2023年江苏省连云港市灌南县中考英语二模试卷（附答案详解）

2023年江苏省连云港市灌南县中考英语二模试卷

Mymomlovestofeedthebirds.Everyautumn,she(1)upabirdfeeder(鸟食槽).Shebuys

birdfoodatthestore.Then,shefillsupthefeederandwaits(2)thebirdstocome.Shelooksout

ourwindowandwatchesallthewonderful(3)there.

Thereisaproblem.Everyyear,thesquirrels(松鼠)comeandsteala.\thebirdseeds.ltreallymakesmy

momangiy.Inthepastfewyears,Mom(4)everywayinthebooktostayawayfromthe

squirrels.Butsquirrelsareverysmartanimals.Andtheycanjumpreallyfarwhentheyneed(o.

Momputsomebarriers(栅栏)totrytokeepthesquiiTelsaway,butthesquirrelsjustfoundaway(5)

overit.Momdidn'tgiveup(6)though.ShewentontheInternetandreadallaboutthe

problem.Shediscoveredtherewasonlyonemethodtogetridofthem.Yes,that'sright!Youcatchthe

squirrelinatrap(陷阱).It'sjustasmallcage.

Doyouknow(7)?Youputsomefoodinsidethetrap/Hiesquirrelcomesintoeatandthedoor

closes.ThesquiiTelisinsideandcannotescape.Then,youtakethesquirrelawayfromyourhouse.

Oneday,thesquirrel(8)byMominthetrap.Shedroveitoutsideofthecityandletitgofree.

Now,onlybirdscometoMom'sbirdfeeder.Bothmymomandthebirdsarevery(9).Andof

course,thesquirrelislivinghappilyinthecountiyside(10)thereisalwaysplentytoeat.

1.A.putsB.putC.putting

2.A.amongB.forC.towards

3.A.birdB.bird'sC.birds

4.A.tryB.hastriedC.tries

5.A.tojumpB.jumpedC.jumping

6.A.easierB.easyC.easily

7.A.howdoesthetrapworkB.howthetrapworks

C.howdidthetrapwork

8.A.wascaughtB.iscaughtC.willbecaught

9.A.happyB.happinessC.happily

10.A.unlessB.untilC.because

WhenIwasakid,Iwas(1)water.Mybrothersandsisters,on(heotherhand,werejustlike

fish.Theyloved(2).Theylovedtojumpinpoolsorlakesandswimallday.Butnotme.

WheneverIwasclosetowater,mybody(3)withfear.Onhotsummerdays,allmyfriendssaid.

"Hey!Let'scooldownintheriver."Andthey(4)andswamintheriver.Me?Ijuststayedhome.

Whenwewereyounger,myparentstookusallfbrswimminglessons!madeaterriblemess,crying

loudly.Finally,myparentssaidIcouldstayhomewhilemybrothersandsisterslearnedhowtoswim.

Then,whenIwastenyearsold,1(5)asummervacationwithmygrandparentsinthe

countryside.Theyhadmanyanimalsandbestofall-ahorse.Ilovedthathorse.Therewasonlyone

problem.Eachday,Ihadtotakehimdowntotheriverfbradrinkofwater.

Canyouimaginewhathappenednext?

Thefirstday,I(6)ittotheriver.ButwhenIstoodnearthewater,Iwasafraid.Iturned

back.Grandpasawthatandsaid,'Don'tworry."——hewouldtakethehorsetotheriver.

Thatnightaftersupper,Grandpatookmedowntowards(heriver."Iamgoingto(eachyouto(7)

,"hesaid."Youhave(8)tofear."Heheldmyhandaswegot(9)tothewater.

Forsomestrangereason,Iwasnotafraid.First,wesatbythewater.I(10)gotusedto(he

water.Then，wewalkedintothewater.Gradually.afterafewdays,Iwasinthewater,swimmingwith

mygrandfather.CanyouimaginehowgoodIfeel?

11.A.afraidofB.fondofC.proudofD.fullof

12.A.moneyB.foodC.waterD.direction

13.A.lookB.noddedC.caughtD.shook

14.A.wentbyB.wentpastC.wentawayD.wentover

15.A.paidB.spentC.sendD.cost

16.A.ledB.bleuC.beatD.fixed

17.A.readB.inviteC.eatD.swim

18.A.anythingB.nothingC.somethingD.nobody

19.A.marriedB.dressedC.closeD.wet

20.A.angrilyB.hardlyC.sadlyD.slowly

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*Work12a.m.-5p.m.or5p.m.—1()p.m.($12/hour)

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Ifyouareinterested,pleasecall6247859.

21.Whohastoworkeveryday?

22.Whichofthefollowingisrightaccordingtothetext?

A.Cooksshouldhaveatleastoneyearofexperience.

B.UncleBob'swantsfull-timewaitersandwaitresses.

C.Cleanershavetoworkabout12hoursaday.

D.A14-year-oldcanaskforajobatUncleBob's.

23.Howmuchcanawaitermakeifheworksa7-hourshift?

A.$178.B.$112.C.$90.D.$84.

24.Howcanyougetmoreinformationaccordingtothetext?

A.Bysendingane-mail.B.Bywritingaletter.

C.Bymakingacall.D.Byvisiting（hecook.

25.Thetextaboveisprobably.

A.aposterB.anoticeC.anewsreportD.adiary

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Ifyouhavebeenabookloversinceyourchildhood,youmayhaveheardofiheNewberyMedal.11

goestothebestchildren'sbookseachyear.Butyoumaynotknowthepersonbehindtheprize.His

nameisJohnNewbery.

JohnNewberywasborninEnglandin1713.Backthen,thereweren'tmanybooksforchildren.People

didn'tthinkstorieswereimportant.However,Newberybelievedkidsshouldhavebooksoftheir

own.Hethoughtyoungpeopleshouldlearnabouttheworldfrombooksandenjoyreadingtoo.

Asachild,Newberywasahugebooklover.Sincehedidn'twanttobeafarmer,hebecamea

publisher（出版人）whenhegrewup.HebeganthisworkinthetownofReadinginEngland.Then

hemovedtoLondonin1743.Newberypublishedhisfirstchildren'sbookALittlePrettyPocket-Book

in1744anditbecameahugesuccess.

Soon,Newberybeganpublishingmorechildren'sbooks.Somewereaboutscienceandotherswere

nurseryrhymes（童谣）.In1765,NewberypublishedTheHistoryo:LittleGoodyTwo-Shoes»anovel

forkids.ltmadethesaying"goodytwo-shoes"popular,whichisusedtodescribeapersonwhois

overlywell.behavedinawaythatisforcedandartificial（假装的）.

Asapublisher,Newberyhelpedpublishabout500booksforreadersofallages.Thatincludedmore

than100booksforkids.Thisiswhypeoplecallhim"TheFatherofChildren'sLiterature".Andfor

more（han100years,children'sbookwritershavebeenhonoredwiththeNewberyMedalfortheir

greatwork.

KidsnowcanlearnavaluablelessonfromNewbery'slife."Hefollowedhispassion,"saidMichelle

Markel,achildren'sbookwriter."Hejustlovedbooks,andhethoughteverybodyshouldhavethe

chancetoreadthem."

26.WhatdoweknowaboutJohnNewbery?

A.Helovedreading.B.Heusedtobeafarmer.

C.HewashorninScotland.D.Hewasafatherofmanychildren.

27.Whatistherightorder（顺序）ofthefollowingevents?

a.NewberyrmovedtoLondon.

b.Newberystartedpublishingbooks.

c.ALittlePrettyPocket-Bookbecameahugesuccess.

d.TheHistoryofLittleGoodyTwo-Shoeswaspublished.

A.b—»d—>a—*cB.b—*a—*c-^dC.c—>d—*b—>aD.c—*d—*a—*b

28.WhyisNewberycalled'TheFatherofChildren'sLiterature"?

A.BecausehecreatedtheNewberyMedal.

B.Becausehehelpedpublishlotsofchildren'sbooks.

C.Becausehewrotethemostchildren'sstoriesintheworld.

D.Becausehewastheteacherofmanychildren'sbookwriters.

29.Whichofthefollowingwordshasthesimilarmeaningtotheunderlinedword"passion"?

A.Poorhealth.B.Badinformation.

C.Stronglove.D.Sadfeeling.

30.What'sthebesttitleforthepassage?

A.AWorld-famousChildren'sBook

B.TheImportanceofChildren'sLiterature

C.NewberyMedal：aGreatPrizeforChildren'sBooks

D.JohnNewbery：theManBehindaPrizeforChildren'sBook

31.左栏是5个人的庆祝活动，右栏是中国7个节气的介绍，请为这5人配对相应的节气。

（1）SophiaisanA.SpringEquinox（春分）isthefourthsolarterminthe

Americanstudentlivinginalltwenty-four.itfallsonMarch20lhorMarch21stin

Beijing.WhenseeingherihemiddleofSpringeveryyear.ltisthebesttimefor

Chinesefriendscelebratingtheoutings,seeingflowersandflyingkitesinChina.

solarterm（节气），shealsowantsB.TheWinterSolsticeisthebeginningofthecoldest

tobuysomedumplingstoeat.ltseasonintheyear.ltistheshortestdayandlongest

isverycoldthatday.nightoftheyear.PeopleinNorthernChinausually

（2）ZhangHonglikeshavedumplingsandmutton（羊肉）souponthatday.

toeatseafood.ShewantstoC.GrainBuds（小满），ihe8thsolartermofayear,

knowwhatkindoffishisgoodbeginsonMay21thisyear,andendsonJune4.Thisis

forhereyes.Shewantstobuyagoodtimetoeatfish.Itisalsoaharvestseasonibr

some.fishermen.

（3）ItisSunday.LiLeiD.Frost'sDescent（霜降）isthelastsolartermof

planstotakehisfourchildrentoautumn.Theweatherbecomesmuchcolderthanbefore

flykitesinthepark.Itisanandfrostbeginstoappear.Theappleisonekindof

outinginsuchgoodweather.people'sfavoritefruit.

（4）WangLilearnedE.MinorColdisthe23rdsolarterm.Formostareasof

howtomakeanapplemilkChina,itmarksthestartofthecoldestdaysoftheyear

shake（奶昔）thismorning.SheandpeoplealwaysstartpreparingfortheChineseNew

wantstomakeamilkshakeforYear.AnimportanttraditionalfoodforitisLaba

herparents.ilisgoodforiheirPorridge（腊八粥）.

health.F.GrainRain（谷雨）startsonApril2O.Thereisanold

（5）itisatraditionforcustominSouthernChinathatpeopledrinkteaonthe

HuangSha'sfamilytogetdayofGrainRain.Springteaisgoodfor（heeyes.

togetherandenjoydrinkingG.MajorColdisthelastsolarterminwinter.During

springtea.TheyplantoinviteMajorCold,peopleinBeijinghavealiabilofeating

somefriendstohaveitafterricecake.PeopleinNanjingofJiangsuProvinceliketo

dinner.Theythinkitishealthy.drinksoup.

32.Lastsummervacation,IdecidedtovisitWolonginSichuanProvince.BcforcIstarted,Iwas

toldagainandagainto(1)aftermyselfwell.Becauseitwasmy(2)timetotravel

alone,Ifeltreallynervousanddidn'tknowwhattodo.

Wolongisalargenaturereserve(自然保护区)，whichincludesseveralpandabasesforbreeding

(繁殖)andresearch.Istayedatasmallhotelnext(3)WolongPandaCenterafterI

arrived.IwassoexcitedbecauseIcouldvisitthecenter.

Everythingwentwellatfirstthenextday.Isawmanypandasplayinginthetrees.(4)looked

socute.Iwasnotnervousany(5).1alsotriedtofeeddemwithsomebamboo.Theywere

happyandevenwantedtoreachouttheirhandstonie.Later,Ileftthecenterhappily.

ButwhileIwasgoingbacktothehotel,Ilostmyway.IwassoworriedthatInearlycried.Atthat

moment,alocalmancameuptomeandaskedme(6)Ineededanyhelp.Thenheshowed

me(he(7)tothehotelandIarrivedatthehotelsafelyintheend.

(8)triptoWolongnotonlyallowedmetolearnaboutpandasinamoresatisfyingway»

(9)alsotomeetfrisndlypeople.(10)awonderfulexperienceIhad!Itgives

methecouragetotravelaloneagaininIhefuture.

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Myopia（近视）hasrisenincreasinglyamongchildreninChina.Morethanhalftheyoung

childrenandteenagersinChinaarenearsighted.Chiklren'seyesightisbecomingan

increasingconcern（关注）formanyChineseparents.AccordingtoaWHOreport,the

myopiarate（近视率）amongChineseyouthisthehighestintheworld,at70%forhigh

schoolandcollegestudentsandnearly40%percentforprimaryschoolstudents.Whydo

childrendevelopmyopiaatsuchanearlyage?

HuAilian.adoctorfromahospitalineyediseases,saidnearsightednessisincurable,

sopreventioniskey."Nearsightednesshasbecomemorecommonamongyounger

students,andhasevenspreadtokindergartens（幼儿园），"shesaid."High-degreemyopia

maycauseseriousproblems,suchasblindness.Parentsshouldstopchildrenusingsmart

phonesandspendagoodtimewiththeirchildrenoutside."

WhydosomanyChinesechildrenwearglasses?Itisnothingtodowithgenes（基

因）.Themainreasonforpooreyesightisalack（缺乏）ofvitaminDorsunlight.Almost

allChinesekidshardlyeverseesunlight,becausetheyareeitheratschoolorathome

studying.TheshortperiodofoutsidePEisnotenoughtogetthesunlight.

MyopiaisaseriousproblemforchildrenandteenagersinChina,sowehavetocontrol

andpreventit.Effortsareneededfromallparties»includingthegovernment,schools,

hospitalsandespeciallystudentsandtheirparents.

（1）Whichcountryhasthehighestmyopiarateiniheworld?

（2）Wha（isHuAilian'sjob?

（3）Whatshouldparentsdotopreventmyopia,accordingtoHuAilian?

（4）WhydoalmostallChinesekidshardlyeverseesunlight?

（5）Doweallneedtomakeeffortstocontrolandpreventmyopia?

34.2023年4月，教育部日前印发《2023年全国综合防控儿童青少年近视重点工作计划》，

耍将儿童青少年近视防控工作、总体近视率和体质健康状况纳入政府绩效考核要将视力健康

纳入素质教育。近年来，中国的学生的近视率居高不下，请你结合自身经历体会，给ChinaDaily

英语栏目写一篇短文，内容包括：

1)学生近视的主要原因和眼睛的弟要性：

2)保护眼睛的措施(至少两点)

3)呼叮大家保护视力，预防近视。

参考词汇：myopian.近视near-sightedadj.近视的eyesightn.视力

注意：1)词数80词以上：

2)不能出现真实人名和校名；

3)可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

Nowadays,moreandmorestudentsinChinaaregettingnear-sighted,because.

35.WelcometoLianyungang,livelycitywithmanyplacesofinterest.()

A.aB.anC.theD./

36.Leani-from-LeiFengactivitiesisheldMarch5everyyear.()

A.inB.a(C.onD.from

37.MissLiisenoughtocorrectourpronunciationagainandagain.()

A.curiousB.patientC.humorousD.lucky

38.It'sagoodtowearwhitewhenyoufeelstressed.()

A.presentB.conditionC.choiceD.excuse

39.Chinesewomen'sfootballteammembersworkedandwontheAsianCup.()

A.widelyB.closelyC.hardlyD.simply

40.ThefilmTheCaptainabigsuccessanditwinshighpraisefromallovertheworld.

()

A.putsoutB.turnsoutC.breaksoutD.handsout

41.Father'sDayiscoming.Somestudentsbuyflowersasgifts,Iplantocookfatherabig

dinner.()

A.whenB.whileC.beforeD.after

42.-1promiseIhalIwillreadEnglishforhalfanhoureverymcrning,mum.-Really?.

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A.EverydoghasitsdayB.Practicemakesperfect

C.ManyhandsmakelightworkD.Actionsspeaklouderthanwords

43.-Canyoutellme,Mike?

-OnApril26.()

A.whentheI2lhExpo2023ofJiangsuwasheld

B.wherewasthe12thExpo2023ofJiangsuheld

C.howwecangettothe12thExpo2023ofJiangsu

D.whatcanwedoforthe12thExpo2023ofJiangsu

44.一Let'sgoswimmingonSunday,Lily.

—.()

A.That'sal)rightB.Mypleasure

C.You'rewelcomeD.Soundsgreat

JiangMengnanwashealthywhenshewasborn.Unluckily,thingschangedwhenshewasonlysixmonths

old.Shelosther(1)aftershewasgiventhewrongmedicine.Mengnan'sparentsgotreally

sad.Thcywenttodoctorsforhelp,butthedoctors(2)thatMengnanwouldprobablyneverbe

abletohearagainfortherestofherlife.

"Ididn'twanthertoliveherlifelikethat."Mengnan'sdadsaid."Wecculdn't(3)onher."

Thefamilystartedtrjung(4)theycould(ohelpMengnan：acupuncture(针灸)，Chineseherbal

medicine,andevenqigong.Finally,(5)herparents'help,Mengnanstartedlearningtoread

lips(嘴唇)andpronouncewords.Shesai(6)infromofamirrorwithherparentseveryday,

watched(heirmouthsmove,(7)howtheirthroatsvibrated(震动)whentheyspoke,and

thentriedtosaythesame(8)astheydid.

"(9)Icouldsayawordrightwith10,000practices."ShetoldCCTV,"myparentswouldbe

happy."

Itwasno(10)taskfbrMengnan,butshekeptpractisingdayaferday.Finally,she(11)

to"hear"everythingsaidtoher.Shewenttoschoolandlearnedbyreadingtheteachers'lips.Shesetthe

alarmclockonhermobilephone,put(12)on"Vibrate",andhelditinhersleepsothatitwould

wakeherupattherighttimefbr(13)(henextday.And,topeople'ssurprise,shewasalways

oneofthe(14)studentsinherclass.

Now,Mengnan'slifeison(herighttrack.ShcisastudentofTsinghuaUniversity.Shesaysshehasalways

knownthatsheisno(15)thananybodyelse.Butshelivesherlifethewaymostofuscanonly

drcamabout.

45.A.legsB.hearingC.handsD.smell

46.A.promisedB.followedC.workedD.agreed

47.A.careforB.lookaroundC.giveupD.putout

48.A.everylhingB.anythingC.somethingD.nothing

49.A.inB.fromC.withD.over

50.A.highlyB.luckilyC.clearlyD.quietly

51.A.feltB.listenedC.gaveD.offered

52.A.booksB.wordsC.namesD.passages

53.A.UnlessB.UntilC.ThoughD.If

54.A.hardB.activeC.easyD.awful

55.A.plannedB.managedC.decidedD.preferred

56.A.itB.themC.herD.him

57.A.lunchB.sleepC.classD.meeting

58.A.busyB.cleverC.beautifulD.top

59.A.differentB.excellentC.carefulD.excited

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Anhourlyshowofvideospresentedby

AlpineYouthTheaterpresentsACat'sMind

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giveawonderfulperformanceby20young

peoplewithintellectualdisabilityandtheir

peoplebetween18-25yearsofage.

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EricFawkins,two-timePrimaMusicwinner,willperformaneveningofclassicaland

jazzballads.EricFawkins*latestCDwillalsobeonsale.

Place：VictoryTheater

Dates：22-24July

Tickets：$50(child),$80(adult)

60.Whenwillanhourlyshowofvideosbepresented?

A.14-24July.B.14-22July.C.15-23July.D.22-24July.

61.IfTom,12yearsold.goestotheconcertwithhisparents,howmuchwill(heypay?

A.$50.B.$80,C.$130.D.$210.

62.Whatdocsthepassageprobablycomefrom?

A.Anovel.B.Adiary.C.Aposter.D.Areport.

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Howdoyougotoschooleveryday?Bybikeoronfoot?Maybeyoucantryanewway-takingaSchool

Bus.

TheSchoolBusisalsocalledthebikebus.ltwasinventedinthebikekingdom-theNetherlands.ltisall

aboutgreenlifestyle,sportandsharing.It'sinterestingforkidstoridethebustogethertogotoschool.

Also,itisverysate.Thebikebushasadriverandelevenseatsforkids.Eachonehasahelmetandsafety

belt(安全带)，Thereisalsoaroofonthebus.Itcanbeusedonhotdaysorrainydaystomakekidsfeel

comfortable.

Ridingthebikebusisoneofthegreatestwaysforchildrentogettoschool.Peter,aIO-year-oldpupil,

becomesabigfanofthebikebus.'Now(heSchoolBusismyfavoritewayoftransport.!canrideit

togetherwithotherkidstokeephe£lthy.ICsfulloffun."Formostparents,itcanhelpthemsavealotof

limebecausetheyonlyhavetopickup(heirchildrenafterschool.

TheSchoolBusisbecomingmoreandmorepopularinsomecounirieslikeGermanyandFrance.Ils

creatorThomasTolkampsays,"IhopeIcansellthebikebustomorecountriesinthefuture.Asgreen

lifestylebecomespopular,ideaslikethisgetpopular,too.Ithinkitwillworkwellinothercountries."The

useofS'CoolBusshowsusthatwecansavetheEarthinmanywaysaslongaswewanttohaveatry.

63.Thesecondparagraphmainlytalksabout.

A.whoinventedtheSchoolBusB.whattheSchoolBusis

C.wherepeopleridetheSchoolBusD.howkidsridetheSchoolBus

64.WhatcanweknowfioinPeter'swords?

A.Helikesridingthebusbikealone.

B.Otherkidsprefertotakethebustoschool.

C.Hegetslotsofjoyfromridingthebusbike.

D.Ridingthebikebusisthebestwaytokeepfit.

65.WhydoesThomasTolkampcreatethebikebus?

A.Tohelppeoplesavemoney.

B.Totellpeopletoenjoytheirlife.

C.Toaskpeopletobuythebikebus.

D.Toencouragepeopletoprotectourearth.

66.What'sthebesttitleforthispassage?

A.Awonderfulwaytoschool.B.Agoodwaytohaveatrip.

C.Anewchoicefortransporting.D.Amoderninventionforvisitors.

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Thechildrenwenttothestation.Theygavethelettertothestationmaster/rhen,theywenttotheporter's

roomtotalktohim.Theporter'snamewasPerks.Hewasfriendlyand(oldthemaboutallthedifferent

kindsofengines.

ThenextdaywasRoberta'sbirthday.Mothertoldhertogoawayandstayawayuntilteatime.

Shefeltverylonelyinthegarden,SDshewalkedoutofitanddownthelanetothecanal.Therewerebarges

onthecanal,andpeoplenotonlyworkedonthebarges,theylivedonthem.Thebargesweretheirhome,

andthepeoplewerecalledbarges.Sadly,theywerenotveiyfriendlytochildren.

WhileRobertawasstandingonthebridgelookingdownatthebargesastheypassedbeneathit,thedoctor

cameupinhissmallhorseandcart

"Hello,headnurse."hesaid."Doyouwantaridehome?"

Robertagotintothecartandsatnextto(hedoctor.

Astheyrodealong,shewasverjrquiet.Thedoctorsaid."What'sthematter,headnurse?Isn'tyour

motherbetter?"

"Oh,yes,she'sgettingbetter,"Robertasaid."ButIthinkshe'swoniedaboutyourbill."Iheardhertalking

inhersleep.Shewassaying,'HowcanIpaythedoctor?'againandagain."

Thedoctordidnotsayanythingforseveralminutes.Hewasnotarichmanandheneededthepatientsto

payhim.

Robertasaid,"Areyouangrywithme?"

"No,no,"thedoctorsaid."I'mnDtangry.I'llseewhatIcandoaboutmybill."

Robertaletthedoctorgoontohishouseandstayedinthegardenuntilteatime.

Whenshewentinside,thereweretwelvecandlesonthetable,flowersandsomelittleparcels.Asshe

walkedintotheroom,Mother,PhyllisandPetersangasongtoher.

Motherwrotethewordsforabirthdaysongeveryyear.

67.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"it"refer(o?

A.Thegarden.B.Thehome.C.Thestation.D.Thecanal.

68.Thecorrectorderofthefollowingeventsis.

①PetersangasongtoRoberta.

©Childrengavethelettertothestationmaster.

③Thedoctorcameupinhissmallhorseandcart.

©MothertoldRobertatostayawayuntilteatime.

A.③②®®B.②®③④C.②©©①D.③①@©

69.Fromthepassage,wecaninferthat.

A.(hedoctorwasrudetothechildren.

B.peopleonthebargelivedarichlife.

C.theportergaveRobertaaridehome.

D.mothergaveRobertaabirthdaysurprise.

70.Whatmaythewriterprobablymentionnext?

A.Peter'shardlife.B.Mother'shealth.

C.Wordsforthebirthdaysong.D.Thedoctor'shome.

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Let'sbehonestwithourselves-mostofusprobablyhaveafewbadhabits,andtheymighthe

anythingfromeatingunhealthytocheckingthephonerepeatedlytonotgettingenoughsleep.Bad

habitsofferusasenseofcomfort,makingthemhardtobreak.Butwealsohavetheabilitytobreak

(heman