2024年湖北省中考英语试卷

阅读短文，从每小题所给的四个选项中，选出最佳选项，填入空白处。

Our art teacher George was leaving soon for his country. I was preparing a special （1） for him. It was a hand-drawn picture book about our school. I worked a long time, trying to make each picture as （2） as possible.

One day, I was drawing while my little sister Becky was watching with great （3） . Just then, my classmate Jeff dropped by.

“Hi! Peter, want to play basketball in the yard?” he asked.

“I’d like to, （4） it’s too cold outside!” I replied.

“Exactly!” he said. “It’s the perfect weather for not getting too hot.”

That’s a cool thing about Jeff. He always looks on the （5） side of almost everything.

“Let’s go!” We went out, leaving the drawings on the table.

We laughed as we returned. When I （6） the door, my heart nearly stopped. Right there, Becky was coloring my pictures.

“ （7） , Becky!” I rushed to her, but it was too late. Almost every page was colored.

“What did you do?” I shouted （8） .

“I just wanted to help.” She began to cry.

“My drawings are gone forever!” I felt frustrated（懊恼的）and （9） Jeff for help.

“Unless…” said Jeff.

“Unless what?” I asked.

“Remember the jigsaw puzzle（拼图）? We can create something new from these messy pictures.” Jeff （10） .

“Can we make it?” I doubted.

“I’m not sure, but we can have a （11） .” He encouraged.

First, we cut the drawings into shapes, such as our brown teaching buildings, green playground and so on. Then, we （12） all these pieces together and made a jigsaw. Finally, we even added more paints. Days later, a beautiful “ （13） ” appeared in front of us.

There was a （14） ending.

“Thanks, guys,” George smiled, “I love it so much. It will give me many great （15） here.”

So, you see, there lies a beam（束）of light behind every dark cloud. Jeff’s way of dealing with things did help.

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阅读下面短文，从每小题所给的四个选项中，选出一个与短文内容相符的最佳选项。

Eat Well, Live Well

We eat food so that we have energy to run, jump and play.

We should have plenty of different things.

（1）Which of the following is a kind of dairy products?

（2）How many kinds of grain products are mentioned in the passage?

（3）Which is healthier than the other three according to the passage?

（4）What’s the writer’s opinion about eating well?

（5）In which part of a magazine can we probably read the passage?

阅读下面短文，从每小题所给的四个选项中，选出一个与短文内容相符的最佳选项。

The Smiths woke up earlier than usual. There was something about hiking（远足）that made them feel wide awake and excited to start the day as their eyes were open.

The family had a simple breakfast. They discussed the plan for the day at table. “Dad and I looked at a map last night,” said Mrs. Smith. “We found a nearby trail（小径）. There are many interesting things along the way, and best of all, there will be a surprise at the end of the trail.”

“What kind of surprise?” asked Jenny.

“It won’t be a surprise if we tell you,” laughed her mom. “The sooner you get ready to go, the sooner you’ll find out.”

They set out for hiking soon. It was a good day for seeing wildlife. Along the trail, the trees were filled with kinds of birds flying around. Hearing a noise in the grass, they stopped and saw two rabbits crossing the trail. After a while, Mike noticed several monkeys in the trees and Mr. Smith took photos before they ran away.

Then, they continued their hiking. Jenny and Mike were discussing what kind of snake they had just seen on the way. At this moment, they came to an open area with some small pools. The kids’ eyes grew wide. They looked at their parents.

“Is this the surprise?” asked Mike in excitement.

Mr. and Mrs. Smith smiled as they walked over to one of the small pools. Steam（蒸汽）rose into the air. “They’re hot springs（温泉）,” explained Mr. Smith. “The heat is produced from inside Earth.”

“Could we have a bath（洗澡）in the spring if we have our bathing suits?” asked Jenny. Mrs. Smith nodded. “Your bathing suits are in the bag.” She laughed, putting her feet into the spring water.

“I can’t believe it! Mom and Dad. This is a great surprise.” Jumped Jenny.

（1）The Smiths woke up earlier because of ________.

（2）Which is the right order of the animals they saw on the way?

（3）What does the underlined word “surprise” refer to（指代）?

（4）Why did the family make the plan for the day?

（5）What is the best title for the passage?

阅读下面短文，从每小题所给的四个选项中，选出一个与短文内容相符的最佳选项。

So far, China has successfully sent a large number of satellites（卫星）and spaceships into space. Space scientists have been greatly inspired（赋予灵感）by the old stories and ancient famous people when giving them names.

Since thousands of years ago, Chinese people have dreamed of going to the moon. Chang’e Flies to the Moon is one of the most popular stories. As you can see, China’s first man-made satellite to circle around the moon was named Chang’e I. More interestingly, the moon rover（巡视器）was named after the Jade Rabbit, who is the partner of Chang’e in the story. These old stories carry people’s best wishes and dreams. With the development of science and technology, our scientists have made them come true.

Kua Fu Runs After the Sun is another story to show how much ancient Chinese people wanted to know about the unknown world. Now, Kua Fu is going with the scientists to “visit” the sun, because we have a space project called KuaFu Mission.

Besides the ancient stories, space scientists also get ideas from ancient famous people. For example, Mozi, an ancient scientist, discovered that light travels in a straight line over 2, 000 years ago. His discovery made space study take a big step at that time. So, China’s first quantum（量子）science satellite was named Mozi, making China the first country in the world to achieve quantum communication between satellites and the ground.

From such simple things as giving names to the satellites, we can see how great our traditional culture is and what influence it has on our modern science and technology.

（1）In China, space scientists get ideas from ________ when naming satellites.

①old stories

②traditional projects

③ancient famous people

④ popular inventions

（2）What do we know about Chang’e I according to the passage?

（3）How does the writer support his opinion in Paragraph 4?

（4）Which is the right structure of the passage?

（①=Paragraph 1 ②=Paragraph 2,…）

（5）What’s the writer’s main purpose of writing the passage?

阅读短文，从文后所列选项中，选出最佳选项填入对应空白处，使短文通顺、连贯。（选项中有一项多余）

Many people make journeys to different places. However, the biggest journey is the self-discovery journey. How do you start it? （1） .

●Understand what you value about yourself

（2） ? It could be about how creative you are. It could also be about your wonderful skills at football. This helps you better understand your own values and abilities.

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What makes you happy? It could be when you are singing on stage（舞台）, when you help your dad repair his car, or even when you are doing a science project.

●Travel to different places

Traveling to a new place is a good way to discover new things. When you are on your travels, you have chances to meet kinds of people and get to know different cultures. （4） .

●Ask yourself what you want to be

What is your goal in life? How will you achieve it? （5） , and you will have a better understanding of yourself. These questions will help you reflect（深思）.

The self-discovery journey is not a fixed one. With time going by, many experiences in your life can change you, which helps you grow.

阅读短文，从方框中选出恰当的单词并用其适当形式填空，使短文通顺、意义完整。每空仅填一词，每词仅用一次。

Do you believe picking up rubbish has become a world competition?

In November of 2023, the first Rubbish Collection World Cup was （1） in Asia. Teams from 21 countries took part in it. According to the rules, each team will have 60 minutes to （2） rubbish as much as possible. Britain finally won the （3） prize. “We hope more people around the world will pay （4） to environmental problems,” said a British team member.

When Ken, the founder（创始人）of the competition, was interviewed, he talked about how he （5） up with the idea. Several years ago, he found many sea animals died （6） they ate the rubbish in the sea. So he started to pick up rubbish on （7） way to the beach every morning.

“Picking up a piece of rubbish may save a turtle’s（海龟的） （8） . It’s also a good way to keep the beach （9） .” In his eyes, changing people’s thoughts about rubbish was more important.

“Picking up rubbish is meaningful and （10） ” added Ken. “Now, I am glad to hear that lots of people take part in it to protect our environment.”

阅读短文，用英文填空或回答问题。（注意每小题的词数要求）

Born in a small village, I saw how busy farmers were in spring, and what the season meant to them. Spring is a time when the land wakes up from its long sleep, and the fields are ready for crops（庄稼）. If you are lazy in spring, you will get nothing in autumn. So, farmers seem to compete with time in spring.

When I was a little girl, every weekend I was busy planting crops. Whatever it was, I had fun and learned a lot. For example, when we planted potatoes, we needed to cut the sprouted（发芽的）potatoes into pieces and made sure every piece of “seed”（种子）had one or two sprouts. It was really like a math game.

Farm work is also teamwork. That’s why every spring field is busy with people of all ages working in it. While planting beans, my father dug small holes, and I carefully put some seeds into each hole. The work was hard and boring, but when we worked together, it seemed easier and more interesting.

I felt magic of life in spring as well. In a few weeks, the seeds sprouted, encouraging us to care for them by watering and so on. As time went by, they grew into healthy plants.

Because of these wonderful childhood experiences, I hold such a special feeling for spring.

（1）________ is the best season to plant crops.（仅填1词）

（2）If you don’t work hard in spring, you will ___________________.（不超过5词）

（3）&（4）Fill in the blanks according to the passage.

（5）What’s your understanding of “compete with time in spring”? Use your own words.

_________________________________________（结合自身实际，不超过20词）

学校的英语校刊正在开展“畅享阅读”征文活动。请你围绕下图所示的三个问题，用英文写一篇短文投稿。

注意：

1. 根据上图所给提示，适当发挥；

2. 文中不得出现真实姓名和校名；

3. 词数80词左右，开头已给出，不计入总词数。

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