江苏省常州市2021年中考英语试题

常州市二。二一年初中学业水平考试

英语试题

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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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

1.isbetterworthmyrespectthanYuanLongping.HeistheprideofChina.

A.SomebodyB.AnybodyC.NobodyD.Everybody

2.Don't______yourchildwithothersbecauseeverychildisatreasure.

A.compareB.complainC.contactD.consider

3.——Couldyouplaythepianoattheageoffive?

—No,I______.Istartedatsix.

A.can'tB.shouldn'tC.needn*tD.couldn't

4.Chinagrowsagreatdealofcotton,inthewesternareas.

A.finallyB.highlyC.warmlyD.mostly

5.LittleSimbawenthuntingalone.TheLionKingwalkedaround,hissafety.

A.withthehelpofB.infearof

C.atthespeedofD.ontopof

6.Mycousiniscreativeenoughtothenewchallengingtask.

A.takeonB.takeoutC.putupD.putin

7.—MyfamilywillgoonatriptoBeijingthissummer,butwehaven'tdecided.

—Whynottakethehigh-speedrailway?

A.whentoleaveB.howtogetthere

C.whichhoteltochooseD.howlongtostaythere

8.China*sTianwen1RoverlandedonMarsonMay15th,2021.Doyouknow.

A.whatitwasgoingtodiscoverB.whywasitsentthere

C.whatitlookslikeD.howmanyphotosdoesittakethere

9.一Thanksalotfortakingcareofmyboywhen1wasaway.

—.Sleepisalsoimportant.

A.Don'tbumthecandleatbothends

B・Actionsspeaklouderthanwords

C.Don'tputallyoureggsinonebasket

D.Manyhandsmakelightwork

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。

"Simplyavoidher."Abbylistenedclosely,asIcontinued,“Ifshesaysanymore11thingstoyou,Ill

gotoyourteacher.Illmakesureyouareneverina（n）12whereyouhavetositnexttoheragain.”

Atthattime,Allyson,mytheneight-year-old,cameto13usandlistenedtoeveryword.Neitherofmy

daughtersinterrupted（打断）asIfinishedmyheartfeltspeech,filledwith14wisdom.Then,asIwastelling

themwhatIthoughtright,Allyson'srealwordsof15cameabout.“Mom,"shesaid,nIwasjust

thinking.MaybeAbbyshouldbethatgirl's16sothatshecanbear（容忍）her.Inthatway,shecanletthatgirl

seeforgiveness（谅解）andkindnessthroughher.”

Hmm,Ibecamethe17Atthatmoment,IrealizedthatalthoughIwaswearingthe"mother'shat",the

“hat"certainlydidn*tmakeme18allthetime.Infact,Iwantedtopullthathatovermyfaceandhidemyself

sothattheycouldn'tseemyembarrassed（难为情的）look.

“Yes,that'sagoodpoint,"Icommented（评论），19ahalfsmileatmygirls.4€Abby,youdealwiththis

situationthewayyouthinkisright.”"OK,"shesaid,givingmeaquickhug（拥抱）beforewalkingoutofthedoor

andofftoschool."Bye,Mom!”Allysoncalled,followingherbigsistertogooutofthedoor.

Iwasleftalone-inmyslippers（拖鞋）.Inthosefollowing20momentsIwaslostinthought.Idid

feel21mytwoamazingdaughters-smallinsizebutbiginheart.Sometimesourchildrenhavegreat

lessonstoteachus—22wearewillingtolisten.

Thatlessoncamemorethantenyearsago,andI'llneverforgethowmuchIhavelearnedfrommychildren.

11.A.unusualB.unsureC.unknownD.unpleasant

12.A.actionB.situationC.traditionD.instruction

13.A.admireB.surpriseC.joinD.believe

14.A.motherlyB.friendlyC.livelyD.lonely

15.A.courageB.angerC.wisdomD.humor

16.A.pupilB.victimC.friendD.enemy

17.A.studentB.personC.guideD.guest

18.A.happyB.rightC.luckyD.kind

19.A.forcingB.promisingC.exploringD.imagining

20.A.strangeB.difficultC.tiringD.quiet

21.A.worriedaboutB.proudofC.interestedinD.readyfbr

22.A.unlessB.althoughC.ifD.until

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。

A

Inmoderntimes,ourclothesseemgoodenoughtomeetourneedsbothincolorandstyle.However,areyou

impatientwithwashingyourclothessooften?Areyoutiredofthesamecolor?Ifyouransweris"Yes"，let'smeetthe

fashioninthefuture.

Sun-No-Spot

Tocleanthisshirt,juststandinthesun!AspecialmaterialonthesurfacereceivesUVlightfromthesun.This

heatsitupenoughtomakestains（污渍）missing.Youstaycool,butstainsdisappear!Somestainsdisappearin

minutes-othersmighttakeaday.

NewFabricSuit

Areyousickofholesinyourclothes?Thisnewmaterialrepairsitself!Ifthisclothgetsahole,justrub（搓揉）the

brokenplacequickly.Heatfromtherubbingwillcausethematerialstoconnectwitheachotheragain,repairingthe

hole.Hole?Whathole?

NewWiggleVigor

Thisclothgetsacharge（充电）fromrunningaround.Asyoumove,thethinwiresinthematerialturnyour

movementintopower.Thiscanchargeacomputer,anipad,ahair-dryer,andmanyothersmallthingsthatneedpower.

ChameleonCloth

Tiredofthesameoldlook?Howaboutclothesthatchangecolors?Thismaterialismadewithdyes（染料）that

changecolorswhentheygetwarm.Asmallbatteryheatsupthinmetalthreads（金属线）inthecloth,tochangecolors

orforms.

23.IfyourSun-No-Spotshirtisdirtywithstains,whatcanyoudotocleanit?

A.Warmitinthesun.B.Rubitquickly.

C.Connectittoacomputer.D.Changeitscolor.

24.Ifyourmobilephonehasnopower,whichonecanhelpyou?

A.Sun-No-Spot.B.NewFabricSuit.

C.NewWiggleVigor.D.ChameleonCloth,

25.WhichofthenextpicturesgoeswellwithChameleonClothe

IntheSpringandAutumnperiod（475-221BC）therelivedamancalledJiZha.Hewasthefourthsonoftheking

oftheKingdomofWu.BecauseofJiZha'sstickingtorighteousness（义）andwidelearning,hewashisfather's

favorite,andthekingwantedtomakehimhisheir（继承人）.However,JiZharefusedbecausehethoughttheking's

eldestsonshouldbetheonetoreceivethethrone.Later,JiZhaservedasanambassador（夕卜交大臣）ofWutoother

kingdomsinChina.

Once,onamissiontotheKingdomofLu,JiZhapassedthroughtheKingdomofXu.ThekingofXureceived

himasafriend,andadmiredthevaluablesword（剑J）JiZhawaswearing.Althoughhishostdidn'tmentionit,JiZha

couldseehewantedtoownitverymuch.However,ashestillneededtogotoLu,JiZhadidn'tgivethekingofXuhis

swordasapresent.

AfterfinishinghismissiontoLu,onhiswayback,JiZhaonceagainpassedthroughXu.Thistimehedecidedto

givetheswordtothekingofXu.Butwhenhearrived,hisfriendhadalreadypassedaway.JiZhadidn'texpectitand

feltverysad.Hetookoffhisswordandgaveittothedeadmanbyhangingitonatreenearhistomb（坟墓）.

JiZha*sattendants（随从）didn*tunderstandhisaction,saying,“Sir,thekingofXuisalreadydead.Whydoyou

stillgiveupyourswordtohim?^^

JiZhashookhishead,"WhenIcametotheKingdomofXulasttime,Inoticedthatmyfriendadmiredmysword,

andIdecidedthatwhenIcamebackIwouldgiveittohim.However,Ineverexpectedthisturnofevents.Buthow

couldIchangemymindjustbecausethemanhaddied?1'Withthesewords,helefttheplace,low-spiritedand

heart-broken.

26.WhatdoweknowaboutJiZhafromthepassage?

A.Hewasbornin221BC.

B.Hedidn'thavetheabilitytobeaking.

C.Hewasacarefulandgenerousman.

D.Helosthisfightforthethronetohisbrother.

27.WhydidJiZhagiveuphisswordtothekingofXualthoughhehaddied?

A.Hewasloyaltohiscountry.

B.Hewasloyaltorighteousness.

C.Hewasguiltyofhisfriend'sdeath.

D.Hewasguiltyofnotseeinghisfriendbeforehisdeath.

28.Whatisthebesttitleofthisstory?

A.JiZhaandHisFriendB.JiZhaandHisCountry

C.JiZhaGivesUpHisThroneD.JiZhaGivesUpHisSword

C

Durbeyfieldsatdownuponthegrassylandbytheroadside,puttinghisbasketbeforehim.Inafewminutes,a

youthfromhisvillageappearedinthedistance.Onseeinghim,Durbeyfieldhelduphishand,andtheboyquickened

hisstepsandcamenear.

“Boy,takeupthatbasket!Iwantyoutodosomethingforme.”

Theskinnyboyfrowned（皱眉），"whoareyouthen,JohnDurbeyfield,toordermeaboutandcallme'boy'?You

knowmynameaswellasIknowyours!”

“Doyou,doyou?That'sthesecret—That'sthesecret!Nowobeymyorders,andFred,Idon'tmindtellingyou

thatthesecretisthatI'moneofanoblerace（贵族）—ithasbeenjustfoundoutbymethispresentafternoon."And

ashemadetheannouncement,heluxuriously（奢侈地）layhimselfuponthelandamongtheflowers.

TheboystoodbeforeDurbeyfield,andlookedathimfromheadtofoot.

“Sir,JohnD'Urberville—that'swhoIam,,,continuedDurbeyfield.uDoyouknowsuchaplaceasGreenhill?w

“Yes.IhavebeentheretoGreenhillfair（集市）.”

“Well,underthechurchofthatcitythereliemyancestors（祖先）一hundredsofthem—incoatsof

jewellery.Thereisnotamanherewho'sgotgreaterandnoblerancestorsthanI.”

“Oh?”

“Nowtakeupthatbasket,andgoontothePureDropInn,tellingthemtosendahorseandcarriage（马车）with

aservant（仆人）herequickly,tocarrymehome.Andwhenyou'vedonethat,goontomyhousewiththebasket,

andtellmywifetoputawaythatwashing,becausesheneedn*tfinishit,andwaittillIcomehome,asFvenewstotell

her.”

Astheboystoodindoubt,Durbeyfieldputhishandintohispocket,andproducedashilling（aunitofmoney

usedinBritainuntil1971）.

“Hereisforyourwork,son.”

Thismadeadifference.

44Yes.SirJohn.Thankyou.”

Theboytookupthebasket,andsetoutatonce.

29.WhatdidDurbeyfieldaskFredtodo?

A.Listentoastory.B.Findoutasecret.

C.Sendmessagesforhim.D.Driveahorseandcarriageforhim.

30.WhichofthefollowingaboutDurbeyfieldisTRUE?

A.Hedidbelievehewasanoble.B.HewantedtoplayatrickonFred.

C.Hewastherichestmaninthecity.D.HeusedtoliveinGreenhill.

31.WhatmadetheboywillingtoworkforDurbeyfield?

A.Durbeyfield*ssecret.B.Durbeyfield'sorder.

C.HisvisittoGreenhillfair.D.Theunitofmoney.

32.WhatismostprobablytherelationshipbetweenDurbeyfieldandFred?

A.Fatherandson.B.Neighbors.

C.Closefriends.D.Masterandservant.

D

Thereareonly24hoursinaday,andusuallyaboutathirdofthatisspentsleeping.Soisitpossibletomakeuse

ofthistimeandlearnanewskillorevenalanguage?Inotherwords,issleeplearningpossible?

Manystudieshavefoundthatabasicformoflearning,calledconditioning,canhappenduringsleep.Ina2012

studypublishedinthemagazineNatureNeuroscience,forexample,Israeliresearchersfoundthatpeoplecanlearnto

connectsoundswithsmellsduringsleep.Thescientistsplayedatone（声音）tosleepingstudyparticipants（参与者）

whileputtingsomerotten（腐烂的）fishbesidetheirbeds.Onceawake,whenhearingthetone,thepeopleheldtheir

breathinanticipation（预判）ofabadsmell.

"Thiswasaclearfindingshowingparticipantsformednewmemoriesduringsleep,'*saidAndrillon,ascientistin

thisfield.

Althoughthenewmemorywasimplicit（暗示性的），itcouldinfluencehowpeoplebehave,researchersfoundin

a2014studypublishedintheJournalofNeuroscience.Inthatresearch,afterspendinganightinaroomfullof

cigarette（香烟）smellmixedwithrotteneggsorfish,smokersusefewercigarettes.

Andrillonandhisteammembershavefoundthatlearninginsleepcanalsogobeyondsimpleconditioning.In

their2017studypublishedinNatureCommunications,participantswereabletopickoutsoundfeaturesthattheyhad

heardduringsleep.

Learningabilitiesinsleepmayspreadtolearningofwords.InastudypublishedinCurrentBiology,researchers

playedpairsofmade-upwordsandtheirsupposedmeaningsHike“guga”meanselephant,tosleepparticipants.After

this,whenawake,theparticipantsdidbetterinpickingtherighttranslationofmade-upwordsinamulti-choicetest.

Sofar,researchsuggestsitmaybepossibletolearnaboutthetoneandpronunciationofalanguageoreventhe

meaningofwordswhilesleeping,althoughitistoaweakerlevelthanwhatwedoduringthedaywithoutnoticing.

33.Whatisthemainpurposeofthetext?

A.Toshowthatsleeplearningispossible.

B.Tostudyhowtomakeuseofsleeplearning.

C.Toreportsomefamousresearchfindings.

D.Toprovesleeplearningisimplicitandweak.

34.Whatdoesthephrase"newmemories"inthethirdparagraphreferto（指的是）？

A.Connectionbetweenparticipantsandscientists.

B.Connectionbetweensoundsandsmells.

C.Thetone'sinfluenceontherottenfish.

D.Therotteneggs'influenceoncigarettes.

35.Whatisthemainideaofthelasttwoparagraphs?

A.Sleepcandogoodtolearning.

B.Languagelearningcanhappeninsleep.

C.Peoplelearninsleepinadifferentlanguage.

D.Sleeplearningisbetterthandaytimelearning.

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。

Afterappearingasaspecialeventatthe2008BeijingOlympicGamesandthe2014NanjingYouthOlympic

Games,Wushu,widelyknownasChineseKungfu,willmakeitsfirstappearanceasanofficialW）sportatthe

4thYouthOlympicGamesin2022.

It'salong-awaitedbreakthrough（期待己久的突破）fortheInternationalWushuFederation（协会）（IWF）,which

madeapplicationstotheInternationalOlympicCommittee（IlOC）in2001,2008and2011,butfailed.Thefirsttwo

applicationswererefusedattheverybeginning.Thethirdapplicationmadeittothefinalvotingfortakingpartinthe

2020TokyoOlympicGamesbutmissedoutonceagain.

Overtheyears,boththeInternationalWushuFederationandChineseWushuAssociation（CWA）havedonealot

tomakeimprovementwithstrongsupportfromtheStateGeneralAdministrationofSportofChina（中国体育总

局).TheAdministrationnotonlyofferstechnical(技术的)support,oftensendingexpertsorteacherstohelptheir

Wushutrainingcamps,butalsogenerouslyprovidesagreatdealofWushuequipment(设备)forfree.

Everyyear,manylocalWushugrouparesentabroadtoputonWushushows,tryingtoimprovetheinfluenceof

Wushuinforeigncountries.Throughtheircontinuousefforts.Wushuhasbecomewidelypopularacrosstheworld,

especiallyamongyoungWushufans.Studiesshowthat,today,about120millionpeopleareattractedtoWushu

aroundtheworld.

ChinagotWushuacceptedasanofficialOlympiceventsuccessfullyinJanuary,2020,whichhelpstomakeit

moreinternationalquickly.

Atotalof48athletesfromacrosstheworldwillcompeteinfourWushuevents:men'sandwomen'sChangquan

andmen'sandwomen'sTaijiquan.

News：WushuIsIncludeinYouthOlympics

New•Wushuwill(36)上atthe4thYouthOlympics,firsttimeasanofficialsport.

lead

News•EffortsmadetospreadWushuandenteritfortheOlympicGames：

body*IWFmadeapplicationstoIOCthreetimesbutdidn't(37遥eachtime.

*Inordertoimprovethesituation,IWFandCWAhavedonealotwiththetechnicalsupportand

(38)上equipmentfromtheStateGeneralAdministrationofSportofChina.

ThroughcontinuouseffortslikeputtingonWushu(39)Aabroad,Wushuhasbeenwidely

acceptedacrosstheworld,especiallyamongyoungWushufans.

*WushuwasacceptedasanofficialOlympiceventsuccessfullyinJanuary,2020.

*48athletesfromacrosstheworldwilljoininthe(40心infourWushuevents.

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.Billy,youshouldkeep▲(you)calmwhenintrouble.

42.Lucyisorganizedandherroomalwayslooks▲(tidy)thanmine.

43.Howmanyofyoueverdreamedofbecomingan▲(invent)?

44.It'simportanttolearntobehave▲(proper)atabigdinner.

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.ZhangJingisthoughthighlyofbecauseofher▲(完美的)translation.

46.Everyone▲(除了)mehasseenHi,Mom,soI'llgotoseeittoday.

47.Whentheofficehadapowercut▲(突然)，everyonescreamed.

48.Mydaughter'ssweet▲(嗓音)alwaysmakesmerelaxed.

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.Itissaidthatthismuseum▲(name)afterQuQiubaimanyyearsago.

50.▲(reduce)airpollution,