything C. Something D. Everything
11._______rolesheplayedinthemovie!
That’swhyshehasalotoffans.
A.Howinteresting B. Howaninteresting
C.Whatinteresting D. Whataninteresting
12.—Thepictureis,Ihavetosay,notabitbeautiful.
—Why?
It’s________than the picturesIhaveeverseen.
A.farmorebeautiful B. muchlessbeautiful
C.nomorebeautiful D. anylessbeautiful
13.Theparkisfarawayfromhereindeedit’sabout_______walk
A.ThreehourB.athreehour’sC.athree-hoursD.athree-hour
14.—Idon’tunderstand_________.
—I’msorry.ButIwasdoingmyhomework.
A.whyyoudidn’twatchthefootballmatch
B.whydidn’tyouwatchthefootballmatch
C.whyyoudon’twatchthefootballmatch
D.whydon'tyouwatchthefootballmatch
15.—Shallwegofishingatsixo'clocktomorrowmorning?
—______.Willseveno’clockbeOK?
A.Sure,it’suptoyouB.Sure,noproblem
C.Sorry,Ican’tmakeit D.Sorry,I’mnotavailable
二、完形填空(共10小题;每小题1分,满分10分)
先通读下面的短文,掌握其大意,然后在每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出可
以填入空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项徐黑。
Howwouldyouusearadiooratelephoneifyouhadnoelectricityorbatteries?
These16bothered(使烦恼)BritishinventorTrevorBaylis.Soin1996he17awind-up(装有发条的)radio.Itdoesn'tneedelectricityorbatteries.Youwinditup18hand.Itplaysforaboutanhour.Then,youwinditup19 .Todayit'smadeinSouthAfrica.
Thenin1999,Baylisinventedamobiletelephonethatispoweredby20Theshoescontain(含有)asmallbatterythatispoweredwhenyou21.Thisbatteryisconnectedtoamobilephone.Thesetwosimpleinventionscanbringmodern22toallpartsoftheworld.
Baylisdoesn'thaveauniversitydegreeinengineering.In23,he left high schoolbeforegraduating(毕业).Hejustloves24thingstohelppeople.Heneverknows25ideaswillcometohim.Theideaforthetelephonecametohiminadream.
16.A.dreamsB.problemsC.windersD.wishes
17.A.inventedB.improvedC.borrowedD.copied
18.A.inB.atC.onD.by
19.A.thenB.slowlyC.againD.finally
20.A.sunB.shoesC.capsD.wind
21.A.sleepB.walkC.restD.chat
22.A.communicationsB.exhibitionsC.suggestionsD.instructions
23.A.fact B. order C. need D. time
24.A.buying B. selling C. making D. collecting
25.A.while B. because C. unless D. when
三、阅读理解(共15小题;每小题2分,满分30分)
阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
ChrisRockwasborninthestateofSouthCarolinaintheUnitedStates.Whenhewasachild,hisfamilymoved,andhegrewupinapoorareainBrooklyn,NewYork.
Asateenager,RocklefthighschoolandstartedtellingjokesincomedyclubsinNewYorkCity,Evenatage18,ChrisRockwasveryfunny.Hetoldjokesabouthisfamily(hisparentswereverystrict),andaboutgrowingupinBrooklyninthe1980s.Manyofhisjokeswerealsoabouthighschool,whichRocksayswasterrible.
Famouscomedians(喜剧演员)wenttoseeRock’sperformances.Onecomedian(EddieMurphy)helpedhimgetworkontelevisionandinthemovies.ChrisRockstillactsinmovies,buthedoesnotwanttobeaseriousactor.Forhim,comedyismoreimportant.Itmakespeoplelaugh,butitcanalsomakepeoplethink.
Today,ChrisRockstilldoeslivecomedyshowsaroundtheworld.HealsocreatedaTVshowcalled"EverybodyHatesChris."ItisabouthisteenageyearsgrowingupandgoingtoschoolinBrooklyn.In2006,itwasconsideredasoneofthebestcomedyshowsonAmericantelevision.
26.Whatisthispassagemainlyabout?
A.Howtotellagoodjoke,
B.Wherethebestcomedyclubsare.
C.Onecomedian'slife,
D.ThefunniestpeopleintheUnitedStates,
27.ChrisRocktellsalotofjokesabout_________.
A.SouthCarolina
B.Brooklyn
C.LosAngeles
D.Texas
28.WhichsentenceaboutChrisRockistrue?
A.Asateenager,hewasnotfunny.
B.Hestartedworkinginclubsafterhegraduatedfromcollege.
C.Helovedgoingtohighschool.
D.AfamouscomedianhelpedhimgetworkonTVandinthemovies.
29.Today,whatdoesChrisRocksayisthemostimportant?
A.Beingaseriousactor.
B.Makingpeoplelaugh.
C.Helpingteenagers.
D.Havinghisownclub.
B
TheChicagoFireof1871wastheworstdisasterofthe19thcentury.
ThefireissaidtohavestartedoneeveninginMrs.O'Leary'sbarn(牲口棚)ontheWestSideofChicago.Severalhoursaftershemilkedhercow,itkickedoveranoillamp,andthecowstartedthefire.Wedonotknowifthestoryistrue,butwedoknowthatthefirebeganinabarnontheWestSide.
Thefirespreadquicklybecauseofthewoodenbuildings,astrongwind,andadryseason.Thefirelasted27hoursandspreadtoallpartsofthecity.Othercitiessent25firecompaniestohelpputoutthefire.Federaltroops(联邦军队)werealsousedtohelpfightthefireandkeeporder,too.Atlastrainputoutthefire.
Therewasalotofdamage.90,000peoplewerelefthomeless,and18,000buildingsweredestroyed.Propertydamage(财产损失)wasalmost200milliondollars.Inaddition,about300peopledied.
PeoplefromallovertheworldhelpedChicagobysendingfoodandclothing.Withinamonth4,000cottages(小屋)withtworoomshadbeenbuilttohousepeople.Inafewyears,Chicagowascompletelyrebuilt.
30.Thebesttitleforthispassageis_______.
A.Mrs.O’Leary'sCow
B.ATerribleFire
C.AnOilLamp
D.TheYear1871
31.Whichpartsofthecitywerehurtbythefire?
A.TheWestSide.
B.TheSouthSideandtheEastSide.
C.TheNorthSide.
D.Allsides.
32.PeoplewhostayedinChicagoafterthefireshowed .
A.courageB.fearC.weaknessD.laziness
33.Whathelpedtospreadandtoendthefire?
A.Acow.B.FiremenC.Theweather.D.Carelessness,
C
PeoplethinkoficecreamasanAmericanfood.Yet,icecreamreallycamefromAsia.Inthelate1200sMarcoPolo,thegreatexplorer,issaidtohaveseenrichAsianseatingdishesofice.Camelshadbroughttheicefromdistantmountains.Beforeitwasserved,theicehadbeenflavored(调味)withfruits.
MarcoPolobroughtthisnewdishtoItaly,InFrancecookschangedtheicerecipe(配方)andmadeicecream.
Atfirst,cookstriedtokeeptherecipeasecret.Theywantedittobeaspecialdishforrichpeople.Bythelate1700s,though,icecreamwassoldthroughoutEuropeandAmerica.
SomegreatAmericanslovedicecream.GeorgeWashingtonwasthefirsttobuyaspecialmachineformakingit.WhenThomasJeffersonreturnedfromFrance,hebroughtanicecreamrecipehomewithhim.DollyMadison,wifeofPresidentJamesMadison,alsolikedicecream,andsheoftenserveditattheWhiteHouse.Actually,afamousbrand(品牌)oficecreamwasevennamedafterher.
Inthelate1800s,theicecreamindustrybegantogrow.Awayofkeepingicecreamfrozenhadbeenfound,soicecreammakersdidnothavetoworryabouticecreammelting(融化)anymore.
34.Whendidicecreambecomewell-knowninmanycountries?
A.Inthe1200s.
B.Inthe1500s,
C.Inthe1600s.
D.Inthe1900s.
35.Whodoyouthinkwasthemostimportantpersoninthehistoryoficecream?
A.MarcoPolo.
B.DollyMadison,
C.ThomasJefferson.
D.GeorgeWashington.
36.Whycanicecreambesoldeverywheretoday?
A.Becausepeoplecanaffordtobuyit.
B.Becausetherearemanyrecipesforit,
C.Becauseitiseasytokeepitfrozen.
D.Becausemanypeoplelikeicecream.
D
Whatcolourisyourname?
WhatcolourisWednesday?
Thesequestionsmightsoundstrangetomostpeople,butsomecananswerrightaway.Onepersonsayshernameisthecolourred.Foranotherperson,Wednesdayisblue.Thesepeoplehaveaconditioncalledsynesthesia.Thismeanstheyexperiencetwosensesatthesametime.Forthesepeople,thesensesofsmell,sound,sight,touch,andtastearenotseparate(分开的).Theymightseeandalsohearcolours,forexample,orhearaswellasfeelsounds.
Themostcommonformofsynesthesiaistohearsoundsascolours,ApersonwithsynesthesiamighthearthenumberthreeasblueortheletterDasred.SomeonemightalwaysseegreenuponhearingthewordApril.Anotherpersonmightseedifferentcolourswhilelisteningtomusic.Somepeoplealsotastecolours.Tooneperson,beefmighttasteblueandtoanother,yellow.Somepeopleexperiencefeelingsincolour.Forexample,onepersonwithsynesthesiareportsfeelingpainasthecolourorange.
Anotherformofsynesthesi