江苏省常州市中考真题英语.docx

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江苏省常州市中考真题英语

常州市二○一○年初中毕业、升学统一考试

英语试题

注意事项：

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一、单项选择（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10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。

1.Beijingis_________capitalofChinaanditis_________citywithmanyplacesofinterest.

A.a;aB.a;theC.the;aD.the;the

2.—Haveyoudecidedwheretospendyoursummerholiday?

—Notyet.We_________gotoQingdao.

A.mustB.shouldC.needD.may

3.—He’salreadybacktoAustralia,_________?

—_________.HeisonavisittoShanghai.

A.isn’the;NoB.hasn’the;Yes

C.isn’the;YesD.hasn’the;No

4.—IwouldlikeyoutotalkabouttheGreatWall.

—I’msorry,but_________Jack_________Ihavebeenthere.

A.either;orB.neither;nor

C.both;andD.notonly;butalso

5.—WhatdidJackaskyoujustnow?

—Hewantedtoknowhowlong_________whenIreachedthecinema.

A.hadthefilmbeenonB.thefilmhadstarted

C.thefilmhadlastedD.hadthefilmended

6.IthinkBobisthesuitablepersontotakethejobbecausehecandotheworkwellwith_________moneyand_________people.

A.less;lessB.less;moreC.more;fewerD.less;fewer

7.—Please_________thetigers.It’sdangeroustotakephotoswiththem.

—Oh,Isee.Thankyou.

A.keepoffB.takeoffC.getoffD.turnoff

8._________wonderfulnewsreporthewrote!

Allofuswereproudofhim.

A.WhataB.WhatC.HowD.Howa

9.Theywanttodevelopakindofdog-friendlyfood_________willhelpdogownerscooldowntheirpets.

A.whoB.whatC.whichD.whether

10.—Wouldyoupleasehelpmewithmydrawingskills?

—_________.YoucancometomystudioeverySaturday.

A.That’sallrightB.NoproblemC.No,thanksD.Quitewell

二、完形填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

WhenIwasinthethirdgrade,Iwaschosentobetheprincessintheschoolplay.For“weeksmymotherhadhelpedmepractisemylines.Butonceonthestage,everyword11frommyhead.Thenmyteacheraskedmetochangemyroletobeanarrator（解说者）fortheplay.12Ididn’ttellmymotherwhathadhappenedthatday,shenoticedmy13andaskedifIwantedtotakeawalkinthegarden.

Itwasalovelyspringday.Wecouldseedandelions（蒲公英）popping（炸开）14thegrassinbunches（束）.Iwatchedmymotherbenddownbyoneofthebunches.“IthinkI’lldigup（挖光）alltheseweeds（野草）,”shesaid.“Fromnowon,we’ll15haverosesinthisgarden.”

“ButIlikedandelions,”Iprotested（抗议）.“Allflowersare16—evendandelions!

”

Mymotherlookedatmeseriously.“Yes,everyflowergivespleasureinitsownway,doesn’tit?

”sheaskedthoughtfully.Inodded.“Andthatis17ofpeople,too,”sheadded.

WhenI18thatshehadguessedmypain,Istartedtocryandtoldherthetruth.“Butyouwillbeawonderfulnarrator,”shesaid,19meofhowmuchIlovedtoreadstories’aloud.

Thankstomymother’sencouragement,Igottoknoweverybodyhadhisorherown20intheworld.Ifeltproudoftheroleintheplay.

11.A.developedB.leftC.failedD.disappeared

12.A.IfB.BecauseC.ThoughD.Since

13.A.difficultyB.mistakeC.dangerD.unhappiness

14.A.throughB.pastC.beyondD.behind

15.A.hardlyB.onlyC.stillD.also

16.A.harmlessB.healthyC.beautifulD.fresh

17.A.trueB.kindC.sameD.clever

18.A.rememberedB.realizedC.explainedD.promised

19.A.representingB.complainingC.recommendingD.reminding

20.A.honorB.progressC.valueD.interest

三、阅读理解（共13小题；每小题2分，满分26分）

阅读下面短文，从各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

A

Agroupofswansflewdowntoabeachwhereacrow（乌鸦）wasjumpingaround.Thecrowwatchedthemwithdisdain（笔试）.

“Youhavenoflyingskillsatall!

”hesaidtotheswans.“Allyoucandoistomoveyourwings.Canyouturnoverintheair?

No,that’sbeyondyou.Let’shaveaflyingcompetition.I’llshowyouwhatrealflyingis!

”

Oneoftheswans,astrongyoungmale,tookupthechallenge（挑战）.Thecrowflewupandbegantoshowhisskills.Heflewincircles,performedotherflyingtricks,andthencamedownandlookedproudlyattheswan.

Nowitwastheswan’sturn.Heflewup,andbeganflyingoverthesea.Thecrowflewafterhim,makingallkindsofcomments（评价）abouthisflying.Theyflewonandontilltheycouldn’tseethelandandtherewasnothingbutwateronallsides.Thecrowwasmakingfewerandfewercomments.Hewasnowsoexhaustedthathefoundithardtostayintheair,andhadtostruggletokeephimselffromfallingintothewater.

Theswanpretended（假装）nottonotice,andsaid,“Whydoyoukeeptouchingthewater,brother?

Isthatanothertrick?

“

“No,”saidthecrow.Heknewhehadlostthecompetition.“I’mintroublebecauseofmypride（自大）!

Ifyoudon’thelpme,I’lllosemylife...”

Theswantookpityonhim,andtookhimonhisshouldersandflewbacktothebeach.

21.What’sthecorrectorderofthefollowingevents?

a.Thecrowfollowedtheswanandgotintotrouble.

b.Theswanfeltpityforthecrowandsavedit.

c.Thecrowhadtoasktheswanforhelp.

d.Theswanacceptedachallengeofperformingflyingtricks.

A.a,d,b,cB.a,b,d,cC.d,a,c,bD.d,c,a,b

22.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“exhausted”inParagraph4mean?

A.Tired.B.Bored.C.Nervous.D.Frightened.

23.Whatdowelearnfromthepassage?

A.Practicemakesperfect.B.Theearlybirdcatchestheworm.

C.Nopains,nogains.D.Pridegoesbeforeafall.

B

CatsarethemostpopularpetsamongAmericans.Soitisnotsurprisingthattherearealotofexpressionsaboutcats.Somecatsliketocatchsmallbirds,likecanaries（金丝雀）.Ifsomeonelooksveryproudandsatisfiedwithhimself,wesay“helookslikethecatthatatethecanary.”

Sometimes,acatlikestoplaywithasmallanimalitcatches.Soifyou“playcatandmouse”withsomeone,itmeansthatyouchangebetweendifferentkindsofbehaviorwhendealingwithanotherperson.Forexample,agirlmightoffersomethingsweettoherlittlebrotherandthentakeitawaywhenhereachesforit.

Americansmightsaythatsomethingis“thecat’smiaow”or“thecat’spajamas（睡衣）”todescribesomethingthatisthebestorfinest.“Acopycat”issomeonewhoactsjustlikesomeoneelseorcopiesanotherperson’swork.“Afatcat”isapersonwithalotofmoney.

Ifyoutellaboutsomethingthatissupposedtobeasecret,wesayyou“letthecatoutofthebag”.Ifyouarenotabletospeakoransweraquestion,someonemightaskyouif“thecathasgotyourtongue（舌头）”

Haveyoueverwatchedchildreninaclassroomwhentheirteacherleavesforafewminutes?

“Whenthecat’saway,themicewillplay”meanspeoplesometimesactbadlywhenthereisnosupervision（监管）.

Youmayhaveheardtheexpression“curiositykilledthecat”.Thismeanscaringtoomuchaboutthingsthatarenotyourbusinessmightcauseproblems.

Ifyouhaveeverhadcatsaspets,youknowitisdifficulttotrainthemortogetthemtodosomething.CatsarenotlikeSheeporcowsthatcanbemovedinagroup.Sowesayadifficultorimpossiblejobislike“herding（放牧）cats“

24.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?

A.Theexpression“afatcat”isusedtodescribesomeonewhoisveryfat.

B.Theexpression“playcatandmouse”usuallymeans“playtricksonothers”.

C.Itismoredifficulttokeepsheeporcowsthancats.

D.Therearemoreexpressionsaboutcatsthanthoseaboutdogs.

25.Inwhichofthefollowingsituationsdowemostprobablyusetheexpression“curiositykilledthecat”?

A.Someonealwaysaskedaladyherageorweightanditmadeherangry.

B.Someonepromisedtokeepasecretbuthefailedtodoso.

C.SomeonewonthefirstprizeinanEnglishsingingcompetitionandhefeltveryexcited.

D.SomeonetriedtoswimacrosstheYangtzeRiverwithhisnewlybrokenlegs.

26.Wherecanyoumostprobablyfindthepassage?

A.Inascientificresearchpaperaboutcats.

B.Onawebsitetellingpeoplehowtokeepcats.

C.Inamagazinetellingvariousjokesandfunnystories.

D.InalanguagebookthatteachesstudentshowtouseAmericanslang.

C

Havesuccessfulpeopleeverfeltsad?

Dotheyhaveany“secrets”tosuccess?

TheanswerstothesequestionscanbefoundinUSpresidentBarackObama’s“backtoschool”speech.Hereisanexcerpt（摘录）fromhisspeech.

Iknowthatsometimes,yougetthesensethatyoucanberichandsuccessfulwithoutanyhardwork—thatyourtickettosuccessisthroughrapping（饶舌音乐）orbasketballorbeingaTVstar,whenchancesare,you’renotgoingtobeanyofthosethings.

Butthetruthis,beingsuccessfulishard.Youwon’tloveeverysubjectyoustudy.Notallthehomeworkwillseemcompletelyimportanttoyourliferightthisminute.Andyoumaynotsucceedateverythingthefirsttimeyoutry.

That’sOK.Someofthemostsuccessfulpeopleintheworldaretheoneswho’vehadthemostfailures.JKRowling’sfirstHarryPotterbookwasturneddown12timesbeforeitfinallycameout.MichaelJordanwascutfromhishighschoolbasketballteam,andhelosthundredsofgamesandmissedthousandsofshots（投篮）duringhiscareer.Butheoncesaid,“Ihavefailedoverandoverandoveragaininmylife.AndthatiswhyIsucceed.”

Thesepeoplesucceededbecausetheyunderstandthatyoucan’tletyourfailuresbeatyou—youhavetoletthemteachyou.Youhavetoletthemshowyouwhattododifferentlynexttime.

Noone’sbornbeinggoodatthings.Youbecomegoodatthingsthroughhardwork.

Don’tbeafraidtoaskquestions.Don’tbeafraidtoaskforhelpwhenyouneedit.Idothateveryday.Askingforhelpisn’tasignofweakness;it’sasignofstrength.Itshowsyouhave