广东省汕头市2020年中考英语预测卷（四）

    One year, a British expedition (探险队) got 1 in the sandy ocean of the Sahara Desert. The sun was burning hot. Everyone quickly ran out of water. If they 2 a wrong decision, then they could all soon die.

    At this time, the leader took out a water kettle (壶) and said, "I found a kettle of water in my bag, But 3 we pass through the desert, 4 is allowed to drink it."

    The kettle of water became 5 faith for everyone to cross the desert. It was passed on among the members of the team. 6 felt heavy.

    Finally, the expedition made out of the desert and escaped the hand of Death. With tears of joy, they opened the kettle with trembling (颤抖的) hands —7out poured sand!

    Was it a kettle of sand that really saved them in the desert? The answer is no. Their deep faith in the hope of survival, like a seed, had taken root and grown in their minds. That is 8 led them out of the terrible situation 9 the end.

    In fact, life has 10 been a real dead end for anyone. Whatever hard time you face, as long as there is a seed of faith in your heart, you will overcome it. Then someday your life will bloom (开花) and bear much fruit.

    When Dave was eighteen, he bought a secondhand car for 200 so that he could travel to and from work more 1 than by bus. It worked quite well for a few years, but then it got so old, and it was costing him so much in repairs that he decided that he had better 2 it.

    He asked among his friends to see if anyone was particularly anxious to buy a cheap car, but they all knew that it was falling to pieces, so 3 of them had any desire to buy it. Dave's friend Sam saw that he was 4 when they met one evening, and said, "What's up, Dave?"

    Dave told him, and Sam answered, "Well, what about advertising it in the paper? You may 5 more for it that way than the cost of the advertisement!" Thinking that Sam's 6 was sensible (合理的), he put an advertisement in an evening paper, which read "For sale: small car, 7 very little petrol, only two owners. Bargain at 50."

    For two days after the advertisement first appeared, there was no answer. But then on Saturday evening he had an enquiry (询问). A man rang up and said he would like to see him about the car. "All right," Dave said, feeling happy. He asked the man whether ten o'clock the next morning would be suitable or not. "Fine," the man said, "and I'll 8 my wife. We intend to go for a ride in it to test it."

    The next morning, at a quarter to ten, Dave parked the car in the square outside his front door, 9 to wait there for the people who had answered his advertisement. Even Dave had to admit that the car really looked like a wreck (残骸). Then, soon after he had got the car as clean as it could be, a police car stopped just behind him and a policeman got out. He looked at Dave's car and then said, "Have you reported this 10 to us yet, sir?"

    Do you make New Year's resolutions? A resolution is a promise you make to yourself. In the new year, do you want to change one of your bad habits such as sleeping late? Or do you plan to save your pocket money for a trip? Tell us your resolutions and get a fresh start this year!

    Last summer I went to one of the world's most famous historical places, the Forbidden City in Beijing, China. It was the home of the emperors (皇帝) of the last two dynasties (朝代) in China, the Ming and Qing Dynasties.

    The Forbidden City was built in 1420. The palace has over 10,000 rooms. It was where the emperors dealt with the official business with their ministers (大臣).

    In Mandarin (普通话), the Forbidden City is called the  Purple Forbidden City. However, the color of the palace itself is not purple. The color purple stands for power of the great emperors of China.  It was so sacred (神圣的) that the common people could not even dream of ever going in.

    The emperor also had some of the largest festival celebrations at the Forbidden City. During Chinese New Year, the emperor would invite all the members of his family and his officials to a banquet. The banquet had a hundred and eight Chinese dishes. It was such an expensive banquet that it could feed a common family for three generations (三代人).

    Right now the Forbidden City is known as a historical site for tourists from all over the world. Everyone can go in there. It is a museum with priceless Chinese antiques (古董) and treasures in it.

    I really learned a lot about the Chinese culture and its history from this trip to the Forbidden City. It was like a dream which has come true. And I was excited to go on the trip and see the things that I had always wanted to see.

I lose a dozen cherry trees than that you should tell me one lie.

I don't think the bad weather will him going to the sports meet.

To the world, people can surf the Internet or watch TV.

It's to ride a bicycle so fast on a busy road.

It was not I received the watch my father gave me that I the importance of time.

    When the teacher asks a question in class, Wang Xiaobin never  his hand and this situation is very common at middle schools. This 15-year-old boy always waits for  classmates or the teacher to give the answer. "What if my answer is wrong?" Wang asks.

    Wang said only six or seven students in his class raise their hands when a question is asked. "I think it's a problem that may affect (影响) our studies, but I am afraid of making  in front of my classmates." he said.

    To   students to raise their hands in class, Hu Wei, why the students didn't raise  hands, he said: "They lack (缺乏) of confidence, they are afraid of showing off, or they're afraid of losing face by giving wrong answers."

    To encourage students to raise their hands in class, Hu suggests that teachers should repeat the question, then try to guide and encourage students to offer their answers. Hu also  students not to be shy, but  enough to try.

    Sun Pin, 16 of Fujian, always raises her hand as soon as she comes   with the answer, even if she isn't sure she has got it right. Sun can't understand  some of her classmates keep silent in class. She enjoys raising her hand a lot. "It keeps me enthusiastic (热情的) and confident  express my idea. " Sun said, "Raising my hand has really made me excellent."

    Mrs. Smith has two daughters. Let's have a look at what chores they do at home.

    Alice started doing chores when she was eight years old. At that time, she did the dishes with me together and she has to sweep the floor. She is ten years old now. She is now doing the dishes herself and has to take out the rubbish, too."

    "Amy is four and she started doing chores this July. She cleans the table after dinner, and she also learns to fold her clothes. She likes to help me sweep. I asked her to help mop (拖地), but she fell down too many times. Sometimes she helps her sister, too. Her work is usually not perfect (完美的)."

    "Last week Alice got her pocket money, but lost it two days later. She didn't do her chores the next two days. She will get the money back if she can keep doing her chores every day till the end of this month."

注意：词数80左右；可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

Dear Amy,

    It is so considerate of you to receive your letter inquiring about novel cononavirus in wuhan.

    As many Chinese say, "come on, Wuhan", we believe we can certainly overcome the epidemic!

Yours,

Li Hua