2022年中考英语二轮复习之语篇填空

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ὃ.(ᐳ20⚪)1.(2021•)Manykidsarecrazyaboutspace.Lastmonth,aspaceagency(᪀)toldthepublicthattheywere(1)"aplanetprotectionofficer."Somepeoplelaughedatthefunnyjobtitle,buta9-year-oldboytooktheinformation(2).Hewrotealettertotheagency,sayingthathewantedthejob.“Dearsirs,mynameisSamLee.IthinkIamthe(3)personforthejob,"hewrote.WhatareSam's(4)?Forone,hewrote,"MysistersaysIactlikeanalien(᜜)Samalsosaidhehadwatchedalmostallthe(5)movieshecouldfind.Hislastsentencemaytouchpeople'sheartsnIamyoung,soIcanlearntothinklikeanalien."Samsoongota(6)fromBillBlack,directoroftheagency."Wehavereceivedyourletter.ltisgreatthatyouareinterestedinthejob.Thisjobisto(7)theearthfromgerms()onthingsbroughtbackfromotherplanets.'*Billendedtheletterwithsomewarmwords,(8)Samtostudyhardanddowellinschool."Wehopeto(9)youattheagencyoneday.nhewrote."Amongkids,thereare(10)spacescientists.'*Billtoldanewspaper."Wethinkofthisletterasachancethatmayforeverchangeourkids*life."(1)A.wakingupB.lookingforC.dealingwith0.talkingabout(2)A.simplyB.lightlyC.seriouslyD.clearly(3)A.rightB.kindC.importantD.favorite(4)A.dreamsB.problemsC.discoveries□.advantages(5)A.warB.roadC.spaceD.sports(6)A.jobB.testC.replyD.ticket(7)A.moveB.protectC.pullD.collect(8)A.warmingB.helpingC.orderingD.encouraging

1(9)A.seeB.tellC.thankD.search(10)A.pastB.futureC.recentD.present2.(2021•!")▅$%☢ᦻ(஺*AᑮF⌱⚗
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2Beasactiveasyoucanwhenyoustaywithyourteam.It'sagoodpracticetotalk(4)witheveryoneonyourteam.Tellthemwhatyou'rethinkingaboutandwhatnewprojectsyou'reconsidering,Themoreyoutalktothem,themorecomfortabletheywillfeelwhentheygiveyoutheiropinions.(5)toyourteamLetyourteamfeelyou'reagoodlistener.Whenevertheyhaveproblemsatworkorathome,listentowhattheywanttosay.Bepatientand(6)tryingtointerrupt(ᡭ<)them.Makeyourteamfeeltheycantalktoyou.CareaboutyourteamShowyourteamyoucareaboutthemas(7)arefriends.Peoplewillworkharderfortheirleadersiftheyfeeltheyarereallycaredabout.Ifsomeonecomestoyou(8)aproblem,alwaysbereadytohelp.Thatwillmakeyourteamtrustandrespectyoumore.4.(2021•=>)▅$?ᦻ@*A᪾
⌱C〉DḄᓫFᡂᓫFḄHIJK஺(/F▲ᵨN)popularstartofpopulationfoodDoyoueatriceeveryday?Riceisthemostimportant(1)forpeopleallovertheworld.Accordingtoasurvey,ricehelpsfeedonethirdoftheworld'spopulation.ScientistssaythatChina(2)growingriceabout3000to4000yearsago.Now,riceiscommoninpeople'sdailymeals.Ricecanbeboiledorsteamed(O).Snacksmade(3)riceareverydelicious.Riceisalsoa(4)foodonfestivals.PeoplemakeNewYearcakeswithstickyrice(PQ)everySpringFestival.Chinahasthelargest(5)intheworld.Inordertofeedmorepeople,ChinesescientistYuanLongpingledtheSuperRiceprogramin1996.TodayhalfofChina'sriceplantsareYuan'sSuperRice.5.(2021•RS)▅$%☢?ᦻ@*A᪾
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3Itallhappenedonenight.Iwascookingdinner,andatthatmoment,Ireallyneededtogotothebathroom.(2)turningthegas(XY᯼[)off,Iquicklywenttothebathroom.WhenIfinished,Icouldn'topenthedoor."Ican't(3)!"Ishouted.IbecameworriedthatIwasgoingtodieinafire.nNo!"Ikickedthedoorhardbutitdidn'tmoveaninch,Iturnedaroundandsawhope.Ihurriedovertothewindowandpusheditreallyhard.(4)luckwasnotonmyside.Ijustcouldn'topenit.Iwouldhavetobreakit.Istartedhittingitwiththe(5)thing--Icouldfindawastebin.Withaloud"BANG",thewindowbroke."Pm(6)!nItookinthefreshairhappily.However,thecoldwindwokemefrommyjoy.Iwasonthetenthfloorandtherewasnowayto(7)!Ikeptshoutingforhelp.Luckily,someoneherdmeandcalled119Sincethen,FveneverclosedthedoorwhenIusemybathroom.6.(2021•\])withmoreaddtimehistorysimpleonceevenbutcutfestivalsrelativesPapercuttingisaspecialfolkartinChina,witha(1)ofnearly1,000years.Thematerialsusedare(2)ordinarypaperandapairofscissors(oracuttingknife).Askilledpapercuttingcraftsperson(^_)cutspaperintodesignslikedoingmagictricks.Apieceofredpaperisfoldedandthen(3)severaltimes,beforebeingunfoldedintoabeautifulpicture.Somecraftspeopledonot(4)settheireyesonwhattheyaredoingandthencutitintoawonderfulpattern.Papercuttingisatypeofartwithpowerfulexpressionapapercuttingartistdoesnotneedamodelpicturetocopyfrom,(5)dependsonapairofscissorstoproduceaworkofart,eachtime(6)smalldifferences.Papercuttingsareverypopularinthecountryside.InthecityofXi'an,ShaanxiProvince,people(7)usedpaperinsteadofglassaswindow-covering.Cleverandskillfulyoungwomencutpiecesofredpaperintolovelybabiesorbeautifulbutterflies,andputthemonthewindowsto(8)livelinesstoordinarywindows.InancientChina,peopleenjoyedthetraditionofmakingandhanginglanternstor(9).Peoplesometimesdrewpicturesonthelanternsbutmoreoftenwouldpreferto

4paste(`aᓰ)papercuttingsofdifferentpatterns,whichbecamebrighterand(10)interestingbythelanternlight.7.(2021•Rᓭ)thosehandallwithknifeGraceisalittlegirl.Lastnight,shehadastrangedream.Shedreamedthatshewashavingdinner(1)analieninherdiningroom.Shehadtotellthealienwhat(2)thethingsonthetablewerefor."Thisisa(3)shesaid."Weuseittocutupourfood.Andthisisaplate.Weputourfoodonit.""Whatare(4)?"askedthealien,pointingtoapairofchopsticks.Gracetoldhim,andtriedtoshowhimhowtousethem.Buthehadonlythreefingersoneach(5)soitwasverydifficultforhim.8.(2021•d□)allthroughtheyearanymoregotupinthetrucksthemoremoneyWhenIwasachild.Ilivedonafruitfarm.Wehadlotsofpeartreesandsomeappletrees.Wehadtohelpmyfather(1).Inlatesummer,thefruitwasreadytobepicked.Atthattimeofyear,we(2)at430inthemorning,startedpickingat500andcarriedonworkinguntillateafternoon.Mymotherbroughtlunchforus.Attheendoftheday,wewerealltiredandsleepy!Myfathergotsomeworkerstohelppickthefruit.Themorefruittheypicked,(3)theywerepaid.Lotsofthemlovedeatingfreefruit.However,inthebeginning,theywouldeatsomuchfruitthattheywouldnotwanttoeat(4)foralongtime!Atnight,thetruckstookthefruittothemarketstobesold.Sometimeswerode(5)tothecity.Forfarmboys,thatwasaveryexcitingtime!9.(2021•fg)Hello,Lingling!Mymusiclessonlastweek(1)(be)amazing!We'vegotaChineseexchangestudentatourschool,andhejoined(2)(we)inthebandpractice.Hehadanamazing

5instrumentfromChina.Ican'trememberwhatit(3)(name),butithastwostrings,andisabitlikeaviolin.ltsoundedamazing!Doyouknowwhatitcouldbe?Ialsowant(4)(know)whyChinesemusicalwayssoundsso(5)(relax)andcalmtome.DoyouhaveanyrecommendationsfordifferenttypesofChinesemusicIcanlistento?Theschoolholidays(6)(come)soon.Perhaps,overtheholidays,Icanlearnalot(7)(much)aboutChinesemusic.1(8)(start)lessonsinPhysicsandChemistryalready.Fm(9)(real)excitedbecauseIlovethese(10)(subject).Ilookforwardtohearingbackfromyou!Sandy10.(2021•⎎"VY)consider,they,much,who,like,subject,different,create,paint,beGood,better,best.Neverletitrest.ThisisthelessonwelearnfromXuYuanchong,thefamoustranslator(1)celebratedhis100thbirthdaythisApril.Xu*smotherwasinterestedinliteratureand(2).Encouragedbyher,XubegantotranslateChinesepoetryintobothEnglishandFrenchwhenhewasstillateenager.Hesoonlearnedthe(3)betweenChineseandEuropeanlanguages.Onlyabouthalfofthewordsin(4)couldbetranslatedword-for-word.Thatiswhytranslatorshavetobe(5).Asagreattranslator,Xustillworksforlonghourseverydayandtriestoimprovehistranslationstomakesuretheyarecorrectandbeautiful.Insomeway,ProfessorXuis(6)thesportsmanLiuXiang.Forexample,Liuwasneversatisfiedwith(7)thefastest110-meterhurdlerintheworld.Healwaystrainedhardandtriedtobecomefaster.Eveninjuriesdidnotweakenhisdesire.BothXuandLiu(8)tobethebest,butthathasn'tstoppedthemfromalwaystryingtobecomebetter.Theyaregreatrolemodelsforallofus.MostofyouaregoodatEnglishorsomeother(9).Afewofyouareeventhebestinyourclass.Butallofyouknowthatyoucanbebetterandthat,the(10)youlearnandtheharderyoustudy,thebetteryouwillbecome.Thereisalwaysroomforimprovement!1I.i2022•jklmn

6putonaftertraditionbeforegettogetherwhengetupimportantcelebrateuntilEveryChinesecelebratestheSpringFestivaLIt'sour(1)festivalandit'salso(2)______holidayofall.Itoftenlastsonemonth.(3)thespringfestivalcomes,allthefamiliesusuallycleantheirhouses.OnthenightofthespringfestivalevemostpeoplealwayswatchtheSpringFestivalGalaEvening(4)midnight.Evensomepeopledon'tsleepthewholenight.Peoplebegintosetofffirecrackers(5)theNewYearassoonasit*s12o'clockinthenight.Onthemorningofthespringfestival,people(6)veryearlyandthey(7)theirnewclothesandshoes(8)theywakeup.Familymembers(9)andeatalotofdeliciousfood-dumplingsanddishes.(10)that,peopledolotsofinterestingthings,suchasplayingcards,visitingrelativesandfriends.Everyoneisveryhappy.12.(2022•oSlm)A.probablyB.blanketsC.completelyD.freedomE.gooutThereareotherthingstoo.Lookinyourbedroom.Wheredidyougetallthosethings?Yourbed,theclothesinthewardrobe,the(1)thatkeepyouwarmandalltheotherthings.I'msuremostofitcamefromyourparents.Idon*tlikeheatinghowyourparentsdonothing'foryou.They(2)domoreforyouthanyourealize.Thinkaboutitnexttimeyoustartcomplainingaboutyourparents---thepeoplewhocareaboutyousomuch.Yes,thereareproblems,ofcourse.Yourparentsdon'tletyou(3).Youthinktheysometimestreatyoulikeachild.Butwhydoyouthinktheydothat?Theanswerissimpletheyworryandcareaboutyou,andthat'swhytheysometimesdon'tgiveyouthe(4)youwant.So,pleasestopbeforeyousay'Myparentsdon'tcareaboutme/Theydo.13.(2022•p▨lm)ItwasthelastdayforTeddyinthecompany.Afterhepackedupallhispersonalbelongings.hestartedbackhome,Anoldladystoodonthesideoftheroad.Hea(1)didn'tseeher.Eveninthedim(rs)lightofday,hecouldseeshewasintrouble.Teddystoppedhiscarandgotout,walkedtowardstheoldlady.Evenwiththesmileonhisface,shewasw(2).Noonehadstoppedtohelpforthelasthourorso.Washegoingtohurther?,Hedidn'tlooksafe.

7Hesaid,HIamheretohelpyou,Madam.Whydon'tyouwaitinthecarwhereitiswarm?Bytheway,mynameisTeddy1'Well,allshehadwasaflattire(ᰦu)@butforanoldlady,thatwasbadenough.Teddylaydownandmovedunderthecarchangingthetire.Buthehadtogetd(3)andhishandshurt.Ashewastighteningupthelugnuts,sherolleddownthewindowandbegantotalktohim.ShetoldhimthatshewasfromSt.Louisandwasonlyjustpassingthough.Shewasgratefulforhishelp.Teddyjustsmiledashefinishedthework.Theladyaskedhowmuchsheowedhim.Anyamountwouldbeallrightwithher.Shealreadyi(4)alltheawfulthingsthatmighthappenifhehadnotstopped.Teddyneverthoughtaboutbeingpaid.Thiswasnotaj(5)tohim.ThiswashelpingsomeoneinneedandGodknowstherewereplentywhohadgivenhimahandinthepast.Hehadlivedhiswholelifethatway,anditneveroccuiredtohimtoactanyotherway.Hetoldherthatifshereallywantedtopayhimback,thenexttimeshesawsomeonewhoneededhelp,shecoulddohimorherafavourw(6)hesitation.Teddyadded,"Andthinkofme."Hewaiteduntilshestartedhercaranddroveoff.lthadbeenacolddayandhehadfeltd(7)justnow.Nowhefeltgoodashewenthome,disappearingintothetwilight(v⁐).14.(2021•឵yzm)MadameCurie({|})Marieisafamouswomanintheworld.Shemadealotofimportantcontributionstothe(1)(develop)ofhumans.Shewas(2)inPolandin1867.Herfatherworkedasamiddleschoolheadmasterand(3)(teach)mathandphysics,soshe

8enjoyedanddidwellinthesetwosubjectsatschool.However,the(4)(way)totheuniversitieswerenoteasy,astheywerefoundedformenatthattime.Butshe(5)gaveupandstudiedinsecret.Finally,MariewenttostudyinParisUniversityin1891.ShestudiedmathandphysicsthereandmetascientistcalledPierreCurie.In1895,theygot(6)(marry).Fromthenon,shewascalledMadameCurie.TogetherPierteandMariediscoveredradium,whichisusedto(7)(find)andcurecancernow.In1903,MariebecamethefirstwomantowintheNobelPrize.Thenin1904Pierrebecameaprofessorofthe'*AcademicFrancaisen.ButMariewasnotaccepted(8)them,forwomenwerenotallowedtojoinit.In1906,PierrediedinanaccidentbutMariewenton(9)(work)asaprofessorandscientistuntilshediedin1934.MadameCurieisourhero.NotonlydidshediscoverradiumbutalsowontheNobelPrize(10)(two)inherlifetime.WecanlearnalotfromMadameCurie.15.(2021•⃩m)▅$?ᦻ@᪷?ᦻᑁ✌(@ᙠᜐᐭ0〉DḄᓫTR]oThemobilephoneisausefulthing,butmaybeIdon'tknow(1)htouseit.Sometimesitmakesthingsdifficultforme.OnedayIwantedtoseemyfriendnearby.Icould(2)aathishouseinfiveminutes,butIlookedatmymobilephoneandthought(3)iwouldbebettertoringhimup.I(4)rhimforthefirsttime,butthelinewasbusy.Fiveminuteslater,therewasananswer,butitwasthewrongnumber.ThenItried(5)aandthistimeIgotananswerfromhim.Iaskedhimifhewasathomeintheaftemoon.Andhesaid--at(6)1Ithoughthesaidhewouldbeathomeallafternoon.SoIwenttohishouse,butthenIfound(7)nin.Icalledhimforthefourthtime.ThistimeIgotsoangrythatI(8)s,"Youarenotathome?Butyoujusttoldmeoverthetelephonethatyouwouldbeathomeallafternoon!"Here(9)whisanswer,"No,Isaid.'IwillNOTbeathomeallafternoon.,HIwentbacktomyroom,satdowninfrontofthemobilephoneandlookedatit.What

9(10)ecould1do?Nothing!16.(2021•
zm)Nowadays,lotsofforeignersarelearningChinese.Likemanyofthem,IknewonlytwowordsofChinese("NiHao"and"XieXie")(1)IfirstcametoBeijingin2009.Asyoucanguess,Ilived(2)difficultlifeafterIarrived.Simpletaskslikeorderingfoodortakingataxiwerequitestressful.IknewIhadtolearnmoreaboutthe(3),soIattendedalanguageclass.Myteacherwascheerful,althoughIdidn'tlearn(4)enoughtohavearealconversation.LaterIstudiedon(5)ownaswell,butmyprogresswasstillslow.AndIdecidedto(6)up.Aroundthistime,IstartedplayinginabandwithaChineseman(7)becameoneofmybestfriendsinBeijing.Hetaughtmealotofwordsaboutmusic,suchas"melody"HelearnedalotofEnglishwordsfrommeinreturn,soitwasagoodwaytoexchangethelanguageandculture.IhavelearnedenoughChinesetodeal(8)manyproblemslikebookingtraintickets.Thesedays,therearemoreforeignersstudyingChinese.Ibelieveditwouldbe(9)usedinthenearfuture.Also,Ibelievedthatthebestwaytolearnalanguageistomake(10)withnativespeakersandspendtimewiththem.17.(2021•gm)FlowliketheriverofchangeLittlestreamrandownfromahighmountainthroughmanyvillagesandforests.Thenitreachedadesert."Iwentthroughsomanyd(1).Ishouldhavenoproblemcrossingthedesert,nshethought.Asshestarted,shefoundherselfslowlydisappearingintothesand.Aftermanytries,shestillfailed."MaybeIcan'treachtheocean,"shesaidsadlytoh(2).Atthistime,adeepvoicesaid,"Ifabreeze(r)cancrossthedesert,soc(3)ariver."Itwasthevoiceofthedesert.Butthelittlestreamanswered,"Thafsbecauseabreezecanfly,butIcannot.""That'sbecauseyoucan'tgiveupwhatyouare.Letyourselfevaporate(O)intothebreeze,anditcantakeyoua(4)saidthedesert,"GiveupwhatIamnow?No!No!"Thelittlestreamcouldnota(5)thisidea."Thebreezecancarrythevapor(O)acrossthedesertandletitleaveasr(6).Therainwillformariveragain,nsaid

10thedesert."Andwhetheryou'reariverorvapor,yournatureneverc(7)Hearingthis,thelittlestreamwentintotheopenarmsofthebreeze.Itcarriedhertothenexts(8)ofherlife.Thecourseofourlivesislikethee(9)ofthelittlestream.Ifyouwanttogothroughdifficultiesinyourlifetoheadfors(10)youshouldalsochangethewayyouare.18.(2021•ᓭᐙm)▅$%☢?ᦻ@ᙠᜐᐭ10〉DḄᓫFᡈᑁᓫFḄHIJK@ᫀᑏᙠ⚪ᓱḄ஺Whatisthe"taste"ofSpringFestival?FormostChinese,it(1)(meaning)redlanternsatthedoors,luckycharactersonthewallsandpaper-cutsonthewindowpanes.(2)peopleinYuCounty,HebeiProvince,theirspecialpaper-cutsareanimportanttraditionduringtheChineseNewYear.ZhangHaiquan,56,isthe(3)(five)-generation(¡)leaderofthenorthernschoolforYuCountypaper-cutting.Zhang'schildhoodmemoriesare(4)(fill)withpaper-cuts."MyfriendsandI(5)(will)makethepaper-cutsandsellthemtobuyfirecrackers."Now,heishappytosharehisartwork(6)familiesandfriends,sendinghisbestwishesfortheSpringFestival.Datingbackto(7)6thcentury,theartformisatraditionalhandicraft(^¢_£)thatincludescuttingdesignsintopaper.(8)playsanimportantroleinChinesefestivalsandethnic(¤¥Ḅ)activities.Theculturalmeaningshavemadeit(9)oftherichestChinesefolkarts.Operacharacters,historical(10)(story),plantsandanimals,luckypatternsandactivitiesfromourdailylivesallbecomethesubjectsofpaper-cutsthatbeautifywindowpanesacrossChinaduringtheSpringFestival.ltincreasesthefestiveatmosphere([¦)@andexpressesgoodwishesforthenextyear.19.(2021•§m)Mychildrenare(1)(grow)upfast.Astheygetbigger,ourhouseseemstogetsmaller.Sowewanttosellsomeofourthingsinayardsaleandgivethemoneytoachildren'shome.Wehavealready(2)(clear)outalotofthingsfromourbedrooms.Wehavedecidedtoeachsellfivethingsthatwenolongeruse.Mysonwasquitesadat

11first.Althoughhehasnotplayedwithhisoldtoysforalongtime,hestillwantedtokeepthem.Forexample,he(3)(own)atrainandrailwaysetsincehisfourthbirthday,andheplayedwithitalmosteveryweekuntilhewasaboutseven.Andhedidnotwanttolosehistoymonkey,either.Hesleptnexttothemonkeyeverynightwhenhe(4)(be)achild.Mydaughterwasmoreunderstanding,althoughshealso(5)(feel)sadtopartwithcertaintoys.Asforme,Ididnotwanttogiveupmyfootballshirts,but,tobehonest,Ihavenotplayedforawhilenow.Iamgettingolder,too!20.(2021•ᔡ᪍m)addedwondereithersomethingalsofromtimesbacktallDidyoueverthinkabouthowpeoplegottheirsurnames(familynames)?Didyouever(92).whowasthefirstpersontohaveyoursurname?ManymodernBritishsurnamesgo(93).totheVikingsandAnglo-SaxonswhoruledEnglandfor300years,until1066AD.Duringthose(94),peoplejusthadonename.Totelleachpersonapart,theAnglo-Saxonsadded(95).theplaceapersoncamefromorthejobtheydidtotheirfirstname.Forexample,aladycalledAgatha(96).thetownofBlackbumcouldbecalledAgathaBlackbum.TheVikings,ontheotherhand,(97).thenameofaperson*sfatherormother.SoErikJonsonwasthesonofamannamedJon.ManyVikingmen(98)hadnicknames(ª).Theseusedtomeantheoppositeofwhatthepersonwasactuallylike.Forexample,JohnShortcouldbeavery(99).man,orErikWisecouldbeamanwhowasnotveryclever!So,nexttimesomeonetellsyoutheirsurname,stopandthinkforaminute.Itmighttellyou(100).abouttheirancestors(ἔᐜ)fromcenturiesago!

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23Ialsowant(4)toknow(know)whyChinesemusicalwayssoundsso(5)relaxing(relax)andcalmtome.DoyouhaveanyrecommendationsfordifferenttypesofChinesemusicIcanlistento?Theschoolholidays(6)willcome(come)soon.Perhaps,overtheholidays,Icanlearnalot(7)more(much)aboutChinesemusic.1(8)havestarted(start)lessonsinPhysicsandChemistryalready.Fm(9)really(real)excitedbecauseIlovethese(10)subjects(subject).Ilookforwardtohearingbackfromyou!Sandyூὃ௃.ூᑖ᪆௃ᦻ⌕ᑏḄᕜḄ⁚᜻ᝯḄ$%&஺ூ()௃(1)was.ὃ+be,-஺᪷/lastweekᑨ12᝱456728,-ᵨ67:mymusiclesson;be,-ᵨwas.<=ᳮ(4ᕜᡃḄ$%&@᜻ᝯᦑ)ᫀ4was஺(2)us.ὃ+CDE-FG஺we4CDE-G,-;ᵨFGHF<=ᳮ(4ᡃIJ᪥ᨵMNḄOᣚQRSTUᐭᡃIḄ%WXYᦑ)ᫀ4us஺(3)isnamed.ὃ+Z,᝱஺᪷/hasᑨ12᝱45[ᙠ2]ᔠ<=ᡃ_`abcdefghbᨵi᪷jᨵklmᴊᑨ1GᜐᵨZ,᝱⊤q8,-ᵨis+,-Ḅ67ᑖ-ᦑ)ᫀ4isnamed.«(4)toknow.ὃ+,-_r:஺want;s,-_r:<=ᳮ(4ᡃtuv⍝4deN$%xᡃᩭz{|ᩭ}~e☟஺ᦑ)ᫀ4toknow஺(5)relaxing.ὃ+-஺sound4,-;s-,Chinesemusic4ᱥ,/ᑨ1GᜐᵨU-ingḄ-<=ᳮ(4ᡃtuv⍝4deN$%xᡃᩭz{|ᩭ}~e☟஺ᦑ)ᫀ4relaxing«(6)willcome.ὃ+5ᩭ2஺᪷/soonᑨ12᝱45ᩭ28,-ᵨwill+,-<=ᳮ(4@J᪥Ꮇ⌕ᑮᦑ)ᫀ4willcome஺(7)more.ὃ+-஺much4-alot⛲-<=ᳮ(4ᙠᎷᡃJᑮᐵN$%Ḅvᦑ)ᫀ4more஺(8)havestarted.ὃ+[ᙠᡂ2஺᪷/alreadyᑨ12᝱4[ᙠᡂ28,-4have+,-Ḅ67ᑖ-<=ᳮ(4ᡃ¢£¤¥ᱥᳮᓄJ&ᦑ)ᫀ4havestarted஺(9)really.ὃ+§-஺excited4-real4-⌕¨4§-⛲-<=ᳮ(4ᡃ©ª«,ᦑ)ᫀ4really஺

24(10)subjects.ὃ+ᦪf-ᦪ஺these,®¯;sᦪf-ᦪ<=ᳮ(4ᡃ©ª«,°4ᡃ±᰿®¯³´ᦑ)ᫀ4subjectsoூµ௃¶·ᐰᦻᳮ(ᦻ¹ᜧ=»¼]ᔠ½ᦻᑨ1<=᪷/<=¾✌gÀᑨ1Gᜐ-Á᪷/ÂᐵvᑏÃ-ḄÄÅ:ᡂ;ÆÇ▅·+É=ᔲÄÅ஺10.(2021•⎎ÍÎ)consider,they,much,who,like,subject,different,create,paint,beGood,better,best.Neverletitrest.ThisisthelessonwelearnfromXuYuanchong,thefamoustranslator(1)whocelebratedhis100thbirthdaythisApril.Xu*smotherwasinterestedinliteratureand(2)painting.Encouragedbyher,XubegantotranslateChinesepoetryintobothEnglishandFrenchwhenhewasstillateenager.Hesoonlearnedthe(3)differencesbetweenChineseandEuropeanlanguages.Onlyabouthalfofthewordsin(4)themcouldbetranslatedword-for-word.Thatiswhytranslatorshavetobe(5)creative.Asagreattranslator,Xustillworksforlonghourseverydayandtriestoimprovehistranslationstomakesuretheyarecorrectandbeautiful.Insomeway,ProfessorXuis(6)likethesportsmanLiuXiang.Forexample,Liuwasneversatisfiedwith(7)beingthefastest110-meterhurdlerintheworld.Healwaystrainedhardandtriedtobecomefaster.Eveninjuriesdidnotweakenhisdesire.BothXuandLiu(8)areconsideredtobethebest,butthathasn'tstoppedthemfromalwaystryingtobecomebetter.Theyaregreatrolemodelsforallofus.MostofyouaregoodatEnglishorsomeother(9)subjects.Afewofyouareeventhebestinyourclass.Butallofyouknowthatyoucanbebetterandthat,the(10)moreyoulearnandtheharderyoustudy,thebetteryouwillbecome.Thereisalwaysroomforimprovement!ூὃ௃⌱-.ூᑖ᪆௃ᦻ¹¶6ÐÑÒᑢÔḄᦑÕ«ÖCI⌕×ØÙᑮᨬÛ஺ூ()௃(1)who.ὃ+E-஺<=Ü®Ý℉fḄßàáâã4ᨴåæTḄ100çQè஺whoéê©▲rᔣrí<ᦑwho஺(2)painting.ὃ+f-஺<=ÜḄÀîxᦻJïðñᐶó஺ôrõbeinterestedin+f-E-ᡈὅ,-ing,ᦑpainting஺(3)differences.ὃ+f-஺<=ÜT@JøùúûüýþḄÿ஺difference

25ᦪ⊤ᢣᦑdifferences஺(4)them.ὃ஺ᨵᜧḄᓫ⌲!"஺of#$☢⌕'()ᦑthem஺(5)creative.ὃ*+஺᪷-./012"ὅ45ᐹᨵ7⌼ឋcreative*+ᨵ7⌼:Ḅ;ᙠbe$=⊤>ᦑcreative஺(6)like.ὃ#஺?ᦟᣴBCDᕒᑢGHI஺like#I;ᙠbe$=⊤>ᦑlikeo(7)being.ὃKD஺ᑢGLMNOPᡂ0RSTᨬVḄ110WXCDᕒ஺with#$☢⌕'Ding,ᦑbeing஺(8)areconsidered.ὃYD>᝱஺?Bᑢ[Y\0/ᨬ]Ḅ஺^_ᙠ`᝱ḄYD>᝱be+Dabᑖde⌕ᵨare,ᦑareconsidered஺(9)subjects.ὃ஺hijḄᜧkᦪlmno>ᡈᐸdrs஺some+tᦪᦑsubjectso(10)more.ὃv஺hwxykh.yz:஺"the+|}~the+|}~”⊤”y…y...”ᦑmoreoூ௃▅ᦻᦻᔠTᦻ᪷-ᑨ)ᜐḄ᪷-jḄᐵᑏ>Ḅ*ᡂ$ᨬ]ᦻ/ᔲ¡¢஺11.(2022•¤¥¦§)putonaftertraditionbeforegettogetherwhengetupimportantcelebrateuntilEveryChinesecelebratestheSpringFestival.It'sour(1)traditionalfestivalandit*salso(2)ihemostimportanlholidayofall.Itoftenlastsonemonth.(3)Beforethespringfestivalcomes,allthefamiliesusuallycleantheirhouses.OnthenightofthespringfestivalevemostpeoplealwayswatchtheSpringFestivalGalaEvening(4)untilmidnight.Evensomepeopledon'tsleepthewholenight.Peoplebegintosetofffirecrackers(5)tocelebratetheNewYearassoonasit*s12o'clockinthenight.Onthemorningofthespringfestival,people(6)getupveryearlyandthey(7)putontheirnewclothesandshoes(8)whentheywakeup.Familymembers(9)gettogetherandeatalotofdeliciousfood-dumplingsanddishes.(10)After

26that,peopledolotsofinterestingthings,suchasplayingcards,visitingrelativesandfriends.Everyoneisveryhappy.ூὃ௃>©.ூᑖ᪆௃ᦻ«⌕#¬j®Ḅ¯°/ᨬ±⌕Ḅ⁚³´µ¶⚶¸.ூ¹º௃1.traditionalὃ*+,᪷-¼☢theSpringFestival᧡⁚¾$☢Ḅfestival⁚³,/ᡃiḄÀÁḄ⁚³,ᵨtradition/,*+traditional,ᦑºᫀ/traditional.2.themostimportantὃ*+.᪷-☢theSpringFestival᧡⁚holidayÃÄ/±⌕ḄᎷƾ$☢ofall…ᡠᨵj⌕ᵨᨬÈ~¼☢⌕'the,ᦑºᫀ/themostimportant.3.BeforeὃÉ.᪷-$☢,allthefamiliesusuallycleantheirhousesᐰËᡭÍÎÏÃÄ/᧡⁚¼ᦑºᫀ/Before.4.untilὃÉ.watchtheSpringFestivalGalaEvening(4)midnight᧡⁚ὶѵÃÄ/ÒᑮᓤÕᦑºᫀ/until.5.tocelebrateὃD.ftitKPeoplebegintosetofffirecrackers(5)theNewYear¼☢Ö;×¥ÃÄ/ØÙ¯°MÚÛsḄÜ>ᦑºᫀ/tocelebrate.6.getupὃD.᪷-ᐰᦻ`᝱▰ÞḄßàᡠ`᝱/_ᙠ`«>peopletᦪ*veryearly,ÃÄ/áḄâãäᦑºᫀ/getup.7.putonὃD.᪷-$☢theirnewclothes¯⊟æÃÄ/çTᐰᦻ`᝱▰ÞḄßàᡠ`᝱/_ᙠ`«>theytᦪ*ᦑºᫀ/puton.8.whenὃÉ.᪷-clothesandshoes(8)theywakeup.çT¯⊟æBè$☢Ö⏨$ÃÄ/whenêëḄ`ìÜ>Lᦑºᫀ/when.9.gettogetherὃD.᪷-ᐰᦻ`᝱▰ÞḄßàᡠ`᝱/_ᙠ`Familymembers(9)andeatalotofdeliciousfood-dumplingsanddishes«>/tᦪ*ÃÄ/¶ᑮáᔛîᦑºᫀ/gettogether.10.AfterὃÉ.᪷-$☢peopledolotsofinterestingthings,suchasplayingcardsïðÃÄ/ñò$ᦑºᫀ/After.ூ௃ὃ>©.᪷-ᡠóḄôᦻõöᨵᡠ¹ᯠ$᪷-ôᦻḄᜧøöᵨᔠ〉Ḅᔠ〉Ḅ*ᡂú⚪üôᦻý¡¢.12.(2022•nþ¦§)A.probablyB.blanketsC.completelyD.freedomE.goout

27Thereareotherthingstoo.Lookinyourbedroom.Wheredidyougetallthosethings?Yourbed,theclothesinthewardrobe,the(1)Bthatkeepyouwarmandalltheotherthings.I'msuremostofitcamefromyourparents.Idon'tlikeheatinghowyourparentsdo'nothing'foryou.They(2)Adomoreforyouthanyourealize.Thinkaboutitnexttimeyoustartcomplainingaboutyourparents---thepeoplewhocareaboutyousomuch.Yes,thereareproblems,ofcourse.Yourparentsdon'tletyou(3)E.Youthinktheysometimestreatyoulikeachild.Butwhydoyouthinktheydothat?Theanswerissimpletheyworryandcareaboutyou,andthat'swhytheysometimesdon'tgiveyouthe(4)_Dyouwant.So,pleasestopbeforeyousay'Myparentsdon'tcareaboutme.'Theydo.ூὃ௃⌱
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28laydown,andmovedunderthecarchangingthetire.Buthehadtogetd(3)irtyandhishandshurt.Ashewastighteningupthelugnuts,sherolleddownthewindowandbegantotalktohim.ShetoldhimthatshewasfromSt.Louisandwasonlyjustpassingthough.Shewasgratefulforhishelp.Teddyjustsmiledashefinishedthework.Theladyaskedhowmuchsheowedhim.Anyamountwouldbeallrightwithher.Shealreadyi(4)maginedalltheawfulthingsthatmighthappenifhehadnotstopped.Teddyneverthoughtaboutbeingpaid.Thiswasnotaj(5)obtohim.ThiswashelpingsomeoneinneedandGodknowstherewereplentywhohadgivenhimahandinthepast.Hehadlivedhiswholelifethatway,anditneveroccurredtohimtoactanyotherway.Hetoldherthatifshereallywantedtopayhimback,thenexttimeshesawsomeonewhoneededhelp,shecoulddohimorherafavourw(6)ithouthesitation.Teddyadded,"Andthinkofme."Hewaiteduntilshestartedhercaranddroveoff.lthadbeenacolddayandhehadfeltd(7)epressedjustnow.Nowhefeltgoodashewenthome,disappearingintothetwilight(⁐).ூὃ\௃✌▅
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30(10)twice(two)inherlifetime.WecanlearnalotfromMadameCurie.ூὃ\௃Lu
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