北京市门头沟区2021-2023年中考英语一模试题汇编：阅读理解（含解析）

北京市门头沟区

2021-2023年中考英语一模试题分类汇编

阅读理解

2023年北京市门头沟区中考一模英语试题

三、阅读理解（每题2分，共26分）

阅读下列短文，根据短文内容，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择

最佳选项。

A

Readandmatchthepeoplewithwhattheytalkedabout.

Everyoneneedswater,andit,simportant

inourdailylife.WorldWaterDayison

March22.Mark,EmmaandTonysharedW嬴LD

someoftheirideaswiththeirclassmatesonWATER

thisyear'sWorldWaterDay.DAY

Thehuman（人类的）bodyisaround60%water,andweneed

todrinklotsofwatertobehealthy.Aswellasneedingcleanwater

todrink,weneeditforcooking,washingandbrushingourteeth.

JMark

Farmersusewatertomaketheplantsgrow.Alotofwaterisusedto

21._____

producetheclothesWewear.

AlotofCharitieS（慈善机构）organizefundraising（募捐）

^l空eventsforWorldWaterDay.PeopledothingslikeSPonSOred（为慈

Γ善活动捐资）walks,cyclesandswims.Peoplegivethemmoney

22._____

todothesethings,andallthismoneyhelpsprovidecleanwaterto

asmanypeopleaspossiblearoundtheworld.

Γ……πIfWedrinkdirtywaterorwecan'twashourhandswhenwego

io

tothetoilet,Wecancatchdiseasesandbecomeill.Morethantwo

ɪ定，

thousandchildrenworldwidedieeverydayfromdiaιτhoeacaused

ΓTΓony

bydirtywater.Insomecountries,peoplemainlywomenand

23.________

children-walkmanykilometerseverydaytogetwater,and

sometimesthewaterisn,tevenclean!

A.Waysofgettingcleanwater.

21.________

B.Waysofsolvingtheproblems.

22.________

C.Thebasicrolesofwater.

23.________

D.Theproblemscausedbydirtywater.

B

AGoodDced（行为）

Bob,aten-year-oldboy,wasplayingonthegrassinagarden.Heenjoyedthe

singingbirds,colourfulbutterfliesandthelovelysquirrels.Itwastheirownfreekingdom.Bob

feltlikeanoutsider.Hedecidedtogivethemspacetoenjoyfreely.

Helayonthegrass,feelinglikesunbathingonabeach.Asheenjoyedthesightofthebluesky,

hecouldn,thelpbutthought,,,Whatawonderfulworlditis!”

Bobwasalwaysreadytohelpothers,whetheranimalsorhumans.Hethoughtofkeeping

waterinabowlforwateringthebirdsandanimals.BobStretChed（伸）outhishandsandsawsome

squirrels.Hefedthesquirrelssomebiscuits.

Suddenly,asmallbirdfelltothegroundbeforehiseyes.BeingaPaSSiOnate（狂热的）animal

lover,hecouldn'tbeartoseethelittlebirdsuffer（受苦）.Herememberedhisteacher,sadvicetodo

agooddeedeveryday,andhedecidedtotakecareofthebird.

Hepickedupthebirdandrushedtohisroom,wherehefoundsomecoldiceinthefridgeand

SPrinkled（喷］西）wateronthebird.Thebirdwokeupafterbeinggivenwater.

ThenBobsaidthathehaddoneagoodjobfortheday,ashisteacher,Miss

Shyla,hadinstructedintheclass.

OverjoyedbyBob,skindness,hismotherandhisteacherpraisedhimforhisgooddeed.Bob

smiled,feelingproudofhimselfandknowingthathehaddonesomethinggoodintheworld.

Hefeltasenseofpeaceandenjoyment.Heknewthathehadmadeasmalldifferenceintheworld.

Helookedupatthesky,feelinggrateful（感激的）forthebeautyoftheworldandthe

kindnessinpeople,shearts.

24.WheredidBoblieinthegarden?

A.Onthebed.B.Onthegrass.C.Onthebeach.D.Ontheground.

25.WhatdidMissShylaadviseBobtodoeveryday?

A.Tbhelphisparents.B.Togotoschoolearly

C.Todoagooddeed.D.Tofinishhishomeworkontime.

26.WhatkindofpersonisBob?

A.Busyandwise.B.Braveandpeaceful.

C.Kindandpolite.D.Kindandhelpful.

C

SimpleThingsYouCanDotoGetThroughHardTimes

Lifeisalongjourney.Sometimesyou'reup,sometimesyou,redown.Butit,sthe

difficulttimeswhenweneedalittlemoresupportandguidance.

ɪbelievehowyourespond（回应）inyourmomentsoffailuretellswhatkindofpersonyou

are.Here'showtomakegettingthroughhardtimeslessdifficult:

l.StayPoSitiVe（积极的）

NowIknowthismaysoundcliche佬生常谈），butthethingaboutclichesisthatthey,re

typicallytrue.

I,mnotsayingthatyoucanneverhaveabadday,orgetalittlediscouraged.ButIamsaying

youhavetofinallypickupthepiecesandstartmovingforward.

2.______________

WhenIfindmyselfinthemiddleofanuglysituation,Iliketoseewhatwentwrongandwhat

Icouldhavedonedifferently.

IalwaysenduplearningsomethingthathelpsmeandIfinallygetareallyclearpicture

ofwhatIneedtodotomakesureI,mnotinthesamesituationagain.

3.FocusonWhatYouCanControbNotWhatYouCan,t

Somesituationsarebeyondyourcontrolandnomatterwhatyoudo,youcan,tchangeathing.

You,resettingyourselfupforfailurewhenyoufocusyourtimeandenergyonthingsyoucan,t

control.You'realsomakingthesituationseemevenmorebleak（无望的）thanitactuallyis

becauseyou,refocusingonthebadthings.

Youshouldinsteadfocusonthethingsthatarewithinyourcontrolbecausethat,stheonlyway

youcanmakeachangethat'sactuallygoingtohelpyou.

4.RealizeYou,veComeaLongWay

Sometimeswegetsofocusedontheroadaheadthatweneverlookbacktoseewhatwe've

alreadytraveled.You,llbemoreconfidentwhenyourealizethatyou,vemadesomuchprogressand

thelightattheendofthetunnelwillgetbrighter.

5.BeKindtoYourself

Youneedtocareforyourselftomakeitthroughhardtimes.Takeawalkthroughthepark,Iift

someweights,orreadanamazingbook.

Itdoesn'tmatterwhatyoudo,justdosomethingthatgetsyourmindandbodybusyata

higherlevelthanWallOWing（沉迷）inself-pity.

27.Accordingtothepassage,whichstatementistrue?

A.ɪnordertostaypositive,youshouldavoidhavingabadday.

B.Weshouldfocusmoreontheroadaheadandmakeitbetter.

C.Payattentiontothethingsbeyondyourcontroltomakeachan

D.Differentpeopleresponddifferentlyintheirmomentsoffailure.

28.WhichisthebestheadingforParagraph6and7?

A.LearnFromtheDifficultTimesB.PreparefortheDifficultTimes

C.KnowYourselfintheDifficultTimesD.KeepLearningintheDifficultTimes

29.Whichisprobablythebestwaytogetthroughhardtimes?

A.Stayingathomeanddoingnothing.B.Givinguplearningnewthings.

C-Focusingyourenergyonbadthings.D.Ridingabikeinthecountryside.

D

LimitingSocial-mediaUseLeadstoImprovedBodyImage（夕卜形）amongYoungPeople

Teensandyoungadultswhocuttheirsocialmediauseby50%forafewweeks

SaWSign击Cant（显著的）improvementinhowtheyfeltaboutboththeirweightandIheirappearance,

accordingtotheAmericanPsychologicalAssociationresearch.

“Adolescence（青春期）isaVUlnerable（脆弱的）periodforthedevelopmentofbodyimage

problems,eatingdisorders（失调）andmental（精神的）illness,“saidGaryGoldfield,PhD,from

OntarioResearchInstitute.4ςYoutharespending,onaverage（平均），betweensixtoeighthours

everydayonscreens,muchofitonsocialmedia.SocialmediacanshowUsershundredsoreven

thousandsofphotosoffashionmodelseveryday.Theyarebeautyideals（理想）thatare

unreachableforalmosteveryoneandcanleadtogreaterdispleasurewithbodyweightandshape

amongyoungpeople79

However,muchoftheresearchonsocialmedia,bodyimageandmentalhealth

iseorrelationaɪ,accordingtoGoldfield,soitisuncertainwhetherpeoplewithbodyimage

andmentalhealthproblemsspendmoretimeonsocialmediaorifsocialmediauseleadsto

greaterbodyimageandmentalhealthproblems.

Thestudyexamined220universitystudents,aged17to25,whoregularlyusedsocialmedia

ontheirsmartphonesandhadsignsofdepression（抑郁）ornervousness.Duringthefirstweek,the

studentsweretoldtousesocialmediaasusual.Halfofthemwerethentoldtolimittheir

social-mediausetoanhouradayforthenextthreeweeks,whilethoseinthecontrolgroupwere

not.

Duringthethreeweeks,studentsinthefirstgroupcuttheirsocial-mediausebyabouthalf,to

anaverageof78minutesaday,whilethecontrolgroupaveraged189minutesaday.Thosewho

cuttheirsocial-mediauseshowedimprovementsontestscoresofhowtheyregarded

theirappearanceandbodyweight.Thecontrolgroupshowednosignificantchanges.

Theresearchersdidnotfindsignificantdifferencesbetweengenders（性别）.

“OUrshortfour-weekintervention（干预）usingscreen-timetrackersshowedthat

reducingsocialmediauseproducedsignificantimprovementsinappearanceandweightin

troubledyouthwithheavysocialmediaUSeJsaidGoldfield.ςςCuttingsocialmediauseisa

possiblemethodofproducingashort-termgoodeffectonbodyimageamongavulnerable

populationofusers.”

30.TheworducorrelationaΓ,inParagraph3probablymean"''.

A.relatedB.commonC.separateD.opposite

31.Paragraph4ismainlyabout.

A.whythestudywasperformedB.howthestudywasperformed

C.whothestudyexaminedD.whatthestudyshowed

32.WhatcanyouIeamfromthepassage?

A.Watchingphotosoffashionmodelsmakesyoungpeoplefeelsatisfiedwiththeirbody.

B.Thestudyshowedgreatdifferencesyoungmanimprovedbetterthanyoungwomen.

C.Duringthefourweeks,studentsweretoldtolimittheirmedia-usetotheaveragelevel.

D.Youngpeopleareeasytohavebodyimage,eatingdisordersandmentalproblems

inadolescence.

33.Whydoestheauthorwritethispassage?

A.Todiscussthegoodandbadeffectsofcuttingsocialmediause.

B.Tocomparewhatrolesgendersplayamongheavysocialmediausers.

C.Toexplainwhymanyyoungpeoplehavethesignsofdepressionornervousness.

D.Tointroduceamethodtosolvebodyimageproblemsforheavysocialmediausers.

2022年北京市门头沟区中考一模英语试卷

三、阅读单选

Heyeveryone!Lefstalkaboutthebestwaystocelebratebirthdaytoday.

Onyourbirthday,youshouldsendyourparentsflowersandacard,

lettingthemknowhowmuchyoulovethem.Youareactuallythebiggest

achievementintheirlife,sothissmallactioneveryyearwillgivethem

卷Sophia

happinessandmakethemproudofyou.

Spendyourbirthdaywiththehomeless,andgivethemamealina

自restaurant.Thisactionisreallytouching,soifyouaregoingtocelebrateyour

birthdayalone,youshouldtrysharingyourwealthandhappinesswithother

^^^^SteVe

people.

Spendingtimelearningnewthingsonyourbirthdayisagreatthing.It

couldbesomethingascoolaslearningtomakefruitice-cream.Every

birthday,youshouldtrysomethingnew.Itwouldbenevertoolateforyouto

Curry

learnnewthings.

Youcandoanythingthatcanmakeyouhappy.Wearafunnycap,buy

OK.

yourselfballoons,oreatoutatyourfavoriterestaurantifthesearethethings

youwanttodo.Moreimportantly,youshouldcometopeoplewhocanmake

youfeelhappytospendtimewith.

21.Whosuggestssendingparentsflowersandacardonbirthdays?A.Sophia.B.Steve.

C.Curry.D.Kate.

22.Steve,ssuggestionisthatyoushould_______onbirthdays.

A.sendparentsflowersB∙givethehomelessameal

C.learnnewusefulthingsD.buyyourselfballoons

23.AccordingtoKate,it,simportantto_______onbirthdays.

A.makeyourparentshappyB.sharehappinesswithothers

C.learnnewandusefulthingsD.cometopeoplemakingyouhappy

TeacherHelpedHerStudentStudyasHeFoughtwithCanCer（癌症）

BarbHeimisinher35thyearteachingfirstgradeatConneautValleyElementarySchoolin

Pennsylvania.Itwasneartheendof2019whenHeimnoticedtherewassomethingwrongwith

oneofherstudents.Insteadofbeingactiveasusualatbreaktime,HarrisonConnerwouldturn

paleandhavetositdownwhiletheotherkidswereplaying.

HeimandtheschoolnursetoldHarrison,smotheraboutitbeforetheChristmasbreak.

Duringtheholidaybreak,HanisonwasrushedtoaPittsburghhospital.Theytoldhimhehad

canceroftheblood.

Duringhiscancertreatment,Heimvolunteeredtodriveouttohishomeafterschooltomake

surehewouldn,tfallbehind.Everydayshebroughtlessons,fruitandhope.

“ItgoesfarbeyondHeim,sjustcominghereforSChOoljsaidHarrison,smother."Eversince

theminuteheleftschool,shehasbeencompletelyamazing.ShehaskeptHarrisonapartofthe

kids,livesinschool,makingsurethathefeelsremembered.^^

ςςShe,snotlikeateacherwhoiscomingfromschooltoteach,butlikeanauntwhoiscoming

overtohangout,bringinggoodies（好吃好玩的），andalwayswearingasmile.Mykidswillmeet

heratthefrontdoorwithallthelatestnewsandit,sreallyspecial.v

44Harrisonisgettingbetternow,buthehasanotheryearoftreatmentathome.ThankstoMrs.

Heim,he,snowexcellentinsecondgrade.^^

'Ttwasajoy,becauseɪknewhewantedtoɪcam,^^Heimsaid,ςςHecouldn,twait.Hewasso

excited.Andhe,dhavehisdaysoffifmedicinewascausinghimtonotfeeluptoit.Butevenifit

wasn,tthebestdayforhim,wemadeitthroughandhealwaysdidhisbest.^^

24.Whiletheotherkidswereplaying,HarrisonConnerwould.

A.sitdownB.turnpaleC.leaveschoolD.getactive

25.Duringhiscancertreatment,theteacherdrovetoHarrison,shometogivehim.

A.homeworkB.medicineC.gradesD.lessons

26.HowwasHarrisonConnerlikewhenhewasinsecondgrade?

A.Hewasdisappointed.B.Hewasbehindothers.

C.Hewasexcellent.D.Hewasbacktoschool.

Althoughyoucanmakechoicesandplansforlife,noonecaneverbepreparedforthe

unexpected.Whentheseunexpectedsituationsaddup,it,seasytobecomeoverlyworriedandfeel

asifyourlifeisoutofcontrol.ThisiswhyWeoftentrytofindcontrolwheneverwecan.

Feelingasifyourlifeisoutofcontrolcomesfromtheanxiety（焦虑）thatyoudon,tknow

whatyoureallywantandwhatwillhappentoyou.Peoplehavenoideawhenbadluckmayvisit

andforhowlong,soitproducesthefeelingslikesadness,disappointment,andanger.Someofthe

belowstepsmaybeusefulwhenlifestartstofeeloutofcontrol.

PaUSe（暂停）andTakeaBreak

Itisimportanttotakeabreakeverynowandthen.ItisperfectlyOKtotakesometimeto

yourself;thinkover,relax,andpracticeself-care.

TakeControlofThingsYouCanChange

Eventhoughpeoplemaynothavecontrolofeverythingintheirlives,theydostillhave

controlofsomethings.Workonchangingthethingsinlifethatyoudohavecontrolover,like

goingtothegymabitmore,eatingfewersweets,orstayingawayfromabadperson.Evenifitis

theIittlestofthings,itcanhelpinestablishingasenseofcontrolandoptimism（乐观主义）inyour

life.

BeConfidentinYourLifeDecisions

Sometimeslifecanfeeloutofcontrolwhenyoukeepworryingandwonderingifyouare

makingtherightchoicesinlife.Withthethingsyoudohavecontrolover,perhapsyouwant

tomakesureyougetitjustright,almostperfect——butnothingwilleverbeperfect.Takepridein

whatyoucreatedforyourlifeand,ifyoumadeafewbaddecisions,learnfromthemandmove

forward.Thesemistakesmayhavehelpeddeveloppersonalgrowthandwisdom.

PickUpaHobby

Hobbiesareagreatwaytotakeyourmindoffofthingsyoucan,tchange.Whetheritbe

goingforadailywalk,orwritingdownafewsentencesinyourdiary,hobbiesmayhelpyouto

feelabitofanescape（逃离）f⅛mlife,schallenges.

27.Peoplefeeltheirlifeisoutofcontrolwhen.

A.theymakechoicesandplansforlifeB.manyunexpectedthingshappen

C.theyarepreparedfortheunexpectedD.theyknowwhatwillhappentothem

28.Theword"establishing"inParagraph4probablymeansu

A.buildingB.wonderingC.controllingD.writing

29.WhydoesthewritertalkaboutmakingbaddecisionsinParagraph5?

A.Toexplainwhymistakeshelpyougrow.

B.Tomakesureyouwillcorrectthemistakes.

C.Toshowyouthatnothingwilleverbeperfect.

D.TotellustoIeamfromourmistakesandkeepon.

30.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?

A.WhyisYourLifeOutofControl

B.MaketheRightChoicesinYourLife

C.TakeControlofEverythinginYourLife

D.WhattoDoWhenLifeFeelsOutofControl

Weoftenconfusehappinesswithgettingwhatwewant,realizingourdreamsandreaching

ourgoals.WethinkWewillbeveryhappythedayWehavethisorthatbecauseitiswhatWelong

forwithallourstrength.

Forthoseofyouwhothinkyou,11behappyinthefuture,Γdliketoask,whataboutthe

present?Thatis,you,renotlivingtomorrowbecausethatwillbecomingin24hours.Youarenot

breathinginthepastbecauseithappenedyesterdayorevenbeforethat.However,ifyouliveinthe

present,enjoyingthelittleyouhave,youwillfeelyourlifeismuchfullerandhappier.

Inmodernsocietytheideaofhappinessisdeeplyrelatedtowhatyouown.Webelievethat

havingthingswillmakeushappier.Themoremoney,orgoods,orchildren,ormorespaceat

homeyouown,however,doesnotmakeushappy.

Infact,happinessisrelatedtobeing,nothaving.Themoreyougetfromlife,thehappierand

thebetteryoucanbeasaperson.Itissomethingthatdoesnotcomefrommoney,butfromlove

andunderstanding.

Youarenothappierbygettingmore,butbybeingthebestyoucanbe.Thatis,ifyoufocus

（聚焦）everythingyoudoinlifeonbeingthepersonyouwanttobe,bybringingoutthebestin

yourselfandbehavingasyourhearttellsyou,youwillfindyourpathinlifetobemuchbrighter

andhappier.

Thereisafamoussayingthatgoes“thepersonwhohasmoreisnotthehappiest,butisthe

onewhoneedstheleast.^^Ifyourlifeisfbcusedongettingwealthandbecomingmorepowerful

everyday,rightnowIcanmakesurethatyouwillneverfindhappiness.Themoreyouget,the

moreyouwant.Youareneverreallysatisfiedwithwhatyouhave.

Loveisagreatcontributiontohappiness.Haveyounoticedthatwhenyou,reinloveitseems

likeyou,reunabletotouchtheground?Youfeelthateverythingispossible,youdon,tneed

anything,andthateverythingisbeautiful,niceandwonderful.

Areyouwillingtofindhappiness?Well,stopsearchingformoney,andbeginwiththepeople

whoarenexttoyouandloveyou.Justbybeingyourselfandenjoyingtheprocessyouwill

achievewhatyoulongfor.

31.WhatisParagraph2mainlyabout?

A.Weshouldworkharderforabrightfuture.

B.Weshouldnotforgetwhathappenedinthepast.

C.Weshouldliveinthepresentandenjoythelittlewehave.

D.Wewillbefullerandhappierifwegetwhatweneed.

32.WhatcanweIeamfromthepassage?

A.Ifweareinlove,weneednothing.

B.Weshouldnotbesatisfiedwithwhatwehave.

C.Ifwehaveloveandunderstanding,wewillbehappy.

D.Happinesscomesfromthewealthandpowerwehave.

33.Whatisthewriter,sopiniononhappiness?

A.Themoreyouwant,thehappieryouwillbe.

B.Ifyourealizeyourdreams,youwillbehappy.

C.Becomingmorepowerfuleverydaymakesyouhappy.

D.Beingyourselfandenjoyingwhatyouhavemakesyouhappy.

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theSARSin2003,ZhongNanshanhelpedthecountrycontrolthedisease

andaround18yearslater,hefoughtagainsttheCOVID-19.Zhongand

histeamhelpedourcountrycontroltheCOVID-19rapidly.The

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thecountι*y,shighesthonor,becauseofhisgreatcontributionstothe

nation,sdevelopment.

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MyidolisChristinaLiandshestartedherfree,week-longclassesto

teachgirlstobuildrobots.ThroughHelloWorld,hercomputerscience

campisorganizedformiddleschoolgirlseveryyear.Today,eachcamp

hostsabout30girls,inthehopesofbridgingthegender（性别）gapthat

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existsinSTEMfields（science,technology,engineeringandmath）.

Posted3/16/215:20PM

MyidolisSidneyKeys.Hehasadeeploveofreading,buthehada

difficulttimefindingmanybookswithcharactershecouldrelatetoasan

African-American.Tosharehispassionforreadingwithhispartners,

SidneycreatedBooksnBros,aclubforboysbetweentheagesof8and12

Ben,theUSAthatfocusesonAfrican-Americanliteratureandculture.Heismakinga

positiveinfluenceinhiscommunityandalltheboysarehavingsucha

goodtimeinhisbookclub.

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Ryanismyidol.Hisdadtookhimalongonatriptohislocal

recyclingcenter.Theycollectedcansandbottlesformoneytokeepthem

frompollutingouroceans.Withthehelpoffamily,friendsandthewider

community,8-year-oldRyanhasrecycledmorethan275,000cansand

Lisa,England

bottles.ThroughRyan,sRecycling,heisalsohelpingcleanupthebeaches

andspreadhismessageofprotectingtheplanet.

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BelieveinYourself

AnitawasanactivegirlwhogrewupintheeasternofNepal.Herparentswereshepherds.It

wasthatpointoftheyearwhentheskywasblue,thesunsmileduponthevillageandsothestars

inthedarkneverlookedbrighterbefore.Anitafoundalotoftouristsvisithervillage.Watching

peopleallovertheworldvisithervillagemadeAnitacurious.nWhatarethesepeopledoing

here,father?"askedAnita.Anita'sfatherlaughedandsaid,"Darling,theyhaveallcometoclimb

thosemountains."

Amazedattheircourage,Anitasaid,,'Really,father?Isitpossibletoclimbtothetop?n

',Ofcoursedear/1repliedherfather,,'Manypeopledoit.',

"Someday,Iwillbeabletoclimbtothehighestofthesemountains."saidAnitawitha

burningdreambrewing（酉云酿）inhereyes.Butlifehadotherplansforher.Anitahadaterrible

accidentwhenshewasthirteen.Unluckily,shelostoneleg.Cloudsofhopelessnessdarkenedher

happyworld.

"Iwillneverbereadytoclimbthosemountains!'1criedAnita.

Herfatherlovedherdearly.Hecouldn'tseehislittlegirlinpain.Hewasextremelysad.But

hedidnotloseheart.Hethoughtoverandoverandhecouldn,tsleepwell.Finally,hehadagood

idea.

OnedayAnita'sfatherbuiltherawoodenleg,whichshecouldwearandwalk."Neversay

ςnever,.Startclimbingthemountains."saidthedeterminedfather.

Anitawasbesideherselfwithjoy.Sheworethewoodenlegandwalked,andfell.Stoodup,

andtriedtorun,andfellagain.Thewholevillagelaughedatthedaddyanddaughter'sfoolishness.

Butnothingpulledthemdown.Boththefatheranddaughterweredeterminedtowinagainstall

theodds.Theykeptpractising.

Afterfiveyears,Anitamadeittothehighestofthemountains.Andshemadeherfathervery

proudofher,alongwithhercountry.

24.WhatmadeAnitacurious?

A.Burningdreambrewinginhereyes.

B.Watchingthestarslookbrighterbefore.

C.Watchingpeopleallovertheworldvisithervillage.

D.Beingabletoclimbtothehighestofthemountains.

25.Anitawhenshewasthirteen.

A.hadaterribleaccidentandlostalegB.sawmanypeopleclimbtothetop

C.wasreadytoclimbthosemountainsD.worethewoodenlegandwalked

26.Withherfather,shelp,Anita.

A.beatallthefoolishpeopleB.hadagoodideatorealizeherdream

C.triedtomakehercountrypowerfulD.climbedtothehighestofthemountains

Myfriend,Robert,hasatwinsisternamedAmanda.Thoughthe