2024年内蒙古赤峰市中考英语试题及答案(2024年内蒙古赤峰市风电项目)(2)

One of the salesmen asked what it was. “This is a letter board that Andrew  uses to communicate,” his mother replied. “We’ve practiced it for years. It’s  amazing. It’s changed everything for us.” Then the salesman told them he had a  brother called Jason. “Jason is 30 and doesn’t speak,” he said.

“Andrew, what do you think?” his mother turned to Andrew. Andrew started  pointing to letters, “Tell Jason...” She was excited. Andrew continued, “Tell  Jason he will change everyone’s opinion of him in 26 letters.” Andrew’s mother  and the salesmen were all moved and happy.

Months later, Andrew’s mother returned to the shoe store and learned that  Jason is now using a letter board to “speak”. This is how Andrew affected  another person’s life in a split second (瞬间).

12. What is the advantage of a letter board according to the text?

A. It has many pictures. B. It communicates more. C. It is good for our  health.

13. How did Andrew express thanks to the salesmen?

A. By pointing to and spelling out the words.

B. By saying the words one by one very slowly.

C. By looking at and reading the pictures aloud.

14. What can we know about Jason?

A. He has a letter board now. B. He is a very active person. C. He is only  fifteen years old.

15. What is the text mainly about?

A. Andrew hated to use a picture chart.

B. Andrew influenced another person’s life.

C. Andrew got the best present on his birthday.

第二节

根据短文内容，从文后的A—E选项中选择恰当的句子完成短文。每个选项限用一次。

A. You can’t change the past.

B. Giving speeches is a useful skill.

C. The following steps helped me a lot.

D. Concentrate on the main idea of your speech.

E. My love for the topic would be felt by the listeners.

三、完形填空(共15小题;每小题1分，共15分)

阅读下面两篇短文，从每小题所给的A、B、C三个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

A

In the warm waters near an island, a small group of dolphins comes up for  air. The dolphin in the front is Mother Dolphin.

Mother Dolphin will ____21____ Baby Dolphins for a long time. She’ll stay  beside her babies until they grow up. Baby Dolphins are very playful. They can  swim well and love to push their mother softly. After playing so much, they get  tired. At night, they ____22____ just below the surface of the water with Mother  Dolphin.

Dolphins may look like fish, ____23____ they aren’t really fish. Dolphins  have their own underwater language of sounds. They use these ____24____ to  communicate with each other.

Dolphins always travel in small groups to ____25____ themselves against  their enemies, like the shark. They can live for many years. Some dolphins live  up to 35 years in the wild.

21. A. look after B. take away C. shout at

22. A. talk B. sleep C. sing

23. A. if B. so C. but

24. A. sounds B. hands C. tails

25. A. find B. hurt C. protect

B

I was always busy with work and travel. I didn’t think I would have  ____26____ or energy to care for a pet. But everything changed when I met  Kitty.

Kitty was a homeless cat that I found on the street one ____27____ night.  She was wet, hungry and frightened, and she looked at me as if she was begging  (祈求) for ____28____. So I decided to take her to my ____29____.

At first, Kitty was ____30____ and nervous. She hid under the sofa and only  came out when I offered her food and water. She didn’t like to be ____31____ or  held, and she would scratch (绕) me if I tried to pet her. I wondered if she  would ever ____32____ me or love me.

But as time went by. Kitty started to warm up to me. She began to  ____33____ me around the house, and sit next to me on the sofa or the bed. She  would play ____34____ with the toys I bought her and would wait for me at the  door when I came home from work.

Kitty ____35____ my life for the better. She made me feel more relaxed. She  taught …… 此处隐藏：5272字，全部文档内容请下载后查看。喜欢就下载吧 ……