2012湖南常德英语中考真题(5)

us weather forecasts (预报) on maps.

Why do people want to know about the weather? People want to make plans. Some people want to have a good time with friends. Other people want safety while doing their jobs.

Airport managers need to know about the weather. In bad weather, their planes cannot fly. Farmers need to know about the weather. In bad weather, they must protect their crops. Fisherman need to know about the weather. In bad weather, they cannot go out to fish.

Computers help us know about the weather. They get new weather information quickly. They can use this to predict (预测) how the weather might change. Unfortunately, we can still only guess the weather. We all hope that weather will be easier to predict in the future.

66. Where can you get information about the weather?

67. Why do people need weather forecasts?

68. Why do farmers need to know about the weather?

69. Do fishermen need weather forecasts? Why or why not?

70. What is the passage mainly about?

【答案】 66. Radio stations and Newspapers.

67. People want to make plans.

68. In bad weather, they must protect their crops.

69. Yes, they need. Because in bad weather, they cannot go out to fish.

70. The reason why people want to know about the weather.

第四部分 写作技能（共两节，满分20分）

【2012湖南常德】第一节 英汉互译（共5小题，每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）

阅读短文，将文中划线部分译成汉语或英语。

Being a youth（青年）is one thing, and being a good one is another.

A good youth should have these qualities（品质）nothing can be done well. If you are poor in health, you will have to take medicine day after day. something good for others. Help those in trouble and care about the people around you. If (合作) and communication(交流) are two important keys to better human relations(关系都要热爱祖国。A good youth will do the things his country asks him to do. I think a good youth of today should also have some training in art. If they can enjoy arts, they can also enjoy life.

【答案】 71. First of all, health is the most important. 72. 其次，要有一颗善良的心。

73. 第三，必须有与他人合作的能力。

74. 每个人都需要朋友，因为没有人可以独自生活。

75. Besides, everyone should love his own country.

【2012湖南常德】第二节 基础写作（共1题，满分15分）

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