2021年长沙市初中学业水平考试试卷英语时量120分钟，满分120分II.阅读(共两节，满分40分)第一节(共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)阅读下面的材料，从每题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。A21.HowlongshouldtheworkersatIsabellaHotelworkinaday?A.Forthreehours.B.Forsevenhours.C.Foreighthours.22.WhatwillIsabellaHotelprovidefortheworkers?A.400dollarsamonth.B.Twofreedaysaweek.C.Allmealsforfree.BWhenwetalkabouttheUK,whatwillyouthinkof?BigBen,DowningStreetandTowerBridgearealwaysourhottopics(话题).ButtherearemanyotherfactsabouttheUK.Comeandsee!ThemostpopularmuseumistheBritishMuseuminLondon.Oversixmillionpeoplevisititeveryyear.Itisopenfrom10:00a.m.to5:00p.m.ButonFriday,theclosingtimeis8:30p.m.TheRiverSevernstartsinWalesandflows(^L)throughwesternEngland.IfswellknownfortheSevernBore—atallwave(波浪)ofwaterthatregularly—HotelWorkersWantedIsabellaHotelisatophotelinthecenterofQueensland.We'relookingforexperiencedwaitersandwaitresses.Youareexpectedtoworkfrom7a.m.to3p.m.Youshould>behealthy>bewell-dressed>bereliable(值得信赖的)Ifyoujoinus,youwillget>$400everyweek>allmealsforfree>aseparateroom>onefreedayeveryweekIfyouareinterestedinthisjob,youcanwritetojobhunt@scottoday.com.flowsuptheriverfromthesea.Hungry?Beefandchickenaretasty,fruitandvegetablesarehealthy,andsandwichesaresimple.Shortofmoney?Thecheapestfoodisfishandchips(炸鱼薯条).Andit'sdelicious.23.WhencanwevisittheBritishMuseum?A.At9:00a.m.,Monday.B.At10:30a.m.,Tuesday.C.At9:30p.m.,Friday.24.WhatistheRiverSevernfamousfor?A.Itstallwaveofwater.B.Itsbeautifulriverbank.C.Itsdeepriverbed.25.Thereadingmaterial(材料)aboveismostprobably.A.abusinessplanB.atravelguideC.asciencereportCFromanearlyage,weweretaughtthatifwewantedtobesuccessful,wehadtostudyhardandgetgoodresultsatschool.Infact,goodstudentsmayjustendupdoingjobstheydon'tlike,andsomeevenleadanunhappylife.Whyisitlikethat?Insomeparents'eyes,schoolgradesmattermostfortheirkids.Inreality,therearemanythingstoconsiderbesidestheschoolsubjects,forexample，howtobeahappyperson，whattodotokeephealthy,andhowtogetalongwellwithothers.Thatistosay,schoolisnotjustenoughifyouwanttohaveagreatlife.Doingwellinschoolisdifferentfromdoingwellinlife.Studiesshowthatpeoplewhofailedatschoolmaynotendupfailinginlife.Youmayhavealreadyknownthatsomefamouspeople,likeThomasEdisonandSteveJobs，didn'tdoverywellatschoolorevenfailedtofinishschool.Infact,therearealotmorethanjustthebigshotswhoaresuccessfulinlifewithoutfinishingschool.Theyseize(抓住)everychancetolearnandfinallymakeittothetop.Lifeisreallyalonglesson,solongthatyoucan'tdefine(界定)aperson'ssuccessbyjustonesection(部分)ofit.Ifyouhavealreadyfinishedschool,keeplearningbecausewhatyouhavelearnedatschoolwillneverbeenoughtoliveasatisfyinglife.Ifyouarestillstudying,whetheryouaregoodorbadatschool,don'ttakeyourschoolresultstooseriouslyaslongasyouhaveputyourheartintoit.Keeplearningtomakethemostofyourtalents(天赋).That'showyoucanliveahappyandsuccessfullife.26.What'sthewriter'smainpurposeofwritingParagraph(段落)One?A.Tointroduceatopic.B.Togiveexamples.C.Toprovideasolution.27.Insomeparents'eyes,what'sthemostimportantfortheirkidsbasedonParagraphTwo?A.Beinghappy.B.Stayinghealthy.C.Gettinggoodgrades.28.Whatdoestheunderlinedexpression"bigshots"inthethirdparagraphmean?A.好学生B.神枪手C.大人物29.Accordingtothepassage,whichsentencemayagreewiththewriter'sidea?A.Ittakesmoneytob...