專題04 閱讀理解-學(xué)易金卷：5年（2019-2023）中考1年模擬英語真題分項匯編（安徽專用）（解析版）

專題04閱讀理解（2023年中考真題）AThereareabout8,000millionpeoplelivingonourplanet,butsomeofthemdon’thaveenoughfood.Lastyear,morethan820millionpeoplesuffered（遭受）fromhunger.That’ssad.What’smore,itshouldn’tbeaproblemsincetheworldwastesabout930milliontonsoffoodeachyear.XYZFoodBankisworkingtohelpfixtheproblem.Now,youcan,too!Justdropoffsomefoodsothatwecancontinuetofeedtheneedy.Weaccept:CannedfoodBiscuitsRiceBoxedjuiceNoodlesCandy＊Noopenedfood.＊Noexpired（過期的）food.＊Nofoodthatneedstobeinafridge.Comeandofferyourhelp!Everylittlebitmakesadifference.Emailusatstophunger@syzfoodlbank.com.36.Howmanypeoplesufferedfromhungerlastyear?A.Over820million. B.About930million.C.Over7,180million. D.About8,000million.37.WhichofthefollowingcanyoudropoffatXYZFoodBank?A. B. C. D.38.What’sthepurposeofthetext?A.Tointroduceatraditionalbank. B.Topresentsomeworldproblems.C.Toaskpeopletogiveawayfood. D.Totellpeopletoprotecttheearth.【答案】36.A37.B38.C【解析】【導(dǎo)語】本文主要介紹了目前仍有許多人沒有足夠的食物吃，XYZ食物銀行號召人們一起來捐贈食物，幫助有需要的人。【36題詳解】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)“Lastyear,morethan820millionpeoplesuffered（遭受）fromhunger.”可知，去年，超過8.2億人遭受饑餓，故選A。【37題詳解】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)“Weaccept:”對應(yīng)的內(nèi)容可知，接受罐裝食物，故選B?！?8題詳解】主旨大意題。根據(jù)“XYZFoodBankisworkingtohelpfixtheproblem.Now,youcan,too!Justdropoffsomefoodsothatwecancontinuetofeedtheneedy”可知，目的是為了呼吁人們捐贈食物，故選C。BTenyearsago,J.B.Gilldecidedtomakeachange.Hemovedfromthecitytostarthisownfarm.Asoneofthemembersofapopgroup,Gillhadlivedabusylifebutthefarmgavehimawaytorelax.Althoughfarmingwasnewtohim,GilltookthechallengeandhisexperienceshelpedhimwritehisbookAceandtheAnimalHeroes.ThestoryfollowsAce,whoselifechangesgreatlywhenhemovestothecountryside.Aftertryingonapairofmagicalwellies（長筒靴）,Acerealizeshecanspeaktotheanimals,whomakeuptheirmindstoprotectthefarm.Gillsaysthatifhehadhisownpairofmagicalwellies,hewouldlovetospeaktowildlife,especiallythewilddeer（鹿）thatsometimesappearnearhisfarm.Astheyhavenoowners,Gillfeelslikehe’ssharingtheirhome.“It’sreallyinterestingtohearwhatthey’rethinkingandknowwherethey’reat,”hesaid.Gillgothisideasforwritingfromtheanimalsonhisfamilyfarm.Hischildren,AceandChiara,helpedoutwithhisbook.Together,Gill’sfamilymadesurethatthepicturesinthebooklookedliketheanimalsthey’dbeenbasedon.Hesaid,“Allofthosehavebeenreallygreattopiecethewholebooktogether.”39.WhatdidGilldecidetodotenyearsago?A.Liveabusylife. B.Starthisownfarm.C.Movetothecity. D.Formapopgroup.40.What’sparagraph2mainlyabout?A.Gill’sfarm. B.Gill’sfamily. C.Gill’sbook. D.Gill’sanimals.41.WhatcanwelearnaboutGillfromparagraph3?A.Hecaresaboutwildlife. B.Hedevelopsmanyinterests.C.Hewasbornwithmagic. D.Heistheownerofthedeer.42.WheredidGillgettheideaforhisbook?A.Fromhisgroupmembers. B.Fromhischildren’spictures.C.Fromthemagicalwellies. D.Fromtheanimalsonthefarm.【答案】39.B40.C41.A42.D【解析】【導(dǎo)語】本文講述了J.B.Gill搬離城市，建立農(nóng)場，并基于自己的經(jīng)歷寫了一本書的故事?！?9題詳解】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)“Tenyearsago,J.B.Gilldecidedtomakeachange.Hemovedfromthecitytostarthisownfarm.”可知，10年前，他決定建立自己的農(nóng)場。故選B?！?0題詳解】段落大意題。根據(jù)首句“GilltookthechallengeandhisexperienceshelpedhimwritehisbookAceandtheAnimalHeroes”以及后文內(nèi)容可知，第二段主要介紹了Gill寫的書。故選C?！?1題詳解】推理判斷題。根據(jù)“Gillsaysthatifhehadhisownpairofmagicalwellies,hewouldlovetospeaktowildlife”和“It’sreallyinterestingtohearwhatthey’rethinking…”可知，如果他有魔法靴，他想與野生動物對話，由此得知，A項“他關(guān)心野生動物。”正確。故選A?！?2題詳解】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)“Gillgothisideasforwritingfromtheanimalsonhisfamilyfarm.”可知，他的寫作靈感來自于他家農(nóng)場里的動物。故選D。CInDengfengtoday,therearemorethan50,000studentslearningkungfu,atraditionalartinChina.Theycometolearnitformanyreasons.Somehopetobecomefilmstars.Otherscometolearnskillsthatwillhelpthemgetgoodjobsinfuture.Afewaresentbytheirparentstolearnself-controlandhardwork.“Attracting（吸引）newstudentstotraditionalkungfuhasbecomeaproblem,”saysHuZhengsheng,whoteachesitatasmallschoolinDengfeng.Hufearsthathisartwillsoondieout.“It’shardtoconvince（說服）kidstospendmanyyearshere,becausethelifeofkungfulearnersisnoteasyorinteresting,”hesays.Hu’sstudentshavetosleepinunheatedroomsandkeeptraininghardoutsidewhateverthetemperature.Tolearnkungfuwelltheymusthaveastrongwillandlearnrespect（尊重）aswell.Foroldtraditionstoliveon,theyoungmustlearnandpassthemdown.Recently,toattractnewstudents,Huhasbroughtsomechangesintohiskungfulessonstomakethemlivelyandinteresting.Hopefully,moreandmorestudentswillshowinterestinlearningkungfu.43.Whatdoes“it”underlinedinparagraphIreferto（指的是）?A.Kungfu. B.Film. C.Self-control. D.Chinese.44.WhatdoesHuZhengshengfear?A.Hisstudentsdon’trespecthim. B.Hecannotworkatalargeschool.C.Hisartcannotbepasseddown. D.Therearen’tenoughkungfuteachers.45.WhathasHudonetoattractnewstudents’?A.Hehasofferedbetterlivingconditions. B.Hehasgivenjobstotheirparents.C.Hehaspromisedthemabetterfuture. D.Hehasmadechangesinhislessons.【答案】43.A44.C45.D【解析】【導(dǎo)語】本文主要學(xué)生們學(xué)習(xí)功夫的原因，以及吸引學(xué)生們來學(xué)習(xí)傳統(tǒng)功夫成了一個問題，以及想出的解決辦法?！?3題詳解】詞義猜測題。根據(jù)“InDengfengtoday,therearemorethan50,000studentslearningkungfu,atraditionalartinChina.Theycometolearnitformanyreasons”可知，此處指學(xué)習(xí)功夫的原因有很多，所以it指代Kungfu，故選A?！?4題詳解】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)“Hufearsthathisartwillsoondieout”可知，擔(dān)心他的藝術(shù)很快就會消亡，故選C。【45題詳解】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)“Recently,toattractnewstudents,Huhasbroughtsomechangesintohiskungfulessonstomakethemlivelyandinteresting”可知，為了吸引新學(xué)員，在功夫課上做了一些改變，使其生動有趣，故選D。DWhatmakesyoufallasleep?Themaincauseisyourbodyclock,atime-keeperinsideyourbody.Buthowtocontrolanduseyourbodyclock?Scientistssuggestedhavingashowerbeforebed.Jumpingintotheshoweraroundanhourbeforebedcouldmeanyousleepbetter.Awarmshowerhelpsyourelax,andthenafteritwarmsyouup,yourcore（核心）bodytemperaturedrops.Thisencouragesyoutofallasleepmorequicklyandsleepmoresoundly.Astudyin2019saidthatawatertemperatureof40℃to42.4℃producesthebest-quality（最優(yōu)質(zhì)的）sleep.Afterpeopleliedown,mostofthemtakeabout20minutestofallasleep.However,ifyouhaveashoweronetotwohoursbeforegoingtobed,youwillfallasleep10minutesearlier.Corebodytemperaturedropsnaturallybeforeyousleep,thendropsfurtherduringthenight.Itrisesagainasyouwakeup.Itisthoughtthattakingawarmshowerwillspeedupthedropintemperaturebeforebed,asitbringsbloodtothesurfaceofthebody,andthentheheatisgivenoff.46.Whatdidscientistssuggestpeopledobeforebedtosleepbetter?A.Sleepanhourearlier. B.Jumpintobed.C.Haveawarmshower. D.Setatimeclock.47.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“soundly”probablymean?A.Deeply. B.Poorly. C.Kindly. D.Slowly.48.Whichwatertemperatureproducesthebest-qualitysleepaccordingtothestudy?A.44.2℃ B.41.5℃ C.36.4℃ D.32.4℃49.Inwhichpartofanewspapercanyoufindthetext?A.Art. B.Weather. C.History. D.Health.【答案】46.C47.A48.B49.D【解析】【導(dǎo)語】本文主要介紹了控制和使用的生物鐘的一個方法——在睡覺前一小時左右洗一個熱水澡能幫助人們睡覺?！?6題詳解】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)“Jumpingintotheshoweraroundanhourbeforebedcouldmeanyousleepbetter”可知，建議睡覺前沖個澡，故選C。【47題詳解】詞義猜測題。根據(jù)“Thisencouragesyoutofallasleepmorequicklyandsleepmoresoundly.”可知，能讓你更快地入睡，睡得更香，所以劃線單詞與deeply詞義相近，故選A?！?8題詳解】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)“Astudyin2019saidthatawatertemperatureof40℃to42.4℃producesthebest-quality（最優(yōu)質(zhì)的）sleep”可知，40到42℃的水溫能產(chǎn)生最優(yōu)質(zhì)的睡眠，故選B。【49題詳解】推理判斷題。通讀全文，本文主要介紹了在睡覺前一小時左右洗一個熱水澡能幫助人們睡覺，與健康有關(guān)，故選D。EAyearbookisatraditioninsomehighschools.Thebookcontains（包含）thenameandthepictureofeachstudentinyourfinalyear,sothatyoucanrememberwhoyouwenttoschoolwith.A15-year-oldschoolgirlCatherineCookandherbrotherDavid,16,wantedmorethanthis.Theythought,“Wedon’treallyknowourclassmatesfromjustapicture,sowhynothaveayearbookonline?Youcouldlearnaboutpeople’smusicaltastes,themoviestheylike,andsoon.”Withtheirhardwork,awebsitenamedmyYearbookwassetup,whichsoonbecamepopularamongschoolmates.Onthewebsite,memberscanconnectwitheachotherbysharingmovies,music,photosandstudyguides.Somestudentsfeelthattheydon’tfitinatschool,butcanmakefriendsmoreeasilyonline.MyYearbookuserscanalsomakevirtual（虛擬的）“LunchMoney”bycompletingactivitiesonthewebsite.Theythengiveitawaytocharities（慈善機(jī)構(gòu)）inthemyYearbook“causes”programme,whichhassent22,000bookstoAfrica,andbought20,000kilosofriceforpeoplewithoutenoughfood.RunningthewebsitedidnotstopCatherineandDavidfromcompletingtheirschoolworksuccessfully.Now,theygoontouniversity,butstillmanagetoputin50hoursaweekdevelopingthewebsite.50.WhydidCatherineandDavidwanttohaveayearbookonline?A.Tomakemoremoney. B.Tobecomepopularatschool.C.Towatchmoviesonline. D.Toknowmoreaboutschoolmates.51.Whatis“LunchMoney”usedfor?A.TravellingtoAfrica. B.Helpingpeopleinneed.C.Runningthewebsite. D.Completingschoolwork.52Whatisthebesttitle（標(biāo)題）forthetext?A.AnOnlineYearbook B.TheWebsiteActivitiesC.ACharityProgramme D.TheFinalYearatSchool【答案】50.D51.B52.A【解析】【導(dǎo)語】本文主要介紹了15歲女孩Catherine與哥哥David共同建立的線上畢業(yè)紀(jì)念冊網(wǎng)站?！?0題詳解】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)“Wedon’treallyknowourclassmatesfromjustapicture,sowhynothaveayearbookonline?Youcouldlearnaboutpeople’smusicaltastes,themoviestheylike,andsoon.”可知，他們建立這個網(wǎng)站是為了更多得了解同學(xué)。故選D。【51題詳解】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)“…whichhassent22,000bookstoAfrica,andbought20,000kilosofriceforpeoplewithoutenoughfood.”可知，“午餐費(fèi)”被用來幫助那些有需要的人。故選B?！?2題詳解】最佳標(biāo)題題。通讀全文可知，本文主要介紹了一個線上畢業(yè)紀(jì)念冊網(wǎng)站，A項最適合做標(biāo)題。故選A。（2022年中考真題）AAntarcticaWeatherAntarcticaliesinthemostsouthernpartoftheworld.ItisthecoldestareaonEarth.Thereisn’tmuchrain,butthereisalotofsnowandwind.Thelowesttemperaturewason21Julyin1983at-89.2℃!PopulationNobodylivesinAntarcticaallthetime!Thefirstpeopletostaythereforawhilewerefishermenin1786.Nowthereareabout5,000scientistsandresearchersthereinthesummer.Historyofexploration(探險)During1907-1909,BritishexplorerEarnestShackletonexploredAntarcticaonfoot.In1911,twoexplorers—aBritishmannamedScottandaNorwegiannamedAmundsen—raced1,400kilometrestotheSouthPole(南極).Amundsenarrivedfirst.AnimalsandbirdsTherearen’tanylargeanimalsinAntarctica.PolarbearsliveattheNorthPole.Buttherearealotofpenguinsandseabirds.Everyspringthereareover100millionseabirdsinAntarctica.56.WhendidthelowesttemperatureappearinAntarctica?A.In1786. B.In1907. C.In1911. D.In1983.57.WhofirststayedinAntarcticaforsometime?A.Fishermen. B.Scientists. C.Researchers. D.Explorers.58.WhereisEarnestShackletonfrom?A.Britain. B.Norway. C.TheSouthPole. D.TheNorthPole.【答案】56.D57.A58.A【解析】【導(dǎo)語】本文主要介紹了南極洲的一些信息。【56題詳解】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)“Thelowesttemperaturewason21Julyin1983at-89.2℃!”可知最低氣溫是在1983年7月21日。故選D。【57題詳解】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)“Thefirstpeopletostaythereforawhilewerefishermenin1786”可知1786年，第一批在那里停留一段時間的人是漁民。故選A。【58題詳解】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)“BritishexplorerEarnestShackletonexploredAntarcticaonfoot”可知英國探險家EarnestShackleton徒步探索南極洲。故選A。BHaveyoueverseenlionsdancinginthestreets?Thelionsdancetothebeatofadrum(鼓).Ofcourse,theyarenotreallions.Theyaredancersinlioncosturnes(服飾).LiondancingfirststartedinChinacenturiesago.Itismeanttobringgoodluckinthecomingyear.Usually,alionismadeupoftwodancers.Onedancercontrolsthehead.Theothercontrolsthetail.“Ithinkofitasasport,”saysAnthonyHuang,aged16.HeisamemberoftheNewYorkChineseFreemasonsAthleticClub.Anthonyperforms(表演)asthelion’shead.Itcanweigh20pounds.LiondancingisimportanttoAnthony.“Thistraditionreallyliftsmeup,”hesays.Inthepast,liondancingwasperformedmostlybymen.Butitisdifferenttoday.LionDanceMeisaliondancinggroupinSanFrancisco,California.Thereareboysandgirlsonitsteam.Theydancetogether.“Anyonecantakeupliondancing.Youhavetobelievethatyoucandoit,”saysAnandaTang-Lee,a17-year-oldgirl.Liondancingwillcontinuetoevolve.Butateam’ssenseofcommunitywillneverchange.“Wecallitafamily,”Anandasays,“It’sreallygreat,becausewealwayshaveeachother’sbacks.”59.Whydopeopleperformliondancing?A.Toselllion-dancingcosturnes. B.Towishforaluckynewyear.C.Toprotectthelionsinthewild. D.Toshowskillsofplayingthedrum.60.WhichroledoesAnthonyplayinliondancing?AThelion’shead. B.Thelion’stail. C.Thedrummer. D.Thedresser.61.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“evolve”mean?A.延期 B.模仿 C.舉辦 D.演變62.Whatcanweinfer(推斷)fromAnanda’swords“Wecallitafamily”?A.Theybringhappinesstothefamily. B.Theycallliondancingafamilygame.C.Theylivetogetherinabigfamily. D.Theysupporteachotherlikeafamily.【答案】59.B60.A61.D62.D【解析】【導(dǎo)語】本文主要介紹了中國的傳統(tǒng)舞獅，它在不斷地演變，也獲得了很多人的喜愛?！?9題詳解】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)“Itismeanttobringgoodluckinthecomingyear.”可知舞獅意在來年帶來好運(yùn)。故選B?！?0題詳解】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)“Anthonyperforms(表演)asthelion’shead”可知他扮演獅頭。故選A?！?1題詳解】詞義猜測題。根據(jù)“Inthepast,liondancingwasperformedmostlybymen.Butitisdifferenttoday”以及“Liondancingwillcontinuetoevolve”可知舞獅過去只有男性扮演，現(xiàn)在男性和女性都可以，說明舞獅在不斷地演變，故此處劃線部分意為“演變”。故選D?！?2題詳解】推理判斷題。根據(jù)“Wecallitafamily,”Anandasays,“It’sreallygreat,becausewealwayshaveeachother’sbacks”可知他們把它叫作家庭，因為他們總是互相支持。故選D。CTheSearch-for-Lost-Birdslisthascometopublicattentionrecently.Itliststenkindsofbirdsthathavenotbeenseeninthewildforatleastfifteenyears.Thelistiscallingonpeopletosearchfortherarest(最珍稀的)birdsonEarth.Therecouldbeseveralreasonsforthelongdisappearancesofthebirdsonthelist.Maybetherehavebeennostudiesinareaswheretheylive.Maybepeopledon’tknowwhereorhowtofindthem.Maybetherearechangestotheirnaturalhomesbecauseofhumanactivities.Thisyear,fourexpeditions(考察隊)areplanningtofindeightkindsofbirds.Ifanyoftheselostbirdsarefound,wayscanbefoundtoprotectthemandhelptheirpopulationsgrow.ThishashappenedwithbirdsliketheMadagascarpochard.Thenumberofthisonce-lostkindofbirdisnowincreasing.63.HowmanykindsofbirdsareontheSearch-for-Lost-Birdslist?A.Four. B.Eight. C.Ten. D.Fifteen.64.WhatisParagraph2mainlyabout?A.Changesofthelivingareasofthebirds. B.Suggestionsonhowtoprotectthebirds.C.Reasonsforthedisappearancesofthebirds. D.Stepsofbuildingnaturalhomesforthebirds.65.WhatcanwelearnabouttheMadagascarpochard?A.Ithasnotbeenfoundtillnow. B.Ithasalargerpopulationthanbefore.C.Itneedstoliveclosetohumans. D.Itprovidesprotectionforotherbirds.66.Whatisthebesttitle(標(biāo)題)forthetext?A.WaystoRaiseRareBirds B.Bird-loversAroundtheWorldC.SearchesfortheLostBirds D.StoriesAboutBirdsintheWild【答案】63.C64.C65.B66.C【解析】【導(dǎo)語】本文主要講述了人類采取措施尋找那些已經(jīng)消失在人類視野中的鳥類，幫助它們繁衍后代。【63題詳解】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)“Itliststenkindsofbirdsthathavenotbeenseeninthewildforatleastfifteenyears”可知，它列出了至少15年沒有在野外看到的10種鳥類，故選C?！?4題詳解】主旨大意題。根據(jù)“Therecouldbeseveralreasonsforthelongdisappearancesofthebirdsonthelist”可知，此段介紹了這些鳥類消失的原因，故選C。【65題詳解】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)“ThishashappenedwithbirdsliketheMadagascarpochard.Thenumberofthisonce-lostkindofbirdisnowincreasing”可知，這種鳥類的數(shù)量現(xiàn)在正在增長，故選B?！?6題詳解】最佳標(biāo)題題。本文主要講述了人類采取措施尋找那些已經(jīng)消失在人類視野中的鳥類，幫助它們繁衍后代，所以C選項“尋找消失的鳥兒”符合本文標(biāo)題，故選C。DAteamofscientistsarecarryingoutaprojectattheUniversityofGreenwichinLondon.TheyaretryingtofindwaystomakefoodonMars(火星)inthefuture.TheprojectiscalledFeedingMars.Ittriestousewater,fishandfishwastetogrowfruitandvegetablesonMars.Itwouldtakeatleast21monthstoreachMars,learnaboutitssurfaceandreturntoEarth.SoitwouldbeabighelpifthespacemencouldgrowfreshfoodonMarsitself.FarmingonMars,however,willbeveryhard.There’splentyofwaterthatcouldbetakenfromicejustbelowthesurface,butthelandonMarsismissingthenutrients(養(yǎng)分)thatlivingthingsneed.Theteamsaythattheycouldsolvetheproblembygrowingplantsandfishtogether.Fishwastecanthenbeusedtoprovidenutrientsforplants.“Itisexpectedthatyoucangrowlotsoffood,suchasvegetables,salads,teasandmedicinalplantsonMars,”saidDrBenzKotzen,wholeadstheproject.“Youcanevenharvest(捕獲)fishforfoodthen.”67.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“It”inParagraph1referto(指的是)?A.Thefuture. B.Theproject. C.Theland. D.Theplanet.68.WhatmakesitdifficulttofarmonMars?A.Icebelowthesurface. B.Toomuchfishwaste.C.Themissingoflivingthings. D.Thepoorlandcondition.69.HowdoesDrBenzKotzenfeelaboutFeedingMars?A.Hopeful. B.Doubtful. C.Surprised. D.Funny.【答案】67.B68.D69.A【解析】【導(dǎo)語】本文是一篇說明文，介紹“喂養(yǎng)火星”這一項目?！?7題詳解】推理判斷題。根據(jù)“TheprojectiscalledFeedingMars.Ittriestousewater,fishandfishwastetogrowfruitandvegetablesonMars.”可知，這個項目被稱為“喂養(yǎng)火星”，它試圖利用水、魚和魚的廢物在火星上種植水果和蔬菜。此處it指的是“喂養(yǎng)火星”這個項目，故選B?！?8題詳解】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)“butthelandonMarsismissingthenutrients(養(yǎng)分)thatlivingthingsneed”可知，火星上的土地缺少生物所需的營養(yǎng)物質(zhì)，故選D。【69題詳解】推理判斷題。根據(jù)最后一段內(nèi)容可知，本茨·科岑博士認(rèn)為人們預(yù)計可以在火星上種植很多食物，甚至可以捕魚，所以他認(rèn)為這個項目是非常有前景和希望的。故選A。EThenightskyisourearliestlibrary.There,westoredourknowledge,andpasseditdownaroundthefire,beforeweinventedthewrittenword.Iremembergoingtothelocaluniversityforanastronomy(天文學(xué))nightwhenIwasachild.Thatnight,IsawSaturn,oneoftheplanets,anditsringswithmyowneyesforthefirsttime.Theringsshonebrightagainsttheblacknessofspaceandsuddenlytheuniverse(宇宙)wasn’tsomethingthatyouonlyreadaboutorimaginedinyourhead.Itwasrightthere,andyouwereapartofit.Thatmomentispriceless.Whilestarlightisgood,lightpollutionhereonEarthcanbearealproblem.Forthepast200yearsorso,wehaveusedtoomuchelectricity(電)tomakethenightbrighter.However,brighterdoesn’tusuallymeanbetter,especiallywhenalotofthatlightshinesupintotheskywherenooneneedsit.Luckily,somecitieshavetakenactions,likesettingupnewdownward-directinglightsalongthestreets.Ihopethatmorecitieswilljoininandcontinuethepracticeofcontrollingunnecessarylighting,sothatmoreofuscanwatchthenightskyinawayhumanshaveforthousandsofyears.70.Whatisthenightskycomparedto?A.Abook. B.Theearth. C.Alibrary. D.Theuniverse.71.Howdidthewriterfindtheastronomynight?A.Itopenedhiseyes. B.Itcontrolledhismind.C.Itwasarealproblem. D.Ittookhimtoomuchtime.72.Whatdoesthewriterhopefor?A.Abrighternight. B.Lessuseoflighting.C.Morepersonalspace. D.Abettereducation.【答案】70.C71.A72.B【解析】【導(dǎo)語】本文主要介紹了現(xiàn)在夜晚燈光太多，造成了光污染，作者希望人們能夠采取行動，減少不必要燈光，減少光污染。【70題詳解】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)“Thenightskyisourearliestlibrary”可知作者把夜空比作了圖書館。故選C?！?1題詳解】推理判斷題。根據(jù)“Theringsshonebrightagainsttheblacknessofspaceandsuddenlytheuniverse(宇宙)wasn’tsomethingthatyouonlyreadaboutorimaginedinyourhead”可知這些光環(huán)在黑暗的太空中閃耀著光芒，突然之間，宇宙不再是只能在腦海中閱讀或想象的東西，由此可推知那天晚上拓寬了作者的視野。故選A。【72題詳解】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)“Ihopethatmorecitieswilljoininandcontinuethepracticeofcontrollingunnecessarylighting”可知作者希望更多的城市加入并繼續(xù)控制不必要的照明。故選B。2021年Ifyouhaveproblemsdescribingpeople,don’tworry!We’llusepopularfilmcharacters(角色)tohelpyoulearnsomeusefulwords.NaiveMeaning:Ifsomeoneisnaive,theyhavelittleexperienceandbelievegoodthingswillalwayshappen.Example:InthefilmEI,Buddyisanaivepersonwhogrowsupwithelves(精靈).Oneday,hegoestoNewYorkCitybutfindsthingsverydifferentthere.Director:DavidBerenbaumLoyalMeaning:Ifyou’reloyal,youalwaysgivesupporttoapersonoragroupandhelpthemandacthonestly.Example:InthefilmToyStory,Woodyisloyaltohisfriendsandowner,Andy.HestayswithAndy,evenwhenAndygrowsupandgoestocollege.Director:JohnLasseterDemandingMeaning:Ifsomeoneisdemanding,theyarenoteasilysatisfiedorpleased.Example:InthefilmTheDevilWearsPrada,Mirandaisverydemanding.Shealwaysworksveryhard,andexpectsotherstodothesame.Director:DavidFrankelTalentedMeaning:Ifyou’retalented,youhaveanaturalabilitytodosomethingwell.Example:InthefilmMcFarland,USA,coachWhitenoticessometalentedrunnersinhisPEclass.Heformsacross-countrygroupthatracesagainstotherschools.Director:NikiCaro36．Whichwordisusedtodescribeapersonwithanaturalabilitytodosomethingwell?A．Naive. B．Loyal. C．Demanding. D．Talented.37．Whoalwaysgivessupporttofriendsaccordingtothefilms?A．Buddy. B．Woody. C．DavidFrankel. D．NikiCaro.38．Inwhichpartofamagazinecanwereadthetext?A．Sport. B．Travel. C．Environment. D．Language.36．D37．B38．D【解析】36．細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)“TalentedMeaning:Ifyou’retalented,youhaveanaturalabilitytodosomethingwell.”可知，Talented“有天賦的”被用來描述一個有天生能力做好某事的人。故選D。37．細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)“Ifyou’reloyal,youalwaysgivesupporttoapersonoragroupandhelpthemandacthonestly.”和“InthefilmToyStory,Woodyisloyaltohisfriendsandowner,Andy.”可知，Woody總是支持朋友。故選B。38．推理判斷題。本文用流行的電影角色，來幫助讀者學(xué)習(xí)一些有用的單詞，所以推測可能在雜志的語言部分看到。故選D。Mikeisgraduating(畢業(yè))fromConcordAcademyHighSchoolandRowanKabbalahCommunityCollegeatthesametime.Andhe’sonly12.Athishighschoolsciencefair,heintroducedhisnewestinventionHORIZONOS.Mikeshowedgreatlearningabilityandinterestinthe“how”and“why”behindthingsataveryyoungage.Hebegantostudycomputerprogrammingatage5.HetaughthimselfontheInternetandputhislearningintopractice.Hehaslearned10languages.Also,heisimproving(提高)anotherskill:writtencommunication.“MyideaisnousetoanyoneifIcan’texpressit,”heexplained.“Mikedoeswellinallsubjects,”hismothersaid“Whenhehasdifficultieshewilltrytofindawayout.”HisfatherwassatisfiedwithMike’snon-academic(非學(xué)業(yè)的)achievements.“Theymeanmuchmore,”hisfathersaid.Mikehasstartedtwotechnologycompanies.Andhehasabiggerdreamforthefuture.“Ireallywanttomakethingseasierforpeople,especiallytheold,”Mikeexplained.“Thenext,maybeahealthcarerobot.”39．WhendidMikestarttolearncomputerprogramming?A．Atage5. B．Atage7. C．Atage10. D．Atage12.40．WhyisMikeimprovingtheskillofwrittencommunication?A．Tolearnanotherlanguage. B．Tomakenewinventions.C．Tobetterexpresshisideas. D．Toteachhimselfonline.41．WhatcanwelearnaboutMike’sparents?A．TheyareproudoftheirsonMike. B．TheyhelpMikewithallsubjects.C．TheycaremoreaboutMike’sgrades. D．Theyworkinthesamecompany.42．WhatisMike’sbiggerdream?A．Tobeahealthcareworker. B．Tomakethingseasierforpeople.C．Tolearncomputerknowledge. D．Tostarttwotechnologycompanies.39．A40．C41．A42．B【解析】39．細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)“Hebegantostudycomputerprogrammingatage5.”可知，他五歲時開始學(xué)習(xí)編程，故選A。40．推理判斷題。根據(jù)“MyideaisnousetoanyoneifIcan’texpressit”可知，如果我不能把我的想法表達(dá)出來，它對任何人都沒有用。所以Mike在提高書面溝通的技巧是為了更好地表達(dá)他的想法。故選C。41．推理判斷題。根據(jù)倒數(shù)第二段“Mikedoeswellinallsubjects…Whenhehasdifficultieshewilltrytofindawayout…HisfatherwassatisfiedwithMike’snon-academic(非學(xué)業(yè)的)achievements…”可知，他的父母為他感到驕傲。故選A。42．細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)“Ireallywanttomakethingseasierforpeople,especiallytheold”可知，Mike真的想讓人們，尤其是老年人，生活更輕松些。故選B。EarlyoneOctobermorning,anicewomansentayoungmagpie(喜鵲)tomyhomeforcare.Themagpieflewintothefrontwindowofatruckandgothurt,butluckilythewomanwaspassingby.Withmycare,theyoungmagpiewasdoingwell,buthewasnothappytofindhimselfinacage(籠子).Severaldayslater,hiswingswerefineandnothingelsewasbroken.Herecovered,soIdecidedtodrivehimtowherehewasfound.WhenIarrived,Igotthecageoutofthecarandopenedthedoorofferingmyarm.Hejumpedontoitandlookedaround.Icouldseeheknewwherehewas.Nexttouswasatree.Heflewstraighttothetoptojoinawagtail(鴯鎢).Thewagtailmadelotsofhighsingingandflewacrossthefield.Theyoungmagpieremainedonthetopofthetree.Ibegantoworryashestillneededhisparents.Thenextminute,Iheardthesingingofthewagtailagain.Hewasflyingbackandtwolargemagpiesfollowed.Theylandedoneithersideoftheyoungmagpie,andthenputtheirheadsintheairandsangexcitedly.43．Whosenttheyoungmagpietothewriter’shome?A．Ayoungdoctor. B．Anicewoman. C．Thewriter’sparents. D．Thetruckdriver.44．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“recovered”mean?A．康復(fù) B．求救 C．挨餓 D．唱歌45．Whatistheendingofthestory?A．Themagpiebrokebothhiswingsagain. B．Themagpieflewawaywiththewagtail.C．Themagpiegottogetherwithhisparents. D．Themagpiereturnedtothewriter’shome.46．Whichofthefollowingbestdescribesthewriter?A．Clever. B．Kind-hearted. C．Lucky. D．Hard-working.43．B44．A45．C46．B【解析】43．細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)“EarlyoneOctobermorning,anicewomansentayoungmagpie(喜鵲)tomyhomeforcare.”可知，是一位好心的婦人把喜鵲送來的。故選B。44．詞義猜測題。分析“Severaldayslater,hiswingswerefineandnothingelsewasbroken.Herecovered,soIdecidedtodrivehimtowherehewasfound.”可知，幾天后，他的翅膀完好無損，作者決定開車送他去被發(fā)現(xiàn)的地方。所以recovered的意思是“康復(fù)”。故選A。45．推理判斷題。根據(jù)“Ibegantoworryashestillneededhisparents.”和“Hewasflyingbackandtwolargemagpiesfollowed.Theylandedoneithersideoftheyoungmagpie,andthenputtheirheadsintheairandsangexcitedly.”可知，小喜鵲回到了父母的身邊，故選C。46．推理判斷題。根據(jù)全文作者救助喜鵲并將其送回父母身邊可知，作者是一個好心的人，故選B。AccordingtothefindingofanewUNreport,theworldwastesaboutonesixthofthefoodeachyear.That’sabout1,030,000,000tons,or121kilogramsforeachpersonontheEarth.61%ofthefoodwasteisfromhomecooking.Foodservices,suchasrestaurants,produce26%andgroceries(食品雜貨店)andotherstores13%.“Wethoughtwastewasaprobleminrichcountries,”saysMartinaOtto,whoworksfortheUNEnvironmentProgram.“However,thenewreportfinds,foodwasteisabigprobleminnationsrichandpoor.”Eachyear,some690,000,000peoplegohungry.Atthesametime,about10%ofallCO?ontheEarthisfromtheactivitiesthatp