《2026年中考123试题精编英语辽宁专版》

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One day, Miss Ellis gave her pupils a new task on happiness. Her pupils would be “happiness collectors”. They had to see what would happen when they tried to bring happiness to those around them. Each student did a pretty good job, but what Carla Chalmers did left everyone surprised.
Several days later, Carla turned up carrying a big bag. “In this bag, I have all the happiness I’ve collected so far,” she said, smiling.
Everyone was curious to see what was in the bag, but Carla would keep it a surprise. Instead of showing them, she took out a small box and handed it to Miss Ellis. Carla also had an instant camera(即时成像相机)ready.
“Open it, Miss Ellis, please.”
Miss Ellis slowly opened the box and looked inside. A big smile appeared on her face, and at that moment, Carla took a photo of her. The photo popped out(弹出)of the camera at once, and she offered it to Miss Ellis. Carla explained, “It’s a big pile(堆)of smiles!” She turned the box upside down and hundreds of photos fell out, each having a different beautiful smile.
The whole class wondered how Carla had managed to create such a great big chain of happiness. All that was in the box were photos of smiles. But everyone who saw them felt happiness, and in return, they all responded with a smile, without even realizing it. Carla showed how a simple smile is like a gift to the world, spreading happiness.
With everybody now smiling, …
()13. The underlined word “responded” in Paragraph 6 means “”.
A. replied
B. accepted
C. performed
D. agreed
()14. What’s the probable ending of the story?
A. Carla told them about her photos.
B. Carla gave her photos away to them.
C. Carla showed them her instant camera.
D. Carla quickly focused her camera on them.
()15. What is the lesson of the story?
A. Happiness is about doing something meaningful.
B. Small actions like smiling can make a difference.
C. Enjoying what you have helps increase happiness.
D. A smile is all that is needed to build a better world.
()16. The best title (题目) for the passage is “”.
A. Finding happiness to enjoy
B. Feeling happiness from the heart
C. Catching happiness to share
D. Treasuring happiness in your life

答案： 13-16 ADBC [语篇导读] 本文讲述了Ellis老师给学生们布置了一个关于幸福的新任务，其中Carla通过收集笑容并分享给别人来传递幸福，展现了笑容的力量。