2009年江苏省常州市中考英语试题及答案

常州市二OO九年初中毕业、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，并填涂好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.—Whichwouldyoulike,Cokeortea?—____________.Iprefercoffee.A.Neither B.Both C.Either D.None2.—____________Iborrowthesemagazines?—Sorry,onlythemagazinesovertherecanbeborrowed.A.Must B.Would C.May D.Need3.—YourFrenchissogood.HowlonghaveyoubeeninFrance?—____________Iwasfive.A.Until B.Since C.When D.Before4.—MarkspeaksEnglishwell,butyou____________him.—Thankyou..A.speakasbadlyas B.speakworsethanC.don’tspeaksobadlyas D.speakmuchbetterthan5.Themusicinthesupermarketsoundedso____________thatIwantedtoleaveatonce.A.soft B.wonderful C.friendly D.noisy6.Don’tdiscusstheproblemswithyourpartnerunlessyou____________todoso.A.ask B.areasked C.willask D.willbeasked7.Theteachers____________theofficeforafewminuteswhenwearrived.Wedidn’tmeetthem.A.hadbeenawayfrom B.hadleftC.havebeenawayfrom D.haveleft8.—Thelightinhisroomisstillon.Doyouknow____________?—Inordertoprepareforthecomingexam.A.ifheworkshard B.whyhestaysupsolateC.whyishesobusy D.whenhewillstopworking9.—Johnsingssowell.Hasheeverbeentrained?—No.Helearnsallbyhimself.He____________goestoanytrainingclass.A.usually B.often C.never D.even10.—Simon,I’mgoingtoBeijingwithmyparentstomorrow.—____________!A.Havefun B.Bestwishes C.Nevermind D.Cheerup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。Oncetherewasagrasshopper(蚱蜢),whowasthebesthopper(跳跃者)intheworld.Shetaughtothergrasshoppershowtohop.Soonallgrasshopperswerehoppingwell,soshefeltvery11Thenonedayaneagleshowedup.Sheimmediately12toteachtheeaglehowtohop,asshewassurethathoppingwasthekeyto13,buteverytimesheadvisedtheeagletohop,hejustsaid,“Thereisnoneed.Youare14withhopping,butIcanfly.““Stopthissillytalkingofflying!”screamedthegrasshopper.“Flyingis15inyourimagination.“Thenextday,someofthegrasshopperswenttotalktotheeagle.“Howisitthatyoudon’tknowhowtohop,yetyoustilltalkofflying?It16ourteacher’sorders.““Hoppingisuseful,butwhenyoucanfly,itisnolonger17.”saidtheeagle.“Tellusmore,“saidthegrasshoppers.Theeaglebegantellingthemwhattheworld18hegrassfieldswaslike.Itwasaworldthatincludedmountains,riversandoceans(海洋).Thentheeagletookone19grasshopperinhispowerfultalon()K)tothesky.Thegrasshoppercouldseethemountains,riversandoceansthattheeaglehad20.Aftertheeaglelanded,hesawaspark(闪光)inthegrasshopper’seyes.Thegrasshoppertoldotherswhathehadseeninthesky.Therefore,thegrasshoppersdreamtofflyinginthesky.11.A.angry B.relaxed C.stressed D.proud12.A.forgot B.decided C.failed D.refused13.A.business B.weakness C.happiness D.sadness14.A.satisfied B.strict C.patient D.careful15.A.just B.even C.hardly D.ever16.A.turnsdown B.putsoff C.goesagainst D.worksout17.A.harmless B.dangerous C.necessary D.safe18.A.past B.through C.under D.beyond19.A.sad B.brave C.attractive D.frightened20.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。ADoyouknowmoreandmoreChineseartistshavemaderegulardonationstocharityorputtheireffortsintocharityworkinChina?Herelet’sknowsomeofthem.FayeWongandherhusbandLiYapengstartedtheYanRanAngelFoundation(基金会)forharelipped(兔唇的)childrenthreeyearsago.Itwasnamedaftertheirdaughter.Itspurposeistohelpchildrenunder14tocuretheirharelips.Thecoupledonatedonemillionyuan(about$133,000)tostarttheorganization.CongFeiwasborninapoorfamily.HebecameasuccessfulsingerinShenzhen.Hehelped178poorstudentsanddisabledpeopleformorethan10years.Beforehediedofanillnessattheageof37in2006,hedecidedtodonatehiscornea(角膜)topeoplewitheyediseases.Hehelpedsixpeopleseetheworld.GuanMucunhasdonatedmoneytoProjectHopetohelppoorstudentsfinishprimaryeducation.Thirtyofthesepoorstudentshavealreadyfinishedhighschoolwithhersupport.Guanhasalsohelpedwithcharityworkforenvironmentprotection,HIV/AIDSprevention,blooddonationand“MotherWater”.Guanhadanunluckychildhood:hermotherdiedwhenshewasonly10.yearsold.Withthehelpofthegovernmentandherneighbours,shegrewupandwassuccessfulasafamoussinger.ActionstarJackieChanisawholeheartedsupporterofcharitiesincludingUNICEF,OperationSmileandhisownJackieChanCharitableFoundation.In2007,heusedmuchofhissparetimetovisitthefarthestpartsofChinaonhisDragon’sHeartCharityMissions.TheDragon’sHeartFoundationaimstomeettheneedsofpoorchildrenandtheelderlyinthehardest-to-reachareasofthecountry.Chanhasmadeseveraltripstothesepoorvillages,bringingwarmclothing,wheelchairsandschoolsupplies,andhelpingtobuildschools.21.WhocangethelpfromtheYanRanAngelFoundation?A.Harelippedchildrenunder14. B.Alldisabledchildren.C.Alldisabledchildrenunder14. D.Allharelippedchildren.22.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A.FayeWongandLiYapengdon’tliketheirdaughter.B.Morethan7people’seyeswerecuredthankstoCongFei’sCornea.C.GuanMucunwasoncehelpedbythegovernmentandherneighbours.D.JackieChandidn’thavechancetovisitthepeoplehehelped.23.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A.Chinesecharitywork.B.Charityworkofso