江蘇省蘇州市常熟市2020-2022年三年中考一模英語試卷分類匯編

閱讀理解

2022年江蘇省蘇州常熟市中考一模英語試題

三、閱讀理解（共12小題;每小題2分，滿分24分）

請認真閱讀下列短文，從短文后各題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中，選出最佳選

項,并在答題卷上將該項涂黑。

A

Communityvolunteers

Wewillmatchyouwithapatient.Youshouldvisithimorherregularly（定期地）.Bringa

smileandbesupportivewhileyouarewiththem.

Dutiesinclude:

1.Talkingandmakingfriendswithyourpatient.

2.Finishingaspecialtaskduringeachvisit.

3.Takingcareofthemwhenthenursesarebusy.

WeNeed

Vou!

Wehope:

*Youareaged18orover.

*Youcanvisitforatleasttwohoursaweek.

Wewillprovidefreetrainingbeforeyoustartandpayforyourtraveltothehospital.

Ifyouareinterested,pleasesendyourapplicationtovolunteer@beforeDec.

28.Wewillreplytoyouinaweek.

21.Thisposterislookingfor.

A.patientsB.doctorsC.nursesD.

volunteers

22.Whichisoneoftheirduties?

A.Lookingafterthenurses.B.Talkingkindlywithpatients.

C.Givingpatientssomemoney.D.Helpingpatientswintheirmatches.

23.Toapplyforthisrole,youhaveto.

A.beamiddleschoolstudentB.haveexperiencewithdifficulttasks

C.haveworkedinahospitalbeforeD.havetwohoursoffreetimeevery

week

B

DearWorld,

Mysonstartsschooltoday.It'sgoingtobestrangeandnewtohimforawhile,andIhope

youwillbenicetohim.

Yousee,untilnow,hehasbeenthebossofhishome.Ihavealwaysbeenaroundtotakecare

ofhimandmakehimfeelbetter:

Butnow,thingsaregoingtobedifferent.Thismorning,heisgoingtowalkdownthefront

stepshimself,saygoodbyeandstartanewjourneythatwillbedifficultandchallenging.

Itwillrequireloveandbraverytolivehislifeintheworld

So,World,Ihopeyouwilltakehimbyhisyounghandandteachhimthethingshewillhave

toknow.Givehimquiettimetothinkaboutwhytherearebirdsintheskyandflowersonthe

greenhill.Teachhimthatforeveryvillain（惡棍），thereisahero;thatforeveryenemy,thereisa

friend.Teachhimhowwonderfulreadingcanbe.Teachhimthatitisbettertofailthanitisto

cheat.Teachhimtobelieveinhimself,evenifeveryonetellshimthatheiswrong.Teachhim

gently,World,butdon*tprotecthimfromeverything.Facingdifficultsituationswillmakehim

strong.

Thisisabigorder,World,butseewhatyoucando.

Yours,

Aworriedmother

24.Howdifferentwilllifebefortheson?

A.Hewillnotbethebossofhishome.

B.Hewillmakefriendsandbecomeahero.

C.Hewilllearntofacedifficultiesonhisown.

D.Therewillbemanyenemiesaroundhim

25.Whichopinionmightthemotherdisagreewith?

A.Readingisagoodhabittohave.

B.Hersonshouldgetmoreprotectionthanbefore.

C.Itisimportanttobelieveinoneself.

D.Experiencingdifficultiescanbeuseful.

26.Whatisthelettermainlyabout?

A.Amother,ssuggestionstoherson'steacher.

B.Ahousewife'sboringlifeathome.

C.Whyschoolissodifficultsometimes.

D.Amother9sworriesandhopesforherson.

c

AncientChinaproducedmanytypesofbeautifulworksofart.Amongthem,calligraphy（書

法）,poetry（詩歌）andpaintingwerethemostfamous.Oftentheywouldbeputtogetherinart.

Calligraphyistheartofhandwriting.Inancienttimes,theChineseconsideredwritingasan

importantformofart.Calligrapherswouldpractiseforyearstolearntowriteperfectly,butwith

style.Eachofover40,000characters（漢字）neededtobewrittencorrectly.Andeachstroke（筆

畫）inacharacterhadtobewritteninacertainorder.

Poetrywasalsoanimportantformofart.Greatpoetswerefamousalloverthecountry,but

alleducatedpeoplewereexpectedtowritepoetry.DuringtheTangDynasty,poetrywasso

importantthatwritingpoetrywaspartoftheexaminationstobecomeacivilservant（文官）and

workforthegovernment.

Chinesepaintingwasoftenconnectedwithcalligraphy.Itisoneoftheoldestartistic

traditionsintheworld.ThemosttraditionalwayofChinesepaintingisknownas“national”

painting,whichisquitedifferentfromWesternpainting.Peoplecandrawmountains,houses,birds,

treesandwateronit.

27.WhatwaspartofthecivilserviceexaminationsduringtheTangDynasty?

A.Painting.B.Writingpoetry.C.Calligraphy.D.Playing

music.

28.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"it"referto?

A.ArtB.CalligraphyC.WesternpaintingD.Chinese

painting

29.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?

A.Poetrywasanimportantformofartlikecalligraphy.

B.Chinesepaintingwasoftenconnectedwithcalligraphy.

C.Thestrokesofeachcharactercouldbewritteninanyorder.

D.Calligraphersneededtowriteover40,000characterscorrectlyintheoldtime.

D

MarieKondoisanexpert（專家）onorganizingandcleaning.Sheisconsideredanexperton

clearingawayunusedorunnecessarythings,knownasclutter.ShewroteabookcalledThe

Life-ChangingMagicofTidyingUp,whichisabest-selleraroundtheworld.

MarieKondosayspeoplecanimprovetheirlifebychangingthewaytheythinkaboutall

theirthings-everythingfrombooks,documentsandphotographstoclothing.

Thisisnotthefirsttimeanorganizingexperthaswrittenabookonclutter.Otherbooks

suggestwonderfulthingswillhappenwhenyouorganizeyourhome.Onebooksaysthatifyou

throwout50thingsfromyourhome,youwilltrulyfindyourlife.Anotherbooksaysthatifyou

makeclutterdisappear,youwillalsoloseweight.Andstillotherspromiseabetterjob,more

moneyandaperfectfamilyifyousimplyorganizethethings.MarieKondotoldtheBusiness

Insiderwebsitethatsomeofhercustomershadlostweight.<4Yourself-perception（自我認知）is

improvedbylivinginacleanandtidyroomJshesaid."Thiscanchangelifestylesand

appearances.^^

MarieKondoteachesamethodoforganizingthatshecallsKonMari.MsKondosays

KonMaricreatesadifferentrelationshipbetweenyouandyourthings.Iftheobjectmeant

somethingtoyouorservedyouwellyouthankeditforitsservicebeforethrowingorgivingit

away.Inherbook,MsKondosuggeststhatyoutouchtheitemandaskonesimplequestion.Does

itbringmejoy?Ifitdoesn't,yougiveitawaysothatitmaygivejoytosomeoneelse.

30.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"clutter“inParagraph1referto?

A.MarieKondo.B.Thebest-seller.

C.Unusedorunnecessarythings.D.Expertonorganizingandcleaning.

31.Accordingtothepassage,anorganizedhomecanhelppeople.

A.educatekidsB.eatless

C.makemorefriendsD.improveself-perception

32.Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?

A.Howcanyouloseweight?B.Howcanyouliveabetterlife?

C.OrganizeyourhomeandchangeyourlifeD.Readtheusefulbookandchange

yourlife

2021年江蘇省蘇州常熟市中考一模英語試題

三、閱讀理解（共12小題；每小題2分，滿分24分）

請認真閱讀下列短文，從短文后各題所給的A,B,C,D四個選項中，選出最

佳選項，并在答題卷上將該項涂黑。

A

Director:NickPark

Runtime:1.5hours

Place:MoonTheater

Storyline:

DuringtheStoneAge,ayoungcavemannamedDuglivesinthevillagewiththechief（酋長）

Bobnar,andmanyothercavemen.Oneday,Dugsuggeststhattheyshouldtryhuntingwoolly

mammoths（猛彳馬）insteadofrabbits,butthechiefbrusheshimoff.

EarlyMantellsthestoryofDug,alongwithhisfriendHognobastheyunitetheirtribe（部落）

againstastrongenemyLordNoothtosavetheirhome.

Dates:

June24—August2

Mon.—Fri.:10:00a.m.,2:00p.m.,7:00p.m.

Sat.一Sun.:9:00a.m.,11:30a.m.?3:00p.m.,8:30p.m

TicketPrices:

￥25perchildoradult(dayshows)

￥40perchildoradult(eveningshows)

FamilyPackages:

￥85forfourtickets(10:00a.m.,2:00p.m.shows)

￥120forfourtickets(3:00p.m.,8:30p.m.shows)

Children:Childrenbelow3yearsoldwillnotbeallowedin.

21.Theunderlinedpart-brusheshimoff“inthepassageprobablymeans"

A.agreestohuntmammothsB.refusestolistentohim

C.failstocatchrabbitsD.isopentohissuggestion

22.HowmuchwillafamilyoffourmembersspendiftheywatchtheshowonSundayevening?

A.￥85.B.￥100.C.￥120.D.￥140.

Thereisanoldsayingaboutvolunteerworkthatgoeslikethis:"Noonecandoeverything,

buteveryonecandosomething.^^

Today,manypeoplevolunteertheirtimeandenergytohelpothers.Therearealotofwaysto

meetotherpeople'sneeds.Forexample,somevolunteersprovidehelpafteradisaster.Othersare

happytogetdirtywhilerepairinghomesorplantingtreesorflowersinpoorneighborhoods.

Youngpeopleseesufferingandlonelinessaroundthemandfindwaystohelp.Andhistorylovers

helparcheologists(考古學家)searchforancientobjectstohelpdeepenknowledgeofthepast.

Volunteersalsoworkinmanyareasaroundtheworld,includingHati.Yearshavepassed

sincea7.0earthquakeshookthenation.Theexactnumberofpeoplewhodiedmayneverbe

known.ThousandsofsurvivorsoftheHaitianearthquakelinedintemporary(臨時的)shelters

formorethan3years.FormerAmericanPresidentJimmyCarterandhiswifeRosalynnjoined

fivehundredvolunteersinthetownofLeoganetobuildhouses.

Organizationsdonothavetobelargetogetvolunteers.AnactivistgroupinDharamsala,

Indiaisagoodexample.JodieUnderhillfromEnglandarrivedinnorthernIndiaseveralyearsago.

Sheplannedtovolunteerforanenvironmentalproject.Shecouldalmostnotbelievehowmuch

rubbishwasruining(摧毀)someofthearea'smostbeautifulsights.MsUnderhilllearnedabout

howtodealwiththerubbishwhiletakingpartinothervolunteerprojects.Soonenoughshe

formedherowngroup,MountainCleaners.MsUnderhillsaystheworkisveryhard.Butshe

praisesthegroup'seffortsasawonderfulexperience.TheyoungEnglishwomansaystheIndian

mediastartedcallingher"GarbageGirl”.Andshesaysshewaspleasedwiththename.

Americanteenagersalsovolunteerinmanyways.

23.HowdidJodieUnderhillfeelwhenshesawbeautifulsightsruinedbytherubbish?

A.Pleased.B.Shocked.C.Moved.D.

Interested.

24.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?

A.MsUnderhillformedherowngrouptomakemoney.

B.ThenumberofpeoplewhodiedinHaiti'searthquakeisunclear.

C.Historyloverscan'tlearnthehistoryfromancientobjects.

D.MsUnderhillwascalled"GarbageGirl“bytheAmericanmedia.

25.Whatmaythenextpassagetalkabout?

A.Thereasonwhypeopleoffertheirservicestoothers.

B.Thewaytojoinavolunteergroup.

C.ThevolunteerworkthatAmericanteenagersdo.

D.Theadvantagesthatvolunteerscanbring.

C

Theysaythat"travelisthebestteacher^^andthereisnobetterexampleofthisideathanthe

MingdynastytravelwriterandgeographerXuXiake(1587-1641).HisbookTheTravelNotesof

XuXiakenotonlyencouragesaloveoftravellingamongChinesepeoplebutprovidesimportant

scientificinformationaboutthecountry'slandandgeography.

BornintoawealthyJiangyinfamily,Xubecameinterestedinbooksaboutdifferentplacesat

anearlyageandwantedtotravel.Whenhewas18,however,Xu'sfatherdiedandso,itseemed

impossibleforhistravellingdreams.Hethenstartedmanagingthefamilyfarmandtakingcareof

his60-year-oldmotherastraditionrequired.

Buthismotherhaddifferentideas.Understandingherson'sloveoftravelandvaluingthe

knowledgehecouldgetfromsuchexperiences,thismodern-thinkingwomanrefusedtokeepher

sonathome.SheagreedthatXucouldtravelforthreemonthseveryyear,whentherewasless

farmwork.

Soattheageoftwentyandwithhismother'ssupport,XusetofFforthefirsttime,leaving

behindnotonlyhismotherbuthisnewwifeaswell.Hewouldrepeatthisgoodbyeeachyearfor

mostofthenext30years.Duringthistime,hetravelledthroughouttheMingkingdom,carefully

studyingthelandshepassedthroughandrecordinghisexperiencesandmanydiscoveriesina

diary.Thisdiary,whichoncehadover500,000words,wouldbecomeTheTravelNotesofXu

Xicikelater.

Althoughrich,Xuavoidedcomfortabletravel,preferringtogoalmosteverywhereonfoot.

Thiswayhecouldresearchtheenvironmentindetailandgetatruepictureofthenaturalworld.

Manyofhistripsweretohard-to-reachmountainareas,andthroughwildforestswherefew

peoplelived.However,hiswillingnesstofacehardshipscameatacost.Progresswasslowand

tiringandhewasfrequentlysick,robbedandbeatenduringhisjourneys.

Sadly,Xubecameseriouslyillduringhislastandlongestjourney,a4-yeartripthroughthe

southwestofChina.Hediedin1641,soonafterreturningtohishometownforthelasttime.When

hisdiarywasfinallyprintedyearsafterhepassedaway,muchofithadbeendestroyed（毀壞）or

lost.Althoughincomplete,itstillmadeXuatravellinglegend（傳奇）aroundtheworld.

26.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?

A.ThegeneraldetailsofXuXiake'slifestory.

B.ThedifficultiesXuXiakefacedinhistravels.

C.TheimportantdiscoveriesmadebyXuXiake.

D.TheinfluenceofXu'sbookTheTravelNotesofXuXiake.

27.WhichofthefollowingbestdescribesXu'smother?

A.Strictbutinteresting.B.Kindbutuneducated.

C.Helpfulandhardworking.D.Supportiveandopen-minded.

28.WhatisthecorrectorderforthefollowingeventsfromXu'slife?

a.Hewentonhisfirstjourney.

b.Hisbookwasfinallyprinted.

c.Hereturnedtohishometownforthelasttime.

d.Hedevelopedaninterestinbooksaboutotherplaces.

e.Hestartedmanagingthefamilyfarmafterhisfatherdied.

A.a-e-d-c-bB.d-e-a-b-cC.d-e-a-c-bD.

e-d-a-b-c

D

Mymotherisateacher,andIgrewupwiththechallengesateacherfaces.Ioftenaskedher,

“Whydoyouteach?Whatkeepsyouteaching?^^Theanswerwasalwaysthesame."Thereis

alwaysthatonechild,thatonemomentthatisworthit.”

Now,Iamateacher,too.Butdifferentfrommymother,Iteachstudentschallenging

activitiesoutdoors.Andwhenmymotheraskedmethesimilarquestions,myanswerwas,"It's

thatonechild,thatonespecialmoment.^^

Oneofthosemomentshappenedrecently.Iwasworkingwithagroupofgirlsinafour-week

programme.Everythingwentonwellthroughthe"Team"eventsandweweremovingontoa

"High"onecalledtheWire（鋼索）Walk.

IntheWireWalk,eachgirlhadtoclimbupthepegs（木樁）inatreetoawire,8metershigh,

andthenwalkacrossit.Ofcourse,everythingwassafeforsure.

WhenIaskedwhowouldtry,afewgirlsraisedtheirhands,andtheyfinishedtheWireWalk

withlittledifficulty.

ButwhenitwasSusie'sturn,itseemedthatshedidn'treallywantto.IaskedSusieifshewas

ready.Sheansweredsoftly,t6Isuppose.^^

Now,Susiewasatthefootofthetree.Shestartedtomakethelongreachforthefirstpeg.

Theothergirlscheeredfbrher.ThenIfoundSusiewasbecomingnervouswitheverystep.I

realizedshewouldnotgomuchfurther.

Susiewashalfwayup.Thenshestoppedandheldthetreetight（緊緊地）,lookingveryafraid.

Hereyeswereclosed.Withherfaceagainstthetree,shecried,UIcan't."

Theothergirlssatinsilence.ItalkedquietlytoSusie,tryingtorelaxher.Italkedforalong

timetillIranoutofwords.

“Iwillstillbeyourfriendnomatterwhat,Susie!vMarybrokethesilence.Tomysurprise,

Susieliftedherheadandlookeduptothewire.ThensheturnedtolookdownatMaryandsmiled.

Marysmiledback.

Finally,Susiemadeitallthewayacrossthatwire.Whenshereturnedtotheground,thefirst

hugshelookedforwasfromMary.

Weallcheered.

MomentslikethiskeepmedoingwhatIdo.Theyoungheartscontinuetofillmewith

courage.

29.WhydidSusiestophalfwayuptothewire?

ABecausetheteacheraskedhertodoit.

B.Becausesomethingwaswrongwithit.

C.Becauseshewastooafraidtomoveon.

D.Becauseitwastoohighforhertoreach.

30.Marybrokethesilenceinorderto.

A.comfortandencourageSusieB.relaxtheteacher

C.catchothers,attentionD.drawSusie'sattention

31.WhatcanwelearnfromthestoryofSusieandMary?

AHelpingothersishelpingourselves.

B.Awordofencouragementmattersalot.

C.Outdooractivitiesbringpeoplecloserthanever.

D.Agoodmethodisofgreatimportanceinteaching.

32.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthepassage?

A.ThatOneMomentB.TheWireWalk

C.LoveandFriendshipD.TheYoungHearts

202()年江蘇省蘇州常熟市中考一模英語試題

三、閱讀理解

請認真閱讀下列短文，從短文后各題所給的A,B,C,D四個選項中，選出最佳

選項，并在答題卷上將該項涂黑。

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A.AChickenBurgerandaComboIV.B.ACheeseBurgerandaComboIV.

C.AWhopperandaComboIII.D.AComboIIandtwoChickenWings.

22.Whatcanweknowfromthemenu?

A.Youcanorderfoodbyemail.

B.Youcannoteatintherestaurant.

C.Youcannotmakeacalltoorderfood.

D.Therestaurantisonlyopenfor24hoursonweekends.

B

Oneofthemostoftenaskedandmostcontroversially（有爭議的）answeredquestionsis

“WhatshouldIdowhenImeetablindperson?"AquickGooglesearchwillturnupplentyof

answers,whicharequitedifferentfromeachother.So,obviously,thereisnogeneralagreement

onwhattodowhenyoumeetablindperson.

Therearenospecialrulesordoesanddoesn*tthatcandealwiththissituation.Thereisonly

oneprinciple（原貝1J）:Blindpeoplearenothingmoreorlessthanpeoplewhohappentobeblind.

Assuch,itisourownjobtotakecareofourselves,andwearegratefultonooneelseforspecial

careorleadership.Forwethinkweareequal（平等的）tonormalpeople.

Thebestthingtodoisnothing.Don'tsupposeyouknowwhatweneed.Ifwedoneed

something,wellpolitelyletyouknow.

Forgeteverythingyou'veheardabouttheblindevenifyouconsideryourselftobeanexpert.

Blindpeoplehaveplentytosayabout''experts".Especially,forgetanythingyou'veheardorread

about"TenThingstoDoifYouMeetaBlindPersonn.Theadvicewillprobablyjustcausemore

embarrassment（尷尬）.Moreofitismadeupbysightedpeopleanywayanddoesn'tnecessarily

standfbrtheblind'sview.

Thereiscompletelynowaytosecond—guessthesituationbyimposing（強力Qany

preformedideas.Evenifyou*veknownotherblindpeople,don'tthinkyouknowwhattodowith

everyoneofthem.Thethingthatoftenmakesusangryistohear"It'sOK.Mymother（sister,

cousin,friend）isblind.1'

Blindpeopleareasdifferentfromeachotherasanytwopeopleonthisearth.Thereareno

similaritiesamongusthatyoucandependon.Eventhedegreeofvision,hearingortouchthatwe

usecanbeverydifferent.Mostblindpeopledohavesamedegreeofvision,andeventheveryfew

ofuswhoaretotallyblindmayuseourtouchandhearingveryeffectively.

23.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatthewriter.

A.isablindpersonB.hearsmoreclearlythanothers

C.neverasksothersforhelpD.thinksblindpeopleneedspecialcare

24.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingopinionsmaythewriterdisagreewith?

A.Mostblindpeoplecantakecareofthemselves.

B.Blindpeoplearen'tequaltosightedpeople.

C.Blindpeoplegenerallydislikethosethinkingtheyunderstandtheblindalot.

D.Eachperson,blindorsighted,isdifferentfromanyoneelse.

25.Whichofthefollowingmightbethebesttitleforthepassage?

A.NeverHelptheBlindB.TrytoHelptheBlind

C.NotEveryHelpIsGoodfortheBlindD.LearnMoreabouttheBlind

Peopleallovertheworldarenowtakingactiontofightagainstthenovelcoronavirus.But

howtheybehavemaydependontheirowncultureandtraditions.Let'stakealook.

WheneveryoneinChinaiswearingmaskstostopthenovelcoronavirus,manypeoplein

Westerncountriesdon'tseemtowanttodothesame.Forexample,anItalianlawmakerwas

criticized（批評）byhiscoworkerswhenhewenttoworkwithamask.Theysaidhewas"causing

panic”（恐慌）.ButwhydotheEastandWesthavedifferentideasaboutwearingmasks?Let'stake

alook.

Westernideasaboutmasks

IntheWest,peopleshouldwearmasksonlywhentheygetsick-chronicallergies（慢性過

敏）orinfectious（傳染的）diseases.Peopleseemasksasatooltoprotectsickpeopleandstop

diseasefromspreading,sohealthypeopledon'tneedtowearthem.Therefore,duringthenovel

coronavirusoutbreak,peoplewouldbe"treatedasavirusspreader"iftheygooutwithamask.

SomeEuropeanandAmericanpeoplesaywearingamaskoutdoorsmakesthemfeel"worried",

"shy",and"afraidofbeinglookedatdifferently."

ButasthenumberofCOVID-19casesisgrowingaroundtheworld,peopleintheWestare

changingtheirideas.IntheUS,forexample,manyhealthypeoplearestartingtowearmasksnow

toprotectthemselves.

MaskcultureintheEast

InAsiancountrieslikeChinaandJapan,wearingmasksiscommon.In1910,Chinesedoctor

WuLiandeinventedthemodernmedicalmaskduringthepneumonicplague（肺鼠疫）.Sincethen,

maskshavebeenasymbolofChina'spositionasamodem,scientificnation,accordingto

Scottishmedicalanthropologist（人類學家）ChristosLynteris.Duringthe2003SARS

epidemic（傳染?。?peopleinChinaandEastAsiaalsousedmaskstoprotectthemselves.

InJapan,wearingmasksshowsyourpolitenesswhenyougetacoldorflu.SomeJapanese

alsoturnmasksintofashion.Theyhavedifferentcolorsandpatternstochoosetomatchtheir

clothes.Someyoungwomenwearmaskswhentheydon'thavetheirmakeupon.Manypopstars

inAsiaalsousemaskstoprotecttheirprivacy（隱私）.Thisculturalandhistoricalbackgroundhas

madeiteasierforpeopleintheEasttowearmaskswhenepidemicsbreakout.

26.WhatdidthecoworkersthinkoftheItalianlawmaker?

A.Hewastooworriedtowork.B.Hemadeotherpeoplenervous.

C.Hewasunwillingtogotowork.D.Hewasjusttryingtoprotecthimself.

27.Fromthestory,whatmightpeopleusemaskstodoinJapan?

aShowpoliteness,b.Protectprivacy,c.Lookfashionable,d.Protecttheirmakeup.

A.abcB.bedC.acdD.abd

28.Fromthestory,weknowthat.

A.healthypeopleintheWestwillneverwearmasks

B.wearingmasksistheonlywaytoprotectourselves

C.maskscanbeusedinmanydifferentways

D.masksarenotusefulduringaseriousepidemic

D

SometimesIreallydoubtwhetherthereislovebetweenmyparents.Everydaytheyarebusy

tryingtomakemoneyinordertopayformybrother*seducationandmine.Theydon*tactinthe

romanticwaysthatIreadinbooksorIseeonTV.Forthem,"Iloveyounistoodifficulttosay.

Evensendingflowerstoeachotheronsomespecialdaysishardlyeverseen.

Oneday,mymotherwasrepairingaquilt（被子）.Isilentlysatbesideherandlookedather.

"Mum,mayIaskyouaquestion?"Isaid.

"What?”sheimplied,stilldoingherwork."IstherelovebetweenyouandDadsuIaskedher

inaverylowvoice.Mymotherstoppedherworkandlookedatmeinsurprise.Shedidn'tanswer

myquestionatonce.Then,shebowedherheadandcontinuedtodoherwork.

IwasafraidthatIhadhurtherfeelings.IfeltsoembarrassedthatIdidn'tknowwhattodo.

ButatlastIheardmymothersaythefollowingwords:

“Lookatthisthread（線）.Sometimesitappears,butmostofthetime,ithidesinthequilt.The

threadreallymakesthequiltstronganddurable.Iflifeisaquilt,thenloveshouldbeathread.It

canhardlybeseenanywhereoranytime,butit'sreallythere."

Icouldn'tunderstandheruntilthenextspring.Atthattime,myfathersuddenlygotsick

seriously.Mymotherhadtostaywithhiminthehospitalforamonth.Whentheyreturnedfrom

thehospital,theybothlookedverypale.Aftertheywereback,everydayinthemorninganddusk,

mymotherhelpedmyfatherwalkslowlyonthecountryroad.Myfatherhadneverbeenso

gentle.Thedoctorhadsaidmyfatherwouldrecoverintwomonths.Butaftertwomonthshestill

couldn'twalkbyhimself.Allofuswereworriedabouthim."Dad,howareyoufeelingnow"I

askedhimoneday."Susan,don'tworryaboutme."hesaidgently,"Totellyouthetruth,Ijustlike

walkingwithyourmum.Ilikethiskindoflife.Readinghiseyes,Iknowhelovesmymother

deeply.

OnceIthoughtlovemeantflowers,giftsandsweetkisses.Butfromthisexperience,I

understandthatloveisjustathreadinthequiltofourlife.Loveisinside,makinglifestrongand

warm.

29.Whydo