2018年湖南省娄底市中考英语试卷

In spring， the mother pig took the little pig LuLu to the foot of the mountain． They planted some （1）　　． There were many big round watermelons in the field when（2）　　came．

    One day， the sun was burning like fire， and it was terribly hot． The mother pig asked Lulu to go to the field and pick a watermelon by （3）　　． Lulu answered happily and ran to the watermelon field．

    When he got to the field， he was excited to find so many big watermelons． He chose one of the （4）　　watermelons and picked it． Then he tried to lift it （5）　　his shoulder to carry it home．

    Wow! It's so heavy!" Lulu tried several times， but he failed again and again． He felt so tired that he decided to （6）　　．

    Suddenly he saw the monkey Pipi （7）　　with a hoop（环）． Lulu thought since the round hoop can roll （滚动）， the watermelon can roll too， （8）　　it was also round． Then he put the big watermelon on the ground and rolled it forward（9）　　．

    At last he got home with the watermelon． After knowing the story， the mother pig （10）　　Lulu "My child， you're really clever! Remember， use your head and you will always find a way!"

Many people are trying to save the earth with special days like "Meatout Day"， "Earth day" and "Buy Nothing Day"．

    "Meatout Day" is on March 20th． Many people around the world don't eat any meat for one day． In this way， they'll get healthier and reduce greenhouse gases（减少温室气体）．

    "Earth Day" is on April 22nd． Many people all over the world try to do something green on this Day． In Italy， people don't use plastic bags． In Canada and Norway， people ride bicycles and don't use their cars． In the USA， people dress up like plants and animals to dance in Times Square， New York．

    "Buy Nothing Day" is usually on the fourth Friday in November． On this day many people don't buy anything． "Buy nothing" means "make no rubbish"． When you make less rubbish， you can make a cleaner earth．

    Do you want to join them？ Then you can remember these special days and do something green．

（1）Many people don't eat any meat on "Meatout Day"．　　

（2）Many people do something to protect the environment on "Earth Day"．　　

（3）In Italy， people ride bicycles and don't use their cars on April 22nd．　　

（4）All people buy and sell nothing on "Buy Nothing Day"．　　

（5）According to the passage， people have these special days to save the earth．　　

Are you interested in Chinese traditional arts？ Do you want to learn how to make them by hand？ If so， come and join our clubs this weekend in our school．

（1）Sky Lanterns are made of　　．

A． clay and paper

B． bamboo and paper

C． red and yellow ropes

（2）If you want to learn Paper Cutting， you can go to　　．

A． Building 3 Room 501

B． Building 3 Room 502

C． Building 3 Room 603

（3）If you are busy on this Sunday afternoon， you can't go to　　．

A． Sky Lantern Club

B． Paper Cutting Club

C． Chinese Knot Club

（4）This passage is probably　　．

A． a notice

B． a story

C． a piece of news

（5）What do these Chinese traditional arts have in common？　　

A． They are all made by machine．

B． They are all used to ask for help．

C． They are all symbols of good wishes．

During my second month of the nursing school， our teacher gave us a test． I was a hard﹣working student and I did well in all the subjects． I finished the questions successfully and easily until I read the last one． "What is the first name of the woman who cleans the school？

    What a surprising question! I saw the cleaning woman almost every day． She was short， about 60 years old and had black hair， but how would I know her name？ I handed in my paper， leaving the last question empty， so did my classmates．

    Just before class ended， one student asked if the last question would influence our test grade．

    "Of course，" said the teacher． "In your life， you will meet many people． All people are important and all jobs are important． They deserve （值得） your attention and care， even if all that you do is to smile and say hello to them．"

    I've never forgotten that lesson． Actually， that was the most important lesson in my life． I also learned her name was Dorothy．

（1）How did the writer feel when she first saw the last question？　　

A． Angry．

B． Surprised．

C． Excited．

（2）What did the cleaning woman look like？　　

A． She was not tall．

B． She was young．

C． She had white hair．

（3）According to the passage， which of the following is NOT true？　　

A． All people and jobs are important．

B． Only a few students got full marks in the test．

C． The writer worked hard and did well in her study．

（4）What can we learn from this passage？　　

A． We should learn all the subjects well．

B． We should get high grades in every test．

C． We should care and pay attention to all people around us．

（5）What is the best title of this passage？　　

A． A Woman Cleaner．

B． A Hard﹣working Student．

C． An Unforgettable Lesson．

In the world， more and more people are studying Chinese as a second language． Chinese is too hard to learn， right？ Really， written Chinese is difficult to learn! However， the spoken language is quite different． Many famous people in the world ask their children to learn how to speak Chinese at first． When the US President Donald Trump visited China in November last year， his granddaughter Arabella sang Chinese songs and recited Chinese poems in a sweet voice in the video． President Xi Jingping praised her in public． Actually， Arabella has been learning the Chinese langunge since she was only eighteen months old．

    Why do many famous people begin to pay more attention to learning Chinese？ The first reason is that Chinese is the language spoken by the largest number of people in the world． Learn to speak Chinese and you can speak with millions of people around the world． Second， with thousands of years of history， Chinese culture is very fascinating． Learning Chinese well will help you understand Chinese culture better． Of course， there are still other reasons， such as travel， business and so on．

    All in all， it is more convenient for you to develop all kinds of relationships with China if you can learn Chinese well．

（1）According to the passage， which of the following is TRUE？　　

A． Written Chinese is easier to learn than spoken Chinese．

B． Arabella began to learn Chinese when she was two years old．

C． Chinese is spoken by the largest number of people in the world．

（2）What is the Chinese meaning of the underlined word in the passage？　　

A．背诵

B．默写

C．编写

（3）There are　　reasons to explain why many famous people begin to pay more attention to learning Chinese．

A． two

B． four

C． over four

（4）We can infer （推测） from the passage that　　．

A． President Xi Jingping praised Arabella in public．

B． learning Chinese well will help you understand Chinese culture better．

C． it is easier for people who can speak Chinese to travel or do business in China．

（5）What does the passage mainly talk about？　　

A． Chinese learning．

B． Chinese culture．

C． Famous people．

We all have days when we are down， tired and unhappy． Even if sadness is part of our life， let's try to make it small． （1）　　．

    Exercise．

    Doing Exercise is a great way to clear sadness in your mind． （2）　　．

    Listen to music．

    （3）　　．Some kinds of music work better than others， so try to find out what kind of music works the best for you．

    （4）　　．

    You can find pleasure in reading a book， watching a sunrise， taking a hot shower， or something like that．

    These ways will cheer you up when you are down， but don't just use them when you are sad． （5）　　．You will be surprised to learn that these simple ways will keep your sadness away．

A． Take some "me" time

B． It can be your favourite music

C． Try and practise them every day to make them a habit

D． Even something as simple as taking a walk will get you relaxed

E． Here are a few simple ways to help you feel better when you are feeling sad

Lily was a single mother who lived with her little son． She lost her job two years ago and hey lived （1）　　very hard life． Her heart was （2）　　（break） every time her son asked， "Can I have some more bread， Mommy？"

    One day， （3）　　her son asked the same question again， she bought some food with her only 5dollars and cooked a big meal for him at home． Lily was a shy mother， but she was strong﹣minded． She used to love writing， so she decided （4）　　（write） some articles for magazines to make money．

    Things went （5）　　（well） than before． Thanks to some free （6）　　（vegetable） provided by the local food bank， her son had more to eat． Once he told Lily that the dishes she made （7）　　（be）very delicious． Suddenly， an idea came to Lily's mind，" （8）　　not share my recipes（食谱） on the Internet？" She did so． Many people liked her recipes and she became popular．

    Soon after that， Lily wrote a book on （9）　　（cook） and got much money from it． Finally， she had a good sleep for the （10）　　（one）night during the two years． Now Lily lives happily， but she'll never forget the days when she worked hard for a good life．

（A： John   B： Alan）

A： Good morning， Alan! Long time no see．

B： （1）　　．

A： Did you come back to Loudi yesterday？

B： （2）　　． It was crowded on my way home yesterday．

A： Oh! Today is Dragon Boat Festival． Do you have any activities？

B： I've no idea． （3）　　？

A： Yes， there is a boat race in Loudi this morning．

B： （4）　　？

A： I'd love to， but I have an important English exam this morning．

B： （5）　　．

A： Thank you very much．

What does a cake look like？ Maybe you've got lots of different answers in mind， but Zhou Yi and his team's cakes will certainly make you feel amazed!

    Zhou is called China's "Sugar King"． Last November in the UK． he and his team won three gold medals and two bronze medals（铜牌） at the International Cake Competition， the world's largest cake competition．

    Zhou and his team's cakes show not only their great cake﹣making skills， but also traditional Chinese culture and art． For example， one of the gold medal﹣winning cakes shows China's first and only female（女性的） emperor Wu Zetian as a young woman． （4）Someone said that the cake showed the beauty of Chinese art to the world!

    But don't think creating such amazing works of art is very easy． "Some parts were made eight times just because the result was not quite what I wanted，" Zhou said． "You need to build every single part over and over again until you find the perfect fit．" （5）他希望能通过他让人们更多地了解中国．

（1）How many medals did Zhou Yi and his team win last November？　5　

（2）Was it easy for Zhou Yi and his team to make these cakes？　No，it wasn't．　

（3）If you were Zhou Yi， what would you make to join the competition？　I want to do some cake with Chinese characteristics．　

将短文中划线的两个句子翻译成中文或英文．

（4）　有人说蛋糕向世界展示了中国艺术之美！　

（5）　He hopes to let people know more about China through him．　

机器人 Sophia的问世，引起了大家极大的兴趣．如果将来你有一个机器人，你想用它来干什么呢？为此，你们班在英语活动课上进行了热烈的讨论，请根据下面的图表，用英语写一篇短文，总结讨论的情况，并谈谈你自己的想法．

1．要点：

2．要求：

（1）文中不能出现真实的校名和姓名等；

（2）语言要通顺，表达要正确；

（3）要求包含所有要点提示，为了行文需要，可适当增加要点；

（4）词数不少于60个英语单词，开头已给出，不计入总词数．

3．参考词汇：

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Sophia， a robot woman， has come into the world． It caused a heated discussion in our English class． If we have a robot， what shall we ask it to do？ Here are the results．　50 percent of people hope to use it to help with housework and look after the old．30 percent of them think it can help them with study and chat with them．20 percent think it can be used to look after the house when they are not at home．