1、2018年浙江金华中考真题英语卷二、完形填空阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项One morning, when I was leaving for my business, a middle-aged man came up and asked me for help. He said he had no 16 to get food for his large family.You look 17 . Why don t you work？” I asked“ Simply because I cannot get work，sir”“If I
2、give you work, what you want?” “ 18 I can get bread for my family, sir.” he answered.I decided to find out if he 19 meant what he said. OK. Ill give you one pound an hour, if you will 20 a brick(砖)under your arm and walk around the square for five hours without stopping. “”Thank you, sir. I will. “I
3、 found a brick and started him on his walk before I went to my 21 . I never thought he would he had 22 .When I came back five hours later, I saw him 23 walking, with the brick under his arm.I stopped him and gave him 24 pounds. He thanked me and told me that some people had 25 to help him when they
4、knew why he was doing all this. He would go and ask 26 for work. Before leaving, he asked if I would give him the 27 .I did.Several years later, a well-dressed man greeted me on a train. Seeing I was not sure who he was, he 28 that he was the brick man and had his own business now. “You know, I stil
5、l keep that brick and always value it as the most 29 thing I have as it has brought me luck and success.” 30 , it was not the brick that made the man successful, but his faithfulness(坚定) in doing even a very little thing.16. A. courage B. money C. plan D. time17. A. funny B. sick C. serious D. stron
6、g18. A. As long as B. As soon as C. Even if D. Ever since19. A. certainly B. simple C. really D. usually20. A. break B. carry C. fix D. hide21. A. business B. lesson C. programme D. research22.A. planned B. prepared C. promised D. suggested23. A. also B. already C. even D. still24. A. four B. five C
7、. six D. seven25. A. continued B. forgotten C. offered D. refused26. A. him B. them C. me D. her27. A. brick B. chance C. job D. bread28. A. explained B. imagined C. realised D. supposed29. A. beautiful B. expensive C. important D. interesting30. A. As a result B. At last C. In a word D. In fact三、阅读
8、理解阅读下列材料，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项ATeenagers are known for being creative and full of new ideas. Lets have a look at these teenage inventions that might change the world.Banana leaves usually go bad in two or three days. Tenith Adithyaa, a teenager from India, used UV to make the leaves stay fresh fo
9、r a year. Tenith thinks that one day the leaves will be used for making plates, cups and other things. David Cohen, an American teenager, built an earthworm(蚯蚓) robot. It is able to go into the smallest places, where humans or dogs cant go. It will be used for finding people in a fire or an earthqua
10、ke. Remya Jose, a 14-year-old from India, found it tiring and boring to handwash clothes in the nearby river. She reused some bicycle parts and created a washing machine that saves time, energy and keeps people fit at the same time. Kenneth Shinozuku, a 15-year-old from New York, noticed that his gr
11、andfather who got Alzheimers disease（老年痴呆） would often leave home and get lost. So he invented the wearable sensors(感应器)to help people find their family members like his grandfather. 31. What is the passage mainly about?A. Popular adsB. Useful machinesC. Strange pictures.D. Teenage inventions32. The
12、 earthworm robot by David Cohen can _.A. make things stay freshB. help people wash clothesC. go into the smallest placesD. take care of the old people33. Which of the following is TRUEA. Plates and cups are made of fresh banana leaves.B. Remyas washing machine can also keep people fit.C. David Cohen
13、 is a middle school student from India.D. Kenneths wearable sensors will keep old people at home.BUnderstanding Graphics（图表）When we are reading, we often see one or two graphics in a text. Have you ever thought about these questions: Why are they there? What information do they give? Do they help wi
14、th our reading and understanding?Graphics are things like pictures, maps, charts and tables. They give information to readers. Very often, we can see different kinds of graphics in books, magazines and newspapers. Writers use graphics to get the readersattention and give them some particular(特别的)inf
15、ormation. Graphics help to understand the given information in a text. And graphics put the information in a particular order so that its easy to understand when we take a quick look.It is not always true that a picture is worth a thousand words. But many things are easier to show than to tell and t
16、hey may also be easier to understand. Graphics are just the right things that give a great deal of information but it doesnt take much time to read and understand.The right way to read and understand a graphic is to look at the picture and the words together. In a graphic, only a few words are used
17、to explain what the picture shows you. Sometimes, numbers and percentages(百分比) are also given to go with the words to explain things.Now look at the graphic on the right. It is how a researcher used a graphic to show the number of hours spent sleeping by British teenagers each day. Can you understan
18、d it?34. Which of the following is mentioned as a graphic?A. A letter.B. A poem.C. A map.D. A name card.35. The writer thinks graphics are important because _.A. less space is taken on a pageB. a picture is worth a thousand wordsC. a lot of time can be saved for writersD. many things are easier to s
19、how than to tell36. When we read a graphic, we should _.A. find out if there are any tables in itB. put the information in the right orderC. count how many words there are in itD. look at the picture and the words together37. The graphic given in the passage tells us that _.A. 5 British teenagers sl
20、eep for 8-9 hours every dayB. Chinese 18-year-olds spend 5-6 hours sleeping every dayC. 17% of the British teenagers sleep for 3-4 hours each dayD. 42% of the Chinese teenagers spend 6-7 hours sleeping each dayCShyness can be an unhappy feeling. But the good news is, youre not alone. Scientists say
21、that more than 40 percent of teenagers and adults consider themselves shy. Shyness is feeling a little nervous or as if you want to hide when youre around other people or in a new situation._ Scientists say such things as genetics（遗传基因）， life experiences， and environment can influence whether a pers
22、on is shy. For example, in some families, everybody seems to be shy.What happens if you are shy? Well, being shy may cause you to avoid or miss opportunities you would enjoy.How do people overcome (克服)shyness? This is what Gilbert tells us. When I started off trying to get over being shy, I decided
23、to do little steps at a time, including practicing smiling and saying hi to people. And it worked for me. “But shyness is not the kind of thing that most people can get over overnight. Overcoming shyness take time and needs practice.Here are some tips given by scientists.Think of what to talk about
24、before you leave home. Prepare things to talk about before youre in a social situation. For example, if you know your classmates are interested in an upcoming event, learn about it so you can join in the conversations.Let people know youre shy. If youre shy, just show it. Instead of letting people g
25、uess, tell them the truth. Explain that you are shy and feel nervous but enjoy talking to people.Make things easy for the other person. Remember, youre not the only shy person around. Do what you think might help others feel good-for example, say hello or smile.Pick one social skill to practice at a
26、 time. Start simply. For example, smile or be the first person to say hi. Choose skills you feel comfortable enough with to practice for a day, a week, a month, or even a year.38. Which of the following can be put in the blank in Paragraph2?A. What is shyness?B. What makes people shy?C. Can shyness
27、be good for us?D. Can we overcome shyness?39. The example of Gilbert in Paragraph 4 is given to _.A. show how people overcome shynessB. introduce a shy girl called GilbertC. tell the right time to practice smilingD. explain the steps of overcoming shyness40. What does the underlined word overnight i
28、n Paragraph 5 most probably mean?A. Correctly.B. Suddenly.C. Slowly.D. Finally.41. Which of the following is the right way to overcome shyness?A. Dont let others know that you are shy.B. Wait for others to say hello to you first.C. Choose several skills to practice at a time.D. Get ready before you
29、join in a social situation.DMy mother is a teacher, and I grew up with the challenges (挑战) a teacher faces. I often asked her, ”Why do you teach? What keeps you teaching? The answer was always the same. There is always that one child, that one moment that is worth it.”Now, I am a teacher, too. But d
30、ifferent from my mother, I teach students challenging activities outdoors. And when my mother asked me the similar questions, my answer was, its that one child, that one special moment.”One of those moments happened recently. I was working with a group of girls in a four-week programme. Everything w
31、ent on well through the Team events and we were moving on to a High one called the wire（钢索） WalkIn the Wire Walk, each girl had to climb up the pegs(木桩)in a tree to a wire, 8 meters high, and then walk across it. Of course, everything was safe for sure.When I asked who would try, a few girls raised their hands, and they finished the Wire Walk with little difficulty.But when it was Susies turn, it seemed that she didnt really want to. I asked Susie if she was rea
