中考英語閱讀理解《人與社會主題》50篇專項練習(xí)

中考英語閱讀理解《人與社會主題》50篇專項練習(xí)閱讀下列短文，從26~40各題所給的A、B、C和D項中選出最佳選項Theworld'soldestknownmusicalinstrumentsaremorethan40,000yearsold.Fortensofthousandsofyears,humanshavebeenmakingmusicforpleasureandtoexpressthemselves.Recently,therehasbeenariseintheuseofartificialintelligence(AI)tocreatemusic.SomeAImusichasbecomesopopularonline.Thetechnologyhasbeenusedbylotsofmusicians.SomepeoplethinkthatusingAItoproducemusicisn'tcreativeenoughbecauseitjustmakessongsoutofoldmusic.Whatdoyouthink?IsAIbadfornewmusic?Yes—AImusicisnotcreative,saysPeterUsingAImightbecheaperthanpayingamusician.IfcompaniescanuseAItoproducepopularmusicthatmakeslotsofmoneyfrompeoplebuyingandlisteningtoit,itcouldputmusicianslikemeoutofwork.Ifmusicianscan'tearnmoneyfrommusic,therewillbefarfewerofthemcreatingnewsongs.Anyway,listeningtomusicthatwasmadebyacomputerisn'tthesameexperienceaslisteningtohuman-mademusic.WhenIcreatesongs,Iputdifferentfeelingsandrealexperiencesintomywork,creatingsongsthatconnectwithpeopleatadeeplevel.SongsproducedbyAIaren'toriginalbecausethecomputerjustmakesmusicfromtheoldone.AImusicisn'tcompletelycreative.No—AIcanproducenewideas,saysMaryI'mamusiclover.WhenIturnonmyradioorheadphonesandagreatnewsongcomeson,itmakesmefeelgood.Wonderfulmusicbringspeopletogethertosinganddance.Ifpeopleareenjoyingmusic,doesitmatterwhetheritwasmadebyahumanoramachine?Ithinkmusicmakerscanusecomputers,whichhelptoperfectsoundandmixdifferentlayersofasong.Forthem,AIisjustanothernewtechnology,atoolthattheycanusetoexpressideas.Itwon'treplacemusiciansbuttheycanworkwithit.BuildingonAImusiccouldsavethemtime.Itcouldallowmuchmoremusictobeproducedanditcouldleadtonewandspecialstylesofmusic.AIcouldcreateexcitingmusicthathumanscouldneverhavedreamedof.Nowthatyou'vereadabitmoreaboutit,telluswhatyouthinkattheweekjunior.co.uk.We'llpublishtheresultnextweek.WHATDOYOUTHINK?1．Whatisthepurposeofthepassage?A．TosuggestwhathumanscandowiththehelpofAI.B．ToshowhowAIhelpsmusiciansproducenewideas.C．ToshareideasonwhetherAIissuitablefornewmusic.D．ToexplainthereasonswhymorepeoplelikeAImusic.2．WhichofthefollowingdoesMarymostprobablyagreewith?A．AIhelpsmusiciansmakemoremoney. B．AImusicwilltaketheplaceofmusicians.C．Human-mademusicisbetterthanAImusic. D．AIisanewtooltohelpmusiciansexpressideas.3．Whatdoestheunderlinedword"original"mean?A．Newandinteresting. B．Similarandreal.C．Privateandpopular. D．Usualandexciting.4．Whichsectionismostlikelytobepartofthemagazinenextweek?A．. B．C． D．

閱讀下列短文，從26~40各題所給的A、B、C和D項中選出最佳選項GianniGolferaisinfrontofagroupofpeople.Hiseyesarecovered,buthecanstillshowthesepeoplesomethingthat'samazing.First,thepeoplechoosesixtynumbersastheylike.Afterthat,ahelperreadsthenumberstoGianni.Then,afterhearingthemjustasingletime,Giannirepeatsthenumbersinthecorrectorderfrommemory.Then,hedoesitagain—backwards!Giannihasaveryspecialkindofmemory.Heexplainsinhisownwords,"It'sakindofmemorythatisconnectedtowhatIsee.ItmeansthateveryideaIlearn,everythingIread,becomesapartofme."Memoryisverydifficulttounderstand.Scientistsdon'treallyknowhowitworks,yet.TheGolferafamilygenes(基因)mayholdimportantinformationaboutGianni'smemory.AscientistcalledAntonicMalgaroliplanstocomparetheGolferafamily'sgeneswiththegenesofmoreforgetfulfamilies."Thequestion,"saysDr.Malgaroli."ishowmuchit'sreallybecauseoftheGolferafamilygenes,andhowmuchcomesfromhispractice."Researchersarenowstudyinghowmemoryandlearningchangethebrain.Theyarealsotryingtomatchthosechangestogenes.SomeresearchalreadyshowsthatagreatmemorymaynotdependontherightDNAonly.AccordingtoDr.Malgaroli,"Ifyoureallyneedtouseyourbraintostoresomekindofinformation,youhavethisability.It'sjustamatterofexercise."Thatis,practiceandexercisingthebraincanimprovethememory!ThesameideaistrueforGianni.Hisgenesareonlypartofthestory.Sincetheageof11,he'sbeentraininghisbraintoremembermoreandmore.Hepracticescontinuouslytoimprovethepowerofhismemory.Giannithinksaboutmemory,andworksonit,allthetime.However,Gianni'slifeisnotallaboutscience.Hehasanormallife,justlikeotherpeople.So,researchersthinkGianni'smemoryismainlybecauseofhisveryhardwork.Gianniagrees.Giannibelievesifthereisamemorygene,heprobablyhasit.ButthesuccessofGiannimaybemoreaboutpracticeandhardworkthanDNA.Atthesametime,hemightjustbeshowingscientiststhatagreatmemorycanbemadeandnotjustborn!5．WhydoesthewriterdescribeGianni'smemorytestinParagraph1?A．Toconnecthistalenttohisjob. B．Toshowhisabilitytomemorize.C．Toexplainhisamazingfamilygenes. D．Tointroduceawayofcountingnumbers.6．Whatdoesthewriterprobablythinkofhavingagreatmemory?A．Practicehelpsimprovememory. B．Anyonecandoitwithalittlework.C．Memorydependsonfamily'sgenes. D．Forgetfulpeopledon'thavegoodgenes.7．Whatdoes"it"refertointhelastparagraph?A．Agreatmemory. B．Success.C．Amemorygene. D．Hardwork.8．Whichcanbethebesttitleforthepassage?A．Theimportanceofmemory. B．Theamazinggenes.C．Theresearchofbrains. D．Thememoryman.閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C和D四個選項中，選出最佳選項。①Weallthinkthathistoryisreallyimportant,buthowmuchdoesitactuallymatter?②Afamouswriterfromthe20thand21stcenturies,MichaelCrichton,oncesaid,Ifyoudon'tknowhistory,youdon'tknowanything.Youarealeafthatdoesn'tknowitispartofatree."Butnoteveryoneagrees.GeorgeWilhelmFriedrichHegel,aphilosopherfromthe19thcentury,said,"Theonlythingwelearnfromhistoryisthatwelearnnothing."KarlMarxfromthe19thcenturysaid,"Historyrepeatsitselffirstasatragedy,secondasafarce(鬧劇).So,wedolearnfromhistory,butthatdoesn'tmeanwedon'tmakethesamemistakesagain.③However,inmyeyes,historytellsuswherewecomefrom,whatwedidright,andwhatwedidwrong.Itgivesuswarningsforthefutureandhelpsusmoveforwardwithknowledge.Wemightrepeatmistakes,butatleastwecanmoveforwardwithoureyesopen.④Asweheadintothefuture,it'simportanttoknownotonlyourownhistorybuttheoneofourneighborcountries.Whatbetterwaystounderstandacountrythanthroughitspeople?⑤Weaskedpeoplefromdifferentcountriestorecommendthebestbooksabouttheirhistory.Wealsolookedintoourowncountry'spast,rememberingstoriesthatmeantsomethingtouswhenweweregrowingup.Thisway,differentperspectivesonworldhistorycanbelearned.⑥YoucantakeaquicktripthroughthehistoryofEngland,fromitsearliestpeopletothe21stcentury.You'lllearnabouttheturbulent(動蕩的)historyoftheUSandthenflyacrosstheglobetohearstoriesfromKenya,AustraliaandthePhilippines.Thehistoriesyou'llreadaboutwillhelpyouexploredifferentpartsoftheworldanddifferenttimesinhistory.9．HowdoestheauthorshowtherolethathistoryplaysinParagraph2?A．Bylistingnumbers. B．Bymakingcomparisons.C．Byshowingpictures. D．Byaskingquestions.10．Whatcanpeoplelearnfromhistoryaccordingtothepassage?A．Tellingpeoplehowtodotherightthings. B．Givingpeoplewarningsforfutureevents.C．Advisingpeopletorepèatthemistakes. D．Teachingpeoplegoodwaystoprotecteyes.11．Whyshouldwelookintothepastofdifferentcountries?A．Thestoriesinthepastwerereallyinterestingtolearn.B．Rememberingthesestoriesaregoodforourstudy.C．Thetopicofthebestbooksisalwaysabouthistory.D．Differentideasonworldhistorycanbelearned.12．What'sthebestwaytoknowaboutacountry?A．Speakinglocallanguage. B．Tastinglocalfood.C．Understandinglocalpeople. D．Wearinglocalclothes.13．What'sthestructureofthispassage?A．①/②/③④⑤⑥ B．①/②③④/⑤⑥C．①/②③④⑤/⑥ D．①②③/④⑤/⑥閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C和D四個選項中，選出最佳選項。Pi?atasInMexico,peopleoftenhavepi?atasattheirparties.Parentsputchocolatesandothersweetsinsidethepi?ataandhangitonatree.Childrenhitthepi?atawithastick.Itbreaksandthesweetsfalloutontotheground.NoodlesInChina,peoplecelebrateweddingswithaneight-coursemeal,becausethewordeightinChinesesoundslikethewordforgoodluck.Thelastdishofthemealisalwaysnoodles.Thenoodlesarelongandthin.Youhavetoeattheminonepiece-youcan'tcutthem.InChineseculture,longnoodlesarelucky.Longnoodlesmeanyouwillhavealonglife.Mother'sDayManypeoplearoundtheworldhonourtheirmothersonMother'sDay.IntheUK,Mother'sDayiscelebratedinMarchorApril.Sonsanddaughtersliketogivetheirmotheradaytorest,sotheymightsurpriseherbycleaningthehouseorcookinganicemealforher.Theyalsogivehergiftssuchasflowersorjewellery.Manyfamiliestaketheirmothertoarestaurantforameal.NewYear'sEveLondoncelebratesNewYear'sEveinabigway.ThousandsofpeoplegototheRiverThames,andthen,whenitisdarkoutside,fireworkslightupthewholeskyandBigBen,thebellinLondon'sfamousclocktower,chimes(鳴響)atmidnight.Thenextday,peoplewilleatabigmealwithfamilyandfriends,goforawalkorjustrelaxathome.ComingofAgeDayInJapan,peoplecelebrateComingofAgeDayonthesecondMondayinJanuary.Onthisholiday,Japancongratulatespeoplewhohaveturned20yearsoldbetween2Aprilofthepastyearand1Aprilofthecurrent(目前的year.InJapaneseculture,thisistheagewhenteenagersbecomeadultsandtakeontheresponsibilitiesofbeinganadult.YoungwomenusuallywearaJapanesetraditionalkimono,whileyoungmenoftenwearWestern-stylesuits,andtheyattendaceremonyintheirarea.Theyreceivesmallpresentsandcelebratewiththeirfriendsaftertheceremony.14．HowdoChinesepeoplecelebrateweddings?A．Byhittingthepi?atawithastick. B．Bycleaningtheirownhouses.C．Bycuttingupthelongnoodles. D．Byservinganeight-coursemeal.15．WhatdopeopleintheUKdotoshowtheirloveonMother'sDay?①Givingthemadaytorest.②Chimingthebellatmidnight.③Cookinganicedinner.④Takingthemtoarestaurant.A．①②③ B．①③④ C．①②④ D．②③④16．WhydoJapanesecongratulatepeoplewhohaveturned20?A．Theybecomeadultsandtakeonresponsibilities.B．Theystarttoweartraditionalkimonossincethen.C．Theygraduatefromcollegesandlookforjobs.D．Theyreceivespecialgiftsaftertheceremony.17．WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A．MexicanpeoplegototheRiverThamestocelebratetheNewYear.B．YoungmendresstraditionalJapaneseclothestoattendtheceremony.C．PeopleinChinaseelongnoodlesasasymbolofgoodluck.D．ComingoftheAgeDayfallsonthefirstMondayofJanuary.18．Whereisthepassageprobablytakenfrom?A．Aweatherreport. B．Akids'storybook.C．Aculturewebsite. D．Asciencemagazine.閱讀理解Doyougetintroubleforfeedingyourdogonfoodfromdinnerunderthetable?Anewstudysuggeststhatbysharing"peoplefood"，youmightactuallybehelpingtokeepyourpethealthy.Manydogsarefeddryprocessedfood.Sciencehasshownthatadiet(飲食)ofprocessedfoodisnothealthyforhumans.ScientistsfromtheUniversityofHelsinki,inFin-land,saythisdietisnotgoodforourpetdogs,either.Thescientistsdiscoveredthatthefoodadogmightfindinanowner'shomesuchaseggs,fish,meatandvegetablesmaybebetterthanadietofjustdogfood.Thisisbe-causehavingdifferentkindsoffoodleadstomorevariety（多樣性）inmicrobes,whicharelittlelivingthings,toosmalltobeseenwithoureyes.Therearemillionsoftheminhumanandanimalbodies.Somearebadforus,butmanyaregoodforus,andtheyplayimportantrolesinhelpingusdigest（消化)food.Atotalof8,500youngpetdogstookpartinthestudy.4,500ofthemwereunder6monthsold,andtherestwerebetween6and18monthsold.TheownerswereaskedaboutwhatfoodtheyhadfedtheirpetsandhowoftenWhenthedogsreachedadult-hood,theirownersreportedthatabout20%ofthedogsshowedCEsymptoms（慢性腸胃不適癥狀）suchasweightloss.However,ifdogshadbeenfedamixeddietwhileyoung,.itwas22%lesspossibleforthemtoexperienceCEsymptomslaterinlife.Dr.AnnaHelm-BjorkmantoldTheTimesofLondon,"Dogfoodonsalearedescribedasprovidingacompletediet..Butwhatweshowisthatvarietyisimportant.No-bodywouldgive12yearsofthesamefoodtoachild-whyshouldadogbedifferent?"19．Accordingtothenewstudy,dogownersA．mustofferdryfoodtotheirdogs B．canfeeddogson"peoplefood"C．hadbetterbuymoreprocessedfood D．shouldn'tmakefoodbythemselves20．Paragraph3mainlyexplainswhyA．dogsneeddifferentkindsoffood B．littlelivingthingsstayinhumanbodiesC．scientistsstudydryprocessedfood D．peopleshouldkeepdogsathome21．HowdoesthewriterdescribethestudyinParagraph4tomakeitbelievable?A．Byusingpictures. B．Bygivingexamples.C．Bytellingstories. D．Bylistingnumbers.22．Whichpartofamagazineisthepassageprobablytakenfrom?A．History. B．Business. C．Science. D．Culture.閱讀理解IfyouarelookingforsomewherespecialtovisitinLondon,wemayhavetheanswerforyou:SirJohnSoane'sMuseum.ThemuseumisoneofLondon'sbest-keptsecrets,andit'swellworthavisit.SirJohn,agreatarchitect（建筑師),livedinLondonduringthe18thcentury(1753—1837),andtheamazingthingisthathishouseisexactlythesameasheleftit.Infact,visitingthehouseisjustlikesteppingbackintime.Therearethreefloorswhichareopentothepublic.Youcanstartonthefirstfloor.ThiswasSirJohn'sworkarea.Youcanasktheguardsaboutthepaintingsonthewallsastheytellyousomethingabouthisfamilyandlife.Anddon'tworryabouttheguardsastheyarereallyniceandhelpful.Next,youcangodownstairstothegroundfloor.Hereyoucanseehisrichcollectionofpaintings.Forexample,thereisaseries（系列)ofinterestingpaintingsabout18thcenturylifeinLondon.Nowcomesthelastpart,theundergroundfloor.It'sfullofthousandsofvaluableobjects,suchassculptures(雕塑)andmodelsoffamousbuildingsfromallovertheworld.Walkingaroundthispartofthehouseisabitlikebeingonatreasurehunt,asyoucanfindthingshiddenawayinsecretcorners.Anyway,you'llhavetogothereyourselftosee.SirJohnSoane'sMuseumisaverysmallplace.It'sonlyabouttenminutes'walkfromtheBritishMuseum.Thereisafreehour-longguidedtoureverySaturdayat2:30pm,butthebestthingisjusttowalkaboutbyyourself.Sonowyouknowwheretogonexttimeyou'reinLondon.Weguaranteethatit'sanexperienceyouwon'tforget!23．WhyisSirJohnSoane'sMuseumspecialaccordingtoParagraph1?A．ItistheoldestmuseuminLondon. B．Thereisatimemachineinit.C．ItiskeptthesameasSirJohnleftit. D．Therearelotsofsecretboxesinit.24．Inwhichorderdoesthewriteradvisepeopletovisitthemuseum?①theundergroundfloor②thegroundfloor③thefirstfloorA．①②③ B．②①③ C．①③② D．③②①25．Whatcanbeseenonthegroundfloorofthemuseum?A．Aseriesofinterestingpaintings.B．PicturesofSirJohnandhisfamily.C．Avaluablecollectionofsculptures.D．Modelsoffamousbuildingsintheworld.26．Whatdoestheunderlinedword"guarantee"inthelastparagraphprobablymean?A．hear B．decide C．promise D．remember

閱讀理解PormpaweeisafanoftraditionalChineseculture.SheisamongthousandsofyoungpeopleinThailandwhohavelearnedMandarin（普通話）.AndshehasbeenwatchingMandarininacreativeway.makinglearningmoreenjoyableInrecentyears,moreyoungpeopleinThailandaretryingtolearnaboutChinathroughsocialmedia,moviesandTVprograms,andhanfuisverypopularwithPompawee'sstudents.That'swhereshehasgothernewideaofteaching.SheshareswiththemthislatestChinesefashion(時尚)inclass,helpingthemlearnaboutthecultureaswellasthelanguageitself.Mandarinislikeakey.helpingmetoopenthedoortounderstandChina,"shesaid.PormpaweedevelopedalovefortheChineselanguageattheageof13.Whenshewasinhighschool,shemadeanimportantdecision—learningMandarinatcollege.Now35-year-oldPormpaweehastaughtMandarinforover10years.PornpaweevisitedChinaforthefirsttimewhileshewasintheuniversity.ShefoundChinesefoodsogreat.BeforetravellingtoChina,PornpaweehadonlyheardofafewChinesedishes,suchashotpotandjiaozi.Shewasamazedbythekinds,thetastesandtheChinesewaysofcooking."Chinesepeopleareverykindtoforeigners.DuringmyfirstvisittoChina,myChinesefriendsandtheirfamiliesalwaystookgoodcareofmeandkeptaskingwhetherIwasusedtothelife,"sherecalled(回憶).Sofar,PormpaweehasvisitedseveralChinesecities,"Chinaissuchalargecountry,"shesaid."MytriptoChinawillneverendandI'dliketointroducemoretopeopleofmycountry."27．WhatisPornpawee'snewwaytoteachMandarin?A．Givingonlinelessons. B．TakingpartinTVshows.C．MakingmoviesaboutChina. D．Sharingthefashionofhanfu.28．WhendidPornpaweebecomeaMandarinteacher?A．Attheageofthirteen. B．Overtenyearsago.C．Attheageofthirty-five. D．Whenshewasatcollege.29．WhatisParagraph4mainlyabout?A．Pormpawee'sfirstvisittoChina. B．Pornpawee'sdeeploveforMandarin.C．Pornpawee'sfavoriteChinesedishes. D．Pornpawee'slifeindifferentChinesecities30．Whatisthemainpurposeofthetext?A．ToexplainabetterwayofteachingMandarin.B．Toshowopinionsaboutprotectinglocallanguage.C．TointroduceaforeignerwhospreadsChineseculture.D．TolistreasonswhyChinesefashionispopularinThailand.閱讀下列短文，從每小題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中，選出最佳選項。TheQingmingFestivalisatraditionalChinesefestival.Itisbelievedtohaveahistoryofabout2,500years.Overthecenturies,Chinesepeoplehavedevelopedcolorfultraditions,includingflyingkites,eatingcoldfoodandgoingonspringoutings.Themostimportanttraditionofthefestivalissweepingtombs(掃墓).TheQingmingFestivalusuallyfallsonApril4or5.ItfallsonApril4thisyear.OnApril3,amiddleschoolinGuyuan,Ningxiaheldaspecialactivityforstudents—a54-kilometerhiketoRenshanheMartyrCemetery(任山河烈士陵園).At4:30inthemorning,morethan2,000teachersandstudentssetofffromthestartingpoint.Theyhikedfor27kilometersuntiltheyreachedRenshanheMartyrCemetery.Whentheyarrivedthere,theyswepttombsandofferedflowerstopayrespectstotherevolutionarymartyrs(革命烈士).Thentheyreturned27kilometerstowheretheystartedat7:30p.m.Startingin1995,the54-kilometerhikeisatraditionalideologicalandpoliticalclass(思政課)oftheschool."Wehopestudentscannotonlylearnabouttherevolutionarymartyrsfrombooks,butalsoexperienceandtouchhistoryonthespot(實地),"theschool'sheadmastersaid."Althoughithasbeenadifficulttrip,IwouldliketosaythatwhatIdidisverymeaningful."saidZhaoMingyu,astudentfromGrade8."Ideeplyrealizedthatwecan'tliveahappylifetodaywithouttherevolutionarymartyrs."31．WhichofthefollowingisthemostimportanttraditionoftheQingmingFestival?A．Flyingkites. B．Eatingcoldfood.C．Sweepingtombs. D．Goingonspringoutings.32．HowdoesthewriterdescribethespecialactivityinParagraph2?A．Bylistingnumbers. B．Bytellingreasons.C．Byaskingquestions. D．Bycomparingdifferences.33．Whydidtheschoolstartthe54-kilometerhike?A．Tohelpstudentsliveahappylife.B．Tohelpstudentsdevelopcolorfultraditions.C．Tohelpstudentsexperienceandtouchhistoryonthespot.D．Tohelpstudentslearnabouttherevolutionarymartyrsfrombooks.34．WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A．TheQingmingFestivalfallsonApril5thisyear.B．The54-kilometerhikestartedin2000.C．Ittookthestudents3hourstofinishthe54-kilometerhike.D．ZhaoMingyuthoughtthehikewasdifficultbutmeaningful.閱讀下列短文，從每小題A、B、C、D四個選項中，選出能回答所提問題的最佳答案。Darrell:Marina...Marina...MARINA!Marins:Oh,sorry.Ididn'thearyou.Iwasthinkingaboutmyhomework.Darrell:What'sitabout?Marina:Well,Ineedtodrawafuturehouseformyartclass,butIhaven'tgotanyideas.MaybeIshouldgotothelibraryandlookforsomethinguseful.Darrell:OryoucantryPinterest.Marina:Isn'titashoppingapp?Darrell:Notreally.ManypeoplesharetheirworksonPinterestandtellyouhowtheymadethem.I'msureyoucangetsomeideasthere.Marina:Soundslikeyouuseitoften.Darrell:Yeah.JustlastweekIwentthereandfoundtheAtoZofmakingchocolate.cake—fromchoosinggoodchocolatetobaking(烘烤)thecaketomakingsugarflowersontop.Marina:Really?I'llcheckitoutlater.Thanksalot.35．What'sMarina'shomework?A．Todrawafuturehouse.B．Togetideasforopeningalibrary.C．Tolookforsomethingusefultodo.D．Todosomeshoppingforherartclass.36．WhydidDarrelltellMarinatogotoPinterest?A．Togetashoppingapp.B．Tomeetsomenewfriends.C．Tofindsomehelpfulexamples.D．Toshareherworkswithpeople.37．Whatdoestheunderlinedpart"AtoZ"mean?A．Allletters. B．Chocolatecakes.C．Sugarflowersontop. D．Everythingaboutsomething.

閱讀下列短文，從每小題A、B、C、D四個選項中，選出能回答所提問題的最佳答案。Haveyoueverseenorusedasaw,or"ju"inChinese?Doyouknowwhoinventedit?TheinventorwasLuBan.HewasborninthestateofLuinancientChinamorethan2,500yearsago.ThatiswhereQufuliesintheeastofJining.LuBanwasthegreatestcarpenter(木匠)inhistime.Oncethekingorderedhimandhisteamtobuildapalaceinaveryshorttime.Theywouldbepunishediftheymissedthedeadline(最后期限).Theyhadonlyaxes,orfuziinChinese,tocutthetreesandpreparethewoodforthepalace,soworkwasveryslow.OnedayLuBanrushedupthehilltoseehowthingsweregoing.Suddenlythesharpteethofaleafcuthishand.Thenabrightideacameintohishead.Soonhemadeatoolwithteethalongthesideofalongironbar(條狀物).Withthistool,workbecamemuchfaster,andtheycompletedtheworkbeforethedeadline.Thatishowthesawwasinvented.LuBaninventedmanyotherusefultoolsforcarpentersandinterestingtoysforchildren.TheWoodenBird,forexample,couldstayintheairforthreedays.That'swhyheisregardedastheGodofCarpentry.38．Inwhichpicturecanyouseeasaw?A． B．C． D．39．WhatdidthekingorderLuBanandhismentodo?A．Useonlyaxes. B．Buildapalacequickly.C．Cutthetrees. D．Preparethewood.40．WhatdoesParagraph4mainlytellus?A．HowLuBan'shandwashurt.B．WhyLuBaninventedthesaw.C．Howthesawwasinvented.D．Howthepalacewascompleted.41．WhichofthefollowingdidLuBan'sWoodenBirdworklike?A．Abike. B．Akite. C．Aship. D．Acar.

閱讀理解Theendoftheyearisdrawingnear,andwinterisinfullactivity.Theseasonbringsalongwithitsstrongwindsandsnow—anenvironmentthat'snevercomfortabletobein.Thisunpleasantandevenfrighteningpartofwintercanbeoftenseeninliterature.InShakespeare'sKingLear(1606),thekinghasgivenawayhiskingdomandbeendrivenoutbyhistwoungratefuldaughters.Heisoutinthewintercold,suffering(遭受痛苦)thingsthatareusuallysavedforthepoorestandmostunluckyhumanbeings.ThewinterisbadenoughforLear,butbeingdrivenoutbyhisfamilyisworse.AsongfromanotherShakespeare'splay,AsYouLikeIt(1599),isfittingforthispooroldman'ssituation:"Blow,blow,thouwinterwind/Thouartnotsounkind/Asman'singratitude(忘恩負(fù)義)".Here,winterisusedtobringouttheuglinessofinhumanity(無人性).Therearen'tmanythingsthatareworsethanwinter,accordingtoShakespeare.Oncewinterbecamelessofadangertohumanbeings,itbecamemorepositiveinliteraryworks.SinceCharlesDickens,therepresentationoftheseasoninliteratureoftenhassomethingtodowithhappyChristmascelebrations.Thecoldofthewinterweatherprovidesacontrast(對比)tothefungoingonindoors.Dickens'AChristmasCarol(1843)wasthestartofthis,butChristmasisstillacommon,cheeryelement(元素)instoriesthatfeaturewinterscenestoday.ConsiderthejoyfeltbyHarryPotterandhisfriendsinJ.K.Rowling'sHarryPotterandthePhilosopher'sStone(1997)astheysitdownfortheirfestivemeal："HarryhadneverinallhislifehadsuchaChristmasdinner.Ahundredfat,roastturkeys;mountainsofroastandboiledpotatoes;plattersofchipolatas;tureensofbutteredpeas,silverboatsofthick,richgravyandcranberrysauce."Itisalmostasmuchapleasuretoreadaboutthemealasitmighthavebeentoeatit.Althoughwinterstillisn'tthemostcheerfulseasoninnovelsandpoems,it'ssafetosaythatwritershavesurely"warmedup"sinceShakespeare'sdays.42．WhatcanwelearnfromShakespeare'sworks?A．Winteriscomparedwiththeuglysideofhumanity.B．Shakespearedidn'tlikewinterforitsbadweather.C．It'sinwinterwhenKingLeardrovehistwodaughtersoff.D．KingLearwasforcedtogiveawayhiskingdominacoldwinter.43．TheauthormentionsCharlesDickensinthepassagebecause____.A．a(chǎn)lotofhisworksarerelatedtowinter.B．hestartedanewwayofrepresentingwinterC．heisthemostpopularauthorofwinterstories.D．hisworksmakepeoplefeelcheerfulinwinter44．TheexampleofHarryPotterandthePhilosopher'sStoneisusedmainlytoshow____.A．Christmasisstillasymbolofjoyinmodernstories.B．traditionalChristmasfoodmakesthewintercheeryC．it'sapleasuretoreadChristmas-relatedbooksinwinterD．winterhasbecomethehappiestseasoninliteraryworks45．Theauthor'smainpurposeinwritingthisarticleisto____.A．recommendsomewinterstoriesinliterature.B．explainwhatwinterislikeinliteraryworksC．describecertaincustomsthatarerelatedtowinter.D．telluswhywinterisdescribedasunpleasantinliterature閱讀理解Lastweekend,twentythousandpeoplegatheredinthestateofGeorgiatowatchstudentsfromtwenty-eightcountriescompetewithrobotstheybuilt.Morethantenthousandstudentsandmorethanfivehundredrobotstookpartinthecompetition.AlmostonethousandandsevenhundredhighschoolteamsenteredalevelofcompetitioncalledLUNACY.Thecom