常州市二〇二〇年初中学业水平考试英语试题一、单项选择1.Takeiteasy.Therewillbe_________twobusescominginafewminutes.A.anotherB.otherC.othersD.theother2.Millie’sresearchpaperisn’tuptostandard_________shehasworkedatitfortwoweeks.A.sinceB.unlessC.ifD.although3.Tothewestofourschool__________somebookstoresandapark.A.liesB.lieC.hasD.have4.—Wereyourequired___________homeduringtheoutbreakofCOVID-19?—Yes.Luckily,theInternetmadeitpossibleformanyofus________fromhome.A.tostay;toworkB.staying;toworkC.tostay;workD.staying;work5.—Jim,turndownthemusic.Ourbabyissleeping.—Don’tworry.He__________forhalfanhour.A.wokeupB.haswokenupC.wasawakeD.hasbeenawake6.Jenny’sparentswerecompletely__________whentheysawthe_______changesinher.A.surprising;amazingB.surprised;amazingC.surprising;amazedD.surprised;amazed7.Afactorywillbebuiltforthe__________ofthistypeofnewenergycar.A.positionB.populationC.productionD.pronunciation8.Tomyjoy,we_________gotothebank.Maryhaslentussomemoney.A.shouldn’tB.needn’tC.couldn’tD.wouldn’t9.Agreatdealofmytimeis__________withpracticingplayingtheguitar.A.takenupB.madeupC.putupD.setup10.—Doyouwanttotrysomewildduck?—__________.Weshouldprotectwildanimals.A.NoideaB.NoproblemC.NowayD.Nodoubt二、完形填空Awindowisacommonbutpowerfultool—apatch(小块)oftheworld,fromwhichourbodyisseparated.Theonlythingwecandoislook.Youhaveno___11___onwhatyouwillsee.However,yourbrainmaymakeanassumption(猜想)outofwhateverhappenstoappear.Oneday,Iwastakinganap(小睡)inmyofficewhenIwokeuptothe____12____ofacarcrash.Ilookedoutofmywindow.Acarhadjustbackedintoafence(围栏)anddamaged(毁坏〉it.Thedrivergotoutofthecar.Hewasshortwithouthaironhishead.I____13____himatonce.Tomysurprise,themantriedto____14____thedamagehecaused.However,hiseffortsallfailed.Onceheevenfunnilyfellontotheroadwhentryingtopullthefence.I____15____alot.Thefailureofthisterriblemanwasbrighteningmywholeday.About10minuteslater,themanleft.That,Ithought,wouldbethe____16____ofhisefforts.Theman—thatvillainous(可憎的)man—wasgoingto____17____allthemessbehindforsomeoneelsetocleanup.Butthisisthe____18____ofwindows.Theycontradict(与…矛盾)youreasyassumptions.Themanappearedafewminuteslaterwithsome____19____.Forthenexthour,Iwatchedoutofmywindowashekeptonfixingthefence_____20_____itwasextrasafe,strongerthanbefore.Thismanwasahero.My_____21_____assumptions,Irealized,wereallaboutmyself.Iwouldbe_____22_____andrunawayifIcameacrosssuchamessysituation.Mywindowhadwokenmeupfromanaptoteachmealesson,alessonthatchangedmywholedayandevenmywholelife.11.A.agreementB.influenceC.discoveryD.impression12.A.symbolB.sightC.soundD.sign13.A.acceptedB.rememberedC.dislikedD.greeted14.A.confirmB.avoidC.coverD.repair15.A.complainedB.laughedC.learntD.thought16.A.endB.funC.problemD.lesson17.A.hideB.pushC.moveD.leave18.A.qualityB.shameC.powerD.truth19.A.friendsB.toolsC.medicinesD.plans20.A.untilB.whenC.afterD.since21.A.uglyB.friendlyC.properD.possible22.A.encouragedB.pleasedC.scaredD.relaxed三、阅读理解Withsomuchfreetimeonourhandsduringlockdown,manyofushaveentertainedtheideaofknowingmoreabouttheworld.Learningaforeignlanguageisagoodchoice.Hereareafewexamples,inorderoftimeittakespeopletolearnthem.Latinlanguages(about600hours)ThepopularLatinlanguages—Italian,French,SpanishandPortuguese—requireabout600hourstolearn.Ofthese,SpanishandItalianaretheeasiestforEnglishspeakerstolearn.Theyar...
