2018-2022年五年中考英语真题汇编（北京）：阅读理解（原卷版）

5年（2018-2022）中考1年模拟英语真题分项汇编（北京专用）

专题03阅读理夕

（2022年北京市中考英语真题）

A

WHOISYOURROLEMODEL?WHY?

ImissMrs.Whitemostafterprimary

MyrolemodelismyneighborMs.Li.Sheisin

school.Shewasourmathteacherand

hereightiesnowbutsheisstillyoungatheart.I

alwayspatientwithus.Shehelpedusto

oftenseeherridingherbikeintheparkandshe

workouttheanswersourselves,nomatter

alsospendstimedoingvolunteerwork.She

howdifficultthequestionswere.SoMrs.

helpsmeunderstandthatpeoplewon,tbeoldif

Whiteismyrolemodel,andIwanttobea

theystillhaveagreatloveforlife.Adam

teacherlikeherinthefiιture.Betty

NonnanBethunewasaCanadiandoctor.InYuanLongpingismyrolemodel.Heisone

1938,Dr.BethunecametoChinaandhelpedofthegreatestagricultural（农业的）

treatthewounded.Heoftenworkedveryhardscientistsofourtime.Heworkedhardto

withoutresting.Once,hemanagedtosaveovergrowbetterricetosolvetheproblemsof

onehundredlivesinsixty-ninehours.Heisstillfoodshortage.ItissadthatMr.Yuanhas

rememberedinbothChinaandCanadatoday.leftus,buthisdreamsarecarriedbymany

Soheismyrolemodel.Peterplantandagriculturalresearches.Emma

21.WhoisEmma,srolemodel?

A.Ms.Li.B.Mrs.White.

C.NormanBethune.D.YuanLongping.

22.WhatdoesBettywanttobeinthefuture?

A.Ateacher.B.Ascientist.C.Adoctor.D.Avolunteer.

23.WhatdoweknowaboutMs.Li?

A.Sheworkedinahospital.

B.Shesolvedthefoodproblems.

C.Sheisoldinagebutyoungatheart.

D.SheisVerypatientwithherstudents.

（2022年北京市中考英语真题）

B

drum

Ijoinedaband（乐队）asadrummerinmymiddleschool.Ithoughtitwouldbefunplayingthedrumand

meetingnewfriends.Atfirstitwaseasy,butamonthlater,itgotdifficult.Iwastheonlyonewhocouldn,tkeep

pace（节奏）withtheotherplayers.

Ourteacher,Angie,singledmeouttokeeppracticingwhileeveιyoneelsegottorelax.Ifeltashamed（羞愧

的）asmyteammateswatchedmefailsomanytimes.FinallyIgotsotiredofpracticingthatIdidn,tcareabout

doingitright.

“Areyougivinguponme.Steve?”Angieasked.

“Yes,Iam,"Ishouted.AngiesentmeinsidethemusicroomwhereIcriedout.Thenshecameinandsaid.

ς4Don,tbesad.Ibelieveyoucanmakeit!”Shetoldmenevertogiveup.SheleftmealoneandIrealizedAngiewas

right-bygivingup,Iwasalsogivingupontheteamandmyself.

Withhercomfort,1decidedtogoonpracticing.However,Istillcouldn,tplaywell.Knowingmydifficulties,

myteammatesgavemeahand.Theyspentaboutthreemorehourspracticingwithmeeveιyweek.Thankstotheir

supportandhelp,Ibegantokeeppacewiththem.Later,weperformedwonderfullyinanimportantshow.

Inthewholeprocess,Iwastaughtthatalthoughweeachhadourownjobtodoinashow,itwouldtakeallof

usworkingtogethertomaketheshowgreat.ɪfeltacceptedandmadegreatprogress.Iloveeveryoneintheband.I

can,timaginewhatmyschoollifewouldbelikewithoutthem.

24.Onemonthafterhejoinedtheband,Stevefeltplayingthedrumwas.

A.funnyB.helpfulC.noisyD.difficult

25.WithAngie,scomfort,Stevedecidedto.

A.haveagoodrestB.goonpracticing

C.giveothersahandD.startanotherband

26.Fromhisexperience,Stevelearnedabout.

A.thevalueofteamworkB.theeffectofshows

C.theimportanceofhobbiesD.thepowerofmusic

（2022年北京市中考英语真题）

C

Whatdoesitmeantobegreen?Greenismorethanjustacolor.Italsomeanstakingspecialstepstoprotect

theenvironment.Buyingagreenproductisasmallstepeveryonecantake.Decidingwhetheraproductisgreen,

however,isn,talwayseasy.Weneedtoconsiderthewholelifecycleoftheproductevenafterit,sofnouse.Here

iswhatwemaykeepinmind.

Thematerialsofaproductareusuallyourfirstfocus（关注）.Whatisitmadeof?Arethereanyharmful

chemicalsinit?Greenproductsaremadeofmorenaturalmaterialswhicharefreefromharmfulchemicals,sothey

canbegoodforourphysicalhealth.

Packagingisimportant.Howisaproductpackaged?Isitoverpackaged?We,dbetterchooseglass,metaland

paperpackaging,asthesecanbereusedormoreeasilyrecycled（回收利用）.Wecanalsolookforlesspackaging

orevenchooseunbaggedproductswheneverpossible.

Location（地点）matters.Wherewasaproductproduced?Wherearewebuyingit?Thinkabouthowmuch

energywasusedtogetittoustrytochooselocalproducts.Whenitcomestofood,itisagoodideatoorder

directlyfromlocalformer,shopatmarketsandbuyfruitsinseason.Buyingfromstoresnearourhousesisalsoa

goodchoice,becausewecangotherewithoutdrivingacar.

Lookintowhatthecompanytellsusabouttheirproduct.It,seasytosaythataproductis“green"or"all

natural^^butthewordsmaybetoogoodtobetrue.So,muchoftheinformationaboutaproductshouldbetaken

WithagrainOfsalt.Afterall,companiestrytomakeusbelievethattheirproductsareenvironmentallyresponsible.

Thegreenestthingiscertainlytheonewedon,tbuy.Thingslikefoodandclothingarenecessaryforlife.But

manyothersarenot.Betterthanbuyingischoosingtoleaveanunnecessaryproductinthestoreanddoingwithout.

Itsendsamessagetotheproducer,keepsmoneyinourpockets,reduces（减少）wasteandkeepstheplanethealthy.

27.Thewriterwouldsuggestchoosingaproductthatis.

A.overpackagedB.deliveredfromabroad

C.locallyproducedD.madeofunnaturalmaterials

28.Thewords“betakenwithagrainofinsalf,Paragraph5probablymean"

A.beeasilyunderstoodB.notbecompletelybelieved

C.bewidelyspreadD.notbequicklyforgotten

29.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?

A.BuyingGreenB.RecyclingWaste

C.KeepingHealthyD.ReducingEnergyUse

（2022年北京市中考英语真题）

D

APathway（路径）toMeaninginLife

Whenitcomestoameaningfullife,wemightthinkoflove,happinessandhealth.Alifefilledwithmeaningis

whatmostofuswantforourselves.Then,whatmakesameaningfullife?

Manyresearchersagreethatameaningfullifecomesdowntothreefactors（因素）：havinglong-termgoals,

believingthatone,slifematters,andfeelingthatone,slifefitstogetherandtςmakessense,,∙

Butwebelievethereismoretoconsider.Sometimeslifeenablesustoexperiencesmallmomentsofbeauty.

Whenpeopleareopentoappreciating（欣赏）suchexperiences,thesemomentsmayimprovehowtheyseetheir

ownlife.Wecallthisexperientialappreciation（EA）.EAisaboutthepersonfeelingconnectedtoeventsandbeing

abletoappreciatethevaluewithintheconnection.Itshowsthediscoveryofandadmirationforlife,sbeauty.

WerecentlysetouttobetterunderstandEAinstudies.WewereinterestedinwhetherEAwasalsotiedto

generaljudgmentofmeaninginlife.Ifso,itcouldbeafactorformeaningfulness.

Inthefirststudy,Wehadpeoplerate（评估）theirsupportfordifferentmethodsofreducingstress.Wefound

thatpeoplewhomanagedstressbyfocusingontheirappreciationforlife,sbeautyalsoreportedexperiencinglifeas

highlymeaningfill.

Inthenextstudy,weaskedpeopletoratethedegreetowhichtheyagreedwithvariousstatements,suchas'T

appreciatethebeautyOfIif⅛"and"Iappreciatelittlethingsinaswellasotherstatementsthatrelatedtothe

threefactorsandageneralsenseofmeaninginlife.Ourresultsshowedthatthemorepeoplereportedthatthey

were"appreciatingHfb''anditsmanyexperiences,themoretheyfelttheirlifewasvaluable.

Inthefollowingstudies,WefurtherlookedattheconnectionbetweenEAandmeaningfulness.Forexample,

Wefoundthatpeoplewhowereaskedtolookbackonthemostmeaningfuleventofthepastweekgenerally

reportedhighEAinthosemoments.

Alltheresultsprovedourtheory（假设）true.Butputtingitintopracticecanbedifficult.Ourfast-paced

lifestylesfillthedaywithgoals.Wetrytogetthehighestoutputbothatworkandinsparetime.Thisfocuson

futureoutcomesmakesitalltooeasytomisswhatishappeningrightnow.Weshouldslowdownandletlife

surpriseus.

30.YouweremostprobablyintheEAconditionwhen.

A.youmadeatravelplanforthecomingholiday

B.youhurriedtoservethecustomersinthestore

C.youpracticedhardtobecomethebestviolinist

D.youstoppedtoadmiretherosesbytheroadside

31.WhatcanweIeamfromthestudiesmentionedinthepassage?

A.Thinkingbacktothepastweakensoursenseofmeaning.

B.Enjoyingsmallthingscaninfluenceourattitudetowardlife.

C.Properstressmanagementisthekeytolivingasatisfyinglife.

D.Goodjudgmentonbeautyimprovesconnectionsamongpeople.

32.Whatdoesthelastparagraphmainlytellus?

A.Itiseasierforresults-drivenpeopletoachievesuccess.

B.Weoftenturnablindeyetothepresentmoment.

C.Afast-pacedlifestylehelpsusreachourgoals.

D.Futurelifewillbringusmanymoresurprises.

33.Whatisthewriter,smainpurposeinwritingthispassage?

A.Toexplainhowtodiscoverbeautyinlife.

B.Todiscusswhatthetruemeaningoflifeis.

C.Tointroduceanewfactorforameaningfullife.

D.Tocomparedifferentfactorsformeaningfulness.

2021年北京中考真题

三、阅读单选

A

YoungHeroesforthePlanet

Nowadays,peoplearoundtheworldareworkingtohelpourplanet.Checkouthowthefouryoungadults

madeadifference.

SavingPandas

WhenJackwas11,hestartedagrouptoteachkidsaboutpandas.Healsosoldtoypandastoraisemoneyto

protectpandasindanger,ɑlhopetoencouragemorepeopletocareaboutpandas,,,Jacksays.

GrowingRight

Kathy,14,setupanorganizationtoeducatepeopleaboutgrowingrightplantinrightplaces.Shealsowrotea

booktohelppeopleIeamwhatplantsarenativeto(本土的)theirarea.

CreatingEnergy

Attheageof12,LindainventedamachinecalledSuperE.Itcollectsheatfromfieldstomakeelectricity(⅛),

Lindasaysherinventioncreateselectricityinawaythatislesshaπnfultotheenvironment.

CleaningUp

Patrick,13,joinedtheOceanHeroesCamplastyear.Hestartedaprojectandpickedupplasticwastearound

nearbylakeswithhisfriends.Thegoaloftheprojectwastofightplasticpollution.

21.Whostartedagrouptoteachkidsaboutpandas?

A.Jack.B.Kathy.C.Linda.D.Patrick.

22.HowoldwasLindawhensheinventedSuperE?

A.11.B.12.C.13.D.14.

23.WhatwasthegoalofPatrick,sproject?

A.Tofightplasticpollution.B.Toprotectpandasindanger

C.ToIeamaboutnativeplants.D.Touseheattomakeelectricity.

B

WhenIwasintheeighthgrade,myclasswasassigned（指派）tobefriendswiththesecond-gradekids.I

gotthislittlegirlnamedShelley.ThefirsttimeIsawher,shewassilentandcold.Shewassmallforherage,and

shedidn,tplaywiththeotherkidsinherclass.

Itriedallkindsofthingstogethertotalktome.Iboughthertoys,crayonsandcandies.ButtryasImight,

nothingworked.Onetime,Igaveheracoloringbookandsaid,ςςShelley,nowyoucancoloratany

Shelleylookedatthecoloringbookandthenlookedupatme,andfinallylookedaway.Bythat,1didn,tknow

howIwasgoingtogetthroughtothelittlegirl,butIknewIwouldn,tgiveuponher.

OneFriday,Idecidedtotellherastoιyaboutmychildhood.ItoldherthatIfeltlonelywhenIwaswithmy

classmates,andhowIthoughtonlymyteacherslikedme.Ialsotoldherthateverydaywasabattle（战役）forme

andIfoughtbacktearssopeoplewouldn,tknowhowmuchɪwashurting.

Shesattherejustlistening,tryingtodecidewhetherIwaslyingornot.Finally,whenmystoryended,there

weretearsinhereyes.Andthenshedidtheunthinkable.Shesaid,uThankyou.^^Fromthenon,Shelleywasa

differentlittlegirl.Shestartedsmilingandtalkingwithotherkids.

Lookingbackatthis,I,minawe（惊叹），becauseall1didwastohelpherrealizethatshewasn,talone.Ididn,t

askhertotellherstory,becauseherstoryismystory.

24.WhatwasShelleylikewhenthewriterfirstsawher?

A.Cold.B.Lazy.C.Noisy.D.Slow.

25.InordertogetthroughtoShelley,thewriter.

A.wroteherabookB.madeheratoyC.drewherapictureD.toldherastory

26.Shelleychangedalotbecausesherealizedthat.

A.herteacherslovedherB.herclassmateswerekind

C.thewriterunderstoodherD.shehadtostudyevenharder

C

SchoolGardensCouldHelpChildrenTryMoreVegetables

Ifsnotalwaysenjoyableforchildrentoeatvegetables.Butwhatifagardenisbuiltintheschool?New

researchsuggeststhatagardeningprograminschoolscanincreasechildren,svegetableintake（摄入量）.

HowtheStudyWasCarriedOut

Thestudywascarriedoutineightschools.Eachschoolwasinthegardeningprogramforoneschoolyear.

Everychildingrades3-5receivedatotalofeighteen60-minutelessonsacrosstheschoolyear.Intheprogram,

eachschoolbuiltagarden,wherechildrenlearnedtogrowtheirownfreshproduce,likefruitandvegetables.

TheBenefitsChildrenCouldGet

Thestudyfoundthatvegetableintakeifthechildrenwhogrewtheirownproduceincreasedgreatlyacrossthe

year.Relatedstudiesshowthatincreasedvegetableintakecanimprovehealthandcuttheriskofchronic

diseaseS（T曼，性疾病）.Notonlyaretherebenefitstohealth,increasingthevarietyofvegetableschildrenare

exposed（接触）tomayalsomakemealtimesmucheasier.^^Childrenwhoareoftenexposedtoavarietyofvegetables

aremorelikelytotrynewfoods,,,explainsDr.KerryJones.Forchildren,growingtheirownfoodisapowerfultool

toincreasetheirintakeofthefood.

28

Anyopportunitytoexposechildrentomorevegetablesismeaningful.ςςIfchildrenarelearningabout

vegetablesatschool,it,simportanttoencouragethisinterest,,,saysJones.Parentscanlistentotheirchildrenabout

whattheyhavelearnedandreadthehandoutstheybringhomefromschool.Parentsandchildrencanalsoread

bookstogether.Youngerchildrencanenjoyreadingstoriesaboutvegetableswithparentswhoofferuseful

messages.Olderchildrenmayenjoysearchingthroughcookbookswithparentstofindnewdinnerideastocook

vegetablesinatastyway.Besides,asmallplanterboxinasunnypartathomecanencouragechildrento

understandmoreaboutwheretheirfoodcomesfrom.

Teachingchildrentogrowtheirownproduceisagreatwaytoincreasetheirpreferencefortheproduce.If

childrenaretaughttoenjoyvegetablesearlyinlife,theywillprobablycontinueeatingvegetablesinthelongterm.

27.Whatdidchildrendointhegardeningprogram?

A.Theydidresearchonnewplants.B.Theygrewfreshproduceatschool.

C.TheytookhomegreenvegetablesD.Theybuiltgardensfortheirclasses.

28.WhichofthefollowingwouldbethebestheadingforParagaph4?

A.IdeastoEncourageChildrentoCookatHome

B.WaystoExposeChildrentoVegetablesatHome

C.ReasonsWhyParentsShouldUnderstandChildren

D.SuggestionsWhichChildrenCouldGetfromParents

29.WhatcanweIeamfromtheprogram?

A.Parents5supportmightimprovechildren,sreading.

B.Schoolprogramscoulddevelopstudents5creativity.

C.Doingstudiescanpreparestudentsforfuturelearning.

D.Hands-onexperiencemayinfluencechildren,spreference.

D

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Natureandcultureareoftenseenasoppositeideas.Whatbelongstonaturecannotbetheresultofhuman

activitiesandontheotherhand,culturaldevelopmentisachievedagainstnature.However,thisisnottheonly

opinionontherelationshipbetweennatureandculture.Studiesinthedevelopmentofhumanssuggestthatculture,

whethertakenasaneffortagainstnatureoranaturaleffort,ispartofthedevelopmentofthehumanSPeCieS（物种）.

SeveralmodemwriterssawtheprocessofeducationasaStrUggle（斗争）againsthumannature.Weareborn

withwildnatures,suchaseatingandbehavinginadisorganizedwayoractingselfishly.Educationusescultureasa

waytogetusoutofourwidestnatures;itisthankstoculturethatthehumanspeciescouldlearntoadapt（适应）,

progressandraiseitselfaboveandbeyondotherspecies.

Overthepastcenturyandahalfζhowever,studiesinthehistoryofhumandevelopmenthaveshownthatthe

formationofcultureispartofthebiologicaladaptation.Consider,forexample,hunting（打猎）.Itseemstobean

adaptation,whichallowedhumanstomoveintonewanddifferentareas,openinguptheopportunitytochange

livinghabits.Atthesametime,thedevelopmentofWeaPOnS（武器）isrelatedtothatadaptation-fromrocksand

stonestoasetofhuntingtools,andfromhuntingtoolstorulesrelatingtotheproperuseofweapons.Huntingalso

seemstoberesponsibleforawholesetofbodilyabilities,suchasbalancingononefoot.Justthinkofhowthis

verysimplethingiscloselyrelatedtodance,akeyexpressionofhumanculture.Itisthenclearthatbiological

developmentandculturaldevelopmentarecloselytied.

Thetransmissionofcultureseemstobedirectlyrelatedtowhat,sinourblood.Justassnailscarrytheir

shells,sodowebringalongourculture.However,cultureisalsopassedonamongpeopleofthesametimeor

amongpeoplebelongingtodifferentpopulations.WecanIeamhowtomakejiaozievenifwewerebomfrom

RussianparentsinParisjustaswecanlearnhowtospeakEnglishevenifnoneofourfamilyorfriendsspeakthat

language.

30.WhatisParagraph2mainlyabout?

A.Culturebelongstohumannature.

B.Natureteacheshumanshowtoadapt.

C.Humansaresupposedtobewellorganized.

D.Educationpushesthehumanspeciestoprogress.

31.WhydoesthewritertalkabouthuntinginParagraph3?

A.Tosuggestsomepossiblewaysofchanginglivinghabits.

B.Tostresstheimportanceoftoolsinhumans,struggleforlife.

C.Toshowhowculturedevelopsashumansadapttotheenvironment.

D.Toexplainwhythereisaneedtocallfortheproperuseofweapons.

32.Theword"tτansmissiorΓinParagraph4probablymeans*,,.

A.systemB.spreadC.startD.spirit

33.Whatisthewriter,sopiniononthenature-culturerelationship?

A.Cultureandnatureareseparateyetbalanced.

B.Culturedependsmuchonnaturetoprogress.

C.Natureandculturearedifferentbutconnected.

D.Naturefollowstheunwrittenrulessetbyculture.

2020年北京中考真题

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HelpingSeniorS（老年人）

Posted5/15/204：53PM

IcreatedTeensHelpingSeniorswithmyfriends.Thegrouphasabout

200volunteers.Thevolunteersdeliverfoodorothersuppliesforthe

Mattelderlyintown.Ispendsixtoeighthoursaweekbuyingfoodand

makingdeliveries.Bynowwehavecompleted350deliveries.

Posted5/15/206：25PM

，6.“IorganizedMittlerSeniorTechnology,aprogramtohelptheelderly

learnhowtousecomputersandsmartphones.Nowthereare50local

Lindaseniorsintheweeklytechnologyclasses.Iwanttomakesurethatthe

seniorscouldstayconnectedtotheworld.

Posted5/16/205:20PM

c；嗡、

WIcameupwithawaytohelplonelyseniorswithmyfriends.Wecallit

theJoy4AllProject.Bydialing569-4255,theelderlycanhear

Jordanpre-recordedjokesandpoems.ThehotlinehasreceivedmorethanI,

800phonecalls.

Posted5/16/207:46PM

,

验Iheardthattheseniorsinthenursinghomecouldntseetheirfamilies

andfriendsveryoften,somyfriendsandIdecidedtocheerupthe

elderlybywritingthemletters.Wewantthemtoknowthatnobodyis

Kathy

beingforgotten.Bynowmorethan100studentsinmyschoolhave

joinedus.

21.WhocreatedTeensHelpingSeniors?

A.Kathy.B.Linda.C.Jordan.D.Matt.

22.Howmanylocalseniorsarethereintheweeklytechnologyclasses?

A.50.B.100.C.200.D.350.

23.Tohelptheelderlyinthenursinghome,Kathyandherschoolmates.

A.taughtthemhowtousecomputersB.recordedjokesandpoemforthem

C.wrotethemletterstocheerthemup

D.deliveredfoodorothersuppliesforthem

B

ADayattheNatureCenter

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EmmaStared（凝视）sadlyoutofthewindowofthebus.Only50milesoutsidetownwasthefarm.Shethought

aboutthefarmallthetime,especiallytheanimals.

Whenherfamilysoldthefarmandmovedtonearbytown,Emmawasexcited.Butwhenshegottothenew

school,shefeltverylonely.

WithaSigh（叹气），Emmaturnedherattentionbacktothepresent.Thebuscametoastop.""Welcometothe

LeinweberNatureCenter,,,herteachersaid."Aguidewillgiveusapresentationaboutanimals,andthenyou,ll

helptofeedthebabysquirrels,now,Iwanteveryonetofindapartner.,,

Emmadidn'thaveanyfriendsyet-whowouldbeherpartner?EmmagotclosetoJulia,atalkativeand

outgoinggirl.ςςCouldIbeyourpartner?^^Emmaaskeduncertainly.

44Sure,,,saidJuliawaπnly.

Together,thegirlswalkedintothecenter.Afterthepresentation,akeepershowedthemhowtoholdthebottle

ofmilkforbabysquirrels.Thenthegirlsstartedtofeedtheirownbabysquirrels.

Afterthebabiesfinishedeating,thekeeperasked,ttWouldyouliketohelpfeedtheadultsquirrels,too?^

Emmawasquicktovolunteer,butwhenthekeeperopenedthefirstcage,thesquirrelinsidejumpedout.

EmmaremainedCaIm（镇静的）,heldoutherhand,madequietsounds,andthenquicklygotit.

“Wow!”Juliasaid.ςςYou,realwayssoquiet,Ithoughtyouwereafraidofeverything,butyouwerebrave.^^

“Iknowthatwhenanimalsarefrightenedorexcited,youhavetostaycalm.^^

ThekeepernoddedinagreementandaskedEmma,ςςWouldyoubeinterestedinvolunteeringtohelpoutwith

theanimalsatthecenter?”

"Interested?Iwouldlovetoworkhere!Whatanopportunity!,,Emmawasexcited.

Thatafternoon,inthebusonthewaybacktoschool,EmmasatnexttoJulia,hernewfriend.Arushof

newfoundhappinesswashedoverher.

24.HowdidEmmafeelwhenshegottothenewschool?

A.Lonely.B.Lucky.C.Surprised.D.Angry.

25.Atthenaturecenter,EmmaandJulia.

A.tookachancetobetourguidesB.helpedtofeedthebabysquirrels

C.askedthekeepermanyquestionsD.madeapresentationaboutnature

26.Onthewaybacktoschool,Emmafelthappybecause.

A.thevolunteerswarmlywelcomedher

B.theteacherpraisedherforherbravery

C.shefoundaplacetocareforanimalsandmadeafriend

D.shewentbacktothefarmandlearnedalotaboutanimals

C

Therearemillionsofrecipes（菜谱）hiddenintheboxesandheartsofgrandmotherandparents.Thesefamily

recipesareaspecialpartofourfamilyhistory.Someofthemhavebeenpasseddownfromgeneration（一代人）to

generation.

ςςIrealizedIcouldn,tgohomeeveryweekendformymom'sdeliciousdishes,,,saysShreya,whoisaboutto

enteruniversity.Shreyahasrecentlystartedfollowinghermotheraroundthekitchen,takingnotesonhowtomake

hert4masalachai,tandtastykachoris.

"Thosespecialtastescanimmediatelyunlockawholefloodofemotions,memoriesandfeelingsoffamily,

love,andcomfort/saysshe.

Sheadds,"Iamlookingtothedaywhenmykidswillcometoknowoftheirgrandmothersthroughthedishes

theycooked.π

Butmanyofusfinditdifficulttokeepthefoodconnectionwithourbusylife.Evenifwehavetime,notmany

ofustaketheefforttocollectandrecordtherecipesfromourgrandmothersandparents.Weoftengetarecipeon

thephoneandtakeitdownquicklyonapieceofpaper.Wejuststickitonto