2018年广东省中考英语试卷
一、听力理解（每小题1分，共30分）
1．（1.00分）How did Susan do in the 100﹣meter race？
2．（1.00分）Where did the old man live？
3．（1.00分）Why did they punish Peter yesterday？
4．（1.00分）Which is the man the speaker is talking about？
5．（1.00分）What do people eat with in this country？
6．（1.00分）What is the weather like？
A．Rainy．
B．Windy．
C．Sunny．
7．（1.00分）What is Lily's dress made of？
A．Silk．
B．Cotton．
C．Paper．
8．（1.00分）Which robot does the woman like better？
A．The one with a square head．
B．The one with a round face．
C．The one with green eyes．
9．（1.00分）Where does the conversation probably take place？A．On a bus．
B．On a train．
C．On a plane．
10．（1.00分）How long did it take the woman to get home from France？A．3 hours．
B．11 hours
C．14 hours．
11．（2.00分）（1）What does the man think of Tina？
A．A shy girl．
B．A confident girl．
C．An unfriendly girl．
（2）How can Tina start a conversation according to the man？
A．By making small talk．
B．By singing a song．
C．By keeping smiling．
12．（3.00分）（1）What's the possible relationship between the two speakers？A．Husband and wife．
B．Father and daughter．
C．Mother and son．
（2）Who are their new neighbors？
A．The Browns．
B．A young couple．
C．A big family．
（3）When did the Browns put their house on the market？
A．Several days ago．
B．Several weeks ago．
C．several years ago．
13．（5.00分）（1）Steven visited his grandma．
A．once a month
B．twice a month
C．three times a month
（2）Steven didn't like the sweaters because．
A．they were too small
B．they were for adults
C．They made him look funny
（3）Steven lived in a small flat．
A．alone
B．with his parents
C．with his classmates
（4）Steven felt when his grandma asked about his sweaters．A．angry
B．easy
C．awkward
（5）In fact，Steven's sweaters．
A．were stolen
B．were given away
C．were thrown away
14．（5.00分）（1）Peppa Pig， a British cartoon，has been translated into languages．
A．14
B．40
C．80
（2）are fond of the cartoon．
A．Only adults
B．Only young children
C．Both children and adults
（3）According to the passage，visitors cannot have in the Peppa theme（主题）parks．
A．a horse ride
B．a balloon ride
C．a boat ride
（4）The Peppa Pig theme parks in Beijing and Shanghai will be open just in time for．
A．the Year of the Dog
B．the Year of the Pig
C．the Year of the Tiger
（5）The passage is mainly about．
A．what Peppa Pig likes
B．how popular Peppa Pig is
C．why kids like Peppa Pig
15．（5.00分）Li Shizhen and Bencao Gangmu
Date of Li's birth：July 3rd，（1）
Li's life experience：
★（2）the national exam three times and turned to medicine
★ Cured（治愈）the son of the Prince of Chu
★ got a government position；read medical books and found（3）in some of them
★ wrote a book providing（4）and clear information on medicine Bencao Gangmu：
★ Introduction of more than 1，800Chinese medical plants
★ Description of the type，form，taste，（5）and use of 1，094medical plants
二、单项填空（每小题1分，共15分）
16．（1.00分）____ new study says that going to___bed late is harmful to our health．（）
A．/，/ B．A，/ C．A，the D．The，the
17．（1.00分）The three ____ upstairs are too small to have enough_____ for a double bed．（）
A．room，room B．room，rooms C．rooms，room D．rooms，rooms 18．（1.00分）﹣How soon will we get the offer from a new high school？
﹣_____ about two months．（）
A．In B．For C．Among D．During
19．（1.00分）Boxing Day，the 26th of December，got_____name from a time when many rich families gave boxes of gifts to poor people who had to work at
Christmas．（）
A．it's B．its C．one's D．one
20．（1.00分）According to a survey，four out of five women do housework at home，but only______of men would do it．（）
A．four fifth B．four fifths C．two fifth D．two fifths
21．（1.00分）﹣My grandpa practices playing the guitar______ in the university for the elderly every day．
﹣cool! It's never too old to learn．（）
A．hard B．hardly C．great D．greatly
22．（1.00分）China is getting more and more independent of Western technology，_____ it is leading in many fields，such as the self﹣driving car industry．（）A．/ B．or C．but D．and
23．（1.00分）It is said that the number of forest Parks in Guangdong_____to more than 1，000so far．（）
A．increase B．increased
C．has increased D．will increase
24．（1.00分）﹣What do you think of the movie Operation Red Sea？
﹣Wonderful．I've never seen a movie_____than it．（）
A．more excited B．more exciting
C．most excited D．most exciting
25．（1.00分）﹣I saw the light of your room was still on at two o'clock last night．﹣Oh，I ____a football match of the Russia World Cup．（）
A．watched B．was watched C．am watching D．was watching
26．（1.00分）﹣Yuan Longping，a famous Chinese scientist，is now doing research on sea rice．
﹣If farmers____ start planting rice in salty water，China's food supply will surely rise．（）
A．can B．can't C．must D．mustn't
27．（1.00分）After long years of war，many people in Syria are homeless．I think
it important_____ a peaceful world．（）
A．build B．not build C．to build D．not to build
28．（1.00分）Many shops in China_____to shut down as a new law against ivory（象牙）trade came into effect on January 1st，2018．（）
A．ordered B．didn't order
C．were ordered D．weren't ordered
29．（1.00分）﹣Could you tell me_____you'd like me to pay you？
﹣You'd better use mobile payment．I don't care____it is Ali Pay or WeChat Pay．（）
A．how，whether B．how，why
C．what，whether D．what，why
30．（1.00分）﹣Would you mind my turning up the TV？The New Year concert has just begun．
﹣_________．Just go ahead．（）
A．Please don't B．Better not
C．I'm afraid not D．Of course not
三、完形填空（有1小题，共10分）
31．（10.00分）A wealthy man love his son very much．As he wanted his son to lead a happy life，he decided to send him to see a wise old man for his advice on happiness．
When the old man learnt about his（1），he handed the boy an empty bowl and said．"Go to the river miles away and（2）it with water．I will tell you about it（3）no water is spilt（酒）when you reach here．" Although the boy was very surprised at this，he had no choice but to（4）this task．The boy（5）on foot for the river and some time later came back with a bowl of water．The old man asked him，"Did you notice the beautiful flowers along the road and the birds singing the trees？" The boy could say nothing about them because he gave his（6）attention to the bowl in his hands．
The old man smiled and said，"Bring me（7）bowl of water，but this time enjoy the flowers and the singing of birds as well．"
When he returned，the boy was able to（8）everything he had seen to the old man．But when he looked down at his bowl，he found（9）that most water was gone．He forgot all about his bowl while enjoying the beautiful things along the road．
"Well，young man，" the old man said．"Enjoy the beauty of the world，but never forget the water in your bowl．This is the（10）of happiness．"（1）A．research B．promise C．purpose D．experience
（2）A．wash B．fill C．compare D．connect
（3）A．if B．until C．unless D．while
（4）A put ou B．pick out C．point out D．carry out
（5）A．set off B．paid off C．got off D．kept off
（6）A．public B．weak C．quick D．full
（7）A．any B．every C．another D．the other
（8）A．change B．imagine C．examine D．describe
（9）A．lazily B．sadly C．luckily D．excitedly
（10）A．result B．cause C．secret D．decision
四、阅读理解（共3小题，共30分）
32．（10.00分）BIPC would like to invite beekeepers to the
World Bee Day Activities
9：00am﹣4：00pm，Sunday，May 20th 2018
Landhill Hall，Cornwall
Bees are now in danger and its number is going down every year largely because of human activity，while a third of the world's food production depends on this yellow and black insect（昆虫）and other pollinators（传授花粉者）．
May 20th this year is the first World Bee Day．It was created last year by the UN，after Slovenia put forward the idea，to draw people's attention to the important role of bees and other pollinators in keeping the planet healthy．
A day for all those who are interested in learning to improve the quality（质量）of their bees! A day also for those who want to know more about bee keeping!
Bring your family with you and have fun! Let's celebrate everything connected with bees and the coming of spring!
Activities for the whole family：
talks on bees/bee products for sale/wax（蜡）& candle﹣making lessons
Bee Communication：
Dr Gavin Ramsay will explain the dances of bees，telling you about what smart behaviors bees have．
Cleaning beeswax & candle﹣making：Classes will be given by Kate Black．Cafe：Lunch and tea/coffee/cakes are available at the cafe．
These activities are held by BIPC，the Bee Improvement Program for Cornwall．Tickets are 8formembersofBIPCand10for non﹣members．Half price for a child．
All the money will go to the City Bee Protection Project．
Book your place by emailing bengreen@hotmail．com
（1）The danger that bees are facing is caused by．
A．beekeepers
B．food production
C．human activity
D．other pollinators
（2）The World Bee Day was created．
A．to advise people to keep healthy
B．to help beekeepers sell more bee products
C．to celebrate the coming of spring
D．to make people know the importance of bees
（3）During the activities，you can learn all the following EXCEPT．A．to make a candle
B．to improve the quality of bees
C．to make tea and coffee
D．to understand the dances of bees
（4）Bill，a member of BIPC，and his 5﹣year﹣old son will pay for tickets to the activities．
A．10dollars
B．12dollars
C．l6dollars
D．l8dollars
（5）The money from the sales of tickets．
A．will be used to protect bees
B．will make BIPC very rich
C．will be given to beekeepers
D．will be spent on the celebrations
33．（10.00分）There's much lo see under the sea，but you need to remember that light behaves differently in water than in air．The objects appear closer to you than they exactly are．You might find yourself reaching out to touch something and completely missing it．
Objects under water will appear larger than they would on the surface，too．Be careful not to tell any stories about the big fish that got away．That fish might not be so big after all! It's just because sometimes things can seem to be as much as about 33percent bigger in water!
What's more，in deeper water，colors just don't seem as bright．In fact，it looks as if some colors are missing．Remember the color of an object results from the wavelengths（波长）of light that are reflected（反射）from its surface．And light is taken in as it moves down through the water．
Swimmers wear wet suits to keep warm underwater．Let's take a bright red，