湖北省荆门市2021年英语中考真题（含答案解析）.docxVIP

荆门市2021年初中学业水平考试 英 语 第一部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分40分） 第一节（共15小题; 每小题2分，满分30分） 阅读下列四篇短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。 A （2021湖北荆门中考，阅读理解A篇，6分，★☆☆） TikTok, known as Douyin in China, is a mobile app allowing users to create, share and watch short videos. Developed by: ByteDance Users: 13+ Joe Thomas It seems very enjoyable. However, it’s difficult to stop once you start watching its videos. It’s not a good idea to spend too much time on it. Alice Brown I like the app because it allows me to share my daily life and make new friends. What’s more, I have won more popularity for the videos I created. Now I have more than 10 million fans. Adam Young There is no need for us to use this app. My friend Tom Smith spends most of his spare time on TikTok. I think he should spend time on more meaningful things, such as exercising or reading. 1. TikTok is suitable for users aged ________. A. 7 B. 20 C. 12 D. 10 2. Joe Thomas thinks that you may ________ while watching TikTok. A. spend too much time B. get bored easily C. waste too much money D. learn some harmful information 3. TikTok has made ________ popular for his (her) videos. A. Joe Thomas B. Tom Smith C. Adam Young D. Alice Brown B （2021湖北荆门中考，阅读理解B篇，8分，★★☆） Mr. Brown is already 89 years old. He used to sell ice-cream in New York. Last month, his daughter died and left him with two grandchildren. He had to look after them. “What should we do? We have to make money,” Mr Brown said to his wife. Then he decided to sell ice-cream again. He got up early every morning and worked until midnight. Steve is a reporter. He often bought ice-cream from Mr. Brown. Soon he learned about his story. He wanted to help the old man, so he posted a photo online. Lots of people read Mr. Brown’s story and came to buy ice-cream. That was not enough. Steve started to raise money for Mr. Brown. He planned to raise $3,000, but in fact, he got more than $201,000. Now Mr. Brown is rich. He doesn’t need to make money. But he says, “I’m really t