2018年山东省莱芜市中考英语试卷

Wolf Warriors II is such ___ exciting film that I have seen it three times．（　　）

A．aB．anC．theD．/

Stephen Hawking's story gives me much __________ to face all kinds of difficulties．（　　）

A．chanceB．wealthC．courageD．decision

Would you like something to drink， Mum？

Yes， I'd like a cup of coffee ________ nothing in it．（　　）

A．withB．withoutC．forD．to

Tina is very____．Her face often turns red while answering questions in class．（　　）

A．shyB．activeC．smartD．outgoing

Nowadays some parents spend more time on mobile phones so that they____ care for their kids．（　　）

A．oftenB．seldomC．usuallyD．sometimes

We will have a sports meeting in October， but ______knows the date for sure．（　　）

A．everybodyB．nobodyC．anybodyD．somebody

Jerry will succeed in working out the problem ____ he gives up．（　　）

A．IfB．becauseC．soD．unless

Oh， dear! I can't find my key to the office．

Don't worry． I think you might ________ it in your car．（　　）

A．offerB．forgetC．borrowD．leave

____ have you talked with your friends on the phone？

Since I finished my homework．（　　）

A．How farB．How oftenC．How soonD．How long

Anna is preparing for the coming exam， so she has to ____ the invitation to the party．（　　）

A．turn onB．turn downC．turn offD．turn up

Recently people in China ____ take much money on shopping because they often use the mobile phone instead．（　　）

A．needn'tB．shouldn'tC．mustn'tD．can't

Could you help me clean the floor， Bob？

Wait a moment，I _____ for some information about the World Cup．（　　）

A．searchB．have searched

C．am searchingD．was searching

Laiwu has developed a lot in the last few years．

Yes． And the high﹣speed rail ____ in 2020．（　　）

A．completesB．is completed

C．will be completedD．will complete

Riding Mobike is one of the best ways to exercise．

______． I often do it．（　　）

A．I disagreeB．That's true

C．I don't think soD．I'm afraid not

You came back from Beijing yesterday． Could you tell me______？

I went there by train．（　　）

A．how you went there

B．who you went with

C．what you think of the trip

D．if you enjoy the trip

One sunny Monday，I decided to go for a walk with my husband．I was wearing a special diamond（钻石） ring that day． It was my 20th birthday gift from my grandmother．

    As we were walking in the park， I unintentionally looked down at my hand and found the diamond on my ring was missing． I was really worried so I went back to look for it． I knew how small the chances were of finding it， but I still wanted to give it a try．

    As I was fixing my eyes on the ground， I ran into an old gentleman by accident．"What's wrong，love？" he asked nicely． "Sorry that I ran into you，"I said，"But I lost something． I'm really worried． "I explained about the missing diamond and showed him the hole in my ring．"That's not going to be easy to find it， "he said． "Tell you what， love， I take a walk here every day． I'll keep my eyes open for it． "I thanked him expecting nothing．

    A few days later， my husband and I met the old man again in the park．"Guess what， "he said． "I found your diamond! "I couldn't believe what I saw when the gentleman handed the diamond back to me．Then my husband offered him money for his help， but he refused．

    The old man could have easily kept the diamond or sold it， as it's worth several thousand dollars．But he didn't． All I have to do is to look at my ring and remind myself that there are still kind and generous souls out there． Now thanks to this man， I'll spend more time trying to do something nice for other people．

（1）The relationship between the lady and the old gentleman is　　．

A． husband and wife

B． father and daughter

C． owner and thief

D． strangers

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

A．有意地

B．无意间

C．故意地

D．不小心

（3）After the gentleman found the diamond， he　　．

A． called 911 to look for the lady

B． sold the diamond for a lot of money

C． kept the diamond to himself

D． returned it when he met the lady

（4）According to the passage， we can know the following EXCEPT that　　．

A．The diamond ring is a special gift for the lady

B． the lady lost her ring while she was walking

C． she knew it was difficult for her to find the diamond

D．She was surprised when the gentle handed the diamond back

（5）The main idea of the story is　　．

A． We can trust people who offer help

B． Strangers can be very nice sometimes

C． Keep an eye on your own things

D． Keep your eyes on the road when you walk on the street

Ceilidh Dance

    Welcome to Edinburgh Ceilidh Club! Here you can find information about what's happening at Edinburgh's best regular ceilidhs．

    The Edinburgh Ceilidh Club is held every Tuesday night at Summerhall， Newington， Edinburgh． We have the best of Scottish ceilidh bands each week． The bands have a caller who will teach the dances， so the event is great for everyone， from complete beginners to experienced ceilidh dancers． Come and experience Scottish dance the way it's meant to be!

    Tickets： £6 （online）

    £7 （at the door if there are any left）

    Time： 8 pm ﹣ 11 pm

    Free Wi﹣Fi and snacks are provided． No drinks are included in the tickets．

    For information about tickets for Ceilidh Club call at 0130 3175 3160 or email boxoffice@ summerhall． Co．UK．

（1）Ceilidh nights are usually held on　　．

A． Monday

B． Thursday

C． Wednesday

D． Tuesday

（2）Beginners can also enjoy Ceilidh nights because　　．

A． the caller will teach the dances

B． Ceilidh dances are easy to learn

C． there are many experienced dancers

D． the club has the best Ceilidh bands

（3）Catherine bought 2 tickets online and 3 tickets at the door． she must pay　　．

A． £30

B． £32

C． £33

D． £35

（4）What is included in the tickets？　　

A． Free Wi﹣Fi．

B． Dinner．

C． Drinks．

D． Wine．

（5）You can get more information about tickets by　　．

A．visiting their website

B． becoming a member of Ceilidh Club

C． calling Ceilidh Club at 0130 3175 3160

D． writing emails to boxoffice@ summerhall． co． US

Perhaps you have seen some strange English before， like "big meter" for dami and "small buy" for xiaomaibu in Chinese． These are examples of incorrect translations in China that can be seen everywhere from restaurant menus to information signs

    While many people find this Chinglish to be funny， it also confuses（使困惑）English speakers． On Dec． 1， 2017， China carried out its first national standards（规范） for the use of English in public service areas．

    The standards include more than 3， 500 Chinese﹣to﹣ English translations in 13 areas， including transportation，sports and education．This means that many Chinese words will now have standard English names．

    For example， the English word for the Chinese dish lamian "lamian noodles"． For kaochuan and mixian， the English names are" barbecue"and"rice noodles"

    As for places， shaoniangong is called"childrens palace"． The entertainment activity nongjiale that we enjoy in rural areas is called "agritainment"． There are also many English warning phrases， like"mind your head"for dangxinpengtou．

    The standards are part of efforts China has made in the past years to fix incorrect English． Many cities have already fixed a lot of signs that show the wrong English translations．In 2015， Shanghai opened a 7234 hot line to encourage people to report incorrect translations．

    If you want to see all of the standard Chinese﹣to﹣English translations，

    Please look through the website http://***********．

（1）From the passage， the standards for the use of English　　．

A． were carried out on Jan， 1， 2017

B．are China's first translation dictionaries

C． have 3， 500 English﹣to﹣Chinese translations

D． give many Chinese words standard English names

（2）"Spicy hot pot is a standard translation for　　．

A． Malatang

B． lamian

C． Mixian

D． kaochuan

（3）We can tell from the passage that agritainment is　　．

A． a street food

B． an entertainment activity

C． a warning sign

D． a place for kids

（4）China carried out the standards in order to　　．

A． be funny

B． confuse English speakers

C． fix incorrect English

D． make more people learn English

（5）The underlined sentence shows that　　．

A． some cities have already corrected all the signs

B． all the cities have corrected lots of signs

C． lots of wrong English translation signs have been fixed in many cities

D． correct translations in China can be seen everywhere

Artificial intelligence （AI， 人工智能） can help us make phone calls． It can guide us to where we want to go． It can play games． And now， AI can do even more things．

    Researchers from Microsoft have created the first machine translation system that can translate news articles from Chinese to English， Business Standard reported．

    According to Microsoft's official website， researchers tested the system by asking it to translate hundreds of sentences taken from news stories． Then， language experts compared the results to two translations that were done by humans． The experts said that the system's translations were as good as the human translations．

    Machine translation is always challenging． This is partly because different words can be used to express the same meaning． It can be hard to say which word is more "correct"．

    Experts used several methods to improve the system's translation abilities． "Much of our research is really learned from by how we humans do things，" lead researcher Liu Tieyan said．

    One method is called dual learning （对偶学习）．In this method，the system translates every sentence from Chinese to English，as well as translates the sentences back from English into Chinese．This way，the system can improve itself and learn from its own mistakes． This is similar to what humans do to make sure their translations are exact．

    Another method makes use of deliberation networks （推敲网络）．The researchers taught the system to repeat the process of translating the same sentence over and over．Gradually， the system can improve the quality of its translations． This is similar to how people correct their own writing by going through it again and again．

（1）Microsoft created a system that can　　．

A． make phone calls

B． give people directions

C． play games with people

D． translate news articles

（2）What did the experts say about the system's translations？　　

A． They were not accurate．

B． They were as good as human translations．

C． They were better than human translations．

D． It's hard to tell whether the translations were correct．

（3）Dual learning trains the system to translate　　．

A． more quickly

B． different sentences

C． more accurately

D． the same sentence repeatedly

（4）The underlined word "it" in the last paragraph refers to　　．

A．dual leaning

B．The process

C．The system

D．People's own writing

（5）What is the main idea of the story？　　

A． What artificial intelligence can do for us．

B． How sentences are translated from Chinese to English．

C． How the machine translation system was developed．

D． Why Microsoft created a machine translation system．

Hold on to your　　（梦想）， and one day it may come true．

Tea plants are　　（广泛地） grown in the south of China now．

It is　　（有礼貌的） to knock at the door before entering a room．

The government of Laiwu provides a bag of　　（牛奶） for each pupil every day．

We are supposed to read　　（quiet）in the library．

Teenagers should learn how to protect　　（they） from all kinds of dangers．

This is Mary's　　（three） time to visit the beautiful city．

The second﹣hand car is much　　（cheap） than the new one．

How does garlic（大蒜） grow？Hu Mengmeng，13，had been thinking about this question for a while． Last term， Hu （1）　　（get） her answer in her schools rooftop garden．

    Hu's school， Tangwai Junior High School in Shanghai， set up a small garden on its teaching building's rooftop in 2015． Each term， students （2）　　（plant） one kind of vegetable． While taking care of them． They also do scientific experiments（实验）（3）　　（learn） more about vegetables．

    Chen Yan， a 14﹣year﹣old girl， （4）　　（study）in this school for one year．Last year，she started to plant garlic with her teacher's help．She wondered how sunshine affected the growth of garlic．She put three pots of garlic in different places to get different amounts of sunlight．Then， she watched their growth every day． Later， she found that the garlic which got the most sunlight （5）　　（grow） best．

    The garden （6）　　（turn） into a fun place two years ago．The students planted different types of vegetables in shapes， such as hearts， or squares in the garden． The different kinds of vegetables made the garden more colorful．

    And that is not the end． Next year， they （7）　　（build） a robot to help with planting，"Students will work with our robot club to build more robots to help with watering． " Mr． Zhou， the school's science teacher said．

An old lady went into the building of a bank one day， carrying a large bag of money．She asked to speak with the president of the bank．

    " How can I help you？" the bank president asked． She replied，"I would like to open a savings account（存款账户），" and placed the bag of （1）m　　 on his desk． The president was surprised to see this， so he asked her，"Madam， how did you make this money？ " The old lady （2）r　　，"1 make bets（赌注）．" Surprised， the president then asked "What kind of bet？" The old woman said， "Well， for example， I'll bet you 5，000，000 yuan that your tongue will become square by 10 o'clock tomorrow morning．" "what？" the president asked．He then smiled and said，"You've got yourself a bet! "and shook her hand （3）h　　

    The old lady said， "Okay． May I bring my lawyer with me tomorrow （4）a　　 a witness （见证者）？""Sure!" the president confidently replied．

    The next morning， at 10， the old lady showed （5）u　　 with her lawyer at the president's office． She asked the president to （6）o　　 his mouth so they could all see． The old lady looked closely at his tongue and then asked （7）i　　 she could touch it．

    "Well， 5，000，000 yuan is a lot of money． I guess it's okay，" the president said．

    At this moment， he saw that the lawyer was quietly hitting his head （8）a　　t the wall．The president asked， "What is the （9）m　　 with your lawyer？"The old lady answered， "I bet him 10，000，000 that I would （10）t　　 the tongue of the president of this bank at 10 am today．"

Stress is a feeling you can have both in your mind and in your body．（3）It can make you want to eat less，not talk to your friends and family．

    A little stress in life is normal． But controlling stress is important because if you feel stressed for too long， it can seriously affect your body．Older people who have stress for a long time can develop heart disease ，high blood pressure and other serious health problems．

    The good news is that it can be very easy to control stress． Here are three tips：

    Tip 1： Try to eat right． Some people who feel stressed try to feel much better by eating chocolates， ice cream and other sweets． A little sugar isn't bad for you but don't stop eating fruit and vegetables．

    Tip 2： Exercise regularly． （4）People who are very busy with jobs or family life can feel tired a lot． Getting regular exercise can give you more energy and help you think about the things in your life that give you stress．

    Tip 3： Most importantly， watch out for each other． Stress can make you feel alone． It's important to watch for stress in people that are close to you： Friends look out for friends， and teachers look out for students．

A．根据短文内容简要回答问题．

（1）Why is controlling stress important？

（2）What health problems can develop if older people have stress for a long time？

B．将短文中画线的句子译成汉语

（3）　　

（4）　　

C．请给短文拟一个适当的标题

（5）　　

为响应我市某中学提出的"热爱自然享受生活"的倡议，该校英语俱乐部将举行以" My Favorite Season"为主题的演讲活动．请根据表中的信息，以李华的名义写一篇英语演讲稿．

要求：1．包含全部要点，可适当发挥；

2．不能出现真实的校名及姓名；

3．开头和结尾已经给出，不计入总词数；4．词数控制在80～100词．

My Favorite Season

    Good morning， boys and girls!

    I'm Li Hua， I'm very glad to speak here and I'd like to talk about my favorite season． My favorite season is______________________________________________________．

    That's all． Thank you for listening