2023年上海中考一模英语试题分类汇编 8 阅读回答问题含详解

08-2023年上海市初三英语一模真题专项训练之阅读回答问题

Answerthequestions（根据短文内容回答下列问题）（12分）

2023虹口一模

Onceuponatime,amanwasluckytohavealovingson.Buttheyoungmanneverhadtodealwithany

problems.

“Myboyshouldhavesomeexperienceofdealingwithillluck,^^thoughtthefather,sohesenttheson

intotheforesttobringbacksomewood.Onlyanoldcart（马车）withtwooxen（公牛）wasfreeforthe

work.

“Ifyourcartbreaksupintheforest,'Necessity9willteachyouwhattodo,“themansaid.Theson

thoughtthat“Necessity"mustbeakindmanwholivedintheforestandhelpedpeopleintrouble.

Thesondrovefarintotheforestandfoundlotsofgoodtrees.Hecutdownthetreesandputthewood

ontothecart.Whenthecartwasfull,hesetoffforhome.However,ashedroveovertheroughground,one

oftheaxles（车轴）broke.

“Ihopethat'Necessity9isnearby/9thoughttheson.Thenheranallthewaythroughtheforestand

shouted,"NECESSITY!NE-CESS-ITY!!”

Nooneanswered.

“IwillstopsearchingforFather'scleverfriend,hethought.willdothejobmyself.Whatuseless

adviceFathergaveme!^^

Hewentbacktothecartandstartedtorepairtheaxle.Whentheworkwasdone,hedrovehome.Finally,

hemadeafinejobofboththerepairandcollectinggoodwood.

Hisfatherwaspleasedwithhim,buttheboywasquiteangry."Icouldnotfind"Necessity9anywhere/9

saidtheson."Hedidnotteachmeanything.AllFvelearnedisthat6

“Thereyouare,"smiledthefather.u'Necessity9didteachyouagoodlesson.Itoldyouhewould.”

58.Theyoungmandidn'tusetodealwithanyproblems,didhe?

59.Wheredidthefathersendtheson?

60.Whowas“Necessity”accordingtotheson?

61.Howdidthecartbreakintheforest?

62.Whywasthefatherpleasedwiththesonintheend?

63.Whatcanbefilledintheblankinthelastparagraph?

AllFvelearnedisthat.

2023普陀一模

Itwasabout2:00am.Iwasdrivingmytaxionthewaytopickupapassenger.WhenIarrivedtocollect,

Ifoundthebuildingwasdark.Ijustsawasinglelightinagroundfloorwindow,Iwalkedtothedoorand

knocked,"Justaminute,“answeredaweak,elderlyvoice.

Afteralongsilence,thedooropenedandasmallwomaninhereightiesstoodbeforeme.Shehasa

smallsuitcasebesideher.Itookthesuitcasetothecar,andthenreturnedtohelpher.Shetookmyarmand

walkedslowlytowardthecar.Shekeptthankingmeformykindness.

“It'snothing/91toldher."IjusttrytotreatmypassengersthewayIwouldwantmymothertreated/9

“Oh,you'resuchagoodyoungman.^^Shesaid.Whenwegotintothetaxi,shegavemeanaddress,and

thenasked,"Couldyoudrivethroughcitycenter?^^

“It'snottheshortestway."Iansweredimmediately.

“Oh,I'mfamiliarwiththecity.AndI'minnohurry.^^shesaid."I'monmywaytoahospice（临终医

院）,Idon'thaveanyfamilyleft.ThedoctorsaysIdon'thaveverylong.Itwouldbethelasttimeformeto

travelaroundthecity...”

Iquietlyreachedoverandshutoffthemeter（计价器）.Forthenexttwohours,wedrovethroughthe

city.Sheshowedmethebuildingwhereshehadonceworkedasaliftoperatorandtheneighborhoodwhere

shehadlivedin.Andshealsotoldmetoparkinfrontofafurnitureshopthatoncehadbeenaballroom.

Shehadgonedancingthereasagirl.

Sometimesshe'daskmetoslowdowninfrontofaparticularbuilding.Shejustsatandstaredintothe

darkness,sayingnothing.Atdawn（黎明）,shesuddenlysaid,'Tmtired.Lefsgonow.^^

Wedroveinsilencetotheaddressshehadgivenme."HowmuchshallIpayyou?^^sheasked,

“Nothing.”Ireplied.

“Youhavetomakealiving/9sheanswered.t4Oh,thereareotherpassengers,1said.

Almostwithoutthinking,Igaveherahug.Sheheldontometightlywithtears.Ourhugendedwithher

words,u6

58.Whatjobdidthewriterdo?

59.Howoldwasthesmallwoman?

60.Whydidthesmallwomanchoosetoridethroughthecity?

61.Howlongdidthetravelinglastthatnight?

62.Howdidthesmallwomanfeelafterthewritergaveherahug?

63.Whatcanbefilledintheblank?(Nomorethan15words)

2023杨浦一模

JackLondonwasbominCalifornia,USA,in1876.Asayoungmanin1897,hetookpartinthefamous

KlondikeGoldRush,whenahugenumberofpeoplerushedtotheYukoninCanadatolookfbrgold.When

LondonreturnedtoCaliforniain1898,hestartedwritingstories.HisnovelsTheCalloftheWildandWhite

FangarebasedonhisexperiencesintheYukon.Hediedin1916.

TheCall®

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Wild

Anextract⑴fromThecallofthewild

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Buckdidnotreadthenewspapers.Hedidnotknowthattroublewascomingfbreverybigdogin

California.MenhadfoundgoldintheYukon,andthesemenwantedbig,strongdogstoworkinthecoldand

snowofthenorth.

BucklivedinMrMiller'sbighouseinthesunnySantaClaravalley.Therewerelargegardensandfields

offruittreesaroundthehouse,andarivernearby.Inabigplacelikethis,ofcourse,thereweremanydogs.

Therewerehousedogsandfarmdogs,buttheywerenotimportant.Buckwaschiefdog;hewasbornhere,

andthiswashisplace.Hewasfouryearsoldandweighedsixtykilos.HewentswimmingwithMrMiller's

sonsandwalkingwithhisdaughters.Hecarriedthegrandchildrenonhisback,andhesatatMrMiller'sfeet

infrontofthefireinwinter.

Butthiswas1897,andBuckdidnotknowthatmenanddogswerehurryingtonorth-westCanadato

lookforgold.AndhedidnotknowthatManuel,oneofMrMiller'sgardeners,neededmoneyforhislarge

family.Oneday,whenMrMillerwasout,ManuelandBuckleftthegardentogether.Itwasjustanevening

walk,Buckthought.Noonesawthemgo,andonlyonemansawthemarriveattherailwaystation.This

mantalkedtoManuel,andgavehimsomemoney.ThenhetiedapieceofropearoundBuck'sneck.

Buckgrowled121,andwassurprisedwhentheropewaspulledhardaroundhisneck.Hejumpedatthe

man.ThemancaughthimandsuddenlyBuckwasonhisbackwithhistongueoutofhismouth.Forafew

momentshewasunabletomove,anditwaseasyforthetwomentoputhimintothetrain.

WhenBuckwokeup,thetrainwasstillmoving.Themanwassittingandwatchinghim,butBuckwas

tooquickforhimandhebittheman'shandhard.ThentheropewaspulledagainandBuckhadtoletgo.

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74.BuckwasonceJackLondon'sdog,wasn'the?

75.WhywasBuckdifferentfromtheotherdogs?

76.WhydidManuelstealBuckfromMr.Miller?

77.WheredidManuelandthemanputBuck?

78.WhatdidBuckdotothemanwhenhewokeup?

79.Inwhataspects(方面)willBuck'snewlifebedifferentfromhisoldlife?(Listatleasttwo.)

2023松江一模

SebaStephensisonly10yearsold,buthe'saverytalentedmusician.Heplaysthedrums,bass,guitar,

andpiano.

Sebagrewupwithmusicallaround.Beforeheturnedthree,hisparentsaskedhimwhathewantedfor

hisbirthday."Drums!”heanswered.Hisparentsweren'tsure,butafterseeinghimplaythedrumsatalocal

musicstore,theydecidedhewasserious.Theyboughthimajuniordrumkit1成套的架子鼓).“Hedidn't

stopplaying一ever,“sayshisdad.

Buttwomonthslater,SebagrewupsetHecouldn'tmakethesoundshewantedwithhisjuniordrumkit.

Hisparentsboughthimaprofessionaldrumkitandsignedhimupfbrlessons.Injustafewmonths,his

drumteacherreportedthatSebawaslearningextremelyquicklyandneededahigherleveloftraining.He

wasstillfour.

Sebastartedabandinkindergarten.Inthefirstgrade,hebeganearningmoneybyplayingmusic.

In2020,SebajoinedasummermusicprogramatBerkleeCollegeofMusic《伯克利音乐学院)asan

8-year-oldboy.Hestudiedbassinanonlineprogram.Tokeepup,hehadtopracticeupto36hoursaweek.

Afterthebusysummer,Sebamadeadecisiontobehome-schooled(tobeeducatedathomeinsteadof

beingsenttoschool)byhisparentssothathecouldkeepgoingtoBerkleeduringtheschoolyear.Hedid

schoolworkinthemornings.Intheafternoonsheworkedonmusic.Andatnightheusuallyworkedon

musicsomemore.

InMay,2021,SebabecametheyoungestpersonevertoreceiveaprofessionalcertificatefromBerklee.

Thecertificateisequaltoaboutfourcollege-levelclasses.

Whenhe'soldenough,SebahopestogotocollegeatBerklee.Fornow,he'sstillpracticingand

playing.

58.Sebaisatalentedmusician,isn'the?

59.WhatdidSebawantforhisthirdbirthday?

60.WhydidSebagrowupsettwomonthsafterhereceivedhispresent?

61.HowoldwasSebawhenhejoinedasummermusicprogramatBerkleeCollegeofMusic?

62.WhatdidSebadecidetodoafterthesummeronlineprogram?

63.WhatdoyouthinkleadstoSeba'ssuccessinmusic?（请至少写出三个方面的因素）

2023宝山一模

JimmyandLiLeiarelisteningtoMr.Peterson,theirP.E.teacher,tellthemthattheyaregoingtoplay

dodgeballinclass.LiLei,concerned（担心的）shewilllooksillybecauseshedoesnotknowhowtoplay

it,looksforhelp.Jimmyseesherworriedlook,soheasks,“LiLei,What'swrong?”

寺

LiLeianswers,"InChina,weplaydodgeball,butIthinkit'sdifferentfromtheAmericanstyle,soI

don'tknowhowtoplayitintheAmericanway.”

JimmyiseagertohelpLiLei,anexchangestudentathisschool.Hesays,"It'snottoohard.First,there

arefiveballs.Mr.Petersonputsalloftheballsinthemiddleofthecourt.Thetwoteamsstandatdifferent

endsofthecourt.Then,Mr.Petersonblowshiswhistle（哨子）tostartthegame.Whenyouhearthewhistle,

runandtrytotakeoneoftheballs.Then,throwtheballatthemembersoftheoppositeteam.^^

LiLeiasks,"Whataboutcatchingtheball?IfIcatchtheball,am1out?”

"Actually,ifyoucatchtheball,thenthepersonwhothrewtheballisout.Also,onememberfromyour

ownteamcancomebackandplaywhenyoucatchtheball.^^

LiLeiisstillworried."Therearesomanyballs.I'mafraidIwon'tseeonethrownatme.Whatifaball

hitsmeontheheadandbreaksmyglasses?"

Jimmysays,"Peoplearen'tsupposedtothrowatyourhead.Ifsomeonehitsyouonthehead,thenthat

personisout.Also,theballsaresoft,sotheywon'thurtyou.Butbecareful.Sometimes,oneplayerdistracts

（使..分/心）youwhileanotherplayertriestohityou.Lastly,whentimeisup,Mr.Petersonwillcount

themembersleftineachteam.If,theotherteamwins.”

WiththehelpofJimmy,LiLeidoesn'tfeelworriedanymoreandsays,“Thissoundsfiin.Ican'twaitto

play.”

58.LiLeiisanexchangestudentinanAmericanschool,isn'tshe?

59.WhyisLiLeiconcernedwhenshelearnssheisgoingtoplaydodgeball?

60.Wheredothetwoteamsstandinadodgeballgame?

61.WhathappensifLiLeicatchestheball?

62.WhyshouldLiLeibecarefulwhenoneplayerfromtheotherteamdistractsher?

63.Whatcanbefilledintheblank?

2023静安一模

DifferentAttitudestowardsHairstyles

Anewresearchshowsthatwomentry150differenthairstylesintheirlifetime,includingvariouscuts,

coloursandshapes.However,mensettle（固定）ontheirfavouritehairstyleaftertryingonly5different

cuts.

Thestudyof2,000womenhasfoundthatwomenvisitthehairdresserfivetimesayearonaverage,and

about100liketotrysomethingdifferentwitheachtriptothehairdresser.Almosthalfarewillingtobe

experimentalandchangetheirhairstyle.

Womenarelikelytogofortwonewstylesandatleastonecolourchangeeveryyearbetweentheages

of15and65.Thestudyfoundthat64percentofwomenwillchangetheirhairsimplybecausetheyare

boredwiththeircurrentstyle.Nearly12percentwillchangetheirhairsoastolooklikeacelebrity（名人）

while15percentwillchangetheirstyleforawedding.13percentofwomenwouldchangetheirhairstyle

afterhavingababy.Otherreasonsfortryinganewhairstylewerebirthdays.

However,menarenotastroublesomeaswomen.Theyonlytryfivedifferenthairstylesandthenstickto

theirfavouriteoneintheirlifetime.Menusuallystickwithjustonestylebecauseofitsbeingconvenient（68

percent）orbeinglikedbytheirpartner（10percent）.

Thestudyof2,000menalsonoticedhowcelebrityhairstyles（名人发型）havetheinfluenceonthem

andwhatkindofhaircutswouldbemorefashionableintheireyes.400ofthemadmittheywanttogrow

theirhairlongertocopythelikesofDavidBeckhamandactorBradPitt,while240considerdying（染色）

theirhairgrey,tokeepupwithfashiontrends（）朝流）.Actually,ahairstylethatstandsforone'spersonality

isthefirstchoiceformen.

63.Whotrymoredifferenthairstylesbeforesettlingontheirfavourite,menorwomen?

64.Inthestudy,howoftendowomenliketovisitthehairdresseronaverage?

65.Whatisthereasonfor64%ofwomentochangetheirhairstyles（inPart.3）?

66.Whydomostmenstickwithjustonehairstyleinthisarticle?

67.Howmanymeninthestudywouldliketocopythelikesofthecelebrities?

68.Doyouagreethatahairstylecanstandfbrone'spersonality?WhyorWhynot?

2023崇明一模

OnasmallhillinHuaping,Yunnan,thereisasmallschool.However,overthepasttwelveyears,ithas

rewrittenthefate（命运）of1,804poorgirlsbysendingthemtouniversities.

ZhangGuimei,now63,istheheadmasterofthisschool.ShebeganteachinginHuaping一oneof

China'spoorestareas——twentyyearsago.Theteacherwonderedwhymanygirlsinherclasswouldjustone

daystopcoiningtoschool.Aftersomeinvestigations,Zhanglearnedthattheywerefromverypoorfamilies.

Thesegirlswereforcedtoworkorgetmarriedatayoungage."Weoftensaythatwewanteverychildto

haveafairstart,“shesaid."Butthesepoorgirlsdon'tevenhaveachancetostandonthestartingline.^^

Zhangwantedtochangethis.Shespentyearstryingtoraisemoney.Finallyin2008,shesetupthe

HuapingHighSchoolforGirls.IfsChina'sfirstandonlyfreepublichighschoolfbrgirls.

Zhanggetsupat5a.m.everydaytoturnonthelightsoneachflooroftheteachingbuilding.Many

girlsaretimid（胆怯）,theheadmasterexplains.Shewantsthemtofeelsaferontheirwaytoclasses.After

yearsoftiringwork,Zhangisnowinpoorhealth,buttheschoolandthechildrenmattermorethananything

elseinhermind.

Zhang'sstoryhaswarmedheartsallaroundChinaandinspiredmanytofollowinherfootsteps.Zhou

Yunliwasoneofherstudents.Aftershefinisheduniversity,sheheardthatheralmamater（母校）wasshort

ofmathteachers.Sheimmediatelyreturnedtotheschooltoteach."WithoutMsZhang,Iwouldbenobody,“

Zhousaidwithasmile."Whenyoubecomestrong,youmustremembertohelpothers.ThisiswhatMs

Zhangtaughtus.”

58.Whathappenedtothe1804girlsfromasmallschoolinHuaping?

59.MsZhanghastaughtinHuapingfortwentyyears,hasn'tshe?

60.WhydidmanygirlsinMsZhang9sclassstopgoingtoschool?

61.WhendidMsZhangsetuptheHuapingHighSchoolforGirls?

62.WhydidZhouYunlireturntotheschooltoteachmath?

63.WhatcanyoudoafterlearningthestoryaboutMsZhang?

2023奉贤一模

MaryArming:theFossilHunter

Asafossil（化石）scientist,MaryAnningmadegreatcontributions（贡献）toherfieldinthe19thcentury.

HernameisnowwidelyknowninBritainandevenEurope.Butthatwasnotalwaysthecase.

Anningwasatalentedwoman.Shedidnotreceiveanypropereducationandtaughtherselfgeology（地

质学）andpaleontology（古生物学）.

Anninggrewupbythesea.Atayoungage,sheshowedgreatinterestinstudyingthefossilsalongthe

coastline.Anningworkedveryhard.Shewentoutinallweatherstosearchforfossils.Attheageof12,she

uncoveredaskeleton（骨架）thatlookedlikeacrocodile（鳄鱼）.Then,aftertenyearsoftirelesseffort,she

madeanamazingdiscovery.Itwasahugefossilofsomethingthattheworldhadneverseenbefore.

However,manyofAnning'sfindingsdisagreedwiththeoriesthathadbeenwidelyaccepted.What's

more,atthattime,peoplehadlittlerespectforfemalescientists.Anning'sfindingswereevenpublished

withouthername.Duringherlifetime,thewomanwasneverseriouslyconsideredtobeascientist.

Butsuchtroublesdidn'tstopAnningfrommakingmorediscoveries.Thewomanwasstillkeenon

studyingallsizesandtypesoffossilsalongsidethesea.Herdiscoverieshelpedtoprovetheexistenceof

someextinct（已灭绝的）animals.TheyformedthebasisforCharlesDarwin'sOntheOriginofSpecies（《物

种起源》）.

Inrecentyears,moreandmorepeoplehavecometorealizetheimportanceofAnning'swork.Sheis

nowlistedamongthetoptenBritishwomenwhohavegreatlyaffectedthehistoryofscience.Anningwasan

ambitiousandhard-workingwomaninhistory.Shedeservestoberemembered.

58.MaryAnningwasafossilscientist,wasn'tshe?

59.HowdidMaryAnningleamgeologyandpaleontology?

60.Whathappenedtoherattheageof12?

61.Whendidshediscoverthattheskeletonwasahugefossilofsomethingthattheworldhadneverseen

before?

62.Whatdidherdiscoveryhelptoprove?

63.IfyouhaveachancetointerviewMaryAnning,whatquestionwouldyouliketoaskhermost?Why?

2023嘉定一模

“Hey,Dan,youlookliketheunhappiestguyintheworld!”saidElla,astheyvolunteeredasushers（弓|

座员）atthetheater.

“Yeah,“Danreplied,tryingtosmile."Remembertheroleyouhelpedmepractiselastweek?Well,I

failedagain.”“Oh,Dan,keeppracticing!You'llbeontheothersideofthecurtainoneday,“saidElla.

Dankeptpracticing.Hesangdayandnight.Hesangeverywherehewent!Hewantedtobeanopera

singermorethananythingelseintheworld.HevolunteeredatthetheateronSaturdays,butheneededto

startearningmoneytopayforsingingandItalianlessons.

OnedayDansawanadaskingforbicycledeliverymen.Thenhebeganhisnewjobdeliveringfoodto

customersalloverthecity.Danthoughtitwasveryrewardingmakinghungrypeoplehappy,buthehada

problem.Hewasn'tgettingenoughtimetopracticesinging.Thenoneday,hehadagreatidea.

Danarrivedat52ndStreet."Ihaveyourburgersandyourfries,hesang."Ihaveyoursodaandyour

le-mon-ade...”Thecustomerswereverysurprised!Whenhefinished,theyclappedandgavehimanicebig

tip.

Onenight,therewasanorderforlobstersouptoabeautiful,bighouseontheriver.Danrangthebell,

tookadeepbreathandsang,“Ihaveyourlovelylobstersoup.Itsmellsdelicioustome-e-e..."

Thedooropenedslowlyandawell-dressedwomanappeared.Shetookthesoup,thenclosedthedoor,

withnotipsatall.

Afewdayslater,DanreceivedatextinvitinghimtotheOperaHouse.

AttheOperaHouse,awomangreetedDan.ItwastheladywhoDandeliveredlobstersouptolastweek.

ShesaidJTamAntoniaAllegro,thedirectorhere.I'dliketoinviteyoutoournextopera.Thisisyourfirst

rehearsal（排练）.You'llpracticetoday.Atmyhouselastweek,youhadoneofthemostbeautiflilvoicesin

theworld!You'resotalented!Congratulations.Welcometotheshow!”

Dan'sfirstoperaperformancewasinfrontofthousandsofpeople,andhedidn'tsingaboutburgersor

friesorlemonade!

58.WheredidDanworkatthebeginningofthestory?

59.WhatdidDanwanttobeinsteadofanusher?

60.WhydidDanneedtostartearningmoney?

61.HowdidDanpractisesingingwhiledeliveringfood?

62.Thewomanlivinginabighouseonariverdidn'tgiveDananytip,didshe?

63.WhomightDansaythankstoafterhisfirstperformance?Listatleasttwopeopleandgivereasons.

2023闵行一模

Wearinglongrobes（长袍）andtallhats,agroupofforeignerswentonstageandperformedPeking

Operaandballads（民谣）,aswellasspokeChinese.

Youcanseesceneslikethisatthe12th"Chinesebridge"-ChineseProficiency能力）Competitionfor

ForeignSecondarySchoolStudents.Knownasthe“Olympics”ofChineselanguage,thecompetitiontook

placeinZhengzhou,HenanonNov2.

Morethan120students,representing105countries,gaveChinesespeechesandshowedofftheirtalent

inareassuchaskungfu,taichiandcalligraphy（书法）.

MackovaVictoria,a15-year-oldgirlfromSlovakia,performedWuqinxiatthecompetition.She

imitatedthemovementsofatiger,deer,hear,apeandbirdonstage.Shegainedaninterestintraditional

martialarts（武术）aftershefoundthatitcouldhelpherrelaxhermuscles（肌肉）andstayfit."The

2,000-year-oldexerciseiscool,butfewpeoplehaveheardofit,“VictoriatoldXinhua."Iwantmoreforeign

peopletoappreciateit,aswellasappreciateChineseculture.^^

Raissa,17,fromtheUnionoftheComoros,sangtheChinesesongWishYouSafeandWell（祝你平安）

duringthesecond-roundcompetition."ItisalsomysincerewishforthepeopleofChinaandtheComoros,9,

saidRaissa.AfterdoctorsontheChinesemedicalteaminAfricacuredhergrandmotherthreeyearsago,

RaissadevelopedastrongemotionalconnectionwithChina."MydreamistostudymedicineinChinaso

thatIcouldcurepatientsliketheChinesedoctorswhotreatedmygrandmother,saidRaissa.

Attheendofthefinalcontest,GermolelacopofromItaly,whohasstudiedChinesefbrfouryears,won

asthechampion（冠军）.Forhim,thecompetitiongavehimachancetocommunicatewithyoungpeopleall

aroundtheworld.uWeshouldlearntoappreciateeachother'sdifferences,“Germolesaid.

Thecompetitionisa"bridge“thatshows"accordingtoLiuLimin,boardmemberofthe

ConfuciusInstitute（孑1子学院）."Bystudyingalanguage,youactuallystarttoconnectwiththatculture,

Liuadded.

58.Morethan120studentsfrom105countriestookpartinthecompetition,didn'tthey?

59.WhywasMackovaVictoriainterestedintraditionalmartialarts?

60.WhatwasRaissa'sdream?

61.HowlonghasGermolelacopolearnedChinese?

62.Whatcanbefilledintheblankinthelastparagraph?

63.Thecompetitionisverymeaningfultoforeignstudents,pleasegiveyourreasons.（Listatleasttwo

points.）

2023浦东一模

IAMTHEPINE

“Look,"IsaidtomyfriendMandy,holdingupthebright-redpaper."There'safive-dayartcampthis

summer."

Mandytookthepaperandlookedatit."Tessa,youshouldgo.You'retheartist.Iamnot.”

“Youcanlearnwithme."Isaidinanencouragingvoice.t€Ireallydidn'twanttogoalone.

Mandysmiled,tried,butmylittlebrotherthoughtthecornsIpaintedwererockets.n

Later,Icalledmyotherfriends,butnoneofthemcouldgowithme.Disappointed,Idecidedtogo

outsidetodrawtheWestons9pinetree.Drawingalwaysmademefeelbetter.Ontheway,Ithoughtaboutthe

artcampandwishedIfeltalittlebraver.Mandycouldmakefriendswithothersin10minutes,butIwas

embarrassedwhentherewerenofamiliarfacesaroundme.BythetimeIarrivedthere,Ihadmademyself

believethatIwashappytogiveupgoingtothecamp.

Itookoutmypencilsandstarteddrawingthestrongtrunkofthepine.OnceIstarted,Ididn'tnoticethe

flybuzzingaroundme.That'swhyIjumpedwhenMr.Westontalkedbehindme,"You'vedoneagreatjob

showingthestrengthofthattree.”"Thanks."1smiled.Mr.Westoncontinued,'Tveplantedpinetreesbefore.

Youhavetospreadouttherootsnearthesurfacesothetreecangetenoughwaterandgrowtall.Ifyouplant

therootballtoodeep,thetreedriesupanddies.Rootsgrowout,notdown.”

NowInoticedtherootsallaroundthetree.I'dneverrealizedhowfaratree'srootsstretched（延伸）

outward.Itmademethinkabouttheartcampandmyownroots.Iwasplantingmyselfintoonedeepspot

becauseitfeltsafer.IfIwantedtogrow,Ihadtostartreachingouttoo.

Thatnight,Imademyfinaldecision.Ifeltnervousbutexcited."Iamstretchingmyrootsoutintonew

earthsoIcanglow"，Ithought."Iamthepine”.

58.Howlongwouldtheartcamplast?

59.Whowasgoodatart,thewriterorherfriendMandy?

60.Whydidthewriterdecidetogiveupgoingtotheartcampatfirst?

61.HowdidthewriterfeelwhenMr.Westontalkedbehindher?

62.AccordingtoMr.Weston'sexperience,whatmakesapinetreegrowtall?

63.Whatistheimplied（隐含的）meaningoftheunderlinedsentence?Andwhatmaythewriterdolater?

2023徐汇一模

A70-year-oldmandecidedtotakepartin70differentsportsonhis70thbirthday.Hedidquiteagood

job.Whenaskedwhy,hesaiditwassimplytohavesomefun.Hehadplayedsportasayoungsterandnever

stopped.Hereiswhattheoldmansaidtoareporterabouthisdoingsportsthatyear.

Whatwasthesportyoutriedfirst?

Shortlyaftermy70thbirthday,Itriedpaddle-boarding.Familymembersweregreatly

entertainedwatchingmefirsttrytogetontheboard,thenstandontheboardandfinallyfall

intothewaterbeforetryingalloveragain.ThelessonIlearnedwas“Perseverancepaid

off'.EventuallyIstood,IbalancedandIpaddled.Itwasanearlysuccess.

ThenIstartedtoteachmyselfthebasicsoffigureskating.Theymadeitlooksoeasyonthe

screen.Buttryingasimplespin（快速旋转）leftmefallingdownontheice,myelbowand冷

kneehurting.Irefusedtogiveup.Ifatfirstyoudon'tsucceed,try,tryagain.Inthiscase,I

learnedtheskillsofthesport-enoughtodoaveryshortprogram-andperformeditformy

fam*ilyandanyoneelsewhohappenedtobearoundatthecommunityclub.

Besidesthefashionablesports,werethereanyregularsportsamongyourlist?

ThereweresomeindividualsportsItookturnstododuringtheday:running,jumping,

walking.Fortrack,Ibuiltmyownhighjumpandhurdles.一告

Sure.Myfamily^supportwasessential.Mywifephotographedeveryeventformeto

checklater.Mythreesonswerealwaysreadyforagame,likebeachvolleyball.Thegame

broughtthewholefamilytogether.

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