湖北省武汉市中考英语试题word版含答案.docx

1、湖北省武汉市中考英语试题word版含答案二、选择填空26、-Well travel to different places this winter vacation. Enjoy your trip!-_.A. The same to you B. Yes, Id love to C. Me, too D. Very well, thank you27. Jims a taxi driver, _ he really wants to be a doctor.A. or B. and C. so D. but28. Do you know if Jack will drive to Londo

2、n this weekend?-Jack? Never! He_ driving so far.A. has hated B. will hate C. hated D. hates29. A nice tie! A present?-Yes, it is. My aunt _it to me for my last birthday.A. was sending B. had sent C. will send D. sent30. Is Miss Green in the office? -No, she _ to the library.A. goes B. had goes C. ha

3、s gone D. would go31. I turned to bookshops and libraries looking for information and found _.A. none B. both C. one D. neither32. Oh, you sound just like an American.-_. I still have trouble expressing myself.A. Yes, youre right B. Well, not quite like thatC. I dont mind D. Youre welcome33.Wed bett

4、er invite Jim and Jack to the party tonight.-Yes, _? Ill give the a call right now.A. why B. why not C. what for D. how34. This is quite a new phrase.-Right. It has already _the language.A. spoken B. used C. entered D. covered35.Weve no money and the last bus has gone. Any_idea?A. funny B. bright C.

5、 opposite D. correct36.Will you fix up the machine according to the _, David ? No problem.A. instructions B. inventions C. invitations D. interviews37.Hows now?-I hear the company _ him a very good job, but he turned it down.A. donated B. served C. offered D. introduced38. I used to _ with my wife a

6、nd watch TV movies at home.A. show up B. wake up C. come up D. stay up39. Is that Kates car?-It _be hers. She has just gone for a meeting.A. cant B. should C. mustnt D. may40. I didnt know _.A. when would the train arrive B. where could I get the bookC. what has been done D. who left the message二、完形

7、填空There is an old English saying, “Laughter is the best medicine.” One person certainly would have agreed with this is Norman Cousins.Norman Cousins was the editor of a magazine called Saturday Review for almost forty years. He also (41) and spoke about world peace and anti-war issues(反战议题), traveli

8、ng to many different countries to share his (42).In the 1960s, after returning to the United States from a busy and tiring trip to Europe. Mr. Cousins got (43) . He discovered he had a strange disease that caused great pain in his bones(骨头). In less than a week after he got back, he could not (44) i

9、t. Every move that he made was painful. He was not able to (45) at night. The doctor told Mr. Cousins that they did not know how to cure (治疗)his problem and he might never (46) the illness. Mr. Cousins, however, refused to give up hope .Mr. Cousins thought that the illness could be caused by (47) th

10、oughts. He did not want to take (48) to cure himself. Instead, he felt that happy thoughts or laughter might cure his illness.He began to experiment on himself while still in the hospital by watching comedy shows on television. Mr. Cousins quickly found that ten minutes of (49) laughter during the d

11、ay gave him two hours of pain-free sleep at night.Deciding that the (50) could not help him, Mr. Cousins left the hospital and checked into a hotel room where he could (51) his experiments with laughter. For eight days, Mr. Cousins (52) in the hotel room watching comedy shows on television, reading

12、amusing books, and sleeping whenever he felt (53) . Within three weeks, he felt well enough to take a vacation to Puerto Rico where he began running on the beach for (54).After a few months, Mr. Cousins was (55) to carry on his work. He had laughed himself back to health.41. A. laughed B. taught C.

13、wrote D. copied42. A. magazines B. subjects C. photos D. ideas43. A. rich B. sick C. lonely D. famous44. A. stand B. realize C. face D. improve45. A. dream B. eat C. shout D. sleep46. A. go through B. look after C. get over D. find out47. A. unhappy B. pleasant C. silly D. clever48. A. food B. time

14、C. medicine D. money49. A. unusual B. false C. real D. wild50. A. friends B. laughter C. experiment D. doctors51. A. begin B. end C. continue D. report52. A. rested B. worked C. studied D. played53. A. well B. tired C. afraid D. worried54. A. help B. exercise C. freedom D. fun55. A. able B. safe C.

15、lazy D. uncertain四、阅读理解A56. What is the reading about?A. An advertisement of the sales. B. A list of suits and sweatersC. A photo of a handsome boy D. A picture of a UK 57. How much can we save at most for a suit or a sweater?A. 15 B. 20 C. 30 D. 4558. “The Christmas Sales ends _.A. next weekend B.

16、this week C. in 24 hours D. in 14 days59. In the reading “HOBSONS” refers to (指)_.A. the name of the street B. the boss of the clothes shopC. the name of the clothes shop D. the sales for Chris tmas60. According to the reading, we can _.A. have a picture taken with a model B. take a free truck to th

17、e clothes shopC. do shopping either online or at the shop D. get 100 back for any orderBAlmost all cultures celebrate the end rof one year and the beginning of another in some way. Different cultures celebrate the beginning of a new year in different ways, and at different times on the calendar.In W

18、estern countries, people usually celebrate New Year at midnight on December 31st-January 1st. People may go to parties, sometimes dressed in formal（正式的）clothes, and the may drink champagne（香槟）at midnight. During the first minutes of the new year, people cheer and wish each other happiness for the ye

19、ar ahead. But some cultures prefer to celebrate the new year by waking up early to watch the sun rise. They welcome the new wear with the first light of the sunrise.Many cultures also do special things to get rid of（摆脱）bad luck at the beginning of a new year. For example, in Ecuador, families make a

20、 big doll from old clothes. The doll is filled with old newspapers and firecrackers. At midnight, these dolls are burned to show the bad things from the past year are gone and the new year can start afresh（重新）. Other common traditions to keep away bad luck in a new year include throwing things into

21、rivers or the ocean, or saying special things on the first day of the new year.Other New Year traditions are followed to bring good luck in the new year. One widespread Spanish tradition for good luck is to eat grapes on New Years Day. The more grapes a person eats, the more good luck the person wil

22、l have in the tear. In France, people eat pancakes for good luck at New Year. In the United States, some people eat black-eyed peas for good luck-but to get good luck for a whole year you have to eat 365 of them!61. The reading is mainly about_.A. the meaning of “Happy New Year!” B. several differen

23、t New Year traditionsC. what to eat on New Years Day D. why people dress up nicely on New Years Day62. Its clear that_.A. some cultures celebrate New Year in the morningB. the Western people celebrate New Year only on New Years DayC. people in Ecuador go to parties on December 31st-January 1stD. no

24、cultures do special things to celebrate New Year63. In some cultures, people throw things into rivers or oceans to_.A. bring good luck B. keep away bad luckC. forget everything D. plan for the next year64. To have a happy new year,_.A. friends talk to each other in special ways B. families make big

25、dolls filled with old clothesC. some people get up early to watch the sunrise D. Europeans eat 365 grapes on New Years Day65. When eating black-eyed peas on New Years Day, people think_.A. one pea brings one day of luck B. black-eyed peas are the best medicineC. the peas are too black and taste bad

26、D. the peas are helpful to count numbersCI never saw my father home from work late or ill, nor did I ever see my father take a “night out with the boys”. He had no bobbies but just took care of his family.For 22 years, since I left home for college, my father called me every Sunday at 9:00 am. He wa

27、s always interested in my life-how my family was doing. The calls even came when he and my mother were in Australia, England or Florida.Nine years ago when I bought me first house, my father, 67 years old, spent eight hours a day for three days, painting my house. He would not allow me to pay someon

28、e to have it done. All he asked, was a glass of iced tea, and that I hold a paintbrush for him and talk to him. But I was too busy, for I had a law practice to run, and I could not take the time to hold the paintbrush, or talk to my father.Five years ago, my 71-year-old father spent five hours putti

29、ng together a swing set（秋千）for my daughter. Again, all he asked was that I get him a glass of iced tea, and talk to him, But again, I had laundry to do, and the house to clean.The morning on Sunday, January 16, 1995, my father telephoned me as usual, this time he had seemed to have forgotten some th

30、ings we had discussed the week before. I had to get to church, and I cut the conversation short.The call came at 4:40 am. That day my father was sent to hospital in Florida. I got on a plane immediately, and I vowed（发誓）that when I arrived, I would make up for the lost time, and have a nice long talk

31、 with him ad really get to know him.I arrived in Florida at 1:00 am, but my father had passed away at 9:12 pm. This time it was he who did not have time to talk, or time to wait for me.In the years since his death I have learnt much about my father, and even more about every single day.66. We know from the reading that the father_.A. liked to paint houses B. had no friends around himC. was not healthy in his youth D. thought of his family as his all67. When her father painted her first house, the da