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河南省南阳市唐河县
2020-2022年三年中考一模英语试卷分类汇编
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2022年河南省南阳市唐河县中考一模英语试题
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先通读短文,掌握其大意,然后从A、B、C、D个选项中选出一个可以填入相应空白处的最佳答案。
Frank was a very talkative boy. He never saw a new thing without asking a lot of ___21___ about it. His mother was very kind and ___22___. When it was proper to answer his questions, she ___23___ do so.
The first time Frank saw an hourglass (沙漏), he was very much ___24___, but he did not know what it was. His mother explained, “An hourglass is made in the shape of the figure ‘8’. The sand is put in at one end, and runs ___25___a small hole in the middle. The sand put into the glass will go through ___26___ an hour.”
Frank watched the little stream of sand. He was impatient, because it would not run faster. “Let me ___27___ it, mother,” said he, “it is lazy, and will never get through.”
“Oh yes, it will, my son,” said his mother, “The sand moves by ___28___ but it moves all the time. When you look at the clock, you will find the same. ___29___ you are playing, the sand is running, grain by grain, and the hands of the clock are moving, second by second. At night, the sand in the hourglass has run through twelve times. The hour hand of the clock has moved all around ______30______ great face. This is because they keep at work every ______31______. They do not stop to think how much they have to do, and how ______32______ it will take them to do it.”
Now, Frank’s mother wanted him to learn a poem, but he said, “Mum, I can’t.” His mother said, “Study all the time. ______33______ care about the time it will take. You will be able to say it very soon.”
Frank followed his mother’s ______34______. He studied line after line, and in one hour and a half he knew the poem ______35______.
21.A.problems B.matters C.troubles D.questions
22.A.strict B.patient C.nervous D.polite
23.A.can B.will C.would D.should
24.A.pleased B.relaxed C.interested D.bored
25.A.across B.between C.along D.through
26.A.before B.for C.after D.in
27.A.shake B.get C.take D.carry
28.A.carefu