2013年无锡市初中毕业升学考试英 语 试 题本试题分两卷。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：1. 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。2. 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。3. 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。4. 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. Ice is not often seen here in winter as the temperature normally stays zero.A. upB. downC. aboveD. below【答案】C 【2013江苏无锡】2. Look at the bird over there! Its so beautiful! Wow! Its a rare crane. It appears in this area.A. alwaysB. usuallyC. seldomD. often【答案】C【2013江苏无锡】3.Fishing with Dad was so for little Sam that he almost fell asleep.A. excitedB. excitingC. boredD. boring【答案】D 【2013江苏无锡】4. Has Wendy handed in her application form? Not sure. She told me that she wanted to check again and it in soon.A. will handB. would handC. has handedD. had handed【答案】B【2013江苏无锡】5. I know this plan is far from perfect, but I just cant think of one.A. a betterB. the betterC. a bestD. the best【答案】A【2013江苏无锡】6. What do you think of his new design? Its of even practical value than the old one. Hes just a bookworm!A. greaterB. greatC. lessD. little【答案】C【2013江苏无锡】7. There was a fire in the hotel around midnight last Friday. Luckily, it was soon .A. turned onB. turned offC. put on D. put out【答案】D【2013江苏无锡】8.How long does it take to get to the airport?Forty minutes. But its foggy today. Im not sure the highway will closes soon. Lets set off earlier.A. whetherB. whenC. howD. why【答案】A【2013江苏无锡】9. Dont throw away the waste paper. It needs so that it can be reused. A. to destroyB. destroyingC. to collectD. collecting【答案】D【2013江苏无锡】10. I believe this is the best movie of the year. Well, . Anyway, the ending is OK.A. thats a good ideaB. that may not be a good ideaC. Im not sure if youre rightD. I think youre right【答案】C【2013江苏无锡】11. We arrived at the station too early and had to go, so we sat there and chatted with each other.A. somewhereB. anywhereC. everywhereD. nowhere【答案】D【2013江苏无锡】12.I think Ive got a bad cold, Doctor, Shall I take some medicine? No need. Your body itself is able to the virus. Just drink more water and rest.A. catchB. fightC. loseD. hide【答案】B【2013江苏无锡】13. Its really you to drive so fast on such a rainy day. Slow down!A. crazy for B. crazy ofC. wise for D. wise of13.【答案】B【2013江苏无锡】14. How are you going, buddy? . A little busy, though.A. Not too badB. Cant be worseC. On my ownD. By train【答案】C二【2013江苏无锡】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）My parents have always loved everything ab out India, so a year ago we went on holiday there. Its a wonderful 15 with beautiful scenes and interesting people . However, I didnt enjoy Indian 16 very much.On the second day we planned to see an old palace. At the 17 they said. “If you go by train, itll take you only two hours to get there.” However, the hot 18 took over four hours. I was very 19 when we got there , so we had some rice and vegetables with bread in a small restaurant. We were 20 to find it was quite nice. I wasnt full up though and I saw a man nearby eating some little meatballs.I said to my dad, “Ive been eating rice all week. Can I have some meatballs please?”Well, they looked delicious so I ate the first one very 21 . I was just putting the second one in my mouth when I felt myself 22 my mouth was on fire! I started to cough（咳嗽）and there were tears (泪水)in my eyes. I couldnt 23 how spicy (辛辣的) it was!I drank about ten glasses of water but the worst thing was everyone was laughing at me. You couldnt make me eat another Indian meatball for all the 24 in the world!15.A. townB. cityC. countryD. restaurant16.A. foodB. scenesC. peopleD. costumes17.A. palaceB. hotelC. airportD. entrance18 .A. sailB. walkC. driveD. ride19. A. hungryB. curiousC. cheerfulD. nervous20.A.shockedB. surprisedC. boredD. tired21.A. quietlyB. easilyC. quicklyD. gently22.A. burningB. wateringC. cryingD. smiling23.A. feelB. believeC. thinkD. know24. A. dietB. luckC. timeD. money15 -19 C AB DA 20-24 BCA A A 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）A【2013江苏无锡】（选择型）My Year Abroad This month in Travelers Corner there are three teenagers experiences in year-abroad programmes.Mariko Okada TokyoMy year abroad in the United