2018年江苏省扬州市江都市邵樊片中考英语二模试卷

2018年江苏省扬州市江都市邵樊片中考英语二模试卷
一、选择题
1．(★)What_________ exciting news report! The thief will be in_________ prison
for 2years．（）
A．an； a B．/； / C．an； / D．/； the
2．(★)The number of the volunteers in our city 2，000．
And sixty percent of them teachers and students．（）
A．is； is B．is； are C．are； is D．are； are
3．(★)Being _______，the novel based upon real-life events sells ________．（）
A．very worth being read； good
B．well worth reading； good
C．well worth reading； well
D．very worth reading； well
4．(★)_____ regular exercise is very important， it's never a good idea to exercise too close to bedtime．（）
A．If B．As C．Though D．Unless
5．(★)A fire happened in the factory last night．Have they _______who did
it．（）
A．looked for B．found C．found out D．searched
6．(★)The Spring Festival is one of the ________ festivals in China and everyone loves to celebrate it．（）
A．modern B．traditional
C．international D．ancient
7．(★★)---The high school entrance examination is coming!
---Yes， our teacher tells us we ____ be too careful while taking exams．（）A．mustn't B．shouldn't C．needn't D．can't
8．(★★)WeChat is a useful communication tool _________ can help people talk to
friends， share photos， ideas and feelings freely．（）
A．whom B．who C．whose D．which
9．(★)The music ________by Tan Dun sounds________．（）
A．was written； amazing B．written； amazed
C．was written； amazed D．written； amazing
10．(★)He has___________ few friends at school that he feels__________ lonely．（）
A．such； such B．so； so C．so； such D．such； so
11．(★★)As a new kind of transport service，public bicycles _________ in more Chinese cities in the following years．（）
A．use B．are used
C．will use D．will be used
12．(★)Wearing red makes _____easy ________us to take action．（）
A．it； for B．this； of C．that； for D．it； of
13．(★)I don't think Mum saw us． She______a TV play and deeply moved by it．（）
A．was watching B．is watching
C．watch D．watched
14．(★)- How do you plan to spend the coming summer holidays？
- I haven't decided． I wonder ________ during the holiday．（）
A．where am I going to spend
B．whether it was going to be sunny
C．who will I invite to have a trip with me
D．if my mother will give me extra homework
15．(★★)Maybe you think it impossible to finish this task， but I always believe ．（）
A．where there is a will， there is a way
B．practice makes perfect
C．many hands make light work
D．a good beginning is half done
二、完形填空
16．(★★★)Some time ago I discovered one of my chairs had a broken leg．I
didn't think there would be any difficulty in getting it（1） D ，as there are many antique shops near my home．（2） A one morning I left home with the chair．I went into the first shop，expecting a friendly reception．I was quite（3）D ．The man wouldn't even look at my chair．
The second shop，though slightly more（4） C ，was just the same，and the
third and the fourth，so I decided that something must be wrong．I entered the
fifth shop with a（n）（5） B in my mind．I placed the chair on the floor and said to the shopkeeper："Would you like to（6） A a chair？"
He looked it over（7） A and said："Yes，not a bad chair．How much do you want for it，sir？"
"20pounds，"I said．"OK，"he said．"I'll give you 20pounds．""It's got a slightly broken leg，"I said．"Yes，I saw that，it's（8） A ．"
Everything was going according to plan and I was getting（9） A ．"What will you do with
it？"I asked．"Oh，it will be easy to sell（10） C the repair is done．"
"I'll buy it，"I said．
"What do you mean？You've just（11） C it to me，"he said．"Yes，I know but
I've changed
my mind．I am sorry．I'll give you 27pounds for it．"
"You must be（12） D ，"he said．Then，（13） B the penny dropped．"I see．You want me to repair your chair．"
"You're right，"I said．"And what would you have done if I had walked in and said，‘Would
you repair this chair for me？'
"I wouldn't have（14） B to do it，"he said．"We don't do repairs，not enough money in it and too much（15） C ．But I'll fix this for you．Shall we say for five pounds？"
He was a very nice man and was greatly amused by the whole thing．
1．A．sold B．returned C．cleaned D．fixed
2．A．So B．Yet C．Still D．And
3．A．confident B．polite C．careless D．wrong
4．A．strange B．different C．polite D．wise
5．A．question B．plan C．belief D．excuse
6．A．buy B．check C．reuse D．exchange
7．A．carefully B．hurriedly C．sincerely D．excitedly 8．A．something B．everything C．anything D．nothing
9．A．excited B．patient C．stressed D．worried
10．A．since B．unless C．when D．while
11．A．lent B．sent C．sold D．returned
12．A．bored B．dissatisfied C．sick D．crazy
13．A．properly B．suddenly C．finally D．naturally
14．A．expected B．agreed C．managed D．refused
15．A．challenge B．danger C．trouble D．loss
三、阅读理解
17．(★★★)Three students are choosing a course at The West Midlands College of Technology：
Clara
At first I thought about the Sports Studies Course because I really enjoy swimming and football， but in the end I decided that the Leisure （休闲） and Tourism Course is better for me． You see， I like meeting people and I'd really like to work abroad for a few years， maybe as a tour guide or in a hotel， maybe in Spain．
Taka
I'd really like to do a course in art because I'm very interested in art， but I have to think about my job． I work as a fashion designer and when I go back to Japan I want to use a computer to design clothes， so I'm going to the Information Technology Course． I can study art and photography in my free time!
Ben
Yeah， well， I want to have a good time at college， you know， and meet lots of people． I don't want to work too much! I like computers a lot and I might do a job with computers one day in the future， but at the moment I'm really interested in music， you know． I'm in a rock band， so I've decided to do the Performing Arts Course． Then in the first year I can do music and in the second year I'll probably do a course in singing． Then my friends in the band and I can be rich and famous!
（1）We can learn from the passage that Clara is a（n） B person．
A． patient
B．outgoing
C． gentle
D． traditional
（2）Taka wants to learn A with computers from the Information Technology Course．
A． how to design clothes
B． how to make photos better
C． how to draw well
D． how to design indoor decoration
（3）Ben would like to D during his study at college．
A． study more on computers
B． set up a new rock band
C． do more part-time jobs
D． focus on music and singing
18．(★★★)When young people begin to live independently， home-hunting can be difficult． But they would do well to remember that a new choice is available --- micro-homes．
Fondly called "tiny houses，" these houses have all living necessities in a small package， including kitchen， bedroom and bathroom． Generally under 50square meters， most tiny houses can hold just one or two people though some say they have the space for more． What's lost in size is not lost in design as these homes are often quite modern in design．
Besides an attractive appearance， tiny houses can also have practical features （特点）． Making the best of urban space， the 72-to-122-centimeter-wide Keret House in Warsaw， the world's narrowest home， filled in an alley（小巷）． The house uses solar power， wind power and rainwater collection to make its owner live practically anywhere．
Although micro-homes are attractive， there are a few disadvantages to consider before getting comfortable on a minicouch． Moving into a tiny house， you should throw away unnecessary things． It is also mostly impossible to invite guests． And finally， a micro-home is likely a temporary（暂时的） living choice for most people since they will probably start families and own more things．
Though the limitation will scare some， there is usually a benefit． A small size results in low prices and small bills， making tiny houses easier to
afford． And though you won't have many things around the house， it makes it easy and simple to keep it clean． Micro-homes are also eco-friendly， which can't be matched by other homes． They probably aren't for everyone or forever， but when it comes to your next （or first） home， they could be just what you need．
（1）What can be learnt about micro-homes from Paragraph 2 C ？
A． People can't take a package into the tiny houses．
B． All of the houses can hold more than two people．
C． These houses are convenient though tiny in size．
D． Such houses are poorly designed because of the small size．
（2）The author develops Paragraph 3mainly A ．
A． by examples
B． by comparisons
C． by order in space
D． by causes and effects
（3）Micro-homes are especially suitable for B ．
A． a young person who has many things
B． a person who doesn't have much money
C． a couple who want to protect environment
D． a family hoping to settle down in a city
（4）What can be the best title for the text B ？
A． East or west， home is the best．
B． Micro-homes --- more than tiny!
C． Home-hunting --- no easy matter!
D． Tiny or large， this is a choice．
19．(★★★)Mary-Kate Olsen and her younger twin sister， Ashley got their first part in a television series at the age of six months and have been in the public eye ever since．
The twins were born on June 13， 1986in California in the United States． When they were six months old， they were chosen for the part of Michelle Tanner on the American TV show， Full House．
The producers needed twins because there are rules about the number of hours that a child can work． This meant that one child could not play all the scenes． They took it in turns to film the scenes as Michelle． The twins looked so alike that for a long time viewers of the programme did not know that there were two of them． Full House was on TV for eight years． The twins became ．
A business was set up to take advantage of their popularity． Mary-Kate and Ashley products including fashion dolls， videos， books， clothes and perfumes were sold all over the world． The twins' products were very popular with young girls． Mary-Kate and Ashley soon became millionaires．
As the twins got older， they attracted more interest from the media． People wanted to know more about their lives． All the attention caused problems for the twins． In 2004， the twins started college in New York， but Mary-Kate left suddenly to return to California． It is said that she had an eating disorder．Fame can be a dangerous thing．
（1）When were the twins chosen to play in the TV show Full House C ？
A． In June of 1986
B． In June of 1987
C． In December of 1986
D． In December of 1987
（2）Why did the twins take turns to film the scenes D ？
A． Because their parents wanted both of them to film．
B． Because the show needed two roles．
C． Because they wanted to be famous as soon as possible．
D．Because there were rules controlling a child's working hours．
（3）What does the underlined word"celebrities"mean B ？
A． Beautiful people
B． Well-known people
C． Adults
D． Businesswomen
（4）Which is NOT true according to the article D ？
A． The twins' products were loved by young girls．
B． The twins became young celebrities because of the show Full House．
C． People were very interested in the twins' lives．
D． The attention from the public made the twins very pleased．
20．(★★★)US poet Allen Ginsberg once said， "Poetry is the one place where people can speak their original（独创的） human mind．"
To know the special ability of poetry to catch the human spirit， World Poetry Day is held by the United Nations on March 21each year．
The magic of poetry lies in the connection built up through words between the writer and the reader． When we read a poem， we often imagine what the poet was thinking when they wrote it， or what they were doing at the time． These thoughts let us connect with the words better， as if we'd written the poem ourselves．
But in the age of artificial intelligence （AI，人工智能）， would a poem still mean as much if it weren't written by a human at all？ Today， computers can create all kinds of texts， including research papers， books， news stories and even poems．
In 2013， Australian researcher Oscar Schwartz and his friend Benjamin Laird created a website called "bot or not"， where readers can read poems and guess whether they were written by a human or a computer． During a recent speech at TedX Sydney， Schwartz said that all over the years， some of the website's poems were able to fool 65percent of human readers into thinking they were written by a human． By creating the website， Schwartz and Laird hoped that people would doubt the difference between humans and machines - and be able to tell what makes us human．
"The human mind is not a cold， hard fact，" Schwartz said during his speech． A computer may be able to create poems that are correct in both grammar
and style， but it wouldn't be able to get the same meanings and feelings across as a human poet could． In fact， now AI software creates poems based on ones that
have already been written by humans． As Schwartz noted， "The computer works like
a mirror that reflects any idea of a human．"
（1）The purpose of the first three paragraphs is to C ．
A． introduce where World Poetry Day comes from．
B． show how popular poetry is around the world．
C． show the importance and beauty of poetry．
D． give some tips on enjoying poetry．
（2）What did the data（数据）from "bot or not" show B ？
A． Computers are better than humans at writing poetry．
B． Computers can also produce poems of high quality．
C． Readers don't really care whether the poems were written by humans．
D． Few readers can tell poems written by computers from those by humans．
（3）According to the article， computers can't match humans in creating poems because they C ．
A． fail to use the correct grammar and style
B． can't create poems that are meaningful
C． can't show feelings as well as humans
D． only know how to follow humans' poems
（4）Which of the following is true according to the passage C ？
A． World Poetry Day is held by the United Nations every two years．
B． The magic of poetry lies in the ability of the writer．
C． Nowadays， computers are able to create different kinds of texts．
D． Some poems created by computers are incorrect in style．
四、词汇运用
21．(★)In order to have lasting （持久） friendship between friends，
honesty is the most important．
22．(★)Tim is often mistaken （误认为）for his twin brother because of
their looks．
23．(★)I don't know how to pronounce （发音） these words．
24．(★)The performances were cancelled （取消） because the leading man was ill．
25．(★)Everybody hopes that people all over the world can live peacefully
（和平） together forever．
26．(★★)---Jenny，the package you're looking forward to arriving （arrive）just now．
---Great！
27．(★)It is still unknown （know） whether all the students in our class have passed the exam．
28．(★)These foreign musicians' （music） names are so difficult to remember， but their music works are really great．
29．(★)How could you chat with those Germans （Germany）？ You must be able to speak their language．
30．(★)He is very excited about the possibility （possible） of playing
for England's first team．
五、任务型阅读
31．(★★★★★)Travel sets us thinking and makes us in discussions of major
world problems． Traveling can improve our thinking skills．That's WHY we
travel． What follows is HOW we travel．
CHEAP TRAVEL
The less you spend， the closer you come to the reason you came．
We're savers by choice when traveling， although we could afford to stay in middle-priced hotels and eat in their restaurants if we cut back on the length of
our trips． By spending less we can travel longer and travel better． We meet more locals by using buses rather than taxis and by staying in small family-run hotels and eating in local-style cafes． Spending too much money makes you away from the foreign experience you came to have．
TRAVELERS --- NOT TOURISTS
What's the difference？ Travelers are more likely to get deeper into the life
of a country than tourists． The way to do this is to do lots of pre-trip reading about the countries we will visit， and try to learn a few words of local languages． Independent travel is usually far less expensive than packaged tours． We don't use travel agents because we don't stay in hotels that charge high， and we can get cheaper tickets on the Internet． We like figuring out where to eat and working out how to get around． This puts us into direct contact with the local
people． Independent travel isn't as comfortable or convenient， but it's the most meaningful way to travel．
MOVING AROUND
Despite its discomforts， we take public transportation whenever
possible． Traveling in a car is easier， but also scarier． In much of the world roads are poor and driving behaviors are not fixed． Luckily， even the less developed countries often have good public transportation systems， riding buses
and trains brings us into close contact with the local people．
CARRYING STUFF（东西）
Backpacks work better for long-term travel than the wheeled luggage（轮式行李箱）most middle-aged travelers use． Using luggage is fine with a car， but backpacks are easier for bus and train travel． Best of all， wearing backpacks bridge the
gap between age groups --- allowing gray-haired travelers like us to make friends with younger travelers．
六、缺词填空
32．(★★★★★)We all know everyone needs to sleep． No matter when and how much a person sleeps， he or she needs some sleep to stay （1）a live ． That's
what all doctors thought until they heard about Herpin． Someone said Herpin （2）n ever slept in his life． Could this be true？ The doctors decided to see this strange man themselves．
Herpin was 90years old when the doctors came to his home in New Jersey． They thought for sure that he got some （3）s leep of some kind． So they stayed with him and （4）w atched every movement he made． However， the result was very （5）s urprising ． Though they watched him hour after hour and day after day， they never saw him sleeping．
In fact， Herpin did not even own a （6）b ed ． He never needed one． The only rest that Herpin sometimes got was （7）s itting in a comfortable chair and reading newspapers． The doctors were puzzled by this strange continuous sleeplessness． They hoped to find out the real reason for it ， so they asked him many （8）q uestions ．
They found only one answer that might （9）e xplain his condition． His mother had been injured several days before he was born． As a result， he came to the world a few days （10）e arlier ． Was this the real reason？ No one could be sure．
七、书面表达
33．(★★★★★)她在表演方面有天赋，天生是个演员． She has a gift for acting and is a born actress．
34．(★★★)我们所有人都知道注意每个细节很有必要． We all know （that） it's necessary to pay attention to every detail．
35．(★★★)他走得如此匆忙，以至于忘了锁门．
He left in such a hurry that he forgot to lock the door．
36．(★★★★★)老师们应该鼓励孩子们积极参加各项户外活动． Teachers should encourage children to take an active part in all kinds of outdoor activities．
37．(★★★)我真后悔没有告诉他真相． I really regret not telling him the truth．
38．(★★★)写作
为了向全世界展示绿色中国，学生会倡议每位同学围绕"How to go green"写一篇英语文章，介
绍自己如何从身边小事做起，尝试进行低碳、环保生活．
要求：1．表达清楚，语法正确，上下文连贯；
2．短文必须包括表格中提示的所有要点，并作适当发挥；
3．词数：100左右；
4．短文中不得出现真实的人名、校名等相关信息．
How to go green
As we all know， having a low-carbon life will be very important to us． We can save energy． It's also good for reducing pollution and improving our environment． What can we do fo r the environment？T here are many ways． We should close the door and windows before we go out． And we'd better walk to school or
ride our bikes． We should use cloth bags when shopping instead of using plastic bags all the time．And planting more trees can make our environment become better． We should turn off the lights， the TV and the computer when we leave the classroom．When we go out， we'd better walk instead of taking a bus or
car． What's more ，it's a good idea to reuse the books as possible as we can． In fact，If everyone does something for the environment，I believe the earth will be a。