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备战2023中考英语一轮复习考点帮（广东专用）专题10难点题型：阅读理解之主旨大意题和词汇猜测题一、主旨大意题一、阅读单选Rainforestsarehometoarichvarietyofmedicinalplant

s,food,birdsandanimals.CanyoubelievethatasinglebushintheAmazonmayhavemorespeciesofantsthanthewholeofBritain!About4

80varietiesoftreesmaybefoundinjustonehectareofrainforest.Rainforestsarethelungsoftheplanet-storingvastquant

itiesofcarbondioxideandproducingasignificantamountoftheworld’soxygen.Rainforestshavetheirownperfectsystemforensuringtheirownsurvival;thetalltreesm

akeacanopy(树冠层)ofbranchesandleaveswhichprotectthemselves,smallerplants,andtheforestanimalsfromheavyrain,intensedryheatfromthesunandstrongwinds.Amaz

ingly,thetreesgrowinsuchawaythattheirleavesandbranches,althoughclosetogether,neveractuallytouchthoseofanothertree.S

cientiststhinkthisistheplants’waytopreventthespreadofanytreediseasesandmakelifemoredifficultforleaf-eatinginsectslikecaterp

illars.Tosurviveintheforest,animalsmustclimb,jumporflyacrossthegaps.Thegroundflooroftheforestisnotalltangledleavesandbushes,

likeinfilms,butisactuallyfairlyclear.Itiswheredeadleavesturnintofoodforthetreesandotherforestlife.Theyarenotcal

ledrainforestsfornothing!Rainforestscangenerate75%oftheirownrain.Atleast80inchesofrainayearisnormal-andinsomeareastheremaybeasmuchas430inch

esofrainannually.Thisisrealrain-yourumbrellamayprotectyouinashower,butitwon’tkeepyoudryifthereisafullrai

nstorm.Injusttwohours,streamscanrisetentotwentyfeet.Thehumidity(湿气)oflargerainforestscontributestotheformatio

nofraincloudsthatmaytraveltoothercountriesinneedofrain.1．Whatcanwelearnaboutrainforestsfromthefirstparagraph

?A．Theyproduceoxygen.B．Theycoveravastarea.C．Theyarewellmanaged.D．Theyarerichinwildlife.2．Whichofthefol

lowingcontributesmosttothesurvivalofrainforests?A．Heavyrains.B．Bigtrees.C．Smallplants.D．Forestanimals.3．Whydotheleavesandbranchesof

differenttreesavoidtouchingeachother?A．Formoresunlight.B．Formoregrowingspace.C．Forself-protection.D．Forthedetectionofinsects.4．Wh

atcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?A．Life-GivingRainforestsB．TheLawoftheJungleC．AnimalsintheAmazonD．WeatherinRainforestsWhenisthebesttimeforustoenjoyth

ebrightmoon?Ofcourse,itisMid-AutumnFestival,oneofthemostimportantholidaysinChina.Welookatthemoon,eatmooncakes,andgettogetherwithour

families.Thetraditionisthousandsofyearsold.Themoon,thekeypartofthefestival,isspecialtomostChinesepeople.Wee

njoyandadmireit.Weusetheroundmoontodescribereunion,thatis,gettogether.Ourrespectofthemoondatesbacktoancienttime

s.ThereisthelegendofChang’eflyingtothemoon—themostfamousstoryaboutthemoon.ManyChinesepoetsconnectthemo

onwithhomesickness.Forexample,“Besidemybedapooloflight.Isithoarfrostontheground?”fromJingYeSi(ThoughtsintheSilentNight)byTangDynastypo

etLiBai.Today,themoonisstillimportanttoChinesepeople.TheMiaominorityinGuizhouprovincehasaspecialcustom.On

thenightofMid-AutumnFestival,youngpeopledanceunderthemoontofindtheirotherhalf.However,Westernpeopleseethemoondifferently.Insome

stories,thefullmoonissomewhatfrightenedtopeople.Themostwell-knownstoryisthewerewolf.Awerewolfusuallylooksl

ikeahuman,butchangesintoawolf-likecreaturewhenthereisafullmoon.Also,ifsomeoneisveryexcitedorevencrazyaboutsomething,othersma

yjoke,“Itmustbeafullmoon.”5．What’stheChinesemeaningoftheunderlinedword“reunion”?A．团结B．联合C．团聚D．合作6．WhatdoesParagraph3try

toexplain?A．WhenthestoryofChang’еstarted.B．WhythemoonisspecialtoChinesepeople.C．Howancientpoetsdescribedthemoon.D．WhatancientChineseknewaboutthem

oon.7．When“Itmustbeafullmoon”isusedtodescribeaperson,theperson________.A．likesthemoonverymuchB．misseshisorherhome

C．iswell-knowntoothersD．isveryexcitedaboutsomething8．What’sthestorymainlyabout?A．HowMid-AutumnFestivaliscelebratedinChina.B．Differentholi

daycustomsinChina.C．StoriesaboutthefullmooninChinaandWesterncountries.D．HowthefullmoonisunderstoodinChinaan

dWesterncountries.Ayoungmanwenttothebossofaloggingcrew(伐木队)andaskedforajob.“Thatdepends,”repliedtheboss.“Let

’sseeyoufellthistree.”Theyoungmansteppedforwardandskillfullyfelledabigtree.Thebosswasamazedandsaid,“YoucanstartthejobonMonday.”Monday,Tuesd

ay,Wednesdaywentby,andThursdayafternoonthebosswenttotheyoungmanandsaid,“Youcangetthepayonyourwayouttoday.”Theyoungmanwasverysurprised.Hereplied

,“IthoughtyouwouldpayonFriday.”“Usuallywedo,”thebosssaid.“Butwe’relettingyougotodaybecauseyou’vefallenbehind.Ourdailyfellingreportsshowt

hatyou’vedroppedfromfirstplaceonMondaytolastplacetoday.”“ButI’mquitehardworking,”theyoungmanargued,“Iamthefirstt

oarrive,andthelasttoleave,andevenworkduringmycoffeebreaks!”Thebossthoughtforaminuteandthenasked,“Haveyou

sharpenedyouraxe(斧子)?”Theyoungmanreplied,“No,sir,I’vebeenworkingtoohardtotaketimeforthat!”Ourlivesarelikethis.Wesometimes

getsobusythatwedon’ttaketimeto“sharpentheaxe”.There’snothingwrongwithworkinghard.Butweallneedtimetorelax,tothink,tolearnandgrow.Ifwedon’ttake

timetorelax,wewillfeelboredandloseoureffectiveness.9．Howdidtheyoungmangetthejob?A．Heansweredtheboss’questions.B．Heshowedhisabilitytofellatr

ee.C．Hegavethebossasharpaxe.D．Hemadeapromisetoworkhard.10．Theyoungmangotpaidadayearlybecause________.A．thebosswashappywithhimB．hewantedtobuyanew

axeC．thebosswasaskinghimtoleaveD．hewantedtotakethenextdayoff11．Whatdoesthestorytellus?A．Wherethereisawill,thereisaw

ay.B．Healthisthebesttreasureamancanhave.C．There’snothingwrongwithworkinghard.D．Takingtimeto“sharpentheaxe”canmakeusmoreeffective.Haveyouever

paidforeducationalpodcasts(播客)orlivevideos?Asksomepeopleandmostofthemwillsayyes.“Pay-for-knowledge”hasbeenmoreandmorefash

ionabletheseyears.Thecontentsofthese“pay-for-knowledge”productsarefromlanguagelearningtogardeningorbaby-caring.Everythingyouthinkofca

nbefoundonlineatthismoment.“Pay-for-knowledge”isontherise(兴起).Whyis“pay-for-knowledge”industrydevelopingso

rapidly?First,itsdevelopmentisbasedontheInternet.Withafastnetworkandasmartphone,anyonewhohaspassedtheidentity(身份)

checkcanbeanonlineteacher,andanyonewithanonlineaccount(帐户)canbuy“pay-for-knowledge”products.Second,peopleareafraidtomissanyinformation.Ononehand,

peoplehopeformoreusefulinformation.Ontheotherhand,suchinformationisusuallyatthehandsofexpertswhoservefamouscompaniesanduni

versities.Moreover,theneedtolearnnewskillsintoday’sjobmarketalsopushespeopletolearnonsucheducationalpodcasts.Theindu

stryof“pay-for-knowledge”hasprovedtobelucrative.Itpromisespossibilitiesofturninginformationintomoney.Itisgoodforthedevelopmentofourcountry

anditcanhelpsellersmakelotsofmoney.Besides,buyerscanenjoyself-growthfromit.What’smore,thisisareflection(反映)ofrespectforknowledgean

dtalents.However,therapidriseof“pay-for-knowledge”hasafewproblems.Foronething,themarketisfullofeye-catchingword

ssuchas“HowtobeanIndustry’sExpertin5Hours”and“15ClassestoBeaMasterofAppreciating(欣赏)ClassicalMusic”,whichsoundlikeifyoupayforit,youaresuretosucceed.

Foranother,alargenumberofcustomersbuythemjustforshowingoff.Infact,thosewhohavereallyhadself-growthafterbuyingonlinecours

esmaybethekindofpeoplewhoneedthemleast.Inotherwords,withorwithoutthesecourses,theycanmakeitanyway,becausetheyarethosewhohavethea

bilitytolearnbythemselves.Ingeneral,thebestistheonethatsuitsyoumost.“Pay-for-knowledge”maybeusedasagoodstartforself-growth.Becarefu

l!Otherwise,yourdreamofsuccessmaynotcometrue.12．WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A．“Pay-for-knowledge”

productscanhelpallthepeoplesucceed.B．“Pay-for-knowledge”productscanofferpeopledifferentkindsofcourses.C．Peoplewhocanteachthemselvesneed“pay-for-knowl

edge”productsmost.D．Peoplemustlearnfromexpertswhoservefamouscompaniesanduniversities.13．WhichisNOTthereasonfor“pay-for-knowledge”indust

rydevelopingsorapidly?A．Thefastnetworkandsmartphonemakeitpossibleforpeopletoget.B．Peopleareafraidtomissanyusefulinformation.C

．Peopleneedtolearnnewskillsintoday’sjobmarket.D．Peopleareforcedtopayforeducationalpodcastsorlivevideos.14．W

hatcanwelearnabout“pay-for-knowledge”industryfromParagraph2?A．Thehistoryofitsrise.B．Theproblemsofitsproducts.C．Theadvantagesofitsproduct

s.D．Thecausesofitsrise.15．Theunderlinedphrase“belucrative”inParagraph3means“________”.A．producelotsofmoneyB．get

muchinformationC．wingreatrespectD．enjoyself-growth16．Themainpurposeofthispassageisto________.A．recommendthe“pay-for-knowledge”productstopeopleB

．adviseeveryonetolearnknowledgebythemselvesonlineC．remindpeopletochoose“pay-for-knowledge”productswiselyD．teachparentshowtobuysomeonlinecoursesforthe

irchildrenIfyouarealwaystoldyou’reagenius,willithaveanyinfluenceonyourwork?Willitmakeyouworkharderandfacethedifficultiesmorebravelybecausey

ouknowyourability,orwillitmakeyoubecomelazierbecauseyouknowyou’realreadyahead?Inaseriesofstudies,Dweckandherteammadeexper

imenton400fifthgradersfromdifferentpartsoftheUnitedStates.First,participants（参加者）weregivenaseriesofpuzzlestotesttheirIQ.Afterthe

yfinishedtheirtest,theyweretoldtheirscoresandpraisedindifferentways.Onegroupofparticipantswerepraisedfortheirintelligenceandweretol

d-YougotXnumbercorrect.That’sreallygoodscore.Youmustbeverysmartatthis.Anothergroupofparticipantswere

told,"Youmusthaveworkedreallyhard."Thestudentswerethengivenachoiceastowhatkindoftesttheywouldtakenext.Theycouldeithertakeon

ethat’sharderthanthefirstone,oronethat’sjustaseasy.Amajorityofthechildrenwhowerepraisedfortheirintel

ligencechosetotaketheeasytestwhereas,90%ofthosepraisedfortheireffortschosetodotheharderpuzzles.WhileDweck’sseriesofstudiescenteredonchildren,

it’simportanttonoticehowhavingaparticularmindset（心态）caninfluenceyouatanyage.Assomeonewithafixed（固执的）mindset,youbeli

evebasicqualities—like-intelligence—areunchangeable.Sinceyouareoftenpraisedforyourintelligence,youwanttocontinueremainingint

elligentintheeyesofotherssoyoushyawayfromchallenges.However,assomeonewithagrowthmindsetyoubelievetheharderyoutry,themoreyou’llimprove.Youareno

tafraidoftakingrisks,evenifthere’sabigchancethatyou’llallflatonyourfacealongtheway.Moreandmoreresearchessupportthegrowthmindset,"Dweckwroteinthejourn

alEducationalLeadership.“Basicaspectsofintelligencecanbestrengthenedthroughlearningandadventures,andeffortsandpersisten

ceinthefaceofchallengesarekeyingredientsinoutstandingachievements.”Dweck’sstudiesteachusanimportantlessonaboutsuccess.Aperson’sin

telligencecanonlytakehimorhertocertaindistance.Therestofthewayispavedbybraveryanddetermination.17．WhatdoD

weckandherteamwanttofindout?A．Theinfluenceofpraiseonpeople.B．TheIQofeachparticipant.C．Thebestwaytoachievesuccess.D．Thep

ositiveinfluenceofdifficulties.18．WhatcanwelearnfromParagnph2and3?A．Participantreceivedthreeexperimentsi

ntotal.B．Kidspraisedfortheireffortslaterchoseeasiertests.C．Onegroupofparticipantswassmarterthantheothergroup.D．Kidspraisedf

ortheirIQlaterbecameafraidtofail.19．AccordingtoParagraph4,amanwithagrowthmindset________.A．willgothroughmuchmorefailuresB．ismorelikelytomeetw

ithdifficultiesC．iswillingtochallengehimselfD．ismorelikelytobecomeaneducationalleader20．Themainpurposeofthepa

ssageisto________.A．givethereasonsforthestudiesB．showthefindingsofthestudiesC．describetheweakpointsofthestudiesD．introducethemethodsofthestudi

esTherearedifferentkindsofsteamedbunsinChinesefood.Oneofthemisxiaolongbao.Thename“xiaolongbao”referstothebunswhicharecook

edinasmallbamboobasket.Usually,xiaolongbaoarefilledwithporkthatiscutintopieces.Butporkisn’talwaystheonlyingredient(原料).Vegetables,seafood,andotherkin

dsofmeatcanalsobeputintoxiaolongbao.Peoplethinkupabrightideatokeepthesoupinsidethebuns.Actually,thesoupcomesfromthebeefjuicethatiskeptinthesoli

d(固体)form.Itmeltswhenthebunsarecooked,butitwillbekeptinsideuntilpeopletaketheirfirstbite.Whatmakesxia

olongbaospecialisthedelicioussoupthatcomeswitheverybite.It’ssaidthatthedevelopmentofxiaolongbaostartedinShanghai

,butnowitisfoundallovertheworld.ThankstoarestaurantcalledDingTaiFung,xiaolongbaobecomeswell-knownthroughouttheworld.Theowneroftherest

auranthadplannedtosellcookingoilatfirst.Butsincethereweresomanyrestaurantssellingthesameproductanditwasdifficu

ltforthemtomakemoney,theowner’swifestartedsellingxiaolongbaotoearnalittleextramoney.Thisdeliciousfoodquicklybecamefamousandp

opularamongthelocalpeople.Sothecoupledecidedtostopsellingcookingoilandturntheirbusinessintoarestaurant.Intheearly1990s,DinTaiFungwaschosenasone

oftop10restaurantsintheworld.Sincethen,moreandmorepeoplearoundtheworldhaveknownaboutthefoodxiaolongbao.Anot

herplacewherepeoplecanenjoytastyxiaolongbaoisNanxiangSteamedBunRestaurantinShanghai.Therestauranthasalonghistoryofmo

rethan100yearsanditsxiaolongbaoisknownforitsunusualflavour.Unlikemanyotherrestaurants,thisrestaurantdoesnotadd

anyshallots,garlic,orMSG(葱蒜或味精).Justbecarefulwhenyoueatthembecausetheyarealwaysveryhotwhenbeingserved.21．Xiaolongbaowasnamedafter________.A．itsshape

andcolourB．thepersonwhoinventeditC．theplacewhereitbecamepopularD．thecontainerinwhichitiscooked22．WhatisthemainideaofPara

graph3?A．Whyxiaolongbaoissodelicious.B．Whoinventedanddevelopedxiaolongbao.C．Howxiaolongbaobecomesworldwidefamous.D．Whichrestaurantisthebesttoma

kexiaolongbao.23．WhyisxiaolongbaoatNanxiangSteamedBunRestaurantdifferentfromothers?A．Becauseit’sfilledwithga

rlic.B．Becauseitsflavourisunusual.C．Becauseitsshapeisanolddesign.D．Becauseit’scoolwhenbeingserved.24．Whatcanwelearnfrom

thepassage?A．XiaolongbaowasfoundinBeijinganddevelopedinShanghai.B．Thedeliciousfoodxiaolongbaohasalonghistoryofabout100years.C．DingT

aiFungwaschosenasthebestrestaurantintheworldintheearly1990s.D．Thesolidbeefjuiceinxiaolongbaomeltsandbecomessoup

whenbeingcooked.GwendolynBrookswasthefirstAfricanAmericantowinaPulitzerPrizeforLiterature.GwendolynBrookswrotehundredsofp

oemsduringherlifetime.ShewasknownaroundtheworldforusingpoetrytoincreaseunderstandingaboutblackcultureinAmerica.Herpoemsdescribe

dconditionsamongthepoor,racialinequalityanddruguseintheblackcommunity.Shealsowrotepoemsaboutthestrugglesofblackwomen.Butherskillwasmor

ethanherabilitytowriteaboutstrugglingblackpeople.Shewasanexpertatthelanguageofpoetry.Shecombinedtradit

ionalEuropeanpoetrystyleswiththeAfricanAmericanexperience.Inherearlypoetry,GwendolynBrookswroteabouttheSouthSideofChicago.TheSouthSideofChica

goiswheremanyblackpeoplelive.Inherpoems,theSouthSideiscalledBronzeville.Itwas“AStreetinBronzeville”thatgainedtheattenti

onofliteraryexpertsin1945.Criticspraisedherpoeticskillandherpowerfuldescriptionsoftheblackexperienceduringthetime.TheBronzevillepoemswereherfirs

tpublishedcollection.In1950,GwendolynBrooksbecamethefirstAfricanAmericantowinthePulitzerPrizeforLiterature.Shew

ontheprizeforhersecondbookofpoemscalled“AnnieAllen”.“AnnieAllen”isacollectionofpoetryaboutthelifeofBronzevillegirlasadaughter

,awifeandamother.Sheexperiencesloneliness,loss,deathandbeingpoor.Ms.Brookssaidthatwinningtheprizechangedherlife.Hernextworkwasanovelwrittenin1953call

ed“MaudMartha”.“MaudMartha”receivedlittlenoticewhenitwasfirstpublished.Butnowitisconsideredanimportantworkbysomecritics.Itsmainideasaboutthedifficul

tlifeofmanywomenarepopularamongfemalewriterstoday.Insomeofherpoems,GwendolynBrooksdescribedhowwhatpeopleseeinlifeisaffectedbywhotheyare.Oneexam

pleisthispoem,“CornersontheCuringSky”.Bytheendofthe1960s,GwendolynBrooks’poetryexpandedfromtheeverydayexperiencesofpeopleinBronzeville.Shewrotea

boutawriteranddealtwithimportantpoliticalissues.25．Whatdoesthepassagemainlytalkabout?A．ThelifeofGwendolynBrook

s.B．ThepoemsofGwendolynBrooks.C．Theunderstandingaboutblackculture.D．Thestrugglesofblackwomen.26．Theaut

hordevelopsthepassagemainlyby________.A．providingexamplesB．usingstatisticsC．comparingopinionsD．describingh

erexperiences.27．WhichisthecorrectorderaccordingtoGwendolynBrooks’lifetime?a.GwendolynBrookspoetryexpandedfromeve

rydayexperiencesofpeopleinBronzeville.b.GwendolynBrooksdescribedtheSouthSideasBronzeville.c.GwendolynBrooks’novel’smainideaisaboutthediffi

cultlifeofmanywomen.d.GwendolynBrookswonthePulizerPrizeforhersecondbook.e.TheBronzevillepoemsgainedtheCritics

’praises.A．a-b-e-d-cB．b-c-a-e-dC．e-b-c-d-aD．b-e-d-c-a28．Inthenextpart,theauthorwouldmostprobablytalkabout________.A．thedifficultiesGw

endolynBrookswouldmeetB．thepoemsrelatedtopoliticalissuesC．theawardsGwendolynBrooksgainedD．theracialine

qualitytheblackhadtofaceIt’snosecretthatlaughterworkswondersforus.Andmuchresearchhasbeencarriedout,whichshowsthatlaughterisgoodforo

urgeneralhealthandwell-beige.Ithasbeenfoundtoreleaseendorphins(释放安多芬),ourbodiesnatural“feel-good”chemicals,intoourbl

ood.Butaswegrowolder,wearemorelikelytofindfewerthingsfunny.Achildwilllaughonaverage300timesaday.Bythetimewereachadulthood,hisnumberisar

ound20.Butwhat’sbehindthis?Onetheorysuggeststhatit’snotaproblemoflosingoursenseofhumorbutrather,aswetakethings

abitmoreseriously.Laughterisverymuchsomethingwedowithothers.Studieshaveshownthatweare30timesmorelikelytofinds

omethingfunnywhenwearewithothersthanwhenwearebyourselves.Buttolaughwithothers,wedoneedtofeelaconnect

iontothem.Weneedtofeelcomfortableintheircompany.That’swhyitcanbedifficulttolaughwithstrangers.Laughterisalsovery

contagiousandoneperson’slaughcanspreadquicklythroughoutagroupofpeople.Butoftenwhatmakesusjoininisthefearofstandingoutandbeingdifferent.Welaugh,eveni

fwedon’treallygetthejoke,especiallyingroupscontrolledbyapowerfulperson.Whentheheadteachertellsajoke,forexample,youl

augh,eventhoughlateryoumightwonderifthejokewasreallythatfunnyatall.Therearemanydifferentreasonswhywelaugh.Herearethreewidelyaccep

tedtheories:TheIncongruityTheory:It’softentheunexpectedthatmakesuslaugh.Whenthingsthatwearefamiliarwithsuddenlytakeaturni

ntotheunknown,ourexpectationsarechallengedandthatoftenresultsinlaughter.TheSuperiorityTheory:Weoftenfindthemistakesandmisfortun

esofothersfunny.Thiswouldexplainthepopularityofonlinevideosshowingpranks(恶作剧).TheReliefTheory:Laughofferslightrelief.Itexplainswhythereareso

manyjokesaboutthedarkerthingsinlife.Bybeingabletolaughatthem,weareabletofacethemmoreeasily.29．WhatcanwelearnfromParagraph2?A．Morefunnythin

gshappenwhenwearewithothers.B．Peoplefeelcomfortableinstrangers’company.C．Welaughsometimesbecauseofsocialneeds.D．

Powerfulpeoplearemorelikelytobefunny.30．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“contagious”probablymean?A．有区别的B．有感染力的C．令人害怕的D．令人舒适的31．Whichofthefollowing

statementisTRUE?A．Somethingfamiliariseasytomakepeoplelaugh.B．Thereareonly3theoriesaboutthereasonswhywelaug

h.C．Everychildlaughs300timesandanadultlaughs20timesaday.D．TheSuperiorityTheorycanexplainwhypeoplelovemakingfunnyvideos.32．Whatist

hepassagemainlyabout?A．Theartoflaughter.B．Thesignoflaughter.C．Thepoweroflaughter.D．Thescienceoflaughter.Tsunami:KillerWave

Thewarningsarefew.Thesignsaresudden.Thegroundshakes.Thetidegoesintoreverse.Agreatroaringsoundfillstheair.Andthen...Itst

rikes.Waveafterwaveofcrashing,crushingwater.Andwhenitisover,nothingisleft.Atsunami.ThewordinJapanesemeans“ha

rborwave”.Japanhasbeenhitbymanytsunamisinitshistory,asaresultofitslocation.Itliesacrosstheedgesof4tectonicplates.Mostearthquakesarebo

rninsuchplaces.Whentwotectonicplatespushtogether,theearthquakesendsenormousamountsofenergyupthroughtheo

cean.Aseriesofwavesexpandsinalldirections.Indeepwater,thesewavestravelfast—upto500milesanhour—butreachaheightofonly

afewfeet.Apassingshipmaynotevennoticethem.Butasthewavesentershallowwatersandcomeintocontactwiththeoc

eanfloor,theirspeedisreducedbuttheirheightisraised.Astheymoveontoland,thewavescanriseashighasa10-storybuilding.At

sunamiwavedoesn’tbreaklikeanordinarywave.Instead,itadvanceslikeawallofwater,crashingovereverythinginitsway,sometimesreachingmorethanakilo

meterinland.Moredamageiscausedwhenthewavemovesbackouttosea.Itdragseverythinginitspathunderwaterandouttosea.Mosttsunami

shaveseveralwaves.Theyarrivebetween10and60minutesafterthefirststrike—justwhensurvivorsthinkthedangerhaspassed.Thedeadliesttsunamiev

errecordedoccurredinDecemberof2004.AnearthquakeoffthecoastofIndonesiacausedatsunamithatrushedacrosstheIndianOceanandreachedasfarasthec

oastofAfrica.Wholesectionsofcitiesweredestroyed.Morethan200,000peopledied.Mosthadnowayofbeingwarned.FivethousandmilesawayinHawaii,scientistsatt

hePacificTsunamiWarningCentermonitortheearth’smovements24hoursaday.TheyhopetopreventasimilardisasterfromhappeninginthePacificregion.Iftheydisc

overaquakebigenoughtocauseatsunami,thescientiststrytofindoutwherethewavewillheadandwarnpeopleinitspath.Theiradviceissimple:leavethe

coastalareasandmovetohigherground.Waitfornewsthatthedangerhaspassed.Andbereadytodealwiththedamagethatatsunamileavesbehi

nd.33．Whatisthefirstparagraphmainlyabout?A．Whatisatsunamilike?B．Whatisatsunami?C．Wheredoesatsunamicomefrom?D．Howstrongisatsunami?34．Whichofthedescri

ptionoftsunamiisproperaccordingtothepassage?A．Thedeadliesttsunamieverrecordedcaused200,000peopletodie.B．Anordinarywaveadvanceslikeawallofwater,c

rashingovereverythinginitsway.C．Mosttsunamiscanbewarnednowbecausescientistsmonitortheearth’smovements24hoursaday.D．Whenatsuna

miwavemovesbackouttosea,moredamagehappens.35．Whereisthisarticleprobablyfrom?A．Adailynewspaper.B．Anaturemagazine.C．Adetectivenovel.D．Asci

enceresearch.Computers,smartphones,andothermachinesaretheperfectservants.Theyalwaysdowhattheyare“told”.Weusually

“tell”themtodothingsbyusingamouseorkeyboard.Butwhatifwecouldjusttalktothemnormallyandtellthemwhattodoi

nourdailylife?Thistypeoftechnology,knownasvoicecontrolorvoicerecognition（声音识别）,hasbeenshowninfilmsandTVshowssincethe1960s.Andreal-worldvoicer

ecognitionisusedformoreeverydaytasks.YoumightbefamiliarwithSiriandAlexa,twoexamplesofvoicerecognitionsoftwaremadebyAppleandAmaz

on.Theycanbeaskedtodomanythings,fromsettingalarmsandplayingmusictoplacingonlineshoppingordersandcontroll

inghouseholdappliances（家用电器）.Oneofthenicethingsaboutvoicerecognitionisthatitcanbeusedwhenwe’reonthego.Whenyou’redrivingacar

orwalkingdownthesidewalk,itcanbeinconvenientorevendangeroustopickupyoursmartphoneandtypeawayonthekeyboard.Voicerecognitional

lowsyoutofocuson（专注于）whateveryou’redoingatthemomentwhilestilldoingothertasks.What’smore,peoplewithhearingdisabilitiescanalsobenefit（获益）,asspeechrecog

nitionsoftwarecanbeusedto“listen”tospokenwordsandturnthemintotextthatdeafpeoplecanread.36．Weusually“tell”computersandsmartphonestodothingsby

______________.A．othermachinesB．theperfectservantsC．usingamouseorkeyboardD．talkingtothepeoplewhoareusi

ngthem37．Whatdoestheword“familiar”inParagraph2meaninChinese?A．喜欢的B．家里的C．真实的D．熟悉的38．Wecan’tusevoicerecognitionto__________

____.A．setalarmsandplaymusicB．cooksomefoodC．placeonlineshoppingordersD．controlhouseholdappliances39．Whichofthefollowingistrueaccord

ingtothepassage?A．SiriandAlexaaremadebyAppleandAlibaba.B．Wecanpickupandtypeonourphoneswhenwe’redrivingac

ar.C．Thedeafpeoplecan’tusevoicerecognitionbecausetheyhearnothing.D．Voicerecognitioncanmakepeopledodifferentthingsatthesametime.40．Thispassageisma

inlyabout______________.A．theusesofvoicerecognitionB．thereasonwhypeopleusevoicerecognitionC．theadvantagesanddisadvantagesofv

oicerecognitionD．howtousecomputers,smartphones,andothermachines“Lifeisspeedingup.Everyoneisgettingunwell.”Thismaysoundlikesomethingsomeonewo

uldsaytoday.Butinfact,anunknownpersonwholivedinRomeinAD(公元)53wroteit.Wealllovenewinventions.Theyareexciting,amazingand

canevenchangeourlives.Buthaveallthesedevelopmentsreallyimprovedthequalityofourlives?Picturethis.You’rerushingtofinishyourhomeworkonthecom

puter.Yourmobilephonerings,aQQmessagefromyourfriendappearsonthescreen,thenoisefromthetelevisionisgettinglouderandlouder.Suddenlythecomputergo

esblankandyouloseallyourwork.Nowyouhavetostayupallnighttogetitdone.Howhappydoyoufeel?Inventionshavespeededupourlivessomuchthattheyo

ftenleaveupfeelingstressedandtired.Whydoyouthinkpeoplewholivefarawayfromnoisycities,whohavenotelephones,nocars,noteven

anyelectricityoftenseemtobehappier?Perhapsbecausetheylivesimplerlives.OnefamilyintheUKwent“backintime”toseewhatlifew

aslikewithoutalltheinventionswehavetoday.Thegrandparents,withtheirdaughter,andgrandsonsBenjamin,10andThomas,7,spentnineweeksina1940shouse.They

hadnowashingmachine,microwave(微波炉),computerormobilephones.Thegrandmother,Lyn,said,“Themorethingsyouhave,themorediffi

cultlifebecomes.”Theboyssaidtheyfoughtless.Probably,theysaid,becausetherewaslesstofightover,suchastheircomputer.Benjaminalsonoticedthathisgra

ndmotherhadchangedfrombeinga“trendy(赶时髦的),beer-drinkinggranny”,toonewhocookedthings.根据短文内容，选择正确答案。41．Thewriterusesth

equote(引号)atthebeginningofthestoryto________.A．tellusatruthaboutourlivesB．telluswhatlifewaslikelongtimeagoC．pointoutwhatcausessu

chathingtohappenD．pointoutsomeproblemswewillmeetinthelife42．Inthepassagethewriterdescribesapicturetoshowthatnewinven

tions________.A．havespeededupourlivesB．haveimprovedthequalityofourlivesC．maymakepeoplefeelveryhappyD．maybringpeoplesometrouble

43．Thefamilychosetospendsometimeina1940shousebecause________.A．theylovedtolivesimplelivesB．theywantedtoknowhowpeoplelivedwithoutmoderninven

tionsC．theyweretroubledbymoderninventionsD．livinginadifferenttimewouldbealotoffunforthem44．Accordingtothep

assage,whichisNOTright?A．Peoplewholivefarawayfromnoisycitiesoftenseemtobehappier.B．AnunknownRomanwassurethatthequalityoflifewou

ldgetbetter.C．Thefamilyhadsomechangeswhentheylivedina1940shouse.D．Withtheimprovementofourlives,weoften

feelstressedandtired.45．Thepassageismainlyabout________.A．problemswithtechnologyB．improvementsofourliveswithtechnologyC．c

hangeshappeningtotechnologyD．theimportanceoftechnologyAspopulationskeepincreasingincities,cityplannerslookundertheirfeetforanswers

.Withspaceincitiessolimited,oftentheonlychoiceforthosewhocanaffordtoexpandtheirpropertyistogounderground.Oneidea,whichhasn’tbeenrealizedyet,isthe‘Ea

rthscraper’mentionedforMexicoCity.This65-storeyinverted(倒置的)pyramidhasbeensuggestedasawaytoprovideoffice,s

hoppingandlivingspacewithouthavingtoteardownthecity’shistoricbuildingsorbreakits8-storeyheightrequirement.Manyquestionsremaintobediscussed,how

ever,suchashowyouprovidelight,removewasteandprotectpeoplefromfireorfloods.Someofthemhavebeenansweredwiththeconstruction(建设)ofthe

IntercontinentalShanghaiWonderlandhotelinChina.This336-roomresortwasbuiltintotherockfaceofan88m-deep,disusedquarry(采石场).Theislandcit

y-stateofSingaporeisalsoexploringitsundergroundchoices.NotonlyareitsJurongRockCavernsbeingturnedintoanundergroundstoragefa

cility(装备)forthenation’soilreserves,buttherearealsoplanstobuildan‘UndergroundScienceCity’for4,200scientiststocarryoutresearch.InNewYork,theLowlinePro

jectisturningadisusedsubwaystationintoapark.Expectedtoopenin2021,itusesasystemofabove-groundlight-collectiondishestoprovideenoughli

ghttogrowplants,treesandgrass.46．What’sthereasonforpeopletoexploretheundergroundspace?A．Peoplewhoexploretheundergrounds

pacecanaffordtoexpandtheirproperty.B．Scientistshavenewdiscoverieswhentheyareexploringtheundergroundspace.C．Thepopu

lationincitiesisgrowingandthespaceincitiesistoosmalltolivein.D．Peopleexploretheundergroundspacebecausetheywantnewplacestolivein.47．Wh

ichisNOTtherequirementofthebuildingsinMexico?A．Peoplecannotteardownthecity’shistoricbuildings.B．Peopleshouldhaveenoughlivingspaceinthecity.C．Peopleca

nhavebuildingsovertheheightof65storeys.D．Peopleshouldhavebuildingswithintheheightrequirement.48．Whatdoestheword“

them”refertoinParagraph3?A．questionsB．lightandwasteC．peopleD．fireorfloods49．WhatcanyouinferfromParagraph4?A．SingaporeisbuildingJurongRockCaverns

andUndergroundScienceCity.B．Singaporeisplanningitsundergroundbuildingsbecauseofitssmallsize.C．Singaporeansc

ientistslikeundergroundbuildingsverymuch.D．JurongRockCavernsisbuilttosatisfypeople’sshoppingneeds.50．Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?A．Citiesar

ebuildingwonderfulhotelslikeShanghai.B．Citiesaresufferingfrommanyproblems.C．Undergroundcitiescangrowplantsandtre

es.D．Undergroundcitieswillbethechoiceoffuture.Howdoyoufeelaboutnature?Afterspendinghoursindoors,doyoufeelbetter

whenyouvisityourlocalpark?1believetheanswermustbe“YES”.Mostpeoplethinkthatnatureisgoodforourbodiesandbrains.However,hu

mansarespendingmoretimeinsideandlesstimeoutside.Forexample,thenumberofvisitorstoCanada’snationalparksisgettingsmallereveryyear.Andincountriessuchast

heUSA,only10%ofteenagersspendtimeoutsideeveryday.Manydoctorsfeelthatthisisaprobleminthetwenty-firstcentury.Therefore,somedoc

torsarestudyingtheconnectionbetweennatureandhealth:oneexampleistheworkofDr.MatildainSweden.Thedoctorgavepeopleamathtest.Du

ringthetest,theirheartrates(心率)werefast.Afterthetest,onegroupofpeoplesatina3D-virtual-reality(虚拟现实)ro

omforfifteenminuteswithpicturesandsoundsofnature.Theirheartrateswereslowerthanpeople’sintheothergroup.Thevirtualtouchwithnaturehelpedthemfeelmore

relaxed.Thenaturalworldallowsourbrainstorestandslowdown,andcanleaveusfeelinghappierandlessstressed.Anothe

rexamplefromCanadaalsoshowsnatureisgoodforhealth.InToronto,researchersstudied31,000peoplelivingintheci

ty.Ingeneral,theyfoundthathealthierpeoplelivednearparks.Becauseofstudieslikethese,somecountriesandcitieswantpeopletoenj

oynatureintheireverydaylife.InDubai,peopleplantobuildanewshoppingmallwithalargegarden,soshopperscanrelaxoutsidewithtrees,plantsandwater.AndSo

uthKoreahasnewforestsnearitscitiesandaround13millionpeoplevisittheseforestseveryyear.Gettingclosetonaturehasbeenthou

ghttobenecessaryforbraindevelopmentinchildren.InSwitzerland,“forestschools”arepopular.Schoolchildrenstudytheirsubjectsintheforestsan

dexercisealotoutside.Soafterbuildingcitiesforsolong,perhapsit’snowtimetostartrebuildingnature.Inaword,natureholdsaspecialkindofenergy:itisclean,wild

andspirit-renewing,whichmakesusgrowstronger.__________51．WhatisthepurposeofParagraph2?A．Toraisetheproblemofpeople’slifestyle.B．Tooffersomeadviceforp

eople’slives.C．Tosharepeople’sideasaboutnature.D．Toshowpeople’slivesindifferentcountries.52．WhatdotheresultsofthestudiesinParagrap

h3mainlyshow?A．MorehealthierCanadiansliveclosetoparks.B．Themathtestisdifficultandmakespeoplenervous.C．Naturecanrelaxpeoplea

ndinfluencethempositively.D．People’sheartratesincreaseina3D-virtual-realityroom.53．Tohelppeopleenjoynature,countriesdothefollowingexcept_______

_.A．rebuildingnaturenearcitiesB．havingclassesanddoingsportsinnatureC．planningagreenareaforshoppersD．startingabraindevelopmentprogramme5

4．Whichofthefollowingsentencescanbebestputintheblank________?A．Sowhynotrunawayfromthecities?B．Sonatureisourbes

tchoice,isn’tit?C．Sowhynotletnaturebepartofourdailylife?D．Sonatureismoreimportantthancities,isn’tit?http://bbs.chinadaily.com.cn/opinion/index.htm

lHome/Opinion/WeShareTopic:HowCanWeUseaModernPublicLibrary?Editor’snote:Hasitbeenalongtimesinceyourlastvisittoapubliclibrary?Ifso,youmaybe

surprisedtolearnthatlibrarieshavechangedforthebetter.Theycanhelpdevelopyourloveforknowledge,meetinterestingpeopleandsoon.

Herearesomeideasfromthereaders.Topic:CheckoutabookLibrariesstillloanoutbooks,butyou’llfinditeasiertoborrowwhateveryou’relookingforwithanetworko

farealibraries.Bysuchnetworks,librariessharetheirbooksinaconvenientway.Oncethebookyouneedarrives,theywille-mailyoutopickitupinthenearestlibr

ary.Topic:CheckoutotherthingsThelibraryisnowamultimediazone(多媒体区域)withdifferentformsofinformationlikemov

iesonDVDs,musiconCDsandpopularmagazines.Childrencanalsofindtoysandgamesthere.Ifapopularmagazineyouwantisn’tofferedandthelibrarykeepsali

stofsuchrequests,itmaybringinthemagazinewhenenoughinterestisshown.Topic:JoinreadinggroupsLibrarieswilloften

holdreading-groupmeetingsforpeopleofdifferentagedgroups.Perhapsyou’dliketomakemorefriends,andBettyGreen,thelibrarymayhaveabook-sharinggroupyoucou

ldjoin.Also,youmightfinditrelaxingtositquietlyinacornerwithagoodbookwhileyoubringyourlittlekidtoahalf-hourStoryTime.55．Acco

rdingtoAmyandBen,whichcan’tweborrowfromthepubliclibrary?A．B．C．D．56．AccordingtoBetty,takingalittlekidtoahalf-hourStoryTimeallows________.A．t

hekidtolearnanewlanguageB．theparentstoenjoyquietreadingC．theparentstomeettheirbestfriendsD．thekidtoenjoydifferentkindsoftoys57．Whatisthepur

poseofthepassage?A．Toimproveservicesofmodernpubliclibraries.B．Toencouragepeopletoworkinmodernpubliclibrari

es.C．Tointroducedifferentusagesofmodernpubliclibraries.D．Totellustheimportanceofmodernpubliclibraries.“WhydoIlive?WhydoIwishfor

anything,ordoanything?Isthereanythinginmylifethatwillnotbedestroyedbymydeath?”LikeLeoTolstoy,thefamousRussianwriter,manypeopl

easkthesedifficultquestions.Tolstoyspenthiswholelifetryingtoanswerthesedifficultquestions.Asayoungman,hethoughtpeople

couldachieveperfectioniftheytriedhardenough.Soheworkedveryhardtobethebestineverything.Hethoughtthathewouldfindmeaninga

ndtruthinsuccess.Inthe1850s,Tolstoywrotehisfirststories.Hewroteabouthislifeinthearmy.Healsotoldstoriesabouthischildhood.Theseworkswe

republishedandTolstoybecameawell-knownwriter.Heearnedtherespecthealwayswanted.ManyrichandsmartmenmetandtalkedwithTolstoy.Someofthemwe

rewriterslikehim.Theytalkedalotaboutfaith(信仰)andthemeaningoflife.ButsoonTolstoyrecognizedthatthesemenwerenotperfect.Nowheknewtheycould

notanswerhisquestionsaboutfaith.Sointhe1860s,Tolstoytriedadifferentwaytofindthemeaningoflife.Heopenedaschoolforthechildreno

fhisserfs—thepeoplewhoworkedonhisland.Theseworkerswereverypoor.Hewantedtohelpthembecausehethoughttheyweremorehone

stthantherichpeopleheknew.Tolstoylearnedalotfromhisworkers.Heunderstoodhowtheyworkedhardtosupporttheirf

amilies.Hebegantobelievethatmarriageandfamilywouldgivehislifemeaning.Soin1862,LeoTolstoymarriedayoungwomannamedSonyaBehrs.Th

enext15yearswerethebestyearsofTolstoy’slife.Itwasduringthistimethathewrotehismostfamousbooks—WarandPeaceandAnnaKarenina.Manyexpertssa

ythatWarandPeaceisoneofthegreatestbookseverwritten.Inthesebooks,Tolstoybelievedhumansshouldliveasimplelifeandtakecareoft

heirfamilies.Tolstoythoughtthiswouldsatisfyhimandbringhimhappiness.LeoTolstoyisstillaveryrespectedwritertoday.Hisfai

thandwritingshaveinfluencedmanypeopleallovertheworld.58．Whichisthecorrectorderofthefollowingevents?①Tolst

oyservedinthearmy.②Tolstoygotmarried.③TolstoywroteWarandPeace.④Tolstoyopenedaschool.⑤Tolstoybecameawel

l-knownwriter.A．①⑤③②④B．⑤①③②④C．①⑤④②③D．⑤④①③②59．WhydidTolstoywanttobethebestineverythingwhenhewasyoung?A．Toprepareforhisbo

oks.B．Toachieveperfection.C．Tomakealotofmoney.D．Toshowhiswisdom.60．Tolstoythoughthewouldlearnalotfromhisworkersbecausetheywe

re________.A．poorB．honest.C．friendlyD．patient61．Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingisthemostimportanttoTolstoy?A．

Family.B．Success.C．Wealth.D．Fame(名声).62．Whatdoesthepassagemainlytalkabout?A．LeoTolstoy:Livingforwriting.B

．LeoTolstoy:Influencingtheworld.C．LeoTolstoy:Beingthebestineverything.D．LeoTolstoy:Searchingforthemeaningoflife.二、词汇猜测题一、阅读单选Whydidthechickencrossth

eroad?Togettotheotherside.Mostpeopleknowthisjoke.Butrecently,somepeoplehavebeenmuchmoreworriedabouthowthegrizzlybearandmounta

inlioncancrosstheroad.“MillionsofanimalsdieeachyearonU.S.roads,”theFederalHighwayAdministrationreports.

Infact,onlyabout80ocelots(豹猫),anendangeredwildcat,existintheU.S.today.Themainreason?Roadkill.“Eco-passages”mayhelpanimalscross

theroadwithoutbeinghitbycars.Theyarepathsbothoverandunderroads.“Theseeco-passagescanbeextremelyuseful,sothatwildlifecanavoidroadaccidents,”saidJodiH

iltyoftheWildlifeProtectionSociety.Butdoanimalsactuallyusetheeco-passages?Theanswerisyes.PaulBeierofNorthernAr

izonaUniversityfoundfootmarksleftbymountainlionsonaneco-passagethatwentunderahighway.Thisshowedthatthelionsusedthepassage.Buildersof

eco-passagestrytomakethemlooklikeanaturalpartofanareabyplantingtreesonandaroundthem.Animalsseemtobecatchingon.Ani

malslikesalamanders(蝾螈)andgrizzlybearsareusingthebridgesandunderpasses.Thenexttimeyouvisitaparkordrivethroughanareawithalotofwildlif

e,lookaround.Youmightseeananimaloverpass!1．Thewriterusestheexampleof“ocelots”toshowthat________.A．wildanimalshavebecom

emoredangerousB．thedrivingconditionhasimprovedgreatlyC．themeasureforprotectingwildlifefailstoworkD．anincreasingnumberofanimalsarekilledinroada

ccidents2．Fromthestory,weknowaneco-passageis________.A．apathforanimalstocrosstheroadB．anundergroundpathf

orcarsC．afencebuiltforthesafetyoftheareaD．abridgeforanimalstogetoverariver3．Whatdoesthewritermeanbysaying“a

nimalsseemtobecatchingon”?A．animalsbegintorealizethedangersontheroadB．animalsbegintolearntouseeco-passagesC．a

nimalsarecrossingtheroadingroupsD．animalsareincreasinginnumber4．Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?A．SpecialBridgesHelpAnimalsCrosstheRoadB．Endanger

edAnimalsIncreaseBecauseofRoadkillC．AnimalsFailtoCrosstheRoadD．TakeStepstoProtectAnimalsinDangerDearMum,Todayismyb

irthdayanditisthefirstbirthdayIhavespentfarawayfromhome.Imissyouverymuch.Afewdaysago,welearnedapoemanddiscussedthefamousline“Youdon’tknowwhatyou’

vegotuntilithasgone.”MissLitoldusthatherprimaryschoolteachermadeahugedifferenceinherlife.Shetoldushowherteacherencouragedher.Butshementionedth

atshedidn’thaveachancetotellher.Shewassadaboutthis.Thismademethinkalot,especiallywhenI’mthousandsofkilometresawayfromh

ome.IamwritingyouthisletterbecauseIwantyoutoknowhowmuchIloveyou.Afriendoncesaidthataperson’shappinesswasmostlybecauseoftheirchildhoo

d.Iagreewithher.Istillrememberthetimeswhenyouheldmyhandandcountedstepswithmeaswewakedalong.Youtoldmestoriesaboutthebraveelephantandencouragedmeto

beaconfidentgirl.Ialsorememberthatinoursmallflat,youreadbooksatyourdeskandIplayedwithmytoysonthebednearby.Incoolautumns,we

tookmanywalksalongthestreet,chattingandlaughingtogether.Mychildhoodwasfilledwiththesewarmmemories.Now

,Iseewhataninfluenceyou’vehadonmylife.Timefliesandsomuchhashappened.Therehavebeengoodtimesandbadtimes,successesandfailu

res,butyouwerealwaysbymyside.WhenIwontheswimmingprize,yousmiledandsaidyouwereproudofme.WhenIfailedmymaths,youencouragedmeandsaidthateverything

wouldbefine.Yourwordsencouragedmetodealwithallmydifficulties.NowwhenIhaveproblems,Ialwaysthinkofyour

wordsandtheyhelpmesomuch.Youhavealwayssaidthatweshouldjudgepeople’ssuccessbyhowtheylivetheirliveseveryday.IthinkI’mlivingasuccessfullifeand

it'sallbecauseofyou.Thankyou,Mum.Love,Feifei5．WhydidFeifeiwritethisletter?A．Totellhermotheraboutherschoollife.B．

Toexpressthanksandlovetohermother.C．Toaskhermothertovisitherbecauseshemissedhermotherverymuch.D．Totellhermotherthatsh

eissuccessfulnow.6．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“her”inParagraph2referto?A．MissLi’steacher.B．Feifei’smother.C．MissLiD．Feiei’sfriend.7．What

didFeifei’smotherdowithheraccordingtheletter?①ShecountedstepswithFeifei.②ShetoldFeifeisomestoriesaboutprincess.③ShereadbookstogetherwithFeifeionthe

bed.④ShetookwalkswithFeifeiinautumns.⑤ShetaughtFeifeihowtoswim.A．①④B．①③C．②⑤D．④⑤8．Whatinfluencedidthemotherhaveonthedaughter?A．Shehelpedherdaughterun

derstandtheline“Youdon’tknowwhatyou’vegotuntilit’sgone."B．Shemadeherdaughterproudofherself.C．Sheofferedherachildhoodfullofwarmmemoriesandhelpedherbe

comeconfident.D．Shegaveasuccessfullifetoherdaughter.CIMON2isafloatingcomputerassistant.ItfirstappearedasahelperintheInternationalSpaceS

tation(ISS)onDecember5th,2019.Accordingtothespaceplan,CIMON2willgobacktoEarthin2022.Actually,theISSisasciencelabinspace.Usuall

yastronautsstayinitforfiveorsixmonths.Canyouimaginehowboringitistoliveinatightspacewithjustfiveotherpeoplef

orsixmonths?SoCIMONishere.CIMONstandsforCrewInteractiveMobile(互动移动)Companion.AsaproductofaEuropeanairplanecompany,i

tisarobotwitharoundface,weighingabout5kilograms.Ithasnolegsorarms,butitcanmovewhereitneedstogowithmotors(马达)inside.Somepeoplealsode

scribeitas“akindofflyingbrain”.CIMONkeepstwojobsinmind.Oneishelpingastronautswithtasks.Theotheristryi

ngtobe“someone”astronautscantalkto.HelpingastronautsiseasyforCIMON—itcansee,hear,understand,andspeak.ThebrainofCIMONcan

understandnotjustwhatpeoplesay,butalsowhattheymean.Ifastronautsaskitforinstructionsorinformation,itcangiveanswers,o

ruseitsscreentoshowpicturesorpapers,ifneeded.Inaddition,CIMONhasseveralcameras,whichcantakepicturesandvideostohelpa

stronautskeeprecordsofexperimentsorimportantactions.ThemoredifficultpartofCIMON’sjobisbeingacompanionfort

heastronauts.ThefirstCIMONwasabletounderstand1,000sentences,butthatwasn’tenough.CIMON1seemedtomisunderstandandbecomeconfusedw

henhearingdifficultsentences.CIMON2hasbeenimprovedsothatitcanfindouthowpeoplearefeeling.ThecompanywantsCIMON2tobeac

almandtrustedfriend.Thiscouldbeespeciallyimportantiftension(紧张气氛)inagroupofastronautscausesthemtostopthinkingclear

ly,andtheastronautsdon’twanttodiscusswiththeirteammates,theycanturntoCIMON2.9．HowlongdidCIMON2plantostayinthesciencelabinspace?A．Forabout5to6m

onths.B．Forabout3years.C．Forabout6to12months.D．Forabout1year.10．WhatcanwelearnaboutCIMON?A．Itisahuge,human-likerobotfloati

ngbyitself.B．Itisahelpermovingfreelyinthespacestation.C．PeoplenameditafteraEuropeancompany.D．Peoplecreateitforalessinterestinglifeinspace

.11．InParagraph4,CIMON1worksasacompanion,whichmeansCIMON1________.A．isamusicandvideoplayerforastronautsB．hasthesimilarhobbieswiththeastrona

utsC．isanexperimentandliferecorderforastronautsD．lives,worksandtalkswiththeastronauts12．ComparedwiththefirstCIMON,whatistheadvantageofCIMON2?Itcan___

_____.A．gettoknowastronauts’truefeelingsB．helpastronautsbecometrustedfriendsC．stopastronautsfromtalkingwhendoingtheirtasksD．stopastronautsfromha

vinggooddiscussionsAnewresearchpublishedinNatureMachineIntelligencesuggeststhatteachingmaterialsscience,mechanicalengineering,compu

terscience,biologyandchemistryasacombineddiscipline(综合学科)couldhelpstudentsdeveloptheskillstheyneedtocreatelifelikeartificiallyintelligent(AI

)robotsasresearchers.KnownasPhysicalAI,theserobotswillbedesignedtolookandbehavelikehumansorotheranimals.Atthesametime,theywillownintelligence(智力)n

ormallyconnectedwithbiologicalorganisms(生物有机体).Theserobotscouldinfuturehelphumansatworkandindailyliving,performingtasksthataredangerousforhumansandh

elpingwithmedicine,caregiving,security,buildingandindustry.However,today’srobotsandbiologicalbeingsexistseparatelyandtheintelligenceofthetwohavenoty

etbeencombined.Co-leadauthorProfessorMirkoKovacsaid,“Thedevelopmentofrobot‘bodies’hasgreatlyfallenbehindthedevelopmentofrobot‘brains’.Unliked

igitalAI,whichhasbeenstudieddeeplyinthelastfewdecades,breathingphysicalintelligenceintorobotshasremainedrelativelyunexplored.”Theresearcherssa

ythatthereasonforthisgapmightbethatnosystematiceducationalmethodhasyetbeendevelopedforteachingstudentsa

ndresearcherstocreaterobotbodiesandbrainscombinedaswholeunits.Thisnewresearchsuggestsawayofovercomingthegapbycombiningscientificdisci

plinestohelpfutureresearcherscreatelifelikerobotswithabilitiessuchasdevelopingbodilycontrol,autonomyan

dsensingatthesametime.ProfessorKovacsaid,“WepicturePhysicalAIrobotsbeingdevelopedinthelabbyusingunusualmaterialsand

researchmethods.Cross-disciplinarycooperationandpartnershipswillbeveryimportant.”Theresearchersalsoadvises

trengtheningresearchactivitiesinPhysicalAIbysupportingteachersonboththeinstitutionalandcommunitylevel

.Theysuggesthiringandsupportinguniversityeducatorswhosepriority(重点)willbecross-disciplinaryPhysicalAIrese

arch.“Creatinglifelikerobotshasbeenanimpossibletasksofar,butitcouldbemadepossiblebyincludingPhysicalAIintheh

igheducationsystem,”Kovacsaid.Wehopethattheresearchers’workwillencourageactivediscussionofthetopicandwilll

eadtocombinationofPhysicalAIdisciplinesintheeducationalmainstream.TheresearchersintendtocarryoutthePhysicalAImethodologyintheirresearchandeduc

ationactivitiestohelpbuildhuman-robotecosystems.13．WhatdoweknowaboutPhysicalAIrobotsaccordingtothepassage?

A．Theyhavebeenabletohelphumansatwork.B．Theywillhavehumanbrainsandanimalbodies.C．Theyhavebeendesignedtolook

andactlikehumans.D．Theywillhaveintelligenceconnectedwithbiologicalorganisms.14．Whatdoestheunderlinedword

s“thisgap”inParagraph4probablyreferto?A．Biologicalbeingshavebeenpaidenoughattentionto.B．Therobot“brains

”havefallenbehindtherobot“bodies”.C．Systematiceducationalmethodhasn’tbeendevelopedbynow.D．PhysicalAIhasn’tbe

enwellexploredcomparedwithdigitalAI.15．Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat________.A．intelligenceisimportantincreatingdigitalAIrobotsB．development

indigitalAIcanhelpproducesmarterrobotsC．unusualmaterialsmightbeusedtodevelopPhysicalAIrobotsD．wehavedevelopedlifelikerobotsbyhavingPhysica

lAIineducation16．Whatisthewriter’smainpurposeinwritingthispassage?A．ToshowthedifficultiesofPhysicalAIdevelopmentandtherelatedsolutio

ns.B．TocallforcombinationofPhysicalAIdisciplinesintheeducationsystem.C．ToexplainthereasonwhyPhysicalintelligencehasremainedunexplored.D．Toencour

agepeopletopreparefortheageofPhysicalAIprogress.Ifyouthinkofthejobsrobotscouldneverdo,youwouldprobablyputdoctorsa

ndteachersatthetopofthelist.It’seasytoimaginerobotcleanersandfactoryworkers,butsomejobsneedhumanconnectionandcreativity.Insomecases,theyalreadyperfor

mbetterthandoctorsatdiagnosingillness.Withthesemachines,doctorscanknowwhat’swrongwiththepatientsmoreeasilyandquickly.Also,somepatientsmight

feelmorecomfortablesharingpersonalinformationwithamachinethanaperson.Couldtherebeaplaceforrobotsineducation

afterall?BritisheducationexpertAnthonySeldonthinksso.Andheevenhasadatefortherobottakeoveroftheclassroom:2

027.Hethinksrobotswilldothemainjoboftransferring(转换)informationandteacherswillbelikeassistants(助手).Smartrobotswillrea

dstudents’faces,movementsandmaybeevenbrainsignals(信号).Thentheywilladapt(改编)theinformationtoeachstudent.Onethingiscertain,though.A

robotteacherisbetterthannoteacheratall.Insomepartsoftheworld,therearen’tenoughteachersand9-16percentofchildrenundertheageof14don

’tgotoschool.Thatproblemcouldbepartlysolvedbyrobotsbecausetheycanteachanywhereandwon’tgetstressed(压力大的),ortired.Teachersallo

vertheworldareleavingbecauseitisadifficultjobandtheyfeeloverworked.Howcanrobotshelpteachers?Teacherswastealotoftimedoingnon-teachingwork

,includingmorethan11hoursaweekmarkinghomework.Ifrobotscouldcutthetimeteachersspendmarkinghomeworkandwritingreports,teacherswouldhavemoretimeande

nergyforthepartsofthejobhumansdobest.17．Whatdoestheword“diagnosing”inParagraph1meaninChinese?A．治疗B．诊断C．预测

D．预防18．AnthonySeldonthinksteachersinthefuturewill________.A．nolongerteachknowledgeinclassB．domorejobsthanrobotsinclassC．helprobotstoteachincla

ssD．teachonestudentinclass19．FromParagraph3,wecanknowrobotscanhelpschoolsby________.A．workinganywherewithoutarestB．helpingstudentswithcleaningC．teac

hingstudentsunder14D．savingstudentsindanger20．Teachersfindtheirmainproblemisthat________.A．theycan’tteachanywhereanytimeB．theycan’tread

thestudents’brainsignalsC．theyfeelstressedandtiredwhileteachingD．theyhavetoomuchnon-teachingworktodo21．Thebesttitleofthepassa

gemightbe________.A．RobotDoctorsB．RobotTeachersC．SchoolsWithRobotsD．SchoolsWithoutRobotsCarFreeDaybeganinFranceonSeptembe

r22,1998.Itaimedtomakepeoplerealizethebadeffectsthatcarshadonthequalityoflifeincities.Later,itbecameaworldwideevent.Nowithasbeencelebrat

edaroundtheworldbymorethan100millionpeopleinabout1,500cities.Onthisday,peopleareencouragedtogiveupdrivingprivatecarsandtakepublictransport(交通)s

othattheycanexperiencetheirlocalareafreefromtraffic.Thepurposeofthiseventistodrawpeople’sattentiontoenvironmentalprotection.ManycitiesinChinaa

lsocelebratethiseventeveryyear.In2004,ChengduencouragedpeopletorideabicycleonCarFreeDay.In2005,Xuzhoucele

brateditsfirstCarFreeDay,whosethemewas“Focusontheblueskyandwhiteclouds”.OnSeptember22,2015,carswererestrictedinthreeare

asinBeijingfrom9:00a.m.to16:00p.m.Onlypedestrians(行人)andbicycleswerepermittedtopass.Inthepastfouryears,CarFreeDayhaschangedfromas

imple“nodrivingday”toanewtraditionoftheShekoucommunity,Shenzhen.Peoplesing,dance,opencreativemarketsandhaveapicniconc

ar-freeroadstocelebrateit.Theorganizersoftheeventhopetocreateagreenerandbettercommunity.22．WhichofthefollowingactivitiesisNOTencouragedonCarFree

Dayfortravelling?A．Drivingacar.B．Takingasubway.C．Ridingabike.D．TakingaWalk.23．Whatkindofpeoplemaybeinterestedinthisevent?A．Peoplewholikesports

.B．Peoplewholovetravelingaroundtheworld.C．Peoplewhocandrive.D．Peoplewhowanttoprotecttheenvironment.24．Whatisthemeaningo

ftheunderlinedword“restricted”inParagraph2?A．notsoldB．notallowedC．notmadeD．notchanged25．Whichcityhasanewwayofcelebrating

CarFreeDay?A．Chengdu.B．Xuzhou.C．Beijing.D．Shenzhen.26．WhydopeopleinShekoucelebrateCarFreeDay?A．Tocallonpeopletoliveagreenlife.B．Tocollectmone

yforthecommunity.C．Tocreatemorespaceforpicniclovers.D．Toencouragepeopletogiveupdriving.TheBritishBroadcastingC

orporation(BBC)isapubliccompanyforradioandtelevisionbroadcastingintheUK.SinceMarch,BBCjournalist,ZoricKinghasbeenvisitingschoolsacrossthecountrytot

eachstudentshowtofindoutfakenews.Thevisitshaveincludedupto1,000middleandprimaryschools.Theyfollowayear-longstudybyBBC．Thestudyfound

thatnearlyhalfof12to15-year-oldsfinditdifficulttotellfactfromfictiononsocialmedia.FakenewsreferstonewsstoriesthatyouseeonT

VortheInternetthatarepartlyorentirelyfalse.Someofthestoriesmayhavesometruefacts,butstillincludesomelies.Fakenewsissometimescreatedtogetclicks(

点击量)andincreaseprofits(收益).Sometimesitiswrittentogetattentionormakepeoplethinkinacertainway.Forexample,anuclear(原子核的)lea

kattheFukushimapowerplantinJapanin2011causedanunexpectedreactioninChina.Fearbuyingofsalthappenedinmanycountrieso

vernightafterfalsenewsstoriessayingthatiodizedsaltcanprotectagainstradiation(辐射).Thestoriesaddedthatseasaltproducedin

thefuturemightnotbesafetoeat,asitcouldbepollutedbytheleak.Fakenewshashadabadinfluenceonthemediaindustryandsociety.Itmayinfluencepublicopinionandca

usefearoranger.Peoplemayalsolosetrustinthemediaandbecomeconfused(令人迷惑的)aboutrealistictopicandevents,

BBCsaid.Doyouknowifit'sfalse?Herearesometipsforfindingoutfakenews.Checktheinformationthatcomesfrom.Ifthenewshasnosource,

orthesourceisnotareliableone,youshouldbecareful.ReliablesourcesincludemainstreammedialikeCCTVandauthoritativeorga

nizationsliketheUnitedNations.Becarefulaboutheadlines.Theheadlinesoffakenewsstoriesareoftencatchy.Iftheheadl

inesoundsunbelievable,thenewsmaybefalse.Checkthedata.Makesureyouknowwherethestory'sfigurescomefrom.Youcanprobablytrustiti

fthenumbersarefromanationalorinternationalofficereport.27．FromParagraph1,wecanlearnZoricKing_______.A．visitsacoun

tryschoolB．teachesstudentsatschoolC．findsoutsomefakenewsD．worksforBBCintheUK28．Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingisTRUEaboutfakenews?A．I

thasnoinfluenceonsociety.B．Itincludessometruefacts.C．It'seasytotellfakenews.D．MostnewsontheInternetisfake.29．WhichisNOTthereas

onforfakenewsbeingcreated?A．Tomakemoremoneythanbefore.B．Togetclicksfromthereaders.C．Tocompleteinthemediaindustry.D．Toattractpeople'sattention.30．What

doestheunderlinedword"reliable"mostprobablymeaninChinese?A．可信的B．权威的C．虚假的D．迷惑的31．What'sthewriter'spurposeofwritingthispassage

?A．TointroducethecompanyBBCtous.B．ToencouragestudentstoworkforBBC．C．Toteachstudentshowtotellfakenews.D．Toshowusthewaytocheckthedat

a.Howdoyoufeelwhenyourteacherasksyoutoworkonagroupprojectwithotherstudents?Doyouliketoworktogetherwithotherso

rworkalone?TheprogramforInternationalStudentAssessment(PISA),whichaimstoevaluateeducationsystemworldwideby

testingtheskillsandknowledgeof15-year-oldstudents,carriedoutasurveyofstudents'abilitytoworktogetheringroups

.Theyfoundthatstudentswhodowellontestsbythemselvesarealsolikelytobebetteratworkingwithotherpeople.Thisfindingwastruefo

rmanycountries.StudentsinJapan,SouthKorea,FinlandandCanada,wheretestscoresarehigh,alsodidwellinworkingtogethertosolveproblems.Butt

hiswasnotthecaseforeverycountry.Chinesestudents,whohavehighscoresaswell,displayedjustaveragecollaborative(合作的)skills."On

ereasonmightbethatChineseparentsandteachersfocustoomuchongrades."saidZhaoZhongxin,formervicepresidentoftheChineseFamilyEducationAssociation.

"Studentshavealotofexampressureandtheyseeschoolsasplacesforcompetition.""However,collaborativeskillsareveryimportantforpreparingstuden

tsfortoday'ssociety."headded."Luckily,moreChineseparentsandteachersarerealizingtheimportanceofthisandarethinkingofwaystohelpstudentsimproveit."Ano

therinterestingfindingfromthePISAsurveywasthatgirlscanbebetterthanboysatworkingtogether.Theysaidgirlsshowmorepositiveattitudes(态度)towardsrelationship

s,whichmeanstheyaremorewillingtolistentoothers'opinions.PISAalsofoundthattheclassroomenvironmentcaninfluencehowwellstudentsc

ollaborate.Inclasseswheretherearealotofactivitiesthatrequirecommunicationsuchasclassdebates,studentsmig

hthavebetterattitudestowardscollaborating.32．FromParagraph2,wecanknowPISAis________A．asurveysystemB．askillsystemC．a

programgroupD．afindingresult33．Accordingtothepassage,thesurveyfocusesonstudents'abilityto________.A．preparesocietyB．workwithothersC．getgoodgrade

sD．winthecompetition34．InParagraph5,theunderlinedword"it"refersto________.A．today'ssocietyB．parents'realizationC．theimportanceD．collabo

rativeskill35．Accordingtothepassage,teacherscan________tohelpstudentsworktogether.A．givestudentshighscoresontest

s.B．helpstudentsreduceexampressure.C．providemorecommunicativeactivitiesD．makegirlsworkwithgirlsinsteadofboys36．Accordingtothepassage,which

ofthefollowingisTRUE?A．Thebettergrades,thebetteratteamwork.B．Gender(性别)hasnoinfluenceoncollaboration.C．Pleasefocusasmu

choncollaborationasongrades.D．It'simportantforstudentstodevelopcollaboration.TheUnitedNationsliststherights（权利）ofchildren.Mostcountriesagr

eewithallofthem,butsomecountriesdonot.Thefollowingaresomeofthemostimportantrightsofchildren.●Childrenhavetherighttobefed,clot

hedandshelteredbytheirfamily.Iftheirfamilycannotdoso,thegovernmentshouldtakeresponsibility.●Childrenhavether

ighttoaneducationandmedicalcare.●Childrenmustnotbetortured（虐待）orcruellypunishedbytheirparentsoranyothers.●Childrenhavetherighttoexpec

tthegovernmenttoprotectthemfromallkindsofabuse（虐待）.●Nochildunderfifteenshouldfightinanarmy.●Childrenhavetherighttobeprotected（保护）fromworkingtoo

hardtomakemoneyforotherpeople.Insomecountrieschildrendonothavetheserights.Manyyoungchildrenaremadetoworklonghoursinfactoriesandonfarms.Insom

ecountriestherearesofewschoolsthatonlyrichchildrengetaneducation.Andtherearen'tenoughdoctorsornursestohelpmanychildrenwhentheyaresick,either

.Therightsofchildrenaretherightspeoplethinkchildrenshouldhave.Theyarenotalwaystherightschildrenreallyhave.37．What'sthemainideaofthispassage?

A．TheUnitedNationsisuseful.B．TheUnitedNationshasmadealistoftherightsallchildrenhave.C．TheUnitedNationshasl

istedtherightsitthinkschildrenshouldhave.D．Childrenhavetherighttobeproperlyfed,clothedandsheltered.38．WhoagreeswiththeUnitedNations'listofchildren's

rights?A．Allcountries.B．Afewcountries.C．Nocountries.D．Mostcountries.39．Whichofthefollowingistrue?A．Parentsshouldpunishtheirchildren.

B．Governmentsshouldprotectchildrenfromabuse.C．Childrenundersixteenshouldnotfightinanarmy.D．Childrenshouldmakemoneyforotherpeople.40．Whyd

on'tchildrengethelpwhentheyaresick?A．Becausetherearetoomanydoctorsandnurses.B．Becausetherearesofewschool.C．Becausetherearen'tenoughdoctorsandnur

ses.D．Becausetheyhavetoworklonghours.41．Responsibilityinparagraph2means________inChinese.A．利益B．要求C．负责D．谴责TheInternationalSpaceStation(ISS)isthebig

gestsatellitebecausescientistswanttoliveonit.Theythinkthatthebestwaytolearnmoreaboutspaceistolivethere.Thespace

shuttlediscoveryhastakenofffromtheKennedySpaceCenterinCapeCanaveral,FloridaseveraltimesandcarriedafewgroupsofastronautstotheInternationalSpaceStati

on.Whenthespacestationisfinished,itwillbelikeacityinspace.Peoplewillstayandstudytherewithmanyofthethingstheyhaveathome

.Labs,livingroomsandpowerstationsarebeingbuilt.TheISSisthemostexpensivespaceprogramever.Millionsandmi

llionsofdollarsarebeingspentoniteveryyear.ScientistshopethattheISSwillbeasteppingstoneforfuturespaceexploration."TheISSwillhelpusbetterunderstan

dthehumanbody,explore(knowmoreabout)spaceandstudytheearth.Itcanhelpusmakelifeontheearthbetter,"saidKath

rynClark,anISSscientist.Sixteencountriesareintheprogram:TheUS,Russia,Canada,Japan,Braziland11Europeancountries.ChinaisnotanISScountry

,butithelpedwithsomeoftheexperiments.In2003,ChinasentsomericeuptotheISStofindoutwhatspacewoulddotoit.Ifyouwatcht

heskyforaboutanhourafterthesungoesdown,youmayseethemovingISS.Afterit'sfinished,morethan90percentoftheworld'spopulationwillbeabletoseethespacestatio

n.Sokeeplookingup,andmaybeyou'llseeitgetbiggerandbrighter.42．Whatdothescientiststhinkisthebestwaytolearnmoreaboutspace

?A．Towatchiteveryday.B．Tosendthesatellites.C．Toliveinspace.D．Toflyfarintospace.43．Itseemsthat________.A．wecanprobab

lyseetheISSwhenthesungoesdownB．somescientistsfromChinahavebeentotheISSin2013C．ChinaisoneofthemembersintheISSgroupD．theISSisstillinthespacebutha

sstoppedworking44．WhatdoestheunderlinedphrasepowerstationsmeaninChineseinParagraph2?A．供应站B．救济站C．发电站D．空

间站45．WhydidthescientistssenduptheInternationalSpaceStation(ISS)?A．Becausetheywouldsendupmostoftheearth

peopletolivethere.B．BecausetheycouldtalkwithsomeChineseschoolstudents.C．BecausetheyhopedtotraveltoMarsandVenussomeday.D．Becausethey

wantedtoliveinspaceanddobetterresearch.46．What'sthebesttitleofthispassage?A．TheSpaceB．TheSpaceShipC．TheBigges

tSatelliteD．TheFutureSpaceExplorationWelcometothepumpkinweigh-offatHalfMoonBay,California.Theeventhasalwaysbeenverypopularamongmostpumpkingrowers.Tho

usandsofpeoplelineupalongthecity'sHighStreetandwatchtheproudpumpkinownersfromacrosscountry.Eachpumpkinis

carefullypickedupbyforklifts(叉式升降机)andplacedonadigitalweighingscale.Organizersareoffering$30,000intotalprizemoneyforanewworldrecordpumpkin

enteringHalfMoonBay.Butinordertoreceivethe"WorldRecordPrize",thegrowershavetobringapumpkinthatweighsmorethanthe2,624-

poundbehemothgrownbyMathiaswillemijnsin2016.Iftheheaviestpumpkininthecontestisunabletosurpass(超过)therecord,itsownerwillrece

ive＄6foreverypounditweighs.WHEN:Monday,October9,2017,Weighingwillbeginat7amandwillendat1lam.Growerswillstartliningthestreetasdaylig

htbreaksby7am.Where:LD．E.S.Grounds,735MainStreet,HalfMoonBay,California.PrizeMoneyWorldRecordPumpkin:$30,000(total)1stPlace:$6perpound2n

dPlace:$2,0003rdPlace:$1,5004thPlace:$1,0005th-10thPlace:$500each11th-20thPlace:$100eachSpecialPrizes:$500fo

rthemostbeautifulpumpkin,judgedbytheaudience(color,shapeandsize)ThetopfivepumpkinswillbeondisplayforthethousandsofvisitorstoH

alfMoonbay'sfamousArtandPumpkinFestivalthatwilltakeplaceonOctober14h-15th,2017.47．Theunderlinedpart"behemoth"inthepassageprobablymeans________.A．aki

ndoffoodthatisverypopular.B．somethingthatisverylargeC．afarmerwhocangrowpumpkinsD．anopportunitytoWinagreatprize48．IfSteve

n'spumpkinweighs1,969pounds,howmuchwillhereceiveasthebiggestwinneronOctober9.A．＄30,000B．Almost＄12,000C．＄2,000D．About＄5

0049．Whatwillthetopfivepumpkinsbedonewithaftertheweigh-off?A．Theywillbeputonadigitalweighingscale.B．The

winnerswilltakethemhomeC．TheywillbeondisplayfortwodaysD．Thewinnerswillsellthemtoraisesomemoneyforkids50．Thepassageaboveismainlyabout________.A．whatpu

mpkinscanbeusedtodoB．HalfMoonbay'sArtandPumpkinFestivalC．thepumpkinweigh-offatHalfMoonBayD．howtogrowpumpkinsofgr

eatsize51．Thismaterialismostprobablyfrom________.A．astorybookB．asciencebookC．alocalnewspaperD．afashionmagazineMiddle

schoolstudentslikejoiningaclub.Joiningaclubinmiddleschoolcanhelpyoumakenewfriends.Itcanalsohelpyouknowalotofthings.Studentsneedtoknowsom

ethingaboutclubs.SchoolClubsTakeTimeJoiningaschoolclubisn'tjustabouthavingfun,andkidsmustknowthatbeingin

aclubneedsalittletimeandneedstodoalotofthings._______________________Manystudentsliketomeetnewfriendsintheclubs.LindsayMoorefromNo.8Middleschoolsays,

"Inthemusicclub,ImeetJane.Shelikesmusicandshecanplaythepianowell.Ilikemusic,too,andIcanplaytheguitar.SoJanecanh

elpmeplaythepiano.Icanhelpherplaytheguitar.It'ssogreat."WhatClubtoJoinTherearemanyclubsinschools.Joinaclubthat

youlike.Ifyoulikedrawing,youcanjointheartclub.Ifyoulikebasketball,youcanjointhesportsclub.Butwhatclubtojoinisuptoyou.Ifyourschooldoesn'

thaveclubs,youcanstart(发起)aclub.They'reFunJoiningaclubcanbealotoffun,sostudentsliketheclubs.52．Joiningaclu

bcanmakeyou_________.A．freeB．rightC．busyD．healthy53．Whichisthebesttoputintheblank?A．WhentoJoinaClubB．WhytoJoinaClubC．HowtoJoinaClubD．AClubafter

School54．WhatcanJanedo?A．Playthepiano.B．Playtheguitar.C．Playbasketball.D．Singanddance.55．Tinalikesplayingthedrums.Shecanjoint

he_________clubaccordingtothepassage.A．artB．musicC．sportsD．game56．Whichisthebesttitleforthepassage?A．Midd

leSchoolStudentsB．SchoolClubsAreFunC．JoinaClubinMiddleSchoolD．ClubsinSchoolWecan’trememberclearlywhenwestartedtot

akeourmobilestoadinnertable.Thishappensalot,especiallywhenweeatout.Onceadishcomes,insteadofliftingourchopsticks,

wetakeoutourmobilephonesandtakephotosofit.Later,wepost(发布)thephotosontoWeiboorWeChat,waitingtobe“liked”.Thenwecheckourmobilesfromtime

totimeduringthemeal,toseewhetherweget“liked”ornot.Wejustcan’tleaveourmobilesforonlyameal.Doesthatsoundfamiliartoyou?Doyoudothatoften?Ifnot,ho

wdoyoufeelwhenothersdothatwhenhavingdinnerwithyou?Arecentstudysuggeststhatwhatweareusedtodoingisnotsogood.Spendi

ngtimetakingphotosoffoodmakesthefoodlesspleasant.Totestthis,someresearchersdidanexperiment.Somepeoplewereaskedtotakephotosbeforetheycouldenj

oythefood.Asaresult,itshowedthatthemorephotostheytook,thelessdeliciousthefoodseemedtothem.Sowhynotstoptakingphotosandjustenjoythe

foodinfrontofyou?Besidesthescientificresult,therearealsosomeotherbadinfluencesoftakingphotosoffoodbeforemeals.Afterpostingthephotos

ontotheInternet,onewillnotbeabletocontrolhimselfandcheckhismobilephonemanytimes.“Doeseveryonelikemyphotos?Ih

opealotofpeoplelikethem!”Itseemsthatyourphonesecretlycallsyournameallthetime,evenwhenyouarewithrealpeople.Sonexttimewhenyougoou

ttohavedinnerwithyourfamilyorfriends,howaboutnottakingphotosoffood?Letthefoodbedeliciousasitisandshareyourlifewithpeoplearoundy

ou.Trustme,itwillbeawonderfultime.57．Accordingtothepassage,whatdopeopleoftendowhenhavingdinner?A．Peopletalkaboutth

eirWeiboorWeChat.B．Peoplelearnfromeachotherabouthowtocookdishes.C．Peopleliketakingphotoswithfriendsorfamili

es.D．Peopleliketakingphotosoffoodandpostingthembeforeeating.58．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“familiar”possiblymeaninChines

e?A．陌生的B．熟悉的C．巧妙的D．可怜的59．WhatdoesParagraph4talkabout?A．Thereasonsforcheckingyourmobiles.B．ThewaysofpostingthephotosontotheInterne

t.C．Thetips(提示)ofmakingotherslikeyourphotosonWeibo.D．Someotherbadinfluencesoftakingphotosoffoodbeforemeal

s.60．Whichofthefollowingisthewriter’sopinion?A．Wetakeoutourmobilesandclickwhenadishcomes.B．Wecheckourmobilesfromtimetotime

duringthemeal.C．Spendingtimetakingphotosoffoodmakesthefoodlesspleasant.D．Somepeoplewereaskedtotakephotosbeforetheycouldenjoyfood61．Whatcanwelearn

fromthepassage?A．Takephotosoffoodinordertohaveawonderfullife.B．Takephotosofdeliciousfoodandsharethemwithothers.C

．Remembertohavedinnerwithourfamilyandfriendsathome.D．Enjoythelifewithpeoplearoundusinsteadoftakingphotosoffo

od.Whenyouthinkofyourhair,youprobablythinkofthehaironyourhead.Butthere’shaironalmosteverypartofyourbody.Placesthatdon’

thavehairincludethelips,thepalms(手掌)ofthehands,andthesoles(脚掌)ofthefeet.Someofthehaironyourbodyiseasytosee,likeyoureyebrowsandthehairon

yourhead,arms,andlegs.Butsomehair,likethatonyourcheek(脸颊),cannotbeseeneasily.Hairhasdifferentjobs.Dependin

gonwhereitis,hairhasdifferentjobs.Thehaironyourheadkeepsyourheadwarmandprovidesalittlecushioning(缓冲)whensomethingdropsov

eryourhead.Eyelashesprotectyoureyesbypreventinglightanddustfromgoingintothem.Hairtoday,gonetomorrow!Youhavemorethan100,000hairsonyourhead,b

utyoulosesomeeveryday.About50to100hairsfallouteachdaywhileyou’rewashingyourhairorbrushingit,orjustsitti

ngstill.Butdon’tworry.Newhairsaretakingtheplaceofthosethathavefallenout.Takecareofyourhaironyourhead!Totakecareofyourhaironyo

urhead,themostimportantthingiskeepingitclean.Whenyouwashyourhair,usewarmwater.Bekindtoyourhair—wetordry—bybeinggentlewhenyouwashorbrushyourhair.He

re’saneasywaytohavegreat-lookinghair:eatahealthydiet.It’sunbelievable,isn’tit?62．Haircanbeseen________.A．onheadB．OnalmosteverypartofthebodyC．onlips

D．onpalms63．Theunderlinedword“Eyelashes”probablymeans“________”inChinese.A．眼B．眼球C．眼镜D．眼睫毛64．Howmanyhairsdoyouusuallyl

oseeachWEEK?A．50.B．100.C．420.D．100065．Totakecareofyourhair,youcandothesethingsEXCEPT________.A．keepitcleanB．bekindtoitC．eatahealthydietD．washi

teveryday66．Wecanreadthepassagefromamagazinecalled“________”.A．BodySecretsB．NewsReportC．HealthyEatingD．BestFoodsOnlyafewEuropeansl

ivedinNorthAmericainthe16thcentury.Mostofthemsettled(定居)onthenortheastcoast.In1587,asmallgroupofabout100peopledecidedtogosouth.Theymo

vedtothesmallislandofRoanoke.ThatarealaterbecamepartofthestateofNorthCarolina.Unfortunately,theRoanokesettlerswe

ren’twellprepared.Theydidn’thaveenoughfoodforthewinter,andtherewasn’tenoughgrainforfuturecrops.Theirleader,Capt

ainWhite,decidedtosailbacktoEnglandtogetsupplies.However,therewasawarinEurope,andthreeyearspassedbeforehereturnedtoNorthAmerica.WhenCaptainWhitecame

backtoRoanokein1590,hewaseagertoseethesettlers.Helookedoutfromhisship,butnoonewastheretomeethim.Therewerenosignsoflife.These

ttlementwasempty.NooneknowswhytheRoanokesettlersdisappeared.ManypeoplethoughtthathostileNativeAmericanskilledthem,butth

erewerenosignsofafight.Somethoughtthatthesettlersdiedfromhungerordisease,buttheycouldn’texplaintheabsenceofb

odies.Manyyearslater,moresettlerscametoNorthCarolina.OneofthemmetaNativeAmericangroupcalledtheLumbee.Theywereunusuallookingc

omparedtotheblack-haired,brown-eyedNativeAmericansinthenorth.SomeLumbeehadblondehairandgrayeyes.Thenhelistenedtotheirspeechandalmostfelloffhishorse.T

heyseemedtospeakanunusualkindofEnglish.Heaskedwheretheywerefrom.Noneofthemknew,buttheysaidthattheirgrandparents“talkedfromabook.”Didthe

ymeanthattheirgrandparentswereabletoread?Asherodebackhome,heaskedhimselfaquestion:WeretheLumbeepeoplethedescendants(后裔)oftheRoanokeset

tlers?Peoplearestillaskingthesamequestion.Becausetherearenowrittenrecords,wecan’tbecertain.However,thereiso

neinterestingfact.Today,someoftheLumbeepeoplehavenameslikeSampson,Dare,andCooper.Theyarethesameasthena

mesofthevanishedsettlersofRoanokeIsland.67．CaptainWhitereturnedtoRoanokeafterthreeyearsbecause______________.

A．therewasawarinEurope.B．theydidn’thaveenoughfood.C．therewerenosignsoflifeinthesettlement.D．theareabecamepartofthestateofNorthC

arolina.68．AccordingtothefollowingsignsEXCEPT___________,theLumbeemaybethedescendantsoftheRoanokesettlers.A．Theyhadthesamenamesasthedisa

ppearedsettlersB．TheyseemedtospeakanunusualkindofEnglish.C．Theirgrandparentsmightbeabletoread.D．Theyhadbla

ckhairandbrowneyes.69．Whatdoestheunderlinedwordhostileinparagraph4mean?A．braveB．strongC．unfriendlyD．unlucky

70．Accordingtothefifthparagraph,whydidoneofthesettlersalmostfalloffhishorse?A．BecausesomeLumbee’slookingwassounusualthati

tfrightenedhim.B．BecausesomeLumbeespokeanunusualEnglishjustlikethedisappearedsettlers.C．BecausesomeLumbee’sEnglishwassounusualthathecouldn’tunderst

andthem.D．BecausetheLumbeetoldhimthattheywerethedescendantsoftheRoanokesettlers.71．What’sthebesttitleoft

hepassage?A．ThebraveEuropeansB．TheunusualLumbeeC．ThedisappearedsettlersD．ThesmallislandofRoanoke