江蘇省常州市2021年中考英語試題

學(xué)校:姓名：班級(jí):考號(hào)：

一、單項(xiàng)選擇

1.isbetterworthmyrespectthanYuanLongping.HeistheprideofChina.

A.SomebodyB.AnybodyC.NobodyD.Everybody

2.Don'tyourchildwithothersbecauseeverychildisatreasure.

A.compareB.complainC.contactD.consider

3.-Couldyouplaythepianoattheageoffive?

—No,I.Istartedatsix.

A.can'tB.shouldn'tC.needn'tD.couldn't

4.Chinagrowsagreatdealofcotton,inthewesternareas.

A.finallyB.highlyC.warmlyD.mostly

5.LittleSimbawenthuntingalone.TheLionKingwalkedaround,hissafety.

A.withthehelpofB.infearofC.atthespeedofD.ontopof

6.Mycousiniscreativeenoughtothenewchallengingtask.

A.takeonB?takeoutC.putupD.putin

7.—MyfamilywillgoonatriptoBeijingthissummer,butwehaven'tdecided.

一Whynottakethehigh-speedrailway?

A.whentoleaveB.howtogetthereC.whichhoteltochooseD.howlong

tostaythere

8.China'sTianwenIRoverlandedonMarsonMay15th,2021.Doyouknow.

A.whatitwasgoingtodiscoverB.whywasitsentthere

C.whatitlookslikeD.howmanyphotosdoesittakethere

9.一ThanksalotfbrtakingcareofmyboywhenIwasaway.

-.Wehadgreatfuntogether.

A.AllthebestB.GoodideaC.That5srightD.Don5tmentionit

10.—IstayeduplatetofinishmyreportlastnightandIfeeltirednow.

―.Sleepisalsoimportant.

A.Don'tbumthecandleatbothendsB.Actionsspeaklouderthanwords

C.Don'tputallyoureggsinonebasketD.Manyhandsmakelightwork

二、完形填空

“Simplyavoidher.^^Abbylistenedclosely,asIcontinued,"Ifshesaysanymore

Uthingstoyou,I'llgotoyourteacher.Tilmakesureyouareneverina（n）

12whereyouhavetositnexttoheragain.55

Atthattime,Allyson,mytheneight-year-old,cameto13usandlistenedto

everyword.Neitherofmydaughtersinterrupted（打斷）asIfinishedmyheartfeltspeech,

filledwith[4wisdom.Then,asIwastellingthemwhatIthoughtright,Allyson's

realwordsof15cameabout.4€Mom,^^shesaid,“Iwasjustthinking.MaybeAbby

shouldbethatgirl's16sothatshecanbear（容忍）her.Inthatway,shecanlet

thatgirlseeforgiveness（諒解）andkindnessthroughher.^^

Hmm,Ibecamethe17.Atthatmoment,IrealizedthatalthoughIwas

wearingthe“mother'shat"，the“hat"certainlydidn'tmakemeallthetime.In

fact,Iwantedtopullthathatovermyfaceandhidemyselfsothattheycouldn'tseemy

embarrassed（難為情的）look.

“Yes,that'sagoodpointJIcommented（評(píng)論），19ahalfsmileatmygirls.

“Abby,youdealwiththissituationthewayyouthinkisright.v"OK,"shesaid,givingmea

quickhug（擁抱）beforewalkingoutofthedoorandofftoschool.t4Bye,Mom!”Allyson

called,followingherbigsistertogooutofthedoor.

Iwasleftalone-inmyslippers（拖鞋）.Inthosefollowing20moments,I

waslostinthought.Ididfeel2Jmytwoamazingdaughters-smallinsizebutbig

inheart.Sometimesourchildrenhavegreatlessonstoteachus-22weare

willingtolisten.

Thatlessoncamemorethantenyearsago,andrilneverforgethowmuchIhavelearned

frommychildren.

11.A.unusualB.unsureC.unknownD.unpleasant

12.A.actionB.situationC.traditionD.instruction

13.A.admireB.surpriseC.joinD.believe

14.A.motherlyB.friendlyC.livelyD.lonely

15.A.courageB.angerC.wisdomD.humor

16.A.pupilB.victimC.friendD.enemy

17.A.studentB.personC.guideD.guest

18.A.happyB.rightC.luckyD.kind

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19.A.forcingB.promisingC.exploringD.imagining

20.A.strangeB.difficultC.tiringD.quiet

21.A.worriedaboutB.proudofC.interestedinD.readyfor

22.A.unlessB.althoughC.ifD.until

三、閱讀單選

Inmoderntimes,ourclothesseemgoodenoughtomeetourneedsbothincolorand

style.However,areyouimpatientwithwashingyourclothessooften?Areyoutiredofthe

samecolor?Ifyouransweris"Yes",let'smeetthefashioninthefuture.

Sun-No-Spot

Tocleanthisshirt,juststandinthesun!AspecialmaterialonthesurfacereceivesUV

lightfromthesun.Thisheatsitupenoughtomakestains（污漬）missing.Youstaycool,but

stainsdisappear!Somestainsdisappearinminutes-othersmighttakeaday.

NewFabricSuit

Areyousickofholesinyourclothes?Thisnewmaterialrepairsitself!Ifthisclothgetsa

hole,justrub（搓揉）thebrokenplacequickly.Heatfromtherubbingwillcausethematerials

toconnectwitheachotheragain,repairingthehole.Hole?Whathole?

NewWiggleVigor

Thisclothgetsacharge（充電）fromrunningaround.Asyoumove,thethinwiresinthe

materialturnyourmovementintopower.Thiscanchargeacomputer,anipad,ahair-dryer,

andmanyothersmallthingsthatneedpower.

ChameleonCloth

Tiredofthesameoldlook?Howaboutclothesthatchangecolors?Thismaterialismade

withdyes（染料）thatchangecolorswhentheygetwarm.Asmallbatteryheatsupthinmetal

threads（金屬線）inthecloth,tochangecolorsorforms.

23.IfyourSun-No-Spotshirtisdirtywithstains,whatcanyoudotocleanit?

A.Warmitinthesun.B.Rubitquickly.C.Connectittoacomputer.D.Changeits

color.

24.Ifyourmobilephonehasnopower,whichonecanhelpyou?

A.Sun-No-Spot.B.NewFabricSuit.C.NewWigg/eVigor.D.Chameleon

Cloth.

25.WhichofthenextpicturesgoeswellwithChameleonCloth?

IntheSpringandAutumnperiod（475-221BC）therelivedamancalledJiZha.Hewas

thefourthsonofthekingoftheKingdomofWu.BecauseofJiZha'sstickingto

righteousness（義）andwidelearning,hewashisfather^favorite,andthekingwantedto

makehimhisheir（繼承人）.However,JiZharefusedbecausehethoughttheking'seldest

sonshouldbetheonetoreceivethethrone.Later,JiZhaservedasanambassador（外交大臣）

ofWutootherkingdomsinChina.

Once,onamissiontotheKingdomofLu,JiZhapassedthroughtheKingdomofXu.

ThekingofXureceivedhimasafriend,andadmiredthevaluablesword（僉ij）JiZhawas

wearing.Althoughhishostdidn'tmentionit,JiZhacouldseehewantedtoownitverymuch.

However,ashestillneededtogotoLu,JiZhadidn'tgivethekingofXuhisswordasa

present.

AfterfinishinghismissiontoLu,onhiswayback,JiZhaonceagainpassedthroughXu.

ThistimehedecidedtogivetheswordtothekingofXu.Butwhenhearrived,hisfriendhad

alreadypassedaway.JiZhadidn'texpectitandfeltverysad.Hetookoffhisswordandgave

ittothedeadmanbyhangingitonatreenearhistomb（墳?zāi)梗?

JiZha'sattendants（隨從）didn'tunderstandhisaction,saying,uSir,thekingofXuis

alreadydead.Whydoyoustillgiveupyourswordtohim?”

JiZhashookhishead,“WhenIcametotheKingdomofXulasttime,Inoticedthatmy

friendadmiredmysword,andIdecidedthatwhenIcamebackIwouldgiveittohim.

However,Ineverexpectedthisturnofevents.ButhowcouldIchangemymindjustbecause

themanhaddied?^^Withthesewords,helefttheplace,low-spiritedandheart-broken.

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26.WhatdoweknowaboutJiZhafromthepassage?

A.Hewasbornin221BC.B.Hedidn'thavetheabilitytobeaking.

C.Hewasacarefulandgenerousman.D.Helosthisfightforthethronetohis

brother.

27.WhydidJiZhagiveuphisswordtothekingofXualthoughhehaddied?

A.Hewasloyaltohiscountry.B.Hewasloyaltorighteousness.

C.Hewasguiltyofhisfriend'sdeath,D.Hewasguiltyofnotseeinghisfriend

beforehisdeath.

28.Whatisthebesttitleofthisstory?

A.JiZhaandHisFriendB.JiZhaandHisCountry

C.JiZhaGivesUpHisThroneD.JiZhaGivesUpHisSword

Durbeyfieldsatdownuponthegrassylandbytheroadside,puttinghisbasketbefore

him.Inafewminutes,ayouthfromhisvillageappearedinthedistance.Onseeinghim,

Durbeyfieldhelduphishand,andtheboyquickenedhisstepsandcamenear.

“Boy,takeupthatbasket!Iwantyoutodosomethingforme.^^

Theskinnyboyfrowned（皺眉）,“whoareyouthen,JohnDurbeyfield,toordermeabout

andcallme'boy'?YouknowmynameaswellasIknowyours!”

“Doyou,doyou?Thafsthesecret-That'sthesecret!Nowobeymyorders,andFred,

Idon'tmindtellingyouthatthesecretisthatI'moneofanoblerace（貴族）一ithasbeen

justfoundoutbymethispresentafternoon."Andashemadetheannouncement,he

luxuriously（奢侈地）layhimselfuponthelandamongtheflowers.

TheboystoodbeforeDurbeyfield,andlookedathimfromheadtofoot.

“Sir,JohnD'Urberville—that'swhoIam,^^continuedDurbeyfield.€tDoyouknow

suchaplaceasGreenhill?,,

“Yes.IhavebeentheretoGreenhillfair（集市）

“Well,underthechurchofthatcitythereliemyancestors（祖先）一hundredsofthem

—incoatsofjewellery.Thereisnotamanherewho'sgotgreaterandnoblerancestorsthan

I.”

“Oh?”

“Nowtakeupthatbasket,andgoontothePureDropInn,tellingthemtosendahorse

andcarriage（馬車）withaservant（仆人）herequickly,tocarrymehome.Andwhenyou've

donethat,goontomyhousewiththebasket,andtellmywifetoputawaythatwashing,

becausesheneedn'tfinishit,andwaittillIcomehome,asFvenewstotellher.^^

Astheboystoodindoubt,Durbeyfieldputhishandintohispocket,andproduceda

shilling（aunitofmoneyusedinBritainuntil1971）.

“Hereisforyourwork,son.^^

Thismadeadifference.

“Yes.SirJohn.Thankyou."

Theboytookupthebasket,andsetoutatonce.

29.WhatdidDurbeyfieldaskFredtodo?

A.Listentoastory.B.Findoutasecret.

C.Sendmessagesforhim.D.Driveahorseandcarriageforhim.

30.WhichofthefollowingaboutDurbeyfieldisTRUE?

A.Hedidbelievehewasanoble.B.HewantedtoplayatrickonFred.

C.Hewastherichestmaninthecity.D.HeusedtoliveinGreenhill.

31.WhatmadetheboywillingtoworkforDurbeyfield?

A.Durbeyfield^secret.B.Durbeyfield'sorder.

C.HisvisittoGreenhillfair.D.Theunitofmoney.

32.WhatismostprobablytherelationshipbetweenDurbeyfieldandFred?

A.Fatherandson.B.Neighbors.

C.Closefriends.D.Masterandservant.

Thereareonly24hoursinaday,andusuallyaboutathirdofthatisspentsleeping.Sois

itpossibletomakeuseofthistimeandlearnanewskillorevenalanguage?Inotherwords,

issleeplearningpossible?

Manystudieshavefoundthatabasicformoflearning,calledconditioning,canhappen

duringsleep.Ina2012studypublishedinthemagazineNatureNeuroscience,forexample,

Israeliresearchersfoundthatpeoplecanlearntoconnectsoundswithsmellsduringsleep.

Thescientistsplayedatone（聲音）tosleepingstudyparticipants（參與者）whileputting

somerotten（腐爛的）fishbesidetheirbeds.Onceawake,whenhearingthetone,thepeople

heldtheirbreathinanticipation（預(yù)判）ofabadsmell.

“Thiswasaclearfindingshowingparticipantsformednewmemoriesduringsleep,“said

Andrillon,ascientistinthisfield.

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Althoughthenewmemorywasimplicit（H音示性的），itcouldinfluencehowpeople

behave,researchersfoundina2014studypublishedintheJournalofNeuroscience.Inthat

research,afterspendinganightinaroomfullofcigarette（香煙）smellmixedwithrotten

eggsorfish,smokersusefewercigarettes.

Andrillonandhisteammembershavefoundthatlearninginsleepcanalsogobeyond

simpleconditioning.Intheir2017studypublishedinNatureCommunications,participants

wereabletopickoutsoundfeaturesthattheyhadheardduringsleep.

Learningabilitiesinsleepmayspreadtolearningofwords.Inastudypublishedin

CurrentBiology,researchersplayedpairsofmade-upwordsandtheirsupposedmeanings,

like"guga"meanselephant,tosleepparticipants.Afterthis,whenawake,theparticipantsdid

betterinpickingtherighttranslationofmade-upwordsinamulti-choicetest.

Sofar,researchsuggestsitmaybepossibletolearnaboutthetoneandpronunciationof

alanguageoreventhemeaningofwordswhilesleeping,althoughitistoaweakerlevelthan

whatwedoduringthedaywithoutnoticing.

33.Whatisthemainpurposeofthetext?

A.Toshowthatsleeplearningispossible.B.Tostudyhowtomakeuseofsleep

learning.

C.Toreportsomefamousresearchfindings.D.Toprovesleeplearningisimplicitand

weak.

34.Whatdoesthephrase“newmemories^^inthethirdparagraphreferto（指的是）？

A.Connectionbetweenparticipantsandscientists.B.Connectionbetweensoundsand

smells.

C.Thetone'sinfluenceontherottenfish.D.Therotteneggs'influenceoncigarettes.

35.Whatisthemainideaofthelasttwoparagraphs?

A.Sleepcandogoodtolearning.B.Languagelearningcanhappeninsleep.

C.Peoplelearninsleepinadifferentlanguage.D.Sleeplearningisbetterthandaytime

learning.

四、閱讀填表

Afterappearingasaspecialeventatthe2008BeijingOlympicGamesandthe2014

NanjingYouthOlympicGames,Wushu,widelyknownasChineseKungfu,willmakeitsfirst

appearanceasanofficial（官方的）sportatthe4thYouthOlympicGamesin2022.

It'salong-awaitedbreakthrough（期待已久的突破）fortheInternationalWushu

Federation（協(xié)會(huì)）（IWF）,whichmadeapplicationstotheInternationalOlympicCommittee

（IOC）in2001,2008and2011,butfailed.Thefirsttwoapplicationswererefusedatthevery

beginning.Thethirdapplicationmadeittothefinalvotingfortakingpartinthe2020Tokyo

OlympicGamesbutmissedoutonceagain.

Overtheyears,boththeInternationalWushuFederationandChineseWushuAssociation

（CWA）havedonealottomakeimprovementwithstrongsupportfromtheStateGeneral

AdministrationofSportofChina（中國(guó)體育總局）.TheAdministrationnotonlyoffers

technical（技術(shù)的）support,oftensendingexpertsorteacherstohelptheirWushutraining

camps,butalsogenerouslyprovidesagreatdealofWushuequipment（設(shè)備）forfree.

Everyyear,manylocalWushugroupsaresentabroadtoputonWushushows,tryingto

improvetheinfluenceofWushuinforeigncountries.Throughtheircontinuousefforts.

Wushuhasbecomewidelypopularacrosstheworld,especiallyamongyoungWushufans.

Studiesshowthat,today,about120millionpeopleareattractedtoWushuaroundtheworld.

ChinagotWushuacceptedasanofficialOlympiceventsuccessfullyinJanuary,2020,

whichhelpstomakeitmoreinternationalquickly.

Atotalof48athletesfromacrosstheworldwillcompeteinfourWushuevents:men's

andwomen'sChangquanandmen'sandwomen'sTaijiquan.

News:WushuIsIncludedinYouthOlympics

?Wushuwill_____36_____atthe4thYouthOlympics,firsttimeasanofficial

Newslead

sport.

?EffortsmadetospreadWushuandenteritfortheOlympicGames:

*IWFmadeapplicationstoIOCthreetimesbutdidn't_____37_____each

time.

*Inordertoimprovethesituation,IWFandCWAhavedonealotwiththe

Newsbodytechnicalsupportand_____38_____equipmentfromtheStateGeneral

AdministrationofSportofChina.

*ThroughcontinuouseffortslikeputtingonWushu_____39_____abroad,

Wushuhasbeenwidelyacceptedacrosstheworld,especiallyamongyoung

Wushufans.

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*WushuwasacceptedasanofficialOlympiceventsuccessfullyinJanuary,

2020.

*48athletesfromacrosstheworldwilljoininthe_____40_____infour

Wushuevents.

五、用所給單詞的正確形式填空

41.Billy,youshouldkeep(you)calmwhenintrouble.

42.Lucyisorganizedandherroomalwayslooks(tidy)thanmine.

43.Howmanyofyoueverdreamedofbecomingan(invent)?

44.It'simportanttolearntobehave(proper)atabigdinner.

六、根據(jù)漢語提示填空

45.ZhangJingisthoughthighlyofbecauseofher(完美的)translation.

46.Everyone(除了)mehasseenHi,Mom,soTilgotoseeittoday.

47.Whentheofficehadapowercut(突然),everyonescreamed.

48.Mydaughter'ssweet(嗓音)alwaysmakesmerelaxed.

七、用所給單詞的正確形式填空

49.Itissaidthatthismuseum(name)afterQuQiubaimanyyearsago.

50.(reduce)airpollution,our