话题01 新型冠状病毒-2024年初中英语中考话题热点阅读训练

2024年初中英语中考话题热点阅读训练 话题01新型冠状病毒 (一) A sudden illness completely changed our lives. During the fight against COVID-19, doctors and nurses tried their best to save more sick people and became heroes and heroines. At the same time, many common people brought warm stories to us. On January 27, the fifth day after the city of Wuhan was closed off, a man got to a small town called Fengdie in Zhouqu, Gansu, giving away 2,000 of his face masks(口罩)to the local government. “My wife and I have kept these face masks for some days,” the man named Liu Junchao said. “I know our country is in great need of face masks now, so I’m coming here.” Liu makes a living by running a small store. He could have made much money by selling those face masks, but he volunteered to do something meaningful. What could a small girl do at that time? A 10-year-old girl has given us an answer. On February 1, the girl named Xie Lanyi from Yangzhou, Jiangsu, gave away all her pocket money, 495 yuan, to the local police station. The money was in a piggy bank(储蓄罐), with a note saying “Come on, Wuhan!” The girl could have used the pocket money to buy her favorite things, but she didn’t. She showed her love for our country by her small act of kindness and it warmed the whole world. Thanks to all of these kind people, we can succeed in fighting against the illness. 1．Why did Liu Junchao go to Fengdie? A．To buy face masks. B．To sell face masks. C．To give away face masks. D．To help make face masks. 2．What was the 10-year-old girl like? A．Smart and talented. B．Kind and helpful. C．Lovely and outgoing. D．Brave and beautiful. 3．What does the underlined word “it” in Paragraph 3 refer to? A．Our country. B．The piggy bank. C．The girl’s pocket money. D．The girl’s act of kindness. 4．Which of the following is TRUE? A．Liu Junchao and Xie Lanyi are from rich families. B．Liu Junchao makes a living by selling face masks. C．Xie Lanyi gave away 495 yuan to a police station. D．Liu Junchao and Xie Lanyi are from the same plac