2018镇江市中考英语试卷

1、号生考 名姓 校学业江苏省镇江市2018 年初中学业水平考试英语（ 满分： 90 分 考试时间：100 分钟 ）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最佳选项。1. Hawking, one of most famous scientists, passed away in March.A. aB. anC. theD. 不填2. My classmate Daniel dressed up the e-dog Hobo in today s English class.A. asB. ofC. atD. to3. Th

2、ere a coffee shop at the corner of the street. The coffee there tastesnice.A. isB. areC. hasD. have4. I couldn t believe the take -away man can remember so many classical poems I saw him on TV.A. sinceB. untilC. ifD. when5. I missed last night s Everlasting Classics （ 经典咏流传） ！ You care. You can watc

3、h it online later.A. mustn t B. can t C. may not D. needn t6. Some volunteers plan to a survey about the school finishing time.A. find outB. sell outC. take outD. carry out7. Though Mr. Li his hometown for over ten years, he misses his old friendsfrom time to time.A. has leftB. has been away fromC.

4、was away fromD. left8. I hear there will be a Peppa Pig Theme Park in Shanghai. big surprise!A. What aB. WhatC. HowD. How a9. An AI robot in our school dining hall next term. I m looking forward to it.A. will useB. will be usedC. is usedD. was used10. Yuan Longping s to our country is amazing. I agr

5、ee. He and his team even start to plant saltwater rice.A. celebrationB. conversationC. contributionD. collection11. What s wron g with your forehead（ 前额 ） I knocked my head on thetree whileI mydog.A. walkedB.waswalkingC. has walked D.amwalking12. When in Rome, do as the Romans do. We should behave w

6、hen travellingabroad. That s quite true.A. probablyB. hardlyC. highlyD. properly13. Which of the following words is formed likeA. inventorB. raincoat14. May I pay the bill through WeChat . Please scan the QR code（A. I d like toC. Of course you can15. Our graduation party will be on June 28. That s w

7、onderful! Could you tell me _A. if all of our teachers joined usB. where will it be heldC. who will give the performancesD. that we should wear school uniforms“homework”C. dishonestD. careless二维码 ） on the wall.B. I m afraid notD. Never mind二、完形填空（共10 小题；每小题1 分，满分10 分）阅读下面短文，根据短文内容，从短文后各题所给的A、 B、 C、

8、D 四个选项中，选择最佳选项。When we think of friends, we usually think of those who have been in our life for a long time. 16 , there is another type of friend one that has not been with us for a long period of time, but 17 our mind at some moment.The first such friend I remember is the little girl with red curl

9、y hair. She was in the bed next to 18 when I received an operation on my nose. She was about two years older, more 19 and braver. She would jump out of bed whenever the nurse was gone. Her two little feet on the cold floor 20 me. Without her, I would have been alone and afraid.Two years later, I was

10、 sent to a nursery school 21 my parents were far too busy. There, I met a foreign girl. We both were the oldest in that school; the others were babies who were not able to talk with us. Our 22 started with so-called（所谓的 ） competitions. Although we couldn t speak to each other in the same language, o

11、ur 23 was made by trying to beat（击败 ） each other at drawing, at game, evenat eating. Our competitions, I think, gave me 24 I could control. And maybe I gave her the same. We got through a difficult time together.Such friends often support us when our life is off balance. A word, a smile, even a simi

12、lar scene can bring back memories about them. 25 , the warmth rises in our heart when we think of them. And silently, we thank them and wish them well.16. A. In the endallB.In generalC. In factD.In17. A. closesfills18. A. hisB.B.clearshersC. trainsC. mineD.D.yours19. A. activeB.modestC. creativeD.ca

13、reful20. A. reminded impressed21. A. unlessB. satisfiedB. tillC. protectedC. althoughD.D.because22. A. wisdom energy23. A. invitation decision24. A. something25. A. Luckily HopefullyB. friendshipC. dreamDB. communicationC. suggestionDB. anythingC. everythingD. nothingB. NaturallyC. SurprisinglyD.三、阅

14、读理解（共10 小题；每小题2 分，满分20 分）阅读下面的三篇短文，根据短文内容，从短文后各题所给的A、 B、 C、 D 四个选项中，选择最佳选项。AWould you like to improve yourself Would you like to be a better person Good news! Here we ve got some tips for you.Tip 1 Be Kind Remember to be kind to yourself.You can dosimple things to take care of yourself, like getting

15、 enough sleep to make yourself energetic. If you don t do like that, you will not bring anything good to anyone else. When you decide to show more kindness to yourself and to others, life changes quickly in a better way.Tip 2 Be EncouragingIt s amazing what a kind word or touch can do. WhenI was a k

16、id, I went to a lot of schools. It always made me scare-d, and I was very nervous and unsure of myself. One time, a teacher touched my head and said, smiling,“ Don tworry you ll have a good time with us in this classroom. ”Istillremember my teacher s words.All of us may come across some trouble in o

17、ur life, and a bit of encouragement can be remembered for years.Tip 3 When my sister and I were kids,my mumdidn t have a car and our schoolwas a30-minutewalk.Ourneighborofferedtodrive us to school when she dropped her son off, and that saved my mother a lot of time. Giving help to others can bring y

18、ou happiness.When thinking about how to become a better person, remember that small changesare also important. But “ be kind to yourself ” comes first. As the old saying goes, “ You can t pour from an empty cup. ” So in order to be a person who can give morelove to this world, you have to fall in lo

19、ve with yourself first.A. going to a lot of schoolsC. talking with the teacher27. What can be the best title for Tip 3A. Be HelpfulB. Be PoliteB. getting along with classmatesD. staying in the classroomC. Be OutgoingD. Be Honest26. The underlined word “ It ” in Tip 2 refers to （ 指代 ）28. The sentence

20、 “ You can t pour from an empty cup. ” in the last paragraph meansA. To encourage others, smile to them oftenB. To become a better person, start with small changesC. To give more love to the world, be kind to yourself firstD. To make friends with neighbors, drive their kids to school_ B_ 题The number

21、 of the foreigners who work in China has increased greatly during the_past ten years._A Canadian called Nikk Mitchell and his team are running after their dreams in_China. The team is thinking about mixing the Chinese calligraphy（书法 ） with the_v-i-r-t-u-a-l- reality（ 虚拟现实,VR） technology. He set up t

22、he company FXG in 2017 and now生 _ 此 has a team of over 30workers. The company lies in Dream Town, Hangzhou 考 _ entrepreneurial parks（ 创业园 ） that offer free workspaces and other services. 无 _Following his dream to discover the world, Mitchell arrived in China in 2006at_ _the age of 18. Six years late

23、r, he was amazed by a VR video he saw online, and decided_to work in this field. Shortly after, he started studying and found an online_ _ community of people who had the same interest._ _Mitchell is seeing his VR dream come true because China encourages innovation_ _and entrepreneurship （ 创新和创业） an

24、d the government has also provided great support_ _ 名 _ for high-tech development.姓 效-_-卷 For 28-year old Russian Artem Zhdanov, China is also his ideal place to fulfillambition .After graduating from college, he left his hometown in Siberia and moved to Guangzhou._校学业In recent years, he has built a

25、 Russian-language news website about China and set up an online store on Taobao. The news website now has 100,000 monthly visits, -and the products he sells online, such as T-shirts, cups, and chopsticks, have become-p-o-p-u-la-r- among foreigners living in China.His childhood dream was to be a dipl

26、omat（ 外交官 ）. Now it has been realized in some ways. His website and Taobao store are like bridges connecting foreigners with China.As long as they have ideas and resolve（ 决心 ）, they can easily build a business here.29. The correct time order of the following events is.a. Nikk set up the company FXG.

27、b. Nikk was amazed by a VR video. c. Nikk found an online community.答d. Nikk got to China at the age of 18.A. a-b-c-dB. d-b-c-aC. c-b-d-aD. d-b-a-c30. The u nderlined phrase “ fulfill ambition ” means “ ”.A. visit websitesC. do shoppingB. achieve dreamsD. receive education31. Which of the following

28、can be put at the beginning of the last paragraph A. Hangzhou has set up entrepreneurial parks to offer service.B. China is an ideal place for foreigners to travel around.C. Guangzhou has become a popular place among Chinese.D. China has offered a good business environment to foreigners.CCharacters

29、：“ I ” Storyteller Bertie storyteller s husba nd The White Prince a lionWe never had children of our own just The White Prince and I can tell you, he was enough of a family for anyone. He walked freely in the park just as we had planned he would, and ran after the deer and the rabbits whenever he fe

30、lt like it; but be never did learn how to kill for himself. You can t teach old lions new tricks. He lived on deer mostly, and slept on a sofa in our living room I wouldn t have him inside our bedroom, no matter（ 无论 ） how often Bertie asked. You know, I have to draw the line somewhere.Bertie s leg w

31、as never cured. When it was bad, he often needed a stick, or me,or the lion to lean on. It pained him a lot, especially on cold and wet days, and he never slept well. On Sundays the three of us would walk around the park together, and Bertie would sit on the top of Wood Hill with his arm around the

32、lion s neckand I would fly kites. You know, I ve always loved kites. And the lion liked to break them into pieces.The lion never showed any interest in running away, and even if he d wantedto, the park wall was too high for an old lion to jump over. Wherever. Bertie went, he wanted to go too. And if

33、 ever Bertie went out in the car, then he d sit by mein the kitchen, and watch me with those great amber eyes, listening all the while for the sound of Bertie s car coming up the path to the front of the house.The lion was getting older. And he became weak in his legs and could see very little. He s

34、pent his last days sleeping at Bertie s feet. Whenh e died, we buried（ 埋 葬 ） him at the bottom of the hill. Bertie s wanted it that way so he could alwayssee the place from the kitchen window. I suggested Bertie plant a tree in case（以防 ） he forgot where the lion was. “ I will, but he should get more

35、 than a tree.”Bertie said.Bertie was sad for weeks, months after the lion died. There was nothing I could do to cheer him or even comfort him. He would sit for hours in his room, or go off on long walks by himself. He seemed so shut away inside himself, so distant（遥远的 ）. Try as I did. I could not re

36、ach him.（Adapted from The Butter fly Lion ） 32. What did Bertie s wife mean by saying “ I have to draw the line somewhere ” A. She would like the lion to sit by her.B. She didn t expect Bertie to keep the lion.C. She didn t allow the lion to enter their bedroom.D. She wanted to stop the lion walking

37、 freely in the park.33. Which description about the lion is TRUE according to the story A. He seldom broke kites into pieces.在B. He could jump over the park wall.C. He became weak in his legs and eyes.D- . He could kill deer or rabbits for himself.题34. What can be inferred（ 推断 ） from the storyA. Ber

38、tie s leg was badly hurt by the lion.B. The lion wanted to leave Bertie s family.C. Bertie s wife would plant a tree for the lion.D-.- B-ertie loved the lion more than his wife did.此 35. The story is mainly about .A. Bertie and his wife the owners of the lion 无B. tricks that Bertie and his wife taug

39、ht the lionD. the habits that the lion formed in Bertie s familyE. the last days the lion spent with Bertie and his wife四、词汇运用（共10 小题；每小题1 分，满分10 分）A）根据句意，用括号中所给单词的正确形式或音标提示填空，每空一词。 36. You always look unhappy! What （worry） you卷- I really can t balance my study and hobbies.37. Who gets up the （early

40、） in your family My mum. She cooks breakfast for Dad and me.38. Can you tell me the （pronounce） of the word “ agriculture ” Sorry, I don t know, either.39. The letter “ x” often represents a （n） （known） number in some Mathexercises.4-0-.- I-n-o-r-derto attract more people, a growing number of （mju z

41、i: ?mz）上are free for the public.B）根据句意及汉语提示，写出各单词的正确形式，每空一词。41. Kitty （ 邮寄 ） a special present to her father last Father s Day.42. Giraffes are quite tall. Their long necks help them eat the （ 树叶 ）fromtrees.43. Don t tell the secret to a third person. Just keep it to （我们自己 ）. Trust me, please. 44. W

42、e depend on nature to live, so it is necessary for us to protect it 答（ 明智地，充满智慧地）.45. Would you mind （ 分享 ） your ideas Certainly not.五、短文填空（共10 小题；每小题1 分，满分10 分）号生考名姓 校学业根据短文内容及所给首字母提示写出所缺单词，使短文意思完整，每空一词。With the development of modern technology, digital devices（ 数码设备） have beenseen everywhere. Peop

43、le often check what is h 46 in the world on the Internet, keep in touch with friends through emails, oreven start to read e-books. H 47 ,many people still prefer paper books to e-books because they think that brains work b 48 when reading paper books.Now, some scientists have come up with some d 49

44、ideas. They believe how brains work is not greatly affected by the way people read, but depends on the following factors（ 因素 ）. They i 50 the type and content of reading materials, the p 51 of reading. etc. When people read for entertainment, like news about star families or f 52 stories, reading pa

45、per books or e-books makes no difference. When people read to gain k 53 aboutscience, reading paper books is more helpful.Brains need longer to deal with harder problems. Usually, taking notes by h 54 on paper books takes longer than typing（ 打字 ） notes out on digital devices. So it se 55 for you to

46、remember key points when you read paper books. Next time, when you read e-books about science, just remember to slow down and give your brain more time.六、任务型阅读（共10 小题；每小题1 分，满分10 分）AMost of us have made an exercise plan, but only a few can follow it. WebMD （anAmerican website） has listed the followi

47、ng tips for making exercise a habit in your life.1. Do activities you enjoy.Remember, there s no rule that says you have to go to a sportscentre or buyequipment like swimming suits. Many types of activities, such as push-up（俯卧撑 ）,can be done whenever it is rainy or snowy.2. Exercise after work.Don t

48、 go home first. Few people are so motivated（ 有动力的） that they will goout again and exercise after they go home and change clothes.3. Exercise even when you are tired.Tiredness is not an excuse. While exercising, you breathe deeply and your bodymakes better use of the oxygen exchange. Then, you will f

49、eel energetic.4. Notice that you are better than before.It s great when your clothes fit better, you can lift heavier things or take exercise longer. There s something good too, like getting a good night or thinking more clearly.5. Walk with a pedometer （ 计步器 ）.Not everyone can start out with 10,000

50、 steps a day. Use a pedometer, and find out your daily steps. And then, try your best to walk 300 extra steps each day. Finally, you can reach 10,000 steps a day.s sleep阅读以上信息，用恰当的单词完成下面的短文，每空一词。 号生考 名姓 校学业According to WebMD, there are some easy ways to make exercise a habit. First, when you do acti

51、vities you enjoy, such as push- up, you don t have to consider56conditions. Second, the best way is to exercise before going homeb ecause most people are unwilling to go out again and exercise after 57 clothes at home. Third, keep on exercising even though you feel tired. That s because taking a 58

52、breath will help your body make better use of oxygen exchange. Moreover, pay attention to your 59 in exercising, like losing some weight, exercising longer, etc.Finally, walk with a pedometer and find out your daily steps. Then, 60 the number of steps day by day. Your goal of 10,000steps a day can b

53、e achieved.BFood waste is a world s problem. Every year, about billion tons, or one-third of all the food produced is thrown away, according to a survey. Using just 25 percent of that wasted food could feed 870 million hungry people, which would end world hunger. The people of France wasted 234 poun

54、ds（ 磅：重量单位） of food per person, which ismuch better than some other countries. In the past, France wasn t good at controlling food waste, but now the country takes the lead.A law was made by French government. It made France the first country in the world to prevent supermarkets from throwing away unused food. Now supermarkets of a certain size must donate unused food, or they will face a fine. There are other rules requiring schools to teach students about food sustainability （可持续性）. Theyalso ask companies to report the food waste numbers in their environmental r