2023年江蘇各地(徐州宿遷等)中考英語一?？紖R編4 閱讀理解之說明文含詳解

專題04閱讀理解之說明文

（2023?江蘇無錫?江蘇省錫山高級中學(xué)實驗學(xué)校?？家荒＃?/p>

ELECTRICSCOOTER

BackinBrisbane,Australia,fortheChristmasbreak,Ifoundmyselfinapublictransportdeadzone.Bikeless,7

kilometersfromwhereIwasmeetingfriendsandunwillingtogetataxi,Idecidedtoboιτowanelectricscooter.Thetrip

tookfarlongerthanitwouldhavebybike,mainlybecauseofamajorSPillhalfwaythere.Arock,hitatspeed,isaterrible

thing:weekslater,Istillhadtheredkneesofaprimaryschooler.

IntheUK,theyarelegal（合法的）onlyonprivateland,buttheDepartmentforTransportisdiscussinghowtocontrol

themonpublicroadsandpathways,withthepossibilityforlegalizationlaterthisyear.Othercitiesthathavee-scooterrental

programshavehadproblemsintheearlyperiod.InParis,MayorAnneHidalgodescribedthesituationlastyearasmessy.

Shehasannouncedthatthecityisreducingitsnumberofe-scootersto15,000andplanstocreatelawsforbiddingthem

frompavements（人行道）.Francehasputintoforcelawslimitinge-scooterspeedsto25kilometresperhour.

Similartodockless（無樁的）hirebicycles,e-scootersareparkedonpavementsandpeopleleavethemuptreesor

throwthemintorivers.Wildtreatmentshortenstheirlifetime,whichisbadforbothprofitability（盈利）andtheenvironment.

Analysissuggeststhattheaveragee-scooter,slifetimeisjustthreemonths.

Ithinke-scootersareanbasicpartoftheefforttomakecitytransportgreeneι?Theyareseenasakeytothe“l(fā)astmile,,

problem-apotentialwaytoreducetransportjambyrapidlygettingsomeonetotheirfinalgoal.Carscantakeup28times

thespaceofapersonridingabicycle.Asfarastheenvironmentaleffectgoes,recentresearchsuggeststhate-scootersare

notasgreenaswalkingorcycling,buttheyarestillbetterthancars.Andthoughtherearestillmanyreportsofserious

accidents,scootingisaboutassafeascycling.StephenGosslingatLundUniversityinSwedenhassuggestedwebuild

car-free“micromobility''streets,wherecyclists,pedestrians（行人）ande-scooterscouldsharetheroad.Hethinksthiswill

reduceaccidentrisksandinvitemorevulnerable（易受傷害的）trafficparticipants,suchaschildren,tobecomeactive

transportusers.Ifmoree-scootersmeanfewercarsonroads,animprovementinlocalairqualityisalsoalikelyresult.

When20kilometersofroadsincentralLondonclosedforWorldCar-FreeDaylastSeptember,theairqualitywasgreatly

improvedaccordingtothereport.

1.WhatdoestheunderlinedpartttamajorspilΓ,inParagraph1probablymean?

A.Aseriousfall.B.Asuddenillness.C.Alegalreaction.D.Aterriblebreakdown.

2.WhatdoWeknowaboute-scootersinParis?

A.Theyareillegalonpavements.B.Theyarealreadyoutoffashion.

C.Theyarefacingmorelimits.D.Theyaremorecommononprivateland.

3.Whatisthewriter,sopinionofe-scooters?

A.Theyarenotassafeascycling.B.Theyalwayscausethetrafficjams.

Theyareasgreenascyclingorwalking.Theyplayabigroleinthe“l(fā)astmile^^problem.

WhatisStephenGossling,ssuggestion?

Tosetupmorecare-freedays.Toinvitemorecycliststousee-scooters.

C.Togetvulnerablepedestriansofftheroad.D.Toseparatecarsfrome-scootersontheroad.

（2023?江蘇淮安??？家荒＃￤iththerapiddevelopmentofwirelesstechnologies,theFifthGeneration（5G）mobile

communicationsystemstartedtocome.Althoughthedevelopmentof5Gnetworktechnologyintheinternational

communityisstillintheresearchstage,anumberofforeigncountriesandorganizationsareworkingonit.Chinastarted

lateinnetworktechnologies.Inordertocatchwiththetimes,Chinaalsoneedstohaveitsownplaceinsuchacompetitive

environment.

TherearesomequickchangesinChina,stelecomspace.Withthe4Gnetworknowwidelyused,Chinaisnow

preparingtoenter5Gage.Chinahasstartedresearchanddevelopmentonthe5Gnetworkandplanstofinishthenetwork

testingbyaround2019.

It,sexpectedthatjustonestandardwillbeusedglobally（全球的）withthe5Gtechnologyt?Undertheidentical

standard,differentcompaniescanbeconnected,andformacompetitiveenvironment.Therefore,Wecanmakesurethat

companiescangainreasonableprofits（利潤），andatthesametimeprovidefaster,better,moreconvenientandcheaper

servicestopeople."WuKu,DirectorofDcpt.ofScience&Tech.,MIITsaid.

WuHequanfromChineseAcademyofEngineeringSaid,"5Gwillmakeitpossibletoconnectonemilliondevicesto

theso-calledInternetofThingswithinonesquaremeter.Inthefuture,itwillalsobeusedonhigh-speedtrainsmovingas

fastas500kilometersperhour.IntheareaoftheInternetofVehicles（汽車），itcanbeusedinunmannedvehicles,assisted

drivingandthemanagementofsmartcities."WuHequanbelievesChina,sfutureInternetwillbefaster,moreintelligentand

safer.

Chinesegovernmentpaysmoreattentiontothedevelopmentof5Gandinmoreopentoit.Withthesharedeffortofthe

industry,Chinawillplayanincreasingimportantroleintheglobal5Gdevelopment.

5.Thefirstparagraphmainlywantstotellus.

A.what5Gnetworktechnologymeans

B.thereasonwhyweneed5Gnetworktechnology

C.thefactthatChinastartedlatein5Gnetworktechnology

D.thefactthat5Gnetworktechnologyisgood

6.Theunderlinedworld??identicaΓ,inParagraph3means.

A.sameB.fastC.practicalD.modern

7.InWuKu,sopinion,shouldbeusedgloballywiththe5Gtechnology.

A.thenetworktestingB.cheaperservices

C.justonestandardD.unmannedvehicles

8.WuHequanthinks5Gnetworktechnologyisfullof.

A.competitionsB.possibilitiesC.profitsD.difficulties

9.Afterreadingthepassage,Wecaninferthat.

A.Chinawilluse5Gnetworktechnologyintransport

B.Chinahasalreadyenteredthe5Gagecompletely

C.Chinesegovernmentdidn,tpayattentiontothedevelopmentof5Gbefore

D.ChinaisNo.lin5Gnetworktechnology

（2023?江蘇無錫?江蘇省錫山高級中學(xué)實驗學(xué)校?？家荒＃〢speopleallovertheworldstruggledwithhigherlevels

ofstress,depressionandanxietythispastyear,manyturnedtotheirfavoritecomfortfoods:icecream,pizza,hamburgers.

Butstudiesinrecentyearssuggestthatthehigh-sugarandhigh-fatfoodswhenwearestressedordepressed,ascomforting

astheymayseem,aretheleastlikelytobegoodforourmental（精神上的）health.Instead,wholefoodssuchasvegetables,

fruit,fish,eggs,nutsmaybeabetterbet.

Historically,nutritionresearchhaspaidmuchattentiontohowthefoodsweeatinfluenceourphysical（身體上的）

health,ratherthanourmentalhealth,though.Overtheyears,largepopulationstudieshavefoundthatpeoplewhoareasked

tofollowaMediterraneandietforthreemonthshadgreaterreductionsinsymptomsofdepressionafterthreemonths

comparedtoacontrolgroup.Publichealthprofessorsaroundtheworldhavestartedencouragingpeopletotakeanduse

lifestylebehaviorslikeexercise,soundsleep,aheart-healthydietandavoidingsmokingthatmayreduceinflammation（發(fā)

炎）andhaveadvantagesforthebrain.Individualclinicians（臨床醫(yī)師）arealreadyincludingnutritionintotheirworkwith

patients.Dr.DrewRamsey,aclinicalprofessorattheColumbiaUniversity,beginshismeetingswithnewpatientsby

exploringtheirdiet.Heaskswhattheyeat,Ieamstheirfavoritefoods,andfindsoutiffoodsthatheconsidersimportantfor

theconnectionaremissingfromtheirdiets,suchasplants,seafood.

Dr.Ramseysaidhedidn,twantpeopletothinkthattheonlyfactorinvolvedinbrainhealthisfood.??Lυtsofpeopleget

theirfoodexactlyright,liveveryactivelives,andstillhavemanytroubleswiththeirmentalhealth,,,hesaid.Buthealso

teachespeoplethatfoodcanbeempowering."Wecan,tcontrolourgenes,,,hesaid."Butwecancontrolhowweeat,and

thatgivespeopleactionablethingsthattheycandototakecareoftheirbrainhealthonadailybasis.”

10.Whatdoprevious（以前的）nutritionstudiesmainlypayattentionto?

A.Howourdietsinfluenceourmentalhealth.B.Howourdietsin∩uenceourphysicalhealth.

C.Howourmentalhealthinfluencesourdiets.D.Howourphysicalhealthinfluencesourdiets.

11.Whyareindividualcliniciansincludingnutritionintotheirworkwithpatients?

A.Theytrytosatisfytheirpatients9needs.

B.Theyarequestioningpublichealthprofessors.

C.Theywanttoprovethevalueofhealthydiets.

D.Theyhaveacceptedthefindingsoflargepopulationstudies.

12.WhichofthefollowingmightDr.Ramseyagreewith?

A.Someconnectionlivesbetweenourdietsandmentalhealth.

B.Peoplecancontroltheirgenesaswellashowtheyeat.

C.Peoplelivingactiveliveswillnothavementalproblems.

D.Eatingahealthydietisgoingtocuredepression.

（2023?江蘇無錫?無錫市天一實驗學(xué)校校考一模）Schoolchildrenspendmostoftheirtimesurroundedbytheirpeers

（同齡人）.Theyspendalotmoretimewithclassmates,teammatesandfellowclubmembersthanwithadultsintheirlives.

Peerpressurecanhaveahugeinfluenceonthelivesofchildreningradestwothroughtwelve.

Frombirththroughagesix,thefamilyshapesachild,ssenseofidentity（個性）.Parentsandbrothersandsistersaffect

achild,slikes,dislikes,tastesinclothing,foodandmusicand,perhapsmostimportantly,values.Oncechildrenenterschool,

theyformconnectionstothelargergroupoftheirpeers.Thisgroupbringsnewideasandexperiences.Peerpressure

happenswhenaStudenfsactionsarcinfluencedbythisgroup.The“pressure"happenswhenpeerssuggestordemand

actionsdifferentfromthechild,snormalbehaviorandvalues.

Peerpressureleadstosomedisturbingnegativebehaviorinschoolchildren.IntheUSA,about75%ofhighschool

studentshavetriedalcohol（酒）offeredbytheirfriendsinmiddleorhighschool.Accordingtoasurvey,studentsfelt

pressuredbytheirpeersbetween35and49%ofthetime.Thepowerofpeerpressurecanresultfromaschoolchild,s

growingdesire（渴望）tofitintoagroup.

Thankfully,peerpressurecanalsobepositive.Forexample,wantingtojoinanathleticgroupoffriendsmayforcea

studentwhohasbeensittingforalongtimetotryoutforthesoccerteam.Inasurveyonpeerpressure,51%ofteenagers

feltthatpeerpressurewassometimespositive.Oneteenagerresponded,"Sometimesitcanhelpyougainconfidence.^^

Otherexamplesofpositivepeerpressureincludestudentsencouragingaclassmatetorunforschoolpresident,orfriends

suggestingthatatalentedpeertryoutforatalentshow.

13.Whatleadstoschoolchildren,speerpressure?

A.Theidentityshapedbytheirfamily.B.Theconnectionswiththeirclassmates.

C.Thechildhoodexperienceswiththeirfriends.D.Thedifferencesintheirbehaviorandvalues.

14.Whydosomeschoolchildrenbehavenegativelyunderpeerpressure?

A.Tokilltheirboringtime.B.Tofitintoapeergroup.

C.Tohelpgainconfidence.D.Toimprovesocialskills.

15.Whatdoestheauthorthinkofpeerpressure?

A.Peerpressuredoesmoreharmthangood.

B.Peerpressureisverygoodforschoolchildren,sgrowth.

C.Peerpressureisnotnecessarilybadforschoolchildren.

D.Peerpressureplaysanimportantroleinshapingachild,svalues.

（2023?江蘇徐州??？家荒＃?/p>

Chinesepaintingisoneoftheoldestartformsintheworld.PaintinginthetraditionalstyleisknowntodayinChineseas

Guohua.

TraditionalChinesepaintingisdonewithabrushdipped（浸）inblackorcolouredink.Paperandsilkarealsoneededfor

painting.Thefinishedworkcanbeputonscrolls（軸）.TraditionalChinesepaintingincludeslandscape（山水）painting,

figures（人物），birdandflowers.LandscapepaintingisregardedasthehighestformofChinesepainting.

ChinesefolkmusicisanimportantpartofChineseculture.Ithasalonghistory.OneoftheConfucianistClassics（儒家經(jīng)

典）,ShiJing,containsmanyfolksongs.Theyaremuchlovedbypeopleuptonow.

TraditionalChinesemusicalinstrumentsaresymbolsofChineseculture,suchastheguqin,guzheng,pipa,erhu,xiaoand

chime（編鐘）.TheshengandsuonaarealsopopularinnorthernvillagesinChina.XΓandrummusicislargetraditional

drummusic.ItisavaluablepartofChineseancientmusic,andisregardedasthettIivingfossil（化石）ofChineseancient

music^^intheworld.

16.PeopleusuallyusefordoingtraditionalChinesepainting.

?brushes（2）ink③COlOUrpencils?paper⑤SiIk

A.①②③④B.②③?⑤C.①②③⑤D.①②?⑤

17.Theunderlinedword“contains”means"''.

A.likesB.controlsC.preventsD.includes

18.Thepassageisabout.

A.ChinesemusicB.ChinesepaintingC.ChinesecultureD.Chinesehistory

（2023?江蘇徐州??？家荒＃㏕hereisaChinesesayingwhichmeanssomethinglikethis:Yourmotheralwaysasks

youtowearwarmclothesevenwhenit,snotcold.Thisjokinglyreflectstheover-concernofyourmother.Anyhow,

Mother'sDayisaroundthecorner.TodayΓdliketosharetheoriginofthisfestivalwithyouonmyblog.

Everycountryhasaholidaytohonormothers,motherhood,andtheirinfluenceonsociety.Themostcommondayfor

thiscelebrationisthesecondSundayinMay.Theideatohaveaholidayjustforcelebratingmotherscomesfrommany

sources.Longago,therewereancienteventsthatincludedhonoringwomenandmothers.However,itwastheinfluenceof

womenintheUSthatreallysetthestageforthisholiday.ThemodemAmericanholidayofMother,sDaywasfirst

celebratedin1908forhermotherinGrafton,WestVirginia.Hercampaigntomakefc?Mother,sDay“arecognizedholidayin

theUnitedStatesbeganin1905,AnnReevesJarvis,died.Anna,smotherwasapeaceactivistwhohadcaredforwounded

soldiersonbothsidesoftheCivilWarandcreatedMother,sDayWorkClubstoaddresspublichealthissues.Annawasthe

firsttofightforMother'sDaybecominganofficialholiday.Shefinallysucceededin1914.

CelebratingMother'sDayisjustasVariedasthedatewhenitisheld.InChina,itisjuststartingtobecomemoreand

morepopular.CarnatiOnS（康乃馨）areaverypopularMother,sDaygiftandthemostsoldflowers.Mother'sDayinCanada

typicallyinvolvessmallcelebrationsandgift-givingtoone,smother,orotherimportantfemalefiguresinone,sfamily.In

Bangladesh,thewholecountrycentersaroundmothers.SpeciallythemedTVshows,andgatheringsareorganized.Inthe

olddaysinFrance,mothersoflargefamiliesweregivenmedals.Nowadays,flowerarrangements,andhandmadegiftsare

popularchoices.Soisgivingmothersadayofftogotoaspaorsalon.

Don,tforgettoexpressyourthankstoyourmomonthisMother,sDay!

19.WhenwasMother,sdayfirstcelebratedinmodemAmerica?

A.In1914.B.In1905.C.In1908.D.In1909.

20.WhatwasAnnaReevesJarvislike?

A.generousandsuccessful.B.seriousandpatient.

C.cleverandcaring.D.peace-lovingandwarm-hearted.

21.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“varied“meaninthethirdparagraph?

A.sameB.differentC.popularD.important

22.Whatcanbeinferredfromthispassage?

A.Peopledidn,tholdeventstohonormothersinthepast.

B.SomemotherswerepresentedmedalsintheoldFrance.

C.AnnacelebratedthefirstMother,sDaywithhermom.

D.ThewholecountrycelebratesMother,sDayinChina.

23.Wherecanthispassagebetakenfrom?

A.Atextbook.B.Amagazine.C.Awebsite.D.Aletter

（2023?江蘇無錫?統(tǒng)考一模）Theelderlyresidents（居民）incarehomesinLondonarebeinggivenhenstolookafter

tostopthemfeelinglonely.

TheprojectwasdreamedupbyalocalChariIy（慈善組織）toreducelonelinessandimproveelderlypeople'swell-being.

Itisalsobeingusedtohelppatientssufferingdementia,aseriousillnessofthemind.Staffincarehomeshavereporteda

reductionintheuseofmedicinewherehensareinuse.

Amongthosetakingpartintheprojectis80-year-oldRuthXavier.Shesaid,44IusedtokeephenswhenIwasyounger

andhadtopreparetheirbreakfasteachmorningbeforeIwenttoschool.^^

“Iliketheprojectalot.Iamdownthereinmywheelchairinthemorninglettingthehensoutanddownthereagainat

nighttoseethey,vegonetobed.^^

"It'sgoodtohaveadifferentfocus.Peoplehavebeenbringingtheirchildrenintoseethehensandresidentscomeand

sitoutsidetowatchthem.Γmenjoyingthecreativeactivities,anditfeelsgreattohavedonesomethingUSefUL''

Therearenow700elderlypeoplelookingafterhensin20carehomesintheNorthEast,andthecharityhasbeengiven

financialsupporttorollitoutcountrywide.

WendyWilson,extracaremanagerat60PenfoldStreet,oneofthefirsttoembarkOntheproject,said,"Residents

reallywelcometheideaoftheprojectandthecreativesessions.Wearelookingforwardtothebenefitsandfuntheproject

canbringtopeoplehere.^^

LynnLewis,directorofNottingHillPathways,said,??Wearehappytobetakingpartintheproject.Itwillreallyhelp

connectourresidentsthroughasharedinterestandcreativeactivities.”

24.Whatisthepurposeoftheproject?

A.Toensureharmonyincarehomes.B.Toprovidepart-timejobsfortheaged.

C.Toraisemoneyformedicalresearch.D.Togivetheelderlyasenseofsuccess.

25.Whatdotheunderlinedwords?4embarkon"meaninparagraph7?

A.Improve.B.Oppose.C.Begin.D.Review.

26.WhatcanweIeamabouttheprojectfromthelasttwoparagraphs?

A.Itiswellreceived.B.Itneedstobemorecreative.

C.Itishighlyprofitable.D.Ittakesagestoseetheresults.

（2023?江蘇無錫?統(tǒng)考一模）Likemostofus,Itrytobemindfuloffoodthatgoestowaste.Thearugula（芝麻菜）

wastomakeanicegreensalad,roundingoutaroastchickendinner.ButIendedupworkinglate.Thenfriendscalledwitha

dinnerinvitation.Istuckthechickeninthefreezer.Butasdayspassed,thearugulawentbad.Evenworse,Ihad

unthinkinglyboughtwaytoomuch;IcouldhavemadesixsaladswithwhatIthrewout.

Inaworldwherenearly800millionpeopleayeargohungry,tlfbodwastegoesagainstthemoralgrain,,,asElizabeth

Roytewritesinthismonth,scoverstory.It,sjaw-droppinghowmuchperfectlygoodfoodisthrownaway——from"ugly”

（butquiteeatable）vegetablesrejectedbygrocerstolargeamountsofuneatendishesthrownintorestaurantgarbagecans.

Producingfoodthatnooneeatswastesthewater,fuel,andotherresourcesusedtogrowit.Thatmakesfoodwastean

environmentalproblem.Infact,Roytewrites,“iffoodwastewereacountry,itwouldbethethirdlargestproducerof

greenhousegasesintheworld.,,

Ifthat,shardtounderstand,let,skeepitassimpleasthearugulaatthebackofmyrefrigerator.MikeCurtinseesmy

arugulastoryallthetime-butforhim,it,smorelike12bonesofdonatedstrawberriesnearingtheirlastdays.Curtinis

CEOofDCCentralKitcheninWashington,D.C.,whichrecoversfoodandturnsitintohealthymeals.Lastyearit

recoveredmorethan807,500poundsoffoodbytakingdonationsandcollectingblemished（有瑕疵的）producethat

otherwisewouldhaverottedinfields.Andthestrawberries?Volunteerswillwash,cut,andfreezeordrythemforusein

mealsdowntheroad.

Suchmethodsseemobvious,yetsooftenwejustdon,tthink.??Everyonecanplayapartinreducingwaste,whetherby

notpurchasingmorefoodthannecessaryinyourweeklyshoppingorbyaskingrestaurantstonotincludethesidedishyou

won,teatJCurtinsays.

27.Whatdoestheauthorwanttoshowbytellingthearugulastory?

A.Wepaylittleattentiontofoodwaste.B.Wewastefoodcarelesslyattimes.

C.Wewastemorevegetablesthanmeat.D.Wehavegoodreasonsforwastingfood.

28.Whatisaresultoffoodwasteaccordingtothetext?

A.Moraldecline.B.Environmentalharm.C.Energyshortage.D.Worldwidehunger.

29.WhatdoesCurtinsuggestpeopledo?

A.Buyonlywhatisneeded.B.Reducefoodproduct.

C.Goshoppingonceaweek.D.Eatinrestaurantslessoften.

（2023?江蘇徐州?統(tǒng)考一模）Doyouknowhowtogetonwellwithpeople?Doyoueverfeelshy?Whatsituation

makesyoufeelshy?Doyousometimesfeelthatyoudon,tknowhowtointerestpeopleandhaveconversationswiththem?

Dopeoplefindanexcusetoleaveyouassoonastheycan?

Trylistening!Hereisanexampleofmine.

Oneeveninglastweek,IwassittingwithHannah,andshesaidtome,??Youareagreatmom!^^AndIsaid,44Whydo

yousaythatSUddenly?”Shesaid,?4Well,althoughyouarealwaysbusy,youalwaysstoptolistentome.”

Hereissomeadviceaboutlistening:

XShowtheotherpersonthatyouarelistening.

XLookatthem.

Smileandnodquiteoften.

>?<Shakeyourheadorraiseyoureyebrowsifyoudon,tfollowwhattheyaresaying.

J?<Don,ttapyourfootbecausethiswillshowimpatience.

Don,tlookatyourwatchunlessyoureallyhavetoknowthetime.Ifyoushowtheimpatience,thentheotherperson

won,tmakefriendswithyouanymore.

Agoodlistenerhasmagic!Agoodlistenercanmakepeoplefeelgood,andisasimportantasagoodtalkerataparty.

Butjustlisteningisnotenough.Oneshouldlistensmartlybytryingtofindoutwhattheotherpersonwouldreallyliketo

communicate.

30.Hannahthoughthermotherwasgreatbecause.

A.hermotheralwayslistenedtoherB.hermotherwasbusy

C.hermothergotonwellwithothersD.hermotherwassittingwithher

31.Whenyouarelisteningtoothers,youshouldn,t.

A.lookatyourwatchallthetimeB.lookattheireyes

C.smileandnodD.showyourattitude

32.Ifyoutapyourfootwhenlisteningtoothers,maybeyou,ll.

A.beagoodlistenerB,losetheirfriendship

C.agreewiththemD.beagoodfriend

33.Whatshouldbethebesttitleofthepassage?

A.Howtomakefriends.B.Howtotalktopeople.

C.Howtobeagoodlistener.D.Howtoknowaperson.

（2023?江蘇徐州?統(tǒng)考一模）

Globalizationmeansthatpeople,ideas,technology,money,servicesandmanyotherthingsaremovingbetween

countriesandchangingthewaypeoplethinkandact.

Noteveryonethinksthesamewayaboutglobalization.Somepeoplethinkitisbad,andsomepeoplethinkitisgood.

SomebelievethatglobalizationhelpsrichpeoplegetricherandmakespoorpeoplePOOre匚Thesepeoplesaythat

globalizationhelpsbigcompanieslikeCoca-ColaandMcDonald,sdestroy（破壞）localbusinesses.However,thepeople

whothinkglobalizationisagoodthingarguethatglobalizationhelpspoorerpeopletobecomericher.Theyalsothinkthatit

doesn,tdestroylocalcultures.Thesepeoplealsobelieveglobalizationhelpspreventwars.Thisisbecausecountrieswith

economic（經(jīng)濟的）connectionswilltryhardtokeepgoodrelationshipssothattheireconomiesaren,tdestroyed.

Whetheryouthinkglobalizationisgoodorbad,itaffectstheworldintwoareas:jobsandcultures.

Globalizationhashadaverystronginfluenceonjobsallovertheworld.Forsomeworkers,suchasengineers,lawyers

andbankers,globalizationhasbeenagooddevelopment.Theseworkersareabletosuccessfullycompetegloballyandhave

seenanincreaseintheirpay.Butforthosewhoworkinfactoriesorintheserviceindustryathotels,shopsandrestaurants,

ithasnotbeengood.Workersfrompoorercountriesaretryingtogetthesetypesofjobs.Theywilldothesamejobforless

money.Thislowersthepayforthatjob,sopeoplegetpaidlesstodoit.

Cultureshavealsobeenaffectedbyglobalization.FoodssuchasJapanesenoodles,IndiancurryandFrenchcheeses

havespreadaroundtheworld.WecanalsoseeanincreaseintheuseofChinesecharacters（漢字）intattoos（文身）.Some

peoplegetthesetattoosbuttheydon,treallyknowwhatthecharactersmean.Globalizationalsoinfluencesthefilmindustry.

MostpeoplehaveseenAmericanmovies.Butbecauseofglobalization,Korean,IndianandJapanesemovieshavebecome

moreworldwide.

Nooneknowsthefutureofglobalization.Mostexpertsagreethatitwillcontinuetogrowandhaveanincreasingly

greaterinfluenceonpcoplc,slivesinthefuture.

34.Whydosomepeoplethinkglobalizationisgood?

A.Becausetheythinkglobalizationmaychangelocalcultures.

B.Becausetheythinkglobalizationmayhelplocalbusinessdevelop.

C.Becausetheythinkglobalizationmaymakerichpeoplebecomericher.

D.Becausetheythinkglobalizationmayhelpstopwarsamongcountries.

35.WhichistrueaccordingtoParagraph4?

A.Engineerswillgetalowpay.

B.Peoplecangetfavouritejobsmoreeasily.

C.Globalizationgreatlyinfluencespeople'sjobs.

D.Workersfromrichcountriesgetpaidless.

36.Whichistheadvantageofglobalization?

A.IthelpspeopleintheworldknowChinesecharactersverywell.

B.Itmakespeopleintheworldgotodifferentcountriesformovieseasier.

C.Peopleintheworldwillownthesamecultureintheend.

D.Peopleintheworldcanenjoyfoodsfromdifferentcountries.

37.WhatcanWelearnfromthepassage?

A.Globalizationissuretodogoodtopeople.

B.Globalizationwillbelimitedinthefuture.

C.Globalizationmaychangepeople,slivesinthefuture.

D.GIobalizationwillbelovedallovertheworld.

專題04閱讀理解之說明文

（2023?江蘇無錫?江蘇省錫山高級中學(xué)實驗學(xué)校?？家荒＃?/p>

ELECTRICSCOOTER

BackinBrisbane,Australia,fortheChristmasbreak,Ifoundmyselfinapublictransportdeadzone.Bikeless,7

kilometersfromwhereIwasmeetingfriendsandunwillingtogetataxi,Idecidedtoboιτowanelectricscooter.Thetrip

tookfarlongerthanitwouldhavebybike,mainlybecauseofamajorSPillhalfwaythere.Arock,hitatspeed,isaterrible

thing:weekslater,Istillhadtheredkneesofaprimaryschooler.

IntheUK,the