江苏省连云港市2018年中考英语试卷

—Don't worry. Let me help you find it.

—Wow, it has video cameras in its eyes, so it        “see” and interact with people.

—Of course, it's built over a         canyon in the Zhangjiajie National Forest Park.

—Well, it wasn't me. I didn't do it.

—Yes, he just parked his car here and then hurried        the street.

—Sorry. Mum. I won't do it next time.

—In about two years.

—It doesn't matter.

—On July 15th. So after the exam, you can enjoy most of the matches.

—        .I'll do it at once.

    Grandma called me in from the yard. “Would you please go to the store for me? I'm ready to makecakes, and there isn't enough yeast (酵母). Take a quarter from my little change 1 .” I found Grandma's wallet and put the quarter in my pocket.

    I was soon in the little general store that2 our farming community. “Mr. Jenkins,” I said, “Grandma needs some yeast.” Mr. Jenkins set three cakes of yeast on the counter. His eyes shone, and he 3 at me. “And what else do you need?” I knew what he meant. I was always allowed to pick a penny candy when I came to the store with Grandma. “How much 4 do I have from a quarter?” I asked. “Seven cents.” Mr. Jenkins replied. I thought 5that quickly. I would have a nickel and two pennies back.I was sure Grandma wouldn't6 if I spent one penny, and if she were here, she might even say I could have them both. The7 I looked at the candy display, the more certain I became that I needed two pennies' worth as a reward for coming to the store alone. And I did so.

    “Thank you,” Grandma said when I 8 the yeast on the table. “Did you put the change back in my wallet?” “Yes, Grandma.” I replied, hurrying out to the yard. “I hadn't really lied to Grandma,” I argued with myself. “I did 9all the change I had.”

    But I had 10two pennies without Grandma's permission(允 许). The second piece of candy in my pocket didn't sound like a good idea any more. I knew I had lied to Grandma, and I was 11about it. Grandma loved me so much that I couldn't bear to keep anything from her.

    12Grandma took the hot cakes from the oven, I told her about the candy. She13 when I finished my story. “I know just 14you feel,” she said. “We all feel like that when we've done15deceitful (欺 骗  的). I'm glad you told me about the pennies, and of course I'll forgive you.” Grandma hugged me tight, and suddenly I felt as though a big stone was gone from my stomach.

    I spent a lot of time making a large shelf for my cave. I found a big tree and chopped it down. This took three days. Then, I chopped off the branches. This took another two days. After that, I chopped the wood away from one side, and then from the other side. This took more than one month. Altogether it took forty-two days. In England, two men with a good saw could have made six of these shelves from that tree in half a day.

    I also spent a lot of time looking after my corn and rice crops. I had to protect them from wild animals and birds, so I made a fence around them. I shot some of the birds and hung them up near the corn. After that, all the other birds stayed away. I used one of the old swords I had taken from the ship to cut down the corn when it was ready. I was very proud of my corn and rice and worked hard to increase my crops. A few years later, I would have enough corn to make bread. I had to find a way to grind the corn into flour, but the rocks on the island were not hard enough. I finally discovered that a very hard piece of wood would do. I used some cloth to separate the meal from the husks. Not having an oven, I made some square pots with lids and covered them with hot ashes. This baked the dough, and I had bread! I made my cave bigger again to hold the corn and flour so that I could make bread whenever I needed to.

    I sometimes wondered how I could get to the land which was visible from the other side of the island. I went to the ship's boat that was blown onto the beach in the shipwreck. However, I could not get it to the water. It was too heavy. I tried many different ways of doing it, but none of them were successful.

    Fresh off his MasterChef Junior run, Evan Robinson, who is only 12 years old, is using his kitchen skills to raise money for Puerto Rico. The TV show contestant wanted to offer help after hurricanes(飓风) hit the country last September.

    “I've been seeing, all over the news, people struggling,” Evan said. “They can't get fresh water, electricity; they can't get really anything. I know I'm just a kid, but I think if a lot of people do something, a lot of things will get better.”

    He raises money by baking and taking online orders for homemade empanadas(馅 饼). He started cooking on a recent Friday night. By the next Sunday evening, he had filled orders for 420 empanadas — — roasted chicken, cheeseburger and vegetarian — — getting $18 for six empanadas and $30 for a dozen.

    His mom, Veronica Robinson, helped him send the empanadas around the city. “We've never done anything like this before,” she said. “But it's a great idea, so I want to help him make it work.”

    For Evan's out-of-town friends and supporters, he has set up a crowdfunding(众筹) page. Through it, he's hoping to raise $1, 500 in “virtual (虚 拟 的) empanadas”. This is because he heard on the news that it could take Puerto Rico years, maybe  even 10 years, to recover(复 原) from the hurricanes. And he said, “Fruit pies are up next. And my baking will continue as well.”

    It's a difficult job, especially for a kid with homework and Boy Scouts and friendships to tend to. But he doesn't seem worried.

    “It's what we're supposed to do.” he said. “I'm a human. They're humans. Why shouldn't I help them?”

    Indeed.

    Bats are the only mammals that can fly a great distance, but they have another ability. Many bats live a very long time for an animal their size.

    European researchers are studying bats to understand why they live so long. They hope to make discoveries to fight the aging process (过程) in human beings.

    Last week, the group of scientists said they had found important biological qualities in some bat species. The group studied bat chromosomes (染 色 体), a line of genes found in the nucleus(核) of cells. The scientists were most interested in parts connected to the ends of the chromosomes. They are called telomeres(端 粒). Telomeres protect the ends of chromosomes, which shorten each time a cell divides. Scientists believe this shortening process causes cells to break down.             .

    A report on bats was published this month in the journal Science Advances.

    Among the leaders of the study was Emma Teeling, a biologist with University College Dublin in Ireland. Teeling said studying long-living mammals that have developed ways to fight aging “is another way to prove the molecular(分 子) basis of extended 'health length.'” She added that studying bats made scientists able to learn more about the processes “that drive healthy aging.”

    The European researchers studied 493 bats from four bat species. The group used information that had been gathered over more than 60 years. Of these animals, the greater mouse-eared bat generally lived the longest, an average of 37 years.

    The scientists said this and a related species, which are grouped together under the name Myotis, had telomeres that did not shorten with age. Another Myotis bat holds the record for oldest age, reaching 41 years.

    The scientists' findings suggest that these bats' cells have the ability to keep and repair their telomeres. This, they said, helps guard against the aging process. Based on its body size, a bat like the greater mouse-eared bat would be expected to live four years. But, these mammals have been found to live nearly 10 times longer than that.

    The scientists found that Eighteen of these are bats. The only exception is an unusual African rodent, the naked mole rat.

—Yes, I've learned a lot from them.

— Of course. It's one of the most (广泛地) used free photo editing apps in the world.

    The Bamboo Train, or “Norry” in the local language, is quite famous in Cambodia. The train is in fact a big bamboo bed with four wheels and a small engine. It can run at the s of up to 50 km/h on the tracks. Lots of vgo to Cambodia to enjoy the Bamboo Train ride. They have to pay 5 dollars per person to gon the train. The best time to take the train is from 4 to 6 o'clock in the afternoon, bit is cool when people enjoy the countryside view. “It feels more like a roller coaster, but it's really nice,” a Germany tourist Theresa Kessemeier said after she ca ride. The Bamboo Train has become a popular tourist at action.

—Yes, I (碰巧看见他) in the science museum yesterday afternoon.

—Oh, I'm (又兴奋又紧张) about it.

    When we are talking to someone, we tend to change someone else's mind to our way of thinking. And we may often find it difficult to do that. So here are five tips on how to change someone's mind.

    The first one is never to turn the conversation into an argument. It should be a conversation where you show your opinions and the facts that you've collected. By showing them the facts, we want to tell other people that we are right. But emotionally, they may not totally agree with what you say. So when you are trying to change someone's mind, try to keep it as a conversation and not an argument.

    The second tip is never to say that you are wrong. If someone makes a statement that you think is wrong, it's better to point it out by saying, “I thought otherwise but I might be wrong, let's look at the facts.” The key is to say that you might be wrong, not that you are wrong. This opens up the other person to look at the data again and shows them that you're not bullheaded (顽固的) and that you're not going to change your opinion. You're showing them that you are open to new ideas and this is super important in changing someone else's mind to your way of thinking.

    Tip number three is to get the other person saying yes as fast as possible. You may begin your conversation on hobbies that you guys have, something that they're crazy about, something that gets them saying yes. Because the more that you get them to say yes now, the more likely they are to say yes in the future. A conversation like this will get them to start to like you and maybe even more open up to ideas that you have. It builds up trust between the two of you.

    Tip number four is to let the other person do a great amount of talking. If you let them talk more, you're going to show that you actually care about their opinions and ideas, which will earn their respect in the end. By listening to them, you're going to create a friendly relationship and build trust. So when you express your opinions, they will also show a willingness to listen. Never interrupt them when they are talking. Just listen patienly with an open mind, encourage them to talk even more and more so that when it's your tum to talk, they'll listen and say nothing.

    The last tip is to let the other person feel like the idea was theirs. It's wiser to make suggestions and let someone else come to the conclusion, then they have a sense of pride that it's their idea. Giving someone the data and letting them come to the conclusion let them feel like it is their idea and they are proud of it.

    Title: How to change someone else's mind

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