初中英语

Turkey was proud of his looks.Every time he walked past the other animals,he would show off his feathers(毛) and say,"I am so beautiful.Move out of my way!"

    The other animals thought Turkey was to proud.They decided to give him a lesson,so Fox wrote a note to invite Turkey to a dance party.Turkey was so pleased.When the sun went down,he got to Fox's home.Seeing Turkey,all the animals bowed and cheered.

    Just at that time,a beautiful peacock(孔雀) showed up.When Turkey saw the beautiful feathers of the peacock,he became speechless.The other animals began to laugh."I look like a fool." thought Turkey.He ran out of the house as quickly as he could.

    And then,no one saw Turkey for several days.Everyone began to feel bad about what they did.They looked for Turkey everywhere.They just wanted to teach him to be humble.They didn't want to hurt his feelings.Finally,they found Turkey in an old tree.He looked quite sad.

    Peacock flew to Turkey and said, "Your friends are worried about you.They feel sorry for you."

    "We are sorry for the joke we played on you,Turkey." the animals said.

    "I am sorry I was so proud." replied Turkey.

    "I think we should have another dance party!" said Fox,so they went towards Fox's home together.

(1)Why did the animals invite Turkey to the dance party?    

A.Because they liked him.

B.Because they thought his feathers were beautiful.

C.Because they decided to give him a lesson.

D.Because they were proud of him.

(2)Where did they have the dance party?    

A.At Turkey's home.

B.In an old tree.

C.At Peacock's home.

D.At Fox's home.

(3)Turkey left the dance party because he    .

A.was tired

B.was fooled

C.had a fever

D.had to go home

(4)What does the underlined word "humble" mean in Chinese?    

A.善良的.

B.温和的.

C.随意的.

D.谦逊的.

(5)Which is the best title for the passage?    

A.What a party!

B.The proud Turkey.

C.Turkey's bad luck.

D.Who is more beautiful?

来源:2021年四川省广安市中考英语试卷
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Ludwick Marishane,a South African,was with his friends in Limpopo when they started talking about inventing something to put on your skin(皮肤)so you don't have to take a bath.Ludwick thought that this was a great idea.He did some research on the Internet,and he found some surprising facts.

    About 2,500,000,000 people around the world haven't got clean water.This is a huge problem because dirty water can create illnesses.One of them' is trachoma:8,000,000 people all over the world get trachoma every year.They wash their faces with dirty water,get ill and go blind.To stop trachoma,people don't have to receive expensive medical care.They have to wash their faces with clean water.That's it.

    Ludwick started thinking.He wanted to make something to help people in parts of the world where it's difficult to find clean water.He did more research on the Internet,and he did more thinking.Ludwick had a plan.He wanted to make a gel(凝胶)for people to put on their skin so.they don't have to take a bath.When he was at university,he never stopped thinking about his invention.He started to talk to other people about it,and three years later the dream came true.He made the gel and called it "DryBath".

    Ludwick is the winner of lots of prizes.People call him "one of the brightest young men in the world".He is happy about his success.DryBath is helping people to be healthy.And DryBath also helps to save water.That's important in many parts of the world,where it 's difficult to find clean water.Now he wants to invent other things and also wants to help other young people to become inventors.

(1)Trachoma is a kind of illness that may make people    .

A.feel hungry

B.feel thirsty

C.become blind

D.become sleepy

(2)Ludwick invented the gel "DryBath" to    .

A.treat people with skin trouble

B.make dirty water become clean

C.show people how to be an inventor

D.help people without enough clean water

(3)Which word best describes Ludwick according to the passage?    

A.Creative.

B.Brave.

C.Honest.

D.Humorous.

(4)What can we learn from Ludwick's experience?    

A.Luck is very important in achieving success.

B.People can succeed by sticking to their dreams.

C.Young people can easily come up with new ideas.

D.Going to university can make young people smarter.

来源:2021年浙江省湖州市中考英语试卷
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As Internet users become more dependent on the Internet to store information,do people remember less?if you know your computer will store information,why do you store it in your own personal memory,your brain?Experts are wondering if the Internet is changing what we remember and how.

    In a recent study,Professor Betsy Sparrow made some experiments(实验).She and her research team wanted to know how the Internet is changing memory.

    In the first experiment,they asked two groups of people to put 40 unimportant facts into a computer.The first group of people understood that the computer would store the information.The second group understood that the computer would not store it.Later,the second group remembered the information better.People in the first group knew they could find the information again,so they did not try to remember it.

    In the second experiment,the researchers gave people facts to remember,and told them where to find the information on the Internet.The information was in an exact in an exact computer folder(文件夹).Surprisingly,people later remember where the folder is better than the facts.When people use the Internet,they do not remember the information.However,they remember how to find it.This is called "transitive memory (交互记忆)".

    According to Sparrow,we are not becoming people with poor memories as a result of the Internet.Instead,computer users are developing stronger transitive memories;that is,people are learning how to organize a lot of information so that they are able to get it at a later date.This doesn't mean we are becoming either more or less clever,but there is no doubt that the way we use memory is changing.

(1)Why does the writer begin the text with two questions?    

A.To explain some thoughts.

B.To introduce the main topic.

C.To show an opinion.

D.To draw the readers' attention.

(2)What can we learn form the first experiment?    

A.Sparrow put the information into the computer.

B.Both groups remember the information well.

C.Group 1 remembered the information faster.

D.Group 2 remembered the information better.

(3)What do we know about transitive memory from the second experiment?    

A.People organize the information like a computer.

B.People remember how to find the information.

C.People remember how to make a folder.

D.People keep the information in mind.

(4)What's Professor Betsy Sparrow's conclusion(结论)?    

A.People become more and more clever.

B.The way people use memory is changing.

C.The way people make experiments is changing.

D.People's memories become poorer than before.

来源:2021年四川省德阳市中考英语试卷
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Most viruses can be found and killed by our immune system as soon as they enter our bodies.However,some viruses,for example,the coronavirus,are sneaky.They are difficult to recognize and find.These viruses can cause deadly diseases,like COVID﹣19.Human﹣to﹣human transmission can easily occur,and pandemic will therefore break out.Vaccination is by now a simple,safe and effective way to protect us from the diseases.

Vaccines are something that "looks" exactly the same as the viruses,mainly made from the viruses that are weakened or killed.They will not make us really ill.They only stimulate and activate our immune system to work,telling it something harmful is coming in.The immune system will know what the "viruses" look like,and send B cells(lymphocytes)or antibodies to find and kill them.Meanwhile,B cells will remember them for the next kill.A vaccine may also give us passive immunity by providing B cells taken from an animal or a human to play the same role.

Scientists have developed more than 180 vaccines to fight against COVID49.The technical approaches of these vaccines can be a little different,but their aims are the same.

Take the inactivated vaccine as an example.In an inactivated vaccine,the coronaviruses are already killed or made into the ones unable to produce more new viruses.When the immune system "sees" them,it will try to kill them.The question is:without enough these viruses• how can B cells remember them?That's why we need to take the vaccine more than one time.Though this vaccine is safe,it might not be as effective as it is expected to be.

The live﹣attenuated vaccine is different.In this vaccine,the viruses are weakened,but they are alive.They can produce enough new viruses to train the immune system to kill and remember them,so people only need to take the vaccine once.The live﹣attenuated vaccine is considered the most effective,but there is a worry:what might happen once these viruses wake up?

Therefore,although vaccination is by now one of the best ways to protect us from COVID﹣19,it can be better.

(1)The coronavirus can    .

A.

not be killed

B.

not be found

C.

cause deaths

D.

stop pandemic

(2)Which of the following can be the best topic sentence of Paragraph 2?    

A.

Vaccination can provide us with B cells.

B.

Vaccines are made from different viruses.

C.

Vaccination can prepare us against viruses.

D.

Vaccines won't make us ill as the viruses do.

(3)Compared to the inactivated vaccine,the live﹣attenuated vaccine    .

A.

needs taking more than once

B.

is equally safe

C.

contains viruses that are killed

D.

is more effective

(4)What can we learn from the passage?    

A.

Vaccination is good enough to treat COVID﹣19.

B.

The immune system can be more effective with vaccines.

C.

The viruses in inactivated vaccines can make new viruses.

D.

180 vaccines have been developed to fight against diseases.

来源:2021年浙江省温州市中考英语试卷
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With her eyes feeling increasingly tired and her vision blurry(视力模糊的),l6﹣year﹣old Tian Ting went to the hospital with her parents in January.She was shocked when she found out that her eyesight dropped from 5.0 to 4.6 in only a term. "A few of my friends have had the same experience lately," Tian said.

    In fact,poor eyesight among Chinese primary and high school students rose from 59.2 percent to 70.6 percent in the first six months of 2020,according to the Ministry of Education.

    To protect students' eyesight,the Chinese government has worked out new requirements (要求) for school supplies (供应品) and equipments that will take effect (生效) on March 1,2022.For example,according to the requirements,the size of text in students' textbooks should be no smaller than nine﹣point.Teachers should also try not to use projectors (投影仪) or other multimedia equipments (多媒体设备) that are too bright,Beijing Daily reported.There are also requirements for desks and classroom lights.For example,these lights should give off (散发) as little blue light as possible.

    Blue light is bad for our eyes,as it can kill the photoreceptor cells (光感器细胞) we need for vision,according to Harvard Medical School.Many of the electronic devices we use every day,like our phones and computer screens,give off blue light.

    Chinese government has also taken other steps to protect students' eyesight in China.In May 2020,the National Health Commission urged schools to make sure that students have at least two hours of outdoor activity a day.

(1)In the first half of 2020,there were     of students becoming short﹣sighted.

A.0.4%

B.11.4%

C.59.2%

D.70.6%

(2)The writer probably agrees that    .

A.Schools use textbooks with the smaller size of text

B.Teachers use over﹣bright multimedia equipments

C.Students are made sure to have fewer than two hours of outdoor activity a day

D.Schools use lights that give off less blue light

(3)What's the best title of the passage?    

A.How to protect us from illness.

B.How to have outdoor activity.

C.How to use electronic devices.

D.How to protect students' eyesight.

来源:2021年四川省成都市中考英语试卷
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Masa walked slowly towards the house,stopping now and then to cut off dead leaves or fading flowers.There were few weeds(杂草).Yuki had spent many hours of her two﹣week visit weeding in the garden.Masa wondered if Yuki had spent so much of her time outside because she wanted to avoid talking to her.

    But Yuki must have wanted very much to see us,Masa told herself.She had visited in the last weeks of June,as soon as her college was out for the summer.

    She said she wanted to stay longer but couldn't because she had to work.Besides,she needed to use the studio at her college for photography and she had to go to the library to read,"Why do you have to go to college to study art?"Masa asked her. "All the great artists didn't go to college. "

    Yuki shook her head. "That was a different time.It's hard to explain. "

    "I was thinking you could live with us all year round and still be an artist.This is a nice quiet place to live. "

    "I don't know.How would I support myself here?" "You can always give lessons. "Masa said.

    "But I don't want to spend a long time looking at kids' drawings. "

    "What will you do after you graduate,anyway?Will you become a teacher somewhere else then?"

    "Grandma,I don't know. "Yuki sighed.

    "What is the use of going to college if you don't know what you're going there for?" "Maybe I'm going because I don't know.I just want to study art now.I don't want to think that far ahead. "

    The minute Masa was going to point out that this was too careless a way to live,Yuki suddenly stood up and put on her straw hat.

    "I'm going to the garden to weed your flowerbed",she said, "Let me know if there's something else I can do."

    On Yuki's visit,Masa felt strained when they talked,and she was sure Yuki also felt it.But Yuki was never rude or irritable(易怒的).Even when they disagreed,her face was always full of patience.

(1)According to the passage,Yuki was   .

A.a gardener

B.an artist

C.a college student

D.an art teacher

(2)From the underlined sentence,we can infer(推断)that Yuki wanted to   .

A.end the conversation

B.weed the flowerbed

C.leave Masa's garden

D.take some photos

(3)It can be learnt from the passage that   .

A.Yuki studied art because she wanted to be a teacher

B.Masa wasn't satisfied with Yuki's work in the garden

C.Masa and Yuki agreed on living together all the year

D.Masa and Yuki had very different ideas about college

(4)The underlined word "strained" in the last paragraph probably shows Masa felt something   .

A.unforgettable

B.uncomfortable

C.thankful

D.crazy

来源:2021年浙江省湖州市中考英语试卷
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In 1987 a small company named Huawei was started in Shenzhen.After more than 30 years of development,the company has now beaten Apple and become the world's second largest maker of smartphones.It has also become the world's supplier (供应者) of 5 G.In China and even in the world,Huawei is a wonder.Although it started producing mobile phones not many years ago,it has become one of the most famous phone companies.

    But recently,Huawei faces some difficulties.The US government made a law to stop its sales in America.American officials said Huawei gave information that it collected to the Chinese government.At the same time,the US government planned to stop selling parts and services to Huawei.They believed that Huawei's business would be hurt this way.

    "We have never received such a request from the Chinese government and we have never tried to get into other systems to collect information," Ren Zhengfei,Huawei's president said. "The law would have little effect on our company.Huawei has enough ability to deal with the problems," Ren added.

    In an interview several years ago,Ren Zhengfei said, "I started Huawei with only £4000 at the beginning,but now it has become a 100 billion company.The experience was not as romantic as you imagine."

    Facing the law of the US,Huawei is growing.Huawei's smartphone sales around the world rose 50 percent compared with a year earlier in the first three months of 2019.At the same time,sales from both Samsung and Apple fell.So far Huawei has grown into the world's largest telecommunication equipment supplier (供应商),selling in 170 countries.It may beat Samsung as the largest smartphone maker in the near future.

(1)How many kinds of smartphones are mentioned in total in this passage?    

A.One.

B.Two.

C.Three.

D.Four.

(2)Which of the following sentences is TRUE according to the passage?    

A.Huawei collected the information for the Chinese government.

B.Ren Zhengfei started Huawei with only £4000 in 1987.

C.Huawei has beaten Samsung,a South﹣Korea phone maker so far.

D.Huawei has developed its business smoothly.

(3)What does the underlined word "romantic" in Paragraph 4 mean in Chinese?    

A.浪漫的.

B.现实的.

C.成功的.

D.麻烦的.

(4)The last paragraph mainly tells us    .

A.Huawei has become one of the most famous phone companies.

B.Huawei has become the largest maker of smartphones in the world.

C.Huawei has got into some systems of the US.

D.Huawei is full of hope and must succeed in the future.

来源:2021年四川省成都市中考英语试卷
  • 更新:2021-09-06
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Have you ever bought something and then changed your mind?For Alison Jenson,15,this used to happen several times a week.Alison was a shopaholic.She just couldn't stop shopping and she loved special offers.

Alison's bedroom is full of stuff. "I've been to every shop in Birmingham,I think, "says Alison.She picks up some earrings.The labels are still on them. "These were half price, "she says. "I've never worn them. "Alison's problem wasn't just jewellery.She also bought a lot of clothes,though not many shoes,because they were usually too expensive.She has also bought lots of other small things - like 20 new covers for her phone.She hasn't used any of them.

According to experts,we all feel excited after we buy something new.For shopaholics,it's a little different.Soon after they buy something,they think they've made a mistake and start to feel unhappy.So they buy themselves something else to feel happier.

Psychologists (心理学家)first described the problems of shopaholics in 1915.However,there was very little research on the subject until recently.Now,doctors think thousands of people suffer from the problem,and the situation is getting worse.There are also more teenage shopaholics now,although most young people don't have enough money to go shopping very regularly.

Alison knew she had a problem. "I often bought something every day.Usually it was something small,but I just needed to buy it, "she says. "I spent money that I got for my birthday,and when I was short of cash,I borrowed money from friends or my parents.When I couldn't go shopping,I felt anxious.Then one day,my parents just looked at all the stuff in my room and said,'This is crazy!' I knew theywere right. "I needed some big changes in my life.

Alison now gets help with her problem and feels she has changed.She no longer thinks she's a shopaholic. "When I want to buy something in a shop,I ask myself two questions, "she says. "Do I need it?Can I afford it?The answer to both questions is usually 'no',so I walk away.It's great!"

(1)What do experts say about shopaholics?    

A.

Shopaholics feel sad when they are shopping.

B.

Shopaholics soon feel unhappy after they have bought something.

C.

Shopaholics feel more excited than other people when they shop.

D.

Shopping is the only way shopaholics can feel happy.

(2)The underlined word "they" in Paragraph 5 refers to    .

A.

psychologists

B.

doctors

C.

Alison's parents

D.

Alison's friends

(3)Which word can best describe Alison's feeling at the end of the passage?    

A.

Glad.

B.

Worried.

C.

Embarrassed.

D.

Moved.

(4)The best title for the passage above might be    .

A.

Shop Till You Drop!

B.

Shopping Makes Me Happy!

C.

You'd Better Shop Less !

D.

I Can Stop Shopping Now!

来源:2021年浙江省宁波市中考英语试卷
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                                                                     INTRODUCTION

    It's hard to believe that I wrote Number the Stars more than twenty years ago.It seems like yesterday that I answered the phone on a snowy January morning and received the news that it had won the 1990 Newbery Medal(美国纽伯瑞儿童文学奖).

    I think readers of every age may match themselves with the important persons in the books they love and ask themselves:Would I have done that?What choice would I have made?

    And ten﹣the age of Annemarie in Number the Stars﹣is an age when young people are beginning to develop a strong set of personal ethics(道德观;价值观).They are beginning to realize that the world they live in is not always good and safe.

    So they follow a story about a ten﹣year﹣old girl who is caught in a dangerous situation,and she must make decisions.Young readers become cheerful when Annemarie takes a deep breath,enters the woods,faces the danger,stands up to the enemy and wins her victory.

    Today,the book has been published in many countries and translated into many languages.It found its way into the hands and hearts of children who had read about but never experienced war. . . .Books do change lives,I know;and many readers have told me that Number the Stars changed theirs when they were young,that it made them think about both.cruelty(残酷;残忍) and courage. "It was something that shaped my idea of how people should be treated, "wrote a young woman recently,telling me.about her own fourth﹣grade experience with the book.

    The Danish friend who first told me the story of her childhood,and who became the Annemarie in my book,is an old woman now.So am I.We both love thinking of the children reading the story today,coming to it for the first time and realizing that once,for a short time and in a small place,a group of prejudice﹣free(不存偏见的)people created a touching story of love.and kindness towards others.

                                                                                                                                               Lois Lowry

(1)What is the name of the book and who is the writer?    

A.Number the Stars;Lois Lowry.

B.Newbery Medal;Lois Lowry.

C.Number the Stars;Annemarie.

D.Newbery Medal;Annemarie.

(2)Which of the following is TRUE about Annemarie?    

A.She called a writer on a snowy January morning.

B.She became cheerful after she read the book.

C.She was a good friend of a Danish woman.

D.She experienced many difficulties in a war.

(3)Many young readers told the writer that the book made them think about    .

A.ethics and friendship

B.enemy and victory

C.cruelty and courage

D.life and memories

(4)What can we know from this Introduction?    

A.The book is about a story of the writer's own child experiences.

B.The book is well﹣received and popular around the world.

C.The Introduction is written in the voice of the third person.

D.The Introduction is complete and we can read all of it.

来源:2021年陕西省中考英语试卷
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When you and your family go out for dinner,do you notice how many dishes you usually order?It's OK if you finish all of them.But if you waste too much food,you need to pay for it.

    Last year,China's top legislature (立法机关)reviewed (审议)a draft law (法律草案)for stopping food waste for the first time.In general,a draft will become law after the top legislature reviews it three times.

    According to the draft law,restaurants should tell customers not to order too much.If customers leave too much food uneaten,restaurants can charge (收费)them for food waste.The law also bans (禁止)waiters from encouraging people to order too much food.Some restaurants may use the"N﹣1"mode for people to order dishes."N" stands for the number of persons at a table.So if there are six people at your table,you should order just five dishes,which can help people control the amount of dishes in a proper way.

    The draft law also asks schools to teach their students to avoid food waste.It also bans TV programs about overeating and overdrinking.Producers of such programs will face a fine of up to 100,000 yuan.

    Food waste happens in many places and has long been a big problem around the world.We need to obey the law and refuse to waste food.

(1)If customers waste too much food,they       .

A.need to pay some money for it

B.need to say sorry about it

C.can't enter the restaurant again

D.can leave the restaurant for free

(2)According to the"N﹣1" mode,if 9 persons plan to eat in the restaurant,they need to order    dishes.

A.7

B.8

C.9

D.10

(3)Which is NOT true according to the passage?       

A.Students should avoid food waste at school.

B.Programs about overeating will be allowed on TV.

C.Food waste has been a big problem all over the world.

D.Waiters can't encourage people to order too much food.

(4)You may read the passage in       .

A.a storybook

B.a guidebook

C.an advertisement

D.a newspaper

(5)What does the passage mainly talk about?    

A.Harm of food waste.

B.Importance of healthy food.

C.Law to stop food waste.

D.Advantages of stopping food waste.

来源:2021年云南省中考英语试卷
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In September,2020,I had the chance to come to China for the first time and visited Yunnan Province.

On the first day we went to a village named Xiaopingzhai.I was amazed to discover that small tea factory could bring in 6 million yuan a year with only 20 workers.

The next of our trip was the village of Kangmian.Many families now live there after leaving uninhabitable(不适合居住的)areas.The new village has 450 housing units.There I have learned that the government helps the people by providing jobs so that they can support themselves.Of the 1,331 villagers,609 now have jobs.

In Shuiduichong,a traditional Yao ethnic(瑶族)group village,we visited the workshops for making silver ornaments(饰品).We discovered the skill had a history of more than 200 year.Besides the traditional use of silver ornaments in Yao culture,                 .

A set of silver ornaments can be sold for between 10,000 and 20,000 yuan on the market.The making of silver ornaments creates jobs in the village.Shuiduichong now has more than 20 family workshops.

This trip was over.I have realized that through the hard work of the Chinese government,great changes have taken place in Yunnan.These impressive(印象深刻的)results should serve as an example for other developing countries.

(1)The trip followed the way of    .

A.

Xiaopinghai→ Shuiduichong→ Kangmian

B.

Xiaopingzhai→Kangmian→ Shuiduichong

C.

Kangmian→ Shuiduichong→ Xiaopingzhai

D.

Kangmian→Xiaopingzhai→ Shuiduichong

(2)In Kangmian the government helps the people by    .

A.

selling products

B.

giving money

C.

opening factories

D.

providing jobs

(3)Which of the following sentences can be put in the    

A.

tourists like them very much

B.

these objects have a high value

C.

people buy them as gifts

D.

they can be seen everywhere

(4)The structure of the passage may be       .

(①=Paragraph 1

②Paragraph 2

③Paragraph3

④Paragraph 4

⑤Paragraph5

⑥Paragraph 6)

A.

B.

C.

D.

来源:2021年重庆市中考英语试卷(B卷)
  • 更新:2021-09-08
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Build for yourself a strong box.Build each part with care;

When it strong as your hand can make it,

Put all your troubles there.

Hide there all thought of your failures.And each pain that you take;

Lock all your heartaches in it,

Then sit on the lid(盖子)and laugh

Tell no one else what's inside,Never share its secrets;

When you've dropped in your care and worry,

Keep them for ever there.Hide them from sight(视野)so completely;

That the world will never dream half;Cover the strong box safely,

Then sit on the lid and laugh.

(1)The material above is probably       .

A.

a story

B.

a play

C.

a poem

D.

a letter

(2)What does the writer advise us to put in the box?    

A.

Happy things.

B.

Sad things.

C.

Interesting things.

D.

Boring things.

(3)According to the writer,we'd better keep these things in the box    .

A.

for ever

B.

for a year

C.

for a month

D.

for a week

(4)After covering the box with the lid,we can sit on it and       .

A.

cry

B.

share

C.

dream

D.

laugh

来源:2021年重庆市中考英语试卷(A卷)
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Marianne Carus,who started Cricket(蟋蟀)magazine in 1973 and served as Editor﹣in﹣Chief(总主编)until 2012,died on March 3 at the age of 92 this year.

Marianne believed that "only the best of the best is good enough for the young. "In Cricket,children would find wonderful stories with beautiful art,and be encouraged by ideas in the humanities and sciences.Marianne looked for stories from around the world to awaken admiration for different peoples and cultures.Most important,Cricket would never talk down to children.

Marianne knew that children were filled with fun,and she wanted Cricket to be,too - "humor from the heart that makes you laugh out loud. "And so she named her literary magazines after a funny group of bugs(虫子),such as Lady bung and Spider.

Over the years,Cricket has been read by millions of children and given many writers and artists their start.Marianne kept a special box of "love letters" to the magazine.She treasured these letters from Cricket readers,including long﹣ago readers.They told her that their interest in reading had begun with Cricket.

She considered other names,such as Troubadour or Taliesin,the singers and storytellers of old who traveled from one place to another to share their songs and stories.Then,one night,she was reading Isaac Bashevi Singer's memoir(回忆录)A Day of Pleasure,about his childhood in Warsaw.In it he wrote:There was a stove in Shosha's apartment behind which there lived a cricket.It chirped the nights through all winter long I imagined the cricket was telling a story that would never end. "That's exactly what Marianne wanted her children's magazine to do-to tell stories that would never end!So the name Cricket became her best choice.

Thank you for everything,Marianne.May the stories,and the laughter,never end!

(1)Cricket is a magazine most probably for    .

A.

writer

B.

children

C.

artists

D.

teachers

(2)According to the passage,Marianne    .

A.

made an effort to find the best stories

B.

raised many bugs as her pets

C.

replied to long﹣ago Cricket readers

D.

started Cricket 39 years ago

(3)Which of the following can be the best to fill in" "in Paragraph 5?    

A.

How was the life of crickets?

B.

When was the magazine Cricket born?

C.

What did Marianne think of crickets?

D.

Why did Marianne name her magazine Cricket?

(4)The best title for the passage can probably be    .

A.

The Life of a Cricket

B.

Admiration for Different Cultures

C.

Best Stories for the Young

D.

Achievements in Marianne 's Life

来源:2021年浙江省台州市中考英语试卷
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Is there something in your community that could be changed?Is there a person in your neighborhood who could offer help?If If you're hoping for someone to make a difference,that someone could be you!

Volunteering your time is a great way to make a difference in your community.And you'll feel good about doing something that helps people or improves the places around you.

This past summer,my friends and I noticed how messy our neighborhood park was.We wanted to be different.We worked with our parents and teachers to clean up the park,We had a great time making the park even better than before,and now the whole neighborhood is able to share and enjoy it again.

Maybe cleaning up a park isn't your choice,though.No problem!You can turn anything that matters to you into a volunteer project.Do you like playing chess reading,or spending time with your pet?You can volunteer to do what you love to do.For example,you could help at an old people's center,simply by talking or playing games with them to make their days better.If you re great at math or English.you could volunteer to be a homework helper at your school.You're always needed to walk dogs or play with cats,Or you can collect things for homeless people,such as soap and toothbrushes.

You see,there is something for everyone.Whatever you do as a volunteer your time will be enjoyed and that always feels good.Kids everywhere are making a difference by volunteering.You can,too!

(1)The passage is mainly written for    .

A.

kids

B.

parents

C.

teachers

D.

neighbors

(2)Last summer the writer volunteered to    .

A.

walk dogs

B.

teach pupils math

C.

talk with the old

D.

clean up the park

(3)The main idea of Paragraph 4 is that      .

A.

collecting things has a lot of fun

B.

cleaning up a park isn't your choice

C.

the old people always need help

D.

anything can become a volunteer job

(4)We can infer (推断)that the writer is full of    when writing this passage.

A.

thanks

B.

hope

C.

surprise

D.

worries

来源:2021年浙江省丽水市中考英语试卷
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Boyan Slat has been dreaming of cleaning up the world's oceans for a long time.

In 2010,he went on a diving (潜水)vacation in Greece and was shocked."I saw more plastic bags than fish in the water," he said.

From then on,Slat began to pay more attention to ocean pollution.He decided to give up higher education and set up the Ocean Cleanup,a non﹣government organization.Its purpose is to clean up ocean rubbish.He has set up the world's first ocean cleanup system ( 系统)with his team.

Every year,over 8 million tons of plastic end up in our oceans,and it can take up to 500 years to break down.In 2018,the World Economic Forum predicted that the weight of ocean plastic would match that of all the fish in our oceans by 2050.Sea animals easily get caught in plastic.They can't move.They can even die if they eat it.Smaller plastic pieces can also enter the food chain (链)and end up in our bodies.

Slat's plan was to create an environmentally﹣friendly,large system to clear out plastic rubbish from the ocean.

After seven years of tests,on October 2nd,2019,a machine called System 001/B came out.It successfully caught and collected a large amount of plastic rubbish floating in the ocean.

Slat and his team are working to improve System 001/B.Their dream is to clear out 90 percent of all the ocean plastic by 2040.

(1)What did Boyan Slat care more about after his vacation in Greece?    

A.

Diving.

B.

Plastic bags.

C.

Ocean pollution.

D.

Higher education.

(2)How long does it take to break down 8 million tons of plastic?    

A.

More than 7 years.

B.

Up to 30 years.

C.

Less than 40 years.

D.

About 500 years.

(3)From the prediction of the World Economic Forum in 2018,we can learn    .

A.

little pollution ends up in the ocean

B.

ocean plastic pollution is serious

C.

animals prefer plastic

D.

people like sea food

(4)How did System 001/B work?    

A.

It collected much plastic rubbish in the ocean.

B.

It dealt with all the rubbish in the ocean.

C.

It cleared out rubbish everywhere.

D.

It cleared out 90% of the plastic.

(5)What's the main idea of the passage?    

A.

Animals and humans.

B.

Plastic problems.

C.

Life in the future.

D.

Ocean cleanup.

来源:2021年四川省泸州市中考英语试卷
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