江苏省常州市中考英语试题及答案Word版.docx

1、江苏省常州市中考英语试题及答案Word版2013年江苏省常州市中考英语试题及答案一，单项选择（110）1，Have you got any books on English grammar? I want to borrow_. Yes, here you are. But you must return it by Friday. A one B it C some D that2, I will buy you a new bike if you learn how to swim this summer. Is that a _ ? Im sure Ill get the bike. A

2、 chance B promise C trick D treat3, He speaks _English _French. Instead, he speaks German.A either;or B not only; but alsoC both;and D neither; nor4,Shall I take my swimming suit? No, you _. We will just go hiking on the mountain. A mustnt B couldnt C neednt D cant5, He offered _ valuable advice tha

3、t _people disagreed.A such; a few B such;few C so; a few D so;few6, This listening material, together with its CD-ROMS, _well.A sells B sell C is sold D are sold7, Why are you worried? Im expecting a call from my daughter. She _ New York for three years.A has gone to B has been to C has been in D ha

4、s come in8, Many social workers went to Yaan to _ clean water and food to local people to reduce their pain from the earthquake.A put out B come out C work out D give out9, How soon will you start your journey? Im not sure. I havent decided _.A when shall I ask the boss for leaveB where I will go to

5、 spend the holidayC wether I would go by train or by planeD who could invite me to go10, How did you find the trip to the West Lake? _.A The guide took us there.B First by train and then by bus.C Very fantastic indeed.D It was not far from our hotel.二，完形填空（112）“You know,Ann,” my friend Nick said, “L

6、isa and Anita were just talking about you.” I immediately got 11. “They said that you join the Students Union just because the teacher likes you, not because you are excellent.”I 12 to keep myself from crying, getting down to my knees. After Nick told me everything my supposed best friends said abou

7、t me, I felt I was 13 .Lisa and Anita came in, acting as if(好像) 14 had happened.Lisa was still my deskmate and Anita was still my partner for our history project. I was 15 that they were able to pretend we had the perfect friendship. 16 theyd said such hurtful things.I felt like I didnt have a frien

8、d in the world, all because of rumor(谣言).The tongue can be our worst 17 . Rumors do harm to friendship. They are like sharp knives, breaking ones dignity(尊严) into pieces. When we say 18 things abut others, were hurting their hearts.So how was I to act next? I thought of 19 them back. But instead, I

9、told them directly they had hurt me. Lisa started 20 and Anita was speechless. I knew they were both sorry for what they had said. They said sorry to me, and I forgave them 21 I was still unhappy. Sure, things were a little embarrassing (尴尬的) at first, but soon enough everything was back to the way

10、it had been before. I still 22 rumors from time to time. Talking about others is a part of our life, but the more I learn about the friendship, the more I realize the importance of tolerating others.11, A relaxed B nervous C scared D energetic12, A struggled B decided C continued D preferred13, A di

11、fferent B wrong C sick D alone14, A everything B something C anything D nothing15, A surprised B satisfied C frightened D worried16, A simply B especially C obviously D probably17, A criminal B victim C suspect D enemy18, A unpopular B unlucky C unkind D unusual19, A attacking B arguing C bringing D

12、 pulling20, A shouting B keeping C fighting D crying21, A because B although C after D unless22, A play with B agree with C deal with D help with三，阅读理解（213）AWe were doing the best to control the fire of the burning garage. Outside, I heard the sounds of cats crying. I couldnt stop- I would have to l

13、ook for the cats after the fire was put out.It took a long time to finally bring the big fire under control. No one inside was hurt. At that point I was free to find out where the cat noises were from. There was still a lot of smoke and heat coming from the building. I followed the meowing to the si

14、dewalk in front of the garage. There, crying and huddled together, were five frightened kittens . They must have been inside the building, as their fur was badly hurt.I wanted to find the mother cat. It was obviously that she had gone into the burning garage and carried out all her babies, one by on

15、e-unbelievable.We finally found her. Her paws and face were blackened, and her fur was burned all over. You could even see her reddened skin under the burned fur. She could hardly move. I picked her up, and she relaxed in my arms as much as her pain would allow. I was determined to save this brave l

16、ittle cat and her family.The veterinarian told me they would watch the kittens and their mother for the night, but they werent confident about the about the mothers chances.About a week later, I found out she was going to live. We named her Scarlet because of her reddened skin.I was happy to see Sca

17、rlet get together with the kittens again. She touched each of them, nose to nose. She had risked her life five times-and it had paid off. All of her babies had survived.As a firefighter, I see heroic acts every day. But what Scarlet showed me that day was the kind of bravery that can only come from

18、a mothers love.23,Which f the following is TRUE according to the story?A The writer went to look for the cats as soon as he heard them cryingB The firefighters put out the fire quickly and no one was hurt.C The writer didnt find the cats until the smoke and heat were gone.D The mother cat moved all

19、her babes out of the fire to a safe place.24,Why was the writer determined to save the cats?A Because he was amazed at the mother cats courage. B Because the cats attracted many peoples attention.C Because he didnt want to see any living things die .D Because it had taken him much time and effort to

20、 save them.25,The writer talks about the cats story to show that_.A animals should be taken good care of.B mothers love can be great and brave.C it is meaningful to help others .D a cat always has nine lives.BHave you ever noticed that your fingertips are winked when youve just finished swimming or

21、washing dishes? It seems as if your hands have aged 30 years i a second. But is this an accident? Or is it something that nature has built into our bodies?If your fingers wrinkling up had no use at all, “ it wouldnt need to.” Professor Tom Smulders from Newcastle University, UK, told BBC News. By st

22、udying wet fingers closely, Smulders and his partners found that the wrinkles looked a bit like the patterns on the car tire or o the bottom of the running shoes. So they made a guess that wrinkles on fingers might be able to help the hand hold things more tightly.To test this, researchers asked 20

23、people to pick up marbles from water with their hands. But before they started, some of the people had to keep their hands in water for half an hour.The researchers found that the people with wrinkled fingers completed the task the task faster than those with dry hands. But when they were asked to m

24、ove dry marbles, all the people performed equally well, no matter they had the wrinkled fingers or not.Our ancestors might not have played with marbles, but wrinkled fingers could have made it easier for them to climb around in the wet forests and catch fish from rivers, researchers say.Similarly, o

25、ur toes also get wrinkled in water. This may have developed from our ancestors need to run on wet ground.But the question is, if wrinkled fingers are so helpful, why dont our hands just stay that way all the time? Researchers explained that wrinkling has its disadvantage: wet fingertips are far less

26、 sensitive than smooth ones, reducing our sense of touch.26, What does the underlined world “this ” in the third paragraph refer to?A. Wether fingers have wrinkles after they are put in water.B. Wether wrinkled fingers can hold things more tightly.C. Why keeping things in water makes them wrinkled.D

27、. Why wrinkles help hands hold things more tightly.27, The test shows that _.A. winkled hands hold dry things more tightly than dry hands do.B. dry hands hold dry things more tightly than wrinkled hands do.C. winkled hands hold wet things more tightly than dry hands do.D. dry hands hold wet things m

28、ore tightly than wrinkled hands do.28. What might be the disadvantage of wrinkled fingers?A. They are too sensitive to be touched.B. They might be more likely to get hurt.C. They cannot hold things tightly enough.D. They are not so sensitive as dry fingers.COne of sweetest memories as a child is of

29、going down to the river and sitting comfortably on the bank. There I would enjoy the peace and quiet, watch the water rush downstream and listen to songs of birds. I would also watch the bamboo trees bend under the pressure from the wind and watch them return gracefully to their original state after

30、 the wind had died down.When I think about the bamboo trees ability to bend and move back, the word “resilience” comes to my mind. When it is used for a person, this word means the ability to readily recover(恢复) from shock, sadness or any other suffering. Have you ever felt like you were going to sn

31、ap? Have you ever felt like you were at your breaking point? Thankfully, you have survived to talk about it.Life is a mixture(混合) of good times and bad times, happy moments and unhappy moments. The next time you are experiencing one of those bad times or unhappy moments that take you close to your b

32、reaking point, bend, but dont break. Try your best not to let the situation get the best of you.An amount of hope will take you through the unpleasant suffering. With hope for a better tomorrow or a better situation, things may not be as bad as they seem. The unpleasant suffering may be easier to deal with if the end result is worth having.If th