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2023年湖北省荆门市中考英语模拟试卷(二)
第一部分 阅读理解 (共两节,满分30分)第一节(共4小题; 每小题6分,满分30分)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。
1.(6分)Spring is a fine season.It lights up people's moods and brings hope.When you bath in the warm spring breeze(微风),what comes into your mind?Let's see what Meng Haoran from China and William Blake from the UK wrote about spring.
A Spring Morning
(By Meng Haoran,China)
This spring morning in bed I'm lying,Not to awake till birds are crying.After one night of wind and showers,How many are the fallen flowers!
(Translated by Xu Yuanchong)
Spring
(By William Blake,UK)
Sound the flute(长笛)!
Now it's mute(静默的)!
Birds delight,
Day and night,
…
Little boy,
Full of joy;
Little girl,
Sweet and small;
…
Merry voice,
Infant noise;
Merrily,merrily to welcome in the year…
(1)How's the weather at night in the first material?
A.Sunny.
B.Rainy.
C.Snowy.
D.Cloudy.
(2)Which of the following do both writers mention to describe the season?
A.Flowers.
B.Flute.
C.Sky.
D.Birds.
(3)What kind of writing are you reading?
A.Stories.
B.Novels.
C.Poems.
D.Comics.
2.(8分)"Now,can you think what the Mirror of Erised shows us all?"asked Dumbledore.
Harry shank his head.
"Let me explain.The happiest man on earth would be able to use the Mirror of Erised like a normal mirror,that is,he would look into it and see himself exactly as he is.Does that help?"
Harry thought.Then he said slowly,"It shows us what we want...whatever we want..."
"Yes and no,"said Dumbledore quietly."It shows us nothing more or less than the deepest,strongest desire (欲望),who have never known your family,see them standing around you.Ronald Weasley(使黯然失色) by his brothers,sees himself standing alonethem.However,this mirror will give us neither knowledge or truth.Men have wasted away before it,entranced(使入迷),or been driven mad,not knowing if what it shows is real or even possible.
"The Mirror will be moved to a new home tomorrow,Harry,and I ask you not to go looking for it again.If you ever do run across it(总是想