2023年江苏省常州市中考英语试卷真题

常州市二。二三年初中学业水平考试（中考）

英语试题

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一、单项选择（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）

从题中所给的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。

1.We___onthecountrysideroadwhenasuddenstormhit,sowemadeourwayback.

A.joggedB.werejoggingC.havejoggedD.willjog

2.MyfathergoesbacktoNanjingfortheSpringFestivaleveιyyear___lastyearbecausehewas

busywithhisworkinChangzhou.

A.includingB.sinceC.exceptD.till

3.AsWeliveinarapidlydevelopingworld,wewillbeleftbehind__Wekeeplearning.

A.unlessB.ifC.afterD.though

4.Whenyouhavefixedthistypeoflock,you___takeakeywithyou.Youcanopenthedoorwith

yourfingerprint.

A.shouldn'tB.needn,tC.mustn'tD.can,t

A.eitherB.anyC.neitherD.none

6.AftershewasbroughtbacktoChina,thesickgiantpandaYaYareceivedgood___inhernew

homeandgotbetter.

A.educationB.communicationC.entertainmentD.treatment

Sure,whereshouldIhangit?

A.keepupB.takeupC.giveupD.putup

8.—Let,sinvitesomemorepeopletohelpwiththeprojectonairpollutioninthisarea.

-Goodidea!____.

A.Manyhandsmakelightwork

B.Theearlybirdcatchestheworm

C.Thegrassisalwaysgreenerontheotherside

D.WheninRome,doastheRomansdo

9.CouldyoutellmesomethingaboutQuQiubai?Ineedtoknowabout__.

A.howmanybooksdidhepublishB.thathestudiedandworkedinRussia

C.whichpartofChangzhoudidheliveinD.whatforeignlanguageshecouldspeak

10.—ShallwebevolunteersinChangzhouMuseumduringthesummerholiday?

—___.I'mlookingforwardtothat.

A.Don'tmentionitB.That'snotthecase

C.Itcouldn'tbebetterD.Γmafraidnot

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。

Lastyearinearlysummer,IwaswalkingupthehilltomyhousewhenIsawtwobirds,each

about60centimetrestall,standingonthepath.Theydidn'tseemto11meuntilIwasrightin

frontofthemandthentheyatoncemovedquicklyintothebushes.

Iwasquiteexcitedbytheideaoftwobirdsmakinganest（巢）inmyfrontyard,althoughI

didn,treallyexpectthemto12wildbirdsdon,tusuallynestsoclose.

Afewweekslater,thebirds13again.Ifoundthemcrouchingbesideatreeofftothesideof

thepath.AsImovednearertothem,I14thattheywouldrunawayliketheydidlasttime.But

insteadtheystuckouttheirheadsandmadeathreatening（威胁的）croaking（呱呱叫）sound.Itseemed

towarnmenottogoany15.

Ididn,tknowwhytheywerecroakingatmeuntilashorttimelaterImadeanamazing16:they

hadtwosmallbabybirds.

AsImovedquietlytowardsthebirds,17nottomakeanysuddenmovements,theystartedtheir

croakingagain.Theystraightenedtheirnecksforwardsotheyseemed18andmorethreatening.The

mothercarefullycroucheddownoverthechicks,and19herbabieswellinherfeathers.

Iwaswatchingthemwith20whenIsuddenlytrippedandfelltotheground.Thebirdstook

thisasathreatandthefatherracedtowardsme,21hiswingstoprotectthemotherandthe

chickswhilemakinghimselfappearlarger.

Iwas22tohavesurprisedthemandleftquickly.Iwasamazedbytheirfearlessactions.Their

parentalnaturalabilitykickedinandmadethemsocourageous.Itishardnottorespectnature.

11.A.noticeB.welcomeC.followD.believe

12.A.whenB.untilC.becauseD.while

13.A.foughtB.flewC.screamedD.appeared

14.A.explainedB.imaginedC.confirmedD.remembered

15.A.nearerB.fasterC.earlierD.deeper

16.A.discoveryB.contributionC.achievementD.agreement

17.A.patientB.curiousC.carefulD.polite

18.A.widerB.longerC.weakerD.smaller

19.A.pulledB.shookC.touchedD.hid

20.A.trustB.courageC.confidenceD.respect

21.A.shuttingB.spreadingC.controllingD.breaking

22.A.angryB.happyC.sorryD.proud

三、阅读理解（共14小题；每小题2分，满分28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。

A

CAPTIONCOMPETITION

ComeupwiththefunniestCaPtion（文字说明）for

thefollowingphotoandyoucouldwin$100.

Forlastmonth'scompetition,wegotthefollowing

interestingcaptions:

1.Whatashark-ingsight!

ByJessicaChengHuiMin

2.Justoutforaquickbite.

OrseedetailsbelowByChrisRamos

3.Ithinkthatredcarmightbelost.Itjustkeeps

Email:asiacdilor@.aucircling.

ByAdamWilliams

Write:Reader'sDigestAsia,Editorial

4.Carpooling!

Department,SingaporePostCentre,

BySukhdeepSinghThewinneroflast

POBox272,Singapore,914010

month'swasChrisRamos.CongratUIatiOnS（祝贺）！

Online:rdasia?com/contribute

Besidescaptioncompetition,wealsoneedsomeotherideasforthefollowing:

Laughs&Jokes$50-$100foreachwinner

Sendinyourreal-lifelaughforLife,sLikeThatorAllInADay'sWork.Gotajoke?SenditinforLaughter

IsTheBestMedicine!

SmartAnimalsUpto$100foreachwinner

Sharearticlesofspecialpetsorwildlifeinupto300words.

MyStory$250foreachwinner

Doyouhaveanencouragingstorytotell?Articlesmustbetrue,unpublishedand800-

1000words.

23.Whichcaptionoflastmonth'swasconsideredthefunniest?

A.Whatashark-ingsight!

B.Justoutforaquickbite.

C.Ithinkthatredcarmightbelost.Itjustkeepscircling.

D.Carpooling!

24.Whichofthefollowingwillwinthemostmoneyifiltischosen?

A.Afunnycaption.B.Areal-lifelaughorjoke.

C.Anarticleaboutsmartpetsorwildlife.D.Atrueandencouragingstory.

25.Wherecanwereadthetext?

A.Onabusinesswebsite.B.In；amagazine.

C.Inatextbook.D.In；atravelguide.

B

SendingastronautstoMarsisabigchallenge.Astronautswillhavetotakeeverythingtheyneed,including

food,airandwater.Theroominsidethespaceshipistoolimitedtoholdmanythings.SopackingaSDaCeShiD

isahugechallengeforatriptoMars.

Sixastronautsonaneight-monthtriptoMarswillneedatleast18,00（）kilogramsofwaterfor

drinkingandwashing.They'llalsoneedwatertoprotectthemselvesfromspacerayswhichcanpass

rightthroughspaceshipwallsandharmastronauts9livingcells.Butalayerofwaterplacedaroundthe

shipcanstoptheharm.

That,salotofwater.Andsendingwaterintospaceistooexpensive.Itcosts$33,000tosendonecupof

watertoMars.Themoreyoutake,themoreitcosts.WehavethetechnologytogettoMars,buttheproblemis

thatit,stooexpensive.

ButFlynn,anengineeratNASA,thinkshehasawayofsolvingtheproblem.Insteadofbuildingaheavy

spaceshipandpackingitfull-ofStUff（物料）,whynotusethestuffaspartofthespaceship?

Imagineaspaceshipthatblowsuplikeaballoon.Inside,thewallshavepocketslikeabig

horIeyCOmb（蜂巢）.Theseholdlotsofplasticbagsfilledwithwater,driedfoodandalgae（水藻）.All

thesemakehardwallsandgreatradiation（辐射）protection.Andstoppingradiationdoesn'tinfluence

thefoodorwateritselfit,ssafetoeatanddrink.Andwhatifthesamewatercouldbereused

againandagain?Flynnandhisteamcalltheirpacked-pocketideaWaterWalls.

MakingoxygenandtakingawayCO2thewastegasyoubreatheoutisanotherproblemin

,

space."WaterWallswilltakeawayCO2thesamewayitsdonehereonourEarthwithliving

,,ςς

plants,Flynnsays.LivingplantstakeinCO2tomaketheirfood,andgiveoffoxygen.Plants

arehardtogrowinaspacecraft,soweusealgae,“hesays.

Algaearetinyplantsthatliveinwater.Thealgaewillliveinbagsinthewallstoo,fedby

humanwasteandsunlight,eatingupCO2andmakingoxygenfortheastronautstobreathe.

Flynnthinkshisonboardrecyclingsystemhasmanyadvantages.Hehopesitwillhelpmake

flyingtoMarsarealityverysoon.

26.WhatdoestheunderlinedPhraSe“packingaspaceshipninparagraph1mostprobablymean?

A.repairingthingsinaspaceshipB.recyclingthingsinaspaceship

C.checkingthingsinaspaceshipI）.puttingthingsintoaspaceship

27.WhatistheadvantageofFlynn'ssystem?

A.Costissaved.B.Travellingtimeissaved.

C.Plasticbagsaresaved.D.Foodissaved.

28.WhatisonepurposeofFlynn'sideaofWaterWalls?

A.Topreventspaceraysduringthespacetrip.

B.Tomakethewholespaceshipstronger.

C.Tocontrolthetemperatureinthespaceship.

D.Toproducewaterinthespaceship.

29.Whyarealgaeputintheplasticbags?

A.Topreventwaterfrombeingpolluted.

B,Toserveasfoodforastronauts.

C.Toprovideoxygenforastronauts.

D.Tohelpotherplantsgrowinaspaceship.

C

WhenSingaporeanTongWeiqiangwatchedHongKongwuxia

dramasmorethan10yearsago,hewasgreatlyimpressed.Hethen

pioneeredalocalmovementtosupporthanfu,ortraditionalChinese

clothes,andstartedtheHanCulturalSocietyofSingaporein2012to

attractmorefans.,'Manypeopleinourculturalsocietyfirstlearnedabout

hanfufromtheseChinesewuxiadramas,,,hetoldChinaDaily.

Inrecentyears,withtheincreasedpopularityofChineseculturethroughdramasandonlineliterature,wuxia-

relatedcontenthasstartedtoregainpopularitywithviewersallovertheworld,includingthoseinSoutheastAsia.

AccordingtoChinaDaily,Wuxiaworld,awebnovelsitestartedbyChinese-AmericanLaiJingpingin2014,

attractsmillionsofpageviewsperdayfromusersinmorethan100countries.

Onereasonforitspopularityisthatwuxiaworksbringthemfreshnewexperiences.The

6conomies（经济）ofmanySoutheastAsiancountriesarebasedonagriculture.AsChinaDaily

mentioned,whatreallyintereststhemisthedifferentlifestylesofwuxiaheroestheyhavenever

experienced.

Newthoughtsandideasinwuxiaworksalsohelpitgoastepfurtherabroad.Unliketraditional

wuxia,themodernformofWUxiawhichhasgainedpopularityinSoutheastAsiaisabroaderideathat

includesxianxiaandxuanhuan.

Butthere,sonethingthatneverchangesitsCOre（核spirit.MixingtheChinese

CharaCterS"wu''and"xia",theseworksalwayskeepthespiritoftheChineseheroesfightingagainstsocial

injustice（不公正）andbeatingbadpeople,notedtheInteractKungfuwebsite.

“AlthoughwuxiaisaspecialpartofChineseculture,thecorespiritofPUrSUing（追求）freedom

andjusticeisgenerallyacceptedbypeopleallovertheworld,,,LilyLee,presidentofYou-Cloudwhich

operatesAppGrowing,toldChinaDaily.

30.WhydoesthewritertellthestoryofTongWeiqiang?

A.Toprovidethebackground.

B.Toraiseupthequestion.

C.Toleadintothemaintopic.

D.Tointroducethemaincharacter.

31.Whichofthefollowingisonereasonforwuxia,spopularity?

A.People'swishestochangeothers1lifestyles.

B.Theeconomicconditionsofdifferentcountries.

C.Thedifferencesbetweenxianxiaandxuanhuan.

D.Theacceptanceofwuxia,scorespiritacrosstheworld.

32.Whatisthebesttitleofthisarticle?

A.AWideWorldofWuxia.B.ASpecialPartofWuxia.

C.TheCoreSpiritofWuxia.D.TheNewMeaningofWuxia.

D

Scientistswhostudyhappinesshaveevidence（证据）toshowthatbeingkindtootherscanresultin

happiness.Actsassimpleasbuyingacupofcoffeeforsomeonecanliftaperson,smood,for

example.Everydaylifeisfullofchancesforsuchactions,yetpeopledonotalwaysmakethemostof

them.

Instudies,behavioralscientistNicholasEpleyandIexaminedapossibleexplanation:peoplewhodo

kindactsUndereStimate（低估）howmuchtheonesreceivingkindnessvaluetheirbehavior.

Intheexperiments（实验），about1,000peoplewereaskedtodosomeactionstomakesomeoneelse

feelgood.WeaskedboththepersonPerfOrming（执行）thekindactandtheonereceivingittoanswer

somequestions.Theperformerswereaskedtoreporttheirownexperienceandtoguesshowthereceivers

mightfeel.Wewantedtounderstandhowvaluablepeopleconsideredtheseactstobe,soboththe

performerandreceiverhadtorate（评分）how"big''theactseemed.Inallcases,wecomparedthe

perfbrmer,sexpectationsofthereceiver'smoodwiththereceiver'sactual（实际的）experience.

Forone,bothperformersandreceiversexperiencedmorePOSitiVe（积极的）moods.Foranother,the

receiversfeltmuchbetterthanthekindperformersexpected.Thereceiversalsoratedtheseactsas"bigger''

thanthepeopleperformingthemdid.

Atfirst,Westudiedactsofthekindnessdoneforfamiliarpeople,suchasfriends,classmatesor

family.Butwefoundthatperformersunderestimatedtheirpositiveinfluencesonstrangersaswell.In

oneexperiment,performersinapublicparkgaveawayhotchocolateonacoldwinter'sdaytopeople

thatjusthappenedtobenearby.Again,thekindactbroughtmorehappinessthantheperformers

expected.

ThesefindingssuggestthatwhatmightseemsmallcouldmatteragreatdealtothepersonWedo

itfor.Consideringthesewarmactionscanimproveourownmoodandbrightenthedayofanother

person,whynotchoosekindnesswhenwecan?

33.Whatdidthereceiversdointheexperiments?

A.Theyshowedkindnesstoothers.

B.Theyguessedtheperformers'feelings.

C.Theyratedhowvaluabletheperformers*actofkindnesswas.

D.Theycomparedtheperformers1expectationswiththeiractualresults.

34.Whatisparagraph5mainlyabout?

A.Differentpurposesoftheresearch.

B.Moreevidencefortheresearchresults.

C.Possibleinfluencesoftheresearchfindings.

D.Anotherexplanationoftheresearchmethods.

35.Whatisthewriter'sattitude（态度）towardsshowingkindnesstoothers?

A.Supportive.B.Unclear.C.Doubtful.D.Uninterested.

36.Whatisthemainideaofthisarticle?

A.Beingkindcanreduceone,shappinessasexpected,

B.Kindnesscanhaveunexpectedlypositiveinfluences.

C.Choosingkindnessismoredifficultthanexpected.

D.Showingkindnessismorevaluablethanreceivingit.

常英第6页（共8页）

四、还原信息(共4小题；每小题1.5分，满分6分)

阅读下面短文，从短文后所给的六个选项中选出四个可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

Yearsago,Iinterviewedasuccessfuladvertisingman.37Ineverbelievedhecouldmakeit.

Abouttenyearslater,however,IwassurprisedtoseethemanonTV,holdinguphisnewbook.

Hehaspublishedmorethan100bestsellers.

Hisabilitytoseehimselfasawritershowsaconcept(理念)knownasς4possibleselves.^^It

describeshowpeoplepicturetheirfuturelife:whattheymaybecome,orwanttobecome,oreven

feartobecome.

38Whatyouimaginecancometrueifyoubuildabridgefromyour"now''selftoyourpossible

self.Buthowdowebuildthatbridge?Hereareafewstepsyoucantry.

Firstofall,justtakeaction.Ifyou,redreamingofacertainjob,attendacourse,followsomeone

whodoeswhatyouwanttodoandstartbytakingupthattypeofworkasahobbyorasidejob.

Youshouldtellyourselfthatthesearethestepsyoucantaketoachievethatgoal(目标).

Astudyofadultsagedbetween23and72foundthatmorethan70percentofthosewhosent

weeklyprogresstoafriendcompletedtheirgoals,twicethepercentageofthosewhodidn'tshare

writtengoals.Sosecondly,whenyouhaveagoal,shareit.39Thatfindingheldtrueforallgoals.

Finally,trylookingtowardpeopleyouknowonlybychanceforadvice,orthosewithwhomyou

haven'tspokeninyears.Alotofresearchhasfoundthatwhenyou,reaskingforvaluableadvice,people

inyourlargernetworkaremoreIikely(可能)tohelpyouthanthoseclosesttoyou.4()

A.Askyourbestfriendstosharetheirgoals.

B.Apossibleselfcantakeyoubeyonddaydreams.

C.Hetoldmethathedreamedofbeingawriterinfact.

D.So,reachouttoyourweakconnectionsforitwhen,needed.

E.Healwaysimaginedhimselfasthemostsuccessfulbusinessman.

EMorefriendsknowingaboutyourgoalmakesitmorelikelytobeachieved.

五、综合填空(共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分)

阅读下面短文，在空白处填入一个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

DearMillie,

YouaskedmeabouttheDragonBoatFestival.Nowletmetellyousomethingaboutit.

TheDragonBoatFestivalisatraditionalChinesefestival