江苏省宿迁市2017年初中毕业暨升学考试
英 语 试 题
第一卷 （选择题，共50分）
一、单项选择（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. Every evening my daughter plays ______ piano for an hour. A. the B. a C. / D. an
2. Your gloves should be made ______ leather, for they feel soft and smooth. A. in B. on C. for D. of
3. –Could you give me a few ______ on how to spend the coming summer holiday? --OK. Let me see.
A. hobbies B. knowledge C. suggestions D. information 4. –Is Mike coming to the fashion show tomorrow? --I’m not sure. He ______ not come.
A. must B. can C. may D. should
5. Our head teacher often says, “You will not pass the exam ______ you work hard. A. if B. unless C. since D. when
6. –Have you heard that Lin Tao saved his neighbor from a big fire last night? --Yes. ______ brave young man he is!
A. How B. How a C. What D. What a
7. My grandparents ______ for over 60 years and they love each other very much. A. have been married B. got married C. were married D. have got married
8. Daniel is ______ his twin brother. They are both 1.75 metres tall. A. taller than B. shorter than C. as tall as D. so tall as 9. Andrew once tried to ______ a brighter light in his bedroom, but he failed in the
end.
A. put in B. put on C. put out D. put up 10. –Doctor, what’s wrong with me?
-- ______ serious. You have just got a cold.
A. Something B. Nothing C. Everything D. Anything 11. The girl students are discussing ______ the walls in the classroom.
A. what to paint color B. to paint what color C. which color to paint D. to paint which color
12. –I don’t like horror films. They’re terrible. --_______.
A. Either I do. B. Neither I do. C. Either do I. D. Neither do I.
13. –We can invite Nick and Paul to Shanghai Disneyland with us. --______I’ll give them a call right now.
A. Why not? B. What for? C. Of course not. D. Not at all.
14. –Mum, ______ of my classmates ______ glasses. --Oh, my god. You need to protect your eyes well.
A. three-fourths; wears B. three-fourth; wear C. three-fourth; wears D. three-fourths; wear
15. –Helen, could you tell me ______ living in the countryside? --Perhaps next weekend.
A. why you will visit your granny B. when will you visit your granny C. when you will visit your granny D. why will you visit your granny 三、阅读理解（共10小题：每小题2分，满分20分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
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Mother’s Day is a celebration in memory of mothers. It celebrates the importance of mothers in society. It is celebrated on different days in many parts of the world, mostly in March, April or May. Let’s see how different people celebrate their Mother’s Day.
Mexico (May 10)
Children make gifts and give them to their mums on Mother’s Eve (May 9). On the morning of May 10, families make a special trip to church and eat tamales（玉米饼）, sometimes filled with meat, cheese or vegetables.
South Africa (Second Sunday of May)
Besides giving mums Mother’s Day cards, people show their thanks for their mothers by wearing red and pink flowers called carnations. If their mothers have passed away, they wear white carnations.
United Kingdom (Fourth Sunday of Lent（大斋期）)
Mother’s Day is a traditional day for people to visit their hometown and attend their home churches. People also bake（烘焙）special fruitcakes to give to their mums.
Indonesia (December 22)
People throw big parties for their mums, filled with fun activities –such as cooking competitions and kebaya –wearing competitions! (A kebaya is a traditional blouse and skirt.)
31. Why do people celebrate Mother’s Day according to the passage? A. To bake fruitcakes for their mums. B. To wear red and pink carnations. C. To take parit in wearing competitions. D. To celebrate the importance of mums. 32. Celebrating Mother’s Day has something to do with food in the following countries EXCEPT ______.