绵阳市2021年中考英语本试卷分试题卷和答题卡两部分。试题卷共8页，答题卡共2页。满分120分，考试时间100分钟。注意事项：1．答题前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号用0.5毫米的黑色墨迹签字笔填写在答题卡上，并认真核对条形码上的姓名、准考证号、考点、考场号。2．选择题答案使用2B铅笔填涂在答题卡对应题目标号的位置上，非选择题答案使用0.5毫米的黑色墨迹签字笔书写在答题卡的对应框内。超出答题区域书写的答案无效；在草稿纸、试题卷上答题无效。3．考试结束后，将试题卷和答题卡一并交回。第I卷（选择题，共70分）第一节：阅读理解（共20小题，每小题2分，满分40分）阅读下面短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AIt'shalfpastsevenonMondaymorning:timetogetreadyforschool.JayStonerolledoutofbed.Hedidacoupleofquickwake-upexercisesandthenhewentovertoamirrorandlookedathimself.“Notbad,Stone,notbad,”hesaidtohimselfandsmiled.Maybehewasn'treadyforHollywood,butwithhisdarkbroadeyesandhisthickbrownhair,hehadthelooksthatturnedgirls’heads.Hemovedinclosertothemirrorandsmiled,checkinghisteeth.“Perfect,”hethought,“Goodenoughforatoothpastead.”Ashiseyesmoveddowntohisstrongarmsandchesthesmiledagain.Thehourshespentontheplaygroundanddoingsit-upshavepaidoff!Butsuddenly,thesmilefroze(僵住)onhislips.Hiseyesmovedfromtheupperpartofhisbodydowntohislegs.Hislegswereshort.Notjustshort,butfartooshortforhisbody.Hehadtheupperbodyofasixfeetboy,butbecauseofhislegs,hewasmuchlessthansixfeet.Sitting,hewasastallasalmostanyoneinhisclass.Standing,hehadtolookupatmostoftheboysandevenmanyofthegirls.Whydidn'thislegsgrowwiththerestofhisbody?Atfivefeetsixinches(英寸),hewasoneoftheshortestboysinhisclass.Hewastheshortestinhisownfamily,andhewasevenshorterthanhislittlesister—bythreeinches!Wheredidhislegscomefrom?Hecertainlydidn'tgetthemfromhisparents.Theywerebothquitetall.Lookingthrougholdphotosinthefamilyalbum,hefoundtheanswer.Itwashisgrandfatheronhismother'sside.HisshortlegswereagiftfromGrandpaTuttle.Thanksalot,Grandpa!1.HowdidJayStonefeelabouthisupperbody?A.Disappointed. B.Interested. C.Proud. D.Uneasy.2.HowtallwasJay'slittlesister?A.Sixfeet. B.Fivefeetsixinches.C.Fivefeetnineinches. D.Fivefeetthreeinches.3.WhydidJay'ssmiledisappearsuddenly?A.Becausehedislikedhisarms.B.Becausehewasupsetthathislegswereshort.C.Becausehefoundsomethingwrongwithhisface.D.Becausehethoughthewastedalotoftimeexercising.4.Whatistrueaccordingtothepassage?A.Jay'sparentshadshortlegs.B.AlltheotherstudentsweretallerthanJay.C.MostboysinJay'sclasslookeduptohim.D.Jaywasshorterthananyothermemberinhisfamily.5.WhatcanwelearnaboutJay'sgrandfather?A.Hismotherwasshort. B.HehadshortlegsasJaydid.C.Hewascrazyabouttakingphotos. D.Heleftgiftsforhisfamilymembers.BNOTICE1June11, 2021CALLFORCREATIVEWRITINGS! Thisistoinformallthestudentsthatour schoolisgoingtopublishits yearly magazinenextmonth.Allthosewhowish tohaveagocanmailtheirarticlesto xysmagazine@gmail.com.Students’ works willbeacceptedlatestbyJune30,2021till11:59pm.Youcantakeanytopicofyourchoice.Formoreinformation，getintouchwithyourownclassteachers.Asma/AshishHeadGirl/HeadBoyNOTICE2June11, 2021INTER-SCHOOLSINGINGCOMPETTTION!OurschoolisgoingtoholdanInter-school SingingCompetitiononJune29, 2021, Tuesday at2pmintheschoolhall.Morethan20schools fromalloverthecitywill takepartinit. Interestedstudentsmaycallusat66882021latestbyJune18, 2021.Alice/AlbertHeadGirl/HeadBoyNOTICE3June11,2021FOUND!Thisistoinformallthestudentsthatabackpackhasbeenfoundintheschoolplayground. Thereareafewtextbooksandsomemoneyinit. Thebackpackismedium-sizedandredin colour. ItwasfoundonJune9,ataround6pminacornernearthemaingate.Theownerof thebagshallseemeintheSchoolOfficewithyourIDcard. Thankyou.Amar/AmritaHeadGirl/HeadBoy6.WhatdoesNOTICE1tellitsreaders?A.ThemagazinewillcomeoutattheendofJune.B.Theschoolisgoingtopublishitsfirstmagazine.C.Theteacherschoosewhattobeputinthemagazine.D.Thestudentshaveachancetobecomepublishedwriters.7.Whoshouldyouturntoifyouwanttotakepartinthesingingcompetition?A.Asma. B.Amrita. C.Albert. D.Amar8.WhydoesNOTICE3describethebackpack?A.Toshowitsdifference. B.Totellthevalueofit.C.Tointerestthestudents. D.Tohelpfindtheowner.9.Howcanyougetbackthebackpack?A.Tocall66882021. B.TogototheSchoolOffice.C.Tovisitxysmagazine@gmail.com. D.Tosearchtheschoolplayground.10.Wheredoyoumostprobablyseethesenotices?A.Onaclassroomnoticeboard. B.Onaschoolnoticeboard.C.Onthewallofabusstation. D.Onthewallofashoppingmall.CHabitsandfieldpaths(小径)areformedinthesameway:byrepetition.Villagers,asarule,donotpurposefullymakeafootpathtothenextvillage.Theyjustgotheshortestoreasiestwayoverthefields.Dayafterdayapeoplegoandcomethesameway.Theirfeetbeattheearthhard.Bytheirrepeatedwalkinginthesamedirectionapathismade.Similarly,themoreoftenwedoanythinginthesamewayoratthesametime,themoreweshalldoitthatway.Atlastahabitisformed.Usuallyitismucheasiertoformbadhabitsthangoodhabits.Thereasonissimple–wearejustlazy.Forexample,itiseasiertolieinbedonacoldmorningthantogetupearly.Itiseasiertoputofftoday'sdutiestotomorrowthantodothemattherighttime.Badhabitsarenotformedinaday,anditisthesamewithgoodhabits.Theformingofgoodhabitsneedstimeandcallsforeffortandhardworkatfirst;buteverytimewedotherightthing,itmakesdoingthesamethingnexttimemucheasier.It'sreallyhardtogetupearlyonacoldwintermorningforthefirsttime.However,ifyoukeepdoingiteverydayforsometime,itwillbecome“a