2023年江蘇省連云港市灌南縣中考英語(yǔ)二模試卷（附答案詳解）

2023年江蘇省連云港市灌南縣中考英語(yǔ)二模試卷

Mymomlovestofeedthebirds.Everyautumn,she(1)upabirdfeeder(鳥(niǎo)食槽).Shebuys

birdfoodatthestore.Then,shefillsupthefeederandwaits(2)thebirdstocome.Shelooksout

ourwindowandwatchesallthewonderful(3)there.

Thereisaproblem.Everyyear,thesquirrels(松鼠)comeandstealallthebirdseeds.ltreallymakesmy

momangry.Inthepastfewyears,Mom(4)everywayinthebooktostayawayfromthe

squirrels.Butsquirrelsareverysmartanimals.Andtheycanjumpreallyfarwhentheyneedto.

Momputsomebarriers(柵欄)totrytokeepthesquirrelsaway,butthesquirrelsjustfoundaway(5)

overit.Momdidn'tgiveup(6)though.ShewentontheInternetandreadallaboutthe

problem.Shediscoveredtherewasonlyonemethodtogetridofthem.Yes,that*sright!Youcatchthe

squirrelinatrap(陷阱).Itsjustasmallcage.

Doyouknow(7)?Youputsomefoodinsidethetrap.Thesquin-elcomesintoeatandthedoor

closes.Thesquirrelisinsideandcannotescape.Then,youtakethesquirrelawayfromyourhouse.

Oneday,thesquirrel(8)byMominthetrap.Shedroveitoutsideofthecityandletitgofree.

Now,onlybirdscometoMom'sbirdfeeder.Bothmymomandthebirdsarevery(9).Andof

course,thesquirrelislivinghappilyinthecountryside(10)thereisalwaysplentytoeat.

1.A.putsB.putC.putting

2.A.amongB.forC.towards

3.A.birdB.bird'sC.birds

4.A.tryB.hastriedC.tries

5.A.tojumpB.jumpedC.jumping

6.A.easierB.easyC.easily

7.A.howdoesthetrapworkB.howthetrapworks

C.howdidthetrapwork

8.A.wascaughtB.iscaughtC.willbecaught

9.A.happyB.happinessC.happily

10.A.unlessB.untilC.because

WhenIwasakid,Iwas(1)water.Mybrothersandsisters,ontheotherhand,werejustlike

fish.Theyloved(2).Theylovedtojumpinpoolsorlakesandswimallday.Butnotme.

WheneverIwasclosetowater,mybody(3)withfear.Onhotsummerdays,allmyfriendssaid,

"Hey!Let'scooldownintheriver.nAndthey(4)andswamintheriver.Me?Ijuststayedhome.

Whenwewereyounger,myparentstookusallforswimminglessons.Imadeaterriblemess,crying

loudly.Finally,myparentssaidIcouldstayhomewhilemybrothersandsisterslearnedhowtoswim.

Then,whenIwastenyearsold,I(5)asummervacationwithmygrandparentsinthe

countryside.Theyhadmanyanimalsandbestofall—ahorse.Ilovedthathorse.Therewasonlyone

problem.Eachday,Ihadtotakehimdowntotheriverforadrinkofwater.

Canyouimaginewhathappenednext?

Thefirstday,I(6)ittotheriver.ButwhenIstoodnearthewater,Iwasafraid.Iturned

back.Grandpasawthatandsaid,"Don'tworry.'1-hewouldtakethehorsetotheriver.

Thatnightaftersupper,Grandpatookmedowntowardstheriver."Iamgoingtoteachyouto(7)

hesaid."Youhave(8)tofear."Heheldmyhandaswegot(9)tothewater.

Forsomestrangereason,Iwasnotafraid.First,wesatbythewater.I(10)gotusedtothe

water.Then,wewalkedintothewater.Gradually,afterafewdays,Iwasinthewater,swimmingwith

mygrandfather.CanyouimaginehowgoodIfeel?

11.A.afraidofB.fondofC.proudofD.fullof

12.A.moneyB.foodC.waterD.direction

13.A.tookB.noddedC.caughtD.shook

14.A.wentbyB.wentpastC.wentawayD.wentover

15.A.paidB.spentC.sendD.cost

16.A.ledB.blewC.beatD.fixed

17.A.readB.inviteC.eatD.swim

18.A.anythingB.nothingC.somethingD.nobody

19.A.marriedB.dressedC.closeD.wet

20.A.angrilyB.hardlyC.sadlyD.slowly

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21.Whohastoworkeveryday?

22.Whichofthefollowingisrightaccordingtothetext?

A.Cooksshouldhaveatleastoneyearofexperience.

B.UncleBob'swantsfull-timewaitersandwaitresses.

C.Cleanershavetoworkabout12hoursaday.

D.A14-year-oldcanaskforajobatUncleBob's.

23.Howmuchcanawaitermakeifheworksa7-hourshift?

A.$178.B.$112.C.$90.D.$84.

24.Howcanyougetmoreinformationaccordingtothetext?

A.Bysendingane-mail.B.Bywritingaletter.

C.Bymakingacall.D.Byvisitingthecook.

25.Thetextaboveisprobably.

A.aposterB.anoticeC.anewsreportD.adiary

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Ifyouhavebeenabookloversinceyourchildhood,youmayhaveheardoftheNewberyMedal.lt

goestothebestchildren'sbookseachyear.Butyoumaynotknowthepersonbehindtheprize.His

nameisJohnNewbery.

JohnNewberywasborninEnglandin1713.Backthen,thereweren'tmanybooksforchildren.People

didn'tthinkstorieswereimportant.However,Newberybelievedkidsshouldhavebooksoftheir

own.Hethoughtyoungpeopleshouldlearnabouttheworldfrombooksandenjoyreadingtoo.

Asachild,Newberywasahugebooklover.Sincehedidnrtwanttobeafarmer,hebecamea

publisher（出版人）whenhegrewup.HebeganthisworkinthetownofReadinginEngland.Then

hemovedtoLondonin1743.Newberypublishedhisfirstchildren'sbookALittlePrettyPocket-Book

in1744anditbecameahugesuccess.

Soon,Newberybeganpublishingmorechildren'sbooks.Somewereaboutscienceandotherswere

nurseryrhymesC童謠）.In1765,NewberypublishedTheHistoryofLittleGoodyTwo-Shoes,anovel

forkids.ltmadethesaying"goodytwo-shoes"popular,whichisusedtodescribeapersonwhois

overlywell-behavedinawaythatisforcedandartificial（假裝的）.

Asapublisher,Newberyhelpedpublishabout500booksfbrreadersofallages.Thatincludedmore

than100booksforkids.Thisiswhypeoplecallhim"TheFatherofChildren'sLiterature".Andfor

morethan100years,children'sbookwritershavebeenhonoredwiththeNewberyMedalfbrtheir

greatwork.

KidsnowcanlearnavaluablelessonfromNewbery'slife.nHefollowedhispassion,"saidMichelle

Markel,achildren'sbookwriter."Hejustlovedbooks,andhethoughteverybodyshouldhavethe

chancetoreadthem."

26.WhatdoweknowaboutJohnNewbery?

A.Helovedreading.B.Heusedtobeafanner.

C.HewasborninScotland.D.Hewasafatherofmanychildren.

27.Whatistherightorder（順序）ofthefollowingevents?

a.NewberymovedtoLondon.

b.Newberystartedpublishingbooks.

c.ALittlePrettyPocket-Bookbecameahugesuccess.

d.TheHistoryofLittleGoodyTwo-Shoeswaspublished.

A.b->d-->cB.b-->c->dC.c->d->b-D.c->d-->b

28.WhyisNewberycalled"TheFatherofChildren'sLiterature*'?

A.BecausehecreatedtheNewberyMedal.

B.Becausehehelpedpublishlotsofchildren'sbooks.

C.Becausehewrotethemostchildren'sstoriesintheworld.

D.Becausehewastheteacherofmanychildren'sbookwriters.

29.Whichofthefollowingwordshasthesimilarmeaningtotheunderlinedword“passion”？

A.Poorhealth.B.Badinformation.

C.Stronglove.D.Sadfeeling.

30.What'sthebesttitleforthepassage?

A.AWorld-famousChildren'sBook

B.TheImportanceofChildren'sLiterature

C.NewberyMedal：aGreatPrizeforChildren'sBooks

D.JohnNewbery：theManBehindaPrizeforChildren'sBook

31.左欄是5個(gè)人的慶?；顒?dòng)，右欄是中國(guó)7個(gè)節(jié)氣的介紹，請(qǐng)為這5人配對(duì)相應(yīng)的節(jié)氣。

（1）SophiaisanA.SpringEquinox（春分）isthefourthsolarterminthe

Americanstudentlivinginalltwenty-four.ltfallsonMarch20thorMarch21stin

Beijing.WhenseeingherthemiddleofSpringeveryyear.ltisthebesttimefor

Chinesefriendscelebratingtheoutings,seeingflowersandflyingkitesinChina.

solarterm（節(jié)氣），shealsowantsB.TheWinterSolsticeisthebeginningofthecoldest

tobuysomedumplingstoeat.ltseasonintheyear.ltistheshortestdayandlongest

isverycoldthatday.nightoftheyear.PeopleinNorthernChinausually

（2）ZhangHonglikeshavedumplingsandmutton（羊肉）souponthatday.

toeatseafood.ShewantstoC.GrainBuds（小滿(mǎn)），the8thsolartermofayear,

knowwhatkindoffishisgoodbeginsonMay21thisyear,andendsonJune4.Thisis

forhereyes.Shewantstobuyagoodtimetoeatfish.ltisalsoaharvestseasonfor

some.fishermen.

（3）ItisSunday.LiLeiD.Frost'sDescent（霜降）isthelastsolartermof

planstotakehisfourchildrentoautumn.Theweatherbecomesmuchcolderthanbefore

flykitesinthepark.Itisanandfrostbeginstoappear.Theappleisonekindof

outinginsuchgoodweather.people'sfavoritefruit.

（4）WangLilearnedE.MinorColdisthe23rdsolarterm.Formostareasof

howtomakeanapplemilkChina,itmarksthestartofthecoldestdaysoftheyear

shake（奶昔）thismorning.SheandpeoplealwaysstartpreparingfortheChineseNew

wantstomakeamilkshakeforYear.AnimportanttraditionalfoodforitisLaba

herparents.ltisgoodfortheirPorridge（臘八粥）.

health.F.GrainRain（谷雨）startsonApril2O.Thereisanold

（5）ItisatraditionforcustominSouthernChinathatpeopledrinkteaonthe

HuangSha'sfamilytogetdayofGrainRain.Springteaisgoodfortheeyes.

togetherandenjoydrinkingG.MajorColdisthelastsolarterminwinter.During

springtea.TheyplantoinviteMajorCold,peopleinBeijinghaveahabitofeating

somefriendstohaveitafterricecake.PeopleinNanjingofJiangsuProvinceliketo

dinner.Theythinkitishealthy.drinksoup.

32.Lastsummervacation,IdecidedtovisitWolonginSichuanProvince.BeforeIstarted,Iwas

toldagainandagainto(1)aftermyselfwell.Becauseitwasmy(2)timetotravel

alone,Ifeltreallynervousanddidn'tknowwhattodo.

Wolongisalargenaturereserve(自然保護(hù)區(qū))，whichincludesseveralpandabasesforbreeding

(繁殖)andresearch.Istayedatasmallhotelnext(3)WolongPandaCenterafterI

arrived.IwassoexcitedbecauseIcouldvisitthecenter.

Everythingwentwellatfirstthenextday.Isawmanypandasplayinginthetrees.(4)looked

socute.Iwasnotnervousany(5).1alsotriedtofeedthemwithsomebamboo.Theywere

happyandevenwantedtoreachouttheirhandstome.Later,Ileftthecenterhappily.

ButwhileIwasgoingbacktothehotel,Ilostmyway.IwassoworriedthatInearlycried.Atthat

moment,alocalmancameuptomeandaskedme(6)Ineededanyhelp.Thenheshowed

methe(7)tothehotelandIamvedatthehotelsafelyintheend.

(8)triptoWolongnotonlyallowedmetolearnaboutpandasinamoresatisfyingway,

(9)alsotomeetfriendlypeople.(10)awonderfulexperienceIhad!Itgives

methecouragetotravelaloneagaininthefuture.

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Myopia（近視）hasrisenincreasinglyamongchildreninChina.Morethanhalftheyoung

childrenandteenagersinChinaarenearsighted.Children'seyesightisbecomingan

increasingconcern（關(guān)注）formanyChineseparents.AccordingtoaWHOreport,the

myopiarate（近視率）amongChineseyouthisthehighestintheworld,at70%forhigh

schoolandcollegestudentsandnearly40%percentfbrprimaiyschoolstudents.Whydo

childrendevelopmyopiaatsuchanearlyage?

HuAilian,adoctorfromahospitalineyediseases,saidnearsightednessisincurable,

sopreventioniskey.^Nearsightednesshasbecomemorecommonamongyounger

students,andhasevenspreadtokindergartens（幼兒園）/shesaid."High-degreemyopia

maycauseseriousproblems,suchasblindness.Parentsshouldstopchildrenusingsmart

phonesandspendagoodtimewiththeirchildrenoutside.112345

WhydosomanyChinesechildrenwearglasses?Itisnothingtodowithgenes（基

因）.Themainreasonforpooreyesightisalack（缺乏）ofvitaminDorsunlight.Almost

allChinesekidshardlyeverseesunlight,becausetheyareeitheratschoolorathome

studying.TheshortperiodofoutsidePEisnotenoughtogetthesunlight.

MyopiaisaseriousproblemfbrchildrenandteenagersinChina,sowehavetocontrol

andpreventit.Effortsareneededfromallparties,includingthegovernment,schools,

hospitalsandespeciallystudentsandtheirparents.

（1）Whichcountryhasthehighestmyopiarateintheworld?

（2）WhatisHuAilian'sjob?

（3）Whatshouldparentsdotopreventmyopia,accordingtoHuAilian?

（4）WhydoalmostallChinesekidshardlyeverseesunlight?

（5）Doweallneedtomakeeffortstocontrolandpreventmyopia?

34.2023年4月，教育部日前印發(fā)《2023年全國(guó)綜合防控兒童青少年近視重點(diǎn)工作計(jì)劃》，

要將兒童青少年近視防控工作、總體近視率和體質(zhì)健康狀況納入政府績(jī)效考核要將視力健康

納入素質(zhì)教育。近年來(lái)，中國(guó)的學(xué)生的近視率居高不下，請(qǐng)你結(jié)合自身經(jīng)歷體會(huì)，給ChinaDaily

英語(yǔ)欄目寫(xiě)一篇短文，內(nèi)容包括：

1)學(xué)生近視的主要原因和眼睛的重要性；

2)保護(hù)眼睛的措施(至少兩點(diǎn))

3)呼吁大家保護(hù)視力，預(yù)防近視。

參考詞匯：myopian.近視near-sightedadj.近視的eyesightn.視力

注意：1)詞數(shù)80詞以上；

2)不能出現(xiàn)真實(shí)人名和校名；

3)可適當(dāng)增加細(xì)節(jié)，以使行文連貫。

Nowadays,moreandmorestudentsinChinaaregettingnear-sighted,because.

35.WelcometoLianyungang,livelycitywithmanyplacesofinterest.()

A.aB.anC.theD./

36.Leam-from-LeiFengactivitiesisheldMarch5everyyear.()

A.inB.atC.onD.from

37.MissLiisenoughtocorrectourpronunciationagainandagain.()

A.curiousB.patientC.humorousD.lucky

38.It'sagoodtowearwhitewhenyoufeelstressed.()

A.presentB.conditionC.choiceD.excuse

39.Chinesewomen'sfootballteammembersworkedandwontheAsianCup.()

A.widelyB.closelyC.hardlyD.simply

40.ThefilmTheCaptainabigsuccessanditwinshighpraisefromallovertheworld.

()

A.putsoutB.turnsoutC.breaksoutD.handsout

41.Father'sDayiscoming.Somestudentsbuyflowersasgifts,Iplantocookfatherabig

dinner.()

A.whenB.whileC.beforeD.after

42.-1promisethatIwillreadEnglishforhalfanhoureverymorning,mum.-Really?.

()

A.EverydoghasitsdayB.Practicemakesperfect

C.ManyhandsmakelightworkD.Actionsspeaklouderthanwords

43.一Canyoutellme,Mike?

一OnApril26.()

A.whenthe12thExpo2023ofJiangsuwasheld

B.wherewasthe12thExpo2023ofJiangsuheld

C.howwecangettothe12thExpo2023ofJiangsu

D.whatcanwedoforthe12thExpo2023ofJiangsu

44.一Let*sgoswimmingonSunday,Lily.

—.()

A.That'sallrightB.Mypleasure

C.You'rewelcomeD.Soundsgreat

JiangMengnanwashealthywhenshewasborn.Unluckily,thingschangedwhenshewasonlysixmonths

old.Shelosther(1)aftershewasgiventhewrongmedicine.Mengnan'sparentsgotreally

sad.Theywenttodoctorsforhelp,butthedoctors(2)thatMengnanwouldprobablyneverbe

abletohearagainfortherestofherlife.

"Ididn'twanthertoliveherlifelikethat."Mengnan'sdadsaid."Wecouldn't(3)onher."

Thefamilystartedtrying(4)theycouldtohelpMengnan：acupuncture(針灸)，Chineseherbal

medicine,andevenqigong.Finally,(5)herparents1help,Mengnanstartedlearningtoread

lips(嘴唇)andpronouncewords.Shesat(6)infrontofamirrorwithherparentseveryday,

watchedtheirmouthsmove,(7)howtheirthroatsvibrated(震動(dòng))whentheyspoke,and

thentriedtosaythesame(8)astheydid.

u(9)Icouldsayawordrightwith10,000practices.nShetoldCCTV,"myparentswouldbe

happy.'1

Itwasno(10)taskforMengnan,butshekeptpractisingdayafterday.Finally,she(11)

to"hear"everythingsaidtoher.Shewenttoschoolandlearnedbyreadingtheteachers*lips.Shesetthe

alarmclockonhermobilephone,put(12)on"Vibrate",andhelditinhersleepsothatitwould

wakeherupattherighttimefor(13)thenextday.And，topeople'ssurprise，shewasalways

oneofthe(14)studentsinherclass.

Now,Mengnan'slifeisontherighttrack.SheisastudentofTsinghuaUniversity.Shesaysshehasalways

knownthatsheisno(15)thananybodyelse.Butshelivesherlifethewaymostofuscanonly

dreamabout.

45.A.legsB.hearingC.handsD.smell

46.A.promisedB.followedC.workedD.agreed

47.A.careforB.lookaroundC.giveupD.putout

48.A.everythingB.anythingC.somethingD.nothing

49.A.inB.fromC.withD.over

50.A.highlyB.luckilyC.clearlyD.quietly

51.A.feltB.listenedC.gaveD.offered

52.A.booksB.wordsC.namesD.passages

53.A.UnlessB.UntilC.ThoughD.If

54.A.hardB.activeC.easyD.awful

55.A.plannedB.managedC.decidedD.preferred

56.A.itB.themC.herD.him

57.A.lunchB.sleepC.classD.meeting

58.A.busyB.cleverC.beautifulD.top

59.A.differentB.excellentC.carefulD.excited

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Anhourlyshowofvideospresentedby

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jazzballads.EricFawkins1latestCDwillalsobeonsale.

Place：VictoryTheater

Dates：22-24July

Tickets：$50(child),$80(adult)

60.Whenwillanhourlyshowofvideosbepresented?

A.14-24July.B.14-22July.C.15-23July.D.22-24July.

61.IfTom,12yearsold,goestotheconcertwithhisparents,howmuchwilltheypay?

A.$50.B.$80.C.$130,D.$210.

62.Whatdoesthepassageprobablycomefrom?

A.Anovel.B.Adiary.C.Aposter.D.Areport.

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Howdoyougotoschooleveryday?Bybikeoronfoot?Maybeyoucantryanewway-takingaSchool

Bus.

TheSchoolBusisalsocalledthebikebus.ltwasinventedinthebikekingdom-theNetherlands.ltisall

aboutgreenlifestyle,sportandsharing.Ifsinterestingforkidstoridethebustogethertogotoschool.

Also,itisverysafe.Thebikebushasadriverandelevenseatsforkids.Eachonehasahelmetandsafety

belt（安全帶）,Thereisalsoaroofonthebus.Itcanbeusedonhotdaysorrainydaystomakekidsfeel

comfortable.

Ridingthebikebusisoneofthegreatestwaysforchildrentogettoschool.Peter,a1O-year-oldpupil,

becomesabigfanofthebikebus."NowtheSchoolBusismyfavoritewayoftransport.!canrideit

togetherwithotherkidstokeephealthy.Itsfulloffun."Formostparents,itcanhelpthemsavealotof

timebecausetheyonlyhavetopickuptheirchildrenafterschool.

TheSchoolBusisbecomingmoreandmorepopularinsomecountrieslikeGermanyandFrance.Its

creatorThomasTolkampsays,"IhopeIcansellthebikebustomorecountriesinthefuture.Asgreen

lifestylebecomespopular,ideaslikethisgetpopular,too.Ithinkitwillworkwellinothercountries.'*The

useofS'CoolBusshowsusthatwecansavetheEarthinmanywaysaslongaswewanttohaveatry.

63.Thesecondparagraphmainlytalksabout.

A.whoinventedtheSchoolBusB.whattheSchoolBusis

C.wherepeopleridetheSchoolBusD.howkidsridetheSchoolBus

64.WhatcanweknowfromPeter'swords?

A.Helikesridingthebusbikealone.

B.Otherkidsprefertotakethebustoschool.

C.Hegetslotsofjoyfromridingthebusbike.

D.Ridingthebikebusisthebestwaytokeepfit.

65.WhydoesThomasTolkampcreatethebikebus?

A.Tohelppeoplesavemoney.

B.Totellpeopletoenjoytheirlife.

C.Toaskpeopletobuythebikebus.

D.Toencouragepeopletoprotectourearth.

66.What'sthebesttitleforthispassage?

A.Awonderfulwaytoschool.B.Agoodwaytohaveatrip.

C.Anewchoicefortransporting.D.Amodeminventionforvisitors.

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Thechildrenwenttothestation.Theygavethelettertothestationmaster.Then,theywenttotheporter's

roomtotalktohim.TheportefsnamewasPerks.Hewasfriendlyandtoldthemaboutallthedifferent

kindsofengines.

ThenextdaywasRoberta'sbirthday.Mothertoldhertogoawayandstayawayuntilteatime.

Shefeltverylonelyinthegarden,soshewalkedoutofitanddownthelanetothecanal.Therewerebarges

onthecanal,andpeoplenotonlyworkedonthebarges,theylivedonthem.Thebargesweretheirhome,

andthepeoplewerecalledbarges.Sadly,theywerenotveryfriendlytochildren.

WhileRobertawasstandingonthebridgelookingdownatthebargesastheypassedbeneathit,thedoctor

cameupinhissmallhorseandcart.

"Hello,headnurse,"hesaid,"Doyouwantaridehome?"

Robertagotintothecartandsatnexttothedoctor.

Astheyrodealong,shewasveryquiet.Thedoctorsaid,"What'sthematter,headnurse?Isn'tyour

motherbetter?”

"Oh,yes,she'sgettingbetter,MRobertasaid.MButIthinkshe'sworriedaboutyourbill."Iheardhertalking

inhersleep.Shewassaying,'HowcanIpaythedoctor?'againandagain."

Thedoctordidnotsayanythingforseveralminutes.Hewasnotarichmanandheneededthepatientsto

payhim.

Robertasaid,nAreyouangrywithme?”

"No,no,"thedoctorsaid."I'mnotangry.FllseewhatIcandoaboutmybill.1'

Robertaletthedoctorgoontohishouseandstayedinthegardenuntilteatime.

Whenshewentinside,thereweretwelvecandlesonthetable,flowersandsomelittleparcels.Asshe

walkedintotheroom,Mother,PhyllisandPetersangasongtoher.

Motherwrotethewordsforabirthdaysongeveryyear.

67.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"it"referto?

A.Thegarden.B.Thehome.C.Thestation.D.Thecanal.

68.Thecorrectorderofthefollowingeventsis.

①PetersangasongtoRoberta.

?Childrengavethelettertothestationmaster.

③Thedoctorcameupinhissmallhorseandcart.

?MothertoldRobertatostayawayuntilteatime.

A.③②①④B.②①③④C.②④③①D.③??②

69.Fromthepassage,wecaninferthat.

A.thedoctorwasrudetothechildren.

B.peopleonthebargelivedarichlife.

C.theportergaveRobertaaridehome.

D.mothergaveRobertaabirthdaysurprise.

70.Whatmaythewriterprobablymentionnext?

A.Peter'shardlife.B.Mother'shealth.

C.Wordsfbrthebirthdaysong.D.Thedoctor'shome.

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Let*sbehonestwithourselves——mostofusprobablyhaveafewbadhabits,andtheymightbe

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habitsofferusasenseofcomfort,makingthemhardtobreak.Butwealsohavetheabilitytobreak

themandcreategoodhabitsthatwillimproveourlives.

Expertsbelievethefirststeptowardsbreakingabadhabitisadmittingyouhaveabadhabit.Along

withadmittingyouhaveit,trytofindoutwhyyougotintothebadhabit.Then,replace（取代）

yourbadhabitwithagoodone.Forexample,ifyouovereatwhenyougetbored,tryexercising

instead.Andtherestiskeepingtrying.Ifyoudon'tsucceedatfirst,tryagain.Manyexpertsbelieveit

cantakethreeweekstoformanew,goodhabit.Habitscanbehardtobreakbecauseyou*vehadthem