2018年南京市英语中考试卷选择题(共40分)一、单项填空(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)请认真阅读下列各题，从题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

1. —Look at the text in the notice. What does it say?—The students who do not sign up before Friday lunchtime ________．A. will have to work at lunchtime next FridayB. will have to work in the afternoon next weekC. won't be able to do afternoon activities next FridayD. won't be able to choose their afternoon activities next week2. Neil Armstrong was the first man to walk on the moon ________ 20 July 1969.A. inB. onC. atD. for3. —________ is it from the Children's Palace to Nanjing South Railway Station, Tom?—About 10 minutes' ride by bus.A. How soonB. How longC. How farD. How much4. The schools in Qinhuai District will develop the museum courses suitable for children during ________ school time.A. theyB. theirC. themD. theirs5. “Reading Pavilion”，which entered Luhe Library this spring, has made it ________ for the citizens to experience the pleasure of reading than before.A. easyB. easierC. easilyD. more easily6. Some people enjoy ________ out their messages in bottles when they travel on the sea.A. to sendB. sendC. sendingD. sent7. —Simon, do you know who invented the kite? —Sure! It ________ by Mozi over 2，000 years ago.A. is inventedB. inventedC. was inventedD. will be invented8. Mexican and Tex－Mex foods were popular in the USA, ________ now Chinese food has more fans.A. becauseB. butC. soD. unless9. —We ________ to Yun Brocade Museum with the exchange students this coming summer holiday.—That's amazing!A. wentB. goC. have goneD. will go10. Before you start reading, ask yourself ________ you are reading this book. Most people read for two main reasons, pleasure or knowledge.A. whyB. whatC. whereD. when11. —Do you have this T－shirt in a small ________？—I'm afraid not. It only comes inmedium.A. sizeB. colourC. materialD. taste12. Millie ________ missed the train this afternoon. It started to leave right after she got on it.A. almostB. alreadyC. reallyD. seldom13. —Amazingly, I've managed to finish the project by myself. —________ I told you it was easy.A. With pleasure.B. Guess what?C. There you are!D. It doesn't matter.14. Which of the following sentences has an object clause?A. His mother called him Robbie when he was a baby.B. On Mars you might see people who wear special boots.C. Mr. Green tells us that we'd better use the Internet properly.D. Our life has improved because the environment is getting better.15. Read the following sentences. “There are lots of excellent sights in Nanjing. Have__you__ever__been__to__any__of__them？” The underlined part is to ________．A. make a statementB. ask a questionC. give an instructionD. give an exclamation二、完形填空(共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分)请认真阅读下列短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

He was pleased to learn that Chibi knew all the places where the wild grapes and wild potatoes grew. He was amazed to __16__ how much Chibi knew about all the flowers in our class garden. He liked Chibi's black and white drawings and put them up on the wall to be __17__. He liked Chibi's own handwriting, which no one but Chibi could read, and he put that up on the wall.But, when Chibi appeared on the stage at the talent show of that year, no one could __18__ his eyes. “Who is that？”“What can that stupid do up there？”Until Mr. Isobe announced that Chibi was going to imitate(模仿) the voices of crows. “Voices？”“V oices of crows？”__19__ he imitated the voices of newly hatched crows. And he made the mother crow's voice. Then he imitated the father crow's voice. He showed how crows cry early in the morning. He showed how crows cry when the village people have some unhappy accident. He showed how crows __20__ when they are happy and cheerful. Everybody's mind was taken to the __21__ mountainside from which Chibi probably came to school.Chibi made very special __22__ deep down in his throat(喉咙) to imitate a crow in an old tree in the end. Now everybody could imagine __23__ the far and lonely place where Chibi lived with his family.Then Mr. Isobe explained __24__ Chibi had learned those calls—leaving his home for school at sunrise, and arriving home at sunset, every day for six long years.Every one of us cried, thinking how much we had been __25__ to Chibi all those long years. He was a boy beyond our usual imagination!16. A. complain B. count C. find D. refuse17. A. admired B. printed C. punished D. avoided18. A. check B. hurt C. open D. believe19. A. Later B. Next C. Last D. First20. A. jump B. call C. fly D. dance21. A. far B. crowded C. near D. modern22. A. scripts B. reports C. speeches D. sounds23. A. hardly B. happily C. exactly D. peacefully24. A. what B. how C. whether D. who25. A. wrong B. kind C. honest D. generous三、阅读理解(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)请认真阅读下列材料，从材料后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。