1、第 1 页 共 9 页绵阳市 2014 年初中学业考试暨高中阶段学校招生考试英语第 I 卷(选择题，共 100 分)第一部分:英语知识运用(共两节，满分 50 分)第一节:单项填空( 共 20 小题，每小题 1 分，满分 20 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.How did you know_ news about Greenpeace, Lisa?Well, I got it from_ China Daily.A. a; the B. the;/ C. the; the D. an; a 2. Sally considers
2、 Wuhan to be her second _ because she has lived here for 13 years.A. family B. house C. home D. room 来源:学 then another came，and another. All of them complained about the stone in the center of the road，but none of them tried to move it away.Late in the afternoon, a young man came along. He saw the s
3、tone and said, “It will be very dark at night. Some people will come along later in the dark and will fall against the stone.”来源:Zxxk.ComThe young man then began to move the stone. He pulled with all his strength to move it to one side. But imagine his surprise when he found a bag full of money and
4、this message under the stone: “This money is for the thoughtful person who takes this stone away from the road. Thank you.”36.What did the rich man aim to do?A.To offer help to the people of his town.B. To show his people how rich he was.C. To give money to anybody in need.D. To find out how good hi
5、s people are.37. Why did the rich man put a large stone on the road?A. To make life harder for the people of his town.B. To find out the strongest man in his town.C. To stop people from getting into his town.D. To find the right person to receive his help.38.The first old man found the stone and wal
6、ked around i t because _.A. he was too old to take the stone away all by himselfB. he thought it was good to have a stone on the roadC. he didnt want to move the sto ne away for othersD. he didnt want the money from the rich man39. How many people complained but didnt try to move the stone?A. Two. B
7、. Three. C. Four. D. Five.40. Why did the young man decide to move the stone?A. Because he was strong enough to do the job.B. Because he had others safety on his mind.C. Because he knew there was money under it.第 5 页 共 9 页D. Because he wanted to make it safe for himself.BShare and ReadDo you have an
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11、 A postcard. B. A poem. C. A diary. D.An advertisement.42. What do we know about Share and Read from this piece of writing?A. It buys and sells books like other bookstores.B. It collects old books and uses them to help others.C. It buys books and gives them to schools in the countryside.D.It invites
12、 parents to read books together with their children.43. What does Share and Read want us to do?A. To buy new books for them.B. To give our used books to them.C. To sell our old books to them.D. choose good books for them.44. Which of the following will be accepted by Share and Read?A. Textbooks. B.
13、Magazines. C. Dictionaries. D. Storybooks.45. If you dont have used books but still want to help，you can _.A. buy books from them B. get in touch with them onlineC. visit them on weekdays D. collect broken books for themCA high school in England has found a new solution to allow students to sle ep l
14、onger in the morning. The 25, 000-a-year Hampton Court House School is starting a 1:30 to 7 :00 pm timetable in September. It will become the only school in Britain that starts lessons in the afternoon. Head teacher Guy Holloway said the changed hours should help students get higher grades. He said
15、research on human brains shows students can do better if they can sleep longer in the morning. Mr. Holloway said: “We want to get students into an environment where they can get quality sleep and 第 6 页 共 9 页their bodies are working well in correct ways.“ He added: “Its about what works in our neighb
16、orhood.”The aftermoon start is supported by research by Oxford University. Researcher Dr. Paul Kelley said:“You cant train yourselves to get up at a practical time.”He said we are not in control of choosing the best time to work because its biological(生物钟 )our nature, just like we have no control ov
17、er our heartbeat or how our ears do their work. Dr. Kelley added:“Anything you do to change the timing of your body means different parts of your body will not be able to work together at the same time to keep you going and this is where people get ill. It is no fixing it by giving someone an alarm
18、clock.”A student at the school，Gabriel Purcell-Davis, 15，is in support of the idea. He said students are tired all day now， “as soon as 10 oclock hits，thats when we .do all our work”.46. In what way will the school be different from other schools in Britain?A. It will have more students than any oth
19、er school.B. It will ask for more money from the students.C. It will begin a school day in the afternoon.D. It will have fewer lessons in September.47. The school takes this new move to_.A. let the students sleep longer in the morningB. encourage the students to have lessons at homeC. help parents s
20、pend more time with their childrenD. give the students more chance to work after school48. Mr. Holloway believes that the students can do better by_.A. spending less time at school B. working together with parentsC. having a good rest in the morning D. going ho me earlier in the afternoon49. Dr. Kel
21、ley is trying to tell us that_.A. wed better follow our nature to decide when to workB. people can get ill by getting up early in the morningC. mornings are the worst time for students to have lessonsD. the alarm clock is a good invention to keep students at work50. In the end，Cabriel Purcell-Davis
22、is mentioned to show that_.A. this new plan is welcomed by the studentsB. most students dont like the new timetableC. students can get higher grades by getting up lateD. students are tired of going to school in the afternoonDAlmost two-thirds of children want their parents to spend more time reading
23、 to them before bed. Most of theses kids like Mums storytelling more than Dads， researchers said.They carried out a study that showed younger children aged 3-4 were most hungry for more stories. Over three-quarters of them said they wished their parents to read to them more often.More than half of a
24、ll children aged 3-8 said story time was their favorite pastime with their 第 7 页 共 9 页parents.“The results of our research reveal the traditional activity of storytelling continues to be a powerful learning and emotional resource(资源)in childrens lives,”said child psychologist Richard Woolfson.Storyt
25、elling ranked before television or video games among pastimes for kids. 82 percent of them said reading a story with their parents helped them sleep better. This finding came from a survey of 500 children aged 3-4 in Britain. Accord ing to the research, there are two ways for mothers to become best
26、storytellers. They can use funny voices to show different characters in a story. They can also make their own special sounds to keep the story interesting and attractive. When mum and dad are not at hand, celebrities will do: over 30 percent of children said they would like to hear a bedtime story f
27、rom famous people like Harry Potter star Daniel Radcliffe. Other movie stars like Zac Efron, Miley Cyrus and Emma Watson also welcomed by children.“It can be very difficult for parents to find the time to read with their children. But these moments can help build close relationship between parents a
28、nd children, and also can play an important part in their childs development,“ said Woolfson.51. What do the children want most according to the study?A. Stories from Daniel Radcliffe. B. Stories from Dad.C. Stories from Mum. D. Stories from Zac Efron.52. The study shows that as children get older,
29、they_.A. depend more on stories from parentsB. become less thirsty for bedtime storiesC. show more interest in playing outdoorsD. become better storytellers to other children53. If a mother wants to be a better storyteller, shed better_.A. use different sounds to make the story sound more realB. inv
30、ite other family members to read stories togetherC. ask children to play different roles in the storiesD. make a lot of noises to keep the children awake54. The word“ celebrities“ in the 5th paragraph refers to(指)persons_.A. who love children very much B. who are known about by many peopleC. who wri
31、te stories for children D. who can tell stories very well55. With the last paragraph，the passage wants to tell us that _.A. few parents can afford the time to tell storiesB. with love Dads can also become good storytellersC. it really pays to spend time reading with our childrenD. it doesnt take muc
32、h time to enjoy stories with our children第 II 卷 (非选择题，共 50 分)第三部分:写 ( 共三节，满分 50 分) 第 8 页 共 9 页第一节:阅读填空( 共 5 小题，每小题 2 分，满分 10 分) 阅读下面短文，然后根据短文内容补全答题卡上对应表格中所缺失的信息，每空仅填一词，数字算一个词。Rosalia Mera，the worlds richest self-made woman has died at the age of 69 in August，2013. She started as a poor Spanish seams
33、tress(a woman clothes maker), and later founded the well-known fashion retailer(零售商)Zara. Mera was the richest woman in Spain with a worth of S 6，100,000，000. Mera was seriously ill while on holiday and died in a hospital in the town where she was born，La Coruna in northern Spain.Having left school
34、at 11 years old，Mera worked as a seamstress as a teenager before setting up a company, which would grow into one of the biggest clothes retailers in the world. Today the brand (品牌) name sits above 1,763 Zara stores around the world.The Zara model grew up from the idea that first sent Mera into busin
35、ess: producing speedy and cheap imitations(仿制品). Mera was one of the first players in the field of so-called “fast fashion”. Though she was extremely rich, Mera stayed close to home and was often seen talking with friends and neighbors in Galicias bars.The worlds richest self-made womanName Rosalia
36、Mera Brand name _63_Home country _61_ Wealth 来源:学.科.网 S6，100,000,000Town of birth La Coruna Number of stores _64_Education left school at the age of 11 Business model fast fashionFirst job a teenager seamstress Personality hardworking and easy-goingBusiness making and 62 clothes Age of death _65_第二节
37、:选词填空( 共 10 小题，每小题 2 分，满分 20 分) 阅读下面短文，根据文中意思，从方框中选出恰当的词，并在答题卡上对应题号后面的横线上写出各单词完整、正确的形式，使短文文理通顺，意义 完整。speak emails her scientist discussion after at together foreign manyWhy is it important for Lee to study English? After Chinese，the language that is most 66 in the world is English. It is said that 3
38、00，000，000 people speak English as a first language and another 500,000,000 people speak it as a 67 language. English is used by almost a 1 ,000,000，000 people in the world and 83% of the worlds 68 are written in English. But 第 9 页 共 9 页people think that there will be 69 emails in Chinese than in En
39、glish.Lee is studying English because he wants to be a 70 , and he knows most scientists write in English. Lees father, a scientist, is going to an important science meeting in Shanghai. All the 71 will be in English.Lees cousin Wei wants to work for an airport 72 she leaves school. Wei is going on
40、an English course this summer to improve 73 English.来源:Z。xx。k.ComMichael lived in the USA. His family came back to live in China last year, and he is 74 Lees school now. Michael speaks English perfectly, but his Chinese isnt very good. In the summer holidays，Michael and Lee are planning to spend tim
41、e 75 speaking English on Mo nday，Chinese on Tuesday，and so on.第三节:书面表达( 共 1 题，满分 20 分)你的英国朋友 Steve 未经允许在他爸爸的电脑上玩游戏导致电脑中毒，Steve 心里害怕，不敢向爸爸说，因此写信向你求助。请你以 Diana的名义根据内容提示给 Steve 写一封回信。提示:1. 指出 Steve 的两点错误；2. 最好立即向爸爸说出实情；3. 建议 Steve 帮爸爸做些事，以弥补过错。要求:1. 词数 80 词左右；2. 短文中不得提及真实的人名和校名等信息；3. 开头与结尾已给出，不计人总词数。Dear Steve，Thanks for thinking of me at this time. I think you have made two mistakes. _Oh, and next time, play basketball with your Dad!Best wishes，Diana
