《2025年5年中考3年模拟七年级英语下册沪教版》

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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 September 13, 2018 and 7 million on April 8, 2019.
Ma was born into 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 owned 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.
19.How much did Ma Xu give away totally? ______
20.When was Ma Xu born? ______
21.Where does Ma Xu live now? ______
22.新考法·开放性试题 What do you think of Ma Xu? Why? ______

答案： 10 million yuan.@@In 1933.@@In a small house.@@I think Ma Xu is great/our role model. Because she gave away her family’s savings to support the education of her hometown.