2024年江苏省江阴 市中考英语模拟试卷

2023一2024年度第二学期初三英语模拟试卷 一、单项选择（本大题共14小题，每小题1分，共14分） 1. When sunlight passes ________ small water drops in the sky, rainbows appear. A. through B. across C. beyond D. along 2. If you don’t take the GPS with you, you will be ________ a blind man in the rainforest. A. as good as B. as well as C. as silly as D. as slow as 3. — Zhang Yue, how many of your classmates have brothers or sisters in their families? — Believe it or not, it ________ to be more than a quarter. A. takes up B. turns up C. takes out D. turns out 4. Life is like a one-way race, so treasure every moment ________ time cannot be won again. A. so B. as C. if D. unless 5. —Excuse me, may I speak to Michelle, please? —Sorry. She ________ the library. Shall I take a message? A. went to B. has been to C. has gone to D. has been in 6. “The reason people are into you is because of ________ you have in you— don’t ever let go of that ever.” said Adele, a famous British singer. A. something B. anything C. everything D. nothing 7. Never give up halfway without trying your best, for you will never know ________ close you are to success. A. where B. what C. when D. how 8. —It’s a long time since we last met. Where have you been? —Oh, it’s really a long story. I went to the UK and ________ there for three years, as a Chinese teacher. You know it’s popular to learn Chinese now. A stayed B. stay C. have stayed D. was staying 9. What a pity! ________, I believe he will succeed some day! A. Otherwise B. Anyway C. Moreover D. Instead 10. —The Chinese language is more and more popular. — Exactly! It’s becoming a ________ language skill in the international community. A. similar B. difficult C. necessary D. single 11. —We will take graduation photos this Friday afternoon. Could you tell me ________? —Of course, they will. A. what time we will take photos B. how many photos we can take C. where we will meet on that day D. whether our teachers will join us 12. —What place will you suggest if I travel to Yixing? —The bes