2018年山东省烟台市中考英语试卷

"What's the meaning of life？" This is a question we all ask（1）　　at one point or another． The best answer that I came across was written by the great psychologist， Viktor Frankl． He wrote that "The meaning of life is to give life meaning"．

    When I was a young boy， I gave my life meaning by（2）　　playing， running， jumping， swimming， laughing and riding my bike．

    When I went to school， I gave my life meaning by learning， studying hard， getting good grades and trying to make my mom and dad （3）　　．

    When I was a teenager， I found meaning in playing sports， （4）　　out with my friends and trying to impress girls．

    In college， I found my life meaning by deciding what I wanted to study and what career（职业） I would （5）　　for．

    When I was working as a teacher， I found meaning in helping to open young minds to new （6）　　and old wisdom．

    When I married and had kids， I found meaning in protecting and watching over those I loved． When I found out （7）　　of my sons were mentally handicapped（智障）， I found meaning in loving them， （8）　　them and learning so much from them about life， love， patience， faith and joy．

    （9）　　I grew older， I began to understand meaning isn't something that comes and goes． We can give meaning to every moment of our life． We can bring meaning to the thoughts we have． We can bring meaning to the things we do． We can bring meaning to the hearts we （10）　　． All we have to do is to love．

    It is love that makes life worth living． It is love that gives life meaning．

There lived an old man in a small town of Germany． He had three sons and they all worked in the same factory where he had worked． After the Second World War began， his sons were all made to join the army and all of them died in the battle（战争）． The old man was heartbroken． He didn't have enough food and often went hungry． Nobody helped him and he didn't know how to go on living．

     One cold winter night， the old man couldn't go to sleep． He had been hungry for two days and it was so cold that ice could be seen in his room． He had to get up and began to run in the room until he lay down on the ground． The next morning he had to beg from door to door． He had been to a lot of cities ever since．

    Once he came to a village， but the villagers were all poor and couldn't give him anything． He was too hungry to go to another village． He thought over and over and found a way． He came to a police station and called out． "Hitler is a foolish pig!"

    Out came a policeman at once． He took the old man into a room， gave him some bread and a cup of tea． Then he said， "Don't say that in our village， sir!"

    "I'm sorry， sir，" said the old man，"I don't know it's Hitler's hometown．"

    "No， no， sir，" the policeman said in a hurry，"It's the pig's hometown!"

（1）Why was the old man heartbroken？　　

A． Because he had nothing to support his three sons．

B． Because he was made to join the army．

C． Because all his three sons lost their lives in the war．

（2）Finally， the old man got things to eat by　　．

A． asking the villagers for help

B． shouting to the police station

C． begging from door to door

（3）Actually the policeman　　．

A． hated Hitler as well as the old man

B． didn't want to help the old man

C． thought the old man was more foolish than pigs

（4）We can infer（推断） that the "village" underlined in the passage is　　 hometown．

A． the old man's

B． the pigs'

C． Hitler's

（5）The passage above is　　．

A． a science fiction

B． a funny story

C． a fairy tale

（1）What can we know about the tent？　　

A． It's pink．

B． It's for boys．

C． It's easy to fit together and take down．

（2）Why is it of great value to eat at Peng Lai Chun Restaurant？　　

A． Because the food there is cheap and delicious．

B． Because it is very busy．

C． Because all kids can eat at half price on Wednesdays there．

（3）If Susan wants to work as an assistant at Dicken's Books， she　　．

A． should call John Hunter at 768﹣3647

B． can earn at most £384 a week

C． A and B

（4）We can't　　in Golden Shopping Plaza．

A． buy the clothing on sale for under ＄60 before the show

B． see women's swimwear or summer wear

C． see 26 pretty and cool models in the latest fashions

（5）According to the information above， which of the following is NOT true？　　

A． The assistant at Dicken's Books has to work for 8 hours a day．

B． The holes in the windows of the tent can let the air and bugs in．

C． The Summer Fashion Show starts at 2：00 in the afternoon on Saturday．

Heritage（遗产） is traditional customs， history and beliefs． We use the word "heritage" in many different ways． People talk about their family heritage， city heritage and national heritage．

    Today， heritage is changing， The Internet connects people around the world． In many ways this is a good thing， because we can learn about the heritage of other countries， and we can show our own heritage to the world． however， some people worry that traditional heritage is disappearing． In many ways， countries are becoming more and more alike（相似的）． In most countries around the world， you can find KFC， Nike shoes， Starbucks coffee， American movies and so on． Some people think this is a good change， and others don't like it． You can decide whether or not it's a good thing．

    However， everyone wants to protect traditional heritage， and sometimes this is hard． For example，when a new KFC opens in your city，a traditional restaurant might have to close．

    That is why heritage protection is so important． Heritage protection is a simple thought． It means keeping your country's or your city's heritage alive． People do this in many ways． The biggest part of heritage protection is probably preserving（保护）old buildings． Some suggestions of heritage protection are making sure your kids speak your traditional language， and teaching knowledge about heritage to them．

    The world is changing． No matter how it changes， never forget the heritage of our parents and grandparents．

（1）Is the heritage nowadays the same as it used to be？　　

A． No． It's being changed by the Internet．

B． Yes． Traditional customs， history and beliefs never change．

C． It is not mentioned in the passage．

（2）The examples mentioned in the second paragraph　　．

A． show the importance of heritage

B． describe people's love for heritage

C． help people understand heritage better

（3）The underlined sentence shows that　　．

A． it is necessary to learn about the heritage of other countries

B． the writer is worrying about the traditional heritage protection

C． countries are becoming quite different in some ways

（4）The following statements are parts of heritage protection EXCEPT　　．

A． trying to change traditional customs

B． preserving old buildings

C． keeping traditional language alive

（5）What may be the best title for the passage？　　

A． Internet and Heritage

B． Heritage Is Disappearing

C． Heritage Protection

Marco Polo was born in Italy in 1254． When he was 17， he travelled along the Silk Road with his father． who wanted to trade with the Chinese． Finally， they arrived in Beijing． They were guests at the Emperor's Palace． Marco was very clever and could speak four languages． The Emperor was impressed by him and they became friends． He asked Marco to serve in his court （宫殿） and sent him to do many important jobs all over the country．

    Marco was amazed by how beautiful China was． He was impressed by Beijing and the Emperor's Palace， especially the Summer Palace which was described as "The greatest palace that I've ever seen"． The walls were covered with gold and silver and the hall was so big that it could easily hold 6，000 people for dinner．"

    Marco was also attracted （吸引） by the inventions and developments in China which couldn't be found in Europe at that time． Marco was surprised to see Chinese people using paper money in the markets． In Europe， people paid for goods（货物） with gold and silver． He could not understand how people paid for food and valuable things with paper! He was also puzzled by the black stones people used to burn to produce heat． The black stones were coal， but Marco had never seen coal before!

    After he served the Emperor for 17 years， in 1291， Marco returned to Italy． He was a very wealthy man then． A writer wrote down all the stories that Marco told him in a book called The Description of the World， which became one of the best﹣selling books in Europe．

    People enjoyed the book， but many of them thought that Marco's stories about China were too fantastic to be true． However， Marco always stood by his tales． Just before he died， aged 70， Marco was asked the question， "Was it all true？" And this was his answer， "I have only told a half what I saw!"

Some people seem to have unusual memories． Zheng Aiqiang， a "memory athlete" on TV show Super Brain， can remember 2， 660 numbers in just one hour!

    You would think people like him must have special brains． But according to a recent study by researchers from America and Holland， the brain structure （结构） of ordinary people and 23 of the world's lending memory athletes shows no difference．

    Good memories can be trained． New research in the magazine Neuron suggests that a person will get a super memory with just six weeks of hard training．

    Researchers found that a technique （技巧） called loci， invented by the ancient Greeks， can greatly help improve memory．

    By using loci， you are using your imagination to improve the brain's memory networks． You can link （关联） something you need to remember with a place that you know very well． For example， to remember a list of numbers， imagine yourself walking through your house． Each thing is linked to a number． For example， zero could be the handle on the door and five could be the painting on the wall．

    In one study， some ordinary people were given 20 minutes to remember 72 nouns． At the beginning， they could only remember 26 words， but when they were taught loci， they could remember 62 words．

    "Not everyone can become a memory winner． But everyone using the technique can improve his memory greatly，" said Boris Konrad， one of the researchers in the study．

（1）From the recent study， we know that ordinary people and memory athletes have similar　　．

（2）To memorize a list of numbers by using loci means you are using your　　to link it with a　　you know well according to the passage．

◆（3）请根据短文内容回答问题

What does the new research in the magazine Neuron suggest？

◆（4）请用一句话概括段落大意．

Paragraph 6 tells us that　　

◆（5）请将文中划线句子译成汉语．　　

To my surprise， he has　　（完全） forgotten the pleasant trip．

Eating too much salt　　（增加） the risk of high blood pressure．

We all like to be with Rita because she is very　　（诚实） and kind．

Generally speaking， excellent learners have some good habits in　　（相同）．

Lu Chuanjian is one of the most outstanding　　（飞行员） that I have ever known．

Father had his car　　（repair） in the 4S shop last week．

We're supposed　　（spread） positive energy everywhere we go．

Town Cinema has　　（comfort） seats than Guangming Cinema．

They haven't made a　　（decide） where to spend their summer vacation．

The old lady living on the　　（five） floor sometimes dances with her husband on the square．

Rick在公园对面的中国银行上班．

Rick works at the Bank of China　　．

老师没有惩罚那些调皮的男孩儿，而是耐心地对待他们．

The teacher treated the naughty boys patiently　　．

公共场所不允许大声喧哗．

We are not allowed to　　．

非常期待在下次聚会见到您．

I'm really　　at the next gathering．

让我们行动起来，建设天蓝、地绿、水清的美丽新中国．

Let's take actions to create a beautiful new China where　　， the land is green， and the water is clear．

The Great Pyramid of Giza is one of the Wonders of the Ancient World． It was b（1）_____ more than 4，000 years ago in Egypt． It is so p（2）　　that millions of tourists from around the world come to visit it every year．

    In Egypt there are over 80 pyramids and the l（3）　　one is the Great Pyramid． It l（4）_____ on the west bank of the Nile． In fact， all the pyramids along the Nile are on the west bank． The ancient Egyptians compared the rising of the sun to the beginning of life and the setting of the sun to the end of life． That is w（5）　　their dead bodies were buried （埋葬）on the west bank of the Nile．

    You can h（6）　　imagine how huge the Great Pyramid is． It has over 2 million blocks． Some are as heavy as five school buses． A（7）　　they were heavy， workers were able to put a block into the pyramid every three minutes．

    The workers， Egyptian men and women， worked in teams． The teams had different t（8）　　． Some dug up the stones． Others moved them， Another team cut the stones． The last group put the stones into the pyramid． There were so many different teams， but the pyramid is perfect． No stone is in the w（9）　　position．

    But how did the Egyptians move those heavy Stones to the top w（10）　　any modern machinery（机械）？ No one knows for sure． Many things about the Great Pyramid are still a mystery．

分享是一种行为方式，也是一种良好的品质（quality）．人生处处充满分享，懂得分享非常重要．分享快乐，快乐加倍；分担烦恼，烦恼减半．

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My Sharing Experience

    Sharing is a way of behavior as well as a good quality of people．

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