2021年江苏省常州市中考英语试卷(含答案)

常州市二〇二一年初中学业水平考试

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上，写在试卷上的一律无效。

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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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

1．_________is better worth my respect than Yuan Longping. He is the pride of China.

A．Somebody B．Anybody C．Nobody D．Everybody 2．Don't_________ your child with others because every child is a treasure.

A．compare B．complain C．contact D．consider

3．— Could you play the piano at the age of five？

— No. I _________ .I started at six.

A．can't B．shouldn't C．needn't D．couldn't

4．China grows a great deal of cotton，_________ in the western areas.

A．finally B．highly C．warmly D．mostly

5．Little Simba went hunting alone. The Lion King walked around，_________ his safety.

A．with the help of B．in fear of C．at the speed of D．on top of

6．My cousin is creative enough to _________ the new challenging task.

A．take on B．takeout C．put up D．put in

7．— My family will go on a trip to Beijing this summer. But we haven't decided_________.

— Why not take the high-speed railway!

A．when to leave B．how to get there

C．which hotel to choose D．how long to stay there

8．China's Tianwen I Rover landed on Mars on May 15th.2021. Do you know _______？

A．what it was going to discover B．why was it sent there

C．what it looks like D．how many photos does it take there 9．— Thanks a lot for taking care of my boy when I was away.

— _________.We had great fun together.

A．All the best B．Good idea

C．That's right D．Don't mention it

10．— I stayed up late to finish my report last night and I feel tired now.

— _________.Sleep is also important.

A．Don't burn the candle at both ends

B．Actions speak louder than words

C．Don't put all your eggs in one basket

D．Many hands make light work

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。

“Simply avoid her.” Abby listened closely as I continued. ''If she says any more （11）things to you. I'll go to your teacher. I'll make sure you are never in a(n) （12）where you have to sit next to her again. "

At that time，Allyson，my then eight﹣year﹣old，came to （13）us and listened to every word. Neither of my daughters interrupted（打断）as I finished my heartfelt speech，filled with （14）wisdom. Then，as I was telling them what I thought right. Allyson's real words of（15）came about. "Mom. "she said. "I was just thinking. Maybe Abby should be that girl's （16）so that she can bear（容忍）her. In that way，she can let that girl see forgiveness（谅解）and kindness through her. "

Hmm，I became the（17）. At that moment，I realized that although I was wearing the "mother's hat"，the "hat" certainly didn't make me（18）all the time. In fact，I wanted to pull that hat over my face and hide myself so that they couldn't see my embarrassed（难为情的）look.

"Yes，that's a good point," I commented（评论）, （19）a half smile at my girls. "Abby, you deal with this situation the way you think is right." "OK." she said，giving me a quick hug （拥抱）before walking out of the door and off to school. "Bye，Mom! " Allyson called, following her big sister to go out of the door.

I was left alone—in my slippers（拖鞋）. In those following（20）moments I was lost in thought. I did feel（21）my two amazing daughters—small in size but big in heart. Sometimes our children have great lessons to teach us —（22）we are willing to listen.

That lesson came more than ten years ago，and I'll never forget how much I have learned from my children.

11．A. unusual B. unsure C. unknown D. unpleasant 12．A. action B. situation C. tradition D. instruction 13．A. admire B. surprise C. join D. believe 14．A. motherly B. friendly C. lively D. lonely

15．A. courage B. anger C. wisdom D. humor

16．A. pupil B. victim C. friend D. enemy

17．A. student B. person C. guide D. guest

18．A. happy B. right C. lucky D. kind

19．A. forcing B. promising C. exploring D. imagining 20．A. strange B. difficult C .tiring D. quiet

21．A. worried about B. proud of C interested in D. ready for 22．A. unless B. although C. if D. until

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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

In modern times. our clothes seem good enough to meet our needs both in color and style.