dress穿衣；paint画；clean清理；raise饲养。上文讲到要让信鸽辅助飞行机器人送信件，结合选项可推出此处是说要养鸽子，用raise符合题意。故选D。 30题详解】
句意：尽管养鸽子会花费更多的钱，研究中心说，它可以节省时间。
expect期望；show展示；kill杀掉；save节省。根据下文“And the time it saves”可知此处是说节省时间，用save符合题意。故选D。
【第三部分阅读理解 Ⅶ.补全对话
Susan: This is Susan Lee, ___31___ Susan: ___32___ Susan:___33___ Linda: I see, ___35___ Susan: Thank you very much. A. Will he be back soon? B. Who is calling, please? C. I’d like to speak to Mr. Thomas. D. I'll tell him when he comes back. E. When will Mr. Thomas come back? F. Is there any other way I can reach him?
根据对话内容,从方框内的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项,其中有两个为多余选项。
Linda: Good morning. Moonlight Middle School.
Linda: I'm sorry, but he isn't in the office now.
Linda: No, he won't, He is away for the rest of the day.
Linda: I'm afraid not.___34___ Can I take a message.
Susan: OK, thanks. I have a meeting with him next Monday, but I can’t make it.
G. He has gone out of the town on business.
【答案】31. C 32. A 33. F 34. G 35. D 【解析】
本段是苏珊打电话想找托马斯先生，但是他不在，接电话的琳达表示等托马斯先生回来会转告。 【31题详解】
句意：我想和托马斯先生讲话。
根据答语“I'm sorry, but he isn't in the office now.”可知，是来找一位男士的，结合选项，故选C。 【32题详解】
句意：他会很快回来吗？
根据答语“No, he won't, He is away for the rest of the day.”可知，前句时will提问的一般疑问句，且回答内容与他回来相关。结合选项，故选A。 【33题详解】
句意：还有其他方法可以联系到他吗？
根据答语“I'm afraid not.___4___ Can I take a message.”可知，后者回答“恐怕不行，可以帮忙带信”，所以前者应该询问是否可以联系要找的人。结合选项，故选F。 【34题详解】
句意：他出城出差去了。
分析上下文语境可知，没有办法联系到要找的人，所以此处内容应该解释为什么联系不到。结合选项，故选G。 【35题详解】
句意：他回来时我就告诉他。
根据答语“Thank you very much.”可知，答语表示感谢，所以前者应该提出帮忙做某事。结合选项，故选D。
Ⅷ.阅读理解
阅读下列短文,从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个最佳选项。
A
What Will You Do with A Dollar？
■ I will hide the dollar in the most beautiful place that I can find, and then create a map to the dollar. I hope someone will discover this map years later and have a magic travel to go on.
Philip Stockton
■ I will buy a cup of coffee for the most successful person in New York and ask for his/her secret of success
Patrick Martine
■ A single dollar gets me almost nothing, so I will get my friends together and ask each of them to give a dollar. We will give an open-air concert in our town. I hope the show can brighten the day of the town.
David Andrew
■ In my travels, I find people need clean drinking water most. I once saw in Africa 40 to 50 people travel 25 miles for water. So I will use the dollar to provide free drinking water for people in need.
Ben Harrison
Follow us on https://justforfun.com/art of living for more. 36. What will Patrick Martine do with a dollar? A. To create a tourist map. C. To ask for the secret of success.
B. To go on a magic trip. D. To give an open-air concert.
.37. Who wants to help people in need of free drinking water? A. Philip Stockton. C. David Andrew.
38. Where does the text probably come from? A. A film magazine. C. A website.
【答案】36. C 37. D 38. C 【解析】
本文是四个人围绕 “你会用一美元做什么”这个话题，介绍自己的想法。 【36题详解】
细节理解题。根据I will buy a cup of coffee for the most successful person in New York and ask for his/her secret of success，可知，帕特里克会用一美元买杯咖啡给纽约最成功的人，并向他或她询问成功的秘诀，故选C。 【37题详解】
细节理解题。根据最后一段So I will use the dollar to provide free drinking water for people in need，可知，本会用一美元给需要的人们提供免费饮用水，故选D。 【38题详解】
B. A science report. D. A travel guide. B. Patrick Martine. D. Ben Harrison
细节理解题。根据Follow us on https://justforfun.com/art of living for more，可知，本篇文章是摘自一个网站。故选C。
B
Darrius was born with three fingers on his right hand and one on his left hand. He had to work hard to do things that were easy for others. Every time his classmates tried to help, he would say, “Thanks, but I can do it myself.” He learned to use the four fingers to do different things.
When Darrius was 10, he told his father that he liked piano(钢琴) music very much. “It's too bad you can't play,” his father said. But the boy took that as a challenge(挑战).“I will show people that I can,” he said to himself.
Months later, a neighbour gave him an old piano when she moved away. He taught himself to play the piano and practised for hours a day.
Darrius's favourite piano music is River Flows in You by Yiruma, a Korean musician. It took Darrius a year to learn it. “I have to come up with my own way with only 4 fingers,” he said. When he succeeded, he felt so proud. Later he was lucky enough to play the music together with Yiruma at a famous concert hall! Yiruma encouraged Darrius to follow his dream of playing his own music. Darrius has made it. And his music is popular today.
“I may have a disability,” he says, “ but I don’t let it hold me back from anything.” 39. What did Darrius take as a challenge at the age of 10? A. Writing his music.
B. Playing the piano.
C. Giving a concert.
D. Visiting a hall.
40. How long did it take Darrius to learn to play River Flows in You? A. A year.
B. A month.
C. A day.
D. An hour.
41. Who encouraged Darrius to follow his dream? A. His classmate.
B. His father.
C. A neighbour.
D. A musician.
42. What can we learn about Darrius from the text? A. He has a strong will. C. He gave up his dream.
【答案】39. B 40. A 41. D 42. A 【解析】
B. He bought himself a piano. D. He only plays others’ music.
文章大意：本文讲只有四只手指的Darrius喜欢上了弹钢琴，他花费一年的时间学习了他最喜欢的钢琴曲，他坚持自己的梦想创作了自己的音乐。 【39题详解】
细节理解题。根据第2段中“When Darrius was 10, he told his father that he liked piano music very much. ... But the boy took that as a challenge.”可知十岁的Darrius把弹钢琴作为一个挑战。故选B。 【40题详解】
细节理解题。根据第4段中“Darrius's favourite piano music isRiver Flows in You by Yiruma, a Korean musician. It took Darrius a year to learn it.”可知学习弹奏《River Flows in You》花费了Darrius一年的时间。故选A。 【41题详解】
细节理解题。根据第4段中“Yiruma, a Korean musician”及“Yiruma encouraged Darrius to follow his dream of playing his own music.”可知是音乐家李闰珉鼓励Darrius追随自己的梦想。故选D。 【42题详解】
'I may have a disability,' he says, 'but I don’t let it hold me back from anything.'”推理判断题。根据最后一段中“
可知Darrius不会让残疾阻碍自己作任何事情，结合他的经历，可知他是一个意志坚定的人。故选A。
C
In the past, I thought I was terrible at many things, such as math, French and science. Although I was good at drawing, I wasn't the best in my art class. I wanted to find out who I was, what I liked and how I could do it better. So, that winter, I took a notebook and kept my diary. When I filled that notebook. I started another one, and then another.
Keeping a diary helps a lot. Studies have shown that people who keep a diary sleep and feel better. It helps people remember what once happened such as dreams, friendships and happiness. Writing about bad feelings can also help brains get over them and move on. Personally, I learn better about myself and my relationships with others by keeping a diary. For example, when I am fighting with my dad, I'll try writing from his point and it works! If I want to compare myself with my classmates. I'll write something like, \ear skin, but I like my eyes.”
Right about now, you might be thinking: it sounds great, but I'm not a good writer; or I'd love to keep a diary, but my handwriting is terrible. Don’t worry! Keeping a diary is not like doing your homework —there are no rules, so do whatever feels best.
43. What was the writer good at in the past? A. Math
B. French.
C. Science.
D. Drawing.
44. What does the underlined word “them” refer to(指的是)?
安徽省2020年中考英语试题(答案解析)
