2020年江苏省常州市中考英语真题

常州市2020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。考试时间为100分钟。考生须将答案书写在答题卡上，写在试卷上的一律无效。

2．答题前，考生务必将自己的姓名、考试证号填写在试卷上，并填写答题卡上的考生信息。考试结束后，请将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。

一、单项选择(共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分)

从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

1. Beijing is _________ capital of China and it is _________ city with many places of interest.

A. a; a

B. a; the

C. the; a

D. the; the

2. —Have you decided where to spend your summer holiday?

—Not yet. We _________ go to Qingdao.

A. must

B. should

C. need

D. may

3. —He’s already back to Australia, _________?

—_________. He is on a visit to Shanghai.

A. isn’t he; No

B. hasn’t he; Yes

C. isn’t he; Yes

D. hasn’t he; No

4. —I would like you to talk about the Great Wall.

—I’m sorry, but _________ Jack _________ I have been there.

A. either; or

B. neither; nor

C. both; and

D. not only; but also

5. —What did Jack ask you just now?

—He wanted to know how long _________ when I reached the cinema.

A. had the film been on

B. the film had started

C. the film had lasted

D. had the film ended

6. I think Bob is the suitable person to take the job because he can do the work well with_________ money and _________ people.

A. less; less

B. less; more

C. more; fewer

D. less; fewer

7. —Please _________ the tigers. It’s dangerous to take photos with them.

—Oh, I see. Thank you.

A. keep off

B. take off

C. get off

D. turn off

8. _________ wonderful news report he wrote! All of us were proud of him.

A. What a

B. What

C. How

D. How a

9. They want to develop a kind of dog-friendly food _________ will help dog owners cool down their pets.

A. who

B. what

C. which

D.

whether

10. —Would you please help me with my drawing skills?

—_________. You can come to my studio every Saturday.

A. That’s all right

B. No problem

C. No, thanks

D. Quite well

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。

When I was in the third grade, I was chosen to be the princess in the school play. For “weeks my mother had helped me practise my lines. But once on the stage, every word 11 from my head. Then my teacher asked me to change my role to be a narrator (解说者) for the play. 12

I didn’t tell my mother what had happened that day, she noticed my

13 and asked if I wanted to take a walk in the garden.

It was a lovely spring day. We could see dandelions (蒲公英) popping (炸开) 14 the grass in bunches (束). I watched my mother bend down by one of the bunches. “I think I’ll dig up (挖光) all these weeds (野草),”she said. “From now on, we’ll 15 have roses in this garden.”

“But I like dandelions,”I protested(抗议). “All flowers are 16 —even dandelions !”

My mother looked at me seriously. “Yes, every flower gives pleasure in its own way, doesn’t it?”she asked thoughtfully. I nodded. “And that