1、2017年江苏省常州市中考真题英语1. -_ is it since you left your primary school?-Three years.A. How oldB. How longC. How farD. How soon解析：考查特殊疑问词组辨析。句意：你小学毕业多久了？三年了。由题干中since引导的时间状 语从句和答句“Three years.”提示主句是对一段时间提问，用how long表示“多久”。how old询问“年龄”；how far询问“距离多远”；how soon询问“多久之后”。故选B。答案：B2. -How nice your dictionary is
2、! Where did you get _? Id like to buy _, too.-In the shop in the city center.A. it; oneB. one; oneC. one; it D. it; it解析：考查代词辨析。句意：你的字典真好！你在哪里买的？我也想买一本。在市中心的商店。代词it指代前文出现过的名词，特指同一物品；one指代同类名词中的“一，一个”。故选A。答案：A3. My mother wont allow my father to drive _ he promises to give up drinking.A. unlessB. sin
3、ceC. if D. after解析：考查连词辨析。句意：除非我父亲承诺戒酒，否则我妈妈不允许我爸爸开车。前文的否定意义提示下文用unless引导条件状语从句，表示“除非，如果不”，相当于if.not。故选A。答案：A4. A children should be encouraged to tell the truth instead of _ stories whenever he or she has done something wrong.A. taking upB. putting upC. making upD. setting up解析：考查动词短语辨析。句意：孩子应当被鼓励说
4、真话，而不是当他或她犯错时编造谎话。take up“占据；从事”；put up“搭起，举起”；set up“建立”。动词短语make up表示“编造借口（理由）等，和story“故事；假话”构成动宾短语。故选C。答案：C 5. -Will Dad be back home at 6 oclock this evening?-He should, but he _ not. Sometimes he exercises after work.A. canB. mustC. needD. may解析：考查情态动词辨析。句意：爸爸今晚会在6点钟回家吗？他应该会，但是也许不会。有时他下班后要锻炼。答句
5、中but表示的转折句意以及“sometimes he exercises.”提示用may“或许”表示可能性。故选D。答案：D 6. -Could you tell me how to behave politely in public in the UK?-Yes. _, you should keep your voice down and always queue.A.After allB. First of allC. In allD.At all解析：考查副词短语辨析。句意：你能告诉我在英国如何在公共场合举止文明吗？好。首先，你应当放低声音并且总是讲究秩序。after all“毕竟”；
6、in all“总共”；at all“根本”。用first of all回答上文的“如何举止文明”表示次序、顺序上的“首先”。故选B。答案：B 7. -Why doesnt the surgeon stop _ lunch?-Because he is too busy _ a dying patient in the operation room. A. to have; to saveB. having; to saveC. to have; savingD. having; saving解析：考查非谓语动词。句意：为什么这名外科医生不停下来去吃午饭？因为他在手术室拼命忙着抢救一位垂死的病人
7、。stop to do sth.表示“停下来去做某事”；be busy doing表示“忙于做某事”。故选C。答案：C8. Ill never forget the town in which there _ a clean river and many big tall trees. A. used to beB. used to haveC. was used to beingD. was used to having解析：考查there be句型和非谓语动词。句意：我永远不会忘记那个曾经有一条清澈的河流和许多高大树木的小镇。there be句型表示“那里有”，先排除BD；used to表
8、示“过去常常”，后跟动词原形。故选A。答案：A9. The shopping mall _ for two years, but I _ there only once. A. has opened; have goneB. has opened; have beenC. has been open; have goneD. has been open; have been解析：考查延续性动词的现在完成时以及have/has been (to)和have/has gone (to)的区别。时间状语“for twoyears”是“一段时间”，谓语动词用be open表示“状态”，先排除AB；on
9、ly once“仅有一次”提示主语I后用have been (to)表示“曾经去过”。故选D。答案：D10. -Could you look after my plants while Im away on business, please? -_. Ill water them on time.A. Come onB. With pleasureC. Take it easyD. Youre welcome 解析：考查日常交际用语。句意：我出差时，请你照看一下我的花草行吗？很乐意帮忙，我将会按时给它们浇水。could引导的一般疑问句表示委婉的请求。A项“加油”；C项“别紧张”；D项“不用谢，
10、不客气”。故选B。答案：B2.完形填空：On the first day of my 11th grade, I wasnt excited when I looked at my timetable and saw “Biology II-RobinHaworth, Rom 301”. I had never liked biology and I found it _11_. After I entered the room, I took a seat inthe very back and _12_ for my new teacher. The bell rang and Mrs.
11、Haworth entered the classroom. She beganto tell us how her class was going to be difficult and that if we werent up to the _13_, she would gladly let usleave. The class required lots of _14_. This was especially hard for me because I was balancing a new schoolwith a new part-time job. My grades soon
12、 began to _15_. Just as I began to appear in a sea of D, Mrs. Haworthasked me what was up. I told her about the difficulty I was having. She listened to me and I knew she truly_16_ my life and my problems. She told me that she _17_ me but that I needed to learn how to managemy time better. Mrs. Hawo
13、rth greatly _18_ my ability by helping me learn to solve my problems on my own.If I got a C in a test, she would hand it _19_ and asked me to deal with the ones I missed and tell her why. She_20_ increased my grades but taught me how to study harder. I got to know that if I had done my best for thef
14、irst time I did it, I wouldnt have so many _21_.And after many trials, my grades became better.I had never had a(n) _22_ who opened up to me and treated me as her equal. Over the past years she wastaught me that if I want to be excellent, I am the one who can make that happen.11.A.AmazingB. practica
15、l C. boringD. important解析：由上文“I wasnt excited.”及“I had never liked biology”可知，空格处应用形容词boring“无聊的”，故选C。答案：C12.A. preparedB. wished C. searchedD. waited解析：由下一句“The bell rang and Mrs Haworth entered the classroom.”可知，是坐下来等老师，用动词wait，构成短语wait for sb.，意为“等候某人”，故选D。答案：D 13.A. experienceB. challengeC. educ
16、ationD. value解析：承接上文“她的生物课很难”，用challenge表示“挑战”，be up to the challenge表示“面对挑战”。句意：如果我们不准备面对挑战，她将很高兴让我们离开。故选B。答案：B 14.A. competitionB. attentionC. conversationD. creation解析：用名词attention“注意；关注”作动词require的宾语，require lots of attention表示“需要大量的精力”，与下文“这对我尤其困难，因为我要平衡新学校的学习和刚找到的兼职”相呼应。故选B。答案：B 15.A. fallB. c
17、hangeC. improveD. miss解析：由上文“这对我很困难”及下文“出现在D的名次”提示用动词fall“下降”，表示“我的成绩很快开始下降”。故选A。答案：A 16.A. cheered forB. cared aboutC. looked after D. believed in解析：下文的“my life and problems”提示用动词短语care about“关注；关心”，表示“我知道她真的很关心我的生活和(我所面临的)困难。”故选B。答案：B17.A. understoodB. recommendedC. admired D. remembered11.解析：承接上文
18、，用understand sb.表示“理解某人”。句意：她告诉我她理解我，但我需要学会如何更有效地管理我的时间。故选A。答案：A18.A. supportedB. influencedC. developed D. displayed解析：由下文“通过帮我学会独自解决问题”可知，用动词develop“发展；开发”和名词ability构成动宾短语，表示“发挥能力；培养能力”。故选C。答案：C19.A. backB. inC. out D. over解析：由下文“让我处理漏掉的东西并告诉她原因”提示用over和hand搭配，hand it over意为“把它递给我”。故选D。答案：D20. A.
19、evenB. everC. sometimesD. never解析：由下文的but提示用副词never，构成never.but.，意为“从不，而是”。句意：她从来不是提高我的成绩，而是教我如何更加努力地学习。故选D。答案：D21. A. businessB. mysteriesC. differencesD. mistakes解析：承接上文“如果我刚开始就尽力去学习”，此处为“我也就不会犯这么多错误”，用mistake表示“错误”。故选D。答案：D22. A. friendB. leaderC. adultD. parent解析：作者是位学生，他的老师是成年人，用adult表示“成年人”。句意
20、：我从来没有遇到过一位对我敞开心扉，平等对待我的成年人。故选C。答案：C3.阅读理解： AThe Blue Metropolis Literary Festival is coming!It will host nearly 120 family-friendly activities from April 11 to April 17. More than 40 writers andstorytellers, including local writers Monique Polak and Lydia Lukidis, will be joining in educational act
21、ivities. Ithopes to bring citizens of difficult cultures together to enjoy reading and literature. Here are some of the events ofthis years festival.Tuesday,April 12, at 10:00 a.m. Activity:The writer Monique Polak, who comes from Montreal, will discuss her new detective book and hold aworkshop for
22、kids between the ages of 9 and 12 on how they can be skilled at writing their own detective tales.Location: Benny Library, 6400 MonklandAve.Tuesday,April 12, at 4:00 p.m.Activity: Lydia Lukidis, the local childrens writer, will be giving a talk about the world of folk tales for kidsaged 6 to 10. Luk
23、idis will present different folk tales, and then the kids will try their hand at coming up with theirown stories.Location:Westmount Library, 4574 Sherbrooke St.Wednesday,April 13, at 10:00 a.m.Activity:Helaine Becker will help kids aged 6 and up master all the detailed facts of comedy writing andcar
24、toons. Location: Ecole St., Germain dOutremont, 46 Vincent dIndyAve.Wednesday,April 13, at 1:30 p.m.Activity: High school students will be presenting videos they created honouring the unsung heroes of theSecond World War.Location: The Montreal Holocaust Memorial Centre, 5151 Cote St.23. The festival
25、 is held mainly to _.A. encourage the cultural exchange from different areasB. invite famous writers to introduce their new books to their fansC. help people from different countries to build good relationships D. gather people from different cultures to enjoy reading and literature解析：细节题。文章第二段倒数第二句
26、“It hopes to bring citizens of difficult cultures together to enjoy reading andliterature.”和D项意思相符。故选D。答案：D24. What can you learn from the local childrens writer Lydia Lukidis?A. The content of the new detective book.B. Tips for telling and writing folk tales.C. The method of coming up with new come
27、dies. D. The unknown heroes of the Second World War.解析：细节题。根据文章中“Lydia Lukidis, . giving a talk about the world of folk tales for kids aged 6 to 10.”及“.the kids will try their hand at coming up with their own stories.”可知，可从Lydia Lukidis那学到讲民间故事和编写民间故事的技巧。故选B。答案：B 25. If an 8-year-old boy likes comed
28、ies and cartoons, he can go to_.A. Benny Library, 6400 MonklandAve on Tuesday.B. Westmount Library, 4574 Sherbrooke St. on TuesdayC. Ecole St., Germain dOutremont, 46 Vincent dIndyAve on WednesdayD. The Montreal Holocaust Memorial Centre, 5151 Cote St. on Wednesday解析：细节题。以comedy和cartoon为线索，找到Helaine
29、 Becker的相关信息，可知举办地点是C项。故选C。答案：C BA22-year-old British student has invented a mobile fridge that could save millions of lives across the world.Will Broadways “Isobar” has been designed to keep vaccines(疫苗) at the ideal temperature while they arebeing sent in developing countries. And will doesnt plan
30、 to make money from his creation. His purpose is to getvaccines to people who need them, which is why he wont be trying to get a patent(专利). Wills Isobar has wonhim the James Dyson Award that challenges young people to “design something that solves a problem”.Present methods of transporting vaccines
31、 can lead to the vaccines freezing(冻住) before reaching their placesin developing countries, but the Isobar keeps a temperature of 2 to 8 degrees for 30 days.Wills invention is expected to save the lives of 1.5 million people across the world, a number he says is“amazing”. Having now finished college
32、 education, he is making an effort to take the Isobar into production. “Iwould be hands-on, all the way through it, knowing that it works, ” he says, “Its amazing to just give it a go, evenin my back yard, and see the potential(潜能) of the technology.” The product has been designed to transport vacci
33、nes, but already Will sees the possibility for other medicaluses in the developing world and beyond. “Blood donations, organ transplants(器官移植)-if they get trapped intraffic, you still use cold-bags that really arent good enough for a long time,” he says.There is also a possible, non-medical use for
34、the Isobar. “It would be a great thing to take on a five-day tripwhere you have no power,” he says. But he insists vaccine transportation is the primary function (功能) of hisinvention.26. Whats the advantage of the Isobar for sending vaccines in developing countries?A. It can save more energy.B. It c
35、an send more vaccines at a time.C. It can keep vaccines in an ideal condition.D. It can transport vaccines at a faster speed. 解析：细节题。根据文章第二段第一句可知这个发明能在一个理想的条件下保存疫苗。故选C。答案：C27. The James DysonAward is present to _. A. old scientists who have developed modern technology.B. young men who have solved pr
36、oblems with their designsC. doctors who have saved peoples lives in developing countriesD. college students who have got patents for their creative inventions解析：细节题。根据文章第二段最后一句可知该奖项是用于激励年轻人用自己的发明来解决问题故选B。答案：B28. What is the passage mainly about?A. The production of a new fridge and its future. B. Th
37、e invention of a new fridge and its inventor.C. The transportation of vaccines and its problem.D. The introduction of an award and its new winner.解析：主旨大意题。短文主要叙述了“Isobar”这项发明和发明者。故选B。答案：B CI was bullied quite badly in high school. A kid would try to make me feel terrible in every way he knew. Forexa
38、mple, he would hit me in the head, call me ugly and stupid, make fun of me and of course-threaten to hit meharder if I ever fought back. It was like his daily task. And it was my daily task to just get through the day. What can I say? It made my world very small becausethat was my main focus-just su
39、rviving. Everything else fell by the wayside. Unluckily, that included any form ofsocial life. So not only was my world tiny, it was lonely.Looking back to that time-which was about 11 years ago-my biggest mistake was not bringing anyone in tothat world of mine. I was too proud, and embarrassed(尴尬的)
40、, to get help. I would rather not face the fact that Ineeded help because in my mind, that would mean that the bully won. It would also mean that the bully won. Itwould also mean that I was weak.Let me just say this-bullying someone is a weak choice. The only reason they come after you is because th
41、eythink you wont do anything about it. Does that make anyone strong? No. Be stronger-reach out to a parent, ateacher or a friend.Admit(承认) you need help.You can put it like this: Somebody who is trying to make himself or herself seem important has bullied me.Why? Simply because I am nice and I haven
42、t done anything about it yet. Well, I hate this. I have basic humanrights. It is just not OK. How do I manage this the right way? I dont want the pain cycle to continue and I dont want to become someone I dont want to be.I will close by saying this-I am OK! I am not just surviving. I am enjoying my
43、life. I graduated from collegewith good grades, by the way(being stupid was a lieit is all a lie). You dont have to wait to live. Do somethingtoday.29. The underlined word “it” in the first paragraph refers to(指) _.A. getting along with the writer B. having a difficult time at schoolC. making friend
44、s with other studentsD. hurting the writer with force and threat解析：词义猜测题。根据文章第一段第三句“.he would hit me in the head, call me ugly and stupid, make fun ofme.”可知it指代“用暴力和威胁伤害作者”。故选D。答案：D30. The writer suggests _ to fight bullies.A. getting used to the pain as soon as possibleB. looking for help from pare
45、nts, teachers and friends C. increasing the understanding of basic human rightsD. keeping it a secret inside and reducing your social life解析：细节题。根据文章第四段最后两句“Be stronger-reach out to a parent, a teacher or a friend. Admit you needhelp.”可知，要向父母、老师和朋友寻求帮助来对抗欺凌。故选B。答案：B31. The writer writes the passage
46、mainly to _.A. share his thoughts on dealing with bulliesB. say that he regrets being hurt badly at schoolC. describe how he changed his weak personality D. show how thankful he was to those who helped him解析：主旨大意题。通读全文，作者写这篇文章的目的是通过对自己曾遭受校园欺凌的经历来说明自己对这一现象的看法并提出建议。故选A。答案：A DImagine you are walking th
47、rough the woods and you see a small dog. It looks cute and friendly. You move upto pet the dog. Suddenly it barks and tries to bite you. The dog no longer seems cute and you feel afraid andpossibly angry. Then, as the wind blows, the leaves on the ground are carried away and you see the dog has one
48、ofits legs caught in a trap. Now, you take pity on the dog. You know it becomes unfriendly because it is in pain.We all judge(评判) others all the time. It might be over small things, like a workmate who takes too long of a lunch break. Or it might be over bigger matters, such as a person who behaves
49、selfishly or hurts our feelings. Thereare many reasons why we judge others. It is human nature to find a way to survive. When we see a dog(or a person)that might bite us, of course we feel threatened(威胁). We become nervous, want to fight back and are unable to seethe possible reasons for anothers behavior.Although jud
