【南通】2022-2023學(xué)年中考英語二模匯編-閱讀理解（20篇）

【南通專版】2022-2023學(xué)年中考英語二模匯編-閱讀理解（20

篇）

學(xué)校:姓名：班級：考號：

一、閱讀單選

（2022?江蘇南通?統(tǒng)考二模）

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SAVELIONS!

Withalion'sstrongjawsandclaws,it'snowonderthat

thisbigcatisabigstarinthewild.Butthepowerfulanimalstillfacesdangers-includingones

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2.IfyouwanttojoininAlmanacChallenge,youmust.

A.callNatGeoKidSmagazineB.beatleastsixyearsold

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3?AlmanacChallengeismostprobablya.

A.competitionB.meetingC.surveyD.test

（2022?江蘇南通?統(tǒng)考二模）Mymotheralwaystoldusthereisnousecιyingover

spilledmilk.Thatmeansyoushouldnotgetangrywhensomethingbadhappensandcannot

bechanged.ShealsotoldUSyouhavetobreaksomeeggstomakeanomelet（煎蛋卷）.This

meansyouhavetodowhatisnecessarytomoveforward.

Mymotherbelievedyouarewhatyoueat.Agooddietisimportantforgoodhealth.She

wouldalwaysgiveushealthyfood.Shelikedservingusmeatandpotatoesfordinner.The

meatandpotatoescanalsomeanthemostimportantpartofsomething,soitisusedto

describesomeonewholikessimplethings.

Peoplealwayssaidmyfatherwasthesaltoftheearth,becausehewouldneverpoursalt

onawound,ormakesomeonefeelworseaboutsomethingthatwasalreadyabadexperience.

However,sometimeshetoldmeastorythatseemedbiggerthanlife.SoIhadtotakeitwitha

grain（粒）OfSalt.Thatis,wecouldnotbelieveeverythinghetoldus.

Mymanageratworkdoesnotalwaysknowwhatisgoingoninouroffice.Yetsheis

rightaboutonething:thereisnosuchthingasafreelunch.Somethingmayappeartobefree,

buttheremaybeahiddencost.WhenWefailtoseeproblemsatwork,themanagertellsusto

wakeupandsmellthecoffee.??Weneedtopaymoreattentionandfixtheproblem,Ionce

madeabigmistakeattheofficeandfeltsilly.Ihadeggonmyface.^^

Overtheweekend,myfriendinvitedmetowatchafootballgameontelevision.ButIdo

notlikefootball.Itisnotmycupoftea.

IhopeIhavegivenyoufoodforthought,thatis,somethingtothinkabout.

4.Whenproblemscameup,theauthorsmothertoidthemto.

A.trytheirbestB.keepcalmC.becarefulD.hurryup

5.Whichofthefollowingareusedtodescribesomeonewholikessimplethings?

A.Themeatandpotatoes.B.Thesaltandwater.

C.Theteaandcoffee.D.Themilkandeggs.

6.Inpeople'seyes,theauthorsfather.

A.isaverynicemanB.alwaystellsliesC.alwaysfeelsunhappyD.isagood

storyteller

7.Ifagirl,sfaceturnsredbecauseshedoesawrongthing,shemaysay"”.

A.IamwhatIeat.B.I,mthesaltoftheearth.

C.Itisnotmycupoftea.D.Ihaveeggonmyface.

（2022?江蘇南通?統(tǒng)考二模）

NaVigatiOn（導(dǎo)航）isanimportantabilityforanimalstofindfoodandlivingplaces.

ResearchersinIsraelhaveperformedanexperimentandfoundthatgoldfishareableto

navigateonlandafterreceivingaround10drivinglessons.

TheexperimentwasledbyaresearchteamattheBen-GurionUniversity.Itwasmadeto

seewhethergoldfishcouldfindtheirwayinaverydifferentenvironment.

Researchersdevelopedaroboticcarthatcoulddriveforward,backward,andfromside

toside.TheycalledthecaraFOV—FishOperatedVehiCle（魚驅(qū)動(dòng)車）.Agoldfishwas

placedinsideawaterboxontheFOV.Usingasetofwheelswithacamerasystem,theFOV

recordedthefish,smovementsandswimmingdirections,andthenmovedinthesame

direction.

Thescientistsworkedwithsixdifferentgoldfish.Theyplacedthecarinasmallroom

withapinktarget（目標(biāo)）ononeside.Thefishwouldgetfoodwhenthecartouchedthetarget.

Afterafewdaysoftraining,thefishnavigatedtothetarget.Atfirst,ittookthemabouthalf

anhourtodrivetothetarget.Butbytheendoftheexperiment,theywereabletocomplete

thesametaskinlessthanaminute.ShacharGiven,oneoftheresearcherssaid,??Asanyone

whohastriedtoIeamhowtorideabikeorhowtodriveacarknows,itischallengingat

first.”

Notonlydidthegoldfishshowthattheycoulddrivetothetarget,butalsotheyweren,t

fooledbyfalsetargetsofothercolors.Theywerealsoabletogetfreewhenthecarhitawall.

Althoughthefishmaynothaverealizedtheyweremovingonland,theseresultsshow

thatafishhastheabilitytonavigateoutsideitsnaturalenvironmentofwater.Itcanenrich

scientificknowledgeofanimals,navigationskills.

8.Theresearchersperformthegoldfishexperimenttoseeifgoldfishcould.

A.findfoodandlivingplacesB.rideabikeordriveacarlikehumans

C.liveintheland,snavigatingsystemD.navigateinadifferentenvironment

9.WhatdoWeknowabouttheFOV?

A.Itwasplacedinsideawaterbox.B.Itcouldcontrolthefish,sdirections.

C.Itcouldfollowthefish,smovements.D.Itwasdrivenbyacamerasystem.

10.Thefishwouldgetfoodaslongasthecar

A.avoidedhittingawallB,touchedthepinktarget

C.movedinthesmallroomfreelyD.touchedthetargetofothercolors

11.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthepassage?

A.ScientistsTeachGoldfishtoDriveaCaronLand,B.ScientistsOfferGoldfishFoodand

Lessons.

C.ScientistsInventanAnimalNavigationSystem.D.ScientistsPutaRoboticCarto

GoodUse.

（2022?江蘇南通?統(tǒng)考二模）1tookajobatavet（獸醫(yī)）clinicalmostfiftyyearsago.As

awarm-heartedanimallover,IacceptedthepositionontheconditionthatIwouldn,ttaketo

helpwithanywoundedanimals.Icouldn,tbeartoseeanyanimalinpain.

Attheendofmyfirstweek,Wewereclosingtheofficeforthedaywhenayoungman

ranuptoUSholdingaseriouslyinjuredDobermanpinscherPUPPy（杜賓幼犬）inhisarmsand

beggingustosavehislife.Thefour-month-oldpuphadbeenhitbyacar.

ThedoctorandIranbackintotheoperatingroom.Theonlyplacetheskinwasstill

attachedtothispoorlittleanimal,sbodywasaroundoneshoulder.Thevetworkedtirelessly

forwhatseemedlikehours,sewinghimbacktogetheragain.Thatwastheeasypart.The

puppyhadbrokenmultiplebones,includinghisspine（脊椎）.Ifhesurvivedthenextfew

days,wewerequitesurehewouldneverwalkagain.

Thatdaychangedmylifeforever.Ibegantoactasthevet,sassistantinallmedical

things.OneofmyfirstjobswastogivethatDobermanpuppydailyphysicaltherapy.I

remembermovinghistinylegstotrytostophismusclesfromweakening.

Weekswentbyuntiloneday,Ifeltthislittlefighterpushbackeversoslightly.Andhe

continuedtopushbacktillhecouldfinallyusehislegs.

Fast-fbrwardaboutayear.Iwalkedintotheclinic,scrowdedwaitingroomandcalled

thenameofthenextclient.Suddenly,ahugeDobermanwhohadbeenstandingquietlywith

hisownerontheoppositesideoftheroombrokelooseanddashedtowardme.Ifoundmyself

pinnedagainstthewallwiththismagnificentdogstandingonhishindlegs,hisfrontpawson

myshoulders,washingmyfacewithabundantandjoyfulkisses!

TodayIstilltearupinamazementatthedisplayofloveandgratitudethedoghadforme

thatdayallthoseyearsago.

12.Whichwasthepossiblepositiontheauthortookattheclinicatfirst?

A.Amedicalassistant.B.Aregularreceptionist（接待員）.

C.Awarm-heartedvolunteer.D.Aprofessionalvet.

13.Howdidtheauthorhelpthedog?

A.Shesewedhiswounds.B.Shehelpedhimwithphysicaltherapy.

C.Shetaughthimtowalk.D.Shehelpedhimmovehisspine.

14.Whatcanweinferaboutthedog?

A.Helikedtokisspeople,sfaces.B.Hegotwellimmediately.

C.Hestruggledtobeonhisfeet.D.Hegotfierce（狂暴的）afterwards.

15.Whatisthebesttitleofthispassage?

A.AluckydogB.AlovingvetC.AgratefulpatientD.Alife-changing

story

（2022?江蘇南通?統(tǒng)考二模）

TheTianwen1probewaslaunched（發(fā)射）inHainanonJuly23,2020andenteredits

parkingorbit（軌道）aboveMarsinFebruary,2021.OncetheprobeisinMars,orbit,the

roverwillseparatefromtheprobe.China,sTianwen1roversuccessfullylandedonMars

onMay15,2021.TheroverworkedonMarsforatleastthreemonthsanddidalotof

surveysoftheplanet.Theroveris1.85metrestallandweighsabout240kilograms,?thas

sixwheelsandfoursolarpanelsandisabletomoveat200metresperhouronMars.

Doyouknowwherethename“Tianwen''comesfrom?It,sfromthelongpoem

“Tianwen”,meaningHeavenlyQuestionsorQuestionstoheaven,writtenbyQuYuan

（about340-278BC）,oneofthegreatestpoetsofancientChina.

“ThelandingleftaChinesemarkonMarsforthefirsttime.Itisanotherlandmark

progressinChina,sspaceindustrydevelopment.^^saidPrident.

16.HowlongdidittakeTianwen1togettoMars?

A.Threemonths.B.Halfayear.C.Abouttenmonths.D.Overayear.

17.WhichofthefollowingaboutChina,sTianwen1roverisright?

A.Itentereditsparkingorbitin2020.

B.ItlandedonMarsforthesecondtime.

C.ItsnameisfromthestoryinancientChina.

D.Itcanmoveat200m∕handdidmanysurveysonMars.

18.WhatdoesthelandingonMarsmark?

A.ThebeginningofChina'sspaceindustry.

B.ThesuccessfullaunchofChina,sTianwen-1probe.

C.TheChinesepeople,sdeeploveoftheplanetMars.

D.ThefurtherdevelopmentinChina,sspaceindustιy.

（2022?江蘇南通?統(tǒng)考二模）ZhongFangrongcouldhavechosenanycollegemajorshe

wanted.ThisgirlfromHunangotoneofthehighestgaokaoscoresinthecountrythisyear.

Butshechosearchaeology（考古）,oneoftheleastpopularmajorsinChina.Herchoicehas

ledtoheateddiscussiononline.

SomepeoplethinkZhongmadeapoorchoice.Theysayshe,llhaveahardtimefinding

ajob.Butothershavesupportedher,sayingthatpeopleshouldnotchoosetheirmajorsbased

onlyonpracticalreasons.

Themostpopularmajorsnowadaysseemtobepracticalones—thatis,majorsthatwill

leadtolotsofhigh-payingjobs.Majoringinartsorhumanitiesseemstobeopposite.

MostAmericanpeoplethinkthatAsianandJewishparentsliketomaketheirkids

becomedoctorsandlawyers,asthesejobsearnalotofmoney.However,everyonehasa

differentreasonforpickingamajor.I,forinstance,chosetostudyatthesameuniversitythat

myfavoriteEnglishteacherstudiedat.

Itistruethatsomemajors,suchasPhiloSoPhy（哲學(xué)）andpoetry,areseenasunpractical

intheUS.Butsomestudentspickthemanyway.Infact,somestudentstrytwooreventhree

differentmajorsuntiltheyfindtherightfit.

JOUmaliSm（新聞學(xué)）wasmychoiceintheend.SometimesIwonderhowmylifemight

haveturnedoutifΓdchosendifferently.Butsofar,itseemslikeitwastherightchoice.

19.WhatarepeoplediscussingonlineaboutZhong?

A.Whichcollegesheshouldchoose.B.Howshegotahighgaokaoscore.

C.Whyshehadtroublefindingajob.D.Whethersheshouldstudyarchaeology.

20.Accordingtothepassage,mostpeoplethinkthatunpracticalmajors.

A.aremoredifficulttoIeamB.makeiteasiertofindjobs

C.arebecomingpopularinChinaD.makepeopleearnlessmoney

21.FromParagraphs4and5,Wecaninfer.

A.Asianstudentsprefertostudyhumanities

B.Americanstudentspreferphilosophyandpoetry

C.Studentschoosetheirmajorsbasedondifferentreasons

D.Studentschoosetheirmajorsbasedontheirparents,ideas

22.What,sthewriter,sopiniononpickingamajor?

A.It,simportanttotakeadvicefromparents.

B.It,sagoodideatoturntoteachersforhelp.

C.It,snecessarytochoosewhatbestfitsthem.

D.It,spracticaltotryonemajorincollege.

（2022?江蘇南通?統(tǒng)考二模）EveryyearonMarch22,WorldWaterDayfocuses

people,sattentionontheimportanceofwateracrosstheworld.In2018,thethemeis44Nature

forWater,?

Thisyear,stheme,44NatureforWater,?focusesonhownature-basedsolutions（NBS）

canbeusedtohelpfixthewaterproblemsfacingmanypeopleandecosystems（生態(tài)系統(tǒng)）at

thepresenttime.Nature-basedsolutionsarewaysofmanagingplants,soilsandwetlands,

includingriversandlakes,tohelpwiththemanagementofwateravailabilityandquality.

Theywillnotsolvetheproblemofdrought（干旱）butshouldprovideeffectivewaysfor

improvingwaterqualityandincreasingwatersupplies.

AnythingthatincludespositivelyalteringnatureisanNBS.

?Bringingbackforests,grasslandsandnaturalwetlands

Bybringingbacknaturalecosystems,wecanhelptorebalancewaterlevelsaroundthe

world,benefittingbothhumansandecosystems;

?Connectingriverstofloodplainsagain

Ifproperlymanaged,naturalfloodplainscanprovidehelptowildlife,fishandpeopleby

givingthembothspaceandcleanwater;

?Buildingsanddams

Inverydryareas,suchasZimbabwe,sanddamsareusedtoincreasetheamountof

waterthatcanbestored,meaningthatfarmerscangrowmorecropsandpeoplecanhave

enoughdrinkingwater;

?Landscaperestoration

Excessivelogging(過度砍伐)inAlwar,India,hascausedextremelyseriousdroughts.

Thegovernmenthasfocusedontheregenerationofforestsandsoils,whichhasnotonly

helpedtheriverstorefillbutalsowildlife,suchasantelopesandleopards,toreturntothe

area.

23.Whatcanwelearnaboutthenature-basedsolutions?

A.Theywillsuccessfullysolvetheproblemofdrought.

B.Theymakeplants,soilsandwetlandstotallydifferent.

C.Theycanimprovewaterqualityandincreasewatersupplies.

D.Theycanhelpuslearnwhypeopleinhistoryfacedwaterproblems.

24.Theunderlinedword“altering“isclosestinmeaningto",,.

A.changingB.creatingC.increasingD.breaking

25.Whyisitimportanttobringbacknaturalecosystems?

A.Becausetheygivespacetobothwildlifeandfish.

B.Becausetheyhelpincreasewaterlevelsaroundtheworld.

C.Becausetheycansupplycleanwatertobothanimalsandhumans.

D.BecausetheyhelpbringwaterlevelsaroundtheEarthbackintobalance.

26.Thisarticleismostlikelya(n).

A.advertisementB.speechC.newspaperarticleD.interview

（2022?江蘇南通?統(tǒng)考二模）

Now,theLawoftheJunglesaysthatifthereisadisagreementabouttherightofaman,s

cub（幼崽）tobepartofthePack（獸群）,hemustbespokenforbyatleasttwomembersof

thePackwhoarenothisfatherandmother.

“Whospeaksforthisιτιan,scub?,,askedtheleaderofthewolfPackAkela.Therewasno

answer.MotherWolfgotreadyforafight.Herlastfight.

Thereisonlyonenon-wolfallowedatthePackCouncil,asleepybrownbearcalled

Baloo.BalooteachesthewolfcubstheLawoftheJungle.Heisacceptedbythewolves

becauseheeatsonlynutsandrootsandhoney.NowBaloostooduponhishindquarters（后腿）

andshouted.

“Ispeakfortheman,scub.LethimrunwiththePack,andbecomepartofthePackwith

theothers.IcanteachhimtheLawoftheJungle.^^

“WeneedanotherOneJsaidAkela.uBaloospeaksfortheman,scub,andheisthe

teacherofouryoungcubs.WhospeaksbesidesBaloo?^^

Ablackshadowcameintothecircle.ItwasBagheeratheBlackPanther.Everybody

knewBagheera,andnobodywantedtomakehimangry.

44AkeIa,andthewolfPack,,,heshouted.4tTheLawoftheJunglesaysthatacubcanbe

savedifsomeonepaysapriceforhim.NowIcangiveyouonefatrecentlykilledbull,ifyou

accepttheman,scubaccordingtotheLaw.Isitdifficulttodecide?”

Mowgli,theman,scub,wasstillveryinterestedinthestones,andhedidnotnotice

whenthewolvescameandlookedathimonebyone.Atlasttheyallcamedownthehillfor

thedeadbull,andonlyAkela,Bagheera,Baloo,andMowgli,swolffamilywereleft.The

tigerShereKhanroaredallnight.Hewasangι*ybecausethewolvesacceptedMowgliinthe

Pack.

“Itwasagooddecision,,,saidAkela."Menandtheircubsareverywise.Hemaybea

helpintime.”

“Yes,ahelpintimeofneed;fornoonecanhopetoleadthePackforever,,,said

Bagheera.

“Takehimaway,“hesaidtoFatherWolf,??andteachhiιnliketheotherwolfcubs.”

—FromMowgli'sBrothers

27.Whospokefortheman,scubatlast?

A.ShereKhanandAkeia.B.MotherWolfandFatherWolf.

C.BangheeraandBaloo.D.Mowgliandyoungwolves.

28.HowdidBagheerahelpMowglitobeacceptedbythePack?

A.Byteachinghimliketheotherwolfcubs.B.BygivingthePackonefatkilledbull.

C.ByfightingwithwolvesandShereKhan.D.ByhelpingAkelakillthetigerShere

Khan.

29.Whichistherightorderofwhathappenedinthestory?

a.FatherWolftaughtMowglilikeotherwolfcubs.

b.Akelaaskedthewolvestospeakforthecub.

c.ThetigerShereKhanroaredallnightangrily.

d.Thewolvescamedownthehilltoeatdeadbull.

e.Bagheeraspokefortheman,scub.

A.b-e-c-d-aB.b-e-d-c-aC.b-c-e-a-dD.b-c-a-d-e

30.Whatcanweinferaccordingtothepassage?

A.MowglimighthelpAkelaoutofdanger.B.AkelahadrighttospeakforMowgli.

C.ShereKhanwishedthePacktoacceptMowgli.D.Everyoneinthejunglewasafraid

ofBaloo.

(2022?江蘇南通?統(tǒng)考二模)Matchballsareimportantforplayers,performances.

SoccerballsintheFIFAWorldCuparealwaysevolving(進(jìn)化).Lefscheckoutsomefamous

WorldCupballs.

Azteca(1986):Itwas

Telstar(1970):Itwasthefirstballto

thefirstballtoincludedesignsinspired

appearonlivebroadcast.Itwasmadewithablack

andwhitepatternsothatitwasViSibIe(看得見的)bythehostnation(Mexico).

onblackandwhitetelevision.

Tricolore(1998):The

"F

ballwithWater-resislanl（防水的）qualities.ItwasTricolorewasthefirstmulticolored（多

alsothelastballmadeofleather.色的）WorldCupball.

??Teamgeist（2006）:It

wasthefirstballtochangefromthe32

panelsintroducedin1970.Ithadjust

14panels.

31.InwhichpartofthenewspapercanWereadtheinformationabove?

A.MagicWorld.B.SportsWorld.C.ReadingFun.D.ScienceStudy.

32.Whichwasthefirstballusedinalivegame?

A.Tricolore.B.TangoEspana.C.Telstar.D.Teamgeist.

33.Whichofthefollowingistrue?

A.TangoEspanawassuitableforwetdays.

B.Aztecawasthelastballmadeofleather.

C.TricolorewasdesignedbyMexicoin1986.

D.Teamgeistwasthefirstballwith32panels.

（2022.江蘇南通?統(tǒng)考二模）

?DragonsexistinboththeEasternandWesternworld.Somepeoplesaythatthereused

toberealdragons,butmostagreethattheywereimaginarycreatures*.

?Chinesedragons,whichappearedeightthousandyearsago,areusuallyconsideredto

bekind.Peoplesaythattheybringstrength,peace,goodluck,andhealth.InancientChina,

thedragonwasasymboloftheChineseemperors.SomeChinesepeoplebelievethatdragons

liveunderwatermostofthetime.UnlikeEuropeandragons,theydonothavewingsandfly

usingmagic.TheChinesedragon,sometimescalledtheEasterndragon,lookslikealong

snakewithfourclaws.Itsappearancehaskeptchangingwithtimeandit,shardtofinda

creatureinreallifethatlooksexactlythesameasthedragon.IntheChinesezodiac,people

bominthe??YearoftheDragon^^aresaidtobelucky,brave,healthy,energeticandexcitable.

TheDragonpersoncanmakegreatachievementsinlifeifheorsheknowshowtomakethe

bestuseofhisorherhugeenergy,intelligenceandtalent.

(3)InEurope,dragonsareusuallyseenasterribleandunkindwingedcreatureswhichare

differentfromthoseinChina.Westerndragonstendtohavemanyheads,fire-breathing,and

areknowntoeathumans.ManyEuropeanstorieshavebraveknights*fightingterrible

dragons.SomeEuropeandragonsarealsodescribedasstrongandsmartcreatures.Any

knightwhokilledadragonwasabletogetnotonlyitstreasurebutalsoitswisdom.

?AlthoughtherearedifferencesbetweenChinesedragonsandWesternones,thedragon

isundoubtedlyabelovedexistenceinmanytalesacrosstheworld.

34.TheChinesedragonisakindofcreaturethataccordingtothepassage.

A.hasmanyheadsB.livesabovewaterC.hasnowingsD.flieswithout

magic

35.Wecaninferfromthepassagethat.

A.mostEuropeansareafraidoftheterribledragons

B.Europeanknightscaneasilykilldragonsforwealth

C.PeoplebornintheDragonYearmustbesuccessful

D.Chineseancientemperorsarerealdragonswithoutmagic

36.Whichofthefollowingisthecorrectstructureofthepassage?

A.①/②③/④B.①/②/③/④C.①/②③④D.①②③/④

37.Whafsthebesttitleofthepassage?

A.TheHistoryofDragonsB.TheCultureofDragons

C.TheSymbolsofDragonsD.TheChangesofDragons

(2022?江蘇南通?統(tǒng)考二模)David,apoliceman,cametoasmallwoodenhouseabout

twomilesupthemountaintogetCalRichards,anarmedanddangerouskiller.Througha

brokenwindow,hesawanoldmanwatchinghimclosely.Whenhesteppedintothehouse,he

foundtheoldmanwasholdingaguninhishand.

“Governmentman,aren,tyou?”saidtheoldman.

“Yes,"Davidrepliedwithafriendlysmile.44YoumustbeaPappyRichards.”

“Sure.I'mCal,spa.Andyou,renotgoingtogethim."ThegunpointedatDavid.

Davidlookedaroundthehouseanddidn,tseeanysignofCal.??Γvebeentodoit,“he

said.??ButIcanseeheisn,theretoday.IguessΓllhavetocomeagain.,,Justthehecaught

sightofaviolinhangingonthewall.uWhoplaystheviolin?”heasked.

Foramomenttherewassilence.Infact,Cal,spaplayedtheviolinbestinthearea,but

hedidnotanswer,withhisgunstillpointingatDavid.

DavidcrossedtheroomtotheinstrumentandfeltSWeat（汗）Onhisforehead,buthe

tooktheviolinfromthewallascalmlyasifhewereawelcomevisitor.Hebegantoplaythe

violin,onetune（曲子）afteranother.Hewasplayingbetterthanhehadeverplayedinhis

life.

Theoldmanstoodthere,attracted.Thehatred（仇恨）inhiseyeswasgivingwaytoa

lookofwonder.Thegunwasnowpointedtowardsthefloor.Hebegantobeattime,tapping

onefootonthedirtfloor.Whenthefinalnotesofthetunediedaway,theoldmanplacedthe

guninacorner.

“Well,stranger,,,theoldmanSaidJyouplaytheviolinexcellently.Maybeyou,llstay

fordinnerandplaysomemoreforme.”

Aftertheyhadeaten,theysatinthespringsunshineoutsidethehouse.Theytalkedabout

violintunes.NotawordwassaidaboutCalRichards.

Abouttwohourslater,Davidstoodupandsaid,i?Soπy!Imustbegettingbacktothe

town.,,

Theoldmansat,deepinthought.Atlast,hesaid,44Ilikethewayyoutalk,andIlikethe

wayyouplaytheviolin.Iguessyou,reagoodguy."Hepausedasifitwerehardtogoon.

Then,hesaidinathickvoice,??I—well,I,llhaveatalkwithCal.Ithinkhemightgive

himselfuptomorrow.Youshouldbeatthepolicestationatnoon.^^

Thenextday,asthetownclockstrucktwelve,anoldmancameupthestreettowardsthe

policestation.Withhimwasayoungfellowwhoseappearancetoldofmanydaysinhiding.

38.Inwhichorderdidthefollowingthingshappeninthestory?

a.DavidhadadinnerwithCal,spa.

b.Cal,spapointedagunatDavid.

c.Davidsawaviolinhangingonthewall.

d.DavidcametoarrestCal.

e.Davidplayedtheviolin,onetuneafteranother.

A.a-c-d-b-eB.c-a-d-e-bC.d-b-e-c-aD.d-b-c-e-a

39.WhydidDavidfeelsweatonhisforeheadwhenhecrossedtheroomtotheviolin?

A.Hefelttoohot.B?Heexercisedalot.

C.Hewasinpoorhealth.D.Hewasquitenervous.

40.Howdoyouunderstand??Musicispower^^accordingtothestory?

A.Musicisthegoodmedicineforabrokenheart.

B.Musiccanhelppolicementosavethemselves.

C.Musicmakespeoplebetterunderstandeachother.

D.Musiccanstoppeoplefromdoingcriminalthings.

41.WhichofthefollowingwordscanbestdescribeDavid?

A.Energeticandbrave.B.Braveandwise.

C.Calmandtalented.D.Friendlyandcalm.

（2022?江蘇南通?統(tǒng)考二模）Doestheworldhaveashortageofsand?Atfirst,that

mightsoundlikeastrangequestion.Afterall,sandcoversbeachesanddesertsacrossthe

world.

Inthebuildingfieldalone,40-50billiontonnesofsa