08-2023年上海市初三英語一模真題專項訓(xùn)練之閱讀回答問題

Answerthequestions（根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容回答下列問題）（12分）

2023虹口一模

Onceuponatime,amanwasluckytohavealovingson.Buttheyoungman

neverhadtodealwithanyproblems.

“MyboyshouldhavesomeexperienceofdealingwithillIUCkJthoughtthe

father,sohesentthesonintotheforesttobringbacksomewood.Onlyanoldcart（馬

車）withtwooxen（公牛）wasfreeforthework.

“Ifyourcartbreaksupintheforest,"Necessity9willteachyouwhattodo,“the

mansaid.Thesonthoughtthat“Necessity“mustbeakindmanwholivedinthe

forestandhelpedpeopleintrouble.

Thesondrovefarintotheforestandfoundlotsofgoodtrees.Hecutdownthe

treesandputthewoodontothecart.Whenthecartwasfull,hesetoffforhome.

However,ashedroveovertheroughground,oneoftheaxles（車軸）broke.

“Ihopethat'Necessity9isnearby,,,thoughttheson.Thenheranalltheway

throughtheforestandshouted,"NECESSITY!NE-CESS-ITY!!,,

Nooneanswered.

“willstopsearchingforFather,scleverfriend,,,hethought.??Iwilldothejob

myself.WhatuselessadviceFathergaveme!”

Hewentbacktothecartandstartedtorepairtheaxle.Whentheworkwasdone,

hedrovehome.Finally,hemadeafinejobofboththerepairandcollectinggood

wood.

Hisfatherwaspleasedwithhim,buttheboywasquiteangry."Icouldnotfind

"Necessity5anywhere/9saidtheson."Hedidnotteachmeanything.AllI,velearned

isthat6

“Thereyouare,“smiledthefather.”'Necessity'didteachyouagoodlesson.I

toldyouhewould.”

58.Theyoungmandidn,tusetodealwithanyproblems,didhe?

59.Wheredidthefathersendtheson?

60.Whowas“Necessity“accordingtotheson?

61.Howdidthecartbreakintheforest?

62.Whywasthefatherpleasedwiththesonintheend?

63.Whatcanbefilledintheblankinthelastparagraph?

AllI,velearnedisthat.

2023普陀一模

Itwasabout2:00am.Iwasdrivingmytaxionthewaytopickupapassenger.

WhenIarrivedtocollect,Ifoundthebuildingwasdark.Ijustsawasinglelightina

groundfloorwindow,Iwalkedtothedoorandknocked,4Uustaminute,,,answereda

weak,elderlyvoice.

Afteralongsilence,thedooropenedandasmallwomaninhereightiesstood

beforeme.Shehasasmallsuitcasebesideher.Itookthesuitcasetothecar,andthen

returnedtohelpher.Shetookmyarmandwalkedslowlytowardthecar.Shekept

thankingmeformykindness.

“It'snothing/91toldher."IjusttrytotreatmypassengersthewayIwouldwant

mymothertreated79

“Oh,you,resuchagoodyoungman.^^Shesaid.Whenwegotintothetaxi,she

gavemeanaddress,andthenasked,ζ?Couldyoudrivethroughcitycenter?^^

“It'snottheshortestWay."Iansweredimmediately.

“Oh,I,mfamiliarwiththecity.AndΓminnohurry.,,shesaid."I'monmyway

toahospice（臨終醫(yī)院）.Idon,thaveanyfamilyleft.ThedoctorsaysIdon,thave

verylong.Itwouldbethelasttimeformetotravelaroundthecity...”

Iquietlyreachedoverandshutoffthemeter（計價器）.Forthenexttwohours,

wedrovethroughthecity.Sheshowedmethebuildingwhereshehadonceworkedas

aliftoperatorandtheneighborhoodwhereshehadlivedin.Andshealsotoldmeto

parkinfrontofafurnitureshopthatoncehadbeenaballroom.Shehadgonedancing

thereasagirl.

Sometimesshe,daskmetoslowdowninfi`ontofaparticularbuilding.Shejust

satandstaredintothedarkness,sayingnothing.Atdawn（黎明）,shesuddenlysaid,

'Tmtired.Lefsgonow."

Wedroveinsilencetotheaddressshehadgivenme."HowmuchshallIpay

you?”Sheasked,ζζNothing.^^Ireplied.

“Youhavetomakealiving,,,sheanswered.t?Oh,thereareotherpassengers,,,I

said.

Almostwithoutthinking,Igaveherahug.Sheheldontometightlywithtears.

Ourhugendedwithherwords,"6"

58.Whatjobdidthewriterdo?

59.Howoldwasthesmallwoman?

60.Whydidthesmallwomanchoosetoridethroughthecity?

61.Howlongdidthetravelinglastthatnight?

62.Howdidthesmallwomanfeelafterthewritergaveherahug?

63.Whatcanbefilledintheblank?（Nomorethan15words）

2023楊浦一模

JackLondonwasborninCalifornia,USA,in1876.Asayoungmanin1897,he

tookpartinthefamousKlondikeGoldRush,whenahugenumberofpeoplerushedto

theYukoninCanadatolookforgold.WhenLondonreturnedtoCaliforniain1898,

hestartedwritingstories.HisnovelsTheCalloftheWildandWhiteFangarebased

onhisexperiencesintheYukon.Hediedin1916.

TheCall'

ofthe

Wild

Anextract⑴fromThecallofthewild

.

JACKLONDON

Buckdidnotreadthenewspapers.Hedidnotknowthattroublewascomingf?r

everybigdoginCalifornia.MenhadfoundgoldintheYukon,andthesemenwanted

big,strongdogstoworkinthecoldandsnowofthenorth.

BucklivedinMrMiller,sbighouseinthesunnySantaClaravalley.Therewere

largegardensandfieldsoffruittreesaroundthehouse,andarivernearby.Inabig

placelikethis,ofcourse,thereweremanydogs.Therewerehousedogsandfarm

dogs,buttheywerenotimportant.Buckwaschiefdog;hewasbornhere,andthis

washisplace.Hewasfouryearsoldandweighedsixtykilos.Hewentswimming

withMrMiller,ssonsandwalkingwithhisdaughters.Hecarriedthegrandchildren

onhisback,andhesatatMrMiller,sfeetinfrontofthefireinwinter.

Butthiswas1897,andBuckdidnotknowthatmenanddogswerehurryingto

north-westCanadatolookforgold.AndhedidnotknowthatManuel,oneofMr

Miller,sgardeners,neededmoneyforhislargefamily.Oneday,whenMrMillerwas

out,ManuelandBuckleftthegardentogether.Itwasjustaneveningwalk,Buck

thought.Noonesawthemgo,andonlyonemansawthemarriveattherailway

station.ThismantalkedtoManuel,andgavehimsomemoney.Thenhetiedapiece

ofropearoundBuck,sneck.

Buckgrowled121,andwassurprisedwhentheropewaspulledhardaroundhis

neck.Hejumpedattheman.ThemancaughthimandsuddenlyBuckwasonhisback

withhistongueoutofhismouth.Forafewmomentshewasunabletomove,andit

waseasyforthetwomentoputhimintothetrain.

WhenBuckwokeup,thetrainwasstillmoving.Themanwassittingand

watchinghim,butBuckwastooquickforhimandhebittheman,shandhard.Then

theropewaspulledagainandBuckhadtoletgo.

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74.BuckwasonceJackLondon,sdog,wasn,the?

75.WhywasBuckdifferentfromtheotherdogs?

76.WhydidManuelstealBuckfromMr.Miller?

77.WheredidManuelandthemanputBuck?

78.WhatdidBuckdotothemanwhenhewokeup?

79.Inwhataspects(方面)willBuck,snewlifebedifferentfromhisoldlife?(List

atleasttwo.)

2023松江一模

SebaStephensisonly10yearsold,buthe,saverytalentedmusician.Heplays

thedrums,bass,guitar,andpiano.

Sebagrewupwithmusicallaround.Beforeheturnedthree,hisparentsasked

himwhathewantedforhisbirthday.uDrums!,,heanswered.Hisparentsweren,tsure,

butafterseeinghimplaythedrumsatalocalmusicstore,theydecidedhewasserious.

Theyboughthimajuniordrumkit6成套的架子鼓)?“Hedidn,tstopplaying-ever/9

sayshisdad.

Buttwomonthslater,Sebagrewupset.Hecouldn,tmakethesoundshewanted

withhisjuniordrumkit.Hisparentsboughthimaprofessionaldrumkitandsigned

himupforlessons.Injustafewmonths,hisdrumteacherreportedthatSebawas

learningextremelyquicklyandneededahigherleveloftraining.Hewasstillfour.

Sebastartedabandinkindergarten.Inthefirstgrade,hebeganearningmoneyby

playingmusic.

In2020,SebajoinedasummermusicprogramatBerkleeCollegeofMusic《伯克

禾IJ音樂學(xué)院)asan8-year-oldboy.Hestudiedbassinanonlineprogram.Tokeepup,

hehadtopracticeupto36hoursaweek.

Afterthebusysummer,Sebamadeadecisiontobehome-schooled(tobe

educatedathomeinsteadofbeingsenttoschool)byhisparentssothathecould

keepgoingtoBerkleeduringtheschoolyear.Hedidschoolworkinthemornings.In

theafternoonsheworkedonmusic.Andatnightheusuallyworkedonmusicsome

more.

InMay,2021,Sebabecametheyoungestpersonevertoreceiveaprofessional

certificatefromBerklee.Thecertificateisequaltoaboutfourcollege-levelclasses.

Whenhe,soldenough,SebahopestogotocollegeatBerklee.Fornow,he,sstill

practicingandplaying.

58.Sebaisatalentedmusician,isn,the?

59.WhatdidSebawantforhisthirdbirthday?

60.WhydidSebagrowupsettwomonthsafterhereceivedhispresent?

61.HowoldwasSebawhenhejoinedasummermusicprogramatBerkleeCollegeof

Music?

62.WhatdidSebadecidetodoafterthesummeronlineprogram?

63.WhatdoyouthinkleadstoSeba,ssuccessinmusic?（請至少寫出三個方面的因

素）

2023寶山一模

JimmyandLiLeiarelisteningtoMr.Peterson,theirRE.teacher,tellthemthat

theyaregoingtoplaydodgeballinclass.LiLei,concerned（擔(dān)，心的）shewilllook

sillybecauseshedoesnotknowhowtoplayit,looksforhelp.Jimmyseesher

worriedlook,soheasks,“LiLei,Whafswrong?"

?LiLeianswers,t?InChina,weplaydodgeball,butIthinkit,sdifferentfromthe

Americanstyle,soIdon,tknowhowtoplayitintheAmericanway.”

JimmyiseagertohelpLiLei,anexchangestudentathisschool.Hesays,uIfs

nottoohard.First,therearefiveballs.Mr.Petersonputsalloftheballsinthemiddle

ofthecourt.Thetwoteamsstandatdifferentendsofthecourt.Then,Mr.Peterson

blowshiswhistle（口肖子）tostartthegame.Whenyouhearthewhistle,runandtryto

takeoneoftheballs.Then,throwtheballatthemembersoftheoppositeteam.”

LiLeiasks,??Whataboutcatchingtheball?IfIcatchtheball,amIout?”

"Actually,ifyoucatchtheball,thenthepersonwhothrewtheballisout.Also,

onememberfromyourownteamcancomebackandplaywhenyoucatchthebalL^^

LiLeiisstillworried.?tTherearesomanyballs.I,mafraidIwon,tseeone

thrownatme.Whatifaballhitsmeontheheadandbreaksmyglasses?”

Jimmysays,?Teoplearen,tsupposedtothrowatyourhead.Ifsomeonehitsyou

onthehead,thenthatpersonisout.Also,theballsaresoft,sotheywon,thurtyou.

Butbecareful.Sometimes,oneplayerdistracts（使...分心）youwhileanother

playertriestohityou.Lastly,whentimeisup,Mr.Petersonwillcountthemembers

leftineachteam.If,theotherteamwins.”

WiththehelpofJimmy,LiLeidoesn,tfeelworriedanymoreandsays,"This

soundsfun.Ican,twaittoplay.”

58.LiLeiisanexchangestudentinanAmericanschool,isn,tshe?

59.WhyisLiLeiconcernedwhenshelearnssheisgoingtoplaydodgeball?

60.Wheredothetwoteamsstandinadodgeballgame?

61.WhathappensifLiLeicatchestheball?

62.WhyshouldLiLeibecarefulwhenoneplayerfromtheotherteamdistractsher?

63.Whatcanbefilledintheblank,

2023靜安一模

DifferentAttitudestowardsHairstyles

Anewresearchshowsthatwomentry150differenthairstylesintheirlifetime,

includingvariouscuts,coloursandshapes.However,mensettle（固定）ontheir

favouritehairstyleaftertryingonly5differentcuts.

Thestudyof2,000womenhasfoundthatwomenvisitthehairdresserfivetimesa

yearonaverage,andabout100liketotrysomethingdifferentwitheachtriptothe

hairdresser.Almosthalfarewillingtobeexperimentalandchangetheirhairstyle.

Womenarelikelytogofortwonewstylesandatleastonecolourchangeevery

yearbetweentheagesof15and65.Thestudyfoundthat64percentofwomenwill

changetheirhairsimplybecausetheyareboredwiththeircurrentstyle.Nearly12

percentwillchangetheirhairsoastolooklikeacelebrity（名人）while15percent

willchangetheirstyleforawedding.13percentofwomenwouldchangetheir

hairstyleafterhavingababy.Otherreasonsfortryinganewhairstylewerebirthdays.

However,menarenotastroublesomeaswomen.Theyonlytryfivedifferent

hairstylesandthensticktotheirfavouriteoneintheirlifetime.Menusuallystickwith

justonestylebecauseofitsbeingconvenient（68percent）orbeinglikedbytheir

partner（10percent）.

Thestudyof2,000menalsonoticedhowcelebrityhairstyles（名人發(fā)型）have

theinfluenceonthemandwhatkindofhaircutswouldbemorefashionableintheir

eyes.400ofthemadmittheywanttogrowtheirhairlongertocopythelikesofDavid

BeckhamandactorBradPitt,while240considerdying（染色）theirhairgrey,to

keepupwithfashiontrends（）朝流）.Actually,ahairstylethatstandsforone,s

personalityisthefirstchoiceformen.

63.Whotrymoredifferenthairstylesbeforesettlingontheirfavourite,menor

women?

64.Inthestudy,howoftendowomenliketovisitthehairdresseronaverage?

65.Whatisthereasonfor64%ofwomentochangetheirhairstyles（inPart.3）?

66.Whydomostmenstickwithjustonehairstyleinthisarticle?

67.Howmanymeninthestudywouldliketocopythelikesofthecelebrities?

68.Doyouagι*eethatahairstylecanstandforone,spersonality?WhyorWhynot?

2023崇明一模

OnasmallhillinHuaping,Yunnan,thereisasmallschool.However,overthe

pasttwelveyears,ithasrewrittenthefate（命運(yùn)）of1,804poorgirlsbysendingthem

touniversities.

ZhangGuimei,now63,istheheadmasterofthisschool.Shebeganteachingin

Huaping-oneofChina,spoorestareas一twentyyearsago.Theteacherwondered

whymanygirlsinherclasswouldjustonedaystopcomingtoschool.Aftersome

investigations,Zhanglearnedthattheywerefromverypoorfamilies.Thesegirlswere

forcedtoworkorgetmarriedatayoungage.44Weoftensaythatwewanteveιychild

tohaveafairstart,“shesaid.??Butthesepoorgirlsdon,tevenhaveachancetostand

onthestartingline.”

Zhangwantedtochangethis.Shespentyearstryingtoraisemoney.Finallyin

2008,shesetuptheHuapingHighSchoolforGirls.IfsChina,sfirstandonlyfree

publichighschoolforgirls.

Zhanggetsupat5a.m.everydaytoturnonthelightsoneachfloorofthe

teachingbuilding.Manygirlsaretimid（膽怯）,theheadmasterexplains.Shewants

themtofeelsaferontheirwaytoclasses.Afteryearsoftiringwork,Zhangisnowin

poorhealth,buttheschoolandthechildrenmattermorethananythingelseinher

mind.

Zhang,sstoryhaswarmedheartsallaroundChinaandinspiredmanytofollowin

herfootsteps.ZhouYunliwasoneofherstudents.Aftershefinisheduniversity,she

heardthatheralmamater（母校）wasshortofmathteachers.Sheimmediately

returnedtotheschooltoteach."'WithoutMsZhang,Iwouldbenobody,“Zhousaid

withasmile.ζ?Whenyoubecomestrong,youmustremembertohelpothers.Thisis

whatMsZhangtaughtus.”

58.Whathappenedtothe1804girlsfromasmallschoolinHuaping?

59.MsZhanghastaughtinHuapingfortwentyyears,hasn,tshe?

60.WhydidmanygirlsinMsZhang,sclassstopgoingtoschool?

61.WhendidMsZhangsetuptheHuapingHighSchoolforGirls?

62.WhydidZhouYunlireturntotheschooltoteachmath?

63.WhatcanyoudoafterlearningthestoryaboutMsZhang?

2023奉賢一模

MaryAnning:theFossilHunter

Asafossil（化石）scientist,MaryAnningmadegreatcontributions（貢獻(xiàn)）toher

fieldinthe19thcentury.HernameisnowwidelyknowninBritainandevenEurope.

Butthatwasnotalwaysthecase.

Anningwasatalentedwoman.Shedidnotreceiveanypropereducationand

taughtherselfgeology（地質(zhì)學(xué)）andpaleontology（古生物學(xué)）?

Anninggrewupbythesea.Atayoungage,sheshowedgreatinterestinstudying

thefossilsalongthecoastline.Anningworkedveryhard.Shewentoutinallweathers

tosearchforfossils.Attheageof12,sheuncoveredaskeleton（）thatlookedlike

acrocodile（鱷魚）.Then,aftertenyearsoftirelesseffort,shemadeanamazing

discovery.Itwasahugefossilofsomethingthattheworldhadneverseenbefore.

However,manyofAnning,sfindingsdisagreedwiththeoriesthathadbeen

widelyaccepted.What,smore,atthattime,peoplehadlittlerespectforfemale

scientists.Anning,sfindingswereevenpublishedwithouthername.Duringher

lifetime,thewomanwasneverseriouslyconsideredtobeascientist.

Butsuchtroublesdidn,tstopAnningfrommakingmorediscoveries.Thewoman

wasstillkeenonstudyingallsizesandtypesoffossilsalongsidethesea.Her

discoverieshelpedtoprovetheexistenceofsomeextinct（已滅絕的）animals.They

formedthebasisforCharlesDarwin,sOntheOriginofSpecies（《物種起源》）.

Inrecentyears,moreandmorepeoplehavecometorealizetheimportanceof

Anning,swork.SheisnowlistedamongthetoptenBritishwomenwhohavegreatly

affectedthehistoryofscience.Anningwasanambitiousandhard-workingwomanin

history.Shedeservestoberemembered.

58.MaryAnningwasafossilscientist,wasn,tshe?

59.HowdidMaryAnningIeamgeologyandpaleontology?

60.Whathappenedtoherattheageof12?

61.Whendidshediscoverthattheskeletonwasahugefossilofsomethingthatthe

worldhadneverseenbefore?

62.Whatdidherdiscoveryhelptoprove?

63.IfyouhaveachancetointerviewMaryAnning,whatquestionwouldyouliketo

askhermost?Why?

2023嘉定一模

“Hey,Dan,youlookliketheunhappiestguyintheworld!,,saidElla,asthey

volunteeredasushers（引座員）atthetheater.

“Yeah,“Danreplied,tryingtosmile.44Remembertheroleyouhelpedmepractise

lastweek?Well,Ifailedagain.”"Oh,Dan,keeppracticing!You,llbeontheother

sideofthecurtainoneday,“saidElla.

Dankeptpracticing.Hesangdayandnight.Hesangeverywherehewent!He

wantedtobeanoperasingermorethananythingelseintheworld.Hevolunteeredat

thetheateronSaturdays,butheneededtostartearningmoneytopayforsingingand

Italianlessons.

OnedayDansawanadaskingforbicycledeliverymen.Thenhebeganhisnew

jobdeliveringfoodtocustomersalloverthecity.Danthoughtitwasveryrewarding

makinghungrypeoplehappy,buthehadaproblem.Hewasn,tgettingenoughtimeto

practicesinging.Thenoneday,hehadagreatidea.

Danarrivedat52ndStreet."Ihaveyourburgersandyourfries,,,heSang.'Thave

yoursodaandyourIe?mon?ade...“Thecustomerswereverysurprised!Whenhe

finished,theyclappedandgavehimanicebigtip.

Onenight,therewasanorderforlobstersouptoabeautiful,bighouseonthe

river.Danrangthebell,tookadeepbreathandSangJThaveyourlovelylobstersoup.

Itsmellsdelicioustomeee...”

Thedooropenedslowlyandawell-dressedwomanappeared.Shetookthesoup,

thenclosedthedoor,withnotipsatall.

Afewdayslater,DanreceivedatextinvitinghimtotheOperaHouse.

AttheOperaHouse,awomangreetedDan.ItwastheladywhoDandelivered

lobstersouptolastweek.Shesaid,??IamAntoniaAllegro,thedirectorhere.I,dlike

toinviteyoutoournextopera.Thisisyourfirstrehearsal（排練）.You,llpractice

today.Atmyhouselastweek,youhadoneofthemostbeautifulvoicesintheworld!

You,resotalented!Congratulations.Welcometotheshow!”

Dan,sfirstoperaperformancewasinfrontofthousandsofpeople,andhedidn,t

singaboutburgersorfriesorlemonade!

58.WheredidDanworkatthebeginningofthestory?

59.WhatdidDanwanttobeinsteadofanusher?

60.WhydidDanneedtostartearningmoney?

61.HowdidDanpractisesingingwhiledeliveringfood?

62.Thewomanlivinginabighouseonariverdidn,tgiveDananytip,didshe?

63.WhomightDansaythankstoafterhisfirstperformance?Listatleasttwopeople

andgivereasons.

2023閔行一模

Wearinglongrobes（長袍）andtallhats,agroupofforeignerswentonstageand

performedPekingOperaandballads（民謠）,aswellasspokeChinese.

Youcanseesceneslikethisatthe12th"Chinesebridge"-ChineseProficiency

（能力）CompetitionforForeignSecondarySchoolStudents.Knownasthe

“Olympics“ofChineselanguage,thecompetitiontookplaceinZhengzhou,Henanon

Nov2.

Morethan120students,representing105countries,gaveChinesespeechesand

showedofftheirtalentinareassuchaskungfu,taichiandcalligraphy（書法）.

MackovaVictoria,a15-year-oldgirlfromSlovakia,performedWuqinxiatthe

competition.Sheimitatedthemovementsofatiger,deer,hear,apeandbirdonstage.

Shegainedaninterestintraditionalmartialarts（武術(shù)）aftershefoundthatitcould

helpherrelaxhermuscles（肌肉）andstayfit."The2,000-year-oldexerciseiscool,

butfewpeoplehaveheardofit,“VictoriatoldXinhua.??Iwantmoreforeignpeopleto

appreciateit,aswellasappreciateChineseculture.99

Raissa,17,fromtheUnionoftheComoros,sangtheChinesesongWishYouSafe

andWell（祝你平安）duringthesecond-roundcompetition.c?Itisalsomysincere

wishforthepeopleofChinaandtheCOmOroSJsaidRaissa.Afterdoctorsonthe

ChinesemedicalteaminAfricacuredhergrandmotherthreeyearsago,Raissa

developedastrongemotionalconnectionwithChina.??Mydreamistostudymedicine

inChinasothatIcouldcurepatientsliketheChinesedoctorswhotreatedmy

grandmother/9saidRaissa.

Attheendofthefinalcontest,GermoleIacopofromItaly,whohasstudied

Chineseforfouryears,wonasthechampion（冠軍）.Forhim,thecompetitiongave

himachancetocommunicatewithyoungpeopleallaroundtheworld.44Weshould

learntoappreciateeachother,sdifferences,,,Germolesaid.

Thecompetitionisa“bridge“thatshows"accordingtoLiuLimin,

boardmemberoftheConfuciusInstitute（孑L子學(xué)院）."Bystudyingalanguage,you

actuallystarttoconnectwiththatculture,,,Liuadded.

58.Morethan120studentsfrom105countriestookpartinthecompetition,didn,t

they?

59.WhywasMackovaVictoriainterestedintraditionalmartialarts?

60.WhatwasRaissa,sdream?

61.HowlonghasGermoleIacopolearnedChinese?

62.Whatcanbefilledintheblankinthelastparagraph?

63.Thecompetitionisverymeaningfultoforeignstudents,pleasegiveyourreasons.

(Listatleasttwopoints.)

2023浦東一模

IAMTHEPINE

“Look,"IsaidtomyfriendMandy,holdingupthebright-redpaper."There,sa

five-dayartcampthissummer."

Mandytookthepaperandlookedatit."Tessa,youshouldgo.You,retheartist.I

amnot.^^

“YoucanIeamwithme."Isaidinanencouragingvoice.uIreallydidn,twantto

goalone.”

Mandysmiled,“Itried,butmylittlebrotherthoughtthecornsIpaintedwere

rockets.^^

Later,Icalledmyotherfriends,butnoneofthemcouldgowithme.Disappointed,

IdecidedtogooutsidetodrawtheWestons,pinetree.Drawingalwaysmademefeel

better.Ontheway,IthoughtabouttheartcampandwishedIfeltalittlebraver.

Mandycouldmakefriendswithothersin10minutes,butIwasembarrassedwhen

therewerenofamiliarfacesaroundme.BythetimeIarrivedthere,Ihadmade

myselfbelievethatIwashappytogiveupgoingtothecamp.

Itookoutmypencilsandstarteddrawingthestrongtrunkofthepine.OnceI

started,Ididn,tnoticetheflybuzzingaroundme.ThafswhyIjumpedwhenMr.

Westontalkedbehindme,"You'vedoneagreatjobshowingthestrengthofthattree.”

“Thanks."Ismiled.Mr.Westoncontinued,??I,veplantedpinetreesbefore.Youhave

tospreadouttherootsnearthesurfacesothetreecangetenoughwaterandgrowtall.

Ifyouplanttherootballtoodeep,thetreedriesupanddies.Rootsgrowout,not

down.”

NowInoticedtherootsallaroundthetree.I,dneverrealizedhowfaratree,sroots

stretched（延伸）outward.Itmademethinkabouttheartcampandmyownroots.I

wasplantingmyselfintoonedeepspotbecauseitfeltsafer.IfIwantedtogrow,Ihad

tostartreachingouttoo.

Thatnight,Imademyfinaldecision.Ifeltnervousbutexcited."IamStretChing

myrootsOUtintonewearthSOICangrow”,Ithought.??Iamthepine,,?

58.Howlongwouldtheartcamplast?

59.Whowasgoodatart,thewriterorherfriendMandy?

60.Whydidthewriterdecidetogiveupgoingtotheartcampatfirst?

61.HowdidthewriterfeelwhenMr.Westontalkedbehindher?

62.AccordingtoMr.Weston,sexperience,whatmakesapinetreegrowtall?

63.Whatistheimplied（隱含的）meaningoftheunderlinedsentence?Andwhatmay

thewriterdolater?

2023徐匯一模

A70-year-oldmandecidedtotakepartin70differentsportsonhis70thbirthday.

Hedidquiteagoodjob.Whenaskedwhy,hesaiditwassimplytohavesomefun.He

hadplayedsportasayoungsterandneverstopped.Hereiswhattheoldmansaidtoa

reporterabouthisdoingsportsthatyear.

I

Whatwasthesportyc）utriedfirst?

Shortlyaftermy70thbirthday,Itriedpaddle-boarding.Family

membersweregreatlyentertainedwatchingmefirsttrytogetonthe

board,thenstandontheboardandfinallyfallintothewaterbefore

tιyingalloveragain.ThelessonIlearnedwastTerseverancepaid

off?EventuallyIstood,IbalancedandIpaddled.Itwasanearly

success.

ThenIstartedtoteachmyselfthebasicsoffigureskating.They

madeitlooksoeasyonthescreen.Buttryingasimplespin（快速旋涔

轉(zhuǎn)）leftmefallingdownontheice,myelbowandkneehurting.I

refusedtogiveup.Ifatfirstyoudon,tsucceed,try,tryagain.Inthis

case,Ilearnedtheskillsofthesport-enoughtodoaveryshort

program-andperformeditformyfamilyandanyoneelsewho

happenedtobearoundatthecommunityclub.

犀

Besidesthefashionablesports,werethereanyregularsportsamongyourlist?

ThereweresomeindividualsportsItookturnstododuringtheday:

running,jumping,walking.Fortrack,Ibuiltmyownhighjumpand

hurdles.

74.Wheninterviewed,theoldmanwasgoingtohavehis70thbirthday,wasn,the?

75.Whatdidtheoldmankeepdoingsomanydifferentsportsfor?

Hekeptdoingthisforand.

76.Whatdoestheunderlinedpart^Perseverancepaidoff.ζ?mean?

Itmeans.

77.Whatquestionmaythereporteraskintheblank?

Thequestionmaybelikethis,"”.

78.Listatleasttwothingsthefamilydidfortheoldmanwhenhewas