2020年湖南省常德市中考英语试卷

2020年湖南省常德市中考英语试卷

第一部分阅读技能(共5小题:每小题8分，满分40分)阅读下面的材料，从每题所给的A、B、C三个选项中，选出最住选项回答问题，

What are coronaviruses？ Coronaviruses were discovered in the 1960s． They are a group of viruses that cause diseases in mammals and birds．In humans，coronaviruses cause respiratory tract infections．

 The new coronavirus．At the end of 2019，a new type of coronavirus started spreading in China．This type of coronavirus is often called 2019﹣nCoV， novel coronavirus，or COVID﹣19． It is believed that the virus was transmitted from animals to humans．Some of the first cases were diagnosed in people who had visited a market selling live seafood and animals．Unfortunately，when viruses are transmitted from animals to people，it can take scientists a lot of time before they can develop a vaccine or medicines to cure it．

How does the virus spread？The virus appears to spread mainly from person to person．The transmission occurs when someone comes into contact with an infected person．For example，a cough，a sneeze or a handshake could cause transmission． The spread may also be caused by coming into contact with something an infected person has touched and then touching your mouth，nose or eyes．

（ A ）When were coronaviruses discovered？

A．In the 1960s．

B．In the 1970s．

C．In the 1980s．

（ A ）Where did the new coronaviruses start spreading at the end of 2019？

A．In China．

B．In America．

C．All over the world．

（ B ）Is it easy for the doctors to cure COVID﹣19？

A．Yes，it is．

B．No，it isn't．

C．Not mentioned．

（ B ）How many ways are mentioned for the spread of the new coronaviruses？

A．1．

B．2．

C．3．

【分析】本文主要讲了冠状病毒的发现以及2019年新冠病毒的传播．

（ C ）What question did the teacher most likely ask in class？

A．What do you like to talk about with your friends？

B．What's your plan for the coming vacation？

C．What do you want to do in the future？

（ B ）What does the underlined word "them" mean？

A．Pets．

B．Stories．

C．Books．

（ A ）How will Anna keep strong？

A．She will play tennis every day．

B．She will stay as far away from a hospital as possible．

C．She will join the national team and become another Lina．

（ C ）What do we know from the reading？

A． Lily is good at making clothes．

B． One of Bill's parents is an animal doctor．

C． Ryan enjoys meeting people on the Internet．

【分析】本文主要讲了四个学生是如何回答老师提出的问题的．

Things You Can Do In One Second To Make Your Life Happier

 One second．That's all it takes to make your life happier．___▲__Then check out this list of things you can do in a single second．That will bring more happiness into your life every day．

Give a great big smile．

Look for an easy way to make your life happier． Smile more． Smiling can help you feel better instantly． And it can be contaglous． So give a smile to a total stranger on the street．Or if you're sad，angry，or annoyed about something，choose to smile and laugh it off instead．

Take a deep breath．

 Deep breathing is one of the best ways to reduce stress and bring balance back into your life． And it only takes a second． Take some time out each day to focus on nothing except your breath．You'll find your life becomes happier，healthier，and less stressful．

Take a sip of water．

It's no surprise that drinking water is good for your health．Try keeping a water bottle with you wherever you go，and take a second to drink water a couple times every hour．Drinking water can help keep you hydrated control calories，filter your kidneys，and keep healthy skin．

Give thanks．

Happy people have this in common：They are grateful for all the good things in their lives． This means that to make your life happier，take a few minutes each day and count your blessings．Say "Thank you" more often． Show your appreciation when good things come your way．

（ B ）Which can best replace "__▲__" in the passage？

A．Do you think so？

B．Don't believe it？

C．Am I right？

（ C ）What does the word "contagious" mean in Chinese？

A．充满希望的

B．滑稽的

C．有感染力的

（ B ）What can you do to keep healthy skin？

A．Take a deep breath．

B．Drink some water．

C．Give thanks．

（ C ）Which "second" in the following has the same meaning as in the passage？

A．Downstairs，on the second floor，Michael served Mona breakfast．

B．The gun was fired and Beaton was wounded a second time．

C．Can you just lift the table for a second？

【分析】本文主要介绍了"一秒钟"可以让你的生活更幸福，一秒钟可以做如下事情：大笑、深呼吸、喝一口水、感谢．

Robert likes to take a walk in the park after work．One day when he was walking in the park， he heard a woman calling his name． He stopped to look around，but didn't see anything except a little snake． Shortly after Robert saw it，it was gone．

Though Robert felt a little strange，he did not think about it too much and sat down for a rest on a bench in the park．Then he noticed the snake he had just seen climbing up the bench．Robert was too afraid to move away from the bench．Right at this moment，a woman behind him shouted，"Come here，Robert．You can't stay on the bench like that．People will be scared by you．"

In surprise，Robert turned around and said to the woman．" Excuse me，but that's not a very nice thing to say，and in fact some people say I'm handsome．"

 "I'm not talking to you，" said the woman．"I'm telling Robert，my pet snake，to get down from the bench，not you．"

（ B ）What did Robert see when he heard someone calling his name in the park？

A．Nothing．

B．A snake．

C．A woman．

（ C ）How did Robert feel when he saw the snake climbing up the bench？

A．Happy．

B．Excited．

C．Scared．

（ A ）Why did Robert turn around and say something to the woman？

A．He thought the woman was talking to him．

B．He felt ashamed for his bad looking

C．He thought he was not polite．

（ A ）What is the best title for the story？

A．Two Roberts

B．Be Polite to Me

C．Sorry，I Made a Mistake

【分析】本文主要讲了罗伯特在公园散步时听到有人喊他的名字，后来坐在椅子上看到一条蛇，这时一位女士说罗伯特不能坐在椅子上，那样会吓到人的，罗伯特很奇怪说他并不吓人，没想到那位女士说她在跟她的小蛇说话，原来那条蛇也叫罗伯特．

In a book that is itself a celebration，Demi explains the ideas behind the Chinese New Year festival．The last 15 days of the old year are spent cleaning and preparing （Wash your hair and get a new haircut．Pay the debts that you owe and collect what is owed to you!）．On the eve of the new moon，a special feast is prepared…The first 15 days of the New Year are spent celebrating with lion dances，firecrackers，and other activities．

Demi has long been interested in Eastern art and philosophy，which inspired her to create this book about the Chinese New Year celebration．She has written and illustrated more than 20 books for children，including The Empty Pot，Gandhi，and Kites：Magic Wishes that Fly Up to the Sky．

 Chinese New Year for Kids by Cindy Roberts

Chinese New Year for Kids is a full color book with beautiful，Chinese illustrations．This is a hands﹣on workbook for parents and teachers，written for children from ages 3 to 12 years old，for use in the classroom or at home．Children will enjoy the Chinese New Year party ideas，dragon dances，lion dances，art projects，and Chinese games．

The art projects for Chinese New Year are designed to be easy，as well as inexpensive to reproduce for large groups．All the activities in this book have been tested in the classroom，with very successful results，and have caused lots of enthusiasm from children and teachers alike．Music，physical movement，art，and food all add to the ambiance of taking an imaginary trip to China during the Chinese New Year．

（ A ）What is "Happy，Happy Chinese New Year"？

A．A book．

B．A celebration．

C．A festival．

（ B ）What do Chinese usually do before the New Year？

A．They usually have a big meal every day．

B．They are busy cleaning and preparing．

C．They are celebrating with activities．

（ B ）Who will most likely read the books by Demi？

A．Children from western countries．

B．Students from China．

C．Indian Children．

（ B ）What will the readers most probably do after reading "Chinese New Year for Kids"？

A．They will join to write more books about China．

B．They will have a strong wish to visit China during Chinese New Year．

C．They will enjoy the Chinese New Year party ideas，dragon and lion dances．

【分析】短文主要介绍两本关于中国新年的书．在书中作者介绍了中国春节的活动和文化等，书中还有精美的插图，让很多人对中国新年充满了想象．

第二部分知识运用(共两节，满分15分)第一节 完形填空(共1小题:每小题15分，满分15分)阅读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从短文后各题所给的A、B、C三个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

Kevin White is an 8﹣year﹣old boy from Salt Lake City． He started school two years ago but he has（1）　C　been able to ride the school bus with the other kids．Because of a serious illness，he needs（2）　A　 care even on the way to school． His parents drive him to （3）　B　each day．

When he heard that a service dog could allow him to ride the bus，he（4）　A　to get one at once．However， his family didn't have that much（5）　C　．So Kevin came up with an idea to raise money by selling（6）　B　.

After Kevin told his father what he（7）　C　， his father helped him grow vegetables in their yard．To let people know about Kevin's（8）　B　 ，on September 26，Kevin's dad wrote（9）　B　article online，telling people what happened to Kevin and（10）　A　he wanted to do． The story touched many people's hearts（11）　A　they wanted to lend Kevin a hand．In just a few weeks，Kevin's vegetables were（12）　C　．People even began giving（13）　C　 own vegetables to Kevin to sell．

With the help of others， Kevin has （14）　B　over 21，000 dollars in all． Kevin said he would use the money to buy a service dog and give the money left（15）　A　other children in need．

【分析】本文讲述了一个有严重疾病的孩子为了能买一只工作犬以便于他能乘坐公交车，他通过种蔬菜的方式筹钱，在人们的帮助下，他不但筹到了足够买工作犬的钱，他还打算把剩下的钱给到有需要的孩子们．

第二部分 知识运用(共两节，满分15分)第二节 语法填空(共15小题; 每小题1分，满分15分)阅读下面的材料，在空白处填入适当内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式(1个或几个单词)，使句子通顺正确。

7．﹣Is that　your　（you）schoolbag？

﹣No， it isn't．

8．They like pears， but they don't like　strawberries　（strawberry）．

9．I am very busy　on　Friday．

10．﹣What's he doing？﹣He　is using　（use） the computer．

11．The teacher asked Ben　to answer　（answer） a question in class．

12．The more you read，the　faster　（fast） you will be．

13．He　sat　（sit） down and began to read a newspaper．

14．I like dogs　because　they're friendly and smart．

15．　What　 a clever boy he is!

16．The word "ginseng" comes from the　Chinese　（China） word "ren﹣shen"．

17．﹣How　much　yogurt do you need？

﹣I need one cup of yogurt．

18．　If　you go to the party， you'll have a good time．

19．The telephone　was invented　（invent） by Alexander Graham Bell in 1876．

20．Let's visit the kids in hospital and cheer them　up　．

21．That sweater　must　be Carla's．Only she wears such colorful clothes．

第一节 英汉互译（共1小题，每小题5分，满分5分）阅读短文， 将文中划线部分译成汉语或英语。

Technology is developing fast and it has become an important part of our life． （1）那么未来的世界会是什么样子？

3﹣D food will be both delicious and nutritious． We can simply use 3﹣D printers to print some basic materials．（2）Scientists believe that we just need to turn on a printer in the kitchen and then we can enjoy our favourite food．

（3）5G网络将允许更多的人获得信息．Big companies like China Mobile and China Unicom will start to offer 5G network． It is said that promises download speeds 10 to 20 times faster than 4G．

Underwater cities will provide more space． The earth is becoming more and more crowded．We may turn to underwater homes， which will be built as low as 15 kilometers below the sea．

（4）Space tours will be a piece of cake．For us common people on the earth，the dream of travelling  around space wil come true．In the coming years，spacecrafts will be as popular as buses，trains and planes．We can leave our home and enter space to take a trip． And we will even get used to living there．

（5）A robot will be a part of life． Robots can do many of the same things as we humans do，like driving cars． （5）But they will be used in other areas as well． They will be able to think and even tell the difference between right and wrong.

（6）In a word， just as Jules Vemne said， "Anything one man can imagine， other men can make real．""

阅读短文， 将文中划线部分译成汉语或英语．

（1）　Then what will the world be like in the future？　

（2）　科学家认为，我们只要打开厨房里的打印机，就可以享用我们最喜欢的食物．　

（3）　5G network will allow many more people to get information．　

（4）　太空旅行将是小菜一碟．　

（5）　但它们也将用于其他领域．　

【分析】文章主要介绍了技术发展将会怎样影响我们的未来的生活．

第二节 回答问题（共1小题：每小题10分，满分10分）阅读下面材料，然后根据材料内容简要回答下列问题。

My dear friends，

I'm writing to invite you to my new house in the country．You know，my family and I moved into our country house one month ago．The kids are planning to give a party at our new house．I hope all of you can come．The party will begin at 11：00 a．m．on Saturday．There will be  lots of food and drinks．

Together with this letter is a map to our house．After you get off the train， take the road in front of the station．Follow it and you'll see a chicken farm．Don't make any turns．Keep going and you'll see a bridge．Cross the bridge and there will be a big tree on your left．Walk past the tree，take the first right turn，and then walk for five more minutes．You'll see several houses．My house is at the end of the road，next to the river．

Angelica

（1）Why did Angelica invite her friends？

　Because they are planning to give a party at her new house．　

（2）When will the party begin？

　At 11：00 a．m．on Saturday．　

（3）Is there a chicken farm near the train station？

　Yes．　

（4）Where does Angelica live， at P1， P2 or P3？

　P1　

（5）How will the kids feel at the party on Saturday？

　They will enjoy  lots of food and drinks．　

【分析】本文主要是一封信，信中作者邀请朋友们来家里参加乔迁聚会，并且具体说明了家庭地址．

第三节 基础写作（共1小题，满分15分）

24．（15分）假设你是Angelica 的朋友Alan，请根据第二节（回答问题）材料并按照提示给Angrlia回信： 1． 恭喜乔迁并简单评述其新居．2． 回复能否参加聚会，3．若能参加聚会，你会准备什么节目，对整个活动有什么建议等；若不能参会，说明原因，表达自己的心情等．注意： 1． 80词以上，开头和结尾已经给出，不计入总词数； 2．不得出现人名和校名等真实信息．

Dear Angelica，

__________________．

Alan

【解答】Dear Angelica，

Congratulations to you on moving into your new country house．Your new house is very beautiful．It's so big that you can even dance in the living room．Such a large house is suitable for a party．It is great to have a party at our new house．Thank you for your invitation．I'd love to come to your party because I really want to see your beautiful house．I will bring some beautiful flowers to decorate your new house．Besides， I think you should prepare more food．Because everyone loves delicious food．Everyone had better take an umbrella because the weather forecast says it will rain．

I am looking forward to seeing you at the party．

Alan