1、2015年初中毕业升学考试（江苏常州卷）英语（带解析）学校:_姓名：_班级：_考号：_I、单选题(本大题共10小题，共10.0分)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 Im not sure. A.canB.needC.mustD.might3.-Would you like to visit the zoo w
2、ith me now? -Sorry. Its_the visiting hours. Lets go there tomorrow. A.onB.overC.duringD.beyond4.-Dont you think it_ of some teenagers to be crazy about pop stars? -Well, I dont think so. We were once young and had the similar experiences. A.creativeB.sillyC.wiseD.curious5.-Could you tell me the_of m
3、aking 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
4、 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, Id like to have your opinions about my report. -_.But I have one suggestion. A.Thats a good ideaB.I agree with you C.It looks fi
5、ne to meD.Check it first10.-Im going to give a talk on the Dragon Boat Festival to the exchange students. -Great! But dont forget to tell them_. A.what should they eat at the festival B.why people enjoy the full moon C.what kind of race is often held D.How do people celebrate itII、完形填空(本大题共12小题，共18.
6、0分)How often do You let other peoples 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 _you can come back to smiling to them. Sixteen years ago, I learned this_ at the back of a taxi in Ne
7、w York. We were driving fast in the right lane (车道)when suddenly, a black car jumped_a parking space right to front of us. My taxi driver stepped on the brake(刹车)as hard as possible, and at the_moment our car stopped just one inch from the back of the other car. I couldnt _ what happened next. The d
8、river of the car turned his head around and started_bad words. But then heres what really_ 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 _us! He told me what I now remember The Law of the Garbage(垃圾)Truck. He said,“Like garbage trucks, m
9、any people run around full of garbage, full of anger, and full of regret. _their garbage increases more and more, they look for a place to pour it.If you let them, theyll pour it on you. So when someone wants to pour it on you, dont feel hurt. Just smile, wave, and move on. You will be_.” I started
10、thinking: how often do I let Garbage Trucks run right over me? And how often do I take their garbage and_it to other people? Then I knew clearly what I should do. I began to see Garbage Trucks. I see the bad_people are carrying. I see them coming to pour it. And like my taxi driver, I dont feel hurt
11、. I just smile, wave, and move on。 11.A.clearlyB.quicklyC.exactlyD.correctly12.A.exampleB.experienceC.lessonD.case13.A.out ofB.acrossC.next toD.far from14.A.nextB.busyC.rightD.last15.A.doubtB.considerC.acceptD.believe16.A.shoutingB.tellingC.whisperingD.expressing17.A.cheeredB.encouragedC.surprisedD.
12、satisfied18.A.attackedB.killedC.warnedD.beat19.A.SinceB.WhileC.AsD.Before20.A.happierB.busierC.saferD.luckier21.A.donateB.lendC.spreadD.hang22.A.newsB.PrizeC.nameD.moodIII、阅读理解(本大题共13小题，共26.0分)ALast fall a beaver moved into the small stream beside our house. He began taking down small trees right aw
13、ay. 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. Were sure youve 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 short period of time. We thought that w
14、ould be the last of the beavers 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 beavers first goal(目标)wa
