江苏省南通市2020年中考英语试卷
一、单项选择（本题共 15 小题；每小题1分，满分15 分）从A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑．
1．（1分）Tom was happy to get a chance to play _______ football for the school team．（ ）
A．a B．an C．the D．不填
2．（1分）My uncle's reviews on the four great classical Chinese novels may be published _____ the summer of 2021．（ ）
A．in B．on C．at D．for
3．（1分）David is crazy about Chinese history． He ______ visits the museums first wherever he travels in China．（ ）
A．never B．seldom C．sometimes D．always
4．（1分）﹣﹣﹣Wow， eighteen pink roses! For whom？
﹣﹣﹣ ________ are for my mum， and the other nine are for my grandma．（ ）
A．Few B．Half C．Many D．Most
5．（1分）Max got lost and was trapped in the forest for 10 hours _______ a farmer nearby found him．（ ）
A．if B．since C．until D．after
6．（1分）The children are jumping excitedly because they have _______ the design perfectly in groups．（ ）
A．completed B．controlled C．contacted D．caused
7．（1分）As soon as books ______， the volunteers posted them to the students in Hope Primary School．（ ）
A．are raised B．were raised
C．raised D．have raised
8．（1分）Compared with a 1﹣day weekend， a 2﹣day weekend is ____ as we may have enough time for our hobbies．（ ）
A．more pleasant B．less pleasant
C．the most pleasant D．the least pleasant
9．（1分）They offered courses _________ students know the importance of protecting the Huanghe River．（ ）
A．help B．helped C．helps D．to help
10．（1分）﹣﹣﹣A robot served us dinner last night． Don't you think we are living in amazing times？
﹣﹣﹣I can't agree more． The ______ makes our lives easier and happier．（ ）
A．information B．technology
C．discovery D．competition
11．（1分）﹣﹣﹣The article says that one's personality depends on his animal sign．
﹣﹣﹣ You _______ read it for fun， but don't believe in that．（ ）
A．can B．must C．shouldn't D．needn't
12．（1分）﹣﹣﹣Hello! This is Kevin speaking． May I speak to Mr Cao？
﹣﹣﹣Please _______． I'll put you through．（ ）
A．come on B．move on C．hold on D．try on
13．（1分）Mr．Jiang ____ the company to develop the 5G network for years． Now he works as the chief engineer in it．（ ）
A．joined B．was a member of
C．has joined D．has been a member of
14．（1分）﹣﹣﹣Mr Li， could you please tell me ______？
﹣﹣﹣Sorry， I'm not sure． You can ask Miss Xiao．（ ）
A．where was Chinese Kung fu taught
B．how often is the dragon boat race held
C．when the ancient Silk Road started
D．how much is the Chinese painting there
15．（1分）﹣﹣﹣Good news! Another new member in the Beidou family was sent into space．
﹣﹣﹣ Scientists tried their best to pay attention to every detail． To them， ________．（ ）
A．it never rains but it pours
B．a friend in need is a friend indeed
C．a miss is as good as a mile
D．the grass is always greener on the other side
