常州市二○一二年初中毕业、升学统一文化考试英语试题注意事项：1.本试卷共8页。全卷满分为90分。考试时间为100分钟。考生须将答案书写在答题卡上。写在试卷上的一律无效。2.答题前。考生务必将自己的姓名、考试证号填写在试卷上，并填写答题卡上的考生信息。考试结束后。请将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。一、单项选择(共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分)从A、B、c、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。1.—Mysonseldomhasbreakfast.—Itisunhealthyhabit.Youmustaskhimtochangeit.A./;anB.the;anC./;aD.the;a2.WewillbuildanothernewGreatGreenWallthenorthernpartofChina.A.amongB.acrossC.throughD.between3.—Dick,Iuseyoure-dictionary?—Yes,please.yougiveittoMikeafteryouuseit?A.will;WouldB.may;MightC.can;CouldD.shall;Should4.Wewanttoknowhewillcomeback,asweareworriedabouthissafety.A.howoftenB.howsoonC.howmuchD.howlong5.—Whyhaveyougotsomuchwaterhere?—Forthetrailwalkers.Aftertheyfinishthetoughhike,theyneedtolotsofwater.A.keepoffB.giveoutC.takeinD.putup6.—Justaminute,Tom.Isthisthereportyouneedtohandintoday?—Oh,yes,Mum.IthoughtIhadputinmyschoolbag.Thankyou.A.everythingB.somethingC.nothingD.anything7.—Tom,whatdoyouthinkoftheschool?—Oh,nootherschoolisinthecity.It’sone.A.better;abetterB.thebest;thebestC.better;thebestD.thebest;abetter8.Makeanoteofthequestionsyouwanttoaskwhenyoureviseyourlessons.,youwillsurelyforgetsomeofthem.A.ThereforeB.AnywayC.HoweverD.Otherwise9.Asthecurtain,thefamoussingercameout.Thefansandscreamedwithexcitement.A.wasraised;roseB.hadbeenraised;wereraisedC.rose;wereraisedD.hadrisen;raised10.—Excuseme.Isthemuseumopeneveryday?—.It’sonlyopenfromMondaytoFriday.A.Yes,ofcourseB.That’srightC.I’mnotsureD.I’mafraidnot二、完形填空(共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分)阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。常英（第1页，共10页）Aroundtwoweeksago,Iwasinvitedtobeajudge(裁判)atacollege.Allofthestudentshadbeengivenapieceofpaperwithatopicwrittenonit.Thefirstonetospeaklookedalittle11.“Mydearfriendsandjudges,”hesaidloudly,“thisisanunfair12!Ihavebeengiventhepaper,”hecontinued,“tospeakonthetopicwithjustafewminutes’preparation,13thosewhocomeaftermehavemoretimeto14theirspeeches!”Hethenleftthestageandwentoutofthehall.Imethimlaterbychance.“Whosaidlifeis15?”Iaskedhimwithasmile,andIaskedhimtowalkwithmetomycar.“Haveyouseenthefigures(数字)theyshowwhenanewcaris16intothemarket,sayinghowgooditis?”“Yes,”henodded.“Buttheyputa17afterallthesefigures.Theysayallthefiguresareinidealroadconditions!”“Yes,”hesaidagain.“Canyoushowmesomeidealroadconditions?”Iaskedhim,andhesmiled.“Thecarthatsellswellistheone18willprovidepowerandspeedonthe19roads.Thatcaristhewinner.”Wehadgottothecar.“Don’tlookforidealcompetitionconditions,”Isaid.“20theunfairandcomeoutawinner!”IlookedbackasIdroveawayandsawhimsmileandwave,andIknewhewoulddoasIsaid.11.A.unhappyB.afraidC.ungratefulD.tired12.A.collegeB.competitionC.topicD.judge13.A.whenB.soC.sinceD.while14.A.waitforB.careaboutC.workonD.findout15.A.easyB.fairC.sweetD.boring16.A.producedB.importedC.advertisedD.introduced17.A.wordB.guideC.lineD.letter18.A.thatB.whatC.whoD.whatever19.A.bestB.worstC.busiestD.longest20.A.FightB.BalanceC.BlameD.Change三、阅读理解(共13小题；每小题2分，满分26分)阅读下列短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。AIhaveforgottenthenameoftheoldlady,whowasacustomer(顾客)onmynewspaperroutewhenIwastwelve.Yetshetaughtmealess...