2010年江苏省常州市中考英语试题及答案

常州市二○一○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，并填写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.Beijingis_________capitalofChinaanditis_________citywithmanyplacesofinterest.A.a;a B.a;the C.the;a D.the;the2.—Haveyoudecidedwheretospendyoursummerholiday?—Notyet.We_________gotoQingdao.A.must B.should C.need D.may3.—He’salreadybacktoAustralia,_________?—_________.HeisonavisittoShanghai.A.isn’the;No B.hasn’the;YesC.isn’the;Yes D.hasn’the;No4.—IwouldlikeyoutotalkabouttheGreatWall.—I’msorry,but_________Jack_________Ihavebeenthere.A.either;or B.neither;norC.both;and D.notonly;butalso5.—WhatdidJackaskyoujustnow?—Hewantedtoknowhowlong_________whenIreachedthecinema.A.hadthefilmbeenon B.thefilmhadstartedC.thefilmhadlasted D.hadthefilmended6.IthinkBobisthesuitablepersontotakethejobbecausehecandotheworkwellwith_________moneyand_________people. A.less;less B.less;more C.more;fewer D.less;fewer7.—Please_________thetigers.It’sdangeroustotakephotoswiththem.—Oh,Isee.Thankyou. A.keepoff B.takeoff C.getoff D.turnoff8._________wonderfulnewsreporthewrote!Allofuswereproudofhim. A.Whata B.What C.How D.Howa9.Theywanttodevelopakindofdog-friendlyfood_________willhelpdogownerscooldowntheirpets. A.who B.what C.which D.whether10.—Wouldyoupleasehelpmewithmydrawingskills?—_________.YoucancometomystudioeverySaturday.A.That’sallright B.Noproblem C.No,thanks D.Quitewell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。WhenIwasinthethirdgrade,Iwaschosentobetheprincessintheschoolplay.For“weeksmymotherhadhelpedmepractisemylines.Butonceonthestage,everyword11frommyhead.Thenmyteacheraskedmetochangemyroletobeanarrator(解说者)fortheplay.12Ididn’ttellmymotherwhathadhappenedthatday,shenoticedmy13andaskedifIwantedtotakeawalkinthegarden.Itwasalovelyspringday.Wecouldseedandelions(蒲公英)popping(炸开)14thegrassinbunches(束).Iwatchedmymotherbenddownbyoneofthebunches.“IthinkI’lldigup(挖光)alltheseweeds(野草),”shesaid.“Fromnowon,we’ll15haverosesinthisgarden.”“ButIlikedandelions,”Iprotested(抗议).“Allflowersare16—evendandelions!”Mymotherlookedatmeseriously.“Yes,everyflowergivespleasureinitsownway,doesn’tit?”sheaskedthoughtfully.Inodded.“Andthatis17ofpeople,too,”sheadded.WhenI18thatshehadguessedmypain,Istartedtocryandtoldherthetruth.“Butyouwillbeawonderfulnarrator,”shesaid,19meofhowmuchIlovedtoreadstories’aloud.Thankstomymother’sencouragement,Igottoknoweverybodyhadhisorherown20intheworld.Ifeltproudoftheroleintheplay.11.A.developed B.left C.failed D.disappeared12.A.If B.Because C.Though D.Since13.A.difficulty B.mistake C.danger D.unhappiness14.A.through B.past C.beyond D.behind15.A.hardly B.only C.still D.also16.A.harmless B.healthy C.beautiful D.fresh17.A.true B.kind C.same D.clever18.A.remembered B.realized C.explained D.promised19.A.representing B.complaining C.recommending D.reminding20.A.honor B.progress C.value D.interest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。AAgroupofswansflewdowntoabeachwhereacrow(乌鸦)wasjumpingaround.Thecrowwatchedthemwithdisdain(笔试).“Youhavenoflyingskillsatall!”hesaidtotheswans.“Allyoucandoistomoveyourwings.Canyouturnoverintheair?No,that’sbeyondyou.Let’shaveaflyingcompetition.I’llshowyouwhatrealflyingis!”Oneoftheswans,astrongyoungmale,tookupthechallenge(挑战).Thecrowflewupandbegantoshowhisskills.Heflewincircles,performedotherflyingtricks,andthencamedownandlookedproudlyattheswan.Nowitwastheswan’sturn.Heflewup,andbeganflyingoverthesea.Thecrowflewafterhim,makingallkindsofcomments(评价)abouthisflying.Theyflewonandontilltheycouldn’tseethelandandtherewasnothingbutwateronallsides.Thecrowwasmakingfewerandfewercomments.Hewasnowsoexhaustedthathefoundithardtostayintheair,andhadtostruggletokeephimselffromfallingintothewater.Theswanpretended(假装)nottonotice,andsaid,“Whydoyoukeeptouchingthewater,brother?Isthatanothertrick?““No,”saidthecrow.Heknewhehadlostthecompetition.“I’mintroublebecauseofmypride(自大)!Ifyoudon’thelpme,I’lllosemylife...”Theswantookpityonhim,andtookhimonhisshouldersandflewbacktothebeach.21.What’sthecorrectorderofthefollowingevents?a.Thecrowfollowedtheswanandgotintotrouble. b.Theswanfeltpityforthecrowandsavedit.c.Thecrowhadtoasktheswanforhelp.d.Theswanacceptedachallengeofperformingflyingtricks.A.a,d,b,c B.a,b,d,c C.d,a,c,b D.d,c,a,b22.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“exhausted”inParagraph4mean?A.Tired. B.Bored. C.Nervous. D.Frightened.23.Whatdowelearnfromthepassage?A.Practicemakesperfect. B.Theearlybirdcatchestheworm.C.Nopains,nogains. D.Pridegoesbeforeafall.BCatsarethemostpopularpetsamongAmericans.Soitisnotsurprisingthattherearealotofexpressionsaboutcats.Somecatsliketocatchsmallbirds,likecanaries(金丝雀).Ifsomeonelooksveryproudandsatisfiedwithhimself,wesay“helookslikethecatthatatethecanary.”Sometimes,acatlikestoplaywithasmallanimalitcatches.Soifyou“playcatandmouse”withsomeone,itmeansthatyouchangebetweendifferentkindsofbehaviorwhendealingwithanotherperson.Forexample,agirlmightoffersomethingsweettoherlittleb