镇江丹阳市2017届中考二模英语试题及答案

英语试卷

一、单项选择(共15小题；每小题l分，满分15分)

1. —We raised a lot of money at the charity show.

—Exactly! There is ▲ useful saying, “Many hands make light work.”

A. a

B. an

C. the

D. /

2. Mum likes to buy ▲ lots of nice clothes. She wants to appear beautiful every day.

A. she

B. her

C. hers

D. herself

3. —Why stop walking, Michelle？

—There are so many people standing there that we can’t go ▲

A. across

B. through

C. over

D. on

4. Getting a driver’s license ▲ a lot of time, bu t many people think it’s worth it.

A. costs

B. pays

C. takes

D. spends

5. —Will you fix up the broken robot according to the ▲ , Tommy?

—No problem.

A. invention

B. information

C. instruction

D. introduction

6. —Could you tell me how many books I can borrow at a time?

—Sorry, ▲ at all. Our computer has broken down.

A. Not

B. None

C. Nothing

D. No

7. —Kitty is very good at musical instruments.

—Yes, she is. She can play the guitar almost ▲ her guitar teacher.

A. as better as

B. as good as

C. as well as

D. so well as

8. —May I go to the zoo with you next Sunday?

—No, you can’t, ▲ you have a ticket. I have only one ticket.

A. if

B. until

C. or

D. unless

9. My uncle regretted ▲ his house in Shanghai last year, because the house price keeps rising.

A. sell

B. to sell

C. selling

D. sold

10. It ▲ that she was the real princess. I thought she was a farmer.

A. tu rned out

B. turned down

C. turned up

D. turned on

11. ▲ black clouds in t he sky! I think it’s going to rain.

A. What

B. What a

C. How

D. How a

12. —Has Mr. Green travelled abroad yet?

—Not only Mr. and Mrs. Green but also their daughter ▲ abroad twice.

A. have gone

B. have been

C. has gone

D. has been

13. —Mum, can I go to watch the movie Guardians of the Galaxy Vo l. 2 tomorrow?

—Sure, if your homework ▲ .

A. finish

B. is finished

C. will finish

D. will be finished

14. —Shall we go to the concert together at seven o’clock this evening?

—▲ . Will half past seven be OK?

A. Sorry, I can’t make it

B. Certainly, no problem

C. Sure, it’s up to you

D. Sorry, I’m not free today

15. —Could you please tell me ▲ ?

—Yes. He came to study here just last month.

A. that he is a new student

B. when did he come here

C. if she likes English best

D. whether he is a new student

二、完形填空(共10小题；每小题l分，满分l0分)

阅读下面短文，根据短文内容，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选择最佳选项。

I used to be the shyest person in the world. I hid 16 my elder sister whenever I had to speak to a stranger. When asked to speak in class, I could hardly 17 , much less speak. Even among the few friends I had, my high, timid (怯怯的) voice earned me jokes —about being a girl.

Then in the seventh grade, my sister suggested I 18 voice lessons. After considering it for a short time, I did. I began a series of vocal exercises.

After exercising a lot, I finally gained 19 in my voice.

A few months later, I was asked to sing for some retired people, I thought I would do better than before 20 the voice lessons. I opened my mouth and —nothing. I couldn’t remember the 21 ! My face turned hot. The kind pianist whispered a prompt (提示), and I remembered just enough to keep singing.

Then the thought struck me: I’ve already embarrassed (尴尬) myself enough. There’s really nothing else to 22 . So in my second song, I just relaxed and felt the energy of the song lift me. And I did much better.