2010年常州中考英语试卷及答案.pdf

1、 2010 年常州中考英语试题及答案 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

2、.the;the2. Haveyoudecidedwheretospendyoursummerholiday? Notyet.We_gotoQingdao.A.must B.should C.need D.may3. HesalreadybacktoAustralia,_? _.HeisonavisittoShanghai.A.isnthe;No B.hasnthe;YesC.isnthe;Yes D.hasnthe;No4. IwouldlikeyoutotalkabouttheGreatWall. Imsorry,but_Jack_Ihavebeenthere.A.either;or B.

3、neither;norC.both;andD.notonly;butalso5. WhatdidJackaskyoujustnow? Hewantedtoknowhowlong_whenIreachedthecinema.A.hadthefilmbeenon B.thefilmhadstarted来源 :学科网 ZXXKC.thefilmhadlasted D.hadthefilmended6.IthinkBobisthesuitablepersontotakethejobbecausehecandotheworkwellwith_moneyand_people.A.less;less B.l

4、ess;more C.more;fewer D.less;fewer7. Please_thetigers.Itsdangeroustotakephotoswiththem. Oh,Isee.Thankyou.A.keepoffB.takeoffC.getoffD.turnoff8._wonderfulnewsreporthewrote!Allofuswereproudofhim.A.Whata B.WhatC.How D.Howa9.Theywanttodevelopakindofdogfriendlyfood_willhelpdogownerscooldowntheirpets.A.who

5、 B.what C.which D.whether10. Wouldyoupleasehelpmewithmydrawingskills? _.YoucancometomystudioeverySaturday.A.Thatsallright B.NoproblemC.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,Iwaschosentobetheprincessinthe

6、schoolplay.For“weeksmymotherhadhelpedmepractisemylines.Butonceonthestage,everyword11frommyhead.Thenmyteacheraskedmetochangemyroletobeanarrator(解说者 )fortheplay.12Ididnttellmymotherwhathadhappenedthatday,shenoticedmy13andaskedifIwantedtotakeawalkinthegarden.Itwasalovelyspringday.Wecouldseedandelions(蒲

7、公英 )popping(炸开 )14 thegrassinbunches(束 ).Iwatchedmymotherbenddownbyoneofthebunches.“IthinkIlldigup(挖光 )alltheseweeds(野草 ),”shesaid.“Fromnowon,well15haverosesinthisgarden.”“ButIlikedandelions,”Iprotested(抗议 ).“Allflowersare16 evendandelions!”Mymotherlookedatmeseriously.“Yes,everyflowergivespleasurein

8、itsownway,doesntit?”sheaskedthoughtfully.Inodded.“Andthatis17ofpeople,too,”sheadded.WhenI18thatshehadguessedmypain,Istartedtocryandtold herthetruth.“Butyouwillbeawonderfulnarrator,”shesaid,19meofhowmuchIlovedtoreadstoriesaloud.Thankstomymothersencouragement,Igottoknoweverybodyhadhisorherown20inthewo

9、rld.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.hardlyB.only C.still D.also来源 :Zxxk.Com16.A.harmless B.healthyC.beautiful D.fresh17.A.true B.kind C

10、.same D.clever18.A.remembered B.realized C.explained D.promised19.A.representing B.complainingC.recommendingD.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。 AA group of swans flew down to a beach where a crow (乌鸦 ) was jumpi

11、ng around. The crowwatchedthemwithdisdain(笔试 ).“Youhavenoflyingskillsatall!”hesaidtotheswans.“Allyoucandoistomoveyourwings.Canyouturnoverintheair?No,thatsbeyondyou.Letshaveaflyingcompetition.Illshowyouwhatrealflyingis!”Oneoftheswans,astrongyoungmale,tookupthechallenge(挑战 ).Thecrowflewupandbeganto sh

12、ow his skills. He flew in circles, performed other flying tricks, and then came down and lookedproudlyattheswan.Nowitwastheswansturn.Heflewup,andbeganflyingoverthesea.Thecrowflewafterhim,makingallkindsofcomments(评价 )abouthisflying.Theyflewonandontilltheycouldntseethelandandtherewasnothingbutwaterona

13、llsides.Thecrowwasmakingfewerandfewercomments.Hewasnowsoexhaustedthathefoundithardtostayintheair,andhadtostruggletokeephimselffromfallingintothewater.Theswanpretended(假装 )nottonotice,andsaid,“Whydoyoukeeptouchingthewater,brother? Isthatanothertrick?“No,”saidthecrow.Heknewhehadlostthecompetition.“Imi

14、ntroublebecauseofmypride(自大 )!Ifyoudonthelpme,Illlosemylife.”Theswantookpityonhim,andtookhimonhisshouldersandflewbacktothebeach.21.Whatsthecorrectorderofthefollowingevents?a.Thecrowfollowedtheswanandgotintotrouble.b.Theswanfeltpityforthecrowandsavedit.c.Thecrowhadtoasktheswanforhelp.d.Theswanaccepte

15、dachallengeofperformingflyingtricks.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.BC

16、ats are the most popular pets among Americans. So it is not surprising that there are a lot ofexpressionsaboutcats.Somecatsliketocatchsmallbirds,likecanaries(金丝雀 ).Ifsomeonelooksveryproudandsatisfiedwithhimself,wesay“helookslikethecatthatatethecanary.”Sometimes,acatlikestoplaywithasmallanimalitcatch

17、es.Soifyou“playcatandmouse”withsomeone, it means that you change between different kinds of behavior when dealing with anotherperson.Forexample,agirlmightoffersomethingsweettoherlittlebrotherandthentakeitawaywhenhereachesforit.Americansmightsaythatsomethingis“thecatsmiaow”or“thecatspajamas(睡衣 )”tode

18、scribesomethingthatisthebestorfinest.“Acopycat”issomeonewhoactsjustlikesomeoneelseorcopiesanotherpersonswork.“Afatcat”isapersonwithalotofmoney.Ifyoutellaboutsomethingthatissupposedtobeasecret,wesayyou“letthecatoutofthebag”.Ifyou are not able to speak or answer a question, someone might ask you if “t

19、he cat has got yourtongue(舌头 )”Haveyoueverwatchedchildreninaclassroomwhentheirteacherleavesforafewminutes?“Whenthecatsaway,themicewillplay”meanspeoplesometimesactbadlywhenthereisnosupervision(监管 ).You may have heard the expression “curiosity killed the cat”. Thismeans caring too much aboutthingsthat

20、arenotyourbusinessmightcauseproblems.If you have ever had cats as pets, you know it is difficult to train them or to get them to dosomething. Cats are not like Sheep or cows that can be moved in a group. So we say a difficult orimpossiblejobislike“herding(放牧 )cats“ 24.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A.

21、Theexpression“afatcat”isusedtodescribesomeonewhoisveryfat.B.Theexpression“playcatandmouse”usuallymeans“playtricksonothers”.C.Itismoredifficulttokeepsheeporcowsthancats.D.Therearemoreexpressionsaboutcatsthanthoseaboutdogs.25.Inwhichofthefollowingsituationsdowemostprobablyusetheexpression“curiositykil

22、ledthecat”?A.Someonealwaysaskedaladyherageorweightanditmadeherangry.B.Someonepromisedtokeepasecretbuthefailedtodoso.C.SomeonewonthefirstprizeinanEnglishsingingcompetitionandhefeltveryexcited.D.SomeonetriedtoswimacrosstheYangtzeRiverwithhisnewlybrokenlegs.26.Wherecanyoumostprobablyfindthepassage?A.In

23、ascientificresearchpaperaboutcats.B.Onawebsitetellingpeoplehowtokeepcats.C.Inamagazinetellingvariousjokesandfunnystories.D.InalanguagebookthatteachesstudentshowtouseAmericanslang.CHavesuccessfulpeopleeverfeltsad?Dotheyhaveany“secrets”tosuccess?TheanswerstothesequestionscanbefoundinUSpresidentBarackO

24、bamas“backtoschool”speech.Hereisanexcerpt(摘录 )fromhisspeech.Iknowthatsometimes,yougetthesensethatyoucanberichandsuccessfulwithoutanyhardwork that your ticket to success is through rapping (饶舌音乐 ) or basketball or being a TV star, whenchancesare,yourenotgoingtobeanyofthosethings.But the truth is, bei

25、ng successful is hard. You wont love every subject you study. Not all thehomeworkwillseemcompletelyimportanttoyourliferightthisminute.Andyoumaynotsucceedateverythingthefirsttimeyoutry.Thats OK. Some of the most successful people in the world are the ones whove had the mostfailures.JKRowlingsfirstHar

26、ryPotterbookwasturneddown12timesbeforeitfinallycameout.MichaelJordan was cut from his high school basketball team, and he lost hundreds of games and missedthousandsofshots(投篮 )duringhiscareer.Butheoncesaid,“Ihavefailedoverandoverandoveragaininmylife.AndthatiswhyIsucceed.”Thesepeoplesucceededbecauset

27、heyunderstandthatyoucantletyourfailuresbeatyou youhavetoletthemteachyou.Youhavetoletthemshowyouwhattododifferentlynexttime.Noonesbornbeinggoodatthings.Youbecomegoodatthingsthroughhardwork.Dontbeafraidtoaskquestions.Dontbeafraidtoaskforhelpwhenyouneedit.Idothateveryday.Askingforhelpisntasignofweaknes

28、s;itsasignofstrength.Itshowsyouhavethecouragetoadmit(承认 )whenyoudontknowsomething,andtolearnsomethingnew.And even when youre struggling, even when youre discouraged (泄气 ), and you feel like otherpeoplehavegivenuponyou dontevergiveuponyourself.Becausewhenyougiveuponyourself,yougiveuponyourcountry. 27

29、.WhydoesBarackObamamention(提到 )JKRowlingandMichaelJordaninthefourthparagraph?A.Tocomparethesetwofamouspersons.B.Toexplainthatwritingandsportsaredifficultskills.C.Toshowthatthetwopersonsweretreatedunfairly.D.Toprovethatfailureisthemotherofsuccess.28.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?A.Noonecanbe

30、successfulwithoutworkinghard.B.Failurecanbegoodifyoutreatit inarightway.C.Thosewhobelieveinthemselvesshouldntaskothersforhelp.D.Oneshouldtryhisbesttomakehisdreamcometrue.29.Whichofthefollowingistheclosestinmeaningtotheunderlinedsentence?A.Oneshouldchangehismindwhenothersgivehonestadvicetohim.B.Onesh

31、ouldbelieveinhimselfnomatterwhatdifficultyheisfacedwith.C.Onedoesnthavetoworkhardwhenhehasfailedseveraltimes.D.Onedoesnthaveto takeothersadvicewhentheygetawayfromhim.DForhundredsOfyears,scientistshavebeentryingtoanswerwhatthingshaveaneffectonpeoplesemotions (情感 ). How you feel is controlled by many

32、things. Your emotions can be affected by yourpersonality,bytheactionsofothersandbyeventsaroundyou.Perhapsyoudontknowyouremotionscanbeinfluencedbytheweatheraswell.Peopleoftensaytheyfeelgoodwhenthesunisshiningandsadwhenitiscloudy.Infact,sunlightmakesusfeelgood.Whensunlighthitsourskins,ourbodiesproduce

33、avitamin.Vitaminsarenaturalchemicals(化学物质 )whichweallneedtostayhealthy.SunlighthelpsourbodiesproducevitaminD.VitaminDhelpsourbodiesmakeaspecialchemical.Thisspecialchemicalaffectsourbrains(大脑 )andmakesusfeelhappy.Forexample,therearelong,darkwintersoflittlesunlightinSwedenandNorway,somanypeopleinthese

34、countriesoftenfeelsad.Withoutmuchsunlight,theirbodiesproducelessvitaminD.WithoutenoughvitaminD,theirbodiesmakelessofthisspecialchemicalwhichmakesthemfeelgood.Tohelpthepeopleinthesecountriesfeelbetter,special“sunrooms”withartificial(人造的 )lightshavebeenbuilt.Peoplecangothereandget“sunlight”foranhouror

35、two!Theweathercanalsoaffectpeoplesemotionsinotherways.Hotweathercanmakepeopleangrybecausepeoplefeeluncomfortablewhentheyarehot.Inthesameway,raincanmakepeopleangrybecausebeingwetcanbeunpleasant.Asyoucansee,theweathercanhaveaneffectonthechemicalswhichcontrolourbrains.Throughtheseways,theweathercaninfl

36、uenceouremotions.Sadly,whiletheweathercanchangeus,wecanhardlychangetheweather.30.WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedasafactor(因素 )thatcanaffectonesemotions?A.Weather.B.Actionsofothers.C.Personality.D.Age. 31.WhichofthefollowingistrueaboutvitaminDaccordingtothepassage?A.Itisakindofartificialchemical.B.

37、Itmakesusworriedbyaffectingourbrains.C.Itisneededbyusalltokeepfit.D.Itisinthesunlight.32.Whatcanweinfer(推断 )fromthepassage?A.Wefeelgoodwhenweareinthebrightcoolweather.B.Wewillbehappywhenwearecaughtintherain.C.AllpeopleinNorwayandSwedenfeelsadinwinter.D.ThemorevitaminDyouhave,thehappieryoullbe.33.Wha

38、tmaybethebesttitleforthispassage?A.Why DoWeFeelSad?B.TheWeatherInfluencesPeoplesEmotionsC.PeopleNeedMoreVitaminDD.WeCanHardlyChangetheWeather四、阅读表达 (共 5 小格；每小格 1 分。满分 5 分 )阅读下面短文，在表格内的空白处填入合适的答案 (每格限填一词 )Wevecomealongwayfromblackboardsandchalk.Moderntechnology(技术 )hasprovideduswithlotsofwayswecanmak