《2026年中考123试题精编英语辽宁专版》

第二节 阅读下面短文,从短文后的五个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有一项为多余选项。
Pi(Greek letter "π") is the most studied number in maths. Its value is about 3.14159. Pi is so popular that there is even a special day for it—Pi Day. The day is celebrated on March 14th around the world. 17. Let's learn some fun facts about it!
The history of Pi Day
Pi Day was first celebrated in 1988 by the American mathematician and physicist Larry Shaw. In March 2009, Pi Day was officially recognized in the US. Interestingly, Pi Day is also the birthday of the famous physicist Albert Einstein. 18.
Where did the Pi Symbol(π) come from?
The symbol π was first used by the British mathematician William Jones in 1706. 19.
Even today, people are racing to calculate more digits of Pi in a never-ending competition. Last year, an American computer company calculated Pi to about 202 trillion digits.
How long is Pi?
20. The world record for remembering the most digits of Pi by a person now is 70,000. It was set by Rajveer Meena from India in 2015.

答案： 17-20 CADE

二、完形填空(共10小题,每小题1分;满分10分)
阅读短文,理解其大意,从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Everyone told me I was crazy when I gave up my high-paying job, but it was the best decision of my life.
Back then, I was 27 years old. I had spent five years 21 in enterprise(企业) sales for a company in downtown Chicago. My life didn't look anything like I wanted it to be. It was time for a 22.
I looked back on my life to discover my true 23. While my sales job taught me a lot about business, I always had a passion(热情) for exploration. I knew I wanted to live abroad and be 24 to discover more of the world I lived in.
To make a living while staying abroad, I decided to teach English. To 25 the job, I signed up for a 120-hour TEFL course. It was 26 at first. Moving abroad to be an English teacher wasn't something people just did. But I 27 myself and went for it anyway.
Through teaching, I 28 have the chance to give, which is so different from my last job. Together with my co-teachers, I have helped people make their dreams come true. The most amazing moment was when one of our graduates came and started working with me as a teacher. It was like 29 back in time and seeing my own journey begin.
I have been teaching English in Thailand(泰国) for about six years and I love every 30 of it.
()21. A. supporting
B. working
C. staying
D. leading
()22. A. change
B. start
C. period
D. choice
()23. A. plans
B. values
C. interests
D. feelings
()24. A. glad
B. cheap
C. easy
D. free
()25. A. prepare for
B. look for
C. wait for
D. pay for
()26. A. nice
B. calm
C. scary
D. busy
()27. A. watched
B. helped
C. trusted
D. called
()28. A. still
B. suddenly
C. never
D. finally
()29. A. travelling
B. coming
C. turning
D. bringing
()30. A. class
B. student
C. minute
D. morning

答案： 21-25 BACDA 26-30 CCDAC