2013年江苏省常州市中考英语试题及答案
一，单项选择（1’×10）
1，Have you got any books on English grammar? I want to borrow______.
Yes, here you are. But you must return it by Friday.
A one
B it
C some
D that
2, I will buy you a new bike if you learn how to swim this summer.
Is that a ______ ? I’m sure I’ll get the bike.
A chance
B promise
C trick
D treat
3, He speaks ______English ______French. Instead, he speaks German.
A either;or
B not only; but also
C both;and
D neither; nor
4,Shall I take my swimming suit?
No, you ______. We will just go hiking on the mountain.
A mustn’t
B couldn’t
C needn’t
D can’t
5, He offered ______ valuable advice that ______people disagreed.
A such; a few
B such;few
C so; a few
D so;few
6, This listening material, together with its CD-ROMS, ______well.
A sells
B sell
C is sold
D are sold
7, Why are you worried?
I’m expecting a call from my daughter. She ______ New York for three years.
A has gone to
B has been to
C has been in
D has come in
8, Many social workers went to Ya’an to ______ clean water and food to local people to reduce their pain
from the earthquake.
A put out
B come out
C work out
D give out
9, How soon will you start your journey?
I’m not sure. I haven’t decided ______.
A when shall I ask the boss for leave
B where I will go to spend the holiday
C wether I would go by train or by plane
D who could invite me to go
10, 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.
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 said that you join the Students Union just because the teacher likes you, not because you are excellent.”
I 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 w as 13 .
Lisa 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.
I felt like I didn’t have a friend in the world, all because of rumor(谣言).
The 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.
So how was I to act next? I thought of 19 them back. But instead, I told them directly they had hurt
