常州市2015英语中考 (2)

常州市二0一五年初中毕业、升学统一文化考试 英 语 试 题 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。一、单项选择（共10个小题；每小题1分，满分10分)从A,B,C,D四个选项中，选出可以填人空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。1. Your home town is really nice!The air quality is as good as_of Sanya. A. it B. one C. that D. the one2. -Who will give us the speech on public manners? -Mr. Brown_,but Im not sure. A.can B. need C. must D. might3.-Would you like to visit the zoo with me now? -Sorry. Its_the visiting hours. Lets go there tomorrow. A. on B. over C. during D. beyond4.-Dont you think it_ of some teenagers to be crazy about pop stars? -Well, I dont think so. We were once young and had the similar experiences.A. creative B. silly C.wise D.curious5.-Could you tell me the_of making such tasty cakes? -Well，I just follow the instructions in the cookbook.来源:学&科&网Z&X&X&K A. time B. method C. cost D. menu6. 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 out7.-Jenny，will you leave for the USA now? -No. It will be two weeks_I leave here. A. until B. since C. before D. when8 .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 been9.-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 first10.-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 heldD. How do people celebrate it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.并在答题卡上将该项涂黑 How often do You let other peoples rude actions change your mood? Do you let a bad driver or an impolite waiter make your day in a mess? However, the mark of your wise 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 brake(刹车)as hard aspossible, 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 look 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 other 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.correctly12.A. example B.experience C. lesson D.case13.A. out of B. across C. next to D.far from14 .A. next B. busy C. right D.last15.A. doubt B. consider C. accept D.believe16.A.shouting B. telling C. whispering D.expressing17.A. cheered B. encouraged C. surprised D.satisfied18.A. attacked B. killed C. warned D.beat19.A.Since B. While C. As D. Before20.A. happier B. busier C. safer D.luckier21 .A. donate B. lend C. spread D.hang22 .A. news B. Prize C. name D.mood三、阅谈理解(共13小题;每小题2分，满分26分） 阅读下列短文，从短文后各题所给的A,B,C,D四个选项中，选出最佳选项并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 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 saying, 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 18 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.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一he wanted the large tree to provide new food and branches(树枝)for the coming 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 all of our time. But, if you do just a little bit when time allows and stick to your future 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 because of the snow.B. To add more branches to his dam and his house.来源:学科网ZXXKC. To prepare new food and branches for the coming spring.D. To keep working every day with a goal in mind.24. Here is。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_A. between paragraph I and paragraph 2B. between paragraph 2 and paragraph 3C. between paragraph 3 and paragraph 4D. between paragraph 4 and paragraph 525. The best title of this passage might be_A. Keep Chewing B. Be Like the BeaverC. As Busy as a Beaver D. Set Proper Goals B Sometimes, you feel down or unhappy and it is hard to come back t0 your high spirit. So if youre having a bad day and need a boost，then help is just a click away. A website is trying to offer people positive(积极的)messages from strangers to cheer them up. It announces to be“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 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 one 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 createdThe Nicest Place On The Internet, he explained on his website.来源:学科网ZXXKOne user of the site, Joseph Meehan, 27, from Birmingham, said,“its a fun andexciting 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 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 listen to it.26 .The underlined word boost in paragraph 1 probably means A.鼓舞 B.放松 C.休闲 D.提高27. The website was created in order to_ A. provide a place for those who want to post their videos B. discover something positive, honest and good C. recommend positive voicemails on the website to people D. offer something positive to cheer people up28.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 and supports it.D. Joseph Meehan has shared his own positive videos with strangers. CI was just out of college, only three days into a graduate (研究生)year in England,and 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 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 and 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, 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 again，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 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 underground 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 back home D. She regretted making the joke, but was angry with her uncle.30. In the last paragraph, the underlined words that terrible loss probably mean_. A. I was crying when I took the underground in London B. I left my uncles family and havent contacted them since then C. I didnt say thank you to those who gave hands to me D. I lost my good mood and felt sad when I left my uncles family31 .What is the passage mainly about? A. It tells us a story about an unlucky and homeless college student. B. It.describes the writers experience through the underground. C. It expresses the idea of giving hands to strangers who are in need. D. It shows the helping hands that writer got from strangers. D Is your TV connected to the Internet? What about your chair or your fridge? It is possible that they are not. But in the future, most things in your home may be connected, as the so-called Internet of things is developing. The Internet of things may be coming sooner than you think. It is reported that during his speech earlier this year, Samsung CEO(首席执行官)BK Yoon spent a lot of time talking about the Internet of things. He said that five years from now，every Samsung product will be part of the Internet of things, whether its a washing machine or a vacuum cleaner(吸尘器). So, how do household(家用)objects that are part of Internet of things work? Well, think of a usual chair. When connected to the Internet, the chair warms up when it knows that the user has just walked into the room and is feeling cold. An Internet-connected camera, like a smart-home camera, could help people feel safer in their homes. It can recognize(识别)peoples faces, and even can see when someone passes by in the dark. Then it can send you a message on your smartphone to let you know whos there. If the person is someone you dont know, it can tell you that, too. But according to MIT Technology Review, whether companies are connecting dog food bowls or security(安全)systems to the Internet, there may be problems. For example,many early connected-home devices(装置)dont have much built-in security, which means they could be hacked(被黑客攻击)，In addition, it could be difficult to get these devices to work together because they are made by different companies. To fight this, many companies have joined the Open Interconnect Consortium, which had 45 members by late 2014. So, picture this: you walk in through the front door of your home. The temperature changes to make you feel comfortable after a long day at school. Your favorite music starts playing for you. Do you think that this would be a good thing? It may happen sooner than you think.32. The Samsung CEOs speech is mentioned to prove that_. A. the Internet of things will appear in our daily life sooner B. Samsung has produced the Internet of things recentlyC. Samsung products have been part of the Internet of things D. he spent a lot of time talking about the Internet of things 33. We can infer(推断)from paragraphs 3 and 4 that A.the chair can know whether the user feels cold or not B.a usual chair can warm up when it knows the user comes in C. an Internet-connected camera can be used to take photos in the house D. an Internet-connected camera can be connected to the users smartphone34. According to the passage, it is mentioned that_ the temperature inside is neither too high nor too low your fridge provides the drinks for you the chair warms up if you feel cold your favourite music starts playing your washing machine starts working A. B. C. D.35. Whats the problem about the Internet of things? A. Companies which produce connected-home devices havent joined together. B. Connected-home devices may not work together and can easily get hacked. C. Companies have difficulty connecting security system to the Internet. D. These new devices are produced by different companies.四、阅读衰达（共5小题;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。每个空格里只填一个单词。 Any time of the day you can devote to exercising is a good time for getting active,but if you want to make a healthy fitness plan, it may be helpful to keep several points in mind and find out the best time to exercise. First, try to know what kind of person you are. Especially, are you an early bird who always wakes up early in the morning, or a night owl(猫头鹰)who almost never goes to bed before midnight? Once you are generally aware of what your sleep characteristics are,you will understand better when your body needs exercise, either early in the morning,sometime during the day, or later on in the evening. Second, consider your daily plan. When do you seem to be most busy, and when do you plan your most important tasks? Try to fit in your exercise before or at least around these events if possible, so that you can keep exercising and your life wont be affected(影响)as well. Third, think about when you feel you have the most energy. For most people, that time is usually in the morning after a good nights rest, or after a long day of work. After a busy or much stressful day, exercising can reduce your working stress from hard work. Lastly, find out the place you plan to do exercise. Your house provides exercise at any time if you own fitness equipment(设备)，but if there is a gym(健身房)down the street or along the way home from work, it will make it more suitable for you to exercise.More importantly, you need to make a plan and try sticking to it for one week. If you do so and can get through the exercise without being pulled in another direction, make it a habit. And once you have set up your fitness plan, dont make any great changes to it unless your doctor allows you to.Introduction_36_to take several points about exercise and find out the best time to exercise.Main Points.Know your sleep characteristics and you will have a better_37_of your body needs exercise.Make your daily Plan well 50 that you can keep exercising_38_your life.Think about when you are most energetic.Exercising after work can make_39_stressed.Find out where to do exercise，and it will make it more suitable for you.Suggestions.Stick to your time table and never give up for one week.Then a habit may formed.Don”change your plan unless you and your doc，Or reach a(n)_40_.五、词汇（共8小题;每小题1分.满分8分)来源:学*科*网Z*X*X*KA)根据句子意思，用括号中所给词的正确形式填空，每空填一词.41. Youd better think_ (two) before you take the final action.42.The more you read, the_(wealth) you will feel in spirit.43.He was still_(sure) how to do it though we explained all over again.44.To get good grades in the exam, we should avoid_(care)来源:Zxxk.ComB）根据句意及汉语提示，写出个单词的正确形式，每空填一词。45. The girl tried her best, but she got_(少) progress. 46. Qtan Xuesen is one of the greatest_(开拓者) of Chinas space technology.47. Everyone hopes to live in the world _(和平) with no wars.48. Though Money isnt everything, it still_ (要紧) a lot to the poor. 六、用括号内所给动词的正确形式填空（共5题，每题1分，满分5分）49. We_(eat) un all the food, but we still feel hungry.50 .-Have you handed in your project?-No. I _(check)it again right away.51.That is only way we can imagine_(reduce) the waste of water in the bathroom.52.-Why didnt you watch Running Man on TV? -I_ (make) up the music for the coming School Art Festival.53.I dont know the competition of model planes_(cancel) the other day.七、根据所给中文完成句子（共6小题，每小题1.5分，满分9分)54.你为什么不学会独自处理这个问题？ Why dont you learn_55.成龙在昨天的会议上建议我们参加慈善活动Jackie Chan _at the meeting yesterday.56.她宁愿严格要求自己也不愿放弃梦想 She would rather_57.打断别人说话多没礼貌啊! _others!58.这本书会尽快翻译成英语吗? Will the book_?59.你的未来