江苏省苏州市2020年中考英语试题

注意事项： 1.本试卷共八大题，满分100分(不含听力口语30分)，考试用时100分钟； 2.答题前，考生务必将自己的姓名、考点名称、考场号、座位号用0.5毫米黑色墨水签字笔填写在答题卡相对应的位置上，并认真核对条形码上的准考号、姓名是否与本人相符合； 3.答选择题必须用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑，如需改动，请用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案；答非选择题必须用0.5毫米黑色墨水签字笔写在答题卡指定的位置上，不在答题区域内的答案一律无效，不得用其他笔答题； 4.考生答题必须答在答题卡上，答在试卷和草稿纸上一律无效。 第一部分 单项填空(共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分) 请认真阅读下面各题，从题中所给的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。 1. — Did you go on the Silk Road trip by train? — Yes. The train was great, just like a hotel ________ wheels — it had all that I needed. A. in B. at C. on D. by 2. — Wow, you’ve made so much progress in drawing. — Thanks. I _________ two online courses this winter holiday. A. took B. will take C. take D. was taking 3. — I don’t really like big cities. —Neither do I. I feel mucb ________ in the countryside. A. free B. freer C. freest D. the freest 4. The doctors and nurses managed _________ the lives of patients, though they didn’t have enough medicine. A. save B. saving C. to save D. to saving 5. I don’t care how many words there are in your article, but the ______ of it really matters. A. ability B. size C. quality D. energy 6. — Mum, why do I have to wash hands so many times a day? — For your health, you ______ be too careful. A. can’t B. shouldn’t C. mustn’t D. needn’t 7. — Tony, come over. What do the letters “KIT” mean in the text message? — Don’t you know that, Amy? They _______ “keep in touch”. A. search for B. ask for C. go for D. stand for 8. Check what you have written _______ you hand in your application form. A. since B. before C. after D. while 9. Kunqu Opera is ________ thought to be one of the symbols of Suzhou. Don’t miss it during your stay here. A. hardly B. widely C. suddenly D. badly 10. — Through 5G, people in two different cities can even “shake hands” on the same screen. — _________ A. What a mess! B. Don’t mention it. C. With pleasure. D. Wonderful, indeed. 第二部分 完形填空(共10小题；每小题1分，满分10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。 A Swedish couple on holiday were traveling around Italy, and