1、内蒙古通辽市中考英语试题内蒙古通辽市2020年中考英语试题学校:_姓名：_班级：_考号：_ “Were going to cut science class today. I know you want to come with us. Lets go!”Maybe youve 1 one of the popular kids at school say something like this. So what do you do? Do you just give in and do what the other kids 2 , or do you go to class no matt
2、er what they say?Situations like this often come up. And it is not easy to make your own 3 when your friends want to do something youre not quite sure about. Sometimes, you feel you should do something because everyone else is doing it, and it is 4 to go against the majority. This is called “peer(同龄
3、人) pressure” because peers are pressuring you to do what they want.Some people give in to peer pressure because they want to be more popular. Some worry that others will make fun of them 5 they dont go along with the group. The 6 that “everyone is doing it” makes them follow the crowd. Sometimes pee
4、r pressure can be 7 if your peers encourage you to be a better person. But most peer pressure pushes you to do something you dont really want to do. And it affects almost everyone without exception. So what can you do to 8 it?First of all, you should follow your own feelings and beliefs and be self-
5、confident. When you are self-confident, you can say “no” to the people 9 to pressure you. It also helps to have a good friend who respects your beliefs. That way you wont be 10 when you stand up to peer pressure.1Amade Bhelped Cfelt Dheard2Acomplete Bcontrol Csuggest Davoid3Afriends Brules Csearch D
6、decision4Aslow Bhard Cclear Duseful5Aunless Buntil Cif Dalthough6Adoubt Bidea Chope Dpromise7Agood Bcommon Cserious Dstrong8Aaffect Bshow Cdeal with Dtalk about9Afailing Btrying Clearning Drefusing10Aalone Blucky Cquiet Dpopular The traditional Chinese lunar calendar divides the year into 24 solar t
7、erms. Grain Rain(谷雨)，as the last term in spring, starts on April 19 and ends on May 4.Grain Rain comes from the old saying, “Rain brings the growth of hundreds of grains”, which shows that this period of rainfall is very important for the growth of crops. Heres something that you may not know about
8、the Grain Rain.1. Grain Rain falls between the end of spring and the beginning of summer, and the temperature rises much higher than it does in March. With dry soil and heavy winds, sandstorms may happen more often.2. There is an old custom in southern China that people drink tea on the day of Grain
9、 Rain. Spring tea during Grain Rain is good for the eyes. It is also said that drinking tea on this day would prevent bad luck.3. People in northern China have the tradition to eat the vegetable toona sinensis during Grain Rain. An old Chinese saying goes “toona sinensis before the rain is as tender
10、 as silk”. The vegetable is good for the stomach and skin.4. The Grain Rain Festival is celebrated by fishing villages in northern China. Grain Rain marks the start of the fishermens first voyage of the year. The custom dates back to more than 2,000 years ago.11When Grain Rain ends, _ starts.Asummer
11、 Bspring Cfall Dwinter12The underlined word “crops” refers to _.Aflowers in the garden Btrees in the forestCfishes in the sea Dplants in the field13The people in southern China _ on the day of Grain Rain.Aeat toona sinensis Bfly a kite Cdrink tea Dstart the first voyage14We can infer that “toona sin
12、ensis” must be a kind of vegetable which _.Acan bring good luck Bis delicious and healthyCgrows at the seaside Dis a type of medicine15The right order of the titles from 1 to 4 should be_.a. Eating toona sinensis b. Sandstorms happen c. Grain Rain Festival d. Drinking teaAb-d-c-a Bb-a-d-c Cb-c-a-d D
13、b-d-a-c Today, the worlds diversity(多样性) of food crops is quickly decreasing. But scientists around the world are taking action. They are building seed banks. At seed banks, scientists store the seeds of many different crops.There are now 1,400 seed banks around the world. However, some banks are in
14、 warm countries. If the electricity fails, the seeds will get too hot and die. Other seed banks are in countries troubled by war. Sometimes people damage the seed banks. If this happens, valuable seeds can be lost forever!The organization Global Crop Diversity Trust decided they wanted to deal with
15、this problem. So, they decided to build a global seed bank. This seed bank would contain a back-up, or extra copy, of all the worlds seeds. Smaller seed banks would still collect and keep local seeds. But they would also send copies of their seeds to the global bank.Scientists from the Global Crop D
16、iversity Trust chose the cold, snowy mountains of Svalbard, Norway to build the global seed bank the Svalbard Global Seed Vault. Organizations, farmers, or local seed banks store their extra seeds there. And the people who place their seeds in the vault are the only people who can take them out. The
17、y pay to ship their seeds to Norway, but it does not cost them any money to store their seeds. The Global Crop Diversity Trust pays for this.Cary Fowler is a scientist who heads the Global Crop Diversity Trust. He said, “If the Seed Vault simply supplies seed banks with copies of seeds that those ba
18、nks lost by accident, the Seed Vault will be worth way more than it cost.”16Seed banks are built to _.Aresearch on seeds Bproduce new seedsCprotect crop diversity Dincrease the number of seeds17What is the authors purpose in Paragraph 2?AScientists store the seeds of many different crops at seed ban
19、ks.BIf seed banks are destroyed, valuable seeds will be lost forever.CScientists want to build a global seed bank.DThe people who place their seeds in the vault are the only people who can take them out.18Compared with other seed banks, the global seed bank _.Awas built by the government Bis more we
20、lcomed by farmersCis mainly used by great scientists Dcan provide a good environment for seeds19What can we learn about the Svalbard Global Seed Vault?AIt helps to pay the shipping cost. BNo one can take seeds out of there.CThere are no fees to store seeds there. DIt mainly receives seeds from farme
21、rs.20What is Cary Fowlers attitude towards the Seed Vault?AHe feels it is very important. BHe is surprised at it.CHe thinks it costs too much. DHe is uncertain about it.Dear Nancys parents,My daughter had a bullying (欺凌) problem a couple of years ago. It wasnt easy, but I ended it. When things are a
22、 serious as you describe, it is no time to be silent. These kids probably know each other from school, so take the rude text messages sent by the bully directly to the headmaster and show him. Describe to him how it is affecting your 13-year- old daughter. Tell him you will not stand it and you want
23、 him to put an end to it now.Bullying is a dangerous and serious offense these days, and any good headmaster will take your charges seriously. He will probably address the issues with the parents. If they are crappy parents, then they may do nothing to their child. You may have to repeat this proces
24、s several times, but you need to keep a check on those text messages and dont allow your child to delete them.Now is the time to draw your child close and take care of her, because she needs it. My daughter did not like me being involved(参与的)either, but you are the only hope she has of solving this
25、problem, so do it and mean business. Always be polite but straightforward. The headmaster and the parents must know you mean business.If repeated meetings with the headmaster (and parents, if he allows it) does not solve the problem, then I would consider hiring a lawyer. That will send the message
26、across loud and clear. When you are talking about financial loss, most parents will stand up and take notice and act to keep their kid under control!Good luck I wish you the best in this terrible situation.Yours,Rachel21You should show the text messages to the headmaster to_.Afind which kid sent the
27、 messages Blet him know you love your childCask him to force the bully out of school Dask him to stop the bullying22What does the underlined word “offense” in Paragraph 2 probably mean in Chinese?A职责 B冒犯行为 C经验 D警惕23What do we learn from the third paragraph?AParents shouldnt be involved in a bullying
28、 problem.BChildren can deal with bullying problems themselves.CIts necessary for parents to be involved in a bullying problem.DNot all bullying problems can be solved.24What should you do if the bullying problem is not solved by the headmaster?AMeet the parents of the bully in person. BAsk the paren
29、ts of the bully for payment.CPut your child under care. DAsk a lawyer for help.25What is the authors purpose in writing the letter?ATo offer advice. BTo describe a personal experience.CTo seek help. DTo ask for advice. Most of us use alarm clocks or mobile phones t0 wake up at the right time for sch
30、ool or work. We lo at our watches to know the right time for the bus or train. However, there is also a right time to eat, sleep, exercise, and take medicine. We cant look at a clock for the right time for these activities. We must listen to the clock inside our bodies, the biological clock.Barbara
31、Wells exercised every morning. She woke up at 6:00 a. m. She ran about two miles before she went to work. But Barbaras legs and back started to hurt. She did some exercise before she ran. But her legs and back still hurt. She ran slower, but the pain didnt stop. Barbara talked to her doctor. The doctor said, “Dont run in the morning. Try to exercise later in the day. That is the time when your body is at the right temperature for exercise after work. Her legs and back didnt hurt any more.Today, doctors are learning more shout chronobiology(生物钟学)，the study of biologi
