扬州市2018年初中毕业、升学统一考试英语试题一、单项选择(共15小题；每小题1分，计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.----Who is the lady in red?----Miss Gao. She teaches English.A. weB. usC. ourD. ours2.---- does Joanna take the course in DIY?----Every Saturday afternoon.A. How longB. How muchC. How soonD. How often3.----Where would you like to go tomorrow, Beijing or Xi'an? ---- is OK. It’s up to you.A. EitherB. NeitherC. BothD. All4. ----I offered Sandy a helping hand. However, she it.----Maybe she can manage herself.A. receivedB. returnedC. refusedD. rewarded5. ----Mr. Wu has recommended many books. Have you decided first?----Yes. The Little Prince.A. how to readB. which to readC. when to readD. where to read6.--- If I want to be an astronaut, how will I get to be one?----You do well in school and tame your fears.A. mayB. canC. mustD. could7. Hawking is no longer with us, he will continue to inspire the world.A. soB. ifC. butD. as8. The Queqiao satellite(卫星) will form a bridge between controllers on Earth and the far side of the Moon.A. contributionB. communicationC. celebrationD. competition9. Hi, guys, please write three facts you last term in your project.A. learnedB. are learningC. have learnedD. learn10. ----When will your sister go to England?----She London since four months ago.A. went toB. has gone toC. has been toD. has been in11. We should stop fireworks to reduce pollution.A. getting offB. turning offC. taking offD. setting off12.--- What are you watching?----The Story of China. This part at China Block Printing Museum of Yangzhou in 2014.A. filmedB. was filmedC. has filmedD. is filmed13. ----I can't afford the white dress.----What about the orange one? The price is a little .A. cheaperB. higherC. lowerD. more expensive14.---- You must hand in your report tomorrow.----What? .We can't finish it that quickly.A. No wayB. No problemC. That's rightD. That's for sure15.----I'm tired out.----How can you be manager and accountant at one time? .A. The early bird catches the wormB. Don't put all your eggs in one basketC. Actions speak louder than wordsD. Don't burn the candle at both ends二、完形填空(共15小题；每小题1分，计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。

One afternoon a few months after Tom and I were married. Max walked into the dining room, where I was looking through my old photos.These months I was learning to let Max come 16 on his own. If I moved too quickly, he ran away. If I was 17 , we often ended up playing, laughing, and recently, even sitting together on the sofa with a book.“Who' s that?” he pointed to one photo.“My mom. I suppose she is your18 Sylvia.”“Cool. Who is that to me?”“That was my grandfather. He died a few months ago.”“Hmm. Too bad he had to die.”Death is always a painful 19 especially for a seven-year-old child who d lost his mother only two years before.I secretly put away the pictures of 20 relatives.He began to finger through the photos. "Who is that to me?Under his finger I could see my own face. I should have known the answer to his 21 question. But I said, “I’m your 22 mom. I' m sorry that your first mom died.”“What should I call you?” he asked.Mom, I wanted to cry. I held back.“You can call me Mom or Betsy. 23 feels OK for you.”I waited, expecting a pronouncement of my new 24 .“Swee t,” he said, walking out of the roo m.For a couple of days afterward, Max 25 a new title for me. "Can we go bowling?”“Can I watch TV?” he'd ask, and then 26 the questions by mouthing the word Mom. Mom was always 27 .One weekend, he suddenly sa id, “I notice I don't call you Mom.”“I noticed that too.”“28 I say Betsy, I mean Mom. Moms die, you know. I think it's maybe 29 if y ou’ re just Betsy.”Tears(眼泪) were filling my eyes.“Hey, Betsy?”“Yeah,” I said, taking pleasure in the new 30 of my old name.16. A. down B. near C. close D. back17. A. kind B. patient C. Helpful D. confident18. A. grandmother B. mother C. aunt D. cousin19. A. subject B. speech C. message D. sign20. A. dead B. boring C. unknown D. strict21. A. simple B. proper C. stupid D. funny22. A. natural B. past C. only D. second23. A. Whoever B. Whatever C. That D. Anybody24. A. position B. name C. title D. call25. A. worked out B. turned out C. carried out D. tried out26. A. answer B. follow C. confirm D. raise27. A. alive B. wise C. silent D. lost28. A. Until B. before C. When D. Unless29. A. politer B. safer C. sadder D. riskier30. A. pronunciation B. announcement C. voice D. sound三、阅读理解(共15小题；每小题2分，计30分)阅读下列内容，从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。