2016年浙江省台州市中考英语试卷

A few years ago，the company I work for sent my wife and me to live in New York for a year．I've always loved running，so I was really（1）　　when I found out the apartment they had rented for us was next to Central Park．This meant that I could go to the park to（2）　　every morning before I went to work．

    A lot of people had told me to（3）　　robbers （抢劫者） in the park，so usually I didn't take any（4）　　with me．What could robbers do to me？But one morning，my wife gave me a ＄10bill and asked me to buy some bread on the way．（5）　　 I was running through the park，another jogger （慢跑者） knocked into me．Just as I was（6）　　what was happening，he said sorry to me and （7）　　 running．I thought it was kind of（8）　　，and suddenly it reminded me of my money，so I checked my pocket and found that the money was（9）　　．Without thinking twice I ran after that jogger．The minute I held him by the arm．I（10）　　，"Give my money back!Now!"I am not usually a hot﹣headed person，（11）　　I got really angry this time．This seemed to frighten （使害怕） him，and he （12）　　the money and gave it to me．Then he ran away as （13）　　as he could．

    I bought the bread and went home．As soon I got home，I began to tell my wife my （14）　　，"You won't believe what happened to me，"I started．She immediately stopped me，"I know，you（15）　　the money for the bread on the kitchen table．"

31．Before taking the subway in Boston，you need to choose the right　　 of the T first．

A．color

B．number

C．time

D．order

32．　　 has the longest history in Boston according to the writing．

A．The Green T line

B．The Museum of Science

C．Paul Revere's House

D．Faneuil Hall Marketplace

33．The writing is probably taken from the　　 part of the webpage （网页）．

A．news

B．weather

C．sports

D．travel．

For over 100years，it is convenient for people to go from one place to another by taxi．But sometimes there are no taxis coming to the place you are waiting．However，this has become a thing of the past since Uber app appears．

What is Uber

Uber is an American company that provides a taxi service through an app on the smart phone．It was set up in March，2009and has grown quickly．An app，in fact，is a computer program working on smart phones，computers and other communication devices （设备）．By using your smart phone，you can easily and quickly order a taxi that takes you to the place you want to go．

Uber app makes you feel good

The nicest thing about Uber app is that you can see where your taxi is or how long it will take to reach you on your smart phone screen．And you can also find the telephone number of the driver in Uber app，so you can call or send messages to the driver when you are waiting．

Uber taxis are always available

Uber is always there 24hours a day，365days a year．If you want to go somewhere，you can easily open Ubcr app at home or anywhere in the open air，then it connects you to the nearest driver．

Usually it takes only between 5and 15minutes to get a Uber taxi by using Uber app．

The advantages of Uber

Uber is popular because it is simple and very user﹣friendly．You have nothing to do with a taxi company．If you are not pleased with the ride and the driver，you can give the driver a low score through Ubcr app，so Uber taxi drivers usually serve well．Generally speaking，Uber is simple，time﹣saving，and above all very easy．

The cost of a Uber taxi

At Uber，the payment is easy through your bank card．How much you need to pay depends on the country and the city that you are in．It is sure that Uber taxis are much cheaper than the taxis you used to take．

34．Uber app is　　．

A．a computer program

B．a name of a taxi driver

C．an American company

D．a kind of smart phone

35．After ordering a Uber taxi，you　　．

A．should talk about the pay with the driver first

B．must call the driver to know where he （she） is

C．can almost know when the taxi reaches you

D．should tell the driver your telephone number

36．According to the passage，it is true that Uber taxis　　．

A．have a history as long as 10years

B．can be ordered any time you need

C．have nothing to do with Uber company

D．are more expensive than the taxis we used to take

37．The passage mainly tells us that　　．

A．smart phones bring people a lot of fun

B．Uber taxis make people's life more exciting

C．Uber app is much more user﹣friendly than other apps

D．Uber app makes people's life more convenient．

Laurence Kim Peek was born in Salt Lake City，Utah，on November 11，1951．It was clear from an early age that he was not like other children．A medical scan （扫描）showed that the two halves of his brain were not connected in the usual way．As a result，Laurence developed an amazing memory．He started to read when he was two．He used to read books and put them back on the shelf upside down to show that he had finished them．He remembered everything he had read．

He memorized quite a lot of information on subjects such as history，geography，sports，music and literature．He also had an unbelievable ability with numbers and dates．

To read more quickly，he read the left page with his left eye and the right page with his right eye．By reading the two pages at the same time，it took him less than an hour to read a whole book．By the age of 30，he had memorized around 12，000books．

However，he did not develop so well in other areas．He could not walk until he was four，and he had problems putting on his clothes and shoes．His social skills were poor，and he was extremely sensitive （敏感的） about meeting new people．In 1984，Peek and his father met Hollywood movie writer Barry Morrow．Morrow was fascinated by Peek and began to write a new play about Peek's experiences．The result was Rain Man，a movie that won an Oscar for Best Picture in 1988．This changed Peek's life．He got used to being the center of attention．He became more self﹣confident （自信的）．He appeared on TV and traveled around the country with his father to develop awareness （意识） of his condition．Sadly，Peek died of a heart attack in 2009．

38．The writer tells us Peek was a man with　　 in the first three paragraphs．

A．a weak ability

B．an amazing memory

C．a great dream

D．a common brain

39．The underlined word"This"in Paragraph 4refers to"　　"．

A．he couldn't walk until four

B．he met the famous movie writer

C．his social skills were poor

D．Rain Man won an Oscar for Best Picture

40．It can be learnt from the passage that　　．

A．Both halves of Peek's brain were not connected at all

B．Peek was weak in remembering numbers and dates

C．Peek could read books in an unusual way

D．Peek never felt comfortable with his fame

41．The best title of this passage is most probably　　．

A．The real"Rain Man"

B．A special experience

C．Ways of becoming famous

D．An unbelievable movie actor．

What is the difference between a fear （害怕）and a phobia？You might have a fear of dogs if you have ever been bitten by one．However，if you avoid walking down streets where you think there might be a dog，you may have a phobia，which is a strong unnatural fear．If the fear has started to change a person's life，he or she probably has a phobia．Different surveys say that between 10and 80percent of us have at least one phobia．

You can probably guess what some of the most"popular"phobias are．Flying may be the safest way to travel，but many people are scared of doing it．Fear of heights is also very common．For example，Spider﹣Man actor Tobey Maquire can't stand high places．However，Tobey is not afraid of spiders that most people are afraid of．Rupert Grint，who plays in the Harry Potter movies，is in fear of spiders．"In one scene of the movie，we come into the large spider's hole，and there we meet a spider that is the size of an elephant and really scary because he has these hairs．I'm really scared of spiders．"he said．

             ．For example，cats are very cute for most of us，but not for such powerful people in history as Alexander the Great and Napolean Bonaparte．Actor Nicole Kidman says，"I'm not scared of snakes or spiders，but I'm scared of butterflies．Sometimes when I came home from school，the biggest butterfly you had ever seen would be just sitting on our front gate．I would climb over the fence，move slowly to the side of the house，or do anything to avoid having to go through the front gate．"Clowns （小丑）are not so funny for actor Johnny Depp，whose childhood memory of the"painted faces and fake smiles"still makes him scared．Some other weird （怪诞的）phobias，including chewing gum，old doors or windows and footsteps，also fear some famous persons，such as Orah Winfred，Billy Boband Sigmund Fred．

42．Rupert Grint who acted in Harry Potter is scared of　　．

A．dogs

B．snakes

C．spiders

D．butterflies

43．Which of the following behaviors can be a phobia for these persons？　　

A．Cathy dislikes keeping a pet cat at home．

B．Victor can not sleep well before the exams．

C．Linda feels very tired climbing the mountains．

D．Doris shouts crazily whenever hearing footsteps at night．

44．Which of the following is the best for"　　"in Paragraph 3？

A．Some people have phobias that are more unusual

B．No research has been reported what causes the phobias

C．Doctors say that most phobias can be treated successfully

D．Common things are much easier to cause phobias

45．We can infer （推断）from the passage that　　．

A．people are born with phobias

B．phobias are common in our daily life

C．famous people are easier to get phobias

D．phobias do not influence people's life at all．

46．When Tony got to school，he found the classroom door was still　　．

47．It took me　　 a week to finish reading this book．

48．Paul exercises a lot this year，so he is getting much　　 than he used to be．

49．I'd like to get my father a　　 as a gift for his fortieth birthday．

50．All the students went to the concert　　 Bill because he didn't feel well．

If you leave something important on a bus or（51）　　（地下的）train while travelling around London，you should pay a visit to the Transport Lost and Found Office in central London．

"We've got everything here，such as （52）　　（手提包），keys，mobile phones and （53）　　（甚至）something that is not easy to imagine．So we make a （54）　　（淸单） and then put it on newspapers．It is（55）　　（有帮助的） for the owners to get them back．"says the（56）　　（经理），Holding a box of false teeth，"How can anyone leave （57）　　（他们的）teeth on a bus？"

"If there's a name and address，we'll try our best to find the owner and（58）　　（归还）it．If we can't find the owners anywhere，we'll keep them here for （59）　　（六）months and hope that the owners will come．If not，we will sell them．"

"It's an interesting （60）　　（工作）．People are always pleased when they find the things they lost．"

School was over．Usually David's mother would take him home from school but today she was not here．David decided to go home alone（61）　　foot，and it took him about half （62）　　 hour．

When he got home，he couldn't get in （63）　　he did not bring his keys．He knocked on the door，but no one answered．David thought his mother （64）　　（be） in the toilet，so he waited patiently for her．After a few （65）　　（minute），David knocked again，but still no one answered．"What is happening？Is there anything wrong with my mother？"he thought to （66）　　（he） and got worried．Just at that moment，he heard the（67）　　（friend） voice of his neighbor，John．David told him that no one was home，and John asked him （68）　　（stay） in his house．Two hours later，when David's mother got back，he（69）　　（play） games with John．（70）　　happy he was to see his mother!

Hello，everyone．I'd like to have a brief introduction to the overseas study group．There will be （71）　　group members visiting the USA．We will start our journey at 19：00on August 15from Shanghai and will arrive in （72）　　 at 22：15．From August 16through 23we'll（73）　　 in Harrison Middle School．As for the nights，we'll stay at the local students'（74）　　，so that we'll have more time to practice our spoken English．After that，we'll tour some large （75）　　，and the last stop is San Francisco．On August 27，we'll fly back to our homeland，and we will enjoy our parents'warm hugs the next day．

暑假即将来临，学校要求同学们参加一些社会实践活动．请在下表中选择2﹣3项你喜欢的活动（也可自拟活动项目），然后用英语写篇短文表明你的选择意向及理由，发表在学校微信公众平台的英语栏目中．

注意：

（1）短文中必须包括所选择的活动项目，可适当发挥；

（2）文中不得出现真实人名和校名等相关信息；

（3）词数：80〜100；

（4）短文首句仅供选择使用，不计人总词数．

短文首句：During this coming summer vacation，I am going to take part in these activities．　I'd like to learn to do housework first．Now we teenagers spend too much time on our homework so that we don't have time to do housework．Also we need to do something to help our parents and learn how to look after ourselves．Second，I will volunteer to clean up the city park．I'll pick up rubbish around the park and ask people not to litter anywhere．In addition，I will tell them the importance of keeping our city clean and tidy．I'm sure I will get a lot of social experience through the summer practical program．