辽宁省营口市2023年中考英语真题

辽宁省营口市2023年中考英语真题

一、单选题

1.China'spandaYaYafinished30-daystayinShanghaiafterlandinginChinaandthenwassenttoBeijing

ZooinMay.

A.a;aB.a;theC.the;aD.a;/

2.Thenewly-builtteachingbuildingprovidesthestudentsacomfortablelearningenvironment.

A.forB.toC.withD.in

3.TheAerospaceSquarewascompletedlastyearhasbecomeanewtouristattraction.

A.whichB.whoC.whomD.where

4.Hearingthe19thAsianGameswouldbeheldinHangzhou,China,wecouldcontrolourfeelingofpride.

A.reallyB.hardlyC.nearlyD.clearly

5.It'sapitythatmyfathermymotherhastimetoattendmyschool-leavers*party.

A.either,orB.neither,nor

C.both,andD.notonly,butalso

6.—StudentsafewopenquestionsinMs.Li'sclass,didyounoticethat?

—Yes,Ithinkshewantedtotraintheirabilityofcreativethinking.

A•areaskedB.wereasked

C.willbeaskedD.shouldbeasked

7.ChatGPTcanmakeaplanthanwedo.

A.muchquicklyB.morequick

C.evenquickD.farmorequickly

8.TimTouchingChinaonCCTVwithhisfamilyfrom8:00to9:00lastSaturdayevening.

A.waswatchingB.willwatchC.watchedD.haswatched

9.——NextSundayismygrandmothersbirthday.Tmthinkingabout.

一Goodboy!Andpleasegivemybestwishestoher.

A.whatpresentIgaveher

B.howIcangiveherasurprise

C.ifIhadapartyforher

D.wherewillmyfamilyhaveabigmeal

10.Itisnecessarytoaskyourparentsorteachersfbrsomeadviceyoumakethefinaldecision.

A.becauseB.unlessC.beforeD.after

11.Darningishappytodaybecausehehelpedlookfbrasetofkeysonhiswayhome.

A.nobodyB.anybodyC.somebodyD.everybody

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12.Scientistswhoarefullofalwayscomeupwithnewideasandbringgreatchangestoourlife.

A.instructionB.instrumentC.inventionD.introduction

13.Yourequireotherstosolvetheproblemlikeyou.Everyonehashisownway.

A.mustn*tB.needn'tC.maynotD.wouldn't

14.一Lingling,howsoonwillyourbrothercomebackfromabroad?

一Hmm,.

A.sinceyesterdayB.twiceamonth

C.fbranhourD.inaweek

15.usefulknowledgetheastronautinTiangongClassroomhastaughtus!

A.HowB.WhatC.HowaD.Whata

16.Inordertheearliestflight,mysisterforcedherselftogetupearlythismorning.

A.nottomissB.notmissingC.tomissD.missing

17,Becauseofpollution,thislakeisnowtooharmfulto____fish.

A.supposeB.transportC.suggestD.support

18.Thefootballmatchwasputoffasaresultofthe____weather.

A.wonderfulB.excitingC.difficultD.awful

19.Thesmellofthesea__memoriesofhischildhood.

A.calledatB.calledoffC.calledupD.calledon

20.-Canyouwaitaminute?Ineedtotakedowntheinformation.

一Ofcourse..

A.TakeyourtimeB.Makeyourselfathome

C.EnjoyyourselfD.Pleasebeinahurry

二、完形填空

完形填空

WhenIwasinmiddleschool,Iwasbullied（欺负）alot.Therewasoneboy,let'scallhimC,whowasthe

mainperson21..Everyday,fbrmanyyears,hewouldsaymeanthingstomeand22.mewith

hiswords.Itwas23.timeinmylife,andIfeltliketherewasnowayofrunningawayfromit.

Yearspassed,andIleft24..IhadnoideawhathappenedtoC,andIdidn't25・.Ijust

wantedtomoveonwithmylifeandforgetaboutwhathappened.

Oneday,whenIwastwenty-sixyearsold,Iwaswalkingtothesupermarket.Suddenly,IsawC.Icouldn't

believeit.He26.atme,tryingtofindoutwhoIwas.Then,heaskedmeifIwaswhohethoughtIwas.I

toldhimthatIwas27.whohethoughtIwas.

Tomysurprise,C28..ItwasthemosthonestandheartfeltapologyIhadeverheard.Hedidn*thave

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tosayanything.Hecouldhavejustbehavedinawaythathedidn't29,meandwalkedaway.Buthe

stoppedmeandapologized.Icouldhearthe30.inhisvoiceforwhathehaddonetomeinthepast.At

thatmoment,I31,himrightaway.Allthehatred（憎恨）and32,Ihadcarriedforyearswas

goneina33・.Iwasacompletely34.andlife-changingmomentfbrme.Thatexperiencegave

mea35,inthegoodnessofpeopleandmadetherestofmydaytrulyamazing.

21.A.responsibleB.magicalC.impossibleD.valuable

22.A.comfortB.satisfyC.praiseD.scare

23.A.happyB.pleasantC.difficultD.moving

24.A.homeB.schoolC.workD.supermarket

25.A.helpB.relaxC・careD.calm

26.A.lookedB.shoutedC.laughedD.knocked

27.A.nearlyB.almostC.exactlyD.simply

28.A.apologizedB.criedC・forgotD.communicated

29.A.influenceB.noticeC.bullyD.hate

30.A.lonelinessB-joyC.meaningD.shame

31.A.leftB.excusedC.rememberedD.punished

32.A.luckB•regretC.happinessD.anger

33.A.yearB.monthC.secondD.hour

34.A.unclearB.unfriendlyC.uncertainD.unexpected

35.A.lessonB・hopeC.giftD.love

三、阅读理解

阅读理解

WorldPhotographyAwardsExhibition

Time:Wednesday—Sunday:11:00a.m.―4:00p.m.SONY

WORLD

January10,2023一June11,2023PHOTOUCRAPHY

AWARDS

Add:19MannIsland,LiverpoolWaterfront,Liverpool

TravelPhotographeroftheYearExhibition

Time:Monday—Saturday:9:00a.m.一5:00p.m.

Sunday:11:30a.m.—4:00p.m.

October2—28,2023

Add:9AbbeySquare,Chester,Cheshire

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BirdPhotographeroftheYear2023Exhibition

Time:Febmary2023—August2023侬*

Moreinformationwillbecomingsoon.

BIRD

Anexhibitionof70-80ofthewinningimageswillgoonaninternational

PhotographeroftheYe

tour.

InternationalPhotographyExhibition163

Time:Thursday—Sunday:10:00a.m.—5:00p.m.

UntilAugust21,2023

Add:TheRoyalPhotographicSociety,RPSHouse,337

Paintworks,AmosVale,Bristol

Atotalof105worksby57photographerswillbeonshow.

36.Howmanyexhibitionsarementioned?

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

37.WhichcityshouldyougoifyouwanttoseeWorldPhotographyAwards?

A.Liverpool.B.Cheshire.C.ArnosVale.D.Bristol.

38.IfAliceisfreeonWednesdayinOctober,whichexhibitionisadvisedtoher?

A.WorldPhotographyAwards.

B.TravelPhotographeroftheYear.

C.BirdPhotographeroftheYear2023.

D.InternationalPhotographyExhibition163.

39.WhatcanweknowaboutBirdPhotographeroftheYear2023?

A•Thecostofthetour.

B.Theaddressinformation.

C.Theexactvisitingtimeforvisitors.

D.Thenumberofimagesonthetour.

40.Whereisthepassageprobablyfrom?

A•Anaturemagazine.B.Ahealthmagazine.

C.Aphotographymagazine.D.Ageographymagazine.

阅读理解

ChenZhougivespopularinspirational（激励的）speechesaroundtheworld.Hetalksabouthisjourney

visitingover700ofChina'scitiesandclimbingover100mountains.It*sanimpressivethingforanyone,buteven

moresowhenyouknowthatChendoesn'thaveanylegs.Hegetsaroundandclimbsmountainswithhishandsin

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woodenboxes.

Afterhisparents'divorce（离婚）whenhewaslittle,Chenwasraisedbyhisgrandparents.Theywerevery

poorandfromayoungage,Chenwouldgoouttofindwaystomakemoney.Oneday,whileridingatrainhe

realizedhewasgoinginthewrongdirectionandjumpedofthetrain.Chen'slegswerecutoff.Hewasjust13.

Chenstartedtosinginthestreet.Itwastherethathemetthewomanwhowouldbecomehiswife.Ability

Magazinereportedthatsheaskedhim"Doyouneedanyhelpafteryoufinishsinging?1*Fromthenon,thetwo

begantoseeeachothereverydayandfeelforeachother.Onthe10thanniversary（周年）oftheirwedding（婚

礼）,theyclimbedChina'sFiveSacredMountainstogether.

Chenhasbecomeatrueinspirationforpeople.In2016heencouragedthethen-11-year-old,GaoZhiyuto

climbmountains.LikeChen,Gaoalsolosthislegsinaterribleaccident.CheninvitedGaotoclimbLaoshan

Mountainwithhimafterhearinghisstory.Gaolosthislegsinacaraccidentandwasoutofschoolforfouryears,

doinghisschoolworkinthehospital.Beforethis,Gaohadneverclimbedamountain.Buttogethertheyclimbeda

summit（顶峰）900metershigh.Chenreallyshowsthepowerofthehumanspirit!

41.WhatistalkedaboutinChenZhou'sspeeches?

A.Hisdreamofclimbingmoremountains.

B.Hispleasureofsinginginthestreet.

C.Hisjourneyvisitingcitiesandclimbingmountains.

D.Howhemadealivingbyclimbingover100mountains.

42.HowdidChenZhoulosehislegs?

A.Hewasbornwithoutlegs.

B.Helosttheminatrainaccident.

C.Hewashurtinacaraccident.

D.Helostthembecauseofadisease.

43.WhendidChenmeethiswife?

A.Whilehewasworkingasastreetmusician.

B.WhenhewasinterviewedbyAbilityMagazine.

C.Whenhewasattendingsomebody*swedding.

D.WhilehewasclimbingChina'sFiveSacredMountains.

44.Whatisthelastparagraphmainlyabout?

A.Itisveryimportanttohavebigdreams.

B.ChenZhouisnottheonlypooroneintheworld.

C.ChenZhouinspirespeopletogetoverdifficulties.

D.Specialpeoplecanalsomakegreatachievements.

45.WhichwordcanbestdescribeChenZhou?

A.Strong-minded.B.Ill-minded.C.Small-minded.D.Absent-minded.

阅读理解

Thousandsofrunnerstiedtheirrunningshoesandrushedoutfromthestartinglinewhilecrowdscheered

alongthecourse.Marathons（马拉松）inChinaaregettingpopularagain.

AccordingtotheChineseAthleticsAssociation,atotalof133marathonsacrossthecountryhavebeen

registered（注册）forthefirstsixmonthsoftheyear.OnMarch26,morethan300,000runnerstookpartin26

marathonracesnationwide,reportedChinaDaily.

Teenagershavealsotakenpartinmarathons.XuQian,a15-year-oldfromSuqian,Jiangsu,lovesrunning.He

gotfirstplaceinthe5-kilometerHappyRunoftheJingdongSuqianMarathonheldonApril2.ForXu,therace

meantmonthsoftrainingandpreparation.Heranabout30to40kilometersinlocalstadiumseachweekaheadof

therun.

"Unlikethe800-meterrunatschoolwhichismoreaboutspeed,amarathontestsarunner*sendurance（耐力）

andpsychologicalquality（心理素质）hetoldTeens.

Whenhefelttiredduringtherace,hetoldhimselfnottogiveup."Inlongdistancerunning,theonlyopponent

youhavetobeatisyourself,11Xuadded.

Apartfromone'swillpower,kindnessfromthecrowdsalsoplaysabigpartinhelpingrunnersgettothefinish

line.LiZhouzifromShanxitookpartina3-kilometerKidRunoftheBerlinMarathoninGermanyin2019when

shewas10.Thecheersfromthepeoplealongthecoursereallyencouragedher.

"Whenthingswerehard,peoplefromacrosstheworldcheeredmeon.Evenifitwasjustthewords,*keepit

up',itmeantalottomeandenabledmetokeepgoingtotheend,"LitoldTeens.

Shebelievesthatrunningamarathonisaboutfocusingonthefinalgoal,notthesufferingalongtheway.

“Similarly,ourlifeisalsoamarathon,'1Lisaid.

46.ThenumbersinParagraph2showthat.

A.marathonsaregettingbiginChina

B.ourphysicalfitnessisgettingbetter

C.moreandmoreyoungpeopleloverunning

D.Chinaisholdingtoomanymarathonsthisyear

47.WhatinfbnnationcanwelearnaboutXuQian?

A.Hewasnolongerateenager.

B.Hedidmuchtrainingandpreparation.

C.Hegotfirstplaceinlocalstadiums.

D.Hedidn'tfeeltiredinthemarathon.

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48.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"opponent**inParagraph5mean?

A.Someonewhoalwayscontrolsyou.

B.Someonewhoneverrefusesyou.

C.Someonewhocompetesagainstyou.

D.Someonewhooftencheersyouon.

49.WhatdidLiZhouzithinkofthecrowds'cheering?

A.Itmadeherlosefbcus.

B.Itmadeherfeelbored.

C.Itdidn'tmatteragreatdealtoher.

D.Itmadeherholdon.

50.WhatisLiZhouzi'sattitudetowardlife?

A.Allthepainandtearsarelife'sgifts.

B.Painandsufferingarenotimportantatallinourlife.

C.Thesufferingismoreimportantthanthefinalresult.

D.Centeronthegoalanddon'tbeafraidofthedifficulties.

阅读理解

Recently,researchersinIsraelhavedoneanexperimentandfoundthatgoldfishareabletonavigate（导航）on

landafterreceivingaround10drivinglessons.

TheexperimentwasperformedbyaresearchteamattheBen-GurionUniversity.Itwasmadetoseewhether

goldfishcouldfindtheirwayinaverydifferentenvironment.Researchersdevelopedaroboticcarthatcoulddrive

forward,backwardandfromsidetoside.TheycalledthecarFOV—nFishOperatedVehicle”（鱼驱动车）.A

goldfishwasplacedinsideawaterboxontheFOV.Usingasetofwheelswithacamerasystem,theFOVrecorded

thefish'smovementsandswimmingdirections,andthenmovedinthesamedirection.

Thescientistsworkedwithsixdifferentgoldfish.Theyplacedthecarinasmallroomwithapinktarget（目标）

ononeside.Thefishwouldgetfoodwhenthecartouchedthetarget.Afterafewdaysoftraining,thefish

navigatedtothetarget.Atfirst,ittookthemabouthalfanhourtodrivetothetarget.Butbytheendofthe

experiment,theywereabletocompletethesametaskinlessthanaminute.ShacharGivon,oneoftheresearchers,

said,nAsanyonewhohastriedtolearnhowtorideabikeortodriveacarknows,itischallengingatfirst.n

Notonlydidthegoldfishshowthattheycoulddrivetothetarget,buttheyalsoweren'tfooledbyfalsetargets

ofothercolors.Theywerealsoabletogetfreewhenthecarhitawall.Althoughthefishmaynothaverealized

theyweremovingonland,theseresultsshowthatafishhastheabilitytonavigateoutsideitsnatureenvironment

ofwater.Itcanenrichscientificknowledgeofanimals1navigationskills.

51.Whatisthepurposeofthegoldfishexperiment?

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A.Toseeifgoldfishcouldtelldifferentcolors.

B.Toseeifgoldfishcouldfindfoodandlivingplaces.

C.Toseeifgoldfishcouldnavigateinadifferentenvironment.

D.Toseeifgoldfishcouldrideabikeordriveacarlikehumans.

52.WhatcanbelearnedabouttheFOV?

A.Itwasplacedinsideawaterbox.

B.Itcouldfollowthefish'smovements.

C.Itwasdrivenbyacamerasystem.

D.Itcouldcontrolthefish'sdirections.

53.Thegoldfishwouldgetfoodaslongasthecar.

A.touchedthepinktarget

B.movedinthesmallroomfreely

C.avoidedhittingawall

D.touchedthetargetsofothercolors

54.WhatcanwelearnfromShacharGivon'swords?

A.Itwasimportantforthegoldfishtodriveacar.

B.Itwasimpossibleforthegoldfishtonavigate.

C.Itwasmeaninglessforthegoldfishtobetrainedatfirst.

D.Itwashardforthegoldfishtoreachthetargetatthestart.

55.Whichcanbethebesttitleforthepassage?

A.GoodUseofaRoboticCar

B.AnExperimentonAnimals

C.Goldfish'sAbilitytoNavigateonLand

D.Goldfish'sSkillstoDriveaCaronLand

四、任务型阅读

从A-E五个句子中选择正确选项还原到文中，使短文内容完整、正确。

Doyouhaveasleepproblem?56.Youmayneedtoseemoresunlight,especiallyinthemorning,

accordingtoastudy.

AteamofresearchersfromNewYork,USdidthestudy,reportedYahooNews.Theteamdidastudyon109

officeworkersacrosstheUS.Someoftheworkerssawlotsoflightduringthemorninghours,between8a.m.and

lunchtime.57.Theyalsofellasleepmorequicklyatnight.

58.Researcherssayithelpsussetour"bodyclock**.Whenthereislessandlesssunlightatthe

endoftheday,ourbodystartstomakemelatonin（褪黑素）.Itmakesusfeelsleepysothatweknowit'stimetogo

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tobed.59.Butduringtheday,sunlighttellsourbodytomakelessmelatoninsothatwecanstay

awakeanddoourwork.

Researcherssuggestthatweshouldsee15minutesofsunlightinthemorning.60.

A.Whyissunlightsoimportanttooursleep?

B.Theresearchersfoundthattheseworkershadabettersleepthanotherworkers.

C.Ifyoudo,hereisasimplewaytohelpyouimproveyoursleep.

D.Itcanhelpbalancethemelatonininourbodies.

E.Ourbodymakesthemostmelatoninatnight.

五、补全对话

从所给句子中选择恰当的句子完成下面的对话。

A:Hi!Whatareyougoingtodothisweekend?

B:I'mgoingtoseeamovie.61.

A:Sure.Whatkindofmoviedoyoulike?

B:Sciencefictionfilms.

A:HaveyoueverseenthemovieTheWanderingEarth?

B:No,Ihavent62.

A:Yeah.Isawityesterday.

B:63._________

A:IthinkitisoneofthebestmoviesIhaveeverseen.

B:64._________

A:Abouttwohours.

B:Isthepriceofthetickethigh?

A:Oh!Justalittle.65.

B:Thankyou.Tilbuytheticketonlinerightnow.

A:OK.Noproblem.

A.WhatshouldIdo?

B.Itcostme40yuan.

C.Howdoyoulikeit?

D.ButIhearditisgreat.

E.Canyougivemesomeadvice?

F.Howlongdoesitlast?

G.Itooktwohours.

在下面对话的空白处填上适当的话语（话语可以是句子、短语或词），使对话完整。

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A:Hi,Mary!Iheardsomeoneplaytheviolinlastnight.Whatwonderfulmusic!

66.?

B:Idid.IoftenplaytheviolinwhenIamfree.

A:67.?

B:Twiceaweek.

A:It'sreallynice.68.?

B:Quiteafewthings.Liketakingawalk,doingsportsandsoon.Whatdoyoudoinyoursparetime?

A:Besidesdoingmyhomework,Ihavetotakemyafterschoolclasses.Idon'thavetimetodootherthingsto

relaxmyself.

B:69・?Forexample,youcanlistencarefullyinclass

andtrytosolveyourproblemsatschool.Thenyouwillhavemorefreetime.

A:70.!Pllhaveatry.

B:Ibelieveyoucanmakeit.

六、选词填空

根据短文内容，用方框中所给词的正确形式填空，使短文完整、正确。每个词只用一次）

makeculturedayfalluseitsomethingshowheavyhow

Forthousandsofyears,bambooinspiredartiststocreateworksofart.Inthehandsofartisans（手艺人）,

bamboocan71.intobeautifulobjects.

WuyiMountainisaUNESCOWorldHeritage（遗产）SitethatisnearFujianandJiangxiprovinces,and

bamboogrows72.there.ApartfromWuyiMountain'stea,theplaceisalsoknownfor_

73.bambooweaving（编织）tradition.Artisanscanmakebaskets,umbrellas,andalmost_

74.outofbamboo.Carryingahistoryof2,000years,bambooweavingartwaslistedasanational

75.heritagein2008.

XieHongxing,40,asaninheritor（传承人）ofbambooweavingart,hasbeenweavingbamboofor22years.

Recently,hehasbecomefamousforaminiTiangongspacestationmadeofbamboo.Xiesurprisedwatchersonline

by76.aknifetoquicklycutbamboointopiecesofthesamewidth.Hesaidittookforty-six—

77.tofinishhisminispacestation.Heusedmorethanadozenspeciesoflocalbamboo—

78.thebeautyofthespacestation.Ittookhimsevenhourstofigureout79・toweavea

smallnationalflagofChina.

Hehopesmoreyoungpeople80.inlovewiththeartanddiscoverthebeautyoftraditional

culture.

七、翻译

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81.买裤子之前要先试穿。

thetrousersbeforeyoubuythem.

82.我们给您准备了一个房间。

Wearoomforyou.

83.她亲自去北京领奖了。

ShewenttoBeijingtoreceivetheaward.

84.如果你看到那个女孩，请把她指给我看。

Ifyouseethatgirl,pleaseherforme.

85.这个蛋糕尝起来不是很好吃。

86.我真是粗心，以致忘了重要的事情。

87.在化学实验室时，请按照我说的去做。

语篇翻译，阅读下面短文，将短文中画线部分的句子翻译成中文。

Afterwork,yougobackhome,openanapp,placeyourorder,andwaitforyourfoodtobedelivered（送递）to

yourhome.（l）ThisshowshowmanyyoungpeopleeatinChinathesedays.Accordingtoalatestreport,421

millionChinesepeopleuseonlinefooddeliveryservices.

Whichgroupofpeopleisorderingfoodonlinethemost?Forsure,itismainlyyoungpeople.

ArecentreportbyMeituan,afooddeliveryservice,showedthat86.3%oftheservice'susersarebetween20

and34yearsold.⑵Thesepeoplearethemaingroupthatisdrivingthedevelopmentofthefooddeliveryindustry.

Smallfamiliesdependlargelyonfooddeliveryservices.（3）Chincscfamilieshavechangedinsizeoverthe

pasttenyears.In2002,only7.7%offamilieshaveonlyoneperson.Butthisnumberincreasedto15.6%in2017.

Two-personfamiliesrosefrom18.4%in2002to27.2%in2017.Forsmallfamilies,cookingalwaystakesalotof

timeandenergy,soorderingfoodonlinehasbecomemorepopular.

88._______________________________________

89._____________________________________

90._____________________________________________

八、任务型阅读

阅读短文，回答问题。

Thesedays,shortvideosandlivestreaming（网络直播）havegottenmillionsofviewsonline.Moreandmore

peoplecreateandshareshortvideosonpopularappslikeDouyinandKuaishoutoshowpartsoftheirlives.

Usinglivestreamingispopularamongthepeopleaged18to35.Eventheteachersgivelessonsbylive

streaming.Besidesleavingreviewsonthescreen,viewerscanalsocommunicatedirectlywiththehostsbybuying

virtual（虚拟的）giftssuchasflowers,toysandcarsforthemonline.Themostrecentfamousexamplewasthe

OlympicswimmerFuYuanhui.Shedidone-hourlivestreamingwhichreachedmorethan11millionviewers.

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What'smore,livestreamingallowsuserstocommunicatewithstrangersandexpressthemselves.A

19-year-oldcollegestudentcalledNicLisaysshespendsthreetofourhourseachweekchattingandsingingwith

viewersthroughoneappcalledIngkee.HSometimesIfeellonelyandwanttotalktopeople/shesays,nIfeelnice

whenviewersarepayingattentiontome.”

However,astherearemorethan80appsand300websitesforlivestreaminginChina,theInternetregulator

（监管机构）almostcanftmonitorthecontent（内容）allthetime.

"Wesupporttheuseoflivestreaming.Butpeopleshouldbeawareofthetwosidesofit,“oneoftheofficials

said.

91.Whatdomoreandmorepeopleshowbysharingvideosonapps?

92.Howdoviewerscommunicatewithhosts?

93.WhyisNicLi'sexamplementioned?

94.Itisn'tdifficultfbrtheInternetregulatortomonitorthecontentallthetime,isit?

95.Whatshouldpeoplebeawareofwhenusinglivestreaming?

九、短文填空

阅读短文，填写表格，每空一词。

Volunteeringnotonlybenefitsthoseinneedbutalsoishelpfulfbrthevolunteersthemselves.Itcanconnect

youtoothers,provideasenseofpurposeandmakeyougrowasaperson.

Whileit'struethatthemoreyouvolunteer,themorebenefitsyoullexperiencemakingthedecisiontotakethe

firststepcanbethebiggestchallenge.Somepeoplewonderiftheywillbeabletomeettheorganization's

expectations.Somepeoplefearnotknowinganyoneelseinthegroup.Nothavingenoughtimealsopreventssome

fromsharingtheirabilities.

Thefollowingtipscanhelpifyouhavesomeoftheseworries.

★Startoutwithsmallstepsanddon*taddtoomuchpressure.Evenafewhoursamonthcanbeveryhelpful.

★Workwithsomeonewhovolunteeredalot.Hecanhelpyouincreasetheconfidenceandcompletely

understandtheorganization^expectations.

★Chooseanorganizationwiththesameinterestsandcommonvalues.

Volunteeringmakespeoplelookattheworlddifferently.Spendsometimeonvolunteerworkandyouwillsee

howlittlethingscanchangeaperson*slifefbrthebetterwhichmakeseveryonebetterperson.

Title:HowtoStarttheJourneyofVolunteering

★Volunteeringhelpspeopleinneed,andatthesametimeitdoes_

Opinion

96.________tothevolunteers.

Thebiggestproblem★itishardtomakethedecisiontotakethefirststep.

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★Somepeoplearenot98・_____________abouttheirownabilities

The_

tobevolunteers.

97.forthe

★Somepeoplefearnotknowingothersinthegroup.

problem