江苏省南京市鼓楼区2018年中考英语一模试题

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’sso amazing thatbabypandasweighonlyabout 140 grams —Wow,it’shard to believethat.

birth. A. on

B. in C. at

?

D.with

2. —Dad,wouldyoupleasewalkalittle more

—Sorry. I thought you could follow me.

A. closely

are?

B. quickly C. quietly D. slowly

they 3. Ifoundaringofkeysontheplaygroundjustnow. Could you pleasetell me A. what 4. — B.which

C.who

D.whose

great fun it is to be with her! —That’s true. Sheisafriendlypersonwithagreatsenseofhumour.

A. What

B.What a C.How D.How a

5. —Why did your family buy a second-hand car?

—Wecouldn’tafford a new one, but even an old one is better than

.

A. no B. none C. either D. neither 6. —Therewillbeno winner inthetrade war betweenChina and the US.

—I agree. If we can’tavoid 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 aloneatnightwhenIwasalittlechild. —So did I. But now I’mbrave enough.

A. courage

B. power C. ability D. chance

8. Mikeusedtobeatopstudent,buthehasfallenbehind

helosthimselfinplayingcomputergames.

A. after 9. Mycousin A. studied

B. since C.when D. until

inanAmericanhighschoolasanexchangestudentfortwomonthslastyear. B. has studied

C. studies

D. was studying

10. —AreyougoingtoHainanafterthe examination?

—I’mnot sure.It

my parents’time. B. turns on

C. carries on

D. depends on

A. tries on

11. —My father works in Pukou. He spends much time driving home every day.

—Don’t worry aboutthat.It’ll beeasier whentheYangtzeRiverBridge

.

A. repairs

B. will repair C. is repaired D. will be repaired

.

12. The suitisinexpensive 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. change

B. changing

C. changed

a lot. D. has changed

14. —Our school dramacompetitionis coming next month.

—

. I willtryout for itthis time.

B. Sounds great

C. It’s a pleasure D. Cheer up

A. I hope so

15. —It’sraininghard.Wouldyoupleaselend me yourumbrella?

—

. I’ve lent it toPeter.

B. I can’t agree moreC.

A. I’mafraid I can’t

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。

Inalltheworld’scultures,peoplesing,playinstruments,andcelebratewithmusic.Itplayssuchanimportantroleinourlivesthatpeopledevotemuchtimetoitsstudy.Experts(家

)arefindingthatbecauseofthe

ourbrainsdealwithmusic,learningtoplayan

instrumentor just listening to music canhavealarge number ofbenefits (益处).

Musiceducationhas17alotofattention.LearningtoplayaninstrumentcanhelpchildrenimproveMaths,science,andlanguage

18

.OnestudyinCanadafollowedchildren’s

IQscoresforninemonths,19thatchildrenwhostudiedmusichadthebiggesttestscoreimprovements.Thesecretmaylieinthewayreadingmusicandplayingnotes(音符)usesseveralparts of the

专16

20 , raising our ability to learn school subjects.

Musicisalsousedfor

21

purposes,suchasthetreatmentofdiseaseswhichinfluencememory.Thesecretliesinthewaythebraindealswithmusic.That’s22anoldsongcanremindyouofsomethingthathappenedyearsago.ForpatientssufferingfromdiseaseslikeAlzheimer’s,listeningtomusiccanhelpwakeuphiddenmemoriesbybuildingupmusicalpathwaysto memories.

Studiesofthemusicandbrainconnectionoftencentreonclassicalmusic,23itactivates(激活)boththeleftandrightsidesofourbrains.Onestudyobserved(观察)people’sbrainactivity astheylistenedtomusicby 24 WilliamBoyce.Itfoundthatthebrainactivitywashighest duringtheshortbreaks(中断)betweenthemovementsofapiece.Duringeachbreak,theperson’s brainexpectedwhatwouldcomenext,whileorganizingwhatheorshehadjust25.Thisprocess(help improvememory.

进

程)issimilartothewayourbrainorganizesinformation.Itmayexplainwhyclassicalmusic can

16. A. way 17. A. kept 18. A.marks 19. A. believing 20. A. body 21. A.medical 22. A. how 23. A. if 24. A. writer 25. A. heard

B. result B. given B. skills B. considering B. brain B.musical B. when B. since B. doctor B. sung

C. style C. received C. points C. explaining C. head C. personal C. why C. though C. teacher C. said

D. step D. collected D. talents D. discovering D. heart D. practical D. what D. unless D. composer D. done

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， 并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。