宁夏自治区中考英语模拟试卷及答案_第10页

　　When Mr. Jones went to a restaurant one day, he left his coat near the door. there was 1._____in the pockets of the coat when he left it, so he was very 2. ______when he took his coat after his meal and found all the 3. _______ full of jewelry(珠宝)!

　　There was a waiter near the door, so Mr. Jones said to him, “somebody has made a mistake. He has put some jewelry in my coat. Take it, and 4. _______he comes back, give it to him.” the waiter took it and went 5._______. Suddenly, another man came in with a coat just like Mr. Jones’s. “I am sorry,” said this man. “I made a mistake. I 6._____ your coat and you have got mine. Please give me my coat and jewelry.” Mr. Jones answered, “I gave the jewelry to the waiter. He will give it to you.”

　　Mr. Jones called the manager of the restaurant; 7.______ the manager said, “We have no waiter here. We only have waitresses.” “You gave the jewelry to the thief!” shouted the other man. “I shall call the police!” Mr. Jones was frightened and paid the man a lot of money 8.______ the jewelry

　　八、任务型阅读

　　Facts about hot and cold places on the earth!

　　The Sahara Desert

　　The Sahara Desert in North Africa is one of the largest and hottest deserts in the world. In the summer the temperature during the day often reaches 40︒C. The highest temperature ever was 58︒C! It seldom rains in the Sahara, but there are storms ---sand storms!

　　The Sahara Desert is a very difficult place for humans to live. Only a few plants are able to grow in the dry climate. But there are many oases. An oasis is a place where plant and trees can grow because there is water. There are about 90 large oases in the Sahara, where people have built villages. Some animals are able to live in the desert, too. They can live for many days without water or food.

　　Antarctica (非洲)

　　Antarctica is a continent (州) which is under almost 2 kilometers of ice. The South Pole is in the Antarctica and is the most southern place on earth. It is always very cold. In the winter the temperature falls to -80! People have never lived there for long because it is too cold. There are scientist, but they only stay a few months.

　　In Antarctica animals and plants can’t live easily on the land, but the sea is full of creatures. Many different kinds of penguins (企鹅) and seals (海豹) live there all year. They spend most of their lives swimming in the freezing Antarctica water. The sea provides lots of food for them because it is full of fish and sea life. The largest seals in the world lives in Antarctica. They’re called elephant seals.