專題20 閱讀理解之說明文-學易金卷：三年（2021-2023）中考英語真題分項匯編（四川專用）（原卷版）

專題20閱讀理解之說明文學易金卷：三年（2021—2023）中考英語真題分項匯編A（2023·四川眉山·統(tǒng)考中考真題）Chinese,JapaneseandKoreanallhavesimplernumberwords.Theyexpressmathconcepts(概念)moreclearlythanEnglish.Thelanguagedifferencehasdrawnlotsofattention.SeveralrecentstudieshaveconnectedweakermathabilitiesofEnglish-speakingchildrenwithEnglishnumberwords.Chinese,forexample,hasjusttenbasicnumberwords.English,however,hasmorethantwodozen(一打).Thetroublestartsat11.Englishhasaword(eleven)forthatnumber.Chinese,JapaneseandKoreanhavewordsthatcanbetranslatedasten-one—spokenwiththetenfirst.Thatmakesiteasierforthesechildrentounderstandtheplacevalue(位值).Andthestudentscaneasilyseethenumbersystemcomesfromunitsof10.Englishnumberwordsover10don’tmaketheplacevalueclear.Wordsfornumbers13to19changetheorderoftheonesandtens.Childrenoftenmix17with71.Asaresult,childrenworkingwithEnglishnumberwordshaveahardertimedoingdifficultcalculations(運算).Theymakemoremistakes.ItalsofeelsmorenaturalforChinesespeakersthanforEnglishspeakerstousethemake-a-tenmethod.Whenaddingtwonumbers,Chinesestudentsoftenbreakdownthenumbersintopartsandregroupthemintotensandones.Forexample,9+5becomes9+1+4.Thismethodgreatlyhelpsstudentsworkoutmathproblems.ManyteachersinAmericaareteachingtheirstudentsthemake-a-tenmethod.However,theyarestillhavingtroublebecauseoftheunclearanddifficultEnglishnumberwords.Now,youshouldfeelluckythatyouarelearningmathinChina.Thankstoyourmotherlanguage,allthemathproblemshavebecomeclearerandlessdifficult.1．SeveralrecentstudieshavefoundaconnectionbetweenEnglishnumberwordsand________.A．weakermathabilitiesofyounglearnersofEnglishB．weakermathabilitiesofEnglish-speakingchildrenC．strongermathabilitiesofyounglearnersofEnglishD．strongermathabilitiesofEnglish-speakingchildren2．HowmanybasicnumberwordsarethereinEnglish?A．Ten. B．Eleven.C．Morethanadozen. D．Morethantwodozen.3．Ifyouusethemake-a-tenmethod,whatwill8+7become?A．6+2+7 B．7+1+7 C．8+1+6 D．8+2+54．Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A．WhysomeAsianlanguagescanmakemathlearningeasier.B．WhysomeAsianlanguagesareeasierthanEnglish.C．HowAsianchildrendobasiccalculationswithinten.D．Howchildren’smathabilitiesarejudgedindifferentcountries.B（2023·四川眉山·統(tǒng)考中考真題）Doyouliketotravelalone?Ordoyouthinkit’sbettertotravelwithfriends?Ifyou’restilldeciding,pleasereadon.Iwillexplaintheadvantagesofbothways.Oneofthegreatthingsabouttravelingaloneisthatyoumaketherulesaboutwhereyougoandwhatyoueat.You’llbesurprisedatwhatyoudiscoveraboutyourselfwithoutanyinfluence.Travelingalonereallyshowsyouwhatyou’remadeofandhelpsyoutodiscoverinnerstrength(內(nèi)心的力量)youdidn’tknowyouhad.Besides,italsogivesyoutimetothink,learnandgrow.Whenyoureyesarewideopen,you’llgetawholenewoutlookontheworld.It’seasytothinkthattravelingaloneislonely.Althoughthatmaysometimesbetrue,you’rehardlyeveralone.Whenyoutravelinaone-personteam,thiscanprovideachanceforyoutoenjoythemostinterestingpartoftravel—communicatingwiththelocalsandmeetingtravelersfromallcorersoftheworld.Infact,travelingtoknowmoreabouttheworldisnoteasy.There’sresearchtobedone,flightstobebookedandchoicestobemade,nottomentionthatthingscan—andoftendo—gowrong.Oneofthemainadvantagesoftravelingwithfriendsisbeingabletosharethesethingsandsupporteachotherthroughtheprocess,evenifit’sjustsomeonewhowillwaitwithyourbagwhenyougotothebathroom.Justasyourmotheralwayssays,it’struethattravelingwithotherscangiveyouasenseofsafety,especiallyifyou’renewtotravel.Youknowthatifyougetlostorhaveyourwalletstolen,there’ssomeonetoholdyourhandwhenyoutrytoexplainyoursituationinaforeignpolicestation.There’snorightorwrongwaytotravel.Whetheryoutravelaloneorteamupwithfriends,itdependsonyou.5．HowdoesthewriterintroducethetopicofthepassageinParagraph1?A．Bytellingastory. B．Bygivingexamples.C．Byaskingquestions. D．Bydescribingascene.6．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“it”inParagraph3referto?A．Travelingalone. B．Innerstrength.C．Outsideinfluence. D．Travelingwithothers.7．TravelingwithfriendshasthefollowingadvantagesEXCEPT________.A．sharingalotofthings B．knowingyourselfbetterC．gettingsupporteasily D．havingasenseofsafety8．What’sthestructureofthepassage?(①=Paragraph1②=Paragraph2…)A． B． C． D．C（2023·四川宜賓·統(tǒng)考中考真題）Thereareover800boardingschoolsintheUKwithstudentsfromhomeandforeigncountries.Boardingschoolsstartedhundredsofyearsagointhecountry.Theearliestboardingschoolsweresetupforwhite,richboysonly.IntheUK,boardingschoolshavethreetermsinaschoolyear,withabout13weeksineachterm.Studentsstudyandlivetogether.Theycan’tgooutsideiftheyarenotallowedto.Eachstudenthashisorhersubjectplan.Mostboardingschoolshavea“l(fā)ightout”time.Sowhenit’stimetogotobed,allthelightsinthebedroomsareturnedoff.Thehouse-masterscantakecareofstudentsallthetime,especiallyafterschoolhours.Nearlyallthestudentsatboardingschoolswearaschooluniform.Boysusuallywearashirtandatie,andgirlswearawhiteblouse,sometimesalsoatieandaskirt.Asstudentsgetolder,therulesbecomelessstrict.IntheUK,boardingschoolsprovidestudentswithdeliciousfood.TheycanchoosetohaveafullEnglishbreakfastorsimplebread.Theycanalsochooseeitheramealwithnomeatoranothermealwithmeatforlunchanddinner.Studentscanalsomakethemselvessomethingtoeatatanytimeinakitchen.9．Whocouldstudyintheearliestboardingschools?A．Allstudents. B．Foreignstudents. C．Whiteandrichboys. D．Whiteandrichgirls.10．WhatshouldstudentsintheboardingschoolsdoaccordingtoParagraph2?A．Makeasubjectplan. B．Studyandlivealone.C．Lookafterthemselves. D．Gooutsideafterschool.11．Whatdoestheunderlinedpart“l(fā)ightout”meaninChinese?A．點亮 B．熄燈 C．褪色 D．減重12．Whatcanwelearnabouttheschooluniform?A．Boyshardlyfollowtherules. B．Girlsonlywearawhiteblouse.C．Boysneverwearashirtandatie. D．Girlssometimeswearatieandaskirt.13．Whatdoesthelastparagraphmainlytalkabout?A．Whattoeat. B．Whentoeat. C．Wheretoeat. D．Howtoeat.D（2023·四川宜賓·統(tǒng)考中考真題）Formostofus,stressisafactoflife.Buttherearemanyusefulwaystolowerstress.Let’stakealook.Sometimesitcanbedifficulttosayexactlywhatwe’refeeling.Whenwefeeluneasyordisappointed,wecanputproblemsintowords.Keepingadiaryisagoodwaytorelax.Ifwegetangry,musichasawonderfulinfluenceonourfeelings.Whenwefeelsad,itfillsourheartswithwarmth.Whenwegetnervousorupsetbeforeatest,takeafewdeepbreaths.Enoughsleephelpsuskeepclearminds.Withoutplentyofrest,itishardtopayattentiontoourstudyorwork.Actually,themostimportantwaythatwecanlowerstressistohaveahealthylifestyle.Especiallyexerciseisakeypartofstayinghealthyandgoodforbothphysicalandmentalhealth.\14．Howmanywayscanweusetolowerstress?A．4. B．5. C．6. D．7.15．Whatcanwedoifwefeeldisappointed?A．Wecangotobed. B．Wecancallourfriends.C．Wecanwalkontheplayground. D．Wecanwritedownourproblems.16．Whatcanwechoosetodoifwefeelsadorangry?A．Tolistentomusic. B．Tostudyhard. C．Tokeepadiary. D．Toreadourfavoritebooks.17．Whichwaycanhelpuscalmdownbeforehavingatest?A．Drawingpictures. B．Learningtoswim.C．Takingdeepbreaths. D．Havingenoughsleep.18．What’sthemainideaofthepassage?A．Ittalksaboutourstress. B．Ittellsushowtoexercise.C．Ittalksaboutourdailylife. D．Ittellsushowtolowerstress.E（2023·四川廣安·統(tǒng)考中考真題）Awomankeptabirdandshereallylikedit.Butonedaythebirdflewaway.Thewomanwassadandwentouttolookforitonthemountainnearherhome.Atlast,shemetthebird.Thewomansaidexcitedly,“Willyoupleasegohomewithme,mybird?”Thoughthebirdwasalsohappytoseethewoman,itshookitshead.“Takemetoyourhomeandletmeseehowyoulive.”thewomansaid.Thebirdledthewomantoitsnewhome.Shefounditlivedwellwithmanyotherbirds.Soshedecidedtogobackhomealone.Beforeshewasleaving,thebirdgaveherabasket.Whenshereturnedhome,shetoldherhusbandwhathadhappened.Herhusbandopenedthebasketandsawalotofgold.Themanwasverygreedy(貪婪的)andhewenttothebird’shome,too.“Hello,mybird.Imissyouverymuch.”criedthemanfalsely(虛偽地).Infact,heusedtotreatthebirdbadly.Thebirdsaidnothing.Ittookouttwobaskets,alightoneandaheavyone.Thebirdaskedhimtochooseoneandhecouldopenitafterhereachedhome.Ofcourse,hechosetheheavyoneandtookithomewithgreatdifficulty.However,whenheopenedthebasket,hefounditwasfullofstones!19．Whatdidthewomandoonthemountain?A．Shewantedtovisitherfriend. B．Shefoundabasketfullofgold.C．Shelookedforherlostbird. D．Shelookedforgold.20．Thewomanwentbackhomealonebecause________.A．shefoundthebirdlivedwell B．thebirdgaveherabasketC．thebirddidn’tlikeher D．herhusbandaskedhertodothat21．Whydidthewoman’shusbandgotothebird’shome?A．Becausehelovedthebird.B．Becausehewantedtobringthebirdhome.C．Becausehewantedmorebaskets.D．Becausehewantedmoregold.22．WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaboutthewoman’shusband?A．Hegottwobasketsfromthebird. B．Hemissedthebirdverymuch.C．Hegotlotsofgoldatlast. D．Hedidn’ttreatthebirdwell.23．Whatdoesthestorymainlywanttotellus?A．Weshouldtryourbesttokeepmorebirds.B．Bekindtoothersanddon’tbegreedy.C．Kindpeoplecangeteverythingtheywant.D．Wecangetlotsofgoldifwearefriendlytobirds.F（2023·四川自貢·統(tǒng)考中考真題）Therewasarichmanwhohadmanybananatreesinavillage.Afteragoodharvest(豐收),hedecidedtogivesomebananastothenearesttempleasanofferingtoGod.Heaskedoneservanttotakethebananastothetemple.Theservantgotveryhungryandatetwobananasontheway.Whenhereachedthetemple,hegavetheremainingbananastothetemple.Thatnight,therichmanhadastrangedream.Inhisdream,Godvisitedhimandsaid,“Thetwobananasyougavemewereverygood.”Therichmanwokeupsuddenlyandwassurprisedbyhisdream.Thenextmorning,heaskedtheservantwhetherallthebananashadreachedthetempleornot.Theservanttoldhimhehadeatentwobananas.Therichmanwasdisappointedbutwasn’tangry.Instead,herealizedthathelpingthepoorwastheonlywaytoreachGod.Fromthatdayon,therichmanstartedhelpingpeopleinneedinthevillage.Hegaveawayfood,clothesandmoneytothepoor,andheevenbuiltaschoolforthechildren.Hiskindactionsinspiredotherstodothesame.Greatchangestookplaceinthewholevillagesoon.Everyonewashappy,andtherewasnomorepoverty.Theylearnedthatthetruepath(道路)tohappinesswasthroughkindness.24．Whywastherichmansurprisedbyhisdream?A．Godvisitedtheservant.B．Godgotonlytwobananas.C．Godlikedthebananasverymuch.25．Whatcanwesayabouttherichman?A．HeplantedbananatreesforGod.B．Heaskedotherstohelpthevillagers.C．Heofferedthechildrenaplacetogeteducated.26．Whatistherightorderaccordingtothestory?a.Therichmanhadadream.b.Theservantatetwobananas.c.TherichmanknewtheonlywaytoreachGod.d.Theservantwasaskedtosendbananastothetemple.A．d-c-a-b B．d-b-a-c C．b-c-d-a27．Whatcanwelearnfromthechangeofthevillage?A．Askingtherichforhelpisuseful.B．Beingkindtoothersmakesushappy.C．GivingmorebananastoGodishelpful.G（2023·四川自貢·統(tǒng)考中考真題）Manyofushavelearnedthatchattingwithafriend,relativeorclassmatecanimproveourmood(心情).Andfailingtocommunicatewithotherscanalsoaffectthehealthofourmindsandbodies.NowexpertsintheUShavefoundthatagoodconversationjustonceadaycouldbeenoughtoboostpeople’shappinessandlowertheirstresslevels.Theresearcherslookedatfivetypesofconversationthatpastresearchhasfoundtomakepeoplefeelcloser.Theseincludedthingslikesharingjokes,listeningtoothers’opinions,discussingrecentexperiences,offeringrealpraiseandshowingcareforothers.Theresearchersaskedover900peopleatfiveUSuniversitiestohaveoneofthesefivetypesofconversationeachday.Thenthesepeoplereportedhowtheirchatsaffectedtheirstress,well-beingandotherfeelingsthatday.Theresearchersalsolookedathowthenumberofdailychatsaffectedthepeople’swell-being.Andtheyfoundthatwhileonegoodchatwasenoughtoimprovesomeone’smood,thosewhochosetohavemoreoftheseconversationshadbetterdays.“Thismeansthemorethatyoulistenedtoyourfriends,themorethatyoushowedcare,themorethatyoutooktimetovalueothers’opinions,thebetteryoufeltattheendoftheday,”oneoftheresearcherssaid.Theresearchersalsosaidthatmeetingforachatwasbetterforpeople’swell-beingthanusingaphoneorsocialmediums(媒介).28．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“boost”inParagraph2mean?A．Increase. B．Discover. C．Create.29．HowcanwelowerourstressaccordingtoParagraph3?A．BysurfingtheInternet.B．Bypointingoutothers’mistakes.C．Bytalkingaboutourschooltripyesterday.30．Whatcanweinfer(推斷)fromtheresearcher’swordsinParagraph4?A．Exchangingideaswithothersisuseful.B．Differentconversationshavedifferentinfluences.C．Thenumberofdailychatscaninfluenceourmood.31．Whatisthetextmainlyabout?A．Goodchatsimproveourmood.B．Thechangeofmoodisveryimportant.C．Fivetypesofconversationaffectourmood.H（2023·四川自貢·統(tǒng)考中考真題）Thecharacter,HuaMulan,introducesChineseculturetotheworldinDisney’s1998cartoonmovieanditsnewlive-action(真人拍攝的)movie.Shebecomesaworldstar.Inthemovies,Mulandressesherselflikeaboyandtakesherfather’splacetofightinthearmy.Shewinstherespectofthewholenationandturnsintoagreatsoldier.AccordingtoAlexXin,anartresearcheratPekingUniversity,Mulaninthewesternworldhaschangedoverthepasttwentyyears,fromaheroineinwesterners’eyestoanauthentic(地道的)Chinesegirl.“Whenyoucheckthe1998cartoon,Mulanwasdescribedasafighterforwomen’srights,butitmissedthepoint,astheoriginal(最初的)storywasmainlyabouttraditionalfamilyvalue.I’mgladthatthenewfilmhasincludedthisimportantpoint,showingthataftertwentyyears.WesternersnowhaveabetterunderstandingofChineseculture,”AlexXinsaid.Asoneoftheoldestcountriesintheworld,Chinahasalonghistoryandwonderfulculture.Chinesecultureisdeepanddifficulttounderstandforforeigners.ButbyintroducingtraditionalChinesecultureinpopularstylessuchasfilm,itismucheasierforforeignerstounderstandChina.32．Whenwasthenewlive-actionfilmmade?A．In2018. B．In2008. C．In1998.33．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“it”inParagraph3referto?A．Mulan. B．The1998cartoon. C．Thewesternworld.34．WhatcanwelearnfromAlex’swords?A．Westernersthinkit’sdifficulttounderstandChineseculture.B．The1998cartoonwasmainlyaboutthetraditionalfamilyvalue.C．WesternerscanunderstandChineseculturebetterthroughthenewfilm.35．Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?A．Mulan,aWorldStar B．Mulan,aLovelyGirl C．Mulan,aBraveFighterI（2023·四川南充·統(tǒng)考中考真題）Doyoulovesunflowers?Thisarticlewillwalkyouthroughhowtoplantyoursunflowerseedsandcareforthem.Startitwiththebesttemperatures:18~33℃.Part1Germinating(使發(fā)芽)SunflowerSeeds1.Chooseonekindyoulike.2.Puttheseedsinaplasticbag.Covertheseedswithwetpapertowels.Puttheminplasticbags.Oncetheseedsgerminate,plantthem.Part2______1.Chooseasunnylocation.Sunflowersgrowbestwithsixtoeighthoursofsunlightaday.2.Planttheseedsinholes.Plantseeds2.5cmdeepand15cmapart.Covertheseedswithsoilafterplanting.Part3CaringforSunflowerPlants1.Waterplantsweekly.Waterplantsonceaweek.2.Fertilizealittleornotatall.Ifyouaregrowingsunflowersforyourownenjoyment,thereisnoneedtofertilize.3.Harvest(收獲)theseeds.Sunflowersusuallytake80to120daystomature(成熟)andproducenewseeds.Tips:◆Protecttheyoungplantsfrompests(害蟲).Coverthegroundwithnets.◆Supportplantsover90cmwithsticks.36．Whichtemperatureisthemostsuitabletoplantsunflowers?A． B． C． D．37．Whichofthefollowingcanbeputin______?A．PlantingSunflowerSeeds B．ConsideringSeedsQualityC．WateringSunflowerPlants D．CheckingtheTemperature38．IfyouplantyourseedsinApril,youmayharvestin______.A．January B．May C．July D．November39．______canbeusedwhenthesunflowersare95cmtall.A．Sticks B．Nets C．Papertowels D．Plasticbags40．Whereisthearticleprobablyfrom?A．Anoticeboard. B．Atravelguide.C．Aplantingdiary. D．Agardeningmagazine.J（2023·四川涼山·統(tǒng)考中考真題）Attimes,everythingisgoingtogosouthonyou.Maybeyoucantryyourbesttosolvethat.Maybeyouhavetoacceptthat.You’regoingtosay,“Thisisit.”“ThisishowIend.”Let’sreadtwostoriesaboutthesuperheroesfromdifferentcountries.Whatdidtheydofortheirgoals?JingweiTriestoFilluptheSeaOnceuponatime,theyoungestdaughterofEmperorYan,wentboatingontheEasternSea.Whileshewasenjoyingherself,astrongwindroseonthesea,andherboatsanktothesea.Herspiritturnedintoabeautifulbirdaftershedied.Shecriedsadlyinthesound“Jingwei,Jingwei”.Thatwaswhypeoplecalledher“Jingwei”.Thebirdlivedonamountainnearthesea.Shewassosadthatshedecidedtofillupthesea.Everyday,sheflewbetweenthemountainandthesea,carryingastoneoratreebranchfromthemountainanddroppingitintothesea.Oneday,theseasaidtoJingwei,“Poorlittlebird,stopdoingthatmeaninglessthing!You’llneverfillmeup.”Jingweireplied,“I’llfillyouupnodoubt!Iwill,evenifitwilltakemethousandsofyears!I’llfightonwithouttakingarest.”RobinsonCrusoeRobinsonCrusoeisamaincharacterfromanovelnamedRobinsonCrusoe.WhenRobinsonfirstarrivedontheisland,hehadnothing.Buthefoundtheshipandmadeasmallboat.Hebroughtbackmanythingshecoulduse-foodanddrink,tools,knivesandguns.Althoughhelosteverything,hedidn’tlosehislife.Hekeptworkingandwaitingforanothership.Heusedtheknifetocutdowntreesandbuiltahouse.Hewentwithhisgunalmosteverydaytokillanimalsandbirdsforfood.Helearnedtogrowfruitandvegetables.Helivedontheislandformanyyearsandhewassavedfinally.41．Whoarethesuperheroesinthetwostories?A．Animalsandbirds. B．JingweiandRobinson. C．EmperorYanandtheEasternSea.42．Whydidpeoplecallthebeautifulbird“Jingwei”?A．Becauseshecriedsadlyinthesound“Jingwei”.B．Becauseherfathergaveherthename“Jingwei”.C．Becausethenameofthemountainwhereshelivedwas”Jingwei”.43．Robinson________withhisknifeinthepassage.A．grewfruitandvegetablesB．killedanimalsandbirdsforfoodC．cutdowntreestobuildahouse44．WhichofthefollowingstatementisTRUE?A．TheseathoughtJingweididthemeaningfulthing.B．Jingweidecidedtofilluptheseawithstonesandbranches.C．Robinsonhadsomefoodandtoolswhenhefirstarrivedontheisland.45．Thetwostoriesshowthatpeopleshould________toreachtheirgoals.A．nevergiveup B．a(chǎn)skforhelp C．keepawayfromdifficultiesK（2023·四川南充·統(tǒng)考中考真題）Recently,aresearchonhowanewvirtualreality(VR虛擬現(xiàn)實)experienceeducatedchildrenaboutthefiredisasters(災(zāi)害)wasdone.ThenewVRexperiencewasdevelopedbytheUniversityofSouthAustralia,hopingtoeducatechildrentolearnhowtobesafeinafire.Itpresentsasituationforchildrenaged10—12.Inthesituation,theyaretaskedtolookafterafriend’sdogjustbeforeafireeventbegins.Theytakepartinasetofproblem-solvingactivitiestohelpsaveandprotectthemselvesandthedog.Thefindingsshowedthatover80%ofchildrencouldcalmlytelltheadvantagesanddisadvantagesofdifferentchoices.Theyalsolearnedtomakewisedecisionstoprotectthemselvesfromafire.Childrenthoughtitespeciallyimportantandmeaningful,because91%ofthemdidn’thaveknowledgeoffiresatthebeginning,and67%hadsaidthattheyweretooyoungtomakesafetydecisionsinafire.TheresearchersbelievedsuchVRexperiencesmadeitpossibletoengage,educateandempowertheyoung.“Aschildrenborninmoderntimes,theyareinterestedinsuchtechnologyandtheycanexperienceeventsinarealsituationyetwithinthesafeenvironment,”saidDeleneWeber,oneoftheresearchers.“Well-designedVRcanprovidechildrenwithsurprisinglyvaluablelearningtools.”Meanwhile,becausechildrenhavefewerlifeexperiences,aren’tasphysicallystrong,andarelesslikelytohavelearnedmuchaboutfiresafety,they’reoftenmostatrisk.However,therolethatchildrenplayinthefiresafetyattheirhomesshouldnotbeunderestimated(低估).“Childrendon’tneedtobealwayswaitingforhelpindisasters.WiththeseVRexperiences,wecanmakechildrenunderstandtherisksandrealizetheycanhelp,”saidWeber.46．What’sthepurposeofthenewVRexperience?A．Todescribechildren’sreactionstofiredisasters.B．Toteachchildrentosavethemselvesinafire.C．Tointroducewaysofavoidingafiretochildren.D．Toincreasechildren’sinterestinVRexperiences.47．Fromthefindings,what’sthechildren’sattitude(態(tài)度)towardsthenewVRexperience?A．Doubtful. B．Worried. C．Uncertain. D．Supportive.48．Whichofthefollowinginthedictionarybestexplainstheunderlinedword“engage”inPara.3?engage/εn’ge?d?/verben·gaged,en·gag·ing.①todrawone’sattentionandkeeptheminterested②togivesomebodyajob③tobeginfightingwithsomebody④tofitonepartofamachineintoanothersotheycanworkA．① B．② C．③ D．④49．FromPara.3,wemainlygettoknowthe________ofthenewVRexperience.A．Development B．a(chǎn)dvantages C．quality D．introduction50．Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingisTRUE?A．Childrenmakenodifferenceinthefiresafetyattheirhomes.B．VRexperiencesaremainlydesignedforchildreninhighschool.C．Well-designedVRcanofferchildrenamazinglyvaluablelearningtools.D．91%ofchildrenbelievedtheyweren’toldenoughtomakesafetydecisions.L（2023·四川瀘州·統(tǒng)考中考真題）WhatisyourfirstimpressionofbambooinChina?Isitonlyakindofplantonthefoodlistofpandas?No!Italsorepresentssinglebamboodrifting（獨竹漂）,anintangibleculturalheritage（非物質(zhì)文化遺產(chǎn)）passedfromgenerationtogenerationamongthepeopleinGuizhouProvince.Singlebamboodriftinghasbeenperformedformorethan2,000years.Inthepast,theancestorswholivedonthebankoftheChishuiRiveruseditasamethodtogoacrosstheriver.Now,withthedevelopmentofmoderntransportation,thisskillhasbeenregardedasasportorauniquewayofperformancebylocalpeople.MiddleschoolstudentsoftheprovincepracticethesportandcompeteintheChineseNationalGames.Therequirementsofthesportaresimple,yetdemanding!Athleteshavetobalanceonabamboopole,barelyaswideasone’sfoot,andguideitdowntheriverwithathinstick.Butthere’smorethanjustguiding.Whilekeepingbalanceonthenarrowbamboopolewiththethinstick,theathletesareperformingskillsandtricks.Jumping,push-ups,andsplits（劈叉）aresomeofthemostcommonones,whereasthosewhoaremoreexperiencedoftenusetheirimaginationtotryoutmoredifficultmoves.YangLiu,a25-year-old“waterfairy”fromZunyi,Guizhou,dancingontheriverintraditionalChinesecostume,isaninheritor（繼承人）ofsinglebamboodrifting.Forovertenyears,combiningdriftingwithdancing,Yanghasputfreshenergyintothistraditionalart.It’snoteasytostand,letalonedanceonasinglebamboo.Sonotsurprisingly,Yanghasexperiencedcountlessfallsandfailures.Thankstoherefforts,though,singlebamboodriftinghasgottengreatfameontheInternetandbecomewell-knownintheworld.51．Whatdidwemainlyusesinglebamboodriftingforinancienttimes?A．Akindofsport. B．Awayofdance.C．Aformoftraditionalart. D．Atypeoftransportation.52．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“demanding”probablymeaninChinese?A．嚴苛的 B．繁瑣的 C．寬松的 D．自在的53．Whyisastickneededinsinglebamboodrifting?A．Totryoutdifficultmoves. B．Toguideandbalance.C．Toperformdifferenttricks. D．Topracticeandcompete.54．WhatdoweknowaboutYangLiu?A．Shewasafairywithmagicalpower. B．Shekeptpracticingforover10years.C．Shewasgoodattheskillfromthestart. D．Shedidn’tlikethetraditionalart.55．Whatmainlymadesinglebamboodriftingfamousaroundtheworld?A．Thespreadofsportsspirits. B．Thedevelopmentoftourism.C．ThepopularityofChinesefestivals. D．Thecontinuouseffortsofgenerations.M（2023·四川達州·統(tǒng)考中考真題）Weekends,airconditioners(空調(diào)),takeouts…areallcommonthingsformodernpeople.Haveyoueverwonderedifancientpeopleenjoyedthesamelifestyles?Let’stakealook.NoweekendsInancientChina,therewerenoweekendsbecausepeopledidnotuseaweeklycalendar.Buttheycouldstillrelaxafterwork.DuringtheHanDynasty,officerstookonedayoffeveryfivedays.DuringtheTangDynasty,officersworkedfortendaysandrestedforoneday.Therewerealsomanypublicholidaysinancienttimes,suchasSpringFestival,wintersolsticeandMid-AutumnFestival.Peoplelikefarmersandbusinessmenusuallyworkedmostoftheyear,buteventhemosthard-workingpeoplewouldtakeafewdaysoffduringSpringFestival.SmartwaysofstayingcoolInancienttimes,thoughpeopledidn’thaveairconditioners,theyhadtheirownwaystogetthroughthehotsummer.Peoplecollectediceblocksinwinterandstoredtheminanicehouse.Whensummercame,peoplecouldtaketheiceblockshomeandusethemtomaketheirroomscooler.Therewasakindofpillow(枕頭)madeofporcelain(瓷器)thatfeltpleasantlycool.Ancientpeoplealsomadebamboointobedmats(墊子)tosleepon.They’restillusedtoday.TakeoutsnotanewthingTherewastakeoutasfarbackastheSongDynasty.InthefamousSongDynastypaintingAlongtheRiverDuringtheQingmingFestival(《清明上河圖》),atakeoutworker