2019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
可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑．
1．（1分）﹣﹣﹣When would you like to go swimming with me，this Friday or this Saturday？
﹣﹣﹣___________．I am free only this Sunday．（）
A．None B．Both C．Either D．Neither
2．（1分）﹣﹣﹣Can you give me some advice on how to be slimmer？
﹣﹣﹣Eat __________ meat and ___________cakes．（）
A．less；less B．fewer；fewer
C．less；fewer D．fewer；less
3．（1分）Jim is watching a football match which is shown __________TV．Though he is not on the scene，he can still cheer for his team．（）
西餐牛排的做法
A．lively B．live C．living D．alive
4．（1分）﹣﹣﹣______________I keep the book for a week？
﹣﹣﹣Sorry，I'm afraid you ______________．（）
A．Need；couldn't B．Need；can't
顺理成章的意思
C．May；couldn't D．May；can't
5．（1分）You must rai your hand if you have any questions in class．_________，your teacher won't notice you．（）
A．Otherwi B．Anyhow C．Instead D．Moreover
6．（1分）He cho to study in a junior school near his home．It __________ to be a wi decision．（）
A．put out B．put on C．turned out D．turned on
7．（1分）I won't stop loving English ___________ the sun ris in the west．（）A．if B．althoug
h C．becau D．unless
8．（1分）In the library，students are required to keep ___________ and move ____________．（）
A．quiet；quiet B．quiet；quietly
C．quietly；quiet D．quietly；quietly
9．（1分）﹣﹣﹣Could you tell me ___________ the music？
﹣﹣﹣He ud traditional Chine music art and the sounds of an ancient Chine bell．（）
A．how he made B．how did he make
C．why he made D．why did he make
10．（1分）﹣﹣﹣How would you like your coffee？
﹣﹣﹣_____________________________．（）
A．I like it very much．
B．With some milk，plea．
C．No thanks．
D．Yes，it smells good．
二、完形填空（共1小题；每小题12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．
11．（12分）Basketball can be fun，or it can be trouble．People gather around a ball，but their reactions （反应）often go （1）the object．It was a terribly hot summer day when the group of us appeared on the basketball court．Silently，we （2）up and played，as always．The sun was a big " squeezer （挤压者）"，as it not only squeezed out of us sweet （汗水）and （3），but also our unhappy feelings．Body contact became more and more often，and we could all （4）the attacks of elbows （肘部）．After another round of game，one of the players and I fell to the ground at the same time．From his burning eyeballs．I could e a （5）was almost unavoidable．
It suddenly came to me that my tins of Cola were lying on the ground，about an inch away from me．"Buddy，hot down here．What about a （6）？" I said to him．（7）
I rolled （滚动）one to him，looking at him in the eyes with my most sincere facial
expression．"I guess I'm quite fine．Lucky no （8）bones or we'll end up in the hospital! " I said．
Other players watching nearby all laughed．I could clearly e some movement on his face．My （9）did work! He picked the Cola up，tried to open it，and walked over．As he pasd by my side，he （10）his left hand，and smiled at me．I smiled back，took his hand，and gave him a light shake．
A gentle wind caught me on the face as I returned to the basketball court．The sun
continued to provide （11）for us．What could be better than a group of school students （12）basketball skills on a warm，sunny afternoon？
（1）A．towards B．about C．beyond D．for
（2）A．teamed B．cheered C．cooked D．caught
（3）A．time B．energy C．health D．pride
那次玩的真高兴（4）A．accept B．afford C．smell D．feel
连体短裤
（5）A．match B．fight C．touch D．risk
（6）A．game B．talk C．drink D．ball
（7）A．Angrily B．Equally C．Guiltily D．Carefully
（8）A．lazy B．hidden C．medical D．broken
（9）A．humor B．chance C．advice D．trust
（10）A．looked at B．thought of C．put away D．held out
（11）A．worry B．warmth C．stress D．peace
（12）A．protecting B．encouraging C．exchanging D．comparing
三、阅读理解（共4小题，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．
12．（6分）The Dead Sea
At 430 meters below a level，the Dead Sea is Earth's lowest point on land．It is popular for its wonderful buoyancy（浮力）．The high salt content﹣more than 34 percent ﹣makes swimming more like floating．
Now the Dead Sea is actually dying．People are using water from the Jordan River，which takes water away from the Dead Sea．Since 1930，its surf area has reduced by almost
40 percent．
Venice，Italy
With waterways instead of streets．This "Floating City" has attracted visitors for centuries．But no visit to Venice is complete without a ride on one of its famous gondolas，
human powered water taxis．Water creates V enice．But water will also kill the city．Built on soft earth，Venice has slowly been sinking （下沉）for centuries．Now，with rising a levels caud by human activities，it's sinking faster．According to US﹣bad magazine Architectural Digest，the city may disappear in the next 100 years．Better book your gondola soon!
Great Barrier Reef，Australia
Covering more than 2，300 kilometers of Australia's northeast coast，Great Barrier Reef is the world's largest reef ecosystem，and an ideal place for scuba divers （水肺潜水者）．Thousands of colorful coral （珊瑚）and fish make homes in the blue a water．It's like a big underwater party!
Sadly，the party might be over soon．The reef is dying．Human activities are changing the weather．Warming ocean，water kills the coral，and this caus problems up the food chain．The New York Times reported that large parts are already dead，and the reef system might be gone by 2030．
（1）What can be the best title of the passage？
A．Disappearing Watery Wonders
B．Amazing Man﹣made Wonders on the Sea
C．Lost Watery Wonders on the Sea
D．Last Watery Wonders in the World俯卧撑的正确做法
（2）Which of the following is the shared cau of the problems all the three places are facing？
A．Water loss．
B．Sea pollution．
人格的核心
C．Warming as．
D．Human activities．
（3）If Tom wants to visit all the following places before they are gone，and he can only afford one in the next 15 years，where must he go？
A．The Dead Sea．
B．Venice．
C．Italy．
飞呀飞
D．Great Barrier Reef．
蝴蝶结编法13．（6分）There is good news for students of vocational （职业的）colleges in China：the government has announced plans to develop modern vocational education．Premier Li Kegiang sai
d the government should speed up the development of modern vocational education to meet the need for skilled workers and technicians （技术人员）in the job market．High school graduates and workers with no special training are encouraged to study in higher vocational colleges．Li said that the number of the new students in higher vocational colleges in China should go up by 1 million this year．This is the first time the central government has a clear plan．
This comes after the news of the large shortfall （不足）in highly skilled technicians，although China has millions of technical workers．China is expected to face a shortfall of 3 million skilled workers who can operate the newest machines by 2020．The shortfall will grow to 4.5 million by 2025．Also，vocational education is unsatisfactory （不令人满意的），although there are many vocational colleges in China．In some vocational colleges，the education methods and cours cannot meet the need of upgrading （升级），manufacturing
