江苏省灌南县各校命题评比2018年中考英语试题

— We often take part in after-class activities. I like to play _______ basketball, but my brother likes to play________ guitar.

— No, you      . You have already used it to play for two hours.

— That sounds great. We should do what we can __________ the school bus accident.

— What about this pink one?

— I know. But can you tell me ________?

— Let's help him go       the street.

— Ok. I'm coming.

— Yes. And it will be the second time to hold Olympic Games in Asia.

— Yes, _______________, please.

— Yes. He ran very fast__________ he could catch up with others.

—        , but someone thinks it's         .

— I'm waiting for my friend. If he_______, I________ swimming alone.

— In about three weeks.

    Beauty will buy no beef.

    Everyone admires beauty. Everyone has 1 standard about beauty.

    Nowadays some people may think that they can own beauty if they have a good looking. They are 2 with their appearance. So they 3much money taking a kind of operation to make themselves 4. Can beauty really be man-made? If so, everybody can get beauty.5a result, there is6beauty at all.

    The appearance 7by our parents and is unique in the world. Everyone should value it. I would rather nature as the standard of beauty. Just accept yourself,  accept everything8 the god gives to you， and create the beautiful life belonging9 you.

    Many heroes10beautiful appearance. However, their beautiful images often come to our minds. Their beauty 11 what they have devoted to the society.

    Don't try to judge12 a person is beautiful or not without a complete understanding of him. A beautiful person is not the one13 a good looking, but with a14heart.

    Good looking is pleasant while spiritual beauty is more important. As an old saying goes， “ Virtue is fairer than beauty. ” If you have a kind heart, you own real 15.

    World Sleep Day is on March 21st. Last year's theme was “Healthy sleep, away from the slow disease”. Its aim is to celebrate the benefits (好处) of good and healthy sleep.

    Sleep is like food for the brain. Enough sleep helps the body and brain grow and develop. According to the National Sleep Foundation in the US, adults need seven to nine hours of sleep every night. For students aged 10 to 17, a healthy amount is about eight to nine hours per night.

    But many students don't get enough sleep because of early school start times and heavy homework. About 80 percent of middle school students don't get enough sleep, the China Youth and Children Research Center reported. For some students, they want to sleep early, but they keep worrying about their schoolwork and can't fall asleep quickly. For others, they may even have insomnia which might keep them awake all night.

    These sleeping problems greatly affect people's lives. Experts have shown that lack of sleep for teenagers leads to poor grades. Students without enough sleep cannot pay attention in class or do well in sports. Also, lack of sleep may make them depressed.

    Luckily, with good sleep habits, it is easier to fall asleep. Some of these good habits include avoiding drinks that make people excited late in the day, going to sleep at the same time each night, and sleeping in a comfortable place that is dark, quiet, and neither too warm nor too cold.

    Twenty years ago my company sent me back to school for further education. So I went back to school three years after graduating from college.

    I was a little bit nervous, so I tried to prepare myself the best I could. I bought all my textbooks before the classes started. Then I went to the school the week before and found exactly where my classroom was. I packed my bag full of books and left early on the morning of the class to be sure that I got there on time.

    We all crowded into the classroom and the professor introduced himself to the class. He wrote his contact information on the blackboard and told us to write it down. I was just opening up my bag to get out a notebook when I realized that I didn't have one. I searched through my bag for a piece of paper, but I had none.

    I asked the student seated at the desk next to me, “Excuse me, could I borrow a piece of paper, please?” He looked at me a little strangely, but gave me several pieces.

    I was so embarrassed. Here I was on my first day of class and I had not even brought any paper with me. I opened my bag again to get out a pen to write down the teacher's contact information. No pen. I got the attention of the student next to me again. “Excuse me, could I borrow a pen, please?”

    Steve Jobs, who was as famous as Bill Gates in the world, was one of the fathers of the personal computing time and the founder of the computer company, “Apple”. He was also one of the greatest giants of the information age. The following are some of his greatest achievements.

    The evening of September 29, 2011, China launched (发射) its first space lab module Tiangong-1 at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwestern China.

    President Hu Jintao praised the success of China's first space lab module Tiangong-1, and shook hands with the staff of the Beijing Aerospace Flight Control Center.

    Premier Wen Jiabao and He Guoqiang also shook hands with the staff at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center to congratulate on the success.

    Tiangong-1, which is plannedtoconnect with the Shenzhou-8 spacecraft later this year, will get ready for building China's first space station.

    During its two-year service life, Tiangong-1 will mainly carry on four tasks, such as experiments of autonomous rendezvous(自主交会) and connection with the Shenzhou-8, -9, and -10 spacecrafts in the coming launches, which is going to set up the country's first space lab, according to Wu Ping, spokesperson for China's National Space Administration.

    According to the plan for China's manned space program, the Shenzhou-10 will be a manned spacecraft that is going to carry a female Chinese astronaut.

    Tiangong-1 is expected to become China's first space laboratory when it connects to the above mentioned spaceships.

    Yoga (瑜伽) is a kind of sport. It is very popular around the world now. Everyone，young and old can do yoga. It's good for b men and women.

    Why do people like yoga? There's a short answer and a long answer t that question. The short answer is that yoga makes you feel better. Practising, breathing exercises and thinking make you healthier in body, mind and spirit.

    For many people, that's enough of an answer, but there's more if you are interested.

    Yoga began in India about 5,000 years a At that time, people wanted to be free，healthy and live a long life，so this kind of exercise was born. The early yoga was part of a religion（宗教）. It was usually taught one to one—one teacher with one student. Yoga is a Sanskrit （梵语） word that means  “ to join or yoke (结合) together ”. There are tparts of yoga altogether: exercise, breathing, and meditation(沉思). In the past, people paid more ato the spirit. The idea behind the exercise was to join the mind, body and spirit as one. Yoga can give you peace, help you feel less stressed, and have fewer worries and illnesses.

    Over the last few centuries, there have been many changes in our lives.

    To start with, people were not able to travel such a long distance in such a short time in the past. Planes were not very popular at that time because they used to be a very expensive way to travel. Nowadays, we have fast, comfortable cars, and more and more people can travel by plane.

    Secondly, in the past, people had to work much harder because they did not have the tools that we have today. Today, most of the difficult and dangerous work is done by computers and machines.

    Thirdly, in the past, the living conditionswere not as good as they are now. There were no bathrooms or running water in many houses, and many people could not buy things like fridges, TV sets or washing machines. Now, most families have several of these things.

    Finally, nowadays, more and more people have the chance to get a good education. In the past, there were fewer schools and the quality of education was much poorer. Also, it is much easier to find the educational materials that you need on the Internet now. 

    The scientific and technological development in the world is amazing. Life now is much faster and busier than it used to be. And we are still creating new things to make our lives better and easier.

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