-------------在-------------------- 此 ____________--------------------__卷__号生 _考__ _ _ _ _-------------------- ___上_____ _ _ _ ____________--------------------____答__名__姓__ _ _ _ ___--------------------__题________校学--------------------业无毕--------------------效---------------- 绝密★启用前 江苏省扬州市2017年英语中考试卷
英 语
(满分120分，考试时间120分钟)
一、单项选择(共15小题；每小题1分，计15分)
在下列各题A、B、C、D四个选项中选择一个能填入题干空白处的最佳答案。 ( )1. They stopped in ________ beautiful place for camping, near ________ farmhouse of
the Smiths. A. a, a
B. the, a
C. a, the
D. the, the
( )2. We all like watching the TV programme Readers ________ Saturday evening.
A. in
B. on
C. at
D. for
( )3. Bryan will not want to have ________ to do with horses in the future.
A. everything
B. something
C. anything
D. nothing
( )4. — All done! Let’s swim, Martine!
— Swimming! I just ________ get used to it in winter. A. can’t
B. shouldn’t
C. mustn’t
D. needn’t
( )5. ________ she couldn’t see his face, she could tell by his voice that he was young.
A. Unless
B. If
C. Because
D. Though
( )6. — What are you reading?
— A book about a baseball player. This guy was well ________ for his devotion to charity work. A. enjoyed
B. respected
C. behaved
D. expected
( )7. — ________ bad news! We didn’t win the 15th Sudirman Cup.
— It’s a pity. A. What
B. What a
C. How
D. How a
( )8. Mrs. White is ________ enough to spend her spare time on our maths problems.
A. confident
B. curious
C. wise
D. generous
( )9. — I went from a school desk to a ship in my teens.
— ________ days would you be at sea? Homesick? A. How long
B. How many
C. How much
D. How soon
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( )10. My grandpa knows the history and medical ________ of many plants.
A. wealth B. price C. value D. cost
( )11. — You have a nice car.
— Thank you. I ________ it for less than one month. A. bought
B. have bought
C. had
D. have had
( )12. Mom does all the housework so that Sarah can take the time ________ her words
on paper. A. put
B. putting
C. to put
D. puts
( )13. — What do you think of the sofa?
— Not bad, but it may ________ too much space of our living room. A. take up
B. put up
C. open up
D. make up
( )14. — Excuse me, could you tell me ________?
— Well, there’s one on your left. A. when the bank opens B. where the bank is C. how far is the bank
D. how can I get to the bank
( )15. — Only those who have a lot in common can get along well.
— ________. Opposites sometimes attract. A. I hope so
B. I think so
C. I don’t care
D. I don’t think so
二.完形填空(共15小题；每小题1分，计15分)
阅读下列短文，从文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。 When Charles Lee handed me the small red notebook in 1974, he changed my life. “While travelling, you should keep notes on the things you see and do. 16 , you will forget them some day,” he explained. I was staying in his house when travelling in England.
I took his 17 . I wrote in the notebook every day during the homestay and back to university. I recorded weekend trips, my professors and ideas about my life and future.
When I wrote, I wondered about my 18 and purpose. Who would read this? Was I recording events and ideas just as a reminder to memory, or was there some larger purpose for this 19 exercise?
I got a big picture for the task. I was recording events, thoughts, words that were 20 to my life. I 21 a future me sitting down to read the pages. I wondered what it would
feel like to read those words later.
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I filled the notebook Charles gave me. I bought a new one and 22 it. Then another and another.
Recently, I decided to look through my notebooks in the past 42 years. Charles had been 23 . I remembered the big 24 , the central happenings, but on each page were details I had 25 .
I hadn’t written every day, but I always picked up the 26 when it felt important. I often wrote in them at school 27 my students were writing. I wanted to pass on the 28 Charles had given me. These writings formed a continuous 29 between my past, present, and future through events in my life.
It took several long evenings to read through my notebooks. As I read, I suddenly realized they are a gift to the 30 me—I am now the person I was writing to throughout those years. ( ) 16. A. So
B. Instead C. Moreover D. Otherwise ( ) 17. A. donation B. reward C. advice D. promise ( ) 18. A. listeners B. readers C. students D. professors ( ) 19. A. daily
B. weekly
C. monthly D. yearly ( ) 20. A. common B. important C. practical
D. similar ( ) 21. A. imagined B. remembered C. enjoyed D. expected ( ) 22. A. wrote B. filled C. gathered D. increased ( ) 23. A. patient
B. serious
C. right
D. wrong ( ) 24. A. mistakes B. problems C. accidents D. events ( ) 25. A. forgotten B. avoided
C. kept D. improved ( ) 26. A. drawing B. travelling C. reading D. writing ( ) 27. A. when
B. until C. before D. after ( ) 28. A. notebook
B. house
C. lesson
D. effort ( ) 29. A. production B. connection C. instruction D. situation ( ) 30. A. late
B. past
C. present
D. future
三、阅读理解(共15小题；每小题2分，计30分)
阅读下列内容，从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。
A
The 9/11 Memorial & Museum honors the 2,983 victims in the terrorist attacks on
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September 11, 2001 and February 26, 1993. The 9/11 Memorial is also a place to honor those who risked their lives to save others. The 9/11 Museum is well-known for preserving the history of the events of September 11. They are located at the World Trade Center. We strongly recommend the use of public transport there. There are eight undergrounds to get you there.
Memorial Hours of Operation Open daily 7:30 a.m. —9:00 p.m. Museum Hours of Operation
Sunday—Thursday, 9:00 a.m.—8:00 p.m./Last entry at 6:00 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 9:00 a.m.—9:00 p.m./Last entry at 7:00 p.m. Museum Tickets Museum Museum Museum Admission Admission & Admission & Museum Tour Memorial Tour Adult (ages 18—64) $24 $44 $39 Senior (ages 65+) $18 $38 $33 US College Students $18 $38 $33 Youth (ages7—17) $15 $35 $30 *Children 6 and under are free.
*Join a guide on a Memorial tour. Explore the historical importance of the World Trade Center. You can buy the Memorial tour ticket separately. The price is $15 per person.
*Join a guide on a Museum tour, examining authentic artifacts(真品) to understand what happened on 9/11, and the history and rebuilding of the World Trade Center. The price is $20 per person but you need to get the Museum admission(入场券) first.
For a full list of options, visit 911 memorial. org/tours. ( )31. According to the passage, which of the following sentences is TRUE?
A. The 9/11 Memorial only honors the victims. B. You can enter the Museum at 6:30 p.m. on Sunday. C. You are advised to take underground there.
D. Join a Memorial tour to understand what happened on 9/11.
( )32. If Mr. Black (60 years old) and his grandson John (7 years old) want to join the
Museum tour, they need to pay ________ for the tickets.
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-------------在--------------------此 _________--------------------__卷_____号生 _考__ _-------------------- _ _上 _ ________ _ _ _ ______--------------------____答________名__姓__ _ _ _ -------------------- __题___________校--------------------学无业毕--------------------效---------------- A. $39 B. $40 C. $69 D. $79 ( )33. The passage probably comes from ________.
A. a film magazine
B. a history textbook C. a government report
D. a travelling guide
B
Still in shock! I moved around the house purposelessly trying to decide what to put
into the suitcases(行李箱). Earlier that evening, I’d received a call telling me that my brother was killed in a car crash. “Come as soon as you can.” cried my mother.
I wanted to hurry to her at once. But my husband, Larry, and I were packing to move from New York to Seattle. Our house was in total mess. Supper dishes sat on the kitchen table. Toys lay everywhere. I purposelessly picked things up and put them down. Mother’s crying went through my head again and again.
Larry called some friends to tell them what had happened. Someone asked to speak to me. “If there’s anything I can do, let me know.” But I didn’t know what to ask for.
Suddenly, the doorbell rang. It was Emerson. He and his wife Donna lived in the block nearby.
“I’ve come to clean your shoes,” he said. I asked him to repeat.
“Donna had to stay with the baby,” he said, “but we want to help you. I remember when my father died, it took me hours to clean our shoes for the funeral(葬礼). Give me all your shoes.”
I gathered all our dirty shoes to the kitchen. Emerson got to work right away. Watching him devoting himself to one task helped me pull my own thoughts into order. I told myself to wash clothes first. Then, Larry and I bathed the children and put them to bed. One job after another.
When we returned to clear the dishes, Emerson had left. All our shoes stood in a line against the wall, clean, shining. I couldn’t help crying. Early next morning, we left for the airport with all the jobs done.
Now whenever I hear of a friend who’s lost a loved one, I no longer call with the polite offer, “If there’s anything I can do …” Instead I try to think of one specific task that suits that man’s need, like taking the dog to the boarding kennel, or house-sitting during the funeral. If
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the person asks,” How did you know I needed that one?” I reply,” Because a man once cleaned my shoes.”
( )34. The writer didn’t know what to put into the suitcases because ________.
A. she couldn’t do it on her own
B. she was too sad to do anything
C. she wanted to take everything to Seattle D. she was not good at housework
( )35. Here’s a time line of what happened in the story. The writer’s The writer washed They left for brother was killed in a car crash. the clothes the airport Which of the events should go in the empty box above? A. Emerson came to clean the shoes. B. The couple bathed the children. C. They cleared the supper dishes
D. The writer found the shoes cleaned.
( )36. If one of her friends has lost a loved one, what will the writer probably NOT do?
A. Call her friend to ask what she can do. B. Look after her friend’s young children. C. Take her friends’s dog to the boarding kennel. D. Offer her friend house-sitting during the funeral.
( )37. Which sentences best expresses the theme of this story?
A. One person’s loss is another’s gain. B. An act of kindness is often rewarded.
C. A near neighbour is better than a brother far off. D. Do something specific to help those in need.
C
In 1990, Ed Viesturs started for the top of Mount Everest (29,029 feet) from a high camp at 27,000 feet. He planned to climb it without oxygen tank, something only a few climbers had managed to do. He’d failed twice, once getting with 300 feet of the top before turning back.
He left his high camp at 1 a.m., using a headlamp to find his way in
the dark. He’d already been on the mountain for two months, receiving endurance and strength training in preparation for the Everest climb. He’d also lived through terrible cold, strong winds, and separation from friends and family.
“The common practice was to use oxygen when climbing, as it, in fact, lowers the
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