1、常州市二O 九年中考英語試題一、單項選擇（共W小題：每小題1分，滿分10分）從A、B、C、D四個選項中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項，并在答題卡上 將該項涂黑。1 廠 Wherl WOUleI you Iike to go SWimming With mez this Friday Or this SatUrday?-.1 am free OnIy this Sunday:A. NOneB. BOthC. EitherD. Neither2. - Can you give me SOme advice On how to be slimmer?-Eatmeat andCakeS.A. less

2、; IeSSB. fewer; fewer C. less; fewer D. fewer; IeSS3. Jirn is WatChing a football match WhiCh is ShOWrlTV ThOUgh he is notOrl theSCen巳 he Can StiII Cheer for his teamA. IiVeIyB. IiVeC. IMngD. alive4. -I keep the book for a week?-SOrryz m afraid youA. NeeCI; COUIdr,tB. Need; Can,tC. May; COUIdr,t D.

3、May; Carrt5. YdU must raise your hand if you have any questions in class.Z yourteacher won,tnotice you.A. OtherWiSeB. AnyhOWC. InSteaCl D. Morver6. He ChOSe to StUdy in a junior SChOOl near his home. ItIDbea WiSedecision.A. put outB. PUtOrlC. turned outD. turned Orl7.1 won,t StOP IOVingEnglishthe SU

4、n rises in the WeStA. ifB. althoughC. becauseD. UnleSS8. In the IibraryZ StUdentS are required to keepand moveA. quiet; quietB. quiet; quietly C. quietly; quiet D. quietly;quietly9. -COUId you tell methe music?-He USed traditional ChineSe music art and the SOUndS Of an anCient ChineSebeILA. how he m

5、adeB. how did he makeC. Why he madeD. Why Clid he make10. - HOW WOUICl you Iike your coffee? A. I Iike it Very much.B. With SOme milkz please.C. NO thanks.D. YeSZ it SmeIIS good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、D四個選項中，選出最佳選項。 并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。BaSketbaIl Can be fun, Or it Can be trouble. PeOPIe

6、 gather around a ball, buttheir reactions （反應(yīng)）Often go11 the ObjeCt It WaS a terribly hot SUmmer day Whenthe group Of US appeansd Orl the basketball COUrt SiIentIyZ We 12 UP and PIayedZas always. The SUn WaS a big " SqUeeZer （ 擠壓者）；as it not OnIy SqUeeZeCl Out Of USSVVeet （汗水）and 13 , but also

7、OUr IJnhappy feelings. BOdy COntaCt became more and more Oftenz and We COUICl all 14 the attacks Of elbows （肘部） After anotherround Of game, One Of the PIayerS and I fell to the ground at the Same time. FrOm his burning eyeballs. I COUICl See a 15WaS almost Unavoidable.It SUddenly Came to me that my

8、tins Of COIa Were Iying On the ground, about an inch away from me. "Buddy; hot down here. What about a 16 ?" I Saiel to him. 17_ I rolled （滾動）One to him, IOOking at him in the eyes With my most SinCere facial expressiOrL ,I guess m quite fine. LUCky no 18 bones Or well end UP in the hospit

9、al!, I SaieLOther PIayerS WatChing nearby all laughed. I COUIcl CIearIy See SOme movement Orl his face. My 19 CIiCl work! He PiCked the COIa UPZ tried to OPerl it, and WaIkeCl OVer AS he PaSSeCl by my Sidef he 20 his Ieft hand, and SmiIeCl at me. I SmiIeCl back, tk his hand, and gave him a Iight Sha

10、ke.A gentle Wind CaUght me On the face as I returned to the basketball COUrt The SUn COntinUed to provide 21 for us. What COUlcl be better than a group Of SChOOl StUdentS 22 basketball SkiIIS Orl a Warmz SUnnyafternOOn?11. A. towards12. A. teamed13. A. time14. A. accept15. A. matchB. aboutB. CheerTe

11、ClB. energyB. affordB. fightC. beyondC. ckedC. healthC. SmellC. touchD. forD. CaUghtD. PrideD. feelD. risk16. A. gameB. talkC. drinkD. ball17. A. AngriIyB. EqUaIIyC. GUiItiIyD. CarefUIIy18. A. IaZyB. hiddenC. medicalD. broken19. humorB. ChanceC. adviceD. trust20. A. Iked atB. thought ofC. PUtaWayD.

12、held OUt21. A. WOrryB. WarmthC. StreSSD. PeaCe22. A. prc>tectingB. encouragingC. exchangingD. COmParing三、閱讀理解（共13小題；每小題2分.滿分26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。AisitsThe DeaCl SeaAt 430 meters below Sea level, the DeadEarth's IOWeSt POint onlanCLlt is POPUIar forWOnderftl buoyancy（浮力） The

13、 high SaltCOntenthmOne than 34 Percent - makes SWimming more Iike floati ng.NOW the DeaCl Sea is actually dying. PfeOPIe are USing Water from the JOrdan Rivet;WhiCh takes Water away from the Dead Sea. SinCe 1930, its SUrf area has reduced by almost 40 PercentVen ice, ItaIyWith WaterWayS instead Of s

14、treets. ThiS "Floating City" has attracted ViSitOrS for centuries. BUt no ViSit to VeniCe is COmPIete WithOUt a ride Orl One Of its famous gondolas, human PoWerIed Watertaxis. WterCreates Venice. BUtWaterWiIl also kill tecity.BUilt On SOft earth, VeniCe has SIOWIy been Sinking （下沉）for Cent

15、UrieS Nov½ With rising Sea IeVeIS CaUSed by human activities, it's Sinking faster ACCOrding to US-based magazine ArChitectUral DigeStZ the City may CliSaPPear in the next 100 years. Better bk your gondola S8!Great Barrier Reef, AUStraliaOf the world's CIiVerS （水 fish makeCOVeri ng more

16、than 2z300 kilometers Australia's northeast COaSty Great Barrier Reef is IargeSt reef ecosystem, and an ideal PIaCe for SCUba 肺潛水者）.Thousands OfCOIOrfUl COral （珊瑚）andhomes in the blue Sea Water It's Iike a big UnderWater party!SaelIyz the Party ITlight be OVer sn. The reef is dying. HUman ac

17、tivities are Changing the weather Wrming OCeanz Water kills the COraIZ and this CaUSeS problems UP the food Chain. The NeW YOrk TimeSnepOrted that Iarge PartS are already dead, and the reef SyStem might be gone by 203023. What Can be the best title Of the passage?A. DiSaPPealing Watery WOnderSB. Ama

18、Zing Man-made WOnderS on the SeaC. LOSt Watery WOnderS On the SeaD. LaSt Watery WOnderS in the WOrlel24. WhiCh Of the following is the Shared CaUSe Of the ProbIemS all the three PIaCeS are facing?A. ter IOSSB. Sea POIIUtion.C. Warming seas.D. HUman activities.25. If IbrYl WantS to ViSit all the foll

19、owing PIaCeS before they are gone, and he Can Only afford Onein the next 15 years, Where must he go?A. The Deacl SeaB. Venice. C. Italy.D. Great Barrier ReefBThere is good news for StUdentS Of VOCatiOnal （職業(yè)的）COIIegeS in China: the government has announced plans to develop modem VOCationaledUeatiOrL

20、 Premier Li Kegiang Said the government ShOUId SPeeCl UPthe development Of rwdern VoCational education to meet the need for SkiIIed WOrkerS and techn 泊 ans （ 技術(shù)人員）in the job market High SChOOl graduates and WOrkerS With no SPeCial training are encouraged to StUCly in higher VOCatiOnal colleges. Li S

21、aid that the nIImber Of the new StUdentS in higher VOCatiOnal COIIegeS in China ShOUICl go UP by I million this year ThiS is the first time the Central government has a CIear plan.ThiS COmeS after the news Ofthe Iarge ShOrtfaIl （不足）in highly SkiIIecl technicians, although China has millions OfteChni

22、Cal workers. China is expected to face a ShOrtfaIl Of 3milliOn SkiIled WOrkerS WhO Can OPerate the newest machines by 2020. The ShOrtfall WiIl grow to 4.5 million by 2025. AISOZ VOCatiOnal education is UnSatiSfaCtory （不令人滿意的）z although there are many VoCatiOnal COIIegeS in China. In SOme VoCatiOnal

23、COllegeSZ the education methods and COUrSeS CarlnOt meet the need Of UPgnading （升級）,man UfactUri ng （制造業(yè)） AS Can be Seerl from the job market, SOme COmPanieS StiII Can,tfind highly SkiIIeCl technicians even With high PayTD deal With the PrObIe m. SOme VoCatiOnal COIIegeS have WOrkeCl With COmPanieS

24、to teach students. They have hired Skilleel technicians from COmPanieS as teachers. With the rising Of the SkiIIed workers' SOdal PoSition and pay it is believed the VoCatiOnal education SyStem in China WiIl Start to PIay a bigger role in the development Of China.26. What's the main PUrPOSe

25、Of the development Of modem VOCatiOnal education in China?A. TD train more highly SkiIIed tech nicians for the job marketsB. Ib help VOCatiOnal COIIege graduates get higher Pay from their WOrkC. TD ask more PeOPIetoliVe Orl themselves With technical skills.D. TD encourage more COmPanies to UPgrade I

26、TIanUfaCtUring.27. What is One Of the problems Of ChineSe VoCatiOnal education according to theA. HigherVOCatiOnal COIIege teachers are not well Paid and valued.B. There are Only a SmaIl number of higher VOCatiOnal COIlegeS in China.C. The education methods and COUrSeS in VoCational COIIegeS are UnS

27、atiSfactOryD. SOme Of the VoCatiOnal COIIege teachers are SkiIIecl technicians from companies.28. The Writer believes China's future VOCational education isA. hopelulB. doubtfulC. UnSatiSfaCtOryDWorryingCNOWadaySZ it never SeemS We have enough time to realize all Ofthe reading goals （目標(biāo)）that We

28、Set for ourselves. LUCkilyZ We have mobile apps SUCh as Latte Read and GetAbStraCt to PrOVide abstracts （梗概）Of a text AbStraCtS are USefUl tools, especially for StUdentSZ but like having a friend describe the main COntent Of a StOry to you, you CarlnOt experience the joy and excitement Of reading th

29、e Original （原來的）text Of yourselfI recently finished reading a thick book Of W. SOmerSet Maugham's COIleCteCl ShOrt StOries. It took me arund ten years to get through. ThOmaS Manrfc CIiffiCUltThe MagiC MOUntain tk me about SiX months to read; A/n RanerS AtlaS ShnJgged made me Very bored most Of t

30、he time. Reading a book, Whether it is good Or bad, is a formative （ 建 設(shè)性的）experience. There are PIenty Of bks WhiCh I probably ShOUIdrit have taken the time to read. BUt the ChaIIenge Of IMng for a time in the thoughts and experiences Of a different history Or CharaCter makes even the WOrSt book a

31、VaIUabIe effort.Whenever I finish the IaSt Iine Ofabk and SIOWIy CIOSe it, I Iike to Sit there and think OVer its Iines With a mix Of nOStaIgia （懷舊 之情）and pride. I then take the bk in hand and find a PIaCe for it Orl my bookshelf Wherl I SteP back and IOOk at the bks On my Shelt it is asif I am IoOk

32、ing at the history Of the Clifferent IiVeS that I have IiVeCI.AbStraCtS are USefUl as a tool to an endz but reading the actual （ 真正的）bk is SOmething much richer: Reading like anything else in IifeZ is much more about the journey than it ever WaS the destination （目 的地）29. What does the Writer mainly

33、Want to say?A. Reading abstracts is a best ShOrt Way to ejoy literature.B. ReaCIing abstracts CannOtbring you the true feeling Of actual reading.C. ReaCIing Clifferent kinds Of bks brings you many advantages.D. ThejOUmey and the destination are equally important in OUr reading.30. What Can We know a

34、bout the Writer from the SeCOnel Paragraph?A. He PreferS thick and CIiffiCUIt bks to ShOrt StOrieS.B. A good bk is better WOrth reading than a bad one to him.C. He achieves a IOt from reading SOme ChaIIenging bks.D. He is IUCky enough never to have read a regrettable book.31.In the third ParagraPh t

35、he Writerhis main PointOfVieW （主要觀丿點）A. explains the meaning OfB. ProVideS further SUPPOrt forC. makes a COnCIUSiOn OfD. OfferS an OPpoSite example for,DWherl Major; the most respected PigZ SaW all the animals Were PreSentr he CIeared his throat a nd began:"Now, COmradeS （同志們）Z I dont think I S

36、haIl be With you for many months. BefOre I die, Iet me ask you a question. What is the nature Of this Iife Of ours? Let US face it: OUr IiVeS are miserable and ShOrt We are bom, We are given just SO much food as Will keep the breath in OUr bodies, and those Of US WhO are able to do it are forced to

37、WOrk to the IaSt"Why then do We COntinUe in this miserable? BeCaUSe nearly the WhOle Of the produce Of OUr hard WOrk is StoIen from beings. ThereZ COmradeSZ is the anSWer to all OUr PrObIems. It is SUmmed UP in a SingIe WOrTd- Man. Man is the OnIy real enemy we have. RemOVe （消滅）Man from the SCe

38、n巳 and the basic CaUSe Of hunger and OVerWOrk is ended for ever,"And now COmradeSZIWiIl Sing an Olcl SOng that Came into my CllIearn IaSt night to you. I am SUreZ it WaS a SOng SUng by the animals Of Iong ago and have been IOst to memory for marry years. It is CaIIed AnimaIS Of EngIanCrHiSVOiCe

39、WaS hoarse（沙啞的），but he sang WeIl enough to throw the animals into the WiIdeSt excitement AImOSt before MajOr had reached the end, they had begun Singing it for themselves.UnIUCkiIyZ the Singing WOke Mr JoneS the farm owner WhOjUmPed OUt Of bed, thinking that there WaS a fox in the yard. He took the

40、gun WhiCh always StooCl in a COmer Of his bedrmz and Iet fly 6 ShOtS （射擊）into the darkness. The PeIletS （子彈） flew into the wall Oftheyard and the meeting broke UP hurriedly. EVeryOneran to his OWn SIeePing place. The birds jumped OntO their trees, the an imals SettIed down in the Strav½ and the

41、 WhOIe farm WaS asleep in a moment32. Why did MajOr make the speech?A. TD encourage the animals to fight against Man.B. Ib teach the animals to Sing an OId SOngC. Tb Say goodbye to the animals before death.D. TD COmPIain about his PerSOnal miserable life.33. What does the UncIerIined WOrcl , miserab

42、le" jn the SeCOnCl ParagraPh most probably mean?A. COmmOnB. boringC. IonelyD Painful34. WhiCh Of the following is true according to the passage?A. The animals On the farm WerTe brave.B. Major,s SPeeCh WaS nearly SUCCeSSfULC. MajOr and Mr JOneS Were friendly to each otherD. Mr JOneS forced his a

43、nimals to WOrk from birth to death35. Why did Mr. JOneS fire his gun?A. TD break UP the animals' meeting'B. TD kill the fox he saw in the yard.C. TD make SUre his gun WaS in good COnCIitiOn.D. Ib PrOteet the animals he raised Orl his farm四、閱讀表達（共5小題；每小題1分，滿分5分）閱讀下面短文，并根據(jù)所讀內(nèi)容在文章后表格中的空格里填入一個最恰

44、當(dāng)?shù)?單詞。注意：請將答案寫在答題卡上相應(yīng)題號的橫線上。每個空格只填一個單詞。One CannOt CliSCUSS ChineSe music WithOUt mentioning the ChineSe SeVen-String Zither （七弦琴）Z also known as the guqinz One Of the four arts - along With go, CalligraPhy and Painting. It first appeared OVer 3, OOO ago and represents China's SOIO musical instru

45、ment tradition.At first, the gugin had OnIy five StringSZ represent!ng the five elements Of metal, WooClz water; fire and earth. Later in theZhou dynasty King Wn Of ZhOU added a SiXth String for his SOnZ King WU Of ZhOUZ added a SeVenth String to encourage his army to fight With the Shang.Ambience （

46、環(huán)境氣氛）WaS important in Playing the ChineSe zither USUaIIyZ it WaS PraetiSed in quiet Setting and never for PUbliC PerfOrmance.AnCient artists ejoyed PerfOrming by a Stream in the mountains. The SoUnel Ofthe quqin mixed With the echoes （回音）from the mountains, Until the musidan found himself at One Wit

47、h nature. PIaying it in SnOW WaS also a favorite PaStime for anCient artists, WhO believed the instrument WaSthe PUreSt Of its kind in the WOrlcI. Also, a night With mnlight WaS ConSidereCl ideal for PIaying the guqin. Wang Wei （701-761）Z a highly talented man Of the 1ng dynasty Iiked PIaying it in

48、a bamboo forest On nights With mnlight mostGUqin PieCeS are USUaIIy around three to eight minutes IOngZ With the IOngeSt being GUangling VerSeZ WhiCh is 22 minutes long. Other famous PieCeS inCIUde PIUrTl BIOSSOmS in Three MOVementSZ WiIcl GeeSe Laneling Orl the Sandbank and Eighteen SOngSOfa NOmad

49、FIUte.NOWadaySz there are fewer than One thousand well-trained gugin PIayerS and perhaps no more than fifty IMng masters. The Original number Of SeVeral thousand PieCeS has greatly reduced to OnIy a hundred WOrkS by today The guqin and its music WaS added to the list Ofthelntangible CUItUral Heritag

50、e Of HUmanity （人類非物質(zhì)文化遺產(chǎn)）in 2003.Title: The GUilin and ItS MUSiCMain PartSDetailed informationIntrOdUCti On to the guqin AS One Of the four arts, it has a(36)Of 3z OoOyears and represents China's SOIO musical instrument tradition.The StringS At first, there WerTe five StringSZ WhiCh represented

51、fiveelements. Later; kings in the ZhOU ClynaSty added(37)more StringS to them.Theambience In quiet SettingZ not for PUbIiC performance.1 By a StrIeam in the mountains. The(38) SoUnCl Ofthe guqinand itsechoes COUIel make musicians find themselves at)e With nature.2. In snow. It WaS believed to be the

52、 PUreSt instrument in the WOrICI.3. On a night With mnlight Wang Wei's(39)WaSto PIay the guqi n ina bamboo forest Orl a nightfull Of mnlightThe PreSent NOt many PIayerSZ masters and WOrkS-are alive n OWadays.The guqin and its music entered the IiSt the IntangibIeCUltUral Heritage Of HUmanity in

53、2003.五、詞匯(共8小題；每小題1分，滿分8分)A) 根據(jù)句子意思，用括號中所給詞的正確形式填空，每空填一詞。41 AS a good teache; She is never(Patient) With her students.42. FOr your OWn(Safe)Z PIeaSe do not walk about on the plane.43. DO you believe it is one Ofthe(Wind) PIaCeS on the earth?44. We hope to IiVe(PeaCe) With PeOPIe from Other COUntrieSB) 根據(jù)句意及漢語提示，寫出各單詞的正確形式，每空填一詞。45. (在期間)his Stayin Beijingz he made SOme foreign friends.46. He(誤 以為)MaryfOr hertwi n SiSter a nd that made them IaUgha lot47.1 COUIdrtfall asleep becau