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浙江省杭州市2017年中考英语模拟试卷(四)

阅读理解

      I walked quickly out of my church. It was late. My dad was waiting. I stared at the parking lot. Then I saw my dad's little red Honda. “Get in! Get in! Why are you so late all the time?”

      The ride home was not much more than five minutes but each minute moved slowly. We were stuck behind an old man. He wasn't going more than 15 kilometers an hour. My dad started to shout, “Learn how to drive, Grandpa!” He hit the steering wheel(方向盘) with his hands. He was really angry.

      “Dad, stop it. Why do you always…?” He cut me off, “I'd not get stuck at the light without this fellow!” The old man got to the light just as it was changing. “You're free! Drive away quickly,” I thought. I looked over my dad. “Can you believe that, Steph? I get stuck at every light. There are so many stupid drivers out there, he said angrily.

      Who gives him the right to shout at someone? Anger built inside me. “What if I shouted at my friends when they asked me for help?” I said. I looked out of the window, trying to catch my breath.

      “You know, Steph, I think you are going to be a psychologist(心理学家),” he said. I remembered the last time I tried to say something, he had fumed, “Don't tell me how to drive! If I want your opinion, I'll ask for it! Think about what you say before you talk.”

      Usually, he'd be angry that I would doubt his authority (权威), but this time, he accept what I had said. A sense of pride rose up in me. It had been a short drive, but it had been the best car ride of my life.

(1)、According to the passage, we could see the father was__________.  

A、impatient and bad-tempered B、generous and kind-hearted C、polite and easy-going D、rude and cold-blooded
(2)、Why did Steph's dad drive slowly on the way home?  

A、Because there were too many traffic lights all the way. B、Because there were too many cars on the way back. C、Because there was something wrong with his car. D、Because an old man before them drove very slowly.
(3)、What does the sentence “Learn how to drive, Grandpa” mean in 2nd Paragraph mean _________.  

A、The old man can' t drive well. B、The old man drove so slowly that he stopped Steph's father. C、The old man didn't have a driver's license. D、Steph's father wanted to teach the old man how to drive.
(4)、The underlined word “fumed” in Paragraph 5 probably means “__________”.  

A、got angry B、got upset C、got excited D、got disappeared
(5)、Why did a sense of pride rise up in Steph?  

A、Because he had doubled his father's authority. B、Because his father accepted what he had said. C、Because he was going to be a psychologist. D、Because his father changed his decision this time.
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 阅读理解

In the eyes of many foreigners, Chinese are the best hosts and the worst guests in the world. They're not really bad guests but because the guest-host relationship in China is much different than in some Western countries it appears they are not nice guests. And Western guests sometimes look rude in the eyes of Chinese guests.  

  In China guests are almost like gods. Whenever I enter a Chinese person's home there is always fruit on the table for me and someone is quick to bring me a cup of tea or water. In the West generally the guest is not a god. Acting according to the host's way of doing things is usual behaviour for a guest. 

  My wife's mother is a very kind elderly Chinese lady who doesn't smoke. When I see some of her guests smoking in her house, as a non-smoker I feel unhappy. Usually I want to stop them directly but I must realize that she must not do that. In most North America homes if you are a guest and the hosts are not smokers, you should not smoke in their house. At the very least you could ask "Is it OK if I smoke?" But don't be surprised if they say "No, you can't smoke." In our culture if you smoke in their home you are a bad guest, but if they don't allow you to smoke in their house they are not a rude guest.

  Guests in China also have special habits. Some Western people may not adapt to these habits very soon. Thankfully my wife is Chinese so whenever we visit a Chinese family she tells me to buy them a gift. However giving a gift to a host is not always necessary in my country. So if you invite international guests to your home don't be too surprised if they don't bring you a gift. 

  In China you probably won't need to change the guest-host relationship very much because you will probably only be the host and Chinese are naturally very good hosts. If Western hosts invite you to their house, try not to be too surprised if their style of treating you is not what you have expected.

阅读理解

Many kids help parents to do chores in the house.They may take out the trash,walk the dog or clean the floor.In return,some kids get money or other rewards from their parents,such as 20 minutes to play computer games.

But some people do not think that kids should get rewards for doing chores.One of them is Jane Smith,a parenting educator and family coach(顾问) .She believes if kids get rewards(值得)doing unless you get something in return.For example,kids won't clean the floor if they see it is dirty.But they will do it if their parents reward them for it.

"Every house is a team effort(努力),"Jane said. "A home is a living place for everyone in the family.It's important for kids to see that we all have a responsibility (责任)to keep our home clean."

However,other people have different ideas.They believe that money or other rewards encourage kids to do more chores.It also teaches them real world lessons.They can learn about how we need to work to make money.

Now,there are also apps that encourage kids to do chores.The apps give kids points and digital(数字的) gifts that can be used either online or in life.With the Chore Monster(交换)their points for real rewards,such as time to play video games or a trip to the shop." Our goal is to encourage kids to do chores so they can get rewards." says Joe Black(创始人)of Chore Monster.Kids need positive(积极的) power to make them do chores."

Anyway,action is above all with rewards or not.

 阅读下列短文,从下面每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项

The Maya (玛雅) number system(体系) appeared in the fourth century, which was about 1,000 years earlier than the time when the European number system was created. It is different from the Arabic number system with a base 10 (十进制). The Mayan system had a base 20. This system is believed to have been used because the Mayans lived in such a warm area and there was hardly a need to wear shoes, 20 was the total number of fingers and toes, so the system was workable. Therefore, there were two important numbers in this system. Besides 20, the other important number is 5, which had a connection with the number of fingers and toes on one hand or foot.

 The Mayan system used two symbols (符号). A dot (.) was used to mean the units ( one to four) and a dash (—) meant five. The Mayans were also the first to create symbols of nothing ( or zero). The most common symbol was that of a shell but there were several other symbols. It is interesting to learn that with all of the great experts on Maths and scientists in ancient Greece and Rome, it was the Mayan Indians who came up with this symbol zero or nothing. The following picture is a form of different numbers and how they would have been written.

 From further study, people found that the 360 day calendar(日历) also came from the Mayan. They actually used base 18 when they made the calendar. Each month included 20 days with 18 months in a year. This left five days at the end of the year which was month in itself, full of danger and bad luck. In this way, the Mayans had invented the 365 day calendar.

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