中考二模检测《英语卷》含答案解析

卷I

听力

听小对话，从A、B、C三个选项中选出正确的选项，回答问题。

l.Whogave(hecameraloLily?［此处有音频，请去附件查看］

A.Herfriends.B.Hergrandparents.C.Herparents.

2.HowdoesJennygotoschool?［此处有音频，请去附件查看］

A.Onfoot.B.Bycar.C.Bybus.

3.Whatwilltheweatherbelikelomorrow?［此处有音频，请去附件查看］

A.Sunny.B.Rainy.C.Windy.

4.Howmuchwillthewomanpay?［此处有音频,请去附件查看］

A.S20.B.540.C.S60.

5.Whenwilltheconcertstart?［此处有音频，请去附件查看］

A.At7:00.D.At7:30.C.At8:00.

听长对话，从A、B、C三个选项中选出正确的选项，回答问题。

听对话，回答下列问题。I此处有音频，请去附件查看］

6Howdoesthewomanfeel?

A.Alittlesad.B.Alittlenervous.C.Alittleexcited.

7.Whereisthewomangoing?

A.England.B.America.C.Canada.

听下面一段较长对话，回答下列问题。［此处有音频，请去附件查看］

8.Whatdoesthemanlikedoing?

A.Workingwithkids.B.Playingbasketball.C.Trainingateam.

9Whycan'tthemanhelpreadtosickkidsonSundays?

A.Hehastoplaybasketball.B.Hehastorestalhome.C.Hehastoplaytheguitar.

10.Howoftendoesthemanhavetohelpthestay-at-homekidswiththeirlessons?

A.Everyday.B.Twiceaweek.C.Threetimesaweek.

听下面一段独白，从A、B、C三个选项中选出正确的选项，回答问题。［此处有音频，请去附件查看］

11.Howmanyspecialdaysarementionedinthepassage?

A.Two.B.Three.C.Four.

12.WhatcommongiftsdoAmericanchildrengivetotheirfathersonthespecialday?

A.Cards.B.Shirtsortics.C.Flowers.

13.WhatdoesAmywanttoknow?

A.ShewantstoknowwhenFather'sDayis.

B.ShewantstoknowwhentocelebrateMother'sDay.

C.ShewondersifchildreninChinagivesimilargiftstotheirparents.

14.WhatdoesAmyadviseustocelebratethesespecialdays?

A.Togivegiftstoourparents.B.Totakeparentsoutfordinner.

C.Tohelpparentsdosomething.

15.Whowritestheletter?

A.Amy.B.XiaoHui.C.XiaoXue.

完形填空

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

Mysix-year-okidaughter,Cindy,andIstoppedatafoodshopforsomebread.Asweweregoingoutofthedoor,

ayoungteenageboywascomingin.

Theboyhadastrangehairstyle.Hisnosewaspierced,andaringran16thehole.Heheldaskateboard

underonearmanda17undertheother.

Cindy,whowaswalkingaheadofme,suddenly(8whenshesawtheboy.Ithoughthehadfrightened

mydaughter.ButIwas19.Mydaughterbackedupagainstthedoorandopeneditaswideasitwouldgo.

NowIcamefacetofacewiththeyoungman.I20aside(至l］一边)andlethimpass.Herepliedvey

21、“Thankyouverymuch.^^

Onourwaytothecar.IpraisedCindyforholdingopen(hedoorfortheboy.Itseemedthatshewasnottroubled

bytheboy'sappearance,22Istillwanted(omakesure.Iwarnedtobereadytotalkabout(heyoungman

23wassodifferentfromothers.Ipreparedtotellmylittledaughterwhat24shouldbelike.

Butasitturnedout,thepersonwhoneededthetalkwas25!

TheonlythingCindynoticedabouttheboywasthefactthathisarmswere26.“Heheldaskateboard

underonearmandabasketballundertheother.Hewouldhavea27timetoopenthedoor,“saidCindy.

Ijust28thehairstyle,thepiercingandthering,whileshesawapersoncarryingsomethingunderarms

andheadingtowardsa(an)29door.

Whatmydaughtersaid30methatIshouldchangemywaysofjudgingpeopleandIcanifrommy

daughtertobeopen-mindedandwarm-hearted.

16.A.onB.atC.throughD.under

17.A.footballB.bookC.coatD.basketball

18.A.ranB.criedC.stoppedD.laughed

19.A.afraidB.wrongC.crazyD.worried

20.A.steppedB.setC.putD.waved

21.A.sadlyB.proudlyC.excitedlyD.politely

22.A.andB.butC.orD.so

23.A.whoB.whichC.whomD.what

24.A.teachersB.adultsC.teenagersD.women

25A.herB.meC.himD.us

26.A.heavyB.busyC.emptyD.high

27.A.longB.freeC.greatD.hard

28.A.paidattentiontoB.lookedforC.lookedforwardtoD.heardof

29.A.openB.closedC.smallD.low

30.A.remindedB.expectedC.requestedD.refused

阅读理解

阅读卜面四篇短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出以佳选项。

A

必

Howdoyoulikeyourschool?Haveyoueverwrittentoyourheadmastertoexpressyouridea?Herearesome

letterswrittenbystudentsfromdifferenlschools.

Luke,14,fromJiangsu:

Iwillgivethesuggestionaboutourschooluniform.Inourschool,westudentshavetowearschooluniform

everyday.Buttheyellowandgreenuniformlooksreallydarkandold.Itcan'tstandfbryoungandlivelyspirit.Wc

canaddsomeredandorangecolorsandmakeanewtypeofuniform.Ihopeourheadmasterwillthinkaboutit.

Danny,14,fromZhejiang:

Ihavetwosuggestionsformyheadmaster.Firstofall,Ithinkweshouldhavemorehobbyclassesinscience.

suchasplanemodelmakingclassandcomputerprogrammingclass.Andsecond,IhopewecanhavemorePE

lessonsormoretimeforphysicalexercise.Afterall,healthcomesfirst.

Sam,15,fromShanxi:

I'dliketosay“thankyou''toourheadmaster.Aboutoneweekago,Igotabadcoldafterplayingbasketball.Our

headmastercametoseemeafterheknewaboutit.Ireallywanttothankhimforthat.

Helen,14,fromShandong:

Iwanttotalkabout(hepossibilityofpersonalclasses.Nowmanymiddleschoolsaretryingthepersonalclass

system.Ithinkthere'ssomethinggoodforit.First,itismoreeffective(有效的)becausestudentscanchoosetheir

lessonstheywanttotake.Also,itisgoodfbrexercise.Wedon'thavetojuststayinoneclassroomallthetime.What's

more,\vccancommunicatemorewithnewfriends.

31.Lukegivesthesuggestionabout▲.

A.schooluniformB.personalclassesC.hobbyclassesD.basketballplaying

32.HowmanyadvantagesdoesHelenmentionaboutthepersonalclasssystem?

A.One.B.Two.C.Three.D.Five.

33.Accordingtothepassage,moststudentswritetotheirheadmastersabout▲.

A.personalexperiencesB.howtomakeschoolsbetter

C.freetimeactivitiesD.howtothanktheteachers

B

©Aftermonthsofhardwork,it'stimetohavefunduringthesummerholiday!Ifyouarestillplanningwhatyou

aregoingtododuringthedays,whynotenjoyavisittoathemepark?

©Lotsof(hemeparkshaverollercoasters(过11］车).Arollercoastermayappeardangerouswhileinfact,it's

perfectlysafeforfamilyfun.Ifyoulikeheart-stoppingthrills,this"screammachine"isyourbestchoice.Forexample,

KingdaKaisasteelrollercoasterlocatedalSixFlagsGreatAdventureintheUnitedStales.Ilistheworld'ssecond

fastestrollercoaster.Ridingthisrollercoastermakesyoufeellikeyouareflyinginthesky!

③Doesthissoundscarytoyou?Ifso,wewilltakeyoutootherthemeparksaroundtheworld.OceanParkin

HongKongisthefirststop.Youcanwalkthroughanunderwatertunnelassharksswimoverheadorwatchadolphin

swimmingshow.Besides,cablecarswillcarryyoumorethan200meterstothetopofthepark.

©Europa-Parkisanothergoodchoice.IfyouthinkafewdaysarenotenoughtotravelthroughEurope,(his

(hemeparkinGermanywillshowyouwhatotherEuropeancountriesarelike.▲.YoucanfirstrideFrench

bobsleds（雪橇），theneatGreeksandwichesandthentakearollercoasterbasedontheRussianspacestation—all

inoneday!Besides,Europa-parkisveryreal.ThestreetlightsintheSpanishpartarcfromSpainandthesmallhouses

intheSwisspartcomefromSwitzeiiand.

@OurlaststopisUniversal'sIslandsintheUS,aworld-famousdinosaurthemepark.Ifyouareafanof

dinosaurs,itisjusttheplaceforyou.Youcanhaveanunforgettableexperienceandseedinosaursintheirnatural

homes.

34.ItisagoodchoicetoAifyoulikeheart-stoppingthrills.

A.seedinosaursB.walkthroughanunderwatertunnel

C.ridearollercoasterD.watchthestreetlightsin（heSpanishpart

35.WhichofthefollowingisNotTrueaccordingtothepassage?A

A.TheEuropa-ParkisinGermany.B.SixFlagsGreatAdventureliesintheUK.

C.YoumayvisitUniversal'sIslandsinAmerica.D.TheOceanParkisatouristattractioninHongKong.

36.Whichofthefollowingcanbeputin（heblankinParagraph4?▲

A.Europa-parkhas12country-theiredareas.B.Europa-parkissuitableforliving.

C.Europa-parkisfamousforitsfood.D.Europa-parkisalwayscrowded.

37.Howisthepassageorganizedinstructure（结构）?▲

C

RicardoSemlerbecamethebossofhisfather'scompanyinBrazilattheageof21.Thenameofthecompanyis

Semco.Itsoldpartsforships.Semlerworkedlikeamadman,from7:30inthemorningtomidnighteveryday.One

afternoon,whilehewasvisitingafactoryinNewYork,hefelldown.Thedoctorsaid,44There'snothingwrongwith

you.Butifyoucontinuelikethis,yoirllfindanewhomeinourhospital.nSemlergotthemessage.Hechangedthe

wayheworked.Infact,hechangedihcwayshisworkersworked,too.

Atthesametime,Semlerchangedtheoffice.Insteadofwalls,theyhaveplantsatSemco,sothebosscan'tshut

hirr.selfawayfromeveryoneelse.Andtheworkersarefreetodecoratetheirworkplaceastheywant.Asforuniforms,

somepeoplewearsuitsandotherswearT-shirts.

Scmcohasflexibleworkinghours:theworkerscandecidewhentheyneedtoarriveatwork.Also,Scmcoletsits

workersusethecompany'smachinesfbrtheirownprojects,andmakesthemtakeholidaysfbratleastthirtydaysa

year.

Itsoundsperfect,butdoesitwork?Theanswerisinthenumbers:inthelastsixyears,Semco'srevenues（U攵

益）havegonefrom$35milliontoS212million.Thecompanyhasgrownfrom80（）workersto3,00（）.Why?

Scmlcrsaysit'sbecauseof“peerpressure”（同辈压力）.Peerpressuremakesworkersworkhard.Itmeansif

someoneisn'tdoinghisjobwell,theotherworkerswillnotallowthesituationtocontinue.Inotherwords,Semier

treathisworkerslikeadultsratherthanchildren,andexpectsthemtoactlikeresponsible（负责任的）adults.And

theydo.

38.WhydidSemlerchangethewaysheandhisworkersworked?▲

A.Becausehebecamemad.B.Becausehehadtostayinhospital.

C.Becausehisfatheraskedhimtodo.D.Becauseherealizedthedangerofoverwork.

39.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"flexible”probablymeaninChinese?▲

A.灵活的B.短暂的C.漫长的D.固定的

40.Whatdocstheunderlinedword“they”inthelastparagraphreferto?▲

A.Adults.B.Sender'sworkers.C.Thebosses.D.Semco'srevenues.

41.InParagraph4.thewritermainlywantstotellus▲.

A.thecompanymadealotofmoneyB.thereasonfbrRicardoSemlcr'ssuccess

C.RicardoSemlcr,sideasoundedperfectbutitdidn,tworkD.RicardoSemlcr'smethodofrunningthecompany

wassuccessful

D

Arcyoucreative,shy,outgoing?Ourpersonalities（性格）tellalotaboutwhowearc.Butwhat'ssurprising

isthatourpersonalitycanalsosaysomethingaboutourhealth.ThafsaccordingtoresearchersalDukeUniversity,

US.

Duringanexperimenton1.000people,scientistsassessed（评定）theirpersonalitiesintotwoways:byasking

someonetheyknew,suchasafamilymemberorafriend;thenbyaskingsomeonetheyhadjustmet,suchasanurse.

Thestudyfoundthatthosewhowerecarefulattheageof26wereinbetterhealthafter12years.

Beingcarefulmeansthatpeoplearemorelikelytohavealotofself-control（自控力）,andarelesslikelyto

smoke.Carefulpeoplearealsomorelikelytohaveanactivelifestyleandahealthydiet,thescientistssaid.

Fromthosewhowerelesscareful,45%developedhealthproblemsbytheageof38.Suchhealthproblems

includedgumdiseaseandhighbloodpressure,lbcompare,only18%ofcarefulpeoplewenttodevelophealth

problems.

Anotherpositive（积极的）personalitywascalled"opennesstcexperience^^,meaningcurious（好奇的）and

imaginative.PeoplewhohavemoreofthispersonalityhavehigherIQscores.Sothey'dbemorelikelytoknowhow

tofindmedicalhelptopreventdisease.

Accordingtothereport,ifdoctorsassessedourpersonalities,itcouldhelpdoctorstofindwhichyoungadults

needadviceonhowtoliveahealthylifestyle.

Butcanadoctorwhoknowsourpersonalityreallyimproveourhealth?Orshoulddoctorsbekeptawayfrom

knowingsomethingsopersonal?

42.Whatkindofpeoplearemorelikelytodevelophealthproblems?▲

A.Carefulpeople.B.Lesscarefulpeople.

C.Thosewhohaveself-control.D.Thosewhoarecuriousandimaginative.

43.Bytheageof38,▲MOREofthelesscarefulpeopledevelcpedhealthproblemsthanthecarefulpeople.

A.18%B.27%C.45%D.63%

44.Whichofthefollowingshowsthewriter'sopinion?▲

A.Carefulpeoplearemorelikelytohaveanactivelifestyle.

B.Scientistsassessedpeople'spersonalitiesintotwowaysintheexperiment.

C.Thestudyfoundthatthosewhowerecarefuldevelopfewerhealthproblems.

D.Adoctorwhoknowsourpersonalitymaynotbeabletoreallyimproveourhealth.

45What'sthebesttitleofthepassage?▲

A.HealthyPersonality.B.UnhealthyPersonality.

C.PersonalitiesandHealth.D.DifferentPersonalities.

卷II

任务型阅读

阅读下面文章，并从给出的A、B、C、D、E五个选项中选择正确的小标题。

Wcalllongfbrfriendship,buthowtomakeafriend?"Thebesttimetomakeafriendisbeforeyouneedone.”

JoyStevensaid.Thefollowingaresometipsforyou.

•46

Friendsusuallybeginwithstrangers.Gettingintouchwithotherpeopleisthefirststeptomakeafriend.

Friendscan'tbemadeinemptyair.Bestfriendstaketimetomake.

•47

Friendsunderstandeachotherwhentalking.Manyunpleasantpersonalquarrelscanbeavoidedifyouwilltake

thetimetounderstandothers'feelingsandpointsofview.

•______48

Touchingisawarmformofcommunicationbelweenfriends.Whenyouseebestfriendscommunicating,you

willnotice(hemstandclosetogether,toucheachothercomfortablyandlistentoeachother.Sometimesafriendly

touchismorepowerfulthanwords.

•49

Praiseisapowcrfi.iltooltomakeafriend.Honestpraisecanaffectyourfricnds,lives.Sotrytopraiseyour

friends,includingyourgeneralones.

♦50

Trustandloyaltygohandinhandforfriends.Friendscansharesecretswithyoubecausegoodfriendsnever

breakconfidenceandareloyalforever.

A.Friendstouchfriends.

B.Praiseyourfriends.

C.Friendsstartwithstrangers.

D.Understandeachother.

E.Friendsareloyalandtrustworthy.

词汇运用

用方框中所给单词的适当形式填空。每词限用一次，每空限填一词。

largethreeencourageunlesssate

51.Youcan'tgetgoodgradesyouworkhard.

52.Thechildrenwerealotandtheydecidedtotryagain.

53.Howtimeflics!ItisJoe'syeartostaytogetherwithus.

54.DongtingLakeisthesecondfreshwaterlakeinChina.

55.Foryour,you'dbetternottraveltoSouthAfricainrecenttime.

根据短文内容和所给中文提示，在空白处写出单词的正确形式。每空限填一词。

Doyoufeeltiredofthesameolddailylifb?"SurvivalHoliday^^isforchildrentogointothelonelyplacefbr

excitingactivities.Wewilltakechildrenintothegreatoutdoors56（没有）theirparentsthissummer.

Whydomoreandmorepeople57（支持）"SurvivalHoliday'??Becausetheythinkbeingcloseto

58（大自然）isgoodforchildren.ManychildreninbigcitiesspendalltimewatchingTVand

59（冲浪）theInternet.Andparents60（关心）toomuchaboutthem."SurvivalHoliday”

canbringthemanimportantchange.

Thesurvivalactivitieswillimprovethechildreninmanyways.Evenyearslater,theywillstill61（清

晰地）rememberwhattheyhavelearned.Somehavelearnedhowtoworkinateamandtobemore62

（有创造力的）.Somehavelearnedtokeepcalmindifficulttimes.63（其他）havelearnedhowtokeep

safe.Allthese64（技能）willhelpthemalotintheirlives.

Comeandjoinusinthe"SurvivalHoliday^^!Itwillbea65（明智的）choiceandyouwillachieve

alot.

语法填空

阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或

使用括号中词语的正确形式填空。

Areyoulookingforwardtogoingabroad?Theseyears,thousandsofChinesemiddleschoolstudentsgotostudy

inforeign66（country）suchastheUS,theUKandAustralia.

“Chinesechildrenhopetogoabroad67（get）awiderview（视野）oftheworld,“saidLi

Mingshan,aChinesewriterwhohas68（live）inAmericaformanyyears.InatalkLitoidmorethan300

parentsandtheirchildrenthatlifeabroadcanbesurely69（luird）fbryoungpeoplethanthatinChina,"They

havetomeetacultureshockandlanguageproblems.n

70.thesearenotthemostdifficultthings.Tomostchildren,lookingafter71whiletheyare

studyingaloneinaforeigncountryisabigchallenge（挑战）.

ZhaoBaohua,7218-year-oldstudentbegantostudyirahighschoolinAustralialastOctober,lbhis

surprise,hewashardlygiven73homework!”Sowehavemorefreetimeandmorespacefor

thinking."saidZhao."But74youdon'tknowhowtoplanyourtimeandmoney,youwillnothaveaneasy

time.”

“Learningabroadatayoungage75(help)studentslearnforeignlanguagesquickly,butstudents

andparentsshouldknowaboutthechallenges.Makesurethatyouarereadyfbrit."Lisaidatlast.

书面表达

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今年4月23日是第21个“世界读书日”，请你根据下面图表写一篇短文，呼吁同学们为创建“书香校园”

而多读书、读好书，养成课外读书的好习惯。

(1)增长知识，开阔视野；

读书的好处(advantages)

(2)丰富生活，带来快乐。

你的读书状况及感受...

(1)每学期至少读1-2本；

你的建议(suggestions)

(2)........

要求：(1)短文须包含要点提示中的所有信息，省略号的地方请你发挥。

(2)词数：80词左右，文章开头已给出，不计入总词数。

(3)提示词：enrich(v.)丰富；increaseknowledge增长知识

Readingisimportantinourdailylife.____________________________________

答案与解析

卷I

听力

听小对话，从A、B、C三个选项中选出正确的选项，回答问题。

1.WhogavethecameratoLily?［此处有音频，请去附件查看］

A.Herfriends.B.Hergrandparents.C.Herparents.

I答案］C

［解析］

［原文］1.M:Lily,isthatyournewcamera?

W:Yes,it'sadigitalcamerafrommymumanddad.It'smybirthdaypresent.

2.HowdocsJennygotoschool?［此处有音频，请t附件查看］

A.Onfoot.B.Bycar.C.Bybus.

［答案］A

［解析］

［原文］2.M:Howdoyougotoschool,Jenny?

W:Iusuallywalk.Ilikewalking.

3.Whatwill(heweatherbelikelomorrow?［此处有音频，请去附件查看］

A.Sunny.B.Rainy.C.Windy.

［答案］A

［解析］

［原文］3.M:Badweather,isn'tit?

W:Yeah,buttheradiosaystherainwillstop.Itwillbeasunnydaytomorrow.

4.Howmuchwillthewomanpay?［此处有音频，请去附件查看|

A.S20.B.$40.C.S60.

［答案］B

［解析］

［原文］4.M:Welcometoourstore!Weareongreatsaleandthesweatersare20dollarseach.

W:OK.I'lltaketwo,agreenoneandayellowone,please.

5.Whenwilltheconcertstart?［此处有音频，请去附件查看］

A.At7:00.B.At7:30.C.At8:00.

［答案］B

［解析］

［原文］5.M:Shallwegofortheconcertnow?It'salready7:00.

W:Don,thurry,Jarry.There'sstillhalfanhourleftfbrtheconcert.

听长对话，从A、B、C三个选项中选出正确的选项，回答问题。

听对话，回答下列问题。I此处有音频，请去附件查看I

6.Howdoesthewomanfeel?

A.Alittlesad.B.Alittlenervous.C.Alittleexcited.

7.Whereisthewomangoing?

A.England.B.America.C.Canada.

［答窠］6.B7.A

［解析］

［原文］M:So,Emily,you'rereadyfcrthetrip,right?

W:Yes,Iam.

M:Butyouseemtobealittlebitnervous.

W:Yes,Tmalittlenenous.ButIthinkitwillbeadifferentexperience.AndIhopemyEnglishwillbeimproveda

lot.

M:I'msureitwill.Englandisagreatplacetovisit,andyou'llbeinLondon,right?

W:That'sright.

M:Well,takecareofyourselfandhaveagoodtrip.

W:Thanksalot.

听下面一段较长对话，回答下列问题。［此处有音频，请去附件查看］

8.Whatdoesthemanlikedoing?

A.Workingwithkids.B.Playingbasketball.C.Trainingateam.

9.Whycan'tthemanhelpreadtosickkidsonSundays?

A.Hehastoplaybasketball.B.Hehastorestathome.C.Hehastoplaytheguitar.

10.Howoftendocsthemanhavetohelpthestay-at-homekidswiththeirlessons?

A.Everyday.B.Twiceaweek.C.Threetimesaweek.

［答案］8.A9.C10.B

［解析］

［原文］M:Excuseme,madam.Tdliketobeavolunteer.Couldyouhelpme?

W:Sure.Whatwouldyouliketodo?

M:Ilikeworkingwithkids.

W:Isee.Thencanyouplaybasketball?Weneedsomeonetohelptraintheteam.

M:No,Idon'treallylikebasketball.

W:Wealsoneedsomeonetoreadtosickkidsinhospital.It'severySunday.

M:ButihavetoplaytheguitaronSundays.

W:Thenhowabouthelpingstay-at-homekidswiththeirlessons?Youcandoitanydayyoulike,butremember

twiceaweek.

M:Thatsoundsgood.WhendoIstait?

W:Howabouttoday?

M:OK.Thankyouverymuch.

听下面一段独白，从A、B、C三个选项中选出正确的选项，回答问题。［此处有音频，请去附件杳看］

11.Howmanyspecialdaysarememionedinthepassage?

A.Two.B.Three.C.Four.

12.WhatcommongiftsdoAmericanchildrengivetotheirfathersonthespecialday?

A.Cards.B.Shirtsorties.C.Flowers.

13.WhatdoesAmywanttoknow?

A.ShewantstoknowwhenFather'sDayis.

B.ShewantstoknowwhentocelebrateMother'sDay.

C.ShewondersifchildreninChinagivesimilargiftstotheirparents.

14.WhatdoesAmyadviseustocelebrate(hesespecialdays?

A.Togivegiftstoourparents.B.Totakeparentsoutfordinner.

C.Tohelpparentsdosomething.

15.Whowritestheletter?

A.Amy.B.XiaoHui.C.XiaoXue.

［答案］ILA12.BI3.C14.C15.A

［解析］

［原文］DearXiaoHui,

Howisitgoing?AndhowaboutyoursisterXiaoXuethisterm?I'mhappytowritetoyou.Doyouknowthat

therearctwospecialdaysfbrparentsinAmerica?OneisMother'sDayinMay,andtheotherisFather'sDayinJune.

Onthesetwodays,Americanchildrenoftengivegiftstotheirparentsortakethemoutfordinner.Commongiftsare

flowersandcardsformothersandshirtsortiesforfathers.Ihearthatilisbecomingmoreandmorepopularto

celebrateMother'sDayandFather'sDayinChina.IwanttoknowifchildreninChinaalsogivesimilargiftsto

theirparents.Ibelievethattherearemanywaystoshowourlove.Actually,wedon,thavetospendalotofmoney.It

isalsoagoodideatohelpparentsdosomethinginstead.

Yours,

Amy

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Mysix-year-olddaughter,Cindy,andIstoppedatafoodshopforsomebread.Asweweregoingoutofthedoor,

ayoungteenageboywascomingin.

Theboyhadastrangehairstyle.Hisnosewaspierced,andaringran16thehole.Heheldaskateboard

underonearmanda17undertheother.

Cindy,whowaswalkingaheadofme,suddenly18whenshesawtheboy.Ithoughthehadfrightened

niydaughter.ButIwas19.Mydaughterbackedupagainstthedoorandopeneditaswideasitwouldgo.

NowIcamefacetofacewiththeyoungman.I20aside(至U•边)andlethimpass.Herepliedvey

21.“Thankyouverymuch.”

OnourwaytothecanIpraisedCindyfbrholdingopenthedoorfortheboy.Itseemedthatshewasnottroubled

bytheboy'sappearance,22Istillwantedtomakesure.Iwantedtobeready(otalkabouttheyoungman

23wassodifferentfromothers.Ipreparedtotellmylittledaughterwhat24shouldbelike.

Butasitturnedout,(hepersonwhoneededthetalkwas25!

TheonlythingCindynoticedabout(heboywasthefact(hathisarmswere26.“Heheldaskateboard

underonearmandabasketballundertheother.Hewouldhavea27timetoopenthedoor,“saidCindy.

Ijust28thehairstyle,thepiercingandthering,whileshesawapersoncarryingsomethingunderarms

andheadingtowardsa(an)29door.

Whatmydaughtersaid30methatIshouldchangemywaysofjudgingpeopleandlearnfrommy

daughtertobeopen-mindedandwarm-hearted.

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