初中英语

Have you ever heard of a rattlesnake?It is a poisonous (有毒的) American snake.When it is angry or afraid,it makes a noise like a rattle with its tail.It's very scary.But Heather Ramirez and her husband,from California,in the United States,make a living in an unusual way.They are self﹣employed (自雇的) snake catchers!They catch snakes,especially rattlesnakes which have gone indoors,and return them to the wild.

Heather describes her work as"protecting people from rattlesnakes﹣and protecting rattlesnakes from people!"In the area where they live,rattlesnakes often come face to face with people.They are found in stores,offices,houses and gardens.Heather explains that it's not the snakes that are moving into places where people live,but it's the other way round.The snakes lived in these places first and then the people built houses.

Most people who see a rattlesnake are feared.If you keep your distance,however,the snake won't bite (咬) you.In twelve years as a snake catcher,Heather has never touched a snake.She doesn't take the risk.She picks up the snakes with a special tool.This doesn't hurt them,but it keeps them at a safe distance so that they can't bite her.

Heather and her husband are very busy because they are never off duty.Catching snakes is a full﹣time job and they don't often have a day off.People can get to them at any time of the day or night.Not everyone can do this job,but Heather doesn't want to do anything else."I just love my job,"she says.

(1)The Ramirezs make a living in an unusual way by  

A.catching and selling snakes

B.catching snakes as a part﹣time job

C.protecting snakes in the wild

D.being self﹣employed snake catchers

(2)In Paragraph 2,Heather explains why the rattlesnakes  

A.never bite people

B.are afraid of people

C.are found where people live

D.lived with people at first

(3)The underlined word"them"in Paragraph 3refers to  

A.rattlesnakes

B.special tools

C.people around

D.the Ramirezs

(4)Which of the following is true according to the passage?  

A.Heather catches snakes only at night.

B.Heather is always ready to do her job.

C.Heather risks touching snakes sometimes.

D.Heather has been a snake catcher for 20years.

来源:2016年浙江省丽水市中考英语试卷
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A few days ago,I ran into a stranger as he passed by.I said sorry to him.And we were very polite.Then we went on our way after saying goodbye.

Later in the kitchen at home,as I cooked our meal,my daughter Betty walked up to me.When I turned around,I nearly knocked her down."Get out of the way!" I shouted angrily.She ran away,crying.

That night,when I lay in bed,my husband said to me,"You were so rude to Betty.Go and look around on the kitchen floor,and you'll find some flowers there.Betty brought those for you.She picked them herself pink,yellow,and your favorite blue."

When I heard this,I thought deeply."While meeting with a stranger,I was calm and polite,but with my daughter,I was not patient."I felt sad and tears began to fall.

I quietly went to Betty's bed."Wake up,my dear! "I said,"Are these the flowers you picked for me?"She smiled,"I found them by the tree.I knew you'd like them,especially the blue."I said,"I am so sorry that I treated you that way today."And she whispered(悄声说),"Mommy,that's okay.I still love you anyway."I kissed her and said,"I love you too and I do love the flowers."

That day Betty gave me a lesson on how to get along with each other in the family.I spent much time on work before and didn't realize how important family life was.I decided to do better in the future.

55.What did the writer do when she ran into a man?  

A,She got mad at him.

B.She didn't say sorry to him.

C.She said sorry to him politely.

D.She left without saying anything.

56.How did the writer deal with it when she nearly knocked down her daughter?  

A.She held her temper

B.She talked to her quietly

C.She shouted at her angrily

D.She said nothing to her

57.Why did the writer feel sorry for what she had done?  

A,Her husband didn't love her

B.Her daughter bought her some flowers

C.She used to be friendly to others.

D.She spent less time on his family life

58.According to the passage,which do you think is the best title?  

A.How to get along with a stranger

B.I love my daughter

C.Daughter gave me a good lesson

D.How to be a polite person.

来源:2016年湖北省荆门市中考英语试卷
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One sunny Monday,I decided to go for a walk with my husband.I was wearing a special diamond(钻石) ring that day. It was my 20th birthday gift from my grandmother.

    As we were walking in the park, I unintentionally looked down at my hand and found the diamond on my ring was missing. I was really worried so I went back to look for it. I knew how small the chances were of finding it, but I still wanted to give it a try.

    As I was fixing my eyes on the ground, I ran into an old gentleman by accident."What's wrong,love?" he asked nicely. "Sorry that I ran into you,"I said,"But I lost something. I'm really worried. "I explained about the missing diamond and showed him the hole in my ring."That's not going to be easy to find it, "he said. "Tell you what, love, I take a walk here every day. I'll keep my eyes open for it. "I thanked him expecting nothing.

    A few days later, my husband and I met the old man again in the park."Guess what, "he said. "I found your diamond! "I couldn't believe what I saw when the gentleman handed the diamond back to me.Then my husband offered him money for his help, but he refused.

    The old man could have easily kept the diamond or sold it, as it's worth several thousand dollars.But he didn't. All I have to do is to look at my ring and remind myself that there are still kind and generous souls out there. Now thanks to this man, I'll spend more time trying to do something nice for other people.

(1)The relationship between the lady and the old gentleman is  

A. husband and wife

B. father and daughter

C. owner and thief

D. strangers

(2)The underlined word "unintentionally" in Paragraph 2 probably means"  ".

A.有意地

B.无意间

C.故意地

D.不小心

(3)After the gentleman found the diamond, he  

A. called 911 to look for the lady

B. sold the diamond for a lot of money

C. kept the diamond to himself

D. returned it when he met the lady

(4)According to the passage, we can know the following EXCEPT that  

A.The diamond ring is a special gift for the lady

B. the lady lost her ring while she was walking

C. she knew it was difficult for her to find the diamond

D.She was surprised when the gentle handed the diamond back

(5)The main idea of the story is  

A. We can trust people who offer help

B. Strangers can be very nice sometimes

C. Keep an eye on your own things

D. Keep your eyes on the road when you walk on the street

来源:2018年山东省莱芜市中考英语试卷
  • 更新:2021-02-01
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The early 1500s were an exciting time of exploration (探险)and discovery.During this time,a young nobleman named Ferdinand Magellan became excited over the idea of exploring new lands.Magellan told King Charles Ⅰ of Spain his plan to look for the Spice Islands (51)  

On September 21,1519,Magellan and 240 men sailed(航行)from Spain in five ships:Concepcion,San Antonio,Santiago,Trinidad,and Victoria (52)  .He sailed along the coast of South America looking for a place to sail through to the other side of the land.He found a passage(通道)near the tip of South America.This passage led from the Atlantic Ocean(大西洋)to another ocean.Today this passage is called the Strait of Magellan.Magellan named this other ocean the Pacific Ocean,because the waters were so calm.

(53)  ,he had only three ships left.The San Antonio has recently sailed back to Spain.The Santiago had been wrecked in a storm.

Magellan expected to find the Spice Islands soon after entering the Pacific Ocean.But the three ships sailed west day after day.Many sailors died of hunger or disease.Finally,they reached the Philippine Islands.(54)  

(55)  ,he is known as the first person to sail around the world.It was his voyage that first proved (证明) that the Earth is round.

A.It was here that Magellan was killed in 1521

B.By the time Magellan reached the Pacific Ocean

C.The king agreed to give Magellan ships and supplies

D.Although Magellan did not live to complete the voyage

E.Magellan sailed across the Atlantic Ocean to South America

来源:2016年湖北省江汉油田、潜江市、天门市、仙桃市中考英语试卷
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Mark wanted to learn painting. His grandfather told him to paint a foot at first. He wanted Mark to watch the model carefully and then paint it on the paper.When his grandfather left the room, Mark looked at the model for a while. Then he took off his shoes and looked at his own feet.

Suddenly he found an easy way to paint.Mark made his feet black with the paint and walked on the paper. At once, his footprints(脚印) were left on the paper. Soon his grandfather came back and was angry with him,but Mark proudly said that painting the feet was the easiest thing in the world

根据短文内容判断正误,

51. Mark wanted to learn painting.   

52.Mark's grandfather wanted him to paint on the wall.   

53.Mark looked at his shoes for a while   

54.Mark made his feet black with the paint and walked on the paper   

55. What Mark had done made his grandfather angry.   

来源:2017年广西柳州市中考英语试卷
  • 更新:2021-01-28
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The engine of a giant ship broke down,so the ship lost its power.The owner of the ship was very worried.The owner of the ship was very worried.He sent for one expert after another,but none of them could figure out(弄清楚)how to fix the engine.Then an old man who had been fixing ships since he was young was brought in.

The old man carried a large bag of tools with him.When he arrived,he went to work immediately.He examined the engine very carefully,from top to bottom,The owner of the ship stood there,watching the old man's every move.After looking things over,the old man reached into his bag and pulled out a small hammer(锤子).He tapped(敲打)something gently.The engine started back up at once.He then put his hammer away carefully.The engine was fixed.

A week later,the owner of the ship received a bill from the old man for ﹩ 10,000.

"What?!"the owner shouted,"He hardly did anything."

So he wrote the old man a note saying,Please send me an itemized(逐条记录的)bill.

The man sent a bill that read:Tapping with a hammer﹣﹩2

Knowing where to tap﹣﹩9,998

Effort(努力)is important,but knowing where to put the effort in your life is more important.

(1)How did the owner of the ship feel when the engine broke down?   

A.

Excited

B.

Worried

C.

Tired

D.

Interested

(2)After pulling out a small hammer,the old man   

A.

looked things over rapidly

B.

reached into his bag secretly

C.

tapped something gently

D.

put his hammer away carefully

(3)According to the itemized bill, knowing where to tap cost   

A.

﹩10,000

B.

﹩9,998

C.

﹩9,996

D.

﹩237

(4)What's the main idea of the text?   

A.

Effort is very important when you are in trouble.

B.

Fixing the engine of a giant ship costs too much.

C.

Putting the effort in the right place is more important.

D.

Losing the engine s power is the reason for asking for help.

来源:2019年辽宁省沈阳市中考英语试卷
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Here are two old stories from Chinese history.The Chinese people have told them for many years.

One is a story about Cao Cao's son,a clever boy named Cao Chong.One day,Cao Cao got a huge elephant from Sun Quan and he wanted to know the weight of it. Because there wasn't a scale large enough,some soldiers advised him to(A)(1)   cut  it up. But Cao Cao didn't want to kill the elephant.Just then,Cao Chong came up with a great idea.He asked some soldiers to lead the elephant onto a boat.As the heavy animal walked onto it,the boat went lower into the water.After Cao Chong drew a line on the side of the boat to mark how low it went,the elephant was taken off the boat.(B)(2) The boat was filled with rocksuntil the water reached the line on the boat. Cao Chong then weighed the rocks.The rocks and the elephant were of the same weight.(C)(3) 曹操对他的儿子非常满意

The other story is about a wise man named Zhuge Liang. He was asked to make 100,000 arrows(箭)within 10 days. He told (D)(4) hissoldiers to fill 20 large boats with many straw men. In the early morning of the third day,the soldiers said the boats towards the camps of Cao Cao's army on the other side of the river. They shouted and boat their drums loud. When Cao Cao's soldiers heard the sounds, they thought they were (E)(5)   under  attack. However,they could not see through the thick fog on the river.Cao Cao ordered his soldiers to shoot arrows towards the sounds of the drums and the shouting.Zhuge Liang got enough arrows and then sailed back successfully.

(1)在文中(A)和(E)的空白处填入适当的单词    

(2)将文中划线部分(B)改写为:The boat was    rocks.

(3)将文中划线部分(C)译成英语:    

(4)文中划线部分(D)指代的是:    

(5)从文中找出两个历史人物:    

来源:2019年辽宁省沈阳市中考英语试卷
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My grandma is an outgoing person. Unluckily, she became ill years ago. She has greatly changed since then.

To help my grandma overcome this difficult time, I decided to teach her to play the guitar and sing in the garden. The small garden was our classroom. (1) We both enjoyed the special time that we spent together We sat in two old bamboo chairs. The sunlight(阳光)spread everywhere, shining bright. Grandma listened to my melody(旋律) carefully and clapped(拍打)her hands to the beat.She started to gently sing an old song. (2) It was the most beautiful melody in the world It seemed that grandma was getting better at that moment.

将短文中画线部分的句子译成中文

(1)    

(2)    

来源:2020年辽宁省抚顺市(本溪、辽阳)中考英语试卷
  • 更新:2021-02-19
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A primary school headmaster became the latest star on the Internet for dancing with his students.

    Zhang Pengfei works in Xiguan Primary School in Linyi,Shanxi Province.Every morning,he leads 700 pupils to do the"ghost shuffle" routine on the playground.They dance for 30 minutes every day.They like dancing more than doing the old exercise routine,so they don't do the old one now.

    "I thought we needed a change because the students lost interest in doing the old exercise routine though it was useful for pupils." Zhang told the reporter.After all,they started to do the old exercise routine in 1951.

    Mr.Zhang saw a group of people doing the"ghost shuffle" routine by accident.Then he decided to learn it on his own."I thought the dance would be great for kids," he said, "The music is energetic and it really makes children relax." In October 2018,he introduced the dance to all the pupils of his school.Soon even teachers and workers there joined in the activity.

    "Now the pupils don't keep playing games on their phones.Sometimes they watch different dancing videos and learn new moves!" the headmaster said.

(1)The students do the"ghost shuffle" routine for    every week from Monday to Friday.

A.30 minutes

B.1.5 hours

C.2 hours

D.2.5 hours

(2)When did the students in Xiguan Primary School start to do the"ghost shuffle" routine?    

A.In 1951.

B.In 2018.

C.In 2019.

D.In 2020.

(3)How did Zhang Pengfei feel about the music of the "ghost shuffle" routine?   

A.Energetic and relaxing.

B.Slow and traditional.

C.Classical and interesting.

D.Quiet and relaxing.

(4)After Mr.Zhang introduced the "ghost shuffle" routine to his school,the pupils   .

A.became smarter

B.asked their parents to dance with them

C.didn't do other types of sports any more

D.didn't keep playing games on their phones

(5)From the passage,we know   .

A.the old exercise routine has a history of many years

B.only the students do the dance at Mr.Zhang's school

C.Mr.Zhang learnt the dance on TV

D.Mr.Zhang often dances after work

来源:2021年四川省广安市中考英语试卷
  • 更新:2021-09-05
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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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