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. as

B. since

C. when

D. until

2. — Two tickets for Sunday, please!

— Sorry. There is ________ left.

A. nothing

B. none

C. some

D. anything

3. — 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; 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?

A. couldn’t

B. wouldn’t

C. mustn’t

D. needn’t

5. Lights are out. The concert is to begin. The fans hold their breath for Jay Chou’s ________.

A. influence

B. guidance

C. experience

D. appearance

6. — Manager, all the machines ________ just now!

— What? Call the engineer at once.

A. broke down

B. turned down

C. broke out

D. turned out

7. As an American, Tom is a big fan of Chinese Kongfu. ________, he is crazy about Beijing Opera.

A. Therefore

B. However

C. Moreover

D. Otherwise

8. — 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 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.

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.

A. What’s up

B. What’s wrong

C. Why me

D. 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。

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) 11 . So I took out my bubble gum (泡泡糖) to 12 . 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 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. choice

12. A. practice B. create C. exercise D. enjoy

13. A. cleaned B. hurt C. covered D. hit

14. A. rounded B. held C. crossed D. waved

15. A. hear B. notice C. remember D. believe

16. A. floated B. rode C. climbed D. stayed

17. A. bubble B. book C. homework D. gum

18. A. room B. cat C. desk D. garden

19. A. Generally B. Honestly C. Finally D. Exactly

20. A. hard B. different C. common D. interesting

21. A. refused B. promised C. managed D. wanted

22. A. introduction B. explanation C. suggestion D. instruction