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考點(diǎn)01中考真題匯編

（一）

（2025·湖北統(tǒng)考·中考真題）13-year-oldSarahsitsinheryard,layingoutherhandmadecrafts(手工制品)

onthetable.Therearebaskets,flowerpots,andclothbags—allmadefromrecycledmaterials.Theyarenotjust

creativeobjects;they’repartofSarah’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.

1．WhatdidSarahselltomakemoney?

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

2．Lookatthemindmap.Whichofthefollowingcanbeputin▲?

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

C．bored;caringfornatureD．nervous;recyclingoldboxes

3．WhatcanyoulearnfromSarah’swordsinthelastparagraph?

A．Doingisbetterthansaying.B．Greathopesmakegreatman.

C．Thefirststepistheonlydifficulty.D．Smallactionscanmakeadifference.

4．WhichofthefollowingcanbestdescribeSarah?

A．Kindandhonest.B．Creativeandhelpful.

C．Strictandfriendly.D．Quietandhard-working.

5．Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?

A．AGirl’sDreamJobB．ACommunityPark

C．AGirl’sGreenProjectD．AnEco-friendlyHabit

（二）

（2024·湖北統(tǒng)考·中考真題）TheSmithswokeupearlierthanusual.Therewassomethingabouthiking(遠(yuǎn)

足)thatmadethemfeelwideawakeandexcitedtostartthedayastheireyeswereopen.

Thefamilyhadasimplebreakfast.Theydiscussedtheplanforthedayattable.“DadandIlookedatamap

lastnight,”saidMrs.Smith.“Wefoundanearbytrail(小徑).Therearemanyinterestingthingsalongtheway,and

bestofall,therewillbeasurpriseattheendofthetrail.”

“Whatkindofsurprise?”askedJenny.

“Itwon’tbeasurpriseifwetellyou,”laughedhermom.“Thesooneryougetreadytogo,thesooneryou’ll

findout.”

Theysetoutforhikingsoon.Itwasagooddayforseeingwildlife.Alongthetrail,thetreeswerefilledwith

kindsofbirdsflyingaround.Hearinganoiseinthegrass,theystoppedandsawtworabbitscrossingthetrail.After

awhile,MikenoticedseveralmonkeysinthetreesandMr.Smithtookphotosbeforetheyranaway.

Then,theycontinuedtheirhiking.JennyandMikewerediscussingwhatkindofsnaketheyhadjustseenon

theway.Atthismoment,theycametoanopenareawithsomesmallpools.Thekids’eyesgrewwide.Theylooked

attheirparents.

“Isthisthesurprise?”askedMikeinexcitement.

Mr.andMrs.Smithsmiledastheywalkedovertooneofthesmallpools.Steam(蒸汽)roseintotheair.

“They’rehotsprings(溫泉),”explainedMr.Smith.“TheheatisproducedfrominsideEarth.”

“Couldwehaveabath(洗澡)inthespringifwehaveourbathingsuits?”askedJenny.Mrs.Smithnodded.

“Yourbathingsuitsareinthebag.”Shelaughed,puttingherfeetintothespringwater.

“Ican’tbelieveit!MomandDad.Thisisagreatsurprise.”JumpedJenny.

1．TheSmithswokeupearlierbecauseof________.

A．themapB．thetrailC．thehikingD．thebreakfast

2．Whichistherightorderoftheanimalstheysawontheway?

A．snakes→birds→rabbits→monkeysB．monkeys→snakes→birds→rabbits

C．rabbits→snakes→monkeys→birdsD．birds→rabbits→monkeys→snakes

3．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“surprise”referto(指代)?

A．Anopenarea.B．Thehotspring.

C．Anearbytrail.D．TheheatfrominsideEarth.

4．Whydidthefamilymaketheplanfortheday?

A．Totakephotos.B．Toenjoynature.

C．Towatchbirds.D．Toprotectwildlife.

5．Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?

A．ANaturalBathB．ALuckyFamilyC．AHumorousMomD．ABeautifulPool

（三）

（2023·湖北十堰·中考真題）Ihavean11-year-oldsonnamedPeter.Iknewthatplayingsportswouldbe

goodtoourson.Hewouldgetsomeexercise,learnaboutteamworkandlearnsomephysicalskills.Wecontinually

encouragedhimtohaveatry,butafterawhileitwasclearthathedidn’tliketeamsports,andtherewasnothingwe

coulddotochangeit.

Wedecidednottopushhimtotakepartinsports,eventhoughmostofhisfriendsdidsports.Astimewent

by,wegraduallyrealizedthatwehadmadetherightdecision.Don’tmisunderstand(誤解)me.Ihavenothing

againstsports.Nowmysonisn’tinterestedinsports,butI’mnotpushinghimtodosports.Herearethereasons:

IwanthimtoknowIaccepthimunconditionally.Idon’tevenwantPetertofeelthatIwilllovehimonlyif

hebehavesinacertainwayortakespartinsomeactivities.Whetherhesucceedsorfails,hewillalwaysbemyson,

andthatwillneverchange.

Iwanthimtoformhisownpath(道路)inlife.Hispathdoesn’thavetobethesameasmine.Infact,we

bothhavesimilarinterestsinseveralareaslikemusic,computersandStarWars,butwe’realsodifferentinmany

ways.Peterneedstobefreetogohisownpath.

IwanthimtoknowthatIdon’tjudge(判斷)myworthbyhisachievements.Everyfatherwillfeelproudof

hissonifhecanmakegreatachievements.Somostparentsalwayspushthemsohard.Sometimeswehaveseen

ourselvesindirectlythroughourownsons.Theirachievementsremindusofourwonderfuldaysinthepast.We

mustmakesurewedon’twanttomakeupfor(彌補(bǔ))ourownregretsbypushingoursonstoclimbhigherandgo

furtherthanwedid.

1．Theadvantagesofdoingsportsdon’tinclude________.

A．gettingsomeexerciseB．gettingsomeexamskills

C．learningaboutteamworkD．learningsomephysicalskills

2．Whatwasthewriter’sfinaldecision?

A．Oursonmustmasterakindofsport.B．Heshoulddothesamethingashisfriends.

C．Wedidn’tpushhimtodosportshedisliked.D．Wewouldpushhimtofindwhathewasgoodat.

3．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“unconditionally”mean?

A．慎重地B．無條件地C．不耐煩地D．猶豫地

4．Howmanyreasonsdoesthefathergivefornotpushinghissontotakepartinsports?

A．Two.B．Three.C．Four.D．Five.

5．Whichsentencecanbestdescribethefatherinthispassage?

A．Heisawiseandopen-mindedfather.B．Hedoesn’tcareabouthisson’sfuture.

C．Heisbraveandknowswhentogiveup.D．Heisrichenoughtosupportthewholefamily.

（四）

（2023·湖北恩施·中考真題）Bookshavegreatpower.Betweentheirpages,readerscantraveltoanyplace

andbecomeanyoneoranything.Unfortunately,manychildrenallovertheworlddon’thaveanybookstoread.

MariaKeller,anAmericangirl,wantedtochangethatfact.WhenMariawasyoung,shelovedreading.

Whenshewaseight,shenoticedthatsomeofherclassmatesdidn’treadasmuchasshedid.Sheaskedhermother

whythatcouldbe,hermothersaidthattheywerenotabletoaffordbooks.Afterhearinghermother’swords,she

decidedtocreateanorganizationtohelpthosechildren.

Withhermother’shelp,MariacreatedReadIndeed.Itisanon-profit(非盈利)organizationthatcollectsand

givesbookstochildreninneed.DuringtheearlystagesofReadIndeed,Mariasetthefirstgoal—tocollectand

giveonemillionbooks.Attheageof18,sheachievedthisgoal.

Mariasays,“Icannotlivewithoutbooks.SoIjustcan’tgiveuphelpingthekidswhohavenobooks.”She

hasrecentlysetanewgoal—tocollectandgivebookstomorekidsinneedineverystateoftheUSA,andeven

othercountriesintheworld.

1．Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“thatfact”referto?

A．Manybooksareveryinteresting.B．Manychildrencan’ttraveltoanyplace.

C．Manychildrendon’tlikereading.D．Manychildrenhavenobookstoread.

2．WhohelpedMariawhenshecreatedReadIndeed?

A．Hergrandparents.B．Hermother.

C．Herfather.D．Herteacher.

3．HowoldwasMariawhensheachievedherfirstgoal?

A．Eight.B．Fourteen.C．Eighteen.D．Twenty-four.

4．Maria’snewgoalisto________.

A．makemoremoneyB．collectandgivebookstomorekids

C．traveltomoreplacesD．createanotherorganization

5．HowdoyoulikeMariaKeller?

A．Sheishelpful.B．Sheishonest.

C．Sheiseasy-going.D．Sheisshy.

（五）

（2023·湖北孝感·中考真題）Whenwasitthatsomethingmadeyoustop,takeagoodlookandgetlostin

thought?Forme,itwaslastSunday.MyfriendinvitedmetoaEuropeanartexhibitioninShanghai.

Tobehonest,I’mnotinterestedinartpaintingsatall.IknowverylittleaboutEuropeanart.So,atfirst,I

refusedtogototheexhibition.ButfinallyIbecameexcitedtoseetheartworksofthefamousartistslikeMonet(莫

奈)andVanGogh(梵高).Theexhibitionincluded52artworks.Itwasreallyadifferentexperiencetoseethemface

toface.

Myfriendwashappytoseesomanydifferentpaintingstylesinoneplace.Thevisitmadeherrememberthe

triptoParisseveralyearsago.Shetoldmethatartcouldbefoundineverycornerofthecity.

Mostofthevisitors,Ithought,hadlimited(有限的)knowledgeaboutart,too.Theywerejustbusytaking

pictures,andthenshowedeveryoneonWeChatthattheyhadbeenthere.Undertheinfluenceofmyfriend,whois

anartlover,Ibegantolookatthepaintingscarefully.OnepaintingthatmovedmemostwasVanGogh’sLong

GrassWithButterflies.Thosethingssuchasgrass,butterflieswerequitecommoninmylife.However,Ihadnever

thoughttheywereworthattention.Ihadusuallyfollowedthecrowdtoseewhatwas“special”.Actually,weshould

paymoreattentiontothe“common”thingsaroundus.

Sometimeswearesupposedtohaveacarefullook,thinkforawhile,thenwewillfindthebeautyinourlife.

1．Wherewastheexhibitionheld?

A．Shanghai.B．Europe.C．Paris.D．Notmentioned.

2．Theunderlinedword“them”inparagraph2refersto“________”.

A．theartistsB．theartworksC．thevisitorsD．thewriterandherfriend

3．Whichistherightorderaboutthewriteraccordingtothepassage?

①Irefusedtogototheartexhibition.

②Iwenttoseetheexhibitionwithmyfriend.

③Iwasinvitedtotheexhibition.

④IwasmovedbyLongGrassWithButterfly.

A．④③②①B．④②①③C．③①②④D．③④②①

4．Whatcanweknowfromthepassage?

A．Thewriterusedtoshowgreatinterestinartpaintings.

B．Thisexhibitionincluded52artworksofdifferentstyles.

C．Monet’sLongGrassWithButterflywasveryspecialinfact.

D．AllthevisitorsenjoyedtakingphotosandshowingthemonWeChat.

5．What’sthebesttitleofthepassage?

A．AVisittoEuropeB．Stop,ListenandShow

C．EnjoytheArtworksD．Stop,LookandThink

（六）

（2023·湖北宜昌·中考真題）ZhiNongwasborninasmalltowninYunnanProvince.Whenhewasyoung,

hemovedtoKunmingwithhismother.Feelinglikeacaged(籠中的)birdinbigcity,hewasboredwiththebusy

andnoisycitylifeandlookedforwardtonature.

Hischancesooncame.In1983,hehelpedshootadocumentaryaboutbirds.Thatexperienceledhimtolearn

photographyandtakephotosofflyingbirds.

Inthe1980s,theInternetwasnotthatpopularinChinaandcameraswereexpensive.Hemanagedtoborrow

acameraandthrewhimselfintostudyinghowtouseit.Duringthattime,thelibrarybecamehisfavoriteplace

wherehefirstreadsomemagazinesaboutnature.Itopenedadoorforhimtoconnectwithnature.

In1992,aresearchprogramwasorganizedtoprotectatypeofunusualmonkeyswhichonlyliveinChina.

Usuallythehomeofthesemonkeyshashalf-a-year-longwinters.ItcreatedgreatchallengesforZhiNong’swork,

butheneverdrewback.“Ididn’tseethemonkeysinthewilduntilIwentintothemountainsthethirdtime,”said

ZhiNong.Hewentintothesnowmountainssixtimesjusttogetvaluablephotographsofthemonkeys.

Threeyearslater,hisworkswoninternationalprizes.Peoplearoundtheworldbegantopayattentiontothe

protectionofwildanimalsinChina.AndheisthefirstChinesewinneroftheworldWildlifePhotographerofthe

Year.

Inordertocalluptonsofpeopletoprotectwildlifewithcameras,hestarted“ChinaWildlifePhotography

TrainingCamp”.Hehopesthatmoreyoungpeoplewilljoininforthenatureprotection.

1．WhatcanwelearnaboutZhiNongfromParagraph1?

A．HefeltlikeafreebirdB．Hewassatisfiedwiththecitylife.

C．HewasborninKunming.D．Hewouldliketoliveinthenature.

2．WhichistherightorderofZhiNong’sexperience?

a.Hewonsomeprizesintheworld.

b.Hejoinedinshootingadocumentary.

c.Hetooksomepicturesofmonkeys.

d.Hesetupacamptotrainphotographers.

A．a(chǎn)-b-c-dB．b-c-a-dC．c-a-d-bD．d-a-b-c

3．Whatdotheunderlinedwords“drewback”meaninParagraph4?

A．Gaveup.B．Grewup.C．Setout.D．Puton.

4．Whereisthepassageprobablytakenfrom?

A．Adiary.B．Asurvey.C．Amagazine.D．a(chǎn)guidebook.

5．Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage?

A．APhotographer’sWayofProtectingNatureB．ADoorbetweenMagazinesandNature

C．DifficultiesofTakingWildlifePhotosD．WorldAttentiontoAnimalProtection

（七）（2023·湖北孝感·中考真題）

Aphotoofaboycarryinghistennisracketsinabamboobasketbecomespopularonline.

Theboy,WangFa,14,isamemberoftheVa(佤族)fromYunnan.Afterhewontheunder-14-title(十四歲以

下男單冠軍）attheASICSTennisJuniorTourinGuangzhou,anaudience(觀眾)fromYunnangavehimthe

bamboobasketasagiftandthephotowastaken.

“Wealwayscarrybamboobasketswhenweworkinthefield.Thisisatypical(有代表性的）farmingtoolof

theVa.Icarriedmyracketsinthisbaskettohonormyhometown.”Wangsaid.

Beforeplayingtennis,Wangwasjustavillageboy.Butin2016,hewaschosenbyalocalclubasa

professionaltennisplayer.“Iwasnervousatthebeginningbecausetheoutsideworldwassodifferentfrommy

home.Tennishashelpedmemakemorefriendsandgetabettereducation.”hesaid.

Overthepastsixyears,WanghastrainedhardtoimprovehisskillsattheYunnanWildElephantsTennis

Club.Hewouldgetupat6:30a.m.andpracticeformorethansixhoursaday.Heneededtoswingaracket(揮拍)

morethan7,000timesandrun9kilometerseveryday.

“Ifitwerenotfortennis,Iwouldstillbehelpingmyfamilywithfarmworkathome.”Wangsaid.

Wang’sparentsdidn’twanthimtolearntennisatfirstbecausetheycouldn’taffordit.Luckily,thetennis

clubofferedtoteachhimforfree.

ForWang,winningtheASICSTennisJuniorTourtitlewasthebeginningofthefuturewithhope,“Iwilltry

mybesttogettothetopontheprofessionalstage.”hesaid.

1．WhatdidWangFagetfromanaudiencefromYunnan?

A．Tennisrackets.B．Thefirstprize.

C．Aphoto.D．Abamboobasket.

2．Theunderlinedword“honor”inParagraph3issimilarto“________”

A．showlovetoB．makeapromiseto

C．dependonD．playapartin

3．What’sthemainideaofParagraph5?

A．Wang’sgreatsuccess.B．GreatchangesinWang’slife.

C．Wang’sdailylifeintheclub.D．ThereasonwhyWangchosetennis.

4．WhopaidforWangFatolearntennis?

A．Atennisclub.B．Wang’sparents.

C．Wang’sschool.D．AnaudiencefromYunnan.

5．WhichofthefollowingisTrueaccordingtothepassage?

A．Wangdislikedhistennistraining.B．WangcomesfromavillageinGuangzhou.

C．Wangexpressedhishopeforthefuturelife.D．Wanglikedfarmingmorethanplayingtennis.

考點(diǎn)022025年中考模擬

（一）

（2025·湖北黃石·模擬預(yù)測）CollegestudentsinFuzhouhaverecentlywonpraisefrommanypeoplefor

showingtheirkindnessandhelptoalocalvendor(小販)whosewifewasinabadhealthcondition.

HuweiguangfromLishuimovedtoFuzhoutomakealivingabout7yearsago.In2022,heandhiswifeset

upastreetstallsellingguokui(ordrybread)inauniversitytown.Theguokuicookedbythecoupleisverypopular

amongstudentsbecauseofitsgoodtaste.SostudentsusuallycallHu“Uncleguokui”.

Unfortunately,Hu’swifehadanaccidentalfallandwastakentohospitalandlatershehadaseriousillness

thatrequiredsomeonetotakecareofherdailylife.Hu,whilecaringforhiswife,continuedtomanagehisstall

withthehelpoftheir21-year-oldsonwhohadtostophisstudiestohelphisfamily.

ThingstookaturnwhenacollegestudentpostedHu’sstoryonlineandmanypeopleknewabouthim.There

werelotsofstudentswaitinginlineinfrontofHu’sstalleveryday.Mostofthemwerefromthenearbyuniversities.

“Guokuiisdelicious.AndI’malsomovedbyUncleHu’sdiligenceandtenacity(勤奮與堅(jiān)韌),”astudentsaid.

TwocooksfromHu’shometowncametohelphimafterlearningaboutHu’sdifficulties.Atthesametime,

manyorganizationshaveofferedtohelphimlookforanewstorefronttosetuphisbusiness.Somedoctorseven

lookedforabettertreatmentforhiswife.

Huwasdeeplymovedbythewarmth.However,herefusedallthedonations.“I’mthankfulforthehelp.My

familycanliveonourown.AndIalsohopepeoplebuyourguokuibasedontheirneeds,”hesaid.

1．WhydidHuWeiguangmovetoFuzhouabout7yearsago?

A．Tomeethisrelatives.B．Toliveinanewhouse.

C．Tomakealiving.D．Toworkfortheuniversity.

2．WhathappenedtoHu’swife?

A．Shehadanaccidentalfallandthengotaseriousillness.B．Shelostherjob.

C．ShehadanargumentwithHu.D．Shewasmissing.

3．Howdidpeopleknowaboutcouple’sstory?

A．ThroughaTVprogram.B．Throughacollegestudentpostingitonline.

C．Throughanewspaperreport.D．Throughafriend’sintroduction.

4．WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothetext?

A．Hu’ssonstoppedhisstudiestosetupanotherstalltohelphisfamily.

B．Thecouplehassoldguokuiformorethantenyearsinauniversitytown.

C．Inordertohelphisfamily,Huacceptedallthedonationspeoplegavehim.

D．Twocooks,somedoctorsandmanyorganizationsgavehelptoHu’sfamily.

5．What’sthebesttitleforthepassage?

A．ThePopularGuokuiinFuzhouB．HuWeiguang’sHardLife

C．TheKindnessandHelpinFuzhouD．HuWeiguang’sDiligenceandTenacity

（二）

（2025·湖北十堰·三模）AstrangerwalkedintomeandknockedoverthecoffeeinmyhandwhileIwasina

hurry.

“I’msorry,”hesaid.

Irepliedwithasmileandsaid,“It’sokay.Ididn’tnoticeyou.”

Andthenwewentforourownways.

Laterthatday,whileIwascookinginthekitchen,mydaughterwasstandingreallycloseandwithout

makingasound.AsIturnedroundtoreachforsomesalt,Inearlyknockedherover.“Moveoutoftheway!”I

shouted.

Shewalkedawaysadly.ButIdidn’trealizewhatterriblewordsIhadsaid.

WhileIwasinbedthatevening,myhusbandsaidtome,“Whiledealingwithastranger,youwerepolite.

Butwithadaughteryoulove,youseemtotreatherbadly.Yourdaughterbroughtyousomeflowers.Andshe

pickedtheflowersherselfthewholeafternoon:pink,yellowandblue.Youwillfindtheminthekitchenbythedoor.

Shestoodveryquietlynottospoil(破壞)thesurprise,andyouneversawthetearsthatfilledherlittleeyes.You

shoulddosomething.”

Iquietlywentandsatdownbymydaughter’sbed.“▲”Isaid,“Arethesetheflowersyoupickedfor

me?”

Shesaid,“Ifoundthembythetree.Ipickedthembecausethey’reprettylikeyou.Iknowyouwouldlike

them,especiallytheblueones.”

Itearfullyreplied,“Sweetie,I’mreallysorryforthewayIactedtoday.Ishouldn’thaveshoutedatyou.”

“It’sOK.Iloveyouanyway,”Shesaidasshekissedmeonmycheek.

Sincethen,Ihavehadanimportantlessoninmylife.IfIcanbepolitetostrangers,whycan’twedothe

samefortheoneswelove?

1．Thewriterwas________tothestrangerwhowalkedintoher.

A．caringB．strictC．politeD．honest

2．Whatisthehusband’sopinionaboutdealingwiththeirdaughter?

A．Thewritershouldlookfortheflowers.B．Thewritershouldbekindtothedaughter.

C．Thewritershouldn’tbepolitetothestranger.D．Thewritershouldn’tsaysorrytothestranger.

3．Whydidthedaughterstandquietly?

A．Becausesheneededtogetsomethingtoeat.B．Becauseshewasscaredofhermom.

C．BecauseshewasplayingahidinggameD．Becauseshewantedtogivehermomasurprise.

4．Whichofthefollowingcanbeputinthe________?

A．Honey,Iamsosorry.B．Honey,areyousad?

C．Honey,don’tstandtoonearagain.D．Honey,pleasemoveoutofmyway.

5．Whatdoyouthinkisthebesttitleforthepassage?

A．BeFriendlytoStrangersB．BeKindtoLovedOnes

C．BuildaLovingFamilyD．ShareFlowerswithFamily

（三）

（2025·湖北宜昌·模擬預(yù)測）Iwasaveryactivechild,alwaysrunningaroundandcrashingintothings.

AfterthethirdtimeIneededstitches(縫合針),adoctorsuggestedfishingtocalmmedown.ButsinceI’dnearly

drowned(淹死)afewyearsbefore,mymotherruledwateroutofmylife.Finally,shesettledonreadingasthe

onlysolutiontomycondition.

Foronehoureachday,Iwasforcedtositandread.IcriedsohardthatIcouldn’tseethelettersonthepage.

Thenmyteacherunclesteppedinwithapileofbooks.HesaidallIhadtodowasreadthefirsttwentypagesofa

book.IfIwasstillboredafterthat,Icouldputitdownandpickupanother.

MyfirstpickwasRoaldDahl’sTheEnormousCrocodile,andaftertwentypages,Ifelloutofmychair

laughing.Inthestory,acrocodiletriestoeatchildrenbypretendingtobeaseesaw(蹺蹺板).Ifollowedthisup

withCharlieandtheChocolateFactory,andFantasticMr.Fox.Theirquickplotsandsimplemessageswerevery

satisfyingtoread.

Littlebylittle,thebooksbecamelongerandmorechallenging.IwasinthemiddleofreadingTheLordofthe

RingswhenmymothercomplainedthatIwasreadingtoomuchandthatIshouldrunaroundoutsidelikeIusedto.

Butbythenitwastoolate—Icouldn’tstopreading.IbeganeagerlyreadingseriousnovelslikeAdventures

ofHuckleberryFinn.IwillneverforgetthescenewhereHuckisshockedthathisfriendJim’sbloodisred,not

black.Thatmomenttaughtmehowstupiditistojudgesomeonebythecoloroftheirskin.

Tothisday,IthinkofbooksasasecretfriendtowhomIcanalwaysturnforadvice.Agoodbookmustdo

twothings:entertainandeducate.Ifabookdoesn’tinterestyouaftertwentypages,putitdownandtryanotherone.

1．Whatisthewritingpurposeofthefirstparagraph?

A．Toshowthatthewriterlovedfishingasachild.

B．Totellafunnystoryaboutchildhoodaccidents.

C．Todescribethewriter’sfavoritechildhoodactivity.

D．Toexplainwhythewriter’smotherchosereadingforhim.

2．Theunderlinedphrase“settleon”inParagraph1canbereplacedby“________”.

A．feedonB．moveonC．decideonD．dependon

3．WhydoestheauthormentionhisteacheruncleinParagraph2?

A．Toexplainhowhardreadingis.B．Toshowhowhewasencouragedtoread.

C．Toexplainwhyhedislikedreading.D．Toshowhisuncle’swisdominreading.

4．Accordingtotheauthor,whatmakesforagoodbook?

A．Itmustbefascinatingatthebeginning.

B．Itshouldbeeasytounderstandandshort.

C．Itshouldhavemanycharactersandalongstory.

D．Itmustbebothenjoyableandprovideknowledge.

5．Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?

A．TwentyPagestoaNewLifeB．TheSecretFriendinthePages

C．DifferentInterestingBooksD．AMother’sChoice

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（2025·湖北襄陽·模擬預(yù)測）Seventeen-year-oldSamDavidsonhasn’tlefthishomesincehewas15.The

lasttimehewentoutwastwoyearsago.Hewaswalkingtocatchabuswhenhewashitontheheadbysomething

fallingfromabuilding.Hespentmorethantwomonthsinhospitalanddoctorstoldhimhewasluckytobealive.

TheaccidentleftSamwithagoraphobia(戶外恐懼癥).

Beforehisaccident,SamspentmostweekendstravelingaroundhishomecityofLondonbybus,

undergroundtrainandhismotorbike,andhelookedforwardtoholidaysabroadwithhisparents.Nowthe