xxxx年苏州市中考英语模拟试题
一、单项填空(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.Weworktogethertoachieveourcommonpurpose:_______worldthatissafer,cleanerandhealthierthan_______onewearelivingin.
A.the;/B.a;/C.the;theD.a;the
2.-Whichshareismeantforme?
-Youcantake_______half.Theyareexactlythesame.
A.eachB.anyC.eitherD.neither
3.-CouldIuseacomputertogetthelatestnewsaboutthemissingMalaysianFlightMH370?
-Sorry,sir.Butwedon'thaveanycomputer_______hererightnow.
A.availableB.suitableC.fashionableD.valuable
4.-Whohasdonethatagain?
-_______youask?LittleTom,ofcourse!
A.MustB.CanC.WouldD.Need
5.-Haveyouknowneachotherforlong?
-Notverylong,_______westartedtoworkinthecompany.
A.afterB.sinceC.whenD.before
6.-I'dlovetogotoHawaiiforaholiday.
-ButIdoubtifwecould_______somethinglikethat.
A.allowB.offerC.affordD.cost
7.-Haveyoudecidedwhattodonext?
-No.We'llwaittoseewhat_______we'lldrawfromtheexperiment.
A.decisionB.conclusionC.conditionD.situation
8.-Whydidyou_______changeyourmind?
-Irealizedmyplanwasn'tpracticalafteralongdiscussion.
A.easilyB.successfullyC.quicklyD.finally
9.-Thetwinslookalmostthesame.
-Theyaresimilar_______manywaysthoughtheyarebroughtup_______differentfamilies.
A.to;inB.in;inC.in;fromD.from;with
10.-Lateagain!Where_______?
-Sorry,I___
____intheheavytrafficonmywayhere.
A.haveyoubeen;gotcaughtB.haveyoubeen;havegotcaught
C.wereyou;gotcaughtD.wereyou;havegotcaught
11.-_______foryourstep,Jim,oryoumightfallintothelake.
-Well,Igotit.
A.GetoutB.WalkoutC.WatchoutD.Workout
12.-Youdon'tknowwhatgreatdifficultyIhad_______togetthetwotickets.
-Butthefilmisreallyworth_______twice.
A.managing;seeingB.tomanage;seeing
C.managing;beingseenD.managed;tobeseen
13.-Nobodybutyon_______lateforschoolthismorning.
-Sorry,I_______toschoolwhenitbegantorainheavily..
A.was;wentB.were;wasgoing
C.was;wasabouttogoD.is;amgoing
14.-Honey,thisisapresentforyourbirthday.
-Ah!Apairofshoes,well-known-brand–Nike.Ithinkit_______comfortable:
A.iswornB.wearsC.iswearingD.hasworn
15.-ShallwephoneMaryandsaysorrytoher?
-_______Itwasourfault.
A.Noway.B.Notpossible.C.Notatall.D.Whynot?
二、完形填空(共10小题;每小题1分，满分10分)
先通读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从每小题所给的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。
I'mthetypeofguywhobelievesyoucanachieveanythingyousetyourmindto,ifyougiveityourallanddon'tgiveup16,whenIdecidedtowriteanovel,itdidn'tmattertomethatIhadneverdoneanythinglikethatbefore.WhatdidmattertomewasthatIhadagreatstoryinmyhead,astorythatneededtobe17.
WhatIthoughtwouldtakeacoupleofmonthsoracoupleofyears.Afterfivemonthsofwriting,Iatlast18the"finishline"-thatmagicaldaywhenyoutype"THEEND".Okay,soIwroteamanuscript(手稿).ThefirstthingIdidwastocopyit,followedbysendingitouttoallofmyfriendswho19alot,togetcreativecriticism(批评).Andthenitwasbacktorewritingthestory.Next,Ihiredaprofessi
onal(专业人员)，whogavemegreat20，whichmeantmorerewriting.Isoonlearnedalessoninwriting-writingisrewriting.Therewouldalwaysbe21forimprovement.
Ihadrewrittenthemanuscripttimeandtimeagainfortwoyears,andintheprocess,Ilearned22towrite.Lookingback,Ihadnoideahowlongitwasgoingtotakeorhowharditwasgoingtobe.Writingthemanuscriptwastheeasypart,whilegoingonthewaytowritea23bookwasthehardpart.
Pursuing(追求)mydreamshasmadeallthedifference.Lifeisajourney.Ican'tseewhat24ahead,butIknowonethingforsure:whenIlook25,IseethethingsthatI'veachievedandIsmilewithpride.
16.A.HoweverB.ThereforeC.AnywayD.Otherwise
17.A.madeB.organizedC.printedD.born
18.A.reachedB.gotC.triedD.ran
19.A.discussedB.understoodC.readD.praised
20.A.confidenceB.energyC.comfortD.advice
21.A.roomB.timeC.pleasureD.experience
22.A.whoB.whenC.howD.why
23A.wholeB.successfulC.thickD.right
24.A.liesB.laysC.matchesD.follows
25.A.roundB.upC.behindD.forward
三、阅读理解(共15小题;每小题2分，满分30分)
阅读下列短文，然后从每小题所给的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
Igrewupinthe1950swithverypracticalparents.Mymotherwashedaluminumfoil(铝箔纸)aftershecookedinit,andthenshereusedit.Shewastheearliestrecycle(回收)queenbeforepeoplehadanameforit.
Myfatherwasnodifferent.Hepreferredgettingoldshoesfixed
to-buyingnewones.Theirmarriagewasgoodandtheirdreamswerefocused(集中).Theirbestfriendslivedjustawaveaway.Thoughmyparentshavepassedaway,Icanseethemnow-Dadintrousers,aT-shirtandahatandMominahousedress,lawnmower(割草机)inonehandanddishtowelintheother.
Itwasthetimetofixthings-acurtainrod(挂帘杆),thekitchenradio,thescreendoor,theovendoor,andsoon.Theyfixedallthingswehad.Itwasawayoflife,andsometimesitmademecrazy.Allthatre-fixingandrenewingmademewanttoscream.1wantedjustoncetobewasteful.Wastemeantbeingrich.Throwingthingsawaymeantyouknewthere'dalwaysbemore.Ioftenthoughtlikethat.
Butthenmymotherdied,andonthatclearsummernight,inthewarmthofthehospitalroom,Ilearnedthatsometimesthereisn'tanymore.Sometimes,whatwecareaboutmostgetsallusedupandgoesawayanditwillneverreturn.So,whilewehaveit,itisthebestthatweloveit,careforit,fixitwhenit'sbrokenandcureitwhenit'ssick.
Thisistrueformarriage,oldcars,childrenwithbadreportcards,dogswithbadhipsandagingparentsandgrandparents.Wekeepthembecausetheyareworthitandbecauseweareworthit.
26.Wecanlearnthatwhenthewriterwasyoung,she_______.
A.thoughthighlyofherparents'habits
B.oftenhelpedherparentsfixoldthings
C.oftenthrewthingsawaywithoutbeingnoticed
D.attimeshateditwhenherparentsfixedoldthings
27.Whatdidthewriterrealizeafierhermother'sdeath?
A.Hermothertrulylovedher.
B.Shehadwastedalotofmoney.
C.Thingsmayneverreturnoncetheyaregone.
D.Shehadhurtherparentsformanytimes.
28.Whatisthewriter'spurposeinwritingthepassage?
A.Toadviseustolovewhatwehave.B.Toencourageustorecycleoldthings.
C.Toexplainwhyherparentsrecycled.D.Tohelpusknowaboutlifeinthepast.
B
Selectingapropersummercampforyourchildisnotaneasytask.Youhavetoconsidertoomanyfactors(因素).Remember,youaresendingyourkidtoasummercampnotjusttolethimenjoyhimselfbutalsotohelphimbecomeconfident.Soyoushouldtrytoselectasummercampforyourkidsothatafterhereturnsfromthecamp,thefirstthingthatheasksyouiswhenyouwill
sendhimagainforcamping.Letusseehowyoucanpickthebestsummercampforyourchild.
SearchtheInternet
Ifyoubrowse(浏览)theInternet,youwillfindanumberofwebsitesofsummercampswhereyoucanfindallthedetailedinformationaboutthecamps.Forexample,howmuchthewholecampingwillcost,wherethecampsare,whatchildrencandointhecampsandwhatadditionalfacilities(额外的设施)theycanprovide.Don'tforgettoreadthecomments(评论)ofparentswhohavesenttheirchildrentothosecampsandpayattentiontohowtheyfindthosecamps.
______________
Somecamporganizerspreferadvertisementsinnewspapers.Someoftheorganizerseveninvitefamouspeopletotheircampstocommunicatewithkids.Youshouldkeepaneyeinthesummercampadvertisementsinnewspaperssothatyoucouldpickasuitableoneforyourkid.
Askforadvicefromyourchild'sschoolteachers
Gotoyourkid'sschoolandaskhisteacherswhethertheycangiveyounamesofsomeofthesummercampstheyconsidertobethebest.
Knowtheinterestofyourchild
Whilesearching,youwillcomeacrossdifferenttypesofcamps.Theyareorganizedaccordingtothenatureandinterestofchildrenlikeamusiccamp,asportscamp,etc.Soitisveryimportanttoknowwhatyourchildisinterestedinbeforepickingasummercamp.
29.WhichofthefollowingcanbeputonthelinebeforeParagraph3?
A.Placeadvertisementsinnewspapers.
B.Visittheorganizersofsummercamps.
C.Searchforadvertisementsinnewspapers.
D.Invitefamouspeopletotalkwithyourkid.
30.Wecanknowthatinthewriter'sopinion,'
A.findingapropersummercampforchildrenisnotdifficult
B.thepurposeofasummercampisnotonlyforchildrentohavefun
C.whatotherparentsthinkaboutacampontheInternetisnotbelievable
D.childrenusuallydon'thavetogoagainafterreturningfromasummercamp
31.Accordingtothelastparagraph,beforemakingthefinaldecision,parentsshould_______.
A.considertheinterestoftheirkidB.rethinkifcampingisnecessary
C.knoweverythingaboutthecampD.knowthekid'sperformanceatschool
C
"Tammy!Comehere,please!Motherneedsyourhelpinthekitchen."Herfathercalledouttoher.
Tammywasinherroom,gettingreadytodoherhomework."Yes,Daddy!"shereplied."I'llberightthere."
Shehurriedoutofherbedroomanddownthehallway.Shewasonlynineyearsold.Hereldersister,Ella,hadjustmovedawaytogotoaperformingartshighschoolinanothercity.Herbrother,Harry,wasinmiddleschoolandalwaysgothomelate.WithEllaleavinghome,Tammywasexpectedtodoalotmorethanshehadeverdonebefore,especiallynow,becausehermotherwasill.
Herfatherwasinthekitchen."Tammy,Iknowyouusuallydoyourhomeworkrightnow,butwiththingsbeingdifferent,weallhavetochangealittlebit.I'llhelpyouandHarrywithyourhomeworklateron,OK?"
Herfatherhadanapron(围裙)onoverhisclothes,andhelookedkindoffunny.Hewasdoingthedishesandhealwayssplashed(溅出)wateralloverwhenhedidthat.Afterhelpingherfatherwiththedishes,Tammyhelpedsetthetable.
Aftersupper,herfatherhelpedherandHarrywiththeirhomework,andthentheyplayedaboardgamesothattheirmothercouldliedownforawhile.
Thenextmorning,Tammygotupearlyonherownbecauseshewantedtohelphermotherwithbreakfast.Shemadeorangejuiceandevenputbreadinthetoasterandgotoutthebuttersothathermothercouldsleepforafewmoreminutes.
Whenhermothergotuphalfanhourlater,shewasverysurprisedandmovedtoseethebreakfastonthediningtable.ShegaveTammyabighug.
"Thankyou,Tammy.Youreallyaremother'slittlehelpernow,aren'tyou?"
32.WhydidTammy'ssistermoveoutoftheirhome?
A.BecauseshehateddoinghouseworkB.Becauseshewasbusywithherwork.
C.Becauseherschoolwasfarawayfromhome.D.Becauseshedislikedherfamily.
33.FromParagraphs3&4,wecanlearnthatTammy_______.
A.wasamiddleschoolstudentB.didwellinallsubjects
C.alwaysdidalotofhouseworkathomeD.wastheyoungestchildinthefamily
34.WhatcanwelearnaboutTammy'sfatherfromthepassage?
A.Hewasaveryseriousperson.
B.Hewasn'tverygoodatdoinghousework.
C.Helikedplayingboardgamesverymuch.
D.HealwayshelpedTammydoherhomework.
35.Whichistherightorderforthethin
gsthatTammydidinthestory?
①Didherhomework.②Preparedbreakfast.
③Playedaboardgame.④Helpedwithsuper.
36.Whichisthebesttitleforthispassage?
A.Mother'sLittleHelperB.TheLifeofTammy'sFamily
C.AHappyFamilyD.Tammy'sSchoolLife
D
Americaisamobilesociety.FriendshipsbetweenAmericanscanbecloseandreal,yetdisappearsoonifsituationschange.Neithersidefeelshurtbythis.BothmayexchangeChristmasgreetingsforayearortwo,perhapsafewlettersforawhile-thennomore.Ifthesametwopeoplemeetagainbychance,evenyearslater,theypickupthefriendship.ThiscanbequitedifficultforusChinesetounderstand,becausefriendshipsbetweenusflowermoreslowlybutthenmaybecomelifelongfeelings,extending(延伸)sometimesdeeplyintobothfamilies.
Americansarereadytoreceiveusforeignersattheirhomes,sharetheirholidays,andtheirhomelife.Theywillenjoywelcomingusandbepleasedifweaccepttheirhospitality(好客)easily.
AnotherdifficultpointforusChinesetounderstandAmericansisthatalthoughtheyincludeuswarmlyintheirpersonaleverydaylives,theydon'tshowtheirpolitenesstousifitrequiresagreatdealoftime.Thisisusuallytheoppositeofthepracticeinourcountrywherewemaybegenerouswithourtime.Sometimes,we,ashosts,willappearatairportseveninthemiddleofthenighttomeetafriend.Wemaytakedaysofftoactasguidestoourforeignfriends.TheAmericans,however,expresstheirwelcomeusuallyathomes,buttrulycannotmanagethetimetodoagreatdealwithavisitoroutsidetheirdailyroutine(事务).Theywillbelikelytoexpectustogetourselvesfromtheairporttoourownhotelbybus.Andtheyexpectthatwewillphonethemfromthere.Oncewearriveattheirhomes,thewelcomewillbefull,warmandreal.Wewillfindourselvestreatedhospitably.
FortheAmericans,itisoftenconsideredmorefriendlytoinviteafriendtotheirhomesthantogotorestaurants,exceptforpurelybusinessmatters.Soaccepttheirhospitalityathome!
37.Thewriterofthispassagemustbe_______.
A.anAmericanB.aChineseC.avisitor&nb
sp;D.astudent
38.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?
A.Americanswillcontinuetheirfriendshipsagainevenafteralongbreak.
B.AmericansareusuallymorefriendlythanChinese.
C.Americansalwaysshowtheirwarmtheveniftheyareverybusy.
D.FriendshipsbetweenAmericansusuallylastforalltheirlives.
39.FromthelasttwoparagraphswecanlearnthatwhenwearriveinAmericatovisitanAmericanfriend,wewillbe_______.
A.warmlywelcomedattheairportB.offeredaridetohishome
C.treatedhospitablyathishomeD.treatedtodinnerinarestaurant
40.Theunderlinedwords"generouswithourtime"inParagraph3mean_______.
A.strictwithtimeB.willingtospendtimeC.carefulwithtimeD.freewithtime
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