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My grandson Henry recently finished his preschool and received a prize for “Friendship”. Even an Olympic medal wouldn't make me prouder! I think children need to know that they are loved. They need to know that they have all they need and the best way to win friends is to be one. ( )40. When she came into the classroom, the writer ________. A. went to talk with Jane quickly B. helped Jane write the numbers to 100 C. worked quietly at her desk alone
D. was afraid that others would fight with her ( )41. From the passage we know that__________. A. the writer's leg was hurt on the first day of school B. the two girls were close friends until Jane died C. Jane often helped the writer to do some social work D. the two girls stayed in the same city after college
( )42. Henry received a prize for \A. he was kind to others B. he was smart at his schoolwork C. he was loved by his grandma D. he joined in the Olympics ( )43.The best title of this article would be__________.
A. My Best Friend Jane B. How to Choose Friends C. My First Day at School D. Friendship Values
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The winter of 1948 was very difficult for our family of eight living in Knoxvile, Tennessee. Unfortunately, Dad became ill and soon was out of a job. I was only 8 years old and my younger brother, Buddy was 7. After school we went to pick coal（煤） that fell from the coal train along the railroad near our home. When the train slowed down, we ran alongside it. After the train passed, we picked up the fallen coal.
One day, the train stopped for a short time unusually. My brother and I were digging around in the snow when the train’s fireman came to the window and shouted to us, “Why are you boys digging in the snow? Are you looking for gold?” he laughed.
“No, sir,” I replied, “We are finding coal.”
“Why doesn’t your daddy buy coal? It’s really dangerous here.”
“Our daddy is very sick and we have no money to buy food and coal,” I answered.
The fireman turned and went inside. After a moment, he shouted again. “Hey! Bring that coal bucket(桶子) here. I got something for you.” Then the fireman filled our bucket with clean coal. We were happy with his gift, and we knew we could go home early that day.
He smiled the kindest and warmest smile I had ever seen. “You two boys come here the day after tomorrow and I’ll throw off some coal.”
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Two days later, Buddy and I stood by the railroads as the train slowed down. The fireman waved to us, then disappeared. Suddenly, some coal and a piece of red cloth came out. In the red cloth were two pieces of bubble gum(泡泡糖) and a new one-dollar bill.
All that winter, three days a week, we received a bucket of coal, a gift and, sometimes, money. I never knew the person’s full name, but to our family, he was a guardian angel. ( )44. The winter was very difficult for the family because____________. A. the weather was colder than ever B. they couldn’t afford food or coal C. the writer’s father was paid a little D. they couldn’t get help from the government
( )45. We can learn from the passage that___________. A. in order to help his family the writer didn’t go to school B. the fireman thought the boys were very brave to go near the train C. the train would stop for a while every time near their home
D. the writer and his brother collected fallen coal to help their family
( )46. The underlined sentence “he was a guardian angel” in the last paragraph means “___________”.
A. the fireman was a close friend of the family B. the fireman often gave them good food C. the fireman protected the two boys from danger
D. the fireman had pity on the family and offered them help ( )47. The writer wrote the story mainly to____________.
A. tell us to be hopeful in times of difficulty, no matter how bad it is B. remember a difficult time during his childhood
C. show a little kindness can make a great difference to people in need D. show how he and his brother helped his family out. Ⅵ、阅读还原。（共10分，每小题2分）
阅读短文，从短文后的五个选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。每个选项只能用一次。 This teenager can--and his mum’s very happy with him.
48 He goes to school, does his homework, meets his friends and enjoys playing sports. But between 5:30 and 6:30 from Monday to Friday, Tom does something different. He cooks dinner for all the family: mum, dad, younger brother Joe and elder sister Emma.
“ 49 Maths and English are important, of course but they need other skills too to help them in today’s world. First I taught Tom how to cook easy meals like pizza or egg and chips. 50 Yesterday he made vegetable soup. It was good! We all liked it very much.” Tom’s mum says.
“I love cooking and I think I’m really good at it. 51 I don’t know why, it isn’t
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difficult and it’s great fun!” Tom says.
In the past, Tom didn’t help out at home and his mum wasn’t pleased with him. 52
A. None of my friends cook. B. Tom is like any other teenager. C. Today, things are different and she is very happy. D. Then he started using the recipes in some cookbooks. E. I think it’s important for teenagers to learn how to cook. Ⅶ、阅读填词。（共10分， 每小题1分） 阅读短文，并选择方框中的词或短语用适当形式填空，每个词或短语最多选用一次，有一项是多余的。
such as, and, no, in the end, pay, when, from, add, five, they, secret Our grandparents seem to have magic powers sometimes. Give them a Chinese lunar calendar 53 they will know what the weather will be like days or even months later.
What’s the 54 ? They are following the 24 Solar Terms(节气), which are an important part of Chinese culture. Last year the United Nations 55 it to the list of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity (人类非物质文化遗产).
The 24 Solar Terms began during the ancient periods. At that time, most Chinese people made 56 living on farms. So weather changes were important for them. But of course, they had 57 weather report or Internet to help them.
But people found a way. They studied the sun’s movement and also 58 attention to other natural changes 59 air temperature, water and plant growth. 60 , they worked out the 24 Solar Terms to mark the changes.
The terms became their guide to farming work. For example, the solar term jingzhe (惊蛰) is when insects wake up 61 a long sleep in the cold winter. Farmers take it as a sign of warm weather and get busy working.
The 24 Solar Terms is regarded as China’s 62 great invention, after papermaking, printing, the compass and gunpowder. Now, it is still widely used in daily life even in the age of technology-based modern farming.
书面表达（31分） Ⅷ、词语运用。 （共6分， 每小题1分）
根据句子意思和音标、首字母提示填词，每空一词。 63. —Do you like [?i:t??] fish, Ben?
—Of course. Nothing can be more delicious, I think.
64.—Would you please watch the CCTV program, The Reader with me on [?s?t?de?] night, Maria?
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—I’d love to, but Linda invited me to have dinner together.
65. Joy’s mom looks young and beautiful. It’s hard to imagine she is already in her ['f?:t?z].
66. —Who ran the f of all in the sports meeting? —David did, I think. He spent only 11 seconds.
67. —The air pollution is still terrible in North China.
—It will be even worse if we don’t take action to protect the e around us. 68. —Have you heard Tianzhou-1, the first cargo spaceship(货运飞船) was sent up into space on April 20, 2017 in Hainan?
—Yes, we're proud that it's independently d by China. Ⅸ、完成句子。（共10分， 每小题2分）
根据汉语提示，用句末括号内的英语单词完成句子。
69. When I , I'm going to help others more. (grow) 长大后我将更多地帮助别人。
70. Parents should not teenagers. (be) 父母不应该对青少年太严格。
71. I shouted to him and the danger. (warn) 我对他呼喊，警告他有危险。
72. The accident and we will do our best to help him. (take) 这个事故已经发生了，我们将尽力帮助他。
73. The students are supposed to keep quiet before the papers . (hand) 分发试卷前，学生们应该保持安静。 Ⅹ、短文写作。（共15分）
荆州将举办国际龙舟赛，正在招募志愿者。假如你是王华，你希望成为其中一员。请用英语写一封自荐信，必须包含以下要点： 基本情况 个人优势 承 诺 年龄, 身高, 初中毕业等。 英语口语好, 爱好体育, 善于交朋友, 乐于助人等。 介绍荆州, 遵守规则, 认真工作等。 要求：1、可以适当发挥，文中不得出现真实姓名和学校名称； 2、语言通顺，意思连贯，条理清楚，书写规范；
3、词数：80词左右。文章的开头和结尾已经给出，不计入总词数。 Dear Sir/Madam,
My name is Wang Hua.
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I'm looking forward to your reply.
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2020届中考复习荆州市中考英语模拟试题（有配套答案）
