2020学 年初中学业水平考试
英 语 试 题
（考试时间：100 分钟；满分：90 分）
说明：
1．本试卷分为第 I 卷和第 II 卷两部分，共六大题。第 I 卷包含单项选择、完形填空和
阅读理解，共 40 小题；第 II 卷包含词汇运用 A、B，阅读表达 A、B 和书面表达。 2．所有题目均在答题卡上作答，在试题上作答无效。 ．．．
第 I 卷（满分 40 分）
I. 单项选择（本题 10 小题，每小题 1 分，共 10 分) 从每小题所给的四个选项中选出最佳选项。
1. — Lucy, how about going to the
? — Sounds great! Reading books can give us much pleasure. A. library
B. cinema
C. museum east of China.
C. the C. might
D. a D. could
follow the public rules wherever we go．
D. concert
2. Qingdao is a beautiful city that lies in A. an A. would
4. The high-speed train
B. / B. should
3. As middle school students, we
Qingdao and Beijing travels faster now. The train ride takes only
about three hours. A. from
B. among B. hardly
C. in C. often
D. between D. always
5. My brother has a healthy living habit. He stays up late, and he is an early bird.
A. usually
6. The English Speech Competition A. checked out 7. B. tried out
the best in her. As a result, she is more active now.
C. left out
D. brought out
special classes we had! We have learned a lot about paper cutting.
B. What a B. and
C. How a
they are good.
D. as soon as
C. as long as
D. How
A. What
8. Friends are like books. You don’t need a lot of them A. or
9. To make rivers A. dirty
than before, everybody is supposed to protect them.
B. dirtier
C. clean
D. cleaner
10. — Could you tell me tomorrow?
— It will be sunny.
A. what will the weather be like
B. what the weather will be like D. when the weather will be sunny
C. when will the weather be sunny
II. 完形填空（本题 10 小题，每小题 1 分，共 10 分)
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从 A、B、C 三个选项中选出最佳选项。
A gift is necessary when one is invited to visit friends in China. After greetings, the gift should be passed immediately to the host. Remember that usually Chinese people will not open the gift in front of the person who gives 11 . To show the respect, it may be 12 to explain what the gift is. Bringing some nutrients and tonics (营养品、补品) to the elders in the family is a good idea. You can 13 prepare some small gifts for the spouse (配偶) or kids of the host. The host usually makes full 14 by carefully tidying up the house and 15 a lot of delicious dishes. 16 the meal is well prepared, the host may say to the guest politely, “My preparation is not enough, please excuse me for my poor treat.” As a guest, you should make the host believe that there is plenty to eat by praising the food.
While eating, the elders will use chopsticks to 17 food for guests as a tradition and ask them to eat 18 . As a guest, you should accept their goodwill readily. But nowadays, the younger people do the traditional way less.
After dinner, tea and fruit are usually served. When the guests are to leave, the host may still politely ask them to stay. They don’t have to take it 19 and they can try to find a good time to leave. This doesn’t mean that leaving early is always a good idea as the host may feel that the guests are not satisfied with the treat. Finding the right time to leave 20 the situation. 11. A. it B. them C. that 12. A. necessary B. careful C. comfortable 13. A. too B. also C. either 14. A. plans B. decisions C. preparations 15. A. enjoying B. cooking C. washing 16. A. But B. Although C. Because 17. A. cut up B. eat up C. pick up 18. A. more B. less C. many 19. A. completely B. seriously C. probably 20. A. works out B. sticks to C. depends on III. 阅读理解（本题 20 小题，每小题 1 分，共 20 分)
阅读下列短文，做出正误判断或选出最佳选项。A 篇为判断正（A）误（B）题，B、C 篇 为选择题，D 篇为六选五补全短文。
A
Do you want to help the environment and do yard work at the same time? This machine knows when your grass needs water. It waters your grass, and you don’t have to do anything! Save time, save water, and save money! Only $ 124.99. You can take this with you to the beach or on a picnic. No more uncomfortable towels or blankets! It fills with air in five minutes. Feel like you are sitting in your own living room in the great outdoors! Only $ 49.50.
garden sensor
the inflatable chair
可充气的
soundbook
What’s a party without music? Indoors or outdoors, you can have a good time with this small item on a shelf or in a tree. Turn it down to set the mood, or turn it up to start the dancing! Only $ 299.99.
What’s it like to swim like a fish? Now is your chance to find out! Put both feet in, get in the water, and feel how it is to flap instead of kick. If you love to be in the water and dive deep, you need this! Only $ 36.
monofin
21. The garden sensor helps the environment and does yard work at the same time. 22. It takes the inflatable chair more than five minutes to fill with air. 23. The soundbook works indoors or outdoors.
24. A person needs two monofins, one for each foot.
25. Soundbook is the most expensive of the four products while the inflatable chair is the cheapest.
B
Rupert Isaacson was born in Africa, and grew up in London and in the English countryside, where he discovered his love of horses. Because he grew up hearing so many fascinating memories about Africa from his parents, he went there and lived with the people called The Bushmen of the Kalahari Desert.
By the year 2000, Rupert was already working as a reporter, writing articles and guidebooks about Africa and India. He met his wife Kristin in India. Today, they live with their son, Rowan, in the US. But Rupert faced the greatest challenge of his life when, at the age of two, Rowan was diagnosed (诊断) with an illness that influenced his ability to communicate with others.
Rupert discovered that spending time with horses and riding them was helping Rowan. But unluckily, the Bushmen of the Kalahari do not have horses. So the family set out for Mongolia, where horses have been important for long. Rupert has written about this journey to help his son in his book Horse Boy, and he has produced a documentary of the same name. In the film, people have the chances to see the family travelling in Mongolia, riding horses and meeting healers (治疗师) in order to help Rowan.
Because working with horses has helped Rowan, Rupert set up The Horse Boy Foundation on his farm in Texas. It is a school that teaches people how to use horses for healing. Besides writing another book, The Long Ride Home, about travelling with Rowan to Africa, Australia and Arizona in
the US, Rupert has also produced the documentary Endangerous, with Rowan as host, about dangerous animals that are endangered. Rupert Isaacson has managed to discover the secret of turning one challenge into many achievements.
26. Where did Rupert Isaacson discover his love of horses? A. In the English countryside. B. In India. C. In Africa. D. In Mongolia.
27. When was Rowan diagnosed with the illness mentioned in the passage? A. In the year 2000. B. At the age of two. C. When he was in Mongolia. D. When he was in London. 28. Why did Rupert’s family go to Mongolia? Because there. A. he worked as a reporter B. there were no horses C. there were lots of horses D. he wanted to meet his wife 29. What is the purpose of The Horse Boy Foundation? A. To produce a documentary. B. To communicate with others. C. To learn how to ride horses. D. To teach people how to use horses for healing. 30. How many documentaries has Rupert produced in the passage? A. Two. B. Three. C. Four. D. Five.
C
Wind power is a very clean source of energy. This is how wind power works. Wind makes windmills spin (旋转). When the windmills spin, they make electricity. Then we can use the electricity.
A lot of people think that wind power is new, but that’s not true. For thousands of years, people have used wind to sail boats and move water. We still do those things today, but these days we mostly use
windmills
wind power to make electricity.
Wind power is a very popular source of energy. Most people think that we should use it more and more. First of all, it’s clean. Windmills don’t pollute the environment at all. Second, we can use wind power forever. After all, we will always have wind. Also, wind power is cheap, and it’s getting even cheaper.
A lot of people don’t understand wind power very well. They believe that there are problems with wind power, but many of those problems are not real. For example, some people say that windmills are dangerous for birds. They used to be true, but it isn’t true anymore. Old windmills killed birds because they spun very fast. New windmills spin slowly, and they aren’t dangerous for birds.
However, there are real problems with windmills. One problem is that many people think windmills are very ugly. This is a problem for people, because windmills are often in very pretty areas. Also, wind doesn’t blow all the time, so we can’t use wind power all the time. Finally, windmills are noisy.
Wind power is becoming more and more common. Right now, more than 80 countries use wind power. About 2.5 percent of the world’s power comes from the wind. For some countries, that number is a lot higher. Wind power gives Denmark more than 25 percent of its electricity.
31. Why DON’T new windmills kill birds? Because . A. birds don’t fly near them B. they spin slowly C. they are shorter than old windmills D. new windmills don’t spin 32. When did people start using wind power? A. About 25 years ago. B. About 80 years ago. C. About 500 years ago. D. Over 1,000 years ago. 33. , so we CAN’T use wind power all the time. A. Windmills break all the time B. We can’t use windmills at night C. Windmills are too expensive to use all the time D. Wind doesn’t blow all the time 34. What does the article say about wind power? A. Most people don’t like it. B. It’s getting cheaper. C. Denmark doesn’t use it. D. It’s getting more expensive. 35. What is the best title for the passage? A. Expensive Windmills B. Cheap and Clean Energy C. Popular and Clean Wind Power D. Dangerous Birds
D
There is something different in this week’s blog. Let’ s look at some birthday customs around the world.
Harry Baker, Perth, Australia
It’s my birthday next Wednesday. I’m going to be 10 years old. 36. in my country. My mom’s going to make me a huge plate of fairy bread. It’s a snack. We make it with bread, butter, and colorful sugar called “Hundreds and thousands”. Jim Dixon, Montego Bay, Jamaica
I love birthdays! They are a lot of fun. Here in Jamaica, we have an old custom. 37. __ Guess what we do? We throw flour (面粉) at our friends! It’s my best friend’s birthday tomorrow. 38. I’m going to buy a lot of flour to throw at him. Victoria Smith, London, UK
My grandmother is going to be 100 years old in June. She’s very excited because she’s going to get a special letter from the Queen. The Queen sends a letter to every person who reaches 100. 39. Jiang Li, Beijing, China
In my country, we celebrate birthdays with a special type of the food. Noodles are a sign of
long life for us. This year, I’m going to make some “long life noodles” for all my friends. 40. and have a great evening!
根据短文内容，从选项中选出能填入文中空白处的最佳选项，选项中有一项为多余选项。 A. I’m going to go to the store soon. B. I’m going to make a big cake.
C. It’s a tradition that makes people very happy. D. We like to surprise people on their birthdays. E. We’re going to eat them together
F. We always eat fairy bread on our birthdays
2020年中考英语试题(含解析答案) (11)
