2013年江苏省无锡市中考英语试卷及答案文本版(6)

六．【2013江苏无锡】短文填空：先通读下面的短文，然后根据短文内容和所给首字母，在空格内填入一个适当的单词。使短文完整。所填单词必须在答题卡标有题号的横线上完整写出。（本大题共10空，每空0.5分，共5分）
On Thanksgiving Day. About 88 percent of Americans car turkey. But one l    (1)  turkey not only survives but also becomes famous! Every year, turkey farmers p      (2) a turkey to the U.S. president. However the president does not e       (3) this turkey. But gives in a “pardon”. The turkey is s        (4) to Florida for a Thanksgiving parade. Then it lives on a farm for the r        (5) of its life.
Turkeys come from North America and have been part of American culture for c       (6). Benjamin Franklin even wanted the turkey, i    (7) of the bald eagle, to be America’s icon.
Turkeys living on farms are large birds that cannot fly. But w        (8) turkeys are quite fast. They can fly at a s       (9) up to 88 kilometers per hour. They can also run as fast as 40 kilometers per hour.
Turkeys don’t have ears. They h             (10) with a snood (肉垂) above their beaks. But their hearing is five times better than human’s.
【答案】六、1. lucky  2. pick  3. eat  4. sent  5. rest  6. centuries  7. instead  8. wild  9. speed  10. hear
七．【2013江苏无锡】完成句子：按所给的汉语，用英语完成下列句子，并将答案写在答题卡标有题号的横线上。（本大题共6小题，每小题1.5分，共9分）
【2013江苏无锡】1.汤米气喘吁吁地赶到了，他乘错了车。
Tommy                   _ ——he had taken the wrong bus.
【2013江苏无锡】2.电视机已经开了几个小时了。请把它关掉，好吗？
The TV set               . Would you please turn it off?
【2013江苏无锡】3.当那位歌手被问及婚姻问题时，她拒绝回应。
When the singer was asked about her marriage, she           to it.
【2013江苏无锡】4.时间所乘无几，恐怕我们得尽快作出决定了。
There’s little time left. I’m afraid we have to              .
【2013江苏无锡】5.他的新作在上周的书展上并未得到任何关注。
                his new book at the book show last week.
【2013江苏无锡】6.这项调查是要了解青少年目前承受着多少压力。
The survey is make to find out            at present.
【答案】七、1. arrived out of breath
2. has been on for several hours
3. refused to reply
4. make a decision as soon as possible
5 . No attention was paid to
6. how much pressure teenagers are suffering
八．【2013江苏无锡】书面表达（本大题共10分）
假设学校戏剧俱乐部正在举办“奥斯卡影片欣赏月”活动，上周播放的影片是《少年派》。请据此在答题卡指定的位置上写一篇80词左右的英文观后感。内容提示如下：
1.影片由李安（Ang Lee）执导， 他因此片获最佳导演奖。
2.影片讲述了一个名叫派（Pi）的年轻人的故事，他独自乘小船出行；
3. 他要应付恶劣的天气，还要找到足够的食物，最终安全返回。
4.观后感想。
注意：
1.观后感须包括所给的内容要点，要求语句通顺、意思连贯。
2. 第4要点的内容须用2-3句话展开合理想象，作适当发挥。
3.观后感的开头已在答题卡上给出，不计入总词数。
【答案】One possible version:
   Our school Drama Club is holding a film activity. We saw Life of Pi last week. It is directed by Ang Lee. And he gets the Best Director Award for it. The film is about the story of a young man called Pi. He takes a boat trip alone. He not only has to deal with difficult weather conditions but also needs to find enough food for himself. And at last he comes back home safely.
   Many people think Life of Pi is one of the year’s best films. It tells us we should brave enough to face any problem and find ways to solve them. We are heroes of ourselves.