2018年山东省烟台市中考英语试卷二、完形填空（共1小题，共10分）1. "What's the meaning of life? " This is a question we all ask（1）_______at one point or another． The best answer that I came across was written by the great psychologist, Viktor Frankl． He wrote that "The meaning of life is to give life meaning"．When I was a young boy, I gave my life meaning by（2）_______playing, running, jumping, swimming, laughing and riding my bike．When I went to school, I gave my life meaning by learning, studying hard, getting good grades and trying to make my mom and dad （3）_______．When I was a teenager, I found meaning in playing sports, （4）_______out with my friends and trying to impress girls．In college, I found my life meaning by deciding what I wanted to study and what career （职业） I would （5）_______for．When I was working as a teacher, I found meaning in helping to open young minds to new （6）_______and old wisdom．When I married and had kids, I found meaning in protecting and watching over those I loved． When I found out （7）_______of my sons were mentally handicapped（智障）, I found meaning in loving them, （8）_______them and learning so much from them about life, love, patience, faith and joy．（9）_______I grew older, I began to understand meaning isn't something that comes and goes． We can give meaning to every moment of our life． We can bring meaning to the thoughts we have． We can bring meaning to the things we do． We can bring meaning to the hearts we （10）_______． All we have to do is to love．It is love that makes life worth living． It is love that gives life meaning．（1）A ourselvesB oursC us（2）A exactlyB simplyC widely（3）A wiseB seriousC proud（4）A hangingB bringingC giving（5）A provideB prepareC cheer（6）A ideasB adviceC promises（7）A neitherB eitherC both（8）A growing upB caring forC taking after（9）A AsB UnlessC Since（10）A feelB touchC beat三、阅读理解（共5小题，共35分）2. There lived an old man in a small town of Germany． He had three sons and they all worked in the same factory where he had worked． After the Second World War began, his sons were all made to join the army and all of them died in the battle（战争）． The old man was heartbroken． He didn't have enough food and often went hungry． Nobody helped him and he didn't know how to go on living．One cold winter night, the old man couldn't go to sleep． He had been hungry for two days and it was so cold that ice could be seen in his room． He had to get up and began to run in the room until he lay down on the ground． The next morning he had to beg from door to door． He had been to a lot of cities ever since．Once he came to a village, but the villagers were all poor and couldn't give him anything． He was too hungry to go to another village． He thought over and over and found a way． He came to a police station and called out． "Hitler is a foolish pig!"Out came a policeman at once． He took the old man into a room, gave him some bread and a cup of tea． Then he said, "Don't say that in our ________, sir!""I'm sorry, sir, " said the old man, "I don't know it's Hitler's hometown．""No, no, sir, " the policeman said in a hurry, "It's the pig's hometown!"（1）Why was the old man heartbroken？________A Because he had nothing to support his three sons．B Because he was made to join the army．C Because all his three sons lost their lives in the war．（2）Finally， the old man got things to eat by________．A asking the villagers for help．B shouting to the police station．C begging from door to door．（3）Actually the policeman________．A hated Hitler as well as the old man．B didn't want to help the oldman． C thought the old man was more foolish than pigs．（4）We can infer（推断） that the"village" underlined in the passage is________ hometown．A the old man's． B the pigs'． C Hitler's．（5）The passage above is________．A a science fiction．B a funny story．C a fairy tale．On sale!Girl's Purple TentIt has light weight and is easy to fit together and take down．There are small holes in the windows． These holes let the air in and keep the bugs out．Price: £30（£66）For more interesting things ﹣Tel: 768﹣3647Peng Lai Chun RestaurantYuxi RoadA Chinese restaurant．Delicious and great value!You can get a starter, a main course and a drink only for ￥18! 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Heritage（遗产） is traditional customs, history and beliefs． We use the word "heritage" in many different ways． People talk about their family heritage, city heritage and national heritage．Today, heritage is changing, The Internet connects people around the world． In many ways this is a good thing, because we can learn about the heritage of other countries, andwe can show our own heritage to the world． however, some people worry that traditional heritage is disappearing． In many ways, countries are becoming more and more alike（相似的）． In most countries around the world, you can find KFC, Nike shoes, Starbucks coffee, American movies and so on． Some people think this is a good change, and others don't like it． You can decide whether or not it's a good thing．However, everyone wants to protect traditional heritage, and sometimes this ishard． ________That is why heritage protection is so important． Heritage protection is a simple thought． It means keeping your country's or your city's heritage alive． People do this in many ways． The biggest part of heritage protection is probably preserving（保护）old buildings． Some suggestions of heritage protection are making sure your kids speak your traditional language, and teaching knowledge about heritage to them．The world is changing． No matter how it changes, never forget the heritage of our parents and grandparents．（1）Is the heritage nowadays the same as it used to be？________A No．B Yes．C It is not mentioned in the passage．（2）The examples mentioned in the second paragraph________．A show the importance of heritage．B describe people's love for heritage．C help people understand heritage better．（3）The underlined sentence shows that________．A it is necessary to learn about the heritage of other countries．B the writer is worrying about the traditional heritage protection．C countries are becoming quite different in some ways．（4）The following statements are parts of heritage protection EXCEPT________．A trying to change traditional customs．B preserving old buildings．C keeping traditional language alive．（5）What may be the best title for the passage？________A Internet and Heritage．B Heritage Is Disappearing．C Heritage Protection．5. Marco Polo was born in Italy in 1254． When he was 17， he travelled along the Silk Road with his father． who wanted to trade with the Chinese． Finally， they arrived in Beijing． They were guests at the Emperor's Palace． Marco was very clever and could speak four languages． The Emperor was impressed by him and they became friends． He asked Marco to serve in his court （宫殿） and sent him to do many important jobs all over the country．Marco was amazed by how beautiful China was． He was impressed by Beijing and the Emperor's Palace， especially the Summer Palace which was described as "The greatest palace that I've ever seen"． The walls were covered with gold and silver and the hall was so big that it could easily hold 6，000 people for dinner．"Marco was also attracted （吸引） by the inventions and developments in China which couldn't be found in Europe at that time． Marco was surprised to see Chinese people using paper money in the markets． In Europe， people paid for goods（货物） with gold and silver． He could not understand how people paid for food and valuable things with paper! He was also puzzled by the black stones people used to burn to produce heat． The black stones were coal， but Marco had never seen coal before!After he served the Emperor for 17 years， in 1291， Marco returned to Italy． He was a very wealthy man then． A writer wrote down all the stories that Marco told him in a book called The Description of the World， which became one of the best﹣selling books in Europe．People enjoyed the book， but many of them thought that Marco's stories about China were too fantastic to be true． However， Marco always stood by his tales． Just before he died，aged 70， Marco was asked the question， "Was it all true？" And this was his answer，"________!"（5）________．6. Some people seem to have unusual memories． Zheng Aiqiang， a "memory athlete" on TV show Super Brain， can remember 2， 660 numbers in just one hour!You would think people like him must have special brains． But according to a recent study by researchers from America and Holland， the brain structure of ordinary people and 23 of the world's lending memory athletes shows no difference．Good memories can be trained． New research in the magazine Neuron suggests that a person will get a super memory with just six weeks of hard training．Researchers found that a technique （技巧） called loci， invented by the ancient Greeks，can greatly help improve memory．By using loci， you are using your imagination to improve the brain's memory networks． You can link （关联） something you need to remember with a place that you know very well． For example， to remember a list of numbers， imagine yourself walking through your house． Each thing is linked to a number． For example， zero could be the handle on the door and five could be the painting on the wall．In one study， some ordinary people were given 20 minutes to remember 72 nouns． At the beginning， they could only remember 26 words， but when they were taught loci， they could remember 62 words．"Not everyone can become a memory winner． ________" said Boris Konrad， one of the researchers in the study．（1）_______From the recent study， we know that ordinary people and memory athletes have similar________．（2）_______To memorize a list of numbers by using loci means you are using your________to link it with a________you know well according to the passage．◆（3）_______请根据短文内容回答问题What does the new research in the magazine Neuron suggest？________◆（4）_______请用一句话概括段落大意．Paragraph 6 tells us that________◆（5）_______请将文中划线句子译成汉语．________四、词汇运用（共10分，每小题1分）7. To my surprise， he has________（完全） forgotten the pleasant trip．8. Eating too much salt________（增加） the risk of high blood pressure．9. We all like to be with Rita because she is very________（诚实） and kind．10. Generally speaking， excellent learners have some good habits in________（相同）．11. Lu Chuanjian is one of the most outstanding________（飞行员） that I have ever known．12. Father had his car________（repair） in the 4S shop last week．13. We're supposed________（spread） positive energy everywhere we go．14. Town Cinema has________（comfort） seats than Guangming Cinema．15. They haven't made a________（decide） where to spend their summer vacation．16. The old lady living on the________（five） floor sometimes dances with her husband onthe square．五、完成句子(共10分，每小题2分)17. Rick在公园对面的中国银行上班．Rick works at the Bank of China________．18. 老师没有惩罚那些调皮的男孩儿，而是耐心地对待他们．The teacher treated the naughty boys patiently________．19. 公共场所不允许大声喧哗．We are not allowed to________．20. 非常期待在下次聚会见到您．I'm really________at the next gathering．21. 让我们行动起来，建设天蓝、地绿、水清的美丽新中国．Let's take actions to create a beautiful new China where________， the land is green， and the water is clear．六、短文填空（共1小题，共10分）22. The Great Pyramid of Giza is one of the Wonders of the Ancient World． It was b（1）________more than 4，000 years ago in Egypt． It is so p（2）________that millions of tourists from around the world come to visit it every year．In Egypt there are over 80 pyramids and the l（3）________one is the Great Pyramid． It l（4）________on the west bank of the Nile． In fact， all the pyramids along the Nile are on thewest bank． The ancient Egyptians compared the rising of the sun to the beginning of lifeand the setting of the sun to the end of life． That is w（5）________their dead bodies were buried （埋葬）on the west bank of the Nile．You can h（6）________imagine how huge the Great Pyramid is． It has over 2 million blocks． Some are as heavy as five school buses． A（7）________they were heavy， workers were able to put a block into the pyramid every three minutes．The workers， Egyptian men and women， worked in teams． The teams had different t（8）________． Some dug up the stones． Others moved them， Another team cut the stones． The last group put the stones into the pyramid． There were so many different teams， but the pyramid is perfect． No stone is in the w（9）________position．But how did the Egyptians move those heavy Stones to the top w（10）________any modern machinery（机械）？ No one knows for sure． Many things about the Great Pyramid arestill a mystery．七、书面表达（共15分）23. 分享是一种行为方式，也是一种良好的品质（quality）．人生处处充满分享，懂得分享非常重要．分享快乐，快乐加倍；分担烦恼，烦恼减半．请根据以上观点，结合思维导图所示，以"My Sharing Experience" 为题，写一篇100词左右的短文．要求：1．短文须包括所有要点提示，语句通顺，意思连贯，可适当发挥；2．题目和开头已给出，不计入总词数3．文中不得出现个人真实姓名和校名．参考词汇： be full of，cut…in half， thanks to， overcomeMy Sharing ExperienceSharing is a way of behavior as well as a good quality of people．____________________．2018年山东省烟台市中考英语试卷答案1. ABCABACBAB2. CBACB3. CABAB4. ACBAC5. I have only told a half what I saw,Silk Road,important jobs,inventions and developments,the black stones,there were also many things about China he didn't tell6. But everyone using the technique can improve his memory greatly，,brainstructure,imagination,place,A person will get a super memory with just weeks of hard training．,loci （is a good technique which） can greatly help improve memory．,但是每个人使用这种技术都能极大地改善他的记忆力．7. completely8. increases9. honest10. common11. pilots12. repaired13. to spread14. more comfortable15. decision16. fifth17. across from the park18. instead of punishing them19. speak loudly in public20. looking forward to meeting/seeing you21. the sky is blue/ the skies are blue22. uilt,opular,argest,ies,hy,ardly,lthough,asks,rong,ithout23. Sharing is a way of behavior as well as a good quality of people． It is very important to learn to share with others．（分享的意义）【高分句型一】There are many things to share in different ways． For example， l can share some beautiful pictures， favorite music， different ideas with others face to face or by QQ． e﹣mail which are widely used． Now l'd like to share one of my unforgettable experiences with you．（分享的方式）Emily was lonely and unhappy． I hoped to cheer her up． So I shared my favorite books and chatted with her after class． As time went by， she became used to sharing her feelings with me． Now we're good friends．（我的分享经历）ln a word， sharing is not only interesting but also helpful and it makes us grow up．【高分句型二】We can learn a lot from sharing and enjoy our lives more．（我的感悟）。