2018年浙江省台州市中考英语试卷

Band practice had just ended． Jimmy and Ben started packing up their （1）　　． Before Kevin could put his trumpet into the box， he （2）　　a music stand． It fell and hit right on his trumpet．

    "Oh， no!" Kevin yelled．

    Jimmy picked up the trumpet and checked it （3）　　before handing it to Kevin．"Well ， it already has a lot of dents（凹痕）． One more won't matter．"

    " I know． But it's my（4）　　，" Kevin said．" And he's coming over this weekend．"

    " Maybe he won't notice the dent，" Jimmy said．

    "Maybe he won't care，" Ben added．

    " A bunch of"（5）　　" ran through Kevin' s head on the bus home．

    Maybe he could pretend（假装） he felt sick

    But he didn't like（6）　　．

    Maybe he could get his baby brother， Jace， to take all of Grandpa's attention．

    Or maybe Grandpa wouldn't ask him to play this time．

    When（7）　　 finally arrived， Kevin still hadn't figured out what he was going to do．

    "Hey ， Kew．How' re things？" Grandpa asked as he walked in．

    "Good． " Kevin could have told him the （8）　　 right then， but he froze．

    After dinner， Grandpa asked Kevin to play （9）　　classics﹣Ode to Joy and Oh， Susanna．

    Grandpa said，" I think you're（10）　　 than I was at your age．"

    Any other time， Grandpa's praise would have made Kevin feel great． But not this time．"I'm（11）　　 about the dent，" he explained what had happened．

    To Kevin's surprise， Grandpa smiled， "Instruments become part of（12）　　 when you play them a lot． You can't always protect them． The（13）　　 thing is that you told me．"

    Grandpa pointed to the scratches opposite the dent Kevin had made． "I got these when I fell over it（14）　　 one night．"

    "So I'm not the only clumsy（笨拙的） one in the family？" Kevin said．

    Grandpa laughed， Every dent and scratch can tell a story， and （15）　　 you stick with it ， someday you'll have your own．"

    Grandpa handed the trumpet back to Kevin． "Now tell me a story with music．"

    Kevin lifted the trumpet and filled the room with happy noise．

WHICH FAMOUS PERSON IN HISTORY WOULD YOU LIKE TO HAVE MET AND WHY？

（1）Whose ideas about inventions have come true？　　

A． Leonardo da Vinci's．

B． Cleopatra's．

C． Simon Bolivar's．

D． Confucius'．

（2）Which of the following is TRUE from the passage？　　

A． Leonardo da Vinci invented a flying machine hundreds of years ago．

B． Lucinda would like to have met Cleopatra because she was pretty．

C． Simon Bolivar was a person who encouraged independence of women．

D． Li Yun would like to have talked with Confucius about his family values．

（3）In which part of a magazine can we read the passage？　　

A． Art．

B． Movie．

C． History．

D． Technology．

My parents run a small store in San Francisco． They always keep a big box by the entrance where people can donate（捐赠）something to our local food bank．

    "For some reason， our food﹣donation box just isn't filling up recently， "said my dad．

    "Maybe it's time to think of a way to remind people about the food bank， "said my mom．

    "What about a talent show？ " my dad suggested．

    "OK ，               " said my mom．

    So while my parents posted information online， we kids made some signs． My friend Mareya came over to help out．

    "I' d like to do an act in the show， but I don' t know what to do，"I told Mareya．

    "well， since the food﹣ bank thing is about sharing，" said Mareya， "why not write a song about that？"

    "Writing a song is not a problem，" I said．"But it's hard for me to sing it alone!"

    She said．" What if we sang it together？"

    Since Mareya has the world's prettiest voice and also happens to play the guitar， I agreed．

    Mareya and I practiced and practiced， and I was feeling pretty good about our act． But the morning of the performance， Mareya called that she had a stomachache and was not in any shape to perform．

    "There' s no way I' m going on without you，" I told her．

    "You've worked so hard，" she said．"You'll be great!"

    But great is the last word anyone would choose to describe my performance! Without Mareya's guitar and voice to guide me， my song was completely in a mess． And I even forgot half the words．

    Remember the sick， heart﹣racing， hot﹣faced feeling I was talking about？ Well， that's what I was experiencing﹣more than I ever had before．

    Once I was off the steps， my mom gave me a big hug．

    "I want to disappear! I've never been so embarrassed（尴尬的） in my life，" I said．

    Ollie smiled． "I think you are really brave．"

    Indi added， "I now know that you truly can survive （幸存）a lot more embarrassment than you think．"

（1）The family decided to have a talent show because 　　

A． they wanted to show thanks to donators

B． they would like to make the neighborhood happy

C． they planned to run a bigger store in San Francisco

D． they hoped more people could care about the food bank

（2）Which of the following is the best to fill in "　　" in the passage？

A． but there is no way．

B． what if we do it alone？

C． let's get the words out．

D． why not sing a song ？

（3）The changing of the writer's feelings to the performance can be described as 　　．

A． embarrassed → encouraged → nervous → confident

B． confident→ nervous→ embarrassed→ encouraged

C． nervous→ embarrassed→ confident→ encouraged

D． encouraged → confident →embarrassed→ nervous

（4）What will most probably happen in the following part of the passage？　　

A． More people came to know about the food bank．

B． Mareya came and continued the performance．

C． Fewer people donated because of the performance．

D． Indi and Mareya went to other places for donation．

3D printing is becoming more and more popular． We are now able to print things such as clothing， musical instruments and even cars． People and businesses are able to create the things they need very quickly and easily by using 3D printers．

    But can you imagine printing food？ Some scientists are trying to change the dining experience completely by doing this． They hope that having a 3D printer in the kitchen will become as common as the blender or microwave． Scientists say that they are easy to use ：you simply have to choose a recipe（食谱） and put the uncooked food "inks" into the printer to make the food you want． This means that it would be very quick and easy to create tasty and healthy meals．

    Using 3D printers to create your meals would also be saving the environment． There would be less need for traditional growing， shipping and packaging steps as food production would be a lot quicker and better． For example， tree leaves and insects could be turned into tasty products! Printing food could also help people who have a swallowing（吞咽）trouble． They could program the printer to print softer kinds of their favorite foods so that they would not have difficulty swallowing them．

    However， some people think that a future of 3D﹣printed food would be a disaster． It could take away many jobs， including those for growing， shipping and packaging food． Imagine a world where there was no need for farming or growing crops and the same tastes and structures could be printed from an uncooked "food ink "． Traditional cafes and restaurants might lose business， too．Also， there are worries about the healthy value of printed food： is it really possible to get what we need from food﹣based "inks" or something like that？

    As we know， cooking and eating together with family and friends has long been a tradition and enjoyable activity． It is hard to imagine a world where the pastime of cooking is dead and meals can be created at the touch of a button．

（1）The second paragraph mainly tells us 　　．

A． we can change our recipes by 3D food printing

B． there are many ways of printing food on the 3D printer

C． 3D food printing has become very common in the kitchen

D． some scientists are trying to make 3D food printing used widely

（2）The writer gives the example in Paragraph 3 in order to 　　．

A． show us how 3D food printing works

B． tell us why we should use 3D food printing

C． help us to know what we can use to print food

D． let us understand when to use 3D food printing

（3）How many disadvantages of 3D food printing are mentioned from the last two paragraphs？　　

A． Two．

B． Three．

C． Four．

D． Five．

（4）What is the writer's opinion about 3D food printing？　　

A． 3D﹣printed food is tasty and necessary．

B． It is difficult to understand 3D food printing．

C． Cooking food is more pleasant than printing food．

D． It is happy to see the change of the dining experience．

The word culture includes not only the customs of our society， its art， music， but also everyday activities． Cultures give us a sense of belonging in society． So the losing of one's culture is， for many， alarming． Many people believe their traditional ways of life are under threat （威胁）and that something should be done． Yet for some， the losing of culture is a natural result of globalization （全球化）and progress． So is the globalization of culture a threat or a chance？

    Those who see globalization as a threat argue that societies are losing special parts of their cultures． For example， Omotik ， a language spoken in east Africa， has only 50 live speakers． There are also increasing fears in China， where the losing of musical and dance traditions， as well as traditional crafts， is causing concern to many． Some argue that it is hard to find differences between London and Tokyo． Young people， whose ideas are often influenced by Western or other popular cultures， often refuse or even give up the traditions their parents grew up with．

    Others focus on the advantages of globalization． They accept that Western culture is spreading， but they also point to how Western countries and many other parts of the world are being shown to world cultures． Young Americans enjoy Japanese comic magazines and watch Korean movies． Thai teenagers enjoy pop music from Hong Kong． Many argue that there are advantages to these cross﹣cultural exchanges and that they lead to better understandings between cultures． They say world traditions are celebrated more widely because of these． Chinese New Year， now celebrated in most big cities around the world， is just one of the many festivals that are accepted internationally．

    Anyway， many grass﹣roots organizations and governments are making efforts（努力）to protect their cultures． One successful example is Wales． There was a time when social pressures were killing off the Welsh language， but after years of efforts， it is now an active part of Welsh life again． Around the world， similar efforts are going on．

（1）Which of the following is an OPINION according to the passage？　　

A． Omotik is a language spoken in East Africa．

B． Young Americans enjoy Japanese comic magazines．

C． The globalization of cultures is a chance to traditional ones．

D． Chinese New Year is now celebrated in most big cities around the world．

（2）The underlined word "concern" in Paragraph 2 probably means "　　"．

A． worries

B． changes

C． differences

D． problems

（3）What does the underlined word "these" in Paragraph 3 refer to？　　

A． Advantages．

B． World traditions．

C． Cross﹣cultural exchanges．

D． Better understandings．

（4）Which of the following might be the best title for the passage？　　

A． Culture Changes

B． Threats to Culture

C． Culture protection

D． Exchanges of Cultures

exactly     two    safety    beside    good

（1）Richard's dad was right 　　him， helping him stand up and try again．

（2）Since we are friends ， I know 　　how she feels now．

（3）Ann was so close to the winner， but the 　　place made her feel pretty good too．

（4）For your 　　，please mind your steps when getting off the train．

（5）Kids' brains are like a question machine and one of their 　　ways to learn is by asking a lot of questions．

While being on my year abroad， I have tried to collect small things such as train tickets， postcards， and I have been taking lots of photographs． Living in（1）　　（法国）， I take the metro（地铁） every day． I have my own personalized map on which I have（2）　　（圈出） all of my favorite restaurants， cafes， parks and other places． I have even colored it to say if these places have（3）　　（免费的） wi﹣fi or lunch deals． What I plan to do with all these things is making a scrap book．

    For those of you who have never heard of the word" scrap book"， it's an（4）　　（空的） book which people usually take away with them on holiday， and fill it with "scraps" of paper， tickets， maps， （5）　　（邮票）， photographs etc． It is like a memory book． You will always have the memories of your favorite places and why you liked them so much， all in your scrap book! It is really（6）　　（有价值的） to own it if you ever want to（7）　　（回到） to that place． My scrap book started in September and after eight months was        （8）　　（几乎） full!

    Why not create a scrap book of your time while traveling？ Isn't it nice to be able to open a book of your life and time（9）　　（作为） a traveler？ You can't imagine how happy you can be by just looking at an old ticket with a special （10）　　（日期） on， or a napkin from your favorite restaurant． It's the little things that can make you．

At the end of the term， our ethics（伦理学） professor gave us a test． He had told us （1）　　（expect）one and had warned us it would be included in the final grade．

    The test began． Sure enough， I was （2）　　confident that I finished all the questions after forty （3）　　 （minute）except the very last one： What is the name of the woman who cleans the lecture hall？

    I thought it was（4）　　 joke． I'd seen the woman many times． She'd been working in the building for at least a year． She is short （5）　　 dark hair， in her fifties， and we'd even smiled at each other once or twice． But I didn't know （6）　　（she）name because I'd never thought to ask her． I handed in my test and the last question （7）　　（leave）unanswered﹣hoping the final result wouldn't be influenced to（8）　　（bad）because of it． But then one student put up his hand． He hadn't finished the test， （9）　　．"I' m just wondering，" he said．" Will it really change my grade if I don't complete that last question？"

    " Certainly， " our professor（10）　　（smile）．" In your future jobs，…"

    I've never forgotten that lesson．I also learned that the cleaner's name was Sherry．

假如你是 Greenhill school的交换生，你参与了该校的一个科学实验．请根据以下实验过程补全英文实验报告．

Results：

Hello， everybody． Here is our report on the experiment "（1）　　"． First， we put the glass tray full of warm water on top of two cups with 200 ml of （2）　　water and cold water． Then， we add red and blue liquid food colorings into the water above the hot and cold cups at the same time．

    After careful observations， we got the（3）　　． The blue food liquid coloring moves downward first and then to the hot side while the （4）　　one spreads quickly and covers whole top in a short time and goes down； the blue liquid food coloring spreads more （5）　　than the red one． Thank you for listening．

某英文网站正举办主题为" Independence"的征文活动．假如你是张华，请用英语写一篇短文投稿．短文必须结合你的亲身经历，描述与独立这一优秀品质相关的一件事情，并谈谈它给你带来的影响及感受．

注意：①词数：80～100

②短文开头仅供选择使用，不计入总词数；

③文中不得出现真实的人名和校名等相关信息

短文开头： I still remember   …

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