2017年江苏省无锡市中考英语试卷(解析版)

2017年江苏省无锡市中考英语试卷

一、单项选择

1．（1分）﹣_____did it take J．K．Rowling to write the Harry Potter series？

﹣Over 15 years．（）

A．How soon B．How often C．How long D．How far

2．（1分）I don't care how you do the job．I only care it can be done．Just give me a date!（）

A．where B．when C．what D．why

3．（1分）Tom!You're no longer a 3﹣year﹣old kid．I can cook dinner for you，but don't expect me to do for you．

Go and tidy your room!（）

A．everything B．something C．anything D．nothing

4．（1分）They promised that they me look for my key until it was found．But they soon walked away．（）

A．will help B．have helped C．would help D．had helped

5．（1分）There's one taken by the River Seine these photos．Can you find it out？（）

A．except B．including C．between D．among

6．（1分）﹣I've just received a Wechat message﹣"ttyl"．Do you know____？

﹣It stands for"talk to you later"．（）

A．how does it mean B．how it means

C．what does it mean D．what it means

7．（1分）We all have our time machines，don't we？Those that take us back are memories．And those that carry us are dreams．（）

A．behind B．forward C．away D．round

8．（1分）I won't any more of your time．But would you give me a direct"yes"or"no"？（）

A．give up B．take up C．make up D．put up

9．（1分）﹣How can Julie say bad words about me？I thought we were good friends．

﹣Who told you that？Friends need ．（）

A．courage B．distance C．trust D．shame

10．（1分）Life is like riding a bicycle．To keep your balance，you keep moving．（）

A．can B．must C．can't D．mustn't

11．（1分）﹣Here's a present for you．Happy birthday，sweetie!Open it．

﹣Wow!An iWatch？Thank you so much，Dad!（）

A．What a surprise B．What surprise

C．What a waste D．What waste

12．（1分）This fruit terrible to me，so I've never tried it．But my mum loves it．（）

A．tastes B．tasted C．smells D．smelled

13．（1分）Here we are in India．So why not try on the saris，dear？（）

A．When in Rome，do as the Romans do．

B．No pain，no gain．

C．You're never too old to learn．

D．Practice makes perfect．

14．（1分）一Hey，man!Can you believe that？The Chinese Football Team won the match last night!

﹣They haven t won a single match in the past two years．（）A．No doubt! B．What a pity!

C．Guess what？D．Are you joking

二、完形填空

15．（15分）A few years ago the company I work for sent my wife and me to live in New York for a year．I've always loved jogging，so I was really （15）when I found out our flat was next to Central Park．This （16）that every morning I could go for a run before I went to work．

Because a lot of people had told me to be（17）of thieves （窃贼）in the park．I didn't usually take anything with me．What could they（18）from me