题型:阅读选择 题类: 难易度:普通
湖北省直辖市2024年中考模拟英语试题
Once there was a teenage boy who was known as a fast runner in his village. He only cared about winning every race and becoming more successful.
One day,the boy took part in a running race in his village. He won the 200, 100 and 50-meter races without any problem. He was proud of himself and received great applause (掌声). But his grandfather stepped in and challenged him to a race with two unexpected competitors, an old man and a blind girl. The boy thought it was unbelievable but accepted. In the race, the boy finished first, while the old man and the blind girl were still at the starting line. With joy, he waved his hands at the crowd. But they kept silent.
"Why are people not cheering for me like before?" he asked his grandfather.
"Start the race again with them. But this time, all of you should cross the finish line at the same time," the grandfather replied.
The boy was surprised but agreed to the race. During the second race, the boy took the hands of the old man and the blind girl and walked slowly with them to the finish line. The crowd gave them a standing applause.
The boy asked his grandfather, "For whom are the people cheering? Is it for me, or them?" The grandfather smiled and said. "The crowd did not cheer for any one of you. They cheered for how you all ran the race together. Facing the race of life, what matters is not just winning, but how you run the race."
What unusual habits do you have? | ||
Birdsong 11:38 a.m. reply | I live in Libya, Africa. It's REALLY hot all the time here. So I take a shower three times a day. I know, it's a lot. But it cools me off, and I like to feel clean! | |
Racer XYZ 11:40 a.m. reply | I have a strange habit. I never touch doorknobs (球形门拉手). Sometimes I am stuck (被困) in a room, and I wait for someone to enter or leave to help me get out. I really like sliding doors (推拉门) because they don't have doorknobs. Lucky for me that I live in Tokyo, Japan. We have lots of sliding doors here. | |
Snowflake 11:43 a.m. reply | My habits aren't really unusual. Well, there's one. I drink milk twice a day. But always with ICE. I can drink only really COLD milk. Our milk here in Hertfordshire, England, is delicious. | |
Hatman22 11:44 a.m. reply | I wear a hat every day. I wear it to school. I wear it to bed. I even wear it in the shower! I guess that's pretty strange. But it's cold where I live — in Rio Grande, Argentina. | |
ABC_ girl 11:49 a.m. reply | You guys don't have strange habits. Listen to this! I always put the books in my bookcase in alphabetical order (字母顺序). I check them every morning. If one is in the wrong place, I fix it. |
The Swing How do you like to go upon a swing. Up in the air so ____ ? Oh. I do think it the happiest thing. Ever a child can do! Up in the air and over the wall, Till I can see so wide. Rivers and trees and sheep and all, Over the countryside. Till I look down on the garden green, Down on the roof so brown. Up in the air I go flying again, Up in the air and down! |
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