2013年江苏省南通市中考英语试题及答案flash版(2)

9. —Dad, shall we go to the World Park tomorrow?
—Sorry. I won’t be free, but you ______ ask Mum to go with you.
A. must                            B. may                         C would                        D. should
10. —Simon. I hear you are going abroad for further study. Have you decided ______?
—Next September.
A. when going                B. when to go                C. how going                D. how to go
11. — Jane. I can't find Mike in the playground.
—Oh. He ______ the piano in the music room.
A. is playing                   B. was playing               C.has played                  D. will play
12.— We’ve never ______ astronauts’ life though we’re interested in.
— Really? I’ll offer you some books about it.
A. thought about             B. chatted about             C. learned about            D. cared about
13. I can’t find my milk in the fridge now, but there ______ some just now.
A. is                               B. was                          C. are                           D. were
14. — Kitty, do you know ______?
— Sure, about forty minutes.
A. when did their class meeting begin.
B. where their class meeting was held
C. how often their class meeting is held
D. how long their class meeting will last
15. — Let’s go and listen to Mr Smith’s speech on Western culture, shall we?
— ______ It’s getting to the end.
A. Why not?                   B. That's all right.          C.I’m afraid not.           D.Never mind.
二、完形填空（本题共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
At Life’s Crossroads
Leaving high school, I had to choose a career path—medicine or business—before college started in three months, but I couldn’t   16  .
Both my uncles suggested I work for a month in a   17   followed by a month in a hospital before I could know what to do. It seemed like a   18   idea.
Then near the end of two months, I began thinking about my two   19   . The bank had offered better working conditions. The hospital was full of excitement, but the training was hard. It seemed that the choices of   20   was going to run out.
The Last day of my work at the hospital, I was   21   home when I saw a boy hit by a bus and lie in the road as the bus run away.   22   stopped. I know if the boy stayed there, he would   23   very soon. So, without help, I lifted him into my car.
The next day, I went to see him. His   24  were sitting around his bed. The doctor introduced me as “the person who saved the boy’s life”.
Everyone got up, with   25   smiles on their faces. The mother held my hands to her face, repeating again and again, “See, you are an angel!”
What a feeling this was, to help save the life of another person!   26   , I knew I wanted to do for the rest of my life. I went to college for my