2021 年湖北省宜昌市初中学业水平考试 英语试题 （本试卷共 46 小题, 满分 80 分, 考试时间 90 分钟。） 注意事项∶ 本试卷分试题卷和答题卡两部分, 请将答案写在答题卡上每题对应的答题区域内, 写在试题 卷上无效。 考试结束, 请将本试题卷和答题卡一并上交。 第一部分 语言知识运用（共两节, 满分 25 分） 第一节（共 15 小题, 每小题 1 分, 计 15 分） 完形填空∶先通读下面短文, 掌握其大意, 然后从各小题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中, 选 出一个最佳答案。 A group of boys from a primary school soccer team in Anshun, Guizhou Province, are doing daily training on the playground. The team was made ____1____ their P. E. teacher Mr. Zeng. And their headmaster Mr. Xiong also ____2____ a lot. Although the members practice 2 hours every day, playing soccer does not ____3____ their studies or farm work. Most of these boys’ parents work in big cities far from the village. In the past, they were afraid of showing themselves in public, ____4____ now through soccer, they have become outgoing, active and brave. And their skills in soccer have improved rapidly by working hard. In a short time, they have ____5____ the other teams from nearby schools in the city. To open ____6____ minds, Mr. Xiong encouraged them to join in a “Who’s the King”national soccer game. They did not play well in the ____7____. However, with the physical advantages they ____8____ the game. Unluckily, they were short of ____9____ in such competitions, so they finally lost 1-0. ____10____, after Mr. Zeng moved to another school, Miss Yu took his place. The young teacher who was born in 1985 ___11___ to teach there. She is their soccer coach and also teaches them English, math and other ____12____. To her surprise, these village boys are not like ____13____ she thought. She says that every time the team travels to another city to take part in a soccer game, the kids are just very ____14____ in themselves. Soccer gives these kids a ____15____ to see the wonderful things of the outside world. And it makes them strongly believe that they would go beyond（在另一边） the mountains one day. 1. A. in B. by C. from D. of 2. A. celebrated B. changed C. supported D. achieved 3. A. influence B. shake C. afford D. cover 4. A. or B. so C. for D. but 5. A. directed B. compared C. beaten D. interviewed 6. A. her B. our C. his D. their 7. A. end B. beginning C. middle D. process 8. A. controlled B. passed C. finished D. recorded 9. A. experience B. development C. progress D. information 10. A. Now B. Later C. Before D. Firstly 11. A. invited B. volunteered C. remembered D. dared 12. A. challenges B. choices C. purposes D. subjects 13. A. how B. when C. what D. where 14. A. confident B. talented C. interested D. rich 15. A. rule B. role C. chance D. result 第二节（共 10 小题, 每小题 1 分, 计 10 分） 综合填空 根据所给首字母、上下文或汉语提示完成空格中所缺单词，使短文完整通顺，语法正确，每个空只能填一 个词。 When we say “we threw something out,” what do we really mean? After all, our waste doesn’t just disappear even if it is taken a___16___. So why not recycle it? Have you ever used newspapers when you clean the windows? If you haven’t, please try! I didn’t believe it when I ___17___（听到）and read that. I thought that they would certainly leave ink（墨汁）or bits of paper behind. Actually, I was so wrong. I have had clearer windows than before s___18___ I tried it. When we mention cleaning products, we have to talk about paper towels（手巾）.I used ___19___ think more paper towels meant a cleaner home. I loved the idea of cleaning with the fresh white paper and then throwing ___20___ out. But now I know that I have to s___21___ using paper towels, because paper towels are a huge waste problem. Cutting out paper towels would save ___22___（树）, water, air and our money. Recently, my family and I have started collecting all old ___23___（衣服）, and then cut them into pieces. Getting one piece to do some cleaning has become our n___24___ habit. I thought that it would be such ___25___ uneasy thing to break a 30-year-old habit. Whatever, it really is the most meaningful thing that I have done during a long time. 第二部分 阅读与写作（共四节, 满分 55 分） 第一节（共 10 小题, 每小题 2 分, 计 20 分） 阅读下面两篇短文, 根据短文内容选择最佳答案。 A Jonny, a 15-year-old student, is checking his dad’s old jacket. He says, “You’re 45. Dad, you’re never going to wear this again. Can I have it?” Keith has had a bad day at work, and he is feeling old. And Jonny has hit his pain. Keith raises his voice and says, “What? You mean I’m too old to wear the jacket again?” Jonny feels like this has come out of nowhere, and now he feels hurt. But I only asked, “Why are you shouting at me?” “But I don’t like being treated as though I’m too old.” Both of them feel a bit upset. Have you