12013年苏州市初中毕业暨升学考试试卷英语一、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,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。1.一Hurryup,orwe’llbelate.一Takeyourtime—it’sjust______shortdistancefromhereto________cinema.A./;theB.the;aC.a;theD./;a2.Sandyisarealbookloverandsheoftenbringshomemanybookstoreadthelibrary.A.inB.forC.byD.from3.一Haveyouheardaboutthatcaraccidentneartheschool?一Yes,luckilynoone________.A.hurtB.washurtC.hashurtD.werehurt4.一Frank,youlookworried.Anythingwrong?一Well,I______atestandI,mwaitingfortheresult.A.willtakeB.tookC.amtakingD.take5.PeterspeaksChinesewellindeed,butofCoursenot______alocalspeakerinChina.A.sofluentlyasB.morefluentthanC.asfluentasD.muchfluentlythan6.一Julie,what______inyourhand?一Look!It’sanewiPadformydaughter.A.doyouholdB.areyouholdingC.wereyouholdingD.willyouhold7.Paulmadeanicecage_______thelittlesickbirdtillitcouldfly.A.keepB.keptC.keepingD.tokeep8.We’regoingtoSuzhouAmusementParkinLinda'scard.Youcancomewithus______youcanmeetustherelater.A.orB.butC.andD.then9.IamsureCindywillbeabletofindthehotel-shehasaprettygood_____ofdirection.A.ideaB.feelingC.experienceD.sense10.Ifyou______go,atleastwaituntiltherainstops.A.canB.mayC.mustD.will11._______abeautifulcar!I'veneverseenitbefore.A.WhatB.WhichC.HowD.Whether12.一PhiliphasgonetoNewZealand.一Oh,canyoutellme________?A.whendidheleaveB.whenheisleavingC.whenheleftD.whenisheleaving213.一Yourteasmellsgreat!一It,SfromIndia.Wouldyoulike________?A.itB.thisC.someD.1ittle14.一Haveyoufinishedyourhomework?—________Justhalfofit.Howaboutyou?A.NotatallB.NotlikelyC.NotabitD.Notyet15.Iusedtoquarrelalotwithmyparents,butnowwe_______justfinetogether.A.getalongB.getupC.getawayD.getoff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涂黑。Youhaveprobablyheardtheexpression,“It’srainingcatsanddogsoutside.”Thatmeans16it,SrainingveryhardInotthat17catsanddogsarefallingfromthe18.However,onedayinJune,1882,itreallydidrain19overDubuque,Iowa.Thefrogs20fallingalongwithhailstones(冰雹)duringa21storm.Hailisformedwhendropsofrainwaterare22byheavywindsandarecarriedhighupintotheair.Theretheraindropsbecomefrozen.Manydropsmayfreeze23toformballsofice;theseiceballs,orhailstones,then24toearth.DuringthestorminDubuque,thestrongwindsliftedsmallfrogsfromnearbyponds(池塘)25theairalongwithraindrops.Whensomeofthesefrogsbecamecoveredwithice,bothhailstonesand“frog-stones”fellontotheground.16.A.thatB.howC.whyD.if17.A.carelessB.blindC.deadD.real18.A.hillB.towerC.skyD.building19.A.catsB.frogsC.dogsD.birds20.A.stoppedB.enjoyedC.beganD.forgot21.A.popularB.terribleC.weeklyD.common22.A.dividedB.addedC.changedD.caught23.A.togetherB.aloneC.soD.almost24.A.holdB.loseC.keepD.fall25.A.fromB.intoC.afterD.by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。AAccordingtoonestorytheideaformakingthefirstteddybearcamefromanewspapercartoondrawnin1904.ThiscartoonshowedPresidentTeddyRooseveltonahuntingtrip3refusingtoshoot(射杀)ayoungbear.TheyoungbearbecameasymbolforTeddyRoosevelt.MorrisMichtomownedasmallcandyandtoystoreinNewYorkCity.Heandhiswifemademanyofthetoystheysold.Whenhesawthecartoon,hehadawonderfulidea.Hedecidedtomakeatoybearwitheyesandlegsandarmsthatmoved.Thebearwasputinthestorewindownexttoacopyofthecartoon.Mr.Michtomcalledit“Teddy’sBear”.Manyofthesebearsweresold.ThebearsbecamesopopularthatMr.MichtomthoughthemightneedPresidentRoosevelt'permissiontousehisname.Hewrotetothepresidentandsenthima“TeddyBear”.Thepresidentanswered,sayingthatMr.Michtomcouldusehisname.Mr.Michtomborrowedmoneysothathecouldmakethousandsoftoybears.HiscompanybecametheIdealToyCorporation.TodaythisisoneofthebiggesttoycompaniesintheUnitedStates.26.PeoplewillrememberMorrisMichtombecausehewas_______A.acandystoreownerB.atoystoreownerC.theinventoroftheteddybearD.TeddyRoosevelt'friend27.Theideaformakingthefirstteddybearcamefrom________A.amovieB.amagazinestoryC.aTVadvertisementD.anewspapercartoon28.Fromthispassagewecanseethat________A.manypeoplelikedTeddyRooseveltB.manypeopledidnotlikeTeddyRooseveltC.PresidentRooseveltcaredonlyaboutimportantpeopleD.PresidentRooseveltdidnotlikeyoungbearsBTonyWheelerwasborntotravel.Hisfatherworkedforanairline.Forthefirst16yearsofhislife,Wheelerandhisfamilylivedinmanydifferentcountries.Intheearly1970s,WheelermetayoungwomannamedMaureen.Theysoonmarried.Beforegettingjobs,TonyandMaureenwantedtotravel.Theytookayear-longtripfromLondon,throughAsia,toAustralia.Onthetrip,theyvisitedplaceslikeIndia,Iran,and4Afghanistan.WhenTonyandMaureenarrivedinAustralia,peopleaskedmanyquestionsabouttheirtrip.Toanswerthesequestions,WheelerwroteaguidebookcalledAcrossAsiaontheCheap.Thebooktoldpeopleaboutdifferentcountries'weather,customs(风俗),andplacestosee.Butunliketravelguidesinthe1970s,Wheeler’sbookalsotalkedaboutplacesmosttouristsdidnotgo.Healsowroteaboutunusualthingstoseeanddo.Thebookwasverypopular.WheelerandMaureenstartedacompanycalledLonelyPlanet.Theycontinuedtravelling.Theywroteguidebooksforeachplacetheyvisited.Today,400peopleworkforLonelyPlanet.Thecompanyhasover650guidebooks.Wheelerstillwritesabouttravel“hotspots”(forexample,C