中考英语二轮测试-阅读理解议论文（全国通用）（原卷版）

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(2025中考真题）
（2025·天津·中考真题）
There are many kinds f wrk. Peple d different things in their wrk. We talked t three yung peple abut their careers (职业). Read abut them.
Jane, 22: I’m a travel agent (代理人). I plan vacatins fr different kinds f peple. I need t buy plane tickets, bk htel rms and make travel plans. I pay attentin t the needs f my custmers and help slve their travel prblems. I really like the wrking hurs frm 9:00 am t 5:00 pm every day. And I can buy plane tickets at very lw prices.
Grace, 24: I sell electrnics (电子产品) in a stre. I help peple make decisins abut chsing and buying electrnics. I need t knw clearly abut the infrmatin f each prduct in ur stre. I’m a fan f technlgy, s I think it’s always interesting t learn abut new electrnics. Smetimes I have t wrk late at night, but I still enjy my wrk. And they pay me very well.
Mike, 25: I’m a website designer (设计师). I make websites fr different cmpanies. T make a website fr a cmpany, I learn abut the cmpany and its needs first. I write dwn sme ideas. After that, I talk t peple at the cmpany again t imprve my design. Then I cmplete the website. I like t create new things. I feel s happy when I see the results f my wrk. Als, I wrk n my cmputer at hme. This means I can decide my wn wrking hurs and have mre time with my family.
1．What des Jane d fr different kinds f peple?
A．She repairs cmputers.B．She plans vacatins.
C．She writes bks.D．She des husewrk
2．What is always interesting fr Grace?
A．T wrk very late at night.B．T learn abut new electrnics
C．T have mre time with her family.D．T help peple slve travel prblems.
3．What is the right rder fr Mike t make a website fr a cmpany?
a. Write dwn sme ideas b. Finish making the website.
c. Learn abut the cmpany and its needs. d. Cmmunicate with peple at the cmpany again.
A．a-b-c-dB．a-c-d-bC．c-b-a-dD．c-a-d-b
4．We can learn frm the passage that the three yung peple all ________.
A．sell electrnicsB．make little mney
C．enjy their wrkD．create new technlgy
5．This passage mainly helps peple ________.
A．decide their wrking hursB．learn abut different wrk
C．find a cmpany t wrk frD．becme fans f technlgy
（2025·湖南长沙·中考真题）
One mrning, I stpped at my favrite restaurant t get smething t eat and gt cmfrtable at a small table. Shrtly after, I nticed fur yung peple sitting at a table near me. After simply greeting each ther and rdering, they all lked at their phnes and cntinued t d s until their rders arrived. After phtgraphing their fd, they ate, cntinuing t lk at their phnes. I was wndering why they came here t eat tgether. They were phubbing, r phne snubbing (冷落), a very cmmn prblem these days.
Yu may nt knw the wrd “phubbing”, but this kind f act is nt strange t yu. In fact, 32% f peple reprt that they are phubbed tw r three times a day.
D yu have a cnversatin n yur phne while talking t anther persn face t face? D yu scrll (上下滑动) thrugh yur phne while eating with smene fr fear f missing ut? If yur answer is yes t either f them, yu might be a “phubber”.
The writer f The Psychlgy f Phubbing did a survey and fund that the influence f phubbing n relatinships can be very harmful r destructive. Fr example, children felt that parents wh phubbed them didn’t care abut them. This led t a feeling f being left ut. Als, partners wh were phubbed might be less satisfied with the relatinship because f jealusy (嫉妒) and wrries.
Phubbing is a learned act, s unlearning it is pssible. Start by accepting the prblem. Set a time limit (限制) fr nt using yur phne. Create areas where phnes are ff-limits.
Dn’t let the mdern technlgy which is designed (设计) t bring peple tgether separate yu frm thers.
6．What did the fur yung peple keep ding befre their rders arrived?
A．Greeting each ther.B．Lking at their phnes.C．Phtgraphing their fd.
7．Hw des the writer intrduce the wrd “phubber” in Paragraph 3?
A．By raising questins.B．By listing numbers.C．By giving reasns.
8．What des the underlined wrd “destructive” in Paragraph 4 mean?
A．微乎其微的B．积极正向的C．有破坏性的
9．What is the main purpse f the text?
A．T warn peple against phubbing.
B．T shw hw phnes bring peple clser.
C．T present the advantages f mdern technlgy.
(2024中考真题）
（2024·河北·中考真题）
At an early age, we start learning hw t manage mney by watching ur parents’ spending habits. Dn’t wrry if we haven’t learned well hw t save r spend mney. The fllwing life lessns abut mney can help us frm gd spending habits.
Mney desn’t grw n trees. As kids, we dn’t ften think abut where mney cmes frm. We need t knw that ur parents wrk hard t make mney, and that it may be used up ne day. Ging t their wrkplaces t watch hw they wrk is a great way t understand mney is nt that easy t make.
We shuldn’t spend all ur mney in ne g. It’s imprtant fr us t have a budget (预算) . In ther wrds, we need t think abut hw much mney we have and what we really want t spend it n. Realizing that ur pcket mney can’t cver everything we want, we shuld make smart spending chices.
We shuld set a clear gal and watch ur mney grw. If we wish t wn a new bicycle but can’t affrd it, we can save ur pcket mney. Hw? Write dwn hw much mney we have in a ntebk and watch it grw. After we have enugh, we can buy that wnderful bicycle we’ve dreamed abut! Reaching ur gal will greatly satiate us.
We can talk with ur parents abut hw mney is used and where mney ges. D yu knw what a bank accunt (账户) is? If nt, cmmunicate with ur parents. We can als g t the supermarket with ur parents t experience hw mney is spent in the real wrld.
Withut dubt, we shuld treat mney in a right way. Actually, learning abut mney isn’t a hard jb. Frm these lessns, we can get a sense f mney management and right mney values step by step!
1．Where des mney cme frm accrding t the text?
A．Parents’ hard wrk.B．Kids’ life lessns.
C．Gd spending habits.D．The bank accunt.
2．What des the writer want kids t d by giving the example f buying a bicycle?
A．Buy a wnderful ntebk.B．Make a free spending chice.
C．Set a gal f saving mney.D．Have an experience f shpping.
3．What des the underlined wrd “satiate” mean in Paragraph 4?
A．Relax.B．Interest.C．Surprise.D．Satisfy.
4．Which f the fllwing will the writer prbably agree with?
A．Adults can make mney grw mre.
B．Kids shuld have a mney spending plan.
C．Parents may give kids lts f pcket mney.
D．Supermarkets will be places t change mney.
5．What is the best title fr the text?
A．Causes f Spending MneyB．Ways f Managing Mney
C．Purpses f Treating MneyD．Cnditins f Saving Mney
（2024·四川眉山·中考真题）
Which is mre imprtant in yur mind, lking fashinable r feeling cmfrtable? Yu may find many peple chse style ver cmfrt and sme even g t extremes (极端) t fllw fashin. But we shuld remember: being fashinable isn’t everything. It’s mre imprtant t be healthy.
Sme peple believe that they need t be a certain size t lk gd. S, they start extreme diets that are nt gd fr their health. They might nt eat meals r eat t little, which can make them feel sick. Is it a healthy way t live?
Als, many girls wear shes with very high heels. They might think high heels make them lk taller. But these shes can actually hurt their feet and make it hard t walk cmfrtably, and they can increase the risks f falls. Sme even wear tight clthes that influence bld circulatin (循环), making it hard t breathe. Shuld we put fashin ver cmfrt and physical health?
Besides, sme bys and girls spend a lt f time and mney changing their hair clr. The material they use is usually harmful t their health. T make their hair straight r curly, they als use tls that are ht enugh t burn their hair. But using these tls t ften r at very high temperatures can make the hair dry r even burnt. Is it really wrth it t risk ur health, spending s much time and mney?
S, let’s think again what’s really imprtant. Is it fashin r is it ur well-being? Clthes r hairstyles dn’t tell us anything abut a persn’s character. Instead f spending a lt f time chsing clthes, we culd use that time t d fun things with friends. And instead f fllwing extreme diets, let’s eat prperly and exercise regularly. Remember, the value f yu is nt decided by yur appearance, but by wh yu are as a persn.
6．Why d sme peple g n extreme diets accrding t the passage?
A．Because the diets are healthy.B．Because they just want t lk gd.
C．Because they want t save time.D．Because they want t save mney.
7．What is the writer’s purpse f using a questin in each paragraph?
A．T ask fr help frm readers.B．T tell hw t spend time and mney.
C．T intrduce the latest fashin.D．T lead readers t think abut the tpic.
8．What des the underlined wrd “well-being” mean in the last paragraph?
A．Grwth.B．Health.C．Warmth.D．Wealth.
9．Which f the fllwing is the structure f the passage?
（①=Paragraph 1;②=Paragraph2……）
A．B．C．D．
（2024·四川遂宁·中考真题）
As language learners, it’s imprtant t use dictinaries. Paper dictinaries are ften great chices fr us. They lead us t think in a mre exact way. Hwever, with the rapid develpment f the Internet, many websites and apps ffer us infrmatin abut the language we are learning, s sme language learners like nline dictinaries better. Here is what sme students think f the tw kinds f dictinaries.
If yu want t share yur pinins, please e-mail us at 18900053407yuth daily@163.cm. And yur pinins will be carried n tmrrw’s newspaper.
10．Why des Lin Ta like paper dictinaries better?
A．There are many incrrect usages.B．Their explanatins are clear.
C．It’s a great friend fr him.D．He can understand the ntes.
11．What are the advantages f the nline dictinaries accrding t Tian Xia?
A．Fast and clear.B．Crrect and clear.
C．Clear and believable.D．Cnvenient and effective.
12．Wh has the same idea amng them?
A．Wang Lan and Tian Xia.B．Wang Lan and Meng Ha.
C．Lin Ta and Wang Lan.D．Meng Ha and Tian Xia.
13．What des the text mainly talk abut?
A．Advantages f nline dictinaries.
B．The develpment f the dictinaries.
C．Different ideas abut language learning.
D．Different ideas abut paper and nline dictinaries.
14．Where is the text prbably frm?
A．Magazine.B．Newspaper.C．Textbk.D．Strybk.
（2024·内蒙古包头·中考真题）
In China, mre and mre peple read at cmmunity reading rms. Fr example, Luyang district f Hefei has built mre than 100 reading rms in recent years, s peple can enjy the fun f reading at their drsteps. In the UK, 3,718 libraries prvide different kinds f services, including lending ut bks and ffering a free, warm and safe space fr peple t g t. Sme libraries make it easier t brrw bks: fr example, by delivering bks t library users’ drsteps.
Libraries d mre than huse bks. They prvide peple with ther services and tls, such as cmputers, and create a sense f cmmunity. Hwever, many libraries in the UK are at risk f clsing because they can’t affrd the cst f perating. Library fines (罚款) are carried ut when peple dn’t return bks n time.
Many peple in the UK believe that fines are needed because they help libraries imprve services, and prevent peple frm returning bks late. Withut fines, peple might be mre relaxed and many mre bks culd be returned late. After all, sme bks are s ppular that there can be a waiting list fr peple wh want t read it next. Libraries nly wrk if peple brrwing bks return them n time, ready fr ther library users t enjy.
Hwever, ne third f Britain’s libraries are fine-free nw. This means sme library users wh dn’t return bks by the date agreed are nt charged (收费). Besides, peple wh dn’t have much mney really depend n libraries t help them save sme mney, nt spend it. Many libraries have gt rid f fines all tgether, which makes libraries mre welcming envirnments.
S, shuld libraries stp fining peple? See what we find in ther cuntries.
15．What is paragraph 1 mainly abut?
A．Libraries are facing mre challenges.B．Libraries are ppular with yung readers.
C．It’s cnvenient fr peple t read nwadays.D．It’s nt easy t find a place t relax after wrk.
16．Why are many libraries in the UK at risk f clsing?
A．Sme peple break the library rules.B．They can’t affrd the cst f perating.
C．They are shrt f bks and cmputers.D．Mre cmmunity libraries have been built.
17．What’s the main idea f the passage?
A．Library fines can be stressful t readers.
B．Libraries need mney t imprve services.
C．There are different views n library fines in Britain.
D．Peple prefer reading in cmmunity reading rms.
18．What might the authr cntinue talking abut?
A．Library rules in the UK.B．Gd reading habits arund the UK.
C．Designs fr libraries in Asia and Eurpe.D．Facts abut library fines in ther cuntries.
（2024·甘肃白银·中考真题）
I LOVE CHINESE!
David Brwn is a 15-year-ld by frm the UK. This summer he is studying Chinese in a summer camp in Gansu Prvince. This is what he tld ur interviewer.
What d yu think f Gansu?
Well, I think it’s fantastic. Summer is the best seasn t visit Gansu. I enjy the pleasant weather a lt. Gansu als has many pretty views with a lng histry.
Is there anything else yu especially like abut it?
Yes, the friendly peple and delicius fds.
When we were in Tianshui City 3 days ag, we tried malatang, a traditinal spicy ht pt dish. I like it a lt. Beef ndles and niangpizi are als my favrites. I haven’t tried huiduzi. But it seems very tasty.
Where are yu staying in Gansu?
I’m staying with sme very nice families in different cities in Gansu. That’s quite helpful fr learning Chinese and experiencing the life and culture here. That’s why I’ve chsen hme-stay.
D yu like learning Chinese?
I enjy learning Chinese because it’s interesting and has a rich histry. Chinese characters are beautiful, and the language ffers many chances. Being able t speak Chinese will be very helpful in the future. I want t be a Chinese teacher when I’m lder.
阅读以上材料，根据其内容回答其后各个小题。
19．What des David Brwn d?
A．He is a British teacher.B．He is a tur guide.
C．He is an English student.D．He is an America teenager.
20．What fd hasn’t David tried in Gansu?
A．Beef ndles.B．Malatang.C．Niangpizi.D．Huiduzi.
21．Hw des David like Gansu?
A．He enjys it a lt.B．He desn’t mind it.
C．He can’t stand the weather.D．He hates it.
22．Why is David staying with the lcal families?
A．Because he has n ther chices.
B．Because his parents ask him t d s.
C．Because it’s helpful fr language learning.
D．Because it’s cheaper than staying in htels.
23．What makes David want t be a Chinese teacher?
A．The enjyment Chinese fd brings.B．Chinese friendly peple he met.
C．What the interviewer tld him.D．Many chances the language will bring.
（2024·贵州·中考真题）
Sme peple are wrried abut the effect that scial media has n the lives f yung peple. The fllwing text was written by a reprter: He tried t find ut whether scial media has a psitive r negative effect n children.
1. Scial media websites are cmmunities where users can share phts and talk t each ther nline. They are very ppular—millins f peple use scial media every day. Althugh sme peple think scial media is a psitive thing, many are wrried abut the negative effects it can have n yung peple.
2. James, a 15-year-ld student, thinks that scial media has many benefits. “I get very nervus when I talk t peple in real life—I find it s much easier t express myself when I use scial media. Anther advantage is that I hardly ever frget anyne’s birthday nw because I can lk it up nline!” Lts f users agree that scial media helps yung peple stay cnnected t their friends and make new friends frm arund the wrld.
3. Hwever, scial media als has many prblems. Scial media may help yung peple find friends, but it als makes it easier fr bullies t hurt them. Sme parents believe that scial media makes it harder fr families t spend time tgether. They say their children are s crazy abut scial media that they ignre (忽视) the rest f their family. Many teachers think scial media can distract (使某人分心) their students frm schlwrk.
4. There is n dubt that scial media has sme prblems, and it is very imprtant t avid spending t much time nline. Hwever, generally speaking, scial media can be a psitive thing fr yung peple. It is a way fr nervus peple t make friends and fr yung peple t stay cnnected.
24．What dcs the underlined wrd “They” in Paragraph I refer t?
A．The phts shared nline. B．The scial media users.C．The scial media websites.
25．What des James think f scial media?
A．It makes him ignre his family.
B．It distracts him frm schlwrk.
C．It helps him express himself better.
26．Which is the crrect structure f this text? (P1=Paragraph 1)
A．B．C．
27．Which can be the best title fr the text?
A．Why Is Scial Media S Ppular?
B．Is Scial Media Really a Prblem?
C．What Is the Future f Scial Media?
（2024·重庆·中考真题）
China is develping rapidly, with its peple living a peaceful and happy life. While develping itself, China never fails t ffer a helping hand t its friends.
On the Rad t Peace
China has nw been part f the UN peacekeeping missins (任务) fr mre than 30 years. UN peacekeeping missins prvide different services including prtecting civilians (平民).
In April 2023, the Chinese peacekeepers carried ut an imprtant task in Sudan. They successfully sent mre than 1,100 peple t safe places.
Int the Disaster Area (灾区)
In disaster areas, unifrms with “China Rescue (救援)” n the back ffer a sign f hpe and lve. The Chinese rescue team is knwn fr its quick and well-rganized search and rescue wrk.
When earthquakes happened in Afghanistan and Nepal in Octber 2023, “China Rescue” quickly tk actin t transprt things needed t the disaster areas.
Railway f Friendship
There are many high muntains between China and its neighbring cuntry, Las. The China-Las Railway has brken thrugh thse barriers. This amazing achievement was made pssible by the La wrkers and a large number f Chinese wrkers. They traveled far frm their hmes t build 1,035 kilmeters f railway lines, including 301 bridges and 167 tunnels (隧道).
The peacekeepers, “China Rescue” and railway wrkers, are just sme f the many thusands f Chinese wh have spent all f their time and energy helping thers arund the wrld. Their selfless actins and tireless effrts bring hnr t their hmeland and help t build a Cmmunity with a Shared Future fr Mankind.
28．When did the earthquakes happen in Afghanistan and Nepal?
A．In April 2023.B．In May 2023.C．In September 2023.D．In Octber 2023.
29．What des the underlined wrd “barriers” mean in the passage?
barrier /’bæriə(r)/n.[C] plural barriers
A．A barrier is smething such as a rule r law that makes it difficult r impssible fr smething t happen r be achieved.
B．A barrier is a prblem that prevents tw peple r grups frm agreeing. cmmunicating. r wrking with each ther.
C．A barrier is smething like a wall that is put in place t prevent peple frm mving easily frm ne area t anther.
D．A barrier is a natural bject that prevents smething r smene frm mving frm ne place t anther.
30．What is the passage mainly abut?
A．China’s selfless and tireless railway wrkers.
B．China’s actins t help peple arund the wrld.
C．Hw the Chinese peacekeepers help peple abrad.
D．Why Chinese peple can live a peaceful and happy life.
31．In which part f a newspaper can yu prbably read this passage?
A．Science.B．Wrld.C．Sprts.D．Travel.
（2024·陕西·中考真题）
32．When is the English class party?
A．Next Tuesday.B．Next Friday.C．Next Wednesday.D．Next Saturday.
33．Wh will make the pster?
A．Jhn.B．Xu Jie.C．Harry.D．Li Na.
34．What kind f writing is the text?
A．Interview.B．Play.C．Cnversatin.D．Reprt.
（2024·北京·中考真题）
Almst everyne has experienced the feeling f discmfrt when their actins d nt agree with their inner values. A man, fr example, values wrk-life balance yet wrks 80 hurs every week, caring little abut his wn health and family. Anther example is a by wh hlds his parents’ lve dear but gets angry at them in a mment f stress; r a wman wh hpes t live healthily but gives in t the attractin f fast fd during mments f weakness.
This disagreement can lead t serius results, such as wrsening relatinships, limited persnal grwth, and self-dubt. The emtinal effects f feeling ut f cntrl and unable t live up t ur wn standards can als be deeply harmful. The shame and upset that g alng with these feelings ften frce us int silence, resulting in mre self-dubt. One reasn fr this silence might be that admitting (承认) t these behavirs can feel like shwing a weakness r mistake that sciety tells us shuld be kept hidden. What’s mre, recgnizing this disagreement requires cming face t face with uncmfrtable truths abut urselves—a prcess that is as discuraging as it is necessary fr grwth.
Recgnizing and addressing these behavirs can prvide a pssibility f change. By lking int the causes f ur behavirs, we can begin t understand ur actins mre easily and wrk tward sticking t ur beliefs. Research supprts the idea that recgnizing this disagreement, tgether with mindfulness and pen cmmunicatin, can help with this prcess. These methds help us slw dwn, reflect (反思), and chse behavirs that fllw ur values mre clsely, even in the face f ld habits r immediate needs.
The key t dealing with this disagreement lies in cmpassin (同情) fr urselves and thers. By develping a culture f penness and by understanding the challenges f aligning behavirs with beliefs, we can begin t break dwn what prevents us frm having cnversatin and change. Admitting that this disagreement is a shared part f the human experience can enable us t speak penly, find supprt, and take necessary steps tward the agreement between ur inner wrld and ur actins.
While the disagreement between ur inner values and actins may be cmmn, thrugh reflectin, understanding and purpseful practice, we can bridge the divide and set ut n a jurney f self-discvery.
1．Why des the writer use the examples in Paragraph 1?
A．T stress an unavidable need.B．T shw a result f the wrng values.
C．T describe a cmmn human experience.D．T intrduce a change in peple’s relatinships.
2．What des the wrd “aligning” in Paragraph 4 mst prbably mean?
A．Matching.B．Cmparing.C．Mixing.D．Cnfusing.
3．Which f the fllwing wuld the writer mst prbably agree with?
A．Discmfrt frces us t give up ur beliefs.
B．Our behavirs weaken ur understandings f life.
C．Open cmmunicatin makes it pssible fr us t change.
D．Keeping silent allws us time t live up t ur standards.
4．What is the writer’s main purpse in writing this passage?
A．T encurage peple t stay true t their beliefs.
B．T prve the imprtance f having the right values.
C．T cmpare different ways t deal with discmfrt.
D．T discuss the influence f peple’s imprper actins.
（2024·四川凉山·中考真题）
Friends are imprtant in ur lives, but we smetimes have t separate frm ur friends. “A Farewell (告别) Sng” is abut saying gdbye t a friend. It is a famus pem by Wang Wei, a great pet, wh lived in Tang Dynasty. He is gd at writing pems and drawing. When talking abut Wang Wei, peple ften say there are pictures in his pems and there are pems in his pictures. His pems are full f beauty and imaginatin.
“N dust is raised n the rad wet with mrning rain”, “The willws by the htel lk s fresh and green”, a picture f silence and peace gets int ur eyes. After a mrning rain in spring, the rad, the willws (柳树) and the htel are cmpletely different. The htel lks green. The willws lk fresh. Everything is nice, gentle and silent. Willw branches are cnsidered as a typical symbl f farewell in China. In ancient times, Chinese peple ften used them as gifts when they said gdbye t their friends.
“I invite yu t drink a cup f wine again” is the pet’s warm and real way f nt wanting t say gdbye t his friend. Having anther drink tgether is like a symbl f their gdbye. Lastly, “West f the sunny pass n mre friends will be seen” shws the feeling f being alne and missing smene. It als shws his sincere lve and care fr his friend.
“A Farewell Sng” creates a feeling f quiet sadness. It mixes beautiful pictures and human feelings t deeply express the cmmn experience f saying gdbye.
14．Wh is the writer f this pem?
A．李白B．王维C．杜甫
15．When did Wang Wei’s friend leave in the pem?
A．In spring.B．In summer.C．In autumn.
16．What is cnsidered as a typical symbl f farewell in China?
A．A mrning rain.B．A htel.C．A willw branch.
17．Which f the fllwing rhymes (押韵) are RIGHT fr this pem?
A．aa-bb.B．ab-ab.C．ab-cd.
18．What des Wang Wei want t shw in this pem?
A．T shw his excitement after seeing his ld friend.
B．T shw his jy befre separating frm his friend.
C．T shw a feeling f quiet sadness befre farewell.
(2023中考真题）
（2023·广东广州·统考中考真题）
Cmputer scientist Mary has an idea fr a new rbt t help her wrk with children. Hw shuld it lk? The rbt shuld have arms t be able t lift things. And if it is ging t cmmunicate with peple, it will als need a face. Scientists believe that giving a rbt a face can make it seem mre friendly. Humans wuld als like t pay mre attentin t rbts with faces. But what kind?
Fr Mary, she wants t make sure that her new rbt desn’t lk t much like a human. She wants peple t just treat it as a machine-persn. If it lks mre like a human than a machine, she thinks users might find it a bit creepy and feel afraid. Mary als believes that rbt faces dn’t need t lk a lt like urs. Her research shws that we can enjy cmmunicating with rbts whether r nt they lk like humans, because ur brains are able t lk fr faces. Just put tw circles n tp f a rbt’s bdy, and we will see a face.
Dave feels differently. He believes that althugh at first we might be afraid when seeing a rbt with a lifelike face, we may sn get used t it. If rbts are ging t wrk clsely with humans, they shuld lk as much like us as pssible. After all, faces are an imprtant part f the way we cmmunicate.
T make his rbts lk as much like real peple as pssible, Dave invented a special skin (皮肤) fr their faces. With this skin, rbts can shw human-like expressins and appear t be angry, sad, happy r surprised. Dave’s rbts are als prgrammed t cpy expressins. Hw? Just imagine his rbt is lking at yu. The cameras in its eyes send pictures f yur face t its central cmputer!
1．Why d scientists think a rbt needs a face?
A．It will becme mre beautiful.B．It can d better in lifting things.
C．It will pay mre attentin t children.D．It can better cmmunicate with peple.
2．What des the underlined wrd “creepy” mean in paragraph 2?
A．Uncmfrtable t lk at.B．Impssible t tuch.
C．Bring t talk t.D．Difficult t understand.
3．Which f the fllwing wuld Dave mst prbably agree with?
A．Peple shuld treat rbts as humans.
B．Rbts need t express their wn feelings.
C．Rbts shuldn't lk t much like humans.
D．Peple can easily accept rbts with a human face.
4．What is the purpse f the passage?
A．T explain the reasns why rbts shuld have faces.
B．T suggest what humans can d with rbts with faces.
C．T share ideas n what kind f faces rbts shuld have.
D．T shw hw scientists invent rbts with different faces.
（2023·湖南长沙·统考中考真题）
It is cmmnly believed that children are t yung t fully appreciate (欣赏) the experience and knwledge f their elders, while many think that ld peple dn’t understand the yung. But actually (事实上), bth grups have a lt t learn frm each ther.
James Smith runs the Smith’s Care Hme in my city. It is mainly an rganizatin (机构) fr serving the elderly. But nt all f its visitrs are ld peple. The hme als includes a childcare center fr pre-schl kids. There is a playgrund in the care hme, where the elderly can play with the kids. In this way, they can learn mre abut each ther, and respect (尊重) and understand ne anther.
I suppse this is quite an interesting idea. Fr ne thing, we live in a wrld where there are mre and mre ld peple. The wrld is facing this prblem and its ppulatin ages. It will be imprtant fr yung peple t be able t understand and care fr the elderly in the cming years.
Regretfully, my wn grandparents weren’t arund when I was little, as they had already passed away. I never gt t learn what the wrld was like thrugh their eyes, r what kinds f prblems they might have faced when they were my age. T me, their lives will always be a mystery — hard t understand r explain.
Hwever, I think I can still learn frm ther peple f lder generatins (辈). I might find sme f their ideas ut f date, and they might believe that my generatin’s way f thinking is strange r incrrect. But we can still learn frm each ther anyway.
5．What is special abut the Smith’s Care Hme?
A．It is nly a childcare center actually.
B．The elderly lk after kids carefully there.
C．It accepts bth the elderly and pre-schl kids.
6．In the writer’s pinin (观点),what prblem is the wrld facing?
A．There are mre and mre ld peple.
B．The wrld’s ppulatin is drpping rapidly.
C．The wrld is shrt f care hmes fr ld peple.
7．What des the underlined wrd “mystery” mean in Paragraph 4?
A．笑话B．悲剧C．谜团
8．Hw des the writer develp his/her idea in this text?
A．By giving examples.B．By listing numbers.C．By raising questins.
9．What is the main purpse f the text?
A．T explain why the wrld’s ppulatin ages.
B．T encurage different generatins t learn frm each ther.
C．T shw that lder generatins’ ways f thinking are incrrect.
（2023·山东聊城·统考中考真题）
Xie Xiahua is a special educatin teacher. She has wn the hearts f hundreds f children and is called Mum Xiahua by many f them.
“It is my greatest happiness t care fr them,” said 49-year-ld Xie. She has been wrking at Yiyuan Cunty Special Educatin Schl in Zib, Shandng Prvince fr 27 years.
Xie knws the difference between special educatin and general educatin. She takes care f each student accrding t their physical cnditins. And she als helps them with learning and their daily life. She used t help carry a student t restrms, the dining hall, classrms and the drmitry fr nine years until the student graduated（毕业）frm the schl.
In 2003, the schl set up a rehabilitatin（康复）centre and Xie wrked harder. T make sure every child received the best training, she made special plans fr them. Then she began t teach them patiently the basic skills f taking care f themselves. She als spent lts f time training the children with hearing and speech prblems. That ften made her thrat ache.
2015, the schl started ffering dr-t-dr educatin t students with physical prblems. Besides Xie, there are ver 30 teachers teaching and helping thse students. The teachers have walked ver 60, 000 kilmetres ver the past seven years because many students live in muntain villages.
“Althugh we feel tired smetimes, we feel ur wrk is valuable after seeing the students’ prgress, even just a little bit,” Xie said.
10．Xie Xiahua began t wrk at the schl at the age f ________.
A．22B．27C．29D．49
11．What des Paragraph 3（第3段）mainly tell us?
A．What Xie knws.B．Hw lng Xie helped carry the student.
C．Hw Xie takes care f the students.D．What the students’ physical cnditins are.
12．Xie prbably ________ first t help them receive the best training.
A．made sme plans fr the children
B．taught the children the basic skills
C．set up a rehabilitatin centre fr the children
D．trained the children with hearing and speech prblems
13．Which f the fllwing is true?
A．Xie said the teachers always felt tired.
B．Xie thinks their wrk is useful and imprtant.
C．Each teacher has walked ver 60,000 kilmetres.
D．The schl ffered dr-t-dr educatin t all the students.
14．What is the best title（题目）fr the passage?
A．Special studentsB．A famus schl
C．Muntain villagesD．Mum Xiahua
（2023·辽宁锦州·统考中考真题）
15．Ya Ya is ________ years ld this year.
A．23B．15C．20D．8
16．It’s the ________ time that Lianing team has wn the CBA champinship.
A．firstB．secndC．thirdD．furth
17．The third news is mainly abut ________.
A．why peple in Zib are warm-heartedB．why Zib has becme ppular
C．what the barbecue is like in ZibD．hw Zib invited cllege students
18．The furth news wants t tell the readers ________.
A．AI educatin is added t all the textbks in Zhejiang
B．there has already been 1, 000 AI schls in Wenzhu
C．yu can’t find a gd jb withut AI knwledge
D．AI educatin will be mre and mre imprtant in the future
19．Where des this passage prbably cme frm?
A．A stry bk.B．A cmedy bk.C．A play.D．A newspaper.
（2023·辽宁抚顺·统考中考真题）
China has a lng histry f ver 5,000 years. What can stand fr (代表) China in freign students’ eyes? The newspaper reprter interviewed sme freign students.
20．In Tm’s eyes, ________ can stand fr China.
A．the Great WallB．prcelainC．chpsticksD．dumplings
21．China is called “the natin f prcelain” because prcelain was ________ in China.
A．paintedB．bughtC．inventedD．liked
22．It is ________ fr Grace t learn t use chpsticks.
A．relaxingB．interestingC．meaningfulD．impssible
23．It was a wnderful experience fr Je t ________.
A．return t EnglandB．buy prcelain
C．make dumplingsD．use chpsticks
24．The passage may cme frm a ________.
A．strybkB．textbkC．magazineD．newspaper
（2023·黑龙江大庆·统考中考真题）
25．Wh was invited in Remrse at Death as direct?
A．Ping Yali.B．Fei Mu.C．Mei Lanfang.D．Yan Heming.
26．Hw many medals did Chinese athletes win in the 7th Paralympic Games?
A．12B．14C．22D．10
27．What d the three events have in cmmn?
A．They all set wrld recrds.B．They all happened in June.
C．They all tk place in Jiuquan.D．They are all abut technlgy.
（2023·四川内江·统考中考真题）
The Spring Festival hliday runs frm Jan. 21 t 27 this year. Influenced by the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics, ice-and-snw turs flwer amng Chinese peple during the seven-day hliday.
He Rui spent the first day f the Spring Festival hliday at hme. He went t the ski resrt (滑雪胜地) in his city early n the secnd day and was ready t start the Year f the Rabbit n his snwbard.
Since he started skiing tw years ag, the 11-year-ld has gtten used t getting up early and practicing skiing.
“Peple used t stay at hme during the Spring Festival hliday. But as ur sciety pays mre attentin t healthy lifestyle, mre peple want t spend their hliday skiing,” said Chang Yulin, directr f a ski resrt. “We hld clrful activities here s that visitrs can bth enjy skiing and have a special Spring Festival hliday,” said Ren Xiaqiang, manager f the resrt.
Fr Qia Jian, a ski lver frm Shanxi, skiing has becme his new habit t celebrate the Spring Festival. He has flwn t Heilngjiang Prvince (省) and Hebei Prvince, because there’s mre ice and snw.
“Besides taking part in winter sprts, we can visit nearby places t experience mre lcal culture,” Qia said.
The number f snw and ice travelers in China is expected t reach mre than 300 millin in winter. The number is expected t reach 520 millin in three years. And the mney frm ice-and-snw turs will prbably reach ¥720 billin.
28．What des the underlined wrd “flwer” in the first paragraph mean?
A．Becme ppular.B．Grw slwly.
C．Cst much mney.D．Develp difficultly.
29．When did He Rui g t the ski resrt?
A．On January 21.B．On January 22.C．On January 27.D．On January 28.
30．Wh has been t ther prvinces t enjy skiing?
A．He Rui.B．Qia Jian.C．Chang Yulin.D．Ren Xiaqiang.
31．Where is this text prbably frm?
A．A tur guide-bk.B．An invitatin letter.
C．A shrt stry. D．A news reprt.
（2023·甘肃天水·统考中考真题）
阅读以上材料，根据其内容回答其后各个小题。
32．Ya Ya had lived in U.S. fr ________ years.
A．5 B．10 C． 15 D．20
33．Ya Ya was brn in ________.
A．BeijingB．ChengduC．ShanghaiD．Guangzhu
34．What clr are new-brn pandas?
A．Black and white.B．Pink.
C．Yellw. D．Gray.
35．Which f the fllwing is TRUE accrding t the passage?
A．Ya Ya is still a yung panda nw.
B．Shanghai Z is Ya Ya’s final hme.
C．Ya Ya had a shrt flight cming back hme.
D．Ya Ya helps freigners knw mre abut China.
36．This passage is ________.
A．a piece f newsB．an adC．a diaryD．a letter
（2023·湖北武汉·统考中考真题）
37．In which sectin f the newspaper can we read the news?
A．BUSINESS.B．TRAVEL.C．HISTORY.D．ART.
38．Thse dinsaur prints were fund ________.
A．thrugh a scannerB．by scientists
C．millins f years agD．during a meal
39．The best heading fr the secnd piece f news wuld be ________.
A．Cme t Our ClubB．Dig and Discver the Wrld
C．Find Out Yur HbbyD．Study Human Histries
40．Prfessr Luis finds the mural very valuable mainly because ________.
A．it’s cnnected t ancient scietyB．it shws the birth f the mural
C．it’s the wrld’s earliest wall paintingD．it has a very large size
41．All the news abve ________.
A．reprts new archaelgical finds
B．tells ancestrs’ stries
C．describes the histry events
D．says hell t the past
（2023·甘肃白银·统考中考真题）
阅读以上材料，根据其内容回答其后各个小题。
42．Ya Ya had lived in U.S. fr ________ years.
A．5B．10C．15D．20
43．Ya Ya was brn in ________.
A．BeijingB．ChengduC．ShanghaiD．Guangzhu
44．What clr are new-brn pandas?
A．Black and white.B．Pink.
C．Yellw. D．Gray.
45．Which f the fllwing is TRUE accrding t the passage?
A．Ya Ya is still a yung panda nw.
B．Shanghai Z is Ya Ya’s final hme.
C．Ya Ya had a shrt flight cming back hme.
D．Ya Ya helps freigners knw mre abut China.
46．This passage is ________.
A．a piece f newsB．an adC．a diaryD．a letter
（2023·四川成都·统考中考真题）
47．Which passages are abut envirnmental prtectin?
A．a, bB．a, eC．b, e
48．When did China prbably begin t develp seeds in space?
A．In the 1980s.B．In the 1990s.C．In the 2000s.
49．What des the underlined wrd it in Passage c refer t?
A．An island.B．A new flu.C．Medical care.
50．Which is the best title fr ________?
A．Turkey Calling fr Help
B．The Wrld Saving Lives in Quake
C．Terrible Situatin Faced by Turkey
51．What’s the theme shared by all the passages?
A．Challenges and Chances. B．Respnsibility and Success.C．Prblems and Effrts.
（2023·四川泸州·统考中考真题）
It’s reprted that Shenzhu-16 will bring internatinal paintings by teenagers frm 10 African cuntries t the China Space Statin.
Jing Haipeng, ne f the astrnauts fr the Shenzhu-16 manned spaceflight missin, shared the infrmatin during the Shenzhu-16’s press cnference（新闻发布会）at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in Nrthwest China’s Gansu Prvince n Mnday.
These paintings were beautifully drawn by teenagers frm 10 African cuntries including Algeria, Demcratic Republic f the Cng (DRC), Egypt, Madagascar, Mali, Mauritius, Nigeria, Smalia, Suth Africa and Zimbabwe.
“Indeed, we have this special and meaningful purpse, which is t shw internatinal paintings fr the first time n the China Space Statin, and these excellent wrks are frm the winners f ‘Tianhe Award’ fr yung friends frm the 10 African cuntries,” Jing explained.
“At present, we have nt seen the paintings. I believe they will be bright. Explring the vast universe（宇宙）is the cmmn dream f all human, n matter the race, age, r natinality. We lk frward t jining hands with all peace-lving peple t create a better tmrrw,” he cntinued.
“We will take the children’s best yuth, best friendship, and best dreams int space, plant the seeds（种子）f science, friendship, and dreams n the China Space Statin, and let them grw and bear fruit,” Jing hped.
52．What des Jing Haipeng d?
A．A reprter.B．An artist.C．A gardener.D．A spaceman.
53．Where are sme f the teenagers mentined frm?
A．Egypt, Mauritius and Mexic.B．Mali, Clmbia and Zimbabwe.
C．Madagascar, Algeria and Smalia.D．Nigeria, Suth America and Madagascar.
54．What did Jing Haipeng think f these paintings?
A．Wnderful.B．Funny.C．General.D．Fashinable.
55．Which f the fllwing is true?
A．The paintings were chsen frm Chinese teenagers.
B．The paintings have nt been shwn befre in space.
C．Jing Haipeng has seen the paintings when interviewed.
D．The winners f “Tianhe Award” can get a space ticket.
56．What’s the main theme f the passage?
A．Human and nature.B．Peace and friendship.
C．Science and technlgy.D．Culture and educatin.
（2023·四川眉山·统考中考真题）
D yu like t travel alne? Or d yu think it’s better t travel with friends? If yu’re still deciding, please read n. I will explain the advantages f bth ways.
One f the great things abut traveling alne is that yu make the rules abut where yu g and what yu eat. Yu’ll be surprised at what yu discver abut yurself withut any influence.
Traveling alne really shws yu what yu’re made f and helps yu t discver inner strength (内心的力量) yu didn’t knw yu had. Besides, it als gives yu time t think, learn and grw. When yur eyes are wide pen, yu’ll get a whle new utlk n the wrld.
It’s easy t think that traveling alne is lnely. Althugh that may smetimes be true, yu’re hardly ever alne. When yu travel in a ne-persn team, this can prvide a chance fr yu t enjy the mst interesting part f travel—cmmunicating with the lcals and meeting travelers frm all crers f the wrld.
In fact, traveling t knw mre abut the wrld is nt easy. There’s research t be dne, flights t be bked and chices t be made, nt t mentin that things can—and ften d—g wrng. One f the main advantages f traveling with friends is being able t share these things and supprt each ther thrugh the prcess, even if it’s just smene wh will wait with yur bag when yu g t the bathrm.
Just as yur mther always says, it’s true that traveling with thers can give yu a sense f safety, especially if yu’re new t travel. Yu knw that if yu get lst r have yur wallet stlen, there’s smene t hld yur hand when yu try t explain yur situatin in a freign plice statin.
There’s n right r wrng way t travel. Whether yu travel alne r team up with friends, it depends n yu.
1．Hw des the writer intrduce the tpic f the passage in Paragraph 1?
A．By telling a stry.B．By giving examples.
C．By asking questins.D．By describing a scene.
2．What des the underlined wrd “it” in Paragraph 3 refer t?
A．Traveling alne.B．Inner strength.
C．Outside influence.D．Traveling with thers.
3．Traveling with friends has the fllwing advantages EXCEPT ________.
A．sharing a lt f thingsB．knwing yurself better
C．getting supprt easilyD．having a sense f safety
4．What’s the structure f the passage?
(①=Paragraph 1 ②=Paragraph 2… )
B．
C． D．
（2023·浙江·统考中考真题）
Rger Federer, a wrld-famus sprts star, quit(放弃) the 2020 Olympic Games t deal with his knee prblem. It was a hard decisin because n ne wanted t be a quitter. But finding the curage t let g can be gd fr yu.
Nthing is fun all the time. Sticking at smething difficult teaches us imprtant skills like perseverance(毅力). Hwever, learning t let g when things aren’t right is imprtant t. Maybe yur heart isn’t in playing the pian any mre, r yu nly play ftball because yur friends d and yu want t try a different sprt instead. Making the decisin t walk away can free up time and energy t spend n smething yu really enjy. In fact, studies shw that letting g f gals yu can’t reach, r dn’t really want, can build up yur cnfidence and help yu lead a happier and healthier life.
But hw can yu knw it’s time t stp and mve n? Eric Bean is an expert in sprts psychlgy(心理学) wh helps athletes and teams understand their feelings. He says, “Quitting is never a matter f black and white.” He suggests thinking carefully abut why yu aren’t enjying smething any mre. Is it because yu’ve argued with a teammate r can’t get n with a new art teacher? Talk abut this with a trusted adult r friend. That can help yu decide whether yu shuld stay and stick, r quit and mve n.
Quitting desn’t have t mean ttally giving up, thugh. Fr example, playing an instrument might be mre fun if yu take away the pressure f exams. If yu d decide t give up an activity, Bean suggests picking up anther where yu can still enjy things like teamwrk, creativity, and exercise.
5．The writer mentins “Rger Federer” in Paragraph 1 t shw that ________.
A．we shuld never give upB．we shuld get away frm truble
C．it’s all right t stp and quitD．it’s difficult t win Olympic medals
6．Accrding t Paragraph 2, learning t let g is imprtant because we can ________.
A．learn abut perseveranceB．have enugh mney t spend
C．live a busier and fuller lifeD．feel mre cnfident in urselves
7．By saying the underlined sentence in Paragraph 3, Eric Bean means that ________.
A．it’s nt gd t stick at things we dn’t like
B．we shuld think twice befre quitting an activity
C．we dn’t have t take exams t shw ur true abilities
D．it’s wiser t pick up a new hbby than t keep the ld ne
8．Which culd be the best title fr the passage?
A．Knwing When t StpB．Wrking Hard t Mve n
C．Learning Hw t Grw upD．Starting Early t Make Changes
（2023·四川成都·统考中考真题）
Hst: As we knw, the British have been sending cards since the 19th century. They spend abut 1,700,000,000 punds n cards every year. Hwever, the number f peple sending cards and letters is falling. Mre than 30 percent f UK children have never sent r received a handwritten letter. Shuld the traditin f sending cards and letters be stpped?
9．What’s the discussin mainly abut?
A．When the British send cards and letters.
B．Whether the British shuld keep the traditin.
C．Why the British like sending cards and letters.
10．Wh thinks it’s necessary t keep the traditin?
A．The hst.B．Grup A．C．Grup B．
11．Which picture can shw the meaning f the underlined wrd snail?
A．B．C．
12．What des Grup A think f sending cards?
A．Free but slw.B．Fast but expensive.C．Wasteful and expensive.
13．Which f the fllwing facts directly caused the discussin?
A．Peple have different pinins.
B．Fewer British peple send cards and letters.
C．The British spend t much mney n cards and letters.
Lin Ta, 14
I like t lk up smething in a paper dictinary better. Their explanatins are s clear that I can understand them better. I dn’t think sme nline dictinaries are believable. There are many incrrect usages which can make us cnfused.
Wang Lan, 15
If we are nt gd at memrizing English wrds, we can lk up their meanings nline very sn. It helps us finish reading the English articles mre smthly. If we are gd language learners, we can always learn mre in a shrter time with an nline dictinary. It saves much time.
Meng Ha, 14
My paper dictinary is a great friend fr me. Whenever I dn’t knw the meaning f a new wrd, I can learn it well by understanding the ntes and the example sentences in the paper dictinary.
Tian Xia, 13
I dn’t like carrying a heavy dictinary wherever I g. It’s really cnvenient t learn a language with the help f an nline dictinary. We dn’t need t spend much time lking up new wrds. Using an nline dictinary makes a mre effective learner.
Giant panda Ya Ya came back t China at the end f April. She was brn at Beijing Z in 2000. She traveled t Memphis Z in 2003 as part f a giant panda prtectin and research prgram between China and the US. Ya Ya is nw ld, but panda keepers are taking gd care f her.
Cheered by 10,000 hme fans, Lianing team wn the CBA champinship（冠军） after beating Zhejiang team in the Finals n May 15th, 2023. The club has wn the league trphy（联赛奖杯） twice in a rw, and its third in ttal. The head cach Yang Ming tk great pride and said, “It’s been a seasn full f ups and dwns. Our teamwrk helps us get thrugh the challenging seasn.”
Recently, Zib has becme s ppular nt nly fr its delicius barbecue（烧烤） but als fr the warm-hearted peple there. When the quarantine（隔离）was ver, the lcal gvernment ffered many students wh had t stay there a great barbecue dinner. It als invited the students t cme back again the next spring. It’s a nice prmise between them.
AI educatin will becme mre and mre imprtant. In 2020, Zhejiang added AI educatin t textbks frm Grade 5 in primary schl all the way t senir high. In Wenzhu, the gverment is planning t build 1, 000 Al schls by 2025. In the future, there will be mre jbs that require AI knwledge.
Tm, America
The Great Wall is a symbl (象征) f China in my eyes. It’s ne f the ancient walls in the wrld. I went t the Great Wall with my family last year. I enjyed the beautiful scenery (风景) when we gt t the tp.
Jill, Canada
China is the name f a cuntry. But the wrd china als means prcelain (瓷器). I think prcelain is the symbl f China. Chinese peple invented it, s China is called “the natin f prcelain”. Chinese prcelain is sld at hme and abrad. It is s beautiful that all my family like it. I even have a Chinese prcelain vase (花瓶) in my bedrm.
Grace, France
In my eyes, chpsticks can stand fr China. They are quite different frm ur tableware (餐具)—frks and knives. It is hard but fun fr me t learn hw t use chpsticks. I bught sme beautiful chpsticks as gifts when I returned t France.
Je, England
When I think f China, dumplings cme int my mind. Families in China always get tgether and make dumplings during festivals. When my family visited China, I learned hw t make dumplings frm my Chinese friends. We talked and laughed. It was a wnderful experience.
Time: June 30th. 1948
Event: China’s first clur film Remrse at Death started filming.
Yan Heming studied abrad and brught the mst develped clur film making technlgy back t China. He invited Mei Lanfang, a great pera perfrmer t act in this film and Fei Mu, a well-knwn directr t direct the film. The film had great imprtance in explring the rad t clur film making in China.
Time: June 17th. 1984
Event: Chinese athletes attended the 7th Paralympic Games (残奥会) fr the first time.
24 Chinese athletes attended the 7th Paralympic Games. With the great effrt frm all f them, they wn 2 glden medals, 12 silver medals and 8 brnze (铜制的) medals fr China in ttal. Ping Yali wn the first glden medal in the lng jump event.
Time: June 7th. 2023
Event: Rcket carried 26 satellites (卫星) int space.
China has sent a ZK 1A carrier rcket at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in nrthwestern China t carry a ttal f 26 satellites int space, setting a new recrd fr the mst satellites sent by ne Chinese rcket.
Ya Ya the giant panda has just arrived in Shanghai, east China n Thursday after 20 years f stay at the Memphis Z in the U.S. The flight was arund 15.5 hurs. Bth Chinese and American vets are with Ya Ya.
Ya Ya was brn at Beijing Z n August 3, 2000. She arrived at Memphis Z in April, 2003. YaYa has becme a bridge f friendship between Chinese and freign peple. She will spend a mnth in Shanghai befre returning t her birthplace, Beijing Z.
We d hpe all pandas that are in freign cuntries can be healthy and happy.
Dinsaur (恐龙) Prints Discvered A diner eating in a restaurant’s utdr yard, in Sichuan Prvince, has discvered dinsaur ftprints n the grund. After using a 3D scanner (扫描仪), scientists made sure that the ftprints are 100 millin years ld. They belnged t tw dinsaurs with lng necks and tails.
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Marley and Bb say they became interested in archaelgy (考古学) frm studying histry at schl, ging t museums and watching Human Histries! They als g t the Yung Archaelgists’ Club and they d digs at archaelgical sites (地点) and carefully research their finds. “Yu never knw what yu might discver, and it is a fascinating way t uncver ld remains n a real dig. It makes me really happy,” says Bb.
Students Find Ancient Mural A grup f student archaelgists have unearthed a 1,000-year-ld mural (wall painting). The 30-meter mural shws mysterius scenes, which culd reflect what the life was like in ancient Peru. Prfessr Luis says, “The discvery is the mst exciting and imprtant find f recent years.”
a. Lcals Care fr Natural WrldGrasslands and lakes in Sanjiangyuan have taken n a new lk and many wild animals have cme back. On January 24, 2003, China set up Sanjiangyuan Natinal Nature Reserve t prtect the area and the wildlife. Lcal peple jined in the prject, picking up waste and prtecting the animals.
b. China Successfully Grws Rice in SpaceHw t grw fd in space if humans live there ne day? Fr nearly 40 years, China has develped ver 260 new types f seeds (种子) in space. Recently grwing rice at Tiangng Space Statin makes a big step frward. It can als slve fd prblems n Earth.
c. Dctrs Sent t West AfricaDctrs are flying t an island ff the cast f West Africa after a new flu brke ut. They will test different medicines t find a way t deal with it. T get things better, they will als ffer medical care and help train lcal nurses there.
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A strng earthquake hit Turkey n February 6. Mre than 8,000 internatinal rescuers (救援人员) arund the wrld went t help, including the Blue Sky Rescue Team frm China. They helped save lives and rebuild hmes.
e. Scientists Fight against Plastic PllutinA natural material, fungi (真菌), used t break dwn a type f plastic called plyprpylene turned ut t be useful. Scientists at the University f Sydney fund that after 90 days, between 25% and 27% f plyprpylene brke dwn and after 140 days, plyprpylene became cmpletely safe.
Grup A:
We live in a fast-develping wrld and using snail mail is unnecessary. Making paper uses lts f energy and sme cards are hard t recycle. It’s bad fr envirnment. What’s mre, cards are expensive t buy and s is psting. Nwadays, we usually use ur phnes and cmputers because they are quick, easy and free. Traditinal cards and letters are ut f date. They are nt yung peple’s cup f tea. It’s n surprise that mst f them end up as litter.
Grup B:The traditin has been arund fr hundreds f years and shuld stay. Sending a handwritten letter r carefully chsen card shws that yu care. Phne messages and emails are quick and easy, but they seem t carry less feeling. Sending letters is gd fr children because it is a chance t practice writing skills. Als, it’s fun! Receiving pst makes yu feel special and it’s imprtant if smene lives far away r is lnely—just imagine a birthday withut cards!