初中英语

A little girl lived in a small and poor house on a hill.As she grew up,she often played in the small garden.She was finally able to see a wonderful house over the garden fence.The house was high on the other side of the hill.It had golden windows.It was so beautiful that the little girl dreamed of living there.

When she was old enough to go outside the garden fence,she asked her mother if she could visit her dream house by herself.Her mother agreed.The day was beautiful.The little girl rode her bike and started.At last,she got to the gate of the house with golden windows.

As she got off her bike,she found that all the windows were a little old and dirty.She was very disappointed,and so she turned back.As she looked up,she saw a sight(景象) that amazed her.On the other side of the hill was a small house.Its windows glistened(闪耀) golden as the sun shone on it.She suddenly realized that she had been living in her own golden house.

Sometimes the things you have dreamed of are right in front of you!

61. Where did the girl live?

  

62. Did the girl's mother visit the house with her?

  

63. What did the girl find after she got off her bike?

  

64. How did the girl feel after she saw the house?

  

65. What can we learn from the story?

  

来源:2016年湖南省湘潭市中考英语试卷
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One day Vimala and her new friend, Mary, were playing at school. Mary was a very quiet and shy girl but Vimala liked her. While jumping, Mary's glasses fell off and broke. Just then the bell rang and they had to hurry to their science class.

    "Oh dear, I'm going to be as blind as a bat. But we'd better hurry. It's Miss Lee's class," said Mary.

     At the start of the lesson, Miss Lee explained how to do the experiment to produce large crystals. Then she started to question the class. Nobody dared to give a wrong answer because Miss Lee was a very strict teacher. Miss Lee held up a clamp (夹具) and said, "What do we use this for? What do we call it?" All the girls looked down, while she looked at their heads for one to pick on. "Mary?" she finally asked.

    Mary was sitting at the back of the class. She stood up and peered at Miss Lee, but she could not see clearly what the teacher was holding. She was nervous a bit and did not answer.

    Miss Lee repeated her question. This time she spoke more slowly and there was anger in her voice.

"What is this used for?" she asked.

    Vimala saw storm clouds climbing up to Miss Lee's face. She knew that the storm was about to burst on Mary, so she put up her hand. Miss Lee paid no attention to her and stared through narrowed eyes at Mary, waiting for an answer.

    Mary did not know what to say. She looked to her left and right for help. Too scared to say out that she couldn't see clearly, Mary hoped that if she kept quiet Miss Lee would ask somebody else.

    Vimala guessed what was wrong, so she decided to take a risk. She jumped to her feet and said, "Excuse me, Miss Lee. Mary broke her glasses just before the lesson stared. I don't think she can see the clamp clearly." Then she sat down, praying(祈祷) that the ceiling would not fall on her.

    "Oh!" Miss Lee said, a little surprised. She had thought that Mary was refusing to answer. Now that she understood, her anger faded away. "Thank you, Vimala." she said.Then the turned to Mary and said, "Come and look at this."

    Mary left her chair and went to the front of the class.

    "It's a clamp." she said. "We can put it on a metal stand(支架) and use it to hold things in place."

    "Well, you got it right at last." Miss Lee said with a brief smile. "But you'd better not do any experiments until your glasses have been repaired. You can watch Vimala while she does the experiment."

    The storm clouds disappeared. The smile disappeared from Miss Lee's face and she continued with the lesson. Vimala winked at Mary who peered at her and smiled weakly.

(1)What's the matter with Mary's glasses  

A. They were lost.

B. They were broken.

C. They were left at home.

(2)Miss Lee was  teacher.

A. an English

B. a science

C. a math

(3)Why couldn't Mary answer Miss Lee's question  

A. Because she didn't know the answer.

B. Because she couldn't hear what Miss Lee was saying.

C. Because she couldn't see what the teacher was holding.

(4)The sentence "Vimala saw storm clouds climbing up to Miss Lee's face." means vimala found  

A. the sky was cloudy

B. a heavy storm was coming

C. Miss Lee was becoming angry

(5)Which of the following is not right ?  

A. Mary was quiet and shy and also as blind as a bat.

B. Miss Lee was a strict and serious teacher.

C. Mary knew what a clamp was used for.

来源:2018年山东省威海市中考英语试卷
  • 更新:2020-12-31
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Yao Ming,Wang Zhizhi and Yi Jianlian…these are the great Chinese basketball players who have played in the NBA,but there are not very many others.Well now,one young Chinese man is knocking on the door of the world's most popular basketball league(联赛).His name is Zhou Qi.

Zhou,20,entered the NBA draft (选秀)in April,2016.Every year,the 30 NBA teams pick skilled young players from around the world during the draft.So if Zhou is lucky,he could play in the NBA soon.

Zhou has long arms and quick feet.He is good at making long﹣range shots (远射).Although he is young,he is calm on the court (球场).

But his problem is he's too thin.Zhou is 2.18meters tall,but he only weighs 95kg.He doesn't seem strong enough to play against those big NBA players.

But who knows?Zhou is still young and has a lot of room to improve.The bigger stage (舞台) of the NBA is waiting for him,and his future is bright.

56.Where does Zhou come from?  

57.When did Zhou enter the NBA draft?  

58.What's the problem of Zhou?  

59.Does Zhou do well in making long﹣range shots?  

60.What do you think of Zhou's future?  

来源:2016年湖南省怀化市中考英语试卷
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On Saturday morning,every boy in town was happy,except Tom Sawyer.Tom's aunt said he had to paint the fence(围栏).It was thirty yards long and three yards high!When he was working,some boys came along and made fun of him.

Ben was the first one who came happily with an apple in his hand.

"I'm going swimming,"said Ben."Do you want to come?Oh,you have to work,don't you?"

Tom got a little angry,but soon he had a wonderful idea.

"Work?"he said."I don't think this is work.It's fun.Does a boy get a chance like this every day?"

Ben thought about this.He was watching Tom's every move and was getting more and more interested.

After a while,he said,"Tom,will you let me do some painting?"

"No way.You see,Aunt Polly wants it to be done properly.I'm the only one that can do it right."

"Oh,please,Tom,"begged(恳求) Ben."I'll be really careful.Let me try!I'll give you my

apple in return."

"Well,all right,Ben,"said Tom."But you must be careful."

He gave Ben his brush with worry on his face but joy in his heart.He started to eat Ben's apple.

All day,boys passed by and wanted to paint.When Ben got tired,Billy began to paint.He gave Tom his favorite kite.Then Johnny gave him twelve marbles(玻璃球),and so on.

That afternoon,Tom got many toys,and the fence got three coats of paint.Aunt Polly was so pleased when she saw the painted fence that she gave him a large cake!

56.At first,Tom Sawyer was unhappy because   

A.

he had no time to play

B.

he had no apples to eat

C.

he had no friends to talk with

57.When Tom Sawyer was working,Ben came along to   

A.

give him a hand

B.

ask him to swim

C.

make fun of him

58.The underlined phrase"in return"means"   "in Chinese.

A.

归还

B.

返回

C.

回报

59.Which of the following is TRUE?   

A.

Tom thought painting the fence was very fun.

B.

Tom got many toys and a large cake in the end.

C.

Tom was the only boy who could work carefully.

60.From the passage,we know Tom Sawyer was very   

A.

polite

B.

clever

C.

brave.

来源:2017年海南省中考英语试卷
  • 更新:2021-01-27
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In 1959,When Jean Harper was in the third grade,her teacher asked the class to write a report on what they wanted to be when they grew up.

Jean's father was a crop duster(农作物喷粉作业)pilot on a farm,so Jean was very interested in planes and flying.She wrote about her dream to become an airline pilot.

Her paper came back with an"F"on it.The teacher told her this was a"fairy tale(童话 )."and it wasn't a job for a woman.

Jean experienced years of hurt and fear because of this discouragement(气馁)until she met her English teacher Mrs.Dorothy Slaton in senior high school.

Mrs.Slaton said to Jean's class."You have the abilities and talents.If you don't go after(追求) your dreams after you leave school,no one will do it for you."

Jean felt a rush of her old enthusiasm (热情),and with excitement,she told Mrs.Slaton all about her old dreams.The teacher said."Then do it!"

So Jean did.It took her 10years of hard work.But in 1978,she became one of the first three women pilot trainers ever accepted by United Airlines(航空公司)and one of only 50women airline pilot in the country at the time.Some years later,Jean Harper became a Boeing 737captain (机长)for United Airline.

48.When Jean was young,her dream was  

A.to be a crop duster pilot

B.to fix planes

C.to be an airline pilot

49.Jean spent   years in becoming an airline pilot.

A.fifteen

B.thirteen

C.ten

50.What did Mrs.Slaton mean when she talked to the class?  

A.Everyone should go after his or her dream.

B.Everyone should have a dream after they leave school.

C.Everyone should do good things to help people's dreams.

51.What can we learn from this story?  

A.A woman can not be a pilot.

B.If you have a dream,work hard for it.

C.Jean's dream didn't come true at last.

来源:2016年湖南省怀化市中考英语试卷
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Li Shizhen was one of the most famous doctors in Chinese history, He was born in Hubei in 1518.

Both of Li Shizhen's father and grandfather were doctors. Li Shizhen's grandfather was a country doctor who traveled in the countryside with a bag of herbs (药草) and medicine and cured (治愈) people. His father was a doctor who wrote several books.

Li Shizhen used to help his father in his medical practice when he was young. Li Shizhen's father wanted him to enter politics (从政). Li Shizhen studied for the exams and passed the country﹣level examination, but he was never able to pass the imperial (帝国的) examination.

When he was 38, he cured the son of the Prince and was invited to be an official in that court (宫廷). A few years later, he became an official at the Imperial Medical Institute.

Even though he achieved his father's dream, he didn't want to continue working for the court. One year later, he left the court and returned to be a doctor again.

Li Shizhen was famous for his book, Compendium of Materia Medica (《本草纲目》). It took him twenty﹣seven years to write the book. Unluckily, Li Shizhen died before the book was officially published (出版). It is such a successful book. Now it is still one of the most important medical books in China.

(1)Where was Li Shizhen born?    

(2)What was Li Shizhen's father ′s job?    

(3)What did Li Shizhen use to do when he was young?    

(4)Did Li Shizhen pass the imperial examination?    

(5)How long did Li Shizhen spend in writing Compendium of Materia Medical?    

来源:2020年辽宁省锦州市中考英语试卷
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阅读下面短文,简略回答所提出的问题.

Cao Yuan was born in 1996.As he was a young kid,he liked to learn on his own. He was not afraid of asking difficult questions.He spent two years finishing his middle and high school classes. At the age of 14. he started taking classes at a university. Although Cao is young. he shows maturity(成熟)beyond his age.

When he was 24, he published(发表)two papers in Nature on May 6th. Nature is one of the top science magazines in the world. Many scientists dream of publishing their papers in it. But it is really hard. One has to make a very important discovery.

Cao's papers are about graphene(石墨烯)一the thinnest and strongest in the word. Scientists first discovered it in 2004.

However, Cao found that sometimes graphene can change, It can change between a superconductor(超导体)﹣a material that conducts electricity(导电), and an(绝缘体)﹣a material that doesn't conduct electricity. With it, scientists can find cheaper and easier ways to use electricity.

Now Cao is a doctoral student studying at MIT. He isn't afraid of failure in his work. "He Just rolled up his sleeves(袖子)and went on working."

(1)What did Cao Yuan like to do when he was a kid?   

(2)Where did Cao Yuan publish two papers on May 6th?   

(3)Why do many scientists dream of publishing their papers in Nature?   

(4)When did scientists first discover graphene?   

(5)Is Cao Yuan afraid of failure?   

来源:2020年辽宁省铁岭市(葫芦岛)中考英语试卷
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I arrived at my mother's home for our Saturday family dinner.The smells of food flew over from the kitchen.Mother was pulling out quilt after quilt from the boxes,proudly showing me their beauties.I knew they were all made herself.She was preparing for a quilt show on TV.When we began to fold and put them back into the boxes,I noticed something at the bottom of one box.I pulled it out."What's this?"I asked.

"Oh?"Mom said,"That's Mama's quilt."

I spread the quilt.It looked as if a group of school children had made the pieces together.

"Grandmother made this?"I asked in surprise.My grandmother was a master at making quilts.This certainly didn't look like any of the quilts she had made.

"Yes,right before she died.I brought it home with me last year and made some changes,"

Mom said,"I'm still working on it.See,this is what I've done so far."

I looked at it more closely.She had made a line straight(直的).At the center of the quilt,she had stitched a piece of cloth with these words:"My mother made many quilts.She didn't get all lines straight.But I think this is beautiful.I want to see it finished.Her last quilt."

"Oh,this is so nice,Mom."I said.I was sure now that by completing my grandmother's quilt,my mother was honoring her own mother.I realized that I held in my hands a family treasure.It started with the loving hands of one woman,and continued with the loving hands of another.

56.When the writer got home,his mother  

A.was cooking dinner

B.was preparing for a quilt show

C.was watching TV

D.was changing her mama's quilt

57.How did the writer's mother deal with her mama's last quilt?  

A.She took it to a TV show.

B.She brought it home and made some changes.

C.She gave it to her daughter as a family treasure.

D.She made some changes with a group of children.

58.The word"stitched"in the sixth paragraph probably means   in Chinese.

A.画出

B.剪开

C.写下

D.缝上

59.From this passage we know the writer's grandmother  

A.was highly thought of by her daughter

B.wasn't good at making quilts

C.was dead many years ago

D.lived with the writer before she died

60.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?  

A.The writer wanted to know what their family treasure was.

B.The writer's mother wanted to learn how to make a beautiful quilt.

C.The writer's mother wanted to honor her own mama by finishing the quilt.

D.The writer's mother wanted to take her mama's quilts to the show.

来源:2016年湖北省襄阳市中考英语试卷
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These days people are crazy about Wu Dajing. (1)  He broke his own world record in men's 500m short track speed skating(短道速滑)!

    (2)  When he was young, he noticed two Chinese speed skaters on TV and then he decided to take up this sport. Wu started to learn to skate in 2004, and six years later he became a member of the national team.

    On February 22, 2018,Wu won the men's 500m short track speed skating with a time of 39.584 seconds and became the first Chinese man to win an Olympic short track gold. "(3)  I'm happy to win China's first gold here and I look forward to the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics ,"Wu said. (4)  

    In fact. it is not the first time Wu has shown his talent in skating. (5)  He has won many medals at many world championships(锦标赛). Wu believes that as long as he works hard ,he will succeed.

A. Many people think he is really the "pride of China".

B. I did my best in the event.

C. He won second place in the same competition four years ago in Sochi.

D. The young man won China's first gold medal at the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympic Games.

E. Wu was born on July 24, 1994 in Jiamusi, Heilongjiang Province, China.

来源:2018年山东省泰安市中考英语试卷
  • 更新:2020-12-31
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Dmitry Doronin,a doctoral student from Russia,is keen (热衷的)to share his experience in rural villages in Zhejiang with his 1.4 million followers online.

Since Dmitry started to live in the countryside last August,the 32 ﹣year﹣old has created hundreds of video clips that record the relaxing lifestyle in Hengzhang village,Lishui city."The rice is grown in the fields together with fish,which helps to increase local agricultural (农业的)products," said Dmitry,while introducing products from Hengzhang village on the popular Chinese short﹣videos platform Douyin,Besides filming videos,Dmitry also enjoys working with farmers in the fields,doing activities   such as planting vegetables and feeding chickens.

Living in a village provides him with uniqueexperiences,he says,quite different from busy life in big cities,such as Shanghai,where he studies.And he has been a pleasant surprise to the villagers as well.Villager Bao Mingyue,76,says,"To our surprise,the young Russian not only knows how to cook Chinese food but is interested in working in the fields."

Because of the outbreak of COVID﹣19,the sales of local agricultural products had dropped rapidly,so Dmitry volunteered to help sell the products in his videos.In a few months,10,000 kilograms of oranges,4,000 kilograms of dried sweet potatoes and 300 kilograms of honey had been sold.

"Thanks to his videos,it seems that more tourists have come to visit our village,"says 72﹣year﹣ old Pan Xianyu,who is very pleased to see the great changes in her hometown,Dmitry loves his country life,"In the countryside,you can immerse (沉浸)yourself in the traditional way of life and understand this country better," he says.

According to Dmitry,some Russians' opinions about China are still out of date,although China has progressed greatly."I would like to become a people to people envoy (使者)of friendship between the two countries by using the Internet," he says.

(1)It can be learnt from the passage that Dmitry    .

A.

has lived in the countryside for years

B.

is good at catching fishes

C.

C gets much attention on the Internet

D.

sells farmers' products in Russia

(2)The underlined word"unique" probably means"    ".

A.

common

B.

special

C.

similar

D.

hard

(3)The purpose of Paragraph 4 and Paragraph 5 is to    .

A.

show Dmitry's influence on Hengzhang village

B.

advise people to buy the products of Hengzhang village

C.

make more tourists interested in Hengzhang village

D.

explain why the sale of sweet potatoes dropped

(4)Dmitry hopes to help Russians to       .

A.

improve their lives more quickly

B.

have a better understanding of China

C.

study Chinese traditional way of life

D.

make rapid progress in farming

来源:2021年浙江省绍兴市中考英语试卷
  • 更新:2021-09-02
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Last Saturday,I went to a coffee shop to meet a friend of mine.I got there ten minutes earlier.

    So I ordered a cup of coffee and sat by the window,watching people.There were some boys playing football on the street and a small boy was running after the ball as it rolled across the road.

    Suddenly,there came a car.It was going very fast.When the driver saw the boy in his way,he braked(刹车)hard.But it was too late …The small boy was lying on the street without moving.To everyone's surprise,the car didn't stop.It drove away quickly.

    People ran to the boy.There was a cut on the boy's head and he lost a lot of blood.The coffee shop owner telephoned the police.Soon an ambulance(救护车)arrived and took the boy to the hospital.At 6:30 pm,the police arrived and started questioning people.About half an hour later,they asked me to go to the police station because I saw everything.I gave them all the information I knew because I really wanted them to catch the driver.I didn't leave the police station until 8:00 p.m.After that I went home because I didn't want to talk to anyone.

    The next day,the boy's parents called me to say thanks.They also told me their boy was fine and the driver was at the police station now.

(1)Why did the writer go to the coffee shop?    

A.To relax himself.

B.To meet his friend.

C.To help a boy.

D.To watch people.

(2)What happened to the boy while he was running after the football?    

A.He was taken away by someone.

B.He fell down by accident.

C.He knocked into a man in the street.

D.He was hit by a car suddenly.

(3)Who called the police?    

A.The writer.

B.The owner of the coffee shop.

C.The writer's friend.

D.The waiter.

(4)Which of the following is the right order?    

①The writer ordered a cup of coffee.

②There was a cut on the boy's head.

③A car came very fast.

④The writer got a call from the boy's parents.

⑤The writer went back home.

A.①②⑤③④

B.③②①⑤④

C.①③②⑤④

D.③①②④⑤

(5)How might the writer feel at the end of the story?    

A.Happy.

B.Sorry.

C.Worried.

D.Popular.

来源:2021年四川省广元市中考英语试卷
  • 更新:2021-09-05
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Huang Shengen tied a small blackboard to his motorbike,together with all his teaching things and an alarm clock around his neck,and then started his ride.

53﹣year﹣old Huang has worked as a primary school teacher for 35 years in Yichun,Jiangxi Province.As the only teacher in Shaniping Primary School,which was closed because of COVID﹣19,Huang went to 7﹣year﹣old Zeng Yufen's home.In the school,the girl is the only student living with her grandmother in a mountain village.

All primary school students were having online classes at home.However,Huang found that the network signal was poor at Zeng's home when he took books to the girl at the end of February.

In order not to disappoint her,Huang thought of the idea of a mobile classroom.He showed up at Zeng's home the next day with a blackboard,a ruler and a box of chalks.

Every morning,Huang rode about 15 kilometers up the mountain road to Zeng's home.After class,he played games with his student,and he also taught the student to draw flowers and the beautiful mountain village.

"I'm a teacher from a village,and my job is to teach her so that she might leave the mountain and live a better life in the future," Huang said.

Judge the following sentences true (T) or false (F) according to the passage.

(1)Huang was 18 years old when he started teaching at the school.    

(2)Huang found it was hard for the girl to take online classes when he took books to Zeng Yufen.    

(3)There were many teachers in Shaniping Primary School.    

(4)Huang thought of the idea of a mobile classroom for Zeng Yufen.    

(5)This passage is about a great teacher from village.    

来源:2021年黑龙江省牡丹江市、鸡西市朝鲜族学校联合体中考英语试卷
  • 更新:2021-08-16
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Tony, a nine﹣year﹣old kid, is sitting at his desk when suddenly he wets(尿湿) his pants. He thinks his heart is going to stop because he can't possibly know how this has happened. It has never happened before. He knows the after﹣effect (后果)﹣When the boys find out, he will never hear the end of it. When the girls find out, they'll never speak to him again as long as he lives.

Tony puts his head down and say to himself, "Oh, no. What can I do? I need help now!"

He looks up and notices the teacher coming, with a look in her eyes that says he has been discovered.

As the teacher is walking to him, a classmate named Emily is carrying a glass that is full of water. Emily falls down in front of the teacher and drops the glass of water in Tony's pants. Tony seems to be angry, but all the while he is saying to himself, "Thank you, dear! Thank you , dear!"

Now all of a sudden, instead of being the person that everyone laughs at, Tony is the person of sympathy (同情). The person that everyone laughs at should be him, but now it is Emily.

She tries to help, but they tell her, "You've done enough, you stupid!"

At the end of the day, as they were waiting for the bus, Tony walks over to Emily and says in a low voice , " You did that on purpose, didn't you ?"

Emily says back in a quiet voice, "I wet my pants ,too."

(1)What does Tony think the other boys will do if they find out the fact?   

A.

They'll all laugh at him.

B.

They'll tell the teacher about it.

C.

They'll try to help him.

D.

They'll never speak to him again.

(2)Which is right according to the passage?   

A.

Emily drops the water on purpose.

B.

Tony is really angry with Emily.

C.

Tony and Emily don't go home by bus.

D.

Tony and Emily aren't classmates.

(3)We know that Emily is a   girl from the passage?

A.

careless and lazy

B.

quiet and bright

C.

stupid and helpless

D.

kind and smart.

来源:2019年河北省中考英语试卷
  • 更新:2021-01-25
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Marco Polo was born in Italy in 1254. When he was 17, he travelled along the Silk Road with his father. who wanted to trade with the Chinese. Finally, they arrived in Beijing. They were guests at the Emperor's Palace. Marco was very clever and could speak four languages. The Emperor was impressed by him and they became friends. He asked Marco to serve in his court (宫殿) and sent him to do many important jobs all over the country.

    Marco was amazed by how beautiful China was. He was impressed by Beijing and the Emperor's Palace, especially the Summer Palace which was described as "The greatest palace that I've ever seen". The walls were covered with gold and silver and the hall was so big that it could easily hold 6,000 people for dinner."

    Marco was also attracted (吸引) by the inventions and developments in China which couldn't be found in Europe at that time. Marco was surprised to see Chinese people using paper money in the markets. In Europe, people paid for goods(货物) with gold and silver. He could not understand how people paid for food and valuable things with paper! He was also puzzled by the black stones people used to burn to produce heat. The black stones were coal, but Marco had never seen coal before!

    After he served the Emperor for 17 years, in 1291, Marco returned to Italy. He was a very wealthy man then. A writer wrote down all the stories that Marco told him in a book called The Description of the World, which became one of the best﹣selling books in Europe.

    People enjoyed the book, but many of them thought that Marco's stories about China were too fantastic to be true. However, Marco always stood by his tales. Just before he died, aged 70, Marco was asked the question, "Was it all true?" And this was his answer, "I have only told a half what I saw!"

Marco Polo and China

Before arriving in China

◆ In 1254, he was born in Italy.

◆ At the age of 17, he travelled along the (1)  with his father to trade with the Chinese.

During his living in China

◆ He made friends with the Emperor and served in the court.

◆ He did many (2)  _____around China.

◆ The beauty of China impressed him.

◆ The (3)  _____in China attracted Marco.

①Paper money was used to buy goods in the markets.

②Chinese people used (4)  to produce heat.

After returning to Italy

◆ He became wealthy.

◆ A book written about his traveling experiences around the world sold well in Europe.

◆ The underlined sentence tells us that (5)  

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Hum Thomas fell in love with Megan.But then an accident changed in his life,and he had to move to Canada.Magan promised to write to him.But Hum never heard from her …until one day a letter arrived.

He saw the letter came from where he and his father had lived in their early years.Who was writing to him?He turned the envelop(信封)over in his hands several times.Then he took out the letter and read:

Dear Hum,

I don't know if this letter will reach you,and I don't know why I'm writing to you after all these years,but …

Hum turned to the end of the letter and saw:

Best wishes

Megan

He couldn't believe it.He turned back to the first words of the letter and read:

…after all these years,but I've just found your letters to me from Canada.Believe me,this was the first time I'd read them and they made me cry,even after 50 years,I found them in a box of my father's papers.They were never opened.

Hum,I never know that you'd written to me.I thought your life in Canada had made you forget me.Now I realize that my father kept your letters.I can still remember asking him if there was any letter for me,and he always said:"______,my girl,I told you he was no good."Finally,after about a year,I believed him.

But why did he keep the letters?Do you think he wanted me to find them when it was too late?Anyway he's dead now,so I can't ask him.All I can say is I'm sorry.Sorry for what my father did,sorry that you never heard from me and sorry for …everything.

I hope that at least this letter reaches you.Of course,I'll understand if you don't want to write back to me,but if you don't do,I am still Magan Jenkins,and I will live at the same adress.

Best wishes,

Megan

Hum read the letter again.Everything with Megan came back to him.He had never forgotten her.He couldn't.Every day he looked at her face on the wall.He had a drawing of her.It had traveled everywhere with him.But to hear from her again …

"Are you all right,Dad?"asked Mike,coming into the room.

(Adapted from Two Lives by Helen Naylor)

42.Why did Hum turn to the end of the letter before he finished the rest of it?  

A.Because he was not interested in the beginning

B.Because he didn't like to read letters from Megan

C.Because he wanted to finish reading it in a short time

D.Because he wanted to know whom the letter was from

43.Megan failed to read Hum's letters because  

A.her father kept them                  

B.they were lost on the way

C.she moved to another city         

D.he didn't post them at all

44.Which of the following sentences can be put in the  

A.Sorry,it's my fault                    

B.Look up here

C.No,he was forgotten you             

D.Yes,here are the ones from him

45.What can we infer from the passage?  

A.Hum had never got married all these years.

B.Megan was still living with her father in Canada.

C.Megan was sure that Hum would receive her letter.

D.Megan still loved Hum and felt sorry for what had happened.

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