2017年江苏省常州市中考英语试题及答案

2017年常州市初中毕业统一学业英语考试试卷一、单选题：1.---______________ is it since you left your primary school?---Three years.A. How oldB. How longC. How farD. How soon2.---How nice your dictionary is! Where did you get __________? I’d like to buy ____________, too.---In the shop in the city center.A. it; oneB. one; oneC. one; itD. it; it3.My mother won’t allow my father to drive __________ he promises to give up drinking.A. unlessB. sinceC. ifD. after4.A children should be encouraged to tell the truth instead of __________ stories whenever he or she has done something wrong.A. taking upB. putting upC. making upD. setting up5.---Will Dad be back home at 6 o’clock this evening?---He should, but he __________ not. Sometimes he exercises after work.A. canB. mustC. needD. may6.---Could you tell me how to behave politely in public in the UK?---Yes. __________, you should keep your voice down and always queue.A. After allB. First of allC. In allD. At all7.---Why doesn’t the surgeon stop ____________ lunch?---Because he is too busy __________ a dying patient in the operation room.A. to have; to saveB. having; to saveC. to have; savingD. having; saving8.I’ll never forget the town in which there _________ a clean river and many big tall trees.A. used to beB. used to haveC. was used to beingD. was used to having9.The shopping mall _______ for two years, but I ___________ there only once.A. has opened; have goneB. has opened; have beenC. has been open; have goneD. has been open; have been10.---Could you look after my plants while I’m away on business, please?---_____________. I’ll water them on time.A. Come onB. With pleasureC. Take it easyD. You’re welcome二. 完形填空：On the first day of my 11th grade, I wasn’t excited when I looked at my timetable and saw “Biology II-Robin Haworth, Rom 301”. I had never liked biology and I found it ___11___. After I entered the room, I took a seat in the very back and ___12___ for my new teacher. The bell rang and Mrs. Haworth entered the classroom. She began to tell us how her class was going to be difficult and that if we weren’t up to the ___13___, she would gladly let us leave.The class required lots of ___14___. This was especially hard for me because I was balancing a new school with a new part-time job. My grades soon began to ___15___. Just as I began to appear in a sea of D, Mrs. Haworth asked me what was up. I told her about the difficulty I was having. She listened to me and I knew she truly ___16___ my life and my problems. She told me that she ___17___ me but that I needed to learn how to manage my time better. Mrs. Haworth greatly ___18___ my ability by helping me learn to solve my problems on my own. If I got a C in a test, she would hand it ___19___ and asked me to deal with the ones I missed and tell her why. She ___20___ increased my grades but taught me how to study harder. I got to know that if I had done my best for the first time I did it, I wouldn’t have so many ___21___. And after many trials, my grades became better.I had never had a(n) ___22___ who opened up to me and treated me as her equal. Over the past years she was taught me that if I want to be excellent, I am the one who can make that happen.11. A. Amazing B. practical C. boring D. important12. A. prepared B. wished C. searched D. waited13. A. experience B. challenge C. education D. value14. A. competition B. attention C. conversation D. creation15. A. fall B. change C. improve D. miss16. A. cheered for B. cared about C. looked after D. believed in17. A. understood B. recommended C. admired D. remembered18. A. supported B. influenced C. developed D. displayed19. A. back B. in C. out D. over20. A. even B. ever C. sometimes D. never21. A. business B. mysteries C. differences D. mistakes22. A. friend B. leader C. adult D. parent三、阅读理解：AThe Blue Metropolis Literary Festival is coming!It will host nearly 120 family-friendly activities from April 11 to April 17. More than 40 writers and storytellers, including local writers Monique Polak and Lydia Lukidis, will be joining in educational activities. It hopes to bring citizens of difficult cultures together to enjoy reading and literature. Here are some of the events of this year’s festival.●Tuesday, April 12, at 10:00 a.m.Activity:The writer Monique Polak, who comes from Montreal, will discuss her new detective book and hold a workshop for kids between the ages of 9 and 12 on how they can be skilled at writing their own detective tales.Location: Benny Library, 6400 Monkland Ave.●Tuesday, April 12, at 4:00 p.m.Activity: Lydia Lukidis, the local children’s writer, will be giving a talk about the world of folk tales for kids aged 6 to 10. Lukidis will present different folk tales, and then the kids will try their hand at coming up with their own stories.Location:Westmount Library, 4574 Sherbrooke St.●Wednesday, April 13, at 10:00 a.m.Activit y:Helaine Becker will help kids aged 6 and up master all the detailed facts of comedy writing and cartoons.Location: Ecole St., Germain d’Outremont, 46 Vincent d’Indy Ave.●Wednesday, April 13, at 1:30 p.m.Activity: High school students will be presenting videos they created honouring the unsung heroes of the Second World War.Location: The Montreal Holocaust Memorial Centre, 5151 Cote St.23.The festival is held mainly to ______________.A. encourage the cultural exchange from different areasB. invite famous writers to introduce their new books to their fansC. help people from different countries to build good relationshipsD. gather people from different cultures to enjoy reading and literature24.What can you learn from the local children’s writer Lydia Lukidis?A. The content of the new detective book.B. Tips for telling and writing folk tales.C. The method of coming up with new comedies.D. The unknown heroes of the Second World War.25. If an 8-year-old boy likes comedies and cartoons, he can go to_____________.A. Benny Library, 6400 Monkland Ave on Tuesday.B. Westmount Library, 4574 Sherbrooke St. on TuesdayC. Ecole St., Germain d’Outremont, 46 Vincent d’Indy Ave on WednesdayD. The Montreal Holocaust Memorial Centre, 5151 Cote St. on WednesdayBA 22-year-old British student has invented a mobile fridge that could save millions of lives across the world.Will Broadway’s “Isobar” has been designed to keep vaccines(疫苗) at the ideal temperature while they are being sent in developing countries. And will doesn’t plan to make money from his creation. His purpose is to get vaccines to people who need them, which is why he won’t be trying to get a patent(专利). Will’s Isobar has won him the James Dyson Award that challenges young people to “design something that solves a problem”.Present methods of transporting vaccines can lead to the vaccines freezing(冻住) beforereaching their places in developing countries, but the Isobar keeps a temperature of 2 to 8 degrees for 30 days.Will’s invention is expected to save the lives of 1.5 million people across the world, a number he says is “amazing”. Having now finished college education, he is making an effort to take the Isobar into production. “I would be hands-on, all the way through it, knowing that it works, ” he says, “It’s amazing to just give it a go, even in my back yard, and see the potential(潜能) of the technology.”The product has been designed to transport vaccines, but already Will sees the possibility for other medical uses in the developing world and beyond. “Blood donations, organ transplants(器官移植)-if they get trapped in traffic, you still use cold-bags that really aren’t good enough for a long time,” he says.There is also a possible, non-medical use for the Isobar. “It would be a great thing to take on a five-day trip where you have no power,” he says. But he insists vaccine transportation is the primary function (功能) of his invention..26. What’s the advantage of the Isobar for sending vaccines in developing countries?A. It can save more energy.B. It can send more vaccines at a time.C. It can keep vaccines in an ideal condition.D. It can transport vaccines at a faster speed.27. The James Dyson Award is present to _____________.A. old scientists who have developed modern technology.B. young men who have solved problems with their designsC. doctors who have saved people’s lives in developing countriesD. college students who have got patents for their creative inventions28. What is the passage mainly about?A. The production of a new fridge and its future.B. The invention of a new fridge and its inventor.C. The transportation of vaccines and its problem.D. The introduction of an award and its new winner.CI was bullied quite badly in high school. A kid would try to make me feel terrible in every way he knew. For example, he would hit me in the head, call me ugly and stupid, make fun of me and – of course-threaten to hit me harder if I ever fought back. It was like his daily task.And it was my daily task to just get through the day. What can I say? It made my world very small because that was my main focus-just surviving. Everything else fell by the wayside. Unluckily, that included any form of social life. So not only was my world tiny, it was lonely.Looking back to that time-which was about 11 years ago-my biggest mistake was not bringing anyone in to that world of mine. I was too proud, and embarrassed(尴尬的), to get help. I would rather not face the fact that I needed help because in my mind, that would mean that the bully won. It would also mean that the bully won. It would also mean that I was weak.Let me just say this-bullying someone is a weak choice. The only reason they come after you is because they think you won’t do anything about it. Does that make anyone strong? No.Be stronger-reach out to a parent, a teacher or a friend. Admit(承认) you need help.You can put it like this: Somebody who is trying to make himself or herself seem important has bullied me. Why? Simply because I am nice and I haven’t done anything about it yet. Well, I hate this. I have basic human rights. It is just not OK. How do I manage this the right way? I don’t want the pain cycle to continue and I don’t want to become someone I don’t want to be.I will close by saying this-I am OK! I am not just surviving. I am enjoying my life. I graduated from college with good grades, by the way(being stupid was a lie…it is all a lie). You don’t have to wait to live. Do something today.29. The underlined word “it” in the first paragraph refers to(指) __________.A. getting along with the writerB. having a difficult time at schoolC. making friends with other studentsD. hurting the writer with force and threat30. The writer suggests _________ to fight bullies.A. getting used to the pain as soon as possibleB. looking for help from parents, teachers and friendsC. increasing the understanding of basic human rightsD. keeping it a secret inside and reducing your social life31. The writer writes the passage mainly to ___________.A. share his thoughts on dealing with bulliesB. say that he regrets being hurt badly at schoolC. describe how he changed his weak personalityD. show how thankful he was to those who helped himDImagine you are walking through the woods and you see a small dog. It looks cute and friendly. You move up to pet the dog. Suddenly it barks and tries to bite you. The dog no longer seems cute and you feel afraid and possibly angry. Then, as the wind blows, the leaves on the ground are carried away and you see the dog has one of its legs caught in a trap. Now, you take pity on the dog. You know it becomes unfriendly because it is in pain.We all judge(评判) others all the time. It might be over small things, like a workmate who takes too long of a lunch break. Or it might be over bigger matters, such as a person who behaves selfishly or hurts our feelings. There are many reasons why we judge others. It is human nature to find a way to survive. When we see a dog(or a person) that might bite us, of course we feel threatened(威胁). We become nervous, want to fight back and are unable to see the possible reasons for another’s behavior.Although judgment is a natural reaction(反应), try to catch yourself before you speak, for you can’t get your words back. Make a short stop. Try to change your thought into a positive(正面的) one. After all, like that dog in the trap, we really don’t know the reasons for someone’s behavior.When someone disagrees with us or somehow makes our life difficult, remember that it’s usually not about us. It may be about their pain or struggle(挣扎). Why not give others the right to express their doubt? “Never underestimate the pain of a person,” Will Smith said, “because in all honesty, everyone is struggling. Some people are better at hiding it than others”32. The writers talks about the dog in the first paragraph mainly to __________.A. give an exampleB. make a comparisonC. share a good storyD. set the background33. According to the writer, we usually judge others__________.A. over big matters instead of small onesB. after thinking carefully about their situationC. about the real reasons behind their behaviorD. for our own survival when feeling threatened34. What does the underlined sentence ”Never underestimate the pain of a person” mean?A. Never believe others have pain.B. Never pay attention to others’ pain.C. Never think others’ pain is bigger than it really is.D. Never think others’ pain is smaller than it really is.35. What is the best title of the passage?A. The Best Way to JudgeB. Too Late to JudgeC. Think Twice Before You JudgeD. You’ve Got a Reason to Judge四、任务型阅读British people pride themselves on their polite manners towards one another in public. They often use the word ‘sorry’—even when they don’t really mean it! Usually, if they want to ask a stranger for the time, they would start by saying ‘Sorry to bother you. Do you know what time it is?’ If they’re five minutes late for an appointment (约会), they would generally greet the person by saying ‘Sorry I’m late!’They use the word ‘sorry’ in so many different situations that the meaning of the word has changed a little over time. The two main dictionary definitions (释义) of ‘sorry’ are: 1) feeling sad for someone else because of their problems or bad luck; 2) feeling regret because you’ve done something wrong. Now, think about this. Normally, when they want to ask a stranger a question,they start with ‘Sorry to bother you’. In this situation, they aren’t saying sorry because they feelsad for that person or because they feel regret.So what does ‘sorry’ really mean? And why do British people use it so much? Well, in theBritish culture, saying ‘sorry’ is a way to be polite, especially to people who they don’t know verywell. It’s also a very clever way to get what they want. In a recent experiment, an actor went up toa different strangers on a rainy day to ask if he could use their mobile phones in order to make acall. When he went up to one group of strangers and asked them without saying ‘sorry’ first, hewas only 9 per cent successful in borrowing their phones. However, when he said ‘sorry’ toanother group of strangers about the bad weather before asking if he could use their mobile phones,he was 47 per cent successful. So maybe saying ‘sorry’ is not just being polite, but it is also a goodmethod to get what they want too!Title: Why do British people say sorry?Main points Detailed informationThe ___36___ in which they say ‘sorry’●asking for the time●Being late for an appointmentThe change of the meaning of ‘sorry’●The two main dictionary definitions of ‘sorry’;① feeling sad for others’ problems or bad luck② feeling regret because of one’s own ___37____●When British people ask a stranger a question by starting with‘sorry’, they are saying sorry ____38____ because they feel sadfor that person nor because they feel regret.The ____39____ meaning of ‘sorry’● a way to be polite● a good way to get what they wantThe result of an experiment shows it’s easier for one to____40____ in borrowing a mobile phone by saying ‘sorry’.36.__________ 37. __________ 38. __________ 39. __________ 40. __________五、词汇：A)根据句子意思，用括号中所给词的正确形式填空，每空填一词。