江苏省扬州市届中考英语第二次模拟试题（试卷分值：120分考试时间：100分钟）一、单项选择（共15小题，每小题1分，共15分）在下列各题A、B、C、D四个选项中选择一个能填入题干空白处的最佳答案。

1. Jane's grandmother wanted to write children’s book for many years, but one thing or another always got in way.A. a; 不填B. the; theC.不填; theD. a; the2． of the men was charged with robbery，but I’m not sure which was．A．Neither B．Either C．Both D. None3.—You aren’t supposed to smoke in public. It’s bad for our health .—Sorry, I will my cigarette right now.A. give upB. put downC. put outD. give away4. He used to _____ his time on the Internet after supper, but now he gets used to _____ a walk.A. spend; takingB. spending; takeC. spend; takeD. spending; taking5. A TV series named In the Name of People which shows many corruption cases________popular among millions of people since it began on March 28.A. have beenB. isC. has beenD. was6. I will have to close my clothes shop ________ my business improves.A. ifB. unlessC. afterD. when7. —You look smart in the T-shirt ________ your daughter bought for you. —Thanks a lot.A. whichB. who C．whom D. whose8. In order to improve our spoken English, we should pay much to ourpronunciation.A. practiceB. attentionC. attractionD. progress9. The clothes need _________, but you _________do that by yourselves.A. washing; needn'tB. washing; needn't toC. to be washed; don't needD. to wash; don't need to10．______ to smile at your life when you are in trouble, and you will soon be happy again.A. To tryB. Try C．Trying D．Tried11. When Subway Line1 , people in Yangzhou will feel more convenient to travel around.A. completesB. is completedC. will completeD. will be completed12. Cheer up, children. We should learn to be enough to take on any challenge!A. confidentB. modestC. generousD. curious13. I while reading the English textbook. Luckily, my roommate woke me up intime!A. was falling asleepB. have fallen asleepC. fell asleepD. falls asleep14. Mother’s Day is coming. I'm thinking about _________.A. what present I gave herB. where will we h ave a big mealC. how I will give her a surpriseD. if I planned a party for her15. —You won the first place in the English oral contest.— _________I made several terrible mistakes.A. I think so.B. Are you kidding?C. You’re welcome.D. It’s my pleasure.二、完形填空（共15小题，每小题1分，共15分）阅读下面短文，从文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。

For most people, getting a car opens up a new world of freedom and allows you to go wherever you want and whenever you want. Getting a car did 16 these for me, and it also brought my best friend and me 17 . But then it tore us apart （分开）.My best friend lives three minutes from my home. Since her 18 is in late summer, seven months behind mine, I seemed to become her 19 when I turned 16 in December.And so I picked her up for school and took her home. We made ice-cream 20 ,went shopping and to the movies — all in my car. I would drive to her house just to sit on her bed, read magazines and have a good laugh. I went to her house so frequently that she gave me a key 21 her house.A week after I began to drive, she was with me 22 I had my first accident. She was there and comforted me and we kept it a 23 , since I didn’t want people to 24 . From then on, through thick and thin（患难与共）, it was just me, my car and my best friend.High school is a time of 25 , but I couldn’t understand for a long time 26 we became so distant. Finally, my friend got her dream car. With its 27 , the passenger seat of my car became 28 . Our car trips became less frequent until I didn’t 29 drive down her street.It’s funny how a car can change a relationship so much. I had wanted her to get a car, but once she did, I 30 it. I wanted her friendship back, even if it couldn’t be the same.16. A. some B. any C. none D. all17. A. luckier B. farther C. closer D. happier18. A. course B. birthday C. holiday D. job19. A. follower B. guide C. driver D. partner20. A. plans B. parties C. classes D.trips21. A. to B. of C. for D. it22. A. while B. but C. after D. when23. A. pride B. joke C. secret D. favorite24. A. see B. help C. know D. laugh25. A. interest B. change C. excitement D. friendship26. A. how B. what C. where D. that27. A. return B. dream C. arrival D.beauty28. A. differentB. crowdedC. brokenD. empty29. A. ever B. stillC. evenD. again 30. A. regretted B. lost C. receivedD. enjoyed 三、阅读理解（共15小题，每小题2分，共30分）阅读下面内容，从每小题所给的A 、B 、C 、D 四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。

● Attraction- - RoadRiver31. There are ______ attractions in the map.Yangzhou Tour AttractionsGe Garden He Garden ①① ① NS EW WenchangRoadthe Slender West LakeA.12B.13C.14D.1532. The Slender West Lake is to the ______ of He Garden.A. northwestB. southwestC. northeastD. southeast33. The mark of①means “_____”.A. houseB. lakeC. hillD. bridgeBBeing a fit person is very important for lots of people today.In fact, some people like running and exercising so much that they become obsessed with it.Thanks to fitness apps and gadgets (小玩意), people can measure every step they take, what they eat and every calorie they burn. They might wear a special watch on their wrist, shoes on their feet or use different apps on their phone to measure their movements. Importantly, once they have done that they post it on social media. All of their friends can see where they’ve run, what workout (健身) they’ve done or what they had for lunch.Doctor Daniel Kraft from the United States makes gadgets for people like this. He told the Digital Health Summit that these people would become the norm (常态) in the future.I think he’s right. I can see the world of health and fitness changing around me every day.One of my friends, named Anna Palmer, is always using the latest fitness gadgets. Her favorite is an app called Argus. She uses it on her phone to measure her steps, heart rate and amount of calories she has burnt. She always posts these things and pictures of herself exercising on social media. “It’s nic e to know exactly how much exercise you have done rath er than guess,” she said. “That way I can keep pushing myself to improve.”Also, my friends in China use Wec hat to compare how many steps they’ve taken each day. They are very competitive about this!34. The underlined phrase “obsessed with” in the first paragraph means “_____”.A. crazy aboutB. angry withC. busy withD.surprised at35. What does the second paragraph talk about?A. How fitness apps and gadgets work.B. What fitness apps and gadgets can do.C. What advantages fitness apps and gadgets have.D. More people will use gadgets in the future.36. According to Doctor Daniel Kraft, ________.A. fitness gadgets don’t help people keep fitB. more people will make fitness gadgetsC. fitness gadgets will become more popularD. fewer people will use fitness gadgets37. What does the writer think about fitness gadgets?A. Fitness gadgets push him to improve his fitness.B. He likes to use Wechat to measure steps.C. He thi nks it’s bad to use fitness gadgets when exercising.D. More people will use fitness gadgets in the future.CFor years people have enjoyed following the life of Garfield the cat. Garfield is a popular comic book character, known for beinglazy and fat. But the cat was back in the news recently for something you might not expect.A man in the United States changed the gender (性别) of Garfield to “none” on the cat’s Wikipedia (维基百科) page. After that lots of people got angry and kept changing Garfield’s Wikipedia page. They argued about whether the cat was a boy, girl or neither.Wikipedia finally locked the page to stop people editing it. Jim Davis, Garfield’s creator, settled (解决) the argument.“Garfield is male (男性),” he simply told the Washington Post. The 71-year-old artist said he liked working with animals because they didn’t have to be old, young, boys or girls. He was angry that some people cared so much about Garfield’s gender.It seems like quite an unnecessary argument to have. But it is not the only recent example of argument ab out gender.To celebrate International Women’s Day in Australia earlier this year, the city of Melbourne made 10 traffic lights with a figure (人形) dressed in a skirt. They were designed to celebrate women and give them more confidence in public.But not everyone thinks the idea is necessary. Some people think it is important for women to be treated fairly in Australia, but that this idea is silly.“I’m all for doing anything we can for gender equity (公平), bu t really?” Melbourne mayor (市长) Robert Doyle told the Herald Sun. The mayor said this idea is more likely to be laughed at than bring respect to women.38. What put Garfield the cat back in the news recently?A. The cat’s lazy character.B. Being included in Wikipedia.C. The cat’s image being changed on Wikipedia.D. The cat’s gender being changed on Wikipedia.39. According to Jim Davis, _____.A. Wikipedia should lock the page about GarfieldB. Garfield can be a boy or a girl, and young or oldC. artists don’t care about animals’ age or genderD. it’s unnecessary to take Garfield’s gender seriously40. Why did Melbourne make 10 traffic lights with a figure dressed in a skirt?A. To laugh at women in publicB. To celebrate International Women’s DayC. To bring more chances to womenD. To treat women fairly in Australia41. What did Melbourne mayor Robert Doyle think of the traffic light idea?A. It would give women more confidence in public.B. It would help women be treated fairly in Australia.C. It would bring respect to women.D. It was not a good idea for gender equity.DOne day all the employees got to t he office. They saw a big sign on the door: “Yesterday the person who’s been holding you back in this company died. We inviteyou to join the funeral in the biggest meeting room.” In the beginning, they allgot sad for the death of this person. But after a while they started wondering whothe dead person was.As more people started coming into the meeting room and getting closer to the coffin(棺材), the doubt grew. “Who is holding me back? Well, at least he died,”everyonewas thinking.One by one the employees got closer. And when they looked inside it, they suddenly became silent. They stood there and couldn’t say a word, as if someone had touchedthe deepest part of their hearts. There was a mirror inside the coffin: everyonewho looked inside it could see himself or herself.There was also a sign next to the mirror that said: “There is only one personwho can se t limits to your growth: it is YOU.” You are the only person that canchange your life. You are the only person that can make a difference to your happinessand your success. You are the only person that can help yourself. Your life doesnot change when your boss changes, when your friends change, when your partner changes or when your company changes. Your life changes when YOU change, when yougo further than your limiting beliefs, when you realize that you are the only one responsible for your life. “The most important relationship you can have is theone you have with yourself.”42. According to the sign on the door, the funeral was about a person thatA. always treated people nicelyB. was strict with his workmatesC. had been holding someone backD. made great contributions to the company43. What do you learn from the underlined sentence?A. They felt sorry for this person’s death.B. They felt relieved (释然的) that this person had died.C. They used to love this person very much.D. They felt surprised about the bad news.44. From the sign next to the mirror, we can se e that _______ can limit your growth.A. nobodyB. parentsC. workmatesD. you45. What does the story want to tell us?A. Your future lies in your own hands.B. Getting along well with workmates matters.C. Change your life by being a nice person.D. Teamwork is important to get things done.四、词汇运用（共10小题，每小题1分，共10分）根据句子意思，用括号中所给汉语提示或英语单词的适当形式填空。