陕西省2020年中考英语试题

    If you were ninety years old, what would you plan to do? Few people want to have new challenges (挑战) 1that age. However, an old man named Jing Kui did something that surprised a lot of people.

    As a man of 93, he met a challenge. One day,2film director came to him and asked whether he wanted to act in his movie.“3in the movie?" asked the old man.

    "You've been a barber (理发师). I believe you're the right man for my movie The Barber."

    The old man read the script (剧本) before accepting the invitation.4he knew the story well, he still needed to keep all the words in mind.5 was! He finally made it and took home a silver cup for a special acting prize. The movie also6both national and international prizes.

    Jing became a barber when he was young. He loved the job, so he practiced hard7a better one. In his eighties, he was still doing the same job. That was why he8by the film director.

    While the film was being made, the director had his worries because he didn't know9Mr. Jing could keep it going. At last, when the filming was done, the director was really pleased. Jing10solved all his problems! Now Jing set a world record as being a 93-year-old actor star who had never acted before!

    My father told me that there used to be a forest near our town. But the farmer who owned the forest1trees every year until one year, there were no trees left.

One day, our teacher took us out and we had a2in the field where the forest used to be. While eating and drinking, we3about the beautiful forest we once had. One of my classmates comes from a tribe (部落) that lived in the west of our country. He told us what he thought about the change. “It makes me really4to learn that a forest has disappeared. My people have taught me to5thinkseven generations(七代人) in the future. That's to say, when we do something to the land, we should never 6it. We must care about nature and leave it good enough for later generations.

    When we heard what he said, we kept7first. "Let's plant some trees!" said our teacher after a moment. "It will be a good8!" So that's what we did. For the rest of the spring, we worked hard and we planted thousands of trees.

    That was five years ago. Today, when I stand in that field which was once empty, I see9about as tall as I am. I's great to see how we've10the field. It taught us the power of thinking about the future.

    People use languages to communicate. Any language has its ways to express people's minds. One of the ways in common is the use of idioms. An idiom is a group of words. It has a special meaning that is different from the usual meaning. For example, under the weather is an idiom meaning ill. So when people say “I'm under the weather," they are saying that they're not feeling well. Another example, in all weathers meansin all kinds of weather. So, “There are homeless people sleeping on the streets in all weathers" tells us that homeless people sleep on the streets no matter whether it is cold or hot.

    Different languages may have different ways to make idioms. For people who are learning a foreign language, idioms could cause misunderstandings and bring them endless headaches. On the other hand, if things are done right, idioms can also be a fun way of looking into a new culture and understanding how the people think and talk.

    Metaphor (比喻) is often used in idioms. Let's read the following two examples:

    ●Itmakes my blood boil (煮沸)when people ltter.

    ●The night was dark and quiet; my blood ran coldwhen I heard a strange noise outside at dark night.

    In neither situation above, our blood can reach the point so high or so low in temperature. Yet, with the situations the two sentences created, it is not difficult to work out the unhappy feelings of really angry in the first example and very afraid in the second.

    Of course, not all idioms are this easy to understand. When we come to idioms of a foreign language, a good dictionary of idioms is always suggested.

New Zealand offers free school lunches to thousands of kids

    WELLINGTON, Feb. 20 ( Xinhua) – “Thousands of children have begun receiving a free lunch on schooldays under the government's free and healthy school lunch program," Prime Minister (首相) Jacinda Ardern said on Thursday.

    "The program is for 7 ,000 students at 31 schools right now. The number will extend to 21,000 students in 120 schools by the start of 2021 ,"Ardern said while she was serving up lunch at a school in Hawke's Bay.

    "A full stomach makes all the difference to a child's learning," Ardern said.

    "Providing a free and healthy lunch at school is one way to help New Zealand become the best place in the world for school children. And people can see that difference right away," she said. She added that providing these lunches was also a great way for local families to have jobs.

    "The program is one of 75 plans from New Zealand's CYWS (Child and Youth Wellbeing Strategy). It started last year and developed with the money from 10,000 New Zealanders including 6,000 young people," said Education Minister Chris Hipkins.

Why Live Near the River?

    Imagine pioneers traveling west in the 1800s. In those days, it was hard to find running water and shops where to buy things. As time went by, most pioneers had to make their homes near a river so that they could get water easily.

    How did rivers help people live in the past?

    Back in the pioneer days, people grew their own food, caught their own fish, and collected their own water. People also used rivers as roads, traveling on boats. Traders shipped goods (货物) to people from other areas.

    When building many factories right next to rivers for the water's power to make machines work, some people choose to live near a river for working. They use the river to ship large goods, and some of them work at these fctories where power factories provide electricity to homes and businesses.

    Who wouldn't want to live near a river?

    Some people are nervous about living near rivers because rivers can cause floods (洪水). Every

once in a while, floodwaters rise higher than a house, ruining (泡坏) many things in the house.

    Such waste causes water to smell bad and pollutes the crops (庄稼) we eat. Water and crops in polluted areas can make people very sick.

    How do people decide where to live?

    Rivers can provide jobs and fun activities in a beautiful place. However, those living by rivers should be willing to accept possible problems as well.

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    For most of us Chinese, Rick Clay might not be so popular. However, the name is known in the sports field. Rick Clay lives in Wellington, New Zealand. He is one of the top athletes (田径运动员). He first becane famous five years ago when he broke the 400m world recor.

    Rick won five gold medals (奖牌) in the last few years. This year has been very for Rick, however. In May, he had bad luck because he hurt by accident while he was preparing for this year's Tokyo World Championships. He was to the hospital. The doctor said it was not serious but would still take some time for him to be all right again.

    Ever since then, he has not run in any more.

Rick has tried to be positive (积极的) about his health. "It's been a hard year, but I'm getting, though it takes time," he said. "I love green plants and flowers. There many in my yard. I have done lots of gardening and spent more time with my family. So that's good.

    The next world competition is in Sydney in December. "I really want to. But I'm not sure ifmy leg will be ready for the game. I do hope it will be by then."

    Let's say you are taking a walk along the road and you happen to see one or two waste bottes lying on the grass beside the road. What would you do?

    You may have different choices. Firstly, you can leave the bottles there as they are. It was not you who threw them away. Why should you do something about it? This is quite OK. Secondly, you can pick them up and throw them into a dustbin (垃圾箱). By doing this, you have walked a step further to help make ourhome clean. This action is a better choice. Thirdly, you might want to pick them up and give them to an old man or woman who ollects waste for a living. If this is your choice, you have walked even further. You're not only thinking about doing something for the environment, you're also developing yourself to be a person who would think of others and help them.

    As for young kids, they may always have such a question: "When do I grow up?" Yes! When does a child grow up? And how can a kid know he or she has grown up? These are interesting questions. As for us, fifteen-year-olds, who are finishing middle school, we're no longer younger children. We should know whether or not we have grown up. When we start to have a sense of offering a helping hand for a cleaner city and greener world, and when we have a loving heart to think more of others than of ourselves and are ready to help them, we can say that we have grown up.

    Remember: If we help others, others will help us. If we do our best for nature, nature will ofer its best to us in return!

A: You're wearing a new sweater. It looks beautiful on you!

B: . My sister made it for me.

A: Really? She's so nice and different!

B: Sure, she always makes things herself. I'm going to learn from her. ?

A: I'd love to. I just can't wait to learm with you. ?

B: She's coming next Saturday morning.

A: OK. Was your scarf made by your sister, too?

B: No. It was a birthday gift from Jenny.

A: ?

B: She's my friend. She likes making friends. Shall I introduce her to you?

A: I'm looking forward to meeting her.

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