中考英语阅读理解专项练习：日常点滴

0中考英语阅读理解专项练习（常考+热门话题）

专题27日常点滴

一、阅读单选。

（2022•浙江省宁海中学风华书院三模）Whenwefirstmovedhere,wedidn'thaveagarden.MikeandI

talkedaboutmakingalargevegetablegardensomewhereinouryard,butwecouldn'tagreeonwhere.Beforewe

wentaheadanddugupthegrass,wespentsometimethinkingaboutwhereitwouldworkbest.Atlast,wechose

anoldsandboxinourfrontyardtobecomeourgarden.

Wedreamedaboutalivelygardenwithlotsofvegetables.Weaskedmanypeoplewhatweshoulddototurn

thissandboxintoaspace,andthenplantscangrowinit.Andtheygaveuslotsofideas.Mysisterwasthemost

knowledgeable,sowelistenedmostlytoher.Atfirst,MikemadeawoodfenceandIpainteditwiththekids.We

choseadarkercolorbecauseitwouldfitourlightgreyhouse.

Next,Mikedug17holes.Thenwefilledthemwithsoil.Itwasstilltoocoldtoplantanything,sofordaysI

juststaredoutthewindowattheseholes.Tome,itlookedmuchtoountidy.Iadvisedfillingthoseholesbackand

diggingnewones.Thistimeweendedupwith10.Muchbetter.

Overthenextfewweeks,Iworkedongettingeverythingplantedinmygarden.Istartedbyplantinggreen

onions.ButIwastooexcitedandplantedthemtooearly.Rightawayitwasclearthattheyweren'tgoingto

survive.Ihadtogivethemupandtrysomethingelse.Thenmynextdoorneighborgavemeredrosestoputinmy

garden.Afewdayslaterwewenttoagreenhouseandcamebacknotwithgreenonionsbutpeppers,tomatoesand

soon.Clearlythevegetableandflowergardenwasslowlybecomingourdreamgarden.Verywell!

Ilovethewayitturnedout.Thisgardenwillalwaysremindmeofmysister.

1.Whenthewriterfirstarrivedathernewhouse,she.

A.hadalargeflowergardenB.dugupthegrassinheryard

C.talkedaboutmakingasandboxD.wantedagardenwithvegetables

2.Whydidthewritersuggestfillingthefirst17holesback?

A.Becauseshelistenedtohersister.B.Becausetheweatherwastoocold.

C.Becausethegardenlookedlikeamess.D.Becausethekidscoulddigbetterones.

3.Whichoneistherightorderofbuildingthegardenaccordingtothepassage?

a.Webuiltthefenceandpaintedit.b.Wecollectedmuchothers'advice.

c.Wepreparedtheplantsthatwewanted.d.Wedecidedontheplaceofthegarden.

e.Wedugseveralholesandfilledthemwithsoil.

A.b-d-a-e-cB.d-b-a-e-c

C.d-b-e-c-aD.b-a-d-e-c

4.Whatdoesthepassagemainlytellus?

A.Whywasthewritergratefultohersister?B.Whatdidthefamilyplantintheirgarden?

C.Howdidthefamilymaketheirdreamgarden?D.Whospenttimewiththewriterinthegarden?

（2022-山东临沂•二模）Whatistime?Isitathingtobesavedorspentorwasted,likemoney?Orisit

somethingwehavenocontrolover,liketheweather?Isitthesameallovertheworld?Thafsaneasyquestion.A

minuteis60seconds,anhouris60minutes,andsoforth.Well,maybe.ButinAmerica,"Timeismoney.^^

BecauseAmericansbelievetimeisalimitedresource,theytrytokeepandmanageit.PeopleintheUSoften

attendmeetingsorreadbooksontimemanagement.Itseemsthattheyallwanttoorganizetheirtimebetter.

Peopletrytheirbesttopressmorelifeoutoftheirtime.

ToAmericans,beingontimeisawayofshowingrespectfbrotherpeople'stime.Beingmorethan10

minuteslateusuallycallsforanapologyandanexplanation.Peoplewhoarerunninglateoftencallaheadtolet

othersknowthattheycan'tbeontime.Ofcourse,thelessformal（正式的），thelessimportantitistobeexactly

ontime.Atinformalget-togethers,forexample.

Americanlifestylesshowhowmuchpeoplerespectthetimeofothers.Whenpeopleplananevent,theyoften

setthetimedaysorweeksbeforeit.Oncethetimeisfixed,itisalmostimpossibletochangeit.Ifpeoplewantto

cometoyourhouseforafriendlyvisit,peopleseldomcallotherslateatnightforfeartheymightbeinbed.The

timemaybedifferent,butmostpeoplethinktwiceaboutcallingafter10:00pm.

EvenAmericanswouldagreethatnoonecanmastertime.Time,likemoney,slipsalltooeasilythroughour

fingers.Andtimeisveryhardtopredict.However,timeisoneoflife'smostvaluablegifts.

根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。

5.FromParagraph1,wecanlearnthat.

A.Americanswastelotsofmoneyandtime

B.peoplecanonlycontrol60minutesaday

C.Americansregardtimeassomethingvaluable

6.InParagraph3andParagraph4,thewritermainlytellsusthat.

A.Americansrespectothers5timeindailylife

B.Americansnevercallafterteno'clock

C.Americansvisitfriendswithoutcallingfirst

7.Theunderlinedphrase“thinktwice“probablymeans"

A.payattentionB.considercarefullyC.feelrelaxed

8.Accordingtothispassage,.

A.mostAmericanpeopletreasuretheirtime

B.peoplecanmasterandpredicttimeeasily

C.Americansliketimebetterthananythingelse

（2022•贵州安顺•中考真题）InanEnglishclass,Mr.Linaskedhisstudentstomakefamilyrules,andnow

lefsreadsomeofthem.

IfIcouldmakesomerulesformyfamily,Ithinkthemostimportantonewouldbetohaveall

麻■myfamilymembersdohouseworktogether.Mymotherusuallydoesallthehousework,from

cookingtocleaning,whilemyfatherandIdonothing,soifsunfair.Wecanmaketherule

LiHuan,12,morespecific（具体的）.Myfatherandmothercantaketurnsincooking,I'llberesponsible

FromBeijingforwashingdishes,andonweekends,wecancleanthehousetogether.

亮Iwouldliketoliveinatidyandcleanhome,soIwanttomakearulethatpeopleshouldnot

leaverubbishintheirroomsorinthelivingroom.Andweshouldtidyupthehousetogether

everyweek.Whafsmore,Ireallyhopethatmyfamilycanhavedinnertogethereveryday,

TianLihua,12,noonecanbelateoreatbeforeothers.Itisenjoyableforustohavemealstogetheraftera

FromGuangzhoulongday.Wecantalktoeachotherandhavefun.

Particularly,Iwanttosetsomerulesformyfather.Tostayfit,heshouldhavebreakfast,

exerciseeverydayandstopsmoking.Now,healwayswatchesTVfortoolongtimeand

doesn'treadbooks,soIwanthimtoonlywatchTVforonehoureveryday.Instead,hecan

LiBo,14,From

readabook,andwecandiscussittogetherasafamilyeveryweek.

Guiyang

9.Whowillberesponsibleforwashingdishes?

A.TianLihua.B.LiHuan.C.LiBo.

10.Toavoidthrowingrubbishathome,whatdoesTianLihuawanttodo?

A.Makearule.B.Makeaplan.C.Makealist.

11.HowdoesTianLihuafeelabouteatingmealswithherfamilytogether?

A.Bored.B.Stressed.C.Pleased.

12.WhydoesLiBosetsomerulesforhisdad?

A.Tokeephimhealthy.B.Tomakehimhappy.C.Tomakehimwealthy.

13.Thereadingmaterialisprobablytakenfrom.

A.asciencebookB.amagazineC.astorybook

（2022•浙江•松阳县教育局教研室二模）Jennalookedoutofthewindowandsaid,"It'sstillraining!Now

mydaywithNikkiisnotgoingtobefun.It'ssoboring.^^

Jenna'scousinNikkiwascomingoverfortheday.Theyhadplannedapicnicatthepark.Raindrummed

harderontheroof."Andifsnoisy!”Jennashouted.

Grandmacameintothelivingroom.uDidIhearyoudescribetherainasboringandnoisy?^^sheasked.

“Soundslikesomebodygotuponthewrongsideofthebed.^^

“Ididnot,^^Jennasaid."IgotupthesamewayIalwaysdo.”

“YouknowwhatImean.^^Grandmasaid.

“Look,“Nikkicameinandsaid.'Tvebeensopatient.Tvebeenwaitingformonthstoweartheseboots（靴

子）！Theyellowduckslookjustlikebathtoys.Lefsgowalkingintherain!^^

"Idon'twanttogetwet,“Jennasaid.wantittobesunnysowecangotothepark.Thatwouldbefun.^^

GrandmalookedatJennaandsaid,"That'senough.Iknowyou'redownaboutthepark.Butyoucanstill

haveafunday.”

Jennathoughtforawhile.SheknewGrandmawasright.Shewasbeingkindofsilly.

Nikkisatdownnexttoher.'Tmsorryyou'resad."Nikkisaid.

“Oh,it'sokay,“Jennasaid."Doyoustillwanttogowalking?Icangetmyrainboots.^^

“Sure,“Nikkisaid."AndIhaveanideaforwhattodothen.Wecanhaveaninsidepicnic!?,

“Aninsidepicnic?Howcanwedothat?”Jennaasked.

“Wecangetthepicnicblanketandputitonthefloor.Thenwecanmakeapicniclunch.Wecaneatitinside.

Wewon'tgetwet,andtherewon'tbeanybugs!”Nikkisaid.

“ThatsoundslikefiinJJennaagreed.atWecanwalkaroundoutsidefirst.Thenwe911makelunch.Canwe

makecookiestoo,Grandma?99sheasked.

Grandmasaid,"Yes!"

“"Jennasaid.

14.WhydidJennathinkthedaywasboringatthebeginning?

A.Becauseshedidn'tliketherainydays.B.Becauseshedidn'twanttogetupsoearly.

C.Becauseshedidn'twanttoplaywithNikki.D.Becauseshecouldn'tgoforapicnicinthegarden.

15.HowdoesNikkifeelabouttherain?

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

16.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttofillin"”?

A.Lefswaitforthenextrainyday!B.Don'tworryaboutNikkiandme!

C.Therainydaymaynotbesobad!D.Iamthesmartestgirlintheworld!

17.Whatlessoncanwelearnfromthestory?

A.Safetyalwayscomesfirst.B.Getalongwithchanges.

C.Thinktwicebeforeacting.D.Effortswillbepaidoff.

（2022•湖北随州•模拟预测）IhavethreechildrenandImakethemdohousework.However,my

mother-in-law（婆婆）doesn'tagreewithme.ShethinksI'mtooharsh.Inheropinion,itisadults9jobtodo

housework.

Ourfamilyismadeupoffivefamilymembers.Nooneinthefamilyismoreimportantthananother,soeach

membershouldhelpwithchores.Idon'taskmychildrentodothesamechores,becausetheiragesaredifferent.

Attheendoftheday,aftertheyfinishplayingwiththeirtoys,Iaskthemtoputthetoysaway.Iftheydon't,

theywillhavetosaygoodbyetotheirtoys.Iexpectmychildrentosetthetableatnightandhelpfoldtheirown

clothes.Idon'tthinkI'maskingtoomuch.

Iknowtheyaretiredafteralongday'sstudyatschool,butthafslife-harshbutreal.Idon'twanttopaythem

fordoingsomechores.Theyliveinthehouse,sotheyshouldhelpoutwithsomethingsinthehouse.Nooneis

goingtopaythemforcleaninguptheirroomslaterinlifeandI'mnotabouttostartdoingitnow.

Someparentsprotecttheirchildrenfromanythingunpleasant（使人不愉快的）andmaketheirchildren'slives

toogoodandsafe,butI'mnotinterestedinthatway.Ihopemychildrenareabletolookafterthemselves.

18.Whatcanwelearnaboutthewriter'smother-in-law?

A.Shedoesn'tlikedoinghousework.B.Shedoesn,twantthechildrentodohousework.

C.Shedoesn'twantthewritertodohousework.D.Shedoesn'tgetonwellwiththekids.

19.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“harsh"mean?

A.纵容的B.嚣张的C.幼稚的D.严厉的

20.Whenthewriterasksherchildrentodochores,

A.shealwaysasksthemtodotheeasyonesB.sheasksthemtododifferentones

C.sheoftenasksthemtodothehardonesD.sheaskshermother-in-lawforadvice

21.Ifthechildrendon'tputawaytheirtoys,thewriter

A.won'tgivethechildrenpocketmoneyB.willaskhermother-in-lawtodoit

C.willprobablythrowthetoysawayD.willputthetoysawaybyherself

22.WhichofthefollowingisNOTthewriter'sopinion?

A.Childrenshouldn'tdohouseworkformoney.B.Onlyparentsshoulddohousework.

C.Parentsshouldn'tcoddle（溺爱）theirchildren.D.Childrenshouldhelpwithhouseworkathome.

（2022.贵州遵义•一模）DearDiary,

TodayisFriday,March10th,2022.Itisaverydayformyfamilyandme.Itisthedaythatmynew

babybrothercamehomefromthehospital.Hecameintotheworldyesterdayat9:51a.m.Dadcamehome

yesterdayafternoonandwasoveijoyed.Dadsaidthatheisthemostbeautifulbabyintheworldandhenamed

himBradley.Icouldn'tsleepwelllastnight.IwassoexcitedaboutBradleycominghome.

Iwokeupveryearlytoday.Ienjoyedsomebreadforbreakfast.IknewthatDadwouldpickupMomand

Bradleyat10:00a.m.IwatchedalittleTVbeforetryingtoreadoneofmyfavoritebooks.WhateverItriedtodo,

Ijustcouldnottakemymindoffmynewbornbrother.1keptimaginingwhathemustlooklikeandIwondered

whetherhewouldunderstandwhoIwaswhenhefirstsawme."Let'sgo!”Dadinterruptedmydaydreaming.

Thenwedrovetothehospital.Theshorttriptothehospitalseemedverylong.Wefinallyarrivedatthe

hospital.AndthenwewentstraighttoMom'sroom.

Momlookedtiredbutveryhappy.Mylittlebrotherwassleepinginherarms.MomaskedmewhetherI

wantedtomeetmybrother!Isaid“Ofcourse!"MomheldoutherarmsandpassedBradleytome!Itookhimin

myarmsandlookeddown.Suddenlyheopenedhiseyesandlookedatme.Theywerereallybeautifulblueeyes.

“Helooksjustlikeyouwhenyouwerebom^^saidDad.Hiswordsmademeveryhappy.ThenBradleyslowly

closedhiseyesandfellasleep.

Byefornow!

23.Thebestwordfor""is.

A.angryB.boringC.specialD.free

24.Fromthesecondparagraph,wecanknowthatthismorningEmma.

A.readalotB.gotupearlyC.atenobreakfastD.watchednoTV

25.Theunderlinedword“interrupted“isclosestinmeaningto"

A.stoppedB.askedC.joinedD.guessed

26.HowdidEmmaandherdadgotothehospital?

A.Bybike.B.Bycar.C.Bytaxi.D.Bybus.

27.WhenEmmatookherbrotherinherarms,he.

A.begancryingB.stoppedcryingC.openedhiseyesD.closedhiseyes

（2022•海南省直辖县级单位•二模）WhenIwassmall,sometimesmymumgavethefamilyafunnyspecial

treat-shewouldmakebreakfastfoodfordinner.

Iremembershedidsoonenight.Shehadbeenatworkalldaybutwantedtodosomethingspecialforusall.

Onthatevening,mymumputaplateofeggsandveryburnttoast（烤焦的面包）infrontofmydad.Iwaitedto

seeifanyonenoticed.Butmydadjusttookhistoast,smiledatmymumandaskedhowmydayatschoolhad

been.Idon'trememberwhatItoldhimthatnight.ButIrememberwatchinghimputbutteronthattoast.Heateit

upasusual.

Afterdinner,Irememberhearingmymumapologizetomydadforburningthetoast.I'llneverforgetwhat

hesaid,6tHoney,Iloveburnttoast.9,Laterthatnight,IwenttoDadtogivehimagoodnightkiss.Iaskedhimifhe

reallylikedhistoastburnt.Heheldmeinhisarmsandsaid,“Yourmummyworkedveryhardtoday.She'sreally

tired.Andabitofburnttoastneverhurtsanyone.

Lifeiffullofimperfectthings.Nobodyisperfecteither.Tmnotthebestatanything.Iforgetbirthdaysand

otherimportanteventsjustlikeeveryoneelsedoes.I'velearnedsomethingimportantfrommyfather.

Understandingisthebasisofeverything,whetherbetweenahusbandandwife,aparentandchildorjustbetween

twofriends.Remember,burnttoastneverhurtsanyone.Ifsthepeoplewiththekindthoughtswhomakeslife

worthliving.

28.Thewriter'sfathertheburnttoastduringthedinner.

A.ateupallB.threwawayC.didn'tnotice

29.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“apologize"mean?

A.sayhelloB.saythanksC.saysorry

30.Fromwhatthefathersaidtohisson,weknowthatthefather.

A.couldunderstandhiswifeB.wasagoodcookC.workedhardeveryday

31.Whatdoesthestorywanttotellus?

A.Themotherwasnotagoodmotherandwasalittlefunny.

B.Understandingisthebasicpointofeverything.

C.Lifeisnotperfect,butthefatherisperfect.

32.Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?

A.Lifeisimperfect.B.Afunnydinner.C.Burnttoastneverhurtanyone.

（2022•辽宁丹东•中考真题）Itwasafineday.Thesunwasshiningandthewindwasgentle.

Thekidswereplayingintheirbackyard.Suddenlyalittlecatgotstuck（卡住）underthefence（篱芭）.The

kidstriedtofreethecat,buttheycouldn,t.Sotheyaskedtheirmotherforhelp.Themotherfreedthecat.Thecat

lookedsocutethatthekidsaskedtheirmotheriftheycouldkeepit.Themothersaid,"Idon'tmindmyself,but

youmustaskyourfather,too.^^

Thekidswaitedanxiously（焦急地）fortheirdadbackfromwork.Whentheyheardtheirfatheropeningthe

door,theybothshoutedloudlyatthesametime,"Hi,daddy!”

“Youaresurelyhappierthanusualtoseemetoday.Whafsup?”herfathersaid.

“Nothingdaddy.Wejustloveyousomuch/5thegirlreplied.Thentheirmothersaid,"Goahead.Askyour

dad,^^

Thegirltoldherdadwhathadhappenedandaskedtokeepthecat.Thefathersaid,“No,youcan't.Wehave

fedfivecatsuptillnow.YourmommyandIhavenotimetotakecareofanymore.^^Hearingthis,thekidslooked

unhappy.

Seeingthesadlooksonthekids'faces,thefatherchangedhismind.Hesaid,"Allright.Sinceyouloveitso

much,youcankeepit.”

“Hooray!Thankyou,daddy!”However,thefatheraddedthattheymustpromisetolookafterthecatontheir

own.

Thekidsweresohappytohaveanotherpetfriend.Thenthecatwasgiventhename“Lucky“bythekids.So

thecathadaplacetocallhome.

33.Whohelpedthecattogetfree?

A.Itsmother.B.Thekids.C.Thekids'dad.D.Thekids'mum.

34.Whatdidthekidswanttodo?

A.Tobuythecat.B.Tokeepthecat.

C.Togivethecattotheirfather.D.Toreturnthecattoitshome.

35.Whydidthekidsshoutloudlywhentheysawtheirfather?

A.Becausetheyhadaquestiontoaskhim.

B.Becausetheywantedtothanktheirfather.

C.Becausethey'dliketoshowtheirloveforthecat.

D.Becausetheywantedtosharehappinesswiththeirfamily.

36.Whatdidthefatheraskthekidstodo?

A.Tolookafterthemselves.B.Toaskthemotherforhelp.

C.Totakecareofthecat.D.Togivethecataname.

37.Whafsthebesttitleofthetext?

A.AhappyfatherB.Adangerouscat

C.AnunhappygirlD•Anewpetfriend

（2022•山东济南•模拟预测）Mikecamebackfromschool.Itwasthefirsttimeforhimtostayathome

alone.Hisparentswenttohaveameetingwithhiselderbrother'sheadteacheratthehighschool.Hewasexcited

tofinallyhavethehousetohimself.

Heopenedthedoorandsaidtohistwopetdogs,"Hey,guys.Justme."Mikelockedthefrontdoorbehind

him,ashe'dpromisedhisparentshewould.t6WhatshouldIdofirst?”Mikethought.

MiketurnedontheTVandgotsomesnacksfromthekitchen.Afterwatchingafewshowsandeatinglotsof

snacksmorethanheshould,Mikegotbored.Helookedatthetwodogs."Doyouwanttogooutsideandplay?”

Thenhepickeduptwotennisballsandwalkedtothedoorleadingtothebackyard.Hemovedthewoodenbarout

ofthedoorandplaceditonthefloor.

Thedogspushedtheirwayoutside.AndMikerantocatchthemup,closingthedoorbehindhim.Hechased

thedogsallaround.Whenhegottired,hethrewthetennisballshighintheair.Thedogsjumpedupandgotthe

ballinturn.Severalminuteslater,Mikeandthedogsweretiredandcold."It'stimetogoinsideandwarm

ourselvesup.^^Mikepushedthebackdoor.Butitwouldn'tmove."Huh?"Helookedinandsawthatthewooden

barwasbackinthedoor.Hiscat,Misha,waslyingupagainstit,sleepinginthesunlight.Theywerelockedout.

38.WheredidMike'sparentsgo?

A.Theywenttowork.B.TheywenttoMike'sschool.

C.TheywenttoMike'selderbrother'sschool.D.TheywenttoMike'sgrandparents9house.

39.HowdidMikefeelaboutbeinghomealoneatfirst?

A.Worried.B.Excited.C.Lonely.D.Sad.

40.WhatdidMikepromisehisparentstodo?

A.Hepromisedtotakecareofthedogs.B.Hepromisedtolockthefrontdoor.

C.Hepromisedtodohishomeworkfirst.D.Hepromisedtoeatfewersnacks.

41.WhatdidMikedofirstafterhegothome?

A.Hefedthedogs.B.Hecleanedthehouse.

C.Hecookedsomefoodinthekitchen.D.HeturnedontheTVandgotsomesnacks.

42.Accordingtothepassage,pushedthewoodenbarbackintoplace.

A.thedogsB.thecatC.thewindD.Mike

（2022•宁夏•银〃|英才学校二模）ThesoundfromMiranda'salarmclockwouldnotstopinthemorning.

Mirandareachedoverandstoppedthenoiseringinginherroom.Theactionbroughtherafewminutesofpeace

andquietness.

Onausualday,Mirandajumpedoutofbedevenbeforethealarmclockcouldring.Shedidnotmindgetting

upearly.Shelovedmorningbecauseshecouldcompletehertwo-milerunbeforemostofherfamilymembersgot

up.Sheraneverymorningsothatshewouldrealizeherdreamofbeingthebestrunnerintheschool.However,

thismorningwasdifferent.Shewouldgoandfindoutwhetherthepaininherlegwassomethingthatcouldbe

easilytreatedorwouldstopherfromdoingsomethingshelovedmost:runningwiththeschooltrackteam（田径

队）.

Asthealarmclockrangoutagain,Mirandaknewshehadtogetup.Shecutofftheannoyingnoiseandrose

fromherbed.Shecouldhearthesoundfromthekitchenwherehermotherwasmakingherfavoritebreakfast.

Sighing（叹气）deeplyinthequietroom,shetriedtostandup.Shefeltthepaininherrightleg.Itwasserious

butshecouldstandit.Surely,Mirandathought,itwouldnotbeasbadasshehadimagined.

Sheshookherheadtoclearherthoughtsandgotreadytojoinhermother.Asshewalkedintothekitchen,her

mothergaveherabigsmile.Atonce,shefeltthatshewasnotaloneinthisworldandthatwouldmakeallthe

difference,nomatterwhatthedaywouldbring.

43.HowdidMirandadealwithheralarmclockinthemorning?

A.Sheputitoutofherroom.B.Shecalledhermomtoturnitoff.

C.Shereachedoverandstoppedthesound.D.Shejustleftitringinguntilitstoppeditself.

44.Mirandausuallyeverymorning.

A.wokeherfamilyupB.cleanedherroom

C.cookedforhermotherD.ranfortwomiles

45.Thesmileonhermother'sfacemeanstoMiranda.

A.suggestionB.encouragementC.instructionD.agreement

46.WhatwouldMirandaprobablydoafterbreakfast?

A.Shewouldgotoseethedoctor.B.Shewouldjoinherteammembers.

C.Shewouldgotobedandhavearest.D.Shewouldjoinhermotherinthekitchen.

（2022•黑龙江大庆•三模）Whydoonlyfamouspeoplehavebiographies（传记）？Thisisthequestiontwo

youngsisters,7-year-oldAishvarya,and11-year-oldVaishali,askedtheirparents.Theywerereadingbiographies

inschoolandrealisedtheyknewmoreaboutBeyoncethanabouttheirowngrandparents.Sotheydecidedtodo

something.

Theycreated“GrandStories”,aworkbookthathelpsgrandchildrenlearnabouttheirgrandparents.Through

answeringguidedquestionsandtellingstories,ctGrandStories^^helpsfamilieslearnmoreabouteachother.

ThisfamilyhadcomefromIndiatotheUS,andallfourgrandparentslivefaraway.Throughmodern

technologyandsomefamilyvisits,thegirlsknowtheirgrandparents-buttheywantmore.Wheredidtheygoto

school?Howdidtheymeet,getmarried,andraisefamilies?Whatweretheirstories?Thesereflectthe“Doyou

know^^questionsintheworkbooktostudyhowmuchpeopleknowabouttheirfamilyhistory.

Thesistersaskedtheirowngrandparentstotalkabouttheirstories.Thegrandfather,whoisaquietperson,

didn'tsharemuchduringtheinterview.Butthenhestayedupallnightwritinghisbiography.Whenthefather

lookedthroughthebiography,herealisedtherewassomuchhe'dneverknownabouthisownfather!Through

thesestoriesthefatherfeltclosertohisownfamily.

Whatthetwosistersdiscoveredishowmuchwedependonknowingourfamilystoriestounderstandwho

weareintheworld.Thesestoriesareimportantforyoungchildrengrowingup,aswellasourbecomingparents

andgrandparents.t4GrandStories^^isagreatwaytostarttheseconversations.Whetheryou're7or70,ifsnever

tooearlyortoolatetostartsharingfamilystories.

47.Whichofthefollowingmayappearintheworkbookmadebythesisters?

A.Whichisthewaytothebookstore?B.Wheredidtheygrowup?

C.Whenwilltheyfinishthebiography?D.Howwasthedinnerlastnight?

48.Whichofthefollowingistrue?

A.Vaishaliwasseven.

B.Aishvaryawasseven.

C.ThisfamilyhadcomefromChinatotheUS.

D.Whenyouare70yearsold,itistoolatetostartsharingfamilystories.

49.Thewriterwrotethispassageto.

A.tellpeopleaboutthetwogirls'familyB.introducewaysoftellingfamilystories

C.showtheimportanceofwritingbiographiesD.encouragepeopletoknowtheirfamilystories

（2022•山东聊城•中考真题）

Mrs.Liisover70yearsold.ShehaslivedinBeijingallherlife.Areporterinterviewedheryesterday.The

①

followingaretheirquestionsandanswers.

②Reporter:Whatwasyourlifelikeinthepast?

Mrs.Li:Myfamilylivedinatinyhouse.Myfatherwasapostman,andheoftenworkedtwelvehoursaday

outsideinthewintercoldorinthesummerheat.Mymumwasafarmgirlbeforeshemetmyfather.Shewas

③

akindandlovingmother.Shedidn'tgoouttowork.Therewerefivechildreninmyfamily,andlookingafter

uswasmorethanafull-timejob.

Thefoodweatewassimple.Wecouldonlyeatmeatonceortwiceayear.Iwasn'tsenttoschoolbecause

④

myfamilycouldn'taffordit.

⑤Reporter:Howhaslifechange