專題08 閱讀理解20篇-2023年中考英語逆襲沖刺名校模擬真題特快專遞（江蘇專用）VIP

2023江蘇省中考英語逆襲沖刺名校模擬真題特快專遞第一期專題08閱讀理解20篇（2022·江蘇·泰州中學(xué)附屬初中三模）Closeyoureyesandpictureascientist.Doesanimageofamanshowupinyourmind?Itishardtoignorethateveninthe21stcentury,the“scientistequalsmale”stereotype(成見)isstillthere.Inthescienceworld,women’svoicesareoftenunheard.AccordingtoUNESCO,only35percentofglobalSTEM(science,technology,engineeringandmathematics)studentsinhighereducationarewomen.Inpursuingscienceandtechnologycareers,womenaremorelikelytobetreatedunfairlybecauseoftheirmotherhoodandskincolor,notedTeenVogue.InNovember,atthe4thWorldLaureatesForum(世界頂尖科學(xué)家論壇)heldinShanghai,someoftheworld’stopfemalescientistsannouncedaninitiative(倡議),encouraginginstitutionsaroundtheworldtopromotegenderequality(性別平等)inSTEMareas.“Rolemodelsofwomenscientistsneedtobebetterrepresentedonimportantinternationalstagesandallowtheirvoicestobeheardasawaytoencourageyouths,”LenoreBlum,afemalescientistfromtheUS,saidattheforum.InDecember,TalkWithLuJian,aChineseTVshow,launchedaseriesofprogramsunderthetitleofShePowerinTech.TheshowinterviewedChinesefemalescientists,includinggeneticist(遺傳學(xué)家)FuQiaomeiattheChineseAcademyofSciences,LüZhi,aprofessoroflifesciencesatPekingUniversity,andRongYi,achiefdesigneroftheLongMarch2Frocket.“Thesefemalescientistsshareastrongpassionforscience,”saidLuJian,theTVshow’shost.“Theyaremakingapathway(通道)forthenextwomenscientists.”Actionsshouldalsobetakentocreateabetterenvironmentforwomenworkinginthefieldofscienceandtechnology,notedScienceandTechnologyDaily.Forexample,theyshouldbegivenmoreresources,joinindecision-makingandgainsupportfortheirresearchduringmaternity(生育).1．AccordingtoUNESCO,thenumberofwomenwhostudySTEMis________thenumberofmen.A．equalto B．farmorethan C．muchlessthan D．closeto2．LenoreBlumthinksthat________.A．morefemalescientistsshouldfinddifferentjobs B．womenscientistsaregoodrolemodelsC．scientistsshouldbeknownbymorepeople D．womenaregoodatstudyingscience3．ShePowerinTechisaprogramthat________.A．sharesstoriesofwomenscientists B．teachesbasicscientificknowledgeC．picksupfuturewomenscientists D．spreadsthelatestscientificdevelopments4．Whatproblemsarefemalescientistsfacingnow?a.Havingfewerresourcesthanmalescientists.b.Bearingnohardshipscomparedwithmales.c.Lackingopportunitiestomakedecisions.

d.Beingunabletoworkwhilehavingababy.A．a(chǎn)bc B．a(chǎn)bd C．a(chǎn)cd D．bcd（2022·江蘇·泰州中學(xué)附屬初中三模）DuringtheWarringStatesPeriod(475-221BC),KingZhaooftheStateofYan(燕昭王)wantedtogathertalentedpeopletomakethestatestrong.Heaskedthescholar(有學(xué)問的人)GuoWeiforadvice.Guotoldthekingastory.Inancienttimes,therewasakingwhowantedaspecialkindofhorse.Thishorsecouldrun1,000liaday.Itwascalledqianlima.Hesentmanypeopletofindthesehorsesandbuythemforhim.Afterthreeyears,nobodyfoundhimsuchahorse.Oneday,someonenewvolunteeredtohelp.Withinthreemonths,heheardaboutaqianlima.Herushedtofindit,butthehorsewasalreadydead.Still,heboughtthebonesofthehorsewith500piecesofgold.Thekingwasveryangry.“WhatIwantisalivehorse,notthebonesofadeadhorse!”Thisshowspeopleyoutrulywishtobuythehorses.Justwaitandthehorsesyouwantwillcomeverysoon.Themanansweredcalmly,“Imaginethis.You’rewillingtopayahighpriceforadeadhorse,letalonealiveone.Indeed,withinayear,manyqianlimaownersbroughttheirhorsestotheking.Guotoldthekingthathecouldseehimselfasthebonesofthehorse.“IfIamvalued,moretalentwillbewillingtoservethestate,”hesaid.ThekingbuilthousesforGuoandtreatedhimasateacher.Soon,talentedpeopleacrossthestatecametohelptheking.HisstatefinallybeattheStateofQi.5．WhatdidKingZhaooftheStateYanactuallywanttohave?A．Talentedpeople. B．Qianlima. C．Thebonesofaqianlima. D．Wealth.6．InGuo’sstory,thekinggotangrywiththemanbecausehethought________.A．qianlimaweren’tthebesthorsesintheworld B．therewasn’taqianlimaintheworldC．theboneswerenotfromaqianlima D．a(chǎn)deadhorsewasofnouseatall7．Whatwastheman’sreasonforbuyingthebonesofadeadhorse?A．Itcouldhelpthekinggathertalentedpeople.B．Horseownerswouldseetheking’sneedforqianlima.C．Morepeoplewouldkilltheirhorsestosellhorsebones.D．Thekingcouldtellqianlimafromcommonhorsesthisway.8．Guocomparedhimselfto________inthestoryhetold.A．thevolunteer B．theking C．thebonesofadeadqianlima D．theqianlimaowner（2022·江蘇·泰州中學(xué)附屬初中三模）9．Theexperimentshows________.A．howtoholdourbreathforalongertime B．howtomovemoreairC．thetheoryofvacuums D．howourlungswork10．Whatdoweneedtomakeabagofwind?A．Tape,aclotheshangerandasmallplasticbag.B．Tape,aclotheshangerandalargeplasticbag.C．Tape,ahelperandalargeplasticdrycleaner’sbag.D．Tape,aclotheshangerandlargeplasticdrycleaner’sbag.11．Toblowmoreairintothewindbag,weneedto________.A．blowcloselytothehole B．blow25cmawayfromtheholeC．blow25secondsintothehold D．blowwithonelongbreath12．Moreairwentintothewindbagthesecondtimebecause________.A．a(chǎn)irwentintothebagbyitselfwhilenoairwasinitB．thepeoplewhoblowheldalongerbreathC．surroundingairwaspulledinthebagwhileblowingD．a(chǎn)irinsidethebagwasblownoutofthebag13．Whocanblowmoreairintothebag?A．(10cm) B．(15cm)C．(20cm) D．(25cm)（2022·江蘇·無錫市華莊中學(xué)二模）Areyouthepersonsittinginthecorneroftheclassroomduringthebreaktimehopingnoonewillcomeupandtalktoyou?Ifthissoundslikeyou,youarenotalone.Ifyouwanttobecomemoresociallyconfidentfollowtheadvice.Acceptyourpersonality.Manypeoplehappentobeintroverted,meaningthatyou’remorecomfortablespendingtimealone.Ifthissoundslikeyou,don’tforceyourselftocompletelybecomeanoutgoing,socialperson.Doingsocanleadtostress,worry,andevenheartdisease.Instead,spendtimeinsocialsituationsyoualreadyenjoyandtrytohavemeaningfulconversations.Byacceptingyourintrovertednature,youcanfocusonthequalityofyoursocialcommunications.Understandtheimportanceofconfidence.Youcanbecomesociallyconfidentbyattractingotherpeopleinawaythatintereststhemandmakesthemfeelheard.Theseskillsareknownassocialability.Practicingsocialabilitycancreatechancesforyourselftogetclosetoothers.Avoidnegative(消極的)thoughts.Ifyoudon’tseeyourselfassociallyconfident,itcanbeeasytolookforthingsthatconfirmsyourthoughts.Catchyourselfthinkingnegativethoughts,andaskyourselfwhatyouseeorhearcanprovethethought.Forexample,imagineyou’rethinking,“IknoweveryoneherethinksI’mboringbecauseIhavenothinginterestingtosay.”Stopthinkingthatandaskyourselfwhatprovesthenegativethought.14．Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A．Howtoacceptyourpersonality. B．Howtoavoidnegativethoughts.C．Howtobemoresociallyconfident. D．Howtoknowtheimportanceofconfidence.15．TheunderlinedwordintrovertedinParagraph2means_________.A．活潑的 B．孤獨(dú)的 C．內(nèi)向的 D．勇敢的16．Wherecanyoufindthispassage?A．Inastorybook. B．Insomeone’sdiary.C．Inalocalnewspaper. D．Inaschoolmagazine.（2022·江蘇·無錫市華莊中學(xué)二模）IknowI’mnotanordinary(普通的)ten-year-oldkid.Imean,sure,Idoordinarything.Ieaticecream.Iridemybike.Iplayball.Iplayvideogames.Thingslikethatmakemeordinary,Iguess.Also,Ifeelordinaryinside.ButIknowordinarykidsdon’tmakeotherordinarykidsrunawayscreaminginplaygrounds.Iknowordinarykidsdon’tgetstaredat(盯著)wherevertheygo.IfIfoundamagiclampandIcouldhaveonewish,IwouldwishthatIhadacommonfacethatnooneevernoticedatall.IwouldwishthatIcouldwalkdownthestreetwithoutpeopleseeingmeandthendoingthatlook-awaything.ButI’mkindofusedtohowIlookbynow.Iknowhowtopretend(假裝)Idon’tseethefacespeoplemakewhentheyseeme.We’veallgottenprettygoodatthatkindofthing:MomandDadmyeldersisterVia,andme.Actually,Ishouldtakethathack:Viaisnotsogoodatit.Shecangetreallyangrywhenpeopledosomethingrudetome.Like,forexample,onetimeintheplayground,someolderkidssawmeandmadesomenoises.Idon’tevenknowwhatthenoiseswereexactlybecauseIdidn’thearthemmyself,butViaheardthemandshejuststartedshoutingatthosekids.That’sthewaysheis.I’mnotthatway.Viadoesn’tseemeasordinary.Shesaysshedoes,butIknowthatifIwereordinary,shewouldn’tfeellikesheneedstoprotectmethatmuch.MomandDaddon’tseemeasordinary,either.Theyseemeasspecial.IthinktheonlypersonintheworldwhorealizeshowordinaryIamisme.MynameisAugust,bytheway.Iwon’tdescribewhatIlookliketoyou.Whateveryou’rethinking,it’sprobablyworse.17．WhydoesAugustthinkheisnotordinaryfromParagraph1?A．Becauseheeatsicecreamjustlikeotherchildren.B．Becausehelikesridingabikeonhiswayhome.C．Becauseheoftenplaysvideogamesatschool.D．Becausehemakesotherkidsrunawayscreaming.18．WhatkindofpersondoyouthinkViaisaccordingtothepassage?A．Viaisrudeandoftenshoutstoothers. B．Viaiskindandlovesherbrotherverymuch.C．Viaisimpatientandalwaysgetsangryeasily. D．Viaissillyandnotgoodatgettingonwithothers.19．Whatcanweinferfromtheunderlinedsentenceinthelastparagraph?A．NooneknowswhatAugustlookslike. B．Augustisnotgoodatdescribingthings.C．Augustisashyboyandlikesstayingalone. D．Augustmayhaveaveryspecialappearance.（2022·江蘇·無錫市華莊中學(xué)二模）Today,ourchildrenspendmoreandmoretimeonline.ManychildrenspendalotoftheirfreetimeplayinggamesontheInternet,onvideogamesystemsorontheirmobilephones.IntheUK,99%ofteenkidsaged8to15playvideogameseveryweek,andchildrenasyoungasfiveplayvideogamesregularly(有規(guī)律地).Thisinformationtellsthattheadvantagesanddangersofvideogamesmustbecarefullyconsidered.Formanypeople,________Theyhavebrightlights,funnycartoonsandexcitingstories.Videogamesalsomakeyouthinkinacreativewayandyouhavetomoveyourhandsandeyesquickly.Thiscanimprovethewaythatachild’sbrainworks.Videogamesalsomakechildrenusetheirimagination(想象力).Theplayerhastodomanycreativethings,likedrawingandbuildingthings.Videogamesarealsoagoodwaytoteachchildrenabouttechnologybecausetheycanlearnhowcomputersandotherdevices(設(shè)備)workwhiletheyplay.However,arecentstudysuggeststhatvideogamescanalsobebadforchildren.First,childrencandownload(下載)manygamesforfree.Theydon’tneedmoney,sotheydon’tneedtoasktheirparentsiftheycandownloadthegames.Thismeansthatparentsoftendon’tknowiftheirchildrenareplayingviolent(暴力的)orscarygames.Second,manychildrenspendtoomuchtimeplayinggamesoncomputers,smartphonesandiPadsandthiscanleadtohealthproblems–childrenwhospendtoomuchtimeonthecomputeranddon’texercisecanbecomeoverweight.Third,ifchildrenspendtoomuchtimeplayinggamesinsteadofdoinghomework,theycanhaveproblemsatschoolandgetbadgrades.Finally,videogamescanaffectchildren’ssocialskills,theymightnotlearnhowtoplaywiththeirfriends.Inconclusion,itseemsclearthatvideogameshavesomeadvantagesanddisadvantages.Ontheonehand,theyarefunandeducational.Ontheotherhand,theycancauseproblemswithchildren’shealthandsocialskills.Itisuptoparentstoknowwhatgamestheirchildrenareplayingandhowmuchtimetheyspendonthem.Parentsshouldalsomakesuretheirchildrengetenoughexerciseandspendtimewithotherchildren.20．WhatdoesParagraph1reallywanttotellus?A．Manychildrenhavefunplayingvideogamesrecently.B．Childrenataveryyoungageplayvideogamesregularly.C．Playingvideogameshassomanydangersthatwedon’tknow.D．Theadvantagesanddangersofvideogamesmustbefullyconsidered.21．Whichofthefollowingwouldbemostsuitablefor_________inParagraph2?A．videogamesmayhurttheireyes. B．videogamescancostlotsofmoney.C．videogamesarefunandeducational. D．videogamesareasimportantastheirlives.22．Whichisoneofthedisadvantagesofvideogames?A．Playinggamestoomuchmaymakechildrenlazyandsleepy.B．Someimpropergamesmaybedownloadedbychildrenforfree.C．Playinggamesmayleadchildrentomaketoomanyfriendsonline.D．Videogamescanmaketherelationshipbetweenchildrenandparentsworse.23．Whatcanwelearnfromthispassage?A．Practicemakesperfect. B．AllroadsleadtoRome.C．Everycoinhastwosides. D．Readingmakesafullman.（2022·江蘇·無錫市華莊中學(xué)二模）24．Whenwilltheswimmingpoolopenagain?A．Tuesday,24Februaryfrom7am. B．Thursday,25Februaryfrom7am.C．Thursday,24Februaryfrom7am. D．Tuesday,24Februaryfrom7pm.25．Whatshouldthemembersdoiftheyhavequestionsaboutthesportscenter?A．Call018961821. B．Sendalettertosport@.C．Getintouchwiththeircoaches. D．Gotothehelpdeskfrom8am.to8pm.26．Thecentersendsthisemailtotellthemembersthat_________.A．theswimmingpoolwillbeopenedagain.B．swimmingherewillcostmoremoney.C．thereisanewsportinthesportscenter.D．morepeoplewillbecomemembersofthesportscenter.（2022·江蘇·揚(yáng)州市江都區(qū)實(shí)驗(yàn)初級(jí)中學(xué)三模）Makingvelvetflowers(絨花)wasanendangeredfolkart,butit’snowkeptalivewithmoreyoungcraftsmendevotingthemselvestotheart.MurongYi,21,aseniorstudyingatauniversityinBeijing,isoneofthem.Recently,shepostedhervideoabouthowtomakevelvetflowerhead-wearshapedlikeagoldenphoenixonSinaWeibo.Theartworkwasmadeof4,000piecesofcocoonfiber(蠶絲)in12days.Generally,itonlytakestwotothreedaystomakeavelvetflower.Thevideohasreceivedover2.4millionviewsonBilibili.VelvetflowersarecalledronghuainChinese,itmeansgreatwealth.Itwasapopulardecorationinfestivalsandweddings,butfewpeopleknowaboutitnow.________“IstartedtolearnaboutitfiveorsixyearsagofromsomeancientChinesecostumehistoricaldramas,”shesaid.Shetriedtolearnfromothersbutcouldn’tfindmanyonlinetutorialvideos.Finally,shewatchedaone-hourTVprogram,inwhichaninheritor(繼承人)showedhowtomakevelvetflowersindetail.Then,therewastheproblemofbuyingmaterials.Velvetflowersaremadeofsilkandcopperwires(銅線).“However,itwasdifficulttobuythesematerialsatthattime,”Murongsaid.Anotherkeystepistochoosecopperwiresinthepropersizeandtype.“Thehardnessreallydomatter,”shesaid.“Even1-millimeterwouldleadtoadifferentshape.”Withoutmuchexperience,shehadtolearnfromfailuresandtriedagain.NewideasnaturallycameupwhenMuronggrewasaskilledcreator.Shefoundawaytohaveready-madefiberproducedinafactory,whichhelpedmakethehandicraftmucheasier.Now,peopleinterestedinthiscraftcansimplybuythematerialfromherTaobaostore.“Bydoingthis,Ihopeitwillhelpthosewhowanttotryronghua,”Murongsaid.AsaloverofChinesetraditionalculture,shesaid“I’lllearnmoreaboutdifferenthandicraftsandhelpmakethempopularamongyoungpeoplebysocialmedia.”27．WhatdoweknowaboutMurongYifromthepassage?A．SheisauniversityteacherfromBeijing.B．Sheisaninheritorwhomakesvelvetflowers.C．Sheisafactoryworkerwhomakesfiber.D．SheisaloverofChinesetraditionalculture.28．Theunderlinedsentence“Thevideohasreceivedover2.4millionviewsonBilibili.”inParagraph2showsthat_______.A．manypeopletakeinterestinMurong’svelvetflowersB．peopleinChinalikewatchingshortvideosonBilibiliC．peoplecanlearndifferentkindsofskillsbywatchingvideosD．Murongwantstobeanonlinecelebrity(網(wǎng)紅)bymakingvideos29．WhichsentencecanbeputintheBlankinParagraph3?A．Luckily,Murongknowshowtomakevelvetflowers.B．Therefore,Murongfacedchallengesinlearningthishandicraft.C．ManyyoungpeopleshowinterestinitandMurongisoneofthem.D．Murongdecidedtomakevelvetflowersbywatchingvideosonline.30．Accordingtothepassage,whatmayMurongdointhefuture?A．Learnmoreaboutdifferenthandicraftsandmakevideosaboutthem.B．OpenmorestoresonTaobaotosellready-madefiberandmakemoney.C．Sellvelvetflowersonsocialmediaandteachpeoplehowtomakethem.D．MakevelvetflowersforsomeancientChinesecostumehistoricaldramas.（2022·江蘇·揚(yáng)州市江都區(qū)實(shí)驗(yàn)初級(jí)中學(xué)三模）Sheopenedthedoorandwentin.Shewasintheroomwiththeglasstableagain!Andthelittlegoldenkeytothegardenwasstillonit.Shepickeditupquicklyandunlockedthedoor.Thensheateapieceofmushroomtomakeherselfsmaller.

Finally,shewastherightsizetogetintothegarden.Therewasabigrosetreeinthegarden.Theroseswerewhitebutthreegardenerswerepaintingthemred.Thegardenerslookedlikeplayingcards.Theyhadspades?onthem.OneofthemwastheTwoofspades,anotherwastheFiveofspadesandthethirdwastheSevenofspades.“Howcurious!”Alicethought,andshewentcloser,“Excuseme!”shesaidtothem,“Whyareyoupaintingthoseroses?”“Well,Miss,wemadeamistake,”Twosaid.“WeputawhiterosetreehereandtheQueenwantedredrosetrees.”Justatthatmoment,Fiveshouted,“TheQueen!TheQueen!”andtheyallthrewthemselvesontheground,facedown.Alicelookedroundandsawalongprocession.Itwascominginherdirection.Tensoldierswereatthefrontofit.Theyhadclubs?onthem.Nextthereweretencourtiers.Theyhaddiamonds?onthem.Afterthatthereweretheroyalchildren.Theyhadhearts?onthem.Thenthereweretheguests,mostlykingsandqueens,buttheWhiteRabbitwastheretoo.AfterthemtherewastheKnaveofHearts.HewascarryingtheKing’scrownonabigredcushion.31．Thegardenerspaintedtherosesredbecause__________.A．theQueenaskedthemtopainttherosesB．theQueenwantedtoputredrosetreeshereC．thegardenersthoughtredismorebeautifulD．thegardenersdidn'tlikethewhiteroses32．Theunderlinedword“procession”inParagraph7means__________.A．工藝 B．過程 C．工程 D．隊(duì)伍33．Whichofthefollowingappearedlast?A．?Spades.. B．?Clubs. C．?Diamonds. D．?Hearts.34．Accordingtothepassage,wecanlearnthat__________.A．theWhiteRabbitwasoneoftheguestsB．thesoldiershaddiamondsonthemC．tencourtierswereatthefrontoftheprocessionD．thegardenerswereplayingcardsinthegarden（2022·江蘇·揚(yáng)州市江都區(qū)實(shí)驗(yàn)初級(jí)中學(xué)三模）Haveyouevercomplainedwhylifeissotiring?Doestheskysometimesseemdarktoyou?Areyourstudiessometimesnotsuccessful?Well,friends,cheerupandsmileallthetime.Ifyouseetheworldwithyourwarmheart,you’llfindthatthewholeworldsmilestoyou.Whileinschool,sometimesyouaretiredofyourlessons,buthaveyouevernoticedthehappysmileonyourteacher’sfacewhenyoudidagoodjob?Onedayitisfine.Justbeforeyouwanttogoout,itsuddenlystartstorain.Maybeyouwouldfeelverysadandstartcomplainingabouttheweather.Butdearfriends,whydon’tyousitdownandlistentothefreeconcertthatthenatureoffersyou?Andwiththetimelyrain,cropsinthefieldswillgrowbetterandbetterandfarmerswillhaveagoodharvest.Althougheveryonewantstosucceedinwhathetriestodo,sometimesfailurecan’tbeavoided.Ithinkfailureisnotterrible,andtheterriblethingisthatweareafraidofitandgiveuphope.Whenwefacefailure,wemustbeconfidentinourselves,drawausefullessonfromitandtryourbesttofinishwhatwehavedecidedtodo.Asapopularsayinggoes,“Failureisthemotherofsuccess.”Attitudedecideseverything.Withanoptimisticattitudelifeiseasyandpleasant.Let’ssmiletowhateverwemeetandthewholeworldwillsmiletous.35．Accordingtothepassage,inschool,____________.A．thestudentsdon’tliketheirlessonsB．theteachersaretiredoftheirworkC．theteachersdon’tlikebadstudentsD．theteacherswillbehappyifthestudentsdogoodjobs36．Ifthereisatimelyrain,____________.A．youwanttogoout B．youcanattendaconcertC．cropsinthefieldswillgrowbetter D．farmerscan’thaveagoodharvest37．Whenwefacefailure,we____________.A．mustbeconfidentinourselves B．shouldn’tbeafraidofitC．shouldn’tgiveuphope D．a(chǎn)lloftheabove38．Thebesttitleofthispassageis____________.A．SmileandtheWorldSmilestoYou B．ComplainingaboutLifeC．FailureIstheMotherofSuccess D．RainyDayIsGoodtoFarmers（2022·江蘇省淮陰中學(xué)開明分校二模）“ThatTomisgoingtomakealotoftrouble.HekeptputtingcottonintoMartha’ssack（麻袋）,”SambotoldLegreethatnight.“Thenwe’llhavetogivehimalesson.”saidLegree.Slowlythetiredslaves（奴隸）cameintotheroomfortheweighingofthesacks.FirstLegreeweighedTom’ssack,anditwasenough.Martha’ssackwasnext.Theweightwasenough,butLegreeshoutedather.“Youlazyanimal!Thisisnotenough!Stayhereandwait.”Hefinishedweighingalltheothersacks,andthenturnedtoTom.“Comehere,”saidLegree,“Iwanttogiveyouabetterjobthanpickingcotton,andyoucanstarttonight:takethiswomanandwhip（鞭打）her—youknowhow.”“I’msorry,Master,”saidTom.“Ican’tdoit.”LegreewhippedTomacrosshisfaceandthenhithimwithhisfistsmanytimes.“There!”hesaid.“Nowwillyoutellmeyoucan’tdoit?”“Yes,Master,”saidTom,withbloodrunningdownhisface.“Iwillworknightandday,butIwillneverwhipanotherperson”.“Iboughtyou,andyou’remine,bodyandsoul（靈魂）.”hesaid,kickingTom.“Mysoulisn’tyours!Youcan’tbuyit!”“We’llsee,”saidLegree,“Sambo,Quimbo,givethisdog,alesson.”Itwaslateatnight,andTomlaybleedingalone,amongpiecesofbrokenmachinery.Heheardanoise.“Who’sthere?Please,givemesomewater!”ItwasCassy.Shehelpedhimdrinkandthenshecleanedhiswoundsandputsomethingsoftunderhishead.Tomfeltbetter.—AdaptedfromUncleTom’sCabin39．LegreeaskedTomtowhipMarthabecause________.A．Martharefusedhisorder B．MarthapickedenoughcottonC．hewantedtogiveTomalesson D．Marthawasaslave40．WhatdidTommeanbysaying“Mysoulisn’tyours!Youcan’tbuyit!”?A．Youcan’taskmetodoeverything! B．Youcan’taffordtobuymysoul!C．Youcan’thurtmyfeelings! D．Youcan’tbemymaster!41．WhichofthefollowingwordscanbestdescribeTom?A．Helpfulandbrave. B．Sillybutconfident. C．Cleverandloyal. D．Carefulbutrude.42．Thestoryisorganizedinorderof________.A．size B．space C．time D．logic（邏輯）（2022·江蘇省淮陰中學(xué)開明分校二模）Thewholeyear’sworkdependsonagoodstartinspring,astheoldsayinggoes.Aprilisanimportantperiodforspringplowing.Andbeingafarmerisalotofwork.Luckily,smarttechnologyishelpfulinfarming.Drones（無人機(jī)）,apps,driverlesstractors（無人駕駛拖拉機(jī)）—howarethesetechnologieschangingoneoftheworld’soldestjobs?Let’stakealook.DronesYoumaythinkdronesareonlyforshooting（拍攝）videos.Theseeyesintheskyarealsousedbyfarmerstowatchcrops,findpests（害蟲）andmakesurethatwaterisusedefficiently.Dronescanalsohelphumansdophysicalwork.InXinjiang,forexample,over5,000dronesfarm1.3millionhectares（公頃）ofland,accordingtoGlobalTimes.PoweredbyChina’sBeiDouNavigationSatelliteSystem,thedronescanspreadseeds,fertilizer（化肥）andpesticides（農(nóng)藥）fasterandbetterthanhumans.DriverlesstractorsDriverlesstransportisstillbeingdeveloped.Thistechnologycanhelpfarmsplantandharvest.Driverlesstractorscanworkinfieldsaroundtheclock,withoutstopping.SmartAgisaUScompanythatproducesdriverlesstractors.Thetractorshavesensors（傳感器）,radarandGPS.Pullingacropcart,thetractorcanautomatically（自動(dòng)地）receivecropsfromacombine（收割機(jī)）andthensendthecarttobeunloaded（卸貨）.AccordingtotechnologyofficerMarkBarglof,“Itisabletonoticeobjectsandwon’trunoverpeopleorrunintootherequipment（設(shè)備）”.TheirrigationappOneofthemostimportantjobsforfarmersistomakesurethatplantsgetwater.AnewsmartphoneappcalledSmartIrrigationcanhelp.DevelopedbyanagriculturalscientistattheUniversityofGeorgia,US,theappusesGPStechnologytotellfarmerswhentowatertheircrops.Itconnectstotheclosestweatherstationtolearnaboutlocalrainfall,anditestimates（估計(jì)）howmuchwatertheplantsneedeachday.It’snotjustforfarmers:peoplecanuseittodecidewhentowatertheirlawns.43．Whatcanwelearnaboutdriverlesstractors?A．DriverlesstractorsareproducedbyaBritishcompany.B．Driverlesstractorscan’tavoidbumpingintootherequipment.C．Driverlesstractorsuseacombinetoreceiveandunloadcrops.D．Driverlesstractorsmayhelpfarmersmoreinthefuture.44．Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“aroundtheclock”mean?A．Underthecontrolofaclock. B．Withinalimitedtime.C．Nexttoaclock. D．Throughtheday.45．Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A．Thewholeyear’sweekdependsonagoodstartinspring. B．Moderntechnologiesimprovefarming.C．Farmingisdevelopingquickly. D．Technologiesproducechanges.（2022·江蘇省淮陰中學(xué)開明分校二模）Withlowtemperaturesandlittlefood,winterisahardseasonforanimals.Manyanimalsenterhibernation（冬眠）togetthroughit.①Duringhibernation,animalshideawayfromhunters.Theirmetabolism（新陳代謝）willslowtolessthanaquarterofitsnormalspeed.Thiscoolsitsbodyandslowsitsheartbeat.②Humanhibernationdoesn’texist（存在）formanyreasons.Ourbodyisnotdesignedforhibernation.Forexample,wastemanagementisahugechallengeforhumanhibernation.Animalsareabletostoptheirurination（排尿）anddefecation（排便）duringhibernation.However,humanscan’tdothis.③Infact,humansdon’tneedtosleepthroughthewinter.Wehavediscoveredfire,clothes,shelter,huntingandagriculture.Allthesecanhelpussurvivethecold.④Couldhumanshibernateinthefuture?Forlong-distance-spacetravel,it’spossible.AjourneytoMarswouldtakeafewmonthswithtoday’stechnology.Ifwehopetovisitanotherstarsystem,evenifwecouldtravelatthespeedoflight,thejourneywouldtakeyears.Beingabletohibernatewouldmakesuchalongjourneylessboringforastronautsandsavesomeresources,accordingtoUniversityofOxfordintheUK.46．Whichofthefollowingcan’thappentoanimalsduringhibernation?A．Slowmeta