江苏省苏州高新区中考英语二模试题.docx

1、江苏省苏州高新区中考英语二模试题江苏省苏州高新区2017届中考英语二模试题第三部分 阅读理解（共12小题；每小题2分，满分24分） 请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AWarwick New York HotelThis hotel offers you stylish(有格调的)rooms in a quiet neighborhood, just a short walk from some of New Yorks business streets. Its a small, family-owned hotel wit

2、h 16 rooms. They provide not only comfortable rooms but also warm smiles and friendly greetings. The Westpark Inn The Westpark, near Columbus Circle, has 90 rooms, and is close to Manhattan tourist centres. The hotels rooms have been recently painted. Many travellers on the Internet say it is below

3、the usual standard(标准)and should be avoided. If you want to save money, you may have a try.The Affinia HotelThe Affinia is a good choice for experienced businesstravellers, families and international visitors. The 80 guestrooms are stylish and modern with good furniture. Guests who need more space m

4、ight like the hotels rooms. All the rooms have a kitchen. The 60 Thompson The 60 Thompson is a stylish hotel in the heart of SoHo. The 100 beautiful guest rooms were designed by Thomas O Brien of Aero Studies. Good use of dark wood and full-wall leather(皮质的)headboards gives the hotel warmth. Guests

5、can enjoy fine food in the hotels Kittichai restaurant and cocktails at Thoms Bar.26. Warwick New York Hotels difference from others is . A. its rooms are stylish and modern B. it offers comfortable rooms C. its a family-owned hotel D. its far from business centres27. For which of the four men is Th

6、e 60 Thompson the best choice? A. Mark is a poor worker and wants to save money. B. Clement loves art and enjoys delicious food and wine. C. Simon wants to enjoy family-cooked meals with his family. D. David likes to go to the business streets from the hotel on foot.B“The two nurses who put private

7、locks on public-use bikes disturbed the public order,” said Liu Lin, a lawyer at Beijing Shuangli Law Firm, because it prevented other people from using the bikes.Those who intentionally damage property(故意破坏财产) may face a 5-day administrative detention(行政拘留), according to the Law on Public Security

8、Administration Punishments.Tang Ke from the publicity office of OFO, the company that owns the bikes, confirmed the news and said further investigation(调查) was underway.The market for public-use bikes, which are stored along sidewalks and can be used through an app, has developed in China since the

9、middle of last year. The new mode of transportation has brought a greener and more convenient mode of city transportation, but the mode has also caused many problems including illegal(非法的) parking, theft and vandalism(故意破坏). Parking violations(违规) are also a common problem, followed by violation of

10、traffic rules.“Once users scan the app and click accept when they rent the bike, they have signed an agreement with the service provider and should follow the rules.” Liu said.OFO has introduced a blacklist stopping users who break its rules.Many cities such as Beijing, Shanghai and Shenzhen are pre

11、paring some laws to manage the market for public bikes. The Shenzhen traffic police department has also announced fines for the illegal parking of bikes.28. Which of the following about two nurses is NOT true?A. They put private locks on public bikes. B. What they did disturbed the public order.C. T

12、hey faced a 5-day administrative detention.D. What they did prevented others from using the bikes.29. In Shenzhen, if you park the public bikes in some wrong places, _.A. you will be on the blacklist B. you will be fined because of itC. you cant use public bikes any more D. you will face a 5-day adm

13、inistrative detention30. The best title of the passage might be _.A. The Service of Using Public Bikes B. The Market for Using Public BikesC. The Importance of Using Public Bikes D. The Problems in Using Public BikesC Many of us feel uneasy when someone stands too close to us, talks to us too loudly

14、 or makes eye contact with us for too long. But have you ever wondered why those things make you uncomfortable? Its all about personal space, which means not only the imaginary space around the body, but also the space around all the senses. People feel that their space is being violated(侵犯)when the

15、y meet with an unwelcome sound, smell or look. This is probably why a man on a crowded bus shouting into his mobile phone or a woman next to you putting on strong perfume(香水)makes you feel angry. Whether people have had a stronger desire(渴望)to protect their personal space in recent times is hard to

16、say. Yet studies of airlines show that people have a strong desire to have space to themselves. In a survey by Trip Advisor, a travel website, people said that if they had to pay more for some extra service, they would rather have larger seats than extra food. Although people may need their personal

17、 space, some hardly realize it. For example, people on a bus who hold newspapers in front of their faces to read in fact keep a distance from strangers. Go and watch a library table. You will notice that one of the corner seats will usually be taken first .because they are the farthest way. What if

18、someone sits opposite to you? Maybe you will pile up books as if to make a wall. Preference(偏好)for personal space are different from culture to culture. Scientists have found that Americans generally prefer more personal space than people from other cultures. In Latin(拉丁人的)cultures, however, people

19、are more comfortable standing close to each other.31. Who might feel his personal space is safe according to the passage? A. A person who has to sit next to a lady putting on strong perfume. B. A person who has been watched by a stranger for a long time. C. A person who hears strange noises when rea

20、ding at home. D. A Latin boy who is chatting with a friend sitting close to him.32. What can we know from the survey by Trip Advisor? A. People need smaller personal .pace in recent times than before. B. People have a wrong desire for personal space in recent times. C. There are not enough seats on

21、the plane to meet peoples needs. D. Food service is better provided than seats on the plane.33. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage? A. The space around the body is more needed than that around all the senses. B. If you hold newspapers on the bus, your personal space wont be viol

22、ated. C. People usually choose the corner seats first in a library for personal space. D. Different cultures share the same preferences for personal space.DEnglish is the most widely used language in the history of our planet. One in every seven human beings can speak it. More than half of the world

23、s books and three quarters of international mail are in English. Of all languages, English has the largest vocabulary perhaps as many as two million words. However, lets face it: English is a crazy language. There is no egg in an eggplant, neither pine nor apple in a pineapple and no ham in a hambur

24、ger. Sweet-meats are candy, while sweetbreads, which arent sweet, are meat. We take English for granted. But when we explore its paradoxes (探讨它的矛盾), we find that quicksand can work slowly, boxing rings are square, public bathrooms have no baths in them. And why is it that a writer writes, but finger

25、s dont fing, grocers dont groce, and hammers dont ham? If the plural of tooth is teeth, shouldnt the plural of booth be beeth? One goose, two geese so one moose, two meese? How can a slim chance and a fat chance be the same, while a wise man and a wise guy are opposites? How can overlook and oversee

26、 be opposites, while quite a lot and quite a few are alike? How can the weather be hot as hell one day and cold as hell the next? English was invented by people, not computers, and it reflects (反映) the creativity of human beings. Thats why, when stars are out, they are visible (能看见的); but when the l

27、ights are out, they are invisible. And why, when I wind up my watch, I start it; but when I wind up this essay, I end it.34. Through the many paradoxes in the English language, the writer wants to show that human beings are _.A. clever B. crazy C. lazy D. dull 35. According to the passage _. A. pine

28、apples are the apples on the pine tree B. there should be egg in an eggplantC. sweet-meats and sweetbreads are different D. boxing rings should be round36. Which of the following is the correct plural?A. Beeth. B. Geese. C. Meese. D. Tooth. 37. Which of the following includes two items which have th

29、e similar meaning?A. A wise man and a wise guy. B. Overlook and oversee. C. Quite a lot and quite a few. D. Hot as hell and cold as hell.第II卷 (四部分，共51分)第四部分 词汇检测（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分） 根据下列句子及所给汉语注释或通过上下文，在答题卡上标有题号的横线上，写出空缺处各单词的正确形式。每空只写一词。38. Everyone (除了以外)Tom and John is studying for the final test n

30、ow.39. Song Joong-ki had _ (服役)as a soldier in the army before he became famous.40. Mrs Wang，a new _（顾客）of our shop，has become my friend41. Hes still fighting for his living though he is in his _ (九十).42. (假定)you won five million dollars, what would you do with it?43. The old woman fell _ (重重地)to th

31、e ground and was sent to hospital at once.44. You cant take _ at a time, and you may just take either of the two.45. 一Shall we go for a climbing in the mountains. 一Yes，_ it rains.46. 一The Chinese Womens Volleyball Team did a wonderful job in the Olympic Games! 一Yes. Everyone in China are _ of them.47. Did you have a good time that day? Yes, but the temperature was a little _ and we didnt wear warm clothes, so we went home early. 第五部分 句子翻译（共5小题；每小题3分，满分15分）将下列句子译成英语，并将所译句子写在答题卡上标有题号的横线上。48. 你最好不要拒绝参加这次会议。_