江苏省2024年中考英语专项训练（二）：02阅读理解（含解析）

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江苏省2024年中考英语专项训练（二）：02阅读理解
Sending astronauts to Mars is a big challenge. Astronauts will have to take everything they need, including food, air and water. The room inside the spaceship is too limited to hold many things. So packing a spaceship is a huge challenge for a trip to Mars.
Six astronauts on an eight-month trip to Mars will need at least 18,000 kilograms of water for drinking and washing. They’ll also need water to protect themselves from space rays which can pass right through spaceship walls and harm astronauts’ living cells. But a layer of water placed around the ship can stop the harm.
That’s a lot of water. And sending water into space is too expensive. It costs $33,000 to send one cup of water to Mars. The more you take, the more it costs. We have the technology to get to Mars, but the problem is that it’s too expensive.
But Flynn, an engineer at NASA, thinks he has a way of solving the problem. Instead of building a heavy spaceship and packing it full of stuff (物料), why not use the stuff as part of the spaceship
Imagine a spaceship that blows up like a balloon. Inside, the walls have pockets like a big honeycomb (蜂巢). These hold lots of plastic bags filled with water, dried food and algae (水藻). All these make hard walls and great radiation (辐射) protection. And stopping radiation doesn’t influence the food or water itself—it’s safe to eat and drink. And what if the same water could be reused again and again Flynn and his team call their packed-pocket idea Water Walls.
Making oxygen and taking away CO2—the waste gas you breathe out—is another problem in space. “Water Walls will take away CO2 the same way it’s done here on our Earth—with living plants,” Flynn says. Living plants take in CO2 to make their food, and give off oxygen. “Plants are hard to grow in a spacecraft, so we use algae,” he says.
Algae are tiny plants that live in water. The algae will live in bags in the walls too, fed by human waste and sunlight, eating up CO2 and making oxygen for the astronauts to breathe.
Flynn thinks his onboard recycling system has many advantages. He hopes it will help make flying to Mars a reality very soon.
1．What does the underlined phrase “packing a spaceship” in paragraph 1 most probably mean
A．repairing things in a spaceship B．recycling things in a spaceship
C．checking things in a spaceship D．putting things into a spaceship
2．What is the advantage of Flynn’s system
A．Cost is saved. B．Travelling time is saved.
C．Plastic bags are saved. D．Food is saved.
3．What is one purpose of Flynn’s idea of Water Walls
A．To prevent space rays during the space trip. B．To make the whole spaceship stronger.
C．To control the temperature in the spaceship. D．To produce water in the spaceship.
4．Why are algae put in the plastic bags
A．To prevent water from being polluted. B．To serve as food for astronauts.
C．To provide oxygen for astronauts. D．To help other plants grow in a spaceship.
When Singaporean Tong Weiqiang watched Hong Kong wuxia dramas more than 10 years ago, he was greatly impressed. He then pioneered a local movement to support hanfu, or traditional Chinese clothes, and started the Han Cultural Society of Singapore in 2012 to attract more fans. “Many people in our cultural society first learned about hanfu from these Chinese wuxia dramas,” he told China Daily.
In recent years, with the increased popularity of Chinese culture through dramas and online literature, wuxia-related content has started to regain popularity with viewers all over the world, including those in Southeast Asia, According to China Daily, Wuxiaworld, a web novel site started by Chinese-American Lai Jingping in 2014, attracts millions of page views per day from users in more than 100 countries.
One reason for its popularity is that wuxia works bring them fresh new experiences. The economies (经济) of many Southeast Asian countries are based on agriculture. As China Daily mentioned, what really interests them is the different lifestyles of wuxia heroes they have never experienced.
New thoughts and ideas in wuxia works also help it go a step further abroad. Unlike traditional wuxia, the modern form of wuxia which has gained popularity in Southeast Asia is a broader idea that includes xianxia and xuanhuan.
But there’s one thing that never changes-its core (核心) spirit. Mixing the Chinese characters “wu” and “xia”, these works always keep the spirit of the Chinese heroes fighting against social injustice (不公正) and beating bad people, noted the Interact Kungfu website.
“Although wuxia is a special part of Chinese culture, the core spirit of pursuing (追求) freedom and justice is generally accepted by people all over the world,” Lily Lee, president of You-Cloud which operates AppGrowing, told China Daily.
5．Why does the writer tell the story of Tong Weiqiang
A．To provide the background. B．To raise up the question.
C．To lead into the main topic. D．To introduce the main character.
6．Which of the following is one reason for wuxia’s popularity
A．People’s wishes to change others’ lifestyles.
B．The economic conditions of different countries.
C．The differences between xianxia and xuanhuan.
D．The acceptance of wuxia's core spirit across the world.
7．What is the best title of this article
A．A Wide World of Wuxia B．A Special Part of Wuxia
C．The Core Spirit of Wuxia D．The New Meaning of Wuxia
Scientists who study happiness have evidence (证据) to show that being kind to others can result in happiness. Acts as simple as buying a cup of coffee for someone can lift a person’s mood, for example. Everyday life is full of chances for such actions, yet people do not always make the most of them.
In studies, behavioral scientist Nicholas Epley and I examined a possible explanation: people who do kind acts underestimate (低估) how much the ones receiving kindness value their behavior.
In the experiments (实验), about 1, 000 people were asked to do some actions to make someone else feel good. We asked both the person performing (执行) the kind act and the one receiving it to answer some questions. The performers were asked to report their own experience and to guess how the receivers might feel. We wanted to understand how valuable people considered these acts to be, so both the performer and receiver had to rate (评分) how “big” the act seemed. In all cases, we compared the performer’s expectations of the receiver’s mood with the receiver’s actual (实际的) experience.
For one, both performers and receivers experienced more positive (积极的) moods. For another, the receivers felt much better than the kind performers expected. The receivers also rated these acts as “bigger” than the people performing them did.
At first, we studied acts of the kindness done for familiar people, such as friends, classmates or family. But we found that performers underestimated their positive influences on strangers as well. In one experiment, performers in a public park gave away hot chocolate on a cold winter’s day to people that just happened to be nearby. Again, the kind act brought more happiness than the performers expected.
These findings suggest that what might seem small could matter a great deal to the person we do it for. Considering these warm actions can improve our own mood and brighten the day of another person, why not choose kindness when we can
8．What did the receivers do in the experiments
A．They showed kindness to others.
B．They guessed the performers’ feelings.
C．They rated how valuable the performers’ act of kindness was.
D．They compared the performers’ expectations with their actual results.
9．What is paragraph 5 mainly about
A．Different purposes of the research. B．More evidence for the research results.
C．Possible influences of the research findings. D．Another explanation of the research methods.
10．What is the writer’s attitude (态度) towards showing kindness to others
A．Supportive. B．Unclear. C．Doubtful. D．Uninterested.
11．What is the main idea of this article
A．Being kind can reduce one’s happiness as expected.
B．Kindness can have unexpectedly positive influences.
C．Choosing kindness is more difficult than expected.
D．Showing kindness is more valuable than receiving it.
阅读下面短文，从短文后所给的六个选项中选出四个可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Years ago, I interviewed a successful advertising man. 12 I never believed he could make it. About ten years later, however, I was surprised to see the man on TV, holding up his new book. He has published more than 100 best sellers.
His ability to see himself as a writer shows a concept (理念) known as “possible selves.” It describes how people picture their future life: what they may become, or want to become, or even fear to become.
13 What you imagine can come true if you build a bridge from your “now” self to your possible self. But how do we build that bridge Here are a few steps you can try.
First of all, just take action. If you’re dreaming of a certain job, attend a course, follow someone who does what you want to do and start by taking up that type of work as a hobby or a side job. You should tell yourself that these are the steps you can take to achieve that goal (目标).
A study of adults aged between 23 and 72 found that more than 70 percent of those who sent weekly progress to a friend completed their goals, twice the percentage of those who didn’t share written goals. So secondly, when you have a goal, share it. 14 That finding held true for all goals.
Finally, try looking toward people you know only by chance for advice, or those with whom you haven’t spoken in years. A lot of research has found that when you’re asking for valuable advice, people in your larger network are more likely (可能) to help you than those closest to you. 15
A．Ask your best friends to share their goals.
B．A possible self can take you beyond daydreams.
C．He told me that he dreamed of being a writer in fact.
D．So, reach out to your weak connections for it when needed.
E．He always imagined himself as the most successful businessman.
F．More friends knowing about your goal makes it more likely to be achieved.
3-D films are not new. They first appeared in 1903. The inventors wanted viewers to feel like they were really inside the film they were watching! When you watch a 3-D film, you feel as if the people on the screen are close enough to touch and that the airplane flying at you is flying right off the screen. To watch 3-D films, you may need to wear special glasses. Usually, people buy or borrow the glasses in the cinema. But have you ever thought of making one pair by yourself
Here are tips for making your own 3-D glasses.
① Get some card boards. Cut out the shape of glasses. Make sure you can see through each hole when you hold it up to your eyes.
② Get some red and light blue acetate (醋酸透明塑胶片).
③ Glue the blue acetate on the right hole and the red on the left one.
Next time when you go to watch a 3-D film, don’t forget to take your own handmade glasses!
16．3-D films were invented to ________.
A．make the airplane fly right off the screen
B．make viewers touch the people on the screen
C．make the people on the screen closer to viewers
D．make viewers feel like they were really inside the film
17．According to the passage, our own 3-D glasses are made up of __________.
①glass ②cardboard ③acetate ④paper
A．①② B．②③ C．①③ D．③④
18．The passage probably comes from __________.
A．a storybook B．a film poster
C．a news report D．a science magazine
Throughout history, people all over the world have loved watching shows. What types of shows can we see Let’s take a tour of the colourful world of shows.
Beijing opera is a type of musical theatre. It joins singing, dance, acrobatics, and martialarts together. It has a lot of music and is called opera, but the actors tell the stories in dialogues. The stories are taken from Chinese history, tales and literature. When an actor appears, the audience know quickly if the character is smart, stupid or bad because of his face paint. For example, a red face is loyal. A lot of make-up makes the audience see the actor’s mouth, eyes, and face from faraway.
Wayang kulit is from Indonesia and is the oldest form of puppet theatre in the world. The stories are legends and folk stories. The puppets are all different characteristics. The biggest ones are the bad guys, and the heroes are usually thin puppets with long pointed noses, Wayang kulit performances are still very popular in Indonesia.
Ballet is a form of dance. It started in Italy in the 15th century. In early ballet, dancers wore masks and heavy costumes, and they were all male. The first female dancer appeared about 200 years later. Both male and female ballet dancers have to be in very good shape and strong. One ballet performance can take 5,000 hours of practice. And in one performance a male dancer often has to lift a lot of female dancers. Two famous story ballets are Swan Lake and Peter Pan.
Street theatre is really fun, and it is the oldest form of theatre. It was performed outdoors on the streets of ancient Egypt. Now you can see it in shopping centres and on street corners in many cities of the world. The performers do all kinds of things like juggling, dancing, and singing. Everyone can stop to watch it. And it’s free!
19．In Beijing opera, if an actor’s face paint is red, the character is .
A．bad B．loyal C．smart D．stupid
20．What can be learnt from “One ballet performance can take 5, 000 hours of practice.”
A．Practice makes perfect. B．Well begun, half done.
C．Many hands make light work. D．Actions speak louder than words.
21．Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage
A．We can enjoy singing, dance and juggling in Beijing opera.
B．The stories in Wayang kulit are from history and literature.
C．Swan Lake and Peter Pan are two famous story ballets.
D．We can see street theatre indoors now in many cities.
A team of Chinese scientists and climbers reached the top of Qomolangma at about 12:30 p.m. on Tuesday, May 23. It’s the second time since last year for the science expedition (考察) team to reach the top.
The team was made up of 13 Chinese scientists and climbers. They set off at a height of 8,300 metres for the top at about 3 a.m. After more than 8 hours of hard climbing, they arrived at the 8,830-metre weather station.
After fixing steel ropes, changing batteries and putting in wind speed and direction sensors (传感器), they finished improving the world’s highest automated(自动化的) weather station, which was setup by Chinese scientists last year. Besides, they collected ice-snow samples on the top for further research.
The weather station records temperatures, wind speeds and other key data for studying climate change. Climate scientists have found that global warming has had a large influence on the glacier number on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau (青藏高原).
Over the last fifty years, the temperature on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau has risen about 0.5℃ every ten years. Studying the ecosystem(生态系统) of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau will help scientists have a better understanding of the influence of climate change, and help scientists and the government make proper decisions.
Since the mid-20th century, China has sent different research expedition teams to Qomolangma. But because of limited resources and technologies, many key scientific questions are still unanswered, such as whether global warming can melt the ice at the top of Qomolangma, and how ecosystem can change as height increases to extremity.
22．How many times has the Chinese science expedition team reached the top since last year
A．Once. B．Twice. C．Three times. D．Four times.
23．Which paragraph best describes the picture below
A．Paragraph 1. B．Paragraph 2. C．Paragraph 3. D．Paragraph 4.
24．What does Paragraph 5 mainly talk about
A．The way of scientists studying climate change.
B．The effort of government to solve climate change.
C．The influence of climate change on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau.
D．The importance of studying ecosystem of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau.
25．What can we know from the passage
A．The team set of fat a height of 8,830 metres for the top at about 3 a.m.
B．The team collected rock samples on the top for further research.
C．China has setup the world's highest automated weather station so far.
D．All the key scientific questions have been answered up to now.
When Mark walked empty-handed up the sand, the sun was shining brightly. The watching children were as disappointed as he was. They looked at each other and spoke softly so he couldn’t hear.
“Is that all ”
“Is he giving up ”
But Mark wasn’t giving up. He rested on the hot sand. He ate some chocolate biscuits and fed energy back into his body. Slowly his strength and determination returned. “Would the crayfish(鳌虾) still be there ” He wondered.
Mark knew crayfish usually hid in the darkness beneath rocks, only coming out at night to feed. How long would his crayfish remain there before it went back under the rocks
Mark forced himself to be patient. He lay on his back in the sun, eyes closed, nearly asleep. Excitement and speed would only waste energy. Finally Mark rose and went back into the water.
The children, watching from the shore, were silent. They waited, twisting(缠绕) curls of hair in their fingers, digging their teeth into their knees.
Out in the bay, the crayfish was still there. Its feelers moved in the currents(水流).
Mark took long, slow, deep breaths. He cheered himself up with encouraging words, “I can do it. I can. I can do it.” Over and over he told himself, hoping his mind would get the idea and believe it.
Down he dived. Down. Down. Down. Lungs bursting, ears popping, eyes painful. Nearly there. Pressure(压力), Pressure. He reached out his hands. Reaching. Reaching. But it was no good. He couldn’t make it. Only an arm’s length away, but he couldn’t reach the crayfish.
Up he went. Tired, burning, disappointed, annoyed. Floating on the surface, he told himself off.
“You hurried too much. Take your time. Prepare yourself. Don’t dive until everything feels right,” he spoke to himself calmly, and he felt the confidence building up inside him. “I can do it. I can do it.” He felt good. It was going to be a good dive. Breathing deeply, relaxing, concentrating. Three more breaths. One, two, three. Down!
26．What was the weather like in the story
A．Sunny. B．Windy. C．Cloudy. D．Foggy.
27．What does the underlined word “beneath” in Paragraph 5 mean
A．Above. B．Under. C．Beside. D．Behind.
28．From the underlined sentence, we can see the children were ________.
A．tired B．excited C．amazed D．nervous
29．What can we learn from the last two paragraphs
A．Mark caught the crayfish at last.
B．Mark was building up his confidence.
C．Mark lost heart and planned to give up.
D．Mark hurried to dive before everything was right.
30．What’s the main idea of the story
A．What Mark ate to get his energy back.
B．What Mark did to reduce his pressure.
C．How Mark kept trying to get the crayfish.
D．How Mark prepared himself well for diving.
Choosing a career isn’t always easy, but there are still some tips you can take to help make up your mind.
Don’t let other people decide what you should do.
Sometimes adults may want you to become a doctor, or work in banking, or be a teacher. Listen to them, but remember it’s your life and it’s your decision. 31
Consider what you are good at.
It’s true that things like salary are important, but don’t let them lead you down the wrong path. Follow your heart and your personality. 32 If you don’t like work which needs lots of attention to detail, think long and hard before you decide to do something like applying to study engineering at university. Your first decision isn’t forever.
33 They start a job, love it straight away and stick at it. But it isn’t always like that. So remember that you are allowed to change your mind. It’s not necessary to worry for years. Maybe your first job doesn’t turn out to be suitable for you. Maybe the right job for you is right around the corner!
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Some people choose their career simply because they think they’ll make huge amounts of money. OK, if that is what you want. But, generally, people get more satisfaction out of their career if they feel they are doing something valuable for others. It doesn’t have to be charity work. 35 Just don’t forget that job satisfaction isn’t only about money.
A．Do something of value.
B．Others can decide your future.
C．Some lucky people get it right first time.
D．So be sure that you are the one who makes that decision.
E．It could be a job that helps other people in the community.
F．If you are very active, don’t choose an office job, even if the pay is good.
Jim and Jack came from a small town. They were ceramic (陶瓷) artists and good at making pots(罐子).
They heard city people liked pots, so they decided to sell their pots to a big city. Through more than ten years of hard work, they made the best pots in the town. They hired a ship to take all the pots to the city.
Unluckily, the ship met a strong storm on the way. After the storm, the ship landed. All the pots were broken into pieces. The two men’s dream of becoming rich was broken along with the pots.
Jim suggested that they should stay in a hotel for the night and walk around the city to enjoy the sights the next day. Jack looked at Jim in pain and asked, “You still want to go around the city Don’t you show any care to these pots We worked so hard to make them!” “We are unlucky enough to lose the pots. We will be more unlucky if we lose happiness,” Jim said calmly.
Jack thought for a while and nodded. The next day, he followed Jim around the city and had a good time for a few days. During their stay in the city, they found by accident that people there decorated their walls with things that looked like what they used to make pots. So Jim and Jack used the broken pots to make mosaic tiles (马赛克瓷砖) and sold them to the city people. In this way, they made much money and returned home happily.
36．Where did Jim and Jack come from
A．A city. B．A town. C．A ship. D．A hotel.
37．Why didn’t Jim and Jack realize their dream according to Paragraph 3
A．Their pots were not good. B．City people didn’t like pots.
C．They lost the way to the city. D．Their pots were broken into pieces.
38．What did Jim and Jack do to make money at last
A．Sell pots. B．Decorate walls. C．Make pots. D．Sell mosaic tiles.
39．What does the story mainly want to tell us
A．Knowledge is power.
B．It never rains but it pours.
C．Where there is an active mind, there is hope.
D．The grass is always greener on the other side.
参考答案：
1．D 2．A 3．A 4．C
【导语】本文主要介绍了美国国家航空航天局的工程师弗林为了解决宇航员在太空中生活而存在的一些问题，提出了把生活用品作为宇宙飞船的一部分。
1．词义猜测题。根据“The room inside the spaceship is too limited to hold many things. So packing a spaceship is a huge challenge for a trip to Mars.”可知，宇宙飞船里的空间太有限了，放不下很多东西，因此，把东西放进宇宙飞船对火星之旅来说是一个巨大的挑战。故此处划线部分packing a spaceship意为“把东西放进宇宙飞船里”。故选D。
2．细节理解题。根据“but the problem is that it’s too expensive”以及“But Flynn, an engineer at NASA, thinks he has a way of solving the problem.”可知，他的系统的好处是没有那么贵，即节省了费用。故选A。
3．细节理解题。根据“All these make hard walls and great radiation (辐射) protection.”可知，水墙概念的目的之一就是阻止巨大的辐射。故选A。
4．细节理解题。根据“The algae will live in bags in the walls too, fed by human waste and sunlight, eating up CO2 and making oxygen for the astronauts to breathe.”可知，藻类吸收二氧化碳，并为宇航员呼吸制造氧气。故选C。
5．C 6．D 7．A
【导语】本文主要讲述了中国武侠的新思想、新理念以及中国武侠在全世界受到欢迎。
5．推理判断题。根据第一段内容可知，通过例举“Tong Weiqiang”，引出本文要谈论的话题：中国武侠，故选C。
6．细节理解题。根据“Although wuxia is a special part of Chinese culture, the core spirit of pursuing (追求) freedom and justice is generally accepted by people all over the world”可知，武侠的核心精神被全世界所接受，故选D。
7．最佳标题题。根据全文内容以及“New thoughts and ideas in wuxia works also help it go a step further abroad.”可知，本文主要讲述了中国武侠的新思想、新理念以及中国武侠在全世界受到欢迎。故选A。
8．C 9．B 10．A 11．B
【导语】本文主要介绍了研究表明，善良会产生意想不到的积极影响。
8．细节理解题。根据“both the performer and receiver had to rate (评分) how ‘big’ the act seemed”可知接受者都必须对善意行为的程度进行评分。故选C。
9．主旨大意题。根据“At first, we studied acts of the kindness done for familiar people...the kind act brought more happiness than the performers expected.”可知本段主要介绍了一些证明研究结果的更多证据。故选B。
10．推理判断题。根据“why not choose kindness when we can ”可知作者建议我们要选择善良，所以作者对于对别人友善的行为是支持的。故选A。
11．主旨大意题。本文主要介绍了研究表明，善良会产生意想不到的积极影响。故选B。
12．C 13．B 14．F 15．D
【导语】本文主要介绍了作者曾经采访一位成功的广告人，这位成功人士说自己想成为作家。多年后，他真的梦想成真。作者由此了解了一个专业术语“可能的自我”，在现在的自己和未来的自己之间架起一座桥梁，你的想象就能成真。但我们要如何建造那座桥呢，文中详细地介绍了建造那座桥的方法。
12．根据“I interviewed a successful advertising man”可知，此处应是采访中提到的内容，C选项“他告诉我，事实上他梦想成为一名作家”符合，故选C。
13．根据“What you imagine can come true if you build a bridge from your ‘now’ self to your possible self.”可知，在现在的自己和未来的自己之间架起一座桥梁，你的想象就能成真，B选项“一个可能的自我可以带你超越白日梦”符合，故选B。
14．根据“So secondly, when you have a goal, share it”可知，此处提到了如何分享，F选项“更多的朋友知道你的目标，使它更有可能实现”符合，故选F。
15．根据“A lot of research has found that when you’re asking for valuable advice, people in your larger network are more likely (可能) to help you than those closest to you.”可知，此处提到的与需要帮助有关的内容，D选项“所以，在需要的时候，向你的薄弱环节伸出援手”符合，故选D。
16．D 17．B 18．D
【导语】本文介绍了观看3D电影时必须要戴3D眼镜以及如何自己制作3D眼镜的步骤及所需要的材料。
16．细节理解题。根据“3-D films are not new. They first appeared in 1903. The inventors wanted viewers to feel like they were really inside the film they were watching!”可知，3D电影的发明是为了让观众有身临其境的感觉，故选D。
17．细节理解题。根据“ Get some cardboard.”，“ Get some red and light blue acetate (醋酸透明塑胶片).”以及“Glue the blue acetate on the right hole and the red on the left one.”可知，自己制作3D眼镜需要硬纸板，醋酸透明塑胶片，故选B。
18．推理判断题。根据整个文章的理解可知，主要是介绍3D电影的观看感受以及3D眼镜的制作步骤及所需要的材料，应该是来自一本科学杂志，故选D。
19．B 20．A 21．C
【导语】本文主要介绍了四种表演。
19．细节理解题。根据“For example, a red face is loyal.”可知，在京剧中，红脸代表忠诚，故选B。
20．推理判断题。根据“One ballet performance can take 5,000 hours of practice.”（一场芭蕾舞表演需要5000个小时的练习）可推断，多练习就会有好的表演，也就是“熟能生巧”，故选A。
21．细节理解题。根据“Two famous story ballets are Swan Lake and Peter Pan.”可知，《天鹅湖》和《彼得潘》是两部著名的故事芭蕾舞剧。故选C。
22．B 23．B 24．D 25．C
【导语】本文主要讲述了中国科学家利用气象站去研究珠穆朗玛峰的气候变化情况以及全球变暖对青藏高原的影响。
22．细节理解题。根据“ It’s the second time since last year for the science expedition (考察) team to reach the top.”可知，自去年以来，中国科学考察队登顶了两次，故选B。
23．推理判断题题。根据图片的展示可知，图片展示的是科学家和登山者到达气象站的情况，与第二段表达的内容一致，故选B。
24．段落大意题。根据“Over the last fifty years, the temperature on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau has risen about 0.5℃ every ten years. Studying the ecosystem(生态系统) of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau will help scientists have a better understanding of the influence of climate change, and help scientists and the government make proper decisions.”可知，本段主要是介绍研究青藏高原的生态系统的重要性，故选D。
25．细节理解题。根据“After fixing steel ropes, changing batteries and putting in wind speed and direction sensors (传感器), they finished improving the world’s highest automated(自动化的) weather station, which was setup by Chinese scientists last year.”可知，到目前为止，中国已经建立了世界上最高的自动化气象站。故选C。
26．A 27．B 28．D 29．B 30．C
【导语】本文讲述了Mark捉小龙虾的过程以及岸上其他孩子们观看的情况。
26．细节理解题。根据“When Mark walked empty-handed up the sand, the sun was shining brightly.”可知，那天天气很好，阳光明媚，故选A。
27．词义猜测题。根据“Mark knew crayfish usually hid in the darkness beneath rocks, only coming out at night to feed. How long would his crayfish remain there before it went back under the rocks ”可知，小龙虾通常躲在黑暗的岩石下面，只在晚上出来觅食，单词“beneath”指的是“在……下方”，故选B。
28．推理判断题。根据“They looked at each other and spoke softly so he couldn’t hear. ‘Is that all ’ ‘Is he giving up ’ ”以及划线句子可知，岸边观看的孩子原本以为Mark放弃了，但是Mark休息之后又振作起来了，再次下到水里，孩子们都在为他这次能否抓住小龙虾而紧张，故选D。
29．细节理解题。根据“ ‘You hurried too much. Take your time. Prepare yourself. Don’t dive until everything feels right,’ he spoke to himself calmly, and he felt the confidence building up inside him. ‘I can do it. I can do it.’ He felt good”可知，Mark正在建立他的信心，故选B。
30．主旨大意题。根据整个文章的介绍可知，主要介绍在阳光明媚的一天，Mark试图抓小龙虾的故事，故选C。
31．D 32．F 33．C 34．A 35．E
【导语】本文主要介绍了如何正确选择职业。
31．根据上文“Listen to them, but remember it’s your life and it’s your decision.”可知，本段内容告诉我们在选择职业时，我们可以倾听别人的建议，但要明确自己到底想做什么，自己做决定。选项D“因此确保你是做出决定的人。”符合语境。故选D。
32．根据上一句“Follow your heart and your personality.”和下一句“If you don’t like work which needs lots of attention to detail, think long and hard before you decide to do something like applying to study engineering at university.”可知，要遵从你自己的心和性格，并举例说明如果你不喜欢需要关注细节的工作，在决定申请大学学习工程之前，要仔细思考。此处应是举例说明工作应与自己的性格相关。选项F“如果你很活跃，不要选择办公室工作，即使薪水很高。”符合语境。故选F。
33．根据下一句“They start a job, love it straight away and stick at it.”可知，有些人开始了一份工作，很快爱上了它，并坚持了下去。说明这些人是幸运的。选项C“有些幸运的人第一次就做对了。”符合语境。故选C。
34．根据下文“But, generally, people get more satisfaction out of their career if they feel they are doing something valuable for others.”可知，这一段主要说明如果人们觉得自己在为他人做有价值的事情，他们会从自己的职业生涯中获得更多的满足感。由此可知工作应与有价值的事情有关。选项A“做一些有价值的事。”符合语境。故选A。
35．根据上一句“It doesn’t have to be charity work.”可知，有价值的事情不一定要是慈善工作，说明还可以是其他形式的工作。选项E“这可能是一份帮助社区其他人的工作。”符合语境。故选E。
36．B 37．D 38．D 39．C
【导语】本文主要讲述了两人制作了陶瓷罐，在运输途中遇到暴风雨，陶瓷罐都碎了，但是两个人在城里玩得很开心，因为他们认为陶瓷罐已经碎了，如果再失去开心就更不幸。结果他们发现可以用破罐子做马赛克瓷砖。
36．细节理解题。根据“Jim and Jack came from a small town.”可知他们来自一个小镇。故选B。
37．细节理解题。根据“Unluckily, the ship met a strong storm on the way. After the storm, the ship landed. All the pots were broken into pieces”可知不幸的是，船在途中遇到了一场强风暴，暴风雨过后，船靠岸了。所有的罐子都碎了。故选D。
38．细节理解题。根据“So Jim and Jack used the broken pots to make mosaic tiles (马赛克瓷砖) and sold them to the city people. In this way, they made much money and returned home happily.”可知他们用破罐子做马赛克瓷砖，然后卖给城里人，就这样，他们赚了很多钱。故选D。
39．推理判断题。本文主要讲述了两人制作了陶瓷罐，在运输途中遇到暴风雨，陶瓷罐都碎了，但是两个人在城里玩得很开心，因为他们认为陶瓷罐已经碎了，如果再失去开心就更不幸。结果他们发现可以用破罐子做马赛克瓷砖，故本文主要告诉我们：哪里有积极的思想，哪里就有希望。故选C。
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