2018年宁夏中考英语试卷

﹣﹣﹣I feel a little hungry，Mom．

﹣﹣﹣There are some pieces of bread on the plate．You can take_____．（　　）

﹣﹣﹣ The new skirt looks very nice         you．（　　）

﹣﹣﹣How are you feeling now？

﹣﹣﹣Much         ．（　　）

Don't worry． I'll do what I       to help you．（　　）

﹣﹣﹣ you look tired． What's wrong？

﹣﹣﹣ I       up late last night．（　　）

Write it down         you forget it．（　　）

A letter       to you by the boss in one or two weeks．（　　）

The team leader asked him to go and       care of the old couple．（　　）

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Tony， never      that again!（　　）

﹣﹣﹣Do you know      ？

﹣﹣﹣Since last years．（　　）

I had nothing for breakfast that morning． I was so （1） 　　that I could hear my stomach growling（咕咕叫）when Mr． Katter was lecturing on Asia history． So when the bell rang， I rushed to the dining hall at once． Minutes later， I stood in front of the counter（收银台）， holding a tray（托盘） full of food．

"Three dollars，" the lunch lady told me． I reached my hand into my （2） 　　and felt nothing． The schoolbag was empty． I searched again． Still nothing． I was almost certain I put three bills in it last night． I put the schoolbag on the floor to search for the money again． As I finally （3） 　　the money wasn't there， I could feel the（4） 　　and fear washing over me．

Feeling quite（5） 　　I didn't notice that another person had stepped up to the counter． When I finally looked up to tell the lunch lady my （6） 　　．

"I'm sorry． I don't have any money with me．"

"Honey， he paid for your lunch． You're good．" the lunch lady said as she pointed to the direction the boy had gone．

I missed the chance to（7） 　　him． He was nameless to me． He didn't （8） 　　know me． But he paid for my lunch． Although it was only three dollars， I couldn't remember anyone doing something so nice for me．

A month later， on my way home， I saw an elderly woman struggling（费力） with heavy bags． I suddenly thought of the nameless boy who（9） 　　me lunch．

"Excuse me， ma'am， do you need help？"

I'll never forget her （10） 　　as I rushed forward to give her a hand． It's the very prize for my act of kindness．

What is the future of AI（人工智能）？Will it be a good thing？ We asked students what they think．

（1）John thinks that AI will be 　　in the future．

（2）What does Tina think of AI？ 　　

（3）Bill thinks humans may be replaced because 　　．

（4）Who feels excited about the development of AI in the future？ 　　

You may wonder whether stress（焦虑） is a serious matter． The answer is "Yes"． You should realize that stress is a risk to your health． If you want to live a long and healthy life， you need to begin to guard against stress from a young age．

Here are some ways to deal with stress and being balance（平衡）to your life：

Be positive

One way to cancel out（消除）stress is through positive thinking． You should always look on the bright side of life， and imagine that you will have a happy and successful future．

Learn to relax

Force yourself to take a break from your studies and worries about exams．

You can do this by taking a walk， reading a book， going to a concert or seeing a film， or just sitting in a private place and being silent for a moment．

Take up a hobby

Learn to paint， take up skating， or start playing a musical instrument．When you are busy with a hobby，you leave all your worries behind．

Take care of your body

Stress is your body's enemy． Taking exercise，eating healthily and getting enough sleep are all the things that can help you．

Laugh

Sometimes laughter is the best medicine for stress． Seeing a funny film or telling jokes with friends will often cheer you up when you are low．

（1）The underlined word "positive" in the passage means" 　　 "in Chinese．

（2）Which of the following relaxing ways is not mentioned in the passage？ 　　

（3）The writer thinks that 　　is harmful to your health．

（4）What is the best title for the passage？ 　　

There was once a poor woman with only one son．One day，she asked her son if there was anything he wanted．The boy said he wanted a drum．The mother left for the market，feeling very sad，because she did not have enough money to buy a drum．

On the way home，she found a piece of wood and gave it to her son to play with．Later that day，the boy went outside to play．Along the road，he saw an old woman crying．The old woman was trying to start a fire to cook some food，but she didn't have any wood．Hearing this，the boy gave her his piece of wood．The old woman gave him a piece of the bread she had made．

Then，further down the road，the boy met a pot maker's wife and her crying child．The boy asked her what was wrong．The woman said she had no food to give to her hungry child．The boy gave the woman the piece of bread，and she gave him a pot．The boy walked on．

Before long，he saw a husband and wife arguing．He asked them why they were arguing．They said，"We have broken our pot and have nothing to clean our clothes in．"The boy gave his pot to them，and they gave the boy a new coat．

Next，the boy saw a man who had no shirt．The man said he had been robbed on his way home．The robbers had taken his money，and his shirt．The boy gave the man his new coat．The man was so happy，he gave the boy his horse．

Finally，on his way home，the boy met a huge group of people going to a wedding．There were musicians，the bridegroom，and his family．Everyone looked sad．The bridegroom's father said，"We are waiting for a horse．If it doesn't come soon，we will be late for the wedding．"The boy gave them his new horse．The group asked the boy what they could give him，and he replied，"A drum．"So，the musicians gave him their drum．The boy ran home to tell his mother how he had at last gotten the drum he had wanted．

（1）The woman is crying because 　　．

（2）Why did the pot maker's wife give her pot to the boy？ 　　

（3）The boy got the drum from 　　．

（4）We know from the story that the boy was 　　．

As teenagers（青少年）， you have many dreams． The dreams can be very big， such as winning the Nobel Prize， or they can be small． You may just want to become one of the ten best students in your class．

Once you find a dream， what do you do with it？ Do you ever try to make your dream real？

"Follow Your Heart" by Australian writer Andrew Mathews tells us that making our dreams real is life's biggest challenge．

You may think you're not very good at some school subjects， or that it is impossible for you to become a writer． These kinds of thoughts stop you from getting your dream， the book says．

In fact， everyone can make his dream come true． The first thing you must do is to remember what you dream is．

Don't let itleave your heart． Keep telling yourself what you want． Do this step by step （逐步地）and your dream will come true faster because a big dream is， in fact， many small dreams．

You must also never give up your dream． There will be difficulties on the road to your dreams． But the biggest difficulty comes from yourself． You need to decide what is the most important． Studying instead of watching TV will lead to （导致） better exam results， while saving five yuan instead of buying an ice cream means you can buy a new book． As you get closer to your dream， it may change a little． This is good as you have the chance to learn more skills and find new interests．

（1）The writer thinks that 　　．

（2）The underlined word "it" in the fifth paragragh refers to（指） 　　．

（3）Which of the following thoughts stops you from making your dream real？ 　　

（4）According to the passage， which of the following statements is correct？ 　　

根据下列句子及所给汉语注释或首字母，在句子空白处写出各单词的正确形式 （每空只写一词）．

I am a plastic bottle． A week ago， I was on a supermarket shelf， I had a（1） 　　（正常的） the same as all my brothers and sisters﹣ other bottles full of water．I felt really happy．

Then a tall woman picked me up and put me in her （2） 　 （篮子）! The woman took me home and put me in the fridge．It was cold，but I soon made friends with the cans and bottles in it．However，only a few hours later，she took me out of the fridge and （3） 　　（喝） the water inside me． Then she threw me into a dustbin（垃圾箱）． I have never felt so empty and alone in my life．

Early the next morning，a man took me out of the dustbin．He threw me and the other rubbish into the back of a truck．There were so many horrible smells．Then I was pushed （4） 　　（一起） with the rest of the rubbish．Soon I was completely flat（平的）．I cannot （5） 　　（相信） how thin I became．

I slept for a while．when I woke up，I found （6） 　　（我自己） in a terrible place．Everything around me was （7） 　　（丑陋的）and had horrible smells．I felt afraid．I kept hoping that I would be moved somewhere else．Then huge trucks came and covered us with a layer of soil．

I asked another bottle what would happen to us．He said that we would never leave this horrible crowded place，but would have to stay here for （8） 　　（数千） of years．

"Why can't they reuse or recycle us？" I cried．

从下面方框中选择恰当的词填入短文中，使短文通顺正确．每词只用一次，有些词要用适当的形式．

Beijing Opera（剧）is our national opera． It come into being after 1790 and has a history of （1） 　　200 years．Its music and singing came from are Xipi and Erhuang in Anhui and Huibei．There are four main （2） 　　 in Beijing Opera：Sheng，Dan，Jing，and Chou．Beijing Opera is full of（3） 　　stories， beautiful facial paintings， wonderful gestures and fighting． Some of the stories are from history books， but most are from famous novels（小说）． The people in the stories usually can't （4） 　　each other． They become angry， unhappy， sad and lonely． Sometimes they are frightened（受到惊吓）and worried． Then they find a way to make peace with each other． Everyone is （5） 　　happy in the end．

Beijing Opera is an important（6） 　　of Chinese culture． In China it used to be （7） 　　with old people while young people didn't like it very much． （8） 　　， more young people are becoming（9） 　　 in it nowadays． And more people （10） 　　the world are learning about Beijing Opera's singing， acting and facial paintings．

阅读下面短文，根据短文内容和表格提示信息，在空白处填入适当词语，使其意思与短文内容一致 （每空词数不限）．

There were three brothers，John，Jack，and James． Evey year on their mother's birthday，they would send their mother expensive birthday gifts to show how rich and successful they were．

The oldest brother， John had the most money and he wanted his mother to know this．

" I must give her something none of my brothers can give her．"John thought．"I must find something of which there is only one in the world．"

He advertised in a newspaper： Wanted： The perfect gift for the woman who has everything．

For many days， his telephone did not stop ringing， people phoned him from all over the world． They wanted to sell him "the perfect gift"． However，they did not have anything that was only one in the world．

Then， less than a week before his mother's birthday，a man came to his office． He was carrying a cage（鸟笼）， and in the cage there was a large bird．

"This bird， "the man said， "can speak ten languages and sing many pop songs． There is no other bird like it in the world．"

"I'll listen to it， John said， " If you tell the truth， I'll buy the bird from you．

The man spoke to the bird， "Talk to me in French， The bird spoke to him in French． "Tell me a joke in Japanese， He said． The bird told him a joke in Japanese． "Sing a famous pop song， he said． The bird did so， too．

"I'll buy it， John said． "How much do you want？ "

"Half a million dollars" the man said． This was lots of money， but John paid him． Then he sent the bird to his mother with a birthday card

The day after his mother with a birthday． "Well， Mum， he said， "What did you think of the bird？

"Oh， it was delicious， dear．" she said．

（1）Of the three brothers， 　　was the richest．

（2）After John advertised in the newspaper，people phoned to 　　him"the perfect gift．"

（3）The bird was 　　because it could speak ten langues and sing any pop song．

（4）John phoned his mother to ask if she 　　the bird．

（5）The last paragragh tells us that John's mother 　　 the bird．

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