精品解析：2023年湖北省荆门市中考英语真题

2023年湖北省荆门市中考英语试卷 第一部分 阅读理解第一节阅读下列四篇短文, 从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中, 选出最佳选项。 China’s top museums are excellent places for learning about China and its history Here are some of the top museums. The Forbidden City It is the largest collection of ancient buildings with a history of 600 years. It’s also the largest imperial palace in the world. Visiting time: at least 3～4 hours Open hours: 8: 30 a. m. ～5: 30 p. m. Closed on Mondays. Ticket: 60 yuan April to October；40 yuan November to March Shanghai Museum This big modern museum is popular with foreign tourists. It is the most modern museum and is famous for creative shows about the history of the whole country. Visiting time: 1. 5～2 hours Open hours: 9 a. m.～5 p. m. Ticket: For free! The Sanxingdui Museum The Sanxingdui Museum doesn’t get as many visitors as the others because it is off the hot tourist line. It is famous for its mysterious discoveries and unique（独特的） culture. Visiting time: 2～3 hours Open hours: 10 a. m. ～5 p. m. Open every day. Ticket: 80 yuan for adults and free for children 1. If you visit the Forbidden City in May, you should pay ________. A 40 yuan B. 60 yuan C. 80 yuan D. 100 yuan 2. You can visit Shanghai Museum ________. A. at 8: 00 a. m. B. at 10: 30 a. m. C. at 6: 00 p. m. D. at 9: 00 p. m. 3. If you’re interested in Chinese mysterious discoveries and unique culture, you can visit ________. A. the Forbidden City B. Shanghai Museum C. the Sanxingdui Museum D. all above One day we went to pick up our grandson Mark at his school. It was a beautiful spring day so we went to the garden. We noticed that Mark was sad. He said, “There is nothing special about me. Well, I am smaller than my elder brother and I am bigger than my younger brother.” I knew he felt that he, was not getting the same attention. We walked a little farther into the woods when Mark asked me if we could throw rocks into the stream （小溪） to see which one would go to the farthest. I agreed. Then Mark said, “I am g