长沙专版2020中考英语复习方案阅读表达05学习经历+生活故事试题.docx

阅读表达(五)　学习经历+生活故事

A　[2019·长沙]
　　I am Canadian. I started learning French when I was 10 years old. But my whole experience with the language was in the classroom. All of that changed, however, during my last summer of high school. As a 17-year-old girl, I flew across the country by myself for the first time! I headed for Quebec to live in the province with a French-speaking host family, who didn't speak any English. And I would learn French at a local school.
　　On the first day of school, all of us students were given a test to determine (测定)our language level. We were required to speak only French all summer.
　　I made every effort to communicate in a second language by making new friends, seeing movies and even ordering food from restaurants in French. Though I couldn't understand most of it at the very beginning, the whole experience was exciting and refreshing.
　　On weekends, my classmates and I took trips to different places around the province. On one trip, we went whale watching on the St. Lawrence River. Even though it was raining, we could see huge whales swimming around our boat. The most memorable part of our trip was a visit to historic Quebec City. I walked along the stone streets, took pictures of the European-style (欧式的) buildings, and learned some stories there.
　　Finally my efforts paid off! At the end of the summer, I was able to communicate pretty well. I couldn't wait to go back to school and talk with my French teacher. Being fully immersed (沉浸)in a French-speaking environment was a valuable learning experience. And it could be the main reason for my improvement in French.
1.When did the writer fly alone for the first time?

2.How did the local school determine the students' language level?

3.Did the writer enjoy the experience of communicating in French?

4.What did the writer think of the visit to historic Quebec City?

5.What could be the main reason for the writer's improvement in French?

B
　　It was December 25. Marie, a 13-year-old Australian girl, was happy. It was Christmas, and Marie's mother was making a special cake. She put four small coins into the cake, and then she baked(烤)it. The four coins were for good luck. After dinner Marie and her family ate the cake. They found three coins in the cake and put them on the table. Where was the fourth coin? It was missing, but Marie's mother didn't notice.
　　After Christmas Marie got sick. She coughed, and she couldn't speak. After six weeks she felt better, but she still couldn't speak. Marie's parents took her to the hospital. Doctors at the hospital looked her over, and then said, “We are sorry, but we can't help her.” For 12 years Marie didn't speak. She grew up, she got a job, and she got married.
　　But she never spoke. One day, when Marie was 25 years old, she got a sore throat at work. She began to cough. She coughed up something small and black. What was it? Marie didn't know. She took it to the hospital. A doctor at the hospital said, “This is a coin!” The doctor told Marie, “I think you can speak again.” Marie went to a special doctor, and soon she could speak.
1.Why did Marie's mother put four small coins into the cake?

2.How many coins did they find in the cake?

3.How long has Marie been unable to speak?

4.What was the small and black thing that Marie coughed up?

5.Could Marie speak at last?

【参考答案】
A　1.At age 17.
2.By giving them a test.
3.Yes.
4.It was the most memorable part of the trip.
5.Being fully immersed in a French-speaking environment.
B　1.Because the four coins were for good luck.
2.Three.
3.For 12 years.
4.A coin.
5.Yes, she could.

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