2018年内蒙古包头市中考英语试卷

I usually go swimming for exercise， but I want to try something new．

________（　　）

Are you watching the football matches of the World Cup these days？

Sometimes， and I'll watch the match ______ Japan and Poland tonight．（　　）

My teacher has given me useful suggestions and I want to thank him from the _______ of my heart．（　　）

Do you understand what he said just now？

________．（　　）

He is a ______ person， but he is good at telling funny stories（　　）

Excuse me， where is the nearest bank？

Go straight ahead； you ______ miss it．（　　）

As we all know， a person learns many things by making mistakes and ________ them．（　　）

He was once ______ killed in a car accident several years ago．（　　）

Air pollution will remain a problem for a long time， ______ we have done a lot to solve it．（　　）

I know what you are thinking about． I can ______ your mind from the look on your face．（　　）

Has your daughter come back from Australia？

Yes． She ______ there for three years（　　）

Everyone can help in ______ way or another to make our city more beautiful．（　　）

Terry， _______ from your cell phone when your father is talking to you．（　　）

I'm afraid I didn't ______ you． Could you repeat your words？（　　）

Do remember to watch out for cars while crossing the street．

________．（　　）

Mr． Jackson was our science teacher． On the first day of class， he gave us a talk about an animal called wampus． He told us that the wampus lived on earth millions of years ago during the Ice Age and died out because of the change of climate （气候）． We all listened carefully and took （1） ____ of everything he said． Later we had a（2）____．

When the exam paper was（3）____ to me， I was surprised and sad． There was a big red "X" through each of my answers． I failed． But how come？（4）____ on the test paper， I had written down （5）____ Mr． Jackson said in class．

Then I realized that no one（6）____ the exam at all． What had happened？

"Very simple，" Mr． Jackson explained． "I had made up all that story about the wampus． There had never been any such animal， so the information in your notes was not correct． Do you expect to get（7）____ marks for incorrect answers？"

There was no need to say we were（8）____． What kind of test was this？ What kind of teacher was he？

How could we believe he gave us so much information about an animal that had not been there at all？ How was it possible （9）____ us students to doubt what the teacher taught us？

"The zeros on your papers will be（10）____ in your grade books，" he said． And he did it．

Through this （11）____， Mr． Jackson hoped that we would learn something． Teachers and books are not always（12）____． In fact， no one is． He told us not to let our mind go to sleep． Instead， we should keep thinking all the time and speak up if we think there are （13）　____ in our teachers' words or in books．

We should （14）____ the habit of doubting， and the ability to decide by ourselves． What a special（15）____ he gave us!

Thre are a lot of music festivals to look forward to in the coming months．

Firefly Music Festival

Many people have thought of going to Delaware for a summer vacation， and mid﹣ June is a great time to plan a trip if you love music．

Date： June 14﹣17

Place： Delaware， USA

Music Type： Country Music

Roskilde Festival

This music festival has a long history since 1971． What's interesting about this festival is that you can get to know some artists from different countries．

June 30﹣July 10

Cambridge， England

Music Type： Rock

Secret Solstice

Come to Paris． Not only will you have great music in the Secret Solstice， but you can also visit some old museums．

Date： June 21﹣24

Place： Paris， France

Music Type： Folk Music

Montreal International Jazz Festival

All jazz lovers should come to the Montreal International Jazz Festival at least once in a lifetime． This event brings together some of the best musicians．

Date： June 28﹣July 7

Place： Montreal， Canada

Music Type： Jazz

（1）What is common to the music festivals in the text？____

（2）What can we know about Delaware from the text？____

（3）Which music festival will last for the longest time？____

One day， as two little boys were walking along the road， they passed a woman carrying a large basket of apples．

The boys thought the woman looked very pale and tired， so they said， "Are you going to town？ If you are， we will carry your basket．" "Thank you，" replied the woman， Then she told them that she had a disabled son． She lived in a small house three miles away， and was now going to the market to sell the apples which grew on the only tree in her little garden． She needed the money for their living．

"We are going the same way you are，" said the boys and they took hold of the basket， one on each side， and trudged along with merry hearts． The poor woman looked glad， and said that she hoped their mother would not be angry with them． "Oh， no，" they replied， "our mother has taught us to be kind to others， and to be useful in any way that we can．"

The woman then offered to give them a few apples for their help． "No， thank you． We want nothing for what we have done，" said the boys． When the woman got home， she told her son what had happened on the road， and they were both made happier that day by the kindness of the two boys．

Another day， the woman saw his son stop and pick up a piece of orange peel， which he threw into the dustbin． "I wish people would not throw orange peel on the sidewalk，" said the son． "Someone may walk upon it， and fall．" "That is right， my dear，" she said． "It is a little thing for you to do what you have done， but it shows that you're thoughtful and considerate．"

（1）Why did the two boys help the woman carry the basket？____

（2）Which of the following sentences is True？____

A． The woman had a lot of apple trees in her garden．

B． Everyone can begin with small things to help others．

C． The woman didn't have money to send her son to school．

D． Poor people were in need of more help than rich people．

（3）In the third paragraph， the underlined word "trudged" is close in meaning to____．

（4）What can be a title for the passage？____

Hello and welcome to "Words and Their Stories"． We will research into some commonly used words and expressions． As with other languages， American English is rich in expressions that come from animals． Today we will talk about the wolf．

Wolves are important animals in the traditions and stories of America． Before the Europeans arrived at north America in the 1500s， to native （土著的） Americans， wolves often meant being brave．

However， in English， wolves are not to be trusted． Perhaps wolves attacked too many people or ate too many farm animals． Whatever the reason， wolves were killed in many places． So many died that they almost became endangered． They also became known as bad animals．

To begin with， there is an expression lone wolf． If we call somebody a lone wolf， he isn't a bad person， but he may like to do things by himself． In fact， he sometimes makes you think he doesn't want to be around people because he dislikes them．

Now， let's move on to the home． Parents tell their children not to wolf down their food． In other words， the child eats too quickly and without care． And if someone says a child was raised by wolves， that child has bad manners and is behaving like a wild animal．

A wolf call is the noise made by a man to show that he likes the way a woman looks． But a wolf call is not a nice thing． These men sound rude． And trust me， most women really hate wolf calls． So， they don't help a man in the game of love．

By the way， there is a popular expression about wolf from a very old story： a wolf in sheep's clothing． A wolf in sheep's clothing describes someone who acts and looks nice on the outside but is bad on the inside． It tells us not to be fooled by appearances．

（1）What can we know after reading the passage？____

（2）If a person is called a lone wolf， which of the following things is he most likely to do？　____

（3）Which of the following expressions can be used on a student who often breaks school rules？____

（4）Where is it possible for us to find the passage above？____

Possible Earth﹣Like Planet Next Door？

Scientists say they discovered an earth﹣like planet outside our solar system （太阳系）． It is a planet that could support life．

This planet is just 4.2light years away from us． It is so close that space scientists have considered it as a next door neighbor． They say it could be reached by an unmanned spaceship before the end of the century ﹣﹣ in time for people alive today to see it．

An international team of scientists found the planet moving around the star called "Proxima Centauri"． The result came out last month from the scientific magazine Nature．

Scientists have long thought that a planet with water is important for life． And it has to be neither too hot nor too cold． The newly﹣discovered planet is a little larger than earth Scientists have named it Proxima B． It moves around its sun， Proxima Centauri， once every 11days．

American scientists have been using instruments for years to look for earth﹣like planets． In 2013， scientists' best guess was that there are about one billion （1，000million） "earths" in space．

Alan Boss is the chairman of a group for outer space research． He said that Proxima B not only confirms （确认） the discovery of a planet， but also increases the number of other possible"earths" greatly．

Boss said it is possible， even likely， that most stars have at least one earth﹣like planet， which he considers surprising．

So from the early number of a billion， this new research suggests there may be as many possible earth﹣like planets as there are stars in the Galaxy （银河系）． That is， anywhere from 250billion to 500billion "earths"．

This makes the possibility of living things increasingly likely Boss said he believes human beings will be able to show that there is life in places besides earth in his lifetime． "I am 65，" he said， "but I expect to still be alive when it happens．"

（1）When will it be possible for an unmanned spaceship to reach Proxima B？____

（2）In the fourth paragraph， the writer thinks that ____ is necessary for life．

（3）What does the underlined word "This" stand for in the last paragraph？____

（4）What does Alan Boss mean by saying "but I expect to still be alive when it happens"？　____

Before reaching an ____ ， they had a heated discussion．（agree）

用括号中所给单词的适当形式填空

I am ____ sorry． I broke your camera by accident．（awful）

Never mind． I' m sure you didn't do it on purpose and it can't be helped．

Her father ____ her off at the school gate and then drove to work．（drop）

Because of the bad weather， there was a ____ change of our plan．（sudden）

用括号中所给单词的适当形式填空

Mark was the only student that was ____ to attend the meeting．（choose）

Perhaps one day I may go on a ____ holiday．（relax）

Yeah，dream on!

This shirt is a little expensive． Can you show me a ____ one？（cheap）

Good luck is when a chance comes and you're ____ for It．（prepare）

Can you tell me the way to the Central Hospital？

Sorry． I myself am a ____ to this city．（strange）

They've been friends for many years and they both ____ their friendship very much．（value）

Kate and Dick were classmates． They （1）____（相处） well with each other and later fell in love． After getting m（2）____， they found it difficult to （3）____（谋生）．

Finally， they decided（4）____run a small restaurant near the railway station． The restaurant often stayed o（5）____ until after midnight， because people came to drink there while they were（6）____（等待） trains．

At two o'clock one morning，（7）____ man was still sitting at a table in the restaurant． He was（8）____ [ə'sli：p]． Kate wanted to go to bed． She looked at the table several times， and each time the man was still there． Then，（9）____（最终） she went to her h（10）____ and said to him， "You've talked to that man three times， and he isn't drinking any more．（11）____ haven't you sent him away？ After （12）____， it's so late．"

"Oh， no， I don't want to send him away，" a（13）____ Dick with a smile． "You see， whenever I （14）____（叫醒） the man， he asks for the bill， and when I bring it to him， he p（15）____ it． Then he goes back to sleep again．"

假设你是李华，请给你们的美籍教师Bob写一封电子邮件，向他简要介绍你校即将举办的英语文化节（ English Culture Festival），邀请他参加本次活动，并请他在节目最后做一个关于如何学好英语的讲座．

邮件还应包括以下内容：

1．活动时间：本周五下午14：30﹣17：30；

2．活动地点：报告厅（ Lecture Hall）；

3活动内容：学生演唱英文歌曲…

注意：1．词数90左右，开头和结尾已经写好，不计入总词数；

2．可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；

3．文中不得出现反映考生信息的真实人名、地名等内容．

Dear Bob，

How is it going？

_________________．

Looking forward to your reply．

Yours，

Li Hua