《2025年中考复习指导英语浙江科学技术出版社》

C
Kendall Rae Johnson spends a lot of time playing in the dirt. She has __1__ huge garden that produces over 100 pounds of food each year!
Kendall Rae __2__ (begin) gardening at age three, when her great - grandmother gave her some fresh collard greens. Kendall Rae says, “Grandma Kate told __3__ (I), ‘Don’t throw away the stems, because if you put them in the ground, they will grow back.’” She tried it and the stems __4__ (real) grew new leaves.
Soon after, her parents put in a backyard garden. __5__ her friends came to their house, Kendall Rae enjoyed sharing what she knew about farming. She says, “My friends would help me water __6__ care for the plants. They started to enjoy farming, too.” At age six, she became the youngest certified farmer __7__ her hometown.
Today, her garden has grown to include sixty plant beds and twelve __8__ (tree)! When the vegetables and fruits are ripe (成熟), Kendall Rae sells some of them __9__ (make) money. She also invites people who don’t have enough food to take what they need. “If __10__ (many) kids join us, our community will surely become better,” says Kendall Rae. “Growing food takes a lot of work, but together we can do it.”
1. a 2. began 3. me 4. really
5. When 6. and 7. in 8. trees
9. to make 10. more

答案： 1. a
2. began
3. me
4. really
5. When
6. and
7. in
8. trees
9. to make
10. more

D
Tina is a thirteen - year - old middle school student. Last year, she went to __1__ summer school in France and stayed with a local family, the Truffauts.
At first, things didn’t go well __2__ she couldn’t speak French. Simple things like finding the right bus stop became big problems. The Truffauts helped her a lot and treated her like part of the family. They played __3__ (game) and shared traditional food with her. Tina was helpful as well. She did some housework with the family every day. On the weekend, she __4__ (join) a community club and did volunteer work. For most of the time, she used body language to communicate. People showed __5__ (they) thanks with smiles and she would always smile back. Language was not a problem __6__ her any more. As a new member of the club, Tina __7__ (invite) to have parties with the other members. Day by day, she made more friends. Tina began __8__ (love) her new life. “A smile is a second language we were born to speak. It is also the best gift I have got,” she often said __9__ (proud).
Smiles and a helping hand can always make people __10__ (close) than a language can.
1. a 2. because 3. games 4. joined
5. their 6. for 7. was invited 8. to love
9. proudly 10. closer

答案： 1. a
2. because
3. games
4. joined
5. their
6. for
7. was invited
8. to love
9. proudly
10. closer