山东省潍坊市2023年中考英语真题.docxVIP

PAGE \* Arabic 1 山东省潍坊市2023年中考英语真题 一、阅读理解 阅读理解 Joel: Youre not going to believe this. My dad is running in this! Debbie: Your dad? The marathon? I didnt know he liked doing sport. Joel: Well, he doesnt, really. He does a bit of running now andthen, and he goes to the gym and that sort of thing. But theres no way he could finish a marathon. Three days later Pete: So Joel, how did your dad do? Joel: Hahahaha... it took him 7 hours and 12 minutes. Jess: So he finished it? Thats fantastic! Joel: Yeah, but guess what? He was slower than any other runner in the race! Pete: Still were talking about 26 miles here. Thats an awful lot of running. Theres no way I could do that! Debbie: It would take me more than a month. And honestly, Joel, do you think you could do it? Joel: Thats not. the point. It took him more than 7 hours. So embarrassing! Jess: So what? He set himself a goal (目标), and he did it. At the end of the day, thats what matters. Joel: Well, perhaps youre right. Ive never thought about it like that, I suppose. （ ）1．In Picture 2, Joel is laughing because his father ____. A．won the match B．couldnt finish a marathon C．did a bit of running D．was the last one in the race （ ）2．What do Pete and Debbie think of the marathon? A．Boring. B．Tiring. C．Exciting. D．Relaxing. （ ）3．Whats Jesss opinion? A．Whatever you do, set a goal first. B．Give up if you cant win a competition. C．Make great efforts to achieve your goal. D．Never take part in difficult competitions. 阅读理解 On a cold January morning, a man sat at a subway station in Washington DC and started to play the violin. He played for about 45 minutes. Three minutes went by, and a middle-aged man stopped for a few seconds, and then hurried up to take care of his own things. A minute later, the violinist received his first tip: a woman threw some money without stopping, and walked away. Only a 3-year-old boy took the music seriously, going over, sitting down and soon losing himself i