浙江省杭州市2016-2017年英语中考英语模拟试卷（三十二...

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Florida teen band The Garbage-Men is performing on the stage. The band has five members. They are Jack Berry, Ollie Gray, Harrison Paparatto, Austin Siegel and Evan Tucker. The five teens are making music from waste. The Garbage-Men band's instruments are made from recycled things. The guitars are boxes. A horn(号) is made from pipes. The keyboard is formed from old bottles.

    The band started about two years ago. Jack Berry who was in eighth grade at the time decided to make a playable, home-made guitar. After some trial-and-error(反复试验),                he ended up building it from a cereal box,  a yardstick and toothpicks. After Jack showed his creation to his friend Ollie Gray, Ollie had the idea to form a band using other home-made instruments as a way to improve recycling. “We want to show people there is more to recycling than throwing things away in the bin.” Jack, 16, told TFK. “You can actually reuse materials.”

Last year, the Garbage-Men played at local events, including festivals, farmer's markets. Typically， the teens set up on the street and performed popular songs from the 1960s， including classic Beatles and crowd favorite “Wipe Out”. They talked about recycling and offered tips for how to improve the environment. While they were performing, Jack's little brother Trent, 11, gave out leaflets about recycling and helped sell the band's CDs and other musical products.

The band donated the money from sales to charity. They have raised more than $2,500 for Heifer International. The organization gives farm animals, seeds and agricultural training to people in poor countries to help end poverty and hunger. “It's a good, sustainable-development (持续发展的)charity,” Jack says, “By donating one animal, you help the whole community.”

The band, all tenth graders, tries to play a show every week. They've also played on a Florida radio station. The teens hope to take their shows on the road by touring in other states. “Music is a really good way to get a good message across to people because it's really close.” Jack says. Their instruments may be rubbish, but their message isn't.

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LINCOLN SCHOOL BOOKERY                         PTA's monthly "pop up" book store

The purpose of bookery is to help students develop and keep a love of reading by giving them the chance to buy books for themselves, and allow them the fun of choosing books on their own.

Bring money or second-hand books from home to swap（交换）for another.

*You can add money to your child's account （账户） by sending cash or by paying online: lincolnschoolevanston.ort/bookery/

We are always looking for story books, science books and magazines. Drop off your second-hand children's books in the Bookery box located in the Forest Ave. Entrance. *No board books, please. DONATIONS（捐赠）

** Bookery happens at school, during school hours, once a month on a Friday. Each classroom has 15 minutes to look around and shop. This fantastic program is organized and operated by all parent volunteers. For more information or to volunteer: lincolnbookery@gmail.com Fridays: Sept. 16, Oct. 14, Dec. 2, Jun. 20, March 3, April 7,May 9

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Have you ever experienced the feeling of falling as you start to fall asleep? Sometimes you may come to realize this feeling. If so, don't worry. Many people have felt the same thing.

In fact, these muscle twitches (肌肉抽搐) in the arms, legs or other parts of the body are called hypnic jerks (入睡抽动) or sleep starts. And they are very common. Up to 70 percent of people experience them sometimes, Huffington Post reported. But what causes it?

There are some theories(理论). Some scientists believe that the feeling of falling comes from the body relaxing itself, especially if the person is anxious or unable to get comfortable. As you're about to sleep, your muscles become relaxed. But your brain stays awake. It misunderstands the relaxing of your muscles as a sign that you're falling. Then the brain jerks the body awake as if it's trying to protect you.

    Other scientists believe that different phases of sleep might cause the hypnic jerks. When we sleep, we experience two phases: non-rapid eye movement (NREM) and rapid eye movement (REM). During REM, our heart rate (心率), breathing and nervous system can act irregularly (不规律地). If the body experiences flashes (一瞬间) of REM while entering sleep, these irregularities could cause twitches.

If you don't want to experience hypnic jerks, scientists have some suggestions. When you become deeply relaxed, you can learn how to reconnect slowly by moving your fingers and toes a little bit. Then start to move your head and open your eyes, while being aware of yourself as you get out of the relaxed state.

    But experts agree that hypnic jerks, though sometimes scary, are harmless. If it wakes you up, simply roll over and go back to sleep. But keep in mind: a caffeinated (含咖啡因的) drink, exciting evening activities or stress may make hypnic jerks happen more often.

4. 阅读下面文章，然后从文后所给的A—F选项中选择正确的小标题，将其序号填入题中。其中有一项是多余选项。

A. Animals on the Road B. Keep Left C. Crossing “Give Way” Rule D. Traffic information E. One Lane Bridges F. Seatbelts

    Driving around New Zealand may be different from your own country. It's necessary for you to know more traffic information if you are traveling to New Zealand. Here are some tips to help you drive safely in New Zealand.

    In New Zealand, traffic goes on the left side of the road and the driver sits on the right of the car. You should be careful to the left side while turning.

    In general, driving in New Zealand is stress free. The only major difference is the “give way to the right'rule. This meant that if you were turning left, you had to give way to vehicles turning right into the same lane. 

    It is important to note that anyone behind a give way sign must give way to any cars on roads. Failure to give way will result in a $ 150 fine.

    Many roads in New Zealand have one lane bridges on them. At one lane bridges, cars traveling in one direction must give way to cars going in the other one.

    Pay more attention to farm animals on the road, especially in the countryside. On seeing them, you should stop and let the animals go past you or follow the farmer's instruction.

    The seatbelts must be worn by the drivers. If you are caught not wearing your seatbelts, you will be fined.

All the tips above are necessary for a stranger to New Zealand.

5. 完形填空
No One Words But My Own
The classroom was full of those of us who wanted to work on the school newspaper. I didn't write a lot, but working on the paper sounded like fun. I 1the idea of being a reporter, interviewing my friends, and covering middle school events.
To be chosen, we had to turn in an example of our 2. I wrote an article about the joys of summer, and showed it to my father, a talent poet he read it and frowned (皱眉）.
“It's okay.” my father said, taking out a pencil “But how about changing this sentence to ..." And as a result, he rewrote the whole piece—without me, for I never said anything to3 him.
No surprise—his version(版本）was 4. He had a gift for language. It was so much better than my piece that I turned in his version instead of mine.
"Welcome to the Dundee School News," my teacher said to me. But before I could be 5 about the news, he added, “ Based on that excellent article you wrote about summer, I expect you to write a personal opinion article every week for the second page of the paper."I was so surprised! I was unable to write at that level, but I couldn't tell the6 to the teacher, and I couldn't ask my father for help, 7That term working on the paper was8painful. And my teacher clearly expressed his 9. “Can't you write something more like the first piece you wrote?”He said, each time I turned10my article.
I couldn't, because at that age, I didn't have my fathers ability and experience as a writer. Week after week, I tried hard, but my writing never 11 the level of the first article.
At last, to my total shame, another student took my place. I 12 that my father rewrote my first article himself, instead of simply trying to help me to improve it .But in my heart I knew it was my fault （错误）13 I allowed him to do it. Later, I did become a successful writer on my own. Looking back, I realized that the pain and shame of that school experience had a14side. It taught me to 15 myself and be myself. So every day, I try to use my own words, find my own style and be my own best self. It feels great.

6. 阅读下面的短文，在空白处填入一个适当的词，或填入括号中所给单词的正确形式。
You are visiting the pyramids in Egypt, but the next second you are in France. Then, suddenly you may see dinosaurs, animals that ( long ) live in the world. But you are not in a wonderland. This is might happen in the near future, with the help of VR (虚拟现实) technology.
VR is a computer technology that creates an environment and ( allow) users to see and even interact (互动) with it. Just wear a pair of VR goggles (护目镜) connected to (you) computer and you can experience a lot of things stepping out of your room. “The most (attract) part of VR is that it gives an immersive (身临其境的) experience,” said Wang Bing. “That's why VR (movie) are popular among users. You become part of the story.” , VR technology is still far from perfect. (use) report experiencing headaches and feeling sick while wearing VR goggles. Maybe it could take a while for VR to really take over the world.

7. Forrest Gump used to be a very quiet teenager. He remained s most of the time and seldom talked to other people.

8. I sleep with my window open u it's really cold outside.

9. It was terribly cold, we sat around the fire to keep o warm.

10. There must be something h in the neighborhood. But what it is?

11. Everything that you learn becomes a part of you and c you, so learn wisely and learn well.

12. Henry does his homework as c  as Ben. He always makes a lot of mistakes.

13. (2017·杭州模拟) What a s！Frank became a black horse at the 100-meter race.

14. Please call the teacher whether you are a the project or for it.

15. Every night h of old people dance at the square near our house. 

16. As the owner of Hangzhou, we warmly welcome all the v from the world.

17. 假如你是Li Hua,学校邀请澳大利亚交换生John参与我校献爱心义卖活动（Charity Sale）。给他写一封80词左右的邮件，告知他调整的内容并给出你认为恰当的理由，同时对义卖活动提出适当建议及意义。

Schedule for the Charity Sale
Date	Place	Activities
May.18th	On the playground In the gym	1. Sell books 2. …… 3. ……