2011 年江苏省无锡市中考英语真题及答案 本试卷分两卷。第 I 卷（客观题）在第 I 至 6 页，第 II 卷（主观题） 考试时间为 100 分钟。试卷满分为 100 分。 第 Ι 卷（客观题 共 55 分） 一、单项填空（本大题共 15 分，每小题 1 分） 1. The theme park is about __________ ride from the museum. You should start out right now. A. two hour B. two hour’s C. two hours’ D. two hours 2. — There used to be lots of fish in the lake. — Yes, but there are very __________ now. A. few B. fewer C. little D. less 3. We will see __________ even stronger China in __________ near future. A. a; the B. an; the C. the; a D. an; a 4. Books are made __________ paper while paper is mainly made __________ wood. A. of; of B. from; from C. of; from D. from; of 5. __________ Amy likes to go to the cinema, but she doesn’t like to see horror films. A. Since B. As C. Though D. 不填 6. Nanjing isn’t so large __________ Shanghai, however, it’s the second __________ city in East China. A. like; largest B. as; largest C. like; large D. as; large 7. —__________ is it to your home town from here? — Well, it takes a little over three hours to get there by coach. A. How soon B. How much C. How long D. How far 8. It’s very nice __________ you __________ my parents your best wishes. A. of; sending B. of; to send C. for; to send D. for; sending 9. —Peter doesn’t mind lending you his camera. —He __________. I’ve already borrowed one. A. needn’t B. can’t C. mustn’t D. shouldn’t 10. Could you tell me how long __________ the football club? A. you have joined B. have you joined C. you have been in D. have you been in 11. There’s a lot to do. We can’t __________ to waste any time. A. wait B. afford C. want D. have 12. Jane’s mother preferred __________ TV at home to __________ to the concert. A. to watch; go B. watching; going C. watching; go D. to watch; going 13. —Will you please help me to repair the computer now? —Sorry. I’m too busy and I haven’t a minute to __________. A. spare B. share C. spend D. save 14. Don’t try to do everything at once. Take it a bit __________. A. at times B. at that time C. at all times D. at a time 15. —I’ll fly to Qingdao for my holiday this weekend. —Wonderful! __________ A. Why not? B. I hope so. C. With pleasure. D. Have a good time! 二、完型填空（本大题共 10 分，每题 1 分 ） One day something went wrong with a man’s bicycle chain(链条). The man could not repair it, so he looked 16 for help. The only house nearby belonged to a woman who had 17 there a few months earlier. The man knocked at the door, but the woman did not answer. The door had clear glass in it, and the man 18 see that the woman was home. He decided to knock again. Finally the woman came to the door. The man immediately explained his 19 . “I can fix the chain,” the woman said. Later when the bike was 20 to go, the man said, ‘Thanks. I hope I can help you some day.” “I never need help,” the woman said. The following week the man was riding his bike 21 he noticed the woman walking down the street. A strong wind suddenly lifted(拾起) her hat and sent it into the branches(枝) of an old tree. The woman tried to get her hat with a stick, but she failed. She seemed 22 because she clearly was not dressed fortree-climbing. The man hurried over, quickly climbed up to the hat and 23 it into the woman’s waiting hands. When she put on her hat, she 24 the man as he climbed back on his bike. ‘I think I told you I never need help,” the woman said, “I’m glad you didn’t 25 me. Thanks.” Then they both smiled. 16. A. out B. up C. down D. around 17. A. left B. moved C. waited D. stopped 18. A. could B. might C. couldn’t D. didn’t 19. A. idea B. plan C. problem D. message 20. A. hard B. ready C. slow D. unable 21. A. when B. before C. after D. though 22. A. bored B. relaxed C. frightened D. worried 23. A. dropped B. put C. collected D. brought 24. A. saved B. passed C. studied D. chose 25. A. excuse B. notice C. find D. believe 三、阅读理解（本大题共 30 分，每小题 2 分） A If you want to become a better reader, what should you know about speed of reading? Some people read very rapidly(很快地), while others read very slowly. But which one is better? The rapid reader may be a good reader when he reads a storybook for fun. But he may not be able to slow down enough to read directions(说明) carefully. He may read so rapidly that he doesnot take time to understand fully the ideas and information which are important to remember. The slow reader may be a good reader when he reads directions for making something. But he may spend too much time in reading a simple story which is meant to be enjoyed but is not important enough to be reme