江蘇省連云港2019-2021年三年中考一模英語試卷分類匯編：閱讀理解

江蘇省連云港市

2019-2021年三年中考一模英語試卷分類匯編

閱讀理解

2021年江蘇省連云港市中考一模英語試題

三、閱讀理解（共20小題:31-45題,每小題2分,4650題,每小題1分，滿分35分）

第一節(jié)他讀下面短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。

A

PeoplecelebrateWorldHealthDayonApril7eachyear.Thedayisusedtostressthe

importanceofpersonalhealth.Infact,therearemanynewinventionsthatcanmakeourlives

healthierandsafer.Let'stakealookatsomeofthem.

Weusuallybrushourteethwithoutthinkingtoomuchaboutwhatwe're

actuallydoing.Tomakesureyourfocusisbacktothetaskathand,dentist

CraigKohlerfromtheUScreatedtheworldsfirsttoothbrushwitha

built-inHDcamera.Itletsyoucloselymonitortheinsideofyourmouthwhenyoubrushyour

teethtogetthemcleanerthanever.Thetoothbrush

canconnecttosmartphonesandtabletswithWi-FiandBluetooth.Youcanevenzoominand

out（放大或縮?。﹐fcertainareasofthemouth

Canyouuseyoursmartphoneto"washnyourhands?Youreadthat

correctly.ASouthKoreancompanyhascreatedadigitalsanitizer（電子

洗手液）calledUVLEN.Attachittoyourphone*storchanditcanclean

yourhandswithahigh-techultravioletlight（紫夕卜線光）.Itclaimstokill

germsandviruses,includingthecoronavirus,in10seconds.Itissaidtokillgermswithout

harmingyourskin.

Aninventionthatcombinesabroomandvacuum（真空吸塵器）hasbeen

created.Itlookslikeanordinarybroom,butitsdesignerssaytheVaBroom

willcleanupcommonhouseholddirtanddebris（垃圾碎片）-allwithouta

duslpan（簸箕）！Thevacuumisreallyeasytouse.Justtilt（傾斜）thebroom一

youdon'tevenneedtobendover-andpressthevacuumparttothefloor.Itis

powerfulenoughtodealwithmostdebris,includingglassandcandy.

31.Thetoothbrushcanmonitortheinsideofyourmouthbecause.

A.ithasabuilt-inHDcameB.itistheworld'sfirsttoothbrush

C.ithelpsbrushyourteethcleanerD.itcanbeconnectedtotelevisions

32.canbecleanedupwithVabroominthepassage.

A:DirtandplasticB.GlassandcandyC.GlassandspotD.Candyandplastic

33.Weprobablyfindthispassage.

A.inastorybookB.inahealthmagazine

C.inahistorybookD.inafashionmagazine

B

Tomarrivedwithaboiledham,Joehadsomebacon,andHuckhadafryingpan.Theytook

somefirefromanemptyboat,thentheysetoffontheraft（4）.Atabouttwoo'clockinthemorning,

theylandedonJackson,sIsland,andcarriedtheirthingsontotheshore.Theytooktheoldsail

fromtherafttomakeatenttosheltertheirprovisions（供應(yīng)）.Theydecidedtosleep

outside,becausethatwaswhatcriminalsdid.Thentheylettheraftgodowntheriver.

Theybuiltafireandcookedsomebaconforsupper,andatehalfofthecomtheyhadbrought.

Itseemedwonderfultobeeatinginthewildforestofanundiscoveredanduninhabitedisland.

Theysaidtheywouldnevergobacktocivilization.

"It'sthejustthelifeforme,"saidTom."Youdon'thavetogetupinthemorningstogoto

school,andwash,andallthosefoolishthings.Apiratedoesn'thavetodoanything.

Hucksaid:"Whatdopiratesdo?”

Oh,theytakeshipsandburnthem.Theygetmoneyandburyitinplaceswherethereare

ghoststowatchit.Andkilleverybodyontheships,nsaidTom.

Slowlytheirtalkstopped;theyfeltsleepy.Huckslepteasily.TomandJoehadmoredifficulty

gettingtosleep.Theirconsciences（良知）starledtowork.Theybegantofearthatitwaswrongto

runaway,andtheythoughtofthestolenmeat,andworriedthatitwasbadtosteal.

WhenTomawokeinthemorningheandtheotherpiratesallranandchaseseachotherinthe

shallow,clearwater.Theycamebacktocamphappyandveryhungry.WhileJoewascutting

baconforbreakfast,TomandHuckwalkedtotheriverbank,andstarledfishing.Almost

immediatelytheycaughtfourorfivesmallfish.Theyfiredthesewiththebacon.

Latertheywenttoexplorethewoods.Theyswameveryhour.Itwasaroundthemiddleofthe

afternoonwhentheygotbacktocamp.Theyweretoohungrytofish,buttheyatelotsofcold

ham,andthenlaydownintheshadetotalk.

34.Whatdoestheunderlinedwod'shelter”meaninChinese?

A.保護(hù)B.定居C.提供D.避難

35.Whendidtheyreturntocamp?

A.AroundthemiddleoftheeveningB.Inthemorning

C.AboutatmiddayD.Aroundthemiddleoftheafternoon

36.WhatdopiratesdoinTomsopinion?

a.Theytakeshipsandburnthemb.Theykilleveryoneontheships

c.Theygetmoneyandburyit.d.Theyhelpghostswatchthemoney

A.abcB.abdC.bedD.acd

37.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?

A.Tomandthepiratesweregoodfriends.

B.Tomandhisfriendssetoffonthesmallboat.

C.Tomregrettedrunningawayfromhome.

D.Hewentfishingbutcaughtnothing.

C

Washingclothesiseasyfbrmostpeopleslivingincities,aswashing

machinesdothejobHowever,inmanyrural（農(nóng)村）areasorpoorregions（地區(qū)），

peoplehavetowashtheirclothesbyhand,astheydon*thaveelectricityormoney

tobuythemachines.Now,anewbamboowashingmachinemighthelpthem

solvethisproblem.

Themachineisasimplerversion（版本）ofatraditionalwashingmachine.

However,itusesthenaturalflowofwaterinsteadofelectricity.Ithasawooden

rotationshaft（轉(zhuǎn)軸）inthecenterandabamboodrum（桶）outside.Youjustputthemachineina

riverandwaterwillgointothebottomofthemachineandrotatethemaindrum.Thiscreatesan

eddy（渦流）thatcleansclothes.

A7-memberteamfromtheSchoolofDesignatDalianMinzuUniversitycreatedthemachine.

Theirdesignwonthe"BestoftheBest'*prizeatthe2020RedDotAwards（紅點(diǎn)獎(jiǎng)）.

“Thereare836millionpeoplelivinginextremepoverty（極端貧困）intheworld.Theyhaveto

spendlotsoftimeandenergydoinglittlethingslikewashingclothes.Wewantthebambootohelp

themfreeuptheirtimesosotheycandomoremeaningfulthings,likefightingpoverty,“saidPan

Cheng,oneofthedesigners.

Thebestthingaboutthismachineisthatit'scheapandeasytomake,"saidYuYue,another

designer."Wegivepeopletherotationshaftandteachthemhowtosetupthemachine.Theycan

findbamboolocallyandmakeitintodrums.Ifthereisnobamboo,theycanalsousematerialslike

wood.”

Thedesignerssaidtheyspentmorethanhalfayearworkingonthemachine.Theyhad

countlessteammeetingsandchangedtheirdesignatleastfourtimes.Butintheend,theywere

happywiththeresults.

38.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase"thisproblem'1meaninParagraph1?

A.Peopleinbigcitieshavenobamboowashingmachine

B.Peopleinruralareasdon'thaveelectricitytodohousework

C.Peopleinsomepoorregionshavetowashtheirclothesbyhand.

D.Peopleinbigcitiesthinkwashingclothesthemselvesisawasteoftime.

39.Howdoesthebamboowashingmachinework?

@Putthemachineintoariver

②Eddyinthemachinecleansclothes.

③Walergoesintothebottomofthemachine.

?Waterinthedrumdrivesthewoodenrotationshaft.

A.③④B.①③④②C.③①②④D.③④①②

40.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?

A.Thereare836millionpeoplelivinginextremepovertyinChina.

B.Paragraph5mainlyexplainswhatisneededtomakethewashingmachine.

C.Thebamboowashingmachinewascreatedforpeoplewholivesinbigcities.

D.PanChencameupwiththeideabecausebamboowashingmachineshavenopollution.

41.Whatdothedesignersthinkoftheircreation?

AIt'ssimple.BIt'shelpful.CIt'simaginative.DIt'suseless.

D

Ilatelygavemyadultclasshomework,whichwasto"gotosomeone

youloveandtellthemyoulovethem.Ithastobesomeoneyouhavenever

saidthosewordstobeforeorhaven'tsharedthosewordswithforalong

Time”.

Thatdoesn'tsoundlikeadifficulttask,butmostoftheminthat

groupwereover35andweretaughtthatexpressingemotionsisnot"macho（男子漢的）“

Atthebeginningofournextclass,Iaskedifsomeonewantedtosharewhat

happenedwhentheytoldsomeonetheylovedthem.Oneofthemenraisedhishand.Heappeared

quitemovedandabitshaken.

Hebeganbysaying,nIdidn'tfeelthatIhadanyonetosaythosewordsto.ButasIbegan

drivinghome,IknewexactlywhoIneededtosay*1loveyou'to.Fiveyearsago,myfatherandI

hadaquarrel（吵架）andneversolvedit.Wehardlyspoketoeachother.

Thenextmorning,!calledmydad.Whenheansweredthephone,Isaid,“Dad,canIcome

overtonight?Ihavesomethingtotellyou."Itoldhimitwouldn'ttakelong,sohefinallyagreed.

At5:30,1wasatmyparentshouseringingthedoorbell.Asluckwouldhaveit,Dadanswered

thedoor.

“Itookonestepinthedoorandsaid^Dad,!justcameovertotellyouthatIloveyou.”

Hisfacesoftened,hiswinkles（皺紋）disappearedandhebegantocry.Hereachedoutand

huggedmeandsaid,'Iloveyoutoo,son,butFveneverbeenabletosayit.

“DadandIhuggedforamomentlonger.Ihadn'tfeltthatgreatinalongtime”

Twodaysafterthatvisit,mydadhadaheartattackandendedupunconscious（昏迷）inthe

hospital.Idon'tknowifhe'llmakeit.”

“Mymessagetoallofyouisthis:Don*twaittodothethingsthatneedtobedone.Takethe

timetodowhatyouneedtodoanddoitnow!"

42.Wecanknowfromthefirsttwoparagraphsthat.

A.thestudentsweretaughttohidetheiremotions

B.thestudentsthoughthomeworkwaseasytofinish

C.thestudentsaremiddle-agedandnotmanlyenough

D.thestudentsdidn'tknowhowtoshowtheirfeelings

43.Therelationshipbetweenthestudentandhisfatherbeforewasthat.

A.theywereclosetoeachotherB.theyoftenquarreledwitheachother

C.theydidn'ttrusteachotherD.theyseldomtalkedtoeachother

44.Thestudentsfathercriedbecause.

A.heregrettedquarrelingwithhisson

B.hewastouchedbyhissonswords

C.hehadn'tseenhissonforfiveyears

D.hewasawareofhispoorphysicalcondition

45.Thepurposeofthepassageismainlyto.

A.teachotherswhentosaysorry

B.teachushowtorepairabrokenrelationship

C.showtherelationshipbetweenfathersandsons

D.encourageustoexpressourlovewithoutwaiting

第二節(jié)：根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，從短文后的選項(xiàng)中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)（選項(xiàng)中有兩項(xiàng)

為多余選項(xiàng)）。

Onceuponatimecarrotswerepurple,therewerenopineapplesinAsiaorlemonsin

America,andmanypeoplethoughtpotatoeswerepoisonous.Manytypesoffruitandvegetable

grewonlyinoneplace.___46____

Fivethousandyearsago,carrotsonlygrewinAfghanistanandmostwerepurple.

____47___FarmersintheNetherlandswerelookingforafruitorvegetabletorepresenttheir

king,WilliamofOrange,andorangecarrotswerelookingforafruitorvegetablestorepresenttheir

king,WilliamofOrange,orangecarrotswerejustwhattheywerelookingfor-theybecamethe

ancestorsofallmoderncarrots.

___48ThehomeofpotatoesisinthemountainsoftheAndesinSouthAmerica.

BananascomefromPapuaNewGuineaandlemonsgrowwildinChina.Butoncepeoplerealized

thatmanyoftheseplantsweregoodtoeat,theytookthemfarfromtheplaceswheretheygrew.

Fruit,inparticular,attractedthirstytravelers.Arabbusinessmentransporteddifferentfruits

andvegetablesaroundtheworld,suchasoranges,whichtheytookfromAsiatodistantcountries

suchasSpain.TheSpanishreturnedfromSouthAmericawithmanynewtypesoffoodjncluding

chocolate,chiliandcorn.

49Sometimestheyusedthemfordifferentpurposesfromtoday.For

example,carrotswereusednotasfoodbutasmedicinetoprotectpeoplefrompoisonorevento

makepeoplefallinlove.Thefirsttomatoesandpineapplesweregrownnotasfoodbuttomake

thegardenlookpretty.

Today,wearesousedtoourdifferenttypesoffoodthatwedon'tthinkaboutwherethey

camefrom___50.

A.Sohowdidtheyspreadallovertheworld?

B.Onlyafewwereorangeastheyaretoday!

C.Whydidwegrowsomanyfruitandvegetables?

D.ManyplantsonlygrowincertainplacesonEarth.

E.Peoplewhodidnoteatthemwouldhavetheirearsandnosescutoff!

F.Butforeachpineapple,potatoorcarrotweeat,thereisalonghistory!

G.Peopleoftenhadproblemsdecidingwhattodowiththesenewfruitsandvegetables.

答案：

31-33ABB

34-37ADAC38-41CBBB

4245ADBD46-50ABDGF

2020年江蘇省連云港市中考英語一模試卷

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A

Youcannotgowithoutapencilwhenwritingordrawingsomething.Youhaveprobably

noticedlettersHandBprintedonyourpencil.What,forexample,doHB,3Hand3B

mean?

Thosearelettersshowingthehardnessorthelead（鉛）orgraphite（石墨）inapencil.H

referstohardlead,ThebiggertheArabicnumberbeforetheletterH,theharderthelead,and

thelighterwillbethecolour.Thehardestpencilhas6Honit.Suchpencilsareoftenusedin

makingengineeringdrawing.Peopleseldomwritewiththem.Bstandsforsoftlead.The

biggerthenumberbeforetheletterB,the-softerthelead,andthedarkerwillbethe

colour,thesoftestbeingthe6Bpencil.Suchpencilsarefavouritedbyartists.

TheHBpencilhasaleadcore（芯）thatisneithertoosoftnortoohard.Itscolourismedium（中

等的）initsblackness.Itismostsuitableforordinarywritinganddrawing.

（1）6Hpencilsareoftenusedby.

A.studentsB.engineersC.artistsD.writers.

（2）A4Bpencilisthana3B-one.

A.harderB.betterC.moreexpensiveD.softer.

⑶Thebesttitleforthepassagewouldbe”

A.PencilsB.Hardpencilsandsoftpencils

C.LettersHandBD.Symbols（符號(hào)）onyourpencil.

B

TheTempleofHeaven,insouthernBeijing,wasfirstbuiltin1420andwas

rebuiltduringtheMingandQingDynasties.Itwastheplacewherethe

emperorsoftheMingandQingDynastieswouldadmirethegodandhope

forgoodharvest（收獲）.Itisthelargestgroupofbuildingsintheworld

topayhomage（致敬）togod.

ThePotalaPalacewasbuiltintheseventhcenturyandithasalonghistory

ofover1300years.In641,SongtsanGambo,theruleroftheTubo

kingdom,askedhispeopletobuilditfbrprincessWenchengoftheTang

Dynasty.Ithas13floorsandis117metershigh.Anditismadeof

woodandstone.

TheTerracottaWarriorsandHorses（兵馬俑）isthegreatesthistorical

andculturalsite（遺址）inLintong,Xi*an,ShanxiProvince.Emperor

QinShiHuangbegantobuilditattheageof13.Ittook11years.The

terracottafigures（秦俑）havethesamesizeasarealman.Theyhave

differentheights,clothesandhairstylesbecauseoftheirdifferentlevels.

TheMogaoCaves（莫高窟）isformedby49.2temples,25kilometers

southeastofthecenterofDunhuang.ItisalsocalledtheCavesofa

ThousandBuddhas（千佛洞）.Thelargeststatue（雕像）infrontofthe

cavewallis34.5metershighandthesmallestisonly2cmhigh.Theart

ofDunhuangcoversmorethan10majorforms,suchaswall

paintings,musicanddanceandsoon.

（1）SongtsanGambobuiltthePotalaPalacefor.

A.thegodB.princessWencheng

C.hispeopleD.EmperorQinShiHuang.

(2)Youcanvisit,ifyouareinXi*an.

A.theTempleofHeavenB.thePotalaPalace

C.TheTerracottaWarriorsandHorsesD.theMogaoCaves.

(3)ThesmalleststatueoftheCavesofaThousandBuddhasishigh.

A.2cmB.34.5mC.25kmD.13cm.

(4)WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?

A.ThePulalaPalaceismadeofwoodandstone.

B.Theterracottafiguresarebiggerthanrealmen.

C.TheMogaoCavesisinthesouthwestofDunhuang.

D.TheemperorsadmiredthepeopleintheTempleofHeaven.

C

Mum,Iloveyousomuch!

ItwasMother'sDay.Johnwassobusywithhiswork,thathecouldn'tgobackhome.

Whenhepassedbyaflowershopintheevening,anideacametohismind,"I'llsendMum

someroses.*'WhileJohnwaspickinghisflowers,ayoungmanwentinside."Howmanyroses

canIgetforonlyfivedollars,madam?”heasked.Theassistant(店員)wastryingtotellhim

roseswereasexpensiveasfortydollarsadozen(——打).Maybehewouldbehappywith

carnations(康乃馨)，

"No,Ihavetohaveredroses,*'hesaid."MymumwasbadlyilllastyearandIdidn'tgetto

spendmuchtimewithher.NowIwanttogetsomethingspecial,ithastoberosesastheroseis

herfavourite."

Afterhearingit,Johnsaidhewouldpaytherestofthemoneyfortheyoungman.Moved

bybothofthem,theassistantsaid,"Whatalovelyyoungmen,thirtydollarsadozen,onlyfor

you.MTakingtheroses,theyoungmanalmostjumpedintotheairandranoutoftheshop.It

waswellworthtwenty-fivedollarsthatJohnpaidtoseetheexcitingmoment.ThenJohnpaid

forhisdozenofrosesandtoldtheassistanttosendthemtohismother.

Ashewalkedout,hefeltnice.Suddenlyhesawtheyoungmancrossingthestreetandgoing

intoapark.ButsoonJohnrealizeditwasnotaparkbutacemelery(墓地).Crying,the

youngmancarefullyputdowntheroses,"Mum,oh,Mum,whydidn'tItellyouhowmuchI

lovedyou?God,pleasehelpmefindmymumandtellherIloveher.*'

Seeingthis,Johnturnedandquicklywalkedtotheshop.Hewouldtaketheflowershome

himself.

(1)Johnspentaltogetherintheflowershopthatday.

A.$5B.$25C.$30D.$55.

(2)Theyoungmancriedatthecemeterybecausehe.

A.hadspentallhismoneyontheroses

B.wasn'tabletotellhismotherhelovedherhimself

C.feltsorrytoaskJohntopayforhisflowers

D.hadn*tgotenoughmoneyforhissickmother.

(3)AtlastJohnchangedhismindandwenthomebecausehewantedto.

A.tellhismotherhelovedherhimself

B.askhismotherformoremoney

C.tellhismothertheyoungman'sstory

D.askhismotherifshelikedroses.

(4)Thewriterwritesthepassageinordertotellus""

A.Buyrosesforyourmotherwhensheisill

B.Letyourmotherknowhowmuchyouloveher

C.Workhardtogetmoremoneyforyourmother

D.SendyourmotherflowersonMother'sDay.

D

"Grandfather,"Henrysaid,ndoyoumindifIaskyousomething?"

"No,ofcoursenot,nsaidMr.Alden."Askanythingyoulike."

"Well,MsaidHenry,“doyourememberlastfallIaskedyouwhyweneverwentintothe

littleyellowhouseonSurpriseIsland?Youlookedveryforaminute,andJessieandI

weresurewewerenotpoliteandhurtyourfeelings.u

Jessiewenton,"Don'tyouremember?Yousaid,'That'sanotherstory.'u

"Oh,Irememberallright,"saidMr.Alden.Helookedfromonefacetoanother.UI

guessthetimehascomewhenIshouldtellyouallaboutit.M

Mr.Aldenwaiteduntiltheywerereadytolisten,andthenhebegan.

“YouknowItoldyoumyfatherbuiltthebarn(谷倉)onSurpriseIslandforhisrace

horses?AndBill,themanwhotookcareofthehorses,builtthelittleyellowhouseforhimself.He

livedtherewithhisgoodwife.Hewasagood,kindman.ButImusttellyouhewasweak.n

"Notverystrong,youmean?”saidBenny.

"No,Benny,"saidMr.Aldensadly."Idon'tmeanthatatall.Hewasaverystrongman.

Hecouldlifttheboat.Imeanhehadaweakwill.Anybodycouldtellhimwhattodo.He

woulddoanythinghisbrotherSamtoldhim.Hisbrotherhadsomebadfriends.M

Thechildrenweresuddenlyveryquiet.Theyknewthatthiswasasadstoryfortheir

grandfathertotell.

"Well,oneevening,"Mr.Aldenwenton,"Bill'swife,Margaret,heardastrangenoisein

thefrontroomwhereBillwas.Shegotupandwenttoseewhathewasdoing.Therehe

sat,readingthepaper.Thenoisehadstopped.Shewentbacktobedandthenoisebeganagain.n

"Didn'tsheeverfindoutwhatitwas?naskedBenny.

"No,Benny,sheneverdid.ThenonenightBillwentouttothebarntoseethehorses,and

henevercameback.

"Nevercameback?naskedVolet.

"I'msosorryforMargaret,nsaidViolet.

“Yes,mydear,'*saidhergrandfatherwithasmile.nYouallknowherverywell.Sheis

Mrs.McGregor.*'

uMrs.McGregor!'*shoutedallthechildren.Theycouldnotbelieveit.Mrs.McGregor

hadtakencareofthemeversincetheyhadcometolivewiththeirgrandfather.Theycouldnot

thinkofherasanyoneinamystery.

(1)Whatdoestheunderlinedword"cross"inParagraph5mean?

A.Angry.B.Lonely.C.Nervous.D.Crazy..

(2)Accordingtothepassage,whobuiltthebarnonSurpriseIsland?

A.Mr.Alden.B.Mr.Alden'sgrandfather.

C.Thechildren'sgreat-grandfather.D.Margaret'shusband..

(3)HowmanycharacterswerementionedinthestoryMr.Aldentold?

A.Two.B.Three.C.Four.D.Five..

(4)WhatdidMr.Aldenmainlywanttotellthechildren?

A.Whythelittleyellowhousewasbuilt.

B.WhathadhappenedonSurpriseIsland.

C.WhatkindofpersonBillwas.

D.HowMargaretfoundoutthenoise.

答案：

A)BDBB)BCAAC)DBABD)ACCB

2019年江蘇省連云港市中考英語一模試卷

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閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題

卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。

HydeParkHoursandParkingInformation

Everyday:8:3Oa.mL6:30p.m.

Price:MondaySaturday:￡1.40everyhourforparking

SundayandPublicHolidays:￡2.40everyhourforparking

?Parkingondoubleyellowlinesisnotallowedatanytime.

Fine:$80;Butifyoupaythefinewithin14days,you

canget50%reduction（減少）.

（Youcaneithercometooutofficeorpayonline.）

?Wehaveparkingspaces（停車位）thatarelargerthan

others,thesearespeciallydesignedforwomenanddisableddrivers.

?Followtheparkingguides,andyouwillfindaplacetoparkyourcareasily.

Ifyouhaveanyproblems,pleasering08433571557fromMondaytoFridayduringweekdays

or07793697584onweekends.

31.IfyouwanttovisitHydePadsthisSundayfrom9am.to3p.m.,howmuchshouldyoupayfor

parking?

A.$14.4B.$8.4C.$12D.$7

32.Howmuchshouldyoupayafteryouparkondoubleyellowlinesifyoupaythefineonthe

tenthday?

A.$120B.$80C.$50D.$40

33.Fromthepassage,wecanlearnthat.

A.ThepriceofparkingonNationaldayis$1.40perhour.

B.Theyonlysupportpayingfinesonline.

C.Call08433571557onSaturdaysifyouhaveanyproblems.

D.It'snotdifficultforwomenanddisableddriverstofindaperkingapace.

B

Soontheywereatadarkstonefortress.Therewasanoldwoodendoor.Sarahpusheditandit

creakedopen.

"Goodluck!"saidTimasthechildrenwentin.Itwasdarkinsideandverycold.Theylooked

ateachotherandshivered.Therewaswaterrunningdownthewallsandthechildrencouldhear

someonecrying.TheywalkedtowardsthesoundandsoontheyfoundtheLordofTears.Hewas

dressedinblackandhisheadwaslikeaskull（頭骨）andhewascrying.Thefloorwaswetwith

tears.

nSoontherewillbeonlytearsintheworld,"theLordofTearswhispered,andIwillbe

everywhere."Thechildrenlookedatthewateraroundthem.Itwasrisingquickly,"Let'splayour

flutes,1'saidSarah."Maybemusicwillstophim."Andtheytookouttheirflutesendstarted

playing.FirstthetearsstoppedandthentheLordofTearsfellasleep.

BehindtheLordofTears1chairtheysawamirror.Benlookedintoit.Hesawhissmilingface.

"Whyareyousmiling?"Sarahasked.Tmnotsmiling,"hesaid,"thefaceinthemirroris

smiling.11"ThismustbetheMirrorofSmiles,"saidSarah.

SuddenlytheLordofTearswasmovingagain.Sarahtookthemirrorandhelditinfrontof

theLord'sface.Whenheopenedhiseyeshelookedstraightintothemirror.Inittheskullwas

smilingateiriblesmile.Suddenlythechildrencouldhearemptylaughtercomingfromtheskull.

TheLordofTear;laughedandlaugheduntilhisskullbrokeintoathousandpieces.

ThenextdaySarahwokeupinherownbedathome.Shewentdownstairs,wherehermum

wasmakingbreakfast.

"Hello,love,"hermumsaidwithasmile.

34.WhichofthefollowingisrightabouttheLordofTearsaccordingtoParagraph2?

A.Hedressedinblackclothes.B.Hisbodywasliceaskull.

C.Hewassleeping.D.Thewallswerewetwithtears.

35.WhatmadetheLordofTearsstopcryingandfallasleep?

A.Thechildrenmademusicbyplayingtheirflutes.

B.ThechildrentookthemiiTorinfrontofhim.

C.Thechildrenaskedhimnottocry.

D.Thechildrentoldsomejokestomakehimlaugh

36.WhathappenedtotheLordofTearswhenhelookedintothemirror?

A.Hecriedevenmore.B.Hisbodybrokeintoathousandpieces.

C.Hebegantomoveagain.D.Helaugheduntilhisskullbroke.

37.IfsomeonelooksintotheMirrorofSmilesaccordingtothepassage,whatwillhappen?

A.Nothingwillhappen.B.Hewillsmile.

C.Hewillcry.D.Hewillbreakintopieces.

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