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2024深圳中考英语限时阅读训练 (五)
Ⅰ. 完形填空(10分)
Long ago in a small, faraway village, there was a place 1 as the House of 1,000 Mirrors. A small, 2 little dog learned of this place and decided to 3 it. When he arrived, he bounced happily up the stairs to the doorway of the house. He looked through the doorway with his ears lifted high and his tail wagging (摇摆) as 4 as it could. To his great surprise, he found himself staring at 1,000 other happy little dogs with their tails wagging just as fast as his. He smiled a great smile, and was answered with 1,000 great smiles just as warm and friendly. 5 he left the house, he thought to himself, “This is a wonderful place. I will come back and visit it often.”
In this same village, 6 little dog, who was not quite as happy as the first one, decided to visit the house. He slowly climbed the stairs and hung his head low as he looked into the door. When he saw the 1,000 7 looking dogs staring back at him, he shouted at them and was horrified to see 1,000 little dogs shouting back at him. As he left, he thought to himself, “That is a 8 place, and I will never go back there again.” All the faces in the world are 9 . What kind of reflections (映像) do you 10 when you look at other people?
( ) 1. A. known B. finished C. stolen D. taken
( ) 2. A. sad B. happy C. ugly D. annoyed
( ) 3. A. visit B. see C. look D. reach
( ) 4. A. slow B. quick C. exactly D. fast
( ) 5. A. Since B. When C. However D. Before
( ) 6. A. another B. other C. the other D. others
( ) 7. A. friendly B. happily C. pleasant D. unfriendly
( ) 8. A. good B. horrible C. beautiful D. mad
( ) 9. A. mirrors B. dogs C. houses D. villages
( ) 10. A. know B. hear C. look D. see
Ⅱ. 阅读理解(40分)
第一节(30 分)
阅读下列短文,从下面每小题的A、B、C、D四个选项中选择最佳选项。
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