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1、南京市 2016 年初中毕业生学业考试英语注意事项：1.本试卷共8 页。全卷满分90 分。考试时间为90 分钟。试题包含选择题和非选择题。考生答题全部答在答题卡上，答在本试卷上无效。2.请认真核对监考教师在答题卡上所粘贴条形码的姓名、考试证号是否与本人相符合，再将自己的姓名、考试证号用0.5 毫米黑色墨水签字笔填写在答题卡及本试卷上。3.答选择题必须用2B 铅笔将答题卡上对应的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，请用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案。答非选择题必须用0.5 毫米黑色墨水签字笔写在答题卡的指定位置，在其他位置答题一律无效。选择题（共40 分）一、单项填空（共15 小题；每小题1 分，满分15 分
2、）从 A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。1.Look at the picture.Diana is.A.the tallest B.the shortest C.taller than Jenny D.shorter than David 2.Helen is new here,so we know about her.A.nothing B.something C.anything D.everthing 3.Yingqi Bird Nest Library,the smallest library in the world,was open
3、ed to the public in Nanjing s HuashuVillage the World Reading Day this year.A.on B.in C.at D.as 4.Last night the big fire in Sunshine Shopping Mall was started by the children playing with matches.,no one was hurt.A.Luckily C.Suddenly C.Easily D.Sadly 5.Can you help me those exercise books?I got a d
4、ifferent number each time.A.carry C.move C.write D.count 6.Are you going camping this afternoon?A typhoon is coming.I m not sure the road to the mountains will be closed.A.which B.what C.whether D.why 7.It took me almos t a whole day to so many emails.A.deal with B.cut in C.cheer for D.run out 8.My
5、sister is still very with me because I broke her new pencil box yesterday.A.popular B.satisfied C.honest D.angry 9.Have you read the book Jane Eyre?Yes.Its a famous b ook and really worth.A.to read B.reading C.to be read D.read 10.It s reported that Jiangsu Grand Theatre in September this year.A.com
6、pletes B.is completed C.will complete D.will be completed 11.Which of the following words is pronounced/geit/?A.gate B.great C.greet D.get 12.Hi,Nora.Is your mother at home?Just a minute!She flowers in the garden.A.plant B.is planting C.planted D.was planting 13.In the words unhappy and unusual,the
7、un-means.A.very B.most C.not D.less 14.(on the mobile phone)Where are you?I cant see you here at the theatre.I m just one block away.A.Good idea B.My pleasure C.I m comingD.Nice talking to you 15.Reading is a good way to pass the time on the plane.I never go travelling without a book.A.You are jokin
8、g B.That s trueC.I don t think soD.It sounds like fun 二、完形填空（共10 小题；每小题1 分，满分10 分）阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C 和 D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。Rob Howes wanted to spend a day at the beach.He 16 his daughter Nicky and her two friends.Helen Slade and Karina Cooper.They all went to OceanBeach in New Zea
9、land,where Howes was a lifeguard.The group swam and bodysurfed.Then they saw something 17.“Suddenly,there are these fins,”said Howes.The 18 saw seven dolphins moving towards them.The dolphins seemed worried.They 19 the water with their tails.They kept moving in a circle around the swimmers.Then one
10、large dolphin swam towards Howes and Helen.Next,it dived(潜水)down underwater.That s when Howes saw something grey moving in the 20.A great white shark 21 underwater.It wasn t far from the people.The shark headed straight towards Nicky and Karina.Now the shark was not slow.It moved 22!So the dolphins
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21、o help them.Ferry Booking Offices Mousa,Tel:07901 872339 Fair Isle,Tel:01595 760363 Shops Dunrossness,Toab,Bigton,Sandwick Places to Eat Local Food Sumburgh,Spiggie,Bigton,Hoswick Post Offices Dunrossness,Toab,Bigton,Levenwick Visitors Centres Boddam,Hoswick,Sandsayre,Cunningsburgh Swimming Pool San
22、dwick,Tel:01950 431511 Health Centre Levenwick,Tel:01950 422240 Police Station Dunrossness,Tel:01950 460707 26.Which number should Alan call if he wants to book tickets for the ferry?A.01950 460707 B.01595 760363 C.01950 422240 D.01950 431511 27.Where can Alan go to enjoy local food in South Mainlan
23、d?A.Dunrossness,Toab,Bigton,Sandwick.B.Sumburgh,Spiggie,Bigton,Hoswick.C.Dunrossness,Toab,Bigton,Levenwick.D.Boddam,Hoswick,Sandsayre,Cunningsburgh B CHARACTERS Max and Emma SCENE 1Dining hall,Sunville Middle School EMMA:Max!Hi!Mr.Sosa says our band(乐队)can play in the talent show!MAX:Cool!I ll tell
24、Felipe to meet us in the music room after school for a practice.EMMA:Umm.I wonder if it s a good idea to have Felipe in our hand MAX:(With his mouth open)Of course it is!He s really good at the keyboard.EMMA:Really?He seems more interested in maths than anything else.MAX:Well,he says maths and music
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34、x and Emma D.SCENE 1 Dining hall,SunvilleMiddle School C A new report shows what life might be like in 100 years from now.It describes skyscrapers that are much taller than today s buildings,underwater bubble cities and holidays in space.Th3e report is from a company.It asked experts(专家)on space and
35、 architecture,as well as city planners,to give their ideas on the life in 2116.They said the way we live,work and play will be totally different to how we do these things today.The experts used the Internet as an example.They said that 25 years ago,people could not imagine how the Internet and smart
36、phones would change our lives.The Internet has completely changed the way we communicate,learn and do daily things.The experts said the changes in the next century would be even more unbelievable.Researchers questioned 2,000 adults about the prediction(预言)they thought were most likely(很可能的)to happen
37、 in the future.They predicted that in the future,few people will go to an office but will work from home and have work meetings online.People will have highly developed 3-D printers that will let you download(下载)a design for furniture or a food recipe and then print the sofa,table or pizza at home.T
38、here will also be less need for visits to the doctor.We will all have a home health instrument that will tell us what the problem is and give us treatment.We will also be going into space for holidays and to get resources that we have used up on Earth.A prediction that is missing is whether people w
39、ill need to study English.31.The writer uses the example of the Internet in Paragraph 1 to show.A.the Internet was often used B.the Internet has developed fast C.people will not believe the changes D.technology will change people s lives32.With the help of highly developed 3-D printers,a way to get
40、a sofa in 2116 is to.A.buy one in a shop B.ask somebody to make one C.download a design and print oneD.design and make one by oneself 33.According to the passage,the missing prediction is.A.how people will work B.where people will get resources C.what people will have at home to treat illness D.whet
41、her people will still need to learn English 34.The passage is mainly about.A.the life in 2116 B.holidays in space C.the history of the Internet D.medical treatment 35.The passage is most probably from.A.an advertisement B.a newspaper C.a detective story D.a health report D Rachel Carson(1907-1964)wa
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