2018年江苏省常州市中考英语试卷
一、单项选择（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项．
1．Time waits for no man． But some people won't realize the importance of time______it's gone．（ D ） A．as B．since C．when D．until
2．-Two tickets for Sunday， please! -Sorry． There is ____left．（ B ） A．nothing B．none C．some D．anything
3．-Your father has passed the driving test？
-Yes． _____my father_____my mother has．（ A ） A．Not only； but also B．Neither； nor C．Either： or D．Both； and
4．-Hurry up， Jeff! Let's cross the road as fast as possible． -No， you ____． Don't you see the light is still red？（ C ） A．couldn't B．wouldn't C．mustn't D．needn't
5．Lights are out． The concert is to begin． The fans hold their breath for Jay Chou's_____．（ D ）
A．influence B．guidance C．experience D．appearance
6．-Manager， all the machines____just now! -What？ Call the engineer at once．（ A ） A．broke down B．turned down C．broke out D．turned out
7．As an American， Tom is a big fan of Chinese kung fu．____， he is crazy about Beijing Opera．（ C ）
A．Therefore B．However C．Moreover D．Otherwise
8．-Can you describe____？
-Yes． I was walking when a bike knocked me down from behind．（ C ） A．why did the accident happen B．when did the accident happen C．how the accident happened D．where the accident happened
9．-I_____you here， but you didn't come．
-I'm terribly sorry． I was so busy that I forgot．（ B ） A．would expect B．was expecting C．am expecting D．have expected
10．-Are you going to try out for the host of the English party？
-_____？ It is such a good chance to improve my spoken English．（ D ） A．What's up B．What's wrong C．Why me D．Why not
二、完形填空（共1小题；每小题12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．
11．Mrs． Walker sat down at her desk and sighed（叹息）． \． Tell me what happened．\
\，\， \， I went straight to my room to do my homework． After I finished， I needed a（n） （1） ． So I took out my bubble gum（泡泡糖） to （2） ． Michael and I are having a competition to see who can blow the biggest bubble．\
\，\． \．\
\． Soon it （3） my whole face．\
\？\． Walker．
\． The bubble became as big as a beach ball．\（4） his arms to show how big it was．
A few kids made faces-they didn't （5） him， but Winston ignored（不理睬） them and went on．
\（6） over my desk and out of the window． As it sailed away， I noticed something yellow stuck to it． Like paper． Then I noticed my （7） was missing．\
\？\． Walker asked．
\ran after the bubble into Mrs． Roosevelt's garden． I saw her cat attack it． The bubble broke． All I
saw then was the cat running away． Mrs． Roosevelt helped me search the （8） ． But my homework was nowhere to be seen．\
Mrs． Walker shook her bead． \（9） ， Winston， why didn't you just tell me that the homework was too （10） instead of making up that wild story？\
Just then， the office worker walked in with a letter．
Winston opened the letter and took out the wrinkled homework paper and a note that said， \．\
I am sure Winston （11） to hand this in． He's a good boy． I have no idea how his homework got stuck to my cat， but I'm sure Winston can give you a（n）（12） ．
Mrs． Roosevelt
Mrs． Walker looked up． \
\， madam，\．
（ B ）A．award B．rest C． surprise D． choice （ D ）A． practice B．create C． exercise D． enjoy （ C ）A． cleaned B．hurt C． covered D． hit （ A ）A． rounded B．held C．crossed D．waved （ D ）A． hear B． notice C． remember D．believe （ A ）A． floated B．rode C． climbed D． stayed （ C ）A． bubble B．book C． homework D． gum （ D ）A． room B． cat C． desk D． garden
（ B ）A． Generally B． Honestly C． Finally D． Exactly （ A ）A． hard B． different C． common D． interesting （ D ）A． refused B． promised C． managed D． wanted
（ B ）A．introduction B． explanation C． suggestion D． instruction
三、阅读理解（共4小题；每小题6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．
12．Summer is finally here for most of us． Sadly， summer is not so pleasant to people in a bit less lucky places， where air conditioning（空调） is not easy to get for most of them．
But as a saying goes， where there is a will， there is a way， especially for those who like doing it
yourself（DIY）． A young man from Bangladesh（孟加拉国） designed an air conditioning system called the Eco Cooler， one that does not require power， and is made of the world's most common waste-plastic bottles．
The Eco Cooler is super simple to build-no special engineering skills are required． First， to fix it，
a window should be taken away and replaced（替代） by it． Second， a board should be cut into the size of a window． Some bottle-neck sized holes should then be cut onto the board． Then， the funnel-shaped（漏斗状） bottlenecks， cut from the
plastic bottles， should be put into the holes．The next step is to fix the design onto the window frame（框） with the wider side facing outwards． And this is it． The Eco Cooler then works by catching the winds and sending them inside the building． It can reduce the temperature of a room by as much as 5°C-a big difference when looking at comfortable 25°C compared to uncomfortable 30°C．
The idea of the inventor， Ashis Paul， was to show his great product to as many People as possible． For this purpose， he received help from some groups of volunteers． Together， they offered to help local people build and fix the units，as well as teach them how to make them themselves．
Yes， the Eco Cooler is not a super high-tech air conditioning system， but it is one that can make a big difference．
（ B ）When building the Eco Cooler， we should pay special attention to ． A． the shape of the window B． the direction of bottlenecks C． the temperature of the outside D． the weight of the board
（ C ）What can we learn from the passage？
A． Ashis Paul is a clever inventor and a successful businessman． B． An Eco Cooler can fix the room temperature to comfortable 25°C． C． The new invention of Eco Cooler is friendly to the environment． D． Local people will replace their air conditioner with an Eco Cooler． （ D ）What's the best title of this passage？ A． DIY air conditioning made from plastic bottles B． Eco Cooler--a super high-tech air conditioner C． Why do we need an Eco Cooler in summer？ D． A strong-willed inventor and his DIY dream