hard to answer for teachers． Schooling
Einstein started school in 1885． Though he did well in maths and science， he failed in many subjects like history ，geography and languages． He was not the teacher's favourite． He didn't enjoy going to school． Einstein finished high school in Switzerland and entered a university in Zurich． He graduated（大学毕业）as a teacher of maths and physics in1900． Scientific Work
After graduation， Einstein worked at the Patent Office． He spent much time studying physics． By 1909， Einstein had become a top scientist． Though he became successful in the field of science， he still put great effort in scientific research． Finally， he won the Nobel Prize for physics in 1921． Later life
Einstein kept at his research until he died in 1955． Scientists studied his brain（脑）after his death to see if there was anything special about it． However ，there was no conclusion（结论）．
Today， many famous scientists still think Einstein is the smartest man in the world．
（1）Einstein loved watching things carefully and about them （2）Though Einstein ． he failed in many subjects． （3）Finally． Einstein won the Nobel Prize in1921
（4）Scientists studied Einstein's brain after he died so that ． （5）Many famous scientists still think Einstein is ．
八、综合填空
（10分）How do we know the time？ A clock，a watch or a cell phone can help us． However many years ago there were no clocks and knowing the time was not so easy． Over the centuries people have developed different w（1） of telling the time．
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About 5，500years ago， the Egyptians i（2） the sun clock． This was a tall stone structure． Its shadow （影子）showed the movement of the s（3） they were able to determine（测定）midday．
About 3，500years ago，the Egyptians made a sundial． It was smaller than the sun clock and could measure （测量）the time for half a day． On c（4） days or at night it was impossible to tell the time with a sun clock or a sundial．
Water clocks were the f（5） clocks not to use the sun． The idea is simple． Water flows（流动） from one container（容器）to another． When the water reaches a certain l（6） it moves a lever （控制杆）and this shows the hours． The Egyptians used water clocks about 3，400years ago． These clocks were popular in the Middle East and China but they f （7） to keep accurate（精确的）time．
In the 13th century，the mechanical clock was invented． This was more accurate， b（8） was expensive to make． Over the next few centuries it was developed． For example， springs（发条）were added around 1500． This i（9） accuracy and allowed clocks to be smaller．
In 1927， the first quartz clock was developed． Clocks became cheaper to build and own． People began depending on them more and more to2 run businesses， markets and so on．
More recently， in1956， came the digital clock． And nowadays satellites（人造卫星）send our cell phones the time to the exact second． There has been a lot of progress in timekeeping but some things never c（10） ． Man of us still have trouble getting out of bed on time and not missing appointments．
九、书面表达
（15分）请你根据以下内容提示，以\Hua\为题，为学校广播站英语专栏写一篇短文，介绍发生在你班同学李华身上的一件事．
（1）上周五放学后李华乘公交车回家，看到有人在吃橘子，并把橘皮扔在车上． （2）李华把橘皮捡起，放进垃圾桶．
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（3）乘客用手机拍了照片，发布到网上．
（4）老师知道后表扬了李华，李华说这是他应该做的． （5）你觉得
参考词汇：果皮peel 垃圾桶dustbin 发布post 表扬praise 要求：
（1）词数：80﹣100个．
（2）短文的题目和开头已给出，不计入总词数． （3）要点齐全，行文连贯，可适当发挥． The Story of Li Hua
Last Friday， when my classmate Li Hua took a bus back home from school．
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2018年天津市中考英语试卷
参考答案与试题解析
二、选择题
21．（1分）There is____old piano in ______corner of the living room．（ ） A．an； the
B．an； 不填 C．a； the D．a； a
【分析】客厅的角落里有一架旧钢琴．
【解答】考查冠词．句意\客厅的角落里有一架旧钢琴．\．第一个空，泛指一架旧钢琴，old是以元音音素/?u/开头，用an修饰．第二个空，the corner of…\的角落\． 故选：A．
【点评】考查冠词，冠词包括定冠词the，通常表示特指．不定冠词a和an，a修饰以辅音音素开头的单词，an修饰以元音音素开头的单词．要根据语境完成试题．
22．（1分）﹣﹣﹣She is too busy to help us finish the work． ﹣﹣﹣Let's do it______．（ ） A．herself B．myself C．itself
D．ourselves
【分析】﹣﹣她太忙了，不能帮我们完成这项工作． ﹣﹣让我们自己动手做吧．
【解答】从She is too busy to help us finish the work，判断后面说的是让我们自己做，这里用反身代词ourselves． 故选：D．
【点评】此题考查反身代词，在理解每个反身代词的意思和用法的基础之上，结合句子意思的细分析，便可以得出正确答案．
23．（1分）I am afraid we can not ______to take a taxi． Let s go by underground
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