山东省潍坊市2020年中考英语试卷

    A neighbor called 911 at 11:09 a. m. after seeing smoke coming from a house in the 165 block of 54th Street 'Southeast.

    The man who lives in the home was able to get his older child and the family dog out of the house on fire. Just then Monroe police officers arrived. The father said his younger child was still on the upper level of the house but he didn't know where.

    Officers did a quick search of the house but couldn't find the girl. One of them closed the door to the master bedroom, where the fire started, controlling it and slowing its spread. Firefighters arrived and after searching the closet and narrow beds in another bedroom, one firefighter noticed the closed toy box at the foot of the bed.

    "She wasn't making sounds," later the firefighter said of the girl, whose exact age he didn't know. "I opened it up and saw her. She was lying in the toy box just balled up."

    Firefighters got the girl outside, where she was examined by doctors and found to be fine. The fire was quickly put out. The police officer who managed to shut the master bedroom door was highly praised. And the girl's father was so thankful to firefighters.

    Shameem was born in a small village in Pakistan. In her village, it was a tradition to keep girls inside their homes. They were not allowed to get an education.

    Fortunately, Shameem's uncle, a university teacher, wanted to give her a chance to see the world. He offered Shameem a chance to attend school. So she became the only girl student in her class.

    However, Shameem struggled to complete her schooling. To get permission for college, she went on three-day- hunger strike (抗议). After graduating from college, Shameem got a position in non-profit organization (非营利性组织) working to help women in rural (农村的) areas.

    There, she saw a Pakistan that she didn't know. Until then, she thought she had a difficult life. But there, she saw what women in other parts of Pakistan were experiencing. Some women had 11 children, but nothing to feed them. They would walk three hours every day to get water.

    Shameem found that the position was more than just a job for her. She discovered her power. By setting an example, her experience could encourage more people to understand the importance of education and send their daughters to school.

    Now, Shameem teaches in a rural school in her hometown. "The first day I walked into the school," she said, "I saw all these little Shameems staring at me with dreams in their eyes, the same dream of freedom which I had in my childhood."

    Today, there is not a single girl in her village who doesn't go to school.

    How can we protect the Earth? One problem to solve is climate (气候) change. You might wonder about climate change. What is it, exactly?

    Gases surround the Earth.  Sunlight passes down through the gases. The gases trap (储存) the sun's heat and act like blanket. Without these gases, the Earth would be very cold. The trouble comes when humans add too many gases to the atmosphere. The gases build d up and trap even more heat. This causes changes in climate. The Earth becomes too warm.

    There's another gas causing climate change. No one talks about it as much. It is nitrous oxide (氧化亚氮). Many call it laughing gas. Dentists may give patients nitrous oxide so they will not feel pain. The atmosphere has small amounts of nitrous oxide. But nitrous oxide can stay in the atmosphere more than 100 years which can change the climate a lot.

    Nitrous oxide forms naturally.  Bacteria are living organisms (生物) made of single cells. Farmers use nitrogen fertilizer (氮肥) to help grow bigger crops. The bacteria in the soil take the nitrogen from the fertilizer and make more nitrous oxide with it.

    So how can we help? "Number one is to not waste food," Wagner Riddle, a scientist from Canada, said.  That number comes from a U. S. university study. "There is a lot that goes into making food", Wagner Riddle says. "So then if it's wasted, it's for nothing."

A. That's the reason for climate change.

B. It comes from bacteria (细菌) that live in the dirt.

C. Carbon dioxide (二氧化碳) is one gas that traps heat.

D. More than one-third of all food created in the U. S. is wasted.

E. These gases reach high into the sky and are called the atmosphere (大气层).

    A group called New Story is working with a company called Icon to quickly build lots of houses for poor people in Tabasco, Mexico. The way they are building the houses is1-by 3D-printing technology.

    New Story is a group2 works to bring cheap but good houses to people who can't3 them. The group has built over 2,700 houses in places4 Bolivia, EI Salvador, Haiti and Mexico. In the past, New Story built5 houses in a normal way. But it6 a long time. That's7 New Story began to work with Icon. Icon has developed a way to build houses8 by3D-printing them with concrete (混凝土). Some areas where New Story wants to build houses suffer from earthquakes,9 Icon's houses have been designed to hold up in earthquake conditions.

    The houses in Tabasco have two bedrooms, a living room, a kitchen, and a bathroom. Because the houses are created with a computer design, it's easy to10 the design to suit the needs of different families. They are expected to live in later this year.

    On Saturday morning, every boy in town is happy, except Tom Sawyer. He has to paint the fence because he   (punish) for the mistakes he made yesterday. The fence is at least nine  (foot) high and runs nearly half the block long. After only a few strokes, he sits down and begins to think of all the fun he has planned for the day. He knows that the painting  (take) up all afternoon. Even  (bad), other boys will come by soon and see him  (do) his chores. Just then, Ben Rogers comes along the road with an apple in his hand. Tom has an idea. He picks up his brush and goes back to work.

    "Got to work, hey?" says Ben. "Work? What work are you talking about? It's not every day a boy gets to paint a whole fence by  (he)." Then Tom goes on  (paint). Ben watches Tom in  (silent). He becomes more and more  (interest). After a while, he says, "Say, Tom, let me try."

    "No, I'm sorry. Aunt Polly says there isn't one boy in a thousand that's fit to paint the fence."

    "Come on, Tom. Let me just try, please...I'll give you my apple!"

    Tom considers moment longer. Then very slowly he hands the brush over to Ben. Sitting under a shady tree, Tom eats the apple and watches Ben paint the fence in the hot sun. He thinks he  (discover) something wonderful since then: To make a boy want something, all you have to do is make that something hard to get!

    Many schools across the country have shut their doors due to the coronavirus outbreak. This puts teachers and students in new situation. They are turning to online learning. For some students, this is a new experience. Here are a few helpful tips.

    ⒈Find a quiet place

    Getting ready for a video lesson? Your first step is finding a quiet place to set up. Choose a place where nobody or nothing will take your attention away.

⒉Set goal (目标) for yourself

Before class starts, set a goal for yourself. A goal gets your mind ready to learn. It gives you an extra purpose in class. It can even help you focus on what your teacher is saying.

    ⒊Check: Are you muted?

    Before the lesson starts, mute yourself! Background noises may not sound loud on your side. But even tiny sounds can be louder through speakers!

    ⒋Practice active listening

    Here are ways to practice active listening: Keep your eyes on the screen, ________ looking around the room. Nod, smile and react to what you're hearing.

    ⒌Follow your teacher's instructions

Usually your teacher can see you raise your hand. That's not so easy on a video classroom. So be sure to follow instructions. Your teacher will let you know how to show that you want to ask or answer a question.

⒍Keep calm and troubleshoot

Has something gone wrong during? Screen froze? Bumped (被挤出) from the class? App crashed? Don't be nervous! Problems like this will happen. It is not the end of the world. Try logging (登录) back on, check your WiFi or restart your computer if you need to. If all else fails, keep calm-and try logging on again!

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1）不要出现考生本人信息；

2）80词左右。

Hi Leo,

Li Hua,

China