2017年江苏省苏州市中考英语试卷

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网个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑．

1．（1分）Nora opened the box．To her surprise，______ it was a gold watch．（ ） A．outside B．inside C．beside D．behind

2．（1分）You are speaking too fast．Can you speak a little ______？（ ） A．more slowly B．most slowly C．more loudly D．most loudly

3．（1分）Dad doesn't always come to you．You have to fight and save ______．（ ） A．yourself B．himself C．myself D．herself

4．（1分）﹣Jack，why have you decided Chinese folk music as a course． ﹣To learn more about Chinese culture．（ ） A．take B．taken

C．taking D．to take

5．（1分）Mom，have you seen my toy bear？I don't know _____ I have left it．（ ） A．why B．when

C．how D．where

6．（1分）﹣Sorry，I've forgotten your name．Can you _____me？ ﹣I'm Daniel．（ ）

A．remind B．receive C．respect D．remember

7．（1分）﹣I'm afraid I can't come to your wedding，Julia． ﹣ !But why？（ ） A．How happy B．How lucky C．What a pity D．What nice news

8．（1分）You will never achieve success ____ you devote yourself to your work．（ ） A．after

B．if C．because D．unless

9．（1分）﹣Shall we go on Friday or Saturday？

﹣Either day is OK．It makes no to me．（ ） A．choice B．change C．difference

D．decision

10．（1分）﹣Excuse me，what time does Flight BA2793 leave？ ﹣Just a minute．I____for you．（ ）

A．check B．checked C．will check D．have checked

11．（1分）Dogs_____run through soccer games at the park．It's dangerous．（ ） A．should B．shouldn't

C．need

D．needn't

12．（1分）Millie，now go to have a nice bath and an early night，so that you will be for the journey tomorrow．（ ） A．safe B．patient C．fresh

D．natural

13．（1分）﹣Why hasn't Tony come？

﹣The invitation letter to Toby by accident．（ ） A．was emailed B．has emailed C．is emailed

D．emailed

14．（1分）As soon as she at home，Sally knew she had bought the wrong dress．（ ）

A．handed it in B．tried it on

C．cut it out D．made it up

15．（1分）﹣He is too short to be a successful basketball player． ﹣_______．Every dog has its day．（ ） A．I think so

B．It's hard to say

C．That's right D．You'd better not

笫二部分 完形填空（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．

16．（10分）Humans are mammals（哺乳动物）．Most mammals are born able to do many things．

Some can walk within a few minutes of being born．They have to be able to run away if（16） is near．But human babies are born（17） ．They need the care of adults to live．

In the first month of life，babies cannot smile or sit up．They cannot even hold up their own heads（18） some help from grown﹣ups．

In the next few months，babies grow a lot．They learn to roll over，support their

heads，and（19） sit up while being held．

Babies also have to learn to use their（20） ．It takes months for them to learn to reach for objects．At around six months old many babies can（21） an object from one hand to another．

Babbling is（22） a human baby learns to speak．Babies all seem to make similar sounds by babbling．They try to imitate （模仿） the sounds they hear from adults．It will take about nine months（23） a baby can say real words． Somewhere around a baby's first birthday he or she may stand or walk with help．Soon the baby will（24） around on his or her own!

The first year of a baby's life is a time of growing and（25） ．Growing sure takes a lot of work! 16．A．food 17．A．careless 18．A．of 19．A．even 20．A．legs 21．A．keep 22．A．why 23．A．before 24．A．look 25．A．speaking

B．danger B．harmless B．for B．never B．heads B．move B．how B．since B．show B．smiling

C．waste C．hopeless C．without C．ever C．eyes C．hold C．which C．after C．run C．crying

D．peace D．helpless D．by D．still D．hands D．make D．where D．while D．sit D．learning

第三部分 阅读理解 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． 26．（4分）

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