扬州市中考英语试题及答案（总分：120分 时长：120分钟） 姓名： 成绩： . 一、单选(共15小题;每题1分，计15分）在下列各题A、B、C、D四个选项中选择一种能填入题干空白处的最佳答案。1. They stopped in _ beautiful place for camping, near _ farmhouse of the Smiths.A. a, a B. the, a C. a, the D. the, the 2. We all like watching the TV programme Readers _ Saturday evening.A. in B. on C. atD. for3. Bryan will not want to have _ to do with horses in the future.A. everything B. something C.anything D. nothing4. All done! Lets swim, Martine!Swimming! I just _get used to it in winter.A. cant B.shouldnt C. mustnt D. neednt5. _ she couldnt see his face, she could tell by his voice that he was young.A. Unless B.If C.Because D. Though 6. What are you reading? A book about a baseball player. This guy was well _for his devotion to charity work.A. enjoyed B. respected C. behaved D.expected7. _bad news! We didnt win the 15th Sudirman Cup. Its a pity.A. What B.What a C. How D. How a 8. Mrs. White is _enough to spend her spare time on our maths problems.A. confident B. curious C. wise D. generous9. I went from a school desk to a ship in my teens. _days would you be at sea? Homesick?A. How long B. How many C. How much D. How soon10. My grandpa knows the history and medical _ of many plants.A. wealth B. price C.value D.cost11. You have a nice car. Thank you. I _ it for less than one month.A. bought B.have bought C. had D. have had12. Mom does all the housework so that Sarah can take the time _ her words on paper.A. put B. putting C. to put D. puts13. What do you think of the sofa? Not bad, but it may _ too much space of our living room.A. take up B. put up C. open up D. make up14. Excuse me, could you tell me _? Well, theres one on your left.A. when the bank opens B. where the bank isC. how far is the bank D. how can I get to the bank15. Only those who have a lot in common can get along well. _. Opposites sometimes attract.A. I hope so B. I think so C. I dont care D. I dont think so二、完形填空（共15小题;每题1分，计15分）阅读下列短文，从文后各题所给的四个选项中选出一种最佳答案。 When Charles Lee handed me the small red notebook in 1974, he changed my life. “While travelling, you should keep notes on the things you see and do._16_, you will forget them some day,” he explained. I was staying in his house when travelling in England. I took his _17_.I wrote in the notebook every day during the homestay and back to university. I recorded weekend trips, my professors and ideas about my life and future.When I wrote, I wondered about my _18_ and purpose. Who would read this? Was I recording events and ideas just as a reminder to memory, or was there some larger purpose for this _19_ exercise?I got a big picture for the task. I was recording events, thoughts, words that were_20_ to my life. I _21_ a future me sitting down to read the pages. I wondered what it would feel like to read those words later.I filled the notebook Charles gave me. I bought a new one and _22_ it. Then another and another.Recently, I decided to look through my notebooks in the past 42 years. Charles had been _23_. I remembered the big _24_, the central happenings, but on each page were details I had _25_.I hadnt written every day, but I always picked up the _26_ when it felt important. I often wrote in them at school_27_ my students were writing. I wanted to pass on the _28_ Charles had given me. These writings formed a continuous _29_ between my past, present, and future through events in my life.It took several long evenings to read through my notebooks. As I read, I suddenly realized they are a gift to the _30_me-I am now the person I was writing to throughout those years.( )16. A. So B. Instead C. Moreover D. Otherwise( )17.A. donationB.reward C. advice D. promise( )18. A. listenersB.readers C. students D. professors( )19.A. dailyB. weekly C. monthly D. yearly( )20.A. commonB. importantC. practical D. similar( )21.A.imaginedB. remembered C. enjoyed D. expected ( )22. A. wrote B. filled C. gathered D. increased( )23. A.patientB. seriousC. right D.