2018年英语中考模拟试题20一、语法选择（共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分）阅读下面短文，从115各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。Long ago, there was a queen _1_ lived in a palace. She felt _2_ and said to her advisor (顾问), “All the things around me are too boring. I need a different kind of beauty. Let everyone_3_ that I will hold a competition for the most beautiful thing in the world. And the prize _4_ this crown.”Several days later, lots of people came to the competition and showed their things. The queen was not satisfied with _5_. The advisor suggested, “What you are looking for cannot _6_ to you. You must look for it by _7_. What about a journey?”The queen was interested _8_ the idea, so she started immediately. _9_ she was on top of the hill near her palace, she looked down and suddenly something cried in her heart. “Why have I never _10_ my palace so beautiful?”The queen spent one year _11_. She saw beauty on the farm, in the forest and even in the stars twinkling (闪烁) at night on her journey. But what was the most beautiful thing？She_12_. Suddenly, she understood beauty was everywhere. She _13_ learn to enjoy the world. She left the pieces of her crown at different places that she has seen. As time went by, the queens crown got smaller and smaller _14_ nothing was left.She found _15_ thing at last, it was the world.1. A. who B. whose C. which D. /2. A. bore B. bores C. boring D. bored3. A. know B. to know C. knowing D. known4. A. is B. will C. will be D. was5. A. what she sees B. what she saw C. what did she see D. what does she see6. A. bring B. brought C. be brought D. be bring 7. A. you B. yourself C. your D. yours 8. A. in B. at C. for D. with 9. A. Though B. If C. So D. When 10. A. find B. to find C. found D. finding 11. A. travel B. to travel C. travelled D. travelling 12. A. thinks it of B. thinks it over C. thought it over D. thinks about it 13. A. should B. can C. has to D. need 14. A. but B. until C. so D. when 15. A. beautiful B. more beautiful C. most beautiful D. the most beautiful二、完形填空（共10小题，每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从1625各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。Do you ever watch old movies? Maybe you will see one with Carole Lombard. She was a famous _16_ in the 1930s. She died when she was only 34. In her _17_ life she made 70 movies!Lombards real name was Jane Alice Peters. In 1921, she was playing baseball in the _18_ near her home. A movie director _19_ her and decided to put her in a movie. She was only 13 at the time. The movie was one of the last silent movies. She acted so well that she _20_ the hearts of some people. At 16, she left school to act.In 1925, she had an agreement with a _21_ studio, 20th Century Fox. The studio gave _22_ a new name, and she acted in several films. Then, at age 18, she was in a bad car accident. The accident left scars (伤疤) on her face. The studio broke the agreement, but she did not _23_. She conitnued to act.It was Paramount Studio that made Lombard a _24_. She made many movies for the studio. She also married two of their stars. Lombard was married to actor William Powell for only 23 months, _25_ seven years later, she married the great love of her life, actor Clark Gable. It was a great Hollywood love story.16. A. nurse B.actress C. doctor D. teacher17.A. short B. lazy C. long D. humorous18. A. kitchen B. classroom C. cinema D. street19. A. forgot B. saw C. hurt D. pushed20. A. broke B. avoided C. won D. treated21. A. dance B. film C. music D. school22. A. me B. it C. her D. him23. A. give up B. have a try C. make sure D. lift up24. A. scientist B. writer C. driver D. star25. A. But B. Before C. Since D. As三、阅读（共两节，满分45分）第一节 阅读理解（共20小题：每小题2分，满分40分）阅读下列短文，从26-45各题所给的A.B.C.和D项中选出最佳的选择，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑.(A)I once did a year of voluntary service in a residential(居住的) home for people with learning disabilities. It was set in an English village deep in the countryside, quite different from my home in Sweden. One of my fellow volunteers, a girl from Tanzania, seemed a little unhappy, so I asked what the problem was. She told me she had a friend back home who had financia