江苏省盐城市大丰区2021-2023年中考英语一模试题分类汇编：阅读表达

江苏省盐城市大丰区 2021-2023年中考英语一模试题分类汇编 阅读表达 2023年江苏省盐城市大丰区中考一模英语试卷 六、阅读与回答问题（共5题, 每小题2分, 计10分） The 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics came to an end successfully on the twentieth of February last year. A beautiful picture of willow branches appeared at the closing ceremony. The elegant dancers holding shining willow branches gathered on the stage to say goodbye to the friends afar. In ancient China, willow branches were often used as a gift to friends and family members who would leave. Do you know why willow branches are a symbol of saying goodbye? One reason is that willow trees are strong. They can live in any soil, wet or dry, north or south. Because of this special feature, when saying goodbye to loved ones, giving a willow branch is a way to tell them you hope they will easily get used to their new living environment. Another reason is that, in Chinese, the pronunciation for the willow tree“柳”is similar to the character“留”. So giving a willow branch in ancient China was like asking the others to stay. It's said this custom became popular during the Han Dynasty. At that time, Baqiao, a bridge in Chang'an, was a common place to say goodbye. People often stopped there and handed willow branches to people who are going to depart. Willow branches, as a symbol of saying goodbye, were often mentioned in poems, especially at the time of the Tang and Song dynasties. 根据上面短文的内容回答问题（每小题答案不超过6个单词）。 61. What appeared at the closing ceremony of the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics? 62. Where can willow trees live？ 63. How many reasons are mentioned in the passage for explanation？ 64. When did the custom become popular？ 65. What can you learn about willow branches from the passage？ 2022年江苏省盐城市大丰区中考一模英语试卷 阅读短文，回答问题。 A black boy helped his father take care of barrels. Every morning he cleaned every barrel on the farm and then put them in order. He was angry because the wind blew the barrels here and there during the night. The boy wrote a letter to the wind, “Please don’t blow down my b