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江苏省苏州常熟市届中考英语二模试题
江苏省苏州常熟市2017届中考英语二模试题
第一部分单项填空(共15小题;每小题1分,满分15分)
请认真阅读下面各题,从题中所给的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。
1.—Howdoyoulike_______fancyfilmGreatWalldirectedbyZhangYimou?
—Tobehonest,itisoneof____mostmeaninglessfilmsIhaveever
seen.Iamquitedisappointed.
A.the;aB.a;theC.the;theD.a;a
2.—MarkTwinsaid,“Theonlywaytokeepyouristoeatwhatyoudon'twant,drinkwhatyoudon'tlike,anddowhatyou'drathernot.”
—MarkTwaintraveledinallhislife.Hisadventureaboardisthematerialofhisworks.
A.health;anywhereB.healthy;everywhere
C.health;nowhereD.healthy;somewhere
3.—Iamterriblysorry,Mr.Wang.Myfather'scarbrokedownontheway.
—Don'tworry,Joe.Accidentshappen.
A.shouldB.oughttoC.willD.usedto
4.—Iregrettednotlisteningtoyou.Iwon'tmakethesamemistakeifIasecondchance.
—Well,asthesayinggoes,“A fall into thepit,a gaininyourwit.”
A.giveB.amgivenC.willgiveD.willbegiven
5.—LastJuly,NorthKoreahasconductedi
tsfifthnucleartest—itslargesttodate!
—That'stoobad.TheNorthKorealeadersshouldtheriskofstartingawar.
A.putoffB.tryoutforC.thinkaboutD.takeaway
6.ThenovelbehindthepopulartelevisiondramaIntheNameofPeople__________inbookstores,______online_______hardcopies,aroundthenation.
A.hassoldout;both;andB.weresoldout;both;and
C.hasbeensoldout;neither;norD.wassoldout;either;or
7.—Itissaidthatofthosesocalled“uglyducklingman”mentalproblems.
—Iguessso.Thosepeopleraisedupinpoorfamilieshavetofacegreatsocialpressure.
A.onethird;haveB.twothirds;has
C.onethird;hasD.firstthree;have
8.greatnews!
China'sfirsthome-builtaircraftcarrier001AhitthewaterinDalianshipyardoftheChinaShipbuildingIndustryCorponWednesdaymorning.
A.HowaB.HowC.WhataD.What
9.He accepted thewithpleasure.Hethoughtitasanhonortoattendsuchagreatparty.
A.instructionB.invitationC.introductionD.invention
10.Ifwepayattentionalittlepowerinourdailylife,everyonecanmakeacontributiontheenvironment.
A.tosave;toprotectingB.tosaving;toprotect
C.saving;protectingD.tosaving;toprotecting
11.—What'sthenewsabouttheChinaSpaceIndustry?
—Chinahastakensteptowarditsgoalofputtingaspacestationintoorbitaround2022,bysendingitsfirstcargospacecraftTianzhou-1intospaceonApril,20th.
A.latest;anotherB.newest;othersC.later;otherD.last,theother
12.Boysandgirls,whethergood-lookingorbad-looking,wealthyorpoor,fasttoyourdreams.Noonecanstopyouunlessyougiveupyourself.
A.holdB.toholdC.willholdD.holding
13.—Whatdoyouthinkifwefeelstressed?
—Workoutwhatyouareworryingaboutandtalkaboutitwithyourfriendsorteachers.Don'tkeepyourworriestoyourself.Itwillonlymakeit.
A.weshoulddo;worseB.shouldwedo;worse
C.weshoulddo;betterD.shouldwedo;better
14.—Sam,IhavetogoonabusinesstriptoBeijing.Iwonder?
—Certainly.Iamanadultnow.Mindyourownbusinesswhenyouthere.
A.ifyouwilllookafteryourself;willbeB.whethercanyoulookafteryourself;willbe
C.ifyoucanlookafteryourself;areD.whetheryouwilllookafteryourself;are
15.—DoyoumindifIsmokehere?
—.
A.No,goahead.B.No,you’dbetternot.C.Yes,youcan.D.No,youcan’t.
第二部分完形填空(共10小题;每小题1分,满分10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。
Robertwantstobea16inthefuture.Theboyhopestojointhe
armywhenheleavesmiddleschool.Hegetsalongwellwithhisclassmates.Buthehasabad17.Healwaysboasts(自夸)toothers.
18,Robert'slegishurtinatrafficaccidentafterhegraduatesfrommiddleschool.Hehastoreturntohishometownandhelphisfatherto19thefarm.Hedoeswellmanagingthefarmanditbecomes20.
Oneday,Robertmeetsseveralfriendswhohaven'tseenhimformanyyears.To21hislife,Robertinvitesthemtovisithisbigfarm.
22thefarm,Robert'sfriendsareamazedbyhisbeautifulhouseandgarden.Robertishappyandsays,“Don'tbesilly!
Itisonlyasmallpartofmyhome.Letmeshowyouhowbigitis!
”ThentheygetintoRobert'scartovisitthefarm.
Forquiteafew23,theyarestillinthecar.
“Itwilltaketwodaystovisitthewholefarm,”Robertsayswith24.
“Youareright.But25thereissomethingwrongwithyourcar.Wehaveonlydrivenonemileinallthistime.”
16.A.farmerB.soliderC.managerD.policeman
17.A.habitB.secretC.interestD.knowledge
18.A.SuddenlyB.FortunatelyC.SurelyD.Unluckily
19.A.runB.sellC.buyD.live
20.A.richerandricherB.biggerandbigger
C.smallerandsmallerD.poorerandpoorer
21.A.takeoffB.turnoffC.showoffD.cutoff
22.A.ReachinginB.GettingC.ArrivingatD.Tosee
23.A.minutesB.hoursC.daysD.weeks
24.A.prideB.worriesC.angerD.sadness
25.A.maybeB.sometimesC.maybeD.sometime
第三部分阅读理解(共12小题;每小题2分,满分24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。
A
InMarch,manypeopleincitieslikeBeijingandShanghaireceivedthiskindofcellphonemessage:
Comeandrideourbikeforfree!
Thesemessagesarepartofthebattlebetweenbike-sharingcompaniesOfoandMobike.Bothofthecompaniesaretryingtoattractmoreusersandthecompetitionisstillgoingon.
SincetheintroductionofMobikeinShanghailastApril,Chinahasseenatrend(潮流)ofridingsharedbikestoschools,wo
rkpla
cesortogosightseeing.However,thisboomacrossthecountryalsocausedmanyproblemssuchasillegal(违规)parking,vandalism(故意破坏)andstealing.
Forexample,intheEastLakescenicareaofWuhanlastmonth,manysharedbikeswerethrownintoaditch(沟)fullofrubbish.Mostofthebikesweredamaged.
26.Wherecanyoupossiblyfindthispassage?
A.Inastorybook.B.Inaninstructionbook.
C.Inanewspaper.D.Inanadvertisement.
27.What'sthemainideaofthebook?
A.Therearetwobike-sharingcompaniesfightingeachother.
B.Moreandmorepeopleliketogooutbysharing-bike.
C.Thesharing-bikemarkethasmanyproblems.
D.It'simpossibleforpeopletotakecareofsharing-bikesastheirownones.
B
Airbnb,theAmericanapartmentrental(租赁)company,releaseditsChinesenamelastmonth.Itis“Aibiying(爱彼迎)”,meaning“towelcomeeachotherwithlove”.ThenamehasbeenmetwithlaughterinChina,althoughitmeanssomethinggood.TheChinesenameisjusthardtopronounceandsoundsstrange!
It'snoteasyforcompaniestocomeupwithagoodbrand(品牌)name.Butit'sevenmoredifficulttotranslateitintoChinese.“ForeigncompanieshavetounderstandthereismeaninginChinesecharacters.It'snotlikeEnglishwhereyoucantakelettersandmixthemtogethertomakedifferentsounds,”TaitLawtonfromNanjingMarketingGrouptoldCNN.“Thewrongnamewilljustgivethewrongimpression.”
Butsomebrandshavedonegreatjobs.Coca-Colaisagoodexample.ItsChinesename“kekoukele(可口可乐)”means“deliciousfun”andstaystruetotheoriginalEnglish.Ontopofthat,partofthenamesoundsliketheChinesewordfor“thirsty”.
BritishbankHSBCalsocameupwithacleverone,“huifeng(汇丰)”,whichsuggests(暗示)“profitable(利益丰厚的)businessexchanges”.AdirecttranslationforHSBC,HongKongandShanghaiBankingCorporation,wouldn'thaveworkedinChina.Itsoundslikeeveryotherlocalbank,insteadofaglobalbigcompany,accordingtoVladimirDjurovicfromLabbrand,acompanythathelpsbrandforeigncompaniesinChina.“Thereisnoabsolute(绝对的)rule(whenchoosingagoodChinesename).Therightnamewillalwaysdependonacoupleofthings,”hesaid.
28.Peopledon'tliketheChinesenameofAibiyingbecause_____.
a.itdoesn'thaveagoodmeaning
b.it'sdifficulttopronounce
c.itsoundsstrange
d.itdoesn'tfollowtranslationrules
A.abB.bcC.cdD.ad
29.WhatdoesTaitLawtontellus?
A.Chineseisthemostdifficultlanguagetolearn.
B.ForeigncompaniesknowlittleaboutChinesecharacters.
C.Thewrongnamewillbringbadlucktothecompany.
D.Differencesbetweenlanguagesmakethetranslationhard.
30.WhydoesthewriterthinkHSB
C'sChinesename“huifeng”isagoodone?
A.BecauseitexpressesthemeaningoftheoriginalEnglish.
B.BecauseitsoundslikeitsEnglishpronunciation.
C.Becauseitsoundslikeabiglocalbank.
D.Becauseithasagoodmeaning.
C
AnewbusinSingaporeismakingheadlines(成为新闻热点)forastrangereason.Itiswhatiswrittenonthesignsinsidethebusthathaspeopletalking.ThesignsarewritteninSinglish!
QuitedifferentfromtheEnglishwearefamiliarwith,thesignsread,forexample,“Herecannotgoin”insteadof“Youcannotgoinfromhere”,and“Herecancharge(给……充电)phone”insteadof“Youcanchargeyourphonehere”.
EnglishisoneoftheofficiallanguagesinSingapore.ButtheEnglishSingaporeansuseintheirdailylivesisfarfromstandardEnglishandearnsitthename“Singlish”.InSingapore,migrants(移民)frommanycountries,includingChina,IndiaandMalaysia,allspeaktheirownversions(版本)of“English”.TheNewYorkTimescallsSinglisha“patchwork(拼凑品)”.
Forexample,inSinglishyoucaneasilyfindinfluencesfromChinese.SingaporeansuseChinesesentencestructureslike“Toiletwhere?
”insteadof“Whereisthetoilet?
”.Theyalsoaddwordslike“leh”and“meh”attheendofasentencetoshowtheirmood(情绪).ThiscomesfromCantonese.
Thoughitmayseeminteresting,S