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2012年常州市中考模拟试卷 英 语 试 题 第Ⅰ卷：选择题答题 一、单项选择（共10小题：每小题1分，满分10分） 从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳答案。 1. John plays football __________, if not better than, David. A. as good as B. as well as C. so well D. so well as 2. More than 14,000 people ______ in the terrible earthquake in Japan ______ the afternoon of March 11th, 2011. A. killed; on B. died; on C. hurt; during D. was killed; in 3. There used to __________ a shoe factory over there, __________? __________, but it has turned into an open park now. A. have; didn’t there; No B. be; didn’t it; Yes C. be; usedn’t there; Yes D. have; usedn’t it; No 4. __________, you will find that is much better. A. Compared this with that B. Comparing this with that C. If you compare this with that D. Compare this with that 5. --- Would you please give me a hand and take the bookcase upstairs? ---___________. A. With pleasure B. My pleasure C. Of course I do D. Yes, that’s all right 6. --- What’s wrong with you today, my dear? --- Dad, I don’t think I can go to school by __________ because I am not __________. A. me; me B. myself; me C. I; me D. myself; myself 7. What do you think __________ to John when he finds his car has been stolen?
A. happened B. to happen C. will happen D. would have happened 8. He asked her ________ she could lend him the novel ________ she was reading ________ the teacher came in the other day. A. that; that; that B. whether; that; when C. who; which; as D. if; that; while 9. In order to earn more money for his new car, the young man has to work for three __________hours in the evening. A. extra B. another C. many D. else 10. It’s _________ you to interrupt(打断) a person when he or she is speaking. A. polite for B. polite of C. rude for D. rude of 二、完形填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分） It’s dark and rainy outside. I hate it when the weather is like this, ___11___ when Mom and Dad are yelling(叫喊) at each other about me. I hate it when they do that. It makes me feel so guilty, like it’s all my fault. But, it isn’t this time. This time I don’t think it’s anyone’s fault. It’s so easy to get ___12___ and yell when the weather is like this. I don’t even know ___13__it is that they are yelling about any more. And I don’t care either. I’m leaving. I will just gather up(收集) my things and go out of the window. I don’t care that it’s ___14___. I don’t care. I’ll leave and go somewhere where it never rains and nobody ever yells. Oh, whom am I kidding? ___15___ I’m old enough to know that there is no such place. People always yell, especially at kids. I’ll just live by myself, in the woods. In that case I’d better bring a flashlight(闪光灯). It feels like I’m in a shower. The rain is ___16___ down my face and eyes. It feels like whoever’s in charge of rain is washing away all the badness from the yelling and helping me to start again. I’m tired. But I can’t stop running. If I do, my dad will ___17___ me and take me back to the yelling again. I think that I’ve gone far enough. They will never find me here. Now what do I do? There ’s ___18___ here to eat and I’m cold. Oh, well. I might as well just go home. I knew this would happen eventually(最终). Well, I’m back. I hope that nobody ___19___ I was gone. It’s morning now but I don’t think that anyone’s awake yet. I’ll just sneak(偷偷做事) in through the window. I’ll change out of my wet clothes and into my pajamas(睡衣). Now, into bed. Maybe tomorrow will be a ___20___ day. 11. A. however B. especially C. of course D. therefore 12. A. interesting B. sad C. angry D. peaceful 13. A. that B. what C. which D. how 14. A. snowing B. blowing C. raining D. freezing(结冰) 15. A. Still B. Though C. But D. Even 16. A. pulling B. floating C. pouring D. flowing(流动) 17. A. punish B. desert C. scold（骂） D. find 18. A. everything B. nothing C. something D. anything 19. A. cared B. hated C. noticed D. said 20. A. worse B. troublesome C. ordinary D. better
三、阅读理解（共13小题；每小题2分，满分26分） 阅读下面短文，然后从21-33各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案。 A 你了解“禁酒令”吗？“喝酒不开车，开车不喝酒”。法律规定：醉酒驾车要负刑事责任。
Two policemen stopped Andrew Kershaw in his sports car one night, because he was speeding in the street of the town. The young man was very drunk. He knew he was in trouble, so he decided to make fun of them. He was a law student at the university, so he knew the law very well, better than most people. When the policemen came to his car, Andrew asked one of the policemen to write down in his notebook everything they said. The policemen had to do this because it is the law, although people usually don’t know it. The policemen tested Andrew’s breath and the breathalyzer showed that he had too much alcohol in his blood. This all took a long time because the policemen had to write down everything that he and the policemen said. In the end, by law, the policemen had to ask Andrew if he wanted to say anything. Andrew decided that he had two things to say and the policemen had to write down. The first thing was “Please don’t hit me again, officer”. And the
