2016年山东省日照市中考英语试卷

Excuse me．How can I get to Shanzihe Airport？

Take Shanghai Road，follow the __________ and you can't miss it．（　　）

A．wayB．trafficC．noticesD．signs

I often feel __________ when speaking in public．

Well，just take it easy．（　　）

A．boredB．greatC．nervousD．serious

Mum always tells me"A smile costs __________，but gives much．"（　　）

A．anythingB．somethingC．everythingD．nothing

Rio 2016Olympics will __________ 16days from August 5th to August 21st．（　　）

A．lastB．continueC．countD．keep

I was caught in the rain．Even __________，I was late again!（　　）

A．betterB．worseC．furtherD．worst

Don't let homework __________ too much time．Children need to play．（　　）

A．give upB．take upC．look upD．put up

Well，mum，could I hang out with my friends now？

Yes，you __________．（　　）

A．mayB．canC．mustD．could

Give me a chance，__________ I'll give you a wonderful surprise．（　　）

A．orB．soC．andD．but

May I speak to Mary？

Hold on，please．She _________ in the kitchen．（　　）

A．has cookedB．cookedC．will cookD．is cooking

Could you please tell me __________？

At 169，Jinan Road．（　　）

A．where the library lies

B．how I can get to the library

C．where is the library

D．how can I get to the library

It was a cold windy winter day and I was walking home from work．My head pointed down against the（31）　　when I noticed an old lady．She was（32）　　on the sidewalk in her house slippers（拖鞋）．

    As I（33）　　her，I saw that she was well into her 80s，and she was holding some（34）　　in her hands．

    I walked on and arrived at the traffic light．Waiting there，I saw the mailbox（35）　　the street．The light turned green，but I pretended （假装）to check my phone and waited for her to catch up with me．In this neighborhood，even crossing with the green light was（36）　　．Drivers often drove（37）　　through red lights and stop signs．

    I stayed there until she（38）　　me．I turned to her and touched her gently on the arm．She smiled and took my hand in hers and（39）　　it．Her small hand was soft and warm．Hand﹣in﹣hand，we were waiting for the（40）　　to change．

    When the light turned green，we walked together slowly across the street，（41）　　the letters in the mailbox．Then I took her（42）　　across the street．

    As I walked the rest of the way home，I could still feel the（43）　　of her hand in my own．

People say the first language of all humans is（44）　　．A caring touch helps to make a bad situation（45）　　．And even now，every time I think of the old lady，I can still feel the power of touch．

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    Do you want to get home from work knowing you have made a real difference in someone's life？

If yes，don't care about sex or age!Come and join us，then you'll make it!

Job：Volunteer Social Care Assistant

（No Pay with Free Meals）

Place：Manchester

Hours：Part Time    

    We are now looking for volunteers to support people with learning disabilities to live active lives!Only 4days left．Don't miss the chance of lending your warm hands to help others!

Role：

    You will provide people with learning disabilities with all kinds of help in their daily life．You will help them to develop new skills．You will help them to protect their rights and their safety．Most important of all，you should let them know they are valued．

Skills and Experience Required：

    You will have the right values and great listening skills．You will be honest and patient．You should have the ability to drive a car and to communicate in excellent written and spoken English，since you'll help those people with different learning disabilities．Previous （先前的） related experience will be a great advantage for you．

46．What does the underlined part in Paragraph 2mean？　　

A．You'll make others' life more meaningful with this job．

B．You'll arrive home from work just in time．

C．You'll make much money from this job．

D．You'll succeed in getting this job．

47．The volunteers'key role is to help people with learning disabilities　　．

A．get some support B．protect themselves

C．learn some living skills

D．know their own value

48．Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage？　　

A．The volunteers needn't work all day long．

B．Free meals are provided for the volunteers．

C．The volunteers should be over sixteen．

D．Only four days are left for those who want to get the job．

49．Which of the following can first be chosen as a volunteer？　　

A．The one who can drive a car．

B．The one who has done similar work before．

C．The one who can speak English very well．

D．The one who has patience to listen to others．

50．The passage is meant to　　．

A．offer a notice B．give a report

C．carry an advertisement D．send an invitation．

In 1959，when Jean Harper was in the third grade，her teacher asked them to write a report on what they wanted to be when they grew up．She poured her heart into her report and expressed her dream of becoming an airline pilot．Her paper came back with an"F"on it．The teacher told her it was a"fairy tale"．Jean was completely disappointed．As the years went by，Jean was beaten down by the discouragement．"Girls can't become airline pilots； never have，never will．You're crazy．"Finally Jean gave up．

    In her senior year of high school，her English teacher was Mrs．Dorothy Slaton，a strict teacher with high standards．One day Mrs．Slaton asked this question，"What will you do in the future？"Jean felt a rush of the old enthusiasm （热情），and with excitement she wrote down the very old dream right away．

    The next thing that Mrs．Slaton said changed the course of Jean's life．"I have a little secret for you．You do have unlimited （无限的） abilities and talents．When you leave school，if you don't go for your dream，no one will do it for you．You can have what you want if you try!"

    The hurt and fear of years of discouragement disappeared suddenly．Jean felt thrilled and told her teacher about her dream of becoming a pilot．Mrs．Slaton slapped （敲） the desk top，"Then do it!"she said．

    So Jean did．It didn't happen overnight．In her l0 years of hard work，even facing all kinds of difficulties，she never gave up her dream．

    Eventually，Jean Harper became a Boeing 737 captain （机长） of the United Airline Company．

（1）Jean's third﹣grade teacher thought her dream to be　　．

A．great

B．impossible

C．challenging

D．reasonable

（2）Mrs．Slaton may think that　　．

A．Jean is not a nice girl

B．only some of her students have great abilities

C．a belief helps to realize one's dream

D．her students are good enough to enter the best schools

（3）According to the passage，we can infer that　　．

A．Jean's dream was always in her deep heart

B．Jean didn't go for her dream

C．most people around Jean were for her dream

D．Jean achieved her dream overnight

（4）What does the underlined word thrilled in Paragraph 4mean？　　

A．excited

B．surprised

C．disappointed

D．relaxed

（5）What's the best title of the passage？　　

A．Face Difficulties

B．Dream the Future

C．Voice Your Dream

D．Go for It．

Do you use Facebook，MySpace or Twitter？If so，then you are part of a social network．Social networking sites allow us to see our social connections．

    When you create a profile （a description of somebody that gives useful information） on a social networking site，you open up a number of possible social connections．You can look up old friends，make new friends，and share music，photos and videos with them．You can also join groups according to your interests or hobbies，favorite TV shows or music．

    Setting up a social networking account （帐号） is simple．You just create and post a personal profile．For this you need a login name，password，and an e﹣mail account．Then you add some personal information such as name，age，sex，location，interests，etc．You can also add a photo of yourself．You can control who sees your profile．The next step is to look for new ones，and add them to your network．Then you can search your friends' connections for anyone else you'd like to add to your network．

    Different social networking sites allow people to communicate in different ways．There are sites that allow you to enlarge your personal community such as Facebook．Then there are ones that include media （媒体） sharing，such as YouTube，where members upload and look at other people's pictures and videos．There are also ones that specialize in sharing music，such as Last FM，and finally，ones that allow bloggers to form online communities，such as Live Journal．

    The latest trend （趋势） in social networking is to create your own independent social network．Companies do this to make their products sell well and people do it to create their own communities．

（1）What's the writer's purpose in writing Paragraph1？　　

A．To raise a question．

B．To lead in the topic．

C．To introduce some sites．

D．To advertise a social network．

（2）Which of the following is NOT mentioned in Paragraph 2？　　

A．Make new friends．

B．Share videos with others．

C．Open a net shop．

D．Join groups you like．

（3）What does the third paragraph mainly tell us？　　

A．It's easy to build a social networking account．

B．It's easy to search your friends' connections．

C．It's possible to add a photo of yourself．

D．It's simple to control a social network．

（4）Last FM is a networking site where　　．

A．you can upload videos

B．bloggers can form online communities

C．you have the largest personal community

D．sharing music is specialized

（5）What's the best title of the passage？　　

A．Social Networks          

B．Personal Profiles

C．Networking Trends      

D．Networking Accounts．

April is the f　ourth　 month of a year．

I'm really h　　after the long walk．Let's go to the nearest restaurant．

We go to school every day e　　 Saturday and Sunday．

I really fall in love with a car like this，but I can't a　　 one now．

Children should be e　　 to make decisions by themselves．

Look!The　　 （树叶） on the trees are in different shapes!

Mike is so smart that he can answer these questions　　 （容易地）．

Believing in yourself is the first step on the road to　　 （成功）．

It's very helpful to　　 （讨论） your problems with your parents．

Don't be　　 （害怕） of making mistakes in life，because you can improve yourself by correcting them．

The Value of a Dollar

When I was nineteen，I had a job at a local bookstore．One night，a young couple came in and walked here and there looking for a book．They seemed（1）　　（be） the usual type to give mall（2）　　（worker） a hard time．When they came to the register （收银处），she was a dollar or two short of（3）　　（buy） the book she wanted．

She looked（4）　　（disappoint）．I had a customer discount （折扣） card and it was still active．I told the girl（5）　　（gentle），"Hang on，don't worry，you'll have the money to buy the book．"I put in my password．

She gave me a（6）　　（thank） smile．With a dollar left，she and her boyfriend left the store．I believed that I would never see（7）　　（they）again．

I don't remember（8）　　long it was，but they did return later that evening just to bring me（9）　　beautiful card that said"It's people like you who make the world a（10）　　（good） place to live in．"

I'm deeply moved by the little girl and her boyfriend．Infact，they have also made the world a little brighter．

High school can be a terrible time if you get it all wrong．Find out how to survive （度过） high school with a few easy tips．

    Be Yourself．High school is a fun time to make new friends，meet new people and socialize．Just be yourself．Don't give in to anyone's wants．

    Keep Good Company．Choose your friends carefully and make sure you won't get influenced by anyone．You will find friends，but stay away from the ones who don't want to be your friends．

    Be Optimistic （乐观的）．Always wear your smile．Treat others the way you want to be treated． Respect （尊敬） your teachers and classmates and try to be helpful．

　　When you believe in yourself，others believe in you．Talk and walk confidently．Confidence is something you grow with，and people respect you for that．

    Love High School．Fall in love with it．Make the most out of it，and you will never get those moments back．Come up with wonderful ideas，top your class，make the best friends，go to parties，but just make as many memories as you can!

    With these tips to survive high school，you will surely be proud of graduating （毕业） as an all﹣round adult．So when you throw those hats in the air，feel the freedom and remember every moment you spent in"High School"．

81．How many tips are mentioned in the passage？

82．What's the writer's advice on making friends？（no more than 2 pieces）

83．Fill in the blank with proper words．（no more than 3 words）

84．Put the underlined sentence into Chinese．

85．Give a proper title to the passage．

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Dear David，

    I'm glad to receive your email．Here's some advice on how to learn Chinese well．

　It's a good idea to watch movies．You'll find it helpful to improve your listening skills．Reading always plays a key role in language learning，so do more reading in your spare time．

In my opinion，you'd better make more Chinese friends．They'll be glad to lend you a hand and it provides a good chance for you to learn about Chinese culture．It's a wise choice to use your cell phone，which allows you to use apps，QQ or WeChat to learn Chinese．　

　Practice makes perfect，so do remember to keep practicing every day!

Follow the advice，and I'm sure you can learn Chinese well!　

Best wishes．

Yours，

Li Hua．