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广东省广州市2018年中考英语试卷
Most of us think the telephone was invented by Alexander Graham Bell.In fact, an Italian named Antonio Meucci was officially recognised(认定)as the inventor a few years ago. Who is Meucci and why wasn't he known for his invention at the time?
Antonio Meucci was born in Italy in 1808. He studied engineering and drawing. During his studies, Meucci started to experiment with electricity. When two places were connected with wire, people in those places could hear each other talk.
In 1850, Meucci and his wife. Ester, moved to New York. Meucci was worried about his wife, because she had become very ill. To solve this problem, he connected metal cables between his home and his workshop. This way, they could talk to each other conveniently.
Meucci invited a group of people to see his new invention. They listened in amazement as the voice of a singer was heard through the wires.
Even worse, Meucci never applied for a patent (专利) on his invention. Meanwhile, Alexander Graham Bell was working on the same idea and in 1876 the patent for the telephone was given to him.
In 2002, more than a century after Meucci's death, his work was finally recognised by the government.
A. He discovered that sound could travel through metal cables. B. However, he wasn't the first person to think of the idea. C. Unfortunately, only a few people attended this talk. D. He will now be known all over the world as the telephone's inventor. E. He needed to keep in touch with her at all times. |
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A. Cats can bring illness. B. Keeping a cat is good for you. C. You should let your cat inside. D. Going outside is bad for cats，too. E. The birds are fewer and fewer in America. F. Cats kill many birds and small animals every year. |
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Many kinds of birds live in the United States, but the number of the birds is becoming smaller every year. One of the leading reasons is the growing number of pet cats. By keeping your pet cats in your home, you can help give birds a better possible chance to live.
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Of the 90 million pet cats in this country, about two-thirds are allowed to go outside. It is said that these cats kill hundreds of millions of birds each year, as well as billions of small animals such as rabbits and field mice.
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They can also bring illness to the animals that live in people's yard，and further weakening the health of the natural populations.
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Allowing pet cats to go outside is not just bad for birds and wildlife，it's also bad for the cats themselves. Outdoor cats can get sick very easily. They are in danger from traffic and attacks（攻击）from other animals. In fact，outdoor cats usually don't live past the age of five，while indoor cats often live to be 17 or older.
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Keep your pet cat inside！If you raise a young cat，it's your duty to let it play inside.
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A. Donating blood is not difficult. B. Then the blood can be used for people in need. C. In fact, blood is the gift of life and keeps us alive. D. Donating blood is not only one of the easiest ways to save lives. E. Most people are able to donate blood again in several months if they wish. |
Seeing blood in a horror movie might make you cover your eyes, but real blood isn't scary at all.
{#blank#}1{#/blank#} That's why blood donors are considered lifesavers.
Blood donors are those giving blood—usually about 200ml at a time—to blood banks or blood donation (捐赠) centers. {#blank#}2{#/blank#} For example, someone may have lost blood in accidents, or have a serious illness that requires his blood to be replaced. Hospitals and blood banks store the blood and try to keep enough on hand.
{#blank#}3{#/blank#} Medical workers ask donors several questions to make sure the blood is safe to use. Then the donors relax, often reading a magazine or talking as their blood is drawn. Afterward, the donors may receive some juice or water and maybe fruit to give them energy. The process is simple, not scary. {#blank#}4{#/blank#} To give blood, a person must be at least 18 years old and must meet certain other requirements.
Students of all ages, though, can learn more about the donation process by visiting a local blood donation center. {#blank#}5{#/blank#} It is also an easy way to help a community.
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{#blank#}1{#/blank#}Gina is a coins lover. She has been collecting coins for many years. She learns a lot from it. Now she would like to share her collections with others. {#blank#}2{#/blank#}Lin Tao likes taking photos very much. But the photos he took were not so good. He wants to improve his skills and share his photos with others. {#blank#}3{#/blank#}Jimmy enjoys eating every day. He never does exercise because he has no place to do it. Now he becomes fatter and fatter. He wants to find a place to lose weight and keep healthy. {#blank#}4{#/blank#}Tom is a sports lover. He often plays football after school. But his father asks him not to play football because it is too dangerous. He asks him to play pingpong instead. He is sad, but he has no choice. {#blank#}5{#/blank#}May does well in singing and dancing. She often practices them at home. Now she hopes to join a club to practice dancing because she wants to win the coming dancing competition. |
A. If you like taking photos, join us at once. We get together to share our photos once a week. And we often invite some famous teachers to teach us how to take photos better. B. Welcome to our club. We often get together to watch pingpong matches on TV. Sometimes we also have pingpong matches with the other teams. C. In our club you can enjoy watching and talking the exciting football games with us on Saturday evening. On Sunday afternoon we often divide the members into two teams and play football together. D. Coins are useful to us. We can not only use them to buy things or take buses, but also learn a lot from them. We hope you can share your coins with us. E. Are you interested in singing? If you are, join us please. We'll help you improve your singing skills. If you are the best three in our club, you'll have a chance to be a singer for BTV. F. Dancing lover, come here please. We need three members to join us. We'll practice every day and get ready for our coming dancing competition. G. More and more people get fat easily. They don't care about their diet. If you want to lose weight and keep healthy, join our club. We will tell you how to be healthy and give you a place to take exercise. |
Last summer,Cathy's whole family went to New York City for their summer vacation. They stayed there for two weeks.
New York City has more than seven and a half million people.{#blank#}1{#/blank#} It is also the home of the United Nations.
First they visited the Statue of Liberty. The Statue of Liberty is one of New York's most well-known places.{#blank#}2{#/blank#} On the second day they went to the Empire State Building. {#blank#}3{#/blank#}From the top of the building, they saw most parts of New York. On the third day they visited the Metropolitan Museum.{#blank#}4{#/blank#} During the rest time of the week, Cathy went to Bronx Zoo with her younger brother and sister. There they were glad to see a lot of their favourite animals-tigers, lions, monkeys, and elephants.
{#blank#}5{#/blank#} On the island, they spent most of their time swimming sunbathing and playing on the beach. They all had a good time.
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A. In this museum, they saw a lot of famous paintings. B. It is the largest city in the United States. C. In the third week, the family decided to go back home. D. Millions of people visit it every year. E. In the second week, the family visited Long Island. F. It is the tallest building in New York City now. |
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