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浙江省杭州市江干区2018年英语中考模拟四校联考(一)
Having a cheetah (猎豹)as a pet in the house? Does it sound scary to you? But for a family in South Africa, one cheetah is treated as a VIP (Very Important Person) in the house. The big cheetah is named Jolie, after the film star Angelina Jolie. She can often be found eating from the kitchen table, taking a short sleep on the sofa, or even sleeping on Lucy and Jeff's bed. The big cat also sleeps and plays with the Browns' other pet, the more usual one— a sheepdog
Having a cheetah as a pet is unusual. Atfirst,Mrs.Brown wasn't willing to keep a cheetah as a pet. She said,''. But we are now happy that we did it— she is part of the family.''
Just like her name, four-year-old Jolie has achieved a celebrity(名人) status(地位)in the Browns' hometown. Fans often come to take pictures of her.
However, a cheetah is always a cheetah. '' She makes a lot of mess in the house, urinating (小便)everywhere and chewing everything. It's her wild instincts (天性), said Mrs. Brown. There must be some problems of having a cheetah as a pet in the house, but some unusual fun must also be waiting ahead.
A. Interestingly, Jolie enjoys all the special attention that is paid to her.
B. An impossible friendship has happened between these two animals.
C. Though Jolie is now a pet in the home, she still has some wild habits.
D. She is surely the VIP at Lucy and Jeff Brown's home.
E. I was really against the idea of getting a cheetah as a pet.
This story comes from Nagaland in Northeast India. The Nagas say that, many years ago, the moon lived close to the earth near their village and made friends with the people there. One day, an old woman was cleaning her house. She hit the moon with her brush when she was not looking. The moon began to cry in pain. The children laughed at the crying moon and started to throw stones at it.
Only one little girl felt sad because the children were hurting the moon. She told the children to stop but they did not listen. Soon the moon decided to go and live far away from the earth in the sky so the children from the village could not find it. The moon turned its face away from the earth so the children could not see it.
The little girl was sad and sang a song to make the moon return. This was why, every month, the sky was dark except when the moon turned its face to the earth again to listen to the little girl singing.
根据短文,将下列信息匹配
A | B |
The Nagas believe the moon {#blank#}1{#/blank#} | A. but now it lives far away |
The children threw stones at the moon {#blank#}2{#/blank#} | B. the night's sky shone bright |
In the beginning, the moon lived close to the earth {#blank#}3{#/blank#} | C. to make the moon come back to the earth |
Every month, when the moon turned and showed its full face to the earth,{#blank#}4{#/blank#} | D. ran away because it was afraid |
The girl sang her song {#blank#}5{#/blank#}. | E. because they thought it was funny |
Reporter: {#blank#}1{#/blank#}
Michael: I perform in the evenings, but luckily I don't have to get up early. So in the mornings I sleep in, and then practise on stage for 45 minutes. I have to do a lot of exercise before each show.
Reporter: {#blank#}2{#/blank#}
Michael: Because it's like a dream of flying. When you do a great performance on the trapeze, it's an unbelievable feeling.
Reporter: {#blank#}3{#/blank#}
Michael: Working at such a high level every day.
Sometimes you wake up with a stomachache, but you have to perform.
Reporter: {#blank#}4{#/blank#}
Michael: You need to be strong to deal with physical training. You mustn't be heavy, or your partner can't catch you easily. You can't be at all nervous when there are 5,000 people watching you.
Reporter: {#blank#}5{#/blank#}
Michael: We get paid per show and the amount depends on your contract(合同). Of course,we can set extra money for extra performances.
A. How is your day at work? B. What is hard about your job? C. Why do you love your job? D. How much are you usually paid? E. What skills do you need to be a trapeze(高空秋千)artist? |
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