1、 2016 年江苏省常州市中考英语试卷一、单项选择（共 10 小题：每小题 1 分，满分 10 分）从 A、B 、C、D 四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项1 （1 分）Though Kongfu Panda 3 is popular with teenagers，it wont be liked by _ （ ）Anobody Bsomebody Ceverybody Danybody2 （1 分）Our teacher _ a bookshelf at the back of our classroom to make a small reading corner （ ）Apicke
2、d up Bput up Ctook up Dgot up3 （1 分）Ive bought all the food for the party tonightThank youThen I _ go to the supermarket （ ）Acant Bmustnt Cshouldnt Dneednt4 （1 分）Do you enjoy yourself at the concert？YesI have never been to _ one before （ ）Aa better Bthe best Ca worse Dthe worst5 （1 分）Do you know whe
3、n we _？Im not sureI will tell you about it when the time _ （ ）Aleave，is fixed Bwill leave，is fixedCleave，will be fixed Dwill leave，will be fixed6 （1 分）The coach thinks _ of Marys sports talents，for she jumped very _ at the sports meeting （ ）Ahigh，high Bhighly，highlyChigh ，highly Dhighly，high7 （1 分）W
4、hat shall we buy for Lucy as a present？Lets buy a new bike for herHer bike breaks down from time to time _ （ ）Aafter all Babove all Cat all Din all8 （1 分）How did you put together the model plane so perfectly？Its easyI just followed the _ （ ）Ainstructions Binstruments Cinterviews Dinventions9 （1 分）_
5、will the discussion last？_ we reach an agreement （ ）AHow long； Not until BWhen； Not untilCHow long，Until DWhen，Until10 （1 分）Could you show me how to make a fruit salad？_First，you need to choose some fresh fruit of different colours （ ）AIt doesnt matter BMy pleasureCYoure welcome DWith pleasure二、完形填空
6、（共 1 小题，每小题 12 分，满分 12 分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项11 （12 分）What does taking a risk mean？It means trying （11） things even if（即使）they make you feel uncomfortable or afraidOne of the greatest risk Id ever taken was playing a role in my high schools fall playI was not only a person who had （
7、12） performance（表演）experience，but also I stuttered（口吃） Then （13） of performing in front of people made me worriedThe reason why I （14） to perform was that I wanted to take part in my school theatre programOn the day of the audition（试演） ，there were also some acting exercises to warm us up We were div
8、ided into pairs to （15） parts of the playI felt very worriedAfter I said some of the lines（台词） ，my partner said，“I （16） you are stutteringIs that for dramatic effect or do you really stutter？“I was speechlessWhen my （17） to audition came，my heart was beating fastAcross from me sat the director and h
9、is assistants（助手） Needless to sayI was really （18） my performanceI played the role of a man painter who pretended（假装）to be a womanMy partner was playing a businessman who wanted to marry me（the woman） We said our lines and， （19） ，I didnt stutterWe went through it several times，and finally it was ove
10、rI was so （20） ，The next Monday I was told that I had made the play How excited I was!It was a lot of fun doing the play，and it was clear to me that my stuttering couldnt （21） me doing what I wanted to do，and taking risks was well worth the time and （22） 11Ainteresting Bexciting Ctiring Dchallenging
11、12Aenough Bsome Clittle Dmuch13Aexperience Bthought Cmemory Dpurpose14Afailed Bdecided Cafforded Drefused15Acompare Bunderstand Cdescribe Dprepare16Apromise Brealize Cnotice Dimagine17Aturn Bhope Cdream Dplan18Aamazed at Bworried about Cused to Dcurious about19Asurprisingly Bfinally Cprobably Dcerta
12、inly20Abored Binterested Ctouched Drelaxed21Astop Bget Chave Dfind22Aattention Bpower Ceffort Dfeeling三、阅读理解 阅读下列短文，从短文后各题所给的 A、B 、C、D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项23 （6 分）Every living thing on Earth is either a plant or an animal，right？Wrong!Many organisms（有机体）in our world are neitherSome of them float through the
13、air，and some lie hidden in the groundThey do not need sunlight to survive，and if the weather becomes too cold，they can become inactive until conditions improveWhat are these？They are called fungi（菌类） ，and you see them almost every dayMany kinds of fungi seem disgusting，such as the green black things
14、 that appear on the food which are left too long in the refrigeratorBut other kinds are not so bad For example，the yeast that is used to make bread and mushrooms （蘑菇）are both fungiWhat makes fungi different from plants and animals？An animal can move around by itselfFungi get around too，but they dont
15、 have feet，wings，or tailsThey have to wait for wind or some other outside force to move themPlants are different from fungi because they have chlorophyll（叶绿素） It helps them make food from the energy in sunlightFungi do not have chlorophyllSome fungi are bad，while others are notSome fungi cause disea
16、ses，such as athletes foot，which makes feet uncomfortableOther kinds of fungi can be used to make medicines，which have saved many livesFungi clean up more than wounds，thoughThey are the worlds first recyclersWithout fungi，our world would be a messSince fungi cannot make their own food as plants do，th
17、ey must get their food elsewhereMany fungi get their food from dead plantsThey break them down and turn them into soilThe fungi get a meal，and the world gets a housecleaning23What does the underlined word“disgusting“most probably mean？ AstrongBunpleasantCactiveDsmall24According to the passage， Afung
18、i can move everywhere by themselvesBfungi are unable to survive in cold conditionsCsome fungi can make food from the energy in sunlightDsome fungi are useful to humans and the environment25Where can you most probably find this passage？ AIn a social reportBIn a biology bookCIn geography magazineDIn a
19、 farming book26 （6 分）When was the last time you saw three men running down a forest trail（小径）in the rain wearing flipflops（拖鞋）？ Thats what my friend Brandon，Josh and I were doing last autumnWe were looking for a waterfall（瀑布） We didnt have much time to get to the waterfall and back，so we were runnin
20、gWe were wearing flipflops to prevent our shoes getting dirtyIt was raining，but lightlyIt kept us cool as we climbed over giant stones and through a shallow（浅的）streamWe followed red arrows（箭头）and crossed that stream several times，walking on toward the promised waterfallTime was not on our side， howe
21、ver，and we were forced to turn aroundAs we started back，we looked at the shallow stream we had just crossedWhere did this rushing river come from？That was when we realized a flash flood was around!In the few minutes the water rose at a fast speedNow there were no big stones tobe seenonly what looked
22、 like lumps（隆起）covered with rushing waterWe had no choice but to move our way back carefully in the rushing waterin flipflopsWe had crossed the stream not once or twice，but six times in search of a waterfall that we never even reached!With most of the crossings，we needed each others help if we didnt
23、 want to be washed away by waterWet all over，we felt relaxed after we made the last crossing“My dad always told me to keep off a river when travelling in the rain“Josh said as we hurried back down the path“Why didnt you tell us that earlier？“I laughed“Would it have made a difference？“came the replyH
24、e had a point26Why were there no big stones to be seen in the stream when they came back？ AThe big stones were moved away by someone elseBThey were running too fast to notice the big stonesCThe big stones were covered with rushing waterDThe big stones were washed away by rushing water27Why didnt the
25、y find the waterfall in the end？ ABecause they were short of time BBecause they were wearing flipflopsCBecause Josh kept warning them not to go any furtherDBecause the flood prevented them from going forward28We can infer（推断）from the passage that the writer and his friends Awere crazy about outdoor
26、activitiesBmade full preparations before the tripCcrossed rushing water easily in the endDhad much experience in travelling in the rain29 （6 分）While it is common for restaurant owners to connect with their customers，a restaurant owner in the USis taking it to a whole new levelTim Harries gives out f
27、ree hugs（拥抱）to every customer at the end of each mealThe atmosphere （气氛）at his restaurant“Tims Place“is so positive（积极的）that customers often call it the“Worlds friendliest restaurant“Tims Hug“is in fact an item on the menu described as a“love“treatTims hugs are doubly special because of everything h
28、e has achievedThe 26yearold is probably the only Down syndrome sufferer（唐氏综合症患者）in the USto own a restaurant，but he has several other things to be proud ofhes a skillful special Olympian，an excellent sailor，and all experienced fishermanHe was also chosen as Homecoming King and Student of the Year in
29、 high school!So when a man like Tim hugs you，it is sure to be a special and unforgettable experienceWhen Tim expressed interest in opening a restaurant，Keith，a small businessman himself，supported himTim hired other people to manage the place and do the cooking，and he introduced the idea of free hugs
30、He realized that people want to feel at home at a restaurantThat is why he included“love“as all item on the menuCustomers can order the free hug from Tim，and even if they dont，hell probably hug them anywayThe restaurant has been around since 2010，and Tim has given out over 19，000 hugs in the past fi
31、ve yearshe keeps count using a special Hug CounterMany customers love visiting“Tims Place“Ive been coming here once a week“said Michelle GarthJones，a regular customer“I love local restaurants，and this special one has a story that stays with you“29Which of the following is TRUE according to the passa
32、ge？ ACustomers prefer to feel relaxed at a restaurantBUnless you order Tims Hug，he will not hug youCAs soon as you enter Tims Place，you will get a warm hugDMichelle GarthJones loves listening to the story in the restaurant30Which of the following words can best describe Time Harris？ AHumorousBCreati
33、veCSeriousDCurious31What may be the best title for this passage？ ATims AchievementsBA Special ExperienceCA Down Syndrome SuffererDThe Worlds Friendliest Restaurant 32 （8 分）Many expressions that we use in American English come from novelsToday we will look at some of them from Lewis Carrolls famous n
34、ovel“Alice in Wonderlan“in detailThe story is about a young girl falling down a rabbit holeWhen she finally lands，she finds herself in a strange world and meets some strange charactersThe first character Alice meets is the White Rabbit， who runs past her and says some strange wordsAlice chases（追赶）hi
35、m，and that is where her adventures beginIn English，chasing a white rabbit means chasing an impossible clue and finding yourself in a misleading situationThen，as she runs after the rabbit ，she falls down the rabbit hole into WonderlandTo fall down the rabbit hole can mean to enter a confusing（令人困惑的）s
36、ituationHowever，usually we use this expression to mean we get interested in something to the point of distraction（分神） It often happens by accident and is about something not that meaningfulLater in the story，Alice meets the March Hare and the Hatter at a crazy tea partyHares（野兔）have long been though
37、t to behave excitedly in March，which is their mating（交配）seasonScientifically ，this may not be trueBut to be mad as a March Hare means that someone is completely mad，or crazyThe expression mad as a Hatter also means to be completely crazy Of the two，mad as a Hatter is more commonBut dont tell the Mar
38、ch HareWho knows how he will react（反应）！Near the end of the story， Alice meets the Queen of HeartsA woman who is called a Queen of Hearts likes controlling others and always tries to control everything and everyone around her32Which of the following situations best fits the expressions to fall down a
39、 rabbit hole？ AWhen Tom was taking a walk in the forest，he suddenly fell over onto the groundBWhen Mary turned on the TV，she chose to watch the talk show programmed as usualCWhen Jim was looking for a sport book online，he lost himself in many report on sharperstarsDWhen Lily was thinking about how t
40、o solve a math problem，she came up with a good idea33According to the passage，the expression to be mad as a March Hare Adescribes how hares behave in MarchBshows harescharacteristics in a scientific wayCis used more often than the expression mad as a HatterDhas the same meaning as the expression mad
41、 as a Hatter34Which character in“Alice in Wonderland“wants others to obey his or her orders in every situation？ AAlice BThe March HareCThe Hatter DThe Queen of Hearts35The writer mainly wants to in the passageAintroduce a famous novel and its language styleBintroduce a famous writer Lewis Carroll an
42、d his novelsCexplore some English expressions from a famous novelDexplain why many expressions in English come from novels四、阅读表达（满分 5 分）阅读下面短文，并根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入一个最恰当的单词，每个空格里只填一个单词36 （5 分）The Internet nowadays opens a wide world to people，including teenagers，but many parents worry that their chil
43、dren may meet with something unhealthy when searching onlineIn order to solve this problem，a new search engine for children called Kiddle has appearedSearch results are filtered（过滤） ，so only safe website are shown and descriptions are written in simple languageSearches with bad words are shut off，to
44、o Kiddles uses the same colors as Google in its logo and a similar design on its homepage，too with an extra robot pictureThe top three Kiddle search results show safe websites and pages written specially for kids， and those websites and pages are well chosen and checked by Kiddle developersThe fourt
45、h to seventh results will be safe and trusted websites that are not written for adultsThey provide expert content ，but are harder for kids to understandUnlike on Google，most results appear along with large thumbnail pictures（缩略图）to make it easier for children to find what they are looking forFor exa
46、mple，when searching for“meow meow“Google produces pages for information about a drug（毒品）that has“meow meow“as its nickname（绰号） ，but Kiddle lists information only about cats，even with some cartoon pictures The company explained，“Websites which appear in Kiddle search results satisfy familyfriendly re
47、quirements，as we filter websites with unhealthy content“Kiddlea ChildFriendly Search EngineCharacteristics Only safe websites are shownDescriptions are written in simple language（36） bad words appearLogo It uses the same colors as Google with a robot pictureThe top three search resultsWebsites and pages are written （37） for kids，after being well chosen and checkedThe fourth to seventh resultsWebsites are also worth （38） and have content written in a simple wayContentThe ei
