江苏省扬州市宝应县2021-2023年中考英语二模试题分类汇编：阅读表达

江苏省扬州市宝应县 2021-2023年中考英语二模试题分类汇编 阅读表达 2023年江苏省扬州市宝应县中考二模英语试题 五、 阅读表达(共5小题, 每小题2分, 计10分) 阅读短文, 回答下面5个问题。 (每题答案不超过10个词) Dear reader, my name is Lemuel Gulliver. On 7th September 1710, I set off for more adventures again. Our first stop was in Barbados where I hired more men because some of my crew (船员们) died from fever. Unfortunately my new men were really pirates. They took command of my ship and kept me prisoner in my cabin. I think they sailed the ship to Madagascar. I do not know where we went after that. I only know that after some months, they decided to get rid of me. They put me into a small boat and took me to an island. I only had my sword to protect me. Again I was abandoned (抛弃) in a land I did not know. I decided to explore the island and set off carefully in case I was attacked. I saw trees and fields and soon I found a road with tracks of human feet but also of cows and horses. 'Similar to England, ' I thought, and this made me feel better. But then I saw some strange creatures with long hair and claws, These animals were disgusting. They were dirty and smelly. One of them saw me and lifted its paw, I was certain I was in danger and hit it with my sword. It made a loud roaring sound like a lion. Next thing I knew I was surrounded by about forty of these creatures, I really was in danger now. But suddenly, to my surprise, they all ran off. The only other animal nearby was a large, grey horse. It was quite an impressive horse and seemed strangely curious when it saw me. The horse came very close. It was a beautiful, noble creature. I stroked it but it did not like this. Then, a very strange thing happened. Another large horse arrived and it seemed to me, dear reader, that both horses began to 'talk' about me. They made horsey sounds as they looked in my direction. They then began to examine me and touch my clothes and body. In their 'conversation' I repeatedly heard the word 'Yahoo'. I did not understand this word but I had the impression that thes