2021年扬州市中考英语试题

扬州市2021年初中毕业、升学统一考试英语试题

说明：

1.本试卷共8页，包含选择题（第1题~第45题，共45题）、非选择题（第46题~第81题，共36题）两部

分。满分120分，考试时间为100分钟。考试结束后，请将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。

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一、单项选择（共15小题；每小题1分，计15分）

在下列各题A、B、C、D四个选项中选择一个能填入题干空白处的最佳答案。

1.As________teacher,it'simportanttobegoodrolemodelfortheirstudents.

A.the;aB.a;theC.a;aD.the;the

2.—Whichcolourdoyoulike,redorblue?

—________.Ilikegreen.

A.EitherB.BothC.NeitherD.None

3.China'sfirstMarsrover,Zhurong,toucheddownontheRedPlanet________May15,2021.

A.onB.inC.atD.to

4.Ican'tbelieveyoumadethelife-likecatoutofpaper.How________youare!

A.loyalB.creativeC.helpfulD.organized

5.一________doyouplaybasketballwithyourfriends?

一Onlyonceaweek.

A.HowlongB.HowmuchC.HowsoonD.Howoften

6.—HaveyouwatchedthefilmGulliver'sTravels?

一Yes,I________itduringtheSpringFestival.Whataboutyou?

A.watchB.watchedC.willwatchD.havewatched

7.We________seewhichwaytogoifthestarsdonottwinkle（闪耀）so.

A.cannotB.shouldnotC.mustnotD.neednot

8.一HowdidyoucometoBaoying?

—Byhigh-speedrail.It________meonly28minutestogethere.

A.spentB.paidC.lostD.took

9.Inmanycountries,peopleputtheirfingersuptotheirmouths________silence.

A.askfbrB.askingforC.toaskforD.askedfor

10.一Wecanalwaysfindsomethinggoodinabad________ifwelookforit.

一It'ssotrue.Let'smakefulluseofwhatcomes.

A.situationB.directionC.instructionD.competition

11.Hesaidthathewouldpasstheexamandthis________tobetrue.

A.turnedoutB.putoutC.brokeoutD.triedout

12.wealwayswaitforanotherday,fruitlesslyourlifewillpassaway.

A.UntilB.IfC.AlthoughD.Whether

13.一Dowehavetoreadanythingnextweek,Mr.Wu?

—Sure.YoutoreadBlackBeautyfrompages58to85.

A.wereexpectedB.willexpect

C.areexpectingD.areexpected

14.一Bytheway,couldyoutellus?

—FromtheInternet.

A.whyareyouinterestedinourcompany

B.whyyouareinterestedinourcompany

C.wheredidyouhearaboutourcompany

D.whereyouheardaboutourcompany

15.—AreyourparentsagainstyourleavinghometoworkinShanghai?

—.Theysaytherearemorechancesinbigcities.

A.Don'tmentionitB.Ofcoursenot

C.ThafsallrightD.Withpleasure

二、完形填空（共15小题；每小题1分，计15分）

阅读下面短文，从文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。

OneSaturdayafternoon,AmyfoundMegandJogettingwelldressed.Theyweregoingtothetheaterwith

Laurie.Shewantedtocome.

“Ican'ttakeyou,dear,becauseyouaren't_16_JbeganMeg,butJocutin_17_,"Youcan'tgo,Amy.

LaurieinvitedonlyMegandme.”

Amycried,"You'llbe_18_this,JoMarch.”

WhileJoandMegwereatthetheater,Amy_19_Jo'sbookofwritings.Jo'slovingworkofseveralyears

wasgoneinthefire.

Thatnight,MotheraskedJotoforgive（原谅）hersister,butJo_20—.

Thenextday,JowenttotheriverwithLaurietoskateontheice.Amyfollowedthem.Josawhercomingand

turnedherback.ButLauriedidnot_21—Amy.HewarnedJotostayawayfromthemiddleoftheriver.Theice

therewas_22—.Joheardhim,butAmydidnot.

SomethingturnedJoround.ShehappenedtoseeAmythrowupherhandsandgodown,withascaringcry.

Theice_23_.JotriedtocallLaurie,buther_24_wasgone.Shetriedtorushforward,butherfeetseemedto

haveno_25—inthem.

Laurie'svoicecriedout,"Bringarail（横杆）.Jo.Quick,quick!^^

Sheneverknew_26—shedidit,butforthenextfewminutessheworked,blindlyobeyingLaurie,Together

theygotthechildout.Amywasmorescaredthan_27_.

WhenMotherhadputAmytobed,Jowhispered,4tAreyousuresheis_28_?”

“Quitesafe,dear.Sheisnothurt,andwon'tevencatchcoldJrepliedhermothercheerfully.

“Mother,Ihadkeptmyanger_29_itgrewsostrong.Today,without_30—,itmighthavebeentoolate.

Oh,Mother,whatshallIdo?”

uAngercanmakeusdoverybadthingstopeoplewelove.Wemustlearntocontrolouranger,saidMrs.

March.

JolookedatAmyinherbedandgaveherabigkiss.

—TakenfromLittleWomen

16.A.invitedB.hiredC.trainedD.interviewed

17.A.curiouslyB.politelyC.impatientlyD.uncertainly

18.A.tiredofB.confidentofC.famousforD.sorryfor

19.A.burnedupB.gotupC.putupD.setup

20.A.regrettedB.refusedC.agreedD.cheered

21.A.holdB.hearC.treatD.see

22.A.thinB.strongC.dirtyD.narrow

23.A.brokeB.frozeC.shookD.gathered

24.A.soundB.pronunciationC.voiceD.noise

25.A.energyB.strengthC.challengeD.courage

26.A.whateverB.whenC.whereD.how

27.A.worriedB.hurtC.trappedD.bored

28.A.asleepB.aliveC.safeD.generous

29.A.afterB.unlessC.becauseD.till

30.A.AmyB.MegC.LaurieD.you

三、阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，计30分）

阅读下列内容，从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。

Isitpossibletohaveadiet（日常饮食）that'sbothhealthyandfriendlytoourplanet?Hereareanswerstoyour

eco-friendlyfoodquestions.

DoeswhatIeatinfluenceclimate（（气候）change?

Yes.Theworld'sfoodsystemisresponsiblefor（为…负责）aboutonequarteroftheplanet-warming

greenhousegasesthathumansproduceeachyear.Thatincludesraisingandharvestingalltheplants,animals,and

animalproductsweeat,aswellasprocessing,packaging,andshippingfoodtomarketsallovertheworld.

Whichfoodshavethelargestinfluence?

Ingeneral,beefandlambhavethebiggestclimatefootprintpergramofproteinwhileplant-basedfoodslike

beans,rice,comandwheathavethesmallestinfluence.Pork,chicken,eggsaresomewhereinthemiddle.

IsthereasimplefoodchoiceIcanmake?

Studieshaveshownthatpeoplewhoeatameat-heavydietcanreducetheirfood-relatedfootprintbyonethird

ormorebymovingtoavegandiet—nomeat,dairy（乳制品）,oreggs.Ifyoudon'twanttogothatfar,justeatless

meat.

CanIreallymakeadifferencetoourplanet?

Weneedmorefoodtofeedtheworld'sgrowingpopulation.Onepersonalonecanmakeonlyatinydifference.

Ifmanypeoplemakechangestotheirdiets,thatwillstarttoaddup.Itwillmakeagreaterdifferenceiftheworld's

heaviestmeateatersmakesomechangestotheirdiets.

31.Accordingtothepassage,whichfoodshavethesmallestinfluenceonourplanet?

A.Beefandlamb.B.Riceandcorn.

C.Chickenandpork.D.Beansandbeef.

32.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingisTRUE?

A.Onepersonalonemakesnodifferencetoourplanet.

B.Shippingfoodallovertheworldhasnoinfluenceonclimatechange.

C.Alltheplanet-warminggreenhousegasescomefromthefoodsystem.

D.Meateaterscanreducetheirfood-relatedfootprintbyeatinglessmeat.

33.Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?

A.HowtoproducemoremeatB.Howtomakemoreplant-basedfoods

C.HowtoeatbetterfortheplanetD.Howtoaskeco-friendlyfoodquestions

Roberta,PeterandPhyllislivedinalargehouseinLondon.Fatherworkedhardina

governmentoffice.Hewasneverangryandalwaysreadyforagame.Motherwas

almostathome,readytoplaywiththechildren,andreadtothem,andhelpthemdo

theirhome-lessons.Thesethreeluckychildrenalwayshadeverythingtheyneeded:

prettyclothes,goodfires,alovelyplayroomandadogcalledJames.Theyhadahappy

life,buttheydidnotknowhowhappytilltheprettylifeinthelargehousewasover.

Peterhadatoyengineanditbroke.Afterdinner,PetershowedFathertheengine.Fatherlookeditoverand

promisedtodoitonSaturday.

AtthatmomenttwomencametoseeFather.Minutespassed,Father'svoicecameoutfromthestudy,loudand

angry.

Moretimepassed.ThenMothercameinandsaid,“Father'sbeencalledaway—onbusiness.”

Aweekaftertheirfatherwentaway,theirmothersaid,"Now,we'regoingtomovetothecountry.Apretty

littlewhitehouse,calledThreeChimneys.”

Thefamilystartedpacking:clothes,plates,candlesandalsotablesandchairs.

“Weseemtobetakingalltheuglythings,“saidRoberta.

"We'retakingtheusefulones,"saidMother."We'vegottoplayatbeingpoorfora

Petersaidjoyously,dolikemoving!Iwishwemovedonceamonth.”

Motherlaughedandsaid,"Idon'tlikemoving!^^

Assheturnedaway,Robertasawherface.Sheneverforgotit.

“Oh,Mother,shewhispered,€thowIloveyou!Youarebraveenoughtolaughwhenyou'refeelinglikethat!”

ThentheytookatraintoThreeChimneys.NooneknewhowlongtheyhadbeeninthetrainwhenMother

wokethemup.

Theystoodinthecoldnightaironthedarkplatform.Atthatmomenttheydidn'tknowhowimDortantthe

stationandthetrainswouldbecometothem.Theydidn'tknowtheyweregoingtobetherailwaychildren.

—TakenfromTheRailwayChildren

34.ThefamilypackedthingslikeplatesandcandlesbecauseMotherthoughttheywere.

A.usefulB.newC.expensiveD.beautiful

35.Whichofthefollowingquestionsisansweredinthispassage?

A.HowdidPeter?stoyenginebreak?

B.Whenwouldthechildren'sfatherbehome?

C.WhatwasthefamilylikebeforeFatherwasaway?

D.Whatwasthefamily'slifelikeinThreeChimneys?

36.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingisTRUE?

A.Phylliswantedtomoveahouseonceamonth.

B.Fathersaidgoodbyetothechildrenwhenheleft.

C.MotherwantedtoleaveLondonandmovetothecountry.

D.Motherwasbraveenoughtolaughwhenshewasfeelingsad.

37.Whatcanweinfer（推断）fromtheunderlinedsentencesinthelastparagraph?

A.Thechildrendon'tliketheirlifeinLondon.

B.Thestationhasnothingtodowiththefamily'sfuturelife.

C.Somethingisgoingtohappentothechildrenlaterinthestory.

D.Parentscanbetterdealwithlifechangesthantheirchildren.

C

Asamountain,1,642-fdotSquawPeakisn'tthatimpressive.Butitsviewsattractmanyhikers（远足者）.Henry

Grant,acollegestudentatIthacaCollege,wasoneofthem.

WhilewaitingforhismotheronedayinAugust2019,Grantwatchedotherhikersenjoytheview.Onehiker,

dressedinpink,waslookingoverthelipofthecliff（悬崖）withherhusband.

WhenGrant'smotherrejoinedhim,thetwocontinuedontheirway.Suddenly,heheardsomethingscaring:

“Paula!Paula!^^amanshoutedcrazily.Grantturnedaroundquickly.II

Severalhikersimmediatelystartedlookingforher,buttheirviewwasscreenedbytrees.Uncertaintheycould

help,Grantandhismotherheadeddownthetrail.Butwhenhesawsomehikersstillsearching,hedecidedtolend

ahand.Afterpromisinghismotherthathewouldbesafe,hewentonalone.

After15minutesofclimbingoverlargerocks,pushingpastbushes,andslipping（滑）downlooseearth,Grant

foundapinkfigure.Thewomanhadfallenabout75feet.Luckily.shewasalive.

“Paula!Paula!”Grantshouted.Thewomandidn'treply.Shewasbadlyhurt.Grantcalledthepolicetoreport

herlocation.Shekepttryingtomove,andeverytimeshemoved,sheslippedalittlemore.Afraidthatinherunclear

stateofmindshemightfallofftherocktoherdeath,Grantclimbedonallfoursupatight,narrowpathbydigging

intotheearthwithhisfingersandfeetuntilhereachedPaula.

Paulawasmoaning,almostsenseless.Grantgentlyputherhandinhis,tryingtokeephermindoffthepainby

keepingaskingherquestions:"Whereareyoufrom?Doyouhavekids?"Soon,theywerejoinedontheirperch（歇

脚处）byanotherhikernamedSimon.

About45minuteslater,firstrescuers（救援者）arrived.Paulaandherhusbandwereflowntoahospital.Five

hoursafterthewomaninpinkhadfallen,GrantwasbackontopofSquawPeak.

38.WhichsentenceshouldgointheemptyboxinParagraph3?

A.HeranasfastaspossibletosavePaula.

B.Hismotherturnedaroundatthesametime.

C.Thewomaninpinkwasnowheretobeseen.

D.Otherhikerswerescaredbytheterribleshout.

39.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?

A.GranthadnodifficultyinreachingPaula.

B.SimonandGrant'smotherjoinedinsavingPaula.

C.Paulaandherhusbandwerebothbadlywoundedandsaved.

D.GrantaskedPaulaquestionstokeephermindoffthepain.

40.Theunderlinedword“they"inParagraph7refersto（指的是）.

A.firstrescuersB.PaulaandGrant

C.GrantandhismotherD.Paulaandherhusband

41.Whatdoesthepassagemainlytalkabout?

A.Howawomanfell75feetfromamountaincliff.

B.Howayoungmantriedhisbesttosaveastranger.

C.Howawomanmanagedtosurviveaterribleaccident.

D.Howayoungmanmadeadecisioninfaceofdanger.

D

Everwonderedwhyyourvirtual（虚拟的）homehelperdoesn'tunderstandyourquestions?Orwhyyour

navigationapptookyouonthesidestreetinsteadofthehighway?InastudypublishedApril21stinthejournal

iScience,Italianresearchers,AriannaPipitoneandAntonioChella,designedarobotthat“thinksoutloud”.

Toexplorehowinnerspeechmightinfluencearobot'sactions,theresearchersbuiltarobotcalledPepperthat

speakstoitself.Ithastheabilitytoreasonandthink.TheythenaskedpeopletosetthedinnertablewithPepper

accordingtoetiquette（礼仪）rules.Inoneexperiment,theuseraskedPeppertolaythenapkinatthewrongplace,

goingagainsttherules.Pepperstartedaskingitselfaseriesofself-directedquestionsandconcludedthattheuser

mightbemistaken.Tobesure,Pepperconfirmedtheuser'sorder,whichledtofurtherinnerspeech.

uEhm,thissituationtroublesme.Iwouldneverbreaktheniles,butIcan'tmaketheuserunhappy,soI'mdoing

whathewants,9,Peppersaidtoitselflayingthenapkinwhereitwasrequiredtobe.ThroughPepper'sinnervoice,

theusercanlearnPepperwasfacingadifficultsituationandsolveditbyurioritizinztheuser'sorder.

ComparingPepper'sactionswithandwithoutinnerspeech,PipitoneandChelladiscoveredtherobothada

highertask-completionratewhenhavingself-dialogue.

However,somepeoplefindtherobotspendsmoretimecompletingtaskswhenittalkstoitself.Therobot's

innerspeechisalsolimitedtotheknowledgethatresearchersgaveit.Pepper'sdesignersstillsaytheirworkprovides

aframework（构架）tofurtherexplorehowself-dialoguecanhelprobotsfocus,plan,andlearn.utInsomeways,we

arecreatingagenerational（世代的）robotthatlikestochat.Fromnavigationappsandthecameraonyour

phonetomedicalrobotsintheoperationrooms,machinesandcomputersalikecantakeadvantageofthischatty

feature,nsaysChella.

42.Whydoesthewriterasktwoquestionsattheverybeginningofthepassage?

A.Todrawthereader'sattentiontothetopic.

B.Ibshowthewriterlikeselectronicproducts.

C.Totellthereaderaboutthehistoryofrobots.

D.Toprovethewriteroftenfacestroubleinlife.

43.WhywasPepperaskedtolaythenapkinatthewrongplace?

A.ToseehowmuchtimePepperspentlayingthenapkin.

B.lbconfirmhowpopularPepperwasamongitsusers.

C.TotesthowmanyetiquetterulesPepperremembered.

D.Tostudyhowself-dialoguemightinfluencePepper'sactions.

44.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“prioritizing“inParagraph3mean?

A.repeatingB.dealingwith...first

C.goingagainstD.complainingabout

45.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?

A.ThedesignersareproudoftheirworkaboutPepper.

B.Pepperhasalreadybeeninuseintheoperationrooms.

C.Pepper'sinnerspeechdependsonitsuser'scommunicationskills.

D.Withorwithoutinnerspeech,Peppercouldcompleteataskequallywell.

四、词汇运用（共10小题；每小题1分，计10分）

根据句子意思，用括号中所给汉语提示或英语单词的适当形式填空。在答题卡标有题号的横线上，写

出空缺处所填单词的正确形式。（每空一词）

46.MyparentsandIhadajourneytoHainan,（wonder）

47.Thewallpaperwithcartoonpatternsisidealformyroom,（son）

48.Thenextmorninghegotupthanbeforetopractisefootball,（early）

49.Foralongtimeinhistory,peopledependedonhorsestotradegoods,（great）

50.ZhangRuoxu,TangDynastypoet,iswidelyforhispoemAMoonlitNightontheSpringRiver,

（know）

51.Jackenjoysandsunbathingwithhisfriends.（游泳）

52.IpromisedLiMingIwouldkeepthesecretto.（我自己）

53.Sofar,Chinahasbuiltnearly600,000culturalcentersin.（村庄）

54.I'mnotsurehowIfeelaboutthat,withmybirthdaycoming.（第七八）

55.Thereisalowbrickwallthegardenandthefieldbeyond.（在...之间）

五、任务型阅读（共10空；每空1分，计10分）

阅读下面短文，根据短文中的信息完成文后表格。在答题卡标有题号的横线上，写出空缺处所填单词

的正确形式。（每空一词）

Readingisfun!Youcanalsoanalyzetexts（文本）tolearnmorefromthetextsand

aboutthetexts.Onewayyoucandothiswithfictionbooks,passages,orpoemsisby

texploringtheirthemes.

Athemeisacentralidearunningthroughoutthetext,connectingthecharacters

andevents.Thewritermayexpresshisorherthoughtsabouthumanityoraworldview

throughatheme.Themescanbeideaslikefriendship,bravery,love,honestyorfamily.Makesureyouknowwhat

thewriterissaying.

Sometimes,themesarehardtofindout.First,thethememaynotbeabletobeincludedinjustonewordlike

theexamplesabove.Theremayalsobemorethanonethemeinthetext.Whafsmore,somethemesarenotpresented

inthewordsdirectly.Youhavetousecluesinthetextstofindthem.

Tostartexploringthetheme,firstyouneedtomakesureyou'vereadthewholetext.Sincethemesdevelop

overtime,youcan'tfullyunderstandtheunderlyingthemesuntiltheendofthetext.Then,askyourselftosumup

（概括）thetextandtrytoworkouta“bigidea”.Forexample,didmanycharactersresolveproblemswiththeir

families?Iftherewasonlyonesmallproblemwithacharacter'sfamily,then"family“mightnotbethethemeof

thetext.Finally,afterfindingouta"bigidea,“gothroughthetexttofindexamplesthatsupportthisidea.You

needn'trepeateverydetailofthestory——afewkeyexampleswillbefine.

Nowyouarereadytoexplorethethemeofatext!

Exploringthe56ofatext

MainpointsDetailedinformation

57isatheme?•Athemeisa58ideathatconnectsthecharactersandevents.

•The59thoughtsarepossiblyexpressedthroughthetheme.

Whyisit60to•Youmightnot61thethemeinjustoneword.

findthetheme?•Theremayalsobemorethanonethemeinthetext.

•Somethemesarenotpresentedina62way.

Howcanyouexplorethe•Readthetexttillthe63tofullyunderstandthethemes.

theme?•Workouta“bigidea"ofthetextbysummingupthetext.

•Findsomekeyexamplesto64the“bigidea”.It'snot65to

repeateverydetail.

六、缺词填空（共10空；每空1分，计10分）

根据短文内容和首字母提示，在下文空格处填入适当的词使短文完整。在答题卡标有题号的横线上，

完整地写出空缺处各单词的正确形式。（每空一词）

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66.Chinesecultureandart.

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giveyouapressed-infeeling,inordertolaterproduceunexpectedjoyw67youturnaroundthehalltosee

theamazingrockformations（假山）andabiglake.Thebeste68istheSummerPalace.

Rockformationsplayani69roleinthedesignofaChinese-stylegarden.Withoutthem,agardencould

notbeconsideredaChinese-stylegarden.TheyareasimportanttoaChinese-stylegardenassculpturesaretoa

European-stylegarden.GeGardeninYangzhouisfamousfori70FourSeasonsRockeries（假山花园）.