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江苏省苏州市平江中学校2024年中考二模英语试题
In her grandparents' old house, Maya discovered an old family calendar, with each page filled out carefully.
On June 6, 1892: "Helped Mr Thompson repair his house." On November 14, 1907: "1 my time at an old people's home."
Curious, she asked her grandmother about it.
"That is the tradition of our family," her grandmother explained. "Every day, for generations, we complete one act of kindness and take it down. No matter how 2 it is."
Maya was interested. "Why?"
Her grandmother smiled, "It's a belief that through continuous kind actions, we can create a life of 3 . Every day, we find a moment of light through offering help to others, even when the world around us is dark."
With admiration, Maya decided to keep the tradition. Every night, she would record her act of kindness for the day. As the years went by, Maya's entries of her kind act 4 . from comforting a distressed stranger on the bus to organizing community clean-ups.
One day, as she sat at a café, a young woman came to her. "Are you Maya?" She asked politely.
Maya nodded, feeling 5 .
The woman went on, "Years ago, you taught me for free when my family couldn't afford lessons. Because of you, I graduated top of my class. Today, I 6 an organization providing help for students from poor families."
Maya was moved and proud. She realized her actions were creating ripples（涟漪） in ways she had never imagined.
The calendar became a community legend. Inspired by Maya, the town started a "Calendar Day", encouraging everyone to do good.
When Maya was old, she often sat with her grandchildren, turning the 7 pages. "This was when your grandpa and I met. I helped him find his lost dog."
One day, her oldest grandchild, Sophie, looked up from the calendar. "I want to 8 this, Grandma."
Maya 9 the calendar over. She knew the tradition would live on.
Years after Maya passed, the town built a statue in her honor, with the words on its base:
In memory of Maya and the generations before her who believed in the power of everyday 10 .
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Rick and his 70-year-old mother lived together in a town. Rick preferred {#blank#}1{#/blank#} when he was young. Influenced by Rick, his mother loved cookies too. So Rick often {#blank#}2{#/blank#} her different ones after work.
{#blank#}3{#/blank#} Rick's mother got older, Rick had to send her to the nursing home far from his house because of Alzheimer's disease (阿尔茨海默病). His mother started to forget his name and her health condition was worse {#blank#}4{#/blank#}. She often asked, "Who are you?" Rick told her he was her son {#blank#}5{#/blank#} and again. She called his name happily and reached for his hands.
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Zebra, Deer and Fox were good friends. One day, Zebra and Deer found a lot of fruit. {#blank#}1{#/blank#}
On the way, they met Fox. Fox saw they were happy, so he asked them why. They told him they couldn't say because it was a secret(秘密). Fox asked them to trust him, so they told him about the fruit. {#blank#}2{#/blank#} He told the secret to everyone. So other animals ate all the fruit before Zebra and Deer knew.
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A. They felt sad about the news. B. But Fox forgot his promise. C. Soon all the animals knew it. D. He said sorry to Zebra and Deer. E. And the same thing happened again. F. They decided to keep it to themselves. |
During the Three Kingdoms period, Liu Shan was the king of Shu. However, he knew nothing about ruling a state (诸侯国). {#blank#}1{#/blank#} One day, the army of Wei attacked Shu. Liu and some of his soldiers were captured and brought to Wei.
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When Liu's officials heard the music and saw the dances, they felt very sad. Only Liu enjoyed the show and laughed happily.
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A. He wanted to see if Liu had the strong wish to rise again. B. Sima asked some people to perform traditional Shu songs and dances during the dinner. C. He no longer worried about the possibility of Liu's rise again. D. All he cared about was how to have fun and enjoy himself. E. Sima asked Liu if he ever missed Shu. |
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