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【2025中考二轮复习 题型专项突破】阅读理解专项训练二
(一)
We’ve all seen amazing photos of colorful vegetables and freshly-baked cakes in books and magazines. When we see these pictures, we believe that if we follow the recipe(食谱), we can make food that looks like that too. However, not many people realize the tricks that photographers use to change a simple plate of food into the mouth-watering dish in the photo.
Food is one of the most difficult subjects for photographers. Hot food goes cold, cold food goes dry, and frozen food melts. But don’t worry, because food photographers have tools to deal with these problems. Besides the camera, a photographer’s bag also includes motor oil to make sauces look brighter, hairspray (发胶) to prevent cakes from looking dry, and a spoonful of shoe polish to help meat look cooked. They also use toothpicks to hold food in place for perfect photos.
There are a few rules that food photographers have to follow. If a photo is going to become part of an advertisement(广告), rules say the food which the company wants to advertise must be the real thing. However, any other food in the photo doesn’t need to be real. Plastic fruit or glass ice in a drink next to the real dessert is acceptable, according to the rules. Of course, there are some photographers who choose not to use non-food items in their photos, even when the rules allow it, but that does make their job much more challenging.
Whether a food photographer uses tricks or not, one thing is certainly true: food photography needs a lot of patience.
( )1.According to the writer, to take food photos like those in books, it’s important to _________.
A.take photos in the right time
B.avoid using simple food
C.follow the recipe
D.learn some tricks
( )2.Food photographers try every possible way to ______.
A.use real food in their photos
B.prevent food from going bad
C.make food look shiny and delicious
D.make food in advertisements look real
( )3.Which of the following is a rule about food advertising
A.All the food in advertisements must be fresh.
B.Food photographers cannot use any tools.
C.Plastic food cannot appear in a photo.
D.The advertised food must be real.
( )4.According to the passage, to be a good food photographer, you must be _________.
A.patient B.careful
C.strict D.honest
( )5.What is the purpose of the passage
A.To remind people to follow the rules of food photography.
B.To explain how photographers take photos of food.
C.To encourage people to become food photographers.
D.To describe a day of a food photographer.
(二)
When people ask about my skill as a leader, I have to say that I am not a born leader. When I was a college student, I wasn’t a leader in my class. I was afraid that I couldn’t lead a team well, and I didn’t have experience on how to lead a team.
However, in my work years, I am lucky to meet mentors(导师) and partners in my work team. They help me discover abilities which I didn’t know I had and brought the best of me.
Through my eight years of practice, I can say that I am an excellent leader in my team now. I have good work experience and I am very excited to share it with other people.
I can remember that five years ago during my first job, I worked in a construction company(建筑公司) as an engineer. I challenged myself and I learned how to organize the team work and tell my partners the work they need to do.
During my second job, I learned a new way of doing things through computer software(软件). In order to help my partners work fast, I shared the computer software with them and told them how to use it one by one.
All these years of work experiences teach me how to communicate with other people and lead a team. I believe I will do better and better in the future.
( )1.In his/her college life, the writer _________.
A.believed he/she could lead a team well
B.taught other people how to lead a team
C.was an excellent leader in his/her class
D.had no experience on how to lead a team
( )2.The underlined word “it” in the third paragraph refers to _________.
A.the team
B.the work experience
C.the satisfaction
D.the computer software
( )3.During his/her second job, the writer learned to _________.
A.organize the work in his/her team
B.tell partners the work they need to do
C.do things through computer software
D.challenge other people in his/her team
( )4.What kind of person is the writer
A.Patient. B.Creative.
C.Strict. D.Outgoing.
( )5.What played an important role for the writer to be a leader
A.The software he/she knew.
B.His/her work experiences.
C.His/her dream to succeed.
D.The college education he/she got.
(三)
In deep winter, when we go outdoors in cold weather, we may feel the strong icy wind hitting our body parts covered by little material, such as the face. To explore how our bodies respond(反应) to coldness, let’s first explore how we feel cold.
Human skin is filled with temperature-sensing nerve receptors(温度感知神经感受器) named TRP, and they receive stimuli(刺激) from the environment. Such stimuli include pressure, cold, heat, or chemical. To sense cold, the brain uses a kind of receptor called TRPM8.
Scientists first studied TRPM8 in 2002, discovering that low temperatures are its stimuli. When TRPM8 is hit by stimuli, it sends a signal to the brain which understands the signal as cold.
The body then protects itself from the cold through different ways. According to Live Science, the body slows down its muscles and the nervous system(神经系统). In this way, it reduces heat loss.
The cold also leads to less blood flow(血流量). The body will first reduce blood flow at the skin and the body’s extremities, including the fingers, hands and feet. This is why these parts usually feel cold first. The body tries to limit how much blood it sends out, so it limits how much heat it puts into the environment.
To bring the body’s temperature back up, the body produces heat by allowing muscles shake. Although this may not produce a successful result, it is more like a warning to people about the cold.
( )1.According to Paragraph 2, TRP can receive the following stimuli except _________.
A.cold B.heat
C.chemical D.color
( )2.Paragraph 2 and Paragraph 3 mainly tell us ________.
A.what TRPM8 is
B.how our bodies feel cold
C.which part of the body feels cold first
D.how our bodies reduce heat loss
( )3.What does the underlined word “extremities” mean in Chinese
A.上肢 B.脂肪
C.形态 D.四肢
( )4.The way that the body protects itself from the cold includes _________.
①sending a signal to the brain
②slowing down the nervous system
③reducing blood flow
④increasing blood flow
A.①③ B.①④
C.②③ D.②④
( )5.In which part of a magazine can we read the passage
A.Science. B.Lifestyle.
C.Sports. D.Culture.
(四)
Zhang Lehua believes China’s new rich need greater energy and honesty rather than more expensive goods to improve their image(形象), and tries to express this in her new book about being noble(高贵的).
Zhang has been teaching manners and elegance(高雅) to well-off Chinese women for 13 years. Based on that, she wrote her new book “Noble Spirit and Style”. “When I got started, I first thought it was the outside look that had been missed, then I gradually realized we need to do more to shape the character and quality of an individual(个人), instead of only dressing up and acting elegantly,” she said.
Her past publications focus more on dressing well. Her new book goes one step further, calling for dignity(尊严), self-confidence, and the willingness to take social responsibility as main parts of being noble. Zhang’s book connects real life stories with deep understanding she gathered from teaching. “Noble spirit means you have higher moral(道德的) standards for yourself, which has nothing to do with the wealth you have,” she said. “You don’t need to be rich to be noble.”
In her new book, Zhang calls on women to be energetic. After graduating with a Bachelor of Medicine from Beijing’s Capital Medical University in 1983, Zhang went on to complete a doctorate(博士学位) in pathology(病理学) at New Jersey Medical School in the US in 1990. She returned home in 1996 and set up her finishing school in Beijing in 2002, training more than 1,000 women. Zhang herself is a perfect example of what she talks in her new book.
Zhang says she has no secret to her success of profession, except to “never give up and let things go easily”. “I learn from mistakes. There were many of them,” she added. Zhang hopes her book will encourage more people to improve their manners and develop better moral standards in Chinese people, even as they become wealthier.
( )1.What does the underlined word “well-off” mean in the second paragraph
A.Common. B.Rich.
C.Knowledgeable. D.Beautiful.
( )2.Which of the following is not the main part of being noble according to Zhang
A.Dignity.
B.Self-confidence.
C.Education.
D.The willingness to take social responsibility.
( )3.In her new book, Zhang expresses her idea that _________.
A.ordinary people can also be noble
B.failure is the mother of success
C.he who makes no mistakes makes nothing
D.the rich are often short of morals
( )4.What do you know about Zhang Lehua
A.She fights for rights for women.
B.She looks down upon the rich.
C.She hardly makes mistakes.
D.She is a woman full of energy.
( )5.What is the purpose of Zhang Lehua in writing the book
A.To encourage people to improve themselves in manners and morals.
B.To instruct rich women how to choose expensive goods.
C.To show the importance of being noble.
D.To encourage more women to start up their own business.
(五)
Rice and wheat(小麦) are important in our life. We eat them a lot. But do you know how they influence our health A study has offered an answer.
In the study, researchers interviewed more than 100,000 people from Shaanxi, Gansu, Qinghai, Ningxia and Xinjiang in northwest China. The participants(参加者) were between the ages of 35 and 74. They provided information about their medical records and lifestyles, such as the smoking habit and physical activity.
The researchers divided the participants into three groups according to how often they eat rice and wheat each week. The first group eat rice either daily or four to six times a week, and eat wheat less. The second group prefer wheat, and the third group eat both rice and wheat with similar frequency(频率). They found rice lovers may have a lower risk of obesity(肥胖), while for wheat lovers, the risk is higher.
Then the researchers looked at whether a change in eating habits would make any difference. They asked wheat lovers to start eating rice five times a week. The participants with normal weight showed a 36.5 percent lower risk of obesity in men and a 20.5 percent lower risk of central obesity (stomach fat) in women.
According to the researchers, wheat takes in less water than rice when cooked and has higher energy than cooked rice of the same weight. Moreover, rice often comes with fresh vegetables, meat and fish. But wheat lovers in northwest China usually eat a large bowl of noodles with little vegetables or meat, and sometimes even with a lot of oil. So which do you prefer, rice or wheat
( )1.Which is TRUE about the study
A.About 1,000 people took part in the study.
B.It covered five northwestern areas in China.
C.The participants were offered medical suggestions.
D.It looked at the relationship between smoking and health.
( )2.According to Paragraph 3, the second group ________.
A.eat rice every day
B.eat rice four to six times a week
C.eat wheat less than four times a week
D.eat wheat every day or four to six times a week
( )3.What’s the finding of the study
A.Men have a higher risk of obesity than women.
B.Taking exercises is a good way to stay thin and healthy.
C.Changing eating habits can help cut down the risk of obesity.
D.Wheat lovers have a lower risk of obesity than rice lovers.
( )4.What does the last paragraph mainly talk about
A.How rice and wheat are cooked differently.
B.What vegetables and meat people eat with rice.
C.Why rice and wheat influence weight differently.
D.When rice and wheat produce energy in the body.
( )5.What is the best title for the passage
A.How to Develop a Healthy Eating Habit
B.Rice Becomes More Popular in China
C.What People Eat in Different Parts of China
D.Connection Between Rice, Wheat and Obesity
(六)
Recently Jiang Mengnan has touched the hearts of countless people in China. She learned “listening” and speaking by reading lips(嘴唇) and became a doctoral(博士的) student in Tsinghua University.
Jiang went completely deaf when she was six months old after an illness. Doctors said she might not be able to speak in the future, but Jiang’s parents never gave up on her.
When Jiang was about one year old, her parents began teaching her to read lips. They asked Jiang to put her hands on their throats when they talked and felt the vibration(振动) of the vocal cords(声带) of each Chinese character. Jiang needed to practice more than 1,000 times to learn each pronunciation correctly. Jiang often sat in front of the TV with her parents and carefully looked at the lips of the news presenters. By seven, Jiang had been able to “see” what others were saying.
Starting in primary school, Jiang listened to the teachers by reading their lips, but it was impossible to cover all. She mostly taught herself and watched what the teachers wrote on the board to make up for the missing information. Jiang did quite well at school and made it all the way to Tsinghua University.
“For people who are deaf, I want to tell them, never think of it as a disadvantage. As long as we work hard enough, we can do as much as the healthy people, and even better!” says Jiang.
( )1.The third paragraph mainly talks about _________.
A.how Jiang watched TV
B.how Jiang studied at school
C.how Jiang learned to “listen” and speak
D.how Jiang spent her childhood
( )2.When Jiang was at school, _________.
A.she never missed a day of class
B.she felt left out from time to time
C.she could hardly read her teachers’ lips
D.she worked hard to keep up with the class
( )3.The underlined word “it” in the last paragraph refers to _________.
A.being deaf
B.reading lips
C.being unable to speak
D.the missing information
( )4.What can we learn from Jiang’s story
A.A little learning is a dangerous thing.
B.It’s hard sailing when there is no wind.
C.Nothing is difficult to the man who will try.
D.When the heart is full, the tongue will speak.
(七)
The world is full of different sounds. Some sounds are pleasing to the ears, like a bird’s voice. And other sounds hurt your ears, like the noise of a loud machine. But how do we explain in words what a sound is For example, how do we describe the sound a dog makes
Every language in the world has words that express sounds. These are called onomatopoeic(拟声的) words. When a person says an onomatopoeic word, the sound of the word copies the natural sound.
Let’s say you walk past an angry dog. What sound does the dog make Woof. Woof. Woof. When a native English-speaker says the word woof, the pronunciation is somewhat similar to the sound the dog makes. But a native Russian-speaker would not agree. They would say dogs make the sound gav gav. A native Korean-speaker would say mung mung. These sounds are expressed differently in different languages because every language uses sound in different ways.
The noises animals make are not the only examples of onomatopoeic words. Imagine you are walking down a street on a rainy day. A car is driven very fast. As the car passes you, it drives through some water. Splash. You close the front of your jacket to protect yourself. Zip. These words are all nouns that express the sound effect you are hearing.
Onomatopoeic words are not only nouns, though. Imagine, you are in a quiet restaurant. Suddenly, the people next to you start to have an argument.
Anna: I can’t believe you lied to me!
Jonathan: Shhhh! We are in public!
Anna: Don’t shhhh me!
When you tell someone shhhh, you are saying the situation requires quiet. In the conversation you just heard, Anna replied to Jonathan by saying “Don’t shhhh me”. In this case, Anna was using shhhh as a verb. She meant to say “Don’t tell me to be quiet”.
( )1.What can we learn about onomatopoeic words
A.They sound similar to the natural sound.
B.They only appear in a few languages.
C.They are the same in every language.
D.They can be harmful to our ears.
( )2.What do we know about the group of woof, gav and mung
A.They are noises from machines.
B.They express the same meaning.
C.They have the same pronunciation.
D.They come from the same language.
( )3.What does the underlined word “Zip” in Paragraph 4 stand for
A.The sound of shutting the clothes.
B.The noise of a car running through water.
C.The action you take when you close your jacket.
D.The situation you create when you walk down a street.
( )4.Why is the short conversation given
A.To show the importance of onomatopoeic words.
B.To explain the difficulty in using onomatopoeic words.
C.To show the bad relationship between a young couple.
D.To explain how an onomatopoeic word is used as a verb.
(八)
Most of us probably live without vegetables, but a world without chocolate Now that would be hard! According to chocolate makers it could happen if we don’t act soon.
There are two main causes of the chocolate shortage—chocolate’s growing popularity and less production of cocoa, the plant from which chocolate is made. With more and more people in India and China loving chocolate, not much can be done about the first cause.
Therefore, the only thing we can do is to increase cocoa production. However, new plant diseases and little rain in Ivory Coast and Ghana, the world’s largest producers, have reduced cocoa production by 40 percent in the past 10 years. What’s worse, many cocoa farmers in Africa and other cocoa-producing countries like Indonesia and Venezuela are changing to easier-to-grow crops such as corn or rubber. This way, the farmers can make more money.
To prevent more farmers from changing, researchers at the newly opened International Cocoa Control Center, in the UK, are trying to create new cocoa plants that are stronger and faster growing.
But first they must make sure the new plants are safe to grow. This takes a long time.
First, each new plant is stored at the Control Center for six months to make sure it is healthy. It is then planted in the Center’s fields, studied and tested for another two years. Only after scientists are certain that they’re disease-free will the plants be sent to farmers in West Africa or wherever else they are needed.
To create new stronger types of cocoa, scientists at the Center are combining the best parts from different cocoa plants. Though the world is facing a serious chocolate shortage, there is now hope!
( )1.The first paragraph tells us that _________.
A.chocolate is healthier than vegetables
B.the world could soon be without chocolate
C.people love vegetables more than chocolate
D.it’s not necessary to eat so much chocolate
( )2.In which countries has chocolate become more popular in recent years
A.Venezuela and Indonesia.
B.Ivory Coast and Ghana.
C.Indonesia and China.
D.China and India.
( )3.Cocoa farmers are choosing to grow rubber and corn because these crops _________.
A.can make them more money
B.need less rain to grow
C.can be planted more times each year
D.are not damaged by plant diseases
( )4.How long does it take scientists at the Center to make sure a cocoa plant is safe to grow
A.6 months. B.12 months.
C.24 months. D.30 months.
( )5.What is one of the purposes of the Cocoa Control Center
A.To introduce cocoa production to more countries.
B.To provide more chocolate for British people.
C.To produce stronger types of cocoa plants.
D.To make sure that cocoa is healthy to eat.
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答案
人教2025中考二轮复习 题型专项突破
(一)
We’ve all seen amazing photos of colorful vegetables and freshly-baked cakes in books and magazines. When we see these pictures, we believe that if we follow the recipe(食谱), we can make food that looks like that too. However, not many people realize the tricks that photographers use to change a simple plate of food into the mouth-watering dish in the photo.
Food is one of the most difficult subjects for photographers. Hot food goes cold, cold food goes dry, and frozen food melts. But don’t worry, because food photographers have tools to deal with these problems. Besides the camera, a photographer’s bag also includes motor oil to make sauces look brighter, hairspray (发胶) to prevent cakes from looking dry, and a spoonful of shoe polish to help meat look cooked. They also use toothpicks to hold food in place for perfect photos.
There are a few rules that food photographers have to follow. If a photo is going to become part of an advertisement(广告), rules say the food which the company wants to advertise must be the real thing. However, any other food in the photo doesn’t need to be real. Plastic fruit or glass ice in a drink next to the real dessert is acceptable, according to the rules. Of course, there are some photographers who choose not to use non-food items in their photos, even when the rules allow it, but that does make their job much more challenging.
Whether a food photographer uses tricks or not, one thing is certainly true: food photography needs a lot of patience.
( )1.According to the writer, to take food photos like those in books, it’s important to _________.
A.take photos in the right time
B.avoid using simple food
C.follow the recipe
D.learn some tricks
D
( )2.Food photographers try every possible way to ______.
A.use real food in their photos
B.prevent food from going bad
C.make food look shiny and delicious
D.make food in advertisements look real
C
( )3.Which of the following is a rule about food advertising
A.All the food in advertisements must be fresh.
B.Food photographers cannot use any tools.
C.Plastic food cannot appear in a photo.
D.The advertised food must be real.
D
( )4.According to the passage, to be a good food photographer, you must be _________.
A.patient B.careful
C.strict D.honest
( )5.What is the purpose of the passage
A.To remind people to follow the rules of food photography.
B.To explain how photographers take photos of food.
C.To encourage people to become food photographers.
D.To describe a day of a food photographer.
A
B
(二)
When people ask about my skill as a leader, I have to say that I am not a born leader. When I was a college student, I wasn’t a leader in my class. I was afraid that I couldn’t lead a team well, and I didn’t have experience on how to lead a team.
However, in my work years, I am lucky to meet mentors(导师) and partners in my work team. They help me discover abilities which I didn’t know I had and brought the best of me.
Through my eight years of practice, I can say that I am an excellent leader in my team now. I have good work experience and I am very excited to share it with other people.
I can remember that five years ago during my first job, I worked in a construction company(建筑公司) as an engineer. I challenged myself and I learned how to organize the team work and tell my partners the work they need to do.
During my second job, I learned a new way of doing things through computer software(软件). In order to help my partners work fast, I shared the computer software with them and told them how to use it one by one.
All these years of work experiences teach me how to communicate with other people and lead a team. I believe I will do better and better in the future.
( )1.In his/her college life, the writer _________.
A.believed he/she could lead a team well
B.taught other people how to lead a team
C.was an excellent leader in his/her class
D.had no experience on how to lead a team
D
( )2.The underlined word “it” in the third paragraph refers to _________.
A.the team
B.the work experience
C.the satisfaction
D.the computer software
B
( )3.During his/her second job, the writer learned to _________.
A.organize the work in his/her team
B.tell partners the work they need to do
C.do things through computer software
D.challenge other people in his/her team
( )4.What kind of person is the writer
A.Patient. B.Creative.
C.Strict. D.Outgoing.
C
A
( )5.What played an important role for the writer to be a leader
A.The software he/she knew.
B.His/her work experiences.
C.His/her dream to succeed.
D.The college education he/she got.
B
(三)
In deep winter, when we go outdoors in cold weather, we may feel the strong icy wind hitting our body parts covered by little material, such as the face. To explore how our bodies respond(反应) to coldness, let’s first explore how we feel cold.
Human skin is filled with temperature-sensing nerve receptors(温度感知神经感受器) named TRP, and they receive stimuli(刺激) from the environment. Such stimuli include pressure, cold, heat, or chemical. To sense cold, the brain uses a kind of receptor called TRPM8.
Scientists first studied TRPM8 in 2002, discovering that low temperatures are its stimuli. When TRPM8 is hit by stimuli, it sends a signal to the brain which understands the signal as cold.
The body then protects itself from the cold through different ways. According to Live Science, the body slows down its muscles and the nervous system(神经系统). In this way, it reduces heat loss.
The cold also leads to less blood flow(血流量). The body will first reduce blood flow at the skin and the body’s extremities, including the fingers, hands and feet. This is why these parts usually feel cold first. The body tries to limit how much blood it sends out, so it limits how much heat it puts into the environment.
To bring the body’s temperature back up, the body produces heat by allowing muscles shake. Although this may not produce a successful result, it is more like a warning to people about the cold.
( )1.According to Paragraph 2, TRP can receive the following stimuli except _________.
A.cold B.heat
C.chemical D.color
( )2.Paragraph 2 and Paragraph 3 mainly tell us ________.
A.what TRPM8 is
B.how our bodies feel cold
C.which part of the body feels cold first
D.how our bodies reduce heat loss
D
B
( )3.What does the underlined word “extremities” mean in Chinese
A.上肢 B.脂肪
C.形态 D.四肢
D
( )4.The way that the body protects itself from the cold includes _________.
①sending a signal to the brain
②slowing down the nervous system
③reducing blood flow
④increasing blood flow
A.①③ B.①④
C.②③ D.②④
C
( )5.In which part of a magazine can we read the passage
A.Science. B.Lifestyle.
C.Sports. D.Culture.
D
(四)
Zhang Lehua believes China’s new rich need greater energy and honesty rather than more expensive goods to improve their image(形象), and tries to express this in her new book about being noble(高贵的).
Zhang has been teaching manners and elegance(高雅) to well-off Chinese women for 13 years. Based on that, she wrote her new book “Noble Spirit and Style”. “When I got started, I first thought it was the outside look that had been missed, then I gradually realized we need to do more to shape the character and quality of an individual(个人), instead of only dressing up and acting elegantly,” she said.
Her past publications focus more on dressing well. Her new book goes one step further, calling for dignity(尊严), self-confidence, and the willingness to take social responsibility as main parts of being noble. Zhang’s book connects real life stories with deep understanding she gathered from teaching. “Noble spirit means you have higher moral(道德的) standards for yourself, which has nothing to do with the wealth you have,” she said. “You don’t need to be rich to be noble.”
In her new book, Zhang calls on women to be energetic. After graduating with a Bachelor of Medicine from Beijing’s Capital Medical University in 1983, Zhang went on to complete a doctorate(博士学位) in pathology(病理学) at New Jersey Medical School in the US in 1990. She returned home in 1996 and set up her finishing school in Beijing in 2002, training more than 1,000 women. Zhang herself is a perfect example of what she talks in her new book.
Zhang says she has no secret to her success of profession, except to “never give up and let things go easily”. “I learn from mistakes. There were many of them,” she added. Zhang hopes her book will encourage more people to improve their manners and develop better moral standards in Chinese people, even as they become wealthier.
( )1.What does the underlined word “well-off” mean in the second paragraph
A.Common. B.Rich.
C.Knowledgeable. D.Beautiful.
B
( )2.Which of the following is not the main part of being noble according to Zhang
A.Dignity.
B.Self-confidence.
C.Education.
D.The willingness to take social responsibility.
C
( )3.In her new book, Zhang expresses her idea that _________.
A.ordinary people can also be noble
B.failure is the mother of success
C.he who makes no mistakes makes nothing
D.the rich are often short of morals
A
( )4.What do you know about Zhang Lehua
A.She fights for rights for women.
B.She looks down upon the rich.
C.She hardly makes mistakes.
D.She is a woman full of energy.
D
( )5.What is the purpose of Zhang Lehua in writing the book
A.To encourage people to improve themselves in manners and
morals.
B.To instruct rich women how to choose expensive goods.
C.To show the importance of being noble.
D.To encourage more women to start up their own business.
A
(五)
Rice and wheat(小麦) are important in our life. We eat them a lot. But do you know how they influence our health A study has offered an answer.
In the study, researchers interviewed more than 100,000 people from Shaanxi, Gansu, Qinghai, Ningxia and Xinjiang in northwest China. The participants(参加者) were between the ages of 35 and 74. They provided information about their medical records and lifestyles, such as the smoking habit and physical activity.
The researchers divided the participants into three groups according to how often they eat rice and wheat each week. The first group eat rice either daily or four to six times a week, and eat wheat less. The second group prefer wheat, and the third group eat both rice and wheat with similar frequency(频率). They found rice lovers may have a lower risk of obesity(肥胖), while for wheat lovers, the risk is higher.
Then the researchers looked at whether a change in eating habits would make any difference. They asked wheat lovers to start eating rice five times a week. The participants with normal weight showed a 36.5 percent lower risk of obesity in men and a 20.5 percent lower risk of central obesity (stomach fat) in women.
According to the researchers, wheat takes in less water than rice when cooked and has higher energy than cooked rice of the same weight. Moreover, rice often comes with fresh vegetables, meat and fish. But wheat lovers in northwest China usually eat a large bowl of noodles with little vegetables or meat, and sometimes even with a lot of oil. So which do you prefer, rice or wheat
( )1.Which is TRUE about the study
A.About 1,000 people took part in the study.
B.It covered five northwestern areas in China.
C.The participants were offered medical suggestions.
D.It looked at the relationship between smoking and health.
B
( )2.According to Paragraph 3, the second group ________.
A.eat rice every day
B.eat rice four to six times a week
C.eat wheat less than four times a week
D.eat wheat every day or four to six times a week
D
( )3.What’s the finding of the study
A.Men have a higher risk of obesity than women.
B.Taking exercises is a good way to stay thin and healthy.
C.Changing eating habits can help cut down the risk of obesity.
D.Wheat lovers have a lower risk of obesity than rice lovers.
C
( )4.What does the last paragraph mainly talk about
A.How rice and wheat are cooked differently.
B.What vegetables and meat people eat with rice.
C.Why rice and wheat influence weight differently.
D.When rice and wheat produce energy in the body.
( )5.What is the best title for the passage
A.How to Develop a Healthy Eating Habit
B.Rice Becomes More Popular in China
C.What People Eat in Different Parts of China
D.Connection Between Rice, Wheat and Obesity
C
D
(六)
Recently Jiang Mengnan has touched the hearts of countless people in China. She learned “listening” and speaking by reading lips(嘴唇) and became a doctoral(博士的) student in Tsinghua University.
Jiang went completely deaf when she was six months old after an illness. Doctors said she might not be able to speak in the future, but Jiang’s parents never gave up on her.
When Jiang was about one year old, her parents began teaching her to read lips. They asked Jiang to put her hands on their throats when they talked and felt the vibration(振动) of the vocal cords(声带) of each Chinese character. Jiang needed to practice more than 1,000 times to learn each pronunciation correctly. Jiang often sat in front of the TV with her parents and carefully looked at the lips of the news presenters. By seven, Jiang had been able to “see” what others were saying.
Starting in primary school, Jiang listened to the teachers by reading their lips, but it was impossible to cover all. She mostly taught herself and watched what the teachers wrote on the board to make up for the missing information. Jiang did quite well at school and made it all the way to Tsinghua University.
“For people who are deaf, I want to tell them, never think of it as a disadvantage. As long as we work hard enough, we can do as much as the healthy people, and even better!” says Jiang.
( )1.The third paragraph mainly talks about _________.
A.how Jiang watched TV
B.how Jiang studied at school
C.how Jiang learned to “listen” and speak
D.how Jiang spent her childhood
( )2.When Jiang was at school, _________.
A.she never missed a day of class
B.she felt left out from time to time
C.she could hardly read her teachers’ lips
D.she worked hard to keep up with the class
C
D
( )3.The underlined word “it” in the last paragraph refers to _________.
A.being deaf
B.reading lips
C.being unable to speak
D.the missing information
A
( )4.What can we learn from Jiang’s story
A.A little learning is a dangerous thing.
B.It’s hard sailing when there is no wind.
C.Nothing is difficult to the man who will try.
D.When the heart is full, the tongue will speak.
C
(七)
The world is full of different sounds. Some sounds are pleasing to the ears, like a bird’s voice. And other sounds hurt your ears, like the noise of a loud machine. But how do we explain in words what a sound is For example, how do we describe the sound a dog makes
Every language in the world has words that express sounds. These are called onomatopoeic(拟声的) words. When a person says an onomatopoeic word, the sound of the word copies the natural sound.
Let’s say you walk past an angry dog. What sound does the dog make Woof. Woof. Woof. When a native English-speaker says the word woof, the pronunciation is somewhat similar to the sound the dog makes. But a native Russian-speaker would not agree. They would say dogs make the sound gav gav. A native Korean-speaker would say mung mung. These sounds are expressed differently in different languages because every language uses sound in different ways.
The noises animals make are not the only examples of onomatopoeic words. Imagine you are walking down a street on a rainy day. A car is driven very fast. As the car passes you, it drives through some water. Splash. You close the front of your jacket to protect yourself. Zip. These words are all nouns that express the sound effect you are hearing.
Onomatopoeic words are not only nouns, though. Imagine, you are in a quiet restaurant. Suddenly, the people next to you start to have an argument.
Anna: I can’t believe you lied to me!
Jonathan: Shhhh! We are in public!
Anna: Don’t shhhh me!
When you tell someone shhhh, you are saying the situation requires quiet. In the conversation you just heard, Anna replied to Jonathan by saying “Don’t shhhh me”. In this case, Anna was using shhhh as a verb. She meant to say “Don’t tell me to be quiet”.
( )1.What can we learn about onomatopoeic words
A.They sound similar to the natural sound.
B.They only appear in a few languages.
C.They are the same in every language.
D.They can be harmful to our ears.
A
( )2.What do we know about the group of woof, gav and mung
A.They are noises from machines.
B.They express the same meaning.
C.They have the same pronunciation.
D.They come from the same language.
B
( )3.What does the underlined word “Zip” in Paragraph 4 stand for
A.The sound of shutting the clothes.
B.The noise of a car running through water.
C.The action you take when you close your jacket.
D.The situation you create when you walk down a street.
A
( )4.Why is the short conversation given
A.To show the importance of onomatopoeic words.
B.To explain the difficulty in using onomatopoeic words.
C.To show the bad relationship between a young couple.
D.To explain how an onomatopoeic word is used as a verb.
D
(八)
Most of us probably live without vegetables, but a world without chocolate Now that would be hard! According to chocolate makers it could happen if we don’t act soon.
There are two main causes of the chocolate shortage—chocolate’s growing popularity and less production of cocoa, the plant from which chocolate is made. With more and more people in India and China loving chocolate, not much can be done about the first cause.
Therefore, the only thing we can do is to increase cocoa production. However, new plant diseases and little rain in Ivory Coast and Ghana, the world’s largest producers, have reduced cocoa production by 40 percent in the past 10 years. What’s worse, many cocoa farmers in Africa and other cocoa-producing countries like Indonesia and Venezuela are changing to easier-to-grow crops such as corn or rubber. This way, the farmers can make more money.
To prevent more farmers from changing, researchers at the newly opened International Cocoa Control Center, in the UK, are trying to create new cocoa plants that are stronger and faster growing.
But first they must make sure the new plants are safe to grow. This takes a long time.
First, each new plant is stored at the Control Center for six months to make sure it is healthy. It is then planted in the Center’s fields, studied and tested for another two years. Only after scientists are certain that they’re disease-free will the plants be sent to farmers in West Africa or wherever else they are needed.
To create new stronger types of cocoa, scientists at the Center are combining the best parts from different cocoa plants. Though the world is facing a serious chocolate shortage, there is now hope!
( )1.The first paragraph tells us that _________.
A.chocolate is healthier than vegetables
B.the world could soon be without chocolate
C.people love vegetables more than chocolate
D.it’s not necessary to eat so much chocolate
B
( )2.In which countries has chocolate become more popular in recent years
A.Venezuela and Indonesia.
B.Ivory Coast and Ghana.
C.Indonesia and China.
D.China and India.
D
( )3.Cocoa farmers are choosing to grow rubber and corn because these crops _________.
A.can make them more money
B.need less rain to grow
C.can be planted more times each year
D.are not damaged by plant diseases
A
( )4.How long does it take scientists at the Center to make sure a cocoa plant is safe to grow
A.6 months. B.12 months.
C.24 months. D.30 months.
D
( )5.What is one of the purposes of the Cocoa Control Center
A.To introduce cocoa production to more countries.
B.To provide more chocolate for British people.
C.To produce stronger types of cocoa plants.
D.To make sure that cocoa is healthy to eat.
C
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