最新南通市2018年英语中考真题及答案
南通市2018年初中毕业、升学考试试卷
英语
第Ⅰ卷（选择题共60分）
一、单项选择（本题共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
从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．Earth is only home to everyone．Let’s try to make it greener world to live in．
A．a；a B．the；a C．a；the D．the；the
2．—How are the two college students getting on with their project work？
—Pretty well．of them enjoys working with the local students．
A．Both B．All C．Each D．Any
3．To people’s great surprise，the old building still after the strong earthquake．
A．refused B．remained C．required D．reviewed
4．I know the city well that I don’t need to use a map to get around．
A．quite B．very C．so D．such
5．—Thanks for looking after me my illness，Millie．
—Don’t mention it．That’s what friends are for．
A．through B．against C．with D．across
6．Some teenage art lovers will the school Drama Club next week．
A．come up with B．try out for C．carry on with D．look around for
7．By taking an online spoken English course，I find much simpler to speak English．
A．this B．that C．it D．one
8．—Mrs Brown，how long can books from the school library ？
—At most two weeks．
A．borrow B．keep C．be borrowed D．be kept
9．It is almost half a year workers started building the underground Line 1 in Nantong．
A．when B．since C．before D．after
10．Mr Jiang isn’t as busy as before because there no home robot to help him．
A．used to be B．may be C．used to have D．may have
11．—Which team do you expect to win the 2018 World Cup？
—Brazil，although it was only the world’s fourth team in the last World Cup．
A．good B．better C．The best D．best
12．The students' interest in Chinese paper-cut a lot after a folk artist gave them a talk ．
A．Has risen B．rose C．rises D．Was rising
13．—are you handing out the leaflets for？
—To ask people to care more about the left-behind children．
A．How B．Why C．What D．Who
14．—Could you tell me ？
—It’s about how a group of super-heroes try to save humans．
A．when was the film Avengers Assemble 3 shown
B．when the film Avengers Assemble 3 was shown
C．what story the film Avengers Assemble 3 tells us
D．what story the film Avengers Assemble 3 told us
15．—May I use the mobile for a while，Mum？
—．You even haven’t started doing your homework！
A．No way B．I quite agree C．I’m afraid so D．No problem
二、完型填空（本题共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的ABCD四个选项，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Stitch after stitch，Amy is embroidering（刺绣）her hand-made napkin．
“Well，Amy，how are you getting on？”cried Lizzy，whose 16 seemed to fly over her work．
“Not very fast，”replied quiet little Amy．Meanwhile, she didn’t 17 her eyes，“I have almost finished one side．”
“One side!”said Lizzy，with an unpleasant laugh，“Why，we both began sewing（缝制）at the same time，and I’m now at the fourth side of mine！”
“I know that I am 18 ，but I’ll try to be steady（稳的），and to do my best．”said the little girl，as she went on with her work．
“As I sew so fast，”cried Lizzy，“I’m sure to have finished my napkin 19 before the bell rings for dinner．I’ll just run for a minute to the garden，to see if the roses are out：”—so，leaving her work on a chair，Lizzy 20 out of the room．
Amy longed for the fresh air and the flowers，but her work must first be done．Steadily she laid down her sister came back．
“Ah，you slow little thing！”cried Lizzy．“You will 22 get up to me．I’ll have time to go to my room and put up my new picture on the wall．”
Off went joyful little Lizzy，Amy went on with her work．Before her sister 23 the room again，the third side of her napkin was done．
“Had you not better finish your sewing？”said Amy．“It must be near the time for 24 ．”
“Oh! I can finish it in two minutes，only I want to read that storybook，which Tom told us
was so funny．”
“What if you 25 ？”
“No fear of that！”cried Lizzy，“No one is so likely to be as a slow little thing like you！
Poor Amy made no 26 ，quietly she worked on．Lizzy was soon deep in her story and she forgot all about her 27 ，till suddenly the sound of the bell woke her up．
“Can it be dinner-time”she cried．“Oh dear，and my napkin is not hemmed!And yours—”
“It is 28 finished，”said Amy，as she quietly put it away．
“This is much like ‘The Hare and the Tortoise’，the faster，but not the winner，”thought Lizzy，who，though proud，had enough 29 to take a lesson：The quick，proud may have the 30 ，but the quiet，steady may do more in the end．
（）16. A．fingers B．eyes C．feet D．body
（）17. A．touch B．open C．raise D．cover
（）18. A．careful B．nervous C．unusual D．slow
（）19. A．long B．soon C．only D．suddenly
（）20. A．stepped B．jogged C．flew D．looked
（）21. A．first B．second C．third D．fourth
（）22. A．never B．surely C．always D．finally
（）23. A．tidied B．left C．cleaned D．entered
（）24. A．breakfast B．lunch C．dinner D．bed
（）25. A．can B．can’t C．should D．shouldn’t
（）26. A．choice B．decision C．mistake D．reply
（）27. A．story B．rose C．work D．sister
（）28. A．even B．just C．almost D．hardly
（）29. A．sense B．feeling C．attention D．pride
（）30. A．change B．progress C．start D．luck
三、阅读理解（本题共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）
请认真阅读下列短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
Do you know five of the smallest countries of the world are in
Europe? They’re commonly know as the microstates．
Andorra
It's in the Mount Pyrenees，which separates France and
Spain．It is about 470 square kilometers and has a population of about 70, 000．While Andorrans make up only about one-third of the population，almost half are Spanish and the rest are Portuguese and French．The official language is Catalan．
Liechtenstein
It is a principality．Its area of 160 square kilometers is home to 33,000 people who speak mostly German．There is great skiing here．
San Marino
As one of the world's oldest republics，it covers an area of 61 square kilometers．It has a population of about 28,000 and they speak Italian there．Tourism is the main industry，but banking，clothing，wine，and cheese are also important to the country．
Monaco
It is located（位于）on the Mediterranean Sea along the coast of France，not far from the Italian border．It has a population of 32,000 and is only 2 square kilometers！It is the world’s most densely（密集的）populated country！Many wealthy people choose to live here．Most of them are French or Italian．
Vatican City
Known as Roman Catholic Church，Vatican City is the world's smallest country，measuring only 0. 44 square kilometers．Surprisingly，it is located in Rome，the capital city of Italy．Although it is home to only 890 citizens，3,000 people from Rome work here every day．Millions of tourists visit each year to see its buildings and famous artwork．
31．How many Spanish are in Andorra？
A．About 70,000．B．About 23,000．
C．About 35,000．D．About 12,000．
32．Which country does the number ②in the picture refer（指）to？
A．Andorra．B．Liechtenstein．C．San Marino．D．Monaco．33．Which of the following is true according to the passage？
A．Skiing is very popular in Liechtenstein．
B．Banking is the main industry of San Marino．
C．Liechtenstein has fewer people than San Marino．
D．Vatican City，the capital city of Italy, is in Rome．
B
A TV program“National Treasure”has become a huge hit since last
December. It is another cultural TV program on CCTV that has ever had
wonderful successes in China，alter the“Chinese Character Dictation
Competition”in 2013，the“Chinese Idiom Competition”in 2014．the
“Chinese Riddle Competition”in 2016，and the“Chinese Poetry Competition”in 2017．
The TV program has ten episodes（集）．Across them，a total of 27 national treasures from nine major Chinese museums were presented．The program brings these relics （古物）to life and displays their unique beauty through different artistic methods. The opening episode showed three of China's finest cultural treasures from the Palace Museum in Beijing．Famous actors Li Chen，Wang Kai and Tony Leung played the“national treasure guardians”of each item．They told not only the mysteries behind the treasures but also their own stories about them．
Li Chen plays Emperor Huizong of the Song Dynasty，and tells the history of a precious painting“A Panorama of Rivers and Mountains”by Wang Ximeng from the Song Dynasty．
Wang Kai，acting as Emperor Qianlong（1711—1799）of the Qing Dynasty（1644—1911），presented the historical background of“Large Vase with Variegated Glazes”．The vase has 17 kinds of glaze（釉）and 12 paintings，and had to be re-fired several times in its production．During the rule of Qianlong，China's porcelain（制瓷的）techniques were the finest in the world．
Hong Kong actor Tony Leung is the national treasure guardian of the 23-hundred-year-old stone drum and plays Sima Guang（1019-1086）from the Northern Song Dynasty．Sima Guang and his father Sima Chi worked hard to find the real stone drums and protected them in the past．
“As a culture show，‘National Treasure’aims to bring history to life．We want our viewers to feel that the cultural relics are like people and that they have their own personalities and lives，”said Yu Lei，producer of the program，“people's interest in culture as well as the tradition and
workmanship of the Chinese nation has become a trend（潮流）．This has encouraged us to better
promote（弘扬）our fine culture．We hope through the program，more and more people will go into museums to enjoy the beauty of relics．”
34．What type of TV show is "National Treasure"？
A．A culture show．B．A travel show．
C．A music show．D．A chat show．
35．What did Sima Guang do for protecting national treasures？
A．He told the mysteries behind the national treasures．
B．He painted“A Panorama of Rivers and Mountains”．
C．He re-fired“Large Vase with Variegated Glazes”several times．
D．He found and protected the real stone drums with his father．
36．What can you learn from the passage？
A．The“Chinese Poetry Competition”became nationwide popular in 2013．
B．The Palace Museum presented three treasures from the Song Dynasty．
C．China's porcelain techniques were the finest in the world in the 17th century．D．Nine major museums presented 27 national treasures in ten episodes．
37．The purpose of the TV program“National Treasure”is to ．
① better promote Chinese fine culture
②tell viewers the relics don't have lives
③invite its viewers to play the roles of the guardians
④encourage more people to enjoy relics in museums
A．①②B．②③C．①④D．③④
C
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