2020年广西贺州市中考英语试卷

Cathy is      American. She is teaching us English in China now.（　　）

A．aB．anC．theD．/

The library is______ from the post office. You won't miss it.（　　）

A．inB．besideC．behindD．across

There is      on the table. Would you like to drink？（　　）

A．milkB．beefC．breadD．pizza

Tony， is that Mr. Black over there？

I knew that he had gone to England. It      be him.（　　）

A．mightB．couldC．can'tD．must

My sister has      friends. She often feels lonely.（　　）

A．fewB．littleC．a fewD．a little

Who can take part in our school singing competition？

      Lucy      Lily are OK. They're good at singing.（　　）

A．Either； orB．Neither； nor

C．Not only； but alsoD．Both； and

Jenny， it's time to practice the piano.      you practice，       you'll play.（　　）

A．More； betterB．More； worse

C．The more； the betterD．The less； the better

Your homework must be       this morning， or you can't hand it in on time.（　　）

A．finishB．finishedC．finishesD．finishing

The computer looks so old， when did you buy it？

My father      it for 10 years.（　　）

A．has hadB．has bought

C．have hadD．have bought

Could you tell me      ？

Yes. I bought it online.（　　）

A．where do you buy the sweater

B．where you buy the sweater

C．where did you buy the sweater

D．where you bought the sweater

A father and his daughter were flying a kite in the park. When they stopped， the young daughter saw an old man（1）　　selling apples. She asked her father to buy her an apple from the old man. The father bought two apples and（2）　　them to his daughter. His daughter held one apple in her left hand and the other in the right hand．Then the father asked her（3）　　she could share one apple（4）　　him. When the girl heard this， she quickly took a bite of one apple. And before her father could（5）　　a word，she took a bite of the second apple quickly， too.

The father was（6）　　. He wondered why his daughter did like that. He thought maybe his daughter was（7）　　young to understand about sharing and giving. The（8）　　 had gone from his face. But suddenly his daughter said， "Dad， please have this one. This one is much（9）　　." The father's smile came back after knowing why his daughter quickly took a bite of each apple.

Don't judge（判断）（10）　　 too quickly. Always spend more time understand things better.

（1）Who should walk the dog today？　　

A. Liz.

B. Mike.

C. Mrs. Brown.

D. Mr. Brown.

（2）What is Mike doing at 6：50 pm？　　

A. Playing tennis.

B. Practicing football.

C. Doing his homework.

D. Walking the dog.

（3）Where can Mike find his tennis shoes？　　

A. In his bedroom.

B. In Liz's bedroom.

C. In the living room.

D. Outside the back door.

Four years ago， my mother gave birth to a brother for me when I was 10. I have learned a lot from getting along with him.

After he was born， I almost became a babysitter. I had to amuse him after school. I would make faces and sing to him when he was crying. Sometimes I even carried him everywhere in our yard to cheer him up while my parents were busy. What I liked to do best was to feed him when looking after him. How cute he was as he tasted his favorite food! My parents often praised me happily. As an elder brother， you've made contributions to looking after your younger brother.

I have got happiness from looking after my brother. When I was young， I was the only child in my family. I could get what I wanted from my parents. I was a "Little Emperor" in my family.

But now， as long as I get something good， I want to give it to my brother first. I remembered the year when he was three， he was fond of Rubik cubes（魔方）. I bought one for him with my lucky money as a birthday present. When he got it， he was so happy that he laughed， hugged me and kissed me.

Thanks for spending these years together with my family. It has taught me how to be responsible and unselfish. Not only should I look after myself， but also I should pay attention to my family.

（1）When did the writer's mother gave birth to a brother for him？　　

A. 3 years ago.

B. 4 years ago.

C. 8 years ago.

D. 10 years ago.

（2）What does the underlined word "amuse" in the second paragraph mean？　　

A. 令……开心

B. 令……生气

C. 令……讨厌

D. 开……玩笑

（3）Which of the following is NOT TRUE when looking after his younger brother？　　

A. He fed him.

B. He told stories to him.

C. He made faces and sang to him.

D. He carried him everywhere in the yard.

（4）What might you learn the passage？　　

A. Be responsible.

B. Be unselfish.

C. Be responsible and confident.

D. Be responsible and unselfish.

"We all have suffered from the air pollution. If we don't call for an end to the firecrackers （鞭炮）， the environment will get worse and worse in the future. " said Zhang Wei. He put up a notice in his neighborhood. In the notice， he called on more people to set off（引爆） fewer firecrackers during this year's Spring Festival.

Lots of parents agreed with Zhang Wei. They said that they hated the noise of firecrackers. The noise often wake up their babies easily. And the babies really needed a quiet place to have enough sleep.

More Chinese are looking forward to celebrating the holiday in greener ways. Many people decide not to set off firecrackers. They decided not to waste food. They think that the new ways are fashionable（时尚的）.

"My family didn't buy firecrackers this year. Instead， we gave the money away to a charity. It's good for the environment and the charity the Internet user "Fighter" wrote on the Blog.

In my opinion， it's very important for us to celebrate our traditional festival﹣the Spring Festival. But it's more important to reduce air pollution and protect our environment. We had better express our cheerful feeling and best wishes in greener ways. We need more people like Zhang Wei or "Fighter" who uses electronic ways like QQ， Wechat or Blog. I believe more and more people will join them and our environment will get better and better.

（1）Where did Zhang Wei put up a notice？　　

A. In his office.

B. In the street.

C. In his neighbor hood.

D. In his house.

（2）What did many parents think of Zhang Wei's idea？　　

A. It was bad.

B. It was good.

C. It was not successful.

D. It was not useful.

（3）Which of the following is fashionable according to the passage？　　

A. Eating a lot of food.

B. Making more money.

C. Celebrating in a greener way.

D. Setting off more firecrackers.

（4）What's the best title of the passage？　　

A. Don't Waste Food

B. The Spring Festival Goes Green

C. Firecrackers and Noise

D. The Christmas Holiday

"Four great inventions" in ancient China are important symbols of the country. Now China has "new four great inventions"， high﹣speed trains， mobile payment， bike sharing and online shopping. They are changing people's lives in China and maybe all over the world.

High﹣speed trains

By the end of 2016， China had the world's largest high﹣speed railway network. More than 2，500 high﹣speed trains are running across China each day.

Lin Jinlong， an overseas student from Cambodia， shared his experience of traveling by Chinese high﹣speed train from Beijing to Tianjin. The two cities are over 100 km away， but the trip took only about half an hour. "That was amazing!" Lin said.

Mobile payment

Mobile payment has become a part of Chinese people's everyday life. It makes their lives much more convenient. "My wallet is not in use any longer. I can buy almost anything I want simply with my mobile phone，" said Lin. "Even vegetable sellers are using mobile payment."

Bike sharing

Bike sharing is not new itself， but the bike sharing in China is special﹣it allows users to pick a bike anywhere in the city and leave it anywhere at the end of their journey. It's really convenient， cheap and green. A bike sharing company called Mobike has even brought the service to other countries.

Online shopping

You are out if you have never shopped online. Now you can buy almost everything from websites like Taobao and JD， and get what you've bought within days. China's online shopping makes many foreigners feel both excited and amazed.

（1）Do "new four great inventions" only change people's lives in China？　　

（2）When did China have the world's largest high﹣speed railway network？　　

（3）Why does Lin say his wallet is no longer in use？　　

（4）What does the writer think of bike sharing？　　

（5）Where can you buy almost everything if you shop online？　　

A： It's raining heavily outside.（1）　　

B： Oh， we can do something interesting.

A： Er， let's play computer games. It's interesting.

B： （2）　　

A： How about watching a video？

B： Er…， I don't want to do that.（3）　　

A： So， what can we do？

B：（4）　　 Reading can open our eyes. We can learn a lot from reading. We should read books as much as possible.

A： （5）　　Let's do it at once.

A bird went to look for its happiness in far﹣away places. One day， it suddenly saw a little flower， whose face is（1）　　of smile. The bird asked the little flower， "You're going to die. Why are you（2）　　so happy？" "Because I will achieve my dream. My dream is to produce sweet fruit." said the little flower. Then the little bird realized that happiness was a hope in the heart.

The bird continued（3）　　and saw a lame（瘸的） duck helped a little duck find the way back home. Although it was disabled，it had a smiling face. "I'm happy because I can help（4）　　，" said the lame duck. So the bird realized that happiness was a（5）　　in the heart.

The bird kept flying and suddenly saw a spider climbing up a wall.The spider fell off the wall halfway,but it kept climbing again and fell off again.Even so，the spider didn't（6）　　 up. The little bird asked the spider in（7）　　， "you（8）　　again and again， why don't you have pain but happiness on your face？" "As long as I keep making my efforts， I' m able to climb it up. Because（9）　　 this， I'm so happy，" said the spider. The little bird realized that happiness is a faith （信念） in the heart.

So the little bird no（10）　　 looked for happiness because it had seen the truth： happiness is not in the faraway place but in your own heart.

The government will　　（建造）a bridge across the river next year.

Please turn to Page 10 and look at the　　（第八）picture on it. Let's talk about it.

"Could you please tell me where the bookshop is？" the boy asked　　（礼貌地）.

We need two　　（小刀）to cut up the bananas to make a banana milk shake.

On weekends， many people like taking food and tents to go　　（露营）in the mountain.

Susan is only three years old， but she can dress h　　.

If Jack w　　 jeans to the party， the teachers won't let him in.

How c　　 the boy is! He can work out the problem easily.

Excuse me， could you please take me to the a　　？ I want to take the plane to Nanjing.

Who ran f　　 in the school race just now， Bob， Mike or John？

作为一名中学生，在平时的学习生活中，我们会遇到许多困难。当我们遇到困难的时候，我们应该如何面对？是知难而退，还是勇往直前？请你以"How to Face Difficulties"为题，写一首英语短文。

提示：（1）遇到困难时，自我减压（如：相信自己、参加课外活动、读书、听音乐等）；

（2）寻求他人（如：父母、老师、朋友等）帮助；

（3）你对困难的看法。

参考词汇：overcome克服   bravely勇敢地 give in屈服

要求：（1）短文必须包括所给提示中1～3项的内容，可展开思路，适当发挥；

（2）短文中不能出现真实姓名、校名和其他真实信息：

（3）80词左右，开头已给出，但不计入总词数。

How to Face Difficulties

We often face difficulties. They're a part of our lives.                                .