山东省临沂市2020年中考英语试题.docx

1、试卷第 1页，总 8页山东省临沂市山东省临沂市 2020 年中考英语试题年中考英语试题学校:_姓名：_班级：_考号：_1Do you want tea or coffee?_is OK. I really dont mind.ANeitherBBothCEither2Thanks for letting us borrow your camera. We_it to you next Monday.AreturnBwill returnChave returned3Its hard to turn down a banana. They taste good and you dont have

2、 to washthem_eating them.AuntilBafterCbefore4Only plants and animals that need very little water _ live in a desert.AcanBneedCmust5Kelly White loves all sports, _skating.AgraduallyBseriouslyCespecially6Most of us enjoy _ to our mothers speak, because our brains greatly prefer thevoices of our own mo

3、thers.AlisteningBlistenCto listen7We will cause less pollution _we can find ways to reuse or recycle morerubbish.AunlessBifCthough8_do people greet visitors? Some shake hands. Some say hello or hi. Somekiss.AWhyBWhatCHow9We have to _ the school trip because of the bad weather.Aput offBget offCturn o

4、ff10In America, Thanksgiving is a holiday_celebrates the love of family.AwhoB/CthatA AlthoughB give their seatsC SinceD were not allowedE. make life betterF. sold试卷第 2页，总 8页Martin Luther King Jr. was born in Georgia in the south of the USA in 1929. In 1954 hebegan to work in a church (教堂).All throug

5、h his life he tried to 11for African-Americans, whose ancestors came toAmerica from Africa between 1640 and 1798. White people brought them to America in ships,12them as slaves (奴隶) and forced them to work. 13they were set free (自由的) after theAmerican Civil War, their lives didnt change much for a l

6、ong time. Some people still didntlike them. In the 1950s, African-Americans14to do lots of things in the south ofAmerica.They could not walk on the footpath when a white person was on it. They could not eat inrestaurants where white people ate. They could not go to the shops that were owned by white

7、people. When they were on a bus, they had to15to white people.Amade a famous speechBfairCrefusedDin peaceE. agreedF.stop ridingIn December of 1955, a lady called Rosa Parks16to give her seat to a white man. Thismade the bus driver angry and he called the police. The police took Ross away. Martin Lut

8、herKing, Jr. said this was wrong and told people they should stop it. He spoke to lots of peopleand told them what was happening. He said the law should be17and they should be able todo the same things as white people. He called for the African-Americans to18 on the bus. Hisidea worked. The bus comp

9、anies (公司) lost money. In December 1956, the Supreme Court(最高法院)made the city change the rules.Martin Luther King, Jr. traveled acrossAmerica to meet lots of important people andtold them about the problems. In 1963 he led a big group ofAfrican-Americans inWashington. He19there. He said he had a dre

10、am that black and white people would livetogether20. He was a really important person in history because he changedAfrican-Americans lives a lot.American people and people around the world remember himfor what he has done.Wearing a white blouse,Ai-Da studies her subject and begins to draw. She looks

11、like any artist at work. However, the beep . beep . beep noise from her arm gives heraway.Ai-Da is, in fact, a robot.试卷第 3页，总 8页Ai-Da has been described as the worlds first AI (人工智能) robot artist. She takes hername fromAda Lovelace, the worlds first female computer programmer. Scientists at OxfordUn

12、iversity developed AI systems (系统) forAi-Da. The robot has cameras in her eyeballs.After she has studied a subject, she will use her left arm to draw. Now,Ai-Da can only use apencil for sketches (素描). The plan is for her to paint.Ai-Da is not the first AI system to produce artworks. Since 2006, scie

13、ntists have beendeveloping software (软件) to turn photos into drawings. Last year, an artwork created usingAI was sold in New York for $132,500. However,Ai-Das human-like appearance bringssomething new to the field.In June,Ai-Da opened her first exhibition at Oxford. There were about 30 drawings byth

14、e robot.Ai-Da, standing next to her artworks, attracted (吸引) many visitors.Ai-Das inventor,Aidan Meller, talked about the importance of the robot. Ai-Da bringsa new voice to the art world, she said. AI is going to be the big thing of the 2020s. Thatinfluences us greatly. Meller hopes the exhibition

15、was just the start and that more will followto show howAI is influencing human life.根据短文内容，判断下列句子正误。正确的用“A”表示，不正确的用“B”表示。21Ai-Da is a real artist who helps scientists at Oxford University develop AI systems.22Last year, scientists began to develop software to turn photos into drawings.23In June,Ai-D

16、a opened her first exhibition at Oxford successfully.24Aidan Meller thinks AI is going to influence human life more and more greatly.The longest river in the world is the Nile. It is 4,160 miles long. But the Nile is notthe mightiest (浩荡的) river. The Amazon is. The Amazon is also the second longest

17、river inthe world. It is 3,900 miles long. How long is that? It is longer than a road going from NewYork City to San Francisco.The Amazon is the mightiest for this reason. It has the greatest amount of water. Morewater runs out to sea than from the Nile. Mississippi, and Yangtze rivers combined. Tha

18、ts alot of fresh water! The force of its current (水流) is great too. The current can be seen 200miles out in the sea. Theres a story to show theAmazons amazing current.A ship sailed (航行) far away from Brazil. It ran out of drinking water.Another ship passed by. The first shipasked for water. Someone

19、on the second ship said. Just put your buckets (桶) into the sea.Here are a few more facts.At its mouth, the Amazon is 90 miles wide. Even up the river,试卷第 4页，总 8页you cant see the opposite bank. The river is also very deep(from 22 to 76 meters). Duringrainy season, the river rises about 16 meters mor

20、e. Big ocean ships can sail about 1,800 milesupstream (向上游). Smaller ships can sail 1,000 miles farther.Whats the most bloodthirsty fish in the world? No. Its not the shark. Its the Amazonspiranha. It is only about 10 cm to 20 cm long. It has sharp teeth. Thousands travel in a group.No animal can sw

21、im across the rivet. A1,000-pound horse would be just bones (骨头) inthree minutes.Are you planning a trip to the Amazon? Heres a piece of advice. Leave yourswimsuit at home!根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。25After reading this passage it seems clear that_.Apeople do not drink the Amazons waterBit would not be good to v

22、isit the Amazon during rainy seasonCsailing on the Amazon requires knowledge of its current26The writer helps you understand how long the Amazon is by_.Atelling how long the Nile isBcomparing it to a distance(距离)on landCcomparing it with the Yangtze River27In Paragraph Four, the word“sharp”means“_”i

23、n Chinese.A锋利的B急剧的C强烈的28The passage mainly tells us_.Apiranha in the AmazonBtraveling in the AmazonCinteresting facts aboutthe AmazonWake up, boys and girls! Put up your hand if you try to repair your tired body bysleeping in(睡懒觉)on weekends.A new study says the habit might not be a good idea foryou

24、r health.The ten-day study came out in the magazine Current Biology. Volunteers were dividedinto three groups. The first group enjoyed nine hours sleep each night. The second group wasallowed to sleep only five hours each night. The third group was given five hours sleepMonday through Friday.29But t

25、hey were put back on the short sleep schedule the nextMonday.Both the second and third groups ate more snacks at night and put on weight. They alsosaw a decrease (减少) in insulin sensitivity (胰岛素敏感性), a warning sign for diabetes (糖试卷第 5页，总 8页尿病). Researchers have long known a tack (缺乏) of sleep can i

26、ncrease health risks.30Even though people in the third group slept as much as they could on the weekend, itwas not enough, said Dr Kenneth Wright, who led the study. When they went back to theshort sleep schedule the next week, their body failed to control blood sugar. 31So what should we do if slee

27、ping in over the weekend is not a good choice? 32Cut outthe sleep stealers such as watching television shows or spending time on computers ormobile phones.Always remember. Getting enough sleep is as important as having goodcaring habits or doing exercise regularly.AThat was partly because their biol

28、ogical clock (生物钟) had been changed.BPeople can repair their tired body by sleeping in on weekends.CBut it was surprising that the third group had been worse than the second one.DDr Wright gave advice in two words: sleep longer.E.And then they were allowed to sleep as much as they liked over a weeke

29、nd.33After a busy morning at work, lunchtime gives_a chance to do many things,such as exercise, read and watch TV. (I)34The new plan asks residents (居民) to put their rubbish into four different_ ,one for each kind of rubbish. ( box )35After the Great Wall Station, Zhongshan, Kunlun and Taishan, Chin

30、a is now buildingits_research station in Antarctica (南极洲). ( five )36Growing up is hard for everyone. Laura has to face lots of stress as a _.(teenage)37Its_to talk with your mouth full. (polite)38 According to some studies, the_you read, the less you understand what youhave read. (fast)39 Recycling

31、 your rubbish is a great habit. However. its even better to turn your rubbish intosomething new and_. (use)40Why do we make mistakes more_when we feel tired? This happensbecause parts of our brain actually fall asleep when were awake and tired. ( easy )In Pontevedra, a city in Spain, people dont sho

32、ut. Since cars are banned (明令禁止)in the city, there are no noises from cars. People dont have to try hard to make themselvesheard. What you hear in the street, instead, is the singing of birds.试卷第 6页，总 8页Miguel Lores, the mayor (市长), opens the windows of his office, and the sound ofhuman voices41 (ri

33、se) from the street below. Lores says, More than 14,000 cars used topass along this street every day. There 42(be) more cars passing through the city in a daythan people living here.Lores became mayor in 1999. He spent months43 (walk) around the city. The historicalcity is dead, he said one day. It

34、is full of cars. It44(pollute) heavily. There are a lot oftraffic accidents. The elderly and children arent able to use the streets because of cars. Peoplewho had a chance to leave have done so.At first, Lores thought of improving traffic conditions. However, he couldnt come upwith a good plan.After

35、 lots of discussions, the government finally decided45( take ) actionto ban cars.The change46 (bring ) Pontevedra many advantages since then. Traffic accidents seldomhappen. CO2emissions (排放物) are down 70 percent. Many people are moving to the city,making it lively again. Most local people in the ci

36、ty like the change. Ramiro Armesto, amother of two young children, said, In the past, the first thing to see in the morning wastraffic jams. Now, the city is cleaner, quieter and safer. Raquel Garcia, another parent, saidshe had stayed in many cities around the world. However, she had never lived in

37、 a city aseasy to live in as Pontevedra. Even while it47(rain). I walk everywhere. The feeling iswonderful, she added. Pontevedra is paradise(天堂)”.On winter nights, the wind usually blows strongly. Most of us stay inside our warmhomes. Few of us think about the homeless. These people have no choice

38、but to sleep on thestreets. Some of them are so poor that they have no money to buy food.Ayoung man in Birmingham, England, made a decision to do something about this.Every night, he puts on a Spider-Man suit and gives food to the homeless he meets. He makessure that these people wont go hungry.The

39、man refuses to make his name public. The local people call him the BirminghamSpider-Man. The young man hopes his action will show others that everybody deserves (应得) a helping hand.The 25-year-old man started his night activities in 2015. Every night at 9, he buys somesandwiches. Then. he finds a qu

40、iet alley and puts on his uniform.After that, theSpider-Man starts handing his food out to people in need.试卷第 7页，总 8页The man said, I wear the Spider-Man suit in order to get attention. Without the suit,few people took a second look at him when he was handing out food. When people see theSpider-Stan,

41、however, they come over and ask what he is doing.The Birmingham Spider-Man has already got lots of attention. Many people haveoffered to give away money to him. But the young man never accepts the money. Instead, heencourages people to go out and help people in need on their own. He said, If more pe

42、opleoffer a helping hand, the cold winter nights wont be so cold any longer.48How does the young man in Birmingham, England help the homeless people?_49When did the young man start his night activities?_50What does the young man hope his action will show others?_51Why does the young man wear the Spi

43、der-Man suit when he helps the homeless people?_52Why does the young man never accept the money that many people have given away tohim?_53在初中三年的时光里，大家或多或少都会有一些不愉快的经历，请以“AnUnhappy Experience”为题，根据以下要求与提示，用英语写一篇短文，描述一个令你不愉快的事件，分享你的体验和感悟。要求:1.短文中不得出现任何真实人名、校名及其它相关信息，否则不予评分;2.不少于 60 词。提示:1. Tell a story about one of your unhappy experiences,试卷第 8页，总 8页2. What did you learn from the experience?An Unhappy Experience_