江苏省常州市2020年中考英语试题注意事项：1.本试卷共8页，全卷满分为90分。考试时间为100分钟。考生须将答案书写在答題卡上，写在试卷上的一律无效。2.答题前,考生务必将自己的姓名、考试证号填写在试卷上，并填写答题卡上的考生信息。考试结束后，请将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。一、单项选择(共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分)从A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出可以填人空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。1.Takeiteasy.Therewillbe_________twobusescominginafewminutes.A.anotherB.otherC.othersD.theother2.Millie’sresearchpaperisn’tuptostandard_________shehasworkedatitfortwoweeks.A.sinceB.unlessC.ifD.although3.Tothewestofourschool__________somebookstoresandapark.A.liesB.lieC.HasD.Have4.—Wereyourequired___________homeduringtheoutbreakofCOVID-19?—Yes.Luckily,theInternetmadeitpossibleformanyofus________fromhome.A.tostay;toworkB.staying;toworkC.tostay;workD.staying;work5.—Jim,turndownthemusic.Ourbabyissleeping.—Don’tworry.He__________forhalfanhour.A.wokeupB.haswokenupC.wasawakeD.hasbeenawake6.Jenny’sparentswerecompletely__________whentheysawthe_______changesinher.A.surprising;amazingB.surprised;amazingC.surpring;amazedD.surprised;amazed7.Afactorywillbebuiltforthe__________ofthistypeofnewenergycar.A.positionB.populationC.productionD.pronunciation8.Tomyjoy,we_________gotothebank.Maryhaslentussomemoney.A.shouldn’tB.needn’tC.couldn’tD.wouldn’t9.Agreatdealofmytimeis__________withpracticingplayingtheguitar.A.takenupB.madeupC.putupD.setup10.—Doyouwanttotrysomewildduck?—__________.Weshouldprotectwildanimals.A.NoideaB.NoproblemC.NowayD.Nodoubt二、完形填空(共12小题；毎小題1分，满分12分)阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所铪的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。Awindowisacommonbutpowerfultool—apatch(小块)oftheworld,fromwhichourbodyisseparated.Theonlythingwecandoislook.Youhaveno11onwhatyouwillsee.However,yourbrainmaymakeanassumption(猜想)outofwhateverhappenstoappear.Oneday,Iwastakinganap(小睡)inmyofficewhenIwokeuptothe12ofacarcrash.Ilookedoutofmywindow.Acarhadjustbackedintoafence(围栏)anddamaged(毁坏〉it.Thedrivergotoutofthecar.Hewasshortwithouthaironhishead.I13himatonce.Tomysurprise,themantriedto14thedamagehecaused.However,hiseffortsallfailed.Onceheevenfunnilyfellontotheroadwhentryingtopullthefence.I15alot.Thefailureofthisterriblemanwasbrighteningmywholeday.About10minuteslater,themanleft.That,Ithought,wouldbethe16ofhisefforts.Theman—thatvillainous(可憎的)man—wasgoingto17allthemessbehindforsomeoneelsetocleanup.Butthisisthe18ofwindows.Theycontradict(与…矛盾)youreasyassumptions.Themanappearedafewminuteslaterwithsome19.Forthenexthour,Iwatchedoutofmywindowashekeptonfixingthefence20itwasextrasafe,strongerthanbefore.Thismanwasahero.My21assumptions,Irealized,wereallaboutmyself.Iwouldbe22andrunawayifIcameacrosssuchamessysituation.Mywindowhadwokenmeupfromanaptoteachmealesson,alessonthatchangedmywholedayandevenmywholelife.11.A.agreementB.influenceC.discoveryD.impression12.A.symbolB.sightC.soundD.sign13.A.acceptedB.rememberedC.dislikedD.greeted14.A.confirmB.avoidC.coverD.repair15.A.complainedB.laughedC.learntD.thought16.A.endB.funC.problemD.lesson17.A.hideB.pushC.moveD.leave18.A.qualityB.shameC.powerD.truth19.A.friendsB.toolsC.medicinesD.plans20.A.untilB.whenC.afterD.since21.A.uglyB.friendlyC.properD.possible22.A.encouragedB.pleasedC.scaredD.relaxed三、阅读理解(共13小题；每小题2分，满分26分)阅读下列...