鲁教版2020年中考英语试卷A卷姓名:________ 班级:________ 成绩:________一、语法选择 (共1题；共15分)1. （15分） Six-year-old Brandon decided to make pancakes for his parents. He should first take the flour(面粉), so he 1 the cupboard and pulled out the heavy flour bag. He put some flour 2 the bowl with his hands, mixed in a cup of milk and added some sugar.Soon Brandon was 3 flour and getting frustrated, He wanted this to be 4 for Mum and Dad, but it was getting very bad. He didn't know what to do 5.Suddenly he saw his cat near the bowl and went to push it away, but he 6 the egg box to the floor. He tried to 7 but slipped(滑倒) on the eggs, getting his clothes 8. Just then, he saw his dad standing at the door.Brandon's eyes were full of tears. He was 9 his dad would beat him, but his father didn't. 10, he picked up his crying son and kissed him.That's what we sometimes face in 11. We try to do something good, but it turns into a mess. Sometimes we just 12 there in tears because we can't think of anything else to do. Hopefully, that's 13 someone close to us picks us up, loves us and forgives us. But we can't 14 trying to "make pancakes" for "Dad" or for others. Sooner or later we'll get it 15, and then they'll be glad we tried.（1）A . turned onB . turned offC . closedD . opened（2）A . aboveB . atC . intoD . under（3）A . full ofB . covered withC . good atD . used for（4）A . something goodB . anything badC . everything badD . nothing good （5）A . certainlyB . alreadyC . recentlyD . next（6）A . fellB . brokeC . knockedD . sent（7）A . clean upB . get upC . grow upD . take up（8）A . cleanB . bigC . cheapD . dirty（9）A . sureB . confidentC . happy（10）A . ThereforeB . BesidesC . InsteadD . But （11）A . lifeB . timeC . useD . space （12）A . layB . landC . studyD . stand （13）A . whetherB . whenC . whereD . how （14）A . stopB . keepC . mindD . finish （15）A . terribleB . difficultD . necessary二、完形填空 (共1题；共15分)2. （15分） In one way of thinking, failure is part of life. In 1way, failure may be a way towards success. The “Spider-story” is often 2Robert Bruce, leader of the Scots in the 13th century, was hiding in a cave from the English. He watched a spider 3 a web. The spider tried to reach across a rough 4 in the rock. He tried six times. On the 5 time he made it and went on to make his web. Bruce is said to have been encouraged by this and to have gone on to 6 the English. Edison, the inventor of the light bulb, made 7models that failed before he found the right way to make one. Once he was asked 8 he kept on trying to make a new type of battery when he had failed so often, he replied, “Failure?I have 9 failures. Now I know 50,000 ways it won't 10.So what? First, always think about your failure. What caused 11 ？Were conditions right? Were you in top from yourself? What can you change? So things will go 12 next times.Second, is the goal（目标） you're trying to reach the right one? Try to do some 13 about what your real goals may be. Think about this question. “If I do succeed in this, where will it get me?" This may help you prevent failure in things you shouldn't be doing any way.The third thing to keep in 14 about failure is that it's a part of life. Learn to “live w ith yourself" even though you may have 15 ．（1）A . otherB . anotherC . firstD . second（2）A . toldB . saidC . talkedD . spoken（3）A . doingB . takingC . makingD . playing（4）A . roomB . houseC . placeD . soil（5）A . tenthB . sixthC . eighthD . seventh （6）A . saveB . helpC . defeat(打败)D . kill（7）A . hundredB . hundredsC . hundred ofD . hundreds of （8）A . whyB . whenC . whatD . who（9）A . notB . noC . never（10）A . doB . makeC . tookD . work （11）A . oneB . itC . thatD . this （12）A . highB . largeC . rightD . bright （13）A . ThinkingB . shoppingC . readingD . cleaning （14）A . heartB . eyesC . earsD . mind （15）A . failedB . succeededD . passed三、阅读理解 (共4题；共55分)3. （25分）阅读短文，根据短文内容回答问题。

There are many benefits of reading books. Unfortunately, in this day and age, not a lot of people take the time to read them anymore. But that doesn't change the fact that you're missing out on a lot of wonderful benefits! Read on to learn the various benefits of reading books!It Feeds Your Mind.Obviously, reading books provides you with new knowledge. Whenever you read something, you learn new information that you otherwise would not have known.It can be a fact about history or a theory you did not know existed. If you want to learn new words in particular, reading books is a great way to enrich your vocabulary.It Keeps Your Brain In Shape.Reading also keeps your mind in good condition. Similar to solving puzzles, reading books allows your mind to practice its processing skills.Going without books for too long will turn your mind to mush (玉米面粥). I'm not kidding! Why do you think they call television the boob tube?It Develops Your Critical Thinking Skills.One of the primary benefits of reading books is its ability to develop your critical thinking skills. Reading mystery novels, for example, sharpens (使敏锐) your mind. Whenever you are faced with a similar problem in real life, your mind is now able to put its mystery-solving prowess to a test.It Makes You More Articulate.There's nothing quite like reading books to help you become a better conversationalist. Seeing how words are used (and how sentences are structured) with your own eyes helps you commit the information to memory better than by listening to a teacher discuss the points in class.It Is Easy To Get To.One of the great benefits of reading books is that the information in it can be read over and over again. When you're following a recipe, for example, reading a cookbook allows you the luxury（享受）of reviewing the processes and the ingredients whenever you need to.These are just some of the wonderful benefits of reading books. Why don't you drop by the bookstore or library and pick a book up? If you can't even go outside, you can download free e-books on line and read them on your computer.（1）Are there many benefits of reading books?（2）How many benefits does the writer mention?（3）Why does reading books feed our mind?（4）What is the primary benefit of reading books?（5）What is the purpose of this passage?4. （10分）根据材料内容，选择正确答案。