A. signsB. symbolsC. experiencesD. tasks
13.Which of the following suffixes CANNOT be used to makea noun?
A.-lessB.-nessC.-tionD.-ment
14. “______ there’s still much work to be done, the people’s government will not let the people down.” Premier Li said on March 5 in Beijing.
My wife, my daughter, and I moved into our home nine years ago and we16a lot of time and energy in the yard to get it looking like it does today. We live on a corner, higher than street level. There is a rock wall17our yard. But at the edge(边缘) of the yard, some rocks were thrown up onto the ground as if someone were in a hurry to18. We called this area our “rock garden”. Whenever we planted flowers or plants, Denise or I would stick them out(伸出去) to bring some19to the area.
A. toB. asC. forD. with
3. —My father works in Taizhou. He spends much time driving home every day.
—Don’t worry about that. It’ll be ______ when the new expressway is built.
A. paid attention toB. devoted to
C. looked forward toD. led to
12.As a student, getting up early and being afraid of missing the first school bell may be common______for you. But thanks to new rules, you can stay in bed longer than before.
5.—When did the classroom have a power cut?
—This morning. While we______an English lesson.
A. haveB. hadC. are havingD. were having
6. My mother always tells me that “______”. So I always do my best while studying.
第一部分选择题（共60分）
一、单项选择从下列每题所给的选项中，选择一个最佳答案（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
1. Zhang Miman, 82, ______ professor at the Chinese Academy of Sciences, was given ______ 2018 L’Oreal-UNESCO for Women in Science award on March 22.
A. a; theB. a; anC. the; aD. the; the
2. Located beside Hangzhou’s beautiful West Lake, a new private university will soon rise. Shi Yigong is recommended ______ the first president.
We need to believe in ourselves knowing we have the abilities in28our dreams. Like the sunflower, it knew it had the abilities to get out of the difficulty because it trusted in the Universal Truth and believed it would29.
A. many hands make light workB. the early bird catches the worms
C. no pain, no gainD. all roads lead to Rome
7.—Our classmates are going to Rose Garden after the exam.
A. BecauseB. UnlessC. IfD. Although
15. — Mike, can you explain ______?
— I’m sorry, Mum. I was listening to music and didn’t hear it.
A. why everything in the house was in a mess
Weeks passed and as I made my way back to the22plant, it turned out to be a sunflower(向日葵). It had a tall skinny stalk and only one head on it. I decided to23it and get the weeds(杂草) around it away. As I moved away the rocks from the area, I noticed something24. The sunflower had not started where I saw the stalk begin. It actually hadbegun under a big rock and grown under and around it to reach the25.
2018年中考适应性考试（二）
英语试题
（考试时间：120分钟满分：120分）
注意事项：
1.本试卷分第一分选择题和第二部分非选择题。
2.作答试题前，请考生务必将自己的姓名、考试号用钢笔或圆珠笔填写在试卷规定的位置上，并认真核对。
3.答案必须填在答题纸上，在其他位置作答一律无效。每小题做出答案后，用2B铅笔钢笔或圆珠笔填涂在答题纸的相应位置。
Stand tall like the sunflower and be proud of who and what you are and the environment will begin to30you. You will find a way to go under or around.
16. A. spentB. paidC. neededD. took
—______ exciting idea!
A. What anB. HowC. WhatD. How an
8. —Are you sure you can do well in tomorrow’s test, Lucy?
—______. But I’ve got everything ready.
Last summer I reached the end of the garden and found a tiny little20that I could not immediately make sure what it was, I knew I didn’t plant it and Denise claimed that she didn’t either. We decided to let it continue growing21we could tell what it was.
A. harderB. slowerC. easierD. earlier
4.—Someone is sleeping next door. Is it Mr. Wu?
—It ______ be him. He called me from England just now.
A. shouldn’tB. can’tC. mustn’tD. needn’t
A. I believe I canB. I’m afraid not
C. It’s hard to sayD. I hope not
9. The notice on the board tells us that_______ smoking _______ spitting is allowed in thewaiting room.
21. A. unlessB. afterC. untilD. when
That’s when I26that if a tiny little sunflower didn’t let a big rock stand in its way of developing, we should have the27of doing the same thing, too. Once(一旦) our environmentbegins to see that we believe in ourselves like that little sunflower, we can get the same nourishment(营养) and growing up as well.