2023年黑龙江省大庆市五校中考模拟英语试题（含解析）

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2023年黑龙江省大庆市五校中考模拟英语试题
学校:___________姓名：___________班级：___________考号：___________

一、阅读单选
We send our children to school to prepare them for the time when they grow up and will have to work for themselves. They learn their own language so that they will be able to tell others clearly what they want and what they know, and understand what others tell them. They learn foreign language in order to be able to understand the people from other countries and make themselves understood. They learn history to know something about human beings they meet every day. What they learn at school is, of course, quite useful, but is that the only reason why they go to school?
No. There is more in education than just learning facts. We go to school, above all, to learn how to learn, so that when we left school, we can continue to learn. A man who really knows how to learn will always be successful, because whenever he has to do something new, he will quickly teach himself how to do it in the best way. The uneducated person, on the other hand, is either unable to do something new, or does it badly. So the purpose of school is not just to teach the students these useful subjects but teach the way to learn.
1．Children are sent to school because ________.
A．they can grow fast at school
B．they have to work for themselves at the moment
C．the parents have to prepare them for their future
D．they are able to learn facts
2．What does an educated person do when he meets something new? He will ________.
A．quickly find the best way out B．try his best to do it
C．be unable to do it well D．know how to learn
3．The main idea of the text is that ________.
A．children must go to school B．the subjects at school are useful
C．parents should send their children to school D．children should be taught how to learn

When our first grandchildren, Noah, was born, we were over the moon with excitement! We had expectations of what he would look like, how he would laugh, and how he would grow and develop like most babies. But unfortunately, things didn’t go as planned. Noah faced a lot of health problems from the very beginning. It was difficult and trying time for our family as we watched him struggle. Doctors gave him a label（标签）that broke our hearts — “failure to thrive（茁壮成长）.”
One of the things we take for granted when we have children is their ability to eat. Unfortunately, Noah wasn’t able to suck（吮吸）like most babies. He couldn’t eat on his own, and it was heartbreaking for us to see him go through so much pain and discomfort. The doctors had to give him a feeding tube just to keep him alive.
One day, while I was at the grocery store, I saw a young mother walking by with her newborn baby. The baby started to cry a little, and in a disgusted（厌恶的）voice, the mother complained that she had to feed the baby again. It broke my heart to hear her complaining about something that I knew so many parents would be grateful for. So, I decided to share with her what Noah was going through. I told her, “You have no idea how thankful my daughter would be to feed Noah like you’re able to.”
Noah is a unique and outgoing boy. Today, he’s 13 years old, and he has come a long way since those early days. He has faced many challenges, but he has also achieved so much. We’re grateful that he can do things today that we never thought would be possible.
4．Why didn’t things go as planned?
A．Because the author didn’t see Noah’s birth in person.
B．Because the author was on the moon when Noah was born.
C．Because Noah wasn’t as normal as they had expected.
D．Because Noah was born to be strong but couldn’t laugh.
5．A feeding tube could help Noah ________.
A．breathe air freely B．learn to eat on his own
C．feel less pain and discomfort D．take in what he needed to live
6．What did the author share with the young mother at the grocery store?
A．How to be a good mother B．How to feed a baby
C．Noah’s health condition D．Complaints from Noah’s mother
7．What does the author want to tell us in this story?
A．Life is not always fair. B．Be grateful for what we have.
C．How to make a child healthy. D．Work hard and achieve higher.

Shu Lin’s Grandpa is a children’s picture book. The book illustrated（加插图于）by British-Chinese artist Yu Rong was showcased（展示）at the London Book Fair. It caused a heated discussion about how to better tell Chinese stories to international readers.
The book tells a story about Shu Lin, a Chinese immigrant girl. Shu Lin is starting at a new school in Britain. She stands alone in the playground and at lunchtime she eats brightly colored food by herself. She doesn’t speak English very well. But when Shu Lin’s grandpa comes to school and shows the class his amazing Chinese paintings, everything changes!
In the book, Yu Rong uses paper-cutting and ink painting and other Chinese elements to create a painting style that is both classical and modern. Yu Rong’s first picture books with Walket Books have been published in Britain, America, Italy, Japan, France and other countries. Yu Rong lives in the countryside of Cambridge with her husband, Donkey, and her three children, Caterpillar, Chili Pepper and Bean now.
Shu Lin’s Grandpa, published in Chinese by Dandelion Children’s Bookstore and in English by Otter-Barry Books, was shortlisted（列入决选名单）for the Kate Greenaway Medal this year, which is an important children’s book award in Britain.
Nowadays, many across the world are eager to learn about China through stories. “The book has interested me to visit China, especially to explore the traditional ink artwork,” said Marianne Simon, a student majoring in publishing and creative writing at Kingston University.
The London Book Fair is one of the world’s biggest publishing trade fairs. This year, more than 60 Chinese publishers participated（参加）in the fair.
8．According to the passage, Yu Rong is ________.
A．a British-Chinese writer B．a children’s picture book illustrator（插画家）
C．a famous Chinese book publisher D．a mother of four children
9．What does the underlined word “immigrant” mean in Chinese?
A．移民 B．出版 C．旅游 D．文学
10．The writer implies（暗示）that when Shu Lin starts at a new school, ________
A．she is well known for her Chinese paintings.
B．she has a good time with her classmates at school.
C．she is good at communicating in English
D．she hasn’t been accepted by her classmates.
11．In what way does the writer tell us how the book influences foreigners to learn about China through stories?
A．By using numbers. B．By following the order of time.
C．By giving an example. D．By writing about his own experiences.

There is always a discussion about whether you should get your kids to do chores around the house or not. However, it really has so many benefits（益处）to children that I find it hard to see why you wouldn’t get them to do a few regular chores.
The most important reason is that getting children to do chores gives them a lot of life skills. They need to understand how to clean, how to cook, how to shop etc…It is, however, one of the things that schools don’t necessarily teach fully, so it is one of the main parts of learning that is down to parents to provide for children before they leave home.
Children like to feel proud about their achievements. Helping around the house can really help to give them a sense of pride, and giving them praise for helping will make them want to do more. They will feel happy to be able to help around the house, not just a bystanders.
Giving your children a specific job or a specific area in the house to look after will help them learn how to be responsible in later life. They will see the benefit of keeping things organized, clean and tidy-and also appreciate（感激）more what you do for them as they grow up.
Planning is a life skill that can be gained from helping around the house. As children get older, you can start to teach them how to understand the needs of themselves and others and plan accordingly. For example, if they help with the washing, then let them make sure that they do it in time. They may start to plan ahead.
All these reasons to get kids to do chores and help around the house mean that they’ll grow up with a great set of skills that can be of benefit to them throughout their lives. Why not get started today?
12．Which is one of the life skills parents should teach kids?
A．When to move out in the future. B．Being confident in doing everything.
C．How to wash clothes. D．Teaching themselves fully at school.
13．Children should ________ according to Paragraph 4.
A．learn what is responsibility B．have a sense of pride
C．get good at planning D．learn what is teamwork
14．Which of the following shows the structure of the passage?
A． B． C． D．
15．What’s the best title for the passage?
A．Challenges through our life
B．Reasons to get children to do chores
C．The importance of getting along with your children
D．A discussion about whether kids should do chores or not


二、阅读还原7选5
Choose the sentences to complete the passage. (Two sentences are extra.)
Summer time in the United States means people have a lot more free time to enjoy the outdoors. The sun is out for longer. 16 Having more free time does not mean you need to spend a lot of money. There are plenty of ways to enjoy your city or town for little or no money.
In the summer, many parks offer free concerts. 17 Whether you know the band playing or not, these free concerts in the park are a great way to enjoy music outdoors. If you arrive at the park early with your friends, you can even have a picnic.
Many parks also offer free outdoor screenings of movies. 18 Being too close to the movie screen is no fun; your neck will hurt. Sitting too far means you can’t watch clearly. These outdoor movie screenings are also great for picnics.
Most big cities have some Shakespeare in the park programs. Many of these plays are free. Some of the plays are very popular. 19 If all the tickets run out before you get to the front of the line, then you are out of luck. So get there early!
If you don’t have air conditioning(空调) at home, you can stay in many museums for days or hours. 20 They are also cool because you can sec amazing works of art.
A．Museums are cool and comfortable.
B．The best cinema is always welcoming you.
C．So there are more hours in the day to enjoy.
D．Many people line up for hours to get free tickets.
E．It’s always a good idea to arrive early to get a good seat.
F．Having more free time means you need to spend a lot of money.
G．Sometimes, famous bands and musicians will take part in these concerts.


三、完形填空
Choose the best answer to complete the passage.
The Lantern Festival falls on the 15th day of the Chinese Spring Festival. For the Chinese, it is a day for family togetherness. That’s why children and some people still wait to go to school or return to work after the festival.
·Lighting colorful lanterns
Lighting lanterns is probably the most 21 known tradition for celebrating the Lantern Festival. When 22 falls, people place candles inside lanterns and carry them outside. Every year, lantern exhibitions are held in parks and 23 public places. The entire area is 24 with beautiful lighting.
·Eating Tang Yuan
Tang Yuan, or Yuan Xiao, is a must-eat food for the Lantern Festival. Shaped like a round ball, Tang Yuan symbolizes the 25 moon and people’s desires for happiness and family reunions（团圆）.
·Guessing lantern riddles
In ancient times, single people can attract the attention of their crush（迷恋对象） 26 this guessing game. Right up until today, Chinese people have delightful riddle competitions to celebrate the Lantern Festival. Lantern riddles are popular with people of all ages and all walks of life as many of them are fascinating.
·Enjoying time with 27
28 the Lantern Festival is a part of the Spring Festival, gathering with family and eating Tang Yuan, the Lantern Festival has an important meaning of reunion. In ancient China, young ladies were not allowed to 29 freely except at the time of the Lantern Festival. It was once customary（习俗的）for single people to carry lit lanterns on the streets in the hope of finding their true love.
As time passed, however, the festival no longer had 30 a special meaning on romance（浪漫）.
21．A．widely B．exactly C．quietly D．truly
22．A．happiness B．business C．kindnoss D．darkness
23．A．another B．others C．other D．the others
24．A．decorated B．divided C．protected D．polluted
25．A．half B．close C．full D．bright
26．A．without B．through C．against D．beyond
27．A．volunteers B．relatives C．servants D．family
28．A． As    B．When    C． If      D．Though
29．A．stay up B．go out C．come in D．sit down
30．A．such B．so C．very D．rather


四、语法填空
Fill in each blank with a proper form of the word given or a proper word.
Have you even seen fireflies? Fireflies are small insects. You can’t see them 31 any season except summer. The lights made by fireflies are probably one of the most magical things to see on a summer night. Do you wonder 32 fireflies make this light?
There is a part that can make light under a firefly’s stomach. Fireflies take in air and use it 33 (produce) light with special cells(细胞). Different kinds have 34 (they) own special flash patterns, just like humans have different languages. They use these flash patterns to find other members of their group
Fireflies 35 (main) use the light to get friends’ attention. The males(雄性) fly around while 36 (turn) their lights on and off, hoping to get the attention of a female. They try to flash very quickly, because the 37 (fast) males flash, the more attention they can get from females. Fireflies also use the light to make their 38 (enemy) scared.
If you haven’t seen many fireflies lately, you are not alone. 39 number of fireflies may be dropping because of some reasons, such as light pollution and chemical medicine use. Another important reason is that fireflies’ living places 40 (destroy) by humans. Luckily, Chinese scientists recently found three new firefly kinds in Yunnan. Yunnan might have the right environment for these magical insects to live in.


五、阅读补全句子
When were restaurants invented? Do you know about that? Actually, the first restaurants were invented thousands of years ago. However, they were very different from restaurants today.
The first restaurants were in ancient Greece and ancient Rome. These restaurants served food in large stone bowls. People didn’t order food from a menu. Everyone used to share the food from big bowls. People believe that these places were very popular because most homes in ancient Greece and Rome did not have kitchens. Also, people didn’t have to store food at home if they ate at these restaurants.
Later, restaurants began to open in China. In the early 1100s, more than one million people lived in the city of Hangzhou, China. It was a very busy city, and people had money. All of these people had to eat. Smart cooks started cooking and selling food along the Imperial Way, a very big street in the city. Unlike in ancient Greece and Rome, people in China could choose food from a menu. They didn’t have to eat the same food as everyone else.
For the next several centuries, there were restaurants all over the world. People could buy food on the street or at inns-small hotels. Then in the middle of the 1700s, restaurants started opening in Paris. These restaurants were more similar to restaurants we know today. There was a bigger variety of food, and eating in these restaurants was a more enjoyable experience. In the 19th century, trains made travel much faster and simpler. In the end, this kind of restaurants began to appear all over Europe and in other parts of the world.
Now restaurants are here and there. You can buy a variety of different kinds of food. You can ask someone to send food to your door. But remember it wasn’t always like that.
Use words with proper meanings and grammatical rules to fill in the blanks. (Only one word for one blank)
41． , the first restaurants were invented thousands of years ago. But they were different from restaurants today.
42．The first restaurants in ancient Greece and ancient Rome were because most homes did not have kitchens.
43．Later, restaurants began to open in China. Restaurants in Hangzhou provided a people.
44．In the middle of the 1700s, restaurants started opening in Paris. There was a bigger variety of food, and in these restaurants was a more experience.
45．Now, restaurants are . You can buy a variety of different kinds of food. You can have food to your door.


六、电子邮件
46．第十九届亚运会即将在杭州市举办。亚组委正向全社会招聘志愿者。假如你叫李华，你对此很感兴趣，写一封电子邮件应聘。
要求：
1. 乐于为国际友人服务；
2. 掌握丰富的文化知识，既是服务人员，也是文化的使者；
3. 具有流利的英语表达能力，能做好沟通工作。
参考词汇：
第19 届亚运会the 19th Asian Games；使者carrier；
要求：
1. 文中不得出现真实姓名、校名或地名；
2. 语言通顺，意思连贯，书写工整；
3. 词数在100左右。文章开头已给出，不计入总词数。
Dear Sir or Madam,
Thank you for reading my letter. As the coming of the 19th Asian Games, __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Yours
Li Hua

参考答案：
1．C 2．A 3．D

【导语】本文介绍了孩子们上学的目的以及学校应该教会孩子们如何学习。
1．推理判断题。根据“We send our children to school to prepare them for the time when they grow up and will have to work for themselves.”可知，我们送孩子去学校是为了当他们长大，不得不自己工作的时候做准备。因此可推断送去学校是为了未来做准备。故选C。
2．细节理解题。根据“A man who really knows how to learn will always be successful, because whenever he has to do something new, he will quickly teach himself how to do it in the best way.”可知，当一个受过教育的人遇到一些新事物时，他会很快的用最好的方式教会自己怎么做。故选A。
3．主旨大意题。根据“So the purpose of school is not just to teach the students these useful subjects but teach the way to learn.”以及整个文章的理解可知，主要是介绍孩子们上学的目的以及学校应该教会孩子们如何学习，故选D。
4．C 5．D 6．C 7．B

【导语】本文作者介绍了自己的外孙一出生就有很多健康问题，现在已经13岁的他坚强的完成了许多别人眼中的普通的事情。作者呼吁我们应该感激我们所拥有的。
4．推理判断题。根据“Noah faced a lot of health problems from the very beginning. It was difficult and trying time for our family as we watched him struggle.”可知，Noah从一开始就面临很多健康问题。故可推知，Noah不像他们想象的那么正常。故选C。
5．细节理解题。根据“He couldn’t eat on his own...The doctors had to give him a feeding tube just to keep him alive.”可知，为了维持他的生命，医生不得不给他插进食管。故选D。
6．细节理解题。根据“So, I decided to share with her what Noah was going through.”可知，作者与这位母亲分享了Noah的健康状况。故选C。
7．主旨大意题。通读全文可知，作者介绍了自己的孙子一出生就有很多健康问题，现在已经13岁的他坚强的完成了许多别人眼中的普通的事情。作者呼吁我们应该感激我们所拥有的。故选B。
8．B 9．A 10．D 11．C

【导语】本文介绍了伦敦书展上儿童绘本《舒琳的外公》的插画作者，书的内容以及对读者的影响等。
8．细节理解题。根据“Shu Lin’s Grandpa is a children’s picture book. The book illustrated（加插图于）by British-Chinese artist Yu Rong”可知，郁蓉是儿童绘本插画师，故选B。
9．词义猜测题。根据“The book tells a story about Shu Lin, a Chinese immigrant girl.”可知，这本书讲述了一个关于中国移民女孩舒琳的故事，单词“immigrant”指的是“移民”，故选A。
10．推理判断题。根据“She stands alone in the playground and at lunchtime she eats brightly colored food by herself. She doesn’t speak English very well. But when Shu Lin’s grandpa comes to school and shows the class his amazing Chinese paintings, everything changes!” 可知，当舒琳开始在一所新学校时，她并没有被同学们所接受，故选D。
11．细节理解题。根据“ ‘The book has interested me to visit China, especially to explore the traditional ink artwork,’ said Marianne Simon, a student majoring in publishing and creative writing at Kingston University.”可知，作者用具体的例子来证明世界各地的人都渴望通过故事来了解中国，故选C。
12．C 13．A 14．D 15．B

【导语】本文主要讲述了孩子做家务的好处及原因。
12．细节理解题。根据“They need to understand how to clean, how to cook, how to shop etc”可知，父母应该教孩子的生活技能之一是如何洗衣服。故选C。
13．细节理解题。根据“Giving your children a specific job or a specific area in the house to look after will help them learn how to be responsible in later life. They will see the benefit of keeping things organized, clean and tidy-and also appreciate（感激）more what you do for them as they grow up.”可知，孩子们应该学会什么是责任。故选A。
14．篇章结构题。根据“However, it really has so many benefits（益处）to children that I find it hard to see why you wouldn’t get them to do a few regular chores.”可知，第一段说的是做家务对孩子有好处。根据“The most important reason is that getting children to do chores gives them a lot of life skills.”及“Children like to feel proud about their achievements.”及“Giving your children a specific job or a specific area in the house to look after will help them learn how to be responsible in later life.”及“Planning is a life skill that can be gained from helping around the house.”可知，第二、三、四、五段主要讲述的是做家务的原因。根据“All these reasons to get kids to do chores and...Why not get started today?”可知，第六段总结文章，再次说明做家务会给孩子的技能。故本文的结构应为D项所示。故选D。
15．最佳标题题。根据“All these reasons to get kids to do chores and help around the house mean that they’ll grow up with a great set of skills that can be of benefit to them throughout their lives.”结合全文内容，主要讲述了应该让孩子做家务的原因。本文的标题应为“让孩子做家务的理由”。故选B。
16．C 17．G 18．E 19．D 20．A

【导语】本文介绍了用很少的钱或不用钱来享受你的城市或城镇的一些方法。
16．根据“Summer time in the United States means people have a lot more free time to enjoy the outdoors. The sun is out for longer.”可知，日照时间更长了，人们享受的白天的时间也更多了，选项C“所以一天中有更多的时间可以享受。”符合，故选C。
17．根据“In the summer, many parks offer free concerts.”可知，此处应是说与音乐会有关的情况，选项G“有时，著名的乐队和音乐家会参加这些音乐会。”符合，故选G。
18．根据“Many parks also offer free outdoor screenings of movies.”以及“Being too close to the movie screen is no fun; your neck will hurt. Sitting too far means you can’t watch clearly.”可知，此处应是说看电影时座位的选择很重要，选项E“早点到总是个好主意，这样可以得到一个好座位。”符合，故选E。
19．根据“Many of these plays are free.”以及“If all the tickets run out before you get to the front of the line, then you are out of luck.”可知，此处应是说排队领取免费门票的情况，选项D“许多人为了得到免费的票排了几个小时的队。”符合，故选D。
20．根据“If you don’t have air conditioning(空调) at home, you can stay in many museums for days or hours.”可知，此处应是说参观博物馆的情况，选项A“博物馆凉爽舒适。”符合，故选A。

21．A 22．D 23．C 24．A 25．C 26．B 27．D 28．A 29．B 30．A

【导语】本文是一篇说明文，讲述了元宵节的起源以及古代元宵节的一些习俗以及庆祝活动。
21．句意：点亮灯笼可能是庆祝元宵节最广为人知的传统。
widely广泛的；exactly准确的；quietly安静的；truly真正地。根据“Lighting lanterns is probably the most ... known traditional for celebrating the Lantern Festival.”可知，此处表达广为人知的。故选A。
22．句意：当夜幕降临时，人们把蜡烛放在灯笼里，然后把它们带到外面。
happiness高兴；business生意；kindness善良；darkness黑暗。根据“people place candles inside lanterns and carry them outside”可知，前面表达夜幕降临的时候。故选D。
23．句意：每年，公园和其他公共场所都会举办灯会。
another泛指不确定数量的另一个；others其他的，泛指剩余的部分；other其他的，后接复数名词；the others其他的，指剩余的全部。根据“public places”可知，此处指其他公共场合，其后名词是复数形式，应用other修饰，故选C。
24．句意：整个区域都用美丽的灯光装饰着。
decorated装饰；divided分开；protected保护；polluted污染。根据“The entire area is...with beautiful lighting.”可知，此处表达被美丽的灯光装饰，be decorated with“用……装饰”为固定搭配。故选A。
25．句意：汤圆的形状像一个圆形的球，象征着满月和人们对幸福和家庭团聚的渴望。
half一半的；close紧密的；full满的；bright明亮的。根据“Shaped like a round ball”可知，汤圆象征着满月。故选C。
26．句意：在古代，单身人士可以通过这种猜谜游戏来吸引心仪对象的注意力。
without没有；through通过；against反对；beyond超出（范围）。根据“single people can attract the attention of their crush...this guessing game”可知，此处表达通过这个游戏。故选B。
27．句意：享受与家人在一起的时光。
volunteers志愿者；relatives亲戚；servants仆人；family家人。根据“For the Chinese, it is a day for family togetherness.”以及“people’s desires for happiness and family reunions（团圆）.”可知，元宵节是家人团圆的日子，故此处表达享受与家人在一起的时光。故选D。
28．句意：由于元宵节是春节的一部分，与家人聚会，吃汤圆，元宵节有着团圆的重要意义。
As因为；When当……时；If如果；Though虽然。根据“the Lantern Festival is a part of the Spring Festival, gathering with family and eating Tang Yuan, the Lantern Festival has an important meaning of reunion.”可知，两句之间存在因果关系，此处应用as引导原因状语从句，故选A。
29．句意：在中国古代，除了元宵节，年轻女子是不允许自由外出的。
stay up熬夜；go out外出；come in进来；sit down坐下。根据“people place candles inside lanterns and carry them outside.”可知，此处表达除了元宵节，年轻的女士们是不允许自由外出的。故选B。
30．句意：然而，随着时间的推移，这个节日对浪漫不再有如此特殊的意义。
such如此，常用结构“such+a/an+adj+n”；so如此，常用结构“so+adj+a/an+n”；very非常；rather相当。根据“a special meaning”可知，此处应用such修饰，故选A。

31．in 32．how 33．to produce 34．their 35．mainly 36．turning 37．faster 38．enemies 39．The 40．are destroyed

【导语】本文介绍了有关萤火虫的知识。
31．句意：除了夏天，你在任何季节都看不到它们。此处指的是“在夏天”，季节前用介词in，故填in。
32．句意：你想知道萤火虫是如何发出这种光的吗？根据“Do you wonder...fireflies make this light?”可知，此处表示“怎么发出的光”，表达方式用how，故填how。
33．句意：萤火虫吸收空气，用特殊的细胞产生光。use sth to do sth“使用某物做某事”，是固定结构，故填to produce。
34．句意：不同的种类有自己特殊的闪光模式。空处修饰其后的名词，应用形容词性物主代词，故填their。
35．句意：萤火虫主要利用光来吸引朋友的注意。空处修饰句中的动词，应用副词形式，故填mainly。
36．句意：雄性在开灯和关灯的同时飞来飞去，希望引起雌性的注意。主从句主语一致，且主语与动词turn之间是主动关系，此处应用现在分词作状语，故填turning。
37．句意：它们试图快速闪光，因为雄性闪光得越快，它们就越能得到雌性的关注。此处是“the+比较级，the+比较级”的用法，故填faster。
38．句意：萤火虫也用这种光来吓唬它们的敌人。空前有their修饰，名词应用复数形式，故填enemies。
39．句意：萤火虫的数量可能会因为一些原因而下降。结合“number of fireflies may be dropping because of some reasons”可知，此处指的是“萤火虫的数量”，表达为the number of，故填The。
40．句意：另一个重要的原因是萤火虫的栖息地被人类破坏了。句子主语与动词之间是被动关系，此处应用被动语态，陈述事实用一般现在时，主语是复数名词，be动词用复数are，故填are destroyed。
41． In fact 42．popular kitchens 43． menu for 44． eating enjoyable 45． everywhere sent

【导语】本文主要介绍了餐馆的来源和发展。
41．根据“Actually, the first restaurants were invented thousands of years ago. However, they were very different from restaurants today.”可知，事实上，最早的餐馆是在几千年前发明的。然而，它们与今天的餐馆大不相同。actually=in fact“事实上”，故填In；fact。
42．根据“...People believe that these places were very popular because most homes in ancient Greece and Rome did not have kitchens. Also, people didn’t have to store food at home if they ate at these restaurants.”可知，古希腊和古罗马的第一批餐馆是很受欢迎的厨房，因为大多数家庭没有厨房。故填popular kitchens。
43．根据“Unlike in ancient Greece and Rome, people in China could choose food from a menu. They didn’t have to eat the same food as everyone else.”可知，杭州的餐馆给人们提供菜单点菜，此处是短语provide sth for sb的结构，故填menu；for。
44．根据“These restaurants were more similar to restaurants we know today. There was a bigger variety of food, and eating in these restaurants was a more enjoyable experience.”可知，巴黎的餐馆有更多种类的食物，在这些餐馆吃饭是一个更愉快的经历，故填eating；enjoyable。
45．根据“Now restaurants are here and there. You can buy a variety of different kinds of food. You can ask someone to send food to your door.”可知，现在到处都是餐馆。你可以买到各种各样的食物。你可以让别人把食物送到你家门口。here and there=everywhere“到处”，第二空修饰空前的名词food，食物是被送到家门口，此处应用过去分词形式，故填everywhere；sent。
46．参考例文：
Dear Sir or Madam,
Thank you for reading my letter. As the coming of the 19th Asian Games, I’d like very much to be a volunteer.
My name is Li Hua. I’m good at English and Arabic. My spoken English is so good that I have no difficulty communicating with visitors. I am always ready to help others. I am glad to provide the best service for athletes and visitors during the games. I can lead the athletes to different places easily. Besides, I have a rich knowledge of Chinese history, so I am not only a volunteer but also a carrier of Chinese culture.
I’m looking forward to your reply. I hope I can play a role in making our city more beautiful and lively.
Yours,
Li Hua
【详解】[总体分析]
① 题材：本文是一封电子邮件；
② 时态：时态为“一般现在时”；
③ 提示：根据所给提示完成写作，注意标点符号及大小写等问题，不要犯语法错误。注意上下文之间的逻辑关系，语意连贯。
[写作步骤]
第一步，介绍写信的目的——想成为一名志愿者；
第二步，具体介绍自己的优势；
第三步，最后期待能得到这次做志愿者的机会。
[亮点词汇]
① be good at擅长于
② have no difficulty doing sth做某事没有困难
③ not only...but also...不仅……而且……
[高分句型]
① My spoken English is so good that I have no difficulty communicating with visitors.（结果状语从句）
② I hope I can play a role in making our city more beautiful and lively.（宾语从句）