1、=【 ;精品教育资源文库 】 = 2018 杭州中考英语试题卷 第 I 卷 第一部分 听力（略） 第 卷 第二部分阅读理解 (共两节 ,满分 40 分 ) 第一节 (共 15 小题 .每小题 2 分 ,满分 30 分 ) 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项 (A、 B、 C 和 D)中选出最佳选项。 A When Canadian teenager Ryan was six years old, his teacher told him that in many parts of Africa, there was no clean water. She said that people of
2、ten made themselves ill, and even died, just from drinking or bathing in dirty water. What she said made Ryan upset. He decided to raise money for a well(井 ) so that people in Africa could have clean water. He did extra chores for his parents and raised $70 all by himself. Then he found out that it
3、actually cost $2,000 to dig a well. Most people would have given up at this point, but not Ryan. He was disappointed, but determined to raise more money. Finally he collected over $2,000. That money was used to dig the first of “Ryans wells”. Since then, Ryan has continued to raise money for more we
4、lls. In fact, Ryan has raised over $1,500 ,000! Ryan calls himself “a normal boy” and likes to play ice hockey when hes not in school or traveling around the world talking to other students about himself and his work. As for the future. he has said that he isnt exactly sure what he will choose to do
5、. “Something along the lines of a lawyer or a teacher. Maybe a leader!” 16. Ryans teacher told him about the water problem in Africa in order to . A. encourage Ryan to dig wells for people in Africa B. ask Ryan to raise money for poor people in Africa C. make Ryan feel unhappy and disappointed D. ed
6、ucate Ryan to care about African people in difficulty. 17. What does Ryan think of himself according to the passage? A. He is different from other students in many ways. B. He never gives up when he has decided to do something. C. He is talented and can do many great things in the future, D. Hes lik
7、e other students with his own hobby and dreams. 18. Which of the following is the best title for the passage? A. Ryan and His Teacher B. Ryan and His Wells. C. Ryan and His Money D. Ryan and His Future =【 ;精品教育资源文库 】 = B Who wants to eat food that is thrown away as waste? Believe it or not, thats ex
8、actly what world leaders did at a lunch held by the United Nations in 2015. During the meal, the world leaders enjoyed dishes like salads and burgers made with thrown-away vegetables and fruits. Chef Dan Barber, who helped create the meal, hoped that the experience would make the leaders pay more at
9、tention to the issue of food waste. It is a huge problem. One out of nine people on Earth does not get enough food. Yet every year over one third of the food produced worldwide goes to waste! Why is so much food wasted? Firstly, food is often thrown away before it reaches customers because too much
10、of it is produced, or because it is not kept properly in farms. Secondly, shops and supermarkets usually throw away unsold food. Finally, customers often buy more food than they need, so a lot of uneaten food is wasted. How can you waste less food? When eating out, you may ask for less food and take
11、 home what is left. Visit fast food restaurant less often, since they usually more wasteful. Encourage your favorite restaurants to give unsold food to food banks. You can also waste less food at home. Use smaller rice bowls so that you serve less rice. Encourage family members to use unfinished ric
12、e to make rice puddings. Tell family members to make a shopping list and buy only what is on the list when shopping for food. Food waste is a growing problem and we, either farmers or food sellers or customers, must take this problem more seriously and do what we can to help. 19. What did world lead
13、ers do at a lunch held by the United Nations in 2015? A. They threw away food as waste during the meal. B. They made dishes with waste vegetables and fruits C. They ate food made with waste vegetables and fruits. D. They helped Chef Dan Barber create the special meal. 20. The underlined word “issue”
14、 in Paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to . A. result B. problem C. cause D. beginning 21. The writer organizes Paragraph 4 by asking a question and . A. giving examples B. using numbers C. listing reasons D. telling a story 22. Which way of wasting less food is mentioned in the passage? A. Buying un
15、sold food from supermarkets. B. Keeping food properly in fridge. C. Using smaller rice bowls when eating out. D. Asking for less food in restaurants. =【 ;精品教育资源文库 】 = C Bananas are the perfect snack. Not only are they sweet and delicious, but they are easy to carry around, so you can take them anywh
16、ere. Best of all, bananas provide different things that the human body needs! Bananas grow best in warm places that get lots of rain. They grow on plants that look like trees. The banana plant, however, is considered a herb rather than a tree because it doesnt have a strong , woody stem（ 茎，干 ） . The
17、 plants can grow as high as 30 feet. When they reach their full height, flowers grow out from the stem. These flowers produce bananas. Two or three times each year, the plants produce fruit. The bananas grow together, which seem like “hands”. A hand is made up of 10 to 20 bananas. Growers sometimes
18、call bananas “fingers”. Each bunch（ 丛 ） of bananas has about 15 hands, and so a whole bunch may have as many as 200 bananas and can weigh more than 100 pounds. After about three months, the bananas are ready to be picked. At this point, they still arent the sunny yellow color of bananas. Farmers pic
19、k them when theyre green. Thats how theyre shipped to stores. They turn yellow along the way and are ready to be sold. If you love bananas, youve got a lot of company. Americans have been enjoying bananas since the first shipment arrived in the United States in 1876. Today, American eat more bananas
20、 than any other fruit. More bananas are sold than apples and grapes together. Every American eats over 26 pounds of bananas each year! 23. The first paragraph mainly talks about . A. why people like bananas B. how bananas taste C. what bananas are rich in D. where bananas are taken 24. What is the c
21、orrect order in which these happen? a. The bananas begin to turn yellow b. A banana plant grows to full height. c. The flowers produce bananas. d. The bananas are ready to be picked. A. c-b-a-d B. b-c-d-a C. b-c-a-d D. c-b-d-a 25. Which of the following is true according to the passage? A. The banan
22、a plant is a kind of tree. B. Bananas like growing in hot and dry areas. C. One banana plant usually produces fruit once a year. D. The banana plant usually produces fruit once a year. 26. Which is the second most popular fruit in America according to the bar chart? A. Apples. B. Grapes. C. Bananas.
23、 D. Oranges =【 ;精品教育资源文库 】 = D There is a popular Chinese saying that “Fair skin(皮肤 ) will make up for three flaws(缺陷 )”. This mentions the fact that in Chinese culture, it is believed that people who have fair skin are more beautiful. In Western culture, however, the opposite is true many Westerner
24、s think tanned skin is prettier. The example shows that different cultures have different ideas of what they think is beautiful. These cultural meanings of the beauty, however, are no longer important. As more and more people travel overseas, ideas about beauty are being shared among cultures. The I
25、nternet has also made it easier for people to share different types of beauty since people are always posting pictures on social media. The result is an ever-changing idea of what is considered beautiful. The cultural practice of ear piercings, for example, has become a part of modern day culture. In Kenya, it is a tradition among Masai men and women to pierce and then make their ear lobes( 耳 垂 ) longer using ivory and wood or stones. They then wear colorful things on their ear lobes. This is a common pra
