2013年湖北省襄阳市中考英语试题及答案文本版(4)

49. A. started        B. left             C. moved         D. performed
50. A. helpful        B. meaningful      C. successful      D. useful
四、阅读理解（本大题满分20分， 每小题2分）
    阅读下面三篇材料，根据材料内容从各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案， 并在答题卡上将该标号涂黑。
A
Every year on my birthday, from the time I turned 12, a white gardenia (栀子花) was sent to my house. No card came with it. Calls to the flower shops were not helpful at all. After a while I stopped trying to discover the sender’s name and was just very pleased with the beautiful white flower in soft pink paper.
   But I never stopped imagining who the giver might be. Some of my happiest moments were spent daydreaming about the sender. My mother encouraged this imagining. She’d ask me if there was someone for whom I had done a special kindness. Perhaps it was the old man who I looked after when he was ill. As a girl, I had more fun imagining that it might be a boy.
   One month before my graduation, my father died. I felt very sad and didn’t want to go to the coming graduation dance at all. And I didn’t care whether I had a new dress or not. But my mother, in her own sadness, would not let me miss any of those things. She wanted he children to feel loved and lovable. In truth, my mother wanted her children to see themselves much like the gardenia—lovely, strong and perfect with perhaps a bit of mystery.
   My mother died ten days after I was married. I was 22. That was the year the gardenia stopped coming.
51. Which statement is true according to the passage?
A. The author found the sender by calling the flower shops.
B. In fact, the flower was sent by a boy.
C. It was a pleasant moment for the girl to imagine the sender.
D. The author got a gardenia every year after she was married.
52. The mother let her daughter go to the graduation dance because_________
A. She hoped she would miss her father.   B. She thought education was most important.
C. She hoped she would find a friend.     D. She wanted her to be happy and strong.
53. Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?
A. A Childhood Dream               B. A Mother’s Love
C. A Graduation Party                D. A Special Birthday

B
King’s College Summer School is an annual (年度的) training program for high school students at all levels who want to improve their English. Courses are given by the teachers of King’s College and other colleges in New York. Trips to museums and culture centers are also organized. This year’s summer school will be from July 25 to August 15. More information is as follows:
Application(申请) date
▼ Students in New York should send their applications before July 18, 2013.
▼ Students of other cities should send their applications before July 16,2013.
▼ Foreign students should send their applications before July 10,2013. Courses
▼ English language
Spoken English: 22 hours
Reading and Writing: 10 hours
▼ American History: 16 hours
▼ American Culture: 16 hours
Steps
▼ A letter of self-introduction
▼ A letter of recommendation(推荐)
The letters should be written in English with all necessary information.
 Cost
▼ Daily lessons: $200
▼ Sports and activities: $100
▼ Travel: $200
▼ Hotel service: $400
You may choose to live with your friends or relatives in the same city.
Please write to: Thompson, Sanders
             1026 King’s Street, New York, NY10016, USA
E-mail to:     KC-Summer School @ yahoo, com
54. The summer training program includes all of the following except________
A. doing a part-time job               B. taking courses
C. having sports                     D. travelling
55. If you want to live at a relative’s home in New York, you will have to pay the school______
  A. $ 200       B. $ 400        C. $ 500         D, $ 900
56. What correct information can you get from the passage?