江苏省太仓市2013届初三5月教学质量调研测试英语试卷2013.5本试卷分第I卷(选择题)和第II卷(非选择题)两部分。共5大题,满分100分。考试用时100分钟。第I卷(选择题,共55分)注意事项:1.答题前,考生务必先将自己的姓名、学校、考场号、座位号、考试证号用0.5毫米黑色墨水签字笔填写在答题卡相对应的位置上,并用2B铅笔认真正确填涂考试证号下方的数字;2.答选择题必须用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动,请用橡皮擦干净后,再选涂其他答案;答非选择题必须用0.5毫米黑色墨水签字笔写在答题卡指定的位置上,不在答题区域内的答案一律无效,不得用其他笔答题;3.考生答题必须答在答题卡上,答在试卷和草稿纸上一律无效。一、选择填空(共25小题;每小题1分,满分25分)A)单项填空从A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。1.Inmymind,nosuch_______thinginourcountryas_______GreatWallcanrepresenttheimageandcultureofChina.A.a;theB.a:/C./;theD./;/2.Sophiawaitedforareply,but_______came.A.eitherB.anotherC.noneD.neither3.Thenewtrafficlawsaysthatpeople_______driveafterdrinkingwine.A.shouldn'tB.needn'tC.won'tD.mustn't4.-HaveyouknownMoYanforalongtime?-Yes,sincehe_______thenovelRedSorghum.A.haswrittenB.wroteC.writesD.waswriting5.Idon'tbelievewe'vemetbefore,_______Imustsayyoudolookfamiliar.A.althoughB.thereforeC.sinceD.unless6.Thenewgroupofstudentsisbetter-behavedthantheothergroupwhostayedhere_______.A.earlyB.earlierC.earliestD.theearliest7.Fewweight-losspillscanhelptokeeppeopleslim,_______?A.dotheyB.don'ttheyC.can'ttheyD.canthey8.…Whyareyou_______yourthings?…Well,infact,I'vedecidedtoleave.A.pickingupB.packingupC.puttingupD.turningup9.Asaresultofmylaziness,Ifailed_______mytaskintime.A.finishingB.tofinishingC.tofinishD.finish10.Onecannotimagine_______greatfunitistoownarobotathome.A.howB.whataC.howaD.what11.Mr.LisayslearningEnglish_______action,orwewillgetnothing.A.requiresB.reducesC.refusesD.realizes12.-Couldyoutellus_______totravelfromEarthtoMarsbyspacecraft?-Ittakesmonths,Ithink.A.howfarittakesB.howoftendoesittakeC.howlongittakesD.howsoondoesittake13.Lilygets_______quitewellwitheveryonehere,forsheisakindgirl.A,overB.upC.alongD.through14.Alltheproblemsyouhave_______inred.Youcanaskyourbuddyforhelp.A.markedB.weremarkedC.tomarkD.mark15.-Iprefertoeatthesebiscuits.-_______!Theyarequitedelicious.A.GoodluckB.MetooC.IhopesoD.You'rekiddingB)完形填空先通读下面的短文,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涂黑。Onceayoungmanwastravelingbytrain.1twasalongandboringjourney.Asthetrainwasmoving16awilderness(荒野),thepassengerslookedoutofthewindowquietly.Whenthetrainreachedabend(转弯处),it17andthenasimplehouseappeared.Itwassoeasytonotice18everybodyonthetrainturnedto'enjoy'itwitheyeswideopen.Somepassengersevenbeganadiscussionaboutit.Theyoungmanwasalso19bythescenery.Onhisreturnhegotoffthetrainattheneareststationandfoundhiswaytothehouse.Itsownersaidthathewastroubledbythe20ofthetrain.Hewantedtosellthehouse,butnobodywouldbuyit.Soontheyoungmanspent30,000dollarsonthehouse.Hethoughtitwasagoodplacefor21becauseitwasfacingtherailwaybend.Whenthetrainmovedslowlypast,the22passengerswouldbeveryinterestedinthehouse.Hecontactedsomebig23andtoldthemthathishousecouldbeusedforadvertisement.AtlasttheCocaColausedittoputuptheirsigns.Toeveryone'ssurprise,theyoungmanwas24180,000dollarsforathree-yearrent.Thisisatruestory.Ittellsusthat25isveryimportantforsuccess.16.A.aboveB.aroundC.throughD.along17.A.droppedoffB.fellbehindC.sloweddownD.rushedout18.A.whenB.thatC.whyD.how19.A.attackedB.frightenedC.movedD.attracted20.A.noiseB.passengersC.voiceD.conductors21.A.warningB.relaxingC.travelingD.advertising22.A.excitedB.tiredC.surprisedD.worried23.A.collegesB.companiesC.peopleD.charities24.A.shownB.allowedC.offeredD.returned25.A.discoveryB.explorationC.imaginationD.knowledge二、阅读理解(共15小题;每小题2分,满分30分)阅读下列短文,从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AMarch,AprilandMayaremonthsfulloffestivalsandeventsallovertheworld.Herearesomewonderfulfestivalsaroundtheworldthathappeninspring.SongKran-ThailandDates:13th-15th,AprilInThailand,it'stimetocelebratethecomingmonsoonseason,whichwillbringtherainmanypeoplearelookingforwardto.TheycelebrateitwithafestivalcalledSongKran,whenpeopleheadouttothestreetswithwatergunstospray(喷)everyonewhowalkspast.Ifyouwalkonthestreetswherethefestivaliscelebrated,preparetogetsoaked!Naghol-VanuatuDates:EverySaturdayfromApriltoMayEveryyear,villagerscometogethertocelebratetheharvestofyams,animportantpartinthepeople'sdietinVanuatu.Thefestivalismostfamousforitslanddivingceremony.Duringtheceremonymenandboysdivetothegroundfromhighwoodentowerswithonlytwothinvinestiedtotheirankles(脚踝).Thedivers'headshavetolightlytouchthegroundwhentheyjump-somethingverydangerousifthevinesarenotmeasured(测量)properly.CherryBlossomViewing-JapanDates:Thecherryblossomseasonisdifferentfromyeartoyeardependingontheweatherforecast.ThecherryblossomseasonhasgreatimportancetothepeopleofJapan,whocelebratethedayswhentheflowersfinallyblossom.Onlyafewdayslater,thepetals(花瓣)falltotheground,likepinksnowflakes.Thisisoneofthemostbeautifulthingstosee.InJapan,almosteveryonehaspicnicsintheparkstoviewtheflowers.26.WhatdoestheunderlinedwordsoakedinParagraph2probablymean?A.involvedB.wetC.crazyD.interested27.Thewriterthinksthatthelanddivingceremonycanbedangerousbecause_______.A.thediversmayfallontothegroundifthetwothinvinesbreakB.thediversmaycrashintothewoodentoweronthewaydownC.thedivers'anklesmaygethurtifthevinesaretiedtootightlyD.thediversmayhurttheirheadsift