2010年常州市毕业、升学统一考试英语试题

常州市二OO九年初中毕业、升学统一考试英语试题注意事项:1.本试卷共8页，全卷满分为90分。

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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. —Which would you like, Coke or tea?—____________. I prefer coffee.A. NeitherB. BothC. EitherD. None2. —____________I borrow these magazines?—Sorry, only the magazines over there can be borrowed.A. MustB. WouldC. MayD. Need3. —Your French is so good. How long have you been in France?—____________I was five.A. UntilB. SinceC. WhenD. Before4. —Mark speaks English well, but you____________ him.—Thank you. .A. speak as badly asB. speak worse thanC. don’t speak so badly asD. speak much better than5. The music in the supermarket sounded so____________ that I wanted to leave at once.A. softB. wonderfulC. friendlyD. noisy6. Don’t discuss the problems with your partner unless you____________ to do so.A. askB. are askedC. will askD. will be asked7. The teachers____________ the office for a few minutes when we arriv ed. We didn’t meet them.A. had been away fromB. had leftC. have been away fromD. have left8. —The light in his room is still on. Do you know____________?—In order to prepare for the coming exam.A. if he works hardB. why he stays up so lateC. why is he so busyD. when he will stop working9. —John sings so well. Has he ever been trained?—No. He learns all by himself. He____________ goes to any training class.A. usuallyB. oftenC. neverD. even10. —Simon, I’m going to Beijing with my parents tomorrow.—____________!A. Have funB. Best wishesC. Never mindD. Cheer up二、完形填空(共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分)阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从每小题所给的A、B、c、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

Once there was a grasshopper(蚱蜢), who was the best hopper(跳跃者) in the world. She taught other grasshoppers how to hop. Soon all grasshoppers were hopping well, so she felt very 11Then one day an eagle showed up. She immediately 12 to teach the eagle how to hop, as she was sure that hopping was the key to 13 , but every time she advised the eagle to hop, he just said, “There is no need. You are14 with hopping, but I can fly. ““Stop this silly talking of flying!” screamed the grasshopper. “Flying is15 in your imagination. “The next day, some of the grasshoppers went to talk to the eagle. “How is it that you don’t know how to hop, yet you still talk of flying? It 16 our teacher’s orders. ““Hopping is useful, but when you can fly, it is no longer17 .” said the eagle.“Tell us more, “ said the grasshoppers.The eagle began telling them what the world 18 he grass fields was like. It was a world that included mountains, rivers and oceans(海洋).Then the eagle took one 19 grasshopper in his powerful talon()K) to the sky. The grasshopper could see the mountains, rivers and oceans that the eagle had 20 .After the eagle landed, he saw a spark (闪光) in the grasshopper’s eyes. The grasshopper told others what he had seen in the sky. Therefore, the grasshoppers dreamt of flying in the sky.11. A. angry B. relaxed C. stressed D. proud12. A. forgot B. decided C. failed D. refused13. A. business B. weakness C. happiness D. sadness14. A. satisfied B. strict C. patient D. careful15. A. just B. even C. hardly D. ever16. A. turns down B. puts off C. goes against D. works out17. A. harmless B. dangerous C. necessary D. safe18. A. past B. through C. under D. beyond19. A. sad B. brave C. attractive D. frightened20. A. imagined B. created C. changed D. described三、阅读理解(共13小题；每小题2分，满分26分)阅读下面短文，从各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。

ADo you know more and more Chinese artists have made regular donations to charity or put their21. Who can get help from the Yan Ran Angel Foundation?A. Harelipped children under 14.B. All disabled children.C. All disabled children under 14.D. All harelipped children.22. What can we learn from the passage?A. Faye Wong and Li Yapeng don’t like their daughter.B. More than 7 people’s eyes were cured thanks to Cong Fei’s Cornea.C. Guan Mucun was once helped by the government and her neighbours.D. Jackie Chan didn’t have chance to visit th e people he helped.23. What is the passage mainly about?A. Chinese charity work.B. Charity work of some Chinese artists.C. Some famous Chinese artists.D. Organizations started by Chinese artists.BSpending two or three hours playing outdoors eac h day can reduce a child’s chance of becoming short-sighted, a research shows. It challenges (挑战) the belief that short- sightedness is caused by computer use, watching TV or reading in weak light.The Australian government researchers believe that sunlight is good for people’s eyes. They compared the vision(视力) and habits of 100 seven-year-old children in Singapore and Australia. In all, 30% of the Singaporean children were short-sighted--this rate(比率) was ten times higher than Australian children.Both groups spent a similar amount of time reading, watching television and playing computer games. However, the Australian children spent an average(平均) of two hours a day outdoors—90 minutes more than the Singaporean children.Professor(教授) Ian Morgan, from the Australian Research Council’s Vision Centre, said, “Humans are naturally long-sighted, but when people begin to go to school and spend little or no time outdoors, the number of short-sighted people gets larger. We’re also seeing more and more short-sighted children in cities all around the world—and the main reason may be that city children spend less time outdoors. “Daylight can be hundreds of times brighter than indoor light. But why does playing outside prevent us from becoming short-sighted? Scientists believe that natural light has a special chemical(化学物质) which stops the eyeball from growing out of shape and prevents people becoming short-sighted.So be outdoors. It doesn’t matter if that time is spent having a picnic or playing sports.24. How much time did the Singaporean children spend outdoors on average every day in the research?A. 2 hours.B. 90 minutes.C. 1 hour.D. 30 minutes.25. What is the fifth paragraph mainly about?A. Why people become short-sighted.B. Why natural light has a special chemical.C. Why playing outside is good for one’s eyesight.D. Why daylight is much brighter than indoor light.26. Which of the following is true according to the passage?A. People will all become short-sighted after they begin to go to school.B. Playing outdoors for 2 or 3 hours every day can help protect your eyesight.C. Children in Australia are more likely to get short-sighted than those in Singapore.D. If you spend two or three hours playing outside each day, you won’t get short-sighted.CIn most situations, light helps us see. But nowadays humans are using too much of it so that it is in fact a kind of pollution.When it comes to looking at the night sky, too much light makes it difficult for us to watch some of life’s mos t wonderful sights: stars, planets and even galaxies(星系).According to scientific research, about 2, 500 stars can be seen by the human eye without using any special equipment(设备). But because of light pollution, you can only see 200 to 300 stars from toda y’s countryside, and no more than ten stars from a city. In most big cities, people cannot see the sky filled with stars like they did in their childhood.Light pollution affects more than just our view of sky. Research shows that lots of nighttime light can harm wildlife, too.When birds fly to another place over cities, they sometimes get lost by the brightness and fly in circles(圈) until they drop from tiredness. Sea turtles(海龟) need dark beaches for laying eggs, but they can’t find their ideal places because of those bright l ights.Too much light at night may even affect human health, but scientists are not sure of that. They are still learning more.In order to prevent things from going worse, governments and some organizations are working to reduce light pollution. Many cities and towns have taken action to reduce the use of lights at night. Lights are used only when and where they are truly needed. They also shine lights down at the ground instead of up into the sky and use lower brightness levels.Hopefully, in the near future, humans can enjoy the clear and beautiful sky again and all the wildlife will live a peaceful and undisturbed life, too.27. Why does the writer think that too much light is a kind of pollution?A. Because there are fewer and fewer stars.B. Because human health has been affected.C. Because too much light is a waste of energy.D. Because some of the wildlife can be harmed.28. Which of the following is NOT mentioned(提到)in this passage?A. The problems that light pollution has caused.B. The reason why humans use too much light.C. The ways that light pollution can be reduced.D. The reason why fewer stars can be seen than before.29. Which of the following is true according to the passage?A. There are about 2,500 stars in the sky.B. Humans want to do nothing to reduce light pollution.C. Sea turtles always get lost and die from tiredness.D. Something has been done to reduce light pollution.DI was in line waiting to pay. In line there were two people before me. A little boy was buying some rather strange clothes. He chatted with anyone who was interested in the clothes and soon we learnt that he was going to a kindergarten(幼儿园) party. He had done a great job of putting together interesting costumes.I noticed that the little boy was paying mostly with change(零钱). It seemed that he had robbed his pig bank(猪形储蓄罐) to do this shopping. However, the cashier told him he was short after counting all the money. The boy thought for a moment and said, “Please keep the shirt and I will come back with more money. “It was clear that he had already used all the money he had and he was $ 8.00 short. The lady in front of me said, “Well, I could pay half of that. “I told the boy that I could pay the other half. We dug into our handbags. However, both of us only had ten-dollar bills(纸币) and we needed the cashier to get the change for us. Other shoppers began digging into their pockets to find some change. It was amazing and touching as all these strangers seemed to react(反应) with the same mind. All wanted to be of help. Within minutes the cashier said, “I have too much money.” The cashier didn’t need our ten-dollar bills. Then the lady in front of me, who had been the first to offer help, said, “Wait! I didn’t even get a chance to give anything!”I smiled at her and said, “You did your share, because it was your idea and you started all this. “ The little boy smiled and thanked us. We wished him the best and he left. I was left with a good feeling. I had seen the love and goodness of others all around me. The woman in front of me smiled and said, “It sure feels good to give, doesn’t it?” I smiled back and said, “Yes !”30. What is this passage mainly about?A. Love and goodness.B. Culture and tradition.C. Friendship and honesty.D. Communication and understanding.3I. Why did the writer and the woman both feel glad?A. Because the boy had saved some money.B. Because they both di dn’t need to give anything.C. Because the cashier didn’t look down on the boy.D. Because all the shoppers around were willing to help the boy.32. What does the underlined word “touching” most probably mean?A.令人感动的B.令人难过的C.令人失望的D.令人害怕的33. What’s the correct order of the following events?a. The cashier got enough money for the boy’s shirt.b. The cashier counted the boy’s money.c. The shoppers looked for some change in their pockets.d. The boy went to the line to pay.A. b, a, e, dB. b, e, a, dC. d, b, e, aD. d, e, a, b四、阅读表达(共5小格；每小格1分。