2017年浙江省衢州市中考英语试卷

A wise man was on his long journey with a young man．（16）　　was falling， so they decided to find a place to stay． They searched for a long time and at last found a tiny old house． A（n）（17）　　 family lived in it． They gave the two visitors a warm welcome and prepared a simple（18）　　for them including fresh milk and cheese．

After the meal， the wise man asked how they（19）　　in such a poor place． In a low voice the husband replied， "We have a（20）　　． We sell her milk to our neighbors and keep some for（21）　　own needs﹣make some cheese and cream．"

The next morning， the two visitors continued their（22）　　． After they walked a few miles， the wise man said to the young man， "Go back and push the cow off the cliff（悬崖）．" "Why？ Without the cow， they will have nothing．" The wise man repeated his order， "Go back and（23）　　the cow．"

The young man was（24）　　about the future of the family． But（25）　　he returned to the old house and did as the wise man told him．

A few（26）　　later， the young man travelled on the same road． He decided to visit the family again． To his surprise， he saw a large house with a beautiful garden there．

He knocked on the door and a well﹣dressed man answered it． He was the son of the family． The man invited him to enter the house and told him（27）　　their life changed． "You know， we had（28）　　but a cow to keep us alive years ago． But one day she fell off the cliff and died． We had to come up with new（29）　　of making a living． You see， we are much（30）　　than before．" At his words， the young man smiled．

A lot of families in Britain grow vegetables． A few people grow unusual or strange vegetables． But a great many people grow tomatoes． My neighbor grows the biggest， sweetest， happiest tomatoes in the world． "How do you do it？" I ask． "Why can't I grow tomatoes like yours？"

"I talk to them，" my neighbor says． "I've been talking to my tomatoes for years．" Up to now， I have always laughed at this．

This summer， some scientists carried out an interesting experiment， and I have just read their report．

Three sets of tomato plants were grown． Nobody talked to the first set， but every day for a month， a recording of a man's voice was played to the second set， and a recording of a woman's voice was played to the third set． At the end of the month， the second set of plants had grown four centimeters taller than the first， and the third set of plants had grown five centimeters taller than the second． The plants liked the woman's voice best．

"We can't explain it，" a scientist said， "But sound waves surely help the tomatoes to grow． Plant growers have always paid attention to light and water． Now we advise you to think of sound waves in the same way．"

31． The writer's neighbor grows better tomatoes because he 　　．

A． stays with them

B． laughs at them

C． talks to them

D． thinks of them

32． Through the experiment， the scientists proved that 　　 helps tomatoes to grow best．

A． a man's voice

B． a woman's voice

C． the sound of nature

D． the sound of animals

33． By the underlined sentence the scientist means 　　．

A． plants don't grow without sound waves

B． scientists have found the secret of sound waves

C． sound waves are more important than light and water

D． plant growers should also play attention to sound waves

A lot of people play sports， but very few people become sports professionals（专业人员）． If sports aren't going to be your future， then why should you play them？ Why should you train every day？ Why should you work hard and feel sore（酸痛） the next day？ Wouldn't it be better to forget sports and only pay attention to your lessons？

There are actually a lot of good reasons to play sports． First of all， sports are a great way to exercise． Exercising keeps you healthy and strong． It also helps you stay in a good state． When you exercise， your body produces endorphins（内啡肽）． Endorphins give you more energy and make you feel happier．

Sports are important for everyone， but they are especially important for young people． They teach young people about winning and losing． Also， they teach young people how to communicate and work as a team． For example， when you play football， you must learn how to communicate with your teammates and work together． Sports teach young people to respect their coaches， teammates， and people they fight against as well．

Many reports say that sports help young people stay out of trouble． If a young person plays sports， he or she is less likely to have problems． This is because sports teach people about rules． They also teach people that if they work hard， they might succeed．

Another good way of sports is that they make people leave their houses． These days， a lot of people spend too much time watching television and playing video games． When you play sports， you go outside and exercise in the sun． You take in fresh air． All of these things are important．

You're probably not going to become a sports professional， but that doesn't matter． Sports will help you become a better and happier person． Sports will help you make friends and stay healthy． Here is another good reason to play sports： Sports are fun．

34． The purpose of the first paragraph is to 　　．

A． introduce the topic

B． make a survey

C． share knowledge of sports

D． ask for advice

35． The underlined word "They" in Para 4 refers to 　　．

A． reports

B． sports

C． problems

D． rules

36． In the writer's opinion， sports can bring people 　　．

A． happiness， health， friendship and fun

B． fashion， health， friendship and fun

C． happiness， wealth， health and courage

D． health， courage， friendship and value

37． The best title for this passage is 　　．

A． Sports are very interesting

B． Sports teach people rules

C． Sports make people go outside

D． Sports are good for everyone

Sarah the seagull（海鸥） and her mom lived in New York by the sea．

Every day Sarah and her mom would fly over the waves， diving in to eat the small fish that swam in the shallow（浅的） water． Sometimes people would feed Sarah and her mother a sandwich or some potato chips． They always had a lot to eat． At night， Sarah and her mother would rest under the roof（屋顶） of a nearby building． It was a quite warm place to live in．

But one day it started to get colder． The little fish that were always swimming in the waves were a lot harder to find． There were no more people coming to the beach， so no one was there to feed Sarah and her mother any sandwiches or chips．

"It is time to fly south for the winter，" said Sarah's mom． "Why？" asked Sarah． "Because it has got too cold here，" explained Sarah's mom． "There is no food， and it will soon get even colder．" "   ▲ ，"said Sarah． "Don't worry，" said Sarah's mom． "We will come back when it is warm again． We are birds． We can change where we live and still be happy． We can have more than one home．"

So Sarah and her mom said goodbye to the beach and flew away． They flew and flew， until they were out of the cold and back into the warm weather． They flew all the way to Miami， Florida．

There， they found a new beach． It was filled with fish， and there were lots of people to give them sandwiches and chips． Sarah's mom even found a new roof for them to sleep under．

"I like this other home，" said Sarah． "It is warm， and we have food． This is a nice place too．"

"I told you it would be nice，" said Sarah's mom． "And when it gets warmer in New York again， we will go back． That is the nice part about being a bird． We can fly to new places whenever we want．"

38． Sarah's mother decided to fly south mainly because of 　　．

A． weather

B． interest

C． sights

D． dreams

39． Which of the following is the best to fill in the blank "   ▲ " in Para 4？　　

A． But it's too late

B． But I like a new home

C． But this is our home

D． But it's too tiring

40． From the passage we can learn that the mother seagull is 　　．

A． strict

B． wise

C． crazy

D． polite

41． We can learn from the story that 　　．

A． people should be friendly to birds

B． mothers like moving here and there

C． the environment is becoming worse

D． a change may help to live better

Heritage（遗产） is traditional customs， culture and beliefs（信仰）． We use the world "heritage" in many different ways． People talk about their family heritage， their city's heritage， and their country's 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． Think about it． In many ways， countries are becoming more and more alike（相似的）． In just about every country around the world， you can find MacDonald's， Nike Shoes， Starbucks coffee， and American movies． Some people think this is a good change， and others don't like it． You can decide whether or not you think it's a good thing． However， everyone wants to protect their traditional heritage， and sometimes this is hard． For example， when a new MacDonald's opens in your town， a traditional restaurant might have to close．

This is why heritage protection is so important． Heritage protection is a simple idea． 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． A few other examples of heritage protection are making sure your children speak your traditional language， and teaching your heritage to children．

The world is changing very fast． This change brings a lot of good things． But as the world is changing， it is important to remember the heritage of our parents and our grandparents．

42． The examples in the second paragraph are used to 　　．

A． describe people's love for heritage

B． show the importance of heritage

C． help people better understand heritage

D． express the writer's feeling about heritage

43． According to the passage， many countries are becoming 　　．

A． great

B． similar

C． large

D． friendly

44． Which of the following is part of heritage protection？　　

A． Learning from each other

B． Using the Internet

C． Keeping traditional language alive

D． Building new houses

45． Which of the following is the writer's opinion？　　

A． Heritage is changing a lot nowadays．

B． The Internet connects people around the world．

C． It is important to remember the heritage of our parents．

D． People watch American movies in about every country．

阅读以下内容，并完成调查报告．每空不超过两词．

In order to learn how the students in our school spend money，we made a survey by asking them some questions．First，we asked them how much money they spent last month．And then we asked how much money they spent on snacks，books，movies，computer games，phones，transportation and other things last month．Our math teacher helped us make a graph（图表） of their answers as follows．

In our school，each student spent about （1）　　 on average（平均） last month．From the graph made by our （2）　　 teacher，we know how much money the students spent on different things in our school．As the graph shows，they spent most on （3）　　 covering 22% of all．It was followed by computer games and movies．Each of them was （4）　　%．But to our surprise，the students spent （5）　　 on books，only 8%．

As a child， I made the most important decision of my life： My problems with my body would never stop me from（51）　　（实现） my dreams， and nothing would stop me from being truly happy with my life．

When I was a child， I was seriously ill． It（52）　　（几乎） killed me． Luckily， I came back to life after the（53）　　（第四） operation． However， my doctor told my parents that maybe I couldn't walk again and had to stay at home all my life． I felt（54）　　（无望的）． Thanks to my parents， I was first placed in a（55）　　（特别的） school， together with children that suffered from different diseases． I（56）　　（学习） hard and later entered a school with healthy kids． Because my parent swished me to（57）　　（享受） my life like any other kid of my age．

It wasn't easy， but I（58）　　（尝试） again and again and finally succeeded． I showed to the whole world that there was nothing that I couldn't get．

Today， I own three big（59）　　（工厂）． I have a lot of true friends． I travel around the world with my friends when I'm free． I'm glad to teach people how their dreams come true． In my life I （60）　　（相信） where there is a will， there is a way．

Rose's bedroom was upstairs．（61）　　big tree grew outside her window． One day， Rose saw a bird making a little house in the tree． The bird carried bits of small plants into the house（62）　　 placed some grass in it in order to make it soft． Soon the little house（63）　　（build）． "It looks like a little brown cup sitting in the tree．" Rose thought．

The bird laid three small eggs and day after day she sat on her eggs to keep them warm． One day， a strange sound came（64）　　the little house． Three baby birds were inside．（65）　　lovely they were! Rose was very happy（66）　　（see） them． The new birds were very hungry and very noisy! The mother and father birds fed them every day． The（67）　　（baby） grew bigger and bigger． They moved around the house more． Soon they were moving their wings（68）　　（quick）． They were getting ready to fly．

（69）　　she found the little house was empty and the birds were gone， Rose sat by the window feeling sad． She told her brother with tears that she（70）　　（not） want them to go． Her brothers smiled and told her that birds couldn't stay in the tree all the time， because they had to fly away to do bird things．

假如你是Andy，在学校布告栏上看到一则学校英语俱乐部招聘英语节主持人（host for the school English festival）的启事，你想申请该工作．请根据招聘内容写一封英语自荐信．

Host Wanted

A host is needed for the coming school English festival． If you are good at spoken English and willing to do something for the festival， please join us! Make sure you are free this weekend to prepare for the festival．

    Please email us at englishclub@163．com． Waiting for your reply．

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2、文中不能出现真实姓名、校名等相关信息；

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Dear sir，

After reading the notice， I know you need a host for the school English festival． …

　I would like to have a try．I'm from Grade 7．Since I was a junior school student，I have been interested in English and quite good at it，especially spoken English．And I'm sure that the school English festival is a good chance for me to express myself．As a student，I think I should always try my best to work for our school．Besides，challenge can help me to be better．

Please choose me as the host and I'll be there anytime this weekend．　

Yours,

Andy