2016年甘肃省兰州市中考英语真题试卷

—Not too much. It's just a second –handed one.

—I'd rather          with you.

—What a pity! I am free every day       today.

—In an hour.

Ladies and gentlemen,

    Thank you for attending the graduation ceremony. First of all, I'd like to congratulate all the students 1 are here today. I remember meeting all of you when you 2 just starting Grade7. But today I see a room full 3 talented young adults with hope for the future. You 4 up so much and I'm so proud of you.

    Although you've worked very hard over the last three years, 5 of you did it alone. I hope you'll remember the important people in your 6 who helped and supported you—your parents, your teachers and your friends.

    I'd like to tell all of you, the end of junior school is the 7 of a new life. You may have different tasks ahead of you. You'll make mistakes along the way, but the key is to learn from your mistakes and never 8.

    Earthquakes may take place anywhere on the Earth's surface.1,they are most probably to happen near mountains.

    During an earthquake,the Earth's surface shakes.Houses fall,people are killed or injured,and2wholecities are destroyed.

    But we can do something to protect3against earthquakes,Scientists have made maps4the “earthquake belt”.In the belts,earthquakes are likely to happen.In these areas we can build 5houses to resist(抵抗）earthquake shocks.

    In the future,scientists will be able to predict exactly6earthquakes will take place.Then they can tell people to take measures.Thus lives can be saved and damage（损失）can be 7.

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☆4-month(800 yuan), 6-month(1,400 yuan) and one year(2,500 yuan) courses.

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Body-building Club

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Piano Club

☆One-to-one training on Sat.&Sun. From 2:00 pm to 5:00 pm (150 yuan per hour)

☆Experienced teachers.

☆Pianos supplied(设备) for free.

☆Convenient transportations.

☆Tel: 8756038

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    These days, more and more students in the UK are taking a "gap year"between their graduation from school and their university studies. This means they can take a year off to do something else, before they start their studies.

    For most students, spending time in foreign countries is the favorite activity — and Australia is the favorite place to go.

    Many parents, teachers and business people agree that travelling can teach important values.

    "After a year of travelling, I felt I'd grown up. I had learnt the importance of relationships with people, on all kinds of levels."

    There are many companies around the world that welcome these students on their projects—helping people in poorer countries, or even in your home country. Although you don't get paid for your work, this kind of work can teach important skills—decision making and finding answers to problems, for example—that will help many students in a job one day.

    Finally, getting some knowledge and experience in an area you hope to study or work in one day will always be very useful.

    If several university graduates are applying(申请) for the same job, gar year work experience allows you to say,

    "I've already had some experience of this kind of work." And that can get your job.

    It is most difficult for parents to decide whether to have a second child or not.

    It is often heard that a single child is like to be a lonely child. There are no other children in the family for the child to talk or play with. An only child is not able to get along well with children of his age. Some parents regretted making the decisions to have only one child.

    But the number of parents choosing to have only one child is increasing in many parts of the world. In the US, for example, more than14 percent of women between 18 and 34 plan to have just one child. The same can be seen in the UK. In Japan, the average number of children born per family had gone down to 1.42 by 1996.

    For some single-child parents, especially who are busy working every day, time and energy seem to be overwhelming. They don't have enough time and energy to share with more children. For other people, money is their first consideration. Many couples in Japan choose not to have large families as the cost of supporting a child up to the age of 18 reaches around US＄160,000.

    Sharks have been around for a very long time. It means that they have been on earth for thousands of years, and have changed little. A shark is a fish, but it has many  from a fish. For example, if a shark  swimming, it will sink(下沉).

    There are  200 and 250 kinds of sharks in different size. The largest can be  long as 15 meters. Sharks feed on fish,  sea animals, or smaller sharks. It is said that one of the most  sharks is the Great White Shark. They have attacked(攻击) a number of people off the beaches of America. Australia, New Zealand and South Africa also have shark 0attacks. In some places there watchtowers on the beach to warn people about sharks in the water.  a shark appears, a bell rings to tell people to get out of the water. Shark attack about 100 people a year in America. Perhaps the shark thinks that the people is a kind of sea animal, or  good to eat.

Time spent in a bookshop can be enjoyable. If you go to a good shop, no assist ant will come near to you and say, "Can I help you?" You needn't buy anything you don't want. You may just try to find out where the book you want is and read it. But if you fail, the assistant will lead you there and then he will go away.①It seems that he is not interested in selling any books at all.

There is a story which tells us about a good shop. A medical student found a very useful book in the shop. ②But it was too expensive for him to buy. He couldn't get it from the school library, either. So every afternoon, he went there to read a little at a time. One day, however, he couldn't find the book from its usual place and was leaving when he saw an assistant singing to him. To his③      , the assistant pointed to the book in the corner. "I put it there so that it couldn't be sold out."said he assistant. Then he left and the student went on with his reading.

A：Hello, Steven, what are you doing for your summer vacation? B:I'll fly to Chengdu to visit my grandparents the day after tomorrow. A:  

B: Oh no, not at all··

A: Flying is quick, isn't it?

B: Yes, What's more, it's often delayed(延误) and always crowded. A: But it's convenient and comfortable.

B: I don't think so. While in the plane, you can't walk around or open the windows. By the way, the seats are uncomfortable. There is not much choice of food and there are not enough toilets.

A: Is not much choice of food and there are not enough toilets. A: 

B: It's even worse. It takes hours to get out of the airports and into the city. A: Then you prefer travelling by train, don't you?

B: Yeah. They're cheaper, safer and more comfortable. If you miss a train, you can always catch another one later.

A: But trains are always much slower than planes.

B: Besides, today's high-speed rail is also fast and comfortable.

A: I agree with you .Have a good time!

B: Thank you very much.

写作内容：1）和家长/同学一起旅游，享受大自然的美景，放松心情。

        2）参加志愿活动，帮家长做家务。

        3）读自己喜欢的书。

        4）远离危险的地方。

写作要求：1）80 词左右，开头部分已给出，但不计入规定字数。

        2）内容合理；要点齐全；句子及篇章结构正确、连贯；书写规范。

        3）不得出现自己的校名和自己的姓名等个人信息。

    My junior high school years are coming to an end. The summer holiday is on the way. Here are my plans for the long exciting holidays.