2012年江苏省常州市中考英语试题及答案.doc

常州市二○一二年初中毕业、升学统一文化考试
英 语 试 题
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一、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。
1. — My son seldom has breakfast.
— It is unhealthy habit. You must ask him to change it.
A. /; an B. the; an C. /; a D. the; a
2. We will build another new Great Green Wall the northern part of China.
A. among B. across C. through D. between
3. — Dick, I use your e-dictionary?
— Yes, please. you give it to Mike after you use it?
A. will; Would B. may; Might C. can; Could D. shall; Should
4. We want to know he will come back, as we are worried about his safety.
A. how often B. how soon C. how much D. how long
5. — Why have you got so much water here?
— For the trailwalkers. After they finish the tough hike, they need to lots of water.
A. keep off B. give out C. take in D. put up
6. — Just a minute, Tom. Is this the report you need to hand in today?
— Oh, yes, Mum. I thought I had put in my schoolbag. Thank you.
A. everything B. something C. nothing D. anything
7. — Tom, what do you think of the school?
— Oh, no other school is in the city. It’s one.
A. better; a better B. the best; the best
C. better; the best D. the best; a better
8. Make a note of the questions you want to ask when you revise your lessons. , you will surely forget some of them.
A. Therefore B. Anyway C. However D. Otherwise
9. As the curtain , the famous singer came out. The fans and screamed with excitement.
A. was raised; rose B. had been raised; were raised
C. rose; were raised D. had risen; raised
10. — Excuse me. Is the museum open every day?
— . It’s only open from Monday to Friday.
A. Yes, of course B. That’s right
C. I’m not sure D. I’m afraid not

二、完形填空(共10小题；每小题1分，满分10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。
Around two weeks ago, I was invited to be a judge(裁判) at a college. All of the students had been given a piece of paper with a topic written on it. The first one to speak looked a little 11 . “My dear friends and judges,” he said loudly, “this is an unfair 12 ! I have been given the paper,” he continued, “to speak on the topic with just a few minutes’ preparation, 13 those who come after me have more time to 14 their speeches!” He then left the stage and went out of the hall.
I met him later by chance. “Who said life is 15 ?” I asked him with a smile, and I asked him to walk with me to my car. “Have you seen the figures(数字) they show when a new car is 16 into the market, saying how good it is?”
“Yes,” he nodded.
“But they put a 17 after all these figures. They say all the figures are in ideal road conditions!”
“Yes,” he said again.
“Can you show me some ideal road conditions?” I asked him, and he smiled. “The car that sells well is the one 18 will provide power and speed on the 19 roads. That car is the winner.”
We had got to the car. “Don’t look for ideal competition conditions,” I said. “ 20 the unfair and come out a winner!”
I looked back as I drove away and saw him smile and wave, and I knew he would do as I said.
11. A. unhappy B. afraid C. ungrateful D. tired
12. A. college B. competition C. topic D. judge
13. A. when B. so C. since D. while
14. A. wait for B. care about C. work on D. find out
15. A. easy B. fair C. sweet D. boring
16. A. produced B. imported C. advertised D. introduced
17. A. word B. guide C. line D. letter
18. A. that B. what C. who D. whatever
19. A. best B. worst C. busiest D. longest
20. A. Fight B. Balance C. Blame D. Change
三、阅读理解(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。
A
I have forgotten the name of the old lady, who was a customer(顾客) on my newspaper route when I was twelve. Yet she taught me a lesson that I shall never forget.
On a winter afternoon, a friend and I were throwing stones onto the roof of the old lady’s house near her garden. I found myself a perfectly smooth rock and threw it. The stone was too smooth, however, so it slipped(滑) from my hand as I let it go and headed straight for a small window on the lady’s door. At the sound of broken glass, we knew we were in trouble. We ran faster than any of our stones flew off her roof.
I was too scared about getting caught that first night to be concerned about the old lady with the broken window in winter. However, a few days later, when I was sure that I hadn’t been discovered, I started to feel guilty for her trouble. She still greeted me with a smile each day when I gave her the newspaper, but I was no longer able to act comfortably when seeing her.
I decided that I would save my paper delivery(送) money, and in three weeks I had the seven dollars that I thought would cover the cost of her window. I put the money in an envelope (信封) with a note saying that I was sorry for breaking her window and hoped that the seven dollars would cover the cost of repairing it.
The next day, I handed the old lady her paper. She thanked me for the paper and gave me a bag of biscuits she had made herself. I thanked her and ate the biscuits as I continued my route.
After several biscuits, I felt an envelope and pulled it out of the bag. When I opened the envelope, I was shocked. Inside were the seven dollars and a short note that said, “I’m proud of you.”
21. What do the underlined words “be concerned about” mean?
A. wait for B. worry about C. argue with D. look after
22. Of the following people, who has similar qualities to the writer that paid for the broken window?
A. Alice, who used to spend most of her pocket money on snacks, now saves money and donates it to help the elderly.
B. Tom, who used to be shy, kept practising speaking in front of his classmates and has become confident.
C. Ann, who was weak in maths, now often asks her friends for help and has made much progress.
D. Millie, who had stolen her aunt’s necklace, realized her mistake and returned it to her aunt.
23. What can we infer(推断)from the story?
A. The old lady was such a rich woman that she didn’t care about the money.
B. The old lady forgave the boy for what he had done and returned him the money.
C. The old lady was too proud to accept the money the boy paid for the broken window.
D. The old lady didn’t forgive the boy for what he had done though he said sorry to her.

B

Yes, according to a study of people who went to hospital emergency rooms(急诊室) with injuries(伤)from skating.
The most common accident
Young, beginning skaters who wear little or no protective gear(装备) lose balance or hit small stones and fall, landing on their hands which are pushed out.
Types(类型) of injuries

The result of a survey about skaters’ wearing protective gear

How to reduce your injuries
The skater without elbow pads is 10 times more likely to get hurt than a person who wears them. Wrist guards(护腕) provide the same amount of protection. Study found less powerful protection from wearing a helmet or knee pads.
24. According to the article, most injuries happen to skaters’ wrists probably because_______.
A. the wrist is the weakest body part
B. skaters wear improper protective gear
C. skaters don’t care about their wrist injuries
D. skaters often push out their hands when falling
25. Among the skaters who were studied, which of the following groups has the most people?
A. Those who wore helmets. B. Those who wore knee pads.
C. Those who wore wrist guards. D. Those who wore no protective gear.
26. To reduce most injuries, it is suggested that a skater should at least wear_______.
A. wrist guards and knee pads B. a helmet and knee pads
C. wrist guards and elbow pads D. a helmet and elbow pads

C
All the wisdom of the times, all the stories that have delighted mankind for centuries, are easily and cheaply available to all of us in books, but we must know how to make use of this treasure. The unluckiest people in the world are those who have never discovered how satisfying it is to read good books.
I’m very interested in people and finding out about them. Some of the most amazing people I’ve met could only be found in a writer’s imagination, then in his book, and then, again, in my imagination. I’ve found in books new friends and new worlds.
Reading is fun, not because the writer is telling you something, but because it makes your mind work. Your own imagination works along with the writer’s or even goes beyond his. Your experience, compared with his, brings you to the same or different conclusions, and your ideas develop as you understand his.
Every book stands by itself, like a one-family house, but books in a library are like houses in a city. Although they are separate(分开的), in some way they are connected with each other. The same ideas, or related(相关的) ones, appear in different places; the human problems that repeat themselves in life repeat themselves in books, but with different solutions(解决方法) according to different writings at different times. Books influence each other. They connect the past, the present and the future and have their own generations (age groups), like families. Wherever you start reading, you connect yourself with one of the families of ideas, and in the end, you not only find out about the world and the people in it, you find out about yourself, too.
Reading can only be fun if you expect it to be. If you concentrate on(专注于) books somebody tells you “ought” to read, you probably won’ t have fun. But if you put down a book you don’t like and try another till you find one that means something to you, and then relax with it, you will almost certainly have a good time — and if you become, as a result of reading, better, wiser, kinder, or more gentle, you won’t suffer during the process.
27. Which of the following ideas may the writer of this article agree with?
A. You will never meet amazing people in your life unless you read.
B. You think actively instead of getting facts passively when reading.
C. You will get much delight from any book that you are told to read.
D. You can relax yourself by reading because it involves little thinking.
28. What can we learn from Paragraph 4?
A. We can often find something connected with ourselves in books.
B. Different writings at different times share the same characteristics.
C. The same problems will appear in different books with similar solutions.
D. Reading books which are written for your generation is more helpful to you.
29. What’s the writer’s purpose of writing this article?
A. To advise us to enjoy ourselves by reading.
B. To encourage us to make full use of libraries.
C. To encourage us to find out solutions in books.
D. To advise us to discuss books with other people.

D
Saying no starts small
“All right then — just one more piece...” Words every girl has said when they are faced with the delicious cheesecake. Of course, many of us know we may eat the whole thing in the end.
It isn’t just girls. Most of us find it hard to say “no” to something attractive. However, scientists now say that willpower is very important to success and a happy life.
Scientists in different countries have been studying the effects of willpower on people’s lives for a long time. The results are similar, according to an article on February 7 in the Guardian, a famous British newspaper.
In one experiment, scientists told young children that they could either have a marshmallow (圆形软糖) now, or two marshmallows in 15 minutes. Waiting obviously needed more willpower. Scientists then continued studying the children as they grew up. They wanted to see if some children always had stronger willpower. They also wanted to see how having stronger willpower affected their lives.
Years later, scientists found that the children who had waited for two marshmallows were all healthier, happier and richer adults. Oppositely, the children who had shown weaker willpower at that young age were more likely to be in low-paid jobs, to be overweight, to have social problems.
But there is hope, Roy F Baumeister, an American social psychology(心理学) professor (教授) told the Guardian. Baumeister says we can train our willpower just like we train our muscles. Even a little practice can strengthen our overall self-control if we do it regularly.
You could start by making yourself stand up straight, speaking in complete sentences, or using a computer mouse with the other hand. Scientists have found that people who manage to change little habits often perform much better in laboratory willpower tests.
Like muscles, willpower can “get tired”. Don’t try to do too many things at the same time, or when you don’t have enough energy, for example when you are ill. If you already feel tired, you can try to recharge(恢复) your willpower with a good night’s sleep and by eating well.
30. The example of a girl eating cheesecake is used to
A. prove that girls have weak willpower
B. introduce the topic of willpower to the readers
C. show that cheesecake is especially attractive to girls
D. show the connection between willpower and success
31. What can we infer from the experiment?
A. The scientists had already known the results before the experiment.
B. It showed that willpower is the most important to success and a happy life.
C. The children who chose to wait were more likely to be successful in their lives.
D. The children who chose only one marshmallow at first had stronger willpower.
32. Which of the following is NOT mentioned about the training of willpower?
A. You should have a goal every day.
B. Good rest and proper diet can help.
C. Willpower needs to be exercised regularly.
D. Keep willpower from being used too much.
33. What is the article mainly about?
A. How willpower and muscles are similar and how they can be trained.
B. How willpower affects people’s lives and how it is similar to muscles.
C. How willpower is important to success and how we can make it stronger.
D. How willpower is connected with success and how they affect each other.
四、阅读表达(共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分)
阅读