1、2016年江苏省无锡市中考真题英语一、单项选择在A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答（本大题共14小题，每小题1分，共14分）1. Tom wants to study at _ university in Europe, but hasnt decided which one to go toyet.A. anB. aC. theD.不填解析：University首字母发音为/ju/，是辅音，所以用a. 答案：B2._ do your parents take exercise, William?Less than three times a week.A. How
2、 longB. How muchC. How soonD. How often解析：How often翻译为多久一次，符合题意。而how long是多久了，是对时间段提问，how much可以对不可数名词数量进行提问，译为：多少，how soon多久才，对一般将来时进行提问。答案：D 3. Could you help me with housework _ you are free today?A. sinceB. thoughC. unlessD. until解析：本题考查连词的用法。题目意思是：既然你今天有空，你能帮我做家务吗？根据句意，应该选择since ,既然的意思。Though,虽
3、然，unless,除非，until,直到才。答案：A4.Weve got everything ready for the picnic.Do you mean I _ bring anything with me?A. cantB. mustnt C. couldntD. neednt解析：本题考查情态动词。根据句意是:你的意思是我不必带任何东西吗？所以选择neednt .答案：D 5. Sam is _ about his speech because he thinks he is well prepared.A. honestB. confidentC. modestD. curiou
4、s解析：形容词辨析，honest诚实的，confident自信的，modest谦虚的，curious好奇的。答案：B6.Fathers 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. whyB. whenC. how D. where解析：考查宾语从句的省略，根据句意你能向我展示一下怎么做的吗？所以这里选择how.答案：C7. Although he was _ my opinion, the old profe
5、ssor didnt come up with his own.A. againstB. onC. forD. in解析：介词的考查，against反对，违背的意思，on和in在此题从属于抽数，不能和opinion构成固定搭配，而for my opinion可以翻译为赞成我的意见，本题意思是：虽然老教授反对我的意见。答案：A 8.I cant find the magazine I bought this morning.Well, Jack is reading _ over there. Why not go and see if it is yours?A. itB. thatC. on
6、eD. some解析：代词的考查，it指代上文提到的唯一的事物，说话人都是清楚说话的内容，that指代上文提到的某样物品，one是指同类物品中的任何一个。Some，一些或是某一个。在本题中Tom正在读的一份，是同类物品的中的任一个，没有进行特指。所以选one.答案：C9. My mind wasnt on what he was saying so Im afraid I _ half of it.A. missed B. was missingC. will missD. would miss解析：本题考查动词时态的用法，运用混合时态的考点，进行情景再现。本题翻译为：我 的心思不在他刚才所说
7、的内容上，所以我担心我刚才错过了一半的内容。答案：A10.Have you ever heard of Cao Wenxuan, a writer from Jiangsu?Of course. _, he is a good friend of my fathers.A. I meanB. That is to sayC.Above allD. Believe it or not解析：考查情景交际，believe it or not,信不信由你。本题翻译为：你有没有听说过曹文轩，一位来自江苏的作家。信不信由你，他是我爸爸的一个好朋友。I mean是我的意思是，thatis to say那就是
8、说，above all综上所诉 答案：D11. As the story _, the secret of the castle is discovered little by little.A. endsB. beginsC. developsD. happens解析：动词辨析。译文：随着故事的发展。Develop有发展，培养的意思。答案：C12. Steve, I hear that Peter has won another championship.Its not surprising. _. He practises hardest in the team.A. Every dog
9、has its day B. No pain, no gainC. Many hands make light workD.Actions speak louder than words解析：谚语的考查，根据意思是：史蒂芬，我听说皮特又赢得了冠军。这个毫不意外，一份耕耘，一份收获，他总是团队里训练的最多的。答案：B13. If the weather _ to be rainy, we may have to cancel the sports meeting.A. runs outB. breaks outC. finds outD. turns out解析：动词短语辨析。Run out用完
10、，用光，break out爆发，find out查出，找出，turn out结果证明是。译文：如果天气结果是下雨的话，我们可能不得不取消运动会。答案：D14. So you gave her your mobile phone?_. She said shed return it to me after she had hers fixed. A. My pleasureB. Not exactlyC. With pleasureD. No problem解析：情景交际，这么说，你把你的手机给她了？不全是，她说她自己的修好了就还我。所以选择not exactly不完全正确。答案：B二、完形填空
11、。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。（本大题共10小题，每小题1分，共10分）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 dont have time for this.” So the two words I alwayssaid to her were: _15_.The other day, the two of us rode
12、to a _16_ near our home. After shopping I bought heran ice cream, and she sat down at a table happily admiring the ice cream in her hand. Suddenly a_17_ look appeared on her face. “Do I have to eat it up in a hurry, Mum?”I nearly cried when hearing thisthe pains of a hurried life influenced my poor
13、girl so deeply!As she looked at me waiting to know if she could _18_ her time. I knew I had to make a_19_. I thought of the times when I rushed (催促) my child through life, I began_20_ what really matters in life.“You dont have to hurry. Just enjoy it.” I said gently. Her whole face brightened and he
14、rshoulders _21_. 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 _22_ the last bite foryou, Mum,” she said _23_. As the icy taste put out my thirst, I realized I just got thepresent of a lifetime. I gave my child a little ti
15、me and in return, she gave me her last bite and_24_ me that things taste sweeter and love is easier to get when you stop rushing throughlife.15.A. Keep quietB. Take careC. Hurry upD. Work hard解析：考查动词短语的用法。Keep quiet保持安静；take care小心；hurry up快点；work hard 努力工作。根据后文提示，应选C符合题意。答案：C16.A. stationB. schoolC
16、. office D. supermarket解析：考查名词用法。根据后文信息买冰淇淋，应选D.supermarket超市符合题意。答案：D17.A. worriedB. tiredC. satisfiedD. surprised解析：考查形容词辨析。Worried担心的，困扰的；tired累的；satisfied满意的；surperised吃惊的。根据文中信息，女儿对是否应该快点吃完表示困惑，故选A。答案：A 18.A. wasteB. takeC. spendD. spare解析：考查动词辨析，几个花费时间的用法。Waste time浪费时间；take ones time慢慢来；spend
17、 ones time花费时间；spare time抽出时间。根据题意，应是慢慢来，故选B.答案：B19.A. markB. plan C. wishD. choice解析：考查名词用法。Mark分数；plan计划；wish心愿；choice选择。根据文中信息，“我”感到自己做法的不恰当，想做出改变，因此需要一个计划，故选D.答案：D20.A. explainingB. forgettingC. discussingD. wondering解析：考查动名词的词意辨析。根据上文信息，“我”开始思考到底在生活中什么才重要，故 选D, wondering想知道。答案：D21.A. liftedB. r
18、elaxedC. turned D. raised解析：形容词的词意辨析。根据上文信息，女儿的脸上发出光彩，因此她的肩膀应是放松的状态，故选B,relaxed放松的。答案：B22.A. boughtB. carriedC. savedD. tasted解析：考查动词辨析。Bought买；carried携带；saved节省，余下，留下；tasted品尝。根据文中信息，女儿应是为妈妈留下最后一口冰淇淋，故选C.答案：C 23.A. cheerfullyB. calmlyC. sadlyD. wisely解析：考查副词词意辨析。Cheerfully开心的，愉悦地；calmly平静的，冷静地；sadl
19、y悲伤地；wisely明智地。根据前文信息，女儿应是很快乐开心地与我分享她的冰淇淋。故选A.答案：A24.A. supported B. promisedC. remindedD. thanked解析：考查动词辨析。Supported支持；promised允诺；reminded提醒；thanked感谢。根据文中信息可推理出来，女儿慢下节奏，与我快乐地分享她的最后一口冰淇淋，她的这一行为应是提醒我，慢下生活节奏后的生活可以更美好。答案：C三、阅读理解。阅读下面的短文，然后根据短文内容，在每小题所给的四个选项中选出最佳选项。（本大题共13小题，每小题2分，共26分）A How time flies
20、! The 9th graders are going to graduate soon. We invite them to write abouttheir school memories.Lets share some of them. Ms.Rosen Name:BritaFavourite memory: Moving to this school last year and meeting new friends.Unpleasant memory: Being the “new girl”.Favourite teacher: Ms. Rosen. I like her inte
21、resting classes.Advice: School can be fun if you do your best.Name:JayFavourite 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 ne
22、w 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:AngelFavourite memory: Being with new people. Fun classes.Unpleasant memory: The loss of a new watch.Favourite teacher: Ms. Ros
23、en. She helped me through hard times.Advice: Hard work brings success.25. Who dislikes tests among the four students? A. BritaB. JayC. RockyD.Angel解析：译文；在这四个学生中哪一个最讨厌测试。根据文章第三个孩子Rocky可以看出他最讨厌tests.答案：C26. How many of the four students mentioned Ms. Rosen?A. One.B. Two.C. Three. D. Four.解析：根据题意Brita和
24、Angel都提到了Ms. Rosen，所以选B.答案：B27. What can we learn from the given information above?A. The four students will be in Grade 9 next term.B. The four students do not enjoy school very much. C. The four students all think its important to work hard.D. Their favourite memories are all about trips.解析：通过四个孩子
25、的advice，我们可以看出他们都赞同C选项的work hard的重要性。答案：C BDo you know that November is National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo)? You can findthe NaNoWriMoYoung Writers programme at ywp.nanowrimo.org. It is a challenge to write a 50,000-word novelin one month.The programmebagan in 1999 in San Francisco with only 21
26、 members. Last year, more than 400,000 took up the challenge. The writers can choose what they want to write about. OnNovember 1st, writers visit the website and start to update (更新) their word count. They cancommunicate with other writers there as well. All the writers have to stop writing on Novem
27、ber30th. It is okay if you have never written a book before. The website provides lesson plans andworkbooks for beginners. You can use them to improve writing skills in your novel. Then you canstart planning what your novel will be about.Are there any books published from the NaNoWriMoprogramme? Her
28、e 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 youcan write the best novel. If you have not heard of NaNoWriMo, but you have a good story in mind,joi
29、n us!28. What can you do in the writing month if you join in the programme?We can visit ywp.nanowrimo.org.We can update the word count.We can publish the new novel.We can choose what to write about.A.B.C. D.解析：根据文章，我们看出只有第三点we can publish the new novel，是指在NaNoWriMoprogramme中已经被发表的文章，而不是在这个活动期间可以做的事，
30、所以排除它。答案：A29. According to the passage, Entrychats by Cecile Duquenne _.A. will be published B. has already come outC. is the most attractiveD. gets the most attention解析：B选项中come out出版的意思。答案：B30. This passage is most probably written to _.A. encourage more young people to join in the programmeB. inv
31、ite more famous writers to visit ywp.nanowrimo.org.C. publish more wonderful books written by young writersD. encourage more people to communicate with other writers解析：商业类广告文章的目的基本上都是劝说人们购买或是加入活动当中去。 答案：A CThere are lots of dangerous and terrible insects in Northeastern India, but the tree-bees are
32、themost terrible. They are killers. Unlike most bees which will sting (叮咬) you only if they aredisturbed (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 th
33、eleast 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 hadrecently seen a film called “The Angry Swarm”, which was about killer-bees. I began running to the villag
34、e about half a mile away, but I was soon covered from head tofoot with bees. I drove them away with my hands, only to make room for others. Each time Iopened my mouth for breath, more bees entered my mouth, until it was stung to twice its usualsize and I could hardly breathe.When I reached the villa
35、ge, I found some workers building a house. I ran towards them forhelp. 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 wildlydown into it until my head and shoulders were covered.A
36、nd 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 Ilost 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 an
37、d smoke until the bees were driven away. Theystayed with me, taking stings out of my body for the next three hours until a doctor came and gaveme further treatment.31. What can we infer (推断) from the second paragraph?A. The temperature went down at that time. B. The air suddenly became thick because
38、 of the dust.C. The writer knew Indian tree-bees were the most dangerous.D. The writer felt scared when he was surrounded by tree-bees.解析：从第二段的最后两句话可以看出，这个孩子在此前并不知道什么是印度树蜂，但是他看过关于疯狂的马蜂的电影，这是一种杀人蜂。所以选择D。答案：D32. In which order did the following things happen to the writer?a. He tried to drive away the
39、 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.A. e-a-c-b-dB. d-e-a-c-bC. e-b-a-d-cD. d-e-a-b-c解析：根据故事发展的时间顺序应该是先看了关于杀人蜂的电影在第一
40、位，然后在生活中遭遇了这真实的一幕。所以排除A和C选项。根据文章发展最后作者昏过去了，所以选B。答案：B33. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?A. Tree-bees often attack people in large numbers.B. Tree-bees can be driven away by fire and smoke. C. Tree-bees do not give up easily when they attack people.D. Tree-bees will not at
41、tack people unless they are disturbed.解析：这道题需要注意是选不正确的，所以属于细心题，根据文章第一段第二行可知杀人蜂不管有没有被打扰都会袭击人们，所以选择D。答案：D DThis year the US will honour(纪念) one of the countrys most famous writersMark Twain(1835-1910). Most readers know that his real name was Samuel Longhome Clemens, but howmany know where the pen nam
42、e “Mark Twain” came from?The answer shows Clemenscolorful 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
43、Mississippiriver 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 workswho could forgetthe journey of the Huck and Jim along it in his most famous book. The Adventures of HuckleberryFinn (1884)? W
44、ith little education, he had to teach himself how to write stories. Whenever possible, hewould go to public libraries. There he spent much time reading and thinking, which greatly helpedhim with his writing.On the other hand, his life experiences gave him wonderful material to write about and attrac
45、treaders. Twain wrote in a style that has been called “local colour” because it shows greatknowledge of local people and their customs.This gift is very clear in the two books for which Twain is still celebrated today. TheAdventures of Tom Sawyer (1876) and its follow-up The Adventures of Huckleberr
46、y Finn, whichmany people call “The GreatAmerican Novel”.The most amazing invention in the book is the voice of Huck himself. Huck did not enjoyschooling. It shows in the way he uses language, in a spoken style. Only a master like Twain could copy the way a young southern boy talked so well.34. What
47、does the underlined word “gift” mean in the passage?A. Twains talent for self-teaching.B. Twains “local colour” writing style.C. Twains good sense of humour.D. Twains experiences as a ship pilot解析：在本题中gift在第六段，主要是指马克吐温在小说运用本土通俗语言，从第五段最后一句话可以得出此结论。答案：B35. According to the passage, what is the best pa
48、rt of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn?A. The deep social meaning. B. The exciting life experiences.C. The special way that Huck talks.D. The nice view of the Mississippi.解析：根据第七段第一句话，在这本书的创作中最让人惊叹的是主人翁哈克本利芬运用自己的语言。所以本题选择C答案：C36. Which is the most suitable place in the passage for the sentence. “T
49、wain did not come fromthe writers background you might expect”?A.At the beginning of Paragraph 2.B.At the beginning of Paragraph 3.C.At the beginning of Paragraph 4. D.At the beginning of Paragraph 5.解析：根据文章第四段第一句话可知，马克吐温没有受过教育，他是通过自学成才的，所以需要把这段话放到第一段开头作为引文过渡衔接。答案：C37. What is the passage mainly about?A. Mark Twains career as a great writer. B. Mark Twains interest in descri
