湖北省老河口市中考适应性考试英语试卷

---We are flying to France on vacation. We will arrive _________ Paris _________ the morning of May 20^th.
---Have a good time.

---The books are so nice. Which one can I take?
---Oh, you can take __________ of them. I’ll keep none.

---Daddy, shall we go swimming now?
---Sorry. It’s not the right __________. I’m too tired.

--- Does Mary work carefully?
---Yes. I think she works __________ in our class.

--- Why are you so ＿＿＿＿＿＿, Helen?
---I thought I had lost my purse, but I didn’t. I found it in my study!

---My dream is to be a teacher.
---Really? You must ___________ children, I think.

--- What are you doing?
---I’m _________ the Internet.

---Look at these stamps. I __________ them for five years.
---Wow, they are wonderful.

---Haven’t I told you that you should get home earlier?
---Yes, but I __________ home earlier than I usually do.

---At present, one of the best ways to study is working in groups.
---More chances ___________ to students to learn from each other.

--- Not only my friend but also I __________ interested in football. What about you?
--- I like playing basketball.

---My sister Sally had a bad cold. __________, she went to work as usual.
---She should go to see a doctor.

---__________ place it is!
---Yes. Every day lots of people come here.

---Joe _________ from the top of the house and was badly hurt.
---I’m sorry to hear that.

--- Miss Lee, I didn’t catch what you said just now. Could you tell me ___________ again?
---OK.

I had the meanest (最吝啬的) mother in the whole world. While other kids were________ candy for breakfast, I had to have porridge, eggs or toast. _________ others had Cokes and candy for lunch, I had to eat a sandwich. But at least I wasn't_________ when I was sad. My sister and two brothers had the same mean mother as I did.
My mother _________ to know where we were all the time. She knew who our friends were and where we were going. We had to wear clean clothes and take a bath every day. While the other kids could wear the same __________ for days. We could not lie in bed "sick" in order to miss school.
The worst is yet to come. We had to be in bed by nine each night and get up at six the next morning. We couldn't sleep __________ noon like our friends. So while they slept, my mother was brave to ___________ the Child Labour Law (儿童劳动法). She made us work. We had to wash dishes, make beds, and learn to cook and all kinds of things at home. I believe she lay awake __________ all things for us to do. 
But my mother was successful as a mother. All of __________ children received further education. She forced us to grow up into educated and honest adults. I am trying to keep my three children this way. I am filled with __________ when my children call me mean. Because I had the meanest mother in the world, and yet she gave me a happy life.

London used to be “foggy”（ 有雾的） for the same reason that cities like Beijing or Chongqing are “foggy” today. The “fog” was in fact smog（烟雾）, a mixture of smoke and fog．In other words, it was made by air pollution. In London, some of this pollution came from factories, but much of it came from the coal(煤)that people burnt in their houses to keep warm during the winter. By the 1950s, London’s smog problem had become so bad that the government decided to do something to clean the air. A new law was made and nobody could burn coal in any British city. In a few years, the air became much cleaner. There were no more “pea-soupers”.
Many Chinese cities now face the same sort of problem with air pollution that London faced 40 or 50 years ago. However, this problem is more difficult for Chinese cities to solve. One reason is that more of the pollution comes from the factories, rather than from coal burnt in people’s houses. If these factories were closed, this would harm the economy and lots of people would lose their jobs. Another reason is that changing from coal to cleaner fuel(燃料), like gas, is quite expensive.
However, the air in many Chinese cities is becoming cleaner and cleaner, as the government and people pay more and more attention to cutting down pollution. As a result, there are fewer “pea-soupers” in Beijing than there used to be.
What was the main reason for air pollution in London?

What does the underlined word “pea-soupers” refer to?

Which sentence is Not true?

Qi Haoran, a Junior Grade One student at a High School Attached to Harbin Institute of Technology, was quite busy over the past winter holiday – and not just with homework. Qi, together with 10 other classmates made a volunteer group to call on people to join the Clean Your Plate Campaign（光盘行动）.
These students went to many restaurants and told people the importance of saving food. “Excuse me, do you know that 950 million people around the world still haven’t got enough to eat? Please don’t waste food.” They would say this kind of thing hundreds of times every day.
The Clean Your Plate Campaign began on the Internet in January. It calls on people to reduce food waste. China in recent years has experienced serious problems with wasted food. CCTV reported in January that the food Chinese people waste every year is enough to feed 200 million people for a year.
Chinese people are well-known for being hospitable（好客的）and generous. Many even feel that they lose face if their guests have eaten all the food.
Luckily, the campaign has got a lot of support. In a restaurant in Xinjiang, the owner gives the guests who have eaten up all that they ordered a sticker. People can enjoy a free meal when they have 10 stickers. More than 750 restaurants in Beijing have begun to offer smaller dishes and encourage their guests to take leftovers home.
To reduce food waste is a big task, and it needs time. It’s important that everyone does their bit, just like Qi. Did you finish your meals today?
The Clean Your Plate Campaign started __________ in January.

The restaurant owner in Xinjiang __________ to support the campaign.

You can probably read this passage _________.

February has long been a month of romance. With the sweet smell of roses in the air, romantic films hit cinemas and love stories fill newspapers and magazines.
On the 14th day, it is a custom for a boy to take his girlfriend out to dinner, buy her flowers and chocolates, write poems, sing to her or even spell out her name with rose petals! This is what you see on Valentine’s Day, a day named after Valentine who was a priest in the third century Rome. When the emperor decided that single men could become better soldiers than those with wives, he didn’t allow marriage.
But Valentine continued to perform marriage ceremonies for young lovers secretly. When his actions were discovered, the emperor sentenced (宣判) him to death. While in prison (监狱), it is said that Valentine fell in love with the daughter of his prison guard. Before his death, he wrote her a letter, which he signed “From your Valentine”, an expression that is still in use today. Valentine died for what he believed in and so he was made a Saint (圣徒), as well as becoming one of history’s most romantic characters.
Nowadays, Valentine’s Day is also popular among Chinese young people. Some students are planning to make Valentine’s cards for parents, teachers and friends. Others want to hold parties at which they will exchange small gifts and eat heart-shaped cakes. The idea is to have fun and encourage people to share in the spirit of St. Valentine.
Why did the emperor in Rome not allow marriage in his country?

Valentine was put into prison because ______.

The last paragraph mainly tells us ______.

The best title for this passage should be_________.

A：You look unhappy today.________
B：Yesterday when I got home，I found my parents reading my diary. I got very angry. Shouldn't I keep my own secrets?
A：Of course you can keep your secrets.________
B：No，but I shouted at them. They didn't say a word. They just kept silent.________
A：In fact，your parents shouldn't read your diary. They should respect your privacy.______ They want to make sure you aren't in any trouble，and they want to understand your life and study better in this way. Maybe you hurt your parents.
B：I agree.________
A：Say sorry to them. Try talking to them more. Let them know what you are doing，so that they won't worry about you so much.
B：OK. I'll do as you told me.

---What was she doing when it began to rain heavily?
-- -She ____________________________________(正在帮妈妈做家务). (help)
. ---Do you know the disabled person?
---Yes. He is my neighbor. He _______________________(通过卖蔬菜和水果谋生). (by)
---Have you heard from your parents?
---No, never. They often ____________________(给我打电话而不是给我写信). (instead)
---I didn’t hear you come in just now
---That’s good. We _____________(尽量不去制造任何嗓音), for you are sleeping. (make)
---What’s your dream?
---My dream is to be an engineer. And I’m sure that nothing can ___________________(阻止我使梦想成真).   (stop)
---Driving less, walking more is good for our health.
---So I _________________________(宁愿走一小时去上班也不愿考虑开车).  (would)
---Dave, do you have lots of friends?
---No. I only _____________________(和喜欢和我做同样事情的男孩交朋友). (same)

Your brain (大脑) is faster than a supercomputer.
Your cat is in the k____73____. She’s going to step onto a hot oven. You have a very short time to act. When your brain r____74_____ the message coming from your eyes, it quickly calculates when, where and at what speed you will need to stop her. Then it orders your body to move.
Neurons (神经系统) send messages to your brain at more than 150 miles an hour.
A bee lands on your f_____75____. The neurons in your skin send this message to your brain at a speed of more than 150 miles an hour. Your brain then passes the message to your foot to shake the bee off q____76____.
When you learn, you change the structure of your brain.
Riding a bike seems i_____77_____ at first. But soon you learn it. How? As you practice, your brain sends “bike riding” messages along certain pathways (路径) of neurons over and over, forming new connections (关联). In fact, the structure of your brain changes every time you learn. It changes too whenever you have a new t_____78____.
Exercise helps make you s______79____.
It is well known that exercises like r_____80____ or playing basketball are great for your body. Scientists have recently learned that a short time after you’ve exercised, your body produces something that makes your brain more w____81____ to learn. So if you have trouble s_____82____ a math problem, go out and do exercise, then try the problem again. You might d_____83____ that you’re able to solve it.

你觉得你的校园生活安全吗？请你以“How to Keep Safe in School”为题写一篇短文，谈谈你的看法。
内容包括：
1. 描述一件发生在你身上或你看到的发生在校园里的意外事件（经过与结果）
2. 提出解决这种校园意外事件的建议（至少两条）
3. 希望每个学生要注意校园安全