常州市二0一五年初中毕业、升学统一文化考试
英 语 试 题
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。
一、单项选择（共10个小题；每小题1分，满分10分)
从A,B,C,D四个选项中，选出可以填人空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
1. Your home town is really nice!The air quality is as good as______of Sanya.
A. it B. one C. that D. the one
2. ---Who will give us the speech on public manners?
---Mr. Brown_____,but I'm not sure.
A.can B. need C. must D. might
3.--Would you like to visit the zoo with me now?
--Sorry. It's_____the visiting hours. Let's go there tomorrow.
A. on B. over C. during D. beyond
4.---Don't you think it______ of some teenagers to be crazy about pop stars?
---Well, I don't think so. We were once young and had the similar experiences.
A. creative B. silly C.wise D.curious
5.---Could you tell me the_______of making such tasty cakes?
---Well，I just follow the instructions in the cookbook.
A. time B. method C. cost D. menu
6. Life is a journey with trouble, but with care and wisdom you can_____any problem
you face.
A. work out B. hand out C. find out D. put out
7.---Jenny，will you leave for the USA now?
---No. It will be two weeks________I leave here.
A. until B. since C. before D. when
8 .Mike used to be a top student, but he______ behind since he lost himself in
computer games.
A. fell B. has fallen C. was D. has been
9.---Jack, I'd like to have your opinions about my report.
---________.But I have one suggestion.
A. That's a good idea B. I agree with you
C. It looks fine to me D. Check it first
10.---I'm going to give a talk on the Dragon Boat Festival to the exchange students.
---Great! But don't forget to tell them______.
A. what should they eat at the festival
B. why people enjoy the full moon
C. what kind of race is often held D. How do people celebrate it
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
How often do You let other people's rude actions change your mood? Do you let
a bad driver or an impolite waiter make your day in a mess? However, the mark of
your wise reply to the actions is how ___11___you can come back to smiling to them.
Sixteen years ago, I learned this____12____ at the back of a taxi in New York.
We were driving fast in the right lane (车道)when suddenly, a black car
jumped__13___
a parking space right to front of us. My taxi driver stepped on the brake(刹车)as
hard as
possible, and at the____14____moment our car stopped just one inch from the
back of the other car.
I couldn't __15___ what happened next. The driver of the car turned his head
around and started___16____bad words. But then here's what really___ 17____ me.
My taxi driver just smiled and waved(挥手致意) at the guy. I said, "Why did you just
do that? This guy nearly ___18___us!" He told me what I now remember "The Law
of the Garbage(垃圾)Truck."
He said,“Like garbage trucks, many people run around full of garbage, full of
anger, and full of regret. ____19___their garbage increases more and more, they look
for a place to pour it.If you let them, they'll pour it on you. So when someone wants to
pour it on you, don't feel hurt. Just smile, wave, and move on. You will be___20___.”
I started thinking: how often do I let Garbage Trucks run right over me? And how
often do I take their garbage and___21___it to other people? Then I knew clearly
what I should do.
I began to see Garbage Trucks. I see the bad__22___people are carrying. I see
them coming to pour it. And like my taxi driver, I don't feel hurt. I just smile, wave,
and move on。
11 .A. clearly B.quickly C. exactly D.correctly
12.A. example B.experience C. lesson D.case
13.A. out of B. across C. next to D.far from
14 .A. next B. busy C. right st
15.A. doubt B. consider C. accept D.believe 16.A.shouting B. telling C. whispering D.expressing
17.A. cheered B. encouraged C. surprised D.satisfied
18.A. attacked B. killed C. warned D.beat
19.A.Since B. While C. As D. Before
20.A. happier B. busier C. safer D.luckier
21 .A. donate B. lend C. spread D.hang
22 .A. news B. Prize C. name D.mood
三、阅谈理解(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。
A
Last fall a beaver moved into the small stream beside our house. He began
taking down small trees right away. and in a couple of weeks our stream turned into a
pond(水塘).Every day,he added more to his dam(水坝)and to his house. We're sure
you've all heard the saying, "as busy as a beaver". Now, we understand this saying as
we saw the work that this beaver did over a very short period of time.
We thought that would be the last of the beaver's busy activity as winter came.
To our amazement, however, he started chewing(咀嚼)on a very large tree. The tree
was over 18 meters tall and around 1.5 meters in diameter(直径).We were amazed at
the challenge this beaver was trying. All winter, he chewed and chewed. He had
setbacks(挫折)as we faced major winter storms and ice-cold weather. But sure enough,
when the weather allowed, he would come back and chew a bit more.
The beaver's first goal(目标)was to survive--to build。home for the winter.
Working every day with that goal in mind, he successfully achieved that goal. But the
large tree he started chewing on last fall was a future goal一he wanted the large tree
to provide new food and branches(树枝)for the coming spring. Even with the setbacks
he faced over the winter, he never gave up until he reached it.
Our beaver's experience reminds us that we need to set goals for tomorrow.
Sometimes just surviving seems to take up all of our time. But, if you do just a little
bit when time allows and stick to your future goal, you will achieve it.
