2016年浙江省金华市中考英语试卷

Asha looked out of the window on the plane．What a（16）　　!The buildings were so tall．The city was large，much larger than her small town．

Asha was on vacation in New York City．She was very（17）　　as she has always wanted to come since she was young．She read stories about it and studied its（18）　　．She know how the island of Manhattan was bought native Americans 300 years ago．She（19）　　knew people from all over the world came to live here．These people，like Asha，（20）　　a new life in New York．

But Asha was only staying for fourteen（21）　　．She thought of these two weeks as a time to（22）　　herself to move back to New York．She would return to her small（23）　　，stay for one year，and then come to live in New York forever．So she had to plan this vacation（24）　　．

In New York Asha wanted to do（25）　　things．First she wanted to look for a job．Next，she would find a place to live．She knew it was expensive to live in New York and that finding a good place to live was（26）　　．And the third thing she wanted to do was（27）　　her English．She had studied English for 12 years but didn't know（28）　　she could understand"real"English．

Before leaving，her friends told her that New York was a（29）　　place．But Asha wasn't worried．She had studied New York carefully．She believed she would be safe．

（30）　　Asha saw the Statue of Liberty!The plane flew around it，and then began to slow down．Soon Asha was on the ground，getting ready to leave the plane﹣to greet her future．

Do you like to know how other people see the world？Listed below are of the best books for children．

（1）The three books are mainly written for　　．

A．dog owners

B．children

C．babysitters

D．Ballerinas

（2）Oliver is a young boy who　　．

A．gets lost in a big city

B．wants to learn to dance

C．is not good at art

D．Was born in America

（3）When you read Absolutely Almost，you will probably　　．

A．feel afraid

B．fall asleep

C．laugh a lot

D．become smart

If you meet a British person in the street，it is very likely that he or she will apologize whether it is his or her fault or not．

It seems that Britain is becoming a nation where everyone is saying sorry．Almost each person says sorry about eight times each day﹣and one in eight people apologize as many as 20 times a day．

As you may have seen，the British apologize more often than members of other cultures．A research shows that in many cases，people's love of saying sorry in Britain goes a little further than it does for Americans．For example，about 15 British people would say"sorry"will only 10 from the US would do this if they sneezed，if they corrected someone's mistakes or if someone knocked into them．

In the old days，"sorry"was used to express regret and sadness for having done something wrong．But now British people use expression as a way of showing good manners．For example，they might say"sorry"instead of"excuse me"，"pardon"，"what"or"whatever"．

People in Britain also use sorry when they share the same feeling with others﹣so they might say"sorry about the rain"

However，British people's use of"sorry"may make things very confusing and difficult for foreigners who are not familiar with their ways．But actully，people in Britain pay much attention to the feelings of others．This is the very reason why they apologize every day．

34．what does the passage mainly talk about？　　

A．what daily expressions British people often use

B．how people in British keep in touch with foreigners

C．the different meanings of soon in and out of Britain

D．why British people say soon many times every day

35．in the old days，people said soon when they　　

A．did something wrong

B．asked the way

C．wanted to repeat something

D．made a choice

36．which of the following is true according to the passage？　　

A．Americans say sorry more than British people

B．even British people get confused when they say sorry

C．almost every person in Britain says sorry 20times a day

D．the British also say sorry to share the same feeling with others

37．from the passage we can learn that British people　　

A．like to talk about the weather

B．care a lot about others

C．are difficult to get along with

D．love to correct mistakes．

For many years，scientist have known that laughing is good for the of our minds and bodies．Now we are learning that it's not just laughter．Having fun and playing are also good for us!Reserchers have found that play is good for people of all ages．Play actually leads to the growth of more nerver connection in the brain and gives us more brain power．

Play is necessary during childhood．As children play，they learn how to make friendship and relate to others．They develop their imaginations and become more creative．Kids carry these qualities with them as they grow older．

Amy Whitcomb teaches maths at a school in San Francisco．For several years，she has used gamespot to teach maths．In one class，students play a game with small bags of candy to figure out how many pieces in the bags are red．When they get the correct answer，they can eat the candy!Amy says，"If it's not fun，they're not going to want to be there．They're not going to want to learn．

The spirit of play continues through the teenage years into adulthood．The famous company Google，for example，keeps a lot of toys and games at different place in their best ideas when they are just"playing around"and let their imaginations go wild．

So next time you have to solve a difficult maths problem or can't think of a topic for an artice，take a short play break．Do a little dance，or play a quick game．Then come back to it．Maybe you'll be surprised at what your brain can do．

38．The example of the company Google is given to show that　　．

A．play is also fit adults                

B．everyone there works hard

C．they have a lot of toys and games      

D．it is very famous in the world

39．The underlined expression"figure out"in Paragraphy 3 probably means　　．

A．look after        

B．solve the problem of

C．draw a picture of  

C．play a joke on

40．According to the passage，you need to play if you　　

A．want to make friendship with others           

B．have to do some homework

C．fail to think of a topic for an article       

D．find a job in a big company

41．Which of the following can be the best title for the passage？　　

A．A maths lesson                                    

B．How children grow

C．The power of play                                 

D．Work hard，play hard．

Hum Thomas fell in love with Megan．But then an accident changed in his life，and he had to move to Canada．Magan promised to write to him．But Hum never heard from her …until one day a letter arrived．

He saw the letter came from where he and his father had lived in their early years．Who was writing to him？He turned the envelop（信封）over in his hands several times．Then he took out the letter and read：

Dear Hum，

I don't know if this letter will reach you，and I don't know why I'm writing to you after all these years，but …

Hum turned to the end of the letter and saw：

Best wishes

Megan

He couldn't believe it．He turned back to the first words of the letter and read：

…after all these years，but I've just found your letters to me from Canada．Believe me，this was the first time I'd read them and they made me cry，even after 50 years，I found them in a box of my father's papers．They were never opened．

Hum，I never know that you'd written to me．I thought your life in Canada had made you forget me．Now I realize that my father kept your letters．I can still remember asking him if there was any letter for me，and he always said："______，my girl，I told you he was no good．"Finally，after about a year，I believed him．

But why did he keep the letters？Do you think he wanted me to find them when it was too late？Anyway he's dead now，so I can't ask him．All I can say is I'm sorry．Sorry for what my father did，sorry that you never heard from me and sorry for …everything．

I hope that at least this letter reaches you．Of course，I'll understand if you don't want to write back to me，but if you don't do，I am still Magan Jenkins，and I will live at the same adress．

Best wishes，

Megan

Hum read the letter again．Everything with Megan came back to him．He had never forgotten her．He couldn't．Every day he looked at her face on the wall．He had a drawing of her．It had traveled everywhere with him．But to hear from her again …

"Are you all right，Dad？"asked Mike，coming into the room．

（Adapted from Two Lives by Helen Naylor）

42．Why did Hum turn to the end of the letter before he finished the rest of it？　　

A．Because he was not interested in the beginning

B．Because he didn't like to read letters from Megan

C．Because he wanted to finish reading it in a short time

D．Because he wanted to know whom the letter was from

43．Megan failed to read Hum's letters because　　．

A．her father kept them                  

B．they were lost on the way

C．she moved to another city         

D．he didn't post them at all

44．Which of the following sentences can be put in the　　？

A．Sorry，it's my fault                    

B．Look up here

C．No，he was forgotten you             

D．Yes，here are the ones from him

45．What can we infer from the passage？　　

A．Hum had never got married all these years．

B．Megan was still living with her father in Canada．

C．Megan was sure that Hum would receive her letter．

D．Megan still loved Hum and felt sorry for what had happened．

46．Bill is an　　boy．Everyone in our class trusts him

47．You are sure to speak English beautifully　　you practise every day

48．Thanksgiving is celebrated on the　　Thursday in November in America

49．When the　　of the World Cup returned home，they were warmly welcomed

50．The children rushed out of the classroom as soon as the bell　　for the end of class．

Deep under the sea

     Imagine a trip to the deep ocean，What would you（51）　　（期待）to see？Would it be possible that you find（52）　　（奇怪的）new animals and plants？

     As we know，sunlight warms the surface （53）　　（部分）of the ocean．Plants and animals which need sunlight and warm water live there．But deep in the ocean，other animals live in water that is cold and （54）　　（黑暗的）．

      The deep ocean is freezing cold．The water pressure of very deep water can （55）　__　（伤害）you．So what animals live in the ocean？Where do they live？How many are there？Scientists have studied and counted animals for ten years to find out．The （56）　　（报告）is surprising．

       The first surprise is where things live：everywhere! They live in the hottest and coldest places．Some live in the deep places （57）　　（没有）light or air．

        The second surprise is that there are over 230000 （58）　　（种类）of animals and plants under the sea．Over six （59）　　（千）have never been seen before!

        So what （60）　　（别的）is living in the deep ocean？Will there be more surprises to come？

I was looking through my old photos last Sunday．One photo （61）　　（catch） my eye．In the photo，I was sitting in a chair，hugging Duke，my best friends in the whole world．

Duke was an interesting name for such （62）　　little dog．But he was my friend from the moment I could walk．He stayed with me in that chair when I read （63）　　（book）．When I went outside （64）　　（play）games，he would drive our cats up to the trees and then walk off feeling proud of （65）　　（him）．When he was hungry，he would carry his food dish in his mouth and drop （66）　　 at my mom's feet．When I was sick，he refused to leave my bed until I got （67）　　（well） then before．

I learned a lot from Duke．I learned that a short sleep at noon could be good

（68）　　you．I learned that the simplest dinner can be delicious（69）　　you eat it with great enjoyment．I learned that life can be good when you live it with love and joy．（70）　__　 （sad），I also learned that life is short，especially if you are a dog．

To me，Duke is like a teacher who has taught me how to love and to be loved．

下面是一封来自美国的邮件，内容是你们班同学去San Francisco旅游的相关须知，请你阅读邮件，然后将其中的要点分条列出，张贴在班级的告示栏中．

假如你是No.2 Middle School的学生李华，下周，一批英国学生将来你们学校进行为期两周的学习和交流．请根据下列表格中的要点，写一封自荐信，邀请其中一位学生来你家居住．

注意：

（1）短文内容可适当增加；

（2）文中不得出现真实的人名和校名；

（3）次数：80﹣100；

（4）短文首句仅供选择使用，不计总次数．

短文首句：I am Li Hua，a student from No.2 Middle School．

Dear friend，

Yours，

Li Hua．