2021年人教版英語中考復(fù)習(xí)：七年級(jí)下冊(cè) Unit 1－Unit4 練習(xí)題（含答案）

2021年人教版英語中考復(fù)習(xí)：七年級(jí)下冊(cè)Unitl-Unit4練習(xí)題

I.完形填空［2020?靖江模擬］

Tommywasapoorman,sohetriedtogrowasmany1ashecouldinhis

owngarden,2hewouldnothavetobuysomanyinthemarket.

Oneeveningheheardanoiseinhisgardenand3thewindow.Awhiteox

hadgotintothegardenand4hisvegetables.Tommyatoncetookhisstick,5

andchasedtheox,buthewastoooldtocatchit.Whenhegotbacktohisgarden,he

foundthattheoxhadruined(毀壞)mostofhispreciousvegetables.

6,whilehewaswalkinginthestreetnearhishouse,hesawacart(馬

車)7twowhiteoxenwhichlookedverymuchliketheonethat8his

vegetables.Hewascarryinghisstickwithhim,9heatoncebegantobeatthetwo

oxenwithit.Asneitherofthemlookedmoreliketheoxthathadeatenhisvegetables

than10,hebeatbothofthemequallyhard.

Theowneroftheoxenandcartwasdrinkingcoffeeina11coffee-house.

WhenhesawwhatTommywasdoing12hisanimals,heranoutandshouted,

“Whatareyoudoing?What13youbeatthosepooranimalslikethat?”

“Youkeepoutthis!”Tommyshoutedback,“Thisisamatter14meand

oneofthesetwooxen.Heknowsverywell15Iambeatinghim!'

()l.A.treesB.flowers

C.vegetablesD.apples

()2.A.inordertoB?sothat

C.insearchofD.because

()3.A.lookedoutatB,lookedup

C.lookedintoD.lookedoutof

()4.A.waseatingB.ate

C.hadeatenD.haseaten

()5.A.runafterB.ranaway

C.ranoutD.raninto

()6.A.NextdayB?Nextmorning

C.LastmorningD.Thenextmorning

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()7.A.hasB.had

C.haveD.with

()8.A.hadboughtB.hadeaten

C.hadrunD.hadrun

()9.A.soB.and

C.butD.or

()lO.A.otherB.another

C.theotherD.others

()ll.A.besideB.nearby

C.nearD.nearby

()12.A.forB.on

C.toD.in

()13.A.tellsB?makes

C.ordersD.gets

()14.A.bothB?among

C.betweenD.with

()15.A.reasonB.when

C.whyD.because

II.閱讀理解［21世紀(jì)報(bào)紙改編］

Allofusfeeldownfromtimetotime.Manyofushavewaystocheerourselves

upandmakeourselvesfeelbetter.Thisisreferredtoas"self-care”.

ThisideacomesfromJapan.ltreferstoanyactivitythatcancalmone'sfeelings,

clearone'smind,andcomfortatroubledheart,accordingtoChinaNewsService.lt

wasfirstusedtodescribethemusicofJapanesesongwriterRyuichiSakamoto(坂本龍

—)in1999.

Self-careisnowpopularinChinaaswell.Oneofthemostpopularactivitiesis

“healing(治愈的)travel”.AccordingtoCaissaTouristic,aBeijing-basedtravel

agency,moreChinesetouristsaregoingonmeditation(冥想)oryogaretreatsinplaces

likeJapan,BaliandIndia.

Bytakingthesetrips,peoplecanlearnmoreaboutlocalcultureandtheway

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peopleinthesecountrieslive.Withoutatourguideordetailedplan,theyallowtheir

bodiesandmindstorelax.Thisway,theyforgetaboutdailystressandnoisy

surroundings(周圍事物)backhome.

Havingapetcanalsohelp.Researchhasshownthatpetsandhumanscanheal

eachother,NPRreported.Stronghuman-to-animalbonds(聯(lián)系)makebothpetsand

theirownershappierandhealthier.Lastyear,Chinesedogandcatownersspentover

5,000yuanonperpetonaverage.Chin^spetindustrynowhasavalueof170billion

yuan,Xinhuareported.

Morepeopleareseekingoutself-careactivitiessimplybecausetheycanfinally

affordto(承擔(dān)得起).Withfewerworriesonmoney,theycanslowdownandtakea

closerlookattheirowninnerworld,ThePapernoted.

()16.Whatdoweknowabout"self-care”fromthetext?

A.Itmeanslivingbyyourself.

B.ItstartedinJapanmorethan20yearsago.

C.Itfocusesonone'sphysicalhealth.

D.Itreferstoactivitiesthatyoudoonyourown.

()17.Peoplemayfeel"healed“whilegoingontripsbecause.

A.theycandomeditationoryogaduringtheirtrips

B.theydon'tneedtomakeplans

C.theygettolearnhowotherpeoplelive

D.theycanrelaxandavoiddailystress

()18.AccordingtoXinhua,whichofthefollowingisTRUE?

A.”Healingtravel“isapopular“self-care“activity.

B?Petscanhelptheirownersstayhealthymentally.

C.Chinesepeopleprefertoraisedogsandcats.

D.Chinesepetownersspendalotofmoneyontheirpets.

()19.Whatcanweinferfromthetext?

A.RyuichiSakamoto'smusiccanmakepeoplefeelbetter.

B.Peoplewhohavepetsarenotnecessarilyhappierorhealthier.

C.Themiddleclassexperiencesmorestressandmentalhealthproblems

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thanotherclasses.

D.Chinesepeoplewillspendmoremoneyontheirpetsinthefuture,

m.詞匯運(yùn)用

A.根據(jù)下列句子及所給漢語注釋，寫出空缺處各單詞的正確形式（每空一詞）。

20.Iwas（寫）areportwhenthedoorbellrang.

21.Heistakinga（淋?。?

22.Heoftenpractice（說）Englishwithhisforeignfriends.

23.Itisgoodforustobrushour（牙齒）aftereatingmeals.

24.Mr.Leeisvery（嚴(yán)格的）withusinourstudy.

25.Thereareaboutfive（百）studentsinourschool.

26.He（從不）getstoschoollatebecausehealwaysgetsupearly.

27.Myfriendis（害怕）towalkaloneintheevening.

28.Afterhegetsup,heusually（鍛煉）.

29.Ifyoustudyhard,your（夢(mèng)想）willcometrueinthefuture.

B.用方框中所給單詞的適當(dāng)形式填空，每詞僅用一次（每空一詞）。

kind；sun；go；friend；think

Itis30.today.!gotothezoowithmybrother.Weseemany31._

_ofanimalsinthezoo.Mybrother32.thekoalasareverycute.ButIlike

pandasbest,becausetheyarequite33..Bothofusenjoy34._

tothezoo.ltisreallyinteresting.

W.語法填空

閱讀下面短文，在空白處填入一個(gè)適當(dāng)?shù)脑~，或填入括號(hào)中所給單詞的正確

形式。

WhenIwasalittleboy,Igotangryeasilyandwasnotgoodatcommunicating

withothers.

Istillrememberitwas35.earlyautumn.Someleavesstartedtoturn

yellowandtheweatherbecamecool.Oneday,asIwasgettingready36.

school,mymothercarelesslyhandedmemyfather'svest（背心）insteadof37._

_（my）.Atthattime,Iwasgettingtohavealargersizethanmyfather,sowhenIput

onthevest,IfeltasifIwasn'tabletobreathe!Irealizedit38.（be）a

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smallmistakemadebymymother,butsomehowthebreathlessfeelingwassostrong

39.itmademeveryangry.Mymothersaidsorrywithasmile,butI

shoutedatherwithoutthinkingmuch.Itookitoffratherwildly,andImadea4O._

—init.Iputonmyownvestandrushedoutofthehousebeforemymothercould

stopme.Mymothersharedherbadfeelingwithmyfather,“Seewhatyoursonhas

41.（do）.“Insteadofpunishingme,myfather42.

（quiet）askedmymothertosew（縫上）uptheholeinthevest.

Later,whenmymothertoldmeaboutmyfather*sresponse（反應(yīng)），Ifeltsorry

aboutmybadbehavior.43.akindmanmyfatheris!Hiskindnesstaught

mealessonIwouldneverfbrget.WheneverIgetangry,Iwilltrytoremembermy

father'svest.ltalwaysremindsme44.（think）aboutothers1feelings.

I.閱讀理解

A[2020?聊城中考]

InBritain,Australia,CanadaandafewotherEnglish-speakingcountries,people

don*tstopcelebratingwhenChristmasDayisover.Theyalsocelebratethefollowing

day,knownasBoxingDay.Itisapopulardayforgivingadditional（另夕卜的）gifts.It

hasbeencelebratedforsolong,butnobodyexactlyknowshowitstarted.

SomepeoplebelieveBoxingDaybeganintheMiddleAges.Inthosedays,in

somespecialplacestherewerespecialcollectionboxeswherepeoplethrewmoney

forthepoor.

ThedayafterChristmastheboxeswereopenedandthemoneywascounted.

Thenthemoneywenttohelpingthepoorinthearea.

OthersbelieveBoxingDaystartedabout300yearsagowhensomerichpeople

hadChristmasfeasts（盛宴）.Theyofferedlotsoffoodtotheirguests.Becausemany

servants（仆人）wereneededtomakeandservethefood,theycouldnotcelebrate

Christmaswiththeirfamilies.Tothankthem,therichpeoplewouldputfoodinto

boxesfortheirservantstotakehome.

NowBoxingDayhasbecomeapublicholidayinsomecountries.Somepeople

spendthedayboxingupoldorunwantedthingsanddonating（捐贈(zèng)）themtothe

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poor.Manypeopleareactiveinhelpingserviceorganizations(組織)liketheRed

Cross.

NomatterhowBoxingDaygotitsstart,it'sawonderfultimetodonatethingsor

givesmallgiftstopeople.Bydoingso,youcanmakesomeone'sholidaymuch

happier.

()1.FromthefirstparagraphweknowthatBoxingDay.

A.hasalonghistory

B-isbeforeChristmasDay

C.iscelebratedinonlythreecountries

D.isthedayforbuyinggifts

()2.IntheMiddleAgespeopleputintotheboxes.

A.unwantedthings

B.food

C.oldthings

D.money

()3.WhatdidtheservantsmainlydoonChristmasDay?

A.Theytookthefoodhome.

B-TheyhadChristmasfeasts.

C.Theymadeandservedthefood.

D.Theycelebratedwiththeirfamilies.

()4.TodayBoxingDayisatime.

A.tothanktherichpeople

B.tomaketheguestshappy

C.togivepeoplehelporsmallgifts

D.toremembertheolddays

()5.What'sthebesttitle(題目)forthepassage?

A.ChristmasDay

B.BoxingDay

C.TheRedCross

D.TheMiddleAges

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B[2020?濱州中考]

In1972,RichardSears,ayoungAmericabeganlearningChinesebecauseofhis

interestintraditionalChinesecultuee.Drawntotheancientlanguage,hewent

toChinatostudyChineseinthe1990s.

In1994,RichardSearsdecidedtoputtheancientChinesecharactersonline.

Then,in2002,hedidit.ThatisthebeginningoftheChineseEtymology(漢字字

源)website."Mywebsitedidnotgetmuchattentionforthenextfewyears.Untilone

dayin2011,itsuddenlygotalotofattention.,,

gotafewthousandemails,andafewmillionvisitorsandpeoplestarted

callingme'UncleHanzi',"Searssaidwithasmile.HanzimeansChinese

characters.Hehasputmorethan96,000ancientChinesecharactersontothe

website."WhenIstudyeachcharacter,IwonderwhattheancientChinesethought,,,

saidSears.

AftervisitingmanyChinesecities,SearslearnedmoreaboutChinaandancient

Chineseculture.HesaidwhenhecametoChinainthelastcentury,fewChinesecould

speakgoodEnglish.uHowever,youcanhearEnglishinmanyplacesinChina

now.Chineselanguageandcultureweremysteriousandnotknownbypeopleinmost

countriesthen,butnow,moreandmorepeopleintheworldarelearningChinese,

evenChinesehistory,traditionalChinesemedicineandsoon,“Searsadded.

Atpresent,the70-year-oldAmericahasmadehishomeinChina."WhenIdie,

Ihopemywebsitewillliveon,andPmplanningtowriteabookaboutmy

research.ThiswillbemygifttoChina,“hesaid.

()6.Whatdoes“Drawntotheancientlanguage^^meaninParagraph1?

A.SearswasinterestedinancientChinese.

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B.SearshadtostudyChinesecharacters.

C.SearscoulddrawChinesecharacterswell.

D.SearscouldspeakancientChineseverywell.

()7.ChineseEtymologywebsitewentonlinein.

A.1972B.1994

C.2002D.2011

()8.WhatdidSearsputonChineseEtymologywebsite?

A.Chinesehistory.

B.AncientChinesecharacters.

C.ThedailylifeofRichardSears.

D.TraditionalChinesemedicine.

()9.Fromthepassage,wecaninferthatSearssetupthewebsiteto.

A.becomefamous

B.getthenickname“UncleHanzi^^

C.writeabookabouthisresearch

D.makemorepeopleknowaboutancientChinesecharacters

()lO.Thebesttitleforthepassagecouldbe.

A.GreatChangesinChina

B?MysteriousChineseLanguageandCulture

C.American"UncleHanzi”

D.AYoungAmericaandTraditionalChineseCulture

H.任務(wù)型閱讀［2020?陜西中考］

根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，從短文后的選項(xiàng)中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。選項(xiàng)中有

兩項(xiàng)為多余選項(xiàng)。

WhyLiveNeartheRiver?

Imaginepioneerstravelingwestinthe1800s.Inthosedays,itwashardtofind

runningwaterandshopswheretobuythings.Astimewentby,mostpioneershadto

maketheirhomesnearariversothattheycouldgetwatereasily.

Howdidrivershelppeopleliveinthepast?

Backinthepioneerdays,peoplegrewtheirownfood,caughttheirownfish,

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andcollectedtheirownwater.11.Peoplealsousedriversasroads,

travelingonboats.Tradersshippedgoods（貨物）topeoplefromotherareas.

12.__________

Whenbuildingmanyfactoriesrightnexttoriversforthewater'spowertomake

machineswork,somepeoplechoosetolivenearariverforworking.Theyusethe

rivertoshiplargegoods,andsomeofthemworkatthesefactorieswherepower

factoriesprovideelectricityatobusinessesandhomes.13.

Whowouldn'twanttolivenearariver?

Somepeoplearenervousaboutlivingnearriversbecauseriverscancause

floods（洪水）.Everyonceinawhile,floodwatersrisehigherthanahouse,ruining。包

壞）manythingsinthehouse.

14.Suchwastecauseswatertosmellbadandpollutesthecrops（莊

稼）weeat.Waterandcropsinpollutedareascanmakepeopleverysick.

Howdopeopledecidewheretolive?

15.Riverscanprovidejobsandfunactivitiesinabeautiful

place.However,thoselivingbyriversshouldbewillingtoacceptpossibleproblemsas

well.

A.Whydopeoplelivenearriversnow?

B.Whydidpeoplewanttolivenearariver?

C.Somefactoriesputtheirwasteintorivers.

D.Stayingclosetoariverwaseasytogetwaterforliving.

E.Somefactoriesstopwastewaterfromrunningintorivers.

F.Peoplewhocarrygoodsontoshipsliveneartheriver,too.

G.Peopleshouldthinkoverthepossiblerisksbeforedecidingwheretolive.

in.書面表達(dá)［2020?廣州中考］

今天的英語課上，班級(jí)進(jìn)行了題為“我送過的一份珍貴禮物”的主題分享。

請(qǐng)你寫一篇英語短文，匯報(bào)你們四人小組的分享內(nèi)容，需包括以下要點(diǎn)。

FromBobKateLilyYou

Toparentsgoodfriendforeignteacher（請(qǐng)補(bǔ)充）

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What&宣0（請(qǐng)補(bǔ)充）

paper

souppl10toalbuin

cutting

thanksand

Whyfriendshipculture（請(qǐng)補(bǔ)充）

love

注意：1.詞數(shù)：80詞左右（短文的開頭已給出，不計(jì)入總詞數(shù)）;

2.不得透露學(xué)校、姓名等任何個(gè)人信息，否則不予評(píng)分。

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答案版

I.完形填空［2020?靖江模擬］

Tommywasapoorman,sohetriedtogrowasmany1ashecouldinhis

owngarden,2hewouldnothavetobuysomanyinthemarket.

Oneeveningheheardanoiseinhisgardenand3thewindow.Awhiteox

hadgotintothegardenand4hisvegetables.Tommyatoncetookhisstick,§

andchasedtheox,buthewastoooldtocatchit.Whenhegotbacktohisgarden，he

foundthattheoxhadruined(毀壞)mostofhispreciousvegetables.

6,whilehewaswalkinginthestreetnearhishouse,hesawacart(馬

車)7twowhiteoxenwhichlookedverymuchliketheonethat)his

vegetables.Hewascarryinghisstickwithhim,9heatoncebegantobeatthetwo

oxenwithit.Asneitherofthemlookedmoreliketheoxthathadeatenhisvegetables

than10,hebeatbothofthemequallyhard.

Theowneroftheoxenandcartwasdrinkingcoffeeina11coffee-house.

WhenhesawwhatTommywasdoing12hisanimals,heranoutandshouted,

“Whatareyoudoing?What13youbeatthosepooranimalslikethat?”

“Youkeepoutthis!”Tommyshoutedback,“Thisisamatter14meand

oneofthesetwooxen.Heknowsverywell15Iambeatinghim!”

(c)1.A.treesB.flowers

C.vegetablesD.apples

(B)2.A.inordertoB.sothat

C.insearchofD.because

(D)3.A.lookedoutatB?lookedup

C.lookedintoD.lookedoutof

(A)4.A.waseatingB.ate

C.hadeatenD.haseaten

(C)5.A.runafterB.ranaway

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C.ranoutD.raninto

(D)6.A.NextdayB.Nextmorning

C.LastmorningD.Thenextmorning

(D)7.A.hasB.had

C.haveD.with

(B)8.A.hadboughtB.hadeaten

C.hadrunD.hadrun

(A)9.A.soB.and

C.butD.or

(C)10.A.otherB.another

C.theotherD.others

(B)ll.A.besideB.nearby

C.nearD.nearby

(C)12.A.forB.on

C.toD.in

(B)13.A.tellsB.makes

C.ordersD.gets

(C)14.A.bothB.among

C.betweenD.with

(C)15.A.reasonB-when

C.whyD.because

n.閱讀理解［2i世紀(jì)報(bào)紙改編］

Allofusfeeldownfromtimetotime.Manyofushavewaystocheerourselves

upandmakeourselvesfeelbetter.Thisisreferredtoas“self-care”.

ThisideacomesfromJapan.ltreferstoanyactivitythatcancalmone'sfeelings,

clearone'smind,andcomfortatroubledheart,accordingtoChinaNewsService.lt

wasfirstusedtodescribethemusicofJapanesesongwriterRyuichiSakamoto(坂本龍

—)in1999.

Self-careisnowpopularinChinaaswell.Oneofthemostpopularactivitiesis

“healing(治愈的)travel”.AccordingtoCaissaTouristic,aBeijing-basedtravel

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agency,moreChinesetouristsaregoingonmeditation(冥想)oryogaretreatsinplaces

likeJapan,BaliandIndia.

Bytakingthesetrips,peoplecanlearnmoreaboutlocalcultureandtheway

peopleinthesecountrieslive.Withoutatourguideordetailedplan,theyallowtheir

bodiesandmindstorelax.Thisway,theyforgetaboutdailystressandnoisy

surroundings(周圍事物)backhome.

Havingapetcanalsohelp.Researchhasshownthatpetsandhumanscanheal

eachother,NPRreported.Stronghuman-to-animalbonds(聯(lián)系)makebothpetsand

theirownershappierandhealthier.Lastyear,Chinesedogandcatownersspentover

5,000yuanonperpetonaverage.China'spetindustrynowhasavalueof170billion

yuan,Xinhuareported.

Morepeopleareseekingoutself-careactivitiessimplybecausetheycanfinally

affordto(承擔(dān)得起)?Withfewerworriesonmoney,theycanslowdownandtakea

closerlookattheirowninnerworld,ThePapernoted.

(B)16.Whatdoweknowaboutself-care”fromthetext?

A.Itmeanslivingbyyourself.

B.ItstartedinJapanmorethan20yearsago.

C.Itfocusesonone'sphysicalhealth.

D.Itreferstoactivitiesthatyoudoonyourown.

(D)17.Peoplemayfeeluhealed^^whilegoingontripsbecause?

A.theycandomeditationoryogaduringtheirtrips

B.theydon'tneedtomakeplans

C.theygettolearnhowotherpeoplelive

D.theycanrelaxandavoiddailystress

(D)18.AccordingtoXinhua,whichofthefollowingisTRUE?

A."Healingtravel“isapopular“self-care”activity.

B.Petscanhelptheirownersstayhealthymentally.

C.Chinesepeopleprefertoraisedogsandcats.

D.Chinesepetownersspendalotofmoneyontheirpets.

(A)19.Whatcanweinferfromthetext?

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A.RyuichiSakamoto'smusiccanmakepeoplefeelbetter.

B.Peoplewhohavepetsarenotnecessarilyhappierorhealthier.

C.Themiddleclassexperiencesmorestressandmentalhealthproblems

thanotherclasses.

D.Chinesepeoplewillspendmoremoneyontheirpetsinthefuture,

in.詞匯運(yùn)用

A.根據(jù)下列句子及所給漢語注釋，寫出空缺處各單詞的正確形式（每空一詞）。

20.Iwaswriting（）areportwhenthedoorbellrang.

21.Heistakinga（淋?。?

22.HeoftenpracticeSDeaking（說）Englishwithhisforeignfriends.

23.Itisgoodforustobrushourfeetlj（牙齒）aftereatingmeals.

24.Mr.Leeisverystric］（嚴(yán)格的）withusinourstudy.

25.Thereareaboutfivehundred（^）studentsinourschool.

26.He“ete1（從不）getstoschoollatebecausehealwaysgetsupearly.

27.MyfriendisqfraiQ（害怕）towalkaloneintheevening.

28.Afterhegetsup,heusuallygxercis空（鍛煉）.

29.Ifyoustudyhard,yourd，eam（3）（夢(mèng)想）willcometrueinthefuture.

B.用方框中所給單詞的適當(dāng)形式填空，每詞僅用一次（每空一詞）。

kind；sun；go；friend；think

Itis30.sunnytoday.Igotothezoowithmybrother.Weseemany

31.kindsofanimalsinthezoo.Mybrother32.thinksthekoalasarevery

cute.ButIlikepandasbest,becausetheyarequite33.friendly.Bothofusenjoy

34.goingtothezoo.ltisreallyinteresting.

IV.語法填空

閱讀下面短文，在空白處填入一個(gè)適當(dāng)?shù)脑~，或填入括號(hào)中所給單詞的正確

形式。

WhenIwasalittleboy,Igotangryeasilyandwasnotgoodatcommunicating

withothers.

Istillrememberitwas35.anearlyautumn.Someleavesstartedtoturn

yellowandtheweatherbecamecool.Oneday,asIwasgettingready36.for

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school,mymothercarelesslyhandedmemyfather'svest（背心）insteadof

37.mine（my）.Atthattime,Iwasgettingtohavealargersizethanmyfather,

sowhenIputonthevest,IfeltasifIwasn'tabletobreathe!Irealizedit

38.was（be）asmallmistakemadebymymother,butsomehowthebreathless

feelingwassostrong39.thatitmademeveryangry.Mymothersaidsorrywitha

smile,butIshoutedatherwithoutthinkingmuch.Itookitoffratherwildly,andI

madea40,holeinit.Iputonmyownvestandrushedoutofthehousebeforemy

mothercouldstopme.Mymothersharedherbadfeelingwithmyfather,“Seewhat

yoursonhas41.done（do）.“Insteadofpunishingme,myfather42.quietly

（quiet）askedmymothertosew（縫上）uptheholeinthevest.

Later,whenmymothertoldmeaboutmyfather'sresponse（反應(yīng)），Ifeltsorry

aboutmybadbehavior.43.Whatakindmanmyfatheris!Hiskindnesstaughtme

alessonIwouldneverforget.WheneverIgetangry,Iwilltrytoremembermyfather's

vest.ltalwaysremindsme44.?think（think）aboutothers1feelings.

I.閱讀理解

A[2020?聊城中考]

InBritain,Australia,CanadaandafewotherEnglish-speakingcountries,people

don'tstopcelebratingwhenChristmasDayisover.Theyalsocelebratethefollowing

day,knownasBoxingDay.ltisapopulardayforgivingadditional（另夕卜的）gifts.It

hasbeencelebratedforsolong,butnobodyexactlyknowshowitstarted.

SomepeoplebelieveBoxingDaybeganintheMiddleAges.Inthosedays,in

somespecialplacestherewerespecialcollectionboxeswherepeoplethrewmoney

forthepoor.

ThedayafterChristmastheboxeswereopenedandthemoneywascounted.

Thenthemoneywenttohelpingthepoorinthearea.

OthersbelieveBoxingDaystartedabout300yearsagowhensomerichpeople

hadChristmasfeasts（盛宴）.Theyofferedlotsoffoodtotheirguests.Becausemany

servants（仆人）wereneededtomakeandservethefood,theycouldnotcelebrate

Christmaswiththeirfamilies.Tothankthem,therichpeoplewouldputfoodinto

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boxesfortheirservantstotakehome.

NowBoxingDayhasbecomeapublicholidayinsomecountries.Somepeople

spendthedayboxingupoldorunwantedthingsanddonating(捐贈(zèng))themtothe

poor.Manypeopleareactiveinhelpingserviceorganizations(組織)liketheRed

Cross.

NomatterhowBoxingDaygotitsstart,it'sawonderfultimetodonatethingsor

givesmallgiftstopeople.Bydoingso,youcanmakesomeone'sholidaymuch

happier.

(A)1.FromthefirstparagraphweknowthatBoxingDay.

A.hasalonghistory

B?isbeforeChristmasDay

C.iscelebratedinonlythreecountries

D.isthedayforbuyinggifts

(D)2.IntheMiddleAgespeopleputintotheboxes.

A.unwantedthings

B.food

C.oldthings

D?money

(C)3.WhatdidtheservantsmainlydoonChristmasDay?

A.Theytookthefoodhome.

B-TheyhadChristmasfeasts.

C.Theymadeandservedthefood.

D.Theycelebratedwiththeirfamilies.

(C)4.TodayBoxingDayisatime.

A.tothanktherichpeople

B?tomaketheguestshappy

C.togivepeoplehelporsmallgifts

D.toremembertheolddays

(B)5.What'sthebesttitle(題目)fbrthepassage?

A.ChristmasDay

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B.BoxingDay

C.TheRedCross

D.TheMiddleAges

B[2020?濱州中考]

In1972,RichardSears,ayoungAmericabeganlearningChinesebecauseofhis

interestintraditionalChinesecultues.Drawntotheancientlanguage,hewent

toChinatostudyChineseinthe1990s.

In1994,RichardSearsdecidedtoputtheancientChinesecharactersonline.

Then,in2002,hedidit.ThatisthebeginningoftheChineseEtymology（漢字字

源）website."Mywebsitedidnotgetmuchattentionforthenextfewyears.Untilone

dayin2011,itsuddenlygotalotofattention.”

“Igotafewthousandemails,andafewmillionvisitorsandpeoplestarted

callingme4UncleHanzi',"Searssaidwithasmile.HanzimeansChinese

characters.Hehasputmorethan96,000ancientChinesecharactersontothe

website