2020年江苏省镇江市中考英语模拟试卷
一、选择填空（共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分）
1. National Treasure quickly ro to the top television rating ranks after it was prented on CCTV． It means a growing ________ in traditional culture among China's youth．（）
A interest
B direction
C habit
D dream
2. ﹣What's your favourite film during the past 2018， Manny？
﹣I think it must be "Dying to Survive" becau the story really _____ me a lot．（）
A saved
B touched
C proved
D trusted
3. ﹣Could we finish the task according to the schedule（进度表）？
﹣I doubt that． The problem is _____we can rai enough money within a week．（）
A that
B how
C why
D when
4. It is usually warm in Suzhou in March， but it _____ be rather cold sometimes．（）
A must
B can
C will
D should
5. ﹣Gina， are you sure your aunt _______ back from America？
﹣Yes． My mom told me． I'm going to e her now．（）
A had come
B came
C is coming
D has come
6. ﹣﹣﹣Excu me， is it my turn now？
﹣﹣﹣Not yet．Plea wait outside __________ your name is called．（）
A since
B after
C while
D until
7. Skating brings me a lot． There is ________ in this world that can fill my heart with such joy．（）
A everything
B something
C nothing
D anything
8. ﹣﹣﹣The work is really tiring． I want to have a holiday to relax．
﹣﹣﹣______your time well if you want to．（）
A U
B Keep
C Spend
D Take
9. ﹣﹣﹣Another Friday! So， what are you doing this weekend， Cathy？
﹣﹣﹣I'll probably______somewhere． Who wants to cook on the weekend？（）
A go out
B eat out
C look out
D run out
10. ﹣﹣﹣Andrew's birthday is on next Saturday， and I'm planning a surpri party for him．
﹣﹣﹣______． I'll bring some cakes．（）
A Sounds like fun
B It depends
C Wait a minute
D That's right
11. "I want to know ________．" said the boy opening the box．（）
A what's inside the box
B where the box is
C that there's some candy
D how big
is the box
12. ﹣I didn't have the______to go out alone at night when I was a little child．
贼欲﹣So did I． But now I'm brave enough．（）
A courage
B power
C ability
D chance
13. ﹣Do you like to play basketball？﹣No， but I _______ play basketball at college．（）
A get ud to
B was ud to
C ud to
D u to
14. ﹣It's raining hard． Would you plea 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
15. —All the people of Huai'an need to work together to make our city more beautiful. —That's it. ________.
A Practice makes perfect
B Many hands make light work．
C When in Rome，do as the Romans do
D A friend in need is a friend indeed．
二、完形填空（共1小题；每小题10分，满分10分）
16. Many animals u some kinds of "language"． They u signals（信号） and the signals have meanings． For example, （1）_______a bee has found some food, it goes （2）_______ its home． It is difficult for a bee to tell（3）_______bees where the food is speaking to them, but it can do a little dancing． This tells the bees where the food is and（4）_______it is．
Some animals show （5）_______they feel by making sounds． It is not difficult to tell if a dog is angry becau it barks． Birds make veral different sounds and （6）_______has its meaning． Sometimes we humans make sounds in the same way． We make sounds like "Oh" to （7）_______how we feel about something or we drop something on our feet．
We humans have languages． We have words． The words have meaning of
things, action, feeling or ideas． We are able to（8）_______each other information, to tell other people（9）_______ we think or we feel． By writing down words, we can remember what has happened or nd messages to people far away．
Languages, like people, live and die． If a language is not ud by people, it is called a dead language． This language cannot live and grow becau （10）_______speaks it．
A living language, of cour, is often spoken by people today． It grows and changes with time． New words are created, and some old words have new meanings．
（1）
A becau
B since
C when
D as
（2）
A out of
B back from
C away from
D back to
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（3）
A each other
B another
C the other
D others
（4）
A how long
B how far
C how many
D how old
（5）
A why
B which
C how
D what
（6）
A each
B every
C all
D some
（7）
A show
B say
C talk
D speak
（8）
A give
B put
C show
D take
（9）
A that
B which查封
C what
D why
（10）
虚火旺A someone
B no one
C anyone
D everyone
三、阅读理解（共3小题：每小题6分，满分20分）
17. Shakespeare's Birthplace and Exhibition of Shakespeare's World
Welcome to the world﹣famous hou where William Shakespeare was born in 1564 and where he grew up． The ________ remained in the ownership of Shakespeare's family until 1806．The Hou has Welcomed visitors traveling from all over the world, for over 250 years．
• Enter through the Visitors' Centre and e the highly﹣praid exhibition（展览）Shakespeare's World, a lively and full introduction to the life and works of Shakespeare．• Stand in the rooms where Shakespeare grew up．
• Discover examples of furniture and needlework from Shakespeare's period．
• Enjoy the beautiful English garden, planted with trees and flowers mentioned in the poet's works．
The Birthplace is within easy walking distance of all the car parks shown on the map; the nearest is Windsor Street（3 minutes' walk）．
The Hou may prent difficulties but the Visitors' Centre, its exhibition, and the garden are accessible （可进入）to wheelchair urs．
The Shakespeare Coffee Hou is opposite the Birthplace．
（1）If Mr． and Mrs． Smiths with their 4 children want to visit the Hou， they should pay________according to the Admission．
A ￡12
B ￡14． 2
C ￡16． 9
D ￡18． 6．
（2）What does the underlined word "property" in Paragraph 1 probably refer to？________ A The exhibition． B The visitors． C The entrance． D The hou．
（3）Which of the following statements is NOT TRUE？________
A The Hou has welcomed visitors from all over the world since 1806．
B The Hou
is where Shakespeare was born and where he grew up． C The nearest car park is only three
minutes' walk from the Hou． D The wheelchair urs are welcome to visit the Hou．
18. Any introduction to Peking Opera would not be complete without telling of Mei Lanfang． During his stage life, he combined（融合）the traditions of the past and his own creations, creating a style of his own and giving birth to "The Mei Lanfang School"． He was also the first artist to introduce Peking Opera to foreigners, winning international fame（名声）in the world． For half a century, Mei Lanfang was a houhold name in China．
Mei Lanfang began his stage life at the age of 8． His teacher said he showed little hope becau of his boring eyes． To improve this, he exercid them day after day． He would fly kites and look at them moving slowly in a blue sky． He also kept pigeons in order to look at them flying higher and higher until they disappeared into the clouds． Thanks to his efforts, he managed to change his dull eyes into a pair of bright and expressive eyes and win national fame before the age of 20．
In over 50 years on the stage, Mei Lanfang played no less than 100 different characters in the traditional Peking Opera performance（表演）．He completely changed both stage make
﹣up and costumes, and made characters' performance richer． He also wrote many new plays, designing the dances himlf．They are part of the great legacy（遗赠）that he left to Peking Opera
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In 1930, Mei Lanfang started on a successful US tour． There his great performances fascinated the audience, making them realize that Peking Opera was a most valuable form of art．
（1）What does the first ntence of the passage mean in Paragraph 1？________
A Peking Opera would not be well﹣known without Mei Lanfang．
B Mei Lanfang made Peking Opera a complete art form．
C Mei Lanfang won international fame in the world．
D Mei Lanfang plays an important role in Peking Opera．．
（2）How long did it take Mei Lanfang to exerci his eyes into bright and expressive ones？________
A About 8 years．
B About 10 years．
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C About 12 years．
D About 14 years．．
（3）What is the main idea of the passage？________
A The history of Peking Opera．
B Mei Lanfang's early stage life．
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C Mei Lanfang's great contributions to Peking Opera．
D The creations of Peking Opera by Mei Lanfang．19. Everybody knows that Earth spins from west to east． That is to say, it appears to be spinning counterclockwi（逆时针）when viewed from above the North Pole．
But what if Earth started spinning the other way?
Scientists from Germany have made a computer simulation（模拟）in which Earth spins
in the opposite direction﹣clockwi when viewed from above the North Pole． This showed them s
ome interesting things about the weather and topography（地形地貌）on Earth, live Science reported．
As Earth spins in a counterclockwi direction, it shapes ocean currents（洋流）．The
direction of the spin, together with wind, produces different weather around the globe（全球）．
But a backwards spin changes the ocean currents and winds． Therefore, the climate（气候）is different． Western areas of continents（大陆）on Earth cool down as the eastern parts warm up． Winters become even colder in northwestern Europe, while eastern Russia becomes warmer than before． Rain no longer falls on the planet's wettest places．
Another result of a backward spin is that Earth becomes greener． Scientists found that global dert（沙漠）areas reduce from 42 million square kilometers to 31． million square kilometers． This may have something to do with the changing climate．
Therefore, you can e rich green landscapes from Central Africa to the Middle East, which are mostly covered by derts now． More surprisingly, the Sahara Dert becomes an oasis （绿洲）．
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______． They just appear in some places that they never appeared in before． Derts would cover North America, where countries like the United States and Canada lie． Sand dunes（沙丘）would replace the Amazon rainforest in South America．
A backward spin would keep the major characteristics of Earth's topography, such as the size, shapes and positions of continents and oceans．But it would also change the interactions between circulating（环流）air, ocean and topography, lead scientist Florian Ziemen told Live Science．
（1）Why would the climate be different if Earth spins backwards？________
A Becau there won't be any more large oceans．
B Becau the ocean currents and winds will be changed．
C Becau it will change the amount of sunlight that Earth can receive．
D Becau Earth will become greener without derts．．
（2）What will a backwards spin bring to the Earth？________
A Winters will become colder．
B No rain will fall in summer．
C Eastern Russia will become warmer．
D The Sahara Dert will become smaller．．
（3）The story tells us that________．
A Earth ud to spin in the opposite direction
B a backwards spin would cau interesting changes on Earth
C global dert areas have become smaller
D a backwards spin would change Earth's topography completely．
（4）Which of the following ntences can be put at the beginning of the eighth paragraph？________
A Sadly， derts would cover North America．
B Luckily， derts would disappear （消失）．
C Anyway， derts would replace the Amazon rainforest．
D However，derts don't disappear．
四、词汇运用（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）A）根据句意，用括号中所给单词的
正确形式填空，每空一词．
20. The twins are talking to a friend of________ in the meeting room．（they）
