2025年中考英语二轮复习：阅读理解（方法与哲理） 提升练习题（含答案解析）

第第页2025年中考英语二轮复习：阅读理解（方法与哲理）提升练习题一．阅读理解（共20小题）1．（2025•泸县一模）OneThursdayafternoon，whenIwasinGrade9，anewboycameintomyclassroom．Hewasshortandthin．Hewalkeduptotheteacherandtoldher，veryseriously，thathewasnew．HisnamewasChristian．Hesatdown，tookalookatme，andthenlookedaway．Ididn'tthinkhewasveryniceandIwassurehewasn'tthetypeIwouldliketobecomefriendswith．Duringthatyear，Ididn'ttalktohimmuch，buthesmiledatmewhenoureyesmet，alwaysshyly．Heneveratelunchwithanybody，andhenevertalkedtoanybodybutme．ButonedayIjoinedthoseunkindkidswhoweremakingfunofhim．WemadefunofhimthoughIthoughtitwaswrong．"Haven'tyougotanyfriends？"akidaskedChristian，whohadwalkedpastusalone，headdown．"No，hehasn'tgotanyfriends．He'stoostupidandshy，"Isaid．ThenChristianlookedupatmewiththesaddestdogeyesIhadeverseen．Ifeltverysorryatthatmoment．Thatnight，Icouldn'tsleepbecauseIcouldn'tgetChristian'sfaceoutofmymind．Intheweeksthatfollowed，henevermetmyeyesinclassandneversmiledatme．Itwasreallyhardformetodecidetowritehimanoteaskinghimtoforgive（原谅）me．ButIthoughtIshould．Thenextdayinclass，IwrotehimanotetellinghimhowsorryIfelt．Aboutfiveminuteslater，Iturnedandsawtearsinhiseyes．"Youwillneverrealizewhatyourapology（道歉）hasmeanttome，Jimmy．"hesaidtome．"Ihopewecanbecomefriends．"WehadlunchtogetherthatnoonandwehadthebesttalkIhadeverhad．Overtheyearsathighschool，wewereclosefriends．WhenIthinkback，Irealizethat，ifIhadnotapologized，IwouldneverhaveknownwhatalovelypersonChristianwas．Apologiescanreallychangeyourlife，sonevermissthechancetotellsomebodyyouaresorry．（1）Fromthepassage，weknowChristianwasaboy．A．tallandfatB．shortandshyC．shortandactiveD．lovelyandfat（2）Jimmydidn'ttalktoChristianmuchatfirstbecause．A．hedidn'tthinkChristianwasthetypehewantedtobecomefriendswithB．Christianwasn'tnicetopeoplearoundhimafterhecametothenewclassC．ChristianmadefriendswithothersD．Christianhadthesaddestdogeyes（3）JimmyfeltafterhemadefunofChristianwithotherunkindkids．A．happyB．interestedC．sorryD．bored（4）JimmyaskedChristiantoforgivehimby．A．sendingane﹣mailB．wearingasmileC．eatingsuppertogetherD．writinganote（5）Thisarticletellsusthat．A．weshouldmakeanapologywhenwehurtothersB．Jimmy'sapologywasunimportanttoChristianC．Christianwasn'tlovelyinfactD．itisimpossibletosaysorrytoothers2．（2025•东辽县一模）①"Iwillthinkofit."Itiseasytosaythis，butdoyouknowwhatgreatthingshavecomefromthinking？Thoughwecannotsee，orhear，orfeelourthoughts，theyarepowerful.②IsaacNewtonwasseatedinhisgardenonasummereveningwhenhesawanapplefallfromatree.Hebegantothink，andtriedtofindoutwhytheapplefell.Thenhediscoveredhowtheearth，sun，moon，andstarsarekeptintheirplaces.③JamesFergusononcesawtheinsideofhisfather'swatch，andhewondered，"WhyshouldInotmakeawatch？"Thissethimthinkinganditledtoawoodenclockwhichkeptgoodtime.④WaltDisney，thefamousAmericanfilm﹣maker，wasoftenthinkingofnewideas.Oneday，whenhewasinameeting，hesuddenlystoppedtalking，deepinthought.Helookedandlookedataplacehighupintheroom.Thiscontinuedforalongtime，andthenhegotanideaforanewcartoon.⑤Ideascomeatanytime，andtheimportantthingistothink.Whenyoumeetwithanydifficulty，don'tloseheart.Trytothinkofitbeforeaskingsomeonetohelpyou.Thinkandbythinkingyouwilllearnhowtothinkcreatively.（1）IsaacNewtonwantedtofindout.A.whomadetheapplefallB.wheretheapplefellC.whentheapplehithimD.whytheapplefell（2）WaltDisneywaswhenhegotanideaforanewcartoon.A.tellingastoryB.havingameetingC.makingafilmD.sittinginagarden（3）Whichwordcanbestdescribethethreepeopleaccordingtothepassage？A.Lucky.B.Funny.C.Helpful.D.Creative.（4）Whatisthestructure（结构）ofthepassage？（①＝Paragraph1，②＝Paragraph2，…）A.B.C.D.（5）Fromthepassagewecanlearnthat.A.itiseasytoseeandhearourthoughtsB.everyoneofuslikesthinkingC.weshouldalwaysaskothersforhelpD.thinkinghelpstogetnewideas3．（2024•十堰一模）Haveyoueverwantedtogrowsomevegetablesathomebyyourself？Spinach（菠菜）isagreatchoice.Itgrowseasilythroughouttheyearandithasmanyhealthbenefits.Whenshouldyouplantspinach？Spinachcansurvive（存活）temperaturesaslowas—7degreesCelsius（摄氏度），butthat'snotgoodforitsgrowth.Spinachseedssprout（发芽）bestinsoiltemperaturesbetween7and24degreesCelsius.Oncetheseedshavesprouted，thevegetablegrowsbestindaytimetemperaturesbetween15and27degreesCelsius.Temperaturesabove29degreesCelsiuscaninfluenceitstaste，makingitbitter.Whereshouldyougrowspinach？Potsize：A15﹣to20﹣centimeter﹣deeppotwouldbethebest.Dependingonyourspace，itcanbeaswideasyouwant.Makesureyourpothasaholeatthebottom.Soil：Forgrowingspinachinpots，useamixrichinorganicmatter（有机物）.Makesureitwon'tgetwaterlogged（浸透水的）easily.Spacing：Giveeachspinachplantsevencentimetersofspace.Ifyouwanttoharvest（收获）largeleaves，giveeachplantalittlemorespace.Position：Ifyouaregrowingspinachinthefallandwinter，keeptheplantsinasunnyplace.Makesuretheyreceiveatleastfourhoursofdirectsunlighteveryday.Forspringandsummerplanting，placeyourplantsinapositionthatreceivessomeshade（阴凉），especiallyintheafternoon.Howshouldyoutakecareofyourspinach？Watering：Keepthesoilmoist（湿润的）butnotwet.Waterloggingwillleadtorot（腐烂）.Avoidwateringtheleaves.Fertilizing（施肥）：Togrowhealthyspinach，youneedtoprovidenitrogen（氮素）.Useaslow﹣dropfertilizer.Itwillprovidenitrogenandothernutrients（养分）slowly.Whencanyouharvest？Spinachgrowsquickly.Youcanharvestwhentheplanthasformedatleastfivehealthyleaves（7～10centimetersinlength），usuallywithinonemonthafteritsprouts.（1）Howmanypiecesofadvicedidthewritergiveusongrowingspinach？A.Three.B.Four.C.Five.D.Six.（2）Whattemperatureisthemostsuitableforgrowingspinach？A.7to24degreesCelsiusatnight.B.15to27degreesCelsiusatnight.C.7to24degreesCelsiusduringthedaytime.D.15to27degreesCelsiusduringthedaytime.（3）Whichpotwouldbethebestoneforyourspinach？A.A7﹣to10﹣centimeter﹣deeppotwithoutanyholesinthebottom.B.A10﹣to15﹣centimeter﹣deeppotwithsomeholesinthebottom.C.A15﹣to24﹣centimeter﹣deeppotwithoutanyholesinthebottom.D.A15﹣to20﹣centimeter﹣deeppotwithaholeinthebottom.（4）What'sthecorrectorderofgrowingspinach？①keepthesoilmoistandprovidenutrientsslowly②preparespinachseeds，apropersizeofpotandrichsoil③harvestthespinachwhentheyhavefivehealthyleaves④plantsomespinachseedsinapotwithcertainspace⑤givethempropersunlightandwaitforthemtosproutA.②④⑤①③B.②④①⑤③C.④②⑤①③D.④①②⑤③（5）What'sthepassagemainlyabout？A.Howtogrowspinach.B.Whentoplantspinach.C.Whentoharvestspinach.D.Howtotakecareofthespinach.4．（2024•济南模拟）ThefollowingaresometipsforbecomingasuccessfulbusinessmanbyMichaelBloomberg．Theyarebasedonhisexperienceofbuildingacompanyfromthegroundup，leadingNewYorkCityasmayor（市长），andsoon．TakeRisksLifeistooshorttospendyourtimeavoidingfailure．In1981，attheageof39，Ilostmyjob．ThenextdayItookabigriskandbeganmyowncompany．In2001，whenIwasdebatingwhethertorunformayor，mostpeopleadvisedmenottodoit．Butonepersonsaid，"Ifyoucanimagineyourselfgivingaconcession（败选）speech，thenwhynotgoforit？"ThatwasthebestadviceIreceived，andIfollowedit．Inordertosucceed，youmustfirstbewillingtofail﹣andyoumusthavethecouragetogoforitanyway．MakeyourownluckLuckplaysapartinsuccess．Theharderyouwork，theluckieryouget．Whateveryouchoosetodo，evenifit'snotthejobofyourdreams，alwaysworkhardatit．Bethefirstpersonatworkinthemorningandthelasttoleaveatnight．Hardworkcreateschances．NeverstoplearningThemostpowerfulwordinEnglishlanguageis"why"．Thereisnothingsopowerfulasanopen，inquiringmind（探究精神）．Whateverfieldyouchooseforstartingabusiness﹣bealifelongstudent．GivebackYouareresponsibleforyoursuccessandfailure，butyouonlysucceedifyousharetherewardwithothers．Myfirstdonationwasa5checktomyalmamater（母校）．Andwhilethechecks（支票）maybebiggertoday，theycomewiththesamespirit．Youdon'thavetobewealthytogiveback．Youcangivebackbygivingyourtimeandtalents．（1）Inthispassage，MichaelBloombergisthenameofa．A．newspaperB．placeC．companyD．person（2）Whatdidthewriterdoattheageof59？A．Losthisjob．B．Ranformayor．C．Builtacompany．D．Becameateacher．（3）Fromthepassage，wecaninferthatthewriter．A．isayoungmayorB．seldomcaresaboutothersC．isluckyallthetimeD．isahard﹣workingman（4）Whichofthefollowingisn'tmentionedinthetips？A．Failureisthemotherofsuccess．B．It'snevertoooldtolearn．C．Moneyiseverything．D．Luckcomesfromhardwork．（5）Inwhichofthefollowingcolumns（栏目）canyoufindthearticle？A．FamilyLifeB．InterestingStoriesC．ExperienceSharingD．Adventures．5．（2024•江阴市校级模拟）Onemonkshoulderstwobucketsofwater.1Twomonkssharetheload.2Noneofthethreemonkswantstocarrywater.3Onenight，asuddenbigfirebrokeout.4Theyworktogethertoputoutthefire.5（1）Thepicturesaboveare.A．anewsreportB．acomicstripC．aposterD．anotice（2）Inpictures3，themonksmostprobablytalkabout.A．whotocarrywaterB．howtoputoutthefireC．whotoharvestcropsD．howtoclimbupthehill（3）Whatcanwelearnfromthepictures？A．Itneverrainsbutitpours.B．Outofsight，outofmind.C．Allforoneandoneforall.D．Manyhandsmakelightwork.6．（2024•广水市模拟）Anumberofyearsago，amanwenttovisitacircus（马戏团）inNewYork.Hewasabletowalkaroundlookingatthelions，monkeys，bearsandothercircusanimals.Ashewaspassingtheelephants，hesuddenlystopped.Hefoundthatthesehugeelephantswerebeingheldbyonlyasmallropetiedtotheirfrontleg.NOchains，nocages.Itwasclearthattheelephantscould，atanytime，breakawayfromtheirropesbutforsomereason，theydidnot.Hesawatrainernearbyandaskedwhytheseanimalsjuststoodthereanddidn'ttrytogetaway."Well，"thetrainersaid，"whentheyareveryyoungandmuchsmaller，weusethesamesizeropetotiethemand，atthatage，it'senoughtoholdthem.Astheygrowup，theystillbelievetheycannotbreakaway.Theybelievetheropecanholdthem，sotheynevertrytobreakfree.""Howcoulditbe？"saidtheman.Theseanimalscouldatanytimebreakfreefromropes.Butbecausetheywerealwaysstuckrightwheretheywere，theybelievedtheycouldn't.Justlikethepoorelephants，howmanyofusgothroughlifebelievingthatwecannotdosomething，justbecausewefailedatitoncebefore？Failingispartoflearning.（1）Whereweretheanimalskept？A．Inthecircus.B．Inthezoo.C．Intheforest.D．Inthepark.（2）Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase"breakaway"mean？A．击败.B．打破.C．挣脱.D．折断.（3）Howweretheelephantsheld？A．Byastrongrope.B．Incages.C．Withchains.D．Byasmallrope.（4）WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue？A．Theelephantswereheldinthiswaywhentheywereyoung.B．Thereweremanykindsofanimalsinthecircus.C．Theanimalsweretrainedtoperform.D．Theelephantsoftenescaped.（5）Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage？A．Wellbegunishalfdone.B．Theearlybirdcatchestheworm.C．Weshouldnevergiveup.D．Onetreecan'tmakeaforest.7．（2024•官渡区校级模拟）Afamousteacherwasspeakingtothestudentsatourschool．Hebeganhislessonbyholdingupa¥100bill．Thenhesaidtothethreehundredstudents，"Whowouldlikethis¥100bill？"Thestudentsbegantoputuptheirhandsatonce．Thenhesaid，"Iamgoingtogivethis¥100tooneofyou，butfirst，letmedothis．"Hethenmadethebillintoaball．Thenhesaid，"Whowantsitnow？"Thehandswentbackintotheair．"Well，"hesaid，"WhatifIdothis？"andhedroppeditonthefloorandsteppedonit．Hepickedupthedirty，crumpledbillandsaid，"Whostillwantsit？"Handswentbackintotheair．"Myfriends，"hesaid，"youhavelearnedavaluablelessontoday．Nomatter（无论）whatIdidtothemoney，youstillwanteditbecauseitdidnotgodowninvalue（价值）．Itwasstillworth¥100!"Manytimesinourlives，wearedropped，crumpled，andsteppedonbythechanceswetakeandthethingsthathappentous．Wefeelasifweareworthnothing．Butremember，nomatterwhathashappenedtoyou，youwillneverloseyourvalue：youarealwaysvaluabletothosepeoplewholoveyou．Yourvaluedoesn'tcomefromwhatyoudoorwhomyouknow，butWHOYOUARE．Youarespecialandvaluable．Don'teverforgetit!（1）Eventhoughitwasdirty，themoney．A．stillwentupinvalueB．wasworthnothingC．didn'tgodowninvalueD．wasstillours（2）Wearealwaysvaluabletothepeople．A．whopayusB．whocallusC．whohateusD．wholoveus（3）Yourvaluedoesn'tcomefromwhatyoudobut．A．whoyouknowB．whomadeyouC．whoyourememberD．whoyouare（4）Thesentence"Handswentbackintotheair"means""．A．thestudentsputuptheirhandsagainB．thestudentsputdowntheirhandsC．thestudentsputtheirhandsbehindtheirbacksagainD．thestudentsputtheirhandsinfrontofthem（5）Whydidthefamousteacherusea¥100billathislesson？A．Becausehewantedtomakethebillintoaball．B．Becauseheusedtodropabillonthefloorandsteppedonit．C．Becausehewasgoingtogivethebilltooneofhisstudents．D．Becausehewantedtomakethestudentsknowwhatvaluewas．8．（2024•东安县模拟）Agirlwasworkingasanurseinaprivatehospital．Oneday，apatientwithseriousdiseasewasbroughttothehospital，buthadtobetransferred（转移）toanotherhospitalatonceforanoperation（手术）．However，thedirectorofthehospitalsaidthepatientcouldn'tbetransferredunlesshepaidhisbillfirst．Thepatient'sfamilywasverypoor．Theyhadnochoicebuttoaskiftheycouldpaythebillaftertheoperationbecausethepatientwasclosetodeath．Buttheirrequestwasrefused．Thenurse，whohadjustarrivedtowork，heardaboutthesituationandmadeadecision．Shetookoffhergoldring，tookittothecashier'sdesk（收银台）andsaidshewoulduseittopayforthepatient'sbill．Althoughtheringwastheonlypieceofvaluablegiftherparentsgaveher，thenursegaveitawaytosavethepatient．Thankstoherhelp，thepatientwasatoncetransferredtoanotherhospitalandhislifewassaved．Thoughthepatientwasastranger，thenursegavesomuchtohim．Thenurse'sactioncaughttheattentionofthedoctorondutythatday．Thedoctorsaweverythinginthehospitalandhewasdeeplymovedbythenurse．Helaterfellinlovewiththenurseandtheyfinallygotmarried．Thepatientattendedtheirwedding（婚礼）aswellandreturnedthering．Thingslikethishappeneverydayinourlife．Sometimes，givingcanbringyousomethingthatyouhaveneverexpectedbefore．AsMotherTeresaoncesaid，"Inourlife，itisnothowmuchyoudo，buthowmuchloveyouputintowhatyoudo．"（1）Whydidthepatienthavetobetransferredtoanotherhospital？A．Thepatient'sdiseasewasnotseriousenough．B．Thepatientneededanoperationatonce．C．Thepatient'sfamilywasverypoor．D．Thedirectorofthehospitalwastoostrict．（2）Whopaidforthepatient'sbillwhenhisfamily'srequestwasrefused？A．Thepatient．B．Thedirector．C．Thenurse．D．Thedoctor．（3）Whichofthefollowingstatementsisnottrueaccordingtothepassage？A．Thedirectorrefusedtherequestfromthepatient'sfamily．B．Thepatientwassavedintheendwiththenurse'shelp．C．Thedirectormarriedthegirlbecauseofheraction．D．Sometimes，givingcanbringsomethingunexpectedtoyou．（4）Whatdoyouthinkofthegirlinthepassage？A．Kindandhelpful．B．Hard﹣workingandbrave．C．Cleverandactive．D．Outgoingandcareful．9．（2024•淄博模拟）Onemorningaboywenthomewithhisfather．Theynoticedapairofoldshoesbytheroadside．Theythoughttheshoesmightbeapoorman's．Infact，theowneroftheshoeswasworkinginthefieldnearby，andhehadnearlyfinishedhiswork．Theboysaidtohisfather，"Let'splayatrickontheman﹣wehidehisshoes，andwaittoseewhathewilldowhenhecan'tfindthem．""Myboy，weshouldneverhavefunbytrickingotherpeoplelikethat，"answeredhisfather．"Instead，let'sputacoinineachoftheshoes，andwatchhewilldo．"Theboydidso，andthentheyhidnearby．Themansoonbacktogethisshoes，butwhenheputhisfootintooneofhisshoes，hefeltsomethinginit．Hebent（弯曲）downandfoundthecoin．Surpriseappearedonhisface．Helookedatthecoinforaminute，andthenlookedaround，butnobodycouldbeseen．Hethenwentontoputontheothershoe，buthewasevenmoresurprisedtofindthesecondcoin．Hethenwentdownonhisknees，lookeduptotheskyandsaidthanksaloud．Hesaidhiswifewasillandhischildrenwerehungry．Hewantedtobuysomebreadforthem．Theboywasdeeplymoved．"Now，"saidhisfather，"youmustbemuchmorepleasedthanifyouhadplayedyourtrick．"Theboyreplied，"YouhavetaughtmealessonwhichI'llneverforget．NowIunderstandthesewords，whichIdidn'tunderstandbefore：Itismoreblessed（神圣的）togivethantoreceive．"（1）Howdidtheboywanttodealwiththeshoesatfirst？A．Tohidetheshoes．B．Tostealtheshoes．C．Toputcoinsintheshoes．D．Toreturntheshoes．（2）Howmanycoinsdidthemanfind？A．One．B．Two．C．Three．D．Four．（3）Whatwouldthemandoafterhegotthecoins？Hewould．A．givethemtohiswifeB．buyapairofnewshoesC．givethembacktotheboyD．buysomebreadforhisfamily（4）Atlast，theboyknew．A．itwasfunnytoplaytricksB．itwasgoodtohelpeachotherC．itwasbettertogivethantoreceiveD．itwaswrongtoputcoinsintheshoes．10．（2023•上杭县一模）Onedayamanfoundacocoon（茧）ofabutterflyintheforest.Hesatthereforseveralhoursandwatchedthebutterfly.Suddenlyasmallopeningappeared，andthebutterflymadeitsgreatefforttoforceitsbodythroughthatlittlehole.Thenitseemedtostopmakinganyprogress.Itappearedasifithadgottenasfarasitcouldanditcouldgonofurther.Sothemandecidedtohelpthebutterfly.Hecutofftheremainingbitofthecocoonsothatthebutterflycouldcomeouteasily.Buttohissurprise，thebutterflygotaheavybodyandverysmallwingswhenitcameoutofthecocoon.Themancontinuedtowatchthebutterflybecauseheexpectedthatthebodywouldgrowsmalleratanymomentandthewingswouldbecomelargerandbeabletofly.Butneitherhappened!Infact，thebutterflyspenttherestofitslifecrawling（爬行）aroundwithaheavybodyandsmallwings.Itwasneverabletofly.Themanwasinhiskindness，buthedidnotunderstandthenaturerules.Beforethebutterflycameoutofthecocoon，fluid（液体）fromitsbodymustbeforcedintoitswings，andthenitwouldbereadyforflying.Itmusthaveahardstruggle（拼搏）togetthroughthesmallopeningtogetitsfreedomfromthecocoon.Sometimesstrugglesareexactlywhatweneedinourlife，ifGodallowedustogothroughourlifewithoutanydifficulties，itwouldmakeusfail.Wewouldnotbeasstrongaswecouldhavebeen；wecouldneverfly.（1）Whatwasthebutterflydoingatthebeginningofthestory？A．Itwastryingtomakeacocoonforitself.B．Itwasstrugglingtogetoutofitscocoon.C．Itwasflyingamongthetreesintheforest.D．Itwascrawlingaroundquietlyontheground.（2）Themancutofftheremainingbitofthecocoon.A．totakethebutterflyhomeB．tohelpthebutterflycomeouteasilyC．tokillthebutterflyD．tostopthebutterflyfromgrowingbigger（3）Whatdoyouthinkoftheman？A．patientbutcruel.B．carefulandwise.C．kindbutunwise.D．braveandfunny.（4）Whatdoesthelastparagraphtellus？A．Strugglesaresometimesnecessaryinourlife.B．Nothingisdifficultifweputourheartintoit.C．Everygooddeedwillcomebackwithagoodresult.D．Thegreatesthappinessintheworldistohelpothers.（5）Whatisthebesttitleforthestory？A．TheLovefortheCocoon.B．TheJoyofHelpingEachOther.C．TheLessonoftheCocoon.D．TheExpectationfortheButterfly.11．（2023•泰兴市模拟）Itwasoneo'clockinthemorningwhenIatlastsucceededincreatinglife．AsIlookedatthelifelesshumanbeing，Isawoneeyeslowlyopen．Thenhebegantobreatheandmovehisarms．Atfirst，Ithoughthewouldbeafine﹣lookingman．Hehadyellowskin，blackhairandverywhiteteeth．Unluckily，hiseyeswerewatery，andhislipswerethinandcolorless．Isoonrealizedthattherewasnothingbeautifulabouthim．Iranoutoftheroom，disgusted（恶心）bythecreatureIhadcreated．Itriedtosleep，butforhoursIcouldnot．Then，whenIdidgettosleep，Ihadbaddreams．WhenIawokethenextmorning，IdidnotwanttoreturntomylaboratoryandthemonsterIhadcreated．IwentforalongwalkuntilIcametoaninn．There，tomypleasureandsurprise，Ifoundmyfriend，HenryClerval．"Tellmeaboutmyfamily，"Iaskedhim．"AndElizabeth，Howisshe？""Theyareallwell，Frankenstein，"hesaid．"Butyoudonotlookwell，myfriend．Youreyeslookasifyouhavenotsleptformanyweeks．"Iknewthiswastrue．"Ihavebeensobusy，"Iexplained，"thatIhavebeenworkingwithoutrest．"Henrywalkedbackwithmetomydepartment．Ididnotwanthimto，butIcouldnotstophim．Iwasafraidthatthecreatureihadlefttheremightbealiveandwalkingabout．Whenwereachedmyapartment，IaskedHenrytowaitoutsideforafewminutes．Ididnotexplainwhy．Islowlyopenedthedoorandenteredtheroom．Tomysurprise，itwasempty．Thecreaturehadgone．IwassoovercomebythefeelingthatIfainted．Iwasillformanymonths．Duringmyillness，Henrywasmyonlynurse．Heheardmetalkinginmysleepaboutamonster．Atfirst，hethoughtiwasjusthavingabaddream，butthenherealizedthatsomethingverybadhappenedinmylife．Atlast，Ibegantogetbetter．（1）Whatisthispassageprobablytakenfrom？A．Anewsreport．B．Asciencefiction．C．Atravelguide．D．ahistorybook．（2）What'sthemainideaofthefirstparagraph？A．Thebirthofthecreature．B．Thepersonalitiesofthecreature．C．Thehappyfeelingofcreatinglife．D．Thespiritofthecreature．（3）Whatdoestheunderlinedword"fainted"inParagraph4probablymean？A．brokedownB．cheeredC．lostsensesD．wentwrong12．（2018•南充）Oneday，whileIwaswaitingformyfather，Isawalittleboy，aroundtwoyearsold，runningfreelyonthegrassashismotherwatchedfromashortdistance．Theboyhadabigsmileonhisfaceasifhehadjustbeensetfreefromsomesortofprison（监狱）．Theboywouldthenfalltothegrass，getup，withoutlookingbackathismother，runasfastashecould，again，stillwithasmileonhisface，asifnothinghadhappened．Atthatmoment，Ithoughttomyself，"Whyaren'tmostadultsthisway？"Mostadults，whentheyfalldown，makeabigdealoutofitanddon'tevenmakeasecondattempt．Theywouldbesoembarrassedthattheywouldnottryagainifsomeonesawthemfall．Or，becausetheyfall，theywouldfindagoodexcuseforthemselvesthatthey'renotfitforit．Theywouldendupbeingtooafraidtoattemptagainforfearoffailure（失败）．However，withkids，whentheyfalldown，theydon'tconsidertheirfallingdownasafailure，instead，theytreatitasalearningexperience．Theytryagainandagainuntiltheysucceed．Theanswermustbethattheyhavenotconnected"fallingdown"withtheword"failure"．What'smore，theyprobablythinktothemselvesthatit'squiteokaytofalldownandthatit'snotwrongtodoso．Inotherwords，theyallowthemselvestomakemistakes，sotheyremainenergetic．Iwasdeeplyimpressedbytheboy'spersistence（坚持不懈）andthemannerinwhichhedid．（1）Whatdidthelittleboydowhenhefelldown？A．Hecriedandlayonthegrass．B．Heaskedhismotherforhelp．C．Hegotupandwentonrunning．D．Hegotupandstoodtherecrying．（2）Inthewriter'sopinion，whatmightthelittleboyregardhisfallingdownas？A．Afailure．B．Ajoke．C．Aninterestinggame．D．Alearningexperience．（3）Inthewriter'sopinion，whycan'tmanyadultssucceed？A．Becausetheyareafraidofbeingembarrassed．B．Becausetheycan'tfindagoodexcuse．C．Becauseoncetheyfail，theywon'tattemptagain．D．Becausetheydon'tallowthemselvestomakemistakes．（4）Theunderlinedword"attempt"inParagraph2meansA．尝试B．放弃C．面对D．怀疑（5）Whatdoesthewriterwanttotellus？A．Practicemakesperfect．B．Failureisthemotherofsuccess．C．AllroadsleadtoRome．D．Eachcoinhastwosides．13．（2023•仁和区二模）Happinessisimportantforeveryone．Mostpeoplewanttobehappy，butfewknowhowtofindhappiness．Hereisastorytohelpyou．Onceabirdlivedunhappily．Soittraveledfarawaytolookforitshappiness．Itflewandflew．Suddenlyitsawaspiderclimbingupawall．Thespiderfelloffthewallhalfway．Butitkeptclimbingagainandfelloffagain．Evenso，thespiderdidn'tgiveup．Thelittlebirdaskedthespiderinsurprise．"Whydon'tyouhavepainbuthappinessonyourfacethoughyoufailagainandagain？""BecauseIkeepmakingmyefforts．I'mhappy．"saidthespider．Thenthelittlebirdsawithappinessisawillintheheart．Thebirdcontinuedflyingandsawalameduckhelpalittleduckwhogotlosttofindthewaybackhome．Althoughitwasdisabled，ithadasmilingface．"I'mhappybecauseIcanhelpothers．"saidthelameduck．Sothebirdsawithappinessisaloveintheheart．Thebirdwentonflyingandsuddenlysawalittledyingflower，whosefacewasfullofsmile．Thebirddidn'tknowthereason．Soitaskedthelittleflower，"You'regoingtodie．Whyareyoustillsohappy？""Becausemydreamwillcometrue，"saidthelittleflower．"Whatisyourdream？""Toproducesweetfruit．"Thelittlebirdsawit：happinessisahopeintheheart．Sothelittlebirdnomorelookedforhappinessbecauseithadseenthetruehappinessisnotinthefarawayplacebutinyourownheart．Youarethemakerofyourownhappiness．（1）Whonevergaveupthoughitfailedagainandagaininthispassage？A．Thebird．B．Thespider．C．Theflower．D．Theduck．（2）Whyisthelittledyingflowerstillsohappy？A．Becauseitoftenhelpsothers．B．Becauseit'llproducesourfruit．C．Becauseithasahopeintheheart．D．Becauseitkeepscli