2020年广东省中考英语试卷

Judie's class was studying Chinese culture．One day， her teacher went into the classroom（1） 　　some kites． He told them that kites（2） 　　in China more than 2000 years ago． At the end of the class． he said，"The Chinese make kites that mean something important to them．I expect each of you（3） 　　a kite that means something important to you． You will have a（4） 　　understanding of kites than before．"

Judie decided to ask her dad for help as it was（5） 　　first time to make a kite．

"What do you think of when you see a kite？" her dad asked．

Judie thought for a moment and（6） 　　"Butterflies．"

Judie's dad agreed that it would be a good idea to make a butterfly kite． They made a cross with some wood sticks，（7） 　　then Judie painted a butterfly on a piece of white paper． Next they stuck the paper on the cross． Finally they tied a long tail to the bottom．

The next morning， they took（8） 　　kite to the park and tested it． "Wow!" she cried proudly．"（9） 　　high my butterfly flies!"

"Judie， can you tell me（10） 　　you like butterflies？" asked her dad．

Judie replied，"To me， butterflies mean beauty and freedom!"

We are now in the 22nd century． With the development of science and technology， people can change their bodies in the way they want．

As years went by， Mr． Smith（1） 　　his look． Several months ago， Mr． Smith went to a body engineering shop and（2） 　       　a small nose． Small noses were very（3） 　　these years． After the operation， he looked at himself in the mirror （镜子） and found that his（4） 　　hair no longer fit his new look． Then he wanted a change to long hair． When he was leaving， the shop keeper（5） 　　told him that the shop had a special offer on ears． At last， Mr． Smith went out of the shop with a small nose， long hair and two new ears．

In the next few weeks，Mr．Smith's interest in his（6） 　　kept growing．He bought new eyes，new hands and new feet． After that， he looked very young for his age， and（7） 　 D 　different．He felt satisfied with himself． However， the（8） 　　in the face and fingerprints brought him much trouble． He was（9） 　　to enter places like railway stations and airports． In the end， he decided to have his old body back! To his surprise， Mrs． Smith was unhappy with his（10） 　　because she could not bear （忍受） the bad smell of his old feet．

It is necessary for students to learn some team skills like developing relationships．

communicating well with others and solving problems． Here are two fun team activities．

   Activity 1： Water Relay （接力赛）

   Tools

   ●Two large buckets （水桶） to hold water

   ●One small bucket for each team member

   Instructions

   ●Fill one large bucket with water．

   ●Make holes in the bottom of the small buckets．

   ●Have the team members line up between the two large buckets．

   ●Pass the water from one large bucket to the other， using small buckets． Try to keep as much water as possible．

   Why It's Fun

   ●It's fun to work out a way to lose as little water as possible．

   ●It's water． Isn't it fun to get you wet on a hot summer day？

   Activity 2： Truth and Lie

   This activity will allow team members to learn about each other．

   Instructions

   ●Have each team member think of three pieces of information about themselves， and one of them is a lie．

   ●Each team member tells the group all the three pieces of information． Let the other team members guess which is the lie．

   Why It's Fun

   ●Students love talking about themselves and this gives them the chance to do so．

   ●Members can learn about each other．

   ●Members will be surprised at what others think of them．

（1）How many team skills does the writer mention （提及） in Paragraph 1？ 　　

（2）What tools are needed for each team in Water Relay？ 　　

（3）In order to win Water Relay． the team members should 　　．

（4）It is fun to play Truth and Lie because team members can 　  ．

（5）This passage is most probably from 　　．

Once there were many thousands of Gourma Desert （沙漠） elephants in Mali， a country in West Africa． Now． there are fewer than four hundred．

   Why did the number of the elephants drop so quickly？ On the one hand， the elephants' main lake． their only water source （来源） dried up． On the other hand，the land which the elephants lived on was overused by humans．

   To protect the elephants' living environment， the Mali Elephant Project （MEP） was started in 07． MEP met with local people and helped them make rules of using land and water． As a result， the situation became better and there was more food， forest and grassland．

   However． from 2012 to 2016， poaching （偷猎） and illegaltrade in the elephants increased rapidly Eighty﹣three elephants were lost in 2015 alone， and another fifty﹣one elephants were killed in 2016．"If this situation goes on， all the Gourma elephants will be killed by 2020．" said a member of MEP．

   Luckily． the voice of MEP was heard． More organizations （组织） have joined together to educate the local people that trading elephants is against the law．Elephant poaching has dropped to a very low level． The local people have learned to live peacefully with the elephants，one of the wildlife treasures in the world．

（1）MEP was started to 　　．

（2）What does the word " illegal" in Paragraph 4 mean in Chinese？ 　　

（3）Eighty﹣three elephants were lost 　　．

（4）We can learn from the last paragraph that 　　．

（5）This passage is mainly about 　　．

Jane is a warm﹣hearted girl． She is only ten years old．（1） 　　she has big ideas of helping other kids．

   Jane took part in a winter camp（2） 　　the age of eight．During her stay in the camp，she went to visit some kids in poor areas． She felt sad that the kids there didn't have new clothes to（3） 　　and toys to play with． After she returned home， she kept thinking about（4） 　 t 　to do to help those kids．

   One morning Jane saw some elder kids selling lemon juice by the street． They wanted to raise（5） 　　to help their friends． Then she came up with an（6） 　　．

   With the help of her mother， Jane（7） 　　up her first lemonade stand （摊档）．In a week，it made ﹩52． Although it was only a （8） 　　money， she helped 12 kids with it! She felt very excited when she saw smiles on（9） 　　faces．

   After that， her mother helped her start a program called Jane's Lemonade for Love． Up till now， she has already raised（10） 　　than S17，000! She is going to spend the money on clothes， toys and books for the poor kids．

    In the COVID﹣19 pandemic （新冠肺炎疫情）． people across the world are paying more attention to the health and happiness of each other． Some are trying to send messages of love and care in different ways．

    In China， an international communication program was started to send support to other countries． It has collected eighty﹣five letters written by students in Beijing to young people in pandemic﹣stricken （疫情重创的） countries． They are full of love and care． These letters were made into a collection of short videos called"A Letter to Friends"． They were shown in the form of sand painting．

    It is reported that many hospitals abroad refuse all visitors to patients in order to stop the spread of COVID﹣19． Patients feel lonely and worried， so some hospitals have created "Online Wish Wall" for the public． People are welcome to post their messages there to express their love and care． So far， the hospitals have received a great deal of encouragement from the public． The messages have helped the patients to cheer up without their loved ones by their side．

    The COVID﹣19 pandemic may make life difficult for people， but love and care will make life better．

（1）What messages are some people trying to send？

（2）Who wrote the eighty﹣five letters？

（3）How were the letters shown？

（4）Where can people post their messages to the patients？

（5）What influence have the messages produced on the patients？

为了鼓励人们积极向他人传递关爱，某青少年英文网站"The Link of Love"（爱的链接）

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内容包括：

（1）你想向谁表达你的关爱？为什么？

（2）你打算做些什么来表达你的关爱？

作文要求：

（1）不能照抄原文；不得在作文中出现学校的真实名称和考生的真实姓名．

（2）语句连贯，词数80个左右．作文的开头已经给出，不计入总词数，也不必抄写在答题卡上．

    We are growing up in love and care from people around． It is important to love and care for

others．

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