2022、2023年浙江省中考英语模拟试卷精选精练2-阅读单选题（含解析）

试卷第=page11页，共=sectionpages33页试卷第=page11页，共=sectionpages33页2022、2023年浙江省中考英语模拟试卷精选精练2-阅读单选题1.It’swell-knownthatsunshineinfluencespeople’shealth.Andnewresearchshowsitmayalsomakepeopleeatmore—butonlyifthey’remale*.ThefindingisfromCarmitLevy,aresearcherwhohadbeenstudyinghowsunlightaffectstheriskofskindiseases.Sheexposed*agroupofmicetosunlightforafewweeks,andunexpectedlyfoundthatsunlightmademalemicegetheavier,butnotfemales*.Themalesalsoworkedhardertogetfoodthatwasdifficulttoreach.Thatinterestedher,soLevyandherteamdidfurtherstudies.Theyinvitedvolunteersfortwotests.Bothshowedthatmenandwomenwereaffecteddifferentlybysunlight.Then,theygotdatafromalmost3,000people.Thesedatatoldthat1,330menrequiredabout2,188dailycalories*insummermonthsandonlyneeded1,875caloriesinothermonths.The1.661womenneededabout1,500calorieseachdayallyearlong.Encouragedbythis,theteamranmoremouseexperimentstotestwhatmightexplainsuchfindings.Andthereasonmaybeconnectedwiththesethreethings.Thefirstisp53.Itslevelswillrisewhenthebodyisunderstress.Foranimalsthatareusuallyactiveatnight,suchasmice,sunlightcanbeacauseofstress.Thesecondkeyplayerisghrelin.Whenthestomachisempty,ittravelstothebraintosendthemessagethatthebodyneedsfood.Thelastisestrogen*.Itslevelsaremuchhigherinfemalesthanmales.Here’swhatmayhappeninmalemiceexposedtosunlight.First,thestressofsunlightmakesp53intheskinstarttowork.Thisp53thentellstheskintocreateghrelin.Therefore,themiceeatmore.Butinfemalemice,theestrogenseemstointerferetheproductionofghrelin.Asaresult,thefemalemicemaynotfeelsohungry.That’stosay,estrogenprovidesfemaleswithagreaterprotectionagainstvariousformsofstress.Theideathatsunlightmayaffecttheneedforfoodisinteresting.Butbeingsurethekeyplayersandhowtheyworkwitheachotherwillrequiremuchmoreresearch.1．Afterexposingthemalemicetosunlightforweeks.Levyfoundthey________.A．gainedsomeweight B．gotfoodmoreeasilyC．ateinahealthyway D．sufferedfromskindiseases2．Levy’steamdidfurtherstudiesonhumansto________.A．encouragemorepeopletoformneweatinghabitsB．comparetheeatinghabitofpeoplewiththatofthemiceC．seehowmanycaloriesmenandwomenneedthroughayearD．checkifpeopleareaffectedbysunlightinthesamewayasmice3．Whatdocstheunderlinedword“interfere”probablymean?A．Waste. B．Reduce. C．Develop. D．Complete.4．Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?A．Thep53intheskinofmicewillrisewhennightfalls.B．Theghrelincouldmakemice’sstomachsemptymorequickly.C．Thescientistshavebeenabletocontrolpeople’sneedforfood.D．Theestrogenmayprotectfemalemicefromthestressofsunlight.2.Atinyforestisasmallareaofcloselyplanted,fastgrowinglocaltrees.Itiscreatedtocopyanaturalforest,bringingallitsbenefits,butforasmallspaceincities.ThefirsttinyforestwasplantedbyaJapaneseplantexpert.Dr.AkiraMiyawakiinthe1970s.ItwassogreatthatitgrewquicklyincountriessuchasDenmark,Britain,Germany,IrelandandSpain.Asthenamesuggests,theplacedoesn’thavetobebig.Anareathesizeofabout200㎡isperfect.600trees,withasmanyas40differentkinds,canbeplantedintheplace.With2to7treeseverysquaremetre,thetreesareplantedmuchmorecloselythantheonesinnormalforests.Butthere’sstillroomforthetreestogrownaturallywithouttheuseoffertilizers.Toplantatinyforest,onestartswithtestingthesoilandchoosingrightkindsoftrees.Incities,thesoilisofteninpoorcondition.Itisimportanttocreatelooseandrichsoil.Whenthesoilisprepared,thecommunitywillinviteschoolchildrenonaplantingday.Theforestsneed2to3yearsofcarefromchildren.Thenthetreescanbecomeself-growing.It’sbelievedifchildrenplanttheirownforestandspendalotoftimecaringforit,theywillgrowuptobehealthyadultswithasenseofresponsibilityforthesociety.Treesandforestsaren’tspecialpiecesofnaturethatshouldonlyexistinthecountryside.Theyneedtobeapartoflifeincitiestoo.5．Theideaofatinyforestcamefromascientistin________.A．Britain B．Japan C．Germany D．Spain6．What’sspecialaboutatinyforest?A．Thereareusuallyabout7kindsoftrees.B．Itusuallycoversanareaofabout600㎡.C．Itgrowsquicklywiththehelpoffertilizers.D．Treesareplantedcloselyinsmallplacesincities.7．Plantingtinyforestscan________.A．helpchildrengrowintoresponsibleadultsB．tellchildrenthewaytotestthesoilconditionC．teachchildrenknowledgeaboutthecommunityD．letchildrenexperiencethelifeinthecountryside8．Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?A．SavetheWorldwithaTinyForest B．TinyForest:GreatHopefarChildrenC．LearntoGrowYourOwnTinyForest D．TinyForest:SuperTiny,SuperPowerful3.Swedenproducesabout4.4milliontonsofwasteayear,butonly1%makesitswaytothelandfill.Whenitcomestowastemanagement,Swedenisaheadofitstime.HowhasSwedendoneit?InSweden,everyoneworkshardtomaketheenvironmentfreeofwaste.Peoplearetaughttorecyclefromaveryyoungage.Theyareaskedtoreturncansandbottlestosupermarkets.Thegovernmentplacesrecyclingstationsnomorethan300metersfromhomes,schools,andoffices.TheseallhelpwastemanagementinSwedenmucheasierandmorepractical.Thecountryalsorewardsthosewhorecycle.In1984,Swedenstartedthepantasystem.Itencouragespeopletorecyclebottlesinexchangeformoney.Theprocessisverysimple.Peopleputtheiritemsintoamachine.Eachpiecehasasmallbarcodethattellsthemachinehowmuchitisworth.Peoplecancollectavoucherforthatamountbypressingagreenbutton,ortheycandonatethemoneytocharitybypressingayellowbutton.In2021,theSwedishrecycled1.8billionbottlesandcansbyusingpantasystem.Swedenrecyclesnearly50%ofwhatitthrowsaway.Butwhatabouttheotherhalf?________AltogetherSwedenhas34waste-to-energyplantsthatprovide1,445,000homeswithheatand780,000homeswithelectricity.ChangingwasteintoenergyhasreducedSweden’sCO2emissionsby2.2milliontonsayear.In2016,Swedenhadstartedrunningoutoftrash,soitbeganimportingwastefromothercountries.Itnotonlykeepstheplantsworking,butalsoletsSwedenmakemuchmoney.ThatiswhatmakesSwedendifferentfromtheothercountries.Sweden’swastemanagementhasmadeagreatsuccess.Butstill,thecountryiswonderinghowitcandomore.Theyhopetoseeadaywhenlandfillsareathingofthepast.9．Theword“These”inPara.2referstothe________thathelptorecyclethewaste.A．plans B．meanings C．actions D．reasons10．Inthepantasystem,peoplecan________.A．findrecyclingstationseasily B．sellbottlestosupermarketsC．changethewasteintoenergy D．getrewardsfrommachines11．Whichofthefollowingcanbebestfilledinthe________inPara.4?A．ThiswasteisrecycledbySwedishathome.B．Thiswastegoestolandfillsandisburntthere.C．Thiswasteisputintomachinesandissoldabroad.D．Thiswastegoestoplantsandischangedintoenergy.12．Thepurposeofthispassageisto________.A．celebratethesuccessofwasterecyclinginSwedenB．adviseothercountriestoaskforhelpfromSwedenC．introducetheSwedishmethodofwastemanagementD．showSwedenearnsmuchmoneybyrecyclingwasteQuestion:IwanttospeakEnglishwell.WhatcanIdo?StudentsOpinionsSusanIfyouwanttospeakEnglishwell,IthinkyoushouldreadEnglishbooksandlistentoEnglishradio.Youshouldn’tthinkinyourlanguage.YoumustthinkinEnglishandspeakwhatyouthink,andthenyouwillbesuccessful.WilliamIthinkthemostusefulwayiswatchingEnglishfilms.Butyouknowthisalldependsonyourself.Ifyouworkhard,youcanfindthatspeakingEnglishisquiteafunnything.Keepmoving!Nothingisimpossible!RaviChandraDon’tbeafraidandthenyouwillbecomeagoodspeaker.SpeakwhateveryouwantinEnglishinfrontofamirror.Trythisforjust30daysandthenseetheresults.Ihopeyouwillpracticethis.HelenGaoIfyoucanstudycarefullyforalongtime,youwillseetheresults.YoushouldhavearightwayandspeakEnglishbravely.Ibelieveyouwillsmileintheend.13．WhatdoesSusanthinkisimportantinlearningtospeakEnglishwell?A．ListeningtoEnglishradio. B．WatchingEnglishmovies.C．Practicingspeakingbeforeamirror. D．Studyingcarefullylongenough.14．Whothinksweshouldhavepatienceanddocarefulstudy?A．Susan. B．William. C．RaviChandra. D．HelenGao.15．Wherecanyouprobablyreadthepassage?A．Inanovel. B．OntheInternet. C．Inastorybook. D．Ontheradio.4.Moneymanagementskillisveryimportantforus,butmanyparentsdon’ttaketimetoteachtheirchildrenaboutthevalueofmoney,andunfortunately,manyofthosechildrengrowuptobeadultswhostruggleswithmoneymanagementskill.Whatageshouldparentsbegineducatingtheirchildrenaboutmoney.Financialexpertsagreethatit’snevertooearly.Themorechildrenlearnaboutmoney,themoretheywillbeabletomakewisefinancialdecisionsastheygrowolder.First,parentscanbeginteachingyoungchildrenhowtocountmoney.Itisveryimportantforyoungchild.Next,youcanteachthevalueofsaving.Oncetheylearnthatsavingisagoodideaandthatitissomethingtheyshouldalwaysdo,theirfinancialfuturewillbebrighter.Forexample,yourchildwantsanewbicycle.Youcanteachthemtosavepartoftheirallowanceforthatbike,whilestillkeepingmoneyforicecream,orforgoingtothemovieswiththeirfriends.Inthiswaytheywillbegintounderstandthevalueofbothshort-termsavingandlong-termsaving.It’snevertooearly,also,toteachyourchilddifferentwaystomakemoney.Forexample,theycansweepthefloor,washdishesandsoon.Sitdownwithyourchildrenandtalkwiththeminsomewaystheywouldliketoearnmoney.You’llbesurprisedandgladattheefforttheywillbeginmaking.Helpyourchildrencharttheirfinancialcourseinlife,teachthembasicmoneymanagementskills,andtheirfuturewillbebrighter.16．Whenshouldparentsteachtheirchildrenhowtomastersomemoneymanagementskills?A．Aschildrengrowup. B．Aschildrenareteenagers.C．Whentheygotoschool. D．Asearlyaspossible.17．Whenchildrenareveryyoung,inordertoeducatethemaboutmoney,first,parentsmaystartwith________.A．teachingthemtosavemoney B．teachingthemtomakemoneyC．teachingthemtocountmoney D．teachingthemtogoshoppingwithmoney18．WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtotheunderlinedsentences?A．Keepingsomemoneyforgoingtothemovieswithfriendsshowsthevalueoflong-termsaving.B．Keepingsomemoneyforicecreamshowsthevalueofashort-termsaving.C．Buyinganewbikeneedsalong-termsaving.D．Itshowsushowweshouldteachchildrenthevalueofsaving.19．Thebesttitleofthepassagecanbe________.A．ParentsandChildren B．ChildrenShouldLearntoSaveMoneyC．TeachingChildrenAboutManagingMoney D．WeShouldSaveMoney5.Welovedwatchingfightvideos.Myfriendswouldcheeralongwhenahardkickknockedsomeonedown.Therewasbloodandsometimesevenbrokenbones.Therewerehundredsoffreevideosonline,soitwasalwayseasytofindnewones.HowcanIexplainwhatitwaslikewatchingthesevideos?Atfirst,Iwasexcitedandinhighspirits.However,afteracoupleofweekstherewasachangeinmythoughtsandfeelings.Whenavideofinished,Ikeptseeingthepicturesinmyheadforhoursafterwards.ThenIstartedimaginingmyselfdoingthesamemovesasthefightersdid,butonotherstudents.Iwasworried,soIdidsomeresearchonline.Icouldn’tbelievehowmanyarticlessaid,“Youngpeoplewhooftenwatchfightvideoscanhavedifficultyseparating(区分)imaginationfromreality(现实).”Thatscaredme.Thenextmorning,Itoldmyfriendsaboutit.Afewlistened.Someeventoldmehowbeforetheywenttosleep,thevideosplayedoverandoverintheirheads.Wedecidedtostopwatchingthevideosforawhile,justtoseeifit’dhelp.IwashonestlysurprisedthatbythefifthdayIwasmoreincontrolofmyimagination.Daydreaming,sometimeseveninclass,wasbacktobeingfunagain.20．Whatdidthewriterthinkoffightvideosatthestart?________A．Moving. B．Exciting.C．Surprising. D．Disappointing.21．WhatdidthewriterlearnfromhisInternetresearch?________A．Somefightvideoswereaboutreallife.B．Manyyoungpeoplecouldn’tgetmuchsleep.C．Watchingfightvideoswasbadforyoungpeople.D．Someyoungpeoplewatchedthesamevideooverandover.22．Whatdidthewriterdecidetodoafterhisresearch?________A．Toaskotherstudentsforhelp.B．Tocopythemovesinthevideos.C．Towritesomethingaboutfightvideos.D．Tostopwatchingfightvideosforsometime.23．What’sthewriter’spurposeofwritingthepassage?________A．Todescribestudents’loveforfightvideos.B．Toexplainwhatitisliketowatchfightvideos.C．Totellthedisadvantagesofwatchingfightvideos.D．TointroducesomeeasywaystofindDCWfightvideos.6.①WithmostpeoplestayingathomebecauseofCOVID-19,livestreaming(直播)hasbecomemoreandmorepopular.Itisnotonlyfunandinteresting,buthasalsoprovidedanewstage(舞台)fortraditionalcultureartists.②OnvideositesandappssuchasDouyinandBilibili,manytraditionalartistsaretryinglivestreamingforthefirsttime.SomeofthemsingPekingOpera,someshowtheirhand-madeproducts,whileothersperformclassicalChinesemusic.③LiJunisalaosheng(oldmalerole)PekingOperaperformerwiththeShanghaiJingjuTheaterCompany.Duringtheoutbreak,the59-year-oldstartedlivestreamingforthefirsttime.Unlikeperformingonaformalstage,Liuseseverydayplacesashisstage,includinghisbackyard,studyroom,andeventhekitchen.Besidessinging,LialsoteachesviewersaboutPekingOperainahumorousway.④Peoplecanaskhimquestionsandgetanswersdirectly.“Livestreaminghasbroughtthiselegant(高雅的)artdowntoearth,”oneviewersaid.“Itallowsyoungpeopletogetclosertothistraditionalartandlearnmoreaboutit.”UptonowLihasmorethan6,000fansonDouyin,whileoneofhisvideoshasreceived42,000viewsonBilibili.⑤Otherkindsofartistsalsoseelivestreamingasanewopportunity.OnMarch26,thethirdChinaHuafuDay,Bilibililivestreamedafashionshow.PerformerspresentedbeautifulclothesintraditionalChinesestyles,includingthosefromtheWei(220—265),Tang(618—907)andMing(1368—1644)dynasties.Duringtheshow,viewersnotonlyenjoyedseeingtheclothesbutalsowatchinghowperformersuseancientstylesofmake-up.Forexample,onebloggertaughtpeoplehowtodrawtheguiyeeyebrow(桂叶眉)whichwasatypicalmake-upstyleduringtheTangDynasty.⑥AsGuangmingDailynoted,livestreaminghascreatedanewwayinwhichtraditionalculturecanbekeptalive.24．WhatdoesLiJundoinhislivestreaming?A．HeperformsPekingOperaonaformalstage.B．Heshowshisviewershowtocookdeliciousfood.C．HeteachesonlyforeignersaboutPekingOpera.D．HecommunicateswithhisviewersaboutPekingOpera.25．HowdoesthewritershowLiJun’ssuccessinlivestreaming?A．Byusingnumbers.B．Bycomparinghispresentwithhispast.C．Bylistingreasons.D．Bymentioningthemoneyhemade.26．What’sthebesttitleofthepassage?A．LivestreamingmakesPekingOperamorepopular.B．Livestreamingkeepstraditionalculturealive.C．DouyinandBilibiliofferartistsnewopportunities.D．ChinaHuafuDaypresentsancientChineseclothes.27．Whichofthefollowingshowsthestructureofthepassage?(P＝Paragraph)A． B．C． D．7.SophieChenisa14-year-oldgirlfromTaiwan.Whenshewas6yearsold,shedidsomethingamazing!Shefinisheda2,100-kilometerbikejourneyfromXi’an,thecapitalcityofShaanxi,toTurpan(吐鲁番)inXinjiang,withherparents.Ittookthemtwoandahalfmonths.SophiebecametheyoungestchildintheworldtohavebikedalongtheSilkRoad.ChinesenovelJourneytotheWestinspiredhertodoso.Thatisnotall.SophiewroteabookaboutthelongjourneywithherfatherJackChen,aprofessionaloutdoorexplorer.OnApril26,thebook’sEnglishversionBikingtheSilkRoad:6-year-oldSophie’sFantasyTourcameoutinBeijing.NewWorldPresspublishedit.NowSophiestudiesatTaHwaHighSchool.Sheseesthejourneyasaspecialexperienceinherlife.Shebecamemorehard-workingandlearnedhistoryandgeographybetterbecauseofit.

Ontheway,shemetmanyfriendlylocalpeopleandsawamazingthings.Sheevenpickedsomegrapes!“ThegrapesinXinjiangweresobigandsweet.IhaveneverseentheminTaiwan,”shesaid.

Still,itwasnoteasy.“Thebiggestchallengewasthebadweatherandroadconditions,”shesaid.Shewroteinthebook,“ItwasterriblyhotintheGobiDesert.Ialmostgotsunstrokeandcouldneverhaveenoughtodrink.”Sophiehasbikedinothercountries,suchastheUnitedStatesandTurkey.Thissummerholiday,sheplanstorideabikefromGreecetoPortugalinEurope.28．WheredidSophieChenendherbikejourneywhenshewas6yearsold?A．InXi’an. B．InTurpan. C．InBeijing. D．InTaiwan.29．WhydidSophiebikealongtheSilkRoad?A．BecauseshegotinspirationfromJourneytotheWest.B．Becauseherparentsaskedhertodoso.C．Becauseshelikedeatinggrapessomuch.D．Becauseshewantedtowriteabookaboutit.30．Whatisclosestinmeaningtotheunderlinedwords“gotsunstroke”?A．Becameillbecauseofheat.B．Becamesickbecauseofcold.C．Becameweakbecauseofhunger.D．Becameunwellbecauseofthirst.31．HowdidthebikejourneyhelpSophieChen?A．Itmadeherbecomemorehard-working.B．Ithelpedherlearnhistoryandmathsbetter.C．Ithelpedhermeetmanyoldfriends.D．Itmadeherbuymanyamazingthings.8.“Howareyou?”isanicequestion.It’safriendlywaythatpeopleintheUSAgreeteachother.But“Howareyou?”isalsoaveryunusualquestion.It’saquestionthatoftendoesn’tneedananswer.Thepersonwhoasks“Howareyou?”hopestoheartheanswer“Fine”,eveniftheperson’sfriendisn’tfine.Thereasonisthat“Howareyou?”isn’treallyaquestionand“Fine”isn’treallyananswer.Theyaresimplyotherwaysofsaying“Hello”or“Hi”.Sometimes,peopledon’tsayexactlywhattheymean.Forexample,whensomeoneasks“Doyouagree?”,theotherpersonmightthink,“No,Idisagree.Ithinkyou’rewrong.”Butitisn’tverypolitetodisagreesostrongly,sotheotherpersonmightsay“I’mnotsure.”It’sanicerwaytosaythatyoudon’tagreewithsomeone.Peopledon’tsayexactlywhattheyarethinkingwhentheywanttofinishtalkingwithotherpeople.Forexample,manytalksoverthephonefinishwhenonepersonsays“I’vegottogonow.”Often,thepersonwhowantstohangupgivesanexcuse:“Someone’satthedoor.”“Somethingisburningonthestove.”Theexcusesmightberealornot.Perhapsthepersonwhowantstohangupsimplydoesn’twanttotalkanymore,butitisn’tpolitetosaythat.Theexcuseismorepolite,anditdoesn’thurttheotherperson.Whethertheyaregreetingeachother,talkingaboutanidea,orfinishingatalk,peopledon’tsayexactlywhattheyarethinking.It’sanimportantwaythatpeopletrytobenicetoeachother,andit’spartofthegameoflanguage.32．Accordingtothepassage,whatshouldapersonsaywhenhedisagreeswithsomeone?A．Youarewrong.Idisagree. B．I’mnotsure.C．I’msureIdisagree. D．Idon’tagreewithyou.33．Whatcanapersonsaywhenhewantstofinishatalkpolitely?A．Youhavetogonow. B．Iwanttohangup.C．Ihavetogonow. D．Idon’twanttotalkanymore.34．Whatisapersonprobablydoingwhenhesays“Someone’satthedoor.”?A．Givinganexcusetofinishtalking.B．Hurtingsomeone’sfeelings.C．Talkingtoapersonatthedoor.D．Goingtoanotherplace.35．Whatistheruleofthegameoflanguage?A．Alwayssaywhatyoumean.B．Don’tdisagreewithpeople.C．Neversayexactlywhatyou’rethinking.D．Benicetoeachother.9.Feelingsweatyfromasummerheatwave?Don’tworry—notallyoursweat*hastogotowaste.ResearchersfromUniversityofCalifornia,SanDiegohavedevelopedanewdevice*thatproducesenergyfromthesweatonyourfingertips.Thedeviceiscalledabiofuelcell(BFC).Fromtheoutside,itlookslikeasimplepieceoffilmconnectedtoelectrodes.Sohowdoesthedevicework?Whenyoustickthebiofuelcelltoyourfinger,ittakesinsweat.Theenzymes*ontheelectrodesthenhelptoproduceelectricity.Besidesusingthesweat,thedevicealsoproducessmallamountsofenergywhenitispressed,sodailyactivitiesliketyping,texting,orplayingthepianoareallgoodwaystogenerateelectricity.Somepeoplemaythinkitqueertochoosefingertipsasthesourceofsweat,butinfact,theyarethesweatiestpartofthebody.Eachfingerproducesbetween100and1,000timesmoresweatthanmostotherareas.Todate,thedeviceisthemosteffectiveon—bodyenergyproducer.Beforeitisinvented,mostpowerproducingwearabledevicesrequirewearerstoperformexerciseordependonothersources,suchassunlightorlargechangesintemperature.Butthenewdeviceusesapassivesystemtoproduceelectricityfromsweatinyourfingertips.evenifyouaresleepingorsittingcompletelystill.OneoftheresearchersLuYinsaid,“Uniikeothersweat—poweredwearablesthisonerequiresnoexercise,nophysicalinputfromthewearerinordertobeuseful.Thisworkisastepforwardtomakingwearablesmorepractical,convenientandaccessible.”It’salsoquitecomfortabletowearthedevice.Thesizeofthedeviceisabout1cm².Itsmaterialisflexibleaswell.“Soyoudon’tneedtoworryaboutitbeingtoorigidorfeelingstrange.Youcancomfortablywearitforalongperiodoftime,”saidYin.However,atthemoment,thedevicecanonlystoreupalittlebitpower,andwouldtakeaboutthreeweeksofconstantweartopowerasmartphone,buttheresearchershopetoincreaseitspowerinthefuture.36．Abiofuelcellcan________.A．protectfingertips B．causeaheatwaveC．makeuseofsweat D．developnewdevices37．Theunderlinedword“queer”probablymeans________.A．strange B．unsafe C．dirty D．traditional38．Whilewearingthebiofuelcell,whocanmakethebiofuelcellwork?①Edwardhasagoodsleepinhisbed.②Bettysendsatextmessagetohermom.③Nickplaysbasketballwithhisclassmates④Lilydriesthesweatonherhandswithafan.A．②③④ B．①③④ C．①②④ D．①②③39．Whatistheadvantageofthebiofuelcell?A．Itcaninfluencethetemperaturegreatly.B．Itcanpowerasmartphoneinaday.C．Itmakesyoucomfortablewhenyou’reinpain.D．Itworksfornearly24hoursadaywhenyouwearit.10.Themonsterstatues(怪兽雕像)intheForbiddenCity(故宫)comealive!Theycanmoveandtalk.Theyevenhavetheirownlanguages.LiXiaoyu,an11-year-oldstudent,joinsthemonanadventurousjourney.Thiscartoonstorycomesfromthebookseries(系列)MonstersintheForbiddenCity.Therearemanyspecialthingsinthecartoon.Ithasrealactors.LiXiaoyubecomesamonsterandgetsintotheworldofmonsterstatues.Thereareredwalls,yellowroofs(房顶),andwater-inkpaintings.Thebooks’writerisChangYi.WhenChangwasalittlegirl,sheoftenheardstoriesofmonstersintheForbiddenCityfromolderpeople.Shealsoreadabouttheminsomebooks.Interestedinthesemonsters,shekeptreadingtofindoutmoreabouttheminancientbooks.Asshegrewup,shefoundthatmanyChinesepeopleknewmoreaboutmonstersfromEuropeanandAmericanmoviesandTVprograms.SomelovedJapanesemonsters,butmanyofthesecamefromChina.Chinesemonsterswerelesswell-known.Changdecidedtomakeachangebywritingbooks.TheMonstersintheForbiddenCityserieswasborn.EachchapterofthebookstellsthestoryofamonsterstatueintheForbiddenCity.40．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“them”inParagraph1referto?A．Languages. B．Books. C．Monsterstatues. D．Olderpeople.41．Whicharespecialinthecartoon?A．Redroofs. B．Realactors. C．Oilpaintings. D．Yellowwalls.42．HowdidChangYilearnmoreaboutthemonsters?A．Byreadingbooks. B．Byplayingwiththem.C．Bydrawingpictures. D．Bywatchingcartoons.43．WhydidChangYiwritethebookseries?A．Tomakeupnewstories. B．Todevelopherinterestinwriting.C．Tomakemonstersmoveandtalk. D．ToletChinesemonstersmorewell-known.11.Shippingcontainersaregainingpopularityasareplacementfortraditionalhouses.Peoplecangetthese20-or40-footsteelcontainerswithonlyseveralhundredUSdollarseverypiece,andit’snotsurprisingthatsomeindustryprofessionalsandevencityplannersconsiderthemthefutureofhomebuilding.Herearedetailsofsomeamazinghomesmadeoutofshippingcontainers.LondonContainerCity(IandII)LondonContainerCityfirstappearedintheheartofthedocklandsin2001.Ittookjustfivemonthstocompletetheoriginal12workstudios.Shortlyafterthat,afourthfloorofstudiosandlivingapartmentswerebuiltontopofthese.Thefirstcontainercitywassosuccessfulthatanother—ContainerCityII—wasaddedtoit.LosAngelesRedondoBeachhouseWithitsmodernlinesandattractivespaces,theaward—winningRedondoBeachHouseisanexcellentbeachsideshowpiecebuiltfromeightrecycledsteelshippingcontainers,alongwithsometraditionalbuildingmaterials.Accordingtothearchitects,themodifiedcontainersareverystrongandcanhardlybedestroyed.AmsterdamKeetwonenAmsterdam’slargeKeetwonencomplexprovideshousesfor1,000studentsanditisthelargestcontainercityintheworld.Thehousingprojectisagreatsuccessandtheunitsarequietandcomfortable.Eachstudentenjoysabathroom,kitchenandseparatesleepingandstudyingquarters.Thecomplexevenhascentralheatingandhigh-speedinternetaswellasareasforparkingbikes.MexicoM2ATKContainerHouseM2ATKdesignedthissimplehousewiththreecontainersforanartist.Therearegreatpaintingsonthewalls.It’sfullyequippedwithheatingandcooling,akitchenandbathroom.Onthebottomfloorare“publicspaces”suchasthekitchenandlivingroom.Thesecondflooristhebedroom,andthetopfloorisastudiospaceinwhichtowork,readand“letflytheimagination”.44．Comparedwithtraditionalhouses,containerhousesare________.A．easiertotakecareof B．lessexpensivetobuildC．moref