江苏省常州市2021年中考英语试题(Word版)(DOC 8页).docx

1、 常州市二二一年初中学业水平考试英 语 试 题注意事项：1本试卷共8页，全卷满分为90分。考试时间为100分钟。考生须将答案书写在答题卡上，写在试卷上的一律无效。2答题前，考生务必将自己的姓名、考试证号填写在试卷上，并填写答题卡上的考生信息。考试结束后，请将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。1_ is better worth my respect than Yuan LongpingHe is the pride of ChinaASomebodyBAnybodyCNob

2、odyDEverybody2Dont _ your child with others because every child is a treasureAcompareBcomplainCcontactDconsider3Could you play the piano at the age of five?No, I _I started at sixAcantBshouldntCneedntDcouldnt4China grows a great deal of cotton, _ in the western areasAfinallyBhighlyCwarmlyDmostly5Lit

3、tle Simba went hunting aloneThe Lion King walked around, _ his safetyAwith the help ofBin fear ofCat the speed ofDon top of6My cousin is creative enough to _ the new challenging taskAtake onBtake outCput upDput in7My family will go on a trip to Beijing this summer, but we havent decided _Why not tak

4、e the high-speed railway?Awhen to leaveBhow to get thereCwhich hotel to chooseDhow long to stay there8Chinas Tianwen 1 Rover landed on Mars on May 15th, 2021Do you know _Awhat it was going to discoverBwhy was it sent thereCwhat it looks likeDhow many photos does it take there9Thanks a lot for taking

5、 care of my boy when I was away_Sleep is also importantADont burn the candle at both endsBActions speak louder than wordsCDont put all your eggs in one basketDMany hands make light work二、完形填空（共12小题；每小题1分，满分12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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。Simply avoid her Abby listened closely, as

6、 I continued, “If she says any more 11 things to you, Ill go to your teacherIll make sure you are never in a(n) 12 where you have to sit next to her again”At that time, Allyson, my then eight-year-old, came to 13 us and listened to every wordNeither of my daughters interrupted (打断) as I finished my

7、heartfelt speech, filled with 14 wisdomThen, as I was telling them what I thought right, Allysons real words of 15 came about“Mom,” she said, I was just thinkingMaybe Abby should be that girls 16 so that she can bear (容忍) herIn that way，she can let that girl see forgiveness (谅解) and kindness through

8、 herHmm，I became the 17 At that moment, I realized that although I was wearing the mothers hat, the hat certainly didnt make me 18 all the timeIn fact, I wanted to pull that hat over my face and hide myself so that they couldnt see my embarrassed (难为情的) look“Yes, thats a good point,” I commented (评论

9、), 19 a half smile at my girls“Abby，you deal with this situation the way you think is right” “OK,” she said, giving me a quick hug (拥抱) before walking out of the door and off to school“Bye，Mom!” Allyson called, following her big sister to go out of the door was left alone in my slippers (拖鞋)In those

10、 following 20 moments I was lost in thoughtI did feel 21 my two amazing daughters small in size but big in heartSometimes our children have great lessons to teach us 22 we are willing to listenThat lesson came more than ten years ago, and Ill never forget how much I have learned from my children11Au

11、nusualBunsureCunknownDunpleasant12AactionBsituationCtraditionDinstruction13AadmireBsurpriseCjoinDbelieve14AmotherlyBfriendlyClivelyDlonely15AcourageBangerCwisdomDhumor16ApupilBvictimCfriendDenemy17AstudentBpersonCguideDguest18AhappyBrightCluckyDkind19AforcingBpromisingCexploringDimagining20AstrangeB

12、difficultCtiringDquiet21Aworried aboutBproud ofCinterested inDready for22AunlessBalthoughCifDuntil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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AIn modern times, our clothes seem good enough to meet our needs both in color and styleHowever, are you impatient with washing y

13、our clothes so often? Are you tired of the same color? If your answer is Yes, lets meet the fashion in the futureSun-No-SpotTo clean this shirt, just stand in the sun! A special material on the surface receives UV light from the sunThis heats it up enough to make stains (污渍) missingYou stay cool, bu

14、t stains disappear! Some stains disappear in minutes others might take a dayNew Fabric SuitAre you sick of holes in your clothes? This new material repairs itself! If this cloth gets a hole, just rub (搓揉) the broken place quicklyHeat from the rubbing will cause the materials to connect with each oth

15、er again, repairing the holeHole? What hole?New Wiggle VigorThis cloth gets a charge (充电) from running aroundAs you move，the thin wires in the material turn your movement into powerThis can charge a computer, an ipad, a hair-dryer, and many other small things that need powerChameleon ClothTired of t

16、he same old look? How about clothes that change colors? This material is made with dyes (染料) that change colors when they get warmA small battery heats up thin metal threads (金属线) in the cloth, to change colors or forms23If your Sun-No-Spot shirt is dirty with stains, what can you do to clean it?AWa

17、rm it in the sunBRub it quicklyCConnect it to a computerDChange its color24If your mobile phone has no power, which one can help you?ASun-No-SpotBNew Fabric SuitCNew Wiggle VigorDChameleon Cloth25Which of the next pictures goes well with Chameleon Cloth?BIn the Spring and Autumn period (475-221 BC)

18、there lived a man called Ji ZhaHe was the fourth son of the king of the Kingdom of WuBecause of Ji Zhas sticking to righteousness (义) and wide learning, he was his fathers favorite, and the king wanted to make him his heir (继承人)However, Ji Zha refused because he thought the kings eldest son should b

19、e the one to receive the throneLater, Ji Zha served as an ambassador (外交大臣) of Wu to other kingdoms in ChinaOnce，on a mission to the Kingdom of Lu, Ji Zha passed through the Kingdom of XuThe king of Xu received him as a friend, and admired the valuable sword (剑) Ji Zha was wearingAlthough his host d

20、idnt mention it, Ji Zha could see he wanted to own it very muchHowever, as he still needed to go to Lu, Ji Zha didnt give the king of Xu his sword as a presentAfter finishing his mission to Lu, on his way back, Ji Zha once again passed through XuThis time he decided to give the sword to the king of

21、XuBut when he arrived, his friend had already passed awayJi Zha didnt expect it and felt very sadHe took off his sword and gave it to the dead man by hanging it on a tree near his tomb (坟墓)Ji Zhas attendants (随从) didnt understand his action, saying, “Sir，the king of Xu is already deadWhy do you stil

22、l give up your sword to him?”Ji Zha shook his head, “When I came to the Kingdom of Xu last time, I noticed that my friend admired my sword, and I decided that when I came back I would give it to himHowever, I never expected this turn of eventsBut how could I change my mind just because the man had d

23、ied? With these words, he left the place, low-spirited and heart-broken26What do we know about Ji Zha from the passage?AHe was born in 221 BCBHe didnt have the ability to be a kingCHe was a careful and generous manDHe lost his fight for the throne to his brother27Why did Ji Zha give up his sword to

24、the king of Xu although he had died?AHe was loyal to his countryBHe was loyal to righteousnessCHe was guilty of his friends deathDHe was guilty of not seeing his friend before his death28What is the best title of this story?AJi Zha and His FriendBJi Zha and His CountryCJi Zha Gives Up His ThroneDJi

25、Zha Gives Up His SwordCDurbeyfield sat down upon the grassy land by the roadside，putting his basket before himIn a few minutes，a youth from his village appeared in the distanceOn seeing him, Durbeyfield held up his hand，and the boy quickened his steps and came near“Boy，take up that basket! I want yo

26、u to do something for me”The skinny boy frowned (皱眉)，“who are you then，John Durbeyfield, to order me about and call me boy? You know my name as well as I know yours!”“Do you，do you? Thats the secret Thats the secret! Now obey my orders，and Fred，I dont mind telling you that the secret is that Im one

27、of a noble race (贵族) it has been just found out by me this present afternoon” And as he made the announcement，he luxuriously (奢侈地) lay himself upon the land among the flowersThe boy stood before Durbeyfield，and looked at him from head to foot“Sir，John D Urberville thats who I am,” continued Durbeyfi

28、eld“Do you know such a place as Greenhill?”“YesI have been there to Greenhill fair (集市)”“Well，under the church of that city there lie my ancestors (祖先) hundreds of them in coats of jewelleryThere is not a man here whos got greater and nobler ancestors than I”“Oh?”“Now take up that basket，and go on t

29、o the Pure Drop Inn，telling them to send a horse and carriage (马车) with a servant (仆人) here quickly，to carry me homeAnd when youve done that，go on to my house with the basket，and tell my wife to put away that washing，because she neednt finish it，and wait till I come home，as Ive news to tell her”As t

30、he boy stood in doubt，Durbeyfield put his hand into his pocket，and produced as hilling (a unit of money used in Britain until 1971)“Here is for your work，son”This made a difference“YesSir JohnThank you”The boy took up the basket，and set out at once29What did Durbeyfield ask Fred to do?AListen to a s

31、toryBFind out a secretCSend messages for himDDrive a horse and carriage for him30Which of the following about Durbeyfield is TRUE?AHe did believe he was a nobleBHe wanted to play a trick on FredCHe was the richest man in the cityDHe used to live in Greenhill31What made the boy willing to work for Du

32、rbeyfield?ADurbeyfields secretBDurbeyfields orderCHis visit to Greenhill fairDThe unit of money32What is most probably the relationship between Durbeyfield and Fred?AFather and sonBNeighborsCClose friendsDMaster and servantDThere are only 24 hours in a day，and usually about a third of that is spent

33、sleepingSo is it possible to make use of this time and learn a new skill or even a language? In other words，is sleep learning possible?Many studies have found that a basic form of learning，called conditioning，can happen during sleepIn a 2012 study published in the magazine Nature Neuroscience，for ex

34、ample，Israeli researchers found that people can learn to connect sounds with smells during sleepThe scientists played a tone (声音) to sleeping study participants (参与者) while putting some rotten (腐烂的) fish beside their bedsOnce awake，when hearing the tone，the people held their breath in anticipation (

35、预判) of a bad smellThis was a clear finding showing participants formed new memories during sleep, said Andrillon，a scientist in this fieldAlthough the new memory was implicit (暗示性的)，it could influence how people behave，researchers found in a 2014 study published in the Journal of Neuroscience In tha

36、t research，after spending a night in a room full of cigarette (香烟) smell mixed with rotten eggs or fish，smokers use fewer cigarettesAndrillon and his team members have found that learning in sleep can also go beyond simple conditioningIn their 2017 study published in Nature Communications，participan

37、ts were able to pick out sound features that they had heard during sleepLearning abilities in sleep may spread to learning of wordsIn a study published in Current Biology，researchers played pairs of made-up words and their supposed meanings，like “guga” means elephant，to sleep participantsAfter this，

38、when awake，the participants did better in picking the right translation of made-up words in a multi-choice testSo far，research suggests it may be possible to learn about the tone and pronunciation of a language or even the meaning of words while sleeping，although it is to a weaker level than what we

39、 do during the day without noticing33What is the main purpose of the text?ATo show that sleep learning is possibleBTo study how to make use of sleep learningCTo report some famous research findingsDTo prove sleep learning is implicit and weak34What does the phrase new memories in the third paragraph

40、 refer to (指的是)?AConnection between participants and scientistsBConnection between sounds and smellsCThe tones influence on the rotten fishDThe rotten eggs influence on cigarettes35What is the main idea of the last two paragraphs?ASleep can do good to learningBLanguage learning can happen in sleepCP

41、eople learn in sleep in a different languageDSleep learning is better than daytime learning四、阅读表达（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）阅读下面短文，并根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入一个最恰当的单词。After appearing as a special event at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games and the 2014Nanjing Youth Olympic Games，Wushu，widely known as Chinese Kungfu，will

42、 make its first appearance as an official (官方的) sport at the 4th Youth Olympic Games in 2022Its a long-awaited breakthrough（期待已久的突破）for the International Wushu Federation (协会) (IWF)，which made applications to the International Olympic Committee(I1OC) in 2001，2008 and 2011，but failedThe first two app

43、lications were refused at the very beginningThe third application made it to the final voting for taking part in the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games but missed out once againOver the years，both the International Wushu Federation and Chinese Wushu Association (CWA) have done a lot to make improvement with s

44、trong support from the State General Administration of Sport of China (中国体育总局)The Administration not only offers technical (技术的) support，often sending experts or teachers to help their Wushu training camps，but also generously provides a great deal of Wushu equipment (设备) for freeEvery year，many loca

45、l Wushu group are sent abroad to put on Wushu shows，trying to improve the influence of Wushu in foreign countriesThrough their continuous effortsWushu has become widely popular across the world，especially among young Wushu fansStudies show that，today，about 120 million people are attracted to Wushu a

46、round the worldChina got Wushu accepted as an official Olympic event successfully in January，2020，which helps to make it more international quicklyA total of 48 athletes from across the world will compete in four Wushu events: mens and women s Changquan and mens and womens TaijiquanNews：Wushu Is Include in Youth OlympicsNewleadWushu will (36) at the 4th Youth Olympics，first