2009年江苏省常州市初中毕业、升学统一考试
英语试卷
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）
1． ―Which would you like, Coke or tea?
―____________． I prefer coffee．
A． Neither B． Both C． Either D． None
2． ―____________I borrow these magazines?
―Sorry, only the magazines over there can be borrowed．
A． Must B． Would C． May D． Need
3．
―Your French is so good．How long have you been in
―____________I was five．
A． Until B． Since C． When D． Before
4． ―Mark speaks English well, but you ____________ him．
―Thank you．
A．speak as badly as B．speak worse than
C．don’t speak so badly as D．speak much better than
5． The music in the supermarket sounded so____________ that I wanted to leave at once．
A． soft B． wonderful C． friendly D． noisy
6． Don’t discuss the problems with your partner unless you ____________ to do so．
A． ask B． are asked C． will ask D． will be asked
7． The teachers_________ the office for a few minutes when we arrived．We didn’t meet them．
A． had been away from B． had left
C． have been away from D． have left
8． ―The light in his room is still on．Do you know____________?
―In order to prepare for the coming exam．
A． if he works hard B． why he stays up so late
C． why is he so busy D． when he will stop working
9． ―John sings so well．Has he ever been trained?
―No． He learns all by himself． He___________ goes to any training class．
A． usually B． often C． never D． even
二、完形填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
11． A． angry B． relaxed C． stressed D． proud
12． A． forgot B． decided C． failed D． refused
13． A． business B． weakness C． happiness D． sadness
14． A． satisfied B． strict C． patient D． careful
15． A． just B． even C． hardly D． ever
16． A． turns down B． puts off C． goes against D． works out
17． A． harmless B． dangerous C． necessary D． safe
18． A． past B． through C． under D． beyond
19． A． sad B． brave C． attractive D． frightened
三、阅读理解（共13小题；每小题2分，满分26分）
四、阅读表达（共5小格；每小格1分。满分5分）