2018年江苏省无锡市滨湖区中考英语模拟试卷(4月份)

2018年江苏省无锡市滨湖区中考英语模拟试卷（4月份）

一、单项选择（本大题共14分，每小题1分）在A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑．

1．(★)Try not to depend on your parents often， for they can't do ______ for you in your lifetime．（）

A．something B．anything C．everything D．nothing

2．(★)Please read ______ the whole passage quickly and try to get a general idea of it．（）

A．across B．through C．over D．about

3．(★)Parents should be educated ______ important education is to their

children's future．（）

A．so B．such C．how D．what

4．(★)He was unhappy when he sold his guitar． ______， he had had it for a long time．（）

A．After all B．In all

C．Above all D．First of all

5．(★)China has the world's largest population of university graduates， so providing them with jobs

is really a ______ for the Chinese government．（）

A．challenge B．competition

C．purpose D．situation

6．(★)-What's the advantage of shopping online？

-I think buyers spend a lot of time going to shops．（）

A．shouldn't B．mustn't C．can't D．needn't

7．(★)- Judy， what's on your mind？

- Well， I'm considering ______ I am going to put our new furniture．（）

A．what B．where C．which D．who

8．(★)The teacher said that it ______ difficult to make progress if I didn't work hard．（）

A．is B．was C．will be D．would be

9．(★)- It took me ten years to build up my business， and it almost killed me．- Well．You know what they say． ______．（）

A．Practice makes perfect

B．No pains， no gains

C．Every dog has its day

D．The early bird catches the worm

10．(★★)The student was happy to find that all her homework was ______ than she used to get in her

old school．（）

A．less heavy B．less heavier

C．more heavy D．much heavier

11．(★★)______ bad weather stops him， my grandfather takes exercise outdoors every morning．（）

A．If B．Since C．Unless D．Though

12．(★★)Scientific research shows that if proper exercise is ______ regularly，it can improve our

health．（）

A．carried away B．carried out

C．carried on D．carried off

13．(★)- What did the foreigner say to you just now？

- He asked me ______．（）

A．if I have ever heard of Beijing Opera

B．whether did I like Beijing Opera

C．that Beijing Opera had strong local colour

D．if Beijing Opera had a lasting value

14．(★★)- Are you going to take part in the speech competition？

-______． It's too good a chance to miss．（）

A．No problem B．My pleasure

C．I can't agree more D．That's for sure

二、完形填空（本大题共10分，每小题10分）先通读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从每小

题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑．

15．(★★★)People always have communication with each other． In the past when they couldn't write， they used simple symbols to send their messages． Some groups of North American Indians were good at （1） A messages． For example， a small stone on top of a large one meant "This is the way．" If there was another small stone on the right， it meant "Turn right．" Some grass with a knot meant "Danger!" and so on．

In forests of Africa， it was （2） A to travel between villages． But drum could be heard from many kilometers away． So， some groups of Africans made their drums "（3） B " like people．

The Incas of South America used to send messages by tying knots with

ropes． Messages have been found， but （4） D can understand what they mean． And the Egyptians used pictures as a kind of （5） C ， but only a few people were （6） B to understand them．

Today， we also use a lot of symbols． When we are in a car and we see a red light，we stop the car． When a mother says to her child， "Eat your cake!" the child eats the cake． Sometimes the red light and the words of the mother are symbols． And

the （7） B ， of course， is that the （8） C way of communication between people is sound．

There are more than 3，000languages in the world today． And about 13of them are spoken by large groups of people． Languages of the world are both similar and different． They are similar because we can talk and write about the same

things． They are different because we talk and write about these things with different （9） D ．

There is no （10） A that we learn a second language in order to communicate with people who do not speak our language．

1． A． sending B． spreading C． publishing D． giving

2． A． difficult B． easy C． interesting D． boring

3． A． say B． speak C． tell D． whisper

4． A anybody B． somebody C． everybody D． nobody

5． A． hearing B． thinking C． writing D． reading

6． A． learned B． taught C． made D． told

7． A． matter B． fact C． reality D． situation

8． A． important B． necessary C． basic D． first

9． A． symbols B． signs C． expressions D． words

10． A． doubt B． discussion C． chance D． choice

三、阅读理解（本大题共26分，每小题6分）阅读下面的短文，然后根据短文内容，在每小