中考英语试题

Hi, Mom moved me to tears. ________ touching the movie was!

A ． What a B ． How a C ． How D ． What

I want to be _______ English teacher because English is _______ useful language.

A. a; a            B. an; a               C. a; an               D. an; an

The CD player will go wrong if you use it ________(care).

John usually ________(watch) Ping-Pong games on TV.

We often have three meals_______day. And we usually have________breakfast

at 8:00 every morning.

A ． a ; the B ． a; a C ． a; / D ． /; the

 —Would you like to go to the city and live with us, Granny?

   —Oh, dear, I’m used to the life in the country. I think life here is          .

   A. more comfortable                        B. less comfortable

   C. the most comfortable                    D. the least comfortable

     

Shyness once took over my life. When I was 13, in my French lesson, my teacher told us to 16 ourselves speaking about our families. I recorded myself with confidence. When I pressed “play” to listen back, I 17 my strange voice —just like a little kid. That made me very shy and I 18 attending events from then on.

Years after that, I became a teacher in a primary school. On the first day, my hands could not help but sweat （出汗） . The weight of my arms was trying to prevent me from 19 the door. Though a little 20 , I opened the door slowly. 21 , a wave of laughter flew through the air. Then I 22 , and felt it was a bad 23 to be a teacher They did not seem to mind me at all. After class, a little girl walked up to me and asked, “Could you 24 me to read this?” with the most 25 face I have ever seen as if she had just gotten a cookie. “I like your voice!” she said. I shook my shyness off and my body felt as 26 as a feather （羽毛） . Perhaps this was not such a bad idea after all.

Besides, there was one simple thing that 27 me most. Every day when the students left, they would clean up after themselves and leave their areas 28 without ever being told to do so. Actually, they 29 very well. Looking back it now, I would have to say these students gave me one of the greatest 30 of my life.

In the future, I want to create a space for shy people like me to shine.

1 ． A ． spend B ． stop C ． record D ． forget

2 ． A ． sent B ． reminded C ． knew D ． heard

3 ． A ． avoided B ． practiced C ． remembered D ． liked

4 ． A ． opening B ． answering C ． closing D ． hitting

5 ． A ． calm B ． nervous C ． disappointed D ． proud

6 ． A ． Suddenly B ． Secretly C ． Possibly D ． Finally

7 ． A ． passed by B ． walked in C ． stood up D ． set off

8 ． A ． suggestion B ． change C ． choice D ． result

9 ． A ． advise B ． encourage C ． warn D ． help

10 ． A ． honest B ． excited C ． cold D ． serious

11 ． A ． soft B ． white C ． light D ． weak

12 ． A ． bored B ． surprised C ． worried D ． hurt

13 ． A ． tidy B ． bright C ． empty D ． warm

14 ． A ． relaxed B ． played C ． behaved D ． lived

15 ． A ． expressions B ． chances C ． conditions D ． experiences

Red Packets in Chinese Culture

Giving Hongbao (red packets) is a tradition in China. Traditional red pockets are often decorated with gold Chinese characters （汉字） , such as 26 and wealth.

How red packets are used

During Chinese New Year, 27 is (are) put inside red packets which are then handed out to younger generations by their parents, grandparents, relatives, and even close neighbours and friends.

The 28

Red represents luck and good fortune in Chinese culture. That is 29 red packets are used during Chinese New Year and other celebrations.

How to give and receive

Giving and receiving red packets is a 30 act. Therefore, red packets are always 31 and received with both hands.

Someone who receives a red packet at Chinese New Year or on his or her birthday should not 32 it in front of the giver. 33 , things are different at a Chinese wedding, where the guests usually give the red packets to the attendants and sign 34 names on a large scroll ( long piece of paper). The attendants will open the packets at once, 35 the money inside, and record it on a register （登记簿） next to the guests’ names.

The amount （数量）

The amount of money is relative to your relationship to the person who receives-the 36 your relationship is, the more money is expected. Anyway, it is not the amount of the money that matters, but the care and love you hold for others .

What not to gift

Certain amounts of money are to be 37 . Anything with a four is not good because four sounds similar to 38 in Chinese. Even numbers （偶数） , except four, are better than odd-as good things are believed to come in 39 . For example, gifting ＄ 20 is better than ＄ 21.

The money inside a red packet should 40 be new. Folding the money or giving dirty or wrinkled bills is in bad taste.

Hongbao is a symbol of love from others, as well as a sign of good luck.

26 ． A ． praise B ． dream C ． happiness D ． advice

27 ． A ． paper B ． money C ． letters D ． notes

28 ． A ． colour B ． size C ． shape D ． history

29 ． A ． when B ． why C ． how D ． where

30 ． A ． strange B ． simple C ． smart D ． serious

31 ． A ． presented B ． filled C ． covered D ． gathered

32 ． A ． watch B ． hide C ． open D ． accept

33 ． A ． Moreover B ． However C ． Otherwise D ． Besides

34 ． A ． his B ． their C ． your D ． our

35 ． A ． count B ． change C ． choose D ． collect

36 ． A ． worse B ． harder C ． closer D ． wider

37 ． A ． avoided B ． increased C ． afforded D ． returned

38 ． A ． birth B ． fear C ． death D ． envy

39 ． A ． groups B ． rows C ． teams D ． pairs

40 ． A ． sometimes B ． never C ． seldom D ． Always

根据短文内容，用方框中所给单词的适当形式填空，使文章通顺完整。 ( 每词限用一次 )

more, thing, for, clean, plastic, amaze, face, save, make, and

Between the Sea and Shore is a three-part documentary that calls for quick action to 1 ． sea turtles from dying out. Around the world, sea turtles are known 2 ． their beauty and as one of the Earth’s oldest creatures ( 生物 ). However, their beauty, 3 ． pollution and coastal development have threatened ( 威胁 ) their lives.

To help bring this message to 4 ． people of the world, the WildAid ambassador ( 大使 ) Eddie starts a long 5 ． difficult adventure ( 冒险 ) to learn about many problems sea turtles face around the world.

Eddie has long used his voice to raise awareness ( 意识 ) of environmental problems. “This is my chance to learn about the problems sea turtles face and be a voice for these 6 ． animals,” says Eddie.

In recent years, the number of sea turtles has reduced ( 减少 ) greatly because of pollution, and the illegal ( 非法的 ) trade in their eggs, meat and shells. Parts of the shell and whole bodies of the endangered turtles are 7 ． into artworks.

The oceans are 8 ． very serious challenges to stay healthy. Eddie asks people to save sea turtles by starting with simple 9 ． such as saying no to sea turtle products and reducing our use of plastics.

“Keep the oceans 10 ． . This natural beauty only belongs in the ocean.” says Eddie.

Remember to use what you' re studying because learning__ only when you can use what you know.

A. has problems       B. takes place        C. makes mistakes

Making a good plan is half the work itself． （改为同义句）

It's half the work itself　 　　 　a good plan．

阅读下面短文，从短文后备题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可填入空白处的最佳选项。

A zero-waste life is a lifestyle that hardly creates any rubbish. So a zero-waste theme store is about ___16___ people with a number of everyday, practical and pleasant zero-waste products to help them start on a one-stop, zero-waste life journey.

"Zero waste" or "danshari" was first ___17___ by a French woman Bea Johnson. "Live a life and try not to create any rubbish; use different methods to protect the earth." she said.

Yu Yuan, 27, is ___18___ attracted by this idea.

She and her boyfriend have lived in Beijing for many years. And earlier she used to be a customer without thinking a lot ___19___ she saw a video about "zero waste"

The ___20___ is about a family of four, and the rubbish they produce every year is placed in a jar.

After watching the video, Yu wanted to ___21___ this zero-waste lifestyle with her boyfriend.

Yu says that a zero-waste life ___22___ the 6R principle --Refuse, Reduce, Reuse, Repair, Recycle and Rot(腐烂）

Over August-October when Yu followed the principle of zero waste 6R, she and her boyfriend Joe Harvey both ___23___ only two cans of rubbish.

Now, the couple have opened a small ___24___ called The Bulk House in Nanluoguxiang, Beijing, to support a zero-waste life.

At the store they use environmentally friendly products. For example, they use wood products to replace ____25____ ones and prepare cloth bags printed with zero-waste logos for customers. Most of the products sold in the store can be reused, and a small number of ____26____which are not recyclable can degrade（分解）. The store ____27____ has secondhand books and audio-visual CD/DVDs.

For used toiletries (things like soap and toothpaste that are used for cleaning yourself) there is a company which accepts them, and the couple regularly mails their waste to it.

Yu says that those who were once not ____28____ in the zero-waste lifestyle have gradually changed because of curiosity. The zero-waste lifestyle, she adds, is for everyone.

"It’s ____29____ us at our fingertips." Yu expects some of her friends to ____30____ her on the road to zero waste. As the saying goes, many hands make light work.

16. A. offering        B. providing           C. giving              D. affording

17. A. invented        B. found               C. discovered          D. suggested

18. A. hardly          B. luckily             C. clearly             D. deeply

19. A. unless          B. until               C. after               D. when

20. A. video           B. film                C. article             D. newspaper

21. A. experience      B. change              C. represent           D. spend

22. A. accepts         B. receives            C. follows             D. believes

23. A. saved           B. produced            C. kept                D. wasted

24. A. shop            B. factory             C. hotel               D. company

25. A. paper           B. cloth               C. silk                D. plastic

26. A. it              B. them                C. their               D. its

27. A. too             B. either              C. also                D. only

28. A. proud           B. worried             C. amazed              D. interested

29. A. behind          B. around              C. ahead               D. above

30. A. organize        B. record              C. join                D. encourage

____ you ____ your help, Anna. ( 多谢你的帮助 , 安娜。 )

 —Maling's Chinese isn't so ___________ as Wangming's．

   —I know them very much, But now Maling studies ___________ than Wangming does．

   A．good； harder                       B．good； hard 

   C．better； harder                     D．better；better

Our teachers always ________ （鼓励） us to share our feelings after reading.

In order to catch up with her classmates, Lily works ________than before.

A ． hard B ． harder C ． hardest D ． the hardest

A magician was（1）　   　on a cruise （邮轮） ship in the Caribbean． The audience （观众） would be different each week， so the magician allowed（2）　   　to do the same tricks over and over again． It went on well except for one problem： the captain's（3）　   　saw the shows each week and began to understand how the magician did every trick．

    Once he understood， he（4）　   　shouting in the middle of the show．

    "Look， it's not the same hat!"

    "Look， he is hiding the flowers under the table!"

    The magician was（5）　   　， but couldn't do anything． It was，（6）　   　， the captain's parrot． He had to put up with it time after time．

    One day， the ship sank（沉没）in an accident．The magician survived  in（7）　   　accident，but ended up in a lifeboat in the middle of the ocean with the parrot． They stared at each other with hate， but did not（8）　   　a word．

    This went on（9）　   　several days． After a week， the parrot（10）　   　said， "Okay， I give up． Where's the boat？"

 

（1）A． worked	B． work	C． working
（2）A． him	B． he	C． himself
（3）A． dog	B． parrot	C． son
（4）A． to start	B． started	C． starting
（5）A． angry	B． happy	C． excited
（6）A． at all	B． after all	C． in all
（7）A． a	B． the	C． an
（8）A． say	B． speak	C． talk
（9）A． for	B． at	C． in
（10）A． final	B． happily	C． finally

China’s Tianwen 1 Rover landed on Mars on May 15th, 2021. Do you know ________.

A ． what it was going to discover B ． why was it sent there

C ． what it looks like D ． how many photos does it take there

Social Bond of Animals

Friendship is an important part of human life. Friends can share our joys and our hardships. We aren’t alone. Many different animals also make friends.

Recently _, a British research team finished an eight-year study of Indo-Pacific dolphins off the coast of Western Australia. These dolphins can use different tools to search for food. The researchers found that these dolphins are more willing to hang out with partners that like the same tool. Other factors, like family closeness or sex, have no influence on this relationship.

“It suggests that dolphins form social bonds （纽带） based on shared interests, ^w UK biologist Simon Allen told Science Daily. "Using different tools is time-consuming （耗时间的） ” for dolphins to cooperate.

Apart from dolphins, elephants, horses and bats are also known to form friendships. Are friendships only limited to the same species? Of course not, The

Atlantic reported in 2015, a goat Timur was originally left in the tiger Amur's enclosure （围场） as a meal. But instead of eating Timur, Amur likes to play with it and gets jealous when others are close to his friend.

The Atlantic said it’s not unusual among captive （圈禁的） animals. That's because in captivity, animals don’t need to spend much time and energy marking their territory （领地） or looking for mates the way they would in the wild. They are actually more likely to feel bored. " In this particular situation, the animal's motivation to engage （参与） socially and playfully may be higher than eating. ⁿ

More interestingly, animals not only make friends but also try to keep lasting friendships. Take bats for example. In 2011, scientists found bats prefer to hang out with a few certain friends, keeping loose ties to the rest of their group.

Humans aren't so different. “We do not work, play and live together with the same friends all the time ， " Swiss zoologist Gerald Kerth explained. “ But nevertheless, we are able to maintain long-term relationships …despite our often highly dynamic （动态的） social lives."

1 ． What did the recent British research find about dolphins?

A ． They form a group to look for food together.

B ． They form friendships based on family closeness.

C ． They are likely to make friends based on interests.

D ． They are better at building friendships than other animals.

2 ． What can we infer from Gerald Kerth’s words?

A ． Animals like to hang out with different friends.

B ． Animals might feel bored with friends of the same species.

C ． Humans are better at keeping long-term bonds than animals.

D ． Humans and animals make and keep friendships in similar ways.

3 ． What's the passage mainly about?

A ． How animals form and keep friendship.

B ． The importance of friendship for animals.

C ． How to build strong ties with your friends.

D ． The different ways humans and animals socialize.

—Could you tell me ________?

—The day after tomorrow.

A ． when we had the school leavers’ party B ． when did we have the school leavers’ party

C ． when will we have the school leavers' party D ． when we will have the school leavers’ party