2016年浙江省湖州市中考英语试卷

I strongly believe the right words at just the right time could change someone's life．

When I was 3 years old，my parents（16）　　I was totally deaf．But from the third grade，they decided to put me in a "mainstream" school where all of my classmates had          （17）　　hearing．So I was the only deaf child at Blue Creek Elementary School．From the first day there，the other kids often（18）　　me and called me names mainly because of my hearing aid（助听器）and the way I talked．

I was（19）　　throughout elementary school．Besides the problems of "fitting in" with the other students，I also had（20）　　with most of my schoolwork．

One morning，Mrs. Jordan，my fifth﹣grade teacher，asked（21）　　a question in her math class．She was a large woman with a（22）　　that bounced off the walls of her tiny classroom，and it could even spread to the hallway．

I（23）　　her lips（嘴唇）and immediately raised my hand．For once I knew the answer!（24）　　I was afraid when she called on me．Then I answered her question（25）　　．I will never forget what happened next．

Mrs Jordan pointed directly at me．With sparking（闪光的）eyes and a wide（26）　　，she cried，"THAT'S RIGHT，STEPHEN!"

For the first time in my young life，I became a shining star．I had（27）　　been so excited before!

Right then and there I made a（28）　　that I would make a place for myself in this world．No matter how many difficulties I might（29）　　in life，I knew I could overcome them．

A simple three﹣word phrase had totally（30）　　my young life，"THAT'S RIGHT，STEPHEN!"、

Emily's Blog

Shut Up Zoos，Not Animals!

You may think that visiting zoos is harmless fun，but you're wrong because zoos are just prisons（监狱）for animals．The difference is that prisoners get out after a few years! Animals in cages look bored and are boring to look at．After all，we all know what an elephant looks like，we've seen them on TV．So why make animals suffer by shutting them up for our fun？Shut up the zoos instead!

Posted by：Emily on April 19，at 18：12              Comments（3）

Comments   

I partly agree．But some zoos aren't there for our fun．I've just got back from Jersey Zoo．It saves rare（珍稀）animals and breeds them．Then it returns the babies to the wild．Not all zoos are the same，you know．

Posted by：Angela on April21，at 18：17   

Quite agree! Every time I go to the zoo，I never look into the poor animal's eyes! Kept in the small and smelly cages，they look so lonely and sad．Hope one day they will return to nature，where they can live happily and freely with their families．Posted by：John on April 22，at 12：21   

Personally，I think zoos are fantastic places for children．They can play with animals and enjoy themselves so much there．Also，they learn a lot about animals．Why shut up？

Posted by：David on April 22，at 21：05

31．Emily thinks a zoo is 　　．

A．a fun place for children            

B．a terrible place for animals   

C．a warm home for animals             

D．a popular place for visitors

32．Who thinks some animals can be well protected in the zoos？　　

A．Emily．

B．Angela．

C．John．

D．David．

33．John never looks into the animals' eyes in the zoos because he 　　．

A．feels sorry for them                

B．feels kind of shy   

C．is afraid of them                   

D．is angry with them．

In the modern age，human society runs on energy．Most machines need electricity to operate．Humans can not live without electricity even a single day both in their daily life and work．They have many different ways to create electricity．But some ways are harmful to the environment．

For example，fossil fuels（化石燃料）are the most common kind of energy．They include coal，oil，and natural gas．First，people have to dig them from the ground．This can sometimes harm the environment．However，scientists are creating cleaner and better ways to do that these days．So the environment is not harmed as much as before．But when people burn these fossil fuels，they can give off a lot of harmful gases，which is considered to be one of the greatest causes of global warming．This might harm the environment．

Tidal（潮汐）energy is another way to make electricity．This uses the ocean tides to make electricity．But some kinds of tidal energy can kill many fish and other sea animals．Also dams（大坝）can create lots of clean energy．But dams create lakes and change the way that rivers run．So they can do great harm to the balance of nature around the lakes and along the rivers．

34．According to the passage，which of the following is TRUE about fossil fuels？___

A．They are dug from the ground．

B．They are considered expensive．

C．They hardly harm the environment．

D．They are not widely used in the world．

35．From the passage，we know that tidal energy can 　　．

A．cause serious accidents                

B．change the way that rivers run   

C．give off a lot of harmful gases       

D．kill many living things in the ocean

36．Nowadays many countries start to use nuclear energy more because 　　．

A．it's a common kind of energy   

B．people ara not afraid of it now   

C．it's cheap，clean and safer than before   

D．people can't live without nuclear energy

37．The passage is probably in the part of 　　in a newspaper．

A．health         

B．science        

C．culture         

D．sports．

Chip was in first grade when I arrived at his school as a counselor（辅导员）．It was shocking to me that he was described as an angry，uncontrollable and evil（惹人厌的）boy．How could such a little boy，after being in school only one year，be considered "evil"？Over the next several months，I came to know Chip well enough to see that he was neither evil nor uncontrollable．

But，one day，Chip threw a chair at his teacher and was sent to my office．I asked him what made him do this．He replied that his teacher hated him．He felt there was no way to ever get her to like him．I asked him if he would tell his teacher this．He noded，and we called her into my office．

When the teacher came，________．He then said that he knew he was a very，very bad boy，and he didn't think anyone could ever like him．His teacher listened to him with heartfelt compassion．Then she gave him a big warm hug，telling him she didn't hate him at all and，actually，she cared very much about him．Only sometimes Chip's behavior really scared her．It was clear to both Chip and me that she really meant it．

I put my left arm on his shoulders and the right hand on his heart．I told him how wonderful and lovely I saw him to be．I praised how special and brave he was to express his hurt feelings．

As I was speaking to him，his whole body came to rest on my right hand next to his heart．It was a moment in time unlike anything I had experienced before．From then on，I'm pleased to see his behavior improved through the rest of school years．

A child's mind is clear and sensitive（敏感的）．He receives whatever others say without protection．It is as easy to consider someone hopeless as it is to consider him able in his own special way．

38．The first paragraph mainly tells us 　　．

A．Chip was very popular at school   

B．the teacher didn't care about Chip at all   

C．Chip had no way to get others to like him   

D．the writer thought differently about Chip

39．Which of the following is the best sentence to fill in the bland in the passage？　　

A．she couldn't control her feelings   

B．I advised her to be more patient   

C．Chip became angry and crazy again   

D．I encouraged Chip to express his feelings

40．The underlined sentence in Paragraph 5 shows that Chip 　　．

A．accepted the writer   

B．wanted a rest   

C．was quite afraid   

D．felt a little nervous

41．What can we learn from the passage？　　

A．No pains，no gains．

B．Love me，love my dog   

C．Expect higher，act better．

D．Where there is a will，there is a way．

Aren't mobile phone，e﹣mail and voice mail supposed to help us communicate more easily？Sadly，that's not always the case．Take the other day for example，when I was walking through the park with my friend，suddenly his mobile phone rang and he answered it﹣﹣leaving me alone and cutting our conversation dead! In fact，the park was filled with people talking on their mobile phones．They were passing other people without even looking at them，or stopping to walk their dogs．Clearly，people preferred the voice on the mobile phone to human contact（联系）．

Why is it that the more connected we get，the more disconnected I feel？Development in communication technology seems to keep people from human contact．With e﹣mail over the Internet，we can communicate without seeing or talking to one another．With voice mail，you can have conversations without even meeting that person．Even some food stores are using self﹣scanners（自助扫瞄仪）so that you can check yourself out．As the contact between human beings becomes automated（自动化的），my feeling of being disconnected gets stronger．Don't get me wrong．I'm not against machines．I also own a mobile phone，a voice mail system，and an e﹣mail account．Giving them up isn't a good idea，as they are useful to have around．It's just that when they keep us away from human contact，I begin to feel sad．More and more，I find myself answering e﹣mail instead of talking to people．The technology that was made to help keep us in contact with each other is，in fact making me feel more lonely．

What is to be done？Well，I've made myself a plan to use less technology：no e﹣mailing people who live near me，and no letting the voice mail pick up when I'm at home．

42．The example in Paragraph I shows that people now 　　．

A．communicate more easily   

B．dislike talking face to face at all   

C．prefer talking on their mobile phones   

D．are only good at using mobile phones

43．The underlined word disconnected in Paragraph 2 probably means 　　．

A．lonely         

B．satisfied          

C．stupid         

D．interested

44．It can be inferred（推断）from the passage that 　　．

A．the writer is going to give up mobile phones   

B．machines are now not useful to have around   

C．machines actually keep people closer to each other   

D．the writer decides not to phone others a lot when with friends

45．Which is the best title of the passage？　　

A．Technology and Human Life   

B．The Importance of Technology   

C．Technology and Human Contact   

D．The Development of Technology．

Ravi是保险（insurance）公司的一名业务员，公司安排他明天外出见一些客户．假设你是Ravi，请你根据公司要求和客户信息，对照市区地图设计合理的拜访路线，并把地名代号A﹣E填入46﹣50小题相应空格处．

Requirements：（1）Visiting time：9：00﹣17：00．（2）Each visit takes an hour including traveling time．

Notes about customers：

Ravi's visiting route（路线）：Ravi's office→46．　　→47．　　→48．　　→49．　　→50．　　．

A．necessary B．succeed C．along D．August E．silent F．exactly

51．In my hometown，　　is the hottest month of the year．

52．It is quite 　　to check the paper before you hand it in．

53．Stella walked alone in the dark street during the 　　hours of the night．

54．Keep your dream and work hard towards it，and you will 　　sooner or later．

55．My first grade teacher hasn't changed at all﹣she looks 　　the same as before．

56．Tim's family plans to have a self﹣drive trip 　　the Tai Lake this summer．

A golden envelope（信封）fell through the letter box．On the front，there was no（57）　　（地址） or name of the person who sent it，it only said，"You've won．"

Mum opened it and was very glad to tell them that the family had won a（58）　　（免费的） holiday．They were so excited and started to（59）　　（讨论） the holiday plan．

Laura said she wanted to go to the coast and swim in the sea．Ted hoped to go（60）　　（某处） and eat lots of nice food．Mom preferred to go shopping in big cities while Dad just wanted to leave his（61）　　（生意） alone and have a good rest．

They couldn't decide until it was（62）　　（几乎） dark．Then the phone began to         （63）　　（响铃）．Ted answered it．

"Hello! This is Lucy Holidays．You've won a holiday to sunny Alexandria．"

"That's where my grandma lives．"

"This is Grandma!"

"On，Grandma! You played a joke on us!"

"You're all invited to spend your summer holidays with me．

"They spent（64）　　（十四） fun days at Grandma's．They were so happy and（65）　　（放松的）! Everyone got what he wanted．

阅读下面的短文，在空白处填入一个适当的词，或填入括号中所给单词的正确形式．

Have you ever been cycling（骑自行车运动）？This spring my elder brother and I        （66）　　（spend） a long weekend cycling in the countryside．We rode（67）　　（slow） along because we hadn't come to break any speed records，or to do sports．We just wanted （68）　　（get） some fresh air and a break from schoolwork．We really had a great time（69）　　（ride） along country roads．And there was one of the best things about our trip that made us happy：every few （70）　　（kilometer） there was a village where we could find everything we needed．

All the local people were really friendly．However，（71）　　the second day，something noise，but I didn't mind at all．At midnight we were woken by the noise in the hotel．We were tired（72）　　we set off the next morning，but soon felt cheerful when the sun came out．

What we enjoyed（73）　　（our） most about cycling is﹣it's simple and fun．I think nothing is（74）　　（good） than cycling if you're looking for a break that is active and cheap．Why not have a try？

下周一上午轮到你在英语课上做课堂报告，你打算把爸爸最近网购的音乐机器人（music robot）介绍给同学们，下图是关于这个音乐机器人的广告．请你根据所提供的信息写一份发言稿．    我是能听会说的小音乐机器人．连网后，只需说"叮咚，唱首…歌"，你就能听到想听的歌曲了．我还有其他本领…

注意：（1）选择所给信息进行介绍，建议举例说明并适当发挥；     

（2）必须谈谈你对音乐机器人的看法；     

（3）文中不得出现真实的姓名和校名；     

（4）词数：80﹣100．

短文开头已给出，不计入总词数．参考词汇：提醒 remind…of      connect…to the Internet      provide services

短文首句：Good morning，everyone! Here，I'd like to introduce the music robot my father bought online．