專題09閱讀理解考點2記敘文

考點2記敘文

（2025·內(nèi)蒙古·中考真題）

JossNaylorisasheepfarmerfromtheLakeDistrict.Amongmostpeople,hisnamemeanslittle,butin

certaincircles,heisknownasoneofthefinestmountainrunnerstohaveeverlived.

Josslivesandbreathesmountains.HehaslivedandfarmedallhislifeinanareaoftheLakeDistrictwhich

hasmanymountains,includingthetallestmountaininEngland.Josshasanalmostsuperhumanabilitytorunat

speedovermountains.However,hewasn’talwaysamountainrunner.Asayoungman,hewasadvisedtogiveup

farmingbecauseofseriousbackproblems.But,whenhewas24,hewastiredofbeingtoldtotakeiteasy.

Nothingcanstopagoodmanfrombeingbetter!Hecontinuedworkingandtookuprunning.Whenheran

hisfirstmountainrace,hediscoveredthathefellinlovewithit.Allhistimespentherding(放牧)sheeponthe

mountainshadpreparedhimforthis.

Hisachievementsarenothingshortoffamous.Forexample,hesmashedhisownrecordandsetanewone.

Attheageof49,heranup214mountains.“Itisawonderfulexperiencethoughthepracticeisveryhard,”hesaid.

Manyofhisrunshaveraisedmoneyforcharity,andheispopularinthecommunity.

Hekeepswritingandsharinghisexperiencesabouthisclimb.“Iwantpeoplebackhome—especiallyfamily

andfriendswhosupportme—togetarealfeelforwhatit’slike,”hesaid.

1．WhyisJossfamousincertaincircles?

A．Heisawell-knownsheepfarmer.

B．Heisoneofthebestmountainrunners.

C．Hegetsfirstplaceinhisfirstmountainrace.

2．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“smashed”inparagraph4mean?

A．Broke.B．Lost.C．Kept.

3．WhatcanweknowaboutJossfromthetext?

A．Hewonawritingcompetitiononce.

B．Hemadeeffortstobeabetterman.

C．Hegaveuprunningwhenhewas24.

4．Whichpartofamagazineisthetextprobablytakenfrom?

A．People.B．Business.C．ScienceandTechnology.

（2025·重慶·中考真題）

(Mr.Wormwoodsellsstolencarsandtriestogetmoremoneybycheatingothers.Matilda,abooklover,

hatesthat.)

SceneOne

Onemorning,justwhenMr.Wormwoodwassettingofftocheatothersagain,Matildawalkedintohisroom

quietlytogetthehatheworeeachdaytowork.Shewastooshortandhadtogetitwithawalking-stick.

Holdingthehatinonehandandabottleofsuperglueintheother,Matildaputsomeglueverycarefullyall

roundtheinsiderim(邊)ofthehat.Thenshecarefullyputthehatback.

SceneTwo

Thatevening,whenMr.Wormwoodgothome,hecried,“Ican’ttakemyhatoffandIhavetokeepitall

day!”

“Don’tbesilly,”hiswifesaid.“Comehere.I’lltakeitoffforyou.”

“Ow-w-w!Don’tdothat!Letgo!You’venearlykilledme!”heshouted.

“What’sthematter?”Matildawasstandingatthedoorwithabookinherhand.

Mr.Wormwoodlookedatherdoubtfully,butsaidnothing.

“Itmustbesuperglue.Haven’tItoldyounottotouchthedirtything?”Mrs.Wormwoodsaid.

“Ihaven’ttouchedit!”Mr.Wormwoodshouted.HeturnedandlookedagainatMatilda,wholookedbackat

himwithlargeinnocent(無辜的)browneyes.

SceneThree

Mr.Wormwoodhadtokeephishatonallthroughdinner.Later,hediscoveredthattheworstthingabout

havingthehatwasnottotakeashowerinit,buttosleepinit.“Iexpectitwillbeloose(松動)bythemorningand

thenit’llbetakenoffeasily,”Mrs.Wormwoodsaid.

SceneFour

Butthehatwasn’tloosebythemorning.SoMrs.Wormwoodcutthethingoffhishead,bitbybit,firstthe

topandthentherim.

AtbreakfastMatildasaidtoMr.Wormwood,“Youmusttrytogetthosebitsoffyourhead.Theylooklike

littlebrowninsects.Andpeoplewillthinkyou’vegotlice(虱子).”

“Bequiet!”Mr.Wormwoodshouted.“Justkeepyourmouthshut!”

Allinall,itisamostsatisfyingexercise.Butdon’tgetyourhopesupthatithastaughtthecheateragood

lesson.

(Matildaborrowsherfriend’sparrot(鸚鵡)and…)

5．WhatdidMatildaputinsideMr.Wormwood’shat?

A．Somehair.B．Somesuperglue.

C．Abook.D．Astick.

6．AccordingtoSceneTwo,whichwordbestdescribesMatilda?

A．Creative.B．Friendly.C．Shy.D．Calm.

7．Whatcanweinferfromthetext?

A．Thecouplelovedeachotherverymuch.

B．Mrs.Wormwoodreallyenjoyedcuttinghair.

C．Matildawouldcontinuetopunishthecheater.

D．Mr.Wormwoodwouldn’tcheatothersanymore.

8．

Eachpictureabovematchesonescene.Whichsceneismissing?

A．SceneOne.B．SceneTwo.

C．SceneThree.D．SceneFour.

（2025·新疆·中考真題）

閱讀下面材料，從題中所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中選出一個最佳選項。

WhenIwasalittlegirl,ourfamilieswouldalwaysgatherforbigmeals.Besidesthedeliciousfood,Ialso

lovedlisteningtotheadultstalkingabouttheirstories.SomestoriesaresounforgettablethatIstillrememberthem

today.

Myaunt,Kathy,heardadisabledfriendhadwonamarathon(馬拉松)race.Shefeltmotivated(被激勵的)

anddecidedtorun.Thenextday,sheran5miles.Althoughitwasnoteasyfora54-year-oldwoman,shekepton

running.

Edward,mycousin,wasamainroleinaplayforthefirsttime.Heexperienceda2-monthhardtime

preparingforit.Hearingpeople’sapplause(掌聲),hefeltgood.What’smore,herealizedhecouldhavemorefun

bytryingsomethingnew.

Myfatherwasdeeplymovedbya3-year-oldgirlonaplane.Hesawthatthelittlegirlofferedallshehad,a

pieceofchocolate,tosaveaman’slife.Hesaidthegirl’skindnessalwaysmadehimsmile.Whereverlifewilllead

me,thesestoriesalwaysgivemeinspiration.Ihavelearnedthatweshouldlovelifeitself,loveourselvesandlove

thepeoplearoundus.Itisthestoriesthatmakemylifebeautifulandmeaningful.

9．Whatdidtheauthor’sfamiliesalwaysdowhenshewasalittlegirl?

A．Theycookeddeliciousfood.B．Theygatheredforbigmeals.

C．Theylistenedtoherstories.D．Theystillrememberedthosestories.

10．Whydidtheauthor’sauntstarttorun?

A．Becausesheran5milesattheageof54.B．Becauseshethoughtitwaseasyforher.

C．Becauseshewasmotivatedbyafriend.D．Becausetheauthorhadwonamarathonrace.

11．WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?

A．Edwardsavedaman’slifeonaplane.

B．Theauthor’sfatherwasmovedbyEdward.

C．Theauthor’sfathersaveda3-year-oldgirl’slife.

D．Edwardfeltgoodwhenheheardtheapplause.

12．Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?

A．KindnessfromSmallActs.

B．BelieveinYourselfandTrySomethingNew.

C．NoCooking,NoGathering.

D．InspirationfromStoriesSharedinFamilyGatherings.

（2025·天津·中考真題）

Thesportsmeetingwascoming.Mariowasgoingtotakepartintherace.Heneededanewpairofshoes,

becausetherewereholesnearthebigtoes(腳趾)oftheoldones.

OnaSundaymorning,Mario’smothertookhimtothestore.Ashopworkermeasured(量)Mario’sfeet.

“Yourfeetaresize2,”theshopworkersaidtoMario.

“ButIonlyworesizeIlastyear!”saidMario.TheshopworkersmiledatMario.Mariolookedattheshoes

ontheshelf(架子).Hechosetwodifferentpairstotryon.Onepairwasblack.Theotherwasblue.Theshop

workerbroughttwoboxes.Ineachbox,therewasasize2pairoftheshoesthatMariochose.

Mariotriedonthetwopairsofshoes.Theblackonespinched(擠痛)histoeswhenhewalked.ThenMario

triedontheblueones.Hewalkedaroundthestore.Hejumped.Hestoodonhistoes.“Mum,Iwanttobuytheblue

ones,becausetheyfeeljustright,”Mariosaidtohismotherhappily.

“Ican’twaittowearmynewshoestoschooltomorrow!”shoutedMario.

13．Marioneedednewshoestotakepartin________.

A．thepartyB．thetripC．theraceD．thepicnic

14．WhotookMariotobuynewshoes?

A．Hisfather.B．Hissister.C．Hisbrother.D．Hismother.

15．WhatsizewereMario’sfeetlastyear?

A．Size1.B．Size2.C．Size3.D．Size4.

16．Mariowantedtobuytheblueshoesbecausethey________.

A．werecheapB．feltjustrightC．weresmallD．pinchedhistoes

17．HowdidMariofeelabouthisnewshoes?

A．Nervous.B．Worried.C．Excited.D．Shy.

（2025·江西·中考真題）

Geofflovestohikeandclimb.InMay2024,hewenttoOregontoclimbtothetopofMountainHood.He

wentwithhisbestfriend,Adam.Theywereat9,400feet(英尺).Itwassnowyandcold.SuddenlyGeofffellintoa

hole.Theholewasverydeep.Adamcalled,“Geoff?Geoff?”buttherewasnoanswer.HecouldnotseeGeoff.

Adamwasworried.WasGeoffalive?

Adamquicklywentdownthemountaintogethelp.Adamsawthreemenbelow.Theyhadamobilephone.

Theycalledtherescue(救援)team.ThenthethreemenwentbackupthemountainwithAdam.Theylookedinto

theholeandcalledGeoff’sname.ThistimeGeoffanswered.Theyknewhewasalive.OnemannamedMikewent

65feetdownonarope.HefoundGeoffatthebottom.

Geoffcouldnotmovehislegs.Hiseyewashurt.Hehadmanyinjuries(損傷).Hewaspainful,buthewas

happytoseeMike.Mikeputasleepingbagaroundhimtokeephimwarm.Twohourslater,thePortlandMountain

RescueTeamarrived.TheywentintotheholetobringGeoffupinaspecialrescuebasket.Itwasaverydifficult

rescue.

Finally,20hoursafterhefell,Geoffwassafeinahospital.Hewasthereforthreeweeks.Geoffwasvery

luckytobealive.Adamvisitedhimeveryday.Geoffsaid,“IwanttocomebacktoOregonnextMay.Istillwantto

climbMountainHood.”Adamsaid,“OK.Iwanttogowithyou,andtherescueteamdoes,too!”

18．WhathappenedtoGeoffwhenhewasclimbingMountainHood?

A．Helosthisbag.B．Hefellintoahole.C．Helosttheway.D．Hehadaheadache.

19．HowwasGeoffwhenMikefoundhim?

A．Hewassad.B．Hewasfine.C．Hewasbadlyhurt.D．Hewasasleep.

20．PuttheeventsaboutGeoffintothecorrectorderaccordingtothepassage.

a.Hehadmanyinjuries.b.Hewasbroughtupbytherescueteam.

c.HestillwantedtoclimbMountainHood.d.HewenttoclimbMountainHoodwithAdam.

A．a(chǎn)-b-c-dB．d-c-b-aC．a(chǎn)-d-b-cD．d-a-b-c

21．Whichofthefollowingcanbestdescribetherescue?

A．Longanddifficult.B．Easyandsuccessful.

C．Interestingandrelaxing.D．Hopelessanduseless.

22．WhatdoesAdammeanattheendofthepassage?

A．Therescueteamlikesclimbingmountains.

B．Geoffshouldavoidclimbingalonetostaysafe.

C．Climbingmountainswiththerescueteamisfun.

D．Adamwantstomakefriendswiththerescueteam.

（2025·河北·中考真題）

Somepeopleseeoysters(牡蠣)asdeliciousfood.Butsomeraiseoysterstocleanupthepollutedseawater.

Amy,a15-year-oldgirl,isoneofthem.Shehaswonamasteroystergardenerprizethisyear.Shethinksoystersare

reallyhelpful.Theyareenvironmentalstars.

“IknewnothingaboutoystergardeningwhenIstartedin2022.IlearnedallofthisafterIcompletedafree

courseaboutit.Thecourseisaboutraisingoystersincages(籠子),”Amysays.

Thereusedtobelotsofoystersincoastalwaters.Buttheirnumbershavediminished.Thisismainlybecause

ofsomenaturaldisasters.Oystergardeningisawaytohelp.“Anyonecanjoin,”anoystergardeningresearcherLiz

Blacksays.

“Youdon’thavetodoalottotakecareofyouroysters,buttheinfluencetheyhaveontheenvironmentis

huge,”Amysays.

Duringtheoystergardeningseason,Amyandhermomgotothebeach.ThereAmyhasninecages.“Oncea

weekIgooutthere,”shesays.Shepullsthecagesfromthewatertocheckconditionsoftheoysters.

Thisspring,Amy’soysterswillbebigenoughtobecollected.AmywillgowithLiztopickthemup.Oysters

thatarecollectedwillthenbe“planted”onthereefs(珊瑚礁).Sofar,Amyhasraisedmorethan1,500oysters.

She’sagreatleaderofoystergardeningandagreatsupporter,too.

23．WhatdoesAmythinkofoysters?

A．Huge.B．Clean.C．Helpful.D．Delicious.

24．WhendidAmygettoknowaboutraisingoysters?

A．Aftershejoinedaresearchteam.B．Aftershewonacompetition.

C．Aftersheattendedafreecourse.D．Aftershecleaneduptheseawater.

25．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“diminished”inparagraph3probablymean?

A．Grown.B．Fallen.C．Disappeared.D．Remained.

26．WhydoesAmypullthecagesoutofwaterweekly?

A．Tofeedtheoysters.B．Tomixtheoysters.

C．Tochecktheoysters.D．Tonametheoysters.

27．Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?

A．ACageMakerB．AMasterPrizeC．AnOysterFestivalD．AnOysterGardener

（2025·湖南長沙·中考真題）

IusedtoteachEnglishasavolunteerinAfrica.Someofmyfriendsaskedme,“Don’tyoumissyourhome,

Emily?”ItoldthemIwastheonlychildinmyfamilyandItrulyhadaneasylifeathome.However,Igotboredof

havinga“good”timeathomeandneededachange.

ThekidsfromAfricawereeager(渴望的)tolearnandeasytoteach.Iwassurprisedathowsmarttheywere.

Talkingwiththemmademethinkalot.Whenyoucomefromapoorarea,youmustgrowupfastanddealwithall

kindsofdifficultsituations.

VolunteeringhasalwaysbeeneasyformebecauseIdon’tliketodothesamethingseveryday.Myjobalso

givesmethefreedomtochoosewhenandwhereIwork.AlthoughIdon’tgetpaidforvolunteering,I’moldenough

toknowthatmoneyisnottheonlywaytogetrewarded(回報).Theexperienceitselfispriceless.Imakelotsof

connectionswithgoodpeople.Also,whenIvolunteer,IoftenworkwithpeoplewhoareworseoffthanIam.That

hastaughtmetopracticethankfulnessforwhatIhave.Believeme,thislifelessonisworthamilliondollars.

Iamnotaperfectperson.Inasense,IthinkI’mselfish(自私的).Butyoudon’thavetobeaperfect,selfless

persontovolunteer.Infact,Ihavebenefited(受益)alotfromvolunteering.Volunteeringhelpsothers,anditcan

alsohelpyourself,too.Thebiggestbenefitofvolunteeringisthatithelpsyoudevelopyourcharacter(品質(zhì)),and

that’sthepassporttoarichandmeaningfullife.

28．WhydidEmilyvolunteerinAfrica?

A．Shelivedareallydifficultlifeathome.

B．Shehopedtolearnanewlanguagethere.

C．Shewantedtoexperiencesomethingnew.

29．HowweretheAfricankidsinEmily’seyesinParagraph2?

A．Quiteteachable.B．Hardtodealwith.C．Boredoflearning.

30．WhatdoesEmilygetfromhervolunteeringexperience?

A．Thefreedomtochooseawell-paidjob.

B．Thechancetoconnectwithgoodpeoplealot.

C．Theabilitytoexpressthanksforwhatshehaslost.

31．WhichofthefollowingwouldEmilymostprobablyagreewith?

A．Useitorloseit.B．Oldhabitsdiehard.C．Givingisreceiving.

（2025·福建·中考真題）

Mary’suncleTedwasanengineer.Hetoldhergreatstoriesabouttherocketshehelpeddesign,andheoften

broughtMarysciencebooks.Healsotaughthersomeknowledgeaboutspace.Marylovedtechnologyandscience,

andshewasalsoadventurous(愛冒險的).Forthosereasons,Mary’sfamilykepttellinghersheshouldbean

astronautwhenshegrewup,butshejustwasn’tsure.

OneSaturday,MaryandUncleTedwenttovisittheScienceMuseum.Theywatchedashowonspacetravel.

UncleTedtoldhersomethinginterestingaboutspaceshipsandspacesuits.Butshewasmostinterestedintwo

modelrobotarmsandtriedoperating(操作)them.Shestayedtherealldayandfeltveryexcited.

Bythetimetheygotonthebustoreturnhome,Marywasverytired.Closinghereyes,shewasthinking

aboutwhatitwouldbeliketoflyintospace.Asshenearlyfellasleep,Marystartedtofeeltheweightlessnessthat

astronautsmustfeelwhentheyareinzerogravity(重力).Thenextthingsheknew,shewaslookingoutthe

windownotofabusbutofaspaceship.Marywasoperatingahugerobotarmoutsidethespaceship.Shefelt

nervous.Butshekeptatit.Soonshesucceeded.Shefeltproudofherself.

Justthen,MaryheardUncleTed’svoice.“Wakeup,mydear!We’rebackhomenow.”Whensheopenedher

eyes,sherealizedshehadbeendreaming,butsheknewthisforsure—shewantedtobeanastronautonedayand

couldn’twaitforherfirsttripintospace.

32．WhatdidUncleTeddo?

A．Hewasawriter.B．Hewasanengineer.

C．Hewasanastronaut.D．Hewasateacher.

33．WhatinterestedMarymostinthemuseum?

A．Twomodelrobotarms.B．Amazingspacesuits.

C．Alongshowonspace.D．Aninterestingspaceship.

34．HowdidMaryfeelinthemuseumthatSaturday?

A．Excited.B．Tired.C．Nervous.D．Proud.

35．WhathappenedtoMaryonherwayhome?

A．Shewassentintospace.B．Sheoperatedarobotarm.

C．Shehadawonderfuldream.D．Sheexperiencedzerogravity.

36．AtlastMarydecidedtobeanastronautbecauseof________.

A．hersciencebooksB．herparents’wish

C．heruncle’sencouragementD．hertriptothemuseum

（2025·吉林·中考真題）

①NowforeignersfrommanycountriescanstayinChinafor240hourswithoutavisa(簽證).Thenumber

offoreignvisitorsisincreasing.

②Susan,fromCanada,visitedShanghaiandHangzhou.Duringherstay,shefounditwassoconvenient(便

利的)inChina.Whensheorderedfoodatthehotel,arobothelperwouldmakeitswaytoherroom.Thatsaved

time.Orderingfoodbecameeasyforher.Whenshetraveledaroundthecities,shefoundtherewasnoneedtouse

cash(現(xiàn)金).Shecouldtraveleverywherewithjustaphone.

③“ChinesefooddrivesmetovisitChina,”saidKevin,avisitorfromtheUS.InBeijing,hetastedsome

localdelicacies.Forexample,hetriedBeijingduckforthefirsttimeandfounditsonice.HealsowenttotheGreat

WallandfeltlikehewasinancientChina.

④Thesedays,thispolicy(政策)receivedawarmwelcome.MoreandmoreforeignvisitorscometoChina

toexperiencethelivesofChinesepeople.Chinahasbecomeahotplacetogoto.

根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，選擇正確答案。

37．HowmanycitiesdidSusanvisitinChina?

A．Two.B．Three.C．Four.D．Five.

38．WhatdidSusanthinkoforderingfoodatthehotel?

A．Itwasnoisy.B．Itwaseasy.C．Itwasfamous.D．Itwasslow.

39．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“delicacies”inParagraph3probablymean?

A．Specialplaces.B．Usefulphones.C．Comfortablehotels.D．Deliciousfoods.

40．WhydomoreandmoreforeignvisitorscometoChina?

A．Towatchdifferentkindsofrobots.B．Todevelopnewinterestsandhobbies.

C．ToexperiencethelivesofChinesepeople.D．Todosomesurveysonthecityenvironment.

41．Whichistherightstructure(結構)ofthepassage?(①=Paragraph1②=Paragraph2…)

A．B．C．D．

（2025·甘肅金昌·中考真題）

GreeningtheDesert

MinqinCounty,locatedinthecityofWuweiinGansuProvince,isbetweenChina’sthirdandfourthlargest

deserts—theBadainJaranandtheTengger.Localpeopleplantsuosuotrees,aplantthatcansurviveinthedesert,to

preventfurtherdesertification(沙漠化).

Anumberoflocalpeoplehaveworkedhardtoturntheplaceintoanoasis(綠洲).27-year-oldZhongLinis

oneofthem.GrowingupinMinqin,Zhongexperiencedsandstormsthroughouthischildhood.Heoncewantedto

runawayfromhishometownandbuildhisfutureinsouthernChina.

However,hechangedhismindwhenhesawthevillagers’hardlifeandtheterribleenvironmentthere.He

said,“SuddenlyIunderstood—runningawayisn’tthesolution.Makingadifferenceisthekey.”Aftergraduating

fromuniversityin2020,Zhongreturnedtohishometown.“Ifsuosuotreescantakerootinsandstorms,whycan’t

youngpeople?”hewroteinhisdiary.

Sincethen,Zhonghastriedplantingsuosuotreesinthedesert.Heplanted500treesin2021,butmostof

themdied.Sohestudied,learnedfromexperiencedvillagers,andthenplantedmore.Afterthreeyears’efforts,the

treesheplantedarenowgrowingwellinthedesert,turningthelandgreenandlively.

Todrawattentiontohishometown’senvironment,Zhongsharedvideosabouttreeplantingonlineand

starteda“PleasePlantaTreeinMinqin”activity.EncouragedbyZhong’stree-plantingstory,moreandmore

volunteersfromalloverthecountryhavecometoMinqintoplanttrees.Theircommongoalistoturnthedesert

intoanoasis.

閱讀以上材料，回答下列各小題。

42．Accordingtothefirstparagraph,whichofthefollowingshouldbeputin__________inthemap?

A．WuweiB．BadainJaranDesert

C．GansuD．TenggerDesert

43．Whydopeopleplantsuosuotreesinthedesert?

A．Becauseplantingsuosuotreesisnotdifficult.

B．Becausesuosuotreesneedlittlewaterorcare.

C．Becausesuosuotreescantakerootinanyclimate.

D．Becausesuosuotreeshelpstopfurtherdesertification.

44．WhatdidZhongLindecidetodoaftergraduation?

A．Runawayfromhishometown.

B．BuildhisfutureinsouthernChina.

C．Improvethelocalvillagers’lifeandtheenvironment.

D．StartavolunteeractivitytoattractmoretouriststoMinqin.

45．WhatdifficultydidZhongLinfacein2021?

A．Heonlybought500trees.B．Villagersdidn’ttrusthim.

C．Mostofthetreesheplanteddied.D．Novolunteershelpedhim.

46．Whatisthegoalforthepeoplewhojoinedthetree-plantingactivity?

A．Toturnthedesertintoanoasis.B．Toenjoythesceneryofthedeserts.

C．TolearnmoreaboutZhongLin.D．Tosharevideosabouttreeplanting.

（2025·湖北·中考真題）

13-year-oldSarahsitsinheryard,layingoutherhandmadecrafts(手工制品)onthetable.Therearebaskets,

flowerpots,andclothbags—allmadefromrecycledmaterials.Theyarenotjustcreativeobjects;they’repartof

Sarah’sprojecttomakeagreenercommunity.

Twoyearsago,Sarahwouldpassbyaparknearherhouseeverydayafterschool.Plasticbottles,emptycans,

andbrokentoyslitteredtheroadside.Seeingthis,Sarahfeltsad.

Oneafternoon,Sarahnoticedsomekidssellingorangejuiceatthepark.Peoplestoppedtobuyit.Thatwas

whenSarahgotanidea.

“Mom,whatifwesellhandmadecrafts?”sheaskedexcitedlythatevening.“Thenwecanbuytreesforour

neighborhoodwiththemoney!”

Withhermom’shelp,Sarahstartedmakingcraftswithgreatinterest,usingoldboxes,plasticbottlesand

emptycans.Everydayafterschool,shesatinheryard,waitingforcustomers.Atfirst,noonecame.Sarahfelt

down,butshedidn’tgiveup.

Later,peoplebegantostopby.Akindwomanboughtaclothbag,sayingitwasperfectforshopping.Kids

likedtheflowerpots,andoneboyevenaskedSarahtomakehimaspecialbasketforhistoys.Bytheendofthe

firstmonth,Sarahhadmade$150!Shebought30smalltrees.Togetherwithherparents,theyplantedthetrees

aroundtheparkandalongthesidewalks.

Now,theneighborhoodlooksnicer,andthebirdshavemoreplacestorest.Saraheventeachesherfriends

howtomakeeco-friendly(環(huán)保的)craftsafterschool.Theyorganizesaleseverymonthtoraisemoneyfornew

projectslikebirdfeeders.

Thisyear,Sarahsharedherstoryatalocalcommunityevent.“Makingagreenercommunityisimportant,”

shesaidproudly.“Ifeveryonehelpsalittle,wecanmakeourlifebetter.”Shebelievesthatnoeffortistoosmall

whenitcomestocaringfortheenvironment.

47．WhatdidSarahselltomakemoney?

A．Smalltrees.B．Orangejuice.C．Plasticbottles.D．Handmadecrafts.

48．Lookatthemindmap.Whichofthefollowingcanbeputin▲?

A．sad;sharingherstoryB．a(chǎn)fraid;feedingbirds

C．bored;caringfornatureD．nervous;recyclingoldboxes

49．WhatcanyoulearnfromSarah’swordsinthelastparagraph?

A．Doingisbetterthansaying.B．Greathopesmakegreatman.

C．Thefirststepistheonlydifficulty.D．Smallactionscanmakeadifference.

50．WhichofthefollowingcanbestdescribeSarah?

A．Kindandhonest.B．Creativeandhelpful.

C．Strictandfriendly.D．Quietandhard-working.

51．Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?

A．AGirl’sDreamJobB．ACommunityPark

C．AGirl’sGreenProjectD．AnEco-friendlyHabit

（2025·甘肅·中考真題）

GreeningtheDesert

MinqinCounty,locatedinthecityofWuweiinGansuProvince,isbetweenChina’sthirdandfourthlargest

deserts—theBadainJaranandtheTengger.Localpeopleplantsuosuotrees,aplantthatcansurviveinthedesert,to

preventfurtherdesertification(沙漠化).

Anumberoflocalpeoplehaveworkedhardtoturntheplaceintoanoasis(綠洲).27-year-oldZhongLinis

oneofthem.GrowingupinMinqin,Zhongexperiencedsandstormsthroughouthischildhood.Heoncewantedto

runawayfromhishometownandbuildhisfutureinsouthernChina.

However,hechangedhismindwhenhesawthevillagers’hardlifeandtheterribleenvironmentthere.He

said,“SuddenlyIunderstood—runningawayisn’tthesolution.Makingsadifferenceisthekey.”Aftergraduating

fromuniversityin2020,Zhongreturnedtohishomeown.“Ifsuosuotreescantakerootinsandstorms,whycan’t

youngpeople?”hewroteinhisdiary.

Sincethen,Zhonghastriedplantingsuosuotreesinthedesert.Heplanted500treesin2021,butmostof

themdied.Sohestudied,learnedfromexperiencedvillagers,andthenplantedmore.After