江苏省常州市2020年中考英语第一次模拟(电子档含答案)

江苏省常州市2020年中考英语第一次模拟

(考试时间：100分钟满分：100分)

一、单项选择(共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分)

1. High school, where we have _____ good time living together, is _____ time of discovery, learning and hard work.

A. a; a

B. a; the

C. a; 不填

D. 不填; a

2. Australian seasons are ________ of ________.

A. opposite; us

B. the opposite; ours

C. against; ours

D. against; us

3. Just like weather, life _________ be beautiful all the time.

A. mustn’t

B. needn’t

C. can’t

D. wouldn’t

4. My cousin Lisa is going to get married ______ John on New Year’s Day. They’re both ______ their twenties.

A. to; in

B. with; in

C. to; at

D. with; at

5. “Reading Corner”, which en tered Happy Community Center this spring, has made it ____ for the people there to experience the pleasure of reading than before.

A. easy

B. easier

C. easily

D. more easily

6.―It will be a long time before Mike finishes doing his homework.

―Yeah, you have to be _______ with our kid.

A. strict

B. popular

C. serious

D. patient

7.―Can you lend me some pocket money?

― ______ . You haven't given back the money you borrowed last month.

A. No problem

B. No doubt

C. No way

D. No hurry

8.―I'm going to work over time at weekends. I'm afraid I can't see the movie with you.

― ______ .

A. Thank you.

B. You're so kind.

C. That's a good idea.

D. What a shame!

9. Don't blame(责怪)them any more一this is ______ because they are still young and don't have much experience.

A. exactly

B. simply

C. hardly

D. generally

10. The total number of online literature website users had _____ to 352 million by the end of June 2018. And the number is still growing.

A. increased

B. reduced

C. included

D. introduced

11. –The sudden storm left us no choice but to _____ the travel plan.

-What a pity! You let the kids down again.

A. put up

B. give up

C. take up

D. make up

12. –It’s already six o’clock. The meeting will begin in 10 minutes. How can we get there in time?

-Don’t worry. I put the clock 20 minutes ______.

A. upwards

B. forward

C. before

D. behind

13. –Where’s the medicine? I’ve looked e verywhere for it.

-Oh, it’s on the top shelf. Mum put there to make sure little Tom _____ it.

A. wouldn’t reach

B. haven’t reached

C. won’t touch

D. hadn’t touched

14. This book will show you ________ from books is put into practical use.

A. how you’ve learned

B. how what you’ve learned

C. how that you’ve learned

D. that you’ve learned

15. Our kid is too young. We can’t expect him to sit __________ the concert.

A. against

B. among

C. between

D. through

二、完形填空(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)

When our son Bradley was ten, the new bicycle he had received as a birthday gift was stolen. Owning a bike was a big deal to our 16 when they were little. They spent hours and hours, day after day, 17 their bikes, riding up and down the footpath, and at the front of the house.

18 was a great way to get the kids out of the house and into the fresh air without spending any 19 .

Bradley discovered that his bike had been 20 from our backyard, when he and his sister went outside for a morning ride. He couldn’t believe that 21 would do this.

He got a large piece of cardboard, painted a sign 22 for the bike to be returned, and tied the sign to the letterbox. The following morning when I went out to collect the 23 , I found a white envelope with the magical words “ 24 yourself a new bike”. It was a $100 banknote inside.

We were very 25 that someone had the heart to do this. We’ve never been able to thank the person 26 we think it may be one of our wonderful neighbors. Bradley 27 a big “Thank you” on the sign and we left it outside for a couple of weeks afterwards in case it was someone who drove down our street.

A happy Bradley was able to buy a new bike. As the years 28 , the bikes became bigger and more expensive but were still important for those family bike riders. Now 29 have taken the place of their bikes. Bradley is 25. Sometimes I miss the days when receiving a bicycle was the best thing in the world to them.

All these years later, we are still 30 to that amazingly kind stranger who made Bradley’s wish come true. We were a young family with three little children and it meant a lot to us. We still talk about it and, even now, wonder who he was.

16. A. children B. friends C. parents D. relatives

17. A. with B. in C. on D. to

18. A. Camping B. Hiking C. Bicycling D. Skating

19. A. challenge B. time C. energy D. money

20. A. broken B. stolen C. forgotten D. mistaken

21. A. somebody B. anybody C. everyone D. nobody

22. A. standing B. waiting C. looking D. asking

23. A. mail B. clothes C. fruit D. food