2020年江苏省苏州市中考英语试卷

Did you go on the Silk Road trip by train？

Yes． The train was great， just like a hotel_____wheels﹣it had all that I needed．（　　）

A．inB．atC．onD．by

Wow， you've made so much progress in drawing．

Thanks． I______two online courses this winter holiday．（　　）

A．tookB．will takeC．takeD．was taking

I don't really like big cities．

Neither do I． I feel much_____in the countryside．（　　）

A．freeB．freerC．freestD．the freest

The doctors and nurses managed_____the lives of patients， though they didn't have enough medicine．（　　）

A．saveB．savingC．to saveD．to saving

I don't care how many words there are in your article， but the_____of it really matters．（　　）

A．abilityB．sizeC．qualityD．energy

Mum， why do I have to wash hands so many times a day？

For your health， you______be too careful．（　　）

A．can'tB．shouldn'tC．mustn'tD．needn't

Tony， come over． What do the letters"KIT"mean in the text message？

Don't you know that， Amy？ They_____"keep in touch"．（　　）

A．search forB．ask forC．go forD．stand for

Check what you have written_____you hand in your application form．（　　）

A．sinceB．beforeC．afterD．while

Kunqu Opera is_____thought to be one of the symbols of Suzhou． Don't miss it during your stay here．（　　）

A．hardlyB．widelyC．suddenlyD．badly

Through 5G，people in two different cities can even "shake hands" on the same screen．

_________（　　）

A．What a mess!B．Don't mention it．

C．With pleasure．D．Wonderful indeed．

A Swedish couple on holiday were traveling around Italy， and wanted to go to Capri．

    Capri is an island in the south of the country，（1）　　 for its beautiful coastline and a popular tourist destination （目的地）．The couple put their destination into their car 's GPS（全球定位系统），（2）　　 they made a spelling mistake． They（3）　　 typed CARPI instead of CAPRI． There is a real place called Carpi in Italy， but it is a small town in the（4）　　of the country．

    The couple followed the GPS directions． Although they were traveling to an island， it didn't（5）　　them that they didn't even cross a bridge or see the sea．When they arrived in Carpi， they went to the tourist office． They asked（6）　　 they could go to the Blue Grotto，a well﹣known sea cave in Capri． Of course， the office worker there couldn't（7）　　them． He thought they wanted to go to a（8）　　called the Blue Grotto for dinner．

    When the man realized that the couple thought they were in Capri， he（9）　　their mistake．The couple got back into their car and started driving south． The office worker said， "They were（10）　　， but not angry．"

    It was a spelling mistake that took the couple 600 kilometres from their destination．

（1）What is www．niftynoodlesatnight．com．cn？　　

A． The name of the owner．

B． The address of the website．

C． A collection of food．

D． The name of the markets．

（2）When can people go to the markets？　　

A． At 3 pm on Monday．

B． At 11 am on Tuesday．

C． At 9 pm on Sunday．

D． At 10 pm on Thursday．

（3）The main purpose of the advertisement is to　　．

A． encourage people to go and eat at the markets

B． tell people the features of delicious Asian food

C． ask people to choose the food pictures they like

D． introduce some supporting companies to people

We all have our favourite music， films or books﹣but which are the most popular ever？

（1）The best word for the blank is　　．

A． painting

B． film

C． poem

D． sculpture

（2）Which of the following is true？　　

A． Thriller turned out to be more popular than Michael Jackson expected．

B． The Fifth Symphony was used in many other music forms by Beethoven．

C． A Tale of Two Cities has sold more copies than all the Harry Potter books．

D． The Sharwshank Redemption made much money as soon as it came out．

（3）Which section of a magazine is the passage probably from？　　

A． Sports Time．

B． Science Study．

C． Culture World．

D． Nature Watch．

    I think there are several reasons that suggest developing robots is a waste of money．

    In San Diego recently ＄ 325，000 was spent on inventing a robotic squirrel to do some scientific experiments． The research proved that squirrels are able to scare away snakes by wagging （摇动） their tails． Do you need a robotic squirrel to work this out？

    What about AIBO，a robotic pet，developed in Japan？ In Japanese aibou means "buddy"． These pets have been developed at huge cost mainly to provide entertainment．They've been used in movies and music videos． Universities have used them for educational purposes．However， in 2006 the company stopped producing these robotic pets in order to save money． Was it worth a lot of money？

    Then there's NAO， a robot which has been developed by a French company．Its main purpose is to make life easier for humans． It speaks 19 languages and has its own personality．It can tell children a story， help in the classroom or the home， or act as a companion to those people who need someone to be with．A fully developed one costs ﹩16，000． Is that value for money？ Who can afford it anyway？

    There may be good reasons why it is worth developing robots， but so far I haven't thought of any．

（1）What does the underlined word "companion" in Paragraph 4 mean in Chinese？　　

A．公司

B．机构

C．对手

D．伙伴

（2）What is the true fact about the robots mentioned？　　

A． The robotic squirrel is needed by every scientist to do some research．

B． AIBO wasn't made any more because it only provided entertainment．

C． A fully developed NAO may tell kids stories in different languages．

D． All the three types of robots used to be produced at a very low cost．

（3）What does the writer think of developing robots？　　

A． It can help bring people a lot of fun．

B． It has advantages in many ways．

C． It may be useful but costs too much．

D．It is worth a great deal of money．

"This is John，" said Mr Turner． The boy standing next to him was tall， with a friendly face． I noticed Adam and Chen give each other the thumbs （大拇指） up． That meant they were going to invite him to join the cool group． They smiled at him and he smiled back．

    Mr Turner always gave new students a buddy with the same hobbies as them． I was sure he wouldn't choose me． I wasn't one of the cool kids．

    "Hyun， I want you to be John's buddy this term，" said Mr Turner． Me？ I couldn't believe my ears! Everyone in the class looked in my direction． Adam and Chen even looked unhappy．

    John walked over to my desk and sat down beside me． He smiled at me．"Hello，" he said in a confident voice．

    "Hello，"I replied， not looking at him．

    All morning I could feel the boys in the cool group looking angrily at me， but John didn't seem to notice．

    Finally the bell rang for a break． I had butterflies in my stomach． I knew that Adam and Chen were going to make fun of me in front of John， and that John would decide that he'd rather be buddies with them．

    Sure enough， as soon as we got outside， Adam and Chen swaggered （大摇大摆地走） up to us．

    "Mr Turner says you're a good basketball player， John，"said Adam． "How'd you like to play with us at lunch break？ Hyun doesn't know anything about basketball．"

    "No thanks，" said John．"I'd rather play chess with Hyun，if he doesn't mind． Mr Turner says he's an excellent player．"

    I was walking on air as John and I crossed the playground． I remembered the saying we learnt in class about not judging （判断） a book by its cover． I completely misjudged John．

（1）The underlined "him" in Paragraph 1 refers to　　．

A． Adam

B． Mr Turner

C． Chen

D． John

（2）The sentence "I was walking on air…" in the last paragraph shows that the writer felt　　．

A． happy

B． nervous

C． calm

D． lonely

（3）What can we learn from the story？　　

A． Adam and Chen were not only cool but also friendly．

B． Hyun realized appearance didn't always tell the truth．

C． John didn't want to make friends with Hyun at first．

D． Hyun was a cool kid and good at playing basketball．

A： Do you think the Olympics can change a city even after the Games finish？

B： Oh， yes． They can really change a city and help the people who live there．

A：（1）　　

B： Yes， of course． One example is the Beijing Olympics．They built a new swimming centre．（2）　　

A： A great example! Can the Games make money for a city？

B： Sure． More people go to those cities even after the Games．（3）　　

A： What about children？（4）　　

B： Before the Games， many children preferred to play video games and watch TV．（5）　　

A： It's really a big change．

The future is something we　　（创造）， but not something we enter．

Believe it or not， the two surveys have　　（相似的） results．

Thank you for　　（警告） us not to swim here．

The　　（秘密） of true friendship is to understand and to be understood．

Shake the bottle well so that the milk　　（混合） with the tea．

These 　　（艺术家） design won an international award．

In ancient times， food was　　（存储） up for winter．

I like to eat pizza and sweet food． I seldom have vegetables．

Your eating　　are not so good． You need to change them．

Where's Sam？ I can't find him anywhere．

Oh， he has two weeks　　for a vacation．

Would you please tell me something about　　？

OK． My name is Simon． I am studying at Sunshine Middle School．

她多久整理一次卧室？

不要开始这个项目，除非一切就绪．

一个重要的案例将在这次会议上讨论．

我想知道他们是否已经去过那家新的书店．

那是如此漫长的一段旅程，每个人都筋疲力尽了．

Hi， Tom，

    Thanks for your message and I am glad that you wrote to me for ideas．

    I remember when I was learning English， I felt uncomfortable about speaking． I could remember lots of words and knew grammar rules， but speaking was difficult． I now feel a lot more confident about speaking， so here are some ideas that I have taken from my own experience．

    Don' t worry about making mistakes．Other people will still know your meaning and they probably won't notice your mistakes．

    Use every chance you get to speak． For example，it's a good idea to use only English in class and not to speak to your classmates in your own language． At home， you should also try practicing new words and grammar learnt in class．

    Think about extra speaking practice outside the classroom． You can join a conversation group，such as the chat groups in the study centre． They are free to join．

    Practice speaking online． There are lots of websites where you can communicate with someone from all around the world．

    I hope this helps you and please come to me if you have other problems．

Best wishes，

Eliza

（1）How many suggestions does Eliza offer？　　

（2）What is Tom's problem when he is learning English？　　

（3）If you are Tom，will you take Eliza's suggestions？ Why or why not？　　

下周一些英国学生将来你校交流学习，他们想了解你校各个俱乐部的情况．假定你是林涛，是学校绿色星球俱乐部的负责人，请你根据你们俱乐部的海报内容，用英语写一篇发言稿来作介绍．

注意：1．词数90左右．开头和结尾已为你写好，不计入总词数；

2．文中须包括所有要点，每个要点可适当发挥，使文章连贯、通顺；

3．文中不得提及真实的大名、校名等相关信息．

参考词汇： workshop   n．工作坊

    Welcome to our school． I'm Lin Tao． I' m glad to introduce our Green Planet Club to you．

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    Let's work together for a green planet． Thank you!