常州市二OO九年初中毕业、升学统一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，并填涂好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.—Whichwouldyoulike,Cokeortea?—____________.Iprefercoffee.A.NeitherB.BothC.EitherD.None2.—____________Iborrowthesemagazines?—Sorry,onlythemagazinesovertherecanbeborrowed.A.MustB.WouldC.MayD.Need3.—YourFrenchissogood.HowlonghaveyoubeeninFrance?—____________Iwasfive.A.UntilB.SinceC.WhenD.Before4.—MarkspeaksEnglishwell,butyou____________him.—Thankyou..A.speakasbadlyasB.speakworsethanC.don’tspeaksobadlyasD.speakmuchbetterthan5.Themusicinthesupermarketsoundedso____________thatIwantedtoleaveatonce.A.softB.wonderfulC.friendlyD.noisy6.Don’tdiscusstheproblemswithyourpartnerunlessyou____________todoso.A.askB.areaskedC.willaskD.willbeasked7.Theteachers____________theofficeforafewminuteswhenwearrived.Wedidn’tmeetthem.A.hadbeenawayfromB.hadleftC.havebeenawayfromD.haveleft8.—Thelightinhisroomisstillon.Doyouknow____________?—Inordertoprepareforthecomingexam.A.ifheworkshardB.whyhestaysupsolateC.whyishesobusyD.whenhewillstopworking9.—Johnsingssowell.Hasheeverbeentrained?—No.Helearnsallbyhimself.He____________goestoanytrainingclass.A.usuallyB.oftenC.neverD.even10.—Simon,I’mgoingtoBeijingwithmyparentstomorrow.—____________!A.HavefunB.BestwishesC.NevermindD.Cheerup二、完形填空(共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分)阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从每小题所给的A、B、c、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。1Oncetherewasagrasshopper(蚱蜢),whowasthebesthopper(跳跃者)intheworld.Shetaughtothergrasshoppershowtohop.Soonallgrasshopperswerehoppingwell,soshefeltvery11Thenonedayaneagleshowedup.Sheimmediately12toteachtheeaglehowtohop,asshewassurethathoppingwasthekeyto13,buteverytimesheadvisedtheeagletohop,hejustsaid,“Thereisnoneed.Youare14withhopping,butIcanfly.““Stopthissillytalkingofflying!”screamedthegrasshopper.“Flyingis15inyourimagination.“Thenextday,someofthegrasshopperswenttotalktotheeagle.“Howisitthatyoudon’tknowhowtohop,yetyoustilltalkofflying?It16ourteacher’sorders.““Hoppingisuseful,butwhenyoucanfly,itisnolonger17.”saidtheeagle.“Tellusmore,“saidthegrasshoppers.Theeaglebegantellingthemwhattheworld18hegrassfieldswaslike.Itwasaworldthatincludedmountains,riversandoceans(海洋).Thentheeagletookone19grasshopperinhispowerfultalon()K)tothesky.Thegrasshoppercouldseethemountains,riversandoceansthattheeaglehad20.Aftertheeaglelanded,hesawaspark(闪光)inthegrasshopper’seyes.Thegrasshoppertoldotherswhathehadseeninthesky.Therefore,thegrasshoppersdreamtofflyinginthesky.11.A.angryB.relaxedC.stressedD.proud12.A.forgotB.decidedC.failedD.refused13.A.businessB.weaknessC.happinessD.sadness14.A.satisfiedB.strictC.patientD.careful15.A.justB.evenC.hardlyD.ever16.A.turnsdownB.putsoffC.goesagainstD.worksout17.A.harmlessB.dangerousC.necessaryD.safe18.A.pastB.throughC.underD.beyond19.A.sadB.braveC.attractiveD.frightened20.A.imaginedB.createdC.changedD.described三、阅读理解(共13小题；每小题2分，满分26分)阅读下面短文，从各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。ADoyouknowmoreandmoreChineseartistshavemaderegulardonationstocha...