2018年南京市联合体中考模拟试卷（一）英语

34. “Bill” is the nickname of . A. Murray B. Jeremy C. William D. Joseph 35. Nathan’s nickname comes from . A. a joke B. his full name C. hockey D. his surname 36. What does the passage mainly talk about?

A. The importance of nicknames in Australian. B. A brief introduction of nicknames in Australia.

C. The reason why people have nicknames in Australia. D. The meaning of a nickname for a person in Australia.

D

Only humans speak using words. But all kinds in the animal world can communicate in one way or another. Maybe you have heard about the way bees dance around to send messages to each other and the way dogs bark in different ways to give warnings, to be friendly or to be playful. But did you know about infrasonic communication used by elephants? This is how it works:

Humans hear low sounds like thunder rumbling in the sky. But we don’t hear sounds lower than this. However, animals such as elephants and hippos can hear much lower sounds than humans can. And what’s more, they can make those low sounds as well, and they use them to communicate with each other. This is known as infrasound.

The amazing thing about infrasound is that it travels over several kilometers. Higher-level sounds like the one people can hear, don’t travel well through walls, leaves, trees and so on, which is why we can’t hear sounds from more than 100 meters away. But infrasound is much stronger and things like grass and trees have no influence on it. Therefore, it can travel much further. Elephants can hear infrasonic calls from four kilometers away!

There have been reports of people watching groups of elephants feeding or resting and then the elephants suddenly all stopped what they were doing for no reason at all. They obviously heard a warning call from a long way away, but the people didn’t hear a sound. In places like a zoo or wildlife park where you can get nearer to animals, it is a bit easier to sense when infrasonic sounds are made. When you stand near mother elephants with their babies in a zoo, you may notice a slight rumbling in the air every few minutes—not loud or strong, but clearly noticed. This is infrasonic communication—the mother elephants “talking” to their babies. 37. Why does the writer mention bees and dogs in Paragraph1? A. Because they use infrasonic communication. B. Because they communicate like the elephants.

C. Because they are examples of animal communication. D. Because people want to learn how they communicate. 38. Which of the following is TRUE about ‘infrasound’? A. Humans can hear infrasound easily. B. It travels nearly several kilometers. C. It sounds low but can’t travel very far.

D. It travels well through walls, leaves and so on. 39. In places like zoos, ________.

A. elephants don’t need to make infrasonic sounds B. it is easier for elephants to make infrasonic sounds

C. mother elephants don’t let people stand near their babies

D. humans can easily sense infrasonic sounds when they are made 40. Which would be the best title for the passage? A. Talking to humans B. Talking to animals C. Playing with humans D. Playing with elephants

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非选择题（共50分）

四、填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）

A）请根据括号中所给的汉语写出单词，使句子意思完整正确，并将答案填写在答题卡标号为41—45的横线上。

41. —Look! That young man is very strong.

—Oh, he is our monitor. He is a ▲ (成员) of our football team. 42. —My boy, keep away from the ▲ (刀). It’s very sharp. —OK, mum.

43. —If you can’t ▲ (买得起) a new car, why don’t you buy a second hand one? —Sounds great!

44. —My parents are so ▲ (严格的) with me. That makes me very angry. —Come on! That’s because they love you.

45. Mother’s Day is coming. The card is ▲ (专门地) made for my mother.

B) 请根据句子意思，用括号中所给单词的适当形式填空，并将答案填写在答题卡标号为46—50的横线上。

46. —Why didn’t you go for the outing with us yesterday afternoon? —Sorry, I ▲ (prepare) for the coming exam at that time.

47. Many people around the world are amazed at the ▲ (develop) of our country these years. 48. —Mum, I don’t know how to make the fruit salad? —It’s easy. Just ▲ (mix) the fruit together.

49. Badminton World Championships 2018 ▲ (hold) in Nanjing from 30th July to 5th

August.

50. Many women have babies in their ▲ (thirty) because of the two-child policy.

C) 请根据对话内容，从下列方框中选择适当的单词或短语填空，使对话内容完整正确，并将答案填写在答题卡标号为51—55的横线上。 a seaside city visiting have been places of interest open Henry: Hi, Emily. The May Day holiday is coming. What’s your plan for it? Emily: Well, let’s have a trip together, OK? Henry: Good idea! Where shall we go?

Emily: What about going to Qingdao, 51 ?

Henry: I’m afraid that’s not a good idea. Qingdao is not suitable for travelling at this time of year. Emily: I see. Then how about Beijing? There are many 52 . Henry: But I 53 there a few times. Emily: Then what’s your idea?

Henry: I hear Jiuzhaigou is 54 to the public recently. And it’s much more beautiful than before. Emily: Yeah. It’s really a place of nature. And our government spends much money rebuilding it.

It’s well worth 55 .

Henry: OK. Turn on the computer and find more information about it. 五、阅读填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）

A) 请认真阅读下列短文，并根据所读内容，在文章后56—65小题的空格里填入一个最恰当的单词。

注意：每个空格只填1个单词。并将答案填写在答题卡标号为56—65的横线上。 ．．．．

More and more British people are deciding not to eat meat and animal products. As a result, vegetarianism(素食主义) is increasing in the UK. According to the Vegetarian Society, 2000 people are giving up meat and “going veggie(素食)” in Britain every week. There’s even a National Vegetarian Week organized every year to encourage people to try a meat-free lifestyle.

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Vegetarians and vegans

Vegetarians are people who don’t eat or use any animal products. They are becoming more and more common in the UK culture. A recent survey showed that 3 million people (5.7 percent of the country’s population) were vegetarians.

A healthy diet

So why are British people cutting out meat? Many are unhappy about the poor treatment of animals and the effects of meat and fish production on the environment. Worries about food safety, for example mad cow disease, also play a part. Others choose to change their eating habits to get healthier. According to the Vegetarian Society, a meat-free diet could help prevent the certain cancers, as well as heart disease and high blood pressure(压力).

Organic(有机的) farming

Another rising trend appears in the UK’s food production. They want their food to be organically produced. Organic farmers use very few or no chemicals. Organic meat is produced without the use of drugs. Organically farmed animals also have more living space and more good food. According to the Soil Association, three out of every four UK families now buy some type of organic food. Vegetarianism is becoming 56 in the UK ? Vegetarianism is increasing in the UK 57 more and more British people are choosing to live a meat-free style. ? The government 58 a National Vegetarian Week every year to encourage people to stop eating meat. ? Vegetarians don’t eat or use any 59 products. Vegetarians and vegans ? It is reported that the 60 of vegetarians in the UK is about 3 million . Three 61 for cutting out meat ? Some people think the production of meat and fish may harm both the animals themselves and the 62 . A healthy diet ? Some people are 63 about food safety. They don’t think the meat they eat are safe enough. ? A meat-free diet could help reduce the 64 of the certain cancers, as well as heart disease and high blood pressure. ? Organic farmers use very few or no chemicals. Organic meat is produced without 65 drugs. Organic farming ? At present, about 75% of UK families buy some type of organic food. B) 根据短文内容及首字母提示，填写所缺单词，并将答案填写在答题卡标号为66—75的相应位置上。

Chinese social network companies began to take away the smoking emoji(表情符号) from their products to support China’s new indoor smoking ban(禁烟令).

The smoking emoji usually s 66 for the feeling of “cool” or “relaxed” in many apps before. Since the new ban was announced, China’s technology companies have been a 67 to take this kind of emoji away.

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“Smoking is not cool,” said Zhang Jianshu, head of the Beijing Tobacco Control Association. “It’s not p 68 to take smoking as being cool”. He pointed out that the major social network users are younger people, who were much e 69 to be influenced. In response, Sina Weibo took away the emoji of a smoker in September on its smart phone apps and c 70 . Two months later, Tencent followed Weibo’s footsteps on November 6, 2017 to change the smoking emoji w 71 a green leaf. However, the action was only taken on QQ’s mobile app. QQ on PC still r 72 the same. Tencent’s another popular social app, Wechat, has also been required to change the emoji. China is home to 300 million smokers and produces the world’s l 73 number of cigarettes. It is reported that about 27.7% people s 74 in China in 2017, according to the government. Zhang said, taking the smoking emoji away was to prevent it spreading the wrong i 75 among the public. The BTAC hopes to use the social network to make more people develop a healthier lifestyle. 六、书面表达（满分15分）

假如你是Li Ming，请用英语给笔友Ben回复邮件。 注意：

Hey Li Ming, I will move to your community and stay for two months. I want to know something about your community. What is your community like? What activities do you usually have? How can I get along with your neighbors? Write soon! Yours, Ben 1.文中不得出现你的真实姓名和学校名称； 2.语言通顺，意思连贯，条理清楚，书写规范；

3.词数80左右，邮件的开头与结尾已经给出，不计入总词数。 Dear Ben,

I’m very glad to know that you will come to our community. ▲ ▲

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Yours,

Li Ming

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