2018年湖南省湘潭市中考英语试卷

I have ______eight﹣month﹣old sister and she is very lovely．（　　）

A．aB．anC．the

Look! Trees are green and flowers are everywhere．

______beautiful place it is!（　　）

A．How aB．WhatC．What a

Did you see the sign "No Swimming"？You ______swim in this river．（　　）

A．needn'tB．mustn't

C．don't have to

Chinese ______by more and more people around the world．（　　）

A．is spokenB．speakC．speaking

Mum， I'd like a cup of coffee．

Dear， why not drink some water？It's ______than coffee．（　　）

A．healthyB．healthier

C．the healthiestD．healthy

Could you tell me ______you will start your vacation？

In a week．（　　）

A．howB．whatC．when

______to turn off all the lights when you go out．（　　）

A．RememberB．To remember

C．Remembering

My cousin______100 model planes since 2015．（　　）

A．collectsB．is collecting

C．has collected

______a clock on my desk． It wakes me up every day．（　　）

A．There areB．There beC．There is

She was ______excited at the news that she couldn't say a word．（　　）

A．soB．veryC．such

Tom and Bertie were students at a boarding school （寄宿学校）． Both were sad because they had to stay at school over the（1）　　 holiday．Tom's parents were far away from home．Bertie's sister was（2）

　　 ， so he couldn't go home until she was well．

    The day before Christmas， the boys were（3）　　fairies（精灵）： whether they were somewhere to make them happy over the Christmas． （4）　　 ， Tom's aunt， Laura， appeared．She invited Tom to her home． Tom's face shone with happiness． However， when he saw Bertie，he turned to his（5）　　．

    "Dear Aunt， "he said， "I am very sorry， but I can't go．" "Can't go？And why not？"

    "Because I can't leave Bertie alone， "he said．" When I was going to be（6）　　，he asked his mother to let me go home with him． And， he has（7）　　 been away from home at Christmas time before， so I can't go without him．"

    For a （8）　　． Aunt Laura looked at Tom as if she could not believe him．Then she caught him in her arms and kissed him．

    "My dear， you shall not（9）　　Bertie． We shall all enjoy ourselves together． Boys， remember，it is kindness that is never wasted in this world． "

    So Bertie and Tom（10）　　that there was such a thing as a fairy after all．

Travelers， where would you like to go？

（1）Where are they going？　　

A． Kunming．

B． Changsha．

C． I don't know．

（2）How are they going there？　　

A． By train．

B． By car．

C． By plane．

（3）How long will the trip last？　　

A． About one day．

B． About one week．

C． About one month．

（1）The underlined word "preschoolers" means kids who are　　．

A． not at school yet

B． at high school

C． at college

（2）These games are for kids to learn　　．

A． Music

B． English

C． Maths

Do you enjoy travelling and eating？

    If your answer is yes， you'll surely love visiting Macau（澳门）， a place full of culture and beauty．Join us on our exciting two﹣day tour!

    Our tour begins at the Ruins of St Paul's． A fire burned this famous church many years ago，but one wall still remains． Tourists from all over the world come to visit it．

    Next， we'll visit the Museum of Macau， which shows you the history and tradition of the city．You should miss none of the exhibits（展品）! They are all amazing!

    "After that， we'll go to Macau Tower， the 10th tallest tower in the world． This is certainly the best place to see the city!

    The next day， we'll enjoy many of the best foods of Macau．Anyone who has visited Macau will tell you the food is hard to keep from enjoying! One of the places we'll take you to is Lord Stow's Bakery﹣nobody should miss the egg tarts there!

    Finally， we'll end our tour at Nam Van Lake， where we'll watch an excellent laser（激光）show．

    Come and join our tour! There's something for everyone in Macau!

（1）The best title of the text would be "　　"．

A． History of Macau

B． A Visit to Macau

C． People in Macau

（2）If you want to know the history and tradition of Macau， you can go to　　．

A． the Museum of Macau

B． Lord Stow's Bakery

C． St Paul's Church

（3）From the text， we know that Macau Tower　　．

A．was once burned in a fire

B．is the 10th tallest tower in the world

C．has some famous remains of the city

（4）The writer thinks the food in Macau　　．

A． is easy to cook

B． is hard to enjoy

C． is liked by almost everyone

（5）From the text， we know that we can　　at Nam Van Lake．

A． see the whole city

B． start the tour

C． watch a wonderful show

    Every four years， in a different country around the world， there is a big sports competition．It is like the Olympics but only for one sport﹣the most popular sport in the world! What do you know about the history of the World Cup？

    The first World Cup was in 1930， in Uruguay（乌拉圭）． In the final game Uruguay beat Argentina（阿根廷） and became the first World Cup winner． 13 countries played in the first World Cup． Now there are 32 countries in the competition．

    The first time people saw the World Cup on TV was in 1954 when Switzerland held the Competition． Now about 3 billion people in countries all over the world watch the World Cup on TV!

    Until 2002 the World Cup was always in a European or an American country． South Korea and Japan held the first Asian World Cup． The first African World Cup was in 2010 in South Arica．

    The 2018 World Cup will be the 21st one． It is planned to take place in Russia from 14 June to 15 July 2018， after the country was awarded （授予） the hosting rights in December 2010．

     This will be the first World Cup held in Europe since the 2006 tournament （ 比 赛 ） in German， and the first ever to be held in Eastern Europe． To keep travel time under control， all the places for this big game are in European Russia．

（1）From the text， we know that the World Cup　　．

A．has more than one sport

B．is held every four years

C．has a history of more than 100 years

（2）Before 2002， the World Cup was most probably in　　．

A． America

B． Japan

C． South Africa

（3）In 1954， it was the first time that　　．

A．Uruguay beat Argentina

B．Japan held the competition

C．people could watch the World Cup on TV

（4）Russia got the hosting rights about　　years ago．

A． four

B． eight

C． ten

（5）Which of the following about the 2018 World Cup is true？　　

A．It will last for over a month．

B．It is the first World Cup in Europe．

C．All of the places for it are in the cast of Russia．

Classic books never go out of fashion． The Outsider first came out in 1967． But even though the book is old， it is still worth reading． The book is written by US writer S．E． Hinton．

    The book tells the story of a 14﹣year﹣old boy called Ponyboy Curtis． He struggles with（挣扎于） right and wrong in a society where he believes he is an outsider． The story took place in Oklahoma， US， in 1965．

    In the book， the children are divided into two groups． One includes Curtis and Greasers， which are mostly made up of poor kids． They have longer hair and often smoke at a young age． The other group is called the Socs， which is made up of rich children． They wear expensive clothes and drive high﹣tech cars．Those two groups do not get along well． The book only shows us two weeks of the boy's life．But unexpected things happen and change the boy's life forever． I was touched by the friendship among the boys．When any of them had a problem． the others would help．Although they are not well﹣educated （受过良好教育的）， they are kind and brave． For example， when Johnny was hurt and in hospital， his friends visited him almost every day． They brought him food and told him interesting stories．I always dreamed of having kind and strong friendships like this．

    This book shows the beautiful personalities （品质） in those ordinary people． I advise that teenagers read this book and I hope they can enjoy it．

（1）What does the writer mean by saying "Classic books never go out of fashion．"？　　

A．Books for classroom reading are popular．

B．Good books are worth reading all the time．

C．Students should read some fashionable books．

（2）The story in the book took place　　．

A． in 1965

B． in 1967

C． more than 14 years ago

（3）The writer divided the boys into two groups according to　　．

A． their families' wealth

B． their looks

C． their studies

（4）The writer always dreamed about　　in his life．

A． health

B． knowledge

C． friendship

（5）The writer wrote this text to　　．

A．tell us his early life

B．introduce a book to teenagers

C．explain what is right and wrong to us

（1）What would people like to eat on their birthday？The answer would be different in different countries．

    In many countries， it's very common for people to have birthday cakes with candles．（2）The number of candles is the person's age． The birthday person must make a wish and blow out the candles．（3）If he or she blows out all the candles in one go，the wish will come true． In the UK， sometimes people put a candy in a birthday cake． The child with the candy feels happy and lucky．

    In China，（4）现在也非常流行在生日晚会上吃蛋糕．But many people still eat very long noodles for their birthday because they are a symbol of long life． In some places， Chinese people also like eating eggs on their birthday，because they are a symbol of good luck．（5）生日食物也许不同，但是想法是一样的．They bring good luck to the birthday person．

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Bullying（ 欺 负 ）is when someone makes you feel bad or hurts you again and again．

    Bullying can take many forms， but all forms of bullying cause harm． Even if there is no physical contact（接触） between a bully and their target（对象）， people who are bullied may carry the terrible experience for the rest of their lives． That is why it is important to put a stop to bullying．

    Bullying can happen at school and out of school． It includes：

    〇calling people unkind names

    〇laughing at people

    〇taking someone's things without permission （允许）

    〇not letting someone play in a group

    〇hitting people

    Another kind of bullying happens online and includes：

    〇sending unkind messages

    〇sharing photos without permission

    〇not letting someone be part of an online group

    Bullying can happen to me or you or anyone． Millions of children around the world are bullied every year，but there are things that we can all do to help．

    If someone is unkind to you， tell an adult that you know or like． You can block（阻挡） a person who sends unkind messages to you online． Don't reply． Talk to your parents or teachers or an adult that you know well if you see bullying or if you are worried about a friend． Say sorry if you are unkind to someone． You can write a message or talk to the person． Think about how to be kind in the future． We can all help to say no to bullying．

（1）Why is it important to stop bullying？

（2）Where can bullying happen？

（3）If someone send unkind messages online to you， what should you do？

（4）Who can you ask for help if you are bullied？

（5）If you are unkind to someone， what should you do？

假如你是李华．请给你加拿大的笔友 Eric 写一封 80 词左右的邮件， 介绍你和你的朋友的一次志愿者活动的情况．要点如下：

参考词汇：

志愿者活动：volunteer work街区：neighborhood打扫街道：clean the street

做家务：do housework讲故事：tell stories帮助他人：help others

Dear Eric，

    How's it going？ ____________________________________．

Yours，

Li Hua