2018年江苏省无锡市中考英语试卷

Let's put the piano over there， __________ the wall．（　　）

A．aboveB．againstC．acrossD．around

You do not win respect by showing __________ you are， but what you're able to do．（　　）

A．whereB．whoC．howD．when

I'm planning to climb Mount Huang this summer． Would you like to come along？

Wow! That would be exciting __________ challenging． I'm in!（　　）

A．as well asB．as good asC．as long asD．as far as

You're the future of this country． Don't keep asking what this country can do for you． Ask_________ what you can do for this country．（　　）

A．usB．ourselvesC．youD．yourselves

It's said that drinking coffee __________ cancer． Do I have to give it up？

Relax! Not everything on Wechat is true． In fact， a coffee a day keeps the doctor away．（　　）

A．causesB．has causedC．causedD．had caused

He stayed up very late that night． __________ he woke up in the morning， the sun was already high up in the sky．（　　）

A．UntilB．AfterC．WhileD．As

It's not __________ to be friendly． You have to be a friend． Go and talk to Sam．（　　）

A．good enoughB．late enough

C．too goodD．too late

Didn't you see the zebra crossing？ You __________ slow down， son!

Sorry， sir． Am I going to fail the test？（　　）

A．can'tB．canC．mustn'tD．must

Do you watch Peppa Pig on TV？ It's so funny!

Well， no， to be __________， I think it's quite silly．（　　）

A．curiousB．braveC．gentleD．honest

The king didn't take any notice of the noise in the crowd and __________ with the parade．（　　）

A．carry onB．carry out

C．carried onD．carried out

I don't care __________． In this camp， there's only one hairstyle﹣short! Understand？

Yes， madam!（　　）

A．what you are used to liking

B．what you used to be like

C．what are you used to liking

D．what did you use to be like

The air pollution in the small town is getting worse． People have to wear thick masks almost every day． __________ !（　　）

A．What a shameB．What shame

C．What a surpriseD．What surprise

I don't have much money， but I'd like to buy my dad something really special， if you know what I __________．（　　）

A．wantB．careC．meanD．prefer

Chris didn't even look at me． I did say hello to him with a big smile!

__________． But that is just so Chris． He's always living in his own world．（　　）

A．No wonderB．No worries

C．I bet you didD．I doubt you did

Kevin and his friend Mike loved to play soccer and they often met at the old bench after school， They couldn't（1）　　a real soccer ball， but Mike had made a ball out of old socks and plastic tape． It was not beautiful， but it worked well． Mike was not a good player， yet the two friends kicked and ran until the sun turned the sky pale （2）　　．

    One afternoon， the home﹣made ball was spinning across the grass when it was （3）　　stopped by someone． It was Steven， a strong soccer player．

    "Look at you two with your （4）　　 ball and old trainers，" Steven laughed and said．

    The next day was Kevin's birthday， and his uncle bought him a pair of new trainers and a new soccer ball．

    That afternoon， Steven（5）　　Kevin to play soccer． Kevin did not want Mike to go with them． Mike's trainers were old and he had little（6）　　for soccer． When the game was over， Kevin walked past the old bench where Mike was sitting． He walked on and did not look（7）　　．

    One afternoon as Kevin walked past the old bench， he saw something （8）　　 under it． He looked closer and found that it was the home﹣made ball． Kevin felt sad． As his sadness turned to（9）　　 ， he kicked his new soccer ball into the air． Up it flew， higher and higher， until it was a small dot（点）in the sky． Kevin walked to the bench and picked up the home﹣made ball．

    Holding it in his hands， he sat down on the old bench and（10）　　．

Please read the advertisement and the email． Then answer Questions 25﹣27．

（1）Who would like to book a sports course？　　

A． Shirley．

B． Tony．

C． Bobby．

D． Cindy．

（2）Which lessons are they probably going to have？　　

A． Tennis （Thursday﹣8 p．m．）

B． Tennis （Saturday﹣2 p．m．）

C． Swimming （Thursday﹣7 p．m．）

D． Swimming （Sunday﹣2 p．m．）

（3）How much will they have to pay for the course？　　

A． ￥120．

B． ￥150．

C． ￥160．

D． ￥200．

Mind Maps

    Mind maps are a great way of showing a picture of information that you need to learn． You can use mind maps for all kinds of learning． They work very well for vocabulary when you are learning a new language．

1Draw a circle in the middle of the page and write the vocabulary subject in the middle． For example：

    transport．

    2Brainstorm some word groups for 'transport' and think of headings for each one． For example：

    sea transport

    land transport

    air transport

    For each one， draw a short line from the centre circle outwards． Add another circle and write the new group word in the middle．

    3Look at each group and try to add more groups． For example， in 'land transport' there are two sub﹣groups；

    ●road

    ●rail

    Draw two more lines， add two more circles and write the two new headings inside them．

    4When you can't make any new groups， add a line for each word you know． Write the words along the lines or， if you have space， write them inside more circles．

    5As you learn new vocabulary， add it to the mind map．

    6To make the mind maps even better， use colour to show important ideas or parts of the map．

（1）The instructions above mainly show us　　．

A． what mind maps are

B． how to draw mind maps

C． what mind maps can do

D． how to make mind maps better

（2）What can we learn about mind maps？　　

A． Mind maps are usually started with a line．

B． Mind maps should be simple， with no colour．

C． A mind map is only used for language learning．

D． A mind map is a picture with useful information．

（3）Which of the following shows the right order of making a mind map？　　

a． Draw a circle in the middle of the page．

b． Add new circles and write the group words 'sea'， 'land' and 'air' in them．

c． Write 'transport' in the middle of the circle．

d． Brainstorm some word groups for 'transport'．

A． a﹣c﹣d﹣b．

B． a﹣d﹣c﹣b

C． d﹣a﹣c﹣b．

D． d﹣a﹣b﹣c．

Sarah stood in front of the mirror（镜子）． "It looks like a raincoat on me，" she said．

    "Perhaps the blue，" said Mama， gently．

    "Sure，" the shopkeeper said． But when he took the blue coat， there on the shelf behind all of the dark coats， hidden like a spring flower in winter darkness， there， as if by magic， was a pink coat．

    "A pink coat!" Sarah cried． "I want the pink coat．"

    "That coat is smaller than the other ones，" Papa said．

    Sarah spoke up． "I'm small， too． Papa， please let me try it on， Mama？ Please？"

    "It wouldn't hurt to let her try it on，" Mama said．

    Without a word， the shopkeeper took the coat from the shelf and held it for Sarah．

    "Ohhh!" Sarah said． The coat was smooth and shiny inside like her sister Sylvia's blouses． "Ahhh!"

    Sarah stood very straight and looked in the mirror． She looked for a very long time． In the pink coat she looked like a spring flower．

    "Sarah!" Mama said．

    Sarah looked up． Mama was standing behind her． She was holding the brown coat．

    "I'm afraid the pink coat will only fit one year，" Mama said， taking a step closer．

    "And there's no one to pass it on to，" said Papa．

    And the shopkeeper said， "It's wise to save money．"

    Sarah backed away． No one was going to put her into a raincoat again． She wanted to be a flower．

    "Sarah!" It was Papa． He came over to her． "You're old enough to know that you can't always have your own way，" he said seriously．

    "Wise and true，" said the shopkeeper．

    Sarah took off the pink coat， slowly．

    "It is her colour， though，" Mama said．

    "Ahh，" said the shopkeeper． "Anyone can see how the pink of the coat brings out the roses in her face．"

    Papa looked thoughtful for a moment．

    "We are lucky．" continued Mama， "that it is only one little coat for Sarah and not also new coats for Sylvia and Susan and Sally．"

    Papa looked from the brown coat to the pink coat． "The cows will give milk soon enough，" he said "And how can we let Sarah wear a brown coat when she looks like a flower in this one？"

    "Papa!" Sarah cried， putting on the pink coat back， quickly． She threw her arms around Papa's neck． "          " she whispered．

"Like a rose in spring，" Papa said．

（1）What did Sarah try on first？　　

A． A big pink coat．

B． A small pink coat．

C． A big brown coat．

D． A small brown coat．

（2）Why did Mama want Sarah to try brown and blue？　　

A． Because Sarah looked better in them．

B． Because Sarah could wear them longer．

C． Because they were big enough for Sarah．

D． Because they cost less than the pink one．

（3）What did Sarah most probably say to Papa in the end？　　

A． How do I look？

B． How does the coat look？

C． I do look like a flower， don't I？

D． The coat looks nice， doesn't it？

From Asia to America and everywhere in between， Swing﹣an energetic form of dance that includes six﹣step and eight﹣step rhythms（节奏） ﹣ has taken the world by storm． Making a recent comeback， swing dance floors have popped up all over the world． Many clubs make fans of Swing happy by holding nights when swing music is played， and sometimes even offering classes to attract customers．

    Though Swing is now popular worldwide， it first appeared alongside the jazz movements of the 1920s and 1930s in New York City． While listening to jazz， the young black people of that time developed the movements of the Lindy Hop ﹣ a style of dance that is best known for a break away or 'swing out' move and sudden improvisation（即兴表演）．

    It was reportedly given this name when a reporter was interviewing a person at the dance hall who was watching other couples dance． When asked what that dance was called， the watcher looked at a newspaper next to him that had an article about Lindbergh﹣ the first person to fly alone across the Atlantic（大西洋）﹣which was titled， 'Lindy Hops the Atlantic'． Then the watcher announced that the 'Lindy Hop' was the name of the dance， and it has stuck since then．

    In 1926， the Savoy Ballroom was the first large business to offer a place for people to listen to swing music and dance． With its huge dance floor， the Savoy became a big success overnight， attracting some of the best dancers and musicians in the New York area．

    Within ten years， the Lindy Hops was sweeping through the United States and became a symbol of unity， as young people of all racial（种族的）backgrounds crowded into dance halls to swing the night away． Traditional dance teachers did not welcome it because they thought it was not even a real dance and were quite sure about its demise but Swing has proved them wrong； it continues to be one of the world's most fun dances．

（1）The writing purpose of this passage is　　．

A． to introduce a popular form of dance

B． to discover the fun secrets of a dance

C． to tell stories about an energetic dance

D． to describe the special moves of a dance

（2）Which of the following words has the closest meaning to 'demise'？　　

A． Challenge．

B． Change．

C． Development．

D． Death．

（3）What can we learn about Swing？　　

A． It's a lively dance with strict rules．

B． It has a close connection to a pilot．

C． It has a history of around 90years．

D． It attracts mostly young black people．

（4）What can we infer（推断）from the passage？　　

A． The dance style will soon be accepted by traditional dance teachers．

B． The name was changed from 'Lindy Hop' to 'Swing' in the 1940s．

C． The movements of different Swing dancers always look the same．

D． The dance might have become unpopular sometime in its history．

Hey! What are you listening to？ It's a　　 （私人的）conversation．

When you have the　　 （选择）of being right or being kind， choose kind．

It's a tradition of this school to　　 （命名）its buildings after great people．

根据句意及汉语提示填空．

Frank hasn't got any hobbies　　 （除非）you call watching TV a hobby．

I really hate myself for what I said to Mum the other day．

I know the　　 （feel）． It's awful， isn't it？

How can I trust you？ You've　　 （lie） to me again and again．

It's　　 （high） possible that humans have to move to Mars in the future．

The tourists had waited at the airport for two hours． They were getting　　 （patient）．

I'd like to give my thanks to Alice for　　 （share） her exciting experiences in Africa．

You　　 （promise） to take our boy to Disneyland last year． Don't let him down again．

The survey shows that few people believe robots　　 （control） our planet one day．

You look absent﹣minded．　　you　　 （expect） someone？

Yes． My e﹣friend is coming over． We've never seen each other before．

"How am I supposed　　 （live） without you？" Jane said to Dad， tears in eyes．

The only way to do great work is to love what you do． If you　　 （not find） it yet， keep looking．

Oh dear! My mobile phone has turned into a brick． It's not working at all．

Well， it　　 （happen）． Take off the battery and put it back on later．

Stephen Hawking　　 （consider） to be 'the greatest scientist in history'， along with Isaac Newton and Albert Einstein．

In many children's stories， a girl meets a prince and falls in love． They get married and live 'happily ever after'．

    As a child， Meghan Markle may never have imagined marrying a prince． But that is exactly what happened on May 19^th!

    Who is this young lady who just married into Britain's royal family（王室）？

    Meghan Markle was born in Los Angeles， California， in 1981． Her mother， Doria， was a doctor， and her father， Tom， was a television lighting director． For 10years after school each day， young Meghan spent time at the studio where her father worked． This experience allowed her to become very comfortable with the acting business． For that reason， she knew she wanted to become an actress from a very early age．

    As a child， she felt strongly about something else， too： People should be treated equally． This passion（热情）to help others is still a big part of her life today．

    Her acting career began in 2002when she made her first appearance on TV． Other small parts on TV and in a few films followed． Then finally in 2011， Markle got her big break． She won a lead role in the popular TV series Suits．

Title： Meghan Markle ﹣ the Actress Who Just（1）　　a Prince

对于你的看法我恐怕无法苟同．

I'm afraid I　　

机会就在面前，但值得冒此风险吗？

The chance is right in front of us， but　　？

江苏无锡因水著名，也曾因水而困．

Wuxi　　 its water but it once had trouble because of water．

此事挂在我心头已有数月，但依然毫无头绪．

This matter　　， but I still haven't got a clue．

明星该如何得体吸引粉丝注意，网上对此曾有热议．

There was a heated online discussion on　　．

这首乐曲虽是偶然之作，但价值恒远．

This piece of music has　　by accident．

假设你名叫张华，是"2018无锡马拉松"组委会的一名工作人员．近日，外联络部转发给你一位牙买加选手的电子邮件，并附上了组委会的处理意见．请根据邮件内容及处理意见给他回复．

处理意见：

（1）重制奖牌，6月25日前寄出；

（2）提供一张免费机票作为补偿（compensation），两年内可从世界任意地点飞往上海；

（3）旧奖牌须收回．

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