江苏省常州市2018年中考英语试卷真题(含答案)教学总结

2018年江苏省常州市中考英语试卷一、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．1．Time waits for no man. B ut But But some people won't some people won't r ealize the importance of time realize the importance of time ______ it ’s gone. (D) A. as B. since C. when D. until 2. —Two tickets for Sunday ，please! —Sorry. There is ____left. (B) A. nothing B. none C. some D. anything 3. —Your father has passed the driving test ？—Y es. _____my father _____ my mother has. (A) A. Not only; A. Not only; but also but also B. Neither; nor C. Either ：or D. Both; and 4. —Hurry up, Jeff! Let ’s cross the road as fast as possible. —No, you ____. Don ’t you see the light is still red ？(C) A. couldn ’t B. wouldn ’t C. mustn ’t D. needn ’t 5. 5. Lights Lights Lights are are are out. out. The The concert concert concert is is is to to to begin. begin. begin. The The The fans fans fans hold hold hold their their their breath breath breath for for for Jay Jay Chou Chou’’s_____. (D) A. influence B. guidance C. experience D. appearance 6. —Manager, all the machines____just now! —What Call the engineer at once. (A) A. broke down B. turned down C. broke out D. turned out 7. 7. As As As an an an American, American, American, Tom Tom Tom is is is a a a big big big fan fan fan of of of Chinese Chinese Chinese kung kung kung fu. fu. fu. ____, ____, ____, he he he is is is crazy crazy crazy about about Beijing Opera. (C) A. Therefore B. However C. Moreover D. Otherwise 8. —Can you describe____—Yes. I was walking when a bike knocked me down from behind. (C) A. why did the accident happen B. when did the accident happen C. how the accident happened D. where the accident happened 9. –I _____ you here, but you didn ’t come. —I ’m terribly sorry. I was so busy that I forgot. (B) A. would expect B. was expecting C. am expecting D. have expected 10. —Are you going to try out for the host of the English party ？—_____？ It is such a good chance to improve my spoken English. (D) A. What ’s up B. What ’s wrong C. Why me D. Why not 二、完形填空（共1小题; 每小题12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. Mrs. Mrs. Walker Walker Walker sat sat sat down down down at at at her her her desk desk desk and and and sighed sighed （叹息）. “OK. OK. Tell Tell Tell me me me what what happened. ““Yesterday, Yesterday, ““ Winston began, “when I got home, I went straight to my room to do my homework. After I finished, I needed a （n ） （1） . So I took out my bubble gum （泡泡糖） to （2） . Michael and I are having a competition to see who can blow the biggest bubble. ““That That’’s right, “ Michael said. “We are. “ “I I kept kept kept adding adding adding gum gum gum and and and my my my bubble bubble bubble kept kept kept growing. growing. Soon Soon it it （3） my whole face. ““What then ？” asked Mrs. Walker. “Then Then it it it happened. happened. The The bubble bubble bubble became became became as as as big big big as as as a a a beach beach beach ball. ball. ball. ““ He （4） his arms to show how big it was. A few kids made faces —they didn ’t （5） him, but Winston ignored （不理睬）理睬） them and went on. “Suddenly a strong wind took the bubble right out of my mouth! The bubble （6）over my desk and out of the window. As it sailed away, I noticed something something yellow yellow yellow stuck stuck stuck to to to it. it. Like Like paper. paper. Then Then I I I noticed noticed noticed my my （7） was missing. ““So ？” Mrs. Walker asked. “I ran after the bubble into Mrs. Roosevelt Roosevelt’’s garden. I saw her cat attack it. The bubble broke. All I saw saw then then then was was was the the the cat cat cat running running running away. away. Mrs. Roosevelt Roosevelt helped helped helped me me me search search search the the （8） . But my homework was nowhere to be seen. “ Mrs. Walker shook her bead. “（9） , Winston, why didn’t you just tell me that the homework was too （10） instead of making up that wild story ？”Just then, the office worker walked in with a letter. Winston opened the letter and took out the wrinkled homework paper and a note that said, “For Winston ’s teacher. “I am sure Winston （11） to hand this in. He He’’s a good boy. I have no idea how his homework got stuck to my cat, but I ’m sure Winston can give you a （n ）（12） Mrs. Roosevelt Mrs. Walker looked up. “It was all true!” “Yes, madam, “ Winston said quietly. ( B) A. award B. rest C. surprise D. choice ( D) A. practice B. create C. exercise D. enjoy ( C) A. cleaned B. hurt C. covered D. hit ( A) A. rounded B. held C. crossed D. waved ( D) A. hear B. notice C. remember D. believe ( A) A. floated B. rode C. climbed D. stayed ( C) A. bubble B. book C. homework homework D. gum ( D) A. room B. cat C. desk D. garden ( B) A. Generally B. Honestly C. Finally D. Exactly ( A) A. hard B. different C. common D. interesting ( D) A. refused B. promised C. managed D. wanted ( B) A. introduction B. explanation C. suggestion suggestion D. instruction 三、阅读理解（共4小题; 每小题6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. 12. 12. Summer Summer Summer is is is finally finally finally here here here for for for most most most of of of us. us. Sadly, Sadly, summer summer summer is is is not not not so so so pleasant pleasant pleasant to to people in a bit less lucky places, where air conditioning （空调） 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 it yourself （DIY ）. A A young young young man man man from from from Bangladesh Bangladesh （孟加拉国）（孟加拉国） designed designed an an an air air conditioning conditioning system system system called called called the the the Eco Eco Eco Cooler, Cooler, Cooler, one one one that that that does does does not not not require require require power, power, power, and and and is is made of the world ’s most common waste —plastic bottles. The The Eco Eco Eco Cooler Cooler Cooler is is is super super super simple simple simple to to to build build build——no no special special special engineering engineering engineering skills skills skills are are required. First, to fix it, a window should be taken away and replaced （替代） by it. Second, a board should be cut into the size of a window. Some bottle—neck sized holes should then be cut onto onto the the the board. board. Then, Then, the the the funnel funnel funnel——shaped （漏斗状）（漏斗状） bottlenecks, bottlenecks, cut cut cut from from from the the plastic bottles, should be put into the holes. The next step is to fix the design onto the window frame （框）（框） with the wider side facing outwards. And this is it. The Eco Cooler then works by catching the winds and sending them inside the building. It It can can can reduce reduce reduce the the the temperature temperature temperature of of of a a a room room room by by by as as as much much much as as as 5°5°5°C C —a a big big difference when looking at comfortable 25°C compared to uncomfortable 30°C. The idea of the inventor, Ashis Paul, was to show his great product to as many People People as as as possible. possible. For For this this this purpose, purpose, purpose, he he he received received received help help help from from from some some some groups groups groups of of volunteers. Together, Together, they they they offered offered offered to to to help help help local local local people people people build build build and and and fix fix fix the the the units, units, units, as as well as teach them how to make them themselves. Yes, the Eco Cooler is not a super high—tech air conditioning system, but it is one that can make a big difference. ( B)When building the Eco Cooler, we should pay special attention to . A. the shape of the window B. the direction of bottlenecks C. the temperature of the outside D. the weight of the board ( C)What can we learn from the passageA. Ashis Paul is a clever inventor and a successful businessman. B. An Eco Cooler can fix the room temperature to comfortable 25°C. C. The new invention of Eco Cooler is friendly to the environment. D. Local people will replace their air conditioner with an Eco Cooler. ( D)What ’s the best title of this passage ？A. DIY air conditioning made from plastic bottles B. Eco Cooler ——————a super high a super high —tech air conditioner C. Why do we need an Eco Cooler in summer ？D. A strong —willed inventor and his DIY dream 13. How to investigate ①Planning •Decide on a scientific problem to investigateFor For example, example, example, a a a student student student named named named Mary Mary Mary has has has decided decided decided to to to research research research into into into how how how quickly quickly sugar dissolves （溶解）（溶解） in water. •Write down your hypothesisY ou 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 it may be based on work in science which you have done before. The aim of your investigation is to test your idea. •Decide what variables （变量）（变量）（变量） you are dealing with Things like temperature, size, weight, and colour are called variables. V ariables are things you can measure （测量）. In your investigation, you have to decide what the variables are, which ones you will keep fixed, and which you will change. If lots of variables change at You need to change just one variable at a time. 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 results②Getting your evidence（数据）（数据）（数据）, and record your results •Make your measurements, and record your results ③Reaching conclusions •Look for patterns in your results•Present your conclusionsWhat links（关联）did you find between any of the variables？How would you explain these links？④Checking your findings •Compare your conclusions and hypothesisDo your results support your idea？hypothesis”” most probably mean？( D)What does the underlined word “hypothesisA. reason B. result C. method D. guess ( A)In Mary’s investigation, which of the following about the variables is trueA. 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 temperature of water cannot be a variable. ( A)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. 14. We wake up very early to go to school, maybe even earlier to meet with a teacher, complete our extracurricular （课程以外的）（课程以外的） activities, come home to have a quick dinner, talk for eight minutes with our parents and do homework until we fall asleep. But But then then then we we we remember. remember. We We have have have to to to look look look at at at the the the American American American College College College Test Test （ACT ） exercises one more time. Half asleep, 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 hours of of of sleep sleep sleep each each each night. night. The The sad sad sad truth truth truth is, is, is, with with with so so so much much much to to to do do do every every every day, day, day, high high school students cannot keep to this sleep schedule （安排）. Let me ask you all a question ： Doesn Doesn’’t it seem more humane （人道的） to give a teenager perhaps two hours of homework each night ？ This would allow us to have the eight to nine hours of much needed sleep. Or does it seem better to pile students with with five five five hours hours hours of of of work work work a a a night night ？ It It leaves leaves leaves us us us very very very little little little time time time to to to relax, relax, relax, therefore therefore reducing the time that we can sleep. In my opinion. the present structure （结构）（结构）（结构） of the junior year of high school doesn doesn’’t work well. Junior year of high school is a time for growth. By this time many many students students students have have have the the the ability ability ability to to to think think think creatively, creatively, creatively, and and and solve solve solve challenging challenging challenging problems. problems. Homework Homework is is is important important important for for for a a a student student student’’s s growth. growth. But But do do do we we we really really really need need need to to to spend spend countless countless hours hours hours a a a night night night doing doing doing it it Too Too much much much homework homework homework can can can only only only lead lead lead to to to too too too little little sleep and too low an ability. I do think it is time to change the structure, so that we sleep at home, and learn at school. ( A)In the first paragraph the writer gives . A. a picture of the present daily life of high school students B. an example of an ideal daily life of high school students C. a reason for high school students to live a busy daily school life D. a suggestion of what high school students should do to pass ACT ( D)From the last paragraph we know that the writer thinks . A. Junior year of high school is the most important growth period B. challenging problems are needed for a teenager ’s growth C. the ability to think has nothing to do with homework D. the present structure leads to students often sleeping in class ( C)Why does the writer write this article ？ A. To prove the role of enough sleep in teenagers ’ 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 between sleep and homework. 15. After a while attention to Tom ended, and the usual school murmur （嗡嗡读书声）rose upon the boring air once more. Now the boy began to steal secret glances （偷看）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 minute. When she slowly faced around again, an apple lay before before her. her. She She pushed pushed pushed it it it away. away. Tom Tom gently gently gently put put put it it it back. back. She She pushed pushed pushed it it it away away again, but with less animosity （敌意）. Tom patiently returned it to its place. Then she let it remain. Tom wrote on his paper, paper, ““Please take it —I I got got more. more. ““ The girl glanced 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 time the girl refused to notice; but her human curiosity （好奇心） soon began began to to to show show show itself itself itself by by by hardly hardly hardly noticeable noticeable （明显的）（明显的） signs. The The boy boy boy worked worked worked on, on, seemingly not aware. The girl 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 （烟囱）. Then the girl ’s interest began to fasten itself upon the work and she forgot everything else. When it was finished, she gazed a moment, then whispered ：“It It’’s nice —draw a man. “ The artist created a man in the front yard; she was satisfied, and whispered ：“It It’’s a beautiful man ————now draw me in it. now draw me in it. “Tom drew an hour—glass（沙漏）as the body, a full moon as her head and some arms added to it. The girl said：““It It’’s ever so nice—I wish I could draw. No one has ever taught me that. “It It’’s easy, “ whispered Tom, “I’ll learn you. ““Oh, will you？When？”“At noon. Do you go home to dinner？”““I’ll stay if you will. What’’s your name？”—thatthat’’s a deal. What“GoodGood—( B)What probably happened 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. ( C)What most probably happened to the apple finally’t accept it. A. Eaten by the boy because the girl didnB. 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. ( B)What can we learn from the 2nd paragraph？A. The boy didn’t want the girl to show interest in his drawing. B. The girl didn’t want to show 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 boy to do the drawing in class any more. ( A)What in this passage made Tom succeed in making friends with the girl？A. Using her curiosity. B. Showing off his drawing ability. C. Teaching her how to draw. D. Inviting her to dinner. 四、阅读表达（共1小题; 每小题5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. 注意：每个空格里只填一个单词. 16. When a thought has found words Poetry （诗歌）（诗歌） is is the the the forgotten forgotten forgotten child child child of of of literature. literature. Few Few people people people read read read it it it for for pleasure. In Western high schools, 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 （课程）. Recently, Recently, the the the Ministry Ministry Ministry of of of Education Education Education has has has increased increased increased the the the number number number of of of ancient ancient ancient Chinese Chinese poems poems for for for students students students to to to memorize memorize memorize and and and recite, recite, recite, from from from 14to 14to 14to 72. 72. Why Why is is is it it it important important important to to learn poems ？First of all, poetry is a necessary part of learning traditional Chinese culture. It is is a a a path path path to to to understanding understanding understanding your your your history history history and and and your your your society. society. It It is is is also also also the the the key key key to to understanding the thoughts and feelings that are common to everyone but that we may be be unable unable unable to to to express express express——the the joy joy joy of of of Li Li Li Bai Bai Bai dancing dancing dancing with with with the the the moon, moon, moon, for for for example. example. Everyone Everyone has has has feelings feelings feelings of of of joy, joy, joy, love, love, love, loneliness, loneliness, loneliness, sadness sadness sadness and and and even even even anger, anger, anger, and and and a a a good good poem can put those feelings into words and bring us self —understanding. Poems can also express beauty. In a few short lines, even something common can can become become become beautiful. beautiful. Here Here is is is a a a poem poem poem called called called Fog Fog Fog by by by Carl Carl Carl Sandberg Sandberg ： The The fog 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）, and makes it beautiful. Of course, to really enjoy poetry, it has to be read aloud. After all, a poem is really just a song without music. Most ancient poetry, like Homer ’s Epics （《荷马史诗》） and China’s Book of Songs, was spoken for hundreds of years before it was written. The American poet Robert Frost said, “Poetry is when an emotion has found its thought thought and and and the the the thought thought thought has has has found found found words. words. words. ““ Y ou are are lucky lucky lucky that that that you you you now now now have have seventy seventy——two poems to learn! Title ： When a thought has found words Passage outline Detailed information In the West Most people think poetry is （1）from the life of today’s students China China’’s recent action Students must memorize and recite more ancient Chinese poems （2）for learning poetry ◇Learning poems helps you （3）history and society ◇Poems help express your personal thoughts and feelings ◇Poems can express beauty of （4）things with very few lines A tip on enjoying poetr y （5） aloud is the best way to enjoy poetry. In tact, many ancient poems were spoken before they were written Conclusion Chinese students should feel lucky to have 72poems to learn! 【答案】1. different. 2. Reasons. 3. understand. 4. common. 5. Reading. 五、词汇（共4小题; 每小题1分, 满分4分）A ）根据句子意思, 用括号中所给词的正确形式填空, 每空填一词. 17. —Is this your umbrella—No, it ’s another （visit ）. 【答案】visitor ’s 18. —How much should I pay—18yuan in all, （include ）the pen you picked out just now. 【答案】including 19. Time is limited. ou Y ou’’d better make a （decide ）right now. 【答案】decision 20. 20. Nothing Nothing Nothing is is （possible ）. It It means means means everything everything everything can can can happen happen happen if if if you you you make make efforts. 【答案】impossible B ）根据句意及汉语提示, 写出各单词的正确形式, 每空填一词. 21. —How much time do you need to carry on with the project ？—Another （四）days. 【答案】four 22. Do you know what the exact （人口）（人口） of China is？ 【答案】population 23. Finally, we managed to hand out all the 1, 000posters （凭借） other other’’s help. 【答案】with 24. Miss Gao can always come up with （幽默的）（幽默的） ideas to make her classes lively. 【答案】humorous 六、用括号内所给动词的正确形式填空（共5小题; 每小题1分, 满分5分）分）25. —Why do you buy so many flowers, Justin ？— （celebrate ） my mother ’s birthday. 【答案】To celebrate 26. —Bad luck! My watch doesn ’t work well. —Take it easy. It just needs （repair ）. 【答案】repairing 27. —Why are you still waiting here ？—Doctor Yu promised to attend the party, but he （not appear ）. 【答案】didn didn’’t appear 28. 28. Zhu Zhu Zhu Ting, Ting, Ting, one one one of of of the the the best best best volleyball volleyball volleyball Players Players Players of of of China, China, China, says says says she she she will will will return return whenever she （need ）. 【答案】needed 29. —Do you want to go to the talk on recycling—Great! I （look ） for some information for my article on the topic. 【答案】am looking 七、根据所给中文完成句子（共6小题：每小题1.5分, 满分9.0分）分）30. 听到这个结果, 朱莉激动得说不出话来了. Julie was the result. 【答案】too excited to speak after hearing 31. 真是令人惊讶, 他将放弃执导这部电影. It this film. 【答案】is amazing that he will give up directing 32. 我们应当习惯公交出行. We should by public transport. 【答案】get used to going out 33. 结婚以来, 他们已经去过很多名胜古迹了. They many places of interest . 【答案】have been to since they got married 34. 你多久参加一次社会活动？你多久参加一次社会活动？【答案】How often do you take part in social activity ？35. 那位老师给的建议是多么有价值啊! ？【答案】What valuable advice the teacher gave! 八、书面表达（共1题; 满分15分）分）36. 暑假将至, 学校呼吁每天花三小时自主读书. 但是, 同学们对于主要读什么产生了分歧. 请根据下表提示, 写一篇英文短文, 向学校报刊投稿. 观点一观点一读长篇读物, 如文学作品、科学书籍, 因为能培养阅读习惯因为能培养阅读习惯 观点二观点二读实用短文, 如社会新闻、生活知识, 因为能更多了解世界因为能更多了解世界 你的选择你的选择长篇读物还是实用短文？长篇读物还是实用短文？ 你的理由你的理由 …（至少两点）（至少两点）注意：1. 必须包括表中所有提示内容, 并作适当发挥; 2. 文中不得出现你的真实姓名和学校名称; 3. 表达清楚, 语句通顺, 意思连贯, 书写规范; 4. 词数不少于100. 文章的开头已为你写好, 不计入总词数. 5. 参考词汇：长篇读物参考词汇：长篇读物 full full——length reading n. [u]; 文学作品文学作品 works of literature n. （pl. ） Our Our school school school asks asks asks us us us to to to spend spend spend three three three hours hours hours on on on self self self——reading reading every every every day day day in in in the the summer vacation. However, opinions are divided on what to read. Some of us think we should choose the full —length reading, such as works of literature and scientific books. Because they can develop our reading habits. Others think that we should read practical essays. such as social news and knowledge about life. Because they can help us learn more about the world. At the same time, we will find life interesting for us through reading them. In my opinion, I would like to choose practical essays. On the one hand, they can help us deal with our life problems. On the other hand, social news can let us know what happens every day around the world. 。

2018年常州市中考英语试卷及答案一、单项填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）从题中所给的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。

1. Time waits for no man. But some people won’t realize the importance of time ________ it’s gone.A. asB. sinceC. whenD. until2. — Two tickets for Sunday, please!— Sorry. There is ________ left.A. nothingB. noneC. someD. anything3. — Your father has passed the driving test?— Yes. ________ my father ________ my mother has.A. Not only; but alsoB. Neither; norC. Either; orD. Both; and4. —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’tC. mustn’tD. needn’t5. Lights are out. The concert is to begin. The fans hold their breath for Jay Chou’s ________.A. influenceB. guidanceC. experienceD. appearance6. — Manager, all the machines ________ just now!— What? Call the engineer at once.A. broke downB. turned downC. broke outD. turned out7. As an American, Tom is a big fan of Chinese Kongfu. ________, he is crazy about Beijing Opera.A. ThereforeB. HoweverC. MoreoverD. Otherwise8. — 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 accident 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 expected10. — 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’s wrongC. Why meD. Why not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。

一、单项填空〔共10小题；每题1分，总分值10分〕从题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最正确选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

1. Time waits for no man. But some people won’t realize the importance of time ________ it’s gone.A. asB. sinceC. whenD. until2. — Two tickets for Sunday, please!— Sorry. There is________ left.A. nothingB.noneC. someD. anything3. — Your father has passed the driving test"— Yes.________ my father ________ my mother has.A.Not only; but alsoB.Neither; norC. Either; orD. Both; and4. —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’tC. mustn’tD. needn’t5. Lights are out. The concert is to begin. The fans hold their breath for Jay Chou’s ________.A. influenceB. guidanceC. experienceD. appearance6. — Manager, all the machines ________ just now!— What" Call the engineer at once.A. broke downB. turned downC. broke outD. turned out7. As an American, Tom is a big fan of Chinese Kongfu. ________, he is crazy about Beijing Opera.A. ThereforeB. HoweverC. MoreoverD. Otherwise8. — 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 accident happened9. —I ________ you here, but you didn’t e.—I’m terribly sorry. I was so busy that I forgot.A. would expectB. was expectingC. am expectingD. have expected10. — 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’s wrongC. Why meD. Why not二、完形填空〔共12小题；每题1分，总分值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，选出最正确选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

2018年江苏省常州市中考英语试卷一、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．1．Time waits for no man. But some people won't realize the importance of time ______ it’s gone. (D)A. asB. sinceC. whenD. until2. —Two tickets for Sunday，please!—Sorry. There is ____left. (B)A. nothingB. noneC. someD. anything3. —Your father has passed the driving test？—Yes. _____my father _____ my mother has. (A)A. Not only; but alsoB. Neither; norC. Either：orD. Both; and4. —Hurry up, Jeff! Let’s cross the road as fast as possible.—No, you ____. Don’t you see the light is still red？(C)A. couldn’tB. wouldn’tC. mustn’tD. needn’t5. Lights are out. The concert is to begin. The fans hold their breath for Jay Chou’s_____. (D)A. influenceB. guidanceC. experienceD. appearance6. —Manager, all the machines____just now!—What？Call the engineer at once. (A)A. broke downB. turned downC. broke outD. turned out7. As an American, Tom is a big fan of Chinese kung fu. ____, he is crazy about Beijing Opera. (C)A. ThereforeB. HoweverC. MoreoverD. Otherwise8. —Can you describe____？—Yes. I was walking when a bike knocked me down from behind. (C)A. why did the accident happenB. when did the accident happenC. how the accident happenedD. where the accident happened9. –I _____ you here, but you didn’t come.—I’m terribly sorry. I was so busy that I forgot. (B)A. would expectB. was expectingC. am expectingD. have expected10. —Are you going to try out for the host of the English party？—_____？It is such a good chance to improve my spoken English. (D)A. What’s upB. What’s wrongC. Why meD. Why not二、完形填空（共1小题; 每小题12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.Mrs. Walker sat down at her desk and sighed（叹息）. “OK. Tell me what happened. ““Yesterday, “ Winston began, “when I got home, I went straight to my room to do my homework. After I finished, I needed a（n）（1）. So I took out my bubble gum（泡泡糖）to （2）. Michael and I are having 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 （3）my whole face. ““What then？” asked Mrs. Walker.“Then it happened. The bubble became as big as a beach ball. “He （4）his arms to show how big it was.A few kids made faces—they didn’t （5）him, but Winston ignored（不理睬）them and went on.“Suddenly a strong wind took the bubble right out of my mouth! The bubble （6）over my desk and out of the window. As it sailed away, I noticedsomething yellow stuck to it. Like paper. Then I noticed my （7）was missing. ““So？” Mrs. Walker asked.“I ran after the bubble into Mrs. Roosevelt’s garden. I saw her cat attack it. The bubble broke. All Isaw then was the cat running away. Mrs. Roosevelt helped me search the （8）. But my homework was nowhere to be seen. “Mrs. Walker shook her bead. “（9）, Winston, why didn’t you just tell me that the homework was too （10）instead of making up that wild story？”Just then, the office worker walked in with a letter.Winston opened the letter and took out the wrinkled homework paper and a note that said, “For Winston’s teacher. “I am sure Winston （11）to hand this in. He’s a good boy. I have no idea how his homework got stuck to my cat, but I’m sure Winston can give you a（n）（12）Mrs. RooseveltMrs. Walker looked up. “It was all true!”“Yes, madam, “ Winston said quietly.( B) A. award B. rest C. surprise D. choice ( D) A. practice B. create C. exercise D. enjoy( C) A. cleaned B. hurt C. covered D. hit( A) A. rounded B. held C. crossed D. waved( D) A. hear B. notice C. remember D. believe( A) A. floated B. rode C. climbed D. stayed( C) A. bubble B. book C. homework D. gum( D) A. room B. cat C. desk D. garden ( B) A. Generally B. Honestly C. Finally D. Exactly ( A) A. hard B. different C. common D. interesting ( D) A. refused B. promised C. managed D. wanted ( B) A. introduction B. explanation C. suggestion D. instruction三、阅读理解（共4小题; 每小题6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.12. Summer is finally here for most of us. Sadly, summer is not so pleasant to people in a bit less lucky places, where air conditioning（空调）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（孟加拉国）designed an air conditioning system called the Eco Cooler, one that does not require power, and is made of the world’s most common waste—plastic 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 board 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（漏斗状）bottlenecks, cut from the plastic bottles, should be put into the holes. The next step is to fix the design onto the window frame（框）with the wider side facing outwards. 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 5°C—a big difference when looking at comfortable 25°C compared to uncomfortable 30°C.The idea of the inventor, Ashis Paul, was to show his 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, but it is one that can make abig difference.( B)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 board( C)What can we learn from the passage？A. Ashis Paul is a clever inventor and a successful businessman.B. An Eco Cooler can fix the room temperature to comfortable 25°C.C. The new invention of Eco Cooler is friendly to the environment.D. Local people will replace their air conditioner with an Eco Cooler.( D)What’s the best title of this passage？A. DIY air conditioning made from plastic bottlesB. Eco Cooler——a super high—tech air conditionerC. Why do we need an Eco Cooler in summer？D. A strong—willed inventor and his DIY dream13. How to investigate①Planning•Decide on a scientific problem to investigateFor example, a student named Mary has decided to research into how quickly sugar dissolves（溶解）in water.•Write down your hypothesisYou 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 it may be based on work in science which you have done before. The aim of your investigation is to test your idea.•Decide what variables（变量）you are dealing withThings like temperature, size, weight, and colour are called variables. Variables are things you canmeasure（测量）.In your investigation, you have to decide what the variables are, which ones youwill keep fixed, 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 results②Getting your evidence（数据）•Make your measurements, and record your results③Reaching conclusions•Look for patterns in your results•Present your conclusionsWhat links（关联）did you find between any of the variables？How would you explain these links？④Checking your findings•Compare your conclusions and hypothesisDo your results support your idea？( D)What does the underlined word “hypothesis” most probably mean？A. reasonB. resultC. methodD. guess( A)In 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 temperature of water cannot be a variable.( A)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.14. We wake up very early to go to school, maybe even earlier to meet with a teacher, complete our extracurricular（课程以外的）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 American College Test（ACT）exercises one more time. Half asleep, 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 each night. The sad truth is, with so much to do every day, high school students cannot keep to this sleep schedule（安排）.Let me ask you all a question：Doesn’t it seem more humane（人道的）to give a teenager perhaps two hours of homework each night？This would allow us to have the eight to nine hours of much needed sleep. Or does 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（结构）of the junior year of high school doesn’t work well. Junior year of high school is a time for growth. By this time many students have the ability to think creatively, and solve challenging problems. Homework is important for a student’s growth. But do we really need to spend countless 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 change the structure, so that we sleep at home, and learn at school.( A)In the first paragraph the writer gives .A. a picture of the present daily life of high school studentsB. an example of an ideal daily life of high school studentsC. a reason for high school students to live a busy daily school lifeD. a suggestion of what high school students should do to pass ACT( D)From the last paragraph we know that the writer thinks .A. 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 structure leads to students often sleeping in class( C)Why does the writer write this article？A. To prove the role of enough sleep in teenagers’ 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 between sleep and homework.15. After a while attention to Tom ended, and the usual school murmur（嗡嗡读书声）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 minute. 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（敌意）. Tom patiently returned it to its place. Then she let it remain. Tom wrote on his paper, “Please take it—I got more. “The girl glanced 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 time the girl refused to notice; but her human curiosity（好奇心）soon began to show itself by hardly noticeable（明显的）signs. The boy worked on, seemingly not aware. The girl 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（烟囱）. Then the girl’s interest began to fasten itself upon the work and she forgot everything else. When it was finished, she gazed a moment, then whispered：“It’s nice—draw a man. “The artist created a man in the front yard; she was satisfied, and whispered：“It’s a beautiful man——now draw me in it. “Tom drew an hour—glass（沙漏）as the body, a full moon as her head and some arms added to it. The girl said：“It’s ever so nice—I wish I could draw. No one has ever taught me that. ““It’s easy, “ whispered Tom, “I’ll learn you. ““Oh, will you？When？”“At noon. Do you go home to dinner？”“I’ll stay if you will. ““Good—that’s a deal. What’s your name？”( B)What probably happened 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.( C)What most probably happened to the apple finally？A. Eaten by the boy because the girl didn’t 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.( B)What can we learn from the 2nd paragraph？A. The boy didn’t want the girl to show interest in his drawing.B. The girl didn’t want to show 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 boy to do the drawing in class any more.( A)What in this passage made Tom succeed in making friends with the girl？A. Using her curiosity.B. Showing off his drawing ability.C. Teaching her how to draw.D. Inviting her to dinner.四、阅读表达（共1小题; 每小题5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. 注意：每个空格里只填一个单词.16. When a thought has found wordsPoetry（诗歌）is the forgotten child of literature. Few people read it 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（课程）. Recently, the Ministry of Education has increased the number of ancient Chinese poems for students to memorize and recite, from 14to 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 thoughts and feelings that are common to everyone but that we may be unable to express—the joy of Li Bai dancing with the moon, 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 also express beauty. In a few short lines, even something common can 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）, and makes it beautiful.Of course, to really enjoy poetry, it has to be read aloud. After all, a poem is really just a song without music. Most ancient poetry, like Homer’s Epics（《荷马史诗》）and China’s Book of Songs, was spoken for hundreds of years before it was written.The American poet Robert Frost said, “Poetry is when an emotion has found its thought and the thought has found words. “You are lucky that you now have seventy—two poems to learn!【答案】1. different.2. Reasons.3. understand.4. common.5. Reading.五、词汇（共4小题; 每小题1分, 满分4分）A）根据句子意思, 用括号中所给词的正确形式填空, 每空填一词.17. —Is this your umbrella？—No, it’s another （visit）.【答案】visitor’s18. —How much should I pay？—18yuan in all, （include）the pen you picked out just now.【答案】including19. Time is limited. You’d better make a （decide）right now.【答案】decision20. Nothing is （possible）. It means everything can happen if you make efforts.【答案】impossibleB）根据句意及汉语提示, 写出各单词的正确形式, 每空填一词.21. —How much time do you need to carry on with the project？—Another （四）days.【答案】four22. Do you know what the exact （人口）of China is？【答案】population23. Finally, we managed to hand out all the 1, 000posters （凭借）other’s help. 【答案】with24. Miss Gao can always come up with （幽默的）ideas to make her classes lively.【答案】humorous六、用括号内所给动词的正确形式填空（共5小题; 每小题1分, 满分5分）25. —Why do you buy so many flowers, Justin？—（celebrate）my mother’s birthday.【答案】To celebrate26. —Bad luck! My watch doesn’t work well.—Take it easy. It just needs （repair）.【答案】repairing27. —Why are you still waiting here？—Doctor Yu promised to attend the party, but he （not appear）.【答案】didn’t appear28. Zhu Ting, one of the best volleyball Players of China, says she will returnwhenever she （need）.【答案】needed29. —Do you want to go to the talk on recycling？—Great! I （look）for some information for my article on the topic.【答案】am looking七、根据所给中文完成句子（共6小题：每小题1.5分, 满分9.0分）30. 听到这个结果, 朱莉激动得说不出话来了.Julie was the result.【答案】too excited to speak after hearing31. 真是令人惊讶, 他将放弃执导这部电影.It this film.【答案】is amazing that he will give up directing32. 我们应当习惯公交出行.We should by public transport.【答案】get used to going out33. 结婚以来, 他们已经去过很多名胜古迹了.They many places of interest .【答案】have been to since they got married34. 你多久参加一次社会活动？？【答案】How often do you take part in social activity？35. 那位老师给的建议是多么有价值啊!？【答案】What valuable advice the teacher gave!八、书面表达（共1题; 满分15分）36. 暑假将至, 学校呼吁每天花三小时自主读书. 但是, 同学们对于主要读什么产生了分歧. 请根据下表提示, 写一篇英文短文, 向学校报刊投稿.注意：1. 必须包括表中所有提示内容, 并作适当发挥;2. 文中不得出现你的真实姓名和学校名称;3. 表达清楚, 语句通顺, 意思连贯, 书写规范;4. 词数不少于100. 文章的开头已为你写好, 不计入总词数.5. 参考词汇：长篇读物full—length reading n. [u];文学作品works of literature n. （pl. ）Our school asks us to spend three hours on self—reading every day in the summer vacation. However, opinions are divided on what to read.Some of us think we should choose the full—length reading, such as works of literature and scientific books. Because they can develop our reading habits. Others think that we should read practical essays. such as social news and knowledge about life. Because they can help us learn more about the world. At the same time, we will find life interesting for us through reading them.In my opinion, I would like to choose practical essays. On the one hand, they can help us deal with our life problems. On the other hand, social news can let us know what happens every day around the world.。

2018年江苏省苏州市初中学业水平考试英语答案解析一、单项选择1.【答案】D【解析】考查固定句型。

句意：时间不等人。

但是有些人直到时间过去了才会意识到它的重要性。

not…until…“直到…….才……”。

由句意可知本题选D。

2.【答案】B【解析】考查不定代词。

句意：——请给我两张周日的票！——对不起。

没有余票了。

nothing“没有东西；没有事情”；none“一个没有”，可指人，也可指物，此处表示一张票都没了；some“一些”；anything“任何事物”。

根据语境可知本题选B。

3.【答案】A【解析】考查连词短语。

句意：——你父亲已经通过驾照考试了？——是的。

不仅我的父亲，而且我的母亲也已经通过了。

not only...but also...“不仅……而且……”；neither…nor.…“既不……也不……”；either..…or...“或者……或者……”；both...and....“……和……都”。

根据语境，由肯定回答Yes和谓语动词has可知本题选A。

4.【答案】C【解析】考查情态动词。

句意：——快点，杰夫！我们要尽可能快地过马路。

——不，你不允许。

你难道没看见还是红灯吗？couldn’t“不能”；wouldn’t“不会”；mustn’t“不许，不允许”，表示禁止；needn’t“不需要”。

根据语境可知，此处表示警告，用mustn’t。

故选C。

5.【答案】D【解析】考查名词辨析。

句意：灯灭了。

音乐会就要开始了。

粉丝们屏住呼吸等待周杰伦的出现。

influence“影响”；guidance“指导”；experience“经历；经验”；appearance“出现”。

根据句意可知选D。

6.【答案】A【解析】考查动词短语辨析。

句意：——经理，刚才所有机器都出故障了！——什么？立刻给工程师打电话。

break down“出故障；毁掉”；turn down“调小声音”；break out“打断；闯入”；turn out“关掉”。

2018年江苏省常州市中考英语试卷一、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．1．Time waits for no man．But some people won't realize the importance of time______it's gone．（D）A．as B．since C．when D．until2．-Two tickets for Sunday，please!-Sorry．There is ____left．（B）A．nothing B．none C．some D．anything3．-Your father has passed the driving test？-Yes．_____my father_____my mother has．（A）A．Not only；but also B．Neither；norC．Either：or D．Both；and4．-Hurry up，Jeff! Let's cross the road as fast as possible．-No，you ____．Don't you see the light is still red？（C）A．couldn't B．wouldn't C．mustn't D．needn't5．Lights are out．The concert is to begin．The fans hold their breath for Jay Chou's_____．（D）A．influence B．guidance C．experience D．appearance6．-Manager，all the machines____just now!-What？Call the engineer at once．（A）A．broke down B．turned downC．broke out D．turned out7．As an American，Tom is a big fan of Chinese kung fu．____，he is crazy about Beijing Opera．（C）A．Therefore B．However C．Moreover D．Otherwise8．-Can you describe____？-Yes．I was walking when a bike knocked me down from behind．（C）A．why did the accident happenB．when did the accident happenC．how the accident happenedD．where the accident happened9．-I_____you here，but you didn't come．-I'm terribly sorry．I was so busy that I forgot．（B）A．would expect B．was expectingC．am expecting D．have expected10．-Are you going to try out for the host of the English party？-_____？It is such a good chance to improve my spoken English．（D）A．What's up B．What's wrongC．Why me D．Why not二、完形填空（共1小题；每小题12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．11．Mrs．Walker sat down at her desk and sighed（叹息）．"OK．Tell me what happened．""Yesterday，" Winston began，"when I got home，I went straight to my room to do my homework．After I finished，I needed a（n）（1）．So I took out my bubble gum（泡泡糖）to （2）．Michael and I are having 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 （3）my whole face．""What then？" asked Mrs．Walker．"Then it happened．The bubble became as big as a beach ball．" He （4）his arms to show how big it was．A few kids made faces-they didn't （5）him，but Winston ignored（不理睬）them and went on．"Suddenly a strong wind took the bubble right out of my mouth! The bubble （6）over my desk and out of the window．As it sailed away，I noticed something yellow stuck to it．Like paper．Then I noticed my （7）was missing．""So？" Mrs．Walker asked．"I ran after the bubble into Mrs．Roosevelt's garden．I saw her cat attack it．The bubble broke．All Isaw then was the cat running away．Mrs．Roosevelt helped me search the （8）．But my homework was nowhere to be seen．"Mrs．Walker shook her bead．"（9），Winston，why didn't you just tell me that the homework was too （10）instead of making up that wild story？"Just then，the office worker walked in with a letter．Winston opened the letter and took out the wrinkled homework paper and a note that said，"For Winston's teacher．"I am sure Winston （11）to hand this in．He's a good boy．I have no idea how his homework got stuck to my cat，but I'm sure Winston can give you a（n）（12）．Mrs．RooseveltMrs．Walker looked up．"It was all true!""Yes，madam，" Winston said quietly．（ B ）A．award B．rest C．surprise D．choice（ D ）A．practice B．create C．exercise D．enjoy（ C ）A．cleaned B．hurt C．covered D．hit（ A ）A．rounded B．held C．crossed D．waved（ D ）A．hear B．notice C．remember D．believe（ A ）A．floated B．rode C．climbed D．stayed（ C ）A．bubble B．book C．homework D．gum（ D ）A．room B．cat C．desk D．garden（ B ）A．Generally B．Honestly C．Finally D．Exactly（ A ）A．hard B．different C．common D．interesting（ D ）A．refused B．promised C．managed D．wanted（ B ）A．introduction B．explanation C．suggestion D．instruction三、阅读理解（共4小题；每小题6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．12．Summer is finally here for most of us．Sadly，summer is not so pleasant to people in a bit less lucky places，where air conditioning（空调）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（孟加拉国）designed an air conditioning system called the Eco Cooler，one that does not require power，and is made of the world's most common waste-plastic 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 board 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（漏斗状）bottlenecks，cut from theplastic bottles，should be put into the holes．The next step is to fix the design onto the window frame（框）with the wider side facing outwards．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 5°C-a big difference when looking at comfortable 25°C compared to uncomfortable 30°C．The idea of the inventor，Ashis Paul，was to show his 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，but it is one that can make abig difference．（ B ）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 board（ C ）What can we learn from the passage？A．Ashis Paul is a clever inventor and a successful businessman．B．An Eco Cooler can fix the room temperature to comfortable 25°C．C．The new invention of Eco Cooler is friendly to the environment．D．Local people will replace their air conditioner with an Eco Cooler．（ D ）What's the best title of this passage？A．DIY air conditioning made from plastic bottlesB．Eco Cooler--a super high-tech air conditionerC．Why do we need an Eco Cooler in summer？D．A strong-willed inventor and his DIY dream13．How to investigate①Planning•Decide on a scientific problem to investigateFor example，a student named Mary has decided to research into how quickly sugar dissolves（溶解）in water．•Write down your hypothesisYou 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 it may be based on work in science which you have done before．The aim of your investigation is to test your idea．•Decide what variables（变量）you are dealing withThings like temperature，size，weight，and colour are called variables．Variables are things you canmeasure（测量）．In your investigation，you have to decide what the variables are，which ones you will keep fixed，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 results②Getting your evidence（数据）•Make your measurements，and record your results③Reaching conclusions•Look for patterns in your results•Present your conclusionsWhat links（关联）did you find between any of the variables？How would you explain these links？④Checking your findings•Compare your conclusions and hypothesisDo your results support your idea？（ D ）What does the underlined word "hypothesis" most probably mean？A．reasonB．resultC．methodD．guess（ A ）In 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 temperature of water cannot be a variable．（ A ）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．14．We wake up very early to go to school，maybe even earlier to meet with a teacher，complete our extracurricular（课程以外的）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 American College Test （ACT）exercises one more time．Half asleep，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 each night．The sad truth is，with so much to do every day，high school students cannot keep to this sleep schedule（安排）．Let me ask you all a question：Doesn't it seem more humane（人道的）to givea teenager perhaps two hours of homework each night？This would allow us to have the eight to nine hours of much needed sleep．Or does 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（结构）of the junior year of high school doesn't work well．Junior year of high school is a time for growth．By this time many students have the ability to think creatively，and solve challenging problems．Homework is important for a student's growth．But do we really need to spend countless 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 change the structure，so that we sleep at home，and learn at school．（ A ）In the first paragraph the writer gives ．A．a picture of the present daily life of high school studentsB．an example of an ideal daily life of high school studentsC．a reason for high school students to live a busy daily school lifeD．a suggestion of what high school students should do to pass ACT（ D ）From the last paragraph we know that the writer thinks ．A．Junior year of high school is the most important growth period B．challenging problems are needed for a teenager's growthC．the ability to think has nothing to do with homeworkD．the present structure leads to students often sleeping in class（ C ）Why does the writer write this article？A．To prove the role of enough sleep in teenagers' 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 between sleep and homework．15．After a while attention to Tom ended，and the usual school murmur（嗡嗡读书声）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 minute．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（敌意）．Tom patiently returned it to its place．Then she let it remain．Tom wrote on his paper，"Please take it-I got more．" The girl glanced 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 time the girl refused to notice；but her human curiosity（好奇心）soon began to show itself by hardly noticeable（明显的）signs．The boy worked on，seemingly not aware．The girl 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（烟囱）．Then the girl's interest began to fasten itself upon the work and she forgot everything else．When it was finished，she gazed a moment，then whispered："It's nice-draw a man．"The artist created a man in the front yard；she was satisfied，and whispered："It's a beautiful man--now draw me in it．"Tom drew an hour-glass（沙漏）as the body，a full moon as her head and some arms added to it．The girl said："It's ever so nice-I wish I could draw．No one has ever taught me that．""It's easy，" whispered Tom，"I'll learn you．""Oh，will you？When？""At noon．Do you go home to dinner？""I'll stay if you will．""Good-that's a deal．What's your name？"（ B ）What probably happened 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．（ C ）What most probably happened to the apple finally？A．Eaten by the boy because the girl didn't 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．（ B ）What can we learn from the 2nd paragraph？A．The boy didn't want the girl to show interest in his drawing．B．The girl didn't want to show 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 boy to do the drawing in class any more．（ A ）What in this passage made Tom succeed in making friends with the girl？A．Using her curiosity．B．Showing off his drawing ability．C．Teaching her how to draw．D．Inviting her to dinner．四、阅读表达（共1小题；每小题5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．注意：每个空格里只填一个单词．16．When a thought has found wordsPoetry（诗歌）is the forgotten child of literature．Few people read it 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（课程）．Recently，the Ministry of Education has increased the number of ancient Chinese poems for students to memorize and recite，from 14to 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 thoughts and feelings that are common to everyone but that we may be unable to express-the joy of Li Bai dancing with the moon，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 also express beauty．In a few short lines，even something common can 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），and makes it beautiful．Of course，to really enjoy poetry，it has to be read aloud．After all，a poem is really just a song without music．Most ancient poetry，like Homer's Epics（《荷马史诗》）and China's Book of Songs，was spoken for hundreds of years before it was written．The American poet Robert Frost said，"Poetry is when an emotion has found its thought and the thought has found words．" You are lucky that you now have seventy-two poems to learn!【答案】1．different．2．Reasons．3．understand．4．common．5．Reading．五、词汇（共4小题；每小题1分，满分4分）A）根据句子意思，用括号中所给词的正确形式填空，每空填一词．17．-Is this your umbrella？-No，it's another （visit）．【答案】visitor's18．-How much should I pay？-18yuan in all，（include）the pen you picked out just now．【答案】including19．Time is limited．You'd better make a （decide）right now．【答案】decision20．Nothing is （possible）．It means everything can happen if you make efforts．【答案】impossibleB）根据句意及汉语提示，写出各单词的正确形式，每空填一词．21．-How much time do you need to carry on with the project？-Another （四）days．【答案】four22．Do you know what the exact （人口）of China is？【答案】population23．Finally，we managed to hand out all the 1，000posters （凭借）other's help．【答案】with24．Miss Gao can always come up with （幽默的）ideas to make her classes lively．【答案】humorous六、用括号内所给动词的正确形式填空（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）25．-Why do you buy so many flowers，Justin？- （celebrate）my mother's birthday．【答案】To celebrate26．-Bad luck! My watch doesn't work well．-Take it easy．It just needs （repair）．【答案】repairing27．-Why are you still waiting here？-Doctor Yu promised to attend the party，but he （not appear）．【答案】didn't appear28．Zhu Ting，one of the best volleyball Players of China，says she will return whenever she （need）．【答案】needed29．-Do you want to go to the talk on recycling？-Great! I （look）for some information for my article on the topic．【答案】am looking七、根据所给中文完成句子（共6小题：每小题1.5分，满分9.0分）30．听到这个结果，朱莉激动得说不出话来了．Julie was the result．【答案】too excited to speak after hearing31．真是令人惊讶，他将放弃执导这部电影．It this film．【答案】is amazing that he will give up directing32．我们应当习惯公交出行．We should by public transport．【答案】get used to going out33．结婚以来，他们已经去过很多名胜古迹了．They many places of interest ．【答案】have been to since they got married34．你多久参加一次社会活动？？【答案】How often do you take part in social activity？35．那位老师给的建议是多么有价值啊!？【答案】What valuable advice the teacher gave!八、书面表达（共1题；满分15分）36．暑假将至，学校呼吁每天花三小时自主读书．但是，同学们对于主要读什么产生了分歧．请根据下表提示，写一篇英文短文，向学校报刊投稿．注意：1．必须包括表中所有提示内容，并作适当发挥；2．文中不得出现你的真实姓名和学校名称；3．表达清楚，语句通顺，意思连贯，书写规范；4．词数不少于100．文章的开头已为你写好，不计入总词数．5．参考词汇：长篇读物full-length reading n．[u]；文学作品works of literature n．（pl．）Our school asks us to spend three hours on self-reading every day in the summer vacation．However，opinions are divided on what to read．Some of us think we should choose the full-length reading，such as works of literature and scientific books．Because they can develop our reading habits．Others think that we should read practical essays．such as social news and knowledge about life．Because they can help us learn more about the world．At the same time，we will find life interesting for us through reading them．In my opinion，I would like to choose practical essays．On the one hand，they can help us deal with our life problems．On the other hand，social news can let us know what happens every day around the world．。

2018常州英语中考卷<解读版）一，单项选择<1’×10）1，Have you got any books on English grammar? I want to borrow______.b5E2RGbCAPYes, here you are. But you must return it by Friday.p1EanqFDPwA oneB itC someD that1，A考代词one泛指一个，it常常指代前文提到过的一个，some指代一些且泛指，that特指那个因答句中有it，说明肯定是单数；又因为句意提示是泛指的一本关于英语语法的书，所以选one2, I will buy you a new bike if you learn how to swim this summer.DXDiTa9E3dIs that a ______ ? I’m sure I’ll get the bike.A chanceB promiseC trickD treat2，B考察单词词义辨析Chance是机会；promise是承诺；trick是把戏窍门；treat是治疗，款待3, He speaks ______English ______French. Instead, he speaks German.RTCrpUDGiTA either;orB not only; but alsoC both;andD neither; nor3，D考察连词Either，or是或者，或者之意；not only。

but also是不但，而且的意思Both...and是两者都的意思；Neither...nor是既不，也不之意而且句子语境告诉我们他说德语，说明他既不说英语也不说法语4,Shall I take my swimming suit?No, you ______. We will just go hiking on the mountain.5PCzVD7HxAA mustn’tB couldn’tC needn’tD can’t4，C考察情态动词musn’t 禁止；couldn’t过去不能； needn’t 不需要；can’t不能或不可能5, He offered ______ valuable advice that ______people disagreed.jLBHrnAILgA such; a fewB such;fewC so; a fewD so;few5，B考察such和so的用法差别Such修饰名词；so修饰形容词另外还考察了a few和few 的差别a few表示一些，修饰可数名词；few表示几乎没有，是否定意义因为句中是修饰advice,所以用such,此外因为是有价值的意见，所以肯定是没人不同意6, This listening material, together with its CD-ROMS, ______well.xHAQX74J0XA sellsB sellC is soldD are sold6，A考察动词三单以及固定词组sell well，卖得好7, Why are you worried?I’m expecting a call from my daughter. She ______ New York for three years.LDAYtRyKfEA has gone toB has been toC has been inD has come inZzz6ZB2Ltk7，C考察现在完成时的词组辨析have gone to去了，没回Have been to去过某地Have been in 一直呆在某地Have come in无此结构，排除因为句子当中有提示词for three days,说明肯定是一直呆在某地8, Many social workers went to Ya’an to ______ clean water and food to local people to reduce their pa in from the earthquake.dvzfvkwMI1A put outB come outC work outD give out8，D词组辨析Put out 熄灭；come out出版；work out 解决难题；give out分发语境上是分发食物，所以选D9, How soon will you start your journey?I’m not sure. I haven’t decided ______.A when shall I ask the boss for leaveB where I will go to spend the holidayC wether I would go by train or by planeD who could invite me to go9，B考察宾语从句首先宾语从句中用陈述语序，排除A;又因为haven’t是现在时，所以排除C；而D明显不符合句意，所以答案选B10, How did you find the trip to the West Lake?________.A The guide took us there.B First by train and then by bus.C Very fantastic indeed.D It was not far from our hotel.10，C考察考生对语境的理解句子意思是你觉得西湖之旅怎么样？所以答句可以选C:确实很有趣二，完形填空<1’×12）“You know,Ann,” my friend Nick said, “Lisa and Anita were just talking about you.”I immediately got 11. “They saidthat you join the Students Union just because the teacher likes you, not because you are excellent.”rqyn14ZNXII 12 to keep myself from crying, getting down to my knees. After Nick told me everything my supposed best friends said about me, I felt I was 13 .EmxvxOtOcoLisa and Anita came in, acting as if(好像> 14 had happened.Lisa was still my deskmate and Anita was still my partner for our history project. I was 15 that they were able to pretend we had the perfect friendship. 16 they’d said such hurtful things.SixE2yXPq5I felt like I didn’t have a friend in the world, all because of rumor(谣言>.6ewMyirQFLThe tongue can be our worst 17 . Rumors do harm to friendship. They are like sharp knives, breaking one’s dignity(尊严> into pieces. When we say 18 things abut others, we’re hurting their hearts.kavU42VRUsSo how was I to act next? I thought of 19 them back. But instead, I told them directly they had hurt me. Lisa started 20 and Anita was speechless. I knew they were both sorry for what they had said. They said sorry to me, and I forgave them 21 I was still unhappy. Sure, things were a little embarrassing (尴尬的> at first, but soon enough everything was back to the way ithad been before. I still 22 rumors from time to time. Talking about others is a part of our life, but the more I learn about the friendship, the more I realize the importance of tolerating others.y6v3ALoS8911, A relaxed B nervous C scared D energetic12, A struggled B decided C continued D preferredM2ub6vSTnP 13, A different B wrong C sick D alone14, A everything B something C anything D nothing0YujCfmUCw 15, A surprised B satisfied C frightened D worriedeUts8ZQVRd 16, A simply B especially C obviously D probablysQsAEJkW5T17, A criminal B victim C suspect D enemy18, A unpopular B unlucky C unkind D unusual19, A attacking B arguing C bringing D pulling20, A shouting B keeping C fighting D crying21, A because B although C after D unless22, A play with B agree with C deal with D help withGMsIasNXkA答案解读：BADDA BDCAD BC11，B考查单词意思：当听到别人谈论你时，自己的感觉肯定是紧张的12，A考察单词以及考生对语境的把握，struggle是挣扎着;decide决定;continue继续;prefer更愿意，而句子意思明显是我挣扎着，努力使自己别哭TIrRGchYzg13，D文中第四段说“我感到在世界上没有朋友”，所以这里选alone比较合适14，D考察不定代词词意，应该是假装什么也没发生过15，A考察单词以及考生对语境的把握，surprised感到吃惊的；satisfied感到满意的；frightened感到害怕的；worried感到忧虑的7EqZcWLZNX16，B考察副词，simply简单地；especially尤其；obviously明显地；probably可能地lzq7IGf02E17，D 考察上下文语境的理解，根据上下文可知：舌头是我们最恶毒的敌人18，C根据下文“伤了其他人的心”，可知这里是说些不友好的事情，要表达不友好这个概念，所以选C19，A 考察固定词组attack back，回击20，D 由and连接，说明前后意思应该相近，后面出现speechless，说明另外一个是说坏话揭穿后开始哭泣zvpgeqJ1hk21，B考察介词,前后句存在转折关系22，C 考察词组辨析，play with和。

常州市2018年初中学业水平考试英语试题解析（非标准答案版）一、(2018·江苏常州)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. (2018·江苏常州)Time waits for no man. But some people won’t realize the importance of time ______it’s gone.A. asB. sinceC. whenD. until1.D 考查固定句型。

句意：时间不等人。

但是有些人直到时间过去了才意识到它的重要性。

not...until...意为“直到……才……”。

由题意可知本题选D。

2. (2018·江苏常州) —Two tickets for Sunday, please!—Sorry. There is ______ left.A. nothingB. noneC. someD. anything2.B 考查不定代词。

句意：——请给我两张周日的票！——对不起。

一张票也没有了。

nothing “没有东西；没有事情”，指物；none“一个人或物都没有”，指人，也指物；some“一些”；anything“任何事物”。

此处表示“一张也没有”，应用none。

故选B。

3. (2018·江苏常州) —Your father has passed the driving test?—Yes. ______my father ______ my mother has.A. Not only; but alsoB. Neither; norC. Either; orD. Both; and3.A 考查连词短语。

句意：—你父亲已经通过驾照考试了？—是的，不但我的父亲，而且我母亲也已经通过了。

Not only...but also...“不但……而且……”；Neither...nor...“既不……也不……”；either...or...“或者……或者……”；both...and...“……和……都”。

常州市2018年中考英语试卷(满分：90分考试时间：100分钟）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。

1. Time waits for no man. But some people won't realize the importance of time ________ it's gone.A.asB. sinceC. whenD. until2. —Two tickets for Sunday，please! —Sorry. There is ________ left.A. nothingB. noneC. someD. anything3. —Your father has passed the driving test?—Yes. ______my father _______ my mother has.A. Not only; but alsoB. Neither; norC. Either; orD. Both; and4. —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’tC. mustn’tD. needn’t5. Lights are out. The concert is to begin. The fans hold their breath for Jay Chou’s _______.A. influenceB. guidanceC. experienceD. appearance6. —Manager, all the machines _______ just now!—What? Call the engineer at once.A. broke downB. turned downC. broke outD. turned out7. As an American, Tom is a big fan of Chinese kung fu. _______, he is crazy about Beijing Opera.A. ThereforeB. HoweverC. MoreoverD. Otherwise8. —Can you describe ________？—Yes. I was walking when a bike knocked me down from behind.why did the accident happen B. when did the accident happenC. how the accident happenedD. where the accident 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 expected10. —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's wrongC. Why meD. Why not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。

2018年江苏省常州市中考英语试卷(含答案)2018年江苏省常州市中考英语试卷一、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．1．Time waits for no man．But some people won't realize the importance of time______it's gone．（D）A．as B．since C．when D．until2．-Two tickets for Sunday，please!-Sorry．There is ____left．（B）A．nothing B．none C．some D．anything3．-Your father has passed the driving test？-Yes．_____my father_____my mother has．（A）A．Not only；but also B．Neither；norC．Either：or D．Both；and4．-Hurry up，Jeff! Let's cross the road as fast as possible．-No，you ____．Don't you see the light is still red？（C）A．couldn't B．wouldn't C．mustn't D．needn't5．Lights are out．The concert is to begin．The fans hold their breath for Jay Chou's_____．（D）A．influence B．guidance C．experience D．appearance6．-Manager，all the machines____just now!-What？Call the engineer at once．（A）A．broke down B．turned downC．broke out D．turned out7．As an American，Tom is a big fan of Chinese kung fu．____，he is crazy about Beijing Opera．（C）A．Therefore B．However C．Moreover D．Otherwise8．-Can you describe____？-Yes．I was walking when a bike knocked me down from behind．（C）A．why did the accident happenB．when did the accident happenC．how the accident happenedD．where the accident happened9．-I_____you here，but you didn't come．-I'm terribly sorry．I was so busy that I forgot．（B）A．would expect B．was expectingC．am expecting D．have expected10．-Are you going to try out for the host of the English party？-_____？It is such a good chance to improve my spoken English．（D）A．What's up B．What's wrongC．Why me D．Why not二、完形填空（共1小题；每小题12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．11．Mrs．Walker sat down at her desk and sighed（叹息）．"OK．Tell me what happened．""Yesterday，" Winston began，"when I got home，I went straight to my room to do my homework．After I finished，I needed a（n）（1）．SoI took out my bubble gum（泡泡糖）to （2）．Michael and I are havinga 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 （3）my whole face．""What then？" asked Mrs．Walker．"Then it happened．The bubble became as big as a beach ball．" He （4）his arms to show how big it was．A few kids made faces-they didn't （5）him，but Winston ignored （不理睬）them and went on．"Suddenly a strong wind took the bubble right out of my mouth! The bubble （6）over my desk and out of the window．As it sailed away，I noticed something yellow stuck to it．Like paper．Then I noticed my （7）was missing．""So？" Mrs．Walker asked．"I ran after the bubble into Mrs．Roosevelt's garden．I saw her cat attack it．The bubble broke．All Isaw then was the cat running away．Mrs．Roosevelt helped me search the （8）．But my homework was nowhere to be seen．"Mrs．Walker shook her bead．"（9），Winston，why didn't you just tell me that the homework was too （10）instead of making up that wild story？"Just then，the office worker walked in with a letter．Winston opened the letter and took out the wrinkled homework paper and a note that said，"For Winston's teacher．"I am sure Winston （11）to hand this in．He's a good boy．I have no idea how his homework got stuck to my cat，but I'm sure Winston can give you a（n）（12）．Mrs．RooseveltMrs．Walker looked up．"It was all true!""Yes，madam，" Winston said quietly．（ B ）A．award B．rest C．surprise D．choice（ D ）A．practice B．create C．exercise D．enjoy（ C ）A．cleaned B．hurt C．covered D．hit（ A ）A．rounded B．held C．crossed D．waved（ D ）A．hear B．notice C．remember D．believe（ A ）A．floated B．rode C．climbed D．stayed（ C ）A．bubble B．book C．homework D．gum（ D ）A．room B．cat C．desk D．garden（ B ）A．Generally B．Honestly C．Finally D．Exactly（ A ）A．hard B．different C．common D．interesting（ D ）A．refused B．promised C．managed D．wanted（ B ）A．introduction B．explanation C．suggestion D．instruction三、阅读理解（共4小题；每小题6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．12．Summer is finally here for most of us．Sadly，summer is not so pleasant to people in a bit less lucky places，where air conditioning（空调）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（孟加拉国）designed an air conditioning system called the Eco Cooler，one that does not require power，and is made of the world's most common waste-plastic 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 board should be cut into the size of a window．Some bottle-neck sized holes shouldthen be cut onto the board．Then，the funnel-shaped（漏斗状）bottlenecks，cut from the plastic bottles，should be put into the holes．The next step is to fix the design onto the window frame（框）with the wider side facing outwards．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 5°C-a big difference when looking at comfortable 25°C compared to uncomfortable 30°C．The idea of the inventor，Ashis Paul，was to show his 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，but it is one that can make abig difference．（ B ）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 board（ C ）What can we learn from the passage？A．Ashis Paul is a clever inventor and a successful businessman．B．An Eco Cooler can fix the room temperature to comfortable 25°C．C．The new invention of Eco Cooler is friendly to the environment．D．Local people will replace their air conditioner with an Eco Cooler．（ D ）What's the best title of this passage？A．DIY air conditioning made from plastic bottlesB．Eco Cooler--a super high-tech air conditionerC．Why do we need an Eco Cooler in summer？D．A strong-willed inventor and his DIY dream13．How to investigate①Planning•Decide on a scientific problem to investigateFor example，a student named Mary has decided to research into how quickly sugar dissolves（溶解）in water．•Write down your hypothesisYou 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 it may be based on work in science which you have done before．The aim of your investigation is to test your idea．•Dec ide what variables（变量）you are dealing withThings like temperature，size，weight，and colour are called variables．Variables are things you canmeasure（测量）．In your investigation，you have to decide what the variables are，which ones you will keep fixed，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 resu lts②Getting your evidence（数据）•Make your measurements，and record your results③Reaching conclusions•Look for patterns in your results•Present your conclusionsWhat links（关联）did you find between any of the variables？How would you explain these links？④Checking your findings•Compare your conclusions and hypothesisDo your results support your idea？（ D ）What does the underlined word "hypothesis" most probably mean？A．reasonB．resultC．methodD．guess（ A ）In 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 temperature of water cannot be a variable．（ A ）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．14．We wake up very early to go to school，maybe even earlier to meet with a teacher，complete our extracurricular（课程以外的）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 American College Test（ACT）exercises one more time．Half asleep，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 allover again．In my health class，my teacher told us that teenagers need at least eight to nine hours of sleep each night．The sad truth is，with so much to do every day，high school students cannot keep to this sleep schedule（安排）．Let me ask you all a question：Doesn't it seem more humane（人道的）to give a teenager perhaps two hours of homework each night？This would allow us to have the eight to nine hours of much needed sleep．Or does 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（结构）of the junior year of high school doesn't work well．Junior year of high school is a time for growth．By this time many students have the ability to think creatively，and solve challenging problems．Homework is important for a student's growth．But do we really need to spend countless 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 change the structure，so that we sleep at home，and learn at school．（ A ）In the first paragraph the writer gives ．A．a picture of the present daily life of high school studentsB．an example of an ideal daily life of high school studentsC．a reason for high school students to live a busy daily school lifeD．a suggestion of what high school students should do to pass ACT（ D ）From the last paragraph we know that the writer thinks ．A．Junior year of high school is the most important growth period B．challenging problems are needed for a teenager's growthC．the ability to think has nothing to do with homeworkD．the present structure leads to students often sleeping in class（ C ）Why does the writer write this article？A．To prove the role of enough sleep in teenagers' 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 between sleep and homework．15．After a while attention to Tom ended，and the usual school murmur（嗡嗡读书声）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 minute．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（敌意）．Tom patiently returned it to its place．Then she let it remain．Tom wrote on his paper，"Please take it-I got more．" The girl glanced 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 time the girl refused to notice；but her human curiosity（好奇心）soon began to show itself by hardly noticeable（明显的）signs．The boy worked on，seemingly not aware．The girl 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（烟囱）．Then the girl's interest began to fasten itself upon the work and she forgot everything else．When it was finished，she gazed a moment，then whispered："It's nice-draw a man．"The artist created a man in the front yard；she was satisfied，and whispered："It's a beautiful man--now draw me in it．"Tom drew an hour-glass（沙漏）as the body，a full moon as her head and some arms added to it．The girl said："It's ever so nice-I wish I could draw．No one has ever taught me that．""It's easy，" whispered Tom，"I'll learn you．""Oh，will you？When？""At noon．Do you go home to dinner？""I'll stay if you will．""Good-that's a deal．What's your name？"（ B ）What probably happened 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．（ C ）What most probably happened to the apple finally？A．Eaten by the boy because the girl didn't 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．（ B ）What can we learn from the 2nd paragraph？A．The boy didn't want the girl to show interest in his drawing．B．The girl didn't want to show 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 boy to do the drawing in class any more．（ A ）What in this passage made Tom succeed in making friends with the girl？A．Using her curiosity．B．Showing off his drawing ability．C．Teaching her how to draw．D．Inviting her to dinner．四、阅读表达（共1小题；每小题5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．注意：每个空格里只填一个单词．16．When a thought has found wordsPoetry（诗歌）is the forgotten child of literature．Few people read it 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（课程）．Recently，the Ministry of Education has increased the number of ancient Chinese poems for students to memorize and recite，from 14to 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 thoughts and feelings that are common to everyone but that we may be unable to express-the joy of Li Bai dancing with the moon，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 also express beauty．In a few short lines，even something common can 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），and makes it beautiful．Of course，to really enjoy poetry，it has to be read aloud．After all，a poem is really just a song without music．Most ancient poetry，like Homer's Epics（《荷马史诗》）and China's Book of Songs，was spoken for hundreds of years before it was written．The American poet Robert Frost said，"Poetry is when an emotion has found its thought and the thought has found words．" You are lucky that you now have seventy-two poems to learn!【答案】1．different．2．Reasons．3．understand．4．common．5．Reading．五、词汇（共4小题；每小题1分，满分4分）A）根据句子意思，用括号中所给词的正确形式填空，每空填一词．17．-Is this your umbrella？-No，it's another （visit）．【答案】visitor's18．-How much should I pay？-18yuan in all，（include）the pen you picked out just now．【答案】including19．Time is limited．You'd better make a （decide）right now．【答案】decision20．Nothing is （possible）．It means everything can happen if you make efforts．【答案】impossibleB）根据句意及汉语提示，写出各单词的正确形式，每空填一词．21．-How much time do you need to carry on with the project？-Another （四）days．【答案】four22．Do you know what the exact （人口）of China is？【答案】population23．Finally，we managed to hand out all the 1，000posters （凭借）other's help．【答案】with24．Miss Gao can always come up with （幽默的）ideas to make her classes lively．【答案】humorous六、用括号内所给动词的正确形式填空（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）25．-Why do you buy so many flowers，Justin？- （celebrate）my mother's birthday．【答案】To celebrate26．-Bad luck! My watch doesn't work well．-Take it easy．It just needs （repair）．【答案】repairing27．-Why are you still waiting here？-Doctor Yu promised to attend the party，but he （not appear）．【答案】didn't appear28．Zhu Ting，one of the best volleyball Players of China，says she will return whenever she （need）．【答案】needed29．-Do you want to go to the talk on recycling？-Great! I （look）for some information for my article on the topic．【答案】am looking七、根据所给中文完成句子（共6小题：每小题1.5分，满分9.0分）30．听到这个结果，朱莉激动得说不出话来了．Julie was the result．【答案】too excited to speak after hearing31．真是令人惊讶，他将放弃执导这部电影．It this film．【答案】is amazing that he will give up directing32．我们应当习惯公交出行．We should by public transport．【答案】get used to going out33．结婚以来，他们已经去过很多名胜古迹了．They many places of interest ．【答案】have been to since they got married34．你多久参加一次社会活动？？【答案】How often do you take part in social activity？35．那位老师给的建议是多么有价值啊!？【答案】What valuable advice the teacher gave!八、书面表达（共1题；满分15分）36．暑假将至，学校呼吁每天花三小时自主读书．但是，同学们对于主要读什么产生了分歧．请根据下表提示，写一篇英文短文，向学校报刊投稿．注意：1．必须包括表中所有提示内容，并作适当发挥；2．文中不得出现你的真实姓名和学校名称；3．表达清楚，语句通顺，意思连贯，书写规范；4．词数不少于100．文章的开头已为你写好，不计入总词数．5．参考词汇：长篇读物full-length reading n．[u]；文学作品works of literature n．（pl．）Our school asks us to spend three hours on self-reading every day in the summer vacation．However，opinions are divided on what to read．Some of us think we should choose the full-length reading，such as works of literature and scientific books．Because they can develop our reading habits．Others think that we should read practical essays．such as social news and knowledge about life．Because they can help us learn more about the world．At the same time，we will find life interesting for us through reading them．In my opinion，I would like to choose practical essays．On the one hand，they can help us deal with our life problems．On the other hand，social news can let us know what happens every day around the world．。