2020届中考模拟无锡市中考英语模拟试卷含参考答案

初三英语第一次模拟试卷

一、单项选择

1．Life is like______ ocean. Only_______ strong--willed can reach the other side.

A．a：/ B．the;a C．an; the D：／：a

2.---__________is it from your home to the nearest supermarket?

---Nearest?Let me see.About five minutes’ ride.

A.How long

B.How far

C.How often

D.How soon

3.Put such dangerous things as medicine,knives and lights________the reach of children.

A.in

B.within

C.beyond

D.over

4.---Does your mother have any hobbies?

---No,__________you call watching TV a hobby.

A.if

B.unless

C.until

D.when

5.You _____pay too much attention to your pronunciation, as it is so important in the oral test.

A.shouldn’t

B. mustn’t

C.can’t

D.needn’t

6.----Do you drink much coffee as before?

----No,_______ at all.My sleeping problem is getting worse.

A.little

B.none

C.nothing

D.anything

7.---All right.I’ll take it.But I tell you,it is the last time I will_______this kind of work.

----Come on,Buddy!Don’t be so serious.

A.take off

B.take on

C.take out

D.take up

8.---There is something wrong with my new shower.I’ll return it to the shop tomorrow.

---How come?Are you sure you put it in ________?

A.carefully

B.peacefully

C.wisely

D.properly

9.---What do you think of your school,Linda?

---It’s a good place for us to ________ ourselves for the future.

A.promise

B.prepare

C.prove

D.present

10.You should go to see him since he is so seriously ill.__________, he is your brother.

A.In all

B.First of all

C.Above all

D.After all

11.Over these years,I have had a new understanding of _______ people traditionally call a perfect person.

A.how

B.what

C.who

D.whom

12.---The novel Gulliver’s Travels is very nice.

---So it is.Could you tell me ________?

A.how long can I borrow it

B.that I can borrow it

C.if I can keep it for another week

D.when should I return it

13.---I may find a better job if I go abroad.

---Don’t be silly.________,you know.

A.Don’t put all eggs in one basket

B.Don’t burn the candle at both ends

C.Actions speak louder than words

D.The grass is always greener on the other side

14.---John,when will you pay a visit to that place of interest?

---I can’t decide at present._____________

A.It just depends.

B.It’s up to you.

C.What a good idea!

D.Take your time.

二、完型填空

I looked the word “successful”in my dictionary and some of the words listed

were:happy,fortunate,and hard-working.If that’s the definition of “successful”,then I’m truly successful after____15______.

I started dabbling(涉足)in the Internet marketing in October 2010.It didn’t take long for me