河南省2020中考英语新题型组合卷

1河南省2020中考英语新题型组合卷一、阅读理解(20小题,每小题2分,共40分)阅读下面四篇语言材料,然后按文后要求做题。AWhenthegreatlibraryofAlexandriaburned,asthestorygoes,onebookwassaved.Thenamanboughtit.Thebookwasn'tveryinteresting,butbetweenitspagestherewassomethingveryinterestingindeed.Itwasasmallpieceofvellum(羊皮纸)onwhichwaswrittenthesecretoftheTouchstone!Thetouchstonewasasmallpebble(鹅卵石)thatcouldturnanycommonmetal(金属)intogold.Thewritingexplainedthatitwaslyingamongthousandsandthousandsofotherpebblesthatlookedexactlylikeit.Butthesecretwasthis:Therealstonewouldfeelwarm,whilecommononeswerecold.Sothemansoldhisbelongings,campedonthebeach,andbegantestingpebbles.Heknewthatifhepickedupcoldpebblesandthrewthemdownagain,hemightpickupthesamepebblehundredsoftimes.So,whenhefeltonethatwascold,hethrewitintothesea.Hespentawholedaydoingthisbutnoneofthemwasthetouchstone.Yethewentonandonthisway.Pickupapebble.Cold—throwitintothesea.Pickupanother.Throwitintothesea.Thedayscontinuedintoweeksandtheweeksintomonths.Oneday,however,hepickedupapebbleanditwaswarm.Hethrewitintotheseabeforeherealizedwhathehaddone.Hehadformedsuchastronghabitofthrowingeachpebbleintotheseathatwhentheonehewantedcamealong,hestillthrewitaway.根据材料内容选择最佳答案。()1.Howdidthemanknowthesecretofthetouchstone?A.Heknewitfromhisdream.B.Alexandriatoldhimaboutit.C.Hereadaboutitfromabook.D.Hefounditoutinthelibrary.()2.Accordingtothetext,what'sspecialaboutthetouchstone?A.Itcantellmen’sfuture.B.Itcanturncommonmetalintogold.C.Itcantellgoodfrombad.D.Itcanmakemen'sdreamscometrue.2()3.Howwasthetouchstonedifferentfromotherpebbles?A.Itwascold.B.Itwaswarm.C.Itwaslight.D.Itwasheavy.()4.Howdidthemanprobablyfeelattheendofthetext?A.Sad.B.Happy.C.Relaxed.D.Bored.()5.What’sthebesttitleforthetext?A.AmagicbookB.AmanwhonevergivesupC.ThetouchstoneD.ThecoldandwarmpebblesBResearchersmayhavefoundanunusualwaytocutplastic(塑料的)pollution,onebiteatatime.Theyfindthatthecommonwaxworm(蜡虫)caneatplastic.Andthismayhelptosolvetheproblemwiththewastecausedbyplasticbags.Eachyear,countlessplasticbagsareusedaroundtheworld.Theydiscoveredthisbyaccident,Bertocchini,aresearcherandalsoabeekeeper,explains.Shesaystheplasticbagsholdingthewaxwormswereriddledwithsmallholes.Inotherwords,thebagshadholesalloverthemwhenthewormswereinside.Shesaysshemadethechancediscoveryaftertakingawaythewormsfrombeehiveswheretheylived.Sheputthewormsinaplasticshoppingbag,whichbecamefullofholeslater.Afterthediscovery,Bertocchinicarriedouttimedexperiments(实验)ontheworms.When100wormswereplacedinanormalBritishplasticshoppingbag,theholesbegantoappearinjust40minutes.After12hours,shesawmuchoftheplasticbaghaddisappeared.Plasticisnotthenaturalfoodforthewaxworms.Buttheresearcherssaythatsincetheylaytheireggsinbeehives,thewormsfeedonbeeswax.“Waxisakindof‘naturalplastic’,”Bertocchinisays.Researcherssaytheystillneedtobetterunderstandhowwaxisdigested(消化)intheworm.Findingthatoutcouldhelpsolvetheproblemwithplasticwaste.Bertocchinisaystheyareplanningtousethisresearchtofindawaytocutplasticwaste.Shesaystheyareworkingtosaveouroceans,riversandalltheenvironmentfromplasticwaste.But,sheadds,“Weshouldnotthrowplasticbagsintothe3environment,justbecausewenowknowhowtodealwiththem.”根据材料内容选择最佳答案。()6.WhatisBertocchini’sdiscovery?A.Waxwormscaneatplastic.B.Waxwormsliveinbeehives.C.Waxwormsfeedonbeeswax.D.Waxisakindofnaturalplastic.()7.HowdidBertocchinimakethediscoverybychance?A.Bygivingfoodtowaxworms.B.Byfindingholesinplasticbags.C.Bytestingshoppingplasticbags.D.Bydoingastudyonwaxworms.()8.Whichofthefollowingistheclosestinmeaningto“riddledwith”?A.Dividedinto.B.Fullof.C.Shortof.D.Freefrom.()9.Whatcanwelearnfromthetext?A.Plasticbagswilldisappearinthefuture.B.Waxwormshavegreatlycuttheplasticwaste.C.Peoplewillnotworryaboutusingplasticbags.D.Researchersaretryinganewwaytocutplasticwaste.()10.Whatdotheresearchersthinkofthediscovery?A.It’sjustajoke.B.It’soflittleuse.C.It’saperfectdiscovery.D.Itneedsfurtherresearch.C4根据材料内容选择最佳答案。()11.Ifthebabysitterworkstwohours,howmuchshouldJanpay?A.￡4.5.B.￡9.C.￡27.D.￡54.()12.Whendoesn’taphonecallwork?A.Whenastudentwantsthejobasababysitter.B.Whenthelostcatisfoundandtobereturned.C.WhenastudentwantstosharehousewithLuka.D.WhenGinabooksaplaceforLatinrhythmsclass.()13.NancyisabeginnerforLatinrhythms.Whenshouldshegototheclass?A.Onweekends.B.OnMondaymorning.C.OnTuesdayevening.D.OnWednesdayafternoon.()14.WhatcanweknowfromtheNoticeboard?A.Smokerscansharethehouse.B.Ababysitterneedsnoexperience.C.Theownerofthecatisveryworried.D.LeesSportsCenterhasfourclasses.()15.WherecanweseetheNoticeboard?A.Atalibrary.B.Atachildren’spalace.5C.Inaschool.D.Inacommunitycenter.DHaveyougottheskillsyouneedforthe21stcenturyworkplace?Weneedtodevelopallkindsofskillstoliveinthe21stcentury.Some,likeITskillsandknowledgeofthedigitalworld,aretaughtinschoolsintheUK.16Therearethekindsofskillsthatemployers(雇主)mayaskyouquestionsaboutininterviews,soit'sagoodideatothinkabouthowgoodyouareattheseskills.ImaginationIntheageoftechnologythatwearelivinginnow,itisnolongerenoughtokeeponmakingthesameproducts.Employersneedpeoplewhocanimaginenewwaysandnewideas.Thi