2020年南通市中考模拟试卷英语试题

2020年南通市中考模拟试卷

英 语 试 题

(答卷时间120分钟；满分120分)

一、单项选择（本题共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. What _______ great success The Wandering Earth is! It is ______ first science fiction

film set in space in China. A. /; the B. /; a C. a; a D. a; the

( ) 2. I went to college in the ________ and began to work in ________.

A. 1980's; my twenty B. 1980; my twenties C. 1980s; my twenties D. 1980’s; my twentieth

( ) 3. I don't like these T-shirts. They are ________ too long ________ too short.

A. both; and B. either; or C. neither; nor D. much; and

( ) 4. We want to try something new, but finding ______ to start is always the hardest part.

A. success B. wisdom C. courage D. trust

( ) 5. You should go over your test paper _______ you hand it in.

A. before B. though C. after D. as soon as

( ) 6. This kind of T-shirt looks _______ and sells _______.

A. nice; well B. nice; good C. well; well D. good; nice

( ) 7. Mr Smith will give us a talk on computers ________next week.

A. some time B. sometime C. sometimes D. some times

( ) 8. My parents are free today, so I _______ stay at home to look after my brother.

A. mustn’t B. couldn’t C. shouldn’t D. needn’t

( ) 9. Could you help me ________ the pen? It's under your chair.

A. take up B. look up C. pick up D. put up

( ) 10. Most boys _______ blue to pink while most girls _______ wear pink than blue.

A. would rather, prefer B. prefer, would rather C. would rather, would rather D. prefer, prefer

( ) 11. His aunt wants to _______ him to fix the watch, but he has already had it _______.

A. make, repair B. get, repair C. have, repaired D. get, repaired

( ) 12. —_______ great progress she’s made in the past month!

—Exactly. To my _______, she’s really changed a lot. A. What, surprise B. What a, surprise C. What, surprised D. What a, surprised

( ) 13. I thought ________ difficult ________ the final decision.

A. it, to make B. it’s, to make C. that, to make D. it, making

( ) 14. —Do you know _______ this afternoon?

—I'm not sure, but I'll tell you as soon as she _______.

A. how will Betty arrive; starts B. how Betty will arrive; will start C. when Betty will arrive; starts D. when Betty will arrive; will start

( ) 15. —Would you mind taking the underground to the theatre tonight?

—________. It will take less time than by car.

A. Certainly B. Of course not C. You’re welcome D. You’d better not

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二、完形填空（本题共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分）

请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的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 did not have a rich father. I tried 3 times for university, but all 16 . I applied for Harvard for 10 times, but all failed. They didn’t even want to see me. 17 , I went to the teachers’ college which was considered as the third class of my city. After I graduated, I applied 18 for 30 times.

A lot of people said Alibaba was a 19 model. However, I said, “I believe it.” I think this thing could be big. But I 20 thought it would be so big like today. I believe that there must be 21 waiting for me, and I have to work hard to prove myself. That was a hard 22 . So we gathered fifty thousand US dollars from 18 founders (创建者). Little by little, we built up our 23 . And now, after 16 years, we have an Alibaba group; we have a T-mall group; we have a Taobao group; we have Alipay.

“You are so smart, 24 could you make a company like that?” People always asked. Bill Gates, Warren Buffet, Mark Zuckerberg, the 25 between those people and other people is that they are always optimistic ( 乐观的) for the future. They never 26 . They always try to solve the problems. When you are optimistic, it’s always a chance. Don’t complain. I saw a lot of people, 27 young people, have fantastic ideas every evening. But the next morning, they go to the office on time again.

Tomorrow is new. Take action. 28 investors (投资者) believe this or not, whether your friends believe it or not, whether your parents believe it or not, that’s not 29 . You believe it. Your team believe it and work day and night on this. Everything happens. Make enough 30 . You fall, and you stand up. Any mistake is an income and a wonderful revenue ( 收益). Young people should follow the dreams. If you have a dream, just go ahead. ( ) 16. A. succeeded B. achieved C. lost D. failed ( ) 17. A. At first B. At most C. At last D. At least ( ) 18. A. jobs B. scholarships C. positions D. rewards ( ) 19. A. serious B. terrible C. peaceful D. fantastic ( ) 20. A. seldom B. always C. never D. often ( ) 21. A. everything B. something C. nothing D. anything ( ) 22. A. event B. subject C. project D. experience ( ) 23. A. business B. kindness C. richness D. gladness ( ) 24. A. how B. when C. what D. why ( ) 25. A. distance B. relationship C. difference D. secret ( ) 26. A. improve B. promise C. complain D. explain ( ) 27. A. specially B. usually C. probably D. especially ( ) 28. A. if B. whether C. unless D. though ( ) 29. A. interesting B. impossible C. important D. incorrect ( ) 30. A. mistakes B. money C. dreams D. progress 三、阅读理解（本题共15小题，每小题2分，满分30分）

请认真阅读下列短文，从短文后各题所给的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

Honesty is a good thing. But does Mother Nature agree? Animals can’t talk, but can they lie in other ways?

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Animal experts may not call it lying, but they do agree that many animals, from birds to chimpanzees (黑猩猩), behave dishonestly to fool other animals. Why? Dishonesty often helps them survive.

Many kinds of birds are very successful at fooling other animals. For example, a bird called the plover sometimes pretends (假装) to be hurt in order to protect its young. When a predator (猎食动物) gets close to its nest, the plover leads the predator away from the nest. How? It pretends to have a broken wing. The predator follows the “hurt” adult, leaving the baby birds safe in the nest.

Another kind of bird, the scrub jay, hides its food so it always has something to eat. Scrub jays are also thieves. They watch where others hide their food and steal it. But clever scrub jays seem to know that a thief is watching them. So they go back later, dig the food, and hide it again somewhere else.

Chimpanzees, or chimps, can also be sneaky. After a fight, the losing chimp will give its hand to the other. When the winning chimp puts out its hand, too, the chimps are friendly again. But an animal expert once saw a losing chimp take the winner’s hand and start fighting again.

Chimps are sneaky in other ways, too. When chimps find food that they love, such as bananas, it is natural for them to cry out. Then other chimps come running. But some clever chimps learn to cry very softly when they find food. That way, other chimps don’t hear them, and they don’t need to share their food.

As children, many of us learn the saying \"You can't fool Mother Nature.\" But maybe you can’t trust her, either.

( )31. A plover protects its young from a predator by ______.

A. getting closer to its young B. pretending to be hurt C. leaving its young in another nest D. driving away the adult predator

( )32. By \"Chimpanzees, or chimps, can also be sneaky\

A. chimps are ready to attack others B. chimps can also be selfish

C. chimps envy the winners of the fight D. chimps are sometimes dishonest

( )33. Which of the following is true according to the passage?

A. Some chimps lower their cry to keep food away from others. B. Some clever scrub jays often steal their food back. C. All the animals survive by fooling other animals.

D. The losing chimp won the fight by taking the winner's hand.

( )34. Which of the following might be the best title of the passage?

A. How do animals learn to lie? B. Does Mother Nature fool animals? C. Do animals lie? D. How does honesty help animals survive?

B

What is your fate? Who or what gets to decide it? Are you born with a certain fate? Do your parents decide your fate? Does your college major decide your fate? Perhaps the new Nezha film can help answer these questions.

This August saw something unexpected happen in the Chinese box office. Nezha, a Chinese animated film, has gone beyond all expectations. It beat all the other films and topped the Chinese box office. The film is now the second highest--grossing (票房收入最高的) movie in China--only behind Wolf Warrior 2. Its success has opened a path for China’s animation industry to do well.

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Nezha is a popular character in Chinese myths. He is shown in the film as a fun-loving child. Unluckily, he is fated to die. Because everyone treats him differently, Nezha spends his time causing chaos. He enjoys playing tricks on others. However, upon learning his fate, Nezha refuses to give in. He chooses to fight a flash of lightning from the sky. By saving everyone, he becomes a great hero.

The success of Nezha has changed the fates of many, including the director, Jiaozi. Jiaozi was a medical student at first. If he had not worked tirelessly over the years learning animation, this success would not have been possible. Similarly, Chinese animation was once considered fated to disappear because of Japanese animation. Now, it has found new hope. So, who or what decides your fate?

( )35. The writer uses a few questions in the first paragraph to __________. A. give the readers some advice B. ask the readers for answers C. attract the readers’ attention D. make a survey among the readers ( )36. In the film, Nezha_________.

A. changes his fate himself B. is treated kindly by others C. is born a great hero D. has to accept his fate ( )37. We can learn from the passage that ________.

A. Nezha is the most successful in the Chinese box office

B. Japanese animation is fated to disappear soon

C. Chinese animation was better than Japanese animation D. Jiaozi devoted much time and effort to making Nezha

C

Four years ago, we asked ourselves: what if we could create a shopping experience with no waiting in lines and no checkout? Or could we create a physical store where customers could simply take what they want and go? Our answer to those questions is Amazon Go, where you could experience the idea of “just walk out shopping”.

Amazon Go is a new kind of store with no checkout required. We created the world’s most advanced shopping technology, so you never have to wait in line. With our “just walk out shopping” experience, simply use the Amazon Go app to enter the store, take the products you want, and go! No lines, no checkout.

Our checkout-free shopping experience is made possible by the same types of technologies used in self-driving cars: computer vision, sensor fusion, and deep learning. Our “just walk out technology” automatically detects(探测) when products are taken from or returned to the shelves and keeps track of them in your virtual cart(购物车). When you’re done shopping, you can just leave the store. Shortly after, we’ll charge your Amazon account and send you a receipt.

We offer delicious ready-to-eat breakfast, lunch, dinner, and snack options made fresh every day by our on-site chefs and favorite local kitchens and bakeries. Our choice of foodstuff is from bread and milk to cheeses and locally made chocolates. You’ll find well-known brands we love, plus special finds we’re excited to introduce to customers. For a quick home-cooked dinner, pick up one of our chef-designed Amazon Meal Kits, and you can make a meal for two in about 30 minutes.

Our 1,800-square-foot shopping space is conveniently compact (紧凑的), so busy customers can get in and out fast. It is located at 2131, 7th Ave, Seattle, WA, on the corner of 7th Avenue and Blanchard Street. All you need is an Amazon account(账户), a supported smartphone, and the free Amazon Go app.

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Amazon Go is now only open to Amazon workers in our testing program, and will be open to the public soon.

( )38. From the passage, we can learn that Amazon Go ___________.

A. sells all kinds of goods B. is a checkout-free store C. is open to the public D. uses unknown technologies

( )39. What is mainly discussed in Paragraph 3?

A. When Amazon Go charges. B. Where Amazon Go lies. C. How Amazon Go works. D. What Amazon Go sells.

( )40. Customers pay for the products from Amazon Go by ___________.

A. scanning smartphones when leaving B. walking out of the store C. using their Amazon accounts D. paying cash at the counter

( )41. The main purpose of the passage is to ___________.

A. inform people of a new concept store B. advise people to work for Amazon

C. tell people of the shopping experience D. encourage people to shop online

D

Everyone has traits (特性) that make us who we are. We have physical traits, like red hair, long legs and funny-looking toes. We also have character traits including humor, warmth, creativity and so on.

Certain physical traits are fully inherited (遗传), such as blue eyes and knobby knees. About 25,000 to 35,000 genes (基因) are in a single cell in the human body. These genes carry the traits that are passed down genetically from parents to their children.

Many traits exist between inheritance and development — the interaction with environment. One example is body shape. It tends to be passed down from parents. But once diet becomes a factor, environment begins to play an important role in how the body develops. Body shape is a trait that is a mixture of inheritance from parents and influence of environment.

So lots of our most important traits have been learned, rather than inherited. For example, if you’re really great at video games, it’s not because your parents passed down the skills in genes. It’s because you have practiced a lot of video games and developed those skills yourself. If you have kids who turn out to be great at video games, it is because they put in the hours, learned the skills, and memorized the moves that are necessary to play the video games well.

Of course, some of us have brains that are more advantageous to video game playing. Say you were born with a large and powerful part of the brain that controls your hand-eye coordination. That is inherited. What you do with it, how you choose to develop that advantage, is up to you.

You can pierce your nose or get a tattoo (纹身) — it doesn’t matter how much you change your body during the lifetime. None of those things will turn into genetic material to be passed down to the next generation. However, if your children grow up in an environment with role models who are pierced and covered in tattoos, they are more likely to get piercings and tattoos! ( )42. _______ is a physical trait that is fully inherited.

A. The pierced nose B. The special diet C. The body shape D. The eye color

( )43. What does the underlined word “That ” refer to ?

A. Your hand-eye coordination. B. Advantageous brains. C. The shape of your brain. D. Video game playing.

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( )44. According to the passage, the writer believes that _______.

A. character traits can hardly change during the lifetime

B. environment plays an important role in traits development C. a kid’s hand-eye coordination isn’t related to inheritance D. the skills of video game playing are passed down to kids

( )45. Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?

A. How does Inheritance Influence Traits? B. Why are Traits Important? C. What are Physical and Character Traits? D. Where do Traits Come from?

四、词汇 （本题共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分）

A. 请根据括号中的中文提示、英文释义或句意，写出句中所缺单词，使句子通顺。 46. I’m strongly ___________ (反对) smoking because it may cause cancer.

47. His blindness will greatly ____________ (影响) his life. He will be able to do nothing alone. 48. —Are you busy, Tom?

—Yes. I must _____________ (advise) different books to different teenagers.

49. Can you ____________ (form a picture in your mind of sb. or sth.) what life will be like in 50 years?

50. Tom has to be ____________ from school today because he’s ill in hospital.

B. 请根据句意从方框中选择合适的单词，并用其适当形式填空，使句子通顺。

success patient pronounce care decide

51. Tom doesn’t like fishing because he is an ____________ man.

52. Almost all the accidents were caused by ____________, so we must do everything carefully. 53. Great leaders can always make many right and important __________ to develop our country quickly.

54. To learn English well, we must first learn about the correct ____________ of each word. 55. It seems that the little boy has ____________ climbed to the top of the hill.

C. 请根据句意从方框中选择合适的单词，并用其适当时态填空，使句子通顺。

not be practise find graduate encourage

56. When we failed in the exam, my teacher often ____________ us not to lose heart.

57. John, as you ___________ from university, you shouldn’t depend on your parents any more. 58. —Where are the boys, Monitor?

—I have no idea. But they __________ playing football in the playground when I passed by just now.

59. He plans to go fishing if he ____________ busy this Saturday

60. Open up your circle of friends on WeChat, and you ___________ lots of product advertising. 五、句型转换 (本题共5小题；每小题l分，满分5分) 61. Tom does the dishes after supper every day. (改为否定句)

Tom __________ _________ the dishes after supper every day. 62. The boy in red is my brother.（对划线部分提问） __________ _________ is your brother?

63. He went to bed after he finished his homework. (保持句意基本不变) He __________ go to bed __________ he finished his homework.

64. Mum promises that she will buy me a new watch next week. (改为简单句) Mum promises __________ _________ me a new watch next week.

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65. Those local businesses supported the charity show. (改为被动语态) The charity show __________ _________ by those local businesses. 六、短文填空 （本题共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）

请认真阅读下面短文，并根据各题所给首字母的提示，写出一个合适的英语单词完整、正确的形式，使短文通顺。

The 90-minute documentary “Amazing China” is produced by CCTV t 66 with CFC (China Film Corp), and it will be on show in theaters nationwide on Friday. The film mainly shows us all the greatest a 67 our country has made since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China（党的十八大）.

When talking about the documentary, Wei Tie, the director, says: \"The film makes Chinese feel p 68 from deep inside.\"

The documentary s 69 us the key Chinese infrastructure projects (基础设施项目) in aerospace, high-speed rail, the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge and the world’s largest single-dish telescope FAST(单碟射电望远镜). The documentary also introduces to viewers that seven of the world’s 10 biggest sea ports are now in China, and that the country now has the l 70 high-speed rail network in the world.

In the film, Lin Ming, the chief e 71 of the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge project, says: \"In the past, what kind of projects we took up was d 72 by what kind of facilities (设备) we had. However, nowadays, no matter what kind of projects we are assigned (布置), we develop the technology to complete it.\" His v 73 is calm but his words show the country’s confidence.

Speaking of the importance of the new documentary for the Chinese, La Peikang, the head of CFC, says: \"It’s not o 74 showing the greatness of China, but also presenting the status quo(国情) of China.”

The film will help people to l 75 more about China. The moving stories behind the Chinese miracles reflect the people’s endeavors (努力) and spirits.\"

七、阅读与回答问题 （本题共5小题，每小题2分，满分10分） 请认真阅读下面短文，并根据短文内容回答问题。

China’s “four great new inventions” in modern times have made the daily life of the public more and more convenient. They are the high-speed railway (HSR), shopping online, shared bikes and mobile phone payment.

Living in Hong Kong, I knew them from the papers, the TV and the Internet. But last month I had the chance to experience all of them.

As usual, the golden week stopped the traffic. It was hard to get a railway ticket anywhere in the train stations. But I bought a train ticket to Beijing on the Internet and paid for it through Zhifubao. It was even cheaper than it was bought in the station. Then we got on the high-speed train. I was shocked at its speed and quietness. There was no noise which the train made while running. It was reported that China has the longest high-speed railway in the world, which is regarded as a “name card” for China.

China’s HSR has also gone abroad. In 2014, China finished building its first foreign high-speed rail in Turkey. In June 2015, China and Russia agreed to build the 770 km of high-speed railway connecting Moscow and Kazan. In October 2015, China helped Indonesia to build a high-speed rail between Jakarta and Bandung.

Did I feel bored during the trip on the train? Not at all. I bought many cheap and good things in Taobao and Tmall on the Internet through my mobile phone. It’s amazing that there

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are oceans of products in Taobao and Tmall.

Soon we arrived in Beijing. We got on a bus near the train station. After getting off the bus, my friend told me that the bus stop is far from his home. I thought we would have to spend much money going to his home on a taxi, but it seemed that he wasn’t worried about that. He showed me some bikes on the side of the street. They are called shared bikes. We only need to use our mobile phones to scan the Quick-Response code (二维码) on shared bikes, and then we could ride the bikes anywhere we wanted to go. It was so cool! 76. What is regarded as a “name card” for China?

___________________________________________________________________ 77. Where did the writer buy many good and cheap things?

___________________________________________________________________ 78. Which is the first foreign country that China built the high-speed railway in?

___________________________________________________________________ 79. How can people use shared bikes?

___________________________________________________________________ 80. What does the passage mainly talk about? (请自拟一句话作答)

___________________________________________________________________ 八、书面表达 （本题满分20分）

赠人玫瑰，手有余香。时代需要志愿者精神，社会也需要更多的志愿者服务。为此，某英文报开展了一次关于初中生参加志愿者活动的情况调查。请你根据提示，以“Doing volunteer activities is meaningful!”为题，用英语写一篇短文。 要点 具体内容 参加志愿者活动的人数 原因 调查结果 32%偶尔参加；68%从未参加 5/8学业重，没时间；3/8不感兴趣 志愿者活动的意义 你的建议 帮助有需要的人；学会与人相处；……(自由发挥一点) 就如何更好地进行志愿者活动，提出你的建议：……(自由发挥一点) 要求：1. 词数90左右，开头已给出，不计入总词数。2. 所写内容必须包括表格中所提供的信息，并作适当的发挥。3. 不得出现真实的人名、校名、地名等相关信息。

Doing volunteer Activities Is meaningful

Recently, we have done a survey about the students’ volunteer activities. According to the survey._______________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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