2022年江苏省常州市中考一模英语试题
学校:___________姓名：___________班级：___________考号：___________
一、单项选择
1．—Mum, I am a bit down in spirits recently.
—If you meet something serious in your life, take it easy. Worry never fixes ________.
A．something    B．everything    C．anything    D．nothing
2．—People are required to wear breathing masks in public places again. land
—That’s it. The habit has ________ the chance of catching viruses at present.
A．reduced    B．produced    C．increased    D．invited
3．As we all know, the road toward victory ________ be full of challenges.
A．might    B．must    C．should    D．can
4．Learn to be careful and wise, and you can ________ any problem you face.
A．put out    B．hand out    C．find out    D．work out
5．Life is like a revolving (旋转) door. ________ it closes, it also opens.
A．Before    B．Until    C．When    D．Since
6．My parents offered me some money. ________, I couldn’t afford the trip to Beijing.
A．However    B．Otherwise    C．Moreover    D．Instead
7．It’s several years since I met with her last time. I ________ her name.
A．forgot    B．am forgetting    C．forget    D．have forgotten
8．The three-person team of Shenzhou-13 returned home on April 16th. Do you know ________?
A．if they will carry out many tasks    B．how many classes did Wang Yaping give
C．where it would land on earth at last    D．when it was sent to Tiangong Space Station
9．—It is Eileen Gu’s hard work that leads to her two gold medals at the Beijing Winter Olympics.
—Exactly! ________.
A．Every dog has its day    B．What looks easier isn’t always so
C．No pains, no gains    D．Actions speak louder than words
10．hree coats and two T-shirts. ________, you need to pay 550 yuan.
A．In all    B．After all    C．In general    D．At most
二、完形填空
Marina was terribly afraid of the dark. When lights went out, every shadow（阴影）____11____ to her as the most terrible monsters（恶魔）. Her parents explained every day with great patience, but she couldn’t control her   ____12____whenever it was dark.
One day her aunt Valerle came to visit. She was famous for her ____13____, and for having gone on many journeys of adventure（冒险）. Marina asked her aunt how she became so brave and ____14____ she had ever been scared.
“Many times, Marina,” answered her aunt. “When I was small, I couldn’t stay in the dark for even a moment.”
Marina became very excited. How was it ____15____ that someone so courageous was once afraid of the dark?
“It was some blind children who ____16____ me how to be brave. You know, they can’t see, but they are never afraid of the dark.”
“It’s true!” said Marina, ____17____, “But why?”
“The ____18____ is to change your eyes. Since blind children can’t see, their hands are their eyes. All you have to do is what they do. So ____19____ the eyes of your face but open the eyes of your hands. Tonight, when you go to bed and put out the light, if anythin
g makes you scared, close yours eyes, carefully get out of your bed, and try to see what is making you scared. But do it using your hands ”
Marina accepted, half worried and half ____20____ because she knew she was already too old for this.
When her parents took her to bed, she herself put out the light. After a little while, she felt afraid of the shadow again. Following the ____21____of her aunt, she closed her eyes, gathered up all her courage and went over to touch that
Early the next morning, Marina ran into the kitchen, smiling ____22____,“The monster is my teddy bear!”
11．A．felt    B．came    C．got    D．appeared
12．A．fear    B．dislike    C．worry    D．surprise
13．A．strength    B．courage    C．confidence    D．silence
14．A．when    B．how    C．whether    D．where
15．A．possible    B．necessary    C．valuable    D．helpful
16．A．tested    B．asked    C．trained    D．taught
17．A．amazed    B．relaxed    C．moved    D．trapped
18．A．order    B．secret    C．rule    D．lesson
19．A．turn    B．open    C．shut    D．raise
20．A．decided    B．devoted    C．surprised    D．impressed
21．A．stress    B．advice    C．support    D．offer
22．A．carelessly    B．honestly    C．angrily    D．brightly
三、阅读单选
In ancient times, China had ten famous swords. Some of them really appeared in history, while some are the products of people’s imagination.
Chun Jun
Chun Jun was owned by Gou Jian, the King of the Yue State in the Spring and Autumn Period. According to Lost History of Yue, Gou Jian once invited Xue Zhu to appreciate（鉴赏） some valuable swords. Of all the swords presented to him, Xue appreciated only Chun Jun. He advised the King not to exchange this sword with others even for a combination（组合）of a thousand good horses, three rich towns and two big cities, because it was a creation of Man and Heaven（苍天）. Today the sword is kept in the Hubei Provincial Museum.
Yu Chang
Yu Chang was a sword of bravery. According to Shiji, one day King Liao of the Wu State was enjoying some food served by Zhuan Zhu, a cook trying to kill the King. Before he he
ard an eagle（鹰）flying down to him, Yu Chang came out from the fish he was going to eat. With the sword, Zhuan Zhu wasted no time in pointing it at King Liao. Although Liao’s well-trained guards tried to protect him, the sword still reached him and stabbed（刺）into his heart.