湖南省娄底市2020年中考英语试卷

I still remember the day when I reached my college. I met a special _______, a little old lady with a warm smile. She said, “Hi, young man! I’m Rose. I’m 87 years old. Can I give you a hug?”

I said _______. “Of course!”

“Why are you in college at such an age?” I asked.

She _______, “I’m here to meet a rich husband, get married, have children, and then travel around the world.”

“No, take it seriously.” I said.

“I always dreamed of having a _______ education. Now I’m getting one!” she told me proudly.

After a year, Rose became _______. She could easily get on well with others wherever she went. She _______ to dress up and she enjoyed the attention from others.

At the end of the term we invited Rose to _______ at our party. I can still remember what she said.

“We do not stop _______ because we are old; we grow old because we stop playing. Here are the secrets of staying young. You have to laugh and find humor every day.”

“What’s more, it’s never too late to learn. _______ you have a dream, it’s never too late to make it come true.”

Finally we graduated from the college with Rose. I’ll never ________ what she taught us.

1.A.friend B.neighbor C.classmate

2.A.angrily B.happily C.sadly

3.A.joked B.cried C.shouted

4.A.college B.primary school C.middle school

5.A.tired B.unhappy C.popular

6.A.feared B.hated C.loved

7.A.dance B.speak C.sing

8.A.thinking B.learning C.playing

9.A.If B.Unless C.Though

10.A.believe B.forget C.remember

难度: 困难查看答案及解析

阅读下面的短文，判断下列句子是否与短文内容相符，符合的写（A），不符合的写（B）。

All living things on the earth need other living things to live with. Nothing lives alone. Sometimes one living thing kills another to live, so they form a food chain.

Plants make food from sunlight, water, air and so on while some animals on(以……为食) plants directly. For example, locusts(蝗虫) are small insects. Millions and millions of locusts in a group can eat anything that is green, including a lot of food that people need. In India, locusts have ever destroyed(破坏) many fields of crops. However, locusts can be food for birds, chickens, ducks or other living things, even humans.

Humans are at the top of the food chain, they eat not only locusts, but also birds, chickens, ducks or many other plants and animals. They are members of many food chains, but they often break up the food chains.

Each form of life is linked(和……有联系) to all the others. Breaking the links puts all lives in danger. Humans should share the world with other living things in peace.

1.No living things can live alone.

2.Some animals eat plants directly to live.

3.Locusts don’t eat food that people need.

4.Humans hardly ever break up the food chains.

5.It’s dangerous for humans to break up the food chains.

难度: 中等查看答案及解析

We can use new ways to fight the novel coronavirus (新冠病毒) .Let's meet these high-tech helpers in China!

1.What will the police do when a drone find people in groups?

A.Warn the crowd. B.Call up the crowd. C.Send messages to the crowd.

2.What can the smart robots do in the hospital according to the passage?

①Play with the patients.　 ② Hand out medicine.　 ③Give directions.

A.①② B.①③ C.②③

3.How long did it take the company to produce 15 mobile rooms?

A.Within a day. B.More than 24 hours C.Within 24 days.

4.The AI system can check about ______ people every minute.

A.3 B.300 C.3000

5.What's the main idea of the passage?

A.Smart robots help to send food to patients.

B.Technologies help to fight the novel coronavirus.

C.The AI system can tell people if they have fevers.

难度: 中等查看答案及解析

There are many foreign teachers in China today. Among them, Phillip Hancock is certainly an unusual one. The young man always wanted to give back, even when he was close to death. His last wish was to donate his organs(器官) to save others. His act changed five Chinese lives for the better.

Phillip came from Sydney, Australia. When he was a college student, he showed great interest in China and studied Chinese by himself in his free time. In 2012, the young man took part in the 11th Chinese Bridge Competition for foreign college students in China. This unforgettable experience helped Philip make up his mind to come to China. After finishing college, he came to Southwest University in Chongqing to teach English. During his five-year stay in China, Philip travelled around a lot. He loved the country deeply.

Unluckily, Phillip had a health problem. He fought his diabetes (糖尿病) for many years. Though his condition used to be under control, it became worse in 2018. Phillip knew most of his organs were still working well. He hoped to donate them to Chinese people in need after his death.

Phillip died on May 9th, 2018. Many Chinese people see him as a hero. Although his physical body is no longer here, he will always be with us.

1.What was Phillip's last wish?

A.To meet his family. B.To go back to Australia. C.To donate his organs to save others.

2.How long did Phillip live in China?

A.Five years. B.Six years. C.Seven years.

3.We can learn from the passage that ______.

A.Phillip studied Chinese from his teachers in college.

B.Phillip seldom travelled around when he worked in China.

C.Most of Phillip's organs were still in good condition when he was close to death.

4.What can we infer (推断) from the passage?

A.Phillip was from Australia.

B.Phillip can speak Chinese well.

C.Phillip taught English in Southwest University.

5.What do you think of Phillip?

A.Smart and humorous. B.Kind and helpful. C.Stupid and boring.

难度: 中等查看答案及解析

Teens will finally grow up some day, leaving their parents and facing the challenges in life alone, so they should learn basic life skills and form good working habits.

The government has been trying to pay attention to the importance of hardworking spirit education (劳动教育). But this has been overlooked in recent years. Many teens do not value the importance of working hard. There is a teenager girl named Nancy, she never helps out around the house. Once her mother was on vacation for a week, leaving her alone at home. When her mother came home from vacation, she could not find a clean dish or a clean shirt.

Schools play an important role in teaching students about the value of working hard. Primary and middle schools should provide students with hardworking spirit courses every week. To our joy, some schools have provided each class with a piece of field to plant their favorite vegetables. For example, No.38 Middle School in Hefei, set up a 500-square-meter farm on an open platform (露天平台) of their teaching building. Each class are asked to grow and pick vegetables there.

Parents should also encourage children to learn how to do chores at home. Teens should master one or two life skills every year. These skills can include cooking, washing their own clothes and tiding their rooms. The basic skills may help teens to solve the problems they will meet in the future.

1.What does the underlined word "overlooked" mean in Chinese?

A.强调. B.忽视. C.珍惜.

2.The writer gives the example of Nancy in the second paragraph to show ______

A.Nancy is too busy to help out around the house.

B.Many teens do not value the importance of working hard.

C.Nancy's parents don't want her to help with chores at home.

3.Which is not the life skill for students according to the passage?

A.Playing computer games. B.Washing clothes. C.Cooking.

4.Which of the following is NOT true?

A.Schools should teach students the value of working hard.

B.Parents should encourage their children to do chores at home.

C.The government never pays attention to hardworking spirit education.

5.What is the title of the passage?

A.Family education. B.School education. C.Hardworking spirit education.

难度: 中等查看答案及解析

Some people say life is like crossing a river; 1.

I think our life is much like climbing a mountain. Each year we have a new mountain to climb. To reach our goals, we work hard to make progress day after day. 2. We can complain (抱怨) about how unfair it is to climb a new mountain every day. Or, we can just make ourselves busy.

Sometimes, we fall over. Here we also have another choice. 3. Or, we can stand on our feet and begin climbing that mountain again.

If we reach the goal for this year, we start from zero to reach the goal for next year. We shouldn't spend the rest of our lives looking at where we used to be. 4.

Many people will waste time worrying, "Can I reach my final goal?" or "Is it worth doing"? 5. The question is, "Can I take the next step in the right direction?"

Take one step at a time, and pay attention to tomorrow's step today.

A.Here we have a choice.

B.That is not the question.

C.Instead, we should look ahead.

D.These questions are really important.

E.Some say it is like climbing a mountain.

F.We can stop and complain about what progress we have lost.

难度: 中等查看答案及解析

Dear Mom and Dad,

I haven't seen you for a long time since I came to China as an exchange student. I 1. (real) miss you now. This is the 2. (one) time you haven't been with me on my birthday. Thanks for your birthday gift　 3. England. I like it very much.

Because of COVID-19 (新冠肺炎), I can't go home, but you don't need to worry about me. I am safe here. Yesterday I　 4. (have) a birthday party with Li Hua's family. Li Hua's mom made a big chocolate birthday cake for me, and she made much Chinese food that I loved best. We couldn't go out, 5. we enjoyed ourselves at home.

Li Hua and I have been busy with our studies since this Monday. We have been having online 6. (class) for several days. Sometimes, when I felt a little upset, Li Hua always told some jokes 7. (make) me happy or taught me how to make Chinese dishes.

Now people here are living a　 8. (peace) life. On one hand, they stay away from others, and on the other hand, they try to help those in trouble, including us foreigners.9. kind Chinese people are! This is a country full of love.

Dear Mom and Dad, please take good care of 10.. I love you.

Yours,

Peter

难度: 中等查看答案及解析

There is an old Chinese saying, 4. "If someone gives you a little drop of water, you should return a spring of water." That means if someone helps you a bit, you should thank him a lot.

We thank our parents. They work hard all the time in order to give us a better life. They give us food and clothes, and they teach us what is right and what is wrong. We are taken after well by them.

We thank our teachers who give us dreams. 5. 对于老师来说，教育我们是不易的。They teach us a lot of things, but they ask for nothing from us. We are well-educated by them.

Meanwhile (同时), We even thank people who hurt us, because they teach us important things. We thank people who give us up, because we learn how to be independent. We thank people who are selfish (自私的), because we learn the importance of being kind.

There are a lot of people that we should thank in our life. We should express our thanks with actions, not just words. Then what action will you take to thank them?

根据短文内容用简要答语回答下面三个问题。

1.Why should we thank people who give us up?

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2.Can we express our thanks only with words in the writer's opinion?

________________________________________________________

3.What action will you take to thank your parents? (Give an example.)

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将短文中划线的两个句子翻译成中文或英文。

4.________________________________________________________

5.________________________________________________________

难度: 中等查看答案及解析

“生命在于运动。”“运动兴，民族兴。”全民运动在中国蔚然兴起。假如你是一名初三学生，你们学校的英语社团正在举办题为“Sports”的征文比赛。请根据以下要点，写一篇英语短文参赛。

1.要点：

2.要求：

（1）文中不能出现真实的校名和姓名等；

（2）语言要通顺，表达要正确；

（3）要求包含所有要点提示，为了行文需要，可适当拓展和增加要点；

（4）词数不少于60个英语单词，开头己给出，不计入总词数。

3.正文：

Life lies in movement. Nowadays, doing sports is becoming more and more popular in China.______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

难度: 中等查看答案及解析