江蘇省2024年中考英語專項訓練：閱讀理解

St.ClarelovedEvasomuchthathedesignedanddecoratedherbedroomwithalltheprettythingsthat

suitedhercharactermost.Childhood,beauty,andpeacecouldbeseeneverywhereinthislovely

rose-coloredroom.

Onenight,Evawassleepingweakly.St.Clarelookedathisdeardaughterandsaidinasadtone,"O,if

shecouldonlywake,andspeakoncemore!^^“Dearpapa,“saidthechild,withalasteffortthrowingherarms

abouthisneck.Butinamoment,theydroppedagain.

St.Clareturnedawayingreatpain."O,Tom,myboy,itiskillingme."HeheldTom'shandandsaid.

Tomhadhismaster'shandsbetweenhisownwithtearsrunningdownhisdarkcheeks.

AfterthedeathofpoorEva,herroomwasnolongerrose-coloredanditwascoveredwithwhitecloth.

AtthefuneralSt.Clarelived,walked,andmovedassomeonewhohadnomoretears.Untiltheendhesaw

onlyonething-hisdeadchild.

Hethought,auMyEvadidsomanygoodthingsinhershortlife.WhatcanIgiveformylongyears?^^

Timepassed.St.Clare'slifewasemptywithoutEva,buthestartedtothinkofEva'swordsabouthis

slaves.Shesaidthatshefeltsadfortheirslaves.Shesaidthattheywereallgoodandkindtoher.Shesaid

thatshewishedthemtobefree.

Onemorninghewentintotownandstartedthelegal（法律的）stepsnecessaryforTom'sfreedom.The

nextdayhecalledTom.

“Well,Tom,^^hesaid,'Tmgoingtomakeyoufree,sopackyourthings,andgetreadytoleavefor

Kentuckysoon.,,ThereisasuddenlightinTom'sfhce.

1.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordtheyrefertoinparagraph2?

A.St.ClareandEva.B.St.ClareandTom.

C.prettythings.D.Eva9sarms.

2.Fromthepassagewecanknowthat.

A.TomfeltamazedbyEva'sdeath

B.St.Clarewasinpainbecausesomeonewantedtokillhim

C.Tomdidn'twanttogotoKentucky

D.St.Claredidnotcrybecausehewastoosad

3.WhichofthefollowingbestdescribedSt.Clare?

A.Energetic.B.Kind.C.Modest.D.Fair.

4.ThelastsentenceThereisasuddenlightinTom'sfhceimplied（暗示）thatTomwas.

A.pleasedB.scaredC.relaxedD.worried

Imagineyourhomeisinthecenterofabigcircle.Everythingyouneedisa1O-minutewalkaway.How

convenient!

Recently,agroupofarchitects（建筑師）fromSouthKoreadecidedtomakethisareality.Theyare

planningacitywitheverythingpeopleneed——includinglivingareas,officesandentertainment

areas-withina1O-minutewalkfromhome.

Whenexplainingwhytheywantedtobuildsuchacity,BenvanBerkel,aleaderofcompanyUN

Studio,saidpeople'sdailylifeexperienceisthemostimportant.The"1O-minutecity“issoconvenientthat

itwon'ttakepeoplemuchtimetotravelelsewhere."Withtimethatissaved,moretimeiscreated/9Berkel

toldCNN.

Theideaofsuchacityisnotnew.In2016,French-ColombianresearcherCarlosMorenoputforward

the15-minutecityidea.TheCOVID-19pandemichasmadeitmorepopular.Duringthepandemic,many

peoplehavebeenforcedtospendmostoftheirtimeathome,withlesschancetogooutoftheir

communities.

PalomaEzzet,16,isanexample.Shesaidthatbeforethepandemic,shelikedtoplaysoccerorgo

dancing.Butduringthepandemic,shehadtogivethemupasnosuchentertainmentareasorfacilities（設備）

wereinhercommunity.a4Itisgloomy,lonelyandinconvenient,Ezzetcomplained.

Butnoteveryonelikestheidea.Somepeoplesayitwouldfurtherconcentrate（集中）wealthinthemost

convenientareas,resultinginhighhouseprices.So,shouldpeoplestopconsideringthisidea?

Maybenot.AsBobulescu,aFrenchprofessor,said."Theseedsarethere,andthey911growlittleby

5.Accordingtothearticle,whichofthefollowingisTRUE?

A.AgroupofarchitectsfromFrancedecidedtomake10-minutecity“areality.

B.Agroupofarchitectsareplanningacitywithonlynecessarythingspeopleneed.

C,PalomaEzzetcouldn'tplaysoccerduringthepandemic.

D.Everyonelikestheideaofthe0-minutecity”.

6.Thesecondparagraphiswrittentoshow.

A.whythearchitectsbuild10-minutecitiesB.howa6610-minutecity“helpspeople

C.whata6410-minutecity“islikeD.whenat6l0-minutecity“isbuilt

7.Themeaningoftheunderlinedphrase"putfbrward^^issimilarto.

A.comeupwithB.lookforwardtoC.carryonwithD.agreewith

8.WhatdoesthewriterthinkabouttheideaofthectlO-minutecity“accordingtothelastparagraph?

A.Worried.B.Doubtful.C.Questionable.D.Positive.

Charactersf'T"-StorytellerBertie-storyteller^husbandTheWhitePrince-alion

Weneverhadchildrenofourown-justTheWhitePrince——andIcantellyou,hewasenoughofa

familyforanyone.Hewalkedfreelyintheparkjustaswehadplannedhewould,andranafterthedeerand

therabbitswheneverhefeltlikeit;butheneverdidlearnhowtokillfbrhimself.Youcan'tteacholdlions

newtricks.Helivedondeermostly,andsleptonasofainourlivingroom-Iwouldn'thavehiminsideour

bedroom,nomatterhowoftenBertieasked.Youknow,Ihavetodrawthelinesomewhere.

Bertie'slegwasnevercured.Whenitwasbad,heoftenneededastick,orme,ortheliontoleanon.It

painedhimalot,especiallyoncoldandwetdays,andheneversleptwell.OnSundaysthethreeofuswould

walkaroundtheparktogether,andBertiewouldsitonthetopofWoodHillwithhisarmaroundthelion's

neckandIwouldflykites.Youknow,I'vealwayslovedkites.Andthelionlikedtobreakthemintopieces.

Thelionnevershowedanyinterestinrunningaway,andevenifhe5dwantedto,theparkwallwastoo

highforanoldliontojumpover.WhereverBertiewent,hewantedtogotoo.AndifeverBertiewentoutin

thecar,thenhe'dsitbymeinthekitchen,andwatchmewiththosegreatambereyes,listeningallthewhile

fbrthesoundofBertie'scarcomingupthepathtothefrontofthehouse.

Thelionwasgettingolder.Andhebecameweakinhislegsandcouldseeverylittle.Hespenthislast

dayssleepingatBertie'sfeet.Whenhedied,weburied(埋葬)himatthebottomofthehill.Bertiewantedit

thatwaysohecouldalwaysseetheplacefromthekitchenwindow.IsuggestedBertieplantatreeincasehe

forgotwherethelionwas."Iwill,butheshouldgetmorethanatree.^^Bertiesaid.

Bertiewassadforweeks,monthsaftertheliondied.TherewasnothingIcoulddotocheerhimoreven

comforthim.Hewouldsitforhoursinhisroom,orgooffonlongwalksbyhimself.Heseemedsosad

insidehimself,sodistant.TryasIdid,Icouldnotreachhim.

(AdaptedfromTheButterflyLion)

9.WhatdidBertie'swifemeanbysaying"Ihavetodrawthelinesomewhere^^?

A.Shewouldliketheliontositbyher.

B.Shedidn'texpectBertietokeepthelion.

C.Shedidn'tallowtheliontoentertheirbedroom.

D.Shewantedtostopthelionwalkingfreelyinthepark.

10.Whatcanbeinferredfromthestory?

A.Bertie'slegwasbadlyhurtbythelion.B.ThelionwantedtoleaveBertie'sfamily.

C.Bertie'swifewouldplantatreeforthelion.D.Bertielovedthelionmorethanhiswifedid.

11.Thestoryismainlyabout.

A.Bertieandhiswife-theownersofthelion

B.tricksthatBertieandhiswifetaughtthelion

C.thehabitsthatthelionformedinBertie'sfamily

D.thelastdaysthelionspentwithBertieandhiswife

DearMrs.Friend,

Doyouthinkitisworthbuyingagoodsecond-handfridgetoreplacetheoneinmyhouse?There9sice

everywhereinthefridgeallthetime.Ihavecheckedoutalltheself-helpvideosontheInternet,butitdidn't

work.Itisaveryoldmachineandprobablythere?ssomethingwrongwithit,andageiswastingenergy.Iam

lookingforwaystocutmyfamily'senergybillsasmuchaspossible.

Lookingforwardtoyourvaluableadvice.

Betty

DearBetty,

Thisisareallyinterestingquestion,especiallyrightnow,whenenergyusageisatthefrontofallour

minds.

Thereareafewthingsyouneedtoworkout.First,whatistheenergyefficiencyrating（能效等級）of

thefridgeinservicenowandtheitemyoufindinthemarket?Level2mightsoundgoodbutitisn'tactually

thebest.Level1savesthemostenergyforyou.

Thenyou'dneedtoseewhattheprobablecostswereforeachone.Thedifferencesaren'thuge.For

example,anaverage（平均的）Level2ratedfridgewillprobablycost￥760ayeartorun,whileaLevel1one

is￥380.Halfpriceisagoodsaving,butifyoupaid￥3800foranewone,ifdtaketenyearstobreakeven.

Hopefullyyou'dgetsomethingforless,shorteningthetimetakentorepaythecosts,andasyousay,if

theoneinyourhomeisnotworkingproperly,itcouldbecostingevenmore.Thatcouldbethegoodreason

totaketheplungenow.Butifyourworriesaboutmoneyarehowmuchyouhaverightnow,itmightbe

bettertoholdoffandlookagainifenergypricesdrop（thoughit'slikelytheywillgoupevenmoreinJuly）.

Hopemyadvice5sworthtaking.

JeanFriend

12.Theunderlined"item"inParagraph2ofthesecondletterrefersto.

A.theenergybillB.thesecond-handfridge

C.theself-helpvideoD.thefridgeinusenow

13.Whichofthefollowingslogans（廣告語）hasthesimilarmeaningto“taketheplunge95inParagraph4?

A.Justdoit!B.Askformore!C.Buildyourdreams!D.Impossibleisnothing!

14.WhafsMrs.Friend'sadviceforBetty?

A.Sheshouldbuyasecond-handfridgetosavemoney.

B.SheshouldbuyanewLevel1fridgetosaveenergy.

C.Sheshouldthinktwiceaboutbuyinganotherfridge.

D.Sheshouldtryrepairingtheoldfridgeinotherways.

Myfirsthomewasabeautifulmeadowwithapondofclearwater.Thereweresomelargetreesnearthe

pond.Ononesideofthemeadowwasafieldandontheotherwasthehouseofourmaster,FarmerGrey.He

wasakindman.

MymotherandIhadahappylife.Sheworkedduringtheday.Iplayedwiththeotheryounghorsesand

hadgreatfun.AtnightIlaynexttoher.

Oneday,mymastersoldmetoSquireGordon.Helivedwithhisfamilyinabighouse."You'rea

beautifulhorse,hesaid."Youhaveabeautifulblackcoat.IshallcallyouBlackBeauty.^^

Ilearnedtocarrymymasteronmybackandpullacoach.Ileanedtowarereins（纜繩）andabitinmy

mouth,Ididnotlikethembutallthehorseshadtowearthem.

Mymasterhadtwohorses.OneofthemwasMerrylegs.Hewasveryfriendly.TheotherwasGinger.

Shewasnotfriendly.Shebitandkickedpeople.

GingerandIpalledacoachtogether.Thecoachman'snamewasJohnGingerandIworkedveryhard.

Webecamefriends.

Gingertoldmeaboutherlifewhenshewasyoung.Shetoldme,“Mymasterwasnotkindtome.My

reinsandbithurtme.Mymasterdidnotcare.^^

SquireGordonandhismenfeltsorryforGinger.Theywerealwayskindtoher.Shestoppedbitingand

kickingpeople.Shebecameahappyhorse.

OnedayinautumnSquireGordonwentonalongjourney,JohnwentwithhimandIpulledthecoach.

Theweatherwasrainyandwindy.Mr.GordonandJohncouldnotseewellintherain.Wecametoabridge.

Istopped.'"Somethingiswrong.^^Ithought,Ididnotwanttogoontothebridge.Mr.GordonandJohn

wantedmetogoontothebridge.Ididnotmove.Justthenamansawus."Hey!There!Stop!”hecried.

“Whatisit?,?shoutedtheSquire.

“Thebridgeisbrokeninthemiddle,heanswered.6<Ifyougoontoit,youareallgoingtodrowninthe

river.^^“ThankGod!”saidtheSquire.ctThankyou,Beauty!saidJohn.Weturnedaroundandwentalongthe

roadbytheriver.Foralongtimenoonesaidanything.ThenJohnsaid,"BlackBeautysavedourlives.He

knewthebridgewasdangerous.^^

Whenwereturnedhome,theSquiretoldMrs.Gordon:

"Weareallsafe,thankstoBlackBeauty!,?

ThatnightIwasglad,becauseIwasverytired.

15.Whatdotheunderlinedwords“coach"and"drown“probablymeaninthepassageaccordingtothe

givenEnglish-Englishdictionaryentries（詞條）？

coach

1[C]apersonwhotrainsapersonorteaminsport

2[C]acomfortablebusforcarryingpassengersoverlongdistances

3[C]alargeclosedvehiclewithfourwheels,pulledbyhorses,usedtocarrypassengers

drown

l[V]todiebecauseyouhavebeenunderwatertoolongandyoucannotbreathe;tokillsb.inthisway

2[V]tomakesth.verywet;tocompletelycoversth.inwateroranotherliquid

3[V]tobelouderthanothersoundssothatyoucannothearthem

A.1;2B.3;1C.1;3D.3;3

16.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?

A.BlackBeautylivedahardlifewithmum.B.Gingerwasunhappywhenshewasyoung.

C.Somehorsesdidnotwearreinsorbits.D.Mr.Gordonwentonalongjourneyalone.

17.HowdidBlackBeautysavehismasterslife?

A.Byfixingthebridge.B.Byaskingotherhorsesforhelp.

C.Bycrossingthebridge.D.Byrefusingtostepontothebridge.

18.Whatmighthappenthatnightfromthepassage?

A.BlackBeautywassentawayfromhome.B.Mr.GordonsoldBlackBeautytoothers.

C.BlackBeautygotgoodfoodandanicebed.D.Mr.GordonhadBlackBeautydoextrawork.

I'venoticedthatconversationswithmychildrenhavestartedtoturnintosomethingthatIdon'tlike.It

couldbemyfault.Idon'talwaysthinkbefore1openmymouth.

Forexample,mykidsmightcallmetotellmeaboutsomethingthafsbeenbotheringthem.Then,as

soonasthey'refinished,Igointomommode（模式）.Ican'thelpit.Ifsmydefaultsetting（默認設置）.I

amthequeenofunwantedadvice.WhenIgetoneofmyadultkidsonthephone,Ibecomeanexperton

everythingandanythingwhichI'mobviouslynot.

Iwanttobepartoftheirlives.Moreimportantly,Iwanttopreventthemfrommakingmistakesthat

seemsoobvioustome.Buttheyjustwantsomeonetolisten.

I'mhardyaloneinthis.Overlunchtheotherday,afriendtoldmethathersonrarelylistenedto

anythingshesaid.Iknowthatfeelingalltoowell.ButI'mlearningthattalkingtoisnotthesameastalking

with.

Givingadvicetochildrencanbefullofproblems.Thoughwemayseeourselvessharingourwisdom,

theyseesomethingelse.Theyseeacontrollingparentwhohasn'tacceptedthefactthatthey'readultswith

theirownthoughts.

They9renotlookingforanytipsTheymaynotevenwantanimmediate（立亥U的）solutiontoadifficult

problem.

Whatthey5rehopingforisasafeplacetotalkwithapersonwholovesandsupportsthem.

Becauseofthis,I'vesetthegoalofbecomingabetterparentbybeingabetterlistener.It'snotaneasy

taskforparentslikemewhothinkthey5rejustbeinghelpful.ButI'mtryingtodoitanyway.

19.Whatmadetheauthorseeherproblem?

A.Afriendmentionedasimilarcase.B.Herkidsstoppedcallingher.

C.Thenatureofherconversationswithherkids.D.Thewayherkidssharetheirworrieswithher.

20.Whatcanweknowabouttheauthor's"mommode”?

A.Itishardforhertostopit.B.Herkidsrespond（反應）welltoit.

C.Itmakesherhappy.D.It'sthebestwayofcommunication.

21.Whydoesgivingadvicetochildrencauseproblems?

A.Theadvicecannotsolvetheproblem.B.Childrencan'tlearntobeindependent.

C.Parentscan'tunderstandtheproblem.D.Parentsandkidswantdifferentthings.

22.Whatmighttheauthordointhefuture?

A.Becomemorehelpful.B.Trytobeabetterlistener.

C.Bepatientwhentalking.D.Stopgivinganyadvice.

IfConfucius（孔夫子）werestillalivetodayandcouldcelebratehisSeptember28birthdaywithabig

cake,therewouldbealotofcandles.He'dneedafanorastrongwindtohelphimputthemout.

WhilemanypeopleinChinawillrememberConfuciusonhisspecialday,fewpeopleintheUnited

Stateswillgivehimapassingthought.Ifsnothingpersonal.MostAmericansdon,tevenrememberthe

birthdaysoftheirownnationalheroes.

Butthisdoesn,tmeanthatAmericansdon,tcareaboutConfucius.Inmanywayshehasbecomea

bridgethatforeignersmustcrossiftheywanttoreachadeeperunderstandingofChina.

Inthepasttwodecades,theChinesestudiesprogramshavegainedhugepopularityinWestern

universities.Morerecently,theChinesegovernmenthassetupConfuciusInstitutesinmorethan80

countries.TheseschoolsteachbothChineselanguageandculture.ThemaincoursesofChineseculture

usuallyincludedChineseart,historyandphilosophy（哲學）.SomesocialscientistssuggestthatWesterners

shouldtakeadventagesoftheancientChinesewisdomtomakeupforthedrawbacksofWesterners

philosophy.StudentsintheUnitedSates,atthesametime,areracingtoleanChinese.Sotheywillbeready

forlifeinaworldwhereChinaisanequalpowerwiththeUnitedStates.Businessmenwhohopetomake

moneyinChinaarereadingbooksaboutConfuciustounderstandtheirChinesecustomers.

Sotheoldthinker'sideasarestillaliveandwell.TodayChinaattractstheWestmorethanever,andit

willneedmoreteacherstointroduceConfuciusandChineseculturetotheWest.Asfortheoldthinker,he

willnotsoonbeforgottenbypeopleintheWest,evenifhisbirthdayis.

23.Theopeningparagraphismainlyintendedto.

A.providesomekeyfactsaboutConfuciusB.attractthereaders,interestinthesubject

C.showgreatrespectfortheancientthinkerD.provethepopularityofmodernbirthday

celebrations

24.Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?

A.ForgottenWisdominAmericaB.OldThinkerwithaBigFuture

C.ChineseCultureforWesternersD.HugeFansoftheChineseLanguage

25.Thepassageislikelytoappearin.

A.abiography（自傳）B.ahistorypaper

C.anewspaperD.aphilosophytextbook

Longlongago,therewasapieceofwood.Itwasnotanexpensivepieceofwood.Justacommonblock

offirewood,oneofthosethicklegsthatareputonthefiretomakecoldroomswarm.

Onefinedaythispieceofwoodfounditselfintheshopofanoldcarpenter（木匠）.Everyonecalled

himMastroCherry,forthetipofhisnosewassoroundandredthatitlookedlikearipecherry.

Assoonashesawthatpieceofwood,MastroCherrywasfilledwithjoy.Rubbinghishandstogether

happily,hesaidtohimself,“Thishascomeintime.I'minneedofalegofthetable.^^Butashewasaboutto

giveitthefirstblow,hestoodstillwitharmuplifted,forhehadheardalittlevoicesay,“Pleasebecareful!

Donothitmesohard!^^Surprising,isn'tit?

Hetriedtofindoutwherethatvoicehadcomefromandhesawnoone!Helookedunderthe

bench——noone!Hesearchedtheroom-noone!Heopenedthedoortolookaroundthestreet——andstillno

one!

“Oh,Isee!”hethensaid,laughingandshakinghishead."Theremaybesomethingwrongwithmy

ears.”

“Well,well——toworkoncemore.^^Hestruckanotherblowhardonthepieceofwood.

“Oh,oh!Youhurtme!”criedthesamefar-awaylittlevoice.

MastroCherry'smouthopenedwide,eyesturnedfrightenedandhistonguehungdownonhischin（下

巴）Wheredidthatvoicecomefrom?Thispieceofwoodhaslearnedtocrylikeachild?Hereitis一a

pieceofcommonfirewood,thesameasanyother.Yet——mightsomeonebehiddeninit?Ifso,theworstfor

him.rilfixWiththesewords,hestartedtoknockit.Hethrewittothefloor,againstthewalls,and

evenuptotheceiling.

Helistenedforthetinyvoicetocry.Hewaitedtwominutes-nothing;fiveminutes-nothing;ten

minutes-nothing.^^Oh,Isee,“hesaid,tryingbravelytolaughandtouchinghishair.^^Well,well——towork

oncemore!^^Sohetriedtosingamerrysongtogetpower,andworkedon.

“Stopit!Oh,stopit!Youticklemystomach.ThistimepoorMastroCherryfellasifshot.Whenhe

openedhiseyes,hefoundhimselfsittingonthefloor.

26.Howmanytimesdidthepieceofwoodtalk?

A.1B.2C.3D.4

27.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"blow"probablymean?

A.ahardhitB.airfromthemouthC.aquickmoveD.amusicalsound

28.Whichistherightorderofthestory?

①MastroCherryheardthefirstvoice.

②MastroCherrylookedforthevoiceeverywhere.

③MastroCherrylaughedandsangtoencouragehimself.

④MastroCherrydoubtedthatsomeonewashiddeninthewood.

⑤MastroCherryfoundapieceofcommonfirewoodinhisshop.

A.⑤①②④③B.①⑤②④③C.①⑤③②④D.⑤①②③④

29.Howdidtheman'sfeelingschangeinthewholestory?

A.bored-surprised一tiredB.happy一surprised一frightened

C.angry一fiightened一relaxedD.surprised一frightenedTangry

30.Whatmighthappentothewoodlater?

A.Itwillbethrownaway.B.Itwillbeputonthefire.

C.Itwillbeusedasalegofatable.D.Itwillbemadeintoapuppet.

TheInternetplaysabigpartinhumanlife.Weuseitforworkandpleasure.Weuseittolearnanew

language.Wefindadviceonit.Weuseittoconnectwithfamilyandfriends.Weuseittostayintouchwith

eventswecareabout.Thelistgoesonandon.

AsfarastheInternetbeingapartofourlives-well,thattrainhasleftthnstation.Thereisnogoing

backtoanInternet-freelife.ButcanusingtheInternettoomuchbebadforourhealth?Itmightbe,say

researchers.AnewstudyfindsthatheavyInternetusemaybeconnectedwithhighbloodpressure（壓力）in

ayounggroup:teenagers.

Thestudyresultsshowthatteenswhospendatleast14hoursaweekonlinemaydevelophighblood

pressure,whichmakesyourheartandbloodvesselsworktoohard.Overtime,thisextrapressureincreases

yourriskofaheartattack.Highbloodpressurecanalsocauseotherdiseases.

TheHenryFordHospitalinDetroit,Michigandidthestudy.335youngpeople,from14to17yearsold,

tookpartinit.134oftheteensweredescribedas"heavyInternetusers”.Andresearchersfoundthatoutof

these134teens,26hadhighbloodpressure.Theresearcherssaythestudyisthefirsttoconnectheavyweb

usewithhighbloodpressure.

TheleadresearcherisAndreaCassidyBushrow.Shesaid,"UsingtheInternetispartofourdailylife,

butitshouldn'truinus."Ms.CassidyBushrowaddsthatitisimportantforteenstostoptohavearest

regularly（定期地）fromtheircomputersorsmartphones.Shealsosuggeststhatparentsshouldn'tlettheir

childrenusetheInternetformorethantwohoursaday,fivedaysaweek.

31.Whatdoestheunderlinedpart“thattrainhasleftthestation^^meaninparagraph2?

A.Thetrainhaschangeditscourse.

B.Thereissomethingwrongwiththestation.

C.Thetrainhasstoppedatthewrongstation.

D.LifewithouttheInternetisnowheretobefound.

32.Whatisparagraph3mainlyabout?

A.Theharmofhighbloodpressure.B.Waystopreventhighbloodpressure.

C.TheadvantagesofusingtheInternet.D.ThedisadvantagesofusingtheInternet.

33.AndreaCassidyBushrowwouldagreethat.

A.teenagersshouldn'tusetheInternet

B.theInternetwillruinhumanlifeinthefuture

C.smartphonesaremoreharmfulthancomputers

D.regularbreaksarenecessarywhenusingtheInternet

34.Whatcanbeusedasthebesttitleofthetext?

A.HeavyInternetusersaremostlyteenagersB.HowtopreventteenagersfromtheInternet

C.ToomuchInternetusemaybebadforteenagersD.Everycoinhastwosides-sodoesthe

Internet

Recently,“collegestudentsgoingtoZiboforbarbecue^^and"takingahigh-speedtraintotasteZibo

barbecue“havebecomehottopicsonChinesesocialmedia.Zibobarbecueoffersanattractivedining

experience.Peoplecanbakeskewers（肉串）themselvesonasmallstove,wraptheminathinpancakeand

thenhaveagoodtaste.Theexperienceofmaking"Zibobarbecue^^offersasenseofparticipationand

relaxingtimefordiners.

AccordingtoMeituanandDazhongDianping,thebookingroomsinhotelsinZiboduringthefive-day

MayDayholidayis800percenthigherthanthatin2019.Thenumberofpassengersarrivinganddeparting

throughZiborailwaystationhasreached50,000aday,settinganewrecordinthepastthreeyears.

Zibogovernmenthastakenthesuddenchancetoattractmoretourists.AsearlyasMarch10,ithasset

upabarbecueassociation,setupabarbecuefestivalduringtheMayDayholiday.Inordertoencourage

peopletovisitthecity,Ziboofferedaspecial"'barbecuemap“andadded21newbarbecuebuslinessothat

touristscan“getonthebustorest,getofftoeat”.

“ThisisachanceformorepeopletogettoknowZibo'swarmwelcomeandbusinessenvironment,

whichwillattractmoreinvestment（投資）andcreatemorejobs.Thisiswhatreallymatters."Wang

Dazhuang,alocalpeoplesaid.

35.WhattopicaboutZibothathasbecomepopularonChinesesocialmedia?

A.TakingnewbuslinestofindjobsinZibo.

B,VisitingZiboforitsspecial4'barbecuemap”.

C.Takingahigh-speedtraintotasteZibobarbecue.

D.Takingahigh-speedtraintoZiboforhotpottorelax.

36.WhydoesthewriterwanttoshowusbyusingsomenumbersinParagraph2?

A.BarbecuehasbecomethesymbolofZibo.

B.NotmanypeoplewenttoZibountilrecently.

C.ZiboisoftencrowdedduringtheMayDayholiday.

D.ZiboattractslotsoftouristsbecauseofZibobarbecue.

37.Whatcanyoulearnfromthethirdparagraph?

A.WhenisthebesttimetotasteZibobarbecue.

B.HowZibohastriedtodevelopthecitytourism.

C.WhyZibobecomessopopularontheInternetsoquickly.

D.WherevisitorscantastethemostdeliciousbarbecueinZibo.

參考答案:

1.D2.D3.B4.A

【導語】本文選自著作《湯姆叔叔的小屋》，主要講述了一位父親在女兒死后完