宁波市2018年中考英语模拟试题七

2018年中考《英语》模拟试题（七）

英语试题

（满分100分，考试时间80分钟,不含听力）

卷Ⅰ

一、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。

It’s forty years.I have forgotten the name of an old lady who was a customer on my paper route(送报区域)in my hometown when I was a twelve-year-old boy. Yet it in my memory that she 16.____ me a lesson in forgiveness that I will never forget. 17._____ a winter afternoon, a friend and I were 18._____ rocks onto the roof of the old lady's house. I found a perfectly smooth rock and threw it out. The stone was so smooth that it slipped from my hand and went straight not for the roof but for a small window. At the sound of broken glass, we know we were in 19.______.We turned and ran away.

I was too scared about getting 20._____the first night. However, a few days later when I was sure that I hadn't been discovered, I started to feel 21.______ for her misfortune(不幸).She still greeted me with a smile each day 22._____I gave her the paper, but I was no longer able to feel comfortable.

I made up my 23____ that I would save my paper delivery(分发）money to

24._____the cost of her window.And in three weeks I had seven dollars. I put the money in an envelope 25._____ a note explaining that I was 26._____for breaking her window and hoped that the seven dollars would cover the cost for repairing it.

I waited 27.____it was dark,walked to the old lady’s house quietly, and put the letter in her door.

The next day, I 28._____ the old lady her paper as usual. She thanked me for the paper and gave me a bag of cookie that she had made 29._____.I thanked her and ate the cookies as I continued my route.After eating several cookies, I felt an envelope and pulled it out of the bag. When I 30._____ the envelope, I was very surprised. Inside were the seven dollars and a short note that said, “I'm proud of you. ”

( )16. A.had B.made C. Taught D.caught

( )17.A.In B.On C.At D.With

( )18.A.playing B.running C.pushing D.throwing

( )19.A.problem B.surprise C.safety D.trouble

( )20.A.caught B.burned C. taken D.brought

( )21.A.happy B.sad C.guilty D.lucky

( )22.A.when B.where C.why D.which

( )23.A.idea B.mind C.decision D.advice

( )24.A.cover B.take C.get D.make

( )25.A.or B.in C.off D.with

( )26.A.pleased B. worried C.sorry D.surprised

( )27.A. until B. later C.before D.long

( )28.A.took B.bought C.sold D.handed

( )29A.herself B.himself C. myself D.itself

( )30.A.closed B.opened C.carried D.took

二、阅读理解（共15小题，每小题2分，满分30分）

阅读下列材料，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

Teenager Jake Denham was skiing(滑雪) with his family in the USA when he fell over and lost one of his skis. His family didn’t know that he had a problem. They kept on skiing. When they got to the foot of the mountain, there was no sign of Jake.

Jake couldn’t find his ski anywhere. In the end, he decided to take off his other ski and walk down the mountain. But he couldn’t work out the right way to go.

It was now getting dark and he was a long way from any place of safety. He knew that he might die that night in the cold temperatures. But Jake kept calm. At home, Jake watched a lot of TV programs about living in difficult situations. He remembered the advice from these programs and knew that he should build a hole in the snow. He made a hole and pointed it up the hill so the wind couldn’t blow into it. Outside his hole, the temperature fell to a dangerous-15℃that night, but inside it Jake was safe from the cold.

But he had to get down the mountain. The TV programs always said, “If you are lost, you should find someone else tracks(轨迹) through the snow and follow them.”“ I wanted to live my life,” remembers Jake. “So I got up and I found some ski tracks and I followed those.” He walked and walked and finally he saw lights. Nine hours after he lost his ski, he found a team of workers who came to save him. He was safe!

His mum was very happy when she heard the news. Amazingly, Jake didn’t even have to go to hospital. He got through the terrible experience without any injuries.

So, the next time someone says that watching TV is a waste of time, think of Jake. Sometimes TV can save your life!

16. Jake’s parents didn’t know that he was missing until ______

A. they reached the foot of the mountain

B. they began to ski down the mountain

C. a team of workers found Jake

D. Jake lost one of his skis

17. What was the most important decision Jake made for his safety?

A. To go skiing with his family in the USA

B. To search for the ski that he had lost in the snow.

C. To take off his other ski and walk down the mountain

D. To build a hole in the snow to keep himself warm

18. How did Jake get down the mountain the next morning?

A. He followed his parents

B. He followed the workers.

C. He followed some ski tracks

D. He followed some lights

19. What was the correct order in which these events happened?

A. Jake made a hole in the snow

B. Jake lost one of his skis

C Jake finally saw lights D. Jake skied with his family

20. Facing the difficulties, Jake Denham was ______

A. polite and hardworking

B. calm and clever

C. outgoing and helpful

D. warm and friendly

B

How quickly can you count from one to ten? Do you use ten different words to do it? Can you do it in English, or do you have to use your first language? Do you count on your fingers? Many people think that numbers and math are the same all over the world. But scientists have discovered that it is not true.

People in different parts of the world use different ways to count on their fingers. In the United States, people begin counting with their first finger, which they extend or stick out. They then extend the rest of their fingers and finally the thumb to count to five. Then they repeat this with the other hand to get to ten. In China, people count by using different finger positions. In this way, a Chinese person can easily count to ten on only one hand.

Besides ways of finger counting, scientists have found that cultures and languages are also different when it comes to numbers. Some languages have only a few words for numbers and others have no words for numbers. A group of scientists studied aboriginal(土著的) people in Australia. These people don’t have hand movements to stand for numbers. They don’t even have words for numbers. However, they are still able to understand different ideas about numbers.

In a similar study, researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology discovered that people of the Piraha tribe(部落) in northwestern Brazil don’t have words for numbers such as “one” or “three”. They are not able to say “five trees” or “ten trees” but can say “some trees”, “more trees”, or “many trees”. Professor Edward Gibson said that most people believe that everyone knows how to count, “but here is a group that does not count. They could learn, but it’s not useful in their culture, so they’ve never picked it up.”

Although all humans are able to understand quantities, not all languages have numbers and not all people use counting. Number words in a certain language are a result of people needing numbers in their daily lives. Now we know that people have different ideas about numbers and math, too.

21. The writer begins with the four questions in order to _____

A. make a survey

B. interest readers

C. tell a story

D. solve math problems

22. What do we learn from the difference in finger counting between the US and China?

A. People from China count much faster than people from the US

B. People from China need two hands to cunt from one to ten

C. People of different cultures may use different ways of finger counting

D. People of different cultures use the same way of finger counting

23. Which of the following is true about aboriginal Australians?

A. They have only a few words for numbers

B. They have hand movements to stand for numbers

C. They can only count to five one their fingers

D. They can understand different ideas about numbers

24. The study of the Piraha tribe shows that _____

A. People all over the world know how to count

B. People of the tribe have words for numbers

C. Some groups of people are not smart enough to count

D. counting is not useful in the culture of the tribe

25. What is the main idea of the passage?

A. People from different cultures have different ideas about numbers and math

B. Chinese people can count more easily on their fingers than Americans

C. In some aboriginal cultures, people don’t even know how to count

D. Some languages don’t have number words because people don’t need numbers.

C

Something caught my eyes when I was walking down the street. Two silver coins were shining in a melting snow bank, so I dug through the snow looking for more. Of course, I just ended up with really cold hands. I slipped the two coins into my pocket and went home, colder but richer. I began to think about how to spend the money…

Two days later, Mary and her little sister Susy were searching the snow banks. “ Finders are keepers”was my first thought. I didn’t want to hand them out even though Susy was already crying. “I dropped them right here,”she said between tears. Her hands were cold and red for digging in the snow. “Maybe they slid down the street with the melting snow. Let’s dig over here.” Mary’s voice sounded confident.

“They’ll never know” was my second thought, and I walked past them. “Phil, have you seen two silver coins?” asked Mary. Susy looked up from digging. Her eyes were hopeful.

“Tell a lie” was my third thought. “As a matter of fact,” I hesitated, “I dug two coins out of that snow bank just a few days ago. I wondered who might have lost them. “Susy hugged me with a big smile, “Oh, thank you, thank you.”

26. How did Phil feel when he was going home?

A. unhappy

B. excited

C. nervous

D. confident

27. The underlined word “they” in the 2nd paragraph refers to “____”

A. Susy and Mary

B. Mary and Phil

C. Snow banks

D. Two coins

28. Which of the following is the right order of the things that happened?

a. Phil found two silver coins in the snow

b. Susy dropped two silver coins

c. Phil dug through the snow

d. Susy kept digging in the snow for her lost coins.

A. abcd

B. acdb

C. bacd

D. bcda

29. What does the sentence “Her eyes were hopeful.” In the 3rd paragraph suggest?

A. Susy expected Phil to dig together

B. Susy expected Phil to return the coins

C. Susy hoped to dig out the lost coins

D. Susy hoped to get some useful information

30. What might Phil do with the two coins in the end?

A. He would give them back to Susy

B. He would give them away

C. He might keep them for himself

D. He might give them to his parents

D

Naturally, American schoolchildren love holidays. And they get a lot of them each year.Besides having national holidays such as Thanksgiv ing and Presidents’ Day off from school, students get longer breaks in the spring and during the summer holidays . In fact, kids in US only go to school for about 180 days a year. To students, holidays are perfect . However, parents think there are advantages and disadvantages.

On the one hand, school holidays allow families to spend time together. Many American parents take time off from work during June ,July or August to travel with their children on vacation either in US or a foreign country. On the other hand, schoolchildren get much more time off school than parents get vacation time. This means that parents with young children may have to pay more in babysitting or daycare costs. As well, the long summer holidays mean that students sometimes get bored .

Besides going on trips with their parents, American students enjoy taking part in different kinds of activities during the holidays. For example, some kids enjoy summer camps and outdoor adventure(冒险) holidays. Such trips are great for adventurous students. They also have a lot to offer students who aren’t usually interested in traditional PE activities. You can do courses in survival(生存) skills, for example. Students learn how to make a camp in the forest, which wild food they can eat and how to find their way back to the center.

Students who are not excited about summer camps and outdoor adventure may take part in courses in computer game design, film making and photography during the holidays. Finally, the traditional school trip to foreign countries is always popular. Students can practice their foreign language skills and experience everyday life in a different culture.

31. How long are kids in the US at school every year?

A. About 180 days .

B. About 280 days .

C. About 200 days .

D. About 300 days .

32. What does the underlined word “They” refer to in the third paragraph?

A. Some kids.

B. Different traditional PE activities

C. Parents

D. Summer camps and outdoor adventure.

33. Which of the following is true ?

A. Both parents and students think school holidays are perfect.

B. Parents can take care of their young children during all the holidays.

C. Students enjoy taking part in different kinds of activities during holidays.

D. Students don’t like to have school trips to foreign countries during holidays.

34. What would be the best title for the passage?

A. School Trips in the US.

B. School Holidays in the US.

C. School activities in the US.

D. Outdoor Adventure in the US

卷Ⅱ

三、词汇运用（共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分）

(A)根据短文内容和括号内汉语提示，写出空缺处各单词的正确形式，每空只写一词。Once upon a time, there was a bad king. He was hated by all his people because he did lots of 1_________(有害的) things to his people.

One day, he got the sudden idea of taking a walk outside his 2________(宫殿). He dressed himself in simple clothes.

He came to a river and decided to take a swim, because he thought he was a(n)3 ______(超级英雄). However, he began to sink(下沉) and he cried for help since he was not good at swimming.

Two farmers were working near the river. They heard the king’s cries for help and 4________(拉) him out of water. At that time, they did not know that the man was their king.

The king was 5________（感激的）to the two farmers. So he told them, “I’m your king. Ask for anything, and I will give it to you.”

One of the two farmers said, “My son’s leg was 6_______(受伤) and he can’t walk. Please send us a good doctor.”

“Well, this is a very acceptable request,” the king 7________(承诺) right away.

The other farmer thought for a while, and then he said, “You can do one very important thing for me.”

“What is that?” asked the king 8_________(大声地).

He thought this poor farmer must be thinking about 9________(财富).

The farmer answered, “Don’t be angry with me…”

The king said, “OK, you saved my life! Say what you want!”

The farmer said, “ Just keep it a(n)10 _________(秘密) that I’ve helped to save you.”

（B）用方框中所给单词的适当形式填空填入对话空白处，使对话通顺正确。每词限用一次，每空只写一词。

warm polite introduce bank mention

1. He wants to be a ______ in the future.

2. I’ve put on a T-shirt under my sweater for extra __________.

3. “I don’t quite understand you,” she said as ________ as she could.

4. Mr. Wang thought Mark’s __________ to Chinese table manners was great.

5. They all avoided _________ the name of the king, or they would be punished.

四、语法填空（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）

阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的适当形式填空。

Ms. Mary was over eighty, but she still drove her old car like half her age. She loved driving very fast, and boasted of the fact 1. she had never, in her thirty-five years of driving, been punished 2. a driving mistake.

Then one day, she nearly lost her record. A police car followed her, and the policemen in it saw her pass a red light without 3. (stop).

When Ms. Mary came before the judge, he looked at her severely and said that she was too old to drive a car, and that the reason 4 she had not stopped at red light was most probably that her eyes had become weak 5 old age, so that she had simply not seen it.

When the judge had finished 6 he was saying, Ms. Mary opened the big handbag she was carrying and took out her sewing. Without saying a word, she 7. (choose) a needle with a very small eye, and threaded it at the first time.

When she had 8 (success) done this, she took the thread out of the needle again and handed both the needle and thread to the judge, saying, “Now it is your turn. I suppose you can drive a car well, and you have no doubts 9. your eyesight.”

The judge took the needle and tried to thread it. After half a dozen times, he had still not succeeded. The case against Ms. Mary 10 (dismiss), and her record remained unbroken.

六、书面表达（共1小题，满分20分）

计算机在我们的生活、工作中的作用越来越大，你知道计算机的起源与发展吗？请结合计算机的发明时间（1946年）、外形、用途等方面，谈一下它的发展变化，并说明你对未来计算机的畅想。

词数：80左右。

宁波市2018届初中毕业生模拟考试（七）

英语试题(答案)

一、完形填空（共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分）

16---20 CBDDA 21----25 CABAD 26----30CADAB

二、阅读理解（共20小题，每小题2分，满分40分）

A篇ADCAB

B篇BCDDA

C篇BDCDA

D篇DADCB

三、词汇运用（共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分）

(A)1.harmful 2.palace 3.superhero 4. pulled 5. thankful

6.wounded/hurt

7. promised

8. aloud

9. wealth 10. Secret

（B）1. banker 2. warmth 3. politely 4. introduction 5. mentioning

四、语法填空（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）

1. that

2. for

3.stopping. 4why 5.with

6.what

7. chose

8. successfully

9.about 10. was dismissed

六、书面表达（共1小题，满分20分）

Computer

Computers are becoming more and more important in our daily life. Do you know when the computer was invented?

The computer was invented in 1946. At that time, it was huge. With the development of science and technology, the computer has grown smaller. Now there are many kinds of computers, such as personal computers and laptops. The computer is a very useful tool in our life. For example, it can send some messages to foreign friends by email. What’s more, it can share information with others through the World Wide Web. We can also listen to music or play the game on computers. It makes us relax.