1、 2013 常州英语中考卷 一，单项选择（ 1 10） 1， 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 2, I will buy you a new bike if you learn how to swim this summer. Is that a _ ? Im sure Ill get the bike. A chance B promise C t
2、rick D treat 3, He speaks _English _French. Instead, he speaks German. A either;or B not only; but also C both;and D neither; nor 4,Shall I take my swimming suit? No, you _. We will just go hiking on the mountain. A mustnt B couldnt C neednt D cant 5, He offered _ valuable advice that _people disagr
3、eed. A such; a few B such;few C so; a few D so;few 6, This listening material, together with its CD-ROMS, _well. A sells B sell C is sold D are sold 7, Why are you worried? Im expecting 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 8
4、, 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 9, 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 will go to spend
5、 the holiday C whether I would go by train or by plane D who could invite me to go 10, 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. 二，完形填空（ 1 12） “You know, Ann,” my friend Nick s
6、aid, “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 supposed best friends s
7、aid 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 felt like I didnt
8、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 about others, were hurting their hearts. So how was I to act next? I thought of 19 them back
9、. 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 enough everything wa
10、s 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. 11, A relaxed B nervous C scared D energetic 12, A struggled B decided C continued
11、 D preferred 13, A different B wrong C sick D alone 14, A everything B something C anything D nothing 15, A surprised B satisfied C frightened D worried 16, A simply B especially C obviously D probably 17, A criminal B victim C suspect D enemy 18, A unpopular B unlucky C unkind D unusual 19, A attac
12、king B arguing C bringing D pulling 20, A shouting B keeping C fighting D crying 21, A because B although C after D unless 22, A play with B agree with C deal with D help with 三，阅读理解（ 2 13） A We were doing the best to control the fire of the burning garage. Outside, I heard the sounds of cats crying
13、. 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 noises were from. There was still a lot of smoke and heat coming from the buildi
14、ng. 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 the mother cat. It was obviously that she had gone into the burning garage and
15、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. I picked her up, and she relaxed in my arms as much as her pain would allow.
16、 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 week later, I found out she was going to live. We named her Scarlet because of
17、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 firefighter, I see heroic acts every day. But what Scarlet showed me that day was th
18、e kind of bravery that can only come from a mothers love. 23,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 fire quickly and no one was hurt. C The writer didnt find the cats until the smoke
19、and heat were gone. D The mother cat moved all her babes out of the fire to a safe place. 24,Why was the writer determined to save the cats? A Because he was amazed at the mother cats courage. B Because the cats attracted many peoples attention. C Because he didnt want to see any living things die .
20、 D Because it had taken him much time and effort to save them. 25,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 meaningful to help others . D a cat always has nine lives. B Have you ever noticed that your f
21、ingertips are winked when youve just finished swimming or washing dishes? It seems as if your hands have aged 30 years i a second. But is this an accident? Or is it something that nature has built into our bodies? If your fingers wrinkling up had no use at all, “ it wouldnt need to.” Professor Tom S
22、mulders 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 or o the bottom of the running shoes. So they made a guess that wrinkles on fingers might be able to help the hand h
23、old 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 in water for half an hour. The researchers found that the people with wrinkled fingers completed the task the task fa
24、ster 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 not have played with marbles, but wrinkled fingers could have made it easier for them to climb around in the wet fo
25、rests 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 question is, if wrinkled fingers are so helpful, why dont our hands just stay that way all the time? Researchers explained
26、that wrinkling has its disadvantage: wet fingertips are far less sensitive than smooth ones, reducing our sense of touch. 26, What does the underlined world “this ” in the third paragraph refer to? A. Wether fingers have wrinkles after they are put in water. B. Wether wrinkled fingers can hold thing
27、s more tightly. C. Why keeping things in water makes them wrinkled. D. Why wrinkles help hands hold things more tightly. 27, The test shows that _. A. winkled hands hold dry things more tightly than dry hands do. B. dry hands hold dry things more tightly than wrinkled hands do. C. winkled hands hold
28、 wet things more tightly than dry hands do. D. dry hands hold wet things more tightly than wrinkled hands do. 28. What might be the disadvantage of wrinkled fingers? A. They are too sensitive to be touched. B. They might be more likely to get hurt. C. They cannot hold things tightly enough. D. They
29、are not so sensitive as dry fingers. C One of sweetest memories as a child is of going down to the river and sitting comfortably on the bank. There I would enjoy 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 pres
30、sure 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 and 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
31、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 have 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
32、 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 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 situatio
33、n, 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 at your breaking point, show resilience. Like the bamboo trees, bend, but dont break! 29. What does the word “snap” in the second paragraph
34、 most probably mean? A. break B. change C. win D. Complain 30. What can help people get through sufferings according to the writer? A. Holding peace and quiet in mind. B. Waiting until sufferings disappear. C. Experiencing more bad times. D. Hoping for a better tomorrow. 31. What would be the best t
35、itle of this passage? A. Memories of Bamboo B. Be Like Bamboo C. Enjoying Bamboo D. Characteristics of Bamboo D Many of us feel uneasy when 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 unco
36、mfortable? Its all about personal peace, which means not only an imaginary space around the body, but also the space around all the senses. 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
37、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 to 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
38、 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 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
39、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 usually 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 ) fo
40、r personal space are different from culture to culture. Scientists have found that Americans generally prefer more personal space than people from other cultures. In Latin(拉丁人的 ) cultures, however, people are more comfortable standing close to each other. 32. The writer mainly _ in this article. A.
41、tells us how to achieve personal space B. explains why people need personal space C. introduces some knowledge about personal space D. argues for the importance of keeping personal space 33. Who might feel his personal space is safe according to the passage? A. A person who has to sit next to a lady
42、 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 at home. D. A Latin boy who is chatting with a friend sitting close to him. 34. What can we know from the survey by TripAdvisor? A. People need a smaller pers
43、onal 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 plane to meet peoples needs. D. Food service is better provided than seats on the plane. 35. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage? A. The
44、 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. C. People usually choose the corner seats first in a library for personal space. D. Different cultures share the same preferences for personal space. 四，阅
45、读表达（ 1 5） 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 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 shorts
46、ighted. In fact, music education is necessary and important for all students. Music tells us who we are. Music reflects the 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.
47、The jazz influence that George Gershwin and other musicians introduced into their music is obviously American because it 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 emoti
48、ve meanings. We need every possible way to discover and response to our world because no one way can get it all. Music is 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, we take away from them the meanings that music expresses. Science doe
