常州市中考英语试题及答案解析

1、 2015年常州市中考英语试卷分析1、 单项选择1. Your home town is really nice! The air quality is as good as _ of Sanya.A. it B. one C. that D. the one【答案】C【解析】本题考查的是代词。题目的意思是“空气质量和三亚的一样好”，所以这边的代词应该代指air quality, 代指不可数名词用that。it是代指上文提及的同一个东西，one是泛指，the one是特指。2. -Who will give us the speech on public manners? -Mr. Brown

2、 _, but I'm not sure.A. can B. need C. must D. might【答案】D【解析】本题考查的是情态动词。根据语境和Im not sure可知，Mr. Brown可能知道谁给大家做关于公共礼仪的演讲，表示可能性但又不是很确定用might。3. -Would you like to visit the zoo with me now? -Sorry. It's _ the visiting hours. Let's go there tomorrow.A. on B. over C. during D. beyond【答案】D【解析】

3、本题考查的是时间介词的用法。根据语境，sorry表示不能去动物园，因为不在拜访时间内。学生容易把over和beyond搞混了，over是指空间上的超过，beyond可以指时间上的超过，所以本题选D。4. -Don't you think it_ of some teenagers to be crazy about pop stars? -Well, I don't think so. We were once young and had the similar experiences.A. creative B. silly C. wise D. curious【答案】B【解

4、析】本题考查的是形容词的辨析。根据语境，此处要选的是针对一些青少年对流行音乐明星疯狂的态度，creative有创造力的，silly愚蠢的，wise明智的，curious好奇的，此处只有silly比较符合语境。5. -Could you tell me the _ of making such tasty cakes? -Well，I just follow the instructions in the cookbook.A. time B. method C. cost D. menu【答案】B【解析】本题考查的是名词的辨析。根据语境，“你能告诉我制作如此美味的蛋糕的方法吗？”time时间，

5、method方法，cost花费，menu菜单，此处只有method比较符合语意。6. Life is a journey with trouble, but with care and wisdom you can _ any problem you face.A. work out B. hand out C. find out D. put out【答案】A【解析】本题考查的是含有out的动介短语辨析。work out 解决，算出，hand out分发，find out找出，put out扑灭，根据句意“生命就像一场有麻烦的旅行，只有用关心和智慧你才能够解决你所面对的任何问题。”本题应该选

6、A。7. -Jenny, will you leave for the USA now? -No. It will be two weeks _ I leave here.A. until B. since C. before D. when【答案】C【解析】本题考查的是连词。根据句意Jenny不会现在离开去美国，所以应该是在走前还有两个星期，until是直到为止，since是自从，when是当时候，before比较符合题意。8. Mike used to be a top student, but he_ behind since he lost himself in computer ga

7、mes.A. fell B. has fallen C. was D. has been【答案】D【解析】本题考查的是时态。根据since可知本题应该用现在完成时，fall behind落后，是个瞬间动作，当句中有since, for等表示时间段的时间状语时，要把瞬间动作改为持续动作，所以应该用be behind, 正确答案选D。9. -Jack, I'd like to have your opinions about my report. -_. But I have one suggestion.A. That's a good idea B. I agree with

8、you C. It looks fine to me D. Check it first【答案】C【解析】本题考查的是情景对话。根据上下文，“我想知道你关于我报告的意见”“但是我有一个建议。”A 那是一个好主意，B 我同意你的观点，C对我来说不错，D 先检查。询问观点意见结合后面的有一个建议可知选C。10. -I'm going to give a talk on the Dragon Boat Festival to the exchange students. -Great! But don't forget to tell them_.A. what should the

9、y eat at the festival B. why people enjoy the full moonC. what kind of race is often held D. how do people celebrate it【答案】C【解析】本题考查的是宾语从句。宾语从句需要用陈述句语序，可以排除掉AD, 再根据常识可知龙舟节跟欣赏满月没有关系，排除掉B，正确答案选C。 二、完形填空How often do you let other people's rude actions change your mood? Do you let a bad driver or an

10、 impolite waiter make your day in a mess? However, the mark of your 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 car jumped _13_ a

11、 parking space right to front of us. My taxi driver stepped on the brake(刹车)as hard as possible, and at the _14_ moment our car stopped just one inch from the back of the other car.I couldn't _15_ what happened next. The driver of the car turned his head around and started _16_ bad words. But th

12、en here's what really _17_ me. My taxi driver just smiled and waved(挥手致意) at the guy. I said, "Why did you just do that? This guy nearly _18_ us!" He told me what I now remember "The Law of the Garbage(垃圾)Truck." He said, “Like garbage trucks, many people run around full of g

13、arbage, full of anger, and full of regret. _19_ their garbage increases more and more, they look for a place to pour it. If you let them, they'll pour it on you. So when someone wants to pour it on you, don't feel hurt. Just smile, wave, and move on. You will be _20_.” I started thinking: ho

14、w often do I let Garbage Trucks run right over me? And how often do I take their garbage and _21_ it to other people? Then I knew clearly what I should do.I began to see Garbage Trucks. I see the bad _22_ people are carrying. I see them coming to pour it. And like my taxi driver, I don't feel hu

15、rt. I just smile, wave, and move on.11. A. clearly B. quickly C. exactly D. correctly【答案】B【解析】副词辨析。clearly清晰地，quickly快速地，exactly确切地，correctly正确地。根据句意，你对这种行为明智地回复的标志是你能够多么快速地朝他们微笑。12. A. example B. experience C. lesson D. case【答案】C【解析】名词辨析。example例子，experience经验，lesson课，case案例。根据句意，我在纽约的出租车上学到了这一课。13

16、. A. out of B. across C. next to D. far from【答案】A【解析】 介词辨析。根据句意，一辆黑色的车从一个停车场开出来正好在我们的前面，从出来用out of。14. A. next B. busy C. right D. last【答案】D【解析】形容词辨析。根据句意，我的出租车司机使劲地刹车，为了强调紧迫感用last，在最后一刻停下来避免了事故的发生。15. A. doubt B. consider C. accept D. believe【答案】D【解析】动词辨析。doubt怀疑，consider考虑，accept接受，believe相信。根据句意，

17、我无法相信接下来发生了什么。16. A. shouting B. telling C. whispering D. expressing【答案】A【解析】动词辨析。根据句意，汽车司机转过头来，开始说不好的话，只有shout可以表示愤怒的语气。17. A. cheered B. encouraged C. surprised D. satisfied【答案】C【解析】动词辨析。cheer欢呼，encourage鼓励，surprise让惊讶，satisfy使满足。根据上下文，接下来发生的事情让作者惊讶，因为出租车司机并没有生气，而是挥手致意。18. A. attacked B. killed C.

18、 warned D. beat【答案】B【解析】动词辨析。根据上下文，作者感到很不解，觉得那个汽车司机使他们差点发生交通事故甚至丧生，所以此处用kill比较合适。19. A. Since B. While C. As D. Before【答案】C【解析】连词辨析。根据句意，随着垃圾越来越多，他们需要寻找一个地方倾倒垃圾。这四个连词中as更侧重动作的同时发生以及因果关系，所以选C。20. A. happier B. busier C. safer D. luckier【答案】A【解析】形容词辨析。根据句意，当别人对你倾倒垃圾时，不要感到受伤，只要微笑并且继续前行就行了。这样的话啊你就会更加幸福。

19、21. A. donate B. lend C. spread D. hang【答案】C【解析】动词辨析。donate捐献，lend借出，spread传播，hang悬挂、绞死。根据句意，作者在思考他有的时候也会让别人倾倒给他的垃圾再传播给别人。22. A. news B. prize C. name D. mood【答案】D【解析】名词辨析。news新闻，prize奖赏，name名字，mood情绪。根据上下文，作者把bad mood比作garbage，所以此处选D。3、 阅读理解A Last fall a beaver moved into the small stream beside ou

20、r house. He began taking down small trees right away and in a couple of weeks our stream turned into a pond(水塘). Every day, he added more to his dam(水坝) and to his house. We're sure you've all heard the saying, "as busy as a beaver". Now, we understand this saying as we saw the wor

21、k that this beaver did over a very short period of time.We thought that would be the last of the beaver's busy activity as winter came. To our amazement, however, he started chewing(咀嚼) on a very large tree. The tree was over 18 meters tall and around 1.5 meters in diameter(直径). We were amazed a

22、t the challenge this beaver was trying. All winter, he chewed and chewed. He had setbacks(挫折) as we faced major winter storms and ice-cold weather. But sure enough, when the weather allowed, he would come back and chew a bit more.The beaver's first goal(目标) was to survive-to build home for the w

23、inter. Working every day with that goal in mind, he successfully achieved that goal. But the large tree he started chewing on last fall was a future goal- he wanted the large tree to provide new food and branches(树枝) for the coming spring. Even with the setbacks he faced over the winter, he never ga

24、ve up until he reached it. Our beaver's experience reminds us that we need to set goals for tomorrow. Sometimes just surviving seems to take up all of our time. But, if you do just a little bit when time allows and stick to your future goal, you will achieve it.When faced with setbacks, have you

25、r goal in heart and don't let the setbacks stop you. Keep chewing like the beaver, and you will achieve your goal in the end.本文是一篇寓言故事。主要讲述海狸尽管遇到了重重挫折，通过坚持不放弃从而在一棵大树上做窝并为来年春天准备了食物和树枝。 23. What is the purpose of the beaver's chewing on the large tree?A. To provide more food for the winter bec

26、ause 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.【答案】C【解析】细节题。根据文中“But the large tree he started chewing on last fall was a future goal- he wanted the large tree to provide new

27、 food and branches(树枝) for the coming spring.”可知答案选C。24. Here is a paragraph(段)"When spring arrived, we went down to see the beaver's progress. The tree was about to fall. Our beaver had almost completely chewed around and through the whole tree.” According to the passage, it should be put_

28、A. between paragraph I and paragraph 2B. between paragraph 2 and paragraph 3C. between paragraph 3 and paragraph 4D. between paragraph 4 and paragraph 5【答案】C【解析】推断题。第三段讲的是海狸完成了第一个任务为冬天做个家，然后开始完成第二个任务为春天找棵树，下面一段就可以讲春天的情况了。25. The best title of this passage might be_A. Keep Chewing B. Be Like the Beav

29、erC. As Busy as a Beaver D. Set Proper Goals【答案】A【解析】主旨题。本篇文章通过描述海狸这个动物来宣传一种不断努力的精神，A选项既涉及海狸又涉及到这种精神，所以正确。B Sometimes, you feel down or unhappy and it is hard to come back to your high spirit. So if you're having a bad day and need a boost, then help is just a click away. A website is trying to

30、offer people positive(积极的)messages from strangers to cheer them up. It announces to be “the nicest place on the Internet", where happy people can present their positive thoughts and feelings to those who are in low spirits. The website, , lets people post videos of themselves blowing kisses and

31、 leaving positive and encouraging messages to lift visitors' spirits. The website was created by Jeff Lam and is considered to help many people out when they feel low. The well-known artist who lives in San Francisco said he came up with the idea when he and his friend Lauren were having one of

32、those bad days."We tried to become cheerful, but none of the usual methods seemed to be working. Not music. Not food. What we hoped was something positive, honest and good. So with only a camera and work-free weekend, we created The Nicest Place on the Internet." he explained on his websit

33、e.One user of the site, Joseph Meehan, 27, from Birmingham, said, “Its a fun and exciting website. I visit every once in a while when I'm missing my friends or family. I think it could really be a help to people that are feeling down or sad. It may even stop them from doing something stupid. You

34、 can also post your video to the website, and they add it to the series. It's very easy to share the love.”Mr. Lam is now working on a new project that allows people to leave positive voicemails for strangers. The idea is that strangers send an audio(声音) diary by leaving a voicemail and then any

35、one can listen to it.本文是一则新闻。 主要描述了一个网站主要目的是让人们可以上传语音去给别人加油打气。26 .The underlined word "boost" in paragraph 1 probably means _. A. 鼓舞 B. 放松 C. 休闲 D. 提高【答案】A【解析】词义推测题。根据第一段“it is hard to come back to your high spirit”，come back to your high spirit跟鼓舞的意思类似。27. The website was created in order

36、 to_. A. provide a place for those who want to post their videos B. discover something positive, honest and good C. recommend positive voicemails on the website to people D. offer something positive to cheer people up【答案】D【解析】细节题。 根据文中“The website, , lets people post videos of themselves blowing kis

37、ses and leaving positive and encouraging messages to lift visitors' spirits.” 这个网站的目的是为了鼓舞人们。28. 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 websi

38、te.C. Joseph Meehan has got help from the website and supports it.D. Joseph Meehan has shared his own positive videos with strangers.【答案】C【解析】 推断题。根据文中倒数第二段“I visit every once in a while when I'm missing my friends or family.”可知Joseph Meehan从网站中得到过帮助并且支持这个网站。CI was just out of college, only thre

39、e days into a graduate (研究生) year in England, and I was pulling a heavy bag and suitcase(箱子) through the London Underground. I was also crying out of control. The day before yesterday, my uncle told me never to speak to him, his wife, or my two cousins again. Earlier, I made a joke. I didn't mea

40、n to hurt my aunt's feelings, but it did. I spent the evening in an ugly blue telephone booth (电话亭), crying as I spoke to a family friend who lived in England.When I left the phone booth, I went back to a silent house with three closed bedroom doors. In the morning, I heard everyone get up and l

41、eave for work and school. I wrote a note to say sorry and pulled my bags to the train station. When I got into London, I had to take the underground to Angel Station to get to my family friend's house. I was familiar with the underground, but at the time, it was just endless white tiles（瓷砖). Com

42、ing to England seemed like a bad decision. Crying yet again, I tried to lift my suitcase up the stairs.When I was trying hard to walk forward, there were hands. Each time I faced another group of steps, a hand would lift the suitcase. At the top of the steps, the hand would let go, and I'd pull

43、the suitcase to the next group. And just as I wanted to try again, another hand would appear.It happened several times. I never looked up, because I couldn't stop crying. Each hand looked different, and many different people helped me, without asking or saying anything. I couldn't look up. I

44、 wasn't able to say thank you.I went on to have an amazing year studying in England, but that was the last time I saw or spoke to any of my uncle's family. Yet when I think about that terrible loss in 2008, I remember those strangers' hands. They were there when I needed them, and even n

45、ow, they help me out of the sadness of that memory. I think of them as I ride the underground in Washington D. C. today, and I watch the citizens and tourists to offer hands at any time.本文是一篇记叙文。主要讲述作者在跟叔叔一家吵架之后心情非常低落地离开叔叔家，在路上遇到了很多好心人的帮忙的故事。29. What was the writer's feeling while she was walkin

46、g 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 home D. She regretted making the joke, but was angry with her uncle.【答案】A【解析】推断题。刚开始作者到达站台时“I was familiar with the

47、 underground, but at the time, it was just endless white tiles”，表明作者很难过。但是当作者在站台行走时“Each hand looked different, and many different people helped me, without asking or saying anything” 得到了很多好心人的帮助，心里应该会感受到一点点温暖。30. In the last paragraph, the underlined words "that terrible loss" probably me

48、an_. A. I was crying when I took the underground in London B. I left my uncle's family and haven't contacted them since then C. I didn't say thank you to those who gave hands to meD. I lost my good mood and felt sad when I left my uncle's family【答案】B【解析】细节题。根据最后一段“I went on to have a

49、n amazing year studying in England, but that was the last time I saw or spoke to any of my uncle's family.” 可知应该是从那之后再也没有联系过叔叔一家。31. What is the passage mainly about? A. It tells us a story about an unlucky and homeless college student. B. It describes the writer's experience through the und

50、erground. 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.【答案】D【解析】主旨题。本文的背景是跟叔叔一家吵架，主要内容是在站台收到了很多来自陌生人的帮助。文章最后作者也提到“They were there when I needed them, and even now, they help me out of the sadness of that memory.”

51、所以本篇文章主要是来感谢那些帮助他的人们。D Is your TV connected to the Internet? What about your chair or your fridge? It is possible that they are not. But in the future, most things in your home may be connected, as the so-called "Internet of things" is developing. The Internet of things may be coming soone

52、r than you think. It is reported that during his speech earlier this year, Samsung CEO(首席执行官) BK Yoon spent a lot of time talking about the Internet of things. He said that five years from now, every Samsung product will be part of the Internet of things, whether it's a washing machine or a vacu

53、um cleaner(吸尘器). So, how do household(家用) objects that are part of Internet of things work? Well, think of a usual chair. When connected to the Internet, the chair warms up when it knows that the user has just walked into the room and is feeling cold. An Internet-connected camera, like a smart-home

54、camera, could help people feel safer in their homes. It can recognize(识别) people's faces, and even can see when someone passes by in the dark. Then it can send you a message on your smartphone to let you know who's there. If the person is someone you don't know, it can tell you that, too

55、. But according to MIT Technology Review, whether companies are connecting dog food bowls or security(安全) systems to the Internet, there may be problems. For example, many early connected-home devices(装置) don't have much built-in security, which means they could be hacked(被黑客攻击). In addition, it

56、 could be difficult to get these devices to work together because they are made by different companies. To fight this, many companies have joined the Open Interconnect Consortium, which had 45 members by late 2014. So, picture this: you walk in through the front door of your home. The temperature changes to make you feel comfortable after a long day at school. Your favorite m