2024年九年級中考英語專項訓練：任務型閱讀

讀下面的一篇文章，在每個題目下做簡單的筆記。

Animalsarenaturalresources（自然資源）thatpeoplehavewastedallthroughourhistory.

Animalshavebeenkilledfortheirfurandfeather,forfood,forsport,andsimplybecausethey

wereintheway.Thousandsofkindsofanimalshavedisappearedfromtheearthforever.

Hundredsmoreareonthedangerlisttoday.About170kindsintheUnitedStatesaloneare

consideredindanger.

Whyshouldpeoplecare?Becauseweneedanimals,andbecauseoncetheyaregone,there

willneverbeanymore.Animalsaremorethanjustbeautifulorinteresting.Theyaremorethan

justasourceoffood.Everyanimalhasitsplaceinthebalanceofnature.Destroyingonekindof

animalcancausemanyproblems.Forexample,whenfarmerskilledlargenumbersofhawks（鷹）,

thefarmers5storesofcomandgrainweredestroyedbyratsandmice.Why?Becausehawkseat

ratsandmice,withnohawkstokeepdowntheirnumbers,theratsandmicemultipliedquickly.

Luckily,somepeopleareworkingtohelpsaveanimals.Somegroupsraisemoneytolet

peopleknowabouttheproblem.Andtheytrytogetthegovernmentstopasslawsprotecting

animalsindanger.However,only12countrieshavepassedlaws.Slowly,thenumberofsome

animalsindangerisgrowing.

1.ThenumberofkindsofanimalsconsideredindangerinAmerica

2.Importanceofanimalsinnature'sbalance

3.Theanimalsthateatratsandmice

4.Howtohelpsaveanimals

5.Listanothertwowaystoprotectanimals（nomorethan10wordseach）

TCMwinstheheartsofyoungpeopleforitseffectiveness.

JinYing,25,isaloverofTraditionalChineseMedicine（TCM）.Shetookpartina

three-monthtrainingcourseonacupunctureandtuina（針灸推拿）inthewinterof2023atBeijing

UniversityofChineseMedicine.

Jin'slifehasbeendifferentsincethetraining.Shechangedherlifehabitsafterlearningthe

FiveElementstheory（五行學說）.Forexample,sheavoidedsweatingtoomuchduringexercisein

winterbecausethecoldofwintermeanspeopleshouldslowdown,accordingtoTCM.Forher,

learningtheseskillsandtheorieswasnotaboutbecomingaTCMdoctorbutratherabout

acceptinganewlifestyle.

SheisnotanunusualexampleofyouogpeoplelovingTCM.AsurveybyChinaYouth

Dailyshowedthat93.3percentofthe1,000youngpeoplehadtrieddifferentTCMtreatments.

“Ihaveseenarisingnumberofyoungpeoplecometomeforneckandbackpains,which

areusuallyrelatedtotheelderly,9,saidMaHuifang,aTCMdoctoratGuoyitang,aTCMhospital

affiliatedwithBeijingUniversityofChineseMedicine.

BetweenWesternmedicineandTCM,youngpeopleoftenchooseTCM"duetoits

effectiveness,9,accordingtoMa.

SomepeoplequestionwhyTCMtreatsthesameillnesseswithdifferentprescriptions（處

方）.“ThisisactuallyanadvantageofTCM,ratherthanashortcoming,asitcanbeamore

accuratetreatmentfordifferentpatients,9,Maexplained.

YoungeragegroupsarewelcomingTCM,and,atthesametime,TCMisalsobenefiting

youngpeople.AsJinnoted,<4IthelpsyoungpeopleunderstandChinesemedicineandlearnwhyit

isbelievedtobeatreasureofourChineseculture.^^

6.Acupunctureandtuina2023isatrainingcourse,isn'tit?

7.WhatdidJinlearnaboutexerciseinwinterafterthetraining?

8.WhafsthepurposeforJin'slearningtheskillsandtheoriesofTCM?

9.Howdoyouunderstandtheunderlinedsentence“Sheis…lovingTCM”（inPara,4）?

10.WhydoesTCMtreatthesameillnesseswithdifferentprescriptions?

11.WhafsyouropiniononTCM?Showyourreason（s）.

Growingoldissomethingthathappenstoallofus.Butmanypeopleoftenthinkolder

peoplearephysicallyweak,helplessorunabletodoanythingmeaningful.Howdoyoufeelabout

gettingold?Ioncechattedwithmygrandma,SolveigKing,tofindoutheropinions.

Bornin1927,mygrandmagrewupinAmericaduringtheGreatDepression（大蕭條）of

the1930sandWorldWarII.Therewerenooutdoorlightsandnorunningwater.6CButitwasa

veryhappychildhood:snoweverywinterandalwayssunshineinsummer,enoughfood,butno

luxuries（奢侈品）,“shesaid.Thisexplainswhereshegotherhabitofkeepingoldboxesandnever

wastinganyfood.

In2015,1wenttolivewithmygrandmaforafewmonths.Wewouldsittogetherandread

books,gototheswimmingpool,watchsometravelprogramsonTV,dosomegardeningandthen

doitallagainthenextday.Itwasquitefun!

Now96yearsoldandinawheelchair,Solveigcan'tgoswimminganymore,butshestill

keepsupwithherotherhobbies.don'tfeel"old5,justalittledisabled!ButIneverwishIcould

dosomethingIknowIcan'tdo."Andshekeepsacuriousandadventurous（冒險的）mind."Soon,

rilneedtoliveatanursinghomefortwoweekswhilemyfamilyisaway.TmexcitedbecauseI'll

gettolearnallaboutoldpeople!??shesaid.Howactivesheis!Iseemtoknowthatgettingoldis

notclosetotheendoflifebutaprocessoffindingthebeautyoflife.

根據短文內容，回答下列問題。

12.WhoisSolveigKing?

13.WheredidSolveiggrowup?

14.WasSolveig'schildhoodhappyorunhappy?

15.WhyisSolveigexcitedaboutlivingatanursinghome?

16.Howdoesthewriterfeelaboutgettingold?

Theearliestformofwritingappearedabout5,500yearsago.Inthepast,handwritingwas

animportantsubjectinschool.Now,manystudentssometimesdohomeworkonacomputerand

turnintheirtasksonline.

Manypeoplethinktyping(打字)isquickandeasytoread,whilewritingbyhandmaytake

longerthantyping.Butotherssaywritingwithapenandpaperismorevaluable.Writingbyhand

hasbigadvantages.Researchshowsthatwhenwewritedownideaswithapenorpencil,wemake

thebrainactivetohelpuslearn,rememberandthink.Writingbyhandletspeopleshowtheir

creativity.Notwopeoplehavethesamehandwriting.Writingbyhandcanalsohelppeople

concentrate.Whenusingacomputer,peoplecangoonlineorplaycomputergameseasily.

Handwritingmaybepretty.However,peoplecangettheirideasandthoughtsdownmore

quicklywhentheytype.Typingcanalsomakeiteasierforpeopletochange.Oncesomethingis

writtenbyhand,youcan'tdeleteit.Ifyouwanttomakeachange,youhavetowriteitallover

again.Whafsmore,somepeople'shandwritingmaybehardtoread.Typingmakeseverything

clear,andnoonewillhavetoworryabouttheirwordsbeingclearenough.

根據短文內容，回答下列問題。

17.Whendidpeoplebegintowrite?

18.Howisthebrainwhenwewritebyhand?

19.Whafsthemainideaofparagraph2?

20.Howmanyadvantagesoftypingarementionedinparagraph3?

21.Ifyouneedtowriteareport,willyoutypeorhandwriteit?Why?(Give2reasons.)

閱讀并回答下面5個問題，每題答案不超過10個詞。

"WhatshouldIwecallyou?”Iasked.

“MynameisCaptainNemo,^^hetoldus."ThenameofmyshipisNautilus.^^

CaptainNemoshowedmethelibrary,theartgalleryandtheengineroom.

"It'sawonderfulship!^^Iexclaimed.

“Iloveitasifitweremychild,“hereplied.

“Itmusthavecostafortune!”

""Millionsofdollars,hereplied."'However,Ihavebillions!^^

NedLandandConseilwereasamazedattheshipasIwas,butNedwasstillinterestedin

tryingtofindawaytoescape.Itoldhimthatheshouldstopthinkingaboutitforthemoment.

Afewdayslater,CaptainNemoinvitedmeandmyfriendstogohuntingwithhiminthe

forestsofCrespoIslandunderthesea.WhenreturnedtotheNautilus,weweretiredbutamazed

bywhatwehadseenduringthetrip.Itwasanamazingexperience.

WhenweenteredtheTorresStrait,theNautilushitareefandstopped.Wehadtowaitfor

thehightidetolifttheNautilusoffthereef.WethreewereallowedtouseCaptainNemo'sdinghy

togoontotheisland.Wewereexcited.Whenwereturnedtotheislandthenextday,wewere

attackedbysavages.Aboutonehundredsavagesfollowedusandtriedtocomeintotheship.

CaptainNemodidn'tworryaboutthem.Whentheyputtheirhandsontherail,theyallfellback

andranaway.CaptainNemohadputelectricityintotherail.Anybodywhotoucheditwould

receiveanelectricshock.

Oneday,CaptainNemoaskedmetofollowhimtoanotherroomandhelponeofhismen.A

manlayonabedwithaverybadheadwound.Ilookedatit."Whathappened?^^CaptainNemo

answered,'"Somethingbrokeintheengine.Aheavypieceofmetalhithishead.”"Heisgoingto

diesoon,^^Isaid."'NothingcansaveTearsfilledCaptainNemo'seyes,andheaskedmeto

leave.

Wesailedthroughaseaofmilkandhugearmiesofshellsand,sometimeslargecrowdsof

sharks.IrealizedthatIdidnotreallywanttoescape.

22.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“fbrtune“meaninEnglish?

23.Whatdoestheunderlinedttif,referto?

24.Whydidthesavagesfallbackandrunawaywhentheyputtheirhandsontherail?

25.Accordingtothepassage,howmanytimesdid'T'leavetheNautilus?

26.WhatdoyouthinkofCaptainNemoaccordingtothispassage?

Someday,youmaynolongerneedtobrushyourteethbyhand.Instead,billionsof

nanoparticles（納米顆粒）coulddoallthatworkforyou.Thenanoparticlesareverytiny,metalic

（金屬制的）balls.Magnetsmakethemmove.Amagnet（磁鐵）isapieceofiron（鐵），oftenina

horseshoeshape,whichcanattractironnaturally.

“Ifyousetupamagnetinjusttherightway,“saysEdSteager,<6youcanarrange（安排）

themintoanyshapeyouwant.^^

SteagerisanengineerattheUniversityofPennsylvaniaintheUSA.HyunKooisan

inventoranddental（牙齒的）researcherwhoalsoworksthere.Together,theyfoundawaytoform

thenanoparticlesintolong,skinnybristles（屈U毛），alotliketheonesonatoothbrush.Butthese

bristlescanchangetheshapetofitwhateversurfacetheytouch.Theycanevenmovebetween

teeth,likefloss（牙線）.

Anewwaytocleanteethcouldhelpoutanyonewhofindsthischoreboring,saysKoo.But

itwouldbeespeciallylife-changingforpeoplewithdisabilitiesorillnessesthatmakeitdifficultor

impossibletoholdandmoveatoothbrush.

Thescientiststestedtheroboticbristlesinthelab.Theremovedgunkfromplasticteethand

fromhumanteeth.ThescientistsreportedtheirinventiononJune28,2022.

Thedevice（設備）isn'tyetreadyforpeopletouse.Themagnetsandnanoparticleswill

needtofitcomfortablyandsafelyinsideaperson'smouth.Theresearchersareworkingwitha

companytomaketheirdreamcometrue.Butiftheseinventorscanperfectthedevice,itwilldo

goodtoalotofpeople.

AdentalresearchersaysofthePennsylvaniaroboticbrush,"It'sveryinnovative.9,

1-2題完成句子；3-5題簡略回答問題。

27.couldbrushyourteethforyouinthefuture.

28.Thenewinventionwasreportedon.

29.Whatdoesamagnetlooklike?

30.Whomayespeciallyneedthenewwaytocleanteeth?

31.Doyoulikethenewinvention?Whyorwhynot?

閱讀下面短文，根據短文內容，完成下列各題。

JohnandBobbyjoinedthesamecompanytogetherjustaftergraduationfromcollegethe

sameyear.Bothworkedveryhard.Severalyearslater,however,thebosspromoted（提拔）Bobby

tomanagerbutJohnwasstillaworker.Johncouldnottakeit,andgavehisresignation（辭職信）

totheboss.Hecomplaineditwasunfairbecausethebossdidnotthinkmuchofthosewhowere

hard-working,butpromotedonlythosewhoflattered（奉承）him.

ThebossknewthatJohnhadworkedveryhardfortheyears.Hethoughtforamomentand

said,“Thankyouforwhatyousaid,butIhopeyouwilldoonemorethingforourcompanybefore

youleave.”

Johnagreed.Thebossaskedhimtogoandfindanyonesellingwatermelonsinthemarket.

Johnwentandreturnedsoon.Hesaidhehadfoundamansellingwatermelons.Thebossasked

howmuchtheycosteverykilogram.Johnshookhisheadandwentbacktothesellertoaskand

returnedtotelltheboss$1.2perkg.

ThebosstoldJohntowaitasecond,andhecalledBobbytocometohisoffice.HeaskedBobbyto

goandfindanyonesellingwatermelonsinthemarket.Bobbywentandreturned,saying,t4Boss,

onlyonepersonissellingwatermelons$1.2perkg,and$10for10kg.Thesellerhas340

watermelons.Onthetablethereare58,andeachweighsabout2kilograms.Theywerebrought

fromtheSouthtwodaysago.Theyarefreshandofgoodquality.^^HearingwhatBobbysaid,

Johnsaidnothingandlostinthought...

32.DidJohnworkhard?

33.WhatdidthebossaskJohnandBobbytodo?

34.Whatqualities（品質）hasBobbyshowninthestory?（Within15words）

35.Attheendofthestory,whatmightJohnbethinkingaboutwhenhelostinthought?

閱讀短文，根據要求完成下面各小題。

Sanjiangyuan,meaning"sourceofthreerivers”,isanareainNorthwestChina'sQinghai

provinceandanimportantpartoftheQinghai-TibetPlateau（青藏高原）.Itishometothe

headwatersofChina'sthreemajorrivers:theYellow,YangtzeandLancang.

Duringthepast20years,thereservehasseengreatchangesandprogress.

TsewangGyaltsen,anenvironmentalprotectionworkerinQinghaiprovince,saidthat

becauseofillegalmining（非法采礦）inthe1990s,alargepartofthelandwasdesertified（沙化）.

Thegovernment,socialorganizationsandlocalpeoplehaveallactedtosolvethisproblem.

Thegovernmentisimprovingtheecologicalprotectionmanagementsystem（生態保護管理制度）

andSanjiangyuanNationalNatureReservehasbecomepartofSanjiangyuanNationalParkandis

understrictprotection.

TheorganizationthatTsewangGyaltsenworksforalsoorganizesnatureeducationevents.

Takingteenagerstomountainsandlakes,itgetsyoungergenerationstotakeaninterestin

environmentalprotection.

Sanjiangyuanischangingforthebetter.Ifsnowagoodhomeforwildanimals,said

Xinhua.Thewildanimalpopulationisrising.ThenumberofTibetanantelopeshasincreasedfrom

lessthan20,000inthe1990stoover70,000.

ButSanjiangyuanstillfacesdifficulties.t4Thebiggestchallengenowisthepossiblelossof

grasslandandmeltingfrozensoil（凍土）causedbyglobalwarming,saidTsewangGyaltsen.

“Sowehopemorepeoplecancometogetherintheenvironmentalprotectionof

Sanjiangyuanandmakeitevenbetter.^^

36.WhatarethethreemajorriversofSanjingyuan?

37.WhatproblemdidlandinSanjiangyuanfaceinthe1990s?

38.Howdoesthegovernmentacttodealwiththeenvironmentalproblem?

39.WhydidthewritermentionTibetanantelopesinParagraph6?

40.WhatisTsewangGyaltsen'shope?

Harbinisacityinrichhistoryculture,whichislocatedinthenortheasternpartofChina.

Ifsknownforitsfreezingwintersandwinterwonderland.Itattractsvisitorsfromaroundthe

worldeveryyear.ItbroketherecordoftouristsintheNewYearholidayof2024.

WangPeng

“It'smyfirsttimetovisitHarbinIceandSnowWorld.Ifs600,000squaremeters.Itisthe

biggestIceandSnowThemeParkintheworld.Theicesculptures（雕亥U）hereareamazing.Some

arelively,andsomearecreative.Thesubjectsoftheicesculpturearevarious,includinghistory,

culture,buildings,animalsandplants.Theyareveryexcellentworks.”

ZhaoMinwei

“Ienjoymystayhereverymuch.It'saperfectplacetotastesomedeliciousfood,suchas

Harbinsausage（香腸），sweetandsourpork.VisitorscanenjoytraditionalChineseculture,aswell

asRussianballetandmusicconcerts.^^

ZhangLi

“Inwinter,theweatherinHarbinismuchcolderthanthatinGuangdong.SowhenI

plannedtohaveaHarbinwintertrip,Iboughtsomecoats,shoes,andhatstopreventthecold.But

it'snotagoodideatobuywhiteclothes,becauseit'shardforotherstofindyouontheroad,

especiallywhenyouplayinthesnowground.^^

根據短文內容，回答下列問題。

41.WhatisHarbinfamousfor?

42.HowbigisHarbinIceandSnowWorld?

43.Howmanysubjectsarethereinicesculpture?

44.WhatcanvisitorsenjoyinHarbinaccordingtoZhaoMinweibesidesdeliciousfood?

45.WhydoesZhangLithinkitisnotgoodtobuywhiteclothes?

Chinaiscalledthekingdomoffans.4.扇子在我們的日常生活中無處不在。Buthow

muchdoyouknowaboutthem?

ItissaidthatfanswerefirstusedtocooltheairduringtheShangDynasty.Atthattime,

theyweremadeoffeathers,bambooorsilk.Someofthemwereround,whileothersweresquare.

FoldingpaperfansfirstbecamepopularduringtheSongDynasty.Therewereusually

beautifulpicturesonthefans.Someweremountainsandrivers;otherswereflowersandanimals.

Manypeople,includingSuDongpo,apoetoftheSongDynasty,andTangBohu,ascholarofthe

SongDynasty,evenpaintedandwrotepoemsonfans.Thismadethefansintoartworks.5.Many

richandimportantpeoplelikedholdingfans.

Today,fansarepopulargifts.Duringthe2008BeijingOlympicGames,foldingfanswere

giventoleadersandofficialsfromothercountries,aswellasaudiencemembers.Whiletheywere

havingtheirfanstogetcoolair,theywerealsoexperiencingChineseculture.

46.WhatwerethefansusedforfirstlyintheShangDynasty?

47.Whendidfoldingfansfirstbecomepopular?

48.Whatcanforeignguestsalsoexperiencewhiletheyareusingtheirfans?

49.將劃線部分譯成英文。

50.將劃線部分譯成中文。

閱讀短文，根據短文內容回答下面的問題。

Winteriscoming.HowabouttakingatriptoHarbininnorthernChina?Alotofpeoplego

toHarbintoenjoytheworldoficeandsnowthere.ThereisevenanIceandSnowFestival.Itis

usuallyheldfromDecembertonextFebruary.Youcan'tmissthousandsofgreaticesculptures(雕

塑)ofbuildings,animalsandsoon.Remembertowearwarmclothesandshoeswhenyouvisit

theIceandSnowWorld.PeopleliketohaveatasteofthefoodinHarbin.Visitorsliketotry

dumplings,Madiericecream,Hongchang(smokedredsausages)andGuobaorou(sweetandsour

pork).Andamongthem,visitorslikeMadiericecreambestbecausehavingabiteofMadierice

creamatthetemperatureof-25℃isaninterestingandunforgettableexperience.Peoplesayifs

verycoldinHarbin,butIthinkit'sgreatfun.Harbinhasmanyskiresorts(度彳取勝地)and

snowboardingparks.Amongtheoutdooractivities,peoplelovetoenjoysnowboardingandskiing

there.Iceskatingisveryfunontheicylakesandrivers.Theseactivitiesgiveusachancetoenjoy

thewinterwonderland.

51.WhereisHarbin?

52.WhenistheIceandSnowFestival?

53.Whafsvisitors5favoritefood?

54.DopeoplelovethefoodandwinteractivitiesinHarbin?

55.Whatoutdooractivitiescanpeopledotoenjoythemselvesaccordingtothepassage?

OnedaywewenttopickupourgrandsonMarkathisschool.Itwasabeautifulspringday

sowewenttothegarden.

WenoticedthatMarkwassad.Hesaid,“Thereisnothingspecialaboutme.Well,Iam

smallerthanmyelderbrotherandIambiggerthanmyyoungerbrother.9,Iknewhefeltthathe

wasnotgettingthesameattention.

Wewalkedalittlefartherintothewoods.Markaskedmeifwecouldthrowrocksintothe

rivertoseewhichonewouldgothefarthest.Iagreed.ThenMarksaid,“Iamgoingtothrowthe

biggestrock,becauseIknowitwillgothefarthest.^^Markpickedupthelargestrockhecouldfind

andthrewit.Althoughitmadeaverybigsplash(飛濺的水)，itdidn'tgoveryfar.Markthought

foraminuteandsaid,64Iamgoingtothrowalittlerockinstead.^^Hepickedupalittlestoneand

threwitbutitdidn'tgoveryfarbecauseitwastoolittle.

Thinkingquickly,Isaid,“Whydon'tyoupickuparockthatisinbetweenthetwoother

sizedrocksandseewhathappens.^^Asafamilywehadalwaysspentalotoftimeoutinnature

andIthoughtthiswasagoodopportunitytousenatureasateacher.Markpickedupamedium

sizedrockandthrewit.Marksaid,"'Look,themiddlesizedrockwentthefarthest!"

Ismiled,“Yousee,Mark,youarelikethemiddlesizedrock.Inthissituationthelittlerock

wastoolight,thebigrockwastooheavy,butthemiddlesizedrockwasjustright.9,

“So,Iamspecial?^^

“Yes,Mark,everyoneandeverythingisspecialandhasaspecialpurpose,especiallyyou.^^

Marksmiledandpickedupanothermediumsizedrocktothrowagain.

56.WhatmadeMarksad?(Nomorethan9words)

57.WhathappenedwhenMarkthrewthemiddlesizedrockintotheriver?(Nomorethan4

words)

58.Whichisthebestwordtodescribethewriter?(Nomorethan2words)

59.請將文中畫線的句子翻譯成漢語。

60.請給短文擬一個適當的英文題目。

閱讀下面短文，按要求完成下面小題。

Intoday9sworld,scienceandtechnologyaredevelopingatanamazingspeed.Theybring

aboutgreatchangesinourlivesandhelpusalot.

Lefsconsiderthecommunicationtechnology.TheinventionoftheInternetand

smartphoneshascompletelychangedthewaywecommunicate.Peoplecanstayconnectedwith

friendsandfamilyacrosstheworld,shareinformationfast,andgetplentyofknowledgeonline.AI

SoraisanewAItoolwhichisabletounderstandhumanlanguage,learnfromexperience,and

makewisedecisionsindifferentsituations.OneofthekeyadvantagesofAISoraisitsabilityto

understandnaturallanguage.Thisallowsuserstocommunicatewiththesystem,askingquestions,

answeringinapoliteway,changingwordsintovideosandsoon.

Secondly,transportation（運輸）havebeengreatlychangedbyscienceandtechnology.The

developmentofplanesandhigh-speedtrainshasmadetravelfaster,safer,andmoreconvenient

（方便的）.Satellitenavigationsystems（衛星導航系統）havemadeiteasierforpeopletofindtheir

way.

Educationhasalsobeeninfluencedbyscienceandtechnology.Theuseofmoderntoolshas

madelearningmoreinteresting.Studentscanhaveonlinecoursesandgetonlinelearning.They

canlearnattheirownspeedandfromanywhere.Teacherscanalsousetechnologytomakebetter

lessonplans.

Butsomescientistsareworriedabouttheriskofusingscienceandtechnology.Some

peopleusethemtodosomethingbad,whichisdifficultformostpeopletotell.Soscienceand

technologyhavemadeabigdifferencetosociety,shapingthewaywelive,work,and

communicate,butweshouldknowthechallengeandrisk.

1—2題完成句子；3—5題簡略回答問題。

61.Scienceandtechnologybringaboutinourlivesandhelpusalot.

62.AISoracanunderstandhumanlanguage,learnfromexperience,andindifferent

situations.

63.Whatistheresultofthedevelopmentofplanesandhigh-speedtrains?

64.Howdoscienceandtechnologyinfluenceeducation?（至少列舉文中提到的一點）

65.Doyouthinkscienceandtechnologyaregoodforus?Why?

Farmingseemstobeanoldwayofliving.Butnow,farmsarecomingtomodernbuildings

andyoucanevenseethemonabalcony（陽臺）.Itgraduallybecomesanewlifestyle.

AccordingtoAlibaba,thesalesofvegetableseeds（種子）inthefirstseasononT-mallwere

twicemorethanthesameseasonlastyear.Ofallthepeoplewhobuyseeds,mostwerebornafter

1995.

ZhangChao,17,isoneoftheyoung“cityfarmers^^.Theseniorhighstudentsaidhislove

forgrowingvegetablescamefromthedayswhenhelivedwithhisgrandpainthecountryside.

"Spendinghiswholelifeasafarmer,mygrandpalikedtogrowvegetablesinourgarden

whenhewasolder,9,Zhangsaid."Ialsolearnedfromhimtogrowmyownvegetablesonmy

balcony,anditbroughtmegoodmemories.^^

UnlikeZhang,YangJingfromauniversitythinksdifferently.

“Ihavetoomuchhomeworkeveryday.Ialwaysthoughtmyboringlifeneverended.But

whenIsawthebalconyideafromawebsite,mylifechanged!Istartedplantingvegetablesonmy

balconyoneyearago.Igotmostoftheseedsfrommyfriends,butIdidn'tknowwhatplantseeds

theywere.SoIjustplantedthemandwaitedpatiently.Halfayearlater,mybalconybecamea

smallbeautifulgarden.Now,everytimeIspendlonghoursonhomework,Iwouldliketowalkto

mybalconytorelax/5saidYang.

Now,plantingonabalconyiswelcomedbymoreandmoreyoungpeople.Asateenager,

wouldyouliketohaveatry?

66.Wecanknowthatisbecominganewlifestyleaccordingtothepassage.

（10個詞以內）

67.Fromparagraph2,wecaninfer（推斷）that.（10個詞以內）

68.HowdoesZhangChaolearntogrowvegetables?

_________________________________________.（10個詞以內）

69.WhatdoesYangJingthinkoffarmingonthebalcony?

.（10個詞以內）

70.Doyouthinkplantingonabalconyisagoodidea?Whyorwhynot?

_________________________________________.（20個詞以內）

Mostparentswanttheirchildrentobefamousoneday.Butdochildrenhavethesame

dreams?Anewplaycalled,acHi,Ke'ai"isonatBeijingChildren'sArtTheatre.Ittellsthestoryof

aboycalledKe'ai.Hisparentswouldlikehimtobecomeapainterormusicianorscientistone

day.Theyteachhimtodrawandtoplaythepiano,butKe'aidoesn'tenjoytheseactivities.

ThenonedayKe'ai'sparentsseeLiuXiangwinagoldmedalattheOlympicGames,and

theywanthimtobeasportsman.caWhydotheywantmetobesomebodyelse?"Ke'aiasksand

says,"Ionlywanttobemyself.

Thewriteroftheplayis52-year-oldZouJingzhi,awell-knownpoetandwriterforTV,

operaanddrama.Heboughtmanyvideosofpopularcartoonstohelpwritethestory.Hefinish

writingitinamonth.Theplayshowsusthatitisgoodforparentstolearntounderstandtheir

children.Ithelpsparentstothinkaboutwhatkidswanttodo.Youngaudiences（觀眾）enjoythe

story,andalsothemusicintheplay.Therearetwosongsintheplay.Oneofthem,"Ke'ai'sSong”

isveryeasytolearn,sotheaudiencescansingthesongontheirwayhomeaftertheplay.

71.Doallparentswanttheirchildrentobefamousoneday?

72.Wherecanyouwatchthenewplay"Hi,Ke'ai"?

73.Ke'aidoesn'tlikepaintingandplayingthepiano,doeshe?

74.Whodoeske'aiwanttobe?

75.Whatdoyoungaudiencesenjoyintheplay?

76.Whatdoyouthinkofthenewplay?

閱讀下面短文，根據短文內容回答問題。

YanWenjiaoisacollegestudentlivinginManlevillage,XishuangbannaDaiautonomous

prefecture（自治州），Yunnanprovince.LikeMaLiangwiththeMagicBrush,Yanchangeshis

hometownintoafamousplaceofinterest.Howdoeshemakeit?

Yan'sstorybeganinJuly,2015.WhenYanreturnedtohishometownforsummervacation,

hedrewsomepaintingsonthewallsofhishouse.SomepeoplefoundYan'swallpaintings

beautifulandaskedhimtopaintforthem.