常州市二O一九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题上，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A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。1.-Whenwouldyouliketogoswimmingwithme,thisFridayorthisSaturday?-___________.IamfreeonlythisSunday.A.None B.Both C.Either D.Neither2.-Canyougivemesomeadviceonhowtobeslimmer?-Eat__________meatand___________cakes.A.less;less B.fewer;fewer C.less;fewer D.fewer;less3.Jimiswatchingafootballmatchwhichisshown__________TV.Thoughheisnotonthescene,hecanstillcheerforhisteam.A.lively B.live C.living D.alive4.-______________Ikeepthebookforaweek?-Sorry,I'mafraidyou______________. A.Need;couldn't B.Need;can't C.May;couldn't D.May;can’t5.Youmustraiseyourhandifyouhaveanyquestionsinclass._________,yourteacherwon’tnoticeyou. A.OtherwiseB.Anyhow C.Instead D.Moreover6.Hechosetostudyinajuniorschoolnearhishome.It__________tobeawisedecision. A.putout B.puton C.turnedout D.turnedon7.Iwon'tstoplovingEnglish___________thesunrisesinthewest.A.if B.although C.because D.unless8.Inthelibrary,studentsarerequiredtokeep___________andmove____________. A.quiet;quiet B.quiet;quietly C.quietly;quiet D.quietly;quietly9.-Couldyoutellme___________themusic?-HeusedtraditionalChinesemusicartandthesoundsofanancientChinesebell.A.howhemade B.howdidhemakeC.whyhemade D.whydidhemake10.-Howwouldyoulikeyourcoffee?-_____________________________. A.Ilikeitverymuch. B.Withsomemilk,please.C.Nothanks.D.Yes,itsmellsgood.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、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。Basketballcanbefun,oritcanbetrouble.Peoplegatheraroundaball,buttheirreactions(反应)oftengo11theobject.Itwasaterriblyhotsummerdaywhenthegroupofusappearedonthebasketballcourt.Silently,we12upandplayed,asalways.Thesunwasabigsqueezer(挤压者),asitnotonlysqueezedoutofussweet(汗水)and13,butalsoourunhappyfeelings.Bodycontactbecamemoreandmoreoften,andwecouldall14theattacksofelbows(肘部).Afteranotherroundofgame,oneoftheplayersandIfelltothegroundatthesametime.Fromhisburningeyeballs.Icouldseea15wasalmostunavoidable.ItsuddenlycametomethatmytinsofColawerelyingontheground,aboutaninchawayfromme.Buddy,hotdownhere.Whatabouta16?Isaidtohim.17Irolled(滚动)onetohim,lookingathimintheeyeswithmymostsincerefacialexpression.IguessI'mquitefine.Luckyno18bonesorwe'llendupinthehospital!Isaid.Otherplayerswatchingnearbyalllaughed.Icouldclearlyseesomemovementonhisface.My19didwork!HepickedtheColaup,triedtoopenit,andwalkedover.Ashepassedbymyside,he20hislefthand,andsmiledatme.Ismiledback,tookhishand,andgavehimalightshake.AgentlewindcaughtmeonthefaceasIreturnedtothebasketballcourt.Thesuncontinuedtoprovide21forus.Whatcouldbebetterthanagroupofschoolstudents22basketballskillsonawarm,sunnyafternoon?11.A.towards B.about C.beyond D.for12.A.teamed B.cheered C.cooked D.caught13.A.time B.energy C.health D.pride14.A.accept B.afford C.smell D.feel15.A.match B.fight C.touch D.risk16.A.game B.talk C.drink D.ball17.A.Angrily B.Equally C.Guiltily D.Carefully18.A.lazy B.hidden C.medical D.broken19.humor B.chance C.advice D.trust20.A.lookedat B.thoughtof C.putaway D.heldout21.A.worry B.warmth C.stress D.peace22.A.protecting B.encouraging C.exchanging D.comparing三、阅读理解（共13小题;每小题2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。A TheDeadSeaAt430metersbelowsealevel,theDeadSeaisEarth'slowestpointonland.Itispopularforitswonderfulbuoyancy(浮力).Thehighsaltcontent-morethan34percent-makesswimmingmorelikefloating.NowtheDeadSeaisactuallydying.PeopleareusingwaterfromtheJordanRiver,whichtakeswaterawayfromtheDeadSea.Since1930,itssurfareahasreducedbyalmost40percent.Venice,ItalyWithwaterwaysinsteadofstreets.ThisFloatingCityhasattractedvisitorsforcenturies.ButnovisittoVeniceiscompletewithoutarideononeofitsfamousgondolas,humanpoweredwatertaxis.WatercreatesVenice.Butwaterwillalsokillthecity.Builtonsoftearth,Venicehasslowlybeensinking(下沉)forcenturies.Now,withrisingsealevelscausedbyhumanactivities,it'ssinkingfaster.AccordingtoUS-basedmagazineArchitecturalDigest,thecitymaydisappearinthenext100years.Betterbookyourgondolasoon!GreatBarrierReef,AustraliaCoveringmorethan2,300kilometersofAustralia'snortheastcoast,GreatBarrierReefistheworld'slargestreefecosystem,andanidealplaceforscubadivers(水肺潜水者).Thousandsofcolorfulcoral(珊瑚)andfishmakehomesintheblueseawater.It'slikeabigunderwaterparty!Sadly,thepartymightbeoversoon.Thereefisdying.Humanactivitiesarechangingtheweather.Warmingocean,waterkillsthecoral,andthiscausesproblemsupthefoodchain.TheNewYorkTimesreportedthatlargepartsarealreadydead,andthereefsystemmightbegoneby2030.23.Whatcanbethebesttitleofthepassage?A.DisappearingWateryWondersB.AmazingMan-madeWondersontheSeaC.LostWateryWondersontheSeaD.LastWateryWondersintheWorld24.Whichofthefollowingisthesharedcauseoftheproblemsallthethreeplacesarefacing?A.Waterloss. B.Seapollution.C.Warmingseas. D.Humanactivities.25.IfTomwantstovisitallthefollowingplacesbeforetheyaregone,andhecano