2021年山东省威海市中考英语试卷
一、阅读理解（本大题共15小题，共15.0分）
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Willie,the parrot,saved the baby
The two-year-old baby,Hannah,was eating when something got stuck in her throat.Her mother was in the bathroom at the time.She suddenly heard the bird screaming（尖叫） and making noises with its wings. "Then he started saying "mama baby' over and over and over again until I came out," the mother said."I saw the baby's face was blue.I quickly removed the food from her throat.My baby was saved but Willie was the real hero." Willie later received an award for saving the baby's life!
Buddy,the dog,saved her owner
Buddy was a clever German shepherd（德国牧羊犬）.When he was eight weeks old,Buddy
came to live with Joe.Joe suffers from seizures （中风发作） that make him unable to move easily.Joe taught his new dog to do something around him,such as,to bring him the phone.Joe also trained Buddy how to call 911 when he started to experience the seizure.So when Joe had a really bad seizure,Buddy was the one who called for help and began making sounds into the phone.Emergency rescue（急救） workers arrived within minutes and found Joe.They took him to the hospital where he recovered.Joe later said, " Buddy's my world.He's my best friend,no doubt.He's always there,and I just hope I can be as good to him as he's been to me."
Winnie,the cat,saved the family
One night,the gas at Cathy's home began to leak （泄漏）.The family was sleeping.Their cat,Winnie,began to push her owners and made loud meowing sounds."It was a crazy meow,almost like she was screaming," said Cathy.Cathy woke up and was already feeling sick.It was hard for her to wake up her husband and son because they already breathed in a large amount of gas.Bu thanks to their heroic cat Winnie,Cathy was able to call 911 and g
et help before anyone was hurt.The family says that Winnie is the one who saved their lives.
1.The baby's face was blue because she ______ .
A. was hungry        B. was cold        C. couldn't breathe
2.When Joe had a really bad seizure,Buddy called ______ .
A. Joe's friend        B. 911        C. the hospital
3."Buddy's my world." means "'Buddy's ______ ".
A. like a hero        B. portuguesea good dog        C. everything to me
4.Winnie made such a loud meow sound because she was ______ .
A. feeling sick    B. not able to sleep
C. trying to wake up Cathy   
5.The best title for the passage is ______ .
A. Crazy pets        B. Life savers        C. Trained animals
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Have you ever wanted to see the Great Wall of China,or win an Oscar for Best Director,or swim with dolphins？If so,you are not alone.We all have things we want to do or achieve.These are part of our "bucket lists".A bucket list is a list of things that someone wants to experience in his or her lifetime.These things can be big or small.Have you ever thought about what is on your bucket list？
Lindsay Doran,15，created her bucket list when she was 14.She has given her list serious thought."I've always wanted to travel into space," she says. "I don't really want to be an astronaut.But I do want to go to space as a tourist.I want to see the Earth from above." Other things on her list include being on TV，seeing her favorite band in concert,learning how to speak Portuguese,and living in a foreign country. "I've always wanted to live in Brazil.As part of my bucket list,I want to attend Carnaval in Rio de Janeir," she says.
Jose Noriega,16，recently created a list of things he wants to achieve.It changes sometimes-he adds and removes things because he wants to keep the number of things at seven.One thing has stayed at number one,though：he wants to visit a movie set.He would like to see the Harry Potter or The Hobbit movie sets.Other things on the list include being on TV，meeting his favorite sports star,living in a foreign country,skateboarding down a mountain,attending the World Cup,and backpacking across Europe.He would like to spend two months visiting Eastern Europe with his best friend Adam. "Maybe after I graduate from college," says Jose.
Carrie Kincaid,14，also has a bucket list.She first created it when she was 12.She would like to live in a foreign country for at least two years.She also wants to learn as many foreign languages as possible.But the number one thing on her list is to see her favorite band in concert.
She also wants to go on safari and to visit a movie set.Her favorite movies are the Hunger Games and Star Wars series Carrie is confident she will do most or all of the things on her bucket list. "I'm only 14，" she says."I have my whole life ahead of me!"
6.People have bucket lists so that they can ______ .
A. work toward achieving all the things they want to do
B. tell people about the things they want to do
C. tell people about the things that they have already done
7.Lindsay wants to travel to space to ______ .
A. see the Earth from above
B. experience what it's like to walk in space
C. realize her dream of being an astronaut
8.What can we replace the underlined word "remove" with ______ .
A. changes        B. takes away        C. moves around
9.Who was the first one to create a bucket list？ ______
A. Lindsay.        B. Jose.        C. Carrie.

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