广东省广州市番禺区
2020-2022年中考英语一模试题分类汇编
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2022年广东省广州市番禺区中考一模英语试题
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He was there every morning, sitting still on the front steps of his hou. In the morning light, I could e the shadows that were etched (蚀刻) deep within the lines around his eyes.
面具图片Each morning I walked this route with my daughter to her school. We were new to the neighborhood so I didn’t know many of my neighbors. On one beautiful auturnn morning, as we pasd his hou, my daughter called out to him, “Hi, Mr. Man!” Always the outgoing child, I wasn’t surprid at her enthusiasm (热情). But her cheerfulness soon faded when the man didn’t look at her and say “Hi” back.
As we continued on our walk to school, my daughter asked why the man didn’t want to say hi to her. Becau I didn’t have an answer, I said simply, “Maybe he is having a bad day.” Later I knew that Bob lost his wife in a car accident.
A few days later, as we approached Bob’s hou on our way to school, my daughter called out “Hi, Mr. Man!” and as usual, he didn’t answer. But then she ran onto his front garden and picked up a beautiful red auturnn leaf. She continued up one step and handed it to him. I held my breath.
As she skipped back to me, she said, “See you tomorrow, Mr. Man!” This time, he made a reply. In a soft gentle voice, he thanked her and said, “See you tomorrow.”
From then on, Bob and my daughter exchanged greetings each morning. Our friendship with Bob continued for many years. But, the sweetest day was when Bob attended my daughter’s high school graduation. Bob gave my daughter a gift—a book on recognizing various plants and trees. There, collected in the pages that described an oak tree, was the leaf my daughter had given to Mr. Man when they met. He had dried and presd it a
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nd kept it all the years.
26．What puzzled the girl?
沁园蛋糕要一半扔一半打一字A．The cau of the man’s sadness. B．The shadows in the man’s eyes.
C．The man’s sitting still on the steps. D．The man’s not answering her greeting.大寒文案
27．The underlined word “faded” in paragraph 2 probably means ________.
A．continued B．improved C．incread D．disappeared
28．How did the writer feel when her daughter gave the red leaf to the man?
A．She was nervous about what would go on. B．She was proud of her daughter.
C．She felt happy to e the changes of the man. D．She felt it strange to do so.
29．Why did Bob keep that little red leaf?
A．It was a reminder of his painful days. B．It stood for the girl’s coldness.
C．It was care and kindness from the girl. D．It showed his rich knowledge of trees.
Cultures across the world have different ways for people to greet one another. In New Zealand, they bump nos! The goal of the actions is to make others feel welcome. However, some people would rather say hello orally. They don’t like being touched. Neither does the nsitive plant. Some people keep the nsitive plant as a houplant becau of its interesting behavior. When you touch the leaves of the nsitive plant, it releas (释放) water from its leaves and stalks. As water runs to the plant’s ba, the leaves clo and the stalks droop. This caus the plant to look wilted (枯萎)！
The nsitive plant draws back from physical contact becau it doesn’t want you to touch it, of cour! Just like people, this plant nds physical signals that you should leave it alone. This reaction to touch is a defen system. Many animals and incts eat plants, so the nsitive plant learned to move to scare away predators (捕食者). Frightened by the sudden wilting, hungry animals move away to find a different plant to cat. Additionally, wilted plants don’t look mouth-watering. This encourages other nearby predators to look for their dinner elwhere.
If you touch the nsitive plant and it wilts, have no fear! It’s still a healthy plant. After a few minutes, it will nd water back to its leaves and stand straight up again. However, it takes lots of time for the nsitive plant to refresh itlf. Don’t touch the plant just to watch it wilt. It may em like fun, but it’s not fun for its refreshment.
It’s always important to pay attention to the body language of plants, animals, and other people! We should never want to make other living things uncomfortable, and especially not for our own entertainment.
警示教育学习心得30．What’s the main purpo of writing paragraph 1?
A．To introduce the cultures across the world.
B．To list the actions that can make others feel welcome.
C．To compare different ways for people to greet one another.
D．To lead readers to make a connection between people and the plant.
31．We can infer that the nsitive plant may be also called _________.
A．forget-me-not B．touch-me-not C．ro of sharon D．daughter of wind
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32．The nsitive plant’s interesting behavior is actually a way to _________.
迎头赶上A．protect itlf B．entertain itlf C．attract animals D．kill animals
33．In the writer’s view, _________.
A．watching the nsitive plant wilt is fun
