2018年甘肃省兰州市中考英语试卷

Don't tell a lie． You are __________ honest boy．（　　）

A．aB．anC．theD．/

Tom's iPad is much newer than___________． And it is also more expensive．（　　）

A．IB．meC．myD．mine

The Nile is one of the _________ rivers in the world．（　　）

A．longB．longer

C．longestD．most longest

In summer， food will go bad quickly ________ we put it into a fridge．（　　）

A．ifB．unlessC．as soon asD．while

﹣﹣______ fine weather it is! Let's go for a walk．

﹣﹣Sounds like a great idea．（　　）

A．WhatB．HowC．What aD．How a

If the temperature is below 0^oC， water will turn into __________ in the open air．（　　）

A．iceB．steamC．fogD．rain

Could you please tell me____________？ （　　）

A．where are you from

B．how can I get there

C．what's the matter with you

D．where does he live

Every morning， Tim often sees some groups of middle﹣aged women ____________in the square．（　　）

A．danceB．to danceC．dancesD．danced

Neither Tom nor I________ interested in playing WeChat．（　　）

A．amB．isC．areD．be

Only yesterday ___________find out that his purse was lost．（　　）

A．he wasB．was heC．did heD．he did

Bob's father can't stand____________ soap operas． He enjoys sports games on TV．（　　）

A．watchB．to watchC．watchingD．watched

Jerry， could you tell me how to take a taxi through "Didi"？

﹣﹣﹣____________．（　　）

A．Take it easyB．You are welcome

C．Thank youD．Sure， I'd love to

I like the city _____the people are really kind and friendly．（　　）

A．thatB．whichC．whereD．who

I will call you as soon as he______ here．（　　）

A．arriveB．will arrive

C．arrivesD．arrived

﹣﹣﹣________times have you visited Gansu Science Museum？

﹣﹣﹣Only once．（　　）

A．How oftenB．How manyC．How longD．How soon

Last year I（1）　　like my English class at all． The teacher spoke so quickly that I did not understand her most of the time． I was （2）　　to answer the teacher's questions （3）　　my poor pronunciation． I just hid behind my textbook and never said （4）　　．

    Then one day I watched an English movie（5）　　Toy Story， I fell in love with it at once． So I began to watch other English movies，（6）　　． I realized I could get the meaning by（7）　　for just the key words． I discovered that listening to something interesting is the secret to language learning． I also learned some useful sentences like "It's a piece of cake" or "It serves you right"． I didn't understand them at first． But because I wanted to understand the story， I looked them （8）　　in a dictionary． Little by little， I really enjoy my English class． And my English has improved a lot．

What can lead you to success？ The most important thing is what you do every day． It is very simple． Your habits will decide whether or not you are （1）　　in the future． If you have strong and healthy good habits， it doesn't matter whether you fail or not today， because you are sure to succeed in the end． Having good habits does not mean that you will succeed every time． However，if it goes long， you will （2）　　all your goals and be successful．（3）　　the other hand， if you have strong bad habits， you are sure to fail at last．

    Why are habits so important？ （4）　　you repeat the same action and the same behavior every day． A single good action will not change your life， but the same action repeated 1，000 times will have an important effect on your life．

    How can you （5）　　good habits？ There is nothing easier than developing good habits． You want to make a habit， and then you must do the action every day． If you want to develop the habit of eating （6）　　food， eat healthily every day． If you want to develop the habit of reading， read every day． The more you do an action， the easier it becomes in（7）　　end．

（1）If Alice wants to learn to dance， she has to be over　　 years old．

A． four

B． five

C． six

D． ten

（2）Cindy is interested in drawing pictures， so she can go to the　　 on Sundays．

A． library

B． art room

C． gym

D． playground

（3）David is 11 years old and he likes playing tennis． Who can teacher him？　　

A． Mr． Green．

B． Miss． Miller．

C． Mrs． Smith．

D． Mr． Brown．

（4）Which of the following activities is NOT mentioned in the passage？　　

A． Dancing．

B． Painting．

C． Singing．

D． Ball games．

（5）How long does it take Bill to play chess on Saturdays？　　

A． Two and a half hours．

B． One hour and a half．

C． Two hours．

D． One hour．

As a well﹣known Chinese TV hostess， Dong Qing is now hosting two cultural shows， Chinese Poetry Conference and Readers． The two shows are encouraging people to love traditional culture and find the beauty of life．

    Dong was born in a highly educated family in 1973． she had a great love for traditional literature（文学）from an early age． In 2015 when she was about to study in the U．S．， Dong received an invitation from the director of Chinese Poetry Conference asking her to be the hostess． Because of her passion for traditional literature， Dong accepted the job．

    "The contest interests me very much． Hosting it is a process of learning about poetry and performing， "said Dong． To her great joy， the show has become more and more popular．

    Under the slogan（口号）"Reading touches people's hearts"， the new TV show Readers has become a success． It invites famous guests from all walks of life to read something． Dong works as both hostess and producer．

    Readers became a turning point in Dong' s 21 years of hosting．She said it brought her "quite a

huge challenge"．

    "There is no shortcut（捷径） in this world． If you want to be a good host， you need to make thorough preparations，" said the beautiful hostess． "The charm of life lies in its unknown， so we just have to try and keep going．"

（1）What shows is Dong Qing hosting now？　　

A． Readers．

B． Chinese Poetry Conference．

C． Chinese poetry Conference and Readers．

D． The Voice of China．

（2）Where did Dong Qing decide to study in 2015？　　

A． In France．

B． In England．

C． In Japan．

D． In America．

（3）What does Dong Qing do at present？　　

A． An actress．

B． A singer．

C． A hostess．

D． A hostess and producer．

（4）The underlined word "passion" in the second paragraph probably means "great　　"．

A． love

B． joy

C． surprise

D． pride

（5）What's the best title （题目）for the text？　　

A． Find the Beauty of Life

B． How to Be a Successful TV Hostess

C． Reading Touches People's Hearts

D． Dong Qing﹣a Talented Lady

Education is very close in my heart． My father grew up in a very small village in China． In those days， not many villagers could read． So my father opened a night school to teach them how to read． With his help， many people learned to write their own names； with his help， many people learned to read newspaper for the first time； with his help， many women were able to teach their children how to read． As his daughter， I know what education means to the people， especially those without it． After generations（几代人）of hard work， China has come a long way in education． I am a beneficiary（受益者）of that progress． Otherwise I would never become a singer and a professor of music．

    Education is about women and the girls． It is important for girls to go to school because they will become their children's first teacher someday． In China， Spring Bud Education Program（春蕾计划） has helped over 3 million girls go back to school． Many of them have finished university education and they are doing well at work．

    Education is about equality． In poor countries and regions（地区） the number of school dropouts（辍学） is astonishing． We call for more educational resources to these places．

    Education is about the young people． Young people are the future． Education is important because it not only gives young people knowledge and skills but also helps them become responsible citizens．

    Many years ago my father made a small difference in his village． Together we can make a big difference in the world． I was once asked about my Chinese dream． I said I hope all children especially girls can have chances to get good education． This is my Chinese dream． I believe one day education first will no longer be a dream， it will be a reality enjoyed by every young woman on this planet．

（1）What did the writer's father do in those days？　　

A． He opened a bookstore．

B． He opened a hospital．

C． He opened a night school．

D． He opened a supermarket．

（2）Why is it important for girls to go to school？　　

A． Because they will become their children's first teacher someday．

B． Because they love reading．

C． Because they can learn how to write their own names．

D． Because they can be smarter than boys．

（3）What's the number of girls who can go back to school with the help of Spring Bud Education

Program？　　

A． 3 million．

B． More than 3 million．

C． Less than 3 million．

D． Over 2 million．

（4）Which of the following statements is NOT mentioned？　　

A． Education is about the young people．

B． Education is about women and the girls．

C． Education is about equality．

D． Education is about money．

（5）According to the passage， the writer's Chinese dream is that　　．

A． all women can have chances to get good education

B． all people can have chances to get good education

C． all children especially boys can have chances to get good education

D． all children especially girls can have chances to get good education

As the（1）　 　goes， smiling is sunshine in everyone's heart． When I started to go to primary school， my teacher， Mr． Wei told me the importance of smiling． He told me that （2）　　was a simple behavior which was very powerful． It can give people warm feelings， show your respect to

（3）　　．Since a smile is a positive （积极的） attitude， we can often smile to ourselves to become （4）　　and happy． Although there are some situations where we may experience hardship or even（5）　　， we can always smile to ourselves． It can help us（6）　　many difficulties as well as succeed in the end． Learning to（7）　　to others is also beneficial． When we smile to others， we can get a smile in（8）　　．Then it can put us in a good mood． What's more， it can also help us build a good relationship with others． In one word， smiling is a（9）　　which can help others understand us better． Therefore， let's start to smile and live a better and（10）　　life．

Do you check your mobile phone often？ Do you feel anxious if your mobile phone is not with you？ When there is no WiFi or signal for your mobile phone， will you get nervous？ If you say yes，then you've got addiction（上瘾） to mobile phones．

①Nowadays， we can see the scene everywhere in the life： in subways， restaurants， roads， people are watching their mobile phones． From family party to dating with a friend， people couldn't stop checking their twitter， WeChat， facebook on the mobile phones and snubbing（忽视）the persons in front completely． Phubbing （低头症） influences not only the young people， but also the old and even the kids．

    "Phubbing" is a new word which comes from the words "phone" and "snub"． It describes the habit of snubbing someone in favor of a mobile phone． ②因为玩手机，更多的人变得沉默．They do nothing but bow to play mobile phones．③time， spend，too， they， phones， much， the， on（．） And they don' t have time to communicate with persons in real life．

    If we keep playing with phones when we are with our friends or family， we will spend less time talking to them． In fact， they need and deserve to be cared for．

    Let us put down the cell phones and enjoy the nature， the food， the books and all the beautiful

things and persons around us．

（1）将文中①处画线句子翻译成汉语．　　

（2）将文中②处画线句子翻译成英语．　　

（3）Where does the word "phubbing" come from？　　

（4）将文中③处画线内容，连词成句，题中标点已给出．　　

（5）What advice does the writer give to the people who have "phubbing"？　　

A： Hello， Judy．

B： Hi． Steve．

A： Are you free this Sunday？

B： （1）　　． I just do some washing． What about you？

A： I hear there are some new animals in Wuquan Zoo． Do you want to go with me？

B： （2）　　．When shall we meet？

A： （3）　　

B： Where shall we meet then？

A： At the gate of Wuquan Park．

B： （4）　　

A： It's not far from your home． You can take No． 8 bus．

B： OK． See you tomorrow．

A： （5）　　

A： Let's make it at 8：00 in the morning．

B： I often watch English movies．

C： How can I get there？

D： I will call you tomorrow morning．

E： See you then．

F： Not much．

G： Sounds interesting．

There are many　　（different） between the twins． One is shy， but the other is outgoing．

I didn't watch TV last night， because my TV set was　　（break）．

Before you answer the question， please think it　　（careful）．

As we all know， Teachers' Day is in the　　（nine）month of the year． It is the best time for

us to show our love and respect to them．

It is raining outside． Why not　　（take）an umbrella with you？

Though the little boy is young， he can dress　　（he）without anyone's help．

After finishing　　（do）your homework， you can have a good rest．

Teenagers should be　　（allow） to make their own decisions．

The more trees we plant in our city， the　　（beautiful） Lanzhou will be．

Look! The Smiths　　（eat） dinner in the kitchen．

生活充满了出乎意料．

Life is　　the unexpected．

兰州以她美味的牛肉面而著名．

Lanzhou is　　its delicious beef noodles．

人类砍伐树木，因此动物处于极大的危险之中．

People　　many trees， so animals are in great danger．

熬夜对身体不好．

It is bad for health to　　late．

校长对我们非常负责，他亲自为我们做一切事情．

The headmaster is so responsible that he does everything for us　　．

假设你是李华，今天正逢端午节，你的英国笔友Jack对中国传统文化很感兴趣，写信向你询问端午节的有关情况．请你根据以下内容提示，给他写一封回信．

1．中国的传统节日之一，已有2000多年的历史（the Dragon Boat Festival； one of the Chinese traditional festivals； two thousand years of history）；

2．为了纪念著名诗人屈原（honor the great poet Qu Yuan）；

3．中国南方有赛龙舟的习俗（Dragon Boat races）；

4．家人团聚吃粽子和其他美食（eat Zongzi and other delicious food）；

5．有三天假期，可以外出旅游（a 3﹣day holiday）．

要求：1.80词左右，书信格式；

2．内容合理，要点齐全；句子及篇章结构正确、连贯；书写规范．

注意：不得出现学校，姓名等个人信息（除所给身份外）．