河北省唐山市路北區(qū)2019-2021年三年中考二模英語試卷分類匯編：閱讀理解

河北省唐山市路北區(qū)

2019-2021年三年中考二模英語試卷分類匯編

閱讀理解

2021年河北省唐山市路北區(qū)中考二模英語試題

VII.閱讀理解（共15小題，每小題2分，計30分）

A

Thefoodweeatseemstohavegreateffectsonourhealth.Althoughsciencehasmadebig

stepsinmakingfoodmorefittoeat,ithas,atthesametime,mademanyfoodsunfittoeatSome

researchhasshownthat80percentofallhumanillnessareconnectedwithdietand40percentof

cancerisconnectedwiththedietaswell.Foodisconnectedwithillnessisnotanewdiscovery.In

the1940sscientistsrealizedthatnitrates（硝酸鹽）,whichareoftenusedtokeepcolorofmeat,

andotheradditives（添力口劑）causedcancer.However,theseadditivesremaininourfoodandit

becomesmoredifficulttoknowwhichadditivesarehelpfulorharmful.Farmerssometimesgive

drugs（藥）toanimalsnotbecausetheanimalsareillbutbecausetheywanttoselltheanimalsat

higherprices.Forexample,farmerstryhardtomakeanimalsgrowbigsothattheycansellhebig

animalsfbrmoremoney.AlthoughtheFoodandDrugAdministrationhastriedagainandagainto

controlfarmerstodoso,farmersgoondoingthis.

51.Accordingtothepassage,whathassciencedonetomankind（人類）?

A.Becauseofscience,thereisnopollutedfoodanymore.

B.Sciencemakesfoodhavelessvalue.

C.Asaresultofscientificinvention,somethingsthatmaybeharmfulhavebeenaddedtoour

food.

D.Nowthescientistscankeepthecolorofmeatbutnotthatofvegetable

52.Whatarenitratesusedfbr?

A.Theykeepflavor（風(fēng)味）offood.

B.Theykeepthecolorofmeat.

C.Theykeepfoodfresh.

D.Theymakeanimalsfatter

53.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?

A.Someadditivesbesidesnitratescancausecancer.

B.Alladditivescauseillness.

C.Alladditivescancausecancer.

D.Nitratesexceptotheradditivescancausecancer.

54.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?

A.Drugsarealwaysgiventoanimalsformedicalreasons.

B.Someadditivesinourfoodareaddednotonlytothefoodbutalsototheanimal

C.Scientistsknewthatsomeadditivesareharmfultopeopleovereightyyearsago.

D.Foodmaycause40percentofcancerintheworld

B

Formoreinformation,pleasevisitthewebsite:http:/wwwkidinventorsday.com

KIDINVENTORS1DAY（K.LD.）

Waterskis（滑水橇）.Earmuffs（耳套）.Whatdotheyhavein

common?Theywerebothinventedbykids!500,00childreninvent

thingsandgameseachyearandtheinventionshelpmakeourlife

easierandmoreinterestingCelebratethecreativityofyounginventorsonK.I.D.!

Whenitis

OnJanuary17th,thebirthanniversary（周年2己念El）ofBenjaminFranklin,whoinventedthefirst

swimflippers（腳躁）over300yearsagoattheageof12.

Whypeoplecelebrateit

Toexpressthanksforthepastandpresentinventionsbykidsandtoencouragethecreativityof

futurekidinventors.

Howtocelebrateit

Readaboutit.Writeaboutit.Holdaninventionmeeting.StartaYoungInventors*Club.Enteran

inventioncompetition.Keepaninventionnewspaperormagazine.Orcomeupwithyourown

invention!

55.BenjaminFranklinprobablyinventedthefirstswimflippersinthe.

A.1620sB.1670sC.1710sD.1830s

56.Accordingtothereadingabove,peoplecelebrateKI.D.

A.togivethankstoyounginventors

B.inmemoryofBenjaminFranklin

C.toremindpeopleofallinventors

D.toencouragekidstoholdaninventionmeeting

57.WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedabouthowtocelebrateK.I.D.?

A.Totakepartinaninventioncompetition.

B.Tocomeupwithyourowninvention.

C.Toencourageyourfriendstoinventthings.

D.TostartaYoungInventors*Club.

58.WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?

A.BenjaminFranklinwonaswimmingcompetition.

B.K.I.D.hasbeencelebratedforalmost30years.

C.TherearethreewaysyoucangetinformationaboutK.I.D

D.Ourlifebecomesmoreinterestingpartybecauseoftheinventionsbykids

C

Hey,mom,IwantyoutostopdroppingmeoffattheairportforsometripthatIamaboutto

takeandstartbecomingmyseatmate.Iwanttotravelwithyou--justyou.

Iwanttoexploreanewplacewithawomanwhoraisedme,whoputupwithmyteenager

anxietyandmyrebellious（叛逆的）collegeyears.Iwanttoseemyfavoritecitieswiththelady

whotaughtmebasiclifelessons,suchaslookingbothwaysbeforecrossingthestreet,howtouse

agluegun,andthatthemostimportantthingintheworldistohelpothers.

Ialwaysappreciatedthevacationsyouplannedforourfamily.Ialsorememberhowyou

watchedmeasIreadTheGreatGatsbyonthebalconyatmidday.Iwonderifyoufeltproudofme.

Thesedays,Iamsickoftravelingtoplaceswithwishy-washy（無主見的）friends.Iwanttotravel

withastrongwomanwhocanseehowcapableIamoflearningtospeakFrenchorhikingona

glacieroreatingsomethingasunpleasant-smellingfruit.

NowIwantyoutoseehowmuchIgrowupwhileabroad-Fmadifferentperson,Mom.

AndIknowyou'dbedifferenttoo.Iknowthatsomeonehassharedasimilarburstofemotion

whiledivingintoAustralia'sGreatBarrierReefforthefirsttime.

Sowhatdoyousay,Mom?Willyouthrowresponsibilitytothewind?Iwanttotravelwith

you.Lefsjustgo---wecangoanywhereintheworld,justyouandI.Youcanpicktheplace,andI

willdotherest.

Love,

Katka

59.WhichlifelessondoesKatkathinkthemostvaluable?

A.Exploringanewplacealongsidehermother.

B.Visitingfavoritecitieswithhermother.

C.Lookingbothwayswhencrossingthestreet.

D.Offeringhelptootherswhenit'spossible.

60.WhatdotheunderlinewordsinParagraph5mean?

A.Keepyoupromise.B.Takecareofme

C.Changeyourdailyroutine.D.Haveabreakfromwork.

61.HowdoesKatkafeelwhenshewritesthisletter?

A.Eager.B.Happy.C.Doubtful.D.Angry

62.What'sthedaughter'spurposeofwritingthisletter?

A.Tothankhermotherforallshehasdoneforher.

B.Toinvitehermothertoseetheworldtogether.

C.Torememberherchildhoodwithhermother.

D.Toshowhermotherhowtalentedsheis.

D

Howniceareyou?Doyougivemoneytohomelesspeople?Doyouofferyourseatto

someoneinneedonabus?

Manypeoplebelievethatconfidentpeoplethinkmorehighlyofthemselves,whilethosewho

havelowself-esteem（自尊）thinklessoftheirqualities.However,anewstudysaysitmightnotbe

true,theGuardianreported.

ThestudywasdonebyJonathanFreeman,apsychologistprofessorfromtheUniversityof

London,UK.Hefoundthat98percentofBritishpeopleconsiderthemselvestobeamongthe

nicest50percentofthepopulation.

Inthestudy,Freemanfirstaskedsomepeopletorate（估價）theirownniceness.Thenhegot

peopletoanswerquestionslike"Doyougivedirectionstostrangers?"and"Haveyoudonated

blood?1'Theresultsshowedthatpeoplearenotasniceastheythinktheyare.Twothirdsofthem

seldomhelpedotherscarryshoppingbags,andonlyaquarterofthemdonatedblood.

InanotherstudybypsychologistsfromuniversitiesfromChicagoandVirginia,theUS50me

peoplewereshownpicturesofthemselves.Somepictureshadbeenslightly（輕微地）changedto

makethemappearmoreattractive.Whenaskedtopicktheunchangedpicturespeopleusually

chosethemoreattractiveones.

Sowhydowethinkwearenicerthanweactuallyare?Therearemanytheories（理論）.A

popularonesaysweunconsciouslydeceive（無意識地欺騙）ourselves,sothatwecanget

confidencewithoutknowinglylyingtoourselvesoreachother

Howcanwesolveit?Otherstudiesshowthatthereisasimpleway:feedback（反饋）

Compareothers*opiniontowardyouwithyourownandyouwillseeaclearerpicture.

63.Whatdidthenewstudyfind?

A.Confidentpeoplehavemoregoodqualities.

B.Peoplewithlowself-esteemaremostlynotnice.

C.Peoplearenotasniceastheythinktheyare.

D.Confidentpeopledon'tlikethosewithlowself-esteem

64.AccordingtothetheoryPeoplechosethemoreattractivepictureofthemselvesbecause

A.theywerenothappywiththeirlooks

B.itwashardtotelldifferences

C.theyliedtothemselveswithoutknowingit

D.theywantedthemselvestolookgood

65.Whatdoesthepassagemainlytalkabout?

A.Howtobeaniceperson.B.Others'opiniontowardyou.

C.HowtoknowourselveswellD.People'sopinionoftheirownniceness.

答案：

51-55CBAAC56-60ACDDD61-65ABCCD

2020年河北省唐山市路北區(qū)中考二模英語試題

VII.閱讀理解（共15小題，每小題2分，計30分）

Iwassmallformyage.Iwasshyandsometimesitwashardformetomakefriendswith

others.However,learningcamefairly（相當(dāng)?shù)兀〆asyforme.Iwasthebestinmostofmy

classes,butPEclasswasmynightmare（噩夢）andmademefeelthatIwasnotasgoodasthe

others.MissForsythewasourPEteacher.Shewasyoungandenergetic.Everyonelikedher.She

saidthatweallhadtocometoherclasses.NoonecouldhidefromMissForsythe!

OnedayshetoldmethatshewantedmetoplayagamewithanothergirlinaPEshow.Iwas

ratherworriedthatIwouldn'tdoagoodjobassheexplainedheridea,butshewasexcited.With

herencouragement,Ihadnochoicebuttoagree.

Itwasa"boymeetsgirl"game.Iplayedtheboyandmyclassmate,MargaretAnn,playedthe

girl.Weweredressedineveningclothesanddancedaroundthefloor.AccordingtoMissForsythe,

IhadtopickupMargaretAnnwhenwefinishedthedance.SinceIwasnotstrongenoughtopick

thetallestgirlup,itwasshewhopickedmeup.Isuddenlyfelttenfeettall!Itwasahugesuccess

andeverybodyapplauded（鼓掌）forourexcellentperformance.Whatawonderfulending!

Afterwards,Ismiledconfidently.MissForsythe'sunderstandingandwillingnesstocreateaplace

formeinhershow（whichcertainlydidnotneedme）gavemesomemuchneededconfidence.She

wasandalwayswillbemyfavoriteteacher

46.WhatdoweknowaboutMissForsythe?

A.Shewasgoodatdancing.

B.Shewasastrictandunderstandingteacher.

C.Shelikedtoplaygameswiththestudentsafterclass.

D.Shetaughtstudentshowtodance.

47.Howdidthewriterfeelaboutthegameatfirst?

A.Shewasexcited.B.Shethoughtitwouldbefun.

C.Shewasdisappointed.D.Shewasnervous.

48.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat.

A.MissForsythehadplannedthegamethatwayonpurpose（故意地）

B.MissForsythehelpedthewriterpickupthetallestgirl

C.thewriterwasafraidwhenshefelttenfeettall

D.thewriterlostconfidencebydancingwithherclassmate

49.Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?

A.OurPETeacher—MissForsytheB.MySchoolLife

C.MyNightmare--PEClassesD.AGamewithMyClassmate

B

ThreekindsofbearsliveintheUnitedStates.Theyaretheblackbear,thebrownbear,and

thepolarbear.

BlackBears

Blackbearsarethemostcommonofthethree.Theyliveinforestsinmanydifferentpartsof

thecountry.Eventhoughtheyareknownasblackbears,theyarenotalwaysblack.Sometimes

theyarebrownortan（黃褐色的），andafewareevenwhite.Blackbearsareusuallyaboutfive

orsixfeetlong,andtheyarethesmallestofthethreekindsofbears.

BrownBears

BrownbearsarefoundinafewwesternstatesandinAlaska.Theyliveinforestsaswellas

inopenareascalledthetundra（凍土地帶）.Brownbearsareusuallylightordarkbrownandcan

growtobeverylarge.Infact,someareeightfeetlong!

PolarBears

PolarbearscanbefoundinAlaska.ItisinacoldareaneartheNorthPolecalledtheArctic

andtherearenotreesthere.Polarbearsarewhite,andtheyarethelargestofthethreekindsof

bears.Theyarealittlelongerandusuallyheavierthanthebrownbear.

OtherInterestingThings

Bearseatdifferentthings.Blackandbrownbearseatfishandotherkindsofmeat,roots,and

berries.Polarbearseatfish,othermeat,seaweed,andgrass.Allthreetypesofbearseatasmuch

foodastheycanfindjustbeforewinter.Thenduringthecoldmonths,theysleepincavesor

hollowed-outtreescalled“dens”.Theykeepthemwarm.Winteriswhenthefemalebearshave

theirbabies.Allthreetypesofbearshavebetweenoneandfourcubs（幼獸）.Thecubsarebom

whilethemotherbearsleeps!

Allpeopleareafraidofbears.However,bearsareactuallyshy.Mostbearstrytostayaway

frompeople,butstill,bearscanbedangerousattimes.

50.Thewriterwrotethisarticlemainlyto.

A.tellpeoplenottofeedbearsB.describethreekindsofbears

C.showhowdangerousbearsareD.explainwhybearssleepallwinter

51.Polarbearslive.

A.neartheNorthPoleB.nearlargeforests

C.inmanypartsofthecountryD.inafewwesternstates

52.Whydobearseatasmuchastheycanbeforewinter?

A.Theyareonlyhungryjustbeforewinter.

B.Theysleepallwinterandneedenergy.

C.Theyaretooshytocomeoutduringwinter.

D.Theycannotfindanythingtoeatinwinter.

53.Whichsentencefromthearticleisanopinion（觀點）？

A.Bearseatdifferentthings.

B.Allpeopleareafraidofbears.

C.ThreekindsofbearsliveintheUnitedStates.

D.BrownbearsarefoundinafewwesternstatesandinAlaska.

C

Desertsarefoundwherethereislittlerainfallorwhererainforawholeyearfallsinonlya

fewweeks'time.Teninchesofrainmaybeenoughformanyplantstosurvive（存活）iftherainis

spreadthroughouttheyear,Ifitfallswithinoneortwomonthsandtherestoftheyearisdry,

thoseplantsmaydieandadesertmayform.

Sandbeginsastinypiecesofrockthatgetsmallerandsmalleraswindandweatherwear

themdown.Sanddunes（沙丘）areformedaswindsmovethesandacrossthedesert.Bitbybit,

thedunesgrowovertheyears,alwaysmovingwiththewindsandchangingtheshape.Mostof

themareonlyafewfeettall,buttheycangrowtobeseveralhundredfeethigh.

Thereis,however,muchmoretoadesertthansand.InthedesertsofthesouthwesternUnited

States,cliffs（懸崖）anddeepvalleyswereformedfromthickmudthatoncelaybeneath（在...

之下）aseamorethanmillionsofyearsago.Overthecenturies,thewaterdriedup.

Wind,sand,rain,heatandcoldallworeawayattheremainingrocks.Thefacesofthedesert

mountainsarealwayschanging---very,veryslowly---astheseforcesofnaturecontinuetoworkon

therock.

Mostdesertshaveasurprisingvarietyoflife.Thereareplants,animalsandinsectsthathave

adapted（適應(yīng)）tolifeinthedesert.Duringtheheatofthedayavisitormayseeveryfewsignsof

livingthings,butastheairbeginstocoolintheevening,thedesertcomestolife.Asthesun

beginstoriseagaininthesky,thedesertonceagainbecomesquietandlonely.

54.Manyplantsmaysurviveindesertswhen.

A.itisdryalltheyearroundB.therainfallsonlyinafewweeks

C.thereislittleraininayearD.therainisspreadoutinayear

55.Sanddunesareformedwhen.

A.sandpilesupgraduallyB.thereisplentyofraininayear

C.theseahasdriedupovertheyearsD.piecesofrockgetsmaller

56.Theunderlinedsentenceinthethirdparagraphprobablymeansthatinadesertthereis

A.toomuchsandB.moresandthanbefore

C.nothingexceptsandD.somethingelsebesidessand

57.Itcanbelearnedfromthetextthatinadesert.

A.thereisnorainfallthroughouttheyear

B.lifeexists（存在）inrough（惡劣的）conditions

C.allsanddunesareafewfeethigh

D.rocksarewornawayonlybywindandheat

D

Weoftenfindthatweekendsandholidaysfeelsoshortwhileclassesandworkfeelsolong.

Actually,though,weknowthatthisisnottrue.Butwestillwonderwherethatstrangefeeling

comesfrom.

Infact,thisisoneofthewaysthatwe'retrickedbytime,accordingtothewebsite.Allthatis

interesting.Thewebsitelistsseveralwrongimpressions（Ef）象）weoftenhaveabouttime.Lefs

havealook.

Firstofall,emotionsaffect（影響）ourtime-keepingabilities.Negativeemotions（消極情緒）,

especiallyanxietyandboredom,maketimeseemlongerbecausetheymakeusconcentrate（集中）

moreonthepassageoftime.However,whenweareenjoyingourselves,wepaymoreattentionto

whatwearedoingandarelikelytolosetrackof（失去對...的意識）time.

Hereisanotherexample.In2007,agroupofscientistscarriedoutatest.Inthetest,people

fell50metersintoasafetynetandwerethenaskedabouttheirexperience.Althoughthe

experiencetookshorterthan3seconds,thepeoplethoughtitwasmuchlongerthanitactually

was.

Thisisbecauseofthewayourbodiesreplytodanger,accordingtothescientists.Ourbodies

produceachemicalcalledadrenaline（'腎上腺素）whenwearefacedwithdanger.Itallowsusto

concentratebettersothatwecanstayalive.Asaresult,weareabletorememberfarmoredetails

（細(xì)節(jié)）overashortperiodoftime,whichmakesitseemliketimeisgoingmoreslowly.

Anothersituationwhenwemakemistakesabouttimeiswhenwetakeafternoonnaps（午

覺）.Haveyoueverhadtroubletellingwhattimeitisafteralongnap?That'sbecausethebest

amountoftimeforanapis20minutes.After20minutes,youenteranewstageofsleepcalled

slow-wavesleep.Ifyouwakeupmid-wayinthisstage,itwilltakeawhilebeforeyoucan

correctlyperceive（感知）timeagain.

Yes,timecanbemysterious（神秘的）andthereisnowaytocontrolit.So,perhapsthebest

thingtodoistomakegooduseofeveryminute.

58.Accordingtothepassage,whatpossiblymakespeoplefeelsolong?

A.Weekendsandholidays.B.Weekendsandwork.

C.Classesandwork.D.Holidaysandwork.

59.Accordingtothepassage,whatwillNOThappenwhenwearefacedwithdanger?

A.Ourbodieswillproduceachemicalcalledadrenaline.

B.Weareabletofeelthattimeseemstogomoreslowly.

C.Adrenalinewillmakeusconcentratebettertostayalive.

D.Wewillforgetfarmoredetailsoverashortperiodoftime.

60.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?

A.Negativeemotions,especiallyanxietyandboredom,maketimeseemlongerbecausetheymake

usconcentratemoreonthepassageoftime.

B.Whenweareenjoyingourselves,wepaymoreattentiontowhatwearedoingandweareable

tofeelliketimeisgoingmoreslowly.

C.Ifwewakeupmid-wayafteralongnap,itwilltakeawhilebeforewecancorrectlyperceive

timeagain.

D.Timecanbemysteriousandthereisnowaytocontrolit.So,perhapsthebestthingtodoisto

makegooduseofeveryminute.

答案：

46?50BDAAB51?55ABBDA56~60DBCDB

河北省唐山市路北區(qū)2019屆九年級第二次模擬考試英語試題

VII.閱讀理解（共15小題，每小題2分，計30分）

A

AgreatFrenchwritersaysthatweshouldhelpeveryoneasmuchaspossiblebecauseweoften

needhelpourselves.Thesmallevencanhelpthegreat.Thenhetellsasimplestory.Anantis

drinkingatasmallstream（d、￥可）andfallsin.Shetriestoreachthesidebutmakesnoprogressat

all.Thepoorant,almostexhausted（筋疲力盡的），isstilldoingherbestwhenabirdseesher.

Movedwithpitythebirdthrowsablade（葉片）ofgrassintothewater.Itsupportstheantlikea

boat,andtheantreachesthebank.Whensheishavingarestinthegrass,sheseesamanwalking

alongbarefooted（光著腳地）andcarryingaguninhishand.Hewantstokillthebirdnearby.

Whenheraiseshisguntofire,theantbites（咬）himinthefool.Sohestopstolookdownandthe

birdfliesawayquickly.Itisananimalmuchweakerandsmallerthanherselfthathassavedher

life.

46.AccordingtotheFrenchwriter,weoftenneedhelpfromothers,soweshould.

A.nothelpothersB.helpthosewhomaybehelpfultous

C.getasmuchhelpaswecanD.helpothersasmuchaspossible

47.Theantfinallygotonthebank.

A.whenthewaterpushedherB.withthehelpofapieceofwood

C.withthehelpofapieceofgrassD.whenthebirdreachedoutalegforit

48.TheFrenchwritertellsthestoryinordertoshow.

A.howanantsavedabirdB.howbravetheantwas

C.howclevertheantwasD.eventhesmallcanhelpthegreat

B

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somethinginterestinganduseful?

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Moreinformationabouttheprogramisasfollows:

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2.Bothprogramswillstart1DAYlaterifthereisawarningofrainstorms.

COMEANDJOINUSNOW!!DON'TMISSTHECHANCE!!

49.canjointhethree-daysummerprogram.

A.Akidof7B.Aboyof14C.Agirlof17D.Amanof26

50.Ifthereisarainstormon8thJuly,programAwillstarton.

A.SundayB.MondayC.TuesdayD.Wednesday

51.Twomembersandonenon-membershouldpayfortheprogram.

A.$690B.$710C.$730D.$750

52.Freelunchesaren'tprovidedbecause.

A.thelunchescosttoomuchB.peoplehavedifferenttastes

C.therearemanyrestaurantsD.theymaybringlunch-boxes

C

InthebookTheBestLittleGirlintheWorld,Kessahasaseriouseatingdisorder（進(jìn)食障礙）

calledanorexianervosa（神經(jīng)性厭食癥）.Butsheisnotalone.Manypeoplehavethiseating

disorder.

Inthebeginningofherstory,Kessaisanormal（正常的）15-year-old.Sheisgoodatmany

things,especiallydancing.Shehasdancedformanyyearsandlovesit.Onedayherdanceteacher

tellshertocontinueeatingright,butmaybeloseafewpounds.OnceKessahearsthis,shetakes

thingstoofar.Insteadofcuttingdownonsnacksandjunkfood,shedecidesnottoeatatall.She

doesnoteatbreakfast,lunch,ordinner.Shebeginslosingweightandbecomesslimmer（更力口苗

條的）andslimmer.Butshelosesweighttoapointwheresheisunhealthy.

Asherpooreatinghabitscontinue,herparentsstartgettingasmuchhelpaspossibletocure

（治療）theirbeautifuldaughter.ButitisjustashardforKessa'sparentstodealwithherdisorder

asitisforher.Everydaysheexercisestolosemorepoundsandplanswhatandwhenshewilleat.

Herparentstryeverything,butKessadecidesnottohaveanyfatonherbody.

Kessabdoctorandparentsfinallytakehertothehospital.Sheisnowsothinthatshecan

hardlywalk.There,sheisgivengoodcare.

Intherestofthebook,Kessagoesthroughalotoftroubleinordertocure（治愈）hereating

disorder.Thisbook,Ithink,canhelptopreventpeoplefromdoingthistothemselves.Itshowsthe

troublethatpeoplegothroughjusttobeslimmer,andalltheterriblethingstheymustexperience

tobecured.ItisabookIthinkeveryteenagershouldread.

53.WhatdoesKessadotoloseweight?

A.Shestopseating.

B.Sheeatslessjunkfood.

C.Shehasthr