扬州市2016年初中毕业、升学统一考试英语试题说明：1. 本试卷共8页，包含选择题（第1题～第45题，共45题）、非选择题（第46题～第81题，共36题）两部分。
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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. — Have you seen ______ cartoon film Zootopia?—Of course. It’s ______ most interesting film I’ve ever seen.A. a, theB. the, aC. a, aD. the, the2. They have provided several ways to solve the problem. We can choose _______ to start with.A. itB. thatC. oneD. each3. — Hi, guys. Where were we yesterday?— We learned the differences ______ fact and opinion.A. betweenB. amongC. duringD. beyond4. — What will the phone ______?—The same as you said, eight hundred dollars each.A. spendB. costC. payD. afford5. — I hear you have a home robot.—Yes, it’s amazing. It ______ do all my housework.A. mustB. shouldC. couldD. can6. — Did you see a man in black pass by just now?— No, sir. I ______ my car.A. washB. washedC. am washingD. was washing7. — Dad, I got hired as a bus driver.— Congratulations! Make y ourself ______ so that the company won’t want to lose you.A. fashionableB. valuableC. changeableD. possible8. “right” and “write” sound the same, ______ they do not mean the same thing.A. butB. ifC. soD. or9. — Have you finished your report on green life?—Not yet. I’ll make it if I ______ another two days.A. giveB. am givenC. will giveD. will be givennd.10. You can’t ______ the weather being fine when you plan a day out in EnglaA. turn onB. try onC. carry onD. depend on11. —I’m a new reader. Could you tell me ______?—Certainly. Two weeks, and you can renew them.A. how long can I keep the booksB. how long I can keep the booksC. when should I return the booksD. when I should return the books12. — Why not buy a second-hand flat first if you don’t have enough money?—That’s a good ______.A. sayingB. questionC. suggestionD. decision13. — Peter, you speak Chinese so well.— Thank you. I ______ Chinese since I came here in 2013.A. will learnB. learnedC. have learnedD. learn14. — Madam, you are fined for over-speeding. Please sign here.—Fined? Over-speeding? ______A. No worries.B. Never mind.C. Are you serious?D. Are you all right?15. — He never tells us he can make model planes.—In fact he can and often wins in the competitions. ______.A. Actions speak louder than wordsB. Many hands make light workC. No pain, no gainD. The early bird catches the worm二、完形填空（共15小题；每小题l分，计15分）阅读下面短文，从文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。
Summer rains came and never stopped. When it grew darker, Grandmother sentmy sister Cathie and me out to gather roses. We carried many roses into the house, filling all thebottles we could find. The 16 filled the air, and the ants came out of the flowers, filling thehouse. Grandfather held his new camera, taking pictures of the ants, roses andeverything. The camera light came out everywhere until Grandmother became 17 .“Marcus! I can’t read! Go away. Be a18 .”“I am a farmer who takes pictures,” he said-farmer.”Grandmother drove him to the barn(畜棚). I 2019 , “I am a photographerGrandfather there, watching him take photos of cows 21 they showed him theirbacksides. I stood behind Grandfather, trying to see what he saw 22 the camera.Then I walked to the back of the barn where his pictures hung. And then Isaw it —the picture I had taken of 23 with Cathie, Cathie’s mouth opened, bothlost24 as if it was ain a singing game, light from the window aro und them. The picture wasn’ｔpainting or a memory. For a moment, I felt like I was Cathie. I stepped back to see the picturehe said.better and 25 against Grandfather standing behind me.“You moved the camera,” “That’s 26 it didn’t come out clearly.”I nodded.“It’s not a good picture.”“Joe,” said Grandfather softly, “it is a wonderful picture.”“But I 27 the camera.”“You did. See how it looks like Cathie and I are the only ones there.28 .What a wonderful picture!”Grandfather’s voice rose29 ?I said shyly, “Well, it’s not perfect.”“Perfect!” Grandfather said, his voice loud. “Joe, a thing doesn’t have to beperfect to be fine. That goes for a 30 . That goes for life.”16. A. rain B. roses C. bottles D. smell17. A. inactive B. impatient C. impolite D. unfair18. A. farmer B. photographer C. cowboy D. painter19. A. correctly B. luckily C. proudly D. successfully20. A. invited B. followed C. led D. showed21. A. until B. when C. so D. unless22. A. above B. across C. through D. over23. A. Grandfather B. Grandmother C. Grandparents D. myself24. A. clean B. interesting C. colorful D. clear25. A. beat B. bumped C. played D. held26. A. how B. why C. where D. what27. A. moved B. dropped C. broke D. opened28. A. in surprise B. in confidence C. with patience D. with excitement29. A. happy B. soft C. polite D. perfect30. A. camera B. painting C. picture D. memory三、阅读理解（共l5小题；每小题2分，计30分）阅读下列内容，从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。