四川省宜宾市2020年中考英语试卷（音频暂未更新）

    A 24-year-old boy looking out from the train's window shouted. "Dad, look, the trees are going behind!" And Dad1.

    A young couple sitting nearby looked at the 24-year-old's childish behavior with pity. Suddenly he2shouted, "Dad, look, the clouds are running with us!"

    The couple couldn't resist and said to the old man, "3don't you take your son to a good doctor?" The old man smiled and said, "I did and we are just coming back from the4. My son was blind from birth. He just got his eyes today."

    Every single person on the planet has a story. Don't judge people before you truly know them. The truth might 5you.

    Zhang Jiacheng is a 13-year old and one armed basketball player. He is not1in the face of a taller, stronger, and older player. Often his skillful plays are followed by loud cheers from the crowd, showing great2for the young rising player.

    The young boy3his arm in an accident when he was 5 years old.4year(s) later, basketball became his strong wish, which led him to make an effort to5the game, regardless of his physical condition.

    Encouraged by his own motto "Learn well and play well", he6with the balance between studying and playing basketball. His being7on social media (媒体) has given him even more courage to work harder towards his great goal:8a professional basketball player.

    After only a year of9, Zhang Jiacheng has improved his skills dramatically. Through patience, confidence and resolution, the young basketball player continues to get10to his life goal.

    It is not easy to find a good job nowadays. Do you want to get? What kind of job do you want to get? Here are some jobs for you to choose from.

    It's a common belief that fish can't remember anything for longer than seven seconds. It may seem sad to think that every moment in their lives would be like seeing the world for the first time. But don't be so quick to feel sorry for them. A new study has found that fish have much better memories than we used to think.

    In the study, researchers from Mac Ewan University in Canada trained a kind of fish called African cichlids to go to a certain area of their tank to get food. They took the fish out and then waited for 12 days before putting them back in the tank again. They found that after such a long break the fish sill went to the same place where they first got food.

    In fact, scientists had been thinking for a long time that African cichlids might have a good memory. But there was no clear evidence until the latest findings.

    Just as a good memory can make our lives easier, it also plays an important part when a fish is trying to survive in the wild. "If fish are able to remember that a certain area contains (容纳) safe food, they will be able to go back to that area without putting their lives in danger," lead researcher Trevor Hamilton told Live Science.

    So next time you are watching your pet fish from outside the tank, perhaps you should feel close to them-they may remember who you are.

    When we are born, we are given names that stay with us for our whole lives. Some names include good wishes and hopes from parents, while others may be special and easy to remember. But do you know how the new coronavirus got its name?

    The task of naming a virus is no less important than naming a person. When a disease breaks out, the official (官方的) naming of a new virus is often late and may lead to many problems. Over the past ten years, some improper names have caused problems. In 2009, the "swine flu (猪流感)" was widely used before the official name, HINI virus, was announced. This led Egypt to kill all of its pigs even though it didn't spread among people who hadn't been near pigs. In 2015, the name MERS(Middle East Respiratory Syndrome, (中东呼吸综合征)made people of this region angry.

    So in 2015, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced that the names of viruses should be easy to remember but avoid being named after places, people, animals and foods. Following these rules, the new coronavirus we are suffering from was named "COVID-19" by the WHO on Feb 11, 2020. In this name, "CO" means "corona", "VI" sands for "virus" and "D" means "disease".

    To speak to people in a foreign language requires courage. Some people are afraid of making mistakes. And that's the biggest mistake of all. Now if you have courage and are ready to make a few mistakes, what will you say?

    Finding a proper topic is half the battle. Some topics, such as the weather and news, work well. But others, such as age, money or people's look do not. The following are some ways to start a conversation.

    Weather—It is cold today, isn't it?

    News—

    A conversation in a foreign language doesn't always go easily. Sometimes your partner talks too fast and you find it difficult to follow. Don't worry. You can always ask your partner to repeat what he has said or to speak more slowly. For example, "Excuse me, but could you say that again? I didn't catch it. " or ""

    At the end of a conversation you need to find a way to finish it in a polite way, "Well, I really need to go." and "" are often used by people to end a conversation.

A. It was nice talking to you.

B. They never open their mouths.

C. Firstly, be willing to make mistakes.

D. Could you speak more slowly, please?

E. Did you hear about that terrible forest fire?

F. First of all, you have to start a conversation.

    Every day brings new stories and information about COVID-19. Some stories (be) encouraging, while others bring bad news. How can you know who to turn to? Can you trust (they)?

It's important (stay) informed in times like these. But while your (friend) and family might share information on social media in hopes of helping others, it's common for rumors (谣言) to spread in this way. You might have read stories sound too good to be true. What do you think about them? Would you consider that they might not be quite right?

    If you can, try to get news all kinds of sources (来源). Read articles from government news platforms which (usual) give timely fact checks. When dealing with such a serious issue, it's important to make your news "diet" just as much and (health) as your real diet. Last but not least, think twice before (share) information online!

    You might think the largest library in the world would be in Europe. But it isn't. It's in Washington, D. C. It's called the Library of Congress.

    President John Adams started the library in 1800 for members of Congress. He wanted them to be able to read books about law. The first 740 books were bought in England. They were simply set up in the room where Congress met. Then Thomas Jefferson sold Congress may of his own books. He felt Congress should have books on all subjects, not just on law. This idea changed the library fundamentally.

    The library grew and grew. Now it covers acres of land. It has 20 million books as well as scores of pictures, movies, globes and machines. Experts in every field work there. Hundreds of people call every day with all kinds of questions. Many of them get answers right over the phone.

    The library is a huge storehouse. Thomas Edison's first movie and Harry Houdini's magic books reside there. And it is the proud owner of the world's best collection of comic books.

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Li Hua