江苏省无锡市2016年中考英语真题试卷一、单项选择1. Tom wants to study at university in Europe,but hasn't decided which one to go to yet.A . an B . a C . the D . 不填2. 一___________ do your parents take exercise,William?—Less than three times a week.A . How long B . How much C . How soon D . How often3. Could you help me with housework _____________ you are free today?A . since B . though C . unless D . until4. —We've got everything ready for the picnic.—Do you mean I __________ bring anything with me?A . can't B . mustn't C . couldn't D . needn't5. Sam is __________ about his speech because he thinks he is well prepared.A . honest B . confident C . modest D . curious6. —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?A . why B . when C . how D . where7. Although he was ____________ my opinion,the old professor didn't come up with his own.A . against B . on C . for D . in8. —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 . it B . that C . one D . some9. My mind wasn't on what he was saying so I'm afraid I ____________ half of it.A . missed B . was missing C . will miss D . would miss10. —Have you ever heard of Cao Wenxuan,a writer from Jiangsu?—Of course. _________,he is a good friend of my father's.A . I mean B . That is to say C . Above all D . Believe it or not11. As the story ________,the secret of the castle is discovered littleby little.A . ends B . begins C . develops D . happens12. —Steve,I hear that Peter has won 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 words13. If the weather ___________ to be rainy,we may have to cancel the sports meeting.A . runs out B . breaks out C . finds out D . turns out14. —So you gave her your mobile phone?— ,She said she'd return it to me after she had hers fixed.A . My pleasure B . Not exactly C . With pleasure D . No problem二、完形填空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.三、阅读理解
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. RosenName: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.
（1） Who dislikes tests among the four students?
（2） How many of the four students mentioned Ms. Rosen?（3） What can we learn from the given information above?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 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.
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 MorgensternWater for Elephants by SaraGruenEntrychats 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!
（1） What can you do in the writing month if you join in the programme?① We can visit ywp.nanowrimo.org.②We can update the word count.③ We can publish the new novel.④ We can choose what to write about.
（2） According to the passage,Entrychats by Cecile Duquenne _______________.（3） This passage is most probably written to _____________.
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.
（1） What can we infer (推断) from the second paragraph?（2） 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.
（3） Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?
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)?
江苏省无锡市2016年中考英语真题试卷及参考答案
