湖北省宜昌市2017年中考英语模拟试卷

1. —My calculator _____________. What can I do in the math class?

—Don't worry. Let's go to Lost and Found.

2. —Excuse me, please look at the sign ___________.

—Sorry, I didn't see it. I'm putting out the cigarette.

3. —Would you ___________ turning down the music a little bit? It's too noisy.

—Of course not. I'll do it right away.

4. —Have you read today's morning paper?

—Not ___________. What's the latest news about the hand—foot—mouth disease?

5. —Mum, I'm sorry I _____ my English test again, though I tried my best.

—Oh, believe in yourself and you'll make progress at last.

6. —Our class has won the first place of the friendship basketball match.

— __________. I was impressed by the performance of your team.

7. —I don't have a partner to play table tennis with.

—Why___________ a sports club to practice a lot?

8. —Bruce, how did you like the movie you saw last night?

 —It was ___________. I left the cinema half way through it.

9. —Shall I take you to the shopping mall after work?

—No, thanks. My father said he would ______ there on his way home.

10. —They are discussing what to do for the disabled.

— ___________is necessary to provide them with more positions.

11. —I'd like to choose light blue as my bedroom color.

—___________. The color brings me a relaxing and peaceful feeling.

12. —Listen! Kathy is playing the piano in the next room.

—It __________ not be Kathy. She has gone to Hangzhou to visit the Cross—sea Bridge.

13. —How long has the nationwide ban(禁止) on plastic bags been put into practice?

—__________ the beginning of June.

14. —I wonder ___________ you know about the 29^th Olympic torch（火炬）.

—It is 72 centimeters high, weighs 980 grams.

15. —What do you think of the book A Haw Tree written by a woman writer?

—It reminds me of the days ________ I spent in the countryside.

16. 完形填空

I can't believe the homework my seven-year-old son brings home! I have to sit with him every afternoon in order to see all the homework 1 There is so much work and he is very 2 after school. I have to give him a little time—out, so he can swim 3 just get relaxed in front of the TV. Then we continued and it 4 a few hours at least to finish all the homework. I don't remember having so much work when I was at this 5 and I don't remember it being so hard!

    It seems to me as if I am paying the school and they are sending my child 6 with so much work for me to 7 him do! Why don't they do all this work at school? I think these 8 are doing the students great harm（伤害）! They shouldn't be 9 to give the kids so much work to do on their 10

    Then the sport is pushed again and again! I have always been a 11 of sports, but I can see that my son is not as interested as I 12 to be. I can see that he would rather read or do something 13 like drama or art. I would love him to be a sportsman, but if that isn't 14 he wants, then I would rather he was happy. Kids should 15 their own interests and not be made to do what other people want them to do!

17. 阅读理解
    Bargaining is the rule here in Beijing. At least, it is so in most markets and back—street clothes shops.  Bargaining is an art and if you are unfamiliar(不熟悉) with it, we'd like to offer you some advice. The tips(窍门) here are often used in Beijing but may help you at any place in the world where bargaining is practiced.
    DO NOT say how much you want to pay for an item(物品) unless it's near the end of the bargaining. Always try and drop the seller's offering price as much as possible before opening your mouth with a price.
    DO throw out really low prices like 10 RMB with a big smile.
    DO keep smiling from the beginning to the end. The seller usually continues bargaining with a happy smiling face. Getting angry hardly gets you the price you want.
    KEEP in mind the price offered by the seller at the beginning is usually at least 40% over the generally reasonable price. It can be up to 500% over.
    DO have an idea of what the item costs. You can ask your friends, people in the hotel or others you know, or look at the list below. This is very general and is based(根据) on a market like Xiu Shui. You may not be able to get the lowest prices at Xiu Shui, especially on a weekend when there are lots of tourists around.

18. 阅读理解

    Height is just one of the thousands of features your genes decide. In fact, because you have two parents, your genes provide you a height that usually lands somewhere between the height of each parent. If both your parents are tall, then most probably you will be tall, too, but if you have questions about how tall you're going to be, ask your doctor if he or she can help you find it out.

    But genes don't decide everything. For example, eating an unhealthy diet can keep you from growing to your full potential(潜力). Getting plenty of sleep and enough exercise will help you grow to the expected height.

    No doubt you're wondering how fast you should grow. It depends. There's no perfect or right answer. Generally speaking, kids grow about 2 inches (6 centimeters) a year between age 3 and the time when they start puberty (when your body starts changing and becoming more grown up).

    Your doctor will know how your growth has been going over the years. Two centimeters here and 2 inches there are not nearly as important as the height you're at now, how you've been growing up to this point, and what other changes your body may be going through.

    Don't be scared if you seem to have grown a lot in a very short time. Everyone has a growth spurt（高峰）during____The age for starting puberty is about 10 for girls and about 11 for boys. But it can be earlier or later —between 7 and 13 for girls and 9 and 15 for boys.

    You'll usually begin to notice that you're growing faster about a year or so after your body starts to show the first changes of puberty.

19. 七选五

A. running away is anything B. they often find them in risky situations C. it may be natural D. these kids are more easy to get affected(感染) E. no one cares about them F. you probably imagine

    When you think about running away,   that there will be no more rules, no parent to tell you what to do, no more fights. Sounds great and exciting, right? In fact, but fun. Kids who run away face new problems like not having any money, food to eat, a safe place to sleep, or anyone to take care of them.
    People with no home and no money become ready to do anything just to meet their everyday needs. Because of this, that would be terrible even for adults. Runaway kids join in dangerous crimes(犯罪) much more often than kids who live at home.
    Kids who live on the streets often have to steal(偷) for a living. Many take drugs to get through the day because they become so sad and feel that. Some are forced(被迫) to do things they wouldn't normally do to make money. The number of kids with HIV or AIDS and other diseases is higher on streets, too, because  . This problem is attracting more and more attention.

20. 翻译         

21. 根据所给的短语提示，描写一下地震发生的时候Benny是怎么做的。

Sandra: I was almost asleep when I felt the bed rocking. Suddenly I noticed our blinds(百页窗) moving. So I quickly looked around to see what was happening. I found my ceiling fan was moving although I had turned it off a moment ago. I quickly woke up my children and we left the building as quickly as possible.

feel my chair moving and see the computer shaking hear noises coming from the shaking window see what is going on shake as if it is going to fall wake up my housemates

Benny: I was in my office               

22. 下面是汶川地震中的一张照片。它记录了一个叫郎铮的三岁男孩在地震十小时后被解放军从废墟(debris)中救出(rescue)。躺在担架(stretcher)上的他慢慢地举起右手向救他的人敬礼（salute to）。请你以“感动”为题，用英语简单描述这个故事并写出你的感想。

要求：故事描述要包括提供的所有信息。字数：80—100。短文开头已给出，不计入总字数。

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    At 14:28 on May 12, an earthquake broke out in Wenchuan. Soon people all over China went to the rescue.