云南省昆明市中考英語專題復習第三部分重難題型研集訓

題型三閱讀理解試題

第三部分重難題型集訓

題型三閱讀理解

類型一判斷正誤型

話題一寓意類（2013省卷，2011昆明）

Passage1（2017衡陽）

Ayoungqueenwasgivenamagicboxbyawizard（男巫）.Theboxwouldbringhappinessto

thewholecountry7wheneveritwasopenedinaplacefullofthespiritofgenerosity（ft.

Thequeentraveledalloverthecountry,lookingforthemostgenerouspeople.Ifshecollected

themall,shewouldopenthemagicbox.Thequeenfeltdisappointedbecausenothingspecial

happened.

Onedaywhenthequeendecidedtoreturntoherpalace,shesawapoorlittleboybegging.She

wouldliketogivetheboysomemoney,butshedidn'thaveanywithher.Sotheboyaskedherifshe

couldgivehimtheoldbox.Thenhecouldsellitforalitdemoney.Atfirstthequeenhesitated（猶

豫），becauseshehadbeentoldtheboxhadmagicalpowers.Butseeinghowpoortheboywas,she

gaveittohim.Theboytooktheboxandopenedit.

Immediately,allthemostwonderfulthingsonecouldimaginestartedflyingoutoftheboxand

avoicesaid,“Whylookforitinothers?Goodnessalwaysstartsinyourself.w

Whileenjoyingallthewondersofthemagicbox,thequeenlearnedtosetanexampletoothers,

andshebecamethebestqueeneverinhistoty.

1.Theyoungqueengaveamagicboxtoawizard.

2.Thequeentraveledalloverthecountrytolookforthemostgenerouspeople.

3.Fromthestory,wecanlearnthatpeopleshouldbegenerous.

4.Accordingtothestory,wccanknowthattheboyandthewizardweregoodfriends.

5.Thequeenbecamethebestqueeneverinhistoryinthestory。

Passage2（2017昆明官渡區一模）

Therewasonceafarmerwhohadanexcellentolive（橄欖樹）orchard（果園）.Hewasveryhard

—workingandthefarmalwaysprospered（繁榮）withhisefforts.Butheknewthathisthreesons

didn*tlikethefarmworkatallandtheywerethirstyforwealth.

Whenthefarmerfeltthathislifehadtocometoanend,hecalledhisthreesonstohimand

said,“Dearsons,thereisapotofgoldhiddensomewhereintheoliveorchard.Goanddigforitif

youwantit.”

Thesonstriedtoaskhiminwhichparthehadputthegold,buthedidn'ttellthem.Afterthe

farmerdied,thethreesonswenttodigforthegoldalthoughtheydidn'tknowwherethehiding-

placewas.Theydugandduguntiltheyturnedthewholeland（土地）upsidedownbutnopotofgold

wasfound.Itseemedthatsomeonemighthavestolenit.Thethreesonsweredisappointedtohave

alltheirworkfornothing.

Asthenextoliveseasonarrived,theolivetreesintheorchardhadmorefruitthantheyused

to.Whenallthefruitwassoldout,thethreesonsgotalotofgoldfromit.Suddenly,theyrealized

thattheircleverfatherledthemtodiscoverthewealthandfindout“thehiddengold”by

themselves.

1.Theoldfarmerhadabeautifulfarmwithhorsesandcows.

2.Theoldfarmertoldhissonsinwhichpartoftheorchardhehadputthegold.

3.Thethreesonsthoughtsomeonemighthavestolenthegold.

4.Therewasnogoldhiddenintheoliveorchardatall.

5.Theoldfarmertaughthissonsalessontomakethemunderstandthemeaningofhardwork.

Passage3（2018預測）

Longago,therewasaqueenwholivedinapalace.Shefeltboredandsaidtoheradvisor（顧問）,

“Allthethingsaroundmearctooboring.Ineedadifferentkindofbeauty.Leteveryoneknow

thatIwillholdacompetitiontolookforthemostbeautifulthingintheworld.Andtheprizewillbe

thiscrown（王冠）.?

Severaldayslater,lotsofpeoplecametothecompetitionandshowedtheirthings.Thequeen

wasnotsatisfiedwithwhatshesaw.Theadvisorsuggested,"Whatyouarelookingforcannotbe

broughttoyou.Youmustlookforitbyyourself.Whataboutajourney?”

Thequeenwasinterestedintheidea,soshestartedimmediately.Asshewasonthetopof

thehillnearherpalace,shelookeddownandsuddenlysomethingshoutedinherheart,“Whyhave

1neverfoundmypalacesobeautiful?”

Thequeenspentoneyeartravelling.Shesawbeautyonthefarm,intheforestandeveninthe

starstwinkling（閃爍）atnightonherjourney.Butwhatwasthemostbeautifulthing?Shethoughtit

over.Suddenly,sheunderstoodbeautywaseverywhere.Sheshouldlearntoenjoytheworld.Sheleft

thepiecesofhercrownatdifferentplacesthatshehadseen.Astimewentby,thequeen'scrowngot

smallerandsmalleruntilnothingwasleft.

ShefoundthemostbeautifulthingatlastItwastheworld!

1.Thequeenwantedtoholdacompetitiontolookforthemostbeautifulthingintheworld.

2.Manypeoplecametothecompetitionandbroughtthethingsthatmadethequeen

satisfied.

3.Onthetopofthehillnearherpalace,thequeensuddenlyfoundherpalacesobeautiful.

4.Thequeensawbeautyonthefarm,intheriverandeveninthenightskyonherjourney.

5.Thepassagetellsusthatbeautyiseverywhereifwelearntoenjoytheworld.

話題二文化傳承（2017昆明，2016昆明）

Passage4（2018原創）

Duringthe2016RiodeJaneiroOlympicGames,akindoftraditionalChinesemedicinehas

caughttheeyesofsomeforeignathletes.Itwascupping（拔火罐）treatment,whichbecamepopular

amongforeignathletes.

Cuppingtreatmentisthemethodofusingglassorplasticcupstocreatevacuum（真空）onthe

patient'sskintotreatsomediseases,suchasthecommoncold,musclepainsandsoon.Thevacuum

insidethecupscausesthebloodtogatherintheareaandhelpsthehealinginthatarea.

TraditionalChinesedoctorsbelievesthatthebodycontainsmeridians（經絡）.Thesemeridians

arepathwaysinthebodywhichtheenergyoflifeflowsthrough.Cuppingtherapy（治療）ismainly

performedonone*sbackbecausetherearefivemeridians.Whenthesemeridiansareopened,the

interna]energyisabletoflowthroughthewholebody.

Cuppingtreatmentmightbepopularnow,butit*snotnew.Thispracticecoulddatebackto

ancientEgyptian,Chinese,andMiddleEasterncultures.Oneoftheoldestmedicaltextbooksinthe

world,theEbcrsPapyrus,describeshowtheancientEgyptiansusedcuppingtherapyin1,550B.C.

InChina,theearliestuseofcuppingthatisrecordedisfromtheQinDynasty.

1.Cuppingtreatmentisthemethodofusingglasscupsonly.

2.CuppingtreatmentisanewwayforChinese.

3.Ourbodycontainsmanymeridians.

4.TheearliestuseofcuppingthatisrecordedisfromtheTangDynasty.

5.Ourinternalenergy7willbehurtwhenthosemeridiansareopened.

Passage5（2018原創）

Chinaisacountrywithmanycolorfuldaysandfestivals.TheDragonHeadRaising

Day（Longtaitou）isoneofthem.Thisspecialdayisontheseconddayofthesecondmonthinthe

Chineselunarcalendar.Itstandsforthestartofspringandfarming.

ThedragonisimportantforChinese.WeChinesecallourselvestheadescendants（傳人）

ofthedragon”.Therefore,peoplecelebratetheDragonHeadRaisingDaywithmanycustoms.

Onthedayinancienttimes,peopleputashesinthekitchen.Thiswasto“leadthe

dragonintothehouse”.Peoplebelievedthatwiththehelpofthedragon,theycouldhaveagood

harvestinautumn.

Also,peoplecatspecialfoodsonthatday.Thefoodsarcusuallynamedafterdragons.For

example,peopleeat“dragonwhisker0田須）“noodlesanddumplingscalledudragonteethw.

Today,manycustomshavefadedaway。肖退）.Butonethathasremainedisthecuttingof

hair.Itissaidthatahaircutduringthefirstlunarmonthmaybringbadlucktotheunclesofthe

family-mainlymother'sbrothers.SomanypeoplehavetheirhaircutontheDragonHeadRaising

Day.

1.TheLongtaitouisonthethirddayofthesecondmonthintheChineselunarcalendar.

2.WeChinesecallourselvesthe"descendantsofthedragon”.

3.PeopleputashesinthekitchenontheDragonHeadRaisingDayinancienttimes.

4.Nowadays,manypeopledon'thavetheirhaircutontheDragonHeadRaisingDay.

5.ThepassagemainlytellsushowtocelebratetheDragonBoatFestivalinChina.

話題三教育引導（2015昆明）

Passage6（2017邵陽）

Alan,aboyfromIndiawenttostudyintheUKtwoyearsago.Hefoundapart-timejobina

restaurant.ManyBritishstudentsalsoworkedthere.Theirjobwaswashingthedishes.Itwasaneasy

job,butthebosssaid,“Youmustwasheverydishseventimes."Atfirst,Alanwascareful.The

bosswashappywithhim.Afteronemonth,hefoundthatthebossdidn*tcheckveryoften.He

thoughttherewasnodifferencebetweenfivetimesandseventimes.Sohejustwashedfive

times.Heworkedveryfast.Thebosswasevenhappier.Oneday,aBritishstudentaskedhimwhyhe

couldwashsofastAlantoldhimthesecret.TheBritishstudentwassutprisedbutdidn'tsay

anything.Afewdayslaterhetoldthebossaboutit.Thebossfired（解雇）Alan.

Alanwenttootherrestaurants,butallofthemsaid,“Goaway!Youarenothonest.Wedon't

needyou."Alanwassadbecausehecoulddonothing.

1.AlanwenttostudyinIndiatwoyearsago.

2.ThebossaskedAlantowashthedishesseventimes.

3.Atfirst,thebosswashappywithAlan.

4.TheBritishstudentdidn'tsayanythingtotheboss.

5.Infact,Alanisveryhonest.

Passage7（2017曲靖二模）

ThisisastoryabouthowaChinesegirlmetherbestfriendinanexcitingcountry.

MyfamilywenttoIsraelinordertoattendameeting,andwehadagreattime.Imettwonew

friendstherewhoareAmericans.1seldomtalkedwithpeopleinEnglish.Besides,1wasprettyshy.

However,theylistenedtomepatiently,andifIdidn'tunderstandthem,theyexplainedslowlyand

clearly.

Unluckily,wcdidn*tgetmuchtimetotalk,butwcwrotedownourc-mails.SoI'mstillin

touchwithoneofthem.

ShehastaughtmealotandalwaysgivesmeheradviceandopinionswhenIaskquestions,and

sheisquitehelpful.Ithinkagoodfrienddoesn'tonlytellyouthethingsyouwanttohearbutalso

truthfulthingsthatmightmakeyouuncomfortable,and1appreciate（感激）thatsomuch.Shealways

says,"That'swhatfriendsarefbr."WetalkeverydaythroughachatAppcalledkik.Herwords

keepmemovingforwardwheneverIfeelunhappyandalsohelpmetowalkthroughhardwork.

Iwasexperiencingaveryhardtimeinmylifeandshecomforted（安慰）mewithnicewords,

encouragedme,prayed（祈禱）formeandwaswithmeoutoflove.

Ifeelsohappytotalkwithherandsorelaxed.Welearnalotfromeachother,andweshare

thingstogetherfromcountrytocountry,culturetocultureandsomuchmore.

SheisthebestfriendandIcouldneverforget!

1.ThewriterwenttoIsraeltomeetherfriends.

2.Thewirtefsfriendexplainedslowlybecauseshewasshyandcouldn'tgetthemwell.

3.Thewritercommunicateswithherfriendeverydaythroughtheire-mails.

4.Inthewriter'sopinion,agoodfriendshouldonlytellyouthethingsthatcanbringyou

happiness.

5.VChenthewritermeetsdifficulties,herfriendgivesheralotofhelpandcomfort.

話題四生活百科（2014昆明，2011昆明）

Passage8（2017青島）

Ourskinislikeabagthatwelivein.Insidethebagourbodiesaremostlywater.Ourwateris

likethewaterinthesea.Itisverysalty./\lso,liketheocean,wecanloseourwater.Thewindand

thesuncouldtakeitaway.Ourbagofskinkeepsourbody'soceanfromdryingup.

Ourskinkeepsoutsunshine.Toomuchsunshinecanhurtus.Skinalsokeepsoutdirt.

That'simportantbecausesomekindsofdirtcanmakeussick.Ourskinfeelsthings.Itfeelswarm

things,coldthings,thingsittouches,andthingsthathurtit.Acampfirefeelswarm.Asnowball

throwninourfacefeelscoldandhurtsus.Ahugisthetouchofanotherperson'sskinonourown.

Ourhairisaspecialkindofcovering.Ithelpsuskeepthingsoutofoureyes,earsandnose.

Hairisalsogoodforkeepinguswarm.Whenwegetgoosebumps（雞皮疙瘩），ourbodyhairsstand

up.

Thenthehairsholdairclosetoourskinlikeathickblanket（毯子）.Hairkeepsanimals

warm,too.Somcanimalshavemorehairthanothers,sotheyhaveabetterblanketforcoldweather.

Ournails（指甲）arcanotherspecialskinwhichareveryhard.Theyhelpkeepourfingers

fromgettinghurt.Ournailsaren'tasstrongasthenailsthatanimalshave.Buttheyaregoodfor

pickingupcoins.

1.Ourskinislikeabagfullofsalt.

2.Ourskinkeepsoutdirtandsunshine.

3.Ourskinhelpsusfeelthings,touchorhurtothers.

4.Ourhairhelpsprotectoureyes,earsandnose.

5.Ournailsarcweakerthanthenailsthatanimalshavebutcankeepourfingerssafe.

Passage9（2017岳陽）

Birdfluisakindofseriousdiseasecausedbypoultry（家禽）.It'salsocalledH7N9.Peoplethat

catchthisiDnessmayfirstfeellikehavingacommoncold.Itwasreportedthat106peopleinChina

gotH7N9lastyearand20ofthemdied.Thisyear,H7N9attackedmanyprovincesagain,suchas

Hunan,Fujian,Yunnan,etc.Insomeplaces,manymarketsthatsoldpoultrywereclosed,andsome

poultrywereevenkilled,burnedandburied（掩埋）.Peoplewereafraidtoeatchickenandduck.Here

aresomesuggestionstoavoidbirdflu.

★Keepawayfromanimalslikechickens,ducksandsoon.

★Cookthefoodfully,especiallypoultryandeggs.

★Washhandswithsoapaftertouchingpoultry.

★Gotoadoctortheminuteyoufeellikehavingacold.

1.Birdfluisnotakindofseriousdisease.

2.WhenpeoplecatchH7N9,theywillhaveanosebleed.

3.Manymarketsthatsoldpoultrywereclosedbecauseofbirdflu.

4.Poultryandeggsmustbefullycooked.

5.Ifyoutouchachick,youshouldwashyourhandsatonce.

類型二選擇型

話題一教育引導

（2017昆明B,2014昆明B,2010昆明C）

Passage1（2017泰安改編）

OnceavetyrichmanandhissoncollectedvaluablepaintingsoffamousartistslikePicasso,

VanGoghandMonet.

Later,thesonlefttojointhearmy.Afterafewweeks,theoldmanreceivedalettersayinghis

sonhaddiedwhiletakinganothersoldiertoahospital.Theoldmanbecamevery7lonelyandsad.

Oneday,asoldiervisitedtheoldmanandgavehimapainting-itwasaportrait（肖像）ofhis

son.Thepaintingofhissonbecametheoldman'smostvaluableitem.Hetoldhisneighborsitwas

thegreatestgifthehadeverreceived.Thefollowingspring,theoldmandied.

Alloftheoldman'spaintingswouldbesoldatan-uction.Theauctionbeganwiththepainting

oftheoldman'sson.

“Whowillopenthepriceat$100?"theauctioneerasked.Momentspassedandnoone

spokeorraisedtheirhands.Someonesaid,“Whocaresaboutthatpainting?Let'sgetontothe

goodones."Morevoicesfollowedinagreement."No,wemustsellthisonefirst,“repliedthe

auctioneer."Now,whowilltaketheportraitoftheson?”

Finally,agoodfriendoftheoldmanspoke,“Tendollars!”"Willanyonegohigher?”

calledtheauctioneer.Aftermoresilencehesaid：”Goingonce...goingtwice…Sold!”The

auctioneerthenannouncedthatthewholeauctionwasover.Accordingtothefather'swill,

whoevertakestheson'sportraitgetsthewholecollectiontheauctioneersaid.

Becauseofthefather'slove,whoevertooktheson'sportraitgotitall.

1.Howdidtheoldman'ssondie?

A.Hediedofaseriousheartdisease.

B.Hediedwhiletakinganothersoldiertoahospital.

C.Acarhithimwhenhewenthome.

D.Hewaskilledbyadoctor.

2.Theunderlinedword“auction”inParagraph4means""inChinese.

A.會議室B.拍賣會C.展覽會D.演唱會

3.Whatwasthefirstpaintingtobesoldattheauction?

A.ThepaintingsbyYimousartists.

B.Thegiftgivenbytheoldman'sneighbors.

C.Theprotraitoftheoldman'sson.

D.Themostexpensivecollectionoftheoldman.

4.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?

A.Atthebeginningoftheauction,everyonerealizedtheimportanceofthepaintingoftheson.

B.Thepaintingoftheoldman'ssonwasaspopularastheotherpaintings.

C.Theoldman'swillwastogiveawaythewholecollectiontocharity.

D.Theoldman'sgoodfriendgotthewholecollectionforonlytendollars.

5.What'sthebesttitleofthepassage?

A.LoveIsSharing

B.AnExpensivePainting

C.AHotAuction

D.CaringAboutthePersonYouLove

Passage2（2018原創）

Itwasasunnyafternoon.Evetyoneintherailwaystationwaswaitingforthetraintoarrive.

Amongthecrowd,therewasagroupofyoungmenwhoweretalkinghappily.

Whenthetrainarrived,thegroupofyoungmenrantogettheirseatsbeforeanyonecouldget

onthetrain.Anoldmanwithaboyagedaboutfifteencamerunningtocatchthetrain.Theyhad

theirseatsneartheyoungmen*s.

Theboywassosurprisedtoseeeverything.Hesaid,“Dad,thetrainismoving.wHisfather

smiledandnodded.Asthetrainstartedmovingfast,theboycriedexcitedly,“Dad,thetreesare

greenandtheyarerunningbackwardveryfast."Hisfathersmiled.Justlikeakid,theboywatched

everythingwithgreatinterest.

Afruitsellerpassedsellingapplesandoranges.Theboysaidtohisdad,“Dad,Iwanttocatan

apple."Hisfatherboughtoneforhim.Hesaid,“Oh,itlookssweeterthanittastes.Iloveits

color.w

Oneoftheyoungmenaskedtheboy'sfather,“Isyoursonhavinganyproblem?WTiyishe

behavingsodifferently?”Anotheryoungmannexttohimmadefunofthefatherandshouted,

“Hissonmustbemad,Ithink."Theboy'sfathersmiledandsaidtothegroup,“Mysonwas

bornblind.Onlyafewdaysago,hehadanoperationandgotthevision.Heisseeingeverythingin

hislifeforthefirsttime.”

Theyoungmenapologizedtothefatherandtheybecameveryquiet.

1.Howdidtheboyfeelonthetrain?

A.Afraid.B.Excited.

C.Unhappy.D.Angry.

2.What*stheChinesemeaningoftheunderlinedword“vision”?

A.嗅覺B.味覺C.聽力D.視力

3.Whatdidtheyoungmenthinkoftheboyatfirst?

A.Normal.B.Crazy.C.Outgoing.D.Careful.

4.WhichofthefoUowingisTRUE?

A.Theboyhadaneyeoperationnotlongbefore.

B.Thestoryhappenedonasnowyafternoon.

C.Itwasthefirsttimetheboyhadeatenanapple.

D.Thefatherwasveryangrywiththegroup.

5.What'sthebesttitleforthepassage?

A.LikeFather,UkeSon

B.LoveMe,LoveMyDog

C.PracticeMakesPerfect

D.ThinkBeforeYouSpeak

Passage3（2017西寧）

WhenIwassmall,mymomusedtogivethefamilyafunnyspecialtreatfromtimetotime一

shewouldmakebreakfastfoodfordinner.

Iremembershedidsoonenight.Shehadbeenatworkalldaybutwantedtodosomething

specialforusall.Onthatevening,mymomputaplateofeggsandveryburnttoast（面包）infrontof

mydad.Iwaitedtoseeifanyonenoticed.Butmydadjusttookhistoast,smiledatmymomand

askedmehowmydayatschoolhadbeen.Idon'trememberwhatItoldhimthatnight.ButI

rememberwatchinghimputbutteronthattoast.Heateitupasusual.

Afterdinner,1rememberhearingmymomapologizetomydadforburningthetoast.1111never

forgetwhathesaid：uHoney,Iloveburnttoast/'Laterthatnight,Iwenttokissdaddygoodnight.

Iaskedhimifhereallylikedhisburnttoast.Hewrapped（緊抱）meinhisarmsandsaid:"Your

mommyworkedveryhardtoday.She'sreallytired.Andabitofburnttoastneverhurtanyone!”

Lifeisfullofimperfectthings.Nobodyisperfect,either.I*mnotthebestatanything.Iforget

birthdaysandotherimportanteventsjustlikeeveryoneelsedoes.ButI*velearnedsomething

importantfrommyfather.Understandingisthebasisofeverything,whetherbetweenahusbandand

wife,aparentandchildorjustbetweentwofriends.Remember,burnttoastneverhurtanyone.It's

thepeoplewiththekindthoughtswhomakelifeworthliving.

1.Thewriter'sfatherduringthedinner.

A.didn'ttaketheburnttoast

B.ateupalltheburnttoast

C.threwawaytheburnttoast

D.didn'tnoticetheburnttoast

2.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“apologize"mean?

A.辯白B.謝罪C.道歉D.辯護

3.Fromwhatthefathersaidtohisson,weknowthefather.

A.couldunderstandhiswife

B.alwaysarguedwithhiswife

C.wasagoodcook

D.workedhardeveryday

4.Whathasthewriterlearnedfromhisfather?

A.Thefatherlikedtoeatburnttoast.

B.Themotherwasnotagoodmotherandwasalittlefunny.

C.Understandingisthebasicpointofeverything.

D.Lifeisnotperfect,butthefatherisperfect.

5.Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage?

A.Lifeisimperfect

B.Thefatherandtheson

C.Abigdinner

D.Burnttoastneverhurtanyone

話題二文化交流

（2015昆明B,2012昆明B）

Passage4（2017眉山）

WhenyougototheUS,someoneoftensaystoyou“Givemefive“Whatshouldyoudo?

Don'tgivefivedollarsfromyourpocket!Itwillmakeotherslaugh!Thepersonisnotaskingfor

yourmoney,butyourfingers.

IntheUS,“Givemefive"or“Givemehighfive“isahotgesture（手勢）.Youcanseeitin

filmsoronTV.Itmeanshittingeachother'srighthandstogether.

Peopledoitwhentheymeetforthefirsttimeorsomehappythingshappen.Forexample,a

studenthasgoodmarksinexam.Ifafootballteamwinagame,theplayerswillgivehi如fivesto

even.onearoundtocelebrate.

ThisgesturemaycomefromtheoldRomangestureofraisingtherightarmfortheking.This

showedthepersonraisinghisarmdidn'thaveasword（僉”）inhishand.

Whynottrytogivethehighfivetoyourfriends?

1.Youneedtouseyourtomakethegesture“Givemefive”.

A.legsB.armsC.headsD.hands

2.Whydopeoplemakethegesture“Givemefive”?

A.Tomakepeoplelaugh.

B.Toaskformoney.

C.Tosayhellotoothers.

D.Toaskforhelp.

3.Whenyou,youcangiveyourfriendshighfives.

A.loseyourmoney

B.winafootballgame

C.startyourlessons

D.findadifficultword

4.Wheremaythegesturestartaccordingtothepassage?

A.oldRome.B.America.

C.China.D.Japan.

5.WhatdidtheRomansraisetheirri如tarmstoshow?

A.Theywereafraidoftheking.

B.Theywerehappytoseetheking.

C.Theywantedtogivethekingawelcome.

D.Theywantedtoshowtherewerenoswordsintheirhands.

學科核心素養

年和十二生

肖的傳說

Passage5（2017新疆）

Wespoketothreestudentsfromaroundtheworldaboutdifferentnationalholidays.Thereare

differentcustomsforeachfestival.

TanXiaodong,15,HongKong,China

“It'llsoonbeChineseNewYear.Beforeit,wc*llcleanthehouseanddecorate（裝飾）itfor

goodluck.Everyshopisgoingtocloseforafewdaysandwe*llgooutalottocelebrateinthe

streets.Wemightgoandseethelionanddragondancesinthecitycenter.Ilovethisfestival/,

Wendy,16,Sydney,Australia

aAustraliaDayison26thJanuaryandit'sanimportantholidayhere.Wealwayshavea

Mondayoff,sowecelebrateforthreedays.Myparentsand1gotothecountrysideforapicnicand

friendsalwayscomeover.Manypeoplegotobeachpartiesorstreetpartiesandtherearclotsof

musicanddancing.Whatfun!”

Amy,14,NewYork,USA

“ThefirstThanksgivingDaywashundredsofyearsagowhenEuropeanswhocameto

AmericathankedGodforhishelp.It'sstillavetyimportantdayforfamiliestobetogether.This

yearwe'regoingtovisitmygrandparentsandwelleatadeliciousmealofturkey.ThanksgivingDay

isonthefourthThursdayinNovembereveryyear/,

1.Howmanyfestivalsarementionedinthepassage?

A.Two.B.Three.C.Four.D.Five.

2.DuringtheChineseNewYear,touristsmightaccordingtothepassage.

A.doalotofshopping

B.eatturkey

C.gotobeachparties

D.seelionanddragondances

3.OnAustraliaday,Wendyandherparentsoften.

A.haveapicnicinthecountryside

B.gotoaswimmingpool

C.haveapartyatschool

D.cleanthehouseanddance

4.Whatdoyouthink“turkey“isinthispassage?

A.Acountry.B.Afestival.

C.Akindoffood.D.Akindofdrink.

5.Fromthepassage,wecanlearnthat.

A.AmyisfromSydney,Australia

B.Differentfestivalshavedifferentcustoms

C.ManypeoplegooutforapicnicwithfriendsbeforeChineseNewYear

D.ThanksgivingDayison26thJanuaryinUSA

話題三地點/場所介紹

（2016、2014、2012昆明C,2011昆明B）

Passage6（2017廣東）

PeopleoftenthinkoftheNorthPole（北極）andtheSouthPoleassimilarfrozen（冰凍的）

wastelands.Theyarebothplaceswithverycoldtemperaturesandfewpeoplelivethere.However,

theNorthandSouthPolesarenotmuchalikeaspeoplemayimagine.

TheNorthPolehasnoland,onlythickicc.Temperaturesseldomgoabove32F,atwhich

waterturnsintoice.Mostofthetime,itstaysbelowzero.Inwintertemperaturesarcusuallyaslow

as-30°F.

Althoughconditionswereverypoor,peopletriedformanycenturiestoreachtheNorthPole.

About100yearsago,twomen,RobertPearyandMathewHenson,wereabletogettothi