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江苏省常州市2024年中考英语真题
Genevieve Moss has serious hearing loss. Her world has always been silent. Alone in a town in England, she often felt lonely.
Then one day in April in 2021, something stopped Moss as she read the local newspaper. It was a photo of a tiny black-and-white cat. A family was looking for a home for their last newborn cat. Moss fell in love with it at first sight and contacted the family. Soon, the cat came to Moss's house. Moss called the cat Zebby because his colors looked like those of a zebra.
Moss once heard of studies showing that pets can help people deal with loneliness. However, she had no idea that Zebby would become her helper and her ears. From their first night together, Zebby has slept next to her. When he hears noises in the dark, he jumps up. "He became my night watch cat," Moss said. "Sometimes he would run around the room until I woke up."
After several weeks, Moss noticed that whenever her phone rang or someone knocked at the door, Zebby would touch her lightly. It wasn't long before the cat took on another task: collecting Moss's mail. Now whenever he hears the mailbox being opened, he runs towards it, carries the mail in his mouth and drops it at Moss's feet.
This past May Zebby was named Britain's National Cat of the Year by Cats Protection. According to the largest cat charity, Zebby beat out about 3,000 other cats because of the many ways he makes Moss's life easier. He has had no training at all, but his natural abilities seem to have told him that his owner needs his help.
"Zebby has made my house a home," Moss said. "I can hardly imagine not having Zebby in my life now."
When thinking about your holiday, what comes to your mind first? The hot sun, cool water, yellow sand-where are we? The beach! Australia has lots of beaches. Most people may go there in holidays. Let's take a look!
Enjoy beach time in Australia | |
Beach numbers Australia's coastline* is about 34, 000 km. There are over 10, 685 beaches in Australia. This is more than any other country in the world. | When to come? The summer holidays are from December to the end of January, that's when Christmas is. |
Have fun! ★swimming and surfing ★make sandcastles ★collect shells and take them home ★play beach volleyball | To keep safe from the sun, please. . . ★Wear a big hat ★Wear long- sleeve clothes ★Drink more water ★Use sunscreen |
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It was one of the hottest days of the dry season. If we didn't see any rain soon, we would lose everything.
One day when I was in the kitchen,I {#blank#}1{#/blank#} my six- year- old son, Billy, walking towards the forest. He was clearly trying to be as still(平静的) as possible. Several minutes later, he disappeared into the forest, and then he ran out again, towards the house. This activity went on for an hour, walking{#blank#}2{#/blank#} to the forest and running back to the house. I really wanted to know {#blank#}3{#/blank#} Billy was doing.
Finally I followed him into the forest. I found that he was holding a cup of water. He walked very carefully not to drop the water.
I saw a baby deer(鹿) lying on the ground. It lifted its head to drink the water in myson's cup. After the deer drank up, Billy jumped up and ran back to the house to get more water.
When he saw me, he said,"I'm not wasting, mother."I found that his eyes were filled with tears.
"I know."I watched the most beautiful heart working so hard to save {#blank#}4{#/blank#} life. Tears ran down my face. As my tear drops began to hit the ground, more drops suddenly joined them. I looked up{#blank#}5{#/blank#} the sky. It was raining.
The actions of one little boy saved a life, and the rain saved our farm.
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