《2025年中考复习指导英语浙江科学技术出版社》

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It was the first day of school. Li, a boy from China, was talking happily with Tom, his classmate.

When the bell rang, the teacher, Miss Hess, came in and gave Li a warm welcome. Li gave a gift for the class to her. Miss Hess opened it and said, “What a lovely gift! Could you describe it?” Li replied, “Of course! It's a tangram (七巧板) made by my father. It's part of traditional Chinese culture and shows the wisdom (智慧) of Chinese people. It has seven pieces, five triangles, a square and a parallelogram. These pieces can be arranged (排列) into the shape of a building, a bridge, an animal and so on. It helps improve our imagination and creativity.”
After Li's introduction, his classmates became very curious about the tangram and wanted to have a try.
One day, Miss Hess started an animal science unit with a riddle (谜语). She said, “This animal lives in Australia and needs little water to survive.” Li quickly made up the shape of a kangaroo and showed it to Miss Hess. “Good job!” Miss Hess applauded him and said, “Could you give more information so the class could get it, Li?” “Sure!” said Li in a clear voice. “This animal carries its baby in a pouch (育儿袋).” “Kangaroo!” the class cried out. When Li's classmates saw what he arranged, they felt amazed and asked him to make more tangram animals.
Weeks later, Miss Hess invited Li to share a riddle in class. He stood up and said with confidence, “Gifts from China, each with seven pieces.” “Tangrams!” said the class. “Great! Here are enough tangrams for everyone,” said Li proudly. Very soon, the tangram became popular in the whole school.
(A)1. Who described the tangram in class?
A. Li.
B. Tom.
C. Miss Hess.
D. Li's father.
(D)2. What does the underlined word “applauded” mean in Paragraph 4?
A. Saved.
B. Warned.
C. Stopped.
D. Praised.
(B)3. What can we learn from the last paragraph?
A. Li got gifts from his classmates.
B. The tangram became popular.
C. Miss Hess solved a riddle in class.
D. The whole class liked animals.
(C)4. What's the best title (标题) for the text?
A. A proud father
B. A wild animal
C. A lovely gift
D. A social class

答案： ADBC