1、 2016 年湖北省荆州市中考真题英语 知识运用（ 20 分） .单项选择。（共 10 分，每小题 1 分） 从 A、 B、 C、 D 四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 21. Mike, who helped make the paper plane? Nobody! I made it all by myself. A. your B. yours C. you D. yourself 解析： 该题 考查代词的用法。 句意： 迈克，谁帮你做的纸飞机？ 没人！我自己做的它。 your 你的； yours 你的（东西）； you 你； yourself 你自己；此处作为动词 help
2、 的宾语，故用宾格形式 you,故选 C。 答案： C 22. Can you tell me some about the Brazil Olympic Games? OK. Let me help you search the Internet. A. service B. information C. discussion D. success 解析：该题考查名词词义辨析。句意： -你能告诉我一些关于巴西奥运会的信息吗？ -好的。让我帮你在晚上搜一搜。 information 信息； discussion 讨论； success 成功。根据 Let me help you search
3、the Internet.可知此处是寻找信息，故选 B。 答案： B 23. I eat vegetables. But they are good for your health! We should eat them every day. A. often B. usually C. always D. seldom 解析： 该题 考查副词的用法。 句意： 我很少吃蔬菜。 但是它们对你的健康有好处！我们应该每天吃它们。 often 经常； usually 经常； always 总是； seldom 很少；根据 But they are good for your health!可知此处表示
4、转折关系，虽然它们有利于健康，但是他吃得少，故用副词 seldom，故选 D。 答案： D 24. I can hardly believe my eyes. Is that you, Joy? Yes. It has been almost ten years we were together. A. since B. before C. until D. after 解析：该题 考查连词的用法。 句意： -我几乎无法相信我的眼睛。 Joy 是你吗？ -是的。自从我们在一起，已经几乎十年了。 since 自从； before 在之前； until 直到； after 在之后 。根据 It h
5、as been almost ten years 可知此处与现在完成时连用，用连词 since 引导时间状语从句，故选 A。 答案： A 25. My English is so weak. Can you help me, Gina? Practice more and the most important is to a good habit of reading. A. make B. complete C. develop D. show 解析： 该题 考查动词词义辨析。 句意： 我的英语非常差。吉娜，你能帮助我吗？ 多练习，最重要的是养成阅读的好习惯。 make 制成； comple
6、te 完成； develop 发展； show 展示； develop a good habit 养成好习惯，故选 C。 答案： C 26. Im sorry, Mrs. Green. Ive made a lot of mistakes in the exam. Never mind. , the exam is a little difficult. A. Above all B. After all C. In all D. At last 解析： 该题 考查介词短语的用法。 句意： 格林太太，对不起。我在考试中犯了很多错。没关系。毕竟，那个考试有点难。 Above all 最重要的；
7、after all 毕竟； in all 总共； at last最后；根据 Never mind.可知不用抱歉，进一步解释原因，故用短语 after all，故选 B。 答案： B 27. How was your interview for the work? Oh, I couldnt feel any . I hardly understood most of the questions they asked. A. happier B. better C. worse D. harder 解析： 该题 考查形容词的比较级的用法。 句意： 你工作面试怎么样了？ 哦，我感觉最糟糕。我几乎无
8、法明白他们问的大部分问题。 happier 更高兴的； better 更好的； worse 更糟糕的； harder 更努力的；根据 I hardly understood most of the questions they asked.可知我的情况不好，否定副词 +形容词的比较级，表示形容词的最高级，故选 C。 答案： C 28. Why are you feeling sleepy all the time? Because I late watching the film Kung Fu Panda last night. A. stayed up B. cheered up C. g
9、ave up D. took up 解析：该题 考查动词短语的用法。 句意： -你为什么一直感到困倦？ -因为我昨天晚上熬夜很晚在看功夫熊猫。 stay up 熬夜； cheer up 欢呼； give up 放弃； take up 占据。根据 Why are you feeling sleepy all the time?可知我很困，是因为昨晚熬夜，故选 A。 答案： A 29. Do you know this afternoon? Im not sure, but Ill tell you as soon as she comes. A. how will Betty arrive B.
10、 what time Betty will arrive C. where Betty will arrive D. whether will Betty arrive 解析： 该题 考查宾语从句的用法。 句意： 你知道今天下午贝蒂几点到达吗？ 我不确定，但是她一来我就告诉你。 A. how will Betty arrive 贝蒂如何到达； B. what time Betty will arrive 贝蒂几点到达； C. where Betty will arrive 贝蒂将到达哪里； D. whether will Betty arrive贝蒂是否到达。根据 but Ill tell y
11、ou as soon as she comes.可知此处询问关于到达的时间，故选 B。 答案： B 30. Bill, can I get you anything to drink? Thanks. _ A. You are welcome. B. It doesnt matter. C. No problem. D. I wouldnt mind a coffee. 解析：该题 考查交际用语。 句意： -比尔，我能给你些喝的东西吗？ -谢谢你。来杯咖啡吧。 You are welcome.不用谢； It doesnt matter.没关系； No problem 没问题； I wouldn
12、t mind a coffee.来杯咖啡吧。根据 Bill, can I get you anything to drink?可知此处应是要喝的东西，故选D。 答案： D .完形填空。（共 10 分， 每小题 1 分） 阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的 A、 B、 C、 D 四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 Mr. Hamel now picked up a French grammar book and started to teach. It all seemed so 31 during that last lesson. I understood all the partic
13、iples(分词 ) which Mr. Hamel explained. “ 32 didnt French seem so interesting before?” I asked myself. But I knew the answer. It was my last French lesson, and I regretted not studying hard before. I 33 to listen very carefully. Mr. Hamel was trying to teach us everything he knew. He had never taught
14、a lesson so well before. The grammar lesson finished, and then we started 34 . I had never seen so many hardworking students before. Everyone had their 35 down, and the sound of pens on paper was the only sound to be heard. Students were usually distracted(分心 ) by even the smallest thing. However, w
15、hen some beetles(甲壳虫 ) flew into the classroom, not one student looked at them today. It was very 36 . I looked at Mr. Hamel. He was sitting still in his chair. The only things he 37 were his eyes. He looked carefully at one thing in the classroom for a while 38 looking at the next thing. For forty
16、years, the only classroom was like his 39 , and now it was being taken from him. Mr. Hamel looked at all of the walls, windows, desks, and chairs 40 we were working hard. I was sure he wanted to remember everything like it was now. 31. A. difficult B. easy C. common D. great 32. A. Why B. Who C. Whe
17、re D. When 33. A. went B. began C. expected D. Continued 34. A. listening B. speaking C. reading D. writing 35. A. heads B. hands C. pens D. books 36. A. impossible B. excellent C. unusual D. valuable 37. A. moved B. closed C. opened D. noticed 38. A. without B. before C. about D. after 39. A. coura
18、ge B. dream C. home D. country 40. A. because B. unless C. whatever D. while 解析： 31.考查形容词及语境的理解。 A. difficult 困难的； B. easy 容易的； C. common 共同的； D. great 伟大的；句意：最后一堂课似乎非常容易。根据 I understood all the participles（分词） which Mr. Hamel explained.可知我听懂了 Hamel 讲的所有分词，因此这堂课似乎很容易，故选 B。 32.考查代词及语境的理解。 A. Why 为什么；
19、 B. Who 谁； C. Where 哪里； D. When 何时；句意：我问自己： “为什么以前法语似乎没有这么有趣？ ”此处询问原因，故用疑问词 why，故选 A。 33.考查动词及语境的理解。 A. went 去； B. began 开始 ； C. expected 期望； D. continued 继续；句意：我继续非常认真地听。根据 Mr. Hamel was trying to teach us everything he knew.可知 Hamel 先生在教我们，因此我继续听他讲课，故选 D。 34.考查动词及语境的理解。 A. listening 听； B. speaking
20、 说； C. reading 读； D. writing 写；句意：语法课结束后，我们开始写。根据后文的 Everyone had their 5 down, and the sound of pens on paper was the only sound to be heard.可知此处是在写，故选 D。 35.考查名词及语境的理解。 A. heads 头； B. hands 手； C. pens 钢笔； D. books 书；句意：每个人低着头，钢笔在纸上的声音是听见的唯一声音。根据 I had never seen so many hardworking students before
21、.可知学生努力学习，因此低头学习，故选 A。 36.考查形容词及语境的理解。 A. impossible 不可能的； B. excellent 优秀的； C. unusual 罕见的； D. valuable 有价值的；句意：这是非常罕见的。根据 Students were usually distracted(分心 ) by even the smallest thing. However, when some beetles（甲壳虫） flew into the classroom, not one student looked at them today. 可知学生经常被小事分心，然而现
22、在学生不看甲壳虫，因此他们这样是不同寻常的 ，罕见的，故选 C。 37.考查动词及语境的理解。 A. moved 移动； B. closed 关上； C. opened 打开； D. noticed 注意。句意：他一动的唯一的动词就是他的眼睛。根据 He was sitting still in his chair.可知他身体不动，此处眼睛是唯一能移动的部位，故选 A。 38.考查介词及语境的理解。 A. without 没有； B. before 在 之前； C. about 关于； D. after在 之后；句意：他认真地看着教室里的一个东西一会，然后再看另一件东西 .结合句意，在看另一件
23、东西之前，他看着某一件东西。故用介词 before。故选 B。 39.考查名词及语境的理解。 A. courage 勇气； B. dream 梦想； C. home 家； D. country 国家； 句意：四十年了，这唯一的教室就像他的家一样，现在它被没收了。根据 for forty years 可知在教室待了四十年，因此这里就像他的家，故选 C。 40.考查连词及语境的理解。 A. because 因为； B. unless 除非； C. whatever 无论什么； D. while 当 时候；句意：当我们正在努 力学习时， Hamel 先生看着所有的墙，窗户，桌子和椅子。结合句意我们在
24、学习， Hamel 先生看着周围的东西，表示同时发生，故用连词 while。故选D。 答案： 31.B 32.A 33.D 34.D 35.A 36.C 37.A 38.B 39.C 40.D 阅读理解（ 44 分） .阅读选择。（共 24 分， 每小题 2 分） 阅读下列短文，从每篇短文后所给各题的 A、 B、 C、 D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项。 A How does a young dog or cat get to know a new home? The animal uses its nose. Right away it smells its new places. Then i
25、t makes wider and wider circles, smelling all the time. Before long it can find its way home very well, even in the dark. It simply follows something it knows well. Stories happen about animals who found their way across land they had never smelled before. Take the case of Smoky, a small white cat.
26、Smoky had some funny red hair around its right ear. One day Smoky and his owner began a long journey. They were moving from Oklahoma to Tennessee. When they were just eighteen miles from their Oklahoma home, Smoky jumped out of the car. Then he found his way back to the old house. There he wandered
27、around outside for many days. Finally he disappeared. A year later Smoky meowed at the door of a house in Tennessee. A man opened the door. “Is that you, Smoky?” he said in surprise. At first he couldnt believe it. Then he saw the red hair around its right ear. It was Smoky! 41. What is the first th
28、ing a pet does in a new place? A. It travels a long way. B. It smells the new place. C. It finds its way in the dark D. It follows something it knows. 42. Put these events in the right order that they happened. Smoky got to Tennessee. Smoky jumped out of the car. Smoky went to his old house. A. B. C
29、. D. 43. What does the underlined word wandered mean in the passage? A. 游荡 B.思考 C. 搜寻 D. 围绕 44. What is the best title of the passage? A. A Kind Owner B. A Humorous Cat C. A Surprising Journey D. An Excellent Memory 解析： 41.细节理解题。根据 The animal uses its nose. Right away it smells its new places. 可知宠物到
30、了一个新家，它做的第一件事就是闻一闻新地方。故选 B。 42.推理判断题。根据 When they were just eighteen miles from their Oklahoma home, Smoky jumped out of the car. Then he found his way back to the old house.和 A year later Smoky meowed at the door of a house in Tennessee.可知 Smoky 从车上跳下来，找回老房子的路，一年后它来到了 Tennessee，故选 C。 43.词义猜测题。根据 ou
31、tside for many days.可知在外面待了许多天，因此是在游荡，故选 A。 44.标题归纳题。根据 One day Smoky and his owner began a long journey. 可知本文讲述了Smoky 和他的主人进行了一次长途旅行，故选 C。 答案： 41.B 42.C 43.A 44.C B Who is smarter, human being or artificial intelligence(AI, 人工智能 )？ The question swept the world a few months ago. In March 2016, Alpha
32、Go, an AI program developed by Google, had the Go(围棋 ) match with Lee Sedol, a South Korean Go player. He is the world top player of this old Chinese game. In October 2015, AlphaGo became the first computer program to beat a professional(职业的 ) human Go player. And this time, it beat Lee Sedol 4-1. I
33、n fact, before the match, most people believed that Lee would certainly be the winner, because they didnt think that AI was good enough to beat the human mind. However, the result was disappointing. As a machine, AlphaGo would never get tired, while Lee Sedol was only a human and humans must have so
34、me weaknesses. AlphaGos wins over a human champion(冠军 ) show that computers can do more difficult tasks. Some people may worry whether computers are now smart enough to beat us at everything. But scientists say that is not the case. Real life problems can be more difficult than the Go game. Thomas J
35、ohnson, a scientist of AI said, “Its not hard to get a computer program to remember and produce facts. What is hard is getting computers to use knowledge in everyday situation. ” We believe we can use the technology of AI to improve the world. 45. The match between AlphaGo and Lee Sedol is mentioned
36、 at the beginning of the article mainly to_. A. get the reader to think about AI B. draw the readers attention to AlphaGo C. show how AI is usually tested D. tell the reader AI has over the human brain 46. What was the result of the match? A. Google program beat AlphaGo. B. Lee Sedol won AlphaGo 4-1
37、. C. Lee Sedol was beaten. D. Neither side won the match. 47. Why did most people believe Lee would be the winner? Because . A. computers had weaknesses and also got tired B. AlphaGo only beat a human Go player once C. the Go game was invented by Chinese people D. computers were not so smart as a hu
38、man 48.What does Thomas Johnson probably agree with？ A. AI does better than humans in every situation. B. Its hard for AI to beat the human at everything. C. The development of AI could be harmful one day. D. AI should be used to help us make difficult decisions. 解析： 45.推理判断题。根据 Who is smarter, huma
39、n being or artificial intelligence(AI, 人工智能 )？可知此处让人们思考人类和人工智能哪一个更聪明，提到的 AlphaGo 和 Lee Sedo 之间的比赛，是想让读者想到人工智能，故选 A。 46.细节理解题。根据 In October 2015, AlphaGo became the first computer program to beat a professional(职业的 ) human Go player. And this time, it beat Lee Sedol 4-1.可知比赛的结果是Lee Sedol 被打败了，故选 C。 4
40、7.细节理解题。根据 In fact, before the match, most people believed that Lee would certainly be the winner, because they didnt think that AI was good enough to beat the human mind.可知在比赛前，大多数人认为 Lee 会赢，因为他们认为电脑没有人聪明，无法打败人，故选 D。 48.推理判断题。根据 Thomas Johnson, a scientist of AI said, “Its not hard to get a compute
41、r program to remember and produce facts. What is hard is getting computers to use knowledge in everyday situation. ” 可知 Thomas Johnson 认为很难让电脑在日常的情况下使用知识，故推断人工智能电脑很难在一切事上都打败人类，故选 B。 答案： 45.A 46.C 47.D 48.B C Joe was an old man. The 75-year-old lived very happily in a village and had a beautiful fami
42、ly. Joe had four grandchildren, and they visited him during their holidays. During one vacation, Joe was preparing his home for the kids: cleaning and buying their favorite foods. After he finished working, he realized he lost his favorite watch. The watch was a gift from his wife when their first c
43、hild was born. Joe loved the watch very much, especially after his wifes death. He was very upset about losing it. Once his grandchildren came, they promised him they would find the watch. One granddaughter asked: “Grandpa, do you remember when you saw the watch last before it went missing?” “I gues
44、s when I was cleaning the barn(谷仓 )！ ” Joe replied. The children looked for more than two hours with Joe, but they could not find it. The kids were now also sad, but they tried to comfort(安慰 ) their grandfather. One grandson went back to the barn to search again. Joe asked why he was going there a s
45、econd time. But the little boy just asked the others not to follow him and to remain silent. He was there for about fifteen minutes and then rushed to his grandfather. He found the watch and happily gave it to Joe. Joe was surprised and asked how he was able to find it. The little boy replied: “I sa
46、t there without making a noise, and the barn was so silent. After a few minutes, I heard the tick, tick sound and found the watch.” Joe hugged and thanked the little boy. 49. From Paragraph 2, we learn that Joe . A. knew his grandchildren very well B. liked doing housework very much C. got tired of
47、his grandchildrens visits D. looked forward to his grandchildrens visits 50. Why did Joe feel upset when he found the watch was lost? A. Because it was very expensive. B. Because it was full of memories with his wife. C. Because it was a gift from his first child. D. Because it had been with him since he was born. 51. How did one of the grandchildren find the watch? A. He cleaned the barn carefully again. B. He searched the barn carefully for two hours. C. He made no noise and followed the ticking sound. D. He asked other children fo
