初中英语中考复习 考点28 阅读理解之记叙文-备战2021年中考英语考点一遍过 （原卷版）

考点28 阅读理解之记叙文

一、材料特点 

人物故事类的阅读理解是中考英语的常考材料之一。这类文章一般可分为人物传记和短篇故事两类。

1. 人物传记主要涉及某人的生平事迹、趣闻轶事、生活背景、个性特征、成长和奋斗历程等，其特点是以时间的先后或事件的发展为主线，脉络清楚，可读性较强。

2. 短篇故事与人物传记不同的是，这类文章一般描述的是某一件具体事情的发生发展或结局，有人物、时间、地点和事件。命题往往从故事的情节、人物或事件之间的关系、作者的态度及意图、故事前因和后果的推测等方面着手，考查考生对细节的辨认能力以及推理判断能力。

二、解题技巧

1. 阅读人物传记类文章时应该抓住时间线索来获取有关信息，即主人翁在某个时间做过什么，然后通过分析推理、综合归纳的方法进行解题。

2. 阅读短篇故事类材料时，同学们一定要根据主要情节掌握文章主旨大意，同时抓住每一个细节，设身处地地根据文章内容揣摩作者的态度和意图，根据情节展开想象，这样的话即使是深层理解题也可迎刃而解。

A

JOINING A CHOIR

I’ve always loved singing, but singing hasn’t always loved me. I

would open my mouth with a beautiful song in my head, fully expecting

my voice to follow suit — only to get an awful tone (音调）in return.

Still, without a second thought, I continued to try to sing whenever

possible. On car journeys, when my now twenty something sons were

small, they would make a great play ( hands over their ears， shouting

‘ No，Mum，stop!’) of going through punishment as I sang along to the radio.

Never in a hundred years would I have thought about joining a choir. And when I did finally become a member of my first choir 15 years ago, something fantastic happened to my life. From the first time I experienced my voice as something special but also comfortable, in harmony (和谐）with the other singers, I lost my heart to singing. It was like falling in love. And everyone in the choir had the same shining smiles and bright eyes — singing made them feel happy, too.

Although it is singing itself that makes me happy，it is also how a choir works together. There is something magical about breathing together. The voice of everyone singing quietly together is powerful and excitingly mysterious (神秘的），almost spiritual.

And there’s the unexpected friendship from the activities we do as a choir: raising money for good causes and taking our singing sometimes to places where people are forgotten and sad.

I am now a member of six choirs and，if I can，sing every day of the week. I stand in front of several hundred people，and know that some，if not all，of each song will sound not bad at all.

24. What did the writer’s sons think of her singing when they were small?

A. Terrible. B. Comfortable. C. Fantastic. D. Boring.

25. When did the writer join her first choir?

A. A week ago. B. Six years ago. C. Fifteen years ago. D. Twenty years ago.

26. What brings the writer the unexpected friendship?

A. Having car journeys with her sons.

B. Helping others by singing in choirs.

C. Having shining smiles and bright eyes.

D. Singing in front of hundreds of people.

B

I was feeling really down because my long-time friend had died. Then I started a six-week volunteering at a nursing home all day even Saturday. My duty was to serve the meal and clean up. One day I was told to go to Room 117 to make sure the patient was all right. I found a boy of eight sitting in bis bed watching a movie. I was shocked to see a child in this seemingly forgotten nursing home for the old. He was so small and weak that you had to look closely to find him. I grabbed his medical chart and found out :he had a terminal（绝症的) illness.

We started to talk, and I found out that his family rarely visited, and all he did every day was watching TV I wanted to cry for him, and for my lost friend. As we talked, he had a smile on his face, and I asked him why and how he still managed to stay happy.

He thought for a moment, and then said that too many people were dead even before they died. They walked around feeling that God had cursed(诅咒) them and they had nothing to live for.The boy said that he would not be like that. He woke 'every morning thankful to see another sunrise. He kept his window open so that he could smell the flowers and feel the heat of the sun

He also said that he had hope."Too many people haven't seen much of that around here." He said, "Life is full of hope and we need to live life before it is gone."I don't know what happened to him. I guess he passed away, but his lesson lives on. I now wake up and live each day to the fullest. The key to life is not money or fame, but the lesson we learned from it.

26. The nursing home in the passage is mainly for           

A. the elderly B. the homeless C. the disabled D. the abandoned(披遗弃)

27. The boy stayed happy mainly due to          

A. wonderful TV programs. B. his positive attitude

C. good medical condition D. others' encouragement

28. The writer took part in the volunteering job in order to          

A. find out the secret B. search for help

C. enrich experiences D. get out of sadness

29. The underlined word ,"rarely", can be replaced by            

A. often B. sometimes C. seldom D. always

30. What would be the best title for the passage?

A. A lesson in Hope B. The life of a Sick Boy

C. A Volunteer Job D. The meaning of life

C

I found the last outdoor table at my favorite cafe. Reading as I ate my breakfast slowly, I was enjoying the feeling of the cool wind and the warm sun when a table next to me opened up. A woman, who had been standing nearby, clearly waiting for a seat, stepped towards the table. But from the other direction, straight from the parking lot, came a man who got to the table first.

The woman, with a smile on her face, explained that she'd been keeping her eye on that table for several minutes and had been on her way over. The man, also smiling but uncompromising, told her she was out of luck.

She stood off the side, clearly disappointed, and greeted her friend with the disappointing news. I sat at my table, taking in the scene, and suddenly I realized that I had an opportunity to be kind.

I stood up and asked her to come to my table. Quietly, I told her I had seen what had happened, and I was happy to give her my table. I was only going to be there a few more minutes anyway, so I was happy for her and her friend to have the seat.

"But where will you sit?" she asked. I was almost done eating, I said, and I would find a seat at the counter (柜台) inside. She thanked me and beamed with delight as she invited her friend to sit down.

Thinking about it as I finished up, I realized that whether or not the woman had acceptable demand for the table was unimportant. The feeling of the situation—the look of hurt on her face—had struck me, and I had the ability to do something about it.

I just hope that woman's morning at the cafe was great. I know mine was.

36. When eating at the cafe, the writer ________.

A. saw his friend B. relaxed himself C. was in a hurry D. was in trouble

37. From the underlined word uncompromising, we know the man ________.

A. thought he was lucky

B. was happy to get the table

C. wouldn't give the table to the woman

D. didn't wait for the table for a long time

38. What does the underlined word "beamed" in Paragraph 5 mean?

A. Smlled happily. B. Remained sad. C. Felt sorry. D. Talked loudly.

39. In the passage, how did the woman's feelings change?

A. Happy ——angry ——disappointed ——sad

B. Disappointed——angry——happy —sad

C. Disappointed ——sad——surprised——happy

D. Happy——disappointed——surprised——excited

40. What does the writer want to tell us in the passage?

A. Do not take the seat from others. B. Order a seat before you go to a cafe.

C. Be kind and friendly in daily life. D. Do not drink a coffee at the crowded cafe.

D

The sun was shining brightly on the morning of the big day, but the ground was still white with snow and it was very cold. 

Outside the gate of Wonka’s chocolate factory, a large number of people watched the five lucky ticket holders going in. It was before ten o’clock. The people were pushing and shouting, and the policemen were trying their best to hold them back from the gate.

Right beside the gate stood the five famous children, with the grow-ups who came with them. The bony Grandpa Joe could be seen standing quietly among them, and beside him was little Charlie Bucket.

All the children, except Charlie, had both their mothers and fathers with them. It was a good thing that they had, if not, the whole party might have lost control. They couldn’t wait to go in but their parents had to stop them from climbing over the gate. “Be patient!” cried the fathers. “It’s not time yet!”

Behind him, Charlie Bucket could hear the shouts of the people as they pushed and fought to see the famous children. “Which one is Charlie Bucket?” “Charlie Bucket? He must be that little kid who looks like a skeleton (骨架) standing beside the old man. Look! Just there!” Charlie, standing close to the speaker, gave Grandpa Joe’s hand a squeeze (捏) and the old man looked down at Charlie and smiled.

Somewhere in the distance, a church clock began striking ten. Very slowly, the gate of the factory began to open.

34. The story happened in _____.

A. spring B. summer C. autumn D. winter

35. The whole party might have lost control if the five children didn’t have their family with them because _____.

A. the five children wanted to climb over the gate of the factory

B. the people pushed and fought to look at the famous children

C. the fathers were too tired to hold the children’s hands

D. the great gate of the factory was already open

36. According to the passage, we know that _________.

A. all the children had both their fathers and mothers with them

B. Charlie Bucket was one of the five lucky children

C. the gate of the factory opened before ten o’clock in the morning

D. Grandpa Joe was tall and bony while Charlie was short and fat

37. We can infer (推断) that the five children were _________.

A. proud and excited B. shy and excited C. proud and tired D. shy and nervous

E

Lots of times, Pap would lock me in the wooden house and go away. Pap was pretty careful not to leave a knife or anything in the cabin while he was gone. But I finally got something — a saw, and started sawing hard to help myself out. As soon as I heard Pap coming up from town, I hid the saw and waited. He came in angrily, "Get out to the boat and get what I brought from town."

It was good to be outside again, even if it was for just a few minutes. If I wanted to, I could take off running right now. I'd just run away, but that's when Pap yelled, "Boy, are you asleep or drowned?"

At dinner time, Pap'd drank too much and fell asleep on the floor. I thought about taking the key from his pocket quietly, but he was having a restless sleep. I waited for him to settle down, but then I got too tired and fell asleep.

It was after sunup when Pap woke me. "Get out there and catch us some fish," he ordered. I headed out and saw something else floating toward me in the river. It was a canoe (独木舟). I jumped in and swam over to it. It was empty inside, then I had a good idea. I pulled that canoe up and hid it behind some bushes. When I had my chance, I'd go down the river in the canoe. No one would ever find me.

Pap got angry when he saw me back, wet all over. So I got locked inside the cabin again. Once Pap set off for town, I had my chance.

When I was ready to run off through the hole I cut with the saw, I realized Pap would know I'd run away. So I smashed the door with an ax. Then I found a wild pig lying dead in the woods and dripped some of its blood on the cabin floor. I pulled out some of my hair and dropped it on the floor, too.

38. According to the story, Pap is ____________.

A. rude and impatient B. careless and selfish

C. serious and hardworking D. lazy and forgetful

39. What can we learn from the story?

A. "I" was quite good at hunting wild pigs.

B. "I" planned to escape with the help of the canoe.

C. Pap left nothing sharp in the cabin to protect "me".

D. Pap asked "me" to wait for him to wake up after dinner.

40. What does the underlined word "restless" mean?

A. 打鼾的. B. 辗转反侧的. C. 香甜的. D. 平躺的.

41. It is suggested in Paragraph 6 that "I" did all these things because ____________.

A. "I" was very naughty and was playing a trick

B. "I" wanted to make Pap worried and care for "me"

C. Pap would think "me" dead and stop looking for "me"

D. Pap would be afraid and not lock "me" in the cabin any more

A【2020 •广州市】

“Amy! Milk!” Mama called.

Milk. It was Amy’s turn to get it. Amy sighed and shut her first-aid(急救) book.

Amy tied the cow close to a tree. Somewhere down the mountain, some volunteer doctors were teaching medical skills to village nurses. Amy heard Betty dive off hours ago. “She should have taken me with her. She thinks I’m too young.” Amy thought. “But she’s wrong. I am already 15!”

Amy carried the milk back to Mama, then wandered up the road. Roy, a village boy, was trying to stand on a horse’s back. “No wonder they don’t trust kids with anything important,” Amy thought.

She had just turned away when she heard a heavy fall and a few cries. Roy was on the ground. “Roy!” The kids nearby ran towards him. “Get Betty,” one said. Amy shook her head. “Betty’s gone to the city.”

The kids didn’t know what to do. Amy ran to Roy and saw one of his legs out of shape. A broken leg! She remembered what the first-aid book said about it.

“Victor!” Amy called to one of the boys. “Go get Roy’s mama, and find someone with a truck,” She turned to the others. “Give me your shirts. We need something to tie his leg with.”

Amy then found a strong, straight stick. She carefully wrapped the shirts around Roy’s leg and the stick. Roy cried out in pain. “I know it hurts,” Amy said softly. “But this will hold it still until you get to the hospital.”

When Amy was done, she looked up and saw Roy’s mama and a man watching beside a truck. “Thank you, Amy,” Roy’s mama said. Amy helped them lift Roy into the truck, then they drove down the hillside towards the hospital.

The next day, Betty came to Amy’s home. “I heard what you did,” Betty said. “You kept your head in an emergency. That’s an important skill.”

Amy’s face turned red. “I was afraid ...”

Betty shook her head. “It’s OK for a nurse to be afraid, as long as she has a clear head. The volunteer doctors are coming tomorrow with vaccines. We need some more hands. Can you help?”

“I’d love to.” Amy replied at once.

“Come early, then. There is a lot to learn.”

Amy smiled. “I’ll bring my first-aid book.”

26. Why didn’t Betty take Amy with her to the medical training?

A. Amy was busy reading. B. Amy had to milk the cow.

C. Betty left too early in the morning. D. Betty thought Amy wasn’t old enough.

27. What happened to Roy?

A. He fell off the horseback. B. He was kicked by the horse.

C He successfully stood on the horseback. D. He was pulled off the horseback by the kids.

28. What is the correct order of Amy’s first-aid actions?

a. She found a proper stick.                    b. She helped lift Roy into the truck.

c. She asked the boys for some shirts.            d. She tied the shirts around the broken leg.

e. She sent someone to get Roy’s mum and a truck.

A. c-e-a-b-d B. a-c-e-d-b C. e-c-a-d-b D. e-c-a-b-d

29. Why did Betty invite Amy to help the doctors in the end?

A. Amy had similar experiences before.

B. Amy was cool-headed when giving first-aid.

C Betty regretted not taking Amy to the training.

D. Betty realized that Amy had become a good doctor.

30. Which sentence best describes a lesson from the story?

A. Only trained doctors and nurses can provide first-aid.

B. Knowledge from books can help solve real-life problems.

C. Children need enough practice before they can be helpful.

D. Helping with housework is important to children’s health.

B【2020 •黔南州】

It was a cold evening. I was in a restaurant wearing a pair of new white shoes when a boy of ten came to me. He was in an old large shirt. "Excuse me, sir! Could I clean your shoes?" the boy asked. "__________" I answered.

The boy was busy doing his work when a heavy rain began. More and more people rushed in and I could not find the boy. Several hours passed, I thought the boy would not return my shoes. When it was near midnight, the rain stopped. As the restaurant was to be closed, I had to move to the door.

To my surprise, at the door, I found the boy was sleeping without his old large shirt. He held a package wrapped (包裹) by his shirt in his arms. I shook him and woke him up. He jumped up and cleaned his eyes for a while before he recognized me, Then he opened the package hurriedly, gave my shoes back to me, and said, "I am sorry, sir." "It doesn't matter." I said. Then, I thanked him and wrapped him with his unfit shit. On my way home, the boy still stayed in my mind.

36. Which of the following is RIGHT about the boy?

A. He was very polite. B. He was 11. C. He had a new shirt. D. He wore new shoes.

37. Which of the following can be put in "__________"?

A. Sorry, OK. B. No, Thanks. C. Yes, please. D. Of course not.

38. Why was the writer not able to find the boy?

A. The rain was very heavy. B. The boy went to sleep.

C. The boy hid himself away. D. Too many people came in.

39. What does the underlined word "recognized" mean?

A. 看见 B. 付费 C. 帮助 D. 认出

40. What can we know from the above story?

A. The writer was deeply moved by the boy. B. The boy wanted to take the shoes home

C. The writer's shoes were all wet finally. D. The boy got lots of money from the writer.

C【2020 •海南省】

There was a young painter who made a living by painting portraits（肖像）. One day, a rich man asked him to paint a portrait for him and promised to pay him 10,000 dollars.

After a week, the rich man came to take the painting, but he was not pleased with it. He told the young painter, “I will only pay 3,000 dollars for this painting”.

The young painter was angry. He argued with the rich man, hoping the rich man would keep his word.

The rich man thought, “The man in the painting is me. If I don’t buy this painting, no one else will buy it.” So he said, “I will ask you one last time: will you sell it for 3,000 dollars?”

The young painter said firmly（坚定地）, “No. This is a shame for me! I would prefer not to sell it, rather than be humiliated by you. Someday, you will pay 20 times the cost for breaking your promise.”

After that, the painter worked hard day and night. Finally, he became well-known in the art world.

The rich man forgot about the artist and what he had told him. But one day, some friends told him, “There is a painting selling for 200,000 dollars and the man in the painting looks exactly like you. It has a name of 'Thief（贼）”.

Then, the rich man remembered the artist. He quickly went to say sorry and paid 200,000 dollars to buy the portrait. The young painter made the rich man lower his head in the end.

36. The rich man would only pay 3,000 dollars for the painting because ________.

A. he didn't have 10.000 dollars

B. he wasn't very satisfied with it

C. he thought others would buy it

37. The painter became famous by________.

A. working hard B. making friends C. making a lot of money

38. The underlined word “humiliated” means “________” in Chinese.

A. 欺骗 B. 吓唬 C. 羞辱

39. The man in the painting with the name “Thief” is ________.

A. the artist B. the rich man C. the rich man's friend

40. What happened at the end of the story?

A. The rich man kept his promise.

B. The rich man fought with the painter.

C. The rich man was punished by the painter.

D【2020 •河北省】

Dan's class know Dan is in the hall before they see him. He raps （说唱） when he passes in the hall. He raps when he comes into class. And he raps when he sits at his desk. He raps when he can and he raps about almost everything.

Dan joined in a rap competition at school. When Dan rapped, his friends clapped（鼓掌）for him. The kids thought his rapping was great. But could Dan win?

Dan did win! Dan got the top place! All his classmates gave him a big hand. "Now Dan is a star in our school!" Mal said. Ben stood up and shook Dan's hand. "That was cool, Dan. You are a hero!"

Miss Mills said, "Dan did win! His next step is to rap on National Rap Star on TV. We can all give Dan a big hand." The class clapped and cheered for Dan. Miss Mills smiled.

Miss Mills and his classmates were excited, but Dan threw himself onto his chair, silent. Dan could not rap on TV. In class, Dan could not do his physics. He could not think. Dan was not a kid who got nervous a lot, but he did not wish to rap on TV. Could he be lucky again? Anyway, who wanted to lose? Dan thought perhaps he would not attend the national competition. Then he would not have to rap on TV.

Dan's friends sensed something was going on his mind. They planned to give him some help. When Dan got to class the next day, he saw a sign on the wall. It said, "Dan, just rap like in our classroom!" Dan smiled. “Perhaps it's not that hard to rap on TV." he thought.

24. How do Dan's classmates know he is in the hall before they see him?

A. They hear him rap. B. They see a sign on the wall.

C. They hear him clap hands. D. They see the things on his desk.

25. Why didn’t Dan want to rap on TV?

A. He got nervous a lot. B. He was afraid to lose.

C. He had improve his physics. D. He planned to cheer for others.

26. What do you think happened later according to the story？

A. Dan hated his friends for their push. B. Dan forgot what he should rap on TV.

C. Dan attended the national competition. D. Dan stopped rapping after the competition.

E【2020 •江苏省淮安市】

The two boys, Tom and Huck, were very frightened because they worried about being found by Injun Joe and his friend. Through the hole in the floor, the two boys upstairs saw the men eat and talk. Then the men were tired and fell asleep. Tom and Huck lay there for a very long time. Finally, the two men woke up and lifted up a stone in the ground and took out some money they had stolen. Then Injun Joe lifted up another stone and found a box.

"What's this?" Injun Joe asked.

The two men pulled the box out of the ground and opened it. The two boys, Tom and Huck, could see there was much money in it. They were very excited.

"There's thousands of dollars in the box!" said his friend.

"It must have been left here by Murrel," said Injun Joe.

"What will we do with it?"

"We'll take it to my hideout(隐匿处)."

"Number one or number two?"

"Number two, under the cross."

Then Injun Joe and his friend saw some tools in the corner and decided to go upstairs. But the stairs broke when Injun Joe stood on them! So the two men left the house and went towards the river. Tom went home as quickly as he could.

The next day, the two boys remembered the "Number two", thinking this must be the number of the room in the hotel. They got all the keys they could find anywhere. But Tom discovered the door was not locked. He opened it!

—Adapted from The Adventure of Tom Sawyer

31. Tom and Huck were very frightened because _________.

A. they worried about being found

B. they stole Injun Joe and his friend's money

C. Injun Joe and his friend were looking for them

D. Injun Joe and his friend wanted to talk to them

32. Tom and Huck were very excited after they saw _________.

A. Murrel and Injun Joe B. a box in the ground C. Injun Joe and his friend D. much money in the box

33. What would Injun Joe do with the money?

A. He would throw it away. B. He would hide it in the ground.

C. He would take it to his hideout. D. He would give it to the two boys.

34. What happened when Injun Joe stood on the stairs?

A. The stairs broke. B. Another box was found. C. He fell off the stairs. D. He saw Tom and Huck.

35. From the story, we can know _________.

A. Injun Joe and his friend found many works of art in the box

B. Tom followed the men when Injun Joe and his friend left the house

C. Tom thought "Number two" was the number of the room in the hotel

D. Tom opened the door of the room in the hotel with the key that he found

F【2020 •南通市】  

Resting her phone on a stand and making the light more suitable, 49-year-old Lyu Min started her livestreaming session — her daily job during the COVID-19 outbreak. Dressed in a qipao, a traditional Chinese dress, Lyu started the livestreaming session from her workshop at 10 in the morning, sharing the art of making Chinese knots with many handicraft(手工艺) lovers. Lyu, an inheritor(继承人) of the art of making Chinese knots, which is listed as an intangible(非物质) cultural heritage, became a livestreaming host.

“Though the sales of Chinese knots have dropped a lot, I’m still confident that I can get out of the trouble brought by the outbreak. I can make full use of this period to improve my skills and develop this traditional handicraft online,” she said. Lyu is quite new to the world of livestreaming, having bought all the necessary equipment(设备) after following her friends advice. She practises livestreaming every day and records a large number of educational videos. As face-to-face interaction is still impractical for many, even as the outbreak has been largely brought under control in China, she thinks livestreaming classes can meet more Chinese knot lovers’ needs to learn the handicraft.

She has integrated the anti-epidemic spirit into her works, expressing the determination(决心) and confidence of the Chinese people to win against the COVID-19. “I love Wuhan, where I showed my works in 2019. Chinese knots are popular among many local people, and I made lots of friends there,” Lyu said. She designed a special Chinese knot to express her thanks to the medics who were sent to support Wuhan several months ago.

She has more than 200 followers right now. There are more and more Chinese knot lovers on her online platform. She is using a length of colored string and determination to keep this traditional art of Chinese knots alive online and help more people understand the culture.

34. The underlined word “livestreaming” in Paragraph 1 is close to “_______”.

A. sending out while happening B. equipment for recording videos

C. sending out after recording D. equipment for making handicrafts

35. Which of the following is true according to the passage?

A. Lyu Min advised her friends to livestream traditional handicraft online.

B. Lyu Min’s friends provided the necessary equipment for her to livestream.

C. Chinese knots sell very well in Lyu Min’s workshop through the Internet.

D. More Chinese knot lovers want to learn the handicraft because of Lyu Min.

36. What does Lyu Min think of the future of Chinese knots?

A. Unexpected. B. Hopeful. C. Difficult. D. Doubtful.

37. What’s the best title for the passage?

A. Having online classes during the outbreak

B. Introducing an intangible cultural heritage

C. Livestreaming the art of making Chinese knots

D. Expressing thanks to the doctors and nurses

G【2020 •南通市】

Herman planted the hot peppers (胡椒) in his five-hectare field in his town. The 36-year-old man put up a sign reading “Africa Hema Village” in Chinese, English and his native language. His first harvest will start this

month. Herman studied in China from 2011 to 2018, receiving his master’s degree and a doctorate in environmental science. He returned to Rwanda in 2018 with his wife, Yang Hong, who is from China, and started his own business. Hema Xiansheng CEO Hou Yi visited Rwanda to find quality products to bring to the Chinese market. Hot peppers were one of his discoveries. The couple helped Hou’s team, from research to field trips, testing production processes (加工) and so on. They also helped Hema Xiansheng’s purchasing (采购) manager, Chen Huifang, when she led a team of eight to visit Rwanda to research the possibilities of making hot pepper products that suit Chinese preferences.

“We wore rubber gloves when we touched them. Our fingers still felt hot the next day,” Chen said. Their research and development team spent four days studying and cooking the peppers. Transporting fresh hot peppers to China proved difficult, so the fresh peppers can’t be imported (进口) into China. Then Chen’s team decided to perform basic processing in Rwanda before shipping. Processing requires a careful balance. Too much salt will make the peppers less delicious. Too little, and the peppers may go bad. Because plastics mustn’t be used in Rwanda, they had to find proper ways to carry the pepper sauce. The material they first used couldn’t stand the long flights. Now Chen is happy to see that the pepper sauce has sold well in Hema’s offline and online stores.

Herman pointed out that few local farmers grow hot peppers because the market is small. A small amount is sold to Europe. And local need is limited due to its spiciness. So, about half the harvest is wasted every year. A young man in Rwanda will only make 10 yuan ($1.4) a day by working in the cities, but if they grow hot peppers due to Hema’s orders, they can make 50 to 60 yuan a day. Herman expressed his willingness to introduce more people to make more money by farming, rather than working for lower incomes, when e-commerce (电子商务) can bring greater needs and sales.

“It’s a chance for Rwandan people to join the new field and change their lives,” Herman said, “Through building more Hema Villages, Rwanda has the chance to become a country of digital agriculture.”

42. “Africa Hema Village” in Paragraph 1 is a place _______.

A. called Hema in Africa B. where Herman’s wife was born

C. providing hot peppers for Hema D. for Africans to buy hot peppers

43. Why should the peppers be processed before shipping to China? Because _______.

A. a balance is needed when the processing is done

B. fresh hot peppers mustn’t be imported into China

C. in Rwanda, people are not allowed to use plastics

D. during shipping, fresh hot peppers are easy to go bad

44. If a young man in Rwanda grows hot peppers for Hema, he may get about ______.

A. 10 dollars a week B. 1,600 yuan a month

C. 500 dollars a year D. 16,000 yuan half a year

45. What can we learn from the passage?

A Many types of products have been offered in Africa Hema Village.

B. Hot peppers from Africa have a large market all around the world.

C. Hema Xiansheng paid for Herman’s seven-year education in China.

D. Herman hopes to do something to improve people’s lives in Rwanda.

H【2020 •泰州市】

Once upon a time, a king dressed up and went to a local village. He placed a large stone in the middle of the main road and hid gold coins under the stone. Then he hid behind a huge tree and watched.

The first person down the street was a milkman with his car (小车). He crashed into the stone and the milk spread all over the ground. “What fool put this stone here? “he shouted. He picked himself up and angrily went away.

After a while, a group of women came along, each balancing a pot of water on her head. One woman tripped over (绊倒) the stone and her water pot went crashing to the ground. She picked herself up and walked away in tears. Neither she nor her friends thought about moving the stone out of the road.

The king watched all day as many people complained about the stone, but he found nobody was willing to move it. The king wondered, “Is there no one in this village who feels any responsibility to keep their neighbors from harm?”

Just then, the king saw a young girl coming along. She was the daughter of a local farmer. She had been working all day and was very tired. But when she saw the stone, she said to herself. “This stone is a danger to anyone who comes down the road after dark. I’ll move it out of the way.”

After a great deal of effort, the girl finally succeeded in moving the stone to the side of the road. Imagine her surprise when she saw the gold coins where the stone had been!

Just then, the king stepped out from behind the tree. “Oh sir,” the girl said, “Is this gold yours? If not, we surely must find the owner, for he will certainly miss it.”

The king said, “My dear, the gold is mine, but now the gold is yours, because you are the only person who has learnt the lesson I want to teach my people. Nothing good can come to a nation whose people only complain and expect others to solve their problems.”

36. How did the milkman feel when he crashed into the stone?

A. Angry. B. Sad. C. Curious. D. Worried.

37. What’s the meaning of the underlined word “responsibility” in Paragraph (段落) 4?

A. 欲望 B. 兴趣 C. 责任 D. 能力

38. Why did the king place a stone on the road?

A. He wanted to give the girl a reward. B. He wanted to hide gold coins under it

C. He wanted to play a trick on his people. D. He wanted to see if anyone would move it.

39. Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?

A. All the people complained about the stone.

B. It was not easy for the girl to move the stone.

C. One of the women in the group tried to move the stone.

D. The girl was excited when seeing the gold coins under the stone.

40. What’s the best title (标题) of the passage?

A. A wise king B. A kind girl

C. A stone on the road D. Gold coins under the stone

I【2020 •无锡市】

“Look at Amy’s picture!” Mom said, too loud. She does that when she’s excite, because she can’t hear herself. Some kids turned to stare at us and I wanted to hide.

I led my family into my classroom and looked around. Other kids and parents were there, but I didn’t see Evelyn.

Ms. Jennings walked over to us. I introduced her to my family and explained that my parents are deaf.

“Oh,” she said. “Well, how do you say ‘Welcome!’ in sign language?”

“Like this.” I swept my open right hand in toward my body, palm (掌心) up.

She repeated the movement.

“Thank you,” Mom said, smiling. “It’s nice to meet you.”

Ms. Jennings looked surprised. “You speak very well,” she said.

In sign language, I repeated what Ms. Jennings had said in case my parents hadn’t read her lips (嘴唇).

Mom nodded. “I lost my hearing as a child, after I’d learned to talk. Amy’s father was born deaf. He can talk, too, but he’s shy about his voice.”

Dad smiled in agreement.

Some of my classmates were watching us and whispering. Then I noticed Evelyn and her mom standing by the door.

“I sit over there,” I told my family and quickly walked toward my desk.

“Hi, Amy,” Evelyn said suddenly.

I turned around. “Hi.”

“I didn’t know your parents are deaf,” she said.

“Yeah.” I couldn’t think of anything else to say.

“And you can talk to them with your hands? That’s so cool.”

“You think so?” I asked. I exhaled with relief.

Evelyn nodded. “It’s like a secret code. Would you teach me some words sometime?”

I smiled. “Of course.”

“One of my dad’s neighbours uses sign,” she said. “Maybe I can surprise her with a greeting next time I visit my dad.”

“Your dad doesn’t live with you?” I said.

She shook her head. “My parents are separated.”

“Oh, I...” I’d been so worried about my family that I hadn’t thought about Evelyn’s family. “Hey, if you come over tomorrow, we can practice some sign language then.”

1 got my parents’ attention. “Mom, Dad,” I said, signing, “I’d like you to meet my friend Evelyn and her mom.”

31. How is Welcome!’ said in sign language?

A.  B.  C.  D.

32. When Amy exhaled with relief she most probably felt ________.

A. worried B. proud C. relaxed D. nervous

33. What can we infer from the passage about Amy?

A. She learned sign language by herself. B. She didn’t want her parents to come.

C. She won’t share Evelyn’s family secret. D. She won’t be so shy about her family.

A【2020 •广东省珠海市第三中学中考一模】

Everyone has their hard times throughout their lives. I also had such a hard time. My spoken English used to be a big challenge for me - both in my study and in my life. Though I could get good grades in English exams, I didn't dare(敢) to communicate with others in English.

Our school organized (组织) a Sino-foreign exchange activity last year. When I saw my classmates speak English well and chat cheerfully with those foreign students on the stage, I envied them at that moment because I also wanted to make friends with foreigners. Outside the school, I was in a similar predicament (困境). While I was traveling abroad, I was upset when some friendly English-speaking locals tried to talk with me.

In order to change all of this, I made up my mind to improve my spoken English. I changed my attitude (态度) towards my flaw (缺陷). As Charlie Chaplin, one of the most famous comedians ever, once said, "You have to believe in yourself. That's the secret of success.” No one can complete something without confidence. So I set out to take an active part in different kinds of English activities and bring myself to give speeches in front of all my classmates. Chances only prefer the prepared mind. Through a whole year of efforts, I’ve made great progress in my spoken English and I'm no longer afraid of speaking English in public. Never say never! If I can make the impossible possible, so can you. Face difficulties with courage and overcome them, and you will finally achieve success.

26. The writer was weak in ________.

A. English exams B. speaking English

C. traveling abroad D. making friends with others

27. The underlined word “envied” in Paragraph 3 means ________in Chinese in this passage.

A. 鼓励 B. 羡慕 C. 阻止 D. 讨厌

28. Which word can best describe the writer?

A. Warm-hearted. B. Outgoing. C. Hard-working. D. Successful.

29. Which of the following is TRUE according to the text?

A. The writer made friends with foreigners successfully last year.

B. The writer traveled abroad to improve his English.

C. The writer didn't like making friends until he traveled abroad.

D. The writer used to be afraid of speaking in front of crowds.

30. The best title of this passage is “________”.

A. Be yourself B. Believe in Yourself

C. How to Learn English D. Ways to Achieve Success

B【2020 •内蒙古鄂尔多斯市东胜区中考一模】

Mr Klein told his class that a new student, Inez, would join them soon. He said that Inez was deaf. She “talked” with others by using sign language. Mr Klein knew sign language and he decided to teach it to his students so that they could also “talk” with Inez.

First, they learned to sign letters. Some letters were hard to remember. Other letters, like C, were easier because the shape of the hand was the same as the shape of the letter.

The next thing they learned was finger spelling. They signed one letter after another to spell a word. They started with two-letter words such as at and on, and then spelled longer words.

Finally, Mr Klein showed them that just one sign could be used for a whole word. To make the sign for the word “fine”, a person spreads out the five fingers on one hand, touches the thumb to the chest and moves the hand away from the chest. Signing is not just done with the hands. Expressions on the face are also important. The students also learned to sign a question mark by using expressions on the face.

When Inez first entered the classroom, she looked nervous. But the students signed, “ Good morning, Inez.” She gave the class a big smile and signed back, “ What a wonderful welcome!”

34. Why did Mr Klein teach his students sign language?

A. In order to make Inez nervous.

B. In order to make Inez feel warm and respected.

C In order to make his class interesting.

D. In order to help his class talk with deaf people.

35. What’s the sign of “fine” according to the passage?

A.  B.  C.  D.

36. One can learn sigh language in the order of ___________.

① learn some signs that can be used for a whole word.

② learn to use fingers or hands to sign letters.

③ learn finger spelling to sign a word.

A. ①②③ B. ②①③ C. ②③① D. ③②①

37. We can infer from the passage that Mr Klein was____________.

A. a teacher who was strict with his students.

B. a responsible and warm-hearted father  .

C. a teacher who was full of wisdom.

D. a teacher who was helpful with his students’ academic level(学习成绩).

C【2020 •山东省泰安市泰山区中考一模】

On March 19，2019， eight-year-old Tani won the New York Championship(纽约象棋冠军赛) of his age group. But the boy, who was homeless at the time, began learning the game less than a year ago.

Tani and his family arrived in New York City from Africa in 2017. A church helped him enter the primary school, P. S. 116. Here the gifted boy was first introduced to chess by a part-time teacher Makofsky, owner of a chess club. Interested in the game, the seven-year-old asked his mother to allow him to join the club. Not able to afford the chess classes, she emailed Makofsky. To her surprise and joy, Makofsky agreed that Tani could learn it for free.

Though the chess club helps, it’s largely believed that Tani’s success lies in hard work. Theboy practices the game for many hours a day on the floor with his board. Every Saturday, Tani goes to a free 3-hour class to improve his game skills.

Not surprisingly, Tani’s story, first reported by The New York Times, has brought him great support from the public. Soon after the young boy won the New York Championship, Makofsky began a GoFundMe activity for Tani and his family so that he could continued his chess journey. It raised $200,000 in just ten days, far more than they expected. And the money keeps coming. But the family donates(捐赠) most of the money to the church and to those poor family!

Tani has also received offers from three famous private schools in New York. However, the family have politely refused all of them and chosen to continue Tani’s education at P. S. 116.

While excited about his new life, Tani is ready to meet great challenges(挑战). He is busy preparing for the 2019 National Primary Championships. Winning the competition will bring the chess player closer to his dream of becoming the world’s youngest chess grandmaster(大师). The record has been 17 years by the Russian chess player Karjakin, who won the title at the age of 12.

11. Tani began to learn chess at the age of ____.

A. seven B. eight C. nine D. twelve

12. Paragraph 3 is mainly about ____.

A. where Tani practices chess B. how hard Tani works at chess

C. what Tani’s mother does for him D. how much the chess club helps

13. After winning the New York Championship, Tani ____.

A. hoped to see Bill Clinton B. went to a famous private school

C. became the richest boy in New York D. got much support from society

14. The writer mentions the Russian chess player Karjakin to ____.

A. call on young people to learn chess

B. introduce his great achievements in chess

C. show it’s a big challenge for Tani to realize his dream

D. tell people Tani has been the world’s best chess player

D【2020 •天津市红桥区中考二模】

One day a farmer was walking along a road with his son, Thomas. The father said, “Look! There’s a horseshoe (马蹄铁) . Pick it up and put it in your bag.” Thomas said, “It isn’t worth the trouble.” His father said nothing but picked it up himself. When they got to a nearby town, they had a rest. There the farmer sold the horseshoe and with the money he bought some grapes.

It was very hot, and there wasn’t a house or a tree where they could have a rest.

Thomas felt too thirsty to walk on. At this time, his father dropped a grape on the ground and Thomas picked it up quickly and ate it. After a while, his father dropped another grape and once again, his son picked it up and put it in his mouth.

And so they went on. The old farmer dropped the grapes and the son picked them up.

When Thomas had eaten up all the grapes, his father said to him, “My dear son, if you had bent down early to pick up that horseshoe, it would not have been necessary for you to bend so many times for the grapes. Always remember the lesson: A person who does not worry about the little things will find that he can not do the great things.”

46. The horseshoe was picked up by________.

A. the son B. the father C. the shop assistant D. nobody

47. The father bought some ________ after he sold the horseshoe.

A. apples B. water C. grapes D. trees

48. Thomas picked up the grapes and ate them because ________.

A. he was thirsty B. he liked them

C. he wanted to sell them D. his father wanted him to eat them

49. The father dropped the grapes one by one because he wanted ________.

A. to show his love B. his son to eat them all

C. to make fun of his son D. to teach his son a lesson

50. From the passage, we can learn that________.

A. if we want to eat grapes, we must pick up a horseshoe

B. we should worry about small things before we do the great things

C. a horseshoe is so expensive that it can bring us much money

D. it’s important to pick up a horseshoe on the road

E【2020 •天津市红桥区中考二模】

Where is Love? How can we find Love? Once a little boy wanted to meet Love. He knew it was a long trip to where Love lived, so he got his things ready with some pizzas and drinks and started off. When he passed three streets, he saw an old woman sitting in the park and watching some birds. She looked very hungry. The boy gave her a pizza. She took it and smiled at him. The smile was so beautiful that he wanted to see it again, so he gave her a Coke. She smiled once again. The boy was very happy.

They sat there all the afternoon, eating and smiling, but they said nothing. When it grew dark, the boy decided to leave. But before he had gone more than a few steps, he turned around, ran back to the old woman and gave her a hug. The woman gave him her biggest smile ever.

When the boy opened the door of his house, his mother was surprised by the look of joy on his face and asked what had made him so happy. "I had lunch with Love. She has got the most beautiful smile in the world. "At the same time, the old woman's son was also surprised at his mother's pleasure and asked why.

"I ate a pizza in the park with Love," she said, "and he is much younger than I expected. "

If the world is full of love, we can enjoy a better life.

51. The boy started off with some pizzas and drinks because ________.

A. he wanted to travel B. he hadn't have breakfast

C. a trip to where Love lived was long D. he liked eating

52. The old woman gave the little boy the biggest smile ________.

A. before it grew dark B. after the little boy went home

C. after the little boy hugged her D. when she was drinking Coke

53. The old woman smiled at the boy ________times.

A. one B. two C. three D. four

54. The boy's mother was surprised to see her son was very ________when the door opened.

A. sad B. angry C. unhappy D. pleased

55. Which of the following is true?

A. The little boy failed to find Love. B. If the world is full of love, we can enjoy a better life.

C. The old woman liked pizza. D. The little boy decided never to go home.