常州市武进区2019年5月中考第二次模拟试卷英语试题2019.05【满分90分；考时100分钟】第Ⅰ卷（选择题共48分）一、单项选择（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

1. What _______ different Qingguo Lane we can see now! It has risen to the top attention since it newly openedand it means a growing _______ in traditional culture among people in Changzhou.A. the, habitB. a, interestC. / , dreamD. a, direction2. --- What did you do yesterday?--- My brother took two friends of ______ to play chess with us. But I don’t know ______ of them.A. his; allB. him; bothC. his; eitherD. him; neither3. It was really helpful _______ her to clean up the street _______ a cold winter morning.A. of; onB. of; atC. for; onD. for; at4. The Shape of Water won four Oscars of the 90th Academy Awards, including Best Production Design, BestScore _______ Best Director and Best Picture.A. as soon asB. as well asC. as much asD. as good as5. The information _______ my friend _______ to me many years ago is still of great value today.A. that; offeredB. which; was offeredC. that; was offeredD. what; offered6. --- What are you doing, Jack?--- I am searching for some information about the Blue Moon. I wonder _______.A. that it will appear next timeB. when was it found for the first timeC. why it looks blueD. if it represents luck or not7. A survey about why people like the film Avengers: Endgame（复仇者联盟4）so much was_______ on the Internet last week.A. taken outB. carried outC. turned outD. given out8. You have finished most of the work, so you _______ start working so early tomorrow. You may come at 9 :00.A. can'tB. mustn'tC. needn'tD. couldn't9. The price of the cotton _______ all the time so the factories plan to _______ the price of their cotton clothes.A. rises; raiseB. raises; raiseC. raises; riseD. rises; rise10. --- Many a time, Bob failed to find a job where his skills can be put to use so the situation worried him deeply.--- _________.A. Do in Rome as the Romans doB. An evil lesson is soon learnedC. A miss is as good as a mileD. Come what way, heaven won’t fall二、完形填空（共12小题；每小题1分，满分12分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

Once I read about an expert on the subject of time management. One day this expert was speaking to a group of business students. He said, "Okay, time for a(n) 11 ." Then he pulled out one big and wide-mouthed jar (坛子) and set it on a table in front of him. Then he took out some big rocks and 12 and slowly placed them, one at a time, into the jar.When the jar was filled to the top and no more 13 would fit inside, he asked, "Is this jar full?" Everyone in the class said, "Yes." Then he said, "Really?" He 14 under the table and pulled out some gravel(沙砾). Then he 15 some gravel in and shook the jar causing 16 of gravel to work themselves down into the spaces between the big rocks. Then he smiled and asked the group once more, "Is this jar full?"By this time the class was silent. " 17 not," one of them answered in a low voice. "Good!" he replied. And he reached under the table and 18 out some sand. He started pouring the sand in and it went into all the spaces 19 between the rocks and the gravel. Once more he asked the question, "Is this jar full?'" No" the class shouted. Once again he said, "Good!" Then he caught a bottle of water and began pouring it in until the jar was filled to the top. Then he looked up at the class and asked, "What 20 can you reach from the experiment?”One 21 his hand and said, "The point is, no matter how full your timetable is, if you try really hard, you can always 22 some more things into it!' "No," the expert replied, "that's not the point. The truth is: If you don't put the big rocks in first, you'll never get them in at all."11. A. drink B. experiment(实验）C. break D. rest12. A. carefully B. suddenly C. quickly D. finally13. A. bricks B. sweets C. rocks D. leaves14. A. got B. reached C. sat D. laid15. A. threw B. hid C. caught D. blew16. A. numbers B. parts C. pieces D. couples17. A. Absolutely(完全) B. Probably C. Surely D. Certainly18. A. brought B. gave C. picked D. sent19. A. lay B. filled C. cleared D. left20. A. story B. joke C. conclusion D. game21. A. raised B. rose C. put D. held22. A. do B. fit C. finish D. cut三、阅读理解（共13小题；每小题2分，满分26分）阅读下列短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

A23. How often can you take the writing course every week?A. Only once.B. Twice.C. Five times.D. Every day.24. How much will you pay if you take the reading and listening courses?A. ￡90.00.B. ￡125.00.C. ￡155.00.D. ￡185.00.25. If you are free on Sunday morning, which course can you take?A. Speaking.B. Reading.C. Writing.D. Listening.BWhat do you know about Hainan? Apart from its warm sunshine, golden beaches and blue seas, the province has some other interesting features. This year marks the 30th anniversary of the establishment(建立) of Hainan province. It’s a good time for us to take a closer look at the island province.China’s southernmost cityIf you are bored of Hainan’s more popular tourist cities, such as Sanya and Haikou, you may want to go to Sansha instead. Sansha is China’s southernmost city. It includes many small islands, sandbanks and reefs in the Xisha, Zhongsha and Nansha island groups. Its government is seated on the island of Yongxing. Since Sansha was established in 2012, a hospital, a library and a movie theater have been built on Yongxing. Over 2.5 million plants have been planted there to protect the environment.The “migratory birds”Migratory birds fly from the north to the south in winter. In China, a group of people are also referred to as “migratory birds”. Every year, from October to April, people from all over China go on holiday to Hainan to enjoy the warm weather and fresh air. Most of them are elderly people from northern China, especially Northeast China.According to the Hainan local government, more than 1 million elderly choose to spend their winter in Hainan each year. These elderly “migratory birds” also encourage younger family members to join them on the sunny island.A famous forum(论坛)People in other countries might not know about Hainan, but they probably know about Boao. Boao, a town in Hainan, became China’s first permanent(永久的) site for hosting international meetings in 2001. Every year in April, the Boao Forum for Asia, a nongovernmental international organization, hosts its annual meetings. Officials, business people and experts from different countries come to Boao to discuss economic issues.The forum has been important for the development of Asian cities. Hainan and Boao have both benefited (收益)greatly from hosting the conferences. More restaurants and hotels have been built, creating more jobs for locals. An airport was opened in 2016. The forum has helped Hainan build itself into an international tourism destination.26. What’s the main idea of this passage?A. A famous forum in Boao.B. China’s southernmost city.C. The elderly “migratory birds”.D. Interesting features of Hainan.27. What’s the purpose of holding a forum in Boao?A. To develop Hainan.B. To create jobs for locals.C. To discuss economic issues.D. To benefit from hosting the forum.28. Which of the following sentences is TRUE according to the passage?A. Besides Sanya and Haikou, Boao is another popular tourist city.B. More than 1 million young couples go to Hainan in winter each year.C. Every year in April, the Chinese government holds the Boao Forum for Asia.D. Hainan has become an international tourism destination because of the forum.CStudents decide to take a job while being in university because of two reasons: on the one hand, they need money; on the other hand, they want to experience something new and they want to see what working means. It is a good opportunity(机会)to know about the society and realize the importance of co-working with others.But is it good to take a iob while you are a university student? There are both advantages and disadvantages if we were to answer this question. If we were to think about the advantages, we could mention the ones we have just discussed. Having a job at an early age helps us gain experience, which will be very useful to our later life. We may become financially independent (经济独立)and don't need to ask our parents for money each time we want to go downtown with our friends, or spend the holiday at the seaside or in the mountains.However, students who take a job might have problems in spending enough time on their study. If they work during the day, they may have to be absent from their classes, and if they work at night they will feel tired the next day. They may choose to stay at home resting. What's worse, some students may even get bored with studying.Well, this fact happens every now and then, but there are cases when well-prepared students take a part-time job but at the same time they make time for studying, too. And they have good results. Their case is a good example to follow among the students who decide to work while being in university. Anyway, we need to keep in mind that study is the most important job for a student.29. What is the benefit for college students who take a job according to the passage?A. Making more friends.B. Preparing them for their future careers.C. Winning free journeys.D. Having complete independence from their family.30. The writer implies(暗示)that college students __________ in the last paragraph.A. had better take a part-time job during vacationB. should not take a jobC. can keep a balance between work and studyD. should learn by doing31. From the passage, we can know that taking a job during university years ______.A. is much like a coin with two sidesB. is much like a cake with fruit in itC. has more negative(消极的) influencesD. has more positive(积极的) influencesDThere was a king who had twelve beautiful daughters. They slept in twelve beds or in one room and when they went to bed, the doors were shut and locked up. However, every morning their shoes were found to be quite worn through as if they had been danced in all night. Nobody could find out how it happened or where the princesses had been.So the king made it known to all the land that if any person could discover the secret and find out where it was that the princesses danced in the night, he would have the one he liked best to take as his wife, and would be king after his death. But whoever tried and did not succeed, after three days and nights, they would be put to death.A lord’s son soon came. He was well entertained, and in the evening was taken to the room next to the one where the princesses lay in their twelve beds. There he was to sit and watch where they went to dance. In order that nothing could happen without him hearing it, the door of his room was left open. But the lord's son soon fell asleep and when he woke in the morning he found that the princesses had all been dancing, for their shoes were full of holes.The same thing happened the second and the third night so the king ordered his head to be cut off. After him came several others, but they all had the same luck, and all lost their lives in the same way. It happened that an old soldier, who had been wounded in a war and could fight no longer passed through the country where this king ruled, and as he was travelling through a wood, he met an old woman who was a witch(巫婆). The witch decided to help him to do the task as a reward so that he could marry one of the princesses. The witch told him that he should not drink the wine because there was poison in it. In this way he would not fall asleep.Of cou rse, the soldier found the truth with the witch’s help. And the king was very satisfied. So he gave his country as well as one of his daughters to the soldier as his wife.32.Why was the lord's son killed?A. Because he was very lazy.B. Because he was always sleeping in the night.C. Because he made holes in the princesses’ shoes.D. Because he failed to find out the truth.33.Several others failed to do the task because_________.A. they were as lazy as the lord's sonB. they drank the wine with poisonC. they refused to marry anyone of the princessesD. they could not run fast to follow the princesses34.We may infer(推测) from the passage that________.A. the lord's son did not know the wine is poisonousB. the witch ever saw the lord's son onceC. the soldier could not fight because of old ageD. the lord’s son died of poison in the wine35.The passage may be written for _________.A.young childrenB. college studentsC. office workersD. women dancers第Ⅱ卷（非选择题满分42分）四、阅读表达（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）阅读下面短文，并根据所读内容在文章后的表格中填入恰当的单词，每空一词。