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2021-2023年中考英語一模試題分類匯編

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2023年北京市石景山區中考一模英語試題

四、閱讀表達（共10分，第34—36題每小題2分，第37小題4分）

閱讀短文，根據短文內容回答問題。

WhyIsTaiJithePerfectExercise?

Whileitiseasytotellpeopletomakeexercisepartoftheirdailyroutine,itisnotsoeasyto

tellthemwhattodo.Somepeopleliketorunorclimbmountains,butifyoucareforyourbody

withlesshurt,TaiJiistheperfectexercise.Itsgoalistoimprovestrengthandbalance.

ThereareseveralstylesofTaiJi,butmostofthemstartwithasetofcontrolledmovements.

Therearemanygoodhow-tobookstogetyoustarted,oryoucanchoosefromclassesofferedat

healthclubs.Eitherway,youcanmoveatyourownpace.

PractitionerspraiseTaiJi'sbenefits,butwhathasattractedtheattentionofWesternscientists

latelyiswhatTaiJidoesforthebody.Inmanyways,researchersarejustcatchingupmillionsof

peopleinChinaandChinatownsaroundtherestoftheworld,whohavealreadyknownaboutTai

Ji.ScientistsattheOregonResearchInstitutereportedthatTaiJioffersthegreatestbenefitto

olderpeoplewhoarehealthybutrelativelyinactive.Studieshaveshownthat

practisingTaiJiregularlyhelpsreduce（減少）fallsamonghealthyoldpeople.Thenextstep,

fromascientificpointofview,istodecidewhetherTaiJicanhelpthosewhoarealreadyweak.

ItcantakeafewmonthsfortheeffectsofTaiJitokickin,butwhentheydotheycanactasa

gatewaytoanewlifestyle."Oncepeoplestartfeelingbetter,theyoftenbecomemoreactivein

theirdailylife,MsaysDr.KarimKhan,asportsscientistattheUniversityofBritishColumbia.

Anyformofexercise,ofcourse,candoonlysomuch."Forolderpeople,TaiJiwillnotbe

theend-all,“saysWilliamHaskell,anexpertatStanfordUniversity."Butagoodwayisto

practiseTaiJipluswalking.''Youngerpeopleprobablyneedmorechallenges,buttheycanbenefit

fromTaiJitoreducestress."

ThebestthingaboutTaiJiisthatpeopleenjoyit,sotheycanstickwithitlongenoughtoget

somebenefits.Ithelpswhensomethingthat'sgoodforyouisalsofun.

34.Accordingtothepassage,what'sthegoalofpractisingTaiJi?

35.WhathasattractedtheattentionofWesternscientistslately?

36.WhafsthegoodwayWilliamHaskellsuggestsforolderpeople?

37.Doyouagreewiththewriter'sopinionthatTaiJiistheperfectexercise?Whyorwhynot?

2022年北京市石景山區中考一模英語試卷

四、閱讀回答問題

閱讀短文，根據短文內容回答問題。

Britain'syoungestappdeveloper

A13-year-oldboy,AaronBond,designedawebsiteandreleased（發布）threesuccessful

smartphoneapps（應用軟件）.ThismadehimBritain'syoungestappdeveloperin2011.

“IhavebeeninterestedincomputerssinceIwasyoung”,saysAaron,asheexplainshowhis

childhoodinterestinwebdesignhasturnedintoabusinesswork.

TheideaofinventinganappcamefromhisfriendSebastian,aged16,whenthetwo

teenagersweretravellingtoschoolonedaybybus.SebastiangaveAaronachallenge.uDoyou

thinkyoucanmakeasmartphoneapp?”heasked.Aaronsaidthathethoughthecould,butthathe

wouldneedanewcomputerandsomeinstructionalmaterials.

SoSebastianlenthimacomputerandAarontaughthimselfhowtodesignanappusing

booksandvideos.44Ittookmesevenmonthstolearnhowtodoit”,saysAaron.Whileheusedhis

computerskillstobuildtheapp,Sebastianworkedondevelopingthecharactersandimprovingthe

designfortheirgameSpudRun.TheboyssetupacompanyandinMay2011,Aaronand

Sebastianproducedthegame.

Thefriendshavenowproducedanotherapp,liceSOS:thistimedesignedtohelpinan

emergency（突發事件）.Onceagain,theideacamewhiletheboysweretravellingonthebuswhen

apassengersuddenlyfelldown."Nobodyknewthemanbutwerealizedthatifwegotintohis

phone,wewouldfindusefulcontactnumbersJsaysAaron.Unluckily,thephonewaslocked.The

newappstoresphonenumbersofclosefamilyorfriendsalongwithimportantmedicaldetails.

Theappcanbeseenonthehomescreenandwillworkevenifthephoneislocked.€6Ifthe

emergencyserviceshavetocontactrelativesinanemergency,thiswillsavethemalotoftimeand

couldsavelives”,saysAaron.

Whenaskedabouthisplansfbrthefuture,Aaronreplies:€UAtthemomentweareimproving

thedesignofourappsandwearegoingtodevelopnewcharactersandlevelsforSpudRun.^^He

mightgotouniversitytostudycomputerprogramminginthefuture.

34.HowoldwasAaronwhenhereleasedthreesmartphoneapps?

35.WhotaughtAarontodesignanapp?

36.Whatwastheapp,liceSOS,designedtodo?

37.WhatmightAarondointhefuture?

38.WhatmightbethereasonsforAaron'ssuccess?

2021年北京市石景山區中考一模英語試卷

SylviaEarleisoneoftheworld'smostfamousocean（海洋）scientists.Shelovestogo

diving（潛水）intheocean.Shehasspentalotofherlifebothinandunderthewaves.Earlehas

ledmorethanahundredexplorationsandshesetarecordfordivingin1,000-meter-deepwateron

herown.Intotal,shehasspentmorethan7,000hoursunderwater.

Earledescribesthefirsttimeshewenttotheocean:"IwasthreeyearsoldandIgotknocked

overbyawave（波浪）.Theoceancertainlygotmyattention!Itwasexciting.Andsincethen,I

havebeenattractedbylifeintheocean.”

Now,Earle?sjobistofocusondevelopingaworldwidenetworkofareasonthelandandin

theocean.Thisnetworkwillprotectandsupportthelivingsystemsthatareimportanttotheplanet.

Sheexplainswhythisisimportant:"WhenIfirstwenttotheGulfofMexicointhe1950s,thesea

lookedhugeandblue.Itseemedtobetoolargeandtoowildtobedestroyedbytheactionof

people.Then,inonlyseveraltensofyears,thebluewildernessofmychildhooddisappeared.By

theendofthe20,hcentury,about90percentofthesharks,whales,andmanyotherlargecreatures

haddisappearedfromtheGulf.Theyhadbeenthereformillionsofyears.^^

Somepeopledon'tunderstandwhytheoceanissoimportanttolifeonEarth.Earleexplains

that“theoceanisthefoundationofourlifesupportsystem.Theoceanisalive.Thelivingthings

intheoceanproduceO2andtakeupCO2.Ifwedon'thavetheocean,wedon'thaveaplanetthat

works.”

TheGulfofMexicohashadmanyproblems,especiallyaftertheDeepwaterHorizonOil

disaster（災難）of2010,butEarlesays,“In2003Ifoundgoodsignsinclear,deepwaterfarfrom

themouthoftheMississippiRiver.Itwasfulloflife.LargeareasoftheGulfarenotdestroyed.

ProtectingthemostimportantplaceswillbegoodfbrthefutureoftheGulfandforallofus.”

34.WhoisSylviaEarle?

35.HowlonghasEarlespentunderwaterintotal?

36.WhendidEarlegetknockedoverbyawave?

37.WhatwillEarle'sworldwidenetworkdo?

38.WhydoesEarle