上海市虹口区2021-2023年中考英语二模试题分类汇编：回答问题

上海市虹口区 2021-2023年中考英语二模试题分类汇编 回答问题 2023年上海市虹口区中考二模英语试题 IX. Answer the questions（根据短文内容回答问题）（共12分, 78题1分, 83题3分） Your True Stories Every week we invite our readers to send us their short stories and then we publish all our favorites! Here are the best from last week's theme(主题): Small changes and big improvements. 1. A Real Doll I've worked at an amusement park and when another Barbara joined the team, I changed my name tag from “Barb” to “Barbie. ” I changed it at my other job, too and began answering the phone, “This is Barbie. How can I help you?” Ninety percent of callers now respond with my name, “Barbie, can you tell me…” Pronouncing that long “e” sound makes your mouth into a smile. But I've found the smile is usually returned willingly. —Barbie, Pennsylvania 2. Happy Wife, Happy Life Early in our marriage, my husband would come home exhausted(筋疲力尽) from work and I'd be exhausted from kids. We were both tired and we often ended up arguing. The day I realized it, I asked myself, “Am I the person I would want to come home to?” I began greeting him with a smile instead of complaining about my day. He'd smile back and we'd talk calmly. We still have our differences, but one small change in attitude has saved our marriage forever. —Phyllis, Pennsylvania 3. Creating A Paperless Trail(痕迹) My habit of collecting and storing things resulted in countless envelopes filled with tickets, wedding invitations, holiday and birthday cards, etc. I placed all the contents on a scanner(扫描仪) and laid decorative paper over them for a background, then uploaded the scans to a folder(文件夹)named “Paula's Scrapbook”. It felt great to clear so many extra papers and create a beautiful craft project of memories to share on my computer. —Paula, Arizona 78. Readers of this magazine share their own stories once a month, don't they? 79. Why did Barbie change her name tag from “Barb” to “Barbie”? 80. How does Phyllis greet her husband when he comes home now? 81. What has saved Phyllis's