2018 届中考第一次模拟考试英语试题
（考试时间：100 分钟
卷面总分：120 分）
第 I 卷（选择题，共 60 分）
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。 ( ) 1. “Travelling Frog” is game shared widely in We Chat circles.
A. An
B. a
C. the
D. /
( ) 2. The book Three Days To See is well worth reading, so he advised me to buy _.
A. it B. that C. one D. this ( ) 3. Tony is careless get high marks.
A. so, that B. enough, to
C. such that
D. too, to
( ) 4. Some people think it's the parents' job to
their
children a clean and comfortable
environment at home. A. offer; to
B. offer; with C. provide; to
D. provide;
with
( the fire._) 5. Xiao Wei saved an old lady out of great courage he showed!
A. What a B. What C. How a D. How
( ) 6. As the story , the secret of the castle is discovered little by little.
A. develops
B. begins
C. ends
D. happens
( ) 7. I wonder as the ad has promised.
A. does the robot really work
B. if the robot really works
C. that the robot really works D. the robot really works
( ) 8. It is said that over 50 percent of China’s population working in the
cities in 2015, so there are fewer and fewer people on the farm now. A. are
B. is
C. was
D. were
( ) 9. —What do you think of the latest documentary Amazing China?
— It’s wonderful. Millions of families by it during that time. A. attracted
B. are attracted C. were attracted
D. were attracting
( )10.The famous star Zhang Yixin once said, “As a singer, you
never
be too hard-working.” A. must B. can
C. should
D. may
—No wonder of them is well-educated. A. either B. both C. neither
D. none
( )15. —Teamwork is very important in a football match.
— I agree.
.
A. The early bird catches the worm B. Every dog has its day
C. One tree can’t make a forest D. Everything comes to him who
waits 二、完形填空（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。
Daniel was disappointed as he 16
out of his 40th job interview. He couldn't believe he had 17 40 interviews.
He just finished his university study and needed to get a job 18
.
He was almost broke（身无分文的）. He decided that he would start a 19 project called
\
20 .
Daniel's idea may sound crazy, 21 it is really clever. Daniel said that one of his goals was to get as 22 job experience as possible. He was still not sure what kind of job he really wanted. The best way to find out was to try out 23 types of jobs. So, he tried to get jobs that
were close to each state's identity(特点). For example, Michigan is famous 24 having a lot of car
factories, so during his 8th week in Michigan, he worked as an engineer. Wisconsin is known for its
( )11.—Mom, I will eat less fast food this year, believe me.
—If you make a _, you must keep it. A. decision B. progress
C. mistake
D. promise
( )12.—I am afraid I can’t go to your party.
—
! The party won’t be perfect without you.
A. You’re welcome
B. That’s nothing C. What a pity D.
It doesn’t matter
( )13. Mrs. White is very strange. I found
on well with her.
A. it is difficult to getting B. it difficult to get C. it's difficult of getting
D. it difficult for getting
( )14. —Both David and his sister went to university when they were only 16.
cheese, so he was a cheese maker there. In Vermont he made maple syrup, and in Maryland he cooked crab for the patients in a
25
.
Daniel not only had fun 26 all kinds of interesting jobs, but he also made 60,000 dollars and became famous. He plans to publish a book about 27 he learned from his project. 28 the beginning, Daniel wanted to be experienced in different jobs, but instead he became famous ,or was he 29 to become famous from the beginning? You decide. Whatever he has in mind, it
30 that there are many more jobs in his future.
( ) 16. A. jumped ( ) 17. A. succeeded ( ) 18. A. fast
( ) 19. A. interesting ( ) 20. A. months ( ) 21. A. although ( ) 22. A. little ( ) 23. A. same ( ) 24. A. as
( ) 25. A. restaurant ( ) 26. A. to try ( ) 27. A. that ( ) 28. A. From ( ) 29. A. hoping (
) 30. A. like
B. ran
B. changed B. slowly B. new B. minutes B. but B. few B. similar B. of
B. hospital B. tried B. which B. In B. hoped B. likes
C. walked C. lost C. highly C. complete C. weeks C. so C. many C. different C. on
C. company C. trying C. what C. Of C. to hope C. looks
D. rolled D. failed D. happily D. boring D. days D. even D. much D. creative D. for D. school D. try D. where D. On D. hopeful D. Seems
三、阅读理解（共15小题，每小题2分，满分30分）
阅读下列短文，选出最佳选项（共15小题，每小题2分，满分30分）
A
New York is 3 hours ahead of California but it does not make
California slow. Someone graduated at the age of 22, but waited 5 years before getting a
good job!
Someone became a CEO at 25, and died at 50
While another became a CEO at 50, and years.▲ to 90
Someone is still
single, while someone else got married.
Obama retires(退休) at
55,
but Trump starts
at 70
Absolutely everyone in this world works based on their
Time Zone.
People around you might seem to go ahead of(在….
前) you, some might seem to be behind you. But everyone is running their own RACE, in their
own TIME.
Don’t envy them or laugh at
them.
They are in their TIME ZONE, and you are in
yours!
Life is about waiting for the right
moment to act. So, RELAX.
You’re not LATE. You’re not EARLY. You are very much ON TIME, and in your TIME
B
Humans are land animals, but we are also closely connected to the sea. In history, the sea has given a lot to mankind. The sea has provided man with food and a better way to travel to different
ZONE.
( ) 31.We can know that when it’s 6 a.m. in New York, it’s in California.
A. 9 a.m. B. 9 p.m. C. 3 a.m. D. 3 p.m. ( ) 32. Who is the President of the USA now?
parts of the world.
In the modern world, the sea offers many resources to help mankind survive. Resources on land are going to meet the end. The sea, however, still can be hoped to satisfy man's needs.
The list of riches of the sea to be developed by man's technology is amazing. Oil and gas explorations have been carried out for nearly 30 years. Valuable minerals on the ocean floor are ready to be mined(开采).
Fish farming promises to be a good way to produce plenty of food. The culture of fish and shellfish is an ancient skill practiced in the past mainly by eastern people.
Besides oil and gas, the sea may offer new sources of energy. Experts believe that the warm temperature of the ocean can be used in a way similar to the steam(蒸汽) in a steamship. Ocean waves offer possible use as a source of energy.
Technology allows man to explore more deeply under the sea. The development of strong, new materials has made this possible.
A. Obama B. Trump C. Clinton D. Bush ( ) 33. If someone is ahead of or behind you, you shouldn’t them.
A. be worried about B. feel happy for C. get angry with D. envy or laugh at
( ) 34. The best word for the blank in the poem is Harvest and Food.
A. born B. grew C. lived D. married
) 35. What can we learn from the poem? . (
A. harvesting rice in the sea will be made possible
A. Obama starts at 55,but Trump retires at 70.
The technology to harvest the sea continues to improve. Scientists believe that by the year 2050 the problems that prevent us from making full use of the food, minerals, and energy sources of the sea will be largely solved.
( ) 36. According to the passage, which is not in the list of the riches of the sea?
A. Ocean winds and gas
B. Minerals
C. Fishes and shellfishes
D. Oil
( ) 37. When will the problems to explore the deeper sea largely possibly be solved?
A. In the next century. couple of years.
(
) 38. Why does the writer mention a steamship in paragraph 5? A. To show that a steamship is better than other kinds of ships. B. To explain that man can make use of sources of energy from the sea. C. To argue that man should use steamships. D. To describe that it is warmer in the ocean than on land.
(
) 39.What is the best title for the passage? A. Needs of Man. _.
(
B. Sea and Sources of Energy. C. Sea Exploring Technology. D. Sea B. At the end of the 20th
D. In a
century. C. By the middle of the 21st century.
) 40. We can conclude(得出结论) from the passage that
B. Life is all about waiting for time zones.
B. technology for
exploring the sea has been solved
C. The earlier we succeed, the better we will be. D. Don’t hurry and take your own steps.
C. in the near future man can live on the ocean floor D. humans haven’t fully made use of the riches of the sea
C
I remembered I had a gun if I needed it, and turned back towards this man of the island. He was hiding behind another tree but stepped out to meet me.
‘Who are you ? ’I asked, staring at him.
‘Ben Gunn ,’he answered, and his voice sounded rough and strange .His skin was burnt nearly black by the sun and his clothes were made from pieces of a ship's sail. ‘Poor Ben Gunn,’ he went on. ‘Alone for three years.’
‘Were you shipwrecked(船遇难)?’I asked. ‘No ,my friend,’ he said. ‘Marooned.’
I had heard the word before, and knew it meant a cruel(残忍的)punishment often used by
pirates(海盗)－leaving a man alone on some distant, empty island.
‘Marooned for three years, ’he continued,‘ living on wild goats and fish. But I'm in a great need for real English food back home. You don't have a piece of cheese, do you? Many nights I've dreamed of cheese.’
He continued. ‘Well, tell me your name. ’ ‘Jim,’ I told him.
‘Well, Jim,’ he said, looking around and lowering his voice to a whisper, ‘I'm rich.’ I was now sure the poor man was crazy ,but he repeated his words. ‘Rich, I say! Now ,Jim ,that isn't Flint's ship, is it?’
I began to think that I had found a friend, and I answered him at once. ‘It's not Flint's ship any more. Flint is dead, but there are still some of Flint's men aboard, and that's bad news for us.’
‘A man with one leg?’ he asked, fear in his voice. ‘Silver?’I asked.
‘Yes ,Silver,’ he said, ‘that was his name.’
‘He's the cook, and their leader ,too.’ And I told him the fight between Flint and the cook, and the danger we were now in.
help you. Will your squire(‘You're in trouble, Jim,’ he said when I'd finished. him to give me a job, but will he give
乡绅) be generous if I do, do you think? I don't want ‘Well, Ben Gunn will me one thousand pounds out of money that's
really mine?’
‘I'm sure he will,’ I said. (Adapted from Treasure Island) (
) 41. What were Ben’s clothes made of?
A. a fishing net B. a piece of ship's sail
C. a piece
of old cloth D. a blanket
(
) 42. What is the correct order of
the story?
①Jim met Ben on the island.
②Ben wanted to get his 1000 pounds.
③Silver became the leader of the ship. ④Flint was
dead.
A. ①④③② B. ①④②③ C.④①③② D.④③①②
( ) 43. What does underlined word ‘Marooned’ mean in the passage? A. 绞刑 B. 释放 C. 流放 D. 谋杀
( ) 44. From Ben’s words, he probably came from .
A. America B. Brazil C. Britain D. France
(
) 45. It can be inferred(推断)from the passage that . A. Ben was marooned for 3 years on the island. B. Ben became a rich man with the help of Jim. C. Jim and Ben used to work on Flint’s ship.
D. Silver was an awful man and perhaps he had Flint killed.
（完整word版）江苏省盐城中学2018届九年级英语下学期模拟考试试题
