常州市二○一○年初中毕业、升学统一考试英语试题注意事项:1.本试卷共8页,全卷满分为90分。考试时间为100分钟。考生须将答案书写在答题卡上,写在试卷上的一律无效。2.答题前,考生务必将自己的姓名、考试证号填写在试卷上,并填写答题卡上的考生信息。考试结束后,请将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。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.Beijingis_________capitalofChinaanditis_________citywithmanyplacesofinterest.A.a;aB.a;theC.the;aD.the;the2.—Haveyoudecidedwheretospendyoursummerholiday?—Notyet.We_________gotoQingdao.A.mustB.shouldC.needD.may3.—He’salreadybacktoAustralia,_________?—_________.HeisonavisittoShanghai.A.isn’the;NoB.hasn’the;YesC.isn’the;YesD.hasn’the;No4.—IwouldlikeyoutotalkabouttheGreatWall.—I’msorry,but_________Jack_________Ihavebeenthere.A.either;orB.neither;norC.both;andD.notonly;butalso5.—WhatdidJackaskyoujustnow?—Hewantedtoknowhowlong_________whenIreachedthecinema.A.hadthefilmbeenonB.thefilmhadstartedC.thefilmhadlastedD.hadthefilmended6.IthinkBobisthesuitablepersontotakethejobbecausehecandotheworkwellwith_________moneyand_________people.A.less;lessB.less;moreC.more;fewerD.less;fewer7.—Please_________thetigers.It’sdangeroustotakephotoswiththem.—Oh,Isee.Thankyou.A.keepoffB.takeoffC.getoffD.turnoff8._________wonderfulnewsreporthewrote!Allofuswereproudofhim.A.WhataB.WhatC.HowD.Howa9.Theywanttodevelopakindofdog-friendlyfood_________willhelpdogownerscooldowntheirpets.A.whoB.whatC.whichD.whether10.—Wouldyoupleasehelpmewithmydrawingskills?—_________.YoucancometomystudioeverySaturday.A.That’sallrightB.NoproblemC.No,thanksD.Quitewell二、完形填空(共10小题;每小题1分,满分10分)阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。WhenIwasinthethirdgrade,Iwaschosentobetheprincessintheschoolplay.For“weeksmymotherhadhelpedmepractisemylines.Butonceonthestage,everyword11frommyhead.Thenmyteacheraskedmetochangemyroletobeanarrator(解说者)fortheplay.12Ididn’ttellmymotherwhathadhappenedthatday,shenoticedmy13andaskedifIwantedtotakeawalkinthegarden.Itwasalovelyspringday.Wecouldseedandelions(蒲公英)popping(炸开)14thegrassinbunches(束).Iwatchedmymotherbenddownbyoneofthebunches.“IthinkI’lldigup(挖光)alltheseweeds(野草),”shesaid.“Fromnowon,we’ll15haverosesinthisgarden.”“ButIlikedandelions,”Iprotested(抗议).“Allflowersare16—evendandelions!”Mymotherlookedatmeseriously.“Yes,everyflowergivespleasureinitsownway,doesn’tit?”sheaskedthoughtfully.Inodded.“Andthatis17ofpeople,too,”sheadded.WhenI18thatshehadguessedmypain,Istartedtocryandtoldherthetruth.“Butyouwillbeawonderfulnarrator,”shesaid,19meofhowmuchIlovedtoreadstories’aloud.Thankstomymother’sencouragement,Igottoknoweverybodyhadhisorherown20intheworld.Ifeltproudoftheroleintheplay.11.A.developedB.leftC.failedD.disappeared12.A.IfB.BecauseC.ThoughD.Since13.A.difficultyB.mistakeC.dangerD.unhappiness14.A.throughB.pastC.beyondD.behind15.A.hardlyB.onlyC.stillD.also16.A.harmlessB.healthyC.beautifulD.fresh17.A.trueB.kindC.sameD.clever18.A.rememberedB.realizedC.explainedD.promised19.A.representingB.complainingC.recommendingD.reminding20.A.honorB.progressC.valueD.interest三、阅读理解(共13小题;每小题2分,满分26分)阅读下面短文,从各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项。AAgroupofswansflewdowntoabeachwhereacrow(乌鸦)wasjumpingaround.Thecrowwatchedthemwithdisdain(笔试).“Youhavenoflyingskillsatall!”hesaidtotheswans.“Allyoucandoistomoveyourwings.Canyouturnoverintheair?No,that’sbeyondyou.Let’shaveaflyingcompetition.I’llshowyouwhatrealflyingis!”Oneoftheswans,astrongyoungmale,tookupthechallenge(挑战).Thecrowflewupandbegantoshowhisskills.Heflewincircles,performedotherflyingtricks,andthencamedownandlookedproudlyattheswan.Nowitwastheswan’sturn.Heflewup,andbeganflyingoverthesea.Thecrowflewafterhim,makingallkindsofcomments(评价)abouthisflying.Theyflewonandontilltheycouldn’tseethelandandtherewasnothingbutwateronallsides.Thecrowwasmakingfewerandfewercomments.Hewasnowsoexhaustedthathefoundithardtostayintheair,andhadtostruggletokeephimselffromfallingintothewater.Theswanpretended(假装)nottonotice,andsaid,“Whydoyoukeeptouchingthewater,brother?Isthatanothertrick?““No,”saidthecrow.Heknewhehadlostthecompetition.“I’mintroublebecauseofmypride(自大)!Ifyoudon’thelpme,I’lllosemylife...”Theswantookpityonhim,andtookhimonhisshouldersandflewbacktothebeach.21.What’sthecorrectorderofthefollowingevents?a.Thecrowfollowedtheswanandgotintotrouble.b.Theswanfeltpityforthecrowandsavedit.c.Thecrowhadtoasktheswanforhelp.d.Theswanacceptedachallengeofperformingflyingtricks.A.a,d,b,cB.a,b,d,cC.d,a,c,bD.d,c,a,b22.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“exhausted”inParagraph4mean?A.Tired.B.Bored.C.Nervous.D.Frightened.23.Whatdowelearnfromthepassage?A.Practicemakesperfect.B.Theearlybirdcatchestheworm.C.Nopains,nogains.D.Pridegoesbeforeafall.BCatsarethemostpopularpetsamongAmericans.Soitisnotsurprisingthattherearealotofexpressionsaboutcats.Somecatsliketocatchsmallbirds,likecanaries(金丝雀).Ifsomeonelooksveryproudandsatisfiedwithhimself,wesay“helookslikethecatthatatethecanary.”Sometimes,acatlikestoplaywithasmallanimalitcatches.Soifyou“playcatandmouse”withsomeone,itmeansthatyouchangebetweendifferentkindsofbehaviorwhendealingwithanotherperson.Forexample,agirlmightoffersomethingsweettoherlittlebrotherandthentakeitawaywhenhereachesforit.Americansmightsaythatsomethingis“thecat’s