年湖北省荆门市中考英语试卷
第一部分阅读理解（共两节，满分30分）第一节（共4小题；每小题6分，满分30分）阅读下列四篇短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
1．（6分）
（1）TikTokissuitableforusersaged .
A.7
B.20
C.12
D.10
（2）JoeThomasthinksthatyoumay whilewatchingTikTok.
A.spendtoomuchtime
B.getboredeasily
C.wastetoomuchmoney
D.learnsomeharmfulinformation
（3）TikTokhasmade popularforhis（her）videos.
A.JoeThomas
B.TomSmith
C.AdamYoung
D.AliceBrown
2．（8分）Mr.Brownisalready89yearsold.Heusedtosellice﹣creaminNewYork.Lastmonth，hisdaughterdiedandlefthimwithtwograndchildren.Hehadtolookafterthem.
"Whatshouldwedo？Wehavetomakemoney，"MrBrownsaidtohiswife.Thenhedecidedtosellice﹣creamagain.Hegotupearlyeverymorningandworkeduntilmidnight.
Steveisareporter.Heoftenboughtice﹣creamfromMr.Brown.Soonhelearnedabouthisstory.Hewantedtohelptheoldman，sohepostedaphotoonline.LotsofpeoplereadMr.Brownsstoryandcametobuyice﹣cream.Thatwasnotenough.StevestartedtoraisemoneyforMr.Brown.Heplannedtoraise＄3，，hegotmorethan＄，.
NowMr.Brownisrich.Hedoesntneedtomakemoney.Buthesays，"ImreallythankfultoSteveandotherkindpeopleforhelpingme.Iwanttohelpothers，too."Hekeepsonsellingice﹣cream.Hegivesice﹣creamtokidsforfree.Healsogiveshismoneytopoorfamilies.
Justasthesayinggoes，"Wemakealivingbywhatweget，butwemakealifebywhatwegive."Trytohelp
（1）Mr.Brownbegantosellice﹣creamagainat89because .
A.hehadtosupporthisgrandchildren
B.hiswifewasseriouslyill
C.helovedsellingice﹣cream
D.hisgrandchildrenlovedice﹣cream
（2）PeoplelearnedaboutwhathappenedtoMr.Brown .
A.ontheradio
B.ontheInternet
C.fromanewspaper
D.fromaTVreport
（3）Accordingtothestory，whichofthefollowingisTRUE？
A.Stevemadealotofmoney.
B.Mr.Brownusedallthemoneyonhimself.
C.Mr.Brownisstillsellingice﹣cream.
D.Steveraised＄3，forMr.Brown.
（4）Whatisthestorymainlyabout？
A.Agrandfatherwhoraisedmoney.
B.Areporterthatmadeadifference.
C.Anoldmanwhotouchedourhearts.
D.Aprogramthathelpedsavepeople.
3．（8分）Ifyoufeelsadorupset，remembernottowatchahappymovie.Asadmoviemaybemoresuitableforyou.
SomescientistsatOhioStateUniversity，theU.S.，havefoundthatsadmoviescanmakepeoplehappier.TheypublishedtheirstudyinamagazinecalledCommunicationResearch.
ScientistsaskedcollegestudentstowatchasadmoviecalledAtonement.Themovietellsastoryoftwoloverswhowereseparated.TheydiedduringWorldWarIIattheendofthemovie.Thecollegestudentsansweredquestionsfromthescientistsbefore，afterandthreetimesduringthemovietofindouttheirdifferentfeelings，includingsadness.
Accordingtotheresultofthesurvey，scientistsfoundoutthatpeoplefeltbetterafterwatchingthesadmovie.Scientistsbelievedthiswasbecausethemoviemadethemthinkabouttheirownlivesandrelationships.Comparedtothoseoftheunluckyloversinthemovie，theirliveswerefullofhope.
"Iwanttolivemylifetothefullest，andthismoviehasmademethinkalot，"onestudentwrote.
SilviaKnobloch﹣Westerwick，theleaderofthestudy，explainedthatbadmoods（情绪），andyoudonthavetothinkaboutproblemsinyourlife，"shesaid."Butbademotions，makeyoufeelterribleaboutyoursituation.Therefore，seeingasadmoviemaymakeyoufeelbad
（1）ThescientistsaskedthecollegestudentstowatchAtonement .
A.tohelpthemmakemorefriends
B.tomakethemfeelbetteraboutthemselves
C.tofindouthowtheyfeltafterwatchingit
D.toencouragethemtosharetheirfeelings
（2）Howmanytimesdidthestudentsanswerquestionsfromthescientists？
A.Sixtimes.
B.Fivetimes.
C.Fourtimes.
D.Threetimes.
（3）Whatdoestheunderlinedword"those"inparagraph4referto？
A.Stories.
B.Feelings.
C.Friends.
D.Lives.
（4）Whatisthebesttitleforthispassage？
A.FeelingSad？WatchaSadMovie.
B.FeelingLonely？FindTrueLove.
C.FeelingBad？SeeaHappyFilm.
D.FeelingDown？ThinkaboutOthers.
4．（8分）OntheearlymorningofDecember17，theChange﹣5lunarprobe（月球探测器）landedsafelyonthegrasslandsinInnerMongolia（任务）endedsuccessfully.
Change﹣5waslaunchedfromtheWenchangSpaceLaunchCenterinHainanProvinceonNovember24，.OnDecember1，theprobegottothemoon.Duringthestayonthemoon，gramsofrockandsoilsamples（样品）.OnDecember3，theprobewasreadytogohome.
Chinaisnostrangertolunarexploration（探月）programs.Overtheyears，ithassentanumberofincreasinglychallengingmissionstothemoon.OneofthemostfamousmissionswasthehistoriclandingofChange﹣4spacecraftonthemoonsfarsidein9.AsChange﹣5reachedanewareaofthemoon（极限）evenfurther.Itsnodoubtagreatstepforwardforthespaceindustry.
ThisisatrulyhistoriceventforChinasspaceprogram，makingChinathethirdnationintheworldtobringsamplesbackfromthemoon.ThesuccesshasalsomadeChange﹣5thefirstspacecrafttobringbacksamplesfromthemoonsincewhenaRussianspaceshipbroughtback.1gramsofsamplestotheearth.Thiswasnoeasytask，butChinahasmadeit.
（1）HowlongdidthewholeChange﹣5missionlast？
A.Abouthalfamonth.
B.Around10days.
C.Overamonth.
D.Morethan20days.
（2）Theunderlinedword"launched"inparagraph2means inChinese.
A.回收
B.发射
C.发明
D.销毁
（3）Paragraph3mainlytalksabout .
A.theimportanceofspaceexploration
B.thedifficultyinlunarexploration
C.thefutureofChinasspaceprogram
D.theprogressinChinasmoonmissions
（4）Inwhichpartofanewspapercanwefindthepassage？
A.CULTURE.
B.TRAVEL.
C.SCIENCE.
D.SPORT.
第二节（共1小题；每小题10分，满分10分）
5．（10分）根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
Doyouwanttobeclevererandgetmoreknowledge？Fivewayscanmakeyoucleverer.
▲DontWatchTVTooMuch
（1） Ifyouretootired，listentosomemusic.Whenyourewithyourfriendsorfamily，leavetheTVoffandhaveaconversation.Allofthesethingsmakeyourmindrunbetterthantelevisiondoesandalsoallowyoutorelax.
▲（2）
Takingexercisealwaysleadstogreaterlearning.Useyourbodytoclearyourheadandcreatemoreenergy.Afterwards，youwillfeelmoreenergeticandcanconcentrate（专注）moreeasily.
▲ReadChallengingBooks
Ifyouwanttoimproveyourthinkingandwritingability，youshouldreadbooksthatmakeyouconcentrate.（3）
▲EarlytoBed，EarlytoRise
Youllbemostrefreshedifyougotobedearlyanddontsleepmorethan8hours.（4）
Wakingupearlymakesyouactiveallday.
▲TakeTimetoReflect（反省）
Spendingtimealoneonreflectinggivesyouachancetoorganizeyourthoughts.Afterwards，youllhaveabetterunderstandingofwhatsimportantandwhatisnt.（5）
A.Readingaclassicnovelwillmakeyouthinkmoreclearly.
B.TrytoLearn
C.WatchingalotofTVdoesnogoodtoyourmind.
D.Thentheunimportantthingswonttroubleyouanymore.
E.TakeExercise
F.Themoreyousleep，thebetteritis.
G.Theearlymorninghoursaremostpeacefulandproductive（多产的）.
第二部分语言知识运用（共两节，满分15分）第一节完形填空（共1小题；每小题15分，满分15分）
6．（15分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
OneFridaynight，apoorartstudentJosephwasplayingtheviolinatNewYorksubwaystation.Infrontofhimwasa（1） withafewdollars.Heneededsomemoremoneyforhistuition（学费）.
Josephwasplayinghislastpieceofmusicwhenamiddle﹣agedmanwholookedexcited（2） andputa50﹣dollarbanknote（钞票）intothehat.Josephnoddedtotheman（3） .
Thenext（4） ，Josephcametothesameplaceasusual.（5） fromthenightbefore，hetookoutalargepieceofpaperandlaiditontheground.Thepapersaid，"Lastnight（6） .Please
