宁夏2020年中考英语试卷.docx

1、试卷第 1页，总 10页宁夏宁夏 2020 年中考英语试卷年中考英语试卷学校:_姓名：_班级：_考号：_“Everybody, its time for our group project. Lets get to work!” says Ms. White.Amy is the leader of one group. She is not1forward to working with her groupbecause a boy named Ray is always absent from the group meetings. He doesnt follow therules, a

2、nd he2to do any work. This slows the whole group down.Amy considers telling Ms. White about these problems, but she doesnt want to get Rayin trouble.3, she decides to talk to him and find out what the4is. She says,“Everyone is working hard on our project. But so far, you havent done anything. Is the

3、resomething wrong?”Ray thinks5for a few seconds, and finally says, “Its not that I dont want to bein the6. Sometimes, I dont really understand the things were learning. I know itsnot fair, but I dont want to say something stupid, so I do7.Now Amy understands. Ray isnt8he just needs help! “From now o

4、n,” she says,“I will do my best to help you feel more confident(自信的). Then you can do your share, andit will be9for everyone. “Thank you! Ill try hard to do my part.” says Ray.Amy feels happy. She realizes that10about problems is better than keepingthem as secrets.1AputtingBlookingCcarryingDtaking2A

5、likesBwantsCagreesDrefuses3AInsteadBAlsoCAlthoughDAnd4AadviceBpurposeCproblemDsuggestion5AquietlyBhappilyCstrangelyDsurprisingly6AclassBgroupCschoolDwork7AeverythingBsomethingCnothingDanything8AfriendlyBhonestCbraveDlazy9AfairBunfairCluckyDunlucky10AcaringBtalkingCthinkingDdealing三、阅读理解阅读下列短文， 从每题所给

6、的 A、B、C 和 D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项。试卷第 2页，总 10页Hi Karin,Thanks so much for your support this week. Things have been really difficult with allthe revision and everything! Really appreciate（感激）all your help. Lets get together afterthe exams!Yours,JohnDear grandma,Thank you very much for the bag you sent me for

7、my birthday. It was really nice ofyou. Im going on holiday next month, so Im planning to take it while Im away! I hopeyoure well.Love，CindyDear Mr. Green,I am writing to say thank you for letting us stay in your house in Australia last month.We were very happy with everything and we thought the hous

8、e was beautiful.We had a lovey holiday in Sydeny. We really enjoyed exploring （探索） the town andthe local area. We will use the Love AFlat website again to find a house to live in whenwe plan our next holiday.Thank you again!Yours,Costa11Which note above is for a friend?AJohns note.BCindys note.CCost

9、as note.DMr. Greensnote.12Who has sent a bag to Cindy for her birthday?AHer father.BHer mother.CHer grandma.DHer grandpa.13What did Costa think of Mr. Greens house?ABad.BLarge.CSmall.DGood.14Costa used the _ to find Mr. Greens house according to the passage.AtelephoneBemailCwebsiteDTV试卷第 3页，总 10页Whe

10、n I was in the middle school, I seldom raised my hands to answer questions inclass. And I found lots of my classmates were just like me. When the teacher asked a question,I always lowered my head because I was afraid that the teacher saw me.One day, in a foreign language class, Mr. Black gave us a l

11、esson. He wanted us to beactive in class, so he asked us some questions, but no one answered. At the beginning of theclass, let me tell you a story. He said.When I came to the United States to study, the university often invited famous people tomake speeches. Before the beginning of every speech, I

12、found an interesting thing. Thestudents around me always took a cardboard folded（折叠）in half, wrote their names in bold（粗体） with the most eye-catching color, and then placed the cardboard on the seat. Sowhen the speaker needed the answers from the students, he could see and call a listenersname direc

13、tly.I couldnt understand that. My classmates told me the speakers were all top people whomeant chances. When your answer was to their surprise, it meant they might give you morechances. In fact, I really saw a few students got great chances because of that.After listening to the story, I understood

14、that the chance will not find you itself. Youmust show yourself all the time so that you can find a chance and then catch it.15When the writers classmates were asked questions, most of them.Araised their handsBshook their headsCclosed their eyesDlowered their heads16 Why did Mr. Black tell his stude

15、nts a story at the beginning of his foreign language class?ABecause he wanted the students to do homework.BBecause he wanted the students to take notes carefully.CBecause he wanted the students to be active in class.DBecause he wanted the students to be quiet in class.17Aspeaker at the university go

16、t to know the students names from.Athe computerBthe cardboards on the students seatsCMr. Black试卷第 4页，总 10页Dthe name list on the teachers desk18What can we learn from this passage?ABeing active in class is interesting.BDoing as others do is necessary.CAnswering questions bravely is easy.DShowing your

17、self bravely can win chances.Every Saturday evening, many people come to an open square in a small town inXi an. They want to watch Chen Kun and his friends put on a play. During the play, theaudience （观众） can hear them, but they can not see them. That is because they are putting ona shadow puppet p

18、lay（皮影戏）.Shadow puppets are made of hard leather （皮革） . The leather is cut out in the shape of aperson, an animal or an object. Each puppet is painted in bright colours and put on a stick.Some puppets have movable arms and legs.During a shadow puppet play, Chen stands behind a white screen with ligh

19、ts behind it.The audience sit in front of the screen. Chen and his friends hold the puppets very close to thescreen so the audience can see the puppets shadows clearly. Then they move the puppetsaround and do the voices of the different characters.Shadow puppet plays are a traditional Chinese art. N

20、ow with TV and films, shadowpuppet plays are not as popular as before. To encourage more young people to learn the skillsof shadow puppet plays, Chen provides training courses for students to teach them how tomake shadow puppets.Chen and his friends often work very hard for little money, but they do

21、 not mind. Theywant to keep this traditional art form alive.19Why cannot the audience see Chen Kun and his friends during the play?ABecause there is no light in front of the screen.BBecause the audience sit too far to see them.CBecause Chen Kun and his friends are watching a play.DBecause Chen Kun a

22、nd his friends are putting on a shadow puppet play behind the screen.20According to the passage, what are shadow puppets made of?ALeather.BSticks.CPlastic.DPaper.21The underlined word it refers to（指）in the passage.试卷第 5页，总 10页Aa white screenBa lightCa shadow puppetDChen Kun22Chen Kun and his friends

23、 put on shadow puppet plays because.Athey want to enjoy themselvesBthey want to make as much money as they canCthey want to keep this traditional art form aliveDshadow puppet plays are more popular than beforeAmy wanted a mobile phone as her birthday gift, because most of her classmateshad one, but

24、she knew her parents couldn t afford it.One day, when she woke up, she found a new mobile phone on her desk.How excitedshe was! This was the phone that had appeared in fashion magazines.She played with the phone on the way to school.And the teacher was already there whenshe arrived at school.Amy was

25、 very embarrassed （尴尬的）. She looked at her new mobilephone and whispered （低语）, I didnt want to be late Everything changed with her thought. She went to school on time with her new mobilephone.She was surprised at that. She turned on the phone and found there was a sentence on thescreen, Every dream

26、will come true. Since then, she always asks the phone for help.As aresult, she has become lazier and lazier. Her teachers and parents were very disappointed withher and her classmates didn t like her any more.When the term exams came,Amy asked the mobile phone for help again, but thingsturned bad. S

27、he got the lowest mark in the class. She wanted to throw it away, but when shedid, the phone would come back into her hand.Amy was so scared （恐惧的）that she criedout, I dont want the mobile phone any more.She woke up to find that the terrible experience had been just a dream23What wasAmys dream before

28、 her birthday?ATo pass the exam.BTo have a mobile phone.CTo be praised by her teacher.DTo be popular with her classmates.24In the exams, why did Amy get the lowest mark in the class?ABecause she stayed up late to play the mobile phone.试卷第 6页，总 10页BBecause she was always late for school.CBecause it t

29、ook her too much time to read fashion magazines.DBecause she always asked the mobile phone for help.25From the passage we can infer （推断）that.AAmy got mobile phone at lastBAmys parents were rich enough to buy her a mobile phoneCAmy didn t want the mobile phone any more after the dreamDAmy became bett

30、er and better with the help of the mobile phone26The best title of this passage may be.AA Birthday GiftBAn Embarrassing ExperienceCAUseful Mobile PhoneDATerrible Dream about a Mobile PhoneMostly, inventions happen because someone works to solve a problem. Kids arenatural inventors. They often create

31、 amazing things from simple ideas. Here are a fewexamples that might make you wonder, Why didnt I think of that?PopsiclesPopsicles were invented by 11-year-old Frank Epperson in 1905. He forgot a drink ofjuice and left it with a stir（搅拌）stick in it outside on a cold night. The next day it was ice.Be

32、cause of this he couldnt drink it any more, but he could eat it. It tasted good! These icesticks became popular among kids at school in summer because they were delicious andhelped them stay cool. More than a hundred years later, popsicles are sill one of the bestsummer treats!Crayon HoldersWhen 11-

33、year-old Cassidy Goldstein needed crayons for a school project, she had a hardtime because there were so many small or broken ones. She found some small clear plastictubes（管子）at home.Although the tiny tubes were usually filled with water to keep flowersfresh, she found that they fit tightly（紧紧地）arou

34、nd the crayons. She was now able to holdthem easily. This is how she invented Crayon Holders.WristiesWhen snow gets in kids gloves and their hands get wet, they feel uncomfortable.试卷第 7页，总 10页10-year-old Kathryn Gregory decided to do something about it. She created the wristies asshe wanted to keep

35、her wrists（手腕）warm and dry. Wristies are long gloves with no fingersand they are worn under your coat. They help you when you work in the cold because yourhands stay warm while you use your fingers. With her parents help, Kathryn also opened asmall shop where she sold her wristies.And she still runs

36、 it today.All these inventions have one thing in common-the kids were trying to solve problems intheir lives. When you meet problems, what would you do? If the kids can do it, you can do it,too!27Popsicles became popular among kids at school in summer because.Athey could not only drink them but also

37、 eat themBthey tasted good and helped them stay coolCthe stir sticks were useful in popsiclesDit was easy to make them28The underlined word runs in the passage meansin Chinese.A经营B跑步C行驶D竞赛29Where do you think the passage is from?AA novel.BAguidebook.CAscience magazine.DA poster.30What s the main ide

38、a of this passage?ALet us run a shop like Kathryn.BEveryone can become an inventor by accident.CKids are so clever that they can invent things.DWhen you meet problems, never give up and you can solve them well.Li Wen is a 15-year-old boy. He works hard and31 （do）well in school. It is hardto believe,

39、 that he used to have32 （difficulty） in school. When he was a little boy, he seldomcaused any problems, and his family33 （spend）a lot of time together.试卷第 8页，总 10页34, things began to change a few years ago. His parents moved to the city to work, andthey could not be at home to look35 him. So he beca

40、me less interested in36 （study）andwas absent from classes. Then his parents were so worried37 they decided to send him to aboarding school. He found life there difficult. One day he told his teacher that he wanted toleave the school. His teacher advised his parents to talk with38 （they）son in person

41、. Thisconversation changed his life. He realized that his parents would always love him, and theywould be39 （pride）of everything good that he did. Now he is much40 （happy）and moreoutgoing than he used to be.It is useful to learn how to make small talk. It is an important social skill. It helps tomak

42、e people feel41 （放松的） and start a conversation when they meet for the42 （第一） time.The topics for small talk are different in different countries. But usually the topics aregeneral rather than personal. In the UK, people sometimes talk about the43（天气） whenthey make a small talk. Its a nice day, isnt

43、it? This44（种类）of questions helps you begina conversation because they are general questions that anyone can45 （答复） to. Next timewhen you want to make small talk, turn a statement to a question. You are sure to get answerand start a conversation.cut down, on earth, hundred, careful, so, in danger, en

44、vironment, for, more, killTigers are beautiful animals. They are important to the46. But they are47now. It ishard to believe that there are only about one48 South China tigers left in the world-and fewlive in the wild. Why is the situation49 serious? Some people have caught and killedtigers50 money.

45、 Some people have51 a lot of trees. What should we do to protect thetigers? People need to think about these questions52.To make it easier for the tigers to live, we should protect their home in the wild, andbuild53natural places for them. We should also work hard to stop people from54tigers. Ifwe c

46、an do these things well, there will be more tigers55. Lets start now!In the forest there lived a rhino（犀牛） and a monkey. The monkey was not very试卷第 9页，总 10页friendly and he troubled the rhino every day. Sometimes he pulled the rhino s tail. Sometimeshe jumped onto the rhinos back. But the rhino didnt

47、 get mad. He could stand everythingpatiently and never complained（抱怨）.Other animals in the forest knew that the monkey always made fun of the rhino. Theygot angry with the monkey. They even advised the rhino to punish the monkey.The rhino smiled and said that sometimes the monkey was unfriendly, but

48、 he wasthankful to him. He thanked the monkey for teaching him to be patient. Other animals justkept silent with their heads down, without saying anything. At that time, the monkey wassitting in the tree and heard the rhinos words. He felt sorry for what he had done.He came down from the tree immedi

49、ately. Then he came up to the rhino and said sorryto him. After that, the monkey and the rhino became friends, and they got on well with eachother.56The rhino didnt get_when the monkey troubled him every day.57Other animals in the forest thought that the rhino should_the monkey.58Although the monkey

50、 always made fun of the rhino, the rhino still_the monkey.59After the monkey said sorry to the rhino, they became_.60From the story we can learn that we had better not complain but be_to others.61假如你是李华， 你所在的城市将要举行武术表演活动， 你的英国明友 David写信咨询询问活动信息 请你给他回信介绍本次活动并谈谈武术对人身心的益处，内容要点如下：1活动安排：时间：7 月 31 日（星期五）上