2016年江苏省扬州市中考英语试题(含答案).doc

扬州市2016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. It’s ______ most interesting film I’ve ever seen.
A. a, the B. the, a C. a, a D. the, the
2. They have provided several ways to solve the problem. We can choose _______ to start with.
A. it B. that C. one D. each
3. — Hi, guys. Where were we yesterday?
— We learned the differences ______ fact and opinion.
A. between B. among C. during D. beyond
4. — What will the phone ______? — The same as you said, eight hundred dollars each.
A. spend B. cost C. pay D. afford
5. — I hear you have a home robot. — Yes, it’s amazing. It ______ do all my housework.
A. must B. should C. could D. can
6. — Did you see a man in black pass by just now? — No, sir. I ______ my car.
A. wash B. washed C. am washing D. was washing
7. — Dad, I got hired as a bus driver.
— Congratulations! Make yourself ______ so that the company won’t want to lose you.
A. fashionable B. valuable C. changeable D. possible
8. “right” and “write” sound the same, ______ they do not mean the same thing.
A. but B. if C. so D. or
9. — Have you finished your report on green life?
— Not yet. I’ll make it if I ______ another two days.
A. give B. am given C. will give D. will be given
10. You can’t ______ the weather being fine when you plan a day out in England.
A. turn on B. try on C. carry on D. depend on
11. — I’m a new reader. Could you tell me ______?
— Certainly. Two weeks, and you can renew them.
A. how long can I keep the books B. how long I can keep the books
C. when should I return the books D. when I should return the books
12. — Why not buy a second-hand flat first if you don’t have enough money?
— That’s a good ______.
A. saying B. question C. suggestion D. decision
13. — Peter, you speak Chinese so well.
— Thank you. I ______ Chinese since I came here in 2013.
A. will learn B. learned C. have learned D. learn
14. — 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 words B. Many hands make light work
C. No pain, no gain D. The early bird catches the worm
二、完形填空
Summer rains came and never stopped. When it grew darker, Grandmother sent my sister Cathie and me out to gather roses. We carried many roses into the house, filling all the bottles we could find. The 16 filled the air, and the ants came out of the flowers, filling the house.
Grandfather held his new camera, taking pictures of the ants, roses and everything. The camera light came out everywhere until Grandmother became 17 .
“Marcus! I can’t read! Go away. Be a 18 .”
“I am a farmer who takes pictures,” he said 19 , “I am a photographer-farmer.”
Grandmother drove him to the barn(畜棚). I 20 Grandfather there, watching him take photos of cows 21 they showed him their backsides. I stood behind Grandfather, trying to see what he saw 22 the camera.
Then I walked to the back of the barn where his pictures hung. And then I saw it — the picture I had taken of 23 with Cathie, Cathie’s mouth opened, both lost in a singing game, light from the window around them. The picture wasn’t 24 as 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 and 25 against Grandfather standing behind me.
“You moved the camera,” he said. “That’s 26 it didn’t come out clearly.”
I nodded.
“It’s not a good picture.”
“Joe,” said Grandfather softly, “it is a wonderful picture.”
“But I 27 the camera.”
“You did. See how it looks like Cathie and I are the only ones there. What a wonderful picture!”
Grandfather’s voice rose 28 .
I said shyly, “Well, it’s not perfect.”
“Perfect!” Grandfather said, his voice loud. “What is 29 ? Joe, a thing doesn’t have to be perfect to be fine. That goes for a 30 . That goes for life.”
16. A. rain B. roses C. bottles D. smell
17. A. inactive B. impatient C. impolite D. unfair
18. A. farmer B. photographer C. cowboy D. painter
19. A. correctly B. luckily C. proudly D. successfully
20. A. invited B. followed C. led D. showed
21. A. until B. when C. so D. unless
22. A. above B. across C. through D. over
23. A. Grandfather B. Grandmother C. Grandparents D. myself
24. A. clean B. interesting C. colorful D. clear
25. A. beat B. bumped C. played D. held
26. A. how B. why C. where D. what
27. A. moved B. dropped C. broke D. opened
28. A. in surprise B. in confidence C. with patience D. with excitement
29. A. happy B. soft C. polite D. perfect
30. A. camera B. painting C. picture D. memory
三、阅读理解
A
The website connects people to helpful recourses. Here’s the webpage on “The best places to…”

Keep a wireless router(路由器)
On a bookshelf
Situate it on a desk or a tall shelf in a central location in your house. A router works best when put high, since it sends signals(信号) in all directions. The worst place to have a router: in the kitchen. Metal things can also weaken or stop its signals.

Hide valuable items
In the kid’s room
Find a place in a young child’s room, where you can put away valuable items. Put emergency cash(应急现金) in an envelope inside a toy which is no longer played with, like a teddy bear on a high shelf.

Solve a problem
In the shower
Simple tasks, like lathering up(抹肥皂), may allow the mind to run free and have creative thinking. In a science study, those who completed a simple task between solving creative problems performed better on the problems than those who completed difficulttasks or no task at all.

Add a houseplant
To the bathroom
Plants are important in your living space, but you probably haven’t thought to put one next to, say, your shower. They can make indoor air clean, and they’re helpful for small spaces like bathrooms. Ferns(蕨类) are a good and cheap choice in a bathroom.

31. According to the passage, you’d better hide your jewellery ________.
A. in the kitchen B. in the living room C. in the kid’s room D. in the bathroom
32. Which of the following sentences is TRUE?
A. You’d better put a wireless router in a lower place.
B. You’d 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 tips B. room decoration C. gardening tips D. social problems
B
Last summer, after 16 years in America, I travelled to Moscow where I grew up. I was the first in my family to return. Mom gave me a hand-drawn map showing the location of my grandfather’s grave(坟墓). She asked me to visit it. I promised her it would be the first thing I’d do.
But it wasn’t 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. I bought 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 I’d gone to the cemetery. What was I going to say? That I decided to go again but lost the map?
Then I found the office. An old woman searched the records and found two Abraham Pikarskis 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 three flowers there.
I stood there with the last flower. Which Abraham Pikarski should it go to? Should I just discard it so that each Abraham Pikarski got an equal number? Finally, I put the flower on the grave. If this is really my grandfather’s, 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, it’s only been a week...”
She said, “Son, thank you for visiting Grandfather’s grave. It really means so much to me. When you called and told me you went there, I thought you were just comforting me. But this morning, my cousin called from Moscow, saying she saw your flowers on your grandpa’s grave.”
Should I ask her how many flowers her cousin saw? Three or four?
34. Why didn’t the writer call Mom for the location of his grandfather’s grave?
A. Because it was midnight in New York. B. Because he found the hand-drawn map.
C. Because he didn’t want Mom to know he broke his promise.
D. Because his mom didn’t know where Grandfather’s grave was.
35. The writer’s mother cried because ________.
A. she missed her father so much B. she hadn’t seen her son for a week
C. the writer visited his grandfather’s grave for her
D. the writer put four flowers on his grandfather’s grave
36. 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 grandfather’s grave.
C. Whether to phone Mom for the grave’s location.
D. Whether to ask Mom how many flowers her cousin saw.
37. This passage shows the writer’s character mostly through the use of ________.
A. description of his thoughts and actions B. his long dialogues with other people
C. description of his looks and personality D. other people’s thoughts about him
C
William Shakespeare died on April the 23rd in 1616. This year’s 400th anniversary of his death is not just a chance to remember one of the greatest writers of all time. It is a moment to celebrate his ongoing influence. Just as Ben Jonson, another great English writer of his times, said, “he is not of an age, but for all time.”
People like Shakespeare’s plays because the characters show real human feelings. Romeo and Juliet, who are young lovers, they don’t quite know how to get ahead with their lives. And they disagree with their parents. Their story has a sad ending. When we take the characters out of his period, they really speak to almost any time and place.
The language of Shakespeare is alive and well in modern, everyday English. Even if an English-speaker knows nothing about Shakespeare, they will surely know some sayings that come from his plays. When we have problems making up our mind, we say “to be or not to be: that is the question” (Hamlet). When a friend eats all the food in the house, we say he’s “eating me out of house and home” (Henry IV).
But Shakespeare’s influence is felt far beyond his language and his culture. “Cowards die many times before their death, the valiant (英勇的) never taste of death but once.” This saying from Shakespeare’s historical play Julius Caesar encouraged Nelson Mandela to fight on when he was a prisoner. Shakespeare’s influence is everywhere, from Goethe (a German writer) to Tchaikovsky.
As Shakespeare himself put it in his comedy As You Like It, “all the world’s a stage.” More than 400 years later, stages around the world still show his plays. Through his works, Shakespeare lives on. Perhaps we’ll still be attracted by his works 400 years from now.
38. What is the writer’s main purpose in writing the article?
A. To introduce the life story of William Shakespeare.
B. To explain why Shakespeare’s writing lives on.
C. To recommend some of Shakespeare’s best-known works.
D. To explore the influences of Shakespeare’s comedies.
39. Which of these sayings can be used to express the main idea of Paragraph 2?
A. All the world’s 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 sayings B. some Shakespearian historical stories
C. Shakespeare’s influence on modern English D. Shakespeare’s influence on wider society
41. By the last sentence “Perhaps we’ll still be attracted by his works 400 years from now”, the writer means ________.
A. Shakespeare’s influence will last for a long time
B. Britain will remember William Shakespeare forever
C. Shakespeare’s works will be gone and forgotten some day
D. Shakespeare’s works will have a stronger influence than ever before
D
Picture the scene: It’s midnight. You’re very hungry after studying for a long time. Then you see a nice pie in the fridge. Do you eat it? It seems that you shouldn’t, 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 new study has shown that late-night eating can also have a bad influence on our brains — it might hurt our 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 the brain that control learning and memory,” Dawn Loh, PhD, a project scientist at the University of California, Los Angeles, said, “We believe the timing of when we eat is the maincause of the damaged (受损的) memory.”
For the study, the researchers looked at mice with strict feeding plans. For two weeks, the mice were either allowed to eat during the time when they are usually the most active, or during the 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 out whether the mice could remember