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常州市二OO九年初中毕业、升学统一考试

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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. Neither

B. Both

C. Either

D. None

2. —____________I borrow these magazines?

—Sorry, only the magazines over there can be borrowed.

A. Must

B. Would

C. May

D. Need

3. —Your French is so good. How long have you been in France?

—____________I was five.

A. Until

B. Since

C. When

D. Before

4. —Mark speaks English well, but you____________ him.

—Thank you. .

A. speak as badly as

B. speak worse than

C. don’t speak so badly as

D. speak much better than

5. The music in the supermarket sounded so____________ that I wanted to leave at once.

A. soft

B. wonderful

C. friendly

D. noisy

6. Don’t discuss the problems with your partner unless you____________ to do so.

A. ask

B. are asked

C. will ask

D. will be asked

7. The teachers____________ the office for a few minutes when we arriv ed. We didn’t meet them.

A. had been away from

B. had left

C. have been away from

D. have left

8. —The light in his room is still on. Do you know____________?

—In order to prepare for the coming exam.

A. if he works hard

B. why he stays up so late

C. why is he so busy

D. when he will stop working

9. —John sings so well. Has he ever been trained?

—No. He learns all by himself. He____________ goes to any training class.

A. usually

B. often

C. never

D. even

10. —Simon, I’m going to Beijing with my parents tomorrow.

—____________!

A. Have fun

B. Best wishes

C. Never mind

D. 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 11

Then 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. proud

12. A. forgot B. decided C. failed D. refused

13. A. business B. weakness C. happiness D. sadness

14. A. satisfied B. strict C. patient D. careful

15. A. just B. even C. hardly D. ever

16. A. turns down B. puts off C. goes against D. works out

17. A. harmless B. dangerous C. necessary D. safe

18. A. past B. through C. under D. beyond

19. A. sad B. brave C. attractive D. frightened

20. 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。

A

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