浙江省11市2019年中考英語試卷分類匯編：閱讀理解 CD篇

浙江省11市2019年中考英語試卷分類匯編：閱讀理解CD篇

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Amythissomethingthatisnotcorrect,butmanypeoplebelieve.Therearealotofmyths

aboutthehumanbrain.

Oneofthebiggestmythsisthatweonlyuse10percentofourbrains.Thenextpartofthe

mythisthatifwecanlearntousetherestofourbrains,thenwe'llbemuchsmarter.Peoplesay

thisallthetime,butit'sabsolutelynottrue!Thetruthisthatalthoughwedon'tknoweverything

aboutthehumanbrain,weknowthateachpartofithasanimportantfunction（功能）.Modern

scientiststhinkthe"10percentmyth'*ridiculous（荒謬的）.

Theothermostpopularmythisaboutbeing"rightbrainedMor"leftbrained".Accordingtothis

myth,peoplewhousetherightsideoftheirbrainsaremoreartisticandcreative.Peoplewhouse

theleftsideoftheirbrainsarebetteratmathandscience.Thisisaspopularasthe10percent

myth,andit'salsowrong.In2013,astudyatanA7rrericanuniversityexaminedtherightbrain

andleftbrainmyth.Accordingtothestudy,weusebothsidesofourbrainsequally（相等地）.”

It*struethatweusedifferentpartsofourbrainsfordifferentthings.Weuseourleftsidefor

languagemore,andourrightsidewhenweneedtopayattention.Butthereisnoevidence（證據(jù)）

thatcreativepeopleusetherightsidemoreorthatscientificpeopleusetheleftsidemore.

We'vetalkedaboutmyths,solet'slookatafewinterestingfactsaboutthebrain.Firstofall,

thebrainfeelsnopain.Second,about75percentofthebrainismadeofwater.ICsalsothefattest

organinyourbody.Here'sanotherinterestingfactaboutthebrain.Aroundthetimeyouturn18

yearsold,itstopsgrowing.

38.Theunderlinedword"This”1（Paragraph3refersto.

A.theleftbrainmythB.therightbrainandleftbrainmyth

C.theuseofhumanbrainsD.thestudyofanAmericanuniversity

39.Accordingtothefactsmentionedinthepassage,mayusetheleftbrainmore.

A.Robert,whoislearningEnglishB.Kate,whoisdrawingpictures

C.Jenny,whoisdesigningclothesD.Jacob,whoisdoingresearch

40.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaboutthehumanbrain?

A.Itisgrowingalllifelong.B.Therightsideisusedmorebyartists.

C.Somepartsofitarenotusedatall.D.Threequartersofitismadeofwater.

41.Thepassagemainlytellsabout.

A.thegrowingofthebrainB.differentfunctionsofthebrain

C.rightbrainandleftbrainD.mythsandfactsaboutthebrain

D

Populationsofwhite-taileddeer（白尾鹿）aregrowingrapidlyinmanypartsoftheUnited

States.Aspopulationsgrow,foodbecomesaproblem.Manydeerdieofhunger.Othersgrowup

smallandunhealthy.Insearchoffood,hungrydeermoveclosertowherehumanslive.Theyeat

farmcrops,vegetablesandeventrees.Besides,increasednumbersofdeernearroadscancause

trafficaccidents.

Peopleadmirethegraceandfastspeedofdeer.Mostpeopledon'twanttheseanimalstobe

hungryandill.Shouldpeopletakeactiontocontrolthegrowingdeerpopulations?

ShouldPeopleTakeDirectAction?

Manypeoplethinkthathunting（打獵）isthebestwaytocontroltheanimalpopulations.

Wildlifemanagerswillseeifthere*senoughfoodinanareaanddecideitscarryingcapacity（容

量）.Thenhunterswithlicensesaresenttohelpcontrolthenumberofdeer.Huntingisusuallynot

allowedincitiesorsuburbs,however.

Somepeoplehavetheideatocatchthedeerandmovethemtootherplaces.Butthismethod

isexpensiveandrequiresfindinganotherplacethatcanacceptthedeerwithoutbreakingthe

balanceofecosystem.

Scientistsarealsoworkingtodevelopchemicalstocontrolthebirthrateindeerpopulations.

Butthisplanworksforonlyoneyearatatime.

ShouldPeopleTakeIndirectAction?

Somesuggestbringinginnaturalenemiesofdeer,suchaswolves,lionsandbears,toareas

withtoomanydeer.Buttheseanimalscouldalsohurtdogs,cats,andevenhumans.Other

communitieshavebuilttallfences（籬笆）aroundareastokeepoutthedeer.However,thisis

impossibleforfarmers.

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Somepeopleareagainstanykindofaction.Theysupportleavingthedeeralone.Animal

populationsinanareanaturallygoupanddownovertime.Doingnothingmeansthatsomedeer

willdieofhungerorillness.Butfinally,thepopulationwillreachasizewithinthecarrying

capacityoftheenvironment.So,letnaturegoitsownway.

42.Accordingtothepassage,increasednumbersofdeercanbringtopeopleinthearea.

A.waterpollutionB.trafficaccidents

C.seriousillnessesD.growingpopulations

43.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttofillinthe""inthepassage?

A.ShouldPeopleDoNothing?

B.ShouldPeopleProtecttheDeer?

C.ShouldPeopleTakeSpecialAction?

D.ShouldPeopleDrivetheDeerAway?

44.Thewritermostprobablyagreesthat.

A.farmerscanbuildfencestokeepthedeerout

B.peopleshouldleavethedeeraloneinthewild

C.huntingisthebestwaytocontrolthedeerpopulations

D.it'sgreattocatchthedeerandmovethemtootherplaces

45.Thewriterorganizesthispassageby.

A.tellingstoriesB.usingnumbers

C.givingopinionsD.describingscenes

38.B39.A40.D41.D42.B43.A44.B45.C

衢州

12.閱讀下面短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中選出最佳選項。

Theworldhasaplasticsproblem.Andnotjustwithbottles.Straws(吸管)，toothbrushes,

toys—allkindsofplasticsareplacedinlandfills.Thereare5billiontonsofplasticwasteinthe

world.Landfillshavealargepartofit.By2050,theycouldhave13billiontons.

Muchofplasticrubbishfindsitswayintotheocean.Scientistssay165milliontonsofplastic

piecesarefloatingaroundoutthere.Andmostplasticwon'tdisappearitself.Itwillremaininthe

oceanforever.Whalesgetcaughtinplasticfishingnets.Birdsdiebecauseofeatingplasticstraws

andbottlecaps.Itendangersoceanlife.Plasticrubbishevenendsupinthefoodweeat.

Governmentsarerealizingthatrecyclingmaynotbeenough.Theyaretakingmoreactions.

Thoughitishardwork,itisstillasolvableproblem.InBritain,peoplearenotallowedtouse

plasticbagsexceptinhospitals.ScotlandandseveralcoastalcitiesintheUSstoppeoplefrom

usingplasticstrawsaswell.TheUSalonethrowsawaysome500millionplasticstrawsaday.

That'senoughtocircletheEarthtwice."Sayingnotoaplasticstrawisaneasywaytomakeabig

difference,MDianaLofflinwhostartedsaid.,HDowereallywanttopassonto

ourchildrenaworldharmedbyplastic?"

Peoplehavefoundsometastywaystoreducewaste.AcompanyinIndiamadethefirst-ever

spoonthatpeoplecaneat.Youdon*thavetoeatthespoon.Youcanthrowitaway.Itdecomposes

(分解)injustafewdays.DavidEdwards,ascientistatHarvardUniversity,designedaneatable

bagwhichcanprotectthefoodordrinkinside.Itisadeliciousreplacementforplasticones.

(1)Accordingtothewriter,birdsdiebecausethey.

A.eatbottlecapsandstraws

B.getcaughtinfishingnets

C.feedonoceananimals

D.havethespoonsinIndia

(2)Theunderlinedword"endangers"inParagraph2probablymeans.

A.bringsB.losesC.harms

D.saves

(3)Thepurposeofthepassageismainlyto.

A.introducesomewaystorecyclewaste

B.tellreadersabouttheproblemwithplastics

C.compareairpollutionandplasticpollution

D.describehowtheUSisreducingplasticwaste

(4)Fromthepassage,wecantellthattheplasticsproblem.

A.istoobigforpeopletosolve

B.canbesolvedbyrecyclingalone

C.canbesolved,butitwon'tbeeasy

D.willhavetobesolvedbyfuturescientists

【答案】(I)A

(2)C

(3)B

(4)C

【考點】科普環(huán)保類，說明文

【解析】【分析】文章大意：本文主要介紹塑料時環(huán)境和人類和動物傷害。各國政府意識到，

回收利用可能不夠。人們找到了一些減少浪費的好方法。印度的一家公司制造了第一個人們

可以吃的勺子。你不必吃勺子。你可以扔掉它。它在幾天內(nèi)就分解了?哈佛大學的科學家大

衛(wèi)愛德華茲設(shè)計了一個可食的袋子，可以保護里面的食物或飲料。很好吃的替代品。

(1)細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)Birdsdiebecauseofeatingplasticstrawsandbottlecaps,可知鳥死于

吃塑料吸管和瓶蓋，故選A。

(2)詞義猜測題。根據(jù)Muchofplasticrubbishfindsitswayintotheocean.Scientistssay165

milliontonsofplasticpiecesarefloatingaroundoutthere.Andmostplasticwon'tdisappearitself.

Itwillremainintheoceanforever.可知塑料永久處在于海洋之中，部分自動分解，就會傷害

到鯨魚、鳥和海洋生物。A：brings帶來；B：loses損失；C：harms傷害；D：saves

拯救。故選C。

(3)文章大意題。根據(jù)文章大意告訴讀者塑料對環(huán)境、人類和動物的傷害及解決的辦法。

故選B..

(4)推理判斷題。根據(jù)By2050,theycouldhave13billiontons.和Governmentsarerealizing

thatrecyclingmaynotbeenough.及Youcanthrowitaway.Itdecomposes(分解)injustafew

days.Itisadeliciousreplacement可知塑料問題可以解決，但不是很容易的事情，故選C。

【點評】考查閱讀理解。本文涉及細節(jié)題、推斷題和生旨題三種?？碱}型，細節(jié)題要注意

從文中尋找答案；推斷題需要聯(lián)系上下文，推斷出需要的信息；主旨題需要通讀全文，了解

大意之后找出中心思想。

13.閱讀下面短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中選出最佳選項。

Textingwhiledrivingisagainstthelawin47states.Butwhatabouttextingwhilewalking?A

2018studyreportedthatmorethan2,500peopleintheUSendedupinhospitalsresultingfrom

usingamobiledevice(設(shè)備)whilewalking.

Hawaiipassedalawmakingitillegal(違法的)totextorlookdownatamobiledevicewhile

crossingthestreet,itisthefirststatewithalawlikethis.Dopeoplethinkmoreplacesshould

acceptsuchalaw?TheLATimesdidasurvey.Herearesomerepliestheyreceived.

RenaJose,26,NewYork

Whichismoreimportant,textingorsafety?Ifyouarelookingatyourphonewhilewalking,

youmightnotseeacarcomeortrafficlightsturnred.Itcanbeverydangerous.Forexample,in

Japan,onepersonfellintoalakeandanothergotherlegstuckinahole,becausebothhadtheir

mindontheirphone.Weshouldmaketextingwhilecrossingthestreetillegalinmorecities.

AndySelvam,55,California

Peopledomanythingsthatcauseinjurytothemselvesbutarenotillegal,suchasclimbing

mountains,drivingcars,swimmingandsoon.Peoplemightgethurtfromtextingandwalkingif

they'renotpayingattention.But1stillthinktheyshouldhaveachoice.

BobMadigan,45,Oregon

Ashumans,wecanmakeourowndecisions.I'mnotsayingit'ssafe,butwedon'tneedthe

governmenttobabysitus.Ifwewanttolearntomakesmartdecisions,thegovernmentneedsto

stoptellinguswhattodo.Afterall,thisisafreecountry.

AndrewBlack,34,Alaska

Thislawisagoodidea-comparethisprotectionwithseatbelts.Ifthislawispassedallover

theUSA,peoplewillbeworried.Butistherereallyawaytopleaseeveryone?Thiswouldnotbe

forfun.ItwouldbesafeandgoodforallAmericans.

(1)Accordingtothepassage,in,itisagainstthelawifpeopletextwhilecrossingthe

street.

A.AlaskaB.CaliforniaC.HawaiiD.New

York

(2)TheLATimesdidthesurveymostprobablyto.

A.wintheheartsofmorereaders

B.encouragemorestatestopassthelaw

C.askreadersiftheyagreewithtextingwhiledriving

D.learnaboutpeople'sopinionsontextingwhilewalking

(3)InRena'sreply,sheshowedthedangeroftextingwhilewalkingby.

A.usingnumbersB.givingexamplesC.askingquestionsD.tellingstories

(4)WhichofthefollowingisAndrewBlack'sopinion?

A.Textingismoreimportantthansafety.

B.ThelawwouldhelptokeepAmericanssafe.

C.It'seasytopleaseeveryonewhenpassingalaw.

D.Whethertotextornotwhilewalkingispeople'sownchoice.

【答案】(1)c

(2)D

(3)B

(4)B

【考點】新聞報道類，說明文

【解析】【分析】文章大意：主要介紹在美國的47個州，開車時發(fā)短信是違法的。而在夏

威夷，通過了一項法律，規(guī)定過馬路時發(fā)短信或看手機是違法的，這是第一個有類似法律的

州。與此同時洛杉磯報對一些人對這項法律的看法做了一次調(diào)查。

(1)細節(jié)理解題。由Hawaiipassedalawmakingitillegal(違法的)totextorlookdownata

mobiledevicewhilecrossingthestreet,itisthefirststatewithalawlikethis.可知在夏威夷過

馬路時發(fā)短信或看手機是違法的，故選C。

(2)邏輯推理題。由Dopeoplethinkmoreplacesshouldacceptsuchalaw?可以推知想通過

調(diào)查過馬路時發(fā)短信或看手機是違法的看法，故選D。

(3)論證的方法題。由Whichismoreimportant,textingorsafety?Ifyouarelookingatyour

phonewhilewalking,youmightnotseeacarcomeortrafficlightsturnred.Itcanbeveiy

dangerous.可知想通過實例來說明走路看手機的危害，故選B。

(4)細節(jié)理解題。由IfthislawispassedallovertheUSA,peoplewillbeworried.Butisthere

reallyawaylopleaseeveryone?Thiswouldnotbeforfun.Itwouldbesafeandgoodforall

Americans.可知這條法律對所有美國人都是安全和有益的，故選B。

【點評】考查閱讀理解，首先通讀全文，了解全文大意，其次分析問題，抓住關(guān)鍵詞，在

文中尋找相關(guān)信息，確定答案，最后再檢查一遍，確保答案正確。

紹興

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Azero-wastelifeisalifestylethathardlycreatesanyrubbish.So,azero-wastestoreisabout

providingakindofeverydayandpleasant-lookingzero-wasteproductstohelppeoplestartona

zero-wastelifejourney.

"Zerowaste'*or"danshari"wasfirstsuggestedbyaFrenchwomancalledBeaJohnson.Her

ideais:livealifeandtrynottocreateanyrubbish;usedifferentkindsofwaystosavethe

environmentsuchasstoppingtheuseofone-offobjects;givingunwantedthingstoothersor

givingthemawaytoorganizationsliketheRedCross.

YuYuan,27,isdeeplyinterestedinthisidea.SheandherboyfriendhavelivedinBeijingfor

manyyears.Andearliersheusedtobuythingswithoutthinkingaboutthemcarefullyuntilshe

sawavideoabout"zerowaste',,inwhichafamilyoffourplacedtherubbishtheyproducedevery

yearinajar(罐).Afterwatchingthevideo,Yuwantedtoexperiencethiszero-wastelifestylewith

herboyfriend.

Azero-wastelifefollowsthe6Rrule-RefuseReduce,Reuse,Repair,RecycleandRot.Over

August-OctoberwhenYufollowedtheruleofzerowaste6R,sheandherboyfriendJoeHarvey

bothproducedonlytwocansofrubbish.

Now,thecouplehaveopenedasmallshopinBeijing,wheretheyusewoodproductstotake

theplaceofplasticonesandclothbagsprintedwithenvironmentallyfriendlylogos.Most

productssoldinthestorecanbereused.Thestorealsohassecond-handbooksandCDs/DVDs

with,ideastomakethebestoftheusedthings.

"Thosewhoonceexperiencedthenon-wastelifestylehaveslowlychangedtheirideas,'*saysYa,

"Thezero-wastelifestyleisnotforascetics(苦行僧).Itisjustaroundusatourfinger-tips."Yu

expectssomeofherfriendstojoinherontheroadtozerowaste.

(1)BeaJohnsonsuggeststhatpeopleshould.

A.trytoproducenorubbishinlife

B.shareobjectswithothers

C.helptheirfriendslivecomfortably

D.workhardfortheRedCross

(2)WecanseefromthepassagethatYuYuan.

A.offersplasticbagsinherstore

B.isinfluencedbythe6Rrule

C.oftenbuysthingsshedoesn'tneed

D.likeslisteningtoCDsverymuch

(3)WhatYuYuansaysinthelastparagraphprobablymeansthat.

A.lotsofpeopledoubtthezero-wastelifestyle

B.shefeelsithardtocontinueherlifestyle

C.herfriendshavefollowedherlifestyle

D.thezero-wastelifestyleisnotdifficulttolive

(4)Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthepassage?

A.Openingupasecond-handstore

B.Recyclingwaste

C.Savingtheenvironment

D.Joiningthecouple

D

TohelpJapanesecompaniesbetterdealwiththeincreasingnumberofforeignersvisitingthe

country,Panasonichascreatedamegaphone(擴音器)whichisabletosmartlytranslateJapanese

intoEnglish,ChineseandKorean.

PanasonicnamedtheproductHMegahonyaku".ItisatermfortheJapanesewordsfor

"megaphone'*and''translate",whichactuallymakesglotofsensebecauseit'samegaphonethat

cantranslateJapaneseintoseveralotherlanguagesinrealtime.WhenauserspeaksJapaneseinto

themegaphone,itrecognizes(辨認)andtranslateswhatisbeingsaidimmediately,andoutputsthe

wordsinEnglish,ChineseorKorean.

Itsoundsamazing,andseeingitinactioniswonderful,butMegahonyakuisnotgoodenough.

Itcannottranslateeverythingyousay,asitonlystores300commonexpressions,like"Thetrain

hasbeenputoffor"Watchyourstep".However,theJapanesecompanybehindMegahonyaku

promisestoaddnewexpressionsregularly,whichuserscangetontheInternet.

Themachinewasdesignedtobeusedinplacesliketransportstations,airportsandplacesof

interestwherequickandexactannouncementsareneededmost.Around30Japaneseorganizations,

includingthepoliceandguides,havebeentryingoutMegahonyakuforaboutoneyear,but

PanasonicsaysitwillcomeontothemarketonDecember20th.Insteadofsellingthesespeech

translators,Panasonicplansonrenting(出租)themoutforlessthan$183amonthonathree-year

agreement,andofferingusersfutureimprovementsandnecessaryservices.

Panasonichasalsosaidthatitmayaddsupportforotherlanguages,likeRussian,dependingon

customers*needs.Megahonyakualsoincludesatouchscreenthatallowsuserstochoosethe

languagetheyneedtheirspeechtranslatedinto.

(1)PanasonichasproducedMegahonyakusothat.

A.guidescantranslateChineseintoJapanesefaster

B.Japanesecompaniescanreceiveforeignersbetter

C.foreignerscantalkwiththeJapanesefreely

D.theJapanesecanlearnotherlanguageseasily

(2)ThethirdparagraphismainlyabouttheofMegahonyaku.

A.inventionB.importanceC.disadvantageD.history

(3)ItcanbelearntfromParagraph4thatMegahonyaku.

A.maybepopularwiththepolice

B.iswidelyusedinprivatehomes

C.willbesoldonDecember20th

D.storesabout30foreignlanguages

(4)Accordingtothepassage,Panasonicwillinthefuture.

A.sellMegahonyakutoforeignvisitors

B.bringdownthepriceofMegahonyaku

C.changethescreenofMegahonyaku

D.improveMegahonyakuregularly

ABDCBCAD

溫州

閱讀下面短文，第26-39小題從所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中選出最佳選項，第40小

題在答題紙規(guī)定區(qū)域作答。

C

Manyobjectsintheuniverseareinvisible*,but

theysendradiowaves.Theradiotelescope*thus

appeared,anditisconsideredoneofthegreatest

inventionsinthetwentiethcentury.Reberbuiltthe

world'sfirstradiotelescopein1937.Ryleand

Hewishdevelopedradiotelescopesystemsforthe

locationofweakradiosources,andtheysharedthe

NobelPrizeforPhysicsin1974.

Aradiotelescopeisusuallymadeupof:

?Oneormoreantennastocollecttheradiowaves.Mostantennasaremadeintheshapeof

adishtocollectandreflect,theradiowavestothesub-reflector,inthesamewayasa

curvedmirrorfocusesvisiblelighttoonepoint.

?Areceiverandamplifiertoreceivetheradiowavesfromthesub-reflector,andmakethese

weakradiowavesstrongenoughtoberecordedandturnedintoelectronicsignals.Tomakean

amplifiersensitiveenough,itisusuallycooledto,verylowtemperatures(e.g.aslowas-270℃).

?Arecordertokeeparecordoftheelectronicsignals.Most:radiotelescopestodaykeep

thesignalstothecomputer'smemorydiskforastronomerstoanalyzelater.

Radiowavelengthsaremuchlongerthanthoseofvisiblelight,andtheradiowavesfromdeep

spacearealwaysweak.TocatchRadiowavelengthsaremuchlongerthanthoseofvisiblelight,

andtheradiowavesfromdeepspacearealwaysweak.Tocatchthesewaves,radiotelescopes

usuallyhavehugeantennas.Thesizesofmostantennasinusetodayarearound50to300metres

indiameter.TheantennaofFASTinGuizhou,China,thelatestandlargestradiotelescopeinthe

world,is500metresindiameter,aslargeasthesizeof30footballfields.

Toavoidinterferences,andkeepthetelescopessensitive,radiotelescopesarebuiltinplaces

wheretherearenohumanradiowavesorelectronicsignals.Forexample,FASTis5kilometres

awayfromtheclosestvillageand25kilometresawayfromthenearesttown.

Radiotelescopescreatepicturesofthesky,notinvisiblelight,butinradiowaves.Thisis

extremelyuseful,becausethereareobjectsthatcan'tbeseen,objectsthatwewouldn'tevenknow

withoutradiotelescopes.

33.Radiotelescopeshelpcollectfromtheuniverse

A.lightB.objectsC.radiowavesD.visiblesignals

34.Mostantennasofradiotelescopesaremadeintheshapeofadishto.

A.maketheantennasstrongenough

B.increasethenumberofradiowaves

C.turnradiowavesintoelectronicsignals

D.focusradiowavesonthesub-reflector

35.Theunderlinedword'interferences"inthepassagerefersto.

A.thenoisesmadebyvillagersandanimals

B.thesoundsfromtheradiosandtelevisions

C.thepeoplewhogotoGuizhoutowatchFASTwork

D.theradiowavesandelectronicsignalsfromhumans

36.Whalhavewedonewiththehelpofradiotelescopes?

A.Wehavereceivedpicturesofdeepspace.

B.Wehavediscoveredunknownlivesintheuniverse.

C.Wehavefoundsomeunknownobjectsintheuniverse.

D.Wehaveturnedtheradiowavesfromspaceintolight.

D

IliveinMentone,aquiet,simple,restfulplace,wheretherichnevercome.ImetTheophile

Magnan,aretired,rich,oldmanfromLyonsyesterday,intheHoteldesAnglais.Theophilelooked

sadanddreamy,anddidn'ttalkwithanybodyelse,whichbroughtmebacktothepast.

Alongtimeago,FrancoisMillet.Claude,CarlandIwereyoungartists-veryyoungartists-

infact.

Yes,FrancoisMillet,thegreatFrenchartist,wasmyfriend.

Milletwasn'tanygreaterthanwewereatthattime.Hedidn'thaveanyfame,eveninhisown

village.

WewereallpoorthoughwehadstacksandstacksofasgoodpicturesasanybodyinEurope

painted.Onceapersoneverofferedfourfrancs*forMillet's"Angelus1,,whichheintendedtosell

foreight.

Itwasafactinhumanhistorythatagreatartistwouldneverbeacknowledged*untilafter

hewasstarvedanddead.Hispicturesclimbedtohighpricesafterhisdeath.

Thenwemadeadecisionthatoneofusmustdie,tosavetheothersandhimself.

Milletwaselected*.electedtodie.

DuringthenextthreemonthsMilletpaintedwithallhismight,enlargedhisstockallhecould,

notpictures,no!sketches,studies,partsofstudies,fragmentsofstudies,ofcourse,withhiscipher

*onthem.

Theywerethethingstobesold.

CarlwenttoParistostarttheworkofbuildingupMillet*sname.ClaudeandIwenttosell

Millet'ssmallpicturesandtobuilduphisnameaswell.

WemadeMilletamaster.Ialwayssaidtomycustomer,"Iamafooltosellapictureof

FrancoisMillet'satall,forheisnotgoingtolivethreemonths,andwhenhedieshispicturescan't

behadforloveormoney.u

ClaudeandItookcaretospreadthatlittlefactasfaraswecould.

Carlmadefriendswiththecorrespondents,andgotMillet'sconditionreportedtoEngland

andalloverthecontinent,andAmerica,andeverywhere.

Thesadendcameatlast,Milletdied,notreally.HebecameTheophileMagnan.

Thepictureswentup.There'samaninParistodaywhoownsseventyMilletpictures.He

paidustwomillionfrancsforthem.Doyoustillrememberthe"Angelus"?Carlsolditfor

twenty-twohundredfrancs.AndasforthebushelsofsketchesandstudieswhichMilletproduced

inthelastsixweeks,well,itwouldastonishyoutoknowthefigurewesellthematnowadays.

WearenolongerartistsandMilletdead.

37.“Whydidthefourfriendsdecidetoelectoneofthemtodie?

A.Theywantedtoberich.B.Theywantedtobefamous.

C.Theywantedtosavemoney.D.Theywantedtoberespected.

38.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaboutthepassage?

A.ThewriterlivesabusylifeinMentone.

B.Milletwasfinallymadeafamousartist.

C.Milletpaintedbestamongthefourfriends.

D.ThestorywaswritteninmemoryofMillet.

39.Whatmadethefourfriends*plansucceed?

A.Thattheydidn'twanttobeartistsanylonger.

B.ThatMilletspicturesweresoldatveryhighprices.

C.People'sattitudetowardstheartistswhowerestarving.

D.People'sdesiretoownpreciousartworksatlowprices.

40.IsMilletlivingordead?Why?（請用約40詞回答）

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C

SmileTrainisacharity（慈善團體）thathelpsthemillionsofchildrenaround

theworld,whosufferfromafacialdefect（缺陷）.Thedefecthappenswhena

baby'stoplipormouthdoesn'tformproperlybeforebirth.Eatinganddrinking

isverydifficultforthesebabies.Thecharityprovidesfreeoperations,which

givethesechildrenanewsmile,andwithit,newhopeandanewbeginning.

Childrenwiththedefectneedallthehelp.Althoughmanysufferersare

acceptedbytheirfamilies,sadly,othersarenot.Insomecountries,childrenwith

thisdefectareoftenabandonedatbirthbecausetheirparentsfeelashamedof

themorcannotaffordtheoperations.Thegoodnewsisthattheoperationisnot

difficult.Ittakeslessthananhourandcoststhefamilynothing.Thecharity

raisesmoneyandfindstherightmedicalvolunteerstoperformtheoperations.

ASmileTraindoctorfromtheUKsaid,“Eachchildwhohastheoperationis

givenasecondchanceatlife.Afteryearsofstayingathome,thechildrencan

finallygotoschoolandbehappy.EveryyearIperformhundredsofoperations

freeofcostthroughSmileTrain.SomeofthestoriesIhaveheardarequite

surprising.

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