常州市2018年初中学业水平考试
                    英语试题解析(非标准答案版)
             
一、(2018·江苏常州描写心情的词语)单项选择(共10小题;每小题1分,满分10分)
ABCD四个选项中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
1. (2018·江苏常州)Time waits for no man. But some people won’t realize the importance of time ______it’s gone.
  A. as    B. since    C. when      D. until
1.D  考查固定句型。句意:时间不等人。但是有些人直到时间过去了才意识到它的重要性。意为直到…………”。由题意可知本题D
2. (2018·江苏常州)Two tickets for Sunday, please!
  Sorry. There is ______ left.
  A. nothing    B. none    C. some      D. anything
2.B  考查不定代词。句意:——请给我两张周日的票!——对不起。一张票也没有了。nothing“没有东西;没有事情”,指物;none“一个人或物都没有”,指人,也指物;some“一些”;anything“任何事物”。此处表示“一张也没有”,应用none。故选B。
3. (2018·江苏常州)Your father has passed the driving test?
  Yes. ______my father ______ my mother has.
  A. Not only; but also      B. 张歆艺整容Neither; nor     
C. Either; or              D. Both; and
3.A  考查连词短语。句意:—你父亲已经通过驾照考试了?—是的,不但我的父亲,而且我母亲也已经通过了。不但……而且……”.“既不……也不……”或者……或者……”“…………。根据语境,由
肯定回答Yes.远程桌面无法连接和谓语动词has可知本题选A
4.(2018·江苏常州)Hurry up, Jeff! Let’s cross the road as fast as possible.
  No, you______. Don’t you see the light is still red?
  A. couldn’t    B. wouldn’t    C. mustn’t      D. needn’t
4.C  考查情态动词。句意:—杰夫,快点!我们要尽可能快地过马路。—不,你一定不要。你难道没看见还是红灯吗?Couldn’t“不能wouldn’t“不要mustn’t“一定不要needn’t“不需要。根据语境可知,此处是警告,用mustn’t
5. (2018·江苏常州)Lights are out. The concert is to begin. The fans hold their breath for Jay Chou’s______.
  A. influence    B. guidance      C. experience      D. appearance
5.D  考查名词辨析。句意:灯灭了。音乐会就要开始了。粉丝们都摒住呼吸等待周杰伦的______Influence“影响guidance“指导experience“经历appearance“出现。根据
句意可知appearance符合题意。
6. (2018·江苏常州)Manager, all the machines ______just now!
  What? Call the engineer at once.
  A. broke down    B. turned down    C. broke out    D. turned out
6.A  考查动词短语辨析。句意:—经理,刚才所有机器都坏了!—什么?抓紧给工程师打电话。break down“出故障;坏掉turn down“调小声音break out“打断;闯入turn out“关掉。根据语境可知A项符合题意。
7. (2018·江苏常州)As an American, Tom is a big fan of Chinese Kongfu. ______, he is crazy about Beijing Opera.
  A. Therefore    B. However    C.开机启动项怎么设置 Moreover      D. Otherwise
7.C  考查副词辨析。句意:作为一个美国人,汤姆是中国功夫的忠实粉丝。另外,他对京剧也很痴迷。Therefore“因此however“但是moreover“而且;此外otherwise“否则
故本题选C
8. (2018·江苏常州)Can you describe______?
  Yes. I was walking when a bike knocked me down from behind.
  A. why did the accident happen    B. when did the accident happen
  C. how the accident happened      D. where the accident happened
8.C  考查宾语从句。宾语从句要用陈述语序,故可排除AB项;由答语当我正走着的时候,一辆自行车从后面撞倒了我。可知,本题询问的是事故是怎么发生的?故本题选C
9. (2018·江苏常州) —I ______you here, but you didn’t come.
  I’m terribly sorry. I was so busy that I forgot.
  A. would expect    B. was expecting    C. am expecting    D. have expected
9.B  考查时态。句意:—我在这儿一直盼着你来,但是你没来。—非常抱歉。我太忙了,忘了。根据语境可知本题要用过去时态,排除CD项;由you didn’t come可知盼望的动作已经发生,故A项错误;因此本题选B
10. (2018·江苏常州)Are you going to try out for the host of the English party?
  污污的头像情侣______? It is such a good chance to improve my spoken English.
  A. What’s up      B. What’s wrong      C. Why me      D. Why not
10. 考查情景交际。句意:—你要参加英语晚会主持人的选拔吗?—______? 这是一个提高英语口语的多么好的一个机会呀。What’s up“怎么了What’s wrong“怎么了Why me“为什么是我Why not“为什么不。根据语境可知,想参加,故选why not
二、(2018·江苏常州)完形填空(共12小题;每小题1分,满分12分)
阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的感恩的心演讲稿ABCD四个选项中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Mrs. Walker sat down at her desk and sighed(叹息). “OK. Tell me what happened.”
“Yesterday,” Winston began, “when I got home, I went straight to my room to do my homework. After I finished, I needed a(n)  11  . So I took out my bubble gum(泡泡糖)to  12  . Michael and I are having a competition to see who can blow the biggest bubble.”
“That’s right,” Michael said. “We are.”
“I kept adding gum and my bubble kept growing. Soon it  13  my whole face.”
“What’s then?” asked Mrs. Walker.
“Then it happened. The bubble became as big as a beach ball.” He  14  his arms to show how big it was.
A few kids made faces--they didn’t  15  him, but Winston ignored(不理睬)them and went on.
“Suddenly a strong wind took the bubble right out of my mouth! The bubble  16  over my
desk and out of the windows. As it sailed away. I noticed something yellow stuck to itlike paper. Then I noticed my  17  was missing.”