2012年湖北省恩施区中考英语试题及答案

第二部分基础知识运用（30分）

四、单项选择

请从下列各题所给的A、B、C三个选项中，选出一个可以填入空白处的最佳选项。（共15小题，计15分）

21. —How far is it from your home to school?

—It’s about twenty ______ walk.

A. minute’s

B. minutes’

C. minutes

22. —Would you like to have ______ cake?

—No, thanks. I’m fu ll.

A. more

B. another

C. other

23. Farmers have become ______ in our hometown in recent years.

A. more and more rich

B. richer and richer

C. more rich and more rich

24. ______ girl who will perform at the party tomorrow comes from ______ European country.

A. The；a

B. A；the

C. The；an

25. You should ______ it carefully before ______ a composition.

A. consider；write

B. consider；writing

C. considering；writing

26. —______ a nice day!

— ______.

A. How; So is it.

B. What; So is it.

C. What；So it is.

27. The boy is ______ clever that everybody ______ him.

A. such；likes

B. so；likes

C. so；like

28. He ______ go out with his parents, but now he ______ staying at home alone.

A. used to；is used to

B. is used to；used to

C. use to；is used to

29. —I’m sorry for stepping on your toes.

— ______.

A. Bad luck

B. You’re welcome

C. It doesn’t matter

30. —I don’t know when ______ tomorrow?

—I will call you as soon as he ______.

A. will he come; arrives

B. he will come; arrives

C. he will come; will arrive

31. —I called you last night, but you didn’t answer it.

—I’m terribly sorry. I ______ a meeting at that time.

A. had

B. was having

C. am having

32. He wrote his ______ novel when he was ______.

A. five; fifties

B. fifth; fifty

C. fifth; fiftieth

33. —It’s sunny today. Let’s go mountain climbing, ______?

—Good idea!

A. shall we

B. will you

C. won’t you

34. —When did you buy the computer?

—I have ______ this computer for 5 years, but it still works well.

A. bought

B. have

C. had

35. —Is that girl under the tree Mary?

—No, that ______be Mary. She is in New York.

A. can

B. mustn’t

C. can’t

A

On October 25，Liu Xiang picked up a gold medal at the 11th Chinese National Games. He is a first Chinese hurdler to win a gold medal three times. “I，m feeling great，”Liu said. “I started to take part in the National Games at the age of 18. Now I，m 26. I hope I can run at the Games again in four years. ”

Zhang Lili，a Chinese language teacher in Jiamusi，Heilongjiang province，was run over by a school bus as she pushed two students out of the way. After news of the accident was reported online, micro blogs were filled with concern (关注）and admiration (钦佩）for the teacher，with one netizen (网名）calling Zhang “ the most beautiful teacher in China”.

On November 16，an overloaded (超载）school bus ran into a coal truck in Gansu province. The accident killed at least 21 People—including 19 preschoolers (学龄前儿童)and hurt another 43, mostly children. The nine－seated bus was overloaded with 64 people.

51. The three passages above are most probably taken from .

A. Newspapers

B. Novels

C. Diaries

D. Books

52. What does the underlined part mean?

A. 拾起

B. 恢复

C. 顺便学到

D. 摘取

53. What can be the best title for the second passage?

A. Two pushed－away students.

B. The most beautiful teacher in China.

C. The most beautiful bride (新娘).

D. A Chinese language teacher.

54. How many preschoolers were killed in the accident?

A. 64.

B. 21.

C. 19.

D. 43.

55. Which is Not mentioned in the passage?

A. Zhang Lili comes from Heilongjiang province.

B. Liu Xiang joined in the National Games when he was 18.

C. The school bus accident happened in Gansu province.

D. More yellow school buses will be seen on the road in China.

B

The 2012 Summer Olympics will be held in London, UK. The city will become the first in history to host the Olympic Games three times.

The London 2012 Olympic mascots (吉祥物），which are named after two small English tow ns, are Wenlock and Mandeville. They only have one eye. But they look very friendly. Wenlock is wearing bracelets(手链）in the colors of the Olympic rings. UK children and families help design the mascots.

London is now ready for the 2012 Olympics. On May 5，the Olympic Stadium (体育场) opened in east London. Schoolchildren in London were the stars of the day. Niamh Clarke－Willis is 9. She pressed the button to open the Olympic Stadium with London 2012 Chairman Sebastian Coe. There were more than 40, 000 people taking part in the ceremony. The stadium can hold 80，000 people，It will host the Opening Ceremony of the London Olympics on July 27.

Now you can buy tickets for the London 2012 Olympics! They went on sale on March 15，500 days before the Games begin. There are 6. 6 million tickets to buy in six weeks. The cheapest cost is $ 20(210yuan) . The most expensive is $ 2, 012(21，000yuan).

56. How many times has London held the Olympic Games?

A. Once.

B. Twice.

C. Three times.

D. Four times.

57. How soon will the Opening Ceremony of the 2012 Olympics be held?

A. In about a month.

B. In about 2 weeks.

C. In about a week.

D. In about 2 months.

58. What are the mascots like?

A. They have two eyes.

B. They look very friendly.

C. They are careful.

D. They look like the Olympic rings.

59. What do the names of the 2012 Summer Olympic mascots come from?

A. Two small English towns.

B. Two UK children.

C. Two UK officers.

D. Two UK families.

60. Which of the following is Not True?

A. The Opening Ceremony of the London Olympics will be held on July 27.

B. The Olympic Stadium opened in south London.

C. The stadium can hold 80，000 people.

D. Now you can buy the tickets for the London 2012 Olympics.

第二节:阅读C篇材料，按要求完成下列各题。

When I was a child, my parents always told me that I should never talk to strangers. This was part of a whole list of things I should never do : Never accept food or candy from strangers，never get in a car with strangers，and so on.

But if we didn’t start a conversation with strangers, we，d never make new friends. We，d never get a job. ①We may miss the joy that comes from talking with strangers. And the more people you know, the more chances you can find.

The following passage offers you some advice on how to ②break the ice.

Don’t just stare at your shoes. Go and say “Hi” to that new guy. It will be easier to break the ice if you know more about different cultures.

British: Beautiful day, isn’t it?

The weather in Br itain is changeable. So, it’s one of the topics the British care most about. And there’s a simple rule: Say “Yes” whether you agree with the person’s idea on the weather or not. ③That’s because the British start a conversation using the weather so that the y can continue their talk.

French: Where did you go on holiday?

To talk with a French person, the safest way is to ask about his or her last holiday. French students enjoy a 10－to－15－day holiday every two months. French employees(雇员）get more than six weeks of holidays per year.

American: So，where are you from?

The US is so big and people move so often that location is always a source (来源) of talk. You can try to find a connection with the place they’re from. For example, if someone’s from Los Angeles, yo u could say : “Oh, I have a friend who studied there. ”

61. 将文中①处划线句子翻译成汉语。

_______________________________________________

62. 将文中②处划线短语翻译成汉语。

_______________________________________________

63将文中③处划线句子改写成同义句。

That’s because the British start a conversat ion using the weather ______ ______their talk.

64. What do you usually talk about to start a conversation with a French person?

_______________________________________________

65. What is the main idea of the passage?

_______________________________________________

第四部分语言综合运用（35分）

七、双基综合运用（共20分）

(一）词汇运用（共10小题，计10分）

根据下列句子的意思，用括号中所给词的正确形式填空，每空限填一词。

66. It’s ________ ( possible) to master English if you don’t have enough practice.

67. The lecture was so ________ (bore) that some people fell asleep while listening.

68. Nothing can prevent us from ________ ( realize) our dreams.

69. Many foreigners enjoy Chinese fashion, ________ ( especial) the Tang costume.

70. No one can ________ ( success) without any hard work.

根据下列句子的意思及所给单词的首字母或汉语提示，写出所缺单词，每空限填一词。

71. Though he has grown up，he isn’t brave e________ to go out alone at night.

72. The living conditions in the countryside have ________ (改善）a lot.

73. The children didn’t go to bed u________ their mother came back.

74. Now parents are ________ (花费）mo re and more money on their children’s education.

75. Most people think bicycles are much safer than other v________ .

2012年湖北省恩施区中考英语试题参考答案

第一部分听力测试(25分）

(1?10小题，每小题1分; 11?20小题，每小题1. 5分）

一、1 ?5 CACAB 二、6 ?10 CCBCA 11 ?15 ACBAB 三、16 ?20 CCBAC

第二部分基础知识运用（30分）

四、单项选择（共15小题，计15分，每小题1分）

21 ?25 BBBAB 26 ?30 CBACB 31 ?35 BBACC

五、完形填空（共15小题，计15分，每小题1分）

36 ?40 BADAB 41 ?45 CADAB 46 ?50 BACDA

第三部分阅读理解（30分）

六、阅读理解（共15小题，计30分，每小题2分）

51 ?55 ADBCD 56 ?60 CABAB

61. 我们可能会错过与陌生人交流的快乐。

62. 打破沉默/打破僵局/开始说话。

63. to continue /for continuing

64. ( I/We can/usually talk about) his/her (last) holiday；A holiday/Holidays.

65. How to start/begin a conversation with a stranger/How to break the ice ( with strangers). How do people start/begin a conversation? /How do people break the ice( with strangers) ?

七、双基综合运用（共20分，66?75每小题1分，76?80每小题2分）

66. impossible 67. boring 68. realizing 69. especially 70. succeed 71. enough 72. improved 73. until 74. spending 75. vehicles (注:与答案不符的不给分。）

76. How did you know about it? / Who told you about it?

77. When shall/ will we celebrate it?

78. What will you do/perform ( at the party) ?

79. Have you ( ever) heard it before?

80. How do you like it/the song? /What do you think of it/the song? Happy Fathers Day!

Yours, Li Hua