茂名市中考英语试题阅读理解

2009年广东省茂名市中考英语试题

A

Recentlythereareabout55000childrenwhodon'tgotoschooleachdayin

England.Accordingtothelaw（法律），allchildrenbetweenfiveandsixteenmustgoto

schoolonweekdays,andtheirparentsmustmakesureofthis.

Thenumberofchildrenmissingschoolisincreasing.Thegovernmentisworried,

because,accordingtoaresearch,pupilswhooftendon'tgotoschoolaremorelikely（可

能的）tosmoke,stealanddrinkunderage.Also,it'sdifficultforthemtodowellin

exams.Whafsmore,it'sharderforthemtogetajobaftertheyleaveschool.Since

2002,thepolicehavekeptcheckingtowncenterswheretruants（逃学者）oftengo.

Thesehappentwiceayear.Duringeachcheck,apupilorstudentwillbestoppedand

askedwhytheyarenotinschool.Thiswillhappeneveniftheyarewithanadult.The

policewillstopandquestionchildrenwhotheythinkdonothaveareasonforbeingout

ofschool.Thepolicearenotallowedtocatchtruants,buttheycantakethembackto

school.Thepolicesaidtherewerenearlytwicemoreboysplayingtruant（逃学）than

girls.

56.AccordingtothelawinEnglandchildrenattheageofmustgotoschool.

A.19B.18C.17D.16

57.Truantsaremorelikely.

A.toeatmuchB.todrinkwaterC.tofailinexamsD.tofindajob

58.Duringacheck,pupilswillNOTbequestionedbythepoliceif.

A.theyareatschoolB.theyareattowncenters

C.theyarewiththeirparentsD.theyareoutofschool

59.Thepolicecannot.

A.questionboytruantsB.stopgirltruants

C.catchanytruantD.taketruantstoschool

60.WhichistrueaboutthetruantsinEnglandrecently?

A.Moreboytruantsthangirltruants.B.Moregirltruantsthanboytruants

C.Truantsshouldbepunished（惩罚）.D.Truantsshouldn'tbepunished.

B

Dearson.

Thedaywhenyouseemeold,havepatienceandtrytounderstandme...IfIgetdirty

whenIameating....ifIcannotdressmyself...havepatience.If,whenIspeaktoyou,

Isaythesamethingsathousandtimes...donotstopme...listentome.

Whenyouweresmall,Ihadtoreadthesamestorytoyouathousandtimesuntilyou

gottosleep...

Whenyouseemyignorance（无知）aboutnewscience..,givemethenecessarytime

anddonotlaughatme...

Itaughtyouhowtodosomanythings...todresswell...tofacelife...

WhenatsomemomentIlosethememoryofourconversation...letmehavethe

necessarytimetoremember...andifIcannotdoit,donotbecomenervous...asthe

mostimportantthingisnotmyconversationbuttobewithyouandtohaveyou

listeningtome...

Whenmytiredlegsdonotallowmetowalk...givemeyourhand...thesamewayI

didwhenyougaveyourfirststeps.

AndwhensomedayIsaytoyouthatIdonotwanttoliveanymore...thatIwantto

die...donotgetangry...somedayyouwillunderstand...

Trytounderstandthatmytimeisnotmuchanymore.

SomedayyouwilldiscoverthatIalwayswantedthebestthingforyouandthatItried

topreparethewayforyou.

Youmustnotfeelsadorangrywhenyouseemenearyou.Youmustbenexttome,try

tounderstandmeandhelpmeasIdiditwhenyoustartedliving.

Helpmetowalk...helpmetoendmywaywithloveandpatience.Iwillpayyoubya

smileandbythegreatloveIhavealwayshadfbryou.

Iloveyou,son...

Yourfather

61.Theletteraboveis.

A.frommothertosonB.frommothertodaughter

C.fromfathertosonD.fromfathertodaughter

62.Whatdoestheword"patience"meaninChinese?

A.爱心B.耐心C.关心D.孝心

63.Whenanoldfatheristalkingtohisson,heoftenreallywantshimtobe

A.ahelperB.aspeakerC.alistenerD.aleaner

64.Ifyouroldparentsaresayingthesamethingstoyouagainandagain,youshould

A.stopthemB.shoutatthemC.listentothemD.laughatthem

65.Thewriterbelievesthatsomedayhissonwillunderstand.

A.hisloveB.hissmileC.hisconversationD.hisignorance

66.Whichisthebesttitlefortheletter?

A.TeachmeasItaughtyouB.LovemeasIlovedyou.

C.HelpmeasIhelpedyouD.UnderstandmeasIunderstoodyou.

C

Didyoueverfeelsad?Whatshouldyoudoifyouaresad?Herearesometipsfor

you.

A.Talktothepeopleyoutrust（信任）.Keepingyourfeelingsinsidemaymakethings

worse.Talkingtoapersonyoutrustwillmakeyoufeelbetter.Yourbestfriendsand

parentsareyourbestlisteners.Ifyoudon*tgetalongwellwithsomeoneyoulove,such

asyourwifeorhusband,talkingtosomeoneyoutrustisthebestway,becausetheywill

giveyousomegoodadvice.

B.Exercise.Regularexercisehelpstorelaxyourselfandmakeyouhappy.Therefore,

goforarun,playtennisorrideyourbikefbrawhile.Thisismostsuitableforthose

whoareworkinginofficefbrlonghours.

C.Getenoughsleep.Havingagoodrestisveryimportant.Beingtiredcanleadtomore

sadnessandanger.Thoughyouarebusy,trytofindsomemoretimetosleep.

D.Keepadiary.Keepingadiaryisagoodwaytorelaxyourselfwhenyoufeelsad.

Writingcanhelpyouexpressyourthoughtsandfeelings,andwillmakethingsbetter.

Manypeople,especiallyteachersanddoctors,liketotalkintheirdiariestocheer

themselvesup.

以下四个人因不同的原因而苦恼，请从上面A、B、C和D四个选项中为他们选

择一种最佳的解脱方法，并在答案卡上的相应位置把该项涂黑。

67.SarahFrancis,ateacherinamiddleschool,isunhappybecauseherstudentsoften

don'tbehavewellinherclasses.Shedoesn'ttalkmuchanddoesnrtlikesports.

68.MartinFleet,amanagerinacompany,isupsetbecauseheisbusywithhiswork

andoftenfeelstired.

69.LucyJackson,asecretaryinafactory,issadbecausesheoftenquarrelswithher

husband,almostonceaday.Sheisnearlymad.

70.JennyBrown,atypistinanoffice,isnothappybecauseshehastositandtype

beforehercomputerfor8hourseveryday.

2010年广东省茂名市中考英语试题

A

OnDecember24th,childrenaroundtheworldarewaitingforSantaClaus（圣诞老人）to

bringthemgifts.ButdoyouknowthatsomepeopleinChinadon'tlikeChristmassomuch?

Lastmonth,10studentsfromTsinghua（清华），PekingandRenminUniversitiessaidSanta

Clauswasn'twelcomeinChina.

“ChristmasisbecomingmoreandmorepopularinChina,whilepeopledonottalkmuchof

traditionalChinesefestivals,liketheSpringFestival."saidthestudentsinaletter.

TheyaskedpeopletostopsendingChristmascardsandbuyinggiftsfortheirchildren.Instead,

theysaid,weshouldspendmoretimeonourownfestivals.

Therearepeoplewhohavethesameideas.InHunan,severalpeoplewentoutonthestreeton

ChristmasDay.TheymadepoemsandwroteChinesecalligraphy（书法）."Weshouldcaremore

aboutourownculture,nsaidoneofthem.Butothershavedifferentideas."HavingChristmashelps

usknowmoreaboutforeigncultures.Itisgoodforustomakefriends,"saidLiuYang,a14-year-old

boyfromShanghai.Anotherboy,SunLong,13,fromBeijingsaid,MMyschoolheldabigpartyon

ChristmasDay.Weplayedgamesandsharedgiftswitheachother.Ithinkwehavegotcloser."

56.OnChristmasEve,childrenarelookingforwardtofromSantaClaus.

A.moneyB.loveC.giftsD.wishes

57.Whoaskedpeopletostopsendinggiftstochildren?

A.SantaClaus.B.10universitystudents.

C.SeveralpeopleinHunan.D.Chinesepeople.

58.Whichofthefollowingisthetenuniversitystudents'opinion?

A.Christmasisagreatfestivalforus.B.Christmasisnotagreatfestivalforforeigners.

C.Weshouldn'twastetimehavingChristmas.

D.Weshouldn'tcareaboutforeignculture.

59.WhydosomeChineselikeChristmas,accordingtothepassage?

A.Becausetheycanlearnmoreaboutforeigncultures.

B.Becausetheycanwritesongsandpoems.

C.Becausetheycansendgiftstotheirchildren.

D.Becausetheycanhavemorefestivalsaroundtheyear.

60.heldabigpartyonChristmasDay.

A.LiuYang'sschoolB.SunLong'sschool

C.TsinghuaUniversityD.PekingUniversity

B

ItwaslateonthenightofOctober20lh,1939whenDrBethunewasbusyworkinginafield

hospital.AnEighthRouteArmy（八路军）mancameandtoldDrBethunethatthefront（前线）

neededalotofmedicalworkers.ImmediatelyDrBethunesetupamedicalteamandstartedtogoto.

thefrontatonce.

Ontheirway,theymetagroupofwoundedEighthRouteArmymen.Theytookthewounded

soldiersintoasmalltempleandDrBethunebegantooperateonthemrightaway.

DrBethunewentonworkingthroughthenight.

Thenextdaywhileanoperation（手术）wasgoingon,ayoungmanraninandsaidtothe

doctors,"Severalhundredenemysoldiersarecoming."Soontheyheardthesoundofguns.ButDr

Bethunestillwentonwithhiswork.

Twentyminuteslater,whenBethunewasoperatingonthelegofthelastwoundedsoldier,the

gunssoundedmuchcloser.ThistimetheyoungmanrushedinandtoldDrBethunenottogoonthe

operatinganymore."DrBethune,youmustleavenow!”Hecried.

"Pleasego,Doctor,*'askedthewoundedsoldierhimself."It'snotabadwound.Takemewith

you,orleavemehere,butpleasegobeforetheenemy（敌人）comes.”"Nevermind,myboy,it

won'ttakelong,"saidDrBethune.<4IfIspendafewmoreminutesonitnow,Icansaveyourleg.But

ifIdon't,youwillloseit."

Thegunssoundedcloserandclosernow,butDrBethuneworkedoil.Heandtheother

doctorsdidnotleaveuntiltheoperationwasover.BythatlimetheJapanesewerealreadyverynear.

AsBethuneandtheotherdoctorswereclimbingthehills,theycouldseetheenemyentering

thevillageinthevalleybelow.

61.WhentheEighthRouteArmysoldiercameforhelp,DrBethunewas.

A.workinginthefrontlineB.workinginafieldhospital

C.leavingwithhismedicalteamD.leavingforthefieldhospital

62.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"wounded”（inpara.2）mean?

A.受伤的B.死亡的C.受惊的D.着凉的

63.Whentheyoungmancametoaskthedoctorstoleave,DrBethune.

A.stoppedandleftimmediatelyB.askedtheotherstoleavefirst

C.wentonwiththeoperationD.tookthewoundedsoldiersaway

64.DrBethuneandtheotherdoctorsdidn'tleaveuntil.

A.thegunssoundedcloserandcloserB.thewoundedsoldieraskedthemtoleave

C.theyfinishedalltheoperationsD.theenemyrushedintothetemple

65.Inthetext,theenemieswere.

A.JapaneseB.ChineseC.AmericanD.Indian

66.Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?

A.TheEighthRouteArmyB.DoctorsandSoldiers

C.Dr.BethuneD.AMedicalTeam

C

阅读下面的短文，并从下面的文本框中为本文选择恰当的段落大意。

①Theearthisourhome.Wemusttakecareofit.Thismeanskeepingtheland,airandwater

clean.Pollutionisa“dirty"word.Topollutemeanstomakethingsdirty.Pollutioncomesinmany

ways.Weseeit,smellitanddrinkit.Pollutionisdangeroustoourhealthandeventoourlife.

②Manhasbeenpollutingtheearthfromthetimehefirstmadehisfire,washedhisclothesin

theriverandthrewhisrubbishontheground.Manyyearsagotheproblemwasnotsoserious

becausetherewerenotsomanypeople.Allthedirtythingswouldsoonbecoveredup.Therewas

plentyofcleanair,landandwater.Whenthelandwasuseduportheriverwasdirtyinaplace,men

movedtoanotherplace.Butthisisnolongertrue.Manisnowslowlypollutingthewholeworld.

©Talkingaboutpollution,weonceonlymeanairpollution.Itistruethatairpollutionisstill

themostdangerousnow,butitisnottheonlykindofpollution.

④Wearegladtoseethatthepublichasalreadyrealizedthedangersofpollution,andalarge

numberofpeopleareworkinghardtogetridofit.Andeveryoneofusshouldhelptofieht

pollution.

A.Themostdangerouspollution.

B.Manistryingtofightpollution.

C.Whatispollution.

D.Howmanhasbeenpollutingtheworld.

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2011年广东省茂名市中考英语试题

A

LikemostEnglishchildren,Ilearnedforeignlanguagesatschool.WhenImademyfirstvisit

totheUnitedStates,IwassureIcouldhaveaniceandeasyholidaywithoutanylanguageproblem.

ButhowwrongIwas!

AttheAmericanairport,IwaslookingforapublictelephonetotellmyfriendDannythatIhad

arrived.AnAmericanaskedifhecouldhelpme."Yes,"Isaid,*1wanttogivemyfriendaring."

“Well,that'snice.Areyougettingmarried?"heasked."No,"Ireplied,"IjustwanttotellhimIhave

arrived."nOh,"hesaid,"thereisaphonedownstairsonthefirstfloor.”"Butwe'reonthefirstfloor

now,"Isaid.

"Well,Idon'tknowwhatyouaretalkingaboutMaybeyouaren'tfeelingtoowellafteryour

journey,"hesaid."Justgoandwashup,andyouwillfeelalotbetter.'*Andhewentoff,leavingme

wonderingwhereonearthIwas:Athomewewashupafteramealtogetthecupsandplatesclean.

HowcanIwashupatanairport?

Atlastwedidmeet.Dannyexplainedthemisunderstanding:Americanssay"togivesomeonea

call",butweEnglishsay“togivesomebodyaring".Whenwesay"towashyourhands",theysay

"towashup".AndEnglishmenstartnumberingfromthegroundfloorsothefirstflooristhesecond

forAmericans.

56.ThewriterwenttoAmericaby.

A.planeB.shipC.busD.train

57.ThewriterwenttoAmericafor.

A.educationB.businessC.holidayD.friendship

58.TheAmericanthoughtnaring"shouldbea.

A.phonecallB.presentC.personD.letter

59.Englishmenusuallywashup.

A.afterdinnerB.afterajourney

C.whentheyaretiredD.beforetheytelephonesomeone

6O.ThethirdfloorinEnglandisthefloorinAmerica.

A.firstB.secondC.thirdD.Fourth

B

Childrenarcchildrenafterall,andmostofthemspeaktheirmind.Whentheyarejust

toddlers（幼儿），theyarealllovelyandlively.Andit'ssointerestingtowatchthemspeaklikea

grown-up.Butastheygrow,thesesamekidsseemannoyingandill-mannerediftheytrytobea

grown-up.

Conflicts（矛盾）gobetweenparentsandchildren.It'shardtotellwhoarerightandwhoaie

wrong.Achildof7-8alwaysfindssomereasonstohaveaconflictwithit*sparents.Whetheritis

aboutsometoy,studies,apartyoracompany,thereisalwaysadifferencebetweenthem.Andit

becomesworsewhentheyansweryouback.Scientiststellusthatchildrenshouldbetreatedwith

care.Yes,suretheyshouldrespecttheirelders.

Wearepartlyresponsible（有责任的）forthis.Atanearlyageweencouragechildrentobehave

likeadults,justbecausewefinditfunny.Thekidsontheotherhandconsiderthissamebehavioras

normalandgetusedtoit.Andwhenitisnotfunnyforusanymore,weexpectthemtostopit,but

bythenitisalreadytoolate.Onlywhentheyreachacertainmaturitywillthechildrenrealizethat

answeringbackandbeingrudearenotacceptable（可接受的）.Untilthen,mostofthetimetheir

behaviorisdifficulttochange,unlessbyforce（暴力）.Anduseofforceisagainsttheeverygood

idea,asitweakensthechild'sconfidence.

Soitisonethingtobringachildintothisworldbutquiteanothertomakethemintowell

manneredcitizens.Thebestwayistobeagoodexampleourselves,asourchildrenarethemirrors

ofusadults.

61.arealllovelyandlively.

A.ChildrenB.ToddlersC.KidsD.Grown-ups

62.Therearemanyconflictsbetween.

A.fathersandmothersB.parentsandchildren

C.parentsandtoddlersD.parentsandparents

63.Theunderlinedword"maturity"means.

A.学期B.阶梯C.知识D.成熟

64.Whichisacceptableaccordingtothepassage?

A.Answeringback.B.Beingrude.

C.Usingforce.D.Respectingelders.

65.Whichofthefollowingistrue?

A.Childrenoftencopywhattheirparentsdo.

B.Childrencannotchangetheirbehavior.

C.Children'sbehaviordevelopsintheirownway.

D.Children'sbehaviorisnotacceptable.

66.Thewriterwrotethepassage.

A.toshowtheimportanceofgoodexamplesB.togiveexamplesoneducatingchildren

C.toshowthegrowthofchildrenD.toshowthebehaviorofchildren

C

阅读下面的短文，并从下面的文本框中为本文选择恰当的段落大意。

①Sportscanhelpyoukeepfitandgetintouchwithnature.However,whetheryouareonthe

mountains,intherivers,oronthegrassland,youshouldknowthatyoursportofchoicemighthave

greatinfluenceontheenvironment.

②Somesportsareresource-hungry.Golf,asyoumayknow,eatsupnotonlylargeareasof

countryside,butalsotonsofwater.Besides,allkindsofharmfulthingsandalotofenergyareused

tokeepitscourses（球场），Thisleadstoseriousenvironmentalproblems.Forexample,inPortugal

andSpain,golfisconsideredtobethemostimportantreasonforwatershortage（短缺）iosome

areas.

③Therearemanyenvironment-friendlysports.Powerwalkingisoneofthemthatyoucoulddo

today.Youdon'tneedanythingspecialbutagoodpairofshoes;andyoudon'thavetoworryabout

natureandyourmoney.Simpleandfree,powerwalking-canalsokeepyoufit.Ifyouoftenwalk,it

willbegoodforyourheartandbones.

©Nowadaysmoreandmorepeoplechoosetoplay"greensports'*.Theyplaysportsoutdoors,inthe

countrysideorotheropenspaces.Thereisnospecialthingsneeded.Andbestofall,it*sfree.

A.Somesportsbecomemorepopular.

B.Somesportshavenoharmtotheenvironment.

C.Somesportsseriouslyhurltheenvironment.

D.Somesportsmaybebadfortheenvironment

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2012年广东省茂名市中考英语试题

A

Mikewaskindofguyyoulovetohate.Hewasalwayshappyandalwayshadsomething

interestingtosay.Ifsomeoneaskedhimhowhewasdoing,hewouldreply,“Couldn'tbebetter!”

Hewasreallyacare-freeyoungmanandneverfelttired.

Mikeusedtosay,“EachmorningIwakeupandsaytomyself,'Mike,youhavetwochoices

（选择）today.Youcanchoosetobehappyoryoucanchoosetobeupset/Ichoosetobehappy.Each

timesomethinghappens,Iamalwaysreadytolearnagoodlesson.Ichoosetolearnfromlife.”

Itriedtounderstandwhathesaid.Indeedlifeisallaboutchoices.Everysituationisachoice.

Thebottomlineis:You'relivingyourlifeandyoumakeiteitherhappyorsad.

SeveralyearslaterIhadacaraccidentandmylegswereseriouslyinjured.WhenIwaslying

ontheground,IrememberedthatIhadtwochoices:Icouldchoosetoliveorchoosetodie.Ichose

tolive.

Peopleliketosay,“Choosetheoneyouliveandlovetheoneyouchoose.,,Whynotchoosethe

oneweloveandlivehappily?

56.WhatkindofmanwasMike?

A.AhappyyoungmanB.Ahard-workingman

C.AnuglybadboyD.Akindyoungman.

57.Whatdoes“Couldn'tbebetter!,5mean?

A.It'sbad.B.It'sverygood.C.Itisn'tbad.D.Itisn'tverygood.

58.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?

A.Miketriedtobehappyeveryday.B.Mikechosetolearnfromlife

C.ThewriterlearnedfromMike.D.Thewriterwasunhappyeveryday.

59.Whenthewritergothurtinacaraccident,.

A.helovedtheonepeoplechoseB.peoplelovedtheonehechose

C.hechosetoliveD.hechosetodie

60.Whichcanbethebesttitleforthepassage?

A.LifeIsDifficultB.LifeIsDifferentC.LifeIsColorfulD.LifeIsFullofChoices

B

Generallyspeaking,Americanfoodisnotverythickintaste.Saladsaremuchlikedandare

servedallyearround.ManyAmericansaretryingtokeepdowntheirweight.Thisisshownin

menusoffering“lowcalorie（卡路里）“or"weightwatchers”meals.Inmarkets,onecanfind"No

Cal“drinks（meaningwithoutcalories）suchascola.

ManyAmericansdrinkcoffeeorteawiththeirmeal.IfawaiterinanAmericanrestaurantasks

“Noworlater?”,whathemeansis“Doyouwantcoffeewithyourmealorlater?^^wheneatingout

intheUSA,wecanaskfortea,milk,beer,andsoon,ifwepreferthesetocoffee.American

restaurantscannotservebeer,wine,orliquorunlesstheyarelicensedtodoso.

ThemaindishinAmericanmealsisusuallymeat,chickenorfish,butmorethanoneoftheseis

hardlyservedatthesamemeal.

MostAmericanseatquicklyduringtheday—thatis,breakfastandlunch—unlessitisasocial,

business,orfamilysituation.Theeveningmeal,however,isusuallyafamilytime.Racingthrough

daytimemealsispartofthe"Americanpace”oflife,forworkinghoursareconsideredimportant.

Thenationwidefast-foodrestaurantsaresuitableforthewaysofAmericaneating.The

standard（标准的）products,ofnearlythesameprice,areservedquickly,andtastethesamewhether

boughtinNewYorkCityorinLosAngeles.

McDonald'sisapopularrestaurant.Itoffersmanychoicesofhamburgers,Frenchfriesand

“cokes”.Thesefoodsarerichinfats,sugarandsalt.Often,theyarethemajormealofthedayof

manyyoungworkingpeople.

61.“Weightwatchers^^mostprobablymeansinChinese.

A.减肥者B.观察者C.称重者D.参与者

62.InAmericanrestaurantswhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?

A.ManyAmericanpeoplelikesaladsB.Coffeecanbeservedafterameal

C.Onecanorderteaifhedoesn'tlikecoffeeD.Allrestaurantscansellbeerandwine

63.Atthesamemeal,Americanpeopleusually.

A.haveeithermeatorchickenorfishB.haveeithermeatorchickenorfish

C.drinkalotofbeer,wineorliquorD.sitdowntogetheraroundatable

64.UsuallyAmericanpeoplehavebreakfastandlunchquicklybecause.

A.thefooddoesn'thaveathicktasteB.theyarealltoobusytoeatslowly

C.theythinkworktimeisimportantD.theywanttokeeptheirweightdown

65.InAmericanrestaurants,thestandardfoods.

A.havedifferentpricesB.tastedifferentfromplacetoplace

C.areveryexpensiveD.canbeservedquickly

66.Thispassagemainlytalksabout.

A.AmericanrestaurantsandpeopleB.Americaneatingculture

C.AmericanworkingsituationD.Americanfoodandprice

C.阅读下面短文，并从后面的文本框中为本文的①②③⑤段选择恰当的大意。

①Inourlives,wesometimessayordosomethingthatmayhurtothers.Thenweneedto

apologize（道歉）.Makinganapologyhelpstoimproveaninjuredfriendship.

②Wearealreadyfamiliarwithsomeexpressionsforapologizing,suchas“Excuseme”or

I'msorry”.Therearealsootherwaystoapologize,suchas“Pardon”and"Iapologize”.Whenyou

havemissedyourhavemissedyourfriend'sparty,youmightsay,“Iwasreallybusythatdayand

justcouldn'lmakeit.Isincerelyapologize79Whenyougetangrywithsomeoneandrealizeyouare

wrong,youmaysay,“Iamsorry.Iapologizeformypoorattitude.”

（§）Whenapersonapologizestoyou,itisnecessarytoreplypolitely,"It'sallright,"or"Never

mind.^^Ifthesituationisnecessarytoreplypolitely,"It'sallright,"or"Nevermind.^^Ifthesituation

ismoreseriousandthepersonisreallysincere,youmightsay,“Iunderstandhowyoufeel,^^or“We

allmakemistakes/*

Sometimespeopleapologizenotforhavingdonesomethingwrong,butfortheinconvenience

theyhavecaused.Onthebuildingunderrepairyoumayseesinsreading,“Wearerebuildingour

storetoserveyoubetter.Pleasepardonourdusl."Inthesupermarketyoumayhearasalesperson

say,'Tmsorryithasbeensoldouttoday.Wouldyoupleasecometomorrow?”

⑤Peoplesometimesareembarrassedtomakeanapology,becausetheydonotwanttolose

face.Yettherearewaystomakean''indirectapology".Makinganapologyonthephoneisnota

directorverypersonalwayofapologizing,butitissometimesthebestchoice.Ifoneisnotso

familiarwiththeotherandtheymightfeelthereisachanceofunpleasantness,some“distance”is

oftensaferandunderstandable.

Learninghowtoapologizeisimportantinourlife.Wedon'tlosefacewhenweapologize.

Instead,we'dlosefaceifweneversaysorryforourmistakes.

A.Howtogiveananswertoanapology

B.Thewaysofmakinganapology

C.Whyshouldwemakeanapology

D.Howtoavoid（避免）aface-to-faceapology

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2013年广东省茂名市中考英语试题

A

WolfgangAmadeusMozartwasanAustriancomposerandpianist.Manypeople

thinkhewasoneofthebestcomposersofmusicofalltime.

MozartwasbominAustriain1756.Hewaseducatedbyhisfather,averygood

violinist.Hisfatherstartedtogivehimpianolessonswhenhewasu4yearsold.

Whenhewas6,hewentonhisfirstmusicaltourofEurope.Mozartalsowrote

music.Whenhewasonlyabout5yearsold,hestartedtocomposemusic.Atthe

ageof8,hecomposedhisfirstrealsong.Hegrewuptowritesomeofhismost

beautifulmusiceverheard.However,hediedwhenhewasonly35yearsold.

51.WhatwasWolfgangAmadeusMozart?

A.Acomposer.B.Adancer.C.Adoctor.D.Ateacher.

52.LlowoldwasMozartwhenhewasstartedtowrite.music?

A.4yearsold.B.5yearsold.

C.6yearsold.D.8years