20九年级 第20课时 Units 11～12-【智乐星中考·中考备战】2024年山东省菏泽市中考英语精练本

第20课时　Units 11～12 一、单项填空 1．(2023·天津和平二模改编)—I like the weather in Kunming. It's warm all year round. —Yes. And the temperature stays ________ zero all the time. A．at B．below C．above 2．(2023·湖北荆州中考改编)—What can you learn from Journey to the West? —I learn that we should have enough ________ to overcome the difficulties in our life. A．danger B．success C．courage 3．(2023·辽宁营口中考改编)It's a pity that ________ my father ________ my mother has time to attend my school­leavers' party. A．either; or B．neither; nor C．both; and 4．(2023·山东菏泽成武模拟)—You have made great progress on your study. —Thank you. I believe ________ you work, the better grades you will get. A．the more careful B．the worse C．the harder 5．(2024·原创)We waited ________ the rain stopped that day. A．so B．while C．until 二、阅读理解 (2023·江苏连云港中考改编)Seiichi Sano, an 89­year­old Japanese man, rides a wave at Katase Nishihama Beach, Thursday, March 30, 2023. He has been recognized as the oldest male to surf(冲浪) by the Guinness World Records. But maybe he will just keep surfing. “I think it would be interesting to try to surf until I'm 100，” Sano said. “I think I take better care of myself when I have dreams like this. Even now, I take better care of myself than I did before.” Sano said he got the idea to try surfing from a worker at his local bank. The man's skin was always dark and he did not look like a usual worker. His secret to keeping healthy and energetic, he said, was surfing. So, Sano found a teacher. Sano gets out most weekends on the black­sand beach. “I don't consider myself an old man，” he said in his wet suit, board standing next to him. “I have never thought of myself as an old person. I always feel that I can still move forward. I can still do it. I can still enjoy it.” Several young students who also work with Sano's surfing teacher talked about Sano. “I think age doesn't matter in surfing，” a 12­year­old surfer said. “He is so amazing，” added his younger brother. “To be honest, I was surprised by his age，” sai