2014年江苏省常州市中考英语试题及答案

2014 年常州英语中考试卷年常州英语中考试卷 一 单项选择 1 It was really helpful him to take the cat to the animal centre a rainy night A of on B of at C for on D for at 2 Why is honest leader like him supported by few works A an so B an such C a so D a such 3 Where shall I go for the summer holiday How about Xiamen It is a city worth on a bike A looking for B looking at C looking forward to D looking around 4 The Yellow River flood large areas but now the waters of it are used to energy A was used to producing B used to producing C was used to produce D used to produce 5 The apple pies here taste than those from anywhere else Yes But it will be better if they are A more delicious more expensive B less delicious more expensive C more delicious less expensive D less delicious less expensive 6 When will the railway that connects the two cities open next year Only two thirds been built A Until has B Until have C Not until has D Not until have 7 How nice that Lucy has been invited to the part too Well Lucy not cone She is not certain where her mother will allow her to A might B would C must D need 8 We should tell the truth We can t say one thing to one person and thing to someone else A other B another C the other D one more 9 It s reported that there will be a snowstorm this Sunday We re planning to go on a picnic that day A I hope so B I hope not C I m afraid so D I m afraid not 10 Hi Jim I hear that you ve just come back from Sanya I m calling to ask A how did you visit the city B how many days you ve spend there C which hotel you stayed in Sanya D how you found the seafood there 二 完形填空 阅读下面短文 从短文后个体所给的 A B C D 四个选项中选出最佳选项 My earliest memories of writing are only school homework nothing of any creativity All that 11 one day when Mrs Kumar asked us to write An autobiography 自传 of pencil For me it was just another piece of homework 12 Mrs Kumar reached 表现 very differently Maybe she was just being 13 or maybe she really liked the work Whatever her 14 she read it out to the class as an example of fine writing A few years later I went back to my old school I was walking through the 15 corridors 走廊 when I passed by Mrs Kumar who was still teaching her class She looked up as I passed and I 16 not wanting to disturb her Seeing me She went out and invited me into her class This girl is one of the best 17 this school has seen she said She wrote a wonderful autobiography of a pencil I hope some of you can learn to write like her Even after all these years I can still clearly remember that moment My face shines with 18 whenever I tell someone this experience I am sure I was not the only student whose school homework Mrs Kumar19 It is likely that she made an effort to make each one of us feel 20 however I had never had anybody praise 表扬 my writing before that It encouraged me to do better to her that Look Your 21 in me has worked I am good because you believe I am Today I am a successful writer Thanks to Mrs Kumar my 22 are not only a tool 工具 to use They are also a symbol of little beginnings and the power of a teacher s encouragement 11 A started B repeated C changed D appeared 12 A and B though C so D but 13 A kind B excited C satisfied D generous 14 A reasons B causes C efforts D wishes 15 A strange B endless C crowded D familiar 16 A whispered B clapped C waved D cheered 17 A inventors B writers C winners D visitors 18 A courage B honesty C pride D modesty 19 A remembered B checked C included D marked 20 A protected B special C loved D necessary 21 A understanding B confidence C recommendation D congratulation 22 A visits B writings C memories D pencils 三 阅读理解 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 A Harry is a boy with a learning disability On his fourth birthday he was give a pug called Millie Two weeks after the dog s arrival he was happier and calmer and said his first words dog and mummy Just two months later thieves stole the dog and now the heartbroken little boy is back to where he started He has refused to talk since losing his best friend His mother was worried and gave him another dog but he just pushed it away Mrs Hainsworth his mother say My son is very sad He ll go over to her cage and just beat 敲打 on the bars there is no word coming out but you just know he s screaming where is Millie inside Millie was really his best friend They would play together happily for hours None of his toys has ever held his attention that long now he has just completely turned quiet again Harry suffers from a condition which affects his ability to speak and move But the dog s being with him achieved more in days than months of speech therapy and physiotherapy had Mrs Hainsworth say my son was so happy when he saw Millie Being with Millie changed him and within two weeks he had said his first words and was working on saying dad Just last week his teachers and I were sating how much Millie had helped him And now this Mrs Hainsworth is considering buying another pug in the hope that her son will accept it Maureen Hennis of the charity pets as Therapy say she has seen many cases of dogs helping people with speech problems People may talk to a dog when they wouldn t like to talk to another humam she says A dog doesn t care if words come out wrong 23 Before getting Millie Harry A had never seen a dog B had never said a word C had received little treatment D had never played with toys 24 With Millie gone Harry A is too sad to continue learning to talk B often quietly waits for her beside the cage C keeps asking his mother to get his another pug D does not want to play with other children any more 25 According to Maureen Hennis Millie was able to help Harry because A dogs are man s best friends B dogs are very clever and helpful c children don t have stress when talking to dogs D children would rather talk to dogs than to humans B Once a traveller came into a village which was suffering from hunger The village asked him to leave for they feared he wanted them to give him food They told him that there was no food The traveler explained that he didn t need any food and that in fact he was planning to make a soup to share with them instead The villagers watched suspiciously as he built a fire and filled a pot with water With great ceremony 仪式 he pulled a stone from a bag and dropped the stone into the pot of water After a moment he smelt the soup and shouted with excitement How delicious the soup is As the villagers began to show interest he mentioned how good the soup would be with just a little cabbage in it A villager brought out a cabbage to share This episode 情 节 repeated itself until the soup had cabbage carrots onions and beets indeed a full pot of soup that could feed everyone in the village was ready This story describes when there are not enough resources 资源 humans will store things We do not want to share The story of stone soup helps us realize that in doing so we often prevent ourselves and everyone else from having a feast 盛宴 The meaning of this story goes far beyond food We keep to ourselves ideas love and energy thinking we be richer but in fact we make the world and he had the ability to inspire 激发 them to give In this way they created a large meal that none of them could have created alone Are you like one of the villagers If you come forward and share your gifts you will inspire others to do the same The reward is a feast that can feed many 26 What does the underlined word suspiciously most probably mean A doubtfully B excitedly C curiously D fearfully 27 The traveler put a stone into the pot in order to A teach the villagers to cook a soup with stone B inspire the villagers to bring out their own food C prove to the villagers that he didn t want their food D help villagers to survive by giving them some food 28 The writer mainly wants to tell us that A storing things in hard times is human nature B a good leader is very necessary in hard times C skills are needed to inspire people to share with others D sharing is more important than keeping things to oneself C Greek 希腊希腊 Roman 罗马罗马 Festival Friday April 28th You can join one group As a member of the group you will take part in at least ONE of the following activities 1Compete in an Olympic event Remember there is only small space for each event so don t be late Hercules Throw Throw a football through a hoop 圈 20 feet away Three headed Race Three people line up with touching legs Then they run 100 metres in the playground Toga Barrow Race This is like a wheelbarrow race Runners take hold of partners feet while partners walk on hands 2Make Greek or Roman food Mrs Jones has a list of recipes 菜谱 from ancient 古代的 Greece and Rome You may make American food but be sure to give it a special mythological 神话的 name For example call your chocolate cake Zeus s Delight This is a great way to practice your skills in the kitchen 3Create a work of art for the museum Be sure your artwork shows ancient Greek or Roman culture Artwork may include sculptures paintings mosaics or models The museum is a great place to show off your artistic talent 4Perform a new short performance song or dance for the talent show Rewrite your favorite Greek myth 神话 by using modern language or words of a popular song to tell a Greek or Roman story Send your creative ideas to your English teacher for agreement You must first perform for a group of teachers The teachers choose the BEST performance groups for the talent show so be sure your group has prepared for it This timetable will help groups know when each event will take place and where to go Group Number1 oo 1 251 30 1 552 00 2 252 30 3 30 IOlympics PlaygroundMuseum Library Food court Dining Hall II Food court Dining HallOlympics PlaygroundMuseum Library IIIMuseum Library Food court Dining HallOlympics Playground Talent Show School Theatre 29 which of the following is true according to the passage A each student is made to take part in at least one Olympic event B Greek myths or the songs that will be performed are rewritten by the teachers C Greek or Roman names must be uses for American food the students may cook D Artworks shown in the museum are collected or made by the students themselves 30 What do Group III do right after watching the artworks A Watch the talent show B Prepare for a performance C Taste food that students make D Compete in the Olympic events 31 For what purpose is the festival most probably held A To improve students artistic talent B to make students more physically strong C to make students more creative in making foods or performing D to help students learn about ancient Greek and Roman cultures D The British government will offer 1 000 000 to anyone who can solve the world s biggest problem whatever it might be said Prime Minister 首相 David Cameron at a science conference In an unusual competition the Government will ask people to find out the greatest challenge 挑战 today such as finding a replacement 替代 for oil producing low cost food or curing AIDS HIV When the toughest problem has been decided the Prime Minister will give away 1 000 000 to the person who successfully works out the answer The competition follows the example of the Longitude Prize started by the government in 1714 which offered 20 000 worth 6 000 000 today to anyone who could discover how far east or west ship had sailed Sailors could work out their location north and south and were able to decide their local time from the sun however they needed to know the time at a reference 参照 point in order to find out how far they had traveled east or west Many people thought the problem was impossible to solve but the prize was finally won by John Harrison an ordinary worker He did this by designing a clock that kept accurate 准确的 time at sea and made it possible for sailors to work out their location Almost exactly 300 years on Mr Cameron will have a group of scientists collect suggestions and draw up a short list of problems facing the world He will then start a race to solve the most difficult problem A government officer said We want people to think big what does the world need and how can we achieve that We are looking for the next penicillin 青霉素 airplane or Word Wide Web Something that is going to really change what we do and how we live our lives sending us ahead in the global race According to Mr Cameron it is important to encourage new ideas and attract back the best and the brightest to Britain 32 The British government promises 1 000 000 to any person who A can solve the biggest challenge facing the world B can find how the next penicillin works on illnesses C can think of the most difficult problem in the world D can help the Prime Minister run his government better 33 The Longitude Prize is mentioned mainly to A explain why the government set up the prize in 1714 B show John Harrison was a great success as an inventor C show that the government is very grateful to John Harrison D explain what gave Mr Cameron the idea of starting the competition 34 We can infer 推断 from Paragraphs 4 and 5 that A ships no longer get as sea with Harrison s invention B clocks on ships kept good time before Harrison s invention C sailors on ships kept to work out their location north and south D the sailing industry was very important in Britain around the 1700s 35 Which of the following is true according to the text A John Harrison was sure that he would win the prize B The million pound prize will go to a British scientist C The British government pays special attention to the nation s creativity D A replacement for oil is considered as the toughest problem by the scientists 四 阅读表达 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 In modern society 社会 there is a great deal of argument about competition Some value it highly for they believe that it helpful for social progress and richness Others say that competition is bad and that it sets one person against another and leads to unfriendliness between people I have trained many children who held the belief 看法 that their self worth came from well they performed at tennis and other skills For them playing well and winning are often life and death matters Sadly they forget to develop many other human qualities However while some seem to be lost in the strong wish to succeed others think quite the opposite In a culture which values only the winner and pays no attention to the ordinary 普通 players they strongly blame competition especially youngsters who have suffered under competitive pressures 压力 from their parents or society Teaching these young people I often find that they even choose to fail They seem to choose failure by not trying to win or achieve success By not trying they always have an excuse I may have lost but it doesn t matter because I really didn t try In fact they are worried that if they had really tried and failed the failure would mean that they were worth nothing Clearly this belief is the same as that of the true competitors who try to prove themselves Both are based on the mistaken belief that one s self worth comes from how well one performs in comparison 比较 with others Both are afraid of not being valued We can only discover a new meaning in competition as such worries and fear begin to disappear Title Opinions about competition Main argumentSome believe that competition can push society 36 while others think competition 37 unfriendliness between people Children s performancesSome children 38 are about performing well and winning Some children give up trying to prevent themselves from 39 Reason behindThey think one can prove his self worth only by performing better than others in competition Writer s 40 to children Understand the new meaning of competition 36 37 38 39 40 五 词汇 A 根据句子意思 用括号中所给词的正确形式填空 没空一词 41 The horror film kept the little girl wake all night 42 Smiles on the swim faces showed how they enjoyed the race 43 Simon entered the library found he a seat by the window and started his work 44 It was closing time but the interest tourists were still unwilling to leave B 根据句意及汉语提示 写出各单词的正确形式 没空一词 45 The CN Tower in Canada is 1 815 feet in 高 46 The cat is lying 舒适 under the tree with her eyes half closed 47 He denoted all his savings to local education in his 九十 48 Why did you shout I felt something 击中 me on the head 六 用括号内所给动词的正确形式填空 49 Outgoing children prefer showing their feelings openly to control them within themselves 50 Guo Tao s new book about his stories with his s