2016年江苏扬州中考英语真题及答案.pdf

2016 年江苏扬州中考英语真题及答案一、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 _ tostart 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 dollarseach.A.spendB.costC.payD.afford5.I hear you have a home robot.Yes,its amazing.It _ do all myhousework.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 loseyou.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 thehouse,filling all the bottles wecould find.The16filled the air,and theants came out of the flowers,filling the house.Grandfatherheldhisnewcamera,takingpicturesoftheants,rosesandeverything.Thecamera light came out everywhere until Grandmotherbecame17.“Marcus!I cant read!Go away.Be a18.”“I am afarmer who takes pictures,”he said19,“I am aphotographer-farmer.”Grandmother drove himtothe barn(畜棚).I20Grandfatherthere,watching himtakephotos of cows21they showed him their backsides.Istood behind Grandfather,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 aroundthem.The picture wasnt24as if it was a painting or a memory.For a moment,I felt like I was Cathie.I stepped back to see the picture better and25againstGrandfather standing behind me.“You moved the camera,”he said.“That s26it didn t 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 thingdoesnt have to be 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 thewebpageon“The best places to”KeepKeep a a wirelesswireless router(router(路由器路由器)On a bookshelfSituateit on a desk or a tall shelfina centrallocationinyourhouse.Arouter worksbestwhen put high,sinceitsendssignals(信 号)inalldirections.Theworstplacetohavearouter:inthekitchen.Metalthingscanalsoweaken orstop its signals.HideHide valuablevaluable itemsitemsIn the kids roomFinda placeina youngchildsroom,whereyoucanputawayvaluableitems.Putemergencycash(应 急 现 金)inanenvelopeinsideatoy whichisnolongerplayed with,like a teddy bear on a highshelf.SolveSolve a a problemproblemIn the showerSimpletasks,likelatheringup(抹肥皂),mayallowthemindtorunfreeandhavecreativethinking.Inasciencestudy,thosewhocompletedasimpletaskbetweensolvingcreativeproblemsperformedbetterontheproblemsthanthosewhocompleteddifficulttasks or notask at all.AddAdd a a houseplanthouseplantTo the bathroomPlantsareimportantinyourlivingspace,butyouprobablyhaventthoughttoputonenextto,say,your shower.They can makeindoor airclean,andtheyre helpfulfor small spaceslikebathrooms.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.inthe 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.socialproblemsBLast summer,after 16 yearsin America,Itravelledto Moscow whereIgrew up.I wasthefirstinmyfamilytoreturn.Momgavemeahand-drawnmapshowingthelocationofmygrandfather s grave(坟墓).Sheasked me to visit it.I promised 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 hadonly seven left.Ibought them all,but it was then that I realized the map waslost 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 onthe 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 firstone.I also put threeflowers there.Istoodthere withthelastflower.Which Abraham Pikarskishoulditgoto?ShouldIjustdiscarditsothateach Abraham Pikarski gotanequal number?Finally,I puttheflower onthegrave.If this is really mygrandfathers,he got the most.If not,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 Grandfather s grave.Itreallymeansso muchto me.When youcalledandtold me you wentthere,Ithought you werejustcomforting me.Butthismorning,my cousin called fromMoscow,saying she saw your flowers on 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-drawnmap.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 otherpeopleC.description of his looks and personalityD.other peoples thoughtsabout himCWilliamShakespearediedon Aprilthe23rdin1616.Thisyears400th anniversary of his deathis notjust a chancetoremember one ofthegreatest writers of alltime.Itis a momentto celebrate his ongoinginfluence.Just as Ben Jonson,another great English writer of histimes,said,“he is not of an age,but for all time.”PeoplelikeShakespearesplaysbecausethecharactersshowrealhuman feelings.Romeo and Juliet,who are young lovers,they dont quite know howto get aheadwith their lives.And they disagree with their parents.Their storyhas a sad ending.When we takethe characters out of his period,they really speakto almost any time and place.ThelanguageofShakespeareisaliveandwellin modern,everydayEnglish.EvenifanEnglish-speaker knows nothing about Shakespeare,they willsurely know some sayings that comefrom his plays.When we have problems makingup our mind,we say“to be or not to be:thatisthe question”(Hamlet).Whena friend eats all the food in the house,we say hes“eating me out ofhouse andhome”(Henry IV).But Shakespearesinfluenceisfeltfar beyond hislanguage and hisculture.“Cowards diemanytimes beforetheir death,the valiant(英勇的)nevertaste of death but once.”This sayingfrom Shakespeares historical playJulius Caesar encouraged Nelson Mandelato fight on whenhe wasaprisoner.Shakespearesinfluenceiseverywhere,from Goethe(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 wellstill be attracted by his works 400 years from now.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 isthe question.C.The valiant never taste of death but once.D.He is not of an age,butfor all time.40.Paragraph 4 is mainly about _.A.some famous Shakespearian sayingsB.some Shakespearian historicalstoriesC.Shakespeares influence on modern EnglishD.Shakespeares influence onwider 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 longtime.Then yousee a nice pie in the fridge.Do you eat it?It seems that youshouldnt,for many reasons,including its 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 influenceon 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 affectingthe parts of thebrain that control learning and memory,”Dawn Loh,PhD,a projectscientist at the University ofCalifornia,Los Angeles,said,“We believethetiming of when weeatisthe maincause ofthedamaged(受损的)memory.”Forthestudy,theresearcherslookedat mice withstrictfeedingplans.Fortwo weeks,themice were either allowedto eat duringthetimewhen they are usuallythe most 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 researcherstried to find outwhether the mice could remember that a room was connectedtoan electric shock(电击)after 24hours had gone by.The researchers noticed that,when the mice were put in the room again,those mice that atewhen they shouldhave been sleeping were less likely(可能的)to get scared than those mice thatateduring usual hours.It means that they didnt remember.So think twice before the midnight snack it might be bad for more than yourweight.42.What does the underlined word“it”in Paragraph 2 refer to（指代）?A.Studying for long.B.A nice pie.C.A new study.D.Late-nighteating.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.A recent 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 worlds _ glass bottom bridge will be open early 2017 inZhangjiajie.(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.Hereshowto get yours off to a flying start.When you set up your book club,the first thing is to get members foryourclub.Theycouldbefriends,family,orthoseyouknowthroughvarious activities,butthey should allloveto read.A small group of seventotenpeopleisusuallyanidealsizeforabookclub.Toomanymakediscussions difficult.Once you have a group,agree on how often you want to meet usually clubs meetmonthly.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 youdont haveto get dressed up,and noisypublic places can make talking hard.If members bring a plate of food or a bottle,it can help startconversation.Please dontforgetthe mostimportantthing the book!Think aboutthe books your clubwillenjoy.Fiction?Non-fiction?Yourclubcanchoosebooksindif