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初中英语中考复习(苏教版)综合卷1第一卷选择题(50分)一、单项填空在A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。(本大题共14分,每小题1分)1.Ican'ttellyou________waytotheWebb'sbecausethereisn't________Webbhere.A.the;aB.a;/C.the;theD.the;/2._________wonderfulnewsreporthewrote!Thebosswasreallysatisfiedwithit.A.WhataB.WhatC.HowD.Howa3.---Mum,whenshallwegotothezoo?---Sorry,Iwillhaveameetingtoday.________Saturday________SundayisOK.A.Notonly;butalsoB.Neither;norC.Either;orD.Both;and4.Mycousinservedinthearmy________whenhewas________.A.in1990's;intwentiesB.inthe1990's;inthetwentiesC.inthe1990s;inhistwentiesD.in1990's;inhistwenties5.Borishasagoodbrain.Infact,Idon'tthinkthatanyoneintheclasshas________IQ.A.ahighB.ahigherC.thehigherD.thehighest6.HowluckyPeterwas!Somepolicemenarrivedintimeand_________himout.A.failedtohelpB.managedtohelpC.succeededtohelpD.triedtohelp7.---DotheSmithslivenextdoortoyou?---No,butthey________.A.usedtoB.usedtodoC.areusedtoD.usedtobe8.Debbiespends________moneyonclotheseveryyear.A.manyB.agreatdealofC.agreatdealD.anumberof9.---Somanypeoplearestandingoutsidethehall.________willtheconcertbegin?---________seveno'clock.A.Howsoon;UntilB.Howlong;UntilC.Howlong;NotuntilD.Howsoon;Notuntil10.Theboy_________"PrinceofBasketball"afterhis_________inthematch.A.named;successB.wasnamed;successC.named;succeededD.wasnamed;succeeded11.Whatdoyouthink________ifthecar________?A.canwedo;isbrokenB.canwedo;breaksdownC.wecando;breaksdownD.wecando;isbrokendown12.You_________betoocarefulwhileyouaredrivingacar.A.needn'tB.mustC.mayD.can't13.---Couldyoutellme_________?---Sorry,Ihavenoidea,either.Youcanaskthepolicemanoverthere.A.what'shappenedtothemB.howIcanarrivethemuseumC.whendidtheaccidenthappenD.wheretheyhadgoneto14.---Whoseadviceshouldwetake?---________.A.Don'tmentionitB.It'syourturnC.I'msorryD.Uptoyou二、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四个选项中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。(本大题共10分,每小题1分)Barefootanddirty,thegirljustsatandwatchedthepeoplegoby.Shenevertriedtospeak.Manypeople15,butneverdidonepersonstop.ThenextdayIdecidedtogobacktothepark,beingcuriousifthelittlegirlwouldstillbethere.Rightinthevery\nspotasshewasyesterday,shesat,withthe16lookonherface.AsIbeganwalkingtowardsher,Icouldseethebackofthelittlegirl'sdresswhichshowedadeformity(畸形).AsIgotcloser,thelittlegirlslightlyloweredhereyesto17myeyes.Isatdownbesideherandopenedwithasimple18.Thelittlegirlstammered(结结巴巴地说)ahi.Ismiledandsheshylysmiledback.Wetalkeduntildarknessfellandtheparkwascompletelyempty."Whyareyousosad?"Sherepliedslowly,"BecauseI'm19.""Littlegirl,"Isaidinasoftvoice,"You20meofanangelbecauseofyourdifference."Shestoodtoherfeetexcitedly,"Really?""Yes,that'sthething.You'relikealittleangelsenttowatchoverallthosepeoplewalkingby."Shenoddedherheadandsmiled,"21Iam.Andsinceyouthinkofsomeone22yourself,myjobhereisdone."Whatabigsurprise!Iaskedquickly,"Wait,sowhydidnoonestoptohelpanangel?"Shebloomed(绽放)abigsmile,"Youarethe23onewhocouldseeme,becauseyoucareforothers."Withthosewords,shespreadherwingsandflewawayfrommysight.Fromthenon,IbelieveIamnotallIhave,forthereisanangelalways24me.Sheisalwayswatchingoverthosewhodogoodthingsforothers.15.A.passedB.lookedC.askedD.helped16.A.angriestB.coldestC.happiestD.saddest17.A.avoidB.seeC.touchD.meet18.A.smileB.helloC.questionD.word19.A.differentB.foolishC.beautifulD.poor20.A.forceB.treatC.turnD.remind21.A.IndeedB.HappilyC.PerhapsD.Luckily22.A.beyondB.besidesC.includingD.except23.A.cleverB.greatC.luckyD.only24.A.onB.withC.inD.for三、阅读理解阅读下面的短文,然后根据短文内容,在每小题所给的四个选项中选出最佳选项。(本大题共26分,每小题2分)AIfyouwanttoseeathingwell,touchingcanhelpyouto"see"itbetter.Youreyescantellyouthataglassballisround.Butbyholdingitinyourhands,youcanfeelhowsmoothandcooltheballis.Youcanfeelhowheavytheglassballis.Whenyoulearnalltheseabouttheball,youreallyseeitwell.Withyourskin,youcanfeelbetter.Forexample,yourfingerscantellthedifferencebetweentwodifferentcoinsinyourpocket.Youcanfeelalittledropofwateronthebackofyourhand,too.Youcanevenfeelsoundsagainstyourskin.Haveyoueverwantedtoknowwhysomepeoplelikeveryloudmusic?Theymustliketofeelthesoundsofmusic.Allchildrensoonlearnwhat"Don'ttouch!"means.Theyhearitoften.Yetmostofuskeepontouchingthingsaswegrowup.Inshops,wetouchthingsthatwemightbuy.Toseesomethingwell,wehavetotouchit.Thebottomsofourfeetcanfeelthings,too.Youknowthiswhenyouwalkonwarmsand,coolgrassorahardfloor.Allfeeldifferentunderyourfeet.Mostmuseumsarejustforlooking.Buttodaysomemuseumshavesomethingstotouch.Theirsignssay,"Dotouch!"Thereyoucanfeeleverythingonshow.\nTherearewaysoflearningtoseewellbyfeeling.Onewayistocloseyoureyesandtrytofeeleverythingthatistouchingyourskin.Feeltheshoesonyourfeet,theclothesonyourbody,theaironyourskin.Ifyouwanttoseebetter,reachoutandtouch.Thenyouwillreallysee!25.Theunderlinedword"these"inParagraph2refersto________.A.aglassballisroundB.aglassballissmoothandcoolC.aglassballissmooth,coolandheavyD.aglassballisround,smooth,coolandheavy26.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?A.Peopledon'thavetolearntofeel.B.Ourskinmayhelpusenjoymusic.C.Bytouchingthings,wecanlearnmoreaboutthem.D.Wehavetotouchsomethinginordertoseeitwell.27.________canbethebesttitleofthepassage.A.FeelingbySeeingB.ToSeeortoFeelC.ToSeeBetter---TouchD.WaysofTouchingBSooncomputersandothermachineswillbeabletorememberyoubylookingatyoureyes!Theprogrammeworksbecauseeveryone'seyesaredifferent.Therefore,inthefutureyouwon'thavetorememberanumberwhenyouwanttouseamachineortakemoneyoutofabank.You'lljusthavetolookatthemachineanditwillbeabletotellwhoyouare.Theeye-recognitionprogrammehasalreadybeentestedinshopsandbanksintheUSA,Britain,Spain,ItalyandTurkey.Soonthistechnologywilltaketheplaceofallotherwaysoffindingoutwhopeopleare.However,scientistsarealsoworkingonothersystems.Machineswillsoonbeabletoknowyoufromtheshapeofyourfaceorhandorevenyoursmell!Wealreadyhavemachinesthatcantellwhoyouarefromyourvoiceorthemarkmadebyyourfinger.Eye-recognitionisbetterthanotherkindsbecauseyoureyesdon'tchangeasyougetolder,anddon'tgetdirtylikehandsorfingers,andeventwinshavedifferenteyes.Theeye-recognitionprogrammecanbeupto94%correct,dependingonhowgoodthetechnologyis.However,someotherprogrammesmayonlybe51%correctatpresent.InBritain,itwasfoundthat91%ofpeoplewhohadtrieditsaidthattheylikedtheideaofeye-recognition.Inthefutureyourcomputerwillbelookingatyouintheeye.Sosmile!28.Wherehastheeye-recognitionprogrammealreadybeentestedinafewcountries?A.Inshopsandbanks.B.Inshopsandschools.C.Inbanksandschools.D.Inschoolsandhospitals.29.Wealreadyhavemachinesthatcantellwhoyouarefrom________.A.youreyesoryoursmellB.yourvoiceorthemarkbyyourfingerC.yourfaceoryourvoiceD.yourfaceoryourhand30.Whichofthefollowingdoesn'tbelongtotheadvantagesoftheeye-recognitionprogramme?A.Youreyesdon'tchangeasyougetolder.B.Eyesdon'tgetdirtylikehandsorfingers.C.Everyone'seyesaredifferent,eventwinshavedifferenteyes.D.Wecan'tseeanythingwithouteyes.\nCAllthewisdomofthetimes,allthestoriesthathavedelightedmankindforcenturies,areeasilyandcheaplyavailabletoallofusinbooks,butwemustknowhowtomakeuseofthistreasure.Theunluckiestpeopleintheworldarethosewhohaveneverdiscoveredhowsatisfyingitistoreadgoodbooks.I'mveryinterestedinpeopleandfindingoutsomethingaboutthem.SomeofthemostamazingpeopleI'vemetcouldonlybefoundinawriter'simagination,theninhisbook,andthen,again,inmyimagination.I'vefoundinbooksnewfriendsandnewworlds.Readingisfun,notbecausethewriteristellingyousomething,butbecauseitmakesyourmindwork.Yourownimaginationworksalongwiththewriter'sorevengoesbeyondhis.Yourexperience,comparedwithhis,bringsyoutothesameordifferentconclusions(结论),andyourideasdevelopasyouunderstandhis.Everybookstandsbyitself,likeaone-familyhouse,butbooksinalibraryarelikehousesinacity.Althoughtheyareseparate,insomewaytheyareconnectedwitheachother.Thesameideas,orrelated(相关的)ones,appearindifferentplaces;thehumanproblemsthatrepeatthemselvesinliferepeatthemselvesinbooks,butwithdifferentsolutions(解决方法)accordingtodifferentwritingsatdifferenttimes.Booksinfluenceeachother.Theyconnectthepast,thepresentandthefutureandhavetheirowngenerations(agegroups),likefamilies.Whereveryoustartreading,youconnectyourselfwithoneofthefamiliesofideas,andintheend,younotonlyfindoutabouttheworldandthepeopleinit,youfindoutaboutyourself,too.Readingcanonlybefunifyouexpectittobe.Ifyouconcentrateon(专注于)bookssomebodytellsyou"ought"toread,youprobablywon'thavefun.Butifyouputdownabookyoudon'tlikeandtryanothertillyoufindonethatmeanssomethingtoyou,andthenrelaxwithit,youwillalmostcertainlyhaveagoodtime---andifyoubecome,asaresultofreading,better,wiser,kinder,ormoregentle,youwon'tsufferduringtheprocess.31.Whichofthefollowingideasmaythewriterofthisarticleagreewith?A.Youwillnevermeetamazingpeopleinyourlifeunlessyouread.B.Youthinkactivelyinsteadofgettingfactspassively(被动地)whenreading.C.Youwillgetmuchdelight(欣喜)fromanybookthatyouaretoldtoread.D.Youcanrelaxyourselfbyreadingbecauseitneedslittlethinking.32.WhatcanwelearnfromParagraph4?A.Wecanoftenfindsomethingconnectedwithourselvesinbooks.B.Differentwritingsatdifferenttimessharethesamecharacteristics.C.Thesameproblemswillappearindifferentbookswithsimilarsolutions.D.Readingbookswhicharewrittenforyourgenerationismorehelpfultoyou.33.What'sthewriter'spurposeofwritingthispassage?A.Toadviseustoenjoyourselvesbyreading.B.Toencourageustomakefulluseoflibraries.C.Toencourageustofindoutsolutionsinbooks.D.Toadviseustodiscussbookswithotherpeople.D"BANG!"thedoorcausedareverberation(回声).Itwasjuststandingthere,withFatherstandingononeside,andIontheotherside.Wewerebothingreatanger."Neversetfootinthishouseagain!"stormedFather.Withtearswellingupinmyeyes,Irushedoutoftheflatandranalongthestreet.Thestreetlightswereshining,causingrathersad-feeling.Iwanderedaimlessly.\nAyoungfatherwhoheldachildinhisarmswalkedpastme.IfeltasifIsawmychildhoodfromanotherspace:happyandcarefree.Butnow...Idon'tknowwhetheritisbecauseIhavegrownuporbecauseDadisgettingold.Wedifferinourwaysofthinking.Healwaysputshisopinionsandcodesofbehaviouronme.WheneverIdosomethingwrong,heneveradmitsit.Wearejustliketwopeoplecomingfromtwodifferentworlds.Itfeelslikethereisanirondoorbetweenusthatcanneverbeopened.Iwanderedinthestreets,withoutadestinationinmind.Myheartwasfrozenonthishotsummernight.AsIwalkedontherewerefewerandfewerpeopleonthestreets,untilIhadonlythestreetlightstokeepmecompany.WhenIfinallyreachedthehigh-riseapartmentblockinwhichIlived,Isawthatthelightwasstillon.Ithoughttomyself:"IsFatherwaitingforme,orishestillangrywithme?"Infact,itwasnothing.Perhaps,Dadwasthrowingawaysomeofhisoldstamps.Perhapshethoughttheywereuseless.IneverhadthecouragetotellhimthatIlikedcollectingstamps.Ican'tstandhisoutrageous(蛮横的)words:"Ican'tthrowyouaway,letalonetheseoldpapers?"AllthelightswereoffexceptFather's.Dadwasalwayslikethis.Maybehedidn'tknowhowtoexpresshimself.Aftershoutingatme,henevershowedanymercyoranymomentsofregret.Afteranargumenthehasthehabitofcreepingup(悄悄来到)inmysleepandthentuckingmeunderneaththecovers.Thiswashowhealwayswas.Hehasbeenaleaderforsolongthattellingeveryoneelsewhattodohasbecomehissecondnature.Thelightwasstillon."AmIwrong?"Iwhispered,maybe...Withthekeyinhand,IwasasnervousasIhadeverbeen.Atlast,Idecidedtoopenthedoor.AssoonasIopenedthedoortearsrandownmycheeks.IsuddenlyrealizedthattheirondoorthatIhadimaginedbetweenusdidnotexist(存在)atall.Love---issecondtonone.34.Decidewhichisthebestorderofthefollowingaccordingtowhathappenedinthepassage.a.Iopenedthedoorandenteredthehouse.b.SadlyIranoutintothestreet.c.IreachedtheplacewhereIlivedandsawmyhousestillbrightlylit.d.Ithoughtofmyfather'skindnesstowardsme.e.Iwalkedaboutinthestreetwithoutanyaim.A.b-e-d-c-aB.b-e-c-d-aC.b-e-a-c-dD.b-e-c-a-d35.Whatmadethewriterthinkofhischildhood?A.Thesightofthestreetlights.B.Thesightoftheemptystreet.C.Thesightofafatherwithachildinhisarms.D.Thesightoflightinhisownhouse.36.Whydoyouthinkthefatheroftenshoutsathisson?A.Perhapsthefatherisgettingolderandolder.B.Perhapsthesonhasalreadygrownup.C.Perhapstheyneveragreewitheachother.D.Perhapsthefatherhasgotusedtodoingthat.37.Whatconclusioncanyoucometoafterreadingthepassage?A.Thefathertreatshissoninanunfairway.B.Thefatherisactuallykindtohisson.C.Thefatherisneitherkindnorcrueltohisson.D.Thefatherisalwaysfindingfault(过错)withhisson.\n第二卷非选择题(40分)四、词汇运用(本大题共8分,每小题1分)(A)根据句意和汉语注释,写出单词的正确形式1.Themanisdead,buthis____________(精神)liveson.2.Thedoctoradvisedmetogetupandsleepata____________(固定的)time,butIfounditveryhard.3.Heisthe_____________(严格的)teacherIhaveevermet.ButIlikehimalot.4.Atthattimetherewasamajorlandbridge____________(连接)BritaintomainlandEurope.(B)根据句意,写出所给单词的适当形式5.Thegirlwassad.Shecouldnotmake____________(she)understood.6.Seven_____________(twelve)ofthestudentshavetakenpartinthetree-plantingactivitysinceMonday.7.Fromthe_____________(sad)onherface,wecanguesssomethingbadhashappenedtoher.8.Thebluecoatwhichishangingonthewallmustbeoneofthe_____________(direct)here.1.___________________2.___________________3.___________________4.___________________5.___________________6.___________________7.___________________8.___________________五、动词填空用括号内所给动词的适当形式填空。(本大题共8分,每小题1分)1.I'mafraidthisisthebestwaywecanthinkof_____________(help)you.2.Itisreportedthatitisgoingtorain,soyou'dbetter,Ithink,______________(notgo)forapicnictomorrow.3.---Whatdidthedoctorsuggest?---____________(take)exerciseforanhoureveryday.4.Unluckily,hisnewiPhone6Plus____________(steal)whenhetookabusthismorning.5.Thebirds____________(feed)inamoment.Pleasedon'tworryaboutthem.6.Jimwentoutofthebedroomhurriedly,_____________(leave)hisbedroomuntidy.7.---Wouldyouliketogetmesomecoffee?---Youlikecoffeenow?Irememberthatyou____________(prefer)teawhenyouwereatwork.8.Alicelearnttoridelastyear,andsincethenshe____________(ride)toschool.1.___________________2.___________________3.___________________4.___________________5.___________________6.___________________7.___________________8.___________________六、任务型阅读请仔细阅读下列短文,并根据所读的内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入一个最恰当的单词。注意:每个空格只填写1个单词。(本大题共5分,每小题1分)Whetherwearegoingtoschoolorgoingtowork,weareallsadtoleavetheweekendbehindandgobacktoourMondaymorningblues(沮丧情绪).Butwiththetips,youcangetoverthosebluesandfaceMondaymorningswithasmile.Lovewhatyoudo.Ifyoulovewhatyoudo,thenyouwon'tfearMondaymorningsasmuch.Lovingyourjobwillmakeyoulookforwardtotheweekahead.Trytofindsomethingpositive(积极的)inyourworkplace.Itcouldbeafriend,apartner,ortheworkyoudoingeneral.Theimportantthingistokeepapositiveattitude(态度)atwork.Dowhatgivesyoufeelingsofcomfort,whilerememberingyourresponsibilities(责任)fortheday.Thiswillhelpyoucheeryourselfupforthedayahead.Iftheclockringsandyoustillfeelsleepy,stayinforfiveminutes.However,don'tstaypastfiveminutes,asitwillonlymakeyoufeelevenlazierforyourday.Whenyougetup,makeacupofcoffeeandputonsomemusic.Thiswillhelpyoufeelenergetic.\nTrytogiveyourselfalittlesomethingextra.AgoodrewardforMondaywouldbeatreatyouwouldn'thavetherestoftheweek.OnFridays,plananightoutforfilmsordinner.Thiswillgiveyoualittlebreakfromtherestoftheweek.Thisway,youwillknowthatevenifyou'reworkinghard,youwillhavesomethinggoodwaitingforyouattheendoftheweek.OnSundaynight,gotobedearly.Yourmindwillreact(反应)quicklyonMondaymorning.Ifyouwakeupearly,youwillhavemoretimetogetreadyfortheday.BeingstressedduringMondaymorningsisonlygoingtoaddtoyourblues.GetyourselforganizedonFridayevening.BeforeyouleaveyourworkplaceonFriday,youshouldtakecareofallthethingsyouneedto,soyouwon'tbesostressedonMondaymorning.Thisway,youcanstarttheweekright.FollowthesesimpletipsandyouwillbeabletobeatthoseMondaymorningbluessoon.SometipsonhowtobeatMondaymorningbluesLovewhatyoudo.Loveyour(1)andyouwilllookforwardtotheweekahead.Trytobepositivewhenyouareatwork.Dowhatgivesyoucomfort.Stayinbedfor5minutesextramakesyoufeel(2)onMondaymorning.Makecoffeeandputonmusicwhenyougetup,whichwillmakeyoufeelenergetic.Rewardyourself.TohelpyougothroughMondays,(3)yourselftowhatyouusuallydon'thave.TakeabreakonFridaysbygoingoutforafilmordinner.GotobedearlyonSundaynight.Ifyoudothis,youwillgetenoughsleepandyourmindwillreactquickly.WakeupearlyonMondaymorning,andyouwillhavemoretimetogetreadyforthedayandstayawayfrom(4).BeorganizedonFridayevening.Takecareof(5)youneedtobeforeyouleaveyourworkplaceonFriday.1._______________2._______________3._______________4.______________5._______________七、完成句子按所给的汉语,用英语完成下列句子。(本大题共9分,每小题1.5分)1.刚才老师表扬了我在英语上取得的进步。Theteacher_____________________________________________________________________justnow.2.为了避免再次开会迟到,她比往常早了20分钟离开家。___________________________________________________again,shelefthome20minutesearlierthanusual.3.我想知道这个男子以前与邻居们想处得怎么样。Iwonder_____________________________________________________________hisneighboursbefore.4.开着灯睡觉是个坏习惯。It'sabadhabit_________________________________________________________________.5.既然你唱歌如此动听,为何不考虑参加《中国好声音》的选拔呢?Sinceyousingsobeautifully,whynot____________________________________________theVoiceofChina?6.这辆汽车太旧了,不值得修。Thiscar_______________________________________________________________________________.八、书面表达(本大题共10分)请你以"GreatPeopleinHistory"为题,用英文写一篇短文,介绍美国总统奥巴马。要点提示:1、奥巴马于1961年8月4日出生,在大学时是优等生;2、他的嗓音是如此振奋人心,被认为是个天生的演说家;3、他曾经害怕当众演讲,但没有放弃,而是不断改进演讲技巧,终获成功;\n4、2008年,47岁的奥巴马成功当选为首位非洲裔美国总统;5、他经常鼓励黑人学子(blackstudents)......6、我相信他将......注意事项:1、短文须包括所给内容要点,要求语句通顺,意思连贯;2、第5和第6要点须各用1-2句话展开合理想象,作适当发挥;3、词数在90个左右,短文的题目和开头已给出,不计入总词数。GreatPeopleinHistoryDearclassmates,I'mgladtointroducetoyouagreatpersoninhistory---BarackHusseinObama._____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________一、单项填空(14分)1--5AACCB6--10BABDB11--14CDAD二、完形填空(10分)15--19ADABA20--24DADDB三、阅读理解(26分)25--27DAC28--30ABD31--33BAA34--37BCDB四、词汇运用(8分)1.spirit2.fixed3.strictest4.connecting5.herself6.twelfths7.sadness8.directors’五、动词填空(8分)1.tohelp2.notgo3.Taking4.wasstolen5.willbefed6.leaving7.preferred8.hasridden六、任务型阅读(5分)1.job/work2.comfortable3.treat4.stress5.what七、完成句子(9分)1.praisedmeformyprogressinEnglish2.Toavoidbeinglateforthemeeting3.howthemangoton/alongwith4.tosleepwithlightson5.considertryingoutfor6.istoooldtobeworthrepairing/mending八、书面表达(10分)Onepossibleversion:GreatPeopleinHistoryDearclassmates,I'mgladtointroducetoyouagreatpersoninhistory---BarackHusseinObama.ObamawasbornonAugust4,1961.Hewasatopstudentatuniversity.Hisvoiceissoexcitingthatheisconsideredtobeabornspeaker.However,hewasonceafraidtospeakinfrontofmanypeople.Hekeptimprovinghisspeakingskillsinsteadofgivingup.Finallyhesucceeded.In2008,hesuccessfullybecamethefirstAfricanAmericanpresidentattheageof47.Heoftenencouragesblackstudentstostudyhardandnevertogiveup.IbelievehewillleadAmericatoabrighterfuture.