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Last year,I did not like my English class.Every class was like a bad dream.The teacher spoke so quickly that I could(1)   (hardly)follow her most of the time.I was afraid to ask questions because of my poor(2)   (pronounce) .I just(3)   (hide)behind my textbook and never said anything.

    Then one day I watched an English movie(4)   (name)toy Story.I fell in love with this exciting and funny movie!So I began to watch other English movies,too.(5)   (although)I could not understand everything the characters said,their body language and the expressions on their faces helped me to get the meaning.I also realized I could get the meaning by(6)   (listen)for just the keywords.Besides,I learned some (7)   (use)sentences like"It's a piece of cake" or "It serves you right".I(8)     (understand)these sentences at first.But because I wanted to understand the story,I looked(9)    (it)up in a dictionary.

    Now I really enjoy my English class.I want to learn new words and more grammar so that I can have a much(10)     (clear)understanding of English movies.

来源:2021年云南省昆明市中考英语试卷
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Henry is(1)    American businessman.One day,when he was sailing(航行)on a boat near San Francisco,he was carried out into the sea by a strong wind.

(2)    (luck),he was discovered and picked up by a London﹣bound(开往伦敦的)ship.So he (3)      (land) in London by accident.Alone and(4)   (hunger),he walked on the streets of the city.Unexpectedly,he (5)    (call) into a big house.There two rich(6)      (brother),Oliver and Roderick,gave him a letter and told(7)    (he) not to open it until two o'clock of the day.Henry didn't know it was a million﹣pound(百万英镑) bank note.He left the big house and went into a cheap restaurant to get something to eat.Everyone was impolite and impatient to him.

Why? (8)    he was in rags (衣衫褴褛) and looked dirty.Then,

(9)    everyone's surprise,he handed the owner a million﹣pound bank note to pay for the meal.On seeing the note,all the people in the restaurant became friendly and tried their best (10)      (please) Henry.Don't you think it's the most unbelievable story in the world?

来源:2021年湖南省长沙市中考英语试卷
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Hi Alice,

    My name's Zhao Ming and I'd like to be your pen friend.I'm 16 years old.I have two little brothers.They're very (1)    (love).I often help my parents look (2)    them in my spare time.My mother (3)    (work) in a toy shop.She loves (4)    (she) job.And my father is (5)    engineer.He is busy every day, (6)    he tries to spend more time with us.

    I'm in the school basketball team.We usually play (7)    (match) on Saturday mornings.Last week we played against another school.They ran (8)    (fast) than us.However.we had better teamwork.Finally,we(9)    (win)!How happy we were!This is the (10)    (eight)time we beat them.

    Could you tell me something about you?Please write.

Best

Zhao Ming

来源:2021年河北省中考英语试卷
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Zu Chongzhi was one of the greatest mathematicians(数学家) in ancient China.He was born during the Northern and Southern(1)   ( dynasty).From a young age,Zu was taught natural science,astronomy(天文学),math and so on.The little boy was (2)   ( interest) in all of these subjects,especially in (3)  .

    Zu was best known for his calculation(计算) of pi (π).According to the record,he did all the work using nothing but wooden sticks. (4)  took him lots of time to work out the value —(5)   3.1415926 and 3.1415927.No one at that time was able to do better than Zu.And now the achievement is still praised by people around the world.In order to remember Zu,some mathematicians suggest (6)  (call) pi"Zu Lv".

    Zu was successful not only in math,but also in astronomy.He worked out that a year should be 365.24281481 days long and created the Daming Calendar. (7)  ,government officials at that time did not agree with Zu.The great mathematician (8)  saw his calendar put into use.Almost ten years after his (9)  (die),the new calendar was finally accepted.

    Zu was an inventor,too.He once made a vehicle(车辆) (10)   carried a pointer (指针).No matter how the vehicle turned,the pointer always pointed to the south.

来源:2021年湖南省衡阳市中考英语试卷
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In an old building in Peking University,a yellow light shone into the old and dark hours of the night.The famous translator Xu Yuanchong (1)   (sit) behind the window and staring at the computer screen.He enjoyed working by (2)  (he) from 10:00 p.m.to 4:00 a.m.For him,the quiet night was a(3)  (value) time to focus on translation.He was exploring how (4)  (spread) Chinese culture abroad by translating Chinese beauty into Western beauty.

    Xu was born into a literary family in Nanchang (5)  April 18th,1921.When he was little,he (6)  (influence) by his mother who was interested in literature.Xu began to translate Chinese poetry into both English and(7)  (France) when he was still a teenager.He soon learned that Chinese and European languages were very different.Only about half of the words in these languages could be translated word﹣for﹣word.This is why translators should have (8)   creative mind.They are always trying to improve their translations to make sure they are correct and beautiful.

    Xu's motto is:Good,better,best.Never let it rest.Until your good is better,you're your better best.(9)  Xu was widely considered to be the best,he never stopped trying to become better.The more you learn and the (10)  (hard) you study,the better you will become.There is always room for improvement.

来源:2021年广东省深圳市中考英语试卷
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It is useful to learn how to make small talk.It is an important social skill.It helps to make people feel(1)      (放松的) and start a conversation when they meet for the(2)   (第一) time.

   The topics for small talk are different in different countries. But usually the topics are general rather than personal. In the UK, people sometimes talk about the (3)   (天气) when they make a small talk"It's a nice day, isn't it?" This (4)   (种类) of questions helps you begin a conversation because they are general questions that anyone can (5)    (答复)to.Next time when you want to make small talk, turn a statement to a question. You are sure to get answer and start a conversation.

来源:2020年宁夏中考英语试卷
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Li Wen is a 15﹣year﹣old boy. He works hard and(1)   (do) well in school, It is hard to believe, that he used to have (2)   (difficulty) in school. When he was a little boy, he seldom caused any problems, and his family(3)   (spend) a lot of time together.

   (4)   ,things began to change a few years ago. His parents moved to the city to work,and they could not be at home to look (5)   him. So he became less interested in (6)   (study) and was absent from classes.Then his parents were so worried(7)   they decided to send him to a boarding school. He found life there difficult. One day he told his teacher that he wanted to leave the school. His teacher advised his parents to talk with (8)   (they) son in person. This conversation changed his life. He realized that his parents would always love him,and they would be (9)   (pride) of everything good that he did. Now he is much (10)   (happy) and more outgoing than he used to be.

来源:2020年宁夏中考英语试卷
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Bill:Hello,Lily.What are you going to do this weekend?

Lily:I'm going to have a(66)   at home.It's my 14th birthday.

Bill:Oh,that's (67)   !Happy birthday!

Lily:Thank you.Would you like to come?I'll be very happy if you can come.

Bill:Sure.And I'll bring some cakes made by my mom.She's good at(68)   ,you know.

Lily:Thanks.The party will start at 10 o'clock.After that,how about having a(69)   in the park?

Bill:Good idea!We can eat the cakes there,

Lily:All right.See you (70)   

来源:2017年青海省西宁市中考英语试卷
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根据下列句子及所给汉语注释或首字母,在句子空白处写出各单词的正确形式 (每空只写一词).

I am a plastic bottle. A week ago, I was on a supermarket shelf, I had a(1)   (正常的) the same as all my brothers and sisters﹣ other bottles full of water.I felt really happy.

Then a tall woman picked me up and put me in her (2)   (篮子)! The woman took me home and put me in the fridge.It was cold,but I soon made friends with the cans and bottles in it.However,only a few hours later,she took me out of the fridge and (3)   (喝) the water inside me. Then she threw me into a dustbin(垃圾箱). I have never felt so empty and alone in my life.

Early the next morning,a man took me out of the dustbin.He threw me and the other rubbish into the back of a truck.There were so many horrible smells.Then I was pushed (4)   (一起) with the rest of the rubbish.Soon I was completely flat(平的).I cannot (5)   (相信) how thin I became.

I slept for a while.when I woke up,I found (6)   (我自己) in a terrible place.Everything around me was (7)   (丑陋的)and had horrible smells.I felt afraid.I kept hoping that I would be moved somewhere else.Then huge trucks came and covered us with a layer of soil.

I asked another bottle what would happen to us.He said that we would never leave this horrible crowded place,but would have to stay here for (8)   (数千) of years.

"Why can't they reuse or recycle us?" I cried.

来源:2018年宁夏中考英语试卷
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June 15,2018

This morning I took a bus to school. The traffic was (1)   (busy) than usual and there were more people on the bus. At Xinhua Stop, I saw (2)   old man get on the bus. He looked very weak. I stood (3)   and gave my seat to him. He thanked me and asked me about my name and my school. We talked (4)   (happy).

Later in the (5)   (three) class, Mr. Du came in and asked me to go to the front. I didn't know (6)w   , so I was a little afraid. Everyone was looking at me. Then he told (7)   (they) what I did on the bus this morning. He (8)   (know) it because he got a phone call from the old man. Mr. Du said I could be a good example to my (9)   (classmate). It was really a good day (10)f   me! I was so proud.

来源:2018年河北省中考英语试卷
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A:It's always raining.I don't like spring in this city.

B:Yes.It's terrible.

A:Do you like summer here?

B:No,it's(81)    hot.I'm sure you won't like it if you have to go to work on(82)    every day.

A:Well,it's true.But summer in my home town is lovely,especially the beach!

B:Oh,that must be very beautiful.

A:You can come to the beach with(83)    this summer.I'm sure you will enjoy it very much

B:No.(84)    .I prefer climbing mountains.

A:Climbing mountains?Oh,you will be tired.

B:Maybe,but I can enjoy the beautiful sights and the(85)    air.

来源:2016年广西南宁市中考英语试卷
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The government in China plans to end its one﹣child per family policy and

(1)   [in'sted] let families have two children.

   People(2)   [ nju:] the news after an important meeting in Beijing. It's reported that there are many(3)   (原因)for the change in policy. One of them is to balance population development.

   China has the(4)   population in the world. It carried out the one﹣child policy in 1980. But the government(5)   [ə'laʊd] only a small number of couples to have two children.For example,in the countryside,(6)   the first﹣born is a girl, couples can have a second child.

   In 2013, the Chinese government gave other couples a(7)   (机会)to have two children.Families could have two if one parent was an only child.(8)   (然而), too many young people in the cities aren't(9)   in having a second child any longer.

   At the end(10)   2014, China had a population of 1.37 billion people. A total of 800 million of them are employed(雇佣). With the two﹣child policy, an increase in births will change the labor shortage.

来源:2016年福建省南平市中考英语试卷
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    May 21, 2020 marks the first International Tea Day (ITD).It (1)  (name) by the UN on Nov 21,2019. ITD is more than about (2)  (celebrate) the delicious drink. It also(3)  (try) to improve the working conditions of tea farmers and workers. It makes the public know the (4)  (important) of tea all over the world.

    Tea is the world's second (5)   (popular) drink (after water). Drinking tea can bring many (6)   (health) benefits(益处).Now tea is loved by millions from China to England,from India to Afghanistan﹣each culture with its own tradition.

    Tea was discovered in 2727 BC in China.When the ruler Shen Nong (7)  (boil) water over an open fire, some (8)   (leaf) from a tea plant fell into the water.Shen Nong then fell in love with the drink that followed, and that is how tea became a common drink in Chinese culture.Drinking tea is a centuries﹣old tradition in the UK. There's tea for breakfast, tea during break time, tea when visiting a(9)  (friend) house, tea to wake up, tea (10)  (relax)…you get the idea.For Indians, tea is also a huge part of daily life.

    Help yourself to some tea when you are free. Maybe, you will fall in love with it, too.

来源:2020年山东省滨州市中考英语试卷
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A man had a garden. He planted a rose and watered it c(1)  . Before the rose blossomed (盛开),he noticed many thorns (刺) around the bud (花蕾) and he thought,"H(2)  can any beautiful flower come from a plant with so many sharp thorns?" Because of this i(3)  , he lost interest in this kind of plant, then he gave up watering the rose. And just b(4)   it was ready to blossom, it died.

    Good qualities are just like roses. There is a rose in e(5)   spirit. The good qualities planted in us at birth, grow among the thorns﹣our weaknesses.Many of us look at o(6)   and we only see our weaknesses.We lose heart,thinking that n(7)  good can possibly come from us.We give up watering the roses in us, and slowly they die. We never realize the g(8)  of being able to find out our good qualities.

    Someone may not see the rose in himself,so we need to help him d(9)   the rose.With love, we can accept a person into our life,even though we know his true weaknesses.At the same time,we should e(10)   him to face his weaknesses bravely and correct them. Then he will blossom many times.

来源:2020年江苏省镇江市中考英语试卷
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When I look at this picture of myself,I realize how fast time flies.About one month after this picture(1)  (take),I became a primary school student.Around me in this picture are the things that (2)  (be)very important in my life at that time: toy cars and planes. I enjoyed(3)  (study) different kinds of cars and planes. This picture brings back to (4)   (I)many happy memories of my childhood.

    Since I was a kid,I(5)  (consider) different jobs I would like to do.First,I wanted to be a fireman,because the uniform looked so cool.Then,when I was in the (6)  (six) grade,I wanted to be a teacher because I liked my English teacher so much.When I entered middle school,my dream was to open a restaurant.I wished to have a chain of restaurants in many different(7)  (city). If I succeeded in managing one, I would open (8)  (many). Now I hope to be a surgeon. "That's a good (9)  (decide)", my parents say to me. I know I must try hard (10)   (make) my dream come true.

来源:2020年江苏省徐州市中考英语试卷
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