20xx年无锡金桥中考二模考试英语试卷(有答案).doc

2018 无锡金桥二模试卷一、单项选择1 Wuxi is a beautiful place and ________ place that is worth __________ visit.A. a; aB. a; theC. the; theD. the; a2 --What do you think of the football match?--Wonderful! The Chinese football team has never played __________.A. worseB. worstC. betterD. best3 --________ you _________ Kate ’ s letter yet?--Yes, I ________ it for several days.A. Did; receive; have receivedB. Have; received; have hadC. Have; received; have receivedD. Did; receive; have had4--Daniel, your books are in a terrible mess on your desk.--Really sorry. I’ ll ______________ at once.A. put them awayB. put them outC. put them onD. put them down5 It was not until I told him __________ he knew about it.A. thatB. whenC. whileD. as6 Don’ t throw away the waste paper. It needs _________ so that it can be reused.A. to destroyB. collectingC. to collectD. destroying7--She’ s seldom asked to do housework at home, _________ she?--_________. Her parents are very busy with their work, so she has to do the laundry every day.A. has; YesB. hasn ’ t; NoC. is; YesD. isn ’ t; No8 Later I knew what he did was far ___________ my imagination. He was quite generous.A. pastB. throughC. acrossD. beyond9 PE will be part of the high school graduation examinations. ________, you ’ ll have to be strong anto graduate.A. After allB. As a matter of factC. In other wordsD. What ’ s more10--What do you think of these cars made in Japan?--Actually I prefer _________ made in Germany even though they cost more.A. the onesB. thatC. onesD. the those11 --There is somebody at the door. Who ______ it be?--I ’ m not sure. It ________ be a postman.A. may; willB. will; canC. may; mustD. can; may12 --What did he ask on the phone just now?--He wanted to know ___________.A. when the meeting will startB. what I was going to say at the next meetingC. how long would the meeting lastD. who is the host of the meeting13--What language is that guy speaking? I can hardly catch a single word!--___________. He ’ s from India, so I guess it is Hindi.A. Neither I canB. Neither can IC. So I canD. So can I14 --I ’ d like to meet you again and discuss the planthis Friday.--All right. _____________.A. It countsB. It will doC. It dependsD. It doesn’ t matter二、完形填空I had always cared about sick children and tried to help them. But when my little grandson received thirddegree burns, I learned first-hand how 15 a loving adult feels when his/her child is suffering and he/she cantake the pain away. This experience16me to feel sorry for parents with sick children.One mom told me that she17 like running into the street and screami ng,“ My child is sick. Wouldsomebody please help us?” It breaks18my that these parents are so anxiously(忧虑地) searching forsomeone to care and help them 19 the hard times of watching their helpless child suffer. So I decided to dosomething to help them.Two years ago, I almost lost my eyesight. Luckily, I regained( 恢复 ) some eyesight, but I was no longer ableto work. 20 I had a lot of time. At first, I thought that my life was 21 because I couldn ’ t do any of thethings I used to do. I believed that my life had no purpose and I was no 22 to anybody anymore. I began tobe interested in surfing the Internet for information.One day I received several emails asking for help for sick children. I decided to post their stories and pictureson a webpage. What began as a 23 has grown into a fulltime job I enjoy doing every day. Since my websitewas built, I ’ ve received tens of emails from worried parents asking me to put their child ’ s sto 325 volunteers have 24 me to send children “ happy mail ” without being paid.15 A. bored B. puzzled C. helpless D. hopeful16 A. made B. advised C. guided D. led17 A. seemed B. felt C. looked D. sounded18 A. heart B. head C. legs D. face19 A. over B. with C. across D. through20 A. But B. Though C. So D. Since21 A. meaningless B. meaningful C. interesting D. boring22 A. point B. sense C. good D. hope23 A. picture B. wish C. hobby D. website24 A. paid B. joined C. invited D. advised三、阅读理解A25 If you are free on Tuesday and you are interested in paintings, where can you go to enjoy yourself?A. Concerts.B. Exhibitions.C. Theaters.D. Movies.26 What movie is on at Bijou Theatre in the evening?A. Quarantine! Starring Tony Stark.B. Kerry Gaynor in the Devil ’ s PlaygroundC. Midnight Double FeaturedD. Melinda Lee ’ s Siam Sunset27Which is TRUE according to the passage?A.Clubs are open only in the morning.B.Concerts are open only at night.C.You can see the movie Tony Stark in Bijou Theater at 7:30 to 9:45 in the morning.D.Valleyview Sculptors’ Society Group Exhibition is on from Tuesday to Sunday.BOne of Britain ’bravest women told yesterday how she helped to catch suspected( 可疑的 ) police killer David Bieber -- and was thanked with flowers by the police. It was also said that she could be in line for a share of up to ￡ 30,000 reward money.Vicki Brown, 30, played a very important role in ending the nationwide manhunt. Vicki, who hasworked atthe Royal Hotel for four years, told of her terrible experience when shehad to steal into Bieber ’s bedroom and towatch him secretly. Then she waited alone for three hours while armed police prepared to storm the building.She said: "I was very nervous. But when I opened the hotel door and saw 20 armed policemen linedup in thecar park I was so glad they were there. ”The alarm had beenraised becauseVicki became suspicious( 怀疑 ) of the guest who checked in at 3 pm the daybefore New Year ’s Eve with little luggage and wearing sunglassesand a hat pulleddown over his face. She said:“He didn ’t seemto want to talk too much and make any eye contact( 接触 ) . ”Vicki, the only employee onduty, called her bossesMargaret, 64, and husband Stan McKale, 65, who phoned the police at 11 pm.Officers from Northumbria Police called Vicki at the hotel in Dunston, Gateshead, at about 11:30 pm to makesure that this was the wanted man. Then they kept in touch by phoning Vicki every 15minutes.“ Itwas about ten past two in the morning when the phone went again and a policeman said‘Would you go and make yourself known to the armed officers outside? My’.heart missed a beat. ”Vicki quietly showed eight armed officers through passagesand staircasesto the top floor roomand handedover the key.“I realized that my bedroom window overlooks that part of the hotel, so I went to watch. I couldnot seeinto theman’s room, but I could seethe passage.The police kept shouting at the man tocome out with his hands showing.Then suddenly he must have come out becausethey shouted for him to lie down while he was handcuffed (带上手铐 ). ”28Vicki becamesuspicious of David Bieber because__________.A.the police called herB.he looked very strangeC.he cameto the hotel with little luggageD.he came to the hotel the day before New Year ’s Eve29David Bieber was most probably handcuffed in ________.30The whole event probably lasted about _______ hours from the moment Bieber came to the hotelto the arrival of some armed officers.A. 6B. 8C.11D. 14CSome time ago I discovered that one of my chairs had a broken leg. I didn ’think there would be anydifficulty in getting it repaired, as there are a lot of antique (古董 ) shops near my home. So I left home onemorning carrying the chair with me. I went into the first shop expecting a friendly reception(接待). I was quitewrong. The man wouldn’ t even look at my chair.The second shop, though slightly more polite, was just the same, and the third and the fourth--so I decidedthat my approach must be wrong.I entered the fifth shop with a plan in my mind. I placed the chair on the floor and said to the shopkeeper,“ Would you like to buy a chair?” He looked it over carefully and said,“ Yes, not a bad chair. How m want for it, sir?”“ Twentypounds,”Isaid.“ OK,”he said,“ I’givell you twenty pounds.”“ It’gots a slightlybroken leg,” I said.“ Yes, I saw that, it’ s nothing.”Everything was going according to my plan and l was getting excited.“ What will you do with it? “ Oh, it will be easy to sell once the repair is done.”“ I’ ll buy it,” I said.“ What do you m me, ” he said.“ Yes, I know but I’ ve changed my mind. I am sorry. I-seven’poundsllgive yf o ur i t wenty.”“ Youmust be crazy,” he said. Then, suddenlythepenny dropped.“ I know what you want. You want me to repair yourchair. ”“ You’ re right,” I said.“ And what would you have done if I had walked in and said,chair for me?’”“ I wouldn’ t have agreed to do it,” he said.“ We don’ t do repairs,toonot enough monmuch trouble. But I’ II repair this for you. Shall we say for five pounds?”He was a very nice man a amused by the whole thing.31 We can learn from the text that in the first shop the writer_______.A. was rather impoliteB. was warmly receivedC. asked the shopkeeper to buy his chairD. asked the shopkeeper to repair his chair32 The expression "the penny dropped" in the last paragraph means the shopkeeper_______.A. changed his mindB. accepted the offerC. saw the writer s purpose’D. decided to help the writer33 How much did the writer pay?A. ￡ 5.B. ￡ 7.C. ￡20.D. ￡ 27.DThe father’ s role in the family is important. One researcher says babies who are cared for by their fathershave greater cognitive ( 认知的 ) development at one year of age than babies not cared for by their fathers. Anotherresearcher reports that by spending time with their pre- school children, fathers can help to develop children’language ability. Researchers also point out that for school-age children, fathers are one bridge with the outsideworld.Fathers who value ( 重视 ) education have children who do better in school than those children whose fathersdon ’ t value education. What’ s more, fathers who spend quality time with theirenmaychildrgive their childrenhappy memories which may last a lifetime.While each father is a unique person who educates children in his own style, good fathers have something incommon.Good fathers attend their children’ s school activities. Theyve thealsochildreninvol in their lives and theadult world by taking them to see the workplace, or by taking them when the car needs to be repaired, etc.Good fathers expect a great deal from their children, but also accept and support the unique individuals (个体)that their children are becoming.Good fathers prefer explanations and reasoning to force.Good fathers know their time with children is really an investment (投资) in them.Being an involved father is good for children and good for fathers. Both children and fathers have the chancefor growth and development. Today’ s lifestyles are changing. More and more fathers are keeping a balancebetween their personal life, work, and family time.34The passage is mainly about _________.A.how to be a qualified fatherB.the growth and development of both fathers and childrenC.the father’ s role in the growth and development of childrenD. the change of the father ’ s role in modern society35 A unique person in the third paragraph means “ a person”.whoA. has the same ideas as othersB. is the only one of his typeC. does everything without considering othersD. tries’toideasdoeverything well36 Which of the following statements is CORRECT according to the passage?A. Good fathers attend their children ’ s school activities but never take them to their workplace.B. Good fathers expect a great deal from their children and force them to work hard.C. Good fathers try to make it clear to their children that staying with their fathers is an investment.D. Good fathers improve themselves when they spend time with their children.37 According to the passage, father ’ s iinvolvementtheirchildren es’mayslivNOT lead to _________.A. the good fate( 命运 ) of their childrenB. better reading levels of their childrenC. happy memories which may last a lifetimeD. greater cognitive development of their children四、词汇运用(A)根据句意和汉语注释 , 写出单词的正确形式。