2019年山东省德州市中考英语试卷

In many places the weather changes during the year． These changes are called seasons． In the north and south there are four seasons in a year． At the North and South Pole， there are only two seasons． In tropical（热带） places near the Earths equator（ 赤道）． there are two seasons a wet season and a dry season． Each season brings changes． They are important for plants and animals that live in different parts of the world．

    Spring starts when the day and night are the same length． The weather gets warmer and sunnier． Trees and plants start to grow． Many animals have their babies in spring．

    Summer begins on the longest day of the year． In the north this is on June 21 or 22． Summer is usually the warmest and sunniest time of the year． Fruit grows faster on trees and plants． Young animals grow bigger and stronger．

    Autumn starts when the day and night are the same length again． During autumn， the leaves change color and fall down from the trees． Some animals collect food before winter comes．

    Winter begins on the shortest day of the year． In the north this is on December 21 or 22． The weather is colder and in some places there is lots of snow． Plants and trees stop growing． Some animals， like bats and bears， find places to hide and sleep． This is called hibernation．

（1）There are　　seasons on Greenland（格陵兰岛） at the North pole．

A．four

B． three

C． two

D．one

（2）Many animals　　in spring．

A． have babies

B． change color

C． collect food

D． stop growing

（3）Fruit grows faster on trees and plants in　　．

A． Spring．

B． Summer．

C． Autumn．

D． Winter．

（4）The meaning of the underlined word "hibernation"is　　in Chinese

A．迁徒

B．寒冷

C．储藏

D．冬眠

（5）　　start when the day and night are the same length．

A．Spring and summer

B． Summer and autumn

C． Autumn and winter

D． Spring and autumn

FROM THE EDITOR

DEAR

READERS．

Happy birthday to us! TIME zine's firse（期刊） came out on March3， 1923． Sure， 96 isn't the most special birthday， comparing with the 100^th birthday． But we take every opportunity（ 机会）to celebrate． TIME for Kids came along just a little bit later， in 1995． Soon， we will have our 25th birthday！

    We have run our Kid Reporter program for many years． Many kids who took part in the program as a reporter are professional journalist（职业记者）now． While they were working with TFK， they caught some great opportunities， like interviewing political leaders， famous people， Olympic athletes， scientists， and more．

    Do you dream of being a reporter？ Come and join us! On March 15， we will hold our annual（一年一度的） competition to find our next group of TIME for Kids Reporters． Editors from TFK will choose 10 best students．

    I hope you will have a chance to report for our magazines and websites during the 2019﹣2020 school year．

    All the best，

（1）According to the passage， TIME for Kids will have its　　birthday．

A． 96th

B． 100th

C． 23rd

D． 25th

（2）What will editors from TFK do in their annual competition？　　

A． Take part in the program．

B． Interview political leaders．

C． Choose 10 best students．

D． Report for their magazines．

（3）How long will the next group of reporters work with TFK？　　

A． Half a year．

B． One year．

C． Two years．

D． Three years．

（4）Andrea Delbanco is　　．

A． a reader

B． an editor

C． a reporter

D． a student

（5）You can find the passage in　　．

A．a website

B． a book

C． a novel

D． a diary

I was filled with doubts and worries until my grandfather told me to stand tall．

    For me， height was my trouble． I was much taller than other girls， so I often bent（ 弯曲） my body at the back of the line． I had always felt unsafe as the tallest student of my class in Bala Cynwyd． And I wasn't looking forward to entering the ninth grade．

    My grandfather didn't laugh at me． Instead， whenever I tried to bend myself in order to appear shorter， he would tell me "Stand straight and tall， Alisa． "I trusted my grandfather more than anyone else in my childhood． And whenever I was afraid of something， he always told me stories of his life．

    My grandfather grew up in war﹣torn（战乱的） Europe．" Stand straight， stand tall "meant something else then． After the war， he went to America． He lived a hard life， "If they could do it， why couldn't I？""Stand straight， stand tall，"he often reminded（提醒） himself． Thanks to the help of a friend， my grandfather got a job． He once told me that he was very nervous at first． He was not only trying to learn this hard new job but also a new language．

    "Stand straight， stand tall，" he would always tell himself． I am so proud of my grandfather． After listening to my grandfather 's unusual experiences， I have changed the way I look at my own life．

    "Stand straight， stand tall"has become not only a piece of advice to improve my posture（身姿）． It also tells me to be proud of who I am．

    And I do．

（1）Alisa often bent her body because　　．

A． she lived a hard life

B． she was much taller than other girls

C． she always stood at the back of the line

D． she didn't want to enter the 9th grade

（2）What did Alisa's grandfather do with her trouble？　　

A． He laughed at her．

B． He asked her to bend her body．

C． He told her to stand straight and tall．

D． He advised her to stay away from her friends．

（3）Alisa's grandfather's experiences　　．

A． made her feel unsafe

B． taught her to accept herself

C． changed her attitude（态度） to her grandfather

D． told her his success completely depended on friends

（4）"Stand straight， stand tall"means　　in the passage．

A． making yourself look tall

B． taking care of yourself

C． being proud of yourself

D． reminding yourself

（5）What's the best title for this passage？　　

A． Stand straight， stand tall

B． My grandfather's life stories

C． My colorful experiences

D． The help of a friend

When Reginald Johnston， a British scholar（学者）， first walked into the Forbidden City in 1919， most palaces weren't allowed to visit． But a century later， when the People's Republic of China is to celebrate its 70th founding anniversary（周年纪念） in October，the 599 year﹣ old palace complex（宫殿群） becomes the world' s busiest museum．

    Open to the public

    In the old days， ordinary people could only imagine what it looked like inside． When the Palace Museum was founded in 1925． the public could go into the palaces． Now 80% of the total area of the museum is open to the public and it will increase to 85% in 2025．

    Embracing（拥抱） the world

    "It felt like you were hit by hundreds of years of history．"Christopher Allen from Britain said， "I beginto love its history and culture．"

    The Forbidden City is becoming more open and friendly to visitors． It attracted about 3.5 million visitors from abroad and 9 overseas（海外的） exhibitions were held in 2018 The Palace Museum exhibition becomes a cultural phenomenon（文化现象） everywhere it goes．

    Attracting the youth

    On the Palace Museums online store on Taodao， you can find more than 10， 000 cultural products． The ones with cute and humorous pictures of emperors are very popular．

    Some favourite products also go offline． For example， the Kangxi Emperor's Favourite Chocolate"， the most popular drink always has people lining up（排队） to get a taste．

    As a child， Xu Jing often rode a bike in front of the Meridian Gate（午门）．"I had little memory of the museum then， but now I am more willing to visit it after watching several popular TV shows about the museum， "she said．

（1）The current situation（##）of the Forbidden City is that　　．

A． it has become the world's busiest museum

B． most palaces are still not allowed to visit

C． it is closed to all the world except local people

D． it is not open because there are too many exhibits

（2）The Palace Museum has been open to the public for　　years．

A． 70

B． 94

C． 100

D． 599

（3）Which is NOT the reason that the Forbidden City attracts more visitors from abroad？　　

A． Foreigners are hit by hundreds of years of Chinese history．

B． The Forbidden City is becoming more open and friendly to visitors．

C． The ticket price of the Forbidden City is the lowest．

D． The Palace Museum exhibition becomes a cultural phenomenon everywhere it goes．

（4）According to the last part， the youth know more about the Palace Museum mainly Through　　．

a． the online store on Taodao

b． offline stores

c． history books

d． popular TV shows

A． a， b， d

B． a，b，c

C． b，c，d

D． a，c，d

（5）Which is RIGHT according to the passage？　　

A． The Palace Museum becomes world famous in a short period．

B． Visitors can leave their footprints（ H E） in each area of the museum．

C． All the native people were willing to visit the museum when they were kids．

D． With the development of China， the Palace Museum opens its arms and welcomes the visitors from all around the world．

The Inside of the World

    When I was a very little boy， I was always asking questions．

    One day when I was walking with my nurse along the city street， I asked，"Jane what's under the street？""Oh， just dirt（尘土），" she replied．" And what is under the dirt？Oh， more dirt． " she replied．

    （1）　　．So I asked again， "Well， what's under that？""Oh， nothing﹣I don't know﹣why are you always asking so many questions？ "she asked．

    I knew there must be something under that．（2）　　I also heard that Chinese lived on the other sideof the world， head down， I wanted to find out if that was true．

    （3）　　，down， down， down． till I came through on the other side， and then I would know．I was a very little boy， you see． With a small shovel（铁锹）， I started a hole in the backyard behind the grapevines（葡萄藤）． No one knew what I was doing．（4）　　．

    Then one evening my father asked， "What's that hole in the backyard？ " （5）　　He didn't laugh when I told him， but he asked me if I knew how far I would have to dig．

    I hadn't dug through the world， but I did know how far it was．

阅读下面的短文，根据短文内容，从下面方框内所给11个词中选择10个意义相符的

词，必要时透行词形变化，填入空白处，每空一词．

With its black﹣ white coat， the animal is one of the most precious（珍贵的） animals in the world． It is native to China， proudly called the"（1）　　treasure"．（2）　　name is Panda． The name of"Panda" now refers to（指的是） the giant panda．

    In China，（3）　　the Great Wall and the Terracotta Army， the giant panda also attracts the world﹣ wide tourists

    As the most famous animal of （4）　　the giant panda appears in the logo（ 标志） of the World Wildlife Fund for Nature（WWF）． It also has（5）　　chances than other animals to be the mascot （吉祥物）of international games held in China． And it shows up as an actor on the big screen， such as Kung FuPanda．

    The giant panda is regarded as the symbol of peace． In Japanese （6）　　records． the Tang Dynasty sent a couple of bears and seventy pieces of fur as national gifts to Japan．The"（7）　　bears" were giant pandas．

    One female panda usually has （8）　　one baby， and it is not easy for wild pandas to have twins anyway． If you want to see them， you'd better go to Chengdu． Why？（9）　　the main breeding（繁育）centers were built around this area， Certainly some city（10）　　also have giant pandas， such as Beijing Zoo． Chongqing Zoo， etc．

    The giant pandas are so lovely creatures（生物）． More and more people become fans of Them．

阅读下面的短文，根据短文内容，从方框内所给11个动词中选择10个意义相符的词，

必要时进行词形变化（可添加助动词或者情态动词），填入空白处．

Parents are the first teachers of their children． Many people in Beijing return to school only because they have become parents．

    Ding Rong， a teacher from the Fourth Middle School of Beijing， said．"Many parents either love their children too much or behave badly to them． They（1）　　litttle about home education and thus make mistakes， Because of this situation， parents' schools are badly needed．

    "I （2）　　to school next month， and it will help me treat my children in a better way， "said Xiao Chengjun， a 40﹣year﹣old woman worker． "I decided to do it when I（3）　 　the question．Do you really know your child？

    One pupil complained in a composition that his father always left so much smoke in the living room that he（4）　　his homework there． Another wrote that his father often played mahjong（打麻将） at night while he（5）　　The noise always（6）　　him up．

    "It's the father's fault not to educate his son himself， "is an old saying． "But it is also the father's fault if he （7）　　his son a bad example， " said Zhen Yan．

    A parent said，I（8）　　in the parents' school for one year． After（9）　　the school， I know more about my child and she also understands me more．"

    Do you think your parents know how（10）　　you properly？ Do you want them to enter parents schools？

It is a great thing to help others． First， you can learn new things． Second， it can also make you feel good．

    How can you do it？ Helping through charities（慈善团体） is a good idea． Charities are organizations（组织） that help others． September 5 is the International Day of Charity．

    You can help charities by giving your time， giving money or giving things that you own．

    ● Volunteering

    Volunteering is to give time to help others without pay．Some ways of volunteering are：

    ☆visiting old people to talk to them or help them

    ☆ walking dogs at an animal shelter（收容所）

    ☆ cleaning up a park

    ☆ helping some children．You can teach the children without life skills how to take care of themselves．

    ● Fundraising

    Fundraising is to collect or produce money to a charity to help others． Some ways of fundraising are：

    ☆ making cakes or biscuits to sell

    ☆ doing sponsored（有赞助的） activities． For example，families and friends give you money if you finish a long walk．

    ● Donating

    Donating is to give your things to a charity to help ot hers．Some ways of donating

are：

    ☆ giving your old toys or clothes to a charity that helps sick children or poor people

    ☆giving your old books to a library．

    So， what can you do to help others？

（1）Why is it a great thing to help others？ （at least one）　　

（2）Which day is the International Day of Charity？　　

（3）Translate the underlined sentence into Chinese　　．

（4）Mary makes some money by drawing pictures． She gives the money to a charity． It is a way of　　．（填写序号A或B或C）

A．volunteering

B． fuundraIsil

C． donating

（5）Give a proper title to the passage　　．

假如你是某市第三中学的一名学生，你的学校正在参加全市文明校园的评选．以下内容是学校根据《山东省中小学文明校园评比细则》列举的部分信息．请你根据表格内容，写一篇短文，向社会宣传自己的学校，并谈谈你能为创建文明校园所做的至少一件事，为母校评选文明校园尽一份力．

要求：（1）语言通顺，要点齐全，意思连贯，条理清楚，书写规范；

          （2）文中不得出现真实的姓名和学校名称；

          （3）80～100词，文章开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数．

    I'm from No．3 Middle School． My school is making its effort to be a civilized school． Let me introduce it．

    There are many experienced teachers in my school． They help us make progress in many ways．

    Let's try our best to make our school more beautiful and make it a civilized school．