中考英語模擬試卷（一）

注意事項：

1.本試卷包含第I卷選擇題［第1-45題）、第I【卷非選擇題（第46-80題及書面表達題）兩部分。

本次考試時間為100分鐘，卷面總分為120分，考試形式為閉卷。

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第I卷（選擇題，共60分）

一、單項選擇(共15小題，每小題1分，計15分)

()1.The24thwinterOlympicswillbeheldFebruary4,inBeijingandZhangjiakou.

A.onB.inC.atD.of

()2.bigsuccessthemeetingwas!Ourcountryisgettingstrongerandstronger.

A.HowB.WhatC.HowaD.Whata

()3.一Doyouknowwhosevideothisis?

-Letmesee.Oh.it's.

A.hersB.herC.himD.their

)4.Sorry!Ican'tfollowyou.Ifinishmyhomeworkfirst.

A.canB.mayC.mustD.could

()5.Ifthecustomerringsupformeagain,pleasethecalltothesalesdepartment.

A.runthroughB.lookthroughC.gothroughD.putthrough

()6.—*Haveyoufinishedyourreportongreenlife?

—Notyet.TilmakeitifIthreemoredays.

A.giveB.amgivenC.willgiveD.willbegiven

()7.一WhatdoyouthinkofthemovieYouth?

一ItisoneI'veeverseen.

A.moreexcitedB.moreexciting

C.themostexcitedD.themostexciting

()8.一Wholivestogetherwithyourgrandmother?

一.Shelivesalone.Ioftengotoseeher.

A.NobodyB.SomebodyC.AnybodyD.Everybody

()9.Here'satickerleftfbrtonight'sconcert.youyoursistercangotoit.

A.Both;andB.Notonly;butalsoC.Either;orD.Neither;nor

()1().Lookatthesign!Itwarnsusitbecauseit'sfragile.

A.don'ttouchB.tonottouchC.nottotouchD.notouching

()11.一Excuseme,couldyoutellme?

一Well,there'soneonyourleft.

A.whenthe.bookstoreopensB.wherethebookstoreis

C.howfaristhebookstoreD.howcanIgettothebookstore

()12.Makesureyouhavepreparedeverythingwellbeforeyoutheplan.

A.tryonB.breakoutC.thinkofD.carryout

)13.一Whatdoyouthinkofourhotel?

——Good!Tmespeciallysatisfiedwiththehighofyourservice.

A.levelB.speedC.praiseD.price

)14.一Look!Therearedarkcloudsinthesky.You'dbettertakeyourraincoat.

—.Thankyou.

A.GoodideaB.Itdoesn'tmatterC.TmafraidnotD.Withpleasure

)15.—Henevertellsushecanmakemodelplanes.

一Infacthecanandoftenwinsinthecompetitions..

A.ActionsspeaklouderthanwordsB.Manyhandsmakelightwork

C.Nopain,nogain.D.Theearlybirdcatchestheworm

二、完形填空(共15題，每小題1分，計15分)

Televisionisgood.You'dlike16italldayandallnight.Butwatching17TVis

notaverygoodthing,especiallyforkids.Itmaynegatively(消極地，負面地)affecttheirstudy

and18.

Scientistshavefoundthatkids19watchtoomuchTVmayhavemoretrouble_20

toreadthan21kids.Theymayhaveworselanguageskills.Kidslearnlanguageskillsbest

22reading,talkingandplayingwithothers.Ifthey23toomuchtimewatchingTV,

theywillhavelesstimeforthosethings.Itmaymake24harderforthemtogetonwith

otherswhentheygrowup.

WatchingtoomuchTVisalso25tokid'shealth.It\badfbrtheireyes.Kidsdon't

movemuch26watchingTV.What'smore,theymayeatalotoffoodwhilewatchingTV.

Thiscanmakethemfat.WccallpeoplewhowatchtoomuchTV“couchpotatocs,,.

FightingonTVisabig27fbrkids.AnAmericanchildwillwatchalotoffightingacts

onTVeveryyear.2Tpeoplearegoodatfollowingothers.Scientistssaythatthosewho

watchalotoffightingshowsaremorelikelytofight.

So29thescientist.WatchTVforoneortwohoursadayatmostortryto30

yourTVforaweek.Therearelotsofotherfunthingstodo.

()16.A.watchB.watchingC.towatchD.watched

()17.A.toomanyB.toomuchC.muchtooD.afew

()18.A.healthB.planC.activityD.gift

()19.A.whichB.whoseC.whoD.whom

()20.A.learnB.learningC.learnsD.tolearn

()21.A.anotherB.theothersC.othersD.other

()22.A.byB.withC.inD.on

()23.A.costB.payC.spendD.take

()24.A.thisB.thatC.itsD.it

()25.A.harmB.harmfulC.harmlessD.harmed

()26.A.whileB.beforeC.afterD.until

()27.A.questionB.answerC.problemD.way

()28.A.OldB.YoungC.HappyD.Sad

()29.A.hearB.listenC.hearingD.listento

)30.A.turnonB.turnoutC.turnoffD.turnup

三、閱讀理解

Al

Mostofusthinkthatthemostpowerfulpeopleliveinaworldcommonpeoplecan't

imagine.Infact,evensomeofthemostsuccessfulpeoplestartedworkingoddjobstomake

money.

DonaldTrump

Thepresidentgrewupinarichfamily,buthisfatherwantedhimtolearnthevalueof

moneyathisearlyage.Asachild,hisfathertookhimtobuildingplacesandhadhimandhis

brotherpickupemptysodabottlesforcash.

BarackObama

PresidentObamawascalledtheleaderofthefreeworld.Heoncehadaboringsummer

job.AsaleenagergrowingupinHonolulu,hisfirstjobwassellingicecreaminasmallshop.

HillaryClinton

HerfirstpayingjobwastolookafterasmallparkafewmilesfromherhomeinChicago.

Herparentsmadesurethatthekidslearnedthevalueofadollarandcouldgetafeelingof

successbydoing(his.

WarrenBuffett

He'soneoftheworldswealthiestpeople.Hehasbeeninterestedinmakingandsaving

moneysincehewasakid.Attheageof13,hespenthismorningsdeliveringnewspapersof

TheWashingtonPost.Atthesameyear,heusedhissaving$1,2002buya40-acrefarm.

MichaelDell

HeisthefounderandCEOofDellInc.Beforehehelpedmakepersonalcomputepopular

aroundtheworld,DellgothisfirstjobwashingdishesforaChineserestaurantattheageof

12.

()31.Whatdoestheunderlinedworduodd^^meaninChinese?

A.不同尋常的B.零散的C.體面的D.無聊的

()32.WhatwasPresidentDonaldTrump'sfirstpayingjob?

A.Collectingbottles.B.Washingdishes.

C.Sellingicecream.D.Lookingafterapark

()33.WheredidHillaryClintoncomefrom?

A.EnglandB.AmericaC.CanadaD.Australia

()34.HowdidBuffettdealwithhisfirstsavingmoney?

A.Hegaveitawaytoacharity.B.Heboughthimselfacomputer.

C.Heboughthimselfabigfarm.D.Heateabigmealatarestaurant.

()35.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?

A.Practicemakesperfect.

B.Wherethereisawill,thereisaway.

C.WheninRome,doastheRomansdo.

D.Aroadofathousandmilesbeginswithonestep.

A2

Gulangyu,abeautifulislandwassuccessfullylistedintheUNESCOWorldHeritage(世界

文化遺產)onJuly8th,2017.It'snotonlytheprideofmyhometown,buttheprideofthewhole

nation.

GulangyuisseparatedfromXiamenbythe500-metre-wideEgretRiver(鷺江)，withan

areaof1.88squarekilometers.Vslikeagardenonthewater.Youcangothereonlybyships,

cars,busesandbikesarenotallowedtorunontheisland.Itissoquietthatwhereveryougo,

youcanhearthesoundofplayingthepiano.Asaresultofthis,itiscalled“theislandofmusic”.

ThefirstnameoftheislandwasYuanZhouZi.IntheMingDynastyitwaschangedas

Gulangyu,meaning“drumwaves'*.Becausetheholesinthesouthwesternrcufshitbythewaves

makesoundslikethedrumbeating.

Today,Gulangyuislistedasoneofthenation'smajortravellingplaces.Themainplacesof

interesthereincludetheSunlightRock,ShuzhuangPark,GangzihouBathingBeachand

MemorialHalltoZhengChenggongwhicharevisitedbymillionsofpeoplefromallpartsofthe

countryandtheworld.Whal'smore,thebuildingsandfoodarepopularwithvisitors.

Therefore,Ihopeourgovernmentcanprotectthefairylandwell,especiallythe

environment.

()36.Wheredoesthewritercomefrom?

A.BeijingB.FujianC.JapanD.Idon'tknow

()37.WhichisNOTTRUEaccordingtothepassage?

A.TheareaofGulangyuislessthan2squarekilometers.

B.Gulangyuishonoredas“theislandofmusic”and“agardenonthewater”

C.GulangyugotitsnameinTangDynasty.

D.GulangyuisontheUNESCOWorldHeritagelistnow

()38.Theunderlinedword“ree代"inParagraph3probablymeansinChinese.

A.暗礁R.沙灘C.建筑D.漁船

()39.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?

A.Gulangyudoesn'thavealonghistory.

B.Visitordon'tlikethebuildingsontheisland.

C.Gulangyuisfamousallovertheworld.

D.Thewriterisn'tworriedabouttheenvironmentproblem.

()40.Wheremaythepassagebefrom?

A.AguidebookB.AposterC.AdiaryD.Ablog

A3

Researchersfindthatapositiveviewcannotonlymakepeoplehappyinspirits,but

improvepeople'shealthandhelpthemhavealongerlife.

Studieshaveshownthatpeoplewhoholdapositiveoutlookwillhaveproperblood

pressure,lessheartdisease,betterweightcontrolandhealthierbloodsugarlevels.

Tnastudyofmorethan4,000peopleabout50andtheolder,BeccaLevyandAvniBavishi

attheYaleSchoolofPublicHealthfoundthathavingapositiveviewofagingcanhaveagood

influenceonone'shealthandlongevity(壽命).

Levysaidtwopossiblemechanisms(機制)canexplainthereasonsofthefindings

Psychologically(心理學上)，apositiveviewcanbuildupone'sconfidence,decreasestress

inlifeanddevelopproperbehaviors.

Physiologically(生理學上)，peoplewithpositiveviewsofaginghavelowerlevelsof

c-reactiveprotein(C反應蛋白)，whichcanhavetodowithheartdiseaseandotherillnesses,

evenifconsideringpossibleinfluenceslikeage,healthstatus,sex,raceandeducation.Thiskind

ofpeoplealsolivelongerinsomeway.

Inconclusion,weshouldholdthepositivepointofviewinourdailylife.

()41.Apersonwithpositiveviewwill.

A.bemorepopularB.bemoreinteresting

C.havealongerlifeD.haveathinnerbody

()42.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaboutpeoplewithapositiveoutlook?

A.Theywillhavelowerbloodpressure.

B.Theywillsufferfromlessheartdisease.

C.Theywillkeephealthierbloodsugarlevels.

D.Theywillbeheavierthanothers.

()43.BeccaLevyandAvnibavishi'sgroup.

A.studiedover4,000peopleintheirresearch

B.workedattheYorkSchoolofPublicHealth

C.foundhealthhadnothingtodowithone'sspirit

D.thoughtagingisnotimportantatall

()44.HowdidLevyexplaintheirtheoryaccordingtothepassage?

A.Hesaidthreepossiblemechanismscouldexplainthereasons.

B.Hetalkedinpsychologicalandphysiologicalways.

C.Hedidn'tdealwithone'sconfidence.

D.HethoughthigherC-reactiveproteinwashelpful.

()45.Fromthispassage,wecanlearnthat.

A.wehavetoexerciseeveryday

B.we'dbettermakemorefriends

C.wemustloseweightwhenweareoverweight

D.weshouldhavepositiveviews

第n卷(非選擇題，共60分)

B.任務型閱讀。(共10題，每小題1分，計10分)

閱讀下面短文，根據短文內容完成表格中所缺信息，每空一詞。

Asmoreadultshopetogetpeacefrommeditation(冥想)，morechildrenwanttogetittoo.

Itcanhelppeopledealwithstressandfindamorepeacefulideaoflife.Thefollowingcanhelp

childrendomeditationexercises.

Lookatthesky

Onnicedays,gotonature,liedownonthegrassandlookupatthesky.Thecloudsmove

throughthesky.Buttheskystaysclear,openandfree.Thisisalsohowourthoughtswork.

Thoughtsfloatinandoutofourmindsjustlikeclouds.Allowyourthoughtstocomeandgo.

Thenyouknowyourmindisclearandfreejustlikethesky.

Mindfulbottle

Fillabottlewithwater.Thebottleofwaterstandsforourminds.Thenaddredandblue

sandtoit.Redstandsforourthoughts,andbluestandsforourfeelingsandmoods.Nowshake

itup.Thewaterwillgetcloudy.Weneedtowaitandwatchthesandsettle,asourthoughts,

feelingsandmoodssettlejustlikethesand.

Mindfullistening

Sitincomforiandholdabelloranythingthatmakesasimplesoundinyourhands.Just

feelandhearitssoundasyouringit.Focusonthesoundfromtheveryfirstmomentyouhear

itallthewaytotheend.Whenyoucan'thearthesoundanymore,openyoureyesorputup

yourhand.

Howtofindpeace

Therearesomesimplemeditation46thatchildrencantry.

Onnicedays,go47andlookupatthethesky.Theclear,openand

Lookatthesky

free48helpsyourthoughtsfloatlikeclouds.

Makeabottle49ofwaterandaddredandbluesandtoit.Redand

Mindfulbottle

blue50forourthoughts,feelingsandmoods.Shakeitupandwatch

thesandsettleasourthoughts,feelingsandmoodssettlelikethe51.

Sit53andholdanythingthatmakesasimplesound.Pay54to

Mindful52thesourdfromtheveryfirsttotheendasyouringit.Whenyoucan'thear

thesoundanymore,openyoureyesor55yourhand.

C.閱讀與回答問題。（共5,每小題2分，計10分）

WeChal（微信）hasbecomeawayoflifeforcommunication,entertainmentandmaking

paymentsinChina.ItisgoingtodevelopitsmarketintheU.S.forconvenienceinpayingand

Chineselearning.

AttheWechatU.S.ChinaStrongconferenceheldinSanFrancisco,SiliconValley（硅谷）

start-upCitronshowedtheonlypaymentprocessor（處理器）intheU.S.thathelpsbusinessmen

acceptWechatPay.

ChuckHuang,CEOofCitcon,said“Lastyear,over100millionChinesepeopletraveled

outsideofChina.OncetheyseethisplacecanacceptWechatPay,theyarereadytousesmart

phones.Theycertainlyreceivemuchwarmerwelcomewithforeigncountries.”

WechatisalsoteamingupwiththeU.S.ChinaStrongFoundation（基金會）onaspecial

Wechataccount,aimingtogetonemilliongradeschoolandhighschoolstudentstostudy

ChineseintheUnitedStates.Rightno,thatnumberisabout400,000.

TheaccountofU.S.ChinaStrongoffersgames,learningtools,scholarshipresourcesand

morethatwillhelpAmericanslearnmoreaboutChinaandconnectwithChinesefriendsand

classmates.

EugeneHuang,CEOoftheU.S.ChinaStrongFoundation,said“Languageisoneofthose

toolsthatifyoudon'tuseitcontinuously,yourskillswillbegintogetweakveryrapidly.And

thisisoneofthosewayswhereusingtechnology,youcannotonlybuildculturalbridges,but

alsoenableyourselftodevelopyourlearningofChinese.

根據短文內容，回答下列問題.

56.What'sWcchatgoingtodevelopintheU.S.?(Nomorethan9words)

57.WhyisthepaymentprocessorusedintheU.S.?(Nomorethan7words)

58.HowmanyChinesetraveledoutsideofChinalastyear?(Nomorethan3words)

59.What'stheaimoftheU.S.ChinaStrongFoundationintheU.S.?(Nomorethan6words)

60.Whatwillhappenifyoudon'tusealanguagecontinuouslyaccordingtoEugeneHuang?

(Nomorethan9words)

四、詞匯(共20題，每小題1分，計20分)

A.根據句意和漢語提示寫出單詞，完成句子。

61.Ayearis(戈U分)intofourseasons.

62.Theword"kids"is(相似的)to"children”inmeaning.

63.Throughhardwork,Aileenfinallyrealizedherdreaminher(四十).

64.Housingpricesinmajorcitiesdidn'tcontinue(上升)thisyear.

65.ThestudentsarehavingaPhysicslessoninthe(實驗室).

B.根據句意用所給單詞的適當形式填空。

66.It's(usual)forhertobesoactivebecausesheisoftenagirloffewwords.

67.1thinkthestory(it)isgreatfun.

68.Presentdrinkinganddrivinglawsshouldbemademuch(strict)than

beforetopreventtragedieshappeningagain.

69.TanDunhas(success)broughtChinesemusicandWesternmusictogether.

70.Thisisoneofthemostfamous(hero)names.Itisoftenseeninnewspapers.

五、書面表達(共1題，計20分)

親愛的同學們，作為()()后的初中生，你們是我們祖國的未來，但你們也有自己的優點

和缺點。請以“WeArePost-00Students”為題寫一篇短文參加學校的英語作文競賽。請按照

下表兩個方面進行客觀的描述，然后制定個人的目標和計劃。

AdvanlagesDisadvctnlagesAimsPlans

1.helpful;introuble1.getexcitedandangry1.Mydreamis...???

2.active;beinterestedineasily2.1believe...

newthings2.makethesamemistake

3....becauseofcarelessness

3....

注意事項：

1.100詞左右（文章的開頭已給出，不計入總詞數）；表達清楚，語法正確，上下文連貫；

2.文中不得出現真實姓名、校名等信息；

3.文章必須包括表格中所提供的主要信息，并作適當發揮。

WcArcPost-00Students

Aspost-00students,wearethehopeofourcountry.However,wealsohaveouradvantages

anddisadvantages._________________________________________________________________

中考模擬英語（一）參考答案

一、單項選擇（每題1分，計15分）

1-5ADACD6-10BDACC11-15BDAAA

二、完形填空（每題1分，計15分）

16-20CBACB21-25DACDB25-30ACBDC

二、閱讀理解

A.閱讀選擇（每題2分，計30分）

31-35.BABCD36-50.BCACD41-45.CDABD

B.任務型閱讀(每題1分,計10分)

46.exercises47.Outside48.Sky49.Full50.stand

51.sand52.Listening53.Comfortably54.Attention55.raise

C.閱讀與回答問題(每題2分，計10分)

56.ThemarketforconvenienceinpayingandChineselearning.(Nomorethan9words)

57.BecauseithelpsbusinessmenacceptWeChatPay.(Nomorethan7words)

58.Over100million.(Nomorethan3words)

59.TogetstudentstostudyChinese.(Nomorethan6words)

60.Yourskillswillbegintogetweakveryrapidly.(Nomorethan9words)

四、詞匯(共20題，每小題13,計20分)

61.divided62.similar63.forties64.rising65.laboratory

66.unusual67.itself68.stricter69.successfully70.heroes,

根據首字母提示填寫短文中所缺單詞。

71.known72.role73.dangerous/dirty74.hospitals75.improve

76.cooking77.relax78.Third79.lonely80.in

五.書面表達(20分)

Onepossibleversion:

Wearepost-00students

Aspost-。。students,wcarcthehopeofourcountry.Howeverwcalsohaveouradvantages

anddisadvantages.

Wehavelotsofadvantages.Mostofusarehelpful.We'lltryourbesttohelpothersifthey

areintrouble.We'realsoactiveenoughtobeinterestedinnewthings.What'smore,we're

creative.Wecanoftencomeupwithgoodideas.

Westillhavesomedisadvantages.SometimeswegetexcitedandangryeasilyAndwe

oftenmakethesamemistakesbecauseofcarelessness.Wethinkofourselvesmorethanothers.

MydrcamistoenterthebesthighschoolinYanchcngandtobeoneofthetopstudentsin

theclass.IbelieveIcanrealizemydreamthroughhardwork.

Iwilltrymybesttolearnallthesubjectswell.TmsureIcandoanythingifInevergiveup!

知識運用（共14分）

一、單項填空（共6分，每小題0.5分）

從下列各題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中，選擇可以填入空白處

日勺最佳選項。

1.ThegirlinaredhatisfromtheUK.nameisLinda.

A.HerB.HisC.YourD.My

2.MyfavouriteTVshowis8o'clockintheevening.

A.onB.atC.inD.of

3.Don'tworktoohard,you5llgetsick.

A.orB.andC.butD.so

4.一didyoupayforthepicture?

—200yuan.It5squitecheap.

A.HowmanyB.HowoftenC.HowmuchD.How

long

5.一MustIleavenow?

—No,you.Youcanstayherealittlelonger.

A.mustn'tB.needn'tC.can5tD.wouldn5t

6.Myuncle'snewbookoutnextmonth.

A.comeB.cameC.willcomeD.hascome

7.Ithefilmalready.Idonotwanttoseeitagain.

A.seeB.sawC.willseeD.haveseen

8.AnnthehousewhenIcalledherlastnight.

A.cleansB.wascleaningC.willcleanD.iscleaning

9.TodayhundredsofPicasso5searlyworksatthe

PicassoMuseum.

A.showB.showedC.areshownD.were

shown

10.AfriendofminecamemelastSaturday.

A.seeB.sawC.seeingD.tosee

11.Ifyou,Tilwashthedishesafterthedinner.

A.cookB.cookedC.havecookedD.are

cooking

12.Ididn'tunderstandsomuchtimeoncomputer

games.

A.whydoeshespendB.whyhespends

C.whydidhespendD.whyhespent

二、完形填空（共8分，每小題1分）

閱讀下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后從短文后各題所給的A、B、C、

D四個選項中，選擇最佳選項。

MayDayBasket

IclearlyremembertheMayDayoftheyearthatIwasinfifth

grade.ThatyearIwasfacedwithachallengebecauseofmy

bestfriend,Pam.

Anewfamilyrecentlyhadmovedintooursmalltown,andPam

wasspendingmoreandmoretimeattheirhouse.I

felt13andleftout.

WhenmymotheraskedmewhetherIwouldtakeaMayDay

baskettoPam'shouse,Iansweredangrily,“Ofcoursenot!”

Mymotherstoppedwhatshewasdoingand14meinher

arms.ShetoldmethatIwouldhavemanyotherfriendsinmy

lifetime.

“ButPamwasmybestfriendever,55Icried.

Mumtoldmethatcircumstances（環境）changeandpeople

change.She15thatoneofthegreatthingsfriendscando

istogiveeachotherachancetogrow,tochangeandto

developintowhattheywanttobe.Andsometimes,shesaid,

thatfriendswould16otherpeopletospendtimewith.It5

snothingwrongwiththat.

ShewentontosaythatIneededtoforgivePamforhurtingme

andthatIcouldexpressthatforgiveness（寬恕）bygivinghera

MayDaybasket.

Itwasa17decision,butIdecidedtogivePamabasket.I

madeanextraspecialbasketofflowerswithlotsofyellow

becausethatwasPam'sfavorite18.Iaskedmytwo

sisterstohelpmedelivermybasketofforgiveness.As

we19fromourhidingplace,Pampickeduptheflowers,

pressedherfaceintothemandsaid20enoughforusto

hear,“Thankyou,Susie,Ihopedyouwouldn5tforgetme!55

Thatday,Imadeadecisionthatchangedmylife：Idecidedto

holdmyfriendsinmyheart,butnotinmyexpectationofthem,

allowingthemspacetogrowandtochange-withorwithout

me.

13.A.happyB.hurtC.stupidD.lucky

14.A.caughtB.acceptedC.heldD.tied

15.A.complainedB.explainedC.

doubtedD.tested

16.A.directB.surveyC.controlD.

choose

17.A.hardB.poorC.

quickD.good

18.A.foodB.colorC.basketD.place

19.A.greetedB.sensedC.smelledD.

watched

20.A.angrilyB.nervouslyC.loudlyD.

privately

閱讀理解（共36分）

三、閱讀理解（共26分，每小題2分）

閱讀下面的四篇短文，根據短文內容，從短文后各題所給的A、B、

C、D四個選項中，選擇最佳選項。

A

AreyouinterestedintheseJobs?

Videogametester

Wouldyoulikeajobthatletsyouplaygames?MitchEllisworks

foravideogamecompany.Alotofteenagerswanthisjob

becauseheplaysvideogamesfourhoursaday!He'stheone

whoteststhegamestomakesuretheywork.Mitchloveshisjob

becauseit'sexciting!

Dogwalker

Wouldyoulikeajobthatletsyouworkwithanimals?Doyou

wantonethatletsyoubeoutsidealot?AmyCarsonwalksthree

dogs,threetimesaday,fivedaysaweek!Dogsareplayfuland

fun,soherjobisneverboring.

Climbingguide

Manypeoplewantworkthatletsthemtravel.Areyouactiveand

healthy?Areyousomeonewholikestohikeandclimb

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21.Whoworksasadogwalker?

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D.onSundaynight

B

Haveyouevershoveled（鏟）snowafterasnowstorm?Most

peopletrytoremovesnow.ButinFebruary,inSapporo,Japan,

trucksactuallybringsnowintothecity!Peopleshovelthesnow

intolargepiles,andthesepilesofsnowbecomeoutdoorcafes,

concertstages,andbeautifulsculptures（雕像）.

ArtistsfromallovertheworldcometoSapporo'sSnowFestival

everyyeartoenterthesculpturecompetition.Butthesculptures

aren'tmadeofstone,metalorwood-theyaremadeofsnow

andice!Artistssometimeswork11to12hoursadaytomake

amazingsculptures.Manyofthesculpturesarehugeandvery

detailed.Duringtheday,thesculpturesshineinthewintersun.

Atnight,colorfullightsshineonthem.Millionsofpeoplegoto

seethemeveryyear.

TheSnowFestivalhadnotalwaysbeensopopular.Itstartedin

1950assomethingverysmall.PeopleinSapporo