江蘇省揚(yáng)州市寶應(yīng)縣2020-2022年中考英語一模試題分類匯編：閱讀理解

江蘇省揚(yáng)州市寶應(yīng)縣

2020-2022年中考英語一模試題分類匯編

閱讀理解

2022年江蘇省揚(yáng)州市寶應(yīng)縣中考一模英語試卷

三、閱讀理解（共15小題，每小題2分，計30分）

閱讀下列內(nèi)容，從每小題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中選出一個最佳答案。

WhenwetalkabouttheUK,whatwillyouthinkof?TheLakeDistrict,DowningStreetand

TowerBridgearealwaysourhottopics.ButtherearemanyotherfactsabouttheUK.Comeandsee!

ThemostpopularmuseumistheBritishMuseuminLondon.

Oversixmillionpeoplevisititeveryyear.Itisopenfrom10:00

IMa.m.to5:00p.m.ButonFriday,theclosingtimeis8:30p.m.

TheRiverSevernstartsinWalesandflowsthroughwestern

England.It'swellknownfortheSevernBore-atallwave（波浪）

ofwaterthatregularly（定期地）flowsuptheriverfromthesea.

BigBenisnotthenameofaman.Itisthenameofabigclockin

**,■.LLondon.Thisclockhasfourfaces.So,nomatterwhereyoustand,

ii￡丫混

施youcanreadthetimeonthefaceofBigBen.Eachfaceisthesize

?ofabus.Thehandsareaboutfourmeterslong.Itisaboutthesize

!oftwopeoplestandingontopofeachother.Youwillprobably

1慈幼hearitandseeit.Thebigclockmakessuchaloudnoise.

Hungry?Beefandchickenaretasty,fruitandvegetablesare

healthy,andsandwichesaresimple.Shortofmoney?The

.^6cheapestfoodisfishandchips.Andit'sdelicious.

31.WhencanwevisittheBritishMuseum?

A.At9:00a.m.Monday.B.At9:30a.m.Tuesday.

C.At5:00p.m.Wednesday.D.At5:30p.m.,Friday.

32.WhatistheRiverSevernfamousfor?

A.Itstallwaveofwater.B.Itsbeautifulriverbank.

C.Itsdeepriverbed.D.Itslengthandwidth.

33.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?

A.Youcan'treadthetimeonthefaceofBigBenfromfoursides.

B.Fishandchipswhichisdeliciousisthecheapestfood.

C.ThehandsofBigBenareaboutthesamesizeofatallman.

D.BeefandchickenaretastybutunpopularintheUK.

B

Inoticedadadandhissonatthepark.Hissonwasn'tabletocommunicate,butheseemed

satisfiedwithsittinginthesand.Thedadexplainedtomethathissoncouldonlymakesomesounds.

Theboyhadbeeninspeechtherapyforyears.Aftersomuchtimeintherapy,theboywasableto

maintain（保持）eyecontactforafewsecondsandthefatherwasdelightedbytheachievement!He

toldmehowexpensivethetherapiesforhisson'sspecificneedswereandwhatapleasureitwasto

seealloftheyearsofhardworkpayoff.Thefatherandsonconnected,andthosefewsecondsofeye

contactmeanttheworldtothatdad!

Aswetalkedabouttherapy,thedadsharedwithmethathisgoalforhisboywastosomedaybe

abletogoforicecreamtogether.Hesaidhisfatherusedtotakehimoutforicecreamandhehoped

hecoulddothesamewithhischild.Suddenly,thesonstoppedputtinghisfingersinthesand,looked

athisfatherandsaid,"Hi.”Secondslater,theboywentbackintohisownworld.Thedadwantedto

saysomething,buthecouldn't.Hisloveforthisboywassogreatthatthewordswouldnotcome.

Butwhatdidcomeweretears.Thosetearsshowedhowproudhewasofhisson.Afatherloveshis

childmorethanwordswilleverbeabletoexpress.

Althoughtheywerestrangerstome,Iamhonored（榮幸的）tohavesharedinthisprecious

celebrationofachievementinthatboy'syounglife.Ihopesomedaytheywillbeabletogoforice

creamandhaveabeautifulfatherandsonouting.Thiseventtouchedmedeeplyandmademe

considermyrelationshipwithmyownfather.Ihopethatastheycommunicatefurther,moreand

morememorieswillbecreatedforthemtoshare.Ibelievethefeelingsheldbyallgreat

fathers-theirhardwork,theirlove,theirpride,andtheirtearsoflove—areallthesame.

34.Whatdoweknowabouttheboy?

A.Hiseyeswerehurt.B.Helovedgoingtothepark.

C.Hecouldn'tmakeanysound.D.Hemadeprogressthroughtherapy.

35.Howdidthefatherfeelafterhissonsay"hi"tohim?

A.Sad.B.Proud.C.Worried.D.Impatient.

36.Whatdoesthepassagemainlytalkabout?

A.Afather^unconditionalloveistouching.

B.Notalloftheparentscareabouttheirchildren'sachievements.

C.Goodrelationshipwillbeformedbetweenfatherandson.

D.Disabledchildrenwillbegivenmoreattention.

37.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?

AExperiencingSpeechTherapy!

B.MaintainingEyeContactwithFather.

C.FeelingaFather'sLove!

D.HavingaBeautifulFatherandSonOuting.

c

It'sbeen100yearssincetheactorandfilmmakerCharlieChaplinproducedthefilmTheKid,

whichmanyconsidertobehisgreatestone.

Likeallfilmsatthetime,TheKidwasmadeinblackandwhiteandwassilent（madewithout

anysound,noteventhecharacterstalking）.Thestoryisabouttherelationshipbetween“theTramp”,

playedbyChaplin,andhisadopted（領(lǐng)養(yǎng)的）child,playedbyJackieCoogan.Thepairdevelopa

partnershipwherethesix-year-oldboybreakswindowsandrunsaway,sothatChaplin'scharacter

canofferhisservicesasawindowfixer.

Althoughthefilmisacomedy,italsohassometragedy,reflectingChaplin'sownlife.He

startedtestingactorsfortheroleoftheKidjustafewdaysafterhisbabysonhaddied.Chaplinwas

knownforbeinghardtoplease,anditissaidthatifhecould,hewouldhaveplayedeveryrolein

everyoneofhisfilms.WhenChaplinvisitedatheatre,adancerbroughthisson,JackieCoogan,on

stage,andChaplinknewhehadhisco-star（聯(lián)袂主演者）.Chaplinlaterwrote,4lAllchildrenin

someformhavetalents;thetrickistobringitoutinthem.WithJackie,itwaseasy.”

LiketheKidinthefilm,ChaplinandhisbrotherSydneygrewupverypoor.Theylivedin

Londonandwereraisedbytheirmother.WhenChaplinwas10yearsold,hismumbecametooillto

lookafterhersons,sotheyhadtotakecareofthemselves.HelaterwrotethatthefilmsetsinThe

KidwerebasedontheplaceswhereheandSydneyhadlivedwiththeirmotheraschildren."Perhaps

that'swhythefilmhadsometruth,hesaid.

38Paragraph2mainlytalksabout.

A.whatTheKidisaboutB.whenTheKidwason

C.howTheKidgotsuccessfulD.whyTheKidwasmade

39.Wecaninfer（推斷）fromParagraph3thatJackieCoogan.

A.alwaysvisitedthetheatrealone

B.knewmuchaboutChaplinbefore

C.waspossiblytalentedinacting

D.playedeveryroleinChaplin'sfilms

40.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaboutChaplin?

A.Hewasraisedbyhisfather.

B.Hehadapoorchildhoodexperience.

C.Helookedafterhismotherverywell.

D.Heproducedfilmswithhisbrother.

41.Whatcanweknowfromthepassage?

A.Chaplinhadtomakemoneytosupporthisbrotherattheageof10.

B.TheKidwasbasedontheplacewhereChaplinlivedasachild.

C.JackieCooganactedunsuccessfullyinTheKid.

D.TheKidwasmadeinblackandwhiteandwasn'tsilent.

D

Onthefirstdayofschool,childrencanbeverynervous.However,sometimesparentsaremore

nervousthanthestudentsthemselves.AnewBritishsurveyshowsthatoneinthreeparentsare

worriedthattheirchildrenwillnotmakefriendswhentheystartschool.

ThesurveywascarriedoutbyActionforChildren,achildren'scharityintheUK.They

questionedmorethan2,200parentsandfoundthatparentsaremorelikelytocareabouttheir

children'sabilitytomakefriendsthantheirlessons.33%oftheparentsputnotmakingfriendson

topofthelistoftheirworriesabouttheirchildren,whilejust11%oftheparentssaidtheirmain

worryisthattheirchildrenwillnotbeabletokeepupwiththeschoolwork.

Everyoneneedsfriends.Theyareabasicsourceofhappinessandhopeinourlives.However,

theabilitytomakefriendsvariesfrompersontoperson.Tosomepeople,makingfriendsiseasy,and

toothersifsverydifficult.Weallhavetheabilitytomakefriends.Unluckily,manypeoplenever

reachtheirpotentiaLMakingfriendsisaskill,andthefirststepindevelopingthatskillistoknow

howtogetalongwithothers.

Expertssayit'snaturalforsomechildrentofeelnervousiftheydon'tknowhowtogetonwell

withothersinanewenvironment.However,parentsandteachersshouldhelpthemlearnsomebasic

socialskillssuchassharing,helping,cooperationandcommunication.

“Teachyourchildtoknowtheimportanceofhavingfriends.Lethimorherknowhaving

hundredsofonlinefriendsisnotthesameashavingafriendheorshecanconnectandbewithin

personeveryday,^^stressedanexpert.

42.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“potential“inParagraph3mean?

A.動力B.力量C.潛力D.努力

43.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?

A.Makingfriendsonlineisthesameasmakingfriendsinreallife.

B.Theabilitytomakefriendsisdifferentfrompersontoperson.

C.Oneinthreeparentsareworriedthattheirchildren'shealth.

D.It'sunnecessarythatparentshelpchildrenlearntomakefriends.

44.ThesurveymadebyActionforChildrenshowsthat.

A.11%ofthestudentscan'tkeepupwiththeschoolwork

B.parentscaremoreaboutlessonsoftheirchildrenthanfriendsmaking

C.morethan2,200parentsandchildrenwerequestioned

D.33%oftheparentsaremostworriedabouttheirchildren'smakingfriends

45.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTbasicsocialskills?

A.Sharingyourtravelingexperiencewithothers.

B.Finishingaprojecttogetherwithothers.

C.Readinganinterestingbook.

D.Givingahandtothoseinneed.

2021年江蘇省揚(yáng)州市寶應(yīng)縣中考一模英語試卷

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A

Playingwithapps（應(yīng)用程序）onsmartphonesisverycommonamongyoungpeople.Let'stry

somespecialappsandenjoythem.

ButterCamera

Inthisapp,therearemanyfilters（濾鏡）thatcanmakeyourphotosmorebeautiful.Butthe

coolestthingisthatitcanhelpyouaddprettyandartisticcharacters.Thecharacterscanbe

anythingyoulike.Theycanbeyourownwords,famoussayingsorevenapoem.Youcanmakea

photodiarythatshowsyourfeelings.

TaoMix2（自然之聲）

Sometimes,youmayfeeltiredafterabusyschoolday.Whynottrythisapp?Thisisamusic

app.Butthesoundsinitallcomefromnature.Thereareover100soundsofnature,suchas

bird-calls,windandrain.Youcanhearallthesesounds.Thebestthingisthatyoucancreateyour

ownmusicbyrecordingothersoundsyoulike,forexample,thesoundofyourownlaughter.

Beaker（燒杯）

Ischemistryyourfavoritesubject?Withthisapp,yoursmartphoneturnsintoabeaker.Ybu

“pour"chemicalmaterialsbytouchingtheupperright-handcomerofyoursmartphone.You

“l(fā)ight“amatchbyswiping（刷）thescreenquickly.

Youcanshakethe“beaker”tomakechemicalreactions（反應(yīng)）gofaster.Thereare300

chemicalreactionsinall.

31.Howmanyspecialappsdoesthepassageintroduce?

A.One.B.Two.C.Three.D.Four.

32.Jimisaphoto-takingfan.Hemightbeinterestedin.

A.ButterCameraB.TaoMix2C.BeakerD.WeChat

33.Accordingtothepassage,wecan.

A.addsoundsofnaturetotheButterCamera.

B."pour"chemicalmaterialsbyswipingthescreen.

C.recordthevoiceofourfriendsintoTaoMix2.

D.”light“amatchtomakechemicalreactionsfaster.

B

It'sMonday.IstaywithmybuddyuntilIsaygoodbyearoundmidnight.

Mycarisparkedonthestreet.AsIgetin,someoneopensmydoor.It5samanholdingagun.

“Getoutofthecar!"hebarks.

Istepout.Anothermanpushesmeintothebackseat.Webegindriving.

“Where'syourmoney?^^oneshouts.

“IonlyhaveS400inmyaccount.Youcancheckitthroughmyphoneandhere'smypass

word,"Isay."Youcanhaveanythingyouwant.Justletmegetbacktomyfamily,,

“Ifyou'relying,9,hesays,"【'11killyou.”

WhentheyseeI'mnotlying,theyaskifmyfriendhasmoneyatthehousewheretheypicked

meup.

“Maybe,"Isay."Ifhedoes,he'Hgiveyouwhateverhehas."

Wedrivebacktomyfriend'shouse.Iamledtothedoor,feelingagunagainstmyback.Before

myfriendopensthedoor,onemansuddenlyrushesmebackintothecar.Ihearthemarguing,

wonderingifmyfriendhascalledthepolice.

Nowwe'redriving,andIhavenoideawhereweare.Itrytothinkofmymom,whoisallIhave

left.

Thenthecarstops.Tmpalledoutandpushedontotheroad.Itellmyselflcan'tdiethisway.

Justthen,Ihearthesoundofpolicecar,sodothemen.Theyjumpintomycarandspeedaway.

I'mleftalone.Iamalive.

IstandupandkeeprunninguntilIgettoagasstation.Thelightison,butnobodyisthere.The

payphonehasabrokenlinehangingfromit.Ifalltotheground,whenacouplepullsin.

“Needhelp?”thewomanasksinamom'sway.

“Yes,"Isay,likeamom'sboy."Evejustbeenrobbed（搶劫）andkidnapped,1say."Canyou

pleasecallthepolice?^^

Help,finallyisontheway.

34.Whohelpedthewriteratlast?

A.HisfriendB.HismomC.AcoupleD.Akidnapper

35.Accordingtothepassage,wearesurethat.

A.thewriter'sfriendhascalledthepolice.

B.there\nomoneyinthewriter'sbankaccount.

C.therobbershavedriventhewriter'scaraway.

D.thewomanagasstationisoneoftherobbers.

36.Accordingtotheunderlinedpart“l(fā)ikeamom'sboy"whichofthewordbelowcandescribethe

writer'sfeeling?

A.nervousB.safeC.scaredD.satisfied

37.Whatcanweleamfromthewriter'sexperience?

A.Don'tstaywithyourbuddytillmidnight.

B.Keepmuchmoneyinyourbankaccount.

C.Don'texpectanystrangerstohelpyouanytime.

D.Doastherobberssayandtrytorunaway.

C

Gradually,moreandmorepeoplecametothefanner9shousetoseethe"tiny"man.Likethe

emperorinLilliput.Tomakealotofmoneyfromme,thefarmerdecidedtotakemeontouraround

thecountry.

“Pleasedon'tdothis,“IheardGlumdalclitchsaytoherfather,itistoodangerousfbrShe

istheonlypersonwhohascaredformeinthepastmonths,andmyonlyfriendonBrobdingnag.

Butherfatherdidnotlisten,andsoonmylifebecameonelongtour.

Onedaythequeenheardaboutme.Shelikedmesomuchthatsheinvitedmetolivewithher.

Shepaidthefarmerathousandpiecesofgoldtokeepme!

ForthefirsttimeonBrobdingnagIfeltsafeandhappy.

ThequeensawmeasherpetandtreatedmewellShegavemealittleboxtoliveinwith

furnitureandeverythingIneeded.

EveryWednesday,Ihadmanyinterestingconversationswiththekingandhewascurious

aboutlifeinEnglandandEurope.

Heaskedmeaboutthelawsofmycountryanditsgovernmentandreligions.

“Inmycountry^^Iexplained,44thesystemworksverywellbecausethegovernmentmakesthe

lawsandtherearemanybookstoteachthemhowtogovern.Thingsarenotalwaysperfect,1

continued.

Thekinglistenedcarefully.Butthensuddenlyhestartedlaughing,

“Howimportantyoupolitepeoplethinkyouare,“hesaid.Youtellmeyouhavemanybooks

abouthowtogovernyourcountyareyouallsostupid?Yoursystemisnotasefficient（有效的）as

youthink.^^

“Youmustnotbeinfluencedbymysize,sir."Isaid.4tInmycountrytherearemanytallpeople

whoareextremelystupidandmanyshortpeoplewhoareveryintelligent.Thisistrueofeverything.

Iamhappytosaythekingagreedwithmeonthis.

“Sizeandappearancedonotmatter,<4Iconcluded.

—TaefromGulliver'sTravels

38.Whatdoestheunderlinedword,“thetinyman"inParagraph1referto?

A.GlumdalclitchB.theemperorC.thefarmerD.Gulliver

39.Bythelastsentence"Sizeandappearancedonotmatter,,thewritermeans

A.peoplewhoaretallmustbeextremelystupid.

B.peoplewhoareshortmustbeveryintelligent.

C.peoplewhoaresmallmustbemuchweakerthanothers.

D.wecan'tconsiderpeoplebytheirappearanceandsize.

40.WhichofthefollowingcanbestdescribeGlumdalclitch?

A.Careful.B.Kind.C.Hard-working.D.Generous.

41.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?

A.ThefarmersoldGullivertothequeenfor1000yuan.

B.Gulliverthoughtthelawsinhiscountrywereuseless.

C.GulliverwaslookedafterwellbythequeenonBrobdingnag.

D.ThekingthoughtthesysteminGulliver'scountryworkedwell.

D

“Fivemoreminutes^^isthefirstthoughtofmanypeoplewhentheiralarmsringinthemorning.

Thisfirstthoughtisusuallyfollowedbyhittingthesnoozebutton（小睡催醒按鈕）andfallingback

asleepforafewmoremoments.Hittingthesnoozebuttonhasbecomeahabitformillionsofpeople.

Thoughhittingthesnoozebuttonallowspeopleafewmoreminutesofsleep,itcauses

unhealthysleeppatterns（模式）.Mostpeoplethinkiftheyaretiredwhentheyfirstwakeup,they

needmoresleep.However,sleepingisaprocesswithdifferentcycles（循環(huán)）.Tofeelfullyrested,

thebodymustgothroughallthesleepcycles.Fallingbackasleepafterhittingthesnoozebutton

restartstheprocess,butwhenthealarmringsagainseveralminuteslater,theprocessisinterrupted

（打斷）.Thebodyhasnotgonethroughallthecycles,andthiscancausethebodytofeelsleepyfor

therestoftheday.Thissleepinesscanaffectmemory,theabilitytomakechoices,andperformance

atworkorschool.

Sleepinessmayalsohappenifthebody'sbiologicalrhythm（節(jié)律）isinterrupted.People

normallyfallasleepatnightandwakeupinthemorningbecausetheirrhythmsareoperating

naturally.Therhythmsareinfluencedbyrepeatinguseofthesnoozebutton,anditcancause

feelingsofsleepinessduringthedayandaninabilitytofallasleepatnight.

Peopleneedtoconsiderdevelopingdifferentroutinesratherthandependingonthesnooze

button.Theeasiestchoiceistoputthealarmontheothersideoftheroom.Youneedtogetoutof

bedtoturnitoffanditwilldecreasethepossibilityofhittingthesnoozebutton.Anotherchoiceisto

justresetthealarm.Sittingyouralarmfor30minuteslaterwillmakethewholesleepprocesslonger

insteadofalwaysrestartingit.

Thoughafewextraminutesofsleepmayseemtopromiseabetterstarttotheday,hittingthat

snoozebuttoncreatesanunhealthysleeppattern.

42.Paragraph2ismainlyabout.

A.whatunhealthysleeppatternsmostpeoplehave

B.whatpeopleshoulddotofeelfullyrestedinthedaytime

C.whypeoplefeellikegoingbacktosleepafterfirstwakingup

D.whyafewminutesofsleepafterfirstwakingupcausesbadinfluence

43.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"jf'inParagraph3referto?

A.Ahealthysleeppattern.B.Repeatinguseofthesnoozebutton.

C.Thebody'sbiologicalrhythm.D.Sleepinessintheday.

44.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?

A.Hittingthesnoozebuttonhelpspeoplefallasleepatnight.

B.Peoplewakeupbecausetheirbiologicalrhythmsarestopped.

C.Puttingthealarmabitfarfromthebedhelpsformhealthysleephabits.

D.Gettingupseveralminuteslaterhelpspeoplefeelmoreenergetic.

45.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?

A.Don'tWakeUpLate!B.Don'tTouchThatButton!

C.Don'tUseAlarmClocks!D.Don'tChangeSleepPatterns!

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A

ChineseNewYearisagoldenperiodforfilmreleases（公映）inChina.Nowcheckoutsomeofthe

mostpopularfilmsthisSpringFestival.

LCrazyA加n《瘋狂外星人》

StarringpopularcomedianHuangBoandMatthewMorrison,CrazyAlienshowshowthearrivalof

analienonEarthshakesupthepoorlivesofHuangandhisfriend,playedbyShenTeng.Thefilm

willappealtofansofthepopularfilmCrazyStone,whichalsostarsHuangandwasdirectedbythe

samedirector,NingHao.

2.Pegasus《飛馳人生》

DirectedandwrittenbyfamousChinesewriterandracerHanHan,PegasusstarsShenTengasa

formerracerwhodecidestogetbackintothegame.Withnomoney,racingcarorpartners,hehas

hisworkcutoutforhimintakingonyoungracingtalents.

3.TheWanderingEarth《流浪地球》

TheWanderingEarthisasciencefictionfilmabouthumanity'squest（探索）tofindanewhome

inthefaceofthecomingdestruction（毀滅）ofthesun.Thefilmstarsmanywell-knownChinese

directorswholeftthedirectingseattosupportdirectorFrantGwo,includingCrazyAlien'sNing

Hao,ACoolFish'sRaoXiaozhiandtheWolfWarriorsseries'WuJing.

4.TheNewKingofComedy《新喜劇之王》

DirectedandwrittenbyStephenChow,thefilmshowsthewishofasmall-townwomantobecome

afilmstar.GiventheChineseaudience'slong-standingloveforChow'sfilmsandhumor,TheNew

KingofComedyiscertaintobecomeaboxofficehit.

31.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“appealto"mean?

A.Befamousfor.B.Bepopularamong.C.Beknownas.D.Bethankfulto.

32.HowmanyfilmshasShenTengplayedinthementionedfilms?

A.one.B.twoC.threeD.four.

33.WhichshouldyouchooseifyouwanttoseeNingHaointhefilm?

A.CrazyAlien.B.Pegasus.C.TheWanderingEarth.

D.TheNewKingofComedy.

B

It*sMonday.IstaywithmybuddyuntilIsaygoodbyearoundmidnight.

Mycarisparkedonthestreet.AsIgetin,someoneopensmydoor.It'samanholdingagun.

"Getoutofthecar!"hebarks.

IstepoutAnothermanpushesmeintothebackseat.Webegindriving.

“Where'syourmoney?Moneshouts.

"Ionlyhave$400inmyaccount.Youcancheckitthroughmyphoneandhere'smypassword,"

Isay."Youcanhaveanythingyouwant.Justletmegetbacktomyfamily."

"Ifyou'relying,"hesays,"I'llkillyou.1'

WhentheyseeI'mnotlying,theyaskifmyfriendhasmoneyatthehousewheretheypicked

meup.

"Maybe,nIsay."Ifhedoes,he'llgiveyouwhateverhehas."

Wedrivebacktomyfriend*shouse.Iamledtothedoor,feelingagunagainstmyback.Before

myfriendopensthedoor,onemansuddenlyrushesmebackintothecar.Ihearthemarguing,

wonderingifmyfriendhascalledthepolice.

Nowwe'redriving,andIhavenoideawhereweare.Itrytothinkofmymum,whoisallIhave

left.

Thenthecarstops.Tmpulledoutandpushedontotheroad.ItellmyselfIcan'tdiethisway.

Justthen,Ihearthesoundofapolicecar,sodothemen.Theyjumpintomycarandspeedaway.Tm

leftalone.Iamalive.

Istandupandruntoacarpark,wherethelightsareon.Iknockonadoor.

Amanopensthedoor,withahandgun.

Tvejustbeenrobbedandkidnapped,"Isay."Canyoupleasecallthepolice?"

nGoaway,'1heshouts.Iturnbacktorun.

Iruntoagasstation.Thelightison,butnobodyisthere.Thepayphonehasabrokenline

hangingfromit.Ifalltotheground,cryinghopelessly,whenacouplepullsin.

"AreyouOK?"thewomanasks.

HIwasrobbedandkidnapped,HIsay."Please,Ijustneedsomehelp."

"That'sallyouneedmetodo?”shesaysinamotherlyway."We'regoingtowaitforthepolice

togethere.1*

34.Whohelpedthewriteroutintheend?

A.Hisfriend.B.Acouple.C.Hismum.D.Apoliceman.

35.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingisTRUE?

A.Therobbersrobbedthewriter'sfriend.B.Themanatthecarparkcalledthepolice.

C.Therobbersdrovethewriter'scaraway.D.Thewriterhadnomoneyinhisbankaccount.

36.Howdoesthewriterprobablyfeelwhenthewomanofferstowaitforthepolicetogethere?

A.Nervousandfunny.B.Braveandconfident.

C.Safeandtouched.D.Commonandsatisfied.

37.Whichofthefollowingcouldbethebesttitleofthepassage?

A.Help,finally,isonthewayB.Don'tfightbackwhenyouarekidnapped

C.AlwayshavesomemoneywithyouD.Don*tstaywithyourbuddytillmidnight

C

(Oneday,Gulliverwascaughtinastormandhisshiphitarock,thendamaged.Hewas

washedtothebeach.Whenhewokeup,hefoundhimselfinLilliputandalotoftinypeoplewere

aroundhim.)

TheEmperorspokeinalowvoicebutIcouldhearallthewordsclearly.

HisMajestyandIoftenspoketoeachotherbutneitherofusunderstoodasingleword.Itried

wordsfrommanylanguages.Noonecouldunderstandme,noteventhecleverestoftheEmperor's

followers.

AfterabouttwohourstheEmperorleft.Hiswife,childrenandtheirservantswentalso.There

werestrongguardsaroundme.Thiswastostopthecrowdofpeoplefromhurtingme.

Anofficertoldtheguardstoholdsixmenwhomademeangry.Thesemenweregiventome

andIhadtochoosetheirpunishment.Iputfiveoftheminmypocket.ThenIpretended（假裝）to

eatthesixthman.

Thepoormanscreamedterribly.Theguardswereworriedwhentheysawmyknifeinmyhand.

Ionlycuttheroperoundhishands.ThenIputhimonhisfeetandlethimgo.Iliftedtheotherfive

menoutofmypocketandputthemgentlyonthegroundtoo.

Thepeopleandthesoldierswereverypleasedwithmygreatkindness.TheytoldtheEmperor

aboutitimmediately.Emperororderedhismentomakeabedformeandtheyhadtojoinsix

hundredoftheirlittlebed