常州市中考英语试卷及答案

1、 常州市二 0 一五年初中毕业、升学统一文化考试英 语 试 题本试卷共 8 页。全卷满分为 90 分，考试时间为 100 分钟。考生须将答案书写在答题卡上。一、单项选择（共 10 个小题；每小题 1 分，满分 10 分)从 a,b,c,d 四个选项中，选出可以填人空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。1. your home town is really nice!the air quality is as good as_of sanya.a. it b. onec. that d. the one2. -who will give us the speech on public man

2、ners?-mr. brown_,but im not sure.a.can b. needc. mustd. might3.-would you like to visit the zoo with me now?-sorry. its_the visiting hours. lets go there tomorrow.a. on b. overc. duringd. beyond4.-dont you think it_ of some teenagers to be crazy about pop stars?-well, i dont think so. we were once y

3、oung and had the similar experiences.a. creativeb. sillyc.wise d.curious5.-could you tell me the_of making such tasty cakes?-well，i just follow the instructions in the cookbook.a. timeb. methodc. cost d. menu6. life is a journey with trouble, but with care and wisdom you can_any problemyou face.a. w

4、ork outb. hand outc. find out d. put out7.-jenny，will you leave for the usa now?-no. it will be two weeks_i leave here.a. untilb. sincec. before d. when8 .mike used to be a top student, but he_ behind since he lost himself incomputer games.a. fellb. has fallenc. wasd. has been9.-jack, id like to hav

5、e your opinions about my report.-_.but i have one suggestion.a. thats a good ideac. it looks fine to meb. i agree with youd. check it first10.-im going to give a talk on the dragon boat festival to the exchange students.-great! but dont forget to tell them_.a. what should they eat at the festivalb.

6、why people enjoy the full moonc. what kind of race is often held d. how do people celebrate it二、完形填空（共 12 小题；每小题 1 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.并在答题卡上将该项涂黑how often do you let other peoples rude actions change your mood? do you leta bad driver or an impolite waiter make your day i

7、n a mess? however, the mark ofyour wise reply to the actions is how _11_you can come back to smiling to them.sixteen years ago, i learned this_12_ at the back of a taxi in new york.we were driving fast in the right lane (车道)when suddenly, a black carjumped_13_a parking space right to front of us. my

8、 taxi driver stepped on the brake( 刹车)ashard aspossible, and at the_14_moment our car stopped just one inch from theback of the other car.i couldnt _15_ what happened next. the driver of the car turned his headaround and started_16_bad words. but then heres what really_ 17_ me.my taxi driver just sm

9、iled and waved(挥手致意) at the guy. i said, why did you justdo that? this guy nearly _18_us! he told me what i now remember the lawof the garbage(垃圾)truck.he said,“like garbage trucks, many people run around full of garbage, full ofanger, and full of regret. _19_their garbage increases more and more, t

10、hey lookfor a place to pour it.if you let them, theyll pour it on you. so when someone wants topour it on you, dont feel hurt. just smile, wave, and move on. you will be_20_.”i started thinking: how often do i let garbage trucks run right over me? and howoften do i take their garbage and_21_it to ot

11、her people? then i knew clearlywhat i should do.i began to see garbage trucks. i see the bad_22_people are carrying. i seethem coming to pour it. and like my taxi driver, i dont feel hurt. i just smile, wave,and move on。11 .a. clearly12.a. example b.experience c. lessonb.quicklyc. exactlyd.correctly

12、d.case13.a. out of14 .a. next15.a. doubtb. acrossb. busyb. considerc. next toc. rightc. acceptd.far fromd.lastd.believe 16.a.shouting b. tellingc. whispering d.expressing17.a. cheered b. encouraged c. surprisedd.satisfiedd.beatd. befored.luckierd.hang18.a. attacked b. killedc. warnedc. asc. saferc.

13、spreadc. name19.a.sinceb. whileb. busierb. lend20.a. happier21 .a. donate22 .a. newsb. prized.mood三、阅谈理解(共 13 小题;每小题 2 分，满分 26 分）阅读下列短文，从短文后各题所给的 a,b,c,d 四个选项中，选出最佳选项并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。alast fall a beaver moved into the small stream beside our house. he begantaking down small trees right away. and in a cou

14、ple of weeks our stream turned into apond(水塘).every day,he added more to his dam(水坝)and to his house. were sureyouve all heard the saying, as busy as a beaver. now, we understand this saying aswe saw the work that this beaver did over a very short period of time.we thought that would be the last of

15、the beavers busy activity as winter came.to our amazement, however, he started chewing( 咀嚼)on a very large tree. the treewas over 18 meters tall and around 1.5 meters in diameter( 直径).we were amazed atthe challenge this beaver was trying. all winter, he chewed and chewed. he hadsetbacks(挫折)as we fac

16、ed major winter storms and ice-cold weather. but sure enough,when the weather allowed, he would come back and chew a bit more.the beavers first goal(目标)was to survive-to build。home for the winter.working every day with that goal in mind, he successfully achieved that goal. but thelarge tree he start

17、ed chewing on last fall was a future goal 一 he wanted the large treeto provide new food and branches(树枝)for the coming spring. even with the setbackshe faced over the winter, he never gave up until he reached it.our beavers experience reminds us that we need to set goals for tomorrow.sometimes just

18、surviving seems to take up all of our time. but, if you do just a littlebit when time allows and stick to your future goal, you will achieve it. when faced with setbacks, have your goal in heart and dont let the setbacks stopyou. keep chewing like the beaver, and you will achieve your goal in the en

19、d.23. what is the purpose of the beavers chewing on the large tree?a. to provide more food for the winter because of the snow.b. to add more branches to his dam and his house.c. to prepare new food and branches for the coming spring.d. to keep working every day with a goal in mind.24. here is 。parag

20、raph(段)when spring arrived, we went down to see the beaversprogress. the tree was about to fall. our beaver had almost completely chewedaround and through the whole tree.”according to the passage, it should be put_a. between paragraph i and paragraph 2b. between paragraph 2 and paragraph 3c. between

21、 paragraph 3 and paragraph 4d. between paragraph 4 and paragraph 525. the best title of this passage might be_a. keep chewingc. as busy as a beaverb. be like the beaverd. set proper goalsbsometimes, you feel down or unhappy and it is hard to come back t0 your highspirit. so if youre having a bad day

22、 and need a boost，then help is just a click away.a website is trying to offer people positive( 积极的)messages from strangers tocheer them up. it announces to be“the nicest place on the internet，where happypeople can present their positive thoughts and feelings to those who are in low spirits.the websi

23、te, thenicestplaceontheinte,rle.tnsepteople post videos of themselvesblowing kisses and leaving positive and encouraging messages to lift visitors spirits.the website was created by jeff lam and is considered to help many people outwhen they feel low. the well-known artist who lives in san francisco

24、 said he came upwith the idea when he and his friend lauren were having one of those bad days.we tried to become cheerful，but none of the usual methods seemed to beworking. not music. not food. what we hoped was something positive, honest andgood.so with only a camera and work- free weekend, we crea

25、tedthe nicest placeon the internet, he explained on his website.one user of the site, joseph meehan, 27, from birmingham, said,“its a fun andexciting website. i visit every once in a while when im missing my friends orfamily. i think it could really be a help to people that are feeling down or sad.

26、it may even stop them from doing something stupid. you can also post your video to thewebsite, and they add it to the series. its very easy to share the love.”mr. lam is now working on a new project that allows people to leave positivevoicemails for strangers. the idea is that strangers send an audi

27、o(声音)diary byleaving a voicemail and then anyone can listen to it.26 .the underlined word boost in paragraph 1 probably meansa.鼓舞 b.放松 c.休闲d.提高27. the website was created in order to_a. provide a place for those who want to post their videosb. discover something positive, honest and goodc. recommend

28、 positive voicemails on the website to peopled. offer something positive to cheer people up28.according to the text, which of the following is true?a. jeff lam is working on a new project to collect more audio diaries.b. jeff lam met a lot of difficulties during the time of creating the website.c. j

29、oseph meehan has got help from the website and supports it.d. joseph meehan has shared his own positive videos with strangers.ci was just out of college, only three days into a graduate (研究生)year inengland,and i was pulling a heavy bag and suitcase(箱子)through the londonunderground. i was also crying

30、 out of control.the day before yesterday, my uncle told me never to speak to him, his wife, ormy two cousins again.earlier, i made a joke. i didnt mean to hurt my aunts feelings,but it did.i spent the evening in an ugly blue telephone booth ( 电话亭). crying as ispoke to a family friend who lived in en

31、gland.when i left the phone booth, i went back to a silent house with three closedbedroom doors. in the morning, i heard everyone get up and leave for work andschool. i wrote a note to say sorry and pulled my bags to the train station. when i gotinto london, i had to take the underground to angel st

32、ation to get to my familyfriends house.i was familiar with the underground, but at the time, it was just endless whitetiles（瓷砖).coming to england seemed like a bad decision. crying yet again, i triedto lift my suitcase up the stairs.when i was trying hard to walk forward, there were hands. each time

33、 i facedanother group of steps,a hand would lift the suitcase. at the top of the steps, the handwould let go, and id pull the suitcase to the next group. and just as i wanted to tryagain，another hand would appear. it happened several times. i never looked up, because i couldnt stop crying.eachhand l

34、ooked different, and many different people helped me, without asking or sayinganything. i couldnt look up. i wasnt able to say thank you.i went on to have an amazing year studying in england, but that was the last timei saw or spoke to any of my uncles family. yet when i think about that terrible lo

35、ssin 2008, i remember those strangers hands. they were there when i needed them, andeven now, they help me out of the sadness of that memory. i think of them as i ridethe underground in washington d. c. today, and i watch the citizens and tourists tooffer hands at any time.29. what was the writers f

36、eeling while she was walking in the station?a. she felt sad and helpless at first, but might feel warm later.b. she was looking forward to getting help from friends.c. she expected to leave london and go back homed. she regretted making the joke, but was angry with her uncle.30. in the last paragrap

37、h, the underlined words that terrible loss probablymean_.a. i was crying when i took the underground in londonb. i left my uncles family and havent contacted them since thenc. i didnt say thank you to those who gave hands to med. i lost my good mood and felt sad when i left my uncles family31 .what

38、is the passage mainly about?a. it tells us a story about an unlucky and homeless college student.b. it.describes the writers experience through the underground.c. it expresses the idea of giving hands to strangers who are in need.d. it shows the helping hands that writer got from strangers.dis your

39、tv connected to the internet? what about your chair or your fridge? it ispossible that they are not. but in the future, most things in your home may beconnected, as the so-called internet of things is developing.the internet of things may be coming sooner than you think. it is reported thatduring hi

40、s speech earlier this year, samsung ceo( 首席执行官)bk yoon spent a lotof time talking about the internet of things. he said that five years from now ，everysamsung product will be part of the internet of things, whether its a washing machineor a vacuum cleaner(吸尘器).so, how do household(家用)objects that ar

41、e part of internet of things work?well, think of a usual chair. when connected to the internet, the chair warms up whenit knows that the user has just walked into the room and is feeling cold.an internet-connected camera, like a smart-home camera, could help peoplefeel safer in their homes. it can r

42、ecognize(识别)peoples faces, and even can see when someone passes by in the dark. then it can send you a message on your smartphone tolet you know whos there. if the person is someone you dont know, it can tell you that,too.but according to mit technology review, whether companies are connectingdog fo

43、od bowls or security( 安全)systems to the internet, there may be problems. forexample,many early connected-home devices( 装置)dont have much built-in security,which means they could be hacked( 被黑客攻击)，in addition, it could be difficult toget these devices to work together because they are made by differe

44、nt companies. tofight this, many companies have joined the open interconnect consortium, which had45 members by late 2014.so, picture this: you walk in through the front door of your home. thetemperature changes to make you feel comfortable after a long day at school. yourfavorite music starts playi

45、ng for you. do you think that this would be a good thing? itmay happen sooner than you think.32. the samsung ceos speech is mentioned to prove that_.a. the internet of things will appear in our daily life soonerb. samsung has produced the internet of things recentlyc. samsung products have been part

46、 of the internet of thingsd. he spent a lot of time talking about the internet of things33. we can infer(推断)from paragraphs 3 and 4 thata.the chair can know whether the user feels cold or notb.a usual chair can warm up when it knows the user comes inc. an internet-connected camera can be used to tak

47、e photos in the housed. an internet-connected camera can be connected to the users smartphone34. according to the passage, it is mentioned that_the temperature inside is neither too high nor too lowyour fridge provides the drinks for youthe chair warms up if you feel coldyour favourite music starts

48、playingyour washing machine starts workinga. b.c.d.35. whats the problem about the internet of things?a. companies which produce connected-home devices havent joined together.b. connected-home devices may not work together and can easily get hacked. c. companies have difficulty connecting security s

49、ystem to the internet.d. these new devices are produced by different companies.四、阅读衰达（共 5 小题;每小题 1 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:请将答案写在答题卡上相应题号的横线上。每个空格里只填一个单词。any time of the day you can devote to exercising is a good time for gettingactive,but if you want to make a healthy fitness

50、 plan, it may be helpful to keep severalpoints in mind and find out the best time to exercise.first, try to know what kind of person you are. especially, are you an early birdwho always wakes up early in the morning, or a night owl( 猫头鹰)who almost nevergoes to bed before midnight? once you are gener

51、ally aware of what your sleepcharacteristics are,you will understand better when your body needs exercise, eitherearly in the morning,sometime during the day, or later on in the evening.second, consider your daily plan. when do you seem to be most busy, and whendo you plan your most important tasks?

52、 try to fit in your exercise before or at leastaround these events if possible, so that you can keep exercising and your life wont beaffected(影响)as well.third, think about when you feel you have the most energy. for most people, thattime is usually in the morning after a good nights rest, or after a

53、 long day of work.after a busy or much stressful day, exercising can reduce your working stress fromhard work.lastly, find out the place you plan to do exercise. your house provides exerciseat any time if you own fitness equipment( 设备)，but if there is a gym( 健身房)downthe street or along the way home

54、from work, it will make it more suitable for you toexercise.more importantly, you need to make a plan and try sticking to it for one week. ifyou do so and can get through the exercise without being pulled in another direction,make it a habit. and once you have set up your fitness plan, dont make any

55、 greatchanges to it unless your doctor allows you to._36_to take several points about exercise and find out the besttime to exercise.introduction .know your sleep characteristics and you will have abetter_37_of your body needs exercise.make your daily plan well 50 that you can keepexercising_38_your life.main points .think about when you are most energetic.exercising after workcan make_39_stressed.find out w