导读：中考临近，调整正确的备考态度很重要，每一位考生都要对自己有信心，还要不断地给予自己鼓励。试卷中的考点总有范围，哪些考点分值大，哪些考点必考，哪些考点会比较难等等这些，同学们都要拿出一张白纸去把考点罗列出来，按重要程度依次排序。今天我们为大家分享2018长沙市中考一模英语试题，通过不断加强练习来提高自己知识综合运用能力，掌握各种解题思路，锻炼分析问题解决问题的能力。希望能够对大家有所帮助。

　　IV.写作技能(三部分，共11小题，计32分)

　　第一节 语篇翻译 阅读下面的短文，将画线部分译成英文或中文。(共5小题，计10分)

　　What can we talk about with a foreigner?

　　If you have a chance to talk with a foreigner, what will you talk about with him or her? Maybe you have heard that 65. Many westerners do not like to talk about their own lives or their families with people that they don’t know well. Asking an American how much money he or she makes is a no-no(禁忌).

　　When you want to start a converSATion with a foreigner, it’s better to talk about what you have in common. 66. 比如，你可以问他天气情况。Then, you can talk about some“safe”topics like sports, movies, and music. As you know him or her better, you can begin to talk about more personal topic with him or her.

　　Of course, there are differences among cultures. 67. Americans like to talk about themselves rather than their families because most of them think that they are special and unique(独一无二的). Besides, some questions like“Do you believe in God?”or“Will a black man be a good president?”may cause strong feelings in many Americans. 68.最好不要谈论这些话题。If you don’t try to avoid these topics, you may cause trouble. In Brazil you can talk about anything except soccer. You may have a terrible fight if you talk about it with a new friend there.