江苏省南通市2013年中考英语试卷
第Ⅰ卷（选择题共60分）
一、单项选择（本题共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
1. — Are there many places of interest in Nantong?
— Yes. By ______ way, you can go there by ______ bus.
A. the, a
B. 不填; the
C. the, 不填
D. a; 不填
2. I have a lovely doll. You can also buy ______ in a toy shop.
A. it
B. one
C. another
D. that
3. Thank you for your ______. I know a lot about Oxfam Trailwalker now.
A. attention
B. operation
C. invention
D. information
4. I walk ______ the square after supper every day, so I know very well every small shop there.
A. around
B. into
C. across
D. through
5. — What did you think of our performance on the charity show?
—Wonderful! I don’t thing I can see a ______ one.
A. bad
B. worse
C. good
D. better
6. Good, you’ve done it well! You need no more help from us, ______.?
A. do you
B. need you
C. don’t you
D. needn’t you
7. —These drawings are made by the three-year old girls here.
— Well, ______creative the children are!
A. very
B. quite
C. what
D. how
8. You won't work outthe problem ______ you understand it. So listen to me explain now.
A. since
B. when
C. unless
D. though
9. —Dad, shall we go to the World Park tomorrow?
—Sorry. I won’t be free, but you ______ ask Mum to go with you.
A. must
B. may C would D. should
10. —Simon. I hear you are going abroad for further study. Have you decided ______?
—Next September.
A. when going
B. when to go
C. how going
D. how to go
11. — Jane. I can't find Mike in the playground.
—Oh. He ______ the piano in the music room.
A. is playing
B. was playing
C.has played
D. will play
12.— We’ve never ______ astronauts’ life though we’re interested in.
—Really? I’ll offer you some books about it.
A. thought about
B. chatted about
C. learned about
D. cared about
13. I can’t find my milk in the fridge now, but there ______ some just now.
A. is
B. was
C. are
D. were
14. — Kitty, do you know ______?
— Sure, about forty minutes.
A. when did their class meeting begin.
B. where their class meeting was held
C. how often their class meeting is held
D. how long their class meeting will last
15. —Let’s go and listen to Mr Smith’s speech on Western culture, shall we?
—______ It’s getting to the end.
A. Why not?
B. That's all right.
C.I’m afraid not.
D.Never mind.
二、完形填空（本题共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
At Life’s Crossroads
Leaving high school, I had to choose a career path—medicine or business—before college started in three months, but I couldn’t 16 .
Both my uncles suggested I work for a month in a 17 followed by a month in a hospital before I could know what to do. It seemed like a 18 idea.
Then near the end of two months, I began thinking about my two 19 . The bank had offered better working conditions. The hospital was full of excitement, but the training was hard. It seemed that the choices of 20 was going to run out.
The Last day of my work at the hospital, I was 21 home when I saw a boy hit by a bus and lie in the road as the bus run away. 22 stopped. I know if the boy stayed there, he would 23 very soon. So, without help, I lifted him into my car.
The next day, I went to see him. His 24 were sitting around his bed. The doctor introduced me as “the person who saved the boy’s life”.
Everyone got up, with 25 smiles on their faces. The mother held my hands to her face, repeating again and again, “See, you are an angel!”
What a feeling this was, to help save the life of another person! 26 , I knew I wanted to do for the rest of my life. I went to college for my 27 studies.
We may spend a lot of time wondering about what 28 to take in our lives, but sometimes you don’t really have to worry about your 29 decisions. They are made for you by some quality(品质) in you—by what you’re 30 to do when necessary.
16. A. explain B. decide C. practise D. imagine
17. A. team B. laboratory C. garden D. company
18. A. funny B. mad C. good D. stilly
19. A. uncles B. hobbies C. colleges D. experiences
20. A. business B .education C. careet D. subject
21. A. running B. riding C. staying D. driving
22. A. All B. Few C. Nobody D. Someone
23. A. cry B. die C. suffer D. complain
24. A. family B. group C. friends D. fans
25. A. gentle B. weak C. pleasant D. grateful
26. A. Luckily B. Probably C. Immediately D. Quietly
27. A. busy B. medical C. cheerful D. colourful
28. A. path B. action C. interest D. advice
29. A. big B. personal C. quick D. fair
