2018年甘肃省兰州市中考英语试卷

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

A. a　　 B. an　　 C. the　　 D. /

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

A. I　　 B. me　　 C. my　　 D. mine

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

A. long　　 B. longer　　 C. longest　　 D. most longest

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

A. if　　 B. unless　　 C. as soon as　　 D. while

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

---Sounds like a great idea.

A. What　　 B. How　　 C. What a　　 D. How a

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

A. ice　　 B. steam　　 C. fog　　 D. rain

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Could you please tell me____________?

A. where are you from　　 B. how can I get there

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

A. dance　　 B. to dance　　 C. Dances　　 D. danced

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（题文）Neither Tom nor I________ interested in playing WeChat.

A. am

B. is

C. are

D. be

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Only yesterday ___________find out that his purse was lost.

A. he was　　 B. was he　　 C. did he　　 D. he did

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

A. watch　　 B. to watch　　 C. watching　　 D. watched

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----Jerry, could you tell me how to take a taxi through “Didi”?

---____________.

A. Take it easy　　 B. You are welcome　　 C. Thank you　　 D. Sure, I'd love to

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

A. that　　 B. which　　 C. where　　 D. who

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I will call you as soon as he______ here.

A. arrive　　 B. will arrive　　 C. arrives　　 D. arrived

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---________times have you visited Gansu Science Museum?

---Only once.

A. How often

B. How many

C. how long

D. How soon

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Last year I_______ like my English class at all. The teacher spoke so quickly that I did not understand her most of the time. I was _______to answer the teacher's questions _______my poor pronunciation. I just hid behind my textbook and never said _____.

Then one day I watched an English movie _______Toy Story, I fell in love with it at once. So I began to watch other English movies, _______, I realized I could get the meaning by______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 ____ in a dictionary. Little by little, I really enjoy my English class. And my English has improved a lot.

1.A. don't　　 B. didn't　　 C. haven't　　 D. hadn't

2.A. proud　　 B. afraid　　 C. happy　　 D. excited

3.A. because of　　 B. because　　 C. since　　 D. as

4.A. anything　　 B. something　　 C. nothing　　 D. everything

5.A. called　　 B. call　　 C. calling　　 D. calls

6.A. as well　　 B. too　　 C. also　　 D. neither

7.A. listen　　 B. listened　　 C. listening　　 D. listens

8.A. up　　 B. for　　 C. at　　 D. after

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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-______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 ______all your goals and be successful. _______the other hand, if you have strong bad habits, you are sure to fail at last.

Why are habits so important? ______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 _______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 ______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 ______end.

1.A. success　　 B. succeed　　 C. successful　　 D. successfully

2.A. achieve　　 B. achieved　　 C. achieving　　 D. achieves

3.A. In　　 B. On　　 C. At　　 D. To

4.A. But　　 B. While　　 C. Because　　 D. Since

5.A. find　　 B. offer　　 C. realize　　 D. develop

6.A. health　　 B. healthy　　 C. unhealthy　　 D. healthily

7.A. the　　 B. an　　 C. a　　 D. /

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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.

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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

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阅读下面的短文，按要求完成后面的小题。

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 friend, people couldn’t top 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, spendtoo, 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"?__________________

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阅读下面的对话，根据上下文，从方框内选择恰当的选项补全对话，使对话完整、符合逻辑。(其中有两项为多余选项)注：请将此题答案填涂在答题卡选择题部分的相应位置上。

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.

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根据所给汉语提示完成下列句子。(每空限填一词)

1.生活充满了出乎意料。

Life is___________ ____________ the unexpected.

2.兰州以她美味的牛肉面而著名。

Lanzhou is __________ ___________ its delicious beef noodles.

3.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.

4.熬夜对身体不好。

It is bad for health to __________ __________ late.

5.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 ______ ________.

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书面表达

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.家人团聚听懂粽子和其他美食（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）。

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