鄂州市2016年初中毕业生学业考试
英语试题
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注意事项：
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第一部分      听力测试
Ⅰ.听力测试（共三节，20小题，满分25分）
第一节：听描述或对话，选图画。听下面2段描述和3段对话，听完以后，从A、B、C三幅图画中选出正确的一幅。每段描述和对话读一遍。（共5小题，每题1分，计5分）
第二节：听对话，选答案。听下面4段对话，根据所提的问题，从A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳答案。每段对话读两遍。（共10小题，每题1分，计10分）
听第六段材料，完成第6、7小题。
6. What is the man doing?
A. He is buying a dictionary B. He is asking the way C. He is taking a bus
7. What should the man do at the second crossing?
A. Walk along the road to the end B. Turn left C. Turn right
听第七段材料，完成第8至10小题。
8. Who is Mr. Smith?
A. He’s Miss. Green’s father B. He’s Miss. Green’s classmate
C. He’s a science teacher
9. What does Tom want to borrow from Miss Green?
A. He wants to borrow a VCD B. He wants to borrow a book
C. He wants to borrow a magazine
10. What do Tom’s classmates think about the life on Mars?
A. They think it very interesting B. They find it a little boring
C. They hope they could go to Mars
听第八段材料，完成第11、12小题。
11. What will the man do this afternoon?
A. Watch a football match B. Watch a basketball match
C. Watch a boxing match
12. Why doesn’t the woman like boxing?
A. She considers it too cruel B. She thinks it too boring
C. She finds it too difficult
听第九段材料，完成第13至15小题。
13. What happened yesterday?
A. A car accident B. A fire C. An earthquake
14. What did Zhao Mei do?
A. She sent Mrs. Lee to the hospital
B. She saved Mrs. Lee out of fire
C. She called the police and put out the fire
15. How long did Zhao Mei have to stay in hospital?
A. Two weeks B. Three days C. A week
第三节：听短文，选答案。听下面一段短文，根据短文内容选出最佳答案。短文读两遍。（共5小题，每题2分，计10分）
16. When will the summer camp begin?
A. At 9:30 am on August 2nd B. At 11:30 am on August 2nd
C. At 9:30 am on August 12th
17. Who can take part in the summer camp?
A. Children aged 6~13 B. Children aged 7~14 C. Children aged 8~14
18. How much should each child pay if he/she wants to take part in one activity?
A. 15 yuan B. 50 yuan C. 150 yuan
19. Which of the following activities is NOT mentioned in the talk?
A. Sports B. Interest Groups C. Music World
20. What is the telephone number?
A. 8856-2188 B. 8865-1288 C. 8821-5688
第二部分  语言知识
Ⅱ.单项选择（共15小题，每题1分，满分15分）
从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
21. – I remember there _____ a lot of fish in Yanglan Lake. Now it has been polluted.
--What a pity! I think we should play a role in protecting the environment.
A. are used to have   B. are used to be
C. used to have      D. used to be
22. –Did John get Number 1 in the math exam?
--Yes, no one did so______ as him.
A. good B. well      C. better D. best
23. --Could you tell me some information about the hotels in your city?
--Why not ______ on the Internet?
A. look for it B. to look for it C. look it up D. to look it up
24. —The population of China is larger than ______ of India.
--Yes, but India’s population is increasing rapidly.
A. it B. one C. that D. this
25. –Who looked after your sick grandmother in hospital?
--My father did that ______. He didn’t want anybody else’s help.
A. in fact B. in person C. in total D. in disagreement
26. –Why did he get up so early to work?
--In order to ______ the heavy traffic in the city.
A. avoid    B. stop C. cancel D. solve
27. --Could you show me the method of cooking the tasty cookies?
--Please follow the ______ on the cookbook.
A. direction B. attention C. introduction D. instruction
28. --As China grows stronger and stronger, Chinese _____ in more and more schools out of our country.
--That’s true. As a Chinese, I feel very proud.
A. teaches      B. has taught C. is taught D. was taught
29. -- What will the weather be like tomorrow?
--It _____ be rainy, cloudy or sunny. Who knows?
A. must B. might C. should D. can’t
30. –Hi, Mr. Zhang, do you often come here to climb the mountain?
-- Yes, _____ exercise. You see, I’m healthier than before.
A. to get B. getting C. get D. gets
31. –Oh, my god! I’ve left my keys in the room. I’ll have to get in_____ the window.
--It’s dangerous. You’d better wait for your mom to come back.
A. past B. over C. across D. through
32. --It rained _____ and lasted for a long time.
-- That’s terrible. Even some streets were full of water.
A. hardly B. strongly C. heavily D. lightly
33. --I’m very nervous the night before the big exam.
  -- ______. I’m sure you can make it.
A. Take it easy B. Take your time
C. Go ahead D. Enjoy yourself
34. --The light in his office is still on. I wonder _______.
--Maybe at midnight again.
A. if will he stop working B. if he will stop working
C. when will he stop working D. when he will stop working
35. –Who won the first prize in English speech contest?
--The prize went to the girl _____ speech was the most natural and fluent.
A. that B. who C. whose D. 不填
Ⅲ.完型填空（共10小题，每题1分，满分10分）
阅读下面短文，从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项，使短文意思完整、通顺 。
   I did very badly at school. My headmaster thought I was 36 and when I was 14, he said, “You are 37 going to be anything but a failure.”
After five years of 38 jobs, I fell in love with a very nice middle-class girl. It was the best 39 that could have happened to me. I decided to do something positive with my life because I wanted to prove to her what people said about me was 40, especially her mother, who had said to me, “You have failed at everything you have ever done.” So I tried hard with my 41 and went to college, my first novel 42 while I was at college.
After college I taught during the 43 in high schools and attended evening classes at London University, where I got a 44 in history. I became a lecturer at a college and was thinking of giving up that job to write full time when I was offered a part-time job at Leeds University. I began to feel proud of myself--it was a working-class boy who had left school early, now teaching at the university.
My writing career(生涯) 45 when I realized my own style. Now I am rich and famous, have been on TV, and met lots of film stars. But what does it mean? I just wish all the people that have put me down had said, “I believe in you. You will succeed.”
36. A. bright B. useful C. simple D. hopeful
37. A. never B. sometimes C. often D. seldom
38. A. low B. poor C. good D. useful
39. A. support B. happiness C. surprise D. thing
40. A. wrong B. right C. stupid D. foolish
41. A. experiment B. experience C. writing D. practice
42. A. came on B. came in C. came back D. came out
43. A. day B. night C. month D. year
44. A. graduation B. pass C. degree D. success
45. A. took off B. put off C. gave off D. got off
第三部分：     阅读理解