江苏省常州市2015年中考英语试卷单项选择1. Your home town is really nice! The air quality is as good as ______ of Sanya.A. itB. oneC. thatD. the one【答案】C【解析】本题考查的是代词。
题目的意思是“空气质量和三亚的一样好”，所以这边的代词应该代指air quality, 代指不可数名词用that。
it是代指上文提及的同一个东西，one是泛指，the one是特指。
2. --Who will give us the speech on public manners?--Mr. Brown ___________, but I'm not sure.A. canB. needC. mustD. might【答案】D【解析】本题考查的是情态动词。
根据语境和I’m not sure可知，Mr. Brown可能知道谁给大家做关于公共礼仪的演讲，表示可能性但又不是很确定用might。
3. --Would you like to visit the zoo with me now?--Sorry. It's _________ the visiting hours. Let's go there tomorrow.A. onB. overC. duringD. beyond【答案】D【解析】本题考查的是时间介词的用法。
根据语境，sorry表示不能去动物园，因为不在拜访时间内。
学生容易把over和beyond搞混了，over是指空间上的超过，beyond可以指时间上的超过，所以本题选D。
4. --Don't you think it______ of some teenagers to be crazy about pop stars?--Well, I don't think so. We were once young and had the similar experiences.A. creativeB. sillyC. wiseD. curious【答案】B【解析】本题考查的是形容词的辨析。
根据语境，此处要选的是针对一些青少年对流行音乐明星疯狂的态度，creative有创造力的，silly愚蠢的，wise明智的，curious好奇的，此处只有silly比较符合语境。
5. --Could you tell me the _______ of making such tasty cakes?--Well，I just follow the instructions in the cookbook.A. timeB. methodC. costD. menu【答案】B【解析】本题考查的是名词的辨析。
根据语境，“你能告诉我制作如此美味的蛋糕的方法吗？”time时间，method方法，cost花费，menu菜单，此处只有method比较符合语意。
6. Life is a journey with trouble, but with care and wisdom you can ________ any problem you face.A. work outB. hand outC. find outD. put out【答案】A【解析】本题考查的是含有out的动介短语辨析。
work out 解决，算出，hand out分发，find out找出，put out扑灭，根据句意“生命就像一场有麻烦的旅行，只有用关心和智慧你才能够解决你所面对的任何问题。
”本题应该选A。
7. --Jenny, will you leave for the USA now?--No. It will be two weeks ________ I leave here.A. untilB. sinceC. beforeD. when【答案】C【解析】本题考查的是连词。
根据句意Jenny不会现在离开去美国，所以应该是在走前还有两个星期，until是直到…为止，since是自从，when是当…时候，before比较符合题意。
8. Mike used to be a top student, but he______ behind since he lost himself in computer games.A. fellB. has fallenC. wasD. has been【答案】D【解析】本题考查的是时态。
根据since可知本题应该用现在完成时，fall behind落后，是个瞬间动作，当句中有since, for等表示时间段的时间状语时，要把瞬间动作改为持续动作，所以应该用be behind, 正确答案选D。
9. --Jack, I'd like to have your opinions about my report.--________. But I have one suggestion.A. That's a good ideaB. I agree with youC. It looks fine to meD. Check it first【答案】C【解析】本题考查的是情景对话。
根据上下文，“我想知道你关于我报告的意见”“但是我有一个建议。
”A 那是一个好主意，B 我同意你的观点，C对我来说不错，D 先检查。
询问观点意见结合后面的有一个建议可知选C。
10. --I'm going to give a talk on the Dragon Boat Festival to the exchange students.--Great! But don't forget to tell them______.A. what should they eat at the festivalB. why people enjoy the full moonC. what kind of race is often heldD. how do people celebrate it【答案】C【解析】本题考查的是宾语从句。
宾语从句需要用陈述句语序，可以排除掉AD, 再根据常识可知龙舟节跟欣赏满月没有关系，排除掉B，正确答案选C。
二、完形填空How often do you let other people's rude actions change your mood? Do you let a bad driver or an impolite waiter make your day in a mess? However, the mark of your wise reply to the actions is how ____11____ you can come back to smiling to them. Sixteen years ago, I learned this ____12____ at the back of a taxi in New York.We were driving fast in the right lane (车道)when suddenly, a black car jumped ____13____ a parking space right to front of us. My taxi driver stepped on the brake(刹车)as hard as possible, and at the ____14____ moment our car stopped just one inch from the back of the other car.I couldn't ____15____ what happened next. The driver of the car turned his head around and started ____16____ bad words. But then here's what really ____17____ me. My taxi driver just smiled and waved(挥手致意) at the guy. I said, "Why did you just do that? This guy nearly ____18____ us!" He told me what I now remember "The Law of the Garbage(垃圾)Truck."He said, “Like garbage trucks, many people run around full of garbage, full of anger, and full of regret. ____19____ their garbage increases more and more, they look for a place to pour it. If you let them, they'll pour it on you. So when someone wants to pour it on you, don't feel hurt. Just smile, wave, and move on. You will be ____20____.”I started thinking: how often do I let Garbage Trucks run right over me? And how often do I take their garbage and ____21____ it to other people? Then I knew clearly what I should do.I began to see Garbage Trucks. I see the bad ____22____ people are carrying. I see themcoming to pour it. And like my taxi driver, I don't feel hurt. I just smile, wave, and move on. 11. A. clearly B. quickly C. exactly D. correctly【答案】B【解析】副词辨析。