2018年湖南省益阳市中考英语试卷I.单项选择（共 15 小题，每小题 1 分，满分 15 分）从下列各题所给的 A、B、C 三个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳答案．1. It is ________useful book． I borrowed it from ________school library．（）A an； aB a； anC a； theD an； the2. —Who's your English teacher?—Miss Gao. She teaches ______ English very well.A ourB usC oursD we3. ﹣Must I finish the work in two days， Mrs． White？﹣________．（）A Yes， you needB No， you mustn'tC No， you needn'tD Certainly not4. ﹣Excuse me， could you tell me where the nearest post office is？﹣The nearest post office？ You will have to walk ________．（）A 500﹣metres awayB 500 metre farC 500 metres fartherD 500﹣metre far5. She is planning on driving． Let's help her ________some good ideas．（）A come outB come upC catch up withD come up with6. Yesterday， some doctors ________a ________boy．（）A had saved， dyingB saved， deadC has saved， deadD saved， dying7. I____in this small mountain village when I was a child．（）A use to liveB used to livingC used to liveD used to life8. ﹣ Shall we play football now？﹣ Sorry， I can't． Because my mother is ill， I have to ________her at home．（）A look forB look atC look afterD look like9. While I________with my friend， she came in．（）A am talkingB was talkingC talkedD am going to talk10. All of us enjoy playing computer games， ________we can't spend too much time on it．（）A andB orC butD so11. The students got________when they watched the interesting film．（）A excitedB boredC sadD upset12. ﹣The food is very delicious． I'm very full．﹣Why don't you ________a walk with me？（）A takeB to takeC takesD took13. Miss Wang has been afraid of ________alone since she was young．（）A beingB beC to beD is14. ﹣"Do you know ________？ I'm going to see him． "﹣"Sorry， I don't know． "（）A where does Mr． Li liveB where did Mr． Li liveC where Mr． Lilives D where Mr． Li lived15. John is hungry． He wants ________to eat．（）A somethingB anythingC nothingD everythingII.补全对话（共 5 小题，每小题 2 分，满分 10 分）16. A：Hi， Tony．（1）_______B：A lot of people were badly hurt in the Wenchuan earthquake．A： Yes， I feel so sorry about that．（2）_______B：What shall we do？A：（3）_______B：Good idea! Money must be a problem．A：（4）_______B ：We can also collect school things for the students there．A：Right! （5）_______B．You are so kind．A．What else can we do？B． I'm glad to hear that．C． Can you do me a favor？D． You look so sad， why？E． Let's do something to help them．F． I'll buy some with my lucky money．G． What about raising some money for them？III.完形填空．（共 10 小题，每小题 1 分，满分 10 分）阅读下面短文，从下列各题所给的A、B、C 三个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳答案．17. Confucius is a Chinese thinker and social philosopher , whose teachings and philosophy have （1）_______ influenced Chinese, Korean, Japanese and Vietnamese thought and life． His philosophy emphasized（强调）personal and governmentalmorality, correctness of social relationships, justice and sincerity． These values gained prominence in China over other doctrines（学说）, such as Legalism （法家） or Taoism （道家） during the Han Dynasty． Confucius' thoughts have （2）_______ into a system of philosophy（3）_______as Confucianism （儒家）． It （4）_______to Europe by the Italian Jesuit Matteo Ricci, who was the first to Latinise the name as "Confucius．"The formal name of Confucius was Kong Qiu , and he was also （5）_______ Zhongni． Confucius was from a warrior family． His father was a famous warrior （6）_______ had military exploits in two battles and got a feoff． But Confucius（7）_______his father when he was three years old, so he lived hard with his mother since his childhood．（8）_______ the support and encouragement of his mother, Confucius was very diligent in his studies．（9）_______ he had a mild wife who loved him, he still left his family and strived for his ideals． Confucius wanted to revive the perfect virtue of Huaxia and the classical properties of the Western Zhou Dynasty for （10）_______ a great harmonious and humanistic society．（1）A deepB deeplyC wide（2）A developB developedC been developed（3）A knowB knownC be known（4）A introducedB is introducedC was introduced（5）A callB nameC called（6）A whoB thatC which（7）A loseB lostC was lost（8）A UnderB WithC To（9）A ButB ThoughC Because（10）A buildB buildingC set upI.阅读理解（共 20 小题，每小题 2 分，满分 40 分）阅读下面四篇材料，从每题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项．18. Nancy's GymKeep fit! Lose weight!￥25/hourOpen two days a week: Saturday and SundayPh: 45562233Ice WorldHave fun skating here!￥20/hour for children￥30/hour for adultsTel: 88682526Water WorldCome to Water World!Open: 9 am to 9 pmTwo pools for children Adults: ￥10Two large pools for adultsChildren （aged 15 or under）: ￥7Two restaurantsTel: 21518296（1）What do people want to do at Nancy's Gym？________A To enjoy swimming．B To learn skating．C To become thinner．（2）Lucy likes skating． Which ad is she probably interested in？________A Ice World．B Water World．C Nancy's Gym．（3）You can call at________ when you want to swim．A 45562233．B 88682526．C 21518296．（4）You can go to swim in Water World at________．A 8：00 am．B 9：30 am．C 10：00 pm．（5）Which costs the most for an adult？________A Keeping fit at Nancy's Gym．B Skating in Ice World．C Swimming in Water World．19. The price of rice changes during the year．It is useful for rice farmers to know how the price ________, then they can sell their rice when the price is high．Last year, the price of rice was very low in November．This was a bad time for farmers to sell their rice．November, December, and January were all bad months．The best month for farmers to sell rice last year was April． July and August were also good times to sell rice．Between August and November, the price of rice went down every month． During other parts of the year, the price went up and down．It was hard for farmers to guess how the price would change from month to month．（1）The underlined word "changes" in Paragraph 2 means________．A becomes smaller．B gets more．C goes up and down．D stays the same．（2）The price of rice was the lowest in________last year．A January．B April．C July．D November．（3）In which months did the price of rice stay the same last year？________．A April and May．B July and August．C February and December．D March and September．（4）When could farmers probably guess the change in price during the year？________．A Spring．B Summer．C Fall．D Winter．（5）Which is the best title of the reading？________．A Seasons．B Changing in Price of Rice．C Months．D Buying and Selling．20. It was midday when I got the call that my grandfather was not well and he was quickly getting worse． My family did not know how long he would stay in the world． I knew I had to get to the hospital to tell him how much I loved him． As I drove to the hospital, I pictured him before I got to tell him how much he meant to me． Trying to fight back the tears, I wanted to stay calm when I saw him．When I got to the hospital, I hurriedly looked for his hospital room． I found him in a semi ﹣conscious state（半清醒状态）． On my knees, I said softly, "Hello, Grandpa．"Still feeling shy, I decided not to leave his bedside without letting him know． While I asked about how he was, he told me, "I'll be fine, Henry．" although we both knew that wasn't true． Then he asked me with a smile how I was doing．Hearing what my grandpa said, I was much moved． I made the decision that I had to show my gratitude（感激）for him． As I found all the ________ I had, I hold his hand tightly． I cried out, "Grandpa． I just want to let you know how much I love you． I hope you already know that yet I just want to make sure．" By this time, tears were rolling down my face． All those years of love that I had shut and not let him know, became free．Smilingly, he said, "I know． Thank you for telling me that． All I have on this planet is my family and my love for them． If there is anything I could ask of you, I want you to be good to your family, your mother, your father, and your brother． That's all I want of you．"What I learned that day changed my whole life．From then on, I began telling people how much I love them, care for them, and respectthem． I get in touch with, for example, my babysitter, my barber, to show my appreciation． I go down into the city once a week and serve pizza to the homeless． I wake up every morning and list everything I'm thankful to in my life．（1）How did the author got the news of Grandpa's illness？ Someone________to tell him．．A wrote． B rang． C sent an email． D came．（2）When the author got to the hospital， he found his grandpa was very________．A bad．B frightened．C well．D conscious．（3）The underlined word "________" （in Paragraph 4）means________in Chinese．A 激情．B 希望．C 运气．D 勇气．（4）What caused the author to change his whole life？ His grandpa's________．A death．B illness．C words．D story．（5）At last ，the author learned to how to________．A think highly of others．B help others get out of trouble．C get in touch with others．D share feelings with others．21. Gloria arrived in Barbados on 26 January, 2008 after rowing *across the Atlantic for three months and a half． Gloria was in one of 36 small wooden rowing boats that set off on 7 October, 2007 from Tenerife Island on the Atlantic Rowing Challenge Race*． Each boat was exactly the same design and each one had food for the journey *． There were two people in each boat and their challenge was to row across the Atlantic, a journey of about3 , 360 kilometres．Gloria began the journey with her husband in a small boat． However, after 14 days he became very afraid of the huge ocean and was not able to go on, so he left her with the help of a helping boat． This did not make Gloria give up． Instead, she decided that she would continue by herself． So, for the next hundred days, she rowed her small boat alone and fought against the waves and the winds, and her own fears．When she finally arrived in Barbados, Gloria was not willing to leave her boat although her husband and family were there to greet her． She sat so long in the boat that she could hardly stand, her husband had to carry her off the boat． After that, the first thing she did was to drink a toast *to her small boat, ________． This lady carried her safely through many storms on her long journey and she loved it．Gloria is really a brave woman． She has become the tenth woman in the world to row across the Atlantic． Like the others, she has experienced great joys and terrible things． But ________, "Sometimes I wanted more than anything to be warm and dry in bed and safe from the storm around me． I wanted to stop being brave, " she said．（1）When did Gloria's husband leave her？ It was________．A on 7 October， 2007．B on 26 January， 2008．C on 21 October，2007． D on 12 January， 2008．（2）When she reached Barbados，________．A Gloria thanked her husband．B Gloria felt sad to leave her boat．C Gloria jumped off her boat quickly．D everyone drank a toast to Gloria．（3）What does "the very special lady" mean？________．A Gloria's boat．B Gloria's mother．C Gloria herself．D Gloria's motherland．（4）Which of the following is similar in meaning to the sentence "A brave person is not always brave．" ？________A She was not willing to leave her boat， her close friend．B Her husband became very afraid of the huge ocean and left her．C She fought against the big waves and strong winds， and her own fears．D Sometimes she wanted to be warm and dry and to stop being brave．（5）Why does the writer think that Gloria is really brave？ Because________．A she got to Barbados successfully with her husband．B she took part in the Atlantic Rowing Challenge Race．C she arrived at Barbados after rowing 3，360 kilometres．D she didn't need her husband at all during the journey．III 阅读下面短文内容，把 A ～D 四个句子填入文中空缺处，使短文内容完整、正确，然后完成第五小题．（每小题 1 分，共 5 分）22. Who sleeps in class?YOU may feel curious （好奇的） about students in other countries: Do they also haveso much homework?（1）________On April 8， a report came out on the lives of high school students in China，Japan， South Korea and the US． It surveyed around 6，200 students from the four countries last year． You will find the answers to many of your questions in this report．（2）________（3）________（4）________A What do they do in their spare time？．B That's much more than students of the US （26.C and 38.D Most Korean students watch TV．（5）From the passage we can know that Chinese student________．A studies hardest．B sleeps most often in class．C is the mostdistracted． D least like taking notes．I. 词汇（每小题 1 分，共 5 分）用方框中所给单词的适当形式填空．23. chat they win two set（1）Monday is the________day of a week．（2）Lily isn't used to________on the Internet．（3）Last Saturday we went to the airport to meet those________．（4）Mike， tell them not to climb the rocks， or they may hurt________．（5）In 1946， UNICEF________up to help children whose lives were changed because of the Second World War．II.完成句子（每小题 2 分，共 10 分）根据汉语意思完成英语句子，每个空格填一个单词．24. 我奶奶在看电视的时候睡着了．My granny________ asleep while she was________TV．25. 我把收音机关小声一点，你介意吗？Would you________my turning________the radio？26. 外面正下着大雨，你最好呆在家里．It's________outside， you'd better________at home．27. 林先生总是步行而不是开车去上班．Mr．Lin always________to work________of driving a car．28. 到 15 岁为止，凯蒂自学了两种外语．________the time she was fifteen， Kitty has taught herself two________languages．III.短文填词（共 10 小题，每小题 1 分，共 10 分）阅读下面短文，根据中文、首字母、音标或语境的提示，在每个空格内填入一个适当的单词，要求所填的单词意义准确，拼写正确．29. Once a boy came to ask a fisherman how to become cleverer， because his mother （1）________（总是）called him "foolish boy"．"That's easy，" answered the fisherman． "I know one way to （2）m________ you become cleverer．""Really？""Of course． It is （3）________ a fish head is good for brain． If you eat one， you'll become cleverer （4）________ /in'di：d/． Pay only three pounds for one fish head．" The boy paid him three pounds and the fisherman cut off a fish head and handed it to him．A raw fish head is not good﹣not even for a （5）________ /'hʌŋgrɪ/ boy to eat， but the boy ate it （6）________ in two gulps．"Do you feel （7）________（任何东西）？" asked the fisherman．"Not in my head，" said the boy．The boy lay on the ground and thought． "One whole fish （8）c________ only two pounds． I had paid him three pounds for the fish head． Why couldn't I have the whole fish for soup，a head for brain and one pound left over？" He jumped up and （9）s________ at the fisherman． "You thief! You are fooling me!" The fisherman （10）________ （笑）， saying，"The fish head works now， you see．"第四节书面表达（满分 15 分）30. 我们因梦想而伟大，所有的成功者都是大梦想家．如何成为一名科学家，请你以"How to become a scientist"为题，写一篇建议性的文章要求：（1）字数：90 词左右．（2）内容完整，语言流畅，不要逐句翻译，可以适当发挥．2018年湖南省益阳市中考英语试卷答案1. C2. B3. C4. C5. D6. D7. C8. C9. B10. C11. A12. A13. A14. C15. A16. D,E,G,A,F17. BCBCCABBBB18. CACBB19. CDBCB20. BADCD21. CBADC22. ABCDA23. second,chatting,winners,themselves,was set24. fell,watching25. mind,down26. raining,stay27. walks,instead28. By,foreign29. always,ake,said,indeed,hungry,up,anything,osts,houted,laughed30. How to become a scientistWith the development of science and technology，scientists have played an important rolein the society and even changed our world．As a student in middle school，I want to be a scientist like Edison．But how can I let my dream come true？In my opinion，first，we must study hard to get more knowledge．It's impossible for us to invent anything without knowledge．【高分句型】（努力学习，获得更多的知识）Second，we should have an interest in inventing．When we are interested in something，we can do it well．【高分句型】Interest is the best teacher （感兴趣）Third，we need to be creative．We should always come up with new ideas and try new things．（有创造力，尝试新事物）The Most important thing is that we should keep on and never give up【高分句型】．（坚持永不放弃）。
