江苏省常州市2018届九年级英语下学期期中试题
江苏省常州市2018年中考英语试卷真题（含答案）
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. B ut But But some people won't some people won't r ealize the importance of time realize the importance of time ______ it ’s gone. (D) A. as B. since C. when D. until 2. —Two tickets for Sunday ，please! —Sorry. There is ____left. (B) A. nothing B. none C. some D. anything 3. —Your father has passed the driving test ？—Y es. _____my father _____ my mother has. (A) A. Not only; A. Not only; but also but also B. Neither; nor C. Either ：or D. Both; and 4. —Hurry up, Jeff! Let ’s cross the road as fast as possible. —No, you ____. Don ’t you see the light is still red ？(C) A. couldn ’t B. wouldn ’t C. mustn ’t D. needn ’t 5. 5. Lights Lights Lights are are are out. out. The The concert concert concert is is is to to to begin. begin. begin. The The The fans fans fans hold hold hold their their their breath breath breath for for for Jay Jay Chou Chou’’s_____. (D) A. influence B. guidance C. experience D. appearance 6. —Manager, all the machines____just now! —What Call the engineer at once. (A) A. broke down B. turned down C. broke out D. turned out 7. 7. As As As an an an American, American, American, Tom Tom Tom is is is a a a big big big fan fan fan of of of Chinese Chinese Chinese kung kung kung fu. fu. fu. ____, ____, ____, he he he is is is crazy crazy crazy about about Beijing Opera. (C) A. Therefore B. However C. Moreover D. Otherwise 8. —Can you describe____—Yes. I was walking when a bike knocked me down from behind. (C) A. why did the accident happen B. when did the accident happen C. how the accident happened D. where the accident happened 9. –I _____ you here, but you didn ’t come. —I ’m terribly sorry. I was so busy that I forgot. (B) A. would expect B. was expecting C. am expecting D. have expected 10. —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 ’s up B. What ’s wrong C. Why me D. 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 、C 、D 四个选项中, 选出最佳选项. Mrs. Mrs. Walker Walker Walker sat sat sat down down down at at at her her her desk desk desk and and and sighed sighed （叹息）. “OK. OK. Tell Tell Tell me me me what what happened. ““Yesterday, Yesterday, ““ Winston began, “when I got home, I went straight to my room to do my homework. After I finished, I needed a （n ） （1） . So I took out my bubble gum （泡泡糖） to （2） . Michael and I are having a competition to see who can blow the biggest bubble. ““That That’’s right, “ Michael said. “We are. “ “I I kept kept kept adding adding adding gum gum gum and and and my my my bubble bubble bubble kept kept kept growing. growing. Soon Soon it it （3） my whole face. ““What then ？” asked Mrs. Walker. “Then Then it it it happened. happened. The The bubble bubble bubble became became became as as as big big big as as as a a a beach beach beach ball. ball. ball. ““ He （4） his arms to show how big it was. A few kids made faces —they didn ’t （5） him, but Winston ignored （不理睬）理睬） them and went on. “Suddenly a strong wind took the bubble right out of my mouth! The bubble （6）over my desk and out of the window. As it sailed away, I noticed something something yellow yellow yellow stuck stuck stuck to to to it. it. Like Like paper. paper. Then Then I I I noticed noticed noticed my my （7） was missing. ““So ？” Mrs. Walker asked. “I ran after the bubble into Mrs. Roosevelt Roosevelt’’s garden. I saw her cat attack it. The bubble broke. All I saw saw then then then was was was the the the cat cat cat running running running away. away. Mrs. Roosevelt Roosevelt helped helped helped me me me search search search the the （8） . But my homework was nowhere to be seen. “ Mrs. Walker shook her bead. “（9） , Winston, why didn’t you just tell me that the homework was too （10） instead of making up that wild story ？”Just then, the office worker walked in with a letter. Winston opened the letter and took out the wrinkled homework paper and a note that said, “For Winston ’s teacher. “I am sure Winston （11） to hand this in. He 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. Roosevelt Mrs. Walker looked up. “It was all true!” “Yes, madam, “ Winston said quietly. ( B) A. award B. rest C. surprise D. choice ( D) A. practice B. create C. exercise D. enjoy ( C) A. cleaned B. hurt C. covered D. hit ( A) A. rounded B. held C. crossed D. waved ( D) A. hear B. notice C. remember D. believe ( A) A. floated B. rode C. climbed D. stayed ( C) A. bubble B. book C. homework homework D. gum ( D) A. room B. cat C. desk D. garden ( B) A. Generally B. Honestly C. Finally D. Exactly ( A) A. hard B. different C. common D. interesting ( D) A. refused B. promised C. managed D. wanted ( B) A. introduction B. explanation C. suggestion suggestion D. instruction 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. 12. 12. Summer Summer Summer is is is finally finally finally here here here for for for most most most of of of us. us. Sadly, Sadly, summer summer summer is is is not not not so so so pleasant pleasant pleasant to 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 like doing it yourself （DIY ）. A A young young young man man man from from from Bangladesh Bangladesh （孟加拉国）（孟加拉国） designed designed an an an air air conditioning conditioning system system system called called called the the the Eco Eco Eco Cooler, Cooler, Cooler, one one one that that that does does does not not not require require require power, power, power, and and and is is made of the world ’s most common waste —plastic bottles. The The Eco Eco Eco Cooler Cooler Cooler is is is super super super simple simple simple to to to build build build——no no special special special engineering engineering engineering skills skills skills are are required. First, to fix it, a window should be taken away and replaced （替代） by it. Second, a board should be cut into the size of a window. Some bottle—neck sized holes should then be cut onto onto the the the board. board. Then, Then, the the the funnel funnel funnel——shaped （漏斗状）（漏斗状） bottlenecks, bottlenecks, cut cut cut from from from the the plastic bottles, should be put into the holes. The next step is to fix the design onto the window frame （框）（框） with the wider side facing outwards. And this is it. The Eco Cooler then works by catching the winds and sending them inside the building. It It can can can reduce reduce reduce the the the temperature temperature temperature of of of a a a room room room by by by as as as much much much as as as 5°5°5°C C —a a big big difference when looking at comfortable 25°C compared to uncomfortable 30°C. The idea of the inventor, Ashis Paul, was to show his great product to as many People People as as as possible. possible. For For this this this purpose, purpose, purpose, he he he received received received help help help from from from some some some groups groups groups of of volunteers. Together, Together, they they they offered offered offered to to to help help help local local local people people people build build build and and and fix fix fix the the the units, units, units, as as well as teach them how to make them 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 window B. the direction of bottlenecks C. the temperature of the outside D. the weight of the board ( C)What can we learn from the passageA. Ashis Paul is a clever inventor and a successful businessman. B. An Eco Cooler can fix the room temperature to comfortable 25°C. C. The new invention of Eco Cooler is friendly to the environment. D. Local people will replace their air conditioner with an Eco Cooler. ( D)What ’s the best title of this passage ？A. DIY air conditioning made from plastic bottles B. Eco Cooler ——————a super high a super high —tech air conditioner C. Why do we need an Eco Cooler in summer ？D. A strong —willed inventor and his DIY dream 13. How to investigate ①Planning •Decide on a scientific problem to investigateFor For example, example, example, a a a student student student named named named Mary Mary Mary has has has decided decided decided to to to research research research into into into how how how quickly quickly sugar dissolves （溶解）（溶解） in water. •Write down your hypothesisY ou may already have an idea of what you expect to happen in your investigation. This idea is called your hypothesis. It may not be right! 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）（变量）（变量） you are dealing with Things like temperature, size, weight, and colour are called variables. V ariables are things you can measure （测量）. In your investigation, you have to decide what the variables are, which ones you will keep fixed, and which you will change. If lots of variables change at You need to change just one variable at a time. once. it won’t be a good test. •Decide what equipment you need, and in what order you will do things •Prepare tables for your results②Getting your evidence（数据）（数据）（数据）, and record your results •Make your measurements, and record your results ③Reaching conclusions •Look for patterns in your results•Present your conclusionsWhat links（关联）did you find between any of the variables？How would you explain these links？④Checking your findings •Compare your conclusions and hypothesisDo your results support your idea？hypothesis”” most probably mean？( D)What does the underlined word “hypothesisA. reason B. result C. method D. guess ( A)In Mary’s investigation, which of the following about the variables is trueA. She can only change one 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 problem. D. How to understand some chemistry knowledge. 14. We wake up very early to go to school, maybe even earlier to meet with a teacher, complete our extracurricular （课程以外的）（课程以外的） activities, come home to have a quick dinner, talk for eight minutes with our parents and do homework until we fall asleep. But But then then then we we we remember. remember. We We have have have to to to look look look at at at the the the American American American College College College Test Test （ACT ） exercises one more time. Half asleep, we run downstairs to get the ACT book, and start studying. After this we 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 class, my teacher told us that teenagers need at least eight to nine hours hours of of of sleep sleep sleep each each each night. night. The The sad sad sad truth truth truth is, is, is, with with with so so so much much much to to to do do do every every every day, day, day, high high school students cannot keep to this sleep schedule （安排）. Let me ask you all a question ： Doesn Doesn’’t it seem more humane （人道的） to give a teenager perhaps 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 with five five five hours hours hours of of of work work work a a a night night ？ It It leaves leaves leaves us us us very very very little little little time time time to to to relax, relax, relax, therefore therefore reducing the time that we can sleep. In my opinion. the present structure （结构）（结构）（结构） of the junior year of high school doesn doesn’’t work well. Junior year of high school is a time for growth. By this time many many students students students have have have the the the ability ability ability to to to think think think creatively, creatively, creatively, and and and solve solve solve challenging challenging challenging problems. problems. Homework Homework is is is important important important for for for a a a student student student’’s s growth. growth. But But do do do we we we really really really need need need to to to spend spend countless countless hours hours hours a a a night night night doing doing doing it it Too Too much much much homework homework homework can can can only only only lead lead lead to to to too too too little 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 B. an example of an ideal daily life of high school students C. a reason for high school students to live a busy daily school life D. 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 important growth period B. challenging problems are needed for a teenager ’s growth C. the ability to think has nothing to do with homework D. 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 ’ 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 the boy began to steal secret glances （偷看）看） at the girl. She noticed it, made a face at 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 before her. her. She She pushed pushed pushed it it it away. away. Tom Tom gently gently gently put put put it it it back. back. She She pushed pushed pushed it it it away away again, but with less animosity （敌意）. Tom patiently returned it to its place. Then she let it remain. Tom wrote on his paper, paper, ““Please take it —I I got got more. 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 notice; but her human curiosity （好奇心） soon began began to to to show show show itself itself itself by by by hardly hardly hardly noticeable noticeable （明显的）（明显的） signs. The The boy boy boy worked worked worked on, on, seemingly not aware. The girl made some non —committal （含糊的） efforts to see, but the boy did not display that he was aware of it. At last she couldn’t bear it and whispered ：“Let me see it. “ Tom partly uncovered the picture of a house with some smoke rising from 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 It’’s nice —draw a man. “ The artist created a man in the front yard; she was satisfied, and whispered ：“It It’’s a beautiful man ————now draw me in it. 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 It’’s ever so nice—I wish I could draw. No one has ever taught me that. “It It’’s easy, “ whispered Tom, “I’ll learn you. ““Oh, will you？When？”“At noon. Do you go home to dinner？”““I’ll stay if you will. What’’s your name？”—thatthat’’s a deal. What“GoodGood—( B)What probably happened in the classroom before this passage？A. The girl introduced herself to the boy. B. Something noticeable happened to the boy. 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’t accept it. A. Eaten by the boy because the girl didnB. Eaten by the boy because it was the last one he had got. C. Eaten by the girl because they finally became friends. 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 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 made Tom succeed 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, 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 words Poetry （诗歌）（诗歌） is is the the the forgotten forgotten forgotten child child child of of of literature. literature. Few Few people people people read read read it it it for for pleasure. In Western high schools, poetry is seldom taught because it is considered to be out of date and have little to do with the life of today ’s students. In ChinA. however. poetry is still an important part of the curriculum （课程）. Recently, Recently, the the the Ministry Ministry Ministry of of of Education Education Education has has has increased increased increased the the the number number number of of of ancient ancient ancient Chinese Chinese poems poems for for for students students students to to to memorize memorize memorize and and and recite, recite, recite, from from from 14to 14to 14to 72. 72. Why Why is is is it it it important important important to to learn poems ？First of all, poetry is a necessary part of learning traditional Chinese culture. It is is a a a path path path to to to understanding understanding understanding your your your history history history and and and your your your society. society. It It is is is also also also the the the key key key to to understanding the thoughts and feelings that are common to everyone but that we may be be unable unable unable to to to express express express——the the joy joy joy of of of Li Li Li Bai Bai Bai dancing dancing dancing with with with the the the moon, moon, moon, for for for example. example. Everyone Everyone has has has feelings feelings feelings of of of joy, joy, joy, love, love, love, loneliness, loneliness, loneliness, sadness sadness sadness and and and even even even anger, anger, anger, and and and a a a good 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 common can can become become become beautiful. beautiful. Here Here is is is a a a poem poem poem called called called Fog Fog Fog by by by Carl Carl Carl Sandberg Sandberg ： The The fog fog comes/on silent haunches （弓腰）/and then moves on. Yes, fog does move smoothly, 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, like Homer ’s Epics （《荷马史诗》） and China’s Book of Songs, was spoken for hundreds of years before it was written. The American poet Robert Frost said, “Poetry is when an emotion has found its thought thought and and and the the the thought thought thought has has has found found found words. words. words. ““ Y ou are are lucky lucky lucky that that that you you you now now now have have seventy seventy——two poems to learn! Title ： When a thought has found words Passage outline Detailed information In the West Most people think poetry is （1）from the life of today’s students China China’’s recent action Students must memorize and recite more ancient Chinese poems （2）for learning poetry ◇Learning poems helps you （3）history and society ◇Poems help express your personal thoughts and feelings ◇Poems can express beauty of （4）things with very few lines A tip on enjoying poetr y （5） aloud is the best way to enjoy poetry. In tact, many ancient poems were spoken before they were written Conclusion Chinese students should feel lucky to have 72poems 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 ’s 18. —How much should I pay—18yuan in all, （include ）the pen you picked out just now. 【答案】including 19. Time is limited. ou Y ou’’d better make a （decide ）right now. 【答案】decision 20. 20. Nothing Nothing Nothing is is （possible ）. It It means means means everything everything everything can can can happen happen happen if if if you you you make make efforts. 【答案】impossible B ）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】four 22. Do you know what the exact （人口）（人口） of China is？ 【答案】population 23. Finally, we managed to hand out all the 1, 000posters （凭借） other other’’s help. 【答案】with 24. Miss Gao can always come up with （幽默的）（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）分）25. —Why do you buy so many flowers, Justin ？— （celebrate ） my mother ’s birthday. 【答案】To celebrate 26. —Bad luck! My watch doesn ’t work well. —Take it easy. It just needs （repair ）. 【答案】repairing 27. —Why are you still waiting here ？—Doctor Yu promised to attend the party, but he （not appear ）. 【答案】didn didn’’t appear 28. 28. Zhu Zhu Zhu Ting, Ting, Ting, one one one of of of the the the best best best volleyball volleyball volleyball Players Players Players of of of China, China, China, says says says she she she will will will return return whenever she （need ）. 【答案】needed 29. —Do you want to go to the talk on recycling—Great! I （look ） for some information for my article on the topic. 【答案】am looking 七、根据所给中文完成句子（共6小题：每小题1.5分, 满分9.0分）分）30. 听到这个结果, 朱莉激动得说不出话来了. Julie was the result. 【答案】too excited to speak after hearing 31. 真是令人惊讶, 他将放弃执导这部电影. It this film. 【答案】is amazing that he will give up directing 32. 我们应当习惯公交出行. We should by public transport. 【答案】get used to going out 33. 结婚以来, 他们已经去过很多名胜古迹了. They many places of interest . 【答案】have been to since they got married 34. 你多久参加一次社会活动？你多久参加一次社会活动？【答案】How often do you take part in social activity ？35. 那位老师给的建议是多么有价值啊! ？【答案】What valuable advice the teacher gave! 八、书面表达（共1题; 满分15分）分）36. 暑假将至, 学校呼吁每天花三小时自主读书. 但是, 同学们对于主要读什么产生了分歧. 请根据下表提示, 写一篇英文短文, 向学校报刊投稿. 观点一观点一读长篇读物, 如文学作品、科学书籍, 因为能培养阅读习惯因为能培养阅读习惯 观点二观点二读实用短文, 如社会新闻、生活知识, 因为能更多了解世界因为能更多了解世界 你的选择你的选择长篇读物还是实用短文？长篇读物还是实用短文？ 你的理由你的理由 …（至少两点）（至少两点）注意：1. 必须包括表中所有提示内容, 并作适当发挥; 2. 文中不得出现你的真实姓名和学校名称; 3. 表达清楚, 语句通顺, 意思连贯, 书写规范; 4. 词数不少于100. 文章的开头已为你写好, 不计入总词数. 5. 参考词汇：长篇读物参考词汇：长篇读物 full full——length reading n. [u]; 文学作品文学作品 works of literature n. （pl. ） Our Our school school school asks asks asks us us us to to to spend spend spend three three three hours hours hours on on on self self self——reading reading every every every day day day in in in the the summer vacation. However, opinions are divided on what to read. Some of us think we should choose the full —length reading, such as works of literature and scientific books. Because they can develop our reading habits. Others think that we should read practical essays. such as social news and knowledge about life. Because they can help us learn more about the world. At the same time, we will find life interesting for us through reading them. In my opinion, I would like to choose practical essays. On the one hand, they can help us deal with our life problems. On the other hand, social news can let us know what happens every day around the world. 。
2018-2019学年第二学期九年级英语期中测试卷(含答案)
2018—2019学年第二学期期中测试卷九年级英语(含答案)Ⅰ听力部分(30分)一.听句子，选出句子中所包含的信息。
( )1.A.creative B. active C. native( )2.A.1872 B. 1781 C.1971( )3.A. full of B. fill with C. filled with( )4.A. He did well in the exam. B. He didn’t pass the exam.C. He passed the exam.( )5.A. You must help him go there. B. You must go there instead of him.C. You must stop him going there.二..听句子，选出该句的最佳答语。
( )6.A. By bike. B. By reading a lot. C. I’m fine, thanks. ( )7.A. In an hour. B. She is very fine. C. She’ll be here by bus. ( )8.A. No, I won’t. B. Yes, I won’t. C.I think so.( )9.A. It’s my pleasure. B. Well, let me try. C. It’s very kind of you. ( )10.A. He is very tall. B. He is fine, C. He is a worker.三.听对话和问题，选择出正确答案。
( )11.A B C( )12.A B C( )13.A. 3,400,000 B. 4,300,000 C. 43,000,000 听对话，回答14-15题( )14.A. Behind the chair. B. Behind the door. C. Behind the wall.( )15.A. Yes, she can. B. No, she can’t. C. We don’t know.听对话，回答16-18题( )16.A. A famous teacher. B. A famous writer. C. A famous farmer.( )17.A. Drawing. B. Singing. C. Dancing.( )18.A. On Saturday night. B. On Sunday afternoon. C. On Saturday afternoon.四.听短文和问题，选择正确答案。
江苏省常州市2018年中考英语试卷真题(含答案)
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 importance of time ______ it’s gone. (D)A. asB. sinceC. whenD. until2. —Two tickets for Sunday，please!—Sorry. There is ____left. (B)A. nothingB. noneC. someD. anything3. —Your father has passed the driving test？—Yes. _____my father _____ my mother has. (A)A. Not only; but alsoB. Neither; norC. Either：orD. Both; and4. —Hurry up, Jeff! Let’s cross the road as fast as possible.—No, you ____. Don’t you see the light is still red？(C)A. couldn’tB. wouldn’tC. mustn’tD. needn’t5. Lights are out. The concert is to begin. The fans hold their breath for Jay Chou’s_____. (D)A. influenceB. guidanceC. experienceD. appearance6. —Manager, all the machines____just 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 Chinese kung fu. ____, he is crazy about Beijing Opera. (C)A. ThereforeB. HoweverC. MoreoverD. Otherwise8. —Can you describe____？—Yes. I was walking when a bike knocked me down from behind. (C)A. why did the accident happenB. when did the accident happenC. how the accident happenedD. where the accident happened9. –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’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、C、D四个选项中, 选出最佳选项.Mrs. Walker sat down at her desk and sighed（叹息）. “OK. Tell me what happened. ““Yesterday, “ Winston began, “when I got home, I went straight to my room to do my homework. After I finished, I needed a（n）（1）. So I took out my bubble gum（泡泡糖）to （2）. Michael and I are having a competition to see who can blow the biggest bubble. ““That’s right, “ Michael said. “We are. ““I kept adding gum and my bubble kept growing. Soon it （3）my whole face. ““What then？” asked Mrs. Walker.“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 faces—they didn’t （5）him, but Winston ignored（不理睬）them and went on.“Suddenly a strong wind took the bubble right out of my mouth! The bubble （6）over my desk and out of the window. As it sailed away, I noticedsomething yellow stuck to it. Like paper. Then I noticed my （7）was missing. ““So？” Mrs. Walker asked.“I ran after the bubble into Mrs. Roosevelt’s garden. I saw her cat attack it. The bubble broke. All Isaw then was the cat running away. Mrs. Roosevelt helped me search the （8）. But my homework was nowhere to be seen. “Mrs. Walker shook her bead. “（9）, Winston, why didn’t you just tell me that the homework was too （10）instead of making up that wild story？”Just then, the office worker walked in with a letter.Winston opened the letter and took out the wrinkled homework paper and a note that said, “For Winston’s teacher. “I am sure 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. “It was all true!”“Yes, madam, “ Winston said quietly.( B) A. award B. rest C. surprise D. choice ( D) A. practice B. create C. exercise D. enjoy( C) A. cleaned B. hurt C. covered D. hit( A) A. rounded B. held C. crossed D. waved( D) A. hear B. notice C. remember D. believe( A) A. floated B. rode C. climbed D. stayed( C) A. bubble B. book C. homework D. gum( D) A. room B. cat C. desk D. garden ( B) A. Generally B. Honestly C. Finally D. Exactly ( A) A. hard B. different C. common D. interesting ( D) A. refused B. promised C. managed D. wanted ( B) A. introduction B. explanation C. suggestion D. instruction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.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 like doing ityourself（DIY）. A young man from Bangladesh（孟加拉国）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. First, to fix it,a window should be taken away and replaced（替代）by it. Second, a board should be cut into the size of a window. Some bottle—neck sized holes should then be cut onto the board. Then, the funnel—shaped（漏斗状）bottlenecks, cut from the plastic bottles, should be put into the holes. The next step is to fix the design onto the window frame（框）with the wider 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 as 5°C—a big difference when looking at comfortable 25°C compared to uncomfortable 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 to make them themselves.Yes, the Eco Cooler is not a super high—tech air conditioning system, but it is one that can make abig 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. 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 comfortable 25°C.C. The new invention of Eco Cooler is friendly to the environment.D. Local people will replace their air conditioner with an Eco Cooler.( D)What’s the best title of this passage？A. DIY air conditioning made from plastic bottlesB. Eco Cooler——a 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 investigate①Planning•Decide on 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 may not be right! 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 canmeasure（测量）.In your investigation, you have to decide what the variables are, which ones youwill 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 do things•Prepare tables for your results②Getting your evidence（数据）•Make your measurements, and record your results③Reaching conclusions•Look for patterns in your results•Present your conclusionsWhat links（关联）did you find between any of the variables？How would you explain these links？④Checking 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 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 problem.D. How to understand some chemistry knowledge.14. We wake up very early to go to school, maybe even earlier to meet with a teacher, complete our extracurricular（课程以外的）activities, come home to have a quick dinner, talk for eight minutes with our parents and do homework until we fall asleep. But then 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 this we 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 class, my teacher told us that teenagers need at least eight to nine hours of sleep each night. The sad truth is, with so much to 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 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 structure（结构）of the junior year of high school doesn’t work well. Junior year of high school is a time for growth. By this time many students have the ability to think creatively, and solve challenging problems. Homework is important for a student’s growth. But do we really need to spend countless hours a night doing it？Too much homework can 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 studentsB. 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 important 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’ 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 the boy began to steal secret glances（偷看）at the girl. She noticed it, made a face at 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 animosity（敌意）. Tom patiently returned it to its place. Then she let it 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 notice; 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 made some non—committal（含糊的）efforts to see, but the boy did not display that he was aware of it. At last she couldn’t bear it and whispered：“Let me see it. “Tom partly uncovered the picture of a house with some smoke rising from 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 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 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 boy.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.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 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 made Tom succeed 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, 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 read it 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 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 increased the 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 necessary part of learning traditional Chinese 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 common to everyone but that we may be unable to express—the joy of Li Bai dancing with the moon, for example. Everyone 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 common can become beautiful. Here is a poem called Fog by Carl Sandberg：The fog comes/on silent haunches（弓腰）/and then moves on. Yes, fog does move smoothly, 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, like Homer’s Epics（《荷马史诗》）and China’s Book of Songs, was spoken for 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 that you now have seventy—two poems 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】including19. Time is limited. You’d better make a （decide）right now.【答案】decision20. Nothing is （possible）. It means everything 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 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 you still waiting here？—Doctor Yu promised to attend the party, but he （not appear）.【答案】didn’t appear28. Zhu Ting, one of the best volleyball Players of China, says she will returnwhenever she （need）.【答案】needed29. —Do you want to go to the talk on recycling？—Great! I （look）for some information for my article on the topic.【答案】am looking七、根据所给中文完成句子（共6小题：每小题1.5分, 满分9.0分）30. 听到这个结果, 朱莉激动得说不出话来了.Julie was the result.【答案】too excited to speak after hearing31. 真是令人惊讶, 他将放弃执导这部电影.It this film.【答案】is amazing that he will give up directing32. 我们应当习惯公交出行.We should by public transport.【答案】get used to going out33. 结婚以来, 他们已经去过很多名胜古迹了.They many places of interest .【答案】have been to since they got married34. 你多久参加一次社会活动？？【答案】How often do you take part in social activity？35. 那位老师给的建议是多么有价值啊!？【答案】What valuable advice the teacher gave!八、书面表达（共1题; 满分15分）36. 暑假将至, 学校呼吁每天花三小时自主读书. 但是, 同学们对于主要读什么产生了分歧. 请根据下表提示, 写一篇英文短文, 向学校报刊投稿.注意：1. 必须包括表中所有提示内容, 并作适当发挥;2. 文中不得出现你的真实姓名和学校名称;3. 表达清楚, 语句通顺, 意思连贯, 书写规范;4. 词数不少于100. 文章的开头已为你写好, 不计入总词数.5. 参考词汇：长篇读物full—length reading n. [u];文学作品works of literature n. （pl. ）Our school asks us to spend three hours on self—reading every day in the summer vacation. However, opinions are divided on what to read.Some of us think we should choose the full—length reading, such as works of literature and scientific books. Because they can develop our reading habits. Others think that we should read practical essays. such as social news and knowledge about life. Because they can help us learn more about the world. At the same time, we will find life interesting for us through reading them.In my opinion, I would like to choose practical essays. On the one hand, they can help us deal with our life problems. On the other hand, social news can let us know what happens every day around the world.。
2018年江苏省常州市中考英语试卷(含答案)
2018年江苏省常州市中考英语试卷(含答案)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 importance of 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．-Your father has passed the driving test？-Yes．_____my father_____my mother has．（A）A．Not only；but also B．Neither；norC．Either：or D．Both；and4．-Hurry up，Jeff! Let's cross the road as fast as possible．-No，you ____．Don't you see the light is still red？（C）A．couldn't B．wouldn't C．mustn't D．needn't5．Lights are out．The concert is to begin．The fans hold their breath for Jay Chou's_____．（D）A．influence B．guidance C．experience D．appearance6．-Manager，all the machines____just now!-What？Call the engineer at once．（A）A．broke down B．turned downC．broke out D．turned out7．As an American，Tom is a big fan of Chinese kung fu．____，he is crazy about Beijing Opera．（C）A．Therefore B．However C．Moreover D．Otherwise8．-Can you describe____？-Yes．I was walking when a bike knocked me down from behind．（C）A．why did the accident happenB．when did the accident happenC．how the accident happenedD．where the accident happened9．-I_____you here，but you didn't come．-I'm terribly sorry．I was so busy that I forgot．（B）A．would expect B．was expectingC．am expecting D．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's up B．What's wrongC．Why me D．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、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项．11．Mrs．Walker sat down at her desk and sighed（叹息）．"OK．Tell me what happened．""Yesterday，" Winston began，"when I got home，I went straight to my room to do my homework．After I finished，I needed a（n）（1）．SoI took out my bubble gum（泡泡糖）to （2）．Michael and I are havinga competition to see who can blow the biggest bubble．""That's right，" Michael said．"We are．""I kept adding gum and my bubble kept growing．Soon it （3）my whole face．""What then？" asked Mrs．Walker．"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 faces-they didn't （5）him，but Winston ignored （不理睬）them and went on．"Suddenly a strong wind took the bubble right out of my mouth! The bubble （6）over my desk and out of the window．As it sailed away，I noticed something yellow stuck to it．Like paper．Then I noticed my （7）was missing．""So？" Mrs．Walker asked．"I ran after the bubble into Mrs．Roosevelt's garden．I saw her cat attack it．The bubble broke．All Isaw then was the cat running away．Mrs．Roosevelt helped me search the （8）．But my homework was nowhere to be seen．"Mrs．Walker shook her bead．"（9），Winston，why didn't you just tell me that the homework was too （10）instead of making up that wild story？"Just then，the office worker walked in with a letter．Winston opened the letter and took out the wrinkled homework paper and a note that said，"For Winston's teacher．"I am sure 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．"It was all true!""Yes，madam，" Winston said quietly．（ B ）A．award B．rest C．surprise D．choice（ D ）A．practice B．create C．exercise D．enjoy（ C ）A．cleaned B．hurt C．covered D．hit（ A ）A．rounded B．held C．crossed D．waved（ D ）A．hear B．notice C．remember D．believe（ A ）A．floated B．rode C．climbed D．stayed（ C ）A．bubble B．book C．homework D．gum（ D ）A．room B．cat C．desk D．garden（ B ）A．Generally B．Honestly C．Finally D．Exactly（ A ）A．hard B．different C．common D．interesting（ D ）A．refused B．promised C．managed D．wanted（ B ）A．introduction B．explanation C．suggestion D．instruction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．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 like doing ityourself（DIY）．A young man from Bangladesh（孟加拉国）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．First，to fix it，a window should be taken away and replaced（替代）by it．Second，a board should be cut into the size of a window．Some bottle-neck sized holes shouldthen be cut onto the board．Then，the funnel-shaped（漏斗状）bottlenecks，cut from the plastic bottles，should be put into the holes．The next step is to fix the design onto the window frame（框）with the wider 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 as 5°C-a big difference when looking at comfortable 25°C compared to uncomfortable 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 to make them themselves．Yes，the Eco Cooler is not a super high-tech air conditioning system，but it is one that can make abig 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．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 comfortable 25°C．C．The new invention of Eco Cooler is friendly to the environment．D．Local people will replace their air conditioner with an Eco Cooler．（ D ）What's the best title of this passage？A．DIY air conditioning made from plastic bottlesB．Eco Cooler--a 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 investigate①Planning•Decide on 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 may not be right! 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．•Dec ide what variables（变量）you are dealing withThings like temperature，size，weight，and colour are called variables．Variables are things you canmeasure（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 do things •Prepare tables for your resu lts②Getting your evidence（数据）•Make your measurements，and record your results③Reaching conclusions•Look for patterns in your results•Present your conclusionsWhat links（关联）did you find between any of the variables？How would you explain these links？④Checking 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 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 problem．D．How to understand some chemistry knowledge．14．We wake up very early to go to school，maybe even earlier to meet with a teacher，complete our extracurricular（课程以外的）activities，come home to have a quick dinner，talk for eight minutes with our parents and do homework until we fall asleep．But then 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 this we finally get to turn off the lights and drift away to sleep．And then six hours later，we do it allover again．In my health class，my teacher told us that teenagers need at least eight to nine hours of sleep each night．The sad truth is，with so much to 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 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 structure（结构）of the junior year of high school doesn't work well．Junior year of high school is a time for growth．By this time many students have the ability to think creatively，and solve challenging problems．Homework is important for a student's growth．But do we really need to spend countless hours a night doing it？Too much homework can 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 studentsB．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 important growth period B．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' 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 the boy began to steal secret glances（偷看）at the girl．She noticed it，made a face at 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 animosity（敌意）．Tom patiently returned it to its place．Then she let it 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 notice；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 made some non-committal（含糊的）efforts to see，but the boy did not display that he was aware of it．At last she couldn't bear it and whispered："Let me see it．"Tom partly uncovered the picture of a house with some smoke rising from 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 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 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 boy．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．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 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 made Tom succeed 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，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 read it 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 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 increased the 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 necessary part of learning traditional Chinese 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 common to everyone but that we may be unable to express-the joy of Li Bai dancing with the moon，for example．Everyone 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 common can become beautiful．Here is a poem called Fog by Carl Sandberg：The fog comes/on silent haunches（弓腰）/and then moves on．Yes，fog does move smoothly，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，like Homer's Epics（《荷马史诗》）and China's Book of Songs，was spoken for 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 that you now have seventy-two poems 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】including19．Time is limited．You'd better make a （decide）right now．【答案】decision20．Nothing is （possible）．It means everything 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 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 you still waiting here？-Doctor Yu promised to attend the party，but he （not appear）．【答案】didn't appear28．Zhu Ting，one of the best volleyball Players of China，says she will return whenever she （need）．【答案】needed29．-Do you want to go to the talk on recycling？-Great! I （look）for some information for my article on the topic．【答案】am looking七、根据所给中文完成句子（共6小题：每小题1.5分，满分9.0分）30．听到这个结果，朱莉激动得说不出话来了．Julie was the result．【答案】too excited to speak after hearing31．真是令人惊讶，他将放弃执导这部电影．It this film．【答案】is amazing that he will give up directing32．我们应当习惯公交出行．We should by public transport．【答案】get used to going out33．结婚以来，他们已经去过很多名胜古迹了．They many places of interest ．【答案】have been to since they got married34．你多久参加一次社会活动？？【答案】How often do you take part in social activity？35．那位老师给的建议是多么有价值啊!？【答案】What valuable advice the teacher gave!八、书面表达（共1题；满分15分）36．暑假将至，学校呼吁每天花三小时自主读书．但是，同学们对于主要读什么产生了分歧．请根据下表提示，写一篇英文短文，向学校报刊投稿．注意：1．必须包括表中所有提示内容，并作适当发挥；2．文中不得出现你的真实姓名和学校名称；3．表达清楚，语句通顺，意思连贯，书写规范；4．词数不少于100．文章的开头已为你写好，不计入总词数．5．参考词汇：长篇读物full-length reading n．[u]；文学作品works of literature n．（pl．）Our school asks us to spend three hours on self-reading every day in the summer vacation．However，opinions are divided on what to read．Some of us think we should choose the full-length reading，such as works of literature and scientific books．Because they can develop our reading habits．Others think that we should read practical essays．such as social news and knowledge about life．Because they can help us learn more about the world．At the same time，we will find life interesting for us through reading them．In my opinion，I would like to choose practical essays．On the one hand，they can help us deal with our life problems．On the other hand，social news can let us know what happens every day around the world．。
【初三英语试题精选】2018年九年级英语下学期期中试题(含答案听力mp3)
2018年九年级英语下学期期中试题(含答案听力mp3)江阴初级中学12小题。
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A wele partyTime It will begin at 730 pm 13Place It will be held in 14Other information There will be music, singing, dancing, and games, etcEveryone is asked to 1513 A on Sunday evening B on April 18 C next Friday14 A the dining hall B the Students’ Union C the school hall15 A make an announcement B bring a small gift C sing a song听第二篇短，回答第16至-Have you seen my cat? ---Oh, I sait jump ______ the chair and run away just nowA onB overC aboveD across23 ---I’m sorry that I’ve kept your book for so long I promise to return it soon---No, you _________ Just take your timeA can’tB mustn’tC shouldn’tD needn’t。
(完整版)江苏省常州市2018年中学考试英语试卷真题(含问题详解)
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 importance of time ______ it’s gone. (D)A. asB. sinceC. whenD. until2. —Two tickets for Sunday， please!—Sorry. There is ____left. (B)A. nothingB. noneC. someD. anything3. —Your father has passed the driving test？—Yes. _____my father _____ my mother has. (A)A. Not only; but alsoB. Neither; norC. Either： orD. Both; and4. —Hurry up, Jeff! Let’s cross the road as fast as possible. —No, you ____. Don’t you see the light is still red？(C)A. couldn’tB. wouldn’tC. mustn’tD. needn’t5. Lights are out. The concert is to begin. The fans hold their breath for Jay Chou’s_____. (D)A. influenceB. guidanceC. experienceD. appearance6. —Manager, all the machines____just 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 Chinese kung fu. ____, he is crazy about Beijing Opera. (C)A. ThereforeB. HoweverC. MoreoverD. Otherwise8. —Can you describe____？—Yes. I was walking when a bike knocked me down from behind. (C)A. why did the accident happenB. when did the accident happenC. how the accident happenedD. where the accident happened9. –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’s up B. 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、C、D四个选项中, 选出最佳选项.Mrs. Walker sat down at her desk and sighed（叹息）. “OK. Tell me what happened. ““Yesterday, “ Winston began, “when I got home, I went straight to my room to do my homework. After I finished, I needed a（n）（1） . So I took out my bubble gum（泡泡糖） to （2） . Michael and I are having a competition to see who can blow the biggest bubble. ““That’s right, “ Michael said. “We are. ““I kept adding gum and my bubble kept growing. Soon it （3） my whole face. ““What then？” asked Mrs. Walker.“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 faces—they didn’t （5） him, but Winston ignored（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 the window. As it sailed away, I noticed something yellow stuck to it. Like paper. Then I noticed my （7）was missing. ““So？” Mrs. Walker asked.“I ran after the bubble into Mrs. Roosevelt’s garden. I saw her cat attack it. The bubble broke. All Isaw then was the cat running away. Mrs. Roosevelt helped me search the （8） . But my homework was nowhere to be seen. “Mrs. Walker shook her bead. “（9） , Winston, why didn’t you just tell me that the homework was too （10） instead of making up that wild story？”Just then, the office worker walked in with a letter.Winston opened the letter and took out the wrinkled homework paper and a note that said, “For Winston’s teacher. “I am sure 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. “It was all true!”“Yes, madam, “ Winston said quietly.( B) A. award B. rest C. surprise D. choice( D) A. practice B. create C. exercise D. enjoy ( C) A. cleaned B. hurt C. covered D.hit( A) A. rounded B. held C. crossed D. waved( D) A. hear B. notice C. remember D. believe( A) A. floated B. rode C. climbed D. stayed( C) A. bubble B. book C. homework D. gum ( D) A. room B. cat C. desk D. garden ( B) A. Generally B. Honestly C. Finally D.Exactly( A) A. hard B. different C. common D. interesting( D) A. refused B. promised C. managed D.wanted( B) A. introduction B. explanation C. suggestion D. instruction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.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 like doing ityourself（DIY）. A young man from Bangladesh（孟加拉国） 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. First, to fix it,a window should be taken away and replaced（替代） by it. Second, a board should be cut into the size of a window. Some bottle—neck sized holes should then be cut onto the board. Then, the funnel—shaped（漏斗状）bottlenecks, cut from the plastic bottles, should be put into the holes.The next step is to fix the design onto the window frame（框） with the wider 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 as 5°C—a big difference when looking at comfortable 25°C compared to uncomfortable 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 to make them themselves. Yes, the Eco Cooler is not a super high—tech air conditioning system, but it is one that can make abig 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. 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 comfortable 25°C.C. The new invention of Eco Cooler is friendly to the environment.D. Local people will replace their air conditioner with an Eco Cooler. ( D)What’s the best title of this passage？A. DIY air conditioning made from plastic bottlesB. Eco Cooler——a 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 investigate①Planning•Decide on 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 may not be right! 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 canmeasure（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 do things •Prepare tables for your results②Getting your evidence（数据）•Make your measurements, and record your results③Reaching 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？④Checking 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 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 problem.D. How to understand some chemistry knowledge.14. We wake up very early to go to school, maybe even earlier to meet witha teacher, complete our extracurricular（课程以外的） activities, come home to have a quick dinner, talk for eight minutes with our parents and do homework until we fall asleep. But then 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 this we 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 class, my teacher told us that teenagers need at least eight to nine hours of sleep each night. The sad truth is, with so much to 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 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 structure（结构） of the junior year of high school doesn’t work well. Junior year of high school is a time for growth. By this time many students have the ability to think creatively, and solve challenging problems. Homework is important for a student’s growth. But do we really need to spend countless hours a night doing it？ Too much homework can 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 studentsB. 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 important 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’ 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 the boy began to steal secret glances（偷看） at the girl. She noticed it, made a face at 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 animosity（敌意）. Tom patiently returned it to its place. Then she let it 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 notice; 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 made some non—committal（含糊的） efforts to see, but the boy did not display that he was aware of it. At last she couldn’t bear it and whispered：“Let me see it. “Tom partly uncovered the picture of a house with some smoke rising from 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 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 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 boy.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.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 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 made Tom succeed 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, 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 read it 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 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 increased the 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 necessary part of learning traditional Chinese 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 common to everyone but that we may be unable to express—the joy of Li Bai dancing with the moon, for example. Everyone 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 common can become beautiful. Here is a poem called Fog by Carl Sandberg：The fog comes/on silent haunches（弓腰）/and then moves on. Yes, fog does move smoothly, 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, like Homer’s Epics（《荷马史诗》） and China’s Book of Songs, was spoken for 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 that you now have seventy—two poems 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】including19. Time is limited. You’d better make a （decide）right now. 【答案】decision20. Nothing is （possible）. It means everything 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 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 you still waiting here？—Doctor Yu promised to attend the party, but he （not appear）. 【答案】didn’t appear28. Zhu Ting, one of the best volleyball Players of China, says she willreturn whenever she （need）.【答案】needed29. —Do you want to go to the talk on recycling？—Great! I （look） for some information for my article on the topic. 【答案】am looking七、根据所给中文完成句子（共6小题：每小题1.5分, 满分9.0分）30. 听到这个结果, 朱莉激动得说不出话来了.Julie was the result.【答案】too excited to speak after hearing31. 真是令人惊讶, 他将放弃执导这部电影.It this film.【答案】is amazing that he will give up directing32. 我们应当习惯公交出行.We should by public transport.【答案】get used to going out33. 结婚以来, 他们已经去过很多名胜古迹了.They many places of interest .【答案】have been to since they got married34. 你多久参加一次社会活动？？【答案】How often do you take part in social activity？35. 那位老师给的建议是多么有价值啊!？【答案】What valuable advice the teacher gave!八、书面表达（共1题; 满分15分）36. 暑假将至, 学校呼吁每天花三小时自主读书. 但是, 同学们对于主要读什么产生了分歧. 请根据下表提示, 写一篇英文短文, 向学校报刊投稿.注意：1. 必须包括表中所有提示内容, 并作适当发挥;2. 文中不得出现你的真实姓名和学校名称;3. 表达清楚, 语句通顺, 意思连贯, 书写规范;4. 词数不少于100. 文章的开头已为你写好, 不计入总词数.5. 参考词汇：长篇读物 full—length reading n. [u];文学作品 works of literature n. （pl. ）Our school asks us to spend three hours on self—reading every day in the summer vacation. However, opinions are divided on what to read.Some of us think we should choose the full—length reading, such as works of literature and scientific books. Because they can develop our reading habits. Others think that we should read practical essays. such as social news and knowledge about life. Because they can help us learnmore about the world. At the same time, we will find life interesting for us through reading them.In my opinion, I would like to choose practical essays. On the one hand, they can help us deal with our life problems. On the other hand, social news can let us know what happens every day around the world.。
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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 importance of time ______ it’s gone. (D)A. asB. sinceC. whenD. until2. —Two tickets for Sunday， please!—Sorry. There is ____left. (B)A. nothingB. noneC. someD. anything3. —Your father has passed the driving test？—Yes. _____my father _____ my mother has. (A)A. Not only; but alsoB. Neither; norC. Either： orD. Both; and4. —Hurry up, Jeff! Let’s cross the road as fast as possible. —No, you ____. Don’t you see the light is still red？(C)A. couldn’tB. wouldn’tC. mustn’tD. needn’t5. Lights are out. The concert is to begin. The fans hold their breath for Jay Chou’s_____. (D)A. influenceB. guidanceC. experienceD. appearance6. —Manager, all the machines____just 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 Chinese kung fu. ____, he is crazy about Beijing Opera. (C)A. ThereforeB. HoweverC. MoreoverD. Otherwise8. —Can you describe____？—Yes. I was walking when a bike knocked me down from behind. (C)A. why did the accident happenB. when did the accident happenC. how the accident happenedD. where the accident happened9. –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’s up B. 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、C、D四个选项中, 选出最佳选项.Mrs. Walker sat down at her desk and sighed（叹息）. “OK. Tell me what happened. ““Yesterday, “ Winston began, “when I got home, I went straight to my room to do my homework. After I finished, I needed a（n）（1） . So I took out my bubble gum（泡泡糖） to （2） . Michael and I are having a competition to see who can blow the biggest bubble. ““That’s right, “ Michael said. “We are. ““I kept adding gum and my bubble kept growing. Soon it （3） my whole face. ““What then？” asked Mrs. Walker.“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 faces—they didn’t （5） him, but Winston ignored（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 the window. As it sailed away, I noticed something yellow stuck to it. Like paper. Then I noticed my （7）was missing. ““So？” Mrs. Walker asked.“I ran after the bubble into Mrs. Roosevelt’s garden. I saw her cat attack it. The bubble broke. All Isaw then was the cat running away. Mrs. Roosevelt helped me search the （8） . But my homework was nowhere to be seen. “Mrs. Walker shook her bead. “（9） , Winston, why didn’t you just tell me that the homework was too （10） instead of making up that wild story？”Just then, the office worker walked in with a letter.Winston opened the letter and took out the wrinkled homework paper and a note that said, “For Winston’s teacher. “I am sure 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. “It was all true!”“Yes, madam, “ Winston said quietly.( B) A. award B. rest C. surprise D. choice( D) A. practice B. create C. exercise D. enjoy ( C) A. cleaned B. hurt C. covered D.hit( A) A. rounded B. held C. crossed D. waved( D) A. hear B. notice C. remember D. believe( A) A. floated B. rode C. climbed D. stayed( C) A. bubble B. book C. homework D. gum ( D) A. room B. cat C. desk D. garden ( B) A. Generally B. Honestly C. Finally D.Exactly( A) A. hard B. different C. common D. interesting( D) A. refused B. promised C. managed D.wanted( B) A. introduction B. explanation C. suggestion D. instruction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.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 like doing ityourself（DIY）. A young man from Bangladesh（孟加拉国） 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. First, to fix it,a window should be taken away and replaced（替代） by it. Second, a board should be cut into the size of a window. Some bottle—neck sized holes should then be cut onto the board. Then, the funnel—shaped（漏斗状）bottlenecks, cut from the plastic bottles, should be put into the holes.The next step is to fix the design onto the window frame（框） with the wider 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 as 5°C—a big difference when looking at comfortable 25°C compared to uncomfortable 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 to make them themselves. Yes, the Eco Cooler is not a super high—tech air conditioning system, but it is one that can make abig 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. 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 comfortable 25°C.C. The new invention of Eco Cooler is friendly to the environment.D. Local people will replace their air conditioner with an Eco Cooler. ( D)What’s the best title of this passage？A. DIY air conditioning made from plastic bottlesB. Eco Cooler——a 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 investigate①Planning•Decide on 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 may not be right! 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 canmeasure（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 do things •Prepare tables for your results②Getting your evidence（数据）•Make your measurements, and record your results③Reaching 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？④Checking 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 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 problem.D. How to understand some chemistry knowledge.14. We wake up very early to go to school, maybe even earlier to meet witha teacher, complete our extracurricular（课程以外的） activities, come home to have a quick dinner, talk for eight minutes with our parents and do homework until we fall asleep. But then 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 this we 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 class, my teacher told us that teenagers need at least eight to nine hours of sleep each night. The sad truth is, with so much to 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 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 structure（结构） of the junior year of high school doesn’t work well. Junior year of high school is a time for growth. By this time many students have the ability to think creatively, and solve challenging problems. Homework is important for a student’s growth. But do we really need to spend countless hours a night doing it？ Too much homework can 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 studentsB. 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 important 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’ 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 the boy began to steal secret glances（偷看） at the girl. She noticed it, made a face at 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 animosity（敌意）. Tom patiently returned it to its place. Then she let it 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 notice; 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 made some non—committal（含糊的） efforts to see, but the boy did not display that he was aware of it. At last she couldn’t bear it and whispered：“Let me see it. “Tom partly uncovered the picture of a house with some smoke rising from 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 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 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 boy.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.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 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 made Tom succeed 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, 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 read it 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 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 increased the 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 necessary part of learning traditional Chinese 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 common to everyone but that we may be unable to express—the joy of Li Bai dancing with the moon, for example. Everyone 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 common can become beautiful. Here is a poem called Fog by Carl Sandberg：The fog comes/on silent haunches（弓腰）/and then moves on. Yes, fog does move smoothly, 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, like Homer’s Epics（《荷马史诗》） and China’s Book of Songs, was spoken for 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 that you now have seventy—two poems 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】including19. Time is limited. You’d better make a （decide）right now. 【答案】decision20. Nothing is （possible）. It means everything 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 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 you still waiting here？—Doctor Yu promised to attend the party, but he （not appear）. 【答案】didn’t appear28. Zhu Ting, one of the best volleyball Players of China, says she willreturn whenever she （need）.【答案】needed29. —Do you want to go to the talk on recycling？—Great! I （look） for some information for my article on the topic. 【答案】am looking七、根据所给中文完成句子（共6小题：每小题1.5分, 满分9.0分）30. 听到这个结果, 朱莉激动得说不出话来了.Julie was the result.【答案】too excited to speak after hearing31. 真是令人惊讶, 他将放弃执导这部电影.It this film.【答案】is amazing that he will give up directing32. 我们应当习惯公交出行.We should by public transport.【答案】get used to going out33. 结婚以来, 他们已经去过很多名胜古迹了.They many places of interest .【答案】have been to since they got married34. 你多久参加一次社会活动？？【答案】How often do you take part in social activity？35. 那位老师给的建议是多么有价值啊!？【答案】What valuable advice the teacher gave!八、书面表达（共1题; 满分15分）36. 暑假将至, 学校呼吁每天花三小时自主读书. 但是, 同学们对于主要读什么产生了分歧. 请根据下表提示, 写一篇英文短文, 向学校报刊投稿.注意：1. 必须包括表中所有提示内容, 并作适当发挥;2. 文中不得出现你的真实姓名和学校名称;3. 表达清楚, 语句通顺, 意思连贯, 书写规范;4. 词数不少于100. 文章的开头已为你写好, 不计入总词数.5. 参考词汇：长篇读物 full—length reading n. [u];文学作品 works of literature n. （pl. ）Our school asks us to spend three hours on self—reading every day in the summer vacation. However, opinions are divided on what to read.Some of us think we should choose the full—length reading, such as works of literature and scientific books. Because they can develop our reading habits. Others think that we should read practical essays. such as social news and knowledge about life. Because they can help us learnmore about the world. At the same time, we will find life interesting for us through reading them.In my opinion, I would like to choose practical essays. On the one hand, they can help us deal with our life problems. On the other hand, social news can let us know what happens every day around the world.。
江苏省常州市2018年中学考试英语试卷真题（含问题详解）
江苏省常州市2018年中学考试英语试卷真题（含问题详解）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 importance of time ______ it’s gone. (D)A. asB. sinceC. whenD. until2. —Two tickets for Sunday，please!—Sorry. There is ____left. (B)A. nothingB. noneC. someD. anything3. —Your father has passed the driving test？—Yes. _____my father _____ my mother has. (A)A. Not only; but alsoB. Neither; norC. Either：orD. Both; and4. —Hurry up, Jeff! Let’s cross the road as fast as possible.—No, you ____. Don’t you see the light is still red？(C)A. couldn’tB. wouldn’tC. mustn’tD. needn’t5. Lights are out. The concert is to begin. The fans hold theirbreath for Jay Chou’s_____. (D)A. influenceB. guidanceC. experienceD. appearance6. —Manager, all the machines____just 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 Chinese kung fu. ____, he is crazy about Beijing Opera. (C)A. ThereforeB. HoweverC. MoreoverD. Otherwise8. —Can you describe____？—Yes. I was walking when a bike knocked me down from behind. (C)A. why did the accident happenB. when did the accident happenC. how the accident happenedD. where the accident happened9. –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’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、C、D四个选项中, 选出最佳选项.Mrs. Walker sat down at her desk and sighed（叹息）. “OK. Tell me what happened. ““Yesterday, “ Winston began, “when I got home, I went straight to my room to do my homework. After I finished, I needed a（n）（1）. So I took out my bubble gum（泡泡糖）to （2）. Michael and I are having a competition to see who can blow the biggest bubble. ““That’s right, “ Michael said. “We are. ““I kept adding gum and my bubble kept growing. Soon it （3）my whole face. ““What then？” asked Mrs. Walker.“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 faces—they didn’t （5）him, but Winston ignored（不理睬）them and went on.“Suddenly a strong wind took the bubble right out of my mouth! The bubble （6）over my desk and out of the window. As it sailed away, I noticedsomething yellow stuck to it. Like paper. Then I noticed my （7）was missing. ““So？” Mrs. Walker asked.“I ran after the bubble int o Mrs. Roosevelt’s garden. I saw her cat attack it. The bubble broke. All Isaw then was the cat running away. Mrs. Roosevelt helped me search the （8）. But my homework was nowhere to be seen. “Mrs. Walker shook her bead. “（9）, Winston, why didn’t you just tell me that the homework was too （10）instead of making up that wild story？”Just then, the office worker walked in with a letter.Winston opened the letter and took out the wrinkled homework paper and a note that said, “For Winston’s teacher. “I am sure Winston （11）to hand this in. He’s a good boy. I h ave no idea how his homework got stuck to my cat, but I’m sure Winston can give you a（n）（12）Mrs. Roosevelt Mrs. Walker looked up. “It was all true!”“Yes, madam, “ Winston said quietly.( B) A. award B. rest C. surprise D. choice ( D) A. practice B. create C. exercise D. enjoy( C) A. cleaned B. hurt C. covered D. hit( A) A. rounded B. held C. crossed D. waved( D) A. hear B. notice C. remember D. believe( A) A. floated B. rode C. climbed D. stayed( C) A. bubble B. book C. homework D. gum( D) A. room B. cat C. desk D. garden ( B) A. Generally B. Honestly C. Finally D. Exactly ( A) A. hard B. different C. common D. interesting ( D) A. refused B. promised C. managed D. wanted ( B) A. introduction B. explanation C. suggestion D. instruction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.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 like doing ityourself（DIY）. A young man from Bangladesh（孟加拉国）designed an air conditioning system called the Eco Cooler, one that does not require power, and is made of the world’s most common was te—plastic bottles.The Eco Cooler is super simple to build—no special engineering skills are required. First, to fix it,a window should be taken away and replaced（替代）by it. Second, a board should be cut into the size of a window. Some bottle—neck sized holes should then be cut onto the board. Then, the funnel—shaped（漏斗状）bottlenecks, cut from the plastic bottles, should be put into the holes. The next step is to fix the design onto the window frame（框）with the wider 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 as 5°C—a big difference when looking at comfortable 25°C compared to uncomfortable 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 to make them themselves.Yes, the Eco Cooler is not a super high—tech air conditioning system, but it is one that can make abig 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. 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 comfortable 25°C.C. The new invention of Eco Cooler is friendly to the environment.D. Local people will replace their air conditioner with an Eco Cooler.( D)What’s the best title of this passage？A. DIY air conditioning made from plastic bottlesB. Eco Cooler——a 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 investigate①PlanningDecide on 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 right! 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 canmeasure（测量）.In your investigation, you have to decide what the variables are, which ones youwill 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 do thingsPrepare tables for your results②Getting your evidence（数据）Make your measurements, and record your results③Reaching conclusionsLook for patterns in your resultsPresent your conclusionsWhat links（关联）did you find between any of the variables？How would you explain these links？④Checking your findingsCompare 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 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 problem.D. How to understand some chemistry knowledge.14. We wake up very early to go to school, maybe even earlier to meet with a teacher, complete our extracurricular（课程以外的）activities, come home to have a quick dinner, talk for eight minutes with our parents and do homework until we fall asleep. But then 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 this we 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 class, my teacher told us that teenagers need at least eight to nine hours of sleep each night. The sad truth is, with so much to 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 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 littletime to relax, therefore reducing the time that we can sleep.In my opinion. the present structure（结构）of the junior year of high school doesn’t work well. Junior year of high school is a time for growth. By this time many students have the ability to think creatively, and solve challenging problems. Homework is important for a student’s growth. But do we really need to spend countless hours a night doing it？Too much homework can 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 studentsB. 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 important 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’ 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 the boy began to steal secret glances（偷看）at the girl. She noticed it, made a face at 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 animosity（敌意）. Tom patiently returned it to its place. Then she let it remain. T om 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 notice; 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 made some non—committal（含糊的）efforts to see, but the boy did not display that he was aware of it. At last she couldn’t bear it and whispered：“Let me see it. “Tom partly uncovered the picture of a house with some smoke rising from the chimney（烟囱）. Then the girl’s intere st 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 the front yard; she was satisfied, and whispered：“It’s a b eautiful 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 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 boy.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.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 th e 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 to see his drawing.D. The girl didn’t want the boy to do the drawing in class an y more.( A)What in this passage made Tom succeed 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, 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 read it 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 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 increased the 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 necessary part of learning traditional Chinese 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 common to everyone but that we may be unable to express—the joy of Li Bai dancing with the moon, for example. Everyone 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 common can become beautiful. Here is a poem called Fog by Carl Sandberg：The fog comes/on silent haunches（弓腰）/and then moves on. Yes, fog does move smoothly, 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. Afterall, a poem is really just a song without music. Most ancient poetry, like Homer’s E pics（《荷马史诗》）and China’s Book of Songs, was spoken for 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 that you now have seven ty—two poems 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】including19. Time is limited. You’d better make a（decide）right now.【答案】decision20. Nothing is （possible）. It means everything 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 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 wo rk well.—Take it easy. It just needs （repair）.【答案】repairing27. —Why are you still waiting here？—Doctor Yu promised to attend the party, but he （not appear）.【答案】didn’t appear28. Zhu Ting, one of the best volleyball Players of China, says she will returnwhenever she （need）.【答案】needed29. —Do you want to go to the talk on recycling？—Great! I （look）for some information for my article on the topic.【答案】am looking七、根据所给中文完成句子（共6小题：每小题1.5分, 满分9.0分）30. 听到这个结果, 朱莉激动得说不出话来了.Julie was the result.【答案】too excited to speak after hearing31. 真是令人惊讶, 他将放弃执导这部电影.It this film.【答案】is amazing that he will give up directing32. 我们应当习惯公交出行.We should by public transport.【答案】get used to going out33. 结婚以来, 他们已经去过很多名胜古迹了.They many places of interest .【答案】have been to since they got married34. 你多久参加一次社会活动？【答案】How often do you take part in social activity？35. 那位老师给的建议是多么有价值啊!【答案】What valuable advice the teacher gave!八、书面表达（共1题; 满分15分）36. 暑假将至, 学校呼吁每天花三小时自主读书. 但是, 同学们对于主要读什么产生了分歧. 请根据下表提示, 写一篇英文短文, 向学校报刊投稿.注意：1. 必须包括表中所有提示内容, 并作适当发挥;2. 文中不得出现你的真实姓名和学校名称;3. 表达清楚, 语句通顺, 意思连贯, 书写规范;4. 词数不少于100. 文章的开头已为你写好, 不计入总词数.5. 参考词汇：长篇读物full—length reading n. [u];文学作品works of literature n. （pl. ）Our school asks us to spend three hours on self—reading every day in the summer vacation. However, opinions are divided on what to read.Some of us think we should choose the full—length reading, such as works of literature and scientific books. Because they can develop our reading habits. Others think that we should read practical essays. such as social news and knowledge about life. Because they can help us learn more about the world. At the same time, we will find life interesting for us through reading them.In my opinion, I would like to choose practical essays. On the one hand, they can help us deal with our life problems. On the other hand, social news can let us know what happens every day around the world.。
2018年江苏省常州市中考英语试题及参考答案(word解析版)
2018年江苏省常州市中考英语试题及参考答案与解析（满分90分，考试时间100分钟）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 importance of time______it's gone．（）A．as B．since C．when D．until2．-Two tickets for Sunday，please!-Sorry．There is ____left．（）A．nothing B．none C．some D．anything3．-Your father has passed the driving test？-Yes．_____my father_____my mother has．（）A．Not only；but also B．Neither；nor C．Either；or D．Both；and4．-Hurry up，Jeff! Let's cross the road as fast as possible．-No，you ____．Don't you see the light is still red？（）A．couldn't B．wouldn't C．mustn't D．needn't5．Lights are out．The concert is to begin．The fans hold their breath for Jay Chou's_____．（）A．influence B．guidance C．experience D．appearance6．-Manager，all the machines____just now!-What？Call the engineer at once．（）A．broke down B．turned down C．broke out D．turned out7．As an American，Tom is a big fan of Chinese kung fu．____，he is crazy about Beijing Opera．（）A．Therefore B．However C．Moreover D．Otherwise8．-Can you describe____？-Yes．I was walking when a bike knocked me down from behind．（）A．why did the accident happen B．when did the accident happenC．how the accident happened D．where the accident happened9．-I_____you here，but you didn't come．-I'm terribly sorry．I was so busy that I forgot．（）A．would expect B．was expecting C．am expecting D．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．（）A．What's up B．What's wrong C．Why me D．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、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项．Mrs．Walker sat down at her desk and sighed（叹息）．"OK．Tell me what happened．""Y esterday，" Winston began，"when I got home，I went straight to my room to do my homework．AfterI finished，I needed a（n）11 So I took out my bubble gum（泡泡糖）to 12 Michael and I are havinga competition to see who can blow the biggest bubble．""That's right，" Michael said．"We are．""I kept adding gum and my bubble kept growing．Soon it 13 my whole face．""What then？" asked Mrs．Walker．"Then it happened．The bubble became as big as a beach ball．" He 14 his arms to show how big it was．A few kids made faces-they didn't 15 him，but Winston ignored（不理睬）them and went on．"Suddenly a strong wind took the bubble right out of my mouth! The bubble 16 over my desk and out of the window．As it sailed away，I noticed something yellow stuck to it．Like paper．Then I noticed my 17 was missing．""So？" Mrs．Walker asked．"I ran after the bubble into Mrs．Roosevelt's garden．I saw her cat attack it．The bubble broke．All I saw then was the cat running away．Mrs．Roosevelt helped me search the 18 ．But my homework was nowhere to be seen．"Mrs．Walker shook her head．" 19 ，Winston，why didn't you just tell me that the homework was too 20 instead of making up that wild story？"Just then，the office worker walked in with a letter．Winston opened the letter and took out the wrinkled homework paper and a note that said，"For Winston's teacher．"Mrs．Walker looked up．"It was all true!""Yes，madam，" Winston said quietly．11．A．award B．rest C．surprise D．choice12．A．practice B．create C．exercise D．enjoy13．A．cleaned B．hurt C．covered D．hit14．A．rounded B．held C．crossed D．waved15．A．hear B．notice C．remember D．believe16．A．floated B．rode C．climbed D．stayed17．A．bubble B．book C．homework D．gum18．A．room B．cat C．desk D．garden19．A．Generally B．Honestly C．Finally D．Exactly20．A．hard B．different C．common D．interesting21．A．refused B．promised C．managed D．wanted22．A．introduction B．explanation C．suggestion D．instruction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．ASummer 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 like doing it yourself（DIY）．A young man from Bangladesh（孟加拉国）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．First，to fix it，a window should be taken away and replaced（替代）by it．Second，a board should be cut into the size of a window．Some bottle-neck sized holes should then be cut onto the board．Then，the funnel-shaped （漏斗状）bottlenecks，cut from the plastic bottles，should be put into the holes．The next step is to fix the design onto the window frame（框）with the wider 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 as 5°C-a big difference when looking at comfortable 25°C compared to uncomfortable 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 to make them themselves．Yes，the Eco Cooler is not a super high-tech air conditioning system，but it is one that can make a big difference．23．When building the Eco Cooler，we should pay special attention to ．（）A．the shape of the window B．the direction of bottlenecksC．the temperature of the outside D．the weight of the board24．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 comfortable 25°C．C．The new invention of Eco Cooler is friendly to the environment．D．Local people will replace their air conditioner with an Eco Cooler．25．What's the best title of this passage？（）A．DIY air conditioning made from plastic bottles B．Eco Cooler--a super high-tech air conditioner C．Why do we need an Eco Cooler in summer？D．A strong-willed inventor and his DIY dreamBHow to investigate①Planning•Decide on 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 may not be right! 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 measure（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 do things•Prepare tables for your results②Getting your evidence（数据）•Make your measurements，and record your results③Reaching conclusions•Look for patterns in your results•Present your conclusionsWhat links（关联）did you find between any of the variables？How would you explain these links？④Checking your findings•Compare your conclusions and hypothesisDo your results support your idea？26．What does the underlined word "hypothesis" most probably mean？（）A．reason B．result C．method D．guess27．In Mary's investigation，which of the following about the variables is true？（）A．She can only change one 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．28．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 problem．D．How to understand some chemistry knowledge．CWe wake up very early to go to school，maybe even earlier to meet with a teacher，complete our extracurricular（课程以外的）activities，come home to have a quick dinner，talk for eight minutes with our parents and do homework until we fall asleep．But then 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，andstart studying．After this we 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 class，my teacher told us that teenagers need at least eight to nine hours of sleep each night．The sad truth is，with so much to 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 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 structure（结构）of the junior year of high school doesn't work well．Junior year of high school is a time for growth．By this time many students have the ability to think creatively，and solve challenging problems．Homework is important for a student's growth．But do we really need to spend countless hours a night doing it？Too much homework can 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．29．In the first paragraph the writer gives ．（）A．a picture of the present daily life of high school studentsB．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 ACT30．From the last paragraph we know that the writer thinks ．（）A．Junior year of high school is the most important 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 class31．Why does the writer write this article？（）A．To prove the role of enough sleep in teenagers' 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．DAfter a while attention to Tom ended，and the usual school murmur（嗡嗡读书声）rose upon the boring air once more．Now the boy began to steal secret glances（偷看）at the girl．She noticed it，made a face at 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 animosity（敌意）．Tom patiently returned it to its place．Then she let it 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 notice；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 made some non-committal （含糊的）efforts to see，but the boy did not display that he was aware of it．At last she couldn't bear it and whispered："Let me see it．"Tom partly uncovered the picture of a house with some smoke rising from 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 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 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？"32．What probably happened in the classroom before this passage？（）A．The girl introduced herself to the boy．B．Something noticeable happened to the boy．C．They had a lesson on how to draw．D．The boy drew an apple for the girl．33．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．D．Eaten by the girl because the boy was drawing all the time．34．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 to see his drawing．D．The girl didn't want the boy to do the drawing in class any more．35．What in this passage made Tom succeed 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，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．When a thought has found wordsPoetry（诗歌）is the forgotten child of literature．Few people read it for pleasure．In Western high schools，poetry is seldom taught because it is considered to be out of date and have little to do with the 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 increased the number of ancient Chinese poems for students to memorize and recite，from 14 to 72．Why is it important to learn poems？First of all，poetry is a necessary part of learning traditional Chinese 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 common to everyone but that we may be unable to express-the joy of Li Bai dancing with the moon，for example．Everyone 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 common can become beautiful．Here is a poem called Fog by Carl Sandberg：The fog comes/on silent haunches（弓腰）/and then moves on．Yes，fog does move smoothly，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，like Homer's Epics（《荷马史诗》）and China's Book of Songs，was spoken for 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 that you now have seventy-two poems to learn!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．-Is this your umbrella？-No，it's another （visit）．42．-How much should I pay？-18 yuan in all，（include）the pen you picked out just now．43．Time is limited．You'd better make a （decide）right now．44．Nothing is （possible）．It means everything can happen if you make efforts．B）根据句意及汉语提示，写出各单词的正确形式，每空填一词．45．-How much time do you need to carry on with the project？-Another （四）days．46．Do you know what the exact （人口）of China is？47．Finally，we managed to hand out all the 1，000 posters （凭借）other's help．48．Miss Gao can always come up with （幽默的）ideas to make her classes lively．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）49．-Why do you buy so many flowers，Justin？- （celebrate）my mother's birthday．50．-Bad luck! My watch doesn't work well．-Take it easy．It just needs （repair）．51．-Why are you still waiting here？-Doctor Yu promised to attend the party，but he （not appear）．52．Zhu Ting，one of the best volleyball Players of China，says she will return whenever she （need）．53．-Do you want to go to the talk on recycling？-Great! I （look）for some information for my article on the topic．七、根据所给中文完成句子（共6小题，每小题1.5分，满分9分）54．听到这个结果，朱莉激动得说不出话来了．Julie was the result．55．真是令人惊讶，他将放弃执导这部电影．It this film．56．我们应当习惯公交出行．We should by public transport．57．结婚以来，他们已经去过很多名胜古迹了．They many places of interest ．58．你多久参加一次社会活动？？59．那位老师给的建议是多么有价值啊!!八、书面表达（共1题；满分15分）暑假将至，学校呼吁每天花三小时自主读书．但是，同学们对于主要读什么产生了分歧．请根据下表提示，写一篇英文短文，向学校报刊投稿．注意：1．必须包括表中所有提示内容，并作适当发挥；2．文中不得出现你的真实姓名和学校名称；3．表达清楚，语句通顺，意思连贯，书写规范；4．词数不少于100．文章的开头已为你写好，不计入总词数．5．参考词汇：长篇读物full-length reading n．[u]；文学作品works of literature n．（pl．）Our school asks us to spend three hours on self-reading every day in the summer vacation．However，opinions are divided on what to read．参考答案与解析一、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 importance of time______it's gone．（）A．as B．since C．when D．until【考点】从属连词．【分析】时间不等待人，但有些人直到时间消逝，才会意识到时间的重要性．【解答】A作为；B自从；C当…的时候；D直到．根据句意"时间不等待人，但有些人直到时间消逝，才会意识到时间的重要性．"可知要填"直到"．而且固定用法not…until "直到…才"．ABC三项都不符合．故选：D．【点评】考查从属连词．要根据连词的含义和用法，进行比较，找出正确答案．。
(完整word版)2018年江苏省常州市中考英语试卷
绝密★启用前江苏省常州市2018年初中学业水平考试英 语(满分：90分 考试时间：100分钟)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 importance of time ______ it’s gone. A. asB. sinceC. whenD. until2. —Two tickets for Sunday, please! —Sorry. There is ______ left. A. nothingB. noneC. someD. anything3. —Your father has passed the driving test? —Yes. ______ my father ______ my mother has. A. Not only; but also B. Neither; nor C. Either; orD. Both; and4. —Hurry up, Jeff! Let’s cross the road as fast as possible. —No, you ______. Don’t you see the light is still red? A. couldn’tB. wouldn’tC. mustn’tD. needn’t5. Lights are out. The concert is to begin. The fans hold their breath for Jay Chou’s ______. A. influenceB. guidanceC. experienceD. appearance6. —Manager, all the machines ______ just now! —What? Call the engineer at once. A. broke down B. turned down C. broke outD. turned out7. As an American, Tom is a big fan of Chinese kung fu. ______, he is crazy about Beijing Opera. A. ThereforeB. HoweverC. MoreoverD. Otherwise8. —Can you describe ______?—Yes. I was walking when a bike knocked me down from behind.A. why did the accident happenB. when did the accident happenC. how the accident happenedD. where the accident happened9. –I ______ you here, but you didn’t come. —I’m terribly sorry. I was so busy that I forgot. A. would expect B. was expecting C. 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. A. What’s up B. What’s wrong C. Why meD. Why not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。
2018学年第二学期初三期中英语质量检测参考答案(2019.4. 17)
2018学年第二学期期中质量检测九年级英语参考答案及评分标准一、语法选择（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）1-5 BACCB 6-10 CADDB 11-15 ABCCA二、完形填空（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）16-20 BADBC 21-25 CAACD三、阅读（共45分）第一节：阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）26-30 BABAD 31-35 BDCBD 36-40 ACCAC 41-45 ACDDB第二节：阅读填空（共5小题，每小题1分，满分5分）46. B 47. E 48. C 49. A 50. D四、写作（共三节，满分35分）第一节单词拼写（共6小题，每小题1分，满分6分）51.price 52. alone 53. laugh54. fresh 55. bill 56. forget评分标准：词根正确，词形错误扣0.5分第二节完成句子（共7小题，每小题2分，满分14分）57. had better drink enough 58. will call/phone; arrives in59. took; to prepare/cook/make 60. must be finished/completed/done61. not only; but also 62. What good news63. who can help; learn/with评分标准：对号入座，四格的按格给分, 每格0.5分。
59. took (1分），to prepare/cook (各0.5分）62. What (1分), good news (各0.5分）第三节书面表达（共1题，满分15分）参考译文Many inventions have changed people’s life. My robot cleaner is one of them.It’s a round smart appliance, just like a big cake/ UFO with wheels at the bottom of it so that it can move freely. It’s as smart as a human being because it can clean the floor itself in a house. What’s more, it works with electricity, so it will not pollute the air. Above all, it’s more convenient f or us to use it because we can control it by using our mobile phones.In my opinion, the robot cleaner is a great invention and our good friend. It saves time and helps us live a better life. Why not have a try and buy one for yourselves?。
江苏省常州市2018年中学考试英语试卷真题(含问题详解)
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 importance of time ______ it’s gone. (D)A. asB. sinceC. whenD. until2. —Two tickets for Sunday，please!—Sorry. There is ____left. (B)A. nothingB. noneC. someD. anything3. —Your father has passed the driving test？—Yes. _____my father _____ my mother has. (A)A. Not only; but alsoB. Neither; norC. Either：orD. Both; and4. —Hurry up, Jeff! Let’s cross the road as fast as possible.—No, you ____. Don’t you see the light is still red？(C)A. couldn’tB. wouldn’tC. mustn’tD. needn’t5. Lights are out. The concert is to begin. The fans hold their breath for Jay Chou’s_____. (D)A. influenceB. guidanceC. experienceD. appearance6. —Manager, all the machines____just 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 Chinese kung fu. ____, he is crazy about Beijing Opera. (C)A. ThereforeB. HoweverC. MoreoverD. Otherwise8. —Can you describe____？—Yes. I was walking when a bike knocked me down from behind. (C)A. why did the accident happenB. when did the accident happenC. how the accident happenedD. where the accident happened9. –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’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、C、D四个选项中, 选出最佳选项.Mrs. Walker sat down at her desk and sighed（叹息）. “OK. Tell me what happened. ““Yesterday, “ Winston began, “when I got home, I went straight to my room to do my homework. After I finished, I needed a（n）（1）. So I took out my bubble gum（泡泡糖）to （2）. Michael and I are having a competition to see who can blow the biggest bubble. ““That’s right, “ Michael said. “We are. ““I kept adding gum and my bubble kept growing. Soon it （3）my whole face. ““What then？” asked Mrs. Walker.“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 faces—they didn’t （5）him, but Winston ignored（不理睬）them and went on.“Suddenly a strong wind took the bubble right out of my mouth! The bubble （6）over my desk and out of the window. As it sailed away, I noticedsomething yellow stuck to it. Like paper. Then I noticed my （7）was missing. ““So？” Mrs. Walker asked.“I ran after the bubble int o Mrs. Roosevelt’s garden. I saw her cat attack it. The bubble broke. All Isaw then was the cat running away. Mrs. Roosevelt helped me search the （8）. But my homework was nowhere to be seen. “Mrs. Walker shook her bead. “（9）, Winston, why didn’t you just tell me that the homework was too （10）instead of making up that wild story？”Just then, the office worker walked in with a letter.Winston opened the letter and took out the wrinkled homework paper and a note that said, “For Winston’s teacher. “I am sure 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. “It was all true!”“Yes, madam, “ Winston said quietly.( B) A. award B. rest C. surprise D. choice ( D) A. practice B. create C. exercise D. enjoy( C) A. cleaned B. hurt C. covered D. hit( A) A. rounded B. held C. crossed D. waved( D) A. hear B. notice C. remember D. believe( A) A. floated B. rode C. climbed D. stayed( C) A. bubble B. book C. homework D. gum( D) A. room B. cat C. desk D. garden ( B) A. Generally B. Honestly C. Finally D. Exactly ( A) A. hard B. different C. common D. interesting ( D) A. refused B. promised C. managed D. wanted ( B) A. introduction B. explanation C. suggestion D. instruction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.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 like doing ityourself（DIY）. A young man from Bangladesh（孟加拉国）designed an air conditioning system called the Eco Cooler, one that does not require power, and is made of the world’s most common was te—plastic bottles.The Eco Cooler is super simple to build—no special engineering skills are required. First, to fix it,a window should be taken away and replaced（替代）by it. Second, a board should be cut into the size of a window. Some bottle—neck sized holes should then be cut onto the board. Then, the funnel—shaped（漏斗状）bottlenecks, cut from the plastic bottles, should be put into the holes. The next step is to fix the design onto the window frame（框）with the wider 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 as 5°C—a big difference when looking at comfortable 25°C compared to uncomfortable 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 to make them themselves.Yes, the Eco Cooler is not a super high—tech air conditioning system, but it is one that can make abig 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. 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 comfortable 25°C.C. The new invention of Eco Cooler is friendly to the environment.D. Local people will replace their air conditioner with an Eco Cooler.( D)What’s the best title of this passage？A. DIY air conditioning made from plastic bottlesB. Eco Cooler——a 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 investigate①Planning•Decide on 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 may not be right! 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 canmeasure（测量）.In your investigation, you have to decide what the variables are, which ones youwill 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 do things•Prepare tables for your results②Getting your evidence（数据）•Make your measurements, and record your results③Reaching conclusions•Look for patterns in your results•Present your conclusionsWhat links（关联）did you find between any of the variables？How would you explain these links？④Checking 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 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 problem.D. How to understand some chemistry knowledge.14. We wake up very early to go to school, maybe even earlier to meet with a teacher, complete our extracurricular（课程以外的）activities, come home to have a quick dinner, talk for eight minutes with our parents and do homework until we fall asleep. But then 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 this we 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 class, my teacher told us that teenagers need at least eight to nine hours of sleep each night. The sad truth is, with so much to 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 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 structure（结构）of the junior year of high school doesn’t work well. Junior year of high school is a time for growth. By this time many students have the ability to think creatively, and solve challenging problems. Homework is important for a student’s growth. But do we really need to spend countless hours a night doing it？Too much homework can 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 studentsB. 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 important 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’ 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 the boy began to steal secret glances（偷看）at the girl. She noticed it, made a face at 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 animosity（敌意）. Tom patiently returned it to its place. Then she let it 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 notice; 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 made some non—committal（含糊的）efforts to see, but the boy did not display that he was aware of it. At last she couldn’t bear it and whispered：“Let me see it. “Tom partly uncovered the picture of a house with some smoke rising from the chimney（烟囱）. Then the girl’s intere st 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 the front yard; she was satisfied, and whispered：“It’s a b eautiful 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 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 boy.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.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 th e 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 to see his drawing.D. The girl didn’t want the boy to do the drawing in class an y more.( A)What in this passage made Tom succeed 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, 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 read it 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 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 increased the 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 necessary part of learning traditional Chinese 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 common to everyone but that we may be unable to express—the joy of Li Bai dancing with the moon, for example. Everyone 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 common can become beautiful. Here is a poem called Fog by Carl Sandberg：The fog comes/on silent haunches（弓腰）/and then moves on. Yes, fog does move smoothly, 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, like Homer’s E pics（《荷马史诗》）and China’s Book of Songs, was spoken for 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 that you now have seventy—two poems 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】including19. Time is limited. You’d better make a（decide）right now.【答案】decision20. Nothing is （possible）. It means everything 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 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 you still waiting here？—Doctor Yu promised to attend the party, but he （not appear）.【答案】didn’t appear28. Zhu Ting, one of the best volleyball Players of China, says she will returnwhenever she （need）.【答案】needed29. —Do you want to go to the talk on recycling？—Great! I （look）for some information for my article on the topic.【答案】am looking七、根据所给中文完成句子（共6小题：每小题1.5分, 满分9.0分）30. 听到这个结果, 朱莉激动得说不出话来了.Julie was the result.【答案】too excited to speak after hearing31. 真是令人惊讶, 他将放弃执导这部电影.It this film.【答案】is amazing that he will give up directing32. 我们应当习惯公交出行.We should by public transport.【答案】get used to going out33. 结婚以来, 他们已经去过很多名胜古迹了.They many places of interest .【答案】have been to since they got married34. 你多久参加一次社会活动？？【答案】How often do you take part in social activity？35. 那位老师给的建议是多么有价值啊!？【答案】What valuable advice the teacher gave!八、书面表达（共1题; 满分15分）36. 暑假将至, 学校呼吁每天花三小时自主读书. 但是, 同学们对于主要读什么产生了分歧. 请根据下表提示, 写一篇英文短文, 向学校报刊投稿.注意：1. 必须包括表中所有提示内容, 并作适当发挥;2. 文中不得出现你的真实姓名和学校名称;3. 表达清楚, 语句通顺, 意思连贯, 书写规范;4. 词数不少于100. 文章的开头已为你写好, 不计入总词数.5. 参考词汇：长篇读物full—length reading n. [u];文学作品works of literature n. （pl. ）Our school asks us to spend three hours on self—reading every day in the summer vacation. However, opinions are divided on what to read.Some of us think we should choose the full—length reading, such as works of literature and scientific books. Because they can develop our reading habits. Others think that we should read practical essays. such as social news and knowledge about life. Because they can help us learn more about the world. At the same time, we will find life interesting for us through reading them.In my opinion, I would like to choose practical essays. On the one hand, they can help us deal with our life problems. On the other hand, social news can let us know what happens every day around the world.。
(完整word版)2018年江苏省常州市中考英语试卷
绝密★启用前江苏省常州市2018年初中学业水平考试英语（满分：90分考试时间：100分钟）、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 wongone.A. asB. sinceC. whe nD. un til2. —Two tickets for Sun day, please!—Sorry. There is ______ left.―A^nothing B. none C. some D.anything3. —Your father has passed the drivi ng test?B. Neither; norD. Both; ands cross the road as fast as possiblet you see the light is still red?t B. wouldn 't C. mustn 't5. Lights are out. The concert is to begin. The fans hold their breath for JayChouA. in flue neeB. guida nee6. —Man ager, all the mach ines—What? Call the engin eer at once.A. broke dow nB. tur ned dow nD. turned out7. As an America n, Tom is a big fan of Chin ese kung fu. ____ , he is crazy about Beiji ng Opera. ―A_Therefore B. However C. Moreover D. Otherwise—Yes. I was walk ing whe n a bike kn ocked me dow n from beh ind.英语试卷第1页（共12页）A. why did the accide nt happe nB. whe n did the accide nt happe nC. how the accide nt happe nedD. where the accide nt happe ned9. - I _____ y ou here, but you didn ' t come.—I ' m terribly sorry. I was so busy that I forgot.A. would expectB. was expect ingC. am expect ingD. have expected10. —Are you going to try out for the host of the English party ?— ______ ? It is such a good cha nee to improve my spoke n En glish.A. What ' s upB. What ' s wrongC. Why meD. Why not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。
2018年常州市中考英语试卷及答案
2018年常州市中考英语试卷及答案⼀、单项填空（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. Time waits for no man. But some people won’t realize the importance of time ________ it’s gone.A. asB. sinceC. whenD.until2. — Two tickets for Sunday, please!— Sorry. There is ________ left.A. nothingB. noneC. someD. anything3. — Your father has passed the driving test?— Yes. ________ my father ________ my mother has.A. Not only; but alsoB. Neither; norC. Either; orD. Both; and4. —Hurry up, Jeff! Let’s cross the road as fast as possible.— No, you ________. Don’t you see the light is still red?A. couldn’tB. wouldn’tC. mustn’tD. needn’t5. Lights are out. The conc ert is to begin. The fans hold their breath for Jay Chou’s ________.A. influenceB. guidanceC. experienceD. appearance6. — Manager, all the machines ________ just now!— What? Call the engineer at once.A. broke downB. turned downC. broke outD. turned out7. As an American, Tom is a big fan of Chinese Kongfu. ________, he is crazy about Beijing Opera.A. ThereforeB. HoweverC. MoreoverD. Otherwise8. — Can you describe ________?— Yes. I was walking when a bike knocked me down from behind.A. why did the accident happenB. when did the accident happenC. how the accident happenedD. where the accident happened9. — I ________ you here, but you didn’t come.—I’m terribly sorry. I was so busy that I forgot.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.A. What’s upB. What’s wrongC. Why meD. Why not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。
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江苏省常州市2018届九年级英语下学期期中试题注意事项：1、本试卷分第Ⅰ卷（选择题）和第Ⅱ卷（非选择题）两部分。
试卷满分为90分，考试时间为100分钟。
2、请将答案全部填写在答题纸相应的位置上，在本试卷上答题无效。
第Ⅰ卷（选择题共48分）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. —Changzhou is ________fast developing city. Do you think so?— Yes. What _________ different Changzhou we can see now!A. a, aB. the, aC. a, theD. the, the2. —Why are you so worried?—I’ve lost the watch _________ my dad bought me on my birthday.A. whatB. whoC. whoseD. which3. The movie _________ for about 5 minutes, so let's see the nextone.A. has been onB. has startedC. startedD. began4. The 90-minute documentary, Amazing China（厉害了，我的国）, opened in theatersnationwide________ March 2, and similar to______- if not all - of the popular films, it arouses(激发) Chinese pride from deep inside.A.in, someB. on, moreC. on, mostD. in, much5. ________ wonderful speech on better education Wang Yuan from TFboys gave at the UNconference in January, 2018!A. HowB. WhatC. What aD. What an6. Sandy is taking the chairs away because they _________ too muchroom.A. take offB. pick upC. stand upD. take up7. Bob didn’t get up _________ his mother _________ thismorning.A. until; woke him upB. until; woke uphimC. after; woke him upD. after; woke uphim8. More and more couples would rather ________ a second baby________ their first child can feel less lonely.A. to have; in order toB. have; in order toC. to have; sothat D. have; so that9. She asks the teacher ______.A. if our spacecraft are too slow to carry large numbers of people to Mars at presentB. why will food be in the form of pills on MarsC. what do people do to prevent themselves from floating off into spaceD. she wants to move to Mars in the future10. —I will go to Shanghai Disneyland with my parents this summerholiday.— _________!A. My pleasureB. Have a nice tripC. All rightD. Congratulations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。
Sudha Chandran, a well-known dancer from India, had to have her right leg cut aftera car accident. She was also 11 on her career path. Though the accident broughther bright career to a 12 , she didn’t give up. In the 13 months that followed,Sudha met a doctor who developed a man-made rubber 14 filled with sponge (海绵).So 15 she wanted to go back to dance after she was fitted with her new leg. Sudhaknew that she believed in herself and could realize her dream, so she began her courageous journey back to the world of dancing --- 16 to walk, turn, jump, balance,bend, stretch, twist, twirl...After every recital (独舞) she would ask her dad about her performance. ‘You 17have a long way to go’was the answer she used to get in return. In January 1984, Sudhamade a historic 18 by giving a public recital in Bombay. She performed in such agreat success that it moved everyone to tears and this 19 pushed her to the highestposition again. That evening when she asked her dad the 20 question, he didn’tsay anything. He just touched her feet as praise.Sudha’s comeback was so moving that a film producer 21 to make the story intoa hit film（热门电影）. When someone asked Sudha how she managed to dance again, shesaid quite simply, ‘You don’t need feet to dance. 22 is impossible in this world.If you have the will to win, you can achieve anything.’11. A. taken off B. cut off C. kept off D.put off12. A. top B. level C. pointD. stop13. A. unforgettable B. different C. painfulD. dangerous14. A. flower B. leg C.gift D. box15. A. strangely B. lonelyC. stronglyD. heavily16. A. learning B. remembering C.wanting D. starting17. A. yet B. ever C.also D. still18. A. change B. movement C. comebackD. promise19. A. story B. performance C. decisionD. accident20. A. same B. new C. normalD. strange21. A. allowed B. had C. refusedD. decided22. A. Nothing B. Anything C. SomethingD. Everything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。
AAnts Everywhere!You can find ants in lots of different places. You can find them in the grass anddirt in your yard. You can find them on trees and in your home.Ants can be different colors. They can be black, brown, red, green, or yellow. Antshave two antennae(触须) that they use to touch and smell.What Do Ants Look Like?Ants are insects. Their bodies have three parts, and they have six strong legs.Some ants have large, strong jaws. They use their jaws to cut food and to fight.Ants can be tiny or large. Some big ants are as large as a paper clip. Ants arevery strong for their size.Groups of AntsMost ants build nests under or on tops of the ground. Different ants in the nesthave different jobs. The queen ant lays all the eggs. Some worker ants take care ofthe eggs and baby ants. Some worker ants get food. Soldier ants guard the nest.23. Which words describe what an ant can look like?A. as large as a paper clipB. as blue as the skyC. as big as a person's footD. as clever as a fox24. What do ants probably do with their antennae?A. To lay eggs.B. To cut food.C. To touch and smell.D. To fight.25. How is the queen ant's job different from the jobs of otherants?A. The queen gets the food.B. The queen guards the nest.C. The queen lays the eggs.D. The queen looks after the baby ants.BField Trip DayOn Friday, May 16, our class will take a field trip to North Park Zoo. The zoo has lions, elephants and other interesting animals. Many of the animals we have been studying will be there for us to closely examine.Our class will be divided into six teams. Each team will have five students and one leader.What You Need to KnowThe cost is $1.00 for students to enter the zoo. We will leave the school at 9:00 a . m. and return at 2:30 p. m.On the morning of the trip, the students will be divided into teams. One student from each team will receive a camera. The camera person will take pictures of the team, the animals, and other fun sights at the zoo.All members should wear blue shirts. Be sure to wear comfortable shoes because we will be walking all day. Please bring a bag lunch and a drink. We will have a picnic at the park inside the zoo. Bring a healthy snack, such as a piece of fruit and a drink, for later in the day.When we are at the zoo, always remain with your team. Do not leave the team without asking permission from the team leader.Feeding the AnimalsThe ONLY animals that students are allowed to feed are those in the Children’s Zoo. Special food can be bought at the zoo for 25 cents and given to these animals. Do not feed your lunch to them. It is not food for the animals.26. Every student taking part in this field trip should________.A. spend at least $1.00B. carry a cameraC. draw pictures of the animalsD. arrive at the zoo at 9:00 a. m.27. In the Children’s Zoo, students can _______.A. move freelyB. feed the animalsC. enjoy their lunchD. get special foodfor free28. What type of writing is this text?A. A news reportB. An announcement(通告)C. An introduction to a zooD. A photo competition guideCNowadays, we are having a much busier life, and we are using oureyes more than ever before. So we often have tired eyes after a day’swork or study. Here are some good methods of protecting eyes againsttiredness to keep them healthy.POSTURE (坐姿）Get into the habit of paying attention to the way you sit. Try to stick to the proper posture that doctors suggest.HELPFUL PICTURESThere are some special pictures online that can help relax your eyes. You may download such pictures to your computer or smart phone. When there is nothing far away you can look at to relax your eyes, you can use one of these pictures. A picture with something like a tunnel（隧道）in it is quite popular. Try to look as far into the tunnel as you can for 30 seconds（秒）. Do you feel better?BREAKSThe 20-20-20 rule: take a break from the screen every 20 minutes for 20 seconds and look at something 20 feet (about 6 meters) away.EYE EXERCISESStep 1. Sitting comfortably, imagine there is a clock in front of you and turn your eyes up to 12 o’clock. Pause(停顿) for a second, and then lower your eyes to 6 o’clock. Pause again, and then repeat this step 10 times. Complete the exercise by cupping your hands over your eyes for a few seconds, letting them rest in the darkness.Step 2.Look at something on the right, Keep your eyes on it and slowly turn your head to the left as far as possible. Then do the same thing on the left. Repeat the exercise a couple of times.Step 3. Hold your finger in front of your nose and keep looking at it. Slowly move the finger towards yourself as close as you can without losing focus(焦点). Then look outside the window as far as possible. Repeat this several times.SPORTSTable tennis is about a small ball traveling at high speed-the best sport to train your eyes and relax the muscles(肌肉) in and around the eyes. Other sports like tennis, badminton and kite flying are also great for relaxing tired eyes.29. Which of the following methods of protecting eyes is NOTmentioned in the passage?A. Having the proper posture.B. Looking at something green.C. Following the 20-20-20 rule.D. Playing some kinds of sports.30. What does the underlined word 'them" refer to(指代)?A. Your eyes.B. Your hands.C. The doctors.D. The exercises.31. As for eye exercises, which of the following is TRUE?A. In Step l, you must have a large clock in front of you.B. In Step 2, you should turn left when you look to the right.C. In Step3, you should move your finger as far as you can.D. After finishing each step, you should repeat it a few times.DAccording to a recent study, there are about 70,000 blind children in Indonesia. Among them, 60 percent were not born blind. Iyehezkiel Parudani is one of them, who lost his eyesight by accident at age six. He now teaches English to blind students at the Pajajaran Special School. Iyehezkiel Parudani says learning English can help blind people feel better about themselves. “By learning English, they can be an English teacher, a translator, and a tour guide.”Students read using Braille (盲文). To write, they use special tools, too.Iyehezkiel Parudani says blind people should not let their physical disability (残疾) influence their dreams. In 2008, he got a chance to study at the University of Texas. Two years later, he got a Master's degree in course development there.“In the US, i f I go to the university to study, I can get everything like e-books, Braille books. Here in Indonesia, you know, it's difficult to find a reference book in e-book or in Braille. We have to make it ourselves. In the US, I can move wherever I want because everything designed is really accessible for people with blin dness.”Eha Lestari, one of his star students, says learning English has changed her life. She has already traveled to the US with the help of an Indonesia-U.S. program. “I study English because I love English very much. I want to be a translator because I want to go to the other countries and then I want to meet some people from around the world.”Like her classmates, Eha loves to sing. Here, music is part of daily life. Even the students who do not study English can sing some American pop songs, such as Stand By Me. “Stand by me. Please stand, stand by me. Stand by me...,”Iyehezkiel Parudani says the song has special meaning to the students. "In our life, we need other persons. You have to stand by me. Without you standing by me, I'm meaningless.”32. According to what Iyehezkiel says, learning English can helpblind students to .A. have more chances to get jobsB. visit English-speaking countriesC. get a master's degree easilyD. read Braille books quickly33. The underlined word "accessible" in the third paragraph mightmean .A. fun to useB. easy to reachC. hard to breakD. safe to choose34. From the last two paragraphs. we can infer (推断) that thestudents .A. sang songs side by sideB. achieved their dreamsC. had a meaningless lifeD. needed help from others35. The best title for the passage may be .A. A Blind Girl Learning EnglishB. Blind Children Singing SongsC. A Blind Man Teaching EnglishD. Blind Teachers Living by Me第Ⅱ卷（非选择题共42分）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的表格中填入恰当的单词，每空一词。