江苏省淮安市2017年中考英语真题及答案

江苏省淮安市2017年初中毕业暨中等学校招生文化统一考试

英语试题

(满分：120分考试时间：120分钟)

第Ⅰ卷（选择题共55分）

一、单项选择（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正确答案。

1.---There is ____ egg on the table. Would you like to have it?

---No, thanks.

A./

B. an

C. a

D. the

2. To make ____ city more beautiful, we need to plant more trees.

A. our

B. we

C. us

D. ours

3.---Lily, where is my dog?

--- Look! It ____ under the bed.

A. slept

B. was sleeping

C. is sleeping

D. will sleep

4. ---I feel very ____. May I have a cake?

--- Sure, you may take one from the fridge.

A. brave

B. thirsty

C. full

D. hungry

5.The tree is so high that I ____ reach the apples on it.

A. can’t

B. mustn’t

C. shouldn’t

D. needn’t

6. Music has become a bridge _____ the East and the West.

A. in

B. at

C. among

D. between

7.The high-speed railway _____ in this city last year. It is easier for people to travel now.

A.will build

B. will be built

C. was built

D. built

8.--- Dad, have you told Mom that I **e back next Wednesday?

--- No. Let’s keep it ____ and give her a surprise.

A. chance

B. choice

C. secret

D. idea

9.---It is raining again. We haven’t seen the sun for weeks.

--- ____ weather it is!

A. What good

B. What bad

C. How good

D. How bad

10. The engineer____ early every morning to catch the first bus.

A. gets up

B. stands up

C. looks up

D. gives up

11.--- What do you think of the TV programme called Readers?

--- Wonderful! It is the best programme____ I have ever watched.

A. when

B. that

C. what

D. who

12. ---How can I get along well with the local people if I go to Germany?

---____.

A. The early bird catches the worm.

B. It never rains but it pours.

C. When in Rome, do as the Romans do.

D. A friend in need is a friend indeed.

13.---Have you decided ____ this summer holiday?

--- Yes. To Paris.

A. where do you go

B. where you go

C. where will you go

D. where you will go

14.---How long can a person ____ a shared bike(共享单车) for free in Nanjing？

--- For an hour.

A. keep

B. get

C. borrow

D. lend

15. The research he devotes himself to ____ the farmers have a better harvest is very important.

A. helping

B.to help

C. help

D. helped

二．完型填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。

“Today I will give you a special test，” said the English teacher with a smile on his face.

All the students set up straight and__16__for the test to begin. The teacher began to__17__ the test papers to all the students. __18__he finished handing out the test papers，he asked them to begin.

The students were very__19__to see that there was not a question but a black dot(圆点) in the centre of the paper. The teacher__20__the students' surprise and said，“I want you to__21__about what you see there.”

At the end of the class，the teacher took all the students' answer sheets(答题纸) and read the answers. __22__ of them described the black dot. After reading all the answers，the teacher said，“Here everyone only paid attention to the black dot，__23__no one wrote about the white paper.” The whole class listened__24__，because they were afraid to fail in the exam.

Then the teacher said，“Don't worry about your__25__for this test. I just want you to think about our life. The white paper is like our whole life and the black dot in the centre of the paper__26__problems in our daily life.”

Our life is a __27__given to us by God(上帝)，with love and care. __28__，we just pay attention to the problems like illnesses and poverty(贫穷)，and never see that these problems are very__29__compared to everything else we have in our life.

So we should try to take our eye off our problems and__30__ each moment life gives us.

16. A. searched B. looked C. voted D. waited

17. A. e-mail B. sell C. give D. donate

18. A. After B. Before C. Until D. While

19. A. happy B. surprised C. excited D. sad

20. A. forgot B. remembered C. noticed D. hated

21. A. talk B. write C. hear D. learn

22. A. All B. None C. Some D. Many

23. A. because B. although C. if D. but

24. A. silently B. angrily C. happily D. quickly

25. A. presents B. marks C. suggestions D. tasks

26. A. helps B. finds C. represents D. solves

27. A. problem B. gift C. moment D. door

28. A. Still B. Also C. Besides D. Then

29. A. serious B. big C. small D. important

30. A. refuse B. stop C. waste D. enjoy

Ⅲ. 阅读理解(共15小题；A、B两篇每小题2分，C篇每小题1分，满分25分)

阅读下文，从所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。

A

Once there was a famine (饥荒) in the town. A rich and kind baker(面包师) sent some bread to twenty of the poorest children. He said to them, "In this basket there is some bread for you. Each of you can have one loaf(一条面包) every day until the hard days end.

The impatient children couldn’t wait to gather around the basket. They shouted and fought f or the