中考英语模拟试卷(一)

中考英语模拟试卷（一）

注意事项：

1.本试卷包含第I卷选择题［第1-45题）、第I【卷非选择题（第46-80题及书面表达题）两部分。

本次考试时间为100分钟，卷面总分为120分，考试形式为闭卷。

2.本试卷共8页,在检查是否有漏印、重印或错印后再开始答题。

3.所有试题必须作答在答题卡上规定的区域内，注意题号必须对应，否则不给分。

4答题前，务必将姓名、准考证号用0.5毫米黑色签字笔填写在试卷及答题卡上。

第I卷（选择题，共60分）

一、单项选择(共15小题，每小题1分，计15分)

()1.The24thwinterOlympicswillbeheldFebruary4,inBeijingandZhangjiakou.

A.onB.inC.atD.of

()2.bigsuccessthemeetingwas!Ourcountryisgettingstrongerandstronger.

A.HowB.WhatC.HowaD.Whata

()3.一Doyouknowwhosevideothisis?

-Letmesee.Oh.it's.

A.hersB.herC.himD.their

)4.Sorry!Ican'tfollowyou.Ifinishmyhomeworkfirst.

A.canB.mayC.mustD.could

()5.Ifthecustomerringsupformeagain,pleasethecalltothesalesdepartment.

A.runthroughB.lookthroughC.gothroughD.putthrough

()6.—*Haveyoufinishedyourreportongreenlife?

—Notyet.TilmakeitifIthreemoredays.

A.giveB.amgivenC.willgiveD.willbegiven

()7.一WhatdoyouthinkofthemovieYouth?

一ItisoneI'veeverseen.

A.moreexcitedB.moreexciting

C.themostexcitedD.themostexciting

()8.一Wholivestogetherwithyourgrandmother?

一.Shelivesalone.Ioftengotoseeher.

A.NobodyB.SomebodyC.AnybodyD.Everybody

()9.Here'satickerleftfbrtonight'sconcert.youyoursistercangotoit.

A.Both;andB.Notonly;butalsoC.Either;orD.Neither;nor

()1().Lookatthesign!Itwarnsusitbecauseit'sfragile.

A.don'ttouchB.tonottouchC.nottotouchD.notouching

()11.一Excuseme,couldyoutellme?

一Well,there'soneonyourleft.

A.whenthe.bookstoreopensB.wherethebookstoreis

C.howfaristhebookstoreD.howcanIgettothebookstore

()12.Makesureyouhavepreparedeverythingwellbeforeyoutheplan.

A.tryonB.breakoutC.thinkofD.carryout

)13.一Whatdoyouthinkofourhotel?

——Good!Tmespeciallysatisfiedwiththehighofyourservice.

A.levelB.speedC.praiseD.price

)14.一Look!Therearedarkcloudsinthesky.You'dbettertakeyourraincoat.

—.Thankyou.

A.GoodideaB.Itdoesn'tmatterC.TmafraidnotD.Withpleasure

)15.—Henevertellsushecanmakemodelplanes.

一Infacthecanandoftenwinsinthecompetitions..

A.ActionsspeaklouderthanwordsB.Manyhandsmakelightwork

C.Nopain,nogain.D.Theearlybirdcatchestheworm

二、完形填空(共15题，每小题1分，计15分)

Televisionisgood.You'dlike16italldayandallnight.Butwatching17TVis

notaverygoodthing,especiallyforkids.Itmaynegatively(消极地，负面地)affecttheirstudy

and18.

Scientistshavefoundthatkids19watchtoomuchTVmayhavemoretrouble_20

toreadthan21kids.Theymayhaveworselanguageskills.Kidslearnlanguageskillsbest

22reading,talkingandplayingwithothers.Ifthey23toomuchtimewatchingTV,

theywillhavelesstimeforthosethings.Itmaymake24harderforthemtogetonwith

otherswhentheygrowup.

WatchingtoomuchTVisalso25tokid'shealth.It\badfbrtheireyes.Kidsdon't

movemuch26watchingTV.What'smore,theymayeatalotoffoodwhilewatchingTV.

Thiscanmakethemfat.WccallpeoplewhowatchtoomuchTV“couchpotatocs,,.

FightingonTVisabig27fbrkids.AnAmericanchildwillwatchalotoffightingacts

onTVeveryyear.2Tpeoplearegoodatfollowingothers.Scientistssaythatthosewho

watchalotoffightingshowsaremorelikelytofight.

So29thescientist.WatchTVforoneortwohoursadayatmostortryto30

yourTVforaweek.Therearelotsofotherfunthingstodo.

()16.A.watchB.watchingC.towatchD.watched

()17.A.toomanyB.toomuchC.muchtooD.afew

()18.A.healthB.planC.activityD.gift

()19.A.whichB.whoseC.whoD.whom

()20.A.learnB.learningC.learnsD.tolearn

()21.A.anotherB.theothersC.othersD.other

()22.A.byB.withC.inD.on

()23.A.costB.payC.spendD.take

()24.A.thisB.thatC.itsD.it

()25.A.harmB.harmfulC.harmlessD.harmed

()26.A.whileB.beforeC.afterD.until

()27.A.questionB.answerC.problemD.way

()28.A.OldB.YoungC.HappyD.Sad

()29.A.hearB.listenC.hearingD.listento

)30.A.turnonB.turnoutC.turnoffD.turnup

三、阅读理解

Al

Mostofusthinkthatthemostpowerfulpeopleliveinaworldcommonpeoplecan't

imagine.Infact,evensomeofthemostsuccessfulpeoplestartedworkingoddjobstomake

money.

DonaldTrump

Thepresidentgrewupinarichfamily,buthisfatherwantedhimtolearnthevalueof

moneyathisearlyage.Asachild,hisfathertookhimtobuildingplacesandhadhimandhis

brotherpickupemptysodabottlesforcash.

BarackObama

PresidentObamawascalledtheleaderofthefreeworld.Heoncehadaboringsummer

job.AsaleenagergrowingupinHonolulu,hisfirstjobwassellingicecreaminasmallshop.

HillaryClinton

HerfirstpayingjobwastolookafterasmallparkafewmilesfromherhomeinChicago.

Herparentsmadesurethatthekidslearnedthevalueofadollarandcouldgetafeelingof

successbydoing(his.

WarrenBuffett

He'soneoftheworldswealthiestpeople.Hehasbeeninterestedinmakingandsaving

moneysincehewasakid.Attheageof13,hespenthismorningsdeliveringnewspapersof

TheWashingtonPost.Atthesameyear,heusedhissaving$1,2002buya40-acrefarm.

MichaelDell

HeisthefounderandCEOofDellInc.Beforehehelpedmakepersonalcomputepopular

aroundtheworld,DellgothisfirstjobwashingdishesforaChineserestaurantattheageof

12.

()31.Whatdoestheunderlinedworduodd^^meaninChinese?

A.不同寻常的B.零散的C.体面的D.无聊的

()32.WhatwasPresidentDonaldTrump'sfirstpayingjob?

A.Collectingbottles.B.Washingdishes.

C.Sellingicecream.D.Lookingafterapark

()33.WheredidHillaryClintoncomefrom?

A.EnglandB.AmericaC.CanadaD.Australia

()34.HowdidBuffettdealwithhisfirstsavingmoney?

A.Hegaveitawaytoacharity.B.Heboughthimselfacomputer.

C.Heboughthimselfabigfarm.D.Heateabigmealatarestaurant.

()35.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?

A.Practicemakesperfect.

B.Wherethereisawill,thereisaway.

C.WheninRome,doastheRomansdo.

D.Aroadofathousandmilesbeginswithonestep.

A2

Gulangyu,abeautifulislandwassuccessfullylistedintheUNESCOWorldHeritage(世界

文化遗产)onJuly8th,2017.It'snotonlytheprideofmyhometown,buttheprideofthewhole

nation.

GulangyuisseparatedfromXiamenbythe500-metre-wideEgretRiver(鹭江)，withan

areaof1.88squarekilometers.Vslikeagardenonthewater.Youcangothereonlybyships,

cars,busesandbikesarenotallowedtorunontheisland.Itissoquietthatwhereveryougo,

youcanhearthesoundofplayingthepiano.Asaresultofthis,itiscalled“theislandofmusic”.

ThefirstnameoftheislandwasYuanZhouZi.IntheMingDynastyitwaschangedas

Gulangyu,meaning“drumwaves'*.Becausetheholesinthesouthwesternrcufshitbythewaves

makesoundslikethedrumbeating.

Today,Gulangyuislistedasoneofthenation'smajortravellingplaces.Themainplacesof

interesthereincludetheSunlightRock,ShuzhuangPark,GangzihouBathingBeachand

MemorialHalltoZhengChenggongwhicharevisitedbymillionsofpeoplefromallpartsofthe

countryandtheworld.Whal'smore,thebuildingsandfoodarepopularwithvisitors.

Therefore,Ihopeourgovernmentcanprotectthefairylandwell,especiallythe

environment.

()36.Wheredoesthewritercomefrom?

A.BeijingB.FujianC.JapanD.Idon'tknow

()37.WhichisNOTTRUEaccordingtothepassage?

A.TheareaofGulangyuislessthan2squarekilometers.

B.Gulangyuishonoredas“theislandofmusic”and“agardenonthewater”

C.GulangyugotitsnameinTangDynasty.

D.GulangyuisontheUNESCOWorldHeritagelistnow

()38.Theunderlinedword“ree代"inParagraph3probablymeansinChinese.

A.暗礁R.沙滩C.建筑D.渔船

()39.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?

A.Gulangyudoesn'thavealonghistory.

B.Visitordon'tlikethebuildingsontheisland.

C.Gulangyuisfamousallovertheworld.

D.Thewriterisn'tworriedabouttheenvironmentproblem.

()40.Wheremaythepassagebefrom?

A.AguidebookB.AposterC.AdiaryD.Ablog

A3

Researchersfindthatapositiveviewcannotonlymakepeoplehappyinspirits,but

improvepeople'shealthandhelpthemhavealongerlife.

Studieshaveshownthatpeoplewhoholdapositiveoutlookwillhaveproperblood

pressure,lessheartdisease,betterweightcontrolandhealthierbloodsugarlevels.

Tnastudyofmorethan4,000peopleabout50andtheolder,BeccaLevyandAvniBavishi

attheYaleSchoolofPublicHealthfoundthathavingapositiveviewofagingcanhaveagood

influenceonone'shealthandlongevity(寿命).

Levysaidtwopossiblemechanisms(机制)canexplainthereasonsofthefindings

Psychologically(心理学上)，apositiveviewcanbuildupone'sconfidence,decreasestress

inlifeanddevelopproperbehaviors.

Physiologically(生理学上)，peoplewithpositiveviewsofaginghavelowerlevelsof

c-reactiveprotein(C反应蛋白)，whichcanhavetodowithheartdiseaseandotherillnesses,

evenifconsideringpossibleinfluenceslikeage,healthstatus,sex,raceandeducation.Thiskind

ofpeoplealsolivelongerinsomeway.

Inconclusion,weshouldholdthepositivepointofviewinourdailylife.

()41.Apersonwithpositiveviewwill.

A.bemorepopularB.bemoreinteresting

C.havealongerlifeD.haveathinnerbody

()42.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaboutpeoplewithapositiveoutlook?

A.Theywillhavelowerbloodpressure.

B.Theywillsufferfromlessheartdisease.

C.Theywillkeephealthierbloodsugarlevels.

D.Theywillbeheavierthanothers.

()43.BeccaLevyandAvnibavishi'sgroup.

A.studiedover4,000peopleintheirresearch

B.workedattheYorkSchoolofPublicHealth

C.foundhealthhadnothingtodowithone'sspirit

D.thoughtagingisnotimportantatall

()44.HowdidLevyexplaintheirtheoryaccordingtothepassage?

A.Hesaidthreepossiblemechanismscouldexplainthereasons.

B.Hetalkedinpsychologicalandphysiologicalways.

C.Hedidn'tdealwithone'sconfidence.

D.HethoughthigherC-reactiveproteinwashelpful.

()45.Fromthispassage,wecanlearnthat.

A.wehavetoexerciseeveryday

B.we'dbettermakemorefriends

C.wemustloseweightwhenweareoverweight

D.weshouldhavepositiveviews

第n卷(非选择题，共60分)

B.任务型阅读。(共10题，每小题1分，计10分)

阅读下面短文，根据短文内容完成表格中所缺信息，每空一词。

Asmoreadultshopetogetpeacefrommeditation(冥想)，morechildrenwanttogetittoo.

Itcanhelppeopledealwithstressandfindamorepeacefulideaoflife.Thefollowingcanhelp

childrendomeditationexercises.

Lookatthesky

Onnicedays,gotonature,liedownonthegrassandlookupatthesky.Thecloudsmove

throughthesky.Buttheskystaysclear,openandfree.Thisisalsohowourthoughtswork.

Thoughtsfloatinandoutofourmindsjustlikeclouds.Allowyourthoughtstocomeandgo.

Thenyouknowyourmindisclearandfreejustlikethesky.

Mindfulbottle

Fillabottlewithwater.Thebottleofwaterstandsforourminds.Thenaddredandblue

sandtoit.Redstandsforourthoughts,andbluestandsforourfeelingsandmoods.Nowshake

itup.Thewaterwillgetcloudy.Weneedtowaitandwatchthesandsettle,asourthoughts,

feelingsandmoodssettlejustlikethesand.

Mindfullistening

Sitincomforiandholdabelloranythingthatmakesasimplesoundinyourhands.Just

feelandhearitssoundasyouringit.Focusonthesoundfromtheveryfirstmomentyouhear

itallthewaytotheend.Whenyoucan'thearthesoundanymore,openyoureyesorputup

yourhand.

Howtofindpeace

Therearesomesimplemeditation46thatchildrencantry.

Onnicedays,go47andlookupatthethesky.Theclear,openand

Lookatthesky

free48helpsyourthoughtsfloatlikeclouds.

Makeabottle49ofwaterandaddredandbluesandtoit.Redand

Mindfulbottle

blue50forourthoughts,feelingsandmoods.Shakeitupandwatch

thesandsettleasourthoughts,feelingsandmoodssettlelikethe51.

Sit53andholdanythingthatmakesasimplesound.Pay54to

Mindful52thesourdfromtheveryfirsttotheendasyouringit.Whenyoucan'thear

thesoundanymore,openyoureyesor55yourhand.

C.阅读与回答问题。（共5,每小题2分，计10分）

WeChal（微信）hasbecomeawayoflifeforcommunication,entertainmentandmaking

paymentsinChina.ItisgoingtodevelopitsmarketintheU.S.forconvenienceinpayingand

Chineselearning.

AttheWechatU.S.ChinaStrongconferenceheldinSanFrancisco,SiliconValley（硅谷）

start-upCitronshowedtheonlypaymentprocessor（处理器）intheU.S.thathelpsbusinessmen

acceptWechatPay.

ChuckHuang,CEOofCitcon,said“Lastyear,over100millionChinesepeopletraveled

outsideofChina.OncetheyseethisplacecanacceptWechatPay,theyarereadytousesmart

phones.Theycertainlyreceivemuchwarmerwelcomewithforeigncountries.”

WechatisalsoteamingupwiththeU.S.ChinaStrongFoundation（基金会）onaspecial

Wechataccount,aimingtogetonemilliongradeschoolandhighschoolstudentstostudy

ChineseintheUnitedStates.Rightno,thatnumberisabout400,000.

TheaccountofU.S.ChinaStrongoffersgames,learningtools,scholarshipresourcesand

morethatwillhelpAmericanslearnmoreaboutChinaandconnectwithChinesefriendsand

classmates.

EugeneHuang,CEOoftheU.S.ChinaStrongFoundation,said“Languageisoneofthose

toolsthatifyoudon'tuseitcontinuously,yourskillswillbegintogetweakveryrapidly.And

thisisoneofthosewayswhereusingtechnology,youcannotonlybuildculturalbridges,but

alsoenableyourselftodevelopyourlearningofChinese.

根据短文内容，回答下列问题.

56.What'sWcchatgoingtodevelopintheU.S.?(Nomorethan9words)

57.WhyisthepaymentprocessorusedintheU.S.?(Nomorethan7words)

58.HowmanyChinesetraveledoutsideofChinalastyear?(Nomorethan3words)

59.What'stheaimoftheU.S.ChinaStrongFoundationintheU.S.?(Nomorethan6words)

60.Whatwillhappenifyoudon'tusealanguagecontinuouslyaccordingtoEugeneHuang?

(Nomorethan9words)

四、词汇(共20题，每小题1分，计20分)

A.根据句意和汉语提示写出单词，完成句子。

61.Ayearis(戈U分)intofourseasons.

62.Theword"kids"is(相似的)to"children”inmeaning.

63.Throughhardwork,Aileenfinallyrealizedherdreaminher(四十).

64.Housingpricesinmajorcitiesdidn'tcontinue(上升)thisyear.

65.ThestudentsarehavingaPhysicslessoninthe(实验室).

B.根据句意用所给单词的适当形式填空。

66.It's(usual)forhertobesoactivebecausesheisoftenagirloffewwords.

67.1thinkthestory(it)isgreatfun.

68.Presentdrinkinganddrivinglawsshouldbemademuch(strict)than

beforetopreventtragedieshappeningagain.

69.TanDunhas(success)broughtChinesemusicandWesternmusictogether.

70.Thisisoneofthemostfamous(hero)names.Itisoftenseeninnewspapers.

五、书面表达(共1题，计20分)

亲爱的同学们，作为()()后的初中生，你们是我们祖国的未来，但你们也有自己的优点

和缺点。请以“WeArePost-00Students”为题写一篇短文参加学校的英语作文竞赛。请按照

下表两个方面进行客观的描述，然后制定个人的目标和计划。

AdvanlagesDisadvctnlagesAimsPlans

1.helpful;introuble1.getexcitedandangry1.Mydreamis...•••

2.active;beinterestedineasily2.1believe...

newthings2.makethesamemistake

3....becauseofcarelessness

3....

注意事项：

1.100词左右（文章的开头已给出，不计入总词数）；表达清楚，语法正确，上下文连贯；

2.文中不得出现真实姓名、校名等信息；

3.文章必须包括表格中所提供的主要信息，并作适当发挥。

WcArcPost-00Students

Aspost-00students,wearethehopeofourcountry.However,wealsohaveouradvantages

anddisadvantages._________________________________________________________________

中考模拟英语（一）参考答案

一、单项选择（每题1分，计15分）

1-5ADACD6-10BDACC11-15BDAAA

二、完形填空（每题1分，计15分）

16-20CBACB21-25DACDB25-30ACBDC

二、阅读理解

A.阅读选择（每题2分，计30分）

31-35.BABCD36-50.BCACD41-45.CDABD

B.任务型阅读(每题1分,计10分)

46.exercises47.Outside48.Sky49.Full50.stand

51.sand52.Listening53.Comfortably54.Attention55.raise

C.阅读与回答问题(每题2分，计10分)

56.ThemarketforconvenienceinpayingandChineselearning.(Nomorethan9words)

57.BecauseithelpsbusinessmenacceptWeChatPay.(Nomorethan7words)

58.Over100million.(Nomorethan3words)

59.TogetstudentstostudyChinese.(Nomorethan6words)

60.Yourskillswillbegintogetweakveryrapidly.(Nomorethan9words)

四、词汇(共20题，每小题13,计20分)

61.divided62.similar63.forties64.rising65.laboratory

66.unusual67.itself68.stricter69.successfully70.heroes,

根据首字母提示填写短文中所缺单词。

71.known72.role73.dangerous/dirty74.hospitals75.improve

76.cooking77.relax78.Third79.lonely80.in

五.书面表达(20分)

Onepossibleversion:

Wearepost-00students

Aspost-。。students,wcarcthehopeofourcountry.Howeverwcalsohaveouradvantages

anddisadvantages.

Wehavelotsofadvantages.Mostofusarehelpful.We'lltryourbesttohelpothersifthey

areintrouble.We'realsoactiveenoughtobeinterestedinnewthings.What'smore,we're

creative.Wecanoftencomeupwithgoodideas.

Westillhavesomedisadvantages.SometimeswegetexcitedandangryeasilyAndwe

oftenmakethesamemistakesbecauseofcarelessness.Wethinkofourselvesmorethanothers.

MydrcamistoenterthebesthighschoolinYanchcngandtobeoneofthetopstudentsin

theclass.IbelieveIcanrealizemydreamthroughhardwork.

Iwilltrymybesttolearnallthesubjectswell.TmsureIcandoanythingifInevergiveup!

知识运用（共14分）

一、单项填空（共6分，每小题0.5分）

从下列各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择可以填入空白处

日勺最佳选项。

1.ThegirlinaredhatisfromtheUK.nameisLinda.

A.HerB.HisC.YourD.My

2.MyfavouriteTVshowis8o'clockintheevening.

A.onB.atC.inD.of

3.Don'tworktoohard,you5llgetsick.

A.orB.andC.butD.so

4.一didyoupayforthepicture?

—200yuan.It5squitecheap.

A.HowmanyB.HowoftenC.HowmuchD.How

long

5.一MustIleavenow?

—No,you.Youcanstayherealittlelonger.

A.mustn'tB.needn'tC.can5tD.wouldn5t

6.Myuncle'snewbookoutnextmonth.

A.comeB.cameC.willcomeD.hascome

7.Ithefilmalready.Idonotwanttoseeitagain.

A.seeB.sawC.willseeD.haveseen

8.AnnthehousewhenIcalledherlastnight.

A.cleansB.wascleaningC.willcleanD.iscleaning

9.TodayhundredsofPicasso5searlyworksatthe

PicassoMuseum.

A.showB.showedC.areshownD.were

shown

10.AfriendofminecamemelastSaturday.

A.seeB.sawC.seeingD.tosee

11.Ifyou,Tilwashthedishesafterthedinner.

A.cookB.cookedC.havecookedD.are

cooking

12.Ididn'tunderstandsomuchtimeoncomputer

games.

A.whydoeshespendB.whyhespends

C.whydidhespendD.whyhespent

二、完形填空（共8分，每小题1分）

阅读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、

D四个选项中，选择最佳选项。

MayDayBasket

IclearlyremembertheMayDayoftheyearthatIwasinfifth

grade.ThatyearIwasfacedwithachallengebecauseofmy

bestfriend,Pam.

Anewfamilyrecentlyhadmovedintooursmalltown,andPam

wasspendingmoreandmoretimeattheirhouse.I

felt13andleftout.

WhenmymotheraskedmewhetherIwouldtakeaMayDay

baskettoPam'shouse,Iansweredangrily,“Ofcoursenot!”

Mymotherstoppedwhatshewasdoingand14meinher

arms.ShetoldmethatIwouldhavemanyotherfriendsinmy

lifetime.

“ButPamwasmybestfriendever,55Icried.

Mumtoldmethatcircumstances（环境）changeandpeople

change.She15thatoneofthegreatthingsfriendscando

istogiveeachotherachancetogrow,tochangeandto

developintowhattheywanttobe.Andsometimes,shesaid,

thatfriendswould16otherpeopletospendtimewith.It5

snothingwrongwiththat.

ShewentontosaythatIneededtoforgivePamforhurtingme

andthatIcouldexpressthatforgiveness（宽恕）bygivinghera

MayDaybasket.

Itwasa17decision,butIdecidedtogivePamabasket.I

madeanextraspecialbasketofflowerswithlotsofyellow

becausethatwasPam'sfavorite18.Iaskedmytwo

sisterstohelpmedelivermybasketofforgiveness.As

we19fromourhidingplace,Pampickeduptheflowers,

pressedherfaceintothemandsaid20enoughforusto

hear,“Thankyou,Susie,Ihopedyouwouldn5tforgetme!55

Thatday,Imadeadecisionthatchangedmylife：Idecidedto

holdmyfriendsinmyheart,butnotinmyexpectationofthem,

allowingthemspacetogrowandtochange-withorwithout

me.

13.A.happyB.hurtC.stupidD.lucky

14.A.caughtB.acceptedC.heldD.tied

15.A.complainedB.explainedC.

doubtedD.tested

16.A.directB.surveyC.controlD.

choose

17.A.hardB.poorC.

quickD.good

18.A.foodB.colorC.basketD.place

19.A.greetedB.sensedC.smelledD.

watched

20.A.angrilyB.nervouslyC.loudlyD.

privately

阅读理解（共36分）

三、阅读理解（共26分，每小题2分）

阅读下面的四篇短文，根据短文内容，从短文后各题所给的A、B、

C、D四个选项中，选择最佳选项。

A

AreyouinterestedintheseJobs?

Videogametester

Wouldyoulikeajobthatletsyouplaygames?MitchEllisworks

foravideogamecompany.Alotofteenagerswanthisjob

becauseheplaysvideogamesfourhoursaday!He'stheone

whoteststhegamestomakesuretheywork.Mitchloveshisjob

becauseit'sexciting!

Dogwalker

Wouldyoulikeajobthatletsyouworkwithanimals?Doyou

wantonethatletsyoubeoutsidealot?AmyCarsonwalksthree

dogs,threetimesaday,fivedaysaweek!Dogsareplayfuland

fun,soherjobisneverboring.

Climbingguide

Manypeoplewantworkthatletsthemtravel.Areyouactiveand

healthy?Areyousomeonewholikestohikeandclimb

mountains?Joinus!PauloCostaisaclimbingguide.Hehelps

peopleclimbmountains.HetravelsalloverBrazil-andgets

paidforit!

Booksorter

Doyoulovebooks?CanyouworkonSundaynight?Thelibrary

islookingforsomeonewhocanhelpsort（分类）booksandput

thembackontheshelves.BeforeThursday,sendane-mailto

JanetChen（Janet,chen@）ifyouare

interested.

21.Whoworksasadogwalker?

A.AmyCarson.B.MitchEllis.

C.PauloCosta.D.JanetChen.

22.Ifyouareactiveandhealthy,you'rewantedtobea.

A.videogametesterB.dogwalker

C.climbingguideD.booksorter

23.Thelibraryneedssomeonetowork.

A.onThursdaynight

B.beforeThursday

C.beforeSunday

D.onSundaynight

B

Haveyouevershoveled（铲）snowafterasnowstorm?Most

peopletrytoremovesnow.ButinFebruary,inSapporo,Japan,

trucksactuallybringsnowintothecity!Peopleshovelthesnow

intolargepiles,andthesepilesofsnowbecomeoutdoorcafes,

concertstages,andbeautifulsculptures（雕像）.

ArtistsfromallovertheworldcometoSapporo'sSnowFestival

everyyeartoenterthesculpturecompetition.Butthesculptures

aren'tmadeofstone,metalorwood-theyaremadeofsnow

andice!Artistssometimeswork11to12hoursadaytomake

amazingsculptures.Manyofthesculpturesarehugeandvery

detailed.Duringtheday,thesculpturesshineinthewintersun.

Atnight,colorfullightsshineonthem.Millionsofpeoplegoto

seethemeveryyear.

TheSnowFestivalhadnotalwaysbeensopopular.Itstartedin

1950assomethingverysmall.PeopleinSapporo