高新区中考英语一模试卷(含解析)

2016年江苏省苏州市高新区中考英语一模试卷

一、单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）请认真阅读下列各题，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．﹣Come on!I know you have ______ gift for music．

﹣Sorry．But I'm in ______ bad state of mind．（）

A．a； a B．the； the C．a； the D．不填； a

2．﹣Dear，you need to make a（n） ______ by next week，to go to university at home or go abroad．You

are going on eighteen．

﹣OK，Mom．I'm considering it．（）

A．difference B．suggestion C．decision D．agreement

3．﹣Do you think yesterday's math problem was difficult？

﹣Yes，but ______ I worked it out．（）

A．recently B．easily C．nearly D．finally

4．﹣How can you be excused for such a ____________ reason？

﹣I don't care whether you accept it or not．（）

A．special B．silly C．serious D．shy

5．Actually，girls can be ______ they want to be just like boys，whether it is a pilot，an astronaut，or a general manager．（）

A．wherever B．however C．whatever D．whoever

6．﹣Both David and his sister left school when they were only 11．

﹣No wonder ______ of them is ill﹣educated．（）

A．either B．both C．neither D．none

7．﹣You have to learn to control yourself．

﹣Yes，you're right．It ______ be easy，but it ______ be done．（）

A．may； can B．may； can't

C．may not； can't D．may not； can

8．﹣Shelly is very nervous ______ tomorrow's job interview．

﹣I think her rich experience will give her an advantage ______ others for the job．（）

A．about； on B．with； over C．about； over D．for； against

9．﹣Any advice on how to protect students'eyesight？

﹣It's helpful for them not to have to ______ bright light．（）

A．look on B．look into C．look for D．look through

10．﹣What does the instruction say？

﹣The colours in the dress will ______ if you use hot water．（）

A．fail B．lose C．die D．run

11．﹣I believe you'll regret ______ up the chance．

﹣Then I regret ______ you that I won't change my mind．（）

A．giving； telling B．to give； to tell

C．giving； to tell D．to give； telling

12．﹣The show will begin in 30minutes，but Rachel is nowhere to be seen．

﹣Don't worry．I ______ her and she's sure to be here in a minute．（）

A．will call B．have called C．am calling D．call

13．﹣What do you think of the poem？

﹣It's a bit too long，but anyway，it ______ well．（）

A．reads B．is read C．is reading D．has read

14．﹣How could I thank you enough？

﹣______．Any other man would have done that．（）

A．As you like B．It's kind of you

C．Don't mention it D．Well，it depends

15．﹣I don't want to see Jack any more．What he did to me really surprised me．﹣Oh，I think you should have a good talk with him．After all，______．（）A．a friend in need is a friend indeed

B．a friend is easier lost than found

C．a friend is never known till a man has need

D．a life without a friend is a life without a sun

二、完形填空（共1小题；每小题10分，满分10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．

16．My 16﹣year﹣old niece Jenny started using Facebook about half a year ago．At first she loved using it very much because she could make so many new friends on it．However，as time went by，she used it less and less．You may （16）why．Well，it's because every time she used it，she became sad．It seemed to her that everyone using Facebook was living a perfect life （17）her．I don't think Jenny is alone．In this day of social media，the whole"comparing thing"has gotten out of （18）．We are influenced daily by all kinds of things on Facebook，Twitter and Instagram where we see only the

（19）parts of life．We see friends'baby pictures，beautiful new houses and"perfect"lives and we feel like we need to be farther along than （20）we are．Just take a look at your social media account （账号），and you see pictures of your coworker's"best vacation ever"，your friend's"perfect"pictures（21）swimming clothes and a group of good friends all out，smiling，having the most amazing night．And then you compare your life to theirs．

But what you see is just a special second of their lives．Social media only gives us a look at them for a very short time．It （22）be lying and we never truly know the whole story．

We are so good at showing others on social media that everything is"fine"，and we can never

（23） judge what someone is dealing with just by looking at what they post on social media．Remember that someone who looks very well does not （24） that they are not dealing with something bigger under the surface．

You can never （25）your inside with someone else's outside．So next time you find someone showing off something on social media，stopping feeling sad about yourself．

16．A．doubt B．imagine C．wonder D．realize

17．A．without B．except C．beyond D．against

18．A．control B．date C．reach D．fashion

19．A．busy B．important C．true D．happy

20．A．what B．where C．how D．who

21．A．wearing B．buying C．changing D．making

22．A．must B．should C．can D．will

23．A．simply B．luckily C．possibly D．correctly

24．A．know B．mean C．think D．hope

25．A．connect B．complete C．compare D．cover．

三、阅读理解（共3小题；每小题6分，满分24分）请认真阅读短文，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．

26．Mr Darcy had been standing near enough for Elizabeth to overhear （偷听） a talk between him and Mr Bingley，who came from the dance for a few minutes，to force his friend to join it．

"Come，Darcy，"said he．"I must have you dance．I hate to see you standing about by yourself in this stupid manner．You had much better dance．"

"I certainly shall not．You know how I hate it，unless I am particularly familiar （熟悉的） with my partner．Your sisters are engaged （订婚），and there is not another woman in the room who it would not be a punishment to me to stand up with．"

"I would not be so hard to please as you do，"cried Mr Bingley，"Upon my honour，I never met with so many pleasant girls in my life as I have this evening； and there are several of them you see uncommonly pretty!"

"You are dancing with the only handsome girl in the room，"said Mr Darcy，looking at the eldest Miss Benne．

"Oh!She is the most beautiful creature I have ever seen!But there is one of her sisters sitting down just behind you，who is very pretty．Do let me ask my partner to introduce you．"

"Which do you mean？"and turning round he looked for a moment at Elizabeth，till catching her eye，he drew back his own and coldly said，"She is tolerable （可以容忍的），but not handsome enough to interest me； I am in no humour at present to give consequence （结论） to your ladies who are slighted （轻视） by other men．You had better return to your partner and enjoy her smiles，for you are wasting your time with me．"

Mr Bingley followed his advice．Darcy walked off； and Elizabeth remained with no very good feelings towards him．

26．Who was Miss Benne？

A．Mr Bingley's sister．

B．Mr Darcy's sister．

C．Mr Darcy's friend．

D．Elizabeth's sister．

27．What can we learn from the first paragraph？

A．Mr Darcy didn't want to dance．

B．Mr Bingley wanted Mr Darcy to dance with Elizabeth．

C．Elizabeth was waiting for Mr Darcy to invite her to dance．