【無錫】2022-2023學(xué)年中考英語二模匯編-閱讀理解Ⅳ（30篇）

【無錫專版】2022-2023學(xué)年中考英語二模匯編-閱讀理解IV

（30篇）

學(xué)校:姓名：班級：考號：

一、閱讀單選

（2022?江蘇無錫?統(tǒng)考二模）

CONCERTSTIVFl

TheGloryHounds!

Sat/Sυnat8P.M..SouthSquare

Arena

OscarDavisJazzQuartet

Nightly7:30P.M.,TheManhattan

Club

SOliISistersfeaturingRena

Robinson

Sat/Sunat9P.M.tIMGConcert

Hall

EXHIBITIONSMOVDES

FullEclipse:PaintingsbyQuarantine!StarringTony

WolfgangSchmidtStark

FabcrGallery.Tues-SunBijouTheater.Eveningshowsat

Sandscape:ADisplayofEgyptian7:30&9:45

ArtKerryGaynorinTheDevil's

LaSalleMuseum.Openstonight.Playground

TonightOnly!ValleyvicwSixshowsdailyattheCapitol

Sculptors,SocietyTheater

GmupExhibition.FordStreetGalleryMidnightDoubleFeature!

SIeePoftheDead2&Mad?

THEATERhatterIΠ

MelindaLec'sSiamSunsetBaysideMultiplexi

GroveTheater.Nightlyat8P.M.

TwoBits!CLUBS

Broadwaymusical%DJJinxDanceParty

starringSctoriaKgoFy心EverySatat10P.M..Slider's

NationalTheater.q‰γMusicClub

Openstonightat9P.M.GlamRockRevival

SocialClimbersWeekends,Mdnight-6A.M.,

.?)asuirGreen'sTonyaward-ClubM

winningplayComctoBob'sCountry

NightJyat8P.M..ShakcspeareBunker!

PlayhouseLineDancingPartyeveryFri/

Satat9P.M.

1.IfyouarefreeonTuesdayandyouareinterestedinpaintings,wherecanyougotoenjoy

yourself?

A.Concerts.B.Exhibitions.C.Theaters.D.Movies.

2.WhatmovieisonatBijouTheatreintheevening?

A.Quarantine!StarringTonyStark.

B.KerryGaynorintheDevil,sPlayground

C.MidnightDoubleFeatured

D.MelindaLee,sSiamSunset

3.WhichisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?

A.Clubsareopenonlyinthemorning.

B.Concertsareopenonlyatnight.

C.YoucanseethemovieTonyStarkinBijouTheaterat7:30to9:45inthemorning.

D.ValleyviewSculptors,SocietyGroupExhibitionisonfromTuesdaytoSunday.

（2022?江蘇無錫?統(tǒng)考二模）OneofBritain,sbravestwomentoldyesterdayhowshe

helpedtocatchSUSPeCted（可疑的）policekillerDavidBieber-andwasthankedwithflowers

bythepolice.Itwasalsosaidthatshecouldbeinlineforashareofupto￡30,000reward

money.

VickiBrown,30,playedaveryimportantroleinendingthenationwidemanhunt.Vicki,

whohasworkedat

theRoyalHotelforfouryears,toldofherteιτibleexperiencewhenshehadtostealinto

Bieber,sbedroomandto

watchhimsecretly.Thenshewaitedaloneforthreehourswhilearmedpolicepreparedto

stormthebuilding.

Shesaid:,,Iwasverynervous.ButwhenIopenedthehoteldoorandsaw20armed

policemenIinedupinthe

carparkIwassogladtheywerethere.^^

ThealarmhadbeenraisedbecauseVickibecameSUSPiCiOUS（懷疑）oftheguestwho

checkedinat3Pmthe

daybeforeNewYear,sEvewithlittleluggageandwearingsunglassesandahatpulleddown

overhisface.Shesaid:

“Hedidn,tseemtowanttotalktoomuchandmakeanyeyeContaet（接觸）.“Vicki,theonly

employeeonduty,

calledherbossesMargaret,64,andhusbandStanMcKale,65,whophonedthepoliceat11

pm.

OfficersfromNorthumbriaPolicecalledVickiatthehotelinDunston,Gateshead,at

about11:30pmtomake

surethatthiswasthewantedman.ThentheykeptintouchbyphoningVickievery

15minutes.

“Itwasabouttenpasttwointhemorningwhenthephonewentagainandapoliceman

said'Wouldyougoandmakeyourselfknowntothearmedofficersoutside?,.Myheart

missedabeat.,,

Vickiquietlyshowedeightarmedofficersthroughpassagesandstaircasestothetop

floorroomandhanded

overthekey.

'Trealizedthatmybedroomwindowoverlooksthatpartofthehotel,soIwenttowatch.

ICouldnotseeinto

theman,sroom,butIcouldseethepassage.Thepolicekeptshoutingatthemantocomeout

withhishands

showing.Thensuddenlyhemusthavecomeoutbecausetheyshoutedforhimtoliedown

whilehewashandcuffed（帶上手銬）.”

4.VickibecamesuspiciousofDavidBieberbecause.

A.thepolicecalledher

B.helookedverystrange

C.hecametothehotelwithlittleluggage

D.hecametothehotelthedaybeforeNewYear,sEve

5.DavidBieberwasmostprobablyhandcuffedin.

A.thepassageB.theman,sroomC.Vicki,sbedroomD.thetop∩oor

room

6.ThewholeeventprobablylastedabouthoursfromthemomentBiebercameto

thehoteltothe

arrivalofsomearmedofficers.

A.6B.8C.11D.14

（2022.江蘇無錫?統(tǒng)考二模）SometimeagoIdiscoveredthatoneofmychairshada

brokenleg.Ididn,tthinktherewouldbeanydifficultyingettingitrepaired,astherearealot

ofantique（古董）shopsnearmyhome.SoIlefthomeonemorningcarryingthechairwith

me.Iwentintothefirstshopexpectingafriendlyreception（接待）.Iwasquitewrong.The

manwouldn,tevenlookatmychair.

Thesecondshop,thoughslightlymorepolite,wasjustthesame,andthethirdandthe

fourth-soIdecidedthatmyapproachmustbewrong.

Ienteredthefifthshopwithaplaninmymind.Iplacedthechaironthefloorandsaidto

theshopkeeper,t?Wouldyouliketobuyachair?^^Helookeditovercarefullyandsaid,t4Yes,

notabadchair.Howmuchdoyouwantforit,sir?”uTwentyPOUndSjlsaid."OK,"hesaid,

"I'llgiveyoutwentyPoUndS.”"It'sgotaslightlybrokenIegJlsaid."Yes,Isawthat,it's

nothing.^^

Everythingwasgoingaccordingtomyplanand1wasgettingexcited.uWhatwillyoudo

withit?”Iasked.

"Oh,itwillbeeasytoselloncetherepairisdone.""ΓΠbuyit,"Isaid.??Whatdoyoumean?

You,vejustsoldittome,"hesaid.t?Yes,IknowbutΓvechangedmymind.Iamsoιτy.Γll

giveyoutwenty-sevenpoundsforit7,??Youmustbecrazy,,,hesaid.Then,suddenlythe

Pennydropped."Iknowwhatyouwant.Youwantmetorepairyourchair.^^“You'reright,"I

said.??AndwhatwouldyouhavedoneifIhadwalkedinandsaid,4Wouldyourepairthis

chairfor?ne?^^^'Twouldn,thaveagreedtodoit,“hesaid.??Wedon,tdorepairs,notenough

moneyinitandtoomuchtrouble.ButI'Πrepairthisforyou.Shallwesayforfivepounds?^^

Hewasaverynicemanandwasgreatlyamusedbythewholething.

7.Wecanlearnfromthetextthatinthefirstshopthewriter.

A.wasratherimpoliteB.waswarmlyreceived

C.askedtheshopkeepertobuyhischairD.askedtheshopkeepertorepairhischair

8.Theexpressionuthepennydropped'1inthelastparagraphmeanstheshopkeeper.

A.changedhismindB.acceptedtheoffer

C.sawthewriter,spurposeD.decidedtohelpthewriter

9.Howmuchdidthewriterpay?

A.￡5.B.￡7.C.￡20.D.￡27.

（2022?江蘇無錫?統(tǒng)考二模）Thefather'sroleinthefamilyisimportant.Oneresearcher

saysbabieswhoarecaredforbytheirfathershavegreatercognitive（認知的）developmentat

oneyearofagethanbabiesnotcaredforbytheirfathers.Anotherresearcherreportsthatby

spendingtimewiththeirpre-schoolchildren,fatherscanhelptodevelopchildren,slanguage

ability.Researchersalsopointoutthatforschool-agechildren,fathersareonebridgewiththe

outsideworld.

Fatherswhovalue（重視）educationhavechildrenwhodobetterinschoolthanthose

childrenwhosefathersdon,tvalueeducation.Whafsmore,fatherswhospendqualitytime

withtheirchildrenmaygivetheirchildrenhappymemorieswhichmaylastalifetime.

WhileeachfatherisaUniqUepersonwhoeducateschildreninhisownstyle,good

fathershavesomethingincommon.

Goodfathersattendtheirchildren,sschoolactivities.Theyalsoinvolvethechildrenin

theirlivesandtheadultworldbytakingthemtoseetheworkplace,orbytakingthemwhen

thecarneedstoberepaired,etc.

Goodfathersexpectagreatdealfromtheirchildren,butalsoacceptandsupportthe

uniqueindividuals（個體）thattheirchildrenarebecoming.

Goodfatherspreferexplanationsandreasoningtoforce.

Goodfathersknowtheirtimewithchildrenisreallyaninvestment（投資）inthem.

Beinganinvolvedfatherisgoodforchildrenandgoodforfathers.Bothchildrenand

fathershavethechanceforgrowthanddevelopment.Today,slifestylesarechanging.More

andmorefathersarekeepingabalancebetweentheirpersonallife,work,andfamilytime.

10.Thepassageismainlyabout.

A.howtobeaqualifiedfather

B.thegrowthanddevelopmentofbothfathersandchildren

C.thefather'sroleinthegrowthanddevelopmentofchildren

D.thechangeofthefather'sroleinmodemsociety

11.AUniaUCpersoninthethirdparagraphmeans“apersonwho

A.hasthesameideasasothers

B.istheonlyoneofhistype

C.doeseverythingwithoutconsideringothers,ideas

D.triestodoeverythingwell

12.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisCORRECTaccordingtothepassage?

A.Goodfathersattendtheirchildren,sschoolactivitiesbutnevertakethemtotheir

workplace.

B.Goodfathersexpectagreatdealfromtheirchildrenandforcethemtoworkhard.

C.Goodfatherstrytomakeitcleartotheirchildrenthatstayingwiththeirfathersisan

investment.

D.Goodfathersimprovethemselveswhentheyspendtimewiththeirchildren.

13.Accordingtothepassage,father,sinvolvementintheirchildren,slivesmayNOTleadto

A.thegoodfate(命運)oftheirchildren

B.betterreadinglevelsoftheirchildren

C.happymemorieswhichmaylastalifetime

D.greatercognitivedevelopmentoftheirchildren

(2022?江蘇無錫?統(tǒng)考二模)A

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14.Theauditionforthemusicalshowwillbeheldon.

A.March6B.March10C.March27D.April10

15.Studentswhotakepartinthefieldtripneedtotaketheirwiththem.

A.notebooksB.backpacksC.sunglassesD.cameras

16.Howlongwillthefielddaylast?

A.Onehour.B.Twohours.C.Oneday.D.Threedays.

（2022?江蘇無錫?統(tǒng)考二模）BlackSpider（蜘蛛）washavingtroublecatchingbugs

（臭蟲）inhisweb,whileGreySpidercaughttwobugsinhis.

“Youaresolucky,,,BlackSpidersaidtoGreySpider.uYouhavetwobugswhileIhave

none.It,snotf?ir（公平的）.”

“EveryonehasIUCkydaysandUnIUCkydays.Let,seatthebugstogether,"saidGrey

Spider.

BlackSpiderdecidedtojoinGreySpiderforlunch.

“Youmustdosomespecialthingstogetlucky,isitmagic?^^GreySpiderwhispered.

“No,buildyourWeb!”saidBlackSpider.??Repairyourweb!Enlargeyourweb!Makeyour

webwider!^^

“Isthatall?”

“Yes,buildanewWeb!”saidGreySpider.

Afterlunch,BlackSpiderwentbackandmadeanewweb.Hebuilthiswebwider.Once

hewasdonehesleptallthroughthenightbecausehewasverytired.

Inthemorning,BlackSpiderwasexcitedtoseefourbugsinhisweb.HetoldGrey

Spideraboutit.GreySpidersmiledatBlackSpider.??Byenlargingyourweb,youhave

enlargedyourpossibilitytocatchallthesebugsJGreySpidersaid.uThereischanceall

aroundus.Luckiseverywhere.Youneedtoworktomakeitsomoregoodluckcomesyour

way.”

17.AftertheBlackSpiderbuilthiswebwider,hesleptallnightbecause.

A.hecoulddonothingbutwait

B.thebugsonlycameoutatnight

C.hecouldusethewebnextmorning

D.hegotreallytiredbuildingtheweb

18.WhichofthefollowingisclosetotheunderlinedG劃線）sentence?

A.Everycoinhastwosides.

B.Everydoghasitsday.

C.Everythinghasitscause.

D.EveryroadleadstoRome.

19.Whatisthemainideaofthispassage?

A.Alwaysgetaplanwhenyouareintrouble.

B.Toshowpeoplehowaspidercatchesbugs.

C.Luckcomestothosewhoworkforit.

D.Lifeisnotalwaysfair,soweneedtofindawayout.

（2022?江蘇無錫?統(tǒng)考二模）ThewindtriedpushingColintotheground.Itfeltasif

Colin,snews-bagwasfullofpotatoes.

MaybeithadtodowiththenewsDadreadbeforeColinleft.Themorningheadlines（標

題）werefulloftheusualsadstories.

“Nogoodnewsagain!,,Dadsaid.

Caraccidents!Houseburns!Stormdamage（損害）!

Colinmovedquicklyfromhousetohouseleavingpapersinthemailbox.Hewishedhe

couldbringonlygoodnewstohisfamily,alsotohisfriendlyneighbours.uHowcouldImake

thingsbetterforeveryone?,,hewondered.

ColinnoticedAlicecoming.Sheonlyhadonerealeye.Theotherwasmadeofglass.He

likedAliceevenifmanyotherslaughedathe?*.Hedidn,trealizehowmuchithelpedher,

havingafriendlikeColin.

EachtimeColinleftapaperbyacustomer,sdoor,hethought,??HowcouldImakesome

goodnews?^^

Colingavehisusualcheerful"Hi”toeveryoneonhisway.Hissmilewasliketherising

sun.

Someonewascryingandherantowherealittleboyhadfallenandhurthisleg.Colin

calmedhimdownuntiltheboy,smotherarrived.

'Tmgladyou,remypaperboy,,,shetoldColin.

Hecontinuedonhisway,buthedidn,tfeeltired.Itwasfundoingwhatheusually

did一helpingothers.

Heracedupthestreettohislastcustomer.Mrs.WilliamssawColincomingandhad

peanutbuttercookiesasatreatforherfavouritepaperboy.Shewonderedwhysuchalively

boyalwayshadtimetochatwithanoldlady.

Colin,sowntreatforhiscustomerscamefromhisheart.Hedidhavemuchgoodnewsto

share,evenifhedidn,trealizeit.Hissmileandpolitemannersbroughtcheering-upnewsto

allhiscustomers.

20.WhatwasColin,strouble?

A.Hisnews-bagwastooheavy.

B.Hehadheardofmanysadstories.

C.Hisdaddidn,tlikehisjobasapaperboy.

D.Hecouldn,tbringgoodnewstohiscustomers.

21.WhydidMrs.WilliamsthinkColinwasherfavouriteboy?

A.Becausehewouldalwaysliketochatwithher.

B.Becausehelikedherpeanutbuttercookies.

C.Becausehedidn'tbringbadnewstoher.

D.Becausehealwayssentpaperstoherasfastashecould.

22.WhatwasColin,streatforhiscustomers?

A.Hissmileandpolitemanners.B.Hispapersfullofgoodnews.

C.Hishonestyandhappiness.D.Hisconfidenceandfriendship.

23.What,sthebesttitleofthispassage?

A.Nonewsisgoodnews

B.Howpaperboyswork

C.Theboringjobasapaperboy

D.Asunnypaperboy

（2022?江蘇無錫?統(tǒng)考二模）D

Doyouandyourfriendsevertalkaboutyourdreamswitheachother?Ifyoudo,you

mighthavenoticedsomethinginteresting-someofyourfriendsseldomremembertheir

dreams,butsomecanalwaysdescribetheirdreamssoclearlythatitseemslikethey,re

describingthingsthatreallyhappenedtothem.Whatmakesthosepeopledifferent?

Theanswerissimple.Therearetwodifferenttypesofdreamers-lowdreamrecallers

（回憶者）andhighdreamrecallers.

Lowdreamrecallersusuallyremembertheirdreamsonlytwiceamonth.Buthighdream

recallersareabletorememberthemaboutfivemorningsaweek.Andanewstudysuggests

thatactivityinacertainpartofthebraincouldhavesomethingtodowithit,reportedThe

HuffingtonPost.

PerrineRuby,aFrenchresearcherattheLyonNeuroscienceResearchCenter,studied41

people（21highdreamrecallersand20lowdreamrecallers）andrecordedtheirbrainactivity.

Shefoundthatapartofthebraincalledthetemporo-parietaljunction（撅頂聯(lián)合區(qū)）was

moreactiveinhighdreamrecallersthaninlowdreamrecallers-bothwhentheywere

sleepingandawake.

Thisbrainareacollectsandprocesses（編程）informationfromtheoutsideworld.This

meansthathighdreamrecallersknowmoreaboutwhat,shappeningaroundthem.For

example,whentheyareawake,theyrespond?寸...有反應(yīng)）morestronglytohearingtheir

ownnames,andwhentheyaresleeping,theyarewokenmoreeasilybysoundsand

movements.

Bycloselystudyingpeople,sbrainactivities,Rubyfoundthathighdreamrecallers

havetwiceasmuch??wakefiιlnesstime“duringsleepaslowdrcamrecallersdo.Anditis

duringtheseshorttimesofwakefulnessthatthebrainremembersdreams.

“Thesleepingbrainisnotabletoremembernewinformation,,,RubytoldThe

WashingtonPost.?4Itneedstowakeuptobeabletodothat.”

Thisisnothardtounderstand.Justtrytothinkofyourownsleepingexperiences.If

youarewotτiedduringthenight,youaremorelikelytorememberyourdreams,butifyou

sleepwell,youwillrememberlittleinthemorning,andthisisbecause“younevergeta

chancetoremember”,RobertStickgold,aHarVardMedicalSchoolresearcher,toldThe

WashingtonPost.

24.Accordingtothearticle,highdreamrecallers.

A.haveverylittlebrainactivityduringsleep

B.canremembertheirdreamsclearly

C.don,tknowhowtodescribetheirdreams

D.remembertheirdreamstwiceaweek

25.Comparedtohighdreamrecallers,lowdreamrecallers.

A.havehighersleepquality

B.havemoresleeplessnights

C.aremoreeasilywokenatnight

D.respondfasterwhenhearingtheirnames

26.Whatisthemainpurposeofthelastparagraph?

A.Toshowtheadvantagesofbeingalowdreamrecaller.

B.Tosuggestwhattodotobecomealowdreamrecaller.

C.Tomakereadersinterestedinfuturestudies.

D.TofurtherexplainRuby,sresearch.

（2016?江蘇無錫?統(tǒng)考二模）Mom:Daniel,?needtotalktoyouaboutyourbehavior.Dad

andIrealizethereisprobablyan

explanation^#）forwhythehouseissodirty,butyoushouldn,thaverunoutoftheroom

andclosedthedoorsohardlikethat.

Daniel:MOm,I'msorry,butIwassoangry!Youwantmetoactlikeanadultbutyouand

dad

treatmelikeachild.Whydidn,tyoujustaskmewhathadhappened?

Mom:Well,Iknowthatgrown-upsaresupposedtomakegooddecisionsbutsometimeswe

makemistakes.Wewereangrytoo.NoneofusstoppedtothinkandWeshouldhave.

Canyouexplaintomenowwhythehousewasamessandwhatyoudidwiththemoney

weleft?

Daniel:Spotwassick,Mom.Ericand1didn,twanttocallyouanddadonyourvacation,so

I

usedthemoneyyouleftandsomeofmyowntotakehimtothevet.Thereweremany

peoplewiththeresickpetswaiting,sowestayedthereandwaitedforhimallday.Thatis

whywedidn,thavetimetocleanthehouse.

27.WhoisSpot?

A.Heisapetdog.

B.HeisEric,sclassmate.

C.HeisDaniel,sbrother.

D.Heisasportyboy.

28.WherewereDanieΓsparentswhenSpotwassick?

A.Theywereoutforaholiday.

B.TheywerewaitingforSpotailday.

C.Theywerebusywiththeirworkintheoffice.

D.MomwasathomeandDadwasinhospital.

29.WhydidDanieΓsmothertalkwithhim?

A.BecauseDanielstolethemoney.

B.BecauseSpotwasbadlyill.

C.BecauseDanielwasveryangry.

D.BecauseshewantedtogiveDanielachancetoexplain.

（2016?江蘇無錫?統(tǒng)考二模）SummerCamp

Contact（聯(lián)系）

Kitty6219-7830____________________

AreyoulookingforaplacewhereyoucanenjoyChinesestudyandexperienceChinese

cultureduringthesummerholiday?HuaMandarincouldbeyourwisechoice.

ThenewsummercampwillstartonJuly28thandendonAugust18th.Weprovideverysmall

groupswith2-4peopleforyoutolearnChineseinaneffectiveway.Activitiesincluding

calligraphy（書法），painting,cultureshow,Chinesemovies,kungfu,swimming,andsoon

willhelpyouwalkintoChineseculturewithfun.

Welcometocallat62197830*Kittyformoredetails.

Comments

Theearliercampfinishedlastweek.Studentsarehappyhere,althoughtheyhavetoIeama

lotuponparents'request（要求）.Teachersherearetryingtohelpchildrentolearninafunny

way..

Pleasesignintoaddacomment...

30.HuaMandarinisthenameofa____.

A.personB.school

C.ChinesecourseD.summercamp

31.Thenewsummercampwilllastfor___

A.halfamonthB.twenty-twodays

C.onemonthD.twomonths

32.Ifyouwanttotakepartinthenewsummercamp,youcancallat_____.

A.56791830B.62187038

C.62197830D.57917380

（2016?江蘇無錫?統(tǒng)考二模）Asateacher,mydailylifeincludesdrivingtoanewschoolso

I'musuallyunabletoanticipate（預(yù)料）theday,sevents,goodorbad!

Oneday,Iwasteachinginaverydifficultclassroom.Iwasmanagingbehaviorallmorning

andbylunchtime,Iknew?neededcoffeetoevenconsidersurvivingtheafternoon.Soonmy

lunchbreak,Idrovetoacoffeeshopnearbytogetacupofcoffee.Whilereturningtothecar

IrealizedIhadlockedmykeysandmyphoneinside!Ihadabout15minutestogetbackto

theschoolwhichwasagood4-or5-minutedriveaway.Iconsideredrushingback,butit

beingwinter,?thoughtafallonicewouldonlymakethesituationmuchworse.

SoIranintoaMcDonald,sandaskedthemanatthecounter（柜臺）whohappenedtobethe

managertopleasecallmeataxi.Iexplainedmysituationtohim,andIcouldtellbythelook

inhiseyes,thathetookpity.Hehu??iedtothebacktousethephonewhileIwalkedinthe

restaurant.Ihadlessthan10minutestogetbacktomyschoolatthispoint.

Themanagerreturnedonlytotellmethatthetaxicompanyhadputhimonholdandthenthe

linegotdisconnected,andthathewasnowonholdagain,buthadnotyetbeenabletoaskfor

thetaxiyet.

Withoutathought,hecaughthiscoatandofferedtodrivemetotheschool.ImmediatelyI

followedhimintohiscarandmadeitbackintomyclassroomwith2minutesleftbeforethe

bell!

Whilearrivingattheschool,Ithankedthismanendlessly.Hiscalmbehaviorandkindnature

mademethinkhewasprobablyawonderfulmanagertoworkfor,andalsoawonderful

humanbeingtohaveonhisearth.Thisexperiencemakesmerealizethatoutofevery

hopelesssituation,thereisthechanceforactsofkindnesstohappen,whichcancreatean

unimaginableimpressiontothosewhoreceivethem.

33.Whydidthewriterwanttogetacupofcoffer?

A.Becausehewasverythirstyatthattime.

B.Becausehewasonlyinterestedindrinkingcoffee.

C.Becausehehadtomakehimselffreshfortheclassesintheafternoon.

D.Becausehewantedtodosomethingspecialtopassthewholeafternoon.

34.Thewritersohegaveuptheideaofgoingbacktoschoolonfootwhenhefound

hiskeysandphonewerelockedinsidethecar.

A.wastootiredtowalkfurtherB.wasafraidoffallingdownonice

C.askedthemanagertocallhimacabD.decidedtotakeaschoolbus

35.ThewriterhasprobablystayedintheMcDonald,sforabout.

A.15minutesB.8-9minutesC.4-5minutesD.2minutes

36.Whatkindofpersonisthemanager?

A.Intellectual.B.Special.C.Gentle.D.Helpful.

（2016?江蘇無錫?統(tǒng)考二模）MaryBuendiaoncespentadayinanairplane,lookingforacat.

Shedidn,tfinditthatday.Theplaneflewaroundallovertheworldforthreeweekswiththe

catonboard.Shefinallyfounditinthecargoholdandsentithomefirst-class.Another

time,shefoundtwosuitcasesfullofbirdsfromTurkey.Butherstrangestexperiencewas

whenshepulledasnakeoutofaman'spants.

MaryBuendiaisananimalhealthinspectoratJFKAirportinNewYork.Shetakescareofall

theanimalsthatpassthroughtheairportandchecksthattheyarehealthy.IntheAnimal

HealthCenter,thereareareasfordogs,cats,reptiles,birds,andfish.Thereisalsoanareafor

verybiganimals.Thebiggesttheyeverhadwasablackrhino.',Itwasnoproblem."shesays.

Atthecenter,theyreceivealltypesofanimalsmonkeys,wildcats,poisonousspiders.It,s

impossibleforonepersontoknowaboutallofthese,butthereare20peopleworkingwith

Mary.Amongthem,theyunderstandhowtotakecareoftheanimals.Sherecentlyhadtofeed

agroupoftoucans,whicharerarebirds,"luckily,"shesays,"thereisasupermarketnearby

whichisopen24hours.Ihadtogoat2a.mtobuybananas.

Maryoftenworksatnight."Itsquietbetween1a.m.and4a.m.nshesays,"becauseWedon,t

havenightflights.Wetrytogivetheanima