江苏省无锡市2021年中考二模英语试卷分类汇编：阅读理解

江苏省无锡市

2021年中考二模英语试卷分类汇编

阅读理解

江苏省无锡市滨湖区、经开区七校联考2020-2021学年九年级下学期二模英语卷

三、阅读理解（本大题共26分，每小题2分）

阅读下面的短文，然后根据短文内容选择最佳选项。

Ifyouhaveeverbeenswimmingintheocean,youmayhavenoticedthatseawateriseasiertofloatinthan

poolwater.Here'swhy.

You'llneed:Twobowls;Foodcoloring;Spoon;Salt;Twoeggs

1.Fillbowlshalfwaywithwater.

Whathappens?

Theeggintheplain

watersinks（洗碗槽）.

Theegginthesaltwater

2.Add10tablespoonsofsalttoonebowl,mixuntilitdissolves（溶解），andthen

floats.（Ifthesaltwater

addseveraldropsofcolor.

eggdoesnotfloatwell,

mixmoresaltintothe

bowl.）

Thewaterand

3.Carefully,putaneggintoeachbowlofwaterandwatchwhathappens.

saltparticles（粒子）inthe

saltwaterbowlare

closertogetherthan

plainwaterparticlesare.

Theypushharderagainsttheeggthantheplainwaterparticlesdoandtheeggfloats.

25.Accordingtothepassage,iftheegginthesaltwaterdoesn'tfloat,whichisthereason?

A.Thereisn'tenoughwater.B.Theeggistoobig.

C.Thebowlistoosmall.D.Thereisn'tenoughsalt.

26.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordt4plain^^probablymean?

A.withsaltB.withparticlesC.withcolorD.withnothingelse

27.Thewritermaywritethearticletoexplain.

A.whytheeggfloatsinthesaltwater

B.whypeoplefloatmoreeasilyinthesea

C.howwecanmaketheeggfloatinwater

D.howthewaterandsaltparticlesacttogether

B

Haveyoueverbeentoabuffet（自助餐）restaurant?Youcaneatasmuchasyouwantforonelowpriceat

theseplaces.

Sadly,manyoftheserestaurantshaveclosedintheUSbecauseoftheCOVID-19pandemic（大流行）.At

buffetrestaurants,peoplehavetoshareoneservingareawhentheygettheirfood,whichmakesiteasierfor

sicknesstospread.Butforalongtime,theywerequitepopular.

“Buffet”istheFrenchwordforsideboard-apieceoffurniturethatwasusedtoservefoodanddisplay（展示）

servingdishes.Thewordwaslaterusedtodescribeanewdiningidea:29,includingsoups,salads,and

otherdishesthatareeasytoshare.

MostbuffetrestaurantsintheUSare“allyoucaneat”-thatis,youpayonepriceandcangobacktothe

buffettableforseconds,thirds,orevenfourthsaday!

Infact,oneofmyfirstexperienceswithChinesefoodwasatabuffet.Chinesebuffetsareverycommoninthe

US.EveninthesmalltownwhereIwenttocollege,therewerethreedifferentChinesebuffetrestaurants.Iwould

oftengotherewithmyfriendsonweekends.Wewouldpayjusteightdollarstoeatplateafterplateofkungpao

chicken,gingerbeef,andeggrolls.Forkidslikeuswhodidn'thavemuchmoney,theChinesebuffetwasa

lifesaver.

HereinChina,IsometimesgotoaSundaybuffetatafancy（高档的）hotel.It\abitexpensive,butwhenIgo,

IcaneatasmuchsteakandshrimpsasIwant.

28.Whatcanwelearnaboutthebuffetrestaurantsfromthepassage?

A.Therearemoredishesinthebuffetrestaurantsthanincommonrestaurants.

B.Peoplemaygetilleasilyinthebuffetrestaurants.

C.Thepriceofthefoodinthebuffetrestaurantsisverylow.

D.Peoplecangobacktothebuffetrestaurantsmanytimesaweekiftheypayoneprice.

29.Whichofthefollowingsentencesisthemostsuitablefortheblank29?

A.sharingthedishesyouhavewithothers

B.servingyourselffromawideselectionofdishes

C.havingdishesbyyourself

D.makingdishesbyyourself

30.What'sthemainideaofthepassage?

A.Eatinginthebuffetrestaurantscanhelpcustomerssavemoney.

B.Thebuffetrestaurantsarenotaspopularasbeforebecauseofthepandemic.

C.ThedifferencesbetweenUSbuffetrestaurantsandChinesebuffetrestaurants.

D.Theauthor'sexperiencesinthebuffetrestaurants.

C

Developmentintechnologynowtieuscloserthaneverbefore.Wecancallourfriendsfromathousand

kilometersaway.Wecantext.WecantalktoeachotheratthepushofabuttononWeChat.

Thereare,ofcourse,advantagestothesemodemwaysofcommunicating.However,doweeverthinkabout

whatwearelosing?Assomeonewholikeswritingandreceivingletters,Ioftenfeelsadthatsofewpeoplenow

giveletterwritingafairchance.

Whileyoumightcallletterwritingold-fashioned,Ibelieveweshouldallwriteandsendlettersmoreoften.

Tobeginwith,there5slotsofloveinahandwrittenletter.Thisiswhytextingorcallingdoesn'tfeelasspecial

asletter-it'smorerushed.Thesedays,wewanttogetthingsdoneinthequickestway.Tosavetime,weoftenuse

shortenedsentences.

Handwrittenletters,however,passmuchmorewarmthbecausewetakethetime.Writinglettersallowsusto

expresstosomeonehowmuchwecareabouthiminadetailedway.

Sowhenwereceivealetter,wefeelweareloved,rememberedandmissed.Infact,theprocess（过程）of

writingalettercanmakeusfeelhappytoo.Whenwesitdownandandputourheartintowhatwearewriting,we

allowourselvestoabreakfromthestressofourlives.

Moreover,whiletextscomeandgo,letterscanbekeptforever.Wecanalwaysgobackandreadthemagain.

Bykeepingaletter,wekeepapartofthatpersonandhisrelationshipwithus.

Now,pickupyourpen!Writetoyourcousinsaboutyourschool.Letyourfriendsknowhowmuchyoumiss

them.Lefsbringbacktheartofletterwriting.

31.Accordingtothewriter,theprocessofwritingmakesushappybecause.

A.wearesavinganoldtraditionB.weareloved,rememberedandmissed

C.wearekeepingapartofourselvesD.weareawayfromthestressofourlives

32.Howarehandwrittenlettersdifferentfromtextmessages?

a.textmessagesareconsideredold-fashioned

b.textmessagesareoftenwritteninahurry

c.textmessagescannotbekeptforever

d.textmessagescostmorethanhandwrittenletters

A.abB.bcC.adD.bd

33.Whafsthepurposeofthepassage?

A.ToencouragepeopletoavoidusingWeChat.

B.Toaskschoolstoteachstudentshowtowriteletters.

C.Toencouragepeopletowriteandsendlettersmoreoften.

D.Tosharethewriter\experienceofwritingandsendingletters.

D

Dorothyandherfriendswerenervoustogetoutoftheforest

assoonastheycould,sotheyhurriedalongtheyellowbrickroad.

LWizardo

WitfiThree-DimensionalPop-UpScon”Itwasnotlongbeforetheycametoawiderriver.

“Whatcanwedonow?”Dorothycried.t4Thereisn'tatreetall

enoughtofallacrossthisriver.”

“There'snoproblem,theScarecrowsaid."TheTinWoodman

willbuildaraft（木筏）

AndthisiswhattheTinWoodmandid.Andwhilehewasbusymakingtheraft,Dorothyfoundsomewildfruit

andnuts,whichsheatehungrily.Then,becauseitwastakingtheTinWoodmanalongtimetofinishtheraft,

Dorothylaydownandwenttosleep.

Thenightpassedwithoutanyproblems,andthenextmorningthesmallraftwasready.Dorothysatinthe

middlewithToto.Thelionstoodatoneendandnearlymadetheboatsink（沉没）becausehewassobigandheavy.

TheScarecrowandtheTinWoodmanstoodattheotherend.Theybothhadlongpoles（杆子）thattheyusedto

pushtheraftthroughthewater.

Atfirstallwentwell,butthentheriverbecamesodeepthatthepolescouldn'tnottouchthebottom.TheTin

Woodmansaid,“Ifwecannotstaynearthelandandtheyellowbrickroad,theWickedWitchoftheWestwilluse

hermagicandhurtus.”

“Andthenwewon'tmeettheWizard,andIwon'tgetanywisdom,theScarecrowsaid.

“AndIwon'tgetaheart,“theTinWoodmansaid.

“AndIwon'tgetanycourage,theLionsaid.

“AndrilnevergethometoKansas,“Dorothysaid."Wemustdosomething.^^

TheScarecrowwasabletopushtherafttotheriverbank.Dorothy,Toto,theLionandtheTinWoodmangot

off.BeforetheScarecrowcouldgetoff,however,theboatmovedawayfromtheriverbankandcarriedthe

Scarecrowdowntheriver.

Dorothysaid,"Perhapswe'llmeettheraftfurtherdowntheriver.Themostimportantthingnowistogetback

totheyellowbrickroadandcontinueonourwaytotheCityofEmeralds.^^

TheLionandtheTinWoodmanagreed,andtheysetoffalongtheriverbank.Itwasnotlongbeforetheysaw

theScarecrow.Hewasholdingontothepoleinthemiddleoftheriver.Therewasnosignoftheraft.

34.WhatprobablyhappenedtoDorothyandherfriendsbeforethispassage?

A.TheymettheWizard.B.Theymetdangerinaforest.

C.Theirdreamcametrue.D.TheWickedWitchoftheWesthelpedthem.

35.Whatcanwelearnfromthispassage?

A.TheTinWoodmanwantedtogetsomewisdom.

B.TheLionhelpedtopushtherafttotheriverbank.

C.Dorothydidn'twanttheScarecrowtogoonwiththem.

D.ItwasdangerousforDorothyandherfriendstostayfarawayfromtheland.

36.Whichisthecorrectorderofthefollowingthings?

①Dorothyandherfriendsgotofftheraft.

②TheTinWoodmanbegantobuildaraft.

③Dorothyfoundsomewildfruitandnutstoeat.

@TheScarecrowwascarrieddowntheriverwiththeraft.

A.②③①④B.③②④①C.①④③②D.③④②①

37.Whatkindofnovelcanyouinfer（推断）fromthestory?

A.Romanticfictions.B.Sciencefictions.C.Growing-upnovels.D.Travelnovels.

答案：

25-29DDBCB30-34BDBCB35-37DAC

2020-2021无锡市大桥实验学校九年级下学期第二次中考模拟考试英语试卷

三、阅读理解(2*13=26分)

A

MathHolidays

MoleDay

MoleDayiscelebratedannuallyonOct.23from6:02amto6:02pm.ItcelebratesAvogadro'sNumber

(approximately),whichisabasicmeasuringunitinchemistry.ThefirstMoleDaytookplacein1991andhasbeen

honoredeveryyearsince.TheconceptofacelebratorydaywascreatedbyMauriceOehler,aretiredhighschool

chemistryteacher.Itaimstodevelopinterestinchemistry,encouragingschoolsaroundtheglobetocelebrateMole

Daywithvariousactivitiesrelatedtochemistry.

FibonacciDay

Nov.23marksFibonacciDay,aspecialdaythatcelebratestilemanknownasLeonardoFibonacciwho

developedamathematicalconceptcalledtheFibonacciSequence,inwhicheveiynumberisthesumofthe

previoustwonumbers.So,forexample,11/23marksthedaybecause1+1equals2,andthen1+2equals3(thedate

beingthe23rd),Itmaybesomewhatdifficulttograsp,buttheconceptisnotentirelytheoretical.

SquareRootDay

SquareRootDayisaholidaythatoccurswhenthemonthanddayaresquarerootsofthelasttwodigitsofthe

year:e.g.2/2/2004and3/3/2009.ThelastSquareRootDaywas4/4/2016andthenextonewillbe5/5/2025.The

holidaywascreatedbyahighschoolteacherRonGordoninRedwoodCity,California,whonoticedthatan

upcomingdate(9/9/1981)representedasquareroot.

PiDay

Thegranddaddyofmathematicalandscientificholidays,however,fallseveryyearonMar.14.Thedate,3/14,

representsthefirstthreenumeralsinthecalculationofpi;sothedateisknownannuallyasPiDay.PiDaywas

foundedin1988byphysicistLarryShawworkingattheExploratoriuminSanFrancisco.Theeventfeaturedthe

eatingofvariouspies,tossingpizzapiedoughandparadesandspeeches.

1.WhichholidayislinkedtoAvogadro'sNumber?

A.PiDay.B.MoleDay.C.FibonacciDay.D.SquareRootDay.

2.WhichofthefollowingdatesisaSquareRootDay?

A.Oct.23,2020.B.Sept.9,2021.C.Mar.14,2030.D.Jun6,2036.

3.WhowasthefirstmantocelebratePiDay?

A.LarryShaw.B.RonGordon.C.MauriceOehler.D.LeonardoFibonacci.

B

Honestycomesinmanyforms.Firstthere9sself^honesty.Iswhatpeopleseetherealarticleordoyouappear

throughsmokeandmirrors?IfindthatifItrytobesomethingI'mnot,Ifeelunsureofmyselfandtakeoutapart

frommyPBA（personalbankaccount）.IlovehowsingerJudyGarlandputit,“Alwaysbeafirst-classversion（版

本）ofyourself,insteadofasecond-classversionofsomebodyelse.^^

Thenthere'shonestyinouractions.Areyouhonestatschool,withyourparents,andwithyourboss?If

you'veeverbeendishonest,Ithinkweallhave,trybeinghonest,andnoticehowwholeitmakesyoufeel.

Remember,youcan'ttowrongandfeelright.ThisstorybyJeffisagoodexampleofthat:

Inmysecondyearofstudy,therewerethreekidsinmymathclasswhodidn7dowell.Iwasreallygoodatit.

IwouldchargethemthreedollarsforeachtestthatIhelpedthempass.I'dwriteonalittlepieceofpaperallthe

rightanswers,andhandthemoff.

AtfirstIfeltlikeIwasmakingmoney,kindofanicejob.Iwasn7thinkingabouthowitcouldhurtallofus.

AfterawhileIrealizedIshouldn7dothatanymore,becauseIwasn7reallyhelpingthemTheyweren7learning

anything,anditwouldonlygetharderdowntheroad.Cheatingcertainlywasn7helpingme.

Ittakescouragetobehonestwhenpeopleallaroundyouaregettingawaywithcheatingontests,lyingtotheir

parents,andstealingatwork.But,remember,everyactofhonestyisadeposit（储蓄）intoyourPBAandwillbuild

strength.

4.WhichofthefollowingcanbestexplainJudyGarland'swords?

A.Beyourtrueselfratherthanfollowothers.

B.Don'tcopyothersoryoucan'tbethefirstclass.

C.Makeeffortstobethefirstinsteadofthesecond.

D.Don'tlearnfromothersunlessthey'reexcellent.

5.WhatdoestheauthorexpecttoshowbyJeffsstory?

A.Honestycanbeofgreathelp.

B.Abadthingcanbeturnedintoagoodone.

C.Helpingotherscheatcandogoodtonobody.

D.Oneshouldrealizethewronginhisbaddeeds.

6.Inthelastparagraphtheauthormainlywantstoexpress.

A.onemustbebravetobehonest

B.it'sdifficulttobehonestwhenothersarenot

C.oneshouldbehonestwhenmakingadeposit

D.honestlyinone'sactionscanhelphiminthefuture

C

Familyfightsareneverpleasant.WhetheryouaredealingwithaloudsisterorastubbornmomorDad,the

situationcanbebad.Atleastthafswhatwehavelearnedtoexpect.

Whatifitcouldbedifferent?Whatiffamilyfightsandconflictscouldbeturnedintoopportunitiestobecome

closer?Whatifproblemscouldbesolvedwitheveryonewalkingawayfeelingmoredeeplycaredfbrandloved?

Familyquarrelis,ononelevel,aboutpower.Someoneistellingsomeoneelsewhattodo.Inashortmoment,

emotionscanbebroughtoutandthefightison.Inanyquarrel,youhaveaneedtobelistenedtoandunderstood.

Peopleraisetheirvoicesandshoutateachotherbecausetheyarenotbeinglistenedto.Ifstotallyunoonscious.

Youwantyourfamilymemberstolisten,understandandcare.Butyoualwaysseemtoforgetthatthepersonyou're

quarrelingwithhasthesameneed.Soifyoucanputasideyourneedforafewminutes,thesituationwillchange

quickly.Givetheotherpersonsometimetoexpresshisorherfeelings,andyou'llearnyourturntobelistenedto.

Andwhileyouarelistening,youhavetolistenfortherightinformation.Thebestwaytodothisistoignore

mostofthewordsbecausemanypeoplecan'texpresswhattheyarefeelingwithwordsalone,especiallywhenthey

areupset.

Butifthesituationstartstogetoutofhand,itwouldbewisetojustcalmdownandleavetheproblemuntil

laterbecausemanyquarrelshappenedatthewrongtime.Youcaneithermoveontoproblemsolvingorreachan

agreementtoworkonitatabettertime.

7.WhichoftheendingisNOTthesituationtheauthorthinksisdifferentfromwhatpeoplelearntoexpect?

A.Therelationshipbetweenfamilymembersbecomebetter.

B.Familymembersshareeachother'ssecretsafteraquarrel.

C.Childrengetastrongerfeelingthattheyarebeingcaredfor.

D.Parentsfindtheyarebeinglovedmoredeeplybytheirchildren.

8.Ifyoudosomethingunconsciouslyitmeans

A.youdon'treallylikeitB.youarenotawareofit

C.youdoitjustbyaccidentD.youdoitinabadmood

9.Whichonecouldbethebesttitle?

A.FamilyQuarrels:LearnandRespectB.BadFamilyQuarrels

C.StopaFamilyQuarrelIfItIsWrongD.SolvingFamilyQuarrelsNeedsSkills

D

Aroadsidesystemdetects（检测）ifamobilephoneisinuseinapassingvehicleisbeingtestedintheUKfirst.

Thoughbeingunabletotellwhetherthedriverisusingthephone,itishopedthatitwillactasawarningtopeople

whomakecallsbehindthewheel.Thetechnologypicksupthephonesignalinthevehicleandmakesaroadside

warningsignofamobilephonewitharedlinethroughit.

Thesystemcannottellthedifferencebetweenadriverandapassengeronabus,buttosomedegreeitcan

warndriversthattheycanbedetectedusingtheirphones.Usingadirectionalantenna（天线），thedetectorpicksup

radiowavesproducedbyaphonehandset,andmeasuresthesignalstrengthandlengthofthem.Whenasignalis

detectedofduralion（持续时间）longenoughandsignalstrengthstrongenoughtosetoffthesystem,thedetector

activates（激活）thewarningsign.ThedetectorisabletofindBluetoothconnectionsorhands-freedeviceswhich,

whenpickedup,willpreventtheactivation.

Whilethisnewsystemisnoreplacementforapoliceofficercatchingsomeoneintheact,itcouldbeenoughto

makesomedriversthinktwice-andthathastobeapositivestepforward.However,justastechnologyhasenabled

theproblemofdriversusingmobilephonesagainstthelaw,itcanalsobeabigpartofthesolutioningetting

peopletostop.DatafromthedeviceswillbesharedwithNorfolkPolice,thecountycouncilsaid.Thecouncilsaid

thatenablingthesystemtorecordexactnumberpalates（车牌）couldbea"futuredevelopment”.

Usingamobilephoneatthewheelisoneofthefourroadcrimeswhichcanhaveterribleresultsifitcausesa

deadlyorseriouscarcrash.Lawenforcement（执行）technologyhasbeenfallingbehindforadecadeandnotmade

anyeasierbymotorproducersthatencourageuserstoplug（插入）intheirphonesevenbeforedriving.

10.WhyistheroadsidesystemusedaccordingtoParagraph1?

A.Tosendoutcellphonesignalstodrivers.

B.Todetectdrivers,illegaluseofcellphone.

C.Tomonitorpeople'suseofphoneswhiledriving.

D.Towarmpeopleagainstusingponeswhiledriving.

11.Howdoesthedetectoroftheroadsidesystemwork?

A.Itmeasuresthelengthofthephone.

B.Itwarnsdriverswithaphoneinhand.

C.Itpicksupradiowavesfromhandsets.

D.Itactivatesthevehicle'sBluetoothsystem.

12.Whatdoesthetextsuggestdriversdowiththeroadwarningsign?

A.ConnectBluetoothwhiledriving.B.Haveaclosewatchofroadsigns.

C.Avoidbeingpickedupbydetectors.D.Stopusingahands-freemobilephone.

13.Whatwillthecountycouncilprobablydointhefuture?

A.Sharethedeviceswiththepolice.

B.Makethesystemmoreadvanced.

C.Replacethepolicewiththenewsystem.

D.Takestepstosettleroadsafetyproblems.

答案：

BDAADDBBDDCAB

2021年江苏省无锡市侨谊集团九年级下学期二模英语试卷

二、阅读理解阅读下面的短文，然后根据短文内容，在每小题所给的四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在

答题卡上将该项涂黑。（本大题共13小题；每小题2分，满分26分）

A

Lookalthispicturebelow.IlshowsIhelayers（层）ofarainforestandwhatlivesineachlayer.

EmergentLayer

thetallesttrees

CanopyorRoof

butterflies,birds,

insects,smallanimals

Understory

moreinsectsandbirds

ForestFloor

largeanimalsand

moreinsects

25.Whatinformationcanyougetfromthepicture?

A.Lifeinarainforest.B.Beautifulbirdsandbutterflies.

C.Livingplacesofanimals.D.Differentkindsofwildanimals.

26.Whichlayerdoelephantsliveon?

A.Emergentlayer.B.Canopy.C.Understory.D.ForestFloor.

27.Inwhichcolumn（专栏）ofamagazinecanyoureadthearticle?

A.Fashion.B.Science.C.Lifestyle.D.Business.

Doyouknow5G?Itisthefifthgeneration（代）ofmobilenetworktechnology.Thesenewnetworksare

coming.

Chinajustissued（发放）commerciallicensesfor5GonJune6,2020.ThismeansthatChina'stelecom

companiesweresoonabletooffer5Gnetworksformobilephoneusers.

Eachmobilenetworkgenerationisfasterandmorepowerfulthantheonebeforeit.1Gletustalktoeachother.

2Gletussendmessages.3GgaveusdataandtheInternet.And4Gmadeallofthesethingsfaster.What'sspecial

about5G?

5Ghasaveryshortdelaybetweensendingandreceivinginformation.Now,4Gtakesabout100to200

milliseconds（毫秒）tosendandreceivedata.But5Gwillgetitdownto1millisecondorless-thisisalmost

real-time.

ThisbigchangewillnotonlymakeourmobileInternetfaster,butalsodeeplychangeourlives.Readonto

findouthow.

5G+entertainment5Gnetworksareabout100timesfasterthan4G.Thismeansyoucandownloadamoviein

secondsusing5G.Also,virtualreality(VR)gameswillbecomemorepopularwith5G.Theshortdelayof5Gwill

makethegamesfeelevenmorereal.

5G+transportation5Gwillalsobringussaferself-drivingcars.Thesecarscansendsignalstoeachother.They

alsotalktotrafficlightsandroadsensors(传感器).5Gwillallowcarstoreactevenfasterthanhumandrivers.

5G+smarthomes5GalsomakestheInternetofthingspossible.TheInternetofthingsisalargenetworkthat

connectseverythingtotheInternet.Smarthomesarepartofit.Forexample,yourtoastercanautomaticallystart

makingbreakfastafteryouralarmclockrings.Andifitssensorfeelstheairbecomingdry,asmartsprinklerwill

wateryourplantsbyitself.

28.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"delay"inParagraph4probablymeaninChinese?.

A.卡顿B.暂停C.延时D.断开

29.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?

A.Wecandownloadamoviefasterwith5G.

B.Humandriverscansendsignalsattrafficlights.

C.Theplantscanwaterthemselvesbyasmartsprinklerwith5G.

D.5Gisfasterandmorepowerfulthan4G.

30.What'sthemainideaofthepassage?

A.Mobilephoneuserscanuse5Gnetworks.

B.Eachmobilenetworkgenerationhastheirownadvantages.

C.5Gwillchangeourlivesinmanyways.

D.5Gwillbringussaferself-drivingcars.

C

PierreDupinhaddeliveredmilktothefamiliesonPrinceEdwardStreetforthirtyyears.Allthatknewhim

lovedhim.

Everymorningatfive,Pierrearrivedatthemilkcompany'sstables,sayingtoJoseph,<4Goodmorning!Myold

friend!^^Then,thetwostartedtheirdayproudly.WithoutanyorderfromPierre,thewagonwouldrolldownthe

street.Thehorsestoppedatthefirsthouse.There,JosephwouldwaitperhapsthirtysecondsforPierretogetdown

offhisseatandputabottleofmilkatthefrontdoor.......

Oneday,thepresidentofthecompanycametochecktheearlymorningmilkdeliveries.Jacques,the

foreman（领班）ofthestables,pointedtoPierreandsaid,“Seehowthehorselistensandhowheturnshishead

towardPierre?”

“Yeah!ButPierre'sgettingold."saidthepresident,"Tellhimitistimeherested......."

ButPierresaid,“MylifewillbenothingifIcan'tdriveJosepheveryday.Wearetwooldmen!Letuswear

outtogether.WhenJosephisreadytoleave,thenItoowilldoso.”

Thenonecoldmorning,afterabouttwoyears,Jacquessaid,“Pierre,yourhorse,Joseph,didn'twakeup.Go

overandseehim.”

Pierretookonestepforward,thenturned."No...no...You...youdon'tunderstand,Jacques.”

Now,JacqueslookedintoPietre'sqies.Hesawadead,lifelesslookinthem.Sohesaid,“Takethedayoff,

Pierre!

Pierresteppedintothestreet.Thentherecameawarningshoutandascreech（尖锐的杀lj车声）…

Fiveminuteslater,adoctorannounced,“Pierre'sdead...^^

“Icouldn'thelpit."thedriversaid,uWhy,hewalkedasthoughhewereblind?^^

Thedoctorbentdown."Blind?Ofcourse!Thismanhasbeenblindforfiveyears.^^heturnedtoJacques,

"Didn'tyouknowthat?”

“Noneofusknew.）,Jacquessaidsoftly,"Onlyone.......onlyoneknew—afriendofhis,namedJoseph...”

31.Pierrerefusedto