湖北省荆州市2012年中考英语试题第I卷选择题（五大题共70分） III. 单项填空（共10分，每小题1分）从每小题的四个选项中选出一个能填入题中相应空白处的最佳答案。21. （2012年荆州市中考） Shall we take a taxi? No, we . Its not far from here.A. cant B. mustntC, shouldnt D. neednt22. （2012年荆州市中考） How often do you exercise? ever. Because I am very busy with my work.A. HardlyB. NearlyC. AlwaysD. Almost来%源#:中国 23. （2012年荆州市中考） What did the teacher say just now?ww&w.z*zstep.co#m Sorry, I didnt hear it. I out of the window.A. lookB. looked C. am lookingD. was looking24. （2012年荆州市中考） Ive shown you all the interesting and important places of our school. Thank you for so much time.A. takingB. spendingC. costingD. having。25. （2012年荆州市中考） Is your father or mother a teachers? . My father is a doctor and my mother is an office worker.A. BothB. EitherC. NeitherD. None。26. （2012年荆州市中考） I like the program Man and Nature. But I Sports News.来源*%:zzs#tep.&comA. preferB. wantC. chooseD. miss27. （2012年荆州市中考） How will the boss be back? In these days.A. farB. soonC. longD. often28. （2012年荆州市中考） I dont think we can find a new day to work out the problem. But wed better not .A. end up.B. hand outC. give upD. put out来 29. （2012年荆州市中考） When shall we leave for China? We wont we have visited all the places of interest here.A. untilB. whileC. asD. since30. （2012年荆州市中考） Do you know sound travels very fast? Yes. But light travels sound.A. as fast asB. a little faster thanC. much faster thanD. slower thanIV. 完形填空（共10分，每小题1分）先阅读短文，然后从文中每小题的四个选项中选出一个可以填入短文中相应空白处的最佳答案。www#.z%zstep.com（2012年荆州市中考）I did very badly at school. My headmaster thought I was useless and when I was 14, he said, “Youre never going to be (31) but a failure(失败者).After five years of poor jobs, I fell (32) with a very nice girl. But her mother said to me, “Youve (33) in everything youve ever done. You cant give any happiness to my daughter!” It was the frustrating thing that could have changed me later. I decided to do something (34) about my life, because I wanted to show her that what people said about me was (35) .So I tried hard with my writing and went to college. My first book came out while I was at college. After college I (36) during the day in high schools and went to evening classes at college. Later, I gave up that job to write full time. At the same time, I was offered a part-time job as a (37) at Leeds University. I began to feel (38) of myself here was once a poor boy whod left school early, now teaching at the university. My writing career(生涯) (39 when I discovered my own style.Now Im rich and (40) , have been on TV, and met lots of film stars. But what does that mean? I just wish all the people who have put me down had said: “I believe in you. Youll succeed.”31. A. anythingB. somethingC. everythingD. nothing32. A. workB. loveC. helpD. study33. A. failedB. wonC. beatenD. succeeded34. A. difficultB. easyC. negativeD. positive来源:*中35. A. terribleB. excellentC. wrongD. right36. A. stayedB. laughtC. livedD. studied37. A. bossB. scientistC. teacherD. student来#源:38. A. proudB. sadC. tiredD. happy39. A. set offB. went offC. broke offD. took off40. A. coolB. famousC. cleverD. helpfulV. 阅读理解（共30分，每小题2分）中%&国教*育出版网先阅读短文，然后根据短文内容从文后每小题的四个选项中，选出一个能完成所能句子或回答所提问题的正确答案。（A）（2012年荆州市中考）Shopping Guide in Central MallFloorsArticles6Restaurant /Coffee shop/ Tea house5Childrens pleasure ground/ Game center4Electrical equipment, clocks and watches/ Writing materials and office supplies3Mens clothing /Bedding2Womens clothing/ Childrens clothing1Fruit, vegetables, meat, eggs, drinks, cooked food, etc. /Kitchen wareBushiness hoursWeekdays:8:30am6:30pmWeekends:9:00am9:00pm41. If you want to have a cup of coffee, you should go to the floor.A. firstB. fourthC. fifthD. sixth42. If you want to buy some apples and beef, you should go to the floor.A. first B. secondC. thirdD. fourth43. If Mr. Green wants to buy a shirt, he should go to the floor.A. secondB. fourthC. thirdD. fifth44. If Mrs. Greens children want to play, they should go to the floor.A. firstB. fourthC. fifthD. sixth45. If you want to do some shopping in Central Mall in the evening, you may go there on .A. WednesdayB. FridayC. SaturdayD. Monday。(B)（2012年荆州市中考）The designer of the Apple Computer, Steve Jobs, was not quite successful in his early years. He was not among the best students at school, and fro