四川省内江市三年（2020-2022）中考英语真题汇编-03阅读理解

四川省内江市三年(2020-2022)中考英语真题分题型分层汇

编-03阅读理解

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（2022•四川内江•统考中考真题）Morethan100yearsago,theshipEndurancefellto

thedeepseainAntarctica（南极洲）.Nowithasbeenfound.Itwasnearly10,000feetunder

theWeddellSea.

InAugust,1914,ErnestShackletonledateamtoAntarctica.Hewasplanningtocrossit.

HestartedfromEnglandontheEndurance.InAntarctica,theshipgotStUCkinseaiceon

January24th.Theytriedtheirbesttosavetheship.Theydidwhatevertheycould.Ten

monthslater,theicebrokeit.Endurancewentdownanddownandfinallydisappearedunder

theseaice.Butluckily,alltheteammemberswereallright.

Nearly107yearslater,theshiphasbeenfound.MensunBoundtoldthereportersthat

theshipisstillingoodcondition.He,sadirectorofthesearchteamforEndurance.The

findingwasmadeknowntothepubliconMarch9,2022.ςςThisisbyfarthefinestwooden

shipwreck（失事船只）IhaveeverSeenJBoundsays.

Researchersusedunderwaterdrones（无人机）tosearchforEndurance.Ittookmore

thantwoweeks.

'Tnaway,wehavemadehistorywiththediscoveryofEndurance,,,saysJohnShears,

wholedthesearch.

Endurancewillbeprotectedasahistoricplace.Therearenoplanstoraiseit.

4.Whatdotheunderlinedwordsinparagraph2mean?

A.Waseasytobreak.B.Waspossibletocontrol.

C.Wasunabletomove.D.Wasunnecessarytostop.

5.Whendidtheshiptotallydisappearundertheice?

A.InAugust,1914.B.InOctober,1914.

C.InJanuary,1915.D.InNovember,1915.

6.WhatdoesJohnShearsexpressinhiswords?

A.Heisinterestedinhistory.B.Hewillgoonwiththesearch.

C.Heisproudofthediscovery.D.Hecomesupwithagoodway.

7.What,sthebesttitleforthistext?

A.EnduranceFound!B.Drones,useful?

C.ShipwreckRaised!D.Antarctica,dangerous?

（2022•四川内江•统考中考真题）Somerichandbeautifulladiesweresittingonthe

bankofariver,enjoyingtheirpicnic.Whentheywerewashingtheirhandsandfeetinthe

cleanwater,theysawtheirreflections（倒影）.

Seeingtheirreflectioninthewater,theystartedtopraisetheirownbeauty.Oneofthem

said,ςςHowbeautifulmyhandsare!”

Anotherwomansaidherhandswereevenmorebeautiful.Athirdonesaidthesame

thing.Soon,anargumerɪt（争吵）brokeoutamongthem.

Theysawanoldwomanpassingby.Shewaswalkingwiththehelpofastickandher

clothesweredirty.

Seeingher,oneladysuggestedaskingtheoldwomanaboutwhosehandswerethemost

beautiful.Theyallagreed.Whentheoldwomancamenear,theyshowedhertheirhandsand

asked,ςςWhohasthemostbeautifulhands?^^

TheoldwomanSaid,“Iamhungryandthirsty.Givemesomethingtoeatandthenɪwill

answeryou.”

Theyrefusedandaskedhertogoaway.

Apoorwomansawallthis.Shewenttotheoldwomanandmadehersitcomfortably.

Sheopenedherlunchboxandsharedherfoodandwater.Thenshehelpedwashtheold

woman'shandsandfeet,whilegivinggreatcomforttoher.

Aftertheoldwomanfeltalittlebetter,shewentbacktothoserichladies.Pointingto

thatpoorwoman,shesaid,ςςShehasthemostbeautifulhands.,,

Alltheladieslaughed.ςςWhatdoyouknowaboutbeauty?,,Atthis,theoldwoman

replied,4tBeautifuIhandsbelongto（属于）thosewhodogoodandservethepeoplewhoneed

help.,,

8.Whyprobablydidtherichladiesgototheriverbank?

A.Forapicnic.B.Forapraise.C.Foradiscussion.D.Forarelaxation.

9.Whatcausedtheargument?

A.Dirtyclothesoftheoldwoman.B.Reflectionsofthebankoftheriver.

C.Relationshipamongtheserichladies.D.Disagreementonthemostbeautiful

hands.

10.Whichwordbestdescribesthepoorwoman?

A.PoliteB.Kind.C.Hard-working.D.Good-looking

11.Whydoesthewritercreatethistext?

A.Totellaveryfunnystory.B.Tostoptheladies,argument.

C.Topraisetheoldwoman,saction.D.Toshowthetruemeaningofbeauty.

（2022•四川内江•统考中考真题）Withelectricitypricescontinuingtoincrease,asmart

meter（表）showsyouhowmuchelectricityyou,reusinginpoundsandgetmoreexactbills.

Whatisasmartmeterandhowdoesitwork?

Asmartmeterisanewerkindofelectricitymeter.AHelectricityprovidersaresetting

themasapartofanupgradetotheUK'selectricitymarket.Besides,wesetupsmartPayAs

YouGometers.

Smartmeterscomewithanin-homeIHD.Hereyoucanseethereadings—howmuch

electricityyou,reusingandwhatitcosts.

Smartmetersalsoprovideautomatic（自动的）meterreadings.Youjustneedtogetone

suchmeteranditwillautomaticallysendyourusetotheprovider.

What,smore,we,llusethesmartmetertogiveyouapersonalexplanationofyour

electricityuse.We,llalsoshowyousomeadvicetohelpyousavemoneyandcutdownyour

carbonfootprint（碳排放量）.

Isitworthgettingasmartmeter?

Therearethreemainadvantagestohaveasmartmeter:

1.Completecontrol

Seehowmuchyou,reusinginrealtime.Thiscanhelpyoumakesmallchangestocut

downyourelectricityuse,aswellasyourbill.

2.Trouble-saving

Yoursmartmeterwillsendreadingsautomatically.Thiswayyou,11getmoreexactbills

withoutleavingthesofa.

3.Low-carbonlife

Understandingwhereyourelectricitygoeswillencourageyoutothinkaboutyour

carbonfootprintandhowtoliveagreenerlife.

12.Whatcanthesmartmeterdo?

A.Providemoreelectricity.B.Showtheexactuseofelectricity.

C.Increasethepriceofelectricity.D.Connectdifferentelectricityproviders.

13.WhatisprobablyanIHD?

A.Ascreentoshowthereadings.B.Aninstrumenttopayforthebills.

C.Acomputertocontrolthesmartmeter.D.Anobjecttocutdowncarbonfootprint.

14.Whatdoweknowaboutthesmartmeter?

A.Itisprovidedforfree.B,Ithasn,tbeenputintouseyet.

C.Itmaybewidelyused.D.Itcan,tsendreadingsinrealtime.

15.Whoisthistextwrittenfor?

A.Smartmeterproducers.B.Electricityproviders.

C.Smartmetersellers.D.Electricityusers.

（2020・四川内江•统考中考真题）

Weneed18to20yearsoldtoservein

ourrestaurantasCashiers（收银员）

Cooks

Waitersorwaitresses

PleasewritetoMr.Greenbye-mail:

mcdonakTs@

BankStreet,Liverpool

Jobforbabysitters（保姆）Wearelooking

forstudentswhocanbabysitonFridayand

Saturdayevenings.

Youmustbepatientandresponsible.

£5anhour,£8after12atnight

WritetoMrs.Wilson:nurses

32568work@

GrapeStreet.BristolS5622A

HELPWANTEDYoulovefixing,

mending,repairing...?

Youneedtobephysicallyfitandstrong.

Helpisneededeverydayfrom5p.m.to

7p.m.

Ifyouareinterested,pleaseapply（申

请）toMr.Collins,thehandymancompany@

FairfieldRoad,Plymouth

HELPWANTEDbagging,cleaningup

onweekdaysfrom9:00a.m.to5:00p.m.

onweekends,youneedtoworkforone

morehourthanusual

TESCOYoumustbetidyandpolite

ApplytoMr.Smithtescompnay@

10QueenStreet,London

16.Whichofthefollowingmentionsagerequirementforitsjob?

A.TheHandymanCompany.B.McDonald's.

C.NURSES@WORK.D.TFSCO

17.HowmuchcanMarymakebyworkingasababysitterfor2hoursaftermidnight?

A.£10.B.£13.C.£16.D.£20.

18.WhereistheHandymanCompany?

A.InPlymouth.B.InLiverpool.C.InLondon.D.InBristol.

19.HowlongdoesMikeworkinTESCOonSaturday?

A.6hoursB.7hoursC.8hoursD.9hours

（2020•四川内江•统考中考真题）MrMagicmanisamagician.Heisfamousinhis

townandhegoestoallthechildren'sparties.Hedoeslotsofmagictricks.Hemakesallkinds

ofanimalsfromballoons.HeplayscardtricksandlikeHarryPotter,hecanmakethings

disappear.Hetellswonderfulstories.Sometimes,hesingsanddancesforthechildren.Allthe

childrenloveMr.Magicman.Whenchildrenseehimintown,theywave（招手）andthey

shout“Hello“athim.Hewavesbackandsometimes,ifhehashishaton,heraisesittogreet

them.

TodayisSaturday,June26th,2020.Itissunny.ItisPeter,sbirthday.Peteristen.At2

o'clock,allthechildren,includingme,ofcourse,wereatPeter'shouse.Weplayedparty

gamesandatesomedeliciouscakes.WewaitedforMr.Magicman.ThenPeter'sdadcamein,

saying,ςςIamterriblysorry.Mr.Magicmanhasgotaverybadheadacheandhecannotcome.^^

Hearingthis,allthechildrenwereupset.Then,wediscussedtogetherandmadeaplan.

Wemadeabanner（横幅）andwenttoMr.Magician,shousewithit.Peteralsotookacake

withhim.Afterweknockedonhisdoor,Mr.Magicmanslowlyopenedhisdoor.Seeingus

standingoutsidethedoor,hesmiled.Thenweheldupourbanner.Thebannerread,uGetwell

soon,Mr.Magicman.Weallloveyou."ThenWegavehimacake.Mr.Magicmanopenedhis

mouthandhemadethecakedisappearsoon!Heisreallyanexcellentmagician!

20.WhatcanweIeamaboutMr.Magicman?

A.Heispopularwithchildren.B.HelookslikeHarryPotter.

C.Helovesanimalsverymuch.D.Helivesbymagictricks.

21.WhydidMr.MagicmanfailtocometoPeter,sparty?

A.Hewastoobusy.B.Hedidn,tliketheparty.

C.Hewasn,treadyforitD.Hegotiɪɪseriously.

22.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"it”referstointhelastparagraph?

A.Thehat.B.Theballoon.C.Thebanner.D.Thecake.

23.Wherecanwemostprobablyreadthetext?

A.Inamagictextbookaboutmagic.B.Inapersonaldiary.

C.Inamagazineforbirthdayparties.D.Inareportonanimals.

（2020•四川内江•统考中考真题）PippiLongstocking,the9-year-old,redhairedheroof

chiIdren,sbooks,turned75onMay21,2020.

PippiLongstockingfirstcametolifein1941,whenAstridLindgren,sdaughterKarin

wassickinbedforalongtime.Karinsuddenlysaidtoher,ςςTellmeaboutPippi

Longstocking,

Ms.Lindgren,sstorieswereaboutawildbutgood-heartedyounggirl.Shelivedby

herselfinahousecalledVillaVillekulla.Shelivedwithherhorseandhermonkey.Butthree

yearslater,Ms.Lindgrenbegantowritedownthestoriesshehadtoldherdaughter.Whenshe

finishedherbook,shesentittoafamouspublisher（出版社）,butthebookwasrefused.

Ms.Lindgrenkeptworkingonthebook.In1945,Ms.Lindgrenenteredherbookina

competition.PippiLongstockingwonfirstprize,andthebookcameoutinNovember.Pippi

Longstockingwasquicklyahitwithyoungreaders.Theylaughedatherjokes,andadmired

herbravery.Whowouldn,tloveagirlstrongenoughtoliftahorse,andwillingtoriskherlife

tosavechildreninaburningbuilding?SomeadultsfeltlikePippisetabadexampleto

children.Pippididn,tgotoschool.Shelivedbyherself,andonlyfollowedtherulesshe

liked.Butwithtime,Pippi,sgoodheartwonoverreadersofallages.

Ms.Lindgrenwrotemanyotherbooks,includingover30booksforchildren.Thethree

PippiLongstockingbookshavebeentranslatedintoover75languages.

SowhyisPippi,sbirthdaycelebratedonMay21?May21isthebirthdayofMs.

Lindgren,sdaughterKarin,whofirstrequestedthestoriesallthoseyearsago.

24.WhendidMsLindgrenstartwritingthestoryaboutPippiLongstocking?

A.In1941.B.In1942.C.In1944.D.In1945.

25.WhatisPippilike?

A.Kindandbrave.B.Smartbutunfriendly.

C.Humorousandbeautiful.D.Outgoingbutweak.

26.HowdidsomeadultslikepippiLongstockingatthebeginning?

A.Itwastooexpensive.B・Itwasveryinteresting.

C.Itwasn'tfitforchildren.D.Itwashardtounderstand.

27.What'sthebesttitleforthetext?

A.Ms.Lindgren,apopularwriterB.Pippi,apopularhero

C.PippiLongstocking,apopularbookD.May21,apopularbirthday

（2020•四川内江•统考中考真题）What'sthefirstthingthatcomestomindwhenyou

thinkaboutwintersports?Skiing（滑雪）,ofcourse.Thereisnodoubtthatdown-hillskiing

istheworld,smostpopularwintersportalthoughit,soneofthemostexpensiveaswell.Few

people,however,knowthatcross-countryskiingismucheasierandlessexpensivethan

down-hillskiing,andcertainlyalsoenjoyable.

Cross-countryskiinghasbeenaroundformuchlongerthandown-hillskiinganditis

probablytheoldestwintersport.Alongtimebeforethesnowmobilewasinvented,itwasalso

thefirstmeansoftransportationthatpeopleusedtomoveacrossthesnow.Infact,theoldest

skieverfound,whichwasinSweden,ismorethan4,500yearsold.

Cross-countryskiingisnotdifficultatall.Evenpeoplewhoaren'tprofessionalcanhave

funfromthebeginningwithouthavingtospendalongtimeorlotsofmoneytakinglessons.

That'swhyit'sverycommontoseepeopleofallagesenjoyingcross-countryskiingtogether.

Infact,atthefirstWinterOlympicsheldinChamonixin1924,itwastheonlykindofskiing

inthecompetition.Nowforcross-countryskiers,themostexcitingeventeveryyearisthe

EngadineMarathon,wheremorethan10,000men,womenandchildrenskiacrossthe

frozen（冰冻的）lakeofSt.MoritzinSwitzerland.Thismakesmorepeoplefromalloverthe

worldtakepartinthesport.

Forcross-countryskiers,whattheyvalueistheexcitementofthesport.Popularholiday

centersandIUXUrioUShotelsarenotimportant.Theystayincheaphousesandgoskiing

whenevertheyfeellikeit.

28.Whydopeoplepreferdown-hillskiingtocross-countryskiing?

A.Itismuchcheaperthancross-countryskiing.

B.They,retoofamiliarwithcross-countyskiing.

C.It'sthemostpopularwintersportintheworld.

D.TheycanIeamhowtodown-hillskimoreeasily.

29.HowdidSwedishpeoplemoveacrossthesnowover4,500yearsago?

A.Bydown-hillskiing.B.Bycross-countryskiing.

C.Byridingsnowmobiles.D.Bygoingonfoot.

30.Whatcanweknowaboutcross-countryskiingfromthethirdparagraph?

A.It'sasimportantasdown-hillskiing.

B.It'sbecomingmoreandmorepopular.

C.It'smorefamousthandown-hillskiing.

D.It,sgettingSwitzerlandmoreinteresting.

31.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“luxurious“meaninthelastparagraph?

A.Old.B.Modern.C.Expensive.D.Clean.

（2020•四川内江•统考中考真题）TheGalapagosIslandsareaspecialgroupofislands

600milesoffthecoastofEcuador.Becausetheislandsaresofarfromland,theyarehometo

manyplantsandanimalsthatyoucan,tfindanywhereelse,suchasgianttortoises（巨龟）.The

Islandsarealsofarfromeachother.Thishasalloweddifferentkindsofanimalstodevelopon

differentislands.Thereareatleast12differentkindsofGalapagostortoises.

Gianttortoisescanliveformorethan100yearsthoughtheirlivingenvironmentis

sometimesbad.Overlongperiodsoftime,they,veslowlychangedtheirShenS（夕卜壳）and

bodystylestobetterfittheenvironment.

HoodIslandisoneoftheGalapagosIslands.LikemanyotherGalapagostortoises,the

numberofHoodIslandtortoisesdroppeddangerouslylow.Longago,theGalapagosIslands

wereafavoritestoppingplacefortheship-men,whousedgianttortoisesasfoodontheirtrips.

In1976,theCharlesDarwinResearchStation（CDRS）beganaprogramtoraisetheirnumber.

SeveralHoodIslandtortoiseswerebroughttoaspecialareaonSantaCruzIsland,andyoung

tortoisescouldberaisedandcaredforhere.Atthetime,Diegohadbeenlivinginazooin

Californiaforabout30years.WhenscientistsrealizedhewasaHoodIslandtortoise,hewas

returnedtotakepartintheprogram.Theprogramwasagreatsuccess.In2020,thereare

nearly2,000HoodIslandtortoisesalive.Diegoisbelievedtoberesponsibleforabout40%of

them.NowscientistsbelievethattheHoodIslandtortoiseswon,tdisappear.

ThereisnolongeraneedforaspecialprogramforHoodIslandtortoises,andDiegoand

14othertortoiseshavenowbeenreturnedtoHoodIsland.

32.WhatcanbeinferredabouttheGalapagosIslands?

A.Theislandsaretotallyseparate.B.Theislandsareveryclosetoland.

C.They,rehometothesametortoises.D.Theycanchangetheplants'shapes.

33.Whatcausednumberofthegianttortoisestodropgreatly?

A.Badweather.B.Oceanpollution.C.Noproperfood.D.Certainpeople.

34.HowdothescientistsfeelnowabouttheHoodIslandtortoises'number?

A.Doubtful.B.Confident.C.Worried.D.Surprised.

35.WhyhasDiegogonebacktoHoodIsland?

A.He'sneededontheisland.B.Hehasfinishedhistask.

C.Hedoesnotlikethezoo.D.Heistoooldtoworkon.

（2021•四川内江∙中考真题）PleaseTakemyChildrentoWorkDay（PTCWDay）

firstbeganasholidayforhark-workingandtiredstay-at-homemothertotakeadayoff.Now,

thisdayisfitformyparent.Itwascreatedin2003andiscelebratedeachyearonJune25,but

itisn,tapublicholiday.Itencouragesfriendsandfamilytotakecareofthechildrensothat

thestay-at-homeparentcanhavesometimetorelex.

KamehamehaDayisheldonJune11eachyear.KamehaehatheGreatwasthe

monarch（君主）ofHawaii.Heisfamousandrespectedforestablishing（建立）theKingdomof

Hawaiiin1810.KamehaehaDayisapublicholidayinHawaii,anditisadayoffforpeople.

Schoolsandmostbusinessesareclosed.

D-DayiscelebratedintheU.S.tomemorizetheNormandylandingsinFranceonJune6,

1944.Onthatday,AmericanarmyandotherAlliedforces（盟军）foughthardandtheWorld

WarII（WWII）inEuropewasoversoon.Itisnotapublicholiday.Businesseshavenormal

openinghours.

FlagDayiscelebratedonJunel4eachyeartohonortheUnitedStatesflag.Onthesame

day,theUnitedStatesArmycelebratesitsbirthday.AlthoughFlagDayisagreatcelebration

acrosshecountry,itisnotapublicholiday.

36.Ifyouareastay-at-homeparents,whatcanyoudotorelaxonPTCWDay?

A.Takeadayoff.B.Gotoworkearlier.

C.Lookafterchildren.D.Dosomehousework.

37.Whichispublicholiday?

A.PTCWDay.B.KamehamehaDay.

C.D-Day.D.FlagDay.

38.WhenistheUnitedStatesArmy,sbirthday?

A.OnJune6.B.OnJune11.C.OnJune14.D.OnJune25.

39.WhatcanweknowaboutD-Day?

A.ItiscelebratedinFrance.B.TheWWIIendedbefore1944.

C.Businessesareclosedforit.D.TheNormandylandinghappenedin

1944.

（2021∙四川内江∙中考真题）TheGreensgotaratherunhappysuɪpriseswhenthey

triedtoflyformCardifftoLanzarotelastweekend.Becauseofabadmistakeattheairline

check-indesk,theGreensgotonthewrongflight（航班）andendedupinAnkara.Sohowdid

themix-uphappen?

Itwasfiveo,clockonSundaymorningwhenCharlieandKateGreenarrivedatCardiff

airportwiththeirnine-year-olddaughterTina.Theycheckedinproperlyfortheirflightto

Lanzarote,butthecheck-inaltendant（月艮务员）madeamistakewiththeirboardingpassesand

alsosentthemtothewrongboardinggate.Unluckily,itwassoearlyandtheGreenswere

feelingsotiredandtheydidn,tnoticeanythingwrong.Whatwasworse,thereweren,tany

announcementsintheboardinggatearea.

WhentheGreensfinallygotontheplane,CharlieandKateGreenfellasleepatonce,

thoughtherewereinterestingfilms,magazines,newspapersandmusicforthemtochooseto

spendtheboringtime.LittleTinatookoutahistorybookaboutRomeandread.Twohours

later,shefellasleep,too.Thedidn,twakeupuntilsixhourslater,whentheplanewaslanding.

Suddenly,theflightattendantsaid.uWeIcometoAnkara!”TheGreenscouldn,tbelieveit,and

littleTinawasquiteunhappy.Thefamilyhadtogetoftheplaneandthenpay£10fortourist

visa（签证）.Intheend,theydecidedtogetbackhome,arriveat5:00p.m.onthesameday.

40.WheredidheGreensplantospendtheirweekend?

A.InCardiff.B.InLanzarote.C.InRome.D.InAnkara.

41.WhatdidlittleTinadofirstontheplane?

A.Shesawafilm.B.Shewenttosleep.

C.Shelistenedtomusic.D.Shereadahistorybook.

42.HowdidtheGreensfeelwhentheyarrivedinAnkara?

A.Bored.B.Excited.C.Interested.D.Surprised.

43.What,sthebesttitleforthetext?

A.WhataWrongTripB.ATriptoAnkara

C.TheGreens,TripD.HowlongaTrip

（2021•四川内江∙中考真题）JOeConnorcomesfromKinsleyandworksinanoffice

inKansasCity.Hisjobisatypicalnine-to-five,Monday-to-Fridayjob.Soattheweekend,he

doessomethingdifferent.Helikestravelingbutheworksasavolunteertoo.Hehelps

differentpeopleforfree.Everyweekend,there,sanewproject.

Thisweekend,Joeishelpingtobuildahouse.Youcanseehiminthephoto.He,s

movingalargebluePanel（板子）.It'spartofawall.Joeisn,taprofessionalbuilder,butthat,s

theinterestingthingaboutthisproject.Theotherpeopleare“weekendbuiIders^^too.There

"weekendbuilders“arefromthesmalltownofGreensburginKansas.Ayearago,a

tomado（龙卷风）hittheirtown.Afterthetornado,thecommunitystartedaprojecttobuild

newhomes.Theprojectisfor30newhomes.Theygetsomehelpfromabuildingcompany

andagroupofvolunteers.Joesays,“Iheardaboutthetornadoandthenewproject.Iknew

somepeopleinGreensburg.IwantedtohelpJJoe,sfriendsareherethisweekendtoo.

They,reworkingwithJillandScott.

JillandScottarebothfromPratt,andtheyarcbuildingtheir44drcamhouse,,∙Jill（onthe

right）isstandingnearhisnewhouse.He,sholdingapartofthenewwall.They,remakingthe

housethatcanfightagainsttornadoes-that,swhyithasanunusualshape.

Theirhouseisalmostready,sonextweekend,Joeismovingtoadifferentproject.Why

doeshedoso?”Thoughbusy,Icanhelppeople,Icanmakefriendsandthatisfun!So,why

not?”hesays.

44.HowlongdoesJoeworkeveryworkday?

A.7hours.B.8hours.C.9hours.D.10hours.

45.Whichplacedidthetornadohit?

A.Kinsley.B.KansasCity.C.Pratt.D.Greensburg.

46.WhydoesJoechoosetoworkasavolunteer?

A.Hecanmakemoneytotravel.B.Theworkbringshimpleasure.

C.Healwayshaslotsoffreetime.D.Heisgoodatbuildinghouses.

47.What,sthewriterofthetextdoing?

A.Showingdifferentprojects.B.Introducingatornado.

C.Talkingaboutaphoto.D.Helpingbuildahouse.

（2021•四川内江•中考真题）StudentsinKenyaarereturningfortheirthirdterm.They

begintheirschoolyearinJanuaryanditisbrokenupintothreeterms.InKenya,inthepast,

studentswerenotrequiredtoat