2017年湖北省襄阳市中考英语试卷

﹣What's your _____to English learning，Lin Tao？

﹣I think watching English movies is helpful．（　　）

A．placeB．ageC．timeD．secret

﹣Great! Our Women's volleyball team _____the gold medal in Rio Olympic Games on Saturday!

﹣Yes．We see the great spirit of Chinese women's volleyball team once again!（　　）

A．wonB．beatC．lostD．missed

﹣Mrs．Gao often gets mad at her noisy son at home，but she is always ____her noisy pupils in the music class．

﹣A good teacher，but a good mother．（　　）

A．angry withB．patient with

C．worried aboutD．similar to

In a soccer game，it's important for players to play together and _____the best in each other．（　　）

A．hand outB．leave outC．bring outD．take out

﹣I believe we will achieve our China Dream earlier if all of us _______．

﹣I agree．Let's do what we can from now on．（　　）

A．pull togetherB．have a point

C．pay attentionD．keep our cool

﹣Can you catch what the speaker is saying，Tina？

﹣Sorry．He speaks so fast that I can _____understand him．（　　）

A．nearlyB．hardlyC．probablyD．exactly

﹣Would you like some milk or coffee，sir？

﹣_______．Just a glass of water，please．（　　）

A．BothB．EitherC．NeitherD．None

﹣Most of the wild animals are _____because of their bad living environment．

﹣So we must do something to save them．（　　）

A．in needB．on dutyC．at workD．in danger

﹣Could you go to the new movie with me now？

﹣Sorry，I _____．Look，it's time for me to watch The Reader on CCTV．（　　）

A．can'tB．canC．needn'tD．must

﹣Can you tell me when you are going to arrive there？

﹣I'm not sure．But I'll ring you up as soon as I _____there tomorrow．（　　）

A．arriveB．arrived

C．will arriveD．am going to arrive

﹣Over 100 countries and organizations _____warm support to the Belt and Road initiative（倡议） since 2013．

﹣Wonderful! Our circle of friends is growing bigger!（　　）

A．giveB．have givenC．gaveD．will give

The 24^th Winter Olympic Games _____Beijing and Zhangjiakou in 2022，from February 4^th to 20^th．（　　）

A．is going to holdB．hold

C．will be heldD．was held

﹣Mom，I took my partner's math book home by mistake．What should I do？

﹣Well，you should call her_____ you can say sorry to her．（　　）

A．as ifB．so that

C．even thoughD．ever since

﹣China is over years old．It's one of _____countries in the world．

﹣Yes．It has much _____history than the USA．（　　）

A．old； longB．older；longer

C．older；the longestD．the oldest；longer

﹣What did the manager ask you after the meeting？

She asked me__________．（　　）

A．what I do for the project last week

B．if can I finish the work on time

C．how did I deal with the problem

D．why I was late for the meeting

I finished middle school in the 1970s．I still remember the teen years were the（1）　　time of my life．At that time，as a girl，I hated it when my parents asked me（2）　　about my problems that made me uncomfortable．I also remember many times when Mr．Templat，my teacher，would take me aside and talk to me．He had a special way of finding out what the problem was．Every time he（3）　　with me，I felt better．He was a teacher I will never（4）　　．

He had a way of making his classes enjoyable．We always got the highest（5）　　in math in our grade with his teaching．If there was a big world ball game on the radio，we would（6）　　everything and he would put the game on so we could all enjoy it．

Teens often learn things on TV or film adults about world（7）　　that can make them scared．Now it is terrorism（恐怖主义）．Back in my teen years it was the Cold War．It worried me so much that I（8）　　each day would be my last．Mr．Templat knew how much it troubled his（9）　　．He opened the subject up to discussion．He gave us a way to express our fears and helped us understand war and politics（政治）．

When I think back to those special days，I appreciate （感念） that he helped me go（10）　　such a difficult time in my life．

Dear Sir or Madam．

One of the teachers at my school in New York tells me that your school has summer course．I am planning to go to Beijing next summer and would like to take a short one﹣month course．

    I am 18 years old and have been studying Chinese for six years．I was born in the USA and have never been to China before．I am going to study Chinese at the university．I thing the course will help me improve my Chinese．

    Could you send me a catalogue（目录） and application form （申请表）？I would also like information about Beijing and other places nearby．I hope to do some travelling when the course is over．

    Thank you! I am looking forward to your reply

Very truly yours，

Jim Green

（1）Jim Green is a student from　　．

A．America

B．China

C．Canada

D．Australia

（2）He was twelve years old when he started to　　．

A．go to school

B．learn Chinese

C．study in China

D．travel in Beijing

（3）How many times has he been to China before？　　

A．Once．

B．Twice．

C．Many times．

D．Never．

（4）He will come to China next summer to　　．

A．improve his Chinese

B．visit friends

C．look for jobs

D．teach summer course

（5）He will probably　　 after the summer course．

A．graduate from university

B．work in this school

C．take a trip in Beijing

D．post his application form．

Many kids do housework such as doing the dishes，making the bed，and folding the clothes．In exchange，they get some money or other computer time．

    Paying kids for housework is one of the most popular topics，especially at a time when everyone is more careful about money．Some parents think since adults are paid to do their jobs，we should pay kids for everyday housework．

    But some people don't think kids should get rewards（报酬） for doing housework．Susie Walton，an expert，believe that by rewarding kids，parents are sending a message that work isn't worth doing unless you get something in return．"Running any kind of housework is a team effort，"Walton said．"A home is a living space for everyone in the family．It's important for kids to see that we all have responsibilities in the house，and families decide how they want their home to look，and how they are going to keep it looking like what they want．"

    Other people believe that getting a reward encourages kids to do housework，and it also teaches them real world lessons about how we need to work to get money．There are also apps（程序） that gives kids points and digital gifts that can be redeemed（兑现） either online or in the real world．"Our goal is to give kids lawful power so they can get rewards，"says Chris Bergman．"And kids need rewards to help encourage them．"

（1）Which of the following housework is NOT mentioned in Paragraph 1？　　

A．Washing the dishes．

B．Cooking meals．

C．Folding the clothes．

D．Making the bed．

（2）The underlined phrase"in return"in Paragraph 3 has the same meaning as"　　"．

A．as a reward

B．for punishment

C．on sale

D．under control

（3）What's Walton's idea in the passage？　　

A．Running exercise is a kind o f team work．

B．People work to get some rewards．

C．Kids have responsibilities in the house．

D．Doing the housework in only the parents' job．

（4）According to Chris Bergman，kids should be encouraged to　　．

A．do housework without rewards

B．do more housework

C．stay away from housework

D．do housework be getting rewards

（5）Which is the best title for the passage？　　

A．Kids Should Study as Well as Doing Housework

B．Let Children Do Some Housework

C．Should Kids Be Rewarded for Doing Housework

D．Doing Housework Is Good for Children's Study．

Last summer I went to one of the world's most famous historical places，the Forbidden City in Beijing，China．It was the home of the emperors of the last two dynasties                   in China，the Ming and Qing Dynasties．

The Forbidden City was built in 1420．The palace has over 10，000 rooms．It was where the emperors dealt with the official business with their ministers．

In Mandarin，The Forbidden City is called the Purple Forbidden City．However，the color of the palace itself is not purple．The color purple stands for power of the great emperors of China．It was so sacred（神圣的） that the commoners could not even dream of ever going in．

The emperors also had some of the largest festival celebrations at the Forbidden City．During Chinese New Year，the emperor would invite all the members of his family and his officials to a banquet．The banquet had a hundred and eight Chinese dishes．It was such an expensive banquet that it could feed a commoner's family for three generations（代）．

Right now The Forbidden City is known as a historical site for tourists from all over the world．Everyone can go in there．It is a museum with priceless Chinese antiques （古董） and treasures in it．

I really learned a lot about the Chinese culture and its history from this trip to The Forbidden City．It was like a dream come true to go on the trip and see the things that I have always wanted to see．

61．How long is the history of the Forbidden City？　　

A．About 600 years．

B．More than 600 years．

C.1420 years．

D．Over 10，000 years

62．We call the palace the Purple Forbidden City because the color purple is the symbol for　　 of the emperor．

A．power     

B．fame    

C．wealth    

D．health

63．What's the Chinese meaning of the underlined word"banquet"in Paragraph 4？　　

A．表演  

B．比赛    

C．展览   

D．宴会

64．Which of the following is NOT true about the Forbidden City in the passage？　　

A．The Emperor lived there      

B．The wall of the City

C．It is a historical place for visiting  

D．The emperor had festival celebrations there

65．In the passage the writer wants to show us　　of the Forbidden City by comparing its past with present．

A．the beauty   

B．the treasures    

C．the changes in use   

D．the building process．

Having a pen pal is fun and can be a great way to improve your writing skills．But most people have trouble knowing what to write to their pen pals．（1）　　

    （2）　　Break the ice by telling your pen pal a little about yourself．Start with your name，age and job．Write about what you like to do or what's on your mind that day．What you pass on will encourage your pen pal to tell you something about his．（3）　　

       Ask questions（4）　　This will help you get to know him and probably get you a faster answer．Make your questions into the e﹣mail by telling him something you like to do and then asking if he's ever tried it．

     Ask for advice．You may have some difficulties in your life and want to ask for advice．Your pen pal may tell you what to do．（5）　　Also，discussing real﹣world questions will promote（增进） your friendship．

﹣Is Molly a talented girl？

﹣Yes．She can draw and sing．And she　　（擅长跳舞）too．（be）

By the time I joined Greener Group，they　　（义务打扫图书室） for 2 years．（volunteer）

﹣Did he like to play games in his spare time？

﹣No，he didn't．He said　　（玩游戏没有阅读有意义）．（as）

﹣Is there anyone you admire in your life？

﹣Well．I　　（崇敬那位帮我摆脱困境的警察）．（look）

﹣Do you remember what Mr．Brown said to us at the graduation ceremony？

﹣Yes．We　　（受到告诫不要放弃对创造的兴趣） in our life．（warn）

Life will be peaceful if you always do kind things．I teach my daughters to d（76）　　a habit of helping others．

We live in a rural（乡村） area．Most of what we see is beautiful nature．One of the exceptions （例外） to the beauty is the rubbish that some people throw out of their car windows．And there are no necessary public s（77）　　．Such as rubbish collection．

A helping behavior（行为） that I often p（78）　　with my daughters is picking up rubbish in our neighborhood．My daughters often have a m（79）　　to see who can collect the most rubbish．They will often say to me in an excited voice，"There's some rubbish，﹣Daddy，stop the car!"Without t（80）　　more，we will often get out of the our car and pick it up．Though it may seem s（81）　　，we do it．In fact，we enjoy it．We pick it up rubbish in parks，on sidewalks，almost a（82）　　．

One day I saw a man I had never met before picking up rubbish on the road．I stopped．He r（83）　　his head and said to me with a smile，"I saw you doing this with your family．It's a good idea to protect our natural world．"

There are many other ways to p（84）　　kindness for others．You may share a dinner with a beggar（乞丐），visit lonely old people in the nursing home，or help the blind cross the street．You can think of something that can be finished e（85）　　but helpful．It is fun，self﹣satisfying，and what's more，it can set a good example．Helping others is helping yourself．