1、精選優質文檔-傾情為你奉上精選優質文檔-傾情為你奉上專心-專注-專業專心-專注-專業精選優質文檔-傾情為你奉上專心-專注-專業一、單項填空（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. Time waits for no man. But some people wonimportancerealizetheof time _ it s gone.A. asB. sinceC. whenD. until Two tickets for Sunday, please! Sorry. There is _ left

2、.A. nothingB. noneC. someD. anything Your father has passed the driving test? Yes. _ my father _ my mother has.A. Not only; but alsoB. Neither; norC. Either; orD. Both; and Hurry up, Jeff! Let s cross the road as fast as possible. No, you _ . Don t you see the light is still red?A. couldn tB. wouldn

3、 tC. mustntD. needn t5. Lights are out. The concert is to begin. The fans hold their breath for Jay Chou_. sA. influenceB. guidanceC. experienceD. appearance Manager, all the machines _ just now! What? Call the engineer at once.A. broke downB. turned downC. broke outD. turned out7. As an American, T

4、om is a big fan of Chinese Kongfu. _, he is crazy about Beijing Opera.A. ThereforeB. HoweverC. MoreoverD. Otherwise Can you describe _? Yes. I was walking when a bike knocked me down from behind.A. why did the accident happenB. when did the accident happenC. how the accident happenedD. where the acc

5、ident happened9. I _ you here, but you didn t come. I m terribly sorry. I was so busy that I forgot.A. would expectB. was expectingC. am expectingD. have expected Are you going to try out for the host of the English party? _? It is such a good chance to improve my spoken English.A. What s upB. What

6、s wrong C. Why meD. Why not常 英第 1 頁（共8 頁）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。Mrs. Walker sat down at her desk and sighed ( 嘆息 ).“ OK. Tell me what happened.”“ Yesterday, ” Winston began,“ when I got home, I went straight to my room to do my homework. AfterI

7、 finished, I needed a(n)11. So I took out my bubble gum (泡泡糖 ) to12. Michael and I arehaving a competition to see who can blow the biggest bubble. ”“ That s right,” Michael said.“ We are. ”“ I kept adding gum and my bubble kept growing. Soon it 13 my whole face. ” “ What then? ” asked Mrs. Walker.“

8、Then it happened. The bubble became as big asa beach ball.” He14his arms to show how bigit was.A few kids made faces they didn15thim, but Winston ignored ( 不理睬 ) them and went on.“ Suddenly a strong wind took the bubble right out of my mouth! The bubble16over my deskand out of the window. As it sail

9、ed away, I noticed something yellow stuck to it. Like paper. Then I noticed my 17 was missing. ”“ So?” Mrs. Walker asked.“ I ran after the bubble into Mrs. Roosevelt s garden. I saw her cat ait.tackThe bubble broke. All Isaw then was the cat running away. Mrs. Roosevelt helped me search the18. But m

10、y homework wasnowhere to be seen.”Mrs. Walker shook her head.19 “, Winston, why didn t you just tell me that the homework wastoo20instead of making up that wildstory?”Just then, the office worker walked in with a letter.Winston opened the letter and took out the wrinkledhomework paper and a note tha

11、t said, “ ForWinston s teacher.”I am sure Winston21to hand this in. Hes a good boy. I have no idea how hishomework got stuck to my cat, but I m sure Winston can give22you. a(n)Mrs. RooseveltMrs. Walker looked up.“ It was all true!”“ Yes,madam.” Winston said quietly.11.A. awardB. restC. surpriseD. ch

12、oice12.A. practiceB. createC. exerciseD. enjoy13.A. cleanedB. hurtC. coveredD. hit14.A. roundedB. heldC. crossedD. waved15.A. hearB. noticeC. rememberD. believe16.A. floatedB. rodeC. climbedD. stayed17.A. bubbleB. bookC. homeworkD. gum18.A. roomB. catC. deskD. garden19.A. GenerallyB. HonestlyC. Fina

13、llyD. Exactly20.A. hardB. differentC. commonD. interesting21.A . refusedB. promisedC. managedD. wanted22.A. introductionB. explanationC. suggestionD. instruction常 英第 2 頁（共8 頁）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，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。ASummer is finally here for most of us. Sadly,

14、 summer is not so pleasant to people in a bit less luckyplaces, where air conditioning( 空調 ) is not easy to get for most of them.But as a saying goes, where there is a will,there is a way, especially for those who like doing ityourself (DIY). A young man from Bangladesh(孟加拉國 ) designed an air condit

15、ioning system called theEco Cooler, one that does not require power, and is made of the world s most common wasteplastic bottles.The Eco Cooler is super simple to build no special engineering skills are required. First, to fix it, a window should be taken away and replaced( 替代 ) by it. Second, a boa

16、rd should be cut into the size of a window. Some bottle-neck sized holes should then be cut onto the board. Then, the funnel-shaped( 漏斗狀) bottlenecks, cut from the plastic bottles, should be put into the holes. The next step is to fix the designonto the window frame( 框) with the wider side facing ou

17、twards. And this is it.The Eco Cooler then works by catching the winds and sending them inside the building. It can reduce the temperature of a room by as much as 5C a big difference when looking at comfortable 25C compared to uncomfortable 30 C. The idea of the inventor, Ashis Paul, was to show his

18、 great product to as many people as possible. For this purpose, he received help from some groups of volunteers. Together, they offered to help local people build and fix the units, as well as teach them how to make them themselves.Yes, the Eco Cooler is not a super high-tech air conditioning system

19、, but it is one that can make a bigdifference.23.When building the Eco Cooler, we should pay special attention to _.A. the shape of the windowB. the direction of bottlenecksC. the temperature of the outsideD. the weight of the board24.What can we learn from the passage?A. Ashis Paul is a clever inve

20、ntor and a successful businessman.B. An Eco Cooler can fix the room temperature to comfortable 25C.C. The new invention of Eco Cooler is friendly to the environment.D. Local people will replace their air conditioner with an Eco Cooler.What s the best title of this passage?DIY air conditioning made f

21、rom plastic bottlesEco Cooler a super high-tech air conditionerWhy do we need an Eco Cooler in summer?A strong-willed inventor and his DIY dream常 英第 3 頁（共8 頁）BHow to investigatePlanningDecide on a scientific problem to investigateFor example, a student named Mary has decided to research into how qui

22、ckly sugar dissolves( 溶解 ) in water.Write down yourhypothesisYou may already have an idea of what you expect to happen in your investigation.This idea is called your hypothesis. It may not be right! It is just an idea, though itmay be based on work in science which you have done before. The aim of y

23、our investigation is to test your idea.Decide what variables( 變量 ) you are dealing withThings like temperature, size, weight, and colour are called variables. Variables are things you can measure( 測量 ).In your investigation, you have to decide what the variables are, which ones you will keep fixed,

24、and which you will change.You need to change just one variable at a time. If lots of variables change at once, it won t be a good test.Decide what equipment you need, and in what order you will do things Prepare tables for your resultsGetting your evidence( 數據 )Make your measurements, and record you

25、r resultsReaching conclusionsLook for patterns in your resultsPresent your conclusionsWhat links( 關聯 ) did you find between any of the variables? How would you explain these links?Checking your findingsCompare your conclusions and hypothesisDo your results support your idea?26. What does the underli

26、ned word“ hypothesis” most probably mean?A. reasonB. resultC. methodD. guessIn Mary s investigation, which of the following about the variables is true? A. She can only change one variable at a time.B. Some of the variables can t be measured.C. Her weight and age can be the variables.D. The temperat

27、ure of water cannot be a variable.28. What is the passage mainly about?A. How to do a scientific research.B. How to explain a scientific finding.C. How to deal with a chemistry problem.D. How to understand some chemistry knowledge.常 英第 4 頁（共8 頁）CWe wake up very early to go to school, maybe even earl

28、ier to meet with a teacher, complete our extracurricular( 課程以外的 ) activities, come home to have a quick dinner, talk for eight minutes with our parents and do homework until we fall asleep. But then we remember. We have to look at the AmericanCollege Test (ACT) exercises one more time. Half asleep,

29、we run downstairs to get the ACT book, and start studying. After this we finally get to turn off the lights and drift away to sleep. And then six hours later, we do it all over again.In my health class, my teacher told us that teenagers need at least eight to nine hours of sleep eachnight. The sad t

30、ruth is, with so much to do every day, high school students cannot keep to this sleepschedule(安排 ).Let me ask you all a question: Doesn t it seem more人道humane(的)togive a teenager perhaps twohours of homework each night? This would allow us to have the eight to nine hours of much needed sleep.Or does

31、 it seem better to pile students with five hours of work a night? It leaves us very little time to relax,therefore reducing the time that we can sleep.In my opinion, the present structure( 結構 ) of the junior year of high schooldoesn t work well. Junioryear of high school is a time for growth. By thi

32、s time many students have the ability to think creatively, andsolve challenging problems. Homework is important for a student s growth. But do we really need to specountless hours a night doing it? Too much homework can only lead to too little sleep and too low an ability.I do think it is time to ch

33、ange the structure, so that we sleep at home, and learn at school.In the first paragraph the writer gives _.a picture of the present daily life of high school studentsan example of an ideal daily life of high school studentsa reason for high school students to live a busy daily school lifea suggesti

34、on of what high school students should do to pass ACTFrom the last paragraph we know that the writer thinks _.junior year of high school is the most important growth periodB. challenging problems are needed for a teenager s growthC. the ability to think has nothing to do with homeworkD. the present

35、structure leads to students often sleeping in class31. Why does the writer write this article?A. To prove the role of enough sleep inteenagers growth.B. To complain about the problems in the system of the ACT.C. To ask for a change for less homework and more sleep.D. To discuss the relationship betw

36、een sleep and homework.常 英第 5 頁（共8 頁）DAfter a while attention to Tom ended, and the usual school murmur( 嗡嗡讀書聲 ) rose upon the boring air once more. Now the boy began to steal secret glances( 偷看 ) at the girl. She noticed it, made a face at him and gave him the back of her head for the space of a mi

37、nute. When she slowly faced around again, an apple lay before her. She pushed it away. Tom gently put it back. She pushed it away again, but with less animosity( 敵意 ). Tom patiently returned it to its place. Then she let it remain. Tom wrote on his paper, “ Please take itI got more. ” The girl glanc

38、ed at the words, but made no sign.Now the boy began to draw something on the paper, hiding his work with his left hand. For a timethe girl refused to notice; but her human curiosity( 好奇心 ) soon began to show itself by hardly noticeable( 明 顯 的 ) signs. The boy worked on, seemingly not aware. The girl

39、 made some non-committal( 含糊的 ) efforts to see, but the boy did not display that he was aware of it. At last she couldn t bear it and whispered:“ Let me see it.”Tom partly uncovered the picture of a house with some smoke rising from the chimney(煙囪 ). Thenthe girl interest began to fasten itself upon

40、 the work and she forgot everything else. When it was finished, she gazed a moment, then whispered:“ Its nicedrawa man.”The artist created a man in the front yard; she was satisfied, and whispered:“ Its a beautiful mannow draw me in it.”Tom drew an hour-glass( 沙漏 ) as the body, a full moon as her he

41、ad and some arms added to it. Thegirl said:“ Its ever so niceI wish Icould draw. No one has ever taught me that. ”“ Its easy,” whispered Tom,“ Ill learn you.”“ Oh, will you? When?”“ At noon. Do you go home to dinner?”“ Ill stay if you will.”“ Good that s a deal. Whats your name?”32. What probably ha

42、ppened in the classroom before this passage?A. The girl introduced herself to the boy.B. Something noticeable happened to the boy.C. They had a lesson on how to draw.D. The boy drew an apple for the girl.33. What most probably happened to the apple finally?A. Eaten by the boy because the girl didn t

43、 accept it.B. Eaten by the boy because it was the last one he had got.C. Eaten by the girl because they finally became friends.D. Eaten by the girl because the boy was drawing all the time.34.What can we learn from the 2 nd paragraph?A. The boy didn t wantgirltheto show interest in his drawing.B. Th

44、e girl didn t want toshow interest in the boy s drawing noticeably.C. The boy didn t notice the girl trying several times to see his drawing.D. The girl didn t want the dboytheto drawing in class any more.35.What in this passage made Tom succeed in making friends with the girl?A. Using her curiosity

45、.B. Showing off his drawing ability.C. Teaching her how to draw.D. Inviting her to dinner.常 英第 6 頁（共8 頁）四、閱讀表達（共5 小題；每小題1 分，滿分5 分）閱讀下面短文，并根據所讀內容在文章后表格中的空格里填入一個最恰當的單詞。注意：請將答案寫在答題卡上相應題號的橫線上。每個空格里只填一個單詞。When a thought has found wordsPoetry (詩歌 ) is the forgotten child of literature. Few people read it

46、for pleasure. In Western highschools, poetry is seldom taught because it is considered to be out of date and have little to do with the life of today s students.In China, however, poetry is still an important part of the curriculum ( 課程 ). Recently, the Ministry of Education has increased the number

47、 of ancient Chinese poems for students to memorize and recite, from 14 to 72. Why is it important to learn poems?First of all, poetry is a necessary part of learning traditional Chinese culture. It is a path to understanding your history and your society. It is also the key to understanding the thou

48、ghts and feelings that are common to everyone but that we may be unable to express the joy of Li Bai dancing with themoon, for example. Everyone has feelings of joy, love, loneliness, sadness and even anger, and a good poem can put those feelings into words and bring us self-understanding.Poems can

49、also express beauty. In a few short lines, even something commoncan become beautiful.Here is a poem called “Fog”by Carl Sandberg: The fog comes / on silent haunches ( 弓腰 ) / and then moves on. Yes, fog does move smoothly, silently and like a cat, and Sandberg catches that feeling and image (形象 ), an

50、d makes it beautiful.Of course, to really enjoy poetry, it has to be read aloud. After all, a poem is really just a song withoutmusic. Most ancient poetry, likeHomers Epics（荷馬史詩）and ChinaBooks of Songs，was spoken forhundreds of years before it was written.The American poet Robert Frost said, “ Poetr

51、yis when an emotion has found its thought and thethought has found words.” You are lucky that you now have seventy-twopoems to learn!Title: When a thought has found wordsPassage outlineDetailed informationIn the WestChina s recent action(37)forlearning poetryMostpeople thinkpoetryis (36)fromthe life

52、of today sstudents.Students must memorize and recite more ancient Chinese poems.Learning poems helps you (38)history and society.Poems help express your personal thoughts and feelings.Poems can express beauty of (39)things with very fewlines.A tip on enjoying(40)aloud is the best way to enjoy poetry

53、.In fact, manypoetryancient poems were spoken before they were written.ConclusionChinese students should feel lucky to have 72 poems to learn!常 英第 7 頁（共8 頁）五、詞匯（共8 小題；每小題1 分，滿分 8 分）A ） 根據句子意思，用括號中所給詞的正確形式填空，每空填一詞。41. Is this your umbrella? No, it s another(visit).42. How much should I pay? 18 yuan i

54、n all,(include) the pen you picked out just now.43.Time is limited. You d better make a(decide) right now.44.Nothing is(possible). It means everything can happen if you make efforts.根據句意及漢語提示，寫出各單詞的正確形式，每空填一詞。45. How much time do you need to carry on with the project? Another(四) days.46.Do you know

55、what the exact(人口 ) of China is?47.Finally, we managed to hand out all the 1000 posters(憑借 ) othershelp.48.Miss Gao can always come up with(幽默的 ) ideas to make her classes lively.六、用括號內所給動詞的正確形式填空（共5 小題；每小題1 分，滿分 5 分）49. Why do you buy so many flowers, Justin?(celebrate) my mother s birthday.50. Bad

56、 luck! My watchdoesn t work well. Take it easy. It just needs(repair).51. Why are you still waiting here? Doctor Yu promised to attend the party, but he(not appear).Zhu Ting, one of the best volleyball players of China, says she will return whenever she(need). Do you want to go to the talk on recycl

57、ing? Great! I(look) for some information for my article on the topic.七、根據所給中文完成句子（共6 小題；每小題1.5 分，滿分9 分）聽到這個結果，朱莉激動得說不出話來了。Julie wasthe result.真是令人驚訝 , 他將放棄執導這部電影。Itthis film.我們應當習慣公交出行。We shouldby public transport.結婚以來，他們已經去過很多名勝古跡了。Theymany places of interest.你多久參加一次社會活動？?59. 那位老師給的建議是多么有價值啊！!常 英第

58、8 頁（共8 頁）八、書面表達（共1 題；滿分 15 分）暑假將至，學校呼吁每天花三小時自主讀書。但是，同學們對于主要讀什么產生了分歧。請根據下表提示，寫一篇英文短文，向學校報刊投稿。觀點一讀長篇讀物， 如文學作品、 科學書籍， 因為能培養閱讀習慣。觀點二讀實用短文， 如社會新聞、 生活知識， 因為能更多了解世界。你的選擇長篇讀物還是實用短文 ?你的理由 (至少兩點 )注意：必須包括表中所有提示內容 , 并作適當發揮；文中不得出現你的真實姓名和學校名稱；表達清楚 , 語句通順 , 意思連貫 , 書寫規范；詞數不少于 100。文章的開頭已為你寫好 , 不計入總詞數。參考詞匯：長篇讀物full-l

59、ength readingn. /u/ ；文學作品works of literaturen. (pl.)Our school asks us to spend three hours on self-reading every day in the summer vocation. However, opinions are divided on what to read.答案寫在答題紙上常 英第 9 頁（共8 頁）常州市二一八年初中學業水平考試英語試題參考答案及評分標準一、單項選擇（共10 小題；每小題1 分，滿分10 分）1-5DBACD6-10ACCBD二、完形填空（共12 小題；每小題

60、1 分，滿分12 分）11-15 BACAD16-20 ACDBA21-22 DB三、閱讀理解（共13 小題；每小題 2 分，滿分26 分）23-25 BCA26-28 DAA29-31 ADC32-35 BCBA四、閱讀表達（共5 小題；每小題1 分，滿分5 分）36. far/distant37. Reasons38. understand39. common40. Reading五、單詞拼寫（共8 小題；每小題1 分，滿分8 分）41. visitors42. including43. decision44. impossible45. four46. population47. wit