PAGEPAGE82024中考英語閱讀理解（題）（四）PassageA（2024中考教化類選練）Evenkidsknowthatweshouldwaitforthetrafficlighttoturngreenbeforecrossingaroad,butnoteverybodyfollowsthisbasicrule.

“Chinesestyleroadcrossing”hasbecomeahotexpressionrecently.Chinesepeople“crossroadswithoutthinkingabouttrafficlights,solongas（只要）theyarepartofacrowd”,saidapostonSinaWeibo.

ACCTVnewsprogramshowedthatinonlyanhour,morethan600peoplejumpedredlightswhencrossingaroadatacrossinginShijiazhuang,Hebei.

Manypeoplesaythattheyjaywalk（亂闖公路）becausetheredlightlaststoolong.SuchanopinionissupportedbyaresearchteamatTongjiUniversity.Theteamdidresearchonpeople’swaitingtimesatdifferentroadcrossingsfrom2008to2010.TheyfoundthatChinesepeoplewouldwaitfor70to90secondsbeforetheylosttheirpatience.“Peoplearelikelytoignore(忽視)thelightwhenthewaitingtimeislongerthantheycanstand,”saidNiYing,amemberoftheresearchteam.However,asurveyonSinaWeibosuggestedthathalfoftherespondents（調查對象）believethatpeoplejaywalkmainlybecausetheydisregard（忽視）rules.“Ialwaysobeytrafficrules.Timeisimportantbutsafetyshouldcomefirst,”wrote“Qixiaoe”onWeibo.

Manycountriesgiveoutpunishmentstojaywalkers.InSingapore,themaximum(最大量)canbethreemonthsinprison.SomeChinesecitieshavestartedtakingsomeactions,too.Forexample,thefirstthreepeopleinajaywalkinggroupwillbefined50yuaninShijiazhuang.

Butcallingonpeopletorespectrulesismoreimportant.Tocompletelysolvetheproblem,everyoneshouldrealizetheimportanceofobeyingthetrafficrules.

1.Whichofthefollowingisthe“Chinesestyleroadcrossing”?

A.Towaitforthetrafficlighttoturngreen.

B.Tocrossaroadslowly.

C.Tocrossroadswithoutlookingattrafficlights.

D.Tofollowthebasictrafficlights.2.Whatdoesthephrase“theteam”inParagraph4referto(指的是)?A.ACCTVnewsprogram.

B.AresearchgroupatTongjiUniversity.

C.ApostonSinaWeibo.

D.Adailynewspaper.3.HowlongwillChinesepeoplewaittocrosstheroadbeforetheylosepatience?

A.Lessthanoneminute.

B.Aboutfiveminutes.

C.Lessthanoneandahalfminutes.

D.Morethantenminutes.4.WhydopeoplejaywalkaccordingtothesurveyonSinaWeibo?A.Becausetherearetoomanypeopleontheroad.

B.Becausetheredlightlaststoolong.

C.Becausepeopledon’tpaymuchattentiontorules.

D.Becausepeoplehavelesspatience.5.Thewritersuggeststhatweshould________tosolvetheproblemofjaywalking.A.punishthejaywalkers

B.disregardthetrafficrulesC.reducethetimeofredlights

D.callonpeopletoobeythetrafficlights參考答案1C

2B

3C

4C

5D

PassageB2024中考英語閱讀理解分類練習：廣告布告類Postmanwanted

Noexperiencenecessarybutyoumustbehardworking.

Freetochooseworkinghours.

Haveadriver’slicense.

WritetoNo.38ChanghongRd,Xiangyang.Englishteacherwanted

Warmandpatientcollegestudents.

AbletospeakstandardEnglish,goodwithchildren.

Time:onweekends.

E-mailaddress:SunshineSchool@163.Taxidriverswanted

Full-timetaxidrivers.Overfiveyears’experience,goodknowledgeofthecity.

Under45yearsold.

Formoreinformation,pleasecometoShundaTaxiCompanytovisitthemanager.Tourguideswanted

Twoyears’workingexperience.

GoodEnglishandgoodattalkingtopeople.

Age:20-30.

GotoFriendshipTravelingCompanytoasktheManagerformoreinformation.【小題1】Ifyouwanttobeapostman,it’snecessaryforyoutohave_____________.A．workingexperience B．goodknowledgeofthecityC．adriver’slicense D．acollegestudent’scard【小題2】SunshineSchoolneeds_____________.A．excellentEnglishteachersB．ahard-workingpostmanC．full-timedriversD．anoutgoingtourguide【小題3】Ifyouwanttobeataxidriver,youshould_____________.A．beover45yearsoldB．knowthecityverywellC．writetoNo.38ChanghongRd.D．speakEnglishwell【小題4】Thetourguideswantedshould____________.A．havenoworkingexperience B．bepatientwithchildrenC．begoodatdriving D．speakgoodEnglis【小題5】YouCAN’Tgetinformationby___________ifyouwanttogetajobabove.A．makingacall B．goingtovisitthemanagerC．sendingane-mail D．writingaletterPassageC()()()()()參考答案6—10DBCDCPassageDWeoftenpraisetheworldofscience.Itexplainstheworldandmakesourliveseasierwithtechnology.Oneofthemostexcitingfieldsinscienceisartificialintelligence(人工智能，AI).Thisisanareawherescientistsareworkingoncreatingmachinesthatthinklikehumans.However，oneofthemostfamousscientistshasaverydarkwarningforusaboutthistypeoftechnology.“Thedevelopmentoffullartificialintelligencecouldleadtotheendofthehumanrace,”saidProfessorStephenHawkingtotheBBC.Hawkingisawell-knownBritishPhysicistandwriterofbestsellingsciencebookABriefHistoryofTime.ThiswarningcamefromaseriousdiseasecalledALS;heneedsanAIcomputertocommunicate.ThecomputerlearnshowHawkingthinksandsuggeststhewordshemaywanttousenext.ThisisabasictypeofAI,whichisveryuseful,yetHawkingfearsthepossibilityofcreatingtechnologythatcanmatchorgobeyondhumanintelligence.Andit’seasytoimaginehowterriblethingsmaybe.ManyTVshowsandfilmsdisplaybig,killermachinesthatarefarclevererthanus.“Humans,whoarelimitedbyslowbiologicalevolution(進化),couldn’tcompete,”saidHawking.Butnoteveryscientistispessimistic(悲觀的)aboutAItechnology.“Ibelievewewillremaininchargeof（掌控)thetechnology.“Thepotential(潛力)ofittosolvemanyoftheworldproblemswillberealized.”InwhatdirectiondoyouthinkAIisgoing?Shouldwebehopefulorfearful?28. WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaboutAI？A.Thetechnologyisnotverypopularnow.B.Scientistshaven’tcontrolledthetechnology.C.Itisnowmuchsmarterthanhumans.D.Itmakesourliveseasier.29. ThewritertookHawkingasanexampleto____________. A.explainhowAIhashelpedus B.showthegreathiddenuseofAI C.showAIhasalreadybecomepartofourlife D.suggestthatAIbecomedangerousforhumans30. Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthispassage?A.AI:afriendoranenemy?B.ThedevelopmentofAIC.ThefutureofhumanbeingsD.ThefightbetweenhumansandAI參考答案28—30、CCAPassageE閱讀下列內容，從每小題所給的三個或四個選項中選出一個最佳答案。WhenyouarereadingsomethinginEnglish,youmayoftenmeetwithanewword.What’sthebestwaytoknowit?YoumaylookitupintheEnglish-Chinesedictionary.Itwilltellyoualotabouttheword:thepronunciation,theChinesemeaningandhowtousetheword.ButhowcanyouknowwherethewordisthousandsofEnglishwords?Howtofinditinthedictionarybothquicklyandcorrectly?First,alltheEnglishwordsarearranged(支配)intheletterorder.InthedictionaryyoucanfirstseethewordsbeginningwithletterA,thenB,C,D….Thatmeans,iftherearetwowords“desert”and“pull”,“desert”willbecertainlybefore“pull”.Theniftherearetwowordsbothbeginningwiththesameletter,youmaylookatthesecondletter.Thenthethird,thefourth…Forexample,“pardon”isbefore“plough”,“judge”before“just”,etc.Doyouunderstandhowtolookupinthedictionary?Thedictionarywillbeyourgoodfriend.Ihopeyou’lluseitasoftenaspossibleinyourEnglishstudy.1.Thispassageisabout______.A.newwordsinwritingB.differentdictionariesC.thebest