江苏省宿迁市2021年中考英语试题（解析版）.doc

江苏省宿迁市2021年初中学业水平考试
英语
（满分100分，考试时间120分钟）
一、单项选择（共15小题；每小时1分，满分15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. Kitty sometimes eats ________ orange or some grapes after lunch.
A. an B. a C. the D. /
【答案】A
【解析】
【详解】句意：基蒂有时午饭后吃一个橙子或一些葡萄。
考查冠词用法。an不定冠词，表泛指，用于元音音素开头的单词前；a不定冠词，表泛指，用于辅音音素开头的单词前；the定冠词，表特指。“orange”是单数名词，此处指“一个橙子”，表泛指，且其以元音音素开头，故其前应加不定冠词an。故选A。
2. The Communist Party of China will have its 100th birthday ________ July 1st, 2021.
A. in B. on C. for D. at
【答案】B
【解析】
【详解】句意：中国共产党将于2021年7月1日迎来100岁生日。
考查介词辨析。in用于年/月/季节等泛指的时间前；at用于具体的钟点前；on用于具体的某一天前；for后接一段时间；根据“July 1st, 2021”可知，具体的一天前用介词on，故选B。
3. —Mum, where is David?
— He ________ to see the science fiction film Back to the future.
A. is going B. goes C. has gone D. was going
【答案】C
【解析】
【详解】句意：——妈妈，大卫在哪？——他去看科幻电影《回到未来》了。
考查动词时态。大卫“看电影”的动作发生在过去，并且对上文两人之间的对话产生影响，故为现在完成时态，结构是have/has done。故选C。
4. This year’s Beijing Music Awards will be covered ________ on Sunshine TV this Saturday
A. lively B. alive C. living D. live
【答案】D
【解析】
【详解】句意：今年的北京音乐大奖将于本周六在阳光卫视直播。
考查词义辨析。lively活泼的，生动的；alive活着的；living活的，现存的；live现场直播的（地）；根据语境可知，电视节目是现场直播的，故选D。
5. Mary shut the window just now ________ she could keep the insects out.
A. so that B. when C. till D. after
【答案】A
【解析】
【详解】句意：玛丽刚才关上了窗户，以便把昆虫挡在外面。
考查连词。so that为了；when当……时；till直到；after在……之后；根据空格前后句可知，关窗户的目的是挡住昆虫，此处应用so that引导目的状语从句，故选A。
6. —________ do you go to the school library?
—Twice a week.
A. How long B. How often C. How soon D. How much
【答案】B
【解析】
【详解】句意：——你多久去一次校图书馆？——一周两次。
考查特殊疑问句。How long多长时间；How often多久一次；How soon多久以后；How much多少。根据答语“Twice a week.”可知，此处对频率提问，故用how often引导特殊疑问句。故选B。
7. The policeman told the children ________ in the river. It’s too dangerous!
A. to not swim B. not to swim C. not swim D. not swimming
【答案】B
【解析】
【详解】句意：警察告诉孩子们不要在河里游泳。太危险了！
考查非谓语动词。tell sb. not to do sth.告诉某人不做某事。根据“It’s too dangerous!”可知，警察告诉孩子不要在河里游泳。故选B。
8. —Suzy, your room is really in a mess.
—Sorry, Mum. I’ll ________ right now.
A. tidy up B. put up C. look up D. stay up
【答案】A
【解析】
【详解】句意：——苏西，你的房间真是一团糟。——对不起，妈妈。我马上收拾。
考查动词短语。tidy up收拾，整理；put up张贴；look up查找；stay up熬夜。根据“your room is really in a mess”可知，苏西要收拾房间。故选A。
9. Mr. Huang was born in Nanjing, but Suqian has become his second ________.
A. family B. house C. village D. hometown
【答案】D
【解析】
【详解】句意：黄先生出生在南京，但宿迁已成为他的第二故乡。
考查名词辨析。family家庭；house房子；village村庄；hometown家乡；根据语境可知，此处指的是第二故乡，故选D。
10. —Is ________ here?
—Yes. We are all ready.
A. somebody B. neither C. everybody D. none
【答案】C
【解析】
【详解】句意：——大家都到齐了吗？——是的。我们都准备好了。
考查复合不定代词。somebody某人；neither两者都不；everybody每个人；none没有；根据“Yes. We are all ready.”及语境可知，此处是问“每个人都到了吗”，故选C。
11. —________ nice music lesson Mrs Wu gave us today!
—Yes We enjoyed it very much.
A. What B. What a C. How D. How a
【答案】B
【解析】
【分析】
【详解】句意：——吴太太今天给我们上了多么好的一节音乐课！——是的。我们都非常喜欢。
考查感叹句。“nice music lesson”是名词，用“what （a/an +形容词）+名词+主语+谓语动词”的结构。“lesson”是可数名词，“nice”是辅音音素开头的单词。用不定冠词“a”。故选B。
12. —Sandy, is Mr Li in the teachers’ office now?
—I am not sure. He ________ be there.
A. must B. can’t C. mustn’t D. may
【答案】D
【解析】
【详解】句意：——桑迪，李先生现在在教师办公室吗？——我不确定。他可能在那儿。
考查情态动词。must一定；can’t不能；mustn’t禁止；may可能；根据“I am not sure.”可知，此处指的是不太肯定的推测，应用may表示，故选D。
13. —It’s really kind of you to help me with Maths, Jack.
—________.
A. It doesn’t matter B. All right C. You’re welcome D. Never mind
【答案】C
【解析】
【详解】句意：——杰克，你帮我学数学真是太好了。——不客气。
考查情景交际。It doesn’t matter没关系，回答他人的致歉；All right好，可以；You’re welcome不客气，回答他人的致谢；Never mind没关系，安慰他人。上文对杰克帮助自己的行为表达感谢，杰克应回答“不客气”。故选C。
14. —Sam, can you tell me ________?
—She is a nurse.
A. what Alice’s job is B. what is Alice’s job
C. what Alice’s job was D. what was Alice’s job
【答案】A
【解析】
【详解】句意：——山姆，你能告诉我爱丽丝的工作是什么吗？——她是一名护士。
考查宾语从句。此处是what引导的宾语从句，从句应为陈述句语序，故排除B、D两项；根据“She is a nurse.”可知，时态是一般现在时，故排除C选项。故选A。
15. Dad never says that he is good at cooking, but in fact he is. He always cooks delicious meals for us, that is ________.
A. every dog has its day B. put all your eggs in one basket
C. a miss is as good as a mile D. actions speak louder than words
【答案】D
【解析】
【详解】句意：爸爸从不说他擅长烹饪，但事实上他擅长。他总是为我们做美味的饭菜，那就是事实胜于雄辩。
考查俗语。every dog has its day风水轮流转；put all your eggs in one basket孤注一掷；a miss is as good as a mile失之毫厘谬以千里；actions speak louder than words事实胜于雄辩。父亲从来不说自己善于烹饪，却为家人做美味的饭菜，这就是事实胜于雄辩。故选D。
二、完形填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

“What worries you, Tom?” asked Mrs Bell. He had a _____16_____ in his hand and tears(泪水) in his eyes.
“Our teacher asked us to recite(背诵) the poem ‘Little Jim’. The student who can recite it _____17_____ will get a prize. But I don’t think I can do it well.” said Tom.
“Why not?” asked Mrs Bell.
“The boys say that I can’t,” said Tom in a _____18_____ voice.
“Don’t mind what they _____19_____. Let them see that you can do it,” said Mrs Bell.
“But I don’t think I can,” said Tom. “The poem is so long and difficult. I may not try _____20_____ the prize, but I want to try my best to recite it, because the boys laugh at me. They call me ‘Slow Tom’.”
“Well, dear,” said Mrs Bell, “Look at that snail on the wall. How slow it is! Watch it. You will see it will get to the top at last. So just try a few lines each day, and you may _____21_____ the prize in the end.”
Tom thought that though he could not catch up with the boys, he might run a race with the _____22_____. So he decided to try it.
At last, the day came. The teacher called up the boys to recite the poem. After five or six boys had recited it, it was Tom’s _____23_____. Most of the boys laughed at him because they thought he could _____24_____. But to their surprise, Tom did not _____25_____ miss a word. His heart was full of joy when the teacher said, “Well done, Tom!” After the rest of the class had tried, the teacher said Tom had done best and he gave Tom the _____26_____.
“And now tell us _____27_____ you could recite the poem so well,” said the teacher.
“A snail on the wall taught me how to do it,” said Tom.
There was a loud _____28_____ when Tom said this. But the teacher said, “Don’t laugh! We can learn a lot from things such as snails. How did the snail teach you, Tom?”
“I saw it crawl up the wall bit by bit. It did not stop, but went on and on. And I thought I could do the same. So I recited it bit by bit, and did not _____29_____.” said Tom.
“Well done, Tom!” said the teacher. “Now boys, let us give a good cheer for Tom and the snail on the wall.” The classroom rang with a great _____30_____. Everyone was glad that “Slow Tom” won the prize at last.
16. A. book B. box C. bag D. bottle
17. A. worst B. best C. most D. fastest
18. A. happy B. low C. sad D. loud
19. A. make B. say C. show D. see
20. A. on B. at C. out D. for
21. A. lose B. get C. forget D. meet
22. A. monkey B. mouse C. snail D. snake
23. A. answer B. turn C. side D. place
24. A. succeed B. spread C. fall D. fail
25. A. even B. ever C. never D. still
26. A. praise B. prize C. problem D. price
27. A. how B. when C. where D. whether
28. A. cry B. shout C. laugh D. music
29. A. give up B. pick up C. stand up D. get up
30. A. sound B. whisper C. voice D. cheer
【答案】16. A 17. B 18. C 19. B 20. D 21. B 22. C 23. B 24. D 25. A 26. B 27. A 28. C 29. A 30. D
【解析】
【分析】文章讲述了老师要求同学们背诵一首诗，Tom被其他男孩嘲笑，说他背不出来，但是后来在老师的鼓励下，他学习了蜗牛的不放弃精神，最终赢得了奖品，也赢得了同学们的喝彩。
【16题详解】
句意：他手里拿着一本书，眼里含着泪水。
book书；box盒子；bag袋子；bottle瓶子；根据“Our teacher asked us to recite(背诵) the poem”可知，应该是手里拿着一本书，故选A。
【17题详解】
句意：背诵得最好的学生将获得奖品。
worst最差的；best最好的；most最多的；fastest最快的；根据“But I don’t think I can do it well.”可知，背诵最好的学生将获得奖品，故选B。
【18题详解】
句意：汤姆伤心地说。
happy高兴；low低的；sad伤心的；loud大声的；根据“The boys say that I can’t”可知，其他的孩子说Tom不行，Tom感到很伤心，故选C。
【19题详解】
句意：别管他们说什么。
make制作；say说；show展示；see看见；根据“The boys say that I can’t”可知，这里是安慰Tom不要在意别人说什么，故选B。
【20题详解】
句意：我可能不想得奖，但我想尽力背诵。
on在……上；at在……点时；out离开；for为了；根据“the prize”可知，不想为了得奖而背诵，故选D。
【21题详解】
句意：所以每天只要试着背几句，最后就有可能得奖。
lose失去；get得到；forget忘记；meet遇见；根据“You will see it will get to the top at last. So just try a few lines each day, and you may...the prize in the end.”可知，此处指的是只要每天背一点，最后可能就会得奖，故选B。
【22题详解】
句意：汤姆想，尽管他赶不上他们，他还是可以和蜗牛赛跑。
monkey猴子；mouse老鼠；snail蜗牛；snake蛇；根据“Look at that snail on the wall.”可知，此处是和蜗牛比较，故选C。
【23题详解】
句意：五六个男孩背诵完后，轮到汤姆了
answer答案；turn轮流；side边；place地方；根据“The teacher called up the boys to recite the poem. After five or six boys had recited it”可知，是轮到Tom背诵了，故选B。
【24题详解】
句意：大多数男孩嘲笑他，因为他们认为他会失败。
succeed成功；spread传播；fall掉落；fail失败；根据“The boys say that I can’t”以及“Most of the boys laughed at him”可知，大部分男孩嘲笑他是因为他们认为Tom背不出来，会失败，故选D。
【25题详解】
句意：但令他们惊讶的是，汤姆一个字也没漏。
even甚至；ever曾经；never从不；still仍然；根据“But to their surprise”及语境可知，此处是表达甚至没有落掉一个字，故选A。
【26题详解】
句意：老师说汤姆做得最好，于是他给了汤姆奖品。
praise表扬；prize奖品；problem问题；price价格；根据“will get a prize”以及“the teacher said Tom had done best”可知，Tom得到了奖品，故选B。
【27题详解】
句意：现在告诉我们你怎么能把这首诗背得这么好。
how怎样；when何时；where哪里；whether是否；根据“you could recite the poem so well”以及“A snail on the wall taught me how to do it”可知，老师要Tom说一说他是怎样把诗背的这么好，故选A。
【28题详解】
句意：汤姆说这话时，大家都大笑起来。
cry哭；shout大喊；laugh大笑；music音乐；根据“Don’t laugh!”可知，同学们都大笑起来，故选C。
【29题详解】
句意：所以我一点一点地背诵，并没有放弃。
give up放弃；pick up捡起；stand up站立；get up起床；根据“I saw it crawl up the wall bit by bit. It did not stop, but went on and on.”可知，Tom一点点的背诵，没有放弃，故选A。
【30题详解】
句意：教室里响起了热烈的欢呼声。
sound声音；whisper耳语；voice嗓音；cheer欢呼；根据“Now boys, let us give a good cheer for Tom and the snail on the wall.”可知，教室里充满了欢呼声，故选D。
三、阅读理解（共两节，满分30分）
第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
A
Apps can teach you things or let you have fun. The following are some apps that you may use in your daily life.

Kindle
Do you love to read? Do you wish that you could bring all of your books with you everywhere you go? Kindle allows you to do so. This app has over a million free e-books to download. With Kindle, you can read anything from comic books and novels to magazines and newspapers.

Calm
Calm is an app that can help you relax and sleep better. It has a lot of features to help you relax. For example, it has calming sounds like ocean waves and rain.

RunKeeper
Sometimes the hardest part of exercising is getting started. If you want to get started, you’d better try RunKeeper. It is a good app that can help you exercise. Are you ready to start? If so, RunKeeper will always be with you.

Pocket
If you don’t have enough time to read news stories or watch videos, Pocket can help you save all of them online. Then you can read them or watch them when you are free. You can view them offline, too. Besides, it can also help you organize the things you have saved.

31. How many apps can help you to read?
A. One. B. Two. C. Three. D. Four.
32. The app “Pocket” can’t help you to ________.
A. read news stories B. watch videos
C. organize the things you have saved D. relax and sleep better
33. Which of the following apps may help you exercise?
A. Kindle. B. Pocket. C. RunKeeper. D. Calm.
【答案】31. B 32. D 33. C
【解析】
【分析】本文是一篇说明文，介绍了四款应用程序。
【31题详解】
细节理解题。根据“With Kindle, you can read anything…”及“Then you can read them or watch them when you are free.”可知，Kindle和Pocket可以帮助阅读。故选B。
【32题详解】
细节理解题。根据“If you don’t have enough time to read news stories or watch videos…Then you can read them or watch them when you are free…it can also help you organize the things you have saved.”可知，Pocket可以帮助你读新闻、看视频；不能帮助你放松和睡眠。故选D。
【33题详解】
细节理解题。根据“RunKeeper…It is a good app that can help you exercise.”可知，RunKeeper可以帮助人们锻炼。故选C。
B
When your town has winter, the earth’s axis(轴) is pointing away from the sun. Your town doesn’t get as much light or heat from the sun. The days are shorter and colder.
Winter and summer happen because the earth is tilted(倾斜) as it revolves around the sun. The northern end of the earth’s axis points towards the sun in summer. You have more hours of light in summer. Your part of the earth is towards the sun for more hours each day. When the part of the earth where you live is towards the sun, you have hotter days. In winter, when your part of the earth points away from the sun, you have colder days.
You have learned about winter and summer. There are two more seasons in the year. One comes after winter and before summer. The other season comes after summer and before winter. Can you name them? That’s right. Spring comes between winter and summer and autumn comes after summer but before winter.
The four seasons are spring, summer, autumn and winter. Spring and autumn are apposite seasons. Which season do you like best?
You have thought about the four seasons of the year. Each season is different. The seasons are made by the northern end of the axis pointing towards or away from the sun.
Your part of the world gets more heat from the sun when the northern end of the axis points to the sun. When the axis points away from the sun, you get less heat. Now you know why winter is colder than summer. The axis is pointing away from the sun in winter. It is pointing towards the sun in summer.
34. What does the underlined word “revolves” in paragraph 2 mean?
A. Moves. B. Turns. C. Jumps. D. Sites.
35. What is the passage mainly about?
A. How four seasons happen. B. How the weather changes.
C. When the earth’s axis points towards the sun. D. When the earth’s axis points away from the sun.
36. Where does the passage probably come from?
A. A film guide. B. A storybook. C. A science magazine. D. A book review.
【答案】34. A 35. A 36. C
【解析】
【分析】这是一篇说明文，文章介绍是四个季节是如何形成的。
【34题详解】
词义猜测题。根据“the earth is tilted… around the sun”可知表达地球绕着太阳旋转，“revolve”指的是 “移动”，与“move”同义。故选A。
【35题详解】
主旨大意题。根据倒数第二段“You have thought about the four seasons of the year. Each season is different. The seasons are made by the northern end of the axis pointing towards or away from the sun”可知文章主要讲述的是四季是如何形成的。故选A。
【36题详解】
推理判断题。文章介绍地球绕着太阳旋转，四季的形成，可推知来自科技杂志。故选C。
C

If you walk through a park in the morning or in the evening, you might see a lot of people doing these slow and beautiful movements— Carry the tiger over the mountain and White crane spreads its wings. In fact, they are doing Taichi.
Taichi is an ancient martial art (武术). It is a common kind of exercise in China. More than 100 million people in over 150 countries practice Taichi at present. Recently UNESCO (联合国教科文组织) has added Taichi to its Intangible Cultural Heritage List (非物质文化遗产名录). Many taichi fans were happy to hear of it. “This will make taichi more popular around the world. Hopefully, more people will become healthier by practicing it.” said Chen Bin. He is a Taichi master from the village of Chenjiagou, Henan Province. This village is the birthplace of Chen-style Taichi.
It’s true that doing Taichi is good for our health. It can make us walk and move more freely, and it can also make us stronger. During slow movements, we can focus on (专注) our hands and feet. We can control them better. Slow movements also help us to take deep and long breaths.
Taichi also focuses on the harmony (