广东省深圳市2019-2021英语中考真题专题训练含参考答案

广东省深圳市2019-2021英语中考真题专题训练含参考答案

一、单项选择

1.---Whereshallwewatchthelightshowtonight?

---OnthetopofLianhuaMountain.It'sinthecentreofourcity.

A.backB.middleC.front

2.—Sarahseemstobeconfidentaboutherperformancetomorrow.

—Sosheis.She'sgottenpreparedforit.

A.sorryB.famousC.ready

3.---IheardthatyourgrandmalostherwayinDamcishayesterday.

---Yes.Luckily,akindstrangermanagedtoleadherbackhome.

A.takeB.pullC.pul

4.---Whencanwefinishmakingthemodelcar?Wemusthanditinthis

afternoon.

---Verysoon.Thereisonemoresteptofinishit.

A.stairB.postC.stage

5.---I'mnotsureifIcopiedtheaddresscorrectly.Canyoucheckitforme?

---Noproblem.Let'scheckittogether.

A.withoutdifficultyB.withoutinstructionC.withoutmistakes

6.---Howwasyourskatinglessonlastweek?

---Notbad.AlthoughIfellovermanytimes,Imanagedtoskateatlast.

A.intheendB.atpresentC.at:imes

7.---HowmanyChinesepoemsdidyoulearnbyheartlastterm?

---Twenty,mostofthemwerewritteninTangDynasty.

A.studyB.rememberC.research

8.---Don'tliearound.Helpmewithsomedishes,Jimmy.

---OK.Mum.I'mcominginaminute.

A.lookaroundB.turnaroundC.sitaround

9.---MissHuangalwaysadvisesustopracticespeakingEnglishafterclass.

---Sheisright.Speakingisanimportantlanguage.

A.signB.skillC.suggestion

10.---Wewillhaveabigbasketballgamenextweek,butwestillneedaplayer.

---Whydon'tyouBryantojointhegame?Heisfantastic.

A.inviteB.teachC.warn

II.Ilikecountrymusic.It'sreallyexciting.Whataboutyou?

Ipreferelectronicmusic.It'sbecomingmoreandmore

A.popularB.comfortableC.boring

12.---Alan,yourhairissolong.Whydonrtyougoandhaveahaircut?

I'mtoobusytogotoday,butthanksfbryouradvice

A.anytimeB.anywhereC.anyway

13.—Markhashadtoomuchfriedfood.I'mreallyhim.

一Me,too.Ithinkheshouldhavemorevegetablesandfruits.

A.afraidofB.worriedaboutC.unawareof

14.---Today,mobilepaymentisveryconvenient.Almosteveryoneisusingit.

That'strue.Wcdon'tevenneedtomoneyfromthebank.

A.takeoutB.takeoffC.takeup

15.Iamreallynervousaboutthetalentshowtonight.It'smyfirsttimeon

show.

!Youcanmakeit.Wewillallsupportyou.

A.OfcourseB.ComeonC.Thankgoodness

16.—Tom,let'sgotoplaybasketball.

I'dloveto.ButIhavetocompletemyhomeworkfirst.

A.checkB.finishC.correct

17.—YourEnglishteacherisveryhumorous.

—Exactly.Sheisverypopularwithus.

A.friendlyB.outgoingC.funny

18.—YouarealwaystherefbrmewhenIamintrouble.

一That'swhatafriendshoulddo.

A.infearB.indifficultyC.insurprise

19.—BiSheng,anancientChinese,inventedmovabletypeprintinginthe1040s.

ItwasdevelopedinChinabutservedtheworld.

A.createdB.discoveredC.searched

20.—Ittookmenearlytwodaystomakethevlog.

一Ican'twaittowatchit.

A.hardlyB.probablyC.almost

21.—Sam,couldyoutellmesomethingaboutEarthHour?

一Sure.Peopleusuallytumofflightsandkeepthemoffforanhour.

A.switchoffB.takeoffC.getoff

22.—WhatdoyouthinkoftheHi-techFairinShenzhenBay?

—Ybucan'tmissit!Theshowroomisfullofdifferentmodels.

A.isfilledwithB.ismadeofC.iscoveredwith

23.—MostChinesecuslomevsprefertopaybyAlipayorWeChatpaynowadays.

-That'strue.LifebecomesmoreconvenientinChinabecauseofthem.

A.waitersB.buyersC.businessmen

24.—DoyoumindtheopeningtimeofShenzhenLibrary?

—Noproblem!I'llcheckitonitswebsiterightnow.

A.lookingafterB.lookingupC.lookinglike

25.―Cindy,Ihaveboughtaloloffruitsfbryou.

—Wonderful!Let*sputthemintothefridgetokeepthem.

A.cleanB.freshC.fit

26.—WheneverInodtoJenny,shemygreetingwithabigsmile.

一Sheisalwayssocheerful.

A.repliestoB.pointstoC.laughsat

27.—Hey,Alicia!HaveyougotusedtoChinesefood?

—Yes!ButIamstilllearningtouseasaChinesedoes.

A.forksB.chopsticksC.knives

28.—Haveyouremindedyourfatheraboutgrandmother'sbirthdayparty?

—Yes,I'velefthima(an).

A.magazineB.articleC.message

29.—Toloseweight,Ihavetobeonadiet.

—You'dbetternot.,youshouldtakeexercise.

A.InsteadB.HoweverC.Therefore

30.—Ifeelbadaboutallthemess.

!Iwillcleanituplater.

A.HavefiinB.GoodluckC.Don'tworry

二、完形填空

Nowadays,lotsofforeignersarelearningChinese.Likemanyofthem,I31

knewtwowordsofChinese("NiHao"and"XieXie")whenIfirstcametoBeijing,

Chinain2009.Asyoucanguess,mylifewas32forawhileafterI

arrived.Simpletaskslikeorderingfoodortakingataxiwerequitestressful.

IknewIhadtolearnmoreChinese,soI33.aChineseclass.Myteacher

was34,althoughIdidn'tlearnenoughtohavearealconversation.LaterI

studiedonmyownaswell,butmyprogresswasstillslow.AndIdecidedto35.

Aroundthistime,IstartedplayinginabandwithaChinesemanwhobecameoneof

mybestfriendsinBeijing.Hetaughtmealotof36aboutmusic,suchas

"melody".HelearnedalotofEnglishfrommeinreturn,soitwasagoodway

to37languageandculture.

IhavelearnedenoughChineseto38manyproblemslikebookingtrain

tickets.Thesedays,therearemoreforeignerswhoarestudyingChinese.Ican39why

it'sanamazinglanguage.Finally,Ifoundthatthebestwaytolearna40istomake

friendswithnativespeakersandspendtimewiththem.

31.A.usuallyB.onlyC.hardly

32.A.easyB.interestingC.difficult

33.A.missedB.attendedC.taught

34.A.helpfulB.cheerfulC.thankful

35.A.makeupB.putupC.giveup

36.A.wordsB.namesC.jokes

37.A.changeB.imagineC.exchange

38.A.dealwithB.lookforC.thinkof

39.A.hopeB.realizeC.doubt

40.A.languageB.subjectC.task

Agroupofboysstoodaroundatree."Whatatalltree!^^theysaidtoeachother,"It

wouldbe41toclimbtothetop!”

Thegroupofboysthendecidedtoplayagameto42whocouldclimbtothetop

ofthetreefirst.Theirmothersweresittingnotfaraway,lookingonattheir43asthey

played.

Oneoftheclimberswasan8-year-oldboynamedDavid.Hewastheshortestchildin

thegroup.44thoughthewouldwin.

Thenthegamestarted.Alloftheboystriedtheirbesttoclimbashighastheycould.

AlthoughtheotherboysclimbedfasterthanDavidinthebeginning,he45thetopof

thetreefastestintheend.

Hismotherwas46.Sheaskedhim,“David,howdidyoureachthetopofthetree

so47T

“Itwaseasy,“Davidsaid,“Theotherchildren48lookingdownastheyclimbed.

Whentheyrealizedhowhightheywere,theywereafraidof49I,however,looked

onlyup.WhenIsawhowcloseIwas,Ikeptgoinghigherandhigher,50Ireached

thetop.”

Itistrueinlifethatifwejustkeepgoingforwardwithoutlookingback,wearemore

likelytoreachourgoals.

41.A.boringB.excitingC.dangerous

42.A.believeB.thinkC.see

43.A.studentsB.childrenC.teachers

44.A.NobodyB.SomebodyC.Everybody

45.A.gotupB.gotonC.gotto

46.A.proudB.worriedC.frightened

47.A.carefullyB.quicklyC.quietly

48.A.keptB.avoidedC.practiced

49.A.takingdownB.fallingdownC.calmingdown

50.A.ifB.afterC.until

Itstarted30yearsagowithasquirrel.AfewmonthsafterIhadmovedintoadowntown

51、mynext-doorneighbor,NicoleFigaro,knocked,askingforhelpwithasquirrel

thathadgottenintoherflat.

Ifrightenedtheunexpected52awayandmadeanewfriend.SoonNicolewas

invitingmeoverfbrdinneror53home-madefoodatmydoor.WhenIwenttomy

beachhouse,Nicolehelped54mymailandwatermyplants.Andwhenshe

traveledasaflightattendant,Ididthesamefbrher.Wherevershewent,she'd55to

bringmewonderfulgifts,buthersmilehasbeenthegreatestofall.

In1997,1hadalovelychildanditwasNicolewhotookcareofmeandhim.Yearslater,

Ireturnedthefavour.Ihelpedoutwhenherhusbandwassick,56herandgiving

hersupport.Moreandmore,wedrewinspirationfromeachother.

57.thepandemichit.Myhusbandwasoutofworkandmysoncouldn'tbe

backtoBritainbecauseofthevirus.Iwas58aboutthem.Nicolehelpedmyfamily

topreparefbrthepandemicandsharednecessitieswithme.Withouther,Icouldn'tgo

through59times.

A60mightseparateourflatsandmaskscanseparatetheviruses,but

nothingisabletoseparateourhearts.

51.A.houseB.flatC.streetD.area

52.A.customerB.hostC.guestD.enemy

53.A.sellingB.makingC.postingD.leaving

54.A.lookforB.copydownC.pickupD.holdout

55.A.forgetB.keepC.thinkD.remember

56.A.helpingoutB.stayingwithC.smilingatD.dependingon

57.A.EspeciallyB.ActuallyC.GenerallyD.Unluckily

58.A.worriedB.madC.nervousD.serious

59.A.excitingB.simpleC.difficultD.good

60.A.roomB.wallC.yardD.garden

三、阅读单选

WhenJustinlongwasachild,otherkidsfeltsorryforhim.Hisparentsalwayshad

himdoinglotsofhouseworksuchascarryingouttherubbishandsendingnewspapers.But

whenhegrewup,hewasbetteroffthanhischildhoodfriendsandlivedahappierand

healthierlife.

Thesearethefindingofa40-yearstudythatfollowedthelivesof456childrenin

London.Itshowedthatthechildrenwhohadworkedhardinchildhoodhadaricheranda

happierfuture."Childrenwhoworkedinthehomeorcommunitygainedcompetence（能

力）andcametofeeltheywereworthwhilemembersofsociety,"saidDanielBrown,

（hepsychologist（心理学家）whomadethediscovery."Andbecausetheyfeltgood

aboutthemselves,othersfeltgoodaboutthem."

Brown'sstudyfollowedthesechildreningreatdetail.Interviewswererepeatedatages

25,31and47.UnderBrown,theresearcherscomparedthechildren'smental-health

scoreswiththeirchildhood-activityscores.Pointswereawardedforpart-timejobs,

housework,effortinschool,andabilitytodealwithproblems.

Workingatanyageisimportant.Childhoodactivitieshelpachilddevelop

responsibility,independence,confidenceandcompetence-theunderpinnings（基

础）ofemotionalhealth.Theyalsohelphimunderstandthatpeoplemustcooperateand

worktowardcommongoals.Themostcompetentadultsarethosewhoknowhowtodo

this.Yetworkisn'teverything.AsTblstoyoncesaid,"Onecanlivemagnificentlyin

thisworldifoneknowshowtoworkandhowtolove,toworkforthepersononelovesand

toloveone'swork.”

61.WhatdoweknowaboutJustinTong?

A.Heenjoyedahappylife.B.Hefeltsorryfortheotherkids.

C.Healwayssoldnewspapers.D.Heseldomcollectedrubbish.

62.WhowillprobablysucceedinthefutureaccordingtoParagraph2?

A.Childrenwhoenjoyhappierandricherlives.

B.Childrenwhoworkinthehomeorcommunity.

C.ChildrenwhotakepartinDanielBrown'sstudy.

D.Childrenwhofeelgoodaboutpeoplearound（hem.

63.HowdidBrownfollowthechildreninhisstudy?

A.Bygivinghouseworkandpraise.B.Byinterviewingandgivingscores.

C.Bysettinggoalsandshowinglove,D.Bysolvingproblemsandtesting

them.

64.What'sthepurposeofthepassage?

A.Totalkaboutaninterestingstudy.B.TointroduceJustinTong'ssuccess.

C.Totellusaboutchildhoodactivities.D.Toencouragechildrentoworkhard.

Sendingpackets,shoppingforeverydaygoodsandevenbuildingahouse,theseare

newskillsthatnewrobotsshowattheWorldRobotExhibition.

Scientistsarerecommendingthelatesttalkingrobots.Theycanbehighly

intelligentintheirresponses.RoBohoN,just10cmtalbmakesalively

RoBohoN

descriptionoftheGreatWallandthePalaceMuseum.ItcanspeakChinese,

Englishoranyotherlanguageyoulike.

Thisrobotstandsat1mtallandlookslikeacontainerwitharms.Itprovides

HumanSupportmuchsupporttodifferentplacesandkeepsintouchwiththeoutsideworld

throughtheinternet.

Asworldcitiescontinuedeveloping,therearebuildingsiteseverywhere,but

therearen'tenoughpeopletobuildthem.HRP-5Plookslikeastrong

HRP-5P

builder.Itstandsat1.8mtallandweighs101kg.

Itiscreatedtocarryouttheheavybuildingtasks.

CarriRo>intheshapeofatoybus,hasfriendly"eyes"onitsfront.It

worksasapostmanandsendspackagesbyrollingaroundthestreets.Ithasa

CarriRoGPStotravel.Thepersonwhoreceivesthepackageissentacodetothesmart

phonetoopentheCarriRoand

getthepackage.

65.HowtallistheRoBohoN?A.0.1meterB.1meterC.1.8meter

D.101meters

66.WhichRobotisthebesthelpertotheoldpeople'shomes?

A.RoBohoNB.HumanSupportRobotC.HRP-5P

D.CarriRo

67.HowdoestheownerofthepackageopentheCarriRo?

A.byworkingasapostmanB.byrollingaroundthestreet

C.byfollowingtheGPSD.byusingthecode

68.Inwhichpartofanewspapercanwefindthispassage?

A.cultureB.sportsC.scienceD.people

AliceLeeisahighschoolstudentstudyingataprivateschool.Sheisdoingsome

voluntaryworkatanafter-schoolprogramtohelpstudentsfrompoorfamilies.

Onthefirstdayofherwork,shenoticedthatmanykidswereliningupforfree

sandwichesandfruits.Shewassurprised.Oneof（heorganizersexplainsthatmanyof

thesestudentsdon'tgetenoughtoeatathome.Soaschoollunchoranafter-mealmight

bethemostfoodtheywouldgetalltheday.Shehasalsobeentoldthatsomehungrykids

canreceivefreelunches,butothersareonlyallowedreduced-pricemeals,andthose

students*familieshavetopayforthepartoftheirfood.

Leewasshocked,shedecidedtoofferhelptothosewhoaresufferingfromhunger,

"Iwantotherkidstounderstandthatifyouseeaproblem,youdon'thavetowaittobean

adulttofixit,“saysLee.Sheandagroupoffriendsareusingtheirprogrammeskillto

createanewappcalledFoodofThought,whichwillallowparents,students,andeven

kind-heartedstrangerstodonatemoneytolunchaccountsfbrstudentsinanearbyschool.

69.WhatdidAliceLeeseeonthefirstdayofhervoluntarywork?

A.Childrenliningupforfreefood.B.Childrenbuyingsandwichesandfruit.

C.Childrenlearningcookinginstructions.D.Childrendoingvoluntarywork.

70.Whoshouldpayforthehalf-pricedfood?

A.allthehungrychildrenB.kind-heartedstrangers

C.somepoorfamiliesD.primaryschoolstudents

71.Whatwasshedoingtohelpthepoorkids?

A.Shetaughtthemforfree.B.Sheopenedalunchaccount.

C.Shedevelopedanapptohelpthem.D.Sheofferedfreefood.

72.Whatisthemainideaofthispassage?

A.Alocalschoolisprovidingfreefoodforstudents.B.Agirlishelpingpoorkidsout

ofhunger.

C.Anappwillbetestedinaschoolthisfall.D.Agroupofgoodfriendsareworkingat

aschool.

Thejourneytoandfromschoolisamajorreasonforstressthroughouttheworld.And

thejourneycanevenmakeyousick.Yetonecityhasfoundawaytomakeitstrainjourneys

morecomfortablewhileofferingenjoyablereadingatthesametime,justlikeinalibrary.

OntwotrainlinesinBeijing：theundergroundcars（车厢）havebeenturnedinto

libraries,butthey'renottraditionallibraries.Insteadofrealcopiesofbooks,the

undergroundcarsprovidee-books.

Whenpassengersgelintothecars,theycanseepicturesofdifferentbookcoversonthe

wallsandevendoors.Passengerscanbrowse（浏览）thebooksjustlikeinanyother

library.Oncethey'vemadetheirchoice,theycanuseamobilephonetoscantheQRcode

（扫二维码）onthecoveroftheirchosenbook.TheQRcodeleadstoane-bookapp,on

whichthepassengerscanreadthee-bookfbrfree.Andtheycanstillenjoythebookonthe

appevenafterleavingthetrain.

Thankstotheunderground'sidea,passengerscandiscovernewstorieseverytimethey

takearide.Inthisway,thejourneywillnotbeboringanylonger,andpassengerswillnot

complainaboutthejourneyeither.Instead,theycanbenefit（受益）alotfromjt.

Readinge-bookscanreallymakethejourneymoreenjoyable-it'soneofthethings

thatsuccessfulpassengersusuallydo.Infact,inthiskindofspeciallibrary,thebookscan

goonforever!

73.Howdopassengersusuallyfeelabouttheirjourneystoandfromwork?

A.Comfortable.B.Enjoyable.C.Painful.D.Cheerful.

74.WhichstatementisTRUEaboutpassengersinparagraph3?

A.Theyreadpaperbooksonthetrain.B.TheycanbrowsetheQRcodetobuy

thebooks.

C.TheycanscantheQRcodetobuythebooks.D.Theycanenjoythebookonthe

appaftertheride.

75.Whatdocs"it"refertointheparagraph4?

A.Thejourney.B.Thestory.C.Thepassenger.D.The

underground.

76.Whichisthebesttitleforthepassage?

A.TheBestTrainRide.B.TheEnjoyableJourney.

C.TheFutureLibrary.D.TheMovingLibrary.

THEShenzhenInternationalMarathonwasheldyesterday,attractingnearly30,000

runnersfromhomeandabroad.Inthemorning,thoughtheskywasdarkwithclouds,

itdidnotdiminishtherunners'excitement.TheyallgatheredattheCivicCentresquareat

8a.m.readytohittheroad.

ThefirstrunnertocrossthefinishlinewasEdwinKoechfromKenyainAfrica,who

finishedthemen'sfull-lengthmarathon（42.195km）in2hours9minutesand44

seconds.ThewomanwhofinishedinfirstplacewasMuluSeyfufromEthiopia.Another

fourmedal（奖牌）winnerswerealsofromAfricancountries.

BesidesourfriendsfromAfricawhosweptallthefull-lengthracemedalstmanyother

foreignrunnersalsoshowedtheircharm（魅力）onsiteandspokehighlyoftheShenzhen

Marathonfortheservicesprovided.

Evgeny,arunnerfromRussia,saidhereallyenjoyedtheraceanditwasthesecond

timethathehadbeenintheShenzhenMarathon."Themarathonisamazing.Ireallylike

theroutebecausetheviewsalongShennanRoadarebeautiful.Peopleareniceand

helpful,whichisgood,"hesaid.

Anotherrunnermentionedtheguidanceprovidedbytheorganizerswhenaskedfbrhis

opiniononthemarathon."It'scleartome,asaforeigner,IknowwhatIshoulddoand

whereIshouldgo,"hesaid."Andit'sverygoodservicefortheplacesalongtherouteto

offerdrinkstotherunners.”

Mostrunnersexpressedthat（heywerehappytoexperiencethefunofrunning.They

told（hereporterthattheywouldcontinuealtheendofnextyeariftheyhadthechance.

77.Whatdoestheunderlinedwcrd"diminish"inParagraph1probablymean?

A.TDsolvethedifficultproblems.B.Toshowthatsomethingislike.

C.Tomakesomethingbecomeless.D.Todiscoversomethingpowerful.

78.Wheredoesthewinnerofthewomen'sfull-lengthmarathoncomefrom?

A.Ethiopia.B.Kenya.C.Russia.D.China.

79.WhatisEvgeny'sopiniononthe2018ShenzhenMarathon?

A.Itshowsthecharmoftheforeignrunnersonsite.

B.Theviewsalongthemarathonroutearebeautiful.

C.It'sgreattoofferdrinkstotherunnersalongtheroute.

D.Theguidanceprovidedbytheorganizersisclearenough.

80.Whatcanweinfer（推断）fromthepassage?

A.ThenextShenzhenInternationalMarathonwillbeheldin2020.

B.A11theAfricanrunnersgotmedalsinthe2018ShenzhenMarathon.

C.Ittookmostrunnerstwohourstofinishthemen'sfull-lengthmarathon.

D.Theorganizersmadecarefulpreparationsfbrthe2018ShenzhenMarathon.

Goodnewsfbrartlovers!Wehavecollectedsomeinformationabouttheexhibitionsput

oninShenzhenthissummer.

FrankYang'sArtworksAnexhibitionContemporaryArtChincseartistsWang

showinglatemasterFrankYang'soldphotos,DaweiandLiXiaoareholdingtheir

letters,videosandlandscapepaintingsisexhibitions,featuringcontemporarysound

beingheld.Entryisfree.artandvideoart.Entryisfree.

Dates:UntilJuly26.Dates:UntilAugust18.

Venue:GuanShanyueArtMuseum,6026Venue:OCATShenzhen,SouthArea,OCT-

HongliRoad,FutianDistrict.LOFT,NanshanDistrict.

Metro:Line3or4toChildren'sPalaceMetro:Line1toQiaochengEastStation,

Station,ExitB.ExitA.

CassieChen'sPhotosCassieChen,a

FutureArtChinescartistSunFangping

graduateofTsinghuaUniversity,is

isexhibitinghisworks.Organizershopethat

exhibitingherphotographicWorksin

thisseriesofexhibitionswillexplorethe

Shenzhen.Visitorscanfindphotoson

directionandvalueofthefutureofart.

differentthemes.Entryisfree.

Dates:UntilAugust31.

Dates:UntilJuly30.

Venue:ZhiArtMuseum,Song'anRoad

Venue:TC101ExhibitionHall,2001

Bao'anDistrict.

LongxiangBoulevard,LonggangDistrict.

Metro:Line11toHomingStation,ExitA

Metro:Line3toUniversiadeStation,Exit

andthentakeataxi.

C.

81.WhichlinecanyoutaketoenjoyCassieChen'sPhotos?

A.Line11.B.Line4.C.Line3.D.Line1.

82.InwhichdistrictcanyouvisitFutureArt?

A.NanshanDistrictB.FutianDistrict

C.LonggangDistrictD.Bao'anDistrict

83.WhichexhibitionscanyouchooseifyouarefreeonAugust15?

A.ContemporaryArtandFutureArt.

B.CassieChen'sPhotosandFutureArt.

C.ContemporaryArtandFrankYang'sArtworks.

D.FrankYang'sArtworksandCassieChen'sPhotos.

84.Whereisthetextprobablytakenfrom?

A.AnovelB.Astorybook

C.AnewspaperD.Asciencemagazine

"MissSmith!Whatrough（粗糙的）handsMaryJessuphas!"saidDaisyMarvin,asshe

walkedhomefromschoolwithherteacher.

"Inmyopinion,Daisy,Mary'shandsaretheprettiestinourclass."

"Why?MissSmith,theyareasredandhardastheycanbe.Howtheywouldlookifshe

triedtoplayonapiano!"Daisysaid.

MissSmithtookDaisy'shandsinhers,andsaid,MYourhandsarcverysoftandwhite,

justthehandstolookbeautifulonapiano:yettheydon'thaveonebeautythatMary'shands

do.Shalltellyouwhatthedifferenceis?"

"Yes,please,MissSmith."DaisylookedatMissSmith,witheyes认ideopen.

"Well,Daisy,Mary'shandsareverybusy.Theywashdishes;theymakefires;theyhang

outclothes,andhelptowashthem,too:theyarealwaystryingtohelpherpoor,hard-working

mother."

MissSmithcontinued,"Besides,theywashanddressthechildren;theymendtheirtoys

anddresstheirdolls;yet,theyfindtimetobathetheheadofthelittlegirlwhoissosickinthe

nexthousetotheirs.”

"Theydogooddeeds（行为）toeverylivingthing.Ihaveseenthempattingthetired

horseandthehomelessdoginthestreet.Theyarealwaysreadytohelpthosewhoneedhelp."

"IshallneverthinkMary'shandsareuglyanymore,MissSmith."Daisysaidthatwith

tearsineyes.

"Iamgladtohearyousaythat,Daisy;andImusttellyouthattheyarcbeautifulbecause

theyhelpothersgladl