2020年江苏省盐城市中考英语试卷

Yancheng is the only city____ China to be named after salt．（　　）

A．atB．onC．inD．with

Our country now has____ high﹣speed rail network in the world．（　　）

A．longB．longer

C．longestD．the longest

You can't taste Lu Xun's writing style until you read his works for___________．（　　）

A．yourselfB．myselfC．himselfD．itself

Tan Dun has___ brought Chinese and Western music together，（　　）

A．successfullyB．hopefully

C．harmfullyD．peacefully

Love from parents is like the wind﹣you can't see it____ you can feel it．（　　）

A．andB．orC．butD．so

Watching The Legend of Luo Xiaohei is a good ________ to relax when you're tired．（　　）

A．ruleB．choiceC．questionD．skill

My mother said you went on a Silk Road trip last year．

Yes， it ______ a wonderful trip．（　　）

A．isB．wasC．will beD．were

It is said that Yancheng﹣Nantong High﹣speed Railway _______ in December， 2020．（　　）

A．completeB．is completed

C．was completedD．will be completed

Although Zhong Nanshan knows the new virus is more____ to old people， he cares little for his own safety．（　　）

A．politeB．dangerousC．friendlyD．important

The Birdwatching Society goes to Zhalong Nature Reserve___ the birds every year．（　　）

A．to countB．countingC．countD．counts

What our society is like is decided by____ everyone chooses to behave．（　　）

A．whereB．whenC．howD．why

These activities at bedtime can get kids excited and make it hard for them to____ and sleep．（　　）

A．come downB．break downC．calm downD．sit down

I wonder how the Chinese team reached the summit of Mount Qomolangma this year．

________Let's find the information on the Internet． （　　）

A．I have no idea．B．You're welcome．

C．Don't mention it．D．What a pity!

Mr. Wu， can you tell me____？

We get together and eat moon cakes．（　　）

A．why do you like the Chinese New Year best

B．how do you celebrate the Mid﹣Autumn Festival

C．how Chinese people celebrate the Chinese New Year

D．what Chinese people usually do on the Mid﹣Autumn Festival

We learn from the notice that___________．（　　）

A．the students will have lessons in Room 301 this week

B．the students will have lessons in Room 402 next Monday

C．Mrs Gray is not coming lo the school this Thursday

D．Mrs Gray isn't able to use her usual room at the moment

An Old Dog's New Trick

    There was an old dog in the middle of the street who seemed lost．You could tell he had loving owners（1）　　 he looked well﹣fed and he had no street sense．The Basset Hound was standing in a busy street，and everyone was（2）　　．A man was able to get the dog out of the（3）　　with a ham sandwich that he had prepared for his lunch．The dog had no collar（项圈）． I said I（4）　　 take him to the police station． When I did， the police told me they did not deal with（5）　　．They said I would have to take him lo the pound （猫狗收容所）twenty miles away． I told them I was（6）　　and I was really busy．I asked whether they could（7）　　the dog until I got off work．I would take him home if（8）　　 claimed （认领） him by then． They（9）　　．

    When I got home at six， I called the police station． I was very（10）　　to learn that the owners had picked up their dog．The police said they wanted my name and address to send me a（n）（11）　　 note． I gave my information， but I（12）　　expected to hear from them．

    （13）　　，I was making dinner and heard a knock on the door．It was the Mower man holding a large， beautiful arrangement． The card read，"I may be old，fat，and hard of hearing，but you were a（14）　　lady to save my life．My small owners are happy that I wasn't killed．With much love，Barney the Basset Hound．" I got flowers from a（15）　　! They were a perfect decoration for my table．

Cycleball

    This sport is like football on bikes． There are two teams． Each team has usually got two players． Players in each team try to hit the ball into the goal． They can use their bikes or their heads to do this． The winning team is the team with the most goals at the end of the game．

Gilli﹣danda

    This is an ancient sport from India． The players use two things： one long stick， called a danda and a short egg﹣shaped bat， called a gilli． There are two teams．One player puts the gilli on the ground inside a small circle and hits it into the air with the danda． Then the player hits the gilli again and runs to touch a spot outside the circle to get a point．

Octopush

    The sport is also called underwater hockey（曲棍球）． There arc two teams． Each team has got six players． Players swim underwater to play this game． They use small sticks and a puck． The puck is a little like a ball．Players try to push the puck along the bottom of a swimming pool into the other team's goal．The winning team is the team with the most goals at the end of the match．

（1）Which is the correct order of the pictures according to the passage？　　

A．a→b→C

B．c→b→a

C．a→c→b

D．c→a→b

（2）Which part of a magazine may this passage be taken from？　　

A． Animal World．

B． Teenage Problems．

C． Science and Technology．

D． Sports and Games．

（3）What do these sports have in common？　　

A． They all have a short history．

B． A long stick is needed for each sport．

C．Every sport team has six players．

D． There' re two teams in every sport game．

You draw； you paint， or you do sculptures． It doesn't matter一everyone is an artist!

（1）What do Jane and Kayla argue （争辩） about？　　

A． Whether everyone is an artist．

B． Whether children should learn art．

C． Whether artists make much money．

D． Whether people like visiting museums．

（2）The underlined word "it" in THE CASE FOR refers to　　．

A． going to famous museums

B． posting photographs online

C． drawing pictures of friends

D． making friends by drawing

（3）How can we become artists according to Kayla？　　

A． Go to ant museums from time to time．

B． Stay in an art school for six years．

C． Devote ourselves to art study and practice．

D． Try to get our sculptures displayed．

All about Electric Cars

    Electric vehicles （电动车辆） have been around for more than a hundred years．But they have really been liked by a large number of people over the last ten years．More than three million all﹣electric cars，trucks，and vans are now on the road worldwide．

    Helping the Environment

    Most cars run on gasoline （汽油）．Burning gasoline and other fossil fuels（物燃料）produces greenhouse gases．Electric vehicles don't burn gasoline．Instead，strong batteries nun their electric engines．So，electric vehicles don't directly produce greenhouse gases．

    Poop Power!

    Electric vehicles are better for the environment． But they are not perfect． Their batteries often use electricity （电） that was made by burning fossil fuels． But an electric vehicle uses less energy than a vehicle that runs on gasoline． Plus， some of the electricity comes from "greener" sources，such as solar and wind power． And some may soon come from a new source﹣cow poop（牛粪）!

    An electric car company has worked together with a large dairy farm． They plan to make electricity using a greenhouse gas from cow poop．

    Always Improving

    One of the problems for electric vehicles is their limited range． This is how far they can travel before their batteries need another charge （充电）． But now their range is improving． Some new electric vehicles can travel almost three times as far as older ones did． Another problem is finding a place to recharge the batteries． But the number of charging stations is going up as well， China now has thousands more charging stations than it did ten years ago． In Sweden， engineers have even designed a road that will charge electric vehicles as they drive along．

（1）Which of the following truly describes electric vehicles according to Paragraph 1？　　

A． Useless．

B． Popular．

C． Cheap．

D． Perfect．

（2）What does the picture above show？　　

A． Parts of an electric car．

B． Ways of driving a car．

C． Wheels on an electric car．

D． Batteries in an electric car．

（3）How does the electric car company plan to make electricity according to Paragraph 3？　　

A． By burning gasoline．

B． By burning fossil fuels．

C． By using a gas coming from cow poop．

D． By using solar and wind power．

（4）What is the last paragraph mainly about？　　

A． Reasons for buying new electric cars．

B． Importance of electric cars in our life．

C． Ways to produce more electric vehicles．

D． Problems and improvements of electric vehicles．

    The next time Wayde saw Manningtree， he said， "Could you let me have a little of that medicine？ Just enough to see if it works． I'm sorry to trouble you．"

    "I have only a very small amount left． It will take me some time to find out how to make more．"

    "I will pay you anything you ask，" Wayde said．

    "Don't give me anything now， but promise to pay me ﹩10，000 when you become Prime Minister （首相）．"

    Wayde laughed． "That's impossible，" he said．"I shall never become Prime Minister．"

    "Who knows？" Manningtree said． "Give me a week， and I'll see what I can do．"

    A week passed． Then， Manningtree came to visit Wayde again． He brought with him a small bottle．

    "I cannot find out how to make more of this medicine，" he said，"but you can have what's left．I don't need it anymore．"

    "That's very generous of you，" Wayde said．"How can I ever thank you'？"

    "Just take one small drop of the medicine once a month．" Manningtree said．

    Wayde took the bottle from his friend． Once a month， he look one small drop．

    The effect（效果）was immediate．Suddenly，he was not nervous anymore．He was not shy anymore，either， He was confident of his abilities．

    He started a business and within a year became a millionaire． He met and married one of the country's most intelligent and beautiful women and had two lovely children with her．He ran for parliament （议公）and succeeded． Within two years， he was a minister． Two years later， he became Prime Minister．

    One day， he went to see Manningtree．

    "You have come to give me ﹩10，000，" Manningtree said with a laugh，"Forget it．I don't want it．"

    "You can certainly have it if you want it，" Wayde said．"But that is not the reason I have come to see you．"

    "Oh？ And what is the reason？" Manningtree asked．

    "I have almost finished the medicine you gave me，"Wayde said．"Have you found out how to make it'？"

    Again Manningtree laughed．"Oh， yes，" he said． "I have known how to make it for a long time．I knew how to make it when I was at school．"

    "What do you mean？" Wayde asked．

    "My dear friend and Prime Minister，" Manningtree said，"the medicine I gave you was just a bottle of distilled water．"

    "But the colour．"

    "Oh， I added some coloring．"

    "Then， the medicine did me no good，" Wayde said．

    "It didn't need to． There was nothing wrong with you． All you needed was to have confidence in yourself．"

（1）The story is organized　　．

A． in time order

B． in space order

C． from specific lo general

D． from general to specific

（2）What happened to Wayde after taking the medicine？　　

A． He got rich in a week as expected．

B． He suddenly got nervous and shy．

C． He succeeded in becoming Prime Minister，

D．He became the most intelligent man in the country．

（3）Why did Wayde come to see Manningtree years later？　　

A． To say thanks lo the doctor，

B． To ask for more of the medicine．

C． To pay for the medicine．

D． To give the rest of the medicine back．

（4）What do we know about the medicine？　　

A． It cost Wayde﹩10，000．

B． It was useful but expensive．

C． It didn't work well on Wayde．

D． It was made up of water and coloring．

（5）What can we Iearn from the story？　　

A． Confidence is the secret of success．

B． A friend in need is a friend indeed．

C． Helping others is helping ourselves．

D． Too much medicine is bad for health．

Words are the key to language． And if you want to improve your ability to speak， listen and write in English， you have to learn lots of words． Here are some ideas to help you．

    1．Recording words

    Important words

    Some words are more important than other words． For example， the high frequency word （高频词）"rain" is very common and can be found in a number of important expressions． For example，rainbow， raincoat， rainforest， rainy， pour with rain…Where possible， pay special attention to the high frequency words and all their associated （有关联的）forms．

    Sentences

    When you want to record a new word or expression， remember to write it out in an example sentence． This will give you useful information about the way the word or term is used， and the other words often associated with it． For example， a） Rain ﹣ It's been pouring with rain． b）

    Raincoat ﹣I put on my raincoat．

    2．Learning words

    Some words are easy to learn． For example， the English word"sofa" is similar in Chinese（sha fa）． Other words are more difficult， but these ideas might help you．

    Word sounds

    Use the power of the similar sounds between words! For example，imagine you wanted tolearn the word"whale"． Simply think of a word that sounds like"whale" in English or in your own language． Then， make a sentence with this word． For example，"The whale has a long tail．

    Funny sentences

    Use the power of humour! Simply make a funny sentence with the word． This will help you remember the word more easily． For example， "William the whale was using his tail to sail the boat．"

    Pictures

    If you're really having problems learning your word， draw a picture of your funny sentence．

    This will really help you remember it． And the funnier the picture is， the better!

    Repetition （重复）

    Finally， repeat the sentence many timces to get it engraved （铭记） in your heart． Repetition is a fantastic way of memorizing things．

    Try these methods and find your own ways to learn words and expressions．

The Millennial Trains Project is a non﹣profit （非营利性的） organization that makes it possible for young people to take part in creative projects． The organization leads crowdfunded（众筹的） train journeys．These journeys provide young people with the chance to help different communities． The organization has already completed two journeys． Twenty﹣four people are now getting ready to be a part of the third．

    To get a place on the train， each person has to raise﹩5，000 and have an idea for a project． At each stop， they get off the train to explore a different town， city， or wherever their projects take them．

These 24 people are strangers now， but not for long． The next week is going to be a life﹣changing learning experience for many．

回答下面5个问题，每题答案不超过5个词．

（1）Who can get the chance to take part in the projects？　　

（2）How many journeys are mentioned in Paragraph 1？　　

（3）Where is Amy going to visit？　　

（4）How will Jenny help people prepare for disasters？　　

（5）What do you think of the Millennial Trains Project？　　

Yancheng is the　　to red﹣crowned cranes and Milu deer． （家乡）

They are trying to use 3D printers to print food that is both　　 and good for us． （美味的）

In the Warring States period， Mozi made the　　 kite in history out of wood． （第一 ）

A recent study has shown that Big Ben is falling over， although very　　． （ 缓慢地）

Scientists say that music makes our brain "feel happy" and it　　the importance of music in cultures all over the world． （解释）

When making a fruit salad， you'd better　　fresh fruit． （choose）

On Teachers' Day， students usually make cards to thank　　teachers． （they）

To our surprise， an 8﹣year﹣old girl became the　　 of the dancing competition． （win）

Andrew was crazy about DIY， but he always made his room dirty and　　． （tidy）

More than thirty groups of　　are working to develop a vaccine for COVID﹣19．（scientist）

Dear Peter，

    I'm so excited． Guess what﹣it's my Dad's 40^th b（1）　　next week，so we're going to London to celebrate it! Cool， ch？

    We're flying over on Thursday evening．As soon as we a（2）　　，we'll go on a tour of the city． We'll take a trip on the River Thanes， which divides the city into two parts． This way， we can see almost every place of i （3）　　 in London．

    On F（4）　　 morning， we're going to the Tate Modern． Since it's not f（5）　　 from our hotel， we're going to the London Eye． I can't w（6）　　to see the Houses of Parliament from up there!

    Saturday is for s（7）　　． Mum advises me to buy a teddy bear for my cousin as a p（8）　　．We're going to Portobello Road in the morning．Then in the afternoon，we'll visit Harrods﹣ the most famous shop in London! Dad's not very happy about it， but I'm sure he'll e（9）　　it when we're there．

    On Sunday morning， we're going to Hyde Park，and we're going home by p（10）　　in the afternoon．

    It's my dream trip ﹣and it's happening!

    Hope everything's OK with you．

Lots of love，

Cynthia

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My favourite book

    Good books are valuable treasures． Among all the books I've read，________________．