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湖南省长沙市青竹湖湘一外国语学校2024年中考三模考试英语试题
Cristina Zenato, a world-famous shark expert and diver(潜水员), was born in Italy and grew up in Africa until the age of 15. In 1994, she went on a vacation to Grand Bahama and fell in love with both diving and the island. So she decided to make Bahama her home and make diving her life.
Cristina learned to feed sharks when she was a child. In 1996, she became a shark feeder trainer. She created a course that educated divers about the beauty of sharks and the need to protect them and their environment. Through the "shark feeder course", she has created more shark lovers.
Cristina is talented in communicating with sharks. With just a touch on a shark's head and face, she can lead it into a state of sleep for 15 minutes. Cristina's special talent has been used to study shark behavior by scientists. It also helps to save sharks. Cristina still remembers clearly the first time she managed to take out a huge hook(吊钩) from a tiger shark's mouth. Up to now, she has taken out hundreds of hooks and fishing lines from shark mouths and skin without hurting them. Her work has saved many sharks from possible death.
Cristina has received many prizes and honors for her great work in shark research and protection. She also acted in several films including "Saving the Sharks" by the BBC. Until today, she continues to give speeches around the world.
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The summer holiday is coming. Ben will have a trip to Beijing with his two {#blank#}1{#/blank#}this weekend. His dad will also go and have a meeting. This is a great journey for Ben and he is very {#blank#}2{#/blank#}. Ben knows little about taking a plane. It is his first time to take a plane. However, Ben's father often goes to other places by plane.
In the morning, they arrive at the airport early. It is very {#blank#}3{#/blank#}. Ben's dad tells Ben what to do. They sit close and wait there for a few minutes. It will take them about four hours to get to Beijing. A few days ago, they {#blank#}4{#/blank#} a hotel far from the Summer Palace because all the other hotels were full (满的) and they had no {#blank#}5{#/blank#}. Ben is really looking forward to the trip.
How do people find their inner(内在的)talent?British author and speaker Sir Kenneth Robinson talked about this at TED. He told a story about Gillian Lynne, a great dancer and choreographer(编舞者).
Gillian Lynne never did well in school as a child. {#blank#}1{#/blank#}Her mother was quite worried about her. She took Lynne to see a doctor. {#blank#}2{#/blank#}Then, the doctor said to Lynne, "I need to talk to your mother now. Please wait here. "As they left the room, the doctor turned on the radio. He then said to Lynne's mother, "Just stand and watch her. "
{#blank#}3{#/blank#}The doctor then turned to Lynne's mother and said, "Mrs. Lynne, your daughter isn't sick. She's a dancer. Take her to a dance school. "
So she did. Lynne's new dance school was full of people just like her —people who had to move in order to think. {#blank#}4{#/blank#}
Lypne later went to the Royal Ballet School, one of the world's greatest dance schools, and became a great dancer, After leaving the school, she worked on some of the most successful musicals in history.
Those who never do well in school don't need to worry. {#blank#}5{#/blank#}
A. Find your inner talent like Lynne, and you can also succeed. B. She loved the life in the dance school, and she showed her great talent soon. C. After they left the room, Lynne was on her feet, dancing to the music on the radio. D. For 20 minutes she talked about the problems that Lynne was having in school with the doctor E. She couldn't think carefully when she was learning and often found herself unable to keep still. F Never give up, and you will be successful. |
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