2019年山东省德州市中考英语试卷
二、阅读理解（共4小题，每小题2.5分，计50分）阋读下列短文，然后从每小题A、
B、C、D中选出能回答所提问题或完成所给句子的最佳答案
1.
In many places the weather changes during the year． These changes are called seasons． In the north and south there are four seasons in a year． At the North and South Pole, there are only two seasons． In tropical（热带） places near the Earths equator（赤道）． there are two seasons a wet season and a dry season． Each season brings changes． They are important for plants and animals that live in different parts of the world． Spring starts when the day and night are the same length． The weather gets warmer and sunnier． Trees and plants start to grow． Many animals have their babies in spring．
Summer begins on the longest day of the year． In the north this is on June 21 or
22． Summer is usually thewarmest and sunniest time of the year． Fruit grows faster on trees and plants． Young animals grow bigger and stronger．
Autumn starts when the day and night are the same length again． During autumn, the leaves change colorand fall down from the trees． Some animals collect food before winter comes．
Winter begins on the shortest day of the year． In the north this is on December 21 or 22． The weather is colder and in some places there is lots of snow． Plants and trees stop growing． Some animals, like bats and bears, find places to hide and sleep． This is called hibernation．
（1）There are________seasons on Greenland（格陵兰岛） at the North pole．
A.four
B. three
C. two
D.one．
（2）Many animals________in spring．
A. have babies
B. change color
C. collect food
D. stop growing．
（3）Fruit grows faster on trees and plants in________．
A. Spring．
B. Summer．
C. Autumn．
D. Winter．．
（4）The meaning of the underlined word "hibernation"is________in Chinese
A.迁徒
B.寒冷
C.储藏
D.冬眠．
（5）________start when the day and night are the same length．
A.Spring and summer
B. Summer and autumn
C. Autumn and winter
D. Spring and autumn．
2. ＞ FROM THE EDITOR
DEAR
READERS．
Happy birthday to us! TIMEzine's firse（期刊） came out on March3, 1923． Sure, 96 isn't the most special birthday, comparing with the 100tℎ birthday． But we take every opportunity（机会）to celebrate． TIME forKids came along just a little bit later, in 1995． Soon, we will have our 25th birthday!
We have run our Kid Reporter program for many years． Many kids who took part in the program as a reporter are professional journalist（职业记者）now． While they were working with TFK, they caught some great opportunities, like interviewing political leaders, famous people, Olympic athletes, scientists, and more．
Do you dream of being a reporter? Come and join us! On March 15, we will hold our annual（一年一度的） competition to find our next group of TIME for Kids Reporters． Editors from TFK will choose 10 best students．
I hope you will have a chance to report for our magazines and websites during the 2019﹣2020 school year．
All the best,
（1）According to the passage， TIME for Kids will have its________birthday．
A. 96th
B. 100th
C. 23rd
D. 25th．
（2）What will editors from TFK do in their annual competition？________
A. Take part in the program．
B. Interview political leaders．
C. Choose 10 best students．
D. Report for their magazines．．
（3）How long will the next group of reporters work with TFK？________
A. Half a year．
B. One year．
C. Two years．
D. Three years．．
（4）Andrea Delbanco is________．
A. a reader
B. an editor
C. a reporter
D. a student．
（5）You can find the passage in________．
A.a website
B. a book
C. a novel
D. a diary．
3. I was filled with doubts and worries until my grandfather told me to stand tall．
For me, height was my trouble． I was much taller than other girls, so I often bent（弯
