山東省臨沂市2020年中考英語試題

1、試卷第 =page 8 8頁，總 =sectionpages 8 8頁試卷第 =page 7 7頁，總 =sectionpages 8 8頁山東省臨沂市2020年中考英語試題學(xué)校:_姓名：_班級(jí)：_考號(hào)：_1Do you want tea or coffee?_is OK. I really dont mind.ANeitherBBothCEither2Thanks for letting us borrow your camera. We_it to you next Monday.AreturnBwill returnChave returned3Its hard to turn down

2、 a banana. They taste good and you dont have to wash them_eating them.AuntilBafterCbefore4Only plants and animals that need very little water _ live in a desert.AcanBneedCmust5Kelly White loves all sports, _skating.AgraduallyBseriouslyCespecially6Most of us enjoy _ to our mothers speak, because our

3、brains greatly prefer the voices of our own mothers.AlisteningBlistenCto listen7We will cause less pollution _we can find ways to reuse or recycle more rubbish.AunlessBifCthough8_do people greet visitors? Some shake hands. Some say hello or hi. Some kiss.AWhyBWhatCHow9We have to _ the school trip be

4、cause of the bad weather.Aput offBget offCturn off10In America, Thanksgiving is a holiday_celebrates the love of family.AwhoB/CthatAAlthough Bgive their seats CSince Dwere not allowed E. make life better F. soldMartin Luther King Jr. was born in Georgia in the south of the USA in 1929. In 1954 he be

5、gan to work in a church (教堂).All through his life he tried to 11for African-Americans, whose ancestors came to America from Africa between 1640 and 1798. White people brought them to America in ships, 12them as slaves (奴隸) and forced them to work. 13they were set free (自由的) after the American Civil

6、War, their lives didnt change much for a long time. Some people still didnt like them. In the 1950s, African-Americans14to do lots of things in the south of America. They could not walk on the footpath when a white person was on it. They could not eat in restaurants where white people ate. They coul

7、d not go to the shops that were owned by white people. When they were on a bus, they had to15to white people.Amade a famous speech Bfair Crefused Din peace E. agreed F. stop ridingIn December of 1955, a lady called Rosa Parks16to give her seat to a white man. This made the bus driver angry and he ca

8、lled the police. The police took Ross away. Martin Luther King, Jr. said this was wrong and told people they should stop it. He spoke to lots of people and told them what was happening. He said the law should be17and they should be able to do the same things as white people. He called for the Africa

9、n-Americans to18on the bus. His idea worked. The bus companies (公司) lost money. In December 1956, the Supreme Court (最高法院)made the city change the rules.Martin Luther King, Jr. traveled across America to meet lots of important people and told them about the problems. In 1963 he led a big group of Af

10、rican-Americans in Washington. He19there. He said he had a dream that black and white people would live together20. He was a really important person in history because he changed African-Americans lives a lot. American people and people around the world remember him for what he has done. Wearing a w

11、hite blouse, Ai-Da studies her subject and begins to draw. She looks like any artist at work. However, the beep . beep . beep noise from her arm gives her away. Ai-Da is, in fact, a robot.Ai-Da has been described as the worlds first AI (人工智能) robot artist. She takes her name from Ada Lovelace, the w

12、orlds first female computer programmer. Scientists at Oxford University developed AI systems (系統(tǒng)) for Ai-Da. The robot has cameras in her eyeballs. After she has studied a subject, she will use her left arm to draw. Now, Ai-Da can only use a pencil for sketches (素描). The plan is for her to paint.Ai-

13、Da is not the first AI system to produce artworks. Since 2006, scientists have been developing software (軟件) to turn photos into drawings. Last year, an artwork created using AI was sold in New York for $132,500. However, Ai-Das human-like appearance brings something new to the field.In June, Ai-Da

14、opened her first exhibition at Oxford. There were about 30 drawings by the robot. Ai-Da, standing next to her artworks, attracted (吸引) many visitors.Ai-Das inventor, Aidan Meller, talked about the importance of the robot. Ai-Da brings a new voice to the art world, she said. AI is going to be the big

15、 thing of the 2020s. That influences us greatly. Meller hopes the exhibition was just the start and that more will follow to show how AI is influencing human life.根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，判斷下列句子正誤。正確的用“A”表示，不正確的用“B”表示。21Ai-Da is a real artist who helps scientists at Oxford University develop AI systems.22Last year, s

16、cientists began to develop software to turn photos into drawings.23In June, Ai-Da opened her first exhibition at Oxford successfully.24Aidan Meller thinks AI is going to influence human life more and more greatly. The longest river in the world is the Nile. It is 4,160 miles long. But the Nile is no

17、t the mightiest (浩蕩的) river. The Amazon is. The Amazon is also the second longest river in the world. It is 3,900 miles long. How long is that? It is longer than a road going from New York City to San Francisco.The Amazon is the mightiest for this reason. It has the greatest amount of water. More wa

18、ter runs out to sea than from the Nile. Mississippi, and Yangtze rivers combined. Thats a lot of fresh water! The force of its current (水流) is great too. The current can be seen 200 miles out in the sea. Theres a story to show the Amazons amazing current. A ship sailed (航行) far away from Brazil. It

19、ran out of drinking water. Another ship passed by. The first ship asked for water. Someone on the second ship said. Just put your buckets (桶) into the sea.Here are a few more facts. At its mouth, the Amazon is 90 miles wide. Even up the river, you cant see the opposite bank. The river is also very d

20、eep(from 22 to 76 meters). During rainy season, the river rises about 16 meters more. Big ocean ships can sail about 1,800 miles upstream (向上游). Smaller ships can sail 1,000 miles farther.Whats the most bloodthirsty fish in the world? No. Its not the shark. Its the Amazons piranha. It is only about

21、10 cm to 20 cm long. It has sharp teeth. Thousands travel in a group. No animal can swim across the rivet. A 1,000-pound horse would be just bones (骨頭) in three minutes. Are you planning a trip to the Amazon? Heres a piece of advice. Leave your swimsuit at home!根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，選擇最佳答案。25After reading this pas

22、sage it seems clear that_.Apeople do not drink the Amazons waterBit would not be good to visit the Amazon during rainy seasonCsailing on the Amazon requires knowledge of its current26The writer helps you understand how long the Amazon is by_.Atelling how long the Nile isBcomparing it to a distance(距

23、離)on landCcomparing it with the Yangtze River27In Paragraph Four, the word“sharp”means“_”in Chinese.A鋒利的B急劇的C強(qiáng)烈的28The passage mainly tells us_.Apiranha in the AmazonBtraveling in the AmazonCinteresting facts about the Amazon Wake up, boys and girls! Put up your hand if you try to repair your tired b

24、ody by sleeping in(睡懶覺)on weekends. A new study says the habit might not be a good idea for your health.The ten-day study came out in the magazine Current Biology. Volunteers were divided into three groups. The first group enjoyed nine hours sleep each night. The second group was allowed to sleep on

25、ly five hours each night. The third group was given five hours sleep Monday through Friday.29But they were put back on the short sleep schedule the next Monday.Both the second and third groups ate more snacks at night and put on weight. They also saw a decrease (減少) in insulin sensitivity (胰島素敏感性),

26、a warning sign for diabetes (糖尿病). Researchers have long known a tack (缺乏) of sleep can increase health risks.30Even though people in the third group slept as much as they could on the weekend, it was not enough, said Dr Kenneth Wright, who led the study. When they went back to the short sleep sched

27、ule the next week, their body failed to control blood sugar. 31So what should we do if sleeping in over the weekend is not a good choice? 32 Cut out the sleep stealers such as watching television shows or spending time on computers or mobile phones. Always remember. Getting enough sleep is as import

28、ant as having good caring habits or doing exercise regularly.AThat was partly because their biological clock (生物鐘) had been changed.BPeople can repair their tired body by sleeping in on weekends.CBut it was surprising that the third group had been worse than the second one.DDr Wright gave advice in

29、two words: sleep longer.E.And then they were allowed to sleep as much as they liked over a weekend.33After a busy morning at work, lunchtime gives_a chance to do many things, such as exercise, read and watch TV. (I)34The new plan asks residents (居民) to put their rubbish into four different _ ,one fo

30、r each kind of rubbish. ( box )35After the Great Wall Station, Zhongshan, Kunlun and Taishan, China is now building its_research station in Antarctica (南極洲). ( five )36Growing up is hard for everyone. Laura has to face lots of stress as a _. (teenage)37Its_to talk with your mouth full. (polite)38Acc

31、ording to some studies, the_you read, the less you understand what you have read. (fast)39Recycling your rubbish is a great habit. However. its even better to turn your rubbish into something new and_. (use)40Why do we make mistakes more_when we feel tired? This happens because parts of our brain ac

32、tually fall asleep when were awake and tired. ( easy ) In Pontevedra, a city in Spain, people dont shout. Since cars are banned (明令禁止) in the city, there are no noises from cars. People dont have to try hard to make themselves heard. What you hear in the street, instead, is the singing of birds.Migu

33、el Lores, the mayor (市長(zhǎng)), opens the windows of his office, and the sound of human voices41 (rise) from the street below. Lores says, More than 14,000 cars used to pass along this street every day. There 42(be) more cars passing through the city in a day than people living here.Lores became mayor in

34、1999. He spent months43(walk) around the city. The historical city is dead, he said one day. It is full of cars. It44(pollute) heavily. There are a lot of traffic accidents. The elderly and children arent able to use the streets because of cars. People who had a chance to leave have done so.At first

35、, Lores thought of improving traffic conditions. However, he couldnt come up with a good plan. After lots of discussions, the government finally decided45( take ) action to ban cars.The change46(bring ) Pontevedra many advantages since then. Traffic accidents seldom happen. CO2emissions (排放物) are do

36、wn 70 percent. Many people are moving to the city, making it lively again. Most local people in the city like the change. Ramiro Armesto, a mother of two young children, said, In the past, the first thing to see in the morning was traffic jams. Now, the city is cleaner, quieter and safer. Raquel Gar

37、cia, another parent, said she had stayed in many cities around the world. However, she had never lived in a city as easy to live in as Pontevedra. Even while it47(rain). I walk everywhere. The feeling is wonderful, she added. Pontevedra is paradise(天堂)”. On winter nights, the wind usually blows stro

38、ngly. Most of us stay inside our warm homes. Few of us think about the homeless. These people have no choice but to sleep on the streets. Some of them are so poor that they have no money to buy food.A young man in Birmingham, England, made a decision to do something about this. Every night, he puts

39、on a Spider-Man suit and gives food to the homeless he meets. He makes sure that these people wont go hungry.The man refuses to make his name public. The local people call him the Birmingham Spider-Man. The young man hopes his action will show others that everybody deserves (應(yīng)得) a helping hand.The 25-year-old man started his night activities in 2015. Every night at 9, he buys some sandwiches. Then. he