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1、英语试卷第 1页（共 24页）英语试卷第 2页（共 24页） 绝密启用前 江苏省常州市 2019 年中考试卷 英语 （满分：90 分考试时间 100 分钟） .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，并在答题卡上将该 项涂黑。 1. When would you like to go swimming with me, this Friday or this Saturday? _.I am free only this Sunday. A. NoneB. BothC. EitherD. Neither 2. C

2、an you give me some advice on how to be slimmer? Eat _ meat and _ cakes. A. less; lessB. fewer; fewerC. less; fewerD. fewer; less 3. Jim is watching a football match which is shown _ TV. Though he is not on the scene, he can still cheer for his team. A. livelyB. liveC. livingD. alive 4. _ I keep the

3、 book for a week? Sorry, Im afraid you _. A. Need; couldntB. Need; cantC. May; couldntD. May; cant 5. You must raise your hand if you have any questions in class. _, your teacher wont notice you. A. OtherwiseB.AnyhowC. InsteadD. Moreover 6. He chose to study in a junior school near his home. It _ to

4、 be a wise decision. A. put outB. put onC. turned outD. turned on 7. I wont stop loving English _ the sun rises in the west. A. ifB. althoughC. becauseD. unless 8. In the library, students are required to keep _ and move _. A. quiet; quietB. quiet; quietlyC. quietly; quietD. quietly; quietly 9. Coul

5、d you tell me _ the music? He used traditional Chinese music art and the sounds of an ancient Chinese bell. A. how he madeB. how did he make C. why he madeD. why did he make 10. How would you like your coffee? _. A. I like it very much.B. With some milk, please. C. No thanks.D. Yes, it smells good.

6、.完形填空（本题有 12 小题；每小题 1 分，共 12 分） 阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的 A、B、D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项。并在 答题卡上将该项涂黑。 Basketball can be fun, or it can be trouble. People gather around a ball, but their reactions(反应) often go11the object. It was a terribly hot summer day when the group of us appeared on the basketball court. Silently,

7、we12up and played, as always. The sun was a big “squeezer(挤压者)” , as it not only squeezed out of us sweet(汗水) and 13, but also our unhappy feelings. Body contact became more and more often, and we could all14the attacks of elbows(肘部). After another round of game, one of the players and I fell to the

8、 ground at the same time. From his burning eyeballs. I could see a 15was almost unavoidable. It suddenly came to me that my tins of Cola were lying on the ground, about an inch away from me. “Buddy, hot down here. What about a16?” I said to him.17I rolled(滚动) one to him, looking at him in the eyes w

9、ith my most sincere facial expression. “I guess Im quite fine. Lucky no18bones or well end up in the hospital!” I said. Other players watching nearby all laughed. I could clearly see some movement on his face. My19did work! He picked the Cola up, tried to open it, and walked over. As he -在-此-卷-上-答-题

10、-无-效 - 毕业学校_姓名_考生号_ 英语试卷第 3页（共 24页）英语试卷第 4页（共 24页） passed by my side, he20his left hand, and smiled at me. I smiled back, took his hand, and gave him a light shake. A gentle wind caught me on the face as I returned to the basketball court. The sun continued to provide21for us. What could be better t

11、han a group of school students 22basketball skills on a warm, sunny afternoon? 11.A. towardsB. aboutC. beyondD. for 12.A. teamedB. cheeredC. cookedD. caught 13.A. timeB. energyC. healthD. pride 14.A. acceptB. affordC. smellD. feel 15.A. matchB. fightC. touchD. risk 16.A. gameB. talkC. drinkD. ball 1

12、7.A.AngrilyB. EquallyC. GuiltilyD. Carefully 18.A. lazyB. hiddenC. medicalD. broken 19.A. humorB. chanceC. adviceD. trust 20.A. looked atB. thought ofC. put awayD. held out 21.A. worryB. warmthC. stressD. peace 22.A. protectingB. encouragingC. exchangingD. comparing .阅读理解（共 13 小题；每小题 2 分，满分 26 分） 阅读

13、下列短文, 从短文后各题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项。 A The Dead Sea At 430 meters below sea level, the Dead Sea is Earths lowest point on land. It is popular for its wonderful buoyancy(浮力). The high salt content more than 34 percent makes swimming more like floating. Now the Dead Sea is actually dying. People are

14、using water from the Jordan River, which takes water away from the Dead Sea. Since 1930, its surf area has reduced by almost 40 percent. Venice, Italy With waterways instead of streets. This Floating City has attracted visitors for centuries. But no visit to Venice is complete without a ride on one

15、of its famous gondolas, human powered water taxis. Water creates Venice. But water will also kill the city. Built on soft earth, Venice has slowly been sinking(下沉) for centuries. Now, with rising sea levels caused by human activities, its sinking faster. According to US-based magazine Architectural

16、Digest, the city may disappear in the next 100 years. Better book your gondola soon! Great Barrier Reef,Australia Covering more than 2 300 kilometers of Australias northeast coast, Great Barrier Reef is the worlds largest reef ecosystem, and an ideal place for scuba divers(水肺 潜水 者).Thousands of colo

17、rful coral(珊瑚 ) and fish make homes in the blue sea water. Its like a big underwater party! Sadly, the party might be over soon. The reef is dying. Human activities are changing the weather. Warming ocean, water kills the coral, and this causes problems up the food chain. The New York Times reported

18、 that large parts are already dead, and the reef system might be gone by 2030. 23. What can be the best title of the passage? A. Disappearing Watery Wonders B.Amazing Man-made Wonders on the Sea C. Lost Watery Wonders on the Sea 英语试卷第 5页（共 24页）英语试卷第 6页（共 24页） D. Last Watery Wonders in the World 24.

19、Which of the following is the shared cause of the problems all the three places are facing? A. Water loss.B. Sea pollution. C. Warming seas.D. Human activities. 25. If Tom wants to visit all the following places before they are gone, and he can only afford one in the next 15 years, where must he go?

20、 A. The Dead Sea.B. Venice.C. Italy.D. Great Barrier Reef. B There is good news for students of vocational( 职 业 的 ) colleges in China: the government has announced plans to develop modern vocational education. Premier Li Keqiang said the government should speed up the development of modern vocationa

21、l education to meet the need for skilled workers and technicians(技术人员) in the job market. High school graduates and workers with no special training are encouraged to study in higher vocational colleges. Li said that the number of the new students in higher vocational colleges. Li said that the numb

22、er of the new students in higher vocational colleges in China should go up by 1 million this year. This is the first time the central government has a clear plan. This comes after the news of the large shortfall(不足) in highly skilled technicians, although China has millions of technical workers. Chi

23、na is expected to face a shortfall of 3million skilled workers who can operate the newest machines by 2020. The shortfall will grow to 4.5 million by 2025. Also, vocational education is unsatisfactory(不令人满意的), although there are many vocational colleges in China. In some vocational colleges, the edu

24、cation methods and courses cannot meet the need of upgrading(升级), manufacturing(制 造业). As can be seen from the job market, some companies still cant find highly skilled technicians even with high pay. To deal with the problem, some vocational colleges have worked with companies to teach students. Th

25、ey have hired skilled technicians from companies as teachers. With the rising of the skilled workers social position and pay, it is believed the vocational education system in China will start to play a bigger role in the development of China. 26. Whats the main purpose of the development of modern

26、vocational education in China? A. To train more highly skilled technicians for the job markets. B. To help vocational college graduates get higher pay from their work. C. To ask more people to live on themselves with technical skills. D. To encourage more companies to upgrade manufacturing. 27. What

27、 is one of the problems of Chinese vocational education according to the passage? A. Higher vocational college teachers are not well paid and valued. B. There are only a small number of higher vocational colleges in China. C. The education methods and courses in vocational colleges are unsatisfactor

28、y. D. Some of the vocational college teachers are skilled technicians from companies. 28. The writer believes Chinas future vocational education is _. A. hopefulB. doubtfulC. unsatisfactoryD. worrying C Nowadays, it never seems we have enough time to realize all of the reading goals (目标) that we set

29、 for ourselves. Luckily, we have mobile apps such as Latte Read and GetAbstract to provide abstracts(梗概) of a text. Abstracts are useful tools, especially for students, but like having a friend describe the main content of a story to you, you cannot experience the joy and excitement of reading the o

30、riginal(原来的) text of yourself. I recently finished reading a thick book of W. Somerset Maughams collected short stories. It took me around ten years to get through. Thomas Manns difficult The Magic Mountain took me about six months to read; Ayn Rands Atlas Shrugged made me very bored most of the tim

31、e. Reading a book, whether it is good or bad, is a formative(建设性的) experience. There are plenty of books which I probably shouldnt have taken the time to read. But the challenge of living for a time in the thoughts and experiences of a different history or character makes even -在-此-卷-上-答-题-无-效 - 毕业学

32、校_姓名_考生号_ 英语试卷第 7页（共 24页）英语试卷第 8页（共 24页） the worst book a valuable effort. Whenever I finish the last line of a book and slowly close it, I like to sit there and think over its lines with a mix of nostalgia(怀旧之情) and pride. I then take the book in hand and find a place for it on my bookshelf. When I

33、 step back and look at the books on my shelf, it is as if I am looking at the history of the different lives that I have lived. Abstracts are useful as a tool to an end, but reading the actual( 真 正 的 ) book is something much richer. Reading, like anything else in life, is much more about the journey

34、 than it ever was the destination(目的地). 29. What does the writer mainly want to say? A. Reading abstracts is a best short way to enjoy literature. B. Reading abstracts cannot bring you the true feeling of actual reading. C. Reading different kinds of books brings you many advantages. D. The journey

35、and the destination are equally important in our reading. 30. What can we know about the writer from the second paragraph? A. He prefers thick and difficult books to short stories. B.Agood book is better worth reading than a bad one to him. C. He achieves a lot from reading some challenging books. D

36、. He is lucky enough never to have read a regrettable book. 31. In the third paragraph the writer _ his main point of view(主要观点). A. explains the meaning ofB. provides further support for C. makes a conclusion ofD. offers an opposite example for D When Major, the most respected pig, saw all the anim

37、als were present, he cleared his throat and began: “Now, comrades(同志们), I dont think I shall be with you for many months. Before I die, let me ask you a question. What is the nature of this life of ours? Let us face it: our lives are miserable and short. We are born, we are given just so much food a

38、s will keep the breath in our bodies, and those of us who are able to do it are forced to work to the last minute of our life； and the moment our usefulness has come to an end, we are killed immediately. No animal in England knows the meaning of happiness or freedom after he is one year old. No anim

39、al in England is free.” “Why then do we continue in this miserable? Because nearly the whole of the produce of our hard work is stolen from beings. There, comrades, is the answer to all our problems. It is summed up in a single word-Man. Man is the only real enemy we have. Remove(消灭) Man from the sc

40、ene, and the basic cause of hunger and overwork is ended for ever.” “And now, comrades, I will sing an old song that came into my dream last night to you. I am sure, it was a song sung by the animals of long ago and have been lost to memory for marry years. It is called Animals of England.” His voic

41、e was hoarse(沙哑的), but he sang well enough to throw the animals into the wildest excitement. Almost before Major had reached the end, they had begun singing it for themselves. Unluckily, the singing woke Mr. Jones, the farm owner, who jumped out of bed, thinking that there was a fox in the yard. He

42、took the gun which always stood in a comer of his bedroom, and let fly 6 shots(射击) into the darkness. The pellets(子弹) flew into the wall of the yard and the meeting broke up hurriedly. Everyone ran to his own sleeping place. The birds jumped onto their trees, the animals settled down in the straw, a

43、nd the whole farm was asleep in a moment. 32. Why did Major make the speech? A. To encourage the animals to fight against Man. B. To teach the animals to sing an old song. C. To say goodbye to the animals before death. D. To complain about his personal miserable life. 33. What does the underlined wo

44、rd “miserable” in the second paragraph most probably mean? A. commonB. boringC. lonelyD. painful 英语试卷第 9页（共 24页）英语试卷第 10页（共 24页） 34. Which of the following is true according to the passage? A. The animals on the farm were brave. B. Majors speech was nearly successful. C. Major and Mr. Jones were fri

45、endly to each other. D. Mr. Jones forced his animals to work from birth to death. 35. Why did Mr. Jones fire his gun? A. To break up the animalsmeeting. B. To kill the fox he saw in the yard. C. To make sure his gun was in good condition. D. To protect the animals he raised on his farm. .阅读表达（共 5 小题

46、；每小题 1 分，满分 5 分） 阅读下面短文, 并根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入一个最恰当的单词。 注意：请将答案写在答题卡上相应题号的横线上。每个空格只填一个单词。 One cannot discuss Chinese music without mentioning the Chinese seven-string zither(七弦琴) , also known as the guqin, one of the four arts along with go, calligraphy and painting. It first appeared over 3, 000 ago

47、 and represents Chinas solo musical instrument tradition. At first, the gugin had only five strings, representing the five elements of metal, wood, water, fire and earth. Later. in the Zhou dynasty, King Wen of Zhou added a sixth string for his son, King Wu of Zhou, added a seventh string to encoura

48、ge his army to fight with the Shang. Ambience( 环 境气 氛 ) was important in playing the Chinese zither. Usually, it was practised in quiet setting and never for public performance. Ancient artists enjoyed performing by a stream in the mountains. The sound of the quqin mixed with the echoes(回音) from the mountains, until the mu