2016年江苏省无锡市中考英语真题试卷

1. Tom wants to study at      university in Europe,but hasn't decided which one to go to yet.

2. 一___________ do your parents take exercise, William?

—Less than three times a week.

3. Could you help me with housework _____________ you are free today?

4. —We've got everything ready for the picnic.

—Do you mean I __________ bring anything with me?

5. Sam is __________ about his speech because he thinks he is well prepared.

6. —Father's Day is coming. Shall we make a card for Dad?

—Good idea! But would you please show me ___________ as I know little about DIY?

7. Although he was ____________ my opinion, the old professor didn't come up with his own.

8. —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?

9. My mind wasn't on what he was saying so I'm afraid I ____________ half of it.

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

—Of course. _________, he is a good friend of my father's.

11. As the story ________, the secret of the castle is discovered littleby little.

12. —Steve, I hear that Peter has won another championship.

—It's not surprising.     He practises hardest in the team.

13. If the weather ___________ to be rainy, we may have to cancel the sports meeting.

14. —So you gave her your mobile phone?

—      , She said she'd return it to me after she had hers fixed.

15. 先通读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后在每小题所给的四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

    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, I began 6what 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.

16. 根据表格内容，选择最佳答案。    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
Name: Brita
Favourite memory: Moving to this school last year and meeting new friends. Unpleasant memory: Being the “new girl”. Favourite teacher: Ms. Rosen. I like her interesting classes. Advice: School can be fun if you do your best.Name: Jay
Favourite memory: School trips. Singing competitions. Unpleasant memory: Project homework. Favourite teacher: Ms. Williams. She treats every student equally. Advice: Work hard and fun will come.Name: Rocky
Favourite memory: Meeting new friends. The weekends. Unpleasant memory: Tests. Favourite teacher: Mr. Taylor. He helps me with my lessons. Advice: Once you fall behind, keep trying till you catch up.Name: Angel
Favourite memory: Being with new people. Fun classes. Unpleasant memory: The loss of a new watch. Favourite teacher: Ms. Rosen. She helped me through hard times. Advice: Hard work brings success.

17. 根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。

    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 50,000-word novel in one month.

    The programme bagan in 1999 in San Francisco with only 21 members. Last year, more than 400,000 took up the challenge. The writers can choose what they want to write about. On November 1^st, 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 30^th.

    Itis 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 NaNoWriMoprogramme? Here are a few:

The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern

Water for Elephants by SaraGruen

Entrychats by Cecile Duquenne

    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!

18. 根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。    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 for 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 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.

19. 根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。

    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' colorful 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 humourousLife on the Mississippi (1883).

    The famous river would become an important theme in many of his works—who could forget the journey of the Huck and 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

20. 根据句意，汉语注释和括号内单词。

21. 用括号内所给动词的适当形式填空，并将答案写在答题卡对应题号的横线上。

22. 先通读下面的短文，然后根据短文内容，在文章后表格的空格内填入一个最恰当的单词。所填单词必须写在答题卡对应题号的横线上。每个空格只能填一个单词。

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

    Africa has a long history and a rich culture, and this is shown in traditional dress. The three colours—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.

Traditional Dress in Africa
Different colours	The three most colours used in clothing are red, gold and green.  Different colours for different things: the blood of freedom fighters, resources of the earth and the grassland of home.
Social meanings	Because clothing has strong social meanings, people have to choose what to wear   Women in Ghana even wear different waistbands according to how important the event is.
Everyday life	Because the temperature greatly, clothes are usually loose and comfortable.   Though Western clothes are popular with young people in some areas, traditional clothes are still of great

23. 按所给的汉语，用英语完成下列句子，并将答案写在答题卡对应题号的横线上。

24. 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 Stat Award”的评选活动，请你用英语写一篇短文，介绍你的同学李明，以供参评。

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）已筹集一千多元，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。

参考词汇：慈善（charity）