江苏省镇江六校2014年中考模拟联考英语试题（含答案）

2014年中考模拟考试英语试题（2014.5） 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. This is ▲ dictionary I gave you yesterday. It’s ▲ useful dictionary. A. the, an B. the, a C. a, a D. a, the 2. The Chile earthquake started ▲ April 2, 2014. A. at B. in C. on D. by 3. —Another cup of tea? —No, thanks. I ▲ be off. My father is waiting for me. A．can B．may C．must D．might 4. There’s ▲ with your brother’s eyes. So don’t worry about him. A. nothing serious B. something serious C. serious nothing D. anything serious 5. Tom has all the qualities ▲ a good chairperson. A. be B. is C. will be D. to be 6. — ▲ did the important meeting ▲ ? — For about two hours. A. When; begin B. How long; begin C. When; last D. How long; last 7. — I’m going to take my driving test tomorrow. — ▲ ! A. Good luck B. Cheers C. Come on D. Congratulations 8. —You have seen the film the Monkey King, haven’t you? — ▲ . How I wish to see it again! A. No, what a pity! B. No, I haven’t. C. Yes, I like it. D. Yes, it’s boring. 9. When we hurried to the cinema, the film ▲ for ten minutes. A. had been on B. had begun C. had begun on D. began 10. The parents suggested ▲ in the hotel room but their kids were anxious to camp out during the trip. A. sleep B. to sleep C. sleeping D. slept 11. Tom has difficulty ▲ Chinese so he asks me ▲ help A. to understand; with B. understanding; of C. to understand; for D. understanding; for 12. What ▲ it is to go out for a trip in ▲ weather! A. a great fun; so fine B. a great fun; such a fine C. great fun; so fine a D. great fun; such fine 13. Daniel is a careful driver, but he drives ▲ of my friends. A. more carefully B. the most carefully C. less carefully D. the least carefully 14. —Can you tell me ▲ to travel to Haikou? —About two hours by plane. A. how much it costs B. what I should take C. how long it takes D. which is the best season 15. Please pass me the cartoon book ▲ has a Donald Duck on the cover. A. what B. whose C. who D. which 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。 A farmer found a wounded eagle in his field. He was so 16 that he took it home and cleaned its wounds (伤口). After that he placed it outside in the yard, in the hope that it 17 get well soon. Strangely enough, the eagle soon got used to the 18 of all the chickens in the yard. It learned to walk from side to side like chickens, and eat happily from a trough (食槽). For many years, the eagle 19 his new life on the farm. Then one day, one of the farmer’s friends pointed to the playing eagle and asked, “ 20 is that eagle acting like a chicken?” The farmer told him what had happened, and the friend felt quite 21 . “What a pity!” said the friend. “It should fly in the sky instead of living here!” He picked up the eagle, and threw it into the air. The eagle was 22 , and cried loudly. Then it just fell ... ...