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. 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？
—Yes. _____my father _____ my mother has. (A)
A. Not only; 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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
