2018初三英语二模试卷

2018年联合体中考模拟试卷（二）

一、单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）

1. Which of the following words is pronounced /f??/?

A. fill

B. fear

C. fair

D. feel

2. Less gravity on Mars makes ______ necessary to wear special boots.

A. this

B. that

C. it

D. us

3. ―It’s hard to make a ______ sometimes.―I agree. Because we often have more than one choice.

A. challenge

B. decision

C. speech

D. mistake

4. The housing price in Nanjing today is much ______ than that ten years ago. So I can’t afford even a small house.

A. lower

B. higher

C. cheaper

D. more expensive

5. ―As we know, it’s difficult to live in a foreign country.―______ if you can’t understand the language there.

A. Properly

B. Recently

C. Usually

D. Especially

6. You’d better take the GPS with you you won’t get lost.

A. as soon as

B. so that

C. because

D. until

7. －Tom went skating on the lake yesterday.－It be true. The ice is too thin to skate on.

A.c an’t

B. mustn’t

C. may not

D. needn’t

8. －Tom, let’s fly kites after school.－Sorry. I have Frank to work on the biology report with him.

A. promised

B. expected

C. imagined

D. guessed

9. Sorry, I didn’t see the sign of “No Photos”. I’ll my camera.

A. put out

B. put off

C. put up

D. put away

10. _____ helpful advice you gave us on protecting personal information the other day!

A. What

B. What a

C. How a

D. How

11. －It’s too noisy here. What’s going on?－Oh, the noise comes from the boys. They ______ a party.

A. hold

B. are holding

C. were holding

D. have held

12. －What do you think of Jim?－He is a serious boy. Whenever he _____ the tasks, he will try his best to finish them well.

A. will be given

B. will give

C. gives

D. is given

13. －How soon will you begin your journey?－I’m not sure. I haven’t decided ______.

A. when shall I ask the boss for leave

B. where I will go to spend the holiday

C. whether I would go by train or by plane

D. who could invite me to go

14. －I’m happy to be here for my 20-day holiday.－________ Tell me if you have any trouble.

A. Help yourself.

B. Thanks a lot!

C. Be careful!

D. Enjoy your stay.

15. － The Chinese action film Operation Red Sea is popular recently. How do you like it?－_________.

A. I think so

B. Pretty good

C. All right

D. That’s all right

二、完型填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）

I have always liked going to school. I enjoy learning new things and 16 new people there. I try to consider my school work as a challenge 17 an unpleasant duty. My parents have taught me the 18 of a good education and importance of always doing my best.

My father says that scho ol is “the cradle(摇篮) of 19 ”. I think that is true. A student beginning school can be

compared with a baby who is put into a cradle, where it begins 20 . In school, the student begins his education, which will continue as long as he lives.

My school is not very large, but I think it is 21 . This year I’m studying Maths, English, Chinese, Science, History and Geography to prepare for Senior High School. My teachers are very strict. We study hard in class and always have homework. I’m learning more and more day by day. My best grades are in English and Science. My English teacher is 22 me to continue my English studies after high school. She is my best and favorite teacher. She is always patient enough to help me when I have questions. I show great 23 to her.

I believe a good education is one of the most 24 things a person can have. 25 I take part in many social activities, my school work is always put the first place. I believe if a student has a positive attitude about school, he will enjoy it more and learn more from it.

16. A. showing B. training C. looking D. meeting

17. A. instead of B. better than C. more than D. because of

18. A. value B. price C. cost D. duty

19. A. introduction B. contribution C. education D. instruction

20. A. sleeping B. crying C. growing D. learning

21. A. well B. excellent C. bad D. awful

22. A. warning B. encouraging C. allowing D. hoping

23. A. greetings B. respect C. interest D. patience

24. A. important B. difficult C. surprising D. interesting

25. A. If B. Unless C. Although D. Until

三、阅读理解（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）

A

If you want to travel to Singapore, here are two famous places of interest.

26. What is the best time to visit Singapore Plant Garden?

A. On a cold morning.

B. On a warm night.

C. On a cool morning.

D. On a warm morning.

27.Tom with his 9-year-old son wants to visit Jurong Bird Park, how much should they spend on the tickets?

A. 180 yuan.

B. 270 yuan.

C. 360 yuan.

D. 480 yuan.

28. The passage is most probably a/an _______.

A. novel

B. advertisement

C. poem

D. play

B

After living and teaching in China for 10 months, my wife and I returned to California to visit our children and friends. Many of them asked what we liked most about China. The friendly people, the wonderful food, and the beautiful sights were at the top of our list. Then one night, after yet another restaurant dinner with friends, I realized that there was one other thing that I really liked about China: No tipping.

Tipping is a subject that has long interested me.

In America, the three kinds of services that require tipping are waiters/waitresses, taxi drivers, and barbers. The standard tip is now between 15 and 20 per cent of the bill, depending on the quality of service. Why these three services are worth this special treatment is a mystery to me. Why am I supposed to tip a waiter for bringing me food when I don’t need to tip the flight atte ndant on an airplane for doing the same thing? Why do I need to tip a taxi driver, but not the bus driver? Why am I expected to tip the barber for cutting my hair but not the dentist for fixing my teeth? I have been a teacher for 39 years. No one has ever tipped me after a particularly successful class or lecture.

The tipping problem in many European countries is solved by adding a 15 per cent to the bill. I prefer the Chinese solution: No tipping at all.

When I was visiting the US this summer, I went out to dinner several times with friends. Having spent 10 months in China not even thinking about tipping, I found it uncomfortable to have to spend extra money on the meal. While I understand why China, as a developing nation, has slowly accepted many Western customary practices, I hope the Chinese are wise enough to never start the unnecessary practice of tipping.

29. What made the writer realize that he liked no tipping most about China?

A. Talking with his friends.

B. Returning to California.

C. Giving a large amount of tips.

D. Having dinner in a restaurant.

30. How much should be paid as a tip if the bill is＄200 in a European restaurant?

A. ＄20.

B. ＄30.

C. ＄50.

D. ＄100.

31. What kind of services requires tipping in America?

A. Waiters, barbers and teachers.

B. Waiters, barbers and taxi drivers.

C. Waiters, flight attendant and taxi drivers.

D. Waiters, teachers and flight attendant.

C

Television is one of the greatest technological inventions of the 20th century. A Scottish man called John Logie Baird invented it. Inventors in the USA and Europe were working on electronic television systems but Baird used a mechanical(机械的) system. In 1925, he was able to send the first black and white picture—of the head of a doll—from one end of his flat to the other. He then used a local office boy, not the doll, and this teenager was the first person ever to appear on TV.

In January 1926, Baird invited scientists to his flat and showed them his invention. He called it a “televisor”. Later that year, Baird started the world’s first TV station. In 1927, he sent images 730 kilometres from London to Glasgow using telephone cables(电缆). A year later, his company sent the first transatlantic(跨大西洋的) TV images from London to New York. Baird made the first television programmes for the BBC in 1929. These programmes had sound, not just pictures.

However, Baird’s system was very limited and basic(基本的). A totally electronic American system was more popular and

practical. The inventor of this electronic system was an American, Philo Farnsworth. In 1936, the BBC started using Farnsworth’s system because the picture was better than Baird’s.

More and more people had televisions after the Second World War. Colour TV began in the USA in the 1940s but only a small number of people had colour televisions in their houses. They were very expensive. In Britain and the USA, the first regular(定时的) colour TV programmes only began in 1967.

Now in the 21st century, we have digital television. TV has changed a lot since the face of a boy appeared on TV in John Logie Bairds flat.

32. When did Baird succeed in sending the first black and white picture to the other side of his flat?

A. In 1925.

B. In 1927.

C. In 1928.

D. In 1929.

33. Who invented the totally electronic system according to the article?

A. John Logie Baird.

B. Philo Farnsworth.

C. Tony James.

D. We don’t k now.

34. Which of the following is TRUE according to this passage?

A. Baird’s system was very limited and basic.

B. Baird didn’t use a mechanical system on television.

C. In March 1926, Baird invited scientists to his flat and showed them his invention.

D. Colour TV began in the USA in the 1940s and they were not expensive.

35. What is the best title for the passage?

A. The Great Inventor, John Logie Baird

B. The Story of Philo Farnsworth

C. The Development of Television

D. The History of Digital Television

D

Hannah walked alone in the woods and felt sad. She was nine years old but she had already seen many changes in her short life. They weren’t all bad things. Some were pretty wonderful. Hannah loved having her new little sister and her stepmother, Emma, was just lovely. She had to start at another school soon, but she was always able to make friends. Even so, her secret self wished that things didn’t have to change at all.

“Why do people have to leave,families move, a little girl grows up?” These thoughts made her feel worried .

Hannah kicked a stone on the path and it hit a huge oak tree.

She walked nearer to the tree. “Am I dreaming ?” Hannah rubbed(揉) her eyes. The tree was moving! Its big branches were reaching out to her. Soon, she was encircled(包围) by branches and leaves. Then she became one with the tree. Her brown hair grew longer and longer, as it curled around the leaves. Her body grew strong and it mixed with the outer covering of tree until they shared one trunk. Her arms and legs reached out. Hannah’s spirit softly settled into its new home and she became a forest goddess.

Hannah was now part of the woodland. Seasons changed and brought wonder and warmth to her. Winter was quiet and peaceful. In the spring time, she breathed in the rich smell of the soil and enjoyed the green new life in the forest. Her favorite season was autumn. Her leaves became wonderful colors and she loved to watch them dancing in wind.

Hannah observed how things didn’t stay the same in nature’s world. She saw young animals born and the spirit of old creatures pass on. Within the tree, she spent hours seeing the clouds move across the sky. Sometimes it was fair, and sometimes heavy and gray. In the evening she watched the stars twinkle against the night sky. As part of the forest, Hannah came to love the changing world around her.

Suddenly, a nut hit her head. A squirrel hid from the tree quickly. Oh, she realized herself napping(打盹) under the oak

tree. What a wonderful dream! Hannah leaned her cheek against the bark and gave thanks for their time together. Then she went back home, thinking and smiling…

36. Where did the story take place?

A. In a school.

B. In the grassland.

C. In the forest.

D. In a zoo.

37. What does the underlined word “She” in Paragraph 1 refer to?

A. Hannah.

B. The little sister.

C. Emma.

D. The stepmother.

38. Which of the following shows the right order of what happened to Hannah?

a. Hannah’s arms and legs stretched out.

b. Hannah walked close to the oak tree.

c. Hannah’s spirit settled in the tree.

d. The branches of tree spread toward her.

A. a – d – c – b

B. b – d– a– c

C. b – d – c – a

D. a – c – b – d

39. What’s the possible meaning of “observed” in Paragraph 5?

A. Watched carefully.

B. Ate carefully.

C. Danced happily.

D. Sang happily.

40.What would possibly happen to Hannah from the smiling at the end of the story?

A. Hannah would always feel very worried.

B. Hannah would become a real forest goddess.

C. Hannah would refuse to accept changes.

D. Hannah would be happy to welcome changes.

四、填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）

41. I______________(想知道) why he is late for school again.

42. She smiled at him as he walked ______________(通过) the door.

43. Her parents are out, so she feels ______________(孤独的) at home.

44. The boy is so careful that he seldom makes a______________(错误) in the exam.

45. I like my uncle because he has a good ______________(感觉) of humour.

46. This famous director won the first award in his ______________(forty).

47. My father is an honest man and never______________(tell) lies.

48. The man feels sorry for losing______________(he) in playing computer games when he was in middle schools.

49. I send a bunch of flowers to my mother on Mother’s Day, because she devotes all her life to______________

(care) for my family and loves us so much.

50. Audrey Hepburn worked closely with the charities and she passed away ______________(peace) at the age of 63.

五、阅读填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）

More and more Chinese would like to travel to the USA and prefer to drive by themselves. They need to know something about driving in America, which will be helpful to them and bring a happy holiday to them.

Keep Right

The traffic follows the “keep right rule”. While driving, drive on the right side of the road, which is completely different from that in Britain. On one-way, multiple lanes(车道) road, the right-most lane would be slowest and left-most lane is fastest.

Hand Signals

Though indicators(指示灯) are used for the purpose of showing which direction you are going, knowing some hand signals is very important and are always asked in a driving test. When you want to turn right, you can put your left hand out of the window and point upward. When you want to make a left turn, you can reach your left arm out of the window and point to the left. If you want to slow down or stop, you can just point downward.

School Buses

Yellow school buses have flashing red lights and stop signs that reach out from the driver’s side. The drivers use these warning signals when letting pupils on and off. No matter which side of the road you are traveling on, if you come upon a school bus with its lights flashing and a stop sign used, you must stop. It’s the law. Remain stopped until the lights stop flashing or the stop sign is removed.

Using the Horn

Using horns is not common in America. Actually they are very rarely used. You may use your horn to warn walkers or other drivers of possible trouble or to avoid accidents. Do not use your horn to express anger or complain about other driver s’ mistakes or to try to get a slow driver to move faster.

People eat different dishes during the traditional festival, the Spring Festival. Some of them have special meanings and s 66 for good luck.

In China, fish s 67 like “yu (means something left) in Chinese”. It is necessary because people think if they have managed to save something at the end of the year, then they can make more in the next year. The head shouldn’t be moved. The two people who face the head and the tail should drink together, as this is c 68 to have a lucky meaning.

A 69 traditional dish is Chinese Dumplings which mean w 70 . They are classical Chinese food with a h 71 of more 1,800 years. And they are also a traditional dish eaten on Chinese New Year’s Ev e, widely p 72 in China, especially in North China. They are made to look like Chinese silver ingots(元宝). Legend has it that the more dumplings you eat during the New Year celebrations, the more money you can make in the New Year.

Next is Glutinous Rice Cake(年糕), which means “getting higher and higher next year”. Students can make great p 73 in the study and workers can get a higher income or position

t 74 before. Oranges are regarded as lucky fruit during the Chinese New Year period. Eating oranges can make you succeed and b 75 you good luck. It’s interesting and meaningful to know something about the food eaten during the Spring Festival, isn’t it?

六、书面表达（满分15分）

假如你是Li Hua, 你的英国笔友Millie来信向你求助。请根据信的内容，用英语给她回复。

Dear Millie,

Thanks for yo ur trust. I’ve known your problems from the letter.

I hope you think my suggestions are worth taking.

Best wishes!

2018年中考模拟试卷（二）

一、单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分, 满分15分）

1—5 BCBBD 6—10 BAADA 11—15 BDBDB

二、完形填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）

16—20 DAACC 21—25 BBBAC

三、阅读理解(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)

26—30 CABDB 31—35 BABAC 36—40 CABAD

非选择题（共50分）

四、填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）

A）根据所给汉语提示写出单词，使句子意思完整正确。

41. wonder 42. through 43. lonely 44. mistake 45. sense

B）根据句子意思，用括号中所给词的适当形式填空，使句子意思完整正确。

46. forties 47. tells 48. himself 49. caring 50. peacefully

C）根据对话内容，从下面方框中选择适当的单词或短语填空。

51. keep safe 52. under a desk 53. What else

54. the side of the road 55. dangerous

五、阅读填空（共20小题；满分20分）

A）阅读短文，根据所读内容填入一个最恰当的单词，每空一词

．．．．。

56. America 57. reason(s) 58. prefer 59. help 60. right

61. same 62. faster 63. importance 64. against 65. expressing

B）根据短文及首字母提示，填写所缺单词。

66. stand 67. sounds 68. considered 69. Another 70. wealth

71. history 72. popular 73. progress 74. than 75. bring

六、书面表达（满分15分）

One possible version：

Dear Millie,

Thanks for your trust. I’ve known your problems from the letter.

It’s common for students to feel stressed when exams are coming. Take it easy and believe that you can achieve your dream if you put your heart into it. Don’t be afraid of failure, as the saying goes,“Failure is the mother of success.”

Many students have difficulty achieving the balance between homework and hobbies. You’d better choose hobbies you can do according to the free time you have. Don’t argue with your parents because they are the persons who love you most. Why not communicate with them in a proper way? I’m sure you can get on well with them if you are patient and polite.

I hope you think my suggestions are worth taking.

Best wishes!

Yours, Li Hua