镇江市2018年初中毕业升学考试英语试卷一、单项选择(共15小题:每小题I分，满分15分)1. We can live a better life if we create less polluted world.A. theB. anC. aD.不填2. My star sign is Virgo and my characteristics are similar todescribed in that book.A. themB. theseC. onesD. those3. She always wants to do the job which she has been trained .A. forB. byC. onD. of4. US First Lady Michelle Obama encouraged students to study abroad in her when visiting Peking University onMarch 22, 2018.A. storyB. speechC. letterD. diary5.—Is David coming by train?—He should, but he not. He likes driving his car.A. canB. needC. mustD. may6. silk feels soft and cool, it's difficult to be taken good care of. A. Because B. Though C. SinceD. As7.—What smells terrible, Ted?—I'm sorry. I'll my shoes and wash them at once.A. take awayB. put awayC. throw awayD. keep away8. Spring Bud Project is an organization that raises money poor young girls return to school.A. to saveB. savingC. helpingD. to help9.—Do you know the book One Hundred Years of Solitude(《百年孤独》)has been printed again?—It is expected to be. unusual novel it is!A. WhatB. What aC. HowD. What an10.—Where is your son Jimmy living now?—He the city of Zhenjiang, China for two years.A. has been inB. has been toC. has gone toD. has come to11.Gong Li has been considered as an actress again because she was experienced in acting the film Coming Home.A. energeticB. elegantC. excellentD. easy-going12.—Don't forget to come to our school assembly(集会)tomorrow morning.—I won't. I just now.A. remindedB. was remindedC. reportedD. was reported13.—My aunt said she called you yesterday morning, but there was no answer.—Oh, we were at home. Maybe my husband with my daughter and memy car in the garden.A. were washingB. had washedC. was washingD. washed14.—May I help you? You seem to have some tro uble.— , thanks. I think I can manage it myself.A. No problemB. There's no wayC. That's all rightD. All right15.—Granny, the school trip was very exciting but a little tiring.—Oh, could you tell me ?A. how did you go to the parkB. what you did in the tripC. that you saw something beautifulD. if your friends had played with you二、完形填空(共10小题:每小题1分，满分10分)Recently, I felt like I reached a very low point in life. My relationships weren't good, I wasn't enjoying my classes, and I felt like I had nothing to 16 .My life seemed to be full of endless homework, tests and loneliness. Nothing anyone said seemed 17 to me. I wasn't sure what to do about myself. All I wanted was to be happy again, but I didn't know who or what would 18 that.During these days, I had trouble sleeping. I had to take sleeping pills but still woke up in the midnight. I had no 19 but to tell my dad. He 20 the book The Secret. I immediatelybought the e-book online and read the whole thing that night. I'm 21 quite a stubborn person, but the effect on my mood after finishing the book was 22 . Suddenly, I felt like life was beautiful again. I had never felt such a deep and quick 23 in my life before.In fact, the book's message was very simple—think positively(积极地).The book had many success stories about how people were able to 24 money, soul mates(心灵伙伴)and old friends back into their lives. I started learning to thank everything in my life like them. Little by little, I realized that The Secret could only work 25 I believed these people's success stories.Now I'm sure I can bring myself happiness.16. A. take care of B. come up with C. look down on D. look forward to17. A. helpful B. colourful C. peaceful D. powerful18. A. serve B. offer C. answer D. prevent19. A. problem B. idea C. need D. doubt20. A. borrowed B. collectedC. returned D. recommended21. A. normally B. mainly C. finally D. probably22. A. realistic B. commonC. obvious D. serious23. A. breath B. notice C. surpri se D. change24. A. attract B. control C. imagine D. mention25. A. until B. When C. unless D. before三、阅读理解(共10小题;每小题2分，满分20分)A l e a r e g o o d f o r sS ome people say extreme （极限）sports are dangerous - and they're probably right - but hey, if you're not afraid of getting hurt, You might as well do it with style! It is reported that regular sports are not completely safer than extreme ones. Here is an introduction to three new extreme sports.·Ostrich(鸵鸟)RacingSouth Africa and Jacksonville, Florida, USA are the two homes of ostrich racing. Why do some guys like to attend this extreme sport? The show is that sometimes four or even ten ostriches are marching forward and at a time, and this is seriously strange. For the supporters, there's a chance to ride an ostrich. Although if you don't want to be bitten or kicked, you can use carts （木车）like ostriches for racing instead.·BASE JumpingBASE represents several words—Buildings, Spans ，Earth Spans mean bridges and Earth means cliffs(悬崖), but then the beauty of BASE jumping is that it's just launching(发射)yourself from anywhere possible with a parachute(降落伞)ready to go.Although BASE jumping dates back to 1978, it has been popular quite a lot recently because there are pieces of videos on the Internet and every jump is a new possibility.·Bird Man Suits The bird man suit has a few names—the flying squirrel suit, wing-suit and bat-suit, it's a specially designed suit that lets you glide(滑翔) through the air at controlled speeds—adding a little extra to your usual skydiving experience. This is probably the closest we are going to fly. If combining(结合)this with BASE jumping, you'll get some serious death-defying(挑战死亡的) excited feelings.26. According to the passage, why is ostrich racing seriously strange?A. Because ostriches may bite and kick people. B. Because supporters have chances to ride ostriches. C. Because four or even t en ostriches are marching forward at a time. D. Because it has two homes, South Africa and Jacksonville, Florida, USA.27. The following places are suitable for BASE jumping except . A. the Little Mermaid B. Mount Fuji C. the Leaning Tower of Pisa D. the Tower Bridge 28. What is NOT the function of the bird man suit? A. It helps control flying speed. B. It helps squirrels and bats fly. C. It helps people experience gliding through the air. D. It can help people get serious death-defying excited feelings.B It was the first day of class. Two of her new ESL (English as a Second Language) classmates wanted to know where Tara was from. They were both from Korea. Because Tara looked Korean, one of the women asked Tara, in English, if she was from Korea. Tara replied, "No, I'm not." Then the women took turns asking Tara if she was from Japan, or Thailand, or China. To each question, Tara answered them a simple no. Laughing, one woman said to the other, "She's not from anywhere!" The two went to their desks, talking to each other in Korean. The next day, the teacher divided the students into groups of four. The students in each group asked introductory(介绍的)questions of each other. A student in Tara's group asked her, "Where are you from?" Tara answered that she was from Korea. The two women who had questioned Tara the day before were sitting only a few feet away. Both of them heard Tara's answer."Aha!" they both exclaimed, "You ARE from Korea!" Tara smiled and said yes. Then she apologized(道歉)to both of them for lying the day before. She told them that she had not wanted to get into a Korean conversation with them. It had been her experience that many ESL students continued to speak their mother language in ESL class, and Tara had not come to ESL class to practice her Korean. In her opinion ， ESL students should try to speak English only. "I agree." said Rose. "You're 100 percent right." agreed Jenny, "Rose and I must stop speaking Korean to each other. Right ，Rose?" Rose nodded ，and then said somet hing in Korean. All three women laughed.The next half a year, Tara became friendly with both women, although she never spoke a word of Korean to them during class or break.29. The underlined word "exclaimed" in Paragraph 3 means " ▲ ". A. cried in fear B. shouted in surprise C. screamed with joy D. announced with excitement 30. According to the passage, we can infer(推断)that .A. Tara said she was from Korea because she knew the student in her group was also from Korea B. Tara said she was from Korea because she wanted to make friends with the student in her group C. Tara said she wasn't from Korea because she didn't like Rose and Jenny and wasn't willing to speak Korean with them D. Tara said she wasn't from Korea because she didn't want Rose and Jenny to speak Korean with her the following days 31. What can be the best title of this passage? A. Let's Speak English B. An ESL Class C. Don't Tell Lies D. Three Korean Women C Jack thought himself a basketball fan. He watche d quite a lot of American NBA basketball games. Not only did he watch them, he spent much of his free time playing on the court too. Then came the final year of his middle school. All of his regular teammates stopped showing up on the court because they were simply too busy preparing for the high school entrance exam to play. He was, of course, under much stress himself, like everyone else. A good exam result meant a good hight ihe still found time to play, this time with a group of guys who were said to have skipped classes(逃课)before.Some of his teachers started worrying about him. They asked his mother to go to school to let her know that Jack was hanging out with problem kids. When his mother returned home that day, she wanted to talk to Jack. Knowing the purpose of her visit to the school, Jack thought his mother would punish him for befriending those bad guys. To his surprise, his mother was not angry with him at all. She wanted to hear her son's side of the story. So Jack told his mother about what he knew of Simon and Peter. Simon's parents were badly ill; Peter's father had lost his job. They both seemed to Jack to be normal kids. Jack's mother thought for a moment, then went on to say that she was OK with her son playing with them and that she and her son should think of ways to help these kids. Soon Jack's mum introduced some part-time jobs to Simon and Peter, which they accepted. She believed in her son and cared about those who were less lucky.Jack's basketball friends and he have left for different places, but they still keep in touch. He knows Peter is now a manager of a local bank. Simon is currently a freshman at a university. Sadly, it is impossible to get together to play basketball again, but whenever they get on the phone, they talk about it all the time.32. After Jack's mother came home from school, she . A. was angry with him B. told him what his teachers had said C. asked him to keep away from problem kids D. was patient enough to listen to her son's words 33. What does the underlined sentence "Much was at stake " probably mean in the passage? A. Jack must be punished by his mother. B. Jack might not enter a good high school. C. Jack might get hurt when playing basketball. D. Jack must be influenced badly by problem kids.34. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage? A. Peter's family are living much better. B. Simon is now studying at a university. C. Jack's mum understood him instead of blaming him. D. Jack's teachers wanted his mother to help his friends.35. The main idea of the passage is to . A. make friends with problem kids B. keep in touch with friends all the time C. try to understand children and help problem kids D. give up hobbies before the high school entrance exam 四、词汇运用(共10小题:每小题1分，满分10分) A)根据句意，用括号中所给单词的正确形式填空，每空一词.36. The singers in the CCTV talent show Sing My Song have (able) to write songs.37. -Did you eat rice dumplings at Dragon Boat Festival? -Of course. I love the ones made in Jiaxing. They seem even (taste) to me after watching the TV programme A Bite of China .38. Li Jianrou was (interview) shortly after she won the first gold medal for China in the 22nd Winter Olympic Games.39. Jan looked (hope) at her husband for a football ticket to get closer to her favourite player.40. The old man was looking through the list of the (soldier) names in order to remember the old days.B)根据句意及汉语提示，写出各单词的正确形式，每空一词.41. Whether Siheyuan in Beijing should be kept or not is under a hot (讨论).42. -What do you think of the block you live in? -I'm not satisfied. The loud noise from the square always (打扰、扰乱)me a lot.【】43. What he said finally proved that he was (不诚实的).【】44. Some people have no sense of safety. They usually go (径直)across the road without looking at traffic lights.【】45.The weather report says there will be much (雨)in most areas in the south.五、短文填空(共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分) 根据短文内容及所给首字母提示写出所缺单词.使短文意思完整，每空一词.More and more families like to keep dogs as pets. But not all dog owners think of others while they are walking their dogs. So many towns and cities around the world f 46 a mess of left-behind feces(粪便)from dogs. In February of this year, a town in France started a new p 47 to teach dog owners a lesson. The g 48 sent about 20 volunteers to search the streets carefully, looking for humans who wouldn't clean up after their dogs. The volunteers who seemed to have no c 49 aim would then move nearer to the pet owner, then start a conversation in order to get the dog's name. "W 50 the name of the dog and its type, we can e 51 discover the owner from the registered(登记) database(信息库)held in the town hall." an officer e 52 . The volunteers would then pick up the dog feces and the package would be p 53 to the pet owner's house. In the past few m 54 , the town has seen a 70% decrease 减少)in the amount of dog feces left on public streets. Maybe many cities in our country can follow its e 55 . In this way there will be fewer complaints about dog owners.六、任务型阅读(共10小题；每小题I 分，满分10分)A 【】Brazil is the biggest country in South America, where the 2018 World Cup is being held now. The name Brazil comes from a tree named Brazilwood. Its beautiful landscape, various cultural events and delicious food make it a great travelling place. However, what makes it more famous is football. It has won the World Cup five times.Christ the Redeemer-World WonderChrist in Rio de Janeiro. It stands 30 metres tall and its arms stretch to a width of 28 metres.Carnival-Cultural Festival As Brazil's best known festival, Carnival(嘉年华)is 46 days before the Easter and lasts about 5 days. Nowadays, the most famous Carnival's celebration is held in Rio de Janeiro, where thousands of people wearing masks and colourful costumes dance samba to the sound of drums and music.Acaraje—Local Food Made from black-eyed peas that are rolled into balls and then fried, acaraje is a popular street food and beach snack with a long history in Brazil. It is usually filled with fruit, peanuts and egg.阅读以上信息，用恰当的词完成下面的短文，每空一词.Brazil is the biggest country in South America. It has one of the world's New Seven Wonders, Christ the Redeemer. Its 56 is 30metres and its arms stretch to a width of 28metres. Carnival, Brazil's best known festival, is 57 by people dancing samba with masks and colourful costumes. Local food acaraje is popular among people. It is in the 58 of a ball and its main material is black-eyed peas. As we know, much more 59 is always being paid to its football than to its landscape, cultural events and food. Now Brazil is 60 the 2018 World Cup. Many football fans must be crazy about watching the matches these days B Have you ever asked your relatives or friends if there is Wi-Fi in their houses? Have you ever searched for Wi-Fi when you are at restaurants or h otels? The answers will probably be "Yes". Most of us want Wi-Fi everywhere as if we can't live without it. But we can only use free Wi-Fi in some public places. We still have to spend some money accessing(连接)the Internet at most time. Here comes a piece of good news.A rich, powerful organization in the USA called the Media Development In vestment Fund (MDIF) has decided to change the age of online computing (计算) completely by giving free Wi-Fi to every person on Earth. They will send up hundreds of satellites into low Earth orbit(轨道)in 2018.This is because they have made a survey and found that only 60% of the world's population have been able to get information on the Internet. And this is also because many countries are unable to offer people the necessary infrastructure(基础设施)to access the web.We can expect to use free Wi-Fi everywhere in the near future.阅读以上信息，用恰当的词完成下面的表格，每空一词。