【無(wú)錫】2022-2023學(xué)年中考英語(yǔ)二模匯編-閱讀理解Ⅰ（28篇）

【無(wú)錫專(zhuān)版】2022-2023學(xué)年中考英語(yǔ)二模匯編-閱讀理解I

（28篇）

學(xué)校:姓名：班級(jí)：考號(hào)：

一、閱讀單選

（2022?江蘇無(wú)錫??？级＃㊣fyouhaveeverbeenswimmingintheocean,youmay

havenoticedthatseawateriseasiertofloatinthanpoolwater.Here,swhy.You,llneed:Two

bowls,FoodcoloringSpoon,Salt,Twoeggs.

1:Fillbowlshalfwaywithwater.

2:Add10tablespoonsofsalttoonebowl,mixuntilitdissolves（溶解）,andthenadd

severaldropsofcolor.

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3:Carefully,putaneggintoeachbowlofwaterandwatchwhathappens.

Whathappens?

TheegginthePIainwatersinks.Theegginthesaltwaterfloats.

（Ifthesaltwatereggdoesnotfloatwell,mixmoresaltintothebowl.）

Thewaterandsaltparticles（粒子）inthesaltwaterbowlareclosertogetherthanplain

waterparticlesare.Theypushharderagainsttheeggthantheplainwaterparticlesdoandthe

eggfloats.

?.Accordingtothetext,iftheegginthesaltwaterdoesn,tfloat,whichisthereason?

A.Thewateristoocheap.B.Theeggistoobig.

C.Thebowlistoosmall.D.Thesaltisnotenough.

2.Whatmaythispassagebetakenfrom?

A.Atourguide.B.Anewsreport,C-Asciencemagazine.D.Ageography

book.

3.Thewritermaywritetoexplain.

A.whytheeggfloatsinthesaltwaterB.whypeoplefloatmoreeasilyinthesea

C.howWecanmaketheeggfloatinwaterD.howthewaterandsaltparticlesact

together

（2022.江蘇無(wú)錫.?？级＃?/p>

hoverboard

Ifyou,relookingtobuyagiftforyourchildren,whynotchoosesomethingpopularand

getthebesthoverboard?

WhatisaHoverboard?

Ahoverboardisatwo-wheeledpersonaltransportationdevice（設(shè)備）.lt,selectrical

andbecamehighlypopularin2015becauseofapopular1980,smovie.Usually,this

self-balancingdeviceoperateslikeapoweredskateboard.

Thedevicemayhavemanydesigns,butthemechanismitselfissimple.Basically,a

standardhoverboardincludes:

?Battery:storestheelectricalpower.Almostallhoverboardsuseahigh-wattlithium-ion

battery（高瓦鋰電池）.

?Gyroscope（oneforeachwheel）:allowsriderstotilt（傾斜）thehoverboardwhile

keepingbalanceandchangingtheirdirection.

?Motor（oneineachwheel）:providesthepowertothewheelstokeeptherider

balancedandupright.

?Logicboard:usesasthehoverboardbrain.Itdealswithdata-yourspeed,tilt,etc.-and

sendsinformationtothemotors.Thisunitcontrolsthepoweroftheboardsoriderscan

changetheirspeed.

Alltheaboveworktogethertocontrolthepowerandtiltofthehoverboardssotherider

isbalanced,uprightandmovingatasuitablespeed.

Whereisahoverboardlegal（合法）?

Althoughhoverboardsarewildlypopular,theyarestillnot“street-legal,,?Atpresent,

someplacesdon,tallowanyoneunder16tousethesedevices,likecampusbuildings,parks,

shoppingmallsandsubwaystations.Someplaceshavealsoputspeedlimitsonthedevices

andsetalimittotheirusetobikepaths.However,youarefreetoenjoyinopenareas,

includingyouryard.

4.Whichofthefollowingisthemostsuitabletitlefor?

A.WhyBuyaHoverboard?

B.HowDoesaHoverboardWork?

C.HowtoUseaHoverboard?

D.HowisaHoverboardMade?

5.Accordingtothepassage,ahoverboardcanbeused.

A.oncampusB.inparksC.onbikepathsD.inshopping

malls

6.Whatisthemainpurposeofthispassage?

A.Tojudgeagift,squality.

B.Tointroducefunctionsofthelatesthoverboards.

C.Tocomparenewhoverboardmodels.

D.Torecommendagiftchoice.

（2022?江蘇無(wú)錫??？级＃㏒irHenryandCaptainGoodweretiredandweakfrom

lossofblood.

I,too,wasmoretiredthanIcouldremembereverbeing.Werested,therefore,formany

daysbeforeweeventhoughtaboutthefuture.Then,whenwewerestrongenoughtotravel

again,IsaidtoIgnosi,44YoupromisedmediamondsifIhelpedyoutobecomeking.”

“Idid,“hesaid.??Iwillkeepmypromise.But,onlyGagoolknowswheretofindthem,

andImustkillherandtheotherwitches.”

“Therehasbeenenoughkilling,,,Isaid.tiTelltheoldwomanthatifshewillleadusto

thediamonds,youwillspareher

Ignosithoughtaboutthisforalongtime,andthenhesaid,??Iwillspeaktothewoman

andtellyouwhatshesays.”

Ignosiwasasgoodashisword,andhepersuadedGagool.ThreedaysIate匚SirHenry,

CaptainGood,FouIata-thegirlwhoowedherlifetoCaptainGood-andInfadooswere

climbingthemountainscalledtheThreeWitches.Somewarriors（戰(zhàn)士）carriedGagool.She

screamedandcursed（詛咒）continuously,butsheknewwherethediamondswere.Andatlast,

wecametoadeepholeintheground.Ithadslopingsidesandwasnotanaturalhole.Itwas

theworkofminers.

Hugestatuesguardedthemine.IrememberedthatKingSolomonworshipped（崇拜）

somestrangegods.

fc4Couldthesebestatuesofthosegods?”IaskedSirHenry,whoknewmuchabout

ancienthistory.

“Itispossible,“hesaid.??ThePhoeniciansweregreatmerchantsandbuilders.Theybuilt

KingSolomon,sTemple.Perhapstheydugthismineforhim.

“Wewanttogointothemine,^^ItoldGagooL

“ItisthePlaceofDeath,,,shesaid,44butifyouwanttoenter,thenIwillleadtheway.”

Thestatuesguardedatunnelthatledintotheheartofthemine.Gagoolledtheway,and

wefollowed.Atfirst,thetunnelwasdark.Thenwesawalightattheend.Whenwereached

theendofthepassage（過(guò)道），itopenedintothemostamazingplace.Itwasahugecave—as

bigasacathedral.Therewerecarvingseverywhereandgiantstalactites.

Gagoolcontinuedwalkingthroughthecaveuntilshecametoanothertunnel.She

stoppedtalkingandturned.

“ThiswilltakeyouintothePlaceofDeathjshesaid.uAreyousureyouwantto

continue?^^

7.Whomightbuildthestatuesguidingthetunnel?

A.PhoeniciansB.GodsC.WitchesD.Theking

8.WhenIgnosipersuadedGagool,hemostprobably.

A.succeededinaskinghertoguidethemB.forcedhertoguidethem.

C.triedtokillherD.letherleaveawayalive

9.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?

A.IgnosiwantedtokillGagoolbecausehewantedtogetthediamonds.

B.SirHenryandCaptainGoodaskedGagooltoguidethemtothediamonds.

C.Ignosimightbetherealkingofsomecountry.

D.Gagoolfinallyledthemtothediamonds.

（2022?江蘇無(wú)錫?校考二模）Wecanachieveknowledgeeitheractivelyorpassively.We

achieveitactivelybydirectexperience,bytestingandprovinganidea,orbyreasoning.

Weachieveknowledgepassivelybybeingtoldbysomeoneelse.Mostofthelearning

thattakesplaceintheclassroomandthekindthathappenswhenwewatchTVorread

newspapersormagazinesispassive.Asweareusedtopassivelearning,it,snotsu?prising

thatwedependonitinoureverydaycommunicationwithfriendsandco-workers.

Unfortunately,passivelearninghasaseriousproblem.Itmakesustendtoacceptwhat

wearetoldevenwhenitisnothingbuthearsayandrumor（謠言）.

DidyoueverplaythegameRumor?Itbeginswhenonepersonwritesdownamessage

butdoesn,tshowittoanyone.Thenthepersonwhispersit,wordforword,toanotherperson.

Thatperson,inturn,whispersittostillanother,andsoon,throughallthepeopleplayingthe

game.Thelastpersonwritesdownthemessagewordforwordasheorshehearsit.Thenthe

twowrittenstatementsarecompared.Typically,theoriginalmessagehaschanged.

That,swhathappensindailylife.Thesimplefactthatpeoplerepeatastoryintheirown

wordschangesthestory.Then,too,mostpeoplelistenimperfectly.Andmanyenjoyadding

theirowncreativeunderstandingtoastory,tryingtoimproveonit,stampingitwiththeirown

personalstyle.Yetthosewhohearitthinktheyknow.

Thisprocessisalsofoundamongscholarsandauthors:Astatementofopinionbyone

writermaybere-statedasfactbyanother,whomayinturnbequoted（弓∣用）byyetanother;

andthisprocessmaycontinue,unlessitoccurstosomeonetoquestionthefactsonwhichthe

originalwriterbasedhisopinionortochallengetheexplanationheplaceduponthosefacts.

10.Accordingtothepassage,activelearningmaytakeplacein.

A.readinginterestingtraveljournalsB.carryingoutscientificresearch

C.listeningtotheteacherinclassD.watchingnewsprogramsonTV

11.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"it"inParagraph2refersto.

A.activelearningB.newspapersC.passivelearningD.classroom

12.ThegameRumormentionedinParagraph4showsthat.

A.amessagemaybechangedwhenbeingpassedon

B.peopleliketellinglieswhenplayinggames

C.playinggamescanmakepeoplemoreactive

D.peoplemayhaveproblemswiththeirsenseofhearing

13.Whatcanbeinferredfromthetext?

A.Scholarsandauthorscan,tbetrusted.

B.Activelearningmattersmorethanpassivelearning.

C.Peoplelikespreadingrumorsindailylife.

D.Passivelearningmaynotbereliable（可靠的）.

（2022?江蘇無(wú)錫??？级＃?/p>

TrinitySport

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expectedonTbureday,24t?FebruaryIrom7am.Please

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YoucanstillemailSPort@cdisforallgeneralquestions.

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Yoursinhealtharidfrtness.

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14.Whenwilltheswimmingpoolopenagain?

A.Tuesday,24Februaryfrom7am.B.Thursday,25Februaryfrom7am.

C.Thursday,24Februaryfrom7am.D.Tuesday,24Februaryfrom7pm.

15.Whatshouldthemembersdoiftheyhavequestionsaboutthesportscenter?

A.Call018961821.B.Sendalettertosport@.

C.Getintouchwiththeircoaches.D.Gotothehelpdeskfrom8am.to8pm.

16.Thecentersendsthisemailtotellthemembersthat.

A.theswimmingpoolwillbeopenedagain.

B.swimmingherewillcostmoremoney.

C.thereisanewsportinthesportscenter.

D.morepeoplewillbecomemembersofthesportscenter.

（2022?江蘇無(wú)錫??？级＃〢reyouthepersonsittinginthecomeroftheclassroom

duringthebreaktimehopingnoonewillcomeupandtalktoyou?Ifthissoundslikeyou,

youarenotalone.Ifyouwanttobecomemoresociallyconfidentfollowtheadvice.

Acceptyourpersonality.Manypeoplehappentobeintroverted,meaningthatyou,re

morecomfortablespendingtimealone.Ifthissoundslikeyou,don,tforceyourselfto

completelybecomeanoutgoing,socialperson.Doingsocanleadtostress,worry,andeven

heartdisease.Instead,spendtimeinsocialsituationsyoualreadyenjoyandtrytohave

meaningfulconversations.Byacceptingyourintrovertednature,youcanfocusonthequality

ofyoursocialcommunications.

Understandtheimportanceofconfidence.Youcanbecomesociallyconfidentby

attractingotherpeopleinawaythatintereststhemandmakesthemfeelheard.Theseskills

areknownassocialability.Practicingsocialabilitycancreatechancesforyourselftoget

closetoothers.

Avoidnegative（消極的）thoughts.Ifyoudon,tseeyourselfassociallyconfident,itcan

beeasytolook,forthingsthatconfirmsyourthoughts.Catchyourselfthinkingnegative

thoughts,andaskyourselfwhatyouseeorhearcanprovethethought.Forexample,imagine

you,rethinking,44IknoweveryoneherethinksΓmboringbecauseIhavenothinginteresting

tosay."Stopthinkingthatandaskyourselfwhatprovesthenegativethought.

17.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?

A.Howtoacceptyourpersonality.B.Howtoavoidnegativethoughts.

C.Howtobemoresociallyconfident.D.Howtoknowtheimportanceof

confidence.

18.TheunderlinedwordintrovertedinParagraph2means.

A.活潑的B.孤獨(dú)的C.內(nèi)向的D.勇敢的

19.Wherecanyoufindthispassage?

A.Inastorybook.B.Insomeone,sdiary.

C.Inalocalnewspaper.D.Inaschoolmagazine.

（2022?江蘇無(wú)錫??？级＃㊣knowI,mnotanordinary（普通的）ten-year-oldkid.I

mean,sure,Idoordinarything.Ieaticecream.Iridemybike.Iplayball.Iplayvideogames.

Thingslikethatmakemeordinaι*y,Iguess.Also,Ifeelordinaryinside.But?knowordinary

kidsdon,tmakeotherordinarykidsrunawayscreaminginplaygrounds.Iknowordinarykids

don,tgetstaredat（盯著）wherevertheygo.

IfIfoundamagiclampandIcouldhaveonewish,IwouldwishthatIhadacommon

facethatnooneevernoticedatall.Iwouldwishthat?couldwalkdownthestreetwithout

peopleseeingmeandthendoingthatlook-awaything.

ButI,mkindofusedtohowIlookbynow.Iknowhowtopretend（假裝）Idon,tseethe

facespeoplemakewhentheyseeme.We,veallgottenprettygoodatthatkindofthing:Mom

andDadmyeldersisterVia,andme.Actually,Ishouldtakethathack:Viaisnotsogoodatit.

Shecangetreallyangrywhenpeopledosomethingrudetome.Like,forexample,onetime

intheplayground,someolderkidssawmeandmadesomenoises.1don,tevenknowwhat

thenoiseswereexactlybecause?didn,thearthemmyselfζbutViaheardthemandshejust

startedshoutingatthosekids.That,sthewaysheis.Γmnotthatway.

Viadoesn,tseemeasordinaιy.Shesaysshedoes,but?knowthatif?wereordinary,she

wouldn'tfeellikesheneedstoprotectmethatmuch.MomandDaddon,tseemeasordinary,

either.Theyseemeasspecial.IthinktheonlypersonintheworldWhorealizeshowordinary

Iamisme.

MynameisAugust,bytheway.Iwon,tdescribewhatIlookliketoyou.WhateVer

you'rethinking,it'sPrObablyworse.

20.WhydoesAugustthinkheisnotordinaryfromParagraph1?

A.Becauseheeatsicecreamjustlikeotherchildren.

B.Becausehelikesridingabikeonhiswayhome.

C.Becauseheoftenplaysvideogamesatschool.

D.Becausehemakesotherkidsrunawayscreaming.

21.WhatkindofpersondoyouthinkViaisaccordingtothepassage?

A.Viaisrudeandoftenshoutstoothers.B.Viaiskindandlovesherbrothervery

much.

C.Viaisimpatientandalwaysgetsangryeasily.D.Viaissillyandnotgoodatgettingon

withothers.

22.WhatcanWeinferfromtheunderlinedsentenceinthelastparagraph?

A.NooneknowswhatAugustlookslike.B.Augustisnotgoodatdescribingthings.

C.Augustisashyboyandlikesstayingalone.D.Augustmayhaveaveryspecial

appearance.

（2022?江蘇無(wú)錫??？级＃㏕oday,ourchildrenspendmoreandmoretimeonline.

ManychildrenspendalotoftheirfreetimeplayinggamesontheInternet,onvideogame

systemsorontheirmobilephones.IntheUK,99%ofteenkidsaged8to15playvideo

gameseveryweek,andchildrenasyoungasfiveplayvideogamesregularly（有規(guī)律地）.

Thisinformationtellsthattheadvantagesanddangersofvideogamesmustbecarefully

considered.

Formanypeople,Theyhavebrightlights,funnycartoonsandexcitingstories.

Videogamesalsomakeyouthinkinacreativewayandyouhavetomoveyourhandsand

eyesquickly.Thiscanimprovethewaythatachild'sbrainworks.Videogamesalsomake

childrenusetheirimagination（想象力）.Theplayerhastodomanycreativethings,like

drawingandbuildingthings.Videogamesarealsoagoodwaytoteachchildrenabout

technologybecausetheycanlearnhowcomputersandotherdevices（設(shè)備）workwhilethey

play.

However,arecentstudysuggeststhatvideogamescanalsobebadforchildren.First,

childrencandownload（下載）manygamesforfree.Theydon,tneedmoney,sotheydon,t

needtoasktheirparentsiftheycandownloadthegames.Thismeansthatparentsoftendon,t

knowiftheirchildrenareplayingviolent（暴力的）orscarygames.Second,manychildren

spendtoomuchtimeplayinggamesoncomputers,smartphonesandiPadsandthiscanlead

tohealthproblems-childrenwhospendtoomuchtimeonthecomputeranddon,texercise

canbecomeoverweight.Third,ifchildrenspendtoomuchtimeplayinggamesinsteadof

doinghomework,theycanhaveproblemsatschoolandgetbadgrades.Finally,videogames

canaffectchildren,ssocialskills,theymightnotIeamhowtoplaywiththeirfriends.

Inconclusion,itseemsclearthatvideogameshavesomeadvantagesanddisadvantages.

Ontheonehand,theyarefunandeducational.Ontheotherhand,theycancauseproblems

withchildren'shealthandsocialskills.ltisuptoparentstoknowwhatgamestheirchildren

areplayingandhowmuchtimetheyspendonthem.Parentsshouldalsomakesuretheir

childrengetenoughexerciseandspendtimewithotherchildren.

23.WhatdoesParagraph1reallywanttotellus?

A.Manychildrenhavefunplayingvideogamesrecently.

B.Childrenataveryyoungageplayvideogamesregularly.

C.Playingvideogameshassomanydangersthatwedon'tknow.

D.Theadvantagesanddangersofvideogamesmustbefullyconsidered.

24.WhichofthefollowingwouldbemostsuitableforinParagraph2?

A.videogamesmayhurttheireyes.B.videogamescancostlotsofmoney.

C.videogamesarefunandeducational.D.videogamesareasimportantastheir

lives.

25.Whichisoneofthedisadvantagesofvideogames?

A.Playinggamestoomuchmaymakechildrenlazyandsleepy.

B.Someimpropergamesmaybedownloadedbychildrenforfree.

C.Playinggamesmayleadchildrentomaketoomanyfriendsonline.

D.Videogamescanmaketherelationshipbetweenchildrenandparentsworse.

26.Whatcanwelearnfromthispassage?

A.Practicemakesperfect.B.AllroadsleadtoRome.

C.Everycoinhastwosides.D.Readingmakesafullman.

（2022?江蘇無(wú)錫?統(tǒng)考二模）

InordertopreventandcontrolOmicron,allthestudentsandteachersmustdoanucleic

?Students:12:30p.m.-2:45p.m.

?Teachers:2:45p.m.-3:30p.m.

t3rTestingRoute:

?Startfromtheteachingbuilding.

?Gostraighttothedininghall.

?Turnright.

?Takethesecondturningontheleft.

?Thetestingplaceisonyourright.

的TestingGuides:

?Nogatheringortalking.

?Printyour??HealthCode“andscanittosubmitpersonalinformation.

?Wearamaskallthetimeandkeepadistanceofatleast1meterawayfromothers.

?Afteryoursamplehasbeencollected,pleasegooutthenorthgateofthetestingplaceas

soonaspossibleandgobacktoyourclassroom.

tarResultsQuery:

?Checkthenucleicacidtestreportbyyourselfin“LingXi“apponthenextdayafterthe

testing.

WuxiSunshineMiddleSchool

May25,2022

27.Thereadingmaterialismostprobablya.

A.letterB.speechC.surveyD.notice

28.Accordingtotheschoolmap,thetestingplaceistotheofthesportscenter.

A.north-westB.westC.south-westD.south

29.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothereadingmaterial?

A.Studentsaresupposedtopreparetheirown“HealthCode,?

B.Studentsneedn,tkeepatleast1meterawayfromothersifwearingamask.

C.Teachersshouldgobacktotheirclassroomafterthenucleicacidtest.

D.Studentsandteacherscanknowtheresultoftheirnucleicacidtestsrightaway.

（2022?江蘇無(wú)錫?統(tǒng)考二模）Youchangeintoyourpajamas,turnoffthelights,andget

yourselfreadytosleep.Howdoyouprefertosleep,onthebackoronyourside?Hereare

someinterestingsleepingpositions.

?StarfishPosition

Starfishiswhenyoulieonyourbackandsleepwithyourarmsliftednearyourhead.

SleepscientistIdzikowskisaysstarfishsleepersvaluefriendship,andthatwhiletheyprefer

nottobethecenterofattention,peoplewhosleepinthispositionaregoodlistenersandquick

tohelpothers.

FetalPosition^

Thefetalpositiongetsitsnamefromtheshapeofababyinthewomb.Peoplewhosleep

inthefetalpositiontendtowardsworryandanxiety.Theyareoftenshyandsensitive.Inthe

fetalposition,asleeper,sbodyisessentiallycurledupintoaballastheylieononesidewith

legsandarmsbent.

Thissleepingpositioniskindofstrange,butcommon.It,swhenyousleeponyourback

withyourarmsdownandveryclosetoyourbody.Studieshaveshownthatpeoplewhosleep

likethismaynotliketomakeabigdealoutofthings.Itisactuallyagoodsleepingposition,

asithelpskeepyourspineinastraightline.

Ifthissleepingpositionisnotfamiliartoyou,youshouldknowthatatleast7%ofthe

world,spopulationsleepthatway.Inthisposition,youhaveyourhandsonoraroundyour

pillow,withyourheadturnedtooneside.Butitmaycreateatwistintheneck.Somestudies

suggestthatgenerallyyou,reasocialpersonifyouliketosleepinthisposition.

30.WhichofthefollowingpicturesismostlikelyFetalPosition?

31.IfsomeonelikestosleepintheFreefallPosition,hemightlike.

A.stayinghomealone

B.givingahelpinghand

C.planningeverythingcarefully

D.communicatingwithothers

32.Thepassagecanusuallybereadinthepartofthenewspaper.

A.businessB.travel

C.lifeD.sports

（2022?江蘇無(wú)錫?統(tǒng)考二模）OnedayNilswasstudyingathomewhensuddenlyhefell

asleep.Whenhewokeup,hesawinthemirror-alinyNils!Hehadbecomeonlyalittle

thumbtoyfigure!

Butonceheopenedthedoor,hefoundallofswanscirclingaroundthem.Theychased

him.Theypinched（掐）himandlaughedandsaid,4?Nowitistimeforyoutofearus!”

Thenthewildswansflewinandsawtheirancestorsandsaid,t?Hey,comeon!Letusall

gotobeautifulSwitzerland!^

AmaleswannamedMaxheardthewildswans,sohescoopeduphighintothesky.Nils

foundthisgoodchancetoexperiencenewthingsandheldontighttoMax,sneck.Theyboth

flewhighaboveintothesky.Nilswasveryscared,sohedidn,topenhiseyesatfirst.Atlast,

hegotthecouragetoopenhiseyesandlookdown.Hesawthewhitecloudshighuptheair

andsawtheblackearthundertheground.

Max,senergylefthimbehind,sohefellbehindthegroup.Maxflappedhiswings

quicklyandquickly,buthestillfeltdownanddown.Nilswasveryworried,soatfirst,he

said,??Don,tworry,Max.Yourestforawhileandlet,sgohome!^^Maxlikedhiscomfort,so

hequicklycaughtupwiththegroup.

TheleaderoftheswanswhosenamewasOscarsawNilsandaskedhim,t?Whoareyou?”

Nilsstoodupandsaid:ifcMynameisNils.Iwasahumanyesterday,butthismorning...v

BeforeNilscouldfinishhiswords,allthewildswanstookafewstepsback.Humanshad

beentheswan,senemyforcenturies!NomatterhowhardMaxtriedtoletOscaragreetolet

Nilsstaywiththem,Oscarstillagreedtojustlethimstaywiththemforonenight.

Whentheyallsleptsnuglythatnight,afoxcreptoutbehindatree.Hehadkepthiseyes

onthewildswansforawhile,andstillthoughtoftheirdeliciousmeatevenastheyslept.

Oscarsensedthisandtoldalltheswanstogetupandflyawaytoasaferplace.

ButMaxlefttooquicklyanddroppedNilsdownontheground.Nilsdidnotgethurt,but

hedidseethefbxcarryingtheswanbetweenhisjaws.Nilsshoutedtohim,t4Hey,putthe

swandown!^^Hequicklygrabbedthefbx,stailandpincheditwithallhisstrength.Thismove

allowedthefoxtoscreamandsodroppedtheswanoutofhismouth.OscarsaidtoNils,??You

arethefirstpersontodogoodtoaswan.So,youcanstaywithusfortherestofthejoumey.^^

33.WhichofthefollowingcanbestdescribeNils,personalityaccordingtothisstory?

A.braveandcuriousB.kindandhumorous

C.naughtybutconfidentD.impolitebuthard-working

34.Whatcanweinferfromthestory?

A.Nils,whobecametinieraftersleep,ispopularamongtheswansasusual.

B.Oscar,whichistheleaderoftheswans,metNilsforthefirsttime.

C.Max,whichisgoodatflying,didn,tarriveinSwitzerlandfinally.

D.Thefox,whichhidbehindatree,succeededincatchingtheswanasitsmeal.

35.Whichisthebesttitleforthestory?

A.Nils,sDreamB.Nils,sEnemies

C.Nils,sAdventureD.Nils,sFriends

（2022?江蘇無(wú)錫?統(tǒng)考二模）

TheAmazonrainforestismovingtowarda'"tippingpoint",pastwhichtreeswillstartto

dieoffinlargenumbers,researchershavesaid.

Thestudy,publishedintheJournalofNaturalClimateChange,wasconductedby

scholarsfromtheUniversityofExeter,thePotsdamInstituteforClimateImpactResearch

(PIK)andtheTechnicalUniversityofMunich.Theyusedsatellitedatafrom1991to2016to

examinetrendsindeforestation.

Theycalculatedthat75percentoftherainforestisnowatriskofbeingunabletorecover

whenexperiencingdroughts,whicharealsoincreasinglymorecommonbecauseofglobal

warming.

''Deforestationandclimatechangearelikelytobethemaindriversofthisdecline,,,

NiklasBoersofPIKandtheTechnicalUniversityofMunichtoldtheBBC.Thestudyhas

predictedthatitisonlyamatterofdecadesuntila^significantchunk,'oftheAmazonis

changedfromrainforestintosavannah(大草原).

WhatwouldtheworldbelikewithouttheAmazonrainforest?

ThedestructionoftheAmazonrainforest,insomewayscausedbyglobalwarming,will

alsospeedupthisprocess."TheAmazonstoreslotsofcarbonandallofthatwouldbe

releasedintotheatmosphere,whichwouldthenfurthercontributetoincreasingtemperatures

andhavefutureeffectsonglobalmeantemperatures,,,ProfessorBoultonoftheUniversityof

ExetertoldtheBBC.

ThisworryingsnowballeffectmeansthatthedestructionoftheAmazonwillmakethe

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