2020年湖北省宜昌市中考英语试卷

﹣Don't forget to keep a safe distance（距离）at least one meter， Jack!

﹣____________．（　　）

A．Sorry， I won'tB．No， I can't do it

C．Not at allD．I hope not

﹣What do you feel____________ you are looking through the old pictures？

﹣How time flies!（　　）

A．becauseB．thoughC．whileD．unless

﹣Would you____________ opening the window？ Get more fresh air．

﹣Of course not． I'll do it right away．（　　）

A．considerB．practiceC．suggestD．mind

﹣What do you usually do after dinner？

﹣I usually watch news on TV for half____________ hour to know about what's happening．（　　）

A．/B．theC．aD．an

﹣____________ did the rules about keeping civilized dogs（文明养狗） come out in Yichang？

﹣I'm not sure about the exact date but I totally agree．（　　）

A．WhyB．WhenC．WhoD．What

﹣Listen! Linda is playing the erhu in the next room．

﹣It____________ not be Linda． She has gone to Shanghai to visit her uncle．（　　）

A．canB．mustC．needD．shall

﹣Mum， I won the first prize in the speech competition!

﹣Wonderful! As long as you____________ yourself and keep trying， you will succeed．（　　）

A．dress upB．believe inC．pick upD．leave out

﹣It's unbelievable that 5G technology is progressing in such a rapid way!

﹣____________ is impossible．（　　）

A．SomethingB．AnythingC．NothingD．Everything

﹣Many people have been back to their work____________ March 5th．

﹣Cities are brought back to life．（　　）

A．forB．inC．sinceD．during

﹣Have you heard about the book Learn English Tell China's stories？

﹣Of course! It's a____________ book because it helps English learners spread Chinese culture．（　　）

A．traditionalB．meaningful

C．socialD．private

﹣ How about the third season of documentary Aerial China（航拍中国）？

﹣Great． I____________ it twice．（　　）

A．watchedB．watch

C．will watchD．have watched

﹣The teenagers clean up the city park every Saturday．

﹣Sometimes small things can make a____________．（　　）

A．promiseB．conversation

C．differenceD．discussion

﹣Some Chinese government officers have turned into livestreamers（网络主播）．

﹣Yes． They're trying their best to help local farmers to____________ product sales．（　　）

A．compareB．improveC．affordD．provide

﹣I'd like to choose blue as my bedroom color．

﹣____________． The color makes us feel relaxed and peaceful．（　　）

A．Take it easyB．Sounds great

C．You're welcomeD．Enjoy yourself

﹣There will be a graduation ceremony next week． Do you know____________？

﹣We will have it on line instead of at the school hall．（　　）

A．when it will be held

B．when it was held

C．where it will be held

D．where it was held

Emily has fought with her weight for a long time． Each time she tried to（1）　　the extra（额外的） pounds， it got harder． （2）　　this time she made it．

    Her youngest child had（3）　　 for college， so she had more time． Then she could pay special（4）　　 to her own goals． And she had just arrived at a very important event in her development： tuning 50． "I think at this point in（5）　　 ， getting in shape is only going to get harder，" she said．

    It was very（6）　　to have a clear goal． She didn't miss any chance on a long（7）　_　ride or hike（远足）． To start to lose weight right away， she（8）　　all the junk food and ate more fruit and vegetables． She lost 5 pounds（9）　　 ， She was very happy．

    To support her weight loss（减肥）and get（10）　　 ， Emily made a big decision． She increased her activities（11）　　going to the gym， riding with a biking group， hiking and taking the stairs instead of the lift at work．

    Visiting her parents' house was one of Emily's biggest（12）　　． "Food is everywhere all the time， on tables， in the fridge﹣even the second fridge is（13）　　．" As long as I didn't touch any of it， I was OK． For（14）　　 together， she often brought her own prepared food．

    Two years later， Emily has（15）　　her 30﹣pound weight loss goal and knows she can keep up her healthy habits for life． People who haven't seen her for a while say， "You look great!"

Last week my husband and I took a trip to visit friends and go skiing（滑雪）．During my time as a p（1）　　， I had flown over these huge mountains many times， admiring the shiny， snow﹣covered mountain tops from above． However， until last week， I never visited（2）　　at ground level．

    The first day we went skiing， we’d（3）　　into the mountains． Soon we followed the roads along the sides of mountains to the ski places． There we parked our car， I p（4）　_　 on my skis（滑雪板）and went ahead to the lift．

    As I rode the lift even higher up the mountain， I watched the people b（5）　　move along the snow． At the top of the lift everything was so amazing and beautiful． I was（6）　_　（站） on the mountain top， which was circled by more snow﹣covered mountains﹣it seemed that I had moved into a（7）　　（明信片）． I took a moment to reflect on the（8）　_　（自然的） beauty around me． It was valuable， not strong， and easily broken!

    Now， I'm back home thinking about the things which I experienced on that mountain top． It reminds me（9）　　 important the environment protecting is! Protecting our environment will make people（10）　　able to experience the same beauty in the future． So let's take action together to lead to a better future．

In my early childhood， I was often surprised when I saw my father making a small number of money with difficulty． Being a child， I was unable to understand him． When I was older， my father started doing a part﹣time job at home． He used to bring some work back and work till late night．

    I can't forget he played with me when I was 3﹣4 years old． He taught me how to read when I was at the age of 5． He took care of me all night when I was sick． Whenever I felt down， he would cheer me up． He also cared about my lessons and often helped me get ready for examinations． Later he sent me to New Delhi for the best education． Whenever I needed money， he never refused． He always managed money for my studies．

    Two years ago， I got a job at a hospital in New Delhi． When I helped my first patient， I got a strong feeling of satisfaction． When I got my first salary（薪水）which was about ten times more than my pocket money， I spent it all on myself．

    When I returned home one fine morning， I heard my father communicating with one neighbor． He was telling him my success in the job very proudly． He also told him that I had a higher salary than him at the end of his work． A dream， his son should become better than himself came true．

    I was unable to move on my feet past 23 years flashed into my mind in a moment． I knew my father loved me very much． I could understand the meaning of my father's aspirations（愿望）． I could understand the decisions my father made in the past． The financial（经济） difficulty he was facing was decided by his goal﹣making his child more successful than himself．

    If today I am successful， this is because of my father．

（1）From the first paragraph（段落）， we know the writer's father is　　．

A． humorous

B． hard﹣working

C． serious

D． outgoing

（2）When the writer was young， his father　　．

A． managed money for his studies

B． cheered him up all night

C． hardly bought anything for him

D． only cared about his examinations

（3）The right order of the story is　　．

a． My father sent me to get the best education．

b． My father thought his dream came true．

c． Being a child I was unable to understand my father．

d． I could understand the meaning of my father's aspirations．

e． I got a higher salary than my father．

A． b﹣d﹣c﹣e﹣a

B． d﹣a﹣c﹣e﹣b

C． c﹣a﹣e﹣b﹣d

D． c﹣a﹣d﹣b﹣e

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

A． The writer spent his first salary all on himself．

B． The writer heard what his father said to one neighbor．

C． The writer still couldn't understand what his father decided in the past．

D． The writer finally understood why his father had faced the financial difficulty．

（5）The best title（标题） for this passage may be　　．

A． A successful child

B． An unforgettable moment

C． A difficult time

D． A father's love

It's hard to find a person who doesn't like traveling． The human's hopes to explore（探索）new areas drive us to visit new countries and discover new places． It's a pity that it is impossible to explore every comer of the world even if you travel the whole life． So people search travel articles to learn more．

    If you want to become a travel writer who helps people to choose a trip， you should know how to create an article about traveling experience． Maybe the following can help you．

    Read different resources（资源）． Do you want to improve your skills and do great writings？ Start by exploring how experts do． Start following famous travel writers and discover how they engage readers． Also， it will help you to know about the latest news in the traveling．

    For sure， anyone can create a blog（博客）about traveling． But the top travel writers don't create articles according to stories of other people． They make every trip by themselves and share their experience in their articles． If you want to become a successful writer， you should have a large background in traveling． So you can create original articles and share your traveling secrets with your readers．

    Don't forget about your opinions when you discover how to write a travel article． If you want to copy someone's story， you can rewrite it and collect a few points． But if you're going to become a famous travel writer， you need to create original articles． Feel free to share your opinions and feelings．

    Being a travel writer is exciting． You have to travel， explore new areas and share your experience with readers．

（1）The Chinese meaning of the word "engage" is　　．

A． 聘请

B． 吸引

C． 告诚

D． 利用

（2）If you want to improve your writing skills， you should　　．

A． explore how experts do

B． visit new areas

C． discover more readers

D． report the latest news

（3）According to Paragraph 4， a top travel writer should　　．

A． create a blog about reading

B． write articles about others' stories

C． become an experienced traveler

D． share other people's traveling secrets

（4）According to Paragraph 5， we know a famous travel writer　　．

A． should often copy someone's story

B． usually rewrites some body's travel articles

C． only shares others' experience and feelings

D． should always have their own opinions

（5）This passage mainly tells us　　．

A． why people search travel articles to learn more

B． why people want to become a travel writer

C． how to write a good article about your traveling

D． how to travel， explore new areas and share your experience

Are you looking for good books to read？You're in the night place．Here（1）　　．I believe that the books are changing our lives．But first， I want you to think about reading in a different context（语境）．You can not just read for fun． Instead， think of reading as a tool for solving problems， a tool you can use to get valuable knowledge from experts all over the world．

    How many times have you found you have no idea to solve a problem？ Whether（2）　_　 or how to become a better acting of yourself， you just can't seem to come up with a good solution． If you're anything like me， you start asking yourself， "How do the experts deal with this ？" Well， （3）　　 and the answer is very easy to get． You can find the answers to most things by reading a book．

    In my Better Habits Guide， one of the ten daily habits I suggest is reading． In Fear of Failure？ I note that（4）　　 in the effort to learn from the tests and mistakes of others． All in all， reading is good．

    Although I said a lot， I still believe（5）　　 than others． These good books are the ones that have had a wonderful influence on my journey to be a better person．

中国人认为红色能够给他们带来好运．（luck）

Chinese people think that the color red can　　 them．

人人都应该在保护野生动物方面发挥作用．（part）

Everyone should　　 in protecting wild animals．

观看沏茶和喝茶一样令人享受．（enjoyable）

Watching the tea preparation is just　　 drinking the tea itself．

网课期间，我们多数人作业都很认真．（do）

Most of us　　 very carefully when we had classes online．

我们珍惜日常生活中与家人和朋友在一起的时光．（everyday）

We value the time we spend with our family and friends　　．

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Dear Mike，

    How's everything going？ I'd like to tell you our lives have changed a lot because of the COVID﹣19． For dining habits，

_______________．

    Look forward to hearing from you!

Yours，

Li Hua