2019年湖南省湘潭市中考英语试卷

This year is_____70th anniversary（周年）of the founding of the People's Republic of China.（　　）

A．aB．anC．the

Who is singing in the next room？

It____be Lisa， but I'm not sure． （　　）

A．mustB．mayC．need

What subject do you like____English， math or physics？

Of course， English（　　）

A．goodB．betterC．best

My English teacher took a photo of me while I______at the sports meeting． （　　）

A．runB．was running

C．ran

If you have a sore throat， you could drink some hot tea_____honey．（　　）

A．withB．atC．on

______is unhealthy for us to go to school without eating breakfast in the morning． （　　）

A．ThatB．ThisC．It

Have you ever______the Terracotta Army in Xi'an？

Yes， I went there last year． （　　）

A．gone toB．been toC．been in

On Monday April 15， 2019， the fire_______broke out in Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris shocked the world． （　　）

A．thatB．whoC．where

Alex． would you mind_______down the music？ It's too noisy．

Sorry， dad． I'll do it right away． （　　）

A．turnB．turningC．to turn

Can you tell me______on Father's Day？

Guess what？ Well I wrote a poem for my dad． （　　）

A．when did you shopB．where you go

C．what you did

    The winter holiday is usually a good time to sleep in． But Gao Yuqi， a 14﹣year﹣old student from Xiangtan， （1）　　at 7： 00 a．m． to run at least 2 kilometers every day during the holiday． In fact， this exercise was part of his（2）　　．

    Gao was not （3）　　 Many schools across the country asked students to （4）　__　 during the winter holiday． Part of the reason is that physical education test scores are now worth more on the senior high school entrance examination（中考）．In Xiangtan， the score is now worth up to 50 points．

    Because of this， Gao's school asked students to run on（5）　　 days and exercise indoors if the weather was bad． Students had to post exercise photos in （6）　　 classes' QQ groups． At the Golden Apple Jincheng No I Secondary School in Chengdu， students have daily exercise plans． For example， they have to skip rope（跳绳）for two （7）　　and do three sets of sit﹣ups each day． Their parents sign off on their plans after they finish exercising．

    This has been a big challenge for many students，（8）　　 it has also helped to make exercise become a bigger part of their daily lives． Huang Zhicheng， a 14﹣year﹣old student at the same school as Gao， used to（9）　　 running． But he is now able to run for half an hour every day．"I have decided to keep doing this in the future， " he said．

    Luo Zikun， a 12﹣year﹣old student at the Golden Apple School in Chengdu， fell in love with exercise during the holiday． He skips rope for more than 10 minutes every day． "I didn't exercise a lot in the past． Now it's time to （10）　　 "he said

Look at the foods around you．From grapes and wainuts（核桃）to cucumbers and spinach（菠菜），they make our diets special．But did you know that none of the foods above are native to China？They came to China through the Silk Road hundreds of years ago．Are there any foods that are native toChina？Of course there are．Rice，soy beans，chestmuls栗子），Chinese cabbage and hawthorns（山植）were all grown in China first．

    Where are these foods from？

（1）　　 came to China through the Silk Road．

A． Watermelons and rice

B． Grapes and walnuts

C． Cabbage and hawthorns

（2）　　 came to China at the same time．

A． Cucumbers and eggplants

B． Watermelons and eggplants

C． Cucumbers and watermelons

（3）From the text， we know that　　．

A． luffas are from Africa

B． eggplants are from China

C． none of the foods above in the chart are native to China

2019 Beijing International Horticultural Expo

    Time： April 29﹣October7

    Theme： Live Green， Live Better．

    Many flowers and herbs from both home and abroad are on display at the expo． There are also lots of wildflowers．

    Around 110 countries and international organizations take part in the expo．

    The expo has 4l outdoor display centers and about 2，500 activities．

    注： International Horticultural Expo世界园艺博览会

（1）How long will the expo last？　　

A． More than 5 months．

B．More than 6 months．

D．Less than 5 months．

（2）Which of the following about the 2019 Beijing International Horticultural Expo is true？　__　

A． You can' t see wildflowers at the expo．

B． There are many flowers and herbs from both China and other countries．

C． About 4l countries and international organizations take part in the expo．

It's late evening．Sun Tian is using her smartphone do her homework．The 15﹣year﹣old girl from Zhejiang uses an app to read English articles according to her teachers instructions．

    These days，it's normal for teachers to give homework on apps．For example，students are asked to practice English or do math exercises．Some teachers also use Wechat chat groups to give homework．Bu now，Zhejiang province is moving to ban（禁止）teachers from giving homework on mobile apps because they worry about students' eyesight．More than 70 percent of middle school students in China are found to be nearsighted，according to the World Health Organization．Using mobile phones for long periods of time is bad for our eyes．

    Do students like to do their homework on their phones？Zhang Hua，a 13﹣year﹣old boy from Fujian，said he doesn't．"Sometimes the apps can't recognize what I'm reading in English．I have to work on them for a long time to get a high score，"he said．He said his eyesight has gotten worse since he started using apps to do his homework．

    However，Wang Xidi，from Anhui，15，enjoys doing homework on apps．"The apps have big databases（数据库）of math exercises！And I can revise（修改）my answers easily，"She said．"But the bad part is that I can't help playing with other apps while doing nmy homework．"

    Zhou Tianyi，12，from Sichuan，also thinks it's fun to do homework with apps．Her teachers ask their students to dub（配音）English videos and make their own short videos．"But if I have too much other homework to do，I feel like it's too much for me to finish，"she said．

（1）From Paragraph 2． we know that　　．

A． all teachers must give homework on mobile apps

B． it's unusual for teachers to give homework on apps

C． using mobile phones for a long time is bad for our eyes

（2）Wang Xidi　　while doing her homework on apps．

A． can't play with other apps

B． often plays with other apps

C． doesn't play with other apps

（3）According to the passage，　　doesn' t like to do homework on apps．

A．Zhang Hua

B．Wang Xidi

C． Zhou Tianyi

（4）The text is most probably from　　．

A． an ad

B．a newspaper

C．a story book

（5）What's the best title of this text？　　

A． Protecting our eyes

B． Playing games on a phone

C． Doing homework on a phone

When he was nine years old，an American bey called Milo Cress had a question：How many plastic straws（吸管）do Americans use every day？

    He quickly learned there wasn't a simple answer．The boy tried to find it out himself．Through lots of research，Cress found out that Americans use about 500 million straws every day．In hopes of cutting down plastic waste，he founded the Be Straw Free project in 2011．

    Cress started the project in his hometown Burlington． Vermont． He asked a local restaurant to stop offering straws with every drink order． It was a simple change． However， it would save money．And by doing that， the restaurant would cut down on its straw use by 50 percent．

    For the year that followed， Cress tried to spread his proicct across the United States． More and more restaurants agreed to join． They stop providing the customer with a straw unless he or she asks for one． Last April， Seattle became the first American city to completely ban plastic straws．

    After his project became popular， Cress took his findings on the road． He has spoken to tens of thousands of students around the world． He wants to encourage more people to say no to plastic straws．

    "Focusing on straws is one simple step we all could take，"Cress says．"And it makes me feel that I， as a kid， could make a difference， too．"

（1）Cress found out that Americans use　　straws every day．

A． about 50 million

B． about 500 million

C． about 10 million

（2）Cress founded the Be Straw Free project in order to　　．

A． save money

B． become popular

C． cut down plastic waste

（3）Which American city first completely banned plastic straws？　　

A． Burlington．

B． New York．

C． Seattle．

（4）What does the sentence "Cress took his findings on the road"mean？　　

A． Cress took a walk on the road．

B．Cress spread his project around the world．

C． Cress was doing his research all the time．

（5）According to the last paragraph， Cress thinks　　．

A．he could be famous

B．he has made much money through his project

C． he could also do something meaningful although he is a child

A man once visited a temple that was still being built．He saw a sculptor making a sculpture（雕塑）．As he watched the man work on the sculpture，he noticed that there was a similar sculpture lying nearby．

    He felt very strange and asked the sculptor，"Why are you making two same sculptures？Do you need two to put in different places？"

    "No，"the man said without looking up，"We need only one，but the first one became damaged before I could finish it，so I'm making a new one．"

    The visitor picked up the damaged sculpture and examined it．But he couldn't find anything wrong with it．

    "Where is the damage？"he asked．

    "There is a scratch（擦痕）on the sculpture's nose．"the sculptor said while continuing his work．

    The man then asked，"Where are you going to place the sculpture？"

    The sculptor replied that it would be placed on a 20﹣foot﹣high platform（平台）．"If the sculpture is up that high， who is going to notice that there is a scratch on the nose？"the man asked．

    The sculptor stopped his work，looked up at the man and said，"I will know it"．

    The sculptor chose to stick to a high standard of excellence in his work． Even if other people didn't notice it，it mattered to him that his work should be of the best quality． This is an attitude we should all work hard to keep．

（1）Why did the visitor feel strange at first？　　

A．Because he could take one of the sculptures．

B．Because the sculptor was making two same sculptures．

C．Because he thought the sculptor needed two sculptures．

（2）The underlined word "damaged" in Paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to"　　"．

A．broken

B．fallen 倒下的

C．beaten 被打败的；被打了的

（3）What was wrong with the first sculpture's nose？　　

A．It was too big．

B．There was a scratch on it．

C．There was nothing wrong with it．

（4）Where would the sculpture be placed？　　

A．Outside the temple．

B．At the sculptor's home．

C．On a 20﹣foot﹣high platform．

（5）From the story，we know that　　．

A．the sculptor was very serious about his work

B．the sculptor always made two sculptures

C．the sculptor didn't mind the danage

When I was a tiny baby crying all night， my mom sang to me and stayed by my side．

    （1）When I was tired and hungry，she gave me food and warm arms to sleep in．

    When I was two running through the field， she made sure I was safe and kept me from danger．

    When I fell and hurt myself，（2）给我一个拥抱并且把我举起．

    When I was seven coughing badly， she said no ice﹣cream for me．

    But I talked back loudly， （3）I should be allowed to eat some！Give it to me now．

    When I was nine watching scary movies， she said it'd give me awful dreams．But I shouted back angrily．" I should be allowed to watch it! I'm not a baby!"

    When I was a teen going out with friends， she said， （4）"请在十点之前回来"．

    But I talked back again﹣"I should not be told what to do! I' m seventeen now!"

    Now I'm an adult， thinking back to those times．

    I coughed for days after eating that ice﹣cream and had scary dreams after watching that film．

    I was late for school from staying out past ten．

    （5）I regret talking back，not listening to mom．

    Mom knows best， and for me she wanted only the best!

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哈佛大学的一项研究表明，爱做家务的孩子更容易体验到幸福感，更有前途．请你以"Help with Some Housework"为题写一篇8o词左右的英语短文，描述你平时所做的家务以及你对做家务的看法．

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Help with Some Housework

It is reported that children who love doing chores have a better future and are easy to feel happy． As for me， I____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________