1、2023年江苏省常州市初中毕业、升学统一考试英语试卷本卷须知:1本试卷共8页,全卷总分值为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,并填涂好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;每题1分,总分值10分从A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出可以填入空白处的最正确选项。1 Which would you like, Coke or tea_ I prefer coffee A Neither B Both C Either D None 2 _I borrow the
2、se magazinesSorry, only the magazines over there can be borrowedA Must B Would C May D Need 3 Your French is so goodHow long have you been in France_I was fiveA Until B Since C When D Before 4 Mark speaks English well, but you _ him Thank you Aspeak as badly as Bspeak worse than Cdont speak so badly
3、 as Dspeak much better than 5 The music in the supermarket sounded so_ that I wanted to leave at onceA soft B wonderful C friendly D noisy 6 Dont discuss the problems with your partner unless you _ to do so A ask B are asked C will ask D will be asked 7 The teachers_ the office for a few minutes whe
4、n we arrivedWe didnt meet themA had been away from B had left C have been away from D have left 8 The light in his room is still onDo you know_In order to prepare for the coming examA if he works hard B why he stays up so lateC why is he so busy D when he will stop working 9 John sings so wellHas he
5、 ever been trainedNo He learns all by himself He_ goes to any training classA usually B often C never D even 10 Simon, Im going to Beijing with my parents tomorrow_! A Have fun B Best wishes C Never mind D Cheer up 二、完形填空共10小题;每题1分,总分值10分 阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从每题所给的A、B、c、D四个选项中,选出可以填入空白处的最正确选项。Once there
6、was a grasshopper蚱蜢, who was the best hopper跳跃者 in the world She taught other grasshoppers how to hop Soon all grasshoppers were hopping well, so she felt very 11 Then one day an eagle showed upShe immediately 12 to teach the eagle how to hop, as she was sure that hopping was the key to 13 , but eve
7、ry time she advised the eagle to hop, he just said, “There is no need You are 14 with hopping, but I can fly “Stop this silly talking of flying! screamed the grasshopper“Flying is 15 in your imagination “The next day, some of the grasshoppers went to talk to the eagle“How is it that you dont know ho
8、w to hop, yet you still talk of flying It 16 our teachers orders “ “Hopping is useful, but when you can fly, it is no longer 17 said the eagle“Tell us more, “ said the grasshoppersThe eagle began telling them what the world 18 he grass fields was likeIt was a world that included mountains, rivers an
9、d oceans海洋Then the eagle took one 19 grasshopper in his powerful talon to the skyThe grasshopper could see the mountains, rivers and oceans that the eagle had 20 After the eagle landed, he saw a spark 闪光 in the grasshoppers eyes The grasshopper told others what he had seen in the skyTherefore, the g
10、rasshoppers dreamt of flying in the sky 11 A angry B relaxed C stressed D proud 12 A forgot B decided C failed D refused 13 A business B weakness C happiness D sadness 14 A satisfied B strict C patient D careful 15 A just B even C hardly D ever 16 A turns down B puts off C goes against D works out 1
11、7 A harmless B dangerous C necessary D safe 18 A past B through C under D beyond 19 A sad B brave C attractive D frightened 20 A imagined B created C changed D described 三、阅读理解共13小题;每题2分,总分值26分阅读下面短文,从各题所给的四个选项A、B、C和D中,选出最正确选项。ADo you know more and more Chinese artists have made regular donations to
12、 charity or put their efforts into charity work in China Here lets know some of them Faye Wong and her husband Li Yapeng started the Yan Ran Angel Foundation基金会 for harelipped兔唇的 children three years agoIt was named after their daughterIts purpose is to help children under 14 to cure their harelipsT
13、he couple donated one million yuanabout $ 133,000to start the organizationCong Fei was born in a poor familyHe became a successful singer in ShenzhenHe helped 178 poor students and disabled people for more than 10 yearsBefore he died of an illness at the age of 37 in 2023, he decided to donate his cornea角膜 to people with eye diseases He helped six people see the worldGuan Mucun has donated money to Project Hope to help poor students finish primary educationThirty of these poor students have already finished high school