江苏省无锡市梁溪区2018年中考英语二模试题含答案

17. A.Moreover 18. A.step 19. A.accepted 20. A.agreed 21. A.year 22. A. efforts 23. A.simply 24. A.and

B.However B.metre B.refused B. promised B. month B.flights B.finally B.before

C.Anyway C. foot C.managed C. suggested C. week C.heights C. easily C.after

D.Otherwise D.minute D.failed D.replied D.day D.weights D.wisely D.or

三、阅读理解 阅读下面的短文，然后根据短文内容，在每小题所给的四个选项中选出最佳选 项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。（本大题共 13小题，每小题2分，共 26 分）

A

DearPresident,

Remembertheboy whowaspickedupby theambulance(急救车)inSyria?Canyoupleasegoget himand bring himto our home?

Parkinthedriveway and fireflies for him.

Inmyschool,I

haveafriendfrom

Syria,

Omar,andIwillintroducehimtoOmar.Wecanallplay

together.Wecaninvitehimtobirthday partiesandhewillteachusanotherlanguage.Wecanteachhim English too, just like myfriendAotofromJapan.

PleasetellhimthathisbrotherwillbeAlexwhoisaverykindboy,justlikehim.Sincehewon’t bring toys and doesn’thavetoys, Catherine willshare herbig blue stripywhitebunny(a word for a rabbit, usedespeciallybyortochildren).AndIwillsharemybikeandIwillteachhimhowtorideit.Iwill teachhimadditionsandsubtractions(加减法)inmath.AndhecantryonCatherine’sfavouritewatch, which she doesn’t letanyone touch.

Thankyou very much!Ican’t wait foryou to come! 27

oronthestreetandwewillbewaitingforyouguyswithflags,flowers,and

balloons.Wewillgivehimafamilyandhewillbeourbrother.Catherine,mylittlesister,willbe collecting butterflies

25. Whatdo you think of Catherine?

A.Shy.

B.Practical.

C.Modest.

D.Generous.

26. Which of the following isNOTtrue accordingto theletter?

A.The boywillbe taughthow to ridethe writer’s bike. B.Theboywillbeintroduced to Omar in his birthdayparties. C.Theboywillbeacceptedas a memberof the writer’s family. D.The boywillbeallowed to touchCatherine’s favourite watch. 27. Who mostprobablywrote the letter?

A.Alex.

B.Omar. C.Aoto. D.Catherine.

5

B

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C

Thepolicemanslowly walkedalongthestreet.Itwasnearlyteno’clockatnight.Thewindandlight had keptmostpeople athome.

Halfway

downthestreet,thepolicesawamanagainstadoor,withanunlightedcigar(

雪

茄

)inhis

mouth.Asthepolicemanwalkeduptohim,themanspokequickly.―It’sallright,officer,‖hesaid,―I’m justwaitingherefor an oldfriend.Itisanappointment(约定)that wasmadetwenty yearsago.You think it funnyto plan a meeting like this, don’tyou?‖

The man lit the cigar.The lightshowed a pale, square face. He wasverywell-dressed. ―Twenty

yearsagotonight,‖themanwenton,―I

hadsupperatarestaurantwithmyfriend

Jimmy

Wells.Iwasgoingtothewesttotrymy luck,butJimmywantedtostay.Weagreedtomeetagainexactly twenty years fromthe date and the time.That’s whyI’mhere.‖

―Whathappenedto your friend?‖ asked the policeman.

―I’mnotsure,‖saidtheman.―Wewrotetoeachotherforawhilethenstopped.ButI’msureifheis alive, he willkeep his promise.We said we wouldmeetat ten o’clock.‖

―OK, I’llbe on myway,good night.‖

Thepolicemancontinuedonhisway.Bobwaitedaboutanothertwentyminutes.Thenatallman wentstraight to the waiting man.

―Is thatyou, Bob?‖asked the newcomer.

―Isthatyou,Jimmy?‖criedthemaninthedoor.―You’vegrownsotall.Letmehaveagoodlookat you.Youdon’t look anything like Jimmy.‖

―You areright,‖ saidthe tallman.―I’mapoliceofficer.Youare wanted bytheNewYorkpolice. But before we go to the police station, here is a note fromyour friend JimmyWells.‖

Bob opened the smallpiece ofpaper.His handshookashe read. Bob

I was on my way to meetyouas we had planned. However, when you lit the cigar, Isaw itwas a face of a manthat iswantedbythepolice.Somehow,Icouldn’tdoit myself.SoIsent anotherpoliceofficerto do the job. 31. Whatdoes theunderlinedpart―do it‖ in the passage refer(指代) to?

A.Arresting Bob.

C.Talkingto Bob.

32. Whatcan we infer(推断) fromthe passage?

A.Bobwas calmto seeJimmy. B.Bob was quite famous in the west. C. It was stupid of Bobto accept the note. D.It was riskyfor Bob to keepthe promise.

33. Which of the following canbe the best title of the passage?

A. Friends or enemies C.Police and suspect

B.Ameeting at teno’clock D.Anote twenty years ago B.MeetingBob. D.Leaving a note to Bob.

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D

Thinkoftheempty citiesinzombie(僵尸)movies.Thestreets,theshopsandtheschoolsarestill therejustliketheywouldbeonanormalday,excepttherearenopeopletobeseen.Itistheemptiness thatmakesyou scared.

Nowareal-life―ghostcity‖isbeingbuiltintheUS.Butluckily,ithasnothingtodowithzombies– it is going to be a place totest the technologyof the future.

CalledCITE–the CenterforInnovation,TestingandEvaluation(创新测评)–the city istheideaof technologycompanyPegasusGlobalHoldings.Coveringanareaof15squaremiles,thissmall,empty city sits in the middle of the New Mexico desert (沙漠), since we can’t afford to test the latest technologies in the cities that we live in.

―Itwillbeatruelaboratorywithoutsafetyproblemsthatcomewithpeoplelivingthere.Hereyou

canbreakthingsandrunintothings,andgetusedtohowtheywork,beforetakingthemoutintothe market,‖ Pegasus managingdirector RobertBrumleytoldtechnologymagazineWired.

Infact,withoutworryingabouthurtingpeople,anybody withanewideacanasktotestitinthiscity. Just think about the possibilities– A.driverless cars canmove freelyon the streets,B.homes with robots canbedesigned,C.sharedbikescanbeseeneverywhereandD.energysourceslikenuclear(核的) powercan alsobe put to thetest.

Asgoodastheideamayseem,however,therearestilldoubtsaboutCITE.―Oneofthemost

difficultthingstodowhendevelopingthesenewtechnologiesistohavethemsafelymovearoundpeople,

whocansuddenlyjump out infrontofsomething,‖ Reese Jones,a beginnerofSingularityUniversity,US, Fortune magazine.

Jonesisworriedthat,evenifatechnology doesperfectlywellinCITE,introducingittoarealcity willstillbe a whole differentstorybecause therewillbe people living in the city.

But nomatterwhat,perhapsweshouldwait until CITEisfinishedin2019.Maybeitwillturnout to work just fine.

34. Whydo people needan emptyplace to build CITE?

A.Because the test will do well with the help of CITE. B.Because the test willcause danger inour dailylives. C.Because theycanexperience the new future technology. D.Because theycanhelp people getused to the technology. 35. Whatcan we learn fromthe article?

A.Anyone can ask to tryouttheir newdesigns inCITE. B.Thingsin CITEcan easilybe broken downand builtagain. C.Testing allnew technologies in a realcitywillcause problems. D.People can suddenlyjump out in frontof some new technologies.

36. Inthefifthparagraph,there’refourexamplesmarkedA,B,CandD.Pleasechoosetheonewhich shouldn’tbe

there.

37. What is the main purpose ofthis article?

A.To offera wayto developfuture technologies. B.ToexplainCITEand theproblems to deal with. C.To show thatCITEhasgota bright future ahead.

D.To explain whyCITEis veryhelpful to technologies.

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