2012年盐城市中考英语试题及答案(2)

 

15.—Are you going to take part in the speech competition?

   —_______. It’s too good a chance to miss.

    A. No problem     B. Thanks a lot       C. Never mind     D. That’s for sure

二、完形填空（共 15 小题，每小题 1 分，计 15 分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。

When I was eleven years old, God gave me a gift of happiness. One day, on my way home

from school, a truck ran over me and cut off my  16  . As I lay there bleeding, I realized that I might have to live the rest of my life 17 legs. How depressing （令人沮丧的）!  18 then I realized that depression  won’t  get my legs back. So I decided not to 19 my life feeling depressed. When my parents arrived at the  20 , they were shocked and sad. I told them, “I’ve already  21  the fact. Now you also have to get used to this.” Ever since then, I often see my friends getting  22  about little things: their bus comes late; they get a bad grade on a test. But I just 23 life. I was lucky to realize that it is a waste of energy to focus on what you have 24 , and that the key to happiness is to take pleasure in what you have.   Sounds simple, doesn’t  it ? So  25  are many people unhappy?  People often think happiness is based on what you 26 . “My whole life would improve if I had a new car.” But when you get the  27  and what happens? For a whole week you are walking on air. Then you go right back to being  28 .Happiness is not a happening; it’s a state of  29 .You can have whatever there is in the world and still be uncomfortable. Or you can have relatively  30 and feel full of joy. Happiness comes from mastering the art of appreciating and consciously taking pleasure in what you already have.

16. A. arms              B. legs               C. feet               D. fingers

17. A. without            B. by                C. on                D. with

18. A. So                B. Or                C. But               D. Once

19. A. spare              B. devote             C. influence          D. waste

20. A. hotel              B. hospital            C. station             D. school

21. A. believed            B. accepted           C. refused            D. received

22. A. worried            B. guilty              C. excited            D. curious

23. A. hate              B. enjoy            C. save                D. dislike

24. A. struggled         B. supported         C. lost                 D. completed

25. A. how              B. why             C. when               D. whether

26. A. achieve           B. promise          C. donate               D. admire

27. A. car               B. life              C. job                 D. grade

28. A. wise              B. silly             C. friendly             D. unhappy

29. A. pain              B. appearance        C. anger               D. mind

30. A. much             B. many             C. little               D. all