题型:阅读选择 题类: 难易度:困难
江苏省宿迁市2024年中考英语真题
In the bright moonlight, Jack is walking home. Suddenly, he finds a hawk (鹰) lying beside a box. Very curious, he begins to check it.
The hawk seems to be in pain. One of its wings looks broken, touching the ground. Its eyes look scared. So Jack takes off his T-shirt and wraps (包裹) it carefully round the hawk. Then he carries it home.
"I can't take him into the house," he thinks. "My mum doesn't like animals in the house!"
Thinking for a while, Jack decides to hide the hawk in the garden shed (棚子). He secretly puts the hawk down on the floor with his T-shirt. Looking at the hawk, he says, "It's your home now. Call you Falco, OK?"
After that, he goes back to his room. Unluckily, his parents are waiting for him. Finding his T-shirt missing, they get quite angry and don't allow him to go out within a week. Jack goes to his room without any words, but he can't fall asleep because he is worrying about Falco.
In the early morning, Jack takes some bread to feed Falco and goes back to his room secretly. After breakfast, Jack goes to the garden shed, holding a small bowl of water.
In the shed, he finds Falco sitting quietly in a corner, the bread still on the floor. Falco's eyes are open, but not bright now. Jack puts the water in front of Falco. At first, Falco ignores (忽视) it, then he begins to drink. Jack sits quietly, looking at him, imagining Falco flying in the endless blue sky. But now he is trapped on the earth. "How can I help you return to the sky, Falco?"
When Jack leaves the shed, his brother Jim is waiting for him outside.
"What's so interesting in the shed?"
"Nothing."
"Tell me the truth, Jack. I think you haven't forgotten my broken rocket!"
Finally, Jack has no choice but to tell his brother the truth. Jim becomes very excited.
"Jim, please don't say anything to Mum and Dad. I can repair your rocket."
"My rocket isn't important, Jack. But Falco is!"
Then the brothers discuss how to feed Falco. They decide to get help from their friend Holly because she knows a lot about animals, birds and nature. Later, the brothers go to Holly. Holly advises them to feed some meat to Falco.
Over the next few days, Falco gets much better. He always eats the meat Jack and Jim bring him from the kitchen. Jack even digs up worms in the park for Falco. Falco loves them! His feathers look bright and shiny, too. But he still can't fly.
One morning, Holly comes to see Falco. After watching it for a while, Holly says, "Falco is well enough to fly again!" Hearing this, they happily open the door, and watch Falco step into the sunlight slowly. Falco beats his wings and tries to fly in small circles, then in large ones. Suddenly, he makes a loud cry and flies away. Jack feels a bit sad, but he knows they are right.
One evening, Jack and Jim are sitting in their room. It is a cool and quiet evening. Suddenly, he hears a cry from far away. A familiar (熟悉的) cry. A bird is flying in circles across the sky. It's Falco! Jack watches it fly, happy and wild.
—Adapted from Jack's Endless Summer
① digging up worms for the hawk ② telling Jim the secret of the hawk
③ asking Holly for useful advice ④ letting the hawk fly into the air
Lin has a few e-friends from different countries. He is telling something about them.
Tony is from the US. He is thirteen years old. He is tall and good-looking. And he likes playing basketball. His dream is to be a great basketball player. |
Lisa is a 12-year-old German girl. She has brown and long hair. She likes listening to music. But she likes drawing best. Her dream is to be an Art teacher. |
Judy is a 12-year-old Australian girl. Her hobby is reading books. She has many friends because she is friendly to everyone. She'd like to be a reporter. |
Eric is from Japan. He is fourteen years old. He's strong because he often does sports. His favorite subject is Maths. And he wants to be an engineer. |
Are you interested in traditional Chinese arts? Do you want to learn how to make them by hand? If so, come and join our clubs this weekend in our school.
Sky Lantern Club Introduction: Sky lanterns are made of bamboo and covered with paper. They were first used to ask for help when people were in trouble. Today, they are used to show happiness and good wishes. Time: 8:30 a. m. —10:30 a. m. , Saturday Place: Room 501, Building 3 | |
Paper Cutting Club Introduction: Paper cutting turns a simple thing like a piece of paper into a beautiful piece of art. Pictures about flowers, animals and so on are put on windows, doors and walls as symbols of good wishes and good luck. Time: 9:00 a. m. —11:00 a. m. , Saturday Place: Room 502, Building 3 | |
Chinese Knot Club Introduction: Chinese knots are usually made of red and yellow ropes. People use them to show good wishes, including happiness, love, peace and so on. Time: 2:30 p. m. —4:30 p. m. , Sunday Place: Room 603, Building 3 |
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