浙江省杭州市2018年中考英语试卷（word版，含答案解析）

2018 杭州中考英语试题卷 第I 卷 第一部分 听力（略） 第Ⅱ卷 第二部分阅读理解(共两节,满分 40 分) 第一节(共 15 小题.每小题 2 分,满分 30 分) 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C 和 D)中选出最佳选项。 A When Canadian teenager Ryan was six years old, his teacher told him that in many parts of Africa, there was no clean water. She said that people often made themselves ill, and even died, just from drinking or bathing in dirty water. What she said made Ryan upset. He decided to raise money for a well(井) so that people in Africa could have clean water. He did extra chores for his parents and raised $70 all by himself. Then he found out that it actually cost $2,000 to dig a well. Most people would have given up at this point, but not Ryan. He was disappointed, but determined to raise more money. Finally he collected over $2,000. That money was used to dig the first of “Ryan's wells”. Since then, Ryan has continued to raise money for more wells. In fact, Ryan has raised over $1,500 ,000! Ryan calls himself “a normal boy” and likes to play ice hockey when he's not in school or traveling around the world talking to other students about himself and his work. As for the future. he has said that he isn't exactly sure what he will choose to do. “Something along the lines of a lawyer or a teacher. Maybe a leader!” Ryan's teacher told him about the water problem in Africa in order to . encourage Ryan to dig wells for people in Africa ask Ryan to raise money for poor people in Africa make Ryan feel unhappy and disappointed educate Ryan to care about African people in difficulty. What does Ryan think of himself according to the passage? He is different from other students in many ways. He never gives up when he has decided to do something. He is talented and can do many great things in the future, He's like other students with his own hobby and dreams. Which of the following is the best title for the passage? A. Ryan and His Teacher B. Ryan and His Wells. C. Ryan and His Money D. Ryan and His Future ( 3 / 14 ) B Who wants to eat food that is thrown away as waste? Believe it or not, that’s exactly what world leaders did at a lunch held by the United Nations in 2015. During the meal, the world leaders enjoyed dishes like salads and burgers made with thrown-away vegetables and fruits. Chef Dan Barber, who helped create the meal, hoped that the experience would make the leaders pay more attention to the issue of food waste. It is a huge problem. One out of nine people on Earth does not get enough food. Yet every year over one third of the food produced worldwide goes to waste! Why is so much food wasted? Firstly, food is often thrown away before it reaches customers because too much of it is produced, or because it is not kept properly in farms. Secondly, shops and supermarkets usually throw away unsold food. Finally, customers often buy more food than they need, so a lot of uneaten food is wasted. How can you waste less food? When eating out, you may ask f ... ...