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最新常州中考英语试题及答案
常州市二OO九年初中毕业、升学统一考试
英语试题
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.—Whichwouldyoulike,Cokeortea?
—____________.Iprefercoffee.
A.NeitherB.BothC.EitherD.None
2.—____________Iborrowthesemagazines?
—Sorry,onlythemagazinesovertherecanbeborrowed.
A.MustB.WouldC.MayD.Need
3.—YourFrenchissogood.HowlonghaveyoubeeninFrance?
—____________Iwasfive.
A.UntilB.SinceC.WhenD.Before
4.—MarkspeaksEnglishwell,butyou____________him.
—Thankyou..
A.speakasbadlyasB.speakworsethan
C.don’tspeaksobadlyasD.speakmuchbetterthan
5.Themusicinthesupermarketsoundedso____________thatIwantedtoleaveatonce.
A.softB.wonderfulC.friendlyD.noisy
6.Don’tdiscusstheproblemswithyourpartnerunlessyou____________todoso.
A.askB.areaskedC.willaskD.willbeasked
7.Theteachers____________theofficeforafewminuteswhenwearrived.Wedidn’tmeetthem.
A.hadbeenawayfromB.hadleft
C.havebeenawayfromD.haveleft
8.—Thelightinhisroomisstillon.Doyouknow____________?
—Inordertoprepareforthecomingexam.
A.ifheworkshardB.whyhestaysupsolate
C.whyishesobusyD.whenhewillstopworking
9.—Johnsingssowell.Hasheeverbeentrained?
—No.Helearnsallbyhimself.He____________goestoanytrainingclass.
A.usuallyB.oftenC.neverD.even
10.—Simon,I’mgoingtoBeijingwithmyparentstomorrow.
—____________!
A.HavefunB.BestwishesC.NevermindD.Cheerup
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。
Oncetherewasagrasshopper(蚱蜢),whowasthebesthopper(跳跃者)intheworld.Shetaughtothergrasshoppershowtohop.Soonallgrasshopperswerehoppingwell,soshefeltvery11
Thenonedayaneagleshowedup.Sheimmediately12toteachtheeaglehowtohop,asshewassurethathoppingwasthekeyto13,buteverytimesheadvisedtheeagletohop,hejustsaid,“Thereisnoneed.Youare14withhopping,butIcanfly.“
“Stopthissillytalkingofflying!
”screamedthegrasshopper.“Flyingis15inyourimagination.“
Thenextday,someofthegrasshopperswenttotalktotheeagle.“Howisitthatyoudon’tknowhowtohop,yetyoustilltalkofflying?
It16ourteacher’sorders.“
“Hoppingisuseful,butwhenyoucanfly,itisnolonger17.”saidtheeagle.
“Tellusmore,“saidthegrasshoppers.
Theeaglebegantellingthemwhattheworld18hegrassfieldswaslike.Itwasaworldthatincludedmountains,riversandoceans(海洋).
Thentheeagletookone19grasshopperinhispowerfultalon()K)tothesky.Thegrasshoppercouldseethemountains,riversandoceansthattheeaglehad20.
Aftertheeaglelanded,hesawaspark(闪光)inthegrasshopper’seyes.Thegrasshoppertoldotherswhathehadseeninthesky.Therefore,thegrasshoppersdreamtofflyinginthesky.
11.A.angryB.relaxedC.stressedD.proud
12.A.forgotB.decidedC.failedD.refused
13.A.businessB.weaknessC.happinessD.sadness
14.A.satisfiedB.strictC.patientD.careful
15.A.justB.evenC.hardlyD.ever
16.A.turnsdownB.putsoffC.goesagainstD.worksout
17.A.harmlessB.dangerousC.necessaryD.safe
18.A.pastB.throughC.underD.beyond
19.A.sadB.braveC.attractiveD.frightened
20.A.imaginedB.createdC.changedD.described
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
DoyouknowmoreandmoreChineseartistshavemaderegulardonationstocharityorputtheireffortsintocharityworkinChina?
Herelet’sknowsomeofthem.
FayeWongandherhusbandLiYapengstartedtheYanRanAngelFoundation(基金会)forharelipped(兔唇的)childrenthreeyearsago.Itwasnamedaftertheirdaughter.Itspurposeistohelpchildrenunder14tocuretheirharelips.Thecoupledonatedonemillionyuan(about$133,000)tostarttheorganization.
CongFeiwasborninapoorfamily.HebecameasuccessfulsingerinShenzhen.Hehelped178poorstudentsanddisabledpeopleformorethan10years.Beforehediedofanillnessattheageof37in2006,hedecidedtodonatehiscornea(角膜)topeoplewitheyediseases.Hehelpedsixpeopleseetheworld.
GuanMucunhasdonatedmoneytoProjectHopetohelppoorstudentsfinishprimaryeducation.Thirtyofthesepoorstudentshavealreadyfinishedhighschoolwithhersupport.Guanhasalsohelpedwithcharityworkforenvironmentprotection,HIV/AIDSprevention,blooddonationand“MotherWater”.
Guanhadanunluckychildhood:
hermotherdiedwhenshewasonly10.yearsold.Withthehelpofthegovernmentandherneighbours,shegrewupandwassuccessfulasafamoussinger.
ActionstarJackieChanisawholeheartedsupporterofcharitiesincludingUNICEF,OperationSmileandhisownJackieChanCharitableFoundation.In2007,heusedmuchofhissparetimetovisitthefarthestpartsofChinaonhisDragon’sHeartCharityMissions.TheDragon’sHeartFoundationaimstomeettheneedsofpoorchildrenandtheelderlyinthehardest-to-reachareasofthecountry.Chanhasmadeseveraltripstothesepoorvillages,bringingwarmclothing,wheelchairsandschoolsupplies,andhelpingtobuildschools.
21.WhocangethelpfromtheYanRanAngelFoundation?
A.Harelippedchildrenunder14.B.Alldisabledchildren.
C.Alldisabledchildrenunder14.D.Allharelippedchildren.
22.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?
A.FayeWongandLiYapengdon’tliketheirdaughter.
B.Morethan7people’seyeswerecuredthankstoCongFei’sCornea.
C.GuanMucunwasoncehelpedbythegovernmentandherneighbours.
D.JackieChandidn’thavechancetovisitthepeoplehehelped.
23.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?
A.Chinesecharitywork.
B.CharityworkofsomeChineseartists.
C.SomefamousChineseartists.
D.OrganizationsstartedbyChineseartists.
B
Spendingtwoorthreehoursplayingoutdoorseachdaycanreduceachild’schanceofbecomingshort-sighted,aresearchshows.Itchallenges(挑战)thebeliefthatshort-sightednessiscausedbycomputeruse,watchingTVorreadinginweaklight.
TheAustraliangovernmentresearchersbelievethatsunlightisgoodforpeople’seyes.Theycomparedthevision(视力)andhabitsof100seven-year-oldchildreninSingaporeandAustralia.Inall,30%oftheSingaporeanchildrenwereshort-sighted--thisrate(比率)wastentimeshigherthanAustralianchildren.
Bothgroupsspentasimilaramountoftimereading,watchingtelevisionandplayingcomputergames.However,theAustralianchildrenspentanaverage(平均)oftwohoursadayoutdoors—90minutesmorethantheSingaporeanchildren.
Professor(教授)IanMorgan,fromtheAustralianResearchCouncil’sVisionCentre,said,“Humansarenaturallylong-sighted,butwhenpeoplebegintogotoschoolandspendlittleornotimeoutdoors,thenumberofshort-sightedpeoplegetslarger.We’realsoseeingmoreandmoreshort-sightedchildrenincitiesallaroundtheworld—andthemainreasonmaybethatcitychildrenspendlesstimeoutdoors.“
Daylightcanbehundredsoftimesbrighterthanindoorlight.Butwhydoesplayingoutsidepreventusfrombecomingshort-sighted?
Scientistsbelievethatnaturallighthasaspecialchemical(化学物质)whichstopstheeyeballfromgrowingoutofshapeandpreventspeoplebecomingshort-sighted.
Sobeoutdoors.Itdoesn’tmatterifthattimeisspenthavingapicnicorplayingsports.
24.HowmuchtimedidtheSingaporeanchildrenspendoutdoorsonaverageeverydayintheresearch?
A.2hours.B.90minutes.C.1hour.D.30minutes.
25.Whatisthefifthparagraphmainlyabout?
A.Whypeoplebecomeshort-sighted.
B.Whynaturallighthasaspecialchemical.
C.Whyplayingoutsideisgoodforone’seyesight.
D.Whydaylightismuchbrighterthanindoorlight.
26.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?
A.Peoplewillallbecomeshort-sightedaftertheybegintogotoschool.
B.Playingoutdoorsfor2or3hourseverydaycanhelpprotectyoureyesight.
C.ChildreninAustraliaaremorelikelytogetshort-sightedthanthoseinSingapore.
D.Ifyouspendtwoorthreehoursplayingoutsideeachday,youwon’tgetshort-sighted.
C
Inmostsituations,lighthelpsussee.Butnowadayshumansareusingtoomuchofitsothatitisinfactakindofpollution.
Whenitcomestolookingatthenightsky,toomuchlightmakesitdifficultforustowatchsomeoflife’smostwonderfulsights:
stars,planetsandevengalaxies(星系).
Accordingtoscientificresearch,about2,500starscanbeseenbythehumaneyewithoutusinganyspecialequipment(设备).Butbecauseoflightpollution,youcanonlysee200to300starsfromtoday’scountryside,andnomorethantenstarsfromacity.Inmostbigcities,peoplecannotseetheskyfilledwithstarsliketheydidintheirchildhood.
Lightpollutionaffectsmorethanjustourviewofsky.Researchshowsthatlotsofnighttimelightcanharmwildlife,too.
Whenbirdsflytoanotherplaceovercities,theysometimesgetlostbythebrightnessandflyincircles(圈)untiltheydropfromtiredness.Seaturtles(海龟)needdarkbeachesforlayingeggs,buttheycan’tfindtheiridealplacesbecauseofthosebrightlights.
Toomuchlightatnightmayevenaffecthumanhealth,butscientistsarenotsureofthat.Theyarestilllearningmore.
Inordertopreventthingsfromgoingworse,governmentsandsomeorganizationsareworkingtoreducelightpollution.Manycitiesandtownshavetakenactiontoreducetheuseoflightsatnight.Lightsareusedonlywhenandwheretheyaretrulyneeded.Theyalsoshinelightsdownatthegroundinsteadofupintotheskyand