2018年江苏省徐州市中考英语试卷

Where do we usually see the sign？（　　）

A．On the bus．B．in the street

C．inside the museum．D．In the swimming pool

I love these hair clips．     are they？

They are ten yuan．（　　）

A．How manyB．How muchC．How oldD．How heavy

    lives together with Mrs. Black． She lives alone．（　　）

A．SomebodyB．AnybodyC．NobodyD．Everybody

If you don't feel well， you'd better ask     for help．（　　）

A．a policemanB．an accountant

C．a pilotD．a doctor

Would you like some coffee？

No， thanks． I     drink coffee．（　　）

A．seldomB．oftenC．onlyD．always

The latest mobile phone     in China．（　　）

A．will makeB．has madeC．is makingD．is made

What are you doing？

I'm looking     the kids． They should be back for dinner now．（　　）

A．afterB．atC．forD．up

Millie spoke in a very low voice， but I     understand what she said．（　　）

A．couldB．mightC．canD．may

Sandy seemed     this morning． Do you know what was wrong？（　　）

A．satisfiedB．relaxedC．amazedD．unhappy

I look stupid with this haircut． All my classmates will     me．（　　）

A．laugh atB．agree with

C．depend onD．worry about

We must find out     the professor is coming， so we can book a room for him．（　　）

A．howB．whyC．whenD．where

As an engineer， you can't be     careful． You should pay attention to every detail．（　　）

A．veryB．tooC．soD．quite

You don't have to tell me your answer now． Give it some     and then let me know．（　　）

A．supportB．helpC．protectionD．thought

Linda was busy when I went to see her yesterday． She     for an exam．（　　）

A．will studyB．was studying

C．has studiedD．is studying

How is your English going？

    ．I can read pretty well and my writing has improved．（　　）

A．Not badB．Not yet

C．Not at allD．Not any more

What will the future world be like？ Many people are glad to give their （1）　　．Here are two imaginations about the world of （2）　　． When people talk about the future， we like to think that we'll have our own personal flying car． We would fly at 480kilometres per hour， avoiding traffic lights，（3）　　roads and speeding tickets．（4）　　，some people point to the disadvantages of flying cars． One big problem is： what will happen if the flying cars （5）　　？ Then there will be problems with traffic control． Also， if（6）　　become popular， there will surely be too much air traffic．（7）　　it seems that flying cars will face more than a few problems if they are to get off the ground!．Imagine you have your own Ironman （8）　　． Several companies are trying to build a practical robot "exoskeleton"． This is a suit of robot arms and legs which follows your movement． It will（9）　　the wearer to lift heavy objects， walk a long way and even punch through walls! It is（10）　　in many ways， especially for people with disabilities． This suit might help people to walk again after（11）　　or injury（受伤）．But the disadvantage at the moment is the（12）　　． Even a simple suit can cost hundreds of thousands of pounds． Another problem is battery life． A suit like this needs a lot of（13）　　and batteries only last about 15minutes at the moment． One other problem is that a badly programmed robot wearer． You wouldn't want your robot leg or arm bending（弯曲） suit could（14）　　the wrong way． car above our heads，

    So in the future，（15）　　we might be able to fly to work and lift a there are plenty of problems to solve before this will be possible．

Every morning， millions of people in China do Tai﹣chi． It is popular with women and men． Tai﹣chi is a good kind of exercise for old people． It is good for the body and for the mind． It is healthy and relaxing． Tai﹣chi is from China． It is hundreds of years old． Tai﹣chi is a "soft" martial art（武术）．That means it is slow and calm．

    There are also "hard" martial arts． Shaolin Kung﹣fu， for example， which has a history of over 1，500years， is a "hard" martial art． It is fast and dangerous． You have to be very fit and strong to do "hard" martial arts．

    In Beijing， Master Li Yu is teaching Shaolin Kung﹣fu to thirty young students， three of whom come from abroad． "Shaolin Kung﹣fu is difficult，" said Li Yu． "You must practise every move many times．"

Sports like football and basketball are also popular in China． But martial arts like Tai﹣chi and Kung﹣fu are part of Chinese culture and history．

（1）How many types of martial arts does this passage tell us？　　

A． Only one．

B． Two．

C． Three．

D． Four．

（2）What is Master Li Yu teaching？　　

A． Tai﹣chi．

B． Shaolin Kung﹣fu．

C． Football．

D． Basketball．

（3）Which sentence is TRUE according to the passage？　　

A． It is easy to learn Shaolin Kung﹣fu．

B． Men like Tai﹣chi better than women do．

C． Tai﹣chi has a shorter history than Shaolin Kung﹣fu．

D． People must be very healthy and strong to do Tai﹣chi．

Martina looked out of the window． A robin was singing a lively song in the tree． At this time， Grandpa， who lived with the family since Grandma had died， came in． He looked at the floor as if looking for something． He said， "When the robin sings…" he stopped， trying to remember what he had started to say．

    "Spring is here，" Mum finished the sentence． "And I'm thinking of our spring cleaning，" Mum suggested． "Martina， you can help me， right？" Martina agreed unwillingly．

    They cleaned the house． They cleaned upstairs， downstairs， inside， outside， until everything was clean． Then Mum pointed to Grandpa's sofa and shouted． "That old sofa has got to go． We'll buy Grandpa a new one．"

    It was true and Martina had to agree． The sofa was really old． As they tried to move the sofa， Grandpa stood in their way． "You can't take my sofa，" he shouted．

    "It's old，" Mum said． Grandpa tried to push his sofa back into place． "We'll buy you a new one，" Mum promised．

    "I don't want a new one，" Grandpa insisted． Mum let go of the sofa． "We'll talk about it tonight when John gets home．" John， Martina's dad， was still at work．

    "Why don't you let us take away the sofa？ It's too old!" Martina asked when the family were having supper． Grandpa shook his head and said， "I sat in this sofa， with your grandma right here， when I asked her to marry me． It was so long ago， but when I sit in this sofa and close my eyes I feel she is near．"

    "It's amazing，" Martina thought， "how Grandpa can remember things from the past． These days he forgets almost everything．"

    The old man smiled to Martina and went on． "And the night your father was born， I sat in this sofa． I was nervous when they placed the little baby into my arms．"

    "I think I'm beginning to understand，" Martina said． "Many years later，" Grandpa continued， "I sat in this sofa when the doctor called and told me that your grandma was ill． I was lost without her， but the sofa gave me the comfort．"

    "I do see now，" Martina looked at Grandpa． "This is not just an old sofa． This sofa is more like a friend．" "Yes，" Grandpa added． "We've got through a lot together．" The whole family agreed that the living room would be boring without the old sofa．

（1）What is a robin？　　

A． A bird．

B． A cat．

C． A fish．

D． A worm．

（2）What was Grandpa like these days？　　

A． Careless．

B． Impatient．

C． Organized．

D． Forgetful．

（3）Who was "the little baby" in Paragraph 9？　　

A． Martina．

B． Martina's dad．

C． Martina's mum．

D． Martina's uncle．

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

A． Martina's wish

B． A spring cleaning

C． A happy family

D． The old sofa

（1）What is this？　　

A． A complaint letter．

B． An invitation letter．

C． A thank﹣you letter．

D． A recommendation letter．

（2）Which season was it？　　

A． Spring．

B． Summer．

C． Autumn．

D． Winter．

（3）What did the two children do last night？　　

A． They sat on the grass．

B． They ran along the fence．

C． They destroyed the branches．

D． They climbed an apple tree．

（4）How was Becky Aldrin when she wrote this letter？　　

A． Polite but serious．

B． Surprised but happy．

C． Angry and rude．

D． Tired and uninterested．

（5）What did Becky Aldrin wish Mr. Scott to do next？　　

A． Be kind to his neighbour

B． Make friends with his children．

C． Have a talk with his children．

D． Grow apple trees in his garden．

（1）If you are lucky enough， you will get a concert ticket　　．

（2）Mary， I shall　　our pleasant talks when you leave．

（3）As an old saying goes， "He who has　　been to the Great Wall is not a true man．"

（4）When Tom was running after the dog， he lost his　　and fell over．

（5）You can eat　　you like， my dear．

My cousin is good at　　（dance）．

Their house is just like our house， but　　（we） has a bigger balcony．

Yuan Longping is one of the　　（great） people that have ever lived， I think．

I bought the computer　　（simple） because it was cheap．

I need　　（silent） when I am studying．

Donnie Darko is a fantastic film． It's a dark comedy， which is sometimes funny and sometimes frightening．

    The film（1）　　 （set） in an American town． One night， Donnie Darko， who is a teenager， meets a frightening man（2）　　 （dress） as a rabbit． When a plane crashes into Donnie's house， the man saves his life and then tells him that his enemies plan（3）　　 （end） the world in 26days． The film is about the next 26days． It's a teenage love story， a thriller， a science fiction film， and a comedy， all in one film．

    Donnie Darko was written and directed by Richard Kelly， who（4）　　 （be） only 25when he made it． It（5）　　 （win） plenty of film awards so far， but no Oscars． The music is really good， and it（6）　　 （include） 1980s pop songs． Watch this film now and see what you think of it．

You may think that English dictionaries have been used for many， many centuries． The spelling of English has always been a problem， but it was more of a problem in the days before a dictionary． In those days people spelt words in different ways which you might find interesting． But it made reading English much more difficult． So dictionaries were invented to encourage everybody to spell the same． In fact， an English dictionary like the kind you use today wasn't made until the time of the Qing Dynasty．

    The largest dictionary in the world is the Oxford English Dictionary， or OED for short． The idea for this dictionary came from an important meeting in Britain in 1857． Twenty﹣two years later， Oxford University asked James Murray to be the editor of its new dictionary．

    Murray had not been to college． At the age of fourteen， he left his village school in Scotland and taught himself while working in a bank． Later he became a great teacher． After Oxford gave him the job， Murray had a place built in the garden behind his house to do his work． Part of it was one metre underground． In winter he had to wear a heavy coat and put his feet in a box to keep warm． Every morning， Murray got out of bed at five o'clock and worked several hours before breakfast． Often he would work by candle light into the evening．

    Murray hoped to finish the new dictionary in ten years． But after five years， he was still adding words for the letter A! Then others went to work with Murray， and his two daughters were among them． He worked on the dictionary until he was very old． Forty﹣four years later， in 1928， other editors finished it． It had more than 15，000words in twelve books． And you thought your English dictionary was big!

Culture UK： Bristol

    Chocolate!

    The first chocolate bar in the world was created in Fry's， a company in Bristol． Joseph Fry invented the delicious treat around the year 1720． Fry's also produced the first chocolate Easter egg in the UK in 1873． The company continues to produce chocolates and sweets to this day．

    Balloon Festival

    The Bristol Belle was the first modern hot﹣air balloon in Western Europe and was developed and built in 1967． The Bristol International Balloon Festival is held every summer in the city， and is Europe's biggest hot﹣air balloon event．

    （3）

    According to a new study， Bristol is the UK's most musical place， with the biggest number of musicians among the population． It's well﹣known for giving birth to the trip﹣hop scene in the 1990s． Its multicultural（多元文化的）population has really influenced the sounds of the Bristol music scene．

    Famous people

    JK Rowling

    J．K． Rowling was born and brought up in Chipping Sodbury， just outside Bristol． It is said that she invented her famous character Harry Potter after meeting a young boy named Ian Potter in the village where she grew up．

    Banksy

    Banksy is a graffiti artist local to Bristol． He is famous all over the world for his street art． Some of his pieces have been sold for hundreds of thousands of pounds． Many Hollywood pop stars and famous people love to collect his work．

（1）What does Fry's produce？　　

（2）What can people see every summer in the sky of Bristol？　　

（3）Please give a title in English for Paragraph 3． （In no more than FIVE words．）　　

（4）Is Ian Potter an invented character or a real person？　　

（5）What is Banksy well﹣known for？　　

你校英文报组织了题为"我喜欢的英语谚语，征文活动，你有意参加．请从下面两句英 语谚语中任选一句，写一篇90词左右的短文，参加征文活动．

•Many hands make light work．

Meaning： If lots of people share the work， it will make a job easier to complete．

•Practice makes perfect．

Meaning： If you keep practising，you will be better at it．

短文内容须包括：

（1）你喜欢的谚语及其含义

（2）体现该谚语含义的个人经历

注意：

（1）短文中已给出的部分（见答题卡）不计入总词数．

（2）短文中不得出现真实姓名、校名和地名．

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