2018年山东淄博中考英语试题（已公布）(9)

　　五、阅读表达(共5小题,满分10分)

　　阅读短文,根据要求完成下面各小题。

　　Maria Keller is from Minneapolis, Minnesota. When she was 8 years

　　old,she already loved reading. 43. She also noticed that some of her classmates didn't read as much as she did.When she asked her mother why that could be, her mother said that they might not be able to afford books. Maria had never thought of this. She could not believe that some children might not have bedtime stories read to them. She decided to change this.

　　With her mother's help, Maria created Read Indeed. Read Indeed is an organization which collects and gives out books to children in need for free. Maria set the goal to collect and give out one million books by the time she was 18. She tried every means to achieve it.44.As a result,it didn't take long to reach that goal!

　　Today, at the age of 14, she has collected over one million books and has sent them to many states and countries around the world. She says,"I cannot live without books. As I continue my work, I have learned that millions of kids are in need of books. So I just can't give up, even after reaching my original(最初的)goal.”

　　She has recently set a new goal: To give books to kids in need in every state in the United States, and every country in the world.

　　(一)根据短文内容简要回答问题

　　41. Why did Maria create Read Indeed?

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　　42. When did Maria reach her original goal?

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　　(二)将文中画线的句子译成汉语。

　　43._______________________________

　　44._______________________________

　　(三) 请给短文拟一个适当的题目

　　45._______________________________

　　六、完成句子(共4小题,满分6分)

　　根据汉语意思用英语完成句子,将答案写在横线上,每空一词

　　46.多好的天啊!咱们去划船吧。

　　_____ _____ lovely day! ______go boating.

　　47.迄今为止,我们的家乡已经发生了很大的变化。

　　_____ _____ great changes have _____place in our hometown.

　　48.我们为中国传统文化感到自豪

　　We are______ _______ Chinese traditional culture

　　49. 长城是世界上最古老的建筑之一。

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　　七、语法填空(共10小题,满分10分)

　　阅读下面短文,在空白处填入适当的内容(不多于3个单词)或括号内

　　单词的正确形式。

　　Playgrounds in schools and parks are usually built to be safe enough Most of the safety rules were created 50_______the 1980s, after a few accents happened on playgrounds. Some children were hurt 51_______ (serious) in these accidents. Their parents said the playgrounds weren't safe enough, and that the bosses that owned the playgrounds 52_______ (have) to pay much money to t hose parents. After that, schools and cities began changing playgrounds to make them as safe 53_______possible.

　　But safe playgrounds have not really made a 54______(different) in the accidents. In fact, there have been more accidents where children have broken an arm or a leg. Some experts believe that this is because children can learn to be careful only 55______they are in danger.

　　Children should do things that seem a little dangerous--like climbing trees, riding bikes really fast or playing near water.  Those things can teach 56______(they). how to keep safe. When children have small accidents, they learn how 57______(avoid) worse accidents.

　　If children 58(allow) to take some risks, they can become confident(自信的)and independent.They also get better at problem-solving and teamwork.

　　Many experts also believe that "safe playgrounds are too boring. They say that if playgrounds were more challenging and 59______ (excite),kids would probably get more exercise.

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