2019年江苏省南京市中考英语试卷

Which of the following can be used to describe the girl in the picture？（　　）

A．Crazy．B．Curious．C．Scared．D．Confident．

Wendy，how long have you had the Huawei P30 Pro？

A couple of days． I ______ it last week．（　　）

A．boughtB．buy

C．will buyD．have bought

Xinhua Zidian，or the New Chinese Dictionary， was first published ______1953．（　　）

A．onB．inC．atD．for

Last month the students in Changjiang Road Primary School held the"Ten Years of Growth Ceremony" to celebrate _____10th birthday together．（　　）

A．theyB．theirC．themD．theirs

Seeing the new changes in her hometown， Nanjing， Sandy could ______believe her eyes．（　　）

A．properlyB．highlyC．nearlyD．hardly

" Put on your coat，______you will catch a cold! "This is what my mum often says to me．（　　）

A．andB．butC．orD．so

_______will the Jinniu Lake Animal Kingdom be open？

Maybe in the second half of this year．（　　）

A．WhenB．WhoC．WhatD．Where

The China International Search and Rescue Team has brought help and hope to people in disasters around the world since it ______18 years ago．（　　）

A．set upB．is set up

C．was set upD．will be set up

I wonder _____．

Someone who can make me a better person．（　　）

A．when you often meet your friends

B．how you make your friends happy

C．who you want to make friends with

D．where you spend weekends with friends

Read the sentence． "I can tell her anything because she can keep a secret．"

The underlined word "because" is used to _____．（　　）

A．connect ideasB．create new words

C．show timeD．give examples

Do you have any plans for the holiday？

Yes， I' m planning to travel to Jiuzhaigou． I'm looking forward to _____the colourful lakes and amzing waterfalls．（　　）

A．seeB．seeingC．seesD．saw

Tina comes to China in order to experience Chinese culture and _____which university is the best for her to attend． （　　）

A．put outB．stay outC．find outD．run out

Tomorrow is mum's birthday． Let's buy some flowers for her．

OK． I know she like ___best．（　　）

A．dressesB．ringsC．handbagsD．roses

Which sentence should be put at the end of the paragraph on the right？ （　　）

A．The mountains are tall．

B．The mountains are tall and nice．

C．The nice mountains are interesting to look at．

D．The tall mountains are covered with white snow．

Shall we go camping to celebrate our graduation？

_____．Let's make a plan first． （　　）

A．No wayB．Good idea

C．It's nothingD．I don't think so

Do you know that the"Happy Birthday to You" song is the first song sung in outer space？Apollo IX astronauts （1）　　it on March 8，1969．It is one of the most popular English songs of all time． Here's the story behind it．

    The song was written by two sisters from Kentucky， Mildred and Patty Smith Hill． It was first published under the（2）　　of "Good Morning to All"in 1893． It was used as a classroom （3）　　．Teachers sang it each day to welcome their students to the classroom．

    The composer， Mildred Hill， was a concert pianist． Her sister Patty Smith Hill wrote the original（最初的） lyrics（（歌词） for the song while she was a teacher in a kindergarten in Louisville，Kentucky， where Mildred also （4）　　．

    The Hill sisters copyrighted（取得版权） their song on October 16，1893． However， it appeared （5）　　 their agreement in Robert H． Coleman's songbook on March 4，1924．Coleman changed part of the lyrics to say， "Happy Birthday to You"， （6）　　the song still had its original title． The song was then published several times over the next ten years， often with small （7）　　in the lyrics．In 1934， when the song was sung every night in a Broadway Musical， another Hill sister， Jessica， went to court（法院） over the copyright problem of the song．She was （8）　　about the theft of the song and the failure to pay to her sisters． She （9）　　her case． The Hill family owned the rights to the melody and had to be （10）　　every time the song was part of a commercial（商业的） production．

    The Hill sisters， who devoted their lives to educating children， could never imagine that the simple little song would continue to earn about ＄2 million every year．

（1）Sam Ehren wrote this passage on　　．

A．Jan.1，2019

B．Jan.1，2018

C．Dec.30，2018

D．Dec.31，2018

（2）What does the underlined word"resolution"mean in the passage？　　

A．Promise．

B．Entertainment．

C．Humour．

D．Secret．

（3）From the puzzle，we can find the writer's favourite pet is a　　．

A．mouse

B．dog

C．cat

D．bird

Mike Isaac and I are reporters of Student Daily． For the topics of our newspaper next month we visited Sunshine Elementary School on May 10． We interviewed some students and here is what they said．

（1）What did Mike Isaac and the writer visit Sunshine Elementary School for？　　

A．For environment protection．

B．For wildlife protection．

C．For good manners in school．

D．For topics of the newspaper．

（2）What may cause people to be mad at one another in Andrew Vargas's opinion？　　

A．Losing more oxygen．

B．Speaking in a loud voice．

C．Cutting down more trees．

D．Hunting tigers for medicine．

（3）Who talked about health？　　

A．Joslyn Frace．

B．Jayden Mitchell．

C．Andrew Vargas．

D．Joseph Truong．

Q： At recess（课间休息）， I don't know what to do because all my friends are playing games I don' like or don't want to play． So I end up standing by myself at recess doing nothing． What should I do？

                                                                                                           Alex rider，13， Bloomfield，N．J．

（1）Who is asking for advice？　　

A．Alex Rider．

B．Johnny Hayes．

C．Susie．

D．Philip Galanes．

（2）One of Philips suggestions is to　　．

A．read a book

B．talk to a teacher

C．do what you feel like doing

D．stand without doing anything

（3）Why do Johnny and Philip mention the kickball game at their schools？　　

A．To show they shared similar experiences．

B．To show they were good at the kickball game．

C．To encourage Alex to make use of the new game．

D．To encourage Alex to surprise himself with a new game．

（4）Which part of a newspaper may this passage be taken from？　　

A．Science Study．

B．Art Style．

C．Sports World．

D．Teenage Problem．

Scene 1

（The setting is a room in the palace of the Queen of Sheba． The Queen sits at one end of the room on a chair． Zahrah stands on one side of the chair． Amram is showing some silks to the Queen．）

Amram： Would your Majesty be good enough to feel this silk？ See how fine and soft it is!

（Amram comes a little closer to the Queen and holds out some purple silk， She feels it．）

Queen： Yes， it is． And I like this bright purple color very much．（She turns to Zahrah） Zahrah，what do you think of it？

Zahrah： I like it very much， and it is a good color for a queen， your Majesty．（ She folds up the silk and puts it to one side．）

Amram： The king of my own country， the wise King Solomon， likes this bright purple better than any other color．

Queen： I have heard many things about your king．

Amram： He is a good king， your Majesty，and a kind man． All his people love him．

Queen： I have also heard that he is very wise． Is it true， Amram， that King Solomon understands what animals say？

Amram： It is true， your Majesty．

Queen（Smiles）： It's very hard to believe．

Amram： If I told you what happened one time when I was with the king， I think you would believe it．

Queen： I'd like to hear your story．

Amram： Well， one day our king and some men of his palace were riding on horseback to a nearby city． The king was riding ahead of the rest of us． All at once he pulled his horse to stop．He looked down at the sand in the road．

Queen：Go on．

Amram： Then the king turned his horse off the road and onto the grass．He kept his horse on the grass a little way before turning back onto the road．

Queen： Did he say why he stopped and then turned his horse off the road？

Amram： King Solomon told us he had seen some ants hurrying along in the sand of the road． He said he had heard them say they were afraid that the horses would walk on them．

Queen（Surprised）： And that was why your mighty king turned off the road？

Amram（Proud）： Yes， your Majesty． The mighty King Solomon stopped to hear what the little ants in the sand were saying． He turned off the road to save them from being hurt．

Queen： Then he must be as wise and as kind as people say he is．

Amram： Now you can believe it， can't you？

Queen： I won't fully believe it until I see and hear him myself， Amram．

Amram：Then why don't you come to our country and pay him a visit， your Majesty？

Queen： Yes， I think I shall do that， Amram． But first I must think of a way to test this wise king．You may go now ，Amram．

Amram： Good day， your Majesty． （He backs away）．

（Curtain）

（1）Where does this scene take place？　　

A．On the way to a city．

B．In a room of a palace．

C．In the sand of a road．

D．On the grass near a road．

（2）Amram told the story of his king to show　　．

A．King Solomon is wise and kind

B． King Solomon is afraid of ants

C． King Solomon looks after his horse well

D．King Solomon can talk to animals

（3）King Solomon turned his horse off the road because　　．

A．there was sand in the way

B．the horse needed to have a rest

C．he wanted to enjoy the beauty there

D．he wanted to avoid hurting the ants

（4）Which of the following words is used to help readers know the feeling of the Queen？　　

A．Fine．

B．Surprised．

C．Proud．

D．Afraid．

（5）What may happen next according to Scene 1？　　

A．Amram will refuse to leave the Queen's palace．

B．Zahrah will certainly keep the purple silk for herself．

C．King Solomon will test whether Amram's story is true．

D．The Queen will pay a visit to King Solomon's country．

Helen treats her students in a　　（耐心的） and understanding way．

Since it will be rainy tomorrow， we have to　　（选择） a different time to go jogging．

　　（最近）， citizens in Luhe have got the chance to experience a self﹣service store．

John will have to run very fast to　　（打破） the school 100﹣metre race record in the sports meeting．

The Book of Poetry， the earliest collection of poems， is of great value in Chinese　_　（历史）．

Where are our seats， Henry？

We should sit in the　　（five）row．

TikTok， which is　　（sudden） everywhere on the Internet， is making its way into our lives．

We might no longer　　（need） paper money one day because of WeChat Wallet and Alipay．

There　　（be） many things to enjoy about traveling， including the natural beauty and delicious food．

It is reported that thousands of running friends from 25　　（country） took part in 2019 Nanjing Jiangning Marathon．

Simon： Hey Anna． This is Simon， calling from the Old Town of Lijiang!

Anna：Hi Simon! You are already in Lijiang! Great to hear you! So （1）　　do you like the Old Town there？

Simon： Oh， we love it very much． You know， it is so different from （2）　　．

Anna： Really？ How long are you staying there？

Simon： Four days，（3）　　my dad has to go back to work next Monday． We arrived yesterday and visited the Old Town． Tomorrow we're going to Yulong Snow Mountain． （4）　_　save time，we're taking the cable car up there． If we still have time， we're planning to see Blue Moon Valley and Yak Meadow．

Anna： Sounds great! Oh， don't forget it's much colder on Snow Mountain． Be sure to keep （5）　　!

Simon： Thanks! We're bringing sweaters and coats with us， so I hope we'll be OK． I'll see you in a

few days! Talk to you soon．

Though times have changed， falling asleep in class is still a common occurrence（常事）among teenagers．

    Why do students sometimes fall asleep in class？ An obvious reason is lack of sleep． However， there are also causes for getting too little sleep．

Homework is a daily occurrence for most students， one that can take three

to four hours per night． A teenager who wants to be able to take part in

any activity besides homework must stay up late to fit everything in． Club

activities， sports， computer﹣game playing， and TV viewing，for example，all contribute to （促成） teens having less time for both homework and sleep．Sometimes teens lack sleep because of after﹣school jobs that are taken on to earn extra money for college， family expenses， or simply for clothes．

    Physical problems are another factor that can cause students to fall alseep in class． For example，

insomnia， which may keep a student up at night， causing exhaustion（疲惫不堪）during class hours，

is a serious problem that may require medical attention． Medical evidence also supports the idea that each person has a body clock that helps to decide his or her sleep pattern． Unluckily， these body clocks do not always work according to school timetables．

    The effects of falling asleep in class can be quite serious． First of all， sleeping in class is not a good way to endear（使受喜爱） yourself to teachers． In addition， it is highly possible that other students may make jokes about those who sleep in class． However， the most harmful effect of sleeping in class is missing out on important points． In the long run， sleepers may end up failing classes．

    Since teens are probably not going to deal with the problem， falling asleep in class will probably remain an all﹣too﹣common occurrence． It will continue until more teens find a way to balance their personal and social lives with school and work， while still finding enough time to sleep．

Chinese writing is one of the world's greatest writing systems． It is more w（1）　　 in use than alphabetic（字母的） writing systems． More than half of the world's books are written in Chinese， including historical writings and novels， along with writings on government and law．

    At the beginning， written Chinese was a picture﹣based 1 （2）　　． It dates back several thousand years to the u（3）　　of animal bones and shells on which symbols were carved （刻） by ancient Chinese people．Some of the ancient symbols can still be seen in t （4）　_　hanzi．

    By the Shang Dynasty， these symbols had become a well﹣developed writing system．Over the years， the system developed into different forms， as it was a time when people were d（5）　　

geographically， leading to different dialects（方言） and characters． This， however， c（6）　　under Emperor Qishihuang of the Qin Dynasty．

    Emperor Qinshihuang united（统一）the seven major states into one country where the Chinese writing system began to develop in one direction． That writing system was of great i（7）　　in

uniting the Chinese people and culture． Even today， no matter where Chinese people live or what

dialect they speak， they can all still c（8）　　in writing． Written Chinese has also become an important method to c （9）　　China's present with its past． People in modern times can read the classic works which were written by Chinese in ancient times．

    Today， Chinese writing system is still an important part of Chinese culture， As China plays a g（10）　　role in the world， an increasing number of international students are beginning to appreciate（ 欣赏） China's culture through this amazing language． Written Chinese spreads Chinese culture wherever it goes．

假如你是李华，在网上看到英国Britech公司为正在开发的一款提高英语写作能力的应用软件（app）征集网友建议．请根据网上的征集信息，用英语给该公司写一封电子邮件．

IDEAS NEEDED

    Britech is now designing an app that helps learners with their English writing． The app is to help learners explore ideas， organize them and write them down． Your ideas are needed！

Here' s what to do：

    Write to share your ideas! Feel free to be creative！

Please let us know：

● What's the name of the app？

● What problem does the app solve？

● What does the app do？

                                                                                                             Contact us at appdesign @Britech com

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Dear Sir or Madam，

    Thanks for designing an app for English writing．____

                                                                                                                                                   Yours

                                                                                                                                                    Li Hua