1、2020 年中考英语考前预测卷年中考英语考前预测卷 I. 单项选择单项选择 (10 分) ( )1. Never do anything bad because you think its too small. You never know_ it can lead. A. how B. what C. where D. when ( )2. Green Book was a big winner at the 91 th Academy Awards, winning three Oscars: Best Motion Picture, best supporting Actor _ Bes
2、t Original Screenplay. A. as well as B. as soon as C. as much as D. as good as ( )3. -Nowadays, many people are getting used to posting photos of themselves or their daily lives on Facebook or We Chat! -_. A. Its their pleasure B.But I dont think its safe C. OK. I will take your advice D. Let me hav
3、e a look at them ( )4. What? You mean Ill have to _ extra work? Dont have a cow, Jason. I do believe you can make it. A. take up B. take off C. take on D. take away ( )5. Peter called to tell his wife that he _ home before 12p.m, but he broke his promise. A. will return B. returned C. would return D
4、. had returned ( )6. We felt sorry when we learnt that the rhinos horns (犀牛角) were cut off while they were still _. A. live B. lively C. lovely D. alive ( )7. What about a cup of coffee? Youll feel better. Thanks, I am sleepy. I really need _. A. one B. that C. this D. it ( )8. Why isnt he showing u
5、p at the birthday party? He is racing _ the clock to finish his report on his project. A. beyond B. over C. against D. through ( )9. Im new here, could you please tell me _? A. what is the building used for B. where I could find the dining hall C. when did the first class begin D. how many classes o
6、ur school has ( )10. Kitty, why are you killing your time this way? Cant you find something _ doing? A. creative B. cheerful C. relaxing D. worth II. 完形填空（完形填空（10 分）分） It is very important to stay healthy. I have a neighbor. She is an old lady. She can do all the housework, _1_ newspapers, watch TV
7、and search the Internet to learn something new. I often see _2_ do taijiquan in the morning and dance in the evening. She looks young and beautiful . _3_ she is over seventy. Last week a reporter from a magazine interviewed her and asked _4_ she kept so young and healthy. She replied with a smile, I
8、 have my secret of staying young and healthy. It is quite _5_ . Keep your mind active, take an interest in the world _6_ you, and learn at least one new thing every day. Try to do different kinds of housework and do sports as _7_ as you can. Dont think you are too old to go back to _8_ . I know a ma
9、n who entered a medical college when he was 70 years old. He studied there for 6 years and now he is a doctor. Another man went to a tennis school at the age of 71 and now he is good at _9_ tennis. Some people may say staying young is easy only for those who live in the future. In fact, no matter ho
10、w old you are, you can make it. Please tell the story to your family. It would be a good start to _10_ the ladys example. I hope all people will stay young and healthy. ( )1. A. look B. read C. see D. watch ( )2. A. her B. him C. other D. others ( )3. A. than B. since C. though D. because ( )4. A. w
11、hat B. why C. who D. how ( )5. A. early B. dear C. easy D. late ( )6. A. under B. around C. above D. between ( )7. A. soon B. busily C. hardly D. often ( )8. A. place B. song C. school D. dance ( )9. A. buying B. losing C. sending D. playing ( )10. A. follow B. give C. make D. bring III 阅读理解。 （阅读理解。
12、 （40 分）分） A Today I will give you a special test, said the English teacher with a smile on his face. All the students sat up straight and waited for the test to begin. The teacher began to give the test papers to all the students. After he finished handing out the test papers, he asked them to begin
13、. The students were very surprised to see that there was not a question but a black dot（圆点）in the center of the paper. The teacher noticed the students surprise and said, I want you to write about what you see there. At the end of the class, the teacher took all the students answer sheets and read t
14、he answers. All of them described the black dot. After reading all the answers, the teacher said, Here everyone only paid attention to the black dot, but no one wrote about the white paper. The whole class listened silently, because they were afraid to fail in the exam. Then the teacher said, Dont w
15、orry about your marks for this test. I just want you to think about our life. The white paper is like our whole life and the black dot in the center of the paper represents（代表）problems in our daily life. Our life is a gift given to us by God, with love and care. However, we just pay attention to the
16、 problems like illness and poverty, and never see happy things in our life. So we should try to solve our problems and enjoy each moment life gives us. ( )1. What was in the center of the paper? A. a white dot B. a black dot C. a question D. a gift ( )2. Which of the following is wrong about the tes
17、t? A. There was a black dot in the center of the papers. B. Nobody paid attention to the black dot. C. Students should not just care about their marks. D. The students were very surprised when they saw the papers. ( )3. What did the teacher mainly want to tell his students? A. Our life is a gift giv
18、en to us by God. B. The black dot doesnt mean any problem in our life. C. Dont worry about the marks for the test. D. We should solve our problems and enjoy each moment in life. ( )4. Whats the Chinese meaning of the underlined word poverty in the last paragraph? A. 污染 B. 富有 C. 贫穷 D. 保险 ( )5. Which
19、is the right order of the story? The teacher read all the answers. The teacher asked his students not to worry about their marks. The teacher wanted his students to think about life. The teacher began to hand out the test papers. A. B. C. D. B When it comes to helping developing countries，we often t
20、hink about offering money in order that they can build schools and hospitals，buy food and medicine，or find clean water supplies. These seem to be the most important basic needs in their lives. However，its far from enough. We have to come up with better ideas. A man called Nicholas Negroponte invente
21、d a cheap laptop computer，which he decided to invent after he visited a school in Cambodia. The laptop which Mr. Negroponte has designed is not the same as the normal one that you can buy in the shops. One difference is that it will be covered in rubber so that it is strong and wont be damaged easil
22、y .As an electricity supply can be a problem in developing countries， the computer also has a special handle in order that children can wind the computer up to give it extra power when needed. This special laptop computer will cost less than 100 US dollars and Mr.Negroponte wants to produce as many
23、as 15 million laptop computers in the first year .The idea is that these computers will help the childrens education as they will be able to access the Internet .These computers might not benefit the people in developing countries immediately，but by improving childrens education they should help peo
24、ple to find their own solutions to their problems in the long term. Another idea to help children in developing countries is to recycle old mobile phones so that they can be used again. In the UK. and probably in many other countries too， millions of mobile phones are thrown away every year. The was
25、te crested by throwing away thee old phones is very bad for the environment，so it seems to be an excellent idea to achieve two important goals at the same time，We will reduce the waste we produce and help others .In other words ,we will be able to kill two birds with one and that is always a good th
26、ing. 根据短文内容，选择最佳选项。 ( )6.The underlined phrase wind up in paragraph 2 means。 A.吹风 B.给上发条 C.摇上 D.利用空气使 ( )7.The laptop computer that Mr.Negroponte has designed A. will be damaged much easier than the normal one B. has a special handle to access the Internet C. is cheap and can run with extra power D.
27、 can be helpful to find the peoples own solutions ( )8.According to the passage，what benefit can we get from recycling old mobile phones? A. We can reduce the waste to protect the environment. B. We can help children in developing countries reuse the old mobile phones. C. it is good for the environm
28、ent and very educative for phone users. D. It not only reduces the waste produced by developed countries but also helps the children in developing countries. ( )9.Mr. Negropontes cheap computer is mentioned in the passage to. A .illustrate the kindness of people in the developed countries B. tell us
29、 what high technology can help people C. show how to find business opportunities in developing countries D. give an example of how to help developing countries ( )10.Which is the best idea the author gives us to help the developing countries? A. We need to help people in developing countries to help
30、 themselves，not just throw money at the problem. B. We should spend much money helping people in developing countries build more schools and hospitals. C. We should think about giving help to developing countries more often. D. We should help the people in developing countries by improving childrens
31、 education immediately. C Dont Judge a Book by Its Cover Ever since I was a little girl, Ive loved reading crime and detective (侦探) novels, so I guess itwas pretty normal that I started writing them when I was older. However, my family is very big onhaving a traditional career (职业) and so when I sai
32、d that I wanted to go to college and studywriting, my parents told me that I couldnt. They told me that I had to study for a degree so that Iwould achieve a career, and not something as risky as writing. I suppose I could have studiedjoumalism (新 闻) ,but I didnt want to lose interest in writing beca
33、use it would be something I would do every day for work, not for pleasure. I thought that teaching looked like a pretty good compromise (妥协 ) , especially because of the long holidays. It was a good choice: by the time I was twenty-five，Id already finished two novels and had an agent. To be honest,
34、I never meant to keep my being a crime writer a secret or anything, and my friends have always known. One of the reasons most people dont know is because my agent told me that my name Hazel sounded too much like a romance (浪漫) novelist for older women. She suggested Brooke Lane and I thought, Well,
35、if you think itll make me successful, okay, Id to tally forgotten about it until I walked into school one day and saw one of my workmates reading my novel. I asked her some questions about it, and it was so clear that she had no idea that Idwritten it - she even offered to lend it to me after shed f
36、inished! Of course, sometimes I wonder what my students would think if they knew that their teacher was going home on the weekend to write about murders and dead bodies, but I think my parents probably did me a favor: myteaching job keeps me in touch with the real world. ( )11. Hazel is probably_ A.
37、 an agent B. a journalist C. a teacher and artist D. a teacher and writer ( )12. The underlined words is very big on in the passage most probably mean. A. to give no advice B. to like something very much C. to have more experiences D. to misunderstand something ( )13. Its clear that Hazel. A. agreed
38、 to studyjournalism for a degree B. accepted Brooke Lane as her pen name C. would like to write something for teaching D. told her workmates about her writing novels ( )14. Hazel finally realized that her parents advice on her career was. A. helpful B. exciting C. disappointing D. risky ( )15. We ca
39、n infer from the passage that. A. Hazellikes showing off in public B. Hazels students all want to write novels C. Hazels agent has played a role in her success D.older women prefer the name Brooke to Hazel D There were many plants in a forest. When spring came, a pine tree saw a red rose nearby and
40、said, What a beautiful flower! I wish I were that lovely. The rose proudly said, It seems that I am the most beautiful flower in this forest. Then the rose looked at a cactus (仙人掌) and said, Look at that ugly plant full of thorns（刺）! What a proud flower! thought the trees. As the days passed. the re
41、d rose often looked at the cactus and said bad words about it, like This plant is useless. How sorry I am to be his neighbor ! The cactus never got angry and even tried to advise the rose, saying, God did not create any form of life without a purpose. Spring passed, and the weather became very hot.
42、As there was no rain, the red rose began to wilt（枯萎）. One day the rose saw birds put their beaks (喙) into the cactus and then fly away. The red rose asked the pine tree what the birds were doing. The pine tree explained that the birds were getting water from the cactus. The cactus has water? asked t
43、he rose. Yes, you can also drink some from it. The birds can bring water to you if you ask the cactus for help. The red rose felt too ashamed to ask for water from the cactus. But finally it did ask for help. The cactus kindly agreed. The rose learned a lesson and never judged (评价) anyone by their a
44、ppearance again. ( )16. At first, _ thought the cactus was ugly. A. the rose B. the pine tree C. the birds D. the thorns ( )17. The red rose began to wilt because _. A. the birds could fly B. spring came C. there was no rain D. the cactus got angry ( )18. The birds put their beaks into the cactus to
45、 _. A. get water B. eat food C. offer help D. tell secrets ( )19. From the passage, we know the cactus was _. A. rude B. kind C. selfish D. careless ( )20. From the story, we know_. A. the pine tree didnt think the red rose was beautiful B. the red rose never said bad words about others C. the cactu
46、s refused to help the birds D. the red rose realized she was wrong at last IV. 补全对话（补全对话（5 分）分） A：Hello, may I speak to Jim? B：Hello, this is Jim speaking. _1_ A：Bob speaking. Are you available this weekend? B：Yes. Ill stay at home. _2_ A：Alice and I are going to have a surprise party in my house fo
47、r our foreign teacher, Mrs Green. She is going back to the UK. B：Really? Shes my favorite teacher Ill miss her. A：_3_ B: Sure.Id like to. _4_ A: At 6:p.m. this Saturday. B: Great! Lets buy her a gift tomorrow. A: _5_ I cant wait! See you! B:See you! 1. _ 2. _ 3. _ 4. _ 5. _ A. Would you like to come
48、 to the party? B. Whos that? C. Here you are. D. Good idea! E. What are you going to do? F. When will the party begin? G. I don t think so. V. 任务型阅读任务型阅读（10 分）分） Do you check your mobile phone often? Do you feel anxious if your mobile phone is not with you? When there is no Wi-Fi or signal for your
49、mobile phone, will you get nervous? If you say yes, then youve got addiction(上瘾） to mobile phones. （A）Nowadays, we can see the scene everywhere in the life: in subways, restaurants, roads, people are watching their mobile phones. From family party to dating with a friend, people couldnt stop checking their twitter, WeChat, facebook on the mobile phones and snubbing(忽视） the persons in
