1、提示：配详细答案解析，请到 搜索并免费下载！ 绝密启用前 江苏省苏州 市 2016 年中考英语 试卷 英 语 本试卷满分 100 分，考试时间 100 分钟。 第一部分 单项填空 (共 15 小题；每小题 1 分，满分 15 分 ) 请认真阅读下面各题，从题中所给的 A、 B、 C、 D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项 。 ( )1. Edward and William are brothers. There is _ uncommon similarity between _ two boys. A. an; / B. an; the C. a; / D. a; the ( )2.Heres
2、a box of chocolate on our desk. For me or for your mom? Its _, Dad. Happy Fathers Day! A. hers B. her C. yours D. you ( )3.What does Justin Biebers song Never Say Never impress you most? It tells us that we _ do almost anything if we never give up. A. can B. have to C. should D. need ( )4. A good st
3、udent connects what he reads _ what he sees around him. A. for B. with C. in D. on ( )5. Oh, dear! A power cut! Sorry, I didnt know you _ the washing machine. A. are using B. used C. use D. were using ( )6. To make your DIY work perfect, youd better not start _ you get all the tools ready. A. when B
4、. while C. before D. after ( )7. If the customer rings up for me again, please _ the call to the sales department. A. run through B. look through C. go through D. put through ( )8._ pale you look! Are you feeling all right? Im not feeling well. Ive got toothache. A. How a B. How C. What a D. What (
5、)9. Steve Jobs was full of _always coming up with new ideas which led to great changes in society. A. instruction B. invitation C. introduction D. invention ( )10. Our teacher often advises us _ the habit of making notes while reading. A. to develop B. develop C. to developing D. developing ( )11. P
6、laying video games is a waste of time. I cant agree more. There are _ meaningful things to do. A. the most B. the least C. more D. less ( )12. Theres no ticket left for Lang Langs piano concert. _ you _ your sister can go to it. A. Both; and B. Not only; but also C. Either; or D. Neither; nor ( )13.
7、 Hobo and Eddie _ the cinema to watch the film Zootopia. Oh, thats why I cant find them now. A. have gone to B. have been to C. has gone to D. has been to ( )14. Daniel, could you tell me _? Certainly, in Brazil. A. when the 2016 Olympics will be held B. when will the 2016 Olympics be held C. where
8、the 2016 Olympics will be held D. where will the 2016 Olympics be held ( )15. Id like to choose yellow as the colour of our bedroom. _. The colour brings me a warm and comfortable feeling. A. No way B. Sounds great C. In your dreams D. I cant decide 二、完形填空 (共 10 小题；每小题 1 分，满分 10 分 ) 请认真 阅读下 列短文，从短文后
9、各题所给的 A、 B、 C、 D 四个 选项中 ， 选出最佳选项 。 The earliest maps were probably drawn in the Middle East. Some of these maps have 16 and they show us the people at that time thought the earth flat (平的 ). As time went by, the pictures became more detailed and maps were more 17 made. Later on, ancient Greeks(希腊人 )
10、 used their 18 of math and science to make maps. Greek maps tell us the Greeks knew the world was 19 . From simple pictures, mapmaking has turned into a science. Maps are made 20 -在-此-卷-上-答-题-无-效-毕业学校_ 姓名_ 考生号_ _ _英语试卷 第 3 页 （ 共 10 页 ） 英语试卷 第 4 页 （ 共 10 页 ） surveying(勘 测 ) land. In the 1900s, people
11、 around the world started to share information to make 21 maps. With the help of the photographs taken from the sky and space, maps are now more exactly made than ever. 22 the world is always changing, we will always need new maps. There are many types of maps, but almost all use 23 and pictures to
12、describe what a place is like when the map is made. A map usually tells what the pictures 24 . Some maps may show the whole world. A road map will help you know the 25 from one place to another. Other maps may use pictures to show the temperature and population in different places. ( )16. A. disappe
13、ared B. survived C. gone D. left ( )17. A. slowly B. simply C. correctly D. carelessly ( )18. A. knowledge B. courage C. energy D. challenge ( )19. A. long B. small C. square D. round ( )20. A. into B. by C. of D. from ( )21. A. cleaner B. lighter C. better D. older ( )22. A. Though B. So C. Unless
14、D. Since ( )23. A. sounds B. models C. words D. stories ( )24. A. stand for B. go for C. ask for D. wait for ( )25. A. weather B. distance C. feature D. culture 第三部分 阅读理解 (共 12 小题；每小题 2 分，满分 24 分 ) 请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的 A、 B、 C、 D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项 。 A Coffee Our dads just bought a coffee machine, The most
15、 unusual thing youve ever seen. It grinds(碾碎 ) the beans and it heats the milk. The coffee comes out as smooth as silk. He makes cappuccino with chocolate on top. The coffee he makes is as good as the shop. He can make short black as well as long. Dad likes his coffee hot and strong. Mum says that c
16、offees not good for me, If I want something hot to have Milo or tea. But in summertime when the weather is hot, Dad makes iced coffeeI like that a lot! ( )26. Whenever Dad makes a cup of coffee, he _. A. goes to the coffee shops B. plays with the machine C. grinds beans with the machine D. buys a ne
17、w coffee machine ( )27. Which word best describes how Dad feels when he makes a cup of coffee? A. Satisfied. B. Tired. C. Excited. D. Touched. B ( )28. The material above is _. A. a book report B. a book list C. a book review D. a book cover ( )29. Which of the following is NOT included in the Detec
18、tive Charlies series? A. The Case of a Murder in the Neighbourhood B. The Secret of the Floating House on the River C. The Mystery at the Mill in North Village D. The Truth of Prince Richards Kidnap ( )30. What can we learn from the material? 提示：配详细答案解析，请到 搜索并免费下载！ A. The writer of the book is Lenn
19、y Pinkaton. B. Charlie didnt find any clues till the end of the story. C. The book was published by Marvellous News Press. D. Charlies series are popular with young readers. C During my first two weeks at the University of California, Berkeley, I experienced some unexpected, funny, and sometimes emb
20、arrassing(令人尴尬的 ) situations. Allow me to share some with you. But first, let me give advice to other foreign students who plan to study in the United States. Check the weather before coming! I was very sure that California was sunny all year around so I left all my jackets and sweaters in Paris. It
21、 was a huge mistake! It rained almost every day during the first week in Berkeley. I have to say that I quickly forgot these unlucky events. Life in Berkeley is very pleasant and everything is so easy compared to Paris. For example, in only 24 hours I bought a mobile phone and made the lease(租约 ) ag
22、reement for a flat. Whats more, almost all the shops are open on Sunday, which is very practical for me. The first thing that surprised me is that students may come late to class. They freely enter and leave the classroom many times during class. In France, students respect the teachers lesson, so t
23、hey are never late and they leave the classroom only at the end of the class. The local people in California are in general very nice, open and active. However, I am not totally used to their habits yet. Indeed, I was used to shaking my friends hands every day in France. During my second day at Berkeley, I shook the hand of one of my classmates whom I had met the day before and he told me “I think we alread
