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甘肃省金昌市2020年中考英语一模试卷
Long, long ago there was an old king living in a beautiful country. The king loved flowers1much that many flowers were put everywhere in his palace. Among the flowers he loved orchids (兰花) best. As time passed by, the king was too old to keep his throne (王位).2 , he decided to give it to an honest person in his country.
3 the king thought it over for several days, he thought up an idea to search for a person to take his place. He made his servants travel around his country giving out 4 single orchid seed (种子) to every young man they met .Then he made it public that anyone 5 take his place to rule the country if he could grow the most beautiful orchid with the seed he received.
The big news went around the 6. Every young man was happy, 7a person called Henry. He was an expert on growing flowers in his neighborhood.
David grew his seed in a pot, put it in a nice place full of 8 and watered it carefully every day. But to his disappointment, his hard work ended up with 9.
Finally came the day when everyone was supposed to 10 his flowers to the king. Everyone came to the palace with his beautiful orchid except Henry, who 11 an empty pot in his hand.
Everyone can 12 his orchid here. Why did you grow your orchid in vain (徒劳地),young man?" the king asked." Your Majesty (尊敬的陛下),I am sorry to say that I can not grow such an orchid seed you gave me. Anyway, I have tried my best, "the man 13 ."Well, everyone, "said the king. "Now I can tell you the 14 person for my throne is just the young man. The seed you received had been boiled (煮), so anyone he showed me his beautiful orchid15be a liar. Only the man told me the truth. Do remember honesty is the best policy."
Why Live Near the River?
Imagine pioneers traveling west in the 1800s. In those days, it was hard to find running water and shops where to buy things. As time went by, most pioneers had to make their homes near a river so that they could get water easily.
How did rivers help people live in the past?
Back in the pioneer days, people grew their own food, caught their own fish, and collected their own water.{#blank#}1{#/blank#}People also used rivers as roads, traveling on boats. Traders shipped goods (货物) to people from other areas.
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When building many factories right next to rivers for the water's power to make machines work, some people choose to live near a river for working. They use the river to ship large goods, and some of them work at these factories where power factories provide electricity for homes and businesses.{#blank#}3{#/blank#}
Who wouldn't want to live near a river?
Some people are nervous about living near rivers because rivers can cause floods (洪水). Every once in a while, floodwaters rise higher than a house, ruining (毁坏) many things in the house.{#blank#}4{#/blank#} Such waste causes water to smell bad and pollutes the crops (作物) we eat. Water and crops in polluted areas can make people very sick.
How do people decide where to live?
{#blank#}5{#/blank#}Rivers can provide jobs and fun activities in a beautiful place. However, those living by rivers should be willing to accept possible problems as well.
A. Why do people live near rivers now? B. Why did people want to live near a river? C. Some factories put their waste into rivers. D. Staying close to a river was easy to get water for living. E. Some factories stop waste water from running into rivers. F. People who carry goods onto ships live near the river, too. G. People should think over the possible risks before deciding where to live. |
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