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09-2022年上海市初三英语一模真题专项训练之阅读回答问题

D.Answerthequestions（根据短文内容回答下歹！J问题）

2022虹口一模

RealSuperheroes

PhotographerJoshRossihasusedhiscamerastoshowtheworld'sreal

superheroes—youngchildrenwhoarebattlingseverediseaseand

disabilities.

Theheartwarmingprojectbeganin2016,whenRossirealizedhisthen

three-year-olddaughter9sdreamofbecomingWonderWoman（神奇女侠）.

Thephotographersays,“Igotsomanyemailsandcallsfromfamilies

whohadchildrenwithdiseases.Theykepttellingmethattheirkidswerethe

REALsuperheroes.^^

SinceitwasWonderWomanthatcreatedtheidea.Rossidecidedto

focusonthesuperheroesthatappearwithherinthemovieJusticeLeague.Tomake

thephotosmoremeaningful,hematchedeachchildwithasuperhero.Theyhadthe

mostincommon.

•TeaganPettitwasbomwithonlyhalfaheart.Thenine-year-oldlovesandrespects

Superman.Thephotographersays,"SupermanandTeaganbothhaveheartsofsteel!”

•ThesecondmemberwasKaydenKinckle.Thefive-year-oldusesprosthetics《段肢）

towalk.ToRossi,Kayden'sperfectsuperherowasCyborg,whowasahealthyboy

beforeaterribleaccident,forcinghisfathertokeephimalivewithroboticparts.

•SimonFullmer,whosuffersfromararetypeofnervecancer（神经癌），isfondof

Batman.Accordingtohismom,thefive-year-oldnevercomplains.Sincethebrave

boyisdealingwithhis“enemy-likeatruesuperhero,Rossi,thoughthewasthe

perfectBatman.

78.Accordingtothepassage,whoisarealsuperhero?

79.WhatdidRossigetfromfamilieswithchildrenwhoarefightingagainstdiseases?

80.What'sTeaganPettit'strouble?

81.WhydidRossithinkKaydenKincklewassimilartoCyborg?

82.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"enemy^referto?

83.WhydoesRossithinkSimonFullmerisbrave?Whyisbravery（勇气）soimportant

inourreallife?

2022普陀一模

Mariawasateacherinmyhighschool.IstillrememberthefirsttimeIsaw

her.Itwasintheninthgrade.Wemetonastage（舞台）designteamforaplayand

shewasoneofthedirectors.Shehadanunpleasantvoiceandadirectwayof

speaking.Forsomereason,shethenmadeadeepimpressiononme.

Mariawouldaskmeformyopinion.ShewantedtoknowhowIthoughtwe

shoulddealwiththings.Atfirst,IhadnoideahowtoanswerbecauseIknew

nothingaboutstagedesign.ButIslowlybegantorespondtoherquestions.Itwas

causeandeffect:Shebelievedmeandencourageme,SoIbegantoformopinions

andcompletedthingsperfectly.Mostimportantly,Ibegantobelieveinmyself.

Maria'smotto（格言）was,"Tryit.Wecanalwayspaintoveritlater!"Ibegan

totakerisks（冒险）.Ihadbeensoafraidoffailingbutsuddenlytherewasnofailing

—onlythingstobeimproved.Withherhelp,Ilearnedtodipmybrushintothepaint

andcreatesomethingwithgreatconfidence.

Theshy,quietstarterachievedsuccessthatyear.Iwasselectedintothe

programas"StudentArtAssistant11becauseofthetimeandeffortI'dputin.Itwas

thatyearthatIrealizedIwantedtospendtherestofmylifedoingstagedesign.

BeingonthatstagedesignteamwiththeMariachangedmecompletely.Inot

only,butalso.Shetaughtme

nottocarewhatpeoplethinkIshoulddo.Shetaughtmetotakechancesandnotbe

afraid.Mariawassuchagreatteacher.

78.WhendidthewriterfirstmeetMaria?

79.Thewriterdidn'tknowalotaboutstagedesignatfirst,didshe?

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80.Whatcausedthewriter'schangeandmadeherbegantobelieveinherself?

81.HowwasthewriterwhenshepaintedandcreatedthingswiththehelpofMaria?

82.Whodotheunderlinedwordsshy,quietstarterinparagraph4referto?

83.WhatcanbefilledintheblanksinParagraph5?

Inotonly,butalso

2022杨浦一模

BetterSafethanSorry

THEBESTWAYtodealwithanemergencyistoavoidone,ifyoucan.PartFourof

ourongoingseriesoncrimepreventionfocusesonprotectingyourhomeagainst

burglary.StickyFingers,anexperiencedburglarnowservinga6-yearprisonsentence,

agreedtotalktoourreporter.

Reporter:Sticky,whatdoyoulookforbeforeburglarizingahouse?

Fingers:Well,first,Imakesurenooneishomeandnooneiswatching.Inosearound

neighbourhoodswherepeopledon'tseemtoknoweachotherverywell.Thatway,I

won'tbenoticed.Next,Itrytofindahousewherethepeopleareonholidayandnot

likelytoreturnsoon.Idothisbylookingfbrhouseswithnolightsonintheevening.

ThenIlookatdoorways.They'reasuregiveaway（暴露）.Whennewspapers,mail,

anddeliveriesarepiledup,Icantellthatpeoplehavebeenawayfordays.Icaneven

counthowmanydaysfromthenumberofnewspapers.

Reporter:81?

Fingers:Well,usuallyit'seasyandeffortless.Lotsoftimespeopleleaveawindow

open,ordoorsandwindowsunlocked.ThenIjustslipin.whenIhavetobreakin,I

lookforapatio（露台）dooronthefirstfloor.Theyusuallyhaveweaklocksandyou

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canforcethemeasily.Iwatchoutfordogs,though.IfIhearadogbarking,Igo

somewhereelse.

78.Theseriesismainlyabouthowtopreventcrime,isn'tit?

79.HowlongwillStickyFingersspendbehindbars?

8O.Wherearenewspapers,mailanddeliveriesusuallypiledup?

81.Whatbestfitstheblank?

82.Whatphrasecanyouuseifyouareadvisingsomeonetotakeactiontoavoidan

emergency?Iwouldsay

“，，

83.Writeatleast3waystoprotectyourhomeagainstburglary.Thefirstonehasbeen

doneforyou.

l）Getfamiliarwithyourneighbours.2）

2022松江一模

OnedayJackwaspreparingtoleaveonatrip.Heoftentravelledon

businessbackandforthbetweenNewYorkandhishomeinBoston.Hiswife

Katiewascarryingouthissuitcasetothecarwhenitsuddenlyopened.Inside

wereshorts,shirts,sandals,andaswimmingsuit.Inlightofthefactthather

husbandhadpackedallofhiscasualclothes,shestartedtodoubt（怀疑）thathe

wasgoingonabusinesstrip.

Thenextday,shefolloweduponhersuspicion（猜想）bycallingthe

airlinethatherhusbandtravelledon.Sheaskedthemanattheairline/'Canyou

tellmehowmanyfrequentflyermilesmyhusbandandIhave?^^

ThemanlookeduptheiraccountandtoldKatie,"Uptonow,youhave

almost100,000milesifIincludeyourhusband'smostrecent

Katiewassurprised.Shesaid."Thatdoesn'tmakesense.Howdidmy

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husbandcollectsomanymilesflyingtoNewYork?”

Themanattheairlinetoldher."ThosemilesincludehisflightstoNew

YorkandhisflighttotheBahamas.”“TheBahamas!,9Katiethought/'Nowonder

Ican'tfindthesunscreen!,5Sheknewjusthowtogetevenwith（报复）her

husband.Nowthatsheknewherhusbandwashavingfunwithouther,she

would!Shewantedtouseupallofthefrequentflyer

milesbygoingasfarasshecould.

'Tdliketoreserveaticketformyself,please."shesaid.“Whenisyour

nextflight?”

"Therearetwoflightsleavingthisafternoon:onetoChicagoandoneto

Paris.It9suptoyou.”

“Pariswouldbeperfect!,9Katiesmiled.

78.JackandhiswifeKatielivedinNewYork,didn'tthey?

79.WhydidKatiedoubtherhusbandwasgoingonabusinesstriponeday?

80.HowdidKatiefollowuponhersuspicionthenextday?

81.HowdidKatiefeelwhenthemanattheairlinetoldhertheyhadalmost100,000

miles?

82.WheredidJackgorecentlyaccordingtotheirflightaccount?

83.Whatcanbefilledintheblank?

2022宝山一模

LucyBrown,age12,putssmilesonthefacesofkidswhoaregoingthrougha

hardtime-andkeepsthekidsverywarmtoo.Shesews（缝纫）blanketsforchildren

whoaredealingwithsomekindofchallengesuchasbeingsick,feelinglonely,losing

afamilymember,orgettinglowgrades.

Lucygottheideawhenshewaseightyearsold.Shehadjustlearnedtosewand

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madeablanketasagiftforherfriend'sbirthday."Shelovedit,“Lucysays."So,I

thoughtmaybeotherkidsmightneedthatlittleextralove."

Hermompostedonsocialmedia（社交媒体）thatLucywantedtomakeablanket

forsomeonewhoneededcare.Theyaskedforsuggestions.When20

recommendations（提议）camein,Lucydidn*twanttochoosejustone.Shemetallof

theneeds!Shehasalreadymademorethan800blanketsforkidsin19countries.

Herfavouritepartislearningabouteachchild.nIlovehearingtheirstoriesand

gettingtoknowthem,"shesays.Shetirestomatchthefabric（布料）andpatterntothe

children'sinterests.Thensheheadstohersewingmachines.

Oneachofhercreations,Lucyaddsahand-sewnheart."That'stoletwhoever

getstheblanketknowtheyareloved,"shesays.

Manykidswho'vereceivedablanketkeepintouchwithLucy.Shenowhas

friendsallovertheworld."IloveknowingthatIcanmakeadifference,'1Lucysays.

"Everyonecandosomething.Eventhesmallestactofkindnesscounts.Itcanchange

lives."

78.LucyBrownsewsblanketsforchildrenwhoneedhelpandextralove,doesn'tshe?

79.WhendidLucygettheideatosewblanketsforotherkids?

80.WhatdidLucydowhen20recommendationscamein?

81.HowdidLucymatchthefabricandpatterntothechildren'sinterests?

82.WhydoesLucyaddahand-sewenheartoneachofhercreations?

83.Whatdoestheunderlinedsentence“Eventhesmallestactofkindnesscounts.0

means?

2022静安一模

JoeHammerlovedbasketball.Oneafternoononhiswaytoabasketballgame,he

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waswalkinganddreamingaboutplayingcollegebasketballthefollowingyear.

AtthesametimeasJoewaswalkingtothegame,KimGlenwaswalkingtohis

car.Kimfelttired.Heknewitwastimetostopworkingsohard.Kimgotintohiscar

andheadedhome.HewasdrivingdownSeventhAvenuewhenhehadaheartattack.

Kim'scarhitJoesohardthatJoewasthrownfivefeetintotheair.

Joewokeupinahospitalroom.Whenhelearnedthatbothhislegswerebroken,

herealizedhiscollegebasketballdreamwereover.Joedidwhatthedoctorstoldhim,

buthisprogresswasslow.Whenheleftthehospital,Joewassenttoacenterfor

physicaltherapy（理疗）.

Aweekafterhearrivedthere,hemetSunnyChen.Sunnyhadbeenacoach

before.Hislegswereparalyzed（瘫痪）fromaskiingaccident.AlthoughSunny

couldn'tmovehislegs,hecoachedabasketballteamcalledtheSuns.Everyoneonthe

teamplayedfromawheelchair.SunnyinvitedJoetojointhem.Joeplayedbadly,but

forthefirsttimesincetheaccident,hestoppedfeelingsorryforhimself.

AfterbecomingapartoftheSuns,Joeimprovedquickly.Basketballwaslike

medicineforhim.AndwheneverJoebecamesadorangry,Sunnywasthereto

comfortandhelphim.ThedaybeforeJoeleftthecenter,hehaddinnerwithSunny.

HeaskedSunnyhowhemanagedtobesohappy,confidentandgenerous,evenwith

hisparalysis.

Sunnysmiledandsaid,"Itwasquitesimple."

88.Whowasinjuredmoreseriouslyintheaccident,JoeorKim?

89.WhatwasJoe'sdreambeforetheaccident?

90.HowdidJoeimproveinthehospital?

91.WhatmadetheSunsdifferentfromordinarybasketballplayers?

92.WhydidJoestopfeelingsorryforhimselfalthoughheplayedbadly?

93.WhatmightbeSunny'sreplytoJoe'squestion?Pleasewritetwosentences.

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2022崇明一模

AfewyearsagothecompanyIworkforsentmywifeandmetoliveinNewYork

forayear.Pvealwayslovedjogging,soIwasreallyhappywhenIfoundoutthe

apartmenttheyhadrented（租）foruswasnexttoCentralPark.Thismeantthatevery

morningIcouldgoforarunbeforeIwenttowork.

BecausealotofpeoplehadToldmetobecarefulofmuggers（抢劫犯）inthepark.

Ididn*tusuallytakeanythingwithme.HowcouldtheyrobmeifIhavenothing?But

thismorningmywifeaskedmetobuysomebreadonthewayhome,soIputa$10

noteinmypocket.

WhileIwasrunningthroughthepark,anotherjoggerbumpedintome.He

apologizedandcontinuedrunning.IthoughtitwasabitstrangesoIcheckedmy

pocketandfoundthatthemoneywasmissing.Iimmediatelystartedtorunafter

anotherjogger.Ifinallycaughtupandgrabbedhimbyhisarm.Istartedshoutingand

demandingthathegavemethe$10.I'mnotusuallyahot-headedpersonbutIreally

lostmytemper.Thisseemedtofrightenhimandhequicklyputhishandinhispocket

andgavemethemoney.Thenheranawayasfastashecould.

Iboughtthebreadandwenthome.AssoonasIgothomeIbegantotellmywife

mystory."Youwon'tbelievewhathappenedtome,”Istarted.Sheimmediately

interrupted,nIknow,youleftthemoneyfbrthebreadonthekitchentable.n

78.Wherewasthewriter'sapartmentafewyearsago?

79.Whatdidthewriter'swifeaskhimtodoonhiswayhome?

80.Whydidthewritercheckhispocketwhenhewasrunning?

81.Whatshowedthewriterreallylosthistemperthatmorning?

82.Whodidanotherjoggerthinkthewritermightbe?

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83.Howwouldthewriterfeelattheendofthestory?Whydoyouthinkso?（Giveat

leasttworeasons）

2022奉贤一模

Whocanjumpthehighestatyourschool?Whohasthemostskipsovera

rope?Who'sthefastestatsolvingaRubik'sCube（魔方）？Everyonecanbethebest

atsomething.Recently,Beijing101MiddleSchoolheldanactivitycalled“Guinness

Campus”tohelpstudentsfindtheirpotential（潜力）.

“Thereareallkindsofprojectsyoucantakepartinandallkindsofrecords

fbryoutoset,“saidninth-graderLiu,“IchooseDominoTowerbecauseIhavethe

mostconfidenceinthis.”

Studentsneededtobuildatowerusingdominoes（多米诺骨牌）.Whoever

builtthetallesttowerinoneminutewon.Liusettherecordwith33levels."AtfirstI

didn'tdoitwell,butafterlearningfromotherpeopleandtryingoverandoveragain.

Ifoundsomewaystodoitfaster/9shesaid.

“Thegamerequiresyoutobecalmandpatient.Ifyouloseyourtemper（脾气）

whenthetowerfalls,youmaylosethechancetowin.”

Seventh-graderWangsetarecordforthelongestjuggle（颠球）ofasoccer

ballwithonefoot.

Hediditfbr4minutesand34seconds."Istartedtoplaysoccerat5andhave

beenpracticingjugglingfbrthreeorfouryears,soI'mconfidentIcandoit

well,"saidWang."Jugglingwithonlyonefootneedsgoodbalanceandstability（稳

定'性），whichI'mgoodat.Youalsoneedtotrainhardfbrsure.”

Whenaskedifhewasafraidthatsomeoneelsewouldbreakhisrecordone

day,Wangsaidhewasexpectingthattohappen."Thecharm（魅力）ofGuinness

Campusisthatwekeepreachinghighergoals.Ifsomeonebreaksmyrecordnext

year,Tilbeevenmoreencouragedtotryharder,findingmorepotentialwithinme.^^

78.Howmanykindsofprojectshavebeenmentionedinthepassage?

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79.WhydidBeijing101MiddleSchoolholdthe"GuinnessCampus”?

80.Accordingtothepassage,howcanstudentswinintheDominoTower?

81.WhathelpedWangsetarecordforthelongestjuggle?(Atleasttwowords)

82.InWang'sopinion,whatisthecharmofGuinnessCampus?

83.Whatprojectwouldyouliketotakepartinifthereisa"GuinnessCampus^^in

yourschool?Why?

2022嘉定一模

Postedon15November,2021byKen,YunnanIhadahair-raisingmoment

whileIwastrail(<|、径)walkinglastmonth.Iwasoverconfident,walkingcarelessly

andnotpayingattentiontotheslipperypath.(Ithadrainheavilytheday

befbre.)SuddenlyIslippedandlostmybalance.

Below,therewasaravine-itwasalongwaydownhill.Igrabbedatree

branchfastandheldonfordearlife.Luckily,theinstructor(教练)helpedmeswing

myselfbackontothetrail.IwassorelievedthatIgavehimahugehug.

ThathappenedwhileIwastakingpartinafive-daycourseinamountain

nearourcity.ItwasoneofseveralprojectsthatOutwardBoundSchoolrunsfbr

youngpeople.EachdayIdidsomethingnewandexcitinglikeclimbingropes.Iwas

nervousatfirstbecauseIhadnotclimbedsohighbefore,buttheinstructor

encouragedmetotrymybest.AsIclimbed,Igotlessnervousandmoredetermined.

ItwasanunforgettablemomentwhenIfinallyreachedthetop.

Atnight,wewentcampingonthewood.Itwasthrillingtobelivingonour

own.Thecampsite,nearanarrowstreamhadnoelectricityortapwater.Welearnt

aboutpitchingtentsandbuildingcampfires.

Onthelastday,myparentscametopickmeup.ItalkednonstopwhileIwas

givingthematouroftheschool.Mydadsmiledwarmlyatmeandsaid,"Weare

proudofyou,Ken!”

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NowIwanttochallengemyselfagain.Mydreamistohavea

once-in-a-lifetimechancetospendaweekatsea.Fmsureitwillbeanincredible

journey.Unfortunately,IwillhavetowaittillI'meighteen.

78.WhendidKentakeatrailwalkinthemountain?

79.Kenwalkedonaslipperypathalone,didn*the?

80.HowdidKenfeelaftertheinstructorencouragedhimwhenheclimbedropes?

81.WhatdidKenlearnwhenheandotheryoungmeninthecampsiteatnight?

82.WhydidKentalknonstopwithhisparentswhentheycametopickhimup?

83.WhatdoyouthinkKenwassayingtohisparentsabouthiscamplife?（Atleasttwo

aspects（方向））

2022闵行一模

TheBoyWhoHarnessedtheWind《驭风男孩》tellsthetruestoryofWilliam

Kamkwamba.HegrewupinasmallvillageinMalawi,Africa.Heandhisfriends

GeoffreyandGilbertmadewhattoystheyhadfromtrash.TheyattendedWimbe

PrimarySchoolandhelpedtheirfamiliesinthefields.WilliamandGeoffreyhad

interestinradiosandtookthemaparttounderstandthemachineryinside.William

lookedforwardtosecondaryschoolandtalkingscienceclasses.InDecember2000,

heavyrainsmadeittoohardforfai*merstoplanttheircorn.Althoughworriedabouta

terribleharvest,Williambegantryingtounderstandhowbicycledynamos（发电

机）work.Theycouldlightabulbusingtheelectricityproducedbysomeonepedaling.

Hedreamedofhowhisfamily'slifewouldimprovewithelectricpower.

ByDeceber2001,thecornsupplyinhisvillagewasnearlyrunningout,and

familieswerestarving.Williamlearnedthathehadbeenacceptedintosecondary

school,whichwouldgivehimachancetoachievehisgoals.Butsoonafterclasses

began,Williamwasforcedtoleaveschoolbecausetherewasnomoneyforhisschool

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tuition.

FinallyinMarch2002,therewascorn,andfamiliescouldeatagain.William

startedthinkingaboutschoolandvisitedthelibraryatWimbePrimarySchooltokeep

hismindactive.There,hefoundbooksonphysicsandengineering.Fromthepictures

anddiagramsinthebookexplainingPhysics,Williamgottheideatobuildawind

milltoproduceelectricity.Hebeganspendinghisdayslookingforoldmachinery

parts.Tothepeopleinhisvillage,Williamseemedtohavegonecrazy.ButWilliam,

withthehelpofGilbertandGeoffrey,builtthewindmill.Itworked!Hewireda

systemoflightsforhishouseandalsofiguredouthowtochargecellphones.When

someofficialsvisitedWimbePrimarySchool,theynoticedWilliam'swindmill.One

helpedspreadthestoryoftheboywiththetalentforscienceacrossMalawiandthe

world.WilliamwenttoaTEDConferenceinTanzania.Thenhegotthechanceto

attendtheAfricanLeadershipAcademyinSouthAfricawherehemetotheryoung

inventorsandscientists.TheyallwantedtomakeAfrica*sfuturebrighter.

William'struestorytellsusthateverybodyshouldmakeeffortstorealizehisor

herdreams.ThoughWilliam83,he

83.

78.WheredidWilliamKamkwambagrowup?

79.WhydidWilliamandGeofferytaketheradiosapart?

80.William'sfamilycouldn'taffordforhissecondaryschool,couldthey?

81.WhatdidthevillagersthinkofWilliamwhenhedecidedtobuildawindmill?

82.WhatledWilliamtoachievehisgoalofmakingawindmill?(Listatleasttwo

points)

83.Whatcanbefilledintheblanksinthelastparagraph?

ThoughWilliam,he

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2022浦东一模

TveseenahugedifferenceinIrinasinceshestartedtalkingtoalifecoach,'says

hermotherSylvana.61getonverywellwithIrina,butyoucan'talwaystalktoyour

motherabouteverything.Talkingtosomeonewholistensbutisnotaclosefamily

memberisveryimportant.9

Whatisalifecoach?

Anathleteimprovesbecausehetrainswithacoach.Alifecoachcanalsoguide

youtosuccess.Alifecoachencouragesyoutothinknotonlyaboutwhatyouwant,

butalsoabouthowyouaregoingtogetit.Untilnow,lifecoacheshavehelpedadults,

forexamplebusinessexecutiveswhoneedtomakedecisionsorparentswhowant

someadviceonbringinguptheirchildren.Nowit'stheturnofouryoungpeople.

LifeCoachSimoneWaltz

SimonWaltz,aformerradioproducer,setupherlifecoachingcompanyfive

yearsago/Iofferteenagersaplacetotalk,todecideontheirfutureplansandtosort

outproblems,9saysWaltz.Jem'sparentsaredelightedwithwhatWaltzhasdone.Jem

hasgotaplaceatuniversitytostudymedicinebuthehasdecidedtotakepartina

volunteerprojectincentralAfricafirst?Yes,weweresurprised,butJemisstillvery

young.Thisexperienceabroadwillhelphimgrowupbeforehegoestouniversity

here.'

LifecoachTaraNewhouse

Taratellsthestoryofa15-year-oldwhowasfailinginscience,untiltheyfound

outshelearntbestthroughmusic.Onceshemadeupsongstolearnby,sheachieved

99percentinhertests.TarahasalsohelpedSylvana'sdaughter,Irina,whowasnot

surewhethershewouldgotouniversity.Nowshehopestogetintoatopuniversity.

Irinanowfeelsmoreconfidentabouteverything.Shehaseventakenupexercisefor

thefirsttimeinyears.

LifecoachM。Ahmed

MoAhmedhascoachedchildrenasyoungasfiveyearsold,“Itcouldbe

somethingassimpleasleaningmultiplicationtables-askingthemhowthey'regoing

todoit,howaretheygoingtomakeitfun?'MohasalsohelpedteenagerReginawho

washavingproblemsmakingfriendswhenshemovedtoanewschool.Theytalked

togetheraboutthethingsReginareallyenjoyeddoing.Byjoiningtheschool

basketballteamReginahasmadeseveralnewfriends.

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78.IrinaandhermotherSylvanadon'tgetonverywell,dothey?

79.Accordingtothewriter,howcananathleteimprove?

80.HowlonghasSimoneWaltzworkedasalifecoach?

81.WhohelpsIrinabecomemoreconfident?

82.WhatproblemdidReginausedtohave?

83.Isworkingasalifecoachmeaningful?Whyorwhynot?

2022徐汇一模

IamMari.IliveinFlint,Michigan.Aboutfiveyearsago,ourwaterbeganto

smellfunny.Myfamilystartedgettingreallybadskinproblems.Mylittlesisterneeded

specialmedicine.Shewasn'ttheonlykidinFlintwhogotsosick.Somepeoplesuffered

frombadheadaches.Othershadstomachache.

Acrossthecity,peoplecomplainedthatsomethingwasseriouslywrongwith

theirtapwater.Ourwaterwaspolluted.Wecouldn'tdrinkorcookwiththewaterfrom

ourtap.Wehadtousebottledwaterfordrinking,cooking,andbrushingourteeth.The

onlysafewaytotakebathswastoheatupwaterfrombottles.

In2015,whenIwas8yearsold,IdecidedtospeakupforthepeopleofFlint.I

wrotealettertothen-presidentBarackObamatoaskhimforhelp.Inresponse,hecame

tospeakwithourcommunity.!gottomeethim.ButIwantedtodomore.

MyfriendsandfamilyhelpedmestartacampaignforFlint.Ourgoalwastoraise

SI5,000.Sofar,we'vecollected$280,000!

Forthepastfewyears,Pvebeengivingoutbottlesofwaterandnewwater

filters（过滤器）topeopleinmycity.ManypeopleinFlintstillcan'tusetheirtapwater.

Pvealsousedsocialmediatoaskpeoplearoundtheworldforhelp.Ihavemore

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than100,000followersontheInternet,includingfamouspeopleandregularpeople

fromdifferentcountries.

MostpeoplenowknowmeasLittleMissFlint.I'mproudthatIamabletohelp

myneighborsgetcleanwater.I'llcontinueuntileverysingleFlintcitizenfeelssafe

drinkingthewaterfromtheirtaps.IalsowantpeopletorealizethatFlintisn'ttheonly

placewithwaterissues.Ifsimportantforusalltoaskquestionsaboutwhat'sinthe

wateratschoolandathome.

MygoalistorunforU.S.presidentin2044一assoonasI'moldenough.But

youdon'thavetobeanadulttochangetheworld.Itstartswithhelpingoutinyour

owncommunity.Youhaveavoiceandtheabilitytomakethatvoiceheard.Don'tlet

anyonestopyou.

78.IsMarithegirlwhoisgloballyknownasLittleMissFlint?

79.WhathappenedinFlintaboutfiveyearsago?

Peoplebecause

80.WhatdidMaridotoletwhatishappeninginFlintknowntothepublicin2015?

81.HowdoMariandherteamhelppeopleinFlintwiththemoneytheyhaveraised?

82.Accordingtothepassage,whatarethetwothingsthatMarisnowworkingon?

83.WhatcanwelearnfromwhatMarisaidtoteenagersinthelastparagraph?

2022长宁一模

Sometimesitmayseemthatwhatyouarelearningatschoolwillbe

uselessinthefuture.Itmayseemthatyouarewastingyourlifeawayoronly

learningtogetintotherightuniversity.Butyouwillbesurprisedtofindhow

muchofwhatyoulearntatschoolishelpfultoyouoneday.

Threepeoplewereaskedwhattheyfoundmostusefulatschool,and

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theirthoughtsaresharedbelow.

Ihatedtypingatschoolabout20yearsago.Only

secretariestypedinthosedays;noonehadcomputersat

homeoratwork.Whafsmore,Iwasnogoodatall.Iwasas

badattypingasIwasattennisImadesomanymistakes.

ButtodayI'mthefastesttypistatthekeyboard.Igetthejob

donefasterandmoreeasilythanmyc