1、南通市 2018 年初中毕业、升学考试试卷英 语注 意 事 项考生在答题前请认真阅读本注意事项1.本试卷共 12 页，满分 120 分，考试时间为 120 分钟。考试结束后，请将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。2.答题前，请务必将自己的姓名、考试证号用 0.5 毫米黑色字迹的签字笔填写在试卷及答题卡指定的位置。3.答案必须按要求填涂、书写在答题卡上，在草稿纸、试卷上答题一律无效。第卷（选择题 共 60 分）一、单项选择（本题共 15 小题；每小题 1 分，满分 15 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。1Earth is only home t
2、o everyoneLets try to make it greener world to live inAa；a Bthe；a Ca；the Dthe； the2How are the two college students getting on with their project work？Pretty well of them enjoys working with the local studentsABoth BAll CEach DAny3To peoples great surprise，the old building still after the strong ear
3、thquakeArefused Bremained Crequired Dreviewed4I know the city well that I dont need to use a map to get aroundAquite Bvery Cso Dsuch5Thanks for looking after me my illness，Millie Dont mention itThats what friends are forAthrough Bagainst Cwith D across6Some teenage art lovers will the school Drama C
4、lub next weekAcome up with Btry out for Ccarry on with Dlook around for7By taking an online spoken English course，I find much simpler to speak EnglishAthis Bthat Cit Done8Mrs Brown，how long can books from the school library ？ At most two weeksAborrow Bkeep Cbe borrowed Dbe kept9It is almost half a y
5、ear workers started building the underground Line 1 in NantongAwhen Bsince Cbefore D after10Mr Jiang isnt as busy as before because there no home robot to help himAused to be Bmay be Cused to have Dmay have11Which team do you expect to win the 2018 World Cup？ Brazil， although it was only the worlds
6、fourth team in the last World CupAgood Bbetter CThe best Dbest12The students interest in Chinese paper-cut a lot after a folk artist gave them a talk AHas risen Brose Crises DWas rising13 are you handing out the leaflets for？To ask people to care more about the left-behind childrenAHow BWhy CWhat DW
7、ho14Could you tell me ？ Its about how a group of super-heroes try to save humansAwhen was the film Avengers Assemble 3 shownBwhen the film Avengers Assemble 3 was shownCwhat story the film Avengers Assemble 3 tells usDwhat story the film Avengers Assemble 3 told us15May I use the mobile for a while，
8、Mum ？ You even havent started doing your homework！ANo way BI quite agree CIm afraid so DNo problem二、完型填空（本题共 15 小题；每小题 1 分，满分 15 分）请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的 ABCD 四个选项，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。Stitch after stitch，Amy is embroidering（刺绣）her hand-made napkin“Well，Amy，how are you getting on？” cried Lizzy，whose 16 s
9、eemed to fly over her work“Not very fast，”replied quiet little AmyMeanwhile, she didnt 17 her eyes，“ I have almost finished one side”“One side!”said Lizzy，with an unpleasant laugh，“Why，we both began sewing（缝制）at the same time，and Im now at the fourth side of mine！”“I know that I am 18 ，but Ill try t
10、o be steady（稳的），and to do my best”said the little girl，as she went on with her work“As I sew so fast，”cried Lizzy，“Im sure to have finished my napkin 19 before the bell rings for dinnerIll just run for a minute to the garden，to see if the roses are out：”so， leaving her work on a chair，Lizzy 20 out o
11、f the roomAmy longed for the fresh air and the flowers，but her work must first be doneSteadily she laid down her sister came back“Ah，you slow little thing！”cried Lizzy“You will 22 get up to meIll have time to go to my room and put up my new picture on the wall”Off went joyful little Lizzy，Amy went o
12、n with her workBefore her sister 23 the room again，the third side of her napkin was done“Had you not better finish your sewing？”said Amy“It must be near the time for 24 ”“Oh! I can finish it in two minutes，only I want to read that storybook，which Tom told us was so funny ”“What if you 25 ？”“No fear
13、of that！”cried Lizzy，“No one is so likely to be as a slow little thing like you！Poor Amy made no 26 ， quietly she worked onLizzy was soon deep in her story and she forgot all about her 27 ，till suddenly the sound of the bell woke her up“Can it be dinner-time”she cried“Oh dear，and my napkin is not he
14、mmed!And yours”“It is 28 finished，”said Amy，as she quietly put it away“This is much like The Hare and the Tortoise，the faster，but not the winner，”thought Lizzy，who，though proud，had enough 29 to take a lesson：The quick，proud may have the 30 ，but the quiet，steady may do more in the end（ ）16. Afingers
15、Beyes Cfeet Dbody（ ）17. Atouch Bopen Craise Dcover（ ）18. Acareful Bnervous Cunusual Dslow（ ）19. Along Bsoon Conly Dsuddenly（ ）20. Astepped Bjogged Cflew Dlooked（ ）21. Afirst Bsecond Cthird Dfourth（ ）22. Anever Bsurely Calways Dfinally（ ）23. Atidied Bleft Ccleaned Dentered（ ）24. Abreakfast Blunch Cdi
16、nner Dbed（ ）25. Acan Bcant Cshould Dshouldnt（ ）26. Achoice Bdecision Cmistake Dreply（ ）27. Astory Brose Cwork Dsister （ ）28. Aeven Bjust Calmost Dhardly（ ）29. Asense Bfeeling Cattention Dpride（ ）30. Achange Bprogress Cstart Dluck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
17、选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。ADo you know five of the smallest countries of the world are in Europe? Theyre commonly know as the microstatesAndorraIts in the Mount Pyrenees，which separates France and SpainIt is about 470 square kilometers and has a population of about 70, 000While Andorrans make up only about one
18、-third of the population，almost half are Spanish and the rest are Portuguese and FrenchThe official language is CatalanLiechtensteinIt is a principalityIts area of 160 square kilometers is home to 33,000 people who speak mostly GermanThere is great skiing hereSan MarinoAs one of the worlds oldest re
19、publics，it covers an area of 61 square kilometersIt has a population of about 28,000 and they speak Italian thereTourism is the main industry，but banking，clothing，wine ，and cheese are also important to the countryMonacoIt is located（位于）on the Mediterranean Sea along the coast of France，not far from
20、the Italian border It has a population of 32,000 and is only 2 square kilometers！It is the worlds most densely（密集的） populated country！Many wealthy people choose to live hereMost of them are French or ItalianVatican CityKnown as Roman Catholic Church，Vatican City is the worlds smallest country，measur
21、ing only 0. 44 square kilometersSurprisingly，it is located in Rome，the capital city of ItalyAlthough it is home to only 890 citizens，3,000 people from Rome work here every dayMillions of tourists visit each year to see its buildings and famous artwork31How many Spanish are in Andorra ？ AAbout 70,000
22、 BAbout 23,000CAbout 35,000 DAbout 12,00032Which country does the number in the picture refer（指）to？AAndorra B Liechtenstein CSan Marino DMonaco33Which of the following is true according to the passage？ASkiing is very popular in Liechtenstein BBanking is the main industry of San MarinoCLiechtenstein
23、has fewer people than San Marino DVatican City，the capital city of Italy, is in RomeBA TV program“National Treasure”has become a huge hit since last December. It is another cultural TV program on CCTV that has ever had wonderful successes in China，alter the“Chinese Character Dictation Competition”in
24、 2013，the“Chinese Idiom Competition”in 2014the“Chinese Riddle Competition”in 2016，and the“Chinese Poetry Competition”in 2017The TV program has ten episodes（集） Across them，a total of 27 national treasures from nine major Chinese museums were presentedThe program brings these relics （古物）to life and di
25、splays their unique beauty through different artistic methods. The opening episode showed three of Chinas finest cultural treasures from the Palace Museum in BeijingFamous actors Li Chen，Wang Kai and Tony Leung played the“national treasure guardians”of each itemThey told not only the mysteries behin
26、d the treasures but also their own stories about themLi Chen plays Emperor Huizong of the Song Dynasty，and tells the history of a precious painting“A Panorama of Rivers and Mountains”by Wang Ximeng from the Song DynastyWang Kai，acting as Emperor Qianlong（17111799）of the Qing Dynasty（16441911），presen
27、ted the historical background of“Large Vase with Variegated Glazes”The vase has 17 kinds of glaze（釉） and 12 paintings，and had to be re-fired several times in its productionDuring the rule of Qianlong，Chinas porcelain（制瓷的）techniques were the finest in the worldHong Kong actor Tony Leung is the nation
28、al treasure guardian of the 23-hundred-year-old stone drum and plays Sima Guang（1019-1086 ）from the Northern Song DynastySima Guang and his father Sima Chi worked hard to find the real stone drums and protected them in the past“As a culture show，National Treasureaims to bring history to lifeWe want
29、our viewers to feel that the cultural relics are like people and that they have their own personalities and lives，”said Yu Lei，producer of the program，“peoples interest in culture as well as the tradition and workmanship of the Chinese nation has become a trend（潮流）This has encouraged us to betterpro
30、mote（弘扬）our fine cultureWe hope through the program，more and more people will go into museums to enjoy the beauty of relics”34What type of TV show is “National Treasure“？AA culture show BA travel showCA music show DA chat show35What did Sima Guang do for protecting national treasures？AHe told the my
31、steries behind the national treasuresBHe painted“A Panorama of Rivers and Mountains”CHe re-fired“Large Vase with Variegated Glazes”several timesDHe found and protected the real stone drums with his father36What can you learn from the passage？AThe “Chinese Poetry Competition”became nationwide popular
32、 in 2013BThe Palace Museum presented three treasures from the Song DynastyC Chinas porcelain techniques were the finest in the world in the 17th centuryDNine major museums presented 27 national treasures in ten episodes37The purpose of the TV program“National Treasure”is to better promote Chinese fi
33、ne culturetell viewers the relics dont have livesinvite its viewers to play the roles of the guardiansencourage more people to enjoy relics in museumsA B C DCDont Let Anxiety Hold You Back from Living Your DreamsAnxiety is the state of feeling nervous，worried or fearfulWhen youre anxious，you may fee
34、l something bad is going to happenWhen you think of starting a new project or going into a group situation with people you dont know，do you feel butterflies in your stomach？Do you come up with lots of reasons not to do fun but risky things like joining a hiking club or a volunteer organization? If t
35、hese happen，it shows that you are probably anxious，and your anxiety will stop you from going after your dreamsActually，anxiety feeds on avoidance and makes you less confident，while getting started and taking action help your anxiety go downBut where do you begin？These suggestions below will let you
36、be the master of your anxiety，rather than letting it master you Dont wait for your anxiety to go downYour anxiety wont go down on its ownHowever，when you take action towards your goals instead of considering what anxiety you have，you will build self-efficacy（自我效能）little by littleyou begin to see you
37、rself as someone who can take action and be successful even when youre feeling anxious Set a realistic goal that makes sense for youWe all have different personalities and preferencesWe dont all want to be lawyers，have hundreds of friends，or run marathonsWhatever you want，just figure out what is the
38、 simplest thing you can do to get startedSet your goal specifically， for example，“walk for 20 minutes three times next week”You cant climb a mountain all at once and youre more likely to achieve your goal withinside motivation（动机）than when youre Just trying to please others Trust the process （过程）Fai
39、th（信仰）is the first step to take actionEven if you dont have faith to begin with，faith will come if you just take that first stepThe more you take action，the more likely you are to have some successes and begin to trust the process，I often start writing a blog post not knowing exactly what I m going
40、to writeNow Ive understood that if I share messages with my readers sincerely，then the content will appear naturally and anxiety will reduce slowly 38When you“feel butterflies in your stomach”，you may feel Asuccessful Bhumorous Clonely Dfearful39Which situation shows that you may feel anxious？AGetti
41、g into a group situation with your friendsBMaking an excuse for not doing a risky activityCBeing willing to work as a community volunteerDFeeling confident to join the school hiking club 40From the passage we know that AAvoidance makes anxiety stronger and strongerBAnxiety can help you build self-ef
42、ficacy graduallyCYou should achieve your goal by pleasing othersDFaith wont come even if you begin to take action41What is the fourth suggestion probably about？AAnxicty will prevent you from living your dreamBAnxiety will make you worry about bad situationCYou should cheer for yourself to control an
43、xiety DYou should set a meaningful goal to get startedD“Will you come with us，Susan？”cried several girls“ We are going to the woods，do come， too”“I should like to go with you，”replied Susan，“but I cant finish the task Grandmother set me to do”“How boring it must be to stay at home to work on a holid
44、ay！”said one of them，shaking her head“Susans grandmother is too strict”At this，Susan lowered her head，wiped away a tear，and thought of the pleasant afternoon the girls would spend gathering wild flowersSoon she said to herself，“What harm can there be in moving the mark Grandmother put？The woods must be beautiful today，and how I should like to be there！”“Grandmother，”said she，a few minutes afterwards，“Im ready now”“What，so soon，Susan？”Her grandmother took the work，and looked at it very closely“True，Susan，”s