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備戰(zhàn)2023年中考英語之閱讀理解專項練（?？?熱門話題）

一、閱讀單選

（2022.江蘇省淮陰中學開明分校二模）“ThatToniisgoingtomakealotoftrouble.

HekeptputtingcottonintoMartha'ssack（麻袋）JSambotoldLegreethatnight.

“Thenwe'llhavetogivehimalesson.^^saidLegree.

Slowlythetiredslaves（奴隸）cameintotheroomfortheweighingofthesacks.First

LegreeweighedTom'ssack,anditwasenough.Martha'ssackwasnext.Theweightwas

enough,butLegreeshoutedather.

“Youlazyanimal!Thisisnotenough!Stayiicrcandwait."Hefinishedweighingallthe

othersacks,andthenturnedtoTom.

“ehere,“saidLegree,4iIwanttogiveyouabetterjobthanpickingcotton,andyoucan

starttonight:takethiswomanandwhip（鞭打）her—youknowhow.^^

'Tmsorry,Master/'saidTom."Ican'tdoit.”

LegreewhippedTbmacrosshisfaceandthenhithimwithhisfistsmanytimes.

“There!”hesaid.“Nowwillyoutellmeyoucan'tdoit?”

“Yes,Master,“saidTom,withbloodrunningdownhisface.UIwillworknightandday,

butIwillneverwhipano:hcrpcrson^^.

“Iboughtyou,andyou'remine,bodyandsoul（靈魂）hesaid,kickingTom.

“Mysoulisn'tyours!Youcan'tbuyil!”

"We'Hsee,“saidLegree,uSambo,Quimbo,givethisdog,alesson.”

Itwaslateatnight,andTomlaybleedingalone,amongpiecesofbrokenmachinery.He

heardanoise.

“Who'sthere?Please,givemesomewater!”

ItwasCassy.Shehelpedhimdrinkandthenshecleanedhiswoundsandputsomethingsoft

underhishead.Tomfellbetter.

—AdaptedfromUncleTomsCabin

1.LegreeaskedTomtowhipMarthabecause.

A.MartharefusedhisorderB.Marthapickedenoughcotton

C.hewantedtogiveTomalessonD.Marthawasaslave

2.WhatdidTommeanbysaying"Mysoulisn'tyours!Youcan'tbuyit!”?

A.Youcan'taskmetodoeverything!B.Youcan'taffordtobuymysoul!

C.Youcan'thurtmyfeelings!D.Youcan'tbemymaster!

3.WhichofthefollowingwordscanbestdescribeTom?

A.Helpfulandbrave.B.Sillybutconfident.

C.Cleverandloyal.D.Carefulbutrude.

4.Thestoryisorganizedinorderof.

A.sizeB.spaceC.timeD.logic（邏輯）

（2022?江蘇?連云港市新海初級中學三模）Aswewalkeddowntheshore,BenGunn

toldhisstory."Iwasaloneherefbryears,“hesaid.t4Oneday,Ifoundtheskeleton.Isawit

waspointingtoatree.Idugaroundihattreeandfoundihetreasure.Iwaslivinginacave,so

Itookthetreasuretothecave.Thismorning,whenLongJohnSilverandhismencameto

lookfbrthetreasure,Ishowedmyselftooneofthem.HethoughtIwasaghost."Ben

laughed."Heranoff,andthisgavemethetimetogetbacktothesquire（鄉(xiāng)紳）andthedoctor.

Theywerewaitingatthecavc.^^

“NowIknow,“1saidtothedoctor,l\vhyyougavethemaptoSilvcr.^^

“Ilwasuselessbythen,“ihedoctorsaid.“Therewasnoburiedtreasure.BenGunnhadit.

MyplanwastogetLongJohnSilverandhismenawayfromthestockade（柵欄）.Wecould

thengetsomestoresfroirit.”

Whenwegotbacktothecave,thesquirewaswaitingforus.

“Threeofthemutineers（反叛者）gotaway,“thedoctortoldhim."Butifwchurry,wc

cangettotheboatbeforethem.Theyranbacktothestockadeontheothersideoftheisland.

Wcarcnearertotheboatthantheyare.”

Iwenttothecave.Thecaptainwaslyinginsideitnexttothetreasure-apileofgold

coins.

“Hello,Jim,"hesaid."Iampleasedtoseeyou.ButIdon'tthinkyouorIwillbegoing

toseeagain.”

Thatnight,thecaptaindied.Wccarriedthetreasuredowntotheboat.Wclitafireonthe

shoreandhadafinemealtogether.Wcwerenotafraidofthethreemutineers.Wchadpistols

（手槍）.Theyhadnone.Tliereweremoreofusthanofthem.

Thenextmorning,wewentintheboattowardstheHispaniola.Wedidn'tcareaboutthe

threemen.Weleftthemontheisland.

Iwillnottellyouabautthejourneyhome.Nothingimportanthappened.Butassoonas

wcgottoBristol,LongJohnSilverranaway.Hetooksonicofthegoldwithhim.Noneofus

cared.Wewerepleasedtoseethebackofhim.Weeachsharedthetreasureanduseditina

differentway.

5.Whofoundthetreasure?

A.Jim.B.BenGunn.

C.LongJohnSilver.D.Threemutineers.

6.WhydidthedoctorgivethemaptoLongJohnSilver?

A.HewantedtohelpLongJohnSilverfindthetreasure.

B.BenGunnhadtakenthetreasureawayandthemapwasuselessbythen.

C.HisplanwastogetLongJohnSilverandhismentoetothestockade.

D.HewantedLongJohnSilvertogetsomestoresforhim.

7.Wherewasthesquirewaiting?

A.Atthecave.B.Inthestockade.C.Intheboat.D.Behindthetree.

8.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingistrue?

A.Thedoctorexplainedthetreasureandthecave.

B.Theywereafraidtofightwiththethreemutineers.

C.TheytookaboattowardstheHispaniolawith（hethreemutineers.

D.LongJohnSilvertooksomeofthetreasureawayassoonastheygottoBristol.

（2022?江蘇?連云港外國語學校二模）Idecidedtoexploretheislandandsetoff

cautiously（謹慎地）sothatIwasnotattacked.Ifoundaroadwithtracksofhumanfeetas

wellasofcowsandhorses.Suddenly,Isawsomestrangedisgustingcreatures（生物）with

longhair.Theyweredirtyandsmelly.

Theywantedtoattackme,butsuddenlyallofthemranawaywhenagreyhorsecame

close.Later,anotherlargehorsearrivedandtheybegantalkingaboutme.Theymadehorsey

soundswhichwereonlyunderstoodbythemselvesandkeptcheckingmeandtouchingmy

clothesandbody.1heardtheword“Yahoo“intheirconversationagainandagain.Icould

（2022?山東臨沂?二模）RestingmyheadonHelensshoulder,Iputmyarmsroundher

waist（腰）.Shedrewmetoher,andwerestedinsilence.

Wchadnotsatlongbeforeanotherpersoncamein.Someheavycloudssweptfromthe

skybyarisingwind,hadleftthemoonbright;andherlight,inginthroughawindownear,

shonefullbothonusandontheingperson,MissTemple.

“Icameonpurposetofindyou,JaneEyreJsaidshe.t4Iwantyouinmyroom,andas

HelenBursiswithyou,shemayeloo.”

WefollowedMissTempletoherapartment.Ithadagoodfireandlookedcheerful.Miss

TempletoldHelenBunstobeseatedinalowarmchairononesideofthefireplace.Thenslie

tookanotherandcalledmetoherside.

“Isitallover?”sheasked,lookingdownatmyface.uHavcyoucriedyoursadness

away?”

“IamafraidInevershalldothat.”

“Why?”

“BecauseIhavebeenwronglyaccused（指責）,andyouandeverybodyelse,willthink

meabadgirl.''

“Weshallthinkyouwhatyouproveyourselftobe,mychild.Continuetoactasagood

girl,andyouwillsatisfyus.”

“ShallI,MissTemple?”

“Youwill.”saidMissTemple,44Youhavebeenaccusedoflyingwhenyouwerelittle.

Tellus（he（ruth,butaddnothingandexaggerale（夸大）nothing.”

ImadeupmymindthatIwouldbemostmodestandmostconect.Havingthoughtfora

fewminutesaboutwheretostart,Itoldherallthestoryofmysadchildhood.

根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，選擇最佳答案。

13.WhichofthefollowingwordscanbestdescribeMissTeinpieinthepassage?

A.Dishonest.B.Impatient.C.Caring.

14.Whatdoestheunderlinedparagraphimply（暗示）？

A.MissTemplewasgoingtopunishJane.

B.Jane'sluckmightchangefbrthebetter.

C.HelenwouldratherleaveJanealone.

15.WhydidJaneEyrecrysadly?

A.Becauseshehastoldalie.

B.Becauseshehasasadchildhood.

C.Becauseothersdon'tunderstandher.

16.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingistrueaboutJane?

A.ShechosetotrustMissTemple.

B.Shedidn'tmindbeingaccused.

C.Shemadeupherchildhoodstory.

（2022?江蘇淮安?中考真題）I'mBlackBeauty,amalehorse.BeforeIwastakentoMr

Gordon,mymotherDuchessspoketome,“AHyounghorseshavetoleavemothers.

Whateverhappens,trytobegentleandstayawayfrombadbehaviours?*

ThenIcametoMrGordon'shouse.

Inthestable（馬廄）nexttominewasalittlefatgreyhorse.

Ipulmyheadupandsaid,“Nicetomeetyou!Whal'syourname?^^Heseemedunhappy.

"I'mMerrylegs.Youaremyneighbour?^^

Isaidyes.

“WellJhecontinued,UIhopeyouarewellbchavcd.Idon'tlikeanyonewhobites

people?'Thenhewenton,“MrGordonshouldbethebestowner!”

Atallbrownfemalehorseshoutedathim,“Nooneknowshowlongagoodhomewill

last!”

Merrylegsloweredhisvoiceandwhispered,"She'sGingerwithabadhabitofbiting

people.^^

Theangryvoicecameagain,uYoudon'tknowanything!youwouldbitetoo.”

“PoorGinger!Whatmadehersounhappy?^^Ithoughttomyself.

ThenextdaywhenIworkedwithGinger,shetoldthewholestory.

“IwastakenawayearlyfromMotherandtherewasnokindmastertolookafterme.My

trainingstartedwithseveralmenforcingmeagainstawall.Oneheldmynoseandanother

pulledmymouthopentoputabil（馬嚼子）in.Theynevergavemeachancetounderstand

whattheywanted.^^

“Howcouldthatbe?”Isaid.

“ARcrthetraining,IwassoldtoamaninLondon,whodrovemewithabearingrein（韁

繩）.Itisakindofreinthatpullsyourneckallthewayhack.Imagineyourneckonfirewith

pain?”

"Horrible!”Icried.

t4Aftcrthat,agentlemanfoundmeandhethoughtthatitwaswrongforafinehorseto

gobadlikethat.SoIwasbroughthere,notlongbeforeyoucame.Wearcluckyhere,atleast

theytreatusgently,“Gingersaid.

Ifeltsorryaboutherpainfulexperienceswhichshowedexactlywhyshebit（咬）people.

“Shewasrudetopeoplebutshecouldn'tbethatwayalways.WhatcanIdofbrher?I

couldn'tstopthinkingaboutit.”

------AdaptedfromBlackBeauty

17.Whoseemsfriendlyinthestory?

A.BlackBeauty.B.Duchess.C.Merrylegs.D.Ginger.

18.Accordingtothestory,Gingerhertraining.

A.doubtedB.enjoyedC.hatedD.worriedabout

19.Whichcanbeputin“”inthestory?

A.IfyouhadamasterlikeMrGordon.B.Ifyouhadnofoodtoeat

C.IfyouwentthroughmylifeD.Ifycuwereafemalehorse

20.Whatmightthewriterwriteaboutafterthispartofthestory?

A.HowGingermetBlackBeauty.B.WhenGingerwouldleavethishome.

C.WhereBiackBeautywouldgonext.D.HouBlackBeautyhelpedGinger.

（2022?江蘇鹽城?中考真題）

Hewasanoldmanwhofishedaloneinaboatandhehadgoneeightyfourdaysnow

withouttakingafish.Inthefirstfortydaysaboyhadbeenwithhim.Butafterfortydays

withoutafish,theboy'sparentshadtoldhimthattheoldmanwasnowexactlyandfinally

salao,whichistheworstformofunlucky,andtheboyhadgoneattheirordersinanotherbM

whichcaughtthreegoodfishthefirstweek.

Itmadetheboysad:oseetheoldmaneineachdaywithhisboatemptyandbealways

wentdowntohelphimcarryfishingtools.

Theoldmanwasthinwithdeepwrinkles（皺紋）inthebackofhisneck.Hishandshad

thedeepscars（疤）fromdealingwithheavyfish.Butnoneofthesescarswerefresh.

Everythingabouthimwasoldexcepthiseyesandtheywerethesamecolourasthesea

andwerecheerfulandfullofconfidence.

“SanliagoJiheboysaidtohimastheyclimbedfromthebankwheretheboatwaspulled

up.”Icouldgowithyouagain.We'vemadesomemoney.”

TheoldmanhadtaughttheboytofishandtheboyIcvedhim."No."theoldmansaid.

"You'rewithaluckyboat.Staywiththem.''

“Butrememberhowyouwentcightyscvcndayswithoutfishandthenwecaughtbig

oneseverydayforthreeweeks.”

“Iremember,theoldmansaid."Iknowyoudidnotleavemewillingly.”

“Ilwaspapamademeleave.IamaboyandImustdowhathetoldmeto.”

“Iknow.^^theoldmansaid."Iquiteunderstandihal.”

“Hehasn'tmuch面th（信念）

“No."theoldmansaid.44Butvvehave.Haven'twe?”

“Yes."theboysaid.i4CanIofferyouabeerontheTerraceandthenwe'lltakethe

fishingtoolshome.”

“Whynot?”theoldmansaid."Betweenf^shermen.^^

Theysaton（heTerraceandmanyofthefishermenmadefunoftheoldmanandhewas

notangry.Someotherolderfishermenlookedathimandweresad.Buttheydidn'tshowit

andtheyspokepolitelyaboutthesea,theweatherandofv/hattheyhadseen.

21.HowmanydaysdidtheoldmangofishingwiththeboyaccordingtoParagraph1?

A.Forty.B.Fortyfour.C.Eightyfour.D.Eightyseven.

22.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“that”referto?

A.Theboywouldleavehimsoonerorlater.

B.Theboyhadtolistentohisparentsandlefthim.

C.Hecouldn'tcatchfishbecausehewastooold.

D.Hecouldn'tsucceedwithouttheboy'ssupport.

23.Whatistherightorderofthestoryabouttheboyinthepassage?

@Thcoldmancaughtsomebigfishwiththeboy.

@Theoldmantaughttheboyhowtofishonthesea.

③Theboywantedtogofishingwiththeoldmanagain.

@Theboyhelpedtheoldmantakethefishingtoolshome.

A.①④③②B.②???C.④①D.③④①②

24.Whatcanwclearnfromthelastparagraphofthestory?

A.Theoldmanlikedtomakefunofotherfishermen.

B.Theoldmanoftenprovidedbeerforotherfishermen.

C.Allfishermenlaughedattheoldmanexcepttheboy.

D.Somefishermenfeltsadfortheoldmanandtriedtohelphim.

25.Fromthestorywecanknowthattheoldmanwas.

A.amanwhooftenshowedoffB.amanwhonevergaveup

C.amanwhosometimesgotangryD.amanwhoseldomstayedcalm

（2022,山東淄博?二模）Buckdidnotreadthenewspapers,orhewouldknowthat

troublewasing.

Infact,troublewasonitswayforeverystrongdogwithwarmlonghair.Thiswas

becausemen,goingthroughtheArctic（北極的）darkness,haddiscoveredayellowmetal

gold.Andbecauseshippingandtransportationpanieswereadvertisingthediscovery,

thousandsofmenwererushingintotheNorthland.Thesemenwantedheavydogs,with

strongmusclesforworkingandthickcoatstoprotectthemfrom（hecold.

BucklivedatJudgeMiller'shouseinthesunnykissedSantaClaraValley.Therewere

bigstables（馬廄），longgrapefields,fruitgardensandabigswimmingpool.Buckruledover

thewholekingdom.Herehewasbornandherehehadlivedthefouryearsofhislife.He

protectedtheJudge'ssonsanddaughtersatlongmidnightorearlymorningwalks.Oncold

winternightshelayattheJudge'sfeetinfrontofthewarmlibraryfire.Hewasking——king

over,crawled（爬行的），walked,orflewatJudgeMiller'splace.

Buckwasthiskindofdogin（heautumnof1897,whenthediscoveryofgoldinthe

KlondikepulledmenfromallovertheworldintothefrozenNorth.ButBuckdidnotreadthe

newspapers.HedidnotknowthatManuel,oneofgardener'shelpers,wasnottobetrusted.

Manuellovedtogamble（賭博）.Hebelievedhecouldwinbuthewasdoomedtofailure.

OnthenightofManuel'sbetrayal（背叛）,noonesawhimandBuckgooffthroughthe

fields.Buckimaginedittobearelaxingwalk.Theyarrivedatalittletrain.Amantalkedwith

Manuelandmoneypassedbetweenthem.ManueltiedapieceofthickropearoundBuck's

neck.Buckaccepteditquietly.Tobesure,itwasunwanted,butBuckhadlearnedtotrust

menheknew.However,whentheendsoftheropewereplacedinthestranger'shands,he

barked.Then,theropetightened（收緊）painfully,histonguehangingoutofhismouth.Then

hisstrengthdisappeared,hiseyesgrewdim（渾濁）,andheknewnothingwhenthetrain

pulledup.Twomenthrev/himintothebaggagecar.

26.WhywerethousandsofmenrushingintotheNorthland?

A.Becausetheycouldliveabetterlifethere.

B.Becausetheymightdiscovergoldthere.

C.Becausetheycouldfindthedogstheyneededthere.

D.Becausetheywantedtoenjoythebeautifulviewsthere.

27.WhichdescriptionaboutBuckisNOT（rueaccordingto（hestory?

A.TheJudge'sfamilybetrayedhimsoheranawayquietly.

B.HehadlivedinJudgeMiller'shousesincehewasbom.

C.Lifebeforetheautumnof1897wasenjoyableforhim.

D.ManuelcouldtakehimoutofMiller'shousebecausehetrustedManuel.

28.ThetroubleBuckdidn'tknowatfirstisthat.

A.hedidnotreadthenewspapers

B.JudgeMillerwouldasksomeonetosendBuckaway

C.menwantedheavydogstoworkfortheminthecoldareas

D.Manuelwasdoomedtolosemoneywhengambling

29.Thestoryismainlyabout.

A.animals'trustinhumans

B.people'sdiscoveryofgold

C.Buck'searlylifeatJudgeMiller's

D.theturningpointofBuck'slife

（2022.江蘇南通?中考真題）

ThirtySixStratagems{itW),whichshowourancientChinesewisdom,areourancient

culturetreasure.Andmanyofthesestratagemscanstillbeputintopracticeinmanyfields,

suchaswar,politics,businessandevendailylife.Thefollowingarcfourofthem.Let'senjoy

thecharmofourtraditionalculture.

StratagemOneWhenathiefisin

StratagemTwoThisstratagemisfroma

yourhouse,you'dbettershutyourdoorsat

poembyDuFu,afamouspoetoftheTang

onceinordertopreventhimfromrunning

Dynasty.Alineinthepoemreads:"Toshootthe

away.

manonhorseback,shoothishorsefirst;Tocatch

Why?ForourancientChinese,there

therobbers.capturetheirleaderfirst.”

aretworeasons.First,ifyouletyour

Inawarifyouwanttobeattheenemy,

enemyrunaway,hewilleback.Second,

attacktheleaderfirst.Oncetheleaderiscaught,

onceyourenemysucceedsinrunning

theirforceswillbreakdownandfallintochaos.

away,itisdangerousforyoutochasehim.

StratagemThreeChinesealways

StratagemFourExperiencedfishersall

believethattigersaremorepowerfulwhen

knowhowtopreventahookedfishbreakingthe

theyareinthemountains.Oncetheyleave

line.Movethefishlinefromsidetosideto

mountains,theywillbeelesspowerful.

graduallymakethefishcalmdownandgettired,

AndtherearcafewChinesesayings

andthenyoucancatchiteasily.

linkingtigerswithmountains.

In(hesameway,onceyourenemyis

Thestratagemadvisesyounotto

trapped,hewilloftenstruggle,tryingtorun

directlyattackanenemyinhisownarea.

away.Leavehimthefalsefeelingthathestill

Instead,youshouldtrytomakehimleave

hasachancetorunaway.Whenhegetstired

hisplacefirst,makinghimlosethe

andloseshisguard,youcancapturehimwith

geographicaladvantage.Inthisway,your

lessdifficulty.

enemywillbebeateneasily.

30.WhichofthefollowingdescribesStratagemTwo?

A.Shuttingthedoortocatchthethief.B.Catchingyourenemy'sleaderfirst.

C.Lettingtheenemyofftocatchhimlater.D.Trickingthetigeroutofthemountain.

31.Fromthestratagemsabove,weknowthat.

A.itiswiseforyoutoattackenemiesintheirownplaces

B.itisimpossibleforpeopletomakeotherslosetheirguard

C.itisdangeroustogiveyourenemiesachancetorunaway

D.itisbelter（oshoot（hemanonhorsebackfirstnot（hehorse

32.WherecanweprobablyreadThirtySixStratagems?

A.Inaguidebook.B.Inanartbook.

C.Inasciencebook.D.Inaclassicalbook.

（2022?內(nèi)蒙古赤峰?一模）HermotherdiedwhenSarahwasoneyearold.Fortunately,

shehadagoodfather.Herfatherwasarichman.Heownedacoalmine（煤礦）andtheonly

relativedotedonhersomuch.Heregardedheraseverythingtohim.Normally,itwashard

forrichgirlstohavegoodbehaviors.ButitwasnotdifficultforSarah.

Attheageofseven,herfathersenthertoaschoolinLondon.There,sheworebeautiful

clothes.Shewasnice,beautiful,helpfulandgentlejustlikearealprincess（公主）.Soon,

everyoneintheschoollovesher.

Butthencamebadthings.Herfatherdiedofaseriousdiseasesuddenly.Withouther

onlyrelative,littleSarahfellverysad.Shehadtomoveintoacold,darkandwelhouse.Her

foodwascoldandbad.Whatwasworse,shewasofteninsulted（辱罵）byothers,including

theheadmaster.Inspiteof（盡管）these,shestillsmiledtoeveryoneandnevergaveupher

hopeforlife.Sarahwasconfident,brave,helpfulandkindheartedjustlikebefore.Later,with

thehelpofherfather^friends,shefinallybecamesuccessfulandgothappinessagain.

Iwasshockedafter1readthebookALittlePrincess,whichwaswrittenbyanAmerican

womanwriternamedFrancesBurnett.Sincei（cameout,thebookhasmovedmillionsof

people.Ihopemorepeoplewillreadthisbook.

33.WhatcanweknowfromParagraph1?

A.Sarah'sfatherdiedaftershewasbom.B.Sarahwasborninawealthyfamily.

C.Sarah'sfatherwasaheadmaster.D.PeoplesaidSarahwasnotlikeaprincess.

34.Whatdocstheunderlinedphrase"dotedon"meaninChinese?

A.留戀B.珍藏C.贍養(yǎng)D.寵愛

35.WhichisNOTmentionedaccordingtothelastparagraph?

A.FrancesBurnettwasawomanwriter.

B.ALittlePrincesswascameout.

C.ALittlePrincesswastranslatedintotenlanguages.

D.ALittlePrincesswaslovedbymillionsofpeople.

36.Whatdoes（hestorymainlytellus?

A.Sarahhadagoodfather.

B.Sarahfinallybecamesuccessfulandgothappinessagain.

C.ThewriterwasshockedafterhereadthebookALittlePrincess.

D.WeshouldnevergiveupandsmileatlifelikeSarah.

（20223工蘇宿遷?三模）Therewasmagicinihesecretgarden（hatspringandsummer.

Atfirst,everythingturnedgreen.Thenthegreenchangedtocolours一blue,purpleandred.

Therewereflowerseverywhere.

DickonandMary'sseeds（種子）grewandtheroses—theroses!Fromsmallbudsthey

grewintolargeflowersandfilledtheairwiththeirperfume.

Colinsawitall.Hewatchedthechangesastheyhappened.Dickonpushedhis

wheelchairtothegardeneverymorningandhespentthedaythere.SometimesColinsaton

（hegrasswatchingtheinsects.Oneday,hewatchedamole（鍛鼠）diggingahole.Helearnta

lotofthingsaboutthewaysoftheseinsectsandanimals.AndDickontaughthimaboutthe

animalsinthewood.

Onemorning,thechildrenwereinthesecretgardenasusual.WhenBenWeatherstaff

arrived,Colinsaid,“Goodmorning,BenWeatherstaffIwantyouandDickonandMaryto

listentonicbecauseI'mgoingtotellyousomethingveryimportant.”

“Yes,sir!”answeredBenWeatherstaff.

"I'mgoingtodoascientificexperiment（科學實驗），“hesaid."WhenIgrowup,I'm

goingtomakescientificdiscoveriesaboutmagicandI'mgoingtostartwiththisexperiment.

Doyouunderstand?^

“Yes,sir!”saidBenWcathcrstaff,buthedidn'treallyunderstand.

“Ibelievethatthereismagicineverything/'continuedColin."Dickonknowssome

magic.Hecharmsanimalsandpeople.Maryalsoknowsabitofmagicbecauseshewasborn

inIndia.There'smagicinthegarden,too.TingoingtotryandputsomeinmebecauseIwant

tobewellandstrong.Tirgoingtosay—Magicisinme!Andyoumustallsayit,too.Thatis

myexperiment.Areyougoingtohelp,BenWeatherstafF?''

“Yes,sir!”answeredBenWcathcrstaff.

Theysatdowninacircle.Thecrow,thefox,thesquirrelsandthelambwerevery

curious.

“Now,let'sbegin,“Colinsaid,andtheyallstartedchanting（吟唱）.

“Magicisinme.Magicisinme.Magicisinallofus.”

ThenColinstoodupandwalkedroundthegarden.HswentinfrontwithDickononone

sideandMaryontheother.BenWeatherstaffwalkedbehind.

Colinwalkedabitthenrested.Thenhewalkedagainandrestedagain.Atfirst,heheld

Dickon'sarm,thenhewalkedafewstepsalone.

“Icanwalk!Themagicworked!Mhecried.

“Whatisthedoctorgoingtosay?”askedMary.

“Nothing."Colinanswered,"'becausewearen'tgoingtotellhim.Noonemustknow

thatIcanwalkandrun.It'sasurprisefbrmyfatherwhenheesbacktoMisselthwaite.,,

“He'sgoingtothinkit'sadream,“saidMary.

（AdaptedfromTheSecretGarden）

37.WhatdidColinleaniinthesecretgarden?

A.Heknewhowtofixhiswheelchair.B.Helearnttodigaholelikeamole.

C.Heknewhowtoplant（reesandflowers.D.Helearntalotaboutinsectsandanimals.

38.WhatdidColinwanttobewhenhegrewup?

A.AsingerB.AdoctorC.AscientistD.Agardener

39.Whichisthecorrectorderofwhathappenedinthestory?

a.Atfirst,ColinheldDickon'sarmtowalkroundthegarden.

b.Theystartedtochant“Magicisinme."and"Magicinallofus.”

c.BenWeatherstaffgottothegardenonemorning.

d.Colin,MaryandDickonwereplayinginthegarden.

A.abdcB.dcbaC.cbadD.bacd

40.IfColin'sfatherknowsthatColincanwalk,howmighthefeel?

A.Excited.B.Curious.C.Angry.D.Bored.

41.Whyarealolofanimalsmentionedinthestory?

A.TheycouldhelpColinwalkagain.B.Theyarealwayslockedinthegarden.

C.Theystandforahealthyandhappywayoflife.

D.Theybringterriblediseasestothepeopleinthegarden.

（2022?江蘇?蘇州市金閭實驗中學校一模）“Mydearlady,^^saysHolmes."You're

shivering.Areyoucold?Doyouwantacupofhotlea?”

"I'mnotcold,^^thewomanreplies,fearfbrmylife!''

“Weareheretohelpyou.Don'tworryaboutanything.Idon'tknowyou.ButIknow

manythingsaboutyou.Forexample,Iknowhowyoutravel.YoucametoLondonbytrain.

Youalsoridetothetrainstationonahorsedrawnwagon（馬車）

“Why,yes.You'reright.Buthowdoyouknowthesethings?”

“Iseeareturnticketi