四川省泸州市三年（2020-2022）中考英语真题分题型分层汇编-03阅读单选与阅读回答问题

四川省泸州市三年(2020—2022)中考英语真题分题型分层汇编

03阅读单选也阅读回答问题

一、阅读单选

（2022•四川泸州）Peterwastherichestintown.Hehadearnedhimselfabadnamebecause

hewastooproudofhismoney.Oneday,Peterbecameblind.Onlybydoingacorneatransplant

suigery（角膜移植手术）couldheseeagain,buttherewasnodonor（捐献者）.Peterhadtowait

inthehospitalsadly.

Oneafternoon,Peterwantedtositinthesun,sohefelthiswayforthelittlesquarebefore

thehospital.Heraisedhisheadtoenjoythesunshine.However,hesawnothingbutthewhole

darkness.

JustasPeterfelthopeless,someonehithimhardal1ofasudden.ThatangeredPeter,so

heshoutedloudly,"Don'tyouhaveeyes?Don,tyouseewhoyouhit!I'mPeter!”

Theanswerwasfromalittleboy,'Tmsorry,sir.Idicin'tnotice,pleaseforgiveme!”

Peterchangedhismindandordered,“1canforgiveyou,butyoumusttalkwithme!”

Theboybegan."Howbeautiful!Thegrassisgreen,theskyisblue,theflowersarecoming

outeverywhere,andthelittletreesarealsoverylovely.Thecloudsarefloating,--w

Ashewas1istening,Peterbegantoenvy（嫉妒）thatboy.Suddenly,heshouted,“Oh,my

God,thelittleboyissopoor,nothingbutapairofeyes!Whydoyougivehimlighl?”

“Youarewrong!”camethevoiceofalady,“Mysonistoopoortohaveeyes.Whathejust

describediswhatItoldhim!”Petersatonthesquaresilently,tearscomingupinhiseyes.

Sincethen,thecitycharity（慈善机构）wou1dreceiveagreatdealofmoneyeveryyearfrom

therichestperson,Peter.

1.WhatdidpeoplethinkofPeteratthebeginningofthestory?

A.TheytreatedPeterbadly.B.Peterwasgoodwithmoney.

C.Peterwasunlucky.D.TheydislikedPeter.

2.WhohitPeterinthesquare?

A.Ahopelessperson.B.Anunknown.

C.Astrangelady.D.Alittleboy.

3.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“forgive“probablymean?

A.原谅B.帮助C.惩罚D.忘记

4.HowdidPeterprobablyfeelafterhearingthelady'swords?

A.Angryandafraid.B.Nervousandexcited.

C.Surprisedandmoved.D.Worriedandregretful.

5.Whatisthethemeofthestory?

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A.Moneycanbuyyoufriends.B.Lightliesinpeople,sheart.

C.Patiencebringsagoodreturn.D.Richpeoplearealwayskind.

（2022•四川泸州）Amaninblackclothesjumpshighintotheair.Sometimes,hecarriesa

redfan（扇子）.Sometimes,hespreadshisarms1ikewings.Whenhelands,thecrowdcheersloudly.

Hisdanceiseye-catching,andmanypeoplewatch.

HeisChinesedancerMaJiaolong.Since2020,he'smadeshortvideosofhimselfdancing

inLondon.Hehasperformedatthecity*sparksandlandmarksIikeTowerBridge.The35-year-old

hasnearly5millionfollowersonDouyin.

ClassicalChinesedancemixesmartial（武侠）artsmovementswiththoseoftraditionalChinese

opera.MawasinterestedinthemovementsofclassicalChinesedanceandstarted:olearnit

at12.Later,MastudiedattheBeijingDanceAcademy.Since2019,hehasbeenteachingclassical

ChinesedanceatGoldsmiths,UniversityofLondon.

Twoyearsago,MahadtogiveonlineclassesduetoCOVID-19.Inhissmallhome,hecould

onlymakesmal1moves.Oneday,hetookhiswife*ssuggestionanddancedatGreenwichPark,

apopularplacefortourists.ShetookvideosofMa.Hethenedited（剪辑）thevideo,addedmusic

andsentittofriends,wholoveditandinspiredhimtoshareitonline.Fromthenon,Mamade

moreshortvideos.Ashisvideoswentpopular,hereceivedmessagesfrompeoplearounctheworld.

“Now,makingandsharingshoi'tvideoshasbecomeapartofmylife,and,mostimportantly,

agreatwaytointroducetraditionalChinesedancetomorepeople,especiallythoseinforeign

countries,wsaidMa.

6.What'sMaJiaolong,sjob?

A.Aneditor.B.Apopstar.C.Aphotographer.D.Adanceteacher.

7.WhatareMa'sshortvideosabout?

A.London,sparksandlandmarks.B.HisclassicalChinesedances.

C.TraditionalChineseopera.D.HisfamilylifeinLondon.

8.WhoinspiredMatosharehisshortvideoonline?

A.Hiswife.B.Hehiirself.C.Hisfollowers.1）.Hisfriends.

9.What'sthemainreasonforM<iitomakeshortvideosnow?

A.TospreadChineseculture.B.Tobecomemorepopular.

C.Toenjoyhislifefully.D.Tomakemoremoney.

10.What'sthebesttitleforthlepassage?

A.Shortvideosgettingpopular.B.Dancemixedwithmartialarts.

C.AChinesedancerabroad.D.TeachingdanceinLondon.

（2022•四川泸州）March21isWorIdSleepDay.Herearesomefactsaboutsleep.

Sleepatadvisedtimes

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In2021,theMinistryofEducation（MOE）advisedthatjuniorandseniorhighschoolstudents

shouldgotobedbefore10pmand11pmrespectively（分别的）.

Howdoastronautssleep

Just1ikeonEarth,apersoninspacegoestobedatnightandthenwakesupthenextday.

Butinspacethereisnoupordown,andyoudonotfeelthepullofgravity（重力）.Asaresult,

astronautsusuallysleepinfixedsleepingbags.

Earwormshappenwhilesleeping

Somepeopleenjoylisteningtomusicalot.Whilewe'reawake,themusicweknowwellkeeps

ringinginourears,whichiscalledearworms（耳虫现象）.Thiscanhappenduringsleepaswell,

\vhichcouldcauseproblemsingettingtosleepandstayingasleep.

Sleepwithyourpet

Pets,likedogsandcats,donotsleepcontinuouslyandtheywilloftengetupandwalkon

thebed,whichcanmakeyousleepevenworse.

Butrecentstudiesfound:hathavingpetsinthebedmayhelppeoplewhoareoftenworried.

Thepets,likesofttoys,canhelpcutdowntheirworry.

Sockscanhelpussleep

Studieshaveshownthatwearingsockstobedcanhelpyoufallasleepfaster!

Handsandfeethelpexchange（交换）heatbetweenthefarendsofthebodyandtheheart.

Wearingsocksmeansanincreaseofbloodtoyourhandsandfeet,whichcutsdownyourcore（核

心的）bodytemperature.Thelowerthecorebodytemperatureis,thefasteryoufallasleep.

11.AccordingtoMOE,juniorhighschoolstudentsshou1d

A.gotobedbefore10pmB.gotobedbefore11pm

C.sleepatleast10hoursadayD.sleepatleast11hoursaday

12.Whydoastronautssleepinfixedsleepingbags?

A.Becausethereisnobedinthespacestation.

B.Becausethereisnopullofgravityinspace.

C.Becausesleepingbagsarecomfortable.

D.Becausethespaceshipistoosmall.

13.Accoi'dingtothepassage,earwormscan

A.bebadforsleepqualityB.improvemusicability

C.helppeoplefallasleepquicklyD.appearonlyduringtheday

14.Howdoeswearingsockshelpussleep?

A.Bymakingfeetwarmerthanhands.B.Byincreasingbloodtohandsandfeet.

C.Bymakingcorebodytemperaturehigher.1）.Byexchangingheatbetweenhandsandfeet.

15.Whichofthefollowingstatementsaboutsleepistrueaccordingtothepassage?

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A.WorldSleepDayfallsinthefifthmontheachyear.

B.Thesleepingbagisthebestchoiceforsleep.

C.Sleepingwithpetshelpsworriedpeople.

I）.Musiccanhelppeoplesleeplonger.

（2022•四川泸州）Chinawillhave75percentofitswildanimalsonlandunderthenational

keyprotectionsystemby2025,theNationalForestryandGrasslandAdministration（国家林业

和草原局）said.ItsannouncementtookplaceonSunday,whichhappenedtobetheIn.ernational

DayforBiologicalDiversity（多样性）.

TheadministrationsaidthatpartofChina'sachievementsinprotectingwildanimalslie

insettingwildanimalsintonaturereserves（保护区）afterhumanbreeding（繁殖）.Itsaidthat

ninemi1udeer（麋鹿）recentlycameintotheworldintheDaqingshanNationalNatureReserve

inInnerMongolia.Theyarebabiesofthemiludeer,orPereDavid*sdeer,whoweresetinto

thewildinSeptemberfollowinghumanbreedinginBeijingandJiangsuprovince.

Accordingtotheadministration,humanbreedinghashelpedtoincreasethepopulationof

soneanimalkindsthathadbeforedisappearedinthewild,suchasmiludeerandPrzewalskiJ

shorses.Therearenowaround10,000miludeerandaround700Przewalski,shorses.Asforother

wiIdpopulations,thegiantpandapopulationhasincreasedfrom1,114inthe1980sto1,864.

ThenumberofwildAsianelephantshasincreasedfrom<ibout180to300overthesameperiod.

Theadministrationplanstoimprovetheprotectionofwildanimals-includinggiantpandas,

Siberiantigers,Asianelephants,andsnowleopards.

Atthesametime,thegovernmenthasmademoreeffortstopunishunlawfultradinginwildlife,

whichalsohelpswiththeincreaseofwildanimals.

16.Howmanykindsofwildanimalsarementionedinthepassage?

A.5.B.6.C.7.I）.8.

17.WhatwasthepopulationofwildAsianelephantsinthe1980s?

A.About120.B.About180.C.About700.D.About1,114.

18.Whatdoweknowaboutmiludeerfromthepassage?

A.Miludeeroncedisappearedinthewild.

B.NinemiludeerweresetintothewildinSeptember.

C.75percentofmiludeerarcbeingprotectedbythenation.

D.Humanbreedingplaysthebiggestpartintheirpopulationincrease.

19.Accordingtothepassage,whathasChinadonetoprotectwildanimals?

A.Plantingmoretrees.

B.Controllinghumanbreeding.

C.Preventingunlawfulscllingandbuying.

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D.Settinganationaldayforbiologicaldiversity.

20.Whatdoesthepassagemainlywanttotellus?

A.Humanbreeding.B.Animaldiversity.

C.Wildlifeprotection.I）.Endangeredanimals.

（2021•四川泸州）WhileIwasjumpingrope,mysmartphonetookafalltothefloorwhich

createdcracks（裂缝）onmyscreen.However,themusickeptplaying30minuteslater,Icould

seeonlyonetenthofmyscreenwhi1etherestwasblack.Thenextmorning,Idecidednotto

useitfor24hours.Ifeltasenseofcalmthatday,whichledtomynotusingitforoneweek.

Oneweekendedupbecoming60daysintotalwithoutmysmartphone.

HerearesomeadvantagesInoticedinthischallenge.

一You'11become"bored"

Withoutmyphone,Ibecamebored,butmymindwentthroughallkindsoftopics.Boredom

（无聊）isaperfectwaytocreatenewideasonabusinessorproject.Whenyouarebored,you

allowyourmindtorelaxtoreachal1possibi1ities.

—You'11beabletoreduceyour“work”hours

Asurveyfoundthatadultscheckedtheirsmartphones85timesaday,oronceevery10minutes.

AsIlearnedinmychallenge,bynothavingmysmartphone,Ifel1intodeepworkmoreeasily,

soIcompletedmytasksinashortertime.

-You'11improveyourmentalhealth

Withoutmyphone,Iavoidedreadingnegative（负面的）newsandcomments.Whilethathelped

makeabigimprovementinmycentalhealth,thebiggestreasonforitwastrulycommunicating

withpeople.Itbroughtmemoreconnectionswithhumansintherealworld.Iwenttomoredinners

withfriendsandaskedmorequestionstostrangers.

21.Whathappenedtothewriter'ssmartphone?

A.Itwaslost.B.Ithadnosound.

C.Itsmusicstoppedplaying.D.Itsscreenwasmostlyblack.

22.Howlongdidthewriterstopusingthephoneintheend?

A.For24hours.B.Foroneweek.

C.Foronemonth.D.Forsixtydays.

23.Boredomisagoodwayforthewriter.

A.tocreatenewideasB.tostartabusiness

C.tosetupaprojectD.torelaxthebody

24.Withoutthesmartphone,thewritercouldfinishthework.

A.moreterriblyB.morequickly

C.morecarelesslyD.morecomfortably

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25.Whatcanimprovepeople'smentalhealthaccordingtothepassage?

A.Chattingonthephone.B.Readingnegativenews.

C.Communicatingintherealworld.D.Avoidingmeetingfriendsandstrangers.

（2021•四川泸州）Inasrra11vi11age,therewasamiddle-agedpostman,whojustturned20

yearsoldandstarteddelivering（投递）allkindsofhappyorsadstoriestoeachhomedayafter

dayfor50kilometers.20yearsflewby,andsomanychangestookplace,buttheroadfromthe

postofficetotheviIlagealwayshadn'thadanytreesandnothingbuttheflyingdust（尘

土）couldbeseen.

uHowlongshallIgoalongthislonelyroad?”

Assoonashethoughthemustspendhisliferidingthebikeonthedustyroadwithnoflowers

ortrees,hefeltsomewhatsorry.

Oneday,whenhefinisheddeliveringthelettersandwasreadytoreturn,hehappenedto

passbyaflowershop."Right,that,sit!”Howalkedintotheshop,boughtahandfulofwild

flowerseeds（种子），andfronithenextdayonputtheseseedsalongtheroadside.Thus,after

oneday,twodays,onemonth,twomonths...healwayskeptputtingthewildflowerseedsalong

theroadside.

Beforelong,onthelonelyroad,wherehehadcomeandgonefor20years,grewupalotof

littleflowers,inallseasonsendlessly.

Forthevillagers,theflowersweremoreenjoyablethananymailthepostmandeliveredin

allhislife.

Ontheroadwithoutdustbutful1ofpetals（花瓣），thspostmanrodehisbike,losinghimself

inthesweetsmellandnotfeelinglonelyandanxiousanymore.

26.Howoldwasthepostmanwhenhestartedhisjob?

A.Aboutthirtyyearsold.B.Abouttwentyyearsold.

C.Overfortyyearsold.D.Overfiftyyearsold.

27.Whatwastheroadlikebefore?

A.Coveredwithflowers.B.Coveredwithtrees.

C.Fullofflyingdust.D.Fullofseeds.

28.Whatdidthepostmanbuyattheflowershop?

A.Wildflowers.B.Bikes.C.Wildflowerseeds.D.Petals.

29.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingistrue?

A.Thevillagersshowednointerestintheflowers.

B.Thepostmanenjoyedtheroadfullofflowers.

C.Thevi1lagershelpedbuytheflowerseeds.

D.Thepostmanstillfeltlonelyintheend.

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30.Whatdoesthewriterwanttoexpressinthispassage?

A.Littlethingsmakeabigdifference.

B.Failureisthemotherofsuccess.

C.Practicemakesperfect.

D.Oldhabitsdiehard.

（2021•四川泸州）AfteropeningafreeonlineHarryPottercenterinApril,Britishwriter

J.K.Rowlingbringsevenmoregoodnews.

InMay,RowlingstartedwritinganewstorycalledTheIck&bog,whichwasfreetoreadonline

tohelpamusepeoplewhostayedathomebecauseofCOVID-19.

Thenewstorycentersaroundamonster（怪物）knownastheIckabog,afiercechild-eating

monsterwho1ivesinthenortherntipofanimaginarylandknownasCornucopiaandhassuper

powers.

Thoughthebookiswrittenforchildren,itisalsofascinatingtoadults.Ittalksabout

manythings,suchasweakleadership,andsuppression（镇压）ofdisagreement.

“TheIckabogisastoryabouttruthandtheabuse（滥用）ofpower,“Rowlingwroteonthe

website."Thethemesaretimelessandcouldbeusedinanyeraoranycountry.w

RowIingputthefirsttwochaptersonlineonMay26,withdailywritingtofollowunti1July

10.

Sheisalsoplanningtopublish（出版）thebookinprintlaterthisyearandthengiveaway

themoneyfromitssalestoprojectsandorganizationshelpingthegroupsmostinfluencedby

COYID-19.

31.WhendidRowlingbeginwritingthenewstoryTheIckabogonline?

A.InApri1.B.InMay.C.InJune.D.InJuly.

32.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“fierce”inParagraph3probablymean?

A.凶猛的B.失落的C.善良的D.兴奋的

33.WhichthemeismentionedinthestoryTheIckabog

A.COVID-19.B.Goodleadership.C.Theabuseofpower.【）.Workingtogether.

34.HowdidRowlingfinishTheIckabog

A.Shefinishedthewholestoryinonego.B.Shewrotepartofiteverydayonline.

C.Sheprintedthestorybyherself.D.Shetoldthewholestorytwice.

35.Fromtheendofthepassage,wecanmostprobablylearnRowlingis.

A.helpfulB.famousC.hard-workingD.powerful

（2021•四川泸州）BoyanSlathasbeendreamingofcleaninguptheworld*soceansforalong

tine.

In2010,hewentonadiving（潜水）vacationinGreeceandwasshocked."Isawmoreplastic

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bagsthanfishinthewater,“hesaid.

Fromthenon,Slatbegantopaymoreattentiontooceanpollution.Hedecidedtogiveup

highereducationandsetuptheOceanCleanup,anon-governmentorganization.Itspurposeis

tocleanupoceanrubbish.Hehassetuptheworld'sfirstoceancleanupsystem（系统）with

histeam.

Everyyear,over8milliontonsofplasticendupinouroceans,anditcantakeupto500

yearstobreakdown.In2018,theWorldEconomicForumpredictedthattheweightofoceanplastic

wou1dmatchthatofallthefishinouroceansby2050.Seaanimalseasilygetcaughtinplastic.

Theycan,tmove.Theycanevendieiftheyeatit.Smallerplasticpiecescanalsoenterthe

foodchain（链）andendupinourbodies.

Slat/splanwastocreateanenvironmentally-friendly,largesystemtoclearoutplastic

rubbishfromtheocean.

Aftersevenyearsoftests,onOctober2nd,2019,amachinecalledSystem001/Bcameout.

ItsuccessfullycaughtandcolIectedalargeamountofplasticrubbishfloatingintheocean.

SlatandhisteamareworkingtoimproveSystem001/B.Theirdreamistoclearout90percent

ofalltheoceanplasticby2040.

36.WhatdidBoyanSlatcaremoreaboutafterhisvacationinGreece?

A.Diving.B.Plasticbags.

C.Oceanpollution.D.Highereducation.

37.Howlongdoesittaketobreakdown8milliontonsofplastic?

A.Morethan7years.B.Upto30years.

C.Lessthan40years.D.About500years.

38.FromthepredictionoftheWorldEconomicForumin2018,wecanlearn.

A.littlepollutionendsupintheoceanB.oceanplasticpollutionisserious

C.animalspreferplasticD.peoplelikeseafood

39.HowdidSystem001/Bwork?

A.Itcollectedmuchplasticrubbishintheocean.

B.Itdealtwithalltherubbishintheocean.

C.Itclearedoutrubbisheverywhere.

D.Itclearedout90%oftheplastic.

40.What'sthemainideaofthepassage?

A.Animalsandhumans.B.Plasticproblems.

C.Lifeinthefuture.D.Oceancleanup.

（2020•四川泸州）InsomepartsofHollandthelandliessolowthatthepeoplehavetobuild

greatwallsofsandandearth,tokeepoutthesea.Thesewallsarccalleddykes（堤坝）.

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Sometimesthewaterfrom:heseabreakdownthesewalls,andthenthesearushesinthrough

thebeach,andspreadsovertheland.

Housesandtrees,cowsandsheep,havebeenthuswashedaway,andmanypeopledrowned（溺

水）.

Once,whenalittleboywasgoinghomeintheevening,hesawaholeinoneofthedykes,

throughwhichthewaterwasflowing（流出）.

Hisfatherhadoftentoldhimthatwhenthishappened,unlessthewaterwasstoppeditwou1d

soonmakethebolesobigthattheseawouldflowovertheland.

Atfirsthethoughthewouldrunhomeandtellhisfather.Butthenhesaidtohimself,“

Itmaybedarkbeforefathercancome,andweshallnotbeabletofindtheholeagain.Orit

maygetsolargethatitwi11betoolatetostopit.Imuststaynow,anddothebestIcan

alone.

Thebravelittleboysatdown,andputhishandinthehole,tokeepbackthewater.There

hestayed,hourafterhour,inthecoldandthedark,al1throughthenight!

Inthemorning,amancamepastandsawhim.Hecouldnotthinkwhattheboythere.Sohe

calledouttohim,“Whatareyoudoingthere,myboy?,!

“Thereisaholeinthedyke,“saidtheboy,“andIamkeepingbackthewater.w

Poorlittleboy!Hewassocoldandtiredthcithecouldhardlyspeak.

Themancamequicklyandsethimfree.Hegottheholeclosedup,andthusthelandwas

saved-thankstothebravelittleHollander!

41.Whofirstfoundtheholeinthedyke?

A.Thefather.B.Theboy.C.Aman.D.Avisitor.

42.Whydidtheboystayandstoptheholealone?

A.Hisfathertoldhimtodoso.

B.Hewasstrongenoughtostopit.

C.Heknewthebestwaytostopit.

I）.Itwou1dbetoolatetoaskforhelp.

43.Howdidtheboytrytokeepbackthewater?

A.Hebuiltanotherwall.

B.Hesatagainstthehole.

C.Hesatdownwithhishandinthehole.

D.Hegotsomesandandearthtofillinthehole.

44.Whenseeingtheboy,theman.

A.askedhimwhathappenedandthenclosedupthehole

B.thoughttheboywasingoodcondition

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C.closeduptheholewithhim

D.helpedhimwithoutaword

45.Whatcanbethebesttitleofthetext?

A.Asmartman.B.Acoldnight.

C.Adangeroushole.D.AbravelittleHollander.

（2020•四川泸州）"Chinaisalwayswellprotectedbythebravestofthem."formerUSsecretary

ofstateHenryKissingeroncewrote.Indeed,inthefightagainstthenove1coronavirus,itis

medicalworkerswhoareriskingtheirlivesonthefrontlinesoftheepidemic（疫情）.

FromFebruary17,morethan32,000doctorsandnursesfromalloverChinahavebeensent

toHubei,thecenteroftheepidemic.Theyareworkingunderunusualconditions,unimaginable

stressandintensive（高强度的）schedules.

Inhospitals,doctorsandnursesworkforlonghours,usuallysixhoursinarow.Manyof

themhavedeepmarksontheirfacesfromwearingmasksandgoggles（护目镜）.Theyalsochoose

toweardiapers（纸尿裤），asittakesnearlyanhourtotaketheirprotectiveuniformsonand

off.Whentheyareracingtimetosavelives,everysecondmatters.

Tocheereachotherup,medicalworkerswroteinspiringwordsontheiruniforms,suchas

“StayStrongMand“Hope”.Theystronglybelievethattheywillwinthefightagainstthe

virus.

Thesemedicalworkersarejustcommonpeople.Butwiththeirwhitecoatson,:heybecome

thebravestfighters.

46.Inthepassage,theunderlinedword"them"probablyrefersto.

A.Somesoldiers.B.Masksandgoggles.

C.Medicalworkers.D.Protectiveuniforms.

47.Because,doctorsandnurseschoosetoweardiapers.

A.theyareracingtimetosavelivesB.theydon'ttakeenoughunderwear

C.theyareinpoorhealthyconditionsD.they'dliketotrysomethingdifferent

48.Whydomedicalworkerswritesomewordsontheiruniforms?

A.Tobecool.B.Toprotectthemselvesfromthevirus.

C.Tohavealongmemory.D.Tosupportandencourageeachother.

49.Inthepassage,thewritermainlytellsusthatthemedicalworkers.

A.arekindandpatientB.arethebravestfighters

C.livearelaxinglifeeverydayD.havegoodworkingconditions

50.Inwhichpartofanewspapermaythistextappear?

A.Travel.B.News.

C.Sports.D.Lifestyle.

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（2020•四川泸州）Amanwassittingintheparkwatchingtheducksonthepond,whenawoman

camenearhim.Shehadawhitedogwithher.

Shesatclownonachair,tookoutofamagazineandbegantoread.

Thedogwassittingbetweenherandtheman.

Afterithadbeensittingquietlyforabouttenminutes,thedogturnedandlookedupat

theman.

“Excuseme,“thedogwhispered（低语），“hutyoulook1ikeakindman.Pleasebuymefrom

thisawfulwoman.”

Themancouldhardlybelievehisears.Adogwaswhisperingtohim