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1Though Kongfu Panda 3 is popular with teenagers，it wont be liked by _（ ）Anobody Bsomebody Ceverybody Danybody2Our teacher _ a bookshelf at the back of our classroom to make a small reading corner（ ）Apicked up Bput up Ct
2、ook up Dgot up3 Ive bought all the food for the party tonightThank you Then I _ go to the supermarket（ ）Acant Bmustnt Cshouldnt Dneednt4 Do you enjoy yourself at the concert？YesI have never been to _ one before（ ）Aa better Bthe best Ca worse Dthe worst5 Do you know when we _？Im not sureI will tell y
3、ou about it when the time _（ ）Aleave，is fixed Bwill leave，is fixedC leave，will be fixed Dwill leave，will be fixed6The coach thinks _ of Marys sports talents，for she jumped very _ at the sports meeting（ ）Ahigh，high Bhighly，highlyC high，highly Dhighly，high7 What shall we buy for Lucy as a present？Lets
4、 buy a new bike for herHer bike breaks down from time to time _（ ）Aafter all Babove allCat all Din all8 How did you put together the model plane so perfectly？Its easyI just followed the _（ ）Ainstructions Binstruments Cinterviews Dinventions9 _ will the discussion last？_ we reach an agreement（ ）AHow
5、long； Not until BWhen ； Not untilC How long，Until DWhen，Until10Could you show me how to make a fruit salad？_First，you need to choose some fresh fruit of different colours（ ）AIt doesnt matter BMy pleasureC Youre welcome DWith pleasure二、完形填空（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
6、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 （12） performance（表演）experience，but also I stuttered（口吃）Then （13
7、 ） 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 wam us up We were divided into pairs to （15） parts of the playI felt very worriedAfte
8、r 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 his assistants（助手）Needless to sayI was really （18） my performanceI
9、 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 throughit several times，and finally it was overI was so （20） ，The next Monday I was told that I had made the playHo
10、w 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） 11A interesting Bexciting C tiring Dchallenging12A enough Bsome C little Dmuch13A experience Bthought C memory Dpur
11、pose14A failed Bdecided C afforded Drefused15A compare Bunderstand C describe Dprepare16A promise Brealize C notice Dimagine17A turn Bhope C dream Dplan18A amazed at Bworried about C used to Dcurious about19A surprisingly Bfinally C probably Dcertainly20A bored Binterested C touched Drelaxed21A stop
12、 Bget C have Dfind22A attention Bpower C effort Dfeeling三、阅读理解（共 4 小题：每小题 6 分，满分 26 分）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 air，and some lie hidden
13、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 that appear on the food
14、 which are left too long in the refrigeratorBut other kinds are not so badFor 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 have feet，wings，or tail
15、sThey 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 diseases，such as athletes foot
16、，which makes feet uncomfortableOther kinds of fungi can be used to make medicies，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，they must get their food el
17、sewhereMany 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？ Astrong Bunpleasant C active Dsmall24According to the passage， Afungi can move everywhere
18、 by themselvesBfungi are unable to survive in cold conditionsC some 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 bookC In ageography magazineDIn a farming book26（6
19、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 runningWe were wearing fli
20、pflops 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，howevr，and we were forced
21、 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 like lumps（隆起）covered
22、 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 want to be washed awa
23、y 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 replyHe had a point26Why wer
24、e there no big stones to be seen in the stream when they came back？ AThe big stones were moved away by someone elseBThey were runningtoo fast to notice the big stonesC The big stones were covered with rushing waterDThe big stones were washed away by rushing water27Why didnt they find the waterfall i
25、n the end？ ABecause they were short of timeBBecause they were wearing flipflopsC Because Josh kept warning thm 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 activities Bmade full
26、preparations before the tripC crossed rushing water easily in the end Dhad 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 US is taking it to a whole new levelTim Harries gives out free hugs（拥抱）to ever
27、y 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 he has achievedThe 2
28、6 一 yearold is probably the only Down syndrome sufferer（唐氏综合症患者）in the US to 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 high school!So
29、 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 He realized th
30、at people want to feel at home at a restaurantThat is why he included“love“as all ite on the menuCustomers can order the free hug from Tim，and even if they dont，hell probably hug them anywayThe restaurant has been around sinc 2010，and Tim has given out over 19，000hugs in the past five yearshe keeps
31、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 specil one has a story that stays with you“29Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage？ ACustomers pre
32、fer to feel relaxed at a restaurantBUnless you order Tims Hug，he will not hug youC As 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？ AHumorous BCreativeC Serious DCur
33、ious31What may be the best title for this passage？ ATims Achievements BA Special ExperienceC A Down Syndrome Sufferer DThe Worlds Friendliest Restaurant32（8 分）Many expressions that we use in American English come from novelsToday we will look at some of them from Lewis Carrolls famous novel“Alice in
34、 Wonderlan“in detailThe story is about a young girl fallin 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）him，and that is w
35、here 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）situationHowever
36、，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 thought to behave exci
37、tedly 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 crazyOf the two，mad as a Hatter is more common But dont tell the March HareWho knows
38、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 rabbit hole？ AWhe
39、n 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 programme as usualC When Jim was looking for a sport book online，he lost himself in many report on surperstarsDWhen Lily was thinking about how to solve a math prob
40、lem，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 wayC is used more often than the expression mad as a HatterDhas the same meaning as the expression mad as a Hatter34Whic
41、h character in“Alice in Wonderland“wants others to obey his or her orders in every situation？ AAlice BThe March Hare C The Hatter DThe Queen of Hearts35The writer mainly wants to in the passageAintroduce a famous novel and its language styleBintroduce a famous writer Lewis Carroll and his novelsC ex
42、plore some English expressions from a famous nvelDexplain why many expressions in English come from novels四、阅读表达（共 5 小题：每小题 5 分，满分 9 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 childr
43、en 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，too K
44、iddles uses the same colors as Google in its logo and a similar design on its homepage，toowith 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 fourth to
45、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 example，w
46、hen 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 picturesThe company explained，“Websites which appear in Kiddle search results satisfy familyfriendly requiremen
47、ts，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 pictureC The Websites and pages are written （37） for kids，after being top three search resultswell chosen and checkedThe fourth to seventh resultsWebsites are also worth （38） and have content wri
