2016年江苏省扬州市仪征市中考英语二模试卷

一、单项选择（共15小题；每小题l分，计15分）在下列各题A、B、C、D四个选项中选择一个能填入题干空白处的最佳答案．

1．（1分）﹣﹣﹣Could you tell me something about Switzerland？

﹣﹣﹣Oh，it is _______ European country with a beautiful environment．（ ） A．an B．a

C．the D．/

2．（1分）With the _____ of the washing machine，people have had more free time to relax．（ ） A．invention

B．situation C．condition

D．tradition

3．（1分）﹣﹣﹣We couldn't find you anywhere around 8o'clock yesterday evening． ﹣﹣﹣I'm sorry for that．I _____ in the supermarket then．（ ） A．shop

B．am shopping C．was shopping

D．will shop

4．（1分）﹣﹣﹣You look so sad．What happened？

﹣﹣﹣The exam _____ to be much harder than I thought．（ ） A．put out B．broke out

C．found out

D．turned out

5．（1分）﹣﹣﹣James，can you tell me ________？

﹣﹣﹣Paul？I haven't seen him for years．He used to be shy and quiet．（ ） A．what is Paul like B．what Paul is like C．what does Paul like D．what Paul likes

6．（1分）________more about Chinese culture，Jack has decided to take Chinese folk music as his second course．（ ）

A．Learning B．Learned C．To learn D．Learn

7．（1分）﹣﹣﹣Have you ever seen the film The Shawshank Redemption？ ﹣﹣﹣Yes，and I think it is the best film _________ teaches me a lot．（ ） A．that B．which

C．what

D．/

8．（1分）﹣﹣﹣Many young people can't _________to buy houses in big cities in China．

﹣﹣﹣Exactly．（ ）

A．offer B．effort C．affect D．afford

9．（1分）﹣﹣﹣Would you like to tell me something about Jiangsu？ ﹣﹣﹣All right．Jiangsu is _________ thirteen big cities．（ ） A．made up of B．made from C．made in D．made into

10．（1分）﹣﹣﹣I think parents have a great influence on their children． ﹣﹣﹣_________，so parents should pay attention to their behaviour．（ ） A．I don't think so B．I can't agree more C．I am afraid not

D．I hope so

11．（1分）﹣﹣﹣Whose comic book is it？

﹣﹣﹣It _______be Daniel's．Look!His name is written on it．（ ） A．mustn't B．can't

C．must

D．can

12．（1分） my father ________ my mother take good care of me．I love them so much．（ ）

A．Either； or B．Not only； but also C．Neither； nor

D．Both； and

13．（1分）﹣﹣﹣We often find it hard to drive a car in the rush hour． ﹣﹣﹣That's ________many people would rather ride bikes in our city．（ ） A．because B．why C．when

D．how

14．（1分）﹣﹣﹣_________ important knowledge is to us! ﹣﹣﹣I agree with you．（ ） A．What a B．What

C．How a D．How

15．（1分）﹣﹣﹣Jim's mother used to hate cartoons，but now she likes to watch them with little Jim．

﹣﹣﹣Oh，just as the saying goes，________________．（ ） A．East，west，home is best． B．Like father，like son． C．Love me，love my dog． D．Better late than never．

二、完形填空（共1小题；每小题l分，计15分）阅读下列短文，从文后各题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案．

16．（15分）This Too Shall Pass（一切都会过去的）

When my family moved to Ohio over the summer，I feared going to another new

school and knowing no one because I was able to（16） what was coming．I had bright red hair and huge glasses．Besides，I was（17） and not very popular．

（18） on the school bus that first day，I felt like all eyes on me．I could hear the words\，the kids on the bus had known each other well．I spent that first bus（19） in silence．

The following day was even worse．I did not notice that a few boys had tied a rope across the aisle（通道） and then fell face first on the bus，（20） everything I was carrying．（21） I was uneasily gathering my things，I could hear the laughter，and then the words\felt like an earthquake!\，I （22） to find a seat．Looking out of the window，I held back the tears running out of my eyes．

It was then（23） I went into myself．I began walking everywhere．I would walk through the woods behind our house．I would also walk to a church．I began（24） the afternoon school bus on purpose，walking home instead．Then，（25） ，I started losing weight．And as I became satisfied with myself，I began making（26） One of my newly﹣found friends also fought with her weight．She lived near my neighborhood so we would meet and（27） together．This became a daily activity with talking and laughing（28） the way﹣﹣﹣different from the lonely walks I had taken．

While I would no longer want to experience that time of loneliness and sadness again，I am （29） I made it through．Whenever I am fighting with any other problem in life，I always remember the saying\．\path with no obstacles（障碍），it probably doesn't （30） anywhere． 16．A．expect 17．A．thin 18．A．Get 19．A．drive 20．A．throwing 21．A．While

B．except B．overweight B．To get B．lift B．losing B．Though

C．express C．short C．Got C．ride C．leaving C．Since

D．explain D．tall D．Getting D．travel D．dropping D．Because