2017年湖北省荆州市中考英语试卷

How do you like the famous actor，Jack Chen？

Wonderful! I like     very much．（　　）

A．heB．hisC．himD．himself

It's his new book，but I think it is more interesting than his other books．

I agree with you．His latest book is up to his highest     ．（　　）

A．choiceB．standardC．purposeD．wealth

The boys are talking about the football match      ．

Yes．They have so many fun things to share．（　　）

A．easilyB．happilyC．sadlyD．angrily

Sixty dollars for such a T﹣shirt! You       be joking!

I'm serious．It's made of silk from Hangzhou．（　　）

A．mustB．needC．willD．can

It's      to stick your chopsticks into your food while having dinner．

I'm sorry．I won't do that again．（　　）

A．kindB．politeC．rudeD．proud

I don't know where to go this summer vacation．

Why not ______ visiting Mount Tai？There are many places of interest there．（　　）

A．wonderB．considerC．regardD．been

Keep working hard，Paul．You will surely realize your dream of being a writer   you give it up halfway．

I will，thank you，Miss Rowling．（　　）

A．unlessB．ifC．sinceD．though

What's the news about？

People near the lake didn't allow them to ______ a factory so as not to pollute the water．（　　）

A．look upB．put upC．take upD．set up

As a middle school student，we should start thinking about _____ for our country in the future．（　　）

A．what we didB．what did we do

C．what we can doD．what can we do

It's nearly lunch time．How about having some noodles and dumplings？

      ．（　　）

A．You're welcomeB．That's right

C．That's nice of youD．That sounds good

I was walking along a busy road when I noticed a young man standing near the crossing selling toys． （1）　　 I would hurry past such sellers．But I found this young man was（2）　　，so I stood for some time without crossing the street．I wanted to see how he sold his things．

Soon，a young mother with a little girl came by and the child set（3）　　eyes on one of teddy bears．The mother asked for the（4）　　and it was only one dollar．She（5）　　out a l0﹣dollar note from her handbag and told the young man that she was giving him 10dollars and wanted the（6）　　back．I was wondering how he was going to do it．He told the young mother to put the money in the bag（7）　　 around his neck and take out her change．

I realized that this young man depended on believing people not to cheat him．There was no way for him to know（8）　　 someone would take out more than they should have．I was so（9）　　．I bought a car model from him that I did not need．As I walked down the street，I gave the car model to a kid walking with his father．

I kept thinking that the world would be a better place if we could all learn to（10）　　others more，like the young blind street seller．

People in Los Angeles are known for their love of cars．The city is very large，and its public transportation is slow．So people drive everywhere．But now，a group of bicyclists are trying to get people out of their cars and on bikes．

Devon Fitzgerald says he has to be careful when he rides his bike in the streets．"A lot of people are in a rush，and it's very difficult to keep careful，for they would rather care for their speed than your safety．"Although riding a bike to work can be dangerous，he prefers it to a car．"It's much simpler than driving a car．For example，I don't have to worry about parking．"

Roger Rosas drives to work．"You always have to make sure you look to the other side because someone would rush across by bike．Or you can easily get into an accident．"

To make bicycling safer，some people who live and work near each other are riding to work together，which they call a "bike train"．Nona Varnado helped create the group L．A．Bike Trains．"You're in a big group．If you're afraid of riding alone，you can now ride with experienced riders．"Nona said that people would feel safer by riding together in a group．

36．People in Los Angeles are known for their love of 　　．

A．cars  

B．buses

C．subways  

D．bicycles

37．Devon Fitzgerald finds it 　　 to ride his bike in the streets．

A．safe

B．dangerous

C．boring  

D．exciting

38．Devon Fitzgerald likes riding a bike better because 　　．

A．it's much cheaper  

B．it is full of fun

C．it's safer everywhere  

D．it's much easier

39．From the passage we know that 　　．

A．riding in a "bike train" can help people feel safer

B．Devon Fitzgerald helped to create L．A．Bike Trains

C．Roger Rosas prefers riding a bike to driving a car

D．people can easily get into an accident when riding together．

I still remembered my first day of second grade．I was led to a room．No teacher yet．Girls talking．Boys trying to kill each other．

I took some paper and a pencil，picked a desk，and went to work．Minutes later，a girl came over and sat on top of my desk．

"What're you doing？"she said．

"Writing to 100，"I replied．

"Is that you can do？"

"No，"I said．

Then I rose from my seat to get my pencil sharpener．I had no idea that when I stood，the desk would fall over and hurt her leg．

Her name was Jane．From that day on﹣﹣she was my best friend．Wherever we went﹣﹣to school or church or basketball games，Jane saved me a seat or I saved one for her．

Many years later，after college，I moved to California and married．Jane stayed in our hometown to be a social worker．We were friends for more than 50years．After her death seven years ago，I still think of her often，especially at the start of the school year．

TV ads try to tell us what children need for school﹣new shoes，clothes，backpacks．But really，children's needs are simple．Besides the basics﹣to be fed，cared for，and loved﹣they need the gift of friendship．

For years，I feared how people saw me．But one day，I finally understood．I didn't need to be smart or pretty or popular．I just needed to be kind．

My grandson Henry recently finished his preschool and received a prize for "Friendship"．Even an Olympic medal wouldn't make me prouder! I think children need to know that they are loved．They need to know that they have all they need and the best way to win friends is to be one．

40．When she came into the classroom，the writer 　　．

A．went to talk with Jane quickly

B．helped Jane write the numbers to 100

C．worked quietly at her desk alone

D．was afraid that others would fight with her

41．From the passage we know that 　　．

A．the writer's leg was hurt on the first day of school

B．the two girls were close friends until Jane died

C．Jane often helped the writer to do some social work

D．the two girls stayed in the same city after college

42．Henry received a prize for "Friendship" probably because 　　．

A．he was kind to others  

B．he was smart at his schoolwork

C．he was loved by his grandma

D．he joined in the Olympics

43．The best title of this article would be 　　．

A．My Best Friend Jane       

B．How to Choose Friends

C．My First Day at School     

D．Friendship Values．

The winter of 1948was very difficult for our family of eight living in Knoxvile，Tennessee．Unfortunately，Dad became ill and soon was out of a job．I was only 8years old and my younger brother，Buddy was 7．After school we went to pick coal（煤） that fell from the coal train along the railroad near our home．When the train slowed down，we ran alongside it．After the train passed，we picked up the fallen coal．

One day，the train stopped for a short time unusually．My brother and I were digging around in the snow when the train's fireman came to the window and shouted to us，"Why are you boys digging in the snow？Are you looking for gold？"he laughed．

"No，sir，"I replied，"We are finding coal．"

"Why doesn't your daddy buy coal？It's really dangerous here．"

"Our daddy is very sick and we have no money to buy food and coal，"I answered．

The fireman turned and went inside．After a moment，he shouted again．"Hey! Bring that coal bucket（桶子） here．I got something for you．"Then the fireman filled our bucket with clean coal．We were happy with his gift，and we knew we could go home early that day．

He smiled the kindest and warmest smile I had ever seen．"You two boys come here the day after tomorrow and I'll throw off some coal．"

Two days later，Buddy and I stood by the railroads as the train slowed down．The fireman waved to us，then disappeared．Suddenly，some coal and a piece of red cloth came out．In the red cloth were two pieces of bubble gum（泡泡糖） and a new one﹣dollar bill．

All that winter，three days a week，we received a bucket of coal，a gift and，sometimes，money．I never knew the person's full name，but to our family，he was a guardian angel．

44．The winter was very difficult for the family because 　　．

A．the weather was colder than ever

B．they couldn't afford food or coal

C．the writer's father was paid a little

D．they couldn't get help from the government

45．We can learn from the passage that 　　．

A．in order to help his family the writer didn't go to school

B．the fireman thought the boys were very brave to go near the train

C．the train would stop for a while every time near their home

D．the writer and his brother collected fallen coal to help their family

46．The underlined sentence "he was a guardian angel" in the last paragraph means "　　"．

A．the fireman was a close friend of the family

B．the fireman often gave them good food

C．the fireman protected the two boys from danger

D．the fireman had pity on the family and offered them help

47．The writer wrote the story mainly to 　　．

A．tell us to be hopeful in times of difficulty，no matter how bad it is

B．remember a difficult time during his childhood

C．show a little kindness can make a great difference to people in need

D．show how he and his brother helped his family out．

阅读短文，从短文后的五个选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项．每个选项只能用一次．

This teenager can﹣﹣and his mum's very happy with him．

（1）　　He goes to school，does his homework，meets his friends and enjoys playing sports．But between 5：30and 6：30from Monday to Friday，Tom does something different．He cooks dinner for all the family：mum，dad，younger brother Joe and elder sister Emma．

"（2）　　Maths and English are important，of course but they need other skills too to help them in today's world．First I taught Tom how to cook easy meals like pizza or egg and chips．（3）　　Yesterday he made vegetable soup．It was good! We all liked it very much．"Tom's mum says．

"I love cooking and I think I'm really good at it．（4）　　I don't know why，it isn't difficult and it's great fun!" Tom says．

In the past，Tom didn't help out at home and his mum wasn't pleased with him．（5）　　

阅读短文，并选择方框中的词或短语用适当形式填空，每个词或短语最多选用一次，有一项是多余的．

Our grandparents seem to have magic powers sometimes．Give them a Chinese lunar calendar（53）　　 they will know what the weather will be like days or even months later．

What's the （54）　　？They are following the 24Solar Terms（节气），which are an important part of Chinese culture．Last year the United Nations（55）　　it to the list of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity （人类非物质文化遗产）．

The 24Solar Terms began during the ancient periods．At that time，most Chinese people made（56）　　living on farms．So weather changes were important for them．But of course，they had （57）　　weather report or Internet to help them．

But people found a way．They studied the sun's movement and also（58）　　attention to other natural changes （59）　　 air temperature，water and plant growth．（60）　　，they worked out the 24Solar Terms to mark the changes．

The terms became their guide to farming work．For example，the solar term jingzhe （惊蛰） is when insects wake up （61）　　a long sleep in the cold winter．Farmers take it as a sign of warm weather and get busy working．

The 24Solar Terms is regarded as China's （62）　　 great invention，after papermaking，printing，the compass and gunpowder．Now，it is still widely used in daily life even in the age of technology﹣based modern farming．

Do you like 　　[ˈi：tɪŋ]fish，Ben？

Of course．Nothing can be more delicious，I think．

Would you please watch the CCTV program，The Reader with me on

　　[ˈsætədeɪ]night，Maria？

I'd love to，but Linda invited me to have dinner together．

Joy's mom looks young and beautiful．It's hard to imagine she is already in her

　　['fɔ：tɪz]．

Who ran the f　　 of all in the sports meeting？

David did，I think．He spent only 11seconds．

The air pollution is still terrible in North China．

It will be even worse if we don't take action to protect the e　　 around us．

Have you heard Tianzhou﹣1，the first cargo spaceship（货运飞船） was sent up into space on April 20，2017in Hainan？

Yes，we're proud that it's independently d　　 by China．

When I 　　，I'm going to help others more．（grow）

长大后我将更多地帮助别人．

Parents should not 　　 teenagers．（be）

父母不应该对青少年太严格．

I shouted to him and 　　 the danger．（warn）

我对他呼喊，警告他有危险．

The accident 　　 and we will do our best to help him．（take）

这个事故已经发生了，我们将尽力帮助他．

The students are supposed to keep quiet before the papers 　　．（hand）

分发试卷前，学生们应该保持安静．

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