阅读理解20篇(福建名校模拟)-2024年中考英语逆袭冲刺名校模拟真题速递(福建专用)

这是一份阅读理解20篇(福建名校模拟)-2024年中考英语逆袭冲刺名校模拟真题速递(福建专用)，共39页。

（2024·福建泉州·二模）Brian Linden, a 61-year-ld American, wears many hats: traveler, businessman, educatr, and htel funder. Having lived in a Yunnan village in China fr nearly 20 years, he’s nw knwn as ne f the “cl new Dali peple”.
Brn and raised in Chicag, Brian first visited China in 1984, then received a schlarship (奖学金) frm the Chinese gvernment and came t study in Beijing. During his stay, he fell in lve with Chinese culture and wanted t share it with thers.
After wrking and traveling in ver 100 cuntries, Brian left his jb, sld his huse, and in 2004, mved t China with his family t start a new life. They chse Xizhu, a quaint (古色古香的) twn near Dali, as their new hme.
“I’m a super fan f China’s traditinal buildings. Xizhu is a beautiful twn with lts f them frm the Ming and Qing dynasties. The traditins here are as alive as ever, and the lcal peple treat me like family,” said Brian.
With supprt frm the Dali gvernment, Brian spent all his mney repairing a traditinal Bai-style huse int a htel fr freign turists, nw knwn as the Linden Center. This htel isn’t just fr turists; it als ffers internatinal educatinal prgrams t Eurpean and American schls. Half f the htel is pen t the public, creating a space where mre peple can meet and cmmunicate with lcal villagers. Additinally, it prvides free English lessns fr the villagers nce a week.
When talking abut his future plans, Brian expressed his desire t d mre t share the beauty f China with the wrld. “Our gal is t turn Xizhu int a windw fr freigners t learn abut China,” said Brian. “I hpe that thrugh my effrts, mre peple will lve China.”
1．Hw des the writer begin the text?
A．By intrducing Brian Linden.B．By explaining Linden’s hbbies.
C．By detailing a Yunnan village.D．By talking abut Dai peple.
2．What can we learn abut Linden’s first visit t China?
A．He studied in Yunnan.B．He was 21 years ld then.
C．He studied fr a schlarship.D．He mved t Xizhu, Dali.
3．What might attract Linden mst in Xizhu?
A．Lcal friendliness.B．Bai-style huses.
C．Natural scenery.D．Educatinal prgrams.
4．What des the underlined wrd “desire” mean?
A．adviceB．interestC．predictinD．wish
5．Which f the fllwing can best describe Brian?
A．Careful and strict.B．Calm and business-minded.
C．Creative and caring.D．Helpful and serius.
（2024·福建福州·二模）Are yu a prcrastinatr (拖延者)? Are yu putting ff ging t the gym? Have yu seldm cleaned yur rms in time? Are yu waiting just ne mre day t study fr that test? Prcrastinatin is putting ff t later what yu knw yu shuld be ding nw. But all thse tasks yu push t tmrrw can make their way int yur mind. And that culd harm yur health.
In ne study, scientists cnnected prcrastinatin t many prblems. These included depressin (沮丧), nervusness and even arm pain. “I was surprised when I saw that ne,” says Fred Jhanssn. The psychlgist (心理学家) and his team reprted the results in a newspaper.
The study is ne f the largest s far t deal with prcrastinatin’s ties t health. Fr years, scientists didn’t seem t view prcrastinatin as smething serius. This new study culd change that.
The study fllwed abut 2,500 students ver nine mnths. They fund that prcrastinatrs perfrm wrse ver time than thse wh did things withut delay (延迟). Fr instance, they were mre wrried, depressed and sleep-deprived (睡眠不足的).
Frm this type f study, the team can’t say fr sure that putting things ff causes pr health. But results frm ther research teams seem t pint in the same directin. One 2021 study tied prcrastinating at bedtime t depressin. And a 2015 study cnnected prcrastinating t pr heart health. Accrding t Fuschia Siris, a scientist at Durham University in England, the harmful effects f prcrastinatin culd build up ver time. Prcrastinatin alne may nt cause disease, hwever it culd be “ne factr that can tip the scales (扭转局势).”
6．Hw did the writer lead t the tpic?
A．By cmparing facts.B．By telling stries.
C．By asking questins.D．By giving examples.
7．The underlined wrd “These” in Paragraph 2 refers t ________.
A．prcrastinatrsB．tasksC．scientistsD．prblems
8．Hw many students tk part in the study f Fred Jhanssn?
A．2500.B．2015.C．2000.D．1500.
9．What is the same cnclusin f studies in 2021 and 2015?
A．Delaying makes pr heart health.
B．Prcrastinatin is a kind f disease.
C．Delaying at bedtime makes depressin.
D．Prcrastinatin leads t many prblems.
10．What is the writer’s purpse in writing this text?
A．T make the readers knw abut the prcrastinatrs.
B．T advise the readers t keep away frm prcrastinatin.
C．T tell abut the different result f studies.
D．T shw the reasns fr prcrastinatin.
（2024·福建福州·二模）Thanks t mdern travel, even thugh faraway cuntries may nw seem clser, they may still be different frm yur hme cuntry. Fllwing are sme tips that will make yur trip mre enjyable.
Never raise yur vice in rder t make yurself understd. If yu d nt knw the wrd fr smething in the lcal language, try t draw a picture r pint t an bject. If yu have t pint smething ut, d s by gesturing twards the bject, with the palm (掌心) f yur hand flat, facing upward, and yur fingers straight.
Cnsider the main religin f the cuntry yu plan t visit and read abut any tab related t clthing, especially if yu plan t visit places that are cnsidered sacred (神圣的). Yu’d better wear T-shirts that cver yur shulders, and lng trusers. What’s mre, avid tpics f cnversatin that yu think may be sensitive (敏感的). If a tpic is sensitive in yur wn culture, it will mre than likely be the same in ther cultures.
If yu plan t stay with a hst family, and yu wish t take a gift, d sme research. One f the easiest ways t upset smebdy is t give the wrng gift. In China, yu mustn’t give fans as gifts. The Chinese wrd fr “fan” has a similar sund t the wrd fr “separatin”.
Wherever yu g in the wrld, always shw respect fr the values f the cuntry yu are in.
11．Which picture shws the right gesture “pinting smething ut” in paragraph 2? ________
A．B．C．D．
12．Which f the fllwing is NOT TRUE accrding t the text? ________
A．Thanks t mdern travel, faraway cuntries may seem clser nw.
B．If yu d nt knw the wrd fr smething in the lcal language, try t raise yur vice.
C．Yu can nt talk abut sensitive tpics f cnversatin when yu make a trip.
D．The easiest ways t make smebdy sad is t give the wrng gift.
13．What wuld be the best structure f the passage? ________
A．B．C．D．
14．What can be given as a present in China accrding t Paragraph 4? ________
A．A fan.B．A clck.C．A fish.D．A pear.
15．What can we learn frm the text? ________
A．T see is t believe.B．Experience is the mther f wisdm.
C．East r west, hme is the best.D．When in Rme, d as the Rmans d.
（2024·福建福州·二模）Since humans sent the first satellite t space in the 1950s, scientists have been studying an imprtant tpic: hw t grw fd in space if humans will ne day live there. A recent experiment at the Tiangng space statin makes a big step frward.
Chinese astrnauts have successfully grwn rice seedlings (幼苗) during the Shenzhu XIV missin “The rice seedlings are grwing very well” said Zheng Huiqing, a researcher frm the Chinesc Academy f Sciences. Since the rice experiment began n July 29, the seedlings f the tall sht rice variety (高杆水稻品种) have reached a height f 30 centimeters. The seedlings f the dwarf rice variety (矮杆水稻品种) have grwn t 5 centimeters, China Daily reprted n Aug. 30
While there have been ther rice experiments in space, this ne is the first f its kind t prduce the cmplete life cycle f a plant—it begins with a seed and ends with a mature (成熟的) plant prducing new seeds.
Such fd-grwing experiments are nt just fr astrnauts. They can als slve fd prblems n Earth. By sending seeds t space, we can create mutated (突变的) seeds, thanks t micrgravity, lack f air and csmic rays (宇宙射线). The seeds can then prduce higher amunt n Earth.
Fr mre than 30 years, China has develped ver 260 new types f seeds in space. They are planted every year in fields that cver tens f millins f hectares (公顷).
Accrding t Ya Tng, an engineer frm Hainan Aerspace Engineering Breeding Research Center. 30 percent f strawberries sld in Beijing are “space strawberries”, which are as big as eggs. The center has als prduced “space tmates” with yields (产量) increased by 30 percent, and “space bananas” with a grwth cycle shrtened frm 13 mnths t 9 mnths.
16．Hw high did the tall sht rice variety grw fr the first mnth?
A．5 cm.B．25 cm.C．30 cm.D．35 cm.
17．What des the underlined phrase “this ne” in Paragraph 3 refer t?
A．The dwarf rice variety.
B．The tall sht rice variety.
C．The rice experiment n Shenchu XIV.
D．The last rice experiment in space.
18．Hw des the current (当前的) rice experiment differ frm ther experiments?
A．Its seedlings have successfully cme up.
B．It ges thrugh a cmplete life cycle.
C．Its seedlings are grwing very well.
D．It uses cmpletely new rice varieties.
19．Why d we grw fd in space?
a. T feed astrnauts b. T study micrgravity
c. T increase yields n Earth d. T research n csmic rays.
A．abB．beC．acD．bd
20．What is the main idea f the last paragraph?
A．Space planting is benefiting us.
B．Space planting has disadvantages.
C．Peple will never run ut f fd.
D．Peple are afraid f fd bred in space.
（2024·福建泉州·二模）The “lng” is a magical dragn frm Chinese stries. It is cnsidered very pwerful in China because peple believe it cntrls all water in the sky and n Earth. Ancient emperrs said they were related t the lng t shw they had the right t rule. The lng has always been a key symbl in Chinese histry. Ever wndered where it came frm?
Yangsha Perid
The stry f the lng begins with the Yangsha Culture, which started arund 5,500 t 7,000 years ag. That’s when peple first made designs f lngs, inspired by animals like fish, snakes, pigs, and crcdiles. These early lng designs shwed their respect fr nature.
Lngshan Era
Fast frward t abut 4,000 t 5,000 years ag, during the Lngshan perid, making lng designs became ppular, especially thse that lked like snakes and crcdiles, but als included bits f tigers, fish, and ther animals t. The Tasi culture, part f this perid, is knwn fr its pttery (陶器) decrated with special dragn designs, which had heads like crcdiles and cl hrns (角) n tp.
Xia and Shang Dynasties
In the Xia and Shang dynasties, the lng turned int a big symbl fr the cuntry, representing strength and tgetherness. The Xia peple really respected the lng as an imprtant ancestr and thught it helped them in tugh times.
In 2002, histrian discvered a lng-shaped pt in Erlitu, Henan, made f ver 2,000 turquise (绿松石) pieces, lking like a lng’s head and bdy. After the Xia, the Shang Dynasty’s interest in lng designs grew, with many brnze (青铜) pts shwing lng patterns. This perid saw the lng becme even cler and mre mysterius.
Thrugh thusands f years, the lng’s image has changed but remains a key symbl f Chinese culture and spirit, shwing hw stries and beliefs can deeply shape a natin’s identity.
21．What des the underlined wrd “it” in Paragraph 1 refer t?
A．China.B．Water.C．The lng.D．The sky.
22．When did the first lng designs appear?
A．4,000 t 5,000 years ag.B．5,500 t 7,000 years ag.
C．After the Xia Dynasties.D．During the Shang Dynasties.
23．What animals influenced the lng designs the Lngshan Era?
① dragn ② fish ③snakes ④ pigs ⑤ tiger ⑥ crcdile
A．①②③④B．②③④⑤C．①③④⑤D．②③⑤⑥
24．What rle did the lng play in the Xia Dynasties?
A．A magical being.B．The rule f the cuntry.
C．A pttery pattern.D．A symbl and an ancestr.
25．What is the main idea f the text?
A．The change f the Chinese lng in Chinese histry.
B．The different uses f lng designs in ancient China.
C．The imprtance f lng designs in pttery making.
D．The influence f the lng thrughut ancient China.
（2024·福建福州·二模）Pdcast is a radi shw yu can enjy n the air r n yur phne. It is a gd way t imprve yur English. Let’s check ut sme f the mst lved English pdcasts.
26．Li Hua wants t learn abut custms in the US. He can chse ________
A．Easy Stries in EnglishB．All Ears English
C．Express Yurself!D．Circle Rund
27．Yu can enjy a new stry n Easy Stries in English ________.
A．every weekB．every tw daysC．every dayD．every tw weeks
28．Peple can expect t learn _______ frm Express Yurself!
A．grammar rulesB．English idimsC．different pininsD．travel stries
29．Abut Circle Rund, which f the fllwing statements is TRUE?
A．It is created by yung children.B．It is made fr adult listeners.
C．Yu can enjy plays with music.D．An episde lasts fr ver 20 minutes.
30．Accrding t the text, all f the fur pdcasts are ________.
A．rich in musicB．thrugh cnversatins
C．hsted by teensD．friendly t English learners
（2024·福建泉州·二模）
On Nvember 14, 2023, the Internatinal Civil Aviatin Organizatin (ICAO) fficially acknwledged (承认) China’s Bei Du satellite Navigatin System (BDS) as a glbal (全球的) standard. This acknwledgement places it amng the tp grup f glbal satellite navigatin systems, sharing the stage with the United States’ GPS, Russia’s GLONASS, and the Eurpean Unin’s Galile.
China began wrking n the BDS in 1994. The system became peratinal in 2000. After 12 years f develpment, it started helping peple in the Asia-Pacific area. By 2020, with BDS-3 being used all ver the wrld, China imprved the system t ffer mre accurate (精确的) psitining services. This imprvement has made it a valuable tl fr different kinds f industries, including transprtatin, farming, and land measuring.
Nw, the BDS, with its 59 satellites, has served mre than 1.5 billin users arund the wrld. In China, mst mbile apps that prvide maps, navigatin, and shpping services already supprt the BDS. The cuntry’s satellite navigatin industry is grwing quickly, with its value reaching mre than 500 billin yuan in 2022 — an amunt expected t duble by 2025. In the first six mnths f 2023, abut 13.4 millin new BDS devices (设备) were intrduced. Nearly 60% f these devices have been used in transprtatin, while the rest supprt cmmunicatin and farming. Abut 28% are used fr cmmunicatin and 12% fr farming.

As BDS gets mre ppular, it is expected t play an increasingly imprtant rle in glbal navigatin and psitining services.
31．Which systems is BDS similar t after being acknwledged by ICAO?
A．GPS, GLONASS, Galile.B．GPS, Galile, satellites.
C．Galiles, mbile apps, maps.D．GLONASS, maps, navigatin.
32．When did BDS-3 start ffering imprved glbal services?
A．By 1994.B．By 2000.C．By 2012. D．By 2020.
33．What can we infer frm the Paragraph 3?
A．The apps are all supprted by the BDS.
B．The BDS devices went glbal in 2023.
C．The glbal use f the BDS is increasing.
D．Farming uses the BDS the mst in China.
34．What is the expected value f China’s satellite navigatin industry by 2025?
A．500 billin yuan.B．10,000 billin yuan.
C．60% f the 2022 value.D．Duble the 2023 value.
35．Where is the text mst prbably frm?
A．A science textbk.B．A daily newspaper.
C．An industry reprt.D．A farming magazine.
（2024·福建福州·二模）In 1993, Swedish psychlgist K. Anders Ericssn planned t find the secret t turning a typical teen int a vilinist. His answer? Practice: 10,000 hurs f it. The figure was called “the magic number f greatness” by jurnalist and writer Malclm Gladwell.
The idea “Practice makes perfect” has been rted in the heads f ambitius yuths since the Rman Empire. Anyne can be the next LeBrn James, Y-Y Ma, r Celine Din as lng as they can devte enugh time t practicing their skills. But can it be simple? Nt every expert agrees. While training is quite imprtant fr learning, spending plenty f yur life trying smething ver and ver desn’t mean yu’ll becme skilled, says Zach Hambrick, a psychlgist at Michigan State University.
Being great isn’t just abut the ttal f wrk, he says, but als abut the wrkers themselves. In reviewing different studies, Hambrick fund that practice time explains nly abut ne-quarter f any nticeable difference in skill level. Other factrs (因素)——like age, brainpwer, and natural gifts——all played big rles in separating the better frm the best.
Genes (基因) in particular ffer physical and intellectual advantages. Height might be useful fr a basketball star. A limber vcal range (灵活的音域) culd help yu take the lead in a chrus.
Of curse, this desn’t mean we shuld all quit practicing, Hambrick says. Nbdy is brn knwing hw t piruette (单脚尖旋转) r plt a checkmate. But perfectin in 10,000 hurs? There’s n prmise.
36．Accrding t K .Anders Ericssn, what makes a typical teen turn int a vilinist?
A．Height.B．Age.C．Brainpwer.D．Practice.
37．What is the purpse f the underlined questin in paragraph 2?
A．T shw study reviews.B．T lead in the tpic.
C．T present a new pint.D．T cnsider the perfectin prcess.
38．Accrding t paragraph 3, what’s Hambrick’s attitude (态度) twards “practice makes perfect”?
A．Cnfident.B．Unsupprtive.C．Objective.D．Dubtful.
39．Which f the fllwing best explains the underlined wrd “quit” in paragraph 5?
A．①B．②C．③D．④
40．What is the main idea f the text?
A．The rad t being skilled isn’t smth.
B．Many factrs cntribute t being great.
C．Having new ideas is a gd way t study.
D．Genes ffer physical and intellectual advantages.
（2024·福建福州·二模）Ging shpping with yur parents fr new clthes can make yu happy. Hwever, in the UK we buy mre clthes per persn than any ther cuntry in Eurpe. What peple might nt realize is that the fashin industry, especially “fast fashin”, is harmful t the planet.
Fast fashin refers t cheap clthing items that are quickly prduced by large cmpanies t fllw the latest trends (时尚). The aim f fast fashin is t get the new styles int shps as fast as pssible s custmers can buy them.
The fashin industry is respnsible fr between eight and 10% f greenhuse gas emissins (排放), which cause climate change. T keep prices lw, fashin cmpanies ften use a fabric called plyester, which is a type f plastic that is nt bidegradable. Prducers dye (染色) fabrics using lts f chemicals, which can pllute the envirnment. Making clthes als requires lts f water. The clthes then have t be shipped t the cuntries where they’re ging t be sld, which prduces even mre plluting emissins. Fast fashin items aren’t made t last frever because they ften g ut f style quite quickly. Sme peple thrw their clthes away when they dn’t want them any mre. Each year, the UK sends 300,000 tnnes f clthes t landfill.
What can we d t help? Try buying secnd-hand clthes. They aren’t t expensive and help t reduce the amunt f clthes that get thrwn away. Smene else culd wear a T-shirt that desn’t fit yu r suit yur style any mre. Dnate r swap. If items f clthing start t lk very wrn r get ripped, they can be fixed r reused in a different way.
41．What des the underlined sentence in paragraph 1 mean?
A．Fast fashin is the mst ppular in Eurpe.
B．The British buy the mst clthes in Eurpe.
C．Britain has the mst clthes shps in Eurpe.
D．British parents g shpping mst ften in Eurpe.
42．Accrding t the text, what’s the aim f fast fashin?
A．T prduce cheap clthes as fast as pssible.
B．T spread the latest infrmatin abut fashin.
C．T sell new styles t custmers in the shrtest time.
D．T help fashin industry develp in a better directin.
43．Hw des the writer explain that fast fashin is harmful t the earth?
A．By shwing facts.B．By asking questins.
C．By telling stries.D．By making surveys.
44．What des the underlined “They” in the last paragraph refer t?
A．Fashin cmpanies.B．Dyed fabrics.
C．Different chemicals.D．Secnd-hand clthes.
45．What’s the best title fr the text?
A．The Future f Fast FashinB．Hw t Reuse Our Old Clthes
C．Wise Shpping Culd Help EarthD．Fashin Industry Is Changing Its Way
（2024·福建福州·二模）At Seven Oaks Middle Schl, Daniela Carrera was searching fr a club t jin. There was a dance club, a singing club, a chess club, a phtgraphy club, and an actin club that fund creative ways t raise mney fr ther peple. Daniela was thinking abut jining the dance club because she lved dancing.
Then Daniela’s friend Ciara tld her abut the actin club’s new prject. At first, Daniela was unbelievable. “Why wuld peple in a nursing hme want a vide-game cnsle (控制台)?”she asked Ciara.
“This wuld be a kind f cnsle that plays fitness games. The games help peple wh need t exercise and mve arund but can’t get t a gym r exercise safely utdrs. Besides, everybdy lves vide games, dn’t they?” Ciara replied.
“Nt my great-grandmther,” Daniela said, laughing. But she agreed t g t the club meeting the next day.
At the meeting, Mr. Washingtn, the club’s adviser, explained t Daniela and the thers hw fitness vide games help mtivate (激励) peple t mve. He described hw the cnsle can even help distract (分心) peple wh are ging thrugh serius pain. That was all Daniela needed t hear.
“Hw can I help?” she asked as she signed up fr the club.
“We’re selling draw tickets. With the mney we raise, we’ll buy tw fitness cnsles. We’ll give ne t the winner f the draw. We’ll give the ther cnsle t the nursing hme,” explained Mr. Washingtn.
“Great! Let’s get started. I’m mtivated t sell sme tickets tday!” said Daniela.
46．Which club did Daniela prefer t jin in the very beginning?
A．The dance club.B．The singing club.
C．The chess club.D．The phtgraphy club.
47．What’s the actin club’s new prject abut?
A．Develping a vide game fit fr ld peple.
B．Buying a fitness cnsle fr the nursing hme.
C．Thinking f creative ways t design draw tickets.
D．Drawing a gym map fr Seven Oaks Middle Schl.
48．Accrding t the text, hw d Daniela’s feelings change?
A．Unbelievable→mtivated.B．Wrried→relaxed.
C．Distracted→cncentrated.D．Disappinted→happy.
49．In what persn is the text written?
A．The first persn, Daniela.B．The secnd persn.
C．The first persn, Ciara.D．The third persn.
50．Which f the fllwing can best shw the idea f the actin club?
A．Helping thers is a gd quality.B．Actins speak luder than wrds.
C．Where there is a will, there is a way.D．Health is mre imprtant than wealth.
（2024·福建福州·二模）In December, 2023, the Sunshine Middle Schl held an activity called “Bk f the Year”. Accrding t the result, ne bk was ppular with ne third f the students. Here are the index (索引) and the excerpt (摘录) frm this bk.
51．Hw many percent f the students was the bk ppular with?
A．B．C．D．
52．If yu read page 23, what infrmatin can yu knw?
①art ②ecnmy ③paper mney ④silk
A．①②③B．①②④C．①③④D．②③④
53．Which f the fllwing can be put in the ________?
A．literatureB．medicineC．scienceD．trade
54．On which page wuld yu mst prbably find the excerpt?
A．Page 11.B．Page 34.C．Page 53.D．Page 77.
55．What subject is the bk abut?
A．Bilgy.B．Chemistry.C．Gegraphy.D．Histry.
（2024·福建莆田·一模）
56．The theme f Unit 2 is ________.
A．Int Space
B．City Life
C．The Pwer f Music
D．Legends f the Sea
57．If Jerry is interested in Pirates, he can read ________.
A．Unit 1 Part A
B．Unit 2 Part B
C．Unit 3 Part B
D．Unit 4 Part A
58．Hw many reading skills are mentined here?
A．6.B．7.C．8.D．9.
59．Which part begins n Page 76 accrding t the Cntents?
A．Glbal Cities.
B．Musical Bst.
C．Life Beynd Earth.
D．Living in Space.
60．Where can yu mst prbably read the Cntents?
A．A stry.B．A pster.C．A magazine.D．A pem.
（2024·福建莆田·一模）A new wrld recrd has been set fr the wrld’s heaviest pumpkin. An American called Travis Gienger has grwn a pumpkin weighing 1,247 kg. It weighs mre than fur bears put tgether. It can be used t make 687 pumpkin pies. But d yu really knw pumpkins? Here are five things yu may nt knw abut pumpkins.
☆Pumpkins are fruit, nt vegetables. They may nt be juicy like an apple, but since pumpkins grw frm a flwering plant (南瓜) r gurd (葫芦) family.
☆Pumpkins aren’t always yellw r range. While knwn fr their deep range r yellw clr, they can als be green, red.
☆ There are abut 45 different kinds f pumpkins. Yu may nly see tw r three different kinds f pumpkins at the supermarket, but there are dzens f pumpkin kinds grwn all ver the wrld.
☆ Pumpkins are ne f the ldest dmesticated (栽培的) plants in the wrld. Peple have been grwing pumpkins fr thusands f years. The ldest pumpkin seeds (种子) ever fund were discvered in Mexic and have been dated back t arund 7000 BC． It is thught pumpkins came frm Nrth America and Central America.
☆ It takes up t 120 days t grw a pumpkin. If yu want t grw pumpkins at hme, yu need lts f patience fr this slw grwing fruit. Are yu interested in planting pumpkins? Let’s have a try.
61．Why are pumpkins regarded as fruit?
A．Because they are juicy like apples.
B．Because they are the wrld’s heaviest.
C．Because they grw frm a flwering plant.
D．Because they can be used t make pumpkin pies.
62．What des the underlined wrd “It” in Paragraph 1 refer t ________.
A．the pumpkinB．the gurdC．the carrtD．the apple
63．Where were the ldest pumpkin seeds fund?
A．Nrth America.
B．Central America.
C．Malaysia.
D．Mexic.
64．What is Paragraph 4 mainly abut?
A．The types f pumpkins.
B．The clrs f pumpkins.
C．The perid f pumpkins.
D．The weight f pumpkins.
65．In which sectin f newspaper can yu prbably read the text?
A．Natinal news.
B．Plant wrld.
C．Travel and health.
D．Language and culture.
（2024·福建厦门·一模）
When ChatGPT came ut, Olivia Lipkin, a cpywriter in San Francisc, fund herself with less and less wrk t d. Last April, she was fired with n explanatin. She realized the reasn when hearing managers talking abut hw using ChatGPT was at a lwer cst than having a human writer. Eric Fein had wrked in a writing cmpany fr ten years. He became jbless last March because f ChatGPT. He said t his bss that ChatGPT culdn’t write with his level f creativity. His bss said he understd, but he wuld have t pay mre t Fein than using ChatGPT.
AI systems like ChatGPT culd replace (替代)hundreds f millins f jbs in the future. And fr thse wh write scial media psts and ads, the effect is already here. Hwever, experts say that even the best AI systems can’t match the writing skills f a human. It desn’t have a persnal vice r style. Besides, it ften gives the wrng answers.
Indeed, cmpanies that have replaced human wrkers with ChatGPT have run int truble. CNET, a technlgy news site, nce used Al systems t write articles. The results, hwever, were full f mistakes. And the U.S. Natinal Eating Disrders Cmpany nce replaced its helpline wrkers with rbts. But it had t stp using the technlgy after the rbts gave peple harmful advice.
After being replaced by ChatGPT, Fein and Lipkin didn’t give up. Fein has decided t be an air-cnditining technician(技师), a jb that AI can’t d. And Lipkin nw wrks as a dg walker. She says, “Peple are lking fr the cheapest slutin, and that’s nt a persn-it’s a rbt.”
66．Why did Lipkin and Fein lse their jbs?
A．There was less and less wrk fr them t d.
B．ChatGPT was much mre creative than them.
C．The cst savings were in the first place fr the cmpanies.
D．The cmpanies thught their wrks were f lw quality.
67．What can we learn frm Paragraph 2?
A．AI systems will replace all kinds f jbs.B．AI systems can write as well as human writers.
C．AI systems have a persnal vice and style.D．AI systems still have a lng way t g.
68．What can we knw abut ChatGPT?
A．It requires n crrectins in writing.B．It may give wrng suggestins t users.
C．It can nly be used t write articles.D．It has been widely used in every field.
69．Which f the fllwing best describes Lipkin and Fein?
A．Humrus and hnest.B．Strng-minded and hard-wrking.
C．Patient and easy-ging.D．Kind-hearted and smart.
70．What wuld be the best title fr the passage?
A．Will ChatGPT Replace Humans?B．Shuld Humans Trust ChatGPT?
C．Will ChatGPT Becme Creative?D．Can ChatGPT Think by Itself?
（2024·福建厦门·一模）
Last year, a primary schl in Jiangxi Prvince made a decisin. It wuld n lnger prepare meals in its wn canteen (食堂). Instead, it wuld serve its students pre-made (预制的) fd. The mve quickly became a ht tpic acrss the cuntry. Many parents said that they were wrried abut fd safety. Sme f them even sent hmemade meals t schl at lunchtime every day.
The Ministry f Educatin warns against intrducing pre-made meals t schls. That’s mainly because there are nt yet any natinal standards fr such fd. The market fr pre-made meals has been develping quickly ver the past few years. In 2022, there were mre than 60,000 related cmpanies in China. And the number is still grwing. By 2026, the market will have reached mre than ne trillin yuan. What has made pre-made meals s ppular? They have many advantages. They’re quick and cnvenient t prepare. They als have a lng shelf life (保存期). Hwever, parents’ wrries are nt withut reasn. Pre-made fd may be acceptable every nw and then, but few peple eat it every day. Naturally, parents dn’t want their children t d s, either.
In fact, pre-made meals are all prepared by central kitchens. They’re nt necessarily unhealthy cmpared with freshly cked fd. The prblem is hw t make sure these cmpanies fllw all the hygiene (卫生) rules when they ck and stre fd. Fr nw, the pre-made fd industry still has a lng way t g.
71．What’s the purpse f the first paragraph?
A．T ask a questin.B．T lead t the main tpic.
C．T draw a cnclusin.D．T raise a prblem.
72．Why is the Ministry f Educatin against pre-made meals?
A．Because it thinks that pre-made fd is nt safe.
B．Because pre-made meals are nt s healthy as hmemade meals.
C．Because n natinal standards are set fr pre-made fd.
D．Because pre-made meals are t expensive.
73．What d parents think f pre-made meals accrding t Paragraph 2?
A．Quick and cnvenient.B．Tasty and healthy.
C．Tasteless and unsafe.D．Wrrying and unacceptable.
74．What can we learn frm the last paragraph?
A．Nt all the cmpanies fllw the hygiene rules.
B．Pre-made meals are as healthy as freshly cked fd.
C．Pre-made meals are all prepared in schl kitchens.
D．The market f pre-made meals is a success.
75．Where is the passage mst likely frm?
A．A newspaper.B．A science magazine.
C．A health reprt.D．A ckbk.
（2024·福建泉州·一模）Years ag, I feared traveling alne. But after taking several wrk trips n my wn, I’ve realized traveling alne is nt nly easy but als fantastic.
Over the years, I’ve realized traveling with smene is all abut cmprmise (妥协). Yu have t agree n which museums t visit, where t eat dinner and what time t start the day. When I travel alne, I dn’t have t give up anything. If I want t wake up at 11 a. m., I can. If I realize I need a rest at nn, I dn’t need t explain myself t anyne. I fund the freedm t d whatever I want withut smene saying yes is the best part f traveling alne.
Befre traveling alne, I thught I’d hate it, fr I wuld nt be able t share experiences with smene else, but I learned the ppsite is true fr me. When I’m in a new city by myself, I get t stay in my wn head and experience smething withut smene else’s ideas trubling mine. I can listen t music, read a bk r find smewhere I can just sit and think. When I travel with anther persn r a grup, these mments are few.
Althugh I seldm feel lnely n trips, I smetimes turn t scial media t keep me cnnected with peple. I fund that taking a pht r a vide and psting it n the Internet can start a cnversatin with friends. But I learned thrugh my travels that I value cnnecting with the new place mre than cnnecting with ld friends.
Traveling alne nt nly helped me have cnfidence, but als helped better my mental health.
76．When did the writer change his view f traveling alne?
A．Befre cnnecting with ld friends.
B．After turning t scial media.
C．Befre getting infrmatin frm bks.
D．After taking sme wrk trips.
77．Which was the best part f traveling alne fr the writer?
A．Cmprmise.B．Freedm.C．Cnfidence.D．Health.
78．What can we learn abut the writer frm Paragraph 3?
A．He truly hates t stay alne.
B．He prefers traveling with thers nwadays.
C．He used t like sharing traveling experiences.
D．He finds it easy t sit and think when traveling in grups.
79．Hw did the writer keep in tuch with his friends when traveling alne?
A．By making phne calls.B．By sending e-mails.
C．By psting phts nline.D．By intrducing new places.
80．What wuld be the suitable title fr the text?
A．Enjy Traveling AlneB．G Traveling Online
C．Experience Cheap TravelD．Value Grup Travel
（2024·福建泉州·一模）Being misunderstd can make us feel small and uncmfrtable. But in fact, what makes us great can be brn frm being misunderstd. I finally understd the pint f being misunderstd.
One summer day, I filled an exercise bk with different raindrp shapes in rder t prve that the way a rainbw (彩虹) wrked was impssible. And all I culd prve was that rainbws were unbelievable. Hwever, every secnd day a shwer wuld mck me with anther rainbw. My teacher thught I simply tried t make him lk like a fl, s I was punished. Actually, I wasn’t trying t mck my teacher. I just wanted t find ut hw rainbws wrked.
It’s hard when yu are misunderstd. We have all been there, said things t quickly with t little thught. Thse wh hear ur wrds dn’t want t understand ur thughts. And peple judge (判断) ur actins withut trying t understand the backgrund behind the decisins.
We see the impssible and we want t knw wh, hw, where r what. The search drives us, and we questin, we lk harder, and we truble thse peple arund us with endless details f the things we see. Smetimes, yur pinin f smething impssible can’t be seen by thers. As a result, we are slwly taught t dubt what we see, even t the pint we dubt urselves. But in ur pinin, ur vice matters. And we believe ur actins are imprtant and the things we see are wrth seeing. We cannt bear t be tld ur actins are wrng and we cannt bear t be tld we are blind, and that what we see is nt there. In fact, it desn’t make us feel gd. Having gt the pint f being misunderstd, I learned t let it g and felt much better.
81．Why was the writer punished in his schl that summer?
A．He lst his exercise bk.
B．He had a fight with his classmates.
C．His teacher fund him truble thers.
D．His teacher thught he treated him as a fl.
82．What des the underlined wrd “mck” in Paragraph 2 mean in Chinese?
A．钦佩B．嘲弄C．包容D．模仿
83．What is Paragraph 3 mainly abut?
A．Hw peple hear ur wrds.
B．Why misunderstanding happens.
C．Hw peple judge ur actins.
D．What backgrund means fr decisins.
84．What causes us t explre mre when we see the impssible?
A．The search fr answers.B．The lessn frm mistakes.
C．The idea f dubting urselves.D．The need t get endless details.
85．What des the writer think f being misunderstd?
A．Funny.B．Bring.C．Acceptable.D．Unbelievable.
（2024·福建泉州·一模）
In the past few years, cars have becme smarter and smarter, In mre than nine cities, there are driverless taxis in China. Acrss the wrld, many “smart rads” have been in practice, and mre are being built. Sme new technlgies are being put t use.
● Rads that recharge (给……充电)
Glbal warming has frced us t search fr new energy surces. Why nt lk t the rads? With the right technlgies, cars arund the wrld culd be prducing energy as they g.
Piezelectric (压电的) rads mix traditinal asphalt (柏油) with new materials. They use vibratins (震动) frm passing cars t prduce electricity.
Piezelectricity, in fact, is nthing new. It was invented in 1880.
Hwever, it has never been widely used befre nw. Lancaster University is ging t change that. It has been imprving the technlgy, including develping radside batteries that can stre the electricity.
● Built-in brain
Rads f the future may be able t knw hw many peple are n them. They culd send peple updates n weather and traffic situatins, and recharge electric cars as they drive.
This seems t be a dream, but a cmpany has almst made it cme true. By sensing the weight f a vehicle, the cmpany’s smart rads can recrd the speed f each wheel. After having cllected traffic data (数据), the rads will send it t the drivers.
● Rads that never freeze
It can be dangerus t drive in snwy weather. A tech cmpany has develped the snwless rads. When they feel snw r ice n their surfaces, the rads will heat themselves up, melting (使融化) the snw r ice away. The prject has been successfully tested n a few rads and in sme car parks.
86．What d Piezelectric rads use t prduce electricity?
A．Traditinal asphalt.B．Batteries in the radside.
C．Expensive materials.D．Vibratins frm passing cars.
87．What des the underlined wrd “They” refer t?
A．Rads f the future.B．Peple n the rad.
C．Traffic situatins.D．Electric cars.
88．Which f the fllwing can “Built-in brain” d?
① Recrd the speed f wheels. ② Sense the weight f a vehicle.
③ Melt the snw r ice away. ④ Send the traffic data t drivers.
A．①②③B．①②④C．②③④D．①③④
89．What are “Rads that never freeze” built fr?
A．Car parking.B．Vehicle heating.C．Safe driving.D．Electricity string.
90．What is the main purpse f the text?
A．T intrduce the “smart rads”.B．T prve the value f electric cars.
C．T describe radside batteries.D．T shw dangers f snwy weather.
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91．What can we get frm the title f this ad?
A．Wh the classes are fr.B．When the classes will start.
C．Where the classes will start.D．Hw much the classes cst.
92．Which f the fllwing is an “ven”?
A．B．C．D．
93．The nearest way t reach Oak Park Art Center is t use the gate n ________.
A．3rd St.B．Garden Ave.C．4th St.D．Pine Ave.
94．Hw much des Sam need t pay if he takes this ad t jin in the class?
A．$30.B．$25.C．$20.D．$5.
95．In which sectin f a newspaper can we read this ad?
A．Tur.B．Science.C．Histry.D．Educatin.
（2024·福建三明·一模）If yu were brn in the 2000s, yu are called the h-hs. That wuld make yu yung, creative, cnnected, wrld-wide, and n dubt smart. Maybe gd-lking, t.
Right? But what d ther peple think abut yur generatin (一代)?
Sme adults wrry that yu’re mre interested in the screen in frnt f yu than the wrld arund yu. They think f yu as the “face-dwn generatin” because yu use yur phne s much. They wnder hw yu will deal with schl, friends, and family.
Other adults wrry that tday’s yuth are spilt (溺爱) and dn’t want t face the challenges f adult life. Many children brn in the 1990s and 2000s were raised by “helicpter (直升机) parents”. They were always there t guide and help their children with a busy prgram filled with hmewrk and after-schl activities such as dancing, drawing, r sprts. With parents wh d everything fr them, tday’s yuth seem t prefer t live like teenagers even when they are in their 20s r 30s.
Des the face-dwn generatin need a heads-up? Well, prbably nt. The fact is that many f tday’s teenagers are better educated and mre creative than past generatins. They seem t be willing t becme leaders. Mre yung peple than ever vlunteer t help their cmmunities. There are als brave yung peple such as Malala Yusafzai, the teenager wh wn the 2014 Nbel Peace Prize fr pushing girls’ rights t g t schl.
S if yu’re ne f the h-hs, there’s reasn t be hpeful abut the future. Things are lking up fr the face-dwn generatin. Chances are that yu d great and laugh ut lud.
96．What is the main purpse f Paragraph 1?
A．T shw a scial prblem.B．T start a discussin.
C．T explain a scientific term.D．T intrduce the tpic.
97．Accrding t the text, which f the fllwing may wrry sme adults?
A．Oh-hs’ pr eyesight.B．Oh-hs’ busy timetable.
C．Oh-hs’ shrtage f independence.D．Oh-hs’ strng creativity.
98．What d “helicpter parents” d fr their children?
A．They help them t face the challenges.
B．They guide and plan everything fr them.
C．They d the hmewrk instead f them.
D．They keep them away frm after-schl activities.
99．What d we knw abut the face-dwn generatin accrding t Paragraph 4?
① creative ② brave ③ helpful ④ afraid f grwing up ⑤ willing t becme leaders
A．① ② ③ ⑤B．① ② ③ ④C．① ② ④ ⑤D．② ③ ④ ⑤
100．What can we learn frm the text?
A．The writer is ne f the h-hs.
B．Oh-hs are prbably t have a bright future.
C．Oh-hs will spend less time n phnes.
D．Oh-hs will meet mre challenges than adults.
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Index
(A-P)
art, 21-23
Beijing, 52, 67
Chinese calendar, 18-19
ecnmy, 23-40
emperrs, Ming. 16-20
see als Hngwu and Yngle
Frbidden City, 11, 67-68
Grand Canal, 61-63
Great Wall, 45-50
Hngwu perid, 33-51
maps.55, 148
Nanjing, 52,67
paper mney, 24
philsphy, 45-50
(R-Z)
religin
Buddhism, 78-81
Chinese flk, 75 -78
Taism, 81-83
silk, 17, 23
sciety
custms, 131-135
jbs, 121, 145-147
scial classes, 53-57, 120, 131
, 60, 72, 121, 130
warfare
civil war, 167-169
with Japan, 174-180
with Mnglia, 180-183
Yngle perid, 52-69
Zheng He, 55, 148-151
z, 57
Emperr Yngle (yng-LAW) was ne f the mst pwerful emperr in the Ming dynasty.
He ruled fr 22 years and made many cultural advances. One f his achievements was the cnstructin f the Frbidden City.
Theme
Reading
Reading Skills
Unit 1
The Pwer f Music
Part A: Hip-Hp Planet
Part B: Musical Bst
Classifying Infrmatin
Identifying Reasns
7
Unit 2
Int Space
Part A: Life Beynd Earth
Part B: Living in Space
Using a Mind Map
Identifying Reasns
49
Unit 3
City Life
Part A: Glbal Cities
Part B: Ri Rebrn
Understanding Charts
Using f Qutes
76
Unit 4
Legends f the Sea
Part A: Pirates (海盗)
Part B: Wmen f the Waves
Finding Similarities
Guessing the Meanings f the Wrds
126
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参考答案：
1．A 2．B 3．B 4．D 5．D
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了定居中国大理的美国旅行家、商人、作家——布莱恩·林登的故事。
1．细节理解题。根据第一段“Brian Linden, a 61-year-ld American, wears many hats: traveler, businessman, educatr, and htel funder. Having lived in a Yunnan village in China fr nearly 20 years, he’s nw knwn as ne f the ‘cl new Dali peple’.”可知，本段介绍了布莱恩·林登的个人情况，因此本文作者通过介绍布莱恩·林登而开始了本文。故选A。
2．细节理解题。根据第一段“Brian Linden, a 61-year-ld American, wears many hats”和第二段“Brn and raised in Chicag, Brian first visited China in 1984, then received a schlarship frm the Chinese gvernment and came t study in Beijing.”可知，布莱恩·林登2024年61岁，1984年第一次来中国，那时21岁。故选B。
3．推理判断题。根据第四段“I’m a super fan f China’s traditinal buildings. Xizhu is a beautiful twn with lts f them frm the Ming and Qing dynasties.”可知，布莱恩·林登是中国传统建筑的超级粉丝；而喜洲是一个美丽的小镇，有许多明清时期的建筑；据此可以推断，喜洲最吸引林登的应该是当地白族风格的建筑。故选B。
4．词义猜测题。根据下文“Our gal is t turn Xizhu int a windw fr freigners t learn abut China,”可知，布赖恩说希望把喜洲变成外国人了解中国的一个窗口，他希望做更多的事情，与世界分享中国的美丽；据此可以推断，划线单词“desire”意为“愿望”，与wish同义。故选D。
5．推理判断题。根据第五段“With supprt frm the Dali gvernment, Brian spent all his mney repairing a traditinal Bai-style huse int a htel fr freign turists, nw knwn as the Linden Center. This htel isn’t just fr turists; it als ffers internatinal educatinal prgrams t Eurpean and American schls…Additinally, it prvides free English lessns fr the villagers nce a week.”以及最后一段“I hpe that thrugh my effrts, mre peple will lve China.”可知，布莱恩花光了所有的钱，把一座传统的白族风格的房子修缮成了林登中心，这家酒店不仅接待游客，它还为欧洲和美国的学校提供国际教育项目，酒店的一半向公众开放，创造了一个更多的人可以与当地村民见面和交流的空间；每周为当地村民免费上英语课程，说明他乐于助人；为推广中国文化，让更多的外国人喜欢上中国，他认真做事。故选D。
6．C 7．D 8．A 9．D 10．B
【导语】本文介绍拖延症对人的影响。
6．推理判断题。根据第一段“Are yu a prcrastinatr (拖延者)? Are yu putting ff ging t the gym? Have yu seldm cleaned yur rms in time? Are yu waiting just ne mre day t study fr that test?”可知是通过问问题开启话题。故选C。
7．词句猜测题。根据“In ne study, scientists cnnected prcrastinatin t many prblems.”在一项研究中，科学家将拖延与许多问题联系起来，“These included depressin (沮丧), nervusness and even arm pain.”这些包括抑郁、紧张，甚至手臂疼痛，可知“These”代指问题。故选D。
8．细节理解题。根据“The study fllwed abut 2,500 students ver nine mnths.”可知，该研究在九个月内对约 2,500 名学生进行了跟踪调查。故选A。
9．推理判断题。根据“One 2021 study tied prcrastinating at bedtime t depressin. And a 2015 study cnnected prcrastinating t pr heart health.”2021 年的一项研究将睡前拖延与抑郁症联系起来。2015 年的一项研究表明，拖延症与心脏健康状况不佳有关。可知拖延症带来很多问题。故选D。
10．推理判断题。本文介绍拖延症对人的影响。根据“Accrding t Fuschia Siris, a scientist at Durham University in England, the harmful effects f prcrastinatin culd build up ver time.”英国达勒姆大学科学家 Fuschia Siris 表示，拖延症的有害影响可能会随着时间的推移而逐渐增加。可知作者写本文的目的是建议读者远离拖延症。故选B。
11．D 12．B 13．D 14．C 15．D
【导语】本文主要是为了提供一些旅行时的小建议， 以使旅行更加愉快。
11．细节理解题。根据“If yu have t pint smething ut, d s by gesturing twards the bject, with the palm (掌心) f yur hand flat, facing upward, and yur fingers straight.”可知，如果你必须指出某样东西，就对着它做手势，手掌平，面朝上，手指伸直，D选项符合，故选D。
12．细节理解题。根据“If yu d nt knw the wrd fr smething in the lcal language, try t draw a picture r pint t an bject”可知，如果你不知道当地语言中的某个词，试着画一幅画或指着一个物体，B选项不对，故选B。
13．篇章结构题。文章第一段引出下文一些建议，可以让你的旅行更加愉快。第二段到第四段是具体的建议；最后一段是总结。所以结构如D选项所示，故选D。
14．推理判断题。根据“In China, yu mustn’t give fans as gifts. The Chinese wrd fr ‘fan’ has a similar sund t the wrd fr ‘separatin’.”可知，在中国，你不能把扇子当作礼物送给别人。中文中“扇子”的发音与“散”的发音相似。“送钟”和“送终”谐音，这令人忌讳；“梨”和“离”发音相似，也不好。因此在中国可以送的礼物是一条鱼。因为“鱼”与“余”的发音相似，故选C。
15．推理判断题。根据“Wherever yu g in the wrld, always shw respect fr the values f the cuntry yu are in.”可知，无论你走到哪里，都要尊重你所在国家的价值观。因此我们能从文章中学到“入乡随俗”。故选D。
16．C 17．C 18．B 19．C 20．A
【导语】本文主要介绍了中国宇航员在神舟十四号任务期间成功培育了水稻幼苗的事件，也通过例子告诉我们太空种植是有益的。
16．细节理解题。根据第二段的“the seedlings f the tall sht rice variety(高秆水稻品种) have reached a height f 30 centimeters.”可知高秆水稻品种的幼苗已长到30厘米。故选C。
17．词句猜测题。根据“Chinese astrnauts have successfully grwn rice seedlings (幼苗) during the Shenzhu XIV missin.”以及“Althugh there have been ther rice experiments in space, this ne is the first t prduce the cmplete life cycle f a plant”可知this ne指代的是中国宇航员在神舟十四号任务期间成功培育水稻幼苗这个实验。故选C。
18．细节理解题。根据第三段的“While there have been ther rice experiments in space, this ne is the first f its kind t prduce the cmplete life cycle f a plant—it begins with a seed and ends with a mature(成熟的) plant prducing new seeds.”可知虽然在太空中还有其他水稻实验，但这是同类实验中第一次产生植物的完整生命周期——从种子开始，到成熟植物产生新种子结束。因此区别在于经历完整的生命周期。故选B。
19．细节理解题。根据第四段的“Such fd-grwing experiments are nt just fr astrnauts. They can als slve fd prblems n Earth…The seeds can then prduce yields(产量) n Earth.”可知这样的粮食种植实验不仅适用于宇航员。他们还可以解决地球上的食物问题。然后，种子可以在地球上提高产量。因此是为了宇航员以及增加地球上的产量。故选C。
20．主旨大意题。根据最后的“30 percent f strawberries sld in Beijing are ‘space strawberries’, which are as big as eggs. The center has als prduced ‘space tmates’ with yields increased by 30 percent, and ‘space bananas’ with a grwth shrtened frm 13 mnths t 9 mnths.”可知北京销售的草莓中有30%是“太空草莓”，和鸡蛋一样大。该中心还生产了产量增加30%的“太空西红柿”，以及生长期从13个月缩短到9个月的“太空香蕉”。因此主要介绍了太空种植的植物对我们的好处。故选A。
21．C 22．B 23．D 24．D 25．D
【导语】本文主要介绍了中国文化中的“龙”的发展历史及过程。
21．词义猜测题。根据“The ‘lng’ is a magical dragn frm Chinese stries. It is cnsidered very pwerful in China”可知，“龙”是中国故事中的一条神奇的龙。它在中国被认为是非常强大的，此处“it”指的是“lng”，故选C。
22．细节理解题。根据“The stry f the lng begins with the Yangsha Culture, which started arund 5,500 t 7,000 years ag. That’s when peple first made designs f lngs, inspired by animals like fish, snakes, pigs, and crcdiles.”可知，第一个龙的图案是5500到7000年前出现的，故选B。
23．细节理解题。根据“Fast frward t abut 4,000 t 5,000 years ag, during the Lngshan perid, making lng designs became ppular, especially thse that lked like snakes and crcdiles, but als included bits f tigers, fish, and ther animals t.”可知，龙山时代影响龙的图案的动物有蛇、鳄鱼、老虎和鱼，故选D。
24．细节理解题。根据“In the Xia and Shang dynasties, the lng turned int a big symbl fr the cuntry, representing strength and tgetherness. The Xia peple really respected the lng as an imprtant ancestr and thught it helped them in tugh times.”可知，在夏商时期，龙成为国家的重要象征，人们把龙尊为重要的祖先，故选D。
25．主旨大意题。根据“The lng has always been a key symbl in Chinese histry. Ever wndered where it came frm?”以及“Thrugh thusands f years, the lng’s image has changed but remains a key symbl f Chinese culture and spirit, shwing hw stries and beliefs can deeply shape a natin’s identity.”及整个文章的理解可知，主要是介绍数千年来，龙的形象在不断发生变化，但是龙的影响却一直在深入，故选D。
26．B 27．A 28．C 29．C 30．D
【导语】本文主要介绍了四个能提高英语水平的播客。
26．细节理解题。根据“They will als give yu suggestins n American culture, custms, and manners.”可知，想要了解美国风俗习惯，可以选择All Ears English。故选B。
27．细节理解题。根据“Every week, Ariel Gdbdy, the language teacher, will tell a stry adapted t (使适应) yur level f English.”可知，每周都可以在Easy Stries in English中看到一个新故事。故选A。
28．细节理解题。根据“Thrugh cnversatins, yung peple frm all ver the wrld express their views n different tpics.”可知，人们可以期待从Express Yurself!中了解到不同的观点。故选C。
29．细节理解题。根据“Created by parents f yung children, Circle Rund turns special flk stries int interesting radi plays. They are rich in sunds and music, and are perfect fr teens.”可知，在Circle Rund中可以享受有音乐的戏剧。故选C。
30．推理判断题。根据“Pdcast is a radi shw yu can enjy n the air r n yur phne. It is a gd way t imprve yur English. Let’s check ut sme f the mst lved English pdcasts.”可知，这几个播客都是针对英语爱好者的，由此推出对英语学习者很友好。故选D。
31．A 32．D 33．C 34．B 35．B
【导语】本文主要介绍了中国的北斗导航系统。
31．细节理解题。根据“This acknwledgement places it amng the tp grup f glbal satellite navigatin systems, sharing the stage with the United States’ GPS, Russia’s GLONASS, and the Eurpean Unin’s Galile.”可知，得到国际民航组织认可后，北斗系统与美国的GPS、俄罗斯的GLONASS和欧盟的伽利略系统同台，故选A。
32．细节理解题。根据“By 2020, with BDS-3 being used all ver the wrld, China imprved the system t ffer mre accurate (精确的) psitining services.”可知，到2020年，随着北斗三号系统在全球范围内的使用，中国对该系统进行了改进，以提供更准确的定位服务。故选D。
33．细节理解题。根据“In China, mst mbile apps that prvide maps, navigatin, and shpping services already supprt the BDS. The cuntry’s satellite navigatin industry is grwing quickly, with its value reaching mre than 500 billin yuan in 2022...”可知，北斗系统的使用正在增加。故选C。
34．细节理解题。根据“The cuntry’s satellite navigatin industry is grwing quickly, with its value reaching mre than 500 billin yuan in 2022 — an amunt expected t duble by 2025.”可知，我国的卫星导航产业发展迅速，到2022年其价值将超过5000亿元，预计到2025年将翻一番。故选B。
35．推理判断题。根据“As BDS gets mre ppular, it is expected t play an increasingly imprtant rle in glbal navigatin and psitining services.”以及整个文章的理解可知，主要介绍了中国的北斗导航系统的情况，应该是在报纸上能看到，故选B。
36．D 37．C 38．C 39．A 40．B
【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了熟能生巧的由来和对它的了解和看法。
36．细节理解题。根据“His answer? Practice: 10,000 hurs f it.”可知，训练一万次可以让他成为小提琴家。故选D。
37．词句猜测题。根据“Nt every expert agrees. While training is quite imprtant fr learning, spending plenty f yur life trying smething ver and ver desn’t mean yu’ll becme skilled, says Zach Hambrick, a psychlgist at Michigan State University.”可知，不是所有专家都认同不断重复可以使你更熟练，从而引出一个新的观点。故选C。
38．推理判断题。根据文章第三段可知， Hambrick发现练习时间只占了四分之一，人的天赋和年龄和智力都会有影响，可推断他的态度是中立的。故选C。
39．词句猜测题。根据“Nbdy is brn knwing hw t piruette (单脚尖旋转)r plt a checkmate.”可知，没人从一开始就会懂怎么去做，除非有很多的练习时间，可推测划线词意思为“停止”，quit practice“停止训练”。故选A。
40．主旨大意题。根据文章可知，训练时间，天赋，智力，年龄，都是影响成功的因素。故选B。
41．B 42．C 43．A 44．D 45．C
【导语】本文主要讲述了快时尚行业对环境产生了负面影响，文章介绍了一些方法可以帮助我们明智地购物，从而帮助地球。
41．词句猜测题。根据“Hwever, in the UK we buy mre clthes per persn than any ther cuntry in Eurpe.”可知在英国，我们每人购买的衣服比欧洲任何其他国家都多，故划线部分意为“在欧洲，英国人买的衣服最多”。故选B。
42．细节理解题。根据“The aim f fast fashin is t get the new styles int shps as fast as pssible s custmers can buy them.”可知快时尚的目的是让新款式尽快进入商店，以便顾客能够购买。故选C。
43．推理判断题。根据“T keep prices lw, fashin cmpanies ften use a fabric called plyester, which is a type f plastic that is nt bidegradable. Prducers dye (染色) fabrics using lts f chemicals”可知作者是通过一些客观事实介绍了快时尚对地球的危害。故选A。
44．词义猜测题。根据“Try buying secnd-hand clthes. They aren’t t expensive and help t reduce the amunt f clthes that get thrwn away”可知此处指二手衣服不贵，有助于减少扔掉的衣服数量，故此处they指代“二手衣服”。故选D。
45．最佳标题题。本文主要讲述了快时尚行业对环境产生了负面影响，文章介绍了一些方法可以帮助我们明智地购物，从而帮助地球，以选项C“明智的购物可以帮助地球”为标题最合适。故选C。
46．A 47．B 48．A 49．D 50．A
【导语】本文讲述了学校里的一个运动俱乐部所做的好人好事。
46．细节理解题。根据“Daniela was thinking abut jining the dance club because she lved dancing.”可知她一开始要加入的是跳舞俱乐部。故选A。
47．细节理解题。根据“Why wuld peple in a nursing hme want a vide-game cnsle (控制台)...”为什么养老院的人会想要一个视频游戏机，可知，给老人院买一个合适的控制台是俱乐部的新项目。故选B。
48．细节理解题。根据“At first, Daniela was unbelievable.”及“I’m mtivated t sell sme tickets tday!”可知，她的感觉是从不可置信到主动去卖票。故选A。
49．推理判断题。文章主要介绍Daniela和Ciara的交谈，故可推测，文章是第三个人写的。故选D。
50．主旨大意题。根据“ actin club that fund creative ways t raise mney fr ther peple.”可知，actin club的理念就是乐于助人。故选A。
51．B 52．B 53．D 54．C 55．D
【导语】本文是一篇应用文。本文介绍了一本受到阳光中学三分之一的学生欢迎的书，并介绍了这本书的索引和摘录。
51．细节理解题。根据“Accrding t the result, ne bk was ppular with ne third f the students.”可知这本书受到三分之一的学生欢迎，也就是约33%。故选B。
52．细节理解题。根据“art, 21-23”，“ecnmy, 23-40”以及“silk, 17, 23”可知，如果你读到23页，你可以了解艺术、经济和丝绸三方面的信息。故选B。
53．推理判断题。观察索引排序，可知是按照字母排序进行的，空处前是字母s，后是字母w，排除选项A和B，又根据排序时science应在sciety之前，排除C，选项D字母t开头，符合题意。故选D。
54．细节理解题。索引部分讲述的内容与“Yngle perid, 52-69”内容有关，故应可以在53页看到相关信息。故选C。
55．主旨大意题。根据这本书的索引及摘录可以看出，本书主要讲述的是中国的历史。故选D。
56．A 57．D 58．B 59．A 60．C
【导语】本文介绍了一些阅读的主题和阅读技巧。
56．细节理解题。根据“Unit 2 Int Space”可知，第二单元的主题是进入太空。故选A。
57．细节理解题。根据“Unit 4”对应的“Part A: Pirates (海盗)”可知，如果Jerry对海盗感兴趣，他可以读第四单元A部分。故选D。
58．细节理解题。根据“Classifying Infrmatin”“Identifying Reasns”“Using a Mind Map”“Understanding Charts”“Using f Qutes”“Finding Similarities”及“Guessing the Meanings f the Wrds”可知，这里提到了7种阅读技巧。故选B。
59．细节理解题。根据“Part A: Glbal Cities”对应的是“76”页可知，“全球城市”是从76页开始的。故选A。
60．推理判断题。本文介绍了一些阅读的主题和阅读技巧。可知，你最可能在杂志上读到这些内容。故选C。
61．C 62．A 63．D 64．A 65．B
【导语】本文介绍了一些关于南瓜的信息。
61．细节理解题。根据“Pumpkins are fruit, nt vegetables. They may nt be juicy like an apple, but since pumpkins grw frm a flwering plant (南瓜) r gurd (葫芦) family.”可知，南瓜被认为是水果是因为它们是从开花植物中生长出来的。故选C。
62．词义猜测题。根据“Travis Gienger has grwn a pumpkin weighing 1,247 kg. It weighs mre than fur bears put tgether.” 可知，一个名叫Travis Gienger的美国人种出了一个重达1247千克的南瓜，此处指的是这个南瓜比四头熊加起来还重， 因此It应该指代的是上文提到的南瓜。故选A。
63．细节理解题。根据“The ldest pumpkin seeds (种子) ever fund were discvered in Mexic and have been dated back t arund 7000 BC.”可知，最古老的南瓜种子是在墨西哥发现的。故选D。
64．段落大意题。根据“There are abut 45 different kinds f pumpkins.”可知，大约有45种不同的南瓜，因此第四段主要讲了南瓜的种类。故选A。
65．推理判断题。根据“But d yu really knw pumpkins? Here are five things yu may nt knw abut pumpkins.”可知，本文主要介绍南瓜，因此推测我们可能会在报纸的“种植世界”版面读到这篇文章。故选B。
66．C 67．D 68．B 69．B 70．A
【导语】本文是一篇说明文。主要介绍了ChatGPT将来可能会取代一些工作岗位，但是不能取代所有岗位，文中列举了几家公司用ChatGPT取代人工后遇到的麻烦。
66．细节理解题。根据第一段“She realized the reasn when hearing managers talking abut hw using ChatGPT was at a lwer cst than having a human writer. ”可知，使用ChatGPT的成本比聘请人写作更低，所以 Lipkin and Fein失业的原因是公司为了节省成本。故选C。
67．推理判断题。通过阅读第二段的内容可知，ChatGPT会取代一些工作岗位，但是即使是最好的人工智能系统也无法与人类的写作技巧相提并论，说明人工智能系统还有很长的路要走。故选D。
68．细节理解题。根据第三段“And the U.S. Natinal Eating Disrders peple harmful advice.”可知，ChatGPT可能会给用户错误的建议。故选B。
69．推理判断题。根据最后一段内容可知，Lipkin and Fein失业之后没有放弃，找到工作，说明他们意志坚定并且很努力。故选B。
70．最佳标题题。通过通读文章内容可知，本文主要在讨论ChatGPT是否将会取代人类。故选A。
71．B 72．C 73．D 74．A 75．A
【导语】本文主要是关于学校食堂改为预制食品的决定及其引发的争议。
71．推理判断题。首段的目的是引出主题，即关于学校食堂改为预制食品的决定及其引发的争议，故选B。
72．细节理解题。根据“The Ministry f Educatin warns against intrducing pre-made meals t schls. That’s mainly because there are nt yet any natinal standards fr such fd.”可知，教育部反对预制食品进入校园的主要原因是没有为预制食品设定全国标准，故选C。
73．细节理解题。根据“Many parents said that they were wrried abut fd safety. Sme f them even sent hmemade meals t schl at lunchtime every day.”可知，家长们对预制食品的看法是担忧和无法接受，故选D。
74．推理判断题。根据“The prblem is hw t make sure these cmpanies fllw all the hygiene (卫生) rules when they ck and stre fd.”可知，问题是如何确保这些公司在烹饪和储存食物时遵守所有卫生规则。由此推测并非所有的公司都遵守卫生规则，故选A。
75．推理判断题。根据全文内容可知，本文就一个社会现象并对此进行了讨论，因此可能来源于报纸，故选A。
76．D 77．B 78．C 79．C 80．A
【导语】本文主要介绍了独自旅行的好处。
76．细节理解题。根据“But after taking several wrk trips n my wn, I’ve realized traveling alne is nt nly easy but als fantastic.”可知，在独自进行了几次工作旅行后，作者改变了他对独自旅行的看法。故选D。
77．细节理解题。根据“I fund the freedm t d whatever I want withut smene saying yes is the best part f traveling alne.”可知，对于作者来说，独自旅行最美妙的部分是自由。故选B。
78．推理判断题。根据“Befre traveling alne, I thught I’d hate it, fr I wuld nt be able t share experiences with smene else”可推断出，作者以前喜欢分享旅行经历。故选C。
79．细节理解题。根据“I fund that taking a pht r a vide and psting it n the Internet can start a cnversatin with friends.”可知，作者通过拍一张照片或视频并发布在互联网上与朋友保持联系。故选C。
80．最佳标题。根据“Years ag, I feared traveling alne. But after taking several wrk trips n my wn, I’ve realized traveling alne is nt nly easy but als fantastic.”及通读全文可知，本文作者主要介绍了独自旅行的快乐。故选A。
81．D 82．B 83．B 84．A 85．C
【导语】本文作者主要讲述了自己被误解的经历。
81．细节理解题。根据“My teacher thught I simply tried t make him lk like a fl, s I was punished.”可知，因为他的老师认为他把他当傻瓜对待。故选D。
82．词义猜测题。根据“My teacher thught I simply tried t make him lk like a fl”和“I wasn’t trying t mck my teacher”可知，作者的老师认为他把他当傻瓜对待，但是作者并不是嘲弄老师。故选B。
83．段落大意题。根据“We have all been there, said things t quickly with t little thught. Thse wh hear ur wrds dn’t want t understand ur thughts. And peple judge (判断) ur actins withut trying t understand the backgrund behind the decisins.”可知，我们都有过这样的经历，说得太快，想得太少。那些听我们说话的人并不想了解我们的想法。人们在判断我们的行为时，并没有试图理解这些决定背后的背景。所以第三段讲述了为什么误解会发生，故选B。
84．细节理解题。根据“We see the impssible and we want t knw wh, hw, where r what. The search drives us, and we questin, we lk harder, and we truble thse peple arund us with endless details f the things we see. ”可知，寻找答案促使我们去探索更多。故选A。
85．推理判断题。根据“We cannt bear t be tld ur actins are wrng and we cannt bear t be tld we are blind, and that what we see is nt there. In fact, it desn’t make us feel gd. Having gt the pint f being misunderstd, I learned t let it g and felt much better”可知，我们不能忍受被告知我们的行为是错误的，我们不能忍受被告知我们是盲目的，我们所看到的并不存在。事实上，这并不会让我们感觉良好。明白了被误解的意思后，我学会了放手，感觉好多了。所以作者认为被误解是可以接受的，故选C。
86．D 87．A 88．B 89．C 90．A
【导语】本文主要从不同的几个方面介绍了道路运用的高科技。
86．细节理解题。根据“They use vibratins (震动) frm passing cars t prduce electricity.”可知压电式道路用来自过往车辆的振动来发电。故选D。
87．代词指代题。根据“Rads f the future may be able t knw hw many peple are n them. They culd send peple updates n weather and traffic situatins, and recharge electric cars as they drive.”可知未来的道路也许能够知道有多少人在上面。它们可以向人们发送最新的天气和交通状况，并在电动汽车行驶时为其充电。they指代上文提到过的“Rads f the future”。故选A。
88．细节理解题。根据“This seems t be a dream, but a cmpany has almst made it cme true. By sensing the weight f a vehicle, the cmpany’s smart rads can recrd the speed f each wheel. After having cllected traffic data (数据), the rads will send it t the drivers.”可知Built-in brain可以记录车轮的速度、感知车辆的重量并将交通数据发送给驾驶员。故选B。
89．细节理解题。根据“It can be dangerus t drive in snwy weather. A tech cmpany has develped the snwless rads. When they feel snw r ice n their surfaces, the rads will heat themselves up, melting (使融化) the snw r ice away.”可知建造“永不结冰的道路”是为了安全驾驶。故选C。
90．主旨大意题。本文主要从不同的几个方面介绍了道路运用的高科技。写作目的是介绍“智能道路”。故选A。
91．A 92．B 93．A 94．C 95．D
【导语】本文介绍了儿童陶艺课的时间、费用和联系方式等信息。
91．细节理解题。根据“Pttery Classes fr Children”可知从标题可以看出这些课是给谁上的。故选A。
92．推理判断题。根据“Paint yur bwl, and then put it in a special ven t make it dry and hard.”可知要把碗放在一个特殊的……里烘干，使它变硬。由此推出ven是“烤炉”。故选B。
93．细节理解题。根据地图内容可知到橡树公园艺术中心最近的路是从第三街的大门走。故选A。
94．细节理解题。根据“$5 ff if yu bring this ad”可知带上广告可以优惠5美元，结合“Cst: $25.00”可知原价25美元，Sam带上这个广告，要支付20美元。故选C。
95．推理判断题。本文介绍了儿童陶艺课的时间、费用和联系方式等信息。可以在报纸的教育部分看到。故选D。
96．D 97．C 98．B 99．A 100．B
【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章讲述了00后面对智能世界，他们成为“脸朝下的一代”，尽管这一代人受到父母的百般呵护和溺爱，但这一代人无疑受到了更好的教育和创新意识的培养。他们更愿意成为新时代的领导者，对社会甘愿奉献，他们更有机会做伟大的事和笑对未来。
96．推理判断题。根据“If yu were brn in the 2000s, yu are called the h-hs. That wuld make yu yung, creative, cnnected, wrld-wide, and n dubt smart. Maybe gd-lking, t.”可知，本段介绍了h-hs这类人的特点，引出下文中他人的看法。故选D。
97．推理判断题。根据“They wnder hw yu will deal with schl, friends, and family.”可知，成年人们担心他们总是在玩手机，无法处理好社会关系，由此可推测，他们担心他们无法独立。故选C。
98．细节理解题。根据“They were always there t guide and help their children with a busy prgram filled with hmewrk and after-schl activities such as dancing, drawing, r sprts. With parents wh d everything fr them, tday’s yuth seem t prefer t live like teenagers even when they are in their 20s r 30s.”可知，helicpter parents会为他们的孩子安排好一切。故选B。
99．细节理解题。根据“The fact is that many f tday’s teenagers are better educated and mre creative than past generatins. They seem t be willing t becme leaders. Mre yung peple than ever vlunteer t help their cmmunities. There are als brave yung peple such as Malala Yusafzai, the teenager wh wn the 2014 Nbel Peace Prize fr pushing girls’ rights t g t schl.”可知，这代年轻人受教育程度高、富有创造力、愿意成为领导者、勇敢且乐于助人。故选A。
100．推理判断题。根据“S if yu’re ne f the h-hs, there’s reasn t be hpeful abut the future.”可知，Oh-hs一代人有着充满希望的未来。故选B。