2018年湖南省长沙市中考英语试卷

The weather report says it's going to have a shower this afternoon．

It does？ We'd better____now， just in case． （　　）

A．to leaveB．leavingC．leave

Is the man over there Adam？

It ____ be him． He has gone to Hong Kong on vacation． （　　）

A．mustB．can'tC．mustn't

Do the twins look the same？

No． Jane is____ taller than Claire． （　　）

A．littleB．moreC．a little

How many apples can I have？

You can have two．___are for Jim． （　　）

A．The othersB．OthersC．The other

You mustn't drive a car on the road____ you get a driver's license． （　　）

A．unlessB．ifC．since

Mom， I bought us two tickets to the 2018 World Cup in Russia．

Really？_____pleasant surprise!（　　）

A．HowB．WhatC．What a

British physicist Stephen Hawking， who ____ as the "smartest man alive"， passed away in England on March 14， 2018． （　　）

A．praisedB．was praised

C．will be praised

As long as the whole of our society _____ trying， we will make our skies blue again． （　　）

A．keepsB．will keepC．kept

Kids， I hope you'll remember the good old days____we spent together in junior high though it's time to say goodbye． （　　）

A．whoB．whatC．which

Does anybody want to share ____ on Father's Day？

Guess what？ I'll write a poem for my dad． （　　）

A．when will you shopB．what you will do

C．where you will go

When I was fifteen years old， I became very interested in shopping． After a while being just a

buyer， I wanted to（1）　　something． I had many things that I no longer needed at home． I knew with the help of my father I could make money． So for months and months I（2）　__　myself by selling things on my dad's bank account（账户）．

On July 18th， 2015， I made my own account and began to start my own （3）　　． Things were going great and then I realized that selling things around the house wasn't （4）　　for me， so I decided to expand （拓展）my business by running a re﹣sale shop． I went around to the yard sales and bought things at low prices and sold them at（5）　　prices to make money．

Last October． I went to a yard sale that was a little bit different． A lady had many nice things

to sell． I went up to her and had a （6）　　with her． Through the communication， I knew she was jobless at that moment and needed money to feed her family． I thought I could do it better and more quickly for her． So I made a decision to help her out． She looked at me for a while and then said（7）　　． After that I took away some of her things and over the next month I made ￥1，500for her! When I gave her the money， she broke down into tears（眼泪） （8）　　．

I have never felt so （9）　　to help someone in my life． I know my skills could be used to help those in need and that even one small act of kindness could （10）　　．

Best Guitar Night

    Welcome to Edinburgh Guitar Club! Here you can find information about what's happening at Edinburgh's best guitar club．

    Edinburgh Guitar Club is held every Tuesday night at Summerhall， Newington， Edinburgh． We have the best guitar players． The event is great for everyone， from beginners to experienced players．

    Join us and experience guitar the way it's meant to be!

•Time： 8p．m．﹣11p．m．

•Tickets： ￥6（online）

￥7（at the door if there are any left）

•Free Wi﹣Fi and snacks provider

•Drinks not included in the ticket price

（1）The ticket price includes the following EXCEPT　　．

A．drinks

B．snacks

C．free Wi﹣Fi

（2）From the poster（海报） above， we can know that　　．

A． the event ends at 10 p．m．

B． the event is just for the best players

C． the ticket online is cheaper than that at the door

（1）According to the chart（图表）， how old is Jonathan this year？　　

A.17．

B.27．

C.37．

（2）Where did Jonathan receive his high school education？　　

A． In London．

B． In New York．

C． In Sydney．

（3）The chart tells us that　　．

A． Jonathan hasn't got any work experience

B． Jonathan knows two languages and loves life

C． Jonathan can be contacted through WeChat messages

After wandering （闲逛）around in the city for a long time， Tom finally found himself standing in front of the palace． He looked through its golden gate， hoping to take a look at a real prince（王子）．

    There were some guards（卫兵） standing at both sides of the gate． Tom， dressed badly， was moving nervously past them when he suddenly caught sight of a well﹣dressed boy who was followed by several servants． He was no doubt the prince！

    Tom was excited． He wanted to get close to the prince and have a good look at him． However， a guard saw him and stopped him rudely（粗鲁地）．

    The young prince， whose name was Edward， was angry with the guard for his rudeness． He asked the guard to open the gate and took Tom to his room in the palace．

    The two boys became good friends． They even exchanged their clothes after Tom told Edward that he had dreamt about dressing like a prince， As they stood side by side in front of a great mirror， they were surprised to find that they looked almost like twins!

    The two boys were in each other's clothes when Edward suddenly noticed a bruise（淤伤） on Tom's hand． He soon realized that it was caused by the guard who had stopped Tom rudely． In a moment， the young prince ran out of the room． He decided to punish the guard．

    However， the guard didn't realize that the prince was in Tom's old worn clothes． He hit Edward heavily on the ear and threw him out of the palace．

（1）Why did Tom look through the gate of the palace？　　

A． To talk with the guard．

B． To ask for a place to live in．

C． To have a look at a real prince．

（2）How did Tom feel while moving past the guards？　　

A． Nervous．

B．Excited．

C．Proud．

（3）When Tom was stopped， Edward got mad because of　　．

A． the bad manners of Tom

B． the strict rules of the palace

C． the rude behavior of the guard

（4）Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage？　　

A． Edward and Tom were twin brothers．

B． Edward was kind， caring and friendly．

C． Edward was tired of living in the palace．

（5）We can infer（推断） from the passage that　　．

A． blood is thicker than water

B． two heads are better than one

C． never judge people by their looks

Elephants are the largest land animals alive today． African elephants live in family groups called herds（群）． All of the elephants in the herd take care of each other． The leader of the herd is an old mother elephant． She is the matriarch （族长）． A herd may have as few as eight or as many as 100 elephants． The other elephants follow the matriarch because she knows how to keep them safe from coming danger．

    Elephants learn by watching and copying other elephants， and also learn from life． Baby elephants stay with their mothers until they are fully grown at about ten years old． Elephants live to be 50 or 60 years old． Elephants are smart animals with long memories． In the dry season， a matriarch can remember where water was found in the past． The herd will follow her there． She can also remember the safest place for baby elephants to cross a fast﹣moving river．

    Elephants talk to each other with rumbling sounds． Some rumbling sounds are so low and deep that people are unable to hear them． Elephants hear sounds not only with their ears， but also with their feet， and even trunks （long noses of the elephants）． They also greet each other by touching with their trunks and feet． If danger appears， mothers beat their ears to call their babies to them．

    Other animals don't usually attack（攻击） elephants． However， a lion might try to attack a sick elephant or a baby． If this happens， the adult elephants circle around the baby elephants． The adults make louder sounds and hit the ground with their trunks． The matriarch puts herself between the lion and the herd． She beats her ears out to make herself look even larger． Then she lowers her herd and attacks the enemy（敌人） in a big cloud of dust（灰尘）．

（1）According to Paragraph（段落） One， an elephant herd　　．

A． has a father elephant as the leader

B． owns a matriarch who keeps it away from danger

C． always has several leaders and hundreds of elephants

（2）Long memories help elephants to　　．

A． choose their matriarch

B． communicate with each other

C． find water and cross the river

（3）What does the underlined word "rumbling" mean？　　

A．低沉的

B．尖细的

C．高亢的

（4）Why do the adult elephants circle around their babies？　　

A． To keep their babies safe．

B． To welcome their friends．

C． To attack their enemies．

（5）The passage mainly tells us about　　．

A． why the elephants live in herds

B． what the elephants' living habits are

C． how the elephants avoid being attacked

A good memory is often seen as something that comes naturally， while a bad memory as something that cannot be changed． In fact， there is a lot that you can do to improve your memory． Here are some tips（贴士） for you．

◆（1）　　

    We all remember the things we are interested in， and always forget the ones that bore us． This explains the reason why schoolboys remember football results easily but struggle（挣扎） with dates from their history lessons! Develop an active interest in what you want to remember． One way to make yourself more interested is to ask questions﹣the more， the better!

◆ Repeat things in chunks（块）．

    Repeating things in chunks is the best way to remember things for a short time， for example， remembering a phone number for a few seconds． （2）　　The following numbers would be impossible for most of us to remember： 1492178919318483． But look at them in "groups" or "chunks" repeatedly， and it becomes much easier： 1492 1789 1931 8483．

◆Invent a story．

    To remember long lists， try inventing a story which includes all the things you want to remember． In experiments， people were asked to remember up to 120 words using this way． When they were tested later， they could remember about 90% of them． （3）　　

◆Take physical exercise．

    Physical exercise is important for your memory， because it increases your heart rate（心率） and sends more oxygen（氧气） to your brain， and that makes your memory work better． （4）　　As we know， too much pressure is very bad for the memory．

A． Take an interest．

B． Exercise also lowers stress．

C． The test result was really amazing!

D． Another way to improve memory is to get enough rest．

E． Grouping numbers may help you to remember them．

In Hebei， there is a small village called Yeli． Through the village，you can see green trees along the riverbank． However， you can hardly imagine that， about 16 years ago， this area was covered with rocks and weeds（杂草）． The big change is all because of years of hard work by two best friends： Jia Haixia， who is blind， and Jia Wenqi， who has no arms．

    The two friends decided to plant trees to make a living back in 2002． Although both are disabled， they learned to work together by becoming each other's eyes and hands． With little money to buy young trees， they had to collect and plant cuttings（插枝，插条）． Every morning， they went to the riverbank together． Jia Wenqi walked in the front and Jia Haixia followed him by holding one of his friends empty sleeves （衣袖）． After they arrived at the riverbank， Jia Haixia would climb on his friend's shoulders to get cuttings and Jia Wenqi would tell him which cuttings were the best． After that， they dug holes on the ground and watered the cuttings together．

    They planted 800 trees in the first year， but only two survived （存活）． They didn't give up． Instead， they continued to plant more in the next few years． The riverbank is now home to over ten thousand trees．

    Today， the two friends no longer need to make a living by planting trees， but they have no plans to stop． They aim to plant as many trees as possible in the area so as to protect the village from flooding （洪水）and to improve the local environment．

（1）Where did the story take place？　　

（2）Could people see many green trees there 16 years ago？　　

（3）How did these two disabled men work together？（ No more than 12words）　　

（4）How many trees are there along the riverbank nowadays？　　

（5）What's the purpose of their planting trees now？　　

People have been trying to find out if homework is good or bad for school children， and they have different opinions．

    （1）Some people think that homework is an important part of learning for students． They believe it not only enables children to practice what they have learned in class， but also helps improve their handwriting． They also say that homework helps teach children how to work on their own． （2）Also，it's a skill which is useful to them in future life．

    Others disagree， though． （3）他们认为家庭作业给孩子们太多的压力． And the time spent on homework could have been used to do other activities like reading and playing sports． To back up their opinion， they give the example of Finland（芬兰）． （4）在芬兰，学生几乎没什么作业．But the country remains one of the most educationally successful countries in the world．

    Here is my point of view（观点） on this matter． （5）Whether the homework is good or bad depends on the purpose of it． If there is no clear reason for giving homework， the students won't get anything from doing it， so it should not be set． However， I still believe that homework can really help with children's learning， if teachers clearly tell them why they should do the homework and let them know how they have done in their homework．

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A： Hey， Emily， how's it going？

B： （1）　　．You know what？ I've made some progress in English， and I got an "A" in the last exam．

A： Wow， good for you! Your efforts finally paid off． （2）　　？

B： Well， I just listened to the teacher carefully in class． Besides， reading English newspapers and

novels helped me a lot．

A： No wonder grammar is just a piece of cake for you now．

B： Anyhow， I still have a long way to go． By the way． I called you at nine o'clock last night， but

you didn't answer． （3）　　？

A： Oh， terribly sorry． I was watching the movie Amazing China． （4）　　？

B： Yes， I have． Amazing China really shows us how amazing China is! All the Chinese people are proud of our country．

A： I can't agree more． I'd like to watch more movies like that after the big exam in June． But now

I have to go all out for the exam．

B： You are right． Study comes first． Good luck， my friend．

A： （5）　　． The same to you!

假如你是李华，于4月13日星期五这一天参加了学校组织的郊游活动．请你以 school trip 为主题，写一则英文日记，内容包括参加活动的人员、集合时间、郊游地点、交通方式、活动内容以及个人感受等．

要求：（1）80词左右（开头已给出，不计入总词数）；

（2）可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；

（3）日记中不得出现真实的人名和校名．

                                                                                                                       Friday， April 13th

It was sunny today． We went on a school trip．　We visited the Greenery Farm and it was great fun．

All of our classmates met at the school gate at 7：00 a，m，and went to the farm by bus．On arriving there，we were given a warm welcome by the farm workers．Then one of the workers showed us around the farm，where we learned a lot about farming．

At noon，we had a picnic，during which we enjoyed ourselves in the sunshine，singing，dancing and flying the kites．We did love the fresh air and the beauty of nature．We took lots of pictures．

Time flied! It was time for us to leave though we didn't want to．It was really an unforgettable and meaningful trip for us．