江苏省苏州市2020年中考英语模拟考试试卷(含答案)

江苏省苏州市2020年中考英语一模考试冲刺卷(考试时间：100分钟满分：100分)一、单项填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）1. ---Amy, which of these hats do you like best?---I’ll take________. They are either out of fashion or too expensive.A. bothB. eitherC. neitherD. none2. The real reason why prices______, and still are too high is hard to say, and no short discussion can explain this problem.A. wereB. will beC. have beenD. had been3. We will not attack ________ we are attacked; if we are attacked, we will certainly attack back.A. becauseB. sinceC. thoughD. unless4. In the past, a Chinese student who wanted to study at a university in the UK had to pass a difficult exam. But now, the University of Birmingham has firstly ____ the tradition.A. allowedB. brokenC. obeyedD. reduced5. — Who will give us the speech on public manners?—Dr. Stark __________. He’s good at manners, but nobody knows for sure.A. canB. mightC. shouldD. would6. A notice was ______ in order to remind the students of the changed speech time.A. sent upB. given upC. set upD. put up7.--____ our joy, our class came first in this year’s school football match. ----Congratulations!A In B. At C. To D. For8. ―Jill, you look busy. ______ ―Thank you, Peter, but I can manage it myself.A. What’s the matter?B. Anything I can do to help?C. Is everything OK?D. How could you do that?9. ---Do you know____________ ---To protect our only home--the earth.A. how we should live a green lifeB. why should we live a green lifeC. why we should live a green lifeD. whether we should live a green life10. ---I love the Internet. I’ve come to know many friends on the Net.--- ______ . Few of them would become your real friends.A. I can’t agree moreB. I’m pleased to know thatC. That’s for sureD. That’s not the case二、完形填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）Most elephants are grey. Only a few are 11 . It's difficult to see a white elephant. When people find a white 12 ,they feel excited.Long ago, a white elephant was 13 to the king. Only the king could have a white elephant. And the white elephant must be a very 14 One. People wanted to take a look at the animal. On 15 way to the king, the white elephant attracted many people. They ran into the street and shouted, "A white elephant is coming!"All the people 16 the cute elephant. Some gave it 17 to drink. Others sang songs to theelephant. A boy put a red hat 18 the elephant's head.Then the elephant came before the king. 19 ,the king saw the white elephant. The king 20 it a name himself. The elephant ate from gold dishes and it began a new life.11. A .grey B .white C .red D .pink12. A .elephant B king C .street D .horse13. A .swept B .painted C taken D .driven14. A .bad B .cold C .good D .hot15. A .your B .its C .my D .their16. A liked B .disliked C .murdered D .hated17. A .dishes B .water C .food D .hamburgers18. A .on B .from C .off D .in19. A .At first B .In the beginning C .At last D .First20. A .asked B .gave C .built D .took三、阅读理解（共12小题；每小题2分，满分24分）ASummary:School Day was held successfully on May 6th. Twenty-four student helpers from Grade 8 were divided into four groups of six. Each group had a task to raise money for the disabled.All of the groups performed well on School Day and received praise from the visitors. In short, our School Day went well and we got no poor opinions from the visitors.Feedback:Opinions from 100 students have been collected. Most students thought the activities were good. However, some students thought the prices of the school postcards were a little too high. Satisfaction FeedbackFollow-up:Have a meeting with the headmaster about prizes for excellent student helpers.21. How many students like the recycling bags according to the feedback?A. 50.B. 25 .C. 15.D. 1022. Which of the following is TRUE about the activities?A. Nick was the leader of Group 1.B. Twenty-four students offered their feedback.C. The postcards were cheap.D. Student helpers who did well can get prizes.BOne evening about 20 years ago, I watched a documentary about how, in 1947, a “flying saucer” had crashed in Roswell. Several people who had seen the crash were interviewed, including a nurse who said she had examined an alien who had been injured in the crash. At first, the people of Roswell were told that a flying saucer had crashed. Shortly afterwards they were told that it was not a flying saucer but a weather balloon. I decided that the only way I could learn the truth about flying saucers was to investigate (调查) them myself.I have done a lot of research and although I still haven’t discovered the truth about Roswell, I have discovered the truth about hundreds of other UFOs. A lot of UFOs are actually army planes or weather balloons, while others turn out to be natural phenomena (现象) like planets or comets (彗星). By far the largest number of UFOs turn out to be so-called “fireball” meteors—slow-moving meteors that can take up to a minute to travel across the night sky.When I’m investigating a UFO report, I arrange to meet the person at the place where they have seen the flying saucer. I like to interview a witness at the scene and then take photographs of the area. Then I speak to my contacts at local military (军事的) bases and weather station, and then check the witness’ details against my information.In about 95% of the cases I’ve dealt with, the “flying saucers” turn out to be weather balloons, planes or natural phenomena. That still leaves 5% of that, no matter what, just cannot be explained.23. The writer says that UFOs ______.A. always travel across the sky slowlyB. usually fly near natural phenomenaC. are always seen near weather balloonsD. often turn out to be a kind of meteor24. What will the writer do if you think you have seen a flying saucer?A. He’ll suggest that you contact a military base.B. He’ll take a photograph of you for his records.C. He’ll ask you to take a photograph of it for him.D. He’ll me et you and ask you to describe what you saw.25. When the writer investigates flying saucers, he ______ .A. makes sure that someone has taken photos of themB. gives the witness the names of people who can helpC. can’t find a proper explanation abo ut 5% of the casesD. always tells the local weather station before he arrivesCConsidered as one of the English language’s most talented poets, John Keats wrote poems that focused on imagination, human nature, and life. Although Keats didn't receive much education on literature, his own studies and interests brought him much success. Also, his own life situation made a great difference to his poems.Growing up as a young boy in London in a lower middle-class family, the young John didn't attend a private school, but went to a public one. His mother was not well educated. His teachersand his family’s friends considered him as a common boy who preferred playing and fighting much more to minding his studies. After his father’s death in the e arly 1800s, followed by his mother's because of tuberculosis(肺结核), he began seeing life differently. He wanted to keep away from the world and did so by reading anything he could get his hands on.At around the age of 16, the teenage John Keats began studying medical treatment so that he too might become a doctor. However, his literary dream had taken too much of his life，especially with his love for the poems of Ehmund Spenser. He was able to have his first full poem published in the Examiner in 1816, named O Solitude! If I Must With Thee Dwell. Within two months in 1817, Keats had written another full poem, but was sharply criticized (批评) by a magazine. However, it didn’t stop his dream of poems．John Keats’ next work was Endymion, which was published in May 1818. The story includes a farmer who falls in love with the moon and leads him to a trip of one boy's hope to deal with the limitations (限制) of being human. Following Endymion, however, he tried something more story-based and wrote Isabella. During this time, John Keats began seeing his limitations in poetry because of his own limit in life experiences. He would have to have the “knowledge” connected to his poems. His next work was Hyperion that would like to mix all that he learned together. However, a bout (发作) with tuberculosis while visiting Italy would keep him from his work and finally take his life in 1821.26. John Keats' thoughts about life changed because of __________ .A. Edmund Spenser's poetryB. the deaths of his parentsC. the criticism of a magazineD. his early education from school27. What is the common thing between John Keats and his mother?A. They received little education.B. They went to a private school.C. They died of the same disease.D. They showed strong interest in poetry.28. What can we infer from the passage?A. Keats once had a chance of becoming a doctor.B. The poem Hyperion wasn’t completed by Keats.C. Edmund Spenser was the greatest poet in Keats’ time.D. Keats’ family must have been very poor when he was young.DMore than 50 music students at New Milford High School in New Jersey, US, got a letter from their headmaster. The letter said that the school’s music department was in big trouble. The students had to pass a test, or the department would be shut down.On a Saturday, two officials greeted the nervous students. They asked the students to play a piece by Richard Strauss. But they had to sing the words to the music – German words!Other tasks were also difficult. One s tudent had to sing Mary had a Little Lamb, a children’s song, in an operatic (歌剧的) voice.After three hours of testing, students waited for the results. They met some students from the New Jersey Youth Orchestra (管弦乐团). The judges gave them a merely average grade.The worried New Milford students started to realize they had no chance. “I thought it was over,” said Bryan Olsen-Santana, a junior. “The person next to me was crying. I felt bad for her. I felt bad for myself, too, because music is everything to me.”But then the headmaster came and told them something very dramatic (戏剧性的): “Someone’s played a joke on you!”What was going on?The test was part of a reality TV show (电视真人秀) called “Schooled”. The students’ parents, the school and a TV network had arranged it together.Everything was fake. The two “officials” were actually comedians (喜剧演员). The “students from New Jersey Youth Orchestra” were from another school.There were hidden cameras. The students’ parents were hiding as they watched.As a reward for putting up with the joke, the students got gifts: MP3 players, digital cameras and school supplies. They were all from the show’s sponsor (赞助商).29. What is the letter about?A. The headmaster would retire next semester.B. The sc hool didn’t have money to run.C. The music department was in big trouble.D. The students had to give up music.30. The students were nervous before the test, because______.A. they were not good at musicB. the judges were very strictC. they thought they couldn’t passD. it would decide the future of the music department31. According to Olsen-Santana, we learn that______.A. their school failed the testB. he likes music very muchC. the test was just a jokeD. the girl next to him was sorry for herself32. What does the underlined word “fake” mean in the passage?A. 顺利的B. 假装的C. 受欢迎的D. 便捷的四、信息还原（本大题共5小题，每小题1分，共5分）根据对话内容，从方框内选择恰当的句子将对话补充完整。