2023常州中考英語試卷

第1頁/共1頁常州市二O二三年初中學業(yè)水平考試英語試題注意事項：1.本試卷共8頁，全卷滿分為90分。考試時間為100分鐘?？忌殞⒋鸢笗鴮懺诖痤}卡上，寫在試卷上的一律無效。2.答題前，考生務必將自己的姓名、考試號填寫在試卷上，并填寫答題卡上的考生信息。考試結(jié)束后，請將本試卷和答題卡一并交回。一、單項選擇（共10小題；每小題1分，滿分10分）從題中所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中，選出最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。1.We________onthecountrysideroadwhenasuddenstormhit,sowemadeourwayback.A.jogged B.werejogging C.havejogged D.willjog2.MyfathergoesbacktoNanjingfortheSpringFestivaleveryyear________lastyearbecausehewasbusywithhisworkinChangzhou.A.including B.since C.except D.till3.Asweliveinarapidlydevelopingworld,wewillbeleftbehind________wekeeplearning.Aunless B.if C.after D.though4.Whenyouhavefixedthistypeoflock,you________takeakeywithyou.Youcanopenthedoorwithyourfingerprint.A.shouldn’t B.needn’t C.mustn’t D.can’t5.I’vevisitedNewYorkandLosAngeles,butIdon’tlike________ofthemverymuch.A.either B.any C.neither D.none6.AftershewasbroughtbacktoChina,thesickgiantpandaYaYareceivedgood________inhernewhomeandgotbetter.A.education B.communication C.entertainment D.treatment7.—Canyou________thesignforthecommunityparty?—Sure,whereshouldIhangit?A.keepup B.takeup C.giveup D.putup8.—Let’sinvitesomemorepeopletohelpwiththeprojectonairpollutioninthisarea.—Goodidea!________.A.ManyhandsmakelightworkB.TheearlybirdcatchesthewormC.ThegrassisalwaysgreenerontheothersideD.WheninRome,doastheRomansdo9.CouldyoutellmesomethingaboutQuQiubai?Ineedtoknowabout________.A.howmanybooksdidhepublish B.thathestudiedandworkedinRussiaC.whichpartofChangzhoudidhelivein D.whatforeignlanguageshecouldspeak10.—ShallwebevolunteersinChangzhouMuseumduringthesummerholiday?—________.I’mlookingforwardtothat.A.Don’tmentionit B.That’snotthecase C.Itcouldn’tbebetter D.I’mafraidnot二、完形填空（共12小題；每小題1分，滿分12分）閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中，選出最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。Lastyearinearlysummer,IwaswalkingupthehilltomyhousewhenIsawtwobirds,eachabout60centimetrestall,standingonthepath.Theydidn’tseemto___11___meuntilIwasrightinfrontofthemandthentheyatoncemovedquicklyintothebushes.Iwasquiteexcitedbytheideaoftwobirdsmakinganest(巢)inmyfrontyard,althoughIdidn’treallyexpectthemto___12___wildbirdsdon’tusuallynestsoclose.Afewweekslater,thebirds___13___again.Ifoundthemcrouchingbesideatreeofftothesideofthepath.AsImovednearertothem,I___14___thattheywouldrunawayliketheydidlasttime.Butinsteadtheystuckouttheirheadsandmadeathreatening(威脅的)croaking(呱呱叫)sound.Itseemedtowarnmenottogoany___15___.Ididn’tknowwhytheywerecroakingatmeuntilashorttimelaterImadeanamazing___16___:theyhadtwosmallbabybirds.AsImovedquietlytowardsthebirds,___17___nottomakeanysuddenmovements,theystartedtheircroakingagain.Theystraightenedtheirnecksforwardsotheyseemed___18___andmorethreatening.Themothercarefullycroucheddownoverthechicks,and___19___herbabieswellinherfeathers.Iwaswatchingthemwith____20____whenIsuddenlytrippedandfelltotheground.Thebirdstookthisasathreatandthefatherracedtowardsme,____21____hiswingstoprotectthemotherandthechickswhilemakinghimselfappearlarger.Iwas____22____tohavesurprisedthemandleftquickly.Iwasamazedbytheirfearlessactions.Theirparentalnaturalabilitykickedinandmadethemsocourageous.Itishardnottorespectnature.11.A.notice B.welcome C.follow D.believe12.A.when B.until C.because D.while13.A.fought B.flew C.screamed D.appeared14.A.explained B.imagined C.confirmed D.remembered15.A.nearer B.faster C.earlier D.deeper16.A.discovery B.contribution C.achievement D.agreement17.A.patient B.curious C.careful D.polite18.A.wider B.longer C.weaker D.smaller19.A.pulled B.shook C.touched D.hid20.A.trust B.courage C.confidence D.respect21.A.shutting B.spreading C.controlling D.breaking22.A.angry B.happy C.sorry D.proud三、閱讀理解（共14小題；每小題2分，滿分28分）閱讀下列短文，從短文后各題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中，選出最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。ACAPTIONCOMPETITIONComeupwiththefunniestcaption(文字說明)forthefollowingphotoandyoucouldwin$100.Toenter,emailasiaeditor@.auOrseedetailsbelowEmail:asiaeditor@.auWrite:Reader’sDigestAsia,EditorialDepartment,SingaporePostCentre,POBox272,Singapore,914010Online:/contributeBelowislastmonth’scaptioncompetition:Forlastmonth’scompetition,wegotthefollowinginterestingcaptions:1.Whatashark-ingsight!ByJessicaChengHuiMin2.Justoutforaquickbite.ByChrisRamos3.Ithinkthatredcarmightbelost.Itjustkeepscircling.ByAdamWilliams4.Carpooling!BySukhdeepSinghThewinneroflastmonth’swasChrisRamos.Congratulations(祝賀)!Besidescaptioncompetition,wealsoneedsomeotherideasforthefollowing:Laughs&Jokes$50—$100foreachwinnerSendinyourreal-lifelaughforLife’sLikeThatorAllInADay’sWork.Gotajoke?SenditinforLaughterIsTheBestMedicine!SmartAnimalsUpto$100foreachwinnerSharearticlesofspecialpetsorwildlifeinupto300words.MyStory$250foreachwinnerDoyouhaveanencouragingstorytotell?Articlesmustbetrue,unpublishedand800—1000words.23.Whichcaptionoflastmonth’swasconsideredthefunniest?AWhatashark-ingsight!B.Justoutforaquickbite.C.Ithinkthatredcarmightbelost.Itjustkeepscircling.D.Carpooling!24.Whichofthefollowingwillwinthemostmoneyifitischosen?A.Afunnycaption. B.Areal-lifelaughorjoke.C.Anarticleaboutsmartpetsorwildlife. D.Atrueandencouragingstory.25.Wherecanwereadthetext?A.Onabusinesswebsite. B.Inamagazine.C.Inatextbook. D.Inatravelguide.BSendingastronautstoMarsisabigchallenge.Astronautswillhavetotakeeverythingtheyneed,includingfood,airandwater.Theroominsidethespaceshipistoolimitedtoholdmanythings.SopackingaspaceshipisahugechallengeforatriptoMars.Sixastronautsonaneight-monthtriptoMarswillneedatleast18,000kilogramsofwaterfordrinkingandwashing.They’llalsoneedwatertoprotectthemselvesfromspacerayswhichcanpassrightthroughspaceshipwallsandharmastronauts’livingcells.Butalayerofwaterplacedaroundtheshipcanstoptheharm.That’salotofwater.Andsendingwaterintospaceistooexpensive.Itcosts$33,000tosendonecupofwatertoMars.Themoreyoutake,themoreitcosts.WehavethetechnologytogettoMars,buttheproblemisthatit’stooexpensive.ButFlynn,anengineeratNASA,thinkshehasawayofsolvingtheproblem.Insteadofbuildingaheavyspaceshipandpackingitfullofstuff(物料),whynotusethestuffaspartofthespaceship?Imagineaspaceshipthatblowsuplikeaballoon.Inside,thewallshavepocketslikeabighoneycomb(蜂巢).Theseholdlotsofplasticbagsfilledwithwater,driedfoodandalgae(水藻).Allthesemakehardwallsandgreatradiation(輻射)protection.Andstoppingradiationdoesn’tinfluencethefoodorwateritself—it’ssafetoeatanddrink.Andwhatifthesamewatercouldbereusedagainandagain?Flynnandhisteamcalltheirpacked-pocketideaWaterWalls.MakingoxygenandtakingawayCO2—thewastegasyoubreatheout—isanotherprobleminspace.“WaterWallswilltakeawayCO2thesamewayit’sdonehereonourEarth—withlivingplants,”Flynnsays.LivingplantstakeinCO2tomaketheirfood,andgiveoffoxygen.“Plantsarehardtogrowinaspacecraft,soweusealgae,”hesays.Algaearetinyplantsthatliveinwater.Thealgaewillliveinbagsinthewallstoo,fedbyhumanwasteandsunlight,eatingupCO2andmakingoxygenfortheastronautstobreathe.Flynnthinkshisonboardrecyclingsystemhasmanyadvantages.HehopesitwillhelpmakeflyingtoMarsarealityverysoon.26.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“packingaspaceship”inparagraph1mostprobablymean?A.repairingthingsinaspaceship B.recyclingthingsinaspaceshipC.checkingthingsinaspaceship D.puttingthingsintoaspaceship27.WhatistheadvantageofFlynn’ssystem?A.Costissaved. B.Travellingtimeissaved.C.Plasticbagsaresaved. D.Foodissaved.28.WhatisonepurposeofFlynn’sideaofWaterWalls?A.Topreventspaceraysduringthespacetrip. B.Tomakethewholespaceshipstronger.C.Tocontrolthetemperatureinthespaceship. D.Toproducewaterinthespaceship.29.Whyarealgaeputintheplasticbags?ATopreventwaterfrombeingpolluted. B.Toserveasfoodforastronauts.C.Toprovideoxygenforastronauts. D.Tohelpotherplantsgrowinaspaceship.CWhenSingaporeanTongWeiqiangwatchedHongKongwuxiadramasmorethan10yearsago,hewasgreatlyimpressed.Hethenpioneeredalocalmovementtosupporthanfu,ortraditionalChineseclothes,andstartedtheHanCulturalSocietyofSingaporein2012toattractmorefans.“ManypeopleinourculturalsocietyfirstlearnedabouthanfufromtheseChinesewuxiadramas,”hetoldChinaDaily.Inrecentyears,withtheincreasedpopularityofChineseculturethroughdramasandonlineliterature,wuxia-relatedcontenthasstartedtoregainpopularitywithviewersallovertheworld,includingthoseinSoutheastAsia,AccordingtoChinaDaily,Wuxiaworld,awebnovelsitestartedbyChinese-AmericanLaiJingpingin2014,attractsmillionsofpageviewsperdayfromusersinmorethan100countries.Onereasonforitspopularityisthatwuxiaworksbringthemfreshnewexperiences.Theeconomies(經(jīng)濟)ofmanySoutheastAsiancountriesarebasedonagriculture.AsChinaDailymentioned,whatreallyintereststhemisthedifferentlifestylesofwuxiaheroestheyhaveneverexperienced.Newthoughtsandideasinwuxiaworksalsohelpitgoastepfurtherabroad.Unliketraditionalwuxia,themodernformofwuxiawhichhasgainedpopularityinSoutheastAsiaisabroaderideathatincludesxianxiaandxuanhuan.Butthere’sonethingthatneverchanges-itscore(核心)spirit.MixingtheChinesecharacters“wu”and“xia”theseworksalwayskeepthespiritoftheChineseheroesfightingagainstsocialinjustice(不公正)andbeatingbadpeople,notedtheInteractKungfuwebsite.“AlthoughwuxiaisaspecialpartofChineseculture,thecorespiritofpursuing(追求)freedomandjusticeisgenerallyacceptedbypeopleallovertheworld,”LilyLee,presidentofYou-CloudwhichoperatesAppGrowing,toldChinaDaily.30.WhydoesthewritertellthestoryofTongWeiqiang?A.Toprovidethebackground. B.Toraiseupthequestion.C.Toleadintothemaintopic. D.Tointroducethemaincharacter.31.Whichofthefollowingisonereasonforwuxia’spopularity?A.People’swishestochangeothers’lifestyles.B.Theeconomicconditionsofdifferentcountries.C.Thedifferencesbetweenxianxiaandxuanhuan.D.Theacceptanceofwuxia'scorespiritacrosstheworld.32.Whatisthebesttitleofthisarticle?A.AWideWorldofWuxia B.ASpecialPartofWuxiaC.TheCoreSpiritofWuxia D.TheNewMeaningofWuxiaDScientistswhostudyhappinesshaveevidence(證據(jù))toshowthatbeingkindtootherscanresultinhappiness.Actsassimpleasbuyingacupofcoffeeforsomeonecanliftaperson’smood,forexample.Everydaylifeisfullofchancesforsuchactions,yetpeopledonotalwaysmakethemostofthem.Instudies,behavioralscientistNicholasEpleyandIexaminedapossibleexplanation:peoplewhodokindactsunderestimate(低估)howmuchtheonesreceivingkindnessvaluetheirbehavior.Intheexperiments(實驗),about1,000peoplewereaskedtodosomeactionstomakesomeoneelsefeelgood.Weaskedboththepersonperforming(執(zhí)行)thekindactandtheonereceivingittoanswersomequestions.Theperformerswereaskedtoreporttheirownexperienceandtoguesshowthereceiversmightfeel.Wewantedtounderstandhowvaluablepeopleconsideredtheseactstobe,soboththeperformerandreceiverhadtorate(評分)how“big”theactseemed.Inallcases,wecomparedtheperformer’sexpectationsofthereceiver’smoodwiththereceiver’sactual(實際的)experience.Forone,bothperformersandreceiversexperiencedmorepositive(積極的)moods.Foranother,thereceiversfeltmuchbetterthanthekindperformersexpected.Thereceiversalsoratedtheseactsas“bigger”thanthepeopleperformingthemdid.Atfirst,westudiedactsofthekindnessdoneforfamiliarpeople,suchasfriends,classmatesorfamily.Butwefoundthatperformersunderestimatedtheirpositiveinfluencesonstrangersaswell.Inoneexperiment,performersinapublicparkgaveawayhotchocolateonacoldwinter’sdaytopeoplethatjusthappenedtobenearby.Again,thekindactbroughtmorehappinessthantheperformersexpected.Thesefindingssuggestthatwhatmightseemsmallcouldmatteragreatdealtothepersonwedoitfor.Consideringthesewarmactionscanimproveourownmoodandbrightenthedayofanotherperson,whynotchoosekindnesswhenwecan?33.Whatdidthereceiversdointheexperiments?A.Theyshowedkindnesstoothers.B.Theyguessedtheperformers’feelings.C.Theyratedhowvaluabletheperformers’actofkindnesswas.D.Theycomparedtheperformers’expectationswiththeiractualresults.34.Whatisparagraph5mainlyabout?A.Differentpurposesoftheresearch. B.Moreevidencefortheresearchresults.C.Possibleinfluencesoftheresearchfindings. D.Anotherexplanationoftheresearchmethods.35.Whatisthewriter’sattitude(態(tài)度)towardsshowingkindnesstoothers?A.Supportive. B.Unclear. C.Doubtful. D.Uninterested.36.Whatisthemainideaofthisarticle?A.Beingkindcanreduceone’shappinessasexpected.B.Kindnesscanhaveunexpectedlypositiveinfluences.C.Choosingkindnessismoredifficultthanexpected.D.Showingkindnessismorevaluablethanreceivingit.四、還原信息（共4小題；每小題1.5分，滿分6分）閱讀下面短文，從短文后所給的六個選項中選出四個可以填入空白處的最佳選項。Yearsago,Iinterviewedasuccessfuladvertisingman.____37____Ineverbelievedhecouldmakeit.Abouttenyearslater,however,IwassurprisedtoseethemanonTV,holdinguphisnewbook.Hehaspublishedmorethan100bestsellers.Hisabilitytoseehimselfasawritershowsaconcept(理念)knownas“possibleselves.”Itdescribeshowpeoplepicturetheirfuturelife:whattheymaybecome,orwanttobecome,orevenfeartobecome.____38____Whatyouimaginecancometrueifyoubuildabridgefromyour“now”selftoyourpossibleself.Buthowdowebuildthatbridge?Hereareafewstepsyoucantry.Firstofall,justtakeaction.Ifyou’redreamingofacertainjob,attendacourse,followsomeonewhodoeswhatyouwanttodoandstartbytakingupthattypeofworkasahobbyorasidejob.Youshouldtellyourselfthatthesearethestepsyoucantaketoachievethatgoal(目標).Astudyofadultsagedbetween23and72foundthatmorethan70percentofthosewhosentweeklyprogresstoafriendcompletedtheirgoals,twicethepercentageofthosewhodidn’tsharewrittengoals.Sosecondly,whenyouhaveagoal,shareit.____39____Thatfindingheldtrueforallgoals.Finally,trylookingtowardpeopleyouknowonlybychanceforadvice,orthosewithwhomyouhaven’tspokeninyears.Alotofresearchhasfoundthatwhenyou’reaskingforvaluableadvice,peopleinyourlargernetworkaremorelikely(可能)tohelpyouthanthoseclosesttoyou.____40____A.Askyourbestfriendstosharetheirgoals.B.Apossibleselfcantakeyoubeyonddaydreams.C.Hetoldmethathedreamedofbeingawriterinfact.D.So,reachouttoyourweakconnectionsforitwhenneeded.E.Healwaysimaginedhimselfasthemostsuccessfulbusinessman.F.Morefriendsknowingaboutyourgoalmakesitmorelikelytobeachieved.五、綜合填空（共10小題；每小題1分，滿分10分）閱讀下面短文，在空白處填入一個適當?shù)膯卧~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。DearMillie,YouaskedmeabouttheDragonBoatFestival.Nowletmetellyousomethingaboutit.TheDragonBoatFestivalisatraditionalChinesefestivalweChinese____41____(celebrate)forover2,000years.It’soneofthethreemostimportantlunarfestivalsinChina,alongwiththeSpringFestivalandtheMid-AutumnFestival.TheDragonBoatFestivaltakesplaceonthe____42____(twenty-two)ofJunethisyear.Throughouttheyears,manystorieshavebeentoldaboutthe____43____(begin)ofthisfestival.Amongthem,____44____(famous)oneisaboutQuYuan,awell-knownscholarinancientChina.Henotonly____45____(write)goodpoemsbutalsogavesuggestionstotheking.____46____hedevotedhimselftohiscountry,thekingdidn’tlikehim.Thisgreatpersondrowned(溺水)himselfintheMiluoRiveronthe5thdayofthe5thChineselunarmonthbecausehisChuStatefelltoQinState.Localpeopletriedtosavehimorfindhisbody,buttheydidn’t____47____(success).QuYuanwaslaterconsideredas____48____nationalhero.Torememberhim,everyfifthdayofthefifthlunarmonth,peoplebeatdrumsandgoboatracingontheriverastheyoncedid____49____(keep)fishawayfromhisbody.DragonboatracingisoneofthemostimportantcustomsChinesepeoplepracticetocelebratetheDragonBoatFestival.Thisactivity____50____(hold)widelyinChina’ssouthernandsoutheasternareaswheretherearelotsofriversandlakes.Lotsoflove,Wendy六、根據(jù)所給中文完成句子（共6小題；每小題1.5分，滿分9分）51.邁克已經(jīng)承諾會為同學們發(fā)書。Mike________________________________________________tohisclassmates.52.鄉(xiāng)村音樂聽起來和搖滾音樂一樣讓人激動嗎？________________________________________________rockmusic?53.我想知道你的親戚們?nèi)ズＤ隙燃儆卸嗑昧恕wonder________________________________________________.54.幸運的是，這場大火被及時撲滅了。_______________________________________________________55.吉姆和他的雙胞胎兄弟的方向感都不好。NeitherJim________________________________________________.56.這幅畫有著永恒的價值，因此它值得保存。Thepainting________________________________________________.七、書面表達（共1題；滿分15分）57.當前，有些學生忽視傾聽的作用，針對該情況，請你根據(jù)要點提示，用英語寫一篇短文向校英文報投稿，闡述傾聽的重要性。要點：1.在學校生活中要傾聽及理由；2.在日常生活中要傾聽及理由。注意：1.文中不得出現(xiàn)你的真實姓名和學校名稱；2.詞數(shù)100左右；文章的開頭已為你寫好，不計入總詞數(shù)。Listeningcarefullyplaysanimportantroleinourlife._________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________