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In 1988,Wang Chengbang retired(退休)from the army.Instead of enjoying a relaxing life,he volunteered to save the soil from desertification(沙漠化)by planting trees in Korla,Xinjiang.

It is no easy job.The high temperature in Korla makes it difficult for anyone to work day after day in the sunshine.Besides,water is a big problem.In fact,Wang Chengbang's work in the first few years failed as very few trees survived(存活).

But Wang Chengbang would not give up."After trying many different ways,I have learned how to grow young trees in a better way," said Wang Chengbang.He also worked out new ways to save water.With his hard work,more and more trees have survived.So far,he has planted more than 1.5 million trees.Those green trees prevent desertification,make the air cleaner and protect people from the hot sun.Now,Korla is a model city in environmental protection.

Wang Chengbang is also successful in fighting cancer(癌症).In 2005,he had cancer and was told that he had only six months to live.However,he continued taking care of his trees rather than lying on the hospital bed."Working is the best medicine.Planting trees helps to fight cancer," he often jokes.

Now,at the age of 85,Wang Chengbang is still working.

(1)Is it an easy job for Wang Chengbang to plant trees?

                                         

(2)How many trees has Wang Chengbang planted so far?

                                        

(3)What is Wang Chengbang successful in?

                                         

(4)In the summer holiday,do you want to be a volunteer to work with Wang Chengbang?Why or why not?

                                                                          

来源:2021年重庆市中考英语试卷(B卷)
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When Yi Xiaoyang was two,he fell in love with skiing(滑雪).His first time on snow,however,wasn't successful.He slept on the ski lift until the coach found him.He started to learn how to ski from then on.Yi was a fast learner,and at the age of six,he began to ski in other parts of the world.

In 2015,Beijing got the chance to hold the 2022 Winter Olympic Games.Yi felt it hopeful to take part in the Olympics.He decided to take training courses like a professional athlete(职业运动员).

As a student,Yi has to take classes like others.At the same time,he has to train full day on weekends and half day on Tuesday,Wednesday and Thursday.In summer,the training goes on.

At the beginning,that was a big challenge(挑战). "When I started to train like an athlete,everything seemed to change, "said Yi, "I lost my interest.I even got angry with my coaches.They talked to my parents and decided to give me a one﹣week break from training. "

Luckily,during that break,he picked up his joy in skiing. "I found that skiing had already become one important part of me, "said Yi.After that,he moved back on his fight for his dreams.

"I might have dreamed of becoming an Olympic champion(冠军)before,but now it comes much clearer.I want to take part in the Olympics,and that will be my goal. "

(1)Was Yi Xiaoyang's first time on snow successful?

                            

(2)When did Beijing get the chance to hold the 2022 Winter Olympic Games?

                            

(3)What makes Yi Xiaoyang a good skier?

                             

(4)Do you think Yi Xiaoyang should stick to the dream of becoming an Olympic champion?

Why or why not?

                                                                         

来源:2021年重庆市中考英语试卷(A卷)
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Aunt Jia had a snack stand (摊位)in our neighborhood.Her snacks never failed to satisfy my stomach.What's more,she was always patient with her customers.Even COVID﹣19 didn't influence her business.

One day ,during the last Spring Festival,1 saw a large family visiting her stand.It formed a heart﹣warming picture:Each family member was enjoying being together.As they were leaving,I noticed Aunt Jia felt a bit sad.

I was amazed.In my experience,she was always smiling,I went forward and ordered my favorite snack.When she was wrapping (打包) ,I couldn't help saying, "Happy New Year,Aunt Jia!Why don't you take a break?" Aunt Jia looked surprised,but she soon replied,"Happy New Year!I love working here in this city.It's too cold and snowy in my hometown."I became more curious (好奇的)."Where do you come from?Aren't your family waiting for you to come home for the celebration?" Aunt Jia stopped for a few seconds. "They sure are," she answered gently." But I have to stay here.I'm from a mountain area,where it would not be easy to make money.I'd be comfortable if I were home now.But in order to live a better life,I must work hard. "I froze ,thinking about her words.Having noticed my shock,Aunt Jia smiled.

To get something better,sacrifice (牺牲)is a must.This is a rule that people from all walks of life must follow.

(1)What business did Aunt Jia have in the neighborhood?

                                                

(2)How did Aunt Jia feel after a large family visited her stand?

                                                

(3)Where did Aunt Jia come from?

                                                 

(4)Why did Aunt Jia work hard?

                                                 

(5)What rule can we learn from Aunt Jia's experience?

                                                  

来源:2021年四川省泸州市中考英语试卷
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Have you heard of Peter Pan?Peter Pan was a magic character.He first appeared in Wendy Darling's room and searched for his lost shadow(影子).And Peter Pan has been very famous around the world ever since.The story was created by J.M.Barrie.Do you know how J.M.Barrie created it?

    J.M.Barrie was born in Scotland in 1860.He moved to London and became a writer in 1885.Twelve years later,he became friends with Sylvia Davies and her five sons.He enjoyed telling the boys stories and made up the character of Peter Pan to bring them pleasure.He said Peter Pan was based on all the boys,telling them,"That is all Peter is ﹣the spark(创作灵感) I got from you."

    A play about Peter Pan was written and shown in December 1904.It was a great success.In 1911,J.M.Barrie wrote a book,Peter and Wendy.The book has been popular sine it was printed for the first time.J.M.Barrie invented the name Wendy,based on Fwendy,the name that he was given as a child.The name Fwendy was based on the word"friend".

(1)Who created Peter Pan? (no more than 3 words)                          

(2)Where did Peter Pan first appear? (no more than 4 words)                  

(3)What did J.M.Barrie do in 1885? (no more than 8 words)                   

(4)Did J.M.Barrie enjoy telling the boys stories? (no more than 3 words)           

(5)When did J.M.Barrie write the book Peter and Wendy? (no more than 2 words)      

来源:2021年四川省广安市中考英语试卷
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As the saying goes, "Read ten thousand books and travel ten thousand miles".In modern society,travelling is a very common thing. Almost everyone can go on a trip at any time as long as they want to. In fact,centuries ago,some famous people already travelled around China and they got a lot from exploration (探险).

    Xu Xiake,a geographer and writer in Ming dynasty,spend more than thirty years on the road four hundred years ago.With his mother's encouragement,Xu Xiake travelled around China.He met with many difficulties on the road.But he never stopped travelling and writing.

    Xu Xiake was on the road all his life,and his travel notes covered as much as his knowledge.His 600,000﹣ word travel notes finally came out in 1776,about 135 years after his death.China Tourism Day is set on May 19th,the date when he started The Travels of Xu Xiake.Some of Xu Xiake's Footprints around China

Macro Polo's Journey to the East

    Marco Polo,a businessman born in 1254 in Italy,is known as a travel king in the west.In 1271,Marco Polo with his father and uncle set foot on the road to China.It took him four years.Along the way,he met bad weathers,a shortage of food and water and so on.

    They reached Shangdu in Inner Mongolia in 1275.Kublai Khan gave them a warm welcome there and took them to Dadu.

    Macro Polo's hard journey created one of the world's first best sellers The Travels of Macro Polo.Medieval (中世纪的) readers fell in love with Polo's wonderful descriptions of faraway lands and got to know China and Middle Asia.

(1)Please translate the underlined sentence into Chinese.                        

(2)Chart I shows some of Xu Xiake's footprints around China.Which provinces did he visit?     

                                                                          

(3)According to the passage,Macro Polo journeyed east along   .And Dadu refers to (指)    now.

(4)Why did medieval readers like The Travels of Macro Polo?                                      

(5)Please complete the facts about Xu Xiake and Macro Polo in Chart III.              

(6)What have you learned from Xu Xiake and Macro Polo?How will you put what you have learned to good use in life?                                                

来源:2021年山西省中考英语试卷
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Long,long ago,there lived an unhappy king.He slept badly and didn't feel like eating.One day,a doctor was called in to examine the king.But he found nothing wrong with his body. "It's all in his mind.Neither medicine nor rest can help him.What he needs is the shirt of a happy person to wear.That'll make him happy. "

The prime minister was called to the palace.But he said that _____ he had a lot of power,it didn't make him happy.He always worried that many people were trying to take his position.Then the banker came. "Oh,I'm afraid I'm not happy,either, " he said, " I have a lot of wealth,but I feel nervous when I think someone tries to steal my money every day. "

Finally,the top general was told to go out and find a happy man in three days.He searched and searched but couldn't find anyone.It seemed that everyone had their own problems,and no one was truly happy.Two days passed.Just as he was about to give up,he saw a poor man on the street eating with his hands and singing happily to himself.The general went up to him and asked, " What makes you so happy?You have no power.money or fame. " The poor man smiled, " I have everything I want and I don't want what I can't have.So I'm happy. "

"Great!You are the very man I'm looking for, " the general said in great joy. "Then I need to give your shirt to our king.How much do you want for it?"

"Shirt?I've no shirt at all. "

(1)What was wrong with the king?(根据短文内容回答问题)                    

(2)Fill in the blank in Paragraph 2 with a proper word. (在第二段空白处填入一个恰当的词,使句意完整)

                                            

(3)According to the passage,both the prime minister and the banker felt unhappy because they always worried about          what they had got. (在句子空白处填入一个恰当的词,使句意完整,语法正确)

(4)Why was it hard for the general to find a happy man?(根据短文内容回答问题)

                                            

(5)Translate the underlined sentence into Chinese. (将文中划线句子翻译成汉语)

                                              

来源:2021年山东省潍坊市中考英语试卷
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A Friend to the Pilgrims

"I speak English." When the Pilgrims (清教徒前辈美洲移民) heard these words,they were very surprised.The words came from Squanto,a Native American (印第安人).But how did he learn to speak English?As the Pilgrims would soon find out,this happened to be a long story.

In 1605,George Weymouth,an English captain (船长),was exploring America.People from England were interested in the Native Americans of this new land.When Weymouth came to Squanto's village,he captured (俘获) five men.Squanto was not among them,but the little boy was curious (好奇的).He volunteered to go with Weymouth to England.

In England,a friend of Weymouth's took good care of Squanto.But after nine years,Squanto felt homesick.In 1614,two English captains,John Smith and Thomas Hunt,asked Squanto to help them explore America.They promised to take Squanto to his home village after the trip.Squanto was happy and agreed to go.But after the trip,Captain Hunt broke his promise.Instead of bringing Squanto to see his family,he sold him to Spain as a slave (奴隶).

In Spain,some monks (僧侣) saved Squanto and looked after him for three years.Then,he joined another trip to North America.The trip was to Newfoundland.This was still far from Squanto's home.Squanto returned to England in the end.

By now,Squanto had known many important men in England.They liked Squanto and wanted to help him.Finally,Squanto went back to his home village in 1619 with the help of them.But sadly,the village was empty.All of the villagers had died from an illness.

When the Pilgrims arrived in America in 1620,winter would soon come.They needed help.Squanto happened to be living close to their houses.He offered to help.Knowing the language and customs of Englishmen,Squanto helped the Pilgrims in many ways,including teaching them how to catch fish.The Pilgrims were really lucky to have such a good friend!

(1)What did George Weymouth do when he came to Squanto's village?

                                                            

(2)Who helped Squanto return to his home village in the end?

                                                           

(3)When did the Pilgrims arrive in America?

                                                           

(4)How did Squanto help the Pilgrims?

                                                           

(5)What do you think of Squanto?And why?

                                                           

来源:2021年山东省临沂市中考英语试卷
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Poverty (贫困)is a big problem around the world.But China has done a good job of dealing with it and it has found its own way to fight poverty.Instead of just giving money to poor people,it has tried to educate people and give them the tools they need to lift themselves out of poverty.Ordinary (平凡的)people play a big role in the fight.Here are two of them.

After graduating from Beijing Normal University in 2016,Huang Wenxiu gave up the chances to work in big cities and returned to her hometown of Baise in Guangxi and served as the village's Party chief.A total of 418 villagers were lifted out of poverty thanks to her efforts.Unluckily,she died in a flash flood at the age of 30 while driving back to her village in Baise.She was given the title "role model of the times" by the central government.

When Mao Xianglin started to work as the Party secretary of his village,there was only one pathway out of the village for many years.He led more than 100 villagers to build a road with their hands. It took them seven years to build an eight kilometer road. Mao then encouraged the villagers to grow oranges.Last year,their orange yield (产量)was nearly 40 tons.Young people have returned to the village to sell oranges online.By the end of 2019,269 villagers had been lifted out of poverty.The per capita income (人均收入)reached 12,670 yuan,40 times more than in the 1990s.

(1)How does China help poor people to fight poverty?                           

(2)What prize was given to Huang Wenxiu?                                   

(3)How do young people sell oranges in Mao Xianglin s village?                   

(4)请把文中的划线句子翻译成汉语。                                         

(5)请给短文拟一个恰当的标题。                                             

来源:2021年山东省菏泽市中考英语试卷
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Pigs are misunderstood (误解).Some people think of them as lazy and stupid.Did you know that pigs are very smart?Pigs are smarter than most pets and wild animals.(3) Experts say that pigs are easier to train than dogs and cats.Would you want a pig for a pet

Keeping a pet pig is fun,but it is work.Pigs like to go for walks like a dog,Would you like to walk a pig down your street?They can be trained to do tricks,and they like to be petted.They usually get along with other pets.

Pet pigs must be kept on a diet (节食).They like to eat like hogs (肉猪)!(4) An adult pet pig should not weigh more than 150 pounds.But many weigh up to 300 pounds because of overfeeding.

Pigs are some of the cleanest animals on the earth.They can learn to use a little like a cat.Many live in houses and apartments.But they can get in the way.

Pigs have a good sense of smell.They help find truffles(松露)in the forests.These plants sell for high prices.So the pigs are valued for their work.

Besides pork (meat from pigs),pigs provide us with many useful products.Pig hair is used to make hairbrushes and furniture(家具).Some of pig parts can be used to help sick people.

Pigs are found in every part of the world.They serve many useful purposes.They can work as guards like dogs.In the United States,two pigs were kept to guard the gate on the farm,which worked really well.

A.根据短文内容简要回答问题。

(1)According to the passage,what good qualities do pigs have?

                                                                    

(2)Choose one good quality of pigs and give some examples to prove(证明)it.

                                                                     

B.将短文中划线的句子译成汉语。

(3)                                             

(4)                                             

C.请给短文拟一个适当的英文标题。

(5)                                            

来源:2021年山东省东营市中考英语试卷
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Self﹣love is the most important if you want to find out your full potentials(潜质)on earth.Accepting who you are makes you feel that you are good enough.

You are good enough does not mean you are perfect.Nobody is perfect.Being good enough means you accept who you are and believe in yourself.The truth is,opinions of other people make it hard for you to find the good part of yourself.So,(2) you need to believe in yourself instead of caring what people think of you.Be sure you are doing it for yourself,not for someone else.Just make efforts to improve yourself and then you are sure to become the best you can be,or a better version(版本)of yourself.

What should we do when someone is stuck(深陷)in the ocean of not feeling good enough?Here are some suggestions to help.First,be a good listener.Listening to someone will not only make them feel they are worthy but also make you know better what they are going through.Then you will get the idea of how to cheer them.Besides,always encourage others.When people talk about their dreams,tell them it's possible that all dreams can come true.So,loving others in this way will make them feel good enough.

(1)What does "being good enough" mean?                                    

(2)Translate the underlined sentence into Chinese.                               

(3)What should you do to make yourself a better version?                        

(4)List two suggestions mentioned to help others feel good enough.

a.                       b.                                    

(5)Give a proper title to the passage.                                         

来源:2021年山东省德州市中考英语试卷
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Zhang Guimei,the principal of Huaping High School for Girls,has been given the title "Role Model of the Times" for helping girls from poor families.

The school was the first high school in the country to provide free education for girls who would otherwise have been unable to continue their studies after completing their nine years of education.

Zhang moved to Lijiang at the age of 17 to teach in the middle school in Huaping County.Once,she got badly ill but had no money for the treatment(治疗).With the help of the people there,she was able to get the necessary treatment. "From then on,I told myself that I must do something for those people who helped me," Zhang said.

Slowly,a dream of setting up a free high school for girls in Huaping County appeared in Zhang's heart.From the year of 2002,she began a six﹣year journey to look for funds(资金).In 2008,Zhang finally set up Huaping High School for Girls at the foot of the Shizi Mountain in Huaping.

Thanks to her efforts,more than 1,800 girls from poor families have entered universities through her education until now.

Zhang has been helping to improve the area as a whole.Influenced by her,many of her students have chosen to teach in poor areas .Now,with Zhang having got the honorary title,education for girls from poor areas will receive more attention.

What she has done will be long remembered and encourage more to follow her example.

(1)Why was Zhang Guimei named "Role Model of the Times"?

                                                    

(2)Was Zhang able to get the necessary treatment when she once got badly ill?

                                                    

(3)When was Huaping High School for Girls set up?

                                                    

(4)How many girls have entered universities through Zhang's education?

                                                    

(5)Where have many of Zhang's students chosen to work?

                                                     

来源:2021年山东省滨州市中考英语试卷
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Huge Waves Destroying Arctic Ice Faster than Expected

Ice covers much of the Arctic Ocean.Some pieces of ice are huge,like moving islands.As temperatures have increased ,however,some of the ice has begun to disappear.Scientists have discovered huge waves in the arctic waters.

The waves were discovered by accident in May,2010.Scientist Aleksey Marchenko and his students set out on a trip.They wanted to study the icy waters.

The ship travelled east and stopped next to a large block of ice around 50 miles from the small island of Hopen.Marchenko prepared to lead his students out onto the ice.

"We were ready to go but when I went out,I discovered many cracks around," he remembers.

He decided to move the ship deeper into the ice to keep safe.The farther in they went,he thought,the harder the ice would become.As they pushed forward,however,the ship experienced small waves,and then bigger ones.Soon,the waves broke up the ice around the ship into thousands of smaller pieces.

Within an hour,Marchenko and his team saw a wave that was about 13 feet high.The ship's navigation system finally recorded the largest waves.They were more than 20 feet in height.The waves were so strong that they forced huge pieces of ice to jump up and down,breaking the ice into smaller pieces within just one hour.Scientists had never imagined that the process could happen so fast.The waves in these areas used to be small.

The speed and force of the huge waves there makes it impossible to know in advance when they are coming.That could be dangerous for navigators and local communities who are unprepared for huge waved or depend on sea ice to protect them.Wildlife like polar bears that depend on sea ice to live is also in danger.

Some scientists think people will soon see even bigger waves in icy waters.As waves break up ice ,seas will be more open,waves will be stronger.There are stormy times ahead.

根据短文内容,请用完整句子回答下列问题。

(1)When did Marchenko and his students discover huge waves in the arctic waters?

                                                               

(2)What happened to the ice around the ship when the ship moved into the ice?

(3)How high were the largest waves recorded by the navigation system?

                                                                

(4)What animals will be in danger because of the huge waves?

                                                                

(5)What will people see in these icy waters?

                                                               

来源:2021年内蒙古通辽市中考英语试卷
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My father didn't know how to show love.He went to work every day.He often blamed(责备) me when I had made mistakes.

Once I broke my leg,my mother held me in her arms all the way to the hospital.My father pulled the car right up to the doors of the hospital.He looked really anxious(焦急的).

When I learned to ride a bike,I asked him not to leave me alone,but he said it was time.I fell and my mother ran to pick me up,but he stopped her.I was mad and I wanted to show him that I could ride it myself.

When I went to college,my mother wrote letters to me.He just sent money and a little note about how great his garden looked now because I wasn't playing football in it.Whenever I called home,he acted as he wanted to talk but always said, "Wait,Tim.I'll get your mother."

All my life he said,"Where are you going?What time are you coming home?"Father's love is as great as a mountain,people often say.Didn't I realize his love?

(1)What did Tim's father do when Tim had made mistakes? (不超过7个词)       

(2)Why did Tim's parents take him to the hospital? (不超过7个词)               

(3)Who picked Tim up when he fell off the bike,his father or his mother?(不超过7个词)                                       

(4)Where did Tim probably play football? (不超过9个词)                    

(5)What's the proper title for the passage? (不超过8个词)                     

来源:2021年内蒙古赤峰市中考英语试卷
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When Tom was a child,his father worked in a welding (焊接) shop for more than 12 hours a day.But his father could not earn enough money to give his family a good life.

After Tom graduated from his university,he got a job in a company.After a few years,he began to earn a good salary.He bought a new house,a new car and some unnecessary luxuries (奢侈品).After almost 6 to 7 years,Tom was unable to pay for all the household expenses (家庭开支),even the basic necessities.

It happened that Tom's father fell sick.As a result,he could not continue his work in the shop.

When his father asked Tom to pay for his treatment,he complained to his parents, "You are not doing anything to help me,but instead are a burden (负担) to me !So,please don't come to me again."

After a week,while Tom was on an official tour,he met a small boy aged 10 selling toys.The boy asked Tom to buy something.The boy said, "My father met with an accident a year ago.He has no arms now.I'm helping my parents by selling these toys."

Tom bought a few toys from the lite boy.He realized that he was wrong in the way he treated his parents.He learned a lesson from the small boy.At a very small age,this boy was helping his parents,but Tom,in order to live a lavish (挥霍的) life,gave no care to his parents.

(1)Tom's family wasn't rich when he was young,was it?                        

(2)Where did Tom work after graduation?                                     

(3)Why was Tom unable to pay for all the household expenses?                    

(4)What happened to Tom's father after he fell sick?                             

(5)How might Tom treat his parents later?                                     

来源:2021年辽宁省营口市中考英语试卷
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Shadow puppetry (皮影戏)started during the Western Han Dynasty and it has a long history of more than 2,000 years.It used to be popular in the countryside because it was simple and cheap.

The puppets are usually made from leather (皮革)or paper.It is hard to make them.The puppet﹣makers have to take 24 steps,which include washing the leather,carving (雕刻) and painting,to make a puppet.

Just like many things that are in danger,traditional arts also face the risk of disappearing. "Many young people still think that shadow puppetry is an old﹣fashioned folk art, " said Liu Chaokan,the sixth﹣generation inheritor (继承人)of shadow puppetry in Yunnan province.

Liu understands why old art forms couldn't interest young people,so he connects new stories with the traditional form of storytelling.In a recent show based on the ancient Chinese novel Journey to the West,Baigujing dances to a Korean pop song.Popular Chinese cartoon characters,together with the modern factors (元素),are Liu's secret in getting the attention of children. "Since they couldn't understand those old stories,why don't we show them the cartoon characters they love in shadow puppetry shows?" said Liu.

To keep the old art forever young,Liu thinks they should respect (尊重)its traditions and protect the basic of the art.

(1)How long has shadow puppetry been in China?                   

(2)What are the puppets made from?                              

(3)How do many young people feel about shadow puppetry according to Liu Chaokan?      

                                                            

(4)Which ancient Chinese novel is mentioned in the passage?                     

(5)Do you think traditional arts like shadow puppetry will disappear?Why or why not?  

                                                                  

来源:2021年辽宁省盘锦市中考英语试卷
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