江苏省南京市鼓楼区2018年中考英语一模试题
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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

1.—It’s so amazing that baby pandas weigh only about 140 grams birth.
—Wow, it’s hard to believe that.
A.on
B. in
C. at
D. with
2.—Dad, would you please walk a little more ?
—Sorry. I thought you could follow me.
A.closely
B. quickly
C. quietly
D. slowly
3.I found a ring of keys on the playground just now. Could you please tell me they
are?
A.what
B. which
C. who
D. whose
4.—great fun it is to be with her!
—That’s true. She is a friendly person with a great sense of humour.
A.What
B. What a
C. How
D. How a
5.—Why did your family buy a second-hand car?
—We couldn’t afford a new one, but even an old one is better than .
A.no
B. none
C. either
D. neither
6.—There will be no winner in the trade war between China and the US.
—I agree. If we can’t avoid it, the situation will get as time goes on.
A.bad
B. badly
C. worse
D. worst
7.—I didn’t have the to go out alone at night when I was a little child.
—So did I. But now I’m brave enough.
A.courage
B. power
C. ability
D. chance
8.Mike used to be a top student, but he has fallen behind he lost himself in
playing ####puter games.
A.after
B. since
C. when
D. until
9.My cousin in an American high school as an exchange student for two months
last year.
A.studied
B. has studied
C. studies
D. was studying
10.—Are you going to Hainan after the examination?
—I’m not sure. It my parents’ time.
A.tries on
B. turns on
C. carries on
D. depends on
11.—My father works in Pukou. He spends much time driving home every day.
—Don’t worry about that. It’ll be easier when the Yangtze River Bridge .
A.repairs
B. will repair
C. is repaired
D. will be repaired
12.The suit is inexpensive but well-made. In the word inexpensive, the in- means .
A.very
B. more
C. not
D. less
13.With the wide use of e-business, the way of shopping we were used to a lot.
A.change
B. changing
C. changed
D. has changed
14.—Our school drama ####petition is ####ing next month.
—. I will try out for it this time.
A.I hope so
B. Sounds great
C. It’s a pleasure
D. Cheer up
15.—It’s raining hard. Would you please lend me your umbrella?
—. I’ve lent it to Peter.
A.I’m afraid I can’t
B. I can’t agree more
C. I don’t think so
D. I haven’t decided
yet
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，
并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

In all the world’s cultures, people sing, play instruments,
and celebrate with music. It plays such an important role in
our lives that people devote much time to its study. Experts
(专家) are finding that because of the 16 our brains
deal with music, learning to play an
instrument or just listening to music can have a large number of benefits (益处).
Music education has 17 a lot of attention. Learning to play an instrument can help children improve Maths, science, and language 18 . One study in Canada followed。