中考英语试题

【2019 • 湖北省恩施州】

For more than 300,000 years, human beings have paid much attention to developing technology to make our life easier, faster and more comfortable with the help of machines and tools.

Thanks to the modern technology, humans live longer and more healthily, and are able to get better food, medicine and shelter. We can be proud of this progress. In the past, many poor people died from hunger and diseases. But now many diseases can be cured successfully.

We need “more”, more food, more shelters, more medicines, etc.. And up to now, technology has been used in various fields in the city, including intelligent(智能的)education, intelligent medical treatment, intelligent tourism, smart transportation and especially the field of 5G. Recently, Central China’s Hubei province has built more than 300 5G base stations(基站) and achieved full 5G signal coverage(信号覆盖)in some of its cities. A dozen 5G experience centers have been completed in cities including Xiaogan, Yichang and Jingmen.

With the development of the high technology, our living conditions have already been improved a lot. But we still have a long way to go. So, we ought to face all the challenges positively to make it serve us better.

31．Why do people develop technology according to the passage?

A．To get more food and medicine.   B．To make transportation quicker.

C．To make our life easier, faster and more comfortable.    D．To get a better education.

32．What does the underlined word “cured” in Paragraph 2 probably mean ?

A．改正         B．解决             C．了结             D．治愈

33．Which field has the technology not been used in from the passage?

A．Intelligent education.           B．Intelligent medical treatment.

C．Intelligent games.               D．Intelligent tourism.

34．Which of the following statements is NOT TRUE according to the passage?

A．Hubei has built over 300 5G base stations.

B．Xiaogan, Yichang, Enshi and Jingmen have all set up 5G experience centers.

C．There has been full 5G signal coverage in some cities of Hubei.

D．There are a dozen 5G experience centers in Hubei.

35．What’s the main idea of this passage?

A．What technology can bring for us.

B．How people develop technology.

C．Why Hubei has built so many 5G base stations.

D．What challenges we should face to develop technology.

 【2019 • 湖北省咸宁市】—The year 2019 marks the 70th anniversary(周年)of the founding of the People’s Republic of China.

—As we know, _____________. We have made great achievements in many fields.

A. many hands make light work                 B. money isn’t everything

C. well begun is half done                    D. something is better than nothing

If music makes you smarter and exercise helps you to think, surely exercising to music can turn you into a clever person.

A team of scientists from Ohio State University did experiments on 33 volunteers who were getting better from heart disease after operations. They found those volunteers who exercised while listening to Italian musician Antonio Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons did much better on language ability tests than without music. It is also used in medical fields for patients who have had head hurts because of its moderate tempo (舒缓的节拍).

“Exercise seems to cause good changes in the nerve (神经) system and these changes may improve the learning ability of people with heart disease,” said Charles Emery, who led the study. “And listening to music is thought to enhance understanding. We just wanted to put the two results together,” he added.

The volunteers said they felt better after exercising with or without music. But their improvement on the test doubled after listening to music during exercise. Scientists have proved that music can be good for health and education. It helps reduce stress and sadness, encourage relaxation or sleep, wake up the body and improve memory and thoughts.

Scientists have been studying the results of exercise to music on learning and understanding since the early 1950s. A study showed that students who listened to Mozart’s violin pieces and exercised went on to get higher marks in an IQ test. With important exams drawing near, your parents will not probably allow you to listen to music or play sports. But perhaps now you have good reasons to argue with them.

(   )1. What does the underlined word “enhance” mean?

A. produce          B. provide        C. improve          D. impress

(   )2. From the last paragraph we can learn that ______.

A. you should follow your parents’ words

B. you have some good reasons to join in an IQ test

C. good marks depend on listening to music and exercising

D. exercise to music might help you get higher grades in tests

(   )3. Which of the following statements is true?

A. Music helps volunteers get better from heart disease.

B. Exercise is used for people with head hurts.

C. Exercise causes no changes in health without music.

D. Music can help you relax and feel energetic.

(   )4. What might be the best title of the passage?

      A. Exercise to Music                   B. Music and study

C. Importance of Music                         D. Studies on Exercise

When you and your family go out for dinner, do you notice how many dishes you usually order? It’s OK if you finish all of them. But if you waste too much food, you need to pay for it.

Last year, China’s top legislature ( 立法机关 ) reviewed ( 审议 ) a draft law ( 法律草案 ) for stopping food waste for the first time. In general, a draft will become law after the top legislature reviews it three times.

According to the draft law, restaurants should tell customers not to order too much. If customers leave too much food uneaten, restaurants can charge ( 收费 ) them for food waste. The law also bans ( 禁止 ) waiters from encouraging people to order too much food. Some restaurants may use the “N-1” mode for people to order dishes. “N” stands for the number of persons at a table. So if there are six people at your table, you should order just five dishes, which can help people control the amount of dishes in a proper way.

The draft law also asks schools to teach their students to avoid food waste. It also bans TV programs about overeating and overdrinking. Producers of such programs will face a fine of up to 100,000 yuan.

Food waste happens in many places and has long been a big problem around the world. We need to obey the law and refuse to waste food.

1 ． If customers waste too much food, they ________ .

A ． need to pay some money for it B ． need to say sorry about it

C ． can’t enter the restaurant again D ． can leave the restaurant for free

2 ． According to the “N-1” mode, if 9 persons plan to eat in the restaurant, they need to order ________ dishes.

A ． 7 B ． 8 C ． 9. D ． 10

3 ． Which is NOT true according to the passage?

A ． Students should avoid food waste at school.

B ． Programs about overeating will be allowed on TV.

C ． Food waste has been a big problem all over the world.

D ． Waiters can’t encourage people to order too much food.

4 ． You may read the passage in ________ .

A ． a storybook B ． a guidebook C ． an advertisement D ． a newspaper

5 ． What does the passage mainly talk about?

A ． Harm of food waste. B ． Importance of healthy food.

C ． Law to stop food waste. D ． Advantages of stopping food waste.

— Whose dictionary is this?

— It ________ be Jeff’s. Look! His name is on Page One.

A ． must B ． need C ． can’t

You’d better tidy up your room ________ your father comes back.

A．so                          B．or                          C．before                    D．but

 To complete her online learning, Suzy needs a computer or a mobile phone to receive messages___________ her teachers.

A. with       B. during       C. from       D. through

We got so wet. We had ________ umbrellas ________ raincoats with us!

A ． either; or B ． both; and C ． neither; nor D ． not only; but also

—Shall we go out and do some outdoor activities?

—________ .

A ． You’re welcome B ． That’s a good idea C ． Don’t worry D ． It’s none of your business

— is the bridge?

— It’s about 2 kilometres long.

A ． How far B ． How long C ． How wide D ． How deep

soon, come, you, how, back, will

_______________________________________________?

As long as （只要） all the Chinese people pull together, our China Dream will ______.

A ． come on B ． come true C ． come from D ． come round

These two sweaters are so expensive that I can afford n________ of them.

There are only 24 hours in a day, and usually about a third of that is spent sleeping. So is it possible to make use of this time and learn a new skill or even a language? In other words, is sleep learning possible?

Many studies have found that a basic form of learning, called conditioning , can happen during sleep. In a 2012 study published in the magazine Nature Neuroscience , for example, Israeli researchers found that people can learn to connect sounds with smells during sleep. The scientists played a tone ( 声音 ) to sleeping study participants ( 参与者 ) while putting some rotten ( 腐烂的 ) fish beside their beds. Once awake, when hearing the tone, the people held their breath in anticipation ( 预判 ) of a bad smell.

“This was a clear finding showing participants formed new memories during sleep,” said Andrillon, a scientist in this field.

Although the new memory was implicit ( 暗示性的 ), it could influence how people behave, researchers found in a 2014 study published in the Journal of Neuroscience . In that research, after spending a night in a room full of cigarette ( 香烟 ) smell mixed with rotten eggs or fish, smokers use fewer cigarettes.

Andrillon and his team members have found that learning in sleep can also go beyond simple conditioning . In their 2017 study published in Nature Communications , participants were able to pick out sound features that they had heard during sleep.

Learning abilities in sleep may spread to learning of words. In a study published in Current Biology , researchers played pairs of made-up words and their supposed meanings, like “guga” means elephant, to sleep participants. After this, when awake, the participants did better in picking the right translation of made-up words in a multi-choice test.

So far, research suggests it may be possible to learn about the tone and pronunciation of a language or even the meaning of words while sleeping, although it is to a weaker level than what we do during the day without noticing.

1 ． What is the main purpose of the text?

A ． To show that sleep learning is possible. B ． To study how to make use of sleep learning.

C ． To report some famous research findings. D ． To prove sleep learning is implicit and weak.

2 ． What does the phrase “new memories” in the third paragraph refer to ( 指的是 )?

A ． Connection between participants and scientists. B ． Connection between sounds and smells.

C ． The tone’s influence on the rotten fish. D ． The rotten eggs’ influence on cigarettes.

3 ． What is the main idea of the last two paragraphs?

A ． Sleep can do good to learning. B ． Language learning can happen in sleep.

C ． People learn in sleep in a different language. D ． Sleep learning is better than daytime learning.

—Chinese government has controlled COVID-19 ________ .

—I think so. China is the only country that allows millions of people traveling around during holidays.

A ． successful B ． more successfully C ． most successfully

— Hi, Ann. Do you know where your English teacher Mr. Liu is?

— He ________ be in the classroom. It’s the English class now.

A ． can B ． must C ． may D ． need

Wang Xingyue, 14, Shnaghai: I don’t think we should set off firecrackers during holidays. It is really noisy. Some people set them off at midnight. People nearby can’t sleep well. It also creates air pollution and lots of rubbish. So I think there is no need to set them off anymore during holidays.

Liu Ran, I4, Shangdong: Setting off firecrackers is a tradition during Chinese festivals. People set them off to celebrate or wish a happy new year. This is very important in our lives. It reminds us of the invention of gunpowder in ancient China. We can’t give it up.

Lin Yisong, 15, Zhejiang: I think we should control firecrackers. During holidays, the government could tell people to gather in one place. They can set off firecrackers and others can watch. It is safer to do this and people can still enjoy their holiday tradition.

Li Qiang, 14, Jiangsu: I think we can improve firecrackers. The firecrackers we use now are dangerous. That’s why we can’t set them off freely. But if we can make them safer and better for the air. We wouldn’t have to give them up.

Zhang Qi, 14, Hubei: Firecrackers are dangerous and bad for the air. I think we can use something else to replace them. For example, we can use LED firework instead. They are beautiful and safe. Even kids can play with them.

31. How many provinces (cities) are these teenagers from?

A. Three.       B. Two.             C. Five.            D. Four.

32. What are the teenagers discussing?

A. Whether we should set off firecrackers.  B. Ways to set off firecrackers.

C. What traditions we have for holidays.    D. How to improve firecrackers.

33. What problems does setting off firecrackers cause?

a. It is noisy.                  b. It creates air pollution.         

c. It wastes electricity.          d. It creates rubbish

A. abc          B. abd              C. acd              D. bed

34. Who most strongly agreed that people should still set off firecrackers?

A. Wang Xingyue.                    B. Liu Ran.         C. Li Qiang  D. Zhang Qi.

35. What suggestions does Li Qiang give?

A. Setting off firecrackers in certain places. 

B. Never setting off firecrackers.

C. Using LED fireworks instead of real ones.   

D. Improving firecrackers actively.

— My cousin ________ studies hard. No wonder ( 难怪 ) all the teachers like him so much.

— He is so great!

A ． never B ． always C ． hardly D ． sometimes

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Rick Hoyt is American and he has a good job at the University of Boston. _____ 1 ____ , he is in a wheelchair because of a serious illness. He can’t ____ 2 ____ either and he uses a computer for daily communication. However, he loves sport and wants to challenge ___ 3 ____ in a triathlon—a sports competition in which people swim 4 kilometers, bike 180 kilometers and run 42 kilometers. How can Rick make it as he can’t swim, bike or run and sits in a wheelchair? It ___ 4 _____ to be an impossible dream for him to realize. Rick can take part because he does it with his father, Dick Hoyt. Together, they try their best to do the ____ 5 ____ task in their life—in the running, his father pushes him in his wheelchair; in the ____ 6 _____ , Rick lies in a small boat and his father swims and pulls him; in the cycling, Rick sits in a special seat on the front of his _____7_____ bike.

Of course, the Hoyts never win the race. The winner of a triathlon usually completes it in about nine _____8_____ , but the Hoyts take much longer time. “That’s right,” says the father. “We never win. But Rick and I think that we always win.”

Now the father and son have _____9_____ the respect （尊敬） of many people. And their ______ 1 0______ courage also sets a good example for us all. It sends out the message how important it is that we believe in ourselves and never give up.

Apartment to rent, 16 Baddesley Road, Little Haddern Village

We have a comfortable three-bedroom apartment to rent ( 出租 ).

The apartment is in very good condition!

●one large living room

●three bedrooms

●big kitchen

●small garage ( 车库 )

Do you like the quiet life? The apartment is for you!

Large garden.

Beautiful views of the fields and woods.

Only fifteen minutes by train to the city center.

Animals and children are welcome!

Only$600 a month (in advance, please).

Interested? Please telephone:

Carleen Green

West Farm, Little Haddern Village

Tel: 019405486574

1 ． Where is the apartment?

A ． On Haddern Road. B ． In a village. C ． Near a school. D ． Behind a hotel.

2 ． The apartment has

A ． two bedrooms B ． a small garden C ． one large garage D ． a big kitchen

3 ． You should pay ________ if you want to rent the apartment for half a year.

A ．＄ 1,800 B ．＄ 2,400 C ．＄ 3,600 D ．＄ 7,200

4 ． You can call ________ at 019405486574 if you want to rent the apartment.

A ． Carleen Green B ． West Farm C ． Baddesley D ． Little Haddern

5 ． Which of the following is true?

A ． People with pets cannot rent the apartment. B ． The apartment is not very far from the city center.

C ． Only adults who have children can rent the apartment. D ． You can’t see the fields or the woods from the apartment.