江苏省南通市2018届中考英语模拟考试试题三

2017~2018学年度中考模拟试卷九年级英语

第I卷 (选择题共60分)

一、单项选择 (本题共15小题；每小题l分，满分l5分)

从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

1. She was admired by all her friends because the famous university offered her ______

extra chance after ____ last week’s interview.

A. /, the

B. an, the

C. an, /

D. the , /

2. ______ progress he has made since he came to this language school!

A. What much

B. How much

C. What a great

D. How great

3. He made a serious mistake. But he took action to change that ________ it got worse.

A. until

B. unless

C. when

D. before

4. The exam he paid no attention to ________ him the chance to go to college.

A．being cost B．be cost C．costing D．cost

5. —Did you enjoy the military training these days?

—Yes! Though I was _______dead after so much hard training.

A. so good as

B. as well as

C. as good as

D. so well as

6. ---When shall we meet again? ---Make it _____ day you like. It’s all the same to me.

A. one

B. any

C. another

D. all

7. —_____?

—The golden sand and delicious seafood.

A. What do you think of the trip to the island

B. How do you like the trip to the island

C. What do you like best about the trip to the island

D. How do you find the trip to the island

8. Since you have finished all the work, please _______ the tools into the closet.

A. take away

B. put in

C. take in

D. put away

9. He couldn’t control his temper and shouted at his parents ______.

A. gently

B. patiently

C. angrily

D. unfriendly

10. Hearing the shout for help, little Jack jumped ________ the wastebasket and rushed out

of the room.

A. into

B. out

C. over

D. off

11. Are you alone? I just want a _______ word with you.

A. single

B. new

C. certain

D. private

12. —Have you finished the task?

—Yes. I ______ four days on it and I hope the boss will satisfy it.

A. spend

B. have spent

C. spent

D. had spent

13. We’d better go to the _________ before 2 o’clock. He will have a meeting at three.

A. engineer

B. engineers

C. engineer’s

D. engineers’

14. —Oh, my God! I’ll nearly lose my heart.

—Cheer up. Life _______ be perfect all the time.

A. mustn’t

B. can’t

C. needn’t

D. shouldn’t

15. Sam hasn’t decided _________.

A. that he would attend the DIY lesson with his friends

B. how long he will close the bookshop

C. where to go on with his further study

D. who he invited to his party

二、完形填空(本题共15小题；每小题l分，满分l5分)

请认真阅读下面短文，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。

I will always appreciate my father and his faith.

As I held my father’s hands one night, I couldn’t help but notice their calluses(老茧）and roughness. His hands tell the story of his life as a 16 , including all his struggles.

One summer, I remember, a drought hit Ontario, turning it into a burning desert. On one of those hot mornings I was picking sweet corn with my dad to fill the last 17 from the grocery store. Fifty dozen was all we needed, which 18 took twenty minutes. That morning, however, the process didn’t go quickly. After forty minutes of 19 walking in the field, we still needed twenty dozen. I was completely frustrated and angry. 20 the basket heavily, I declared, “If the store wants its last twenty dozen, they can pick it themselves!” Dad laughed. “Just think, my little girl, only 21 dozen left for each of us and then we’re done.” Such is Dad----whatever problem he 22 , he never gives up.

23 , the bad effects of the drought were felt all over our county. It was a challenging time for everyone, but Dad remained optimistic. He 24 to be grateful for other things like good health and food on our plate. Only then did I truly begin to 25 Dad and his confidence that guided us through the hard times.

Dad is also a living example of real 26 . From dawn to dusk, he works countless hours to 27 our family. He always puts our happiness 28 his own, and never fails to cheer me on at my sports games in spite of his exhaustion(疲劳) after long days. His loving and selfless nature has inspired me to become more sympathetic and 29 others first.

Dad，the life 30 I have learned from you will stay with me forever. You are my father, teacher, friend and, most importantly, my hero.

16. A. teacher B. grocer C. gardener D. farmer

17. A. gap B. form C. order D. position

18. A. usually B. repeatedly C. finally D. really

19. A. happily B. aimlessly C. easily D. hardly

20. A. Cutting B. Taking C. Picking D. Dropping

21. A. five B. ten C. twenty D. fifty

22. A. brings up B. meets with C. works out D. thinks about

23. A. Thankfully B. Strangely C. Hopefully D. Unfortunately

24. A. happened B. stopped C. aimed D. continued

25. A. face B. examine C. appreciate D. question

26. A. love B. pride C. friendship D. honesty

27. A. settle B. support C. start D. impress

28. A. before B. after C. beside D. under

29. A. putting B. cheering C. thinking D. turning

30. A. lessons B. styles C. ways D. history

三、阅读理解(本题共15小题；每小题2分，满分30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。

A

ELEPHANTS have impressed us for centuries. They are big, clever, and kind. But what if someone told you that they may also hold the key to fighting cancer (癌症)?

People have been wondering why elephants do not develop cancer, even though they have lifespans (寿命) that are similar to humans, living for around 50 to 70 years.

Now scientists believe they know why. A team at the University of Chicago, US has found that elephants carry a large number of genes that stop tumors (肿瘤) from developing. To be precise(exact), they found 20 copies of an anti-tumor gene called TP53 in elephants. Most other species, including humans, only carry one copy.

According to the research, which was recently published on the online science network BioRxiv, the extra copies of the gene improved the animal’s sensitivity to DNA damage. This lets the cells quickly kill themselves when damaged before they can go on to form deadly tumors.

“An increased risk of developing cancer has stood in the way of the evolution of large body sizes in many animals,” study author Dr. Vincent Lynch told The Guardian. If every living cell (细胞) has the same chance of becoming cancerous, large creatures with long lifespans like whales and elephants should have a greater risk of developing cancer than humans and mice do. But across species, the risk of cancer does not show a connection with body mass.

This phenomenon(现象) was found by Oxford University scientist Richard Peto in the 1970s and later named “Peto’s paradox”. Evolutionary (进化的) biologists believe it results from larger animals using protection that many smaller animals do not. In the elephant’s case, the making of TP53 is nature’s way of keeping this species alive.

The study also found that when the same genes were brought to life in mice, they had the same cancer resistance (抵抗) as elephants. This means researchers could use the

discovery to develop new treatments that can help stop cancers from spreading or even developing in the first place.

“Nature has already figured out how to prevent cancer,” said Joshua Schiffman, an oncologist at the School of Medicine, University of Utah, US.

“It’s up to us to learn how different animals tackle the problem so we can use those strategies to prevent cancer in people.”

31. Why are elephants unlikely to develop cancer?

A. They have a large body size.

B. Their genes suffer no DNA damage.

C. Certain genes in their body kill existing tumors.

D. They carry many genes that keep tumors from developing.

32. According to Dr Vincent Lynch, what has been a risk in the evolution of large animals?

A. A risk of deadly tumors.

B. Human behavior.

C. Extreme weather.

D. Cells killing themselves.

33. We can conclude from the last three paragraphs that ______.

A. humans are expected to stop cancer in the near future

B. depending on nature is not enough to fight against cancer

C. this new treatment is more effective than the present ones

D. The TP53 genes have proven useful in stopping cancer in mice

B

September is around the corner, and some of us are already complaining about summer’s end. But parents have a special reason to do so. The end of summer means the start of school. And these days, planning a young child’s schedule is a big challenge. The challenge is no longer finding activities to fill a child’s day; it is saying no to the hundreds of choices available. Our mailbox is filled with brochures advising us to sign our kids up for classes from cooking to martial arts.

Educators are themselves discouraged by the number of special classes that many children attend. In the name of “enrichment,” three-year-olds not only go to preschool in the morning but study French or gymnastics after lunch. One teacher tells of a four-year-old asking for help in the toilet before hurrying off to tennis. Another teacher says that children sometimes hold on to her at pickup time. What happened to unstructured time?