2016年北京市高级中等学校招生考试英语试卷学校姓名准考证号听力理解（共30分）一、二、三（略）知识运用（共25分）四、单项填空（每小题1分，共10分）从下面各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

21. My brother will come to see me tomorrow. I’ll meet at the airport.A. herB. youC. himD. them22. Paul’s mother is a nurse. She works a hospital.A. withB. onC. ofD. in23. - are these bananas?_ $3.99.A. How muchB. How l ongC. How heavyD. How big24. Peter is 15 year old. He is than his father.A. tallB. tallerC. tallestD. the tallest25. – Where did you go last weekend?- I to the Great Wall.A. goB. wentC. will goD. have gone26. Please d on’t make so much noise. The baby now.A. sl eepsB. sl eptC. will sl eepD. is sleeping27. It’s nice to see you again. We each other since 2014.A. won’t seeB. d on’t seeC. haven’t seenD. didn’t see28. I got home, my sister was d oing here homework.A. WhenB. BecauseC. IfD. Though29. A new road near my school next year.A. buil dsB. will buil dC. is builtD. will be built30. – Can you tell me ?- He lives in Shanghai.A. where Mark livesB. where d oes Mark liveC. where Mark livedD. where did Mark live五、完形填空（共15分，每小题1.5分）阅读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择最佳答案。

Mum’s Christmas SurpriseMolly ran back home from school and dropped her schoolbag on the sofa. Then on the tabl e she saw “Mum’s Wish Book” – a mail ord er catalog（商品目录）from a gift shop. “Mum,” she said excitedly to herself, “this year you’ll get the gl oves you want!” Molly had walked a dog for a neighbor and saved her 31 all year to buy Mum the gl oves.She opened “Mum’s Wish Book” and hoped that she coul d find these 32 in it. Teas ran d own her face when she saw the gl oves in the catalog. Mum woul dn’t buy them for herself, because the family had a 33 time on the farm. She once hear d Mum say to Dad, “Maybe some day, I’ll have the money to get them.”Molly ran out by the back d oor and went straight to the post office. There she carefully fill ed out the ord er form torn from the catalog.“I need to buy a stamp to 34 the form.” She s aid to Mr. Smith, the only worker in the post office.“Umm, a pair of gl oves?” said Mr. Smith, as he passed a stamp to her.“Yes, It’s a Christmas gift for Mum, but pl ease d on’t tell her. It’s our 35 , OK?” Molly didn’t realize how white Mr. Smith’s beard was until that moment. In face, he remind ed her of Santa Claus.As Molly walked back home, she d ecid ed to tell Dad her secret. “You’ve got to check the mailbox every day,” said Molly 36 to Dad. He nod d ed, with a big smil e.Coming home from school every day, Molly peeked at （偷看）Dad hen Mum wasn’t 37 , but every time he shook his head.On Christmas Eve, Dad came back from mailbox, still empty hand ed. Molly felt 38 when she went to bed, because she didn’t have the gl oves for Mum.Before Christmas dinner, as Mum took the appl e pies out of the oven, Molly began 39 the tabl e. Sud d enly, they heard someone pulling up the driveway. From the wind ow they saw Mr. Smith making his way to the d oor, with a box in his hand. Mr. Smith 40 Mum the box, “I believ e this is yours.”Mum l ooked from Dad to Molly and opened the box. Her eyes lit up when she saw the gl oves. “Oh, who bought these for me?” she asked.“Santa did,” said Molly smilingly.“Ho! Ho! Ho! Merry Christmas!” Mr. Smith, with a l oud laugh.It was Christmas that no one woul d ever forget.31. A. time B. money C. energy D. food32. A. fl owers B. sunglasses C. gl oves D. chocolates33. A. hard B. l onely C. short D. busy34. A. d esign B. check C. compl ete D. send35. A. secret B. choice C. dream D. task36. A. patiently B. d oubtfully C. proudly D. quietly37. A. working B. l ooking C. smiling D. talking38. A. sad B. strange C. angry D. tired39. A. pushing B. changing C. setting D. booking40. A. bought B. hand ed C. l ent D. returned阅读理解（共50分）六、阅读下列短文，根据短文内容，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择最佳选项。

（共30分，每小题2分）AThe Blog of RosieThe WeekendBy Rosie | June 6, 2016Hi! I’m on vacation here in Lond on… and it’s fantastic! On Saturday I was in theBritish Museum for three hours. On Sunday I visited Tower Bridge. Where wereyou over the weekend? Tell me your news!DISCUSSIONSophia·9:30Glad you’re having a great vacation. I was in the Summer Palacein Beijing on Saturday. I was there for a fl ower show. It wasamazing! And there were l ots of peopl e. But on Sunday it wasrainy and I wasn’t very well. I stayed in bed for a whol e day.●Replay ● ShareSteve·10:10It was cl oudy the whol e weekend in Paris. On Saturday I was at afootball game with my classmates. It was exciting! On Sunday Iwas at the shops with Ann for four hours.●Replay ● ShareJack·11:00I wasn’t at home over the weekend. On Saturday I was inScotland for a trip. It was a l ovely, warm day and I had a picnicwith friends. It was great! Sunday was boring. It took me fivehours to get back home. It was a l ong journey.●Replay ● ShareKate·11:20On Saturday I was at Heathrow Airport. I met a friend there andwe talked together for two hours. I was very happy. On SaturdayI was in Sydney for a concert. It is winter in Australia. And it waswindy and col d!●Replay ● ShareA. in the Summer PalaceB. in the British MuseumC. at Tower BridgeD. at Heathrow Airport42. What was the weather like when Steve was in Paris?A. Rainy.B. Warm.C. Cl oudy.D. Col d.43. How l ong did it take Jack to get back home?A. Two hoursB. Three hoursC. Four hoursD. Five hours44. Kate was in Sydney for .A. a picnicB. a concertC. a football gameD. a fl ower showBFrom Nobody to SomebodyBrian was a funny stud ent. He loved watching comedies（喜剧）best and hoped to become a comedy actor one day.When he heard about the talent show to be held at this school, Brian decid ed to take part in. He had never acted on stage（舞台）before, and he was very excited. But some stud ents laughed at him. “You are not funny but silly,” Ken, one of his classmates, said to his face. “No one will like what you do,” another boy also said to him, l oudly.Brian coul dn’t und erstand why they wer e so unkind to him. For a moment, he thought about giving up the show. But he remembered how much his friends liked his jokes, and also his teachers said he was very funny. So he d ecid ed to prepare for the show.Brian did a great job at the talent show. Everyone l oved his performance, and he won the first prize! His teachers and friends were proud of him. Even so, Ken tol d Brian that he was not funny, and that he would never be successful. Brian didn’t und erstand why Ken said so, but he realized that it had nothing to d o with him. He confid ently continued to work towards his goal.As the years went on, Brian met more peopl e like Ken. “you’ll d o a terribl e job,” they said to him. Luckily, most people encouraged him and some helped him to become even funnier. He gota l ot of opportunities to perform in movies. He was even invited to appear on television. His fans thanked him because his comedies mad e them feel good when they were unhappy.Now Brian is a big comedy star! He is d oing what he l oves best. He never feels stressed like those unkind peopl e, and he laughs all day long!45. What did Brian love best when he was a student?A. Going to school.B. Helping classmates.C. Watching comedies.D. Meeting new friends.46. Brian d ecid ed to prepare for the show because .A. his friends liked his jokesB. he was invited by a TV stationC. he wasn’t busy acting in moviesD. Ken was expecting his performance47. After winning the first prize, Brian .A. began to und erstand KenB. became a teacher of actingC. encouraged others to join himD. continued to work towards his goal48. Brian’s fans thanked hime because his comedies brought them .A. successB. happinessC. luckD. prid eCAre You Right Handed or Left Handed?Which hand d o you use when write? About 8 to 15 percent of peopl e are l eft hand ed. They often have to use tools that are d esigned for right-hand ed peopl e. So it is difficult for l eft-hand ers to use most tools. If you are right hand ed, try this experiment: Take a knife with your l eft hand and try cutting a potato into pieces. Don’t be surprised if you feel awkward（别扭的）.In the past, peopl e thought it was strange to use the l eft hand. Young stud ents l ooked d own upon their l eft-hand ed classmates. Some children were even punished for using their l eft hand to write. But these days parents and teachers have accepted that. In almost every school in the worl d, l eft-hand ed stud ents can use their l eft hand to write.What causes peopl e to be l eft hand ed or right hand ed? Experts have searched l ong and hard on this. They conclud e（得出结论）that l eft-hand ed peopl e are l eft hand ed for the same reason that right-hand ed people are right hand ed. One out of every ten peopl e just is a l eft-hand ed peopl e are right hand ed. One out of every ten peopl e just is a l eft-hand er. It’s simply like the col or of our eyes – some peopl e have brown eyes, whil e some others have black eyes.However, may researchers think that l eft-handers and right-hand ers are different in some aspects. Right-hand ers are more talkative and outgoing than l eft-hand ers. Many right-hand ed peopl e und erstand spoken words better. For exampl e, after they listen to directions to a supermarket, they can find it easily. Right-handers are good at organizing peopl e, too. They arealso better basketball guards. Just ask Yao Ming.Research shows that l eft-hand ers are creative and artistic. Many famous performers, like Jim Carrey and Paul McCartney, are l eft hand ed. Many l eft-hand ers l earn better visually（在视觉方面）. In art, both Leonard o da Vinci and Michelangel o were l eft handed. In music, Ludwig van Beethoven was l eft handed. In science, you find Newton and Einstein. The l eft-hand ed peopl e are also really good at tennis and other singl e sports.If you prefer one hand, but you are still good at writing with the other, you are mixed. Research shows mixed-hand ers can remember everyday things better than other peopl e. What did you eat for lunch two weeks ago? If you’re mixed hand ed, you can probably remember.49. If right-hand ers cut up potatoes with there left hand, they will .A. get hurtB. give up cuttingC. feel awkwardD. change their tools50. What is Paragraph 2 mainly about?A. Causes of being l eft hand ed.B. Encouragement to l eft-hand ersC. Punishment for using the l eft hand.D. Changes in opinions on left-hand ers.51. According to the passage, right-hand ers .A. l earn better visuallyB. are good organizersC. are better at singl e sportsD. give clear directions to others52. From the passage, we can l earn that left-handers .A. may be more talkative and outgoingB. are ordinary peopl e like right-hand ersC. might remember everyday things betterD. no l onger need to use right-hand ed toolsDShould Children Be Allowed to Get Bored?Chil dren need time to stand and stare. They shoul d be allowed to get bored to that they can d evel op their ability to be creative.Chil dren are expected by their parents to be reading a textbook all the time. However, research shows that it may hamper the d evelopment of their imagination, whil e bored om can give them opportunities to d evel op creativity.Bored om is often linked with l oneliness, but a writer named Meera Syal said bored om had helped here in d eveloping her mind. She tol d researchers about her childhood. Having few things to d o, Syal often talked with her neighbors. She also tried to d o things like l earning to bake cakes. “But importantly, I Thought and wrote a lot, because I was bored,” Syal said. Shekept a diary, filling here time with short stories and poems she mad e up.Grayson Perry, an artist, grew up in a family with little money. He enjoyed himself by making up stories, drawing pictures for his stories and reading many books in the library. Bored but free, he spent hours l ooking out of the wind ow, watching the changing cl ouds and seasons. Perry fill ed up his free time with what he liked. He became creative, because he could think freely.Dr. Belton is an expert on the effects of emotions on l earning. “Bored om could be an uncomfortabl e feeling,” she said. “But some young peopl e cannot d eal with that bored om creatively. So sometimes they may break a classroom wind ow, or drive a car out for a mad race.”Usually, when children have nothing to d o, they would turn on the TV, the computer, or the phone. Their time on these things has increased, yet they need to have time to think about their experiences through play or just watching the worl d around them.It is this kind of thinking that can inspire the imagination. On the other hand, the TV or phone may cut short the thinking process. That can be harmful to the development of creativity. “For d eveloping the ability to be creative,” Dr. Belton advised, “perhaps we need to stand and stare, and stay off-line from time to time.”53. What d oes the word “hamper” in Paragraph 2 probably me an?A. Sl ow d own.B. Keep up with.C. Go beyond.D. Give rise to.54. The writer talks about Syal and Perry to .A. stress the great differences between themB. introduce a popular writer and a famous artistC. suggest good ways of going through bored omD. show effects of bored om on d eveloping creativity55. What can we learn from the passage?A. Bored om provid es chil dren with space to think freely.B. It’s much better for chil dren to be busy than be bored.C. Bored om helps children d eal with difficulties properly.D. It’s boring for children to think about their experiences.七、阅读短文，根据短文内容，从短文后的五个选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。