山东省菏泽市2019年中考英语试卷

—Yes, it's me. This photo was taken when I was only three.

—You could do more jobs around the house so that they have more time for proper____.

—I'm not sure. He ____take a taxi there.

—Yes, I ____it for seven years.

—OK, Mom.

—Sure. Just go along this street and you'll find it on your left.

—I'd love to, but I ____to go out this afternoon.

—____! I've seen it three times and it always gives me something to think about.

     Nowadays, many people drive their cars to work. There are a lot of cars in the street and the 1is very busy. So sometimes 2is not easy for people to get to work on time. When you are going to be late, you only dream of taking a plane there. Can your dream3?

Yes! You can take a plane only in months!

     Four engineers in Germany are4in making planes. They are making a newplane—Lilium jet. It doesn't look like a plane 5an egg. Many people think it looks funny and interesting. The great "egg" can take two people to the sky and 6three hundred kilometres in one hour. That's really great.

     Some people call Lilium jet "a flying car". Why?  Firstly, it's not difficult for people to learn to drive it. People can drive it just like driving a car. But it can go 7and farther than a car. Secondly, Lilium jet is not very big, only a quarter of a plane. So it doesn't need an airport. Only a small place is OK. It can stop8. In the future, the "flying car" will come into people's life and 9our ways of trip.

     Lilium jet will come on the market soon. 10you want to make your trip easy and funny, why not buy one?  I'm sure you will have a good time on it.

    How do people find their ways? At first, people did it by looking at the sun, the moon and stars, Later, we started to use the compass(指南针).Today, there are navigation satellite systems.

    A navigation satellite system uses groups of satellites, they send information to a receiver, such as your smart phone. Then they can find where you are.

    The earliest navigation system is the Global (全球的) Positioning System(GPS) of the United States, The US has put 24 satellites into space to make sure GPS can locate a person correctly and globally. Russia's GLONASS and European Union's Galileo can also work globally.

    The BeiDou Navigation Satellite System (BDS) is China's homegrown navigation system. It was set up in 2000. With it, China became the third country to build a navigation system after the US and Russia.

    BeiDou can find you wherever you are. It helps you go faster by finding shortcuts and using correct directions. When you are in trouble and call the police, they will know exactly where you are if you have a smart phone that uses BeiDou.

    Today, there are more than 20 BeiDou satellites above our heads. And the system is able to offer open services to the Asia— Pacific area.

    China plans to send more BeiDou 3 satellites into space. BeiDou—3's position accuracy(精确度) is less than five meters, By 2020, the BeiDou system will have 35 satellites and  begin serving Globally.

    Writing is a much newer invention than talking. Nobody knows when people first began to talk, but so far as we know, they did not begin to write until seven or eight thousand years ago.

    In Egypt, Mesopotamia, and China, and later in Palestine and Greece, people began to make marks and pictures with sticks and sharp stones from which others, or they themselves later, could see what they had thought.

    These early records were the beginning of writing. The first writing was picture writing. Here are some early Chinese picture words. Can you see what they represent (代表)?

    Later Chinese writing is less like pictures than the earlier writing was, but we can see the pictures in some of its words. For example：

    In picture writing, each picture represents a word; you need a different picture or mark for each word.

    In present—day Chinese writing most of the marks are not pictures of anything, and a reader has to learn how the Chinese write about two thousands of these words before being able to read a newspaper.

    With some of these marks you may be able to see what the idea is, For example：

    The sun and the moon. Its meanings are: "bright" and "open".

    A man and two marks. One of the meanings is "humanity".

    Paper cutting is one of the traditional folk arts in China. It is a kind of popular folk arts and has been popular for about 1, 500 years. Let's learn about paper cutting.

    Wonderful meanings

    Paper cutting has some wonderful meanings, In our mind, paper cuttings can always bring us happiness and good luck. At the Spring Festival, people put up "Fu "on doors or windows. At a wedding, people also put up "Xi".

    The largest paper cutting in the world

    The largest paper cutting was made by Guo Xiaodong. It has an area of about 456 square meters. It is as large as a basketball court.

    Why are most paper cuttings red?

    In old times, people respected the sun. Red is the color of the sun. We always regard red as the symbol of hope and good luck. Now, we can still see red everywhere in China. The walls of old palaces are red. Lanterns are red. Weddings are always full of red things, too.

    Black paper cutting in Shanzhou

    It's true that most paper cuttings are red. But paper cuttings in Shanzhou, Henan Province are black. Black is the best color there. Shanzhou is a dry place. The local people make black paper cuttings to wish for rain.

    In recent years, with the development of technology, many popular apps(应用程序) have been produced. These days, an app has caught great attention. It is Douyin, a video sharing app. Douyin first in 2016. Now it is many people's favorite app,the young.

    With Douyin, users can record videos, edit (编辑) them and them online. It is very easyinteresting. We can share our videos with our friends with just a tap on the mobile phone screen. What's more, it's a great way to spend our free time by through those funny videos.

    However, every coin has two . The app also has bad things. On the one hand, some people spend long hours  the app, which is harmful for their health. On the  hand, users can also find some bad things on the app. Such thing is unsuitable and meaningless.

    In my opinion, Douyin should check the videos  they are uploaded(上传)in order to keep a healthy environment for its users. Douyin is not for teenagers. We should not use it too often.

Dear Li Hua,

    Thanks for your last letter. In your letter you talked about your problems on English study. Here are some tips on learning English for you.

    Read a book, newspaper or magazine in English with a dictionary. This will help you learn new words in a fun way. Even by spending just 15 minutes a day, your skills can be improved greatly.

    Listen to speeches and watch movies or documentaries in areas you aren't familiar with. They are fun tips on improving English. This activity will help improve listening and vocabulary at the same time.

    Know English grammar inside and out. It is one of the top tips on learning English. Grammar is a basic tool for English learners. It can help you understand better.

    Keep a diary. It allows you to use all of your English skills. This is one of the greatest tips on improving English at any stage of learning the language.

    All in all, learning English is hard, but with these tips on learning English, I believe you will get better at English.

Yours,

Lisa

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1）语言规范，语句通顺,可适当发挥；

2）字数：100词左右，开头和结尾已经给出，不计人总词数.

可能用到的词： idiom成语； during the Northern Song Dynasty北宋时期；Cheng Yi程顾；have a nap小憩；disturb打扰；moved感动的；respect尊敬

Dear Lisa,

     I'm glad to hear from you. …

Yours,

Li Hua