《2025年5年中考3年模拟九年级英语下册人教版》

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新素材·中国首位女空降兵 (2023四川广安中考改编,91—95,★☆)
阅读下面的短文,然后根据文章内容简要回答第16至20小题。
     Ma Xu was China’s first woman paratrooper (空降兵) and her another dream came true at age 86. She totally gave away (捐赠) 10 million yuan of her life savings (积蓄) to her hometown, Mulan County in Heilongjiang Province. She gave away 3 million yuan on Sept. 13, 2018 and 7 million on April 8, 2019.
     Ma was born in a doctor’s family in Mulan County in 1933. She joined the army as a doctor in 1947. She won many medals and honors. After the wars, she studied at a military medical university and later worked at a military hospital in Wuhan, Hubei Province. In 1961, she became China’s first woman paratrooper. She made more than 140 jumps until 1984, when she was 51 years old. She was the oldest woman paratrooper and she owns the largest number of jumping. After stopping work, Ma Xu and her husband invented instruments for paratroopers and wrote over 100 important papers.
     Ma Xu did many meaningful things. She thought if children kept studying, the country would be better. So she decided to support (支持) the education of her hometown with her family’s savings. Now the family lives in a small house. They still use their old bed from the 1970s. Their sofa has a 50-year history. They also wear their army uniforms.
16.Was Ma Xu China’s first woman paratrooper? (no more than 3 words)
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17.How much did Ma Xu give away totally? (no more than 3 words)
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18.When was Ma Xu born? (no more than 2 words)
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19.Where does Ma Xu live now? (no more than 4 words)
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20.Why did Ma Xu decide to support the education of her hometown? (no more than 12 words)
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答案： 16. Yes, she was. 17. 10 million yuan. 18. In 1933. 19. In a small house. 20. She thought if children kept studying, the country would be better.