廣東省廣州市2018-2022年近五年中考英語試卷Word版附答案

一、語法選擇

2018年廣州市中考英語1~15AB、CDXianXinghaiwasaveryfamousmusicianinChina.Hewroteoneofthegreatestpiecesofmusicofthe20thcentury.Inhisshortlifehewrote1300songsanopera.XianwasbominPanyu,Guangdong,Chinain1905.Becausehisfatherdiedhewasborn,Xianmovedfromplacetoplacewith-2mother.Hebeganlearningtoplay3violinwhenhewas20yearsold.Inthebeginning,hisviolinwas4cheapandbadlymadethathe5notplayitwell.Hisfriendslaughedathim.Xiandidnotstop6andsoonshowedhistalent.In1934,hewasoneofthefirstChinesestudents 7

studiedinaspecialmusicschoolinParis.Beforehe 8 ,Xianbecametheschoolsbeststudent 9 wonprizesforhistalents.In1935,hereturnedtoChinaandhelpedfightagainsttheJapanesearmy.hecametoYan'an 10 musicatacollege. 11 therewerenopianosinYan'anatthattimeXianstill

12 ofhismostimportantmusicthere,includinghismostfamouswork.InMay1940,Xian 13 totheSovietUnionbytheChineseCommunisttowritemusicformovies.IntheSovietUnion,lifewasvery 14 .Xiansickandlaterdiedofalung

15 October30,1945,agedonly40.Xian'smusic,however,livesoninthepeople'shearts.1.A.nearB.nearlyC.nearbyD.nearer2.A.heB.himC.hisD.he’s3.A.aB.anC.theD.this4.A.soB.suchC.veryD.much5.A.needB.mayC.shouldD.could6.A.practice B.practicing C.topractice D.practised7.A.whatB.whichC.whomD.who8.A.leaveB.leavesC.leftD.wasleavingA.andA.teachB.B.buttaughtC.C.asteachingD.D.ortoteach11.A.IfB.AlthoughC.WhenD.Because12.A.anyB.littleC.fewD.some13.A.sentB.wassentC.hassentD.wassending14.A.hardB.harderC.hardestD.thehardest15.A.atB.inC.onD.by二、完形填空16~25A、B、CD在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。Beforegraduatingcollege,Jackiebegantolookforajob.Sheaimedatafamouscompany,but

16 forsuchjobswasverystrong.ThecompanyJackiechoseplannedtoemployonlyoneperson,butmorethantwentypeopleappliedforthejob. 17 ,Jackiewasoneofthethreepeopleinvitedforthefinalinterview.Theinterviewwas

18 .Theintervieweraskedjustafewquestionsanditwasalloverinlessthan10minutes.Thentheinterviewersaidtothem,"Allofyouareverygood.Pleasegohome

19 ourresponse.”Threedayslater,Jackiereceivedamessagesayingshewouldnotbe 20 job.Shefeltdeeplydisappointed.Thatevening.howevershereceivedanother 21 .Thistimeitsaidthatshegotthejob.Jackielaterfoundoutthatthefirstmessagesenttoherphonewaspartofinterviewa 22 toseeifshewassuitableforthejob.Allthethreepeoplereceivedthe 23 text,butonlyJackie'sreply 24

thecompanyOfthethree,onedidnotreply.Theothersaid“goodbye”andJackiesaid“thankThisreplyshowedthatJackiewasa/an25person,sothecompanyofferedthejob.16.A.examB.workC.competitionD.plan17.A.ThankfullyB.UnluckilyC.HopefullyD.Immediately18.A.longB.strictC.interestingD.simple19.A.pickupB.waitforC.dealwithD.thinkof20.A.offeredB.returnedC.refusedD.shown21.A.letterB.e-mailC.callD.message22.A.guideB.conversationC.testD.lesson23.A.sameB.otherC.secondD.whole24.A.reachedB.satisfiedC.helpedD.surprised25.A.braveB.cleverC.politeD.honest三、閱讀第一節(jié)閱讀理解 閱讀下列短文，從26~45各題所給的A、B、C和D項(xiàng)中選出最佳選項(xiàng)并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。（A）Forhiseleventhbirthday,Linwasgivenagiftthatwouldshapehislife.thatdayhisfathertookhimtotheChildren’sActivityCentreandsaidhechooseanycoursethatinterestedhim.Therewasjustonerequirement:Linwouldtopromisetostudyitforatleastoneyear.TothatpointLinhadhadmanyhobbies,butnonekepthisinterestformorethanaweekortwo.Hismumoncegavehimabagofstampstoencouragestampcollecting.Thathobbylastedaweek.ThenhisfathergothimsomepaintshopingthatLin'sartisticsidewouldshinethrough.Thosepaintswerenowunderhisbed,stillThistimeLin’sparentswouldlethimdecide.Lin'seyesmoveddownthenoticeboardthatlistedallthecoursesonoffer.stoppedat"Photography".Helikedtheideaoftakingbeautifulpicturesbutthenoticesaidthateachstudentneededtheirowncamera.AlthoughLin'sfamilyweren'tpoor,theyricheither,andacameracostalotofmoney.Hecontinuedlooking.Thenextcoursetocatchhiseyewas"LanguageArt".Hedidn’tevenknowwhatthatmeant.Hisfatherexplainedthatittaughtpeoplehowtomakepublicspeeches.Lin,ashyboy,couldthinkofnothingworse.Thenhesawit."Cooking"soundedlikesomethinghe'dliketodo.Itwasinexpensiveandconvenient,itcouldbedonealoneanditwasalsocreative.BasedonLin’shobbyhistory,hisdadhaddoubts,butheagreed.Muchtoparents'surprise,Linkepthispromise.HestudiedcookingattheCentreeverySaturday,andpractisedathome,makingdeliciousmealsforhisfamily.Everyonelookedforwardtobirthdays,whentheycouldeathiscakes.Lingotgreatfromthepleasurehisfoodbroughttoothers.Themonthsturnedtoyearsbuthishobbyneverchangedagain.NowLinisanadultandrunsasuccessfulrestaurant.Whencustomerssayenjoyhismeal,hestillgetsthesamepleasurehedidasachild,andremembersspecialgifthereceivedallthoseyearsago.Whydidn'tLinchoosetostudyphotography?A.Itwastooexpensive. B.Hehadnointerestinit.C.Hewasnotverycreative. D.Itwasnotofferedthatterm.Theunderlinedexpression"catchhiseye"inParagraph4means“ ”.A.makehimexcited B.causehimsurpriseC.gethisattention D.helphimseeclearlyWhichofthefollowingbestdescribesLin'sinterestincooking?Itonlylastedforashorttime.Itseemedtomatchhischaracter.Itwasforcedonhimbyhisparents.Itdevelopedslowlyovermanymonths.WhydidthefatherhavedoubtsaboutLin'schoiceofcooking?A.Linwasn'tgoodatcooking. B.Cookingwasn'tveryconvenient.C.Hedidn’tthinkLinwouldcontinue.D.Cookingwasn'tagoodhobbyforaboy.What'sthebesttitleforthepassage?A.AStrictFather B.AChangeableBoyC.TheFunofCooking D.TheBirthdayGift（B）Expertsbelievethattherearemorethan8millionrestaurantsintheworldSoitmightsurpriseyoutolearnthatrestaurants,asweknowthem,haveonlyexistedforafewcenturies.Before1765,therewerenorestaurants.Thatis,therewereplacesthatprovidedtherestaurantexperience.Therewasnowhereinwhichabroughtyoufoodanddrinkthatyoupickedfromamenu.Infact,therewerenoanywhere.Therewereeatingplacestravellerscouldgotocenturiesbeforethat.Thecountrysidewasfullofinnsthatwouldservefood.Andthereweretavernswhereonecoulddrinks.Therichcouldalsoeatspecialmealspreparedbyprivatecooks.Butofthemcouldbecalleda“restaurant”.AmancalledBoulangerchangedthat.In1765,heopenedaplaceinParissoldsoups(Onhissignheusedtheword"restaurant"todescribewhatheselling.Atthattime,soupswereconsideredsomethingthatcouldhelp"restore"(復(fù))yourhealth-inFrenchtheword"restore"is“restaurer”sohecalledsoups"restaurants".Soon,peoplestartedbuyingBoulanger'ssoupsevenwhenwerenotill.Andovertime,peoplebegantousetheword"restaurant"toreferaplacesellingsoupratherthanthesoupitself.More"restaurants"openedinandpeoplebegantobuysoupsmoreoften.Later,restaurantsinParisbegantoserveotherfoodbesidessoup.Inthemenusstartedtoappear.Bythemid-1800s,thereweremanytypesofrestaurantsthroughouttheworld.TheUnitedStatesofferedcoffeeshops.TeahousesbecamepopularthroughoutChina.Pariscreated beautifulrestaurantsfortherich.TheBritishbegantocopytheFrench,andtherestaurantideaspreadthroughouttheBritishEmpire.Todaycitiesarefilledwithalltypesofrestaurants.Dinershavemillionsoffromwhichtochoose.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A.Howrestaurantsdeveloped B.Whatmadeagoodrestaurant.C.Whocreatedthefirstrestaurant D.Whyrestaurantsbecamepopular.Accordingtothefirstparagraph,whatmaderestaurantsdifferentfromeatingplaces?A.Restaurantsonlyservedfood B.RestaurantsweremoreexpensiveC.RestaurantsweremainlyincitiesD.RestaurantshadalistofmealchoicesWhodidBoulangerexpecttocomeandeatathisrestaurant?A.Richpeople B.Sickpeople. C.Travellers. D.Workers.Whenitwasfirstused.whatdidtheword"restaurant"referto?A.Aperson. B.Aplace. C.Illness. D.Soup.Whendidrestaurantsbegintogrowinternationally?A.Inthe1600s. B.Inthe1700s.C.Inthe1800s. D.Inthe1900s.（C）ManypeopleknowthatrubbishisabigproblemonplanetEarth.Whatmanypeopleknowisthatjunk(垃圾)hasbecomeaprobleminouterspacetoo.AccordingtoBBCNews,therearemorethan22,000piecesofspacejunkfloatingaroundtheearth.AndthesearejustthethingsthatwecanseefromthesurfacetheearthbytelescopesTherearealsomillionsofsmallerpiecesofthatwecan'tsee.Objects,likebitsofoldspacerocketsorsatellites,movearoundtheatveryhighspeedsfastthatevenaverysmallpiececanbreakimportantsatellitesorbecomedangeroustoastronauts.Ifthetiniestpieceofjunkcrashedintoaspaceship,itcoulddamagethevehicle.Tomakethingsworse,whentwoobjectsinspacecrash,theybreakintomanypieces.Forexample,whenaU.S.satellitehitanoldRussianrocketin2009,itintomorethan2,000pieces,increasingtheamountofspacejunk.Toreduceadditionalspacejunk,countrieshaveagreedthatallnewspacecanonlystayinspacefor25yearsatmost.Eachtoolmustbebuilttofallsafelyintotheearth'satmosphereafterthattime.Intheupperpartsoftheatmosphere,itwillburnup.Manyscientistsalsosuggestingdifferentwaystocleanupspacejunk.Inscientistsaretestingametalnetthatcanbefiredintospacejunk.Thenetcatchesthejunkandthenpullsitintotheearth'satmospheretoburnup.TheGermansbuildingrobotsthatcancollectpiecesofspacejunkandbringthembacktotobesafelydestroyed.Theproblemisbecomingmorechallengingbecausewe'resendingmoreobjectsspacetohelppeopleusetheirmobilephonesandcomputers,”saysMarcoanItalianspaceResearcher.“Thetimetoactisnow.Thelongerweleavetheproblem,thebiggeritwillbecome,”hesays.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“these”inParagraph2referto?A.Telescopes. B.Satellites. C.Piecesofspacejunk. D.BBCnewsreports.Whyisspacejunkconsideredaproblem?Itbunsupafteritre-enterstheatmosphereItoftenstopstheviewoftelescopesonEarthItcouldforcenewspacetoolstotravelatslowerspeedsItmaycrashintootherspacetoolscausingdamageordeatCountrieswantfuturespacetoolstobeabletofallbackintotheearth'satmospheresothat .thetoolscanbereusedlaterthetoolsdon'tbecomespacejunktheearth’satmospherecanstaycleantheeffectsofspaceflightcanbestudiedHowdotheGermansplantodealwithspacejunk?A.Catchitwithnets. B.Userobotstocollectit.C.Burnitintheearth'satmosphere.D.Senditfurtherawayfromtheearth.Inwhichsectionofthenewspaperwouldyouprobablyreadthisarticle?A.Environment. B.LocalNews. C.Education. D.Fashion.（D）ScienceforKidsThismonth'smostpopularbooks1.WomeninSciencebyRachelIgnotofskyPrice$25WeallknowthestoryofMarieCurieandSpecialOfferhermanyscientificachievements.ButForthismonthonly,allBestbooksmanyotherbrilliantfemalescientistsBookClubarefarlesswellknown.Thisbookisamemberswillpay20%lessforeverygreatintroductiontothelivesandworksbookordered.Joinourclubforfreeandofsomeofthemostimportantandsavebigmoney!up-to-nowunknownwomeninscience.RecommendedforAges:12-15 OrderNow2.FirstBigbookofHowbyJillEsbaumPrice$15Anexcellentbookaboutsealifeforyoungchildren.Thebookisdividedinto4parts,oneforeachofthePacific,Atlantic,IndianandArcticoceans.Itfocusesonthedifferentanimalsfoundineachoftheseseas,alongwithinterestingfactsandamazingpictures.Ages:5-10 OrderNow3.AReallyShortHistoryofNearlyEverythingbyBillBrysonDeliveryPrice$15WebringeverybookyouordernighttoBillBrysontakesreadersonaveryfunnyourdoorwithinthreedays.ForBestbooksandeducationaltripthroughthehistoryBookClubmembersthisisfree.ofmodernscience-fromitsunexpectedsuccessestoitsgreatfailuresandNon-membersmustpayanextra$2perbook.everythinginbetween.Ages:14andover OrderNow4.NationalGeographic'sFirstBigBookoftheWorldbyJanCarn.Price$20Thisbookistheperfectintroductiontothesevencontinents.Ittellsyoungreadersaboutthedifferentanimalsthatliveoneachoftheselandsandgivesasimpledescriptionofthepeople'shistoryandculture.Ages:5-12 OrderNowHowarethebooksonthiswebpagelisted?A.Byprice. B.Bypopularity.C.Byreader’sage. D.Bywriter’sname.WhatistrueaboutthebookWomeninScience?ItismainlyaboutMarieCurie'shistory.Itlistsalltheimportantscientificachievements.Itincludeswomenscientiststhataren’tfamous.Itismostlyaboutthedevelopmentofmodemscience.HowmuchwillaBestbooksBookClubmemberpayintotalifheordersandAtoday?A.$34. B.$30. C.$26. D.$24.AprimaryschoolstudentwhoneedstowriteasciencereportaboutAfricanelephantsshouldchoose .A.Womeninscience B.FirstBigBookofHowC.AReallyShortHistoryofNearlyEverythingD.NationalGeographic'sFirstBigBookoftheWorldWhatisthemainpurposeofthiswebpage?A.Tosellbookstoyoungreaders.B.Toattractnewbookclubmembers.C.Toencouragestudents'interestinscience.D.Toreviewbooksyoungreadersmightlike.第二節(jié)閱讀填空 閱讀短文及文后A~E選項(xiàng)，選出可以填入46~50各題空白處的最佳項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。MostofusthinkthetelephonewasinventedbyAlexanderGrahamBell. 46 anItaliannamedAntonioMeucciwasofficiallyrecognised(認(rèn)定)astheinventorafewyearsago.WhoisMeucciandwhywasn'theknownforhisinventionatthetime?AntonioMeucciwasborninItalyin1808.Hestudiedengineeringanddrawing.hisstudies,Meuccistartedtoexperimentwithelectricity.47Whentwowereconnectedwithwire,peopleinthoseplacescouldheareachothertalk.In1850,Meucciandhiswife.Ester.movedtoNewYork.Meucciwasworriedaboutwife,becauseshehadbecomeveryill.48Tosolvethisproblem,heconnectedmetalcablesbetweenhishomeandhisworkshop.Thisway,theycouldtalktootherconveniently.Meucciinvitedagroupofpeopletoseehisnewinvention.Theylistenedinamazementasthevoiceofasingerwasheardthroughthewires.49Evenworse,Meuccineverappliedforapatentonhisinvention.Meanwhile,AlexanderGrahamBellwasworkingonthesameideaandin1876theforthetelephonewasgiventohim.In2002,morethanacenturyafterMeucci'sdeath,hisworkwasfinallyrecognisedbythegovernment.

50 Hediscoveredthatsoundcouldtravelthroughmetalcables.However,hewasn'tthefirstpersontothinkoftheidea.Unfortunately,onlyafewpeopleattendedthistalk.Hewillnowbeknownallovertheworldasthetelephone'sinventor.Heneededtokeepintouchwithheratalltimes.四、寫作 第一節(jié)單詞拼寫 根據(jù)下列句子及所給單詞的首字母寫出所缺單詞。在填寫卷時(shí),要求寫出完整單詞。(每空限填一詞)Pleaseopenthew andletsomefreshairin.Thekindboywashappytos hisfoodwiththehungryman.Tokeephealthy,youshoulddosportsandhaveabalancedd .N crosstheroadwhenthetrafficlightisred.Byreading30minutesaday,youcanlearnmorewordsandi yourwriting.Thestudentsareveryh .Theycleanhousesfortheoldpeopleweekend.第二節(jié)完成句子根據(jù)所給的漢語內(nèi)容，用英語完成下列句子。(每空限填一詞)你沿絲綢之路旅游過嗎? ever alongtheSilkRoad?參觀廣州博物館對我們很有教育意義。 veryeducationalforus GuangzhouMuseum.明天的大雨可能會阻礙我們外出。Theheavyrainmay usfrom outtomorrow.廣州的公園每年都種很多樹。Everyyear,alotoftrees intheparksinGuangzhou。我昨晚看的那場電影真好笑! movieIsawlastnight!我想知道明天我們在哪里見面。Iwonder meettomorrow.如果你足夠細(xì)心,就不會犯簡單的錯(cuò)誤。Youwon't anysimplemistakes you carefulenough.書面表達(dá)Ben'sproblemsYouradviceandreasons朋友少，感覺孤單1.參加學(xué)校社團(tuán)(club)結(jié)識更多朋友2.?(請你補(bǔ)充)英語單詞難記1.多閱讀英語故事、新聞一在運(yùn)用中學(xué)單詞Ben'sproblemsYouradviceandreasons朋友少，感覺孤單1.參加學(xué)校社團(tuán)(club)結(jié)識更多朋友2.?(請你補(bǔ)充)英語單詞難記1.多閱讀英語故事、新聞一在運(yùn)用中學(xué)單詞2.?(請你補(bǔ)充)DearBen,Iamsorrytohearthatyouarehavingtroublegettingusedtolifeinmiddleschoolyou’reyourletteryousaidthat……Goodluckwitheverything!LiHua注意：回信應(yīng)包括所有要點(diǎn)；80參考答案1.B 2.C 3.C 4.A 5.D 6.B 7.D 8.C 9.A 10.D11.B 12.D 13.B 14.A 15.C16.C 17.A 18.D 19.B 20.A21.D 22.C 23.A 24.B 25.C26.A 27.C 28.B 29.C 30.D31.A 32.D 33.B 34.D 35.C36.C 37.D 38.B 39.B 40.A41.B 42.C 43.D 44.D 45.A46.B 47.A48.E 49.C 50.D51.window 52.share 53.diet 54.Never 55.improve 56.helpful57. (1).Have (2).you (3).travel/travelled58. (1).It (2).is (3).to (4).visit59.(1).keep/stop/prevent;(2).going60.(1).are (2).61.(1).What (2).a(3).funny62.(1).Where (2).we(3).will63.(1).make: (2).if(3).are64.DearBen,Iamsorrytohearthatyouarehavingtroublegettingusedtolifeinmiddleschool.Inyourletteryousaidthatyoualwaysfeltlonelybecauseofhavingfewfriends.Ithinkitisagoodchoicetojoinsomeclubsinyourschool.Inthisway.youmakemorefriendswhosharethesameinterestwithyou.Besides,you’dbetterfriendlytoothers.Smileatothersandyouaresuretogetasmileinreturn.theotherhand,youfounditdifficulttorememberEnglishwords.ReadingmorestoriesandnewscanhelpyoulearnEnglishwordsinapracticalway.Inaddition,ifyoucandevelopahabitofkeepinganEnglishdiaryeveryday,itwillbeeasierforyoutoremembermorewords.Ihopeyouwillfindthesesuggestionsuseful.LiHua2019年廣州市中考英語一、語法選擇(共15小題:每小題1分,滿分15分)ThefirstastronautsSincetheearliesttimes,peoplehavelookedupatthestars,themoonandplanets.Todaypeopleusemodernmachines1atthesky.Thisisverydifferentfromthesituation2yearsagowhenpeoplecouldonlyusetheireyes.Perhapsdreamedof3theuniverse.Whendidhumansfirstgointospace?Thestorybegannotsoverylongago,4thefirstastronautswerenotpeople-theywereanimals.Scientistswantedtomaketravellingtospaceas5aspossibleforhumans.Sotheydecidedtoexperimentwithanimalsandtest6inspaceflights.Insects,mice,frogs,dogsandmonkeysweresomeoftheanimals7firstwentintospace.Manyofthem8,buttheyhelpedtomakespacetravelsaferforhumans.Forgreatservice,we9forgettheseanimals.AlbertⅡwasthefirstmonkeytogointospacein1949.Sadlyhedied10hisspaceshiplandedbackonEarth.11theresultwasdifferentforHamtheMonkey.Hisstoryendedhappilyhereturntoearth12verygoodhealth.Scientistswantedtoknowtheanswertotheimportantquestion:couldanimallikeHamdothesamethingsinspaceashecoulddoonEarth?TheanswerwhenHam14intospacein1961.Yes,hedideverythingwellandlivedfor1516years1.AlookB.tolookC.lookingD.looked2.A.thousandB.thousandsC.thousandofD.thousandsof3.AexploreBtoexploreCexploredD.exploring4.A.asB.orC.butD.so5.A.safeB.saferC.safestD.thesafest6.A.theyB.themC.theirD.theirs7.AwhomB.whatC.thatD.whose8.A.dieB.diedChavediedD.willdie9.Ashouldn’tB.maynotC.don’thavetoD.needn’t10.A.if B.because C.after D.sinceA.Luck B.Luck C.Luck D.LuckilyA.at B.on C.in D.forA.a B.an C.the D./A.send B.sent C.issent D.wassentA.another B.other C.others D.the二、完形填空101515Johnsuddenlyjumpedofftheswingwithoutevenslowingdown.Hecalledoutnervously,”Mom,where'sCharlie?"Hehadjust16hehadn'tseenhisnewpuppyoveranhour.Johnlookedaroundthegarden,behindthebushes,andunderthepicnicNodog!Hismotherheard17inhisvoiceashecalledherasecondtime."Mom,can'tfindCharlie!"Shecameoutside18."Let'slookaroundthegardenfirst.Don,tworry.I'msurehe'scloseby.Bothsonandmotherwere19now,butstillnoCharlie.Theircallswerenotcompletelywasted,though.Joe,thenext-doorneighbor,andhistwodaughtersandJulie,immediatelyagreedtohelpthem20thelostdog.Butevenwithfivepeoplenowsearchingthetown'sstreets,theyhadnoluck.Charliewasstill21.TaniasuggestedtheymakeposterswithCharlie’s22Shehaddonethiswhenherowncatwaslostayearearlier,shetoldJohn,andthecatwasfoundthenextday.Johnagreed.Whentheygothome,hemadeaposterwithaphotoofCharlie,ThenJohnhearda23andopenedhisbedroomdoor.ItwasCharlie.JohnwasgreetedabigwetkissCharliehadbeen_24inthebedroomthiswholetime,sleeping.hadneverbeenso25inhislife!16.A.decided B.forgotten Cunderstood D.realizedAanger B.hope C.fear D.warningAactively B.quickly C.carelessly DannoyinglyAshouting B.talking Cfighting D.thinkingAgiveup B.lookfor C.runafter D.takecareofA.missing Basleep C.take DquietAaddress B.character Cname D.pictureA.mess B.noise C.voice D.songAshutB.woke C.tied 25AafraidBsilly Chappy D三、閱讀45第一節(jié)閱讀理解(共20小題;每小題2分,滿分40分)(A)Anelephantandacrocodilewereoncestandingbesideriver.Theyweredisputingwhichwasthebetteranimal。"Lookatmystrength,"saidtheelephant."Icanpullupatree,rootsandwithmytrunk"“Ah!Butyourskinisnotnearlysothickasmine,"repliedthecrocodile.knifeortoothcancutthroughit.”Justastheywerecomingtoblows,alionhappenedtopass."Mydearfriends!"saidtheKingofallanimals,goinguptothem."Letmeknowthecauseofyourdisagreement“Willyoukindlytelluswhichisthebetteranimal?"criedbothatonce.Certainly,"saidthelion,pointingacrosstheriver."Doyouseethemetalhatonthatwall?”“Yes!"repliedthebeasts.“Well,then,"continuedthelion,"goandgetit,andbringittome,andshallbeablethentodecidebetweenyou.”Uponhearingthis,offtheystarted,,Thecrocodile,beingusedtothereachedtheoppositesideoftheriverfirst,andwassoonstandingbesidetheHerehewaitedtilltheelephantcameup.Theelephant,seeingthatthecrocodilehadnowayofreachingtheirgoal,raisedhislongtrunk,andtookdownthehatquiteeasily.Theythenmadetheirwaytogetherbackagainacrosstheriver.Theelephantwastryingtokeepupwiththefast-movingcrocodileinthewaterandbecamecareless.Whenhewasforcedtoturnsharplytoavoidafloatingtreebranch,theelephantdroppedthehatanditfelltotheriverbottomThecrocodilenoticedtheaccident,sodownhedived,andbroughtitupinhishugemouth.Theythenreturned,andthecrocodilelaidthemetalhatatthelion'sfeet.TheKingtookitup,andtotheelephant,said:“You,becauseofyoursizeandtrunk,wereabletoreachthehatonthebut,havinglostit,youwereunabletogetitback.Andyou,saidtheliontocrocodile,"althoughunabletoreachthehat,wereabletodiveforitandsaveYouarebothwiseandableinyourownways.Oneisnobetterthantheother.”Theunderlinedword"disputing"inParagraphImeansA.Playing Bquarrelling Ccomplaining D.decidingWhatdidthecrocodilethinkwasbestabouthimself?A.Hisbigmouth B.HisstrongskinC.Hisswimmingskill DHisdangerousteethHowdidtheliondealwiththeanimalsdisagreement?A.Heorderedthemtofight. B.Hemadeaquickdecision.C.Hesuggestedacompetition D.HeaskedthemtodescribethemselvesWhatcausedtheelephanttodropthehat?A.Thehatgotwetintheriver. B.HehitafloatingtreC.Hewastryingtoswimtoofast D.HewantedtofightthecrocodileHowweretheelephantandthecrocodileabletocompletetheirtask?A.Byworkingtogether B.planningcarefullyC.Bysharingtheirideas D.Bylisteningtothelion(B)Theysaythat"travelisthebestteacher"andthereisnobetterexampleofthisideathantheMingdynastytravelwriterandgeographerXuXiake(1587-1641).bookTheTravelNotesofXuXiake,notonlyencouragedaloveoftravellingChinesepeoplebutprovidedimportantscientificinformationaboutthecountry'sandgeography.BornintoawealthyJiangyinfamily,Xubecameinterestedinbooksaboutdifferentplacesatanearlyageandwantedtotravel.Whenhewas18,however.Xu'sfatherandso,itseemed,didhistravellingdreams.Henowwasresponsibleforthefamilyfarmandtakingcareofhis60-year-oldmotherastraditionrequired.Buthismotherhaddifferentideas.Understandingherson,sloveoftravelvaluingtheknowledgehecouldgetfromsuchexperiences,thismodern-thinkingrefusedtokeephersonathome.SheagreedthatXucouldtravelforthreeeveryyear,whentherewaslessfarmwork.Soattheageoftwentyandwithhismother'ssupport,Xusetoffforthetime,leavingbehindnotonlyhismotherbuthisnewwifeaswell.Hewouldrepeatthisgoodbyeeachyearformostofthenext30years.Duringthistime,hetravelledthroughouttheMingkingdom,carefullystudyingthelandshepassedthroughrecordinghisexperiencesandmanydiscoveriesinadiaryThisdiary,whichonceover500,000words,wouldeventuallybecomeTheTravelNotesofXuXiake.Althoughrich,Xuavoidedcomfortabletravel,preferringtogoalmosteverywhereonfoot.Thiswayhecouldresearchtheenvironmentindetailandgetatrueofthenaturalworld.Manyofhistripsweretohard-to-reachmountainareas,throughwildforestswherefewpeoplelived.Hiswillingnesstofacehardshipsatacosthowever.Progresswasslowandtiringandhewasfrequentlysick,andbeatenduringhisjourneysSadlyXubecameseriouslyillduringhislastandlongestjourney,a4-yearthroughtheSouthwestofChina.Hediedin1641.soonafterreturningtohisforthelasttime.Whenhisdiarywasfinallyprintedyearsafterhisdeath,ofithadbeendestroyedorlost.Althoughincomplete,itstillmadeXuatravellinglegendaroundtheworld.WhatisthepassagemainlyaboutThegeneraldetailsofXuXiake'slifestoryThedifficultiesXuXiakefacedinhistravelsCTheimportantdiscoveriesmadebyXuXiakeD.TheinfluenceofXu'sbookTheTravelNotesofXuXiake32.WhichofthefollowingbestdescribesXu'smotherA.Strictbutinteresting B.KindbutuneducatedCHelpfulandhardworking D.Supportiveandopen-mindedWhydidXupreferwalkingduringhistravels?ItgavehimthechancetomeetdifferentkindsofpeopleIthelpedhimtosavemoneyandtravelforalongertimeItallowedhimtoseeandstudytheenvironmentindetailItwastheonlywaytoreachtheplaceshewasinterestedinWhatistrueaboutXu'sbookTheTravelNotesofXuxiakeItwasonlymadepublicafterXudiedItmadeXuveryfamousduringhislifetimeItwasthefirsttravelbookeverwritteninChinaItwasmainlyaboutthedifferentpeopleofChinaWhatisthecorrectorderforthefollowingeventsfromXu'sliteHewentonhisfirstjourney.HisbookwasfinallyprintedC.Hereturnedtohishometownforthelasttimed.Hedevelopedaninterestinbooksaboutotherplacese.HestartedmanagingthefamilyfarmafterhisfatherdiedA.a-e-d-c-b B.d-e-a-c-b C.d-e-a-b D.e-d-a-b-c(C)6www.youthnewshttps://www.youthnews/yourviewYOUTHNEWSNewsSchoolLifeYourViewSportShouldMuseumEntryBeFreeWithInternationalMuseumDaycomingup,todayweareaskingreaders:Shouldmuseumsbefreeorshouldpeoplehavetopayforaticket?Letusknowyourview.CommentsMuseumsarenotonlythereforenjoyment;theyareeducation.Thisistheymustbefree.Whilemuseumsneedahugeamountofmoneytooperate,letthewealthypayforit.TheideaofapersonorchildinterestedartnotbeingabletoviewitbecauseofcostiswrongKristaChen(US)-Age15FreeentrydoesnotattractpeopleorencouragethemtoappreciateGenerallypeoplerespectthingsthataredifficultorcostlytoMuseumsshouldrequireregularvisitorstopayafee,butprovideticketsasprizesforhigh-achievingstudentswhocanappreciatethemFredSmith(NewZealand)-Age14Museumsteachpeopleabouttheirpast.Thisispartofoursharedculturethatshouldbeavailabletoeveryone,richorpoorPeopleshouldbeaskedtopayanentrancefee.RobSanchez(Australia)-Age17Therearenosimpleanswers.Lowticketpricescouldhelpmuseumsopen.Butcompaniesandbusinessmenshouldalsoprovidemuseumswithmoneyandothersupport.Theyhaveasocialresponsibilitytoo.AmberWhite(UK)-Age16Ithinkmuseumsandartgalleriesshouldallbefreetothepublic.Ihowever,thinktwiceayearthemuseumsshouldorganizeeventstohelppayforthecostofstayingopen.LiMishao(China)-Age15Howmanyreaderssupporttheideaoffreemuseums?A.2. B.3 C.4 D.5Whosuggestsmuseumsshouldregularlyholdspecialeventstocollectmoney?A.KristaChen. B.FredSmith C.RobSanchez D.LiMiskWhydoesFredSmithbelievethatfreeticketsshouldbegiventohigh-achievingstudents?A.Studentswillthenstudyharder.BMuseumswillattractmorevisitorsCMuseumscanmakethemselvesmorefamousD.ThesestudentscanbetterappreciatemuseumsWhichofthefollowingdoesAmberWhiteagreeABusinessesshouldoffermuseumsmorehelpBPeopleshouldonlypaywhattheycanaffordCFreeentrydoesn'tencouragevisitorstomuseumsD.Everybodyshouldhaveach