镇江市2012年初中毕业升学考试英语试卷一、单项选择(共15小题；每小题l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。1.The2012LondonOlympicGameswillstart________thecomingJuly.A,onB.inC.atD.to2.Helenhas________lovelypetdog.________dogiscleverenoughtobringhernewspaperseveryevening.A.a:AB.the;TheC.a:TheD.the:A3.---I'mafraidIneedapairofglasses.I________hardlyseethewordsontheblackboard.---That'sterrible.Youmayhavegotpooreyesight.A.canB.mustC.mayD.need4.---Shallwehaveacupofcoffee?---________.A.GoodideaB.ThankyouC.That'sOKD.Metoo5.---YouwerenotinwhenIwenttoseeyouyesterday.---Oh,I________forafriendfromEnglandattheairportatthatmoment.A.hadwaitedB.waswaitingC.amwaitingD.havewaited6.Wewillgotothesquaretowatchtheraisingofthenationalflag________itrainstomorrow.A.whenB.ifCsinceD.unless7.---Excuseme,howcanIgettoNanshanMountain?---Oh,________ofthesetwobuseswilltakeyouthere.YoumustgoandtakeNo.3bus.A,neitherB,allC.noneD.both8.ThenewApple'sproduct(产品)iPhone4Sis________amongtheyoungpeople.A.meaningfulB.traditionalC.popularDspecial9.Someparentsprefer________thewallbluefortheirchildren________themafeelingofharmony。A.topaint:togiveB.painting;givingC.topaint;givingD.painting;togive10.---MrLiwassenttoteachChineseinanAmericanhighschoollastyear.---Yes,Iknow.Hetoldmehewouldneverforgethispleasant________whileworkingthere.A.experimentsB.expressionsC.experiencesD.explorations11.AliceinWonderland________for15daysandmanyofuslikethefilmverymuch.A.beginsB.hasbegunC.beganDhasbeenon12.HespeaksFrenchwell,butofcoursenot________apersonborninFrance.A.asclearasB,clearerthanC.asclearlyasD.themoreclearly13.---Thanksforthedeliciousfood.---________.A.No,thanksB.That'srightC.AllrightD.Mypleasure14.Somewordpuzzlesinthisbookare________difficultthat________studentscansolvethem.A.such;fewB.such;littleC.so:fewD.so;little15.Iwonder________.A.ifDrMastillworksontheORBISplaneB.howmuchdoesthetallestmanintheworldweighC.whenAudreyHepburnhadenteredthefilmindustryD.thatArmstrongwasthefirstmantowalkonthemoon二、完形填空(共10小题；每小题l分，满分l0分)阅读下面短文，根据短文内容，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择最佳选项。Oncetherewasakingwhoofferedaprizetotheartistwhowouldpaintthebestpictureofpeace.Manyartists16.Thekinglookedatallthepictures.Buttherewereonlytwohereallyliked,andhehadtochoose17them.Onepicturewasofa18lake.Thelakewasaperfectmirrorforpeacefulhighmountainsallaroundit.Overheadwasablueskywithwhitesoftclouds.Allthatsawthispicture19itwasaperfectpictureofpeace.Theotherpicturehad20,too.Butthesewererugged(崎岖的)andbare(光秃的).Abovewasanangrysky,fromwhichrainfellandinwhichlightningplayed.DownthesideofthemountainwasawaterfallThisdidnotlookpeaceful21.Butwhenthekinglookedclosely,hesawbehindthewaterfallabush22inthecrack(裂缝)intherock.Inthebushamotherbirdhadbuilthernest(鸟窝).Shesatonhernest,watchingtherunningwater.Afterthekingcomparedthetwopictures23,hechosethesecondpicture24explained,Peacedoesnotmeantobeinaplacewherethereisnonoise,trouble,orhardwork.Peacemeanswhenfacingunhappysituations,youcanstillbecalminyour25.Thatistherealmeaningofpeace.16.A.arguedB.invitedC.triedD.invented17.A.betweenB.exceptC.withinD.through18.A.calmB.roundC.smallD.deep19,A.announcedB.thoughtC.doubtedD.promised20.A.lakesB.cloudsC.mirrorsD.mountains21.A.atallB.atlastC.atonceD.atpresent22.A.lyingB.growingC.dyingD.moving23.A.activelyB.carefullyC.angrilyD.widely24.A.soB.butC.orD.and25.A.voiceB.worldC.heartD.view三、阅读理解(共10小题：每小题2分，满分20分)阅读下面的三篇短文，根据短文内容，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选择最佳选项。Thereisanoldsayingthatallofusarebornwithtwobagshungonournecks.Asmallbaginfrontofourchestisfilledupwithotherpeople'sfaults(缺点),whilethebigoneatthebackisfullofourownshortcomings(短处).Soit’seasytofindotherpeople'sfaults,butit'shardforustoseeourfaultsbehindus.Therewasaboy,Tommy,whoalwaysopenedthefrontbagtocheckwhatwasinit.Hesawotherpeople'sfaultsveryquickly.WhenSimonwasimpatientwithhim,hesaidtoSimon,It'ssoeasyforyoutogetangry.Itishardtobefriendswithyou.HetoldhismotheraboutJack'sdishonesty.Jacktakesmythingswithoutasking.Healsoforgetstoreturnthem.Tommyhimselfdidnotlikesharinghisthingswithanyone.WhenJohnnywastootiredtoplaywithhim,hesaid,'Youaresucharudeperson.HethoughtHarrywastooproudofhisrichparents.ButTommywasasproudofhimselfbecausehecouldnotseeanyofhisownshortcomings!Hecouldnotunderstandwhyhedidnotgetonwellwithothers.IfonlyTommywouldswitchthebagsaround,hewoulddiscoverhisownimpatience,dishonesty,badmannersandvanity(虚荣),whichwerenobetterthanthatofSimon,Jack,JohnnyorHarry.26.TommythoughtitwashardtobefriendswithSimonbecauseSimonwas_________.A.impatientB.arudepersonC.dishonestD.tooproudofhisrichparents27.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingisTRUE?A,Tommywasapersonlikedbyothers.B,Tommylikedsharinghisthingswithothers.C.Tommyalwaysdiscoveredhisownshortcoming.D.MaybeTommywasnobetterthanSimon,Jack,JohnnyorHarry.28.Inthispassage,thewritermainlywantedtotellus________.A.tobemorepatientB.nottobeapersonwithvanityC.nottotakeothers'thingswithoutaskingD.topaymoreattentiontoourownshortcomingsBDoyouknowthatitisyourimmunesystem(免疫系统)workingagainstthevirusthatmakesyouuncomfortablewhengettingacold,butnotthevirusitself?Sowhenyouhavegotastrongimm