中小学教育资源及组卷应用平台
【2022_2024年（江苏）中考英语真题分类汇编】
专题05 任务型阅读填空和阅读回答问题
阅读填空
1.(2024·江苏无锡·中考统考真题)先通读下面的短文，然后根据短文内容，在文章后表格的空格内填入一个最恰当的单词。所填单词必须写在答题卡对应题号的横线上。每个空格只能填一个单词。
As a country strong in math, China has many folk games filled with math wisdom. You may have played many of them before. Let’s take a look at two of them.
Luban Lock Luban Lock was first created by Chinese carpenter Lu Ban about 2,000 years ago. It is said that Lu used six wooden pieces to make a toy that looks like a lock for his son. The lock has a lot to do with solid geometry (立体几何). It’s hard to separate the six pieces. However, it is usually easier to unlock a Luban Lock than to put it back together. Now, there are Luban Locks made up of nine or more pieces.
Huarong Pass Huarong Pass is a traditional Chinese block-moving puzzle. Every block is named after a character in the book Romance of the Three Kingdoms, like Cao Cao, Zhang Fei and Zhao Yun. To succeed in the game, players have to move the blocks to get “Cao Cao” out. This is a test of one’s math knowledge, for example, of geometric area (几何面积). According to the Chinese Puzzle website, it takes at least 81 steps to set “Cao Cao” free.
Title: Two Ancient Chinese ___54___ Toys
Luban Lock > It was first created by Lu Ban about 2,000 years ago. > Lu Ban used 6 pieces of ___55___ to make a lock-like toy for his son. > It uses math knowledge such as solid geometry. > It is ___56___ to put the six pieces back together than to unlock it.
Huarong Pass > It is made up of a few blocks, and every block has the ___57___ of a character in Romance of the Three Kingdoms. > Players win the game by ___58___ the blocks to set “Cao Cao” free. > It can test players’ math knowledge like geometric area.
【答案】
54. Folk
55. wood
56. harder
57. name
58. moving
【解析】
【语篇导读】本文主要介绍两个充满数学智慧的民间游戏——鲁班锁和华容道。
54.根据“As a country strong in math, China has many folk games filled with math wisdom. You may have played many of them before. Let’s take a look at two of them.”可知，介绍两个充满数学智慧的民间游戏，故填Folk。
55.根据“It is said that Lu used six wooden pieces to make a toy that looks like a lock for his son.”可知，据说鲁用六块木头给儿子做了一个像锁一样的玩具，故填wood。
56.根据“However, it is usually easier to unlock a Luban Lock than to put it back together.”可知，打开鲁班锁通常比把它装回去要容易，所以将这六块碎片重新拼凑起来比解开它更难，故填harder。
57.根据“Huarong Pass is a traditional Chinese block-moving puzzle. Every block is named after a character in the book Romance of the Three Kingdoms”可知，华容道是中国传统的积木拼图，每道都以《三国演义》中的人物命名，故填name。
58.根据“To succeed in the game, players have to move the blocks to get ‘Cao Cao’ out.”可知，为了在游戏中取得成功，玩家必须移动方块把“曹操”放出来，故填moving。
2.(2023·江苏无锡·中考统考真题)先通读下面的短文，然后根据短文内容，在文章后表格的空格内填入一个最恰当的单词。每个空格只能填一个单词。
To support the employment(就业)of disabled people in Guangzhou, Starbucks has opened its first “Silent Café” in China where almost half the staff are hearing impaired.
Fourteen out of the thirty staff members have trouble hearing, and so Starbucks has created a café that doesn’t require customers to say anything—nor the staff to hear anything. “This might be the quietest Starbucks among the over 3800 shops on the Chinese mainland,” says Leo Tsoi, Chief Operating Officer of Starbucks, China.
The newly opened “Silent Café” has a special ordering system where all food and drinks are numbered, letting customers easily write down their order and allowing them to place orders without having to say a word.
Chen Siting, a staff member shares her thoughts about the idea. “We cannot hear you but would like to share a tasty coffee with you,” says Siting. “I believe more people like me could find a career they dream about in the future,” she continues.
Like Siting, Zhu Jieying, has been working at Starbucks for about seven years, making him its first hearing-impaired coffee master. He has hopes that Starbucks could open more opportunities(机遇)for those who are disabled, and encourage them to prove themselves and to explore more possibilities in life.
Title; Starbucks “Silent Café”
Basic information The first one in China was ___54___ in Guangzhou. Almost half its staff have hearing ___55___. Its customers place their order without having to say anything by writing down certain ___56___.
Staff members’ thoughts Chen Siting: More hearing-impaired people like me could find their ___57___ career in the future. Zhu Jieying: Starbucks could ___58___ disabled people with more opportunities.
【答案】
54. opened
55. impairment
56. numbers
57. ideal
58. provide
【解析】
【语篇导读】本文为说明文，短文介绍了星巴克为给更多有听力障碍的人提供工作，开设了“无声咖啡店”。
54.根据“Starbucks has opened its first ‘Silent Café’ in China where almost half the staff are hearing impaired.”可知第一个“无声咖啡店”在广州开业，open表示“开业”，此处用被动语态，动词用过去分词，故填opened。
55.根据“where almost half the staff are hearing impaired.”可知几乎一半的员工都有听力障碍，have后接名词，hearing impairment表示“听力障碍”，故填impairment。
56.根据“The newly opened ‘Silent Café’ has a special ordering system where all food and drinks are numbered, letting customers easily write down their order and allowing them to place orders without having to say a word.”可知新开的“无声咖啡馆”有一个特殊的点餐系统，所有的食物和饮料都有编号，让顾客很容易写下他们的订单，让他们不用说一句话就可以下单，number表示“号码”，此处用复数，故填numbers。
57.根据“I believe more people like me could find a career they dream about in the future,”可知陈思婷相信更多像她一样的人会在未来找到梦想的职业。此空为形容词作定语修饰名词，ideal表示“理想的”，故填ideal。
58.根据“He has hopes that Starbucks could open more opportunities(机遇)for those who are disabled, and encourage them lo prove themselves and to explore more possibilities in life.”可知朱洁莹希望星巴克能够给残疾人提供更多机会，provide sb with sth表示“提供给某人某物”，故填provide。
3.(2023·江苏镇江·中考统考真题A篇)
Crying brings advantages to both your body and mind. It is a good way to make you feel less stressed and cheer you up. It also helps keep your eyes clean. Crying is like giving your eyes a good wash from the inside. Moreover, it can help you sleep better.
Crying is usually connected with emotions like anger or sadness. When you are happy, you may not often think of crying. But have you ever heard of “happy crying” You might have experienced it before. Scientists have found out happy crying may happen in the following situations:
☆When you have feelings that can’t be expressed
When you have some bad feelings that haven’t been noticed for a long time, and they are not allowed to be expressed, happy crying happens. That is to say, even when you experience something happy, the bad feelings that haven’t been noticed or dealt with will still make you cry.
☆When you are unable to keep yourself in good condition
Crying can help you manage strong moods or feelings. Some happy moments can also bring you strong feelings and you may find it hard to control them, so crying can be of help. When you cry, it feels like you are driving some bad or terrible feelings away from your body. Besides, the hormones(激素)in tears can help to keep a balance between body and mood. They can calm you down and make you feel peaceful.
阅读以上信息，用恰当的单词完成下面的短文，每空一词。
Crying is a way to express feelings. It makes you stay calm, gives your ___56___ a good wash, and helps you have a better sleep. Crying is often connected with anger or sadness and you ___57___ think of crying when you are happy. But you may have such an ___58___ called “happy crying”. Happy crying happens when some bad feelings are ___59___ to people themselves or not dealt with for a long time, even if something pleasant happens to them. And usually these feelings are not allowed to be expressed. It also happens when happy moments bring strong feelings and you ___60___ to control yourselves. At that moment, the hormones in tears can keep your body and mood balanced.
【答案】
56. eyes
57. seldom
58. experience
59. unknown
60. fail
【解析】
【语篇导读】本文为说明文，短文主要介绍了哭泣的好处以及什么时候会快乐哭泣。
56.根据“Crying is like giving your eyes a good wash”可知哭就像从内心好好洗一洗眼睛，故填eyes。
57.根据“When you are happy, you may not often think of crying”可知当你快乐的时候，你可能不会经常想起哭泣，即很少会想起哭泣，seldom“很少”，故填seldom。
58.根据“But have you ever heard of ‘happy crying’ You might have experienced it before”可知是经历过快乐哭泣，an后加名词单数experience“经历”，故填experience。
59.根据“the bad feelings that haven’t been noticed or dealt with will still make you cry”可知那些没有被注意或处理的坏情绪仍然会让你哭，即人们自己也不知道的情绪，be unknown to“不为某人所知”，故填unknown。
60.根据“Some happy moments can also bring you strong feelings and you may find it hard to control them”可知一些快乐的时刻也会给你带来强烈的感觉，你可能会发现很难控制它们，即没能控制住自己，fail to do sth.“未能做成某事”，主语是you，句子用一般现在时，谓语动词用原形，故填fail。
4.(2023·江苏镇江·中考统考真题B篇)
The warm climate, water plants and wetland in nature reserves provide an ideal living environment for wild animals. This makes them feel like going back to nature. In reserves, people watch and study animals’ living habits, activities and so on.
Now, the AI system in reserves plays an important role in studying wildlife. Instead of using binoculars, people just sit in front of a big screen and then they can watch every move the animals make. The AI system helps in many ways. First, the AI system can tell the differences between different types of wild animals and record the changes in numbers based on their tails, feet and beaks. Second, it can keep recording animal behaviours for researchers day and night, while in the past, such recording could not last. Moreover, it can check unusual behaviours among the animals. If an animal walks or flies in an unusual way or lies on the ground for a while, the system can help find out what happens. So researchers can take quick actions to save it in time. Besides its main functions, the system can help to warn the unauthorized(未经许可的)people away from the protected areas. The AI system is also served as an educational platform(平台)for the people. By using it, visitors can watch and learn more about the wild animals living in the reserve.
However, there are problems. On one hand, the AI system itself sometimes mistakes an animal for another, or a plant for an animal. On the other hand, people still need to go around to get a whole understanding of wildlife because the AI system has not been put in at every corner of the reserves. To further develop the AI system, the reserves are now working with more high-tech companies.
阅读以上信息，用恰当的单词完成下面的表格，每空一词。
The functions of reserves ●The reserves help wild animals feel like ___61___ to nature. ●Researchers can watch and study wildlife in reserves.
The AI system used in reserves The advantages ●It can tell the differences of wild animals and record the changes in numbers based on their looks. ●It can help researchers keep recording animal behaviours without considering ___62___. ●By using it, the risk of wild animals’ getting hurt and deaths will be quite ___63___. ●It warns unauthorized people not to enter the protected area. ●It increases visitors’ ___64___ about wildlife.
The problems ●It sometimes makes mistakes. ●It hasn’t ___65___ covered the reserves yet.
【答案】
61. returning
62. time
63. low
64. knowledge
65. totally
【解析】
【语篇导读】本文为说明文，短文主要介绍了保护区的人工智能系统在研究野生动物方面发挥着重要作用，但是也存在一些问题。
61.根据“This makes them feel like going back to nature”可知保护区让动物感觉回到了大自然，return“回到”，feel like doing sth.“想要做某事”，故填returning。
62.根据“it can keep recording animal behaviours for researchers day and night”可知它可以为研究人员日夜记录动物行为，不考虑时间，time“时间”，故填time。
63.根据“So researchers can take quick actions to save it in time”可知研究人员可以迅速采取行动及时挽救动物，所以野生动物受伤和死亡的风险将很低，low“低的”，故填low。
64.根据“By using it, visitors can watch and learn more about the wild animals living in the reserve.”可知游客可以观看和了解更多关于保护区内野生动物的信息，即增加游客对野生动物的知识，knowledge“知识”，故填knowledge。
65.根据“the AI system has not been put in at every corner of the reserves”可知人工智能系统并没有在保护区的每个角落都投入使用，即它还没有完全覆盖，修饰动词用副词totally“完全地”，故填totally。
5.(2023·江苏泰州·中考统考真题)阅读下面的短文，并根据所读内容在文章后图表中的空格里填入一个最恰当的单词，每个空格只填一个单词。
John: Hello, ChatGPT! I’m John. What can you do to help people For example, improve their English
ChatGPT: As an AI(人工智能)language model, I can do many things to help people improve their English. I can offer advice on grammar and vocabulary, help with pronunciation and provide feedback(反馈)on written or spoken English. What’s more, I can take part in conversation with people in English which can help them practice their language skills interestingly and naturally. Would you like me to help you with any problems of your English
John: No, not at the moment. That sounds even more powerful than some English teachers. So do you think you’ll replace(替代)some human beings in some areas, such as English teachers, news reporters or people who do customer service work
ChatGPT: No. I don’t think I can replace them completely. Though I can provide useful help in many areas, I am still a machine and there are things only human beings can do. English teaching, news reporting and serving are far more than skills. They are also about feelings, thoughts, cultures and so on. However, I believe that I can be a valuable tool to support and improve the work of human beings in these fields. By working together, better results can be achieved to those we serve.
John: Great. I like your ideas. So my next question is, what advice would you give to human beings in order to be better prepared for the future
ChatGPT: Good question, John. Here are a few pieces of advice for people to think about. First, develop thinking ability. In a word, instead of copying others’ ideas, you should have your own thoughts. Next, learn to work together with machines. Don’t be afraid of AI, it’s important to know how to work together with machines to improve your own abilities. Then, develop skills only human beings have, like creativity, and empathy(共情). Fourth, keep learning and changing. The world is changing fast and it’s important to stay up to date with the latest development s in technology and other fields. I hope these tips are helpful, John.
The relationship between ChatGPT and human beings to ChatGPT’s eye
ChatGPT can help human beings in severAI ways, including English learning. ChatGPT won’t replace human beings ___46___, for the following reasons. People can ___47___ several suggestions from ChatGPT and keep learning and improving.
*Offer advice on grammar and vocabulary. *Help with pronunciation. *Give feedback on ___48___ spoken and written English. *Have conversation with people in English to help people improve language skills in a fun and ___49___ way. *ChatGPT can provide useful help, ___50___ it is still a machine. There are things only human beings can do. They are ___51___ skills. They are also about feelings, thoughts, cultures and so on. *Working together with human beings, we can ___52___ better results. *Develop critical thinking. That’s to say, don’t copy others’ ideas, have their own thoughts ___53___. *Don’t be afraid of AI and improve their own abilities by ___54___ together with AI. *Develop skills ___55___ creativity and empathy which only human beings own. *Always keep up with the latest developments.
【答案】
pletely
47. get
48. both
49. natural
50. but
51. beyond
52. achieve
53. instead
54. working
55. like
【解析】
【语篇导读】本文是约翰和ChatGPT的对话(类似于说明文)，短文介绍了ChatGPT与ChatGPT眼中的人类的关系。
46.根据“So do you think you’ll replace(替代)some human beings in some areas, such as English teachers, news reporters or people who do customer service work ”和“I don’t think I can replace them completely.”可知，ChatGPT不能完全取代一些人，故填completely。
47.根据“what advice would you give to human beings in order to be better prepared for the future”和后文内容可知，是人类从ChatGPT那里获得的建议，故填get。
48.根据“I can offer advice on grammar and vocabulary, help with pronunciation and provide feedback(反馈)on written or spoken English.”可知，ChatGPT可以提供语法和词汇方面的建议，帮助发音，并提供书面或口语方面的反馈。both...and...符合语境，故填both。
49.根据“I can take part in conversation with people in English which can help them practice their language skills interestingly and naturally”可知，我可以用英语与人交谈，这可以帮助他们有趣而自然地练习他们的语言技能，此处用形容词natural作定语，故填 natural。
50.根据“Though I can provide useful help in many areas, I am still a machine and there are things only human beings can do.”可知，虽然ChatGPT可以在许多领域提供有用的帮助，但仍然是一台机器，有些事情只有人类才能做。前后构成转折关系，故填but。
51.根据“English teaching, news reporting and serving are far more than skills. They are also about feelings, thoughts, cultures and so on.”可知，英语教学、新闻报道和服务远远超过技能。它们也涉及感情、思想、文化等等。beyond“超过”符合语境，故填beyond。
52.根据“By working together, better results can be achieved to those we serve.”可知，通过共同努力，我们所服务的对象可以取得更好的成果。achieve“取得”，can后用动词原形，故填achieve。
53.根据“First, develop thinking ability. In a word, instead of copying others’ ideas, you should have your own thoughts.”可知，培养思维能力，不要抄袭别人的想法，你应该有自己的想法。instead“反而”符合语境，故填instead。
54.根据“Don’t be afraid of AI, it’s important to know how to work together with machines to improve your own abilities.”可知，不要害怕人工智能，重要的是要知道如何与机器合作来提高你自己的能力。by是介词，其后加动名词作宾语，故填working。
55.根据“develop skills only human beings have, like creativity, and empathy(共情)”可知，培养只有人类才有的技能，比如创造力和同理心，此处在举例，like“比如”符合语境，故填like。
6.(2023·江苏淮安·中考统考真题B篇)阅读下面短文，根据要求完成下列各题。
Chinese shadow puppetry(皮影戏)is a form of traditional Chinese folk drama. It is probably one of the most ancient arts using light and shadow. It is also a mix of many art forms, including painting, music, opera and story-telling. Shadow puppetry was added to UNESCO’s Intangible Cultural Heritage List in 2011.
More than 2,000 years ago, Emperor Wu of Han was very sad about the death of his wife. One day, one of his men happened to see some children playing with toys. The shadows of the toys were lively on the floor. Then he had an idea— he made a puppet(偶)of the emperor’s wife. As night fell, he invited the emperor to watch a puppet show. This is believed to be the start of shadow puppetry.
In the Tang Dynasty, shadow puppetry was played by many people in many places around the country. Then in the Yuan Dynasty, it was introduced into West Asian and European countries along the Silk Road. The art form became the most popular in the Qing Dynasty. At that time, it was played in almost every province and in many kinds of celebrations like weddings and birthday dinners.
It is not an easy job to make the puppets. Their body parts are cut separately and then joined together so that they an move freely. During the show, puppetry artists connect the puppets’ most important joints(关节)with sticks. In this way, they can hold the puppets and make the puppets walk, run or dance as they want. Sometimes the puppets could be as lively as living things on the screen.
In fact, most puppetry artists across China don’t get trained and don’t play shadow puppetry as a job. They just play it for fun and love. However, they are still experts(专家)in this field. In recent years, puppetry artists have explored ways to make this ancient art form as popular as it used to be and pass it on to the young, hoping more people can understand its importance and feel its beauty. They also get support from the Chinese government. Thanks to their hard work, Chinese shadow puppetry is becoming great again.
根据上面短文内容填空(每空不限一词)
66. _________ are used in Chinese shadow puppetry. Also, many _________ all mix together in it.
67. Shadow puppetry started in the Han Dynasty. One man created a puppet show to _________ the emperor who lost his wife. Then it was _________ spread in the Tang and Qing Dynasties.
68. Artists join the puppets’ body parts together _________ cutting them separately. In a show, they hold and _________ the puppets with sticks that connect their most important joints.
69. Instead of playing shadow puppetry for a _________, most puppetry artists in China just play it for fun and love. But this doesn’t _________ becoming experts in this field.
70. Puppetry artists have done a lot to _________ the development of shadow puppetry. The Chinese government also offers them _________ to make the art form great again.
【答案】
66. Light and shadow, art forms
fort, widely
68. after, control
69. job, prevent them from
70. promote, support
【解析】
【语篇导读】本文为说明文，短文主要介绍了皮影戏的相关信息。
66.根据“It is probably one of the most ancient arts using light and shadow. It is also a mix of many art forms”可知这可能是最古老的使用光影的艺术之一，它也是多种艺术形式的混合体，故空一为light and shadow，空二为art forms，故填Light and shadow；art forms。
67.根据“Then he had an idea— he made a puppet(偶)of the emperor’s wife. As night fell, he invited the emperor to watch a puppet show.”可知这个人制作了一个国王妻子的玩偶，让国王来看皮影戏，所以他是为了安慰失去妻子的国王，comfort“安慰”，动词不定式符号to后加动词原形；根据“In the Tang Dynasty, shadow puppetry was played by many people in many places around the country...The art form became the most popular in the Qing Dynasty”可知在唐朝和清朝皮影戏被广泛传播，修饰动词用副词widely“广泛地”，故填comfort；widely。
68.根据“Their body parts are cut separately and then joined together”可知它们的身体部位被分开切割后，然后连接在一起，after“在……之后”；根据“In this way, they can hold the puppets and make the puppets walk, run or dance as they want”可知他们可以拿着木偶，让木偶随心所欲地行走、奔跑或跳舞，即控制木偶，control“控制”，此处用动词原形，故填after；control。
69.根据“In fact, most puppetry artists across China don’t get trained and don’t play shadow puppetry as a job”可知中国的大多数木偶艺术家都没有受过训练，也没有把皮影戏当作一份工作，故空一填job；根据“they are still experts(专家)in this field”可知虽然没有经过训练，但是这并没有阻止他们成为专家，prevent them from doing sth.“阻止他们做某事”，助动词doesn’t后加动词原形，故填job；prevent them from。
70.根据“puppetry artists have explored ways to make this ancient art form as popular as it used to be and pass it on to the young”可知木偶艺术家们探索如何让这种古老的艺术形式像过去一样流行，并将其传递给年轻人，即他们做了很多促进木偶戏的发展，promote“促进”，动词不定式符号to后加动词原形；根据“They also get support from the Chinese government”可知中国政府也给了他们支持，故填promote；support。
7.(2022·江苏南京·中考统考真题)请认真阅读下面短文，并根据所读内容在文章后表格中小题的空格里填入一个最恰当的单词。
注意：每个空格只填1个单词。请将答案填写在答题卡相应横线上。
What Are Visuals
Visuals are the images or pictures that you see in different forms of mass communication such as television, the Internet, and magazines. When you look at visuals in media, you make a judgement of what you see-either you like it, or you don’t. How do you respond(回应)to picture of a sleeping kitten is different from how you respond to a picture of a roaring tiger.
Why Are Visuals Important
Pictures are powerful. They appeal to(吸引)our minds, our feelings, and our imaginations. Looking at a picture carefully can help you notice more details and get more information. You may also see things that entertain you or make you laugh. At the same time, learning to look at a picture carefully can help you make up your own mind about things. Otherwise, a picture may make you think things that are not true.
How Do I Do It
Here are some ways to evaluate(评价)visuals:
Look at all the parts of the picture. If there are people, look at expressions(表情). Look at how they are standing or sitting. If a picture shows an activity, imagine the movement it shows.
Look at the colours in a picture. If they are dark, they may make you feel sad, even if what the picture shows is not particularly sad. A dark picture of a person may make you like that person less.
Think about what the picture suggests. Suppose an article is about crime, and the picture shows a young person. Does that suggests that young people are the worst criminals or that lots of young people are criminals Do the facts in the article back up what the picture or pictures suggest
View to Learn
Analyze(分析)the advertisement on this page.
Getting Information from Visuals
Explanations of visuals Visuals are images or pictures published in media. Looking at visuals, you can quickly know ___56___ you like them or not.
___57___ for the importance Pictures have the great power to get us to ___58___, to feel and to imagine. ___59___ can be achieved through a good look at the picture.
Ways of evaluation Don’t ___60___ any part of the picture, like people’s expressions and their standing or sitting styles. Look at the colours in the picture, because our mood change ___61___ different colours. Think about the picture’s ___62___ meaning. Find relationship ___63___ the picture and the article by questioning yourself.
An example Anna, a champion tennis player, is holding her pup in her arms with ___64___ face. The advertisement wisely encourages people to be willing to ___65___ PUPPY FOOD.
【答案】
56.whether
57.reasons
58.think
59.Decisions
60.miss
61.through
62.real
63.between
64.happy
65.buy
【解析】
【语篇导读】本文为说明文，短文介绍了视觉在大众传媒中的重要性和评价方法，强调了细心观察图片的重要性，防止被图片误导等。
56.根据空格最后面的or not可知填whether，whether ... or not为固定搭配。跟原文中的“When you look at
visuals in media, you make a judgement of what you see-either you like it, or you don’t.”意义相匹配。
57.根据“Why Are Visuals Important ”可知该段说明的是其重要性，给出的两条理由，故填reasons。
58.空格后面的feel, imagine分别对应于“They appeal to(吸引)our minds, our feelings, and our imaginations. ”
中的feelings和imaginations，故填think对应于minds。
59.根据“At the same time, learning to look at a picture carefully can help you make up your own mind about
things.(同时，学会仔细看图片可以帮助你对事情做出自己的决定)”可知填Decision。
60.根据“Look at all the parts of picture.(看图片的所有部分)”可知填miss，即：不要错过(miss)画面的任何
部分。
61.根据“Look at the colours in a picture. If they are dark, they may make you feel sad, even if what the picture
shows is not particularly sad. A dark picture of a person may make you like that person less|.(看图片上的颜
色。如果它们是黑色的，它们可能会让你感到悲伤，即使图片显示的不是特别悲伤。一个人的阴暗面
可能会让你不那么喜欢那个人).”可以推出答案：看看图片中的颜色，因为我们的心情会通过(through)
不同的颜色而改变/随着(with)不同的颜色而变化。
注：笔者以为，本题用with也对。
62.根据“Think about what the picture suggests.(想一想这张照片暗示了什么)”可知“想想这幅画的真正含义(real/true)”。
注：笔者以为，本题用true也对。
63.relationship between ... and ...……与……之间的关系，固定搭配。通过质疑自己来找到图片和文章之间的关系。也可以根据“Suppose an article is about crime, and the picture shows a young person. Does that suggests that young people are the worst criminals or that lots of young people are criminals Do the facts in the article back up what the picture or pictures suggest (假设一篇文章是关于犯罪的，图片显示的是一个年轻人。这是否意味着年轻人是最严重的罪犯，或者很多年轻人都是罪犯？文章中的事实是否支持图片所暗示的内容)”来进行归纳。
64.根据图片可以直观的看出Anna满面笑容，故填happy。
65.图片中的反问句“Shouldn’t you feed your puppies Puppy Food too ”极具鼓动性，“这则广告明智地鼓励
人们愿意购买(buy)Puppy Food。”
8.(2022·江苏无锡·中考统考真题)先通读下面的短文，然后根据短文内容，在文章后表格的空格内填入一个最恰当的单词，每个空格只能填一个单词。
Beginning of Summer, one of the Chinese 24 solar terms, usually falls each year on a day between May 5 and 7 according to the calendar. For centuries, people of the Banshan neighbourhood in Hangzhou, Zhejiang hold a lot of events. Celebrations usually begin with parade made up of people dressed up in traditional Chinese clothing, Hanfu. After the parade, local people take part in some activities at the square.
Eating black rice: A few days before Beginning of Summer, people of Banshan begin busying themselves with cooking black rice. They mix rice and the juice of fresh-picked sea bilberry leaves. Black rice culture started from the Tang Dynasty(618-907). It is believed that children who eat black rice will not be bitten by insects and will be fit the whole summer.
Weighing people: Local people of Banshan developed the interesting tradition of weighing people on this day to check the changes in their bodyweight over the past year. People of all ages take part in the activity. Locals believe that people who weigh themselves on this day will not only have good luck, but also guard against weight loss during the coming summer.
Egg fights: Children are undoubtedly crazy about this game. With a boiled egg, each child tries to break the egg of their competitor. Whoever’s egg breaks first is the loser, and needs to eat the egg as a punishment. The champion in the game is awarded the title of “Egg King”.
Today these activities have given birth to a series of special customs in Banshan on Beginning of Summer.
Title: Traditions on Beginning of Summer: A Taste of Food and ___54___
Background information ●Beginning of Summer usually falls each year on a day between May 5 and 7. ●Local people in traditional Chinese clothing take part in some activities to ___55___ this day.
Special activities ●Eating black rice has a long ___56___. People believe eating it keeps children safe from the danger of insect biting. ●Weighing people on this day is ___57___ among people of different ages. By doing so, they believe they will have good luck and guard against weight loss in the coming summer. ●Egg fights is a game that children are crazy about. If a child ___58___ the game, he needs to eat the egg.
【答案】
54.fun
55.celebrate
56.history
57.popular
58.loses
【解析】
【语篇导读】本文为说明文，短文主要介绍了立夏节气的时间、活动和饮食等。
54.根据“For centuries, people of the Banshan neighbourhood in Hangzhou, Zhejiang hold a lot of events. Celebrations usually begin with parade made up of people dressed up in traditional Chinese clothing, Hanfu.”和“A few days before Beginning of Summer, people of Banshan begin busying themselves with cooking black rice.”可知，在立夏可以品尝美食，享受乐趣，故填fun。
55.根据“Celebrations usually begin with parade made up of people dressed up in traditional Chinese clothing, Hanfu.”可知，当地人穿着中国传统服装参加一些活动来庆祝这个节气。空前to为不定式符号，此处使用动词原形，celebrate“庆祝”，故填celebrate。
56.根据“Black rice culture started from the Tang Dynasty(618-907).”可知，吃黑米有着悠久的历史。history“历史”，根据空前a可知，这里填名词单数，故填history。
57.根据“Local people of Banshan developed the interesting tradition of weighing people on this day to check the changes in their bodyweight over the past year. People of all ages take part in the activity.”可知，在这一天给不同年龄的人称重，可知这个活动很流行。此处be动词后使用形容词popular“受欢迎的，流行的”，故填popular。
58.根据“Whoever’s egg breaks first is the loser, and needs to eat the egg as a punishment.”可知，输了的人需要吃掉那个鸡蛋，lose“输掉”，a child为主语，此处是if引导的条件状语从句，因此从句使用一般现在时，动词使用第三人称单数，故填loses。
9.(2022·江苏镇江·中考统考真题A篇)
People use colour expressions to show their feelings and describe the world. Many colour-related phrases are common in our speech. Let’s see where they came from.
The Blues
The phrase is a short form of “the blue devils”, which also stands for sad feelings. This expression is also used to describe a type of jazz music that became popular in the south of America in the 1940s.
Black Sheep of the Family
The phrase refers to a member of a family or a group who is unacceptable. In the old days, the black sheep were sold at a lower price than the white ones at the market, because their fleece(羊毛)could not be coloured. This made the black sheep an unwelcome member of the group.
A Red-letter Day
A Red-letter Day is a day when something really exciting and memorable(难忘的)happens. It came from the practice of marking special western days, holidays, or other festivals in red on the calendar. Today, some calendars still use red numbers for special holidays, even weekends.
Green with Envy
Writers such as Shakespeare in the 16th century used the colour green to stand for envy, but it was the Greeks who connected it with sickness caused by envy. When a person was full of envy, his or her body produced too much bile(胆汁), giving his or her skin a greenish colour. That is green with envy.
阅读以上信息，用恰当的单词完成下面的短文，每空一词。
People use colours to express their feelings and describe the world. Many colour-related phrases are often ___56___ in our speech. For example, the Blues not only represents ___57___ but also refers to a type of popular jazz music. The expression Black Sheep of the Family means an unwelcome member of a family or a group. In the past, it was impossible to colour the fleece of the black sheep, so the black sheep were ___58___ less money than the white ones at the market. A Red-letter Day came from the practice of marking a special day in red on the calendar when that day ___59___ remembering. Green with Envy appeared because the Greeks believed that the colour green had ___60___ to do with sickness caused by envy. Later writers began to use green for envy.
【答案】
56.heard/used/found
57.sadness/unhappiness
58.worth
59.needed/required
60.something
【解析】
【语篇导读】本文是一篇说明文，短文介绍了许多与颜色相关的短语。
56.根据“People use colour expressions to show their feelings and describe the world. Many colour-related phrases are common in our speech.”可知，人们用颜色表达他们的感情和描述世界，许多与颜色相关的短语在我们的口语中很常见，故填heard/used/found。
57.根据“The phrase is a short form of “the blue devils”, which also stands for sad feelings.”可知，“The blue devils”代表悲伤的感情。在动词后作宾语，用名词形式，故填sadness/unhappiness。
58.根据“In the old days, the black sheep were sold at a lower price than the white ones at the market”可知，过去，在市场上，黑羊比白羊卖得便宜。be worth...“价值……”，故填worth。
59.根据“A Red-letter Day is a day when something really exciting and memorable(难忘的)happens.”可知，“A Red-letter Day”是发生一些真正令人兴奋和难忘的事情的日子，所以是那些需要记得的日子，用于被动语态结构中，故填needed/required。
60.根据“Writers such as Shakespeare in the 16th century used the colour green to stand for envy, but it was the Greeks who connected it with sickness caused by envy.”可知，16世纪的莎士比亚等作家用绿色来代表嫉妒，但希腊人把它与嫉妒引起的疾病联系在一起。所以绿色与嫉妒引起的疾病有关，have something to do sth“与……有关”，故填something。
10.(2023·江苏镇江·中考统考真题B篇)
The folk art form, kuaiban, which has a long history, can be performed by a group or a single person. With one or two pairs of bamboo clappers—a kind of traditional Chinese musical instrument in their hands, the performers tell stories in the local dialect(方言). These stories are usually folk tales or about social life.
Recently, Liu Jiming and Wan Yifu made and shared three short videos by using kuaiban which were viewed about 4 million times. As a result, Liu and Wan have gained more than 1million followers on the Internet. They’ve created many new works to raise people’s awareness. Some of their works are about the danger of drunken driving and food safety. They also write stories to show respect to people who make contributions, such as traffic policemen.
According to Liu and Wan, people can understand kuaiban pieces without difficulty. The stories told in kuaiban pieces are close to people’s daily lives. Thus, they consider that it is a fun way to introduce the Chinese folk culture through kuaiban. And what matters to them is that both young people and old people begin to know the charm of the art form, kuaiban, which may not be paid much attention to, compared to other traditional art forms.
Folk art forms, like xiangsheng, pingshu and kuaiban, share something in common. These traditional art forms show the beauty and value of traditional Chinese culture so they should be known by more people and get to more areas. Luckily, through the Internet, new performers who go on sharing kuaiban pieces, like Liu and Wan are playing an active role. Hopefully these Chinese folk art forms will be alive with the times.
阅读以上信息，用恰当的单词完成下面的表格，每空一词。
Chinese folk art forms never ___61___
The introduction to kuaiban ●It has a long history and is performed by a group or a single person. ●It is performed in the local dialect by using a special musical instrument made of bamboo. ●The content is about folk tales or what’s happening in ___62___.
The stories of Liu and Wan with kuanban ●More than 1 million viewers were attracted by Liu and Wan’s kuaiban videos. ●They believe that kuaiban pieces can be ___63___ understood. ●They use kuaiban pieces to attract people’s attention to Chinese folk culture.
Reasons for the wide ___64___ of the Chinese folk art ●The beauty and value of traditional Chinese culture will be learned through Chinese folk art forms. ●The new performers ___65___ sharing kuaiban pieces actively.
【答案】
61.fall/die/disappear
62.society
63.easily
64.spread/influence
65.continue/keep
【解析】
【语篇导读】本文为说明文，短文介绍了民间艺术——快板的发展及应用情况，并呼吁人们应该更多的关注民间艺术，民间艺术应该被更多的人所认识，并推广到更多的领域。
61.根据“The folk art form, kuaiban, which has a long history”以及“ Luckily, through the Internet, new performers who go on sharing kuaiban pieces, like Liu and Wan are playing an active role. Hopefully these Chinese folk art forms will be alive with the times.”可知，中国民间艺术从未消失，fall/die/disappear“消失，灭亡”，主语是复数名词，动词用原形，故填fall/die/disappear。
62.根据“These stories are usually folk tales or about social life.”可知，快板的内容是关于民间故事或社会生活，故填society。
63.根据“According to Liu and Wan, people can understand kuaiban pieces without difficulty.”可知，人们可以毫不费力地理解快板，即容易地理解，故填easily。
64.根据“Folk art forms, like xiangsheng, pingshu and kuaiban, share something in common. These traditional art forms show the beauty and value of traditional Chinese culture so they should be known by more people and get to more areas.”及表格右侧的内容可知，此处说的是中国民间艺术广泛传播/影响的原因，故填spread/influence。
65.根据“Luckily, through the Internet, new performers who go on sharing kuaiban pieces, like Liu and Wan are playing an active role. Hopefully these Chinese folk art forms will be alive with the times.”可知，快板作品的新演员继续积极地分享快板，主语是复数名词，动词用原形；故填continue/keep。
11.(2022·江苏泰州·中考统考真题)阅读下面的短文，并根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入一个最恰当的单词，每个空格只填一个单词。
Have you ever compared your handwriting with your friends’ to see how different it is Like fingerprints, no two people share the same handwriting. Your handwriting can actually say a lot about what kind of person you are. Try writing out a sentence: The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. Then see what your handwriting says about you.
Size of your handwriting
Did you know that the size of your handwriting can represent the level of your self-respect and self-awareness(自我意识) Large handwriting may show that you’re easy to get along with and you want to be noticed by others. On the other hand, small handwriting may mean that you’re shy and careful, and always pay attention to details. Medium-sized handwriting shows that you can get used to a new environment easily.
Spacing between words
Do you leave a large space between your words when you write According to a study, the distance between two words can show how close or how far you feel towards others. If you write with wide spacing between your words, it may mean that you enjoy your freedom. On the other hand, people leaving narrow spacing between words may like staying with others.
Slant(倾斜)of the words
Did you know that the slant in your handwriting can tell how you treat people and things around you Slanting to the right means you welcome or accept new ideas easily. And you consider your friends and family are more important than anything else. While slanting to the left may show that you think deeply about your own thoughts, feelings or behaviors. And you like to work behind the scenes better. If you write without slanting at all, you may be practical.
Although the handwriting analyses(分析)are not always true, we can read them for fun. What matters most is you should write carefully.
Introduction Different people have different handwriting. Your handwriting can actually say a lot about your personal qualities.
Main body ___49___ The size of handwriting can stand for the level of self-respect and self-awareness you have. Large ●You are easygoing. ●You want to make other people ___50___ you. Small ●You are shy and do things carefully. ●You always pay attention to ___51___. Medium-sized ●It is ___52___ for you to get used to new environment.
Spacing The distance between two words can show how you feel towards ___53___. Wide ●___54___ with wide spacing means you enjoy being free. Narrow ●You dislike being ___55___.
Slant The slant of the words can show how you treat what’s around you. Right ●You are open to new ideas. ●You think your friends and family are the ___56___important in your heart. Left ●You think twice before doing anything. ●You ___57___ to work behind the scenes. Straight ●You may be practical.
Conclusion ●You can know the ___58___ between your handwriting and personality. Though it is not always true, just write carefully.
【答案】
49.Size
50.notice
51.details
52.easy
53.others
54.Writing
55.alone
56 most
57.like
58.relationship
【解析】
【语篇导读】本篇为说明文，短文主要介绍了可以从一个人的笔迹里看出自己的性格。
49.根据“Size of your handwriting”可知，此处介绍笔迹的尺寸、大小，故填Size。
50.根据“Large handwriting may show that you’re easy to get along with and you want to be noticed by others.”可知，字体大可能表明你很容易相处，你希望被别人注意到。make sb do sth“让某人做某事”，故填notice。
51.根据“On the other hand, small handwriting may mean that you’re shy and careful, and always pay attention to details.”可知，字迹小可能意味着你很害羞，很细心，总是注意细节，故填details。
52.根据“Medium-sized handwriting shows that you can get used to a new environment easily.”可知，中等大小的笔迹表明你可以很容易地适应新环境。在句中作表语，用形容词，故填easy。
53.根据“According to a study, the distance between two words can show how close or how far you feel towards others.”可知，根据一项研究，两个字之间的距离可以显示你与他人的距离有多近，故填others。
54.根据“f you write with wide spacing between your words, it may mean that you enjoy your freedom.”可知，如果你写字时字里行间的间距很大，这可能意味着你很享受自由。在句中作主语，用动名词形式，故填Writing。
55.根据“On the other hand, people leaving narrow spacing between words may like staying with others.”可知，字之间间距小的人可能喜欢和别人待在一起，即不喜欢独自待着，alone“单独的”符合语境，故填alone。
56.根据“And you consider your friends and family are more important than anything else.”可知，你认为你的朋友和家人比什么都重要，用最高级，故填most。
57.根据“And you like to work behind the scenes better.”可知，你更喜欢在幕后工作，故填like。
58.根据“Your handwriting can actually say a lot about what kind of person you are.”可知，你的笔迹可以很好地说明你是一个什么样的人，也就是说你可以知道你的笔迹和性格之间的关系，故填relationship。
12.(2022·江苏淮安·中考统考真题B篇)阅读下面短文，根据要求完成下列各题。
Is your house full of clutter(杂物)which seems useful but you never use Do you feel crazy when you can’t find something you want, standing in a messy room Items satisfy you but at the same time too many of them may also trouble you. Many people feel stressed by the amount of things they have. But it doesn’t have to be that way. With a little bit of organization and planning on decluttering(清理), you can create a comfortable space.
Start early. If you wait until the weekend to start, you’re not going to make much progress. You’d better start right now. The earlier you start, the more organized you will be during the decluttering.
Keep your eyes on one room at a time. This will help your mind stay clear during a certain period of time. Start with the room that needs the most attention. If you have a lot of clutter in the room, start from smaller areas like your desk, since breaking down the huge task into smaller goals can reduce much stress in your mind.
Donate unwanted items. Decluttering can make your life easy especially when you have unwanted items. You can donate them to someone who really needs them. It makes your home tidier. And more importantly, it also makes those items go exactly to the right person instead of staying useless in your house.
Classify(归类)the items. This follows donation. After classifying your things, an important part which can’t be left over is to label(贴标签)the box. On the label, write the type of the items and the place it should be put in. Yes, it takes extra time, but you’ll be thankful soon after your items go to correct places, which helps you find what you need easily next time.
Don’t decide everything now. Decluttering does make your house look better. But if you try to declutter every little thing in your house, the result may not satisfy you. Once you are not sure whether something still works for you, but you really like it, it’s OK to keep it. Don’t over declutter and end up with buying them again.
根据上面短文内容填空(每空不限一词)
66.The passage offers us five ________ on decluttering to help us create ________ .
67.If you decide to declutter your items, you’d better _____ instead of waiting. Moreover, you will feel ________ if you break down the huge task.
68.When you label the box, the type of the items should ________ on the label. Though you need to spend ________ on it, you’ll be thankful later.
69.You are advised to ________ too much decluttering. Otherwise, you may not be ________ with the result.
70.This passage tells us how to deal with the items in the house. First, you can give ________ to someone in
need and then put ________ items in order.
【答案】
66.suggestions, a comfortable space
67.start right now, relaxed
68.be written, extra time
69.avoid, satisfied
70.unwanted items, useful
【解析】
【语篇导读】本文为说明文，短文主要介绍了五条整理建议，帮助我们创造一个舒适的空间。
66.根据“With a little bit of organization and planning on decluttering(清理), you can create a comfortable space”以及下文内容可知，本文主要介绍了五条整理建议，帮助我们创造一个舒适的空间，five后加名词复数suggestions“建议”，故答案为suggestions, a comfortable space。
67.根据“If you wait until the weekend to start, you’re not going to make much progress. You’d better start right now”可知不要等待，最好要马上开始做，start right now“马上开始”，had better后加动词原形；根据“since breaking down the huge task into smaller goals can reduce much stress in your mind”可知把艰巨的任务分解成较小的目标可以减少你心中的压力，让你感到放松，feel后加形容词relaxed“放松的”，故答案为start right now, relaxed。
68.根据“On the label, write the type of the items and the place it should be put in”可知标签上写下物品的类型和放置位置，主语“the type of the items”和谓语“write”之间是被动关系，此处用含有情态动词的被动语态should be done；根据“it takes extra time”可知这会花费额外的时间，故答案为be written, extra time。
69.根据“Don’t over declutter”可知不要过度整理，即避免过度整理，avoid“避免”，动词不定式符号to后加动词原形；根据“But if you try to declutter every little thing in your house, the result may not satisfy you”可知如果你试图清理你家里的每一件小事，结果可能不会令你满意，be动词后加形容词satisfied“满意的”，故答案为avoid, satisfied。
70.根据“Decluttering can make your life easy especially when you have unwanted items. You can donate them to someone who really needs them”可知可以把不需要的东西捐给真正需要它们的人；根据“Once you are not sure whether something still works for you, but you really like it, it’s OK to keep it”以及前文内容可知，要把有用的东西摆好，useful“有用的”，故答案为unwanted items, useful。
阅读回答问题
1.(2024·江苏苏州·中考统考真题)请认真阅读下面短文，用英语回答短文后的问题，并将答案写在答题卡标有题号的横线上。
In his lovely piece of writing “Why Write ”, the writer Paul Auster shares a story about growing up as an eight-year-old in New York City. He was crazy about baseball, especially the New York Giants. The only thing he remembers about attending his first major league baseball game is that he saw his hero Willie Mays after the game. The young Auster gathered his courage and went close to his hero. “Mr. Mays,” he said, “could I please have your autograph (签名) ”
“Sure, kid, sure,” Mays replied kindly. “Have you got a pencil ”
Auster didn’t have a pencil on him, neither did his father or his mother or anyone else in his group.
Mays waited patiently, but when it became clear that no one present had anything to write with, he said, “Sorry, kid. We’ve got no pencil. I can’t give you my autograph.”
From that day on, Auster made it a habit to never leave the house without a pencil in his pocket. “It’s not that I had any special plans for that pencil,” Auster writes, “but I didn’t want to be unprepared. I had been caught empty-handed once, and I wasn’t about to let it happen again. The years have taught me this: If there’s a pencil in your pocket, there’s a good chance that one day you’ll feel like starting to use it. That’s how I became a writer.”
What is your pencil What is so important that without it you feel unprepared I know some cartoonists always carry pen and paper and some photographers always have a camera in their pockets. They are always prepared.
Pick your “pencil” and don’t leave home without it.
54. To get Willie Mays’ autograph, what did Auster need
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55. What habit did Auster form after that day
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56. What do you think of Auster’s habit Why do you think so
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【答案】
54. A pencil.
55. He made it a habit to never leave his house without a pencil in his pocket.
56. I think it’s helpful/it’s a good idea. Because this habit helps him get prepared/become a writer.(言之有理即可)
【解析】
【语篇导读】本文介绍了Paul Auster小时候因为没带铅笔，没能得到最喜欢的棒球运动员的签名，从此之后养成了出门带铅笔的习惯，最后成为了一名作家。
54.根据“‘Sure, kid, sure,’ Mays replied kindly. ‘Have you got a pencil ’”可知，为了得到Willie Mays的签名，Auster需要一支铅笔，故填A pencil.
55.根据“From that day on, Auster made it a habit to never leave the house without a pencil in his pocket.”可知，那天之后，Auster养成了口袋里不带铅笔绝不出门的习惯，故填He made it a habit to never leave his house without a pencil in his pocket.
56.开放性试题，答案不唯一，言之有理即可。参考答案为I think it’s helpful/it’s a good idea. Because this habit helps him get prepared/become a writer.
2.(2024·江苏扬州·中考统考真题)阅读短文，回答下面5个问题，将答案写在答题卡标有题号的横线上。(每题答案不超过10 个词)
A total of 23 spotted seals(斑海豹)were put back into the waters off the coast of Dalian in Northeast China’s Liaoning Province on Tuesday, Dec. 12, 2023 as part of China’s continuous efforts to protect endangered wildlife.
The seals were hunted and sold, but have now been saved and marked for future protection. A fishery law enforcement ship arrived at the sea area near Dalian in the morning, carrying the spotted seals. The seals were let go free one by one into the sea. They swam freely in the water, returning to their natural home.
Spotted seals are nationally protected animals in China. They are the only kind of seals that can breed(繁殖) in Chinese waters. Like migratory(迁徙的)birds, they appear around October every year in Liaodong Bay, and take the long journey back to the Northwest Pacific in May after breeding. They are often considered as the “panda of the sea”.
Thanks to China’s top-class national protection in recent years, the population of spotted seals in Chinese waters has reached around 2,000, while the global population is between 400,000 and 600,000. Studies have shown that these 2,000 spotted seals are of great importance for the study and research on spotted seals.
To protect this rare animal and its ecological environment, the Liaoning Dalian Spotted Seal Wetlands were set up in 1992. In January 2002, they were included in the List of Wetlands of International Importance. Covering an area of 560,000 hectares with a coastline of about 370 kilometers, the wetlands are rich in biological resources. They have become home to nationally protected animals such as the spotted seal, finless porpoise, killer whales, false killer whales, common dolphins, bottlenose dolphins, and East Asian river dolphins.
Since 1992, researchers in Dalian have successfully saved 388 spotted seals and put 299 of them back into the wild.
56. Where were the 23 spotted seals put back into the sea
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57. What is the other name of the spotted seal
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58. With China’s protection, what has happened to the spotted seals in Chinese waters
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59. What does the underlined word “they” in paragraph 5 refer to (指的是)
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60. As a student, what can you do to protect wildlife
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【答案】
56. Off the coast of Dalian in Northeast China’s Liaoning Province.
57. Panda of the sea.
58. The population of spotted seals in Chinese waters has reached around 2,000.
59. The Liaoning Dalian Spotted Seal Wetlands.
60. We can join the local activities and raise money for groups to protect wildlife.
【解析】
【语篇导读】本文主要介绍了中国为保护濒危野生动物而做出的努力。
56.根据“A total of 23 spotted seals (斑海豹) were put back into the waters off the coast of Dalian in Northeast China’s Liaoning Province”可知共有23只斑海豹被放回中国东北辽宁省大连市沿海水域，故填Off the coast of Dalian in Northeast China’s Liaoning Province.
57.根据“They are often considered as the ‘panda of the sea’”可知它们被称为“海洋中的熊猫”，故填Panda of the sea.
58.根据“Thanks to China’s top-class national protection in recent years, the population of spotted seals in Chinese waters has reached around 2,000”可知近年来，由于中国的国家一级保护，中国水域的斑海豹数量已达2000只左右，故填The population of spotted seals in Chinese waters has reached around 2,000.
59.根据“the Liaoning Dalian Spotted Seal Wetlands were set up in 1992. In January 2002, they were included in the List of Wetlands of International Importance”可知其生态环境，辽宁大连斑海豹湿地于1992年建立，2002年1月，它们被列入《国际重要湿地名录》，故此处they指代“辽宁大连斑海豹湿地”，故填The Liaoning Dalian Spotted Seal Wetlands.
60.开放性试题，言之有理即可。参考答案为We can join the local activities and raise money for groups to protect wildlife.
3.(2024·江苏连云港·中考统考真题)阅读短文，根据短文内容回答问题，每个题目的答案不超过5个单词。
A talented young band, called Esinaba, became one of the top 10 winners at a national music competition this year. The band came from Aba Tibetan and Qiang autonomous prefecture (阿坝藏族羌族自治州), Sichuan. The band’s name means “azalea flower” in the Qiang language.
The band was formed in March last year. It is made up of six children, including lead singer Li Guoran, guitarist Zhang Ruixiang, and drummer (鼓手) Qiu Zixin, with an average (平均) age of 10.
“The original (起初的) idea of forming a band was to make music class interesting. Our goal is to make folk music popular so that this beautiful music can reach more people,” says Ha Xue, a music teacher at two local primary schools. She adds that one of the members in the band is Yu Meng xiaofeng, who plays a Qiang musical instrument made of sheepskin.
“We collected old songs of our ethnic group (民族). Many of them are not written. They are passed down by elders singing to their children,” says the teacher. “I worked with the children to turn the old songs into new pieces with modern instruments. We plan to hold a concert this year.”
66. What’s the name of the band
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67. How many members are there in the band
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68. Why did they form the band
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69. What do they plan to do this year
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70. What’s special about the band
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【答案】
66. Esinaba.
67. Six.
68. To make music class interesting./To make folk music popular.
69. Hold a concert.
70. It makes folk music popular.
【解析】
【语篇导读】本文主要介绍了来自四川省阿坝藏族羌族自治州的乐队Esinaba。
66.根据“A talented young band, called Esinaba”可知乐队的名字是Esinaba，故填Esinaba.
67.根据“It is made up of six children”可知乐队里有六个孩子，故填Six.
68.根据“The original (起初的) idea of forming a band was to make music class interesting. Our goal is to make folk music popular”可知组建乐队的最初想法是让音乐课变得有趣，目标是让民间音乐流行起来，故填To make music class interesting./To make folk music popular.
69.根据“We plan to hold a concert this year”可知他们计划今年举办一个音乐会，故填Hold a concert.
70.开放性试题，合理即可。根据“Our goal is to make folk music popular so that this beautiful music can reach more people”可知这个乐队让民间音乐流行起来，故填It makes folk music popular.
4.(2023·江苏苏州·中考统考真题)请认真阅读下面材料，用英语回答材料后的问题。
Reporter: Why do you love Suzhou
Zekro: When I was a child, my parents told me that love has no boundaries. They told me the purpose of life is to serve people and make contributions to our society. Since my wife and I came to Suzhou twenty-four years ago, I have never stopped showing my love in action. I’ve taught the latest technology to my students in Suzhou University for free. I’ve helped people in need, caring for sick children, sending money to disaster areas and teaching African drumming to poor children. I’ve also worked closely with Suzhou government to introduce Suzhou to foreigners. Many friends often call me the Ambassador(大使)of Suzhou.
Reporter: Please tell us about Happy Home Club.
Zekro: Seven years ago, I opened Finland Home Cafe to introduce Finnish(芬兰的)culture to our Chinese friends through food and music. One meaningful activity we hold every week is Happy Home Club. It is open from 7:00 p. m. to 8:30 p.m. on Fridays. It’s for everybody who loves to make new friends, learn about life and practice their English. The most recent topics for Happy Home Club are: Why we sleep; How to read a book; Remember to say thank you…
Reporter: What else do you want to say to people who are watching our TV show
Zekro: Those who are interested in our culture, food and topics are most welcome to our Cafe. Please come and share your stories with us. Together, we can make a difference.
54. How long have Zekro and his wife lived in Suzhou
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55. Why do Zekro’s friends call him “the Ambassador of Suzhou”
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56. Please write another good topic for Happy Home Club and explain your reason.
(Avoid any topics of Happy Home Club that are mentioned in this paper.)
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【答案】
54. For twenty-four years.
55. Because Zekro has worked closely with Suzhou government to introduce Suzhou to foreigners.
56. How to make new friends. Because friends are very important in our life.(言之有理即可)
【解析】
【语篇导读】本文为记叙文，短文讲述了记者与Zekro的采访情况，还包括为什么喜欢苏州以及介绍快乐之家俱乐部的情况等。
54.根据“Since my wife and I came to Suzhou twenty-four years ago, I have never stopped showing my love in action.”可知，Zekro和他的妻子在苏州住了24年了，故答案为For twenty-four years.
55.根据“I’ve also worked closely with Suzhou government to introduce Suzhou to foreigners. Many friends often call me the Ambassador(大使)of Suzhou.”可知，因为Zekro与苏州政府密切合作，向外国人介绍苏州，所以Zekro的朋友称他为“苏州大使”，故答案为Because Zekro has worked closely with Suzhou government to introduce Suzhou to foreigners.
56.主观题，言之有理即可，故参考答案为How to make new friends. Because friends are very important in our life.
5.(2023·江苏南通·中考统考真题)请认真阅读下面短文，并根据短文内容回答问题。
Karlsson, a Swedish teacher at Beijing Union University(BUU), has lived in China for over 15 years. The seeds(种子)of his China journey were sown when he joined in a program for East Asian studies at Lund University in Sweden in 1997. Back then, cellphones and the Internet hadn’t yet come into wide use. Learning Chinese meant using textbooks, heavy dictionaries and audio tapes. He would read the dictionary carefully for hours to understand a one-page Chinese article.
“In those days, it was a real challenge,” he said.
In 2006, with a high score in the official Chinese language test, he won a scholarship for a five-week summer program at Beijing Language and Culture University.
After finishing the study program, Karlsson was offered a Beijing-based job as a market researcher. In 2008, the year Beijing succeeded in hosting the Summer Olympic Games, he got married. In the next year, he started to teach business at BUU.
Life in Beijing has been a wonderful adventure(异乎寻常的经历), especially as a witness to the great achievements China has made. It has offered him many chances for personal growth. Today, thanks to high-speed broadband and 5G, he can connect with students at BUU’s partner universities in Russia, Montenegro or Mexico while riding on the Beijing subway.
“When you open your eyes to these great projects, it is impossible not to want to be part of them or at least support them somehow,” he said.
Although he was busy on teaching days, Karlsson applied for a full-time scholarship at the University of International Business and Economics in Beijing. In 2022, at 44 years old, he got his Ph.D. in economics. “I am quite interested in blockchain technology, and I know that China is quickly becoming the leader in blockchain applications outside the cryptocurrency space. So, I always write my articles in this area,” he said.
“There is always time to follow your dreams unless you decide to give up,” he said. “Taking on seemingly impossible challenges and also helping those around you are what makes life worth living.”
请将答案写在答题卡上
71. Who is Karlsson in this passage
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72. How did Karlsson learn Chinese in Sweden
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73. When did Karlsson start to teach business at BUU
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74. What has offered Karlsson many chances for personal growth
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75. What can you learn from Karlsson’s experiences (请自拟一句话作答)
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【答案】
71. A Swedish teacher at Beijing Union University.
72. By using textbooks, heavy dictionaries and audio tapes.
73. In 2009.
74. Life in Beijing has been a wonderful adventure, especially as a witness to the great achievements China has made.
75. Any reasonable answer is OK. Possible answer: Challenges can help us grow.
【解析】
【语篇导读】本文为记叙文，短文主要叙述了一名瑞典老师在北京工作的情况。
71.根据“Karlsson, a Swedish teacher at Beijing Union University(BUU), has lived in China for over 15 years.”可知他是在北京联合大学的一名瑞典的老师，故答案为A Swedish teacher at Beijing Union University.
72.根据“Learning Chinese meant using textbooks, heavy dictiona中小学教育资源及组卷应用平台
【2022_2024年（江苏）中考英语真题分类汇编】
专题05 任务型阅读填空和阅读回答问题
阅读填空
1.(2024·江苏无锡·中考统考真题)先通读下面的短文，然后根据短文内容，在文章后表格的空格内填入一个最恰当的单词。所填单词必须写在答题卡对应题号的横线上。每个空格只能填一个单词。
As a country strong in math, China has many folk games filled with math wisdom. You may have played many of them before. Let’s take a look at two of them.
Luban Lock Luban Lock was first created by Chinese carpenter Lu Ban about 2,000 years ago. It is said that Lu used six wooden pieces to make a toy that looks like a lock for his son. The lock has a lot to do with solid geometry (立体几何). It’s hard to separate the six pieces. However, it is usually easier to unlock a Luban Lock than to put it back together. Now, there are Luban Locks made up of nine or more pieces.
Huarong Pass Huarong Pass is a traditional Chinese block-moving puzzle. Every block is named after a character in the book Romance of the Three Kingdoms, like Cao Cao, Zhang Fei and Zhao Yun. To succeed in the game, players have to move the blocks to get “Cao Cao” out. This is a test of one’s math knowledge, for example, of geometric area (几何面积). According to the Chinese Puzzle website, it takes at least 81 steps to set “Cao Cao” free.
Title: Two Ancient Chinese ___54___ Toys
Luban Lock > It was first created by Lu Ban about 2,000 years ago. > Lu Ban used 6 pieces of ___55___ to make a lock-like toy for his son. > It uses math knowledge such as solid geometry. > It is ___56___ to put the six pieces back together than to unlock it.
Huarong Pass > It is made up of a few blocks, and every block has the ___57___ of a character in Romance of the Three Kingdoms. > Players win the game by ___58___ the blocks to set “Cao Cao” free. > It can test players’ math knowledge like geometric area.
2.(2023·江苏无锡·中考统考真题)先通读下面的短文，然后根据短文内容，在文章后表格的空格内填入一个最恰当的单词。每个空格只能填一个单词。
To support the employment(就业)of disabled people in Guangzhou, Starbucks has opened its first “Silent Café” in China where almost half the staff are hearing impaired.
Fourteen out of the thirty staff members have trouble hearing, and so Starbucks has created a café that doesn’t require customers to say anything—nor the staff to hear anything. “This might be the quietest Starbucks among the over 3800 shops on the Chinese mainland,” says Leo Tsoi, Chief Operating Officer of Starbucks, China.
The newly opened “Silent Café” has a special ordering system where all food and drinks are numbered, letting customers easily write down their order and allowing them to place orders without having to say a word.
Chen Siting, a staff member shares her thoughts about the idea. “We cannot hear you but would like to share a tasty coffee with you,” says Siting. “I believe more people like me could find a career they dream about in the future,” she continues.
Like Siting, Zhu Jieying, has been working at Starbucks for about seven years, making him its first hearing-impaired coffee master. He has hopes that Starbucks could open more opportunities(机遇)for those who are disabled, and encourage them to prove themselves and to explore more possibilities in life.
Title; Starbucks “Silent Café”
Basic information The first one in China was ___54___ in Guangzhou. Almost half its staff have hearing ___55___. Its customers place their order without having to say anything by writing down certain ___56___.
Staff members’ thoughts Chen Siting: More hearing-impaired people like me could find their ___57___ career in the future. Zhu Jieying: Starbucks could ___58___ disabled people with more opportunities.
3.(2023·江苏镇江·中考统考真题A篇)
Crying brings advantages to both your body and mind. It is a good way to make you feel less stressed and cheer you up. It also helps keep your eyes clean. Crying is like giving your eyes a good wash from the inside. Moreover, it can help you sleep better.
Crying is usually connected with emotions like anger or sadness. When you are happy, you may not often think of crying. But have you ever heard of “happy crying” You might have experienced it before. Scientists have found out happy crying may happen in the following situations:
☆When you have feelings that can’t be expressed
When you have some bad feelings that haven’t been noticed for a long time, and they are not allowed to be expressed, happy crying happens. That is to say, even when you experience something happy, the bad feelings that haven’t been noticed or dealt with will still make you cry.
☆When you are unable to keep yourself in good condition
Crying can help you manage strong moods or feelings. Some happy moments can also bring you strong feelings and you may find it hard to control them, so crying can be of help. When you cry, it feels like you are driving some bad or terrible feelings away from your body. Besides, the hormones(激素)in tears can help to keep a balance between body and mood. They can calm you down and make you feel peaceful.
阅读以上信息，用恰当的单词完成下面的短文，每空一词。
Crying is a way to express feelings. It makes you stay calm, gives your ___56___ a good wash, and helps you have a better sleep. Crying is often connected with anger or sadness and you ___57___ think of crying when you are happy. But you may have such an ___58___ called “happy crying”. Happy crying happens when some bad feelings are ___59___ to people themselves or not dealt with for a long time, even if something pleasant happens to them. And usually these feelings are not allowed to be expressed. It also happens when happy moments bring strong feelings and you ___60___ to control yourselves. At that moment, the hormones in tears can keep your body and mood balanced.
4.(2023·江苏镇江·中考统考真题B篇)
The warm climate, water plants and wetland in nature reserves provide an ideal living environment for wild animals. This makes them feel like going back to nature. In reserves, people watch and study animals’ living habits, activities and so on.
Now, the AI system in reserves plays an important role in studying wildlife. Instead of using binoculars, people just sit in front of a big screen and then they can watch every move the animals make. The AI system helps in many ways. First, the AI system can tell the differences between different types of wild animals and record the changes in numbers based on their tails, feet and beaks. Second, it can keep recording animal behaviours for researchers day and night, while in the past, such recording could not last. Moreover, it can check unusual behaviours among the animals. If an animal walks or flies in an unusual way or lies on the ground for a while, the system can help find out what happens. So researchers can take quick actions to save it in time. Besides its main functions, the system can help to warn the unauthorized(未经许可的)people away from the protected areas. The AI system is also served as an educational platform(平台)for the people. By using it, visitors can watch and learn more about the wild animals living in the reserve.
However, there are problems. On one hand, the AI system itself sometimes mistakes an animal for another, or a plant for an animal. On the other hand, people still need to go around to get a whole understanding of wildlife because the AI system has not been put in at every corner of the reserves. To further develop the AI system, the reserves are now working with more high-tech companies.
阅读以上信息，用恰当的单词完成下面的表格，每空一词。
The functions of reserves ●The reserves help wild animals feel like ___61___ to nature. ●Researchers can watch and study wildlife in reserves.
The AI system used in reserves The advantages ●It can tell the differences of wild animals and record the changes in numbers based on their looks. ●It can help researchers keep recording animal behaviours without considering ___62___. ●By using it, the risk of wild animals’ getting hurt and deaths will be quite ___63___. ●It warns unauthorized people not to enter the protected area. ●It increases visitors’ ___64___ about wildlife.
The problems ●It sometimes makes mistakes. ●It hasn’t ___65___ covered the reserves yet.
5.(2023·江苏泰州·中考统考真题)阅读下面的短文，并根据所读内容在文章后图表中的空格里填入一个最恰当的单词，每个空格只填一个单词。
John: Hello, ChatGPT! I’m John. What can you do to help people For example, improve their English
ChatGPT: As an AI(人工智能)language model, I can do many things to help people improve their English. I can offer advice on grammar and vocabulary, help with pronunciation and provide feedback(反馈)on written or spoken English. What’s more, I can take part in conversation with people in English which can help them practice their language skills interestingly and naturally. Would you like me to help you with any problems of your English
John: No, not at the moment. That sounds even more powerful than some English teachers. So do you think you’ll replace(替代)some human beings in some areas, such as English teachers, news reporters or people who do customer service work
ChatGPT: No. I don’t think I can replace them completely. Though I can provide useful help in many areas, I am still a machine and there are things only human beings can do. English teaching, news reporting and serving are far more than skills. They are also about feelings, thoughts, cultures and so on. However, I believe that I can be a valuable tool to support and improve the work of human beings in these fields. By working together, better results can be achieved to those we serve.
John: Great. I like your ideas. So my next question is, what advice would you give to human beings in order to be better prepared for the future
ChatGPT: Good question, John. Here are a few pieces of advice for people to think about. First, develop thinking ability. In a word, instead of copying others’ ideas, you should have your own thoughts. Next, learn to work together with machines. Don’t be afraid of AI, it’s important to know how to work together with machines to improve your own abilities. Then, develop skills only human beings have, like creativity, and empathy(共情). Fourth, keep learning and changing. The world is changing fast and it’s important to stay up to date with the latest development s in technology and other fields. I hope these tips are helpful, John.
The relationship between ChatGPT and human beings to ChatGPT’s eye
ChatGPT can help human beings in severAI ways, including English learning. ChatGPT won’t replace human beings ___46___, for the following reasons. People can ___47___ several suggestions from ChatGPT and keep learning and improving.
*Offer advice on grammar and vocabulary. *Help with pronunciation. *Give feedback on ___48___ spoken and written English. *Have conversation with people in English to help people improve language skills in a fun and ___49___ way. *ChatGPT can provide useful help, ___50___ it is still a machine. There are things only human beings can do. They are ___51___ skills. They are also about feelings, thoughts, cultures and so on. *Working together with human beings, we can ___52___ better results. *Develop critical thinking. That’s to say, don’t copy others’ ideas, have their own thoughts ___53___. *Don’t be afraid of AI and improve their own abilities by ___54___ together with AI. *Develop skills ___55___ creativity and empathy which only human beings own. *Always keep up with the latest developments.
6.(2023·江苏淮安·中考统考真题B篇)阅读下面短文，根据要求完成下列各题。
Chinese shadow puppetry(皮影戏)is a form of traditional Chinese folk drama. It is probably one of the most ancient arts using light and shadow. It is also a mix of many art forms, including painting, music, opera and story-telling. Shadow puppetry was added to UNESCO’s Intangible Cultural Heritage List in 2011.
More than 2,000 years ago, Emperor Wu of Han was very sad about the death of his wife. One day, one of his men happened to see some children playing with toys. The shadows of the toys were lively on the floor. Then he had an idea— he made a puppet(偶)of the emperor’s wife. As night fell, he invited the emperor to watch a puppet show. This is believed to be the start of shadow puppetry.
In the Tang Dynasty, shadow puppetry was played by many people in many places around the country. Then in the Yuan Dynasty, it was introduced into West Asian and European countries along the Silk Road. The art form became the most popular in the Qing Dynasty. At that time, it was played in almost every province and in many kinds of celebrations like weddings and birthday dinners.
It is not an easy job to make the puppets. Their body parts are cut separately and then joined together so that they an move freely. During the show, puppetry artists connect the puppets’ most important joints(关节)with sticks. In this way, they can hold the puppets and make the puppets walk, run or dance as they want. Sometimes the puppets could be as lively as living things on the screen.
In fact, most puppetry artists across China don’t get trained and don’t play shadow puppetry as a job. They just play it for fun and love. However, they are still experts(专家)in this field. In recent years, puppetry artists have explored ways to make this ancient art form as popular as it used to be and pass it on to the young, hoping more people can understand its importance and feel its beauty. They also get support from the Chinese government. Thanks to their hard work, Chinese shadow puppetry is becoming great again.
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66. _________ are used in Chinese shadow puppetry. Also, many _________ all mix together in it.
67. Shadow puppetry started in the Han Dynasty. One man created a puppet show to _________ the emperor who lost his wife. Then it was _________ spread in the Tang and Qing Dynasties.
68. Artists join the puppets’ body parts together _________ cutting them separately. In a show, they hold and _________ the puppets with sticks that connect their most important joints.
69. Instead of playing shadow puppetry for a _________, most puppetry artists in China just play it for fun and love. But this doesn’t _________ becoming experts in this field.
70. Puppetry artists have done a lot to _________ the development of shadow puppetry. The Chinese government also offers them _________ to make the art form great again.
7.(2022·江苏南京·中考统考真题)请认真阅读下面短文，并根据所读内容在文章后表格中小题的空格里填入一个最恰当的单词。
注意：每个空格只填1个单词。请将答案填写在答题卡相应横线上。
What Are Visuals
Visuals are the images or pictures that you see in different forms of mass communication such as television, the Internet, and magazines. When you look at visuals in media, you make a judgement of what you see-either you like it, or you don’t. How do you respond(回应)to picture of a sleeping kitten is different from how you respond to a picture of a roaring tiger.
Why Are Visuals Important
Pictures are powerful. They appeal to(吸引)our minds, our feelings, and our imaginations. Looking at a picture carefully can help you notice more details and get more information. You may also see things that entertain you or make you laugh. At the same time, learning to look at a picture carefully can help you make up your own mind about things. Otherwise, a picture may make you think things that are not true.
How Do I Do It
Here are some ways to evaluate(评价)visuals:
Look at all the parts of the picture. If there are people, look at expressions(表情). Look at how they are standing or sitting. If a picture shows an activity, imagine the movement it shows.
Look at the colours in a picture. If they are dark, they may make you feel sad, even if what the picture shows is not particularly sad. A dark picture of a person may make you like that person less.
Think about what the picture suggests. Suppose an article is about crime, and the picture shows a young person. Does that suggests that young people are the worst criminals or that lots of young people are criminals Do the facts in the article back up what the picture or pictures suggest
View to Learn
Analyze(分析)the advertisement on this page.
Getting Information from Visuals
Explanations of visuals Visuals are images or pictures published in media. Looking at visuals, you can quickly know ___56___ you like them or not.
___57___ for the importance Pictures have the great power to get us to ___58___, to feel and to imagine. ___59___ can be achieved through a good look at the picture.
Ways of evaluation Don’t ___60___ any part of the picture, like people’s expressions and their standing or sitting styles. Look at the colours in the picture, because our mood change ___61___ different colours. Think about the picture’s ___62___ meaning. Find relationship ___63___ the picture and the article by questioning yourself.
An example Anna, a champion tennis player, is holding her pup in her arms with ___64___ face. The advertisement wisely encourages people to be willing to ___65___ PUPPY FOOD.
8.(2022·江苏无锡·中考统考真题)先通读下面的短文，然后根据短文内容，在文章后表格的空格内填入一个最恰当的单词，每个空格只能填一个单词。
Beginning of Summer, one of the Chinese 24 solar terms, usually falls each year on a day between May 5 and 7 according to the calendar. For centuries, people of the Banshan neighbourhood in Hangzhou, Zhejiang hold a lot of events. Celebrations usually begin with parade made up of people dressed up in traditional Chinese clothing, Hanfu. After the parade, local people take part in some activities at the square.
Eating black rice: A few days before Beginning of Summer, people of Banshan begin busying themselves with cooking black rice. They mix rice and the juice of fresh-picked sea bilberry leaves. Black rice culture started from the Tang Dynasty(618-907). It is believed that children who eat black rice will not be bitten by insects and will be fit the whole summer.
Weighing people: Local people of Banshan developed the interesting tradition of weighing people on this day to check the changes in their bodyweight over the past year. People of all ages take part in the activity. Locals believe that people who weigh themselves on this day will not only have good luck, but also guard against weight loss during the coming summer.
Egg fights: Children are undoubtedly crazy about this game. With a boiled egg, each child tries to break the egg of their competitor. Whoever’s egg breaks first is the loser, and needs to eat the egg as a punishment. The champion in the game is awarded the title of “Egg King”.
Today these activities have given birth to a series of special customs in Banshan on Beginning of Summer.
Title: Traditions on Beginning of Summer: A Taste of Food and ___54___
Background information ●Beginning of Summer usually falls each year on a day between May 5 and 7. ●Local people in traditional Chinese clothing take part in some activities to ___55___ this day.
Special activities ●Eating black rice has a long ___56___. People believe eating it keeps children safe from the danger of insect biting. ●Weighing people on this day is ___57___ among people of different ages. By doing so, they believe they will have good luck and guard against weight loss in the coming summer. ●Egg fights is a game that children are crazy about. If a child ___58___ the game, he needs to eat the egg.
9.(2022·江苏镇江·中考统考真题A篇)
People use colour expressions to show their feelings and describe the world. Many colour-related phrases are common in our speech. Let’s see where they came from.
The Blues
The phrase is a short form of “the blue devils”, which also stands for sad feelings. This expression is also used to describe a type of jazz music that became popular in the south of America in the 1940s.
Black Sheep of the Family
The phrase refers to a member of a family or a group who is unacceptable. In the old days, the black sheep were sold at a lower price than the white ones at the market, because their fleece(羊毛)could not be coloured. This made the black sheep an unwelcome member of the group.
A Red-letter Day
A Red-letter Day is a day when something really exciting and memorable(难忘的)happens. It came from the practice of marking special western days, holidays, or other festivals in red on the calendar. Today, some calendars still use red numbers for special holidays, even weekends.
Green with Envy
Writers such as Shakespeare in the 16th century used the colour green to stand for envy, but it was the Greeks who connected it with sickness caused by envy. When a person was full of envy, his or her body produced too much bile(胆汁), giving his or her skin a greenish colour. That is green with envy.
阅读以上信息，用恰当的单词完成下面的短文，每空一词。
People use colours to express their feelings and describe the world. Many colour-related phrases are often ___56___ in our speech. For example, the Blues not only represents ___57___ but also refers to a type of popular jazz music. The expression Black Sheep of the Family means an unwelcome member of a family or a group. In the past, it was impossible to colour the fleece of the black sheep, so the black sheep were ___58___ less money than the white ones at the market. A Red-letter Day came from the practice of marking a special day in red on the calendar when that day ___59___ remembering. Green with Envy appeared because the Greeks believed that the colour green had ___60___ to do with sickness caused by envy. Later writers began to use green for envy.
10.(2023·江苏镇江·中考统考真题B篇)
The folk art form, kuaiban, which has a long history, can be performed by a group or a single person. With one or two pairs of bamboo clappers—a kind of traditional Chinese musical instrument in their hands, the performers tell stories in the local dialect(方言). These stories are usually folk tales or about social life.
Recently, Liu Jiming and Wan Yifu made and shared three short videos by using kuaiban which were viewed about 4 million times. As a result, Liu and Wan have gained more than 1million followers on the Internet. They’ve created many new works to raise people’s awareness. Some of their works are about the danger of drunken driving and food safety. They also write stories to show respect to people who make contributions, such as traffic policemen.
According to Liu and Wan, people can understand kuaiban pieces without difficulty. The stories told in kuaiban pieces are close to people’s daily lives. Thus, they consider that it is a fun way to introduce the Chinese folk culture through kuaiban. And what matters to them is that both young people and old people begin to know the charm of the art form, kuaiban, which may not be paid much attention to, compared to other traditional art forms.
Folk art forms, like xiangsheng, pingshu and kuaiban, share something in common. These traditional art forms show the beauty and value of traditional Chinese culture so they should be known by more people and get to more areas. Luckily, through the Internet, new performers who go on sharing kuaiban pieces, like Liu and Wan are playing an active role. Hopefully these Chinese folk art forms will be alive with the times.
阅读以上信息，用恰当的单词完成下面的表格，每空一词。
Chinese folk art forms never ___61___
The introduction to kuaiban ●It has a long history and is performed by a group or a single person. ●It is performed in the local dialect by using a special musical instrument made of bamboo. ●The content is about folk tales or what’s happening in ___62___.
The stories of Liu and Wan with kuanban ●More than 1 million viewers were attracted by Liu and Wan’s kuaiban videos. ●They believe that kuaiban pieces can be ___63___ understood. ●They use kuaiban pieces to attract people’s attention to Chinese folk culture.
Reasons for the wide ___64___ of the Chinese folk art ●The beauty and value of traditional Chinese culture will be learned through Chinese folk art forms. ●The new performers ___65___ sharing kuaiban pieces actively.
11.(2022·江苏泰州·中考统考真题)阅读下面的短文，并根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入一个最恰当的单词，每个空格只填一个单词。
Have you ever compared your handwriting with your friends’ to see how different it is Like fingerprints, no two people share the same handwriting. Your handwriting can actually say a lot about what kind of person you are. Try writing out a sentence: The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. Then see what your handwriting says about you.
Size of your handwriting
Did you know that the size of your handwriting can represent the level of your self-respect and self-awareness(自我意识) Large handwriting may show that you’re easy to get along with and you want to be noticed by others. On the other hand, small handwriting may mean that you’re shy and careful, and always pay attention to details. Medium-sized handwriting shows that you can get used to a new environment easily.
Spacing between words
Do you leave a large space between your words when you write According to a study, the distance between two words can show how close or how far you feel towards others. If you write with wide spacing between your words, it may mean that you enjoy your freedom. On the other hand, people leaving narrow spacing between words may like staying with others.
Slant(倾斜)of the words
Did you know that the slant in your handwriting can tell how you treat people and things around you Slanting to the right means you welcome or accept new ideas easily. And you consider your friends and family are more important than anything else. While slanting to the left may show that you think deeply about your own thoughts, feelings or behaviors. And you like to work behind the scenes better. If you write without slanting at all, you may be practical.
Although the handwriting analyses(分析)are not always true, we can read them for fun. What matters most is you should write carefully.
Introduction Different people have different handwriting. Your handwriting can actually say a lot about your personal qualities.
Main body ___49___ The size of handwriting can stand for the level of self-respect and self-awareness you have. Large ●You are easygoing. ●You want to make other people ___50___ you. Small ●You are shy and do things carefully. ●You always pay attention to ___51___. Medium-sized ●It is ___52___ for you to get used to new environment.
Spacing The distance between two words can show how you feel towards ___53___. Wide ●___54___ with wide spacing means you enjoy being free. Narrow ●You dislike being ___55___.
Slant The slant of the words can show how you treat what’s around you. Right ●You are open to new ideas. ●You think your friends and family are the ___56___important in your heart. Left ●You think twice before doing anything. ●You ___57___ to work behind the scenes. Straight ●You may be practical.
Conclusion ●You can know the ___58___ between your handwriting and personality. Though it is not always true, just write carefully.
12.(2022·江苏淮安·中考统考真题B篇)阅读下面短文，根据要求完成下列各题。
Is your house full of clutter(杂物)which seems useful but you never use Do you feel crazy when you can’t find something you want, standing in a messy room Items satisfy you but at the same time too many of them may also trouble you. Many people feel stressed by the amount of things they have. But it doesn’t have to be that way. With a little bit of organization and planning on decluttering(清理), you can create a comfortable space.
Start early. If you wait until the weekend to start, you’re not going to make much progress. You’d better start right now. The earlier you start, the more organized you will be during the decluttering.
Keep your eyes on one room at a time. This will help your mind stay clear during a certain period of time. Start with the room that needs the most attention. If you have a lot of clutter in the room, start from smaller areas like your desk, since breaking down the huge task into smaller goals can reduce much stress in your mind.
Donate unwanted items. Decluttering can make your life easy especially when you have unwanted items. You can donate them to someone who really needs them. It makes your home tidier. And more importantly, it also makes those items go exactly to the right person instead of staying useless in your house.
Classify(归类)the items. This follows donation. After classifying your things, an important part which can’t be left over is to label(贴标签)the box. On the label, write the type of the items and the place it should be put in. Yes, it takes extra time, but you’ll be thankful soon after your items go to correct places, which helps you find what you need easily next time.
Don’t decide everything now. Decluttering does make your house look better. But if you try to declutter every little thing in your house, the result may not satisfy you. Once you are not sure whether something still works for you, but you really like it, it’s OK to keep it. Don’t over declutter and end up with buying them again.
根据上面短文内容填空(每空不限一词)
66.The passage offers us five ________ on decluttering to help us create ________ .
67.If you decide to declutter your items, you’d better _____ instead of waiting. Moreover, you will feel ________ if you break down the huge task.
68.When you label the box, the type of the items should ________ on the label. Though you need to spend ________ on it, you’ll be thankful later.
69.You are advised to ________ too much decluttering. Otherwise, you may not be ________ with the result.
70.This passage tells us how to deal with the items in the house. First, you can give ________ to someone in
need and then put ________ items in order.
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1.(2024·江苏苏州·中考统考真题)请认真阅读下面短文，用英语回答短文后的问题，并将答案写在答题卡标有题号的横线上。
In his lovely piece of writing “Why Write ”, the writer Paul Auster shares a story about growing up as an eight-year-old in New York City. He was crazy about baseball, especially the New York Giants. The only thing he remembers about attending his first major league baseball game is that he saw his hero Willie Mays after the game. The young Auster gathered his courage and went close to his hero. “Mr. Mays,” he said, “could I please have your autograph (签名) ”
“Sure, kid, sure,” Mays replied kindly. “Have you got a pencil ”
Auster didn’t have a pencil on him, neither did his father or his mother or anyone else in his group.
Mays waited patiently, but when it became clear that no one present had anything to write with, he said, “Sorry, kid. We’ve got no pencil. I can’t give you my autograph.”
From that day on, Auster made it a habit to never leave the house without a pencil in his pocket. “It’s not that I had any special plans for that pencil,” Auster writes, “but I didn’t want to be unprepared. I had been caught empty-handed once, and I wasn’t about to let it happen again. The years have taught me this: If there’s a pencil in your pocket, there’s a good chance that one day you’ll feel like starting to use it. That’s how I became a writer.”
What is your pencil What is so important that without it you feel unprepared I know some cartoonists always carry pen and paper and some photographers always have a camera in their pockets. They are always prepared.
Pick your “pencil” and don’t leave home without it.
54. To get Willie Mays’ autograph, what did Auster need
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55. What habit did Auster form after that day
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56. What do you think of Auster’s habit Why do you think so
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2.(2024·江苏扬州·中考统考真题)阅读短文，回答下面5个问题，将答案写在答题卡标有题号的横线上。(每题答案不超过10 个词)
A total of 23 spotted seals(斑海豹)were put back into the waters off the coast of Dalian in Northeast China’s Liaoning Province on Tuesday, Dec. 12, 2023 as part of China’s continuous efforts to protect endangered wildlife.
The seals were hunted and sold, but have now been saved and marked for future protection. A fishery law enforcement ship arrived at the sea area near Dalian in the morning, carrying the spotted seals. The seals were let go free one by one into the sea. They swam freely in the water, returning to their natural home.
Spotted seals are nationally protected animals in China. They are the only kind of seals that can breed(繁殖) in Chinese waters. Like migratory(迁徙的)birds, they appear around October every year in Liaodong Bay, and take the long journey back to the Northwest Pacific in May after breeding. They are often considered as the “panda of the sea”.
Thanks to China’s top-class national protection in recent years, the population of spotted seals in Chinese waters has reached around 2,000, while the global population is between 400,000 and 600,000. Studies have shown that these 2,000 spotted seals are of great importance for the study and research on spotted seals.
To protect this rare animal and its ecological environment, the Liaoning Dalian Spotted Seal Wetlands were set up in 1992. In January 2002, they were included in the List of Wetlands of International Importance. Covering an area of 560,000 hectares with a coastline of about 370 kilometers, the wetlands are rich in biological resources. They have become home to nationally protected animals such as the spotted seal, finless porpoise, killer whales, false killer whales, common dolphins, bottlenose dolphins, and East Asian river dolphins.
Since 1992, researchers in Dalian have successfully saved 388 spotted seals and put 299 of them back into the wild.
56. Where were the 23 spotted seals put back into the sea
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57. What is the other name of the spotted seal
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58. With China’s protection, what has happened to the spotted seals in Chinese waters
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59. What does the underlined word “they” in paragraph 5 refer to (指的是)
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60. As a student, what can you do to protect wildlife
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3.(2024·江苏连云港·中考统考真题)阅读短文，根据短文内容回答问题，每个题目的答案不超过5个单词。
A talented young band, called Esinaba, became one of the top 10 winners at a national music competition this year. The band came from Aba Tibetan and Qiang autonomous prefecture (阿坝藏族羌族自治州), Sichuan. The band’s name means “azalea flower” in the Qiang language.
The band was formed in March last year. It is made up of six children, including lead singer Li Guoran, guitarist Zhang Ruixiang, and drummer (鼓手) Qiu Zixin, with an average (平均) age of 10.
“The original (起初的) idea of forming a band was to make music class interesting. Our goal is to make folk music popular so that this beautiful music can reach more people,” says Ha Xue, a music teacher at two local primary schools. She adds that one of the members in the band is Yu Meng xiaofeng, who plays a Qiang musical instrument made of sheepskin.
“We collected old songs of our ethnic group (民族). Many of them are not written. They are passed down by elders singing to their children,” says the teacher. “I worked with the children to turn the old songs into new pieces with modern instruments. We plan to hold a concert this year.”
66. What’s the name of the band
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67. How many members are there in the band
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68. Why did they form the band
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69. What do they plan to do this year
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70. What’s special about the band
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4.(2023·江苏苏州·中考统考真题)请认真阅读下面材料，用英语回答材料后的问题。
Reporter: Why do you love Suzhou
Zekro: When I was a child, my parents told me that love has no boundaries. They told me the purpose of life is to serve people and make contributions to our society. Since my wife and I came to Suzhou twenty-four years ago, I have never stopped showing my love in action. I’ve taught the latest technology to my students in Suzhou University for free. I’ve helped people in need, caring for sick children, sending money to disaster areas and teaching African drumming to poor children. I’ve also worked closely with Suzhou government to introduce Suzhou to foreigners. Many friends often call me the Ambassador(大使)of Suzhou.
Reporter: Please tell us about Happy Home Club.
Zekro: Seven years ago, I opened Finland Home Cafe to introduce Finnish(芬兰的)culture to our Chinese friends through food and music. One meaningful activity we hold every week is Happy Home Club. It is open from 7:00 p. m. to 8:30 p.m. on Fridays. It’s for everybody who loves to make new friends, learn about life and practice their English. The most recent topics for Happy Home Club are: Why we sleep; How to read a book; Remember to say thank you…
Reporter: What else do you want to say to people who are watching our TV show
Zekro: Those who are interested in our culture, food and topics are most welcome to our Cafe. Please come and share your stories with us. Together, we can make a difference.
54. How long have Zekro and his wife lived in Suzhou
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55. Why do Zekro’s friends call him “the Ambassador of Suzhou”
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56. Please write another good topic for Happy Home Club and explain your reason.
(Avoid any topics of Happy Home Club that are mentioned in this paper.)
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5.(2023·江苏南通·中考统考真题)请认真阅读下面短文，并根据短文内容回答问题。
Karlsson, a Swedish teacher at Beijing Union University(BUU), has lived in China for over 15 years. The seeds(种子)of his China journey were sown when he joined in a program for East Asian studies at Lund University in Sweden in 1997. Back then, cellphones and the Internet hadn’t yet come into wide use. Learning Chinese meant using textbooks, heavy dictionaries and audio tapes. He would read the dictionary carefully for hours to understand a one-page Chinese article.
“In those days, it was a real challenge,” he said.
In 2006, with a high score in the official Chinese language test, he won a scholarship for a five-week summer program at Beijing Language and Culture University.
After finishing the study program, Karlsson was offered a Beijing-based job as a market researcher. In 2008, the year Beijing succeeded in hosting the Summer Olympic Games, he got married. In the next year, he started to teach business at BUU.
Life in Beijing has been a wonderful adventure(异乎寻常的经历), especially as a witness to the great achievements China has made. It has offered him many chances for personal growth. Today, thanks to high-speed broadband and 5G, he can connect with students at BUU’s partner universities in Russia, Montenegro or Mexico while riding on the Beijing subway.
“When you open your eyes to these great projects, it is impossible not to want to be part of them or at least support them somehow,” he said.
Although he was busy on teaching days, Karlsson applied for a full-time scholarship at the University of International Business and Economics in Beijing. In 2022, at 44 years old, he got his Ph.D. in economics. “I am quite interested in blockchain technology, and I know that China is quickly becoming the leader in blockchain applications outside the cryptocurrency space. So, I always write my articles in this area,” he said.
“There is always time to follow your dreams unless you decide to give up,” he said. “Taking on seemingly impossible challenges and also helping those around you are what makes life worth living.”
请将答案写在答题卡上
71. Who is Karlsson in this passage
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72. How did Karlsson learn Chinese in Sweden
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73. When did Karlsson start to teach business at BUU
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74. What has offered Karlsson many chances for personal growth
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75. What can you learn from Karlsson’s experiences (请自拟一句话作答)
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6.(2023·江苏扬州·中考统考真题)阅读短文，回答下面5个问题。(每题答案不超过10个词)
Roberta woke up early the next morning. Then she woke up Phyllis and Peter. “We’re in the new house. There are no servants here. We must help Mother now,” whispered Roberta.
Carefully the three children lit the fire and filled a kettle(水壶)with water. They hung the kettle above the fire.
“Mother isn’t awake yet. Let’s go outside and sit on that flat stone,” said Roberta. “Perhaps we will see a train go by.”
When Mother came out at eight o’clock, Roberta, Peter and Phyllis were all fast asleep in the sunshine. They had put the kettle on the fire at five o’clock: three hours ago. All the water had boiled away(烧干). Now there was a hole in the bottom of the kettle. The fire had gone out.
“Never mind,” laughed Mother. “We can boil some water in a pan. And I’ve found the dinner.”
She led them into the kitchen and pointed to a door.
“Last night, I thought this was a cupboard. It was so dark. But look,” she said.
Mother opened the door and the children saw a little room with a table in the middle. On it there was roast beef, bread and butter, cheese and an apple pie.
“Apple pie for breakfast,” cried Peter. “What fun!”
It was a wonderful breakfast. Everyone was very hungry.
“It feels like dinner because we were up so early,” said Peter, as he passed his plate for more apple pie.
When the children had finished, they helped Mother put everything away in the right place.
Then Mother said, “I’m tired. I’m going to lie down for a while. Go out to play but please be careful.”
Roberta, Peter and Phyllis looked at each other. They were all thinking the same thing.
“Let’s go down to the railway,” cried Roberta.
“Listen!” said Phyllis. “I think I can hear a train.”
Peter asked, “Do you think it’s going to London ”
“Father is in London,” replied Roberta. “Let’s go to the station and find out.”
—Taken from The Railway Children
56. When did the children get up
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57. What happened to the kettle when the water boiled away
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58. How did the children like the breakfast
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59. What is “the same thing” they were thinking
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60. What are the children like in your eyes Why do you think so
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7.(2023·江苏徐州·中考统考真题)阅读短文，回答短文后的五个问题。
Before 1970, few laws protected the environment. Then on April 22 that year, Earth Day was created to celebrate our planet, tell people about environmental problems, and encourage them to take action. Now Earth Day is celebrated all around the world. We still face many challenges, such as climate(气候) change, plastic pollution, and deforestation(毁林). But we can make a difference. Here is an Earth-helping hero.
Adeline Tiffanie Suwana was twelve when her family’s home flooded. Indonesia, her island nation in South-east Asia, is often hit hard by floods and other natural disasters.
Adeline wanted to help. Studying the problem, she learned that mangrove trees play an important role in flood protection. Their big, tangled(缠结的)roots slow floodwaters and keep soil from washing away. But the trees were being cut down.
Adeline gathered her classmates to plant 200 mangrove young trees during a school break. They started a group called Friends of Nature, which works to keep the area’s biodiversity(生物多样性), fight against climate change, and help people realize the importance of the environment. They even started a project to get clean energy to remote villages.
Today, Adeline attends college, studying how businesses can help the environment.
Remember: every one of us can be a hero for the environment!
注：每题答案不超过5个词。
66. What do the underlined words “our planet” in Paragraph 1 refer to
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67. What happened to Adeline’s home when she was twelve
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68. How many things did Adeline and her classmates do to help with the environment
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69. What does Adeline do now
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70. What is the proper title for the passage
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8.(2023·江苏淮安·中考统考真题A篇)阅读下面短文，根据要求完成下列各题。
Xing Yifan and his parents were very excited when they knew that Xing had a chance to study at Beihang University with a score of 645. It would be a great challenge for most high school graduates(毕业生)to get such a high score, especially for the 18-year-old boy.
Xing was born in Jilin Province in 2003. His family were happy with his coming and did not notice anything wrong until he was three months old.
“When we took him for photos in the studio, the photographer told us our son wasn’t able to do the same things other kids of his age could. He advised us to take him to the hospital for a check,” said his father Xing Dacheng.
“Although we were psychologically(心理上地)prepared, we never imagined our son would grow up with such a condition. And the doctors told us there was no useful way of treatment,” Xing’s father said.
When relatives and friends heard the news, they advised the couple to have another baby. But Xing’s parents decided to pour all their love and care into their son.
“Yifan is an angel who came to our family. He might have broken wings, but we would never give him up,” the father said.
Xing Yifan got the highest score in his school for the senior high school entrance examination in 2018. To prepare for Gaokao, he studied even harder from the day he started at Jilin No. 1 Senior High School.
He seldom went to bed before midnight, especially in the third year. To avoid bringing trouble to others, he drank less water at school to lower(减少)his need to go to the toilet.
Unluckily, he got hurt several months ago, so he had to stay at home. After three months, he came back to school, and to his teachers’ surprise, he made great progress instead of falling behind his classmates.
“I felt inspired(鼓舞的)when I read the story of British physicist Stephen Hawking. I will continue to study hard at university, and I hope I can be someone like him, who changed the world with his knowledge.”
根据上面短文的内容回答问题(每个小题答案不超过6个单词)。
61. When was Xing Yifan born
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62. Who advised Xing Yifan’s parents to take him to the hospital
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63. Did the doctors find any useful ways to treat Xing Yifan
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64. How did Xing Yifan lower his need to go to the toilet at school
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65. What do you think of Xing Yifan according to the article
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9.(2023·江苏盐城·中考统考真题)阅读并回答问题。
Imagine you are walking through deep snow. As you walk, you leave footprints where you’ve been. That’s what happens when using technology, such as computers, mobile phones and tablets. You leave your digital footprint and it will never disappear.
Here are reasons why your digital footprint should matter to you.
How people see you
Of course, you have nothing to hide, but if people get information about you, they might judge you from the information you have left online. For example, you make a bad joke online. Years later, it’s found by the university you are applying to, and they don’t think it’s funny. Maybe they decide you are not the “right” kind of person for them,
Your private information
Not everything can be shared with everyone. For example, you might share your school reports with your parents, but keep them secret to your e-friends. If you share them on the Internet, they will not be a secret anymore. Therefore, to protect your privacy(隐私), remember to put out less information online.
Keeping your money safe
There are plenty of people looking at information about you, and some of them want to steal from you. So you shouldn’t write bank details, card numbers or passwords in emails or text messages.
Overall, the message is: No one can go online without leaving his digital footprint—but with care, you can control it.
回答下面5个问题，每题答案不超过6个词。
61. When do you leave digital footprint
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62. How many reasons are mentioned in the passage
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63. What should you do to protect your privacy
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64. What shouldn’t be written in emails or text messages
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65. How can you go online safely
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10.(2023·江苏连云港·中考统考真题)阅读短文，根据短文内容回答问题，每个题目的答案不超过5个单词。
One day, a young boy named Zhang Liang was walking along a bridge. He saw an old man sitting there. One of the old man’s shoes was left under the bridge.
“Go over there and get my shoe, young boy!” the old man ordered. Zhang Liang felt surprised, but he still picked it up for the old man. The old man said, “Five days later, please come to meet me at the bridge early in the morning.”
Five days later, Zhang Liang went there as promised. But the old man came there before him. The old man got angry about his lazy habit.
Zhang Liang was asked to come again. The next day, Zhang Liang arrived earlier than before. But the old man was still before him. The old man became much angrier and asked him to get there again the next morning.
This time, Zhang Liang arrived at the bridge late at night. He spent the whole night there. When the old man came the next early morning, he was happy to find Zhang Liang there earlier than him.
The old man nodded with a smile and gave Zhang Liang a valuable book. Zhang Liang read the book carefully day and night and learned many skills from it. Many years later, he became a wise general(将军)and made great achievements.
66. Where did Zhang Liang get one of the old man’s shoes
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67. Who came to the bridge first five days later
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68. Why was the old man angry with Zhang Liang
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69. What did the old man give Zhang Liang at last
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70. What can we learn from Zhang Liang
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11.(2022·江苏苏州·中考统考真题)请认真阅读下面短文，用英语回答短文后的问题。
A library is a place to keep books and store knowledge. Recently libraries are not as popular as before because people prefer to use the Internet to find out information, rather than books. With a click of a mouse, it is possible to find out almost anything people care to know.
But being in a room that is full of books is a fantastic thing. Just think about how many words there are in a library. Each of those words has been thought of, and carefully chosen, by tens of thousands of people. That must make it a special place to be.
Maybe all kinds of things can happen in libraries. Sometimes, you see that a library is used for poetry workshops or guitar lessons. Also, they may have writers visiting and talking about their books. All of these activities are much better because they are in a library.
Lots of schools have libraries. If your school has a library, it’s probably not just a place to read books. Libraries are also quiet places to be. They are calmer than the playground or the dining hall. It’s the books that keep us calm and peaceful.
54.Why are libraries less popular than before
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55.What activities can be organized in a library
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56.What type of book would you like to borrow from your school library Why
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12.(2022·江苏南通·中考统考真题)请认真阅读下面短文，并根据短文内容回答问题。
A teenager with autism swims toward victory
Chen Xingrong won five medals, including a gold, at the 11th National Games for Persons with Disabilities and the 8th National Special Olympics Games.
Born in Hainan Province, Chen Xingrong could not say a word until he was 2 years old. When Chen Xingrong was found autistic(自闭的), his parents were worried. In 2012, his father learned that swimming could help people with autism, so he spent months learning how to swim by watching videos and reading books. When Chen Xingrong was 5 years old, he began to teach him how to swim. At the very beginning, he spent three months teaching his son, but all his efforts failed. To his surprise, after another three months, he discovered that his son had developed the ability to control his breath under water, which greatly increased his confidence, and swimming soon became a key activity of the family. His father planned all his exercises for him at first, but then it was all up to him. He decided how many exercises he wanted to do, and his parents respected his choices. It was a process of self-management. With his father’s help as well as his good self-management and perseverance, he succeeded in winning many medals in the swimming competitions.
As well as swimming, learning basic life skills is also an important part of life for a teenager with autism. His father hopes that his son can live well on his own when he and his wife grow old. To help the public to know more about autistic people so as to reduce misunderstanding, he once organized about 500 people to watch an autism-themed film.
Thanks to his father’s endless efforts, Chen Xingrong has learned to buy food in the market in their neighborhood. He also does voluntary jobs at supermarkets and fast-food restaurants, such as arranging shelves and cleaning dining tables. “He is good at skillfully arranging things. He is part of the community, and I hope he will live a wonderful life in the future,” his father says proudly.
76.Why did Chen Xingrong’s father want him to learn swimming
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77.When did Chen Xingrong begin to learn swimming
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78.What led to Chen Xingrong’s success
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79.How did Chen Xingrong’s father help the public to understand autistic people
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80.What can you do for people with autism (请自拟一句话作答)
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13.(2022·江苏扬州·中考统考真题)阅读短文，回答下面5个问题。(每题答案不超过10个词)
You don’t know me unless you read a book called The Adventures of Tom Sawyer. Huck’s my name, Huckleberry Finn. That book ends like this: my best friend, Tom Sawyer, and I found $12,000 in gold in a cave. We became rich. We got $6,000 each.
My mother died long ago and then my dad, Pap, disappeared. He was always drunk and he often beat me. Then a kind old lady called Widow Douglas took me into her home to live. She gave me a bed to sleep in and bought new clothes for me. She read stories to me and taught me how to eat at a table. She sent me to school every day.
I hated those new clothes. I missed my old life. I put on my old clothes and ran away and was free and happy, but Tom Sawyer found me and said that if I wanted to join his club, I would have to return to live with the widow. For this reason, I returned to live with her.
The months passed and winter came. The weather got cold. One morning I woke up and there was snow on the ground. On my way to school I saw some footprints outside the widow’s house. My heart jumped. Pap!
“He’s heard about my money,” I thought. “And he wants it! ”
When I lit my candle and went up to my room that night, there sat Pap—his own self! I expected to be scared of him now, but I wasn’t. I stood looking at him; he set there—looking at me.
Pap was nearly fifty years old. His black hair was long and uncombed and dirty. He had allowed hair to grow on his face, which was ghostly white. Just looking at the ugly white skin made me feel sick. His clothes —dirty and torn. His feet showed through large holes in his shoes. His hat was on the floor—an old black hat with a large hole in it.
—Taken from The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
56.Who is telling the story
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57.How did Tom and Huck become rich
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58.Why did Widow Douglas take Huck in to live with her
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59.Why did Huck return to live with Widow Douglas
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60.What is Huck’s father like in your eyes Why do you think so
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14.(2022·江苏泰州·中考统考真题)阅读下面的短文，并根据短文后的要求答题。(共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分)
Flora and her dad are moving to a new house soon. Next week, workers will turn the yard of the old house into a car park. The yard is full of beautiful flowers grown by Flora and Dad.
“My poor flowers,” Flora complains in a low voice, looking at the bright purple blooms(花朵)sadly. She sits outside, selling things she doesn’t want to take to the new house. Beside her hangs a sign that says Yard Sale. Several of her neighbours come to have a look.
Dad comes out, holding some snacks in his hands. “Here’s a snack for everyone,” he says. Flora’s dad loves sharing things.
Occasionally(偶然地), Flora digs her heels(鞋后跟)deep into the grass. Then she feels the soft earth move under her heels, and she knows what she can do.
She whispers her plan to Dad. He nods with a smile. Flora takes out some flowerpots(花盆)happily and finds a tool to dig with. Carefully she digs up the flowers with some earth and puts them into the pots.
She lines up the pots near her sign. Now she is ready to be a generous person, just like her Dad.
“How much is a pot ” asks Ana from next door.
“Zero cents!” she smiles and says, “Pick any pot you like!”
回答下面5个问题，每题答案不超过8个词。
44.What will happen to the yard
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45.Why does Flora feel sad at first
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46.What is written on the sign
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47.Where are the flowers in the pots from
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48.What do you think of Flora’s Dad according to the passage
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15.(2022·江苏徐州·中考统考真题)阅读短文，回答短文后的五个问题。
Chinese traditional painting and dance are two important parts of the art world. But what about when they meet each other
This year, a dance drama called Poetic Dance: The Journey of a Legendary Landscape Painting(《只此青绿》)was shown on CCTV’s Spring Festival Gala. It became popular overnight.
According to CCTV, this poetic dance got the idea from the 900-year-old Chinese painting A Panorama of Rivers and Mountains(《千里江山图》). Created by Song Dynasty painter Wang Ximeng at about 18, the painting is amazing in its sweeping size, rich coloration and expressive details. It shows a Chinese blue-green landscape: “mountains and groupings of endless rise and fall between cloudless sky and rippling water”.
A The dance shows the Chinese traditional beauty of the painting. The dancers each had a different hairstyle, which looked like a mountain rock. B The clothes that they wore were shades of green and blue, which is also poetic show of the mountains and rivers. C When the dancers swayed beautifully, the audience seemed to be looking at the moving mountains and rivers. D More than a thousand years later, green mountains and rivers still wow people as they did long ago.
In recent years, more and more modern shows highlight Chinese traditional culture and have received warm welcome, especially among young people. They show _______ Chinese culture and are proud of it.
注：每题答案不超过5个词。
66.What does the underlined word “they” refer to in Paragraph 1
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67.In A Panorama of Rivers and Mountains, what colour is the Chinese landscape
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68. What does the dancers’ hairstyle look like
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69.In Paragraph 4, the sentence “Huge mountains and rivers are coming to life!” is missing. Where should we put it, A, B, C or D _______
70.Please fill in the blank in the last paragraph.
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16.(2022·江苏淮安·中考统考真题A篇)阅读下面短文，根据要求完成下列各题。
Have you ever tasted a kind of snack, which is also of the traditional Chinese of forms of art—sugar painting.
Sugar painting started from the Ming Dynasty and became popular in the Qing Dynasty. At that time, many people made a living through sugar painting, setting up stalls(货摊)in crowded streets, in front of theatres and busy public places. And now it can still be found in many areas of China.
The sugar painters usually sit before a wooden table. On the side, there is a wooden plate with a revolvable arrow(可旋转箭头)on it. The plate is painted with different pictures such as a dragon, a bird, a flower and so on. After paying, the customers turn the arrow and wait till it stops. The picture pointed by the arrow is the one the painters will make.
Sugar painting is very different from normal painting. The sugar painters use syrup(糖浆)as the material, a spoon as the “paintbrush”, and a smooth slab(台面)as the “paper”. To make the syrup, they have to make sugar hot before painting. Since the syrup may become solid(固体的)if it cools, the painters have to produce the work very quickly. They move the spoon full of the syrup up and down, left and right. Soon a sugar painting of an animal, a flower or a bike is done.
The number of sugar painters is getting smaller. However, some of them still insist on this art. They make their efforts to hold different activities such as offering classes and giving speeches. Now, sugar painting has already been listed as National Non-Material Culture Heritage.
根据上面短文内容回答问题(每个答案不超过6个单词)
61.Did sugar painting become popular in the Ming Dynasty
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62.Where do the sugar painters usually sit
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63.When do the customers turn the arrow
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64.How do sugar painters make the syrup before painting
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65.Why do some of the sugar painters hold different activities
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17.(2022·江苏盐城·中考统考真题)阅读并回答问题
Hand gestures have been commonly used in our daily communication. They add to the message by filling in what words sometimes leave behind. But are you aware of the history that goes behind some of these popular hand gestures Probably not. Unsurprisingly, each of them has its special history.
Handshake Whether you’re greeting someone for the first time, or successfully reaching an agreement, shaking hands is usually the go-to gesture. Who decided on this gesture, anyway The handshake dates back to ancient Greece where it was used as a way to show peace. High Five Whether you entered the final competition or won a debate(辩论), you were probably given or received a high five before. According to some sources, the high five first became popular when baseball players performed at Dodger Stadium on October 2, 1977. Glenn Burke, one of the players, lifted his arm high above his head and slapped palms with his teammate Dusty Baker to celebrate a victory, marking what is widely considered as the first record of a high five. The Fist Bump The fist bump comes from boxers(拳击手)in the 1970s after people copied how they touched gloves before a competition. Later, instead of shaking hands, fist bumps became popular among basketball players. The gesture soon spread to all basketball lovers.
回答下面5个问题，每题答案不超过6个词。
51.What was handshake used as in ancient Greece
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52.What kind of sport does the high five gesture come from
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53.Why do people have a high five with others
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54.Which gesture do basketball players usually prefer
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55.What is the passage mainly about
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