常州中考英语试卷及答案

常英第5页(共8页)常州市二○一七年初中毕业、升学统一文化考试英语试题注意事项：1.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，写在试卷上的一律无效。2.答题前，考生务必将自己的姓名、考试证号填写在试卷上，并填写好答题卡上的考生信息。考试结束后，请将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。一、单项填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）从题中所给的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。1.–_________isitsinceyouleftyourprimaryschool?–Threeyears.A.Howold B.Howlong C.Howfar D.Howsoon2.–Howniceyourdictionaryis!Wheredidyouget_________?I’dliketobuy_________,too.–Intheshopinthecitycentre.A.it;one B.one;one C.one;it D.it;it3.Mymotherwon’tallowmyfathertodrive_________hepromisestogiveupdrinking.A.unless B.since C.if D.after4.Achildshouldbeencouragedtotellthetruthinsteadof_________storieswheneverheorshehasdonesomethingwrong.A.takingup B.puttingup C.makingup D.settingup5.–WillDadbebackhomeat6o’clockthisevening?–Heshould,buthe_________not.Sometimesheexercisesafterwork.A.can B.must C.need D.may6.–CouldyoutellmehowtobehavepolitelyinpublicintheUK?–Yes._________,youshouldkeepyourvoicedownandalwaysqueue.A.Afterall B.FirstofallC.Inall D.Atall7.–Whydoesn’tthesurgeonstop_________lunch?–Becauseheistoobusy_________adyingpatientintheoperationroom.A.tohave;tosave B.having;tosave C.tohave;saving D.having;saving8.I’llneverforgetthetowninwhichthere_________acleanriverandmanybigtalltrees.A.usedtobe B.usedtohave C.wasusedtobeing D.wasusedtohaving9.Theshoppingmall_________fortwoyears,butI_________thereonlyonce.A.hasopened;havegone B.hasopened;havebeenC.hasbeenopen;havegone D.hasbeenopen;havebeen 10.–CouldyoulookaftermyplantswhileI’mawayonbusiness,please?–_________.I’llwaterthemontime.A.Comeon B.Withpleasure C.Takeiteasy D.You’rewelcome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。Onthefirstdayofmy11thgrade,Iwasn’texcitedwhenIlookedatmytimetableandsaw“BiologyII—RobinHaworth,Room301”.IhadneverlikedbiologyandIfoundit11.AfterIenteredtheroom,Itookaseatintheverybackand12formynewteacher.ThebellrangandMrsHaworthenteredtheclassroom.Shebegantotellushowherclasswasgoingtobedifficultandthatifweweren’tuptothe13,shewouldgladlyletusleave.Theclassrequiredlotsof14.ThiswasespeciallyhardformebecauseIwasbalancinganewschoolwithanewpart-timejob.Mygradessoonbeganto15.JustasIbegantoappearinaseaofD,MrsHaworthaskedmewhatwasup.ItoldheraboutthedifficultyIwashaving.ShelistenedtomeandIknewshetruly16mylifeandmyproblems.Shetoldmethatshe17mebutthatIneededtolearnhowtomanagemytimebetter.MrsHaworthgreatly18myabilitybyhelpingmelearntosolvemyproblemsonmyown.IfIgotaCinatest,shewouldhandit19andaskedmetodealwiththeonesImissedandtellherwhy.She20increasedmygradesbuttaughtmehowtostudyharder.IgottoknowthatifIhaddonemybestforthefirsttimeIdidit,Iwouldn’thavesomany21.Andaftermanytrials,mygradesbecamebetter.Ihadneverhada(n)22whoopeneduptomeandtreatedmeasherequal.OverthepastyearsshehastaughtmethatifIwanttobeexcellent,Iamtheonewhocanmakethathappen.11.A.amazing B.practical C.boring D.important12.A.prepared B.wished C.searched D.waited13.A.experience B.challenge C.education D.value14.A.competition B.attention C.conversation D.creation15.A.fall B.change C.improve D.miss16.A.cheeredfor B.caredabout C.lookedafter D.believedin17.A.understood B.recommended C.admired D.remembered18.A.supported B.influenced C.developed D.displayed19.A.back B.in C.out D.over20.A.even B.ever C.sometimes D.never21.A.businesses B.mysteries C.differences D.mistakes22.A.friend B.leader C.adult D.parent三、阅读理解（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。ATheBlueMetropolisLiteraryFestivaliscoming!Itwillhostnearly120family-friendlyactivitiesfromApril11toApril17.Morethan40writersandstorytellers,includinglocalwritersMoniquePolakandLydiaLukidis,willbejoiningselfishlyorhurtsourfeelings.Therearemanyreasonswhywejudgeothers.Itishumannaturetofindawaytosurvive.Whenweseeadog(oraperson)thatmightbiteus,ofcoursewefeelthreatened(威胁).Webecomenervous,wanttofightbackandareunabletoseethepossiblereasonsforanother’sbehavior.Althoughjudgmentisanaturalreaction(反应),trytocatchyourselfbeforeyouspeak,foryoucan’tgetyourwordsback.Makeashortstop.Trytochangeyourthoughtintoapositive(正面的)one.Afterall,likethatdoginthetrap,wereallydon’tknowthereasonsforsomeone’sbehavior.Whensomeonedisagreeswithusorsomehowmakesourlifedifficult,rememberthatit’susuallynotaboutus.Itmaybeabouttheirpainorstruggle(挣扎).Whynotgiveotherstherighttoexpresstheirdoubt?“Neverunderestimatethepainofaperson,”WillSmithsaid,“becauseinallhonesty,everyoneisstruggling.Somepeoplearebetterathidingitthanothers.”32.Thewritertalksaboutthedoginthefirstparagraphmainlyto_________.A.giveanexample B.makeacomparisonC.shareagoodstory D.setthebackground33.Accordingtothewriter,weusuallyjudgeothers_________. A.overbigmattersinsteadofsmallones B.afterthinkingcarefullyabouttheirsituation C.abouttherealreasonsbehindtheirbehaviorD.forourownsurvivalwhenfeelingthreatened34.Whatdoestheunderlinedsentence“Neverunderestimatethepainofaperson”mean? A.

Neverbelieveothershavepain. B.Neverpayattentiontoothers’pain.C.Neverthinkothers’painisbiggerthanitreallyis.D.Neverthinkothers’painissmallerthanitreallyis.35.Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage? A.TheBestWaytoJudge B.TooLatetoJudge C.ThinkTwiceBeforeYouJudge D.You’veGotaReasontoJudge四、阅读表达（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。Britishpeoplepridethemselvesontheirpolitemannerstowardsoneanotherinpublic.Theyoftenusetheword‘sorry’—evenwhentheydon’treallymeanit!Usually,iftheywanttoaskastrangerforthetime,theywouldstartbysaying‘Sorrytobotheryou.Doyouknowwhattimeitis?’Ifthey’refiveminuteslateforanappointment(约会),theywouldgenerallygreetthepersonbysaying‘SorryI’mlate!’Theyusetheword‘sorry’insomanydifferentsituationsthatthemeaningofthewordhaschangedalittleovertime.Thetwomaindictionarydefinitions(释义)of‘sorry’are:1)feelingsadforsomeoneelsebecauseoftheirproblemsorbadluck;2)feelingregretbecauseyou’vedonesomethingwrong.Now,thinkaboutthis.Normally,whentheywanttoaskastrangeraquestion,theystartwith‘Sorrytobotheryou’.Inthissituation,theyaren’tsaying‘sorry’becausetheyfeelsadforthatpersonorbecausetheyfeelregret.

Sowhatdoes‘sorry’reallymean?AndwhydoBritishpeopleuseitsomuch?Well,intheBritishculture,saying‘sorry’,isawaytobepolite,especiallytopeoplewhotheydon’tknowverywell.It’salsoaverycleverwaytogetwhattheywant.Inarecentexperiment,anactorwentuptodifferentstrangersonarainydaytoaskifhecouldusetheirmobilephonesinordertomakeacall.Whenhewentuptoonegroupofstrangersandaskedthemwithoutsaying‘sorry’first,hewasonly9percentsuccessfulinborrowingtheirphones.However,whenhesaid‘sorry’toanothergroupofstrangersaboutthebadweatherbeforeaskingifhecouldusetheirmobilephones,hewas47percentsuccessful.Somaybesaying‘sorry’isnotjustbeingpolite,butitisalsoagoodmethodtogetwhattheywanttoo!Title:WhydoBritishpeoplesaysorry?MainpointsDetailedinformationThe(36)▲inwhichtheysay‘sorry’askingforthetimebeinglateforanappointmentThechangeofthemeaningof‘sorry’Thetwomaindictionarydefinitionsof‘sorry’：feelingsadforothers’problemsorbadluckfeelingregretbecauseofone’sown(37)▲WhenBritishpeopleaskastrangeraquestionbystartingwith‘sorry’,theyaresaying‘sorry’(38)▲becausetheyfeelsadforthatpersonnorbecausetheyfeelregret.The(39)▲meaningof‘sorry’awaytobepoliteagoodwaytogetwhattheywantTheresultofanexperimentshowsit’seasierforoneto(40)▲inborrowingamobilephonebysaying‘sorry’.五、词汇（共8小题；每小题1分，满分8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。41.QiBaishiwasoneofthemostfamous▲(art)inChina.42.TheORBISdoctoradvisedthegirltohavetheoperationtopreventhereyeproblemgettingmuch▲(bad).43.Tocompletethework,hedranksomecoffeetokeephimself▲(wake).44.Toprotecttheearth,wemustn’tthrowawaythewaste▲(care).B)根据句意及汉语提示，写出各单词的正确形式，每空填一词。45.Wemustbe▲(勇敢的)enoughtofacedifficultiesinourlife.46.Somewildanimalsarein▲(危险)astheearthisgettingwarmerandwarmer.47.Marygoestoworkeveryday▲(除…..之外)Sundays.48.Thegeneralmanageralwaysthinkstwicebefore▲(回复)tothecustomers.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）49.IhadmyfingercutwhenI▲(divide)thewatermelonintopieces.50.Lastyear,thelight-colouredcar▲(sell)betterthanthedark-colouredone.51.–MayIhavethekeytoRoom425,please?Iwanttohavearestinit.–Ofcourse,we▲(tidy)itupalready.Hereyouare.52.Childrenarewarned▲(notplay)ontheroads.53.Allthechildren▲(bring)backtotheirparentsyesterdayafterthepolicefoundthem.七、根据所给中文完成句子（共6小题；每小题1.5分，满分9分）54.历史上的第一个风筝是由木头做成的吗？▲?55.他对研究古钱币比对收集邮票更感兴趣。Heis▲.56.离开时不要任由水龙头一直开着。▲.57.我想知道这个演讲是否值得一听。Iwonder▲.58.这些疾病与噪音污染无关。Thediseases▲.59.老师们对他很满意，因为他取得了很大的进步。Theteachersare▲.八、书面表达（共1题；满分15分）随着互联网的发展，许多中学生开始利用互联网进行学习。对此，某英文报组织了“合理利用互联网进行学习”的征稿活动，请你根据以下要点写一篇英语文章进行投稿。互联网用于学习的优势1.学习资源丰富；2.查找资料方便；3.……可能导致的问题迷上网络游戏；……建议……注意：1、表达清楚、语句通顺，意思连贯，语法正确；2、必须包括表格中所有的要点，并适当发挥；3、词数不少于90字（文章开头已经给出，不计入总词数）；4、不得使用真实姓名和校名等。参考词汇：resourcen.[C]资源Deareditor,I’dliketosaysomethingaboutthistopic.答案写在答题纸上常州市二○一七年初中毕业、升学统一文化考试英语试题参考答案及评分标准一、单项选择（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）1-5BAACD 6-10BCADB二、完形填空（共12小题；每小题1分，满分12分）11-15CDBBA 16-20BACAD 21-22DC三、阅读理解（共13小题；每小题2分，满分26分）23-25DBC 26-28CBB 29-31DBA 32-35ADDC四、阅读文章，根据文章内容完成表格（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）36.situations 37.mistake(s) 38.neither 39.real 40.succeed五、单词拼写（共8小题；每小题1分，满分8分）41.artists 42.worse 43.awake 44.carelessly45.brave 46.danger 47.except 48.replying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）52.wasdividing 49.sold 51.havetidied 53.nottoplay 50.werebrought七、根据所给中文完成句子（共6小题；每小题1.5分，满分9分）54.Wasthefirstkiteinhistorymadeofwood?55.Heismoreinterestedinstudyingancient/oldcoinsthan(in)collectingstamps.56.Don’tleavethetap(s)runningwhenleaving/whenyouleave.57.Iwonderwhether/ifthespeech/thetalkisworthlisteningto.58.Thediseaseshavenothing/don’thaveanythingtodowithnoisepollution.59.Theteachersaresatisfied/happy/pleasedwithhimbecausehehasmadegreatprogress.八、书面表达（共1题；满分15分）Dea