题型:完形填空 题类:常考题 难易度:困难
浙江省杭州市2017年中考英语模拟试卷(九)
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Once when I was six years old I saw a picture in a book, 1True Stories from Nature, about the primeval forest. It was a picture of a boa constrictor(大蟒) in the act of 2 an animal. Here is a copy of the drawing. In the book it said: “Boa constrictors swallow their prey (猎物)whole, without chewing it. 3 they are not able to move, and they sleep 4 the six months that they need for digestion.”
After some work with a colored pencil I succeeded in making my first drawing. It looked like this:
Drawing Number One.
I showed my picture to the grown-ups, and asked them 5 the drawing frightened them. 6they answered: “Frighten? Why should any one be 7 by a hat?”
My drawing was not a picture of a hat. It was a picture of a boa constrictor digesting an elephant. But since the grown-ups were not able to understand it, I 8 another drawing: I drew the 9 of the boa constrictor, so that the grown-ups could see it 10 . They always need to have things explained.
My Drawing Number Two looked like this:
Drawing Number Two
Whenever I met one of them who seemed to me at all clear-sighted, I tried the experiment of 11him my Drawing Number One, which I have always kept. I would try to12, so, if this was a person of true understanding. But, 13 it was, he, or she, would always say: “That is a hat.”That is why, at the age of six, I gave up what might have been a magnificent career as a painter. I had been disheartened by the failure of my Drawing Number One and my Drawing Number Two. Grown-ups never understand 14 by themselves, and it is15 for children to be always and forever explaining things to them.
Do you want to know kids' life in other places? What do you think their life is like? Read the following stories.
Asha, Tanzania | Hi there! My name is Asha and I'm from Tanzania. Like most children, I start my day early and end it late. When I have time off, I am always outdoors. I love nature and animals. I help plant trees and I'm a member of our school's Nature Club. |
Samika, Bangladesh | I'm Samika and I'm 15 years old. I wish I were a student, but I'm not. I had to leave school when I was 13 years old for my poor family. I work in a factory. Although everyone works hard, we still find time to play and laugh together. At times like these, the world feels like a wonderful place. |
Frieder, Germany | Hi, Frieder here. I'm 16 years old and I go to a high school in Munich. I have no interest in school. But I know I have to learn. It's very difficult for young people to find a job in Europe, so I worry a lot about the future. I like Internet games. I have started a Gaming Club at my school. |
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