江苏省扬州市高邮市2021-2023年中考英语一模试题汇编：阅读理解

江苏省扬州市高邮市

2021-2023年中考英语一模试题分类汇编

阅读理解

2023年江苏省扬州市高邮市中考一模英语试卷

三、阅读理解（共15小题，每小题2分，计30分）

阅读下列内容，从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。

A

Here'showtomakeamodelSUbmarine（潜水艇）thatdivesandcomesupfromunderwaterlikea

realone.

Plasticbottle;Tape;Fourcoins;Thinplastictube（管子）；Wateiproofmodeling

You,llneed

clay（防水黏土）;Smanscissors;TUb（盆）.

1.Cuttwosmallholesononesideof

thebottle.T

Hoie

Tapecoinstothatsideofthebottle.QIL"ʌ5」口口R

Removecap;seal（密封）thetubetotheOo

CutoutpIastK

bottlewithclay.

You,llfollow2.Filltubwithwater;putbottleinandletitfill

withwater./A

3.Gentlyblowintothetubeandwatchwhat

happens.StopblowingandclosethetubewithyourT1

thumb（大拇指）.Liftyourthumbandwatchwhat√kΩΓτ1

happens.

Whenyoublow,airpushesoutwater;thebottlebecomes

lighterandcomesup.

BottleSinkS（下沉）whenitfillswithwaterandcoinsweight

itdown.

38⅝⅝父缸运_F

Coinskeepholespointingdownward,soairdoesnotescape.

Whenyoustopblowingandsealthetubewithyour

thumb,thebottlefloats.Liftyourthumb,airescapesthrough

thetubeandthebottlesinks.

Arealsubmarineworksthisway,byfillingtankswithairor

water.

31.Whichstepneedsthehelpofsmallscissors?

A.Blowingtheairintothebottle.B.Sealingthetubetothebottle.

C.Cuttingholesonthebottle.D.Weightingthebottledown.

32.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtotheexperiment?

A.Coinsareusedtostoptheairenteringthebottle.

B.Thebottlewillsinkwhenthere'snoairbutwaterinit.

C.Wecan'tuserealclaybecauseitcanmelteasilyinwater.

D.Weshouldkeepwatchingwhathappensduringtheexperiment.

33.Marymadeamodelsubmarine,butitcan'tfloat.Whatmightbetheproblem?

A.Sheusedalongerplastictube.

B.Shetapedfewercoinstothebottle.

C.Sheblewtoomuchairintothebottle.

D.Shecutholesonoppositesidesofthebottle.

B

Onemorning,IsawalittlekittyonthePorCh（走廊）.Iputsomefoodinthedishandstood

therewaitingforhertocomeover,instead,shedidn'tmoveforwardbutranandhid.Shethought

shewashiding,butIcouldseeexactlywhereshewas.Ileftheraloneandsoonshecameupfor

herbreakfast.

ItriedkeepingthisinformationfrommywifeJennybecauseshedidnotlikeanimalpets.

Accordingtoher,alloftheseanimalshavefleas,andshehatesfleas.Atlastshebecameawareof

myporchfriend,andshewanteditgonedirectly.However,Ikeptfeedingthelittlekitty,andlike

alllittlekitties,itgrewintoanadult.

“Wemust,,,Jennysaidmostclearly,ςςgetridofthatlittlekittybecauseitcan,tstayhere.,,

“Well,“Isaidaspatientlyaspossible,ςςΓΠgetridofitwhenit'soldenoughtoleave.,,

AfewmonthspassedandInoticedthelittlekitty,sbelly（腹部）seemedtobelarger.Ijust

thoughtshewaswellfed.ButJennynoticedwhatwashappeningatthetime.

ςςThatkittybetternotbePrCRllant,,,Jennystatedmostworryingly.

ItwasaveryexcitingdayformebecausethismeantWecouldnotgetridofthelittlekitty.

Later,MissKittyhadherlittlekitties.Shehadfour,butonlyonesurvived.

“Ifyouaregoingtokeepit,itwillhavetobeoperatedon.Iwillmaketheplan.,,Jennysaid.

Thedatefortheoperationhadbeenmade.

Iwentalongwithit,afterall,whatelsecouldIdo?

Severaldaysbeforethedate,Jennylookedoutontotheporchandshouted,44Oh,no,itcan't

beso.,,

Afterafewdaysofwatching,mypoorwifeconcludedthatMissKittywaspregnantagain.

Thenshehadtogiveuptheplan.

Ioftenlaughontheinsideandtrytokeepitfromtheoutside.

ThistimeMissKittyhadmorekitties,andallofthemlived.Andthentherewerefour!34.

Thelittlekittydidn'tmoveforwardbecause

A.shewasn'thungryB.shewasafraid

C.shedidn'tHkethefoodD.shewasill

35.WhichofthefollowingstatementscanexactlydescribeJenny?

A.She'skindbutworriesthatthekittyhasfleas.

B.Shedoesn'tlikethekittybecauseshe,skeptsome.

C.She'scruelandalwaysdisagreeswithherhusband.

D.Shelikesthekittyandplanstokeepmorelittleones.

36.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordt'pregnantmean?

A.畸形的B.生病的C.怀孕的D.健康的

37.Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?

A.Wemustgetridofit.B.Iwillmaketheplan.

C.WhatelsecouldIdo?D.Andthen由erewerefour!

C

Makingtimefortea

Thesedays,milkteashopscanbeseeneverywhere.However,it,snoteasytofindonerunby

highschoolstudents.

WuJiawei,16,istheownerofamilkteashopinMaoming,Guangdongprovince.TheSenior

2studenthasruntheshopforhalfayearandhismilkteaislovedbystudents.Theaveragedaily

tumover（营业额）ismorethan1,OOOyuan.

Wugottheideaaftergaininglotsoflocalfollowersonlinefromdoingacasuallive

Stream（直播）.HewantedtomakethesefollowersPOtentiaK潜在的）customersandstart

somethingbig.Hisparentshaverunarestaurantsincehewaslitle,givinghimnaturalexposure（接

触）tobusinessmanagement.

Wuusedspecificwaystoattractstudents.Forexample,thepriceofacupofmilkteaatWu's

shopisaround10percentlowerthanthedrinksatothers.Also,Wu'sshopopensat4p.m.on

weekdays,rightafterschool.Althoughhehasthestressofbalancingstudyandwork,thisexactly

meetsstudents*needs.

HehiredafriendwhoisstudyingataVOCatiOna1（职业的）schooltomanagetheshop.ttMy

customerslovehimbecauseheisalsoateenagerandcanchatwiththemaboutstudyand

life,,,Wusaid.uMyideaofgoodserviceisbeingpersonalandenthusiastic（热情的）.”

Wualsorunsself-mediaaccounts,likeDouyinandXiaohongshu,toimprovehisbusiness.

Heusedtitleslike4ςal6-year-oldhighschoolstudentopenshisownshop“tocatchpeople's

attention.

Inthefuture,WuwantstomakehisbrandachainstoreinChina.Hewantstomake

innovations（仓IJ新）inbothtasteandpackaging,andhesaysthiswillbehislifelongcareer.

38.HowmuchhasWu,sshopmadesinceheranhisshop?

A.Morethan1,OOOyuan.B.Morethan6,000yuan.

C.Morethan30,000yuanD.Morethan180,000yuan.

39.WhichofthefollowingmayNOTbethereasonwhyWurunshisshop?

A.TheeasystudyathisSeniorTwo.

B.Thelocalfollowersafterhislivestream.

C.Themilkteashopswhichcanbeseeneverywhere.

D.Theexperienceofhisparents'runningarestaurant.

40.Whatdoesthe“this”inParagraph4referto?

A.ThepriceofWu,smilkteaislower.

B.Wu'sshopopensrightafterschool.

C.Wuhireshisfriendtomanagetheshop.

D.Wurunshisself-mediaaccounts.

41.HowdoesWufeelabouthisfuture?

A.Uncertain.B.Worried.C.Hopeful.D.Doubtful.

D

Recently,thetopicaboutChatGPTisquitehot.Itwasreleased（发布）byacompanycalled

OpenAIlastyear.IsChatGPTgoingtochangetheworld?Let,slearnwhatexactlyitis.

WhatisChatGPT?

ChatGPTisacomputerprogramthatcanunderstandandreplytohumanlanguage.Itcanbe

usedforthingslikehavingaconversationorfinishingasentence.Eventhissentencethatyouare

readingnowwaswrittenbyChatGPT.

That,sright—IaskedChatGPTtowriteaparagraphincludingabasicexplanationof

ChatGPTinsimpletermsanditcameupwiththatexplanationofitselfonitsown.

What'samazingisthatitseemstobeahumaninitsabilitytounderstandquestionsand

answerthemwell.ςςWriteastoιyaboutBorisJohnsoninthestyleofRoaldDahl,,,youcanaskit,

andit'llshowyouaprettygoodchildren'sstory.44WritealistofreasonswhyLondonisbetterthan

NewYork,,,andit,llexplainhowLondonismorehistoricandhasbetterpublictransport.

OneareawhereΓvefounditmostlyusefulisthatitcanwritecomputerCOde（代码）.Unlike

theEnglishlanguage,whenyouwritecode,ithastobeveryexactandcarefullystructured一but

whenIaskedChatGPTtowritemeaprogramthatwouldputsomedataintoadatabase（数据

库）forme,withinsecondsitshowedsomethingthatwouldhavetakenmehourstodomanually.

Itisn't,however,completelyhuman-like.Forexample,itsometimesshowsthingsthatsound

true,butarejustnonsense.Anditcan'tdomaths.Thoughitisbetteratsometasksthanothers,its

abilitytorhymestillneedstobeimproved.

Itdoesn'treplace（取代）thehumancompletely,butitdoesmanythingsquicker.Inthesame

way,it,seasytoimagineinthefutureeverytimewewritesomething,wemayhavean

unbelievablysmartAIhelperhelpingusgetstarted.SoIcompletelybelievethatChatGPT-or

somethinglikeit-isgoingtochangetheworld.Ourcomputerswillnolongerbejustamachine,

butourpartnertoo.

So,maybenowyouhavetoworryaboutwhetheryoucankeepyourjob.

42.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaboutChatGPT?

A.Itcanwriteacomputerprogramwithinseveralseconds.

B.ItisreleasedbyacompanycalledOpenAIlastyear.

C.It'llreplacethehumancompletelyinthefutureinallfields.

D.It,sacomputerprogramthatcanunderstandhuman,slanguage.

43.HowdoesthewriterdevelopthepartofςWhatisChatGPT?''?

A.Bygivingexamples.B.Bylistingnumbers.

C.Bymakingcharts.D.Byaskingquestions.

44.Whichofthefollowingcanbethesubtitle(小标题)inthepart?

A.TheadvantagesofChatGPTB.ThelimitationsofChatGPT

C.TheintroductionsofChatGPTD.ThepurposesofChatGPT

45.Whatmightthewritercontinuetowriteattheendofthepassage?

A.TherisksChatGPTbringstoourjob.

B.TheinfluencesChatGPThasonourbodies.

C.ThereasonswhyWerefusetouseChatGPT.

D.TheproblemsWemayfacewhileusingChatGPT.

2022年江苏省扬州市高邮市中考一模英语试卷

三、阅读理解(共15小题，每小题2分，计30分)

阅读下列内容，从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。

A

ComeandenjoyRobin,sTheStarSeaperformedbylivemusicians!

Whetheryou,relookingforaclassicalmusicperformanceoraromanticnight,this

performanceisforyou.Joinusforaneveningunderthestars,andyou511betakenintotheclouds

withRobin,smosttreasuredmasterpieces!

Tickets

∆ZoneASeating(ExcellentViews,$120)

∆ZoneBSeating(GreatViews,$90)

∆ZoneCSeating(GoodViews,$60)

∆ZoneDSeating(RestrictedViews,$30)

ZoneACmdZOneBaudiencesWillhavetheChanCetotakephotos∖vilhOUrDerformerSonthe

SteIgeaftertheshow.

GeneralInformation

*Datesandtimes:Variousdates,at6:30p.m.

*Howlong:onehourandaquarter.Doorsopen45minutesbeforethestarttime.You,dbetter

arriveatleast30minutesbeforetheeventstarts,oryouwon'tbeallowedtoenter.

*Where:OxladeStadium

*Agerequirement:Mustbe8yearsoldoroldertoattend.Anyoneundertheageof16must

beaccompanied（陪同）byanadult.

*Pleasenote:Inthecaseofrain,theeventwillbemovedtotheindoorarea.

31.Whatcansomeonewitha$60ticketdo?

A.Performonthestage.B.Enjoygoodviews.

C.ChooseaseatinZoneB.D.Takephotoswiththemusicians.

32.Whatshouldaudiencespayattentiontobeforetheycome?

A.Arriveatthestadiumbefore5:30p.m..B.Childrenat9mustcomewithadults.

C.Theperformancelastsfor45minutes.D.Theeventwillbecancelledifitrains.

33.Peoplewillprobablyreadthearticleinacolumnofthemagazine.

A.cultureB.foodC.travelD.weather

B

IttakesThaiathleteSawang27.08secondstorun100meters.That's

notbad,asheis102yearsold.PeopleknowSawangastheoldestsprinter

（短跑运动员）inThailand.HehasrunfourtimesintheyearlyThailand

MasterAthletesChampionships.

Atthechampionshiplastweekend,hewonallthegoldmedalsinthe100-105yearscategory

（类另IJ）.Thatisbecausetherewerenoothercompetitorsinthatagerange.

''Gettingintosportsmademestrongandwell.Aswellasthis,exercisinghelpsimproveyour

appetitesoyoueatwelltoo,nSawangsayswhenaskedaboutthesecrettohislonglife.

Sawangwalkswithhis70-year-olddaughter,Siripan,everyday.Hedoessimplejobsaround

thehouselikecleaningthefallenleavesintheirgarden,Butthe102-vear-oldbecamemoreactive

ashepreparedforthegames.Hetrainedtwotimesadayforaweekatalocalsportscenterwith

hisdaughter.nMyfatheralwayshaspositivethoughts,soheisinagreatmentalhealthcondition.

Intermsofphysicalhealth,hehasgotmuchstronger,"Siripansays.

Thetraininghelped.Sawang'stimeforthe100-metersprintthisyearwashisfastestever.Itis

anewThairecordforhisagegroup.UsainBolt,whoholdstheonlycurrentworldrecord,ran100

metersin9.58secondsin2009.AsThaiIand1Ssocietyages,thenumberofcompetitorsinthe

seniorcategoryhasgrown,saysViwat,presidentofAsiaMastersAthletics.

WhentheThailandMasterAthletesChampionshipsstartedin1996,therewereonlyabout

300competitors.Today,thereareover2,000from35to102yearsofage."Asyoucansee,

everybodywho'sheretocompetehasallforgottenabouttheirages.Oncetheyforgetabouttheir

ages,theyarehappy,unViwatsaid.

34.Sawangcouldwinallthegoldmedalsbecause.

A.nobodycanrunfasterthanhiminhiscountry.

B.hehasrunfourtimesintheyearlychampionship.

C.hisdaughterhelpedhimpreparewellforthegame.

D.hewastheonlycompetitortoruninhisagegroup.

35.Theunderlinedword',appetiteπinParagraph3probablymeans

A.食欲B.能量C.体魄D.状态

36.WhatinformationisNOTmentionedinthepassage?

A.ThesecrettoSawang,slonglife.

B.Thecurrentworldrecordof100meterssprint.

C.ThenumberofgoldmedalsthatSawanghaswon.

D.ThehistoryOfThaiIandMasterAthletesChampionship.

37.Whichsentencebestexpressesthethemeofthenews?

A.Keepmovingandnevergiveupeasily.

B.Peopleofallagescanenjoythemselvesinsports.

C.It,snevertoooldtowinthegoldmedalsinThailand.

D.Oldpeoplecanalsowinthegoldmedalthroughtraining.

C

Marilla,walkinghomeonelateAprilevening,realizedthatthewinter

wasoverandgone.

Itdidnotmatterhowoldshewas,thisthoughtstillmadeherhappy.She

thoughtofthefiregoingandatablenicelyspreadfortea,andshefelthappy

thatAnnewashometodothesethings.Butwhensheenteredherkitchenand

foundthefiredark,withnosignofAnne,shewasverydisappointedand

angry.

Marillamadetheteaherself.ItwasdarkandstillnosignofAnne.Marillawenttolightthe

candleinAnne,sroomandsawthegirllyingonthebedfacedown.

πPiease,Marilla,goawayanddon,tlookatme,,'saidasmallvoice.nAnneShirley,whatever

isthematterwithyou?Whathaveyoudone?",'Lookatmyhair,Marilla,"shewhispered.

MarillaliftedhercandleandlookedatAnne,shair,whichranalldownherback.Itlooked

strange.,'AnneShirley,whathaveyoudonetoyourhair?Why,it,sgreen!"

,,Yes,it,sgreen,"groanedAnne."Ithoughtnothingcouldbeasbadasredhair.Butnow

Iknowit'stentimesworsetohavegreenhair.',

nHowdidthishappen?11

,,Idyed（染发）it.Iknewitwasabadthingtodo,',saidAnne."ButIdidn,tmeantodyeit

greenMarilla.Hesaiditwouldturnmyhairabeautifulblack.π

"Whosaid?Whoareyoutalkingabout?m

“ThemanfromGermanydid.Hecamethisafternoon,and1boughtthedyefromhim.

,'Anne,sunhappinesscontinuedforaweek.Duringthattime,shewentnowhereandwashedher

haireveryday.Nothingworked.

Attheendoftheweek,Marillasaid,"It,snouse,Anne.Yourhairmustbecutoff.Youcan't

gooutwithitlookinglikethat.uu

AndthenMarillacutalmostallofAnne'shairoff

EverybodytalkedaboutAnneinschoolonMonday.Buttoherrelief,nobodyguessedthe

realreasonforhernewhaircut.

（取材于扬州市”五个一百工程””指定阅读书目《绿山墙的安妮》）

38.WhywasMarilaangrywhenshearrivedhome?

A.BecauseAnnedidn'tmakefireortea.

B.BecauseAnnewassleepingonthebed.

C.BecauseManilafeltshewasveryold.

D.BecauseMarillalovedthewinterbetter.

39.WhatdidAnnedotoherhair?

A.SheaskedaGermantodyeherhair.B.Shecutherhairoffbyherself

C.ShedyedtheGerman,shairred.D.Shedyedherhairgreen.

40.HowdidAnnefeelaboutthenewcolorofherhair?

A.ProudB.SatisfiedC.RegretfulD.Amazed

41.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingisTRUE?

A.Anneusedtohaveblackair.B.Annewantedtodyeherhairred.

C.NeitherAnnenorMarillalikedgreenhair.D.NobodyknewwhyAnnecutherhairoffice

D

"Hello,everyone!WelcometoTiangongClass."Withthisgreeting,aspeciallecture（演讲）

beganonTiangongspacestationabout400kilometersaboveEarthonDec.9”,2021.

Lastingforaboutanhour,thespacelecturewasbroadcastlivetomillionsofstudents.Three

astronautsfromtheShenzhouXIIICrew-ZhaiZhigang,WangYapingandYeGuangfu-hostedthe

lecture,showinghowtheyliveandworkonthespacestationandconductingsomeinteresting

experimentsthatcanonlybedoneinspace.

ThisisthesecondlivespacelectureinChina.In2013,withtheassistanceoftwoother

members,Wangdeliveredthecountry,sfirstlivespacelecturetoover60millionschoolchildren

acrossChina

Comparedwiththeclasseightyearsago,thisyear'sspacelectureisgreatlydifferent.The

"classroom"isbigger.InsteadofTiangongIexperimentalmodule,thisyearWangdeliveredthe

spacelectureintheTianhespacecoremodule,whichisthebiggestspacecraftdevelopedby

China.

Thequalityofspacetogroundinteraction（互动）andcommunicationisalsomuchimproved.

Thespacelectureeightyearsagosometimesfacedthechallengesofthevideofreezingandan

unclearpicture,butthisyear'slectureisdifferent.WiththehelpofChina'sTianlianrelaysatellites,

thetransmissionspeedhasbeenhighlyincreasedandthewholelivebroadcasthasrunsmoothly.

Alongwiththetechnologicalprogress,thisyear'sspacelecturediscussedmoredisciplinesof

science.Eightyearsago,Wangshowedstudentsthelawsofphysicsandfocusedontheinteresting

phenomenonofweightlessness（失重现象）inspace.Butthisyear,biologywasadded.The

astronautscomparedthegrowthandshapeofcells（细胞）inartificialgravityandzerogravity,so

astostudytheirchangingrulesandmechanisms.

Thoughthesespacelecturesshowedvarioustopics,A"Thespiritofscienceintheyouth

isanimportantdriveroftheprogressofmankind,"ZhouJianping,designer-in-chiefofChina's

mannedspaceprogram,added.nSpaceactivitiescanhelpthembuildthespiritofexplorationand

facingchallenges,π

42.Thisyear'sspacelecturehasthesameasthatin2013.

A.topicB.lengthC.aimD.subject

43.Basedonthepassage,whichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?

A.Childrencanlearnaboutbiologyinsteadofphysicsthisyear.

B.Thespaceclassencouragesallcitizenstohavethespiritofscience.

C.Thespacestationissofarthatstudentscan'tseeorhearclearly.

D.Thequalityofthisyear'slivebroadcasthasbeenimprovedgreatly.

44.Whichofthefollowingisthemostsuitablefor▲inthelastparagraph?

A.theaimbehindthelectureshasneverchanged.

B.people'ssupportmightimprovetheprogram.

C.moretopicswillbeshowninthenextlecture.

D.somepeoplestillfeellessinterestedinthem.

45.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthepassage?

A.Thesecretofscience.B.Let'sgotospace!

C.TiangongClassbegins!D.Thefirstlivespacelecture.

2021年江苏省扬州市高邮市中考一模英语试卷

三、阅读理解（共15小题，每小题2分，计30分）

阅读下列内容，从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。

A

AmazingChinaisadocumentaryserieswhichisproducedbyCCTVtointroducethegreat

scenes,thewonderfulcultureandthehugedevelopmentofChinatoforeigners.Thefollowingis

aboutsomeamazingmountains.

Location:InthenortheastofChina

Height:2691m

What,sspecial:TheChangbaiMountainsisnamedafterits

sceneryofbeingwhitealmostallyearlong.Atthetopofthe

mainmountainisLakeTianchi.Itonlymelts（融化）in

Mid-Julybecauseofthecoldweatherandthewaterisflowing

foronly30dayseveryyear.Accordingtothelocals,people

couldonlyseethemostamazingsceneryhereiftheyhavea

specialmysteriousconnectionwiththismagicalmountain.

Location:AcrossChina'sGansuandQinghaiprovinces

Height:5808m

What,sspecial:ThereismuchiceontheQilianMountains.

Eachtimetheweathergetswarmer,themeltediceandsnow

oftheQilianMountainsbringslifetothedeserts（沙漠）of

NorthwestChina.It,scalledtheSkyRiver.Thisareainthe

pastwasanimportantpartoftheancientSilkRoad.For

thousandsofyears,AsianandEuropeancultureshavemet

here.

Location:InthesouthwestofSichuanProvince

Height:3099m

What,sspecial:BUddha（佛教）statueisthesymbolofMount

Emei.Manypeoplecomeheretoaskfortheprotectionof

theBuddha.TheGoldenSummitistheperfectplacetoenjoy

thewonderfuluSeaofClouds,,.Thisseaofcloudscanbe

aroundMountEmeiformorethan330daysayear.Summer

andautumnarethebesttimetoviewthem.

3LThepassagemainlytalksabout.

A.thebesttimetovisitthemountains

B.thedifferentweatherofthemountains

C.thenaturesceneryofthemountains

D.thelonghistoryofthemountains

32.Whatdothethreemountainshaveincommon?

A.TheyareallinNorthChina.

B.Theyallgetnamesfortheirlooks.

C.Theyallinfluencethelocalculture.

D.Theyareallfamousfortheirheights.

33.WhatisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?

A.TianChiisfrozenforover330daysayear.

B.Ifshardtoseethe',SeaofClouds'1.

C.SilkRoadstartsattheQilianMountains.

D.TheQiiianMountainsaren'tlongbuthigh.

BackinNewYork,theyearspassedslowly.Kevinkepttolifeasusual—takingevening

walks,whistlingraptunes,answeringhisdoor.

Onedayinparticular,hisdoorbellrang,andtherestoodafinelydressedyoungmaninaneat

suit."Uhoh,anewneighbour?',Kevinthought,butbeforehecoulddoanything,hisguestspoke.

ςςYou,retherichman,aren,tyou?"hisguestasked.

nWhatcanIdoforyou?”Kevinanswered,beingusedtobeingaskedforthings.

"Itisnotwhatyoucandoforme,"answeredhisguest."Butwhatyouhavealreadydone.,,

ςςWhathaveɪdoneforyou?'*Kevinaskedinsurprise.

“You'vegivenmeasecondchanceatlife.Why,withyourgenerousgift,Iwasabletomake

moneyandputmyselfoutofmypoverty.Ihavetothankyouforthat.π

Suddenly,Kevinrecognizedhisguest.Itwastheyoungbum（流浪汉）atthebakery（面包

店）.Kevinreplied,,,WhatIgaveyou,youdidnotaskfor.IgaveitonlybecauseIsawyouthere

andlovedyou.1wouldhavegivenittoanyoneinyourposition.Andanyoneelsewouldhelp,like

thebaker,π

“Allthemorereasontocomeandthankyou.πhisguestsaid.

“ButIamrich,"repliedKevin.Ihavemanygiftstogive.Idon'texpectanythinginreturn."

“Good,''hisguestsaidwithanod.Infact,Idon5thaveanythingtoofferinreturn.WhateverI

have,yougavetome.Allɪwantedtodowastocomeandthankyou.,,

Kevinstared（凝视）ashisguestreachedoutandheldhiminhisarms.Itwasthesame

gesture（姿势）hehadsooftenofferedtothoseathisdoor,yetthiswasthefirsttimesomeonehad

offereditback.

TearsfilledKevin'seyesashisguest,alowlybumoffthestreet,heldhiminthemost

satisfyinghughehadeverreceived.

34.HowdidKevinhelptheyoungbum?

A.Bymakingfriendswithhim.B.Bygivingsomemoneytohim.

C.Byofferinghimahug.D.Byteachinghimtomakebread.

35.Whafsthemeaningoftheunderlinedword"poverty"?

A.贫困B.迷茫