题型:阅读选择 题类: 难易度:困难
吉林省长春市榆树市多校2024年中考考前模拟预测英语试题
For thousands of years,people have lived with dogs. Ancient paintings on the walls of caves(岩洞)show people living with dogs. More than one third of the homes in the United States,Canada,and Australia have dogs. Almost one fourth of the homes in England have dogs. In each country,these dogs come in all shapes and sizes.
The largest dog in the world was Zorba,a huge mastiff(大驯犬)that died in . When Zorba was seven years old in ,he was centimeters tall. In other words,Zorba was more than half as tall as an adult man. At his largest,Zorba weighed more than kilograms.
While the smallest dog ever was a Yorkshire Terrier dog named Sylvia from England. This dog was only centimeters tall and just under centimeters from nose to tail. The dog weighed half as much as your English book,and even a young child could easily pick it up with one hand. It died in when it was only two years old.
Some dogs are unusual,not for their size,but for their brain. One unbelievable dog is Endal,the "family member" of a man named Allen Parton,who has used a wheelchair(轮椅)since a car accident in .
In 2001 ,Parton was hit by a car while crossing a road with Endal,and thrown out of his chair. Endal quickly moved Parton into the safe position,covered him with a coat,and pushed his mobile phone close enough for him to reach. Then,once he saw that Parton was all right,Endal ran back and forthbetween a nearby hotel and Parton,barking until people came out to help.
Endal won a prize for his courage and cleverness,and he has been the subject of a number of TV documentaries.
①Endal won a prize.
②Endal asked people for help.
③Parton was thrown out of his car.
④Endal moved Parton into the safe position.
From the Other Side
Lara and Tara are twins. They look like each other, but they are very different in everything else. For example, hot food is Lara's favorite, and Tara has a sweet choice.
However, this isn't the problem with the twin girls. They always argues that the opposite one was wrong. {#blank#}1{#/blank#}, while Tara thought mornings were fresh and it was difficult to stay up till midnight.
{#blank#}2{#/blank#} To put an end to their fights, their parents decided to create a small drama. They wanted the girls to understand that they were both correct from their own point of view. Their parents covered the girl's eyes with black ribbons (带、条), and brought them to the dining room. {#blank#}3{#/blank#} Lara was asked to stand on one side of the board and Tara on the other. They couldn't see the other side of it. When the ribbons were taken away, they were surprised to see a huge board between them.
Now, their father asked Lara, "What's the color of the board?" She replied, "It's black!" {#blank#}4{#/blank#} She replied, "It's white!" The two girls began to argue again. While Lara was confident it was black, Tara was sure it was white. Then, they were asked to exchange (交换) their places. They couldn't believe their eyes. Tara, who insisted (坚持) it was a white board, saw a black one. Similarly, Lara, who argued the board was black, was surprised to see a white one. They understood that each of them was right in her own view. Most of us are like Lara and Tara. We are right most times, but insist that others are wrong!
A. They have different ideas. B. For years, their arguments continued. C. Their mother asked Tara the same question. D. In the room, a big board was placed in the middle. E. Lara thought it was terrible to get up early in the morning. |
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