Week 1
(2023·安徽中考)

Monday 完形填空

Dear Bruce,

Thanks for your email—good to hear from you. I’m looking forward to the exchange, too!

Anyway, about the 1 and things. The school here isn’t very 2 about most things, but there are a few things you need to know. First of all— 3 . You can wear what you want, 4 you can’t wear jeans with holes in them. You should 5 comfortable things. And it’ll be cold when you’re here so you’d better bring some 6 clothes.

The school’s pretty strict about phones—of course you can 7 them, but you have to 8 the phones and keep them in a place as you are required before class. You can’t just put them on silent, right? And you can bring 9 to school but you must eat it outside during the break. If it’s raining, you can eat in the classroom.

In short, it’s a good school and the teachers are kind. You really don’t have to worry about anything here. Hope my advice is 10 to you. Write again soon, OK? And tell me if there’s anything else you need to know.

Yours,
Sarah

Tuesday 阅读理解 A

There are about 8,000 million people living on our planet, but some of them don’t have enough food. Last year, more than 820 million people suffered from hunger. That’s sad. What’s more, it shouldn’t be a problem since the world wastes about 930 million tons of food each year.

XYZ Food Bank is working to help fix the problem. Now, you can, too! Just drop off some food so that we can continue to feed the needy.

We accept:

Canned food Biscuits Rice Boxed juice Noodles Candy

*No opened food.

*No expired ( 过期的 ) food.

*No food that needs to be in a fridge.

Come and offer your help! Every little bit makes a difference!

Email us at stophunger@xyzfoodbank.com.

Wednesday 阅读理解 B

Ten years ago, J.B. Gill decided to make a change. He moved from the city to start his own farm. As one of the members of a pop group, Gill had lived a busy life but the farm gave him a way to relax.

Although farming was new to him, Gill took the challenge and his experiences helped him write his book Ace and the Animal Heroes . The story follows Ace, whose life changes greatly when he moves to the countryside. After trying on a pair of magical wellies (长筒靴) , Ace realizes he can speak to the animals, who make up their minds to protect the farm.

Gill says that if he had his own pair of magical wellies, he would love to speak to wildlife, especially the wild deer ( 鹿 ) that sometimes appear near his farm. As they have no owners, Gill feels like he’s sharing their home. “It’s really interesting to hear what they’re thinking and know where they’re at,” he said.

Gill got his ideas for writing from the animals on his family farm. His children, Ace and Chiara, helped out with his book. Together, Gill’s family made sure that the pictures in the book looked like the animals they’d been based on. He said, “All of those have been really great to piece the whole book together.”

Thursday 阅读理解 C

In Dengfeng today, there are more than 50,000 students learning kung fu, a traditional art in China. They come to learn it * for many reasons. Some hope to become film stars. Others come to learn skills that will help them get good jobs in future. A few are sent by their parents to learn self-control and hard work.

“Attracting new students to traditional kung fu has become a problem,” says Hu Zhengsheng, who teaches it at a small school in Dengfeng. Hu fears that his art will soon die out. “It’s hard to convince kids to spend many years here, because the life of kung fu learners is not easy or interesting,” he says.

Hu’s students have to sleep in unheated rooms and keep training hard outside whatever the temperature. To learn kung fu well, they must have a strong will and learn respect as well.

For old traditions to live on, the young must learn and pass them down. Recently, to attract new students, Hu has brought some changes into his kung fu lessons to make them lively and interesting. Hopefully, more and more students will show interest in learning kung fu.

Friday 阅读理解 D

What makes you fall asleep? The main cause is your body clock, a time-keeper inside your body. But how to control and use your body clock? Scientists suggested having a shower before bed. Jumping into the shower around an hour before bed could mean you sleep better.

A warm shower helps you relax, and then after it warms you up, your core (核心) body temperature drops. This encourages you to fall asleep more quickly and sleep more soundly .

A study in 2019 said that a water temperature of 40℃ to 42.4℃ produces the best-quality (最优质的) sleep. After people lie down, most of them take about 20 minutes to fall asleep. However, if you have a shower one to two hours before going to bed, you will fall asleep 10 minutes earlier.

Core body temperature drops naturally before you sleep, then drops further during the night. It rises again as you wake up. It is thought that taking a warm shower will speed up the drop in temperature before bed, as it brings blood to the surface of the body, and then the heat is given off.

Weekend 任务型阅读

When I was in Grade Three, I watched a video about the findings of ancient ruins ( 遗迹 ). It interested me so much that from that moment I knew what I wanted to do with my life.

Today, I’m very lucky to work as an archaeo-logist ( 考古学家 ). It’s exciting work. Holding a piece of history is really fantastic. I decided what I wanted to be at the age of nine. But the road wasn’t easy. Along the way I was told many things: I was too young. I wasn’t good enough. I should get married and have kids... All these words really got me down, but I chose to follow my heart and move on.

I needed money to support my study, so I asked for six grants ( 经费 ). The first five replies said no. At the beginning, it hurt. But the next no hurt a little less. Six months later, the last reply came. This time it was yes. Finally, I could go on with my archaeological work.

As you can see, so many noes didn’t beat me. Instead, they made me stronger and helped me grow. For anyone thinking of a dream job, I would say: __________________________________

一周词句储备

词汇点拨

完形填空

hear from 收到……来信

look forward to 期待

exchange n. 交流；交换

be strict about sth. 对某事要求严格

jeans n. 牛仔裤

comfortable adj. 舒服的，舒适的

pretty adv. 很，相当

require v. 要求；需要

阅读理解A

suffer from 遭受

waste v. 浪费

drop off 中途放下，中途卸下

the needy 有需要的人；穷人

阅读理解B

relax v. 放松

take the challenge 接受挑战

make up one’s mind to do sth. 某人下定决心做某事

magical adj. 神奇的

阅读理解C

attract vt. 吸引

traditional adj. 传统的

self-control n. 自制力；自我控制

die out 灭绝；逐渐消亡

convince vt. 说服

respect n. 尊重

pass sth. down 传承某物

lively adj. 活泼的

show interest in 对……表现出兴趣

阅读理解D

cause n. 原因

encourage vt. 鼓励

speed up 加速，加快

give off 散发；释放

任务型阅读

video n. 视频

ancient adj. 古代的

marry v. 结婚

follow one’s heart 听从内心

support v. 支持

难句剖析

完形填空

You can’t just put them on silent, right?

译文 你不能只是把它们调成静音，对吧?

分析 put them on silent即put them (your phones) on silent mode，意为“把手机调成静音模式”。

阅读理解A

Just drop off some food so that we can continue to feed the needy.

译文 给我们送点食物吧，这样我们就可以继续给有需要的人提供食物了。

分析 这个句子是主从复合句。主句Just drop off some food是祈使句，so that引导目的状语从句。

阅读理解B

Gill says that if he had his own pair of magical wellies, he would love to speak to wildlife, especially the wild deer that sometimes appear near his farm.

译文 吉尔说，如果他自己有一双神奇的雨靴，他很想和野生动物对话，尤其是时不时出现在他农场附近的野鹿。

分析 这个句子是主从复合句。Gill says是主句，其后为宾语从句。宾语从句中he would love to speak to wildlife, especially the wild deer是主干，第二个that引导定语从句，修饰先行词deer；if引导条件状语从句，修饰限定would love to speak to。

阅读理解C

“It’s hard to convince kids to spend many years here, because the life of kung fu learners is not easy or interesting,” he says.

译文 “很难说服孩子们在这里度过很多年，因为功夫学习者的生活并不轻松或有趣，”他说。

分析 本句主干是he says，前面是直接引语，充当says的宾语。直接引语是一个主从复合句，其主句是It’s hard to convince kids to spend many years here，而because引导原因状语从句。

阅读理解D

It is thought that taking a warm shower will speed up the drop in temperature before bed, as it brings blood to the surface of the body, and then the heat is given off.

译文 人们认为，睡前洗个热水澡会加速体温下降，因为热水澡会把血液带到身体表面，然后热量就会散发出去。

分析 这个句子是主从复合句。It is thought是主句，that引导主语从句；该主语从句中taking a warm shower will speed up the drop in temperature before bed是主干，as引导原因状语从句；as引导的原因状语从句是由and连接的两个并列分句构成的。

任务型阅读

It interested me so much that from that moment I knew what I wanted to do with my life.

译文 它让我如此感兴趣，以至于从那一刻起，我知道我这一生想要做什么了。

分析 这个句子是主从复合句。It interested me so much是主句，so...that...引导结果状语从句；结果状语从句中I knew是主干，what引导宾语从句。 IAoIhen5iSXhO2gSOvpXIg4+cwc1Z2GGnhdo9XB+rArZcQPGlLJcZ/6xkilZzGgI