《加21套中考模拟卷》江苏省南通市海安市曲塘中学2019-2020学年中考英语模拟试卷含解析

江苏省南通市海安市曲塘中学2019-2020学年中考英语模拟试卷

Ⅰ. 单项选择

1、There are about 30 ______ who teach in our school.

A．man

B．men

C．man’s

D．men’s

2、Of all the drinks, tea is______ in the world. It has a history of about 5,000 years.

A．very old B．older C．the oldest

3、— May I speak to Judy?

— Sorry, she a speech in the hall now.

A．makes B．has made C．made D．is making

4、—Do you prefer basketball with me?

—No, I’d rather stay at home and watch TV.

A．play B．to play

C．playing D．played

5、—The story sounds amazing. Do you know when it ____?

—About fifty years ago.

A．took out B．took away C．took off D．took place

6、We______TV from seven to nine last night.

A．were watching B．will C．watched D．watch

7、is a popular festival in North America and it's on October 31st.

A．Easter B．Water Festival C．Halloween

8、Linda will never forget the words her father told her.

A．that B．who C．where D．what

9、After a few hours’ practice, I felt a bit tired. ______, I held on for success.

A．Otherwise B．Also C．However D．Therefore

10、—Hey, Molly. You ______ on the phone just now.

—Oh, I was in the library.

A．wanted B．are wanted C．were wanted D．have wanted

Ⅱ. 完形填空

11、When I was 15，I announced to my English class that I was going to write my own books．All the students nearly fell out of their chairs，laughing at me．"Don't be 1 ．Only geniuses （天才）can become writers，" the English teacher said sarcastically（讽刺地）．"And you are getting a D this term．” I was hurt deeply and I cried sadly．

That night I wrote a short，sad poem about 2 dreams and mailed it to the Capper's Weekly newspaper．To my surprise，they published it，and sent me two dollars．I was a（an） 3 writer! I showed

my teacher and my classmates．They laughed again．"Just plain dumb luck（纯属侥幸），" the teacher said．However，I'd tasted 4 ．I'd sold the first thing I'd ever written．

By the time I graduated from high school （with a C-minus average），I had scrapbooks filled with my published 5 I never talked about my writing to my teachers，friends or my family again．They were dream killers，and if people must choose between their friends and their dreams，they must always choose their dreams．

Later，I wrote a book about what I understood and 6 about life．It took me nine months，just like a （an）7 ．I chose a publisher and wrote a letter，which read："I wrote this book myself．I hope you like it．Chapters（章节）6 and 12 are my 8 ．Thank you．" I mailed it without an envelope．

A month later，I received a letter，and a request to start working on 9 book．Crying Wind became a bestseller，and was translated into 15 languages．People ask what college I attended，what degrees I have，and what qualities 1 have to be a writer．The answer is 10 ．I just write．I'm not a genius，and I'm not gifted．I just write．To all those who dream of 11 ，I'm shouting at you，"Yes，you 12 ! Don't listen to them!" Writing is easy．It's fun，and anyone can do it．

1．A．shy B．dishonest C．silly D．proud

2．A．strange B．broken C．beautiful D．unusual

3．A．welcomed B．educated C．honored D．paid

4．A．luck B．failure C．success D．pain

5．A．works B．poems C．letters D．jokes

6．A．did B．felt C．heard D．saw

7．A．animal B．plant C．baby D．boy

8．A．explanations B．reasons C．dreams D．favorites

9．A．others B．another C．other D．the other

10．A．many B．few C．some D．none

11．A．writing B．being famous C．success D．being rich

12．A．must B．need C．can D．should

Ⅲ. 语法填空

12、阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1 个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。将答案填写在答题纸的相应位置。

More than 700 years ago, Scotland was fighting with England. The King of England wanted to control Scotland. He had a strong army, so it was difficult for the Scots to fight. Scotland lost many 1．（time). Eventually, King Robert of Scotland had to 2．[rʌn] from the English army.

One rainy day, King Robert 3．(hide) in a cave. He thought that he was not good enough to be the king.