熱點(diǎn)話題押題01-2023年中考英語(yǔ)新熱點(diǎn)時(shí)文閱讀

2023年中考英語(yǔ)新熱點(diǎn)時(shí)文閱讀?熱點(diǎn)話題押題01

題型主要內(nèi)容

1閱讀理解中醫(yī)在美國(guó)越來越受歡迎，被越來越多的美國(guó)人接受。

2閱讀理解介紹了鄉(xiāng)村振興的一系列舉措。

3閱讀理解介紹了最近谷歌宣布了一系列新的人工智能以及它們的作用。

4閱讀理解介紹了“搭子”這一流行用語(yǔ)的含義，以及人書的具體活動(dòng)。

5閱讀理解介紹了ChatGPT這個(gè)聊天機(jī)器人的優(yōu)缺點(diǎn)。

6閱讀理解講述了深圳市的垃圾分類的一些措施和事例。

7閱讀理解24歲的楊柳是獨(dú)竹漂的傳承人。她在7歲時(shí)向自己的奶奶學(xué)習(xí)這項(xiàng)傳統(tǒng)技能，并深深

愛上了它。在奶奶的建議下，她將舞蹈與獨(dú)竹漂結(jié)合了起來，希望人們能夠喜歡這種藝

術(shù)形式。

8閱讀理解Twitter即將推出的一種編輯按鈕，介紹了其優(yōu)點(diǎn)及其可能存在的風(fēng)險(xiǎn)。

9閱讀理解介紹了古代的一些令人驚奇的機(jī)器人。

10閱讀理解介紹了中醫(yī)在美國(guó)的發(fā)展及應(yīng)用情況。

01

（2023.河南新鄉(xiāng).統(tǒng)考二模）'-

TraditionalChinesemedicine（TCM）hasbeenpasseddownformorethan2,000yearsinChina.TCMincludes

acupuncture（針灸），medicine,exercisesuchastaichiandqigong,andothertreatments.TodayTCMisnotonly

widelyusedinAsia,butalsomoreandmorepopularintheUSA.

InNewYorkCity'sChinatown,alotofpatientsvisitWuYigiao,aTCMmasterfromZhejiang.Someofthem

arcChinese,andsomearcAmericans.WuhasbeenpracticingTCMintheUSAfor28years.Beforethat,hepracticed

itinChinafor15years.HehasadeepunderstandingofTCM."TCM,acupunctureandotherTCMtreatmentsarcof

greathelptopatients/'Wusaid."Theycanhelpreducethepainwithoutsurgery（外科手術(shù)）

TCMissohelpfulthatsomeAmericanshavealsochosentoworkonit.FrankGriffohasbeenanacupuncturist

inCaliforniaforabout18years.In2015.hegraduatedfromtheAmericanCollegeofTraditionalChineseMedicine

inSanFrancisco.Hethenspentsevenyearsstudyingthebestacupuncturemethods.

“Thereareover60,000acupuncturistsintheUSArightnow.Chinesemedicinehasgrownrapidlyinrecent

years,“Griffbsaid.Beforethe1970s,mostAmericanpeopledidn'tknowacupuncture.ButnowTCMisplayinga

biggerroleintheirlifeasasaleandnoninvasive（無創(chuàng)的）treatmentibralotofproblemsthatWesternmedicinehas

difficultyprovidinggoodresultsor:reatmentchoicesfbr.^Acupuncturehasbeenwidelyacceptedinthiscountry,“

Griffoadded.

根據(jù)材料內(nèi)容選擇最佳答案。

1.WhatcanwelearnaboutTCM?

A.Exerciseisapartofit.B.Itappearedseveralcenturiesago.

C.It'swidelyusedaroundtheworld.D.Itusesabout2.000kindsofmedicine.

2.HowlonghasWuYiqiaobeenpracticingTCM?

A.For15years.B.For18years.C.For28years.D.For43years.

3.WhatdoWuYiqiaoandFrankGriffohaveincommon?

A.BothofthemliveinNewYorkCity.

B.BothfinishedcollegeinSanFrancisco.

C.BothhavelotsofexperienceinusingTCM.

D.BoththinkWesternmedicinehasthesameresultsasTCM.

4.Whatdoesthelasttwoparagraphsmainlytalkabout?

A.ThebestacupuncturistintheUSA.

B.ThewidespreadofTCMin（heUSA.

C.ThedevelopmentofTCMcollegesinAmerica.

D.ThedifferencesbetweenTCMandWesternmedicine.

5.What'sthebesttitlefbrthepassage?

A.TCMiswidelyacceptedintheUSAB.AChineseTCMmasterintheUSA

C.TCMiswidelyusedinChinesecitiesD.AnAmericanlearningTCMinChina

02

OnFeb.13Chinareleased（發(fā)布）its"No.1centraldocument（中央一號(hào)文件）°for2023.Itlistsninetasks

forcomprehensivelypromotingruralvitalization（全面促進(jìn)鄉(xiāng)村振興）thisyear,Xinhuareported.For20yearsina

row,China'sfirstpolicystatementhasfocusedonagriculture（農(nóng)業(yè)）andruralareas.

Forthefirsttime,theideaofbuildingastrongagriculturalcountrywasseenintheNo.1centraldocument.

Thereportofthe20thNationalCongressoftheCommunistPartyofChinaputforwardtheideaofmovingfasterto

buildupChina'sstrengthinagriculture.Nowthedocumentbringsspecificmeasures（措施）tomakeitcometrue,

expertssaid.

Thefirstmostimportantistoensure（確保）foodsecurity.Chinaygrainoutput（糧食產(chǎn)量）hasreachedabove

650billionkilogramsforeightyearsinarow,accordingtoTangRerjian,MinisterofAgricultureandRuralAffairs

（農(nóng)業(yè)農(nóng)村部部長(zhǎng)）.However,withagrowingpopulationandmoreconsumption（消費(fèi)）,theneedfcrgrainisstill

growing.Andtheuncertainglobalagriculturaltrademakesithardertoensurefoodsupply,Tangsaid.

Chinawillprotectitsplantingareawhileincreasingproductionlevels.Thedocumenthasshownspecificways

toprotectfieldssuchasbanning（禁止）thestealingofblacksoil（黑土）andstoppingcatchingearthworms（蚯蚓）

withelectricity.Italsoencouragesprojectstoincrease（heyields（產(chǎn)量）ofsoybeans（大豆）andcom,anddevelop

smartfacilities（設(shè)施）infarming.

Anotherhighlight（亮點(diǎn)）ofthedocumentistoensurenolarge-scalereturntopoverty（貧窮）.Howtoincrease

fanners,income（4攵入）isalwaysacentraltaskinagriculture,saidWuHongyao,anofficeroftheMinistryof

AgricultureandRuralAffairs.

Chinawillworkhardtodevelopbusinessandhelpworkerskeep（heirjobs.More（han60percentofthecentral

governmentsubsidies（補(bǔ)貼）forruralvitalizationareusedtodeveloplocalbusiness,accordingto（hedocument.

Over30millionpeoplewhohaveshakenoffpovertywillgetjobs,too.

6.Whatideawasseenin（heNo.Icentraldocumentforthefirstlime?

A.Protectingplantingarea.

B?Buildingastrongagriculturalcountry.

C.Increasingproductionlevels.

7.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“foodsecurily“inParagraph3meaninChinese?

A.糧食安全B.食品生產(chǎn)C.食品質(zhì)量

8.Howwillourcountryhelpfarmerstoincreasetheirincomeaccordingtothedocument?

A.Catchearthwormswithelectricity.

B.Stealblacksoil.

C.Developlocalbusiness.

9.HowmanyspecificwaystoprotectfieldsarementionedinParagraph4?

A.Two.B.Three.C.Four.

03

（2023,江蘇無錫?統(tǒng)考三模）RecentlyGooglehasannouncedaseriesofnewartificialintelligence（AI）（人工

智能）toolsdesignedtohelpusersinorganizingemailsandcreatingbusinesswritingsandmeetings.Thesetools

displayimportantAIdevelopmentprogressinrecentyears.Thetoolsarebuiltbyputtingagreatdealofdata（數(shù)據(jù)）

intomachinelearningcomputersystems.ThedatatrainstheAIsystemstodevelopskillsandproducehuman-like

results.

ThetechnologyreceivedwideattentionlastyearafteracompanycalledOpenAIannouncedafreewritingtool

calledChatGPT.Thattoolcanquicklyproducehuman-qualitywritings.Experts（專家）saysuchsystemsmaybring

greatchangestomanydifferentindustriesandjobs.NowsomecompaniesareabletotestGoogle'snewtoolsintheir

developmentandbusinessactivities.

LikeChatGPT,Google'sAItoolsarcdesignedtocreatecompletelywrittentextsfbrmanydifferentpurposes.

Forexample,anofficeworkercouldentersomekeywordsofakindoftexttheywant.Thetoolscouldthencreatea

fullmarketingemail,trainingmaterialsorabusinessplaninawhile.Googleseesthesystembeingabletoofferan

“AIHelper“tohelphumanworkersinreallime.GooglewantstohaveitsAIchange（heworkoflawyers,scientists,

teachersandmore.

However,GooglesaysitkeepsdevelopingAIproductsofhighquality.Thatiswhythecompanyisinviting

grojpsof“trustedtesters“touseitsAItoolsratherthanwidelysellingitsnewproducts.Google'snewAltoolsarc

thecompany'slatestmovetofightforbusiness.CompanieslikeMicrosoftandMetaarcalsoworkingonproducts

aboutAI.

TechnologyexpertshavewarnedthatwhilethenewAItoolscarproducehuman-likewritings,thesystemscan

alsomakemistakes.

Lastmonth,Bard,Google'snewAItooldesignedtogiveabetteronlinesearch,madeamistakeandcauseda

$100-billiondrop.Microsoftuserssaidthecompany'snewAItoolsproducedunfriendlyandruderesults.

10.Google'snewAItoolscanhelpusers.

A.developskillsandproducehuman-likerobots

B.createacompletebusinessplaninaveryshorttime

C.putalotofdataintoanycompany,scomputersystem

D.sendandreceiveemailsatdifferentbusinessmeetings

11.GooglekeepsdevelopingAIproductsofhighqualityby.

A.askingexpertsfromallindustriesforhelp

B.workingtogetherwithMicrosoftandMela

C.allowingtrustedtesterstousenewproductsfirst

D.widelysellingitsnewproductsassoonaspossible

12.What'stherelationshipbetweenthelasttwoparagraphs?

A.Paragraph5isthepurposeofwhathappensinParagraph6.

B.ThetwoparagraphshavedifferentideasaboutAItools.

C.Paragraph5givesagoodexampletosupportParagraph6.

D.Paragraph6givesanexampletosupportParagraph5.

13.Fromthepassage,weknow.

A.“AIHelpef,cannotchangescientists'work

B.Google'sAItoolsdisplayrecentAIdevelopment

C.fewcompaniescantestGoogle'snewtoolsinbusiness

D.GooglewillstopfightingforbusinesswithnewAItools

04

(2023?江蘇徐州?統(tǒng)考二模)Formanypeople,Xiaohongshu(LittleRedBook)isoneofthetopsitesfortips

onbeauty,fashion,travel,foodandeducation.Forothers,itisalsoaperfectplacetoshareone'slifeexperiences.But

foragrowingnumberofyoungpeople,thesiteisaplacetolooknotforfriends,butdazi,or“activitypartner”.

Theworddazibecameespeciallycommonearlierthisyear,withmanypeopleinsearchofthosewithsimilar

interests.Unlikefriendships,therelationshipsbetweendaziisnotlongordeep.Theideaissimple一peoplecome

togethertojoininanactivitytheyallenjoy.

Findingdazicirclesisbecomingpopularfortworeasons.First,theInternethasmadeiteasyforyoungpeople

toconnectwithoneanother.Second,youngpeople,especiallystudents,usuallyhavesmallersocialcircles/Tor

students,theirfriendsaremostlytheirschoolmates.So,itcanbedifficulttofindsomeonewhosharesasimilar

interest.Goingonlinetofinddazitodosomethingtheylikeismorepractical”saysXuShijin,anorganizerofdazi

groupsonXiaohongshu.

▲BuYu,a35-year-oldwholivesinShanghai,decidedtofonnadazigroupafterfindingthatmanymothers

wantedtheirchildrentoplaytogether.ShecreatedagroupinlateMarch,andorganizedatouroftheShanghai

FirefightingMuseuminAprilwithotherfamiliesthathavechildrenofsimilarages."Theexperiencewasgreat,says

Bu.

“Wehumanslikedoingthingstogether.Thisiswhyyoungpeoplearecrazyaboutfindingdazicirclesthese

days,“saysYuHai,aprofessoratFudanUniversity.It'salsogoodforyoungpeopletotakepartinmoregatherings

topracticetheirsocialskills.

14.Whatisthepurposeoffindingdazi?

A.Tomakefriends.

B.Togetadviceonfashionandtravel.

C.Tbsharelifeexperienceswitheachother.

D.Tojoininanactivitywithpeoplewithsimilarinterests.

15.Whyisfindingdazibecomingpopularwithyoungpeople?

A.Becausetheyhavebiggersocialcircles.

B.Becausetheycan'tgetalongwellwithpeoplearound.

C.Becauseitiseasyforthemtoconnectwithpeopleonline.

D.Becauseitisimpossibletofindsomeonewithsimilarinterestsinschool.

16.WhichofthefollowingisthebestsentencetoputininParagraph4?

A.Studentsarecrazyaboutit.

B.Visitingmuseumsisgoodforchildren.

C.Evenpeopleintheirmid-30swelcomeit.

D.Peopleusedazicircletopracticetheirsocialskills.

17.Inwhichsection（版）ofanewspapercanwefindthispassage?

A.Music.B.Sports.C.Culture.D.Business.

05

（2023?山東臨沂?統(tǒng)考二模）CanyouimagineanAIchatboi（聊天機(jī)器人）competingwithyouinan

examination?Doyouthinkyoucouldgethigherscoresthanit?AnewAIchatbotcalledChatGPTrecentlygota

passinggradeinalawschoolexam.Soundscrazy?TheuseofChatGPThasraisedheateddiscussionsintheeducation

world.Pleasecheckoutthediscussionin（hestory.

Typein“Acatwantstogotospace“andaskChatGPTtowriteabedtimestory.Justonesecondlater,you'llget

（hestoryofMax,whomakesitswaytothespaceaftermanydifficultiesandisfinallyabletosingamongthestars.

DevelopedbytheUScompanyOpenAI,ChatGPThastakentheInternetbystorm,winning100millionusers

sinceitcameoutinNovember2022.Peoplecanasktherobottowritestoriesandemails,translatelanguages,and

answerallkindsofquestions.

▲ChatGPTusesamuchbiggerdatabase（數(shù)據(jù)庫(kù)）fortraining,halsolearnsthingsbyitself.Forexample,

ifitprovidesawronganswer（oyourquestion,youcantellittherightoneanditwillmakeitright.Theknowledge

levelofChatGPTissimilartoacollegestudent.That'swhyithassurprisedtheworld.

ButonebigproblemwithChatGPTis（haii（sometimesmakesmistakesorevengiveswronginformation.These

arethingsthatneedtobedealtwith.

根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，選擇最佳答案。

18.TheauthordevelopsParagraph1mainlyby.

A.tellingstoriesB.givingexamplesC.askingquestions

19.Whichsentencecanbeputin▲

A.Creatingnewlanguages

B.ComparedwithSiriorotherchatbots

C.Singingsongsandtranslatingtexts

20.WhatmakesChatGPTanexcellentchatbot?

a.Itcanlearnthingsbyitself,b.Ithasabigdatabasefortraining.

c.Itissmarterthananycollegestudent.

A.abB.acC.be

21.Accordingtothepassage,wecaninfer（推斷）aboulChatGPTthat.

A.itnevermakesmistakes

B.itcan'tpickupwronginformationontheInternet

C.itneedstobefurtherimprovedinsomeways

06

（2023?云南麗江?統(tǒng)考二模）

Whatwillyoudowithahugebagofwastewhenyouseethefourwastebinsinyourcommunity（社區(qū)）？They

arc“Wct”「Dry”，“Recyclable”and“Ha門nfUL”

Manypeopleknowtheimportanceofwastesorting,buttheyjustdon'tknowwhatfallsintowhichkind.This

makesitseealittletime-takinganddifficult.

Asapioneercity,Shenzhenisalsotakingstepstoencouragepeopletodowastesorting.Notonlyhasthe

governmenttriedhardtotellthepublicaboutthedifferentfourkindsofwastethroughpostersandmedia,butalsoit

isgoingtogiveprizestopeopleacrossthecity.Thetotalprizeis62.5millionyuan.Aslongastheytakepartinwaste

sorting,everyonehasachancetogetthemoney.Thepurposeistohelppeopleformagreenideaofthinkingofwaste

sortingasagoodbehavior.

TakeMeilinNo.IVillageasanexample.Afterseveralmonthsofefforts,mostpeopletherecannowsortout

kitchenwastebeforethrowingitoutbetween7p.m.and9p.m.eachdayatproperplaces.Theamountofsorted

kitchenwastehasincreasedfromseveralhundredkilogramstoabouttwotons.

22.WhichwasteisNOTmentionedinthepassage?

A.Wetwaste.B.Harmfulwaste.

C.Drywaste.D.Plasticwaste.

23.WhatcanwclearnaboutwastesortingaccordingtoParagraph2?

A.Manypeoplearcagainstit.B.Peopleknowhowtodoit.

C.It'snotimportanttodoso.D.It'snoteasyandtakestime.

24.WhydoesShenzhengiveprizestopeoplefordoingwastesorting?

A.Tomakepeoplerich.B.Tomakepeoplehappy.

C.Tbhelpformagreenidea.D.Tohelppeoplelivelonger.

25.Whalcanweinfer（推斷）fromthelastparagraphaboutMeilinNo.1Village?

A.Allthepeopletherecansortoutkitchenwastenow.

B.Ithassetagoodexampleforusinwastesorting.

C.1（didverybadlytomakemorewastethanbefore.

D.Allthepeopletherethrowrubbishbetween7p.m.and9p.m.

26.Wherecanweprobablyreadth?passage?

A.Inamagazine.B.Inanovel.

C.Inadictionary.D.Inastorybook.

07

（2023?遼寧葫蘆島?統(tǒng)考二模）

In（hepicture,agirlisstandingonabamboopole（竹竿）on（heriveranddancingbeautifully.ItJsnotascene

fromamovie,butaformofintangibleheritage（非物質(zhì)文化遺產(chǎn)）一bamboodrifting（獨(dú)竹漂）.

YangLiu,24,isaninheritor（傳承人）ofbamboodrifting.Shestartedtolearnitfromhergrandmotherwhen

she7.Asshewasweakinhealthasachild,hergrandmotherwantedhertogelintobeltershapethroughthissport.

Yar.gthrewherselfintopracticingbamboodriftingallyearround,eveninthewintercoldandsummerheat.

“ItwascommonformetofallintothewaterwhenIstartedpracticing”recalledYang,addingthatittookher

threeyearstolearnthebasicskillsofbamboodrifting.

Inordertoacquiremorebamboodriftingskills,Yanghadtopracticecountlessdifficultmovementsonabamboo

polethatwas9ininlengthand15cmindiameter（直徑），andstandallthephysicalpainthatcamewithit.Through

yearsofhardtraining,Yangnowconsidersthebamboopoleasher“bestfriendM.

Atonepoint,inspiredbyhergrandmother,Yangbegantoputdanceandbamboodriftingtogether.''My

grandmothercameupwithanidea.ShesaidthatIhadbeenpracticingbamboodriftingwhenIwasachild,sowhy

nottrytoput（hemtogether?Itmightbesomethingdifterent.^^theyoungwomanexplained.

Yang'shardworkgraduallypaidoffwhenshewasabletoperfectlyperformdancingwiththetraditionalbamboo

driftingskills.hopethatmorepeoplecanknowaboutbamboodrifingandenjoythisformofart."saidYang.

27.Atthebeginning,Yang,sgrandmotherhopedYangtobylearningbamboodrifting.

A.earnalotofmoneyB.learnamoredifficultdance

C.haveastrongbodyD.makeasurveyaboutbamboo

28.Theunderlinedword“acquire”inthepassagemeans.

A.sellwellB.knowwellC.writewellD.dresswell

29.Fromthefourthparagraph,wecaninferthatYang'sgrandmotheris.

A.creativeB.outgoingC.hard-workingD.humorous

30.WhichofthefollowingisTUREaccordingtothepassage?

A.BamboodriftingisonlyfamousinthesouthofChina.

B.Bamboodriftingcanbeplayedbypeopleofallages.

C.Yangspentyearslearningtheskillsofbamboodrifting.

D.Yangdroppedintothecoldwatertwotimeswhenpracticing.

31.Thebesttitleofthepassageis“

A.TheHistoryofBambooDriftingB.YangLiuandHerGrandmother

C.TheBeautyofBambooDriftingD.YangLiuandHerBambooDrifting

08

（2023?江蘇南通?統(tǒng)考二模）Haveyoueversentatextorsharedsomethingonlinethatyouimmediately

regretted?Mostofushave.Nowagrowingnumberofappsandservicesareofferinguserstheattractiveabilityto

edil（編輯）thosemessages.

InSeptember,TwitterandAppleintnxlucededitingfeatures.TwitterstartedinSeptemberbyannouncingit

wouldtestaneditbutton（按鈕）.Withintwoweeksofthatmove.AppleintroduceditsnewiOS16operatingsystem,

whichletsuserseditandunsendiMessagesforthefirsttime.

UserscannoweditaniMessageuptofivetimeswithin15minutesaftersendingitandunsendanymessageup

totwominutesafterit'ssent.Todothis,usersneedonlytapandhold:hcirsentmessage,thenchoose"udit"or"undo

send."OnTwitter,theeditbuttonwillgivepeoplea“generous"time,saysChristinaWodtke,aprofessorincomputer

scienceatStanfordUniversity.Userswillbeabletoeditatweetuptofivetimesinthe30minutesafterit'sposted.

Onceachangeismade,atweetwillbemarkedwithatimestamp,andalabel（標(biāo)簽）thatsays“LastEdited.”

“Whatthey'redoingiscreatinganedilbuttonthatallowstheTwitteruserstobetheirpersonaleditors,Wodtke

says.Healsowarns（hateditingcouldbeusedforharmfulpurposes.Forexample,someonecouldmakethe

informationfalseorharmfulwiththisfeature.

Tomakesureedittoolsareusedforgoodpurposes,expertssay,techcompaniesmusttakecertainsafety

measures,especiallywhentheinformationispartofthepublicrecord.

Twinersays（hefeaturewasdesignedtobetransparent（透明的）andprotecttheintegrity（完整性）ofthe

message.uWc'rcpurposelystartingthistestwithasmallergrouptolearnanddealwithpossibleproblemsbefore

bringingittomorepeople,MaTwitterspokespersonsays.

32.HowisApple'seditbuttondifferentfromTwitterY?

A.Itoffersitsuserslesstimetoregret.

B.Itoffersitsusersfewerchancestoedit.

C.Itallowsitsuserstotapmorewordsintoamessage.

D.Itallowsitsuserstolabelthemessagetheyhaveedited.

33.WhatdoesWodtkethinkofTwitter'seditbutton?

A.Itcanmakeitsusersmoreorganized.B.Itcanbeusedtospreadwrongmessages.

C.Itcanhelpmessagesreachmorepeople.D.Itcancausepeopletotakemessageseasily.

34.WhatcanwelearnaboutTwitter'seditingfeaturefromthelastparagraph?

A.Itisstillbeingtested.B.Itwilladdmorefunctions

C.Itshouldbemoretransparent.D.Ithasledtounexpectedproblems.

35.Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?

A.Agrowingneedforaneditbutton.B.Advantagesandrisksofaneweditbutton.

C.Thepastandpresentoftheeditbutton.D.ThecomparisonbetweenTwitterandApple.

09

（2023?江蘇連云港?統(tǒng)考二模）Whatcomestoyourmindwhenyoureadtheword"robot"?Manypeoplethink

aboutbigandmodernmachinesincarfactoriesorfilms.Fewofus:hinkaboutthepast.Butpeoplewerebuilding

unbelievablemachineswithhumanabilitieshundredsofyearsago!

PhiloofByzantium,anancientGreek（希臘）invenlor,builtarcbotthousandsofyearsago.Ifsomeoneplaced

acupintherobot'shand,itmixedwaterandwinetomakeadrink.Butitwasn'tpopularbecausepeopledidn'tneed

robotstoworkatthattime.

Anotherancientrobotwasaroboticarmcalled“TheClaw^^Polybius,theGreekwriter,wroteaboutitin213

BC.ItwasbuiltduringawarwiththeRomansandhungoverthecitywalltowardsthesea.WhenaRomanship

cameclose,thearmpickedupthefrontofitandliftedtheshipintotheair.Thentheshipfellbackwardintothesea

andsank.Again,wcdon'tknowwhetherthemachinewasbuilt,butitwaspossiblewithAncientGreektechnology.

LeonardodaVinci,thefamousartist,loveddesigningrobots.Fewofhisdesignswerebuilt,buthisplanswere

verydetailed（詳細(xì)的）.MarkRosheim,amodern-dayrobotengineer,stilllearnsfromthoseideaswhenheworks!

OneofdaVinci'srobotswasalion.Hebuiltitin1515.Itcouldwalkandpresentflowers!In2009,engineersused

theplanstorebuildtherobotlion.Itworkedperfectly.

Astimewentby,moreandmorerobotswerebuiltandtheycoulddomoredifficulttasks,suchasplayingthe

flute,writing,anddrawingapictureAlthoughmoderntechnologyhasmovedon,thesehistoricalrobotsstillamaze

peopletoday.

36.WhatcanwclearnaboutPhilo?

A.Heinventedanicedrink.B.Hewasquitewealthyatthattime.

C.HewasaGermaninventor.D.Hewasbornthousandsofyearsago.

38.WhichofthefollowingbestdescribesLeonardodaVinci?

A.Patient.B.Helpful.C.Creative.D.Modest.

39.Theauthorwritesthepassageto.

A.encouragemorepeopletobuyrobotsB.makeupafewinterestingancientstories

C.showsomeamazingrobotsfrorriancienttimesD.comparetheancientrobotswiththemodemones

1()

（2023?江蘇泰州?統(tǒng)考二模）

1圻專

TraditionalChinesemedicine(TCM)hasbeenpasseddownformorethan2,000yearsinChina.TCMincludes

acupuncture(針灸),medicine,exercisesuchastaichiandqigong,andothertreatments.Today,TCMisnotonlyused

inAsia,butalsomoreandmorepopularintheUS.

InNewYorkCity'sChinatown,alotofpatientsvisitWuYiqiao,aTCMmasterfromZhejiang.Someofthem

areChinese,andsomeareAmericans.WuhasbeenpracticingTCMintheUSfor28years.Beforethat,hepracticed

itinChinafor15years.HehasadeepunderstandingofTCM."TCM,acupunctureandotherTCMtreatmentsareof

greathelptopatients,Wusaid."Theycanhelpreducethepainwithoutsurgery.^^

TCMissouseful（hatsomeAmericanshavealsochosen（oworkonit.FrankGrifibhasbeenanacupuncturist

（針灸師）inCaliforniaforabout18years.In2005,hegraduatedfromtheAmericanCollegeofTraditionalChinese

MedicineinSanFrancisco.Hethenspentsevenyearsstudyingthebestacupuncturemethods.

“Therearcmorethan60,000acupuncturistsintheUSrightnow.Chinesemedicinehasgrowndramaticallyin

recentyears,”Griffbsaid.Beforethe1970s,mostpeopleintheUSdidn'tknowacupuncture.ButnowTCMisplaying

abiggerroleintheirlifeasasafeandnoninvasive（無倉(cāng)U的）treatmentforalotofproblemsthatWesternmedicine

hasdifficultyprovidinggoodresultsortreatmentchoicesforAcupuncturehasbeengreatlyacceptedinthiscountry,M

Griffoadded.

40.WhatcanwclearnaboutTCM?

A.Exerciseisn'tincludedinit.B.It,sunknowntomostpeopleintheUS.

C.ItisonlyusedinChina.D.Itisofgreathelptopatients.

41.HowlonghasWuYiqiaobeenpracticingTCM?

A.For15years.B.For18years.C.For28years.D.For43years.

42.WhatdoWuYiqiaoandFrankGriffohaveincommon?

A.BothliveinNewYork.

B.BothfinishedcollegeinSanFrancisco.

C.BothhavealotofexperienceinusingTCM.

D.BoththinkWesternmedicinehasthesameresultsasTCM.

43.Theunderdinedword“dramatically“inthelastparagraphmeansu

A.slowlyB.awfullyC.rapidlyD.differently

44.Thelasttwoparagraphsmainlytalkabout.

A.thebestacupuncturistintheUSB.thedevelopmentofTCMintheUS

C.Ihehisto^ofTCMcollegesintheUSD.thedifferencesbetweenTCMandWesternmedicine

參考答案:

1.A2.D3.C4.B5.A

【導(dǎo)語(yǔ)】本文主要講述了中醫(yī)在美國(guó)越來越受歡迎，被越來越多的美國(guó)人接受。

1.細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)"TCMinc'.udesacupuncture,medicine,exercisesuchastaichiandqigong,andother

treatments.”可知，鍛煉也是中醫(yī)治療的一部分。故選A。

2.細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)“WuhasbeenpracticingTCMintheUSAfbr28years.Beforethat,hepracticeditinChina

for15years”可知，他一共練習(xí)了43年中醫(yī)。故選D,

3.細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)"WuhasbeenpracticingTCMintheUSAfor28years.Beforethat,hepractic