2013年江蘇省常州市中考英語試題及答案一，單項選擇（1’×10）1，HaveyougotanybooksonEnglishgrammar?Iwanttoborrow______.Yes,hereyouare.ButyoumustreturnitbyFriday.AoneBitCsomeDthat2,Iwillbuyyouanewbikeifyoulearnhowtoswimthissummer.Isthata______?I’msureI’llgetthebike.AchanceBpromiseCtrickDtreat3,Hespeaks______English______French.Instead,hespeaksGerman.Aeither;orBnotonly;butalsoCboth;andDneither;nor4,ShallItakemyswimmingsuit?No,you______.Wewilljustgohikingonthemountain.Amustn’tBcouldn’tCneedn’tDcan’t5,Heoffered______valuableadvicethat______peopledisagreed.Asuch;afewBsuch;fewCso;afewDso;few6,Thislisteningmaterial,togetherwithitsCD-ROMS,______well.AsellsBsellCissoldDaresold7,Whyareyouworried?I’mexpectingacallfrommydaughter.She______NewYorkforthreeyears.AhasgonetoBhasbeentoChasbeeninDhascomein8,ManysocialworkerswenttoYa’anto______cleanwaterandfoodtolocalpeopletoreducetheirpainfromtheearthquake.AputoutBcomeoutCworkoutDgiveout9,Howsoonwillyoustartyourjourney?I’mnotsure.Ihaven’tdecided______.AwhenshallIaskthebossforleaveBwhereIwillgotospendtheholidayCwetherIwouldgobytrainorbyplaneDwhocouldinvitemetogo10,HowdidyoufindthetriptotheWestLake?________.ATheguidetookusthere.BFirstbytrainandthenbybus.CVeryfantasticindeed.DItwasnotfarfromourhotel.二，完形填空（1’×12）“Youknow,Ann,”myfriendNicksaid,“LisaandAnitawerejusttalkingaboutyou.”Iimmediatelygot11.“TheysaidthatyoujointheStudentsUnionjustbecausetheteacherlikesyou,notbecauseyouareexcellent.”I12tokeepmyselffromcrying,gettingdowntomyknees.AfterNicktoldmeeverythingmysupposedbestfriendssaidaboutme,IfeltIwas13.LisaandAnitacamein,actingasif(好像)14hadhappened.LisawasstillmydeskmateandAnitawasstillmypartnerforourhistoryproject.Iwas15thattheywereabletopretendwehadtheperfectfriendship.16they’dsaidsuchhurtfulthings.IfeltlikeIdidn’thaveafriendintheworld,allbecauseofrumor(謠言).Thetonguecanbeourworst17.Rumorsdoharmtofriendship.Theyarelikesharpknives,breakingone’sdignity(尊嚴)intopieces.Whenwesay18thingsabutothers,we’rehurtingtheirhearts.SohowwasItoactnext?Ithoughtof19themback.Butinstead,ItoldthemdirectlytheyhadhurtHaveyouevernoticedthatyourfingertipsarewinkedwhenyou’vejustfinishedswimmingorwashingdishes?Itseemsasifyourhandshaveaged30yearsiasecond.Butisthisanaccident?Orisitsomethingthatnaturehasbuiltintoourbodies?Ifyourfinger’swrinklinguphadnouseatall,“itwouldn’tneedto.”ProfessorTomSmuldersfromNewcastleUniversity,UK,toldBBCNews.Bystudyingwetfingersclosely,Smuldersandhispartnersfoundthatthewrinkleslookedabitlikethepatternsonthecartireorothebottomoftherunningshoes.Sotheymadeaguessthatwrinklesonfingersmightbeabletohelpthehandholdthingsmoretightly.Totestthis,researchersasked20peopletopickupmarblesfromwaterwiththeirhands.Butbeforetheystarted,someofthepeoplehadtokeeptheirhandsinwaterforhalfanhour.Theresearchersfoundthatthepeoplewithwrinkledfingerscompletedthetaskthetaskfasterthanthosewithdryhands.Butwhentheywereaskedtomovedrymarbles,allthepeopleperformedequallywell,nomattertheyhadthewrinkledfingersornot.Ourancestorsmightnothaveplayedwithmarbles,butwrinkledfingerscouldhavemadeiteasierforthemtoclimbaroundinthewetforestsandcatchfishfromrivers,researcherssay.Similarly,ourtoesalsogetwrinkledinwater.Thismayhavedevelopedfromourancestor’sneedtorunonwetground.Butthequestionis,ifwrinkledfingersaresohelpful,whydon’tourhandsjuststaythatwayallthetime?Researchersexplainedthatwrinklinghasitsdisadvantage:wetfingertipsarefarlesssensitivethansmoothones,reducingoursenseoftouch.26,Whatdoestheunderlinedworld“this”inthethirdparagraphreferto?A.Wetherfingershavewrinklesaftertheyareputinwater.B.Wetherwrinkledfingerscanholdthingsmoretightly.C.Whykeepingthingsinwatermakesthemwrinkled.D.Whywrinkleshelphandsholdthingsmoretightly.27,Thetestshowsthat________.A.winkledhandsholddrythingsmoretightlythandryhandsdo.B.dryhandsholddrythingsmoretightlythanwrinkledhandsdo.C.winkledhandsholdwetthingsmoretightlythandryhandsdo.D.dryhandsholdwetthingsmoretightlythanwrinkledhandsdo.Whatmightbethedisadvantageofwrinkledfingers?A.Theyaretoosensitivetobetouched.B.Theymightbemorelikelytogethurt.C.Theycannotholdthingstightlyenough.D.Theyarenotsosensitiveasdryfingers.COneofsweetestmemoriesasachildisofgoingdowntotheriverandsittingcomfortablyonthebank.ThereIwouldenjoythepeaceandquiet,watchthewaterrushdownstreamandlistentosongsofbirds.Iwouldalsowatchthebambootreesbendunderthepressurefromthewindandwatchthemreturngracefullytotheiroriginalstateafterthewindhaddieddown.WhenIthinkaboutthebambootree’sabilitytobendandmoveback,theword“resilience”comestomymind.Whenitisusedforaperson,thiswordmeanstheabilitytoreadilyrecover(恢復)fromshock,sadnessoranyothersuffering.Haveyoueverfeltlikeyouweregoingtosnap?Haveyoueverfeltlikeyouwereatyourbreakingpoint?Thankfully,youhavesurvivedtotalkaboutit.Lifeisamixture(混合)ofgoodtimesandbadtimes,happymomentsandunhappymoments.Thenexttimeyouareexperiencingoneofthosebadtimesorunhappymomentsthattakeyouclosetoyourbreakingpoint,bend,butdon’tbreak.Tryyourbestnottoletthesituationgetthebestofyou.Anamountofhopewilltakeyouthroughtheunpleasantsuffering.Withhopeforabettertomorroworabettersituation,thingsmaynotbeasbadastheyseem.Theunpleasantsufferingmaybeeasiertodealwithiftheendresultisworthhaving.Ifthingsgettoughandyouareatyourbreakingpoint,showresilience.Likethebambootrees,bend,butdon’tbreak!29.Whatdoestheword“snap”inthesecondparagraphmostprobablymean?A.breakB.changeC.winD.Complain30.Whatcanhelppeoplegetthroughsufferingsaccordingtothewriter?A.Holdingpeaceandquietinmind.B.Waitinguntilsufferingsdisappear.C.Experiencingmorebadtimes.D.Hopingforabettertomorrow.31.Whatwouldbethebesttitleofthispassage?A.MemoriesofBambooB.BeLikeBambooC.EnjoyingBambooD.CharacteristicsofBambooDManyofusfeeluneasywhensomeonestandstooclosetous,talkstoustooloudlyormakeseyecontact(接觸)withusfortoolong.Buthaveyoueverwonderedwhythosethingsmakeyouuncomfortable?It’sallaboutpersonalpeace,whichmeansnotonlyanimaginaryspacearoundthebody,butalsothespacearoundallthesenses.Peoplefeelthattheirspaceisbeingviolated(侵犯)whentheymeetwithanunwelcomesound,smellorlook.Thisisprobablywhyamanonacrowdedbusshoutingintohismobilephoneorawomannexttoyouputtingonstrongperfume(香水)makesyoufeelangry.Whetherpeoplehavehadastrongerwishtoprotecttheirpersonalspaceinrecenttimesishardtosay.Yetstudiesofairlinesshowthatpeoplehaveastrongdesire(渴望)tohavespacetothemselves.InasurveybyTripAdvisor,atravelwebsite,peoplesaidthatiftheyhadtopaymoreforsomeextraservice,theywouldratherhavelargerseatsthanextrafood.Althoughpeoplemayneedtheirpersonalspace,somehardlyrealizeit.Forexample,peopleonabuswhoholdnewspapersinfrontoftheirfacestoreadinfactkeepadistancefromstrangers.Goandwatchalibrarytable.Youwillnoticethatoneofthecornerseatswillusuallybetakenfirst,becausetheyarethefarthestway.Whatifsomeonesitsoppositetoyou?Maybeyouwillpileupbooksasiftomakeawall.Preference(偏好)forpersonalspacearedifferentfromculturetoculture.ScientistshavefoundthatAmericansgenerallyprefermorepersonalspacethanpeoplefromothercultures.InLatin(拉丁人的)cultures,however,peoplearemorecomfortablestandingclosetoeachother.32.Thewritermainly_________inthisarticle.A.tellsushowtoachievepersonalspaceB.explainswhypeopleneedpersonalspaceC.introducessomeknowledgeaboutpersonalspaceD.arguesfortheimportanceofkeepingpersonalspace33.Whomightfeelhispersonalspaceissafeaccordingtothepassage?A.Apersonwhohastositnexttoaladyputtingonstrongperfume.B.Apersonwhohasbeenwatchedbyastrangerforalongtime.C.Apersonwhohearsstrangenoiseswhenreadingathome.D.ALatinboywhoischattingwithafriendsittingclosetohim.34.WhatcanweknowfromthesurveybyTripAdvisor?A.Peopleneedasmallerpersonalspaceinrecenttimesthanbefore.B.Peoplehaveastrongdesireforpersonalspaceinrecenttimes.C.Therearenotenoughseatsontheplanetomeetpeople’sneeds.D.Foodserviceisbetterprovidedthanseatsontheplane.35.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.Thespacearoundthebodyismoreneededthanthataroundallthesenses.B.Ifyouholdnewspapersonthebus,yourpersonalspacewon’tbeviolated.C.Peopleusuallychoosethecornerseatsfirstinalibraryforpersonalspace.D.Differentculturessharethesamepreferencesforpersonalspace.四，閱讀表達（1’×5）閱讀下面短文，并根據短文內容在在文章后表格中的空格里填入一個最恰當的單詞。每空一詞。Howimportantismusic?Whentheyareaskedthisquestion,studentsandparentsusuallyanswerthatmusicisnice,butnotveryimportant.Itisoftenconsideredonlyasentertainment,butnotthefirstchoiceforeducation.Thisopinionisshortsighted.Infact,musiceducationisnecessaryandimportantforallstudents.Musictellsuswhoweare.Musicreflectsthecreators’thinkingandvalues,aswellasthesocialenvironmentitcamefrom.Forexample,justasMozartmusicrepresentsalifestyle,rockmusicrepresentsalifestyle,too.ThejazzinfluencethatGeorgeGershwinandothermusiciansintroducedintotheirmusicisobviouslyAmericanbecauseitcamefromAmericanmusicaltraditions.Musicprovidesakindofabilitytoknowtheworldinadifferentway.Scienceexplainshowthesunrisesandsets.Musicexplorestheemotivemeanings.Weneedeverypossiblewaytodiscoverandresponsetoourworldbecausenoonewaycangetitall.Musicisaformofthought,aspowerfulasscience.Itisawaywehumanbeings“talk”toeachother.Throughthelanguageweexpressesourfeelings,ourdiscoveries,ourideas,ourimaginationandourhopessothattheycanbesharedwithothers.Whenwedonotletourchildrenreceivegoodmusiceducation,wetakeawayfromthemthemeaningsthatmusicexpresses.Sciencedoesnottelluswhatitmeanstobehuman.Musicdoes.Somusiceducationismuchmorenecessarythanpeoplegenerallyrealize.Title:Musiceducationisof36PassageoutlineDetailedinformationIntroductionShortsightedopinion:Musicisonlyawayofentertainment,notthetopchoiceforeducation.Truth:Musiceducationisnecessaryandimportantforallstudents.MainBodyAwaytotellwhoweare:Musicnotonlyreflectsthesocialenvironmentitcamefrombutalsoexpressespeople’sthinkingand__37____Awaytoknowtheworld:Wecan’tdiscoverandrespondtoourworldinjustoneway.Scienceexplainshownature38.Musicexplorestheemotivemeaningsofnature.Awaytocommunicatewithothers:Weusemusicto39ourfeelings,ourdiscoveries,ourideas,ourimaginationandourhopeswithothers.Music,40fromscience,tellsuswhatitmeanstobehuman.ConclusionMusiceducationisnecessary.五，詞匯（1’×8）根據句子意思，用括號中所給詞的正確形式填空，每空一詞41.Johnsonhasthe____(little)breadofusfour.42.Itis____(possible)forhumanstoliveonMarsatpresent.43.Helooked____(angry)attheyoungmananddidn’tsayaword.44.Theaudiencecanenjoyyoung____(direct)filmsfromdifferentcountries.根據句意及漢語提示，寫出各單詞的正確形式，每空一詞45.Steven’sexamresultsputhim____(在.........中)thetopstudentsoftheclass.46.Excuseme,howfaristhemuseum?Only____(三)stopsaway.47.Whentheboyrushedacrossthefinishingline,hismothercheeredwithan____(興奮的)lookonherface.48.Themorechildrenare____(鼓勵),themoreprogresstheywillmake.六，用括號內所給動詞的正確形式填空（1’×5）49.Isn’titstrangethatthecatisusedto________(lie)besidethedogpeacefully?50.Ibelievethatanimportantmomentlikethisshould________(notforget).51.Turnofftheradio,dear.Babyissleeping.Thereisnoneed.He________(wake)up.Whatishebusydoing?Doingtheexperiment________(complete)thescienceproject.Theprojecttheyhaddevoteduptotwoyearsto________(choose)asthebestoneattheconference.七，根據所給中文完成句子（1.5’×6）我們正在猜想這首歌曲會讓他想到什么。Weareguessing_______________________________.這個男孩年齡大到可以獨立上網查信息了嗎？_______________________________ontheInternet?這個作家直到獲了獎才出名。Thewriter_______________________________.多虧你的幫助，我的房間看起來整潔的多了。_______________________________,myroom_________________.他別無選擇，只能嚴格要求他的學生He_______________________________hisstudents.酒后駕車是多么危險啊！How_______________________________!八，書面表達（15’×1）你班上周舉行了關于是否縮短寒暑假并增加春秋假的討論，同學們各抒己見。請你根據下表中的討論記錄，結合你自己對此事的看法，用英語給校報寫一篇短文。贊成目前學期長而枯燥，學生無法充分休息春秋兩季風景優美，學生可以感受自然反對一年分成四個學期，影響學習效果作業可能因此變多，家中學習壓力你的觀點。。。。。（至少一點）注意：1.文中不得出現你的真實姓名和學校名稱2.結構