2018年江苏省南京市鼓楼区中考英语二模试卷
一、选择题
1．（1分）﹣Excuse me． Will you please tell me the way to Hongqiao Hotel？
﹣Walk the Bank of Nanjing and go straight on， and you'll see it on your right．（ ） A．over
B．past
C．along
D．through
2．（1分）﹣Jack is a/an young man．
﹣That's true． He always feels nervous when he speaks in front of people．（ ） A．friendly
B．shy
C．honest
D．lively
3．（1分）﹣I'm afraid that you look a bit fatter than before． ﹣Yeah． I need to start exercising and get back in ．（ ） A．size
B．height
C．style
D．shape
4．（1分）﹣Do you think I'm suitable to be the chairperson of the Helping Hands Club？ ﹣It'll be difficult you've got experience of community work．（ ） A．while
B．if
C．unless
D．because
5．（1分）﹣Which course would you like to choose this term， DIY or STEM？ ﹣ ． I prefer photography．（ ） A．Both
B．Either
C．None
D．Neither
6．（1分）According to the local rule， children under the age of 12 ride a shared bicycle in Nanjing．（ ） A．needn't
B．shouldn't
C．mustn't
D．may not
7．（1分）﹣Could you tell me how to start this online game？
﹣Of course． click on the computer icon and follow the directions．（ ） A．Simply
B．Hardly
C．Nearly
D．Mostly
8．（1分）﹣Hi， Sam． Have you seen Mr． Lin anywhere？
﹣He to a parent at the school gate when I saw him just now．（ ） A．is talking C．talked
B．was talking D．has talked
9．（1分）It's reported that the number of cars in Nanjing by about 250 ，000 during the past few years．（ ） A．is increasing C．has increased
B．are increasing D．have increased
10．（1分）﹣You're looking very smart in a new suit today．
﹣Thanks． But to tell you the truth， I it for quite a few years．（ ） A．bought C．had
B．have bought D．have had
11．（1分）My mother wanted me to study in a famous private school． But picking this school
to be one of the best decisions I've ever made．（ ） A．turns out
B．works out
C．puts out
D．comes out
12．（1分）Tom was late this morning and again he said his clock didn't wake him up． But I'll never buy
that! The word buy in the sentence means ．（ ） A．believe
B．expect
C．prove
D．understand
13．（1分）﹣I hear we'll take a trip to Mount Zijin after the examination． ﹣That's not bad at all． But I wonder ．（ ） A．when and where shall we meet B．what shall we get ready for it C．if there will be heavy rain that day D．that we'll go there by bus or on foot
14．（1分）﹣Excuse me． Do you think I could borrow your dictionary？ ﹣ ． It's in my schoolbag．（ ） A．Yes， you may C．Yes， enjoy yourself 15．（1分）﹣
﹣I'm sorry to hear that． I hope she'll be well soon．（ ） A．Diana's parents don't allow her to go camping with us．
B．Yes， you could
D．Yes， help yourself
B．Linda broke her leg in PE class and was sent to hospital． C．Though Amy works harder， she still failed the maths exam． D．What a pity! Lily got the second place in the 400 metres race．
二、 完形填空
16．（10分）Richard and Sonia Muller make documentaries about wildlife， such as the big cats in Africa． Their filmmaking， with real events and （1） ， is a way to let the world understand the importance of wildlife． Their recent film Staying Alive （2） a relationship between lions and other wild animals in Africa． When a wildlife organization sent the couple the information about the （3） number of big cats， especially lions， they immediately agreed to take part．
Richard grew up near a wildlife park and loved to （4） what he saw with his camera as a
child． And Sonia， in South Africa， often ran alone to explore the wild environment around her home，
which worried her parents． They met at university in Cape Town， and soon they realized how much
they had in common． Both of them were （5） about the natural world． When asked what they found hardest about their work， the couple have the same
answer﹣leaving an area and finishing a project． Sonia （6） that the time may be limited， and
things like hot weather， dust and bugs （昆虫） make it very tiring． The excitement of her work comes
from discovering something new for science， （7） Richard takes most interest in spending time
with animals， getting to know their character．
If you'd like a similar career， Richard suggests that you learn different areas of （8） ， rather
than learning filmmaking， because an understanding of the natural world will last forever． The
