2016年江苏省无锡市中考英语试卷

Tom wants to study at ______university in Europe，but hasn't decided which one to go to yet．（　　）

A．anB．aC．theD．不填

_____do your parents take exercise，William？

Less than three times a week．（　　）

A．How longB．How muchC．How soonD．How often

Could you help me with housework _____you are free today？（　　）

A．sinceB．thoughC．unlessD．until

We've got everything ready for the picnic．

Do you mean I ______bring anything with me？（　　）

A．can'tB．mustn'tC．couldn'tD．needn't

Sam is ____about his speech because he thinks he is well prepared．（　　）

A．honestB．confidentC．modestD．curious

Father's Day is coming，Shall we make a card for Dad？

Good idea！But would you show me _____ because I only know little about DIY？（　　）

A．whyB．whenC．howD．where

Although he was _____my opinion，the old professor didn't come up with his own．（　　）

A．againstB．onC．forD．in

I can't find the magazine I bought this morning．

Well，Jack is reading _____over there．Why not go and see if it is yours？（　　）

A．itB．thatC．oneD．some

My mind wasn't on what he was saying so I'm afraid I _____half of it．（　　）

A．missedB．was missing

C．will missD．would miss

Have you ever heard of Cao Wenxuan，a writer from Jiangsu？

Of course．______，he is a good friend of my father's．（　　）

A．I meanB．That is to say

C．Above allD．Believe it or not

As the story______，the secret of the castle is discovered little by little．（　　）

A．endsB．beginsC．developsD．happens

Steve，I hear that Peter has another championship．

It's not surprising．______．He practises hardest in the team．（　　）

A．Every dog has its day

B．No pain，no gain

C．Many hands make light work

D．Actions speak louder than words

If the weather ______ to be rainy，we may have to cancel the sports meeting． （　　）

A．runs outB．breaks outC．finds outD．turns out

So you gave her your mobile phone？

______，She said she'd return it to me after she had hers fixed．（　　）

A．My pleasureB．Not exactly

C．With pleasureD．No problem

I was always busy and had too many things to do．Whenever my daughter caused me to change my plans，I thought to myself，"We don't have time for this．"So the two words I always said to her were：（1） 　 　．

   The other day，the two of us rode to a （2） 　 　near our home．After shopping I bought her an ice cream，and she sat down at a table happily admiring the ice cream in her hand．Suddenly a（3） 　 　look appeared on her face．"Do I have to eat it up in a hurry，Mum？"

   I nearly cried when hearing this﹣the pains of a hurried life influenced my poor girl so deeply! As she looked at me waiting to know if she could（4） 　 　her time，I knew I had to make a（5） 　 　．I thought of the times when I rushed （催促）my child through life began（6） 　 　what really matters in life…

   "You don't have to hurry，Just enjoy it "I said gently．Her whole face brightened and her shoulders（7） 　 　．We sat side by side talking about things that interested us．

   When she got to the last bite （一口），she held it out to me．"I （8） 　 　the last bite for you，Mum，"she said （9） 　 　．As the icy taste put out my thirst，I realized I just got the present of a lifetime．I gave my child a little time…and in return．she gave me her last bite and（10） 　 　me that things taste sweeter and love is easier to get when you stop rushing through life．

How time flies! The 9th graders are going to graduate soon．We invite them to write about their school memories．Let's share some of them．﹣Ms．Rosen

25．Who dislikes tests among the four students？　　．

A．Brita  

B．Jay   

C．Rocky  

D．Angel

26．How many of the four students mentioned Ms．Rosen？　　

A．One    

B．Two   

C．Three   

D．Four

27．What can we learn from the given information above？　　

A．The four students will be in Grade 9 next term．

B．The four students do not enjoy school very much．

C．The four students all think it's important to work hard

D．Their favourite memories are all about trips．

Do you know that November is National Novel Writing Month（NaNoWriMo）．You can find the NaNoWriMo Young Writer's programme at ywp．nanowrimo．org．It is a challenge to write a 50000﹣word novel in one month．

The programme began in 1999 in San Francisco with only 21 members．Last year，more than 400000 took up the challenge．The writers can choose what they want to write about．On November 1st．writers visit the website and start to update （更新）their word count． They can communicate with other writers there as well．All the writers have to stop writing on November 30th．

It is okay if you have never written a book before．The website provides lesson plans and workbooks for beginners．You can use them to improve writing skills in your novel．Then you can start planning what your novel will be about．

Are there any books published from the NaNoWriMo programme？Here are a few：

．The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern

．Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen

．Entrechats by Cecile Duquence

Are there any young readers who want to join in this programme？If you want，we hope you can write the best novel．If you have not heard of NaNoWriMo，but you have a good story in mind，join us!

（1）What can you do in the writing month if you join in the programme？　　

①We can visit ywp．nanowrimo．org．

②We can update the word count．

③We can publish the new novel．

④We can choose what to write about．

A．①②④

B．①②③

C．①③④

D．②③④

（2）According to the passage．Entrechats by Cecile Duquenne．　　．

A．will be published

B．has already come out

C．is the most attractive

D．gets the most attention

（3）This passage is most probably written to　　．

A．encourage more young people to join in the programme

B．invite more famous writers to visit ywp．nanowrimo．org

C．publish more wonderful books written by young writers

D．encourage more people to communicate with other writers．

There are lots of dangerous and terrible insects in Northeastern India，but the tree﹣bees are the most terrible．They are killers．Unlike most bees which will sting （叮咬）you only if they are disturbed （打扰），tree﹣bees will attack you in thousands for no reason．And they will chase（追赶） you for your life．

Walking along a dusty road while I was on holiday there last year．I found myself，without the least warning，the centre of such an attack．The air above me suddenly became thick with bees．Though it was hot．I went cold all over．Until then I had never heard of Indian tree﹣bees，but I had recently seen a film called ^"The Angry Swarm"． which was about killer﹣bees．

I began running to the village about half a mile away，but I was soon covered from head to foot with bees．I drove them away with my hands，only to make room for others．Each time I opened my mouth tor breath，more bees entered my mouth，until it was stung to twice its usual size and I could hardly breathe．

When I reached the village．I found some workers building a house．I ran towards them for help．But as soon as the workers saw the bees with me．they ran for safety at top speed．

Soon my eyes had completely closed．I fell into a pile of brick dust．I pushed myself wildly down into it until my head and shoulders were covered．And then I found myself in a worse situation﹣the dust nearly stopped me from breathing．When I tried hard to get out of the dust，the angry bees made a new attack on me．I was tired out and ran weakly about in circles．Soon I lost my consciousness （意识）．

Later I learned that two quick﹣minded villagers ran to a pile of dry grass and quickly surrounded （包围）me with a thick wall of fire and smoke until the bees were driven away．They stayed with me，taking stings out of my body for the next three hours until a doctor came and gave me further treatment．

31．What can we infer（推断）from the second paragraph（段落）．　　．

A．The temperature went down at that time．

B．The air suddenly became thick because of the dust．

C．The writer knew Indian tree﹣bees were the most dangerous

D．The writer felt scared when he was surrounded by tree﹣bees．

32．In which order did the following things happen to the writer．　　．

a．He tried to drive away the bees but failed．

b．He was surrounded with a thick wall of fire and smoke．

c．He was tired out and lost consciousness later．

d．He watched a film named ''The Angry Swarm''．

e．He was attacked by tree﹣bees while taking a walk．

A．e﹣a﹣c﹣b﹣d

B．d﹣e﹣a﹣c﹣b

C．e﹣b﹣a﹣d﹣c

D．d﹣e﹣a﹣b﹣c

33．which of the following is NOT true according to the passage？　　．

A．Tree﹣bees often attack people in large numbers．

B．Tree﹣bees can be driven away by fire and smoke．

C．Tree﹣bees do not give up easily when they attack people．

D．Tree﹣bees will not attack people unless they are disturbed．

This year the US will honour （纪念）one of the country's most famous writers﹣Mark Twain （1835﹣1910）．Most readers know that his real name was Samuel Longhome Clemens，but how many know where the pen name "Mark Twain" came from？

The answer shows Clemens' colourful early life before he became a writer．"Mark Twain" was the cry shouted on a ship when the ship entered a part of a river that was two fathoms （6 feet）deep．"Twain" is an old﹣fashioned way of saying "two"．Twain trained as a ship pilot on the Mississippi river for two years，a time that he wrote about in the humorous Life on the Mississippi（1883）．

The famous river would become an important theme in many of his works﹣who could forget the journey of Huck an Jim along it in his most famous book．The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn（1884）？

With little education，he had to teach himself how to write stories．Whenever possible，he would go to public libraries．There he spent much time reading and thinking，which greatly helped him with his writing．

On the other hand，his life experiences gave him wonderful material to write about and attract readers．Twain wrote in a style that has been called "local colour" because it shows great knowledge of local people and their customs．

This gift is very clear in the two books for which Twain is still celebrated today：The Adventures of Tom Sawyer（1876）and its follow﹣up The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn，which many people call "The Great American Novel"．

The most amazing invention in the book is the voice of Huck himself．Huck did not enjoy schooling．It shows in the way he uses language，in a spoken style．Only a master like Twain could copy the way a young southern boy talked so well．

34．What does the underlined word "gift" mean in the passage？　　．

A．Twain's talent for self﹣teaching．

B．Twain's "local colour" writing style．

C．Twain's good sense of humour

D．Twain's experiences as a ship pilot

35．According to the passage，what is the best part of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn．　　．

A．The deep social meaning

B．The exciting life experiences

C．The special way that Huck talks

D．The nice view of the Mississippi

36．Which is the most suitable place in the passage for the sentence，"Twain did not come from the writer's background you might expect．"？　　．

A．At the beginning of Paragraph 2

B．At the beginning of Paragraph 3

C．At the beginning of Paragraph 4

D．At the beginning of Paragraph 5

37．what is the passage mainly about？　　．

A．Mark Twain's career as a great writer

B．Mark Twain's interest in describing local life

C．Mark Twain's achievements in American literature field

D．Mark Twain's life experiences which influenced his writing．

Be polite，Henry．It's rude to　　（指向） at others like that．

Reading is important，for it can open up an　　（未知的）world to us．

To my surprise，the 3﹣year﹣old boy can spell all those words　　（正确地）．

Sue always has great　　（勇气）to face difficulties and that's why we all respect her．

After two hours' discussion，they　　（final）reached an agreement．

Usually TV programmes are　　（record） first and sent out later．

John looks at his watch from time to time． Why is he so　　 （ patient ）？

How lucky the　　（win） of the game show is! A five﹣day trip abroad for free!

When night came，they put up a tent　　（keep） warm．

Mary　　（talk） on the phone，so I just nodded to her and went away．

It is said that a space station　　（build） on the moon．

How amazing！But it may take a long time，I guess．

France is a beautiful country and　　（cover） an area of over 260000 square miles．

根据句意用括号内所给词的适当形式填空．

As soon as he　　（offer） a well paid job，he called his parents to tell them the good news．

Hi，Judy．Have you graduated from college？

Yes．I　　（study）in Nanjing University for four years．

The engineer　　（try） every possible way，but still cannot get the computer started．

You can't imagine what difficulty I had　　（express） myself clearly at the beginning．

Clothing（服装）is a language．We can look at traditional clothing to know more about culture．

Africa has a long history and a rich culture，and this is shown in traditional dress．The three colours一red，gold and green，are often used in the clothing．The first colour represents the blood of millions of people who fought for freedom； the second，rich resources of the African earth； and the third，the grassland of home．

Because clothing has strong social meanings，people are very careful in choosing what to wear．It would be a serious mistake to wear the wrong clothes，or to dress in the wrong way．For example，in Ghana，a woman should wear her waistband （腰带）differently according to the importance of the social event．

Traditional dress also tells us about everyday life．African designs are famous for loose（宽松的）clothing．The temperature there can be very high during the daytime but very low at night，so it requires that the clothes are comfortable for daily life．

Today although more and more young people like wearing Western clothes especially in big cities in Africa，traditional African dress is still quite valuable．This is because it has deep cultural meanings．

这部纪录片有助于我们近距离观察美国的学校生活．

This documentary helps us　　the school life in America．

在去年的夏令营活动中，营员们彼此和睦相处．

In the summer camp last year，all the members　　．

他们俩都不沉迷于电脑游戏，只喜欢看书．

　　computer games．Instead，they like reading．

假如新能源的使用更加广泛，环境污染将会大为减少．

If new energy　　，there will be much less pollution．

自从来到无锡，我们学校的外教已经习惯了这里的生活．

The foreign teacher in our school　　here since he came to Wuxi．

你能告诉我如此寒冷的天气将持续多久吗？

Could you tell me　　？

假设你是某校九年级（1）班的学生．你校英文俱乐部正在举行"Young Star Award"的评选活动，请你用英语写一篇短文，介绍你的同学李明，以供参考，内容要点如下：

1．高个，擅长篮球，成绩优秀；

2．乐于助人，积极参加活动，热衷慈善；

3．去年，他…；

4．已筹款一千多元，准备寄给贫困地区学生；

5．得到高度赞扬，我们以他为荣．

注意事项：

1．短文须包括所有内容要点，要求语句通顺，意思连贯；

2．第3要点的内容须围绕主题，用2﹣3句话展开合理想象，作适当发挥；

3．词数在90个左右，短文的开头已在答题卡上给出，不计入总词数；

4．短文内容必须写在答题卡指定的位置上．

参考你词汇：慈善（charity）