2020年江苏省常州市中考英语试题

2020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，选出可以填人空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑．1．（1分）Takeiteasy．Therewillbe_________twobusescominginafewminutes．（）A．another B．other C．others D．theother2．（1分）Millie'sresearchpaperisn'tuptostandard_________shehasworkedatitfortwoweeks．（）A．since B．unless C．if D．although3．（1分）Tothewestofourschool__________somebookstoresandapark．（）A．lies B．lie C．has D．have4．（1分）﹣Wereyourequired___________athomeduringtheoutbreakofCOVID﹣19？﹣Yes．Luckily，theInternetmadeitpossibleformanyofus________fromhome．（）A．tostay；towork B．staying；towork C．tostay；work D．staying；work5．（1分）﹣Jim，turndownthemusic．Ourbabyissleeping．﹣Don'tworry．He__________forhalfanhour．（）A．wokeup B．haswokenup C．wasawake D．hasbeenawake6．（1分）Jenny'sparentswerecompletely__________whentheysawthe_______changesinher．（）A．surprising；amazing B．surprised；amazing C．surpring；amazed D．surprised；amazed7．（1分）Afactorywillbebuiltforthe__________ofthistypeofnewenergycar．（）A．position B．population C．production D．pronunciation8．（1分）Tomyjoy，we_________gotothebank．Maryhaslentussomemoney．（）A．shouldn't B．needn't C．couldn't D．wouldn't9．（1分）Agreatdealofmytimeis__________withpracticingplayingtheguitar．（）A．takenup B．madeup C．putup D．setup10．（1分）﹣Doyouwanttotrysomewildduck？﹣__________．Weshouldprotectwildanimals．（）A．Noidea B．Noproblem C．Noway D．Nodoubt二、完形填空（共1小题；毎小题12分，满分12分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所铪的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．11．（12分）Awindowisacommonbutpowerfultool﹣apatch（小块）oftheworld，fromwhichourbodyisseparated．Theonlythingwecandoislook．Youhaveno（1）onwhatyouwillsee．However，yourbrainmaymakeanassumption（猜想）outofwhateverhappenstoappear．Oneday，Iwastakinganap（小睡）inmyofficewhenIwokeuptothe（2）ofacarcrash．Ilookedoutofmywindow．Acarhadjustbackedintoafence（围栏）anddamaged（毁坏）it．Thedrivergotoutofthecar．Hewasshortwithouthaironhishead．I（3）himatonce．Tomysurprise，themantriedto（4）thedamagehecaused．However，hiseffortsallfailed．Onceheevenfunnilyfellontotheroadwhentryingtopullthefence．I（5）alot．Thefailureofthisterriblemanwasbrighteningmywholeday．About10minuteslater，themanleft．That，Ithought，wouldbethe（6）ofhisefforts．Theman﹣thatvillainous（可憎的）man﹣wasgoingto（7）allthemessbehindforsomeoneelsetocleanup．Butthisisthe（8）ofwindows．Theycontradict（与…矛盾）youreasyassumptions．Themanappearedafewminuteslaterwithsome（9）．Forthenexthour，Iwatchedoutofmywindowashekeptonfixingthefence（10）itwasextrasafe，strongerthanbefore．Thismanwasahero．My（11）assumptions，Irealized，wereallaboutmyself．Iwouldbe（12）andrunawayifIcameacrosssuchamessysituation．Mywindowhadwokenmeupfromanaptoteachmealesson，alessonthatchangedmywholedayandevenmywholelife．（1）A．agreementB．influenceC．discoveryD．impression（2）A．symbolB．sightC．soundD．sign（3）A．acceptedB．rememberedC．dislikedD．greeted（4）A．confirmB．avoidC．coverD．repair（5）A．complainedB．laughedC．learntD．thought（6）A．endB．funC．problemD．lesson（7）A．hideB．pushC．moveD．leave（8）A．qualityB．shameC．powerD．truth（9）A．friendsB．toolsC．medicinesD．plans（10）A．untilB．whenC．afterD．since（11）A．uglyB．friendlyC．properD．possible（12）A．encouragedB．pleasedC．scaredD．relaxed三、阅读理解（共4小题；每小题6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．12．（6分）Withsomuchfreetimeonourhandsduringlockdown，manyofushaveentertainedtheideaofknowingmoreabouttheworld．Learningaforeignlanguageisagoodchoice．Hereareafewexamples，inorderoftimeittakespeopletolearnthem．Latinlanguages（about600hours）ThepopularLatinlanguages﹣Italian，French，SpanishandPortuguese﹣requireabout600hourstolearn．Ofthese，SpanishandItalianaretheeasiestforEnglishspeakerstolearn．TheyarefollowedbyPortugueseandfinallyFrench．LatinlanguagessharemanywordswithEnglish．However，thosesharedwordslookorsoundsimilar，buthavedifferentmeaningsovertime．Greek（1，100hours）ModernGreekismaybetheeasiestlanguagetolearnthatusesadifferentalphabet（字母表）．ItisalsoalanguagethathascontributedmanywordstoEnglish．Indeed，thepresidentofGreeceoncegavetwospeechesataninternationalmeetingthatincludedjustGreekloanwords（外来词）aswellastheunavoidablebasicEnglish．Japanese（2，200hours）CountingobjectsinJapanesedependsonwhethertheyarelongandthin（like"roads"），smallandround（like"apples"），thinandflat（like"sheetsofpaper"），andhundredsmoreexamples．WhatJapaneseyouspeakalsodependsonyourgender（性别）．There'sa"rough"languageformenandamore"ladylike"languageforwomen，butyoumustunderstandboth．Chinese（2，200hours）EachChinesewrittenwordishardlyunderstandablewhenspokenbetweenaMandarin（普通话）speakerinBeijingandaCantonesespeakerinGuangdong．Ifyouthinkthat'sstrange，considerournumbersystem：thesymbol"2"iswidelyunderstoodbutit'spronounced"two"inEnglishand"duex"inFrench．（1）ForanEnglishspeaker，whichofthefollowingistheeasiesttolearn？A．Japanese．B．French．C．Greek．D．Italian．（2）Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage？A．Thesamewordintwolanguagesalwayshasthesamemeaning．B．TheEnglishlanguageandtheGreeklanguageusethesamealphabet．C．ObjectsarecounteddifferentlyinJapaneseaccordingtotheirshapes．D．AMandarinspeakerandaCantonesespeakerwriteChinesedifferently．（3）ThepurposeofthispassageistotellEnglishspeakers．A．howtolearnsomeforeignlanguagesB．whytheymustlearnaforeignlanguageC．someinformationonthedifficultyofforeignlanguagesD．nottochooseanAsianlanguagetolearnasitistoohard13．（6分）Influenza，orflu（流感），isatypeofvirus．Itspreadsfromonepersontoanotherquickly．Whensomeonewhohastheflucoughsorsneezes，littledropletsfromtheirlungs（肺）spreadoutintotheair．Anyonenearbycangetsick．Evenapersonwhotouchessomethingwiththevirusandthentoucheshisorhermouth，eyes，ornose，canbecomeinfected（感染）．Theoutbreakofthe1918influenzainfectedabout500millionpeopleworldwide．Itkilledfrom20millionto50millionpeople．ItwasfirstseeninEurope，theUnitedStates，andpartsofAsia．Itthenspreadquicklyaroundtheworld．Manypeoplewhobecamesickwereyoung，healthyadults．Atthetime，notreatmentsworkedinthepreventionofthespreadofthekillerflu．Peoplewereorderedtowearmasks．Schools，theatersandotherpublicplaceswereclosed．Whenthefirstwave（波＞inthespringof1918hit，itdidn'tseemserious．Peoplewhowereinfectedfelttheusualflusymptoms（症状），whicharechills，fevers，andfeelingtired．Thosewhogotsickgenerallygotbetterafterseveraldays．Notmanydied．However，asecond，highlycontagious（传染的）waveofinfluenzaappearedinthefallofthatsameyear．Victimsdiedshortlyaftertheywereinfected﹣withinhoursordays．Theirskinturnedblueandtheirlungswerefilledwithliquid（液体），makingitverydifficulttobreathe．Bythesummerof1919，theflupandemic（大流行病）cametoanend．Sickpeoplehadeithergotwellordied．Almost90yearslater，in2008，researchersannouncedthey'ddiscoveredwhythe1918fluwassodeadly．Thefluvirusinflamed（使…恶化）thelungs，causingthemtofillwithliquid．Since1918，therehavebeenseveralotherinfluenzapandemics，althoughnonehasbeenquiteasdeadly．（1）Whatinformationaboutthe1918fluismentionedinthepassage？A．Thereasonwhyitwassodeadly．B．Thereasonwhyitended．C．Thechangeitcausedtomedicalresearch．D．Theplaceinwhichitwaslastseen．（2）Allthepeoplethatwereinfectedwiththe1918flu．A．hadblueskinthatledtotheirdeathB．hadtouchedsomeonewiththevirusC．diedastheirlungswerefilledwithliquidD．hadthevirusintheirbodiesthatmadethemsick（3）Whichofthefollowingstatementsaboutthe1918fluisTRUEaccordingtothepassage？A．Wearingamaskwasthebestwaytotreatit．B．Ayoungerpersonhadalowerriskofbeinginfcctedwithit．C．Peopleexpectedthecomingofitssecondwave，butcouldn'tstopit．D．Itwasdeadlierthananyotherinfluenzapandemicinmodernhistory．14．（6分）"What'swrong，Carina？"Collinasked．"Homesickagain？"Hissisternodded．"Yeah，metoo．"Collinsighed（叹息）．Theirfamilyhadmovedtothenewplacenearlyfourmonthsago．Thenewplacewashousedinsideahugetransparentdome（透明的圆屋顶）．Itstilldidn'tfeellikehome．"Imissmyfriends，"Carinasaidsadly．"Andgreengrassandswimming，andeverything．Ievenmissthesoundofrainontheroof（屋顶）．""Worstofall，"Carinacontinued，"mybirthdayisintwodays，andIdon'tthinkMomandDadareplanninganythingspecial．They'retoobusy．""She'sprobablyright，"thoughtCollin．Lifeherewasverybusyforscientistsliketheirparents．Hedoubtediftheyhadtimetoplanaparty．Andhowcouldtheyanyway？Thingssuchasballoonsandbirthdaycandlesdidn'texisthere．Theydidn'tevenhaveenoughmaterialstomakeacake．"Don'tworry．"CollinputanarmaroundCarina'sshoulder．Collinwalkedtowardtheagriculturalcenter，wherehismomworked．Hefoundhertakingnotesonsometalltube﹣likeplants．"Whatarethose？"heasked．"Bambooplants，"saidMom．"They'restrongandgrowfast．Theymakegoodbuildingmaterials．""MayIhaveapiece？""Sure．"Momhandedonetohimandmadeanoteonhernotebook．Thenextday，Collinmadetinyholesintothepieceofbambooandputsmallnails（钉子）intoeachhole．Hepouredahandfulofpebbles（鹅卵石）insideandcoveredtheopenends．Collinheldthebamboopiececarefullyashehurriedhome．Hehiditbehindhisbackandopenedthefrontdoor．Tohissurprise，MomandDadwerehomeearlyfromwork．Momwascarryingsomethingthatlookedlikeacake．HelookedcloserandrealizedMomhadmadeacakewithdriedapplesandcinnamon（肉桂皮）sugar．Arealtreat，ontheMoon．Collinhandedhissisterthebamboorod．"Happybirthday!""Whatisit？"Carinaasked，lookingatitcuriously．"Arainstick，"saidCollin．"Wheneveryouturnitover，thepebblesfallaroundthenailsanditsoundslikerain．"Carinaturnedthestick，andtheroomwasfilledwithasoundlikeraindrummingonaroof．"It'sMoonRain!"shesaid．"ItmakesmefeellikeI'mhome．"ShesmiledatCollinandturnedtherainstickoveragain．（1）Whatmaybethebesttitleofthispassage？A．BambooPlantsB．MoonRainC．HomesickAgain!D．UnitedFamily（2）Whatcanweknowfromthepassage？A．Thispassageispartofasciencefictionwrittenforscientificresearch．B．Thefamilymovedtothenewplaceinordertodosomesightseeing．C．Theirnewhomewasonadrylandontheearthfarfromtheiroldone．D．Carinadidn'tthinkherparentswouldplananythingspecialforherbirthday．（3）WhichofthefollowingcanbestdescribeCollin？A．Carefulandbrave．B．Caringandcreative．C．Generousandintellectual．D．Romanticandpopular．15．（8分）Lookingatartshouldbelikewalkinginthecountryside．Youmaynotknowexactlywhereyouare，whatbirdismakingthatstrangesound，orwhatthehillaheadofyouiscalled，butthat'spartofthefunofit．Youdon'tneedtoknowthesethingstofeelthebeautyofnature．Ofcourse，ifyoudoknowyourbirds，treesandlocalhistory，awalkcanbemoreattractive．Yetsuchknowledgecomesslowly．Itispickedupthroughexperience．Atrueknowledgeofnaturecannotjustbegiventoyouthroughanapponyourphone．Imaginepointingyourphoneatthehillandgettingplentyofinformationonscreen．Wouldthatenrichyourdreamywalkorruin（毁灭）it？Braggartsenjoyanappthatallowsthemtoshowofftheirknowledge，forexample，aboutbaroque（巴洛克风格的）paintings．Infact，appsinmuseumstrytoprovideon﹣screenarthistoryatoncejusttoencouragepeopletoreadtheirphonesinsteadoflookingatpaintings．Itisamistakenideathatyouneedtobespoon﹣fed（灌输）amazingfactsaboutaworkofartinordertoappreciate（欣赏）it．Ourfirstexperienceofaworkofartshouldberaw（自然状态的），unguided，andabitpuzzling，likefollowingapathinthewoods．Later，youmightchoosetodosomepersonalresearchintothework．Itcanfurtherincreaseyourenjoymentandappreciationforit．Yetitisbestdonewhenyou'reawayfromtheartitself，sothatevenwhenyoureturn，theworkstillfeelsfresh．Anyonewhothinksknowingsomedatesanddetailsmakesyoubetterunderstandaworkofartiswrong．Weallneedtoputasideourscreensandoursupposedknowledgewhenwelookatart．Letthepaintingsflowin；letyourintuitions（直觉）flyoff．Artisajourneyinthewildernessoritisnothingatall．（1）Whatdoesthewritermainlywanttosay？A．Artisbestwiththehelpofapps．B．Artisbestwhenhiddeninmystery．C．Artisnothingcomparedwithnature．D．Artisnothingwhendetailsandfactsareknown．（2）Theunderlinedword"braggarts"refersto（指）．A．peoplewholikeshowingoffB．peoplewholikebaroquepaintingsC．thosewhoaregoodatappreciatingartD．thosewhoaregoodatpaintingwithphones（3）What'sthemainideaofParagraph4？A．Howtoappreciateaworkofart．B．Howtopersonalresearchintoaworkofart．C．Howtokeepyourfeelingsaboutaworkofartfresh．D．Howtobespoon﹣fedamazingfactsaboutaworkofart．（4）whatcanweinfer（推断）fromthepassage？A．Becauseofapps，artwillberuinedinthefuture．B．Agoodpieceofartisusuallymadeaboutnature．C．Researchworkandintuitionscanbothhelpunderstandart．D．Museumsarenotsupposedtoallowtheuseofmobilephones．四、阅读表达（共1小题；每小题5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．16．（5分）ThegameofGowasoneofthefourgreatestartistictypesinChineseculture．Itisnotonlyacompetitiveeventofthemind，butalsoaboardgameofentertainment．CreatedinChinamorethanfourthousandyearsago．GowasintroducedtoKoreaandJapanover1，000yearsago，andhassincebecomeafavoriteactivityofmanypeoplethere．Today，GostillservesasawayofculturalexchangeamongthepeopleinmanyEasternandWesterncountries，asplayersinthesecountriestakepartinmanyinternationalgameseveryyear．AgameofGohasmanyimplications（含义）forreallife．Itrepresentsasquareworldofroundpiecesinblackandwhite．Thereare181blackpiecesand180whiteonesintotal．Whiletheboardisfixed，thepiecescanbeplacedinmillionsuponmillionsofdifferentways，justaslifeintherealworldmaytakemanyturns．TheproperplacementofeachtinyGopieceissimilartohowonemightsolveadifficultprobleminlife．Gopaysmuchattentiontopeacefulcompetitionandcoexistence（共存）．InagameofGo，theplayersdonotwipeout（消灭）eachother'spieces．Instead，theysimplytrytowinalargershareofspacewhileallowingtheothersidesomespace．However，inchessandChinesechess，theplayerstrytowipeoutasmanyoftheotherside'spiecesaspossible．Theonewhoforcestheotherside'scommander（主帅）intoadeadcornerthenwinsthegame．Therefore，Gocarriesdeeperculturalandphilosophicalconnotations（哲学内涵）．WuQingyuan（1914﹣2014），amodernGotalent，believedthatthefinalpurposeofthegamewastotrytoachievepeace．Insteadoffightingasenemies，thetwoplayersworktogethertoplayanexcellentgame．Title：AgameofwisdomandpeaceMainPartsDetailedInformationIntroductionThegameofGoisknownasoneofChinesegreatestartistictypes．Itisacompetitionofthe（1），andagameofentertainmentaswell．Historyandimportance●Gowascreatedover4，000yearsagoinChinaandhas（2）throughouttheworldeversince．●Today，Gostillplaysanimportant（3）inCulturalexchange．Implicationsandvalue●Gopiecescanbeplacedinmillionsuponmillionsofdifferentways．Ina（4）way，peoplemaymeetwithlotsofdifficultproblemsinlife，andneedtolearnhowtosolvethemproperly．●Comparedwithchess，GohasdeeperconnotationssincepeaceandcompetitioncoexistinagameofGowhile（5）theenemy'scommanderistheonlypurposeinchess．●TherealmeaningofGoistoachievepeacebetweentwosides．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．（1分）﹣Ann，isthisumbrella（you）orJack's？﹣It'smine．18．（1分）Surprisingly，my12﹣year﹣olddaughterisworriedabouther