四川省眉山市仁寿县2022-2024年中考一模英语试题汇编：阅读理解

四川省眉山市仁寿县

2022-2024年中考一模英语试题汇编

阅读理解

2024年四川省眉山市仁寿县中考一模英语试卷

第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

A

ThethreemostwonderfultrainjourneysprovidethenaturalbeautyofChina.Readontosee

whichlineyouwanttostartyourjourneywith.

XiningtoLhasa

Length:around1,900kmlong

Price:781yuanforasoftsleeper（软卧）

TherailwaylineispopularwithtravelerswhowanttovisitTibet.Itisthelongesthighaltitude（海

拔）traintripintheworldandisnamedas“thewaytothesky”.Mostofthelineisover4,000meters.

YoucanseeOinghaiLakeoutsidethetrain'swindows.

ChengdutoKunming

Length:aroundl,100kmlong

Price:487.5yuanforasecondclass

TherailwaylinehasbeeninservicesinceJuly1970.FromChengdu,withanaltitudeof400

metersorso,thetraingoesuptoabout2,000metersacrossmountains.ThislineiscalledGeological

Museum（地质博物馆）becauseofthespecialgeographyalongtherailwayline.

LhasatoRikaze

Length:around250kmlong

Price:64yuanforasoftseat

ThisrailwaylineconnectstotheQinghai-TibetRailwayandhasanaltitudeofabove3,600

meters.ItmakesTibettraveleasierfortravelers,especiallythosewhowanttoseeQomolangma,the

highestmountainintheworld.

21.HowmuchshouldMr.Greenandhiswifepayfortheirsecond-classticketsiftheyplanatrain

tripfromChengdutoKunming?

A.487.5yuan.B.551.5yuan.C.781yuan.D.975yuan.

22.Whatdothethreewonderfulrailwaylineshaveincommon?

A.Theycostusalmost500yuan.

B.TheygoacrossTibetalltheway.

C.TheyrunfromtheeasttothewestofChina.

D.Theytakeustoenjoythebeautyofourmotherland.

23.Whoisthetextmostlikelywrittenfor?

A.Students.B.Parents.

C.Tourists.D.Teachers.

B

WhenIwaslittle,Iwasreallylittle.Butmydreamwasbig.Idreamedofbeingabasketball

player.Itriedoutfortheteamsatschool,butIwasnevergivenachance.

AsIgotolder,Ididgrowalittlebigger,butnotalotbigger.Onmy12thbirthday,Idecided

totryanewsport:running.ItoldGrandpa.6Txngoingtobeanathlete.^^

“Dave."Grandpabegangently,a4ifyoucan'tbebig,youcandosomethingbig.”

Iran12milesonmy12thbirthday.Onmy13thbirthday,Ididitagain,butIaddedanextra

mile.Onmy14thbirthday,Iran14miles.15onmy15th,16onmy16th,andyouguessedit-17

milesonmy17thbirthday.

Allthisrunninginspired（激发）anotherbigdream.Someday,I'druntheBostonMarathon

（波士顿马拉松赛）.1toldGrandpaaboutmydecision.

“But,Dave,youhaven'ttrainedforthemarathon.Areyousureyou'reready?”Grandpa

asked.Buthestillpromisedtowalkoverandcheermeon.

Iranfastthatday.ButIfellatMile18andwasdriventothehospital.Laterthatnight,I

calledGrandpaandtoldhimIfailed.

“No,"hesaidcalmly,atyoudidn'tfail.Youdiscoveredsomething.9,

“Idid?”Iasked.

“Yes,youdiscoveredthatbigdreamsdon'tjustcometrue.Theytakework.Ifyoutrainand

workhard,Ipromisetowaitforyounextyearandcheeryouon.^^

Itrainedeveryday,runningmilesandmiles.Sadly,justtwomonthsintomytraining,

Grandpadied.Hewouldn'tbewaitingformysecondBostonMarathon.IdecidedI'drunforhim.

Thatday,Iranfast.t4Keepgoing!Youcandoit!”HiswordsfilledmyheadasIforcedmy

legstomakeeachpainfulstep.AsIcrossedthefinishline,Ithrewmyarmsintheairandcried,

“Grandpa,wedidit!”

24.WhydidDavefailtojointheschoolbasketballteam?

A.Hecouldn'trunfast.B.Hedidn'tworkhard.

C.Hewasnottallenough.D.Hewasn'taquicklearner.

25.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"If'inparagraph4referto?

A.Addinganextramile.B.Runningonhisbirthday.

C.Trainingforthemarathon.D.Tryingoutforthebasketballteam.

26.WhichofthefollowingwordsbestdescribesGrandpa?

A.Creative.B.Modest.C.Generous.D.Encouraging.

27.Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?

A.DreamBigB.TheBostonMarathon

C.ThinkTwiceD.TheStoryofGrandpa

C

There?snothingquiteHkefallingsoundasleepafterafulldayofwork.Likepeople,animals

needtorestafterworkinghard.Someanimalssleepinwater.Othersdigholesundertheground.

Someevensleephighintreesorunderleaves.Buttheyallfindawaytorest.

Someanimalsintheseasleepinstrangeways.Fishsleepwiththeireyesopen.Theyseemto

lookaheadfarintotheseawhiletheyrest.Seaotterssometimessleepinbedsoftheplantsthat

growinthesea.Thiskeepsthemfrommovingaway.Parrotfishblowsomethingfromtheir

mouthswhentheyarereadytosleep.Thenabubble（气泡）willbeformedaroundthem.The

bubbleprotectsthemfromharmwhiletheysleep.

Someanimalssleepundertheground.Chipmunks（花栗鼠）sleepcurledup（蜷缩）inaball.

Theirbedsaremadeofleavesandgrass.Inwinter,theysleepfortwoweeksandwakeuptoeat

thestoredfood.Thentheygobacktosleepforanothertwoweeksbeforewakingupagain.Some

desertfrogsdigundergroundholesduringthehot,dryseason.Afrogmaystayinitsholefor

months.

Highabovetheground,monkeysfindleafyplacesintreeseacheveningbeforetheysleep.

Thetalltreeshelptokeepmonkeyssafeduringthenight.Someinsectsevensleepundertheleaf

thatwillbetheirnextmeal.Abeemayclimbdownintoaflowertorest.Whenitclimbsoutthe

nextmorning,itisrestedandreadyforwork.

28.Whatanimalsblowbubbleswhentheysleep?

A.Seaotters.B.Parrotfish.C.Desertfrogs.D.Monkeys.

29.Whatdoweknowaboutchipmunksaccordingtothetext?

A.Theyrestwiththeireyesopen.

B.Theyneversleepcurledupinaball.

C.Theywakeupnowandtheninwinter.

D.Theydon'teatanyfoodduringthewinter.

30.Whatdoesthelastparagraphmainlytalkabout?

A.Theforestwheremonkeyssleepsafely.

B.Theanimalsthatsleepabovetheground.

C.Thereasonwhybeesclimbdownintoflowers.

D.Thewaysthatkeepanimalsawayfromdanger.

31.Whatisthecorrectstructureofthepassage?（Paragraph1=0）

D

Energyistheabilitytodowork.Solarenergy（太阳能）comesfromtheSun.Thereisalso

energythatcomesfromwindandwater.

Butdoyouknowthatenergycancomefrompeople,too?Whenyoupedal（踩踏板）abike,

youproduceenergy.Youuseyourlegstopushthepedals.Yourenergyistransferred（转移）tothe

bike.Thatmakesthebikemove.

Nowimagineridingyourbiketocreateenoughpowertorunacomputer.Somestudentsat

oneschooldidjustthat!Theyjumpedonbikesconnectedtogenerators（发电机）andpedaledin

place.Soontheywereproducingelectricity.Thisenergyisneededtoruntheircomputers.

Hereishowbicycle-poweredenergyworks.Whenastudentpedalsthebike,thebackwheel

spins.Thewheelspinsthegenerator.Thegeneratorproduceselectricity.Aslongasastudent

pedalsthebicycle,electricitymovesthroughthegenerator.Theelectricitycanbeusedrightaway.

Thisenergycanalsobestored（存储）andusedlater.

Peopleusebicycle-poweredenergytorunsmalldevices（设备）suchassmalltelevisionsand

fans.Theyoftenuselessthan100watts（瓦特）perhour.However,itwouldbeamistaketouse

pedalpowertorunafridge.Thislargemachineoftenusesmorethan700wattsperhour.The

electricityforthesemachinescomesfrompowerlinesoverheadorunderground.

Pedalpowercanbeseeninschools,gyms,andhomes.Whatafunwaytoprovideelectricity!

32.Howdoesthewriterleadintothetopic"'bicycle-poweredenergy^^inParagraph2?

A.Byaskingaquestion.B.Bytellingajoke.

C.Byusinganoldsaying.D.Bymakingasurvey.

33.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"spins“meaninthetext?

A.Fallsdownsuddenly.B.Breaksupcompletely.

C.Movesupanddownslowly.D.Turnsroundandroundquickly.

34.WhatisthemainideaofParagraph5?

A.Thefutureofnewenergy.B.Theformsofworld'senergy.

C.Usingbicycle-poweredenergy.D.Producingbicycle-poweredenergy.

35.Inwhichunitofatextbookcanthetextbefound?

A.Unit1TheWorldofScienceB.Unit2FriendsForever

C.Unit3TheDreamoftheStarsD.Unit4TheValueofMoney

第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）

根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有一项为多余选项。

TheLanternFestivalisanimportantfestivalinChina.Itbegan2,000yearsagoduringthe

Handynasty.36ItalsomeanstheendoftheSpringFestivalcelebrations.

Peoplecelebratethefestivalinmanyways.Thelanternshowisthemostimportantpartof

thefestival.Onthenightofthefestival,manylanternsarehunginthestreetsandparks.37

Peopleoftengooutandwatchthelanternshowwiththeirfamilyandfriends.

LanternriddlegamesarealsopopularduringtheLanternFestival.Riddlesarewrittenon

colourfullanterns.38

TangyuanisthetraditionalfoodoftheLanternFestival.Itcanhavemanydifferentfillings

andtastes.Shapedlikearoundball,tangyuanisdelicious.39Ontheotherhand,the

shapeoftangyuanmeansfamilyreunion（团圆）.

40Inthedaytime,peoplecanenjoytheperformancessuchasadragonlanterndance,

aliondance,aYanggedanceandbeatingdrums.Atnight,exceptforthebeautifullanterns,

fireworks（烟花）formabeautifulscene.Somelocalgovernmentsusuallyorganizeafireworks

party.

PeopleenjoythemselvesduringtheLanternFestival.

A.Showsareeverywhereallday.

B.Parentsoftentaketheirchildrentotheparties.

C.Itisonthe15thdayofthefirstlunarmonth.

D.Theselanternslightupthenightduringthefestival.

E.Ontheonehand,peopleeattangyuanforgoodluck.

F.Ifsomeonegetstherightanswer,heorshewillgetagift.

2023年四川省眉山市仁寿县中考一模英语试卷

二、阅读理解

TheSunshineParkhassomethingforallofyouinthecomingdays.Youcanhaveagood

timeridingrollercoastershere.Thereisalsoawaterpark,amonkeyislandandofcoursedelicious

foodssuchaschocolate,ice-creamandhamburgers.

NowtheCandyHouseiscomingandyouwillhaveasweetmemorythere!

Openinghoursforthisweek：June27-30,Monday-Thursday,closed

July1,Friday,5p.m.一9p.m.

July2,Saturday,2p.m.一9p.m.

July3,Sunday,1p.m.-4p.m.

Tickets:Buyticketsatwww.surshineOneDaytip:30yuan(Ages5+)Free

(Childrenages5oryounger)

Two-Daytip:25yuanaday(Ages5+)Free(Childrenages5oryounger)

Tips:l.Visitforyourtickets.

2.Thesunshineparkappcansaveyoumuchtrouble.

3.YoucanalsobuyticketsattheTicketOffice,workinghours.

Notes:1.A11visitorsovertheageof2mustwearfacemasks(口罩).

2.Allvisitorsshouldhavetheirtemperaturestakenbeforeentering.

3.Followdirectionsfromtheworkersinthepark.

Contact:400-9902123

21.Whencanvisitorsenterthepark?

A.June30,2p.m.B.July1,3p.m.C.July2,4p.m.D.July3,5p.m.

22.HowmuchwillLiLei(aged8)havetopayforaTwo-Daytrip?

A.25yuan.B.30yuan.C.50yuan.D.60yuan.

23.Inwhichpartofanewspapercanwereadthepassage?

A.CULTURE.B.SOCIETY.C.SCIENCE.D.ADVERTISEMENT.

Amanwaswalkingthroughanelephantcampandfoundthattheelephantsweren'tbeing

keptincagesorheldbychains(铁链).Allthatwasholdingthembackfromescaping(逃离)the

campwasasmallpieceofrope-itwasjusttiedtooneoftheirlegs.

Asthemanlookedattheelephants,hecouldn'tunderstandit.Whydidn'ttheelephantsjust

usetheirstrength(力量)tobreaktheropeandescapethecamp?Theycouldhaveeasilydoneso,

butinstead,theydidn'ttryatall.

Wantingtoknowtheanswer,heaskedatrainernearbywhyitwasso."Whentheywerevery

youngandmuchsmaller,weusedthesamesizeofropetotiethem,andatthatage,itwasenough

toholdthem.Astheygrewup,theystillbelievedthattheycouldn'tbreakaway.Theybelievedthe

ropecouldstillholdthem,sotheynevertriedtobreakfree/5thetraineranswered.

Themanwasspeechless.Theseanimalscouldhavebrokenfreewhenevertheywanted,butit

wasjustbecauseovertime,theyhadtheideathatitjustwasn'tpossible.

Howmanyofusgothroughlifeliketheelephants-holdingontotheideathatwecannotdo

somethingsimplybecausewefailedatitoncesometimesbefore?

Failureispartoflearning.Ifwefailedonceorafewtimes,itdoesn'tmeanwecannever

succeed.Weshouldnevergiveuptryingwhenweexperiencefailuresinlife.

24.Whatdidthemandiscoverintheelephantcamp?

A.Theelephantswerekeptincages.B.Theelephantsweretieddownbysmallropes.

C.Theelephantsweretieddownbychains.D.Theelephantsweresmallandweak.

25.Howdidthemanfeelwhenhediscoveredtheproblem?

A.Sad.B.Angry.C.Surprised.D.Speechless.

26.Whydidn'ttheelephantstrytoescape?

A.Becausetherewasnoneedto.B.Becausetheywerescaredofthetrainers.

C.Becausetheropesweretoohardtobreak.D.Becausetheydidn'tbelievetheycould

breakfree.

27.Whatdoesthestorytellus?

A.Questionyouroldideassometimes.B.Trynewthingsfromtimetotime.

C.Trytolivetheeasiestlifeyoucan.D.Ifsokaytogiveupwhenchallengesaretoo

hard.

CoffeeisanecessarypartofItaliancultureandsincearrivinghereoversixmonthsago,I

havedrunkalotofit!

Ofcourse,coffeeisalsoverypopularintheUKbutcoffeecultureinItalyisacompletely

differentstory.InItaly,whenyouorderacoffeeinacafeorabar,youarepresentedwithatiny,

bitterespresso（苦蒸储咖啡）.Thisis"normalcoffee^^forItaliansandtheyarenotsointerestedin

thehugecoffeesthatwedrinkintheUK.Inaddition（另夕卜），whiletake-awaycoffeeisextremely

（极度）popularamongEnglishmen,itisnotverycommonatallinItalyespeciallyinnon-touristy

areas（非旅游区）.Generally,Italiansprefertodrinktheirtinycoffeeswhilestandingatthebar.

Formanythisshortbreakisanimportantpartoftheirday.

Typically（典型地），breakfastatabarinItalyincludesacoffeeandapastry（油酥糕点）.

TherearemanylovelycafesintheItaliantownI'mlivingin.Thesecafessellaseriesof（一系歹U）

pasties—eitherplainorfilledwithcream,chocolateorjamaswellasdeliciouscoffee.

Cappuccinos（热牛奶咖啡）areverypopularatbreakfasttimeand,forme,acreamycappuccino

andapastryistheperfectwaytostarttheday.Ithinkifsanicewaytoheadtobartobuyacoffee

andapastryforbreakfastbeforeworkingandit'srelaxingtotakemoretimetoenjoysuch

breakfastattheweekend.

Finally,IhavefoundthatcoffeeinItalyissomuchcheaperthancoffeeintheUK.Ofcourse,

thismeansthatinItalyitispossibletogooutforcoffeeregularlywithoutbreakingthebank.

28.WhichofthefollowingdoItalianslikebetter?

A.Takeawaycoffees.B.Hugecoffees.C.Creamycoffees.

D.Tiny,bittercoffees.

29.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"they"inParagraph2referto?

A.Italians.B.Englishmen.Coffees.D.Cafes.

30.HowisParagraph2organized?

A.Bytime.B.Byspace.Bycomparison.D.Byexample.

31.Whafsthebesttittleofthepassage?

A.TheHistoryofItalianCoffeeTheProductionofItalianCoffee

C.TheCoffeeCultureinItalyTheDifferentKindsofCoffeeinItaly

“Humanscandevelopcertainabilitieswearen't,bomwithbypracticinganimals5

movements,^^thetraditionalChineseWushuloversbelievedinthepast-andstilldotoday.

ChineseFive-AnimalExercises,alsoknownasWuqinxi,arethefirstcompletesetofqigong

exercisesfollowingthemovementsofanimals:monkeys,deer（鹿），birds,bearsandtigers.They

werecreatedbyoneofthegreatestdoctorsinChinesehistory,HuaTuo,morethan1,800years

ago.

TheFive-AnimalExercisesarewelldesignedtohelpbloodcirculation（循环），andletthe

energygosmoothlyinthebodysoastoimprovethehealth.

“Thebearmovementsaregoodforthestomach.Thetigermovementscanreducethepainin

theback.Thedeermovementshelpreducethefataroundthewaist（腰）.Thebirdmovementscan

helpkeepourkneeshealthyandthemonkeymovementscanbegoodfortheheart.^^saidHuaYi,

the59thinheritor（继承人）ofWuqinxi.

Forthosenewlearners,thefirstfewexercisesmightnotgowell.Youmayfindithardto

focus（集中注意力）.Wearcomfortableclothes,keeppeacefulinyourmind,trytomove

slowly...Littlebylittle,you511feelmoreandmoreharmoniouswithnature.Youmayevenfeelyou

becomeatigeroradeer,walkingintheforestfreely.

Theseexercisesneednotoolsandtheyareeasytolearn.Youcansearchonlineforthevideos

andpracticethematanytimewhenyoufeellikerelaxingyourbodyandmind.Becauseifsfunto

practiceandgoodforhealth,Five-AnimalExercisesarebecomingmoreandmorepopularin

recentyears,notonlyinChina,butalsoinmanyotherplacesoftheworld.

32.PeoplepracticeFive-AnimalExercisesinorderto.

A.fightagainstenemiesB.protectwildanimals

C.improvethehealthD.playasagroupgame

33.Ifyourgrandfatherhasapainintheback,mayhelphimalot.

A.thebearmovementsB.themonkeymovements

C.thebirdmovementsD.thetigermovements

34.Theunderlinedword-harmonious“inParagraph5probablymeans.

A.兴奋的B.和谐的C.敬畏的D.肤浅的

35.Thestructureofthepassagemaybe.（①二Paragraph1）

Nowstudents5Englishhandwriting（书写）getsworseandworse.Thatmakestheirteachers

feelworried.IsyourEnglishhandwritingbeautiful?36

Usepaperwithlines

WhenyouwriteEnglishwordsorsentences,youcanusepaperwithlines.Thatwillmake

yourhandwritingstraight.37Besuretofillthe

linedspacecompletely.Andmakesurethesecapitalletters

（大写字母）arewrittenproperly.

Slowdown

Ifyourwritingishardtoread,justslowdownalittle.

38Ifyouwritetooquickly,it'shardforyoutostop

whereyoushould,andyoumaymakemoremistakeseasily.

39

Whenyouholdyourpencilinthecorrectway,writingismuchbetter.Somekidspressdown

reallyhardwhentheywrite.Thatmakesthehandwritingbad.Trytoberelaxedanddon'tholdthe

pencilsohard.Letyourwritingappearniceandclean.Ifyoudoso,peoplewillguessyouarea

studentwithagoodhabit.

Drawmorepictures

40Whileyouaredrawingpictures,youneedtousetheskillstocontrol（控制）your

pencilbetter.Eventhoughyouhavenochancetodrawatschool,youcanpracticebydrawingat

home.

Handwritingisveryimportant.Imagineyouareafamousmoviestarorawell-knownsports

player,whatdoyoudowhenyourfansrunuptoyou?Givethemyourautographs（亲笔签名）,of

course!

A.Ifnot,herearefourstepsthatreallywork!

B.Holdyourpencilright

C.Drawingcanimproveyourhandwriting.

D.WewilltrytolearnEnglishwell.

E.Goingslowermakesyourhandwritingclearer.

F.Thoselinesonthepapercanhelpyoutowritewordsintherightsize.

2022年四川省眉山市仁寿县中考一模英语试卷

一、阅读理解

TheWonderSeaLifeCenter

Openinghours:

Everyday10:00a.m.〜5:00p.m.

Tickets:

Adult:$18

Child:（4-16）$12

（thoseundertheageof4gofree）

Groupbookingsofover6people:

10%discount（折扣）

15%discountonallonlineticketsales!

Talksandfeedingtimes:

PlayfulPenguins

Learnallaboutthepenguins（企鹅）andhowtheyarepartofaninternationalprojectthat

protectsthem.

Watchthembeingfedat10:30a.m.

Adventures（冒险经历）UndertheSea

Seetheinterestingturtles（海龟）.Tabby,ouroldestturtle,isnearlyseventyyearsoldandis

oneandahalfmeterslong!Learnaboutthesharksandlistentosomeoftheirstories.Watchthe

sharksbeingfedat4:00p.m.

1.Thecenterisopen.

A.onlyonweekendsB.onlyonweekdays

C.sevenhourseverydayD.eighthourseveryday

2.A15-year-oldgirlandherparentswanttovisitthecenter.Howmuchshouldtheypayifthey

buytheirticketsonline?

A.$40.8.B.$42.C.$43.2.D.$48.

3.Thematerialisprobablyfrom_______.

A.astorybookB.anewspaperC.adiaryD.asciencefiction

WhenVickyHarmistonwasachild,herparentsaskedherandherbrotherJamietodecide

whattheydidintheirsparetime.Vickychosetogoswimming.Shewasagoodswimmer,andthe

coachattheswimmingclubshewenttothoughtshewouldhaveabrightfuture.Buttheclubwas

alongwayfromherhome.Jamielovedcycling（骑自行车）andboughthimselfaspecialracing

bikeandstartedtakingpartincompetitions.Vickythoughtitlookedveryexcitinganddecidedto

tryitforherself.Shesaysthatwasthebestdecisionsheevermade.Soonshewascyclingevery

dayanddoingreallywell.Thetraininggroundwasnearherschool,soitwasnoproblemforher

togettrainingafterschooleveryday.

Vickywasincyclingandwonalotofcompetitions.Whenshewas28,shethoughtshewas

oldenoughandstoppedcompetitivecycling.

Afterthat,VickygotajobwithacharitycalledCycleZone.t4Weworkwithyoungpeople

whohaveneverenjoyedsports,shesays."Thefirstthingwedoistoteachthemtorideabike.

Wewantthemtolearntobelieveinthemselvesandtheirownabilities.CycleZonedoesagreatjob,

anditgetsyoungpeopletogether.”

Thecharityusescelebrities（名人）toadvertise（为做广告）theworktheydo.Vicky

says,“Iknowsomepeoplearen'tsurewhetherthesupportofacelebrityisalwayspositivefora

charity.Theysaythecelebritiesareonlydoingittopushthemselvesforwardandthispreventsthe

publicfromseeingtherealworkofthecharity.Butifcelebritiescanhelpcharitiesthrough

advertising,Ithinktheyshould.^^

4.WhenVickyfirststartedcycling,.

A.shehadaverygoodcoachB.Herbrothergaveheragreatbike

C.herparentsgaveherhelpfuladviceD.shecouldgettothetraininggroundeasily

5.WhichofthefollowingstatementisTRUE?

A.Vickystoppedcompetitivecyclingbecauseshelostinterestincycling.

B.Vickystoppedcompetitivecyclingbecauseshethoughtshewasold.

C.Vickystoppedcompetitivecyclingbecauseshegothurtinacompetition.

D.Vickystoppedcompetitivecyclingbecauseshehadwonalltheprizesshewantedto.

6.WhatdoesCycleZonedoforyoungpeople?

A.Ithelpsthembuildself-trust.B.Itteachesthemhowtoadvertise.

C.Itoffersthemthechancetomeetcelebrities.D.Itsupportsthosewhohaveatalentfor

cycling.

7.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"positive“inthelastparagraphmeaninChinese?

A.昂贵的B.流行的C.容易的D.有益的

Jasonandhisfatherweredrivingtothesupermarket.Itwasanunusualday.Theskywasdark

buttherewerefewclouds.Astheydroveupthestreet,theyheardaloudsound.

Jason'sfatherrealizedthatatornado（龙卷风）wascoming.HestoppedthecarandtoldJason

togetoutatonce.Theytriedtoworktheirwaytothenearestbuilding.Thewindwasverystrong,

anditwashardtoseeorhear.Debris（碎片）wasfallingallovertheplace.Jasoncouldn'tseehis

dadanymore.Hewasafraidhewouldbepickedupbythewindandthrownintotheair.

Jasondidn'tdaretokeepgoing.Hecrouched（蹲）downonthestreet.Hisheartwasbeating

quickly,andhewasnervous.Hehadneverbeeninatornadobefore.

Afterawhile,thewinddieddownandtheloudsoundwasgone.Jasonslowlyliftedhishead

andlookedaround.Thestreetwasinaterriblemess.Andtherewasnobodyonit.Jasonstoodup

andwalkedtothebuildingwithshaky（颤抖的）legs.Oncethere,hepushedthedooropen.There

werelotsofpeopleinit,andeveryonewasbeingverynoisy.Jasonwalkedintothehalland

suddenlyhesawhisdadwalkingtowardshim!

“Jason!Thereyouare!AreyouOK?I'vebeensoworriedaboutyou!^^saidhisfather,giving

himabighug."Icouldn'tfindyouanywhere!,?

Inhisdad'sarms,Jasonbreathedasighofrelief（松了一口气）andsaidJTmgladwe'resafe,

Dad.Iloveyou!^^

8.Whywasitanunusualday?

A.Thecarwasbroken.B.Thestreetwasnoisy.

C.Theweatherwasstrange.D.Thesupermarketwascrowded.

9.Whafstherightorderofthefollowingevents?

a.Jasonenteredthebuilding.

b.Jasoncouldn'tfindhisdad.

c.Jasonfoundnobodyonthestreet.

d.Jasoncroucheddownonthestreet.

A.c-a-b-dB.a-c-d-bC.d-c-b-aD.b-d-c-a

10.HowdidJasonfeelattheendofthestory?

A.Excitedandproud.B.Shockedandupset.

C.Happyandrelaxed.D.Nervousandscared.

11.Thepassagemainlytellsus"

A.HowJasongotlost.B.HowbraveJasonwas.

C.Jason'sloveforhisdad.D.Jason'sexperienceinatornado.

Volunteeringisagreatwaytohelpothers,whetherifsachildwhohasdifficultyfinishinghis

orherhomeworkoranelderlypersonwhofeelslonely.

Whensomebodyvolunteers,theyaredoingsomethinggoodforothersortheworldaround

themwithoutbeingpaid.Volunteeringcomesinallshapesandsizes.Itcanbeorganized,suchas

workingforanorganization,ornotorganized,likehelpingyourneighborswiththeirfood

shopping.Manypeoplevolunteertohelptheenvironmentbypickinguprubbishorplantingtrees.

Helpingotherscanactuallyhelpyourself,too.Researchhasshownthatvolunteering

improvesyourwell-being（幸福感）.Itcangiveyouasenseofpurpose（ameaningfulgoalto

worktowards）andthenhelpbuildyourself-trustandmakeyoufeelmotivated（有积极性的）.

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