1常州市二O一九年初中学业水平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,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。1.-Whenwouldyouliketogoswimmingwithme,thisFridayorthisSaturday?-___________.IamfreeonlythisSunday.A.NoneB.BothC.EitherD.Neither2.-Canyougivemesomeadviceonhowtobeslimmer?-Eat__________meatand___________cakes.A.less;lessB.fewer;fewerC.less;fewerD.fewer;less3.Jimiswatchingafootballmatchwhichisshown__________TV.Thoughheisnotonthescene,hecanstillcheerforhisteam.A.livelyB.liveC.livingD.alive4.-______________Ikeepthebookforaweek?-Sorry,I'mafraidyou______________.A.Need;couldn'tB.Need;can'tC.May;couldn'tD.May;can’t5.Youmustraiseyourhandifyouhaveanyquestionsinclass._________,yourteacherwon’tnoticeyou.A.OtherwiseB.AnyhowC.InsteadD.Moreover6.Hechosetostudyinajuniorschoolnearhishome.It__________tobeawisedecision.A.putoutB.putonC.turnedoutD.turnedon7.Iwon'tstoplovingEnglish___________thesunrisesinthewest.A.ifB.althoughC.becauseD.unless8.Inthelibrary,studentsarerequiredtokeep___________andmove____________.A.quiet;quietB.quiet;quietlyC.quietly;quietD.quietly;quietly9.-Couldyoutellme___________themusic?-HeusedtraditionalChinesemusicartandthesoundsofanancientChinesebell.A.howhemadeB.howdidhemakeC.whyhemadeD.whydidhemake10.-Howwouldyoulikeyourcoffee?-_____________________________.A.Ilikeitverymuch.B.Withsomemilk,please.C.Nothanks.D.Yes,itsmellsgood.二、完形填空(共12小题;每小题1分,满分12分)阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的A、B、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。2Basketballcanbefun,oritcanbetrouble.Peoplegatheraroundaball,buttheirreactions(反应)oftengo11theobject.Itwasaterriblyhotsummerdaywhenthegroupofusappearedonthebasketballcourt.Silently,we12upandplayed,asalways.Thesunwasabigsqueezer(挤压者),asitnotonlysqueezedoutofussweet(汗水)and13,butalsoourunhappyfeelings.Bodycontactbecamemoreandmoreoften,andwecouldall14theattacksofelbows(肘部).Afteranotherroundofgame,oneoftheplayersandIfelltothegroundatthesametime.Fromhisburningeyeballs.Icouldseea15wasalmostunavoidable.ItsuddenlycametomethatmytinsofColawerelyingontheground,aboutaninchawayfromme.Buddy,hotdownhere.Whatabouta16?Isaidtohim.17Irolled(滚动)onetohim,lookingathimintheeyeswithmymostsincerefacialexpression.IguessI'mquitefine.Luckyno18bonesorwe'llendupinthehospital!Isaid.Otherplayerswatchingnearbyalllaughed.Icouldclearlyseesomemovementonhisface.My19didwork!HepickedtheColaup,triedtoopenit,andwalkedover.Ashepassedbymyside,he20hislefthand,andsmiledatme.Ismiledback,tookhishand,andgavehimalightshake.AgentlewindcaughtmeonthefaceasIreturnedtothebasketballcourt.Thesuncontinuedtoprovide21forus.Whatcouldbebetterthanagroupofschoolstudents22basketballskillsonawarm,sunnyafternoon?11.A.towardsB.aboutC.beyondD.for12.A.teamedB.cheeredC.cookedD.caught13.A.timeB.energyC.healthD.pride14.A.acceptB.affordC.smellD.feel15.A.matchB.fightC.touchD.risk16.A.gameB.talkC.drinkD.ball17.A.AngrilyB.EquallyC.GuiltilyD.Carefully18.A.lazyB.hiddenC.medicalD.broken19.humorB.chanceC.adviceD.trust20.A.lookedatB.thoughtofC.putawayD.heldout21.A.worryB.warmthC.stressD.peace22.A.protectingB.encouragingC.exchangingD.comparing三、阅读理解(共13小题;每小题2分,满分26分)阅读下列短文,从短文后各题所给的A,B,C,D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。ATheDeadSeaAt430metersbelowsealevel,theDeadSeaisEarth'slowestpointonland.Itispopularforitswonderfulbuoyancy(浮力).Thehighsaltcontent-morethan34percent-makesswimmingmorelikefloating.NowtheDeadSeaisactuallydying.PeopleareusingwaterfromtheJordanRiver,whichtakeswaterawayfromtheDeadSea.Since1930,itssurfareahasreducedbyalmost40percent.Venice,ItalyWithwaterwaysinsteadofstreets.ThisFloatingCityhasattractedvisitorsforcenturies.ButnovisittoVeniceiscompletewithoutarideononeofitsfamousgondolas,humanpowered3watertaxis.WatercreatesVenice.Butwaterwillalsokillthecity.Builtonsoftearth,Venicehasslowlybeensinking(下沉)forcenturies.Now,withrisingsealevelscausedbyhumanactivities,it'ssinkingfaster.AccordingtoUS-basedmagazineArchitecturalDigest,thecitymaydisappearinthenext100years.Betterbookyourgondolasoon!GreatBarrierReef,AustraliaCoveringmorethan2,300kilometersofAustralia'snortheastcoast,GreatBarrierReefistheworld'slargestreefecosystem,andanidealplaceforscubadivers(水肺潜水者).Thousandsofcolorfulcoral(珊瑚)andfishmakehomesintheblueseawater.It'slikeabigunderwaterparty!Sadly,thepartymightbeoversoon.Thereefisdying.Humanactivitiesarechangingtheweather.Warmingocean,waterkillsthecoral,andthiscausesproblemsupthefoodchain.TheNewYorkTimesreportedthatlargepartsarealreadydead,andthereefsystemmightbegoneby2030.23.Whatcanbethebesttitleofthepassage?A.DisappearingWateryWondersB.AmazingMan-madeWondersontheSeaC.LostWateryWondersontheSeaD.LastWateryWondersintheWorld24.Whichofthefollowingisthesharedcauseoftheproblemsallthethreeplacesarefacing?A.Waterloss.B.Seapollution.C.Warmingseas.D.Humanactivities.25.IfTomwantstovisitallthefollowingplacesbeforetheyaregone,andhecanonlyaffordoneinthenext15years,wheremusthego?A.TheDeadSea.B.Venice.C.Italy.D.GreatBarrierReef.BThereisgoodnewsforstudentsofvocational(职业的)collegesinChina:thegovernmenthasannouncedpla