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【赢在中考·黄金8卷】备战2024年中考英语模拟卷(辽宁专用)
黄金卷05
(考试时间:90分钟 试卷满分:90分)
第一部分选择题(共50分)
一、阅读理解(共20小题,每小题2分;满分40分)
第一节阅读下面语言材料,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
(A)
What would people like to eat on their birthday? The answer would be varied in different countries. All of these birthday foods may be different, but the ideas are the same. They express people’s love and remind the birthday person that they are valued.
China
Many people eat very long noodles for their birthday. They never cut up the noodles because the long noodles are a symbol of long life. In some places, people also eat eggs on their birthday, standing for good luck.
America
People usually have birthday cakes with candles. The number of candles is the person’s age. If he or she blows out all the candles in one go, the wish will come true.
Russia
It’s pretty common for Russians to get a personalized pie on their birthdays. The pie is made according to the birthday person's own special taste with blessing (祝福) words on it.
Korea
Korean people have rice cakes and a bowl of seaweed (海带) soup for a birthday. They think seaweed soup is good for health.
1.Chinese people usually eat eggs on their birthdays to have ________.
A.good health B.long life C.good luck D.more money
2.How can we know the age of the birthday person in the US?
A.By blowing out the candles. B.By counting the number of candles.
C.By having a cake with candles. D.By counting the number of sweets
3.In which country can people have a specially-made pie on their birthdays?
A.Korea. B.Russia. C.America. D. Japan
4.What do Korean people have for a birthday ?
A. long noodles B.a personalized pie C.birthday cakes D.seaweed soup
(B)
The US writer, J.D.Salinger (1919-2010), was one of the most influential(有影响力的) writers of the last century. His writing is popular with all age groups, but young people are especially big fans of his.
The reason he has such a following is undoubted