2011年江苏省常州市中考英语试卷（解析版）

I bought an ice cream in the shop.
A. river                   B. store                 C. home

Mr. Wang will arrive in England in two days.
A. put on                  B. turn off               C. get to

He did the work all by himself.
A. already                 B. together               C. alone

Last year my dad got a new job in a small town,__51__ my family moved there. On my first __52__ at the new school I was really worried. The teachers were friendly, but the __53__ was the other students. They didn’t seem friendly. I knew nobody and I couldn’t __54__ understand what they said.
During the break all the other students went out. I didn’t know where to go, so I ___55___ in the classroom. After a while, a ___56___ came back in and came up to me. I ___57___ what he wanted to do. He took ___58___ out of his bag and said to me,“Would you like something to ___59___?”It was an apple. Suddenly I felt really ___60___ and we began to talk.
It was Tony who gave me the apple and now he is my best friend. I am thankful to the apple, which started our friendship.
A. or                   B. so                    C. but
A. day                  B. spring                 C. winter
A. project                B. custom               C. problem
A. hardly                B. ever                  C. even
A. danced               B. stayed                 C. sang
A. woman               B. girl                   C. boy
A. knew                B. wondered               C. thought
A. something            B. anything                C. nothing
A. eat                  B. drink                   C. read
A. shy                  B. happy                  C. lonely

Tom has a strong and faithful dog, Bruce. The dog likes playing with Tom. Sometimes he also follows Tom’s father to work.
One morning when Tom’s father worked in the field, he took off his coat and put it on the ground under a big tree. He turned to the dog and said,“Watch my coat, Bruce!”
Bruce sat down on the coat. Later Tom’s father remembered he had to buy some food. So he hurried to the shop. After shopping, he went home directly and forgot all about his coat and the dog.
Late in the evening Tom looked for his dog everywhere in the house, but he couldn’t find him. At this time Tom’s father suddenly remembered his coat and the dog. He went back to the tree at once. He found that Bruce was still sitting on the coat!
根据短文内容判断正误,正确的在答题卡上涂A,错误的在答题卡上涂B。（5小题，每小题1分，共5分）
Bruce likes playing with Tom.
One morning, Tom’s father went to work in a factory with the dog.
Tome’s father went home with the dog after shopping.
Bruce watched the coat from morning to evening that day.
Bruce was angry with Tom’s father.

Happy Time Park

   根据文章信息，选择正确的答案。（5小题，每小题1分，共5分）
The park is in the ______ of the city.
A. north             B. east             C. west
You can take a ______ bus to get to the park.
A.No.16              B.No.6              C.No.4
There is ______ in the park.
A. a zoo                B. a cinema         C. a plant garden
If you visit the park on Wednesday, you must leave the park ______.
A. before six o’clock in the afternoon
B. between 16:00 and 18:00
C. before four o’clock in the afternoon
Which of the following is TRUE according to the advertisement?
A. You can do sports in the park except swimming.
B. If you feel ill or get hurt in the park, you can find doctors for help there.
C. You can have a barbecue in the park if you buy something in the shopping centre.

Who do you admire(崇拜)?Different people may have different ideas.
If you’re a sports fan, perhaps the person you admire most is a great basketball player, and Yao Ming is probably the one in your mind. If you study music or play an instrument, perhaps the person you admire most is gifted musician like Mozart, who began to write beautiful music at a very young age. Or maybe you admire great scientists, for example, Yuan Longping.
We have many reasons to admire famous people and we often give much of our respect to them. However, we shouldn’t neglect those who are common, such as nurses, train drivers, firemen, cleaners and so on. They may be working in a corner of the world without being noticed, but all these people spend their working days serving the public. They show great dedication(奉献).However, what they do is often unnoticed by us. Have you ever thought of what our life will be like if they stop working?
So next time when you appreciate famous people, don’t forget those who are common around you.
根据短文内容，选择正确的答案。（5小题，每小题2分，共10分）
Yao Ming is a great ______.
A. pop singer                B. actor                C. basketball player
Mozart began to write ______ when he was very young.
A. music                 B. letters              C. books
The underlined word“neglect”in Paragraph 3 means______.
A. give comments on         B. make fun of          C. care little about
In Paragraph 3,the writer mainly points out ______.
A. the reasons why we admire famous people
B. the importance of common people’s work
C. the places where common people are working
What’s the main idea of this passage?
A. Famous people are admired by most of us in our life.
B. Common people should also be given respect as the famous ones.
C. Common people should be given the most respect in our society.

单词拼写：根据句子意思及所给的中文或首字母提示完成单词，请将完整的单词填写在答题卡对应的横线上。每空只能填一词。（5小题，每小题1分，共5分）
I am going to have a ______(蛋糕) for lunch.
There is a ______(钢笔) in the box.
Jim was ______(幸运的) to get a chance to study in America.
It’s hard to I ______ living in a place where there is no water.
As her bike is still here, I don’t s______ she has left.

任务型阅读：阅读短文，根据文章内容补全所给的五个残缺的句子。每空只填一词，请将单词填写在答题卡对应的横线上。（5小题，每小题1分，共5分）
The summer holiday is coming, which can be a relaxing time for sleeping, eating good meals and seeing old friends. Try to take some time off from school and spend a few weeks of fun. Here are some ideas for planning your summer holiday.
First of all, joining a club is a good choice! You can join a music club, a sports club or an art club. It’s good for your future development and the teachers in the club can give you good advice.
Doing something good for society is also great. There are many volunteer(志愿的) programmes for you to choose from, such as looking after the old or the young, cleaning the streets, planting trees or keeping the traffic in order. You know that teens can also make the world better.
Have you ever lived with another family? You can join in a programme called “Meeting a New Family”.Two families exchange their children for some time so that they can learn how to get on well with others.
Summer camp is still popular today. An English summer camp may be a good choice. You can not only make friends but also practise your English.
The writer gives some ideas for ______your summer holiday.
to learn drawing, you can join an ______club.
Teens can make the world better by ______as volunteers.
In an English summer camp you can ______your English.
If you are one of the children in the programme “Meeting a New Family”,you ______live with you own parents for some time.

根据对话内容，从方框中的六个选项中选出五个合适的句子补全对话，请将句子的字母标号填写在答题卡对应的横线上。（5小题，每小题2分，共10分）

A: Good morning, Miss Li.
B: 
A: May I ask you a question?
B:  
A: What’s this in English?
B:  
A: Can you spell “cup”?
B:  
A: Thank you very much.
B: 

根据对话内容，从方框中选择恰当的单词完成句子并填写在答题卡对应的横线上。部分单位词在填入前需要进行词形转换，每个词单只能用一次，每空只能写一词。（5小题，每小题1分，共5分）
You   go    minute    far    way
W: Excuse me, can you show me the     to the City Park?
M: Yes. Just   along this street and turn right at the end, and you’ll find it on your left.
W: Is it   from here?
M: No, it isn’t. It will take you only ten   to get there on foot.
W: Thank you for    help.

根据中文意思完成句子。请将答案写在答题卡对应的横线上，每空词数不限。
请问现在几点了？
Excuse me,______ is it now?
同学们，请看黑板。
Boys and girls,______ the blackboard, please.
李梅是个诚实的女孩。
Li Mei is _____ girl.
每个人都应该做些有助于保护地球自然环境的事。
Everyone should do something to help protect the Earth’s ______.
那艘底部坏了的船需要修理了。
The boat ______ is broken needs repairing.

假设你是一名中学生，名叫李华，曾经到英国学习、生活了三个月。在那期间，你住在大卫(David)家中。现在学习已结束，你刚回到家，特意给大卫写一封70词左右的英文信，内容包括以下方面：

要求：1.信件内容要包含所给的提示信息，可适当发挥。
2.信的开头和结尾部分已给出，不计入总词数。
3.文中不得出现真实的人名与校名。
参考词汇：culture(文化),invite(邀请)
Dear David,
I’ve just got back home. I want to say “Thank you” most at the moment.               
______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Yours,
Li Hua

—There’s ______ ball on the ground. Would you please pass ______ ball to me?
—With pleasure.

—It’s very friendly ______ him to help me when I’m in trouble.

—Excuse me, I want to have my watch fixed, but I can’t find a repair shop.
—I know ______ nearby. Come on, I’ll show you.

—I’m sorry I went out for a smoke. I was very tired.
—There’s no ______ for this while you are at work.

—I won’t go to the concert this evening. I ______ watch the NBA on TV. It’s more
exciting.

—Listen! Someone is playing the piano.
—Wow! ______ beautiful music! I like it very much.

—When ______ you ______ reading Jane Eyre?
—It’s hard to say. I’m busy recently.

— _______ expensive mobile phone it is！
—Yes, but I think _______ style is quite fashionable.

—Congratulations! Among the best pictures in the competition，I found _______. Why did you draw it?
一During the trip to the Yellow Mountain _______ May.

We have ________ some organizations to help the poor students in the western areas of China.

The book was written in _______ easy English _______ even primary school students could understand it.

一Middle school students don’t know much about shopping online, _______ they?
一 _______. It’s very popu]ar with teenagers.

The cakes in the restaurant _______，so they _______ well.

A．are tasted better; are sold	B．are tasted well; sell
C．taste terrible; are sold	D．taste nice; sell

一Shall we meet at the station at 8 am?
—In fact, we _______. The train _______ until l0 a.m.

一I am out of breath. I can’t go any further.
一_______! I am sure you can make it.

一Would you like some fried rice?
—I would rather eat noodles ________have beef in them.

In the UK, a woman usually doesn’t like to be asked________.

A．whether she had been married	B．what is her age
C．how much she weighs	D．where she comes from

Mental health is about the way you think and feel and your ability to deal with ups and downs. Even though you are mentally healthy, it doesn’t __11__ that you don’t have a menta1 health problem.
Mental health is everyone’s business. We all have times when we feel down or __12___. Most of the time those feelings pass，__13___ sometimes they develop into a more serious problem. It seems that our mental health doesn’t always stay the same. It can change as the environment changes and as you move __14___ different stages(阶段)of your life.
Here are four practical __15___ to look after your mental health. Making simple changes to how you live doesn’t cost much or take up lots of time. Anyone can __16___ them.
●Talk about your feelings. It can help you stay in good mental health. It isn’t a sign of __17___, but part of your ability to do what you can to stay healthy.
●Eat well. What you eat and how you feel are __18___ connected. A proper diet can have a good effect on your mental health.
●Keep in touch. Friends and family members can offer __19___suggestions which may help you keep active and solve practical problems.
●Take a break. It could be a weekend __20___ new places to enjoy the nature, or even a ten-minute break from doing your homework. A few minutes can be enough to relax you.

A．agree B．mean C．doubt D．notice

A．but B．and C．so D．as

A．away B．inside C．through D．against

A．answer B．replies C．ways D．chances

A．follow B．find C．advise D．count

A．weakness B．laziness C．happiness D．richness

A．easily B．closely C．equally D．hardly

A．difficult B．terrible C．strange D．various

A．protecting B．exploring C．providing D．imagining

If you are cycling in foreign countries, you will need to know what these traffic signs and signals mean.

1		A sign like this one means that there is a bike lane(车道). If there is such a sign，you are required to use the bike lane. If there is not such a sign, you should ride with traffic as far to the right side of the road as possible.
2		This signal means you can cross the street along with pedestrians(行人). It has a green picture of a oerson walking instead of using the word“walk”.
3		This signal is the “don’t walk”sign. It is a picture of a red hand, meaning you should stop. You should wait to cross the street until the green picture of the person walking is showing.
4		Car drivers and bikers must come to a complete stop at“STOP” signs.
5		A“YIELD”sign means to slow down and be ready to stop. If there are pedestrians or vehicles in or near the crossroad, you must stop. If there is no traffic in or near the crossroad and it is safe, you may go through.
6		This signal means you are coming to a zebra crossing. Car drivers and bikers must stop to allow people in the zebra crossing to cross the street.
7		When people are working on the roads, parts of the road are often dug up or rough(不平整的). Be careful when yon are cycling. Rough roads could make you fall off your bike. If you must move into the road to go around a work area，you should stop and look carefully to be sure there is no traffic coming.
8		A detour is a way of getting around a roadway that is closed. Roads are usually closed because of road work or dangerous conditions. If you must take a detour, be careful about the roads you aren’t used to.

 
What are cyclists required to do when they see the sign?

Which of the following signs has the same meaning as the sign?


What should cyclists do when they see the sign?

It was the last day of final examinations at a large college. On the steps of one building, a group of engineering students were discussing the exam that was ahout to begin. On their faces was confidence. This was their last exam before they graduated(毕业)and found jobs.
Some talked of jobs they already had，others of jobs they would get. With four years of college study，they felt ready and able to conquer(征服)the world.
The coming exam，they knew，would be easy. The professor(教授)had said they could bring any books or notes they wanted，but they couldn’t talk to each other during the test.
They walked into the classroom. The professor passed out the papers. The students’ smiles became wide as they saw that there were only five essay-type questions.
Three hours passed and the exam came to an end. Then the professor began to collect the papers. The students no longer looked confident. They seemed worried. No one spoke as the professor faced the class with the papers in her hand.
She looked at all the worried faces in front of her, and then asked，“How many students completed all five questions?”
Not a hand was put up.
‘‘How many of you answered four?” Still no hands.
“Three?Two?”The students moved restlessly in their seats.
“One，then. Certainly somebody finished one．”But the class stayed silent. The professor put down the papers.“That is just what I expected，”she said.
“I just wanted to make sure you realize that even though you have studied engineering for four years, there are still many things about the subject you don’t know. Instead of testing you on what you learned in this class, I’ve given you questions that skilled engineers face in the world outside the classroom. You can’t expect to be an expert(专家)on the day you graduate. You have to learn as you go.”
Then，smiling, she added，“You will all pass this course, but remember that your education has just begun.’’
What does the underlined word“restlessly”mean in the passage?

Why did the professor design the final exam in such a way?

What can be the best title of the passage?

For a long time being happy was considered natural，and there was nothing special to do about it. Now we know that we can work at getting along well with other people. It is possible to act in such a way that other people will like us better.
One way is being unselfish，not wanting everything your own way or asking for the best share of everything, including the attention of your friends. Another way is to look for good points, not bad ones in other people.
You don’t have to be spineless(无骨气的)in order to be popular. In fact，you will be liked and respected(尊重)if you are not afraid to stand up for your rights(权利). But do it politely and pleasantly. One way to develop a good character is being friendly and polite to your own group,  to older people，to strangers and especially to those who do not look important or do not interest you.
You cannot expect to be perfect,  so you must learn not to be too unhappy when you make a mistake. Everyone makes mistakes, and no one is to be blamed unless he refuses to learn from them. Many young people become discouraged(泄气的) when they know their unpleasant qualities—selfishness，laziness，etc. Just remember that we all have some of these faults and have to fight against them.
When sometMng is wrong，it is best to try to make it right. Perhaps you don’t like a teacher or a classmate. Try to see why，and look at yourself，too. Make sure that you are not doing something to make others dislike you. In time, things may turn out all right, then you simply have to learn to get along the best you can with the situation, without thinking too much about it. Worrying never helps in a situation you can’t change.
Which of the following is the closest in meaning to the underlined part?

How can we get along well with others according to the passage?

What can we know from the passage?

You are probably familiar with the saying：An apple a day keeps the doctor away. A recent research carried out by the Chinese University of Hong Kong may change the saying:
An apple a day may keep aging away.
The research chose fruit flies(果蝇), as they share many genes(基因)with humans. The fruit flies were either fed normally or had an apple extract(浓缩物) added to their diet.
It turned out that those fruit flies that were given apple extract lived about 55 days—five days longer than the flies that were normally fed. The research group also found it easier for the flies to walk，climb and move about as they aged.
According to the result, the researchers believed that the antioxidants(抗氧化剂) in the apple extract helped clean up dangerous chemicals(化学物质) that cause illnesses，as well as aging.
In another study，researchers examined diets of thousands of women. They discovered that those who regularly ate apples were 20 percent less likely to suffer heart illnesses and stroke.
The apples’ genetic code(遗传密码) was discovered recently. It allows scientists to develop nicer and healthier fruits. Researchers are already using the information to grow a kind of apples full of antioxidants that can keep eyes and joints healthy and protect humans against heart illnesses and cancer.
Apples that kill the desire(欲望) to eat could also be produced, with the first“extra-healthy’’apples on supermarket shelves within just four or five years.
The team that keeps studying apple DNA includes 100 scientists from five countries. Their research also suggests that around 65 million years ago, when dinosaurs began to die off the plant，which would finally become today’s apple tree, experienced a great genetic change. The number of many of its genes doubled. The extra genes allowed the apple to get used to worse conditions and go through a different development from peaches，strawberries and other related fruits.
Why were fruit flies used for the research?

What result did the researchers find out?

A．Apples produce chemicals that can change human genes.

B．Apples have antioxidants that kill chemicals that cause aging.

C．Apples are rich in vitamins that are needed in humans’bodies.

D．Apples produce chemicals that make apples taste more delicious.

What happened to apples around 65 million years ago according to the research?

What can we infer(推断)from the passage?

阅读下面短文，在表格内的空白处填入合适的答案(每格限填一词)
The way in which we communicate with others can be greatly improved by building a better vocabulary. In our personal life，we communicate and share experiences with others. However, how well we do it depends on(取决于)our ability to express ourselves through spoken and written language. Luckily，increasing(增加)our word power can make us own the skills we need to communicate better with others and can also help us get better results in our study.
When you see a new word，whether through reading or hearing someone say the word，just be ready to take out your dictionary and look it up-learn about the word and anything that relates(与…相关)to it. If you understand the word, you’ll hopefully remember it well.
Meanwhile, you’d better write down words to learn. You can go through the dictionary，magazine and newspaper or even take down the unknown words you hear. Try to review them every day-look at the words and speak them out loudly. Copy the words over and over again，along with their meanings，and you will surprisingly remember themn in no time.
You can also do word searches，crossword puzzles or other word games. Playing these games，you are more likely to come across new words, and when you are caught in new words, study them. The more words you have in your brain’s word bank，the better you will become at these word games. You will be remembering，learning and having fun，too.
Finally, reading is also believed to be an excellent way to learn new words and build up your vocabulary. Read things you are interested in，because in this way，you are less likely to become bored. But dont skip over(忽略) those words you don’t know. Instead, you should remember and use them in your own daily conversations. Use them more, and you’ll surely have a better chance of remembering them.

Topic：Increasing Your Vocabulary
__________ of building up vocabulary	●Improve your ability to express yourselves and communicate better with others. ●Be ___________to your study.
Suggestions on remembering new words	1.Remember every new word you meet with by__________it. ●Learn about the word and anything that relates to it by looking it up in your dictionary.
2.Make a __________of new words to learn. ●Review the words every day by looking at and speaking them out loudly. ●Copy the words and their meanings over and over again.
3.Do word games. ●Play these games，come across new words and study them with fun.
4.Learn words through reading. ●Read things you__________. ●Do not skip over new words，but remember and use them more.

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。
Three __________(four)of the students in our class have handed in their reports.
You needn’t be frightened because these insects are completely ____________(harm).
If you add some lemonade and sugar，the dish will be much ___________(taste).
How ____________(active)they are donating money to help the sick student!
Some of the film stars had been ____________(sing)before they entered the film industry.
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。
The charity event is ___________(结束). We all think it is a great success.
I dislike this channel because ___________(少数)programmes on it are interesting.
Ice turns into water when the temperature is ___________(超过)0℃．
一Which of these shirts do you like best?
一I’ll take ____________(没有). They are both expensive and out of fashion.
The book he is fond of ____________(描述)how birds live.

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)
一I phoned you yesterday morning, but you were not in.
一We __________ (fish)by the river.
___________ (make)sure that there are no mistakes，he will check the paper carefully.
Is the washing machine I have used for a long time worth __________(fix)?
There ___________(not be) much snow here in the past three years.
I don’t know if we ___________(sbow) around the History Museum tomorrow afternoon.

在这次运动会上，他跳得没我远。
He _____________________________________________.
截止到2010年底为止，你去过美国多少次？
__________________________________ by the end of 2010.
我们别无选择，只能放弃旅行计划。
We ________________________________________________.
他宁愿住在乡下，也不愿意在城市里谋生。
He’d rather ______________________________________________.
你能告诉我你来中国多久了吗？
Could you tell me ____________________________________?
你有足够的耐心教我发电子邮件吗?
Are you ________________________________________________?

假如上周一你班举行了“爱护水、节约水”的主题活动，请你根据以下要点为你校校报写一篇活动报道。

注意：
1．词数不少于90。文章的开头已为你写好，不计入总词数。
2．要点完整、层次清晰、语法正确、上下文连贯。
3．文中不得真实的人名、校名。
Last Monday we held an activity________________________________________________
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