2017年广西玉林市中考英语试卷

﹣Look!       alien is running after the man．

﹣Haha， they are making a movie on       street．（　　）

A．An； theB．The；/C．A； theD．The； an

﹣It is believed that a model plane of       will be shown at the science fair next month．

﹣How about         ？（　　）

A．Bob's； yourB．Bob； yours

C．Bob's； yoursD．Bob； your

﹣97.9FM plays       music among the radio stations in our town．

﹣Yes． And the songs are always boring and too loud．（　　）

A．bestB．worstC．the bestD．the worst

﹣More and more volunteers go to see the sick kids in the hospital to       ．

﹣Wow， I'd like to join them．（　　）

A．wake them upB．cheer them up

C．wake up themD．cheer up them

﹣Where is George？

﹣He       be here just now． His coffee is still warm．（　　）

A．needB．can'tC．mustD．shouldn't

﹣Chinese players won the 54 World Table Tennis Championships in Germany．

﹣Yes． They          by us Chinese． They're all our heroes．（　　）

A．were praisedB．will praise

C．have praisedD．may be praised

﹣Which works do you prefer， Lisa？

﹣I prefer works like "metal art"         can bring happiness to people．（　　）

A．whoB．whichC．whoseD．whom

﹣I can't find your father， Jim． Where's he？

﹣Oh， I will call you as soon as he          home tomorrow．（　　）

A．returnB．returns

C．returnedD．will return

﹣Most of us have all worked very hard over the last three years．

﹣Yes．         unusual journey we have!（　　）

A．HowB．WhatC．How anD．What an

﹣Could you please tell me         at present？

﹣Sure． I can study abroad．（　　）

A．how is your life different

B．how your life was different

C．how your life is different

D．how was your life different

It was a dark night．There came a crazy（1）　　at the doctor's office door． "Come in!" the doctor was a bit impatient．

    The door opened and in walked a scared little girl who was no more than nine．She had（2）　　on her mind， "Oh doctor， I beg you， please come with me． My father is certainly dying， he is（3）　　he can be．"

    "I don't go to people's houses to serve them，（4）　　your father here．" "But he's too sick， （5）　　you must come or he will die， I'm afraid．" The doctor， touched by her deep strong love， decided he would go．

    She led the doctor to her house where her father lay in bed．Her father was so sick that he couldn't（6）　　his head． But his eyes cried out for help．

    The doctor got his fever（7）　　 and he lived through the night． The doctor said he had to leave but would return again by two o'clock．And later he came back to check，just like he said he would do．

    The father thanked the doctor for all the things he'd done． The doctor told him that he would have died （8）　　it had not been for his little girl．

    "How（9）　　you must be of your wonderful little girl! It was her pleading（恳求）that made me come； she is quite a pearl （珍珠）!

    "Yes， doctor． Though my daughter is very weak， she does all the housework．" The doctor stood quietly for quite a little while． He was（10）　　the whole thing that had happened， and about the beautiful little angel （天使）that had walked across his floor．

Story 1

    Julia said to Sam， "I will either ask you ten easy questions or one．really difficult question． Think well before you choose． If you behave well， I'll give you a candy．" Sam thought for a while and said， "My choice is one really difficult question．" "Now tell me this： ‘What comes first， Day or Night？，" Sam said with a smile， "It's Day， mom．"

    "Why？" Julia asked．

    "Sorry， you promised me that you will not ask me a SECOND difficult question!'

    Story 2

    Steve entered a doctor's room． He looked very unhappy．

    "Doctor，" he said， "you must help me． I swallowed（吞）a cent a month ago．"

    "Oh， my god!" said the doctor． "Why have you waited so long？ Why didn't you come to me on the day you swallowed it？"

    "To tell you the truth， Doctor，" Steve replied， ‘‘I didn't need the money so badly then．"

    Story 3

    In a cinema during a performance Linda gets up， makes her way along the row of seats and goes out into the restroom．

    A few minutes later she returns and asks the man sitting at the heading of the row，"Excuse me， was it your foot I stepped（踩）on when I was going out a moment ago？"

    "Yes， but it doesn't matter． It didn't hurt at all．"

    "Oh， no， it isn't that． I only want to make sure that this is my row．"

（1）What's the relationship between Julia and Sam？　　

A． Classmates．

B． Friends．

C． Sister and brother．

D． Mother and son．

（2）How long has the cent stayed in Steve's stomach？　　

A． For one day．

B． For one week．

C． For one month．

D． For one year．

（3）Linda asked the man the question in order to　　．

A． say "sorry" to him

B． say "hello" to him

C． say "goodbye" to him

D． make sure that it was her row

Today， many people complain that it is difficult to find a good hobby． Why don't you open up a garden in front of your house？ Having a garden means you need lots of space and free time． But there are many reasons why gardening is a good hobby to develop． One of them is that plants bring color to any room and keep the air nice and fresh．And，if you keep some flowering plants outside your windows，they may even attract cute bees and butterflies． In a word， it's good for places around us． Gardeners also feel very close to nature． This is quite important．

    There are another two reasons for gardening as well．One is that it makes people more relaxed．Studies show that people who do gardening feel more peaceful in their lives．This is because gardening makes them feel less stressed． Another one is that it keeps you healthy． Gardening keeps you active and provides fresh food． Both of these are helpful for a healthy lifestyle．

    If you are looking for a hobby， try gardening． You will find the fun of getting your hands dirty and pleasure that comes with growing something．Besides，nothing tastes better than vegetables you grow in your own garden．

（1）What does the writer advise us to do？　　

A． Do some reading．

B． Do some gardening．

C． Do some cleaning．

D． Do some shopping．

（2）If we open up a garden， we need　　．

A． experience and energy

B． money and materials

C． space and spare time

D． water and air

（3）How does gardening make people feel in the writer's opinion？　　

A． More relaxed．

B． More tired．

C． Happier．

D． Cleverer．

（4）What's the main idea of the passage？　　

A． How to plant trees．

B． The problems of gardening．

C． The reasons for people to do gardening．

D． How to make your garden beautiful．

Harry wanted to find a job after finishing school． One day he came to a big company for it． There were six young people with Harry that day but the company only wanted one．The interview was very easy．It was only a few minutes' short talk．Then all of them were asked to go back home and wait．On the morning of the third day， Harry got a text message． It said， "We're sorry to tell you， someone did better than you in the interview． So you can't work in our company．"

    Harry felt very disappointed． However， he answered "thank you all the same" in the text message． Later in that afternoon，Harry got another message．It said，"We are glad to tell you that you can be one of us．"

    Harry couldn't believe his eyes． It was a big surprise to him． He didn't know why， so he called the company and asked about it． The interviewer told him， "That's because of the same message in the morning． Only you said 'thank you'． That was the real test， so only you gave the right answer．"

    When you feel disappointed， do not forget to say "thank you" to the one who disappoints you．

（1）How many people went to the interview？　　

A． One．

B． Five．

C． Six．

D． Seven．

（2）Why did the company send the first message？ Because they wanted to　　．

A． do a test

B． play a joke

C． tell them the truth

D． tell them the result

（3）Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage？　　

A． Only one man could get the job．

B． Harry felt surprised after he read the second message．

C． To know the reason， Harry sent a second message．

D． Only Harry gave the right answer．

（4）What's the best title of the passage？　　

A．Learn to Wait

B． Work Hard Forever

C． Never Lose Your Hope

D． Never Forget to Say "Thank You"

My mother only had one eye． And because of this，I never wished her to show up in my school，being afraid that my classmates would find out I had an ugly mother．

    One day during primary school， I was badly ill． My mother came． "Scott， your mom only has one eye？" asked some of my classmates． I was so embarrassed． I wish my mother would just disappear from this world． "My classmates tease me because of you， why don't you just die？" I shouted at her， taking no notice of the sad look on her face．My mother just handed me some medicine and left，saying nothing．

    At that time， I felt good to say what I always wanted to say， and I didn't think I had hurt her feelings very much． That night I saw my mom crying in her room， so quietly， as if she was afraid she might wake me． Even so， I hated her tears（泪水）from one eye． I made a decision： I must study hard and leave my mother．

    Years later my dream came true． I was quite successful and lived happily． I never thought of going back to see my "ugly，' mother until one day I got a letter， which said， "my son…I'm sorry I only have one eye． At the age of two， you got into an accident and lost your eye． As a mom， I couldn't stand watching you live with only one eye． So I gave you mine． I was never angry with you and I never regretted what I did because I love you…，'

    I cried out aloud． Only then did I realize how beautiful my mother was!

（1）Why did Scott's mother come to his school one day？　　

A． Because Scott was badly ill．

B． Because Scott did a bad thing．

C． Because she missed Scott．

D． Because she wanted to bring Scott some food．

（2）What does the underlined word "tease" mean in Chinese？　　

A．赞美

B．取笑

C．同情

D．批评

（3）Which of the following is right according to the passage？　　

A． Scott's mother didn't care for him．

B． Scott's mother was born with one eye．

C． Scott lived with his mother all the time．

D． Scott was moved by his mother in the end．

（4）The passage is mainly about　　．

A． an honest mother

B． a beautiful mother

C． a serious mother

D． a hard﹣working mother

Rose： Hi， Alex． World Book Day is on April 23rd every year， right？

Alex： Yes， Rose． Look， I'm reading this book again．

Rose： （1）　　

Alex：Twice．Each time I read it，I can always learn something new．

Rose： Really？ （2）　　

Alex： Han Han． I think he is a famous writer．

Rose： I think so． Please let me have a look at it．

Alex： OK． （3）　　

Rose： I haven't read such a good book for a long time．

Alex： （4）　　

Rose： In Xinhua Bookshop．

Alex： But I don't know the way． （5）　　

Rose： No． Only 5 minutes' ride from here by bike． It's next to the post office．

Alex： Oh， I see． I'm going to get one． Thank you．

Animals are the closest friends to us in the world． It's important to learn things about protecting animals． Some of them are big and（1）　　． People should keep away from them． But now they are also calling for help．

    First， when we come to the Chengdu Research Base，we can see the cute and（2）　　baby pandas．When the babies see the keepers，they run over with（3）　　 and some of them even walk into their friends and fall over! Pandas don't have babies very often， and some of the babies only live for a short time because of（4）　　． Adult pandas spend over 12 hours a day eating about 10 kilos of bamboo． Many years ago， there were a lot more bamboo forests and pandas in China，but then （5）　　 started to cut down the forests． So pandas have fewer places to live．Scientists say there are now fewer than 2，000 pandas living in the forests．A program in Chengdu（6）　　 children about why pandas are endangered．We all hope in the future there will be a lot more pandas than now．

    Second， let's take a look at the sharks． Maybe we have heard of shark fin soup． This famous and expensive dish is especially popular in southern China． But do you realize that you're killing a whole shark each time you enjoy a bowl of shark fin soup？

    When people catch sharks， they cut off their fins and throw the sharks back into the ocean． This is not only cruel，but also harmful to the environment． （7）　a fin，a shark can no longer swim． And it's hard to get food， too． Then it（8）　 dies．   Sharks are at the top of the food chain in the ocean's ecosystem． Many believe sharks can never be endangered． But in fact， around 70 million sharks are caught and traded in this industry every year． The numbers of some kinds of sharks（9）　　 by over 90 percent several years ago．Environmental protection groups around the world have even asked governments to develop laws to stop the（10）　　 of shark fins．So far，no scientific studies have shown shark fins are good for health， so why eat them？

此题要求改正所给短文中的错误．对标有题号的每一行作出判断：如无错误，在该行 右边横线上画一个勾（々）；如有错误（每行只有一个错误），则按下列情况改正：此行多一个词：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉，在该行右边横线上写出该词，并也用 斜线划掉．此行缺一个词：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（A），在该行右边横线上写出该加的词． 此行错一个词：在错的词下划一横线，在该行右边横线上写出改正后的词．

    This year I'm really exciting about going back to school． I will start                    （1）　　

high school． A lot of my friends are nervous about it， and not me．                     （2）　　

I'm looking forward learning new things and meeting new people． My                     （3）　　

older sister comes to this high school one year earlier than me． She loved it．     （4）　　

She took part in a lot of activity． She sang in the school singing club every day    （5）　　

and she played the basketball every two days． I also can't wait to start learning    （6）　 　

French． I've studied English for years， but I would love to learn a different      （7）　　

language． I will study hard than before． I only have one more week                       （8）　　

before classes start． Lucky， my sister will help prepare school things                   （9）　　

for me． These is my favorite part about going back to school．                                （10）　　

时间去哪儿了？这是一些中学生的烦恼．事实上，时间就在我们手里，关键是能否合理利用．请根据所给内容要点，以"How to spend our time properly"为题写一篇英语短文，谈谈你的看法．

内容要点：1．时间在自己的掌控中；

2．花充足的时间在学习上（如：订学习计划、听课和完成作业等）；

3．有个人爱好，但不能花太多时间；

4．适当交流，适当锻炼．

参考词汇：（仅供参考）

be in control of； first；hobby；communicate；like a…school life

要求：1．包括所有内容要点，不要逐句翻译，可以适当发挥．（开头已给出不计入总词数）

2．语句通顺、语法正确．

3．文中不得出现考生真实的姓名、地点和所在的学校名称．

How to spend our time properly

    Where has our time gone？ We will say____________________________________．