2017年四川省自贡市中考英语试卷

English people have four meals          day， and they usually have          breakfast at 7：00．（　　）

Nancy spoke in such a low voice that          in the room could hear her．（　　）

"Julie， the more you practice， the          you will play the piano．" said her Dad．（　　）

How beautiful the mountain is! I'd like to          a tent there．

You'd better not．（　　）

Don't worry． There          a lot of chances in front of us．（　　）

Would you mind          me how to remember English words？

Of course not．（　　）

         he is only seven years old， he knows a lot about science．（　　）

Do you know          us to do this afternoon？

A high﹣speed rail station          in Xianshi Town of Zigong next year．（　　）

Could you book us two tickets for the film Beauty and the Beast？

         I'm busy at the moment． Can I do it later？（　　）

A rich woman had a valuable and beautiful vase（花瓶）and she was very proud of it．She decided to paint her bedroom the same （1） 　　as the vase．Several painters tried to mix the color right，but（2） 　　of them could make the woman satisfied．

Finally， a painter named Peter said he could mix the right color． And he succeeded． The woman was（3） 　　with the result and Peter became very famous．

Many years later，Peter retired（退休）and turned his （4） 　　over to his son．"Dad，there's one thing I always want to know．（5） 　　did you get those walls to match the vase so well？" "Easy， my son，" Peter answered， "I painted the vase!"

A robot worked first at a Chinese bank． Many people are （1） 　　in the smart robot． Jiaojiao is the first robot to（2） 　　at the Bank in Dalian，Liaoning Province．It can serve people in many（3） 　　．

The smiling robot is able to（4） 　　people many different kinds of services． It can work as a guide． It can also answer people's questions． It communicates with people （5） 　 __ 　touching， speaking and through body language．

The robot is able to offer other perfect services，（6） 　　． "Can we take a photo together？" one customer asked． "Come on， （7） 　　make sure to use PS （图象处理软件） please．" Jiaojiao answered． Many people laughed when they （8） 　　Jiaojiao's answer．

The robot has attracted （吸引） a larger number of people on its first day at work．

Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi UFJ， one of the world's largest banks， introduced the new robot （9） 　　    Nao． He will be able to answer customers' questions about the bank's services． Nao's a bit smaller than a normal bank teller ﹣﹣ he is just 23 inches tall and （10） 　 __ 　about 9 pounds． He speaks 19 languages and Mitsubishi UFJ hopes he'll help a lot of foreign customers for the Tokyo Olympics in 2020．

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（1）Who can you speak with in SpeakingPal？ 　　

（2）How many e﹣books and magazines can you read in Kobo's e﹣book store？ 　　

（3）You can improve your 　　in Learn English Video．

（4）What can you use to help you with your writing？ 　　

（5）What's the passage mainly about？ 　　

When you begin a letter in English， you always put "Dear" before the name of the person you are writing to． If it is a friend of your own age， you just put their first name after "Dear"， but for adults you do not know very well， it is more polite to put Mr， Mrs or Miss before their family name． If you do not know whether the woman is married or not， you should use Ms instead of Mrs or Miss． When you write an official letter to someone whose name you do not know， you begin with "Dear Sir or Madam"．

There are variousphrases you can use at the end of a letter before you sign your own name． For friends and relatives you can put "With love from" or just "Love"． For people you know less well "Best wishes" or "Kindest regards" may be more appropriate （合适的）． At the end of an official letter you use "Yours sincerely" if you know the person's name and "Yours faithfully" if you do not．

When you address the envelope， be sure to include the postcode， so that the letter will be delivered （递送） as quickly as possible． Finally， do not forget to stick a stamp on the front!

（1）Where should you put Mr， Mrs or Miss？ 　　

（2）What should you end up with if you write to your uncle？ 　　

（3）What does the underlined word "various" mean in Chinese？ 　　

（4）What don't you need to do on the envelope？ 　　

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

A weak old man went to live with his son， daughter﹣in﹣law and a 4﹣year﹣old grandson． The family ate together at the table． The grandfather had difficulty eating because he couldn't see things clearly， and his hands couldn't stop shaking． Peas （豌豆） rolled （滚动） off his spoon onto the floor． When he drank from the glass， milk spilled （洒） on the table．

The son and daughter﹣in﹣law became angry with the mess． Then they set a small table in the corner． There， the old man ate alone while the rest of the family enjoyed dinner together．

Because the old man had broken a dish or two， he was asked to eat from a wooden bowl． Sometimes he had a tear in his eyes as he sat alone． Still， the couple complained about him． The 4﹣year﹣old son watched it all in silence．

One evening before dinner， the father noticed his son playing with some wood blocks on the floor． He asked the child， "What are you making？" The boy answered， "Oh， I am making a little bowl for you and Mommy to eat your food in when I grow up．" The boy smiled and went back to work． The father was shocked by his words and couldn't find a reply． Although no word was spoken， the couple knew what had to be done．

That evening the husband took the old man's hand and gently led him back to the family table． For some reason， neither the husband nor the wife seemed to care any longer when the bowl was dropped，milk was spilled， or the table was in a mess．

（1）How was the old man when he came to live with his son？ 　　

（2）Why did the son and daughter﹣in﹣law set a small table in the corner for the old man？___

（3）Which is the right order of the following events according to the text？ 　　

a． The old man's son was shocked by his own son．

b． The son and daughter﹣in﹣law became angry with the mess．

c． The 4﹣year﹣old boy made the wooden bowl．

d． The grandfather had difficulty eating．

（4）Why did the grandson make the wooden bowl for his parents？ 　　

（5）What can we infer（推断） from the last paragraph of the text？ 　　

What could a poem writer and a movie director share？ More than you think!

Langston Hughes began writing poems in high school and soon became one of America's greatest writers． Most of his writing is about his experiences as an African American． He wrote poems about people who worked hard through life but still found things to be happy about． He wrote plays and books about justice （正义） for all people， and he wrote kids' books， too． The Sweet and Sour Animal Book is a book of his animal poems． Pictures and photos were used in the book． "Hold fast to dreams" is a line in a famous Hughes' poem． That's exactly what he did throughout his life．

When Steven Spielberg was in middle school， he wanted to make a film．He had an idea for a movie，but no money． He started a tree﹣planting business and made his film with the money he earned．Spielberg never stopped making films， even after many famous film universities refused him． Today he is one of the most popular and important filmmakers in the world．His movies are about people who are adventurous，brave and kind．His characters often fight for what is good．Some of his films are about his Jewish（犹太人的） background， such as Schindler's List．Spielberg once said， "I don't dream that much at night because I dream for a living．"

In different ways， both Hughes and Spielberg have encouraged people of all ages to reach for their dreams．

（1）What did Langston Hughes do？ 　　

（2）Which of the following is Langston Hughes' writing about？ 　　

（3）Steven Spielberg's movies are about the following except 　　．

（4）When Langston Hughes became great he was 　　Steven Spielberg， who became popular．

（5）What can be a suitable title for the text？ 　　.

A man died and was on his way to another world， either heaven （天堂） or hell （地狱）．He saw a beautiful huge palace．The owner came out and asked the man to stay and live in the palace．The man said，"（1） 　　And now I just want to eat and sleep without doing any work．" The owner of the palace said， "（2） 　　You can eat whatever you want． And nothing needs to be done by you." "That is great! This must be heaven!" said the man． And he lived in the palace．

（3） 　　But gradually he felt a bit lonely and bored．So he went to the owner and said，"Just eating and sleeping every day is very boring．Now I'm losing interest in this kind of life．（4） 　　" The owner replied， "Sorry， there are no jobs here at all．"

After another few months， the man could not stand it any more and went to the owner again．"I really can't stand this kind of life any more．" he said． "If you do not offer me a job， I would prefer to go to hell rather than live here．"

The owner of the palace smiled． "Where do you think we are now？" he said． "（5） 　 ____ 　"

Sharing Music

The students in Mr． Caro's classroom were excited． They were （1） 　　ready for the winter holidays． They made paper snowflakes （雪花） to hang in the windows． They planned their holiday party． They learned cheerful holiday （2） 　　and sang them together each day．

"You sound very （3） 　　!" said Mr． Caro． "I have an idea． The holidays are a good time for（4） 　　． Would you like to share your music？"

"Yes!" said the children． And（5） 　　they did． They went to a hospital near their school． They sang（6） 　　the people there． The doctors and nurses（7） 　　． The sick people smiled， too． They all clapped （拍） （8） 　　hands and thanked the children．

The class walked from the hospital to an old people's home． They sang （9） 　　as they walked through the halls． The men and women （10） 　　lived there smiled and waved from their rooms． The music made their day special．

许多中国人相信面条会给寿星带来好运．

Many Chinese believe noodles can bring　　 to the birthday person．

黄河是中国第二长河．

The Yellow River is the　　river in China．

为了保护眼睛，我们应该避免在阳光下阅读．

We should　　 in the sun to protect our eyes．

现在，微信让人们相互交流更为便捷．

Nowadays， Wechat　　 it more　　 for people to communicate with each other．

"一带一路"将会为我国的发展提供广阔的空间．

Belt and Road will　　 a broad （广阔的） space for the　　 of our country．

请在正确的语言点右边的横线上打"√"．如语言点出错，请把正确的答案写在右边的横线上．如需添加，请在右边横线上写"词前或词后加××"．如语言点多余，请在右边横线上写"删除或去掉"．例：We often visit the museum last year． 答案： visited

Dear Dad，

   You are so busy every day that you never pay

enough attention to your heath． I wasworried about       （1） 　　

your heath allthe time． I'd like to give you some           （2） 　　

advices． I hear that walking is the best sport． Your     （3） 　　

company isn't far away from home． Why not towalk    （4） 　　

to the office？ You'd better take exercise at most          （5） 　　

once week． You can play basketball in the gym．         （6） 　　

Goto swim is a choice， too． Try not to stay up           （7） 　　

lately． Having enough sleep can help your brain           （8） 　　

work better． Thisis also very important to have           （9） 　　

healthy food．

Dad， please accept my advice． I really wish yourhealthy! （10） 　　

Your loving daughter，

Mary

最近，我市发现了H7N9禽流感，它是可防、可控的．假如你是学生会生活委员张建，请你根据提示，从以下几个方面给大家提一些建议．

要点：1． 卫生习惯方面……；

2． 健康饮食方面……；

3． 你应该告诉父母去市场时注意……；

4． 如果生病发烧，你应该……．

注意：1． 词数80左右，文章开头和结尾已给出，但不计入总词数；

2． 可适当增减词汇，使语句流畅、完整；

3． 文中不能透露个人真实信息．

（参考词汇：hygiene 卫生； live poultry 活禽）

   Hello， everyone! I am Zhang Jian． H7N9 bird flu has been found in our city now． It can be prevented and controlled． I have some advice for you． ____________________________________．

   That's all． Thank you for your listening．