江苏省常州市2018年中考英语试卷真题

1、2018 年江苏省常州市中考英语试卷一、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. Time waits for no man. But some people won't realize the importanceof time it s gone. (D)A. as B. since C. when D. until2. Two tickets for Sunday ， please! Sorry. There is left. (B)A. nothing B. none C. some D. anything3.

2、 Your father has passed the driving test ？ Yes. my father my mother has. (A)A. Not only; but alsoC. Either ： or8. Neither; norD. Both; and4. Hurry up, Jeff! Lets cross the road as fast as possible. No, you . Don t you see the light is still red？ (C)A. couldn tB. wouldn t C. mustn t D. needn t5. Ligh

3、ts are out. The concert is to begin. The fans hold their breathfor Jay Chou s. (D)A. influenceB. guidance C. experienceD.appearance6. Manager, all the machinesjust now! What？ Call the engineer at once. (A)A. broke downB. turned downC. broke outD. turned out7. As an American, Tom is a big fan of Chin

4、ese kung fu. , he is crazyabout Beijing Opera. (C)A. ThereforeB. HoweverC. Moreover D. Otherwise8. Can you describe ？A. Yes. I was walking when a bike knocked me down from behind. (C)B. why did the accident happenC. when did the accident happenD. how the accident happenedE. where the accident happen

5、ed9. - I you here, but you didn ' t come.I ' m terribly sorry. I was so busy that I forgot. (B)A. would expectB. was expectingC. am expectingD. have expected10. Are you going to try out for the host of the English party? It is such a good chance to improve my spoken English. (D)A. What'

6、s upB. What' s wrongC. Why meD. Why not二、完形填空(共1小题；每小题12分，满分12分)阅读下面短文，从短文后 各题所给的A、B、G D四个选项中，选出最彳i选项.Mrs. Walker sat down at her desk and sighed(叹息)."OK. Tell mewhat happened."“Yesterday , “ Winston began, “when I got home, I went straight to myroom to do myhomework. After I finished,

7、 I needed a (n) (1).So I took out my bubble gum(泡泡糖)to(2). Michael and Iare having a competition to see who can blow the biggest bubble."“That' s right , “ Michael said.“We are."“I kept adding gumand mybubble kept growing. Soon it (3) my whole face ."“What then ? ” asked Mrs. Walk

8、er.“Then it happened. The bubble became as big as a beach ball ." He(4) his arms to show how big it was.A few kids made facesthey didn ' t (5) him, but Winstonignored (不理睬) them and went on.“Suddenly a strong wind took the bubble right out of my mouth! Thebubble (6)over my desk and out of t

9、he window. As it sailed away, I noticed something yellow stuck to it. Like paper. Then I noticed my was missing ."“So? ” Mrs. Walker asked.“I ran after the bubble into Mrs. Roosevelt' s garden. I saw hercat attack it. The bubble broke. All Isaw then was the cat running away. Mrs. Roosevelt

10、helped me search the(8). But my homework was nowhere to be seen ."Mrs. Walker shook her bead." (9),Winston, why didn ' t youjust tell me that the homework was too(10)instead of making upthat wild story ? ”Just then, the office worker walked in with a letter.Winston opened the letter an

11、d took out the wrinkled homework paper and a note that said ,“ For Winston ' s teacher ."I amsure Winston (11) to hand this in. He ' s a good boy. I have no idea how his homework got stuck to my cat, but I ' m sure Winston can give you a(n) (12) Mrs. RooseveltMrs. Walker looked up.&

12、quot;It was all true! ”“Yes, madam, “ Winston said quietly.(B) A. awardB. restC. surpriseD.choice(D) A. practiceB. createC. exerciseD. enjoy(C) A. cleanedB. hurtC. coveredD.hit(A) A. roundedB. heldC. crossedDwaved(D) A. hearB. noticeC. rememberD.believe( A) A. floated stayed( C) A. bubble( D) A. roo

13、m( 8) A. GenerallyExactly( A) A. hard interesting( D) A. refused wanted( B) A. introduction instructionB. rodeB. bookB. catB. HonestlyB. differentB. promisedC. climbedC. homeworkC. deskC. FinallyC. commonC. managedB. explanationC. suggestionD.D. gumD. gardenD.D.D.三、阅读理解(共4 小题 ; 每小题 6 分 , 满分 26 分)阅读下

14、列短文, 从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最彳选项.12. Summer is finally here for most of us. Sadly, summer is not so pleasant to people in a bit less lucky places, where air conditioning (空调)is not easy to get for most of them.But as a saying goes, where there is a will, there is a way, especially for those who lik

15、e doing it yourself ( DIY) . A young manfrom Bangladesh (孟力口拉国) designed an air conditioning system called the Eco Cooler, one that does not require power, and is made of the world s most common waste plastic bottles.The Eco Cooler is super simple to build no special engineering skills are required.

16、 First, to fix it, a window should be taken away and replaced (替代)by it. Second, a boardshould be cut into the size of a window. Some bottle neck sized holesshould then be cut onto the board. Then, the funnelshaped (漏斗状)bottlenecks, cut from the plastic bottles, should be put into the holes.The next

17、 step is to fix the design onto the window frame(框) with thewider side facing outwards. And this is it.The Eco Cooler then works by catching the winds and sending them inside the building. It can reduce the temperature of a room by as much as5° C a big difference when looking at comfortable 250

18、 C compared touncomfortable 30 °C.The idea of the inventor, Ashis Paul, was to show his great product to as many People as possible. For this purpose, he received help from some groups of volunteers. Together, they offered to help local people build and fix the units, as well as teach them how

19、to makethem themselves.Yes, the Eco Cooler is not a super high tech air conditioning system, but it is one that can make a big difference.(B)When building the Eco Cooler, we should pay special attention to .A. the shape of the windowB. the direction of bottlenecksC. the temperature of the outsideD.

20、the weight of the board(C)What can we learn from the passage ?A. Ashis Paul is a clever inventor and a successful businessman.B. An Eco Cooler can fix the room temperature to comfortable25 C.C. The new invention of Eco Cooler is friendly to the environment.D. Local people will replace their air cond

21、itioner with an Eco Cooler. (D)What ' s the best title of this passage ?A. DIY air conditioning made from plastic bottlesB. Eco Coolera super high tech air conditionerC. Why do we need an Eco Cooler in summer ?D. A strong willed inventor and his DIY dream13. How to investigate Planning?Decide on

22、 a scientific problem to investigateFor example, a student named Mary has decided to research into how quickly sugar dissolves （溶解）in water.?Write down your hypothesisYou may already have an idea of what you expect to happen in your investigation. This idea is called your hypothesis. It maynot be ri

23、ght! It is just an idea, though it may be based on work in science which you have done before. The aim of your investigation is to test your idea.?Decide what variables （变量）you are dealing withThings like temperature, size, weight, and colour are called variables. Variables are things you can measur

24、e （测量）.In your investigation, you have to decide what the variables are, which ones you will keep fixed, and which you will change.You need to change just one variable at a time. If lots of variables change at once. it won t be a good test.?Decide what equipment you need, and in what order you will

25、do things?Prepare tables for your results Getting your evidence （数据）?Make your measurements , and record your results Reaching conclusions?Look for patterns in your results?Present your conclusionsWhat links （关联）did you find between any of the variables ？ Howwould you explain these links ？ Checking

26、your findings?Compare your conclusions and hypothesisDo your results support your idea ？( D)What does the underlined word “ hypothesis ” most probably mean ？ A. reasonB. resultC. methodD. guess( A)In Mary s investigation, which of the following about the variables is true ？A. She can only change one

27、 variable at a time.B. Some of the variables can t be measured.C. Her weight and age can be the variables.D. The temperature of water cannot be a variable.( A)What is the passage mainly about ？A. How to do a scientific research.B. How to explain a scientific finding.C. How to deal with a chemistry p

28、roblem.D. How to understand some chemistry knowledge.14. Wewake up very early to go to school, maybeeven earlier to meet with a teacher, complete our extracurricular (课程以外的)activities, comehome to have a quick dinner, talk for eight minutes with our parents anddo homeworkuntil we fall asleep. But th

29、en we remember. We have to look at the American College Test( ACT) exercises one more time. Half asleep, we run downstairs to get the ACT book, and start studying. After thiswe finally get to turn off the lights and drift away to sleep. And then six hours later, we do it all over again.In my health

30、class, my teacher told us that teenagers need at leasteight to nine hours of sleep each night. The sad truth is, with so muchto do every day, high school students cannot keep to this sleep schedule (安排).Let me ask you all a question : Doesn' t it seem more humane (人道 的)to give a teenager perhaps

31、 two hours of homework each night ? This would allow us to have the eight to nine hours of much needed sleep. Or does it seem better to pile students with five hours of work a night?It leaves us very little time to relax, therefore reducing the time that we can sleep.In my opinion. the present struc

32、ture(结构) of the junior year ofhigh school doesn' t work well. Junior year of high school is a time for growth. By this time manystudents have the ability to think creatively, and solve challenging problems. Homework is important for a student' sgrowth. But do we really need to spend countles

33、s hours a night doing it ? Too muchhomeworkcan only lead to too little sleep and too low an ability.I do think it is time to change the structure, so that we sleep at home, and learn at school.(A)In the first paragraph the writer gives . A. a picture of the present daily life of high school students

34、B. an example of an ideal daily life of high school studentsC. a reason for high school students to live a busy daily school lifeD. a suggestion of what high school students should do to pass ACT (D)From the last paragraph we know that the writer thinks . A. Junior year of high school is the most im

35、portant growth periodB. challenging problems are needed for a teenager ' s growthC. the ability to think has nothing to do with homeworkD. the present structure leads to students often sleeping in class (C)Why does the writer write this article?A. To prove the role of enough sleep in teenagers&#

36、39; growth.B. To complain about the problems in the system of the ACT.C. To ask for a change for less homework and more sleep.D. To discuss the relationship between sleep and homework.15. After a while attention to Tom ended, and the usual school murmur （嗡嗡读书声）rose upon the boring air once more. Now

37、 the boy began tosteal secret glances （偷看）at the girl. She noticed it, made a faceat him and gave him the back of her head for the space of a minute. When she slowly faced around again, an apple lay before her. She pushed it away. Tom gently put it back. She pushed it away again, but with less animo

38、sity （敌意）. Tom patiently returned it to its place. Then she letit remain. Tom wrote on his paper , “ Please take it I got more . “ The girl glanced at the words, but made no sign.Now the boy began to draw something on the paper, hiding his work with his left hand. For a time the girl refused to noti

39、ce; but her human curiosity （好奇心）soon began to show itself by hardly noticeable （明显的） signs. The boy worked on, seemingly not aware. The girl madesome non committal （含糊的）efforts to see, but the boy did not display thathe was aware of it. At last she couldn t bear it and whispered ：“ Let me see it .

40、“Tom partly uncovered the picture of a house with some smoke risingfrom the chimney （烟囱）.Then the girl ' s interest began to fasten itself upon the work and she forgot everything else. When it was finished, she gazed a moment, then whispered ：“ It s nice draw a man . “The artist created a man in

41、 the front yard; she was satisfied, and whispered ：“ It s a beautiful man now draw me in it . “Tom drew an hour glass （沙漏）as the body, a full moon as her head and some arms added to it. The girl said ：“ It s ever so nice I wish I could draw. No one has ever taught me that . “ It s easy , “ whispered

42、 Tom, “ I ll learn you . “ Oh, will you ？ When？”“ At noon. Do you go home to dinner ？”“ I ll stay if you will . “ Good that s a deal. What s your name ？”( B)What probably happened in the classroom before this passage？A. The girl introduced herself to the boy.B. Something noticeable happened to the b

43、oy.C. They had a lesson on how to draw.D. The boy drew an apple for the girl.( C)What most probably happened to the apple finally？A. Eaten by the boy because the girl didn t accept it.B. Eaten by the boy because it was the last one he had got.C. Eaten by the girl because they finally became friends.

44、D. Eaten by the girl because the boy was drawing all the time.( B)What can we learn from the 2nd paragraph ？A. The boy didn t want the girl to show interest in his drawing.B. The girl didn t want to show interest in the boy s drawing noticeably.C. The boy didn t notice the girl trying several times

45、to see his drawing.D. The girl didn t want the boy to do the drawing in class any more.( A)What in this passage madeTomsucceed in making friends with the girl ？A. Using her curiosity.B. Showing off his drawing ability.C. Teaching her how to draw.D. Inviting her to dinner.四、 阅读表达 （共 1 小题 ; 每小题 5 分 ,

46、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： 每个空格里只填一个单词 .16. When a thought has found wordsPoetry （诗歌）is the forgotten child of literature. Few people readit for pleasure. In Western highschools, poetry is seldom taught because it is considered to be out of date and have little to do with the

47、life of today s students.In ChinA. however. poetry is still an important part of the curriculum （课程）. Recently, the Ministry of Education has increasedthe number of ancient Chinese poems for students to memorize and recite, from 14to 72. Why is it important to learn poems？First of all, poetry is a n

48、ecessary part of learning traditionalChinese culture. It is a path to understanding your history and your society. It is also the key to understanding the thoughts and feelings that are commonto everyone but that we may be unable to express the joy of Li Bai dancing with the moon, for example. Every

49、one has feelings of joy, love, loneliness, sadness and even anger, and a good poem can put those feelings into words and bring us self understanding.Poems can also express beauty. In a few short lines, even something commoncan becomebeautiful. Hereis a poemcalled Fog by Carl Sandberg：The fog comes/o

50、n silent haunches （弓腰）/and then moveson. Yes, fog does movesmoothly, silently and like a cat, and Sandberg catches that feeling and image （形象）,and makes it beautiful.Of course, to really enjoy poetry, it has to be read aloud. After all, a poem is really just a song without music. Most ancient poetry

51、, like Homer s Epics （ 荷马史诗） and China s Book of Songs, was spokenfor hundreds of years before it was written.The American poet Robert Frost said , “Poetry is when an emotion has found its thought and the thought has found words .“ You are lucky thatyou now have seventy two poems to learn!Title : Wh

52、en a thought has found wordsPassage outlineDetailed informationIn the WestMost people think poetry is (1) fromthe life of today ' s studentsChina' s recent a ctionStudents must memorize and recite more ancient Chinese poems(2)O Learningpoems helps you(3) history and society Poems help expres

53、s your personal thoughts and feelings Poems can express beauty of (4) things with very few linesfor learning poetryA tip on enjoyin g poetry(5) aloud is the best way to enjoy poetry.In tact,many ancient poems were spoken before theywere writtenConclusionChinese students should feel lucky to have 72p

54、oems to learn!【答案】1. different.2. Reasons.3. understand.4. common.5. Reading.五、词汇（共4小题；每小题1分，满分4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.17. Is this your umbrella ? No, it ' s another （visit ）.【答案】visitor ' s18. How much should I pay ?18yuan in all, （include ） the pen you picked out just now.【答案】inc

55、luding19. Time is limited. You ' d better make a （decide ） right now.【答案】decision20. Nothing is （possible ） . It meanseverything can happen if you make efforts.【答案】impossibleB）根据句意及汉语提示，写出各单词的正确形式，每空填一词.21. How much time do you need to carry on with the project?Another （四）days.【答案】four22. Do you

56、 know what the exact （人口） of China is ?【答案】population23. Finally, we managed to hand out all the 1, 000posters （凭借）other ' s help.【答案】with24. Miss Gao can always come up with （幽默的） ideas to make her classes lively.【答案】humorous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)25. Why do you buy so many flowers, Justin ? (celebrate ) my mother' s birthday.【答案】To celebrate26. Bad luck! My watch doesn ' t work well.Take it easy. It just needs (repair ).【答案】repairing27. Why are y