2022年中考英语复习新题速递之阅读表达（2022年3月）

2022年中考英语复习新题速递之阅读表达(2022年3月)一.阅读表达(共18小题)1.(2021•聊城)阅读下面短文,根据其内容完成后面各项任务。Thehumanbrainweighsabout1.4kilograms,butitcanholdmuchmoreinformationthanmostcomputers.However,thereisanotherdifferencebetweenhumansandcomputers.Computersdon'tforgetinformationtheyaregiven,buthumansoftendo.Noonerememberseverything,andluckilywedon'tusuallyhaveto.Buteveryonecanimprovetheirmemoryiftheywantto.Herearesomesuggestions.★Trytousenewinformationatonce.Forexample,ifyoumeetsomeonewhosaysMHi!rmCarlos.",don'tjustsayMHello!"Repeattheperson'sname,andsay"Hello,Carlos.',★Writeoutwhatyouneedtorememberagainandagain.Thiswillhelpyoukeepitinmindlonger,especiallyforrememberingformulas(公式)orfacts.★Alwaysreviewinformation.Ifyoubringwhatyou'velearnedbacktoyourmind,theybecomeeasiertoremember.Forexample,beforeyougotosleep,it'sagoodideatoreviewthenewthingsyoulearnedthatday.★Discusswithafriend.ltisalwayseasiertorememberthingsthroughdiscussions.Youcanhaveadiscussionaboutwhat'srightandwhat'swrong,anditwillleadtotherightanswer.★永远不要说你记忆カ不好。Youcanalwaysdosomethingtohelpimproveyourmemory.Andeveryone'smemorygetsbetteriftheyuseitoftenenough.(1)将文中划线的英语句子译成汉语。(2)回答问题:Ifyouwanttorememberaformula,whatshouldyoudoaccordingtoParagraph3?(3)回答问题:Whatdoestheunderlinedword"they"inParagraph4referto(指的是)？(4)从文中找出与下面所给句子意思相同的句子。Peoplealwaysrememberthingsmoreeasilythroughdiscussions.(5)将文中划线的汉语句子译成英语。2.（2022•梁山县校级模拟）AccordingtotheChineselunarcalendar,theyearstartingonFeb12willbetheYearoftheOx.ManyChinesepeoplebelieveitwillbeagoodyear,partlybecausetheyhaveastronglikingfortheanimalitself.So,let'slearnsomethingabouttheoxintheYearoftheOx.InChineseculture,theoxstandsforthespiritofhardworkandunselfishness.Weoftensaythattheoxisenduring（忍耐的）andgenerous（慷慨的）.Theterm"laohuangniu"describesthosewhohelpothersandasknothingforthemselves.JustasChinesewriterLuXunoncewrote,"Cowseatgrass,butgivemilk".ButintheWest,peoplehaveadifferentopinionabouttheanimal,"Bull-headed"peopleareverystubborn（固执的）andwillnotlistentoadvice.Ifyousearchontheinternetfortheword"bull",you'llalsofindotherinterestingEnglishexpressions.Forexample,ifsomeonebehaves"likeabullinachinashop",heorshebehavesinaclumsy（笨的）mannerwhentheyshouldbemorecareful.Withthenewyearcoming,wehopethatallofuswillworkjustashardastheoxdoes.Avoidanythingthatmightmakeyouasangryas"aredflagtoabull".Wehopeyoucanalways"takethebullbythehorns（不畏艰险）whenyouhavetodealwithadifficultsituation.Whatkindofpeopleareconsideredtobe"laohuangniu"? （nomorethan9words）WhichEnglishwordsinthepassagehavethesamemeaningwith"牛"？（nomorethan4words）Ifapersonactscarelessly,whichphraseinthepassagemightbeusetodescribethem?（nomorethan7words）(4)请把文中划线的句子译成汉语。(5)请给短文拟ー个适当的英文标题。（2022•青浦区一模）Ifyouareahikeroranaturelover,you'llenjoyreadingAWalkintheWoods.It'satruestory,writtenasacomedy.TheauthorisBillBryson.BrysonreturnedtotheUSafter20yearsinBritainanddecidedtogetfamiliarwithhisnativecountrybywalkingtheAppalachianTrail(阿巴拉契亚山道).Thetrail,about3,500kilometerslong,ispopularwiththousandsofhikers.ltgoesfromSpringerMountaininGeorgiatoMountainKatahdininMaine.Thestoryoffersalandscapeofsilentforestsandbeautifullakes.Butasawriterwithcomicgenius,Brysonalsofindshumorinthestrugglesthatheandhisoldfriend,StephenKatz,wentthrough.Lotsofsillythingshappenalongtheway.Atthebeginning,Brysonreadsaboutthedangersofthewildandstaysawakeforhourseachnight,becauseheisworriedhewillbekilledbybears.Laterthetwomiddle-agedmentrytoclimbamountainbutgetcaughtinasnow-storm.Theygetlostmorethanonce,buttheyalwaysmanagetofindtheirwaybacktothetrail.Theyalsomeetalotofstrangepeople.Butthestoryismorethanjustalaugh-out-loudhike.Brysonalsotalksaboutacidrain(酸雨)，thehuntingofbirds,anddamagetotheecosystem(生态系统).It'samixofthesillyandtheserious,afreshwayofgettingreaderstoactuallycareabouttheenvironmentproblems.AsthewebsiteBookBrowsesaidinareview,thebook"willcertainlybecomeamodemclassicoftravelliterature".BillBrysoncomesfromBritain,doesn'the?HowlongistheAppalachianTrail?WhydoesBrysonstayawakeforhourseachnightduringhislifeonthetrail?WhathappenstoBrysonandhisfriendwhentheytrytoclimbamountain?Whatistheimplied(隐含的)meaningoftheunderlinedsentence?Thebooknotonly,butalso.Pleasegiveapropertitleforthepassage.(Nomorethan10words)（2021秋•宁乡市期末）Mostchildrenliketohavepartiesfortheirbirthdays.Theyinvitetheirfriendsandclassmatestotheirparties.Thebirthdayboyorgirlwearsbeautifulclothes.Theyplaygames,sing,danceandeat.Therearesomedeliciousfood,suchasice-creams,sandwichesandfruits.Theirparentsprepare（准备）abigcakeforthemtoeatandtherearesomecandles（蜡烛）onit.EveryonesingstheHappyBirthdaySongandsays"happybirthday*'tothebirthdayboyorgirl.Thechildrenusuallygetpresentsfromtheirfriendsandparents.Inourcountry,childrenalwaysopenthepresentsaftertheparty.ButintheUSAandEngland,childrenopenthematonce（立亥リ）andthensaythankyou.Whatdomostchildrenliketodofortheirbirthdays?Whatdotheirparentsprepareforthechildrenattheparty?Whodochildrenusuallyinvitetotheparty?Cantheygetsomepresentsonthebirthday?Whendochildrenopentheirbirthdaypresentsinourcountry?（2021秋•太原期末）请阅读下面短文,根据短文内容回答问题。Doyoudreamofgoingintoavideogame*?Thatdreammaysoonbecomereal.It'scalledthe"metaverse”（元宇宙）.Themetaverseisasharedvirtual（虛拟的）3Dworld,orworlds.Acompany（公司）intheUSisplanningtobuilda"metaverse".Thewordfirstappearedina1992bookcalledSnowCrash.Inthestory,peoplewearvirtualreality（VR）headsetstoseeandjointhemetaverse.Now,whathappensinthebookisbecomingtrue.WearingaVRheadset,youcanmeetotherpeoplewherevertheyare.Youcanworkandplaywiththem.Youwillfeelreal."We'retalkingaboutmakinganotherworld,that'saswonderfulastherealworld,"saidRevLebaredian,fromUS.It'snotimportantwhereyouare.Peoplewillcometothemetaverseatalltimes.Youcanmeetfriendsfromothercountriesandgoonavirtualbeachvacationtogether.ButforgetSanya-youcangotothebeachonthemoonoranywhereelse.Can'tfindafriendtoplaybasketball?Jumpintothemetaverseandfindsomefriendstoplaywithorgotoaconcert!Somepeoplemaysaythattheseexperiencesarenotreal.Perhapsthemetaversewillchangeourideaofwhatisreal.Whatisthemetaverse?Whendidtheword"metaverse"firstappear*?PleasetranslatetheunderlinedsentenceintoChinese.（请把划线部分译成汉语）Whatcanyoudointhemetaverse?（OneexampleisOK.）Doyoulikethemetaverseortherealworld?Why?（2021秋•苏州期末）ItisverypopulartoshopontheInternet.Buttherearemoreandmoreadvertisements（广告）onit.YouhavetobecarefulnottobetrickedbytheadvertisementsontheInternet.Youmayfindsomethingcheap,butitisn'talwayscheap.Andsomeso-callednewthingsjusthaveanewoutside.However,shoppingonlineisakindoffashionable（时髦的）thingtoday.Ilovetobuythingsofeverydayuse,soIoftengetlotsofinformationaboutthemonline.Forexample,ifIwantamobilephone,1canchoosemyfavouriteone,andlookfbrwhattheuserslikeordon*tlikeaboutit,thenIdecide（决定）whether（是否）tobuyitornot.Andatthesametime,youdon'thavetogotoashoporwalkaroundacrowded（拥挤的）shoppingmall,soyoudon'thavetospendmuchtime.TheInternetisreallyusefulforshopping,butbecarefulnottospendtoomuch.Whatdoesthewriteroftenbuyonline?Accordingtothepassage,whatisoneoftheadvantages(优点)ofshoppingonline?Doyoulikeshoppingonline?Whyorwhynot?(2021秋•新兴县期末)ThereisaschoolmeetingonenvironmentproblemsinYuyingInternationalSchool.Manystudentsgivespeechesaccordingtotheirresearches.Yumiko,a13-year-oldboy,isfromJapan.Hefindsthehaze(雾霾)isgettingmoreandmoreseriousinJapan.Moreandmorepeoplecoughandgetskinproblemsandeyeproblems.Headvisesusnottoexerciseintheopenairandopenthewindowatnoonoratnightforawhile.LiXianglivesinHangzhou,China.Hetookpartinanactivityanditaimedtomakepeoplethinkmoreabouttheuseofplasticbagsinlife.Hethoughttheactivitywaswonderfulandhesaid,"Ifwedonothingaboutthewhitepollution,itwillcausemoredeathsofseaanimals.Andhumanbeingswillbecome'plasticmen'."May,anAmericangirl,readsanewstudyrecently.It'ssaidthatnearly80percentpeopleinNorthAmericacan'tseetheMilkyWay(银河)becauseoflightpollution.Themostseriouslylight-pollutedcountryintheworldisSingapore.lbomuchlighthasadirecteffectonhuman'seyes.Itcanalsodestroypeople'ssleepcycle.What'smore,italsoaffectswildanimals.Shehopesthegovernmentwilldosomethingtosolvethisproblem.HowistheproblemofhazeinJapan?WhencanweopenthewindowaccordingtoYumiko?What'stheprobleminLiXiang'scity?HowmanypeopleinNorthAmericacan'tseetheMilkyWay?Whichcountryisthemostseriouslylight-polluted?(2021秋•城阳区期末)Whenyouandyourfamilygooutfordinner,doyounoticehowmanydishesyouusuallyorder?It'sfineifyoufinishallofthem.（3）Butifyouwastetoomuchfood,youmightpayafeeforitinthenearfuture.OnDec.22,China'stoplegislature（立法机关）reviewedadraftlaw（法律草案）forstoppingfoodwasteforthefirsttime.Ingeneral,adraftwillbecomelawafterthetoplegislaturereviews（审议）itthreetimes.Accordingtothedraftlaw,restaurantsshouldtelldinersnottoordertoomuch.Theyshoulddescribethesizeoramountofeachdish.Ifcustomersleavetoomuchfooduneatenrestaurantscancharge（收费）themforfoodwaste.Thelawalsobans（禁止）waitersfromencouragingdinerstoordertoomuchfood.（4）Thosewhodon'tfollowthelawwillreceiveafinefrom1,000to10,000yuan.ThedraftlawalsoasksschoolstoteachtheirstudentstoavoidfoodwasteItbanslivestreams（直播）andradioandTVprogramsaboutovereatingandoverdrinking.Producers（仓リ作者）ofsuchprogramswillfaceafineofupto100,000yuan.Foodwastehappensinmanyplaces.InChinaalone,35milliontonsoffoodendsupinlandfillく竝圾场）everyyear.About12percentofthenation'sharvest（粮食产量）goestowaste,CCTVNewsreported.A.根据短文内容简要回答问题。Whatpeoplearementionedinthedraftlaw?Howmuchfoodiswastedinourcountryeveryyear?B.将短文中划线的句子译成汉语。；；C.请给短文拟ー个适当的英文标题。.（2021秋•长丰县期末）阅读下面短文,并用英语回答问题（请注意每小题的词数要求）。Everyonesaysgoodwordsaboutmyfatherthesedays.Theytellmethatmyfatherisaherobecauseofhisjob.Myfather,likeotherdoctorsinChina,wenttoWuhantocareforpatientsduringCOVID-19.Withallkindsofgoodwordsaboutmyfather,aproblemcomestomymind.Whydidn'tanyonecallhimaherobefore?Whenwetalkaboutheroes,whatkindofpicturewillcomeintoourmind?Wemaythinkaboutpeoplewhosavedtheworldinthemovie.They'retrulyheroes.However,aresupermentheonlyheroes?1don'tthinkso.Heroesareinourreallives.Theyarecommonpeoplejustlikeyouandme.Ifthere'safire,youknowthatfirefighterswillbethere.Ifyou'reonthestreet,you'llseethepolicehelppeopleinneed.Inhospital,manydoctorsarebusysavingpeople'slives.Thereasonwhytheyworkhardisn'tforpeople'sgoodwords.Thesepeopledon'tneedtobecalledheroesjustfornow.They'reheroesallthetime.Whenweneedhelp,theseheroesarealwaystheretohelpus.Whatdoesthewriter'sfatherdo?（不超过5个词）Whydopeoplesaygoodwordsaboutthewriter'sfather?（不超过!5个词）Whatdoesthewriterthinkheroesarelike?（不超过!0个词）（2021秋•信都区期末）Afterabusymorningatwork,lunchtimegivesmeachancetodomanythings,suchasexercising,readingorwatchingTV.OneculturaldifferenceI'venoticedbetweenBritainandChinaiswhatwedoduringlunchtime.HereinChina,workershavelongerlunchbreaks,whichgivesthemenoughtimetotakeashortnap.Therefbre,Chinesepeopleusuallyuselunchtimetorest.Ioftenseeofficeworkersresttheirheadsontheirdesks.Theroomturnsintoaquiet"bedroom".Once,Ievensawworkersinarestauranttakingshortnapsaswell.ThisisalsoverycommonforstudentsinChina.Afterlunch,theywillgobacktotheirdormitories（宿舍）orclassroomstotakeanap.Chinesepeoplebelieveashortnapatnooncanhelpthemfeelmoreenergeticintheafternoon.InBritain,thisactivityisquiteuncommon.B门tishstudentsusuallyhaveonehourlunchbreak.Insteadofnapping,wefillthattimebyplayingsportsortalkingwithfriends.MostworkersinBritaindon'tgetthechancetonap.Theyusuallyhaveshortlunchbreaks一betweenthirtyminutesandanhour.Thereisnotenoughtimetohaveanap.Becauseoftheshortnessoftheirlunchbreaks,itiscommonforpeopletoworkthroughlunchorjustfinishtheirlunchattheirdesk.第（1）题补全信息,第（2）、（3）题回答问题,第（4）题找全文主题句,第（5）题将画线句子翻译成汉语。Thewriterisprobablyfrom.WhydoChinesepeopleprefertotakeanapatnoon?HowlongdoesBritishworkersrestatnoon? (2021秋•富拉尔基区校级期末)阅读短文,根据题目要求完成下列任务.Howdoyoudecideifsomeoneissmart?Onewayistofind(A)theperson'sintelligencequotient(智商)，orIQ.A12-year-oldgirlrecentlytookanIQtest.PeoplefoundthatherIQishigherthanStephenHawking's!Rajgauri,anIndiangirlstudyinginEngland,scored162inthefamousMensa(门萨)IQtest.Mensa,foundedinEnglandin1946,isthelargestandoldesthighIQsocietyintheworld.Hawkinggotascoreof160.AlthoughEinsteinnevertookthetest,(B)Hawking's,nis,said,as,would,same,experts,score,the，be.Then,whatdoeshavingahighIQmean?WillthosewithahighIQsurelybecomethenextEinsteinorHawking?Notnecessarily.MostIQtests,includingtheMensaone,testone'sabilityinmath,languageandmemory.(C),thesetestsdon'ttestabilitieslikeknowinghowtomakethingswork.(D)Theydon'ltestyourcreativityorinterest,either.Also,alotofthingscanaffectone'sIQscore,includingstressandhowfamiliar(熟悉)youarewiththetests.AMensaexpertsaidthatgoodhabits,willpowerandastrongworkethic(职业道德)arejustasimportantasintelligence."Ifyoudon'tdevelopthoseotherqualities,youcanwasteasmartIQ."shesaid.(1)根据文章内容分别在文中A、C两处填入适当的单词。(2)将文中B处单词连成句子,注意标点符号。（3）将文中D处句子翻译成汉语。（4）请你为文章选择一个合适的标题。A.WhogotthehighestscoreinIQtests?B.CanapersonwithahighIQbesuccessful?C.DoesMensatestone'sabilityinmath,languageandmemory?（5）请结合文章内容给你的启示回答问题。Whatshouldwedotosucceed,ifwedon'thaveahighIQlikeEinsteinorHawking?（2021秋•路南区期末）Whydopeoplenodandshaketheirhead?Inmostplaces,peoplenodtomean"yes"andshaketheirheadfor"no".Noddingandshakingtheheadmaycomefromwhenwewerebabiesandourmotherswerefeedingusmilk.Babiesoftennodtheirheadsforwardwhentheywantmoremilkandshaketheirheadswhentheydon'twantmore.Whydopeopleshakehands?Hundredsofyearsago,peopleshookhandswhentheyagreedwithsomething,notasagreeting（冋候）.Inthosedays,lifewasmoredangerousandkniveswerecommon.Peopleprobablyshookhandstochecktheotherpersonwasn'thidingaknifeinthesleeve（袖于）oftheirjacket.ShakinghandsasagreetingonlybecamepopulartwohundredyearsagoinEurope,andmorerecentlyinotherplaces.Whydopeoplebow?Peoplebowasasignofrespect.Whenyoubow,youshowthebackofyournecktotheotherperson.Inthepast,peoplebowedonlyiftheytrustedtheotherpersonnottokillthem.BowingusedtobecommoninEuropeanditisstillcommoninAsia.（1）maycomefromwhenwewerebabiesandourmotherswerefeedingusmilk.（元成句子）Inthepast,peopleshookhandsnotasagreeting.（完成句子）WhendidshakinghandsasagreetingbecomepopularinEurope? （简略回答问题）（找出并写下第三段的主题句）（将文中画线句子译成汉语）（2021秋•雨花区期末）AbigsnowhitnorthernChinainthefirstweekofNovember.Manypeopleputonheavycoats,scarvesandgloves.Butisourplanetgettingwarmer?Howcanwestillhavesuchcoldweather?Infact,globalwarmingdoesn'tactuallymeanwecaneaticecreamallyear.Instead,itmaycausemoreextremelyhotandcolddays.Ifyouarefeelingreallycoldwindsinstreets,thenyou'refeelingaresultofthis.Buthowdoesthishappen?Let'stakealookattworeasons.Expertssayglobalwarmingchangestheatmosphericcirculation（大气环抗）oftheEarth.Aspecialclimatepattern（气候模式）isshowingupthiswinter.It'scalledLaNina.ltisbringingmorecoldairtoChina.That'swhypeopleinnorthernChinahadheavysnowinearlyNovember.It'sgettingreallycold.LaNinameanslittlegirlinSpanish.DuringaLaNinaevent,thewindsfromtheoceangetstronger.Thewaterstherebecomecoolerandtheairgetscooler,too.Thisaffectsglobalclimate.Forexample,inOctober,LaNinaaffectedChina.ltisaweatherpatterncausedbystrongwindsabovethePacificOcean.ltbroughtmorecoldairtoChina.AnotherreasonforthecoldweatheristhewarmingArctic（北极）.TheArcticisgettingwarmerfasterthananyotherplaceonEarth.Becauseofglobalwarming,thecoldairtheregetsweak.And,lotsofcoldArcticairthengoessouthward.Willthiswinterbemuchcolder?Theofficialforecast（预报）saidacoldwinterislikely.NorthernChinawillprobablyseemoresnow,andsouthernChinalessrainfall.WhendidabigsnowhitnorthernChina?WhydidaheavysnowhitnorthernChinainNovember?WhatdoesLaNinameaninSpanish?IsthecoldairtheregetsweakinArctic?Howmanyreasonsbehindglobalwarmingdoesthewritertalkabout?（2021秋•宝山区期末）D.Readthepassagebelowandanswerthefollowingquestions.（根据文章内容回答下列问题。）LucyBrown,age12,putssmilesonthefacesofkidswhoaregoingthroughahardtime-andkeepsthekidsverywarmtoo.Shesews(缝纫)blanketsfbrchildrenwhoaredealingwithsomekindofchallengesuchasbeingsick,feelinglonely,losingafamilymember,orgettinglowgrades.Lucygottheideawhenshewaseightyearsold.Shehadjustlearnedtosewandmadeablanketasagiftfbrherfriend'sbirthday."Shelovedit,"Lucysays."So,Ithoughtmaybeotherkidsmightneedthatlittleextralove."Hermompostedonsocialmedia(社交媒体)thatLucywantedtomakeablanketfbrsomeonewhoneededcare.Theyaskedforsuggestions.When20recommendations(提议)camein,Lucydidn'twanttochoosejustone.Shemetalloftheneeds!Shehasalreadymademorethan800blanketsforkidsin19countries.Herfavouritepartislearningabouteachchild."Ilovehearingtheirstoriesandgettingtoknowthem,"shesays.Shetirestomatchthefabric(布料)andpatterntothechildren'sinterests.Thensheheadstohersewingmachines.Oneachofhercreations,Lucyaddsahand-sewnheart."That'stoletwhoevergetstheblanketknowtheyarcloved,"shesays.Manykidswho'vereceivedablanketkeepintouchwithLucy.Shenowhasfriendsallovertheworld.*'IloveknowingthatIcanmakeadifference,"Lucysays."Everyonecandosomething.Even(hesmallestactofkindnesscounts.ltcanchangelives."LucyBrownsewsblanketsforchildrenwhoneedhelpandextralove,doesn'tshe?WhendidLucygettheideatosewblanketsforotherkids?WhatdidLucydowhen20recommendationscamein?HowdidLucymatchthefabricandpatterntothechildren'sinterests?WhydoesLucyaddahand-sewnheartoneachofhercreations?Whatdoestheunderlinedsentence"Eventhesmallestactofkindnesscounts."means?(2021秋•古县期末)请阅读下面非连续性文本,按要求完成所给任务,并将答案写在相应的位置上。HowtoCelebrateEarthDayThefirstEarthDaywasheldonApril22,197O.Theholidayhasbeencelebratedonthisdayeveryyeareversincethen.In2014,NASA（美国国家航空航天局）tookanactivepartinEarthDay.TheirGlobalSelfieeventaskedpeopletotakeaphotoofthemselvesoutside,andsendittoNASA.Theythenputthesepicturesonamapoftheworldforalltoseetocommemoratetheirparticipation（纪念他们的参与）onthisimportantday.我们可以做许多小事来保护地球。Thefollowingsaresomeeasyideas!Rideyourbikeifyoulivecloseenoughtoyourschool,rideabiketoandfromclasses.Notonlyisitgoodforyourbody,it'salsogoodfortheenvironment!Andifyouaren'tnearbyordon'thaveabike,takepublictransportation.Useyourownwaterbottle.Justthrowingyourplasticwaterbottlesintotherecyclingbindoesn'tmeantheyarenothurtingtheenvironment.Besidesthefactthatittakesalotofoiltomakeallofthosebottleseachyear,therearestillovertwomilliontonsofwaterbottlesthathaveendedupintheU.S.Landfills（垃圾填埋场）.Buyareusablebottle,soyou'llbegettingfreshwatereverytime.Getproducefromalocalfarmer'smarket.Besidessupportingareabusinesses,you'llalsobehelpingtheearthbybuyingyourfruitsandvegetablesfromlocalfarmer'smarket.That'sbecausefoodinthesupermarketstravelsabout1,500milestogettoyou,andallthatshippingcancausepollution.Whenyoubuylocally,it'stransportedinshorterdistances（另且禺ノ.SomeEarthDaythemesEarthDay2020：ClimateActionEarthDay2019：ProtectOurSpecies（物种）EarthDay2018：EndPlasticPollutionEarthDay2016：TreesfortheEarthEarthDay2015：CleanEarth--GreenEarthEarthDay2014：GreenCitiesPleasetranslatetheunderlinedsentenceintoEnglish.WhendidpeoplebegintocelebrateEarthDay?PleasetranslatetheunderlinedsentenceintoChinese.WhichEarthDayaskedpeopletopayattentiontoplantsandanimalsaroundus?Whydoesthewriterencouragepeopletobuyfruitsandvegetablesfromlocalfarmers'market?Afterreadingthepassage,willyouuseplasticwaterbottles?Why?16.(2021秋•白银期末)仔细阅读下面短文,并按要求完成1至5小题。Therewasarecentlyjoinedwoodcutterwhoworkeddayandnight.①was,by,work,the,hard,really,amazed,King,his(・)Outofencouragement,hestartedtodohisbestinworkandcut18treesinthefirstmonthandthekingwasglad.Thenextmonthheputinthesameeffortbutcutonly15trees.Andinthethirdmonth,hestilltriedhisbestbutcutonly12trees.Thekingvisitedhiminthethirdmonthandtalkedabouthisfallinproduction.Heexplainedthathemighthavelosthisstrengthorgottentoooldtodothework.Thekingaskedhim,"Whenwasthelasttimeyousharpenedyouraxe'?"Tohissurprise,hehasnotevendoneitonceinthelastthreemonths.②Thatwastheonlyreasonwhyhecouldn'tcutmoretrees.Itisgoodthatyouputinalotofeffortandhardworktowardsyourgoals.Butyoushouldcarefullyconsideryourownwaysofworkingaswellassavingsometimetorelax,whichwouldmakeyouworkmoreeffectively(有效地).(1)将文中①处画线句子连词成句,标点符号已在括号内给出。(2)阅读以下字典中sharpen的释义,选出文章第九行中sharpen的含义(标出a、b或c即可)。sharpenBrE-Ja:pan/AmE/1fa:rpan/(v.)a.tomakesomethinghaveasharperedgeorpointb.tomakeafeelingstrongerandmoreurgentc.toimprovesomethingsothatitisuptothenecessarystandard»qualityetc(3)将文中②处画线句子翻译成汉语。Whycouldn'tthewoodcuttercutmoretreesaccordingtohimself?Whatcanwelearnfromthelastparagraph?17.（2021秋•东莞市校级期末）回答问题请阅读下面这篇文章,根据所提供信息,回答5个问题。要求所写答案语法正确、语义完整,并把答案写在答题卡指定的位置。€。。©Sincetheintroductionofthenewudoublereduction(双减)"educationpolicy,theschoolhasbeenreducingstudents'homeworkandafter-schooltutoringpressure.Somestudentsarewritingtotheschoolmagazinesabouthowtheythinkofthepolicy.ShenYuzhe,boy,13,Grade7The"doublereduction'"policy("双减”政策)reallyhelpsme.Ourhomeworkisclearlylessthanbefore.Icanfinishitatschoolwithnoneedtotakeithome.Instead,Icanreview(复习)orpreview(预习)schoolworkwhenI'mhome.Besides,teachersnowteachatamuchslowerpacesothatwehaveenoughtimetounderstandwhatwehavelearned.I'malsohappytofindtherearefewerexams.ZhangHangming>boy,13,Grade8Thebestthingaboutthe"doublereduction"istheincreased（增加的）timeinafter-schoolactivitiessuchasdancing,volleyballanddrama（戏居り）.Ihavejoinedagroupcalled"leadershipdevelopment",learningallkindsofusefulskills.Teachersarealsogivingusmorechancestolearnfromreallife.Forexample,wewenttoresearchearthworms（蚯蚓）inafield（田野）duringabiologyclass.CuiRuqi,girl,12,Grade9Becauseof'doublereduction*"wehavelesshomeworkthanbefore.Thereisonlyoneconcern（担心）：Wecannolongerseetherankings（排名））aftereachexam.Forsure,Idofeellessstresswithoutknowingthem.Butatthesametime,itleavesmeconfused（困惑的）aboutwhatlevelIamat.WhatdoesShenYuzhethinkofthe"doublereduction"policy?AccordingtoZhangHangming,whatcanstudentsspendmoretimeon?Howdoteachersteachinordertomakestudentsunderstandwhattheyhavelearnedbetter?Whohasmorechancestolearnfromreallife?WhatmakesCuiRuqiconfused?18.（2021秋•东台市期末）阅读与回答问题。RidingaMobikeonthestreet,youmighthearsomepeoplespeakingChinesealoud.Turningtotheright,youmightseeaSichuan-stylerestaurant.Afterwalkingintoastore,youmightseethatHuaweismartphonesareonsale.Butyou'renotinChina--you'reinManchesterinBritain.Infact,youmightseesimilarthingsinmanyothercities.Chineseproducts（产品）havebeengoingallovertheworld.ChinesefoodbecamepopularinWesterncountrieshundredsofyearsago.Tomeetlocalpeople'stastes,Chineserestaurantsmakesomechangestothedishes."Oneexampleisthemeat."saidYinHang,aChinesestudentwhoisstudyinginAustralia."Weliketoeatmeatwiththebonein,butpeopleheredon't.SothelocalChineserestaurantsprovidebigpiecesofmeatwithoutbonesevenforfish."SomeChinesebrands(品牌)arealsobecomingmorepopular.ltisreportedthatinmanycitiesinEurope,manystoressellTCLtelevisions.HaierfridgesandLenovocomputers.MorethanhalfofUSowneddrones(无人机)areChinesemodels,accordingtoChinaDaily.They'renotonlymadeinChina,butalsodesignedanddevelopedinthecountry.Inthepast,mostWesternpeoplethoughtChineseproductswerecheapandnotsogood.Butnow,thingshavechangedgreatly.MorepeopletrustChinesebrands."MadeinChina"becomescool."TheyarebeautifulandoffersomethingspecialthatAmericanphonesdon'thave."anarticleonCNNoncesaidaboutChinesesmartphones.Asitissaid,Chinesegovernmenthasbeentryingitsbesttoimproveitsnatio