2020年江苏省扬州市中考英语试卷

In 2016，________ China set April 24 as ________ country’s Space Day．（　　）

A．a； theB．the； theC．the； /D．/； the

Han clothing is becoming more popular ________ young people．（　　）

A．overB．amongC．betweenD．about

________ hopes for a sweet home as it provides us with warmth and trust．（　　）

A．NoneB．EveryoneC．NobodyD．Somebody

________ exciting news! The Chinese team successfully arrived at the peak of Qomolangma．（　　）

A．WhatB．What anC．HowD．How an

You’ll have to get your parents'________ if you want to go on the trip．（　　）

A．achievementB．announcement

C．agreementD．advertisement

Yesterday Mom________ me some money to buy a dictionary．（　　）

A．givesB．gaveC．has givenD．was giving

Lucy held her head up like a queen________ Bill was telling his tale．（　　）

A．afterB．beforeC．whileD．until

I hate rain． It never ends．

Dear， don’t think of it． Try to be________ and enjoy things．（　　）

A．carefulB．cheerfulC．usefulD．faithful

Is Su Ning fit for the task？

Hang on． I’ll tell you________ what I think of it．（　　）

A．properlyB．correctlyC．exactlyD．highly

From the top of the Autumn Hill people________ enjoy the fullest sight of Ge Garden．（　　）

A．have toB．needC．shouldD．can

I'm tired out． I have stayed up late the whole week．

You'd better________ your time better and have things organized．（　　）

A．makeB．haveC．takeD．manage

No matter how far you have gone down the wrong road，________．（　　）

A．turn backB．turn offC．turn outD．turn over

Have you tasted baozza， a mixture of pizza and baozi？

Sure． Thousands of baozza________ at a baozi factory in Yangzhou each day next month．（　　）

A．will makeB．makes

C．was madeD．will be made

I can’t find you．

I don't know________ ， I’m on the left side of a tree．（　　）

A．who I amB．who am IC．where I amD．where am I

Mum， I read a book about wild animals today． Some of them are in danger．

____． We shouldn’t buy fur coats any more．（　　）

A．It's a great pityB．It doesn’t matter

C．Never mindD．My pleasure

"Marilla， can I meet a bosom friend in Avonlea？" Anne asked．

    "A what kind of friend？"

    "A best friend． A very（1）　　 friend． I can tell all my secrets to her． "

    "Diana Barry lives near． She’s about your age． Perhaps she will be your playmate． You’ll have to be careful how you（2）　　yourself， though． Her mother， Mrs Barry， won’t let Diana play with any little girl（3）　　isn’t nice and good．"

    "I hope her hair isn’t red． It’s （4）　　 enough to have red hair， freckles and grey eyes myself．"

    "Diana has black eyes and black hair． She is pretty． "

    Anne became interested in her new "（5）　　"．

    "Oh， I’m so glad she’s pretty． I can’t be beautiful so a（6）　　 best friend is wonderful． "is wonderful．"

    Anne continued， "I had two imaginary friends． At Mrs Thomas， house， I used to （7）　　my reflection in the mirror（镜子）was another little girl，Katie Maurice．Then I went to live with Mrs Hammond．I had another imaginary friend，Violetta，and I loved her almost as well as I loved（8）　　． "

    "You need a real （9）　　 friend to stop your crazy imaginations．" Marilla said．

    The next （10）　　， Marilla took Anne to Diana’s home．

    Diana was a very pretty girl， with her mother’s（11）　　 eyes and hair．

    Mrs Barry said， "Diana， take Anne out into the garden and show her your flowers．"

    Outside in the garden， stood Anne and Diana， looking（12）　　at each other over a cluster of bluebells．

    Anne said at last， almost in a whisper， "Diana， do you think you can like me a little（13） 　　 to be my bosom friend？"

    Diana laughed． She always laughed（14）　　 she spoke．

    "Sure，" she said． "Anne， I’m awfully glad you’ve come to live at Green Gables．"

    When Marilla and Anne went home， Diana went with them as（15）　　 as the bridge． They parted with many promises to spend the next afternoon together again．

    Taken from Anne of Green Gables

20，000 local sea creatures，from dolphins to otters（水獭）， await you at Aquarium（水族馆）of the Bay， San Francisco， CA（California）． When you see a river otter in the wild， you know that water system is healthy． Plus， they’re fun to watch! Here come the Aquarium’s popular and lovable river otters：Tahoe， Ryer and Shasta．

（1）The passage mainly talks about　　．

A． how to play with the otters in the zoo

B． how to protect river otters in the wild

C． the importance of protecting river otters

D． the river otter family at Aquarium of the Bay

（2）Which of the following is TRUE about Ryer？　　

A． He was born in February， 2014．

B． He has large closeset eyes．

C． He is the halfbrother of Tahoe．

D． His fur is reddish in color．

（3）What do the three otters have in common？　　

A． They are all named after a place in California．

B． They were all born at the Oakland Zoo．

C． They can sleep at most 8 hours a day．

D． They enjoy playing with food and rocks．

As a kid， I walked to the library several times a week and stayed up late reading． I checked out so many books and returned them so quickly the librarian once snapped， "Don’t take home so many books if you’re not going to read them all．"

    "But I did read them all，" I said．

    In college， when I created my online dating（约会） profile， in the " favorite books" section I put One Hundred Years of Solitude， A Moveable Feast， White Fang and so on． But I realized I hadn’t read most of those titles for two years．

    David was my first online date． David read about a book or two a week． When we compared libraries， we had only four titles in common．

    On our seventh date， David and I visited the library．

    "I have a game，" he said， taking out two pens and Postits（便利贴）． Let’s find books we’ve read and leave reviews in them for the next person． "

    We stayed there for an hour．

    Before leaving， I said， "I will tell you something． I’ve only read one book this year． "

    "But you like books， "he said． "You like bookstores． You like libraries． Read a book!"

    Back home， David's charge to "read a book" echoed in my head． I bought books whenever I got the chance， but I hardly read them． They sat on every surface until my house appeared to wear books the way one wears clothes．

    I picked up one． Whenever I wanted to give up on it， I thought of David．______________

    "How’s your day？" David texted．

    "Good． A little tired， "I replied． "I stayed up late and finished my book． "The last time I'd pulled an allnighter to read， I was 12 and the book was Little Women．

    David suggested we visit the library again． He pulled a book from the shelf， dropped to one knee， and opened it． Inside， his Postit read："Karla， it has always been you． Will you marry me？ "

    His proposal had rested in the book for over a year．

（1）How do the first two paragraphs help develop the story？　　

A． To show how rude the librarian was．

B． To show Karla was always a reader．

C． To prove Karla just liked borrowing books．

D． To prove it’s better to buy books than borrow books．

（2）Which is the correct order of what happened to Karla？　　

a． She had a game with David．

b． She created her online dating profile．

c． She was shown the Postit written to her．

d． She told David she only read one book that year．

e． She found they had only four titles in common．

A． dbeac

B． baecd

C． beadc

D． dbase

（3）Which sentence should go in the empty box in Paragraph 5 from the bottom？　　

A． I just loved the idea of reading．

B． I tried to appear to be a book lover．

C． I painfully realized most of my books went unread．

D． I felt him pushing me to be more of the person I used to be．

（4）What’s the best title of the passage？　　

A． Falling in love by the book

B． Buying books for yourself not for your shelf

C． A true lover of books knows no time

D． Love books enough and books love you back

Katie Steller has her own salon （美发院）． She often wheels her red chair and scissors around the city to give free haircuts．

    Edward was her first lucky customer． He looked to be in his 60s． He was balding and missing a few teeth． While she was cutting his greying hair， he told her about moving closer to his adult children．

    Till now， Steller has offered about 30 such haircuts． These people are all living a hard time， and she is aware of the power of her cleanup job．

    "It’s more than a haircut，" she says． "I want it to be a gateway， to show value and respect， but also to get to know people． I want to build relationships． "

    Steller knows that a haircut can change a life． As a teen， she had a very serious disease and her hair thinned terribly． Her mother took Steller for her first professional haircut．

    "To sit down and have somebody look at me and talk to me like a person and not just an illness， it helped me feel cared about and less alone，" she says．

    After that， Steller knew she wanted to have her own salon so she could help people feel the way she’d felt that day． In 2019， she began her Red Chair Project．

    She says， "I can’t fix their problems with free haircuts，but maybe I can help them feel less alone for a moment．"

     Early this year she started the Steller Kindness Project， in which people who do acts of kindness （volunteering for snowstorm relief， helping neighbors in need） are invited for a free haircut at Steller’s salon． In exchange， they tell their stories， which Steller shares on her website． Her hope is that by reading about kind acts， others will spread their own．

    So far Steller has had people reach out from around the country．

（1）Why did Steller start her Red Chair Project？　　

A． To help her neighbors in need．

B． To attract customers to her salon．

C． To help the lonely people feel less alone．

D． To invite customers to tell their kind acts．

（2）What does Steller mean by the sentence "It’s more than a haircut" in Paragraph 4？　　

A． A haircut can fix people’s problems．

B． A haircut is what people need most．

C． Haircut stories are well reviewed on her website．

D． A haircut is a simple act to show care， value and respect．

（3）Which best describes Katie Steller？　　

A． Lonely and inactive．

B． Kind and thoughtful．

C． Doubtful and generous．

D． Serious and careful．

（4）Which sentence best expresses the theme of the story？　　

A． Simple acts of kindness like a free haircut will spread．

B． Haircuts need practice and practice makes perfect．

C． It’s heartbreaking to see how lonely people look．

D． We can win great respect by giving free haircuts．

   Since May 8， Boston Dynamics， doglike robot， Spot， has been in use at BishanAng Mo Kio Park in Singapore to help encourage social distancing during the COVID19 pandemic （新冠肺炎疫情） according to a report in the South China Morning Post．

    Singpore’s government is funding the experiment of the robotic dog， which will last for two weeks at the park during offpeak（非高峰的） hours．

    "The robot isn’t enforcing （强制 ）． It’s just giving people information and encouraging them， "Boston Dynamics founder Marc Raibert told CNBC． "When Spot is patrolling（巡逻）the area， there’s a parks officer nearby who can do whatever enforcement he decides is suitable． "

    Cameras fixed on Spot will scan the surroundings and help officers work out the number of visitors in the park， but they cannot read faces and won’t collect any personal information． It also carries a loudspeaker to broadcast a prerecorded message to remind visitors of the importance of social distancing．

    Without enough manpower， Singapore is turning to robotics to reduce the manpower required for park patrols and remind people about the risks they may be putting themselves and others in．

    The question， however， is whether their use of Spot will be a good tool or will or only attract more people to it instead．

    If the twoweek experiment proves successful， the government will consider using Spot at the park during peak hours． Singapore will also do studies to see if it’s worth using other Spots in other parks． Already， Singapore engineers are trying to improve Spot， making it tell if people are together in a group or strangers passing on the grass．

    No one knows if Spot will stay after the pandemic is gone， but one thing is for sure： the robot is the hardest working dog in the world．

（1）Why is Spot used at BishanAng Mo Kio Park？　　

A． To draw visitors， attention to it．

B． To help encourage social distancing．

C． To read and record visitors， faces．

D． To help collect private information．

（2）The underlined word "they" in Paragraph 4 refers to（指的是）　　．

A． visitors

B． strangers

C． cameras

D． officers

（3）What can we learn from the last 3 paragraphs？　　

A． The experiment is still in progress．

B． The use of Spot proves to be a good tool．

C． Spot will stay after the pandemic is over．

D． Singapore will no longer need other Spot robots．

（4）According to the passage， which of the following is TRUE？　　

A． Spot scares people into keeping a distance in public．

B． Spot patrols the park for two weeks during peak hours．

C． Spot can tell people together in a group from strangers passing by．

D． The parks officer nearby decides on the enforcement instead of Spot．

The writer uses his　　 life in his writing． （daughter）

It seemed to him that truth would be　　 than a lie． （safe）

He has the most beautiful blue eyes I have ever　　．（see）

It will take about two months if everything goes　　．（smooth）

Kate is　　 alone while her kids at a nearby table are chatting happily． （sit）

Nothing　　 more than people's safety and health． （要紧）

Though your children are　　 you， they are not yours． （与…在一起）

　　 I get in trouble， I ask Grandma to come over for dinner． （无论何时）

In　　 1799 Wordsworth and Dorothy moved into their first Lakeland home． （十二月）

One should have a　　 of right and wrong， or a person can't be trusted． （观念）

    The pilot， Antoine De SaintExupery， who wrote The Little Prince， died long ago， but the fictional pilot， who told the story， is as alive today as he was many years ago， along with his Prince， the fox， the rose and the snake．

    This timeless tale touches upon childhood and growing up．It opens with the reminder：All grownups were once children but few of them remember it．The pilot in this story loses that part of himself． After a stay in the desert with the little prince， he finds his inner child again． It is a simple story with life lessons． Here are some．

    One only understands the things that one tames （驯服）．Seeing the thousands of roses that look just like his rose makes the prince feel as if he was tricked by his flower． The fox shows him taming someone takes time． The prince understands the nature of relationships： the time he has wasted on his rose makes her so important．

    The fox， as his parting gift， shares his secret with the prince："One can see rightly with the heart．What is essential （very important and necessary）is invisible （not be seen）to the eye．" When the pilot shows his picture about the snake eating the elephant， adults only see it as a hat． Adults can’t see what’s inside the snake． What is on the surface is not what matters． This truth sets the little prince free． He decides to join his rose back on his planet．

    Has he returned to his planet and his rose？ The ending exists in the imagination of every reader as well as the pilot． After all， it is a book with something for everyone．

Our lives changed tracks the day our son was born． We （1）w　　 whether we should move back to our home country Brazil． I remember looking down at our newborn baby and thinking about how different his life would be there．

    During the ten years away from my big family and my culture， I missed the delicious foods，samba，Brazilian jujitsu（柔术）， and sunny skies．My wife （2）m　　 our homeland too．As a musician，it would be （3）e　　 for her to do her work in Brazil． But in the United Kingdom， I had the funding and lab resources for my research． Would such a move be a disadvantage to my career？

    A few weeks later， my brother called from Brazil， telling me that our father had passed away． The great happiness I felt about my son’s birth suddenly gave way to deep （4）s　　． We had no doubt it was the right time to （5）r　　 to Brazil． We applied for the professor positions at a university in our hometown and （6）b　　 received offers．

    （7）H　　， it wasn’t easy getting started with my research in Brazil． I didn’t receive any startup funding for my lab． Now， thanks to Brazilian funding， I have a team of bright young scientists and can （8）a　　 expensive lab resources．

    We are living the lives we wanted to liveworking on rewarding research and feeling closer to our family and （9）c　　in our home country． My son is growing up close to his cousins． I take up Brazilian jujitsu training， which I haven’t been able to do during my years （10）a　　． My wife and I feel happy to find a way home．

这个暑假你打算做什么？　　

训练学生的生活技能很重要．　　

我很自豪我父亲是一名医生．　　

自古以来，许多名人留下了赞誉扬州之美的著名诗篇．　　

如果你想深入了解野鸭，高邮湖是观察它们的最佳去处之一．　　

为倡导绿色环保新时尚，学校将开展以创建"绿色校园"为主题的英语演讲比赛．请你以" Go green at school"为题，根据表格中的内容要点写一份英语演讲稿，号召全体同学行动起来，共建美好校园．

要求：（1）表达清楚，语法正确，上下文连贯；

（2）必须包括表格中所有要点内容，并适当发挥；

（3）词数：100词左右（开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数）；

（4）不得使用真实姓名、校名和地名等．

Go green at school

Hi，guys，

    Isn’t it pleasant to study in an environmentally friendly school？ To develop a green lifestyle， we students can go green at school in smaller ways．

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    That’s all． Thank you!