1、2013年初中毕业升学考试（江苏常州卷）英语（带解析） 单项选择 * Have you got any books on English grammar I want to borrow_. Yes, here you are. But you must return it by Friday. A one B it C some D that 答案： A How soon will you start your journey Im not sure. I havent decided _. A when shall I ask the boss for leave B where I wi
2、ll go to spend the holiday C wether I would go by train or by plane D who could invite me to go 答案： B Many social workers went to Yaan to _ clean water and food to local people to reduce their pain from the earthquake. A put out B come out C work out D give out 答案： D Why are you worried Im expecting
3、 a call from my daughter. She _ New York for three years. A has gone to B has been to C has been in D has come in 答案： C This listening material, together with its CD-ROMS, _well. A sells B sell C is sold D are sold 答案： A He offered _ valuable advice that _people disagreed. A such; a few B such;few C
4、 so; a few D so;few 答案： B Shall I take my swimming suit No, you _. We will just go hiking on the mountain. A mustnt B couldnt C neednt D cant 答案： C He speaks _English _French. Instead, he speaks German. A either;or B not only; but also C both;and D neither; nor 答案： D I will buy you a new bike if you
5、 learn how to swim this summer. Is that a _ Im sure Ill get the bike. A chance B promise C trick D treat 答案： B How did you find the trip to the West Lake _. A The guide took us there. B First by train and then by bus. C Very fantastic indeed. D It was not far from our hotel. 答案： C 完型填空 “You know,Ann
6、,” my friend Nick said, “Lisa and Anita were just talking about you.” I immediately got 11. “They said that you join the Students Union just because the teacher likes you, not because you are excellent.” I 12 to keep myself from crying, getting down to my knees. After Nick told me everything my supp
7、osed best friends said about me, I felt I was 13 . Lisa and Anita came in, acting as if(好像 ) 14 had happened.Lisa was still my deskmate and Anita was still my partner for our history project. I was 15 that they were able to pretend we had the perfect friendship. 16 theyd said such hurtful things. I
8、felt like I didnt have a friend in the world, all because of rumor(谣言 ). The tongue can be our worst 17 . Rumors do harm to friendship. They are like sharp knives, breaking ones dignity(尊严 ) into pieces. When we say 18 things abut others, were hurting their hearts. So how was I to act next I thought
9、 of 19 them back. But instead, I told them directly they had hurt me. Lisa started 20 and Anita was speechless. I knew they were both sorry for what they had said. They said sorry to me, and I forgave them 21 I was still unhappy. Sure, things were a little embarrassing (尴尬的 ) at first, but soon enou
10、gh everything was back to the way it had been before. I still 22 rumors from time to time. Talking about others is a part of our life, but the more I learn about the friendship, the more I realize the importance of tolerating others. 【小题1A relaxed B nervous C scared D energetic 】 A struggled B decid
11、ed C continued D preferred A different B wrong C sick D alone A everything B something C anything D nothing A surprised B satisfied C frightened D worried A simply B especially C obviously D probably A criminal B victim C suspect D enemy A unpopular B unlucky C unkind D unusual A attacking B arguing
12、 C bringing D pulling A shouting B keeping C fighting D crying A because B although C after D unless A play with B agree with C deal with D help with 答案： 【小题 1】 B 【小题 2】 A 【小题 3】 D 【小题 4】 D 【小题 5】 A 【小题 6】 B 【小题 7】 D 【小题 8】 C 【小题 9】 A 【小题 10】 D 【小题 11】 B 【小题 12】 C 阅读理解 We were doing the best to cont
13、rol the fire of the burning garage. Outside, I heard the sounds of cats crying. I couldnt stop- I would have to look for the cats after the fire was put out. It took a long time to finally bring the big fire under control. No one inside was hurt. At that point I was free to find out where the cat no
14、ises were from. There was still a lot of smoke and heat coming from the building. I followed the meowing to the sidewalk in front of the garage. There, crying and huddled together, were five frightened kittens . They must have been inside the building, as their fur was badly hurt. I wanted to find t
15、he mother cat. It was obviously that she had gone into the burning garage and carried out all her babies, one by one-unbelievable. We finally found her. Her paws and face were blackened, and her fur was burned all over. You could even see her reddened skin under the burned fur. She could hardly move
16、. I picked her up, and she relaxed in my arms as much as her pain would allow. I was determined to save this brave little cat and her family. The veterinarian told me they would watch the kittens and their mother for the night, but they werent confident about the about the mothers chances. About a w
17、eek later, I found out she was going to live. We named her Scarlet because of her reddened skin. I was happy to see Scarlet get together with the kittens again. She touched each of them, nose to nose. She had risked her life five times-and it had paid off. All of her babies had survived. As a firefi
18、ghter, I see heroic acts every day. But what Scarlet showed me that day was the kind of bravery that can only come from a mothers love. 【小题 1】 Which f the following is TRUE according to the story A The writer went to look for the cats as soon as he heard them crying B The firefighters put out the fi
19、re quickly and no one was hurt. C The writer didnt find the cats until the smoke and heat were gone. D The mother cat moved all her babes out of the fire to a safe place. 【小题 2】 Why was the writer determined to save the cats A Because he was amazed at the mother cats courage. B Because the cats attr
20、acted many peoples attention. C Because he didnt want to see any living things die . D Because it had taken him much time and effort to save them. 【小题 3】 The writer talks about the cats story to show that_. A animals should be taken good care of. B mothers love can be great and brave. C it is meanin
21、gful to help others . D a cat always has nine lives. 答案： 【小题 1】 D 【小题 2】 A 【小题 3】 B Have you ever noticed that your fingertips are winked when youve just finished swimming or washing dishes It seems as if your hands have aged 30 years in a second. But is this an accident Or is it something that natu
22、re has built into our bodies If your fingers wrinkling up had no use at all, “ it wouldnt need to.” Professor Tom Smulders from Newcastle University, UK, told BBC News. By studying wet fingers closely, Smulders and his partners found that the wrinkles looked a bit like the patterns on the car tire o
23、r on the bottom of the running shoes. So they made a guess that wrinkles on fingers might be able to help the hand hold things more tightly. To test this, researchers asked 20 people to pick up marbles from water with their hands. But before they started, some of the people had to keep their hands i
24、n water for half an hour. The researchers found that the people with wrinkled fingers completed the task the task faster than those with dry hands. But when they were asked to move dry marbles, all the people performed equally well, no matter they had the wrinkled fingers or not. Our ancestors might
25、 not have played with marbles, but wrinkled fingers could have made it easier for them to climb around in the wet forests and catch fish from rivers, researchers say. Similarly, our toes also get wrinkled in water. This may have developed from our ancestors need to run on wet ground. But the questio
26、n is, if wrinkled fingers are so helpful, why dont our hands just stay that way all the time Researchers explained that wrinkling has its disadvantage: wet fingertips are far less sensitive than smooth ones, reducing our sense of touch. 【小题 1】 What does the underlined world “this ” in the third para
27、graph refer to A Whether fingers have wrinkles after they are put in water. B Whether wrinkled fingers can hold things more tightly. C Why keeping things in water makes them wrinkled. D Why wrinkles help hands hold things more tightly. 【小题 2】 The test shows that _. A winkled hands hold dry things mo
28、re tightly than dry hands do. B dry hands hold dry things more tightly than wrinkled hands do. C winkled hands hold wet things more tightly than dry hands do. D dry hands hold wet things more tightly than wrinkled hands do. 【小题 3】 What might be the disadvantage of wrinkled fingers A They are too sen
29、sitive to be touched. B They might be more likely to get hurt. C They cannot hold things tightly enough. D They are not so sensitive as dry fingers. 答案： 【小题 1】 B 【小题 2】 C 【小题 3】 D One of sweetest memories as a child is of going down to the river and sitting comfortably on the bank. There I would enj
30、oy the peace and quiet, watch the water rush downstream and listen to songs of birds. I would also watch the bamboo trees bend under the pressure from the wind and watch them return gracefully to their original state after the wind had died down. When I think about the bamboo trees ability to bend a
31、nd move back, the word “resilience” comes to my mind. When it is used for a person, this word means the ability to readily recover(恢复 ) from shock, sadness or any other suffering. Have you ever felt like you were going to snap Have you ever felt like you were at your breaking point Thankfully, you h
32、ave survived to talk about it. Life is a mixture(混合 ) of good times and bad times, happy moments and unhappy moments. The next time you are experiencing one of those bad times or unhappy moments that take you close to your breaking point, bend, but dont break. Try your best not to let the situation
33、get the best of you. An amount of hope will take you through the unpleasant suffering. With hope for a better tomorrow or a better situation, things may not be as bad as they seem. The unpleasant suffering may be easier to deal with if the end result is worth having. If things get tough and you are
34、at your breaking point, show resilience. Like the bamboo trees, bend, but dont break! 【小题 1】 What does the word “snap” in the second paragraph most probably mean A break B change C win D Complain 【小题 2】 What can help people get through sufferings according to the writer A Holding peace and quiet in
35、mind. B Waiting until sufferings disappear. C Experiencing more bad times. D Hoping for a better tomorrow. 【小题 3】 What would be the best title of this passage A Memories of Bamboo B Be Like Bamboo C Enjoying Bamboo D Characteristics of Bamboo 答案： 【小题 1】 A 【小题 2】 D 【小题 3】 B Many of us feel uneasy whe
36、n someone stands too close to us, talks to us too loudly or makes eye contact(接触 ) with us for too long. But have you ever wondered why those things make you uncomfortable Its all about personal peace, which means not only an imaginary space around the body, but also the space around all the senses.
37、 People feel that their space is being violated(侵犯 ) when they meet with an unwelcome sound, smell or look. This is probably why a man on a crowded bus shouting into his mobile phone or a woman next to you putting on strong perfume(香水 ) makes you feel angry. Whether people have had a stronger wish t
38、o protect their personal space in recent times is hard to say. Yet studies of airlines show that people have a strong desire(渴望 ) to have space to themselves. In a survey by TripAdvisor, a travel website, people said that if they had to pay more for some extra service, they would rather have larger
39、seats than extra food. Although people may need their personal space, some hardly realize it. For example, people on a bus who hold newspapers in front of their faces to read in fact keep a distance from strangers. Go and watch a library table. You will notice that one of the corner seats will usual
40、ly be taken first, because they are the farthest way. What if someone sits opposite to you Maybe you will pile up books as if to make a wall. Preference(偏好 ) for personal space are different from culture to culture. Scientists have found that Americans generally prefer more personal space than peopl
41、e from other cultures. In Latin(拉丁人的 ) cultures, however, people are more comfortable standing close to each other. 【小题 1】 The writer mainly _ in this article. A tells us how to achieve personal space B explains why people need personal space C introduces some knowledge about personal space D argues
42、 for the importance of keeping personal space 【小题 2】 Who might feel his personal space is safe according to the passage A A person who has to sit next to a lady putting on strong perfume. B A person who has been watched by a stranger for a long time. C A person who hears strange noises when reading
43、at home. D A Latin boy who is chatting with a friend sitting close to him. 【小题 3】 What can we know from the survey by TripAdvisor A People need a smaller personal space in recent times than before. B People have a strong desire for personal space in recent times. C There are not enough seats on the
44、plane to meet peoples needs. D Food service is better provided than seats on the plane. 【小题 4】 Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage A The space around the body is more needed than that around all the senses. B If you hold newspapers on the bus, your personal space wont be violated
45、. C People usually choose the corner seats first in a library for personal space. D Different cultures share the same preferences for personal space. 答案： 【小题 1】 C 【小题 2】 D 【小题 3】 B 【小题 4】 C 阅读下面短文，并根据短文内容在在文章后表格中的空格里填入一个最恰当的单词。每空一词。 How important is music When they are asked this question, students
46、and parents usually answer that music is nice, but not very important. It is often considered only as entertainment, but not the first choice for education. This opinion is shortsighted. In fact, music education is necessary and important for all students. Music tells us who we are. Music reflects t
47、he creators thinking and values, as well as the social environment it came from. For example, just as Mozart music represents a lifestyle, rock music represents a lifestyle, too. The jazz influence that George Gershwin and other musicians introduced into their music is obviously American because it
48、came from American musical traditions. Music provides a kind of ability to know the world in a different way. Science explains how the sun rises and sets. Music explores the emotive meanings. We need every possible way to discover and response to our world because no one way can get it all. Music is
49、 a form of thought, as powerful as science. It is a way we human beings “talk” to each other. Through the language we expresses our feelings, our discoveries, our ideas, our imagination and our hopes so that they can be shared with others. When we do not let our children receive good music education
