山東省德州市德城區(qū)2021-2023年中考英語一模試題匯編：閱讀理解

山東省德州市德城區(qū)

2021-2023年中考英語一模試題分類匯編

閱讀理解

2023年山東省德州市德城區(qū)中考一模英語試題

二、閱讀理解（共20小題，每小題2.5分，計(jì)50分）

閱讀下列短文，然后從每小題A、B、C、D中選出能回答所提問題或完成所給句子的最佳

答案。

A

MyteenagersonKarlbecameUnSoCiaI（不合群的）afterhisfatherdied,alwaysstayingalone

andbeingsilentallday.Asasingleparent,Itriedtodomybesttotalktohim.ButthemoreItried,

themorehepulledaway.Whenhisreportcardaιτived,itsaidthathehadbeenabsent95times

fromclassesandhadsixfailinggradesfortheyear.Ifhekeptonlikethis,hewouldnever

graduate.!senthimtotheschooladviser（顧問），andIevenbeggedhim.Nothingworked.

OnenightIwasatworkwhenIgotaphonecall.Amanintroducedhimselfasthe

headmaster/4!wanttotalktoyouaboutKarΓsabsenCeS（IF課）."Beforehecouldsayanotherword,

Ichokedup（哽咽）andsaidsadly,itIlovemyson.ΓvetriedeverythingtogetKarlbacktoschool...

but...IfsoutofmyIUInds；'FOramomenttherewassilenceontheotherendoftheline.The

headmasterseriouslysaid,??Thankyouforyourtime"，andhungup.

KarΓsnextreportcardshowedamarkedimprovementinhisgrades.Hewasevenonthelist

ofthemostunderstandingstudentsatschool.Inhisfourthyear,Iwenttoaparent-teacher

meeting.!noticedthathisclassteacherwassurprisedatthewayhehadturnedhimselfaround.On

ourwayhome,hesaid,“Mom,rememberthatcallfromtheheadmasterlastyear?'」said

“yes"."Thatwasme.IthoughtI,dplayajokebutwhenIheardwhatyousaid,itreallyhitmehow

muchIwashurtingyou.That,swhenIknewIhadtomakeyouproud.,,

26.Whatistherightorderforthefollowingitems?

①M(fèi)Omcriedoverthephone.（2）KarΓsfatherdied.

（3）Morawastoldwhoactuallywasthecaller.④KarIdidbadlyatschool.

A.①②③④B.④②①③C.②④①③D.③④②①

27.Whatdidthemommeanbysaying"it'soutofmyhands.,,inPara2?

A.Shehadnoideahowtohelptheboy.B.Shedidn,tcareabouthersonanylonger.

C.Shecouldn,taffordhisschoolanymore.D.Shegotherhandhurtduringthefight

withtheboy.

28.Howwastheboyfeelingabouthismom,swordsoverthephone?

A.Angry.B.Sorry.C.Indifferent.D.Proud.

29.WhoactuallyhelpedKarltobeagoodstudent?

A.Theheadmaster.B.Hisclassteacher.C.Himself.D.Hisfather.

30.Whichofthefollowingcanbelearnedfromthetext?

A.Amom,slovehasgreatinfluenceonkids.B.Kidsshouldalwaysfollowtheirmoms.

C.Somemistakescanneverbefixedup.D.Phonetalkscanmakeafamilycloser.

B

MR.Natureisthegreatestartistintheworld.ltcreatesmanywondersonEarth.Let,shavea

lookatthesixamazingtourismareasaroundtheworld.

CaveoftheCrystals（水晶洞）

ThiscaveisinNaica,Mexico.Allthosecrystalsare40feetlong.

Sadly,itissaidthatthesecrystalsaredecomposing（分解）inOxygen（氧氣）.

Troilstigen（巨魔之梯）

InNorwaythereisaroadcalledTrollstigen.ltisspecialbecauseitssteep

incline（陡坡）canleadyoutothetopofthemountain.

Standingonthetop,youcanenjoytheamazingviewsaroundyou.However,

youcanonlyvisitthisplaceinsummer,becauseit,stoodangerousandcoldto

comehereinwinter.

GreatBlUeHOIe（大藍(lán)洞一伯利茲燈塔礁）

TheGreatBlueHoleisinCaribbeanSea（加勒比海）.It'spartofthe

LighthouseReef（燈塔礁）.Theholeitselfisdarkerthanthewatersaroundit

becauseitisover400feetdeep.

SalardeUyUni（烏尤尼盆沼）

Ifyouwanttofindoutthefeelingofwalkingontheclouds,youcanvisit

SalardeUyuniinBoliviaJfsthelargestsaltflat（鹽沼）intheworld.Inwinter,the

waterturnsintoawonderfulmirror.ltreflects（映出）theskyandthismakesyou

believeasifyouwerewalkingonthesky.

GIaSSBeaCh（玻璃海灘）

ThebeachisinFortBragg,California,AmericaJnthe1900s,peoplewere

allowedtoputrubbishintothewaterofthisplace.Glassplatesandbottlesformed

pebbles（gf?石）.Thecityisnowfamousforitsspecialpebbles.It,snotdangerous

towalkonthembecausetheyaresmoothed（使光滑）bythewater.

Travertine-terracedHotSPringS（石灰華階梯溫泉）

Whatyouseeisnotsnowatall.ThisplaceinTurkeyiscoveredwith

travertine.Thetravertineresultsfromhotspringwaterinthisplace.Thewaterinthe

I

terracedpoolsisaboutIOOoE

31.________.istheonlytimetovisitTrolIstigen.

A.SpringB.SummerC.AutumnD.Winter

32.________maydisappearinthefuture.

A.GreatBlueHoleB.GlassBeachC.SalardeUyunD.Caveofthe

Crystals

33.________.isfamousf?ritsspecialpebbles.

A.FortBraggB.TurkeyC.NaicaDJapan

34.Whichofthefollowingistrue?

A.Theholeitselfislighterthanthewatersaroundit.

B.WhenyouvisitSalardeUyuniinBolivia,youcanhaveafeelingofwalkingontheclouds.

C.It'sdangeroustowalkontheGlassBeach.

D.Thewaterintheterracedpoolsisabout100℃.

35.Thepassageismainlyabout.

A.AncientwondersB.Man-madewonders

C-NaturalwondersD.Modemwonders

C

??ΓΠfinishmyhomeworkbeforeplayingvideogames.”

??Yourdresslooksbeautiful.,,

“1won,tspendallthemoneyonsnacks.^^

Alllies!Mostofushavetoldalieatonetimeoranother.However,scientistsfoundthatlying

canharmyourbrain（大腦）.Itmaystopyoufromdoingotherimportanttasks.

Whenyoutellthetruth,yourbraindoesn,thavetodoanyextra（額夕卜的）work.Butlying

takesmuchmorework.

Imagineyou,relatetoclass.Theteacheraskswhyandyoudecidetolie.Soyousay:??Ipicked

upabookfromtheIibrary,''Yourteacherasks,??ThebookIassigned（布置）lasttime?”Thenyou

mustdecidehowtoanswerthequestion.Ifyousayyes,theteachermightasktoseethebook.So

youmightsay:??No.,,Nowyouhavetothinkofabooktitle.Youneedtomakesureit,sabookthe

libraryactuallyhas.See?Whenyoulie,yourbrainworksalotmoretokeeptheliefromfalling

apart.

Youjustgaveyourbrainalotofextrawork.Anareacalledtheprefrontalcortex（前額皮質(zhì)）

doesthework.It,sthepartinchargeofshortmemory.Thatareaalsotakescareofplanning,

problem-solvingandself-control.

Usingtoomuchbrainpowertoliemeansthere,slessavailableforotherthings-likesolving

mathproblems.Lyingisevenharderforyoungpeople.Theprefrontalcortexisnotfullydeveloped

untilage25.Sowhenyoungpeoplearebusywithlying,they,llhaveahardertimedoingother

things,likemakingstudyplansoreatingahealthydiet.Sothinktwicebeforelyingnexttime!

36.Whatdidthescientistsfindoutabouttellinglies?

A.Ithappensquiteoften.B.Moststudentshavedoneit.

C.Itisbadforpeople,sbrains.D.Itisanimportantwaytoprotectoneself.

37.Whathappenstoyourbrainwhenyoulie?

A.Itworksmoreslowly.B.Ithastodosomeextrawork.

C.Itoftensaysyestoothers.D.Itbecomesbetteratansweringquestions.

38.Whatdoestheprefrontalcortexhelppeopledo?

a.Buildlong-termmemories.b.Makeplans.

c.Workoutproblems.d.Relaxourbrains.

A.abB.beC.acD.bd

39.Accordingtothestory,whyisitharderforpeopleunder25totelllies?

A.Becausetheyarenotcleverenough.

B.Becausetheyhavetoomuchbrainpower.

C.Becausetheyarestilllearninghowtotalktootherpeople.

D.Becausetheydon,thavefullygrownbrains.

40.Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage?

A.Morelies,morework.B.Liesmakeushealthy.

C.Liesgrowwithage.D.Liesaredifficult.

D

TheSPread（傳播）ofCOVID-19hascompletelychangedmanypeople'slivesaroundthe

world.Butsomearctryingtheirbesttofinda"newnormaΓ,duringthistime.Forexample,Live

musichasbeencalledoffforalongtimebecauseofCOVTD-19.However,people'sloveforlive

musichasnotdiedoutandmusicianshavebeenworkingonnewwaystoperfbrm.MusicianJodi

Bedertakeshercello（大提琴）toherhome,sfrontPorCh（門廊）eachafternoon.Whenshebegins

toplaythecelloataround4o,clockeachday,herneighborswillcometoenjoythemusic.They

stayatleasttwometersawayfromeachother,smilingateachotherfromasafedistance.

Beder,69,isnowworkingwithanon?profit（非營禾IJ的）grouptoplaymusicforpatientswho

arenearingdeath.ShelivesinMountRainier,Maryland,asmallcityjustoutsideWashington,D.C.

Thecityishometoalargenumberofmusiciansandartists.

AsAmericansareaskedtostayathomeandavoidpublicgatherings,Bederhopesherlive

cellomusicbringsjoytoherneighborsandotherlistenersintheageofsocialdistancing（保持社

交是后離）.LivemusicshowsarenotpossibleintheUnitedStatesnow,somanyfamousmusicians

haveputonspecial4?concerts,,fromtheirhomestooffershowstotheirfansrecently.

Itseemsthatthespecialuconcert,,isreshaping（重塑）entertainmentandre-buildingthe

relationshipbetweenperfbιτnersandtheiraudiences.Afterall,theshowmustgoon,andthe

specialt?concert,,mightbethefuture.

41.WhocanenjoyBeder,sLivecelloshownowaccordingtothepassage?

A.Herbestfriend.B.Peoplewholivearoundherhouse.

C.OthermusiciansinWashingtonD.C.D.HerfansinChina.

42.Intheageofsocialdistancing,wherewecanwatchBeder,scelloshow?

A.Inagym.B.Inabar.C.Online.D.Inahall.

43.Whythe?4specialconcert,,becomesa"newnormal”?

A.BecauseCOVID-19isharmlesstous.

B.Becauseitcansavealotofmoney.

C.BecauseWashingtonD.C.ishometoalargenumberofmusiciansandartists.

D.Becausewemustkeepasocialdistancingforthedisease.

44.Guessthemeaningoftheunderlinedword“gatherings”.

A.stayingtogetherB.chatting

C.takingawalkD.enjoyingacelloshow

45.Accordingtothepassage,whichbehaviorisproper?

A.EnjoyJodiBeder,sconcertinthetheater.

B.Stayatleasttwometersawayfromeachother.

C.Talkingaboutthenewsfacetofacewithoutmask.

D.Havingdinnerinalittlerestaurantwithsomegoodfriends.

2022年山東省德州市德城區(qū)中考一模英語試題

八、閱讀單選

Teenagerswhospendhoursinfrontofthetelevisionmayhaveapoorerdiet（飲食）asyoung

adults.

Astudy,whichincludednearly1,400highschoolstudents,foundthosewhowatchedTVfor

fivehoursormoreperdayhadlesshealthydietsthanpeers（同齡人）fiveyearslater.Whydoes

thishappen?Shouldtheparentstakeanyactions?

Ontheonehand,peoplewhospendalotoftimeinfrontoftheTV,especiallyteenagers,may

snackmore,andthatmayinfluencetheirlong-termdietquality（質(zhì)量）.Ontheotherhand,TVads

forfastfood,sweetsandsnackstemptteenagerstoeatmoreofthosefoods.AndTVtimemight

alsoreplaceexercisetimeforsomekids.

LeadresearcherDr.DaheiaJ.Barr-Anderson,oftheUniversityofMinnesotainMinneapolis,

toldReutersHealthaclearrelationshipbetweenTVtimeduringhighschoolanddietqualityin

youngadulthood.WhiletheheaviestTVviewerswereeatingthemostjunkfood,thosewho,d

watchedlessthantwohoursperdayhadthehighestintake（攝入量）offruits,vegetables,whole

grainsandhigh-calcium（鈣）food.Inheropinion,parentsshouldlimitandmonitorTVviewing.

AsfarasIamconcerned,childrenshouldwatchnotmorethantwohoursoftelevisionper

day.Andparentsshouldsetagoodexamplebyeatingright,beingphysicallyactiveand

controllingtheirownTVtime.

24.Whichcanreplacetheword“tempt"inParagraph3?

A.helpB.allowC.leadD.invite

25.WhatdotheheavyTVviewersusuallydoaccordingtothetext?

A.Takeinhigh-calciumfood.B.Eatlessjunkfood.

C.Takeinfewervegetables.D.Eatmorefruit.

26.Accordingtothetext,whydostudentswatchingTVtoomuchhaveapoorerdiet?

A.TVadsstopthemfromfastfood.

B.Thesnackstheyeatleadtoapoordietquality.

C.TheycandoalotmoreexerciseduringTVtime.

D.Theyhavealowerintakeofjunkfood.

27.Whatsuggestiondoestheauthorgivetheparents?

A.Theyshouldbehavewellinfrontoftheirchildren.

B.Theyshouldencouragetheirchildrentoexercisemore.

C.TheyshouldstopthechildrenfromwatchingTV.

D.Theyshouldpayattentiontocalciumindiets.

28.What,sthebesttitleforthistext?

A.WhyDoTeenagersLikeTV.

B.PeopleShouldKeepAwayfromTVtoKeepHealthy.

C.Parents5OwnHabitsMayInfluenceChildrenLater.

D.Teenagers5TVTimeMayInfluenceTheirDietsLater.

Trudy,sclasshasanEnglishnewspaper.Thestudentswritestories,articlesandpoemsforit.

Thentheytypeandprinttheirworksout.Theteacherpostseverythingonthewallsothatitlooks

likealarge,opennewspaper.

OnedayTrudysaidtotheteacher,4?Mostnewspapershaveadvertisements.Canwehave

somesmalladsinours?”Theteacherthoughtthiswasaverygoodidea.ShemadeTrudythe

advertisingmanagerandTrudyaskedtheotherstudentstoofferthingsforsaleinthenewspaper.

Herearesomeoftheadsshereceived.

?■

CONCERTTICKETS:Hasanyonegotanextra

LyticketfortheRaidersconcertnextweek?Γm

GOODHOMEWANTED:Sixlovelycatslookingforwardtoandwillpaywellforagood

needgoodhomes.Theyarethecutestthingsticket.SeeSheila.

you,veeverseen.Freetotherightperson.

SeeJohn

STATIONERYFORRENT:Anyonewho

haslefthisstationeryathome,pleasecome

toMike.Nocharge.Butmakesuretoreturn?

intime.LOST:Asilverringwithabluestoneinit.

ReWard（酬謝）.SeePatricia.

[?]

A■aPETER,SHOMEWORKSERVICE:Helpyou

solvetheproblemsinyourhomework.Not

WANTEDPC（個(gè)人電腦）:Ingood

expensive.Quickservice.SeePeter.

condition.MustbeatleastaPentium.See

Alan.

WORKWANTED:StrongboywillingtoEXCHANGEMAGAZINES:Ifyouareinterested

workinthegardenordohousework.3inChinesemagazinesandhavesciencemagazines

hoursaweek.Notexpensive.SeeTom.athand,pleasecometoNina.

29.Whowantedtoputadsinthenewspaper?A.Trudy.B.Theteacher.

C.Someofthestudents.D.Alan.

30.WhatisTomwillingtodo?

A.Todootherpeople,shomework.B.Toworkinthegardenordohousework.

C.Tosellsixcats.D.TofixbrokenPCs.

31.WhatdoesAlanwanttobuy?

A.Alovelycat.B.Asilverring.

C.APCingoodcondition.D.AtickettotheRaidersconcert.

32.WhywillSheilapaywellforaRaidersconcertticket?

A.Becauseshewantstogiveittoherfriend.

B.Becausesheislookingforwardtogoingtotheconcert.

C.Becauseshedoesn,thavehomeworktodo.

D.Becauseherfriendsaregoingtotheconcert.

33.WhatwillPatriciagivethepersonwhofindsherring?

A.Nothing.B.Anotherring.C.AtickettotheRaidersconcert.D.Areward.

Insomanyways,cyberspace（網(wǎng)絡(luò)空間）reflects（反映）therealworld.Peopleaskfor

information,playgames,andsharehobbytips.Othersbuyandsellproducts.Stillotherslookfor

friendship,orevenlove.

Unliketherealworld,however,yourknowledgeaboutapersonislimited（限制）towordson

acomputerscreen.Age,identity（身份）andappearance（外表）meanverylittleincyberspace.

However,aperson,sthoughtsarcwhatreallymatter.Soeventheshyestpersoncanbecomea

chat-roomstar.

Usually,this“fhceless“communicationdoesn,tcreateproblems.Identitydoesn,treally

matterwhenyou,reinachatroomdiscussingyourideasorhobbies.Infact,thisstress（壓力）on

theideasmakestheInternetagreatplaceforexcitingconversations.Whereelsecansomany

peoplecometogethertochat?

ButsomeInternetuserswantmorethanjustsomeonetochatwith.They,relookingfor

seriousrelationships.Iscyberspaceagoodplacetofindtruefriends?Thatanswerdependson

whomyouask.Someoftheserelationshipsactuallysucceed.Othersfail.

SupporterssaythattheInternetallowspeopletogettoknoweachotherintellectually（智力

地）first.Personalappearancedoesn,tgetintheway.Butothersthinkthatnoonecantrulyknow

anotherpersonincyberspace.Why?BecausetheInternetgivesusersalotofcontroloverhow

othersthinkofthem.Internetuserscancarefullychangetheirwordstofitwhateverimage（形象）

theywanttogive.Inasense,they,renotreallythemselves.

Allofthismaybefineiftherelationshipstaysincyberspace.Butnotknowingapersonisa

bigprobleminarelationship.Withsomanyunknowns,it,seasytoletpeople,simagination“fillin

theblanks（空白）."ThiSUnaVOidabIy（不可避免地）leadstodisappointment（失望）whenpeople

meetinperson.Howsomeoneimaginesanonlinefriendisoftenquitedifferentfromthereal

person.

So,beforelookingforfriendsincyberspace,remembertheadviceofCliffbrdStoll:44Lifein

therealworldisfarricherthananythingyou,llfindonacomputerscreen.^^

34.Eventheshyestpersoncanbecomeachat-roomstarbecausewhat,sreallyimportantisa

person,s.

A.ageB?identityC.appearanceD.thoughts

35.WhatdoWeknowaboutthepassage?

A.Itispossiblethatpeoplecan,tfindtruefriendsonline.

B.Appearanceisimportantforrelationshiponline.

C.Ashypersonwillsurelybecometalkativeonline.

D.Peopleareencouragedtocreateimagesincyberspace.

36.WhatdoesParagraph5mainlytellus?

A.Thefaceisthereflectionofheart.B.Don,tjudge（評(píng)價(jià)）abookbyitscover.

C.Thingsarenotalwayswhattheyseem.D.Inner（內(nèi)部的）beautyismoreimportantthan

appearance.

37.Whatdoes3his''inParagraph6referto?

A.People,simagination.B.Arelationship.C.Theonlinefriend.

D.Therealfriend.

38.Whatistheauthor,sattitude（態(tài)度）tolookingfortruefriendsincyberspace?

A.PoSitiVe（積極的）.B.NegatiVe（消極的）.C.Interested.D.Wedon,tknow.

Researchersinthe1960sfoundbilingual（雙語的）peoplescoredhigheronintelligence（智

力）teststhanmonolingualpeoplewhospeakonlyonelanguage.Thelateststudiesshowthat

beingbilingualdoesnotnecessarilymakepeoplecleverer,butitprobablydoesmakeyoubetterat

certainskills.

Imaginedrivingdownthehighway.There,remanythingsthatcoulddrawyourattentionand

youreallyneedtobeabletowatchailofthem.Whywouldbilingualismmakeyouanybetterat

that?

Theansweristhatbilingualpeopleareoftenbetteratcontrollingtheirattention—afunction

（功能）calledtheexecutive（執(zhí)行的）controlsystem.Ifsquitepossiblythemostimportantsystem

youhavebecauseit,swhereallofyourdecisionsaboutwhattopayattentionto,whattoignore

（忽視），whattoprocess（處理）aremade.

Thebestmethodtomeasure（測量）theexecutivecontrolsystemiscalledtheStroopTest.

Supposeyouwouldhavetheword“blue"writteninred,butyouhavetosaythecolourred.But

"blue"issoeye-catching,andyoureallywanttosay"blue”.Youneedtoignoreitsothatyoucan

saythecolourred.That,stheStroopTest.

Bilingualpeoplecontinuallypracticethisfunction.Theyhaveto,becausebothlanguagesare

activeintheirbrainatthesametime.Theyneedtoignoreonetobeabletospeakintheother.This

exercisemighthelpinotherways,too.Researcherssaybilingualchildrenaremorelikelytohave

friendsfromdifferentcultures.Bilingualadultsareoftenfourtofiveyearslaterthanothersin

developingAlzheimer,sdisease（阿爾茨海默氏病）.

39.Whatdidtherecentresearchfindaboutbilingualpeople?

A.Theycansafelydrivetheircars.B.Theycanwellmanagetheirattention.

C.Theycanhaveabettercontrolofimagination.D.Theycaneasilypickoutthecolours

theywant.

40.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"?f'inParagraph4referto?

A.System.B.Test.C.Blue.D.Red.

41.WhatcanWeIeamfromthelastparagraph?

A.Bilingualismmaydoharmtopeople,shealth.

B.Bilingualismhelpschildrenmakemoreforeignfriends.

C.Peoplemustpracticespeakingtwolanguagescontinually.

D.Peopleusemoreactivewordsfromtheirmotherlanguages.

42.Whatmightbethebesttitleforthetext?

A.HowdoestheStroopTestwork?B.Whatisexecutivecontrolsystem?

C.Aremonolingualpeoplesmarter?D.Arebilingualpeoplebetteratsomeskills?

43.Whereisthetextprobablyfrom?

A.Ashoppingposter.B.Aschoolintroduction.

C.Asciencereport.D.Aguidebook.

2021年山東省德州市德城區(qū)中考一模英語試題

七、閱讀單選

Onedayapoorfarmerwastakingabagofricetoatown.Suddenlythebagfelloffhishorse

ontheroad.Hedidn,tknowwhattodoaboutitbecauseitwastooheavyforhimtoliftbyhimself.

Heonlyhopedthatsomebodywouldsoonpassbyandhelphim.Justatthismomentamanriding

ahorsecameuptohim.Butthefarmerwasverydisappointedwhenhesawwhohewas.Itwas

thegreatmanlivingnearby.Thefarmerhadhopedtoaskanotherfarmerorapoormanlikehim.

Buttohissurprise,thegreatmangotoffhishorseassoonashecamenear.Hesaidtothe

farmer,**Iseeyouneedhelp,friend.HowgooditisthatI,mIierejustattherighttime."Thenhe

tookoneendofthebag,andthefarmertooktheother.Theytogetherliftedandputitonthehorse.

“Sir"askedthefarmer,t?howcanIpayyou?”"It'squiteeasy“thegreatmanansweredwitha

smile,uWhereveryouseeanyoneelseintrouble,dothesameforhim.”

24.Whathappenedwhenthefarmerwenttothetown?

A.Thehorsewasill.B.Hishorse,slegwashurt.

C.Thebagfelloffhishorse.D.Thefarmerlosthisbag.

25.Thefarmercouldn,tliftthebagontothehorsebyhimselfbecause.

A.thebagwasbrokenB.thehorsewentaway

C.thefarmerwastoooldD.thebagwastooheavyforhimtolift

26.Whywasthefarmerverydisappointedwhenhesawthegreatman?

A.Becausehethoughtthegreatmancouldn,thelphim.

B.Becausehethoughtthegreatmancouldn,tseehim.

C.Becausehethoughtthegreatmancouldtakeawayhisbag.

D.Becausehethoughtthegreatmancouldtakeawayhishorse.

27.Whohelpedthefarmer?

A.Anotherfanner.B.Thegreatman.

C.Apoormanlikehim.D.Afriendofthefaιmer,s.

28.Accordingtothepassage,ifyouseesomeoneintrouble,whatwillyoudo?

A.I,llvolunteertohelphimorher.

B.ΓllgivesomehelpifIknowhimorher.

C.Iwon,tgiveanyhelpunlessheorshepaysmemoney.

D.I,llgoawayassoonaspossiblebecauseIdon,twantanytrouble.

AI（人工智自旨）makesourliveseasierandbetter.LefsseetheamazingAL

CooldriverlessbusAbusdooropensandYourclosefriendHi,everyone.I,m

yougeton.Wait,whereisthedriver?HereisXiaoice,aChatbot（聊天機(jī)器人）.Ispeaklike

anewkindofdriverlessbuscalledApolong.17-year-oldgirl.Ifyoufeellonely,youcan

Itcanseat14peopleanddoesn,tneedatalkwithme.I,mgoodatsinging,writing

driver.Thebusfollowstrafficrules.Itstopspoemsandtellingstories.Iwanttobeyour

everytimeitseesastoplight.friend!

World,sfirstAIanchorHey,look!ThePopularAIartisThisbeautifulpainting

famousChineseanchor（主播）QiuHaoiswasatanauction（拍賣）in2018.Itsoldfor

reportingthenewsforus.But,is"he"reallyabout3,000,000yuan!Butitisnotaworkby

QiuHao?Theansweris"not”.Thisistheafamouspainter,suchasVincentvanGogh.

world,sfirstAIanchor.ItwaspaintedbyanAIartist.Three

ItlooksandspeaksjustlikearealFrenchmencreatedtheAI.

person.ItspeaksbothChineseandEnglish.ItTheAIartiststudiedover

canwork24hourswithoutanymistakes.The15,000paintings.Inthisway,itlearnedto

AIanchorjoinsXinhua,sreportingteam.Youpaint.Nowitisamongthemostpopular

mightseeitonTVsoon.artistsintheworld.

29.ThefactaboutApolongisthat.A.thereisadriverinitB.thedoorisopened

bythepassenger

C.thereare24seatsinitD.itstopseverytimeitseesastoplight

30.XiaoiceCAN,T.

A.goouttoplaywithyouB.talkwithyouifyoufeellonely

C.beyourfriendD.sing,writepoemsortellstories

31.Thepaintingis.

A.aworkpaintedbyVincentvanGogh

B.worthabout3,000,000yuanatanauction

C.studiedbythreeFrenchartistsover15,000times

D.amongthemostbeautifulpaintingsintheworld

32.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?

A.Xiaoiceisa17-year-oldgirl.

B.TheAlanchorcanonlyspeakEnglish.

C.TheAlanchorcanwork24hourswithoutmistakes.

D.TheAIartistisoneofthemostpopularartistsinChina