2022年江苏省扬州市中考英语真题试卷（含答案解析）

中小学教育资源及组卷应用平台 扬州市2022年初中毕业、升学统一考试英语试题 一、单项选择(共15小题；每小题1分，计15分) 在下列各题A、B、C、D四个选项中选择一个能填入题干空白处的最佳答案。 1. China has helped end 70% of poverty worldwide since _____ late 1970s, according to _____ World Bank. A. a; a B. the; the C. a; the D. the; a 2. Place names often have interesting connections _____ the local landscape and people. A. in B. on C. at D. to 3. _____ astronauts go on spacewalks, they wear spacesuits to keep themselves safe. A. Though B. Till C. When D. Unless 4. Xia Sen _____ a simple life and saves her money for donations. A. lives B. lived C. was living D. will live 5. —Tell me, Grandma. _____ is your favourite person in the whole wide world —That’s easy! It’s you! What B. Who C. How D. Whom 6. We youths do our best for our dreams and together a small success can give us a sense of _____. A. achievement B. department C. treatment D. entertainment 7. Protect your hearing. Don’t wait until you _____ hear a thing. A. needn’t B. mustn’t C. shouldn’t D. can’t 8. In such cheerful conversation, the time _____ all too quickly. A. went up B. went down C. went by D. went back 9. It’s _____ of the boy to leave the tap running. A. endless B. homeless C. meaningless D. careless 10. —May I speak to Wang Li —Sorry, she is not at home. She _____ since last month. left B. has left C. has been away D. went away 11. _____ the people locked inside, the firemen broke down the door. A. Reach B. To reach C. Reaching D. To reaching 12. People in cold areas _____ warm colours to calm colours in their homes. A. protect B. prefer C. pronounce D. practise 13. —I hear that you took part in a forest clean-up activity last Sunday. —Yes, it _____ by our school green club to protect forests. organizes B. organized C. was organized D. will be organized 14. —Excuse me, could you tell me _____ —You can take No. 6 bus there. It’s about 15 minutes’ ride. how far is the Slender West Lake B. how far the Slender West Lake is how can I get to the Slender West Lake D. how I can get to the Slender West Lake 15. —My pet dog died yesterday. I’m in a bad mood. —_____. I know how it feels. Sorry to hear that B. That’s not the case C. Never mind D. It’s a pleasure 二、完形填空(共15小题：每小题1分，计15分) 阅读下面短文，从文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。 Late one night, Gulliver received a warning that some nobles wanted him killed. Even the emperor of Lilliput wanted to give him less food to save ___16___. It was true Gulliver was very expensive. Quickly, he wrote a letter to the emperor, “I’m ___17___ to visit Blefuscu, as I promised.” Then he hurried down to the sea ___18___ Lilliput and Blefuscu. The king of Blefuscu himself came out to meet him. “Welcome!” cried the king. “Stay as ___19___ as you like.” Walking on the beach a week later, Gulliver saw out at sea a small boat—but a full-sized one. It was ___20___ upside down in the water. Gulliver r ... ...