常州市二〇二二年初中学业水平考试英语试题注意事项：1.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題卡上，写在试卷上的一律无效。2.答题前,考生务必将自己的姓名、考试证号填写在试卷上，并填写答题卡上的考生信息。考试结束后，请将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。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。1—How________thisquestionis!I’vespenttwohoursonit.—Letmehelpyou!A.practical B.general C.difficult D.natural2.—________doesyourschoolorganizeanEnglishReadingFestival?—Onceaterm.A.Howoften B.Howold C.Howlong D.Howsoon3.Learningisalife-longjourney,foritbringsus________neweveryday.A.everything B.nothing C.anything D.something4.Toachieveourdream,we________restonwhatwehavedone.A.maynot B.shouldnot C.neednot D.couldnot5.—Whydidn’tyouopenthedoorforme,Jim?—I________clothesinthebathroom.Ididn’theartheknock.A.amwashing B.havewashed C.waswashing D.washed6.Thesummervacationiscoming.Don’tswiminthelake,________whenyouarealone.A.probably B.possibly C.especially D.exactly7.Althoughthematchismovinginanunexpected________,ourteamwillwinfinally,Ibelieve.A.instruction B.introduction C.position D.direction8.Ifyouwanttokeephealthy,goingtobedearlyandgettingupearlyishighly________.A.recommended B.challenged C.translated D.influenced9.—Mum,doyouknow________?Anengineer.—That’sinterestingIguessyouoftenfixthingsforothersinyourschool.A.whatdomyclassmatescallme B.whatmyclassmatescallmeC.whydomyclassmatescallme D.whymyclassmatescallme10.—It’snecessaryforustospendmoretimewithourgrandparents.—________.Theywon’tseeusoftenafterwegotocollege.A.Ihopenot B.Ithinkso C.I’msorry D.I’mnotsure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。Thethreemenweremovingdownafastandrockyriver.Thorntonwasintheboat,whileHansandPetehadtomovealongtheriverbank,holdingtheboatwitharope.Buck,thedog,followedthem,keepinga(n)____11____eyeonThornton.Theycametoamore____12____partoftheriver,andtheboatstartedtogotooquickly.Hanspulledontheropetostopit,butpulledittoohard.Theboat____13____,andThorntonwasthrownintothewater.Buckjumpedinatonceandswamthreehundredmetersuntilhe____14____Thornton.ThenBuckreturned,withThorntonholdinghistail.Buckswamtowardstheriverbank.Buttheymoved____15____.Thorntonknewtheywouldnotgettothebankquicklyenough,soheletgoofBuck,heldontoarockinthemiddleofthewater,and____16____,“Go,Buck,go!”Buckswamashardashecouldtothebank,andPeteandHanspulledhimout.ItwashardforThorntontoholdontohisrockinthat____17____water,andhisfriendsknewtheyhadonlyafewminutestosavehim.They____18____theirroperoundBuck,whoatoncejumpedintotheriverandtriedtoswimtoThornton.Thefirsttime,thewatertookhim____19____therock,andPeteandHanshadtopullhimback.Thesecondtime,heswamhigheruptheriver.____20____,thewaterbroughthimdowntoThornton.ThorntonheldontoBuck,andHansandPetepulledtheropeashardastheycould.Mananddogdisappearedunderthewater,____21____rocks,turningoverandover,sometimeswithBuckontop,sometimesThornton.WhenHansandPetefinallypulledthemout,bothseemedmoredeadthanalive.Butafterawhiletheireyesopenedand____22____returned.Theyallsmiled.11.A.worried B.satisfied C.surprised D.excited12.A.important B.famous C.dangerous D.interesting13.A.turnedup B.turnedover C.turneddown D.turnedoff14.A.lost B.saw C.saved D.reached15.A.carelessly B.slowly C.wisely D.simply16.A.shouted B.complained C.replied D.joked17.A.secret B.clear C.dirty D.wild18.A.tied B.limited C.relaxed D.mixed19.A.under B.past C.inside D.through20.A.Otherwise B.Moreover C.However D.Instead21.A.lifting B.controlling C.hitting D.breaking22.A.fear B.love C.trust D.life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。ATheBeijing2022Olympicswasthemostgender-balanced(性别平衡的)WinterOlympicGamesinhistory,withmorethan1,300femaleathletes—arecordnumber—competingattheevents,makingupmorethan45percentofallathletes.HerearesomefemaleathleteswhoseachievementsinBeijingamazedtheworld.TeamChina’steenageheroGuAiling,18,istheyoungestathletetowinthreemedalsataWinterOlympics.Thefreeskiplayerwontwogoldmedalsandasilverinthreeevents.Russia’sskatingsilvermedalistAlexandraTrusova,17,amazedtheworldwithfivequadruplejumps(四周跳)duringfreeskateattheBeijingWinterOlympics.NootherwomanhaseverfinishedfivequadruplejumpsinanOlympiccompetition.Britishwomen’scurling(冰壶)teamwonthecountry’sonlygoldmedalbyhavinga10-3winagainstJapanonthelastdayoftheBeijingWinterOlympics.Thiswasalsothecountry’sfirstcurlinggoldafter2002.AlmidadeVal,a24-year-oldSwedishITengineer,togetherwithherteammate,tookthethirdplaceincurlingmixeddoubles.ShetookaleavefromhercompanytotakepartintheOlympics.23.HowmanyathletestookpartintheBeijing2022OlympicGames?A.Around1,300. B.Around1,580. C.Around2,880. D.Around4,460.24.Whotookasilvermedalinthecompetition?A.GuAiling. B.Britishwomen’scurlingteam.C.AlmidadeVal. D.AlmidadeVal’steammate.25.WhatdoweknowaboutAlexandraTrusova?A.Sheistheyoungestathleteinthe2022OlympicGames.B.ShetookthefirstplaceintheBeijingWinterOlympics.C.SheworkedasanITengineerbeforebecomingaskatingplayer.D.SheisthefirstfemaletocompletefivequadruplejumpsinanOlympiccompetition.BThisisatypical(典型的)dayforYangJinlong.At9a.m.,hedrivestoprimaryschoolsandmiddleschoolsinXi’an,ShaanxiProvince,toteachstudentsab