【真题】江苏省常州市中考英语试题附答案

1、中考英语精品真题时间：120分钟 总分：120分一、单项选择从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.- when would you like to go swimming with me, this friday or this saturday?-_.i am free only this sunday.a. noneb. bothc. eitherd. neither2.- can you give me some advice on how to be slimmer?- eat _ meat and _cakes.a. less; les

2、sb. fewer; fewerc. less; fewerd. fewer; less3.jim is watching a football match which is shown _on tv. though he is not on the scene, he can still cheer for his team.a. livelyb. livec. livingd. alive4.- _i keep the book for a week? - sorry, im afraid you _.a. need; couldntb. need; cantc. may; couldnt

3、d. may; cant5.you must raise your hand if you have any questions in class._, your teacher wont notice you.a. otherwiseb. anyhowc. insteadd. moreover6.he chose to study in a junior school near his home. it _ to be a wise decision.a. put outb. put onc. turned outd. turned on7.i wont stop loving englis

4、h _ the sun rises in the west.a. ifb. althoughc. becaused. unless8.in the library, students are required to keep _ and move _.a. quiet; quietb. quiet; quietlyc. quietly; quietd. quietly; quietly9.-could you tell me _ the music?- he used traditional chinese music art and the sounds of an ancient chin

5、ese bella. how he madeb. how did he makec. why he maded. why did he make10.- how would you like your coffee?-_.a. i like it very much.b. with some milk, please.c. no thanks.d. yes, it smells good.二、完形填空阅读下面短文, 从短文后各题所给的a、b、d四个选项中, 选出最佳选项。并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。basketball can be fun, or it can be trouble. peopl

6、e gather around a ball, but their reactions (反应) often go _11_ the object. it was a terribly hot summer day when the group of us appeared on the basketball court. silently, we _12_ up and played, as always. the sun was a big squeezer (挤压者), as it not only squeezed out of us sweet (汗水) and _13_, but

7、also our unhappy feelings. body contact became more and more often, and we could all _14_ the attacks of elbows (肘部). after another round of game, one of the players and i fell to the ground at the same time. from his burning eyeballs. i could see a _15_ was almost unavoidable. it suddenly came to m

8、e that my tins of cola were lying on the ground, about an inch away from me. buddy, hot down here. what about a _16_? i said to him. _17_ i rolled (滚动) one to him, looking at him in the eyes with my most sincere facial expression. i guess im quite fine. lucky no _18_bones or well end up in the hospi

9、tal! i said.other players watching nearby all laughed. i could clearly see some movement on his face. my _19_ did work! he picked the cola up, tried to open it, and walked over. as he passed by my side, he _20_ his left hand, and smiled at me. i smiled back, took his hand, and gave him a light shake

10、.a gentle wind caught me on the face as i returned to the basketball court. the sun continued to provide _21_ for us. what could be better than a group of school students _22_basketball skills on a warm, sunny afternoon?11. a. towardsb. aboutc. beyondd. for12. a. teamedb. cheeredc. cookedd. caught13

11、. a. timeb. energyc. healthd. pride14. a. acceptb. affordc. smelld. feel15. a. matchb. fightc. touchd. risk16. a. gameb. talkc. drinkd. ball17. a. angrilyb. equallyc. guiltilyd. carefully18. a. lazyb. hiddenc. medicald. broken19. a. humorb. chancec. adviced. trust20. a. looked atb. thought ofc. put

12、awayd. held out21. a. worryb. warmthc. stressd. peace22. a. protectingb. encouragingc. exchangingd. comparing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。athe dead seaat 430 meters below sea level, the dead sea is earths lowest point on land. it is popular for its wonderful buoyancy(浮力). the high sal

13、t content-more than 34 percent - makes swimming more like floating. now the dead sea is actually dying. people are using water from the jordan river, which takes water away from the dead sea. since 1930, its surf area has reduced by almost 40 percent.venice, italywith waterways instead of streets. t

14、his floating city has attracted visitors for centuries. but no visit to venice is complete without a ride on one of its famous gondolas, human poweredwater taxis. water creates venice. but water will also kill the city.built on soft earth, venice has slowly been sinking (下沉) for centuries. now, with

15、 rising sea levels caused by human activities, its sinking faster. according to us-based magazine architectural digest, the city may disappear in the next 100 years. better book your gondola soon!great barrier reef, australiacovering more than 2,300 kilometers of australias northeast coast, great ba

16、rrier reef is the worlds largest reef ecosystem, and an ideal place for scuba divers (水肺潜水者).thousands of colorful coral (珊瑚) and fish make homes in the blue sea water. its like a big underwater party!sadly, the party might be over soon. the reef is dying. human activities are changing the weather.

17、warming ocean, water kills the coral, and this causes problems up the food chain. the new york times reported that large parts are already dead, and the reef system might be gone by 2030.23. what can be the best title of the passage?a. disappearing watery wondersb. amazing man-made wonders on the se

18、ac. lost watery wonders on the sead. last watery wonders in the world24. which of the following is the shared cause of the problems all the three places are facing?a. water loss.b. sea pollution.c. warming seas.d. human activities.25. if tom wants to visit all the following places before they are go

19、ne, and he can only afford one in the next 15 years, where must he go?a. the dead sea.b. venice.c. italy.d. great barrier reef.bthere is good news for students of vocational (职业的) colleges in china: the government has announced plans to develop modern vocational education. premier li kegiang said th

20、e government should speed up the development of modern vocational education to meet the need for skilled workers and technicians (技术人员) in the job market. high school graduates and workers with no special training are encouraged to study in higher vocational colleges. li said that the number of the

21、new students in higher vocational colleges in china should go up by i million this year. this is the first time the central government has a clear plan. this comes after the news of the large shortfall (不足) in highly skilled technicians, although china has millions of technical workers. china is exp

22、ected to face a shortfall of 3million skilled workers who can operate the newest machines by 2020. the shortfall will grow to 4.5 million by 2025. also, vocational education is unsatisfactory (不令人满意的), although there are many vocational colleges in china. in some vocational colleges, the education m

23、ethods and courses cannot meet the need of upgrading (升级), manufacturing (制造业). as can be seen from the job market, some companies still cant find highly skilled technicians even with high pay.to deal with the problem. some vocational colleges have worked with companies to teach students. they have

24、hired skilled technicians from companies as teachers. with the rising of the skilled workers social position and pay it is believed the vocational education system in china will start to play a bigger role in the development of china.26 whats the main purpose of the development of modern vocational

25、education in china?a. to train more highly skilled technicians for the job marketsb. to help vocational college graduates get higher pay from their work.c. to ask more people to live on themselves with technical skills.d. to encourage more companies to upgrade manufacturing.27. what is one of the pr

26、oblems of chinese vocational education according to the passage?a. higher vocational college teachers are not well paid and valued.b. there are only a small number of higher vocational colleges in china.c. the education methods and courses in vocational colleges are unsatisfactory.d. some of the voc

27、ational college teachers are skilled technicians from companies.28. the writer believes chinas future vocational education is _.a. hopefulb. doubtfulc. unsatisfactoryd. worryingcnowadays, it never seems we have enough time to realize all of the reading goals (目标) that we set for ourselves. luckily,

28、we have mobile apps such as latte read and getabstract to provide abstracts (梗概) of a text. abstracts are useful tools, especially for students, but like having a friend describe the main content of a story to you, you cannot experience the joy and excitement of reading the original (原来的) text of yo

29、urself.i recently finished reading a thick book of w. somerset maughams collected short stories. it took me around ten years to get through. thomas manns difficult the magic mountain took me about six months to read; ayn rands atlas shrugged made me very bored most of the time. reading a book, wheth

30、er it is good or bad, is a formative (建设性的) experience. there are plenty of books which i probably shouldnt have taken the time to read. but the challenge of living for a time in the thoughts and experiences of a different history or character makes even the worst book a valuable effort.whenever i f

31、inish the last line of a book and slowly close it, i like to sit there and think over its lines with a mix of nostalgia (怀旧之情) and pride. i then take the book in hand and find a place for it on my bookshelf. when i step back and look at the books on my shelf, it is as if i am looking at the history

32、of the different lives that i have lived.abstracts are useful as a tool to an end, but reading the actual (真正的) book is something much richer. reading, like anything else in life, is much more about the journey than it ever was the destination (目的地).29. what does the writer mainly want to say?a. rea

33、ding abstracts is a best short way to enjoy literature.b. reading abstracts cannot bring you the true feeling of actual reading.c. reading different kinds of books brings you many advantages.d. the journey and the destination are equally important in our reading.30. what can we know about the writer

34、 from the second paragraph?a. he prefers thick and difficult books to short stories.b. a good book is better worth reading than a bad one to him.c. he achieves a lot from reading some challenging books.d. he is lucky enough never to have read a regrettable book.31. in the third paragraph the writer

35、_ his main point of view (主要观点).a. explains the meaning ofb. provides further support forc. makes a conclusion ofd. offers an opposite example fordwhen major, the most respected pig, saw all the animals were present, he cleared his throat and began:now, comrades (同志们) , i dont think i shall be with

36、you for many months. before i die, let me ask you a question. what is the nature of this life of ours? let us face it: our lives are miserable and short. we are born, we are given just so much food as will keep the breath in our bodies, and those of us who are able to do it are forced to work to the

37、 last why then do we continue in this miserable? because nearly the whole of the produce of our hard work is stolen from beings. there, comrades, is the answer to all our problems. it is summed up in a single word- man. man is the only real enemy we have. remove (消灭) man from the scene, and the basi

38、c cause of hunger and overwork is ended for ever. and now, comrades, i will sing an old song that came into my dream last night to you. i am sure, it was a song sung by the animals of long ago and have been lost to memory for marry years. it is called animals of england.his voice was hoarse (沙哑的), b

39、ut he sang well enough to throw the animals into the wildest excitement. almost before major had reached the end, they had begun singing it for themselves.unluckily, the singing woke mr. jones, the farm owner, who jumped out of bed, thinking that there was a fox in the yard. he took the gun which al

40、ways stood in a comer of his bedroom, and let fly 6 shots (射击) into the darkness. the pellets (子弹) flew into the wall of the yard and the meeting broke up hurriedly. everyone ran to his own sleeping place. the birds jumped onto their trees, the animals settled down in the straw, and the whole farm w

41、as asleep in a moment.32. why did major make the speech?a. to encourage the animals to fight against man.b. to teach the animals to sing an old song.c. to say goodbye to the animals before death.d. to complain about his personal miserable life.33. what does the underlined word miserable in the secon

42、d paragraph most probably mean?a. commonb. boringc. lonelyd. painful34. which of the following is true according to the passage?a. the animals on the farm were brave.b. majors speech was nearly successful.c. major and mr. jones were friendly to each other.d. mr. jones forced his animals to work from

43、 birth to death.35. why did mr. jones fire his gun?a to break up the animals meeting. b. to kill the fox he saw in the yard.c. to make sure his gun was in good condition.d. to protect the animals he raised on his farm.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。注意：请将答案写在答题卡上相应题号的横线上。每个空格只填一个单词。one ca

44、nnot discuss chinese music without mentioning the chinese seven-string zither (七弦琴) , also known as the guqin, one of the four arts - along with go, calligraphy and painting. it first appeared over 3, 000 ago and represents chinas solo musical instrument tradition. at first, the gugin had only five

45、strings, representing the five elements of metal, wood, water, fire and earth. later. in the zhou dynasty, king wen of zhou added a sixth string for his son, king wu of zhou, added a seventh string to encourage his army to fight with the shang.ambience (环境气氛) was important in playing the chinese zit

46、her. usually, it was practised in quiet setting and never for public performance.ancient artists enjoyed performing by a stream in the mountains. the sound of the quqin mixed with the echoes (回音) from the mountains, until the musician found himself at one with nature. playing it in snow was also a f

47、avorite pastime for ancient artists, who believed the instrument was the purest of its kind in the world. also. a night with moonlight was considered ideal for playing the guqin. wang wei (701-761), a highly talented man of the tang dynasty, liked playing it in a bamboo forest on nights with moonlig

48、ht most.guqin pieces are usually around three to eight minutes long, with the longest being guangling verse, which is 22 minutes long. other famous pieces include plum blossoms in three movements, wild geese landing on the sandbank and eighteen songs of a nomad flute. nowadays, there are fewer than

49、one thousand well-trained gugin players and perhaps no more than fifty living masters. the original number of several thousand pieces has greatly reduced to only a hundred works by today. the guqin and its music was added to the list of the intangible cultural heritage of humanity (人类非物质文化遗产) in 200

50、3.title: the guilin and its musicmain partsdetailed informationintroduction to the guqinl as one of the four arts, it has a _36_ of 3, 000 years and represents chinas solo musical instrument tradition. the stringsl at first, there were five strings, which represented five elements.l later, kings in

51、the zhou dynasty added _37_ more strings to them.the ambiencel in quiet setting, not for public performance.1. by a stream in the mountains. the _38_ sound of the guqin and its echoes could make musicians find themselves at one with nature.2. in snow. it was believed to be the purest instrument in t

52、he world.3. on a night with moonlight. wang weis _39_ was to play the guqin in a bamboo forest on a night full of moonlight.the present_40_l not many players, masters and works-are alive nowadays.l the guqin and its music entered the list the intangible cultural heritage of humanity in 2003. 五、词汇a）根

53、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. as a good teacher, she is never _(patient) with her students.42. for your own _(safe), please do not walk about on the plane.43. do you believe it is one of the _(wind) places on the earth?44. we hope to live _(peace) with people from other countries.b)根据句意及汉语提示, 写出各

54、单词的正确形式, 每空填一词。45. _(在期间) his stay in beijing, he made some foreign friends.46. he _(误以为) mary for her twin sister and that made them laugh a lot.47. i couldnt fall asleep because the bed was too _(不舒服的).48. the restaurant offers good service to all its _(顾客).六、用括号内所给动词的正确形式填空49. mum, i _(finish) practising the piano. may i go to play football now?50. he says the problem _(deal) with next year.51. passengers are not allowed _(eat) or drink when they take the underground.52 he _(draw) on the beach from 7 to 9 oclock yesterday mornin