2016年湖北省咸宁市中考英语真题试卷

—_________ exciting news for the long summer vacation!

—people usually eat rice dumplings to remember Qu Yuan.

—And she was the first Chinese who won the prize in science.

—Well, if it __________, the school sports meet will be canceled.

—It _________ him. He has retired(退役) since April 13.

—It tells us ____________ in public.

—It is _________ exciting _______ I'd like to see it again.

—Great! No one speaks English ________ her.

—As Chinese, we are proud of it.

—I agree, you are really a greener person.

—Of course! It's popular with __________ the young ________ the old.

—They keep their hands on the phones wherever they go, even while they _______ meals.

—That's right. _________________________.

    Once upon a time there lived a wise king who wanted to marry off his favorite daughter. He 1 how he could find the right person. Finally, the king had an 2. He decided to hold a contest(比赛) to decided which gentleman would achieve this great honor. The king ordered that anyone 3 wanted to marry the princess must report to the palace. To win his daughter, a man must fill up a whole room with a(an) 4 thing very quickly.

    The first brave man anived at the palace. He brought bags full of feathers. With great 5, he started to fill the large room with feathers, but time ran out and he failed.

    The next day, 6 young man tried to quickly fill the room, this time with beautiful silk. Time ran out again, and he left the palace 7.

    The contest went on day afterday, 8 contestants hoped to pass the test but no one 9. The king began to lose heart. Wasn't anyone in the kingdom qualified(有资格的)to many the beautiful princess?

    One day, a young man arrived at the palace empty-handed. The king wondered how this man planned to win the contest. Entering the room, the young man 10 the lights. He reached into his pocket, got a small 11 and lit it. In no time, the light filled the whole room.

    The king was very happy because he had found the perfect match for his lovely daughter.

    To get through a problem, sometimes we must 12 the way we're thinking about it. We need to re-educate ourselves by looking at the problem in a different way.

Surprising Camara.

    WATCH out! A slingshot(弹弓) is aimed at you. But don't be afraid. It's just a camara. It's called Slingshot Camara. The camara will catch your Surprised look. Pull the rubberhand(橡皮筋)back and shoot. It takes a Picture. Two designers from South Korea made's.

Making Use of Smog

    SMOG(雾霾)is annoying. But what if it could be made into a diamond(钻石)? A “Smog Free Tower” will try to do that, although the diamonds will not be as real ones. Black particles(颗粒)in smog and diamonds are mostly carbon. A designer from the Netherlands made the tower.

New Flower Home

    WHEN plants get too big, you have to move them from a small flowerpot to a big one. Now, the special Growth Flowerpot can save you time and energy. It's made of a special materal in origami style. It gets bigger and bigger as the plant grows. It is from Belgium.

Easy Bike Parking

    PARKING a bike is not easy in big cities. Here comes the bicycle-parking tower. You only need to use a card and push a button. Then the tower can hold your bike in an empty place inside it. You don't even need to lock the bike.

Solar Charged Light

    YOU can put it in your pocket. But if it's inflated(充气), it turns into a light! This is LumnAID, a solar light that can be on for 16 hours after recharging(充电) with just seven hours of sunlight. Two US students designed it.

    Zhang Ming, a college student from Shandong, created a 9-page “WeChat guide”. With drawings and simple words, the step-by-step guide explains how to send messages, take pictures and make video calls. Zhang made the guide for his parents. “My parents are getting old. They need an easy way to learn how to use new technology.” He said.

    Zhang's experience is common nowadays. Worldwide, 40 percent of parents learn about new technologies, including computers, mobile Internet and social media, from their children, according to a study from the International Communication Association in 2014.

    Parents used to teach their kids about almost everything. Now for the first time, the teachers become the students, and the students turn into the teachers.

    The change of roles comes from the rapid development of society and technology, says Zhou Xiaohong, a sociology professor from Nanjing University. Zhou said the Internet and other forms of media give children ways to get information besides from asking older generations(长辈). Therefore, in the age of information, it's possible that children know more than their parents do.

    According to the China Internet Network Information Center(CINIC), 56.7 percent of Internet users and 67.2 percent of social media users in China are under the age of 30. The younger generation usually acts as a link between their family and the new environment. But when they teach their parents new technologies, parents can connect to the new world by themselves, noted Zhou.

    In Zhang Ming's eyes, teaching his parents about WeChat brings him closer to his parents. “People can communicate more by using new technology. Why should we keep our parents out?” said Zhang.

    Too many people want others to be their friends, but they don't give friendship back. That is why some friendships don't last very long. To have a friend, you must learn to be one. You must learn to treat your friend the way you want your friend to treat you. Learning to be a good friend means learning three rules: be honest, be generous(慷慨的), be understanding.

    Honesty is where a good friendship starts. Friends must be able to hones' one another.

    ①如果你不说实话，人们通常都会识破。If a friend finds out that you haven't been hones', you may lose your friend'.

    Generosoity means sharing and sharing makes a friendship grow. You don't have to give your lunch money or your clothes, of course. Instead you have to learn how to share things you enjoy, like your hobbies and your interests. Naturally  you will want to share your ideas and feelings. These can be very valuable to a friend. They tell your friend what is important to you ③________.

    Sooner or later everyone needs understanding and help with a problem. Something may go wrong at school. ④Talking about the problem can make it easier to solve. Turning to a friend can be a first step in solving the problem. So to be a friend, you must listen and understand. You must try to put yourself in your friend's place so you can understand the problem better.

    ②No two friendship are ever exactly alike. But all true friendships have three things in common. If you plan to keep your friends, you must practise honesty, generosity and understanding.

    There was a boy who was forced to a boarding(寄宿的)school by his parents. Before being sent away, this boy used to be the b student in his class. He was at the top in every competition. But things changed after he went to the new school. His grades started d. He hated being in a group. He was l all the time. He felt he was worthless and that no one loved him.

    His parents began to worry ahim. But even they did not know what was wrong with him. So his dad decide to visit the school and have a t with him by himself.

    They sat on the beach near the school. The father started asking him q about his classes, teachers and sports with a smile on his face. After some time his dad said kindly, ”Do you know w I am here today, my dear son?”

    The boy answered back q, “To check my grades.”

    “No, no.”his dad replied calmly, “I am here to make you u that you are the most important person for me. I want to see you happy. I don't care about grades. I care about you. Nothing could be more valuable than your h. You are my life!”

    These words made the boy's eyes filled with t. He hugged his dad happily. They didn't say ato each other for a long time.

    Now the boy knew there was someone in the world who cared about him deeply. He meant the world to someone. From then on, the boy felt confident in his life again.

要点：1）学校举行图书展，一年两次，向国学们介绍优秀文学作品；

      2）各个班级设立图书角，同学们可以自由交换书籍；

      3）每天下午通过广播进行15分钟的“听书”活动；

      4）每学期每人至少阅读5本好书，并撰写一篇读书心得。

注意：1）词数：80词左右，开头与结尾已写出，不计入总词数；

      2）内容必须包括上述所有要点，可适当发挥；

      3）参考词汇：literature; set up; exchange(v. 交换); broadcast(n.广播) ; reading report

    It's said that reading makes a full man. Here are some ways in our school to make reading more fun.

    Through these activities, we really love reading now.