1、 1 2015 年 江苏省 常州市中考 真题 英语 一、 单项选择 （共 10 小题，每小题 1 分，共 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. Your home town is really nice! The air quality is as good as _ of Sanya. A. it B. one C. that D. the one 解析： 本题考查的是代词。题目的意思是 “空气质量 和三亚的一样好 ”，所以这边的代词应该代指 air quality, 代指不可数名词用 that。 it 是代指上文提及的同一个东西， one
2、是泛指， the one 是特指。 答案： C 2. -Who will give us the speech on public manners? -Mr. Brown _, but Im not sure. A. can B. need C. must D. might 解析： 本题考查的是情态动词。 根据语境和 Im not sure 可知， Mr. Brown 可能知道谁给大家做关于公共礼仪的演讲，表示可能性但又不是很确定用 might。 答案： D 3. -Would you like to visit the zoo with me now? -Sorry. Its _ the v
3、isiting hours. Lets go there tomorrow. A. on B. over C. during D. beyond 解析： 本题考查的是时间介词的用法。根据语境， sorry 表示不能去动物园，因为不在拜访时间内。学生容易把 over和 beyond 搞混了， over 是指空间上的超过， beyond 可以指时间上的超过，所以本题选 D。 答案： D 4. -Dont you think it_ of some teenagers to be crazy about pop stars? -Well, I dont think so. We were once
4、young and had the similar experiences. 2 A. creative B. silly C. wise D. curious 解析： 本题考查的是形容词的辨析。根据语境，此处要选的是针对一 些青少年对流行音乐明星疯狂的态度， creative有创造力的， silly 愚蠢的， wise 明智的， curious 好奇的，此处只有 silly 比较符合语境。 答案： B 5. -Could you tell me the _ of making such tasty cakes? -Well， I just follow the instructions in
5、 the cookbook. A. time B. method C. cost D. menu 解析： 本题考查的是名词的辨析。根据语境， “你能告诉我制作如此美味的蛋糕的方法吗？ ”time 时间， method 方法， cost 花费， menu 菜单，此处只有 method 比较符合语意。 答案： B 6. Life is a journey with trouble, but with care and wisdom you can _ any problem you face. A. work out B. hand out C. find out D. put out 解析： 本
6、题考查的是含有 out 的动介短语辨析。 work out 解决，算出， hand out 分发， find out 找出， put out 扑灭，根据句意 “生命就像一场有麻烦的旅行，只有用关心和智慧你才能够解决你所面对的任何问题。 ”本题应该选 A。 答案： A 7. -Jenny, will you leave for the USA now? -No. It will be two weeks _ I leave here. A. until B. since C. before D. when 解析： 本题考查的是连词。根据句意 Jenny 不会现在离开去美国，所以应该是 在走前还有
7、两个星期， until 是直到 3 为止， since 是自从， when 是当 时候， before 比较符合题意。 答案： C 8. Mike used to be a top student, but he_ behind since he lost himself in computer games. A. fell B. has fallen C. was D. has been 解析： 本题考查的是时态。根据 since 可知本题应该用现在完成时， fall behind 落后，是个瞬间动作，当句中有 since, for 等表示时间段的时间状语时，要把瞬间动作改为持续动作，所以应
8、该用 be behind, 正确答案选 D。 答案： D 9. -Jack, Id like to have your opinions about my report. -_. But I have one suggestion. A. Thats a good idea B. I agree with you C. It looks fine to me D. Check it first 解析： 本题考查的是情景对话。 根据上下文， “我想知道你关于我报告的意见 ”“但是我有一个建议。 ”A 那是一个好主意， B 我同意你的观点， C 对我来说不错， D 先检查。询问观点意见结合后面的有
9、一个建议可知选 C。 答案： C 10. -Im going to give a talk on the Dragon Boat Festival to the exchange students. -Great! But dont forget to tell them_. A. what should they eat at the festival B. why people enjoy the full moon C. what kind of race is often held D. how do people celebrate it 解析： 本题考查的是宾语从句 。 宾语从句需
10、要用陈述句语序，可以排除掉 AD, 再根据常识可知龙舟节跟欣赏满月没有关系，排除掉 B，正确答案选 C。 答案： C 二、完形填空 （共 12 小题，每小题 1 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。 How often do you let other peoples rude actions change your mood? Do you let a bad driver or an impolite waiter 4 make your day in a mess? However, the mark of your w
11、is e reply to the actions is how _11_ you can come back to smiling to them. Sixteen years ago, I learned this _12_ at the back of a taxi in New York. We were driving fast in the right lane (车道 )when suddenly, a black car jumped _13_ a parking space right to front of us. My taxi driver stepped on the
12、 brake(刹车 )as hard as possible, and at the _14_ moment our car stopped just one inch from the back of the other car. I couldnt _15_ what happened next. The driver of the car turned his head around and started _16_ bad words. But then heres what really _17_ me. My taxi driver just smiled and waved(挥手
13、 致意 ) at the guy. I said, Why did you just do that? This guy nearly _18_ us! He told me what I now remember The Law of the Garbage(垃圾 )Truck. He said, “Like garbage trucks, many people run around full of garbage, full of anger, and full of regret. _19_ their garbage increases more and more, they loo
14、k for a place to pour it. If you let them, theyll pour it on you. So when someone wants to pour it on you, dont feel hurt. Just smile, wave, and move on. You will be _20_.” I started thinking: how often do I let Garbage Trucks run right over me? And how often do I take their garbage and _21_ it to o
15、ther people? Then I knew clearly what I should do. I began to see Garbage Trucks. I see the bad _22_ people are carrying. I see them coming to pour it. And like my taxi driver, I dont feel hurt. I just smile, wave, and move on. 11. A. clearly B. quickly C. exactly D. correctly 解析： 副 词辨析。 clearly 清晰地
16、， quickly 快速地， exactly 确切地， correctly 正确地。 根据句意，你对这种行为明智地回复的标志是你能够多么快速地朝他们微笑。 答案： B 12. A. example B. experience C. lesson D. case 解析： 名词辨析。 example 例子， experience 经验， lesson 课， case 案例。根据句意，我在纽约的出租车上学到了这一课。 答案： C 13. 5 A. out of B. across C. next to D. far from 解析： 介词辨析。根据句意，一辆黑色的车从一个停车场开出来正好在我们的前面
17、，从 出来用 out of。 答案： A 14. A. next B. busy C. right D. last 解析： 形容词辨析。根据句意，我的出租车司机使劲地刹车，为了强调紧迫感用 last，在最后一 刻停下来避免了事故的发生。 答案： D 15. A. doubt B. consider C. accept D. believe 解析： 动词辨析。 doubt 怀疑， consider 考虑， accept 接受， believe 相信 。根据句意，我无法相信接下来发生了什么。 答案： D 16. A. shouting B. telling C. whispering D. exp
18、ressing 解析： 动词辨析。根据句意，汽车司机转过头来，开始说不好的话，只有 shout 可以表示愤怒的语气。 答案： A 17. A. cheered B. encouraged C. surprised 6 D. satisfied 解析： 动词辨析。 cheer 欢呼， encourage 鼓励， surprise 让 惊讶， satisfy 使 满足。根据上下文，接下来发生的事情让作者惊讶，因为出租车司机并没有生气，而是挥手致意。 答案： C 18. A. attacked B. killed C. warned D. beat 解析： 动词辨析。根据上下文，作者感到很不解，觉得
19、那个汽车司机使他们差点发生交通事故甚至丧生，所以此处用 kill 比较合适。 答案： B 19. A. Since B. While C. As D. Before 解析： 连词辨析 。 根据句意 ， 随着垃圾越来越多 ， 他们需要寻找一个地方倾倒垃圾 。 这四个连词中 as 更侧重动作的同时发生 以及因果关系，所以选 C。 答案： C 20. A. happier B. busier C. safer D. luckier 解析： 形容词辨析 。 根据句意 ， 当别人对你倾倒垃圾时 ， 不要感到受伤 ， 只要微笑并且继续前行就行了 。 这样的话啊你就会更加幸福 。 答案： A 21. A.
20、donate B. lend C. spread 7 D. hang 解析： 动词辨析。 donate 捐献， lend 借出， spread 传播， hang 悬挂、绞死 。 根据句意，作者在思考他有的时候也会让别人倾倒给他的垃圾再传播给别人。 答案： C 22. A. news B. prize C. name D. mood 解析： 名词辨析。 news 新闻， prize 奖赏， name 名字， mood 情绪。根据上下文，作者把 bad mood 比作 garbage，所以此处选 D。 答案： D 三、 阅读理解 （共 13 小题，每小题 2 分，满分 26 分） 阅读下列短文，从
21、短文后各题所给的 A、 B、 C、 D、四个选项中，选出最佳选项。 A Last fall a beaver moved into the small stream beside our house. He began taking down small trees right away and in a couple of weeks our stream turned into a pond(水塘 ). Every day, he added more to his dam(水坝 ) and to his house. Were sure youve all heard the sayin
22、g, as busy as a beaver. Now, we understand this saying as we saw the work that this beaver did over a very short period of time. We thought that would be the last of the beavers busy activity as winter came. To our amazement, however, he started chewing(咀嚼 ) on a very large tree. The tree was over 1
23、8 meters tall and around 1.5 meters in diameter(直径 ). We were amazed at the challenge this beaver was trying. All winter, he chewed and chewed. He had setbacks(挫折 ) as we faced major winter storms and ice-cold weather. But sure enough, when the weather allowed, he would come back and chew a bit more
24、. The beavers first goal(目标 ) was to survive-to build home for the winter. Working every day with that goal in mind, he successfully achieved that goal. But the large tree he started chewing on last fall was a future goal- he wanted the large tree to provide new food and branches(树枝 ) for the coming
25、 spring. Even with the setbacks he faced over the winter, he never gave up until he reached it. Our beavers experience reminds us that we need to set goals for tomorrow. Sometimes just surviving seems to take up 8 all of our time. But, if you do just a little bit when time allows and stick to your f
26、uture goal, you will achieve it. When faced with setbacks, have your goal in heart and dont let the setbacks stop you. Keep chewing like the beaver, and you will achieve your goal in the end. 23. What is the purpose of the beavers chewing on the large tree? A. To provide more food for the winter bec
27、ause of the snow. B. To add more branches to his dam and his house. C. To prepare new food and branches for the coming spring. D. To keep working every day with a goal in mind. 解析： 细节题。根据文中 “But the large tree he started chewing on last fall was a future goal- he wanted the large tree to provide new
28、 food and branches(树枝 ) for the coming spring.”可知答案选 C。 答案： C 24. Here is a paragraph(段 )When spring arrived, we went down to see the beavers progress. The tree was about to fall. Our beaver had almost completely chewed around and through the whole tree.” According to the passage, it should be put_
29、A. between paragraph I and paragraph 2 B. between paragraph 2 and paragraph 3 C. between paragraph 3 and paragraph 4 D. between paragraph 4 and paragraph 5 解析： 推断题。第三段 讲的是海狸 完成了第一个任务 为冬天做个家，然后开始完成第二个任务 为春天找棵树，下面一段就可以讲春天的情况了。 答案： C 25. The best title of this passage might be_ A. Keep Chewing B. Be Li
30、ke the Beaver C. As Busy as a Beaver D. Set Proper Goals 解析： 主旨题。本篇文章通过描述海狸这个动物来宣传一种不断努力的精神， A 选项 既涉及 海狸又涉及到这种精神，所以正确。 答案： A B Sometimes, you feel down or unhappy and it is hard to come back to your high spirit. So if youre having a bad day and need a boost, then help is just a click away. A website
31、 is trying to offer people positive(积极的 )messages from strangers to cheer them up. It announces to be 9 “the nicest place on the Internet, where happy people can present their positive thoughts and feelings to those who are in low spirits. The website, , lets people post videos of themselves blowing
32、 kisses and leaving positive and encouraging messages to lift visitors spirits. The website was created by Jeff Lam and is considered to help many people out when they feel low. The well-known artist who lives in San Francisco said he came up with the idea when he and his friend Lauren were having o
33、ne of those bad days. We tried to become cheerful, but none of the usual methods seemed to be working. Not music. Not food. What we hoped was something positive, honest and good. So with only a camera and work-free weekend, we created The Nicest Place on the Internet. he explained on his website. On
34、e user of the site, Joseph Meehan, 27, from Birmingham, said, “Its a fun and exciting website. I visit every once in a while when Im missing my friends or family. I think it could really be a help to people that are feeling down or sad. It may even stop them from doing something stupid. You can also
35、 post your video to the website, and they add it to the series. Its very easy to share the love.” Mr. Lam is now working on a new project that allows people to leave positive voicemails for strangers. The idea is that strangers send an audio(声音 ) diary by leaving a voicemail and then anyone can list
36、en to it. 26 .The underlined word boost in paragraph 1 probably means _. A. 鼓舞 B. 放松 C. 休闲 D. 提高 解析： 词义推测题 。 根据第一段 “it is hard to come back to your high spirit”， come back to your high spirit 跟鼓舞的意思类似。 答案： A 27. The website was created in order to_. A. provide a place for those who want to post thei
37、r videos B. discover something positive, honest and good C. recommend positive voicemails on the website to people D. offer something positive to cheer people up 解析： 细节题。 根据文中 “The website, , lets people post videos of themselves blowing kisses and leaving positive and encouraging messages to lift v
38、isitors spirits.” 这个网站的目的是为了鼓舞人们。 答案： D 10 28. According to the text, which of the following is TRUE? A. Jeff Lam is working on a new project to collect more audio diaries. B. Jeff Lam met a lot of difficulties during the time of creating the website. C. Joseph Meehan has got help from the website a
39、nd supports it. D. Joseph Meehan has shared his own positive videos with strangers. 解析： 推断题。根据文中倒数第二段 “I visit every once in a while when Im missing my friends or family.”可知 Joseph Meehan 从网站中得到过帮助并且支持这个网站。 答案： C C I was just out of college, only three days into a graduate (研究生 ) year in England, an
40、d I was pulling a heavy bag and suitcase(箱子 ) through the London Underground. I was also crying out of control. The day before yesterday, my uncle told me never to speak to him, his wife, or my two cousins again. Earlier, I made a joke. I didnt mean to hurt my aunts feelings, but it did. I spent the
41、 evening in an ugly blue telephone booth (电话亭 ), crying as I spoke to a family friend who lived in England. When I left the phone booth, I went back to a silent house with three closed bedroom doors. In the morning, I heard everyone get up and leave for work and school. I wrote a note to say sorry a
42、nd pulled my bags to the train station. When I got into London, I had to take the underground to Angel Station to get to my family friends house. I was familiar with the underground, but at the time, it was just endless white tiles（瓷砖 ). Coming to England seemed like a bad decision. Crying yet again
43、, I tried to lift my suitcase up the stairs. When I was trying hard to walk forward, there were hands. Each time I faced another group of steps, a hand would lift the suitcase. At the top of the steps, the hand would let go, and Id pull the suitcase to the next group. And just as I wanted to try aga
44、in, another hand would appear. It happened several times. I never looked up, because I couldnt stop crying. Each hand looked different, and many different people helped me, without asking or saying anything. I couldnt look up. I wasnt able to say thank you. I went on to have an amazing year studying
45、 in England, but that was the last time I saw or spoke to any of my uncles family. Yet when I think about that terrible loss in 2008, I remember those strangers hands. They were there when I needed them, and even now, they help me out of the sadness of that memory. I think of them as I ride the unde
46、rground in Washington D. C. today, and I watch the citizens and tourists to offer hands at any time. 29. What was the writers feeling while she was walking in the station? A. She felt sad and helpless at first, but might feel warm later. B. She was looking forward to getting help from friends. C. She expected to leave London and go
