2015年南京高淳中考英语一模试卷
注意事项：
1．本试卷分第Ⅰ卷（选择题）和第Ⅱ卷（非选择题）两部分。试卷满分为90分，考试时间为90分钟。
2．请将答案全部填写在答题纸上，写在本试卷上答题无效。
第Ⅰ卷（40分）
一、单项选择 (共15小题；每小题l分，满分15分)
在下列各题A、B、C、D四个选项中选择一个能填入题干空白处的最佳答案。
1. Now many foreign students come to China to learn ________ Chinese.
A. a B. an C. the D. 不填
2. — Do you know _____ this teddy bear belongs to?
— Let me see. Oh, it’s _____.
A. whose, mine B. whose, me C. who, mine D. who, me
3. The life we were used to ______ greatly since 2000.
A. change B. has changed C. changing D. changed
4. China’s Olympic 110m hurdles gold medalist Liu Xiang announced his retirement ______ the afternoon of April 7th, 2015.
A. on B. in C. at D. since
5. — _____ Mike _____ his brother has enough courage to tell their mum the bad news.
— They think she will be very sad at it.
A. Either, or B. Neither, nor C. Not only, but also D. Both, and
6. — Have you found the information about the famous people _____ you can use for the report?
— Not yet. I’ll search some on the Internet.
A. who B. what C. whom D. which
7. — When is National Public Memorial Day(国家公祭日) ?
— On December 13th. And it can ________ us of the hard days in the past.
A. remind B. remember C. return D. reduce
8. — High school _______ covers a lot, including Chinese, Maths and so on.
— Oh, I will work harder.
A. skill B. information C. practice D. course
9. — Excuse me, Sir. But smoking is not allowed here.
— Sorry, I didn’t see the sign. I’ll ________ my cigarette at once.
A. put on B. put up C. put out D. put off
10. — What’s the sea like?
— It’s large and full of water. It covers about ________ of our planet.
A. three fourth B. three fourths C. three quarter D. third fourths
11. — Mr. Smith, please teach me how to draw on the computer today.
— Oh, no. ________. You have to get familiar with the keyboard first.
A. It’s never too old to learn B. Think twice before you do
C. Learn to walk before you run D. Many hands make light work
12. — When shall we go and play basketball?
— Not until the work _______ tomorrow.
A. will finish B. have finished C. will be finished D. is finished
13. — Excuse me, how can I find useful information on the Internet?
— ____ the information you need, type in the keywords and then lots of websites will appear.
A. Find B. To find C. Finding D. Found
14. — Could you tell me how long ___________ to Nanjing from Gaochun?
— About one hour and a half.
A. it takes to drive B. it took to drive
C. does it take to drive D. did it take to drive
15. — Excuse me, but can I sit here?
— ________. The man who sat here says he will be back soon.
A. Yes, please B. You’re welcome
C. No problem D. You’d better not
二、完形填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
通读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后在各题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳选项。
Once I spoke at a high school. After the speech, the principal asked me to see a special student. An 16 had kept the boy home, but he had expressed an interest in meeting me, and it would mean a great deal to him. I agreed.
He was Matthew. 17 he was born, the doctor told his parents that he would not live to see five, then they were told he would not make it to 18 . Now he was thirteen. He wanted to meet me because I was a gold-medal weight lifter.
I spent over an hour talking to Matthew. He spoke about 19 and succeeding and seeking（追寻）his dreams.
When we finished talking, I went to my bag and pulled out the first gold 20 I won and put it around his neck. I told him he was more of a winner and knew more about 21 and overcoming obstacles（克服障碍）than I ever would. He looked at it for a while, then took it off and handed it 22 to me. He said, “You are a champion. You earned that medal. Someday when I get to the Olympics and win my own medal, I will show it to you.”
Last summer I got the news that Matthew had 23 and a letter Matthew had written to me a few days before: