2010年常州市中考英语试题及答案.doc

英语作文常用谚语、俗语1、A liar is not believed when he speaks the truth. 说谎者即使讲真话也没人相信。 2、A little knowledge is a dangerous thing. 一知半解，自欺欺人。 3、All rivers run into sea. 海纳百川。 4、All roads lead to Rome. 条条大路通罗马。 5、All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy. 只会用功不玩耍，聪明孩子也变傻。 6、A bad beginning makes a bad ending. 不善始者不善终。 7、Actions speak louder than words. 事实胜于雄辩。 8、A faithful friend is hard to find. 知音难觅。 9、A friend in need is a friend indeed. 患难见真情。 10、A friend is easier lost than found. 得朋友难，失朋友易。 11、A good beginning is half done. 良好的开端是成功的一半。 12、A good beginning makes a good ending. 善始者善终。 13、A good book is a good friend. 好书如挚友。 14、A good medicine tastes bitter. 良药苦口。 15、A mothers love never changes. 母爱永恒。 16、An apple a day keeps the doctor away. 一天一苹果，不用请医生。 17、A single flower does not make a spring. 一花独放不是春，百花齐放春满园。 18、A years plan starts with spring. 一年之计在于春。 19、A young idler, an old beggar. 少壮不努力，老大徒伤悲。 20、Better late than never. 不怕慢，单怕站。 21、By reading we enrich the mind.读书使人充实，22、Care and diligence bring luck. 谨慎和勤奋才能抓住机遇。 23、Confidence in yourself is the first step on the road to success. 自信是走向成功的第一步。 24、Custom is a second nature. 习惯是后天养成的。 25、Custom makes all things easy. 有个好习惯，事事皆不难。 26、Doing is better than saying. 与其挂在嘴上，不如落实在行动上。 27、Do nothing by halves. 凡事不可半途而废。 28、Dont put off till tomorrow what should be done today. 今日事，今日毕。 29、Dont trouble trouble until trouble troubles you. 不要自找麻烦。 30、Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise. 早睡早起身体好。 31、Easier said than done. 说得容易，做得难。32、Easy come, easy go. 来也匆匆，去也匆匆。 33、Eat to live, but not live to eat. 人吃饭是为了活着，但活着不是为了吃饭。 34、Every man has his faults. 金无足赤，人无完人。 35、Every man is the architect of his own fortune. 自己的命运自己掌握。 36、Every minute counts. 分秒必争。37、Each coin has two sides. 38、Fact speak louder than words. 事实胜于雄辩。 39、Failure is the mother of success. 失败是成功之母。 40、God helps those who help themselves. 自助者天助。41、Health is better than wealth. 健康胜过财富。 42、Honesty is the best policy. 做人诚信为本。 43、Hope for the best, but prepare for the worst. 抱最好的愿望，做最坏的打算。 44、It is never too old to learn. 活到老，学到老。 45、Knowledge is power. 知识就是力量46、Like mother, like daughter. 有其母必有其女。 47、No pain， no gain.（不劳无获。）48、You never know till you have tried. 不尝试，不知晓。49、An idle youth, a needy age.少壮不努力，老大徒伤悲。50、Diligence is the mother of success.勤奋是成功之母。51、Early to bed, early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise. 早睡早起，使人健康、富裕和聪颖。52、Experience is the best teacher.经验是最好的教师。53、Nothing in the world is difficult if you set your mind to it. 世上无难事，只怕有心人。54、Where theres a will, theres a way. 有志者事竟成。55、Practice makes perfect （熟能生巧。）56、Pride goes before a fall（骄傲必败。）Superstar and IIts common that many students are crazy about those singers and actors. However, liyundi, a pianist, is the superstar in my heart. He is a man of few words and he even looks like the greatest pianistChopin. When listening to his music , I can get rid of everything noisy around. Whats more, I can feel his strong love for music. Rome wasnt built in one day. He achieved the great success through huge effort. I can learn from him that we should never give up to realize our dreams.Superstar and IHer name first appeared as a joke then like a wonder. She is Susan Boyle, the superstar in my heart. Although shes not beautiful, her voice and spirit moved all the audience, including me. The song I dreamed a dream that she sang touched everyones heart who had a dream and wanted to realize it. She taught me how to go on my dreams as well as never to give up. She is like a sunshine that gives me hope. Where there is a will, there is a way.常州市二一年初中毕业、升学统一考试英 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。1. Beijing is _ capital of China and it is _ city with many places of interest.A. a; a B. a; the C. the; a D. the; the2. Have you decided where to spend your summer holiday? Not yet. We _ go to Qingdao.A. must B. should C. need D. may3. Hes already back to Australia, _? _. He is on a visit to Shanghai.A. isnt he; No B. hasnt he; YesC. isnt he; Yes D. hasnt he; No4. I would like you to talk about the Great Wall. Im sorry, but _ Jack _ I have been there.A. either; or B. neither; norC. both; and D. not only; but also5. What did Jack ask you just now? He wanted to know how long _ when I reached the cinema.A. had the film been on B. the film had startedC. the film had lasted D. had the film ended6. I think Bob is the suitable person to take the job because he can do the work well with_ money and _ people. A. less; less B. less; more C. more; fewer D. less; fewer7. Please _ the tigers. Its dangerous to take photos with them. Oh, I see. Thank you. A. keep off B. take off C. get off D. turn off8. _ wonderful news report he wrote! All of us were proud of him. A. What a B. What C. How D. How a9. They want to develop a kind of dog-friendly food _ will help dog owners cool down their pets. A. who B. what C. which D. whether10. Would you please help me with my drawing skills? _. You can come to my studio every Saturday.A. Thats all right B. No problem C. No, thanks D. Quite well二、完形填空(共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分) 阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。When I was in the third grade, I was chosen to be the princess in the school play. For “weeks my mother had helped me practise my lines. But once on the stage, every word 11 from my head. Then my teacher asked me to change my role to be a narrator (解说者) for the play. 12 I didnt tell my mother what had happened that day, she noticed my 13 and asked if I wanted to take a walk in the garden.It was a lovely spring day. We could see dandelions (蒲公英) popping (炸开) 14 the grass in bunches (束). I watched my mother bend down by one of the bunches. “I think Ill dig up (挖光) all these weeds (野草),” she said. “From now on, well 15 have roses in this garden.” “But I like dandelions,” I protested(抗议). “All flowers are 16 even dandelions !”My mother looked at me seriously. “Yes, every flower gives pleasure in its own way, doesnt it?” she asked thoughtfully. I nodded. “And that is 17 of people, too,” she added.When I 18 that she had guessed my pain, I started to cry and told her the truth. “But you will be a wonderful narrator,” she said, 19 me of how much I loved to read stories aloud.Thanks to my mothers encouragement, I got to know everybody had his or her own 20 in the world. I felt proud of the role in the play.11. A. developed B. left C. failed D. disappeared12. A. If B. Because C. Though D. Since13. A. difficulty B. mistake C. danger D. unhappiness14. A. through B. past C. beyond D. behind15. A. hardly B. only C. still D. also16. A. harmless B. healthy C. beautiful D. fresh17. A. true B. kind C. same D. clever18. A. remembered B. realized C. explained D. promised19. A. representing B. complaining C. recommending D. reminding20. A. honor B. progress C. value D. interest三、阅读理解(共13小题；每小题2分，满分26分)阅读下面短文，从各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。AA group of swans flew down to a beach where a crow (乌鸦) was jumping around. The crow watched them with disdain (笔试).“You have no flying skills at all!” he said to the swans. “All you can do is to move your wings. Can you turn over in the air? No, thats beyond you. Lets have a flying competition. Ill show you what real flying is!”One of the swans, a strong young male, took up the challenge (挑战). The crow flew up and began to show his skills. He flew in circles, performed other flying tricks, and then came down and looked proudly at the swan.Now it was the swans turn. He flew up, and began flying over the sea. The crow flew after him, making all kinds of comments (评价) about his flying. They flew on and on till they couldnt see the land and there was nothing but water on all sides. The crow was making fewer and fewer comments. He was now so exhausted that he found it hard to stay in the air, and had to struggle to keep himself from falling into the water.The swan pretended (假装) not to notice, and said, “Why do you keep touching the water, brother? Is that another trick? “ “No,” said the crow. He knew he had lost the competition. “Im in trouble because of my pride (自大) ! If you dont help me, Ill lose my life.” The swan took pity on him, and took him on his shoulders and flew back to the beach.21. Whats the correct order of the following events?a. The crow followed the swan and got into trouble. b. The swan felt pity for the crow and saved it.c. The crow had to ask the swan for help.d. The swan accepted a challenge of performing flying tricks.A. a, d, b, c B. a, b, d, c C. d, a, c, b D. d, c, a, b22. What does the underlined word “exhausted” in Paragraph 4 mean?A. Tired. B. Bored. C. Nervous. D. Frightened.23. What do we learn from the passage?A. Practice makes perfect. B. The early bird catches the worm.C. No pains, no gains. D. Pride goes before a fall.BCats are the most popular pets among Americans. So it is not surprising that there are a lot of expressions about cats. Some cats like to catch small birds, like canaries (金丝雀). If someone looks very proud and satisfied with himself, we say “he looks like the cat that ate the canary.”Sometimes, a cat likes to play with a small animal it catches. So if you “play cat and mouse” with someone, it means that you change between different kinds of behavior when dealing with another person. For example, a girl might offer something sweet to her little brother and then take it away when he reaches for it.Americans might say that something is “the cats miaow” or “the cats pajamas(睡衣)” to describe something that is the best or finest. “A copycat” is someone who acts just like someone else or copies another persons work. “A fat cat” is a person with a lot of money.If you tell about something that is supposed to be a secret, we say you “let the cat out of the bag”. If you are not able to speak or answer a question, someone might ask you if “the cat has got your tongue(舌头)” Have you ever watched children in a classroom when their teacher leaves for a few minutes? “When the cats away, the mice will play” means people sometimes act badly when there is no supervision (监管). You may have heard the expression “curiosity killed the cat”. This means caring too much about things that are not your business might cause problems.If you have ever had cats as pets, you know it is difficult to train them or to get them to do something. Cats are not like Sheep or cows that can be moved in a group. So we say a difficult or impossible job is like “herding (放牧) cats “24. What can we learn from the passage?A. The expression “a fat cat” is used to describe someone who is very fat.B. The expression “play cat and mouse” usually means “play tricks on others”.C. It is more difficult to keep sheep or cows than cats.D. There are more expressions about cats than those about dogs.25. In which of the following situations do we most probably use the expression “curiosity killed the cat”?A. Someone always asked a lady her age or weight and it made her angry.B. Someone promised to keep a secret but he failed to do so.C. Someone won the first prize in an English singing competition and he felt very excited.D. Someone tried to swim across the Yangtze River with his newly broken legs.26. Where can you most probably find the passage?A. In a scientific research paper about cats.B. On a website telling people how to keep cats.C. In a magazine telling various jokes and funny stories.D. In a language book that teaches students how to use American slang.CHave successful people ever felt sad? Do they have any “secrets” to success? The answers to these questions can be found in US president Barack Obamas “back to school” speech. Here is an excerpt(摘录) from his speech.I know that sometimes, you get the sense that you can be rich and successful without any hard workthat your ticket to success is through rapping (饶舌音乐) or basketball or being a TV star, when chances are, youre not going to be any of those things.But the truth is, being successful is hard. You wont love every subject you study. Not all the homework will seem completely important to your life right this minute. And you may not succeed at everything the first time you try. Thats OK. Some of the most successful people in the world are the ones whove had the most failures. JK Rowlings first Harry Potter book was turned down 12 times before it finally came out. Michael Jordan was cut from his high school basketball team, and he lost hundreds of games and missed thousands of shots (投篮) during his career. But he once said, “I have failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed.” These people succeeded because they understand that you cant let your failures beat youyou have to let them teach you. You have to let them show you what to do differently next time.No ones born being good at things. You become good at things through hard work.Dont be afraid to ask questions. Dont be afraid to ask for help when you need it. I do that every day. Asking for help isnt a sign of weakness; its a sign of strength. It shows you have the courage to admit(承认) when you dont know something, and to learn something new. And even when youre struggling, even when youre discouraged (泄气), and you feel like other people have given up on youdont ever give up on yourself. Because when you give up on yourself, you give up on your country.27. Why does Barack Obama mention (提到) JK Rowling and Michael Jordan in the fourth paragraph?A. To compare these two famous persons.B. To explain that writing and sports are difficult skills.C. To show that the two persons were treated unfairly.D. To prove that failure is the mother of success. 28. Which of the following statements is NOT true?A. No one can be successful without working hard.B. Failure can be good if you treat it in a right way.C. Those who believe in themselves shouldnt ask others for help.D. One should try his best to make his dream come true. 29. Which of the following is the closest in meaning to the underlined sentence?A. One should change his mind when others give honest advice to him.B. One should believe in himself no matter what difficulty he is faced with.C. One doesnt have to work hard when he has failed several times.D. One doesnt have to take others advice when they get away from him.DFor hundreds Of years, scientists have been trying to answer what things have an effect on peoples emotions (情感). How you feel is controlled by many things. Your emotions can be affected by your personality, by the actions of others and by events around you. Perhaps you dont know your emotions can be influenced by the weather as well. People often say they feel good when the sun is shining and sad when it is cloudy. In fact, sunlight makes us feel good. When sunlight hits our skins, our bodies produce a vitamin. Vitamins are natural chemicals (化学物质) which we all need to stay healthy. Sunlight helps our bodies produce vitamin D. Vitamin D helps our bodies make a special chemical. This special chemical affects our brains (大脑) and makes us feel happy. For example, there are long, dark winters of little sunlight in Sweden and Norway, so many people in these countries often feel sad. Without much sunlight, their bodies produce less vitamin D. Without enough vitamin D, their bodies make less of this special chemical which makes them feel good. To help the people in these countries feel better, special “sunrooms” with artificial (人造的) lights have been built. People can go there and get “sunlight” for an hour or two!The weather can also affect peoples emotions in other ways. Hot weather can make people angry because people feel uncomfortable when they are hot. In the same way, rain can make people angry because being wet can be unpleasant. As you can see, the weather can have an effect on the chemicals which control our brains. Through these ways, the weather can influence our emotions. Sadly, while the weather can change us, we can hardly change the weather.30. Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a factor (因素) that can affect ones emotions? A. Weather. B. Actions of others. C. Personality. D. Age.31. Which of the following is true about vitamin D according to the passage?A. It is a kind of artificial chemical. B. It makes us worried by affecting our brains.C. It is needed by us all to keep fit.D. It is in the sunlight.32. What can we infer (推断) from the passage?A. We feel good when we are in the bright cool weather.B. We will be happy when we are caught in the rain. C. All people in Norway and Sweden feel sad in winter.D. The more vitamin D you have, the happier