2023年江苏省常州市中考英语真题

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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 ________ n the cuntryside rad when a sudden strm hit, s we made ur way back.
A. jggedB. were jggingC. have jggedD. will jg
【答案】B
【解析】
【详解】句意：我们在乡间小路上慢跑时，突然刮起了暴风雨，于是我们往回走。
考查时态。根据“when a sudden strm hit”可知是当暴风雨时，正在慢跑，用过去进行时was/were ding。故选B。
2. My father ges back t Nanjing fr the Spring Festival every year ________ last year because he was busy with his wrk in Changzhu.
A. includingB. sinceC. exceptD. till
【答案】C
【解析】
【详解】句意：除了去年，我父亲每年春节都回南京过年，因为他在常州工作很忙。
考查介词辨析。including包括；since自……以后；except除了；till直到。根据“My father ges back t Nanjing fr the Spring Festival every year … last year because he was busy with his wrk in Changzhu”可知，每年春节都回南京过年，除了去年，故选C。
3. As we live in a rapidly develping wrld, we will be left behind ________ we keep learning.
A. unlessB. ifC. afterD. thugh
【答案】A
【解析】
【详解】句意：我们生活在一个快速发展的世界里，除非我们不断学习，否则我们将被落在后面。
考查连词辨析。unless除非；if如果；after在……之后；thugh虽然。“we keep learning”是“we will be left behind”的否定条件，用unless引导条件状语从句。故选A。
4. When yu have fixed this type f lck yu ________ take a key with yu. Yu can pen the dr with yur fingerprint.
A. shuldn’tB. needn’tC. mustn’tD. can’t
【答案】B
【解析】
【详解】句意：你把这种锁修好后，就不必带钥匙了。你可以用指纹把门打开。
考查情态动词。shuldn’t不应该；needn’t不必；mustn’t禁止；can’t不能。根据“Yu can pen the dr with yur fingerprint.”可知可以用指纹把门打开，所以不必带钥匙。故选B。
5. I’ve visited New Yrk and Ls Angeles, but I dn’t like ________ f them very much.
A. eitherB. anyC. neitherD. nne
【答案】A
【解析】
【详解】句意：我去过纽约和洛杉矶，但我都不太喜欢。
考查代词辨析。either两者之一；any三者或三者以上的任意一个；neither两者都不；nne全都不。根据“I’ve visited New Yrk and Ls Angeles, but I dn’t them very much.”可知是纽约和洛杉矶都不喜欢，nt…either=neither（两者都不）。故选A。
6. After she was brught back t China, the sick giant panda Ya Ya received gd ________ in her new hme and gt better.
A. educatinB. cmmunicatinC. entertainmentD. treatment
【答案】D
【解析】
【详解】句意：患病的大熊猫丫丫被带回中国后，在新家接受了良好的治疗，病情有所好转。
考查名词辨析。educatin教育；cmmunicatin交流；entertainment娱乐；treatment治疗。根据“the sick giant panda Ya Ya received her new hme and gt better.”可知生病的丫丫接受了治疗，开始变得好转。故选D。
7. —Can yu ________ the sign fr the cmmunity party?
—Sure, where shuld I hang it?
A. keep upB. take upC. give upD. put up
【答案】D
【解析】
【详解】句意：——你能张贴社区聚会的招牌吗？——当然可以，挂在哪儿呢？
考查动词短语。keep up保持；take up占据；give up放弃；put up张贴。根据“where shuld I hang it”可知，张贴标识，故选D。
8. —Let’s invite sme mre peple t help with the prject n air pllutin in this area.
—Gd idea! ________.
A. Many hands make light wrk
B. The early bird catches the wrm
C. The grass is always greener n the ther side
D. When in Rme, d as the Rmans d
【答案】A
【解析】
【详解】句意：——让我们邀请更多的人来帮助这个地区的空气污染项目。——好主意！众人拾柴火焰高。
考查谚语。Many hands make light wrk众人拾柴火焰高；The early bird catches the wrm早起的鸟儿有虫吃；The grass is always greener n the ther side这山望着那山高；When in Rme, d as the Rmans d入乡随俗。根据“Let’s invite sme mre peple t help with the prject n air pllutin in this area.”可知要更多的人帮助对抗污染，因为众人拾柴火焰高。故选A。
9. Culd yu tell me smething abut Qu Qiubai? I need t knw abut ________.
A. hw many bks did he publishB. that he studied and wrked in Russia
C. which part f Changzhu did he live inD. what freign languages he culd speak
【答案】D
【解析】
【详解】句意：你能告诉我一些关于瞿秋白的事情吗？我需要知道他会说什么外语。
考查宾语从句。句子是宾语从句，用陈述语序，排除AC；根据“I need t knw abut...”可知宾语从句不能用that引导，排除B。故选D。
10. —Shall we be vlunteers in Changzhu Museum during the summer hliday?
—________. I’m lking frward t that.
A. Dn’t mentin itB. That’s nt the caseC. It culdn’t be betterD. I’m afraid nt
【答案】C
【解析】
【详解】句意：——暑假期间我们在常州博物馆做志愿者好吗？——再好不过了。我很期待。
考查情景交际。Dn’t mentin it别提了；That’s nt the case事实并非如此；It culdn’t be better再好不过了；I’m afraid nt恐怕不会。根据“I’m lking frward t that”可知此处是同意对方的建议，选项C符合语境。故选C。
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 t my huse when I saw tw birds, each abut 60 centimetres tall, standing n the path. They didn’t seem t ___11___ me until I was right in frnt f them and then they at nce mved quickly int the bushes.
I was quite excited by the idea f tw birds making a nest (巢) in my frnt yard, althugh I didn’t really expect them t ___12___ wild birds dn’t usually nest s clse.
A few weeks later, the birds ___13___ again. I fund them cruching beside a tree ff t the side f the path. As I mved nearer t them, I ___14___ that they wuld run away like they did last time. But instead they stuck ut their heads and made a threatening (威胁的) craking (呱呱叫) sund. It seemed t warn me nt t g any ___15___.
I didn’t knw why they were craking at me until a shrt time later I made an amazing ___16___: they had tw small baby birds.
As I mved quietly twards the birds, ___17___ nt t make any sudden mvements, they started their craking again. They straightened their necks frward s they seemed ___18___ and mre threatening. The mther carefully cruched dwn ver the chicks, and ___19___ her babies well in her feathers.
I was watching them with ____20____ when I suddenly tripped and fell t the grund. The birds tk this as a threat and the father raced twards me, ____21____ his wings t prtect the mther and the chicks while making himself appear larger.
I was ____22____ t have surprised them and left quickly. I was amazed by their fearless actins. Their parental natural ability kicked in and made them s curageus. It is hard nt t respect nature.
11. A. nticeB. welcmeC. fllwD. believe
12. A. whenB. untilC. becauseD. while
13. A. fughtB. flewC. screamedD. appeared
14. A. explainedB. imaginedC. cnfirmedD. remembered
15. A. nearerB. fasterC. earlierD. deeper
16. A. discveryB. cntributinC. achievementD. agreement
17. A. patientB. curiusC. carefulD. plite
18. A. widerB. lngerC. weakerD. smaller
19. A. pulledB. shkC. tuchedD. hid
20. A. trustB. curageC. cnfidenceD. respect
21. A. shuttingB. spreadingC. cntrllingD. breaking
22. A. angryB. happyC. srryD. prud
【答案】11. A 12. C 13. D 14. B 15. A 16. A 17. C 18. B 19. D 20. D 21. B 22. C
【解析】
【导语】本文主要讲述了作者观察到鸟妈妈为了保护鸟宝宝无所畏惧，这让他意识到：父母天生的能力会让他们变得勇敢，而且我们要尊重自然。
【11题详解】
句意：它们似乎直到我就在它们面前才注意到我，然后它们立刻迅速进入灌木丛。
ntice注意；welcme欢迎；fllw跟随；believe相信。根据“me until I was right in frnt f them”可知，直到到了它们面前，它们才注意到我。故选A。
【12题详解】
句意：尽管我真的没有想到两只鸟会在我的前院筑巢，因为野生鸟类通常不会在这么近的地方筑巢，但我想到它们筑巢的事情就感到挺兴奋的。
when当；until直到；because因为；while与……同时。前后两句是因果关系，前果后因，用because引导原因状语从句。故选C。
【13题详解】
句意：几周后，这些鸟又出现了。
fught打架，打斗；flew飞；screamed尖叫；appeared出现。根据“A few weeks later, the ”可知，鸟又出现了。故选D。
【14题详解】
句意：当我走近他们时，我想象着它们会像上次一样逃跑。
explained解释；imagined想象；cnfirmed确认；remembered记得。根据“that they wuld run away like they did last time”可知，是想象着它们会逃跑。故选B。
【15题详解】
句意：它似乎在警告我不要再靠近了。
nearer更近；faster更快；earlier更早；deeper更深。根据“But instead they stuck ut their heads and made a threatening (威胁的) craking (呱呱叫) sund. It seemed t warn me nt t g any...”可知，它们发出了威胁性的沙哑声，不让作者再靠近。故选A。
【16题详解】
句意：我不知道它们为什么对我大喊大叫，直到不久后我有了一个惊人的发现：它们有两只鸟宝宝。
discvery发现；cntributin贡献；achievement成就；agreement协定。根据“they had tw small baby birds”可知，是发现有两只鸟宝宝。故选A。
【17题详解】
句意：当我悄悄地向那些鸟走去，小心不要做出任何突然的动作时，它们又开始鸣叫了。
patient有耐心的；curius好奇的；careful小心的；plite有礼貌的。根据“nt t make any sudden mvements”可知，是小心地不做出突然的动作。故选C。
【18题详解】
句意：它们把脖子向前伸直，看起来更长，更具威胁性。
wider更宽的；lnger更长的；weaker更弱的；smaller更小的。根据“They straightened their necks frward”可知，脖子向前伸，显得脖子更长。故选B。
【19题详解】
句意：鸟妈妈小心翼翼地蹲在小鸟身上，把小鸟藏在羽毛里。
pulled拉；shk摇；tuched触摸；hid藏。根据“her babies well in her feathers”可知，是把宝宝藏在羽毛里。故选D。
【20题详解】
句意：我正满怀敬意地看着它们，突然绊倒在地。
trust信任；curage勇气；cnfidence信心；respect尊敬。根据前文可知，鸟妈妈保护自己的小鸟，这让作者对它们充满了尊敬。故选D。
【21题详解】
句意：展开翅膀保护鸟妈妈和小鸟，同时让自己看起来更大。
shutting关闭；spreading展开；cntrlling控制；breaking损坏。根据“his wings t prtect the mther and the chicks while making himself appear larger.”可知，是展开自己的翅膀。故选B。
【22题详解】
句意：我很抱歉让它们大吃一惊。
angry生气的；happy高兴的；srry抱歉的；prud自豪的。根据“have surprised them and left quickly”可知惊动了小鸟，作者感到很抱歉。故选C。
三、阅读理解（共14小题；每小题2分，满分28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。
A
23. Which captin f last mnth’s was cnsidered the funniest?
A. What a shark-ing sight!
B. Just ut fr a quick bite.
C. I think that red car might be lst. It just keeps circling.
D. Car pling!
24. Which f the fllwing will win the mst mney if it is chsen?
A. A funny captin.B. A real-life laugh r jke.
C. An article abut smart pets r wildlife.D. A true and encuraging stry.
25. Where can we read the text?
A. On a business website.B. In a magazine.
C. In a textbk.D. In a travel guide.
【答案】23. B 24. D 25. B
【解析】
【导语】本文主要介绍了为图片进行文字说明的比赛，并介绍了上个月的一些比赛情况。
【23题详解】
细节理解题。根据“Just ut fr a quick bite. By Chris Rams”以及“The winner f last mnth’s was Chris Rams.”可知，上个月的获胜者是Just ut fr a quick bite，它是最有趣的。故选B。
【24题详解】
细节理解题。根据“Laughs & Jkes $50—100 fr each winner”，“Smart Animals Up t $100 fr each winner”以及“My Stry $250 fr each winner”可知，“我的故事”奖金最高；根据“D yu have an encuraging stry t tell? Articles must be true”可知，一个真实的鼓舞人心的故事奖金最高。故选D。
【25题详解】
推理判断题。本文主要介绍了为图片进行文字说明的比赛，并介绍了上个月的一些比赛情况，所以文章可能出现在杂志上。故选B。
B
Sending astrnauts t Mars is a big challenge. Astrnauts will have t take everything they need, including fd, air and water. The rm inside the spaceship is t limited t hld many things. S packing a spaceship is a huge challenge fr a trip t Mars.
Six astrnauts n an eight-mnth trip t Mars will need at least 18,000 kilgrams f water fr drinking and washing. They’ll als need water t prtect themselves frm space rays which can pass right thrugh spaceship walls and harm astrnauts’ living cells. But a layer f water placed arund the ship can stp the harm.
That’s a lt f water. And sending water int space is t expensive. It csts $33,000 t send ne cup f water t Mars. The mre yu take, the mre it csts. We have the technlgy t get t Mars, but the prblem is that it’s t expensive.
But Flynn an engineer at NASA, thinks he has a way f slving the prblem. Instead f building a heavy spaceship and packing it full f stuff (物料), why nt use the stuff as part f the spaceship?
Imagine a spaceship that blws up like a balln. Inside the walls have pckets like a big hneycmb (蜂巢). These hld lts f plastic bags filled with water, dried fd and algae (水藻). All these make hard walls and great radiatin (辐射) prtectin. And stpping radiatin desn’t influence the fd r water itself—it’s safe t eat and drink. And what if the same water culd be reused again and again? Flynn and his team call their packed-pcket idea Water Walls.
Making xygen and taking away CO2—the waste gas yu breathe ut—is anther prblem in space. “Water Walls will take away CO2 the same way it’s dne here n ur Earth—with living plants,” Flynn says. Living plants take in CO2 t make their fd, and give ff xygen. “Plants are hard t grw in a spacecraft, s we use algae,” he says.
Algae are tiny plants that live in water. The algae will live in bags in the walls t, fed by human waste and sunlight, eating up CO2 and making xygen fr the astrnauts t breathe.
Flynn thinks his nbard recycling system has many advantages. He hpes it will help make flying t Mars a reality very sn.
26. What des the underlined phrase “packing a spaceship” in paragraph 1 mst prbably mean?
A. repairing things in a spaceshipB. recycling things in a spaceship
C. checking things in a spaceshipD. putting things int a spaceship
27. What is the advantage f Flynn’s system?
A. Cst is saved.B. Travelling time is saved.
C. Plastic bags are saved.D. Fd is saved.
28. What is ne purpse f Flynn’s idea f Water Walls?
A. T prevent space rays during the space trip.B. T make the whle spaceship strnger.
C. T cntrl the temperature in the spaceship.D. T prduce water in the spaceship.
29. Why are algae put in the plastic bags?
A. T prevent water frm being plluted.B. T serve as fd fr astrnauts.
C. T prvide xygen fr astrnauts.D. T help ther plants grw in a spaceship.
【答案】26. D 27. A 28. A 29. C
【解析】
【导语】本文主要介绍了美国国家航空航天局的工程师弗林为了解决宇航员在太空中生活而存在的一些问题，提出了把生活用品作为宇宙飞船的一部分。
【26题详解】
词义猜测题。根据“The rm inside the spaceship is t limited t hld many things. S packing a spaceship is a huge challenge fr a trip t Mars.”可知，宇宙飞船里的空间太有限了，放不下很多东西，因此，把东西放进宇宙飞船对火星之旅来说是一个巨大的挑战。故此处划线部分packing a spaceship意为“把东西放进宇宙飞船里”。故选D。
【27题详解】
细节理解题。根据“but the prblem is that it’s t expensive”以及“But Flynn, an engineer at NASA, thinks he has a way f slving the prblem.”可知，他的系统的好处是没有那么贵，即节省了费用。故选A。
【28题详解】
细节理解题。根据“All these make hard walls and great radiatin (辐射) prtectin.”可知，水墙概念的目的之一就是阻止巨大的辐射。故选A。
【29题详解】
细节理解题。根据“The algae will live in bags in the walls t, fed by human waste and sunlight, eating up CO2 and making xygen fr the astrnauts t breathe.”可知，藻类吸收二氧化碳，并为宇航员呼吸制造氧气。故选C。
C
When Singaprean Tng Weiqiang watched Hng Kng wuxia dramas mre than 10 years ag, he was greatly impressed. He then pineered a lcal mvement t supprt hanfu, r traditinal Chinese clthes, and started the Han Cultural Sciety f Singapre in 2012 t attract mre fans. “Many peple in ur cultural sciety first learned abut hanfu frm these Chinese wuxia dramas,” he tld China Daily.
In recent years, with the increased ppularity f Chinese culture thrugh dramas and nline literature, wuxia-related cntent has started t regain ppularity with viewers all ver the wrld, including thse in Sutheast Asia, Accrding t China Daily, Wuxiawrld, a web nvel site started by Chinese-American Lai Jingping in 2014, attracts millins f page views per day frm users in mre than 100 cuntries.
One reasn fr its ppularity is that wuxia wrks bring them fresh new experiences. The ecnmies (经济) f many Sutheast Asian cuntries are based n agriculture. As China Daily mentined, what really interests them is the different lifestyles f wuxia heres they have never experienced.
New thughts and ideas in wuxia wrks als help it g a step further abrad. Unlike traditinal wuxia, the mdern frm f wuxia which has gained ppularity in Sutheast Asia is a brader idea that includes xianxia and xuanhuan.
But there’s ne thing that never changes-its cre (核心) spirit. Mixing the Chinese characters “wu” and “xia”, these wrks always keep the spirit f the Chinese heres fighting against scial injustice (不公正) and beating bad peple, nted the Interact Kungfu website.
“Althugh wuxia is a special part f Chinese culture, the cre spirit f pursuing (追求) freedm and justice is generally accepted by peple all ver the wrld,” Lily Lee, president f Yu-Clud which perates AppGrwing, tld China Daily.
30. Why des the writer tell the stry f Tng Weiqiang?
A. T prvide the backgrund.B. T raise up the questin.
C. T lead int the main tpic.D. T intrduce the main character.
31. Which f the fllwing is ne reasn fr wuxia’s ppularity?
A. Peple’s wishes t change thers’ lifestyles.
B. The ecnmic cnditins f different cuntries.
C. The differences between xianxia and xuanhuan.
D. The acceptance f wuxia's cre spirit acrss the wrld.
32. What is the best title f this article?
A. A Wide Wrld f WuxiaB. A Special Part f Wuxia
C. The Cre Spirit f WuxiaD. The New Meaning f Wuxia
【答案】30. C 31. D 32. A
【解析】
【导语】本文主要讲述了中国武侠的新思想、新理念以及中国武侠在全世界受到欢迎。
【30题详解】
推理判断题。根据第一段内容可知，通过例举“Tng Weiqiang”，引出本文要谈论的话题：中国武侠，故选C。
【31题详解】
细节理解题。根据“Althugh wuxia is a special part f Chinese culture, the cre spirit f pursuing (追求) freedm and justice is generally accepted by peple all ver the wrld”可知，武侠的核心精神被全世界所接受，故选D。
【32题详解】
最佳标题题。根据全文内容以及“New thughts and ideas in wuxia wrks als help it g a step further abrad.”可知，本文主要讲述了中国武侠的新思想、新理念以及中国武侠在全世界受到欢迎。故选A。
D
Scientists wh study happiness have evidence (证据) t shw that being kind t thers can result in happiness. Acts as simple as buying a cup f cffee fr smene can lift a persn’s md, fr example. Everyday life is full f chances fr such actins, yet peple d nt always make the mst f them.
In studies, behaviral scientist Nichlas Epley and I examined a pssible explanatin: peple wh d kind acts underestimate (低估) hw much the nes receiving kindness value their behavir.
In the experiments (实验), abut 1, 000 peple were asked t d sme actins t make smene else feel gd. We asked bth the persn perfrming (执行) the kind act and the ne receiving it t answer sme questins. The perfrmers were asked t reprt their wn experience and t guess hw the receivers might feel. We wanted t understand hw valuable peple cnsidered these acts t be, s bth the perfrmer and receiver had t rate (评分) hw “big” the act seemed. In all cases, we cmpared the perfrmer’s expectatins f the receiver’s md with the receiver’s actual (实际的) experience.
Fr ne, bth perfrmers and receivers experienced mre psitive (积极的) mds. Fr anther, the receivers felt much better than the kind perfrmers expected. The receivers als rated these acts as “bigger” than the peple perfrming them did.
At first, we studied acts f the kindness dne fr familiar peple, such as friends, classmates r family. But we fund that perfrmers underestimated their psitive influences n strangers as well. In ne experiment, perfrmers in a public park gave away ht chclate n a cld winter’s day t peple that just happened t be nearby. Again, the kind act brught mre happiness than the perfrmers expected.
These findings suggest that what might seem small culd matter a great deal t the persn we d it fr. Cnsidering these warm actins can imprve ur wn md and brighten the day f anther persn, why nt chse kindness when we can?
33. What did the receivers d in the experiments?
A. They shwed kindness t thers.
B. They guessed the perfrmers’ feelings.
C. They rated hw valuable the perfrmers’ act f kindness was.
D. They cmpared the perfrmers’ expectatins with their actual results.
34. What is paragraph 5 mainly abut?
A. Different purpses f the research.B. Mre evidence fr the research results.
C Pssible influences f the research findings.D. Anther explanatin f the research methds.
35. What is the writer’s attitude (态度) twards shwing kindness t thers?
A. Supprtive.B. Unclear.C. Dubtful.D. Uninterested.
36. What is the main idea f this article?
A. Being kind can reduce ne’s happiness as expected.
B. Kindness can have unexpectedly psitive influences.
C. Chsing kindness is mre difficult than expected.
D. Shwing kindness is mre valuable than receiving it.
【答案】33. C 34. B 35. A 36. B
【解析】
【导语】本文主要介绍了研究表明，善良会产生意想不到的积极影响。
【33题详解】
细节理解题。根据“bth the perfrmer and receiver had t rate (评分) hw ‘big’ the act seemed”可知接受者都必须对善意行为的程度进行评分。故选C。
【34题详解】
主旨大意题。根据“At first, we studied acts f the kindness dne fr familiar kind act brught mre happiness than the perfrmers expected.”可知本段主要介绍了一些证明研究结果的更多证据。故选B。
【35题详解】
推理判断题。根据“why nt chse kindness when we can?”可知作者建议我们要选择善良，所以作者对于对别人友善的行为是支持的。故选A。
【36题详解】
主旨大意题。本文主要介绍了研究表明，善良会产生意想不到的积极影响。故选B。
四、还原信息（共4小题；每小题1. 5分，满分6分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后所给的六个选项中选出四个可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Years ag, I interviewed a successful advertising man. ____37____ I never believed he culd make it. Abut ten years later, hwever, I was surprised t see the man n TV, hlding up his new bk. He has published mre than 100 best sellers.
His ability t see himself as a writer shws a cncept (理念) knwn as “pssible selves.” It describes hw peple picture their future life: what they may becme, r want t becme, r even fear t becme.
____38____ What yu imagine can cme true if yu build a bridge frm yur “nw” self t yur pssible self. But hw d we build that bridge? Here are a few steps yu can try.
First f all, just take actin. If yu’re dreaming f a certain jb, attend a curse, fllw smene wh des what yu want t d and start by taking up that type f wrk as a hbby r a side jb. Yu shuld tell yurself that these are the steps yu can take t achieve that gal (目标).
A study f adults aged between 23 and 72 fund that mre than 70 percent f thse wh sent weekly prgress t a friend cmpleted their gals, twice the percentage f thse wh didn’t share written gals. S secndly, when yu have a gal, share it. ____39____ That finding held true fr all gals.
Finally, try lking tward peple yu knw nly by chance fr advice, r thse with whm yu haven’t spken in years. A lt f research has fund that when yu’re asking fr valuable advice, peple in yur larger netwrk are mre likely (可能) t help yu than thse clsest t yu. ____40____
A. Ask yur best friends t share their gals.
B. A pssible self can take yu beynd daydreams.
C. He tld me that he dreamed f being a writer in fact.
D. S, reach ut t yur weak cnnectins fr it when needed.
E. He always imagined himself as the mst successful businessman.
F. Mre friends knwing abut yur gal makes it mre likely t be achieved.
【答案】37. C 38. B 39. F 40. D
【解析】
【导语】本文主要介绍了作者曾经采访一位成功的广告人，这位成功人士说自己想成为作家。多年后，他真的梦想成真。作者由此了解了一个专业术语“可能的自我”，在现在的自己和未来的自己之间架起一座桥梁，你的想象就能成真。但我们要如何建造那座桥呢，文中详细地介绍了建造那座桥的方法。
【37题详解】
根据“I interviewed a successful advertising man”可知，此处应是采访中提到的内容，C选项“他告诉我，事实上他梦想成为一名作家”符合，故选C。
【38题详解】
根据“What yu imagine can cme true if yu build a bridge frm yur ‘nw’ self t yur pssible self.”可知，在现在的自己和未来的自己之间架起一座桥梁，你的想象就能成真，B选项“一个可能的自我可以带你超越白日梦”符合，故选B。
【39题详解】
根据“S secndly, when yu have a gal, share it”可知，此处提到了如何分享，F选项“更多的朋友知道你的目标，使它更有可能实现”符合，故选F。
【40题详解】
根据“A lt f research has fund that when yu’re asking fr valuable advice, peple in yur larger netwrk are mre likely (可能) t help yu than thse clsest t yu.”可知，此处提到的与需要帮助有关的内容，D选项“所以，在需要的时候，向你的薄弱环节伸出援手”符合，故选D。
五、综合填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入一个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
Dear Millie,
Yu asked me abut the Dragn Bat Festival. Nw let me tell yu smething abut it.
The Dragn Bat Festival is a traditinal Chinese festival we Chinese ____41____ (celebrate) fr ver 2, 000 years. It’s ne f the three mst imprtant lunar festivals in China, alng with the Spring Festival and the Mid-Autumn Festival. The Dragn Bat Festival takes place n the ____42____ (twenty-tw) f June this year.
Thrughut the years, many stries have been tld abut the ____43____ (begin) f this festival. Amng them, ____44____ (famus) ne is abut Qu Yuan, a well-knwn schlar in ancient China. He nt nly ____45____ (write) gd pems but als gave suggestins t the king. ____46____ he devted himself t his cuntry, the king didn’t like him. This great persn drwned (溺水) himself in the Milu River n the 5th day f the 5th Chinese lunar mnth because his Chu State fell t Qin State. Lcal peple tried t save him r find his bdy, but they didn’t ____47____ (success). Qu Yuan was later cnsidered as ____48____ natinal her. T remember him, every fifth day f the fifth lunar mnth, peple beat drums and g bat racing n the river as they nce did ____49____ (keep) fish away frm his bdy.
Dragn bat racing is ne f the mst imprtant custms Chinese peple practice t celebrate the Dragn Bat Festival. This activity ____50____ (hld) widely in China’s suthern and sutheastern areas where there are lts f rivers and lakes.
Lts f lve,
Wendy
【答案】41. have celebrated
42. twenty-secnd
43. beginning
44. the mst famus
45. wrte 46. Thugh##Althugh
47. succeed
48 a 49. t keep
50. is held
【解析】
【导语】本文主要介绍了端午节以及端午节的由来。
【41题详解】
句意：端午节是我们中国人庆祝了两千多年的传统节日。celebrate“庆祝”，根据“fr ver 2,000 years”可知句子用现在完成时，主语是we，助动词用have。故填have celebrated。
【42题详解】
句意：端午节在今年六月二十二日举行。此处表示“六月二十二日”，用序数词表示。故填twenty-secnd。
【43题详解】
句意：多年来，关于这个节日的开始，人们讲述了许多故事。the beginning f“……的开始”。故填beginning 。
【44题详解】
句意：其中最著名的是关于中国古代著名学者屈原的故事。根据“Amng them”可知此处用最高级形式mst famus，最高级前加定冠词the。故填the mst famus。
【45题详解】
句意：他不仅写了好诗，还向国王提了建议。根据“but als gave”可知句子用一般过去时，动词用过去式wrte“写”。故填wrte。
【46题详解】
句意：尽管他忠于祖国，但国王不喜欢他。前后两句是让步关系，用thugh/althugh引导让步状语从句。故填Thugh/Althugh。
【47题详解】
句意：当地人试图救他或找到他的尸体，但没有成功。助动词didn’t后加动词原形succeed“成功”。故填succeed。
【48题详解】
句意：屈原后来被认为是民族英雄。此处泛指“一个民族英雄”，natinal以辅音音素开头，用不定冠词a。故填a。
【49题详解】
句意：为了纪念他，每年农历五月初五，人们都会打鼓，在河上划船，就像他们曾经做的那样，让鱼远离他的身体。“peple beat drums and g bat racing n the river as they nce did”的目的是“keep fish away frm his bdy”，作目的状语，用动词不定式。故填t keep。
【50题详解】
句意：这项活动广泛地在中国的南部和东南部地区举行，那里有许多河流和湖泊。主语This activity和谓语hld之间是被动关系，且描述现在的情况，用一般现在时的被动语态，主语是单数，be动词用is。故填is held。
六、根据所给中文完成句子（共6小题；每小题1. 5分，满分9分）
51. 迈克已经承诺会为同学们发书。
Mike ________________________________________________ t his classmates.
【答案】has prmised t give ut bks
【解析】
【详解】此处表示过去的动作对现在的影响，用现在完成时have/has dne，主语是Mike，助动词用has；承诺做某事：prmise t d sth.；分发：give ut；书：bks。故填has prmised t give ut bks。
52. 乡村音乐听起来和摇滚音乐一样让人激动吗？
________________________________________________ rck music?
【答案】Des cuntry music sund as exciting as
【解析】
【详解】句子用一般现在时，主语是cuntry music，变疑问句时借助助动词des，放主语之前，其后加动词原形sund“听起来”；sund后的表语用形容词exciting“令人激动的”，“和……一样”中间加形容词原级。故填Des cuntry music sund as exciting as。
53. 我想知道你的亲戚们去海南度假有多久了。
I wnder ________________________________________________.
【答案】hw lng yur relatives have been n vacatin t Hainan
【解析】
【详解】此处用hw lng引导宾语从句，宾语从句用陈述语序，且从句用现在完成时have/has dne，主语是yur relatives，助动词用have；去海南度假：be n vacatin t Hainan。故填hw lng yur relatives have been n vacatin t Hainan。
54. 幸运的是，这场大火被及时扑灭了。
_______________________________________________________
【答案】Luckily, the fire was put ut in time.
【解析】
【详解】修饰整个句子用副词luckily“幸运的是”；主语the fire和谓语put ut之间是被动关系，由语境可知，此处用一般过去时的被动语态，be动词用was；及时：in time。故填Luckily, the fire was put ut in time.
55. 吉姆和他的双胞胎兄弟的方向感都不好。
Neither Jim ________________________________________________.
【答案】nr his twin brther has a gd sense f directin
【解析】
【详解】两人都不：，遵循就近原则；他的双胞胎兄弟：his twin brther；句子用一般现在时，谓语动词用单三has“有”；宾语是a gd sense f directin“方向感好”。故填nr his twin brther has a gd sense f directin。
56. 这幅画有着永恒的价值，因此它值得保存。
The painting ________________________________________________.
【答案】has a lasting value, s it’s wrth keeping
【解析】
【详解】句子用一般现在时，主语是单数，谓语动词用单三has“有”；宾语是a lasting value“永恒的价值”；因此：s；值得做某事：be wrth ding sth.；保存：keep。故填has a lasting value, s it’s wrth keeping。
七、书面表达（共1题；满分15分）
57. 当前，有些学生忽视倾听的作用，针对该情况，请你根据要点提示，用英语写一篇短文向校英文报投稿，阐述倾听的重要性。
要点：
1.在学校生活中要倾听及理由；
2.在日常生活中要倾听及理由。
注意：
1.文中不得出现你的真实姓名和学校名称；
2.词数100左右；文章的开头已为你写好，不计入总词数。
Listening carefully plays an imprtant rle in ur life.
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【答案】例文
Listening carefully plays an imprtant rle in ur life.
In class, we shuld listen t teachers carefully. It can nt nly help us have a better understanding f what the teachers say, but als it can imprve learning efficiency. What’s mre, we shuld listen t ur classmates carefully. It can shw that we are listening t ur classmates and we care abut them s that it can strengthen ur relatinship.
We shuld be gd listeners at hme. We shuld listen t ur parents carefully in rder t knw abut ur parents’ ideas and avid arguing with each ther.
In a wrd, listening t thers carefully is imprtant in ur daily life, s we shuld learn t becme gd listeners.
【解析】
【详解】[总体分析]
①题材：本文是一篇话题作文；
②时态：时态为“一般现在时”；
③提示：根据题干中的提示内容介绍倾听的重要性。
[写作步骤]
第一步，引出话题；
第二步，介绍在学校生活中要倾听及理由；
第三步，介绍在日常生活中要倾听及理由。
第四步，书写结语。
[亮点词汇]
①nt als 不但……而且
②care abut 关心
③in rder t 为了
[高分句型]
①It can shw that we are listening t ur classmates and we care abut them s that it can strengthen ur relatinship. (that引导的宾语从句，以及s that引导的目的状语从句)
②We shuld listen t ur parents carefully in rder t knw abut ur parents’ ideas and avid arguing with each ther. (动词不定式作目的状语)
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