2019年江苏省常州市中考英语试卷

When would you like to go swimming with me， this Friday or this Saturday？

___________．I am free only this Sunday．（　　）

A．NoneB．BothC．EitherD．Neither

Can you give me some advice on how to be slimmer？

Eat __________ meat and ___________cakes．（　　）

A．less； lessB．fewer； fewer

C．less； fewerD．fewer； less

Jim is watching a football match which is shown __________on TV． Though he is not on the scene， he can still cheer for his team．（　　）

A．livelyB．liveC．livingD．alive

______________I keep the book for a week？

Sorry， I'm afraid you ______________．（　　）

A．Need； couldn'tB．Need； can't

C．May； couldn'tD．May； can't

You must raise your hand if you have any questions in class．_________， your teacher won't notice you．（　　）

A．OtherwiseB．AnyhowC．InsteadD．Moreover

He chose to study in a junior school near his home． It __________ to be a wise decision．（　　）

A．put outB．put onC．turned outD．turned on

I won't stop loving English ___________ the sun rises in the west．（　　）

A．ifB．althoughC．becauseD．unless

In the library， students are required to keep ___________ and move ____________．（　　）

A．quiet； quietB．quiet； quietly

C．quietly； quietD．quietly； quietly

Could you tell me ___________ the music？

He used traditional Chinese music art and the sounds of an ancient Chinese bell．（　　）

A．how he madeB．how did he make

C．why he madeD．why did he make

How would you like your coffee？

_____________________________．（　　）

A．I like it very much

B．With some milk， please

C．No thanks

D．Yes， it smells good

Basketball can be fun， or it can be trouble． People gather around a ball， but their reactions （反应） often go （1）　　 the object． It was a terribly hot summer day when the group of us appeared on the basketball court． Silently， we （2）　　 up and played， as always． The sun was a big " squeezer （挤压者）"， as it not only squeezed out of us sweet （汗水） and （3）　　， but also our unhappy feelings． Body contact became more and more often， and we could all （4）　　 the attacks of elbows （肘部）． After another round of game， one of the players and I fell to the ground at the same time． From his burning eyeballs． I could see a （5）　　 was almost unavoidable．

    It suddenly came to me that my tins of Cola were lying on the ground， about an inch away from me． "Buddy， hot down here． What about a （6）　　？" I said to him． （7）　_　 I rolled （滚动） one to him， looking at him in the eyes with my most sincere facial expression． "I guess I'm quite fine． Lucky no （8）　　bones or we'll end up in the hospital! " I said．

    Other players watching nearby all laughed． I could clearly see some movement on his face． My （9）　　 did work! He picked the Cola up， tried to open it， and walked over． As he passed by my side， he （10）　　 his left hand， and smiled at me． I smiled back， took his hand， and gave him a light shake．

    A gentle wind caught me on the face as I returned to the basketball court． The sun continued to provide （11）　　 for us． What could be better than a group of school students （12）　　basketball skills on a warm， sunny afternoon？

The Dead Sea

    At 430 meters below sea level， the Dead Sea is Earth's lowest point on land． It is popular for its wonderful buoyancy（浮力）． The high salt content﹣more than 34 percent ﹣ makes swimming more like floating．

    Now the Dead Sea is actually dying． People are using water from the Jordan River， which takes water away from the Dead Sea． Since 1930， its surf area has reduced by almost 40 percent．

    Venice， Italy

    With waterways instead of streets． This "Floating City" has attracted visitors for centuries． But no visit to Venice is complete without a ride on one of its famous gondolas， human powered water taxis． Water creates Venice． But water will also kill the city．

    Built on soft earth， Venice has slowly been sinking （下沉） for centuries． Now， with rising sea levels caused by human activities， it's sinking faster． According to US﹣based magazine Architectural Digest， the city may disappear in the next 100 years． Better book your gondola soon!

    Great Barrier Reef， Australia

    Covering more than 2，300 kilometers of Australia's northeast coast， Great Barrier Reef is the world's largest reef ecosystem， and an ideal place for scuba divers （水肺潜水者）．Thousands of colorful coral （珊瑚） and fish make homes in the blue sea water． It's like a big underwater party!

    Sadly， the party might be over soon． The reef is dying． Human activities are changing the weather． Warming ocean， water kills the coral， and this causes problems up the food chain． The New York Times reported that large parts are already dead， and the reef system might be gone by 2030．

（1）What can be the best title of the passage？　　

A． Disappearing Watery Wonders

B． Amazing Man﹣made Wonders on the Sea

C． Lost Watery Wonders on the Sea

D． Last Watery Wonders in the World

（2）Which of the following is the shared cause of the problems all the three places are facing？　　

A． Water loss．

B． Sea pollution．

C． Warming seas．

D． Human activities．

（3）If Tom wants to visit all the following places before they are gone， and he can only afford one in the next 15 years， where must he go？　　

A． The Dead Sea．

B． Venice．

C． Italy．

D． Great Barrier Reef．

There is good news for students of vocational （职业的） colleges in China： the government has announced plans to develop modern vocational education． Premier Li Keqiang said the government should speed up the development of modern vocational education to meet the need for skilled workers and technicians （技术人员） in the job market． High school graduates and workers with no special training are encouraged to study in higher vocational colleges． Li said that the number of the new students in higher vocational colleges in China should go up by 1 million this year． This is the first time the central government has a clear plan．

    This comes after the news of the large shortfall （不足） in highly skilled technicians， although China has millions of technical workers． China is expected to face a shortfall of 3 million skilled workers who can operate the newest machines by 2020． The shortfall will grow to 4.5 million by 2025． Also， vocational education is unsatisfactory （不令人满意的）， although there are many vocational colleges in China． In some vocational colleges， the education methods and courses cannot meet the need of upgrading （升级）， manufacturing （制造业）． As can be seen from the job market， some companies still can't find highly skilled technicians even with high pay．

    To deal with the problem． some vocational colleges have worked with companies to teach students． They have hired skilled technicians from companies as teachers． With the rising of the skilled workers' social position and pay， it is believed the vocational education system in China will start to play a bigger role in the development of China．

（1）What's the main purpose of the development of modern vocational education in China？　_　

A． To train more highly skilled technicians for the job markets

B． To help vocational college graduates get higher pay from their work．

C． To ask more people to live on themselves with technical skills．

D． To encourage more companies to upgrade manufacturing．

（2）What is one of the problems of Chinese vocational education according to the passage？　_　

A． Higher vocational college teachers are not well paid and valued．．

B． There are only a small number of higher vocational colleges in China．

C． The education methods and courses in vocational colleges are unsatisfactory．

D． Some of the vocational college teachers are skilled technicians from companies．

（3）The writer believes China's future vocational education is　　．

A． hopeful

B． doubtful

C． unsatisfactory

D． worrying

Nowadays， it never seems we have enough time to realize all of the reading goals （目标） that we set for ourselves． Luckily， we have mobile apps such as Latte Read and Get Abstract to provide abstracts （梗概） of a text． Abstracts are useful tools， especially for students， but like having a friend describe the main content of a story to you， you cannot experience the joy and excitement of reading the original （原来的） text of yourself．

    I recently finished reading a thick book of W． Somerset Maugham's collected short stories． It took me around ten years to get through． Thomas Mann's difficult The Magic Mountain took me about six months to read； Ayn Rand's Atlas Shrugged made me very bored most of the time． Reading a book， whether it is good or bad， is a formative （建设性的） experience． There are plenty of books which I probably shouldn't have taken the time to read． But the challenge of living for a time in the thoughts and experiences of a different history or character makes even the worst book a valuable effort．

    Whenever I finish the last line of a book and slowly close it， I like to sit there and think over its lines with a mix of nostalgia （怀旧之情） and pride． I then take the book in hand and find a place for it on my bookshelf． When I step back and look at the books on my shelf， it is as if I am looking at the history of the different lives that I have lived．

    Abstracts are useful as a tool to an end， but reading the actual （真正的） book is something much richer． Reading， like anything else in life， is much more about the journey than it ever was the destination （目的地）．

（1）What does the writer mainly want to say？　　

A． Reading abstracts is a best short way to enjoy literature．

B． Reading abstracts cannot bring you the true feeling of actual reading．

C． Reading different kinds of books brings you many advantages．

D． The journey and the destination are equally important in our reading．

（2）What can we know about the writer from the second paragraph？　　

A． He prefers thick and difficult books to short stories．

B． A good book is better worth reading than a bad one to him．

C． He achieves a lot from reading some challenging books．

D． He is lucky enough never to have read a regrettable book．

（3）In the third paragraph the writer　　 his main point of view （主要观点）．

A． explains the meaning of

B． provides further support for

C． makes a conclusion of

D． offers an opposite example for

When Major， the most respected pig， saw all the animals were present， he cleared his throat and began：

    "Now， comrades （同志们） ， I don't think I shall be with you for many months． Before I die， let me ask you a question． What is the nature of this life of ours？ Let us face it： our lives are miserable and short． We are born， we are given just so much food as will keep the breath in our bodies， and those of us who are able to do it are forced to work to the last

    "Why then do we continue in this miserable？ Because nearly the whole of the produce of our hard work is stolen from beings． There， comrades， is the answer to all our problems． It is summed up in a single word﹣ Man． Man is the only real enemy we have． Remove （消灭） Man from the scene， and the basic cause of hunger and overwork is ended for ever． "

    "And now， comrades， I will sing an old song that came into my dream last night to you． I am sure， it was a song sung by the animals of long ago and have been lost to memory for marry years． It is called Animals of England．"

    His voice was hoarse （沙哑的）， but he sang well enough to throw the animals into the wildest excitement． Almost before Major had reached the end， they had begun singing it for themselves．

    Unluckily， the singing woke Mr． Jones， the farm owner， who jumped out of bed， thinking that there was a fox in the yard． He took the gun which always stood in a comer of his bedroom， and let fly 6 shots （射击） into the darkness． The pellets （子弹） flew into the wall of the yard and the meeting broke up hurriedly． Everyone ran to his own sleeping place． The birds jumped onto their trees， the animals settled down in the straw， and the whole farm was asleep in a moment．

（1）Why did Major make the speech？　　

A． To encourage the animals to fight against Man．

B． To teach the animals to sing an old song．

C． To say goodbye to the animals before death．

D． To complain about his personal miserable life．

（2）What does the underlined word " miserable" in the second paragraph most probably mean？　　

A． common

B． boring

C． lonely

D． painful

（3）Which of the following is true according to the passage？　　

A． The animals on the farm were brave．

B． Major's speech was nearly successful．

C． Major and Mr． Jones were friendly to each other．

D． Mr． Jones forced his animals to work from birth to death．

（4）Why did Mr． Jones fire his gun？　　

A． To break up the animals' meeting．                   ′

B． To kill the fox he saw in the yard．

C． To make sure his gun was in good condition．

D． To protect the animals he raised on his farm．

One cannot discuss Chinese music without mentioning the Chinese seven﹣string zither （七弦琴） ， also known as the guqin， one of the four arts ﹣ along with go， calligraphy and painting． It first appeared over 3， 000 ago and represents China's solo musical instrument tradition．

    At first， the guqin had only five strings， representing the five elements of metal， wood， water， fire and earth． Later． in the Zhou dynasty， King Wen of Zhou added a sixth string for his son， King Wu of Zhou， added a seventh string to encourage his army to fight with the Shang．

    Ambience （环境气氛） was important in playing the Chinese zither． Usually， it was practised in quiet setting and never for public performance．

    Ancient artists enjoyed performing by a stream in the mountains． The sound of the guqin mixed with the echoes （回音） from the mountains， until the musician found himself at one with nature． Playing it in snow was also a favorite pastime for ancient artists， who believed the instrument was the purest of its kind in the world． Also． a night with moonlight was considered ideal for Playing the guqin． Wang Wei （701﹣761）， a highly talented man of the Tang dynasty， liked playing it in a bamboo forest on nights with moonlight most．

    Guqin pieces are usually around three to eight minutes long， with the longest being Guangling Verse， which is 22 minutes long． Other famous pieces include Plum Blossoms in Three Movements， Wild Geese Landing on the Sandbank and Eighteen Songs of a Nomad Flute．

    Nowadays， there are fewer than one thousand well﹣trained gugin players and perhaps no more than fifty living masters． The original number of several thousand pieces has greatly reduced to only a hundred works by today． The guqin and its music was added to the list of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity （人类非物质文化遗产） in 2003．

As a good teacher， she is never　　（patient） with her students．

For your own　　（safe）， please do not walk about on the plane．

Do you believe it is one of the　　（wind） places on the earth？

We hope to live　　（peace） with people from other countries．

　　（在……期间） his stay in Beijing， he made some foreign friends．

He　　（误以为） Mary for her twin sister and that made them laugh a lot．

I couldn't fall asleep because the bed was too　　（不舒服的）．

The restaurant offers good service to all its　　（顾客）．

Mum， I　　（finish） practising the piano． May I go to play football now？

He says the problem　　（deal） with next year．

Passengers are not allowed　　（eat） or drink when they take the underground．

He　　（draw） on the beach from 7 to 9 o'clock yesterday morning．

He is used to　　（have） a cup of tea first after getting up．

因为他与每个人相处都融洽，所以人们对他评价很高．

He　　everyone， so he was　　．

我理解上次我父母的想法为什么与我的不同．

I understand　　 last time．

你从北京回来多久了？

　　 from Beijing？

对她来说，要分发这么多书是多么困难啊！

How　　so many books!

一些人认为成功与运气有关．

Some people think　　．

他当时别无选择只能放弃那份工作．

He　　 then．

随着电脑的普及，许多中国学生逐渐忽视书写．针对该现象，请你根据下表提示，用英语写一篇短文向校刊投稿，阐述书写的重要性．

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90字（文章开头已经给出， 不计入总词数）．

参考词汇：handwriting 书法；字迹；书写（不可数名词）

inherit   传承（及物动词）

    Nowadays many Chinese students no longer pay much attention to handwriting． They believe their keyboards can do the work． However， I think that handwriting is still important．

__________．