2016年中考英语真题试卷（丽水卷）

    Jane had two children to raise. She had to pay for the housing and1clothes. She had a lot of bills. She worked in a 2every day and got $600 a week. Even when she was 3, she went to work.

    Jane worked hard and did a great job. She depended on tips (小费) to help her get enough money to pay the bills. 

    One night, afterJane had served dinner to a family, 4 left a big tip on the table. Itwas5. Jane was taking care of another family at their table. When she turned back, she found the money had been 6. 

    Jane saw a woman at another table staring at her when she7the restaurant. Jane went to ask her what foodshe wanted. She8 just a sandwich. She did not leave a tip after eating and Jane heard that she paid with a $20 bill. Jane was sure the woman had stolen her9, but she couldn't prove (证明) it. 

    The next night, the 10woman came into the restaurant. She gave Jane $50. She said, “I was so sorry I took your money last11. I had a bad day. Someone stole my wallet. So I was angry. So I took your money.12 that was not right. People should 13good things. Not bad things. So I want you to take the money.”

    “I'll take the $20 but you keep the14. I know you need it,” said Jane.

    “You should have called the police,” the manager said to Jane.

     Jane said, “No. We should forgive (原谅) when someone says 15and wants to make it right. We should try to help each other.”

New Baby Brother

I was sitting inschool

when I heard the news.

New Baby Brother

I was sitting in school

when I heard the news.

“Your baby brother is born,

and wants to see you!”

Dad got me from school and to the hospital with no delay.

Hurrying on ourjourney,

he almost forgot the way!

My brother's hands were tiny,

and wrinkly soft, like a prune.

After he smiled at me,

Mom said, “He'llcome home soon!”

Everyone “oohing”and “aahing”,

they say “He is so sweet.

And one day  he'll walk around

on those little baby feet!”

Have you ever heard of a rattlesnake? It is a poisonous (有毒的) American snake.When it is angry or afraid, it makes a noise like a rattle with its tail. It's very scary. But Heather Ramirez and her husband, from California, in the UnitedStates, make a living in an unusual way. They are self-employed (自雇的) snake catchers!They catch snakes, especially rattlesnakes which have gone indoors, and returnthem to the wild.

    Heather describes her work as “protecting people from rattlesnakes — andprotecting rattlesnakes from people!” In the area where they live, rattlesnakesoften come face to face with people. They are found in stores, offices, housesand gardens. Heather explains that it's not the snakes that are moving into places where people live, but it's the other way round. The snakes lived in these places first and then the people built houses.

Most people who see a rattlesnake are feared. If you keep your distance,however, the snake won't bite (咬) you. In twelve years as a snake catcher, Heather has nevertouched a snake. She doesn't take the risk. She picks up the snakes with aspecial tool. This doesn't hurt them,but it keeps them at a safe distance so that they can't bite her.

    Heather and her husband are very busy because they are never off duty.Catching snakes is a full-time job and they don't often have a day off. Peoplecan get to them at any time of the day or night. Not everyone can do this job,but Heather doesn't want to do anything else. “I just love my job,” she says.

    A team is a group of people with a common goal. A school's football teamhas two goals. One goal is to win. That is what the team wants to do. The othergoal is to build character. Character is what a person values, how a persongets along with others. That is why schools have football teams. They want tohelp students build good values.

Each team member builds character. They learn to cooperate (合作). They learn tomake good decisions. They work hard. They practice every day. They learn tofollow the rules.

    Each team member has a position (位置). Each position is part ofwinning. No one player has the ability to winthe game for the team. Only if the team works together does a team win. Peopleoften say, “There is no I in TEAM.”

    Whether the team wins or loses, at the end of the game they congratulatethe other team. That is called sportsmanship. While they fight to win duringthe game, it is just a game. They cannot be angry with the other team. If theyare, they'll hear from their coach.

                  makes sure the team reaches the school's goal.The coach cares about the whole team. Thecoach gives each player advice. When the team wins, everyone celebrates. Andthe coach is glad. But after the season is over, the coach is still happy. Thecoach gets to see the players as they go to school every day. The characterthey have built is part of their success in school, too.

    Some coaches say that if you go into a classroom at their school you'll be able to tell the players. It is not that they are bigger than the otherstudents. It is the ones who are helping other students work. Teamwork is partof their lives.

   “All our class must hand in compositions tomorrow. We must write 12 linesat least. But I can never write one. I'll have to go to school without acomposition, for I won't copy one from a book, or ask you or papa to write onefor me.”

    “That's right,” said her mother. “You'll be happier with a poorcomposition, if it's your own, than with a fine one written by somebody else.But cheer up. Run into the garden and play. I'll call you in half an hour.Don't think about your composition now. Just have a good time.”

It seemed just a few minutes to Susie before she heard her mother calling her. She wentinto the house immediately — her hands full of sweet flowers, and her face redwith exercise.

Then her mother asked her to sit by the window with a nice piece ofpaper and a pencil, and write something about what she could see. “Never mindyour composition; do this to please me, and we'll talk about that later.”

    Although Susie thought her mother's request was strange, she knew shealways had a good reason for everything she did. So she did as her motherrequested.

    As she looked out, she first saw the western sky and some bright, sunsetclouds. “Oh, mother, what a sunset!”

“Don't talk. Just write.”

The pencil began moving rapidly across the paper. She wrote about the sunsetclouds, the look of the distant hills, the streets, the river, the garden withits flowers, and the birds flying past the window. She forgot all about theterrible composition!

    Just as she had reached the bottom of the page, hermother came in and said with a smile, “Well, Susie, how does that compositioncome on?”

   “Composition! You told me not to think about it, and I've never thoughtof it once. I've had such a nice time writing about what I could see from thewindow.”

    Mrs. Smith took the paper and read what Susie had written. She said,“There, Susie, that's a very nice composition,really.”

   “A composition! Is that a composition?”Susie asked in surprise.

   “Yes, my dear, and a very good one, too, if we find a title for it,”replied her mother. Then she added, “I'm sure it will please your teacher, asit does me. You see, it's easy enough to write a composition if you have anything interesting to write about.”

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    Tape-Measure Murder is a short story by AgathaChristie. In the story, Miss Politt, the dressmaker, finds that Mrs. Spenlow isdead in her house in a small village called St Mary Mead.Everybody, including the police, thinks that Mr. Spenlow is the murderer (凶手) because he isso calm and quiet after discovering his wife's death. But after the police talkto Miss Marple, she finds out the real murderer.

    The best part of the story is when Miss Marple explains how she solvesthe mystery (疑案) by noticing a tiny pin (别针) on a policeman's uniform.Her explanation is very clear and clever. Miss Marple is my favorite characterin the story. I think she is very special because she is just an old lady butshe is even smarter than the policemen. I never thought that an old lady could bethe main character of a detective story!

    Can you guess who the murderer is? Read the book to find out! You willenjoy the story very much because the ending is so surprising.

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Who Needs Money?

    The kids in my class are doing an experiment to show that we don't need to spend money to have  (娱乐), so we aren't going to buy anything for a whole week! All the money we  (节省) will go to charity. Keep reading to see how it goes!

Day 1:

    I went to a  (免费的) concert with Rachel this evening. We had a great time  (直到……为止) it started raining! We had to walk home.

Day 2:

    The weather was still bad this morning, and my  (电脑) didn't work. It needed to be fixed, but I knew it would  (花费) money, so I asked Jake for help. He  (设法) to fix it and I lent him some DVDs that he needed. We were both happy!

Day 3:

    How can you get some new clothes without going  (购物)? The answer — a Second-hand Clothes Party. Everyone's got things they don't wear any more, butthat someone else might like. My  (朋友) and I had a great time trying things on at our party. We  (避免) waiting in line at the stores. I went home with lots of ‘new’ clothes!

Day 4:

…

It was a very special day because Dylan Terry came to the West EndChildren's Home! Dylan Terry is my favorite (sing). I like him because he sings (wonderful), he's cute and he helps the kids alot.

    We  (stand) near the door, waiting for him.Everyone was very excited. Finally, he    arrived  shook hands with us. He was so nice! He sang several songs for us. Some of us evenstarted dancing  he was singing. We were having a great time!

 our surprise, Dylan joined us for lunch. Hebrought us  big cake. Everyone ate some and  was delicious. While we were eating, Dylantold us many interesting  (story) about himself. I never thought I couldtalk to my favorite pop star. It was just like a dream. I  (remember) this unforgettable experienceforever.

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    In the English class, we had a discussion on the topic of having a trip to the countryside or to the city.……