宁波市2014年初中毕业生学业考试
英 语 试 题
考生须知：
1．试题卷共8页，有9个大题。满分为120分，考试时间为100分钟。 2．请将姓名、考号分别填写在试题卷和答题卷的规定位置上。
3．答题时，把试题卷I-VII大题的答案在答题卷对应的选项位置用2B铅笔涂黑、涂满。将试题卷VIII-IX大题的答案用黑色字迹钢笔或签字笔书写，答案必须按照题号顺序在答题卷各题目规定区域内作答，做在试题卷上或超出答题区域书写的答案无效。 I. 听小对话, 选择图片（共5小题； 每小题1分，满分5分）
1. How will the speakers go to the beach? A. B.
2. What would the girl probably have? A. B.
3. Which is the right sign for the conversation? A. B.
4. Where was Jason’s sister yesterday morning? A. B.
5. What is Steven going to be? A. B.
Ⅱ. 听长对话，回答问题（共10小题; 每小题1分，满分10分） 听下面一段较长的对话，回答第6至8三小题。
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6. What is the girl’s name?
A. Julie. B. Alice. C. Jane. 7. When did the man move to China?
A. Half a month ago. B. Three months ago. C. Five years ago. 8. What is the girl studying? A. Biology. B. Physics. C. Computer programming. 听下面一段较长的对话，回答第9至11三小题。 9. Why does Steve Black make the phone call?
A. To change his air ticket. B. To book a train ticket. C. To check his bus ticket. 10. Where is Steve Black going?
A. Ningbo. B. Hong Kong. C. Macao. 11. Which flight will Steve take tomorrow? A. MU6110. B. MU715. C. MU6712. 听下面一段较长的对话，回答第12至15四小题。 12. How does Mark feel after seeing his dentist? A. Happy. B. Painful. C. Nervous. 13. How often does the woman go to the dentist? A. Once a year. B. Twice a year. C. Three times a year. 14. Who is Mark’s dentist? A. Dr Thomson. B. Dr Carlson. C. Dr Johnson. 15. Why is the woman unwilling to see the dentist? A. Because she is too busy.
B. Because she doesn’t like the pain.
C. Because her teeth are good enough now.
Ⅲ. 听短文，回答问题（共5小题; 每小题1 分，满分5 分） 16. How many ways are mentioned to make people look better? A. Three. B. Five. C. Seven. 17. What will you do if you want to look taller and thinner? A. Walk slowly. B. Eat less. C. Sit and stand up straight. 18. What can you do to make people be around you? A. Smile. B. Exercise often. C. Wash hair often. 19. How will you have nice-looking skin?
A. By sitting straight. B. By cutting hair often. C. By drinking water. 20. In which program can you probably hear the article? A. A beauty program. B. A sports program. C. A music program. Ⅳ. 单项填空（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。 21. — Mum, I want to buy an iPhone 5s for a change.
— Well, I think there is no _______. It’s almost the same as an iPhone 4s.
A. reason B. need C. answer D. way 22. This kind of peach looks really nice, but it ________ very sour. A. tastes B. looks C. feels D. sounds 23. —________ will the dinner be ready? —Just a minute.
A. How much B. How long C. How soon D. How often 24. — I got a message saying my phone number won a prize worth $3,000.
— Too good to be true. Don’t ________it. A. do B. hold C. make D. believe 25. —I really like to watch the TV program I AM A SINGER.
—Me, too. It’s one of the ________ TV programs I’ve ever seen.
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A. least boring B. least interesting C. most boring D. most interesting 26. —________ you leave now? You only arrived here an hour ago. —Sorry, but so much homework is waiting for me.
A. May B. Must C. Can D. Might
27. As the road to the airport is under repair, we will have to ________ early to get there in time.
A. turn off B. take off C. put off D. set off 28. — Did you go to the cinema last night?
— Oh, no. I ________ go to the cinema. The tickets, you know, are too expensive.
A. always B. hardly C. usually D. often 29.—Are you surprised at the ending of the movie? —No, because I _________ the story.
A. read B. will read C. have read D. was reading 30. I heard that Line 1 of Ningbo Subway ________ last month.
A. was tested B. is tested C. tests D. tested
31. —I’m a bit hungry, Auntie!—There’re some cakes on the table. You may take ________.
A. it B. one C. that D. this 32. —I’d like to visit Kate tomorrow. Do you know________? —Sorry, I don’t know her address, either.
A. why she lives there B. who she lives with C. where she lives D. how she lives
33. — I’m so sorry about last night. It was all my fault. —________ .
A. Forget it B. No way C. Go ahead D. My pleasure 34. Jenny, you should practice as often as you can ________ the piano test.
A. fail B. to fail C. pass D. to pass 35. — I forgot my mother’s birthday!
—________ You’d better keep it in mind next year.
A. You did? B. I don’t mind. C. I’m afraid so. D. No problem. Ⅴ. 完形填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Only a miracle(奇迹) could save this black bear from falling off a 30-meter-high bridge. The bear was on her 36 home after a long day in a California’s mountain. She was 37 across the bridge when, suddenly, two cars entered from both sides. There was nowhere to run, so the 38 bear jumped onto the rail(护栏) and began to fall down.
39 , the bear pulled herself onto an arch(拱门) under the bridge, but she was trapped(困住) there. A driver saw the unbelievable scene and 40 911. Robert Brooks, an animal control officer from a nearby town, was sent to investigate(调查). “I thought it was a 41 ,” he said. But it wasn’t a joke, so he called Dave Baker of the BEAR League, a group that 42 bears in trouble.
Unfortunately, the sky was getting dark, so the rescuers(营救人员) had to 43 . Early the next morning, Brooks and Baker returned to the bridge with more 44 . Surprisingly, the bear was still there. Then, Baker had a/an 45 : They should hang a net(网) under the bear, push her 46 it, and then lower her to the ground.
Police officers 47 the road. Then Brooks shot a sleeping drug into the bear’s shoulder. When the bear was 48 , a volunteer rock climber used his feet to push the bear off the arch, right into the middle of the net.
When the bear was 49 lowered into the ground, everyone cheered. The rescuers then cleared all the people from the area and left the bear alone 50 she could sleep. Since then, no one has seen the bear. “I don’t think she’s going near the bridge anymore,” Brooks said.
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36. A. road B. way C. trip D. tour 37. A. walking B. jumping C. flying D. dancing 38. A. relaxed B. interested C. excited D. frightened 39. A. Unluckily B. Firstly C. Finally D. Luckily 40. A. reminded B. asked C. called D. told 41. A. lie B. story C. problem D. joke 42. A. moves B. helps C. feeds D. catches 43. A. work B. start C. wait D. continue 44. A. engineers B. students C. volunteers D. teachers 45. A. idea B. answer C. hope D. question 46. A. through B. into C. across D. under 47. A. opened B. fixed C. covered D. closed 48. A. excited B. tired C. sleepy D. angry 49. A. casually B. gently C. heavily D. simply 50. A. so B. after C. because D. when
Ⅵ. 阅读理解（共20小题；第51—55每小题1分，第56—70每小题2分，满分35分）
阅读下列短文，然后从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出能回答所提问题或完成所给句子的最佳选项。
（A）
Cindy: This year, there are a lot of new teachers at school and today we are with one of them, Mr Smith, the new French teacher. Mr Smith, why did you come to Kingley School? Mr Smith: Well, I was working in France but one day I saw an ad for this job on the Internet. I came back home, got the job and here I am. Cindy: So how long have you been in Kingley now? Mr Smith: Let me see. I moved here in the summer holidays in July and then we started. And now it’s September, you know. Cindy: Have you taught in Kingley before? Mr Smith: Yes, I have. I worked in a school on Hill Road a few years ago. I love it here. Cindy: Have you met many people yet? Mr Smith: Yes, I have. It isn’t a big town. Everyone knows everyone else. That’s nice. Cindy: Well, thank you for talking to me. I hope you won’t give us lots of homework.
51. Cindy is a ________.
A. a student B. a teacher C. a worker D. a writer 52. How long has Mr Smith been in the new school?
A. About 2 weeks. B. About 3 weeks. C. About 1 month. D. About 2 months. 53. What exactly is Kingley according to the material?
A. A road. B. A school. C. A town. D. A country. 54. Which of the following matches the material best?
A. B. C. D.
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