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江苏省盐城市2024年中考英语真题
Long ago in China, there lived five brothers who looked almost the same. The only way to tell them was by their amazing 1 . First Brother was as strong as ten horses. Second Brother could fly in the sky like a bird. Third Brother could 2 an ant sneeze (打喷嚏). Fourth Brother could make his body iron hard. Fifth Brother could make a river when he cried.
One day, Fifth Brother came across a strange 3 . When he was enjoying the delicious apple picked from the garden, 4 three men appeared. They took him to the owner of the garden. The owner was a bad, greedy man. He 5 Fifth Brother in his deepest prison. He said only if Fifth Brother 6 the treasure of Fire Island to him, he could set Fifth Brother free. Fire Island was in the middle of a nearby 7 . A dragon lived there, guarding its treasure. Stealing it seemed like a(n) 8 task, but Fifth Brother agreed to try.
That night, far away, 9 Brother heard Fifth Brother call for help. After listening to his story, Third Brother told other brothers what had happened. They made a 10 to go to help their brother get the treasure.
The next day, the five brothers worked together and with great 11 , they got the treasure from the dragon in the lake. Then Fifth Brother gave it to the owner. 12 the owner would not let Fifth Brother go because he thought Fifth Brother had many powers.
When Fifth Brother knew this, he started to 13 . Soon, his tears tan like a rushing river that swept the owner away.
Once the land dried out, the brothers journeyed home. They were 14 to be together again.
The next day, Fifth Brother said he was going on another walk. His brothers made him 15 that he would never eat in strange gardens again. Fifth Brother laughed and left.
GREAT KIDS Love for the elderly | |
Seven-year-old Maggie Kuznia is a book lover. She finds joy in sharing the stories she reads. Every week, she visits the elderly at Good Samaritan Society with several books. There she has made a lot of new friends who wait eagerly for her story-telling. Q: {#blank#}1{#/blank#} A: On a snowy day, my mother brought me along to work at Good Samaritan Society. My mom reminded me to bring toys. However, I brought some books because I had different plans. I wanted to read stories to cheer the elderly up. Q: {#blank#}2{#/blank#} A: I'd say making a lot of new friends. The elderly are devoted (忠诚的) listeners, and some of them are always ready to help me when I come across unfamiliar (不熟悉的) words. Q: {#blank#}3{#/blank#} A: I want to tell them to do something they enjoy, such as dancing, singing and so on. I always get support from my mother. Every week, I visit the elderly and often visit each one for over an hour with my mom checking on me to make sure I'm not overstaying my welcome. | EDITOR'S (编者) NOTE {#blank#}4{#/blank#} First, know about what the elderly need and offer help to improve their lives. By doing so, we may know what steps we can take towards that goal. People may think that big things should be done to help others. However, many forget that helping others begins with small things. Small things can make a big difference. Let's take Maggie for example. Her goal was very simple, just to care for the elderly by reading stories. So she did. For the elderly, she brightened their day. Share your ideas with a parent so that you can get help from them. No matter what act you do and how small it is, the elderly's world will be full of love and laughters. |
A. How can you care for the elderly? B. What's the best part about what you do? C. What do you like doing in your spare time? D. What would you tell other kids to care for the elderly? E. How did you get the idea of reading stories to the elderly? |
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