安徽省2021年中考英语临考提分模拟检测分类汇编：阅读理解

安徽省2021年中考英语临考提分模拟检测

阅读理解

安徽省2021年中考英语临考提分模拟检测（一）

印.阅读理解（共20小题;每小题2分，满分40分）

阅读下列短文，从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个最佳选项。

A

BuckinghamPalace

StPaul'sCathedral

BuckinghamPalace,theLondonhomeofthe

StPaul'sCathedralisthethirdlargestinthe

Queen,drawsmillionsoftouristseachyear.The

world.Thepresentbuildingwascompletedin

buildingwasbuiltinthe19thcentury.

1710.GuidedtoursareavailablefromMonday

Website:wvvvv.royal,gov.uk/palaces/bp.him

toSaturday.

Transport:UndergroundGreenPark.

Tel:(020)72364128or72468348

Openinghours:Daily09:30〜16:15(6Aug.~3

Website:vvvvw.stpauls.co.uk

Oct.only)

Transport:UndergroundStPaul's

Ticketprice:$10.5

WestminsterAbbey

TowerofLondon

It'stheplacewheremembersoftheBritish

ThetowerofLondonwasbuiltin1078by

royal(王室)familyholdthemarriageceremony

WilliamtheConqueror.Today,ithousesthe

andnewkingsorqueensarecrowned。!^).

pricelessCrownJewels(珠宝).

Tel:(020)72227110

Tel:(020)77090765

Website:www.westminster-abby.org

Website:vvvvw.tower-of-london.com

Transport:UndergroundWestminster

Transport:UndergroundTowerHill

Openinghours:Mon.〜Fri.09:30~15:45and

Openinghours:Mon.~Sat.09:00-17:00and

Sat.09:30〜13:45;alldaySun.

Sun.10:00-17:00

Ticketprice:$6

56.HowmuchshouldLiHuapayifhewantstovisittheLondonhomeoftheQueenwithhis

friend?

A.$6.B.$10.5.C.$16.5.D.$21.

57.IfyouwanttobookatickettoWestminsterAbbey,youcancall

A.（020）72364128B.（020）77090765

C.（020）72227110D.（020）72468348

58.IfyouareinterestedinthepricelessCrownJewels,youcanvisit.

A.BuckinghamPalaceB.StPaul'sCathedral

C.TowerofLondonD.WestminsterAbbey

59.Accordingtothetextabove,wecansayitismainlyabout.

A.travelguideB.historicalpeople

C.ancientbuildingsD.Englishhistory

B

The9thdayoftheninthlunarmonthinChinaisthetraditionalChongyangFestival,or

DoubleNinthFestival.Itdatesbacktoover2,000yearsagoandusuallyfallsinOctoberinthe

Gregoriancalendar（公历）.

In1989,theChinesegovernmentdesignated（指定）theDoubleNinthFestivalas“Senior's

Day”.Sincethen,anautumntriphasbeenorganizedeachyearforseniors（老年人）indifferent

places.Theyoungergenerationstaketheirelderlyfamilymemberstonearbyareas.

Onthisday,peopleenjoychrysanthemum（菊花），andcanywinetoclimbmountainsfor

touringanddrinking.Thisdayinautumnisthebesttimetoclimbmountains,astheweatheris

pleasant,theskyisclearandtheairisfresh.Soclimbingmountainshasbecometheimportant

customoftheDoubleNinthFestival.Withouthighlandstoclimb,thepeoplelivinginthesouthof

theYangtzeRiverjustmakethericecake,withasmall,coloredflagonit,showingthemeaningof

climbingmountainstothrowawaybadluck.

Thenumber"9"wasthoughttobeYang,meaningpositive（积极的）.Thenumberninein

bothmonthanddaymeans“double".TheChineseancestorsconsidereditagooddayworth

celebrating.

Duringthefestival,differentactivitiesareorganized,includingclimbingmountains,enjoying

thechrysanthemum,drinkingchrysanthemumwine,hunting,flyingakite,kickingaball,eating

DoubleNinthCake,andpresentinggiftstoone'selders.

60.WhendidChongyangFestivalstarttobecomeSenior'sDay?

A.In1949.B.In1989.C.In2000.D.2000yearsago.

61.OnDoubleNinthFestival,peopleliketowithwinefbrtouringanddrinking.

A.flykitesB.kickballs

C.eatricecakesD.climbmountains

62.WhatSenior'sDaywasprobablydesignatedfor?

A.Tocallonustolearnfromtheeldercarefully.

B.Tocallonustoadmiretheelder.

C.Tocallonustorespectandcarefortheelder.

D.Tocallonustohelptheelderoutonlyathome.

63.TheDoubleNinthFestivalisworthcelebratingbecausepeoplethink.

A.it'sagooddayB.theskyisclear

C.theairisfreshD.it'sgoodforatour

C

Mydaughteris6yearsold.Ilethertaketwocourses,onewastraditionalChinesedance,and

theotherwaschildmodeling.Shequicklypickedupthelatter（后者）.

Shehasmodelingclassesonceaweek.Tmsurethattheclasseswillmakehermoreconfident

（自信的）.

Before,mydaughterwastooafraidtotakethesubwaybecauseshewouldhavetomeetso

manypeople.Herlittlefacewouldturnpalewithfear.Thatmeantshealwaysstayedathome,soI

thoughtitnecessarytotakeheroutmoretoseetheoutsideworld.

Aftertakingtheclassesformorethanayear,Inoticedherprogress.Shedarestospeakwith

strangers.EvenontheT-stage,shecanbehaveherself.Soattendingmodelclasseswasthecorrect

decisionforher.

Onthestage,sheisseriousandcool.Butafterclassesoraperformance,shebecomesalively

kidagain.

IfshehasachancetobeaT-stageshowmodel,Iwon'trefusetheinvitationsforher.Iwill

supporthertodothesejobsinherfreetimeifshewants.

Ithinkparentsshouldn'timposetheirideasontheirchildrenbecauseit'sunfairtothechild.

Inthefuture,ifshehasaninterestinphysicsorEnglish,Iwillalsocontinuetosupporther.

64.Whydidthewritersupportherdaughtertoattendtheclasses?

A.Becauseshehopedherdaughterwouldbeamodel.

B.Becauseshewantedtoseeherdaughterperformonthestage.

C.BecauseherdaughterwasgoodattraditionalChinesedance.

D.Becauseshethoughttheycouldhelpmakehermoreconfident.

65.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"impose“meaninChinese?

A.引导B.强加C.解释D.摆脱

66.Whatdoyouknowaboutthewriter'sdaughter?

A.SheonlylikedtowatchTValoneathome.

B.Shethoughthermother'sdecisionwascorrect.

C.Shecanactverywellonthestagenow.

D.Shehadnotimetoplayafterclassesoraperformance.

67.Whatmightbethebesttitleforthepassage?

A.Mydaughter'sdreamB.Alivelygirl

C.AmodelontheT-stageD.Tilsupportmydaughter

D

Thefirst-everphotoofablackholeappearedonApril10,2019.Whatcanwelearnfromit?

Firstofall,blackholesarehugestarswithgravity（弓|力）sostrongthatevenlightcannotget

outoftheircontrol.

Asitsnamesuggests,ablackholeisblack,soit'llbeimpossibleto“see"againsttheblack

backdropofspace.Butnearbyobjects,aroundtheblackholewherelightcan'tgetaway-could

beseen.

Sothephotomayshowadarkpointwitharingofbrightlightaround.Butthatalsomightbe

achallenge,astheblackholeiscoveredinathickcloudofdust（灰尘）andgas.

Asyoumightexpect,thiswon'tbethephotoofthenightskyfromyoursmartphone.Photos

willcomefromtheEventHorizonTelescope（视界望远镜），acollectionoftelescopesaroundthe

worldspecifically（专门地）madetolookatblackholes.

ThephotofromtheblackholemaygiveusabetterunderstandingofAlbertEinstein\theory

ofgeneralrelativity（广义相对论）,whichhecameupwithin1915.Theshapeoftheblackhole's

eventhorizoncouldpossiblycastnewdoubt（产生新的怀疑）uponit.

Butevenifitcastsdoubt,thefindingwouldnotnecessarilymeanthathistheoryiswrong,

butwehavemorephysicstounderstand.

68.Whatareblackholesaccordingtothepassage?

A.Deepholes.B.Hugestars.C.Blackclouds.D.Stronglights.

69.Wecanfeelblackholesbyseeingaroundthem.

A.starsB.backdropsC.lightD.objects

70.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?

A.Itisimpossibleforustotakeaphotooftheblackholewithoursmartphones.

B.Theblackholeiscoveredwithathincloudofdustandgas.

C.Manyscientistshavetakenthephotosoftheblackholessofar.

D.Peoplefinditdifficulttostudytheblackholesandtheywillgiveup.

71.Fromthetext,weknowthephotooftheblackholewill.

A.tellusEinstein\theoryisreallywrong

B.helpusunderstandphysicsbetter

C.adviseusnottodoubtanything

D.remindusthatitisn'tworthstudying

72.Whatisthemainideaofthetextabove?

A.Howtoseetheblackhole.

B.Trytotakeaphotooftheblackhole.

C.Thefirstcomingphotooftheblackhole.

D.Somethingwewilllearnfromthephotooftheblackhole.

E

阅读下面短文，并用英语回答问题（请注意每小题后面的词数要求）。

Iusedtoseeamanonmytraintoworkeverymorning.Healwayssatalone,neverspoketo

anyoneandneverlistenedtomusic.

Abouteightdaysago,Inoticedhewasdoingavideocallwithafriendandusingsign

language.Afterheendedthecall,helookedsosad.IthoughtIshouldsaysomethingtocheerhim

uporjustaskifhewasokay,butwewouldn'tbeabletounderstandeachother.TheonlythingI

coulddowastoputmyhandonhisshoulderandsmile.Hestartedlookingatme.Ithoughtthat

howlonelyhemustfeel.

Fromthenon,IstartedstayingupafewhoursanightafterworklearningAmericanSign

LanguagefromsomevideosIfoundonline.

Thismorning,Isaidhellotohimforthefirsttimeandaskedhimhowhewasbyusingsign

language.Theshockedsmilehehadonhisfacemadeallthelatenightsandtireddaysworthwhile

（值得做的）.Needlesstosay,itwasn'tmuchofabigdeal.Buthenervouslygothisphoneout,

typed（打字）inamessageandhandedmethephone.Itjustsaid"thankyou”.

Itwasthelasttimewemetonthetrainandsincethen,Ihaven'tmetanotherpersonwhouses

signlanguage.However,Iwasreallythankfultohimforhelpingmebecomeabetterperson.

73.Wheredidthewriterusetomeettheman?（不超过5个词）

74.Whycouldn'tthewritercommunicatewiththemanat总rsl?（不超过10个词）

75.Howdidthewriterfeelabouttheman?（不超过5个单词）

答案：

56〜59DCCA60〜63BDCA64-67DBCD68-72BDABD

73.Onthetraintowork.

74.Becausehecouldn'tknowAmericanSignLanguage.

75.Hefeltthankful.

安徽省2021年中考英语临考提分模拟检测（二）

VI阅读理解（共20小题:每小题2分，满分40分）

阅读下列短文，从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个最佳选项。

A

OneThursdayevening,Iwastryingtoparkmycaronabusystreet.Ispentafewminutes

movingmycar,butIcouldn'tparkitintherightplace.Ifeltnervousandembarrassed.

Ayoungmangotoutofhiscarbehindmeandknockedonmycarwindow.Iopenedmyfront

sidewindow.Hesmiledatmeandsaid,“Wouldyoulikemetoparkyourcarforyou,madam?”

Igotoutofthecarandhandedhimmycarkey.Theyoungmanparkedmycarintheright

place.Iwasthankfultohim.Hesmiledandwentbacktohiscar.Heevendidn'ttellmehisname.

Thenextday,mysecretary,Marytoldmethatayoungmanwantedtovisitme.Hewanted

mycompanytoprovidehimwithajob.Iwasfreethatafternoon,soIagreedtomeettheman.

Iwaswaitingfortheyoungmaninmyoffice.Someoneknockedatthedoo匚WhenIopened

thedoor,Ifoundayoungmanstandingthere.Ismiled.AlthoughIdidn'tknowhisname,Iknew

hewasthekindmanwhoparkedthecarforme.Ofcourse,hegotajobmmycompany.

Believeitornot,helpingotherscanbringyougoodluck.

56.Wheredidthewritermeettheyoungmanforthefirsttime?

A.Inaparkinglot.B.Inheroffice.C.Inarestaurant.D.Atherhome.

57.Thewritersaidthankstotheyoungmanbecause.

A.heshowedherthewayB.hehelpedherrepairhercar

C.hehelpedherfindhercarkeyD.hehelpedherparkhercar

58.Afterreadingthetext,wecanknow.

A.thewriterandthemankneweachotherwell

B.thewriterofferedtheyoungmanajobinhercompanyatlast

C.theyoungmanhelpedthewriterforsomemoney

D.theyoungmandidn'tknowthewaytothewriter'scompany

59.Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?

A.Goodluckcanmakeyourich

B.Helpingothersishelpingourselves

C.Hardworkcanbringyougoodluck

D.Kindnessisasimportantaswealth

B

Readthepicturesbelowcarefullyandanswerthequestions:

RritUb8Anmican纣Britidi8AmericanEn^iah

MNriMMngWuittkf

SpellingDifference

BritishAmericanBritishAmerican

chipsFrenchfriesBritishAmerican

blockofflatsq)artmentbuilding

color

potatochips

apartmentaeroplaneairplane

biscuitcookiechequecheck

firstfloor

theatretheater

peckishsecondfloor

gray

grey

QAmericanEnglishalStaleamericancngluiiuslale^ovQAmericanEnglishalSlateamericancngliiihjrtalc^ovQAmericanEngliiihalStaleamericanenjtEshjrtalc^uv

60.AgirlinEnglandwillsaysheiswhenshefeelslikeeatingsomething.

A.peckishB.hungryC.thirstyD.full

61.IfyouliveonthesecondfloorinAmerica,tellyourEnglishfriendthatyouliveonthe

floor.

A.firstB.secondC.groundD.third

62.AnAmericanmansaysheenjoysinKFC.

A.potatoB.FrenchfriesC.chipsD.crisps

63.Whatcanwelearnfromthetext?

A."Gray"and"grey"don'tmeanthesame.

B.Thesepicturesarefromagrammarbook.

C.AmericancookiesarecalledbiscuitsinEngland.

D.There'snodifferencebetweenAmericanEnglishandBritishEnglish.

C

ArapcalledYeLangDisco（WildWolfDisco）hasstormed（弓I爆）China'smusicplatforms（平

台）sinceitfirstappearedintheTVshowRapofChinainAugust,2019.The33-year-oldDong

Baoshi（Gem）,arapperfromNortheastChina,quicklybecamefamousthankstothepopularsong.

OnOct15,WilliamChanreleasedhisCantoneseversion（版本）ofYeLangDiscowithMV,

whichquicklyclimbedtothetopofmostmusicrankingplatforms,pushingthesongtoalarger

audience.MeanwhileonDouyin,differentstarssuchasSaBeiningandWangYibohavedancedto

thesongintheirownway,makingtherapevenmorepopular.

Whydopeoplelovethesong?Somepeoplethinkittellsastoryofnormalpeople'sreallives

whileotherssaythatithasremindedthemofoldmemories.Teenagerssayit'seasytosingalong

with.Someoneevenbelievesthatit'snotjustapopularsongbutapieceofartwork.It'sno

wonderthatnetizenssay:t4ThefirsttimeIheardthesong,Ididn'tgetitspoint.Thesecondtime,I

feltitwasquiteinteresting.Atthethirdtry,thesongcouldn'tgetoutofmyhead.”

Isthereanyothersongthatalwayssticksinsideyourmind?Shareitwithusinthecomment

areabelow.

64.ThesongYeLangDiscobecamehotafteritcameoutin.

A.Douyin.B.RapofChina.C.Douban.D.NeteaseMusic.

65.Amongthefollowingreasonswhypeoplelovethesong,whichisNOTright?

A.ThesongiswritteninEnglish.

B.Ittellsastoryofnormalpeople'sreallives.

C.Ithasremindedpeopleofoldmemories.

D.It'seasytosingalongwith.

66.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“release“meaninChinese?

A.放松B.释放C.发行D.升级

67.Wheremightyoureadthisarticle?

A.Inanewspaper.B.Inamagazine.C.Inadictionary.D.OnWeibo.

D

Intheautumnof2019,adocumentwaswidelyspreadonsocialmedianetworks.According

tothedocument,thegovernmentwilltakeactiontocontrolthequalityofhighereducation.For

example,collegestudentswhofailtheexamsusedtogetachanceofpassingthembeforetheend

ofthelastschoolyear.However,thenewdocumentstopscollegesfromholdingsuchexams.

XiaoBi,astudentfromNanjingUniversity,saidthatexampressurecanhelpstudentslearn

moreknowledgeandhesupportsthenewpolicy.

ChenXiao,ateacheratBeijingNormalUniversity,saidthepolicywillhopefullyimprove

highereducation.4tAnormallifeshouldbelikethis:Apupilplayswellduringhis/herchildhood

andhe/shegraduallyfacesacademicpressure（学术压力）ashe/sheenterscollege”,shesaid.

“Thenhe/shewillgainthenecessaryskillsforofficeandsuitthelifestyleaftergraduation.

However,inthepast,ourchildrenstudiedhardinprimaryschool,middleschool,andhighschool,

butplayedhardatcollegebecausetheythoughttheyhadfinishedthehardestpartoftheirlife.”

Jennifer,anothercollegeteacherinBeijing,saidthatitisnecessarytomakesurecollege

graduateshavethenecessaryskillswhentheygetjobs.t6Ifamedicalstudentfailsthetestsbutthe

collegegiveshimachancethatheshouldnothave,willthatbefairtohispatientswhenhe

becomesadoctor?^^

ZhouMi,astudentfromPekingUniversity,alsosupportsthedocument,sayingthatifa

collegestudentcangraduateeasily,that'sunfairforthestudentswhoworkhard.Butshealso

calledformeasurestohelpstudentsstudyhard,insteadofputtingpressureonthemonly.

68.Accordingtothenewdocument,thegovernmentwilltakeactionto.

A.helptheuniversitystudentspassexamsB.controlthequalityofhighereducation

C.makeiteasiertograduateD.improveuniversitystudents,pressure

69.Whoseuniversityisnotinthesamecityasothers'?

A.XiaoBi's.B.ChenXiao's.C.Jennifer's.D.ZhouMi's.

70.ZhouMisupportsthedocumentbecause.

A.pressurecanhelpstudentslearnmoreknowledge

B.collegestudentsshouldhavethenecessaryskillswhentheygetjobs

C.it'sunfairtothestudentswhoworkhardifanyonegraduateseasily

D.thegovernmentshouldputpressureonstudents

71.WhichofthefollowingsentencesisRIGHT?

A.Onlyuniversitystudentsareinterestedinthenewdocument.

B.Jenniferdoesn'tsupportthedocument.

C.ChenXiaoistheonlyteacherofthefourpeople.

D.ZhouMithinksthegovernmentshouldhelpstudentsstudyhard.

72.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?

A.Discussiononanewdocument.

B.Howtocontrolthequalityofeducation.

C.Moreacademicpressure.

D.ChangesinChineseeducation.

E

阅读下面短文，并用英语回答问题（请注意每小题后面的词数要求）。

Doyoueverwishyouwereasthinasamodel（模特）orasstrongasyourfavouritefootball

player?Maybeyouwishyouweretallerorjustthinneralittle.Thosethoughtsareanaturalpartof

growingup.

Butlearningwhatyoucanandcan'tchangeaboutyourbodyispartofgrowingup,too.Itcan

behardtodo.Butwhenpeopleacceptthewaytheylook,theyoftenfeelhappier.

Somechildrenworrythatthey'renotgrowinganddevelopingasfastastheirfriends.It's

importanttoknowthatpuberty（青春期）doesn'thappenatthesametimeforeverychild.And

therearenospecialmedicinesthatcanmakeithappensooner!

Eatinghealthyfoodandexercisingmorecanmakeallchildrenfeelbetter.Why?Because

theywillhelpyoufeelenergetic（精力充沛的）andkeepyourbodyworkingjustthewayitshould

be.

WatchingTVandplayingcomputergamescanbefun,buttheydon'tdomuchforyourbody

becauseyousitwhenyoudothem.Butwhenyoumoveyourbody—byplaying,dancing,taking

partinsports,orevencleaningyourroom-youexerciseyourmuscles（肌肉）.Whenyouexercise

themuscle,itgetsstronger.Andwhenyouhavestrongmuscles,youcandowhateveryouwant.

73.Whendopeopleoftenfeelhappierabouttheirbodiesaccordingtothepassage?（不超过10个

词）

74.Whatcanmakeallchildrenfeelbetter?（不超过10个词）

75.Howdoesyourmusclebecomewhenyouexerciseit?（不超过5个词）

答案：

56〜59ADBB60〜63AABC64-67BACD68-72BACDA

73.Whenpeopleacceptthewaytheylook.

74.Eatinghealthyfoodandexercisingmore.

75.Itbecomesstronger.

安徽省2021年中考英语临考提分模拟检测（三）

VI阅读理解（共20小题:每小题2分，满分40分）

阅读下列短文，从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个最佳选项。

A

WinnerWheretheyliveWhattheydidPurpose

CharlieAbramsCo-foundedAffectedTofightclimate（气候）change,

15,andJeremyOregonGeneration,ayouth-ledhelpimplementedM）effective

Clark,14nonprofitorganizationclimatepolicy（政策）

InventedaRemotelyOperatedTodetect（探测）micro-plastics

AnnaDu,13Massachusetts

Vehicle（ROV）ontheoceanfloor

Developedbetterlife-savinglbprovidefoodforstarving

GarykBrixi,18Maryland

relieffoodforstarving（挨饿childrenindevelopingcountries

的）children

Will,14,and

Co-foundedtheBlueFeetTohelpsavetheblue-fboted

MatthewMassachusetts

Foundationbooby（鲤鸟）

Gladstone,11

56.Whocreatedanorganizationtofightclimatechange?

A.AnnaDu.B.WillandMatthewGladstone.

C.GarykBrixi.D.CharlieAbramsandJeremyClark.

57.WheredoesAnna,theinventorofROV,comefrom?

A.Massachusetts.B.California.

C.Oregon.D.Maryland.

58.Whichofthefollowinghelpssavetheblue-footedbooby?

A.AffectedGeneration.B.ARemotelyOperatedVehicle.

C.BlueFeetFoundation.D.Relieffoodforstarvingchildren.

59.Whatisthepurposeofthetext?

A.Toencourageteenagerstodosomethingmeaningful.

B.Toletpeopleknowwherethekidslive.

C.Toprovidepeoplewithsomeinformationabouttheclimatechange.

D.Toaskpeopletoraisemoneyforthekids.

B

Manyanimalsliveinandaroundbodiesofwater.Takeducks,forexample.Duckslovethe

water.Youcanoftenseethemfloatinghappilyonthesurfaceoflakes,creeks,riversandponds.

Ducksswimeasilyinallkindsofweather.Feathersprotectthemandotherbirdsagainstthe

cold.

Ducksaregreathunters.Youcanwatchthemdivingdownunderthewaterforfood,with

theirbottomsandfeetstickingupintheair.Ducksoftenlivenearwater.Thisiswheretheymate

（交配）andlaytheireggs.

So,youcouldsaythatducksreallyknowwater.Innature,theyarewaterexperts（专家）.This

bringsustoourexpression:totaketosomethinglikeaducktowater.Thismeansyouarereally

goodatsomethingwithouteventryingveryhard.Itisnotastruggle（搏斗）foryouatall.Itis

almostasifyouwereborntodoit.Andyoureallyenjoyit.Forexample,thefirsttimetheboygot

onabicycleandherodesurprisinglywell.Youcouldsayhetooktobikinglikeaducktowater.

Whenmyfriendtoldmethatshewantedtostartrockclimbing,Iworriedabouther.Rock

climbingcanbeadifficultandevendangeroussport.Butshehastakentorockclimbinglikea

ducktowater!Now,she'sevencompetinginrockclimbingcompetitions.

60.Whatmaytheunderlinedword“floating“meaninChinese?

A.漂浮B.觅食C.打架D.潜水

61.WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?

A.Duckscanonlyliveinwater.

B.Duckscanonlyliveinthewaterwhenitisfine.

C.Duckscanfindfoodinthewatereasily.

D.Ducksmateandlaytheireggsinwalei*.

62.IfyouaresaidtotaketoEnglishlikeaducktowater,whatdoesitmean?

A.Youaren'tinterestedinEnglish.

B.YouarereallygoodatEnglish.

C.YoumuststudyEnglishharderthanbefore.

D.Youneedn'tstudyhardatEnglishatall.

63.Whichofthefollowingmaybethebesttitleforthetext?

A.Duckslovethewater

B.Totaketosomethinglikeaducktowater

C.Ducksaregreathunters

D.Learningtoswimfromaduck

C

Rubyfeltverysorrytolearnthatanoldpersoninanursinghomehadtogiveupherdog

becauseshecouldn'taffordtoraiseit.Theoldperson,Pearl,receivedonly$40amonthfrom

Medicaid（医疗补助计划）.Eleven-year-oldRubycouldn'tbelievealmostImillionotherpeople

likePearl,weretryingtoliveonsolittlemoney.

InspiredbyPearl,RubyfoundedThreeWishesforRuby'sResidentstosupportoldpeople

livinginnursinghomesacrosstheU.S.Rubyvisitsthem,asking,tcIfyoucouldhaveanythree

thingsintheworld,whatwouldtheybe?”Shethoughttheywouldwantmoneyorcars,butshe

wassurprisedthattheirrequestsweresosimple.Shethentriestomeettheirwishes,likefreshfruit,

bettertoothpasteorshoesthatfitthem.

Thefirstday,sheandhermomboughtnearlyeverythingonthelist.ButthenRubystartedto

collectmoneytohelpfulfill实现）morewishes.Shecreatedanonlineactivitytohelpmorepeople,

andraisedmorethan$2