2012常州中考英语模拟试题及答案
二、完形填空。根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。（共10小题；每小题1分，计10分）
There are many ways for us to reduce(减少) waste. For 16 , we can reduce paper and plastic bags. We can also recycle newspapers, glass, and cans(易拉罐) to make new things. Here are some useful ways to 17 waste.
Write on 18 sides of paper
Many people write on only one side of their paper. Why not stop wasting the other side? Some students only use half the pages of their 19 before getting new ones. Try to use up all the paper. People often give cards on birthdays or festivals. How about trying to 20 e-cards instead?
Don't throw away your old batteries.
Maybe you do not know that old batteries make the earth 21 . This is because they have poisonous parts in them. So, don't throw away batteries. 22 them together. Try to use rechargeable(充电的) batteries for your games and CD players.
Give off all your unwanted clothes
There are many poor fam ilies in China. You may ask your mother to 23 your unwanted clothes. Then you can pass them on to those poor child ren. You will feel
24 that you are helping someone else. Also, you can understand 25 your friends or relatives(亲戚) want them before throwing them away.
16. A. reason B. example C. use D. people
17. A. produce B. protect C. reduce D. pollute
18. A. every B. both C. all D. one
19. A. exercisesB. schoolbags C. notebooks D. papers
20. A. send B. buy C. receive D. waste
21. A. dry B. rich C. clean D. dirty
22. A. Throw B. Keep C. Try D. Lose
23. A. like B. sell C. throwD. collect
24. A. angry B. tired C. moved D. happy
25. A. that B. if C. though D. what
三、阅读理解（共 10小题；每小题2分，满分20分）
（A）
Weather has a strong effect(影响) on people. It influences health, intelligence (智力) and feelings. In August, it is very hot and wet in the southern part of the United States. People there easily have heart trouble and other kinds of health problems during this month. In the Northeast and the Middle West, it is hot at some times and very cold at other times. People in those states will have hea rt trouble after the weather changes in February or March.
The weather can also influence intelligence. For exampl e, in a 1983 study by scientists, the IQ scores of some college students were very high during storm, but after the storm, their scores were low. Storms can increase intelligence. Very hot wea ther, on the other hand, can decrease(减少) it. m.91zhongkao.com Students in many schools of the United States often do badly in exams in the hot months of the year(Jul y and August).
Weather also has a strong effect on people's feeling. Winter may be a bad time for thin people. They usually feel cold during these months. They might feel depressed during cold weather. In hot summer weather, on the other hand, fat people may feel unhappy. At about 65F, people become stronger.
Low air pressure(气压) makes people feel free, but it also increases forgetful- ness. People leave more bags and umbrellas on buses and in stores on low pressure days. There is a“perfect weather”for work and health. People feel best at a tempera- ture of about 64F with 65 percent humidity(湿度).
Are you feeling sick, sad, tired, forgetful, or very intelligent today? The weather may be the reason.
26. Intelligence may be lower______.
A. during a storm B. when it is sunny
C. on a very hot day D. when you take in an exam
27. In the third paragraph,“depressed”means .
A. 兴奋的B. 愉快的C. 忧郁的D. 担心的
28. In“perfect weather”, .
A. both the fat and the thin are healthy
B. the students do very well in examinations
C. the air pressure is low
D. the humidity is 65 percent and the temperature is about 64F
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2012常州中考英语模拟试题及答案
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