1、2019年江苏省扬州市中考英语试卷一、单项选择（共15小题；每小题1分，计15分）1（1分）Look at _ boy over there He looks excitedYeah， he has won _ first prize in the school English Reading & Writing Competition（）Aa； theBthe； aCthe； theDa； a2（1分）Annie， _ books are all over the placeSorry， mum Ill put them away（）AyouByourCyoursDyourself3（1分）
2、The 2021 International Horticultural Expo _ in Yangzhou（）AholdsBwill holdCis heldDwill be held4（1分）Im not sure what to write about The Secret Garden in the reportYou should read some _ about the book before writing（）AreviewsBreasonsCresultsDrewards5（1分）My feelings for you have not changedBut you hav
3、e changed You are not as you _（）AareBwereCwill beDhave been6（1分）Facial recognition （人脸识别） technology is widely used for payment _， we neednt enter the passwords any more（）AFor exampleBAs a resultCWhats worseDWhats more7（1分）The police are watching the suspect _ for more clues which will help solve th
4、e case（）AclearlyBhighlyCcloselyDheavily8（1分）Daniel， do you know that bees never get lostYes， Bees always remember _ the same way as they went（）Acome backBcame backCcoming backDto come back9（1分）Kate， do you know _？Im not sure Maybe a Birdwatching Society worker（）Awhere can I watch birdsBwhat is the m
5、an with a cameraCwhere I can watch birdsDwhat the man with a camera is10（1分）I m tired out after threeday work day and night_ relax yourself？ Go out and enjoy the natural beauty（）AWhy notBWhy dontCWhat aboutDShall we11（1分）Tan Dun does not use any musical instrument in his music WaterThats really amaz
6、ing! He is so _（）AenergeticBmodestCseriousDcreative12（1分）Honey， come and help me _ the picture of balloons from the magazineOK， Granny Im coming（）Acarry outBwork outCcut outDhand out13（1分）Do you think David and Lisa can be good accountants？Accountants should be careful enough _ David _ Lisa is suita
7、ble， Im afraid（）AEither； orBNeither； norCBoth； andDNot only； but also14（1分）All of Audrey Hepburns films are wonderful_ Especially Roman Holiday（）AI can agree moreBThats not the caseCThats not the pointDDont mention it15（1分）Amy， your pronunciation is so beautiful now How do you make it？Thanks Just as
8、 the saying goes，_（）AEach dog has its dayBMany hands make light workCPractice makes perfectDThe grass is always greener on the other side二、完型填空（共1小题；计15分）16（15分）完型填空 I always think my daughter Kendall is the bestthats just what parents do When she was only three， she （1） for the people， like a littl
9、e angel When Kendall was five， we noticed that she （2） had a tic（面部抽搐）When the problem got worse， we took her from doctor to doctor （3） the treatment， Kendall continued to sing Surprisingly， her tics disappeared when she sang When Kendall was sixteen， we thought she would be cured soon However，a（n）
10、（4） thing happened At a party， Kendall jumped on a friend for a piggyback ride He bent lower than she expected， and she jumped （5） than he expected Kendall flew over his back and （6） on the floor on her neck She was rushed to hospital， paralyzed（瘫痪）from the neck down She couldnt （7） But her biggest
11、（8） wasnt whether she would walk again， but was whether she could try out for a show called American Idol As the days went on， feeling on her left side （9） ， but she was still paralyzed on the right We werent sure how much of her （10） would come back A friend brought a microphone and put it on her b
12、ed Every day， Kendall tried hard to pick it up It was more （11） for her to pick up that microphone than a spoon or fork Sometimes she had to bite a toothbrush to take her mind off the pain We all cried because of the （12） we witnessed But on the dayonly three months after her （13） we cried full of j
13、oy when she sang， （14） she didnt enter the Top 24 of American Idol When she was a little girl， she asked me （15） it was she that had tics My heart hurt， but I told her，Kendall， you have a pure heart， a fantastic voice， a strong mind And you are a beautiful presence（1）A dancedB sangCjumpedDpainted（2）
14、A neverBsometimesCseldomDalways（3）A DuringBBeforeCAfterDUntil（4）A usefulBexcitingCmeaninglessDterrible（5）A fartherB nearerChigherDlower（6）A layBsatC stoodDlanded（7）A moveB singC eatDthink（8）AproblemB worryCdreamDplan（9）AstoppedBremainedCreturnedDdisappeared（10）A movementBtreatmentCachievementDentert
15、ainment（11）A interestingBimportantC helplessD dangerous（12）AmicrophoneBtoothbrushC joyDpain（13）A failureBshowC ticDaccident（14）A thoughB becauseCifD so（15）A whoB whenC whyD what三、阅读理解（共4小题；计30分）17（6分）阅读理解Here are some questions and answers on Yangzhou from a websiteQuestions & AnswersQAsked by Rober
16、t from USA | Feb 25， 2019 11：21 ReplyWed like to visit the city of Yangzhou from Shanghai Is there any high speed train？AAnswered by Black from UK | Feb.26， 2019 20：29 ReplySorry but no high speed train You can take an intercity bus from Shanghai General Bus Station to the city It takes about 4h and
17、 CNY 93/ 96QAsked by Mr Cheverton from Australia | Jul.17， 2018 20：27 ReplyI have holidays in late December and will be in Hong Kong， and want to visit Yangzhou Are river cruises still operating？AAnswered by Ms Chen from China | Jul.18， 2018 04：24 ReplyI dont think it is a good idea to visit the cit
18、y in winter， which is famous for natural scenery The best time should be spring and summer And， the weather may be somewhat cold during Dec which isnt good for cruiseQAsked by Eric Yeo from Singapore | May.15， 2018 02：53 ReplyCan I know where I can eat the nicest Yangzhou Fried Rice along Dongguan S
19、treet area？AAnswered by Jennie from China | May.16， 2018 04：48 ReplyThere are many restaurants along the street serving the fried rice and they are all OK If having to name one， Id say Shiweitian Actually， you just choose one with more guests and it wont be wrongQAsked by Roy from USA | Mar.12， 2018
20、 12：27 ReplyIs it possible to live in Yangzhou and commute daily by bus to work in Yizheng？AAnswered by Tina from China I Mar.12，2018 21：56 ReplyYeah， its possible The distance between is only around 30km At the West Bus Station， many buses are scheduled for Yizheng every day from 06：20 to 18：55 Bes
21、ides， intercity bus No.77 runs between the West Bus Station and Yizheng Bus Station from 05：50 to 18：30 You can choose the most convenient way（1）Who might work in Yizheng but live in Yangzhou？ ARobertB ChevertonC Eric YeoDRoy（2） answer was given the most thumbs upA BlacksB Ms ChensC JenniesDTinas（3）
22、Which of the following is TRUE according to the webpage？ A The questions on the webpage are all about Yangzhou TravelB Its not a good idea to eat Yangzhou Fried Rice in ShiweitianC Robert can take the high speed train from Shanghai to YangzhouD MrCheverton is advised to visit Yangzhou in spring and
23、summer18（8分）阅读理解 That morning， we noticed a cab following Sir Henry and DrMortimer in London But who？ We went to Sir Henrys hotel Holmes asked Dr Mortimer if anyone with a black beard lived in or near Baskerville Hall Yes， said DrMortimer，Barrymore We must send a telegram to check whether Barrymore
24、is in London or at Baskerville Hall， said Holmes Sir Henry said he wanted to go to Baskerville Hall OK， said Holmes But you mustnt go alone Watson can go with you Sir Henry and I agreed to take the 10：30 train on Saturday Holmes thought deeply on the way home： the story of the Hound， Sir Charless de
25、ath， the strange letter， the missing boot and the blackbearded man He sat in his room all afternoon， smoking and thinking Just before dinner， a telegram arrived It said，Barrymore is at Baskerville Hall That becomes a dead end， Watson We will have to look for another way to go forward Just then the d
26、oor bell rang It was the cab driver who drove the man with the black beard I got a message that you are asking for me， he said Ive never had a complaint I came here to ask you what you had against me! No， no， said Holmes Instead， Ill give you money if you tell me about the man in your cab this morni
27、ng He watched this house at 10：00 and then told you to follow the two gentlemen The driver looked surprised and then answered，The man said he was a detective and that I shouldnt tell anyone about him Its serious， my friend， and you may be in trouble if you refuse to answer His name， said the driver，
28、 was Sherlock Holmes Id never seen Holmes more surprised Then he laughed He scored against me thattime， Watson The driver told us everything he knew Holmes gave him the money and sent him away This is a dangerous enemy， Watson Taken from The Hound of the Baskervilles（1）According to the passage， the
29、underlined phrase dead end in Paragraph 10 means A Holmes wanted to give up solving the caseB the road in front of Baskerville Hall was closedC the cab driver didnt find his way and turned roundD they didnt know who the man with a black beard was（2）According to the passage， we can know that the cab
30、driver A was as dangerous as the blackbearded manB received a complaint from the blackbearded manC didnt know why Holmes asked for him at the beginningD didnt tell Holmes anything about the blackbearded man（3）By the sentence He scored against me that time， Holmes means The man gained an advantage ov
31、er me by A watching this house at ten oclockB following Sir Henry and Dr MortimerC telling the driver his name was HolmesD asking the driver to keep his secret（4）Which of the following is the correct order according to the passage？ a Holmes received the telegramb The cab driver came to see Holmesc W
32、atson was asked to go with Sir Henryd Holmes was surprised and then laughede Watson and Sir Henry took the 10：30 trainA cabdeB ceabdC abcdeD acebd19（8分）阅读理解 My father was a cemetery（公墓）keeperWhen I was a child，he often took me thereBefore we left each time，he would lay some stones on some graves（坟墓）
33、I never asked whyI just thought that was his work Yesterday， I visited my sick father He asked me to go to the cemetery and lay some stones For some reason， it had to be done that day I agreed I hadnt been there for a long time When I got there， I found a woman in front of one of the graves I would
34、lay a stone onAs I went to lay it， I heard her whisper Thank you It was then that I noticed the date of death on the grave was that same day The grave was that of a child， only five when he died fifteen years ago Hes my son， she said But， wheres your father？ He was always the one to leave the stone
35、I told her that my father was ill but he asked me to do this It seemed important to himYour fathers kindness means more to me than anything else When my child died， I came often to see him It is our custom to leave a stone It tells the one who is here that he is thought of But， then we moved away fr
36、om here. so many painful memories. I was so afraid that he would be alone But your father marked the grave every time he came Each time I returned here， I saw that stone and it always comforted me Your father is the kind of man who would ease the pain of a mothers heart though we are strangers Just
37、tell him you saw me today， wont you？ She said It took me a minute to find my voice That small stone marked the grave of a child and the heart of his mother（1）The underlined phrase some reason in Paragraph 2 refers to（指代） A the writer had been away from the cemetery for a long timeB the womans child
38、died on that day fifteen years agoC the writers father was always the one to leave the stoneD the writers father would meet the woman that day（2）What does the underlined word easein Paragraph 5 mean？ A IncreaseB CauseC ReduceD Express（3）According to the passage， we can infer（推断） A the writer underst
39、ood his father in the endB laying stones was part of a cemetery keepers workC the woman knew the writers father well fifteen years agoD the stone marked the grave of a child and the heart of his mother（4）Whats the best title of the passage？ A A Strange CustomB One Small Stone， UnforgottenC A Cemeter
40、y KeeperD Painful Memories， Unforgotten20（8分）阅读理解 Trees in cities live fast but die young compared to forests in the countryside， warns a new study Researchers found that trees in cities die younger than ones in the countryside because of the higher levels of CO2 Cityliving trees suffer（遭受） a loss o
41、f carbon storage（碳储量） That means trees produce less energy from the air Now researchers say more must be done to deal with the situation Ian Smith， a PhD student of Boston University in the United States， said， Cities are in the important position in fighting against rising temperatures and increasi
42、ng CO2 We find that tree planting alone may not be enough to keep and increase city canopy cover（树冠覆盖率） Because of the age and size of the present canopy， efforts to improve and protect tree health are badly needed for increasing city tree cover and canopy cover The research team used a model to wat
43、ch changes among street trees for several planting and management methods Researchers also used the model to watch tree growth， death and planting rates（率）both among trees in Boston city and forests in the countryside in Massachusetts It was discovered that rates of carbon cycling and growth rates a
44、mong city trees were nearly four times faster than those in the countryside However， loss of carbon storage and death rates are also higher， especially death rates are more than double higher than those in countryside forests The study， published in PLOS ONE， has reminded scientists to encourage communities to do more to plant and protect trees It is important to increase city canopy cover and carbon storage Researchers say planting and protecting will be needed to make sure citi
