2019年湖北省咸宁市中考英语试卷

Do you know 2019 is the year of the Pig？

Sure． The pig is ____ twelfth sign in the Chinese zodiac cycle（生肖）．（　　）

A．aB．anC．theD．/

Creative morning ____ are popular in our school．

Yes，we dance to fun music， such as the song Calorie（卡路里）．（　　）

A．examsB．exercises

C．examplesD．expressions

Nowadays more and more foreigners are becoming interested in Kungfu．

That's true． It's an important part of Chinese ____．（　　）

A．inventionB．storyC．cultureD．custom

The 55﹣kilometer HZMB（港珠澳大桥） opened to the public on Oct． 24th． 2018．

It is ____ cross﹣sea bridge in the wortd， linking Hong Kong， Zhuhai and Macao．（　　）

A．longB．longer

C．longestD．the longest

Thanks to our government， we can have a new library next week．

﹣That's great! And we will read books there ____ a month．（　　）

A．beforeB．inC．byD．until

Jimmy， the books are everywhere in your study．

Sorry， Mom． I'll ____ at once．（　　）

A．put them onB．put them away

C．put them outD．put them up

Have you ever heard that China is building a nationwide 5G network？

Right． 5G will allow us ____ English movies faster than ever．（　　）

A．downloadB．downloads

C．to downloadD．downloading

Listen! Is Sarah singing in the neighbor's room？

No． It ____ be Sarah． She has gone to Italy．（　　）

A．needn'tB．may notC．can'tD．won't

The passenger refused to move after taking another one's seat!

What a shame! He ____ according to the newly credit system（诚信体系）．（　　）

A．punishB．punishcd

C．will punishD．will be punished

﹣ Come and see! The baby is crying．

﹣Please do something to make him ____．（　　）

A．stop cryingB．stop to cry

C．cryingD．cry

Let's go climbing if it ____ this Saturday．

Good idea． But nobody knows if it ____．（　　）

A．is fine； rains

B．is fine； will rain

C．will be fine； rains

D．will be fine； will rain

Iam worried about ____ I can enter a good high school or not．

Take it easy． Believe in yourself! （　　）

A．thatB．whenC．whetherD．where

The year 2019 marks the 70th anniversary（周年） of the founding ofthe People's Republic of China．

As we know，____．We have made great achievements in many fields．（　　）

A．many hands make light work

B．money isn't everything

C．well begun is half done

D．something is better than nothing

John was driving through a small country town， feeling quite lost and（1）　　． He was happy when he saw a small（2）　　coming up on the right side of the road． John quickly （3）　　his car， and walked inside the restaurant．

     John saw a blackboard with a（4）　　written on it． It said， "Today's Special（特价菜）：Vegetable Soup with Fried Chicken and Roast Potatoes．"

     "Wow， that sounds pretty good!" John thought to（5）　　．He decided that he would try this special．

     "I'll take the special，" John said to the waiter when he came over to（6）　　John's order．But a few minutes after receiving his order， John called the waiter（7）　　to his tahle．He was（8）　　．

     "Is this the special？ It says vegetable soup， but there are no（9）　　 in this soup at all! It also says fried chicken， but the chicken isn't （10）　　．And it says roast potatoes， but these potatoes aren't toasted﹣ they've been boiled． What is going on here？"

     The waiter was not used to（11）　　people from the city． He wasn't quite sure what to say to this angry customer． But he finally found a way to answer the man． "My good man，" the waiter said while looking down at John over his glasses，"that is the reason why it is so（12）　　!"

In ancient times， there was a king who loved flowers， His palace was always decorated with beautiful orchids（兰花） and other flowers． As the king grew older， he knew that one day he would have to give up his throne（王位）．So he had to find someone to rule the country．

     The other day， the king had an idea． He asked his servants to travel to every part of the country and give every citizen a single orchid seed（种子）．He then announced that the person who grew the most beautiful orchid would take his throne．

     Everyone in the country then got their own seed． One young man named David was especially excited about the news， because he had experience in growing flowers himself．

     David planted his seed in a pot and put it in a place where it would get lots of sunlight． He watched   it carefully every day． But as hard as he tried， his flower simply would not grow．

     Finally， it was time for everyone to give their flowers to the king． David took his empty pot to the palace． "Your Majesty（尊敬的陛下），I am sorry to say that I could not grow an orchid， but I hope you can see that I tried my best，" he said．

     The king was moved by David's honesty． Although he did not choose David as the new king，he gave David a job as a royal court judge（法官）．He believed that David's honesty would make him the right person to make sure the justice（公正） in the country．

（1）According to the king's order， who could be the next king？　　

A． The man who was the smartest．

B． The man who was the most honest．

C． The man who could plant the best seed．

D． The man who could grow the most beautiful orchid．

（2）What do we know about David？　　

A． He told a joke to the king．

B． He failed to grow the king's orchid．

C． He was good at growing orchids．

D．He was chosen to be the next king．

（3）What does the underlined word"it" refers to in Paragraph 4？　　

A． The pot．

B．His flower．

C．The seed．

D．The sunlight．

（4）What can we learn from the story？　　

A． David was the only winner in the end．

B． It is stupid of the king to choose David as a judge．

C． It is impolite of David to give an empty pot to the palace．

D． The king believed honesty was very important for a judge．

（5）Which of the following is the best title of the passage？　　

A． Honesty is the Best Policy

B．How to Grow Orchids

C． Flowers are the Best Gifts

D．It's Very Easy to Grow Orchids

The year 2022 will be a big year for sports in China． That's because it will hold not only the 24th Winter Olympics in Beijing， but also the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou．

     On Aug．6th， 2018， the official emblem（会徽） for the HangZhou Asian Games was released（发布）．The city won the hosting rights for the 2022 Asian Games in 2015． It will be the third Chinese city to host the Asian Games after Beijing and Guangzhou in 1990 and 2010．

     First held in1951， the Asian Games is the largest multi﹣sport event in Asia．It also means a lot to China． The Beijing Asian Games was the first large international sports event to be hosted by China． China News Service reported．

     To make the Games a great success， Chinese people worked hard to prepare． Beijing built a great number of roads and gyms， including the famous Beijing Olympic Sports Center and Asian Games Village． The Games helped the world see China and its achievements． Since then， China has improved its global image（国际形象），China Youth Daily reported．

     For the 2022 Asian Games． Hangzhou has already started building 33 sports venues（场馆），according to China Youth Daily． The themes of the Hangzhou Asian Games are "green， smart，economical（节俭） and civilized"． All the Games's buildings will be environmentally friendly．

（1）Which city will host the 2022 Asian Games？　　

A． Hangzhou．

B． Guangzhou．

C． Shanghai．

D． Beijing．

（2）What does the underlined word"themes " mean in the last paragraph？　　

A． 意义

B． 主题

C．内涵

D． 标题

（3）Accordingto the passage， how did the Beijing Asian Games influence China？　　

A． It improved China's economy（经济）．

B． It helped China attract more tourists．

C． Guangzhou built a lot ofroads and gyms．

D． It helped the world see China and its achievemems．

（4）Which of the following is NOT TRUE according to the passage？　　

A． The first Asian Games was held in 1951．

B． Beijing will hold the 24th Winter Olympics in 2022．

C． China has already hosted the Asian Games three times．

D． All the 19th Asian Games' buildingswill be environmentally friendly．

（5）What is the main idea ofthe passage？　　

A． How to prepare forthe Asian Games．

B． The development of the Asian Games in China．

C． Why China wants to host the 19th Asian Games．

D． How the 19th Asian Games emblem was designed．

Look around when you're on a subway． What is the most popular time﹣killing（消磨时间的） activity？ In China， most people play on their smart phone． While in other countries． people often enjoy reading．

     On average（平均），each Chinese person read less than eight books in 2018， according to a recent survey from the Chinese Academy of Press and Publication． But Chinese people①/spend/　　an average of 26 minutes on WeChat Reading every day．

②在许多西方国家，人们在任何时间都会阅读．Even backpackers（背包客） enjoy reading books when they are having a break at the beach or relaxing from a hike． Reading books builds a bridge③/bɪˈtwiːn/　　our lives and the unknown world．

     Many hotels abroad also offer book﹣exchanges for visitors． Simply drop off your finished books and take those ones that other people left behind．

    In most US middle schools， teachers give students a reading list every few weeks． ④Most books are easy to read，so students won't lose their confidence of reading．

     Good reading habits lead you to a lifelong love of books．In order to encourage people to read more． China is planning to foster（培养） the habits of reading in its law， Although this has both good and bad sides，⑤　　．

（1）填写单词：根据文中①、③两处音标填写单词．

①/spend/　　③/ bɪˈtwiːn/　　

（2）将文中②处划线句子翻译成英语：　　

（3）将文中④处划线句子翻译成汉语：　　

（4）补全短文：从下面四个选项中，选出能填入文中⑤处划线部分的最佳选项．　　

A． it can be seenas a way to foster one's interest

B． it can be seen as a way to build somebody up

C． it can be seen as a way to develop one's reading habits

D． it can be seen as a way to improve one's writing ability

（5）What's the purpose of having good reading habits according to the passage？　　

Confucius is the greatest teacher in Chinese history． He was born on （1）S　

　28th． 511 B．C．in the Kingdom of Lu． in today's Shandong Province． When he was young， he and his mother had a hard （2）l　　．At the age of fifteen， he began to learn music， and he did well in it．

Then he went on （3）l　　other subjects． When he was thirty，he （4）b　　a teacher． He started his own school． He believed everyone should have a chance to get education whether they were （5）r　　or poor． He had about， 3,000 （6）s　　and many of them became famous．

    Chinese see Confucius as the greatest thinker （7）w　　had many wise ideas about human nature and behavior． And he is also regarded （8）a　　the greatest teacher． His most important ideas are about kindness and （9）g　　manners． He said young people should （10）t　　care of the old． People should not only always think of themselves， but work for （11）o　　．His ideas are around in people's everyday life． Today people can still hear the ideas， and they even go far into east （12）a　　south Asia．

运动塑造健康，团结凝聚力量．5月10日，学校举办了春季运动会．你和班上的许多同学参加了比赛项目，战绩显著．其他同学观看了比赛，并为选手们加油喝彩．请你根据下面四幅图片的提示，写一篇日记，介绍运动会概况及班上同学参加的情况，并抒发自己的活动感受．

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Friday， May 11^th， 2019                                          Sunny

    It was sunny yesterday． Our school held a spring sports meet．_______________________________

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