广东省广州市天河区2021-2023年中考英语一模试题分类汇编：阅读单选（含答案）

广东省广州市天河区2021-2023年中考英语一模试题分类汇编阅读单选2023年广东省广州市天河区中考一模英语试题第一节阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分,满分30分）阅读下列短文,从26~40各题所给的A、B、C和D项中选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。(A)Whatcandronesdo?Theirmanyusesincludetakingpicturesfromthesky,watchingwildanimalsandsendingpackagesofgoods.Nowthesesmallflyingrobotsareleadingabigchangeinfarming.Withcamerasandsomedata-collectingdevices,dronesprovideuswithaneyeinthesky.Hereareafewofthefarmingjobsdronescando.LookingforsickcropsDronescanscancropsusingdifferentkindsoflight.Inthisway,theycarefullyexaminethefieldsandproducedetailedpicturesthatcanhelpusfindsicklyyellowplantswithinfieldsofgreen.Dronescanalsocheckforbacteriathatareharmfultocropsintheairfromafewkilometersaway,sothatfarmerscantrytofindwaystoprotecttheircropsbeforethebacteriagettothem.WaterwatchMostfieldsaren'tperfectlyflat.Theremightbehills,slopesandholes.Afterwatering,someplacesmaydryoutfaster.Somespotsmightnotgetwateratall.Dronescanscanthefieldandmakea3-Dmap.Usingthemap,farmerscanfindoutwhichpartsofafieldaredryorneedimprovement.Thiscanmakesureeverycropcangetenoughwatertostayhealthy.Sprayingpesticide(喷洒农药)Differentpartsofafieldmighthavedifferentheights.Dronescancheckforthiswhenflyingabovetheland.Then,theychangetheirheightandthereforespraythecorrectamountofpesticideovereachpartofthefield.Thiswayworksmuchbetterthantraditionalpesticidespraying.Dronescanfinishsprayingafielduptofivetimesfasterthanwithtraditionalmachinery,accordingtoastudy.Thiscanstopinsectsfromdamagingthecropsinashortertime.26.Howmanyfarmingjobsdonebydronesareintroducedinthepassage?A.3 B.4 C.5 D.627.WhichofthefollowinguseofdronesisNOTmentionedinthepassage?28.Whatadvantageofdronesismainlydiscussedinthispassage?A.Dronescanmakefarmers’liveseasier. B.Dronescanhaveaclearerlookoffields.C.Dronescanfinishfarmingjobsfaster. D.Dronescanhelpcropsgrowbetter.(B)Whenshewas14yearsold,Amy’slifewasturnedupsidedownbyafamilytrouble.AmylivedinasmallvillageinIndia.Hermotherfellillandherfatherhadtospendhistimecaringforher.Asaresult,shehadtodomostofthehousework—includingwashingclothes.What’sworse,herfamilycouldn’taffordanelectricwashingmachine.Instead,shehadtodothewashingallbyhandinthelocalriver,andthencarefullycarryeverythingbacktoherhome—ataskthattookseveralhours.Interestedinengineering,Amywantedtomakeawashingmachinewhichcouldbeusedwithoutelectricity.Shestartedstudyingelectricwasherstolearnhowtheyworked.Amythendesignedamachinewithbicyclepedals(踏板)andchain.Togetthose,shewenttoalocalshop.Workerstherenotonlygavehertheparts,theyalsohelpedhermakethemachine!Here’showthemachineworks:Amyusedacylinder(圆筒)toholdtheclothesandputitinacube(立方体).Next,sheconnectedthebicyclepedalsandthechaintothecylinder.AsAmypushedthepedalswithherlegs,thecylindercleanedtheclothesjustlikearegularwashingmachine.Amy’sinventionworked!Shehadcreatedherownhuman-poweredwashingmachine—andnowataskthatusedtotakeseveralhourstookonly30minutes.Amy’swashingmachinewaschosenasIndia’sbestinvention!Andthestoryofthisyoungwoman’screativeinventionspreadaroundtheworld.“Amy’sinventionsavestimeandmoneyfortheworld’spoor,”saidJeanineThomasoftheBordenProject,“shemadeadifference.”29.WhatproblemdidAmytrytosolve?A.Hermothersufferedfromillness.B.Herfamilywastoopoortoaffordhereducation.C.Itwasalongwaytogetwaterfromtheriver.D.Ittooktoomuchtimeandefforttowashclothes.30.HowdidAmysolvetheproblem?A.designing→studying→gettingmaterials→makingthemachineB.designing→gettingmaterials→studying→makingthemachineC.studying→gettingmaterials→designing→makingthemachineD.studying→designing→gettingmaterials→makingthemachine31.Howdoesthemachinegetpowered?A.Byturningthecylinderaroundwithhands. B.Bypullingthechainwithmachines.C.Bypushingthepedalswithlegs. D.Byturningonthemachinewithelectricity.32.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“madeadifference”meanhere?A.Amychangedthewayawashingmachineworks.B.Amywonabigprizeandimprovedherfamily'slife.C.Amyimprovedmanypoorpeople’sliveswithhercreativity.D.Amyencouragedmanyyounginventorsamongthepoor.(C)Doingsportsisgoodforourbodyandmind.Today,exercisingthroughonlinevideosisbecomingpopular.WiththeInternet,peoplecandoitanytime,anywhere.Oneofmyfriends,LinFei,followedshortvideostododailyexercise.“Withliveprograms,IfeellikeIamworkingoutwithmyfriends,whichencouragesmetoholdontothelastminute,”shesaid.Anotherfriendofmine,Michael,toldmethatworkingoutthroughvideosmadehimfeelcomfortable.“Ihaveafearofworkingoutatthegym,becauseIdon’tlikebeingwatchedbypeoplearoundme.Butworkingoutathomedoesn’tmakemefeelembarrassed,”hesaid.Hearingabouttheirexperiences,Idecidedtogiveitatry.WhenItoldmyplantomyeldersister,aP.E.teacher,shesaidthatworkoutvideoscouldbehelpfulbutmightstillcarrysomeproblems.“Withoutbeingwithsomeoneinperson,youwillbelesswillingtoworkouttoyourbest.Workingoutatthegymallowsyoutohaveadviceinrealtimeandgetpushedharder,”mysistersaidtome.“Well,ifyoureallywanttohaveatry,first,chooseproperprogramsorvideos.That’sveryimportant.Andthenaskyourfriendsforadvice.Theirexperiencescangiveyouabetterunderstandingofwhatyoucanexpect.Anyway,don’tdependtoomuchonit.Youshouldtrysomedifferentwaystoo.”Athersuggestions,Ifollowedanonlineprogramforthreemonths,whichalsoofferedadvicetomeetmypersonalneeds.Afterthefirstperiodoftraining,IfeltitverypracticalandhelpfulwhenIputintherightamountofworkwithastrongwill.Comparedwithgoingtothegym,usingonlinevideosisamuchcheaperandtime-savingchoice.ButitcanbedifficultsometimeswhenI’mtoolazyortoobusytostickwithit.33.Whatdothewriter’sfriendsthinkofworkingoutthroughonlinevideos?A.LinFeilikesitbutMichaeldoesn’t. B.BothLinFeiandMichaellikeit.C.MichaellikesitwhileLinFeidoesn’t. D.NeitherLinFeinorMichaellikesit.34.Whatisthewriter’ssister’sideaaboutfollowingworkoutvideos?A.Itmayfailtopushyoutoyourbest.B.Itcanofferyouadvicewhenyouexercise.C.Itprovidesyouwithdifferentwaysofexercise.D.Itshowsproperandhelpfulprograms.35.Whatadviceonworkingoutthroughonlinevideoswillthewriterprobablygive?A.Themoreyouexercise,themoreadviceyouwillget.B.Followingonlinevideosissimplyenough.C.Don’tgiveupespeciallywhenyoufeellazy.D.Don’tgotothegymasitwastesmoneyandtime.36.Whatisthemainideaofthispassage?A.Workingoutthroughonlinevideosisnecessaryandpopular.B.Workingoutthroughonlinevideosisconvenientbutnothelpful.C.Workingoutthroughonlinevideosrequiresastrongwillandaction.D.Workingoutthroughonlinevideoshasadvantagesandproblems.(D)Longlongago,therewasapieceofwood.Itwasnotanexpensivepieceofwood.Justacommonblockoffirewood,oneofthosethicklegsthatareputonthefiretomakecoldroomswarm.Onefinedaythispieceofwoodfounditselfintheshopofanoldcarpenter(木匠).EveryonecalledhimMastroCherry,forthetipofhisnosewassoroundandredthatitlookedlikearipecherry.Assoonashesawthatpieceofwood,MastroCherrywasfilledwithjoy.Rubbinghishandstogetherhappily,hesaidtohimself,“Thishascomeintime.I’minneedofalegofthetable.”Butashewasabouttogiveitthefirstblow,hestoodstillwitharmuplifted,forhehadheardalittlevoicesay,“Pleasebecareful!Donothitmesohard!”Surprising,isn’tit?Hetriedtofindoutwherethatvoicehadcomefromandhesawnoone!Helookedunderthebench—noone!Hesearchedtheroom—noone!Heopenedthedoortolookaroundthestreet—andstillnoone!“Oh,Isee!”hethensaid,laughingandshakinghishead.“Theremaybesomethingwrongwithmyears.”“Well,well—toworkoncemore.”Hestruckanotherblowhardonthepieceofwood.“Oh,oh!Youhurtme!”criedthesamefar-awaylittlevoice.MastroCherry’smouthopenedwide,eyesturnedfrightenedandhistonguehungdownonhischin(下巴).“Wheredidthatvoicecomefrom?Thispieceofwoodhaslearnedtocrylikeachild?Hereitis—apieceofcommonfirewood,thesameasanyother.Yet—mightsomeonebehiddeninit?Ifso,theworstforhim.I’llfixhim!”Withthesewords,hestartedtoknockit.Hethrewittothefloor,againstthewalls,andevenuptotheceiling.Helistenedforthetinyvoicetocry.Hewaitedtwominutes—nothing;fiveminutes—nothing;tenminutes—nothing.“Oh,Isee,”hesaid,tryingbravelytolaughandtouchinghishair.“Well,well—toworkoncemore!”Sohetriedtosingamerrysongtogetpower,andworkedon.“Stopit!Oh,stopit!Youticklemystomach.”ThistimepoorMastroCherryfellasifshot.Whenheopenedhiseyes,hefoundhimselfsittingonthefloor.37.Howmanytimesdidthepieceofwoodtalk?A.1 B.2 C.3 D.438.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“blow”probablymean?A.ahardhit B.airfromthemouth C.aquickmove D.amusicalsound39.Whichistherightorderofthestory?a.MastroCherryheardthefirstvoice.b.MastroCherrylookedforthevoiceeverywhere.c.MastroCherrylaughedandsangtoencouragehimself.d.MastroCherrydoubtedthatsomeonewashiddeninthewood.e.MastroCherryfoundapieceofcommonfirewoodinhisshop.A.a-e-b-d-c B.e-a-b-d-c C.a-e-c-b-d D.e-a-b-c-d40.Howdidtheman’sfeelingschangeinthewholestory?A.bored→surprised→tired B.happy→surprised→frightenedC.annoyed→frightened→relaxed D.surprised→frightened→annoyed2022年广东省广州市天河区中考一模英语试题第一节阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下列短文，从26~40各题所给的A、B、C和D项中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。ARupertIsaacsonwasborninLondontoAfricanparents,andgrewupintheEnglishcountrysidewherehediscoveredhisloveofhorses.Later,ashegrewuphearingsomanyfascinatingmemoriesaboutAfricafromhisparents,hewentthereandlivedwiththepeoplecalledtheBushmenoftheKalahariDesert.Bytheyear2000,Rupertwasalreadyworkingasareporter,writingarticlesandguidebooksaboutAfricaandIndia.HemethiswifeKristininIndia.Today,theylivewiththeirson.Rowan,intheUS.ButRupertfacedthegreatestchallengeofhislifewhen,attheageoftwo,Rowanwasdiagnosedwithanillnessthatharmedhisabilitytocommunicatewithothers.RupertdiscoveredthatspendingtimewithhorsesandridingthemwashelpingRowan.ButunluckilytheBushmenoftheKalaharidonothavehorses.SothefamilysetoutforMongolia,wherehorseshavebeenimportantforlong.RuperthaswrittenaboutthisjourneytohelphissoninhisbookHorseBoy,andthenheproducedadocumentaryfilmofthesamename.Inthefilm,peoplehavethechancestoseethefamilytravellinginMongolia,ridinghorsesandmeetinghealers（治疗师）inordertohelpRowan.Later.RupertsetuptheHorseBoyFoundationonhisfarminTexasinordertohelpmorepeoplelikeRowan.Itisaschoolthatteachespeoplehowtousehorsesforhealing.HewroteanotherbookTheLongRideHomeabouttravellingwithRowantoAfrica.AustraliaandArizonaintheUS.ThenRupertcontinuedtoproducethedocumentaryprogrammeEndangerous,withRowanashost,aboutdangerousanimalsthatwereendangered.RupertIsaacsonhasmanagedtodiscoverthesecretsofturningonechallengeintomanyachievements.26.InParagraph1,whatdoestheunderlinedword"there"referto?A.ToLondon. B.TotheEnglishcountryside.C.ToAfrica. D.ToIndia.27.WhatwasthebiggestchallengeforRupert?A.HisfamilyhadtomovefromBritaintoAfrica.B.Hissonwasfoundtohavetroublecommunicating.C.Hecouldn'tgethealinghorsesinAfrica.D.Helearntthatmanyanimalswereendangered28.WhichisthecorrectorderofRupert'slifestory?a.Hetookthejobasareporter.b.HewroteabookabouttheirjourneytoMongoliac.HesetupaschooltohelppeoplelikeRowan.d.Hefoundhorse-ridingwashelpfultohissone.HeproducedthedocumentaryEndangerousA.d-b-a-c-e B.a-d-b-e-c C.d-a-b-e-c D.a-d-b-c-e29.Inthelastparagraph,the"secrets"mostprobablyincludesthefollowingEXCEPT.A.afamilywithfascinatingmemoriesB.afather'sloveforhissonC.thecouragetosolvedifficultiesinlifeD.thecareforothersandtheworldBTextingwhiledrivingisillegal（违法的）in47statesintheUS.Butwhatabouttextingwhilewalking?Astudyreportedthatusingamobiledevicewhilewalkingresultedinmorethan2000accidentsin2011,andmorethan2,500peopleendingupinhospitalsintheUS.Hawaiipassedanewlawmakingitillegaltotextorlookdownatamobiledevicewhilecrossingthestreet.Itisthefirststatetomakethiskindoflaw.Dopeoplethinkmoreplacesshouldacceptsuchalaw?TheLATimesdidasurvey.Herearesomerepliestheyreceived.Rena.26.NewYorkWhichismoreimportant,textingorsafety?Ifyouarelookingatyourphonewhilewalking,youmightnotseeacarcomingortrafficlightsturnred.Itcanbeverydangerous.Forexample,inJapan,onepersonfellintoalakeandanothergotherlegstuckinahole,becausebothhadtheirmindontheirphones.Weshouldstoppeoplefromtextingwhilecrossingthestreetbylawinmorecities.Andy,55,CaliforniaPeopledomanythingsthatcauseaccidentstothemselvesbutarenotillegal,suchasclimbingmountains,drivingcars,swimmingandsoon.Peoplemightgethurtfromtextingwhilewalkingifthey'renotpayingattention.ButIstillthinktheyshouldhaveachoice.Bob,45,OregonAshumans,wecanmakeourowndecisions.I'mnotsayingit'ssafe,butwedon'tneedthegovernmenttotakecareofeverythingforus.Ifwewanttolearntomakesmartdecisions,thegovernmentneedstostoptellinguswhattodo.Afterall,thisisafreecountry.Andrew,34,AlaskaThislawisagoodidea.IknowsomepeoplemaybeworriedaboutgettingpunishedifthislawispassedallovertheUSA.Butlawswouldnotbeforfun.Anyway,itwouldbesafeandgoodforallAmericans.30.HowdoesthewritershowthedangeroftextingwhilewalkinginParagraph1?A.Bylistingnumbers. B.Bygivingexamples.C.Byaskingaquestion. D.Bytellingastory31.TheLATimesdidthesurveymostprobablyto.A.getenoughsupportfrommorereadersB.encouragemorestatestopassthenewlawC.advisepeopletostoptextingwhilewalkingD.learnaboutpeople'sopinionsonthenewlaw32.Amongthefourreplies,whosupportsthenewlawinHawaii?A.RenaandAndy. B.AndyandBob.C.RenaandAndrew. D.AndyandAndrew.CDoallvegetablesneedlotsofsunshine?MarkHoffmannandhiswifeownabed-and-breakfastguesthouse,andtheyoftenservetheirguestsfreshfoodfromthegarden.Theyhavebeengrowingfoodandflowersforovertwentyyears.Foralmosttenofthoseyears,Mr.Hoffmannhasbeenexperimentingandworkingwithshade（阴凉）planting.Hesays,"Asisknowntoall,mostplantswillproducemoreinfullsun.Butifyoudonothavefullsun,hereisanewway."Forexample,hegrowstomatoesnearoaktrees.Oaktreescanproducealotofshade.ButMr.Hoffmannsayshistomatoplantsgrowaslongastheygetfivehoursadayofdirectsunshine,especiallythemorningsun.Notonlydoesthisgoagainstthetraditionaladvicethattomatoesneedsix,eight,eventwelvehoursadayoffullsun,italsoshowshowplantsandtreerootscansharenutrients（营养素）andwater.Mr.Hoffmansaysonlyplantswithwiderleavesdobetterinshadyenvironments.Healsofoundthathispotatoesdidbetterpartlyinshadethaninfullsun.Movingthemoutofthesunhelpedcontrolaninsectproblem,soMr.Hoffmanndoesnothavetousepesticides.Heplantedthepotatoesintheshade,especiallyontheeastsideofthetree.Someinsectsdislikeshade,andthehottestpartofthedayiswhentheydotheworstoftheirdamagetotheplants.Timeofday,brightnessofthesun,shadowsfromtrees,wallsandbuildings-theseallinfluencehowmuchsunlightfallsonplants.Andpeopleinterestedinshadeplantingshouldalsoremembersomethingelse.Theterm"shade"canbedifferentamountsofdarknessanddifferentthingsindifferentplaces.33.Fortomatoesandpotatoes,whathelpsthemgrowbetterinshade?A.12hours'fullsunandsharingnutrients.B.Smallerleavesandinsectcontrol.C.Sharingnutrientsandsmallerleaves.D.Sharingnutrientsandinsectcontrol.34.Theunderlinedword"pesticides"probablymeanschemicalsthatcan.A.offerlight B.avoidlight C.killinsects D.feedinsects35.Whatisthemainpurposeofthispassage?A.Toshowtheprocessofshadeplanting.B.Toexplainthereasonsforshadeplanting.C.Tointroduceanunusualwayofplanting.D.Togiveadviceondifferentkindsofplanting.36.Wemayreadthepassageinamagazineon.A.nature B.environment C.travelling D.lifestyleDDoyouwonderwhyschoolstakeabreakduringsummerformorethantwomonths,whileyourparentsstillworkhard?Well,itseemstostartintheearly19thcentury.Inthelate18thcentury,schoolcalendars（日历）weredifferentbetweencitiesandcountries.Cityschoolswereopenalltheyearwithjustafewshortbreaks.However,expertsbegantowonder:wasalongschoolcalendargoodenough?Someexpertsfeltthattoomuchschooltimecouldmaketeachersandstudentstired.Meanwhile,sicknessandpoorhealthusedtobecommoninthe18thcenturybecauseofpoorlyventilated（通风的）classrooms.Cityofficialscaredaboutthewarningoftheexpertsandshortenedtheschoolyearbyaquarter.Summerwaspickedoverotherseasonsbecausediseaseswouldspreadeasilyduringthehotmonths.Besides,richpeopleincitiestraditionallywentawayonvacationsduringsummer.Ontheotherhand,countryschoolshadquitedifferentschoolcalendars.Inthe19thcentury,countrykidsspentjustfiveorsixmonthsinschool—twotothreemonthsinsummerandthesameinwinter—andtherestoftheyearworkingonfarms.Sowhilecityeducatorsworriedthatchildrenweretoobusy,officialsinthecountrythoughttheirstudentsweretoofree.Itwasintheearly20thcenturythatpublic-schoolofficialsinmanyfarmstatesmadetheirschoolyearlonger,andintroducedthesamesummerbreaktocountryschoolsascityschools'.Butdoyouknowthatsummervacationisthetimewhenyoucanlosewhatyouhavelearned?AccordingtoJohnsHopkinsCenter,childrenscoreworseontestsinearlySeptemberthaninlateJune.Theirresearchalsoshowsthatlongerbreaksfromschoolcanstopthelearningprocessforchildren.Studentscanloseabout2.6monthsofgradelevelequivalency（等值）inMathsandreadingskillsoverthesummermonths.Everyyearteachersinthenewschoolyearhavetospendsomeweekshelpingkidscatchupwiththematerialstheyhaveforgottenoversummervacation.37.Whendidschoolsprobablybegintotakeasummerbreakforovertwomonths?A.Inthelate18thcentury. B.Intheearly19thcentury.C.Inthelate19thcentury. D.Intheearly20thcentury.38.HowmanydisadvantagesofalongschoolcalendararementionedinParagraph2?A.1 B.2 C.3 D.439.Whydidcountrykidsspendjustabouthalfayearatschool?A.Becausetheyhadtohelpwiththefarmwork.B.Becausetheyhadtoavoiddiseasesinschools.C.Becausetheirfamilytookthemawayforvacations.D.Becauseeducatorssuggestedmorefreetimeforthem.40.Accordingtotheirresearch,JohnsHopkinsCenterprobablyagreesthat.A.longersummervacationisgoodforschoolcalendarsB.longersummervacationisbadforstudentsandshouldbecancelledC.longersummervacationhasabadeffectonstudents'studyD.longersummervacationresultsinstudents'fallingbehindothers2021年广东省广州市天河区中考一模英语试题第一节阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下列短文，从26--40各题所给的A、B、C和D项中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。(A)/opinion/index.htmlHome/Opinion/WeShareTopic:HowCanWeUseaModernPublicLibrary?Editor’snote:Hasitbeenalongtimesinceyourlastvisittoapubliclibrary?Ifso,youmaybesurprisedtolearnthatlibrarieshavechangedforthebetter.Theycanhelpdevelopyourloveforknowledge,meetinterestingpeopleandsoon.Herearesomeideasfromthereaders.Topic:CheckoutabookLibrariesstillloanoutbooks,butyou’llfinditeasiertoborrowwhateveryou’relookingforwithanetworkofarealibraries.Bysuchnetworks,librariessharetheirbooksinaconvenientway.Oncethebookyouneedarrives,theywille-mailyoutopickitupinthenearestlibrary.Topic:CheckoutotherthingsThelibraryisnowamultimediazone(多媒体区域)withdifferentformsofinformationlikemoviesonDVDs,musiconCDsandpopularmagazines.Childrencanalsofindtoysandgamesthere.Ifapopularmagazineyouwantisn’tofferedandthelibrarykeepsalistofsuchrequests,itmaybringinthemagazinewhenenoughinterestisshown.Topic:JoinreadinggroupsLibrarieswilloftenholdreading-groupmeetingsforpeopleofdifferentagedgroups.Perhapsyou’dliketomakemorefriends,andBettyGreenthelibrarymayhaveabook-sharinggroupyoucouldjoin.Also,youmightfinditrelaxingtositquietlyinacornerwithagoodbookwhileyoubringyourlittlekidtoahalf-hourStoryTime.26.AccordingtoAmyandBen,whichcan’tweborrowfromthepubliclibrary?A.B.C.D.27.AccordingtoBetty,takingalittlekidtoahalf-hourStoryTimeallows____.A.thekidtolearnanewlanguageB.theparentstoenjoyquietreadingC.theparentstomeettheirbestfriendsD.thekidtoenjoydifferentkindsoftoys28.Whatisthepurposeofthepassage?A.Toimproveservicesofmodernpubliclibraries.B.Toencouragepeopletoworkinmodernpubliclibraries.C.Tointroducedifferentusagesofmodernpubliclibraries.D.Totellustheimportanceofmodernpubliclibraries.(B)Emmastaredsadlyoutofthewindowofthebus.Only50milesoutsidetownwasthefarmwhereshegrewup.Shethoughtaboutthefarmallthetime,especiallytheanimals.Whenherfamilysoldthefarmandmovedtonearbytown,Emmawasexcited.Butwhenshegottothenewschool,shefeltoutofplace.Shehadfewclassmatestotalkto.Withasigh,Emmaturnedherattentionbacktothepresent.Thebuscametoastop.“WelcometotheNatureCenter,”herteachersaid.”Aguidewillgiveusapresentationabouttheanimals,andthenyou’IIhelptofeedthebabysquirrels.Now,Iwanteveryonetofindapartner.”Emmadidn’thaveanyfriendsyetwhowouldbeherpartner?EmmagotclosetoJulia,atalkativeandoutgoinggirl.“CouldIbeyourpartner?”Emmaaskeduncertainly.“Sure,”saidJuliawarmly.Together,thegirlswalkedintothecenter.Afterthepresentation,akeepershowedthemhowtoholdthebottleofmilkforbabysquirrels.Thenthegirlsstartedtofeedtheirownbabysquirrels.Afterthebabiesfinishedeating,thekeeperasked,“Wouldyouliketohelpfeedtheadultsquirrels,too?”Emmawasquicktovolunteer,butwhenthekeeperopenedthefirstcage,asquirrelinsidejumpedout.Emmaremainedcalm,heldoutherhand,madequietsounds,andthenquicklygotit.“Wow!Youaresobrave!”Juliasaid.“You’realwayssoquiet.Ithoughtyouwereafraidofeverything.”“Iknowthatwehavetostaycalmwhenanimalsarefrightenedorexcited.”ThekeepernoddedinagreementandaskedEmma,“Wouldyouliketovolunteertohelpoutwiththeanimalsatthecenter?”“Cool!Iwouldlovetoworkhere!That’sagreatchance!”Emmarepliedcheerfully.Thatafternoon,inthebusonthewaybacktoschool,EmmasatnexttoJulia,hernewfriend.Arushofnew-foundhappinesswashedoverher.29.HowdidEmmafeelwhenshegottothenewschool?A.Excitedbutsad.B.Nervousandlonely.C.Lonelyandsad.D.Warmbutnervous.30.WhatprobablyhelpEmmastaycalmwhenthesquirreljumpedout?A.Herdecisiontoprotectherfriend.B.Herknowledgefromherclassmates.C.Hercloserelationshipwiththesquirrel.D.Herexperiencewithanimalsonthefarm.31.Onthewaybacktoschool,Emmafelthappybecause____.A.theteacherpraisedherforbeingbraveB.sheeasilycaughtthebabysquirrelC.shereturnedtothefarmandlearnedalotaboutanimalsD.shecouldcareforanimalsagainandmadeafriend32.Whichofthefollowingshowstheorderofthedevelopmentofthestory?a.Emmamovedfromthefarmtothetown.b.Emmadidwellinfeedingadultsquirrels.c.Emmagotachancetofeedbabysquirrels.d.Emmawasinvitedtovolunteeratthecenter.e.EmmapartneredwithJuliaatNatureCentre.A.a-e-c-b-d B.a-d-e-c-bC.e-c-b-d-a D.d-e-c-b-a(C)CIMON2isafloatingcomputerassistant.ItfirstappearedasahelperintheInternationalSpaceStation(ISS)onDecember5th,2019.Accordingtothespaceplan,CIMON2willgobacktoEarthin2022.Actually,theISSisasciencelabinspace.Usuallyastronautsstayinitforfiveorsixmonths.Canyouimaginehowboringitistoliveinatightspacewithjustfiveotherpeopleforsixmonths?SoCIMONishere.CMONstandsforCrewInteractiveMobile(互动移动)Companion.AsaproductofaEuropeanairplanecompany,itisarobotwitharoundface,weighingabout5kilograms.Ithasnolegsorarms,butitcanmovewhereitneedstogowithmotors(马达)inside.Somepeoplealsodescribeitas“akindofflyingbrain”.CIMONkeepstwojobsinmind.Oneishelpingastronautswithtasks.Theotheristryingtobe“someone”astronautscantalkto.HelpingastronautsiseasyforCIMON—itcansee,hear,understand,andspeak.ThebrainofCIMONcanunderstandnotjustwhatpeoplesay,butalsowhattheymean.Ifastronautsaskitforinstructionsorinformation,itcangiveanswers,oruseitsscreentoshowpicturesorpapers,ifneeded.Inaddition,CIMONhasseveralcameras,whichcantakepicturesandvideostohelpastronautskeeprecordsofexperimentsorimportantactions.ThemoredifficultpartofCIMON’sjobisbeingacompanionfortheastronauts.ThefirstCIMONwasabletounderstand1,000sentences,butthatwasn’tenough.CIMON1seemedtomisunderstandandbecomeconfusedwhenhearingdifficultsentences.CIMON2has