1、2018年江苏省常州市中考英语试卷一、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1Time waits for no man But some people wont realize the importance of time_its gone()Aas Bsince Cwhen Duntil 2-Two tickets for Sunday, please!-Sorry There is _left()Anothing Bnone Csome Danything 3-Your father has passed the drivi
2、ng test?-Yes _my father_my mother has()ANot only; but also BNeither; nor CEither: or DBoth; and 4-Hurry up, Jeff! Lets cross the road as fast as possible-No, you _ Dont you see the light is still red?()Acouldnt Bwouldnt Cmustnt Dneednt 5Lights are out The concert is to begin The fans hold their brea
3、th for Jay Chous_()Ainfluence Bguidance Cexperience Dappearance 6-Manager, all the machines_just now!-What? Call the engineer at once()Abroke down Bturned down Cbroke out Dturned out 7As an American, Tom is a big fan of Chinese kung fu_, he is crazy about Beijing Opera()ATherefore BHowever CMoreover
4、 DOtherwise 8-Can you describe_?-Yes I was walking when a bike knocked me down from behind()Awhy did the accident happen Bwhen did the accident happen Chow the accident happened Dwhere the accident happened 9-I_you here, but you didnt come-Im terribly sorry I was so busy that I forgot()Awould expect
5、 Bwas expecting Cam expecting Dhave expected 10-Are you going to try out for the host of the English party?-_? It is such a good chance to improve my spoken English()AWhats up BWhats wrong CWhy me DWhy not 二、完形填空(共1小题;每小题12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11Mrs Walker sat down at her desk
6、and sighed(叹息) OK Tell me what happened Yesterday, Winston began, when I got home, I went straight to my room to do my homework After I finished, I needed a(n) (1) So I took out my bubble gum(泡泡糖) to (2) Michael and I are having a competition to see who can blow the biggest bubble Thats right, Micha
7、el said We are I kept adding gum and my bubble kept growing Soon it (3) my whole face What then? asked Mrs Walker Then it happened The bubble became as big as a beach ball He (4) his arms to show how big it was A few kids made faces-they didnt (5) him, but Winston ignored(不理睬) them and went onSudden
8、ly a strong wind took the bubble right out of my mouth! The bubble (6) over my desk and out of the window As it sailed away, I noticed something yellow stuck to it Like paper Then I noticed my (7) was missing So? Mrs Walker asked I ran after the bubble into Mrs Roosevelts garden I saw her cat attack
9、 it The bubble broke All Isaw then was the cat running away Mrs Roosevelt helped me search the (8) But my homework was nowhere to be seen Mrs Walker shook her bead (9) , Winston, why didnt you just tell me that the homework was too (10) instead of making up that wild story? Just then, the office wor
10、ker walked in with a letter Winston opened the letter and took out the wrinkled homework paper and a note that said, For Winstons teacherI am sure Winston (11) to hand this in Hes a good boy I have no idea how his homework got stuck to my cat, but Im sure Winston can give you a(n)(12) Mrs Roosevelt
11、Mrs Walker looked up It was all true! Yes, madam, Winston said quietly【1】( )Aaward Brest C surprise D choice 【2】( )A practice Bcreate C exercise D enjoy 【3】( )A cleaned Bhurt C covered D hit 【4】( )A rounded Bheld Ccrossed Dwaved 【5】( )A hear B notice C remember Dbelieve 【6】( )A floated Brode C climb
12、ed D stayed 【7】( )A bubble Bbook C homework D gum 【8】( )A room B cat C desk D garden 【9】( )A Generally B Honestly C Finally D Exactly 【10】( )A hard B different C common D interesting 【11】( )A refused B promised C managed D wanted 【12】( )Aintroduction B explanation C suggestion D instruction 三、阅读理解(共
13、4小题;每小题6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12Summer is finally here for most of us Sadly, summer is not so pleasant to people in a bit less lucky places, where air conditioning(空调) is not easy to get for most of them But as a saying goes, where there is a will, there is a way, especially for
14、 those who like doing ityourself(DIY) A young man from Bangladesh(孟加拉国) designed an air conditioning system called the Eco Cooler, one that does not require power, and is made of the worlds most common waste-plastic bottles The Eco Cooler is super simple to build-no special engineering skills are re
15、quired First, to fix it,a window should be taken away and replaced(替代) by it Second, a board should be cut into the size of a window Some bottle-neck sized holes should then be cut onto the board Then, the funnel-shaped(漏斗状) bottlenecks, cut from the plastic bottles, should be put into the holesThe
16、next step is to fix the design onto the window frame(框) with the wider side facing outwards And this is it The Eco Cooler then works by catching the winds and sending them inside the building It can reduce the temperature of a room by as much as 5C-a big difference when looking at comfortable 25C co
17、mpared to uncomfortable 30C The idea of the inventor, Ashis Paul, was to show his great product to as many People as possible For this purpose, he received help from some groups of volunteers Together, they offered to help local people build and fix the units,as well as teach them how to make them t
18、hemselves Yes, the Eco Cooler is not a super high-tech air conditioning system, but it is one that can make abig difference【1】( )When building the Eco Cooler, we should pay special attention to A the shape of the windowB the direction of bottlenecksC the temperature of the outsideD the weight of the
19、 board【2】( )What can we learn from the passage?A Ashis Paul is a clever inventor and a successful businessmanB An Eco Cooler can fix the room temperature to comfortable 25CC The new invention of Eco Cooler is friendly to the environmentD Local people will replace their air conditioner with an Eco Co
20、oler【3】( )Whats the best title of this passage?A DIY air conditioning made from plastic bottlesB Eco Cooler-a super high-tech air conditionerC Why do we need an Eco Cooler in summer?D A strong-willed inventor and his DIY dream13How to investigatePlanning Decide on a scientific problem to investigate
21、 For example, a student named Mary has decided to research into how quickly sugar dissolves(溶解) in water Write down your hypothesis You may already have an idea of what you expect to happen in your investigation This idea is called your hypothesis It may not be right! It is just an idea, though it m
22、ay be based on work in science which you have done before The aim of your investigation is to test your idea Decide what variables(变量) you are dealing with Things like temperature, size, weight, and colour are called variables Variables are things you canmeasure(测量) In your investigation, you have t
23、o decide what the variables are, which ones you will keep fixed, and which you will change You need to change just one variable at a time If lots of variables change at once it wont be a good test Decide what equipment you need, and in what order you will do things Prepare tables for your resultsGet
24、ting your evidence(数据) Make your measurements, and record your resultsReaching conclusions Look for patterns in your results Present your conclusions What links(关联) did you find between any of the variables? How would you explain these links?Checking your findings Compare your conclusions and hypoth
25、esis Do your results support your idea?【1】( )What does the underlined word hypothesis most probably mean?A reasonB resultC methodD guess【2】( )In Marys investigation, which of the following about the variables is true?A She can only change one variable at a timeB Some of the variables cant be measure
26、dC Her weight and age can be the variablesD The temperature of water cannot be a variable【3】( )What is the passage mainly about?A How to do a scientific researchB How to explain a scientific findingC How to deal with a chemistry problemD How to understand some chemistry knowledge14We wake up very ea
27、rly to go to school, maybe even earlier to meet with a teacher, complete our extracurricular(课程以外的) activities, come home to have a quick dinner, talk for eight minutes with our parents and do homework until we fall asleep But then we remember We have to look at the American College Test(ACT) exerci
28、ses one more time Half asleep, we run downstairs to get the ACT book, and start studying After this we finally get to turn off the lights and drift away to sleep And then six hours later, we do it all over again In my health class, my teacher told us that teenagers need at least eight to nine hours
29、of sleep each night The sad truth is, with so much to do every day, high school students cannot keep to this sleep schedule(安排) Let me ask you all a question: Doesnt it seem more humane(人道的) to give a teenager perhaps two hours of homework each night? This would allow us to have the eight to nine ho
30、urs of much needed sleep Or does it seem better to pile students with five hours of work a night? It leaves us very little time to relax, therefore reducing the time that we can sleep In my opinion the present structure(结构) of the junior year of high school doesnt work well Junior year of high schoo
31、l is a time for growth By this time many students have the ability to think creatively, and solve challenging problems Homework is important for a students growth But do we really need to spend countless hours a night doing it? Too much homework can only lead to too little sleep and too low an abili
32、ty I do think it is time to change the structure, so that we sleep at home, and learn at school【1】( )In the first paragraph the writer gives A a picture of the present daily life of high school studentsB an example of an ideal daily life of high school studentsC a reason for high school students to
33、live a busy daily school lifeD a suggestion of what high school students should do to pass ACT【2】( )From the last paragraph we know that the writer thinks A Junior year of high school is the most important growth periodB challenging problems are needed for a teenagers growthC the ability to think ha
34、s nothing to do with homeworkD the present structure leads to students often sleeping in class【3】( )Why does the writer write this article?A To prove the role of enough sleep in teenagers growthB To complain about the problems in the system of the ACTC To ask for a change for less homework and more
35、sleepD To discuss the relationship between sleep and homework15After a while attention to Tom ended, and the usual school murmur(嗡嗡读书声)rose upon the boring air once more Now the boy began to steal secret glances(偷看) at the girl She noticed it, made a face at him and gave him the back of her head for
36、 the space of a minute When she slowly faced around again, an apple lay before her She pushed it away Tom gently put it back She pushed it away again, but with less animosity(敌意) Tom patiently returned it to its place Then she let it remain Tom wrote on his paper, Please take it-I got more The girl
37、glanced at the words, but made no sign Now the boy began to draw something on the paper, hiding his work with his left hand For a time the girl refused to notice; but her human curiosity(好奇心) soon began to show itself by hardly noticeable(明显的) signs The boy worked on, seemingly not aware The girl ma
38、de some non-committal(含糊的) efforts to see, but the boy did not display that he was aware of it At last she couldnt bear it and whispered: Let me see it Tom partly uncovered the picture of a house with some smoke rising from the chimney(烟囱) Then the girls interest began to fasten itself upon the work
39、 and she forgot everything else When it was finished, she gazed a moment, then whispered: Its nice-draw a man The artist created a man in the front yard; she was satisfied, and whispered: Its a beautiful man-now draw me in it Tom drew an hour-glass(沙漏) as the body, a full moon as her head and some a
40、rms added to it The girl said: Its ever so nice-I wish I could draw No one has ever taught me that Its easy, whispered Tom, Ill learn you Oh, will you? When? At noon Do you go home to dinner? Ill stay if you will Good-thats a deal Whats your name?【1】( )What probably happened in the classroom before
41、this passage?A The girl introduced herself to the boyB Something noticeable happened to the boyC They had a lesson on how to drawD The boy drew an apple for the girl【2】( )What most probably happened to the apple finally?A Eaten by the boy because the girl didnt accept itB Eaten by the boy because it
42、 was the last one he had gotC Eaten by the girl because they finally became friendsD Eaten by the girl because the boy was drawing all the time【3】( )What can we learn from the 2nd paragraph?A The boy didnt want the girl to show interest in his drawingB The girl didnt want to show interest in the boy
43、s drawing noticeablyC The boy didnt notice the girl trying several times to see his drawingD The girl didnt want the boy to do the drawing in class any more【4】( )What in this passage made Tom succeed in making friends with the girl?A Using her curiosityB Showing off his drawing abilityC Teaching her
44、 how to drawD Inviting her to dinner四、阅读表达(共1小题;每小题5分,满分5分)阅读下面短文,并根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入一个最恰当的单词注意:每个空格里只填一个单词16When a thought has found words Poetry(诗歌) is the forgotten child of literature Few people read it for pleasure In Western highschools, poetry is seldom taught because it is considered to be
45、out of date and have little to do with the life of todays students In China however poetry is still an important part of the curriculum(课程) Recently, the Ministry of Education has increased the number of ancient Chinese poems for students to memorize and recite, from 14to 72 Why is it important to learn poems? First of all, poetry is a necessary part of learning traditional Chinese culture It is a path to understanding your