【正文】 l the places of interest here. A. until B. while C. as D. since29. A 解析：固定的搭配”直到才”是not…until 。27. （2012年荊州市中考）— How will the boss be back? — In these days. A. far B. soon C. long D. often：根據(jù)In these 。25. （2012年荊州市中考）— Is your father or mother a teachers? — . My father is a doctor and my mother is an office worker. A. Both B. Either C. Neither D. None25. C解析：根據(jù)下文“My father is a doctor and my mother is an office worker.”知是“兩者都不”。 23. （2012年荊州市中考）— What did the teacher say just now? — Sorry, I didn’t hear it. I out of the window. A. look B. looked C. am looking D. was looking23. D解析：根據(jù)上文可知是表示過去正在做某事。21. （2012年荊州市中考）— Shall we take a taxi? — No, we . It’s not far from here. A. can’t B. mustn’t C, shouldn’t D. needn’t21. D 解析：根據(jù)下文It’s not far from here.，意為“不需要”。6. What does Mr. Black do? A. He is a water. B. He is a shop assistant. C. He is a teacher.7. Where are they talking? A. In a school. B. In a hotel. C. In a shop.8. Where does the woman e from? A. Canada. B. England. C. France.9. What does the man want to be now? A. A scientist. B. A teacher. C. A doctor.10. What does Miss Black ask the boy to do? A. To read more books. B. Not to read in class. C. To read good books.II. 聽力篇章理解（共10分，每小題1分）聽下面A，B兩篇的兩段對話和C篇的一段獨白，并從每小題的三個選項中選出一個正確答案，對話或獨白聽兩遍。湖北省荊州市2012年中考英語試題第I卷　選擇題（五大題　共70分）1. 聽力對話理解（共10分，每小題1分）A）聽小對話，每段對話你將聽到前面的13句，從每小題的三個選項中選出能完成對話最后1句的最佳答語，每段對話聽兩遍。1. A. How do you do? B. I’m fine. Thank you. C. Nice to meet you, too.2. A. Math. B. Class 2. C. I’m 15.3. A. Good idea. They’re very delicious. B. Hey, wele to our restaurant. C. All right, just a minute, please.4. A. Sorry, I have to go to doctor. B. Thank you all the same. C. I’d like to go to the space.5. A. You’ll have to try harder at it next term. B. Math is also a very difficult subject. C. You’d better be good to your classmates.B）聽小對話，根據(jù)你聽到的內(nèi)容從每小題的三個選項中選出一個正確答案，每段對話聽兩遍。（A）11. What are they going to do in the evening? A. To eat out together. B. To have a party. C. To cook at home.12. Why don’t they want to have Sichuan food? A. It’s expensive. B. It’s too hot. C. It’s not delicious.13. What kind of food are they going to have? A. Japanese food. B. Italian food. C. Indian food.(B)14. Why didn’t Joyce go to school? A. It was raining hard. B. She hurt her leg. C. Her parents were ill.15. How did she go home yesterday? A. By bus. B. By car. C. By bike.16. Who might Mr. Smith be? A. Her teacher. B. Her father. C. Her doctor.(C)17. What was the main reason for people to have dogs in the past? A. To help them work. B. To make money. C. To keep them safe.18. What do people think of dogs now? A. They regard them as their friends. B. Dogs are their children. C. Dogs help them with everything.19. What is a dog for a child? A. A smart teacher. B. A playing partner. C. A helpful brother.20. Why do old people keep dogs? A. They regard dogs as their children. B. Dogs can play with them.C. Dogs make them feel safer.(第VI大題，聽力完成任務為非選擇題，請看第II卷第5660題，并在答題卡在第II卷答題欄內(nèi)的相應位置答題)III. 單項填空（共10分，每小題1分）從每小題的四個選項中選出一個能填入題中相應空白處的最佳答案。22. （2012年荊州市中考）— How often do you exercise? — ever. Because I am very busy with my work. A. Hardly B. Nearly C. Always D. Almost22. A解析：固定搭配hardly ever。24. （2012年荊州市中考）— I’ve shown you all the interesting and important places of our school. — Thank you for so much time. A. taking B. spending C. costing D. having24. B解析：“謝謝你花費時間”，“花時間”是spend time。26. （2012年荊州市中考）— I like the program Man and Nature. — But I Sports News. A. prefer B. want C. choose D. miss26. A解析：根據(jù)上文I like the program Man and “更為喜歡“。28. （2012年荊州市中考）— I don’t think we can find a new day to work out the problem. — But we’d better not . A. end up. B. hand out C. give up D. put out28. C解析：根據(jù)上文的意思可推斷是“最好別放棄”。30. （2012年荊州市中考）— Do you know sound travels very fast?