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