2018江苏常州市中考英语试题(含答案解析]

1、WORD完美格式2018年江苏省常州市中考英语试卷一、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. Time waits for no man . But some people wont realize the importanee of timeits gone . ( D )A. as B. since C. when D . until2. -Two tickets for Sun day , please!-Sorry. There isleft . ( B )A. nothing B . none C . some

2、D. anything3. -Your father has passed the driving test?-Yes.my fathermy mother has . ( A )A. Not only ； but also B . Neither ； norC. Either : or D. Both ； and4. -Hurry up , Jeff! Lets cross the road as fast as possible .-No, you. Dont you see the light is still red ? ( C )A. could nt B . would nt C

3、. must nt D . need nt5. Lights are out . The con cert is to begi n . The fans hold their breath for Jay Chous. ( D )A. in flue nee B . guida nee C . experie nee D . appeara nee6 . -Manager, all the machinesust now!-What ? Call the engineer at once . ( A )A . broke down B . turned downC . broke out D

4、 . turned out7. As an American , Tom is a big fan of Chinese kung fu . , he is crazyabout Beijing Opera . ( C )A. Therefore B . However C . Moreover D . Otherwise8. -Can you describe ?-Yes. I was walking when a bike knocked me down from behind. ( C )A. why did the accident happenB. when did the acci

5、dent happenC. how the accident happenedD. where the accident happened9. -Iyou here , but you did nt come .-Im terribly sorry . I was so busy that I forgot . ( B )A. would expect B . was expectingC. am expecting D . have expected10. -Are you going to try out for the host of the English party?-? It is

6、 such a good chanee to improve my spoken English. ( D )A. Whats up B . Whats wrongC. Why me D . Why not二、完形填空(共1小题；每小题12分，满分12分)阅读下面短文，从短文 后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项.11. Mrs. Walker sat down at her desk and sighed (叹息).OK. Tell me what happened .Yesterday, Win st on bega n , whe n I got home , I went

7、 straight to my room to do my homework . After I finished , I needed a (n) (1). SoI took out my bubble gum (泡泡糖)to (2)Michael and I are havinga competiti on to see who can blow the biggest bubble .Thats right , Michael said . We are .I kept adding gum and my bubble kept growing. Soon it (3)mywhole f

8、ace .What the n ? asked Mrs. Walker.Then it happened . The bubble became as big as a beach ball . He (4) his arms to show how big it was .A few kids made faces-they did nt(5)him , but Winston ignored(不理睬)them and went on .Suddenly a strong wind took the bubble right out of my mouth! The bubble (6)ov

9、er my desk and out of the window . As it sailed away, I noticed something yellow stuck to it . Like paper . Then I noticed my (7) was missing .So? Mrs . Walker asked .I ran after the bubble into Mrs . Roosevelts garden . I saw her cat attackit. The bubble broke . All Isaw the n was the cat running a

10、way . Mrs . Roosevelt helped me search the(8) . But my homework was no where to be see n .Mrs . Walker shook her bead . (9) , Win sto n , why did ntyou just tell me that the homework was too (10) in stead of maki ngup that wild story ?Just then , the office worker walked in with a letter .Winston op

11、e ned the letter and took out the wrin kled homework paperand a note that said , For Winstons teacher .I am sure Winston (11)to hand this in . Hes a good boy . I haveno idea how his homework got stuck to my cat , but rm sure Winston can give you a (n) (12) .Mrs . Roosevelt技术资料专业整理Mrs.YesWalker looke

12、d up . It was all true!madam , Winston said quietly .A.A.A.A.A.A.award B . rest C . surprise D . choicepractice B . create C . exercise D . enjoycleaned B . hurt C .rounded B . held C .hear B . notice C .floated B . rode C.covered D . hitcrossed D. wavedremember D . believeclimbed D . stayedbubble B

13、 . book C .homework D . gumroom B . cat C . desk D . gardenGen erally B . Ho nestly C .Fin ally D . Exactlyhard B . differe nt C . com mon D .in teresti ng refused B . promised C . man aged D . wan tedintroduction B .explanation C . suggestion D . instruction三、阅读理解(共4小题；每小题6分，满分26分)阅读下列短文，从短文后 各题所给的

14、A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项.12 . Summer is fin ally here for most of us . Sadly, summer is not so pleasa nt to people in a bit less lucky places , where air conditioning (空调) is not easy to get for most of them .But as a saying goes, where there is a will , there is a way , especially for those who like doi

15、ng it yourself (DIY). A young man from Bangladesh (孟加拉国)designed an airconditioning system called the Eco Cooler , one that does not require power , and is made of the worlds most com mon waste-plastic bottles .The Eco Cooler is super simple to build-no special engin eeri ng skills are required . Fi

16、rst, to fix it , a window should be taken away and replaced(替代)by it . Second, a boardshould be cut into the size of a win dow. Some bottle-n eck sized holes should then be cut onto the board . Then , the funn el-shaped (漏斗状)bottle necks , cut from the plastic bottles , should be put into the holes

17、. The next step is to fix the design onto the window frame (框) with the wider side facing outwards . And this is it .The Eco Cooler the n works by catch ing the winds and sending them in sidethe building . It can reduce the temperature of a room by as much as 5 C-abig differenee when looking at comf

18、ortable 25 C compared to uncomfortable30 CThe idea of the inven tor , Ashis Paul, was to show his great product toas many People as possible . For this purpose , he received help from some groups of volunteers . Together , they offered to help local people build and fix the units , as well as teach

19、them how to make them themselves .Yes, the Eco Cooler is not a super high-tech air conditioning system , butit is one that can make abig differenee .( B ) When building the Eco Cooler, we should pay special attentionto.A. the shape of the windowB. the direct ion of bottle necksC. the temperature of

20、the outsideD. the weight of the board( C ) What can we learn from the passage ?A. Ashis Paul is a clever inven tor and a successful bus in essma nB. An Eco Cooler can fix the room temperature to comfortable 25. CC. The new inven ti on of Eco Cooler is frie ndly to the en vir onmentD. Local people wi

21、ll replace their air con diti oner with an Eco Cooler .( D ) Whats the best title of this passage ?A. DIY air con diti oning made from plastic bottlesB. Eco Cooler-a super high-tech air con diti onerC. Why do we n eed an Eco Cooler in summer ?D. A stro ng-willed inven tor and his DIY dream13. How to

22、 investigate Pla nning?Decide on a scie ntific problem to inv estigateFor example , a student named Mary has decided to research into how quickly sugar dissolves （溶解）in water .?Write dow n your hypothesisYou may already have an idea of what you expect to happen in your investigation . This idea is c

23、alled your hypothesis . It may not be right! It is just an idea , though it may be based on work in scienee which you have done before . The aim of your investigation is to test your idea .?Decide what variables（变量）you are deali ng withThings like temperature , size , weight , and colour are called

24、variables . Variables are things you can measure （测量）.In your investigation , you have to decide what the variables are , which ones you will keep fixed , and which you will cha ngeYou need to change just one variable at a time . If lots of variables change at once . it wont be a good test .?Decide

25、what equipme nt you n eed , and in what order you will do things?Prepare tables for your results Gett ing your evide nee（数据）?Make your measurements , and record your results Reach ing con clusi ons?Look for patter ns in your results?Prese nt your con clusi onsWhat links (关联) did you find between any

26、 of the variables ? How would you expla in these links ? Check ing your findings?Compare your con clusi ons and hypothesisDo your results support your idea ?( D ) What does the underlined word hypothesis most probably mean ?A. reas onB. resultC. methodD. guess( A ) In Marys investigation , which of

27、the following about the variablesis true ?A. She can only cha nge one variable at a time .B. Some of the variables cant be measured.C. Her weight and age can be the variables.D. The temperature of water cannot be a variable .( A ) What is the passage mainly about ?A. How to do a scie ntific research

28、.B. How to expla in a scie ntific findingC. How to deal with a chemistry problem .D. How to un dersta nd some chemistry kno wledge.14. We wake up very early to go to school , maybe even earlier to meet with a teacher , complete our extracurricular(课程以外的)activities , comehome to have a quick dinner ,

29、 talk for eight minu tes with our pare nts and do homework until we fall asleep . But then we remember . We have to look at the American College T est (ACT) exercises one more time . Half asleep , we run dow nstairs to get the ACT book , and start study ing . After this we fin ally get to tur n off

30、the lights and drift away to sleep . And the n six hours later , we do it all over aga inIn my health class , my teacher told us that teenagers need at least eight to nine hours of sleep each night . The sad truth is , with so much to do every day, high school students cannot keep to this sleep sche

31、dule(安排).Let me ask you all a questi on : Does nt it seem more huma ne (人道的) to give a tee nager perhaps two hours of homework each ni ght? This wouldallow us to have the eight to nine hours of much n eeded sleep. Or does itseem better to pile stude nts with five hours of work a ni ght? It leaves us

32、very little time to relax , therefore reduci ng the time that we can sleep .In my opinion . the present structure(结构)of the junior year of highschool does nt work well . Junior year of high school is a time for growth . By this time many students have the ability to think creatively , and solve chal

33、lenging problems . Homework is important for a students growth . But do we really need to spend countless hours a night doing it ? Too much homework can only lead to too little sleep and too low an ability . I do think it is time to cha nge the structure , so that we sleep at home , and lear n at sc

34、hool.( A ) In the first paragraph the writer gives .A. a picture of the prese nt daily life of high school stude ntsB. an example of an ideal daily life of high school stude ntsC. a reas on for high school stude nts to live a busy daily school lifeD. a suggestio n of what high school stude nts shoul

35、d do to pass ACT( D ) From the last paragraph we know that the writer thinks .A. Junior year of high school is the most importa nt growth periodB. challe nging problems are n eeded for a tee nagers growthC. the ability to thi nk has no thi ng to do with homeworkD. the prese nt structure leads to stu

36、de nts ofte n sleep ing in class( C ) Why does the writer write this article ?A. To prove the role of eno ugh sleep in tee nagers growth.B. To compla in about the problems in the system of the ACTC. To ask for a cha nge for less homework and more sleep .D. To discuss the relati on ship betwee n slee

37、p and homework .15. After a while attention to T om ended , and the usual school murmur （嗡 嗡读书声）rose upon the bori ng air once more . Now the boy bega n to steal secret glances （偷看） at the girl . She noticed it , made a face at him and gave him the back of her head for the space of a minute . Whe n

38、she slowly faced around again , an apple lay before her . She pushed it away . Tom gently put it back . She pushed it away again , but with less animosity （敌 意）. Tom patie ntly retur ned it to its place . The n she let it rema in . Tom wrote on his paper , Please take it-I got more . The girl gla ne

39、ed at the words , but made no sign .Now the boy bega n to draw someth ing on the paper, hid ing his workwith his left hand . For a time the girl refused to no tice； but her huma ncuriosity （好奇心）soon bega n to show itself by hardly no ticeable （明显的）sig ns. The boy worked on, seem in gly not aware . T

40、he girl made some non-committal （含糊的） efforts to see , but the boy did not display that he was aware of it . At last she could nt bear it and whispered :Let me see it .Tom partly un covered the picture of a house with some smoke risi ng from the chimney （烟囱）. Then the girls interest began to fasten

41、itself upon the work and she forgot everyth ing else. Whe n it was fini shed , she gazed amoment , then whispered :Its nice-draw a man . ”The artist created a man in the front yard ； she was satisfied , and whispered :Its a beautiful man-now draw me in it .Tom drew an hour-glass （沙漏）as the body , a

42、full moon as her head andsome arms added to it . The girl said :Its ever so ni ce-I wish I could draw . No one has ever taught me thatIts easy, whispered T om , Ill learn you .Oh, will you ? When ?At noon . Do you go home to dinner ?Ill stay if you will .Good-thats a deal . Whats your name ?( B ) Wh

43、at probably happened in the classroom before this passage ?A. The girl in troduced herself to the boy .B. Someth ing no ticeable happe ned to the boy .C. They had a less on on how to draw .D. The boy drew an apple for the girl .(C ) What most probably happe ned to the apple fin ally?A. Eate n by the

44、 boy because the girl did nt accept it.B. Eate n by the boy because it was the last one he hadgot.C. Eate n by the girl because they fin ally became friendsD. Eate n by the girl because the boy was draw ing all the time .( B ) What can we learn from the 2nd paragraph ?A. The boy did nt want the girl

45、 to show in terest in his draw ingB. The girl did nt want to show in terest in the boys draw ing no ticeably.C. The boy did nt no tice the girl trying several times to see his draw ingD. The girl did nt want the boy to do the draw ing in class any more .( A ) What in this passage made T om succeed i

46、n making friends with the girl ?A. Using her curiosity .B. Show ing off his draw ing ability.C. Teach ing her how to draw .D. In vit ing her to dinner四、阅读表达（共1小题；每小题5分，满分5分）阅读下面短文，并根据所读 内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入一个最恰当的单词.注意：每个空格里只填一个单词.16. When a thought has found wordsPoetry （诗歌） is the forgotten child of lit

47、erature . Few people read it for pleasure . In Western highschools, poetry is seldom taught because it is con sidered to be out of date and have little to do with the life of todays stude ntsIn China . however . poetry is still an important part of the curriculum（课程）. Rece ntly , the Mi nistry of Ed

48、ucati on has in creased the nu mber of ancient Chinese poems for students to memorize and recite , from 14to 72. Why is it importa nt to lear n poems ?First of all , poetry is a necessary part of learning traditional Chinese culture . It is a path to understanding your history and your society . It

49、is also the key to un dersta nding the thoughts and feeli ngs that are com mon to every one but that we may be un able to express-the joy of Li Bai dancing with the moon , for example . Every one has feeli ngs of joy , love , Ion eli ness , sad ness and eve n an ger , and a good poem can put those f

50、eeli ngs into words and bring us self- un dersta ndingPoems can also express beauty . In a few short lines , even something com mon can become beautiful . Here is a poem called Fog by Carl San dberg : The fog comes/on silent haunches （弓腰）/and then moves on . Yes, fog does move smoothly , silently an

51、d like a cat , and Sandberg catches that feeling and image （形象）， and makes it beautiful .Of course , to really enjoy poetry , it has to be read aloud . After all , a poem is really just a song without music. Most ancient poetry , like Homers Epics （荷马史诗） and Chinas Book of Songs, was spoken for hun

52、dreds of years before it was writte nThe America n poet Robert Frost said, Poetry is whe n an emoti on hasfound its thought and the thought has found words . You are lucky that younow have seve nty-two poems to lear n!Title : When a thought has found wordsPassage outli neDetailed in formati onIn the

53、 WestMost people thi nk poetry is (1)from the life of todays stude ntsChin as rece n t actionStude nts must memorize and recite more an cie nt Chin ese po ems(2) Lear ning poems helps you (3)history and society Poems help express your pers onal thoughts and feeli ngs Poems can express beauty of(4)th

54、ings with very few linesfor lear ning poetryA tip on enjoying poetry(5)aloud is the best way to enjoy poetry. In tact , many ancient poems were spoke n before they were writte nCon clusi onChinese students should feel lucky to have 72poems to learn!【答案】1. different2. Reasons.3. understand .4. com mo

55、n .5. Reading.五、词汇（共4小题；每小题1分，满分4分）A）根据句子意思，用括号中所 给词的正确形式填空，每空填一词.17. -Is this your umbrella ?-No, its another （visit ）.【答案】visitors18. -How much should I pay ?-18yuan in all , （inelude ） the pen you picked out just now【答案】including19. Time is limited . Youd better make a （decide ） right now .【答案】de

56、cision20. Nothing is（possible）. It means everything can happen if you makeefforts .【答案】impossibleB）根据句意及汉语提示，写出各单词的正确形式，每空填一词.21. -How much time do you need to carry on with the project ?-Another （四）days.【答案】four22. Do you know what the exact （人口） of China is ?【答案】population23. Fin ally , we ma nage

57、d to hand out all the 1, 000posters （凭借）others help .【答案】with24. Miss Gao can always come up with （幽默的）ideas to make herclasses lively .【答案】humorous六、用括号内所给动词的正确形式填空（共 5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）25. -Why do you buy so many flowers , Justin ?- （celebrate ） my mothers birthday .【答案】To celebrate26. -Bad luck! My watch