2023年江苏省常州市金坛区中考一模英语试题.docx

试卷第 =page 1 1页，共 =sectionpages 3 3页 试卷第 =page 1 1页，共 =sectionpages 3 3页 2023年江苏省常州市金坛区中考一模英语试题 学校:___________姓名：___________班级：___________考号：___________ 一、单项选择 1．—Yuan Longping spent all his life on the research and development of better rice plants. —That’s true. We ________ praise him too much. A．must B．mustn’t C．can D．can’t 2．— ________ do you know about Columbus? — Oh, he is a great man who discovered America. A．What B．Who C．How D．Which 3．Many young people often find ________ necessary to communicate, but don’t know who to talk to. A．that B．it C．them D．this 4．— Why do so many companies hope he can work for them? — Because he can speak both Chinese and French. It’s certainly his ________. A．decision B．condition C．advantage D．disadvantage 5．—It seems that your uncle knows the small town very well. Sandy. —Right! He ________ here as a policeman for five years in the 2010s. A．works B．worked C．has worked D．is working 6．— I’m so busy these days. I can only spare a very little time to exercise. — You’ve done very well. ______, ten minutes of exercise is better than nothing. A．In general B．After all C．First of all D．For example 7．—Have you sent your grandparents an e-mail to tell them you’ve passed the exam? —No. I called them instead. ________ of them can use a computer. A．None B．Both C．Neither D．All 8．— Which hobby do you think ________ less time, painting or reading? — Its hard to say. It depends. A．takes off B．takes up C．takes out D．takes in 9．I came back late last night. My father asked me ________. A．if I have had supper B．where I was with my friends C．whom was I with D．why did I come back so late 10．—We failed in the dancing competition. —________. Better times are waiting for you. A．Good luck B．Don’t mention it C．Cheer up D．No problem 二、完形填空 There are many stories and legends（传说）about the history of Chinese New Year. The first and most 11 is the legend of Nian. There are two versions（版本）of it. As the story goes, there was a monster in ancient tim