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2021年江苏省扬州市中考英语试卷
一、单项选择（共 15 小题；每小题1分， 计 15 分）在下列各题 A、B、C、D 四个选项中选择一个能填人题干空白处的最佳答案。
1．（1分）As ________ teacher，it's important to be ________ good role model for their students.（ ）
A．the；a B．a；the C．a；a D．the；the
2．（1分）﹣﹣﹣Which colour do you like，red or blue？
﹣﹣﹣ ________.I like green.（ ）
A．Either B．Both C．Neither D．None
3．（1分）China's first Mars rover，Zhurong，touched down on the Red Planet _______ May 15（ ）
A．on B．in C．at D．to
4．（1分）I can't believe you made the life—like cat out of paper.How _______ you are!（ ）
A．loyal B．creative C．helpful D．organized
5．（1分）﹣﹣﹣________ do you play basketball with your friends？
﹣﹣﹣ Only once a week.（ ）
A．How long B．How much C．How soon D．How often
6．（1分）﹣﹣﹣Have you watched the film Gulliver's Travels？
﹣﹣﹣Yes，I ________ it during the Spring Festival.What about you？（ ）
A．watch B．watched
C．will watch D．have watched
7．（1分）We ________ see which way to go if the stars do not twinkle（闪耀）so.（ ）
A．can not B．should not C．must not D．need not
8．（1分）﹣﹣﹣ How did you come to Baoying？
﹣﹣﹣By high﹣speed rail.It ________ me only 28 minutes to get here.（ ）
A．spent B．paid C．lost D．took
9．（1分）In many countries，people put their fingers up to their mouths ________ silence.（ ）
A．ask for B．asking for C．to ask for D．asked for
10．（1分）﹣﹣﹣We can always find something good in a bad ________ if we look for it.
﹣﹣﹣ It's so true.Let's make full use of what comes.（ ）
A．situation B．direction
C．instruction D．competition
11．（1分）He said that he would pass the exam and this ________ to be true.（ ）
A．turned out B．put out C．broke out D．tried out
12．（1分）________ we always wait for another day，fruitlessly our life will pass away.（ ）
A．Until B．If C．Although D．Whether
13．（1分）﹣﹣﹣Do we have to read anything next week，Mr Wu？
﹣﹣﹣Sure，You ________ to read Black Beauty from pages 58 to 85.（ ）
A．were expected B．will expect
C．are expecting D．are expected
14．（1分）﹣﹣﹣By the way，could you tell us ________？
﹣﹣﹣From the Internet.（ ）
A．why are you interested in our company
B．why you are interested in our company
C．where did you hear about our company
D．where you heard about our company
15．（1分）﹣﹣﹣Are your parents against your leaving home to work in Shanghai？
﹣﹣﹣________.They say there are more chances in big cities.（ ）
A．Don't mention it B．Of course not
C．That's all right D．With pleasure
二、完形填空（共 15 小题；每小题15分， 计 15 分）阅读下面短文，从文后各题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。
16．（15分）One Saturday afternoon，Amy found Meg and Jo getting well dressed.They were going to the theater with Laurie.She wanted to come.
"I can't take you，dear，because you aren't （1） ，" began Meg，but Jo cut in（2） "You can't go，Amy.Laurie invited only Meg and me." Amy cried， "You'll be （3） this，Jo March."
While Jo and Meg were at the theater，Amy （4） Jo's book of writings.Jo's loving work of several years was gone in the fire.
That night，Mother asked Jo to forgive（原谅）her sister（5） .
The next day，Jo went to the river with Laurie to skate on the ice.Amy followed them.Jo saw her coming and turned her back.But Laurie did not （6） Amy.He warned Jo to stay away from the middle of the river.The ice there was （7） .Jo heard him，but Amy did not.
Something turned Jo round.She happened to see Amy throw up her hands and go down，with a scaring cry.The ice （8） .Jo tried to call Laurie，but her （9） was gone.She tried to rush forward，but her feet seemed to have no （10） in them.Laurie's voice cried out， "Bring a rail（横杆），Jo.Quick
She never knew （11） she did it，but for the next few minutes she worked，blindly obeying Laurie.Together they got the child out.Amy was more scared than （12） .
When Mother had put Amy to bed，Jo whispered， "Are you sure she is （13） ？" "Quite safe，dear.She is not hurt，and won't even catch cold
"Mother，I had kept my anger （14） it grew so strong.Today，without （15） ，it might have been too late.Oh，Mother，what shall I do？"
"Anger can make us do very bad things to people we love.We must learn to control our anger，" said Mrs March.
Jo looked at Amy in her bed and gave her a big kiss.
﹣Taken from Little Women
（1）A.invited
B.hired
C.trained
D.interviewed
（2）A.curiously
B.politely
C.impatiently
D.uncertainly
（3）A.tired of
B.confident of
C.famous for
D.sorry for
（4）A.burned up
B.got up
C.put up
D.set up
（5）A.regretted
B.refused
C.agreed
D.cheered
（6）A.hold
B.hear
C.treat
D.see
（7）A.thin
B.strong
C.dirty
D.narrow
（8）A.broke
B.froze
C.shook
D.gathered
（9）A.sound
B.pronunciation
C.voice
D.courage
（10）A.energy
B.strength
C.challenge
D.noise
（11）A.whatever
B.when
C.where
D.how
（12）A.worried
B.hurt
C.trapped
D.bored
（13）A.asleep
B.alive
C.safe
D.generous
（14）A.after
B.unless
C.because
D.till
（15）A.Amy
B.Meg
C.Laurie
D.you
三、阅读理解（共 15 小题；每小题6分， 计 30 分）阅读下列内容， 从每小题所给的A、B、C、D 四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。
17．（6分）Is it possible to have a diet（日常饮食）that's both healthy and friendly to our planet？Here are answers to your eco﹣friendly food questions.
Does what I eat influence climate（气候）change？
Yes.The world's food system is responsible for（为……负责）about one quarter of the planet﹣warming greenhouse gases that humans produce each year.That includes raising and harvesting all the plants，animals，as well as processing，packaging
Which foods have the largest influence？
In general，beef and lamb have the biggest climate footprint per gram of protein while plant﹣based foods like beans，rice，chicken，eggs are somewhere in the middle.
Is there a simple food choice I can make？
Studies have shown that people who eat a meat﹣heavy diet can reduce their food—related footprint by one third or more by moving to a vegan diet ﹣ no meat，dairy（乳制品），or eggs.If you don't want to go that far
Can I really make a difference to our planet？
We need more food to feed the world's growing population.One person alone can make only a tiny difference.If many people make changes to their diets，that will start to add up.It will make a greater difference if the world's heaviest meat eaters make some changes to their diets.
（1）According to the passage，which foods have the smallest influence on our planet？
A.Beef and lamb.
B.Rice and corn.
C.Chicken and pork.
D.Beans and beef.
（2）According to the passage，which of the following is TRUE？
A.One person alone makes no difference to our planet.
B.Shipping food a lover the world has no influence on climate change.
C.All the planet﹣warming greenhouse gases come from the food system.
D.Meat eaters can reduce their food﹣related footprint by eating less meat.
（3）What is the best title for the passage？
A.How to produce more meat.
B.How to make more plant﹣based foods.
C.How to eat better for the planet.
D.How to ask eco﹣friendly food questions.
18．（8分）Roberta，Peter and Phyllis lived in a large house in London.Father worked hard in a government office.He was never angry and always ready for a game.Mother was almost at home，ready to play with the children，and read to them
These three lucky children always had everything they needed：pretty clothes，good fires，a lovely playroom and a dog called James.They had a happy life
Peter had a toy engine and it broke.After dinner，Peter showed Father the engine.Father looked it over and promised to do it on Saturday.
At that moment two men came to see Father.Minutes passed.Father's voice came out from the study，loud and angry.
More time passed.Then Mother came in and said， "Father's been called away﹣on business."
A week after their father went away，their mother said， "Now，called Three Chimneys. "
The family started packing：clothes，plates，candles and also tables and chairs. "We seem to be taking all the ugly things
"We're taking the useful ones，" said Mother. "We've got to play at being poor for a bit."
Peter said joyously， "I do like moving!I wish we moved once a month." Mother laughed and said， "I don't like moving!"
As she turned away，Roberta saw her face.She never forgot it.
"Oh，Mother，" she whispered
Then they took a train to Three Chimneys.No one knew how long they had been in the train when Mother woke them up.
They stood in the cold night air on the dark platform. At that moment they didn't know how important the station and the trains would become to them.They didn't know they were going to be the railway children.
﹣Taken from The Railway Children
（1）The family packed things like plates and candles because Mother thought they were .
A.useful
B.new
C.expensive
D.beautiful
（2）Which of the following questions is answered in this passage？
A.How did Peter's toy engine break？
B.When would the children's father be home？
C.What was the family like before Father was away？
D.What was the family's life like in Three Chimneys？
（3）According to the passage，which of the following is TRUE？
A.Phyllis wanted to move a house once a month.
B.Father said goodbye to the children when he left.
C.Mother wanted to leave London and move to the country.
D.Mother was brave enough to laugh when she was feeling sad.
（4）What can we infer（推断）from the underlined sentences in the last paragraph？
A.The children don't like their life in London.
B.The station has nothing to do with the family's future life.
C.Something is going to happen to the children later in the story.
D.Parents can better deal with life changes than their children.
19．（8分）As a mountain，1，642﹣foot Squaw Peak isn't that impressive.But its views attract many hikers（远足者）.Henry Grant，was one of them.
While waiting for his mother one day in August，2019，Grant watched other hikers enjoy the view.One hiker，was looking over the lip of the cliff（悬崖）with her husband.
When Grant's mother rejoined him，the two continued on their way.Suddenly，he heard something scaring： "Paula!Paula!" a man shouted crazily.Grant turned around quickly.________
Several hikers immediately started looking for her，but their view was screened by trees.Uncertain they could help，Grant and his mother headed down the trail.But when he saw some hikers still searching，he went on alone.
After 15 minutes of climbing over large rocks，pushing past bushes，and slipping（滑），Grant found a pink figure.The woman had fallen about 75 feet.Luckily，she was alive.
"Paula!Paula!" Grant shouted.The woman didn't reply.She was badly hurt.Grant called the police to report her location.She kept trying to move，and every time she moved，she slipped a little more.Afraid that in her unclear state of mind she might fall off the rock to her death，narrow path by digging into the earth with his fingers and feet until he reached Paula.
Paula was moaning，almost senseless.Grant gently put her hand in his，trying to keep her mind off the pain by keeping asking her questions： "Where are you from？Do you have kids？" Soonthey were joined on their perch（歇脚处）by another hiker named Simon.
About 45 minutes later，first rescuers（救援者）arrived.Paula and her husband were flown to a hospital.Five hours after the woman in pink had fallen
（1）Which sentence should go in the empty line in Paragraph 3？
A.He ran as fast as possible to save Paula.
B.His mother turned around at the same time.
C.The woman in pink was nowhere to be seen.
D.Other hikers were scared by the terrible shout.
（2）Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage？
A.Grant had no difficulty in reaching Paula.
B.Simon and Grant's mother joined in saving Paula.
C.Paula and her husband were both badly wounded and saved.
D.Grant asked Paula questions to keep her mind off the pain.
（3）The underlined word "they" in Paragraph 7 refers to（指的是） .
A.first rescuers
B.Paula and Grant
C.Grant and his mother
D.Paula and her husband
（4）What does the passage mainly talk about？
A.How a woman fell 75 feet from a mountain cliff.
B.How a young man tried his best to save a stranger.
C.How a woman managed to survive a terrible accident.
D.How a young man made a decision in face of danger.
20．（8分）Ever wondered why your virtual（虚拟的）home helper doesn't understand your questions？Or why your navigation app took you on the side street instead of the highway？In a study published April 21st in the journal Science，Italian researchers，designed a robot that "thinks out loud".
To explore how inner speech might influence a robot's actions，the researchers built a robot called Pepper that speaks to itself.It has the ability to reason and think.They then asked people to set the dinner table with Pepper according to etiquette（礼仪）rules.In one experiment，going against the rules.Pepper started asking itself a series of self﹣directed questions and concluded that the user might be mistaken.To be sure，Pepper confirmed the user's order
"Ehm，this situation troubles me.I would never break the rules，but I can't make the user unhappy，" Pepper said to itself，laying the napkin where it was required to be.Through Pepper's inner voiceprioritizing the user's order.
Comparing Pepper's actions with and without inner speech，Pipitone and Chella discovered the robot had a higher task﹣completion rate when having self﹣dialogue.
However，some people find the robot spends more time completing tasks when it talks to itself.The robot's inner speech is also limited to the knowledge that researchers gave it.Pepper's designers still say their work provides a framework（构架）to further explore how self﹣dialogue can help robots focus，and learn. "In some ways，we are creating a generational（世代的），machines and computers alike can take advantage of this chatty feature，" says Chella.
（1）Why does the writer ask two questions at the very beginning of the passage？
A.To draw the reader's attention to the topic.
B.To show the writer likes electronic products
C.To tell the reader about the history of robots.
D.To prove the writer often faces trouble in life.
（2）Why was Pepper asked to lay the napkin at the wrong place？
A.To see how much time Pepper spent laying the napkin.
B.To confirm how popular Pepper was among its users.
C.To test how many etiquette rules Pepper remembered.
D.To study how self﹣dialogue might influence Pepper's actions.
（3）What does the underlined word "prioritizing" in Paragraph 3 mean？
A.repeating.
B.dealing with…first.
C.going against.
D.complaining about.
（4）What can we infer from the passage？
A.The designers are proud of their work about Pepper.
B.Pepper has already been in use in the operation rooms.
C.Pepper's inner speech depends on its user's communication skills.
D.With or without inner speech，Pepper could complete a task equally well.
四、词汇运用（共 10 小题；每小题1分， 计10 分）根据句子意思， 用括号中所给汉语提示或英语单词的适当形式填空。在答题卡标有题号的横线上， 写出空缺处所填单词的正确形式。（每空一词）
21．（1分）My parents and I had a journey to Hainan. （wonder）
22．（1分）The wallpaper with cartoon patterns is ideal for my room. （son）.
23．（1分）The next morning he got up than before to practise football. （early） .
24．（1分）For a long time in history，people depended on horses to trade goods. （great）
25．（1分）Zhang Ruoxu，a Tang Dynasty poet，is widely for his poem A Moonlit Night on the Spring River. （know）
26．（1分）Jack enjoys and sunbathing with his friends. （游泳）
27．（1分）I promised Li Ming I would keep the secret to . （我自己）
28．（1分）So far，China has built nearly 600，000 cultural centers in . （村庄）
29．（1分）I'm not sure how I feel about that，with my birthday coming. （第十八）
30．（1分）There is a low brick wall the garden and the field beyond.（在……之间）
五、任务型阅读（共10 空； 每空1分， 计 10 分）阅读下面短文，根据短文中的信息完成文后表格。在答题卡标有题号的横线上，写出空缺处所填单词的正确形式。（每空一词）
31．（10分）Reading is fun!You can also analyze texts（文本）to learn more from the texts and about the texts.One way you can do this with fiction books，passages
A theme is a central idea running throughout the text，connecting the characters and events.The writer may express his or her thoughts about humanity or a worldview through a theme.Themes can be ideas like friendship，bravery，honesty or family.Make sure you know what the writer is saying.
Sometimes，themes are hard to find out.First，the theme may not be able to be included in just one word like the examples above.There may also be more than one theme in the text.What's more
To start exploring the theme，first you need to make sure you've read the whole text.Since themes develop over time，you can't fully understand the underlying themes until the end of the text.Then（概括）the text and try to work out a "big idea".For example，did many characters resolve problems with their families？If there was only one small problem with a character's family，after finding out a "big idea"，go through the text to find examples that support this idea.You needn't repeat every detail of the story﹣a few key examples will be fine.
Now you are ready to explore the theme of a text!
Exploring the （1） of a text
Main points
Detailed information
（2） is a theme？
● A theme is a （3） idea that connects the characters and events.
● The （4） thoughts are possibly expressed through the theme.
Why is it （5） to find the theme？
●You might not （6） the theme in just one word.
●There may also be more than one theme in the text.
● Some themes are not presented in a （7） way.
How can you explore the theme？
●Read the text till the （8） to fully understand the themes.
●Work out a "big idea" of the text by summing up the text.
●Find some key examples to （9） the "big idea".It's not （10） to repeat every detail.
六、根据短文内容和首字母提示，在下文空格处填入适当的词使短文完整。在答题卡标有题号的横线上，完整地写出空缺处各单词的正确形式。（每空一词）
32．（10分）Chinese people started to build gardens more than 2，000 years ago.Chinese gardens are a special form of （1）t Chinese culture and art.
At the entrance to a Chinese garden，there is usually a huge stone or wall to screen（挡住）your view.This is to give you a pressed﹣in feeling（2）w you turn around the hall to see the amazing rock formations（假山）and a big lake.The best （3）e is the Summer Palace.
Rock formations play an （4）i role in the design of a Chinese﹣style garden.Without them，a garden could not be considered a Chinese﹣style garden.They are as important to a Chinese﹣style garden as sculptures are to a European﹣style garden.Ge Garden in Yangzhou is famous for （5）i Four Seasons Rockeries（假山花园）.
（6）G in the south are mostly small in size.Chinese garden designers have used the method of "borrowing scenery with a mirror（镜子）" to create a sense of （7）s .A mirror is hung opposite a window to take in the outside scenery.A fine example of this is Pian Shi Shan Fang，a rockery in He Garden，Yangzhou.A big mirror is built into the wall of its west corridor.The whole garden will be （8） in the mirror wherever the visitors are.A pool or a lake in a garden （9）a serves this purpose.A pool runs from south to north through the garden of Pian Shi Shan Fang.East of the rockery，a man﹣made moon is reflected（倒映）in the （10） .
Whatever methods used，every effort is made to achieve the purpose of giving visitors a sense of space in the garden.
七、书面表达（计 30 分）A. 句子翻译（共5小题；每小题2 分， 计 10 分）将下列句子译成英语， 并将所译句子写在答题卡标有题号的横线上。
33．（2分）昨晚七点到八点他们在看电视。
.
34．（2分）Tom买不起那把小提琴，因为太贵了。
.
35．（2分）你认为骑自行车是很好的运动方式吗？
？
36．（2分）我们很开心地得知您对我们的服务很满意。
.
37．（2分）我梦想有一个长假，以便能有更多的时间去旅行。
.
一B. 写作（计 20分）
38．（20分）某英文报正在举行"家乡美"为主题的征文活动，你打算以"Spring in my hometown"为题写一篇英语短文投稿，请根据以下问题提示完成征文。
提示：
（1）What is spring like in your hometown？
（2）What do people in your hometown usually do in spring？ （three points）
（3）How do you like your hometown in spring？ （two points）
要求：
（1）表达清楚，语法正确，上下文连贯；
（2）必须包括提示中的所有信息，并适当发挥；
（3）词数：100 词左右；
（4）不得使用真实姓名、校名和地名等。
Spring in my hometown
_______________
2021年江苏省扬州市中考英语试卷
参考答案与试题解析
一、单项选择（共 15 小题；每小题1分， 计 15 分）在下列各题 A、B、C、D 四个选项中选择一个能填人题干空白处的最佳答案。
1．（1分）As ________ teacher，it's important to be ________ good role model for their students.（ ）
A．the；a B．a；the C．a；a D．the；the
【分析】作为一名教师，为学生做一个好榜样是很重要的。
【解答】a/an不定冠词，表示泛指，表示特指，teacher和good都是以辅音音素开头的单词
故选：C。
【点评】熟悉冠词的用法，结合题意，给出答案。
2．（1分）﹣﹣﹣Which colour do you like，red or blue？
﹣﹣﹣ ________.I like green.（ ）
A．Either B．Both C．Neither D．None
【分析】﹣﹣你喜欢什么颜色，红色还是蓝色？﹣﹣都不喜欢。我喜欢绿色。
【解答】结合句意,﹣﹣你喜欢什么颜色？﹣﹣___。结合选项；Both两者都；None三者或三者以上都不 or like ，空处应是表示"两者都不"
故选：C。
【点评】结合语境，对比选项，找出题眼，作出正确选择。
3．（1分）China's first Mars rover，Zhurong，touched down on the Red Planet _______ May 15（ ）
A．on B．in C．at D．to
【分析】中国首个火星探测器"祝融"于2021年5月15日在火星上着陆。
【解答】on其后加星期或具体的时间；in其后加早中晚/季节/月份/年份等；to到 15，是具体的某一天。
故选：A。
【点评】熟悉介词的用法，结合题意，给出答案。
4．（1分）I can't believe you made the life—like cat out of paper.How _______ you are!（ ）
A．loyal B．creative C．helpful D．organized
【分析】真不敢相信你用纸做了一只栩栩如生的猫。你多么有创造力呀！
【解答】结合句意，真不敢相信你用纸做了一只栩栩如生的猫！结合选项；creative有创造力的；organized有组织的 can't you the cat of ，感叹对方很有创造力
故选：B。
【点评】结合语境，对比选项，找出题眼，作出正确选择。
5．（1分）﹣﹣﹣________ do you play basketball with your friends？
﹣﹣﹣ Only once a week.（ ）
A．How long B．How much C．How soon D．How often
【分析】—你多久和你的朋友打一次篮球？
—一周一次。
【解答】how long多久，对一段时间进行提问 much多少；how ，对+in+一段时间提问 often多久一次。根据回答"Only a week."可知，应该用how 。
故选：D。
【点评】了解各选项的含义及用法，根据语境选择合适的选项。
6．（1分）﹣﹣﹣Have you watched the film Gulliver's Travels？
﹣﹣﹣Yes，I ________ it during the Spring Festival.What about you？（ ）
A．watch B．watched
C．will watch D．have watched
【分析】﹣你看过《格列佛游记》这部电影吗？
﹣看过，我在春节期间看的。你呢？
【解答】根据"during the Festival"可知，用一般过去时。
故选：B。
【点评】熟悉实义动词过去式的用法，结合题意，给出答案。
7．（1分）We ________ see which way to go if the stars do not twinkle（闪耀）so.（ ）
A．can not B．should not C．must not D．need not
【分析】如果星星不这样闪烁，我们就不能看见往哪个方向走。
【解答】考查情态动词。can ；should ；must 、不允许 not不需要 the do twinkle（闪耀）so."结合"We which to ，可知如果星星不这样闪烁，因此用can ，
故选：A。
【点评】主要考查的是对句子意思的理解和对情态动词意思的掌握。
8．（1分）﹣﹣﹣ How did you come to Baoying？
﹣﹣﹣By high﹣speed rail.It ________ me only 28 minutes to get here.（ ）
A．spent B．paid C．lost D．took
【分析】﹣﹣你是怎么来宝应的?﹣﹣坐高铁。只花了我28分钟就到了这里。
【解答】结合句意，你是怎么来宝应的。只__我28分钟就到了这里，spent花费；paid付款；lost失去，主语是it或物 only minutes get ，此处是"it sb+时间+to sth"句型。
故选：D。
【点评】动词是表示动作或者是状态的词，要结合语境，分析时态、及选项意思，选择合适答案完成试题．
9．（1分）In many countries，people put their fingers up to their mouths ________ silence.（ ）
A．ask for B．asking for C．to ask for D．asked for
【分析】在许多国家，人们把手指放在嘴边要求安静。
【解答】分析"people put fingers to mouths…silence"可知是指：人们把手指放在嘴边要求安静，用动词不定式作目的状语。
故选：C。
【点评】熟悉不定式的用法，结合题意，给出答案。
10．（1分）﹣﹣﹣We can always find something good in a bad ________ if we look for it.
﹣﹣﹣ It's so true.Let's make full use of what comes.（ ）
A．situation B．direction
C．instruction D．competition
【分析】—如果我们去寻找，总能在逆境中找到好的东西。
—太对了。让我们充分利用所发生的一切。
【解答】situation情况；direction方向；competition比赛。in a bad situation表示在逆境中。
故选：A。
【点评】了解各选项的含义及用法，根据语境选择合适的选项。
11．（1分）He said that he would pass the exam and this ________ to be true.（ ）
A．turned out B．put out C．broke out D．tried out
【分析】他说他会通过考试，结果果真如此。
【解答】结合句意，他说他会通过考试。turned ；put ；broke ；tried 。根据"He that would the and be ，此处强调结果.用turned out.
故选：A。
【点评】动词是表示动作或者是状态的词，要结合语境，分析时态、及选项意思，选择合适答案完成试题．
12．（1分）________ we always wait for another day，fruitlessly our life will pass away.（ ）
A．Until B．If C．Although D．Whether
【分析】如果我们总是等待另一天，我们的生命将徒劳地逝去。
【解答】Until直到……；If如果；Whether是否，可知前句是后句动作发生的条件，如果。
故选：B。
【点评】熟悉连词的用法，结合题意，给出答案。
13．（1分）﹣﹣﹣Do we have to read anything next week，Mr Wu？
﹣﹣﹣Sure，You ________ to read Black Beauty from pages 58 to 85.（ ）
A．were expected B．will expect
C．are expecting D．are expected
【分析】﹣﹣吴老师，下周我们一定要读一些什么吗？
﹣﹣当然，你们要读《黑骏马》从58页到85页。
【解答】根据上文"Do we to anything week Wu，You read Beauty pages to ，因此用被动语态，因此用一般现在时的被动语态,is，主语是you，expect的过去分词是expected.
故选：D。
【点评】解答此类试题时，务必根据题目的要求，在准确理解句子意思的前提下，结合时态和语态准确作答。
14．（1分）﹣﹣﹣By the way，could you tell us ________？
﹣﹣﹣From the Internet.（ ）
A．why are you interested in our company
B．why you are interested in our company
C．where did you hear about our company
D．where you heard about our company
【分析】﹣﹣﹣顺便说一下，您能告诉我们您是从哪里听说我们公司的吗？ ﹣﹣﹣从网上。
【解答】根据答语根据题干 "could you tell _________，此题考查宾语从句，时态。宾语从句要用陈述句语序、C为疑问句语序。结合答语"From Internet."可知宾语从句的引导词为：where。
故选：D。
【点评】考查宾语从句，做题时一般先观察是否使用陈述语序；结合语境可确定句子的时态；最后根据答句来确定最终答案。
15．（1分）﹣﹣﹣Are your parents against your leaving home to work in Shanghai？
﹣﹣﹣________.They say there are more chances in big cities.（ ）
A．Don't mention it B．Of course not
C．That's all right D．With pleasure
【分析】﹣﹣﹣你的父母反对你离家去上海工作吗？
﹣﹣﹣当然不是。他们说大城市的机会更多。
【解答】考查情景交际。Don't it不客气 course ；That's right没关系 pleasure乐意效劳 say are chances big ，父母不反对。
故选：B。
【点评】考查情境对话，在日常学习时要多积累日常交际用语。做题时要先了解各选项的意思，再根据具体的语境来选择正确答案。
二、完形填空（共 15 小题；每小题15分， 计 15 分）阅读下面短文，从文后各题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。
16．（15分）One Saturday afternoon，Amy found Meg and Jo getting well dressed.They were going to the theater with Laurie.She wanted to come.
"I can't take you，dear，because you aren't （1） A ，" began Meg，but Jo cut in（2） C "You can't go，Amy.Laurie invited only Meg and me." Amy cried， "You'll be （3） D this，Jo March."
While Jo and Meg were at the theater，Amy （4） A Jo's book of writings.Jo's loving work of several years was gone in the fire.
That night，Mother asked Jo to forgive（原谅）her sister（5） .
The next day，Jo went to the river with Laurie to skate on the ice.Amy followed them.Jo saw her coming and turned her back.But Laurie did not （6） D Amy.He warned Jo to stay away from the middle of the river.The ice there was （7） A .Jo heard him，but Amy did not.
Something turned Jo round.She happened to see Amy throw up her hands and go down，with a scaring cry.The ice （8） A .Jo tried to call Laurie，but her （9） C was gone.She tried to rush forward，but her feet seemed to have no （10） in them.Laurie's voice cried out， "Bring a rail（横杆），Jo.Quick
She never knew （11） D she did it，but for the next few minutes she worked，blindly obeying Laurie.Together they got the child out.Amy was more scared than （12） .
When Mother had put Amy to bed，Jo whispered， "Are you sure she is （13） C ？" "Quite safe，dear.She is not hurt，and won't even catch cold
"Mother，I had kept my anger （14） D it grew so strong.Today，without （15） C ，it might have been too late.Oh，Mother，what shall I do？"
"Anger can make us do very bad things to people we love.We must learn to control our anger，" said Mrs March.
Jo looked at Amy in her bed and gave her a big kiss.
﹣Taken from Little Women
（1）A.invited
B.hired
C.trained
D.interviewed
（2）A.curiously
B.politely
C.impatiently
D.uncertainly
（3）A.tired of
B.confident of
C.famous for
D.sorry for
（4）A.burned up
B.got up
C.put up
D.set up
（5）A.regretted
B.refused
C.agreed
D.cheered
（6）A.hold
B.hear
C.treat
D.see
（7）A.thin
B.strong
C.dirty
D.narrow
（8）A.broke
B.froze
C.shook
D.gathered
（9）A.sound
B.pronunciation
C.voice
D.courage
（10）A.energy
B.strength
C.challenge
D.noise
（11）A.whatever
B.when
C.where
D.how
（12）A.worried
B.hurt
C.trapped
D.bored
（13）A.asleep
B.alive
C.safe
D.generous
（14）A.after
B.unless
C.because
D.till
（15）A.Amy
B.Meg
C.Laurie
D.you
【分析】本文节选自《小妇人》，讲述姐妹之间发生的故事。
【解答】（1）A.考查动词。A.invited邀请；C.trained训练。根据"Laurie only and ，Amy没有被邀请。
（2）C.考查副词。A.curiously好奇地；C.impatiently不耐心地。根据"You go，Jo很不耐烦。
（3）D.考查固定搭配。A.tired ；B.confident ；C.famous ；D.sorry 。根据"Amy loving of years gone the ，Amy威胁Jo，"后悔"符合语境。
（4）A.考查动词短语。A.burned ；B.got ；C.put ；D.set 。根据"Jo's work several was in fire."可知。故选A。
（5）B.考查动词。A.regretted后悔；C.agreed同意。根据"but"可知，"拒绝"符合语境。
（6）D.考查动词。A.hold举办；C.treat对待。根据"Jo her and her Laurie not…Amy."可知，但是Laurie却没看见。
（7）A.考查形容词。A.thin薄的；C.dirty脏的。根据"He Jo stay from middle the ，Laurie警告Jo不要到河中央去。故选A。
（8）A.考查动词。A.broke打破；C.shook摇动。根据"She to Amy up hands go ，with a cry."可知Amy掉了下去。故选A。
（9）C.考查名词。A.sound声音；C.voice嗓音。根据"Jo to Laurie her…was ，Jo想叫但是发出的声音听不到了。故选C。
（10）B.考查名词。A.energy能量；C.challenge挑战。根据"She to forward her seemed have them."可知，没办法向前冲。
（11）D.考查疑问词。A.whatever无论什么；C.where哪里。分析"She knew…she it"可知，强调方式。
（12）B.考查形容词。A.worried担心的；C.trapped困住的。根据"She not ，and even cold"可知，只是很害怕。
（13）C.考查形容词。A.asleep睡着的；C.safe安全的。根据"Quite ，是安全的。
（14）D.考查连词。A.after在……之后；C.because因为。分析"I kept anger…it so 。此处表示"一直把怒气压得很厉害"。故选D。
（15）C.考查名词。A.Amy艾米；C.Laurie劳里。根据前文描述可知，不然可能会有生命危险。
【点评】考查完型填空，根据所给的短文对意思有所了解，然后根据短文的大体意思，选择每个符合题意的答案，使短文更通顺。
三、阅读理解（共 15 小题；每小题6分， 计 30 分）阅读下列内容， 从每小题所给的A、B、C、D 四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。
17．（6分）Is it possible to have a diet（日常饮食）that's both healthy and friendly to our planet？Here are answers to your eco﹣friendly food questions.
Does what I eat influence climate（气候）change？
Yes.The world's food system is responsible for（为……负责）about one quarter of the planet﹣warming greenhouse gases that humans produce each year.That includes raising and harvesting all the plants，animals，as well as processing，packaging
Which foods have the largest influence？
In general，beef and lamb have the biggest climate footprint per gram of protein while plant﹣based foods like beans，rice，chicken，eggs are somewhere in the middle.
Is there a simple food choice I can make？
Studies have shown that people who eat a meat﹣heavy diet can reduce their food—related footprint by one third or more by moving to a vegan diet ﹣ no meat，dairy（乳制品），or eggs.If you don't want to go that far
Can I really make a difference to our planet？
We need more food to feed the world's growing population.One person alone can make only a tiny difference.If many people make changes to their diets，that will start to add up.It will make a greater difference if the world's heaviest meat eaters make some changes to their diets.
（1）According to the passage，which foods have the smallest influence on our planet？
A.Beef and lamb.
B.Rice and corn.
C.Chicken and pork.
D.Beans and beef.
（2）According to the passage，which of the following is TRUE？ D
A.One person alone makes no difference to our planet.
B.Shipping food a lover the world has no influence on climate change.
C.All the planet﹣warming greenhouse gases come from the food system.
D.Meat eaters can reduce their food﹣related footprint by eating less meat.
（3）What is the best title for the passage？ C
A.How to produce more meat.
B.How to make more plant﹣based foods.
C.How to eat better for the planet.
D.How to ask eco﹣friendly food questions.
【分析】本文是围绕环保食品的四个问题进行了解答，分别是：吃什么会影响气候变化；哪些食物影响最大；能做出简单的食物选择吗；真的能改变我们的星球吗。
【解答】（1）B 细节理解题。根据"plant—based like ，rice and have smallest ，豆类、玉米和小麦等植物性食品的影响最小。
（2）D 推理判断题。根据"heavy can their footprint one or by to a diet — meat，or you want go far eat meat"可知，所以D表述正确。
（3）C 最佳标题。根据"Is possible have a both and to planet are to eco﹣friendly questions"可知，故选C。
【点评】在通读全文的基础上，根据全文大意，展开逻辑思维，瞻前顾后，认真观察选项，仔细推敲，确定最佳答案。
18．（8分）Roberta，Peter and Phyllis lived in a large house in London.Father worked hard in a government office.He was never angry and always ready for a game.Mother was almost at home，ready to play with the children，and read to them
These three lucky children always had everything they needed：pretty clothes，good fires，a lovely playroom and a dog called James.They had a happy life
Peter had a toy engine and it broke.After dinner，Peter showed Father the engine.Father looked it over and promised to do it on Saturday.
At that moment two men came to see Father.Minutes passed.Father's voice came out from the study，loud and angry.
More time passed.Then Mother came in and said， "Father's been called away﹣on business."
A week after their father went away，their mother said， "Now，called Three Chimneys. "
The family started packing：clothes，plates，candles and also tables and chairs. "We seem to be taking all the ugly things
"We're taking the useful ones，" said Mother. "We've got to play at being poor for a bit."
Peter said joyously， "I do like moving!I wish we moved once a month." Mother laughed and said， "I don't like moving!"
As she turned away，Roberta saw her face.She never forgot it.
"Oh，Mother，" she whispered
Then they took a train to Three Chimneys.No one knew how long they had been in the train when Mother woke them up.
They stood in the cold night air on the dark platform. At that moment they didn't know how important the station and the trains would become to them.They didn't know they were going to be the railway children.
﹣Taken from The Railway Children
（1）The family packed things like plates and candles because Mother thought they were A .
A.useful
B.new
C.expensive
D.beautiful
（2）Which of the following questions is answered in this passage？ C
A.How did Peter's toy engine break？
B.When would the children's father be home？
C.What was the family like before Father was away？
D.What was the family's life like in Three Chimneys？
（3）According to the passage，which of the following is TRUE？ D
A.Phyllis wanted to move a house once a month.
B.Father said goodbye to the children when he left.
C.Mother wanted to leave London and move to the country.
D.Mother was brave enough to laugh when she was feeling sad.
（4）What can we infer（推断）from the underlined sentences in the last paragraph？ C
A.The children don't like their life in London.
B.The station has nothing to do with the family's future life.
C.Something is going to happen to the children later in the story.
D.Parents can better deal with life changes than their children.
【分析】本文节选自《铁路少年》，讲述了三个幸运的孩子在爸爸被捕前过着幸福的生活，爸爸被捕后，妈妈带着他们被迫搬到铁路附近乡下的故事。
【解答】（1）A.细节理解题。根据""We're the ones，" Mother."可知，故选A。
（2）C.推理判断题。根据"Father hard a government was angry always for a was at ，ready play the ，and to ，and them their 。他从不生气。妈妈快到家了，念书给他们听。以及"These lucky always everything needed：pretty ，good ，a lovely and a called had a life，温暖的炉火。他们过着幸福的生活。可知文章中描述了在爸爸离开之前，故选C。
（3）D.推理判断题。根据""Oh， "she ， "how I you are enough laugh you're like !" "啊，"她低声说！当你有这种感觉的时候!""可以推知，当她难过的时候她还能保持微笑。
（4）C.推理判断题。根据文章内容，妈妈带着他们搬到了铁路附近的乡下 that they know important station the would to didn't they going be railway ，他们根本不知道车站和火车对他们会有多么重要。"可以推知，孩子们将会发生一些事情。
【点评】通读全文，理解文章大意，阅读题目后返回原文阅读并找出与题目相对应的内容，仔细核对，选择符合原文原意的答案，完成后再次阅读并检查。
19．（8分）As a mountain，1，642﹣foot Squaw Peak isn't that impressive.But its views attract many hikers（远足者）.Henry Grant，was one of them.
While waiting for his mother one day in August，2019，Grant watched other hikers enjoy the view.One hiker，was looking over the lip of the cliff（悬崖）with her husband.
When Grant's mother rejoined him，the two continued on their way.Suddenly，he heard something scaring： "Paula!Paula!" a man shouted crazily.Grant turned around quickly.________
Several hikers immediately started looking for her，but their view was screened by trees.Uncertain they could help，Grant and his mother headed down the trail.But when he saw some hikers still searching，he went on alone.
After 15 minutes of climbing over large rocks，pushing past bushes，and slipping（滑），Grant found a pink figure.The woman had fallen about 75 feet.Luckily，she was alive.
"Paula!Paula!" Grant shouted.The woman didn't reply.She was badly hurt.Grant called the police to report her location.She kept trying to move，and every time she moved，she slipped a little more.Afraid that in her unclear state of mind she might fall off the rock to her death，narrow path by digging into the earth with his fingers and feet until he reached Paula.
Paula was moaning，almost senseless.Grant gently put her hand in his，trying to keep her mind off the pain by keeping asking her questions： "Where are you from？Do you have kids？" Soonthey were joined on their perch（歇脚处）by another hiker named Simon.
About 45 minutes later，first rescuers（救援者）arrived.Paula and her husband were flown to a hospital.Five hours after the woman in pink had fallen
（1）Which sentence should go in the empty line in Paragraph 3？ C
A.He ran as fast as possible to save Paula.
B.His mother turned around at the same time.
C.The woman in pink was nowhere to be seen.
D.Other hikers were scared by the terrible shout.
（2）Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage？ D
A.Grant had no difficulty in reaching Paula.
B.Simon and Grant's mother joined in saving Paula.
C.Paula and her husband were both badly wounded and saved.
D.Grant asked Paula questions to keep her mind off the pain.
（3）The underlined word "they" in Paragraph 7 refers to（指的是） .
A.first rescuers
B.Paula and Grant
C.Grant and his mother
D.Paula and her husband
（4）What does the passage mainly talk about？
A.How a woman fell 75 feet from a mountain cliff.
B.How a young man tried his best to save a stranger.
C.How a woman managed to survive a terrible accident.
D.How a young man made a decision in face of danger.
【分析】本文主要讲了亨利格兰特攀登女人峰时有一位女人从山上滑下去了，他和大家合力救人的故事。
【解答】（1）C.推理判断题。根据第三段Suddenly heard scaring： !Paula!" a shouted turned quickly.忽然！宝拉，格兰特很快回头看，因此推断空白处填入的是那个穿着粉色衣服的人看不到了。
（2）D.细节理解题。根据第七段Grant put hand his to her off pain keeping her ，试图让她忘记痛苦。
（3）B.词义猜测题。根据第七段Grant put hand his to her off pain keeping her "Where you ？Do have ？" Soon， they were joined their another named ，试图让她忘记痛苦?"你有孩子吗,在歇脚处加入了另一个叫西蒙的徒步旅行者，因此猜测划线部分代指格兰特和宝拉。
（4）B.主旨大意题。根据第六段Afraid in unclear of she fall the to death climbed all up a ，narrow by into earth his and until reached ，格兰特四肢着地，直到找到宝拉，即一个年轻人如何尽全力救了一位陌生人。
【点评】通读全文，理解文章大意，阅读题目后返回原文阅读并找出与题目相对应的内容，仔细核对，选择符合原文原意的答案，完成后再次阅读并检查。
20．（8分）Ever wondered why your virtual（虚拟的）home helper doesn't understand your questions？Or why your navigation app took you on the side street instead of the highway？In a study published April 21st in the journal Science，Italian researchers，designed a robot that "thinks out loud".
To explore how inner speech might influence a robot's actions，the researchers built a robot called Pepper that speaks to itself.It has the ability to reason and think.They then asked people to set the dinner table with Pepper according to etiquette（礼仪）rules.In one experiment，going against the rules.Pepper started asking itself a series of self﹣directed questions and concluded that the user might be mistaken.To be sure，Pepper confirmed the user's order
"Ehm，this situation troubles me.I would never break the rules，but I can't make the user unhappy，" Pepper said to itself，laying the napkin where it was required to be.Through Pepper's inner voiceprioritizing the user's order.
Comparing Pepper's actions with and without inner speech，Pipitone and Chella discovered the robot had a higher task﹣completion rate when having self﹣dialogue.
However，some people find the robot spends more time completing tasks when it talks to itself.The robot's inner speech is also limited to the knowledge that researchers gave it.Pepper's designers still say their work provides a framework（构架）to further explore how self﹣dialogue can help robots focus，and learn. "In some ways，we are creating a generational（世代的），machines and computers alike can take advantage of this chatty feature，" says Chella.
（1）Why does the writer ask two questions at the very beginning of the passage？ A
A.To draw the reader's attention to the topic.
B.To show the writer likes electronic products
C.To tell the reader about the history of robots.
D.To prove the writer often faces trouble in life.
（2）Why was Pepper asked to lay the napkin at the wrong place？ D
A.To see how much time Pepper spent laying the napkin.
B.To confirm how popular Pepper was among its users.
C.To test how many etiquette rules Pepper remembered.
D.To study how self﹣dialogue might influence Pepper's actions.
（3）What does the underlined word "prioritizing" in Paragraph 3 mean？
A.repeating.
B.dealing with…first.
C.going against.
D.complaining about.
（4）What can we infer from the passage？ A
A.The designers are proud of their work about Pepper.
B.Pepper has already been in use in the operation rooms.
C.Pepper's inner speech depends on its user's communication skills.
D.With or without inner speech，Pepper could complete a task equally well.
【分析】本文向我们介绍意大利研究人员Arianna Pipitone和Antonio Chella设计了一个能"自言自语"的机器人。
【解答】（1）A 推理判断题。作者开篇提出问题，吸引读者兴趣。
（2）D 细节理解题。根据"To how speech influence a actions researchers a robot Pepper speaks itself…In experiment user Pepper lay napkin the place against rules."可知。故选D。
（3）B 词句猜测题。分析"Through inner ，the can Pepper facing a situation solved by the order."可知，用户可以了解到Pepper正面临着一个困难的情况。此处prioritizing的意思是"优先考虑，故选B。
（4）A 推理判断题。根据最后一段内容可知，后续可能会将此类机器人应用到更广泛的领域。故选A。
【点评】在通读全文的基础上，根据全文大意，展开逻辑思维，瞻前顾后，认真观察选项，仔细推敲，确定最佳答案。
四、词汇运用（共 10 小题；每小题1分， 计10 分）根据句子意思， 用括号中所给汉语提示或英语单词的适当形式填空。在答题卡标有题号的横线上， 写出空缺处所填单词的正确形式。（每空一词）
21．（1分）My parents and I had a wonderful journey to Hainan. （wonder）
【分析】我和父母去海南的旅行很愉快。
【解答】此处作定语修饰journey，用wonder的形容词形式。
故填wonderful。
【点评】做题时，要根据题干中的相关提示来确定空缺处单词的词性及单词的形式，然后对所给单词进行适当的变形，从而得出正确答案。
22．（1分）The wallpaper with cartoon patterns is ideal for my son's room. （son）.
【分析】带有卡通图案的壁纸很适合我儿子的房间。
【解答】son"儿子"，名词，因此应用其所有格形式。
故填son's。
【点评】做题时，要根据题干中的相关提示来确定空缺处单词的词性及单词的形式，然后对所给单词进行适当的变形，从而得出正确答案。
23．（1分）The next morning he got up earlier than before to practise football. （early） .
【分析】第二天早上，他比平时起得更早去练习踢足球。
【解答】根据"than"可知，此处应用副词比较级修饰动词。
故填earlier。
【点评】做题时，要根据题干中的相关提示来确定空缺处单词的词性及单词的形式，然后对所给单词进行适当的变形，从而得出正确答案。
24．（1分）For a long time in history，people depended greatly on horses to trade goods. （great）
【分析】在历史上很长一段时间里，人们很大程度上依赖马来进行货物贸易。
【解答】此处在句中修饰动词depend，用副词形式。
故填greatly。
【点评】做题时，要根据题干中的相关提示来确定空缺处单词的词性及单词的形式，然后对所给单词进行适当的变形，从而得出正确答案。
25．（1分）Zhang Ruoxu，a Tang Dynasty poet，is widely known for his poem A Moonlit Night on the Spring River. （know）
【分析】唐代诗人张若虚以《春江花月夜》闻名于世。
【解答】be known ，用形容词作表语。
故填known。
【点评】做题时，要根据题干中的相关提示来确定空缺处单词的词性及单词的形式，然后对所给单词进行适当的变形，从而得出正确答案。
26．（1分）Jack enjoys swimming and sunbathing with his friends. （游泳）
【分析】Jack喜欢和朋友一起游泳和日光浴。
【解答】根据中文提示，swim表示"游泳" doing ，动名词作宾语，
故填swimming。
【点评】做这类题型，首先根据所给汉语明确句子所要考查的单词或短语的拼写，再结合相关语法知识对单词或短语做出形式上的变化。
27．（1分）I promised Li Ming I would keep the secret to myself . （我自己）
【分析】我答应李明要保守秘密。
【解答】我自己,英语表达是：myself the to ，myself我自己。
故答案为myself．
【点评】做这类题型，首先根据所给汉语明确句子所要考查的单词或短语的拼写，再结合相关语法知识对单词或短语做出形式上的变化。
28．（1分）So far，China has built nearly 600，000 cultural centers in villages . （村庄）
【分析】迄今为止，中国已在农村建设了近60万个文化馆。
【解答】village村庄，此处表示复数含义。
故填villages。
【点评】做这类题型，首先根据所给汉语明确句子所要考查的单词或短语的拼写，再结合相关语法知识对单词或短语做出形式上的变化。
29．（1分）I'm not sure how I feel about that，with my eighteenth birthday coming. （第十八）
【分析】随着我18岁生日的临近，我不知道我对此有什么感觉。
【解答】eighteenth第十八，序数词作定语修饰birthday，
故填eighteenth。
【点评】做这类题型，首先根据所给汉语明确句子所要考查的单词或短语的拼写，再结合相关语法知识对单词或短语做出形式上的变化。
30．（1分）There is a low brick wall between the garden and the field beyond.（在……之间）
【分析】在花园和田野之间有一堵低矮的砖墙。
【解答】在……之间（两者）,语表达是：between．
故答案为between．
【点评】做这类题型，首先根据所给汉语明确句子所要考查的单词或短语的拼写，再结合相关语法知识对单词或短语做出形式上的变化。
五、任务型阅读（共10 空； 每空1分， 计 10 分）阅读下面短文，根据短文中的信息完成文后表格。在答题卡标有题号的横线上，写出空缺处所填单词的正确形式。（每空一词）
31．（10分）Reading is fun!You can also analyze texts（文本）to learn more from the texts and about the texts.One way you can do this with fiction books，passages
A theme is a central idea running throughout the text，connecting the characters and events.The writer may express his or her thoughts about humanity or a worldview through a theme.Themes can be ideas like friendship，bravery，honesty or family.Make sure you know what the writer is saying.
Sometimes，themes are hard to find out.First，the theme may not be able to be included in just one word like the examples above.There may also be more than one theme in the text.What's more
To start exploring the theme，first you need to make sure you've read the whole text.Since themes develop over time，you can't fully understand the underlying themes until the end of the text.Then（概括）the text and try to work out a "big idea".For example，did many characters resolve problems with their families？If there was only one small problem with a character's family，after finding out a "big idea"，go through the text to find examples that support this idea.You needn't repeat every detail of the story﹣a few key examples will be fine.
Now you are ready to explore the theme of a text!
Exploring the （1） theme of a text
Main points
Detailed information
（2） What is a theme？
● A theme is a （3） central idea that connects the characters and events.
● The （4） writer's thoughts are possibly expressed through the theme.
Why is it （5） hard/difficult to find the theme？
●You might not （6） include the theme in just one word.
●There may also be more than one theme in the text.
● Some themes are not presented in a （7） direct way.
How can you explore the theme？
●Read the text till the （8） end to fully understand the themes.
●Work out a "big idea" of the text by summing up the text.
●Find some key examples to （9） support the "big idea".It's not （10） necessary to repeat every detail.
【分析】阅读是有趣的，我们可以通过分析文本、探索主题来帮助阅读。本文向我们介绍了探索主题的方法。
【解答】（1）theme 考查名词。根据"To exploring theme"可知，故填theme.
（2）What 考查代词。根据"A is a idea throughout text the and ，本栏主要叙述什么是主题
（3）central 考查形容词。根据"A is a idea throughout text the and ，主题是贯穿全文的中心思想
（4）writer's 考查名词所有格 writer express or thoughts humanity a worldview a theme."可知，即作者的想法
（5）hard/difficult 考查形容词。根据"Sometimes are to out."可知，主题很难找到
（6）include 考查动词。根据"First theme not able be in one like examples ，主题可能不能仅仅用一个词来表达
（7）direct 考查形容词。根据"What's ，some are presented the directly."可知，作定语修饰way，故填direct.
（8）end 考查名词。根据"Since develop time can't understand underlying until end the ，因为主题是随着时间发展的。故填end.
（9）support 考查动词。根据"Finally finding a ‘big ，go the to examples support idea."可知，不定式to后跟动词原形
（10）necessary 考查形容词。根据"You repeat detail the few examples be ，你不需要重复故事的每一个细节，necessary必要的，故填necessary.
【点评】做题时首先对原文材料迅速浏览，掌握全文的主旨大意。其次，细读题材，各个击破．掌握全文的大意之后，细细阅读材料后的问题，弄清每题要求后，带着问题，再回到原文中去寻找、捕获有关信息。
六、根据短文内容和首字母提示，在下文空格处填入适当的词使短文完整。在答题卡标有题号的横线上，完整地写出空缺处各单词的正确形式。（每空一词）
32．（10分）Chinese people started to build gardens more than 2，000 years ago.Chinese gardens are a special form of （1）t raditional Chinese culture and art.
At the entrance to a Chinese garden，there is usually a huge stone or wall to screen（挡住）your view.This is to give you a pressed﹣in feeling（2）w hen you turn around the hall to see the amazing rock formations（假山）and a big lake.The best （3）e xample is the Summer Palace.
Rock formations play an （4）i mportant role in the design of a Chinese﹣style garden.Without them，a garden could not be considered a Chinese﹣style garden.They are as important to a Chinese﹣style garden as sculptures are to a European﹣style garden.Ge Garden in Yangzhou is famous for （5）i ts Four Seasons Rockeries（假山花园）.
（6）G ardens in the south are mostly small in size.Chinese garden designers have used the method of "borrowing scenery with a mirror（镜子）" to create a sense of （7）s pace .A mirror is hung opposite a window to take in the outside scenery.A fine example of this is Pian Shi Shan Fang，a rockery in He Garden，Yangzhou.A big mirror is built into the wall of its west corridor.The whole garden will be （8） een in the mirror wherever the visitors are.A pool or a lake in a garden （9）a lso serves this purpose.A pool runs from south to north through the garden of Pian Shi Shan Fang.East of the rockery，a man﹣made moon is reflected（倒映）in the （10） ool .
Whatever methods used，every effort is made to achieve the purpose of giving visitors a sense of space in the garden.
【分析】本文是一篇说明文，向我们介绍中国园林的特点和风格。
【解答】（1）traditional ，考查的是形容词。根据"Chinese are a form t…Chinese and ，"传统的"符合语境 culture art。
（2）when，考查的是连词，以便之后当你转过大厅看到惊人的岩层和一个大湖时产生意想不到的喜悦 is give a pressed﹣in ，in to produce joy turn the to the rock a big ，"当……时"符合语境，故填：when。
（3）example，考查的是名词。分析"The e…is Summer ，"例子"符合语境 best修饰，故填：example。
（4）important，考查的是形容词。分析"Rock play i…role the of a garden."可知，play important ，故填：important。
（5）its，考查的是物主代词。分析"Ge in is for Seasons ，此处指"Ge ，用it代替 Seasons ，用形容词性物主代词形式。
（6）gardens，考查的是名词。根据"G…in south mostly in ，"花园"符合语境，应用名词复数。
（7）space，考查的是名词。分析"Chinese designers used method ‘borrowing with a to a sense s…"可知，a sense space"一种空间感"。
（8）seen，考查的是被动语态，整个花园都能映入镜子 whole will s…in mirror the are."可知，主语是动作的承受者，will done一般将来时的被动语态。
（9）also，考查的是副词。根据前文和"A or a in a a…serves purpose."可知，用于句中。
（10）pool，考查的是形容词，有一个人造的月亮映在水池里 pool a lake a garden this ，"池塘"符合语境 man﹣made is the ，此处特指表单数。
【点评】首先要了解文章大意，理解句子含义，还要注意词形变化。
七、书面表达（计 30 分）A. 句子翻译（共5小题；每小题2 分， 计 10 分）将下列句子译成英语， 并将所译句子写在答题卡标有题号的横线上。
33．（2分）昨晚七点到八点他们在看电视。
They were watching TV from seven to eight last night .
【分析】They were watching TV from seven to eight last night.
【解答】昨晚七点到八点from seven eight night；看电视watch 。根据句意，用过去进行时：was/were +过去分词。
故答案是They were TV seven eight night.
【点评】此题考查汉译英，在熟知每个汉语的英语翻译的基础上，根据语法结构，组合短语或者句子，便可得出正确答案。
34．（2分）Tom买不起那把小提琴，因为太贵了。
Tom can't afford the violin because it's too expensive .
【分析】Tom can't afford the violin because it's too expensive.
【解答】买不起那把小提琴can't afford violin，引导原因状语从句 too ，用it指代the 。根据句意。
故答案是Tom can't the because too
【点评】此题考查汉译英，在熟知每个汉语的英语翻译的基础上，根据语法结构，组合短语或者句子，便可得出正确答案。
35．（2分）你认为骑自行车是很好的运动方式吗？
Do you think cycling is a good way to exercise ？
【分析】Do you think cycling is a good way to exercise？
【解答】根据句意可知是含宾语从句的一般疑问句，且时态是一般现在时；你you；骑自行车cycling，其后用be动词is表示"是" good to
故答案是Do you cycling a good to ？
【点评】此题考查汉译英，在熟知每个汉语的英语翻译的基础上，根据语法结构，组合短语或者句子，便可得出正确答案。
36．（2分）我们很开心地得知您对我们的服务很满意。
We are pleased to learn that you are satisfied with our service .
【分析】We are pleased to learn that you are satisfied with our service.
【解答】很开心地得知be pleased learn… satisfied ；我们的服务our ；根据句意。
故答案是We are to that are with service.
【点评】此题考查汉译英，在熟知每个汉语的英语翻译的基础上，根据语法结构，组合短语或者句子，便可得出正确答案。
37．（2分）我梦想有一个长假，以便能有更多的时间去旅行。
I dream of having a long vacation so that I can have more time to travel .
【分析】I dream of having a long vacation so that I can have more time to travel.
【解答】梦想做某事dream of sth a long ；以便so ，引导目的状语从句 have time travel，时态是一般现在时。
故答案是I dream having a vacation that I have time travel.
【点评】此题考查汉译英，在熟知每个汉语的英语翻译的基础上，根据语法结构，组合短语或者句子，便可得出正确答案。
一B. 写作（计 20分）
38．（20分）某英文报正在举行"家乡美"为主题的征文活动，你打算以"Spring in my hometown"为题写一篇英语短文投稿，请根据以下问题提示完成征文。
提示：
（1）What is spring like in your hometown？
（2）What do people in your hometown usually do in spring？ （three points）
（3）How do you like your hometown in spring？ （two points）
要求：
（1）表达清楚，语法正确，上下文连贯；
（2）必须包括提示中的所有信息，并适当发挥；
（3）词数：100 词左右；
（4）不得使用真实姓名、校名和地名等。
Spring in my hometown
_______________
【分析】【高分句型一】
The mountains which are very high in my hometown become greener and greener.我家乡的山很高，变得越来越绿了。
which引导定语从句。
【高分句型二】
They try their best to be close to nature and enjoy the beauty of it.他们尽最大努力接近自然，享受它的美。
try one's best to do sth尽某人最大努力做某事。
【解答】
Spring in hometown
When spring ，everything back life the becomes feel comfortable in mountains are high my become flowers as weather warm.All these draw a picture.（家乡的春天是什么样子）
People begin climb ，have a near also kites the try best be to and the of start sow wait a good
As far I am ，spring my is of and gives energy hope.I the in hometown.（感受）
【点评】能够根据提示进行书面表达，能够围绕主题准确使用一定的语法、词汇、短语和句型等，清楚连贯地表达自己的思想，进而完成写作任务。
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2021年江苏省扬州市中考英语试卷
一、单项选择（共 15 小题；每小题1分， 计 15 分）在下列各题 A、B、C、D 四个选项中选择一个能填人题干空白处的最佳答案。
1．（1分）As ________ teacher，it's important to be ________ good role model for their students.（ ）
A．the；a B．a；the C．a；a D．the；the
2．（1分）﹣﹣﹣Which colour do you like，red or blue？
﹣﹣﹣ ________.I like green.（ ）
A．Either B．Both C．Neither D．None
3．（1分）China's first Mars rover，Zhurong，touched down on the Red Planet _______ May 15（ ）
A．on B．in C．at D．to
4．（1分）I can't believe you made the life—like cat out of paper.How _______ you are!（ ）
A．loyal B．creative C．helpful D．organized
5．（1分）﹣﹣﹣________ do you play basketball with your friends？
﹣﹣﹣ Only once a week.（ ）
A．How long B．How much C．How soon D．How often
6．（1分）﹣﹣﹣Have you watched the film Gulliver's Travels？
﹣﹣﹣Yes，I ________ it during the Spring Festival.What about you？（ ）
A．watch B．watched
C．will watch D．have watched
7．（1分）We ________ see which way to go if the stars do not twinkle（闪耀）so.（ ）
A．can not B．should not C．must not D．need not
8．（1分）﹣﹣﹣ How did you come to Baoying？
﹣﹣﹣By high﹣speed rail.It ________ me only 28 minutes to get here.（ ）
A．spent B．paid C．lost D．took
9．（1分）In many countries，people put their fingers up to their mouths ________ silence.（ ）
A．ask for B．asking for C．to ask for D．asked for
10．（1分）﹣﹣﹣We can always find something good in a bad ________ if we look for it.
﹣﹣﹣ It's so true.Let's make full use of what comes.（ ）
A．situation B．direction
C．instruction D．competition
11．（1分）He said that he would pass the exam and this ________ to be true.（ ）
A．turned out B．put out C．broke out D．tried out
12．（1分）________ we always wait for another day，fruitlessly our life will pass away.（ ）
A．Until B．If C．Although D．Whether
13．（1分）﹣﹣﹣Do we have to read anything next week，Mr Wu？
﹣﹣﹣Sure，You ________ to read Black Beauty from pages 58 to 85.（ ）
A．were expected B．will expect
C．are expecting D．are expected
14．（1分）﹣﹣﹣By the way，could you tell us ________？
﹣﹣﹣From the Internet.（ ）
A．why are you interested in our company
B．why you are interested in our company
C．where did you hear about our company
D．where you heard about our company
15．（1分）﹣﹣﹣Are your parents against your leaving home to work in Shanghai？
﹣﹣﹣________.They say there are more chances in big cities.（ ）
A．Don't mention it B．Of course not
C．That's all right D．With pleasure
二、完形填空（共 15 小题；每小题15分， 计 15 分）阅读下面短文，从文后各题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。
16．（15分）One Saturday afternoon，Amy found Meg and Jo getting well dressed.They were going to the theater with Laurie.She wanted to come.
"I can't take you，dear，because you aren't （1） ，" began Meg，but Jo cut in（2） "You can't go，Amy.Laurie invited only Meg and me." Amy cried， "You'll be （3） this，Jo March."
While Jo and Meg were at the theater，Amy （4） Jo's book of writings.Jo's loving work of several years was gone in the fire.
That night，Mother asked Jo to forgive（原谅）her sister（5） .
The next day，Jo went to the river with Laurie to skate on the ice.Amy followed them.Jo saw her coming and turned her back.But Laurie did not （6） Amy.He warned Jo to stay away from the middle of the river.The ice there was （7） .Jo heard him，but Amy did not.
Something turned Jo round.She happened to see Amy throw up her hands and go down，with a scaring cry.The ice （8） .Jo tried to call Laurie，but her （9） was gone.She tried to rush forward，but her feet seemed to have no （10） in them.Laurie's voice cried out， "Bring a rail（横杆），Jo.Quick
She never knew （11） she did it，but for the next few minutes she worked，blindly obeying Laurie.Together they got the child out.Amy was more scared than （12） .
When Mother had put Amy to bed，Jo whispered， "Are you sure she is （13） ？" "Quite safe，dear.She is not hurt，and won't even catch cold
"Mother，I had kept my anger （14） it grew so strong.Today，without （15） ，it might have been too late.Oh，Mother，what shall I do？"
"Anger can make us do very bad things to people we love.We must learn to control our anger，" said Mrs March.
Jo looked at Amy in her bed and gave her a big kiss.
﹣Taken from Little Women
（1）A.invited
B.hired
C.trained
D.interviewed
（2）A.curiously
B.politely
C.impatiently
D.uncertainly
（3）A.tired of
B.confident of
C.famous for
D.sorry for
（4）A.burned up
B.got up
C.put up
D.set up
（5）A.regretted
B.refused
C.agreed
D.cheered
（6）A.hold
B.hear
C.treat
D.see
（7）A.thin
B.strong
C.dirty
D.narrow
（8）A.broke
B.froze
C.shook
D.gathered
（9）A.sound
B.pronunciation
C.voice
D.courage
（10）A.energy
B.strength
C.challenge
D.noise
（11）A.whatever
B.when
C.where
D.how
（12）A.worried
B.hurt
C.trapped
D.bored
（13）A.asleep
B.alive
C.safe
D.generous
（14）A.after
B.unless
C.because
D.till
（15）A.Amy
B.Meg
C.Laurie
D.you
三、阅读理解（共 15 小题；每小题6分， 计 30 分）阅读下列内容， 从每小题所给的A、B、C、D 四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。
17．（6分）Is it possible to have a diet（日常饮食）that's both healthy and friendly to our planet？Here are answers to your eco﹣friendly food questions.
Does what I eat influence climate（气候）change？
Yes.The world's food system is responsible for（为……负责）about one quarter of the planet﹣warming greenhouse gases that humans produce each year.That includes raising and harvesting all the plants，animals，as well as processing，packaging
Which foods have the largest influence？
In general，beef and lamb have the biggest climate footprint per gram of protein while plant﹣based foods like beans，rice，chicken，eggs are somewhere in the middle.
Is there a simple food choice I can make？
Studies have shown that people who eat a meat﹣heavy diet can reduce their food—related footprint by one third or more by moving to a vegan diet ﹣ no meat，dairy（乳制品），or eggs.If you don't want to go that far
Can I really make a difference to our planet？
We need more food to feed the world's growing population.One person alone can make only a tiny difference.If many people make changes to their diets，that will start to add up.It will make a greater difference if the world's heaviest meat eaters make some changes to their diets.
（1）According to the passage，which foods have the smallest influence on our planet？
A.Beef and lamb.
B.Rice and corn.
C.Chicken and pork.
D.Beans and beef.
（2）According to the passage，which of the following is TRUE？
A.One person alone makes no difference to our planet.
B.Shipping food a lover the world has no influence on climate change.
C.All the planet﹣warming greenhouse gases come from the food system.
D.Meat eaters can reduce their food﹣related footprint by eating less meat.
（3）What is the best title for the passage？
A.How to produce more meat.
B.How to make more plant﹣based foods.
C.How to eat better for the planet.
D.How to ask eco﹣friendly food questions.
18．（8分）Roberta，Peter and Phyllis lived in a large house in London.Father worked hard in a government office.He was never angry and always ready for a game.Mother was almost at home，ready to play with the children，and read to them
These three lucky children always had everything they needed：pretty clothes，good fires，a lovely playroom and a dog called James.They had a happy life
Peter had a toy engine and it broke.After dinner，Peter showed Father the engine.Father looked it over and promised to do it on Saturday.
At that moment two men came to see Father.Minutes passed.Father's voice came out from the study，loud and angry.
More time passed.Then Mother came in and said， "Father's been called away﹣on business."
A week after their father went away，their mother said， "Now，called Three Chimneys. "
The family started packing：clothes，plates，candles and also tables and chairs. "We seem to be taking all the ugly things
"We're taking the useful ones，" said Mother. "We've got to play at being poor for a bit."
Peter said joyously， "I do like moving!I wish we moved once a month." Mother laughed and said， "I don't like moving!"
As she turned away，Roberta saw her face.She never forgot it.
"Oh，Mother，" she whispered
Then they took a train to Three Chimneys.No one knew how long they had been in the train when Mother woke them up.
They stood in the cold night air on the dark platform. At that moment they didn't know how important the station and the trains would become to them.They didn't know they were going to be the railway children.
﹣Taken from The Railway Children
（1）The family packed things like plates and candles because Mother thought they were .
A.useful
B.new
C.expensive
D.beautiful
（2）Which of the following questions is answered in this passage？
A.How did Peter's toy engine break？
B.When would the children's father be home？
C.What was the family like before Father was away？
D.What was the family's life like in Three Chimneys？
（3）According to the passage，which of the following is TRUE？
A.Phyllis wanted to move a house once a month.
B.Father said goodbye to the children when he left.
C.Mother wanted to leave London and move to the country.
D.Mother was brave enough to laugh when she was feeling sad.
（4）What can we infer（推断）from the underlined sentences in the last paragraph？
A.The children don't like their life in London.
B.The station has nothing to do with the family's future life.
C.Something is going to happen to the children later in the story.
D.Parents can better deal with life changes than their children.
19．（8分）As a mountain，1，642﹣foot Squaw Peak isn't that impressive.But its views attract many hikers（远足者）.Henry Grant，was one of them.
While waiting for his mother one day in August，2019，Grant watched other hikers enjoy the view.One hiker，was looking over the lip of the cliff（悬崖）with her husband.
When Grant's mother rejoined him，the two continued on their way.Suddenly，he heard something scaring： "Paula!Paula!" a man shouted crazily.Grant turned around quickly.________
Several hikers immediately started looking for her，but their view was screened by trees.Uncertain they could help，Grant and his mother headed down the trail.But when he saw some hikers still searching，he went on alone.
After 15 minutes of climbing over large rocks，pushing past bushes，and slipping（滑），Grant found a pink figure.The woman had fallen about 75 feet.Luckily，she was alive.
"Paula!Paula!" Grant shouted.The woman didn't reply.She was badly hurt.Grant called the police to report her location.She kept trying to move，and every time she moved，she slipped a little more.Afraid that in her unclear state of mind she might fall off the rock to her death，narrow path by digging into the earth with his fingers and feet until he reached Paula.
Paula was moaning，almost senseless.Grant gently put her hand in his，trying to keep her mind off the pain by keeping asking her questions： "Where are you from？Do you have kids？" Soonthey were joined on their perch（歇脚处）by another hiker named Simon.
About 45 minutes later，first rescuers（救援者）arrived.Paula and her husband were flown to a hospital.Five hours after the woman in pink had fallen
（1）Which sentence should go in the empty line in Paragraph 3？
A.He ran as fast as possible to save Paula.
B.His mother turned around at the same time.
C.The woman in pink was nowhere to be seen.
D.Other hikers were scared by the terrible shout.
（2）Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage？
A.Grant had no difficulty in reaching Paula.
B.Simon and Grant's mother joined in saving Paula.
C.Paula and her husband were both badly wounded and saved.
D.Grant asked Paula questions to keep her mind off the pain.
（3）The underlined word "they" in Paragraph 7 refers to（指的是） .
A.first rescuers
B.Paula and Grant
C.Grant and his mother
D.Paula and her husband
（4）What does the passage mainly talk about？
A.How a woman fell 75 feet from a mountain cliff.
B.How a young man tried his best to save a stranger.
C.How a woman managed to survive a terrible accident.
D.How a young man made a decision in face of danger.
20．（8分）Ever wondered why your virtual（虚拟的）home helper doesn't understand your questions？Or why your navigation app took you on the side street instead of the highway？In a study published April 21st in the journal Science，Italian researchers，designed a robot that "thinks out loud".
To explore how inner speech might influence a robot's actions，the researchers built a robot called Pepper that speaks to itself.It has the ability to reason and think.They then asked people to set the dinner table with Pepper according to etiquette（礼仪）rules.In one experiment，going against the rules.Pepper started asking itself a series of self﹣directed questions and concluded that the user might be mistaken.To be sure，Pepper confirmed the user's order
"Ehm，this situation troubles me.I would never break the rules，but I can't make the user unhappy，" Pepper said to itself，laying the napkin where it was required to be.Through Pepper's inner voiceprioritizing the user's order.
Comparing Pepper's actions with and without inner speech，Pipitone and Chella discovered the robot had a higher task﹣completion rate when having self﹣dialogue.
However，some people find the robot spends more time completing tasks when it talks to itself.The robot's inner speech is also limited to the knowledge that researchers gave it.Pepper's designers still say their work provides a framework（构架）to further explore how self﹣dialogue can help robots focus，and learn. "In some ways，we are creating a generational（世代的），machines and computers alike can take advantage of this chatty feature，" says Chella.
（1）Why does the writer ask two questions at the very beginning of the passage？
A.To draw the reader's attention to the topic.
B.To show the writer likes electronic products
C.To tell the reader about the history of robots.
D.To prove the writer often faces trouble in life.
（2）Why was Pepper asked to lay the napkin at the wrong place？
A.To see how much time Pepper spent laying the napkin.
B.To confirm how popular Pepper was among its users.
C.To test how many etiquette rules Pepper remembered.
D.To study how self﹣dialogue might influence Pepper's actions.
（3）What does the underlined word "prioritizing" in Paragraph 3 mean？
A.repeating.
B.dealing with…first.
C.going against.
D.complaining about.
（4）What can we infer from the passage？
A.The designers are proud of their work about Pepper.
B.Pepper has already been in use in the operation rooms.
C.Pepper's inner speech depends on its user's communication skills.
D.With or without inner speech，Pepper could complete a task equally well.
四、词汇运用（共 10 小题；每小题1分， 计10 分）根据句子意思， 用括号中所给汉语提示或英语单词的适当形式填空。在答题卡标有题号的横线上， 写出空缺处所填单词的正确形式。（每空一词）
21．（1分）My parents and I had a journey to Hainan. （wonder）
22．（1分）The wallpaper with cartoon patterns is ideal for my room. （son）.
23．（1分）The next morning he got up than before to practise football. （early） .
24．（1分）For a long time in history，people depended on horses to trade goods. （great）
25．（1分）Zhang Ruoxu，a Tang Dynasty poet，is widely for his poem A Moonlit Night on the Spring River. （know）
26．（1分）Jack enjoys and sunbathing with his friends. （游泳）
27．（1分）I promised Li Ming I would keep the secret to . （我自己）
28．（1分）So far，China has built nearly 600，000 cultural centers in . （村庄）
29．（1分）I'm not sure how I feel about that，with my birthday coming. （第十八）
30．（1分）There is a low brick wall the garden and the field beyond.（在……之间）
五、任务型阅读（共10 空； 每空1分， 计 10 分）阅读下面短文，根据短文中的信息完成文后表格。在答题卡标有题号的横线上，写出空缺处所填单词的正确形式。（每空一词）
31．（10分）Reading is fun!You can also analyze texts（文本）to learn more from the texts and about the texts.One way you can do this with fiction books，passages
A theme is a central idea running throughout the text，connecting the characters and events.The writer may express his or her thoughts about humanity or a worldview through a theme.Themes can be ideas like friendship，bravery，honesty or family.Make sure you know what the writer is saying.
Sometimes，themes are hard to find out.First，the theme may not be able to be included in just one word like the examples above.There may also be more than one theme in the text.What's more
To start exploring the theme，first you need to make sure you've read the whole text.Since themes develop over time，you can't fully understand the underlying themes until the end of the text.Then（概括）the text and try to work out a "big idea".For example，did many characters resolve problems with their families？If there was only one small problem with a character's family，after finding out a "big idea"，go through the text to find examples that support this idea.You needn't repeat every detail of the story﹣a few key examples will be fine.
Now you are ready to explore the theme of a text!
Exploring the （1） of a text
Main points
Detailed information
（2） is a theme？
● A theme is a （3） idea that connects the characters and events.
● The （4） thoughts are possibly expressed through the theme.
Why is it （5） to find the theme？
●You might not （6） the theme in just one word.
●There may also be more than one theme in the text.
● Some themes are not presented in a （7） way.
How can you explore the theme？
●Read the text till the （8） to fully understand the themes.
●Work out a "big idea" of the text by summing up the text.
●Find some key examples to （9） the "big idea".It's not （10） to repeat every detail.
六、根据短文内容和首字母提示，在下文空格处填入适当的词使短文完整。在答题卡标有题号的横线上，完整地写出空缺处各单词的正确形式。（每空一词）
32．（10分）Chinese people started to build gardens more than 2，000 years ago.Chinese gardens are a special form of （1）t Chinese culture and art.
At the entrance to a Chinese garden，there is usually a huge stone or wall to screen（挡住）your view.This is to give you a pressed﹣in feeling（2）w you turn around the hall to see the amazing rock formations（假山）and a big lake.The best （3）e is the Summer Palace.
Rock formations play an （4）i role in the design of a Chinese﹣style garden.Without them，a garden could not be considered a Chinese﹣style garden.They are as important to a Chinese﹣style garden as sculptures are to a European﹣style garden.Ge Garden in Yangzhou is famous for （5）i Four Seasons Rockeries（假山花园）.
（6）G in the south are mostly small in size.Chinese garden designers have used the method of "borrowing scenery with a mirror（镜子）" to create a sense of （7）s .A mirror is hung opposite a window to take in the outside scenery.A fine example of this is Pian Shi Shan Fang，a rockery in He Garden，Yangzhou.A big mirror is built into the wall of its west corridor.The whole garden will be （8） in the mirror wherever the visitors are.A pool or a lake in a garden （9）a serves this purpose.A pool runs from south to north through the garden of Pian Shi Shan Fang.East of the rockery，a man﹣made moon is reflected（倒映）in the （10） .
Whatever methods used，every effort is made to achieve the purpose of giving visitors a sense of space in the garden.
七、书面表达（计 30 分）A. 句子翻译（共5小题；每小题2 分， 计 10 分）将下列句子译成英语， 并将所译句子写在答题卡标有题号的横线上。
33．（2分）昨晚七点到八点他们在看电视。
.
34．（2分）Tom买不起那把小提琴，因为太贵了。
.
35．（2分）你认为骑自行车是很好的运动方式吗？
？
36．（2分）我们很开心地得知您对我们的服务很满意。
.
37．（2分）我梦想有一个长假，以便能有更多的时间去旅行。
.
一B. 写作（计 20分）
38．（20分）某英文报正在举行"家乡美"为主题的征文活动，你打算以"Spring in my hometown"为题写一篇英语短文投稿，请根据以下问题提示完成征文。
提示：
（1）What is spring like in your hometown？
（2）What do people in your hometown usually do in spring？ （three points）
（3）How do you like your hometown in spring？ （two points）
要求：
（1）表达清楚，语法正确，上下文连贯；
（2）必须包括提示中的所有信息，并适当发挥；
（3）词数：100 词左右；
（4）不得使用真实姓名、校名和地名等。
Spring in my hometown
_______________
2021年江苏省扬州市中考英语试卷
参考答案与试题解析
一、单项选择（共 15 小题；每小题1分， 计 15 分）在下列各题 A、B、C、D 四个选项中选择一个能填人题干空白处的最佳答案。
1．（1分）As ________ teacher，it's important to be ________ good role model for their students.（ ）
A．the；a B．a；the C．a；a D．the；the
【分析】作为一名教师，为学生做一个好榜样是很重要的。
【解答】a/an不定冠词，表示泛指，表示特指，teacher和good都是以辅音音素开头的单词
故选：C。
【点评】熟悉冠词的用法，结合题意，给出答案。
2．（1分）﹣﹣﹣Which colour do you like，red or blue？
﹣﹣﹣ ________.I like green.（ ）
A．Either B．Both C．Neither D．None
【分析】﹣﹣你喜欢什么颜色，红色还是蓝色？﹣﹣都不喜欢。我喜欢绿色。
【解答】结合句意,﹣﹣你喜欢什么颜色？﹣﹣___。结合选项；Both两者都；None三者或三者以上都不 or like ，空处应是表示"两者都不"
故选：C。
【点评】结合语境，对比选项，找出题眼，作出正确选择。
3．（1分）China's first Mars rover，Zhurong，touched down on the Red Planet _______ May 15（ ）
A．on B．in C．at D．to
【分析】中国首个火星探测器"祝融"于2021年5月15日在火星上着陆。
【解答】on其后加星期或具体的时间；in其后加早中晚/季节/月份/年份等；to到 15，是具体的某一天。
故选：A。
【点评】熟悉介词的用法，结合题意，给出答案。
4．（1分）I can't believe you made the life—like cat out of paper.How _______ you are!（ ）
A．loyal B．creative C．helpful D．organized
【分析】真不敢相信你用纸做了一只栩栩如生的猫。你多么有创造力呀！
【解答】结合句意，真不敢相信你用纸做了一只栩栩如生的猫！结合选项；creative有创造力的；organized有组织的 can't you the cat of ，感叹对方很有创造力
故选：B。
【点评】结合语境，对比选项，找出题眼，作出正确选择。
5．（1分）﹣﹣﹣________ do you play basketball with your friends？
﹣﹣﹣ Only once a week.（ ）
A．How long B．How much C．How soon D．How often
【分析】—你多久和你的朋友打一次篮球？
—一周一次。
【解答】how long多久，对一段时间进行提问 much多少；how ，对+in+一段时间提问 often多久一次。根据回答"Only a week."可知，应该用how 。
故选：D。
【点评】了解各选项的含义及用法，根据语境选择合适的选项。
6．（1分）﹣﹣﹣Have you watched the film Gulliver's Travels？
﹣﹣﹣Yes，I ________ it during the Spring Festival.What about you？（ ）
A．watch B．watched
C．will watch D．have watched
【分析】﹣你看过《格列佛游记》这部电影吗？
﹣看过，我在春节期间看的。你呢？
【解答】根据"during the Festival"可知，用一般过去时。
故选：B。
【点评】熟悉实义动词过去式的用法，结合题意，给出答案。
7．（1分）We ________ see which way to go if the stars do not twinkle（闪耀）so.（ ）
A．can not B．should not C．must not D．need not
【分析】如果星星不这样闪烁，我们就不能看见往哪个方向走。
【解答】考查情态动词。can ；should ；must 、不允许 not不需要 the do twinkle（闪耀）so."结合"We which to ，可知如果星星不这样闪烁，因此用can ，
故选：A。
【点评】主要考查的是对句子意思的理解和对情态动词意思的掌握。
8．（1分）﹣﹣﹣ How did you come to Baoying？
﹣﹣﹣By high﹣speed rail.It ________ me only 28 minutes to get here.（ ）
A．spent B．paid C．lost D．took
【分析】﹣﹣你是怎么来宝应的?﹣﹣坐高铁。只花了我28分钟就到了这里。
【解答】结合句意，你是怎么来宝应的。只__我28分钟就到了这里，spent花费；paid付款；lost失去，主语是it或物 only minutes get ，此处是"it sb+时间+to sth"句型。
故选：D。
【点评】动词是表示动作或者是状态的词，要结合语境，分析时态、及选项意思，选择合适答案完成试题．
9．（1分）In many countries，people put their fingers up to their mouths ________ silence.（ ）
A．ask for B．asking for C．to ask for D．asked for
【分析】在许多国家，人们把手指放在嘴边要求安静。
【解答】分析"people put fingers to mouths…silence"可知是指：人们把手指放在嘴边要求安静，用动词不定式作目的状语。
故选：C。
【点评】熟悉不定式的用法，结合题意，给出答案。
10．（1分）﹣﹣﹣We can always find something good in a bad ________ if we look for it.
﹣﹣﹣ It's so true.Let's make full use of what comes.（ ）
A．situation B．direction
C．instruction D．competition
【分析】—如果我们去寻找，总能在逆境中找到好的东西。
—太对了。让我们充分利用所发生的一切。
【解答】situation情况；direction方向；competition比赛。in a bad situation表示在逆境中。
故选：A。
【点评】了解各选项的含义及用法，根据语境选择合适的选项。
11．（1分）He said that he would pass the exam and this ________ to be true.（ ）
A．turned out B．put out C．broke out D．tried out
【分析】他说他会通过考试，结果果真如此。
【解答】结合句意，他说他会通过考试。turned ；put ；broke ；tried 。根据"He that would the and be ，此处强调结果.用turned out.
故选：A。
【点评】动词是表示动作或者是状态的词，要结合语境，分析时态、及选项意思，选择合适答案完成试题．
12．（1分）________ we always wait for another day，fruitlessly our life will pass away.（ ）
A．Until B．If C．Although D．Whether
【分析】如果我们总是等待另一天，我们的生命将徒劳地逝去。
【解答】Until直到……；If如果；Whether是否，可知前句是后句动作发生的条件，如果。
故选：B。
【点评】熟悉连词的用法，结合题意，给出答案。
13．（1分）﹣﹣﹣Do we have to read anything next week，Mr Wu？
﹣﹣﹣Sure，You ________ to read Black Beauty from pages 58 to 85.（ ）
A．were expected B．will expect
C．are expecting D．are expected
【分析】﹣﹣吴老师，下周我们一定要读一些什么吗？
﹣﹣当然，你们要读《黑骏马》从58页到85页。
【解答】根据上文"Do we to anything week Wu，You read Beauty pages to ，因此用被动语态，因此用一般现在时的被动语态,is，主语是you，expect的过去分词是expected.
故选：D。
【点评】解答此类试题时，务必根据题目的要求，在准确理解句子意思的前提下，结合时态和语态准确作答。
14．（1分）﹣﹣﹣By the way，could you tell us ________？
﹣﹣﹣From the Internet.（ ）
A．why are you interested in our company
B．why you are interested in our company
C．where did you hear about our company
D．where you heard about our company
【分析】﹣﹣﹣顺便说一下，您能告诉我们您是从哪里听说我们公司的吗？ ﹣﹣﹣从网上。
【解答】根据答语根据题干 "could you tell _________，此题考查宾语从句，时态。宾语从句要用陈述句语序、C为疑问句语序。结合答语"From Internet."可知宾语从句的引导词为：where。
故选：D。
【点评】考查宾语从句，做题时一般先观察是否使用陈述语序；结合语境可确定句子的时态；最后根据答句来确定最终答案。
15．（1分）﹣﹣﹣Are your parents against your leaving home to work in Shanghai？
﹣﹣﹣________.They say there are more chances in big cities.（ ）
A．Don't mention it B．Of course not
C．That's all right D．With pleasure
【分析】﹣﹣﹣你的父母反对你离家去上海工作吗？
﹣﹣﹣当然不是。他们说大城市的机会更多。
【解答】考查情景交际。Don't it不客气 course ；That's right没关系 pleasure乐意效劳 say are chances big ，父母不反对。
故选：B。
【点评】考查情境对话，在日常学习时要多积累日常交际用语。做题时要先了解各选项的意思，再根据具体的语境来选择正确答案。
二、完形填空（共 15 小题；每小题15分， 计 15 分）阅读下面短文，从文后各题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。
16．（15分）One Saturday afternoon，Amy found Meg and Jo getting well dressed.They were going to the theater with Laurie.She wanted to come.
"I can't take you，dear，because you aren't （1） A ，" began Meg，but Jo cut in（2） C "You can't go，Amy.Laurie invited only Meg and me." Amy cried， "You'll be （3） D this，Jo March."
While Jo and Meg were at the theater，Amy （4） A Jo's book of writings.Jo's loving work of several years was gone in the fire.
That night，Mother asked Jo to forgive（原谅）her sister（5） .
The next day，Jo went to the river with Laurie to skate on the ice.Amy followed them.Jo saw her coming and turned her back.But Laurie did not （6） D Amy.He warned Jo to stay away from the middle of the river.The ice there was （7） A .Jo heard him，but Amy did not.
Something turned Jo round.She happened to see Amy throw up her hands and go down，with a scaring cry.The ice （8） A .Jo tried to call Laurie，but her （9） C was gone.She tried to rush forward，but her feet seemed to have no （10） in them.Laurie's voice cried out， "Bring a rail（横杆），Jo.Quick
She never knew （11） D she did it，but for the next few minutes she worked，blindly obeying Laurie.Together they got the child out.Amy was more scared than （12） .
When Mother had put Amy to bed，Jo whispered， "Are you sure she is （13） C ？" "Quite safe，dear.She is not hurt，and won't even catch cold
"Mother，I had kept my anger （14） D it grew so strong.Today，without （15） C ，it might have been too late.Oh，Mother，what shall I do？"
"Anger can make us do very bad things to people we love.We must learn to control our anger，" said Mrs March.
Jo looked at Amy in her bed and gave her a big kiss.
﹣Taken from Little Women
（1）A.invited
B.hired
C.trained
D.interviewed
（2）A.curiously
B.politely
C.impatiently
D.uncertainly
（3）A.tired of
B.confident of
C.famous for
D.sorry for
（4）A.burned up
B.got up
C.put up
D.set up
（5）A.regretted
B.refused
C.agreed
D.cheered
（6）A.hold
B.hear
C.treat
D.see
（7）A.thin
B.strong
C.dirty
D.narrow
（8）A.broke
B.froze
C.shook
D.gathered
（9）A.sound
B.pronunciation
C.voice
D.courage
（10）A.energy
B.strength
C.challenge
D.noise
（11）A.whatever
B.when
C.where
D.how
（12）A.worried
B.hurt
C.trapped
D.bored
（13）A.asleep
B.alive
C.safe
D.generous
（14）A.after
B.unless
C.because
D.till
（15）A.Amy
B.Meg
C.Laurie
D.you
【分析】本文节选自《小妇人》，讲述姐妹之间发生的故事。
【解答】（1）A.考查动词。A.invited邀请；C.trained训练。根据"Laurie only and ，Amy没有被邀请。
（2）C.考查副词。A.curiously好奇地；C.impatiently不耐心地。根据"You go，Jo很不耐烦。
（3）D.考查固定搭配。A.tired ；B.confident ；C.famous ；D.sorry 。根据"Amy loving of years gone the ，Amy威胁Jo，"后悔"符合语境。
（4）A.考查动词短语。A.burned ；B.got ；C.put ；D.set 。根据"Jo's work several was in fire."可知。故选A。
（5）B.考查动词。A.regretted后悔；C.agreed同意。根据"but"可知，"拒绝"符合语境。
（6）D.考查动词。A.hold举办；C.treat对待。根据"Jo her and her Laurie not…Amy."可知，但是Laurie却没看见。
（7）A.考查形容词。A.thin薄的；C.dirty脏的。根据"He Jo stay from middle the ，Laurie警告Jo不要到河中央去。故选A。
（8）A.考查动词。A.broke打破；C.shook摇动。根据"She to Amy up hands go ，with a cry."可知Amy掉了下去。故选A。
（9）C.考查名词。A.sound声音；C.voice嗓音。根据"Jo to Laurie her…was ，Jo想叫但是发出的声音听不到了。故选C。
（10）B.考查名词。A.energy能量；C.challenge挑战。根据"She to forward her seemed have them."可知，没办法向前冲。
（11）D.考查疑问词。A.whatever无论什么；C.where哪里。分析"She knew…she it"可知，强调方式。
（12）B.考查形容词。A.worried担心的；C.trapped困住的。根据"She not ，and even cold"可知，只是很害怕。
（13）C.考查形容词。A.asleep睡着的；C.safe安全的。根据"Quite ，是安全的。
（14）D.考查连词。A.after在……之后；C.because因为。分析"I kept anger…it so 。此处表示"一直把怒气压得很厉害"。故选D。
（15）C.考查名词。A.Amy艾米；C.Laurie劳里。根据前文描述可知，不然可能会有生命危险。
【点评】考查完型填空，根据所给的短文对意思有所了解，然后根据短文的大体意思，选择每个符合题意的答案，使短文更通顺。
三、阅读理解（共 15 小题；每小题6分， 计 30 分）阅读下列内容， 从每小题所给的A、B、C、D 四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。
17．（6分）Is it possible to have a diet（日常饮食）that's both healthy and friendly to our planet？Here are answers to your eco﹣friendly food questions.
Does what I eat influence climate（气候）change？
Yes.The world's food system is responsible for（为……负责）about one quarter of the planet﹣warming greenhouse gases that humans produce each year.That includes raising and harvesting all the plants，animals，as well as processing，packaging
Which foods have the largest influence？
In general，beef and lamb have the biggest climate footprint per gram of protein while plant﹣based foods like beans，rice，chicken，eggs are somewhere in the middle.
Is there a simple food choice I can make？
Studies have shown that people who eat a meat﹣heavy diet can reduce their food—related footprint by one third or more by moving to a vegan diet ﹣ no meat，dairy（乳制品），or eggs.If you don't want to go that far
Can I really make a difference to our planet？
We need more food to feed the world's growing population.One person alone can make only a tiny difference.If many people make changes to their diets，that will start to add up.It will make a greater difference if the world's heaviest meat eaters make some changes to their diets.
（1）According to the passage，which foods have the smallest influence on our planet？
A.Beef and lamb.
B.Rice and corn.
C.Chicken and pork.
D.Beans and beef.
（2）According to the passage，which of the following is TRUE？ D
A.One person alone makes no difference to our planet.
B.Shipping food a lover the world has no influence on climate change.
C.All the planet﹣warming greenhouse gases come from the food system.
D.Meat eaters can reduce their food﹣related footprint by eating less meat.
（3）What is the best title for the passage？ C
A.How to produce more meat.
B.How to make more plant﹣based foods.
C.How to eat better for the planet.
D.How to ask eco﹣friendly food questions.
【分析】本文是围绕环保食品的四个问题进行了解答，分别是：吃什么会影响气候变化；哪些食物影响最大；能做出简单的食物选择吗；真的能改变我们的星球吗。
【解答】（1）B 细节理解题。根据"plant—based like ，rice and have smallest ，豆类、玉米和小麦等植物性食品的影响最小。
（2）D 推理判断题。根据"heavy can their footprint one or by to a diet — meat，or you want go far eat meat"可知，所以D表述正确。
（3）C 最佳标题。根据"Is possible have a both and to planet are to eco﹣friendly questions"可知，故选C。
【点评】在通读全文的基础上，根据全文大意，展开逻辑思维，瞻前顾后，认真观察选项，仔细推敲，确定最佳答案。
18．（8分）Roberta，Peter and Phyllis lived in a large house in London.Father worked hard in a government office.He was never angry and always ready for a game.Mother was almost at home，ready to play with the children，and read to them
These three lucky children always had everything they needed：pretty clothes，good fires，a lovely playroom and a dog called James.They had a happy life
Peter had a toy engine and it broke.After dinner，Peter showed Father the engine.Father looked it over and promised to do it on Saturday.
At that moment two men came to see Father.Minutes passed.Father's voice came out from the study，loud and angry.
More time passed.Then Mother came in and said， "Father's been called away﹣on business."
A week after their father went away，their mother said， "Now，called Three Chimneys. "
The family started packing：clothes，plates，candles and also tables and chairs. "We seem to be taking all the ugly things
"We're taking the useful ones，" said Mother. "We've got to play at being poor for a bit."
Peter said joyously， "I do like moving!I wish we moved once a month." Mother laughed and said， "I don't like moving!"
As she turned away，Roberta saw her face.She never forgot it.
"Oh，Mother，" she whispered
Then they took a train to Three Chimneys.No one knew how long they had been in the train when Mother woke them up.
They stood in the cold night air on the dark platform. At that moment they didn't know how important the station and the trains would become to them.They didn't know they were going to be the railway children.
﹣Taken from The Railway Children
（1）The family packed things like plates and candles because Mother thought they were A .
A.useful
B.new
C.expensive
D.beautiful
（2）Which of the following questions is answered in this passage？ C
A.How did Peter's toy engine break？
B.When would the children's father be home？
C.What was the family like before Father was away？
D.What was the family's life like in Three Chimneys？
（3）According to the passage，which of the following is TRUE？ D
A.Phyllis wanted to move a house once a month.
B.Father said goodbye to the children when he left.
C.Mother wanted to leave London and move to the country.
D.Mother was brave enough to laugh when she was feeling sad.
（4）What can we infer（推断）from the underlined sentences in the last paragraph？ C
A.The children don't like their life in London.
B.The station has nothing to do with the family's future life.
C.Something is going to happen to the children later in the story.
D.Parents can better deal with life changes than their children.
【分析】本文节选自《铁路少年》，讲述了三个幸运的孩子在爸爸被捕前过着幸福的生活，爸爸被捕后，妈妈带着他们被迫搬到铁路附近乡下的故事。
【解答】（1）A.细节理解题。根据""We're the ones，" Mother."可知，故选A。
（2）C.推理判断题。根据"Father hard a government was angry always for a was at ，ready play the ，and to ，and them their 。他从不生气。妈妈快到家了，念书给他们听。以及"These lucky always everything needed：pretty ，good ，a lovely and a called had a life，温暖的炉火。他们过着幸福的生活。可知文章中描述了在爸爸离开之前，故选C。
（3）D.推理判断题。根据""Oh， "she ， "how I you are enough laugh you're like !" "啊，"她低声说！当你有这种感觉的时候!""可以推知，当她难过的时候她还能保持微笑。
（4）C.推理判断题。根据文章内容，妈妈带着他们搬到了铁路附近的乡下 that they know important station the would to didn't they going be railway ，他们根本不知道车站和火车对他们会有多么重要。"可以推知，孩子们将会发生一些事情。
【点评】通读全文，理解文章大意，阅读题目后返回原文阅读并找出与题目相对应的内容，仔细核对，选择符合原文原意的答案，完成后再次阅读并检查。
19．（8分）As a mountain，1，642﹣foot Squaw Peak isn't that impressive.But its views attract many hikers（远足者）.Henry Grant，was one of them.
While waiting for his mother one day in August，2019，Grant watched other hikers enjoy the view.One hiker，was looking over the lip of the cliff（悬崖）with her husband.
When Grant's mother rejoined him，the two continued on their way.Suddenly，he heard something scaring： "Paula!Paula!" a man shouted crazily.Grant turned around quickly.________
Several hikers immediately started looking for her，but their view was screened by trees.Uncertain they could help，Grant and his mother headed down the trail.But when he saw some hikers still searching，he went on alone.
After 15 minutes of climbing over large rocks，pushing past bushes，and slipping（滑），Grant found a pink figure.The woman had fallen about 75 feet.Luckily，she was alive.
"Paula!Paula!" Grant shouted.The woman didn't reply.She was badly hurt.Grant called the police to report her location.She kept trying to move，and every time she moved，she slipped a little more.Afraid that in her unclear state of mind she might fall off the rock to her death，narrow path by digging into the earth with his fingers and feet until he reached Paula.
Paula was moaning，almost senseless.Grant gently put her hand in his，trying to keep her mind off the pain by keeping asking her questions： "Where are you from？Do you have kids？" Soonthey were joined on their perch（歇脚处）by another hiker named Simon.
About 45 minutes later，first rescuers（救援者）arrived.Paula and her husband were flown to a hospital.Five hours after the woman in pink had fallen
（1）Which sentence should go in the empty line in Paragraph 3？ C
A.He ran as fast as possible to save Paula.
B.His mother turned around at the same time.
C.The woman in pink was nowhere to be seen.
D.Other hikers were scared by the terrible shout.
（2）Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage？ D
A.Grant had no difficulty in reaching Paula.
B.Simon and Grant's mother joined in saving Paula.
C.Paula and her husband were both badly wounded and saved.
D.Grant asked Paula questions to keep her mind off the pain.
（3）The underlined word "they" in Paragraph 7 refers to（指的是） .
A.first rescuers
B.Paula and Grant
C.Grant and his mother
D.Paula and her husband
（4）What does the passage mainly talk about？
A.How a woman fell 75 feet from a mountain cliff.
B.How a young man tried his best to save a stranger.
C.How a woman managed to survive a terrible accident.
D.How a young man made a decision in face of danger.
【分析】本文主要讲了亨利格兰特攀登女人峰时有一位女人从山上滑下去了，他和大家合力救人的故事。
【解答】（1）C.推理判断题。根据第三段Suddenly heard scaring： !Paula!" a shouted turned quickly.忽然！宝拉，格兰特很快回头看，因此推断空白处填入的是那个穿着粉色衣服的人看不到了。
（2）D.细节理解题。根据第七段Grant put hand his to her off pain keeping her ，试图让她忘记痛苦。
（3）B.词义猜测题。根据第七段Grant put hand his to her off pain keeping her "Where you ？Do have ？" Soon， they were joined their another named ，试图让她忘记痛苦?"你有孩子吗,在歇脚处加入了另一个叫西蒙的徒步旅行者，因此猜测划线部分代指格兰特和宝拉。
（4）B.主旨大意题。根据第六段Afraid in unclear of she fall the to death climbed all up a ，narrow by into earth his and until reached ，格兰特四肢着地，直到找到宝拉，即一个年轻人如何尽全力救了一位陌生人。
【点评】通读全文，理解文章大意，阅读题目后返回原文阅读并找出与题目相对应的内容，仔细核对，选择符合原文原意的答案，完成后再次阅读并检查。
20．（8分）Ever wondered why your virtual（虚拟的）home helper doesn't understand your questions？Or why your navigation app took you on the side street instead of the highway？In a study published April 21st in the journal Science，Italian researchers，designed a robot that "thinks out loud".
To explore how inner speech might influence a robot's actions，the researchers built a robot called Pepper that speaks to itself.It has the ability to reason and think.They then asked people to set the dinner table with Pepper according to etiquette（礼仪）rules.In one experiment，going against the rules.Pepper started asking itself a series of self﹣directed questions and concluded that the user might be mistaken.To be sure，Pepper confirmed the user's order
"Ehm，this situation troubles me.I would never break the rules，but I can't make the user unhappy，" Pepper said to itself，laying the napkin where it was required to be.Through Pepper's inner voiceprioritizing the user's order.
Comparing Pepper's actions with and without inner speech，Pipitone and Chella discovered the robot had a higher task﹣completion rate when having self﹣dialogue.
However，some people find the robot spends more time completing tasks when it talks to itself.The robot's inner speech is also limited to the knowledge that researchers gave it.Pepper's designers still say their work provides a framework（构架）to further explore how self﹣dialogue can help robots focus，and learn. "In some ways，we are creating a generational（世代的），machines and computers alike can take advantage of this chatty feature，" says Chella.
（1）Why does the writer ask two questions at the very beginning of the passage？ A
A.To draw the reader's attention to the topic.
B.To show the writer likes electronic products
C.To tell the reader about the history of robots.
D.To prove the writer often faces trouble in life.
（2）Why was Pepper asked to lay the napkin at the wrong place？ D
A.To see how much time Pepper spent laying the napkin.
B.To confirm how popular Pepper was among its users.
C.To test how many etiquette rules Pepper remembered.
D.To study how self﹣dialogue might influence Pepper's actions.
（3）What does the underlined word "prioritizing" in Paragraph 3 mean？
A.repeating.
B.dealing with…first.
C.going against.
D.complaining about.
（4）What can we infer from the passage？ A
A.The designers are proud of their work about Pepper.
B.Pepper has already been in use in the operation rooms.
C.Pepper's inner speech depends on its user's communication skills.
D.With or without inner speech，Pepper could complete a task equally well.
【分析】本文向我们介绍意大利研究人员Arianna Pipitone和Antonio Chella设计了一个能"自言自语"的机器人。
【解答】（1）A 推理判断题。作者开篇提出问题，吸引读者兴趣。
（2）D 细节理解题。根据"To how speech influence a actions researchers a robot Pepper speaks itself…In experiment user Pepper lay napkin the place against rules."可知。故选D。
（3）B 词句猜测题。分析"Through inner ，the can Pepper facing a situation solved by the order."可知，用户可以了解到Pepper正面临着一个困难的情况。此处prioritizing的意思是"优先考虑，故选B。
（4）A 推理判断题。根据最后一段内容可知，后续可能会将此类机器人应用到更广泛的领域。故选A。
【点评】在通读全文的基础上，根据全文大意，展开逻辑思维，瞻前顾后，认真观察选项，仔细推敲，确定最佳答案。
四、词汇运用（共 10 小题；每小题1分， 计10 分）根据句子意思， 用括号中所给汉语提示或英语单词的适当形式填空。在答题卡标有题号的横线上， 写出空缺处所填单词的正确形式。（每空一词）
21．（1分）My parents and I had a wonderful journey to Hainan. （wonder）
【分析】我和父母去海南的旅行很愉快。
【解答】此处作定语修饰journey，用wonder的形容词形式。
故填wonderful。
【点评】做题时，要根据题干中的相关提示来确定空缺处单词的词性及单词的形式，然后对所给单词进行适当的变形，从而得出正确答案。
22．（1分）The wallpaper with cartoon patterns is ideal for my son's room. （son）.
【分析】带有卡通图案的壁纸很适合我儿子的房间。
【解答】son"儿子"，名词，因此应用其所有格形式。
故填son's。
【点评】做题时，要根据题干中的相关提示来确定空缺处单词的词性及单词的形式，然后对所给单词进行适当的变形，从而得出正确答案。
23．（1分）The next morning he got up earlier than before to practise football. （early） .
【分析】第二天早上，他比平时起得更早去练习踢足球。
【解答】根据"than"可知，此处应用副词比较级修饰动词。
故填earlier。
【点评】做题时，要根据题干中的相关提示来确定空缺处单词的词性及单词的形式，然后对所给单词进行适当的变形，从而得出正确答案。
24．（1分）For a long time in history，people depended greatly on horses to trade goods. （great）
【分析】在历史上很长一段时间里，人们很大程度上依赖马来进行货物贸易。
【解答】此处在句中修饰动词depend，用副词形式。
故填greatly。
【点评】做题时，要根据题干中的相关提示来确定空缺处单词的词性及单词的形式，然后对所给单词进行适当的变形，从而得出正确答案。
25．（1分）Zhang Ruoxu，a Tang Dynasty poet，is widely known for his poem A Moonlit Night on the Spring River. （know）
【分析】唐代诗人张若虚以《春江花月夜》闻名于世。
【解答】be known ，用形容词作表语。
故填known。
【点评】做题时，要根据题干中的相关提示来确定空缺处单词的词性及单词的形式，然后对所给单词进行适当的变形，从而得出正确答案。
26．（1分）Jack enjoys swimming and sunbathing with his friends. （游泳）
【分析】Jack喜欢和朋友一起游泳和日光浴。
【解答】根据中文提示，swim表示"游泳" doing ，动名词作宾语，
故填swimming。
【点评】做这类题型，首先根据所给汉语明确句子所要考查的单词或短语的拼写，再结合相关语法知识对单词或短语做出形式上的变化。
27．（1分）I promised Li Ming I would keep the secret to myself . （我自己）
【分析】我答应李明要保守秘密。
【解答】我自己,英语表达是：myself the to ，myself我自己。
故答案为myself．
【点评】做这类题型，首先根据所给汉语明确句子所要考查的单词或短语的拼写，再结合相关语法知识对单词或短语做出形式上的变化。
28．（1分）So far，China has built nearly 600，000 cultural centers in villages . （村庄）
【分析】迄今为止，中国已在农村建设了近60万个文化馆。
【解答】village村庄，此处表示复数含义。
故填villages。
【点评】做这类题型，首先根据所给汉语明确句子所要考查的单词或短语的拼写，再结合相关语法知识对单词或短语做出形式上的变化。
29．（1分）I'm not sure how I feel about that，with my eighteenth birthday coming. （第十八）
【分析】随着我18岁生日的临近，我不知道我对此有什么感觉。
【解答】eighteenth第十八，序数词作定语修饰birthday，
故填eighteenth。
【点评】做这类题型，首先根据所给汉语明确句子所要考查的单词或短语的拼写，再结合相关语法知识对单词或短语做出形式上的变化。
30．（1分）There is a low brick wall between the garden and the field beyond.（在……之间）
【分析】在花园和田野之间有一堵低矮的砖墙。
【解答】在……之间（两者）,语表达是：between．
故答案为between．
【点评】做这类题型，首先根据所给汉语明确句子所要考查的单词或短语的拼写，再结合相关语法知识对单词或短语做出形式上的变化。
五、任务型阅读（共10 空； 每空1分， 计 10 分）阅读下面短文，根据短文中的信息完成文后表格。在答题卡标有题号的横线上，写出空缺处所填单词的正确形式。（每空一词）
31．（10分）Reading is fun!You can also analyze texts（文本）to learn more from the texts and about the texts.One way you can do this with fiction books，passages
A theme is a central idea running throughout the text，connecting the characters and events.The writer may express his or her thoughts about humanity or a worldview through a theme.Themes can be ideas like friendship，bravery，honesty or family.Make sure you know what the writer is saying.
Sometimes，themes are hard to find out.First，the theme may not be able to be included in just one word like the examples above.There may also be more than one theme in the text.What's more
To start exploring the theme，first you need to make sure you've read the whole text.Since themes develop over time，you can't fully understand the underlying themes until the end of the text.Then（概括）the text and try to work out a "big idea".For example，did many characters resolve problems with their families？If there was only one small problem with a character's family，after finding out a "big idea"，go through the text to find examples that support this idea.You needn't repeat every detail of the story﹣a few key examples will be fine.
Now you are ready to explore the theme of a text!
Exploring the （1） theme of a text
Main points
Detailed information
（2） What is a theme？
● A theme is a （3） central idea that connects the characters and events.
● The （4） writer's thoughts are possibly expressed through the theme.
Why is it （5） hard/difficult to find the theme？
●You might not （6） include the theme in just one word.
●There may also be more than one theme in the text.
● Some themes are not presented in a （7） direct way.
How can you explore the theme？
●Read the text till the （8） end to fully understand the themes.
●Work out a "big idea" of the text by summing up the text.
●Find some key examples to （9） support the "big idea".It's not （10） necessary to repeat every detail.
【分析】阅读是有趣的，我们可以通过分析文本、探索主题来帮助阅读。本文向我们介绍了探索主题的方法。
【解答】（1）theme 考查名词。根据"To exploring theme"可知，故填theme.
（2）What 考查代词。根据"A is a idea throughout text the and ，本栏主要叙述什么是主题
（3）central 考查形容词。根据"A is a idea throughout text the and ，主题是贯穿全文的中心思想
（4）writer's 考查名词所有格 writer express or thoughts humanity a worldview a theme."可知，即作者的想法
（5）hard/difficult 考查形容词。根据"Sometimes are to out."可知，主题很难找到
（6）include 考查动词。根据"First theme not able be in one like examples ，主题可能不能仅仅用一个词来表达
（7）direct 考查形容词。根据"What's ，some are presented the directly."可知，作定语修饰way，故填direct.
（8）end 考查名词。根据"Since develop time can't understand underlying until end the ，因为主题是随着时间发展的。故填end.
（9）support 考查动词。根据"Finally finding a ‘big ，go the to examples support idea."可知，不定式to后跟动词原形
（10）necessary 考查形容词。根据"You repeat detail the few examples be ，你不需要重复故事的每一个细节，necessary必要的，故填necessary.
【点评】做题时首先对原文材料迅速浏览，掌握全文的主旨大意。其次，细读题材，各个击破．掌握全文的大意之后，细细阅读材料后的问题，弄清每题要求后，带着问题，再回到原文中去寻找、捕获有关信息。
六、根据短文内容和首字母提示，在下文空格处填入适当的词使短文完整。在答题卡标有题号的横线上，完整地写出空缺处各单词的正确形式。（每空一词）
32．（10分）Chinese people started to build gardens more than 2，000 years ago.Chinese gardens are a special form of （1）t raditional Chinese culture and art.
At the entrance to a Chinese garden，there is usually a huge stone or wall to screen（挡住）your view.This is to give you a pressed﹣in feeling（2）w hen you turn around the hall to see the amazing rock formations（假山）and a big lake.The best （3）e xample is the Summer Palace.
Rock formations play an （4）i mportant role in the design of a Chinese﹣style garden.Without them，a garden could not be considered a Chinese﹣style garden.They are as important to a Chinese﹣style garden as sculptures are to a European﹣style garden.Ge Garden in Yangzhou is famous for （5）i ts Four Seasons Rockeries（假山花园）.
（6）G ardens in the south are mostly small in size.Chinese garden designers have used the method of "borrowing scenery with a mirror（镜子）" to create a sense of （7）s pace .A mirror is hung opposite a window to take in the outside scenery.A fine example of this is Pian Shi Shan Fang，a rockery in He Garden，Yangzhou.A big mirror is built into the wall of its west corridor.The whole garden will be （8） een in the mirror wherever the visitors are.A pool or a lake in a garden （9）a lso serves this purpose.A pool runs from south to north through the garden of Pian Shi Shan Fang.East of the rockery，a man﹣made moon is reflected（倒映）in the （10） ool .
Whatever methods used，every effort is made to achieve the purpose of giving visitors a sense of space in the garden.
【分析】本文是一篇说明文，向我们介绍中国园林的特点和风格。
【解答】（1）traditional ，考查的是形容词。根据"Chinese are a form t…Chinese and ，"传统的"符合语境 culture art。
（2）when，考查的是连词，以便之后当你转过大厅看到惊人的岩层和一个大湖时产生意想不到的喜悦 is give a pressed﹣in ，in to produce joy turn the to the rock a big ，"当……时"符合语境，故填：when。
（3）example，考查的是名词。分析"The e…is Summer ，"例子"符合语境 best修饰，故填：example。
（4）important，考查的是形容词。分析"Rock play i…role the of a garden."可知，play important ，故填：important。
（5）its，考查的是物主代词。分析"Ge in is for Seasons ，此处指"Ge ，用it代替 Seasons ，用形容词性物主代词形式。
（6）gardens，考查的是名词。根据"G…in south mostly in ，"花园"符合语境，应用名词复数。
（7）space，考查的是名词。分析"Chinese designers used method ‘borrowing with a to a sense s…"可知，a sense space"一种空间感"。
（8）seen，考查的是被动语态，整个花园都能映入镜子 whole will s…in mirror the are."可知，主语是动作的承受者，will done一般将来时的被动语态。
（9）also，考查的是副词。根据前文和"A or a in a a…serves purpose."可知，用于句中。
（10）pool，考查的是形容词，有一个人造的月亮映在水池里 pool a lake a garden this ，"池塘"符合语境 man﹣made is the ，此处特指表单数。
【点评】首先要了解文章大意，理解句子含义，还要注意词形变化。
七、书面表达（计 30 分）A. 句子翻译（共5小题；每小题2 分， 计 10 分）将下列句子译成英语， 并将所译句子写在答题卡标有题号的横线上。
33．（2分）昨晚七点到八点他们在看电视。
They were watching TV from seven to eight last night .
【分析】They were watching TV from seven to eight last night.
【解答】昨晚七点到八点from seven eight night；看电视watch 。根据句意，用过去进行时：was/were +过去分词。
故答案是They were TV seven eight night.
【点评】此题考查汉译英，在熟知每个汉语的英语翻译的基础上，根据语法结构，组合短语或者句子，便可得出正确答案。
34．（2分）Tom买不起那把小提琴，因为太贵了。
Tom can't afford the violin because it's too expensive .
【分析】Tom can't afford the violin because it's too expensive.
【解答】买不起那把小提琴can't afford violin，引导原因状语从句 too ，用it指代the 。根据句意。
故答案是Tom can't the because too
【点评】此题考查汉译英，在熟知每个汉语的英语翻译的基础上，根据语法结构，组合短语或者句子，便可得出正确答案。
35．（2分）你认为骑自行车是很好的运动方式吗？
Do you think cycling is a good way to exercise ？
【分析】Do you think cycling is a good way to exercise？
【解答】根据句意可知是含宾语从句的一般疑问句，且时态是一般现在时；你you；骑自行车cycling，其后用be动词is表示"是" good to
故答案是Do you cycling a good to ？
【点评】此题考查汉译英，在熟知每个汉语的英语翻译的基础上，根据语法结构，组合短语或者句子，便可得出正确答案。
36．（2分）我们很开心地得知您对我们的服务很满意。
We are pleased to learn that you are satisfied with our service .
【分析】We are pleased to learn that you are satisfied with our service.
【解答】很开心地得知be pleased learn… satisfied ；我们的服务our ；根据句意。
故答案是We are to that are with service.
【点评】此题考查汉译英，在熟知每个汉语的英语翻译的基础上，根据语法结构，组合短语或者句子，便可得出正确答案。
37．（2分）我梦想有一个长假，以便能有更多的时间去旅行。
I dream of having a long vacation so that I can have more time to travel .
【分析】I dream of having a long vacation so that I can have more time to travel.
【解答】梦想做某事dream of sth a long ；以便so ，引导目的状语从句 have time travel，时态是一般现在时。
故答案是I dream having a vacation that I have time travel.
【点评】此题考查汉译英，在熟知每个汉语的英语翻译的基础上，根据语法结构，组合短语或者句子，便可得出正确答案。
一B. 写作（计 20分）
38．（20分）某英文报正在举行"家乡美"为主题的征文活动，你打算以"Spring in my hometown"为题写一篇英语短文投稿，请根据以下问题提示完成征文。
提示：
（1）What is spring like in your hometown？
（2）What do people in your hometown usually do in spring？ （three points）
（3）How do you like your hometown in spring？ （two points）
要求：
（1）表达清楚，语法正确，上下文连贯；
（2）必须包括提示中的所有信息，并适当发挥；
（3）词数：100 词左右；
（4）不得使用真实姓名、校名和地名等。
Spring in my hometown
_______________
【分析】【高分句型一】
The mountains which are very high in my hometown become greener and greener.我家乡的山很高，变得越来越绿了。
which引导定语从句。
【高分句型二】
They try their best to be close to nature and enjoy the beauty of it.他们尽最大努力接近自然，享受它的美。
try one's best to do sth尽某人最大努力做某事。
【解答】
Spring in hometown
When spring ，everything back life the becomes feel comfortable in mountains are high my become flowers as weather warm.All these draw a picture.（家乡的春天是什么样子）
People begin climb ，have a near also kites the try best be to and the of start sow wait a good
As far I am ，spring my is of and gives energy hope.I the in hometown.（感受）
【点评】能够根据提示进行书面表达，能够围绕主题准确使用一定的语法、词汇、短语和句型等，清楚连贯地表达自己的思想，进而完成写作任务。
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