C
　　Wonder why you can get angry so easily while your friend smiles all the time? (56) _________
　　Personality(性格) is also about how people think, behave, and react(反應(yīng)) to everything around them from day to day. So what makes people think and behave in certain ways?
　　(57) _________A baby gets its blood type, genes (基因) and other physical things when it’s still inside its mother. These things may help decide what the baby will be like.
　　(58) __________ Family life, school learning and life experiences can also make you the person you are. This doesn’t mean it’s impossible to change your personality. You can always try to make yourself better. Don’t get too worried about your shortcomings (缺點). Just accept them. This is a good way to start making changes.
　　If you don’t know how to make friends, find out why. (59) ____________Tell yourself to smile at people. Start talking to people using warm greetings.
　　Don’t give yourself a hard time about it all. (60) ____________ Keep working at it. One day you’ll see that you can turn over a new leaf and be a new you.
　　A. Part of the reason is that people are born like this.
　　B. It’s not easy to change lifelong habits in one night.
　　C. But one’s personality doesn’t stop here.
　　D. It’s probably because you both have different personalities.
　　E. Is it because you’re too shy?
　　D
　　“The Chinese Dreams” is a hot topic these years. (61)Many Chinese people are inspired by the Chinese Dreams. They give us courage and confidence to keep us going through difficulties.
　　People could realize the importance of dreams and know that dreams give meaning to life. Every great achievement has been the result of years of dreaming. Teenagers and young people should be encouraged to dream. (62)Older people should also believe that it is never too late to dream and that human mind is never too old to make dreams turn into reality.
　　Here are some advice on how to realize our beautiful dreams.
　　Never giving up is the key to make our dreams come true. We may fail from time to time, but we can learn from failure, correct our mistakes and try again until we achieve our goals. Our life is like a long journey which is not all roses. (63)It sometimes has wind and rain. We believe rainbows will appear after storms.
　　Cooperation is also necessary. Everyone likes a person who is good at cooperating with others. Besides, in our society most problems can’t be solved by one person alone. (64)合作正成為人們解決問題的最重要的方法之一，especially for people living in the developing society.
　　At the same time, we should learn to examine our abilities because it helps us know our advantages and disadvantages as well as get a full control of ourselves. Then we may be confident enough to face challenges.
　　Follow the suggestions above, and our dreams are sure to come true.
　　任務(wù)一: 將61處英文翻譯成漢語。
　　任務(wù)二：將62處英文翻譯成漢語。
　　任務(wù)三：寫出63處It 所指代的內(nèi)容。
　　任務(wù)四：將64處漢語翻譯成英文。
　　任務(wù)五：(65)給該文段擬寫一個標(biāo)題。
　　第四部分 語言綜合運用及寫作
　　V.完成句子(共9小題，每題1分，滿分9分)
　　根據(jù)括號內(nèi)的英(漢)語提示，完成句子。
　　66. James will phone you as soon as he ______ (get) the tickets to the art exhibition.
　　67. Each time I listen to the piece which is played on the erhu, I’m______ (感動) .
　　68. In many countries, it is often not polite to ask very ______ (direct) questions when you meet someone for the first time.
　　69. He lost his ipad last ______ (星期五). He was very sad.
　　70. — Foreigners can hardly ever avoid ______ (buy) Chinese products.
　　— Yeah. “Made in China” is seen all over the world now.
　　71. A number of useful ______ (invent), such as smartphones，have changed our lives.
　　72. She gets tons of ______ (關(guān)注) everywhere she goes.
　　73. Children under 18 ______ (not allow) to watch this show without their parents.
　　74. To celebrate grandfather’s ______ (八十歲) birthday, children are going to hold a big party.
　　VI.補全對話(共3小題，每題2分，滿分6分)
　　閱讀對話，根據(jù)橫線后所給標(biāo)點符號的提示，在橫線上填寫適當(dāng)?shù)木渥樱箤υ捦暾?br/> 　　A: You look sad, Katie. 75 ?
　　B: Well, I found Holly using my crayons yesterday. She took my new toy bear on the
　　desk.
　　A: Hmm... That’s not very nice. Did she give it back to you?
　　B: Yes, but I’m still angry with her. 76 ?
　　A: Well, I guess you could tell her to say sorry. But why don’t you forget about it so
　　that you can be friends again? Although she’s wrong, it’s not a big deal.
　　B: You’re right. 77 .
　　A: No problem. Hope things work out.
　　VII.書面表達(滿分15分)
　　端午節(jié)是中國的傳統(tǒng)節(jié)日。吃粽子是中國的一種傳統(tǒng)習(xí)俗。每年農(nóng)歷五月初，中國百姓家家戶戶要浸糯米、洗粽葉、包粽子。請根據(jù)以下提示，描寫制作粽子的過程。
　　要求：1、制作過程必須包括以下的五個環(huán)節(jié);
　　2015湖北鄂州中考英語試題參考答案
　　單項選擇：(每題1分，共15分)
　　21—25 DCBAD 26—30 DCBAB 31—35 BDCCD
　　完形填空：(每題1分，共10分)
　　36—40 BACAC 41—45 AABDC
　　閱讀理解：(每題2分，共40分)
　　46—50 ABABC 51—55 ABCDB
　　56. D 57. A 58. C 59.E 60. B
　　61.許多中國人受中國夢的鼓舞。
　　62.老年人也應(yīng)該相信夢想永不太晚。
　　63. Our life
　　64. Cooperation is becoming one of the most important ways for people to solve
　　them (problems).
　　65. How to realize our (beautiful) dreams.
　　完成句子：(每題1分，共9分)
　　66. gets 67. moved 68. direct 69. Friday 70. buying
　　71. inventions 72. attention 73. aren’t allowed 74. eightieth
　　補全對話：(每題2分，共6分)
　　75. What’s wrong? 76. What should I do? 77. Thanks for your advice.
　　書面表達：(共15分)
　　How shall we make Zongzi?
　　To make this special food, we need to have one kilo of glutinous rice, half a kilo of beef, some red dates, two spoons of salt, some reed leaves and some strings.
　　How to make Zongzi? First, put the glutinous rice into the clean water and keep it for two hours. At the same time, wash some reed leaves and cut the beef into pieces. Next, shape the reed leaves by hand. Then, fill them with the glutinous rice and beef pieces. Add some red dates if you like. And then, tie Zongzi with strings. Finally, steam them.