2021年江苏省常州市中考英语试卷真题

1、常州市二O二一年初中学业水平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邈卡上， 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，并在答题卡上将该 项涂黑。3. is better worth my respect than Yuan Longping. He is the pride of China.A. SomebodyB.

2、AnybodyC. NobodyD. Everybody4. Don't your child with others because every child is a treasure.A. compareB. complainC. contactD. consider5. - Could you playthe piano at the age of five? - No. I. I started at six.A. can'tB.shouldn'tC. needn'tD.couldn't6. China grows a great deal of

3、 cotton,in the western areas.A. finallyB. highlyC. warmlyD.mostly7. Little Simba went hunting alone. The Lion King walked around.his safety.A. with the help ofB. in fear of C. at the speed ofD. on topof8. My cousin is creative enough lo the new challenging task.A. take on B. take out C. put upD put

4、in9. - My family will go on a trip to Beijing this summer, but we haven't decided.-Why not take the high - speed railway!A. when to leaveB. how to get thereC. which hotel lo choose D. how long to stay there10. China's Tian wan 1 Rover landed on Mars on May 15th. 2021. Do you know?A. what it

5、was going lo discover B. why was it sent thereC. what it looks likeD. how many photos does it take there11. - Thanks a lot for taking care of my boy when I was away.-We had great fun together.A. All the beatB. Good idea C. That's right D. Don t mention . it12. -1 stayed up late to finish my repo

6、rt last night and I feel tired now.- Sleep is also important.A. Don*t burn the candle at both ends B. Actions speak louder than wordsC. Don't put all your eggs in one basket D Many hands make light work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。“Simply avoid her. H

7、Abby listened closely, as I continued. HIf she says any more 11 things to you. Til go to your teacher. Til make sure you are never in a（n） 12 where you have to sit next to her again. HAt that time, Allyson, my then eight - year - old. came to 13 us and listened to every word. Neither of my daughters

8、 interrupted （打断）as I finished my heartfelt speech, filled with 14 wisdom. Then. as I was telling them what I thought right. Allyson's real words of 15 came about. "Mom. "she said. "I was just thinking. Maybe Abby should be that girl's 16 so that she can bear（容 i己）her. In that

9、 way. she can let that girl see forgiveness（谅解）and kindness through her. HHmm, I became the 17 , At that moment, I realized that although I was wearing the “mother's hat1, the hat" certainly didn't make me 18 all the time. In fact. I wanted to pull that hat over my face and hide myself

10、so that they couldn*t see my embarrassed（难为情的） look.uYes, that's a good point,H I commented（评论）J9 a hall smile at my girls. "Abby, you deal with this situation the way you think is right. "OK. ' she said, giving me a quick hug（拥 抱）before walking out of the door and off to school. H

11、Bye, Mom! ” Allyson called.following her big sister to go out of the door.I was left alone - in my slippers（拖鞋）.In those following 20 moments I was lost in thought. I did feel 21 my two amazing daughters - small in size but big in heart. Sometimes our children have great lessons to teach us - 22 we

12、are willing to listen.That lesson came more than ten years ago, and I'll never forget how much I have learned from my children.11. A. unusual12. A. action13. A. admire14. A. motherly15. A. courage16. A. pupil17. A. student18. A. happy19 A. forcingB. unsureC. unknown D. unpleasantB. surpriseC. jo

13、inD. believeB. friendlyC. livelyD. lonelyB. angerC. wisdomD. humorB. victimC. friendD. enemyB. personC. guideD. guestB. rightC. luckyD. kindB. promisingC. exploring D. imaginingB. situation C. tradition D. instructionD. quietD. ready forD. until20 A. strangeB.difficultC. tiring21 A worried aboutB.pr

14、oud ofC. interestedin22 A unlessB.althoughC.if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。AIn modern times, our clothes seem good enough to meet our needs both in color and style. However, are you impatient with washing your clothes so often? Are you tired of the same c

15、olor? If your answer is MYesu. LeCs meet ihe fashion in the future.Sun-No - SpotTo clean this shirt Just stand in the sun! A special material on the surface receives UV light from the sun. This heats it up enough to make stains（污渍）missing. You stay cool, but stains disappear! Some stains disappear i

16、n minutes - others might take a day.New Fabric SuitAre you sick of holes in your clothes? This new material repairs itself! If this cloth gets a hole, just rub （搓揉）the broken place quickly. Heat from the rubbing will cause the materials to connect with each other again, repairing the hole. Hole? Wha

17、t hole?New Wiggle VigorThis cloth gets a charge（充 电）from running around. As you move, the thin wires in the material turn your movement into power. This can charge a computer, an ipad, a hairdryer, and many other small things that need power.Chameleon ClothTired of the same old look? How about cloth

18、es that change colors? This material is made with dyes（染14） that change colors when they get warm. A small battery heats up thin metal threads（金属线）in the cloth, to change colors or forms.23. If your Sun-No - Spot shirt is dirty with stains, what can you do to clean it?A. Warm it in the sun.B. Rub it

19、 quickly.C. Connect it to a computer.D. Change its color.24. If your mobile phone has no power, which one can help you?A. SurNor5pot. B. New Fabric Suit. C. New Wiggle Vigor. D. Chameleon Cloth.25. Which of the next pictures goes well with Chameleon Cloth?In the Spring and Autumn period （475 - 221 B

20、C） there lived a man called Ji Zha. He was the fourth son of the king of the Kingdom of Wu. Because of Ji Zha's sticking to righteousness（义）and wide learning, he was his father's favorite, and the king wanted to make him his heir（堆承人）.However, Ji Zha refused because he thought the king's

21、 eldest son should be the one to receive the throne. Later. Ji Zha served as an ambassador（夕卜交大 臣）of Wu to other kingdoms in China.Once. on a mission to the Kingdom of Lu, Ji Zha passed through the Kingdom of Xu. The king of Xu received him as a friend, and admired the valuable sword（剑）Ji Zha was we

22、aring. Although his host didn't mention it. Ji Zha could see he wanted to own it very much. However, as he still needed to go to Lu. Ji Zha didnt give the king of Xu his sword as a present.After finishing his mission to Lu, on his way back, Ji Zha once again passed through Xu. This time he decid

23、ed to give the sword to the king of Xu. But when he arrived, his friend had already passed away. Ji Zha didn't expect it and felt very sad. He took off his sword and gave it to the dead man by hanging it on a tree near his tomb（坟墓）.Ji Zha*s attendants（随从）didn't understand his action, saying,

24、 "Sir, the king of Xu is already dead. Why do you still give up your sword to him? ”Ji Zha shook his head.1 When I came to the Kingdom of Xu last time. I noticed that my friend admired my sword, and I decided that when I came back I would give it to him.However, I never expected this turn of ev

25、ents. But how could I change my mind just because the man had died? ” With these words, he left the place, low - spirited and heart - broken.26. What do we know about Ji Zha from the passage?A.He was bom in 221 BC.B. He didn't have the ability to be a king.C. He was a careful and generous man.D.

26、 He lost his fight for the throne to his brother.27. Why did Ji Zha give up his sword to the king of Xu although he had died?A. He was loyal to his country.B. He was loyal to righteousness.C. He wan guilty of his friend's death.D. He was guilty of not seeing his friend before his death 28. What

27、is the bent title of this story!A. Ji Zha and His FriendB. Ji Zha and His CountryC. Ji Zha Gives Up His Throne D. Ji Zha Gives Up His SwordCDurbeyfield sal down upon the grassy land by the roadside, putting his basket before him. In a few minutes, a youth from his village appeared in the distance. O

28、n seeing him, Durbeyfield held up his hand, and the boy quickened his steps and came near.HBoy, take up that basket! I want you to do something for me.nThe skinny boy frowned（缴眉），"who are you then, John Durbeyfield. to order me about and call me ' boy1? You know my name as well as I know yo

29、urs!"Do you. do you? That's the secret - That's the secret! Now obey my orders, and Fred. I don't mind telling you that the secret is that Fm one of noble race（贵族）-it has been just found out by me this present afternoon.1 And as he made the announcement, he luxuriously（奢侈地）lay himse

30、lf upon the land among the flowersThe boy stood before Durbeyfield, and looked at him from head to foot.HSir, John D* Urberville - that's who 1 am, " continued Durbeyfield.n Do you know such a place as Greenhill?""Yes. I have been there to Greenhill fair（集市）.”''Well, under

31、 the church of that city there lie my anceslors（祖先）-hundreds of them - in coats of jewellery. There is not a man here who's got greater and nobler ancestors than I.H,'oh?""Now take up that basket, and go on to the Pure Drop Inn, telling them to send a horse and carriage（马车）with a s

32、ervantdb A） here quickly, to carry me home. And when you've done that, goon to my house with the basket, and tell my wife to put away that washing, because she needn't finish it, and wait till I come home, as Fve news to tell her.HAs the boy stood in doubt, Durbeyfield put his hand into his

33、pocket. And produced a shilling （a unit of money used in Britain until 1971）.“Here is for your work. son. n This made a difference."Yes, Sir John. Thank you."The boy took up the basket. and set out at once.29. What did Durbeyfield ask Fred to do?A. Listen to a story.B. Find out a secret.C.

34、 Send messages for him.D. Drive a horse and carriage for him.30. Which of the following about Durbeyfield is TRUE?A. He did believe he was a noble.B. He wanted to play a trick on Fred.C. He was the richest man in the city. D. He used to live in Greenhill.31. What made the boy willing to work for Dur

35、beyfield?A. Durbeyfield's secret.B. Durbeyfield's order.C. His visit to Greenhill fair.D. The unit of money.32. What is most probably the relationship between Durbeyfield and Fred?A. Father and son.B. Neighbors.C. Close friends. D. Master and servant.DThere are only 24 hours in a day, and us

36、ually about a third of that is spent sleeping. So is it possible to make use of this time and learn a new skill or even a language? In other words, is sleep learning possible?Many studies have found that a basic form of learning, called conditioning. can happen during sleep. In a 2012 study publishe

37、d in the magazine Nature Neuroscience, for example, Israeli researchers found that people can learn to connect sounds with smells during sleep. The scientists played a tone to sleeping study participants while putting some rotten（腐烂 的）fish beside their beds. Once awake. when hearing the tone. The pe

38、ople held their breath in anticipation of a bad smell.“This was a dear finding showing participants formed new memories during sleep, H said Andrillon, a scientist in this held.Allhough the now memory was implicit （咯示性的）,it could influence how people behave, researchers found in a 2014 study publish

39、ed in the Journal of Neuroscience. In that research, after spending a night in a room full of cigarette（香烟）smell mixed with rotten eggs or fish, smokers use fewer cigarettes.Andrillon and his team members have found that learning in sleep can also go beyond simple conditioning. In their 2017 study p

40、ublished in Nature Communications, participants were able to pick out sound features that they had heard during sleep.Learning abilities in sleep may spread to learning of words. In a study published in Current Biology, researchers played pairs of made - up words and their supposed meanings like &qu

41、ot;guga" means elephant. to sleep participants. After this, when awake, the participants did better in picking the right translation of made - up words in a multi - choice test.So far, research suggests il may be possible to learn about the tone and pronunciation of a language or even the meani

42、ng of words while sleeping, although it is to a weaker level than what we do during the day without noticing.33. What is the main purpose of the text?A. To show that sleep learning is possible.B. To study how to make use of sleep learning.C. To report some famous research findings.D. To prove sleep

43、learning is implicit and weak.34. What does the phrase "new memories" in the third paragraph refer to（指的是）？A. Connection between participants and scientists.B. Connection between sounds and smells.C. The tone's influence on the rotten fish.D. The rotten eggs* influence on cigarettes.35

44、. What is the main idea of the last two paragraphs?A. Sleep can do good to learning.B. Language learning can happen in sleep.C. People learn in sleep in a different language.D. Sleep learning is belter than daytime learning.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。After appearing a

45、s a special event at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games and the 2014 Nanjing Youth Olympic Games. Wushu, widely known as Chinese Kungfu, will make its first 叩pearance as an official（官方的）sport at the 4th Youth Olympic Games in 2022.It's a long - awaited breakthrough （期待已久的突破）for the International Wus

46、hu Federation（协会）（IWF）, which made applications to the International Olympic Committee （100） in 2001,2008 and 2011. but failed. The first two applications were refused at the very beginning. The third application made it to the final voting for taking part in the 2020Tokyo Olympic Games but missed o

47、ut once again.Over the years, both the International Wushu Federation and Chinese Wushu Association（CWA） have done a lot to make improvement with strong support from the State General Administration of Sport of China（中国体育总局）.The Administration not only offers technical （技术的）support, often sending ex

48、perts or teachers to help their Wushu training campy, but also generously provides a great deal of Wushu equipment（设备）for free.Every year,many local Wushu groups are sent abroad to put on Wushu shows.lrying to improve the influence of Wushu in foreign countries.Through their continuous efforts.Wushu

49、 has become widely popular across the world.especially among young Wushu fans.Studied show that ,today,about 120 million people are attracted to Wushu around the world.China got Wushu accepted as an official Olympics event successfully in January,2020,which helps to make it more international quickl

50、y.A total of 48 athletes from across the world will compete in four Wushu events: men's and women?s Changquan and men's and women's Taijiquan.News： Wushu Is Included in Youth OlympicsNews lead Wushu will 3 6 at the 4th Youth Olympics,first time as an official sport.News body Efforts made

51、 to spread Wushu and enter it for the Olympics Games: IWF made applications to IOC three times but didn't 3 7 each time. In order to improve the situationJWF and CW A have done a lot with the technical support and 3_8 equipment from the State General Administration of Sport of China. Through con

52、tinuous efforts like putting on Wushu 3_9 abroad.Wushu has been widely accepted across the world,especially among young Wushu fans. Wushu was accepted as an official Olympics event successfully in January,2020. 48 athletes from across the world will join in the 40 in four Wushu events.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. Bally, you should keep（you） calm when in trouble.42. Lucy is organized and her room always looks（tidy） than mine.43. How many of you ever dreamed of becoming an（invent）?44. It's important to learn to behave（pro