常州市二0一五年初中毕业、升学统一文化考试英语试题本试卷共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。
一、单项选择（共10个小题；每小题1分，满分10分)从A,B,C,D四个选项中，选出可以填人空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
1. Your home town is really nice!The air quality is as good as______of Sanya.A. itB. oneC. thatD. the one2. ---Who will give us the speech on public manners?---Mr. Brown_____,but I'm not sure.A.canB. needC. mustD. might3.--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. beyond4.---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.curious5.---Could you tell me the_______of making such tasty cakes?---Well，I just follow the instructions in the cookbook.A. timeB. methodC. costD. menu6. 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 out7.---Jenny，will you leave for the USA now?---No. It will be two weeks________I leave here.A. untilB. sinceC. beforeD. when8 .Mike used to be a top student, but he______ behind since he lost himself in computer games.A. fellB. has fallenC. wasD. has been9.---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 first10.---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 fron t of us. My taxi driver stepped on the brake(刹车)as hard aspossible, 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 them coming 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.correctly12.A. example B.experience C. lesson D.case13.A. out of B. across C. next to D.far from14 .A. next B. busy C. right st15.A. doubt B. consider C. accept D.believe16.A.shouting B. telling C. whispering D.expressing17.A. cheered B. encouraged C. surprised D.satisfied18.A. attacked B. killed C. warned D.beat19.A.Since B. While C. As D. Before20.A. happier B. busier C. safer D.luckier21 .A. donate B. lend C. spread D.hang22 .A. news B. Prize C. name D.mood三、阅谈理解(共13小题;每小题2分，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，选出最佳选项并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
ALast fall a beaver moved into the small stream beside our house. He began taking down small trees right away. and in a couple of weeks our stream turned into a pond(水塘).Every day,he added more to his dam(水坝)and to his house. We're sure you've all heard the saying, "as busy as a beaver". Now, we understand this saying as we saw the work that this beaver did over a very shortperiod of time.We thought that would be the last of the beaver's busy activity as winter came. To our amazement, however, he started chewing(咀嚼)on a very large tree. The tree was over 18 meters tall and around 1.5 meters in diameter(直径).We were amazed at the challenge this beaver was trying. All winter, he chewed and chewed. He had setbacks(挫折)as we faced major winter storms and ice-cold weather. But sure enough, when the weather allowed, he would come back and chew a bit more.The beaver's first goal(目标)was to survive--to build。