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. 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
C. one
3. — Hi, guys. Where were we yesterday?
B. that
D. each
— 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
C. when should I return the books
B. how long I can keep 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.
Are you all right?
B. Never mind.
C. Are you serious?
D.
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
C. No pain, no gain
B. Many hands make light work
D. The early bird catches the worm
二、完形填空
Summer
rains
sister
sent my
house, filling all the bottles we
could find. The
ants came out of the flowers, filling the house.
never
came and
darker, Grandmother
Cathie and me out to gather roses. We carried many roses into the
filled the air, and the
stopped. When it
grew
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Grandfather
held
his
everything. The
camera,
new
ants,
camera light came out everywhere until Grandmother
pictures
taking
the
of
and
roses
became
17
.
“Marcus! I can’t read! Go away. Be a
“ I am a farmer who takes pictures, ” he said
.”
18
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, “ I am a
photographer-farmer.”
Grandmother drove him
to
the barn(畜棚).
watching him
stood behind Grandfather, trying to see
photos of cows
take
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I
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there,
they showed him their backsides. I
Grandfather
what he saw
the camera.
of
the
to
the
Then
I
back
picture
I walked
saw
it — the
then
Cathie’s mouth opened, both lost
them. The picture wasn’t
I felt like I was Cathie. I stepped back to see the picture better and
against
as if it was a painting or a memory.
Grandfather standing behind me.
in a singing game,
pictures
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hung. And
with Cathie,
light from the window around
For a moment,
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barn where
taken of
I had
24
22
his
it didn’t come out clearly.”
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did.
there. What
ones
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“You moved the camera,” he said. “That’s
I nodded.
“It’s not a good picture.”
“Joe,” said Grandfather softly, “it is a wonderful picture.”
“But I
“ You
the camera.”
looks
and
I
it
how
like
See
a wonderful
Grandfather’s voice rose
I said shyly, “Well, it’s not perfect.”
“Perfect!” Grandfather said, his voice loud. “What is
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picture!”
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Cathie
.
B. roses
doesn’t have to be perfect to be fine. That goes for a
16. A. rain
17. A. inactive
18. A. farmer
19. A. correctly
20. A. invited
21. A. until
C. impolite
C. cowboy
C. proudly
C. led
B. luckily
B. followed
B. when
B. photographer
B. impatient
C. bottles
C. so
D. smell
D. unfair
D. painter
D. successfully
D. showed
D. unless
are
the
only
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? Joe, a thing
. That goes for life.”
22. A. above
23. A. Grandfather
24. A. clean
25. A. beat
26. A. how
27. A. moved
28. A. in surprise
29. A. happy
30. A. camera
三、阅读理解
B. across
B. Grandmother
B. interesting
B. bumped
B. why
B. dropped
C. through
C. Grandparents
C. colorful
D. over
D. myself
D. clear
C. played
C. where
C. broke
D. held
D. what
D. opened
B. in confidence
C. with patience
D. with excitement
B. soft
B. painting
C. polite
C. picture
D. perfect
D. memory
The website www.lifehacker.com connects people to helpful recourses. Here’s the
webpage on “The best places to…”
A
creative
on
solving
better
who
task at all.
the
completed
problems
performed
problems
those
difficulttasks or no
than
in
important
are
space,
Add a houseplant
To the bathroom
your
Plants
probably
living
haven’t
next
to, say, your shower. They can make
they’re helpful
indoor air
bathrooms.
for small spaces
Ferns(蕨类)
are
and
cheap
choice in a bathroom.
clean, and
but
to
you
put
thought
like
good
one
a
in
Keep a wireless router(路由器)
On a bookshelf
Situate it on a desk or a tall shelf
a central location
router works
it sends signals( 信 号 ) in
directions.
have
Metal
stop its signals.
in
your house. A
when put high, since
all
to
kitchen.
weaken or
The
router:
worst
in
things
place
best
also
the
can
a
a place
Hide valuable items
In the kid’s room
in
Find
room, where
you
items.
valuable
cash( 应 急 现 金 )
inside
played with,
shelf.
a
put
a young
can
Put
child ’ s
away
emergency
envelope
longer
like a teddy bear on a high
in
an
is
no
toy which
tasks,
may
Solve a problem
In the shower
Simple
肥皂),
free
In
completed
allow
have
science
and
a
a
like
lathering
to
up(抹
run
thinking.
who
between
those
the
mind
creative
study,
simple
task
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
grew up.
hand-drawn
asked me to visit it. I promised her it would be the first thing I’d
the
first
showing the
in
location
I was
map
to
I
in America,
family
my
of
my
travelled
return.
I
a
grandfather’s grave(坟墓). She
to Moscow where
Mom
me
gave
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
bought them all, but it was then that I realized the map was
only seven left. I
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
two
found
I
Abraham
found
office.
the
Pikarskis with no further details.
woman
old
An
searched
the
records
and
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
the
so
that
just
I put
discard
the
it
flower on
there with
I
stood
to? Should
last flower. Which Abraham Pikarski should
each Abraham Pikarski got
it
an
go
equal number? Finally,
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
so much
means
thought you were
Moscow, saying she saw your flowers on your grandpa’s grave.”
really
thank you for visiting Grandfather’s grave.
I
told me you went
morning, my cousin called from
said, “Son,
to me.
just
comforting me. But this
It
there,
When you
called
the
and
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?
B. Because he found the hand-drawn
A. Because it was midnight in New York.
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
C. the writer visited his grandfather’s grave for her
D. the writer put four flowers on his grandfather’s grave
B. she hadn’t seen her son for a week
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 ________.
B. his long dialogues with other
A. description of his thoughts and actions
people
C. description of his looks and personality
D. other people’s thoughts
about him
C
William
Shakespeare
died
400th anniversary of his death
greatest writers of all
influence. Just as Ben Jonson, another great English writer of his
“he is not of an age, but for all time.”
23rd
just a chance
is a moment
1616. This
remember one of
year’s
the
to celebrate his ongoing
said,
on April
is not
times,
in
to
time.
the
It
like
plays
People
Shakespeare’s
real
human feelings. Romeo and Juliet, who are young lovers, they don’t quite know how
with their lives. And they disagree with their parents. Their story
to get ahead
has a sad ending. When we take
the characters out of his period, they really speak
to almost any time and place.
characters
because
show
the
is
The
alive
of
an
language
if
Shakespeare
everyday
English. Even
English-speaker knows nothing about Shakespeare, they will
surely know some sayings that come from his plays. When we have problems making
the question” (Hamlet). When
up our mind, we say “to be or not to be: that
a friend eats all the food in the house, we say he’s “eating me out of
house and
home” (Henry IV).
in modern,
well
and
is
felt
is
influence
many
times before
taste of death but once.” This saying
But Shakespeare’s
culture. “Cowards die
never
Julius Caesar encouraged Nelson Mandela
Shakespeare’s
Tchaikovsky.
everywhere,
influence
is
far beyond his
language and his
the valiant (英勇的)
their death,
from Shakespeare’s historical play
prisoner.
to
(a German writer)
from Goethe
he was
a
to fight on when
As Shakespeare himself put it in his comedy As You Like It, “all the world’
s a stage.” More
show
plays.
still be attracted by his works 400 years from now.
than
Through
later,
works,
years
his
400
his
stages
still
Shakespeare lives on. Perhaps we’ll
around
world
the
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?
B. To be or not to be: that is
A. All the world’s a stage.
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
from now”,
last sentence “Perhaps we’ll still be attracted by his works 400 years
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
see a nice pie in the fridge. Do you eat it? It seems that you
time. Then you
shouldn’t, for many reasons, including its influence on your studies.
But now a new
on our brains — it might hurt
Scientists have long known that eating late at night can make us gain weight.
study has shown that late-night eating can also have a bad influence
our ability to learn new things and store memories.
“We believe that late-night eating may affect (影响) our learning by affecting
brain that control learning and memory,” Dawn Loh, PhD, a project
the
California, Los Angeles,
said, “We believe
the parts of the
scientist at the University of
timing of when we
eat
the
damaged (受损的) memory.”
For
the
study,
is
the
the maincause of
researchers
looked
two weeks,
plans. For
when they are usually
The mice received the same amount(数量) of sleep and calories.
the most active, or during
mice were either allowed
the
strict
at mice with
feeding
the time
the time when they usually sleep.
to eat during
whether the mice could remember that a room was connected
Then the researchers tested the brains of the mice. In one test, the researchers
to
The researchers noticed that,
when they should
ate
tried to find out
an electric shock(电击) after 24
when the mice were put in the room again, those mice that ate
have been sleeping were less likely(可能的) to get scared than those mice that
during usual hours. It means that they didn’t remember.
hours had gone by.
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. A nice 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 started
B. to feed the mice only during the time when they usually sleep
C. to keep the mice in a room with an electric shock all the time
D. to let the mice receive the same amount of sleep and calories
44. 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 didn’t remember.
D. The mice that ate during usual hours didn’t remember.
45. Which of the following could be the best title of the passage?
A. Eating snacks affects memory
C. Never stay up late
B. Late eating hurts brain
D. Keep away from snacks
四、词汇运用
46. It’s 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. I’m dreaming of a white______________
(圣诞节)
五、任务型阅读
just like the ones I used to know.
Starting a book club is easy — all you need is to love reading. Here’s
how
to get yours off to a flying start.
When you set up your book club, the first thing is to get members for
be
friends,
or
those
you
know
they should all
to read. A small group of seven
usually
an
ideal
size for
a
book
club.
Too
your
through
to
many make
They
could
club.
various activities, but
ten
discussions difficult.
people
is
family,
love
Once you have a group, agree on how often you want to meet — usually clubs meet
for
monthly. Pick a date and stick with
it. Send out emails a week
before the meeting to give people a written reminder.
Set meeting time length. An hour is a good start. Two hours usually does the trick.
restaurants —
it. That way, members can easily plan
Libraries,
place.
Then,
parks
need
and
a
good
you
good meeting
all make
don’t have
If members bring a plate of food or a bottle, it can help start
places. For many clubs, homes are
to get dressed up, and noisy
the best place as you
public places can make talking hard.
conversation.
forget
will
the most
enjoy.
important
Fiction? Non-fiction? Your
different ways. You
upon what book
can
to
take
to
read. Anyway, make
turns
thing — the book! Think about
can choose
books. Let
keep it light
club
recommend
sure to
in
Please don’t
the books your club
books
everyone vote
and fun.
After
it’s
time
all
to
this
hold
has
the
been
first
decided,
your
book
club
is
ready. Now,
meeting. Enjoy your reading.
How to
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a book club
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members
Setting
time
●You can include those who share your
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matters. Seven to ten people are enough for discussion.
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for reading.
the
●Set a
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the monthly
time. Send everyone an email to
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them of
meeting beforehand.
●Decide on how long the meetings will be.
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places, like libraries, parks and
● You can meet in
restaurants.
● For
many
relaxing
and
meeting
clubs,
comfortable.
Deciding
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to meet
Choosing
the books
●Think about the books your club will enjoy.
●Decide on the
recommend or vote upon the books.
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of choosing books: allowing everyone to
at
home
works
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六、缺词填空(每空一词)
came
to Yangzhou in
When Italian
recorded his
he
Polo. For over 700 years, it n
Nebe follows
has c
A City of Timeless Culture. This 30-minute documentary
the beauty and c
traveller Marco Polo
amazing observations in his bestselling book The Travels of Marco
went out of print. Hollywood Filmmaker Chris
Polo to explore China’s mystery. He
including Yangzhou:
at
twelve documentaries of Mysterious China series,
footsteps of Marco
takes a close
of Yangzhou.
century,
the 13th
look
the
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in
67
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as money and had the values as g
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To live, humans and all warm-blooded animals must have salt. In ancient time,
. Close to the seasalt-rich
cities in China because of its
mansions and gardens of wealthy
a beautiful
been
of
salt was used
Yellow Sea, Yangzhou has been
lively trade in salt, silk and grain. The surviving
salt businessmen are witnesses of Yangzhou’s great history. L
necklace, Yangzhou Slender West Lake lovingly embraces(拥抱) the city. It has
a memorizing attraction for visitors from afar, showing
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Yangzhou — peace and harmony(和谐).
the lasting s
one of the r
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The government has tried i
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2500-year-old city. The
the streets
souvenirs w
turn
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into a mysterious
to be discovered.
area has become a great
best to protect the Old Town of the
tourist attraction. At night,
land. Here delicious snacks and treasured