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2021 中考英语复习之真题阅读词块与阅读练习（二十）
2019 年湖南省湘潭市中考英语试卷
目录 内容
第一部分 中考真题试做
第二部分 真题词块解析
第三部分 阅读练习
一：真题试做
When he was nine years old，an American bey called Milo Cress had a question：How
many plastic straws（吸管）do Americans use every day？
He quickly leaned there wasn't a simple answer ． The boy tried to find it out
himself．Through lots of research，Cress found out that Americans use about 500 milion straws
every day．In hopes of cuting down plastic waste，he founded the Be Straw Free project in
2011．
Cress started the project in his hometown Burlington． Vermont． He asked a local
restaurant to stop offering straws with every drink order． It was a simple change． However，
it would save money．And by doing that，the restaurant would cut down on its straw use by 50
percent．
For the year that followed ， Cress tried to spread his proicct across the United
States． More and more restaurants agreed to join． They stop providing the customer with a
straw unless he or she asks for one． Last April， Seattle became the first American city to
completely ban plastic straws．
After his project became popular， Cress took his findings on the road． He has spoken to
tens of thousands of students around the worid． He wants to encourage more people to say no
to plastic straws．
"Focusing on straws is one simple step we all could take，"Cress says．"And it makes me
feel that I， as a kid， could make a difference， too．"
（1）Cress found out that Americans use straws every day．
A． about 50 million
B． abou 500 million
C． about 10 million
（2）Cress founded the Be Straw Free project in order to ．
A． save money
B． become popular
C． cut down plastic waste
（3）Which American city first completely banned plastic straws？
A． Burlington．
B． New York．
C． Seattle．
（4）What does the sentence "Cress took his findings on the road"mean？
A． Cress took a walk on the road．
B．Cress spread his project sround the world．
C． Cress was doing his research all the time．
（5）According to the last paragraph， Cress thinks ．
A．he could be famous
B．he has made much money through his project
C． he could also do something meaningful although he is a child
二：词块梳理
straws
美 /strɔːz/
n. [作物] 稻草；吸管（straw 的复数形式）
双语例句
1.Then he replaced the paper with paraffin-coated Manila paper so
that straws do notbecome soggy.
后来他用涂上石蜡的马尼拉纸代替了普通纸，这样吸管就不会被弄
湿。
2.Errors are like straws upon the surface; if you want to find
a pearl, you have to dive underit.
错误就像浮在水面的稻草；如果你要想寻找珍珠，你就得潜到它的下
面。
3.We drew straws for who went first.
我们抽签决定谁先去。
simple
英 /ˈsɪmpl/
adj. 简单的；单纯的；天真的
n. 笨蛋；愚蠢的行为；出身低微者
n. (Simple)人名；(法)桑普勒
比较级 simpler 最高级 simplest
双语例句
1.The poem uses simple language.
这首诗用语简单。
2.The answer is really quite simple.
实际上答案相当简单。
3.This machine is very simple to use.
这台机器操作非常简单。
plastic
英 /ˈplæstɪk/
n. 塑料；塑料学；信用卡
adj. 塑料制的；人造的，不自然的；（物质、材料）可塑的；产生立
体感的；塑性的；有创造力的；适应环境变化的
复数 plastics
双语例句
1.Clay is a plastic substance.
黏土是可塑物质。
2.He makes plastic reusable moulds.
他制作可再次使用的塑料模子。
3.Plastic tends to discolour with age.
塑料久而久之便会退色。
drink
英 /drɪŋk/
v. 喝，饮；喝酒；把……喝完，干杯；（比喻）陶醉于；（非正式）
吸收（水分）；（酒）喝起来有某种滋味；举杯庆贺
n. 酒；饮料；一杯（饮料或酒）；饮，喝酒，贪杯，酗酒
复数 drinks 第三人称单数 drinks 现在分词 drinking 过去式 drank
过去分词 drunk
双语例句
1.This drink tastes like sherry.
这种酒味道像雪利酒。
2.What would you like to drink?
你想喝点什么？
3.This water is unfit to drink.
这水不宜饮用。
follow
英 /ˈfɒləʊ/
vt. 跟随；遵循；追求；密切注意，注视；注意；倾听
vi. 跟随；接着
n. 跟随；追随
过去式 followed 过去分词 followed 现在分词 following 第三人称单
数 follows
双语例句
1.She signalled him to follow.
她示意他跟她走。
2.He motioned for us to follow him.
他示意我们跟他走。
3.If you lead, I'll follow.
你领头，我跟着。
三. 阅读练习
A man once visited a temple that was still being built．He saw a sculptor making a sculpture（雕
塑）．As he watched the man work on the sculpture，he noticed that there was a similar
sculpture lying nearby．
He felt very strange and asked the sculptor，"Why are you making two same sculptures？
Do you need two to put in different places？"
"No，"the man said without looking up，"We need only one，but the first one became
damaged before I could finish it，so I'm making a new one．"
The visitor picked up the damaged sculpture and examined it ． But he couldn't find
anything wrong with it．
"Where is the damage？"he asked．
"There is a scratch（擦痕）on the sculpture's nose．"the sculptor said while continuing his
work．
The man then asked，"Where are you going to place the sculpture？"
The sculptor replied that it would be placed on a 20﹣foot﹣high platform（平台）．"If the
sculpture is up that high， who is going to notice that there is a scratch on the nose？"the
man asked．
The sculptor stoppead his work，looked up at the man and said，"I will know it"．
The sculptor chose to stick to a high standard of excellence in his work． Even if other
people didn't notice it，it mattered to him that his work should be of the best quality．This is an
attitude we should all work hard to keep．
（1）Why did the visitor feel strange at first？
A．Becausc he could take one of the sculptures．
B．Because the sculptor was making two same sculptures．
C．Because he thought the sculptor needed two sculptures．
（2）The underlined word "damaged" in Paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to" "．
A．broken
B．fallen 倒下的
C．beaten 被打败的；被打了的
（3）What was wrong with the first sculpture's nose？
A．It was too big．
B．There was a scratch on it．
C．There was nothing wrong with it．
（4）Where would the sculpture be placed？
A．Outside the temple．
B．At the sculptor's home．
C．On a 20﹣foot﹣high platform．
（5）From the story，we know that ．
A．the sculptor was very serious about his work
B．the sculptor always made two sculptures
C．the sculptor didn't mind the danage
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