2016年江西省中考英语试卷

Some old people need a _______ because they feel lonely．（　　）

Last night，the shop was closed     she didn't buy any chocolate．（　　）

The water      dark and dirty．It's no longer safe to drink．（　　）

I didn't do very well in this exam．Unluckily，he did it        ．（　　）

May I speak to Mrs．Black？

Sorry，mum can't come to the phone now．She    a shower．（　　）

You      take me to the station．My brother's taking me．（　　）

He won in the story competition and his parents were very       ．（　　）

Things like Hula hoops（呼啦圈）used to be very popular．Did you ever own any of these？If you didn't，don't feel too bad．They were all fads．A fad is something that becomes very（36） 　 　among a large number of people，but only for a short time．（37） 　 　can become a fad very quickly，but can stop being popular just as quickly．（38） 　 　it is no longer "cool，"a fad goes away．Anything can become a（n） （39） 　 　﹣fashion，food，music，technology，even language．

In the late 1970s，Erno Rubik，a professor was looking for a （40） 　 　way to teach his students about 3D objects．He （41） 　 　a six﹣color plastic object that would be called the Rubik's Cube（魔方）．The goal was to get each side of the cube a （42） 　 　color．It was very challenging．It took a few years for the toy to become popular，but then （43） 　 　，in 1982，it seemed everyone had one．People bought over a hundred million of the （44） 　 　．There were 50books available that year offering solutions（解决办法）．Then，just as suddenly as the craze （风尚） started，it （45） 　 　．By 1983，people were not interested in the Rubik's Cube anymore，perhaps because so many people（46） 　 　had one in their home．

In 2012，a South Korean musician named Psy released a song called "Gangnam （江南） Style．"The music video shows Psy pretending （假装） to horse﹣ride while he is dancing．In six months，it became the first Youtube （一视频网站） video ever to reach a billion views （观看）．Six months after that，（47） 　 　went on to reach two billion views．The song and video started a worldwide （48） 　 　craze．"Gangnam Style" had a huge influence on world popular culture．U．S．President Barack Obama and U．K．Prime Minister David Cameron even （49） 　 　the dance．"Gangnam Style" became less and less popular，（50） 　 　the "Korean Wave" of culture remains popular all over the world．

Many people have cars in the city．But pollution is a problem because of the （1） 　 　．Nowadays some downtown （市中心） areas around the world don't have cars．These car﹣free zones （无车区） are （2） 　 　for people，bicycles，and public transportation only．

Eight million people （3） 　 　in the center of London and another two million people go to work there every day．The downtown area is very（4） 　 　with hundreds of cars，buses，and taxis，but there are （5） 　 　a lot of beautiful parks with free music concert．At lunchtime，many people go there for a rest （6） 　 　they get off work．

Parts of Tokyo are always crowded with hundreds of people﹣but no cars! These modern car﹣free zones are （7） 　 　popular and people like shopping there．

In the past，Bogota was polluted because there （8） 　 　lots of cars and traffic．Now the downtown area is car﹣free zone and the air is （9） 　 　!Many people don't have a car and half a million people take the bus （10） 　 　．There are lots of stores．It's not expensive．

61．How much should we pay for the first skurfing lesson？ 　 　

62．Where can we learn music according to the ads above？ 　 　

63．When does the State Theater offer performing arts classes？ 　 　

In many countries，tattoos are in fashion （时尚）．On TV you can often see a famous actor or musician with a tattoo on his arm or foot．Many sports players have them，too．In the US，tattoos are very popular．Forty percent of Americans aged between 26and 40have a tattoo，and 60percent of customers in US tattoo parlorsare women．These people are often professional people like doctor，teachers and lawyers．

However，tattoos are not modern．In fact，they are very old in human history．For example，archaeologists （考古学家） found a human in ice from 5，000years ago．He had 57tattoos on his back，ankles，legs，knees and feet．Tattoos were used for many different reasons．In ancient Egypt，people got tattoos because they were "beautiful"．But in ancient Rome，tattoos were negative （负面的） and put on criminals and prisoners．In India，tattoos were religious （宗教的）．

In the 16 ^thand 17 ^thcentury，European sailors （船员） arrived on the islands of Polynesia．They saw tattoos for the first time．The people on the islands had tattoos on their shoulders，chests，backs and legs．Often the tattoos were of animals or natural features like a river or a mountain．The European sailors liked them and made their own tattoos，so the idea traveled to Europe．Tattoos in Polynesia are still important today．They show information about a person's history，their island or their job．

So is there a connection （联系） between traditional tattoos and fashionable tattoos？And can you call tattoos a fashion？Chris Rainier is an expert in tattoos and his book Ancient Marks has photos of tattoos from all over the world．He thinks people in modern societies often have tattoos because they are a connection to the traditional world．But tattoos aren't a fashion like clothes or a haircut because you can't put them on and take them off again like a jacket or a hat．They are permanent （永久的） and for life．

72．When were tattoos brought to Europe？ 　 　

73．What does the underlined word " parlors" mean？ 　 　

74．What's the writer's opinion about tattoos？ 　 　

75．What would be the best title for the passage？ 　 　

Humans' Greatest Achievements

The Earth is 4.5billion years old，but the human race has lived on it for just 200，000years．In that short time，we have achieved some amazing things．

（76） 　 　The list is almost endless．The invention of the airplane has changed our lives．The discovery of antibiotics （抗生素） has saved the lives of millions of people．Can you imagine living without electricity？What about the printing press （印刷术）？Without the printing press，you wouldn't be reading this．In the last 50years，there have been great achievements in communication，such as radio，TV，computers，the Internet，and smartphones （智能手机）．（77） 　 　

What about the arts？The arts have brought pleasure to many people，but are the Beatles and Bach more important than antibiotics？（78） 　 　

Finally，we must not forget humans' early achievements．（79） 　 　We can't imagine modern life without cooked food and cars．

What are humans' greatest achievements？To answer the question，we need to decide what we mean by "great"．（80） 　 　Or is it just something that makes us say "Wow，"like the Great Wall？What do you think？

A．Do you think it is difficult to have great achievements？

B．Is it something that makes us rich or happy or save lives？

C．We enjoy these things every day because they are free to use．

D．They used fire for cooking and heating and invented the wheel．

E．Many of humans' great achievements are in science and technology．

F．And is Mickey Mouse as important an achievement as going to space？

G．We could probably live without them，but life wouldn't be as interesting．

（ R＝Receptionist （宾馆接待员），J＝Jack ）

R：Hello．（1）　　

J：Could you give us the room number of Mrs．Taylor，please？

R：Is she a guest here at the hotel？

J：Yes，she's our English teacher．

R：（2）　　

J：She arrived yesterday．

R：Here we are …Room 602．Would you like me to call the room？

J：Yes，please．That would be great．

R：（3）　　 She's not in her room，I'm sorry．

J：Oh dear．I need to speak to her．

R：Why not look in the restaurant？It's time for breakfast．（4）　　

J：I've been there already．She's not there．And she's not in the gift shop，either．

R：（5）　　

J：Yes．Could you tell her to call me when she comes back？

R：Sure，no problem．

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My Schoolbag

I have a schoolbag．          ．