[湖北]2013年初中毕业升学考试（湖北十堰卷）英语

－This is a useful dictionary, I think.
－So it is, and it’s ______ unusual one.

－Which do you prefer, a CD player or a walkman?
－______. I prefer a portable computer.

－Two hundred yuan for such a T-shirt! You ______ be joking!
－I’m not joking . It’s made of silk.

I’m looking after Tom today. He’s been in my house______8:00 this morning.

Here is the book. First ______it and then tell me what you think of it.

The Palace Museum is the best place ______I’ve ever visited.

－What kind of persons do you prefer to make friends with?
－I choose my friends on their characters and how we ______.

How kind you are ! You always do what you can ______ others .

Tommy is looking for ______ in the cinema. He has drunk too much water .
 
A              B             C              D

The new-designed car is on show now. I wonder ______.

－I want to borrow the book, but I don’t know how long it may ______.
－For two weeks.

－Many boy students think math is ______ English.
－I agree. I’m weak in English.

There’s little important news in the newspaper today, ______?

－Can I park my car here , sir?
－______. You see, there’s much traffic here.

－Have a nice weekend!
－ ______.

“You speak very good English”
The other day I heard an American say to a Chinese student of English. “You  41  very good English.” But the student answered, “ No, my English is very poor.” The foreigner was quite
  42  at the answer. Thinking he had not made himself  43  or the student had not heard him clearly, he said, “Yes, indeed, you speak it very well.” But the Chinese student still  44  saying  “No”.  45  the foreigner gave up and didn’t know what to say.
What’s wrong with the student’s answer? It is because he didn’t accept a compliment as the American people  46  . He should have said “Thank you” instead of “No”. He actually understood what the American had said. But he thought he should be modest. If someone says to a woman, “ You look  47  beautiful with the new clothes  48  .” she should be very happy and answer, “Thank you.” In our country we think  49  modest is a virtue and showing off is a bad behavior. But in the West, if you are modest and say, “ No,   50  I can’t do it well,” then the others will take it for granted (理所当然)that you  51  can not do it. If you often say,“No”, you will certainly be looked down upon by  52  . When  53  for a job, if one says something like “Yes, I can certainly do it” instead of “ Let me have a try on the job”, he or she can expect to get it. So in the West, one should always be confident.  54  self-confidence, he can’t go anywhere. Confidence is of great  55  to one in a country where competition is quite keen.(激烈)

A．say B．talk C．speak D．tell

A．surprising B．surprised C．laughed D．laughing

A．understood B．understand C．to understand D．understanding

A．keep B．keeping C．keeps D．kept

A．At first B．By the way C．In the end D．First of all

A．did B．done C．to do D．do

A．such B．such a C．so D．so a

A．for B．on C．in D．into

A．being B．be C．having D．have

A．I’m afraid B．I’m not sure C．I don’t mind D．I don’t know

A．hardly B．really C．badly D．luckily

A．another B．other C．the other D．others

A．asking B．ask C．provide D．providing

A．With B．Without C．by D．under

A．importantly B．unimportant C．important D．importance

A young man from a village called Nawalapitiya married a young woman from Maiyuwa, a small village. They lived with the man’s big family－his parents, his brothers, their wives and husbands and children. The family kept an elephant, in which the woman soon took a great interest. Every day she fed it with fruit and sugar.
Three months later, having quarreled with her husband, the woman went back to her parents’ home. Soon the elephant refused to eat and work. It appeared to be ill and heartbroken. One morning after several weeks the animal disappeared from the house.
It went to the woman’s home. On seeing her, the elephant waved its trunk and touched her with it. The young woman was so moved by the act of the animal .So she went back to her husband’s home.
The woman left her new home ______.

The word “disappeared” in the reading means “______”.

After the young woman left her husband’s home, the elephant______.

How did the elephant express its feeling when it saw the young woman?

The writer wrote the story in order to______.

阅读短文，根据其内容，选择最佳选项完成下列各题。
Paragraph 1: Scientists have learned a lot about the kinds of food people need. They say that there are several kinds of food that people should eat every day. They are: (1) green and yellow vegetables of all kinds; (2) citrus(柑桔) fruits and tomatoes; (3) potatoes and other fruits and vegetables; (4) meat of all kinds, fish and eggs; (5) milk and foods made from milk; (6) bread or cereal(谷物), rice is also in this kind of food; (7) butter, or something like butter.
Paragraph 2: People in different places of the world eat different kinds of things. Foods are cooked and eaten in many different kinds of ways. People in different countries eat at different times of the day. In some places people eat once or twice a day; in other countries people eat three or four times. Scientists say that none of the differences is really important. It doesn’t matter whether foods are eaten raw or cooked. It doesn’t matter if a person eats dinner at 4 o’clock in the afternoon or at 11 o’clock at night. The important thing is what you eat every day.
Paragraph 3: There are two problems, then, in feeding the large number of people on earth. The first is to find some ways to feed the world’s population so that no one is hungry. The second is to make sure that people everywhere have the right kinds of food to make them grow to be strong and healthy.
From the first paragraph we know noodles belong to a kind of ______ food.

According to the scientists, which of the following groups is the healthiest for your lunch?

People in different places of the world ______.

Which of the following is NOT true?

If there is Paragraph 4, what do you think is going to be talked about?

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Best learners	What’re the three difficulties in study and how to________ with them.
What if you aren’t ________in a subject you are studying.
If you finish the 26 simple exercises , you can study easily and fast.
How to keep pets	You should choose the pets you like.
You’d better build houses or nests for them.
In order to make your pets ________, you should feed them and keep them clean.
The book , ________, is better for younger students to read.
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任务型阅读。阅读短文，根据其内容，完成下列任务。
Andy was still traveling in Spain when he realized he had to confirm(确认) his   ① home with the airline company. He was visiting Spain in order to improve his Spanish. When he was speaking to people face to face, he had no difficulty understanding what they said. However, when he was speaking on the phone, he still had a problem. Andy called the airline. And the clerk confirmed that his plane was leaving at nine o’clock three days from that day. She also told Andy to be at the airport a little earlier in order to check in his luggage and get a seat.
Since he was leaving in three days, Andy didn’t lose any time. He visited as many places as he could. He thought that it would probably be a while before he had enough money again. He wished he could come back and spend a year in Spain.
Too quickly, the final day arrived. Andy left early for the airport before take-off. He hated to rush. When he went to the clerk to show his ticket, the clerk looked at the ticket in surprise , “Why, sir, but your flight was at nine o’clock in the morning, and now it is eight in the evening.”“But I confirmed my flight,”insisted Andy.“Will I have to pay for another ticket?”
“No, Sir. However, the next flight out will be three days from now.”
Andy’s   ②  of shock turned to smile as he realized that now he could go on with his vacation.
任务一：请根据短文内容，分别写出①、②处所缺单词。（每空限填一词）
①______________   ②______________
任务二：根据短文内容补全句子。（每空限填一词）
(A) He visited as many places as _____________.
(B)From the passage we know Andy could ____________ his holiday.
任务三：请把上文中画线的句子翻译成汉语。
_________________________________________________________
任务四：请根据短文内容回答下列问题。
Why did the clerk tell Andy to be at the airport a little earlier？
________________________________________________________
How long was Andy late for the plane that day?
_________________________________________________________

选择单词或词组，用其适当的形式填空，使句子意思正确，通顺。（每词限用一次，其中两词多余）

 
I’m no more a child, don’t _______________ about my health.
I’ll try my _______________to make progress.
They haven’t _______________ so much for a long time.
Grace was _______________ you when I came here minutes ago.
Remember to put what we have learnt into _______________.

根据下列句子的汉语意思及英文提示完成句子。每空字数不限。
你介意在我出差时照顾一下我的园子吗？
Would you mind _______________________ my garden when I am on business?
南茜非常喜欢这首歌，她经常随着它跳舞。
Nancy loves the song very much, she often_______________________ it.
昨天直到雨停了学生们才离开公园。
The students _______________________the rain stopped yesterday.
现在他渐渐习惯了在国外生活。
Now, he is getting _______________________ abroad.
中国最大的城市上海是最有活力的地方之一。
Shanghai, the biggest city in China, is one of _______________________.

安全对每个人都很重要。请根据以下信息内容提示，写一篇关于校园安全的英语小短文。
提示：1. 体育锻炼
2. 上下楼梯
3. 交朋结友
4. 食品卫生
要求： 1. 语句通顺，表达准确，内容连贯；
2．短文可以适当发挥；但要包含以上要点。
3．词数：80—100词。短文开头已给出，不计入总词数。
Safety has become the focus to us all. How to be safe at school is especially important to us students.___________ _____________________________________________