120182018 年中考英语试题年中考英语试题笔试部分（满分笔试部分（满分 110110 分）分）一、语法选择（共（共 1515 小题小题; ; 每小题每小题 1 1 分，满分分，满分 1515 分）分） 阅读下面短文，从 1 15 各题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选出填入空白处的最佳 选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。Have you ever felt uncomfortable? Many of _1_ feel uneasy when someone stands too close _2_ us, talks to us too _3_ or makes eye contact with us for too long. But have you ever wondered why those things make you uncomfortable? Its all about personal peace, which means not only _4_ imaginary space around the body, but also the space around all the _5_. People feel that their space is being violated(侵犯)when they meet with an unwelcome sound, smell or look. This is probably why a man on a crowded bus shouting into his mobile phone or a woman next to you putting on strong perfume(香水) makes you feel _6_. _7_ people have had a stronger wish to protect their personal space ornot in recent times is hard to say. Yet studies of airlines show that people have a strong desire(渴望)to have space to _8_. In a survey by TripAdvisor, a travel website, peoplesaid that if they_9_ pay more for some extra service, they would rather have larger seats than extra food. Although people may need their personal space, some hardly realize it. Forexample, people on a bus who hold newspapers _10_their faces to read in factkeep a distance from strangers. Go and watch a library table. You will notice _11_ one of the corner seats will usually _12_ first, because they are the farthest way. What if someone sits _13_ you? Maybe you will pile up books as if to make a wall. 2Preference (偏好)for personal space are different from culture to culture. Scientists have found that Americansgenerally prefer more personal space than people from _14_ cultures. In Latin(拉丁人的) cultures, _15_, people are more comfortable standing near each other.（ ） 1. A. we B. us C. our D. ours （ ） 2. A. with B. in C. to D. at （ ） 3. A. loudness B. louder C. loudly D. loudest （ ） 4. A. a B. an C. the D. / （ ） 5. A. sense B. senses C. sensing D. sensings （ ） 6. A. anger B. angry C. angers D. angrily （ ） 7. A. Whether B. What C. That D. Which （ ） 8. A. them B. their C. themselves D. they （ ） 9. A. has to B. have to C. had to D. having to （ ）10. A. in the front B. in front C. in the front of D. in frontof （ ） 11. A. that B. what C. where D. if （ ） 12. A. be taken B. be taking C. take D. takes（ ） 13. A. opposite with B. opposite to C. opposite at D. opposite for （ ） 14. A. another B. others C. other D. the others （ ） 15. A. but B. however C. either D. although二、完形填空（共（共 1010 小题小题; ;每小题每小题 1.51.5 分，满分分，满分 1515 分）分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从 16 25 各题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选出 填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。Chrissy had only been in heaven for a few days. She was a (n) _16_ angel there. Even though she was the newest angel, Chrissy had been given a very important task (任务). She was in charge of the _17_. Every Monday and every Thursday, she had to be _18_ that the clouds get together and spread their raindrops all over the world. Every living thing on the _19_ needed rain. Trees needed rain to grow _20_ and strong. Grass needed rain to 3_21_ green. All the animals had to have water to _22_ and to take baths in. And of course flowers needed the rain to look lovely and smell wonderful. So making the rain come was a very important _23_! But no one had told Chrissy how to make it rain, and she didnt know what to do at all.Chrissy asked one of the old angels if he could _24_ her. “The angel that had the job before you used to tell sad stories to the clouds, and that made them cry,“ said the old one. But Chrissy was a very _25_ little angel and she didnt know any sad stories. So she didnt think that would work.( ) 16. A. unusual B. friendly C. new D. lonely( ) 17. A. wind B. sun C. snow D. rain( ) 18. A. sure B. worried C. glad D. surprised( ) 19. A. heaven B. earth C. sea D. grass( ) 20. A. long B. heavy C. tall D. wide( ) 21. A. feel B. keep C. seem D. sound( ) 22. A. drink B. wash C. play D. chat( ) 23. A. day B. lesson C. job D. project( ) 24. A. meet B. help C. protect D. appreciate( ) 25. A. smart B. foolish C. happy D. curious三、阅读（共两节，满分（共两节，满分 4545 分）分）第一节第一节 阅读理解阅读理解阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项中选出最佳选项。 （共 20 小题, 满 40 分）A AThomas Alva Edison is one of the greatest inventors of all times. One of his most famous achievements is the electric light. He tried thousands of times to make a long lasting light bulb (灯泡). Although the light bulb is not his invention, he is the only one to have made such a successful light bulb. Ma