沖刺2024年中考英語必考題型終極預(yù)測。

專題03閱讀理解記敘文（名校模擬+地區(qū)真題）

（2023?浙江衢州?統(tǒng)考中考真題）Tomalwayslivedforgrades.Hewasalwaysinterestedinboaksandideas.

Whyshouldhecareaboutpeople?Theyonlymadefunofhim.Theywerejealous（妒忌的）becausehewassosmart,

orsohethought.IlseemedthatTomkneweverything—exceptonething.Hedidn'tknowhowtogetalongwith

otherpeople.

Hemadehisparentsbelievethatschoolwasawasteoftime,sohebeganhomeschoolingwithspecialteachers.

Hedreamedofbeingtheyoungestpersontoenteruniversity,andhesentletterstofamousprofessors（教授）toseeif

itwaspossible.

Oneday,thedoorbellrang.WhenTomopenedthedoor,therewashisidol—ProfessorRosen.Tomwasso

excitedthathecouldhardlyspeak.Thetwotalkedforalongtime,exchangingideas.Theprofessorwassurprisedat

whatthisyoungboyknew,"Tom,tellmeaboutyourfriends.Whatdoyoudofbrfun?^^theprofessorwantedtoknow.

TherewassilenceasTomrealisedthathedidn'treallyhaveanyfriends.4tWell,Idon'thavetimefbrallthat.

I'mtoobusywithmystudies,“hesaid.

“That'saproblem,Tom.Youhavetolearnthattheworldisnotjustfilledwithideas.It'sfilledwithpeople.And

youhavetoremembertobewhatyouarc...aboy.BoysneedtohavefUn.”

Theprofessortalkedabitmoreandthensaid,“Ihavetogo,butIhaveatestfbryou.Inthisbox,therearethree

things.Iwantyoutolearnhowtousethem.Itisnotverysimpleandyou'llneedanotherpersontohelpyou.

Experimentandlearnhowtousethem,andI'llbebackinaweektoseehowyou'redoing.Then,I'llhaveanother

testfbryou.”

TheprofessorleftandTomopenedthebox.Insideweretwobaseballglovesandaball.Hetriedonagloveand

pickeduptheball,lookingattheotherglovewithabrightsmile...

1.Whatdocstheunderlinedword"it”meaninParagraph2?

A.Writingletters.B.Attendinguniversityearly.

C.Studyingathome.D.Visitingfamousprofessors.

2.WhatdoProfessorRosen'swordsmeaninParagraph5?

A.It'sgoodforTomtosharenewideaswithhisteachers.

B.It'simportantfbrTomtorememberwhathe'slearnt.

C.It'snecessaryfbrTomtorealisewhathisproblemis.

D.It,shelpfulfbrTomtoknowthedifferencesamongpeople.

3.WhydidProfessorRosensetthefirsttestforTomaccordingtothetext?

A.ToimproveTom'stestingskills.

B.TocheckTom\languagelevel.

C.TostopTomfrombeingsilent.

D.ToencourageTomtomakefriends.

4.WhatwillTomprobablydonextaccordingtothetext?

A.Workmuchharderonhisstudies.

B.Givetheboxbackto（heprofessor.

C.Goouttoplaybaseballwithsomeone.

D.Askformoreinformationbyletter.

（2023?浙江麗水?統(tǒng)考中考真題）Therewereonly15minutesuntillunch.ButeveryoneinMrs.Stretch'smath

classwaswaitingexcitedlyfbrthestartofAroundtheWorld.

AroundtheWorldwasEddie'sfavoriteclassroomgame.Helovedracingagainstaclassmatetosolveamath

problem.Eddiewonandlost.ButhisfriendMichaelneverlost.Hewasthechampion（冠軍）ofAroundtheWorld.

Everyweekhewouldgoaroundtheclassroomwinningagainsteveryone.

Let'sdo

multiplication.

12X2=24

8X12=?

“Areweallready?^^Mrs.Stretchasked.Everyonenodded.

“Thenlet'sbegin/*saidMrs.Stretch.<kTalia,youstart.^^

Taliawasnewtotheclass.Thiswouldbeherfirsttimeplaying.ShejumpedupandwentovertoEddie'sdesk.

Eddiestoodup,too.

“Twelvetimestwo,“saidMrs.Stretch.

“Twentyfbur!”Taliacalledout,asecondbeforeEddiecould.

Eddiesatdown,disappointedbutstillhappytoknowtherightanswer.

Taliamovedontochallengethenextclassmate.Sheseemedunstoppable.Finally,TaliagottoMichael.

“Eighttimestwelve,"Mrs.Stretchsaid.

“Ninctysix!”shoutedTaliafirst

Theclasssatshocked,theneveryonecheeredfbrTalia,today'schampion.

“Nicejob,Talia,"saidMrs.Stretch."It'stimefbrlunch,everyone.Nowlineup,please?'

Eddiestoodtogotolunch.HenoticedMichaelhadhisheaddownonhisdesk,hisfaceburiedinhisarms.Eddie

walkedtoMichaelandputhishandonhisshoulder.

"h'sOKtolose,^^Eddiesaid.<4IloseAroundtheWorldallthetime.You'restillgreatatmulliplicaiion.”

“That'snotwhyI'mupset/'Michaelsaidintohisarms."Noonelikesme.TheychccrcdwhenIlost.”

“Youthinktheychccrcdagainstyou?^^Eddieasked.

“▲"Michaelsaid.

“Ithinktheycheeredbecausetheyweretoosurprised,''Eddiesaid."You'rethechamp.Taliahadtodoherbest

tobeatyou.So,peoplewereexcitedaboutit.”

“Sheisreallygoodatmath,"Michaelagreed.

“Andsoareyou,“saidEddie."Youhelpusallworkharder.Becauseofyou,vveprobablyhavethebestmath

classinthewholeschool.M

“Thanks,“Michaelsaid.HesmiledatEddie,“Doyouwanttosittogetheratlunch?^^

“Sure,“saidEddie."Youcanquizmeonmathproblemsandhelpmegetbelter.”

Michaelstoodup."Challengeaccepted

5.WhatisAroundtheWorld?

A.Amathchallenge.B.Arunningrace.

C.Aputergame.D.Awritingpetition.

6.Whatcanwcknowaboutthecharactersinthestory?

A.Taliawasreallygoodatmath.

B.Mrs.Stretchlikedthechampionbest.

C.Eddiecaredalotaboutwhetherhewonorlost.

D.Michaelwashardworkingbutseldomhelpedothers.

7.Whichofthefollowingisthebestsentencetofillin▲inParagraph18?

A.Whatelse?B.Whyeke?C.Whoelse?D.Whereelse?

8.Whichofthefollowingcanbestexpressthemessage（啟示）of（hestory?

A.Thenightclass.B.TheskillofWelding.

C.Thelocaltechschool.D.Thewayofdeliveringpizzas.

11.HowmightDrewMascotli（hinkofhisjob?

A.Busybutmeaningful.B.Easyandsatisfying.

C.Tiringbuthighlypaid.D.Relaxingandhelpful.

12.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleofthepassage?

A.WeldingGreenB.StickingtoIt

C.WorkingforEEWD.LivingHonestly

（2023?浙江臺州?統(tǒng)考中考真題）Kendallspendsalotoftimeplayingin（heearth.Shehasahugegarden（hat

producesover100poundsoffoodeachyear!Butfbrthissevenyearoldgirl,gardeningisn'tjustaboutfmitsand

vegetables.It'saboutpeople.uMyfavoritethingaboutgrowingfoodisdoingitwithmyfamilyandfiicnds?,she

says.

Kendallbegangardeningaltheageofthree,whenhergrandmothergavehersomepotatoes,Grandmatoldher.

“Don'tthrowawaythesmallones,becauseifyouputthemintheground,theywillgrowback.”Kendalltriedkand

wasamazedwhenthesmallpotatoesgrewnewleaves.

Soonafter,herparentsputinasmallyardgarden.Whenfriendscameover,Kendallenjoyedsharingwhatshe

knew.Andshesays."Myfriendshelpmewaterandcarefbrtheplants/*

Attheageofsix,shebecametheyoungestlicensedfarmerinGeorgia.Today,hergardenhasgrowntoinclude

sixtyplantbedsandtwelvetrees!Whenthevegetablesandfruitsareripe（成熟的）,Kendallsays,“Ipickthem,then

Idoafoodsalesootherkidsandfamiliescanhavesome."Peoplewhodon'thaveenoughfoodareinvitedtotake

whattheyneed.

Kendallisaninspirationtootherkidstoo.Shespeaksatlibrariesandschoolsandhostsamunitygardenclub

fbrkids."Ialsoinvitekidstovisitmygardenandhelpmewithit,toseehowfunitis,“shesays."Growingfood

takesalolofwork、buttogetheryoucandoit”

13.Kendallspendsmuchtimeinthegardento.

A.makemoneyforherfriends

B.playgameswithherfamilythere

C.hostamunitysportsclubforkids

D.enjoygrowingfoodwithherfamilyandfriends

14.Theunderlinedword“it”inParagraph2refersto.

A.diggingthesmallpotatoesinthefield

B.puttingthesmallpotatoesintheground

C.wateringthesmallpotatoesinthegarden

D.throwingthesmallpotatoesinthetrashbin

15.WhatdidKendall'sfriendsdowhentheycametohergarden?

A.Theyhelpedtakecareoftheplants.

B.Theybroughtthefoodthattheygrew.

C.TheybuiltagardeningschoollorKendall.

D.They(aughtKendallhowtobeagoodleader.

16.Theunderlinedsentenceinthelastparagraphprobablymeans

A.wecanlearnalotbydoingafoodsale

B.it'simportanttospeakatthelibrariesandschools

C.it'sworthgardeningtogetherthoughit'shardwork

D.weshouldspendmoretimeworkingwithGrandma

（2023.浙江紹興?統(tǒng)考中考真題）

OneSundayafternooninMay2021,waiterPaulBlachul,24.wasbusyatworkattheFLOSSLANDErestaurant

inscenicAugsburg,Germany.Frombehind(hebar,BlachuthadagoodviewoftheLechriverbelow,inwhichmany

peoplewerecoolingtheirfeet.Thewaterisverycoldatthistimeofyear,anditrunsquickly.

Amongthoseenjoyingthecoolingwaterwereamotherandhertwoteenagedaughters.Theywereplayingwith

aninflatabletube(充氣輪胎)bytheriverbank,whensuddenlythegirlslosttheirfootingandfellintotheriver.Itall

happenedsofast.Thegirlscaughtthetube,whichtheirmotherwassittingin,pullingherintotheriver,too.Nowall

threewerebeingcarriedaway,shouting,4*Hclp!Help!”

Blachutlookedupfromhisbusyworkwhenheheardtheshouts.Thenhefoundthethreewomennotfaraway.

flappingtheirarms,tryingtocatchanything.Withoutthinking,Blachutrandowntotheriverandjumpedintothe

coldwater.Allhewantedtodowasrescue（營救）them.

AsBlachutgotclosertothem,hecouldtellthatthemotherseemedtobeinthemosttrouble;herheadwasnow

outofsight.Atonce,Blachutwentdownunderthemother,pushingherupwardandtowardsthebank.Thenan

onlooker（旁觀者）gotclosetograbthewoman'shand,pullinghertotheland.

Blachutknewheneededtorescuethetwodaughters,whowerenowfurtherdowntheriver.Hejumpedintothe

wateragainandsucceededingettingoneoutinthesamewayhedidhermother,whileiheotherwassavedbyanother

onlooker.

SeveralonlookersexpressedthsiradmirationforBlachutfollowingtheaccident.llThcwholerescueonlytook

twoorthreeminutes,“hesaid,addingthatitwasnotabigdeal.Actually,itwasajobverywelldone.

17.Whenthethreewomenfellintothewater,Blachutwas.

A.enjoyingthebeautifulsceneB.watchingthecustomerseating

C.workingbusilyintherestaurantD.coolinghisfeetintheriver

18.Theunderlinedword“grab”inParagraph4probablymeans"

A.checkB.controlC.shakeD.catch

19.ItcanbeinferredfromBlachutswordsthathe

A.wasproudofsavingthewomenB.thoughthejustdidsomethingnormal

C.feltsorryfortheaccidentD.decidedtoworkharderthaneverbefore

20.What'sthebesttitlefbrthepassage?

A.AColdWaterrescueB.AHardworkingManC.AnUnluckyFamilyD.AHighly

PaidJob

（2023?浙江寧波?統(tǒng)考中考真題）Itwasthelastdayoftheschoolyear.Theclassroomwasfilledwith

excitement.Whenourteacher,Mr.Johnson,walkedin,holdingaCDplayer,everyone'sfacelitupwithasmile.We

knewthatthiswasn'tgoingtobeanothernormalday,butaspecialone.

“Pleasecalmdownandsit,“saidMr.Johnson,gladeveryone'sherefbrthefinalreadingtestoftheyear.”

Wheneveryonecried,Mr.Johnsonlaughed,sayingitwasjustajokeThenheremindedusthatwcstillhadajobto

do.41Youneedtocleanoutyourdesksandputallyourthingsintoyourbackpacks?'headdedgently.

Aswebeganourtask,Mr.JohnsonturnedontheCDplayer.Thelivelymusicmadetheroomfeellikeaparty.

Someofusstartedsingingalongwiththemusic,othersweredancingaroundtheirdeskswhiletheywerecleaning

them..」.EvenMr.Johnsonshowedusafewdancesteps,makingeveryonelaughheartily.Afterwefinishedcleaning,

someoneasked,uWhenisbreaktime?,'Mr.Johnsontookoutsomeballsandstartedplayingwiththem.Suddenly,he

lettheballsdropandsaid,“Breaktimestarts...now!^^

Justaswewereabouttorushout,ourheadmaster,Mrs.Miller,appearedatthedoor."Mr.Johnson!"shecried

out.Amomentofsilencefellovertheroomaswethought."Mr.Johnsonmightbeintrouble/,However,toour

surprise,Mrs.Millercouldn'thelpbutlaughatthesightandleftustoenjoyourbreak.

Duringbreaktime,Mr.Johnsonsurpriseduswithanothertreat.Hewenttothecafeandcamebackwithice

creamsforeveryone.Weallcheeredforhim!

together...dbacktotheclassroom,wepassedMrs.Miller'soffice.Someonejoked,"Don'tplaywiththeice

creams,Mr.JohnsonWealllaughedtogether...

21.Whatisthecorrectorderofthefollowingactivities?

?Mr.Johnsonplayedwithballs.?Studentsgoticecreamshappily.

?Studentsdidthecleaning.@Mr.Johnsonjokedabouthavingatest.

A.①④③②B.②①④?C.③?②①D.④③①②

22.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"them"inParagraph3referto?

A.Balls.B.CDs.C.Desks.D.Backpacks.

23.Whichsentenceinthepassageshowsthattheheadmasteriskind?

A.Mrs.Miller,appearedalthedoor.B.Mr.Johnsonmightbeintrouble.

C.Mrs.Millercouldn'thelpbutlaugh...D.“Mr.Johnson!”shecriedout.

24.Whichofthefollowingmostprobablyhappenedattheendofthestory?

A.Thestudentswentbackhomehappily.B.Mr.Johnsonbecameangrywiththestudents.

C.Thestudentsstillhadareadingtest.D.Mrs.Millercameoutrunningafterthestudents.

（2023?浙江?統(tǒng)考中考真題）KendallJohnsonspendsalotoftimeplayinginthedirt（泥土）.Shehasahuge

gardenthatproducesover100poundsoffoodeachyear!Butfbrthisscvcnycaroldkid,gardeningisn'tjustabout

fruitsandvegetables.It'saboutpeople."Myfavouritethingaboutgrowingfoodisdoingitwithmyfamilyand

friends,5'shesays.

Kendallbegangardeningattheageofthree,whenhergrandmothergavehersomegreenstems（莖）.“Grandma

toldmenottothrowthemaway,becauseifweputthemintheground,theywillgrowback,“shesays.Shetriedit

andwasamazedwhenthestemsgrewnewleaves.

Soonafter,herparentsbuiltasmallbackyardgarden.Whenherfriendscameover,Kendallenjoyedsharing

whatsheknew.Shesays,uMyfriendslovedthat.Andtheyhelpedmewaterandcarefbrtheplants.,,

Whenshewassix,shebecametheyoungestcerlified（有資質(zhì)的）fannerinGeorgia,theUSA.Today,hergarden

hasgrownlarger,includingsixtyplantbedsandtwelvetrees!Kendallsays、”Whenthevegetablesandfruitsareready,

Ipickthem.Idoa（bodsalesootherkidsandfamiliescanhavesome."Peoplewhodon'thaveenoughfoodare

invited（otakewhattheyneed.

Kendallwantstoinspireotherkidstoo.Shespeaksatlibrariesandschools,andhostsamunitygardenclubfor

kids."Ialsoinvitekidstovisitmygardenandhelpwithit,sotheycanseehowfunitis,“shesays."Growingfood

takesalotofwork,buttogetheryoucandoit.”

25.Kendallmightbccinterestedingardeningwhen.

A.shefound（hestemsgrewwellinwaterB.shelearnedgreensteinscouldgrowback

C.herparentsboughtasmallbackyardgardenD.herfriendssharedwhattheyknewaboutplants

26.WhichisoneofthewaysKendalldealswithhervegetablesandfruits?

A.Shekeepstheminthebackyard.B.Shesellstheminlargestores.

C.Sheputsthemawayforherfamily.D.Shegivesthemawaytopeopleinneed.

27.Theunderlinedword“inspire”inthelastparagraphprobablymeans"

A.protectB.satisfyC.encourageD.introduce

28.WhichofthefollowingbestdescribesKendallaccordinglothepassage?

A.Shy.B.Strict.C.Honest.D.Helpful.

（2023?浙江?模擬預(yù)測）IlefthomeforNewZealandtostartmynewlifeonmy15thbirthday.Myfatherand

mothertookmetoHongKong,wherewehadtosaygoodbye.Whenweweresayinggoodbye,Isuddenlyfeltafraid

thatIhadneverhadbefore.

ThiswasthefirsttimeIhadtraveledsofarbymyself.AndgoingtoafarawayplaceIhaveneverbeenbefore

mademefeelterrible.IheldbackmytearsuntilIcouldnolongerseemyparents.AsIwaswipingawaymytears,1

realizedthat,fromthatmomenton,Iwouldhavetodoeverythingbymyself.

AftermyarrivalinWellington,myteacher,MsLang,showedmearoundmynewschool.Afewdayslater,I

startedhavingclasses.Therewereonly2()studentsineachclass.Onlymath,science,socialstudiesandEnglishwere

pulsory,andstudentscouldchooseothersubjectsforthemselves.Ichosemusic,Japaneseandhealth.

InNewZealand,studentsareveryactiveinclass,andteachersarenotsoserious.Theyoftenletusplaygames

inclass.Wecansitwithanyonewelike,andtheteachercansitatherowndeskoratastudent'sdesk.Theschool

hadaneasymanner,withfewrules.Becausetherewasnohomework,wecouldjoinclubsordoanythingweliked.

Ialwayswenttothelibraryafterschool,whereIfoundalotofbookstohelpwithmystudies.

StudyinginNewZealandisnotthesameasstudyinginChina.InNewZealand,studentsdependonthelibrary

togainknowledgeinsteadofwailingfbrwhatteachersask(hem(odo.Timewentfast.TwomonthsafterIarrived

flewby.Thenaweekofexamsbeg2n.ididnothavetotaketheseexams,becauseIhadonlybeenattheschoolfor

ashorttime.However,mymathteacherencouragedmetotakethemathexam,asshethought1coulddewell.Though

therewasn'tmuchpressureonme,1workedveryhardtogetreadyfbrtheexambecause1knowthatnopainmeans

nogain.

Whenthedayoftheexamcame,IfoundthatIfinishedthepaperfasterthantheotherstudents.Oneweeklater,

myteachertoldthewholeclasswhohadgotthetopmark:Itwasme!Igot94percent.Allmyclassmateswerevery

happyandsaidcongratulationstome.Ilwasoneofthehappiestdaysofmylife.

29.Thisreadingpassageisprobablytakenfrom.

A.atravelbookB.thewriter'stestpaper

C.apagefromthewriter'sdiaryD.anewsreport

30.Whenshewaswipingawayhertears,thewriterrealizedthat.

A.shehadalreadyarrivedinNewZealand

B.shecouldnolongerseeherparentsinHongKong

C.shehadtosaygoodbyetoherparents

D.shewouldstartanewlifeinNewZealandallbyherself

31.Theword“pulsory“inthethirdparagraphmeansinChinese.

A.必修的B.選修的C.義務(wù)的D.有責(zé)任的

32.Thewriteralwayswenttothelibrarybecause.

A.theteacheraskedhertodoso

B.shewantedtogainknowledgewiththehelpofmanybooks

C.shehadnohomeworkandhadnothingtodo

D.shemustgetreadyfortheexams

33.Thewriterdidn'thavetotaketheexams,.

A.soshedidn'tworkhardtogetreadyforthem

B.butshethoughtshecoulddowellandlookthemathexam

C.butshetookthemathexamanddidbestofallinit

D.soshefoundshefinishedthepaperfasterthantheothers

（2023?浙江?模擬預(yù)測）Mymotherisakindandgentlewoman.Sheisverybusyfrommorningtillnight.As

ateachersheworksdiligentlyandefficiently.Asamother,shetakesgoodcareofusandgivesuseveryfort.Ihave

anelderbrother.Heand1bothloveherdearlyandshelovesus.

Mymotherhasbeenteachingmathsatamiddleschoolinmyhometown.Shegoestotheschoolearlyinthe

morninganddocsnotreturnhomeuntillateintheafternoon.Shelovesherstudentsandcarcsforthem.Shetreats

themwithpatienceandteachesthemwell.Forherexcellentqualitiesandveiygoodteachingresults,sheisalways

praisedandrespectedbybothherstudentsandcolleaguesalike.Andshehasbeenchosenorelectedasamodel

teacherseverallimes.

Mymotherisathrifty（節(jié)約的）andindustriouswoman.Sheneverbuysexpensiveorfancydressesforherself;

shegoesoccasionallytobuysomeinexpensiveandhighqualityclothesforus.Shenevergoesluxurious（奢侈的）

restaurantstoenjoyexpensivemeals.Shelivesabusyyetsimplelife,withoutanyplaints.Assoonassheeshack

fromschool,shesetsaboutdoinghousework:sweepingthelivingroomandbedroomsorcleaningthefurniture,

puttingeverythingingoodorder.Besides,shepreparesnicedishesforustoeat.Sheseemstobeonthegoallthe

time.Asshehasbeenverybusyworkinghardeveryday,shelooksolderthanshereallyis.Herfaceiswrinkled,and

herhairhasturnedsilverwhite.Butshelooksascheerfulandhappyasever.

Oftenshesaystous,“Workwhileyouwork,andplaywhileyouplay.Thatisthewaytobehappyandgay.If

youdonotwork,youwillbeelazyandofnousetosociety.^^Whatapieceofgoodadvicethisis!Ineverforgetit

andalwaysbearitinmymind.Thisadviceofherswillalwaysserveasaguidetomyaction.Mymotherisgreat

indeed,and1alwaysfeelproudofher.

34.Whatkindofpersonisthewriter'smother?

A.Apersonwhooftenplainsaboutherwork.

B.Apersonwhoistoobusytotakecareofherchildren.

C.Apersonwholovesbothherchildrenandherstudents.

D.Apersonwhoworkswithlowefficiency.

35.Whyisthewriter'smotheralwayspraisedandrespectedbybothherstudentsandcolleagues?

A.Becauseshehasbeenleachingforalonglime.

B.Becauseshegoestoschoolearlyandreturnhomelate.

C.Becauseshelovesherchildrenverymuch.

D.Becauseshetreatsstudentswellandteacheswell.

36.Whatdocsthewriter'smotherusuallydowhenshegetshomefromschool?

A.Shestartsdoinghousework.B.Shehelpsherkidswithhomework.

C.Shehasagoodrest.D.Shecontinuesherworkatschool.

37.Whichwordisclosesttothemeaningoftheunderlinedword“industrious"inparagraphthree?

A.Busy.B.Serious.C.Hardworking.D.Patient.

38.Thewriterwritesthispassageto.

A.tellothershismotherisagoodteacher

B.showhislovetohismother

C.askpeopletorememberthewordsofmothers'

D.remindyoungpeopletotakecareoftheirmothers

（2023,為f江;胡州,校聯(lián)考三模）Haveyoucheckedtheoilinthecar?Myfatherusedtosaytome."Hello,hope

youarewell.”Sometimesourphonecallswouldbeginwithaquestionabouttheoilandendwithaquestionabout

theoil,withnotalotinbetween.

Fathershavealotoflovetogive,butit'softensuppliedthroughihcmedium（方法）ofpracticaladvice.Inmy

experience:h'smostlyaboutmycar.

"How'sthecarrunning?^^“Didyougetitserviced?”"Howdidyougetthatscrape（刮痕）onthesidc?^^

Whycan'twefathersjustsay4Iloveyou"or"It'sgreattoseeyou"？Thepointis:That'sexactlywhatweare

saying.YoujusthavetotranslatefromthelanguagethatisFathcrlish.

Thewords“Youmademylifebetterfromthemomentyouwereborn“maybehardlyheard,butthekeyisthere

inthemoremon.THholdtheladderwhileyougettheleavesoutofthegutter（排水溝）

WhenIwas17,1wentonmyfirstroadtrip—afriendandIinthatoldcar.Myfatherstoodonthecoinerearly

onacoldmorningtosaygoodbyetous.

“Highwaysarcdangerous/*hesaid,“sodon'ttrytocatchupwithanythingfasterthanahorse.Andtakeabreak

everytwohours.Andeverytimeyoustopfbrgas,youreallyshouldchecktheoil.”

Atthetimewethoughthisspeechwasprettyhumorousandwouldchant“carandhorse,carandhorse''every

timeIdrovefasterandpassedotherspeedingcars.

Dad'slonggonenow.Butafteralltheseyears.IrealizethathadIownedacopyoftheFatherlishtoEnglish

dictionary,Tdhaveunderstoodthatthespeechmyfriendand1socasuallymocked（嘲笑）wassimplyDad'sattempt

ataffection.

39.Whatdidthefatherusuallytalkaboutwiththewriter?

A.Thewriter'sjob.B.Thewriter'sschoolwork.

C.Thewriter'scar.D.Thewriter'sfriend.

40.Whatdidhisfatherdowhenthewritertookhisfirstroadtrip?

A.Hetoldhimtorideahorse.B.Hetoldhimnottodrivetoofast.

C.Headvisedhimnottotakebreaks.D.Hegavehimmoneytobuyoil.

41.What'sthebesttitleforthepassage?

A.CarandHorseB.Myfirstroadtrip

C.Father'spracticaladviceD.Father'slove

（2023?浙江湖州??？既＃?/p>

“WhereisJoe?”askedMum.”【nhisroom."Daisyanswered.Shewastryingtodecideonthebirthdaygiftfbr

Mum.Thisyear,shewantedsomethingthatcouldn'tbeboughtatastore.

ThensheheardJoecallingher."Justasecond,“shereplied,walkingtowardherbrother'sroom."Look!”Joe

soundedclosetotears."Nodragon.”Joereallywantedatoydragoninthecereal（麥片）box,sohewasabitsadat

findingnothing.

“Let'sseewhattheboxsaysJDaisysuggested.can'tread.”"Youcan'tbecauseyoudon'tknowhowtorcad,^^

shesaidcarefully.Lastyear,Mummadeadecisiontoteachhimtoread,buttheresultwasterrible.Tneybothgave

up.Daisyfinishedreadingthebox."Nopromiseofatoydragon,“shesaid."Iwishyoucouldread.SodocsMum,“

sheadded.TheconversationsweptawayDaisy'sworryaboutagiftfbrMum."Maybewecanprepareittogether.”

shethought.

SoonDaisyhadanidea—towriteandreadadragonstoryforMum.WhensheshareditwithJoe,heshookhis

head.Daisyfeltdisappointed.WithoutJoe'shelp,therewouldbenogift"We'lltryfbrtendays,^^shesaid.uThen

we'lldecideifit'llwork.^^Joecountedwithhisfingers,sayingloudly,uJusttendays.”

Thefirstdaywasthehardest.needyourhelp,Joe?'Daisysaid."Justtellmehowyoufeltwhendiscovering

therewasnodragon.”“Iwasmadandsad.”"That'sShethenprintedthisonthenotebook:Iwasmadandsad,

too.Joewatched.4kWhichwordis4mad^?^^Joepointed.4tWhatnext?*'Daisyasked.Joewassilent."It'sastory,“she

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