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湖北省黄冈市2018年中考英语试卷

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    A poor farmer had a friend who was famous for the wonderful apples he grew.

    One day, his friend gave the farmer a young apple tree and told him to take it home and plant it. The farmer was pleased with the gift, but when he got home, he did not know where lo plant it.

    He was afraid that if he planted the tree near the road, strangers would steal the fruit. If he planted the tree in one of his fields, his neighbors would come al night and steal some of the apples. If he planted the tree near his house, his children would take the fruit.

    Finally he planted the tree in his woods (树林) where no one could see it. But without sunlight and good soil, the tree soon died.

    Later the friend asked the farmer why he had planted the tree in such a poor place. "What's the difference?” the farmer said angrily. "If I had planted the tree near the road, strangers would have stolen the fruit. If I had planted the tree in one of my fields, my neighbors would have come at night and stolen some of the apples. If I had planted it near my house, my own children would have taken the fruit.”

    "Yes," said the friend, "but at least someone could have enjoyed the fruit. Now you not only have robbed (抢夺) everyone of the fruit, but also you have destroyed (摧毁) a good apple tree!"

(1)、What did the farmer's friend give him one day?
A、An apple. B、Some apples. C、A young tree. D、Some young trees.
(2)、Why didn't the farmer want to plant the tree in his field?
A、He thought strangers would steal the fruit. B、He thought the tree would die. C、He thought his children would take the fruit. D、He thought his neighbors would steal the fruit.
(3)、Where did the farmer plant the young tree?
A、Near the road. B、In his field. C、In his woods. D、Near the house.
(4)、Why did the young tree die in the end?
A、Strangers pulled out the tree. B、His neighbors cut down the tree. C、His children broke the tree. D、There was less sunlight and poor soil.
(5)、What does the story tell us?
A、We should care about others' feelings. B、We should learn to share beautiful things. C、The young tree can provide apples for us when it grows up. D、The young tree can grow up one day.
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17-year-old Brennan Agranoff, a colorblind boy, started his custom (定做的) sock business in middle school, with a little money he got from his parents. Up till now, he has sold over $1 million worth of socks online in the last four years.

Brennan thought of the idea for his custom sock company at just 13 years old. He was playing in a high-school basketball game in his hometown, and noticed that many kids of his age were wearing the same white Nike sport socks. The boy told himself if these white simple socks were so popular with kids, then some cool custom designs (设计) would surely be more popular.

But the boy didn't tell his parents about the business idea immediately. He spent six months researching things, like printing machines and technology and writing out a business plan. When he had everything planned out, he asked his parents for some money." They thought the idea was a little out there," Brennan recently told CNN Money, but he kept pushing, and finally got a $3, 000 from his parents to start his company. Then he began to work on his own designs. Though he was colorblind, it didn't stop him and he has created over 200 kinds of designs now.

Business was slow the first year, but then Brennan started pushing his own brand(商标)HoopSwagg socks on the Internet. Orders soon started coming in in large numbers, and HoopSwagg became a popular brand among custom sock lovers. Right now, people can find his designs on HoopSwagg website, Amazon and eBay.

Four years after starting his business, Brennan has achieved great success while balancing(平衡) school, housework and his social life. And he says he loved every minute of it.

 阅读下列材料,从每题所给的A、B、C三个选项中,选出最佳选项。

Now there are more than 180 museums in Chengdu. Last year, the city's museums held over 2, 700 learning activities. They were very popular with students. More than 1, 380, 000 children took part in them. 

On May 18 this year, Chengdu Museum and SPGS International School Chengdu held an activity together to Celebrate International Museum Day. More than 20 students of the school, who come from different countries, took part in it. 

During the activity, the students visited the exhibition (展览会) on the city's history and culture. They also learned more about the exhibits through special lessons. They even made imitations (仿制品) of the exhibits there. Maia Santana Fong, a girl from Cuba, was one of them. She sat quietly before a small rhino sculpture (犀牛雕塑) and carefully colored it with bright paint. It was an imitation of a stone rhino nearly 2, 000 years ago. 

"I find the activity very interesting. The museum trip helped me get a better feel for the rich Chinese culture, " said Maia Santana Fong. 

In the past, students usually learned about the exhibits through pictures and videos in classrooms. But now they can see them with their own eyes at the museum. It helps students study China's history and culture better. 

Ran Jing, director of the museum's social education department, said, "The activity was just like a bridge between the school and the museum, between Chinese people and people from other countries, by telling China's stories through the exhibition. "

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