2018长沙市中考英语模拟试题（二）

      导读：对于备战的初三学生来说，中考就是一场没有硝烟的战争。如果能在英语上比别人多拿分数，就能分分钟甩下一堆包袱，比别人多了更多的机会。知己知彼，方能考出水平，以长沙市中考英语模拟题为背景出发。在练笔原题前，我们对2018年长沙中考英语模拟题作出一定的联系，见招拆招地备战新中考。长沙新东方在此总结了2018年长沙市中考英语模拟试题，供同学们参考学习。

      第二节 短文理解 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C三个选项中，选出最佳选项回答问题或完成句子。(共15小题，计30分)

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　　The Lantern Festival falls on the 15th of the first month of the lunar calendar(阴历). This day is always the first full moon in the new year. Ancient people also called it Shangyuan Festival. Celebrations and traditions on this day began from the Han Dynasty(朝代)and became popular in the Tang Dynasty.　　Watching the red lanterns is one of the main traditions. Lanterns of different shapes and sizes are usually put on trees, or along river banks on show. It is said that sky lantern s were first used by Zhuge Kongming to ask for help when he was in trouble. Today, when the lanterns slowly rise into the air, people make wishes.　　Another trad ition is guessing lantern riddles. The riddles are usually short, wise, and sometimes humorous. The answer to a riddle can be a Chinese charACTer(汉字)，a famous person’s name, or a place name.　　The most important thing is to eat sweet dumplings with different tastes. In northern China, they are called yuanxiao while in southern part they’re named tangyuan. Because making sweet dumplings is like a game or an ACTivity, they are usually done happily by a group of friends or family members.　　In old times, the Lantern Festival was also romantic(浪漫的). Watching lanterns gave young people a chance to meet each other. A line from Xin Qiji, a poet during the Song Dynasty, shows this:　　Hundreds and thousands of times I searched for her in the crowd. Suddenly I turned, and there she stood, in the dim(昏暗的)light.

　　46.The traditional festival talked about in this passage is called “________” in Chinese.　　A.春节 B.元宵节 C.端午节

　　47.When did celebrations and traditions of the Lantern Festival start from?　　A.The Han Dynasty. B.The Tang Dynasty. C.The Song Dynasty.

　　48.What were sky lanterns first used for by Zhuge Kongming in ancient times?　　A.Making wishes. B.Celebrating birthdays. C.Asking for help.

　　49.Which of the following is NOT true about sweet dumplings?　　A.They have different tastes.　　B.They are named “yuanxiao” all over the country.　　C.People enjoy the process of making them.

　　50.The line from Xin Qiji in the passage shows the Lantern Festival was________ in old times.　　A.boring B.humorous C.romantic