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江苏省常州市中考英语试题及答案
2013年常州市中考英语卷
一,单项选择(1’×10)
1.HaveyougotanybooksonEnglishgrammar?
Iwanttoborrow______.
Yes.hereyouare.ButyoumustreturnitbyFriday.
AoneBitCsomeDthat
2.Iwillbuyyouanewbikeifyoulearnhowtoswimthissummer.
Isthata______?
I’msureI’llgetthebike.
AchanceBpromiseCtrickDtreat
3.Hespeaks______English______French.Instead.hespeaksGerman.
Aeither;orBnotonly;butalsoCboth;andDneither;nor
4.ShallItakemyswimmingsuit?
No.you______.Wewilljustgohikingonthemountain.
Amustn’tBcouldn’tCneedn’tDcan’t
5.Heoffered______valuableadvicethat______peopledisagreed.
Asuch;afewBsuch;fewCso;afewDso;few
6.Thislisteningmaterial.togetherwithitsCD-ROMS.______well.
AsellsBsellCissoldDaresold
7.Whyareyouworried?
I’mexpectingacallfrommydaughter.She______NewYorkforthreeyears.
AhasgonetoBhasbeentoChasbeeninDhascomein
8.ManysocialworkerswenttoYa’anto______cleanwaterandfoodtolocalpeopletoreducetheirpainfromtheearthquake.
AputoutBcomeoutCworkoutDgiveout
9.Howsoonwillyoustartyourjourney?
I’mnotsure.Ihaven’tdecided______.
AwhenshallIaskthebossforleaveBwhereIwillgotospendtheholiday
CwetherIwouldgobytrainorbyplaneDwhocouldinvitemetogo
10.HowdidyoufindthetriptotheWestLake?
________.
ATheguidetookusthere.BFirstbytrainandthenbybus.
CVeryfantasticindeed.DItwasnotfarfromourhotel.
二.完形填空(1’×12)
“Youknow,Ann,”myfriendNicksaid,“LisaandAnitawerejusttalkingaboutyou.”Iimmediatelygot11.“TheysaidthatyoujointheStudentsUnionjustbecausetheteacherlikesyou,notbecauseyouareexcellent.”
I12tokeepmyselffromcrying,gettingdowntomyknees.AfterNicktoldmeeverythingmysupposedbestfriendssaidaboutme,IfeltIwas13.
LisaandAnitacamein,actingasif(好像)14hadhappened.LisawasstillmydeskmateandAnitawasstillmypartnerforourhistoryproject.Iwas15thattheywereabletopretendwehadtheperfectfriendship.16they’dsaidsuchhurtfulthings.
IfeltlikeIdidn’thaveafriendintheworld,allbecauseofrumor(谣言).
Thetonguecanbeourworst17.Rumorsdoharmtofriendship.Theyarelikesharpknives,breakingone’sdignity(尊严)intopieces.Whenwesay18thingsabutothers,we’rehurtingtheirhearts.
SohowwasItoactnext?
Ithoughtof19themback.Butinstead,Itoldthemdirectlytheyhadhurtme.Lisastarted20andAnitawasspeechless.Iknewtheywerebothsorryforwhattheyhadsaid.Theysaidsorrytome,andIforgavethem21Iwasstillunhappy.Sure,thingswerealittleembarrassing(尴尬的)atfirst,butsoonenougheverythingwasbacktothewayithadbeenbefore.Istill22rumorsfromtimetotime.Talkingaboutothersisapartofourlife,butthemoreIlearnaboutthefriendship,themoreIrealizetheimportanceoftoleratingothers.
11.ArelaxedBnervousCscaredDenergetic
12.AstruggledBdecidedCcontinuedDpreferred
13.AdifferentBwrongCsickDalone
14.AeverythingBsomethingCanythingDnothing
15.AsurprisedBsatisfiedCfrightenedDworried
16.AsimplyBespeciallyCobviouslyDprobably
17.AcriminalBvictimCsuspectDenemy
18.AunpopularBunluckyCunkindDunusual
19.AattackingBarguingCbringingDpulling
20.AshoutingBkeepingCfightingDcrying
21.AbecauseBalthoughCafterDunless
22.AplaywithBagreewithCdealwithDhelpwith
三.阅读理解(2’×13)
A
Weweredoingthebesttocontrolthefireoftheburninggarage.Outside,Iheardthesoundsofcatscrying.Icouldn’tstop-Iwouldhavetolookforthecatsafterthefirewasputout.
Ittookalongtimetofinallybringthebigfireundercontrol.Nooneinsidewashurt.AtthatpointIwasfreetofindoutwherethecatnoiseswerefrom.Therewasstillalotofsmokeandheatcomingfromthebuilding.Ifollowedthemeowingtothesidewalkinfrontofthegarage.There,cryingandhuddledtogether,werefivefrightenedkittens.Theymusthavebeeninsidethebuilding,astheirfurwasbadlyhurt.
Iwantedtofindthemothercat.Itwasobviouslythatshehadgoneintotheburninggarageandcarriedoutallherbabies,onebyone----unbelievable.
Wefinallyfoundher.Herpawsandfacewereblackened,andherfurwasburnedallover.Youcouldevenseeherreddenedskinundertheburnedfur.Shecouldhardlymove.Ipickedherup,andsherelaxedinmyarmsasmuchasherpainwouldallow.Iwasdeterminedtosavethisbravelittlecatandherfamily.
Theveterinariantoldmetheywouldwatchthekittensandtheirmotherforthenight,buttheyweren’tconfidentabouttheaboutthemother’schances.
Aboutaweeklater,Ifoundoutshewasgoingtolive.WenamedherScarletbecauseofherreddenedskin.
IwashappytoseeScarletgettogetherwiththekittensagain.Shetouchedeachofthem,nosetonose.Shehadriskedherlifefivetimes-andithadpaidoff.Allofherbabieshadsurvived.
Asafirefighter,Iseeheroicactseveryday.ButwhatScarletshowedmethatdaywasthekindofbraverythatcanonlycomefromamother’slove.
23.WhichfthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothestory?
AThewriterwenttolookforthecatsassoonasheheardthemcrying
BThefirefightersputoutthefirequicklyandnoonewashurt.
CThewriterdidn’tfindthecatsuntilthesmokeandheatweregone.
DThemothercatmovedallherbabesoutofthefiretoasafeplace.
24.Whywasthewriterdeterminedtosavethecats?
ABecausehewasamazedatthemothercat’scourage.
BBecausethecatsattractedmanypeople’sattention.
CBecausehedidn’twanttoseeanylivingthingsdie.
DBecauseithadtakenhimmuchtimeandefforttosavethem.
25.Thewritertalksaboutthecat’sstorytoshowthat____.
Aanimalsshouldbetakengoodcareof.
Bmother’slovecanbegreatandbrave.
Citismeaningfultohelpothers.
Dacatalwayshasninelives.
B
Haveyouevernoticedthatyourfingertipsarewinkedwhenyou’vejustfinishedswimmingorwashingdishes?
Itseemsasifyourhandshaveaged30yearsiasecond.Butisthisanaccident?
Orisitsomethingthatnaturehasbuiltintoourbodies?
Ifyourfinger’swrinklinguphadnouseatall,“itwouldn’tneedto.”ProfessorTomSmuldersfromNewcastleUniversity,UK,toldBBCNews.Bystudyingwetfingersclosely,Smuldersandhispartnersfoundthatthewrinkleslookedabitlikethepatternsonthecartireorothebottomoftherunningshoes.Sotheymadeaguessthatwrinklesonfingersmightbeabletohelpthehandholdthingsmoretightly.
Totestthis,researchersasked20peopletopickupmarblesfromwaterwiththeirhands.Butbeforetheystarted,someofthepeoplehadtokeeptheirhandsinwaterforhalfanhour.
Theresearchersfoundthatthepeoplewithwrinkledfingerscompletedthetaskthetaskfasterthanthosewithdryhands.Butwhentheywereaskedtomovedrymarbles,allthepeopleperformedequallywell,nomattertheyhadthewrinkledfingersornot.
Ourancestorsmightnothaveplayedwithmarbles,butwrinkledfingerscouldhavemadeiteasierforthemtoclimbaroundinthewetforestsandcatchfishfromrivers,researcherssay.
Similarly,ourtoesalsogetwrinkledinwater.Thismayhavedevelopedfromourancestor’sneedtorunonwetground.
Butthequestionis,ifwrinkledfingersaresohelpful,whydon’tourhandsjuststaythatwayallthetime?
Researchersexplainedthatwrinklinghasitsdisadvantage:
wetfingertipsarefarlesssensitivethansmoothones,reducingoursenseoftouch.
26.Whatdoestheunderlinedworld“this”inthethirdparagraphreferto?
A.Wetherfingershavewrinklesaftertheyareputinwater.
B.Wetherwrinkledfingerscanholdthingsmoretightly.
C.Whykeepingthingsinwatermakesthemwrinkled.
D.Whywrinkleshelphandsholdthingsmoretightly.
27.Thetestshowsthat________.
A.winkledhandsholddrythingsmoretightlythandryhandsdo.
B.dryhandsholddrythingsmoretightlythanwrinkledhandsdo.
C.winkledhandsholdwetthingsmoretightlythandryhandsdo.
D.dryhandsholdwetthingsmoretightlythanwrinkledhandsdo.
28.Whatmightbethedisadvantageofwrinkledfingers?
A.Theyaretoosensitivetobetouched.
B.Theymightbemorelikelytogethurt.
C.Theycannotholdthingstightlyenough.
D.Theyarenotsosensitiveasdryfingers.
C
Oneofsweetestmemoriesasachildisofgoingdowntotheriverandsittingcomfortablyonthebank.ThereIwouldenjoythepeaceandquiet,watchthewaterrushdownstreamandlistentosongsofbirds.Iwouldalsowatchthebambootreesbendunderthepressurefromthewindandwatchthemreturngracefullytotheiroriginalstateafterthewindhaddieddown.
WhenIthinkaboutthebambootree’sabilitytobendandmoveback,theword“resilience”comestomymind.Whenitisusedforaperson,thiswordmeanstheabilitytoreadilyrecover(恢复)fromshock,sadnessoranyothersuffering.Haveyoueverfeltlikeyouweregoingtosnap?
Haveyoueverfeltlikeyouwereatyourbreakingpoint?
Thankfully,youhavesurvivedtotalkaboutit.
Lifeisamixture(混合)ofgoodtimesandbadtimes,happymomentsandunhappymoments.Thenexttimeyouareexperiencingoneofthosebadtimesorunhappymomentsthattakeyouclosetoyourbreakingpoint,bend,butdon’tbreak.Tryyourbestnottoletthesituationgetthebestofyou.
Anamountofhopewilltakeyouthroughtheunpleasantsuffering.Withhopeforabettertomorroworabettersituation,thingsmaynotbeasbadastheyseem.Theunpleasantsufferingmaybeeasiertodealwithiftheendresultisworthhaving.
Ifthingsgettoughandyouare