2017年湖北省天门市中考英语试卷

Family celebrations，such as holidays and，birthday parties，are always a lot of fun．When family members get together，they often（21）　　today，the past or the future．

Here are some（22）　　to help you save your memories．

It's never too（23）　　to start an album of family photos．You can ask family members（24）　　some photos from their collections．When you all get together，you can make a slide show．People always（25）　　looking at old pictures

Cameras are（26）　　for recording videos of the family．Everyone can make a video from their own point of view．Videos are（27）　　．They help you remember happy times．

It's fun to make a family tree．You can use photos，（28）　　．

When there is a new family member﹣﹣﹣﹣﹣for example，a new（29）　　don't forget to add him or her to the family tree．

If you can't attend a family celebrations，don't worry about it．You can write everyone a letter（30）　　you can call them．

Never forget to stay in touch with your family．

You'd never know that Lisa Davis，a judo（柔道） teacher and club owner，used to be bullied（欺侮） at school and couldn't protect herself at all．In junior high school，children would often laugh at her as she was rather（31）　　．One day，four elder children stopped her while she walking down a quiet street．They（32）　　her schoolbag over a high fence and began pushing her around，saying that they would（33）　　her up．

"I couldn't make them stop and this wasn't the first time it had happened，"Lisa said．"That day I decided to do（34）　　about it．I talked to my brother and he said I ought to learn to protect myself．He suggested that I take up judo，so I joined a club．Though I felt（35）　　at first，it gave me confidence（信心），and I（36）　　losing weight as I got fitter．I found judo very helpful．When the bullies（37）　　that I was learning judo，they soon left me alone．

As time went on，Lisa became（38）　　interested in judo that she opened her own club．Lisa said，"Many young people（39）　　to protect themselves； it keeps them fit and builds their confidence．I teach them that judo is an excellent way of protecting themselves，but they（40）　　use their talent to start fights or join in．Judo is a form of self﹣protection，and they must use it only when necessary．

Know yourself! This is the first step towards success．But how？Try this，take a piece of paper and write down a list of your habits，I made two lists．There is a list of my good habits and a list of my bad habits．

Good habits lead the way to good health and success! Look at your lists．Are there any bad habits？How can you change those habits．

Develop your good habits and improve yourself! I tried it and it worked on me．

Now I watch TV only a few times a week．I often play basketball after school．And I keep my room clean and organized．I still don't always make my bed，but I'm working on it．

41．You can know yourself by　　．

A．Making a list of good health

B．Making a list of only bad habit

C．Making a list of only good habits

D．Making a list of both good and bad habits

42．Which of the following is NOT the writer's good habit？　　

A．He always has breakfast．．

B．He usually gets up late．

C．He drinks eight glasses of water a day．

D．He brushes teeth three times a day

43．What else should he do to change his bad habits completely？　　

A．He should watch TV less．

B．He should often play basketball．

C．He should always make his bed．

D．He should make his room clean．

44．If you go to the middle of Africa，you can see　　

A．a fish that can't swim  

B．a bird that can't fly

C．a tree that can laugh   

D．a plant that can live 1500 years

45．The flying fish can jump and fly out of the water when it　　．

A．sees other fish

B．wants food

C．need fresh air

D．meets enemies．

46．From the passage，we know that　　．

A．people call the birds Kiwis because of their sound

B．people laugh along with the tree when they touch it．

C．people call the plant a living fossil because it looks old

D．people can see a flying fish only in the southwest of Africa．

Do you collect anything？Collecting is a popular hobby with people around the world．Some people collect baseball cards，teapots，or seashells．Others collect some matchbook covers，stamps bottles or dolls．There are almost as many types of collections as there are collectors．

Coin collecting，called numismatics，is one of the oldest and most popular types of collecting．People like learning about coins and their history．They like the challenge of finding rare（稀有）or unusual coins．Some see their collections as a valuable investment．Others just enjoy the beauty and variety of their coins．

There are many different types of coin collections．Some numismatists choose to collect foreign coins．They may focus on a certain country or a certain time period when they begin their collections．Another popular way to collect is to choose a theme and then look for coins that have pictures of the animals，people，or object that fit into that theme．For example，a collector may search for coins with pictures of ships，birds or even famous people．

Some collections can become very valuable．This depends on several factors：the type of the coin，the rarity of the coin，and the need for the coin．If you own a rare coin that few people are interested in，it will be worth less than a rare coin that many people want to own．

Condition also plays an important role in deciding a coin's value．Serious collectors store their coins very carefully in special boxes．They touch their coins with special gloves．If you owned a Liberty Head coin from 1913，which is worth about one million dollars，you would probably be willing to give it special treatment，too!

If you are interested in starting a coin collection，the best thing to d is learn a little about it first．You can find books about coin collecting at the library，and you'll learn how to decide the value of various coins and store your collection properly．The next time you look through the coins in your pocket or in your piggy bank，you might find that you have the beginning of a very interesting hobby!

47．The underlined word"numismatists"in paragraph 3means　　．

A．stamp collectors   

B．doll collectors

C．coin collectors     

D．teapot collectors．

48．According to the last paragraph，you will probably　　．

A．decide where to buy rare coins

B．find the right time to collect

C．learn how to look through your coins

D．know the value of different rare coins

49．Which of the following it TRUE？　　

A．Coin collecting is the oldest and most popular type of collecting．

B．Some collectors store their coins carefully to keep them in good condition．

C．The value of a rare coin completely depends on how many collectors need it．

D．If you are interested in coin collecting，the first thing to do is find a rare coin．

50．What is the passage mainly about？　　

A．The collection of coins．

B．The types of coin collection．

C．The value of rare coins．

D．The suggestions of coin collection．

How to Sell a Product Successfully

After a lot of hard work，you finally have your product．But that's only half the battle．Now you have to get people to buy it．

Is your product easy to use？How can your product improve people's lives？（51）　　 Remember，you need to make your product stand out．So tell people what is special about it．How can you do that？Here are a few suggestions．

Create and ad．First，study your customers' eggs，interests and other information．Second，choose a type of ad﹣﹣﹣TV，bus，magazine，newspaper or Internet．Third，decide what your ad will tell people about your product．（52）　　Go to trade shows and present your product．（53）　　They can experience your product，enjoy it and even come to love it．

Push your product using samples（样品） and good deals．People get to know the advantages of your product after they experience using it．（54）　　These suggestions can make your product really shine．（55）　　With a good quality product and excellent advertising，you will surely succeed．

Students often gather together in small，closed groups．If you are not part of a group，it can be difficult for you to be accepted．This is（56）　　（especial）true if you can't speak to the members of the group in their language．

This was the situation Sam faced each day as he（57）　　（go） to class．Sam and his family moved to France last month．Before he arrived，he knew there would be many difficulties．But they were even（58）　　（bad） than he imagined．

Every lunch hour，after（59）　　（arrive） at his new school，Sam sat alone in the dining hall．He looked at all the different groups of students around him．But he had no way to let them know that he was a good person．He simply couldn't find the right words to reach his（60）　　（classmate）．

Sam knew he had to find a way to change the situation．He did a little research on the Internet and discovered that smiling is a universal language﹣it（61）　　（understand） everywhere．

One morning，while Sam（62）　　（walk） by a group of students，he smiled at them．A boy in the group smiled back at him．For Sam，that was a good beginning．Later，he noticed the boy coming towards him in the hall（63）　　 a warm smile on his face．Sam returned the smile．

Soon the boy asked Sam to join him and his group of friends for lunch．（64）　　Sam wasn't able to say much in French，everyone smiled and laughed．Before he knew it，Sam had a group of friends，and they all wanted（65）　　（help） him learn French．

That day he experienced the power of a smile．