阅读单选2021年中考英语真题讲七

03阅读单选2021年中考英语真题精练精讲七

一、阅读单选

1、（2022山东荷泽）

ZhangYufeihasmadeanameforherselfasthenewbutterflyqueenatthisyear'sNational

SwimmingChampionships（锦标赛）.Duringtheninedaysoftheevent,shewonfivegold

medalsandasilverone.

“WiththeOlympicGamesdrawingnear,Ifeelmoreandmorenervous,butI'mdoing

everythingIcantorelaxandtofocusonmygame,“Zhangsays.Alleyeswillbeonthe

23-year-oldgirltoseeifshewillpickuptwogoldmedalsinTokyo.

Tianwen1landedonMars（火星）onMay15,2021successfully.It\China9sfirstprobe

（探测器）tolandonaplanetotherthanEarth.

ChinanameditsfirstMarsexplorationmission（任务）Tiaraven1onApril24,2020,

China'sfifthSpaceDay.

ThenamecomesfromapoemofthesamenamebyQuYuan,oneofthegreatestpoetsof

ancientChina.Inhispoem,QuYuanaskedquestionsaboutthesky,stars,natureandtheworld

aroundus.Hequestionedtraditionalideasandlookedforthetruthoftheuniverse.

TheBulgariannationalqualificationcontestofthe20th"ChineseBridge”,amajor

internationalChineseprofessionalcompetitionfbrforeignuniversitystudents,washeldinSofia

onSunday.

Theevent,organizedbytheChineseembassy（大使馆）inBulgariaandtheConfucius

InstituteinSofia,wasCOVID-19,withsevenstudentsfromthreeuniversitiesattending.

The"ChineseBridge^^competitionisorganizedeveryyeartoinspireforeignstudentstolearn

ChineseandimprovetheirunderstandingofChineseculture.

1.HowmanymedalsdidZhangYufeiwinatthisyear'sNationalSwimmingChampionships?

A.5.B.6.C.8.

2.HowdoesTianwen1getitsname?

A.ItwasnamedbyQuYuan

B.ItlandedonMarsforthefirsttime.

C.ItcomesfromthenameofQuYuan'sTianwen.

3.Whatdoyouknowaboutthe20th"ChineseBridge^competition?

A.ItwasorganizedbyBulgarianpeople.

B.ItwasorganizedtoinspireforeignstudentstolearnChinese.

C.SevenstudentsfromSofiacametoChinatoattendthecompetition.

Likemostkids,LandonKenstrick,5yearsold,hasafavoriteanimal.However,his

favoriteanimalisquitedifferentfromotherkids'.Helovespangolins.

Pangolinshavesmallheadsandlong,broadtails.Theyaretoothless.Theyhavesmall

ears,buttheirhearingisgood.

Theirsenseofsmelliswell-developed,too.Buttheirsightispoor.Whentheyfeel

frightened,theyrollupintoaballtoprotectthemselves.ctMyfavoritethingaboutthe

pangolinisthescales（鳞片）ithasonitsbody.Theylookcool,“Landonsaid.

LandonfirstlearnedaboutpangolinsfromaTVshow,WildKratts.Knowingthat

pangolinsarefacingthedangerofdyingout,Landonquicklydecidedtotakeactiontoprotect

them.Hewantedtotelleveryoneheknewaboutthem.OnHalloween,hehadhisparents

carve（雕亥!!）apangolinintotheirpumpkin（南瓜）,sothatwhenpeopleaskedwhatitwas,

hecouldtellthemallabouthisfavoriteanimal.WhenChristmascamearound,Landonhad

onlyonewish:tosavethepangolins.Hisparentshadhim“adopt（领养）"apangolinin

Landon'sname.Theyalsocameupwithagoodidea.TheyhelpedLandonmakeChristmas

giftstoselltohelpraisemoneyforthepangolinsatamarket.Sofar,hehasraised$400.

Ifyouthinka5-year-oldboyistooyoungtosavethepangolins,you'dbewrong.

Landontoldusnobody'stooyoungtosaveanything.

4.Whatcanweknowaboutpangolins?

A.Theyhavegreatsight.B.Theyhavegoodhearing.C.Theyhavepoorsenseof

smell.

5.Howdopangolinsprotectthemselveswhentheyareindanger?

A.Theytakeofftheirscales.B.TheyrollupintoaballC.Theyfightwiththeir

teeth.

6.WhydidLandonhavehisparentscarveapangolinintotheirpumpkin?

A.Hewantedtoputprotectingpangolinsintoaction.

B.Hewantedtomakethepumpkinbeautiful

C.Hewantedtoraisemoremoney.

7.Whatdoesthewriterwanttotellusinthelastparagraph?

A.A5-year-oldboycan'tsavepangolins.

B.Childrencanalsosavesomething.

C.Itiswrongtosavepangolins.

3、（2021-山东荷泽）Thinkaboutwhatyouliketowearontheweekend.There?sa

goodchancethatyouliketoputonapairofbluejeans.Atanymoment,abouthalfofthe

world'spopulationiswearingjeans.Butaccordingtoanewstudy,ourloveforjeansmaybe

badforEarth.Denim（'F仔布）mightbeputtingsomeseaanimalsindanger.

Everytimewewashourjeans,tinybitsofdenimwillflowoutofourwashingmachines,

downintotheworld'srivers,lakesandoceans.

Youmightwonder:Isn'tdenimmadeofcotton,anaturalmaterial?Howcanitbecomea

dangertonature?Well,intheprocessofmakingjeans,denimistreatedwithmanytypesof

man-madechemicals.Someimproveitsdurability（耐用性）andfeel;othersgivejeanstheir

bluecolor.

ScientistsstudiedtheGreatLakesinAmericaandtheArcticOceaninnorthernCanada.

Theyfounddenimwasteinallofthesamples(样本)theyhadcollected.Itisfearedthatthe

harmfulchemicalsindenimhavespreadfarandwide.Scientistsaren'tyetsurehowthese

chemicalsmightharmanimals.

Inthestudy,thescientistsalsowashedjeanstoseehowmanybitsofdenimeachpair

woulddropperwash.Theanswerwasfrightening:About50,000.Notallofthemmaketheir

wayintotheenvironment.Wastewatertreatmentplantsholdback83to99percentofthem.

Thismaysoundprettygood,However,onepercentof50,000bitsarestill500perwash.Now

think,aboutthenumberofjeansaroundtheworldandthetimeseachofthemgetswashed.As

aresult,alargeamountofdenimwastestillgetsintotheenvironment.

Doesthismeanweshouldn'twearjeans?Probablynot“Weneedtobuyfewerjeansand

onlywashthemwhenwetrulyneedtodoit,“saysSamAthey,oneofthescientists.44You

don'tneedtowashyourjeansafterhavingwornthemonlyacoupleoftimes.^^

8.Whatinfluencemightdenimhaveonseaanimals?

A.Itmightdoharmtosomeseaanimals.

B.Ithasnoinfluenceonseaanimals.

C.Itisgoodtoalltheseaanimals.

9.Whydopeopleaddman-madechemicalswhenmakingjeans?

©Tosavethematerialsandmakemoremoney.

②Toimprovedenim'sdurabilityandfeel.

(3)Tomakejeansblue.

A.①②B.①③C.②③

10.Howmanybitsofdenimmightgetintotheenvironmenteveryyear?

A.Fivehundred.B.Fiftythousand.C.Toomanytocount.

11.WhatshouldwedoaccordingtoSamAthey'swords?

A.Wearenotsupposedtowearjeans.

B.Weneedtowashourjeanseveryday.

C.Weshouldbuyfewerjeansandwashthemfewertimes.

4、（2021•山东荷泽）

ZhuKerningneverthoughthewouldbeaherooneday,buthewasjustthatonSaturday

whenhesavedthelivesofsixrunnersduringthemountainmarathon（马拉松）inBaiyin,

GansuProvince,inwhich21peoplelosttheirlives.

Itstartedoffasanormaldayforthe49-year-oldshepherd,whowastakingcareofhis

morethan30sheeponthemountainside.Butsoontheweatherwasterrible,withrainfalland

hail.Theraingotsoheavythathecouldn'tseeclearlyandhadtorunintoacavewherehe

normallywenttohavearest.Soonhefellasleepinthecaveaftercoveringhimselfwithsome

quiltshehadstoredthere.

Buthewasawakenedat2pmbyanunusualsoundthatwasnotcomingfromhissheep.

ThesoundthatwokeZhuwasthecryofarunnerinthemarathon.Hewaswetfromheadto

toeandtremblingbecauseofcold.Zhutookhimintothecave,litafireandcoveredthe

stricken（受伤的）runnerwithhisquilts.

Zhusaidthatthereweresoonfiverunnershuddling（挤作一团）inthecave,andhethen

decidedtogooutsidetotrytoattracttheattentionofrescuers（救援者）.Whenherisked

comingoutofthecave,hefoundanotherstrickenrunnerlyingonthegroundinbadcondition.

Thentheotherrunnerscameoutofthecavetogiveahand.Zhuandthesixrunnersremained

huddledaroundthefireinhiscaveuntil7pm,whentherescueteamarrived.

“IjustdidwhatIhadtowhenIsawthatthesepeoplewereindanger.Ithinkeveryone

woulddothesamethinginsuchasituation,uZhusaidtoBeijingNews.

LuoChongchuan,thevillageheadofChangsheng,whereZhuandhisfamilylive,said

thattheshepherdisawarm-heartedpersonwhooftenhelpshisvillagers.

12.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“shepherd“inParagraph2meaninChinese?

A.牧羊人B.指导者C.国王

13.WhatcanweknowaboutZhuKemingfromthepassage?

A.ZhuKemingistheheadofhisvillage.

B.ZhuKemingisawarm-heartedandhelpfulperson.

C.ZhuKemingsavedsixrunnersonaSaturdaymorning.

14.Whafsthebesttitleforthepassage?

A.Shepherdsavedsixstrickenrunners.

B.21runnerslosttheirlivesinBaiyin.

C.Howtorealizeourherodreams?

15.Wheredoesthispassageprobablycomefrom?

A.Aguidebook.B.Awebsite.C.Asciencebook.

5、（2021•ill东枣庄）Friendshipslightupourlives.Everyoneneedsfriends.Friends

areveryimportant.Ifyouwanttohavegoodfriends,youshouldbeagoodfriendyourself

first.

WhenIwas5yearsold,Ihadalotoffriends.Almosteverykidlikedtoplaywithme

becauseIalwayssharedmytoycarswithothers,Neverbemean（小气的）ifyouwanttobea

goodfriend.

Asan11-year-old,Iwascaptain（I队长）ofmysoccerteamIwasalsothebestplayer.At

thebeginning,Iwasn'tcaptainandIwastheweakestplayerofthewholeteam.Atthattime,

nobodywantedtomakefriendswithme.ThenItrainedharderandharder,Imadealotof

efforttocatchupwiththeteam.Astheoldsayinggoes——nopains,nogains.Afteralotof

hardwork,Ifinallybecameagoodplayer.Myteammateswantedtomakefriendswithme.If

youwanttobeagoodfriend,alwaysremembertomakeyourselfstrongerandstronger.

NowI'm14.MyfriendsandIhavealotofstressatschool.Vmgoodatmathandoneof

mybestfriendsisgoodatEnglish.Weoftenhelpeachother.Ihelphimmakeprogressin

math.Itreallydoeswork!Manyofmyclassmateswhoarebadatmathcometoaskmefor

help.Theybecomemyfriendsaswell...

Beahelpfulstudyfellow（伙伴）ifyouwanttobeagoodfriend.Makeyourselfintoa

goodfriendandyouUIneverwalkalone.

16.Whafsonesupposedtodofirsttohavegoodfriendsaccordingtothewriter?

A.Becomethebestsoccerplayeroftheteam.

B.Makehimself?herselfstrongerthanothers.

C.HelpothersstudymathorEnglish.

D.Becomeagoodfriendhimself/herself.

17.Whatcanbeinferred（推断）fromthepassage?

A.Oneshouldbehonestwhenmakingfriends.

B,It'snoteasytomakefriendswhenonedoeswellinmath.

C.Thosewhoarestrongerthanothershavemorefriends.

D.Thewriterhasn'tanystresswhilemakingfriendswithothers.

18.Whatcanbethebesttitleforthepassage?

A.Theimportanceoffriends

B.Thewaysofmakingfriends

C.Theadvantagesofbeingcaptain

D.Thesuggestionsofdealingwithstress

6、（2021•山东枣庄）Onahotday,manypeopleliketogotothebeach.Some

beaches,however,arenotsafeforswimming.

Atsomebeaches,therearesharksinthewater.Sopeopleputoutsharknets.Theyhelp

stoptoomanysharksfromgettingclosetothebeach.Sharkscanstillswimunderoraround

thenet.Butiftheytrytoswimthrough,theywillgetcaught.Sharkscandieiftheyarenot

cutfree.

Sharknetsdon'tjustcatchsharks.Theycancatchotheranimals,too.Theyhavecaught

dolphins,stingraysandturtles.Evenawhalehasbeencaughtinasharknet.Itookmany

peopletogetitfree.

Someanimalsarenotsolucky.Theyarekilledinthenets.Oneday,awhalewas

swimmingwithhercalf.Thecalfgotcaughtinasharknet.Themotherwhaletriedtogetthe

calftocomewithher.Thecalfwascaughtinthenet.Itcouldn'tgetfree.Themotherhadto

watchitdie.

Manypeoplethinksharknetsshouldnotbeused.Sharksareimportanttotheocean.

Theyeatsickanddeadfish.Theyhelptokeeptheoceanclean.Sharksarethelionsandthe

tigersofthesea.

Somepeoplethinkthereareotherwaystokeepbeachsafeforpeople.Sharkspottersare

peoplewhowatchforsharks.Theygotoahighplace.Thentheycanlookdownonthebeach.

Iftheyseeashark,asiren（汽笛）willsound.Theyputupawhiteflag.Thenpeoplegetoutof

thewater.

Afterall,thewaterisashark'shome.

19.Whatcanweknowaboutsharknetsaccordingtothepassage?

A.Theyareusedtokeepsharksfromcomingnearthebeach.

B.Peopleplacethemtocatchsharks,dolphins,stingraysandturtles.

C.Sharkswillbecaughtwhentheygetclosetothem.

D.Alltheanimalscaughtbythemaresetfree.

20.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"calfmeaninparagraph4?

A.Ahugewhale.B.Ayoungwhale.

C.Afatherwhale.D.Amotherwhale.

21.Whatdoesthewriterimply（暗示）aboutthebeachsafety?

A.Peopleshouldkeepawayfrombeaches.

B.Everyoneshouldworkasasharkspotter.

C.It'snotthebestwaytoputoutsharknets.

D.Somedangerousbeachesshouldbeshutdown.

7、（2022山东潍坊）

Dave:Oh.Tony.That,sright.Hegoes

toballet,芭蕾舞）classes.

Alex:Yeah,that*sweird!Aboy!

Doingballet!

Alex:Lookatthatguyoverthere.

Dave:Whatabouthim?

Alex:ThaNsTonySmith.

Dave:Hey.Tony.Doyouwanttoplayfootball

withus?

Alex:Orareyouworriedaboutyourpretty

littledancingfeet?

Dave:Alex,shutup!Don'tlistentohim,Tony,

hestupid!

Tony:Ilikeballet.Ifsnotmyproblemifyoi

Tony:Youknow,Alex,Ilikeplayingfootball.Alex:Well.Imean,it'sdifferent,isn'tit?

And,no.I*mnotworriedaboutmyfeet.Foraboy...

Alex:Oh,yeah?Butdoingballet…Tony:Sowhat?

22.Theunderlinedword“weird“inPicture2hasthesimilarmeaningto.

A.awfulB.strangeC.fantasticD.interesting

23.InAlex'sopinion,.

A.DaveisdifferentB.balletisonlyforgirls

C.footballisonlyforboysD.Tonyisworriedabouthisfeet

24.Thethreeboysaremainlytalkingabout.

A.dancesB.sportsC.hobbiesD.classes

The6-year-oldgirl,Ruby,livedinNewOrleans,Louisiana.Shewassupposedtogoto

schoolclosetoherhome.Butallthestudentsinthatschoolwerewhite.Rubywasblack.

Schoolleadersdidn'twanttoaccepther,sotheymadeRubytakeahardexamandhopedshe

wouldfail.ButRubywassosmartthatshepassedthetesteasilyandwasfinallyallowedto

gototheschool.

Rubywasexcitedabouthernewschool.Butwhensheandhermomarrivedonherfirst

day,shesawacrowdofangrypeopleshoutingverycruelthingsatthegate.Theydidnot

wantablackchildtoattendtheschool.hadnoideawhatwashappening,remembered

Ruby.Shethoughtthecrowdwascelebratingsomething.

Eachday,Rubywenttoschoolwithfourpoliceofficerswhoworkedforthenational

governmenttoprotecther.Thesightofthissmallgirlwithherbigbodyguardsmovedthe

artistNormanRockwell.HecreatedapaintingofRuby.Hecalledif'ThcProblemWeAll

LiveWith”.Itbecameaveryfamouspainting.

Rubygrewuptobeacivilrightsactivist.Sheworkedtoprotecttherightsgiventoall

citizensbythegovernment.SheevenwenttotheWhiteHousetomeetPresidentBarack

Obama.TheylookedatMr.Rockwelfspainting.IthungoutsidetheOvalOffice.

“Weshouldneverjudgeapersonbythecoloroftheirskin,"Rubysaid."That'sthe

lessonIlearnedinfirstgrade.^^

25.HowcouldRubygetthechancetogototheschool?

A.Bymeetingthepresident.B.Bypassingadifficultexam.

C.Byvisitingtheschoolleaders.D.Byaskingforhelpfromthegovernment.

26.Whatwasthecrowdprobablyshoutingattheschoolgate?

A.Noseatsforblack!B.Congratulations!

C.Letherin!D.Welcome!

27.WhydidMr.Rockwellcreatethepainting?

A.TocelebrateRuby'ssuccess.B.Topresenthispaintingskills.

C.Topraisethefourpoliceofficers.D.Toshowtheserioussocialprobleminthe

US.

28.WhatlessondidRubylearninfirstgrade?

A.Fightfbryourrights.B.Intelligence（智商）isvaluable.

C.Treatpeopleofdifferentcolorsequally（平等地）.D.Gethelpfromthepolicewhenin

trouble.

9、（2021•山东it坊）

TomatoSauce

Everythingismadeofsomething.Nothingismadeofnothing.

Chemistryisaboutthesmallestthingsthatotherbiggerthingsaremadeof,andwhat

happenswhentheychange.Thewordchemistrycomesfromchemical,whichisanexample

ofonetypeoftheverysmallthingsthatotherbiggerthingsaremadeof.Thewordsyouare

readingnowaremadeofadarkliquidcalledink（墨水）,whichiswrittenonpaper.Thepaper

itselfismadeoutofthechemicalsthatwoodismadeoutof.Boththeinkandthepaperwere

madebydifferentchemicalprocesses.Achemicalprocessiswhathappenswhenchemicals

cometogethertomakeotherchemicals,andthereforeotherthings.

Cookingmakeschemicalchanges.Yourdifferentingredientsaremadeofdifferent

chemicals,andwhenyouputthemtogetherandmakethemhotandcookthem,thechemicals

changeintonewchemicalsandthedifferentingredientsmakesomethingnew.Thattomato

sauceyou'remakingismadeoftomatoes,onions,garlic,saltandpepper.Thoseingredients

eachhavetheirownchemicalsandtheirownflavors,butnowwithyoursauceyou'vemade

somethingdifferent,somethingthathasitsownflavor,alltheingredientsmixedtogether,all

thechemicalsmixedtogether,somethingnew.

Youcansmellthechemicalchanges,too,astheygoupintoyournose,especiallywhen

youforgetaboutyoursauceanditdoesn'tjustcookbutburnsandbecomesblackandhasa

reallybadflavor.Youcan'tmakeitbetter,either,becauseoncechemicalschange,theycan't

bechangedbackagain.

29.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"they"inParagraph2referto?

A.Chemistry.B.Chemical.

C.Thesmallestthings.D.Thebiggerthings.

30.Whatisachemicalprocess?

A.Inkiswrittenonpaper.B.Paperismadeoutofwood.

C.Everythingismadeofsomething,D.Thingsmixedtogetherproduce

somethingnew.

31.WhatdoesParagraph3mainlytalkabout?

A.Howtomaketomatosauce.B.Whattousetoformnewthings.

C.Ingredientsandtheirownflavors.D.Chemicalchangesincookingfood.

32.Whichmightbethebesttitleforthetext?

A.Whatchemistryislike.B.Chemistrychangeseverything.

C.Wherethewordchemistrycomesfrom.D.Achemicalprocessiscalledchemistry.

10、（2021•山东泰安）'士，

国

Whatashinyscooter（踏板车）！Sophiecouldn'tkeephereyesoffit.Herdadnoticed.

“Sophie,youhaveascooteralready,areallyniceone!”“Iknow,butthisoneissoshiny

andnew,“Sophiesaid."Itisgreat,butwehavetogo,“saidherdad.

Theyleftthestore.Sophieknewherscooterwasnice,anditstillworked.Shejust

couldn'tstopthinkingofthatnewscooter!

Afewweekslater,Sophieandherdadwerebackinthestore.

Thescooterwasjustthere,withabigsalesignonit!Thegirlranrightovertoit.Her

dadlookedattheprice.

“Iknowyou'vebeenthinkingaboutthisscooteralot,Sophie.Thesalepriceispretty

good,thoughit'sstillalotofmoney.Ican'tjustbuythisforyou.ButwhatifIpayforpartof

it,thenlendyouthemoneyfortherest,andyoupromisetopaymeback?”herdadasked.

“Really?”SmiseIwillpayyouback!^^

Astheywerewalkingtowardsthecashierdesk（收银台）,herdadaskedSophieifshe

knewwhatitmeanttoborrowmoney.

“Yes,itmeansthatIhavetogiveitbacktoyou,“Sophieanswered.

Herdadresponded,"You'reright,butyoucangiveitbacktomealittleatatime.Now

yougetfivedollarsaweekforyourallowance（零用钱）.Youcouldpayitbacktomeoncea

weekuntilyoupayoffyourpartofthescooter.Itwilltakeseveralmonths.^^

“Thankyou,Dad!IwillpayyoubackwithmyallowanceuntilIreturnallthemoney.^^

33.Sophiewantedanewscooterbecause.

A.heroldscooterwasbroken

B.shedidn'thaveone

C.theoneinthestorewassoshiny

D.theoneinthestorewasverycheap

34.Sophie'sfatheraskedhertoreturnthemoneyuntilitwaspaidoff.

A.onceamonth

B.withherallowance

C.byborrowinghermother'smoney

D.bydoinghousework

35.WhydidSophie'sfatherletherpayforpartofthescooter?

A.Becauseshehadtoomuchallowance.

B.Becausehedidn'ttakeenoughmoneywithhim.

C.Becausetheirfamilywasverypoor.

D.BecausehewantedSophietoknowmoneydoesn'tcomeeasily.

36.Whatcanweknowfromthepassage?

A.Sophiepromisedtoreturnthemoneyhappily.

B.Sophiedidn'twantheroldscooteranymore.

C.Sophie'sfatherwouldbuyathirdscooterforher.

D.Sophieregrettedpayingforherpartofthescooter.

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A.CaliforniaTower

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D.HouseofPacificRelationsInternationalCottages

38.WhencanyouvisitHouseofPacificRelationsInternationalCottages?

A.At3:30p.m.onMondays.

B.At2:00p.m.onSundaysinMay.

C.At11:00a.m.onSundaysinOctober.

D.At8:00a.m.everySaturdayandSunday.

39.Whatcanweknowfromtheadsabove?

A.TimkenMuseumofArtisn'topennow.

B.CaliforniaTowerisat1500ElPrado,SanDiego,CA92101.

C.YoucanenjoyLawnprogramseverySaturdayandSunday.

D.wecancall(619)702—8138formoreinformationaboutCaliforniaTower.

12、（2021•山东泰安）

WhenWangHaiyanwasyoung,herfavoritetoysweren'tBarbiedolls.Instead,she

startedlearningtomakeshadowpuppets（皮影）fromherfatherat13.Now43,Wanghas

spent30yearspracticingandspreadingtheart.

Shadowpuppetryisaformoftheaterthatusespuppetsmadefromleather（皮）orpaper,

accompanied（伴奏）bymusicandsinging.ItwasinventedduringtheWesternHanDynasty

（206BC—AD24）.Ittellsusaboutfolktalesandhistoricalstories,passingdowncultureand

customsoverthousandsofyears.

Shadowpuppetryisallaboutcreatingthepuppetsandperformingwiththem.Wang's

hometownofHuacounty,Shanxi,isknownasthebirthplaceofthefolkart.

Puppet—makersmustfollow24stepstomakethepuppetsincludingwashingtheleather,

carving（雕亥（J）andpainting,accordingtoWang.Carvingisthemostdifficultpart.

“Wchaveaspecialcarvingskill—movingtheleatherundertheknife/9Wangsaid.It

tookWangthreeyearstomasterthisskill.Sheusedabrick（砖块）tostrengthenherlefthand

whilepracticing.Ittakesabout3,000carvestomakeashadowpuppet.t€Thecomplex（复杂

的）stepsmakeithardtohanddownthefolkart,“shesaid.

ButWanghasfoundawaytodoso.Inrecentyears,shehasmadeshadowpuppetsbased

onsomecartoonseriesandgivenalivestreamingperformance.Sheusedcolorslikeblueand

purplethatwerehardlyseeninshadowpuppetryandaddedmorestickstothepuppetsto

maketheperformancemorelively.hopemoreandmoreyoungpeopleenjoyshadow

puppetryandpassitdown,^^shesaid,

40.Makingthepuppetsincludesthefollowingstepsexcept.

A.paintingB.carvingC.washingtheleatherD.makingbricks

41.WhatdoesParagraph2mainlytellus?

A.Whereshadowpuppetrywasinvented.

B.Whatshadowpuppetryis.

C.Whypeoplelikeshadowpuppetry.

D.WhenWangbegantolearnshadowpuppetry.

42.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“handdown“meaninthefifthparagraph?

A.传承B.提高C.酷爱D.放弃

43.WhichofthefollowingstatementsaboutWangHaiyanisTRUE?

A.Shelearnedallbyherselftomakeshadowpuppets.

B.Shedidn'tmasterthecarvingskilluntilshewas43.

C.Sheexpectedmoreyoungpeopletospreadshadowpuppetry.

D.Shewasmoreinterestedincartoonseriesthanshadowpuppetry.

Scientistssaythey'vedevelopedanewsystem（系统）.Itcanuse“machinelearning”to

predictwhenandwherelightning（闪电）willstrike（闪击）.Theresearchwasledbyengineers

fromSwitzerland.

Europeanresearchershaveestimated（估算）between6,000and24,000peoplearekilled

bylightningworldwideeachyear.Thestrikescanalsocausepowercuts,destroyhousesand

startforestfires.Forthesereasons,someclimatescientistshavestudiedtodevelopmethods

topredictandcontrollightning.Butnosystemhasbeencreatedtoeffectivelypredict

lightning.

Thenewsystemisbeingtestedintheexperiments（实验）.Itusedacombinationof

data（数据资料）fromweatherstationsandmachinelearningmethods.Theresearchers

developedapredictionmodel.Itwastrainedtotellweatherconditionsthatwerepossibleto

causelightning.

Themodelwascreatedwithsomedata.Thedatawascollectedovera12-yearperiod

from12Swissweatherstat