2024年中考英語復(fù)習(xí)江西省模擬匯編：閱讀理解15篇

2024年中考英語復(fù)習(xí)閱讀理解15篇江西省模擬匯編

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（2024?江西南昌?一模）Ifyougoshoppinginanytoystore,youcanseeclearlythedifferent

gamesandtoysforboysandgirls:therearealotofpinktoysononesideofthestoreforgirls;and

dark-coloredcars,guns,andsoldiersforboys.Somebigstoreswithtoysmayevenhaveapink

floorforgirlsandabluefloorforboys.Infact,itisdifficulttobuyatoyforagirlthatisnotpink.

Somepeoplethinkthattoomuchpinkisbadforgirls.SuePalmer,writerofToxicChildhood,

isveryworriedthatmostgirlsovertheageofthreearecrazyaboutthecolor.Accordingtosome

scientists,thishappensfortworeasons.Firstly,mostcompaniesoffertoomanyproductsinpink.

Also,manyparentsthinktheirlittledaughterlookscuteinpink.SuePalmersaysthatgirlsatthis

agecannotmakeproperdecisionsbythemselves,butthepinkcanaffect（影響）thechoicesand

thedecisionstheywillmakeinthefuture.

Someparentsareworriedtoo,forexample,VanessaHolburn,thirty-two,whohastwogirls

undertheageoffour.TheirbedroomsareaseaofpinkandVanessaisnothappy."Pinksaysthat

youaresoftandgentle.Bluesaysthatyouarestrongandpowerful.Iwantmydaughterstobe

strongandpowerful.I'mworriedthatpinkwillnothelpthemwiththat,“shesays.

Butnoteveryonethinksthere9ssomethingwrongwithpink.GraysonTurnerisafatherof

threegirlsandheisn'tworriedatall."Peopleforgetthatthingschangeallthehesays."My

girlsusedtolovepinkwhentheywerelittle,butastheygetolder,theychange.^^Turnerexplains

thathistwelve-year-olddaughterneverwearspinkclothesanymore."Thisloveofpinkisjusta

fashionandallfashionschange,“headds."It'sonlysincethe1940sthatpeoplehavestarted

dressinggirlsinpink------beforethatitwasacolorforboys.^^

1.WhatisSuePalmer'sworry?

A.Allofthegirlsundertheageofthreearecrazyaboutthecolorofpink.

B.Mostgirlsovertheageofthreearecrazyaboutthecolorofpink.

C.Mostboysovertheageofthreearecrazyaboutthecolorofblue.

D.Alloftheboysundertheageofthreearecrazyaboutthecolorofblue.

2.Theunderlinedword"that"inparagraph3means"

A.beingsoftandgentleB.beingstrongandcute

C.beingstrongandpowerfulD.beinggentlebutpowerful

3.AccordingtoGraysonTurner,.

A.heisworriedaboutthecolorpinkB.theloveofcolorschangesasthefashions

C.pinkhasalwaysbeenacolorforgirlsD.hisgirlspreferthecolorpinkallthetime

4.Thebeststructure（結(jié)構(gòu)）ofthepassagemaybe.

5.Thepurposeofthispassageisto.

A.explainwhygirlsarecrazyaboutthecolorpink

B.introducehowthecolorpinkaffectsthegirls,life

C.describedifferentfashionsindifferentperiodsforkids

D.showpeople'sdifferentopinionsaboutthecolorpink

（2024?江西萍鄉(xiāng)?一模）Haveyoueverboughtsomethingandthenchangedyourmind?

ForAlisonJenson,15,thisusedtohappenseveraltimesaweek.Alisonwasashopaholic.Shejust

couldn'tstopshoppingandshelovedspecialoffers.

Alison'sbedroomisfullofthings.6<FvebeentoeveryshopinLondon,Ithink”,saysAlison.

Shepicksupsomeearrings.Thelabels（標(biāo)簽）arestillonthem.t6Thesewerehalfprice,“shesays.

"I'veneverwornthem.^^Alison'sproblemwasn'tjustjewelry.Shealsoboughtalotofclothes,

thoughnotmanyshoes,becausetheywereusuallytooexpensive.Shehasalsoboughtlotsofother

smallthings-like20newcoversforherphone.Shehasn'tusedanyofthem.

Accordingtoexperts,weallfeelexcitedafterwebuysomethingnew.Forshopaholics,ifs

alittledifferent.Soonaftertheybuysomething,theythinkthey'vemadeamistakeandstartto

feelunhappy.Sotheybuythemselvessomethingelsetofeelhappier.

Psychologists（心理學(xué)家）firstdescribedtheproblemsofshopaholicsin1955.However,

therewasverylittleresearchonthesubjectuntilrecently.Now,doctorsthinkthousandsofpeople

sufferfromtheproblem,andthesituationisgettingworse.Therearealsomoreteenage

shopaholicsnow,althoughmostyoungpeopledon'thaveenoughmoneytogoshoppingvery

regularly.

Alisonknewshehadaproblem."Ioftenboughtsomethingeveryday.Usuallyitwas

somethingsmall,butIjustneededtobuyit,“shesays."IspentmoneythatIgotformybirthday,

andwhenIwasshortofmoney,Iborroweditfromfriendsormyparents.WhenIcouldn'tgo

shopping,Ifeltanxious.Thenoneday,myparentsjustlookedatallthethingsinmyroomand

saidthatthiswascrazy!Iknewtheywereright.Ineededsomebigchangesinmylifb.”

Alisonnowgetshelpwithherproblemandfeelsshehaschanged.Shenolongerthinksshe

isashopaholic.ctWhenIwanttobuysomethinginashop,Iaskmyselftwoquestions,9,shesays.

“DoIneedit?CanIaffordit?Theanswertobothquestionsisusually'no',soIwalkaway.It's

great!??

6.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"shopaholic“meaninParagraph1referto?

A.apersonwhoalwayschangeshisorhermind.

B.apersonwhoiscrazyaboutshopping.

C.apersonwhobuysthingseveryday.

D.apersonwhoisafraidofshopping.

7.WhatdoweknowaboutAlisonJensonaccordingtothepassage?

A.Sheisanadult.

B.ShehasbeentoeveryshopinEngland.

C.Sheboughtmanyshoes.

D.Sheboughtmanythingsthatshedidn'treallyneed.

8.Whatdoexpertssayaboutshopaholics?

A.Shopaholicsfeelsadwhentheyareshopping.

B.Shopaholicssoonfeelunhappyaftertheyhaveboughtsomething.

C.Shopaholicsfeelmoreexcitedthanotherpeoplewhentheyshop.

D.Shoppingistheonlywayshopaholicscanfeelhappy.

9.WhichwordcanbestdescribeAlison'sfeelingattheendofthepassage?

A.Glad.B.Worried.C.Embarrassed.D.Sad.

10.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitle?

A.ShopTillYouDrop!B.ShoppingMakesMeHappy!

C.YouMBetterShopLess!D.ICanStopShoppingNow!

（2024?江西九江?一模）Whenbabiesarehungry,theywillcrytoshowtheirfeelings.When

childrenandgrown-upsaresad,theymaycrytofeelbetter.However,somepeoplethinkcryingis

abadthingbecauseitmaybebadfortheirhealth.Infact,itishealthytohavesometears.

Accordingtothestudies,somehealthproblemshavesomethingtodowithnotcryingenough.

Sometimespeopleneedtocrymorebecauseithelpsthemtogetwell.

Differentcultureshavedifferentideasaboutcrying.ThepeopleinIndonesiathink

crying-unlessdonebyapersonwhohaslostaclosefriend-isunhealthy,causinghealth

problems.Insomeothercultures,peoplecrytogetherusuallywhentheyareafraidofsomething

andintimesofsadness.Herearetwointerestingstudiesaboutcrying.

Astudyof5,000peoplein35countriesmadebyProfessor（教授）AdVingerhoetsfoundthat

womenusuallycriedbetween30and64timesayear,andmenusuallycried6to17timesayear.

Vingerhoetsthinksthatwomen'shigherprolactinlevels（催孚L素水平）maycausewomentocry

more.Prolactinlevelsarehigherinpregnancy（懷孕）.

Accordingtoanotherstudy,when150womenwerewatchingthefilmSteelMagnolias,

scientistsfound22percentofthemcriedandtheothersdidn't.Thosewhocriedfeltmoresadness

foralongtime.Thestudysaidcryingcanmakepeoplesadder,andatookpeoplelongertoget

well.

Cryingmaymakepeoplefeelbetteronlyifithelpswiththeirproblems.Studiesshow

comfortfromonepersondoesmakepeoplefeelthatcryingisagoodidea.Sonexttimeyoudon't

feelgood,youcantalkwithyourfriendandcryouttomakeyourselffeelbetter!

11.Whafsthethemeofthepassage?

A.Customs.B.Environment.C.Health.D.Family.

12.WhichopiniondoesthewriterprobablyagreetoaccordingtoParagraph1?

A.Cryingdoesharmtopeople.B.Peopleshouldn'toftencry.

C.Cryingisgoodforpeople.D.Peopledon'tlikecrying.

13.Whatdoesthethirdparagraphmainlytalkabout?

A.TheresultofthestudymadebyAdVingerhoets.

B.TheprocessofthestudymadebyAdVingerhoets.

C.ThetimeofthestudymadebyAdVingerhoets.

D.TheplaceofthestudymadebyAdVingerhoets.

14.Howmanywomendidn'tcryinthestudywhilewatchingthefilmSteelMagnolias?

A.17.B.33.C.64.D.117.

15.Whafsthebeststructureofthispassage?

A.①②③/④/⑤B.①/②/③④/⑤C.①/②③④/⑤D.①/②③/④/⑤

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?Visitinganyskiresort（滑雪勝地）aroundtheworld,youwouldcertainlyseealotofskiers.

Youwouldalsoseequiteafewsnowboarders.Thesetwosportsdidnotalwayssharespaceso

happily.Ittookawhileforpeopletohugsnowboarding.Today,itisoneofthemostpopular

wintersports.

②Manypeoplethinkthatsnowboardingisarecentsport.Thatisnottrue.Itisbelievedthat

peoplesnowboardedinthe1920s.Theyusedwoodorotherwastedboards.Theywouldusehorse

reinsoranothertypeoftie.Thiswouldhelpkeeptheboardfixedtothefeet.

③Manyyearslater,otherswereinfluencedtotrythesamething.In1965,apicturewastaken

ofaskier9sspecialidea.Hehadtiedtwoskistogether.Heputaropeatthefronttomakeiteasyto

move.TheskiercalleditaSnurfer.Hethoughtofitasasnowsurfboard.Theideatookoff.It

spreadmorethroughthe1970s.Moreandmoreskiershadaninterestinthesport.Itwashardto

findaplacetogoandsnowboard,however.Someresortsonlyallowedskiing.Thisbeganto

changeinthe1980s.

④Soonafter,therestoftheworldbegantolearnaboutthesport.Itwasfirstshownatthe

Olympicsin1998.Itcontinuedtocatchonwithfans.Theyoungerkidswhofirststartedto

snowboardbecamequitegood.Therewerecompetitions.Theseplayerswereatthetopofthe

sport.Theywereabletodoamazingthings.

⑤Today,snowboardingstillremainspopular.Alotofyoungkidstryit.Olderfansstill

snowboard,too.

16.Whatdidpeopleusetosnowboardinthe1920s?

A.Plasticboards.B.Woodenboards.C.Metalboards.D.Stoneboards.

17.Whatdoestheunderlinedsentencemean?

A.Theideawasasuccess.B.Theideawasafailure.

C.Theideawasadded.D.Theideawasrefused.

18.Putthefollowingeventsintocorrectorderaccordingtothepassage.

a.SnowboardingbecameanOlympicevent.

b.TheSnurferappeared.

c.Peopleusedhorsereinstokeeptheboardfixedtothefeet.

d.Moreresortsallowedsnowboarding.

A.abedB.badcC.cbdaD.edba

19.WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?

A.Snowboardingisarecentsport.

B.Onlyyoungkidshaveinterestsinsnowboarding.

C.Snowboardersalsocompeteinthissportbesideshavingfun.

D.Snowboardingbecamepopularallovertheworldsoonafteritappeared.

20.Whatwouldbethebeststructureofthepassage?

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（2024?江西鷹潭?——模）Alongwithfirewood（柴），rice,oil,salt,sauceandvinegar,teais

consideredoneofthesevennecessitiesforlifeinChina.Now,ithasalsowonglobal（全球的）

attentionasasharedculturaltreasureofmankind.

Sinceancienttimes,Chinesepeoplehavebeenplanting,picking,makinganddrinkingtea.

Moreimportantly,China'steaculturehasdevelopedsocialcustom.ItisChinesetraditionthata

hostshouldwelcomevisitingguestswithboiledtea.ApoembySongpoetDuLeireads:Ioffer

tea,notwine,toaguestonacoldnight.

BoilingteaisoneoftheoldestChineseteabrewing（煮沏）methods,datingback（追溯）to

theTangDynasty（618-907）.Tealeaveswereboiledforalongtimeandsometimestheywere

cookedtogetherwithdifferentkindsofherbs（草藥）andfruits.Duringthisprocess,peoplecan

enjoyaquiettime.LaterintheMingDynasty（1368-1644）,afasterandmoreconvenientmethod

becomemorepopular-steeping（沖泡）.

However,theoldmethodisnowmakingacomebackamongChineseyoungpeople.Onthe

appXiaohongshu,hereareover40,000postsonthetopicof"stove-boiled”tea（圍爐煮茶）.They

roasttealeavesbeforeboilingtheminateapotonastove.Peoplesitaroundthestoveinanatural

settingandhavesnackswiththeirhottea.Somealsoweartraditionalhanfuasifitcouldtake

thembacktothoseancienttimes.

Through“stove-boiled"tea,peoplecantasteaslowerlifeandfindtheirinnerpeace（內(nèi)心

平和）.AsiswritteninoneXiaohongshupost,“Itisveryrelaxingtodrinkhotteaandchatwith

bestfriends.^^

21.Whatdoestheunderlinedword€tif,referto?

A.Tea.B.Wine.C.Rice.D.Oil.

22.WhatisthemainideaofParagraph2?

A.Winecankeepoutthecold.

B.WritingpoemsispopularinTangandSong.

C.China'steaculturehasdevelopedsocialcustom.

D.Chinesepeoplehavebeenplanting,picking,makinganddrinkingtea.

23.HowdoesthewriterintroduceChina'steacultureinParagraph4?

A.Bytellingastory.B.Byaskingquestions.

C.Bygivingexamples.D.Byusingquotations（弓|言）.

24.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?

A.SteepingteacanbedatedbacktotheTangDynasty.

B.Peopleonlydrinkteawhilemaking"stove-boiled"tea.

C.InChinesetraditions,ahostservestheguestswithwine.

D.”Stove-boiled“teaisawaytoenjoyapeacefulandrelaxingtime.

25.Whafsthewriter'spurposeinwritingthepassage?

A.Toshowthewaysof"stove-boiled"tea.

B.Toencourageustomake"stove-boiled"tea.

C.TointroducethehistoryofChina'steaculture.

D.Tointroduceanewfashion一"stove-boiled"tea.

（2024?江西贛州?一模）Allofusmayhaveexperiencedembarrassingmoments.Itcould

havebeenthetimewhenyoupronouncedasimplewordwronginclass,woreyourT-shirt

backwards,talkedaboutsomeoneelsewithoutrealizingtheywererightbehindyou,orsecretly

triedtotakeapictureofsomeonewhiletheflashwason.

Thoughtheseembarrassingmomentsdon'tharmusalot,theycomebackfromtimetotime

andmakeusfeelupset.Evenifthesemomentsmayhavefaded（消失）aftersometime,wewould

alwaysrememberthefeelingofstrongembarrassment.Infact,thesefeelingsmaylastforyears.

Whenthesekindsoffeelingsreturn,theyareknownasa“cringeattack（羞愧綜合征）

IpersonallygetaquiteuncomfortablefeelingwhenIthinkbackonapartymyparentstook

metowhenIwasyounger.Iateabowlofstrawberriesbymyself.Myparentsshoutedatmein

frontofeveryoneforbeingsoselfish.FromthenoneverytimeIputastrawberryintomymouth,

mybrainjustthrowsthatembarrassingsceneback.

Whydothese"cringeattacks^^stillpopupinourdailyliveseventhoughtheactualevents

happenedweeks,months,orevenyearsago?Accordingtoresearchers,ourbrainsgivespecial

attentiontofeelingsthatcanbeeasilynoticed.Thestrongerthefeelingis,thestrongerthe

memorywillbe.Ifyouhaveahighlyembarrassingorhighlyemotional（情緒激動的）moment,no

matterwhatitis,yourbrainwilltrytocatchit.

Sohowcanwedealwiththis?Well,wecanstartbytryingtobemoreobjective（客觀的）

aboutourpastselves.Considerthatyouarenotaloneinyourembarrassment-everyonefailsor

makessilly,embarrassingmistakes.Insteadofjusttryingtoforgetwhatwedid,weshouldtryto

acceptwhowewereatthatmomentandthinkabouthowwecanchangeforthebetter.

26.WhydidthewritertalkabouthisownexperienceinParagraph3?

A.Toshowhisloveforstrawberries.B.Togiveanexampleof“cringeattacks”.

C.Toexplainthathewasnotreallyselfish.D.Toshoweveryonehasembarrassing

moments.

27.WhatwillwedoifwearethemoreemotionalaccordingtoParagraph4?

A.Wewillliveamoreexcitinglife.

B.Wewillkeeptheeventstayshorterinourmemory.

C.Wewillrememberbetterabouttheevent.

D.Wewillfeelmoreembarrassedabouttheevent.

28.What'sthewriter'ssuggestionaboutdealingwithembarrassingmoments?

A.Takingthemseriously.B.Justforgettingaboutthem.

C.Tryingtoimproveourselves.D.Comparingthemwithothers5.

29.Whichisthecorrectstructureofthepassage?

A.①②/③④/⑤B.①/②③/④⑤C.①/②③④/⑤D.①②/③/④⑤

30.Whatisthepurposeofthepassage?

A.Tohelpusforgetwhatwedid.

B.Tohelpusdescribesomeembarrassingmoments.

C.Tohelpusavoidmakingembarrassingmistakes.

D.Tohelpusface“cringeattack“correctly.

（2024?江西吉安?一模）Howdoesitfeelwhensomeonelistenstoyouwithoutinterrupting

（打斷）you?Thisiscalledactivelisteningandifsagreatwaytounderstandotherpeople's

feelingsandbuildtrustbetweenfriends.

Activelisteningmeanstryingtounderstandhowsomeonefeelsbylisteningcarefullyto

whatthey9resayingandbypayingattentiontotheirbodylanguage.Annie,aged11,explainswhat

itmeanstoher."Whenmyfriendstellmesomethingimportant,Ilistentowhatthey'retryingto

say.Icantellbytheirvoiceandthelookontheirfaceifthey'reupsetorhappy.Thismakesme

feellikeIunderstandthembetter.^^

Listeningcloselytosomeonewithoutinterruptingorgivingyourownopinionshowsthat

you'reinterestedinwhatthey'resaying,evenifyoudon'tagree.Thishelpstoavoidmistakesand

argumentsandcanstrengthen（力口強(qiáng)）friendships.It'salsoagoodwaytoimproveyourempathy

（共1W）skillsbecauseyou'relearningtoseetheworldthroughsomeoneelse'seyes.Samaritansis

anorganizationthatsupportspeoplebylisteningtotheirworries.Itsays,“Reallylisteningto

peoplemakesthemfeelvaluedandunderstood,andbeingabletolistencarefullytoothershelps

youbesomeonewhoothersfeeltheycanturntoandtrust,^^

Howcanyoubeanactivelistener?Listencarefullytowhatyourfriendissaying,andavoid

jumpinginwithyourownthoughtsandfeelings.Ifyoureallywanttotalk,makingalisteningsign

likenoddingyourheadinstead.Askquestionsorsaythingsthatneedmorethanayesorno

answer,like“Tellmemore”.Trylookingforclues（線索）abouthowthey9refeelingintheirface

andbodytoo."Activelisteningisaskillandittakesalotofpractice,9,saysSamaritans,"butdon't

giveup,andrememberyoucanonlydoyourbest.^^

31.Whafsthethemeofthepassage?

A.Livingenvironment.B.Schooldays.

C.Unexpectedevents.D.Interpersonalcommunication.

32.Whatdoestheunderlinedword^tthem^^referto?

A.Otherpeopledfeelings.B.Annie?sfriends.

C.Friendships.D.Others.

33.What'sthemainideaofthelastparagraph?

A.Howcanyoubeanactivelistener?B.Whenshouldonebeanactivelistener?

C.Whyshouldyoubeanactivelistener?D.Whoisanactivelistener?

34.WhatcanweknowaboutactivelisteningaccordingtoSamaritans?

A.Itisasimportantasaskingquestions.B.Itmakesothersacceptyourideaseasily.

C.Itmakesyoubeanactivepersoneasily.D.Itisaskillandtakeslotsofpractice.

35.Whatisthebesttitleforthispassage?

A.Howtobuildtrustbetweenfriends.B.Howtoavoidmistakesandarguments.

C.Howtobeagoodlistener.D.Howtoimproveyourempathyskills.

（2024?江西撫州?一模）

AvideowentpopularonAugust15,2023.Inthevideo,therewasagroupoftourists

travelinginthedesertinTurpan,NorthwestChina'sXinjiangUygurautonomousregion.Suddenly

theyfoundtheirhairstandingonend,whichscaredeveryoneonthescene.Accordingtothe

tourists,theirhairreturnedtonormalsituationaftertheydrove3kilometersdowntheroad.

ManypeopleontheInternetsaidthephenomenon（現(xiàn)象）isasignofacomingstorm.They

suggestedthatthegroupshouldhaverunawayassoonaspossible.However,FengMinxue,an

expert,saidthatrunningawayisnotthebestchoiceinsuchasituation.

AccordingtoFeng,ifaperson'shairisdryandthereisalittlestaticelectricity（靜電），there

isstilltimetoleave.However,ifthehairhasalreadystoodonend,runningcanbefatalbecauseit

mayputthepersonindanger.Thecorrectwayistolowerone'sbodyheight.Iftheycan'tleave

themountaintopintime,theyshouldquicklycrouch（蹲）downinthatplace,bringtheirfeetas

closetogetheraspossibleandusetheirhandstoprotecttheirhead,avoidingtouchingtheground.

WuXueke,aprofessor,thinksthatthecloudswithelectricityabovetheheadofthetourists

causedthesituation.Theelectricfielddistortion（畸變）abovetheirheadbecamestrong,andthen

itcausedstaticelectricityintheirhair.Insomeseriouscases,thepersonmightbehitbylightning.

Therefore,ifpeoplemeetwithsuchasituationoutdoors,theyshouldkeepaclearmindandtake

actionproperly.

36.Whathappenedinthevideo?

A.Touristsgotlostinthedesert.B.Tourists9carbrokedownbadly.

C.Touristsdrove13kilometersfast.D.Tourists5hairstoodonendwhiletraveling.

37.WhatdidmanypeopleontheInternetadvisethetouriststodo?

A.Standstill.B.Liedownquietly.

C.Runawayimmediately.D.Recordthesigncarefully.

38.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“fhtal“inParagraph3mean?

A.Annoying.B.Dangerous.C.Sudden.D.Safe.

39.AccordingtoFeng,whatshouldthetouristsdo?

?Keeptheirbodydown.②Bringtheirfeetclosetogether.

?Protecttheirhead.?Touchtheground.

A.①②③B.①②④C.①③④D.②③④

40.Whatcanweknowfromthelastparagraph?

A.Peopleoutdoorsshouldtrytoavoiddarkclouds.

B.Thecloudswithoutelectricityabovetheheadofthetouristscausedthesituation.

C.Peopleareeasilyhitbylightninginthedesert.

D.Strongelectricfielddistortioncancausestaticelectricityinhair.

（2024?江西上饒?一模）"Savethewhales!”ThafswhatthepictureonJakeSmith's

bedroomwallsaid.Jakelikedhavingapicturethatsaidsomethingimportanttoshowwhathe

cared.Hejustneverexpectedtogetachancetosavearealwhale,onerightinhisown

neighborhood.

ItwasaSaturdaymorningwhenthenewspaperfirstreportedthewhales'coming.Agroup

oftheanimalswereswimmingclosetothebeachinJake'shometown.Allthelocalpeoplerushed

outtothebeachtoseethem.Theywereexpectingabeautifulshow,betterthanamovie.

Thenonewhaleswaminthedirectiondirectlytowardsland.Itcameinwiththewavesand

whenthewavesreceded（退去），itstayed.Itshugebodyrestedontheland.Suddenly,Jakeandhis

familyandalltheotherswerenolongersightseers.Theyhadtobecomerescuers（救援者）.Afew

peoplerantowardstheanimal.Theypushedandtriedtoforcethewhalebackintothewater,butit

wasnouse.

Ananimalrescueserviceteamsoonarrivedinatruckwithheavyliftingmachinery,tohelp

movetheanimal.Jakeandhisfamilycouldn'tdomuchonthebeach,sotheywentbacktotheir

houseandmadesandwichesandhotteafortherescuers.Atleast,Jakethought,theycouldhelpin

someways.

Backatthebeach,theyofferedthefoodtotherescuersandwerehappytoseethatitwas

needed.Itwasgettingdark.Somepeoplelineduptheircarsalongthebeachandshinedthe

headlightsonthesand.Therescuerswouldnotgiveup.Aftertryingmanytimestheywerefinally

abletoliftthewhaleintothewater.Everyonecheeredwhenitheadedouttothesea.Itswamout

aboutamileandthendisappearedforamomentunderthesea.Then,inwhatlookedlikeajump

ofjoy,itrosehighabovethewater-athank-youtothosewhohadworkedsohardtosaveitslife.

41.Whichofthefollowingistherightorderoftheevents?

a.Ahugewhalerestedonthelandandcouldn'tswimbacktothesea.

b.Itwasreportedthatagroupofwhaleswereswimmingclosetothebeach.

c.Ananimalrescueserviceteamcametohelpmovetheanimal.

d.Thewhaleswamoutaboutamileandthendisappearedunderthesea.

A.d-a-c-bB.c-a-d-bC.b-d-a-cD.b-a-c-d

42.WhatdoesthepictureonJake'swalltellusabouthim?

A.Helivedneartheocean.B.Hecaredaboutanimals.

C.Heworkedasananimalrescuer.D.Hethoughtwhaleswerethemostbeautiful.

43.Whydidthelocalpeoplegodowntothebeach?

A.Toswiminthesea.B.Tohelprescuethewhales.

C.Toseethewhalesswimming.D.Towatchamovieaboutwhales.

44.HowdidJakeandhisfamilyhelpsavethewhale?

A.Bycallingtherescueservice.B.Byaskingtheirneighborsforhelp.

C.Bygivingtherescuersfoodanddrink.D.Bycontrollingthepeopleonthebeach.

45.Whatcanwelearnfromthispassage?

A.Everyoneshouldprotectthewhales.

B.Manywhalesrestedontheland.

C.Therewereonlytherescuerstosavethewhale.

D.Everyonewassadatlast.

（2023?江西上饒?——模）Doyoulikewritingbyhandorwithakeyboard?

Anewbrainresearch,ledbyresearchersatNorwegianUniversityofScienceandTechnology,

showsthatchoosinghandwritinginsteadofusingakeyboardresultsinbetterlearningand

memory.

“Whenyouwriteyourshoppinglistorclassnotesbyhand,yousimplyrememberwhatyou

wrotebetterlater,“saidAudreyvanderMeer,whodidthestudy.

12younggrown-upsand12childrentookpartinthestudy.Thisisthefirsttimethatchildren

havetakenpartinsuchastudy.Specialmachineswereusedtofollowandrecordbrainwave（電波）

activity.Eachpersonworeaspecialcapwithover250electrodes（電極）onthehead,andwas

askedtowritebyhandanduseakeyboard.Thesensors（傳感器）intheelectrodespickedupthe

activitythattookplaceinthebrain.Eachexaminationtook45minutesforeachperson