【真卷】2018年湖北省武汉市中考英语模拟试卷(4月份)含参考答案

2018年湖北省武汉市中考英语模拟试卷（4月份）
一、选择填空（共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分）
1．（1.00分）﹣Hi，haven't seen you for ages! You look fine!﹣______．（）A．Great B．Thanks C．Oh，no D．Not at all
2．（1.00分）﹣How is the young man？﹣______．（）
A．He's twenty B．He's much better
C．He's a doctor D．He's is Smith
3．（1.00分）﹣It's very kind of you to help me．Thank you very much．﹣______．（）
A．Thank you．
B．Don't thank me．
C．Sorry to help you very little．
D．You are welcome．
4．（1.00分）My sister ______ the piano very well，but she hasn't had time to play recently．（）
A．will play B．have played C．played D．plays
5．（1.00分）﹣I still don't know what ______ while I was away from home？﹣You'll know it all some day，I believe．（）
A．had happened B．would happen C．has happened D．happened 6．（1.00分）﹣Do you still play basketball？﹣Oh，no．I ______ it for the past two years．（）
A．haven't played B．didn't play
C．won't play D．hadn't played
7．（1.00分）﹣What are you doing？﹣I'm looking ______ the kids．They should be back for lunch now．（）
A．after B．at C．for D．up
8．（1.00分）﹣I hear things are ______ at night markets．﹣Really？So I can spend less on what I want there．（）
A．expensive B．free C．valuable D．cheap
9．（1.00分）﹣How much is your new mobile phone？﹣Oh，it ______ me five hundred dollars．（）
A．spent B．cost C．took D．paid
10．（1.00分）﹣I thought you ______ like something to read，so I have brought you some books．﹣Thanks a lot．（）
A．may B．might C．could D．must
11．（1.00分）Driving again after his accident must have taken a lot of ______．（）A．energy B．knowledge C．danger D．courage
12．（1.00分）﹣I find your room is too small．How can you turn around？﹣It is small．You see，my sofa ______ as a bed．（）
A．uses B．offers C．serves D．provides
13．（1.00分）Many tall modern buildings have been ______ in Wuhan these ten years．（）
A．put up B．put on C．put away D．put off
14．（1.00分）﹣Did Tom and Bob go to the dancing party？﹣They had been invited，but ______ of them showed up．（）
A．each B．either C．neither D．none
15．（1.00分）﹣Could you tell me _________？
﹣Of course．（）
A．where's there a good place to eat
B．where there's a good place to eat
C．where is a good place to eat
D．where a good place is to eat
二、完形填空（共1小题，每小题15分，满分15分）
16．（15.00分）From North Wales comes the story of a young woman who returned to her car in the local multi﹣storey car park and found an elderly lady sitting in the back seat．As it was a （16）make of car，she first （17）the number plate．And she went around it to make sure it was indeed her car．She asked the lady what she was doing there．The old lady explained she had been
shopping with her daughter and grandchildren but had felt （18）and wanted to return to the car for a rest．She said her daughter's car was the same make，（19）and color as the young woman's and she must have got into the wrong one ﹣a （20）explanation．The old lady then began to breathe heavily and，holding her （21），asked to be taken to the local hospital，which the driver （22）to do．But just as the young woman was about to start up the car，she noticed in the rearview mirror that the old lady's shawl （披肩）had （23） a little，showing a muscular arm，thick with hair．"What should I do？" she asked herself．She was very （24）that she would soon be in trouble．At the moment the young woman had an idea．She asked the old lady to （25）her out of the parking space by standing to one side of the bay，and felt （26）when she agreed to do this．Once out of the parking place，the young woman （27）the doors and sped off the nearest police station to report the （28）．Police officers then （29）the car，finding a rope and an axe under the passenger seat．The young woman had （30）to drive away fortunately，although the whole thing would not have happened in the first place if she had remembered to lock her car up before she went shopping．16．A．common B．simple C．popular D．cheap 17．A．cleaned B．checked C．protected D．moved 18．A．unwell B．hungry C．anxious D．excited 19．A．price B．model C．smell D．lock 20．A．weak B．strange C．reasonable D．correct 21．A．head B．chest C．stomach D．nose 22．A．agreed B．pretended C．refused D．meant 23．A．risen B．moved C．changed D．fallen 24．A．surprised B．excited C．disappointed D．worried 25．A．follow B．take C．direct D．remind 26．A．sorry B．happy C．nervous D．lonely 27．A．broke B．pushed C．locked D．repaired 28．A．accident B．secret C．news D．matter 29．A．stopped B．searched C．fixed D．drove
30．A．tried B．preferred C．afforded D．managed
三、阅读理解（共3小题，每小题10分，满分30分）阅读下面三篇材料，从每篇材料后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳答案．17．（10.00分）
31．The ad．is mainly about．
A．Sunclose Farm
B．fruit kinds
C．fruit sale
D．picking fruits
32．We know from the ad．that．
A．you have to drive to the farm
B．there is enough free parking on the farm
C．you can buy only three kinds of fruit
D．the farm will not be closed at 1：00pm on Sundays
33．The Sunclose Farm is mostly close to．
A．P&R section
B．Milton
C．A14
D．Cambridge Town
34．The ad．above is taken probably from．
A．Sunclose Farm's reportB．a Milton newspaper
C．a Cambridge MagazineD．a local website net
35．The words ‘NOW IN STOCK' in the ad．means．
A．it's the time for picking fruits
B．a lot of fruit ready for sale
C．half price for all the fruit
D．welcome to Sunclose Farm now
18．（10.00分）In China，children like to make promises by hooking pinkies （勾手指）with each other and saying："A pinkie promise must be kept for 100years．" Then，they may press their thumbs together to complete the promise．Sometimes，couples will hook pinkies and promise to be together forever．
There are many theories （推测）on the beginning of the pinkie promise．Some say it comes from a nursery rhyme．Others say it was introduced from the West ﹣born out of a love story where a man and a woman hooked fingers．
One theory is may have something to do with the role of fingers in Chinese culture．The Chinese character for "finger" also means "aim （旨）" （referring to people's thoughts）．So hooking fingers can be seen as the exchanging of thoughts．Therefore，the fingers play an important role in making an oath （盟约）：they can not only be used to complete a promise，but also be cut for making a blood oath．When someone swears （发誓）to heaven，they use their fingers to point to the sky．
Generally，hooking fingers means making a serious promise．In some gangster （黑帮）movies，a person who breaks a promise may have his little finger cut off!
Of course，this kind of thing is not very likely to happen in real life．But we can still see how important "pinkie promises" can be．
36．The passage mainly tells us．
A．where "hooking pinkies" first came from
B．there are many theories on "hooking pinkies"
C．a "pinkie promise" is important in real life
D．what happens in some gangster movies
37．It is clear that．
A．only kids like to make pinkie promises
B．"hooking pinkies" is happening very widely
C．all pinkie promises are kept for 100years
D．a blood oath is the most serious kind
38．Children in China may finish "hooking pinkie" by．
A．pointing to the sky
B．saying words to each other
C．pressing their thumbs together
D．seeing a gangster movie
39．In the writer's opinion，"hooking fingers" means．
A．being together forever
B．making a blood oath
C．making a serious promise
D．swearing to heaven
40．The best title for the passage is．
A．Don't make a "pinkie promise"
B．Don't break a "pinkie promise"
C．"Pinkie promise" is popular
D．"Pinkie promise" is dangerous
19．（10.00分）I read a lot of newspapers for my job，but the one I liked best is called The Family News．Its editor is Heather Cook of Lisle，Illinois．She is only 12years old．Heather thinks all her relatives should keep up with what everyone else in the family is doing．So every few months，she prepares The Family News and after her mother has made 50copies，Heather mails them out．They are received by 73people in 9states，who range in age from 4to 94．Because of the paper，
Heather's family is joined together in a way that most families are not．
The reason I like The Family News so much is its happy stories．Most other papers depressed me with stories about cruelty of mankind．But The Family News never fails to bring a smile to my face．Here are a few of its items：
•"Keven is in first place in his conference in golf．He is glad!"
•"Math g ot his second tooth．He crawls around the floor to get where he wants to go．"
•"Grandma，Heather and Keven cleaned up the yard and burned the leaves in the back yard．It smoked so much that there was smoke all the way up the street．"•"Steve got a new car．It is dark blue．"
"Heather started putting out The Family News when she was seven．" said her mother，Jeanne．"I didn't expect it to last．But obviously it means a lot to her，and to everyone in our family．It is a kind of collection．My brother﹣in﹣law Tom gave money to buy stamps to send it out．And my uncle Frank，who never wrote to everyone，sent Heather a letter asking her to keep the paper going because it was the most important news he got．"
Heather doesn't look on her job as a hard work．"It's fun，" she says．"Whenever I can，I call people up to see what's new．Then I put it in the next issue．The best thing is hearing how much it means to my family．I plan on doing this until I get really old ﹣at least 18!"
41．Heather's relatives like The Family News because．
A．the paper can make a lot of money
B．the family members can read good news
C．the whole family is joined together
D．other families keep up with the paper
42．The word "depress" in the passage means．
A．drive sb mad
B．make sb sad
C．leave sb alone
D．keep sb quiet
43．We can know from the passage that．
A．Heather started her paper at the age of 12
B．only small kids like to read her stories
C．Heather had fun in putting out the paper
D．Uncle Frank gave money to buy stamps
44．Heather gets the stories for her newspaper by．
A．asking her mother to help
B．collecting something new and funny
C．mailing her papers to other people
D．hearing what other family members say
45．According to the writer，．
A．Heather's very successful at such a young age
B．The Family News offers the happy stories to the readers
C．Mother's help has led to Heather's success
D．the government should do something about other newspaper
四、词与短语填空（共1小题，每小题10分，满分10分）
20．（10.00分）take out / everyday / achieve / changes / sweet / bring out
（1）We value the time we spend with our family and friends in our lives．（2）My best friend helps to the best in me．
（3）The spirit of these climbers shows us that we should never give up trying to our dreams．
（4）Everything that you learn becomes a part of you and you．
（5）Amy wants to keep her old things because they bring back memories．
五、阅读理解填词（共1小题，每小题10分，满分10分）
21．（10.00分）Britain's oldest man made his first visit to London yesterday at the age of 110．Mr．John Evans had never found the time or the m （51）to make the trip from his home near Swansea．But，when British Rail offered him an all﹣expense﹣paid birthday trip to the c （52），he just could not r （53）．
Until yesterday he had never been away from home，except for the trip to Aberdeen．Mr．Evans，who spent 60 years working as a miner in South Wales，almost made the journey to London once before，at the t （54）of the century．"There was a trip to the White City but it was one pound return from Swansea ﹣too much I thought．All my money went to s （55）the family then，" he said．
During the next two days Mr．Evans will be taken on a whistle﹣stop tour of London to see the beautiful s （56）．Top of his l （57）is a visit to the Houses of Parliament．
The only arrangement he does not care for is the wheelchair provided to move him about if he gets too t （58）．"I don't like the chair business ﹣people will think I am getting old．"
His secret for a long and h （59）life has been well publicize ﹣no wine，no cigarette and no anger．Before s （60）off from Swansea with his 76﹣year﹣old son，Amwel，he quipped，"I'm glad to see they've given me a return ticket．"
六、书面表达（共1大题，满分20分）
22．（20.00分）假如你是李明，相当一名Tom杯篮球赛的志愿者．请用邮件写封英语自荐信．
内容要点如下：
1．一名中学生篮球迷，知晓有关规则；
2．身体健康，学习优秀，英语口语好；
3．擅长与人交流，愿意帮助他人；
4．志愿者工作很受欢迎，渴望当志愿者；
5．补充一至两点个人看法．
注意：
1．文中不得透露个人姓名和学校名称；
2．词数：60﹣80；
3．内容连贯，不要逐条翻译；
4．邮件开头已给出，不计入总词数．
参考词汇：popular adj．受欢迎的fan n．粉丝eager adj．渴望的Dear sir / madam，
I'd like to volunteer in the coming basketball game．
Li Ming
2018年湖北省武汉市中考英语模拟试卷（4月份）
参考答案与试题解析
一、选择填空（共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分）
1．（1.00分）﹣Hi，haven't seen you for ages! You look fine!﹣______．（）A．Great B．Thanks C．Oh，no D．Not at all
【解答】考查情境对话．A．Great很棒；B．Thanks谢谢；C．Oh，no不；D．Not at all不客气．根据题干Hi，haven't seen you for ages! You look fine!可知应说谢谢．
故选：B．
2．（1.00分）﹣How is the young man？﹣______．（）
A．He's twenty B．He's much better
C．He's a doctor D．He's is Smith
【解答】考查情境对话．A．He's twenty他20岁；B．He's much better 他非常好；C．He's a doctor他是一名医生；D．He's is Smith他是史密斯．根据题干How is the young man？可知应说他好多了．
故选：B．
3．（1.00分）﹣It's very kind of you to help me．Thank you very much．﹣______．（）
A．Thank you．
B．Don't thank me．
C．Sorry to help you very little．
D．You are welcome．
【解答】考查情境对话．A．Thank you谢谢；B．Don't thank me 不要感谢我；C．Sorry to help you very little很抱歉，帮你很少．D．You are welcome不客气．根据题干It's very kind of you to help me．Thank you very much．可知对别人的感谢，应说不客气．
故选：D．
4．（1.00分）My sister ______ the piano very well，but she hasn't had time to play recently．（）
A．will play B．have played C．played D．plays
【解答】根据My sister ______ the piano very well，可知句子叙述一件事实，时态用一般现在时，主语是单数．
故选：D．
5．（1.00分）﹣I still don't know what ______ while I was away from home？﹣You'll know it all some day，I believe．（）
A．had happened B．would happen C．has happened D．happened
【解答】从while I was away from home判断句子说的是过去的事情，时态用一般过去时．
故选：D．
6．（1.00分）﹣Do you still play basketball？﹣Oh，no．I ______ it for the past two years．（）
A．haven't played B．didn't play
C．won't play D．hadn't played
【解答】从for the past two years判断句子使用现在完成时，构成have/has+动词的过去分词．否定形式在助动词have/has后面加not．
故选：A．
7．（1.00分）﹣What are you doing？﹣I'm looking ______ the kids．They should be back for lunch now．（）
A．after B．at C．for D．up
【解答】考查介词辨析．look after照顾，look at看着，look for寻找，look up向上看，查阅，结合句意：我在找孩子们．他们现在应该回去吃午饭了．故选：C．
8．（1.00分）﹣I hear things are ______ at night markets．﹣Really？So I can spend
less on what I want there．（）
A．expensive B．free C．valuable D．cheap
【解答】考查形容词．A贵的．B免费的．C有价值的．D便宜的．结合语境"我听说夜市的东西很___．真的吗？这样我就可以少花钱了买我想要的了．"．可知，应该是"便宜的"．
故选：D．
9．（1.00分）﹣How much is your new mobile phone？﹣Oh，it ______ me five hundred dollars．（）
A．spent B．cost C．took D．paid
【解答】此题考查花费，固定用法是这几个结构：人+spend +金钱/时间on /in doing；sth cost +人+金钱；it takes +人+时间+to do；人+pay+金钱+for；此题适用结构sth cost +人+金钱．
故选：B．
10．（1.00分）﹣I thought you ______ like something to read，so I have brought you some books．﹣Thanks a lot．（）
A．may B．might C．could D．must
【解答】考查情态动词．A可能．B可能．过去式．C可以．D必须．结合语境"﹣﹣我想你__喜欢读些什么，所以我给你带来了一些书．﹣﹣谢谢．"可知，表示推测，应该用may可能．由thought过去式．可知，一般过去时态，用may 的过去式might．
故选：B．
11．（1.00分）Driving again after his accident must have taken a lot of ______．（）A．energy B．knowledge C．danger D．courage
【解答】考查名词．A活力．B知识．C危险．D勇气．结合语境"他出事后再开车一定是有很大__．"．可知，应该是"勇气"．
故选：D．
12．（1.00分）﹣I find your room is too small．How can you turn around？﹣It is
small．You see，my sofa ______ as a bed．（）
A．uses B．offers C．serves D．provides
【解答】考查动词．A使用．B提供．C提供．D提供．offer sb sth或offer sth to sb为某人提供某物．peovide sb with sth为某人提供某物．use as"用作为"强调的是用途．serve as"充当"强调的是服务性的、暂时性的．结合语境"﹣﹣我发现你的房间太小了，你怎么能转过身来？﹣﹣它很小．你看，我的沙发__一张床．"．可知，应该是"充当"．
故选：C．
13．（1.00分）Many tall modern buildings have been ______ in Wuhan these ten years．（）
A．put up B．put on C．put away D．put off
【解答】考查动词短语．A张贴、搭建、建造．B穿上、增加、上演．C放好；收起来．D推迟．结合语境"这十年里，武汉已经__许多高大的现代化建筑．"．可知，应该是"建造"．
故选：A．
14．（1.00分）﹣Did Tom and Bob go to the dancing party？﹣They had been invited，but ______ of them showed up．（）
A．each B．either C．neither D．none
【解答】each ，每一个；either两者中的任意一个；neither两者都不；none一个也不；此题根据语境汤姆和鲍勃是两个人，故从B，C中选择，再根据but表示转折，他们被邀请了，但是两个人都没出现．应该用neither．
故选：C．
15．（1.00分）﹣Could you tell me _________？
﹣Of course．（）
A．where's there a good place to eat
B．where there's a good place to eat
C．where is a good place to eat
D．where a good place is to eat
【解答】答案：B 根据Could you tell me可知，考查宾语从句，宾语从句中一般为陈述语序，选项AC是疑问语序，故排除；又因为D是没有语法逻辑的句子，故选B．
二、完形填空（共1小题，每小题15分，满分15分）
16．（15.00分）From North Wales comes the story of a young woman who returned to her car in the local multi﹣storey car park and found an elderly lady sitting in the back seat．As it was a （16）C make of car，she first （17）B the number plate．And she went around it to make sure it was indeed her car．She asked the lady what she was doing there．The old lady explained she had been shopping with her daughter and grandchildren but had felt （18）A and wanted to return to the car for a rest．She said her daughter's car was the same make，（19）B and color as the young woman's and she must have got into the wrong one ﹣a （20）C explanation．The old lady then began to breathe heavily and，holding her （21）B，asked to be taken to the local hospital，which the driver （22）A to do．But just as the young woman was about to start up the car，she noticed in the rearview mirror that the old lady's shawl （披肩）had （23）D a little，showing a muscular arm，thick with hair．"What should I do？" she asked herself．She was very （24）D that she would soon be in trouble．At the moment the young woman had an idea．She asked the old lady to （25）C her out of the parking space by standing to one side of the bay，and felt （26）B when she agreed to do this．Once out of the parking place，the young woman （27）C the doors and sped off the nearest police station to report the （28）D．Police officers then （29）B the car，finding a rope and an axe under the passenger seat．The young woman had （30）D to drive away fortunately，although the whole thing would not have happened in the first place if she had remembered to lock her car up before she went shopping．
16．A．common B．simple C．popular D．cheap 17．A．cleaned B．checked C．protected D．moved 18．A．unwell B．hungry C．anxious D．excited 19．A．price B．model C．smell D．lock
20．A．weak B．strange C．reasonable D．correct 21．A．head B．chest C．stomach D．nose 22．A．agreed B．pretended C．refused D．meant 23．A．risen B．moved C．changed D．fallen 24．A．surprised B．excited C．disappointed D．worried 25．A．follow B．take C．direct D．remind 26．A．sorry B．happy C．nervous D．lonely 27．A．broke B．pushed C．locked D．repaired 28．A．accident B．secret C．news D．matter 29．A．stopped B．searched C．fixed D．drove 30．A．tried B．preferred C．afforded D．managed 【解答】CBABC BADDC BCDBD
16．C 考查形容词，A．common普通的B．simple简单的C．popular受欢迎的D．cheap便宜的，根据make of car，可知这是一个汽车品牌，推出这种车很受欢迎，故选C．
17． B 考查动词，A．cleaned打扫B．checked检查C．protected保护D．moved移动，根据后文she went around it to make sure it was indeed her car 她四处走动查看以确保那确实是她的车，推出她先检查自己的车牌，故选B．18．A 考查形容词，A．unwell不舒服的B．hungry饥饿的C．anxious焦虑的D．excited激动的，根据后文wanted to return to the car for a rest，可知她想回车里休息一下，推出她感觉不舒服，故选A．
19．B 考查名词，A．price价格B．model模型C．smell味道D．lock锁，根据前文She said her daughter's car was the same make…and color as the young woman's 她说她女儿的车和这位年轻女士的车是一样的构造，款型和颜色，故选B．
20．C 考查形容词，A．weak虚弱的B．strange奇怪的C．reasonable合理的D．correct正确的，根据a …explanation，结合选项，可知是指老人给了一个合理的解释，故选C．
21．B 考查名词，A．head头B．chest胸C．stomach胃D．nose鼻子，根据The old lady then began to breathe heavily and，holding her，可知老人开始呼吸加重，所以是捂住胸部，故选B．
22．A 考查动词，A．agreed同意B．pretended假装C．refused拒绝D．meant 意味，根据just as the young woman was about to start up the car就在那个年轻的女人正要开始开车的时候，可知这个年轻女士同意送她去医院，故选A．23．D 考查动词，A．risen升高B．moved移动C．changed改变D．fallen 掉下，根据后文showing a muscular arm显示一个肌肉发达的手臂，推出是披肩滑落露出了手臂，故选D．
24．D 考查形容词，A．surprised惊讶的B．excited激动的C．disappointed 失望的D．worried担心的，根据后文she would soon be in trouble她很快就会有麻烦了，推出她是很担心的，故选D．
25．C 考查动词，A．follow跟随B．take带走C．direct指挥D．remind 提醒，根据She asked the old lady to…her out of the parking space by standing to one side of the bay，结合选项，推出句意：她让这个老人站在海湾旁边指挥她使出停车场，故选C．
26．B 考查形容词，A．sorry对不起的B．happy开心的C．nervous紧张的D．lonely孤独的，根据when she agreed to do this，可知当她同意这样做的时候，年轻女士是很高兴的，故选B．
27．C 考查动词，A．broke破坏B．pushed推C．locked锁上D．repaired 修理，根据Once out of the parking place，the young woman…the doors ，年轻女士一出了停车场，就锁上了车门，故选C．
28．D 考查名词，A．accident事故B．secret秘密C．news新闻D．matter 麻烦，根据sped off the nearest police station to report the ，可知是指她驶向最近的警察局，汇报这件麻烦事，故选D．
29．B 考查动词，A．stopped停止B．searched搜查C．fixed修理D．drove 驾驶，根据finding a rope and an axe under the passenger seat．在副驾驶座下找到一根绳子和一把斧头，可知是搜查了她的车，故选B．
30．D 考查动词，A．tried尝试B．preferred偏爱C．afforded提供D．managed 设法完成，根据The young woman had…to drive away fortunately，结合选项，推出句意：这个年轻的女人设法幸运地开车离开了，故选D．
三、阅读理解（共3小题，每小题10分，满分30分）阅读下面三篇材料，从每篇材料后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳答案．
17．（10.00分）
31．The ad．is mainly about C．
A．Sunclose Farm
B．fruit kinds
C．fruit sale
D．picking fruits
32．We know from the ad．that B．
A．you have to drive to the farm
B．there is enough free parking on the farm
C．you can buy only three kinds of fruit
D．the farm will not be closed at 1：00pm on Sundays
33．The Sunclose Farm is mostly close to A．
A．P&R section
B．Milton
C．A14
D．Cambridge Town
34．The ad．above is taken probably from C．
A．Sunclose Farm's reportB．a Milton newspaper
C．a Cambridge MagazineD．a local website net
35．The words ‘NOW IN STOCK' in the ad．means B．
A．it's the time for picking fruits
B．a lot of fruit ready for sale
C．half price for all the fruit
D．welcome to Sunclose Farm now
【解答】31．C，细节理解题，All our fruit isfreshly picked既然是摘下的水果，应该就是售卖的，选择C．
32．B，细节理解题，AMPLE FREE PARKING充足的停车位，由此确定选择B．33．A，图片识别题，从地图上可以看出，sunsunclose farm农场最近的标识是P$R，选择A．
34．C，细节理解题，在图片左侧，竖着写着Cambridge Magazine剑桥杂志，选择C．
35．B，词义猜测题，字面意思是储存着，文中提到we are now open开始营业，所以应该是出售，选择B．
18．（10.00分）In China，children like to make promises by hooking pinkies （勾手指）with each other and saying："A pinkie promise must be kept for 100years．" Then，they may press their thumbs together to complete the promise．Sometimes，couples will hook pinkies and promise to be together forever．
There are many theories （推测）on the beginning of the pinkie promise．Some say it comes from a nursery rhyme．Others say it was introduced from the West ﹣born out of a love story where a man and a woman hooked fingers．
One theory is may have something to do with the role of fingers in Chinese culture．The Chinese character for "finger" also means "aim （旨）" （referring to people's thoughts）．So hooking fingers can be seen as the exchanging of thoughts．Therefore，the fingers play an important role in making an oath （盟约）：they can not only be used to complete a promise，but also be cut for making a blood
oath．When someone swears （发誓）to heaven，they use their fingers to point to the sky．
Generally，hooking fingers means making a serious promise．In some gangster （黑帮）movies，a person who breaks a promise may have his little finger cut off!
Of course，this kind of thing is not very likely to happen in real life．But we can still see how important "pinkie promises" can be．
36．The passage mainly tells us C．
A．where "hooking pinkies" first came from
B．there are many theories on "hooking pinkies"
C．a "pinkie promise" is important in real life
D．what happens in some gangster movies
37．It is clear that B．
A．only kids like to make pinkie promises
B．"hooking pinkies" is happening very widely
C．all pinkie promises are kept for 100years
D．a blood oath is the most serious kind
38．Children in China may finish "hooking pinkie" by C．
A．pointing to the sky
B．saying words to each other
C．pressing their thumbs together
D．seeing a gangster movie
39．In the writer's opinion，"hooking fingers" means C．
A．being together forever
B．making a blood oath
C．making a serious promise
D．swearing to heaven
40．The best title for the passage is B．
A．Don't make a "pinkie promise"
B．Don't break a "pinkie promise"
C．"Pinkie promise" is popular
D．"Pinkie promise" is dangerous
【解答】36．C．考查推理判断题，根据第一段可知：孩子们喜欢用小指做出承诺，夫妻会勾小指许诺永远在一起．文章第二、三两段介绍了勾手指的起源．根据第四段Therefore，the fingers play an important role in making an oath．可知：手指在宣誓中起着重要的作用．第五段Generally，hooking fingers means making a serious promise．可知：一般来说，钩住手指意味着做出一个严肃的承诺．由此可以推断出：勾小手指做出承诺在现实生活中很重要．故选：C．37．B．考查推理判断题，根据In China，children like to make promises by hooking pinkies （勾手指）with each other and saying…Sometimes，couples will hook pinkies and promise to be together forever．可知：孩子们喜欢用小指做出承诺，夫妻会勾小指许诺永远在一起．根据In some gangster （黑帮）movies，a person who breaks a promise may have his little finger cut off!可知：在一些黑帮电影中，一个违背诺言的人可能会把他的小指头剪掉！由此可以推断出："勾小指"发生得非常广泛．故选：B．
38．C．考查细节理解题，根据Then，they may press their thumbs together to complete the promise．可知：他们可以按自己的大拇指一起完成的承诺．故选：C．
39．C．考查细节理解题，根据Generally，hooking fingers means making a serious promise．可知：一般来说，钩住手指意味着做出一个严肃的承诺．故选：C．40．B．考查主旨大意题，根据第一段可知：孩子们喜欢用小指做出承诺，夫妻会勾小指许诺永远在一起．文章第二、三两段介绍了勾手指的起源．根据第四段Therefore，the fingers play an important role in making an oath．可知：手指在宣誓中起着重要的作用．第五段Generally，hooking fingers means making a serious promise．可知：一般来说，钩住手指意味着做出一个严肃的承诺．由此可以推断出：这篇文章标题可以为"不要违背"勾手指承诺"故选：B．
19．（10.00分）I read a lot of newspapers for my job，but the one I liked best is called The Family News．Its editor is Heather Cook of Lisle，Illinois．She is only 12years old．Heather thinks all her relatives should keep up with what everyone else in the family is doing．So every few months，she prepares The Family News and after her mother has made 50copies，Heather mails them out．They are received by 73people in 9states，who range in age from 4to 94．Because of the paper，
Heather's family is joined together in a way that most families are not．
The reason I like The Family News so much is its happy stories．Most other papers depressed me with stories about cruelty of mankind．But The Family News never fails to bring a smile to my face．Here are a few of its items：
•"Keven is in first place in his conference in golf．He is glad!"
•"Math got his second tooth．He crawls around the floor to get where he wants to go．"
•"Grandma，Heather and Keven cleaned up the yard and burned the leaves in the back yard．It smoked so much that there was smoke all the way up the street．"•"Steve got a new car．It is dark blue．"
"Heather started putting out The Family News when she was seven．" said her mother，Jeanne．"I didn't expect it to last．But obviously it means a lot to her，and to everyone in our family．It is a kind of collection．My brother﹣in﹣law Tom gave money to buy stamps to send it out．And my uncle Frank，who never wrote to everyone，sent Heather a letter asking her to keep the paper going because it was the most important news he got．"
Heather doesn't look on her job as a hard work．"It's fun，" she says．"Whenever I can，I call people up to see what's new．Then I put it in the next issue．The best thing is hearing how much it means to my family．I plan on doing this until I get really old ﹣at least 18!"
41．Heather's relatives like The Family News because C．
A．the paper can make a lot of money
B．the family members can read good news
C．the whole family is joined together
D．other families keep up with the paper
42．The word "depress" in the passage means B．
A．drive sb mad
B．make sb sad
C．leave sb alone
D．keep sb quiet
43．We can know from the passage that C．。