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题型:阅读表达 题类:模拟题 难易度:普通

上海市黄浦区2018年英语中考二模试卷

Answer the questions (根据短文内容回答下列问题):

    "You have saved my horse," Queen Olivia told the young boy standing before her .””Now you shall have a reward." Peter nervously ran his fingers through his brown hair. The frightened horse had run past him as he worked in the field that morning. He would have helped it whether it belonged to the queen or not .But he had to admit that getting a reward was nice.

    Two of the queen's men appeared. One carried a mirror. Red jewels shone on top of the minor's silver frame. The other carried wooden care with a chicken inside it.

    "Only one reward can be yours," the queen said" Choose wisely"" That's easy.” Peter said.” I will take the chicken.” Some of the queen's men laughed. It was clear that they thought he had made a foolish choice.

    “And why did you choose the chicken? The queen asked.” Well, I don't know much about jewels," Peter answered.” But I do know about chickens. The chicken will provide eggs for my family for a long while.”

    Queen Olivia smiled.” Then you did make a wise choice." she said.“ That mirror may look fancy. But the jewels you see are only colored glass, and the frame is painted silver. The chicken is much more valuable." Peter took the chicken and bowed." Thank you, your majesty“

“You are a smart child, ”the queen added. “I could use a smart boy to help take care of my horses. Would you like to take the job?” Peter smiled. “Thank you very much!” he said excitedly. A job at the castle paid well. Now his family would eat well for the rest of their lives—all because   ⑹     !

(1)、What was Peter doing when a lightened horse ran past him?
(2)、Who did the frightened horse belong to?
(3)、Why did Peter choose the chicken instead of the mirror?
(4)、Did Peter make a wise choice or a foolish one?
(5)、What else did Queen Olivia offer Peter?
(6)、What can be filled in the blank at the end of the passage?
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请根据对五位人物的描述,在下面所给的信息中找出与其相匹配的选项。

{#blank#}1{#/blank#}Sara likes to make friends with popular people, because she finds it easier to communicate with them.

{#blank#}2{#/blank#}When Jane is happy, she likes to talk to everyone in her class. But when she feels sad, she doesn't even say "hi" to anyone.

{#blank#}3{#/blank#}Paul is poor in his study, and he always feels shy to talk with others, so he has very few friends.

{#blank#}4{#/blank#}When Peter feels uncomfortable talking with someone, he often looks here and there.

{#blank#}5{#/blank#}Susan is a good student, but she is never sure what to talk about when she stays with others.

A. Be confident in yourself. Everyone has his good qualities(品质). People who have self-confidence are more attractive.

B. It is not polite to look around when talking with people. Try to look people in the eye even if you are not interested in the conversation. Then people will find it easier to talk to you.

C. Try to make friends with kinds of people, not just with those who are easy to communicate.

D. Others will think you are strange if you are friendly one day and don't talk the next day. Learn to share your feelings with others. Share your sadness with others, and you will be happy again.

E. Care about what's happening in the world. Read more newspapers, listen to the top CDs, and find out something about new sports or movie stars. Then talk about things that a person may be interested in.

阅读下面的短文,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项补全短文。选项中有一项为多余选项。

    Do you know what Alzheimer's disease (阿尔茨海默病) is? World Alzheimer's Day falls on September 21 every year.

    People with this disease are very forgetful. {#blank#}1{#/blank#} When US high school student Sarah Earp saw this problem in her family, she decided to do something.

{#blank#}2{#/blank#} More people joined it and donated (捐献) their money. And they also learnt more about the disease. Earp gave the money to a group that helps people with Alzheimer's. "Alzheimer makes some people's life a lot harder," she said. "I would really like to help them."

    She made videos about the disease and showed them to students. Earp sits beside her aunt, who has Alzheimer's in one video. Her aunt says "that's terrible" after hearing some facts (事实) about Alzheimer's.{#blank#}3{#/blank#}.

    Earp also put up posters (海报) around her school.{#blank#}4{#/blank#} She also made a Facebook page that lets people tell their own stories about Alzheimer's.

    The girl says she hopes to continue (继续) helping people with Alzheimer's in the future.

A. She took out all her own money to help people with Alzheimer's

B. But the next moment, she has already forgotten what Earp was talking about

C. Earp started a project (项目) this year and has raised more than $3,000 so far.

D. They tell students to keep their brains healthy by exercising and playing chess

E. They always ask people the same questions again and again.

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