Ⅳ. (2024·盐城盐都区期中)短文填空
阅读短文,从方框中选择适当的单词或短语并用其正确形式填空,使短文通顺,意思完整,每词或短语限用一次。
give; suggest; choose; listen; deal; interest; whether; care; mad; certain
Dear Mr Friend,
My name is Millie. I'm a Grade 9 student. I have a problem but I don't know how 1. ____ with it.
I like music very much. I showed a great 2. ____ in music when I was very young. I love the sounds from nature. I want to be a great musician like Tan Dun. I have too much homework every day and I have no 3. ____ but to do it. My parents don't allow me 4. ____ to music while doing homework. They think I should be 5. ____. Life without music drives me 6. ____. My parents 7. ____ understand me. But they worry about my study so they promise they will take me to a concert 8. ____ by Tan Dun next summer holiday.
I often doubt 9. ____ it is worth spending so much time on homework. I dreamed of a holiday so that I could have more time to listen to music. Can you offer me some 10. ____?
I hope to hear from you soon.
Best wishes,
Millie Wang

1. to deal 2. interest 3. choice 4. to listen 5. careful 6. mad 7. certainly 8. given 9. whether 10. suggestions

Ⅴ. (2025·无锡期末)任务型阅读
莎莉有很多玩具,在生日的时候她面临这样一个问题：她应该如何处理这些玩具呢？阅读下面的短文,我们一起来了解一下吧！
Shari was so excited for her birthday. She thought about the fun party she was going to have and the presents she would get. However, her mum told her that she had to make room for new toys by choosing some old toys to give away.
Shari was not happy. She loved all of her toys! Her mum sat down with her in front of her toy box. They looked through the toys one at a time. Shari wanted to keep most of the toys and her mum put them in the “keep” pile. When they got about halfway through the toy box, Shari saw one stuffed animal that she had forgotten about.
“Oh, look, how cute he is! Keep him, please,” she told her mum.
“Shari, you forgot about him. Are you sure you will really play with him again? What if you get a new stuffed animal that you like better?” mum asked.
“Well, now I remember him. I will play with him.”
“That's fine, but there might be someone else out there who would love to have him. Some kids don't have any stuffed animals,” said mum. Shari said she would decide later.
When they finished, there was a very large “keep” pile, and some toys in the “donate” and “maybe” piles. Mum and Shari cleaned the “maybe” and “donate” toys, then put them in bags. They went to a place where kids lived, who didn't have homes and asked the workers if they could hand out toys. Seeing the kids' smiles made Shari so happy, and a lot of kids said this was the only toy they had. Shari turned to her mum and asked if they could get the “maybe” bag out of the car. The other kids needed those toys more than she did! Shari felt so great that her choice made the other kids so happy.
1. Who are the main characters in the story?
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2. When did the story happen?
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3. How many piles did they divide the toys into?
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4. Where did they go after finishing cleaning some of the toys?
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5. 中考新考法 开放式谈读后感 What can you learn from the story?
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[文章大意]本文讲述了莎莉在生日前面临的一个选择:为了给新玩具腾出空间,她需要在妈妈的帮助下决定哪些旧玩具可以捐赠出去。
1. Shari and her mum.
2. Before Shari's birthday.
3. Three piles.
4. A place where kids lived, who didn't have homes.
5. Sharing can bring happiness.
一题多解 故事的主旨是通过讲述莎莉捐赠玩具这件事,来表明分享能让自己和他人感到幸福。故参考答案可填Sharing can bring happiness. 答案不唯一,言之有理即可。