1、试卷第 1页,总 10页北京北京 2020 年中考英语试题年中考英语试题学校:_姓名:_班级:_考号:_1Mr. Jackson is a popular writer, and we all like reading _ books.AhisBherCtheirDyour2Usually I make breakfast for my family _ Saturdays.AAtBinConDto3Wash your hands before meals, _ you may get ill.AandBbutCorDso4_ you give me a hand? I cant move t
2、he box by myself.No problem.ACouldBShouldCMustDNeed5_ do you visit your grandparents, Tom?Twice a month.AHow muchBHow oftenCHow longDHow soon6Zhaozhou Bridge is one of _ stone bridges in the world.AoldBolderColdestDthe oldest7If you take this train, you _ in Shanghai in five hours.AarriveBwill arriv
3、eCarrivedDhave arrived8I _ on the computer when Frank called me last night.AworkBwill workCwas workingDam working9We _ each other since I came to Beijing, but we send emails very often.Adont seeBdidnt seeCwont seeDhavent seen10Whats that noise, Sam?My little brother _ with his toy car now.Awill play
4、Bis playingCplaysDplayed11The kite _ in China more than 2000 years ago.AinventsBinventedCis inventedDwas invented12 Do you know _?At 9:00 tomorrow morning.试卷第 2页,总 10页Awhen the video meeting beganBwhen did the video meeting beginCwhen the video meeting will beginDwhen will the video meeting beginAt
5、the end of my first year of high school, I realized I needed to find a summer job. Iwas tired of having to ask my parents for13. I wanted to go to the shopping centeror movies with friends without having to ask for $20 from my parents. I imagined having ajob at a store or at a summer camp where I co
6、uld play games with children. But what actuallyhappened was14. The only job I managed to find was cleaning up tables at a localrestaurant.At first, the idea of clearing tables upset me. The thought of getting up at dawn(黎明) togo clean up after people made me15ever asking for a job. The first day was
7、 terriblybusy. I was running around, racing to get a table ready for the waiting customers. Ill neverforget how16I felt that day, but Ill also never forget sitting down for lunch withmy co-workers for the first time. People my age or ten years older all sat together and talkedabout their days. All o
8、f a sudden I was a part of that, and it felt good to be so17.Ive now worked at the restaurant for almost one year. Ive learned to be happy aboutgetting up so early, because I know therere going to be a few good18every daythere.From starting there as a shy student, Ive been able to grow into a person
9、 that can go upand19anyone, at work or anywhere else. Im also not as sensitive(敏感的) as I usedto be-getting an impolite customer might make me feel bad, but very soon I can laugh it offwith my co-workers. The little job has given me so much, and I cant wait to go back andcontinue to20from my experien
10、ce.13AfoodBmoneyCattentionDadvice14AexcitingBencouragingCconfusingDdisappointing15AforgetBenjoyCregretDimagine16AtiredBhappyCcuriousDrelaxed试卷第 3页,总 10页17AlovedBmissedCneededDincluded18AdishesBchoicesCmomentsDcustomers19AfindBgreetCpushDstop20AgrowBstandCrestDhideHelping Seniors(老年人)MattPosted 5 / 1
11、5 / 20 4:53PMI created Teens Helping Seniors with my friends. The group has about 200 volunteers.The volunteers deliver food or other supplies for the elderly in town. I spend six toeight hours a week buying food and making deliveries. By now we have completed 350deliveries.LindaPosted 5/ 15 / 20 6:
12、25PMI organized Mittler Senior Technology, a program to help the elderly learn how to usecomputers and smartphones. Now there are 50 local seniors in the weekly technologyclasses. I want to make sure that the seniors could stay connected to the world.JordanPosted 5 /16 /20 5:20PMI came up with a way
13、 to help lonely seniors with my friends. We call it the Joy 4 AllProject. By dialing 569-4255, the elderly can hear pre-recorded jokes and poems. Thehotline has received more than 1, 800 phone calls.KathyPosted 5 / 16 /20 7:46PMI heard that the seniors in the nursing home couldnt see their families
14、and friends veryoften, so my friends and I decided to cheer up the elderly by writing them letters. Wewant them to know that nobody is being forgotten. By now more than 100 students inmy school have joined us.试卷第 4页,总 10页21Who created Teens Helping Seniors?AKathy.BLinda.CJordan.DMatt.22How many loca
15、l seniors are there in the weekly technology classes?A50.B100.C200.D350.23To help the elderly in the nursing home, Kathy and her schoolmates_.Ataught them how to use computersBrecorded jokes and poem for themCwrote them letters to cheer them upDdelivered food or other supplies for themADay at the Na
16、ture CenterEmma stared(凝视) sadly out of the window of the bus. Only 50 miles outside town wasthe farm. She thought about the farm all the time, especially the animals.When her family sold the farm and moved to nearby town, Emma was excited. Butwhen she got to the new school, she felt very lonely.Wit
17、h a sigh(叹气), Emma turned her attention back to the present. The bus came to astop. “Welcome to the Leinweber Nature Center,” her teacher said. “Aguide will give us apresentation about animals, and then youll help to feed the baby squirrels, now, I wanteveryone to find a partner. ”Emma didnt have an
18、y friends yetwho would be her partner? Emma got close to Julia,a talkative and outgoing girl. “Could I be your partner?” Emma asked uncertainly.“Sure,” said Julia warmly.Together, the girls walked into the center.After the presentation, a keeper showed themhow to hold the bottle of milk for baby squ
19、irrels. Then the girls started to feed their own baby试卷第 5页,总 10页squirrels.After the babies finished eating, the keeper asked, “Would you like to help feed the adultsquirrels, too?”Emma was quick to volunteer, but when the keeper opened the first cage, the squirrelinside jumped out. Emma remained ca
20、lm(镇静的), held out her hand, made quiet sounds, andthen quickly got it.“Wow!” Julia said. “Youre always so quiet, I thought you were afraid of everything, butyou were brave.”“I know that when animals are frightened or excited, you have to stay calm.”The keeper nodded in agreement and asked Emma, “Wou
21、ld you be interested involunteering to help out with the animals at the center?”“Interested? I would love to work here! What an opportunity!” Emma was excited.That afternoon, in the bus on the way back to school, Emma sat next to Julia, her newfriend.Arush of newfound happiness washed over her.24How
22、 did Emma feel when she got to the new school?ALonely.BLucky.CSurprised.DAngry.25At the nature center, Emma and Julia_.Atook a chance to be tour guidesBhelped to feed the baby squirrelsCasked the keeper many questionsDmade a presentation about nature26On the way back to school, Emma felt happy becau
23、se_.Athe volunteers warmly welcomed herBthe teacher praised her for her braveryCshe found a place to care for animals and made a friendDshe went back to the farm and learned a lot about animalsThere are millions of recipes(菜谱) hidden in the boxes and hearts of grandmotherand parents. These family re
24、cipes are a special part of our family history. Some of them havebeen passed down from generation(一代人) to generation.“I realized I couldnt go home every weekend for my moms delicious dishes,” saysShreya, who is about to enter university. Shreya has recently started following her motheraround the kit
25、chen, taking notes on how to make her “masala chai” and tasty kachoris.Those special tastes can immediately unlock a whole flood of emotions, memories and试卷第 6页,总 10页feelings of family, love, and comfort, says she.She adds, I am looking to the day when my kids will come to know of theirgrandmothers
26、through the dishes they cooked.But many of us find it difficult to keep the food connection with our busy life. Even ifwe have time, not many of us take the effort to collect and record the recipes from ourgrandmothers and parents. We often get a recipe on the phone and take it down quickly on apiec
27、e of paper. We just stick it onto the fridge for a week or two and forget about it as soon asthe paper disappears from there.Actually, there are simple ways to keep family recipes, Scrapbooks(剪贴薄)are easilyfound in the market. You can even add photos to record every detail of your memories aboutthe
28、recipe. With the help of some popular apps like Story Scans, recording family recipes hasnever been easier. What is needed is to scan(扫描) the recipes and record the story behindeach of them. It can become the most meaningful work you have ever done with and for yourfamily.Keeping family recipes is s
29、aving and honoring our tradition so that future generationscan continue to make family ties stronger. Every time you remember your loved ones,recreate one of the dishes from your collection and let the memories from the good old dayscomfort you. So why not gift your kids a family recipe book when th
30、ey are starting a newlife?27Why does Shreya follow her mother around the kitchen?ATo clean up the kitchen.BTo note down recipes.CTo prepare family dinners.DTo talk about family rules.28What can we learn from the passage?AWays to record recipes can be easy.BMost people like writing recipe books.CReci
31、pes have become popular with kids.DPeople often buy recipe books in the market.29Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?AFamily Recipes: Secrets of CookingBFamily Recipes Are at a CrossroadsCFamily Recipes: Connections to InterestsDFamily RecipesAre More than Just Recipes试卷第
32、7页,总 10页Today we can do everything with apps: pay bills, order food and shop for anything.Mobile technology means we can hold the world in our hands. However, when it comes totechnology and health care, opportunities and challenges come together.Lets start with the ways to get health care. Telemedic
33、ine can allow a patient to usetechnology to see the doctor online and get a diagnosis (诊断) and instructions withoutleaving home.In addition, there are many patient websites. These allow for different kinds ofinteractions about our health needs without involving the medical team. Setting a date withd
34、octors and reading lab results are readily achieved by technology.Awhole new age of medical care seems likely (可能的) to come in the future. But everycoin has two sides. What might be on the other side of techno-health care?Firstly, we should think about the health care experience as a whole.Ausual vi
35、sit to adoctor begins with a receptionist (接待员) , who can see and tell how a patient is doing, Thismay influence the treatment effect. Its unlikely that a patient website will have such intuition.Next, sharing the details of ones life requires trust, which takes time to build. This iscertainly true
36、in health care, where some of lifes best and worst moments involve doctors.The human touch should not be undervalued and is unlikely to be there over the smartphone.Lastly, test results can be difficult to understand. When someone without a medicaldegree sees a flagged result with no explanation on
37、the website, theres room for all kinds ofstories to form in their mindsand also great worry.So how does medicine adapt (适应) to the new technology age? Very talentedcompanies are working on it .There is medical equipment(设备) that can be used at home tosend necessary signs and heart sounds through tel
38、emedicine . It seems likely that somecompanies will find a way to explain test results.But what it will not achieve is the warmth of human interaction and touch. Patients oftenneed someone to listen to and care abouttheir journey story, which will never be realized试卷第 8页,总 10页through a human-less te
39、chnology. Technology should be a tool, but depending on it totallywill most certainly have unexpected effects. Lets not allow our humanity to be one of them.30According to the passage, how does technology help health care?AIt encourages doctors to voice their needs on the websitesBIt offers the pati
40、ent a convenient way to get a diagnosisCIt improves relations between doctors and patients.DIt provides an opportunity to build a medical team31The word “intuition” in Paragraph 5 probably means_.Aan ability to understandBan interesting experienceCa chance to winDa fair decision32What do you know ab
41、out techno-health care from the passage?APatient websites require trust from doctors.BTalented companies can give medical advice.CFlagged results may cause worry for patients.DMedical equipment collects patientsstories.33The writer probably agrees that_.Atechnology can deal with unexpected effects.B
42、telemedicine can take the place of usual health care.Cit is difficult for patients to adapt to the new technology age.Dtechno-health care should take humanity into consideration.This 12-year-old Girl Built a Robot to Find Plastics in the OceanAnna Du was walking along the beach when she noticed plas
43、tics there. She reacheddown to pick them up, and quickly realized there were many more tiny pieces than she coulddeal with. It seemed impossible to clean them all up.Du, 12 years old at the time, tried to solve the problem like any good scientistfirst, by试卷第 9页,总 10页doing a little research. Thats ho
44、w she learned that 8 million tons of plastics end up in theoceans every year.Then she got to work building something that could help solve the problem; aremote-operated vehicle(遥控潜水器), or ROV. Her ROV can move through water and findplastics on the ocean floor.The actually cool part of Dus ROV is the
45、 detection(探测) system. She uses a cameraalong with three different kinds of light to find the plastics. She also uses visible(可见的)light to find unnatural colors that might make the plastics stand out.“She has a very good engineering sense to break down a problem like this and then goafter it,” says
46、engineer Casey Machado. “It sounds simple, but its a level of thinking thatsreally amazing. ”Du started attending public events and workshops at a university when she was fiveyears old, and so she picked up the engineering skills necessary to build her ROV. She saysactually getting her ROV to move t
47、hrough water well was not easy. She failed many times,but she never gave up trying and testing.When asked about future plans, she mentions wanting to address the effects ofclimate(气候) change. “I think there are a lot of problems that could be solved with newinventions,” says Du.Du thanks her parents
48、, who for years have taken her to student outreach activities, forsupporting her interest in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM). She says shehas been able to meet students and scientists there.“I know I want to be an engineer because I like building things to help solve worldproblems,”
49、 says Du. “But Im not sure what kind of engineer I want to be yet.”34What did Anna Du notice while walking along the beach?35How old was Du when she did a little research to solve the problem?36What can Dus ROV do?37Why does Du want to be an engineer in the future?38What made Du succeed in building
50、her ROV?39从下面两个题目中任选一题,根据中文和英文提示,完成一篇不少于 50词的文段写作。文中已给出内容不计入总词数。所给提示词语仅供选用。请不要写出你的校名和姓名。试卷第 10页,总 10页假如你是李华,你不小心把 Peter 借给你的书弄丢了。为表达歉意,请用英语给他写一封邮件,告知此事,并提出弥补的办法。提示词语:lose, make up(弥补), buy, send提示问题:What happened to the book?What will you do to make up for it?Dear Peter,How are you getting on? Im wr