2010年镇江市英语中考试卷一、 单项选择（共15小题；每小题1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. Wed better get ready for the dinner now because _ Greens are coming to visit us tonight. A. a B. an C. the D. /( )2. The plane will take off _ three hours. I must get to the airport right now. A. in B. for C. on D. at( )3. They _ play football last Friday because Simon forgot to bring his football here. A. could B. couldnt C. cant D. can( )4. You are in a bad mood all the afternoon. Maybe you need _ like me to cheer you up. A. no one B. none C. someone D. everyone( )5. That film was so _ that most of the audience kept screaming in fear while watching it last night. A. exciting B. frightening C. boring D. amazing( )6. _ wonderful dictionary it is! Thank you for buying me such a useful present.Im glad you like it. A. What a B. What C. How a D. How( )7. Its said that smoking wont be _ in indoor public places or workplaces in China soon. A. attacked B. admired C. attracted D. allowed( )8. A tourist will easily lose his way in Beijing _ he has a map or a guide. A. if B. because C. unless D. when( )9. We have finished watering all the trees, Miss Li._! Boys and girls, lets have a drink. A. Good luck B. Well done C. Good idea D. Best wishes( )10. The Summer Palace is wonderful. Have you ever visited any other interesting places?Yes. Also, we _ to the Great Wall. A. have gone B. have been C. had gone D. had been( )11. The Gulf of Mexico（墨西哥湾） is being polluted seriously. That has affected _ several hundred kinds of sea animals there. A. at least B. at once C. at birth D. at times( )12. Mr Brown always makes his class _ and keeps his students _ in class. A. alive; interesting B. lively; interesting C. alive; interested D. lively; interested( )13. Jerry, do you mind my pointing out your mistakes?_. Your advice is of great value to me. A. Not at all B. Youd better not C. Of course D. Its my pleasure( )14. The girl _ won the gold medal comes from Beijing Sunshine Secondary School. A. who B. which C. what D. whom( )15. That actor often joins in different activities in Beijing. Do you know _?For 5 years. A. how soon he will come back B. how long he has stayed there C. when he went there D. when he will come here二、 完形填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10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。What do you think of stress? Is it a good thing or a bad thing?Most of the students think stress can do harm 16 them in some ways. Theres a story about a teenager in a middle school. He even 17 his study because of the stress from school and family. We also usually 18 that someone turns to psychological doctors because of heavy working stress. There is no doubt that some people think stress is a dangerous wolf.On the other hand, other people argue that stress is not a bad thing. They 19 stress can produce momentum(动力） in the end. For them, right attitude and action can reduce stress and make it 20 . When I was a child, my mom always pushed me to study hard. She wished I could go to an ideal 21 for further education. I experienced stress for the first time. Porn to a poor family, I deeply knew 22 was not easy for us, and everything my mom did to me was just to hope I could live a better life in the future. 23 the saying goes, “no pains, no gains.” So I did what my mom expected because I didnt want to let her down. At last, I did measure up(达到标准） to my moms expectation and go to college 24 . Thanks to my moms push! Thanks to the stress! In this way, I dont think stress is a bad thing.Overall, stress is not a bad thing in 25 . The key is how we deal with it.( )16. A. for B. in C. to D. of( )17. A. began with B. showed off C. gave up D. cheered for( )18. A. wonder B. decide C. promise D. hear( )19. A. doubt B. believe C. disagree D. forget( )20. A. useful B. difficult C. strange D. terrible( )21. A. company B. college C. factory D. farm( )22. A. life B. spirit C. opinion D. silence( )23. A. Then B. But C. As D. Or( )24. A. quietly B. wildly C. specially D. successfully( )25. A. himself B. myself C. itself D. herself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。AOne Sunday morning, I decided to buy a computer to use for school. I went to the biggest store in town, which sold all kinds of computers. There were so many computers there that I