2016年江苏省扬州市中考英语试题(含答案).pdf
扬州市扬州市 2016 年初中毕业、升学统一考试英语试题年初中毕业、升学统一考试英语试题一、单项选择1.Have you seen _ cartoon film Zootopia?Of course.Its _ most interesting film Ive ever seen.A.a,theB.the,aC.a,aD.the,the2.They have provided several ways to solve the problem.We can choose _ to start with.A.itB.thatC.oneD.each3.Hi,guys.Where were we yesterday?We learned the differences _ fact and opinion.A.betweenB.amongC.duringD.beyond4.What will the phone _?The same as you said,eight hundred dollars each.A.spendB.costC.payD.afford5.I hear you have a home robot.Yes,its amazing.It _ do all my housework.A.mustB.shouldC.couldD.can6.Did you see a man in black pass by just now?No,sir.I _ my car.A.washB.washedC.am washingD.was washing7.Dad,I got hired as a bus driver.Congratulations!Make yourself _ so that the company wont want to lose you.A.fashionableB.valuableC.changeableD.possible8.“right”and“write”sound the same,_ they do not mean the same thing.A.butB.ifC.soD.or9.Have you finished your report on green life?Not yet.Ill make it if I _ another two days.A.giveB.am givenC.will giveD.will be given10.You cant _ the weather being fine when you plan a day out in England.A.turn onB.try onC.carry onD.depend on11.Im a new reader.Could you tell me _?Certainly.Two weeks,and you can renew them.A.how long can I keep the booksB.how long I can keep the booksC.when should I return the booksD.when I should return the books12.Why not buy a second-hand flat first if you dont have enough money?Thats a good _.A.sayingB.questionC.suggestionD.decision13.Peter,you speak Chinese so well.Thank you.I _ Chinese since I came here in 2013.A.will learnB.learnedC.have learnedD.learn14.Madam,you are fined for over-speeding.Please sign here.Fined?Over-speeding?_A.No worries.B.Never mind.C.Are you serious?D.Are you all right?15.He never tells us he can make model planes.In fact he can and often wins in the competitions._.A.Actions speak louder than wordsB.Many hands make light workC.No pain,no gainD.The early bird catches the worm二、完形填空Summerrainscameandneverstopped.Whenitgrewdarker,Grandmothersent mysisterCathie and me out to gather roses.We carried many roses into the house,fillingall the bottles wecould find.The16filled the air,and the ants came out of the flowers,filling the house.Grandfatherheldhisnewcamera,takingpicturesoftheants,rosesandeverything.Thecamera light came out everywhere until Grandmother became17.“Marcus!I cant read!Go away.Be a18.”“I am a farmer who takes pictures,”he said19,“I am a photographer-farmer.”Grandmother drove himtothe barn(畜棚).I20Grandfatherthere,watchinghimtakephotos of cows21they showed him their backsides.I stood behindGrandfather,trying to seewhat he saw22the camera.ThenI walkedtothebackofthebarn wherehispictureshung.AndthenIsawit thepictureI hadtaken of23with Cathie,Cathies mouth opened,bothlostin a singing game,light from the window around them.The picture wasnt24as if it was a painting or a memory.For a moment,I felt like I was Cathie.I stepped back to seethe picture better and25againstGrandfather standing behind me.“You moved the camera,”he said.“Thats26it didnt come out clearly.”I nodded.“Its not a good picture.”“Joe,”said Grandfather softly,“it is a wonderful picture.”“But I27the camera.”“Youdid.SeehowitlookslikeCathieandIaretheonlyonesthere.Whata wonderfulpicture!”Grandfathers voice rose28.I said shyly,“Well,its not perfect.”“Perfect!”Grandfather said,his voice loud.“What is29?Joe,a thing doesnt have tobe perfect to be fine.That goes for a30.That goes for life.”16.A.rainB.rosesC.bottlesD.smell17.A.inactiveB.impatientC.impoliteD.unfair18.A.farmerB.photographerC.cowboyD.painter19.A.correctlyB.luckilyC.proudlyD.successfully20.A.invitedB.followedC.ledD.showed21.A.untilB.whenC.soD.unless22.A.aboveB.acrossC.throughD.over23.A.GrandfatherB.GrandmotherC.GrandparentsD.myself24.A.cleanB.interestingC.colorfulD.clear25.A.beatB.bumpedC.playedD.held26.A.howB.whyC.whereD.what27.A.movedB.droppedC.brokeD.opened28.A.in surpriseB.in confidenceC.with patienceD.with excitement29.A.happyB.softC.politeD.perfect30.A.cameraB.paintingC.pictureD.memory三、阅读理解AThe website connects people to helpful recourses.Heres the webpageon“The best places to”Keep a wireless router(路由器路由器)On a bookshelfSituateit on a desk or a tall shelfin acentrallocationinyourhouse.Arouter worksbestwhen put high,since itsends signals(信号)inalldirections.Theworstplacetohavearouter:inthekitchen.Metalthingscanalsoweakenor stop its signals.Hide valuable itemsIn the kids roomFinda placeina youngchildsroom,whereyoucanputawayvaluableitems.Putemergencycash(应急现金)inanenvelopeinsideatoy whichisnolongerplayed with,like a teddybear on a high shelf.Solve a problemIn the showerSimpletasks,likelatheringup(抹肥皂),mayallowthemindtorunfreeandhavecreativethinking.Inasciencestudy,thosewhocompletedasimpletaskbetweensolvingcreativeproblemsperformedbetterontheproblemsthanthosewhocompleteddifficulttasks or no task at all.Add a houseplantTo the bathroomPlantsareimportantinyourlivingspace,butyouprobablyhaventthoughttoputonenextto,say,yourshower.They can make indoor airclean,andtheyrehelpfulforsmallspaceslikebathrooms.Ferns(蕨 类)areagoodandcheapchoice in a bathroom.31.According to the passage,youd better hide your jewellery _.A.in the kitchenB.in the living roomC.in the kids roomD.in the bathroom32.Which of the following sentences is TRUE?A.Youd better put a wireless router in a lower place.B.Youd better not have a router in the kitchen.C.Difficult tasks make the mind work fast.D.Ferns are expensive but a good choice in a bathroom.33.The webpage is mainly about _.A.daily life tipsB.room decorationC.gardening tipsD.social problemsBLast summer,after 16 yearsin America,Itravelledto Moscow whereI grew up.Iwasthefirstinmyfamilytoreturn.Momgavemeahand-drawnmapshowingthelocationofmygrandfathers grave(坟墓).She asked me to visit it.Ipromised her it would be the first thing Iddo.But it wasnt until a day before I was leaving that I found time to visit.By the entrance to the cemetery(公墓),a lady was selling flowers.She had only seven left.Ibought them all,but it was then that I realized the map was lost and never found.I could call my mom.It was already morning in New York.But the problem was that I had already told her Id gone to the cemetery.What was I going tosay?That I decided to go again but lost the map?ThenIfoundtheoffice.AnoldwomansearchedtherecordsandfoundtwoAbrahamPikarskis with no further details.I set off to look for them,hoping that at least one would have a picture on the stone.I found the two graves.Both said Abraham Pikarski,no pictures,nothing else.Which grave was mine?I put three flowers on the grave in front of me and went back to the first one.I also put threeflowers there.Istoodthere withthelastflower.Which Abraham Pikarskishoulditgoto?ShouldIjustdiscarditsothateach Abraham Pikarski gotanequal number?Finally,I puttheflower onthegrave.If this is really my grandfathers,he got the most.Ifnot,let this be a respect to the stranger.I flew home to New York the next day.When Mom saw me,she started crying.“Mom,its only been a week.”Shesaid,“Son,thank youfor visiting Grandfathers grave.Itreally meanssomuchto me.When youcalledandtold me you wentthere,Ithought you werejustcomforting me.Butthismorning,my cousin called from Moscow,saying she saw your flowerson your grandpas grave.”Should I ask her how many flowers her cousin saw?Three or four?34.Why didnt the writer call Mom for the location of his grandfathers grave?A.Because it was midnight in New York.B.Because he found the hand-drawn map.C.Because he didnt want Mom to know he broke his promise.D.Because his mom didnt know where Grandfathers grave was.35.The writers mother cried because _.A.she missed her father so muchB.she hadnt seen her son for a weekC.the writer visited his grandfathers grave for herD.the writer put four flowers on his grandfathers grave36.In which situation does the writer have no difficulty making a decision?A.How to deal with the last flower.B.Whether to visit his grandfathers grave.C.Whether to phone Mom for the graves location.D.Whether to ask Mom how many flowers her cousin saw.37.This passage shows the writers character mostly through the use of _.A.description of his thoughts and actionsB.his long dialogues with other peopleC.description of his looks and personalityD.other peoples thoughts about himCWilliamShakespearediedon Aprilthe23rdin1616.Thisyears400thanniversary of his deathis notjust a chancetoremember one ofthe greatest writers of alltime.Itis a momentto celebrate his ongoinginfluence.Just as Ben Jonson,another greatEnglish writer of histimes,said,“he is not of an age,but for all time.”PeoplelikeShakespearesplaysbecausethecharactersshowrealhumanfeelings.Romeo and Juliet,who are young lovers,they dont quite know how to get aheadwiththeir lives.And they disagree with their parents.Their story has a sad ending.When we takethecharacters out of his period,they really speak to almost any time and place.ThelanguageofShakespeareisaliveandwellin modern,everydayEnglish.EvenifanEnglish-speaker knows nothing about Shakespeare,they will surely know somesayings that comefrom his plays.When we have problems making up our mind,we say“to be ornot to be:thatisthe question”(Hamlet).When a friend eats all the food in the house,we say hes“eating me out ofhouse and home”(Henry IV).But Shakespeare sinfluenceisfeltfar beyond hislanguage and his culture.“Cowards diemanytimes beforetheir death,the valiant(英勇的)nevertaste of death butonce.”This sayingfrom Shakespeares historical play Julius Caesar encouraged Nelson Mandelato fight on whenhe wasaprisoner.Shakespearesinfluenceiseverywhere,fromGoethe(a German writer)toTchaikovsky.As Shakespeare himself put it in his comedy As You Like It,“all the worlds a stage.”Morethan400yearslater,stagesaroundtheworldstillshowhisplays.Throughhisworks,Shakespeare lives on.Perhaps well still be attracted by his works 400 years fromnow.38.What is the writers main purpose in writing the article?A.To introduce the life story of William Shakespeare.B.To explain why Shakespeares writing lives on.C.To recommend some of Shakespeares best-known works.D.To explore the influences of Shakespeares comedies.39.Which of these sayings can be used to express the main idea of Paragraph 2?A.All the worlds a stage.B.To be or not to be:that is the question.C.The valiant never taste of death but once.D.He is not of an age,but for all time.40.Paragraph 4 is mainly about _.A.some famous Shakespearian sayingsB.some Shakespearian historical storiesC.Shakespeares influence on modern EnglishD.Shakespeares influence on wider society41.Bythelast sentence“Perhaps well still be attracted by his works 400 yearsfrom now”,thewriter means _.A.Shakespeares influence will last for a long timeB.Britain will remember William Shakespeare foreverC.Shakespeares works will be gone and forgotten some dayD.Shakespeares works will have a stronger influence than ever beforeDPicture the scene:Its midnight.Youre very hungry after studying for a long time.Then yousee a nice pie in the fridge.Do you eat it?It seems that you shouldnt,for many reasons,includingits influence on your studies.Scientists have long known that eating late at night can make us gain weight.But now a newstudy has shown that late-night eating can also have a bad influence on our brains it might hurtour ability to learn new things and store memories.“We believe that late-night eating may affect(影响)our learning by affecting the parts of thebrain that control learning and memory,”Dawn Loh,PhD,a project scientist at the University ofCalifornia,Los Angeles,said,“We believethetiming of when weeatisthe maincauseofthedamaged(受损的)memory.”Forthestudy,theresearcherslookedat mice withstrictfeeding plans.Fortwoweeks,themice were either allowedto eat duringthetime when they are usuallythemost active,or duringthe time when they usually sleep.The mice received the same amount(数量)of sleep and calories.Then the researchers tested the brains of the mice.In one test,the researchers tried to find outwhether the mice could remember that a room was connectedto an electric shock(电击)after 24hours had gone by.The researchers noticed that,when the mice were put in the room again,thosemice that atewhen they should have been sleeping were less likely(可能的)to get scared thanthose mice thatate during usual hours.It means that they didnt remember.So think twice before the midnight snack it might be bad for more than your weight.42.What does the underlined word“it”in Paragraph 2 refer to（指代）?A.Studying for long.B.Anice pie.C.A new study.D.Late-night eating.43.For the study,the researchers need _.A.to check the brains of the mice before the test startedB.to feed the mice only during the time when they usually sleepC.to keep the mice in a room with an electric shock all the timeD.to let the mice receive the same amount of sleep and calories44.According to the passage,which of the following sentences is TRUE?A.Arecent study shows late eating affects weight.B.What we eat can affect learning and memory.C.The mice that ate during sleeping hours didnt remember.D.The mice that ate during usual hours didnt remember.45.Which of the following could be the best title of the passage?A.Eating snacks affects memoryB.Late eating hurts brainC.Never stay up lateD.Keep away from snacks四、词汇运用46.Its dangerous to drive on _ days.(snow)47.Jim laid out the_ and forks at the lunch table.(knife)48.We are sorry to hear that you are not_ with your new car.(satisfy)49.He was proud of_ after the swimming competition last Saturday.(he)50.The world s _ glass bottom bridge will be open early 2017 in Zhangjiajie.(high)51.I see no light and hear no sound _ the wind that far away.（除之外）52.He lives on the _ floor,two floors above me.（八）53.This piece of music is worth_ to once more.（听）54.As a great_,Thomas Edison made a difference to our life.（发明家）55.Im dreaming of a white_just like the ones I used to know.（圣诞节）五、任务型阅读Starting a book club is easy all you need is to love reading.Hereshow to get yours offto a flying start.When you set up your book club,the first thing is to get members foryourclub.Theycouldbefriends,family,orthoseyouknowthroughvarious activities,buttheyshould allloveto read.A small group of seventotenpeopleisusuallyanidealsizeforabookclub.Toomanymakediscussions difficult.Once you have a group,agree on how often you want to meet usually clubs meet monthly.Pick a date and stick withit.That way,members can easily planforit.Send out emails a weekbefore the meeting to give people a written reminder.Set meeting time length.An hour is a goodstart.Two hours usually does the trick.Then,youneedagoodplace.Libraries,parksandrestaurants all makegood meetingplaces.For many clubs,homes arethe best place as you dont haveto getdressed up,and noisypublic places can make talking hard.If members bring a plate of food or abottle,it can help startconversation.Please dontforgetthe mostimportantthing the book!Think aboutthe booksyour clubwillenjoy.Fiction?Non-fiction?Yourclubcanchoosebooksindifferent ways.Youcantake
