南通市英语中考模拟试卷

1、中考英语模拟试卷第1页（共 10 页）2018年南通市中考英语模拟试题（本试卷满分120分，考试时间120分钟）一卷（60分）注意：请同学们把一卷答案填涂在答题卡上，把二卷答案填写在答题纸上。一、 单选题（15 分）1. - Look! What s in your cous in s han ds?-_Europea n map in one of his hand and a book in his_other hand.A. An; theB. An; /C. A; theD.A; /2. We all think it impolite to fool_ little children

2、.A. so B. such C. that D. it3. There are fewer and fewer tigers in In dia. The situati on will con ti nue_ huma ns stophun ti ng them for their fur and bon es.A. ifB. uni essC. becauseD. since4. - Lucy, don t let anybody in. I m too busy to see_ all the morning.-OK. I_ .A. no body ; will B. an ybody

3、 ; won t C. somebody ; don Dt an ybody ; know5. - Mum,ca n I eat the chips?-Sure,if the plates_ .A.washB.are washed C.will wash D.will be washed6. -What can I do for you, Madam?-I m looking for a table for-eight, but I find they have all been_ .A. made upB. kept upC. take n upD. put up7. Jack seems

4、much busier tha n you_ ready for the exams.A. getsB.getC. to getD. gett ing8. Nine thousa nd dollars_ a large amount of mon ey, but it is_tha n what we want.A. is; very more B. are; far more C. is; far less D. are; very little9. When high buildi ngs are rising here and there, there will be less and

5、less land_.A. leavi ngB. leaveC. leaves D. left10. -That white T- shirt which has Wang Junkai s picture on it_ be Li Lei s.He admires him a lot.-It_ be his. He prefers white to other colors.A. must, cantB. may, cant C. may, mustD. must, mustnt11. The Smiths are considering not moving to Canada becau

6、se they_the cold weather there.A. used to B. didn t use C. didn t use to D. aren t used to12. When Paul has something interesting, he can t keep it to_ and wants to tell me.A. him B. his C. himself D. he中考英语模拟试卷第2页（共 10 页）13. - Mom, we are going camping this weekend.-Please take some warm clothes wi

7、th you. The temperature will_to 0 C then.A. dropB. continueC. develop D. in crease14. -What else did Tony ask you about the trip to Nantong?-She asked me_ .A. who was the guide of the tripB. when they will visit the Presidential PalaceC. how long would they stay at Nanjing MuseumD. if she can go to

8、Nantong Museum alone on the sec ond day15. -You must be very excited about going to New York for further study.-_ , but I am afraid I won t do well because my English is poor.A. I m sorryB. Certainly not C. I don t know yeD . Well, I should be二、完形填空（15 分）There was a king who loved art very much. One

9、 day a（n） 16 came and said, Please let me paint apicture on a wall. The king happe ned to have a big new hall 17. So he 18 the artistto work on one of the walls.At the same time, ano ther artist came and asked to work on the 19 wall. He promised he would make the same pictureas the first artist 20 l

10、ooking at the first artist wosk. The second artist asked to have a thick curtain put up between the twowalls 21 neither of them could see each other.The follow ing day they bega n to work. The first artist brought i n 22 supply of paint, oil, water and so on. The sec ondone came with a 23 and a buck

11、et （桶）.A month later, the f irst artist s work was completed, and the second artist said,“ Mywall24 too! ”The king went to see the first artist s wall. He was pleased with it and gave the artist a lot ofmon ey. He the n asked people to _25 the curta in.26! Each line was 27 the same as that on the op

12、posite wall. The king was quitesatisfied and gave him double mon ey. However, he 28 how the sec ond man had made it.Ijust wipe the wall with the cloth,” the manTheiwaa lwOs made of white marble （ 大理石）.He made it shine like a mirror. The reflection （ 倒影）of the first painting 29 up on it!The 30 is a r

13、eflection of you too. If you are sad, the world will be sad. If you are happy, the world will be happy.16. A. editorB. artistC. serverD. actress17. A. createdB. destroyedC. ruinedD. built18. A. persuadedB. realizedC. allowedD. determined19. A. oppositeB. ordinaryC. sameD. similar20. A. withB. withou

14、tC. ben eathD. under21. A. even ifB. as ifC. so thatD. in case22. A. littleB. fewC. enoughD. useless23. A. mirrorB. clothC. stickD. curta in24. A. prese ntB. freeC. readyD. useful25. A. ope nB.shutC. closeD. closed中考英语模拟试卷第 3 页（共 10 页）26. A. ExcitingB. AmazingC. FrighteningD. Interesting27. A. proba

15、blyB. exactlyC. certainlyD. hardly28. A. knewB. warnedC. noticedD. wondered29. A. setB. addedC. showedD. took30. A. storyB. kingC. worldD. painter三、阅读理解（ 30 分）APeople have strange ideas about food. In the 18th century, Americans never ate tomatoes. They grew them in their gardensbecause tomato plant

16、s are so pretty. But they thought the vegetable was poisonous. They called tomatoes poison apples.President Thomas Jefferson, however, knew that tomatoes were good to eat. He was a learned man. He had been to Paris,where he learned to love the taste of tomatoes. He grew many kinds of tomatoes in his

17、 garden. The President taught his cooka way, for a cream of tomato soup . This beautiful pink soup was served at the Presidents next dinner party. The gueststhought the soup tasted really good. They never thought their President would sever his dinner guests poison apples.Jefferson never spoke to hi

18、s honored guests about the fact.31. Which of the following is true?A. Americans never ate tomatoes after the 17th century.B. Even now Americans dont eat tomatoes.C. It was not until after the 18th century that Americans began to grow tomatoes for food.D. Americans didnt eat tomatoes before the 19th

19、century.32. Jefferson was a president of _.A. a European countryB. the United StatesC. EnglandD. France33. Jefferson learned that tomatoes were good to eat _.A. even when he was a little boyB. because his parents told him soC. from booksD. while he was in Paris34. From the passage we know all the ho

20、nored guests invited by Jefferson were _ .A. people of his own countryB. people from other countriesC. Frenchmen D. men onlyBShe was returning from teaching out in a small community . It was a black, moonless night, and a heavy snow was falling.She thought back to the time when she had first started

21、 teaching out in small communities. During those days she hadalways picked up hitchhikers （ 搭便车者 ）, until the day her sister told her that one of her friends had been shot （ 中枪 ）in the head by a hitchhiker, all because she had stopped out of kindness to help him during a storm.Her family didnt stop

22、worrying about her safety over the hitchhikers until the family heard the promise:No morehitchhikers! The snow that night was making her think back to this.Then she saw a man waving. She slowed down for him, but as he ran toward the car in the dark, she shook with fear. Yetshe thought that if he was

23、 truly in need, she couldnt leave him here in this storm.The stranger explained that his car was dead, and she told him to get in. They drove for an hour into the next city and shetook him to a telephone booth （ 公用电话亭 ）. She waited until he had made a call. When he reported back to her that afamily

24、member would soon come to pick him up, she wished him well and then left.Tears fell on her cheeks as she drove away. It felt as though she had been holding her breath for an hour. I hope theyllunderstand why I had to break my promise, she thought.35. What made the womans family worried about her saf

25、ety?A. She had been hurt by a hitchhiker.B. A friend of her sisters was killed by a hitchhiker.C. There were often snowstorms on her way home.CMark Twain left school when he was twelve. He had little school education. In spite of （尽管 ） this, he became the most famous writer of his time. He made mill

26、ions of dollars by writing. His real name was SamuelLanghorne Clemens, but he is better known all over the world as Mark Twain, his pen-name.Mark Twain was born in 1835 and he was not a healthy baby. In fact, he was not expected to live through the first winter.But with his mothers tender care, he m

27、anaged to survive. As a boy, he caused much trouble for his parents. He used to playjokes on all of his friends and neighbors. He didnt like to go to school, and he constantly ran away from home. He alwayswent in the direction of the nearby Mississippi （ 密西西比河 ）. He was nearly drowned （ 淹死 ） nine ti

28、mes.After his fathers death in 1847, Mark twain began to work for a printer, who only provided him with food and clothing.Then, he worked as a printer, a river-boat pilot and later joined the army. But shortly after that he became a miner. During thisperiod, he started to write short stories. Afterw

29、ards he became a full-time writer.In 1870, Mark Twain got married. In the years that followed he wrote many books including Tom Sawyer in 1876, andHuckleberry Finn in 1884, which made him famous, and brought him a great fortune （财富 ）.Unfortunately, Mark Twain got into debts in bad investments （ 投资 ）

30、 and he had to write large numbers of stories topay these debts. In 1904, his wife died, and then three of their children passed away.At the age of 70, his hair was completely white. He bought many white suits and neckties. He wore nothing but whitefrom head to foot until his death on April 21, 1910

31、.39 InMark Twain s childhood, .A he learned a lot at school._ .B he often played games with other boys.C he often went swimming with other boys.D his mother often worried about his safety.40 What can we infer from the text ?A Mark Twain was better known for his real name.B Mark Twain liked swimming

32、when he was very young.中考英语模拟试卷第 4 页（共 10 页） C Mark Twain s wife died from his debts. D MarkTwain passed away at the age of 65.41 Before his death, Mark Twain_. .A became a white man.B was in low spirits.C liked to buy all kinds of clothes.Dhad nothing on.DD. Her car often broke down on her way home

33、.36. The stranger asked for help because _.A. his car had broken downC. he couldnt find his way home37. We can infer that the woman _ .A. was sorry to pick up the strangerC. had been afraid of being with the stranger38. What would be the best title for this passage?A. A safety problemC. A friendly s

34、trangerB. he wanted to rob herD. he couldnt get in touch with his friendsB. felt too tired to breatheD. had been too careful when driving in the stormB. An important hitchhikerD. A broken promise中考英语模拟试卷第5页（共 10 页）The sun is shining when I get on No. 151 bus. We passengers sit crowded together in he

35、avy clothes. No one speaks.That s uonwe roitftethnerules of Chicago commuting. Although we seethe same faces every day, we prefer to hide behind our newspapers. The phenomenon （现象） is striking（ 引人注目的）:people who sit so close together are using those thin sheets of newsprint to keep their distance.As

36、 the bus comes close to the Magnificent Mile, a voice suddenly rings out: “ Attention!Attention!” Papers ra 发出田小声 ）.Necks crane （伸长）.“ This is yourdriver speaking.”We look at the back of the driver s head. His voice ha 权威 thority“ All of you put your papers down.”The papers come down, an inch at a t

37、ime. The driver waits. The papers are folded and placed on our laps.“ Now, turn and face the person next to you. Go ahead.”Amazingly, we all do it. Still, no one smiles.I face an older woman, her head wrapped tightly in a red scarf. I see her nearly every day. Our eyes meet. We wait, unbli nking （不眨

38、眼的），for the n ext order from the driver.“ Now, repeat after me ” It is an order, said in the tones of a drill serge 操练军士 ）.“ Goodmorning, neighbor! ”Our voices are weak and shy. For many of us, these are the first words we have spoken today. But we say them at thesame time, like schoolchildren, to t

39、he strangers beside us.We smile and can t help it. We have said it; the barfi 障碍） has been broken. Good morning, neighbor. It is not so hard afterall. Some of us repeat it. Others shake hands. Many laugh.The bus driver says nothing more. He doesn t need to. Not a single newspaper goes back up. Ihear

40、 laughter, a warm sound I have never heard before on bus No. 151. This day is starting off better than most.42. On hearing the sudden utteranee（话语）of “ Attention! ” the passengers_ .A. stopped reading and put down their newspapers immediatelyB. looked up from the newspapers to see who was speakingC.

41、 sat still without responseD. were frightened43. The underlined word“ commuting ” in Paragraph 1 most probably means _.A. daily traveling between home and workB. long-distance rideC. communication technologyD. behavior patterns44. Which of the following is true according to the passage?A. The passen

42、gers on the crowded bus were so absorbed in reading their newspapers that no one spoke.B. The passengers were physically close together but mentally they kept each other at a terrible distance.C. The passengers didn t follow the driver s instruction at first.D. When the bus driver said nothing more,

43、 the passengers picked up and read their newspapers中考英语模拟试卷第6页（共 10 页）aga in.45. What would be the best title for the text?A. The Warmth of Communi cati onC. The Power of Observation（观察）二卷（60 分）四、词汇（本题共 15 小题；每小题 1 分，满分 15 分）A.请根据括号中的中文提示，英文释义或句意，写出句中所缺单词，使句子通顺。46. The_ （早）kids lear n to be in depe

44、ndent, the better it is for their future.47. One Belt, One Road （ 一带一路）is helpful for the development of the_（ twoor more coun tries tak ing part） trade.48. If you want to get good results in the exams, you should do more_（ 练习）.49. People_ （speak highly of ） her because she devoted all her life to t

45、aking goodcare of the old people.50. Is it summer in Australia now?No, it s win ter. As you know, Australia n seas ons are the_ of ours.B.请根据句意从方框中选择合适的单词，并用其适当形式填空，使句子通顺successhetwentyAsiadirect51. When the old man woke up, he found _ unable to speak.52. Tan Dun mixed Chin ese traditi onal music an

46、d wester n music_ .53. The_ works are so won derful that every one likes their films.54. Do you know Broadway?Of course. It has been famous for its theatres since the early_ century.55. As we know, Thailand is an _ country with kings and queens.C. 根据句意从方框中选择合适的动词，并用其适当时态填空，使句子通顺。not be worryexpla in

47、con trolreply56. The fireme n_ the fire, and now we re out of dan ger.57. Is your father at home, May?No, he isn t. And he_ back until next Friday.58. Mr. Wu heard from his mother yesterday and he _ to her at once.59. Lucy always goes to her friends for help whe n someth ing_ her.60. - Why didn t yo

48、u answer my phone?-I m sorry. I_the thing to my customer.五、句型转换。（5 分）61. He considered that it is necessary to finish the task before Wednesday.（改为简单句 ）He considered_to finish the task before Wedn esday.B. The Excha nge of In formationD. The Attitude to Lon eli ness中考英语模拟试卷第7页（共 10 页）62. Tom has to

49、walk to school as often as possible.（改为否定句）Tom_ to walk to school as often as possible.63. Jane spread coins all over the flat.（改为被动语态）Coi ns_ all over the flat.64. People hold the World Cup every four years.（对划线部分提问）_ do people hold the World Cup?65. Jerry s wonderful performanee was a big succe 改为

50、感叹句）_ big success Jerry s wonderful performanee was!六、 首字母填空。（10 分）More and more people are livi ng the life with computers. Usi ng computers you can send e-mails q 66 and easily. You areable to send a letter with p 67 a nd sounds to some one,any where in the w_ 68_ without putt ing a stamp. E-mail

51、can send its message to the otherside of the world i 69sec on ds. E-mail is easy to use and it s 70_ time and mon ey. Itserves for twenty- four hours. So it doesn t matter if your friends are in bed when youmailisd eto them, or you are see ing a film at the cin ema whe n they send e-mails b 71.Can y

52、ou imagi ne the future without teachers but computers? Stude nts will teach t 72 in the schools of the future. Computershelp stude nts develop their own ways of l 73.Stude nts will follow the lear ning programmes by look ing at on li ne libraries and on li ne less on s. If they don t understandsomet

53、hing, they ask other students o 74 or e-mail their teachers. Computers are beco ming more and more p 75in deed.七、 任务型阅读（10 分）Spellmasters Spelling Competitions are open to all school children aged 15 or younger. There are two divisi ons: Juniorand Senior.? Words used in all competitions will be chos

54、en from the Macquaire Dictionary .? The competiti on is con ducted orally （口头）.Once the pronouncer has give n spellers their word to spell, spellersshould say the word aloud so that the judges （评委） can hear it clearly.? Once spellers have repeated their word they have one and a half minu tes to comp

55、lete the spelling. At the 60-secondmark, spellers will be informed（e.g. ring of a bell） that they have 30 minutes left to complete the spelling. A second ring ofthe ball at 90 seconds will show the time is up. If spellers have not completed the spelling of their word at the 90-second mark,they are immediately disqualified.? The speller may ask the pronouncer to say the word aga in, defi ne it, us