2023年江苏省常州市中考英语试卷（含答案解析）

常州市2023年初中学业水平测试 英语试题 注意事项： 1．本试卷共8页，全卷满分为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、考试号填写在试卷上，并填写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；每小题1分，满分10分） 从题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 1．We _____ on the countryside road when a sudden storm hit, so we made our way back. A．jogged B．were jogging C．have jogged D．will jog 2．My father goes back to Nanjing for the Spring Festival every year _____ last year because he was busy with his work in Changzhou. A．including B．since C．except D．till 3．As we live in a rapidly developing world, we will be left behind _____ we keep learning. A．unless B．if C．after D．though 4．When you have fixed this type of lock, you _____ take a key with you．You can open the door with your fingerprint. A．shouldn’t B．needn’t C．mustn’t D．can’t 5．I’ve visited New York and Los Angeles, but I don’t like _____ of them very much. A．either B．any C．neither D．none 6．After she was brought back to China, the sick giant panda Ya Ya received good _____ in her new home and got better. A．education B．communication C．entertainment D．treatment 7．—Can you _____ the sign for the community party —Sure, where should I hang it A．keep up B．take up C．give up D．put up 8．—Let’s invite some more people to help with the project on air pollution in this area． —Good idea! _____. A．Many hands make light work B．The early bird catches the worm C．The grass is always greener on the other side D．When in Rome, do as the Romans do 9．Could you tell me something about Qu Qiubai I need to know about _____. A．how many books did he publish B．that he studied and worked in Russia C．which part of Changzhou did he live in D．what foreign languages he could speak 10．—Shall we be volunteers in Changzhou Museum during the summer holiday —_____. I’m looking forward to that. A．Don’t mention it B．That’s not the case C．It couldn’t be better D．I’m afraid not 二、完形填空（共12小题；每小题1分，满分12分） 阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 Last year in early summer, I was walking up the hill to my house when I saw two birds, each about 60 centimetres tall, standing on the path．They didn’t seem to ___11___ me until I was right in front of them and then they at once moved quickly into the bushes． I was quite excited by the idea of two birds making a nest (巢) in my front yard, although I didn’t really expect them to ___12___ wild birds don’t usually nest so close． A few weeks later, the birds ___13___ again．I found them crouching beside a tree off to the side of the path．As I moved nearer to them, I ___14___ that they would run away like they did last time．But instead they stuck out their heads and made a threatening (威胁的) croaking (呱呱叫) sound．It seeme ... ...