2016届江苏南京联合体六合区、栖霞区初三中考模拟（二）英语卷

—But you'd better ________ first. I think it is a little large for you.

—________ if you can't understand the language there.

—I'm really sorry. I'll stop right now.

—Well， I am not sure. It ________ do.

—Yes， it was so exciting that everyone was happy.

—________ is OK. I'm free on the weekend.

—________ Better keep it in mind next year.

—________.

阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

    When I was about twelve， I headed to a restaurant for dinner with my family. It was winter， and on that particular night， the 1was really blowing hard.

    As my mom and I headed towards the restaurant from our car， a girl about my age2her mother came up to us. They asked if we had any spare change. My mom immediately asked where they kept their things. They pointed to an old car in a parking lot across the street. The girl said there were 3 of them living in that car.

    My mom said she had something to do 4 handing the people a few dollars. She sent me inside the restaurant with my dad and my three siblings. But she didn't come with us.

    Later， I 5 that she had gone home and emptied our cupboards into a few bags. Then， she brought the bags of food to the family. I wasn't there when 6 happened， but I can imagine the joy it brought to their faces.

    A few days later， when I learned about what she had done， I 7her why she helped those people. She told me that they were not lucky. I remember the face of that girl who had asked us for change — she was the same 8 as me， yet we looked so different.

    Here I stood， dressed in almost new clothes， headed to dine in a restaurant and then went back home to the bedroom I 9 with my younger sister. I remember thinking that the girl didn't have any food to eat， and she was heading back to a cold car shared with five other people.

    After painting this picture in my mind， I 10 why my mom had done what she did. I will never forget what she did that night， and how she taught me one of the best lessons I ever learned.

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    As a young woman， my mother worked in the kitchen of a large farm owned by Fanny Cratty. She was hardworking and had a special skill in making delicious strawberry jam.

    Aunt Fanny was single and had no children. She didn't like to share love with others. I thought she was very lonely， although she didn't mind it. She had a workshop where my mother helped her make the best strawberry jam， and everyone in our town bought it. But aunt Fanny asked my mother not to tell the recipe(秘方) of making the strawberry jam to others.

    When the strawberries were ripe， my family would pick them together. We talked and laughed， experiencing the fun of picking strawberries. But aunt Fanny never joined us. She just asked us to pick strawberries quickly and make more strawberry jam to make more money for her. Each person in our town said that she just paid attention to money rather than anything else. What a poor woman! It's no use having too much money because she had no family and friends to share her happiness during her lifetime.

    Maybe it was the recipe that brought success to aunt Fanny. But to me， it was just a common recipe. Money can make you feel rich for a while， but it is the beautiful days spent with family and friends that truly make you rich.

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    Sixty years ago，human beings first reached the top of Mount Qomolangma， known as Mount Everest in the West. But the increase in climbers is turning the world's highest mountain into the “world's highest junkyard(垃圾场)”.

    Every year， more than 700 climbers spend nearly two months on Mount Qomolangma. They have left human waste and all kinds of rubbish， including oxygen bottles， broken tents， and plastic bags， according to Ang Tshering Sherpa， chief of the Nepal Mountaineering Association.

    “The waste has become a health danger to people in the area since they depend on water from rivers fed by the melting glaciers(融化的冰川)，” Sherpa said.

    More and more people have realized the danger that Mount Qomolangma is facing and they are now taking active actions. To deal with the problem， Nepal has supported a special team of explorers and volunteers to clean the mountain since 2008. So far they have brought down 15，000kg of rubbish. Nepal also started to ask each climber to bring down 8 kg of rubbish in 2014.

    On the Chinese side of the mountain， Tibet(西藏) will collect a cleaning fee of $100-200 (620-1240 yuan) per climber starting from this year. A program named “Mount Qomolangma Action at the Third Pole of the Earth” also started in 2004 to clear up the mountain.

    Hopefully， human beings will finally solve the problem， just as they found the way up the mountain successfully.

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    Are you sometimes a little tired and sleepy in the early afternoon? Many people feel this way after lunch. They may think that eating lunch is the cause of the sleepiness. Or， in summer， they may think it is the heat. However， the real reason lies inside their bodies. At that time—about eight hours after you wake up—your body temperature goes down. This is what makes you slow down and feel sleepy.

    Scientists have tested sleep habits in experiments where there was no night or day. The people in these experiments almost always followed a similar sleeping pattern. They slept for one long period and then for one short period about eight hours later.

    In many parts of the world， people take naps in the middle of the day. This is especially true in warmer climates， where the heat makes work difficult in the early afternoon. Researchers are now saying that naps are good for everyone in any climate. A daily nap gives one a more rested body and mind and therefore is good for health in general. In countries where naps are traditional， people often suffer(遭受) less from problems such as heart disease. Many working people， unfortunately， have no time to take naps. Though doctors may advise taking naps， employers do not allow it!

    If you do have the chance， however， here are a few tips about making the most of your nap. Remember that the best time to take a nap is about eight hours after you get up. A short sleep too late in the day may only make you feel more tired and sleepy afterward. This can also happen if you sleep for too long. If you do not have enough time， try a short nap—even ten minutes of sleep can be helpful.

根据下面短文内容，在文章后第1~10小题的空格里填入最恰当的单词，并将答案填写在答题纸标号为1~10的相应位置上。注意：每空一词。

    Christopher Columbus was born in Genoa， Italy. He was the oldest of five children in a worker's family. He enjoyed going to the sea when he was a young boy.

    He heard that there was a lot of gold and other valuable things in East India. He wanted to find a short way to get to the Indies by ship. On August 3， 1492， he sailed toward the west from Palos， Spain with three ships. After many days， the sailors had covered a long distance on the sea and were ready to turn around for home when they saw land， an island Columbus named San Salvador. He thought he had found the Indies and called the people he saw there “Indians”. When they got to Cuba， he thought he was in Japan. The world was a lot larger than he thought.

    In his life， he made four trips across the ocean. His 13-year-old son， Ferdinand， went with him during the last time. He returned to Spain in 1504. Columbus did not become rich as he had hoped. At the end of his life he only had a pension(退休金) the king and the queen had given him because he was the first to reach the New World. He died in 1506， still believing that he had found a new route to East India and that he had reached Asia.

    Columbus didn't get to school very much， but he learned to read and write Spanish during his travels. He also taught himself Latin because all the geography books were written in Latin. He is remembered by all not only for the New World he discovered， but also for the way he led for other explorers.

    More and more people like bicycling and it is no surprise. It is amazing， healthy and good for the environment. Maybe that's w there are l. 4 billion bicycles and only 400 million cars on roads worldwide today. Bikes can t   you almost anywhere， and there is no oil cost!

    Get on a bicycle and r around your neighborhood. You may discover something new all around you. Stopping and getting off a bike is e than getting out of your car. You can bike to work and enjoy exercise w polluting the environment.

    You don't even have to ride all the way. Folding(折叠) bikes work well for people who take the train. Just fold the bike and take it with you. You can do the s on a plane. A folding bike can be packed in a suitcase. You can also take a small bike with you when you fly. But be s to look for information on the airline websites.

    Bicycling is good for your health. It helps c your weight and prevent heart diseases. If you go to and r from work by bike three times a week for 15 minutes， you'll lose five kilos of fat in a year. It can a improve your mood. Exercise like bicycling has been shown to make people feel better， more relaxed and confident.

根据短文内容，从下面方框中选择适当的词或词组填空。

    Have you ever taken a high-speed train—China Railway High-speed (CRH) Hexie Hao? It's clean， and fast， and it offers good service. At first， all trains were marked with “CRH”， and that， it was changed to the Chinese characters “和谐号” on the centre of the head vehicles and the side of the walls of other vehicles.

    Do you still have any idea about what the train be like? Before， the trains ran at the speed of 50km/h. It is quite slow. Besides， it was dirty because of the use of coal. However， the high-speed train was China in 2004. China Railway High-speed (CRH) can run up to 380km/h. Now， people can travel from one place to another easily and quickly.

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