一、完形填空。(2016，广州)

　　In a far­away place, there was a village. The village was __1__ in potatoes than anywhere else in the country. At the end of every growing season, __2__ potatoes were dug out of the ground, and readied for market. In each home, men and women would __3__ divide the potatoes into three groups: large, medium and small.

　　One year，there was a young man __4__ received his share of the potatoes. As the other villagers __5__，he walked around the village laughing and talking. __6__ villagers thought he was lazy, and they worried that this man would never get __7__ potatoes ready in time. When it was time for the villagers __8__ to market, they were greatly surprised to find that the man's potatoes __9__ perfectly into three groups.

　　After __10__ the man how he did it, they understood he was not lazy, __11__ very clever. He had put all his potatoes in a cart and pulled it along the village's rough dirt road. As the cart moved up and down over the road, the potatoes moved __12__. The smaller potatoes moved to the bottom, the larger potatoes rose to the top and the medium potatoes rested __13__ the middle.

　　Life __14__ like this too. The rough roads we travel along can also __15__ us.

　　( B )1.A.rich　　 B.richer　C.richest　D.more rich

　　( D )2.A.thousand with B.thousands with

　　C.thousand of D.thousands of

　　( A )3.A.busily B.busy

　　C.more busily D.busier

　　( A )4.A.who B.which C.what D.whose

　　( C )5.A.work B.was working

　　C.were working D.works

　　( C )6.A.A B.An C.The D./

　　( D )7.A.he B.him C.himself D.his

　　( C )8.A.go B.going C.to go D.went

　　( B )9.A.are divided B.were divided

　　C.are dividing D.divided

　　( A )10.A.asking B.asked C.ask D.asks

　　( D )11.A.so B.and C.or D.but

　　( A )12.A.too B.also C.either D.neither

　　( B )13.A.on B.in C.with D.by

　　( D )14.A.has B.are C.were D.is

　　( B )15.A.to help B.help C.helps D.helped

　　二、阅读理解。(2016，无锡)

　　This year the US will honour(纪念) one of the country's most famous writers—Mark Twain(1835—1910). Most readers know that his real name was Samuel Longhorne Clemens, but how many know where the pen name “Mark Twain” came from?

　　The answer shows Clemens' colourful early life before he became a writer. “Mark Twain” was the cry shouted on a ship when the ship entered a part of a river that was two fathoms(6 feet) deep. “Twain”is an old­fashioned way of saying “two”. Twain trained as a ship pilot on the Mississippi river for two years, a time that he wrote about in the humorous Life on the Mississippi(1883).

　　The famous river would become an important theme in many of his works—who could forget the journey of Huck and Jim along it in his most famous book, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn(1884).

　　With little education, he had to teach himself how to write stories. Whenever possible, he would go to public libraries. There he spent much time reading and thinking, which greatly helped him with his writing.

　　On the other hand, his life experiences gave him wonderful material to write about and attract readers. Twain wrote in a style that has been called “local colour” because it shows great knowledge of local people and their customs.

　　The gift is very clear in the two books for which Twain is still celebrated today: The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1876) and its follow­up The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, which many people call “The Great American Novel”.

　　The most amazing invention in the book is the voice of Huck himself. Huck did not enjoy schooling. It shows in the way he uses language, in a spoken style. Only a master like Twain could copy the way a young southern boy talked so well.

　　16.What does the underlined word “gift”mean in the passage?__B__

　　A.Twain's talent for self­teaching.

　　B.Twain's “local colour” writing style.

　　C.Twain's good sense of humour.

　　D.Twain's experiences as a ship pilot.

　　17.According to the passage, what is the best part of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn? __C__

　　A.The deep social meaning.

　　B.The exciting life experiences.

　　C.The special way that Huck talks.

　　D.The nice view of the Mississippi.

　　18.Which is the most suitable place in the passage for the sentence，“Twain did not come from the writer's background you might expect.”?__C__

　　A.At the beginning of Paragraph 2.

　　B.At the beginning of Paragraph 3.

　　C.At the beginning of Paragraph 4.

　　D.At the beginning of Paragraph 5.

　　19.What is the passage mainly about?__D__

　　A.Mark Twain's career as a great writer.

　　B.Mark Twain's interest in describing local life.

　　C.Mark Twain's achievements in American literature field.

　　D.Mark Twain's life experiences which influenced his writing.

　　三、词汇运用。

　　根据句意及首字母提示完成单词拼写。

　　20.Now people hardly use matches anymore to make fire.

　　21.A lot of pupils in poor areas can't afford to go to school.

　　22.It is raining heavily outside. Take an umbrella with you.

　　23.When he woke up, the sun was rising.

　　24.The old man died of serious illness.

　　25.Please hide away the medicine where children can't reach it.

　　26.The boy realized his mistake after having a long talk with his parents.

　　27.Would you please lead me to the teacher's office? I don't know where it is.

　　28.That dress is very expensive, because it's made of silk,_not cotton.

　　29.Don't try to cheat others, or you'll lose others' trust.

　　四、语法填空。(原创)

　　阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空。每空不多于3个单词。

　　In China, there are always many interesting stories about inventions. Chopsticks are one of the 30.most_important (important) inventions in Chinese history. Do you know the story behind the chopsticks? Let me tell you.

　　According 31.to a famous story, it was Dayu 32.who invented chopsticks. Dayu, together 33.with Yao and Shun, was the Emperor of ancient times. At that time, there was a flood (洪水) in China. Yu was very worried 34.about his people and the flood. He had to hurry to the flood. And he tried his best 35.to_find (find) some ways to control the flood.

　　One day, he was 36.having (have) meals at home. Someone told him that the flood was coming. He decided to hurry to the flood. He was hungry and 37.picked (pick) up some food on the table. He wanted to eat quickly. But the food was 38.too hot to pick up with hands. Then he used two branches (树枝) from a tree to pick up the food. They were the 39.first (one) pair of chopsticks.

　　五、书面表达。(2016，宜城)

　　初中的学习生活即将结束，回想过去我们都可能遇到过困难或挫折。请你用英语写一篇关于战胜困难或挫折的短文。

　　提示：1.你有过什么困难或挫折;

　　2.你是如何战胜它的;

　　3.你有什么感悟。

　　要求：1.语言要流畅，符合英语表达习惯，短文内容要连贯， 包含所有提示要点;

　　2.字数在90词左右。

　　We moved to the city when I entered middle school.But my problem was that no one cooked for me at noon because my parents didn't come home at noon.I ate outside.Then I watched my parents cooking dinner carefully.A few days later，I learned to cook for myself，and now I can cook delicious food.

　　I learned from it that we may meet some difficulties in our life.But if we have confidence and are good at learning，everything will be better.