【真题】江苏省淮安市2018年中考英语试题(附答案)

中考真题精选•英语试题

时间：120分钟 总分：120分

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Ⅰ.单项选择

从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的正确答案。

1.— I’m thirsty, Mom.

—Here is ________ bottle of water for you.

A. a B. an C. the D. /

2.— Is Jack’s school beautiful?

—Yes, it’s as beautiful as ________.

A. me B. my C. mine D. myself

3.The girl has to ________ her grandma because her parents are working in another city.

A. look at B. look into C. look through D. look after

4.The fish you bought yesterday smells ________. You’d better throw it away.

A. good B. bad C. well D. badly

5.Every year, ________ books are donated to the children in poor areas.

A. million B. millions C. millions of D. million of

6.Linda’s performance at the art festival was a(n) ________ and was loved by her teachers and classmates.

A. success B. dream C. chance D. idea

7.We ________ drive after drinking. It’s very dangerous.

A. can B. may C. needn’t D. mustn’t

8.The World Cup ________ Russia this year must be wonderful.

A. on B. in C. at D. to

9.— Have you watched the movie Operation Red Sea?

—Not yet. I ________ it with my friends tomorrow.

A. watch B. have watched C. will watch D. am watching

10.— My sister is planning to have a second child next year.

—________ good idea it is!

A. What B. What a C. How D. How a 11.The professor reached Nanjing last Wednesday. He ________ there for 10 days.

A. has been B. has got C. has reached D. has arrived

12.— Excuse me, would you please tell me ________ the nearest post office?

—Certainly. Walk across the road and turn right, and you’ll see it.

A. when can I get to B. when I can get to

C. how can I get to D. how I can get to

13.— If you keep practising speaking French every day, you’ll be better at it.

A. Practice makes perfect B. Many hands make light work

C. Put all your eggs in one basket D. Burn the candle at both ends

14.— Could you tell me how to pay for the food by QR code (二维码) on the phone?--______.

A. Take it easy B. It doesn’t matter

C. You’re welcome D. Sure, I’d love to

15.He explained again and again in order to make what he did ________.

A. understand B. understood C. to understand D. understanding

Ⅱ.完形填空

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。

One cold winter morning, Jim fell from his father’s bike and his legs couldn’t move. A doctor ___16___ him and

said he had to stay in bed for some time. Jim was sad ___17___ the doctor’s words because Christmas was coming.

He wanted to look at the shop windows ___18___ Christmas gifts and see them lit up (被照亮) at night.

Jim’s younger sister, Mary, wanted to ___19___ her brother. Every day, she went to the shop nearby after school

to look at the windows ___20___. When she got home, she would tell Jim what there were in the windows.

There were Christmas trees in all windows. A big kind Father Christmas was standing in one of the windows,

___21___ a long white beard (胡须). In his pockets were all kinds of toys. How ___22___ he seemed to be in his big

red coat and fur cap!

Every time Mary described the windows, Jim would ___23___ his eyes, imagining himself to be looking at the

toys inside the shop. ___24___ there was one thing Mary didn’t mention to Jim. It was a lovely wooden horse. She

wanted to give it to Jim as a Christmas ___25___.

The day before Christmas Eve, Mary ___26___ her pocket money and found that was not enough. So she asked

Dad ___27___ he could offer her a job to make some money. By helping her parents clean and decorate the house, Mary now got enough money and bought the wooden

horse.

On Christmas morning, Jim woke up and saw a wooden horse by his bed. What a big ___28___! How happy he

was! Mary was as happy as Jim because she made Jim happy.

Actually, the ___29___ people this Christmas were their parents because their daughter had learnt to ___30___.

16. A. saw B. asked C. heard D. checked

17. A. in B. on C. at D. to

18. A. fit for B. full of C. tied to D. connected with

19. A. help B. save C. treat D. cure

20. A. sadly B. proudly C. carefully D. carelessly

21. A. using B. showing C. selling D. wearing

22. A. warm B. cold C. patient D. serious

23. A. open B. close C. wash D. touch

24. A. And B. But C. Or D. So

25. A. tree B. card C. song D. gift

26. A. lent B. hid C. counted D. borrowed

27. A. if B. that C. what D. why

28. A. hope B. reward C. surprise D. challenge

29. A. busiest B. richest C. kindest D. happiest

30. A. get B. give C. obey D. receive

Ⅲ.阅读理解

阅读下文，从所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。

A

Once upon a time, a young man wanted to go to a village on business. Halfway there was a mountain. Before he

left home, his family warned him to stay calm and climb onto trees if he was in face of beasts (野兽). In this way, the

beasts couldn’t do anything to him. The young man remembered these words and began his trip.