2019-2023年中考英語復習試題分項匯編：閱讀理解之記敘文（原卷版）

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五年中考真題

（2023?浙江麗水?統(tǒng)考中考真題）Therewereonly15minutesuntillunch.ButeveryoneinMrs.Stretch's

mathclasswaswaitingexcitedlyforthestartofAroundtheWorld.

AroundtheWorldwasEddie9sfavoriteclassroomgame.Helovedracingagainstaclassmatetosolveamath

problem.Eddiewonandlost.ButhisfriendMichaelneverlost.Hewasthechampion（冠軍）ofAroundtheWorld.

Everyweekhewouldgoaroundtheclassroomwinningagainsteveryone.

Letsdo

multiplication.

12X2=24

8X12=?

“Areweallready?^^Mrs.Stretchasked.Everyonenodded.

“Thenlefsbegin,saidMrs.Stretch.4tTalia,youstart.”

Taliawasnewtotheclass.Thiswouldbeherfirsttimeplaying.ShejumpedupandwentovertoEddie9s

desk.Eddiestoodup,too.

“Twelvetimestwo,“saidMrs.Stretch.

“Twenty-fbur!”Taliacalledout,asecondbeforeEddiecould.

Eddiesatdown,disappointedbutstillhappytoknowtherightanswer.

Taliamovedontochallengethenextclassmate.Sheseemedunstoppable.Finally,TaliagottoMichael.

“Eighttimestwelve,Mrs.Stretchsaid.

“Ninety-six!”shoutedTaliafirst.

Theclasssatshocked,theneveryonecheeredforTalia,today'schampion.

“Nicejob,Talia,“saidMrs.Stretch.t4Ifstimeforlunch,everyone.Nowlineup,please.^^

Eddiestoodtogotolunch.HenoticedMichaelhadhisheaddownonhisdesk,hisfaceburiedinhisarms.

EddiewalkedtoMichaelandputhishandonhisshoulder.

“It'sOKtolose,“Eddiesaid.tcIloseAroundtheWorldallthetime.You'restillgreatatmultiplication.9,

“That'snotwhyI'mupset,“Michaelsaidintohisarms.t4Noonelikesme.TheycheeredwhenIlost.^^

“Youthinktheycheeredagainstyou?^^Eddieasked.

“▲"Michaelsaid.

“Ithinktheycheeredbecausetheyweretoosurprised,Eddiesaid."You'rethechamp.Taliahadtodoher

besttobeatyou.So,peoplewereexcitedaboutit.”

“Sheisreallygoodatmath,^^Michaelagreed.

“Andsoareyou,^^saidEddie.atYbuhelpusallworkharder.Becauseofyou,weprobablyhavethebestmath

classinthewholeschool.^^

“Thanks,“Michaelsaid.HesmiledatEddie,“Doyouwanttosittogetheratlunch?^^

“Sure,“saidEddie."Youcanquizmeonmathproblemsandhelpmegetbetter.^^

Michaelstoodup.""Challengeaccepted!,?

1.WhatisAroundtheWorld?

A.Amathchallenge.B.Arunningrace.

C.Acomputergame.D.Awritingcompetition.

2.Whatcanweknowaboutthecharactersinthestory?

A.Taliawasreallygoodatmath.

B.Mrs.Stretchlikedthechampionbest.

C.Eddiecaredalotaboutwhetherhewonorlost.

D.Michaelwashard-workingbutseldomhelpedothers.

3.Whichofthefollowingisthebestsentencetofillin▲inParagraph18?

A.Whatelse?B.Whyelse?C.Whoelse?D.Whereelse?

4.Whichofthefollowingcanbestexpressthemessage（啟示）ofthestory?

A.Onceachampion,alwaysachampion.

B.Tobeagoodloseristolearnhowtowin.

C.Theonlywaytogrowistochallengeyourself.

D.Neverforgetfailureisjustanevent,notaperson.

（2023?重慶?統(tǒng)考中考真題）PrinceCaspian'sparentsdied.Helivedwithhisuncle,Miraz,theKingof

Narniaandhisaunt.Thoughhehadwonderfultoys,helikedbestthelasthourofthedaywhenthetoyshadall

beenputawayandNursewouldtellhimstories.

Hedidn'tcaremuchforhisuncleandaunt,butabouttwiceaweekhisunclewouldaskhimtocomeand

haveawalktogether.

Oneday,whiletheyweredoingthis,theKingsaid,“Well,boy,wemustsoonteachyoutorideandusea

sword.Youknowwehavenochildren,soitlooksasifyoumighthavetobeKingwhenI'mgone.Howshallyou

likethat,eh?”

"Idon'tknow,Uncle,“saidCaspian.ctWhatdoyouwish?”askedtheKing.6<Iwish-Iwish-IwishIcould

havelivedintheOldDays,“saidCaspian.

UptillnowtheKinghadbeentalkinginatiresomeway,whichmadeitquiteclearthathewasn'treally

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interestedinwhattheyweresaying,buthesuddenlygaveCaspianasharp（銳利的）look.

“Eh?Whafsthat?”hesaid."Whatolddays?”

“Oh,don'tyouknow,Uncle?^^saidCaspian.t6OncetherewasaWhiteWitch（女巫）andshemadeherself

Queenofthewholecountry.Andshemadeitsothatitwasalwayswinter.Andthentwoboysandtwogirlscame

fromsomewhereandkilledtheWitchandtheyweremadeKingsandQueensofNarnia.Andsotheyruledfora

longtimeandeveryonehadalovelytime,anditwasallbecauseofAslan.”

“Who'sshe?”saidtheKing.IfCaspianhadbeenalittleolder,thetone（語氣）ofhisuncle'svoicewouldhave

warnedhimitwouldbewisertoshutup.Buthetalkedon...

5.WhatwasCaspian'sfavouritehourduringaday?

A.Whenheplayedwithwonderfultoys.

B.Whenhisunclehadawalkwithhim.

C.Whenhelearnedtorideahorse.

D.WhenNursetoldhimstories.

6.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“tiresome“inParagraph5mean?

A.Fantastic.B.Boring.C.Funny.D.Wrong.

7.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?

A.Caspiandidn'tlivewithhisuncleandhisaunt.

B.Caspianwasn'tsatisfiedwithhispresentlife.

C.Caspianthoughtthisunclewasagreatking.

D.Caspianhadanenjoyablewalkwithhisuncle.

8.HowdidtheKingfeelattheendofthestory?

A.Proud.B.Worried.C.Angry.D.Calm.

（2023?湖北宜昌?統(tǒng)考中考真題）ZhiNongwasborninasmalltowninYunnanProvince.Whenhewas

young,hemovedtoKunmingwithhismother.Feelinglikeacaged（籠中的）birdinbigcity,hewasboredwith

thebusyandnoisycitylifeandlookedforwardtonature.

Hischancesooncame.In1983,hehelpedshootadocumentaryaboutbirds.Thatexperienceledhimtolearn

photographyandtakephotosofflyingbirds.

Inthe1980s,theInternetwasnotthatpopularinChinaandcameraswereexpensive.Hemanagedtoborrow

acameraandthrewhimselfintostudyinghowtouseit.Duringthattime,thelibrarybecamehisfavoriteplace

wherehefirstreadsomemagazinesaboutnature.Itopenedadoorforhimtoconnectwithnature.

In1992,aresearchprogramwasorganizedtoprotectatypeofunusualmonkeyswhichonlyliveinChina.

Usuallythehomeofthesemonkeyshashalf-a-year-longwinters.ItcreatedgreatchallengesforZhiNong'swork,

butheneverdrewback."Ididn'tseethemonkeysinthewilduntilIwentintothemountainsthethirdsaid

ZhiNong.Hewentintothesnowmountainssixtimesjusttogetvaluablephotographsofthemonkeys.

Threeyearslater,hisworkswoninternationalprizes.Peoplearoundtheworldbegantopayattentiontothe

protectionofwildanimalsinChina.AndheisthefirstChinesewinneroftheworldWildlifePhotographerofthe

Year.

Inordertocalluptonsofpeopletoprotectwildlifewithcameras,hestarted“ChinaWildlifePhotography

TrainingCamp”.Hehopesthatmoreyoungpeoplewilljoininforthenatureprotection.

9.WhatcanwelearnaboutZhiNongfromParagraph1?

A.HefeltlikeafreebirdB.Hewassatisfiedwiththecitylife.

C.HewasborninKunming.D.Hewouldliketoliveinthenature.

10.WhichistherightorderofZhiNong'sexperience?

a.Hewonsomeprizesintheworld.

b.Hejoinedinshootingadocumentary.

c.Hetooksomepicturesofmonkeys.

d.Hesetupacamptotrainphotographers.

A.a-b-c-dB.b-c-a-dC.c-a-d-bD.d-a-b-c

11.Whatdotheunderlinedwords“drewback“meaninParagraph4?

A.Gaveup.B.Grewup.C.Setout.D.Puton.

12.Whereisthepassageprobablytakenfrom?

A.Adiary.B.Asurvey.C.Amagazine.D.aguidebook.

13.Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage?

A.APhotographer^WayofProtectingNature

B.ADoorbetweenMagazinesandNature

C.DifficultiesofTakingWildlifePhotos

D.WorldAttentiontoAnimalProtection

（2023?河北?統(tǒng)考中考真題）

一CAX，

HomeNewsActivitiesIdeas

Pilar

WhenIwasachild,Icollectedbooksaboutnature.Ilovedlearningaboutanimalsfromothercountries.

WhenIgetolder,Ifindoutthatmyowncountryhasinterestingnaturetoo.ThafswhyIlikestudyingnaturenow.

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Ioftenwritearticlesaboutnatureandputthemonmywebsite.

Sarah

Ilovebirdsandanimalsbecausemyschoolhasorganizedmanyvisitstoforestsandlakesforus.Ialsolike

walkinginthecountrysideandseeingwhatIcanfind.I'vetakenmanyphotosaboutnature.Somearepublished

（發(fā)表）inourschoolmagazine.Somearehungonthewallsoftheschoolhall.

Lia

Afewyearsago,Ireadanarticlewithbeautifulphotosofanimals,birdsandplantsinit.Itmademestart

lookingatwhatlivesaroundus.FvemadesomeshortvideosandIoftenshowthemtomyfriends.NowI

sometimesgivetalksaboutnatureatschool.Iloveit.Iwasonceinterviewedbythelocalnewspaper.

14.WherecanwereadPilar'sarticles?

A.Onthewalls.B.Inthenewspaper.C.Onhiswebsite.D.Inhisfavoritebook.

15.WhydoesSarahlovebirdsandanimals?

A.Becauseofatalkaboutnature.B.Becauseofanarticleaboutnature.

C.Becauseofthepeoplearoundher.D.Becauseofhervisitstoforestsandlakes.

16.WhatdoesLiashowtoherfriends?

A.Somevideos.B.Somemagazines.C.Somephotos.D.Somecollections.

（2023?湖北隨州?統(tǒng)考中考真題）PyramidSurprise

Pyramid

LindaandIwerebornonlyafewdaysapart,soeveryyearweplanabirthdaypartytogether.Thisyear,our

birthdaytheme（主題）wasa"DiscoverthePyramids^^.

“WhataboutinvitingMary?”Lindaasked.

Marywaslonely,andhadn'tmademanyfriends,butshewasbetteratmaththananyoneelseinclass.

“Hmm,shewearsthesameoldtrouserseveryday.Howcouldsheevenaffordapartydress?”

Afterschoolthenextday,Lindahandedmeabox."What'sthat?”Iasked.

“Mybirthdaygiftfrommyaunt.IthoughtitwouldbenicetogivethistoMary,“Lindasaid.

Iopenedthebox.Insidewasagiftcertificate（禮品券）forourfavoriteclothesstore.

“Wow,"Igasped.Webothknewhowmanycuteclothesthatwouldbuy.

“So,arewegoingtojusthandittoher?”

“Howembarrassingthatwouldbe!”Lindaanswered.

Shewasright.Marywouldbetotallyembarrassedifwegavehermoneyforclothes.

“Whatifweaskourteacher...

“Waitasecond.Ihaveanidea.^^Lindasaid.

“What?What?"

"I'mnotgoingtotellyou!^^

Onthedayofourparty,Maryarrived,with-nosurprise-theveryoldbrowntrousers.

Wesang,dancedandatebiscuits."Andnowforthebigprizegame,^^Lindasaid.Bigprize?Mymouth

dropped.Thiswasnotintheplan.

“Thebigprizegameislikethis:TomandSamwerebuildingpyramids...Iftheirpyramidshadtobe60feet

high,whowouldfinishfirst?”

Amathgame.Ofcourse!Lindawinked（眨眼示意）atme.NoonewassurprisedwhenMarycameupwith

theanswerbeforeanyoneelseandwalkedoffwiththebox.

Thenextweek,Maryworeanewpairoftrousers,andevenanewdress.Thewholetimeshehadabigsmile

onherface.

Andsodidwe.

17.Whosebirthdaypartywasit?

A.Mary's.B.Lindaandthewriter's.

C.Linda'saunt's.D.TomandSam's.

18.HowdidLindatrytohelpMary?

A.Bygivingherthegiftdirectly.B.Byaskingtheteacherforhelp.

C.Bysettingupabigprizegame.D.Byinvitinghertotheclothesstore.

19.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?

A.Nooneneedshelp.B.Mathskillsleadtosuccessinlife.

C.Agoodfriendislikeamirror.D.Helpingothersalsomakesushappy.

（2023?山西?統(tǒng)考中考真題）請閱讀下面短文，從每小題所給的A、B、C三個選項中，選出一個最佳選項,

并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。

Timeschange!ThedayIheardthattheBrightBookstorewasclosing,Iwassad.Thebookstorehadbeenin

theneighborhoodfor50years,anditwasagreatplacewherepeoplecouldconnectthroughtheirloveofbooks.

WhenImetOldTim,thestore'sowner,hetoldmeitwasdifficulttorun（運營）atraditionalbookstore.Most

youngpeoplepreferredreadinge-booksandmorepeopleboughtbooksonline.

Childhoodmemoriescamebacktomesoclearly.Agroupofuskidsoftenwenttothestore.Welookedatthe

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newbooks,orjusttalkedwithTim.Wespenthoursreadingthere.Timencouragedustoshareourideasbywriting

themonalargeboard.

Afewmonthslater,IwasbackandwassurprisedtoseethattheBrightBookstorewasstillopenforbusiness.

Itwasstillold,butinsideitwaslikeadifferentworld.Inanarea,abookreadingwasgoingon.Nearby,some

readersweresharingtheirideasonascreeninsteadofthelargeboard.Somewerereadingoncomputers.Iteven

hadacoffeeshopsellingnicefood.Clearly,theBrightBookstorewasingood,creativehands.

Timtoldmethatthereweremorecommunityeventsinthecoffeeshopsuchasbookreadingsandeven

concertsandmovienights.Thebookstorewasturnedintoaplacewherethebookloversgottogetherandshared

ideasandexperiences.

“Well,asyoucansee,technologyandcreativityhavebroughtmyoldbookstoreintothe21stcentury!I'mso

gladtoseethateverythingIwantedittooffertothecommunityisstillhere,^^saidTim.

Nomatterhowtimeschange,therearealwayspeoplewholovereading.Withthedevelopmentoftechnology,

traditionalbookstoresshouldalsochangeinacreativeway.

20.WhatmadethewritersadabouttheoldBrightBookstore?

A.Nokidsreadinit.B.Itwasclosing.C.Itmovedtoanotherplace.

21.Whydidthewritermisstheoldbookstore?

A.Becausehehadagoodtimeworkingthere.

B.Becausetheowneroftenreadstoriestohim.

C.Becauseitbroughthimbacktothegoodolddays.

22.Howwasthebookstoredifferentafewmonthslater?

A.Theboardhelpedpeopleshareideaseasily.

B.Thecoffeeshopbroughtpeopleclosertogether.

C.Thenewlookfromtheoutsidesurprisedpeople.

23.WhatdidOldTimwantthebookstoretooffer?

A.Awayfortheneighborstosellfood.

B.Achanceforthekidstoshowtheirskills.

C.Aplaceforthebookloverstoreadandshare.

24.Whatdoesthewriterwanttoremindus?

A.E-bookswilltaketheplaceofpaperbooks.

B.Readingalwaysplaysanimportantroleinourlife.

C.Traditionalbookstoreswilldisappearinthefuture.

（2022?廣東深圳?統(tǒng)考中考真題）Itookupbaking（烘焙）whenIwastwelve.AtthattimeIwasworkingon

myschoolbakeryprojectwithmyclassmates.Itriedafewtimes,butIwasn'tverysuccessful.Myparents

advisedIlearnfrommygrandmother,wholatergavemeherrecipe（食譜）andinstructionaswell.Aftertwoyears'

practice,Iwasabletomakedeliciousbread.Ihavecometorealizemakingbreadmeansalottomealthoughit

takesalongtime.

Tomakebread,othersusuallyusequick-riseyeast（酵母），butIdon't.EverySaturdaymorning,aftermixing

properamountofwaterwithflour,sugaretc,Itaketimetowaitforthedoughtorise.Thisismywaytoslow

downandsmelltheroses.

Bakingdoesrequiregreatpatience.Inmyhands,thedoughisslowlygrowing.Ifsbecomingsofter.Ican

feelthechange,whichconnectsmetosomethingquitedifferentfromthemodernwayofliving.Tome,making

breadisapushagainstourcultureofconvenience.Itcertainlytakesmoretimethanbuyingbreadfromastore,but

Ienjoyit.

I'vestuckwithmygrandmother'srecipewithoutmakinganychange.Nowthistraditionhascontinuedfor

years.Sometimes,inordertofititin,Ihavetochangemyschedule.ButIhaveneverconsideredgivingitup.

Bythetimemychildrengethomefromschool,thebreadhasbeenbakedandcooled.Theystepintothe

houseandthefirstthingtheydoistotakeadeepbreathofthewarm,honeyedair.Mybread-bakinghasalso

helpedthemtoslowdownandunderstandthevalueoftakingtheirtimeandleadinganunhurriedlife.

25.Whotaughtthewritertomakebread?

A.Herteacher.B.Hergrandmother.C.Herparents.D.Herclassmates.

26.Howisthewriter'sbread-makingdifferentfromothers'?

A.Sheuseslesswater.B.Sheusesmoresugar.

C.Shedoesn'tbakeitalongtime.D.Shedoesn'taddquick-riseyeast.

27.Whichwordbestdescribeslifeinmoderntimesaccordingtothewriter?

A.Relaxing.B.Exciting.C.Fast.D.Happy.

28.Whatdoestheunderlined"it"inparagraph4referto?

A.Therecipe.B.Theplan.C.Thechange.D.Thetradition.

29.Whatdoesthewriterwanttoteachherchildrentodo?

A.Dothingsinaslowway.B.Bakebreadatanearlyage.

C.Bethankfulforparents9work.D.Gethomefromschoolintime.

（2022?湖北荊門?統(tǒng)考中考真題）Ayoungmanwenttoanexpertongems（寶石）andwantedtolearnfrom

him.Theexpertshookhishead.Heworriedthattheyoungmanwouldn'thavethepatiencetolearn.Inhisopinion,

youngmenwerealwaysinahurry.

Theyoungmanaskedtheexpertmanytimestolethimhaveatry.Finallytheexpertsaid,"Behere

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tomorrow.

Thenextmorningtheexpertputajade（翡翠）stoneintheman'shandandtoldhimtoholdit.Theexpertthen

wentabouthiswork,cutting,weighing,andsettinggems.Themansatandwaitedexcitedly.Thefollowing

morningtheexpertagainplacedthejadestoneintheman'shandandtoldhimtoholdit.Onthethird,fourth,and

fifthdaystheexpertrepeatedtheaction.

Onthesixthdaytheyoungmanstillhadtoholdthejadestone,buthecouldnolongerstandthesilence.66Sir,^^

heasked,"whenamIgoingtolearnsomething?^^“Ybuwilllearn,theexpertreplied.

Severalmoredayswentby.Themanbecamemoreandmoreupset.However,whentheexpertplacedastone

inhishandonemorning,theyoungmansaidinsurprisewithoutlookingatit,“Thisisnotthesamejadestone!”

“Youhavebeguntolearn,theexpertsaidwithasmile.

30.Theexperttheyoungmanatfirst.

A.playedajokeonB.gotangrywithC.refusedtoteachD.madefriendswith

31.Themanheldthejadestoneforwithoutaskinganything.

A.threedaysB.fivedaysC.sevendaysD.halfamonth

32.Whydidtheexpertaskthemantoholdastonefordays?

A.Itwasawayoflearning.B.Hewastoobusytoteachtheman.

C.Itwasallthathecouldgivetheman.D.Therewasnootherworkforthemantodo.

33.Whatdoesthepassagemainlytellus?

A.Arealexpertongems.B.Somegoodlearninghabits.

C.Thesecrettolearningquickly.D.Theimportanceofbeingpatient.

（2022?寧夏?統(tǒng)考中考真題）MyauntNancyisatruckdriver.Whensheleftschool,shedidn'tknowwhat

shewantedtodo,soshewenttoworkinasupermarket.Oneday,shewastalkingtooneofthetruckdriversatthe

supermarket,andshegottheideatodriveatruckherself.Shewenthomeandtoldherparents（mygrandparents）,

andtheythoughtitwasagoodidea.

Nancy'sjourneysaredifferenteveryday,andshegoestoeverypartofthecountry.Sheenjoysthedriving,

butshesaysthatoneday,shewouldliketogetajobwithadifferentcompany（公司）sothatshecandrivetomore

places.

Nancysaysshelikesbeingoutontheroad,seeingnewtownsallthetime,butthebestthingaboutdriving

trucksforheristalkingtoeveryonesheseesduringherworkingday.Shealsosaysthetrucksarecomfortable,so

shedoesn'tmindsleepinginthem.Forher,theyareherhomeonwheels!

IaskedmygrandparentswhattheythoughtaboutNancy?sjob.TheyarehappythatNancyishappy,sothey

don'twanthertochangejobs.Buttheyworryaboutherbecauseifssometimesadangerousjobandshespendsa

lotoftimeawayfromhome.

34.WheredidNancygettheideatobeatruckdriver?

A.Atschool.B.Atthesupermarket.

C.Inhertruck.D.Ontheroad.

35.WhatdoesParagraph2tellusaboutNancy'sjob?

A.Shedrivesallaroundtheworld.

B.Sheoftendrivestothesameplaces.

C.Shewouldliketobeataxidriver.

D.Shehopestoworkforadifferentcompanyinthefuture.

36.WhatdoesNancylikebestaboutherjob?

A.Talkingwithdifferentpeople.B.Travellingtodifferentplaces.

C.Sleepinginthetrucks.D.Tastingdeliciousfood.

37.WhatdoNancy'sparentsthinkaboutherjob?

A.Theydon'tlikeherjobatall.

B.Theyaregladthatit'saperfectjob.

C.Theybelievethejobhassomeproblems.

D.TheywouldlikeNancytodoadifferentjob.

（2022?四川?統(tǒng)考中考真題）Twostudentsfromthesameschoolaretalkingabouttheirideasaboutthe

future.

*GemmaLyons,15

Job:I'mnotinterestedingoingtouniversitywhenIleavehighschool,butI'mnotgoingtoworkinan

officeorashop.I'llgetajoboutdoorsifIcan.Ilikeworkingwithplants,soI'llprobablylookforajobasa

gardener.

Home:OnedayI'llgetahouseofmyown.IenjoymylifeinthissmallEnglishtown.

*NickSanderson,16

Job:IthinkI'llstudyscienceatuniversity.Forme,ifsmoreinterestingthanhistory,languagesand

everything.I'dliketogetajobthathelpstheenvironment.There5salotofcompetitionforjobslikethat,butI

thinkIcanmakeit.

Home:Filprobablyshareahousewithotherstudentsatuniversity.Afterthat,I'mnotsurewhererillive,

maybehereintheUK,ormaybeinothercountries,suchasJapanandCanada.ChinawillbemytopchoiceifI

canworkandliveabroad.

38.WhatisGemmainterestedin?

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A.Shopping.B.Doingbusiness.

C.Playingoutdoors.D.Plantingtreesandflowers.

39.Whatdoestheunderlinedsentence"Icanmakeit"mean?

A.rilstop.B.rilstudy.C.I511succeed.D.rilwork.

40.WheredoesNicklivenow?

A.IntheUK.B.InChina.C.InCanada.D.InJapan.

（2022?湖南株洲?統(tǒng)考中考真題）Myfatherwasgoodatplayingtheguitar.Hewasoneofthebestguitar

playersinourtown.Hecouldnotreadmusic,butifheheardatuneafewtimes,hecouldplayit.Whenhewas

young,hewasamemberofasmallcountrymusicband.

Dadlovedtotakeouthisguitarandplayforthefamily.Wethreechildren:Trisha,MonteandI,wouldoften

singalong.WeoftensangsongssuchasTennesseeWaltz,HarborLightsandthewell-knownsongSilverBells.

DuringeveryChristmas,“SilverBells,SilverBells,ifsChristmastimeinthecity...wouldringthroughoutthe

house.AnothersongKingoftheWildFrontierwasafavoritesongforthefamily.ItwasasongintheWaltDisney

program:DaveyCrocket.Dadonlyhadtohearthesongtwicebeforehelearneditwellenoughtoplayit.He

knewweenjoyedthesongandtheprogramandwouldoftengetouttheguitaraftertheprogramwasover.Our

housewasfullofmusicandlaughter.

Dadlovedtogivepleasuretohisfamily.Weenjoyedsingingandhearinghimplay.Helikedthat.

Hewasalwaysthere,sacrificing（付出）histimeandeffortstoseethathisfamilyhadenoughintheirlife.

Nobodyplayedtheguitarlikemyfather.Hecouldtouchyoursoulwithhismusic.Heworebigsmilesonhiskind

facewhenwechildrensangalong.Youcouldseehisprideinhisabilitytoplaytheguitarsowellforhisfamily.

41.Whatwasthewriter9sfathergoodat?

A.Readingstories.B.Playingtheguitar.C.Cookingdeliciousfood.

42.Howmanysongsdoesthewritermention?

A.Three.B.Four.C.Five.

43.InParagraph2,DaveyCrockettis.

A.atoyshopB.astorybookC.aWaltDisneyprogram

44.Howdidthefatherfeelwhenthechildrensangalong?

A.Happy.B.Surprised.C.Sad.

45.Thepassagemainlytellsusabout.

A.atalentedlovingfatherB.threehappychildrenC.somefamoussongsforkids

（2022?廣西玉林?統(tǒng)考中考真題）For17years,MohamedNasarhassupportedhisfamilyoffivebyfishing

intheNileRiver.

Butthe58-year-oldsaysfishermenlikehimselfcatchfewerfisheveryyearastheNilehasbeenfilledwith

plasticbottles,bagsandotherwaste.

“Thefisharecaughtinthebottles,andtheydie,^^saidNasar.

Alocalenvironmentalgroupnamed“VeryNile“hasaskedtheisland'sfishermentousetheirboatstocollect

plasticbottlesfromtheriver.VeryNilesaysitbuysthebottlesatahigherpricethanthemarketpriceofferedby

tradersorrecyclingfactories.

Theinitiative（彳昌議）providesasolutionforhelpingtocleanuptheNile,whileprovidingawaytomake

moremoneyforfishermenlikeNasar.

“Thisjobhashelpedusabit.Wecomeandcollectabout10to15kilosofplasticbottles,andwegetabout12

Egyptianpoundsforeach,"Nasarsaidwhenhesatinhisboatcollectingbottles.

Nasar,whomadeabout100EGPadayaftersixhoursoffishing,cannowmakeanother200EGPby

collectingbottles.

AnotherfishermansaidcleanerNilewaterwouldmeanmorefish.t4Ontheonehand,theNileiscleaner,and

ontheotherhand,thefishermannowhasmorewaystomakemoney,“hesaid.

Withthehelpofmorethan40fishermen,overthepastyearVeryNilehascollectedaround18tonsofplastic

bottles,andmostofthemwenttotherecyclingfactoryandweremadeintonewthings.

46.WhydidNasarcatchfewerfisheveryyear?

A.Becausehewastooold.

B.Becausehewastoolazy.

C.Becausehehasfishedfor17yearsintheNileRiver.

D.BecausetheNilehasbeenfilledwithplasticbottles,bagsadotherwaste.

47.WhatdidVeryNileaskthefishermentodo?

A.Tocatchfish.

B.Tosellthebottlestotraders.

C.Tobuythebottles.

D.Tocollectplasticbottlesfromtheriver.

48.Whichplacedidmostoftheplasticbottlesgoto?

A.Thetraders'home.

B.Therecyclingfactory.

C.Themarket.