2025年中考英语二轮复习阅读理解18篇（江苏专用 选自名校三模真题）（含五篇名著）（含解析）

中考复习 阅读理解18篇（选自江苏名校三模试题）（含五篇名著）
一、阅读理解
（2024·江苏南京·三模）
①The word “zhiyin”, which means close friends, comes from the story of Yu Boya and Zhong Ziqi in the Warring States Period.
②Boya was good at playing the guqin. One day, he was playing music on his way home on the boat. To Boya’s surprise, Ziqi, a woodcutter who happened to pass by, could understand exactly what he wanted to express through his music. After a long talk, they became good friends. Since Boya had to return to his state, they agreed to meet again in the following year.
③Unfortunately, when getting back to visit Ziqi, Boya heard that his friend had died from a disease（疾病）. Boya was so sad and in front of Ziqi’s tomb（墓）, he played again the music he had played when they first met. The feeling of the music was so strong that it was as if the rivers and the mountains were crying. When finishing playing, Boya broke his guqin into pieces. From then on, Boya never played again.
④People in the Song Dynasty built the Guqin Tai in Hanyang to the memory of the deep friendship between Boya and Ziqi. It became an important part of the local culture.
⑤Zhiyin culture has new development in the new period. The famous ancient Chinese classical（古典的）music piece Gaoshan Liushui was performed during the G20 Summit in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province in 2016. The musical performance not only showed the beauty of traditional Chinese culture, but also expressed China’s willingness to develop its friendship with people from around the world.
1．Why did Boya and Ziqi become good friends
A．They often went out on boat. B．They often cut wood together.
C．Ziqi could understand Boya’s music. D．They often played music together.
2．From paragraphs ②-③, we can know that _______.
A．Boya actually only met Ziqi once B．Boya broke his date with Ziqi at last
C．Boya often played the guqin in memory of Ziqi D．Boya and Ziqi were both good at playing music
3．Paragraph ⑤ is mainly about _______.
A．the new role of zhiyin culture B．the importance of classical music
C．the tradition of Gaoshan Liushui D．the friendship with foreign countries
4．Which of the following can best show the main idea of the story
A．Both together do best of all. B．A true friend is hard to find.
C．Old friends and old wine are best. D．A friend to everybody is a friend to nobody.
5．Which of the following best shows the structure（结构）of the passage
A． B． C． D．
（2024·江苏南京·三模）
It was nearly dark when we got to the wooden bridge. We could see water over the middle of it, and this often happened when the river was high. But the moment my feet touched the first part of the bridge, I was sure something was wrong. I dared not go forward and stopped suddenly.
“Go on, Beauty,” said my master, and he touched me with the whip (鞭子). I did not move, so he hit me sharply. I jumped, but I would not go forward.
“There’s something wrong, sir,” said John, and he jumped from the carriage (马车) and began to look around. He tried to lead me forward. “Come on, Beauty, what’s the matter ”
Of course I could not tell him, but I knew very well that the bridge was not safe.
Just then a man ran out of the house on the other side of the bridge. “Stop! Stop!” he cried.
“What’s the matter ” shouted my master. “The bridge is broken in the middle,” said the man, “and part of it was carried away. If you come across, you’ll fall into the river.”
“Thank you, Beauty!” John said to me, and turned me gently round to the right-hand road by the riverside.
It got much darker but quieter now. The wind seemed to have luffed off and the rain stopped as I ran merrily towards home by another, much longer road. For some time neither my master nor John spoke, but then my master spoke in a serious voice.
“We were very close to losing our lives in that river, John,” he said. “Men may be clever enough to think of things for themselves, but animals know things without thinking, which often saves a man’s life, as it has saved ours tonight. We don’t realize how wonderful the animals are, nor do we make friends with them as we should.”
(Adapted from Black Beauty by Anna Sewell)
6．They went to the wooden bridge to ________.
A．check if it was broken B．meet the man there
C．save a man’s life D．cross it to go home
7．What’s the correct order of following actions
①John and the master knew that Black Beauty kept them from danger.
②Black Beauty stopped and wouldn’t cross the bridge.
③The man on the other side shouted to them.
④Black Beauty and the carriage reached the bridge.
A．④②③① B．④①②③ C．③④②① D．④②①③
8．The underlined phrase “luffed off” in the 8th paragraph means “________”.
A．become stronger B．changed directions C．died down D．started blowing
9．What does the master probably mean by saying the last sentence in the passage
A．Animals are smarter than us but they are our friends.
B．Animals can feel trouble long before we do.
C．We need to respect animals and be kind to them.
D．Without animals’ help, we can do nothing.
（2024·江苏淮安·三模）One day, while his mother was out hunting, the gray cub (幼兽) found the way out of the cave. At first, it was too bright after the half-dark of the cave. But slowly he learned to focus on the trees, the other bank of the stream and the sky.
He was afraid. But the need to know and understand was greater than his fear, so he went out. He soon discovered that the floor of the world was not flat like the floor of the cave. And he fell, rolling down the slope (斜坡) outside the lair (兽穴). He lay at the bottom yelping in fear.
But he soon sat up, and started walking and looking around him. He met a squirrel, and a woodpecker, both of which moved away from him. So he learned that the world had things that stayed in one place, and other things that moved. And the more he walked, the better he walked.
He had beginner’s luck when he fell into a ptarmigan’s (雷鸟) nest. In the nest were seven chicks. He knew this was meat, like what his mother gave him. So he ate them all.
As he walked away from the nest, the mother ptarmigan attacked him. He fought back, biting her wing with his small teeth, while she pecked him. He was excited and happy. He pulled the bird out into the open. He was fighting for meat, fighting to kill. It was what wolves did.
Then he left the ptarmigan free and rested. As he watched her, something rushed down from above him, picked up the ptarmigan and flew back up into the sky. It was a hawk.
He was learning. Live things were meat, but if they were big enough, live things could also hurt. It was better to eat small live things.
Later something small jumped in front of him, so he put his paw on it. It was a young weasel (鼬鼠). It made strange noise, and soon the mother weasel appeared. She jumped at his neck and bit him with sharp teeth. She wasn’t big, but he didn’t know how dangerous weasels were.
Suddenly she jumped, and bit into his throat. He tried to fight, but the weasel held on. The cub was sure to die, but luckily his mother, the she-wolf, heard his frightened calls and came to save him.The she-wolf took the weasel in her mouth and threw it up into the air, catching it in her teeth and killing it. The cub and mother licked each other happily, then they ate the weasel and went back to the cave and slept.
—Adapted from White Fang
10．What did the gray cub learn
A．All the mothers tried their best to take good care of children.
B．The ground outside was quite different from that in the cave.
C．Live things were meat and it was better to eat big live things.
D．Live things should fight for meat and fight to kill to survive.
11．Which is the correct order of the following sentences
a. He fell down and lay at the bottom of the slope.
b. He saw a hawk pick up the mother ptarmigan.
c. His frightened calls were heard by his mother and she came to save him.
d. He was bit in the throat and was dying.
e. He bit her wing with his small teeth after being attacked by the mother ptarmigan.
A．a-e-b-d-c B．b-a-e-d-c C．a-b-e-d-c D．b-a-c-e-d
12．Which chart can best describe the gray cub’s feelings in the story
A． B． C． D．
13．What’s the best title of the passage
A．The She-wolf Full Of Love B．The Gray Cub in Danger
C．The Fun Outside the Cave D．The Gray Cub’s First Adventure
（2024·江苏南京·三模）
Like detectives, archaeologists use evidence to solve mysteries. Detectives look for clues to solve crimes. Archaeologists look for clues to help them understand how people lived long ago. In fact, the word “archaeology” means “the study of ancient things”. One type of evidence used to learn about the past is pottery.
People have used pottery for thousands of years all over the world. Old pottery is usually found in pieces called “potsherds”. Sometimes potsherds found in the same place can be put back together to recreate the original pot. Even in pieces, old pottery can teach us about the past. When examining pottery, archaeologists consider not only its appearance but what it was made of and how it was made. With this knowledge, they can get information about people’s lives in ancient times. ①
Pottery is made by first adding water to a kind of soil called clay. When wet, clay can be formed into shapes. It is then heated. This hardens(使变硬) the clay and allows it to keep its shape. To make clay easier to shape and heat, potters(制陶工) use something called “temper”. Different materials can be used as temper. An archaeologist can tell where a pot came from by the types of clay and temper that were used. Sometimes a pot found in one location might have materials from another place. ②
Some of the earliest pots were made quite simply. A piece of clay was hollowed(掏空) out and shaped into a bowl. It was then heated at a low temperature. The finished pot was rough(粗糙), and often undecorated. This type of pot might be used for cooking. ③
Later, coiled pots were made. These were made by first rolling the clay into a long snake shape. The coil was then wound(绕) in circles to form a pot. They were often decorated in different ways. These pots were heated at high temperatures. The higher the temperature, the harder and longer-lasting the pot. Further improvements in pottery-making developed in different times and places. ④
A pot’s shape and decoration can provide clues about the past. Painted pictures might show events from daily life or from ancient stories. Archaeologists know certain shapes and styles that were common in different times and places.
Archaeologists study the differences in types of pottery closely. Because of their work, these daily objects can tell some of the mysteries of the past.
14．When examining pottery, archaeologists consider not only its appearance but what it was made of and how it was made.
The word “examining” means “________” in English.
A．studying B．displaying C．searching D．discovering
15．Why are the words “potsherds” and “temper” written in quotation marks(引号) in Paragraphs 2 and 3
A．To remind readers that both words are very useful.
B．To make sure readers understand the words correctly.
C．To show that these words come from other languages.
D．To introduce the words that may be unknown to readers.
16．When is temper added to the clay
A．Before the clay is shaped. B．After the pot is heated.
C．While the pot is being decorated. D．When the clay is hollowed.
17．We can put the sentence “This can provide clues about how people traded or travelled.” in Blank ________.
A．① B．② C．③ D．④
18．What is the main idea of this passage
A．People have used pottery for thousands of years all over the world.
B．Pots are decorated with pictures that show events from ancient stories.
C．Ancient pottery can tell about the lives of the people who made and used it.
D．Archaeologists look for clues to solve mysteries in different times and places.
（2024·江苏无锡·三模）“Quickly, Dorothy,” she shouted. “Go to the cellar (地窖).”
Aunt Em ran to the door of the cellar and opened it. Dorothy picked up Toto and ran to the cellar door. Before she could climb down the ladder into the cellar, a great cyclone (龙卷风) picked up the house. It turned it round and round and round and then carried it high into the sky.
It was not very dark. Dorothy felt as if she were riding through the sky. She held on to Toto and climbed under her bed, where she stayed for several hours. Then, although the house was still moving, she fell asleep.
When she woke up, she did not know how much later, the house was on the ground. It was in a field full of flowers, and there were hundreds of beautifully colored birds flying about and singing. Not far away, there was a stream with clear, fresh water.
Dorothy was still under her bed. She got up and left the house. She was surprised to see three little men and a little woman walking toward her. They were very strangely dressed. The men’s clothes were white and had little stars all over them.
When they saw Dorothy, they walked up to her and bowed (鞠躬).
“Welcome to the land of the Munchkins,” one of the little men said. “We thank you for killing the Wicked Witch of the East. Now our people are free.”
“I’m afraid you are making a mistake,” Dorothy said. “I didn’t kill any witch.”
“Your house did,” one of the little men said. “Look!”
He pointed to the house. Dorothy saw two feet sticking out from under it.
“Oh!” Dorothy shouted. “The house fell on her. What can I do ”
“There is nothing to do,” the little woman said. “The Wicked Witch of the East is dead, and the
Munchkins are thankful to you.”
“Are you a Munchkin ” Dorothy asked.
“No, but I am their friend,” the little woman said. “I am the Witch of the North. ”
From The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
by L. Frank Baum Contents
19．Which of the following words can best describe Dorothy
A．Kind but impatient. B．Brave and calm. C．Slow but organized. D．Smart and curious.
20．Which chapter might this passage belong to
A．The Journey to the Great Oz B．The Road through the Forest
C．The Cyclone D．The Land of the Munchkins
21．What can we infer from the story
A．The land of the Munchkins must be a great place to live. B．Dorothy had to be a Munchkin because she killed their leader.
C．The little man killed the Wicked Witch of the North by mistake. D．The Wicked Witch of the East used to control the land of the Munchkins.
（2024·江苏扬州·三模）Beer and eggs are commonly seen in the kitchen. However, scientists recently found that they were used in historic paintings, too.
To preserve (保存) Danish paintings, a group of researchers studied what ancient paint was made of. They did experiments on small pieces of paintings that had already been cut off from the original artwork.
According to their paper published in Science Advances, grains (谷物) and yeast (醇母) were found on the base of the paintings. Beer was the most common drink in the 19th century in Denmark, and its by-products were spent grains and yeast.
The study showed that they were used to provide a stable painting surface. Researchers also pointed out that beer by-product was used as a “glue” because it had a lot of sugar. With beer added, the paint can also dry faster.
Apart from beer, egg has long been found in oil-based paints used by artists in the 15th century, such as Italian painter Leonardo da Vinci. A recent study published in Nature Communications may have “cracked” the secret of how eggs can help preserve artworks.
The researchers re-created the ancient paint by adding egg yolks (蛋黄) to oil paint. They then looked into how it changed over time. The findings showed that the yolk’s proteins helped slow the oxidation (氧化) of the paint. It could also reduce wrinkling (皱褶) as the egg makes the paint more smooth.
However, the oil paint with added egg usually takes longer to dry. It seemed fine for artists—they were willing to accept to have their work preserved for longer.
“The more we understand how artists choose and use their materials, the more we can appreciate (欣赏) what they’re doing”, Ken Sutherland, an expert at the Art Institute of Chicago, US, told Science News. Sutherland added that research like this could help people have a deeper understanding of the artworks.
22．Why were beer by-products used in historic Danish paintings
A．To help the colors stick better. B．To keep the paintings clean.
C．To make the paintings more colorful. D．To give the painting a different feel.
23．What does the underlined word “cracked” in paragraph 5 probably mean
A．kept. B．shared. C．discovered. D．explored.
24．How could egg yolk proteins change the paint
A．The paint could age faster. B．The paint could dry more quickly.
C．The paint’s colors could be nicer. D．The paint could feel smoother.
25．From Sutherland’s words, we can know that ________
A．it’s easy to appreciate artworks in the right methods
B．it’s important to understand the minds of artists
C．it’s hard to research early artworks
D．it’s necessary to help people understand artworks
（2024·江苏泰州·三模）① Everybody enjoys acts of kindness. But can you explain why Some people think kindness is something out of love and care. While others believe it is just a tool that we use to become more popular. But research shows that being kind can activate (激活) an area of the brain called striatum (纹状体). Research also shows that kindness improves people mood. But why and how does it happen Here are number of different ways.
② Being kind can make someone smile. If you see yourself smiling in a situation, people around may be smiling, too. This is especially true for your close friends and family. A kind act makes someone who is sad feel better. It can also make ourselves feel good, so why not set off that chain (链条) of good feelings to people around
③ Secondly, being kind starts or develops a social connection with others. Kind acts like buying someone a present make friendships stronger. Research has shown that spending money on others may help you get a stronger feeling of happiness than spending it on yourself. Similarly, charities also open up new circles of people to connect with someone on the other side of the word.
④ In another recent research, even children in their first year of secondary school know how being kind makes them feel happy. If one person is kind, he or she make others in the group kind. It also lifts everyone’s spirits. Imagine that you make cakes for the office and it makes others do it each month. Then you’re getting cakes a lot more days than providing them.
⑤ The story doesn’t end here. Being kind may improve your mood, but research has also shown that if you’re in a good mood, you can act much more kindly. This makes it a wonderful two-way relationship, doesn’t it
26．The writer leads in the topic by ________.
A．telling a story B．asking questions C．giving examples D．making a survey
27．The underlined words “It” in Paragraph 2 refers to “________”.
A．The situation B．The family C．A kind act D．That chain.
28．Which of the following best shows the structure of the passage
A． B． C． D．
29．Which of the following is true according to the passage
A．Kindness can activate any area of our body.
B．Being kind can make yourself have a good feeling.
C．It’s necessary to give others some gifts if you want to make friends with them.
D．Being kind means you should make others feel happy.
30．If you were an editor (编辑), you put the above passage in “________” of a newspaper.
A．Science B．Wealth C．Education D．Culture
（2024·江苏扬州·三模）Artificial intelligence (AI) tools designed to operate at human levels have been more and more popular over the past year. These include OpenAI’s ChatGPT, Google’s Bard and Microsoft’s AI-powered search engine Bing. Such tools, also known as chatbots or generative AI, are computer-powered systems. They are designed to interact smoothly with humans and perform high-level writing and creative work.
In recent months, these tools have proved an ability to produce high-quality work. This has led some technology experts to warn that generative (生成的) Al systems could end up replacing (取代) workers in many industries.
This year, researchers at Harvard Business School and other organizations carried out an experiment. It aimed to test how well AI tools could help workers perform their usual duties or tasks. It involved more than 700 business advisors, called consultants, from Massachusetts-based Boston Consulting Group.
Harvard Business School recently published the results from the experiment in a working paper. The main findings suggest that AI tools like ChatGPT can greatly improve worker perfornance. For example, researchers found hat, on average, workers who used OpenAI’s latest ChatGPT 4 tool completed 12 percent more tasks than non-ChatGPT users. Tasks carried out with help from the Al technology were completed 25 percent faster. And the team found the quality of work performed by consultants using ChatGPT 4 increased by about 40 percent.
However, the paper also found areas where the performance of consultants using ChatGPT 4 dropped. The researchers said this was especially true with tasks the Al tool was not good at completing. “Of tasks the AI was good at, the experiment showed it greatly improved human performance,” the paper said. “But for tasks ChatGPT 4 was not right for, humans relied too much on the AI and were more likely to make mistakes.”
The team suggests one of the biggest challenges to companies effectively (有效) using AI is not knowing which tasks can be completed best with the technology. Finding this out will require businesses to carry out thoughtful research and training efforts in order to find the right mix of AI and human-level work.
31．What is a purpose of designing AI tools according to the text
A．To perform low-level writing. B．To replace technology experts.
C．To finish high-quality work. D．To improve communication.
32．Why does the writer mention ChatGPT 4 in paragraph 4
A．To explain the disadvantages of AI tools.
B．To show how well AI tools could help workers.
C．To show changes in the future working environment.
D．To compare the work performance between humans and AI tools.
33．What can be learned from the last paragraph
A．Companies need to balance the work of AI and humans.
B．It is useless to train so many workers to learn to use AI.
C．It is easy to find the right mix of AI and human-level work.
D．Research on using AI effectively has been made by businesses.
34．What is the best title for the text
A．ChatGPT Can See, Hear and Speak Now
B．Ways to Improve Your Performance at Work
C．The Fast Development of Artificial Intelligence
D．AI Tools Help but also Harm Worker Performance
（2024·江苏宿迁·三模）In the evening they see a little house in the trees. They decide to go in. There are a lot of dead leaves in one corner. Doroth’'s very tired. She lies down on the leaves with Toto and they fall asleep immediately. The Scarecrow (稻草人) stands near the door. He’s never tired and he never sleeps.
The next morning they leave the small house and find some fresh water. Dorothy washes her hands and face. Then she and Toto eat some bread for breakfast. Now she is ready to start walking again. Suddenly they hear that someone is groaning (呻吟) in the trees.
“Who is it ” Dorothy asks. She’s a kind of afraid. “Let’s go and see,” the Scarecrow says.
Dorothy follows him into the forest. A man made of tin (锡) is standing next to a big tree. He isn’t moving at all but he’s groaning holding an axe (斧头).
“Can we help you ” Dorothy asks.
“Yes!” the man says. “There’s an oilcan in the small house. Bring it here and put some oil on my arms and legs, please.” Dorothy runs back to the house. She finds the oilcan and goes back to the man. She puts some oil on his neck, his arms and legs.
“That’s much better! Thank you very much!” the Tin Woodman says. He turns his head and moves his arms and legs. “When it rains, I get wet and then I can’t move. Water is very bad for my body.” Toto barks at him but the Tin Woodman isn’t afraid of him.
“Who are you ” he asks. “And what are you doing here ” “I’m Dorothy and this is the Scarecrow,” Dorothy explains.
“We’re going to see the Great Oz in the Emerald City. I want to ask him to send me back to Kansas. The Scarecrow wants to ask him for a brain.”
“I don’t have a heart,” the Tin Woodman says. “Can Oz give me one ”
“I don’t know,” Dorothy says. “Come with us and ask him.”
“Thank you,” the Tin Woodman says. He picks up his oilcan and they all start walking back to the road.
— Adapted from The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
35．How does Dorothy feel when she hears the Tin Woodman groaning
A．She feels sorry for him. B．She feels a little afraid.
C．She feels kind of angry. D．She feels very surprised.
36．What stops the Tin Woodman from moving his body
A．The dog Toto. B．The oil. C．The tree. D．The rainwater.
37．What does Dorothy do for the Tin Woodman
a. Takes him to the little house. b. Takes him into the forest.
c. Puts some oil on his neck and arm. d. Introduces Scarecrow to him.
A．a&b B．c&d C．a&c D．b&d
38．Which can be the best title of the story
A．Night in the little house B．Finding the fresh water
C．Meeting the Tin Woodman D．Walking back to the Great Oz
（2024·江苏徐州·三模）I hoped to be set free one day, so I was nice to the Lilliputians. Gradually, they lost fear of me.Sometimes the children even played hide-and-seek in my hair.
One day, the king said to me, “Gulliver, I invite you to watch an important performance. It is a competition called Rope Dancing.” In the competition, a thin rope was tied between two poles very high above the ground. People had to dance on this rope. Each dancer tried to jump higher than the others. I had never seen such a dangerous sport
“Your Majesty,” I said, “many dancers must fall and be hurt or killed.”
“Yes,” he replied, “But I will give the best jobs in my kingdom to the men who are not afraid and jump the highest.” “What a strange way to choose who will work for the country!” I thought.
Then, as the king watched, I tied each corner of my handkerchief to a strong stick,and pushed the four sticks into the ground. My handkerchief was now under the rope but above the ground. Any dancer who fell would land on the handkerchief and not get hurt. The king was very pleased with my invention. His family and many other people watched the rope dancing.
“Would you and the queen like to see better ” I asked the king. I gently put them on my hand and held it beside the rope. They had a good view of the dancers. One very skilled performer held on to the rope and flipped (翻转) his body right over it. The king and the queen clapped loudly and cheered. Later the king told me that he made this man one of his chief (首要的) advisers.
The king and I met often. He seemed to enjoy our conversations. One day, I said again, “Your Majesty, please set me free.” This time he answered, “I have talked to my advisers. We agree that you have been good to our people...”
—Taken from Gulliver s Travels
39．What can we infer from Paragraph 1
A．They left Gulliver alone. B．They got on well with Gulliver.
C．They were angry with Gulliver. D．They didn't care about Gulliver.
40．Why did dancers try to jumper higher than the others
A．To get a good reward. B．To get the best jobs.
C．To make the audience happy. D．To win the first place.
41．What did Gulliver do to keep the dancers safe according to the order in the passage
① The four sticks were pushed into the ground.
② Each corner of his handkerchief was tied to a stick.
③Any dancer who fell would land on the handkerchief safely.
④ His handkerchief was put under the rope but above the ground.
A．①②③④ B．③②①④ C．②①④③ D．④②①③
42．How did the king and the queen have a good view of the dancers
A．They sat in the front row.
B．They watched them on the recorder.
C．They stood on the pole high above the ground.
D．They were held beside the rope on Gulliver's hand.
43．What might the king do with Gulliver in the end
A．The king set him free. B．The king left him tied up.
C．The king decided to kill him. D．The king made him an adviser.
（2024·江苏南京·三模）Long ago, China was divided into kingdoms (战国). The kingdoms were often at war, so good military leaders were important. One such leader was Tian Ji, a general in the State of Qi.
Tian Ji’s best friend was Sun Bin. Sun Bin had been a military official in the State of Wei. After he was unfairly fired from his job, he moved to the State of Qi. Sun Bin taught Tian Ji a lot about military strategy.
At that time, horse racing was the most popular entertainment for the rich. People bet money on the races. Tian Ji was a fan of horse racing, but he wasn’t very good at betting.
One day, Tian Ji again lost money at the races. He went home feeling sorry for himself. When Sun Bin saw how sad Tian Ji was, he said, “Take me with you next time. Maybe I can help you win!”
A week later, Tian Ji did just that. Sun Bin learned how the races worked very quickly. He saw that the horses were divided into three types according to speed. First-class horses were the fastest, and third-class horses were the slowest. Each type had their own race and people bet on each race. In order to win the overall bet, a person only needed to win two of the three races. Sun Bin also noticed that each type had a different saddle color. This was to tell the different horses apart. Soon, Sun Bin developed a strategy to help Tian Ji.
“Trust me,” he told Tian Ji. “I know exactly how you can win!”
Tian Ji got so excited he challenged the king to a race.
Tian Ji did everything that Sun Bin told him to do. For the first race, he put the first-class saddle on his third-class horse. The king’s first-class horse easily beat Tian Ji’s third-class horse.
For the second race, Sun Bin told Tian Ji to put the second-class saddle on his first-class horse. And sure enough, Tian Ji won the second race. His first-class horse was better than the king’s second-class horse.
Finally, for the third race, Tian Ji used his second-class horse. Once again, he won. This time it was against the king’s third-class horse. The king was shocked. Tian Ji was the overall winner.
The king congratulated Tian Ji, but he was curious.
“Tian Ji, where did you get such good horses ” he asked.
“Your Majesty,” Tian Ji replied, “I did not win because I found great horses. I won because of the strategy I used. It was Sun Bin’s strategy, and it worked!”
“Really ” said the king. “What exactly was this strategy ”
Tian Ji told the king all about how he switched horses. He explained how Sun Bin knew that even when two opponents were unevenly matched, a strategy could be used to minimize losses. In this case, losing only once meant that Tian Ji was still the overall winner.
Hearing this, the king immediately made Sun Bin the military adviser for the whole army. Sun Bin’s strategies and Tian Ji’s leadership led the State of Qi to many military victories.
44．What’s “kingdom” mean
A．People are fighting in the war. B．Rulers are killing people.
C．Cultures are becoming different from others. D．Several countries are divided and confronted (对峙).
45．Which of the following is true
A．Sun Bin was Tian Ji’s friend.
B．Tian Ji was fighting with the King.
C．Tian Ji won the horses’ race.
D．The King hated Tian Ji because of the failure of the race.
46．If the first-class horse was ①, the second was ②, the third was ③, which one was Tian Ji’s order
A．③①② B．②③① C．①③② D．③②①
47．Tian Ji was ▲ . Which word is the best for ▲
A．silly B．careful C．selfish D．forgetful
48．What is the story tells us
A．We should be careful to every detail so that we can succeed.
B．We should be glib that the enemy may be confused.
C．We should be deterrent that makes the enemy afraid.
D．We should invite others to help us so that we can have a rest.
（2024·江苏无锡·三模）Crying babies, buzzing mosquitoes (蚊子), ringing car alarms ...They’re all bad noises. But what’s the worst A recent survey (调查) lists the things we hate to hear.
The list of horrible noises has over 100 items. Mobile phone ringing appears near the top. Other noises include barking dogs, electric leaf blowers, loud snoring (鼾) and banging noises early on a Sunday morning.
However, Top One on the list was the sound of a dentist’s drill (牙医的钻头).” That just sends shivers down my spine,” said one person: “After a visit to the dentist, I sometimes wake up at night with that sound in my head. It’s horrible,” said another. “I’ve seen patients shaking with fear when I bring out the drill,” explained a dentist. Of course, anyone who goes to the dentist and hears the sound will probably agree with that.
But there’s some good news. A new device (装置) developed by experts at universities can reduce the sound of the drill. The small device allows patients to listen to music on an MP3 player without the sound of the drill. However, patients are still able to hear the dentist’s voice because not all sounds are filtered out (被过滤).
The theory behind it is simple. Microphones are placed close to the dental drill. These pick up any sounds and transform them into digital signals. Then, electronic filters reduce any unwanted sound waves. However, the great thing is that this technology also allows other noises (such as the dentist’s voice) to come through.
It’s easy to use, too. Patients simply plug (插) the device into their MP3 players. Then they can listen to music and hear the dentist’s voice without being disturbed by the noise of the drill. Fantastic!
So, next time you go to the dentist, remember to bring your MP3 player.
49．According to the survey, ________ is the first of the list of horrible noises.
A．barking dogs B．electric leaf blowers
C．a dentist’s drill D．a mobile phone ringtone
50．What does the underlined sentence probably mean in Paragraph 3
A．I feel very sad about that. B．It brings me good luck.
C．How excited I feel! D．That makes me very afraid.
51．The fifth paragraph mainly talks about ________ .
A．where we put the device B．who invented the device
C．what the device is made of D．how the device works
52．Which is the best title of the passage
A．A device which reduces noises B．A new kind of drill
C．A dentist’s problems D．A Fantastic MP3 player
（2024·江苏盐城·三模）
Mr. and Mrs. March lived together with their four daughters. Amy was very shy. Beth loved being at home. Meg looked very pretty. Jo was tall and thin and she was a tomboy. Their home was always busy and full of noise and people. Next to them lived old Mr. Laurence and his grandson, Laurie. They lived in a very large and comfortable house. But it was a house without life. One day, Joe saw Laurie standing at an upstairs window in his house and looking down at their garden. Jo’s sisters were playing in the snow there. They were throwing snowballs and having a lot of fun. But Laurie’s face was very sad.
“Poor boy!” Jo thought. “He’s all alone. He needs some friends.” She couldn’t stop thinking about him. She wanted to go and see him, but how could she go to the house without an invitation
Then one snowy afternoon, she saw Laurie’s grandpa go out. This gave her an idea. She took a broom from the kitchen.
“What are you going to do, Jo ” asked her sister Meg.
“To clear the garden path.” Answered Jo.
When Laurie saw Jo from the window, a big smile changed his pale, sad face.
Jo laughed and shouted, ”How are you Are you ill ”
Laurie opened the window and said,” I’m better now, thank you. I had a bad cold and had to stay inside for a week”.
“I’m sorry,” said Jo. “Are you bored ”
“Yes, very.” he replied.
“Don’t your friends come to visit you ”
“No. But I don’t want to see anybody. Boys are noisy and they give me a headache.”
“Girls are quiet.”
“I don’t know any girls.”
“You know us.”
“That’s true! Can you come and visit me ” cried Laurie.
“ I’m not quiet, but I’d like to come,” replied Jo. “I must ask Mother first.” She ran back into her house.
A few minutes later, she returned and rang the bell on the door of laurie’s house. A servane took her upstairs.
“Here I am!” she said brightly. “Mother sends her love and my sisters gave me this blancmange (牛奶冻) for you.”
“That looks delicious,” Laurie said. He was very happy to see Jo.
Jo looked around. There were lots of books on the shelves.
“A nice room!” she said. “I can read to you if you like.”
“No, let’s talk,” replied Laurie.
“All right,” said Jo, “I can talk for hours. My sisters say I never know when to stop.”
“You have three sisters-Amy, Beth and Meg.” Laurie continued.
“How do you know this ” Jo was surprised.
“You call each other’s names when you are in the garden. Sometimes I can see you all around the table with your mother. She has a very kind face. I like looking at her. I haven’t got a mother.”
Jo felt sad when she heard this.
“Why don’t you come and visit us ” she said, “It isn’t good for you to stay in this house all the time.”
“Thank you. I’d like to come very much.” Said Laurie.
“We know all our neighbours except you.” Jo said, “ I’m glad we’re friends now.”
She told him about all the interesting things in her life. She said, “Besides (除了……之外) plays, I also love books.” Laurie loved books too, and offered to show her the library in the house. The library was a wonderful room. Jo loved it.
“Wow!” she said, “All those books!”
Laurie said, “A person needs more than books.”
53．From the first paragraph, we know _________.
A．Jo’s family had five members B．Jo ad Laurie were neighbours
C．Laurie and his grandpa were busy D．the four sisters had the same hobby
54．Jo wanted to visit Laurie because __________.
A．she wanted to visit his large house
B．Laurie invited her to play with snowballs
C．she felt he was lonely and needed friends
D．Laurie was seriously ill and needed her care
55．What might be the correct order of what happened in the story
a. Jo saw Laurie standing at an upstairs window in his house.
b. Jo and Laurie were having a talk happily at Laurie’s home.
c. Jo want to Laurie’s home after telling her mother.
d. Jo couldn’t stop thinking about Laurie.
A．a-b-c-d B．b-a-c-d C．b-d-a-c D．a-d-c-b
56．Which words can best describe Jo and her sisters
A．Kind and friendly. B．Generous but rude.
C．Quiet and smart. D．Funny but carless.
57．What does Laurie mean by saying “A person needs more than books.”
A．People need to stay in their own houses.
B．People should learn much more from the books.
C．People need love and friendship besides books.
D．People should relax themselves besides reading
（2024·江苏扬州·三模）Awe is the feeling we get in the presence of something vast that challenges our understanding of the world, like looking up at millions of stars in the night sky or shaking hands with a basketball superstar. When people feel awe, they may use other words to talk about the experience, such as wonder, amazement or excitement.
We often think about awe when we experience uncommon and extraordinary events, such as viewing a sunrise over the Grand Canyon or watching Olympians break world records. But when scientists study people’s experiences of awe, they suggest awe is also found in everyday life—watching a gingko tree change from green to yellow, or seeing a stranger give food to a homeless person.
The feeling of awe affects the way we view ourselves. The experience of awe can have a deep influence on our mental (心理的)health, by allowing us to put our worries into perspective. When we are in the presence of something vast and indescribable, we feel unimportant, and so do our worries. The experience of awe lifts us out of the common practical thoughts that control our daily lives. and it allows us to have inner peace.
In areas where the population can easily get to beautiful green spaces, people report greater happiness and goodwill toward others. A study showed that older adults who took weekly 15-minute outdoor walks in nature for eight weeks reported increased positive emotions and less pain in their daily lives.
People in awe are more likely to show kindness and feel a greater sense of connection to others and the world. In moments of awe, we direct ourselves from the sense that we are solely (独自地)in control of our own future to the feeling we are part of a community. When we give less attention to our own goals and needs, we are more likely to be able to notice others and what they may be experiencing.
In sum, awe arises when we run into the wonders of life and leads to a disappearing of the self. Stepping outside of oneself is a valuable skill. It is possible to find awe-inspiring moments in all different places. Therefore, actively look for the experiences that feed your own hunger for awe, be it through admiring the trees in your neighborhood, or seeing the goodness in others. Take the time to slow down and open your mind to those things which you do not fully understand. You will be the better for it—and, as your feelings of awe spread through acts of kindness, so will the rest of us.
58．What can we learn from the passage
A．Meeting strangers often brings feelings of excitement.
B．Even common daily events can lead to the feeling of awe.
C．Uncommon events are usually related to the beauty of nature.
D．Greater happiness can result from giving ourselves more attention.
59．The words “put our worries into perspective” in Paragraph 3 probably mean “________”.
A．get used to our worries completely
B．deal with our worries as soon as possible
C．share our worries with family and close friends
D．understand the actual importance of our worries
60．A person who has just experienced awe will probably ________.
A．readily reach out to those in need B．report feeling more self-important
C．separate himself from the rest of a group D．be unwilling to work with others on a team
61．What is the writer’s main purpose in writing this passage
A．To show us ways to understand what awe is. B．To explain to us how awe can improve health.
C．To encourage us to be ready to experience awe. D．To advise us to free ourselves from the fear of awe.
（2024·江苏无锡·三模）Papermaking is one of the ancient inventions of China. People started making paper in the Western Han Dynasty and got even better at it during the Eastern Han Dynasty.Here is a simple way to understand how Cai Lun made paper.
Choosing the material
First, picked the right plants like mulberry trees, hemp and grass for the paper.
Soaking
Soaking the plants in ash water. This helps make it soft. Also, it could whiten the material.
Cooking it up
Then put the plants in a big pot with water, made it boil, and stirred until the
plants got loose.
Pounding
Pounding (击打) is a step where they made the paper stronger. People pound the boiled material to make it more sturdy. This step took a lot of energy. It usually was completed with a special pounding tool.
Fishing Net
Filter the boiled material through a fishing net, leaving behind the fibrous material.
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The fibrous material got from the net needs to be dried again, controlling temperature and time to make sure the quality and purity of the fibers (纤维).
Squishing and Flattening
Then put the dried parts on a flat surface, squished (压) it with a wooden hammer, and used a sieve to get rid of unwanted bits.
Making the Paper
The processed parts were put in water, spread on bamboo boards, squished with a wooden hammer again. At last people air dried them to get paper. All these steps together helped make impressive invention of paper!
62．Which part of a magazine is the passage probably taken from
A．School life. B．Science fiction. C．Chinese culture. D．Art world.
63．Which word is the most suitable for ▲
A．Drying B．Spreading C．Cooking D．Printing
64．To make paper, we ____________.
A．can choose our favourite plants B．need to get some water ready
C．must pound with our own hands D．should follow seven steps in all
（2024·江苏无锡·三模）
One of the phrases which greatly puzzled me was “entertaining angels unaware”. How could anybody be unaware of entertaining an angel I had never thought that angelic qualities could hide under very common voices and in everyday bodies.
My angel, as it turned out, hid inside the little figure of my school-teacher, Miss McKenzie. To me, she was always a little old lady, with her grey hair framing a round rosy face and caught up in an old-fashioned bun (发髻) on top of her head.
Although I enjoyed Miss McKenzie’s approval, I never really felt very close to her. It never dawned on me to ask her advice as to what I should do when I left school. Surely there was only one thing to do: get a job and earn money as quickly as possible. But Miss McKenzie had other ideas. We in our house knew nothing of scholarships for fatherless children. The idea of a child from a working-class family going to college was the very thing of story-books.
Unknown to us, she forced the headmaster to put my name forward for a special scholarship open to children who showed some promise, and who would receive further education. He agreed, although he was a bit worried about the cost of keeping me at college for a whole year. No earnings from me, and fares and clothes to be covered, for, of course, only the fees would be paid if I won.
Miss McKenzie brushed all argument (争论) aside. To this day I can remember my complete feelings when, on being asked if she felt I had any special qualities, this elderly teacher banged the desk with her hand, and declared (断言) in an American saying I never suspected she knew, “I’d bet my bottom dollar on this girl!”
I shook at the passion (激情) in her voice, and at her trust in me. “What if I fail her ” I thought to myself. “What if she has to pay all the money back if I let her down ” I knew we hadn’t a spare dollar to repay anybody, and I was sick with a sense of responsibility in case I messed up.
The time at college went by quickly. At the end of my year at college, I was able to lay before her the college gold medal as the year’s top student and a whole pile of awards.
And suddenly as I looked at her, and saw her eyes shining with pride behind the gold-rimmed glasses, I realized how widely she had thrown open the door of chance for me. And I knew for the first time what the phrase “entertaining angels unaware” meant. For there, standing before me in class, was my very own angel, Miss McKenzie.
65．In Paragraph 6, the writer felt ________ when she heard Miss McKenzie’s passionate voice.
A．surprised and encouraged B．excited and pleased
C．nervous and curious D．worried and hopeful
66．We can infer from the passage that ________.
A．everyone could get a scholarship if the headmaster agreed to
B．she finally found that her angel was Miss McKenzie
C．it is unlikely for children from an ordinary family to further their study in college
D．the writer had the idea of going to work after she left school
67．Which is the best title for this story
A．A Successful Girl B．An Important Chance
C．Love from Teacher D．Gift from Scholarship
（2024·江苏宿迁·三模）The pirates (海盗) did not return. After lunch, the doctor took his pistol (手枪) and sword. He put the map in his pocket and left. He wanted to find Ben Gunn.
It was very bat and unpleasant inside the fort. I had a plan and I needed to leave the foal. I took two pistols and left quickly when Gray and the square were with the captain.
First I ran down to the white rocks and looked for Ben Gunn’s boat. I soon found it under bushes. It was a simple boat, made out of branches and goat skins, and it was very light to carry.
I decided to wait until it was dark and row to the Hispaniola. I wanted to cut the ship adrift (漂流), leaving it to float with the currents (洋流). As I waited, I could see the pirates fire burning, and out on the watch the lights on the ship.
As soon as it was dark, I got into the boat and rowed out to the Hispaniola. I found the rope that connected the ship to the anchor (锚) and cut through it with my knife until the ship was free. As I did this, I could hear the angry voices of Israel Hands and another mutineer (叛变者) in a cabin above me.
The ship began to move away in the night air. By then I was so tired that I fell asleep and dreamed of home and the admirel Benbow.
When I awoke, I found myself at the south-west end of Treasure Island. I was only about 300 metres from the shore. When I lay quietly in the bottom of the boat, it moved perfectly over the watch.
But as soon as I sat up, the boat went out of control. So I lay down, and used the paddle from that position. I moved slowly closer to the land, but the current was strong and the boat moved past the bay (海湾).
I moved slowly to the next bay, and suddenly I saw the Hispaniola in front of me. The wind and the currents were moving the ship. I couldn’t see anyone on it. As soon as I was close enough, I held a rope and climbed on board. Just in time, as my little boat hit against the side of the ship and it sank under the water. I climbed to safety on the deck, realizing that my only way of escaping—my little boat—was lost.
—Adapted from Treasure Island
68．What was Ben Gunn’s boat made out of
A．wood and steel B．branches and goat’s skins
C．sticks and feathers D．bamboo and leaves
69．Why did I row the boat to the Hispaniola
A．To find Ben guns. B．To leave the island alone.
C．To climb on board. D．To find the ship’s rope and cut it.
70．Ben Gunn’s boat was important to me, because ______.
A．I could escape by rowing it B．I put a lot of goods and materials on it
C．could use it to fight against the pirates D．I left a treasure map on it
71．From the passage, we can learn that ______.
A．the private made a fire on the ship
B．the boat was too heavy to carry
C．I left with two pistols when Gray and the doctor were with the captain
D．The wind and the currents made the ship move away.
（2024·江苏无锡·三模）
Do you know full confidence in your memory Look at the two pictures and choose the one which you think is correct. Then check with the answer.
Answer: The one on the right is correct. Pikachu never had a black tail in any of its various versions. Its yellow tail does have brown fur at its base, but there is no sign of black fur on its tail. There has been a discussion about whether it is shi or si in the sentence. “Thus when Heaven is about to confer a great office on any man…”
Most people voted si as what they learned at school. However, People’s Education Press (PEP), a leading publisher of Chinese textbooks, claimed on Oct. 26 that all its textbooks say shi. Supporters of si feel shocked and say they’ve experienced the “Mandela Effect”—the situation in which a large number of people believe that an event happened when it didn’t.
Many people believed that former South African president Nelson Mandela died in the 1980s in prison. However, Mandela was alive and well, finally passing away in 2013. US researcher Fiona Broome created a website to detail her discovery of this public phenomenon (现象), coining the term which has been in use till now.
Some often joke that our memories have been changed by a strange force. In fact, psychologists have looked into the reasons for the Mandela Effect, as reported on the US-based website Verywell Mind.
For example, your mind may fill in gaps missing in your memory to make more sense of it, which is called confabulation (虚构症). However, try not to feel bad—this is not lying, but rather remembering details that never happened.
The Internet may be another reason why we tend to have Mandela Effect events, as the news we read can be false from the beginning. In 2018, Science Journal published a study of over 100,000 news stories discussed across Twitter. It showed that false news can spread faster and reach more people than the truth. As a powerful way to spread information, the Internet might be the main reason for falsehoods to enter our minds.
72．Why does the writer mention the discussion about the sentence in Paragraph 2
A．To solve a mystery of Mandela Effect. B．To raise readers’ interest in confabulation.
C．To introduce the topic of the Mandela Effect. D．To discuss which word is the right one, si or shi.
73．Which of the following words has the closest meaning to “coining” in Paragraph 4
A．creating B．borrowing C．describing D．correcting
74．What is the “Mandela Effect” about
A．Attitudes to a special event. B．A kind of psychological effect.
C．The benefit of good memory. D．The effect of Mandela’s death.
75．What can we infer from the passage
A．Most people know the former South African president Mandela well.
B．The word si or shi both existed in Chinese textbooks published by the PEP.
C．If you can tell the right Pikachu, you will never suffer from the Mandela Effect.
D．If you remember details that never happened, you may experience the Mandela Effect.
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1．C 2．A 3．A 4．B 5．B
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述的是战国时期的俞伯牙和钟子期知音难求的感人故事，如今，知音文化也在新时期的发展中有了新的作用。
1．细节理解题。根据第二段中的“To Boya’s surprise, Ziqi, a woodcutter who happened to pass by, could understand exactly what he wanted to express through his music.”可知当俞伯牙在弹琴的时候，身为樵夫的钟子期刚好路过听到，竟能准确地理解俞伯牙想通过音乐传达的东西，说明钟子期能听懂俞伯牙的音乐。故选C。
2．推理判断题。根据第三段第一句“Unfortunately, when getting back to visit Ziqi, Boya heard that his friend had died from a disease（疾病）.”可知，当俞伯牙要再次拜访钟子期的时候，听闻他已经患病而亡，说明俞伯牙和钟子期事实上只有一面之缘。故选A。
3．主旨大意题。根据第五段第一句可知“Zhiyin culture has new development in the new period.”知音文化在新时期已经有了新发展，说明第五段主要说明了知音文化在新时期起到新的作用。故选A。
4．主旨大意题。纵观全文可知文章讲述的是俞伯牙痛失知音钟子期的感人故事，由此可悟出“知音难求”的道理。故本文的标题应是“知音难求”。故选B。
5．篇章结构题。文章第一段由“知音”一词引出了俞伯牙和钟子期“知音难求”的典故，这一典故在第二段和第三段做了详细的叙述，第四段叙述了唐朝时期人们修建知音台来纪念这一故事，并使它成为当地的文化。第五段则说明了这一知音文化在新时代的新意义。因此选项B的篇章结构图符合题意。故选B。
6．D 7．A 8．C 9．C
【导语】本文改编自《黑美人》，主要讲的是动物不用思考，就可以预知危险，拯救人的性命。
6．细节理解题。根据第六段中“If you come across, you’ll fall into the river.”以及通读全文可知，他们走到木桥上，准备跨过木桥回家。故选D。
7．细节理解题。根据第一段中“It was nearly dark when we got to the wooden bridge.”以及第二段中“I did not move, so he hit me sharply. I jumped, but I would not go forward.”以及第五段中“Just then a man ran out of the house on the other side of the bridge. ‘Stop! Stop!’ he cried.”以及第六段中“If you come across, you’ll fall into the river.”可知，首先，黑美人和马车到达了桥头；接着，黑美人停下来，不肯过桥；另一边的人向他们呼喊；最后，约翰和主人知道黑美人让他们远离危险。故选A。
8．词句猜测题。根据第八段中“The wind seemed to have luffed off and the rain stopped as I ran merrily towards home by another, much longer road.”可知，当“我”兴高采烈地沿着另一条更长的路跑回家时，风似乎变小了，雨也停了；可推测出“luffed off”与“died down”意思相近。故选C。
9．推理判断题。根据最后一段中“Men may be clever enough to think of things for themselves, but animals know things without thinking, which often saves a man’s life, as it has saved ours tonight.”可知，人类可能足够聪明，可以为自己考虑事情，但动物不用思考就能知道事情，这通常会挽救一个人的生命，就像今晚它挽救了“我们”的生命一样；主人在最后一段说的话是想告诉我们需要尊重动物并善待它们。故选C。
10．B 11．A 12．C 13．D
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文，主要讲述了幼兽第一次走出洞穴探索世界的故事。
10．细节理解题。根据文中“He soon learnt that the floor of the world was not flat like the floor of the cave.”可知，幼兽学到了外面的地不都像是洞中的地一样平。故选B。
11．细节理解题。根据第二段“And he fell, rolling down the slope (斜坡) outside the lair (兽穴).”可知，首先他摔倒了；根据第五段“He fought back, biting her wing with his small teeth, while she pecked him.”可知，他咬了雷鸟的翅膀；根据第五段“As he watched her, something rushed down from above him, picked up the ptarmigan and flew back up into the sky. It was a hawk.”可知，他看到有东西叼走雷鸟；根据最后一段“Suddenly she jumped, and bit into his throat. He tried to fight, but the weasel held on. The cub was sure to die…”可知，幼兽被咬伤了喉咙，奄奄一息；根据最后一段“but luckily his mother, the she-wolf, heard his frightened calls and came to save him”可知，妈妈听到幼兽的求救信息。正确的顺序是a-e-b-d-c。故选A。
12．细节理解题。根据第二段“He was afraid. But the need to know and understand was greater than his fear, so he went out.”可知，一开始很害怕、好奇；根据第四段“He was excited and happy.”可知他很高兴、兴奋；根据最后一段“the she-wolf, heard his frightened calls and came to save him.”可知他很惊恐；根据最后一段“The cub and mother licked each other happily”可知妈妈救了他，他很开心。所以他的感受依次是害怕、好奇、兴奋、惊恐、开心。故选C。
13．最佳标题题。根据第一段“One day, while his mother was out hunting, the gray cub (幼兽) found the way out of the cave.”可知，本文主要讲了这只幼兽第一次走出洞穴探索世界的故事，因此判断本文最好的标题为“幼兽的第一次冒险”。故选D。
14．A 15．D 16．A 17．B 18．C
【导语】本文是说明文，文章介绍了考古学家们通过研究出土的陶器来研究过去人们的生活。
14．词义猜测题。根据“archaeologists consider not only its appearance but what it was made of and how it was made”可知考古学家不仅要考虑它的外观，还要考虑它的材料和制作方法，可推测此单词为“研究”，故选A。
15．推理判断题。根据“Old pottery is usually found in pieces called ‘potsherds’.”和“To make clay easier to shape and heat, potters(制陶工) use something called ‘temper’.”可知引号中的单词都是考古专有名词，对读者来说很陌生，故选D。
16．细节理解题。根据“To make clay easier to shape and heat, potters(制陶工) use something called ‘temper’”可知是在成型前添加。故选A。
17．推理判断题。根据“An archaeologist can tell where a pot came from by the types of clay and temper that were used. Sometimes a pot found in one location might have materials from another place.”可知考古学家可以通过所使用的粘土类型和回火来判断陶器的来源，有时在一个地方发现的罐子里可能有来自另一个地方的材料，与“这可以提供人们如何交易或旅行的线索。”形成逻辑连接关系。故选B。
18．主旨大意题。通读全文可知主要介绍了考古学家们通过研究出土的陶器来研究过去人们的生活，故选C。
19．B 20．C 21．D
【导语】本文主要讲了Dorothy和房子一起被风吹了起来，过了很久，房子落到了一处鸟语花香的地方，当地的人们过来鞠躬感谢桃乐茜，因为她的房子正好压死了女巫的故事。
19．推理判断题。根据“It was not very dark. Dorothy felt as if she were riding through the sky. She held on to Toto and climbed under her bed, where she stayed for several hours. Then, although the house was still moving, she fell asleep.”可知，在房子被风吹跑时，她爬到自己的床上并睡着了，并没有感到害怕和担心，由此可推断她是非常勇敢和冷静的。故选B。
20．细节理解题。通读全文可知，本文主要讲了Dorothy和房子一起被风吹了起来，过了很久，房子落到了一处鸟语花香的地方，当地的人们过来鞠躬感谢Dorothy，因为她的房子正好压死了女巫的故事。故本文可能属于“龙卷风”这一章节。故选C。
21．推理判断题。根据“We thank you for killing the Wicked Witch of the East. Now our people are free.”可知，杀了东方坏女巫之后人民自由了，由此可推断之前东方坏女巫控制了人们，也就是控制了这一片的土地。故选D。
22．A 23．C 24．D 25．B
【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了科学家通过研究发现，在厨房里很常见的啤酒和鸡蛋被以前的艺术家添加在绘画颜料中，用于保护画作。
22．推理判断题。根据“Researchers also pointed out that beer by-product was used as a “glue” because it had a lot of sugar. With beer added, the paint can also dry faster.”可知，加入啤酒后，油漆能干得更快，让颜色粘得更牢。故选A。
23．词义猜测题。根据“Apart from beer, egg has long been found in oil-based paints used by artists in the 15th century, such as Italian painter Leonardo da Vinci.”以及“have ‘cracked’ the secret of how eggs can help preserve artworks”可知，早在15世纪的艺术家使用的油基颜料中就发现了鸡蛋，也就是说已经“发现”了鸡蛋如何帮助保护艺术品的秘密；划线单词与“discovered”同义。故选C。
24．细节理解题。根据“It could also reduce wrinkling (皱褶) as the egg makes the paint more smooth.”可知，蛋黄中的蛋白质可以减少皱纹，因为鸡蛋使油漆更光滑。故选D。
25．推理判断题。根据“The more we understand how artists choose and use their materials, the more we can appreciate (欣赏) what they’re doing”可知，我们越了解艺术家如何选择和使用他们的材料，我们就越能欣赏他们的作品，这句话的意思是“了解艺术家的想法是很重要的，这样我们才能更好地理解他们的作品”，故选B。
26．B 27．C 28．C 29．B 30．A
【导语】本文是一篇说明文。主要向我们介绍了研究表明善良的几个好处。
26．细节理解题。根据“But why and how does it happen ”可知，作者通过提问来引出这个话题。故选B。
27．词句猜测题。根据“A kind act makes someone who is sad feel better. It can also make ourselves feel good.”可知，善良的行为会让悲伤的人感觉好一些，它也能让我们感觉良好。因此此处“it”指的应是前句中提到的“善良的行为”。故选C。
28．篇章结构题。根据全文可知，文章第一段设问，引出文章主题；第二、三、四、五段分别介绍善良让人微笑、善良让开始或发展与他人的社会联系、善良提升每个人的精神以及善良可能会改善你的情绪，全文是总分结构。故选C。
29．细节理解题。根据“Being kind may improve your mood, but research has also shown that if you’re in a good mood, you can act much more kindly.”可知，善良可能会改善你的心情，但研究也表明，如果你心情好，你会表现得更加善良。选项B“善良可以让你有个好心情。”符合原文。故选B。
30．推理判断题。根据全文可知，主要向我们介绍了研究表明善良的几个好处，因此如果我是编辑，会将本篇文章放在报纸的“科学”版块。故选A。
31．C 32．B 33．A 34．D
【导语】本文主要介绍了人工智能工具有助于但同时也会损害员工的工作表现。
31．细节理解题。根据第一段中“They are designed to interact smoothly with humans and perform high-level writing and creative work.”以及第二段中“In recent months, these tools have proved an ability to produce high-quality work.”可知，人工智能工具的设计目的是与人类流畅地互动，并进行高水平的写作和创造性工作；近几个月来，这些工具已被证明有能力制作出高质量的作品；所以设计人工智能工具的目的之一是完成高质量的工作。故选C。
32．细节理解题。根据第四段中“The main findings suggest that AI tools like ChatGPT can greatly improve worker perfornance.”可知，主要研究结果表明，像ChatGPT这样的人工智能工具可以极大地提高员工的绩效；所以作者在第四段提及ChatGPT 4是为了展示人工智能工具对员工的帮助。故选B。
33．细节理解题。根据最后一段中“The team suggests one of the biggest challenges to companies effectively using AI is not knowing which tasks can be completed best with the technology. Finding this out will require businesses to carry out thoughtful research and training efforts in order to find the right mix of AI and human-level work.”可知，该团队表示，企业有效使用人工智能的最大挑战之一是不知道哪些任务可以用该技术完成得最好，要找到这一点，企业需要进行深思熟虑的研究和培训工作，以便找到人工智能和人类水平工作的正确组合；从最后一段中可以了解到，公司需要平衡人工智能和人类的工作。故选A。
34．最佳标题题。根据第一段中“They are designed to interact smoothly with humans and perform high-level writing and creative work.”以及通读全文可知，本文主要介绍了人工智能工具有助于但同时也会损害员工的工作表现，D选项“人工智能工具有助于但也会损害员工绩效”为最佳标题。故选D。
35．B 36．D 37．B 38．C
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。文章节选自《绿野仙踪》，主要讲述了Dorothy跟着稻草人来到森林，遇到了一个铁皮人，并且救了他，还带着他一起找奥兹。
35．细节理解题。根据第三段中的“She’s a kind of afraid.”可知，听到铁皮人呻吟时，Dorothy感到有点害怕。故选B。
36．细节理解题。根据第七段中的“When it rains, I get wet and then I can’t move. Water is very bad for my body.”可知，雨水使铁皮人不能移动身体。故选D。
37．细节理解题。根据第六段中的“Dorothy runs back to the house. She finds the oilcan and goes back to the man. She puts some oil on his neck, his arms and legs.”可知，Dorothy在他的脖子和手臂上涂些油；根据倒数第五段中的“I’m Dorothy and this is the Scarecrow”可知，Dorothy向铁皮人介绍稻草人。故选B。
38．最佳标题题。通读全文可知，本文主要讲述了Dorothy跟着稻草人来到森林，遇到了一个铁皮人，并且救了他，还带着他一起找奥兹，所以C项符合。故选C。
39．B 40．B 41．C 42．D 43．A
【导语】本文节选自《格列佛游记》，文章主要讲述国王邀请格列佛观看“绳上舞蹈”比赛的事情。
39．推理判断题。根据“Gradually, they lost fear of me.Sometimes the children even played hide-and-seek in my hair.”渐渐地，他们对我失去了恐惧。有时孩子们甚至在我的头发上玩捉迷藏游戏游戏。可知，他们和格列佛相处得很好。故选B。
40．细节理解题。根据“But I will give the best jobs in my kingdom to the men who are not afraid and jump the highest”可知，他们这样做是为了得到最好的工作。故选B。
41．细节理解题。根据“Then, as the king watched, I tied each corner of my handkerchief to a strong stick,and pushed the four sticks into the ground. My handkerchi