1、2020年江苏省常州市中考英语试卷一、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， 选出可以填人空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑1（1分）Take it easy There will be_ two buses coming in a few minutes（）AanotherBotherCothersDthe other2（1分）Millies research paper isnt up to standard_ she has worked at it for two weeks（）AsinceBunlessCifDalthough3（1分）To
2、the west of our school_ some bookstores and a park（）AliesBlieChasDhave4（1分）Were you required_ at home during the outbreak of COVID19？Yes Luckily， the Internet made it possible for many of us_ from home（）Ato stay； to workBstaying； to workCto stay； workDstaying； work5（1分）Jim， turn down the music Our b
3、aby is sleepingDont worry He_ for half an hour（）Awoke upBhas woken upCwas awakeDhas been awake6（1分）Jennys parents were completely_ when they saw the_ changes in her（）Asurprising； amazingBsurprised； amazingCsurpring； amazedDsurprised； amazed7（1分）A factory will be built for the _ of this type of new e
4、nergy car（）ApositionBpopulationCproductionDpronunciation8（1分）To my joy， we_ go to the bank Mary has lent us some money（）AshouldntBneedntCcouldntDwouldnt9（1分）A great deal of my time is_ with practicing playing the guitar（）Ataken upBmade upCput upDset up10（1分）Do you want to try some wild duck？_ We sho
5、uld protect wild animals（）ANo ideaBNo problemCNo wayDNo doubt二、完形填空 （共1小题；毎小题12分，满分12分）阅读下面短文， 从短文后各题所铪的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑11（12分）A window is a common but powerful tool a patch（小块） of the world， from which our body is separated The only thing we can do is look You have no（1） on what you
6、will see However，your brain may make an assumption（猜想） out of whatever happens to appear One day，I was taking a nap（小睡）in my office when I woke up to the（2） of a car crashI looked out of my window A car had just backed into a fence（围栏）and damaged （毁坏）it The driver got out of the car He was short wit
7、hout hair on his head I（3） him at once To my surprise， the man tried to（4） the damage he caused However， his efforts all failed Once he even funnily fell onto the road when trying to pull the fence I（5） a lot The failure of this terrible man was brightening my whole day About 10 minutes later， the m
8、an left That， I thought， would be the（6） of his effortsThe man that villainous（可憎的）man was going to（7） all the mess behind for someone else to clean up But this is the（8） of windows They contradict（与矛盾）your easy assumptions The man appeared a few minutes later with some（9） For the next hour，I watche
9、d out of my window as he kept on fixing the fence（10） it was extra safe， stronger than before This man was a hero My（11） assumptions， I realized， were all about myself I would be（12） and run away if I came across such a messy situation My window had woken me up from a nap to teach me a lesson， a les
10、son that changed my whole day and even my whole life（1）A agreementB influenceC discoveryD impression（2）A symbolB sightC soundD sign（3）A acceptedB rememberedC dislikedD greeted（4）A confirmB avoidC coverD repair（5）A complainedB laughedC learntD thought（6）A endB funC problemD lesson（7）A hideB pushC mov
11、eD leave（8）A qualityB shameC powerD truth（9）A friendsB toolsC medicinesD plans（10）A untilB whenC afterD since（11）A uglyB friendlyC properD possible（12）A encouragedB pleasedC scaredD relaxed三、阅读理解（共4小题；每小题6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， 并在答题卡上将该项涂黑12（6分）With so much free time on our h
12、ands during lockdown， many of us have entertained the idea of knowing more about the world Learning a foreign language is a good choice Here are a few examples， in order of time it takes people to learn them Latin languages （about 600 hours） The popular Latin languages Italian， French， Spanish and P
13、ortuguese require about 600 hours to learn Of these， Spanish and Italian are the easiest for English speakers to learn They are followed by Portuguese and finally French Latin languages share many words with EnglishHowever，those shared words look or sound similar， but have different meanings over ti
14、me Greek （1，100 hours） Modern Greek is maybe the easiest language to learn that uses a different alphabet（字母表）It is also a language that has contributed many words to English Indeed， the president of Greece once gave two speeches at an international meeting that included just Greek loan words（外来词） a
15、s well as the unavoidable basic English Japanese （2， 200 hours） Counting objects in Japanese depends on whether they are long and thin （like roads）， small and round （like apples）， thin and flat （like sheets of paper）， and hundreds more examples What Japanese you speak also depends on your gender（性别）
16、 Theres a rough language for men and a more ladylike language for women， but you must understand both Chinese （2， 200 hours） Each Chinese written word is hardly understandable when spoken between a Mandarin （普通话） speaker in Beijing and a Cantonese speaker in Guangdong If you think thats strange， con
17、sider our number system： the symbol 2 is widely understood but its pronounced two in English and duex in French（1）For an English speaker， which of the following is the easiest to learn？ A JapaneseB FrenchC GreekD Italian（2）What can we learn from the passage？ A The same word in two languages always h
18、as the same meaningB The English language and the Greek language use the same alphabetC Objects are counted differently in Japanese according to their shapesD A Mandarin speaker and a Cantonese speaker write Chinese differently（3）The purpose of this passage is to tell English speakers A how to learn
19、 some foreign languagesB why they must learn a foreign languageC some information on the difficulty of foreign languagesD not to choose an Asian language to learn as it is too hard13（6分）Influenza， or flu（流感）， is a type of virus It spreads from one person to another quickly When someone who has the f
20、lu coughs or sneezes， little droplets from their lungs （肺） spread out into the airAnyone nearby can get sick Even a person who touches something with the virus and then touches his or her mouth， eyes， or nose， can become infected（感染） The outbreak of the 1918 influenza infected about 500 million peop
21、le worldwide It killed from 20 million to 50 million people It was first seen in Europe， the United States， and parts of AsiaIt then spread quickly around the world Many people who became sick were young， healthy adultsAt the time， no treatments worked in the prevention of the spread of the killer f
22、lu People were ordered to wear masks Schools， theaters and other public places were closed When the first wave（波in the spring of 1918 hit， it didnt seem serious People who were infected felt the usual flu symptoms（症状）， which are chills， fevers， and feeling tired Those who got sick generally got bett
23、er after several days Not many died However， a second， highly contagious（传染的）wave of influenza appeared in the fall of that same year Victims died shortly after they were infected within hours or days Their skin turned blue and their lungs were filled with liquid（液体），making it very difficult to brea
24、the By the summer of 1919， the flu pandemic（大流行病） came to an end Sick people had either got well or died Almost 90 years later， in 2008， researchers announced theyd discovered why the 1918 flu was so deadly The flu virus inflamed （使恶化）the lungs， causing them to fill with liquid Since 1918， there hav
25、e been several other influenza pandemics， although none has been quite as deadly（1）What information about the 1918 flu is mentioned in the passage？ A The reason why it was so deadlyB The reason why it endedC The change it caused to medical researchD The place in which it was last seen（2）All the peop
26、le that were infected with the 1918 flu A had blue skin that led to their deathB had touched someone with the virusC died as their lungs were filled with liquidD had the virus in their bodies that made them sick（3）Which of the following statements about the 1918 flu is TRUE according to the passage？
27、 A Wearing a mask was the best way to treat itB A younger person had a lower risk of being infccted with itC People expected the coming of its second wave， but couldnt stop itD It was deadlier than any other influenza pandemic in modern history14（6分）Whats wrong， Carina？ Collin asked Homesick again？
28、His sister nodded Yeah， me too Collin sighed（叹息） Their family had moved to the new place nearly four months ago The new place was housed inside a huge transparent dome （透明的圆屋顶） It still didnt feel like home I miss my friends， Carina said sadly And green grass and swimming， and everything I even miss
29、 the sound of rain on the roof（屋顶） Worst of all， Carina continued， my birthday is in two days， and I dont think Mom and Dad are planning anything special Theyre too busy Shes probably right， thought Collin Life here was very busy for scientists like their parents He doubted if they had time to plan
30、a party And how could they anyway？ Things such as balloons and birthday candles didnt exist here They didnt even have enough materials to make a cake Dont worry Collin put an arm around Carinas shoulder Collin walked toward the agricultural center， where his mom worked He found her taking notes on s
31、ome tall tubelike plants What are those？ he asked Bamboo plants， said Mom Theyre strong and grow fast They make good building materials May I have a piece？ Sure Mom handed one to him and made a note on her notebook The next day， Collin made tiny holes into the piece of bamboo and put small nails（钉子）
32、into each hole He poured a handful of pebbles（鹅卵石） inside and covered the open ends Collin held the bamboo piece carefully as he hurried home He hid it behind his back and opened the front door To his surprise， Mom and Dad were home early from work Mom was carrying something that looked like a cake
33、He looked closer and realized Mom had made a cake with dried apples and cinnamon（肉桂皮）sugarA real treat， on the Moon Collin handed his sister the bamboo rod Happy birthday! What is it？ Carina asked， looking at it curiously A rain stick， said Collin Whenever you turn it over， the pebbles fall around t
34、he nails and it sounds like rain Carina turned the stick， and the room was filled with a sound like rain drumming on a roof Its Moon Rain! she said It makes me feel like Im home She smiled at Collin and turned the rain stick over again（1）What may be the best title of this passage？ A Bamboo PlantsB M
35、oon RainC Homesick Again!D United Family（2）What can we know from the passage？ A This passage is part of a science fiction written for scientific researchB The family moved to the new place in order to do some sightseeingC Their new home was on a dry land on the earth far from their old oneD Carina d
36、idnt think her parents would plan anything special for her birthday（3）Which of the following can best describe Collin？ A Careful and braveB Caring and creativeC Generous and intellectualD Romantic and popular15（8分）Looking at art should be like walking in the countrysideYou may not know exactly where
37、 you are，what bird is making that strange sound， or what the hill ahead of you is called，but thats part of the fun of itYou dont need to know these things to feel the beauty of nature Of course， if you do know your birds， trees and local history， a walk can be more attractive Yet such knowledge come
38、s slowly It is picked up through experienceA true knowledge of nature cannot just be given to you through an app on your phoneImagine pointing your phone at the hill and getting plenty of information on screen Would that enrich your dreamy walk or ruin（毁灭） it？ Braggarts enjoy an app that allows them
39、 to show off their knowledge， for example， about baroque（巴洛克风格的） paintings In fact， apps in museums try to provide onscreen art history at once just to encourage people to read their phones instead of looking at paintings It is a mistaken idea that you need to be spoonfed（灌输） amazing facts about a w
40、ork of art in order to appreciate（欣赏） it Our first experience of a work of art should be raw（自然状态的），unguided，and a bit puzzling， like following a path in the woods Later， you might choose to do some personal research into the work It can further increase your enjoyment and appreciation for it Yet it
41、 is best done when youre away from the art itself， so that even when you return， the work still feels fresh Anyone who thinks knowing some dates and details makes you better understand a work of art is wrong We all need to put aside our screens and our supposed knowledge when we look at art Let the
42、paintings flow in； let your intuitions（直觉） fly off Art is a journey in the wilderness or it is nothing at all（1）What does the writer mainly want to say？ A Art is best with the help of appsB Art is best when hidden in mysteryC Art is nothing compared with natureD Art is nothing when details and facts
43、 are known（2）The underlined word braggarts refers to（指） A people who like showing offB people who like baroque paintingsC those who are good at appreciating artD those who are good at painting with phones（3）Whats the main idea of Paragraph 4？ A How to appreciate a work of artB How to personal resear
44、ch into a work of artC How to keep your feelings about a work of art freshD How to be spoonfed amazing facts about a work of art（4）what can we infer（推断） from the passage？ A Because of apps， art will be ruined in the futureB A good piece of art is usually made about natureC Research work and intuitio
45、ns can both help understand artD Museums are not supposed to allow the use of mobile phones四、阅读表达（共1小题；每小题5分，满分5分）阅读下面短文，并根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入一个最恰当的单词16（5分） The game of Go was one of the four greatest artistic types in Chinese culture It is not only a competitive event of the mind，but also a board game of entertainment Created in China more than four thousand years ago Go was introduced to Korea and Japan over 1， 000 years ago， and has since become a favorite activity of many people there Today， Go still serves as a way of cultural
