2017年山东省淄博市中考英语试卷

A primary school in Canada has made some of its students very（1）　　by banning（禁止） homework．

Teachers will still be able to ask students to（2）　　and read at home，but they cannot give them homework like pages of math problems．The school will（3）　　the way students spend time in class to make sure they don't fall behind in their work．

Some（4）　　think it's a bad idea．They say homework is a way for them to know how their children are doing in school．And to help them if they are having problems．

The school says it will send home an exercise book（5）　　parents can see their children are doing．

Several school in Canada and United States have been discussing（6）　　homework is a good idea or not．

In 2009，a study（7）　　that student with more homework may get higher marks．But this was only true for students in the seventh grade and higher，not in primary school．

Many people believe that homework is important because it（8）　　children to manage their time better．They say it also reinforces（巩固） what the students are learning in school．

But other people think homework causes stress for students and makes them less interested （9）　__　learning．They say children's lives are too（10）　　，and they need to be able to spend more free time with their families，or just playing．

注：stadium 体育场

11．When can't we visit The Beatles Story？　　

A．On May 30^th   

B．On August 18^th   

C．On October 22^nd    

D．On December 26^th

12．If Mr．Black and his 12﹣year﹣old son want to visit Anfield football

stadium，how much should they pay？　　

A．£15．B．£24．C．£39．D．£30

13．Which of the following is TRUE？　　

A．There are 2008 shops at Liverpool ONE．

B．Liverpool Museum opens seven hours every day．

C．You can visit Anfield football stadium on Sundays．

D．The Beatles were a famous music group in the 1970s．

Dogs are very sociable（合群的） animals．When owners go out and leave their dogs alone，the dogs get worried and upset．Dogs should be trained to be their own while still young instead of when they are older and set in their ways．When owners are not around，they should provide some toys for their dogs to play with．Leaving the radio or television turned on might also provide relaxing background noise．

Howling（嚎叫） is a form of communication．Dogs do it to tell one another where they are．Some dogs howl when they are lonely，while others do it when greeting strangers whom they are seeing for the first time．Some even howl to music and do this because it is fun．

When it comes to training dogs，giving rewards（奖赏） is a far better way than using punishment．Food makes an excellent reward，and if they do not respond（反应） to this，owners should try touching．Dogs like being touched by owners very much．Words of praise work well too，but not as well as food or touch．It helps if owners spend more time with their dogs．

（1）When should dogs be trained to be on their own？　　

A．When they are born．

B．When they are young．

C．When they are worried．

D．When they are older．

（2）Why should the owners leave the television turned on when they are not at home？　　

A．Because they think their dogs like watching TV．

B．Because they think watching TV helps to train dogs．

C．Because they want to make their dogs feel less worried．

D．Because they want their dogs to learn some skill from TV programs．

（3）What is the second paragraph of the passage mainly about？　　

A．Dogs howl to music．

B．Dogs howl to tell where they are．

C．Dogs howl to communicate．

D．Dogs howl to show they are lonely．

（4）According to this passage，which of the following isn't a good way to train dogs？　　

A．Punishing the dogs．

B．Spending more time with the dogs．

C．Giving rewards to the dogs．

D．Giving words of praise to the dogs．

There was an eight﹣year﹣old girl named Jane Eyre who parents had passed away．Jane used to live with her aunt and her three spoiled（宠坏的） children．Her cousin always got her into trouble so her aunt did not want to look after her anymore．Soon，Jane was sent to a school far away home．

On her first day at school，the headmaster，Mr．Brock introduced Jane to the other pupils．He told them that no one was allowed to talk or sit beside Jane because she was a winched（坏） child．He punished her by making her stand in a comer that day．She was very sad and lonely．Nobody dared to disobey（不服从）Mr．Brock or they would have to clean the school hall all night．The pupils had no enough food to eat and they were usually hungry．Jane felt very miserable there．

Ten years later．Jane completed her schooling．She was glad get away from the school．She worked for a rich man named Mr．Rochester．Jane was asked to look after his young daughter，Adele．Jane liked working in the house．However，Mr．Rochester was a strange man．He was very quiet and always looked sad．Jane felt sorry for him and was kind to him．Jane would spend time talking to him．Soon，little by little，his sadness lifted．

18．Who did Jane live with before she was sent to a school？　　

A．Her parents．B．Her grandparents．

C．Her aunt and cousins．D．Her brothers and sisters

19．How would Mr．Brock punish the pupils who disobeyed him？　　

A．He would take away their meals．

B．He would ask their parents to the school．

C．He would make them stand in a corner all day．

D．He would make them clean the school hall all night．

20．What does underlined word"miserable"mean in this passage？　　

A．荣耀的              B．不幸的              C．满足的         D．遗憾的

21．According to this passage，which of the following is NOT TRUE about Mr．Rochester？　__　

A．He was a very rich man．

B．He asked Jane to look after his daughter．

C．He was very strange and quiet．

D．He was a happy man and liked to help others．

The Silk Road went from China to Eastern Europe．It went along the north of China，India，and Persia and ended up in Eastern Europe near today's Turkey and the Mediterranean Sea．

    It was called the Silk Road because one of the major products traded was silk cloth from China．Chinese silk was soft and of high quality．So people throughout Asia and Europe loved it very much． （1）　　．Even the Romans called China the"land of silk"．

    Besides silk，the Chinese also sold teas，salt，sugar，porcelain（陶瓷），and spices．Most of the goods was expensive．This was because it was a long trip and traders didn't have a lot of room for goods．They bought goods like cotton，ivory，wool，gold，and silver．

    Traders traveled in large caravans．They would have many guards with them． （2）　__　Most of the road was through dry land．So camels were popular animals for transport．

    Although there was some trade between China and the rest of the world for some time，the silk trade developed quickly during the Han Dynasty which ruled from 206 BC to 220 AD． （3）　　During this time the Mongols controlled most of the trade road，and Chinese traders travel safely．Also，traders had a higher social position during the Mongol rule． （4）　__　It not only helped to develop trade between different countries，but also helped for ideas，culture and inventions to spread across the world．

Never t　　 a man who always tells lies．

This deep river is d　　 for swimmers．

Could you please tell me your e﹣mail a　　？

Lily's father works in Canada，so we h　　 ever see him．

I think good friends should s　　 everything with each other．

Did you know that the first bicycle were for sport and pleasure？Some of the（31）　　bikes were toys for the rich．Today，people ride for many different（32）　　．Children ride bikes for fun．Your mum or dad may（33）　　to work or to the store．Some people，such as bicycle postmen，even use bikes to do their job．

The professional cyclists（自行车运动员） made the sport of cycling（34）　　．These players spend their time（35）　　and competing in national and international cycling events．They appear on television．They are front﹣page news in newspaper．Some have become the new athletes of the year in sports（36）　　．

But there is one professional cyclists（37）　　 changed cycling history．He is Lance Armstrong．He won the Tour de France six times．The Tour de France is the greatest race in cycling．No one has（38）　　won this race so many times．But there's more．In his cycling career（事业），Lance（39）　　to overcome cancer（癌症）．As a cancer survivor（幸存者），Mr．Armstrong made the greatest comeback（40）　　 cycling history．

You see people in movies celebrating a white Christmas in England or the United States．But Christmas in Australian is different．

The holiday，celebrated on Dec 25，comes at the hottest time of the year in Australia．The temperature is usually about 30°C in most cities and can even be over 40°C．There is certainly no white Christmas in Australia．

Because it is so hot，the tradition is to have a lunch outside and to swim in the pool or beach．Most people have a one﹣week holiday during this time，so they will travel to meet their family for Christmas lunch．Christmas lunch is usually a big meal of ham，turkey，salad and fresh seafood． （43）Family members all cook something different to bring to the big meal． I always enjoy Christmas lunch because there are lots of good cooks in the family．One year my aunt even made a delicious gingerbread house（姜饼屋） that we ate for desert．

Children get presents from"Santa Claus"and are always excited to play with them． （44）It is a fun time to play or swim in the pool with the other members of your family．

The sport of cricket（板球） is very popular in Australia and another tradition is to play a game of cricket in your backyard．I always enjoyed playing with my uncle and cousins when I was growing up．

So Australia might not have a white Christmas．But it is still a very exciting and fun time of the year．

请务必将41﹣45小题的答案写在答题卡的相应位置！

（一） 根据短文内容简要回答问题．

41．Why is there no white Christmas in Australia？

42．What sports are mentioned in this passage？

（二）将短文中划线的句子译成汉语．

43．　　

44．　　

（三）请给短文拟一个适当的题目．

45．　　．

据说飞行汽车不久将会飞上蓝天．

　　 that flying cars will appear in the sky very soon．

学校在教育中起着最为重要的作用．

Schools　　 the most important　　 education．

暑假我想去有趣的地方参观．

I would　　 to visit　　 interesting in the summer vacation．

一个人读书越多就会变得越聪明．

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Betsy was born in Brooklyn，New York．Most of her childhood was spent in New York City，in a house filled（50）　　books．It was then that she grew to love books and reading．

Before she became a（51）　　（write），Betsy taught kindergarten（幼儿园） and first grade．The best part of the school day for her（52）　　（be） story time，when she could share her favorite books with the class．She decided（53）　　（try） writing her own children's books after she met her husband，illustrator（插画家） Giulio．Together，they have（54）　　（create） many books．She writes the words，（55）　　 he draws the pictures．

Betsy believes that writers should always edit（编辑） their own work and then ask someone else to look it over．"Your editor can be your teacher，one of your parents，（56）　　older brother or sister，or someone in your class who is good at writing．Your editor will see your work（57）　　（different） from the way you see it，so you will get a new point of view（见解）．"

Betsy and her husband like to travel，and they sometimes do research for their books on （58）　__　（they） trips．They also enjoy talking to students when they visit schools and（59）　__　（library）．

初中四年，一定有很多事情让你难以忘怀．这些事情让你感到或是高兴，或是难过，或是幸运，或是愧疚…请写一篇100词左右的英语短文，记述你印象最深刻 一件事，并表达出自己的感受．

注意：

1．书写规范，表达连贯，可根据内容适当发挥．

2．文中不得出现真实的地区，学校及姓名．