1、绵阳市2020年英语中考试题第I卷(选择题)第一节:阅读理解阅读下面短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。ALife is competitive - some kids can do something faster or better than other kids. This might not seem fair, but all people are different and how well you can do something is different to others. This means there are “winn
2、ers and “losers, and lots of people are neither winners nor losers but in-between. You can choose to be a good winner or an even better loser whether you are competing against others or yourself.Being a “good” winnerNo one likes a “show off”.No one likes someone who takes all the praise for the effo
3、rts of a team.No one likes people who put others down to make themselves look good.To be a good winner you need to:Be modest(谦虚的). Thank those who helped you for their efforts. Keep trying to improve your skills.Aim for the next step up in whatever you are doing well.Being an even better loserOf cou
4、rse its disappointing to lose, especially if you are close to winning. Behaving badly or angrily, name-calling and going on about things being “unfair” wont change the final result and will only make you look like a bad sport. And no one likes bad sports either.To be an even better loser you need to
5、 : Behave politely, nicely and kindly. Congratulate the other team. Keep any negative (消极的) thoughts to yourself - at least until you are away from the game.Its Ok to let out your negative thoughts to your best friend or parents later. And if you dont do very well in a game try harder to learn for t
6、he next one. Improving yourself makes you a winner too.1. What can we learn from the first paragraph?A. We are either losers or winners.B. We should face winning and losing properly.C. We can do nothing about winning and losing.D. We are always competing with others not ourselves.2. What should a be
7、tter loser do when losing?A. Let out his anger to his parents at once.B. Express his negative feelings in the game.C. Try harder to improve himself in the next game.D. Behave badly to his team members or competitors.3. Which one is not proper if we succeed?A. Going on improving our skills.B. Telling
8、 our team members to aim higher.C. Thanking our team members for their efforts.D. Putting down others to make ourselves look good.4. Who is probably a bad sport?A. Tom keeps saying the game is unfair when he loses.B. Jim encourages his teammates after their team loses.C. Anna thanks her coach for wh
9、at he has done though she fails.D. Cindy shows her congratulations to other competitors even if she fails.5. What is the passage written for?A. Telling us what we can learn from losing.B. Offering advice on what we can do to win.C. Encouraging us to become a winner instead of a loserD. Giving advice
10、 on how to deal with winning and losing.BZhang Jiacheng, aged 14, is a one-armed boy who recently became an online star because of a short video of him playing basketball. Now, news on the boy has reached NBA player Stephen Curry.“Who is this kid? Help me find him! He is so cute ,” posted Curry on W
11、eibo. Later that day, Zhang replied to Curry, “Hello, Curry! I am a big fan of yours. I love you so much because you achieved a lot although you are not one of the big guys in the NBA.Zhang also talked about his favorite CBA players Yi Jianlian of Guangdong and Guo Ailun of Liaoning. In fact, Yi had
12、 already noticed Zhang. Having shared his video, Yi posted on Weibo, “Your heart is always the strongest part of your body.” Yis former national teammate Zhu Fangyu also reposted the video, commenting (评论), “I have never seen any kid play basketball better than him. We want to invite him to visit ou
13、r team.” Former CBA player Wang Jing spoke highly of his performance, “Your right hand has been taken away, but you have the most powerful left hand.”His perfect moves make it even harder to believe that this kid learned these skills in less than two years. Be it rainy or windy, Zhang never stops pl
14、aying basketball. He has posted 13 videos of him developing basketball skills and earned almost one million likes. “Give it a try, or give it up, Zhang believed. Zhang said his dream is to become a professional basketball player in the future. By the way he plays, you know he is serious.6. Who didnt
15、 comment on Zhang?A. Guo Ailun.B. Yi Jianlian.C. Stephen Curry.D. Zhu Fangyu.7. Which comment can describe Zhang best?A. Help me find him! He is so cute.B. We want to invite him to visit our team.C. Your heart is always the strongest part of your body.D. Your right hand has been taken away, but you
16、have the most powerful left hand.8. What does the underlined sentence probably mean in the last paragraph?A. He takes Zhu Fangyus words seriously.B. He hurts himself seriously in playing basketball.C. He finds it hard to be a professional basketball player.D. He really wants to be a professional bas
17、ketball player.9. Why is Zhang highly praised?A. Many stars like him.B. He has millions of fans.C. He is one-armed but he learned to play basketball.D He has strong will and wonderful basketball skills.10. What can we learn from Zhang?A. Its never too old to learn.B. Never give up your dream.C. A go
18、od beginning is half done.D. Failure is the mother of success.CUp to now, Wood has published more than 60 diaries, and he still updates the diaries frequently on social media websites. In his first diary, he mentioned, “news is going around about a bad cold virus in Wuhan, but I feel worlds away fro
19、m me and few people wear masks in public.”He recorded in his diaries that thousands of medical workers from different provinces and cities went to Hubei to help with the anti-epidemic (抗疫). Restaurants and shops were closed down, while supermarkets checked peoples body temperatures. And community wo
20、rkers across the country took strict action, asking people to stay at home and helping the old buy daily necessities.“People in some countries said these measures could cause panic among the public. However, my experience in China shows these efforts are useful and effective, which finally removed p
21、eoples fear,” Wood said.Woods diaries soon attracted the worlds attention. Over 10,000 people left him messages on Facebook, and he was interviewed by Canadian CTV which later showed his diaries on its website.“I also received greetings from my family and friends in Canada. They said they were inspi
22、red by the efforts the Chinese have made, he said. “People from some countries thought the Chinese overreacted, and that the Chinese government had overdone in epidemic prevention and control. However,since more countries and regions have been infected(感染) by the virus, more and more people came to
23、realize how proper and important Chinas control and prevention measures are.”Wood is working with the New World Press, which plans to make his diaries a book named The Invisible War. In this book, he hopes to share Chinas anti-epidemic experience with more people across the world so they can build c
24、onfidence to fight against the virus.11. What can we infer from the first paragraph?A. People thought the virus spread fast.B. People failed to realize the danger of the virus.C. People wore masks in restaurants and supermarkets.D. People paid enough attention to Woods news report.12. Whats the main
25、 idea of Paragraph 2?A. Business peoples work against the virus.B. Different peoples efforts against the virus.C. Community workers key role against the virus.D. Medical workers great support against the virus.13. Which one did Wood agree about Chinas anti-epidemic measures?A. The measures removed p
26、eoples fear.B. The Chinese cared too much about the virus.C. The measures would make people worry a lot.D. The government took too strict measures to control the virus.14. What caused some foreigners to change their thought?A. Peoples infection in more countries and regions.B. The worldwide news rep
27、ort on Chinas measures.C. Woods experience in China shared in his diaries.D. Chinese peoples working together against the virus.15. What is The Inuisible War mainly going to talk about?A. What Wood has experienced at home during the virus.B. What people in the world have done to fight the virus.C. W
28、hat China has done to control and prevent the virus.D. What Woods friends have done to help him fight the virus.DTerrible weather events are harming the planet, and experts warn of even greater results to come. The sea ice loss and the Arctic ice melting (融化) caused by climate change have increased
29、much in the last ten years. So they have pushed down the number of polar bears and seals while polar bears depend on sea ice for hunting seals.According to the data from the WMO, temperatures on the Antarctica (南极洲) just hit 18.3, which is higher than the record of 17.59 in March, 2015. Moreover, te
30、mperatures in this area have warmed about 3 over the last 50 years. Although such temperatures might be considered pleasant for a picnic or a hiking trip, this is the Antarctica we are talking about. It is home to the most inhospitable environment on the planet because it is supposed to be an extrem
31、ely cold place. In fact, the average temperature of the continents central area is -57.Besides, many places are experiencing the extreme weather this summer. Australia is undergoing its worst drought (干旱) since the 1930s, leaving bushfires burning so long and causing many deaths. Meanwhile in Europe
32、, crops in the northwest are suffering the driest weather in the past 80 years. Recently West Texas in America has also gone through its worst drought in more than 70 years, while floods have hit Eastern and Southern China.“Climate change is bad for us human beings, which causes direct health proble
33、ms. Im afraid there will be more common events like the one that 30,000 to 50,000 persons died in Europe in 2003 due to the heat wave there,” Professor Schwartz said. “It will also cause more air pollution, diseases and lack of clean water and so on.”16. What doesnt bring down the number of polar be
34、ars according to this passage?A. Hunting.B. Climate change.C. The sea ice loss.D. The Arctic ice melting.17. What can you get out of this passage?A. The Antarctica is pleasant for a hiking trip.B. Extreme weather led to wildfires burning in Europe.C. Climate change will cause air pollution and disea
35、ses.D. The temperatures on the Antarctica hit the highest in March, 2015.18. What does the underlined word “inhospitable in Paragraph 2 probably mean?A. comfortable to liveB. friendly to liveC. unhealthy to liveD. unfit to live19. Which place didnt experience drought this year?A. Europe.B. Australia
36、.C. America.D. China.20. What is the main idea for this passage?A The whole planet is drier and drier.B. The Antarctica is warmer and warmer.C Climate change is getting worse and worse.D. The number of polar bears is smaller and smaller.第二节:完形填空阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A, B, C和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将
37、该项涂黑。AI was four months pregnant (怀孕的) with my first child when my babys heart stopped beating. I was terribly sad. As days went on, I was nervous about _21_ to work. I am a middle school teacher and didnt know how to face kids. After four weeks of rest, I _22_ into my empty classroom and turned on
38、the lights. On the wall were a hundred colored paper butterflies, each with a handwritten _23_on it from my students. All of them had _24_ words: “Keep moving forward.” “Dont give up on God.” “Know I love you. It was_25_what I needed. These words really comforted me.21. A. stoppingB. beginningC. ret
39、urningD. choosing22. A. ranB. walkedC. movedD. rushed23. A. messageB. wishC. dreamD. name24. A. patientB. creativeC. secretD. warm25. A. hardlyB. exactlyC. probablyD. mainlyBIn school, when children are given tasks, some of them are too lazy to think. They_26_asking parents or teachers what to do in
40、stead of thinking by themselves. How then do you teach your children to think critically (批判性地)?Firstly, allow your children to play _27_, which is important in raising children to think on their own as it forces them to _28_ what to play with and how. It is during _29_ that children get curious eno
41、ugh to try something.Secondly, ask them _30_ questions. When your children ask you a question, dont be quick to give a _31_. Help them think about possible answers by asking them questions in turn:“ Hmmm, thats an interesting question, and _32_ do you think the answer should be? And when they give t
42、heir opinions, always _33_ them.Thirdly, dont be quick to get involved when your children make an improper _34_. Let them reflect for a while and try again by themselves. Dont say “you are _35_ for doing that. But when your children choose properly, be sure to praise them.26. A. take upB. stay upC.
43、end upD. give up27. A. carefullyB. freelyC. quietlyD. happily28. A. guessB. promiseC. learnD. decide29. A. playB. tripC. discussionD. study30. A. open-heartedB. happy-endingC. surprise-endingD. open-ended31. A. rewardB. reasonC. replyD. report32. A. whatB. howC. whyD. which33. A. correctB. encourage
44、C. acceptD. compare34. A. mistakeB. choiceC. effortD. excuse35. A. stupidB. cleverC. excitingD. impolite第II卷(非选择题)第一节:语法填空阅读下面材料，在空白处填入1个恰当的词或括号内单词的正确形式( 不超过三个单词)，并将答案写在答题卡的相应位置。I am Wuhan, a super big modern city with a population of over 11 million. I am home to Chinas largest railway transfer cen
45、ter. No other city in the world embraces _36_ ( many) college students than me. At the beginning of 2020, the Covid-19 outbreak _37_ (fall) on me. I locked myself down _38_(quick). Its believed to stop the epidemic from _39_ ( spread). The lockdown is never seen in the history of new China. The _40_
46、 ( decide) was made with huge courage. I am Wuhan. Since I was locked down, I have seen groups of medical workers arrive in the city, one after another. Brothers and sisters _41_ different parts of the country have rushed for my rescue( 救援). You all have offered _42_ best that you have to back me up
47、. A number of _43_ (hospital) have been built to make sure every patient is treated. I am greatly _44_ ( thank) to you all for sending me food and supplies. With the whole countrys joint efforts, I have returned to normal. So far, I _45_ ( win) the battle! I am Wuhan. We are Wuhan. We are Wuhan, China.第二节:信息摘录阅读短文，然后在文后思维导图内完成内容摘要,每空不超过三个词，并将答案写在答题卡的相应位置。A cicada is a large insect. It is about three centimeters long. Like many other insects, it has six legs. On the forehead are two big eyes, between which is a long beak. It uses its beak to drink juice from
