專題05閱讀理解上一一備戰2021年中考英語精選考點專項突破題集（原卷版）

一、安徽

二、北京

三、福建

四、甘肅天水

五、廣東

六、廣西百色

七、貴州安順

八、海南

九、河北

--H河南

一I■一、黑龍江大慶

一十二、湖北鄂州

一十三、湖南常德

一十四、吉林

一十五、江蘇常州

一、安徽

WhatWillYouDowithADollar?

■IwillhidethedollarinthemostbeautifulplacethatIcanfind,andthencreateamaptothedollar.Ihope

someonewilldiscoverthismapyearslaterandhaveamagictraveltcgoon.

PhilipStockton

■IwillbuyacupofcoffeefbrthemostsuccessfulpersoninNewYorkandaskforhis/hersecretofsuccess.

PatrickMarline

■Asingledollargetsmealmostnothing,soIwillgetmyfriendstogetherandaskeachofthemtogiveadollar.

Wewillgiveanopen-airconcertinourtown.Ihopetheshowcanbrightenthedayofthetown.

DavidAndrew

■Inmytravels,Ifindpeopleneedcleandrinkingwatermost.IoncesawinAfrica40to50peopletravel25

milesforwater.SoIwillusethedollartoprovidefreedrinkingwaterforpeopleinneed.

BenHarrison

FollowusonhitDS:〃/arlof瓜"改formore.

36.WhatwillPatrickMartinedowithadollar?

A.Tocreateatouristmap.B.Togoonamagictrip.

C.Toaskforthesecretofsuccess.D.Togiveanopen-airconcert.

37.Whowantstohelppeopleinneedoffreedrinkingwater?

A.PhilipStockton.B.PatrickMartine.

C.DavidAndrew.D.BenHarrison

38.Wheredoesthetextprobablycomefrom?

A.Afilmmagazine.B.Asciencereport.

C.Awebsite.D.Atravelguide.

Darriuswasbornwiththreefingersonhisrighthandandoneonhislefthand.Hehadtoworkhardtodothings

thatwereeasyforothers.Everytimehisclassmatestriedtohelp,hewouldsay,“Thanks,butIcandoitmyself."He

learnedtousethefourfingerstododifferentthings.

WhenDarriuswas10,hetoldhisfatherthathelikedpiano（鋼琴）musicverymuch."It'stoobadyoucan'tplay,“

hisfathersaid.Buttheboytookthatasachallenge（挑戰）.“IwillshowpeoplethatIcan,^^hesaidtohimself.

Monthslater,aneighbourgavehimanoldpianowhenshemovedaway.Hetaughthimselftoplaythepianoand

practisedforhoursaday.

Darrius'sfavouritepianomusicisRiverFlowsinYowbyYiruma,aKoreanmusician.IttookDarriusayearto

learnit."Ihavetocomeupwithmyownwaywithonly4fingers,vhesaid.Whenhesucceeded,hefeltsoproud.

LaterhewasluckyenoughtoplaythemusictogetherwithYirumaatafamousconcerthall!Yirumaencouraged

Darriustofollowhisdreamofplayinghisownmusic.Darriushasmadeit.Andhismusicispopulartoday.

“Imayhaveadisability/*hesays,44butIdon'tletitholdmebackfromanything.,,

39.WhatdidDarriustakeasachallengeattheageof10?

A.Writinghismusic.B.Playingthepiano.C.Givingaconcert.D.Visitingahall.

40.HowlongdidittakeDarriustolearntoplayRiverFlowsinYou?

A.Ayear.B.Amonth.C.Aday.D.Anhour.

41.WhoencouragedDarriustofollowhisdream?

A.Hisclassmate.B.Hisfather.C.Aneighbour.D.Amusician.

42.WhatcanwelearnaboutDarriusfromthetext?

A.Hehasastrongwill.B.Heboughthimselfapiano.

C.Hegaveuphisdream.D.Heonlyplaysothers'music.

Inthepast,IthoughtIwasterribleatmanythings,suchasmath,Frenchandscience.AlthoughIwasgood

atdrawing,Iwasn'tthebestinmyartclass.Iwantedtofindoutwho[was,whatIlikedandhowIcoulddoitbetter.

So,thatwinter,Itookanotebookandkeptmydiary.WhenIfilledthatnotebook.Istartedanotherone,andthen

another.

Keepingadiaryhelpsalol.Studieshaveshownthatpeoplewhekeepadiarysleepandfeelbetter.Ithelps

peoplerememberwhatoncehappenedsuchasdreams,friendshipsandhappiness.Writingaboutbadfeelingscanalso

helpbrainsgetover【hemandmoveon.Personally,Ilearnbetteraboutmyselfandmyrelationshipswithothersby

keepingadiary.Forexample,when1amfightingwithmydad.I'lltrywritingfromhispointanditworks!IfIwantto

comparemyselfwithmyclassmates.I'llwritesomethinglike,"Imightnothaveclearskin,butIlikemyeyes.”

Rightaboutnow,youmightbethinking:itsoundsgreat,butI'mnotagoodwriter;orI'dlovetokeepadiary,but

myhandwritingisterrible.Don'tworry!Keepingadiaryisnotlikedoingyourhomework一therearenorules,sodo

whateverfeelsbest.

43.Whatwasthewritergoodatinthepast?

A.MathB.French.C.Science.D.Drawing.

44.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"them"refbrto（指的是）？

A.StudiesB.BadfeelingsC.Friendships.D.Brains

45.Whatisthesecondparagraph（段落）mainlyabout?

A.ReasonsforfightingwithDad.B.Rulesofcomparingwithothers.

C.Waysofhavingclearskin.D.Advantagesofkeepingadiary.

XiaoLiuyingisanoldmanlivinginavillageneartheYangtzeRiver.Heusedtobeafisherman.Butnowheis

headofavoluntary（志愿的）teamthatcleanswastefromtheYangtzeriver.

Toprotectfinlessporpoises（江豚）andtheYangtzeRiver,thegovernmenthasstoppedpeoplefromfishingon

theriver.In2019,XiaoLiuyingforrr.edthevoluntaryteamwith12otherfishermen.Todaytheteamhasmorethan50

members.Allofthemarcover60yearsold.uWcwanttoprotecttheriverwhilewecanJsaidXiao.

Everyweek,theteamgoalongtherivertocollectwasteandmakesurenooneisfishingontheriver.Someofthe

wastetheycollectissenttothedisposalstation,whilesomethatcanbereusedissold.Sofar,theyhavecleanedover

50tonsofwaste.Thankstotheirhardwork,theYangtzeRiverisgettingclearer.

46.Howmanymembersweretherein（heteamwhenitwasformed?

A.12B.13C.50D.62

47.Whatdocstheunderlinedword“disposal”inParagraph3mean?

A.處理B.傳播C.救護D.保養

48.Whatisthebesttitle（標題）forthetext?

A.FishingontheYangtzeRiver

B.TonsofWastein（heYangtzeRiver

C.ReasonsforProtectingtheYangtzeRiver

D.AVoluntaryTeamProtectingtheYangtzeRiver

ThelocalpeopleofLaGomeracancarryonconversationsbywhistling（吹口哨）fromfaraway.For

face-to-faceconversations,theyspeakSpanish.Butwhentheyneedtospeakoveradistance（距離）,theywhistle.

LaGomeraisasmallisland.Thisislandisalmostshapedlikeacircle.Itisverymountainous.Walkingfromone

placetoanothermaybeaslowanddifficultjob.Thatiswhywhistlingissousefultothelocalpeople.Amessagecan

easilybewhistledoveracoupleofmiles,whiletotravelthatsamedistanceonfootmighttakeanhour.

Agoodwhistlercanbeheardandunderstoodfivemilesaway.Hiswhistlingcanbefartherawaywhenitis

windless.Itissaidthattherecordisaboutninemiles.Anyonewhohasheardatopwhistlerwillagreethatthisrecord

isquitepossible.

Awhistletravelsfartherthanashout,andiseasiertounderstand.Whenapersonshouts,hecannotpronouncehis

wordswell.Butifawhistleisheard,itwillbeheardclearly.

WhistlingispopularatLaGoirera,andmanymethodsofwhistlingareused...

49.HowdopeopleofLaGomeraspeakoveradistance?

A.Byshouting.B.Bywhistling.C.Bytravelling.D.Byrecording.

50.WhatcanweknowaboutLaGomerafromParagraph2?

A.Itisverymountainous.B.Itliesbetweentwocircles.

C.Itiseasytotravelthere.D.Itishardtofindajobthere.

51.Whathelpsawhistletravelfarther?

A.Awindlessday.B.Alongdistance.

C.Ausefulmessage.D.Aclearpronunciation.

52.Whatwillthewritertalkaboutinthelastparagraph?

A.Disadvantagesofwhistling.B.Storiesofatopwhistler.

C.Differentmethodsofwhistling.D.Examplesofgoodwhistlers.

二、北京

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Posted5/15/204：53PM

IcreatedTeensHelpingSeniorswithmyfriends.Thegrouphasabout200volunteers.

Thevolunteersdeliverfoodorothersuppliesfortheelderlyintown.Ispendsixto

eighthoursaweekbuyingfoodandmakingdeliveries.Bynowwehavecompleted

350deliveries.

Posted5/15/206：25PM

翩、IorganizedMittlerSeniorTechnology,aprogramtohelptheelderlylearnhowtouse

computersandsmartphones.Nowthereare5()localseniorsintheweeklytechnology

Linda

classes.Iwanttomakesurethattheseniorscouldstayconnectedtotheworld.

Posted5/16/205:20PM

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Icameupwithawaytohelplonelyseniorswithmyfriends.WccallittheJoy4All

Project.Bydialing569-4255,theelderlycanhearprc-rccordcdjokesandpoems.The

Jordan

hotlinehasreceivedmorethan1,800phonecalls.

Posted5/16/207:46PM

Iheardthattheseniorsinthenursinghomecouldn'tseetheirfamiliesandfriends

veryoften,somyfriendsandIdecidedtocheeruptheelderlybywritingthemletters.

Kathy

Wewantthemtoknowthatnobodyisbeingforgotten.Bynowmorethan100

studentsinmyschoolhavejoinedus.

21.WhocreatedTeensHelpingSeniors?

A.Kathy.B.Linda.C.Jordan.D.Matt.

22.Howmanylocalseniorsarethereintheweeklytechnologyclasses?

A.50.B.100.C.200.D.350.

23.Tohelptheelderlyinthenursinghome,Kathyandherschoolmates

A.taughtthemhowtousecomputers

B.recordedjokesandpoemforthem

C.wrotethemletterstocheerthemup

D.deliveredfoodorothersuppliesfbrthem

ADayattheNatureCcn:cr

squirrel

I

Emmastared（凝視）sadlyoutofthewindowofthebus.Only50milesoutsidetownwasthefarm.Shethought

aboutthefarmallthetime,especiallytheanimals.

Whenherfamilysoldthefarmandmovedtonearbytown,Emmawasexcited.Butwhenshegotto（henew

school,shefeltverylonely.

Withasigh（嘆氣）,Emmaturnedherattentionbacktothepresent.Thebuscametoastop."Welcometothe

LeinweberNatureCenter,nherteachersaid."Aguidewillgiveusapresentationaboutanimals,andthenyou'll

helptofeedthebabysquirrels,now,Iwanteveryonetofindapartner.''

Emmadidn'thaveanyfriendsyet一whowouldbeherpartner?EmmagotclosetoJulia,atalkativeand

outgoinggirl."CouldIbeyourpartner?”Emmaaskeduncertainly.

“Sure,“saidJuliawarmly.

Together,thegirlswalkedintothecenter.Afterthepresentation,akeepershowedthemhowtoholdthebottle

ofmilkforbabysquirrels.Thenthegirlsstartedtofeedtheirownbabysquirrels.

Afterthebabiesfinishedeating,thekeeperasked,uWouldyouliketohelpfeedtheadultsquirrels,too?”

Emmawasquicktovolunteer,butwhenthekeeperopenedthefirstcage,thesquirrelinsidejumpedout.

Emmaremainedcalm（鎮靜的）,heldoutherhand,madequietsounds,and（henquicklygotit.

t*Wow^^^Juliasaid."You'realwayssoquiet,Ithoughtyouwereafraidofeverything,butyouwerebrave.”

“Iknowthatwhenanimalsarefrightenedorexcited,youhavetostaycalm.”

ThekeepernoddedinagreementandaskedEmma,“Wouldyoubeinterestedinvolunteeringtohelpoutwith

theanimalsatthecenter?”

^Interested?Iwouldlovetoworkhere!Whatanopportunity!^Emmawasexcited.

Thatafternoon,inthebusonthewaybacktoschool,EmmasatnexttoJulia,hernewfriend.Arushof

newfoundhappinesswashedoverher.

24.HowdidEmmafeelwhenshegottothenewschool?

A.Lonely.B.Lucky.C.Surprised.D.Angry.

25.Atthenaturecenter,EmmaandJulia.

A.tookachancetobetourguidesB.helpedtofeedthebabysquirrels

C.askedthekeepermanyquestionsD.madeapresentationaboutnature

26.Onthewaybacktoschool,Emmafelthappybecause.

A.thevolunteerswarmlywelcomedher

B.theteacherpraisedherforherbravery

C.shefoundaplacetocareforanimalsandmadeafriend

D.shewentbacktothefarmandlearnedalotaboutanimals

Therearemillionsofrecipes（菜譜）hiddenin（heboxesandheartsofgrandmoiherandparents.These

fair.ilyrecipesareaspecialpartofourfamilyhistory.Someofthemhavebeenpasseddownfromgeneralionf--^

人）togeneration.

“IrealizedIcouldn'tgohomeeveryweekendfbrmymom'sdeliciousdishes,“saysShreya,whoisaboutto

enteruniversity.Shreyahasrecentlystartedfollowinghermotheraroundthekitchen,takingnotesonhowtomake

her“masalachai"andtastykachoris.

"Thosespecialtastescanimmediatelyunlockawholefloodofemotions,memoriesandfeelingsoffamily,

love,andcomfort,"saysshe.

Sheadds,*'Iamlookingtothedaywhenmykidswillcometoknowoftheirgrandmothersthroughthedishes

theycooked."

Butmanyofusfinditdifficulttokeepthefoodconnectionwithourbusylife.Evenifwehavetime,notmany

ofustaketheefforttocollectandrecordtherecipesfromourgrandmothersandparents.Weoftengetarecipeon

thephoneandtakeitdownquicklyonapieceofpaper.Wejuststicki（ontothefridgeforaweekortwoandforget

aboutitassoonasthepaperdisappearsfrom（here.

Actually,therearesimplewaystokeepfamilyrecipes,Scrapbooks（剪貼薄）areeasilyfoundinthemarket.

Youcanevenaddphotostorecordeverydetailofyourmemoriesabouttherecipe.Withthehelpofsomepopular

appslikeStoiyScans,recordingfamilyrecipeshasneverbeeneasier.Whatisneededistoscan（掃描）therecipes

andrecordthestorybehindeachofthem.Itcanbecomethemostmeaningfulworkyouhaveeverdonewithandfor

yourfamily.

Keepingfamilyrecipesissavingandhonoringourtraditionsothatfuturegenerationscancontinuetomake

fairilyticsstronger.Everytimeyourememberyourlovedones,recreateoneofthedishesfromyourcollectionand

letthememoriesfromthegoodolddayscomfortyou.Sowhynotgiftyourkidsafamilyrecipebookwhentheyare

startinganewlife?

27.WhydoesShreyafollowhermotheraroundthekitchen?

A.Tocleanupthekitchen.B.Tonotedownrecipes.

C.Topreparefamilydinners.D.Totalkaboutfamilyrules.

28.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?

A.Waystorecordrecipescanbeeasy.

B.Mostpeoplelikewritingrecipebooks.

C.Recipeshavebecomepopularwithkids.

D.Peopleoftenbuyrecipebooksinthemarket.

29.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?

A.FamilyRecipes:SecretsofCooking

B.FamilyRecipesArcataCrossroads

C.FamilyRecipes:ConnectionstoInterests

D.FamilyRecipesAreMorethanJustRecipes

Todaywecandoeverythingwithapps:paybills,orderfoodandshopforanything.Mobiletechnologymeans

wecanhold（heworldinourhands.However,whenitcomestotechnologyandhealthcare,opportunitiesand

challengescometogether.

Let'sstartwiththewaystogethealthcare.Telemedicinecanallowapatienttousetechnologytcseethe

doctoronlineandgetadiagnosis（診斷）andinstructionswithoutleavinghome.

Inaddition,therearemanypatientwebsites.Theseallowfordifferentkindsofinteractionsaboutourhealth

needswithoutinvolvingthemedicalteam.Settingadatewithdoctorsandreadinglabresultsarcreadilyachieved

bytechnology.

Awholenewageofmedicalcareseemslikely（可能的）tocomeinthefuture.Buteverycoinhastwosides.

Whatmightbeontheothersideoftechno-healthcare?

Firstly,weshouldthinkaboutthehealthcareexperienceasawhole.Ausualvisittoadoctorbeginswitha

receptionist（接待員）,whocanseeandtellhowapatientisdoing,Thismayinfluencethetreatmenteffect.It's

unlikelythatapatientwebsitewillhavesuchintuition.

Next,sharingthedetailsofone'sliferequirestrust,whichlakestime（obuild.Thisiscertainlytrueinhealth

care,wheresomeoflife'sbestandworstmomentsinvolvedoctors.Thehumantouchshouldnotbeundervalued

andisunlikelytobe（hereoverthesmartphone.

Lastly,testresultscanbedifficulttounderstand.Whensomeonewithoutamedicaldegreeseesaflagged

resultwithnoexplanationonthewebsite,there'sroomforallkindsofstoriestoformintheirminds一andalso

greatwoiTy.

Sohowdoesmedicineadapt（適應）tothenewtechnologyage?Verytalentedcompaniesareworkingon

it.Thereismedicalequipment（設備）thatcanbeusedathometosendnecessarysignsandheartsoundsthrough

telemedicine.Itseemslikelythatsomecompanieswillfindawaytoexplaintestresults.

Butwhatitwillnotachieveisthewarmthofhumaninteractionandtouch.Patientsoftenneedsomeoneto

listento-andcareabout-theirjourneystory,whichwillneverberealizedthroughahuman-icsstechnology.

Technologyshouldbeatool,butdependingonittotallywillmostcertainlyhaveunexpectedeffects.Let'snotallow

ourhumanitytobeoneofthem.

30.Accordingtothepassage,howdoestechnologyhelphealthcare?

A.Ilencouragesdoctorstovoice（heirneedsonthewebsites

B.Itoffersthepatientaconvenientwaytogetadiagnosis

C.Itimprovesrelationsbetweendoctorsandpatients.

D.Itprovidesanopportunitytobuildamedicalteam

31.Theword“intuition"inParagraph5probablymeans.

A.anabilitytounderstandB.aninterestingexperience

C.achancetowinD.afairdecision

32.Whatdoyouknowabouttechno-healthcarefromthepassage?

A.Patientwebsitesrequiretrustfromdoctors.

B.Talentedcompaniescangivemedicaladvice.

C.Flaggedresultsmaycauseworryforpatients.

D.Medicalequipmentcollectspatisnts,stories.

33.Thewriterprobablyagreesthat.

A.technologycandealwithunexpectedeffects.

B.telemedicinecantaketheplaceofusualhealthcare.

C.itisdifficultforpatientstoadapttothenewtechnologyage.

D.techno-healthcareshouldtakehumanityintoconsideration.

三、福建

NoticesfromtheStudentCenter

Slogan（標語）DesignCompetitionClassicalDrama

Purposes:TouseEnglishcreativelyandhelpprovideaEnjoynev/seasonofgreatdramaswrittenbyHans

cleanandsafeschool.ChristianAndersenatthemusichall!

PlacePrizeDate&TimeDrama

1"placeAnelectronicdictionarySep.68:00pmTheLittleMermaid

2ndplaceAnovel:HarryPotterOct.27:30pmThumbelina

3rdplaceAmovieticket:MulanNov.78:30pmTheRedShoes

Eachstudentcansendslogansbye-mailtoStarring:HappyTreeDramaTeam

info@smartschool.combeforeAug.30Director:TomWeaver

30-ininutcFitnessClubLittleCookTrainingProgram

30-a-dayFitnessisafunfitnessclas>forstudents.HereIfyouenjoycreatingdeliciousdishes,whynotattendour

aresomeadvantages:"LittleCookTrainingProgram"?Eachstudentwhotakes

☆Keepinshape.partinitwillgetcertificate（證書）.

☆Makebonesgrow.Date:Aug.3-15

☆Improveasenseofbalance.Time:11:00am-4:30pm

☆Increasedailyphysicalactivity.Place:dininghall

Don'tmissthechance!Ifyouarcinterestedinit,pleasee-mail

Visitwww.smartschool,cominfo@sni￡rtschool.com

Forinformation:AdelinaSantos

Tel:5323009

26.Whatistheprizefor2ndplaceinSloganDesignCompetition?

A.Acertificate.B.Anovel.C.Adictionary.D.Amovieticket.

27.WhenisThumbelinaputon?

A.8:00pm,Sep.6B.7:30pm,Oct.2.

C.8:30pm,Nov.7.D.11:00am,Aug.3.

28.Howmanyadvantagesdoesthefitnessclasshave?

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

29.WhatwillthestudentsprobablydoinLittleCookTrainingProgram?

A.EnjoyTheRedShoes.B.Increasedailyphysicalactivity.

C.LearnhowtomakeBeijingduck.D.Helpthecookswashdishes.

30.Theorganizeroftheactivitiesaboveis___

A.theStudentCenterB.TomWeaver

C.FitnessClubD.AdelinaSantos

、solarpanels

足

WhenClaireVlasesofMontanawasinGrade7,shelearnedabojtplanstomodernizehermiddleschool.Claire

asked（heschoolboard（董事會）（oaddsolarpanelstotheprojectbecause,sheexplained,cleanenergywouldbe

helpfultoareallymodernschool.

Theboardlikedtheideabutsaiditcouldofferjust$25.000-one-fifthofthecost.SoClaireorganizedagroupof

kidsandgrown-upswhosettoworkraisingtherest.Theysoldtheirsecond-handbooks,putontalentshowsand

askedfordonations（捐贈）,evengoingdoor-to-doorforthem.Onedonatedmorethanhalfthecost!

Aftertwoyearsofhardwork,thegrouppaidforthesolarpanels,whichnowprovideone-fourthoftheschool's

electricityneeds-savingtheneighborhoodthousandsofdollars.44Myfavoritepartaboutthisprojectwasthatone

personcouldstartsomethingsmallandthentheprojectcouldgrowandhaveabiginfluenceonthecommunity,“

Clairesaid."Therearealwaysgoingtobehardparts.Whenthere*sachallenge（挑戰）presentedtoyou.youcanlearn

fromitanduseitaschancetoovercomeit.”

31.Afterknowingtheprojectwasstillinneedofmoney,Claire.

A.raised$25,（X）0B.askedformorehelp

C.soldoldnewspapersD.donatedhalfthecost

32.Whatdocstheunderlinedword“them”inParagraph2referto（指代）?

A.Solarpanels.B.Second-handbooks.

C.Shows.D.Donations.

33.Whichpictureshowsthechangeoftheelectricitycostaftertheuseofsolarpanels?

thelastparagraph,welearnthat

A.hardworkwasherfavoriteB.theprojectwentsmoothly

C.asmallthingmakesabigdifferenceD.solarpanelscostalot

35.Whatwouldbethebesltitleforthetext?

A.ADependentGirlB.AModernSchool

C.Don'tWasteEnergyD.NeverGiveUp

FrankandhisbrotherJacklivedneartheocean.FrankwasoutgoingwhileJackwasshy.Theylikeddoing

differentthings.Frankwasfamousfororganizinggamesofbeachvolleyball,football,andanyothersportimaginable.

Jackpreferredtodraw,paint,orbuildsandcastles（沙堡）.

Frankdidn'tunderstandwhyJackwouldratherdoartisticthingsthanplayball.Hebelievedsportsoftenallowed

manykidsioplaytogether.ThalwaswhenJack'sideahatched.HewouldshowFrankwhatdoingthingstogether

lookedlike!

AfterJackfinishedcreatingaspecialsandcastlcwithstairs,towersandwalls,hetookpicturesofit.Thenhe

paintedcolorfulpostersfeaturing（突出）hissandcastleandthequestion,"Canyoutopthis?"Hehunghisposters

everywhereintown,announcinghisplanforadayofsandcastleartistry-allageswelcome.

WhenFranksawposter,henotsonicelytoldJackthatnoonewouldconic.Still,shortlyaftersunriseon

Saturday,Jackwasonthebeachdigginginthesand.Bymid-morning,fourkidsweresculpting（雕塑）thesand

alongsidehim.Bynoonthenumberhadincreasedalot.

AfterFrankcamebackfromhisballgame,hewenttocheckhowhisbrother'splanturnedout.Hecouldn't

believewhathesaw.Atleast30peoplewerebuildingacityofsandcastles,andeveryonewaschattingandlaughing

andworkingtogether!Itwasthemostbeautifulthinghehadseenonthebeach.

"Iguessyou'veprovedmewrong,"Franksaid."Youshouldmakethissandcastlcdayayearlytradition!"

HandingFrankashovel（鏟子）withsmile,Jackgotstartedtogetherwithhisbrotheron（heirsupercreationin（he

sand.

36.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"hatched"inParagraph2probablymeaninChinese?

A.產生B.改變C.消失D.中斷

37.WhathelpedpeopleknowaboutJack'splan?

A.Beautifultowers.B.Colorfulposters.

C.Atownbuilding.D.Asandcastleday.

38.WhenlearningaboutJack'splan,Frankwas.

A.doubtfulB.interestedC.satisfiedD.nervous

39.WhatcanweknowaboutJack'sidea?

A.Itcamefrompicture.B.Itneeded30people'ssupport.

C.ItprovedFrankright.D.Itdidworkwell.

40.WhichofthefollowingbestdescribesJack?

A.Honest.B.Creative.C.Outgoing.D.Caring.

Fromtinyseeds（種子）,greatdiscoveriesgrow.Amini-gardencarriedonChina'sChang'e4moonlander

recentlybecamehometothefirstplanttogrowonanotherworld.

ThisisyetanothersuccessforChang'e4.OnJanuary2,theprobe（探測器）becamethefirstlandertotouch

dov/nonthefarsideofthemoon.Thisistheunknownfaceofthemoon（hatisalwayslookingawayfromus,sowe

neverseeitfromdownhereontheearth.Althoughitisoftenregardedasthedarksideofthemoon,thefarside

actuallygetsasmuchsunshineasth