南通市英语中考模拟试卷

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 cousin’s hands?

--- __________ European map in one of his hand and a book in his _________ other hand.

A.An; the

B. An; /

C. A; the

D.A; /

2.We all think it impolite to fool ________little children.

A. so

B. such

C. that

D. it

3. There are fewer and fewer tigers in India. The situation will continue ________ humans stop hunting them for their fur and bones.

A. if

B. unless

C. because

D. since

4. --- Lucy, don’t let anybody in. I’m too busy to see ______ all the morning.

---OK. I ______.

A. nobody ; will

B. anybody ; won’t

C. somebody ; don’t

D. anybody ; know

5. --- Mum,can I eat the chips?

--- Sure,if the plates __________．

A.wash

B.are washed

C.will wash

D.will be washed

6.---What can I do for you, Madam?

--- I’m looking for a table for eight, but I find they have all been ________.

A. made up

B. kept up

C. taken up

D. put up

7. Jack seems much busier than you ______ ready for the exams.

A. gets

B.get

C. to get

D. getting

8. Nine thousand dollars ____ a large amount of money, but it is _____ than what we want.

A. is; very more

B. are; far more

C. is; far less

D. are; very little

9. When high buildings are rising here and there, there will be less and less land ________.

A. leaving

B. leave

C. leaves

D. left

10. ---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, can’t

B. may, can’t

C. may, must

D. must, mustn’t

11.The Smiths are considering not moving to Canada because they ______ the cold weather there.

A. used to

B. didn’t use

C. didn’t use to

D. aren’t used to

12. When Paul has some thing interesting, he can’t keep it to _________ and wants to tell me.

A. him

B. his

C. himself

D. he

13.--- Mom, we are going camping this weekend.

--- Please take some warm clothes with you. The temperature will _________ to 0℃ then.

A. drop

B. continue

C. develop

D. increase

14.---What else did Tony ask you about the trip to Nantong?

--- She asked me ______.

A. who was the guide of the trip

B. when they will visit the Presidential Palace

C. how long would they stay at Nanjing Museum

D. if she can go to Nantong Museum alone on the second day

15. ---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 sorry

B. Certainly not

C. I don’t know yet

D. Well, I should be

二、完形填空（15分）

There was a king who loved art very much. One day a(n) 16 came and said, "Please let me paint a picture on a wall." The king happened to have a big new hall 17 . So he 18 the artist to work on one of the walls.

At the same time, another artist came and asked to work on the 19 wall. He promised he would make the same picture as the first artist’s 20 looking at the first artist’s work. The second artist asked to have a thick curtain put up between the two walls 21 neither of them could see each other.

The following day they began to work. The first artist brought in 22 supply of paint, oil, water and so on. The second one came with a 23 and a bucket (桶).

A month later, the f irst artist’s work was completed, and the second artist said, “My wall is

24 too! ”

The king went to see the first artist’s wall. He was pleased with it and gave the artist a lot of money. He then asked people to _25 the curtain.

26 ! Each line was 27 the same as that on the opposite wall. The king was quite satisfied and gave him double money. However, he 28 how the second man had made it. “I just wipe the wall with the cloth,” the man said calmly .The wall was 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 reflection of you too. If you are sad, the world will be sad. If you are happy, the world will be happy.

16. A. editor B. artist C. server D. actress

17. A. created B. destroyed C. ruined D. built

18. A. persuaded B. realized C. allowed D. determined

19. A. opposite B. ordinary C. same D. similar

20. A. with B. without C. beneath D. under

21. A. even if B. as if C. so that D. in case

22. A. little B. few C. enough D. useless

23. A. mirror B. cloth C. stick D. curtain

24. A. present B. free C. ready D. useful

25. A. open B. shut C. close D. closed