无锡市2013年中考英语试卷本试题分两卷。第I卷（客观题）在第1至第6页。第II卷（主观题）在第7至第8页。考试时间为100分钟。试卷满分90分。注意事项：答题前，考生务必用0.5毫米黑色墨水签字笔将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡的相应位置上，并认真核对条形码上的姓名、准考证号是否与本人的相符合。答客观题必须用2B铅笔将答题卡上对应题目的正确选项涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案。答案不能答在试题卷上。答主观题必须用0.5毫米黑色墨水签字笔作答，答案写在答题卡各题目指定区域内相应位置上。如需改动，先划掉原来的答案，然后再写上新的答案。不准使用铅笔和涂改液。不按以上要求作答的答案无效。考试必须保持答题卡的整洁。考试结束后，将试题卷和答题卡一并交回。第I卷（客观题共50分）一、选择填空在A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。（本大题共14小题，每小题1分，共14分）1.Iceisnotoftenseenhereinwinterasthetemperaturenormallystayszero.A.up B.down C.above D.below2.—Lookatthebirdoverthere!It’ssobeautiful!—Wow!It’sararecrane.Itappearsinthisarea.A.always B.usually C.seldom D.often3.FishingwithDadwassoforlittleSamthathealmostfellasleep.A.excited B.exciting C.bored D.boring4.—HasWendyhandedinherapplicationform?—Notsure.Shetoldmethatshewantedtocheckagainanditinsoon.A.willhand B.wouldhand C.hashanded D.hadhanded5.Iknowthisplanisfarfromperfect,butIjustcan’tthinkofone.A.abetter B.thebetter C.abest D.thebest6.—Whatdoyouthinkofhisnewdesign?—It’sofevenpracticalvaluethantheoldone.He’sjustabookworm!A.greater B.great C.less D.little7.TherewasafireinthehotelaroundmidnightlastFriday.Luckily,itwassoon.A.turnedon B.turnedoff C.puton D.putout8.—Howlongdoesittaketogettotheairport?—Fortyminutes.Butit’sfoggytoday.I’mnotsurethehighwaywillclosessoon.Let’ssetoffearlier.A.whether B.when C.how D.why9.Don’tthrowawaythewastepaper.Itneedssothatitcanbereused.A.todestroy B.destroying C.tocollect D.collecting10.—Ibelievethisisthebestmovieoftheyear.—Well,.Anyway,theendingisOK.A.that’sagoodidea B.thatmaynotbeagoodideaC.I’mnotsureifyou’reright D.Ithinkyou’reright11.Wearrivedatthestationtooearlyandhadtogo,sowesatthereandchattedwitheachother.A.somewhere B.anywhere C.everywhere D.nowhere12.—IthinkI’vegotabadcold,Doctor,ShallItakesomemedicine?—Noneed.Yourbodyitselfisabletothevirus.Justdrinkmorewaterandrest.A.catch B.fight C.lose D.hide13.It’sreallyyoutodrivesofastonsucharainyday.Slowdown!A.crazyfor B.crazyof C.wisefor D.wiseof14.—Howareyougoing,buddy?—.Alittlebusy,though.A.Nottoobad B.Can’tbeworse C.Onmyown D.Bytrain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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。（本大题共10小题，每小题1分，共10分）MyparentshavealwayslovedeverythingaboutIndia,soayearagowewentonholidaythere.It’sawonderful15withbeautifulscenesandinterestingpeople.However,Ididn’tenjoyIndian16verymuch.Ontheseconddayweplannedtoseeanoldpalace.Atthe17theysaid.“Ifyougobytrain,it’lltakeyouonlytwohourstogetthere.”However,thehot18tookoverfourhours.Iwasvery19whenwegotthere,sowehadsomericeandvegetableswithbreadinasmallrestaurant.Wewere20tofinditwasquitenice.Iwasn’tfullupthoughandIsawamannearbyeatingsomelittlemeatballs.Isaidtomydad,“I’vebeeneatingriceallweek.CanIhavesomemeatballsplease?”Well,theylookeddelicioussoIatethefirstonevery21.IwasjustputtingthesecondoneinmymouthwhenIfeltmyself22—mymouthwasonfire!Istartedtocough（咳嗽）andthereweretears(泪水)inmyeyes.Icouldn’t23howspicy(辛辣的)itwas!Idrankabouttenglassesofwaterbuttheworstthingwaseveryonewaslaughingatme.Youcouldn’tmakemeeatanotherIndianmeatballforallthe24intheworld!15.A.town B.city C.country D.restaurant16.A.food B.scenes C.people D.costumes17.A.palace B.hotel C.airport D.entrance18.A.sail B.walk C.drive D.ride19.A.hungry B.curious C.cheerful D.nervous20.A.shocked B.surprised C.bored D.tired21.A.quietly B.easily C.quickly D.gently22.A.burning B.watering C.crying D.smiling23.A.feel B.believe C.think D.know24.A.diet B.luck C.time D.money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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。（本大题共13小题，每小题2分，共26分）AMyYearAbroadThismonthinTravelersCornertherearethreeteenagers’experiencesinyear-abroadprogrammes.MarikoOkada–TokyoMyyearabroadintheUnitedStateswasafantasticexperience.I’mnotashyperson,andIwasverycomfortablespeakingtoeveryone.SoIgotlotsofspeakingpractice.IalsolearnedlotsofinterestingthingsaboutAmericanculture.WhenIgothome,myfriendsallsaidthatIhadimprovedsomuch!Ihopetogobackagaininthefuture.CarlaFonseca–RiodeJaneiroIspentlastyearstudyingEnglishinLondon.I’mfromasmalltown,andLondonisaverybigcity.SometimesIfeltitwastoobig.Thereweresomanypeopletotalkto,butIalwaysfeltbadaboutmyEnglish.Imissedmyfamily,andIreallymissedmytwocats.Myroommatewasalwaysusingourtelephone,soIhardlyhadthechanceforanicelongtalkwithmyparents.Ithinkitwasagoodexperienceforme,butI’mgladtobehome!AlvinChen–HongKongStudyinginNewZealandwasafunexperienceforme,butitwasalsolotsofhardwork!IhadEnglishclassessixhoursaday,fivedaysaweek——withlotsofhomework.Ialsokeptadiaryofmyexperience.Iliketowrite,andIwrotetwoorthreepagesinmydiaryeveryday.OnSaturdays,myhomestayfamilytookmetolotsofinterestingplacesandshowedmesomanywonderfulthingsabouttheculture.I’mreallygladIwent!25.Allthethreeteenagerswentabroad.A.tostudyEnglish B.tovisitfriends C.tohaveaholiday D.tofindajob26.Whodidn’treallyenjoythestayinaforeigncountryverymuch?A.Mariko. B.Carla. C.Alvin. D.Noneofthem.27.TravelersCornerismostprobably.A.asportsclubnewsletter B.asciencedocumentaryC.atravelmagazine D.anewswebsiteBTheTeensn