2010年江苏省常州市初中毕业学业考试英语卷

We are sure the_________Olympic Games in Beijing next year will be one of_________games in history.

The guide’s last words_________us that we should bring raincoats or umbrellas.

—Where did you get the book?
—From the library. And 1 have_________it for two weeks.

A girl complained to her father about her hard life. She didn’t know what she had to do and wanted to 36 . She felt tired for fighting and fighting. One problem had been finished but another came.
Her father,  a cook,  took her 37 the kitchen. He poured water into three pans(锅)and boiled(煮)it. When the water was boiling,  in the first pan he put some carrots,  in the 38 he put some eggs and in the last he put some coffee. He    39      them for a few minutes without any words.
The girl closed her mouth and waited impatiently,  not knowing  40   her father was doing that. After about 20 minutes,  her father turned    41   the stove,  took out the carrots and put them in a bowl. He took out the eggs and put 42    in another bowl. After that the  43   was poured into a cup. Turning back to his daughter,  he asked,  "What do you   44   ?" "Carrots,  eggs,  and coffee, " she answered.
Her father told her to 45 her eyes and let her touch the carrots. She did and felt that the carrots were soft. After that he asked her to take the eggs and 46 them. Then,  she got the eggs,  cooked and hard. At last,  the father asked her to smell the coffee. "What’s the meaning,  Father?" He 47 that each had suffered the same unlucky experience— the boiling water,  but 48 had a different reaction(反应). The strong and hard carrots had become soft and weak after being in the boiling water. The eggs became hard 49 being cooked. The coffee was very special and it changed the water. "Who are you?" asked her father,  "When calamity(厄运) 50 your door,  what’s your reaction? Are you carrots,  eggs,  or coffee?"

A．grow up B．give up C．set up D．pick up

A．into B．within C．out of D．away from

A．first B．second C．third D．fourth

A．looked for B．searched for C．waited for D．called for

A．that B．what C．where D．why

A．on B．over C．off D．in

A．it B．its C．them D．themselves

A．eggs B．carrots C．coffee D．water

A．hear B．taste C．smell D．see

A．close B．open C．wash D．drop

A．keep B．protect C．break D．drink

A．complained B．explained C．told D．expected

A．every B．all C．each D．either

A．before B．after C．behind D．under

A．lies in B．comes across C．meets with D．knocks at

Good morning,  boys and girls. Today I’ll talk about going online.
We know that there are too many net bars around us. The Internet can make our lives interesting and enjoyable. Many of us like going online very much because we can learn how to use the computer and can get more information from the Internet. We can learn English. We can read some good newspapers and magazines. It can make us clever in playing computer games. We can send e-mails to our friends quickly. We can chat freely online with our friends. It can help us to get in touch with people from all over the world.
But every coin has two sides. Net bars also bring us a lot of trouble. For example,  some students spend too much time in playing computer games and some stay in the net bars all day and all night. Some girls even get to have boyfriends or some boys get to have girlfriends online. They write too many letters to each other. It takes them too much time to chat online,  so they do worse and worse in their lessons and they don’t study well any more. I think we mustn’t get online when it is time for us to study. We can do it in summer or winter holidays or at the weekend.
At the same time,  if we have lots of free time,  we can do some out-of-class activities at school. We usually have activities from 4’ 50 to 5- 50 in the afternoon. We can play basketball or football on Monday or Thursday afternoon. We can join some interests groups in school,  such as drawing or reading on Tuesday afternoon,  or singing and dancing on Wednesday afternoon. We can go to the English Corner on Friday afternoon. We hope we can spend more time on our subjects or on such activities.
Many of us like going online because it can help us_________.

According to the speaker,  in our spare time we should_________.

If you are free on Tuesday afternoon,  what out-of-class activities can you have at school?

Imagine there is a bank that puts $ 86, 400 in your account ( 账户)each morning. It carries over no balance from day to day. Every evening the bank writes off( 注销)the balance that you failed to use during the day. What would you do? Take out every cent,  of course \
Each of us has such a bank. Its name is TIME. Every morning,  it puts in 86, 400 seconds. Every evening it writes off,  as it is lost. There is no balance or overdraft 透支) . If you fail to use the day’s savings,  the lost is yours. There is no going back. There is no taking from " tomorrow". You must make good use of it so as to get more in health,  happiness and success!
The clock is running. Make the most of today. To realize the value of ONE YEAR,  ask a student who failed a grade; To realize the value of ONE MONTH,  ask a mother who gave birth to a premature( 早产)baby; To realize the value of ONE WEEK,  ask the editor of a weekly newspaper; To realize the value of ONE HOUR,  ask the lovers who are waiting to meet; To realize the value of ONE MINUTE,  ask a person who missed the train; To realize the value of ONE SECOND,  ask a person who just avoided(避免)an accident.
Make good use of every moment that you have. Remember that time waits for no one. Yesterday is history. Tomorrow is a mystery. Today is a gift. That’s why it’s called "The Present".
The underlined word "balance" in paragraph 1 means_________.

What is special about the TIME bank we each have?

What can be the best title of the passage?

In this passage,  the writer tries to tell us_________.

Our nearest neighbor is the moon. In the sky,  the moon and the sun seem to be of the same size because the moon is much nearer.
The moon makes the tides—the changes in the level of the sea. The moon and the sun together pull the sea. In some parts of the world,  the difference between * high tide’ (when the sea is very near to the land) and ’ low tide’ (when the sea is far away from the land) is very big. This is very important for ships.
The moon is very different from the Earth. Gravity on the moon is six times weaker than that on the Earth. There isn’t any air. During the day,  it is very,  very hot but at night it is very,  very cold. Nothing can live on the moon.
If the moon goes between the Earth and the sun,  we have an eclipse of the sun(日食) . The moon stops the light from the sun and we have night in the day.
If the Earth goes between the moon and the sun,  we have an eclipse of the moon. The moon goes into the shadow( 影子) of the Earth and it disappears for a few minutes.
When the moon goes between the Earth and the sun,  we have night in the day, we call it the eclipse of

Which of the following happens when we have an eclipse of the moon?

Which of the following statements are TRUE?
a. The moon and the sun are of the same size.
b. Gravity on the Earth is 6 times stronger than that on the moon.
c. The changes in the level of the sea are called tides.
d. The moon itself pulls the sea and makes the tides.
e. When the sea is near to the land,  a high tide may happen.
f. It is much hotter in the day but much colder at night on the moon.

根据对话意思和所给首字母，写出完整正确的单词。
Cindy: Do you know Zhalong?
Beibei: Yes,  it’s a very i_________wetland in the world.
Cindy: Where is it?
Beibei: It’s in Heilongjiang Province in north-east China.
Cindy: Why do lots of) t_________go there every year?
Beibei: Because it’ s a nature reserve. They go theref_________birdwatching.
Cindy: What kind of birds live there?
Beibei; There’re many different kinds of birds,  including some endangered o_________.
Cindy: What does the reserve provide for the birds? Is it a great place for them?
Beibei: Yes,  it p_________food and shelter for them.
Cindy: Oh,  it’s interesting. Thanks. Beibei: It’s my pleasure.

选择恰当的词或短语并用其正确的形式填空。
be able to; share with; wonder; celebrate; collect stamps; be interested in; him
1. —Do you like the song Big Big World? —Yes,  it sounds_________.
2. Mum told Peter that he should tidy his room by_________.
3. It’s said that Neil Armstrong_________flying at the age of six.
4. They are good friends,  so they have much_________each other.
5. He is a good swimmer,  so he_________swim to land when the ship had an accident.
6. _________the Special Administrative Region’s 10th anniversary( 纪念日) ,  two baby pandas were given to Hong
Kong in April this year.
7. Mr Green is so crazy about_________that he spends most of his money on it.

用括号内动词的适当时态和语态填空，每空词数不定，注意写出完整答案。
1. —Look at the twins.
—Oh,  they_________(make) a model plane happily.
2. —What time does Jimmy go to bed every evening? —He usually_______(go) to bed at 9: 30.
3. —_________you_________(visit) Singapore and Thailand next month?
—Yes,  I will.
4. —Can these magazines_________(take) out of the library?
—Sorry,  you can only read them here.
5. —Who_________(come) to your school yesterday afternoon?
—Twenty exchange students and their teachers from England.

伴着北京奥运会倒计时的钟声，我们连云港创建文明城市的步伐也越迈越快，市民的素质日趋提高，
但在公共场所仍有一些不文明的行为，请根据下列几幅漫画，用英语为某英文报纸写一篇短文，弘扬文明行为，指出陋习，并就创建文明港城提出自己的建议。

注意：1．短文应包含所有漫画的内容；
2．提出自己的建议，至少2条；
3．字数100左右，开头已经给出，不计入总词数；
4．参考词汇：文明的一civilized 吐痰一spit
Building a Civilized City With the Beijing Olympic Games coming near,  people in Lianyungang are trying hard to build the city into a civilized one._________________________________________________________________________________________________

Auatar（阿凡达）is such _________ wonderful science fiction movie that I want to see it _________ second time．

Michael Jordan has failed over and over again in his life．And that’s _________ he succeeds．

I’m expecting a pet dog for long，but mom has no time to buy _________ for me．

At least 300 million people are using QQ _________ by Ma Huateng to chat on line．

The cookies _________ good．Could I have some more?

—Tom, I’m watching a football match．What about you?
—_________

—Sorry, sir. I made a mistake again．
—_________ Practice more and you will do better．

—Is Jessica giving us a speech this evening?
—No, it _________ be her．She _________ to Japan．

A moment, please．I’m checking if Mr. Smith _________ free tomorrow．

China is developing _________ of all the countries in the world．

Beijing is _________ capital of China and it is _________ city with many places of interest.

Have you decided where to spend your summer holiday?
---Not yet.We       go to Qingdao.

—He’s already back to Australia, _________?
— _________. He is on a visit to Shanghai.

—I would like you to talk about the Great Wall.
—I’m sorry, but _________ Jack _________ I have been there.

—What did Jack ask you just now?
—He wanted to know how long _________ when I reached the cinema.

I think Bob is the suitable person to take the job because he can do the work well with_________ money and _________ people.

—Please _________ the tigers. It’s dangerous to take photos with them.
—Oh, I see. Thank you.

_________ wonderful news report he wrote! All of us were proud of him.

They want to develop a kind of dog-friendly food _________ will help dog owners cool down  their pets.

—Would you please help me with my drawing skills?
— _________. You can come to my studio every Saturday.

When I was in the third grade, I was chosen to be the princess in the school play. For “weeks my mother had helped me practise my lines. But once on the stage, every word    11  from my head. Then my teacher asked me to change my role to be a narrator (解说者) for the play.    12  I didn’t tell my mother what had happened that day, she noticed my    13  and asked if I wanted to take a walk in the garden.
It was a lovely spring day. We could see dandelions (蒲公英) popping (炸开)   14   the grass in bunches (束). I watched my mother bend down by one of the bunches. “I think I’ll dig up (挖光) all these weeds (野草),” she said. “From now on, we’ll   15  have roses in this garden.”
“But I like dandelions,” I protested(抗议). “All flowers are   16 —even dandelions !”
My mother looked at me seriously. “Yes, every flower gives pleasure in its own way, doesn’t it?” she asked thoughtfully. I nodded. “And that is   17  of people, too,” she added.
When I   18  that she had guessed my pain, I started to cry and told her the truth. “But you will be a wonderful narrator,” she said,    19  me of how much I loved to read stories’ aloud.
Thanks to my mother’s encouragement, I got to know everybody had his or her own    20  in the world. I felt proud of the role in the play.

A．developed B．left C．failed D．disappeared

A．If B．Because C．Though D．Since

A．difficulty B．mistake C．danger D．unhappiness

A．through B．past C．beyond D．behind

A．hardly B．only C．still D．also

A．harmless B．healthy C．beautiful D．fresh

A．true B．kind C．same D．clever

A．remembered B．realized C．explained D．promised

A．representing B．complaining C．recommending D．reminding

A．honor B．progress C．value D．interest

A group of swans flew down to a beach where a crow (乌鸦) was jumping around. The crow watched them with disdain (笔试).
“You have no flying skills at all!” he said to the swans. “All you can do is to move your wings. Can you turn over in the air? No, that’s beyond you. Let’s have a flying competition. I’ll show you what real flying is!”
One of the swans, a strong young male, took up the challenge (挑战). The crow flew up and began to show his skills. He flew in circles, performed other flying tricks, and then came down and looked proudly at the swan.
Now it was the swan’s turn. He flew up, and began flying over the sea. The crow flew after him, making all kinds of comments (评价) about his flying. They flew on and on till they couldn’t see the land and there was nothing but water on all sides. The crow was making fewer and fewer comments. He was now so exhausted that he found it hard to stay in the air, and had to struggle to keep himself from falling into the water.
The swan pretended (假装) not to notice, and said, “Why do you keep touching the water, brother? Is that another trick? “
“No,” said the crow. He knew he had lost the competition. “I’m in trouble because of my pride (自大) ! If you don’t help me, I’ll lose my life...”
The swan took pity on him, and took him on his shoulders and flew back to the beach.
What’s the correct order of the following events?
a. The crow followed the swan and got into trouble.
b. The swan felt pity for the crow and saved it.
c. The crow had to ask the swan for help.
d. The swan accepted a challenge of performing flying tricks.

What does the underlined word “exhausted” in Paragraph 4 mean?

What do we learn from the passage?

Cats are the most popular pets among Americans. So it is not surprising that there are a lot of expressions about cats. Some cats like to catch small birds, like canaries (金丝雀). If someone looks very proud and satisfied with himself, we say “he looks like the cat that ate the canary.”
Sometimes, a cat likes to play with a small animal it catches. So if you “play cat and mouse” with someone, it means that you change between different kinds of behavior when dealing with another person. For example, a girl might offer something sweet to her little brother and then take it away when he reaches for it.
Americans might say that something is “the cat’s miaow” or “the cat’s pajamas(睡衣)” to describe something that is the best or finest. “A copycat” is someone who acts just like someone else or copies another person’s work. “A fat cat” is a person with a lot of money.
If you tell about something that is supposed to be a secret, we say you “let the cat out of the bag”. If you are not able to speak or answer a question, someone might ask you if “the cat has got your tongue(舌头)”
Have you ever watched children in a classroom when their teacher leaves for a few minutes? “When the cat’s away, the mice will play” means people sometimes act badly when there is no supervision (监管).
You may have heard the expression “curiosity killed the cat”. This means caring too much about things that are not your business might cause problems.
If you have ever had cats as pets, you know it is difficult to train them or to get them to do something. Cats are not like Sheep or cows that can be moved in a group. So we say a difficult or impossible job is like “herding (放牧) cats “
What can we learn from the passage?

In which of the following situations do we most probably use the expression “curiosity killed the cat”?

Where can you most probably find the passage?

Have successful people ever felt sad? Do they have any “secrets” to success? The answers to these questions can be found in US president Barack Obama’s “back to school” speech. Here is an excerpt(摘录) from his speech.
I know that sometimes, you get the sense that you can be rich and successful without any hard work—that your ticket to success is through rapping (饶舌音乐) or basketball or being a TV star, when chances are, you’re not going to be any of those things.
But the truth is, being successful is hard. You won’t love every subject you study. Not all the homework will seem completely important to your life right this minute. And you may not succeed at everything the first time you try.
That’s OK. Some of the most successful people in the world are the ones who’ve had the most failures. JK Rowling’s first Harry Potter book was turned down 12 times before it finally came out. Michael Jordan was cut from his high school basketball team, and he lost hundreds of games and missed thousands of shots (投篮) during his career. But he once said, “I have failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed.”
These people succeeded because they understand that you can’t let your failures beat you—you have to let them teach you. You have to let them show you what to do differently next time.
No one’s born being good at things. You become good at things through hard work.
Don’t be afraid to ask questions. Don’t be afraid to ask for help when you need it. I do that every day. Asking for help isn’t a sign of weakness; it’s a sign of strength. It shows you have the courage to admit(承认) when you don’t know something, and to learn something new.
And even when you’re struggling, even when you’re discouraged (泄气), and you feel like other people have given up on you—don’t ever give up on yourself. Because when you give up on yourself, you give up on your country.
Why does Barack Obama mention (提到) JK Rowling and Michael Jordan in the fourth paragraph?

Which of the following statements is NOT true?

Which of the following is the closest in meaning to the underlined sentence?

For hundreds Of years, scientists have been trying to answer what things have an effect on people’s emotions (情感). How you feel is controlled by many things. Your emotions can be affected by your personality, by the actions of others and by events around you. Perhaps you don’t know your emotions can be influenced by the weather as well.
People often say they feel good when the sun is shining and sad when it is cloudy. In fact, sunlight makes us feel good. When sunlight hits our skins, our bodies produce a vitamin. Vitamins are natural chemicals (化学物质) which we all need to stay healthy. Sunlight helps our bodies produce vitamin D. Vitamin D helps our bodies make a special chemical. This special chemical affects our brains (大脑) and makes us feel happy. For example, there are long, dark winters of little sunlight in Sweden and Norway, so many people in these countries often feel sad. Without much sunlight, their bodies produce less vitamin D. Without enough vitamin D, their bodies make less of this special chemical which makes them feel good. To help the people in these countries feel better, special “sunrooms” with artificial (人造的) lights have been built. People can go there and get “sunlight” for an hour or two!
The weather can also affect people’s emotions in other ways. Hot weather can make people angry because people feel uncomfortable when they are hot. In the same way, rain can make people angry because being wet can be unpleasant. As you can see, the weather can have an effect on the chemicals which control our brains. Through these ways, the weather can influence our emotions. Sadly, while the weather can change us, we can hardly change the weather.
Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a factor (因素) that can affect one’s emotions?

Which of the following is true about vitamin D according to the passage?

What can we infer (推断) from the passage?

What may be the best title for this passage?

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。
1. English dictionaries are very   ▲   (use) to you when you study English.
2. Could you pass the   ▲   (knife) to me? We need them to make pumpkin lanterns.
3. Don’t be   ▲   (patient)! You should listen to what he is saying first.
4. Four   ▲   (five) of the students in our class have heard about the trip.
5. The guide has collected all the   ▲   (visit) ID cards.

根据句意及汉语提示，写出各单词的正确形式，每空填一词。
1. As soon as they   ▲   (到达) to the hotel, they held a meeting at once.
2. After Jim answered the phone, he rushed out of the house   ▲   (立即).
3. Kids   ▲   (低于) 5 years old can’t play with this kind of toy.
4. The dresses   ▲   (本身) are made of common materials, but they sell well because of the famous designer.
5. He seldom   ▲   (回复) to the e-mails his friends send him.

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)
1. Since he fell off the bike, John   ▲   (lie) in bed for nearly a week.
2. We’ve worked for a long time. Let’s stop   ▲   (drink) some water.
3. You mustn’t touch the machines unless you   ▲   (allow) to.
4.—What’s his plan after he leaves school?
—He   ▲   (go) to Beijing for further education.
5.—Has the teacher finished marking the exam papers?
—Sorry, I don’t know. He   ▲   (mark) them in the office yesterday afternoon.

根据所给中文完成句子(共6小题；每小题1．5分，满分9分)
1．格林一家此刻正在参加时装表演吗?
                    ▲                     at the moment?
2．昨天晚上直到9点，他才做完作业。
                     ▲                           last night．
3．这些书可以在网上订购。
These books                      ▲                       ．
4．原谅那个年轻人又一次迟到是不明智的。
It’s not wise                      ▲                      ．
5．请在学业和爱好之间保持平衡。
Please                        ▲                        ．
6．到去年年底为止，我们又建了三个博物馆。
By the end of last year，                    ▲                     ．

假设某美国教育代表团将来你校参观访问，请你根据下表提示的信息，用英语向外宾简单介绍学校近年来所发生的变化，并谈谈你的感想。

注意：
1．词数不少于90。文章的开头和结尾已经写好，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．文中不得提及考生所在学校和本人姓名。
Ladies and gentlemen! It’s my honor to tell you about the changes to our school.
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I hope you will enjoy your stay in our school. Thank you very much!