2018年四川省绵阳市中考英语试卷

There were two fishermen named Tom and Jack． They were close pals． One day they went out to catch fish together and have a fish meal in the field．

They sat at a distance and started hunting for fish． Tom got a big and beautiful fish in a few minutes． He was so happy and placed the fish in the ice box． He decided to cook the fish in the noon． He spent some more time and caught a few more fish． He decided to make a grand meal with the fish． Also， he froze a few fish to take them back home．

After an hour or so， Tom went to Jack to see if he needed any help． Jack said no． In a few minutes， Jack caught a large fish． However， he put it back into the lake．

Tom was surprised at his act， but he remained silent． Jack caught more big fish， and put them all back into the lake．

Very frustrated， Tom angrily asked him， "Are you mad？ Why do you put your fish back into the water？ They are beautiful and big!"

Jack replied， "I know they are big， but I don't have the big pan（锅） to cook the big fish! So I'm looking for a smaller fish that fits my cooking pan! God is troubling me today．"

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（1）What did Tom and Jack go out for？ 　　

（2）Why did Tom put his fish in an ice box？ 　　

（3）What did Tom want to do when he went to his friend？ 　　

（4）Why was Tom angry with his friend？ 　　

（5）What would be Tom's advice for his friend at the end of the story？ 　　

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（2）You might be interested in this ad． if you 　　．

（3）What can you get out of this course？ 　　

（4）How many courses are on the way if you miss this one？ 　　

（5）Which of the following is true according to the ad．？ 　　

On September 13th， I woke up in the best mood． It was a late start， so I got to sleep in． Not only did I get my full eight hours of sleep， but an additional two more hours as well． I got ready， danced in my room to my favorite music while I picked out my clothes， made my lunch， and was on my way to school． I arrived at 9： 50 a．m．． Little did I know， in the next 20 minutes， my life would change forever． As I got out of my classroom， there he was， holding the gun．

Although everything happened so fast， in a matter of about 4 minutes， I remember it clearly． I remember every face I saw， and I remember every sound I heard． I remember the fear and the panic of the unknown． And lastly， I remember running． Running for my life． I ran down the stairs， out of the school's front doors， and down the street to the primary school． I remember looking down at my feet． As I looked down I thought to myself， "How am I running so fast？"

I finally made it to a safe classroom， and 20 other students and I settled in for lockdown． We stayed close to one another and cried． It felt as though the tears going down our faces would never stop． We passed our phones around to text our loved ones that we were safe and that there was a school shooter， shots were fired， and 4students were injured thus far．

The lockdown lasted about 30 minutes， even though it felt like forever． Our headmaster made his way to our room and explained that the shooter had been caught and we were all going to make our way to the football field．

（1）How did the writer feel before going to school？ 　　

（2）What does the phrase "sleep in" probably mean in Paragraph 1？ 　　

（3）What did the students do when the shooting began？ 　　

（4）Where did the writer find safety in the shooting？ 　　

（5）What can we tell from the story？ 　　

Chinese buyers used to prize foreign brands， thinking that products made by American or European companies are of higher quality（质量） than Chinese ones． Increasingly， that's no longer the case．

Chinese people born before 1985 generally think that foreign brands are better than Chinese ones， billionaire William Li told Business Insider during a recent interview on CCTV 9． But for those who were born after 1985， it is a different picture．

"When I first went to the United Kingdom in 1997， I thought that the difference between China and Europe was quite big，" Li said． "But for those born in the 1990s， when they visit Europe or the US， they do not think there is a big difference．"

The change in thinking among Chinese buyers is showing up in many markets in China where western companies used to control． A study by Credit Suisse published in March found that young Chinese buyers are increasingly showing a " home brand bias．"

More than 90% of young Chinese buyers would prefer to buy home appliance brands， according to the study． Meanwhile， home companies producing food， drinks， or personal care products increased their share of the market by 3.3% over the last ten years to nearly 70%．

"Chinese buyers， especially the younger ones， don't just believe that foreign brands are better． Right now， Chinese buyers think China is good and 'Made in China' is not bad at all，" Charlie Chen， head of China buyer research at Credit Suisse， told South China Morning Post in March．

The Chinese smartphone market is controlled by home companies﹣ Huawei， Oppo， Vivo， and Xiaomi． Apple is the only foreign brand in the top five， but it has lost large ground to the home brands in recent years． Its market share is believed to be down to 37% from a 2015 high of 54%．

（1）What is this passage mainly about？ 　　

（2）Which of the following is true according to the text？ 　　

（3）Which fact best explains" home brand bias"？ 　　

（4）Who did most of the research for this report？ 　　

（5）What's the best title for this passage？ 　　

There was a girl called Anna， who was studying in Esmarth Vil， a primary school in the United States． She was the most （1） 　　girl at her school． Her marks were higher than the others． She was the best， and almost everybody wanted to be her （2） 　　． They wanted to play with her．

One day， the teacher set an exam and a boy called Robert （3） 　　his exam using Anna's name． So when the teacher（4） 　　all the exams， Anna found out she had failed the exam，and the other kids were（5） 　　．

Later on， Robert apologized to Anna， and finally they became good friends．

A young man was walking in the desert． He felt very（1） 　　． Just then he suddenly found a spring of delicious and clear water． The water was cool and sweet for a man who had（2） 　　it for such a long time． He drank a lot， and then he（3） 　　his bottle so that he could bring some back to his village and gave it to his teacher who had taught him in middle school．

After a four﹣day（4） 　　， he gave the water to the old man and he took a deep drink， smiled warmly and（5） 　　his student for the sweet water． The young man returned to his home with a happy heart．

Later， the teacher let another student taste the water． He spat it out at once， saying it was （6） 　　． The student said the water had become bad because the bottle was too old．

The student asked his teacher， "Master， the water was bad and it was bitter． Why did you （7） 　　to him that you liked it？"

The teacher replied， "You only tasted the water（8） 　　I tasted the gift． The water which has been put in loving and kindness is not（9） 　　water．"

Nothing could be（10） 　　than love．

Margaret always （1） 　　（give）her friends cards on Christmas Day． She thinks it is a great way to tell each other how much she values their （2） 　　（friend）．

Last week， Margaret went to several different（3） 　　（store） looking for special cards for her friends． Margaret likes all the friends equally． She wanted to find a card for each friend that was personal， and she wanted the cards to also look sort of（4） 　　same． Margaret spent over an hour looking at cards， but she could not find the cards（5） 　　were right．

Margaret had a great idea． She would make cards for each of her friends． But she wasn't sure how to make cards． She remembered （6） 　　（hear）somewhere about Christmas Cards that（7） 　　（make） by hand over a hundred years ago． She used the Internet to find out（8） 　　（many） about these cards． She made notes for all the materials she would need and went back to the store to get them．

Margaret spent several hours working on the Christmas cards （9） 　　（careful）． That night at dinner， Margaret showed her family the cards she had made for her friends． Even her brother thought they were great， and he almost never thinks Margaret's ideas are great． Margaret（10） 　　（decide） to make each of her parents a Christmas card and one for her brother， too．

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Jack London was born in San Francisco in 1876． Life was hard when Jack was growing up and he started working when he was 10． He did lots of different jobs． In his free time he went to the library and he spent many hours there， reading． In 1894 he went back to school， and published his first short story Typhoon off the Coast of Japan． Then in 1896 he went to the University of California at Berkeley， but he had to leave because of money problems．

In 1897 he left for the Klondike Gold Rush in Alaska． However， he became ill and came home and started working as a full﹣time writer． He wrote short stories and soon he was well﹣known． In 1903 he wrote his most famous story： The Call of the wild． His next novel was The Sea﹣Wolf（1904）which is perhaps his best literary novel． With the earnings he bought a large farm in California， where he died in 1916， aged only 40 years old．

London was a prolific writer in his short life． Between 1905 and 1916 he published 18 novels and six collections of stories， as well as a play， various works of non﹣fiction and a biography． He is best﹣known for his descriptions of nature and the animal world．

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To： Li Hua

From： Mike

Hi Li Hua，

   You know I am new here． I found it hard for me to get along well with people here． When I have trouble with my study， I don't know how to get help． I really want to be a good part of the class． Would you please give me some advice？

   I am looking forward to your reply．

Mike

To： Mike

From： Li Hua

Hi Mike，

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   Li Hua