题型:语法填空(语篇) 题类:真题 难易度:困难
山东省潍坊市2021年中考英语真题试卷
I knew that my father's aunt, Betsey Trotwood, lived somewhere near Dover, so I decided to look for her.
I had to walk there and the journey took six long days. When I got to Dover, I asked a few people and they told me where (go).
When Miss Betsey saw me, she shouted: Go away! Don't walk on my grass! "
Please, madam, I said bravely," please, Aunt Betsey…"
What! she cried, (look) at me in great surprise.
Please, Aunt Betsey, Fm your nephew David Copperfield. You came on the night I was born and saw my dear mother. My life (be) very miserable since she died. My stepfather sent me to work in London and I hated it and ran away. Then someone stole my money and I had to walk…" I felt weak and suddenly fell to the ground.
My aunt picked me up and took me into her sitting room. While I (eat), my aunt asked me a lot of questions. I was tired after the long day. Soon I fell asleep in a warm, (comfort) bed.
Several days (late) my stepfather, Mr. Murdstone arrived." David is a very bad boy, violent and lazy, maybe the (bad) boy in the world," he said (angry).
"We found him a good job in London but he ran away. Now he must (punish)!"
Aunt Betsey listened to him carefully and (reply)," I don't believe a word you say. I know you've been cruel to this boy and his poor mother. I'll look after David from now on. Now get out of here!"
The history of chocolate begins with a plant whose name is cacao (可可豆). For centuries, people worldwide have been enjoying the rich favor of chocolate, a product made from cacao. {#blank#}1{#/blank#}Americans eat an average of more than five kilograms of chocolate per person every year. The specialty (特产) shop shows the culture of chocolate and sells chocolates from different areas of the world.
Historians believe the Mayan people of Central America first learned to farm cacao plants around 2, 000 years ago. {#blank#}2{#/blank#}Then they grew them around their homes. They cooked the cacao seeds(种子)and pressed them into soft powder (粉末). They mixed the powder with water to make a delicious chocolate drink. There are often images of cacao plants on Maya buildings and art objects. The rulers drank chocolate at ceremonies. {#blank#}3{#/blank#}
The Aztecs also valued chocolate in the Aztec culture. But the cacao plant could not grow in the area where they lived. {#blank#}4{#/blank#} They even used cacao seeds as a form of money to pay or give as offerings(祭品)to the gods. Only the very rich people in Aztec societies could afford to drink chocolate because cacao was so valuable.
The explorer Christopher Columbus brought cacao seeds to Spain after his trip to Central America in 1502. The rich people of Spain first enjoyed the chocolate drink. {#blank#}5{#/blank#}. Nowadays, the English, Dutch and French all plant cacao trees in their own countries.
A. Chocolate is very sensitive(敏感)to temperature. B. The Mayan took the cacao trees from the rainforests. C. Chocolate is especially popular in the United States. D. Chocolate has been prepared as a drink for nearly all of its history. E. So they had to exchange goods with other societies for cacao seeds. F. Since then, the popularity of the drink has spread throughout Europe. G. And even poorer members of Mayan society could enjoy the drink sometimes. |
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