2025年中考英语复习：任务型阅读（含答案）

2025年中考英语专题复习：任务型阅读

OnFebruary3rd,2023,35year-oldpilot（飞行员）MaBaoliwonfirstplaceintheChinese

PoetryCompetition,sohegotalotoffans.Afterthecompetition,manypeoplechoseMa'sflight

（航班）,hopingtomeethimandlistentohisbroadcastsontheplane.

Mawasbomin1988inthecountrysideinJiangsuProvince.Hisparentsmadealivingby

farmingandfishing.Theylivedahardlifesotherewerefewbooksattheirhome.ButMa'sfather

usedtoreadancientChinesepoemsanddrawtreesandriversonthewallwithapencil.Following

hisfather,MashowedagreatinterestinancientChinesepoems.

Daringmiddleschool,Malearnedmorethingsanditwaseasierforhimtounderstandand

remembermorepoems.ThenhebecamemoreinterestedintraditionalChineseculture.

AfterMaleftuniversity,hebecameapilot.Ontheplane,henotonlybroadcastsflight

information（乘客）whentheyflyoveraspecialplace."Iwanttoservemypassengersinan

interestingway,^^hesaid.

“AncientChinesepoemsareaboutChinesepeople'sworkandlifeinthepast.After

thousandsofyears,theystillgivemefoodforthought.Ihopemorepeoplecanlearnthem,

especiallymychildren.^^Masaid.

1.WhydidmanypeoplechooseMa'sfight?

2.WhomadeadifferencetoMa'sinterestinpoems?

3.WhendoesMareadpoemsforhispassengers?

4.WhatcanwelearnaboutfromancientChinesepoems?

5.DoyoulikeancientChinesepoems?Why?

阅读短文，根据短文内容简要回答问题。

Tomis13yearsold.HeisfromNewYork,theUSA.Heisamiddleschoolstudent.He

likestoplaysportswhenheisfree.Hethinksthatplayingsportscanhelphimkeephealthy.

Tomlovestoplayballgamesandhisfavoritesportisbasketball.Heoftenplaysbasketball

withhisclassmatesonschooldays.Afterschooltheyplaybasketballonthebasketballcourt（球场）

athisschool.Heisapopularbasketballplayer.Heisgoodatshooting（投篮）theball.Heisa

memberofthebasketballclub.Healsoplaysfortheschoolbasketballteam.

Whenhedoesn'tgotoschool,hepracticesplayingbasketballwithhisfriendsusinghis

ownbasketballs.Hehasalargecollectionofbasketballs.Hehaseightbasketballs.

Tomalsoloveseverythingaboutbasketball.HeenjoyswatchingbasketballgamesonTV.

Hehasalotofmagazinesaboutbasketball.Hecollectscardsaboutbasketballplayers.His

favoritebasketballteamistheLosAngelesLakers.

6.WhomdoesTomoftenplaybasketballwithonschooldays?

7.WhatisTomgoodat?

8.HowmanybasketballsdoesTomhave?

9.WhafsTom'sfavoritebasketballteam?

10.Doyoulikeplayingbasketball?Whyorwhynot?

请阅读下面的语篇，根据其内容回答问题。

Newschoolbegan.Mr.Liwelcomedhisstudents.Hesaidtohisstudents,6tHello,boysand

girls.InthefirstclassIwouldliketoletyouknowabouttherulesofthisclassroom.Ifyouhave

anyquestionsaboutthem,wecandiscuss（讨论）them.Ifyouhaveideasfortherules,wemay

addthemtothelist.”

ClassroomRulesIfyoudon'tfollowtherules

WorkquietlyinthestudyRemind（提醒）youtokeepquiet.

hall.Writealettertosaysorry.

Don'tusebadlanguage.Theteacherwillcallyourparentsifyouhardly（几乎不）handinyour

Handinhomeworkonhomeworkontime.

time.Dothecleaningforaweek.

Keeptheclassroom

clean.

Afterthediscussion,somestudentsthoughttheyshouldaddmorerulestothelistsothat

theycandobetter.

LinTao:Weshouldlistentotheteacher.Ifwedon'tdothis,wewillmakemoremistakes（错误）.

Wemustn'tfightandweshouldhelpeachother.

YanHong:Ithinkitisimportanttoarriveatschoolontime.Ifwearelateforschool,weshould

runintheplaygroundfor10minutes.

Allthestudentsthinkthatclassroomrulesareveryimportantforlearning.Theruleshelp

themtodevelop（养成）goodhabits.Studentsmustfollowtherules.

11.WhatdidMr.Liwanthisstudentstoknowinthefirstclass?

12.Whatwillastudentdoifhe/sheusesbadlanguageinschool?

13.Whatmustn'tstudentsdoaccordingtoLinTao?

14.Whothinksitisimportantforstudentstogettoschoolontime?

15.Whatrulesdoyouhaveinyourclassroom?Howdoyoulikethem?

Althoughthepandaisoneofthebest-known,best-lovedandcutestanimalsintheworld,it

livesasolitary（独居的）life.PandasoncelivedinafewpartsofAsia,including（包括）Vietnam

andBurma,butnowtheyliveonlyinsomepartsofChina.

Pandasspendabout12hourseverydayeating.Theymainlyeatbamboo.Andtheyalways

travelbetweendifferentplacestofindfreshbamboo.Also,theyeatfruit,otherplantsandsome

fish.

Pandasusuallyliveincoldandwetplaces.Theirblack-and-whitecoatskeepthemwarm.

Pandasareverygoodatclimbing.Ifpeopleoranimalsrunafterthem,theywillclimbup

thenearesttreeveryquickly.Theirgoodhearingalsohelpsthemtoavoidanimalswhowanttoeat

them.

Thereareabout1,900wildpandasleftinChina.Theirmainproblemisthattheirliving

placesarebecomingsmallerandsmaller.Chinahasrealizedthisproblemandistryingherbestto

dothingsforpandas.Now,Chinahassetupsomespecialplaceswhicharebigenoughforpandas

tolivein.

16.Dopandasliveasolitarylife?

17.Howlongdopandasspendeatingeveryday?

18.Wheredopandasusuallylive?

19.Whatwillapandadoifananimalrunsafterit?

20.Whafsthemainproblemforwildpandas?

请阅读下面语篇，根据其内容回答问题。

DearGuoYu,

Howareyou?TodayIwanttotellyousomethingaboutmyfavoriteanimals.Theycome

fromAustralia.Theylikesleepingduringtheday.Andtheyusuallysleep20hoursaday.Butat

nighttheygetupandeatleaves.Doyouknowwhattheyare?Yes,theyarekoalas.Theyarelazy

butfunnyandcute.Doyouthinkso?

Whatareyourfavoriteanimals?Pleasewriteane-mailtome!

Yours,

Becky

DearBecky,

Thanksforyourlaste-mail.Myfavoriteanimalsarepandas.Theyareblackandwhite.

Theirfavoritefoodisbamboo.Andtheycanlivetobe25to30yearsold.

Ilovepandasbecausetheyareveryfriendlyandbeautiful.Buttheyarekindofshy,sowe

mustkeepquietwhenwatchingthem.ThepandaisasymbolofChinabuttherearenotmany

pandasinChinanow.Pandasareingreatdanger,sopeoplemustsavethemnow!

Yours,

GuoYu

Thereareonlyabout1,900pandasinthewild（在野夕卜）now.First,peoplecutdownmany

treessopandaslosetheirhome.Also,theydon'thavebabiesveryoften.

21.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordt4They^^referto（指代）？

22.WhatdoBecky'sfavoriteanimalsdoatnight?

23.Whyarepandasingreatdanger?（OneortwoexamplesareOK.）

24.Whenyouvisitpandasinthezoo,whichsign（标志）canyousee?（用英语表达出来）

25.Whatanimalsdoyoulikebest?Why?

阅读下面短文，简略回答问题。

I'mastudentfromGreenMiddleSchool.Iamsogladtowelcomeyoutoourschool!Let

meshowyouaroundtheschool.

GreenMiddleSchoolisanewandbeautifulschool.WhydopeoplecallitGreenMiddle

School?Becausetherearemanygreentreesandgrassaround.Walkintotheschoolandyoucan

seeabigplayground.Studentscanrun,jumpandtheyhavegreatfunplayingfootballand

basketballthere.

Canyouseeatallbuildinginfrontofyou?Itisourclassroombuilding.Thereareten

classroomsonthefirstfloor,eightclassroomsonthesecondfloorandfiveclassroomsonthethird

floor.Theyareallbigandbright.

Besidetheclassroombuildingisthelibrary.Studentscanreadbooksinit.Theycanalso

borrowbooksthere.Theartbuildingisbehindthelibrary.Wehavetwoartroomsonthefirstfloor.

Studentscandrawpicturesandenjoyartworksinit.Therearetwomusicroomsonthesecond

floor.Studentscanplaymusicthere.Ourschoolhallisnexttoit.Itisverybigandwehavea

schoolmeetingeveryMondaymorning.

26.WhydopeoplecallitGreenMiddleSchool?

27.Howmanyclassroomsarethereintheschool?

28.Whereistheartbuilding?

29.Whatcanstudentsdointhemusicroom?

30.Inyourschool,whichisyourfavoriteplace?Why?

阅读表达

MyfriendMaryvisitedmycity-Shaoguanlastweek.ShearrivedonWednesdaymorning.

SheisfromAustralia,Ishowedheraroundthecity.WevisitedtheFengcaiTower（风采楼）first.

Thetowerwasverybeautiful.Wetooksomephotosthere.ThenwewenttoFengduShopping

Mall.Afterthat,wesawagoodmovie.

Thenextday,wevisitedthepedestrianstreet（步行街）.Therewerealotofclothesshops.

Theclotheswerecheapandbeautiful.Maryboughtsomeclothesforherparentsandfriends.Then

wewenttotheFoodStreet,weboughtsomefood.Wealsohadsomedeliciousfoodinarestaurant.

Allofusenjoyedthemeal.ThenwewenttoNanhuaTemple（南华寺）bybusintheafternoon.

Thetemplewasfantastic!

Onthethirdday,theweatherwasveryhot,wedecidedtovisittheTigerZoo.Wefound

manytigersandotheranimalsinthezoo.Thelittletigerswerecuteandactive.Marywentbackto

AustraliaonFridayevening.Sheenjoyedthetrip.SheinvitedmetovisitAustralianextsummer.

31.WhereisMaryfrom?

32.WhatdidMarybuyforherparentsandfriends?

33.HowdidtheygotoNanhuaTemple?

34.WhatdidtheydoonFriday?

35.HowlongdidMarystayinShaoguan?

Mostpeoplehavejobs.Theygotoworknearlyeveryday.Somepeoplearelucky.They

eitherhaveveryinterestingjobsorearn（赚钱）alotofmoney.Mostpeoplearenotsolucky.

Eithertheirjobsarenotveryinterestingortheydon'tmakemuchmoney.

Themostinterestingjobsareoftenthemostdifficult.Peopletakealongtimetolearning

howtodothem.Doctorsstudyforatleastsixyearsafterfinishingschool.Airlinepilotsstudy

longer.Theyhavetolearntoflysmallair-crafts（飞行器）first；andthenslowlymoveuptobigger

air-crafts.Mostairlinepilotsareatleast30yearsold.

Someyoungpeoplehaveinterestingandwell-paidjobs.Manysuccessfulathletesare

young.Footballandtennisstarsareusuallyunder35.Olderpeopleusuallycannotplaythese

sportsverywell.Theycannotmovefastenough.Golf,however,isagoodsportforolderpeople.

Manysuccessfulgolfplayersarequiteold.

Mostpeopleworkuntiltheyare60or65yearsold.Thentheyretireandhavealotofspare

time.Somepeopleneverretirethough.Thesepeopleusuallyhaveveryinterestingjobs.Writers,

artists,musiciansandactorsusuallyworkuntiltheydie.Theirworkistheirlife.

36.列举"Mostpeoplearenotsolucky”的原因。

37.从短文中找出与下句意思相同的句子。

Usually,themoreinterestingthejobsare,themoredifficulttheyare.

38.“Well-paidjobs“meansjobsfromwhich.

39.“Somepeopleneverretirethough.”从短文中找出"somepeople”所指的人。

40.将“Theirworkistheirlife.“译成汉语。

阅读短文，根据要求完成下面各小题。

Whatdoyouusuallydoonavacation?Doyouknowglamping（豪华露营）？Itisanew

wayofcamping.

27-year-oldYogaSongisaglampinglover.InApril,2021,Songtookherfirstglamping

tripinZhongwei,Ningxia.Song'sspecialglampingtentwasjust10metersawayfromtheYellow

River.Cowsandsheepcamebyhertentfromtimetotime.Atnight,Songcouldseetheskyfilled

withstars.Itwasquietandbeautiful.Andinsidethetent,Songcouldsleepwell.Shewasso

happy.

AfterthetriptoZhongwei,SongstartedtotakemoreglampingtripsinChina."Someofmy

friendscanjustgocampinginthemountainswithonlyabackpack/Songsaid."Thatistoohard

forme.Iwanttogetclosetonature,butIcan'tgiveupthecomfortoflife.9,

Formanyyoungpeople,glampingisjusttherightactivityforvacations.Theycanenjoythe

freshairandbeautifulnaturewithbasiccleanconditionsandcomfortablelivingconditions.

Maybethafswhyglampinghasbecomesopopularamongyoungpeople.

41.Whatisglampingaccordingto（根据）thepassage?

42.WhendidYogaSongtakeherfirstglampingtrip?

43.HowdidSongfeelaboutherfirstglampingtrip?

44.Whyhasglampingbecomepopularamongyoungpeople?

45.Whatdoyouthinkofglamping?

阅读短文，然后根据内容回答问题。

InChina,lotsofstudentsoftenusemuchoftheirtimetostudytheirlessons,anddon'thelp

withhouseworkathome.Somestudentsdon'tthinktheyneedtodohousework.Someparents

don'tlettheirchildrendoit.Asaresult,studentsareallinneedofbasicskills.

Luckily,thingsarechanging.In2021,manyschoolsbegantoteachstudentslifeskills.

GuangmingMiddleSchoolinShenyangbuiltsomefarmingclubs.Therestudentslearnttoplant

vegetables.66AtfirstIthoughtIcouldonlygrowsomevegetableshere,butinfact,Ilearntalot

aboutvegetables,9,saidChengBing,agirlattheschool.

InHopeMiddleSchool,studentshaveaspeciallifeskillclass:Theylearntomake

dumplingsindifferentkindsofshapes.ctIcouldn'tmakedumplingsbefore,butnowIamgoodat

doingit.Ireallylovemylifeskillclass.Ifsmyfavoriteclass,“saidJiaYan,aboyattheschool.

Asweknow,learninglifeskillsisasimportantaslearningChineseandmaths,becauseit

helpsusprepareforourfuturelife.Boysandgirls,doyouhelpyourparentsdohouseworkat

home?Ifnot,maybeyoushouldgetstartednow.

46.WhatdomanyChinesestudentsspendmosttimedoingaccordingtothetext?

47.WhatclubdidGuangmingMiddleSchoolbuild?

48.Whyislearninglifeskillsalsoimportant?

49.Isitnecessaryforstudentstodohousework?Whyorwhynot?

Write30wordsormore.

阅读短文，然后根据内容回答问题。

Whydon'tyoustartahobby?Therearemanyhobbiesyoucanenjoy.Oneofthebestisa

collectinghobby.Peoplecollectmanythings.

Stonesarefuntocollect.Youdon'thavetogoveryfartofindthem.Veryoftenyoucan

findthemjustunderyourfeet.Youmayhavetodig（挖）alittle.

Peopleoftenliketocollectbuttons（纽扣）.Somelikeoldbuttons.Otherscollectnewones.

Buttonscanbemadeofwood,glass,shells——almostanything.Somebuttonsarelargeandothers

aresmall.Somehavepicturesonthem.Othersdonot.Therearemanydifferentkinds.Ifsso

muchfuncollectingbuttons.

Somepeoplecollectsignatures（签名）.Theygettheirfriendstowritetheirnames.Other

peoplecollectthesignaturesoffamouspeople.Everyonewritesnamesinadifferentway.Some

namesarenotalwayseasytoread.Differentwritingsmakesignaturecollectingalotoffun.

50.Howmanycollectionsarementioned（提及）inthetext?

51.Wherecanpeopleoftenfindstonesaccordingtothetext?

52.Whatmakessignaturecollectingalotoffun?

53.Whatwouldyouliketocollect?Why?Write30wordsormore.

阅读短文、然后根据内容回答问题。

Therewasonceanarrowbridgeoverariver.Onasunnyday,agoat（山羊）wascrossing

thebridge.Inthemiddleofthebridge,hemetanothergoat.Therewasnoroomfortwogoatsto

passatthesametime."Goback,“saidonegoattotheother.t4Thereisn'tenoughroomforbothof

us.”

“WhyshouldIgoback?Whydon'tyougoback?99saidtheothergoat.

“Youmustgoback,becauseIamstrongerthanyou.^^saidthefirstgoat.

“Youarenotstrongerthanme."saidthesecondgoat.

“Wewillseeaboutthat."saidthefirstgoat,andheputdownhishorns（羊角）tofight.

“Stop!”saidthesecondgoat."Ifwefight,wewillbothfallintotheriver.Weshouldnotfightbut

liveinpeace.Ihavethoughtofagoodidea.IfIliedown,youmaywalkoverme.^^

Thenthewisegoatlaydownonthebridge,andthefirstgoatwalkedoverhimvery

carefully.Sointhisway,theybothcrossedthebridgeandwentontheirwayshappily.

Fightingcannotsolveproblems.Sometimestakeastepbackandtherewillbeabigger

worldinfrontofyou.

54.Whendidthetwogoatsmeetonabridge?

55.Whatwillhappenifthetwogoatsfight?

56.Howdidthetwogoatsfeelaftercrossingthebridge?

57.Whatwillyoudoifyoudon'tagreewithyourfriend?Write30wordsormore.

BruhatSomaisa12-year-oldboyfromFlorida.Hebecamethefirstofthe96thScripps

NationalSpellingBee（拼字比赛）onMay30.TheeventwasoutsideWashington,DC,andwas

onshowonline.

TheScrippsNationalSpellingBeebeganin1925.Itisopentostudentsunder16orunder

theninthgrade.Intheevent,spellerstaketurnstryingtospellawordnooneelsehastried.First

theymustpronounceitright,andthentheyhavetwominutestospellitoutloudly.Iftheyspellit

right,theykeepstayinginthespellingbee.

Somaisaseventhgrader.Heenjoysreadingandplayingbasketball,badminton,ping-pong,

andthedrum.Hejoinedinthespellingbeetwicebefore.In2022,hegot163rdplace,andlastyear

hegot74thplace.Hegot$50,000forhiswinthisyear.

SomaandFaizanZaki,fromTexas,wenttothefinalround.Somagotthefirstplaceby

spelling29wordsright,sevenmorethantheearlierwinnerin2022.Zakiwonthesecondby

spelling20words.'Tmreallyexcited,“Somasaid.'Tmhappymydreamcomestrue.^^

58.WheredidBruhatSomajoininthespellingbee?

59.WhenwasthefirstScrippsNationalSpellingBee?

60.Howmuchtimedospellershavetospellawordoutloudly?

61.WhatareSoma'shobbies?（举两例即可）

62.Howmanywordsdidthewinnerin2022spell?

阅读下面短文，简略回答问题。

Astudyshowsthatpeoplemayremembermathbetteriftheylearnitbeforebedtime.

Peopleusuallythinkifsbettertostudyinthemorning,butscientistsintheUKsaidthatagood

night9ssleephelpsrememberthings.

Thestudyasked184adultstolearnmathproblemsbyheart.Thescientistswantedtofind

howquicklyeachadultcouldremembertheanswers.

Theseadultsfirsthadtolearntheanswersbeforebed,between8pmand10:45pm,and

theyhadatestthenextmorning.Aweeklater,thescientistsaskedthemtolearnanswerswhen

theywokeup,between7:30amand10am.Thescientiststestedthemattheendoftheday.In

bothtests,theadultshadabout10hoursbetweenlearningtheproblemsandtakingthetests.The

peoplewholearnedmathproblemsbeforebedrememberedthembetter,scoring（得分）20.7outof

28.Themorninglearnersscored18.5.

Weallknowthatsleepcanhelprememberthingsbetter,butmoststudiesfocus（聚焦）on

howwellpeoplelearnwords.Thisstudyshowsthatthemindalsohelpsremembernumberswhen

we'reasleep.

63.Whendoesthestudyshowpeoplemayremembermathbetter?

64.Whydidthescientistsaskthoseadultstolearnmathproblemsbyheart?

65.Howmanyhoursdidtheadultshavebetweenlearningtheproblemsandtakingthetests?

66.Whatdoesthestudyshow?

67.Whatdoyouthinkofthestudy?Whydoyouthinkso?

阅读短文，并根据短文内容回答问题。

Lastmonth,ourschoolhostedaneducationalexchangeprogramwithstudentsfroma

schoolintheUK.Itwasagreatopportunityforustolearnaboutdifferentculturesandeducational

systems.

TheexchangestudentsarrivedonasunnyMonday.Wegreetedthemwithwarmsmilesand

traditionalChinesehandicrafts.Duringtheexchange,wehadclassestogether.IntheEnglishclass,

theBritishstudentssharedtheiruniquewaysoflearningEnglish.Theyusedlotsofinteresting

storiesandgames,whichmadetheclasslively.WealsoshowedthemourChineseclasses.They

werereallyinterestedinChinesecalligraphy(书法)andtriedtowritecharacterswithbrushes.It

wasquitefunnytoseetheirattempts,buttheywereveryenthusiastic.

Afterclass,wewenttolocalplacesofinteresttoo.TheywereamazedbyChina'slong

historyandrichculture.

Thiseducationalexchangenotonlyimprovedourlanguageskillsbutalsobroadenedour

horizons.Wemademanynewfriendsandlearnedtorespectdifferentcultures.

68.Whendidtheexchangestudentsarrive?

69.Howdidtheexchangestudentsmaketheclasslively?

70.Wheredidtheygoafterclass?

71.Ifyouwerethewriter,whatwouldyouliketointroducetotheexchangestudents?Why?

(Write30wordsormore)

I'mJenny.Letmetellyousomethingaboutmyschool.Myschoolisnotbigbutbeautiful.

Thereisagardenintheschool.Therearemanyflowersinthegarden.Theflowersare

colorful-thereareallkindsofcolors.Inthecentre（中心）ofthegarden,thereisapool.Thefish

areswimminginit.Theylookveryhappyandfree.

Therearetwoclassroombuildingsaroundthegarden.Thereare18classroomsinthem.

Andtherearealsomanyotherroomsthere-amusicroom,areadingroom,alanguagelabanda

library.Thereareallkindsofbooksinthelibrary,suchasstorybooks,cartoonbooksand

magazines.Wecanreadthemafterclass.

Theplaygroundisbehindtheclassroombuilding.Wedomorningexercisesinthe

playgroundeveryday.Ontheplayground,youcanplaysports,running,playingbasketballand

playingbadminton.Ilikemyschoolverymuch.

72.Whafsinthegarden?

73.Whereisthepool?

74.Howmanyclassroomsarethereintheclassroombuildings?

75.Whencanyoureadbooksinthelibrary?

76.Doesthewriterloveherschool?

Afewdaysago,Iranintoastrangerashepassedby.Isaidsorrytohim,andhesaid,

“Excusemetoo,Iwasn'tevenwatchingforyou.^^Wewereverypolite,thisstrangerandI.Then

wewentonourwayaftersayinggoodbye.

Laterinthekitchenathome,asIcookedourmeal,mydaughterBettywalkeduptome,

veryquietly.WhenIturnedaround,Inearlyknockedherdown.uGetoutoftheway!”Ishouted

angrily.Sheranaway,crying.

Thatnight,whenIlayinbed,myhusbandsaidtome,“YouweresorudetoBetty.Goand

lookaroundonthekitchenfloor,andyou'llfindsomeflowersthere.Bettybroughtthoseforyou.

Shepickedthemherself-pink,yellow,andyourfavoriteblue.^^

WhenIheardthis,Ithoughtdeeply:"'Whilemeetingwithastranger,Iwascalmandpolite;

butwithmydaughter,Iwasnotpatient.^^Ifeltsadandtearsbegantofall.

IquietlywenttoBetty'sbed,"Wakeup,mydear."Isaid,“Arethesetheflowersyoupicked

forme?”Shesmiled,“Ifoundthembythetree.Iknewyou'dlikethem,especiallytheblue.^^I

said,“IamsosorrythatItreated(对待)youthatwaytoday.95Andshewhispered(悄声说),

“Mommy,thafsokay-Istillloveyouanyway.Ikissedherandsaid,“IloveyoutooandIdo

lovetheflowers.”

ThatdayBettygavemealessononhowtogetalongwitheachotherinthefamily.Ispent

muchtimeonworkbeforeanddidn'trealizehowimportantfamilylifewas.Idecidedtodobetter

inthefuture.

77.Whatdidthewritersaytoastrangerwhensheranintohim?(nomorethan5words)

78.WhenthewriternearlyknockedBettydown,whatdidshedo?(nomorethan5words)

79.Whydidthewriterfeelsadandbegantocry?(nomorethan10words)

80.WhatlessondidBettygivehermother?

81.Whatwillyougetalongwitheachotherinyourfamily?

IfshardtoavoidlookinglikeafoolonAprilFool'sDay.OnApril1steachyear,people

playtricksoneachother.Classmatessometimestieeachother9sshoelaces(鞋带)totheirchairs.

Teachersmighthandoutanimpossiblydifficultsurprisetestthatmakesstudentsfeelscared

beforetheyrealizeit'sonlyajoke.Newspapersreportonfaked段的)news(like"UFO"landsin

NewYorkCity)andannouncefakecontests(比赛)(suchas“Winanelephant!9,).

OneAprilFool'sDay,whenIwasinhighschool,agroupofstudentsinmyclassplayeda

verycleverandfunnytrickontheteachers.Theyboughtsomechickensandsetthemfreeinour

schoolcafeteria（自助餐厅）.Thechickensranallaroundtheschool,inandoutofclassroomsand

underourfeet.Feathers（羽毛）wereflyingeverywhere.Teachersbeganrunningafterthechickens,

tryingtocatchthem.Finallytheycaughtfourofthem.Butthechickenswerewearingnumbered

tags（标签）aroundtheirnecks,andtheteachersdiscoveredthattheyhadonlycaughtchickens

No.l,2,3and5.WherewaschickenNo.4?Theteacherslookedandlooked.Theycouldn'tfind

anotherchicken.Afterafewhours,theyrealizedthatthestudentshadplayedanotherjokeonthem:

Therewereonlyfourchickensinthefirstplace!They'vebeentrickedbythenumbersonthe

chickens.IfsbeenalongtimesinceIwasinhighschool,butthatAprilFooFsDayremainsoneof

myfavoritememoriesfromthoseyears.

82.WhatdonewspapersusuallydoonAprilFool'sDay?

83.Howmanychickensdidstudentssetfreeintheschool?

84.Whydidstudentssetchickensfree?

85.Howmanyjokesdidthestudentsplayonteachers?

86.Whatdoesthepassagemainlytalkabout?

阅读下面短文，然后根据短文内容回答问题，每小题答案不超过10个单词。

Doyouknowmagpies?MagpiesareasmuchanimportantpartofBeijingasthePalace

MuseumandBeijingDuck.Buthowmuchdoyouknowaboutthistypeofbirds?

IntheChineseculture,magpiesarealsocalledxique,whichmeans"birdofhappiness”.

Peoplebelievethatseeingmagpiescanbringthemgoodluck.Thebirdsevenhaveaspecialjobin

theChinesestoryoftheQixiFestival.It'ssaidthatmagpieswouldformthebridgeintheskyfor

NiulangandZhinyusothattheygottogettogetheronceayear.Asaresult,magpiesstandfortrue

loveandhappinesstoo.

Magpieshaveblackandwhitefeatherswithslightlybluetails.Withtheirspecial

“chachacha“soundsfromearlymorningtillnight,itisnotdifficultforbirdwatcherstonotice

them.Youcanalwaysseethemchattingontherooforinthebranches（树枝）.

Magpieshavesomeveryinterestinglivinghabits.Theyalwayslivearoundhumans,

becausetheymainlyliveonthefoodwethrowaway.Inwinter,manymagpiesturntoamore

plant-richdiet.Theirdietincludesaround60%vegetables.Sometimestheymaylookforfoodon

thegroundbutnoteatitrightaway.Instead,theywillsavethefoodforthefuture.

Evenmoresurprising,theywillstayaroundthedeadbirdsandmakesadsounds.Itisjust

liketheyareholdingafuneral（葬礼）.Alltheseunbelievablethingsleadsomepeopletobelieve

thatmagpiesmaybethecleverestofallbirds.

Well,Beijing'snoisiestbirdisalsooneofitssmartestones.Maybetheselittlebirdscan

reallybringalittlelucktoo.

87.Whatdoesthemagpie'sChinesenamemeaninthearticle?

88.Howdomagpieslook?

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