2016年中考英语真题试卷（湖北孝感卷）

—Yes, to keep people          and the society in good order.

—If you make a        , you must keep it.

—Paper shouldn't          in everyday life.

    Billy's favorite color was orange. But he couldn't see what orange looked like.

    A month after he was born, his mother noticed that his eyes weren't as1as anormal baby's. “Billy would2 be able to see. He is blind.” The doctor said. Even so, with the hope to help Billy learn 3 about the world around him, his mother kept describing everything she saw for him.

    Not just through his mother's words, Billy saw 4 his ears and hands, too. He had perfect hearing. “In fact, he 5 see many things that normal people don't notice.”

     6 Billy lived in the dark, he always believed a dream would light up his life. He found that he was 7 in computer science. So he began learning it at seven years old. As a young boy, he8 going to Stanford University some days. And for years of efforts, he finally achieved his dream.

    Many people wanted to find out the secret of his 9. Billy explained, “Just move forward! Don't let any difficulty 10 your dream from coming true.”

    You cannot choose what you are given, but you can choose how you make use of it.

    An elephant and a monkey were arguing.

  “Look, how big and strong I am!” The elephant said.

    The monkey disagreed, “Look, how fast I can run and climb! Can you?”

    At last they asked a wise tiger, “Which is better—to be strong or to be quick?”

    The tiger said, “Go across the river and pick the fruit on that tree for me, then I can tell.”

    So they went to the river, but the water ran fast and the monkey was afraid.

“Get on my back,” said the elephant proudly, “I shall carry you.”

Soon they crossed the river. There stood the tree. But the fruit was too high for the elephant to reach. He also tried to pull the tree down, but failed.

  “Don't worry.” The monkey climbed quickly up the tree, and picked the fruit.

    Then they returned and gave the tiger the fruit. “Which is better—to be strong or to be quick?”

The tiger smiled, “Neither of you could get the fruit alone. It took both the elephant's strength and the monkey's quickness to get it.”

Dear mum and dad,

    I'm writing this letter to you from the center of Australia. At themoment we're staying near Uluru—that's the aboriginal(土著) name for Ayers Rock. On the first day, we took a balloon tour over the rock, and I was surprised at how big it was: 3.6 kilometers long and 384 meters high. The colors of the rock are fantastic, and at different times of the day, they change from purple to red. The Aborigines are the first people of Australia, and the ancient aboriginal stories describe the spirits that created the world. Uluru is a center of Aboriginal culture.

    The Australians have many British relatives. That's why they're like us in many ways. Their family life is similar to ours, and they enjoy the same food and hobbies. The food and drink that most Australians like are grapes, lamb, ham and especially wine that they make in the south of the country. They love all sports, but football is the most popular. Most Australians live near the coast, so they also love going to the beach, swimming and surfing.

Although it's December, it's summer over here. The sunshine is very bright, and near the coast the countryside is very green. There are lots of sheep in the fields and on the hills, but the outback(澳洲内陆) is more like a desert, full of rocks and sand.

    The next day after we arrived at Uluru, we went on a camel(骆驼) ride. The camel that I rode had a bad temper. When I sat on its back, it became very angry and refused me. So everyone else thought it was very funny that my camel kept lying down…

    Finally, later this evening, we're taking the plane back to Sydney and coming home, it's been a fantastic trip!

Tony

    Full of happiness and sadness, the year 2015 is coming to an end and we invite you, the foreign friends to share your stories with our millions of readers all over the world. We will choose some of the best and give prizes to the writers.

    Foreigners with some experiences about China during the past year. You may have visited for just a few days, stayed longer here or just met with Chinese in your owncountries.

What to write?

    Anything about China or Chinese people that happened to you. It can be Chinese food, buildings, tradition or anything you think worth writing about. 

How to join?

    E-mail your writing to readers@chinadaily.com.cn.

    Rules: At least 200 words and one photo about your story. More words and photos are encouraged. Please write the information, such as who, what, where and when, below your photos.

    Prize: A mobilephone.

    Deadline(截止日期): December 26^th, 2015.

    I'm Molly Brown, a student from New York. Every day, there are  terrible rules around me. In the morning, Mom's rules come—“Get up now and make your bed!”, “Don't leave your dirty dishes in the kitchen!” After that, I run to school  I can't be late. At school, I also have more rules  —don't be noisy, don't eat in class, …

    I can't play basketball after school except on weekends. Dad's rule is “You  do your homework.” After dinner, I have to read a book. So I can't relax, . No games, no TV programs, only rules, rules.

    However, Dr. Know tells me that parents and school are sometimes , but they make rules to help us to behave well in daily life. I believe rules are necessary.

    How do you feel about your Chinese? Is it good or bad? If you think youare good at Chinese, you can take part in the competition named the “Chinese Characters Dictation Competition (中国汉字听写大会)”. The competition became popular among teenagers. Let's know something about it.

    More and more computers and smart phones are used by teenagers. They spend too much time onthe Internet in playing or chatting. They are used to sending messages by computers and smart phones. As a result, some teenagers forget how to writethe Chinese Characters by hand. The teachers and parents are very worried about it. What can they do?

    Not long ago, they found an interesting game called the Chinese Characters Dictation Competition. The program was similar to the American show “National Spelling Bee”. In this program, middle school students competed among themselves and wrote down the Chinese Characters by dictation. Over two hundred competitors were from forty-six middle schools. The audiences(观众) loved this new kind of competition, too. They tried to write down the Chinese Characters while the competitors were writing them. Butthey found it was also difficult for them to write down all the Chinese Characters.

    Is it an interesting competition? Can you be the winner?

活动时间：3月5日

活动地点：幸福敬老院(Nursing Home)

参与人员：志愿者

活动形式：1）送鲜花、水果和美好的祝福。

      2）帮老人整理房间、打扫卫生……

      3） 陪老人聊天；为老人表演（唱歌、跳舞），读报……

活动感想：此活动很有意义，从中学会了关爱老人、尊重老人……

要求：1）要点齐全，条理清晰，语句通顺，不要逐字翻译，须适当发挥。

    2） 词数100字左右。（开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数）

Dear Mary,

    Thankyou for your last E-mail. Let me tell you what we did on 5^th March.……

    If you have the chance in China, I hope youcan join us.

Li Hua