2018年苏州市初中毕业暨升学考试试卷
英 语(含答案及详细答案解析)
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. Scared by the loud noise, the rabbits ran off all directions. A. on B. at C. in D. by 2.—I’m going to miss you, dear. — I feel_______ the same.
A. hardly B. exactly C. seriously D. properly 3. A robot show will be held in July, but knows the date for sure. A. nobody B. everybody C. anybody D. somebody 4. He was advised to eat fewer hamburgers and drink cola to keep fit. A. much B. more C. fewer D. less 5. —Excuse me, can you tell me the way to the nearest underground station? —Walk straight on you see a white building. It’s right there. A. though B. since C. until D. if 6. The boy has been missing for five days and his parents are worried about his______. A. attention B. safety C. action D. growth 7. —What do you think of Jason?
—He has me with his good sense of humour.
A. impressed B. admired C. reminded D. warned 8. She be slow, but at least she doesn’t make stupid mistakes. A. needn’t B. may C. can’t D. shall 9. —I’m Daisy, not Jessie.
—Sorry, I have difficulty people’s names.
A. remembering B. remember C. to remember D. remembered 10. — does it take you to get to school by bike?
—About fifteen minutes.
A. How soon B. How often C. How long D. How far 11. —Little Jenny looks unhappy today.
—Don’t worry. A box of chocolates will her .
A. give ... up B. wake ... up C. cheer ... up D. pick ... up
12. —Why are you so late today?
—Three buses went by without stopping while I at the bus stop. A. am waiting B. waited C. have waited D. was waiting
13. —I’m going to take the kids to see the movie.
— . The kids are too young. That movie is not suitable for them. A. You’d better not B. Good idea C. I think so D. No problem
14. —Do you know ?
—We can try to produce less waste, reuse or recycle things.
A. why can we live a green life B. how can we live a green life C. why we can live a green life D. how we can live a green life 15. —I spent the whole night preparing my report.
—Don’t stay up too late, or you will be tired out. Remember, . A. it never rains but it pours
B. you can’t burn the candle at both ends C. you can’t put all your eggs in one basket
D. the grass is always greener on the other side 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。
Alex was a giraffe who lived in a zoo with his mum, dad and other giraffe friends. As Alex grew, he 16 his neck was much shorter than the others’. He began to get 17 . But his mother told him that he was special. She said it did not matter
how short or long his neck was.
Alex tried not to think about his short 18 . But as his friends grew taller and taller, his neck 19 short. Sometimes the other giraffes 20 him, but his parents told him not to worry. They said that he should be happy with himself the way he was. He tried, but he could not even play in some girafre sports. He was just too 21 .
One day, one of the zoo workers came and took Alex away. Alex was frightened. Would he have to leave the zoo just 22 he didn’t have a long neck? The zoo worker calmed Alex down and gave him some food. He felt better. Then he led Alex into another area of the zoo. There was a small 23 between the two areas. Alex was the only giraffe that could fit through it.
Soon Alex’s parents came to see him. “I told you that you were special,” his mother said. “The zoo has made a place just for 24 because so many people want to see how special you are!” She was right. Visitors pointed to him and screamed 25 . They looked happy to see something so special at the zoo.
16. A. wondered B. found C. hoped D. agreed 17. A. powerful B. interested C. energetic D. worried 18. A. leg B. tail C. neck D. nose 19. A. stayed B. became C. turned D. felt 20. A. looked after B. fell behind C. laughed at D. heard of
21. A. tall B. short C. fat D. thin 22. A. after B. unless C. because D. before 23. A. cage B. hole C. window D. door 24. A. him B. you C. us D. me 25. A. excitedly B. angrily C. sadly D. heavily 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