江苏省常州市2020年中考英语试题

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江苏省常州市2020年中考英语试题
学校:___________姓名：___________班级：___________考号：___________


1．Take it easy. There will be_________ two buses coming in a few minutes.
A．another B．other C．others D．the other
2．Millie’s research paper isn’t up to standard_________ she has worked at it for two weeks.
A．since B．unless C．if D．although
3．To the west of our school__________ some bookstores and a park.
A．lies B．lie C．has D．have
4．—Were you required___________ home during the outbreak of COVID-19?
—Yes. Luckily, the Internet made it possible for many of us________ from home.
A．to stay; to work B．staying; to work C．to stay; work D．staying; work
5．—Jim, turn down the music. Our baby is sleeping.
—Don’t worry. He__________ for half an hour.
A．woke up B．has woken up C．was awake D．has been awake
6．Jenny’s parents were completely__________ when they saw the_______ changes in her.
A．surprising; amazing B．surprised; amazing
C．surprising; amazed D．surprised; amazed
7．A factory will be built for the __________ of this type of new energy car.
A．position B．population C．production D．pronunciation
8．To my joy, we_________ go to the bank. Mary has lent us some money.
A．shouldn’t B．needn’t C．couldn’t D．wouldn’t
9．A great deal of my time is__________ with practicing playing the guitar.
A．taken up B．made up C．put up D．set up
10．—Do you want to try some wild duck?
—__________. We should protect wild animals.
A．No idea B．No problem C．No way D．No doubt
A window is a common but powerful tool — a patch(小块) of the world, from which our body is separated. The only thing we can do is look. You have no 11 on what you will see. However, your brain may make an assumption(猜想) out of whatever happens to appear.
One day, I was taking a nap(小睡) in my office when I woke up to the 12 of a car crash. I looked out of my window. A car had just backed into a fence(围栏)and damaged (毁坏〉it.
The driver got out of the car. He was short without hair on his head. I 13 him at once.
To my surprise, the man tried to 14 the damage he caused. However, his efforts all failed. Once he even funnily fell onto the road when trying to pull the fence. I 15 a lot. The failure of this terrible man was brightening my whole day.
About 10 minutes later, the man left.
That, I thought, would be the 16 of his efforts. The man — that villainous(可憎的) man — was going to 17 all the mess behind for someone else to clean up.
But this is the 18 of windows. They contradict(与…矛盾)your easy assumptions. The man appeared a few minutes later with some 19 . For the next hour, I watched out of my window as he kept on fixing the fence 20 it was extra safe, stronger than before.
This man was a hero. My 21 assumptions, I realized, were all about myself. I would be 22 and run away if I came across such a messy situation.
My window had woken me up from a nap to teach me a lesson, a lesson that changed my whole day and even my whole life.
11．A．agreement B．influence C．discovery D．impression
12．A．symbol B．sight C．sound D．sign
13．A．accepted B．remembered C．disliked D．greeted
14．A．confirm B．avoid C．cover D．repair
15．A．complained B．laughed C．learnt D．thought
16．A．end B．fun C．problem D．lesson
17．A．hide B．push C．move D．leave
18．A．quality B．shame C．power D．truth
19．A．friends B．tools C．medicines D．plans
20．A．until B．when C．after D．since
21．A．ugly B．friendly C．proper D．possible
22．A．encouraged B．pleased C．scared D．relaxed

With so much free time on our hands during lockdown, many of us have entertained the idea of knowing more about the world. Learning a foreign language is a good choice. Here are a few examples, in order of time it takes people to learn them.
Latin languages (about 600 hours)
The popular Latin languages — Italian, French, Spanish and Portuguese — require about 600 hours to learn. Of these, Spanish and Italian are the easiest for English speakers to learn. They are followed by Portuguese and finally French.
Latin languages share many words with English. However, those shared words look or sound similar, but have different meanings over time.
Greek (1,100 hours)
Modern Greek is maybe the easiest language to learn that uses a different alphabet(字母表). It is also a language that has contributed many words to English. Indeed, the president of Greece once gave two speeches at an international meeting that included just Greek loan words(外来词) as well as the unavoidable basic English.
Japanese (2, 200 hours)
Counting objects in Japanese depends on whether they are long and thin (like “roads”), small and round (like “apples”), thin and flat (like “sheets of paper”), and hundreds more examples.
What Japanese you speak also depends on your gender(性别). There’s a “rough” language for men and a more “ladylike” language for women, but you must understand both.
Chinese (2, 200 hours)
Each Chinese written word is hardly understandable when spoken between a Mandarin (普通话) speaker in Beijing and a Cantonese speaker in Guangdong. If you think that's strange, consider our number system: the symbol “2” is widely understood but it’s pronounced “two” in English and “duex” in French.
23．For an English speaker, which of the following is the easiest to learn?
A．Japanese. B．French. C．Greek. D．Italian.
24．What can we learn from the passage?
A．The same word in two languages always has the same meaning.
B．The English language and the Greek language use the same alphabet.
C．Objects are counted differently in Japanese according to their shapes.
D．A Mandarin speaker and a Cantonese speaker write Chinese differently.
25．The purpose of this passage is to tell English speakers__________.
A．how to learn some foreign languages
B．why they must learn a foreign language
C．some information on the difficulty of foreign languages
D．not to choose an Asian language to learn as it is too hard

Influenza, or flu(流感), is a type of virus. It spreads from one person to another quickly. When someone who has the flu coughs or sneezes, little droplets from their lungs (肺) spread out into the air. Anyone nearby can get sick. Even a person who touches something with the virus and then touches his or her mouth, eyes, or nose, can become infected(感染).
The outbreak of the 1918 influenza infected about 500 million people worldwide. It killed from 20 million to 50 million people. It was first seen in Europe, the United States, and parts of Asia. It then spread quickly around the world. Many people who became sick were young, healthy adults. At the time, no treatments worked in the prevention of the spread of the killer flu. People were ordered to wear masks. Schools, theaters and other public places were closed.
When the first wave(波〉in the spring of 1918 hit, it didn't seem serious. People who were infected felt the usual flu symptoms(症状), which are chills, fevers, and feeling tired. Those who got sick generally got better after several days. Not many died. However, a second, highly contagious(传染的)wave of influenza appeared in the fall of that same year. Victims died shortly after they were infected — within hours or days. Their skin turned blue and their lungs were filled with liquid(液体), making it very difficult to breathe.
By the summer of 1919, the flu pandemic(大流行病) came to an end. Sick people had either got well or died. Almost 90 years later, in 2008, researchers announced they’d discovered why the 1918 flu was so deadly. The flu virus inflamed (使…恶化)the lungs, causing them to fill with liquid.
Since 1918, there have been several other influenza pandemics, although none has been quite as deadly.
26．What information about the 1918 flu is mentioned in the passage?
A．The reason why it was so deadly.
B．The reason why it ended.
C．The change it caused to medical research.
D．The place in which it was last seen.
27．All the people that were infected with the 1918 flu___________.
A．had blue skin that led to their death
B．had touched someone with the virus
C．died as their lungs were filled with liquid
D．had the virus in their bodies that made them sick
28．Which of the following statements about the 1918 flu is TRUE according to the passage?
A．Wearing a mask was the best way to treat it.
B．A younger person had a lower risk of being infected with it.
C．People expected the coming of its second wave, but couldn’t stop it.
D．It was deadlier than any other influenza pandemic in modern history.

“What’s wrong, Carina?” Collin asked. “Homesick again?”
His sister nodded.
“Yeah, me too.” Collin sighed(叹息).
Their family had moved to the new place nearly four months ago. The new place was housed inside a huge transparent dome (透明的圆屋顶). It still didn't feel like home.
“I miss my friends,” Carina said sadly. “And green grass and swimming, and everything. I even miss the sound of rain on the roof(屋顶).”
“Worst of all,” Carina continued, “my birthday is in two days, and I don't think Mom and Dad are planning anything special. They're too busy.”
“She's probably right,” thought Collin. Life here was very busy for scientists like their parents. He doubted if they had time to plan a party. And how could they anyway? Things such as balloons and birthday candles didn’t exist here. They didn't even have enough materials to make a cake.
“Don’t worry.” Collin put an arm around Carina's shoulder.
Collin walked toward the agricultural center, where his mom worked. He found her taking notes on some tall tube-like plants.
“What are those?” he asked.
“Bamboo plants,” said Mom. “They’re strong and grow fast. They make good building materials.”
“May I have a piece?”
“Sure.” Mom handed one to him and made a note on her notebook.
The next day, Collin made tiny holes into the piece of bamboo and put small nails(钉子)into each hole. He poured a handful of pebbles(鹅卵石) inside and covered the open ends.
Collin held the bamboo piece carefully as he hurried home. He hid it behind his back and opened the front door. To his surprise, Mom and Dad were home early from work. Mom was carrying something that looked like a cake.
He looked closer and realized Mom had made a cake with dried apples and cinnamon(肉桂皮) sugar. A real treat, on the Moon.
Collin handed his sister the bamboo rod. “Happy birthday!”
“What is it?” Carina asked, looking at it curiously.
“A rain stick,” said Collin. “Whenever you turn it over, the pebbles fall around the nails and it sounds like rain.”
Carina turned the stick, and the room was filled with a sound like rain drumming on a roof.
“It’s Moon Rain!” she said. “It makes me feel like I’m home.” She smiled at Collin and turned the rain stick over again.
29．What may be the best title of this passage?
A．Bamboo Plants B．Moon Rain
C．Homesick Again! D．United Family
30．What can we know from the passage?
A．This passage is part of a science fiction written for scientific research.
B．The family moved to the new place in order to do some sightseeing.
C．Their new home was on a dry land on the earth far from their old one.
D．Carina didn’t think her parents would plan anything special for her birthday.
31．Which of the following can best describe Collin?
A．Careful and brave. B．Caring and creative.
C．Generous and intellectual. D．Romantic and popular.

Looking at art should be like walking in the countryside. You may not know exactly where you are, what bird is making that strange sound, or what the hill ahead of you is called, but that’s part of the fun of it. You don’t need to know these things to feel the beauty of nature.
Of course, if you do know your birds, trees and local history, a walk can be more attractive. Yet such knowledge comes slowly. It is picked up through experience. A true knowledge of nature cannot just be given to you through an app on your phone. Imagine pointing your phone at the hill and getting plenty of information on screen. Would that enrich your dreamy walk or ruin(毁灭) it?
Braggarts enjoy an app that allows them to show off their knowledge, for example, about baroque(巴洛克风格的) paintings. In fact, apps in museums try to provide on-screen art history at once just to encourage people to read their phones instead of looking at paintings.
It is a mistaken idea that you need to be spoon-fed(灌输) amazing facts about a work of art in order to appreciate(欣赏) it. Our first experience of a work of art should be raw(自然状态的), unguided, and a bit puzzling, like following a path in the woods. Later, you might choose to do some personal research into the work. It can further increase your enjoyment and appreciation for it. Yet it is best done when you’re away from the art itself, so that even when you return, the work still feels fresh.
Anyone who thinks knowing some dates and details makes you better understand a work of art is wrong. We all need to put aside our screens and our supposed knowledge when we look at art. Let the paintings flow in; let your intuitions(直觉) fly off. Art is a journey in the wilderness or it is nothing at all.
32．What does the writer mainly want to say?
A．Art is best with the help of apps.
B．Art is best when hidden in mystery.
C．Art is nothing compared with nature.
D．Art is nothing when details and facts are known.
33．The underlined word “braggarts” refers to(指)_________.
A．people who like showing off
B．people who like baroque paintings
C．those who are good at appreciating art
D．those who are good at painting with phones
34．What’s the main idea of Paragraph 4?
A．How to appreciate a work of art.
B．How to personal research into a work of art.
C．How to keep your feelings about a work of art fresh.
D．How to be spoon-fed amazing facts about a work of art.
35．what can we infer(推断) from the passage?
A．Because of apps, art will be ruined in the future.
B．A good piece of art is usually made about nature.
C．Research work and intuitions can both help understand art.
D．Museums are not supposed to allow the use of mobile phones.


The game of Go was one of the four greatest artistic types in Chinese culture. It is not only a competitive event of the mind, but also a board game of entertainment.
Created in China more than four thousand years ago. Go was introduced to Korea and Japan over 1, 000 years ago, and has since become a favorite activity of many people there. Today, Go still serves as a way of cultural exchange among the people in many Eastern and Western countries, as players in these countries take part in many international games every year.
A game of Go has many implications(含义) for real life. It represents a square world of round pieces in black and white. There are 181 black pieces and 180 white ones in total. While the board is fixed, the pieces can be placed in millions upon millions of different ways, just as life in the real world may take many turns. The proper placement of each tiny Go piece is similar to how one might solve a difficult problem in life.
Go pays much attention to peaceful competition and coexistence (共存). In a game of Go, the players do not wipe out(消灭) each other’s pieces. Instead, they simply try to win a larger share of space while allowing the other side some space. However, in chess and Chinese chess, the players try to wipe out as many of the other side’s pieces as possible. The one who forces the other side's commander(主帅) into a dead corner then wins the game. Therefore, Go carries deeper cultural and philosophical connotations(哲学内涵).
Wu Qingyuan(1914-2014), a modern Go talent, believed that the final purpose of the game was to try to achieve peace. Instead of fighting as enemies, the two players work together to play an excellent game.
Title: A game of wisdom and peace
Main Parts
Detailed Information
Introduction
The game of Go is known as one of Chinese greatest artistic types. It is a competition of the36．, and a game of entertainment as well.
History and importance
●Go was created over 4, 000 years ago in China and has37．throughout the world ever since.
●Today, Go still plays an important38．in Cultural exchange.
Implications and value
●Go pieces can be placed in millions upon millions of different ways. In a39．way, people may meet with lots of difficult problems in life, and need to learn how to solve them properly.
●Compared with chess, Go has deeper connotations since peace and competition coexist in a game of Go while40．the enemy's commander is the only purpose in chess.
●The real meaning of Go is to achieve peace between two sides.




41．—Ann, is this umbrella_________(you) or Jack’s?
—It’s mine.
42．Surprising, my 12-year-old daughter is worried about her_________(weigh).
43．Mr Li’s job is to make sure everything in our school runs__________(smooth).
44．Guangzhou, a modern and developed city, is in the __________(south)part of China.
45．Cooking is one of David’s___________(爱好).
46．Being healthy means keeping everything_________(好)balanced.
47．The __________(礼貌的)you are, the more others will like you.
48．Simon, let's meet___________(在……外面)the theatre at 2 o’clock.
49．Many parents are cosidering__________(choose)a good school for their children.
50．We must remember that the medical workers____________(fight)against the virus while we were resting at home.
51．—How is your program getting along?
—Jack Ma____________(agree)to help us, but he has changed his mind.
52．Don’t hand in your report until all the information ___________(check).
53．Did Eric have his homework_________(finish) before 9 o’clock last night?
54．我们都在期望着尽快赢得比赛。
We____________________ as soon as possible.
55．王老师对我们的发明如此满意，以致于多次表扬了我们。
Mr Wang was so________________________ many times.
56．你介意解释一下你为什么不想和Sandy保持联系吗？
Would you mind______________________ Sandy?
57．你们学校多久升一次国旗？
_______________________________ in your school?
58．避免犯同样的错误是多么有必要啊！
_____________________________________!
59．丝绸摸上去比棉感觉更舒服。
________________________________ cotton.
60． 假如你是报社的编辑Sigmund，收到了初三学生Peter的一封求助信。请根据来信内容，用英文写一封回信，帮助Peter解决问題。
Dear Sigmund,
I had a quarrel(争吵) about my hairstyle with my mother the other day. She insisted that I should cut my hair short because of the coming zhongkao, but I wanted to keep it long. I dream of a long hairstyle, but don’t want to hurt my mother. What should I do? How can I persuade(说服) her?
Yours,
Peter
注意：
1. 文中不得出现你的真实姓名和学校名称；
2. 表达清楚，语句通顺，意思连贯，书写规范；
3. 词数不少于100。文章的开头已为你写好, 不计人总词数。
Dear Peter,
It’s a pity that you haven't come to an agreement on your hairstyle. But it’s common for parents and teenagers to have different opinions.
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Best wishes,
Sigmund


参考答案
1．A
【解析】
【分析】
【详解】
句意：放轻松，几分钟之后还有两辆公共汽车过来。
考查不定代词。 another又一个，再一个（三者或以上）；other其他的，形容词；others其他的，代词，泛指；the other（两个中的）另一个，代词，剩余的，形容词。根据“two buses”可知此处用“another+基数词+复数名词”的结构，此处表达“还有两辆公共汽车”用another two buses。故选A。
2．D
【解析】
【分析】
【详解】
句意：米莉的研究论文没有达到标准，尽管她已经写了两个星期了。
考查连词。since自从；unless除非；if如果；although尽管。“she has worked at it for two weeks”她已经研究它两周了，表达让步，用连词although引导让步状语从句，故选D。
3．B
【解析】
【分析】
【详解】
句意：一些书店和一个公园位于我们学校的西部。
考查动词和主谓一致。lies位于，动词的第三人称单数；lie位于；has有，动词的第三人称单数；have有。地点状语“To the west of our school”位于句首，是全部倒装，句子的主语是“some bookstores and a park”，一些书店和一个公园是复数概念，谓语动词用lie表示“位于”。故选B。
4．A
【解析】
【详解】
句意：——COVID-19爆发期间，你被要求待在家里吗？——是的。幸运地是，互联网使我们许多人在家里工作成为可能。
考查非谓语动词。require sb to do sth要求某人做某事；require doing sth某事需要被做。由“Were you required___________ home”可知，此处应为“要求某人待在家里”，故应用to stay；由 “the Internet made it possible for many of us________ from home”可知，本句为it作形式宾语，动词不定式作真正宾语的句式，故此处应为to work。故选A。
5．D
【解析】
【详解】
句意：——吉姆，把音乐关小点。我们的孩子在睡觉。——别担心。他已经醒了半小时了。
考查动词时态。“孩子醒了半小时了”对现在的动作“是否要将音乐关小”产生了影响，故本句为现在完成时态；句中“for half an hour”表时间段，故此处应用延续性动词 be awake，在现在完成时态下与时间段连用，即has been awake。故选D。
6．B
【解析】
【分析】
【详解】
句意：当珍妮的父母看到珍妮的令人惊喜的改变时，他们完全惊讶了。
考查形容词。surprising令人惊讶的；surprised感到惊讶的；amazing令人惊喜的；amazed感到惊喜的。根据Jenny’s parents可知主语是人，第一空表达“父母感到惊讶的”，用surprised作表语。第二空修饰名词changes，用amazing做定语，表示“令人惊喜的改变”。故选B。
7．C
【解析】
【分析】
【详解】
句意：将建一座工厂来生产这种新能源汽车。
考查名词辨析。position位置，职位；population人口；production生产，产品；pronunciation发音。根据句意可知，建工厂是为了新能源汽车的生产。故选C。
8．B
【解析】
【详解】
句意：使我高兴的是，我们不必去银行了。玛丽借给了我们一些钱。
考查情态动词辨析。shouldn’t不应该；needn’t不必，不需要；couldn’t不可能；wouldn’t不会。由“Mary has lent us some money”可知，玛丽已经借给我们钱了，所以我们不必再去银行了。故选B。
9．A
【解析】
【分析】
【详解】
句意：我的很多时间都被练习弹吉他所占据。
考查动词短语。taken up占据；made up构成；put up张贴；set up建立。根据主语time，及“with practicing playing the guitar”可知弹吉他占据了我的时间，用动词短语 taken up。故选A。
10．C
【解析】
【详解】
句意：——你想尝尝野鸭吗？——不行。我们应该保护野生动物。
考查情景交际。上文“Do you want to try some wild duck?”表示提建议，由下文“We should protect wild animals.”可知，我们应该保护野生动物，所以不能吃野鸭，故此处对上文的提议表示拒绝，应用No way “不行，绝不”。故选C。

11．B
12．C
13．C
14．D
15．B
16．A
17．D
18．C
19．B
20．A
21．A
22．C
【解析】
【分析】
本文是一篇记叙文，主要讲述了作者目睹了窗外发生的一场车祸，从而引发了作者关于如何评判他人与自我认识的反思。
11．
句意：你无法影响你将要看到的。
agreement同意；influence影响；discovery发现；impression印象。由上文“The only thing we can do is look.”可知，我们无法影响将要看到的事情，唯一能做的事情只是看着。故选B。
12．
句意：一天，我在办公室里小睡，突然被车祸声吵醒。
symbol象征；sight视力；sound声音；sign记号。由“I woke up to the _____of a car crash”可知，我被车祸的声音惊醒了。故选C。
13．
句意：我一下子就不喜欢他了。
accepted接受；remembered记得；disliked不喜欢；greeted致意。由下文“this terrible man”“that villainous man ”可知作者觉得那个人可憎，由此可知是不喜欢他了。故选C。
14．
句意：令我吃惊的是，那个人试图修复他造成的损害。
confirm确认；avoid避免；cover补偿；repair修理。由下文“Once he even funnily fell onto the road when trying to pull the fence”可知，那个男人想要修理他造成的损害。故选D。
15．
句意：我笑了很多。
complained抱怨；laughed笑；learnt学习；thought想。由上文“Once he even funnily fell onto the road…”及下文“…was brightening my whole day”可知，这个男人滑稽的修理栅栏的行为让我笑了。故选B。
16．
句意：我想，那将是他努力的终点。
end终点；fun乐趣；problem问题；lesson教训。由下文“…was going to _____ all the mess behind for someone else to clean up”可知，我认为那个男人决定不再修理栅栏了，要将烂摊子留给别人，故此处应为“这是他努力的终点”。故选A。
17．
句意：那个人——那个恶棍——打算把所有的烂摊子都留给别人收拾。
hide隐藏；push推动；move移动；leave遗留。由上文“That, I thought, would be the end of his efforts.”可知，我认为那个男人不会再修理栅栏了，要将烂摊子留给别人收拾。故选D。
18．
句意：但这就是窗户的力量。
quality质量；shame羞耻；power力量；truth真相。由上文“A window…but powerful tool”可知，窗户具有力量。故选C。
19．
句意：几分钟后，那人带着一些工具出现了。
friends朋友；tools工具；medicines药；plans计划。由下文“I watched out of my window as he kept on fixing the fence”可知，那个男人带着工具来修栅栏。故选B。
20．
句意：接下来的一个小时里，我看着窗外的他不停地修缮篱笆，直到栅栏变得格外安全，比以前更坚固。
until直到；when当……时；after在……之后；since自从。由“he kept on fixing the fence _____it was extra safe, stronger than before.”可知，那个男人一直在修栅栏，直到它变得安全坚固，故此处应用until引导时间状语从句。故选A。
21．
句意：我意识到，我丑陋的假设都是关于我自己的。
ugly丑陋的；friendly友好的；proper正确的；possible可能的。由上文“That, I thought, would be the end of his efforts. …This man was a hero”可知，我之前认为这个男人会将烂摊子留给别人，但是他重新出现直到修好栅栏，所以我之前关于这个男人的设想是丑陋的。故选A。
22．
句意：如果我遇到这样一个混乱的局面，我会害怕和逃跑。
encouraged受到鼓舞的；pleased高兴的；scared害怕的；relaxed放松的。由“I would be _____and run away if I came across such a messy situation”可知，我遇到这样混乱的局面会害怕并逃走。故选C。

23．D
24．C
25．C
【解析】
【分析】
这是一篇说明文，文章主要介绍拉丁语、希腊语、日语和汉语，这几门语言学习都是有难度的。
23．
细节理解题。根据第二段“Spanish and Italian are the easiest for English speakers to learn”可知对于讲英语的人来说，西班牙语和意大利语更容易学，故选D。
24．
推理判断题。根据第三段“Latin languages share many words with English. However, those shared words look or sound similar, but have different meanings over time”拉丁语和英语有很多单词共享，但是看上去或者听起来相似的单词意义不同，A选项“两种语言单词相同意义相同”表述错误。根据第四段“It is also a language that has contributed many words to English”希腊语给英语贡献了很多单词，B选项“英语和希腊语使用相同的字母表”表述错误。根据第五段“Counting objects in Japanese depends on whether they are long and thin (like ‘roads’), small and round (like ‘apples’), thin and flat (like ‘sheets of paper’), and hundreds more examples”可知物体的数数在日语里根据形状是不同的。C选项表述正确。D选项讲普通话和讲粤语的人写汉语不同，文中没有提到。故选C。
25．
写作目的题。文章主要介绍拉丁语、希腊语、日语和汉语，这几门语言学习都是有难度的。可推知写作的目的是为了给读者介绍外语学习的困难的一些信息。故选C。

26．A
27．C
28．D
【解析】
【分析】
这是一篇记叙文，文章主要讲述1918年的流感的爆发以及它如此的致命的原因。
26．
主旨大意题。根据“The outbreak of the 1918 influenza infected…”,“When the first wave in the spring of 1918 hit,…”以及“researchers announced they’d discovered why the 1918 flu was so deadly”可概括出文章主要介绍1918年的流感如此的致命的原因，故选A。
27．
细节理解题。根据倒数第二段“why the 1918 flu was so deadly. The flu virus inflamed the lungs, causing them to fill with liquid”流感病毒使肺恶化，导致肺充满了液体。故选C。
28．
推理判断题。A选项戴口罩是治疗的最好办法文中没有提到，A选项排除。根据“Many people who became sick were young, healthy adults”很多人生病都是年轻健康的成年人，B选项“更年轻的人被感染的风险低一些”表述错误。根据倒数第三段“When the first wave in the spring of 1918 hit, it didn't seem serious…Those who got sick generally got better after several days. Not many died”第一波不是很严重，很多生病的人几天之后都好转了没人死亡，以及倒数第二段“By the summer of 1919, the flu pandemic came to an end. Sick people had either got well or died”1919年夏天流感结束，生病的人要么康复要么死了，C选项“人们期望第二波流感的爆发，但是不能阻止它”表述错误。根据最后一段“Since 1918, there have been several other influenza pandemics, although none has been quite as deadly”自从1918有其他的流感没有一个有那样致命。可知它比现代历史上的其他流感更致命。D选项表述正确。故选D。

29．B
30．D
31．B
【解析】
【分析】
这是一篇记叙文，文章讲述卡丽娜搬到新家之后想她以前的家也想她的朋友，她的生日快到了，觉得父母没有计划为她的生日准备什么特别的东西，但是最后她得到了很特别的礼物。
29．
标题概括题。文章讲述卡丽娜搬到新家之后想家也想她的朋友，生日快到了，觉得父母没有为她的生日准备什么特别的东西，但是最后得到了很特别的礼物。根据最后一段“It’s Moon Rain!...It makes me feel like I’m home”可将标题概括为Moon Rain。故选B。
30．
推理判断题。根据“my birthday is in two days, and I don't think Mom and Dad are planning anything special. They're too busy”可知卡丽娜的生日快到了，认为父母没有什么特别的计划，因为他们太忙了。故选D。
31．
推理判断题。A选项意为小心的和勇敢的；B选项意为体贴人的和有创造力的；C选项意为慷慨的和有才智的；D选项意为浪漫的和受欢迎的。根据“ ‘A rain stick,’ said Collin. ‘Whenever you turn it over, the pebbles fall around the nails and it sounds like rain.’”可知科林担心卡丽娜过生日没有礼物会很伤心，而且记得卡丽娜提到想念地球上的雨声，特意为她创造了rain stick这个礼物，说明科林是体贴人的而且很有创造力。故选B。

32．B
33．A
34．A
35．C
【解析】
【分析】
这是一篇议论文，文章讲述手机应用程序介绍艺术作品的一些历史信息，给人们灌输一些令人惊喜的信息帮助欣赏艺术作品这种想法是错误的，艺术作品的欣赏最好是隐藏在神秘中，就像在荒野里的旅行一样。
32．
推理判断题。根据第四段“It is a mistaken idea that you need to be spoon-fed amazing facts about a work of art in order to appreciate it .Our first experience of a work of art should be raw, unguided, and a bit puzzling, like following a path in the woods”为了欣赏作品需要灌输一些关于艺术作品的事实这种想法是错误的。对艺术的体验应该是生的，没有指导的，有一点迷惑的，就像走在树林的小路上，最后一段“Art is a journey in the wilderness or it is nothing at all”艺术是在荒野里的旅行。可知作者主要想表达的是艺术最好被隐藏在神秘中。故选B。
33．
词义猜测题。根据“enjoy an app that allows them to show off their knowledge”喜欢一种应用程序来炫耀他们的知识，可知braggarts的含义是喜欢炫耀的人。故选A。
34．
段落大意题。根据“Our first experience of a work of art should…” 以及“Later, you might choose…”可知第四段主语讲述怎样去欣赏艺术作品，为了欣赏作品需要灌输一些关于艺术作品的事实这种想法是错误的。对艺术的体验应该是自然状态的，没有指导的，有一点迷惑的，就像走在树林的小路上；然后你还可以选择对艺术作品做一些研究，能进一步增加对艺术的欣赏。故选A。
35．
推理判断题。根据倒数第二段“Later, you might choose to do some personal research into the work. It can further increase your enjoyment and appreciation for it”选择对艺术作品做一些研究，能进一步增加对艺术的欣赏，及最后一段“let your intuitions fly off”让你的直觉飞出来。可知研究和直觉都能帮助理解艺术。故选C。

36．mind
37．spread
38．role/part
39．similar
40．beating/killing
【解析】
【分析】
这是一篇说明文，文章主要介绍围棋的基本知识，历史发展及重要性，以及它的文化内涵和价值。
36．
根据第一段“ It is not only a competitive event of the mind, but also a board game of entertainment”它不仅是关于大脑的有竞争力的项目，也是一种娱乐的棋类游戏。定冠词the后面填名词mind。故答案为mind。
37．
根据第二段“Created in China more than four thousand years ago. Go was introduced to Korea and Japan over 1, 000 years ago, and has since become a favorite activity of many people there” 围棋被介绍到韩国和日本，从此已经成为那里很多人的喜爱的活动。根据has及ever since可知此处时现在完成时，此处用has spread表示“扩散”。故答案为spread。
38．
根据第二段“Today, Go still serves as a way of cultural exchange among the people in many Eastern and Western countries, as players in these countries take part in many international games every year”围棋作为很多中西方国家人们的文化交换的方式。此处用动词短语play an important part in或者play an important role in表示“起重要作用”。故答案为role/part。
39．
名词way前用形容词修饰。根据第三段“While the board is fixed, the pieces can be placed in millions upon millions of different ways, just as life in the real world may take many turns. The proper placement of each tiny Go piece is similar to how one might solve a difficult problem in life”棋盘一固定，可以有很多下棋的方法，每一种棋子的恰当的放置方法和怎样解决生活中的难题相似。此处用is similar to的相似表达，此处用方式状语in a similar way。故答案为similar。
40．
根据is可知从句的主语是单数概念。根据倒数第二段“in chess and Chinese chess, the players try to wipe out as many of the other side’s pieces as possible. The one who forces the other side's commander into a dead corner then wins the game”在象棋里棋手试图摧毁另一方的很多棋子，让对方的主帅进入死局就赢得了比赛。表达“打败”用动名词beating或者killing做主语。故答案为beating/killing。
41．yours
【解析】
【分析】
【详解】
句意：——安，这把雨伞是你的还是杰克的？——这是我的。根据“It’s mine”可知问句表达的是“是你的雨伞”用名词性物主代词yours,相当于your umbrella,故答案为yours。
42．weight
【解析】
【分析】
【详解】
句意：令人惊讶的是，我的12岁的女儿担心她的体重。
句子缺少宾语，her表示“她的”，形容词性物主代词后跟名词，此处用weigh的名词形式weight，意思是“体重”。故答案为weight。
43．smoothly
【解析】
【分析】
【详解】
句意：李先生的工作就是确保我们学校的一切顺利进行。动词runs用副词修饰，此处用smooth的副词变化smoothly，表示“顺利地”。故填smoothly。
44．southern
【解析】
【分析】
【详解】
句意：广州是一个现代化的发达城市，位于中国的南方。名词part前用形容词修饰，the southern part of China意为“中国的南方”。故答案为southern。
45．hobbies
【解析】
【分析】
【详解】
句意：烹饪是大卫的爱好之一。David’s表示“大卫的”后面接名词，此处表达“……之一”用“one of +复数名词”的结构，此处用复数名词hobbies表示“爱好”。故答案为hobbies。
46．well
【解析】
【分析】
【详解】
句意：健康意味着一切都要保持很好地平衡。形容词balanced用副词修饰，表示“好”此处用副词well。故填well。
47．politer
【解析】
【分析】
【详解】
句意：你越礼貌，其他人越喜欢你。此处表示“越……越……”用“the+比较级，the+比较级”，表达“礼貌的”用形容词polite，比较级是politer，故填politer。
48．outside
【解析】
【分析】
【详解】
句意：西门，让我们两点钟在电影院外面见面。此处是地点状语，表达“在电影院的外面”用介词outside。故填为outside。
49．choosing
【解析】
【详解】
句意：许多家长都在考虑为孩子选择一所好学校。consider doing sth考虑做某事，故此处应用所给动词choose“选择”的动名词形式。故填choosing。
50．were fighting
【解析】
【分析】
【详解】
句意：我们必须记得当我们正在家休息的时候，医疗工作者正在抗击病毒。根据“while we were resting at home”可知此处表示两个动作的同时进行，were resting是过去进行时，空处用过去进行时was/were doing；主语是the medical workers，是复数名词，动词用were fighting表示“正在抗击病毒”。故填were fighting。
51．agreed
【解析】
【分析】
【详解】
句意：——你的计划进展如何？——马云之前同意帮我，但是他已经改变他的主意了。
根据“but he has changed his mind”表达他已经改变了主意，说明“同意帮我”是发生在过去的动作，用一般过去时态，此处用过去式agreed表示“同意”。故答案为agreed。
52．is checked
【解析】
【分析】
【详解】
句意：直到所有的信息都被核查才能上交你的报告。句子是一般现在时，all the information是不可数名词，和动词check之间是被动关系，动词用一般现在时的被动形式is checked。故填is checked。
53．finished
【解析】
【分析】
【详解】
句意：艾瑞克昨晚九点之前完成了他的家庭作业了么？动词have的宾语“his homework”与finish之间是被动关系，此处用“have sth. done”，表示“让家庭作业被做”，此处用过去分词finished。故填finished。
54．are looking forward to winning the match
【解析】
【分析】
【详解】
表示“都在期待着”用现在进行时态，构成为“be+ doing”，look forward to doing sth期盼着做某事，to为介词，后面接动名词winning表示“赢得”，the match特指这场比赛。故填are looking forward to winning the match。
55．satisfied with our invention that he praised us
【解析】
【分析】
【详解】
表达“对我们的发明满意”用形容词短语be satisfied with,宾语用“形容词性物主代词+名词”是our invention。表达“如此……以至于”用“so…that…”引导结果状语从句，此处从句的主语用he代替Mr Wang，根据was可知句子是一般过去时态，谓语动词“表扬”用过去式praised，宾语是“我们”用宾格us。故答案为satisfied with our invention that he praised us。
56．explaining why you don’t want to keep in touch with
【解析】
【详解】
mind doing sth介意做某事，其后应接动名词形式；explain解释，动词；want to do sth想要做某事，其后应接动词不定式；keep in touch with和……保持联系；由句意及句子结构可知本句应用why引导宾语从句，应用陈述句语序，且为否定句，从句时态为一般现在时，句中有实义动词，主语为第二人称，故应用助动词don't。故填explaining why you don’t want to keep in touch with。
57．How often is the national flag raised
【解析】
【详解】
由句意可知，本句应用How often“多久一次”来引导特殊疑问句；the national flag国旗； raise升起。“国旗”与“升起”之间有逻辑上的动宾关系，即国旗被升起，故本句为被动语态；分析句意可知本句为一般现在时，主语the national flag为第三人称单数，故此处应将be动词is提到主语前，构成疑问句式。故填How often is the national flag raised。
58．How necessary it is to avoid making the same mistake
【解析】
【分析】
【详解】
表达“多么必要”用how引导感叹句，结构是“how+形容词+主语+谓语动词+其他”，此处必要的用形容词necessary，放在how的后面。句子的真正的主语是“避免犯同样的错误”，用动词不定式；句子用it做形式主语，变成how necessary it is。“避免”用动词短语avoid doing， “犯错误”用短语making mistakes,表示“同样的”用the same修饰mistakes。故答案为How necessary it is to avoid making the same mistake！
59．Silk feels more comfortable than
【解析】
【分析】
【详解】
这是陈述句，主语是丝绸silk，是不可数名词；谓语动词是感官动词，“摸上去”用feel，句子讲述的是一般的状态，动词是一般现在时，feel变成第三人称单数形式feels。根据“更舒服”可知是比较级，用形容词比较级more comfortable，表示“比棉”用than cotton。故填Silk feels more comfortable than。
60．例文；
Dear Peter,
It’s a pity that you haven't come to an agreement on your hairstyle. But it’s common for parents and teenagers to have different opinions. As parents, they want good things for their children. They may think your long hair can get in the way of your schoolwork.
You’d better communicate with your parents. You can tell them that you should be allowed to make this choice yourself. If talking to your parents is difficult, you can find another way to communicate with them. Learn to write down what you want to say and give them a letter. Show your love to them and your worries as well. They will always love you and stand by your side.

Best wishes,
Sigmund
【解析】
【分析】
【详解】
1.题干解读：该题目属于书信写作。在写作时应承接短文开头继续写作；根据题目要求回信帮助皮特解决与父母争论的问題。
2.写作指导：本文用第二人称来写作；时态采用一般现在时为主，关于怎样处理与父母有争议的问题的建议，叙述完整，条理清晰。