江苏省常州市金坛区2021-2023年中考英语一模试题分类汇编：阅读理解（含解析）

江苏省常州市金坛区2021-2023年中考英语一模试题分类汇编阅读理解2023年江苏省常州市金坛区中考一模英语试题三、阅读理解（共14小题；每小题2分,满分28分）Pleaseusetheequipment（设备）inthisgyminasafeandresponsiblewayatalltimesandrememberthesepoints.*Properclothingandshoesforexerciseshouldbeworn.*Donotuseanyequipmentifyouaredrunk.*Nofoodordrinks(exceptwater).Nosmoking.*Donotusetheequipmentshortlyafterhavingeaten.*Donotwearjewelryduringyourworkouts.*Pleasefollowanyinstructionsthatarcincludedwitheachpieceofequipment.*Weightliftingshouldbedonewithafriendortrainer.*Donotlean（倚靠）ontheequipment.Keepyourhandsawayfromanymovingparts.*Pleasereportfaults（故障）togymstaff.*Carryamobilephonewhenexercisingtocallforhelpincaseofdifficultyoremergency（紧急）.*Pleasereturnallequipmenttoitsplaceandwipedownequipmentafteruse.*Childrenunder18mustbeaccompaniedbyanadult.TopreventCOVID-19.pleaserememberthesepoints:*Temperaturewillbetakenbeforemembersandguestsareallowedtoenterthegym.*Keep1.5metersofdistancefromotherpeople.*Wearyourmask.*Washyourbandsoften.23.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.Wearingjewelryisallowed.B.Keeponemetreofdistancefromotherpeople.C.Smokingisnotallowed.D.Usetheequipmentanytimeyoulike.24.What'sthepurposeofcarryingamobilephonewhenexercising?A.Toknowthetimespentonexercise.B.Toplaygamestokilltime.C.Togethelpwhenmeetinganyproblem.D.Toavoidmissingimportantphones.25.What'sthepassagemainlyabout?A.Studyskills. B.Safetytips. C.Howtorelax. D.Whichsporttochoose.BSomeofthechildren'sdreamsabouttheNeverlandweresimilar.Thiswasbecausetheywereallinthesamefamilyandtheyhadallheardthesamestoriesfromtheirmother.ManystoriestalkedaboutaboynamedPeterPan.PeterPanlivedintheNeverlandwiththefairies（小精灵）andhecouldfly.WendyespeciallybelievedinPeterPan."PeterPanmustbeanoldmannow,"jokedMrs.Darling."No.mom!"criedWendy."Peterwillnevergrowup.Hewillalwaysbeaboyaboutthesameageandheightasme!"Mr.DarlinglaughedwhenWendyspokeaboutPeterPan.HedidnotbelieveinPeterPanortheNeverland."NanaprobablymadethechildrenbelieveinPeterPan.I'msurethatWendywillsoonforgetaboutPeterPan!"Mr.Darlingtoldhiswife.ButPeterPandidnotwantthechildrentoforgethim.SothatsamenighthecametotheDarlings'house.HewhispereddreamsoftheNeverlandintotheirearswhiletheyweresleeping.WendyhadawonderfuldreamabouttheNeverlandthatnight.ThenextdayWendysawthatthewindowwasopenandknewthatPeterPanhadcometovisit."Look!"sheyelledtohermother."Therearetreeleavesonthefloorandheforgottocleanhisshoes!""HowcouldPeterPancomeintothehousewithoutfirstknockingatthedoor?"askedhermother."Thedoorisalwayslocked.""Heflewinthroughourwindow!Goupstairsandlook!Thetreeleavesarenexttothewindow!"Mrs.DarlingdidnotwanttotellWendythattheNeverlandandPeterPanwerejustadreamandmakeherdaughtersad.Soshewalkedupstairsafterbreakfastandexaminedsomeoftheleaves.Shewassurprisedtosecthattheydidn'tlookliketheleavesthatgrewonthetreesnexttothehouse!---TakenfromPeterPan26.WheredidPeterPanliveaccordingtothepassage?A.England. B.TheNeverland.C.Awoodenhouse.D.Mr.Darling'shome.27.WhydidPeterPancometotheDarlings'housethatnight?A.BecausebewantedtobringsometreeleavestoWendy.B.Becausehedidnotwantthechildrentoforgethim.C.Becausehewassohungrythathewantedtofindsomefood.D.Becausehewouldliketomakethechildrensleepbetter.28.Whatcanweinfer（推断）fromthepassage？A.PeterPanwasanoldmanallchildrenliked.B.MrDarlingdidn'tbelieveinPeterPanortheNeverland.C.MaybeMrs.DarlingbelievedinPeterPanintheend.D.TheNeverlandandPeterPanwerejustadream.CItissaidthatThomasEdisonusedtochasethetwilight（追求模糊状态）momentsbetweenwakefulnessandsleep.Supposedly,heusedtofallasleepinachair,holdingtwoballsinhishands.Ashenoddedoff,theballsfelldown.Theresultingnoisewokehimup.Then,hecouldwritedownhisinventiveideasbeforehefellintoadeepsleepandforgotthem.Thisinspiredanewstudy.ResearcherstestedEdison'smethodofencouragingcreativitywith103healthypeople.Volunteerscametothelabtosolveanumberproblem.Theywereaskedtochangesomenumbersintoashortersequence（序列）.Theyweretoldtofollowtwosimplerules.However,whatthevolunteersweren'ttoldwasthattherewasaneasytricktofinishthistask.Thesecondnumberinthesequencewouldalwaysbethecorrectfinalnumber.Afterdoingthistask60times,volunteersgota20-minutebreak.VolunteersheldthesimilarballsthatEdisonusedas"alarmclocks".Theresearcherstoldthemtorestorsleepiftheywantedto.Allthewhile,theirbrainwaveswerekepttrackof（跟踪）.Morethanhalfofthevolunteersstayedawake.Twenty-fourfellasleepandstayedinthestage（阶段）ofsleepcalledN1.FourteenothersprogressedtoN2,adeeperstageofsleep.Aftertheirrest,volunteersreturnedtotheirnumberproblem.PeoplewhoreachedtheNIstageofsleepwere2.7timesaslikelytodiscoverthehiddentrickaspeoplewhostayedawakeandwere5.8timesaslikelytodiscoverthetrickaspeoplewhofellintoadeepersleepstage."Suchobvious（明显的）differencesinsuchexperimentsarcnotcommon,"saidDelphineOudiette,ascientist."Wewerequitesurprisedattheresults,andmoreworkisneededtoshowtheconnectionbetweenNIandcreativity."Interestingly,accordingtotheresultoftheexperiment,peoplemaybeabletolearntotakeadvantageofthattwilightstageofsleepUndoubtedly.Edisonissuchagreatperson、butthereisnoneedtopaytoomuchattentiontoEdison'shabit.Heisalsosaidtohaveconsideredsleep"atotalwasteoftime".29.WhydidEdisonchasethetwilightmomentsbetweenwakefulnessandsleep?A.Tofallasleepfaster. B.Tohaveinventiveideas.C.Tokeephealthy. D.Tobedifferent.30.Howmanyvolunteersstayedawakeaftertheresearcherstoldthemtorestorsleep?A.65 B.24 C.14 D.5131.Whowasthemostlikelytodiscoverthehiddentrickinthetest?A.Volunteerswhostayedawake. B.VolunteerswhoprogressedtoN2.C.VolunteerswhoreachedtheN1stageofsleep.D.Allthevolunteerswhotookpartinthestudy.32.Whatcanwelearnfromthelastparagraph?A.It'snecessarytopaymuchattentiontoThomasEdison'shabit.B.Chasingthetwilightmomentsprovedtobetrue.C.ToshowtheconnectionbetweenNIandcreativity,thereisstillalongwaytogo.D.DelphineOudietteissureoftheconnectionbetweenNlandcreativity.DTonight,ourfamilywasgoingouttoplayunderthefullmoon.Wefirststartedgoingonfullmoonwalksforourselves,becausemyhusbandToddandI,lovedthemandweneededtheselittledosesofmoonlighttostayhappyandtofunction（起作用）insociety.Butafterwebecameparents,wedidthisforourchildren.WewantedSierraandBrycetoseethatthereismuchmagicinthenaturalworldandthatmostofitisaccessible（可达到的）toanyone.Wealsowantedtoshowthemthatitwasnotnecessarytotravelfarfromhometohaveanadventure,learn,andexperiencesomethingnew.Nearlyeverymonth,ourfamilywentintothenightto"play"bythefullmoon.Oncewearrivedatourlocationthatevening,SierraandIstoodholdinghands,waitingtocheerthefullmooninitsrising.Athinsliveroftheapricot（杏黄色）moonpokedabovetheshapeoftheBlueMountainRidge.Everyonestoodupandwatcheditsrising.Moreofthemooncameoutuntilitturnedintoabrilliantorangesphere.ToddexplainedtoSicrraandBrycethatthemoonmakesnolightofitsown,butsimplyactslikeamirror,reflecting（反射）thesunlightbacktouslongafterthesunhassunkbelowthehorizon（地平线）."Doesthemoon'sfacechange?"Bryccasked.Itoldhimthatthemoonrotateswiththeearth,butitdoesnotspinonitsaxis（轴）liketheearthdoes.Thesamesideofthemoonisalwaysfacingtheearth.Weneverseetheotherside,thefarsideofthemoon.Sierrasaidthatthemoonlookedlargerandcloserwhenitwasrising.Iexplainedthatitisanopticalillusion（视错觉）becauseitissoclosetothehorizonthatthemoontricksoureyesintocomparingitwithnearbyobjectstocreatetheimpressionofincreasedsize.MuchoftheknowledgethatToddandIsharedwiththekidshadbeenlearnedfromourpastlifeexperiences.Ifwedidnothavetheknowledgetoexplainandeducate.welookeditup,citherbeforehand（提前）toimprovetheexperience.orafterwards.together,afterwewonderedandcameupwithalistofquestions.Opportunities（机会）toexploremagicalexperiencesandlearningisrightinyourneighbourhood.Sometimesallittakesisgoingoutdoorsandlookingupattheheavens.33.Howoftendoesthewritergotoplayunderthefullmoonwithhisfamily?A.Onceayear.B.Onceamonth.C.Onceaweek.D.Everyday.34.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"rotate"inParagraph4mostprobablymean?A.Circle. B.Float. C.Rise. D.Drop.35.Themoonlookslargerandcloserwhenrisingbecause________________.A.thedistancefromtheearthisbecomingshorterB.theothersideofitneverfacestheearthC.itdoesnotspinonitsaxisliketheearthdoesD.comparingitwithnearbyobjectscreatesanillusion36.Whichofthefollowingopinionsmaythewritersupport?A.Nevertravelfarfromhometohaveanadventure.B.Travelfarfromhometohaveanadventuremoreoften.C.Goodlearningopportunitiesarejustaroundthecomer.D.Thereismuchmoremagicinbooksandmostofitisaccessibletoanyone.四、还原句子（共4小题：每小题1.5分,满分6分）阅读下面短文,从短文后所给的八个选项中选出四个可以填入空白处的最佳选项。Mostpeopleenjoylisteningtomusic.Butifyouaskyourclassmateswhatkindofmusictheylike,youmaygetmanydifferentanswers.37________Whatdothesedifferencessayaboutpeople?ResearchersfromCambridgeUniversitytriedtoanswerthequestions.Theysurveyed350,000peoplefrom50differentcountries.38___________Outgoingpeople,forexample,preferrhythmicmusicanddanceablemusic.Peoplewhoenjoycountrymusicareshowntobemoreseriousabouttheirwork.Oneoftheresultsisquiteinteresting.Theresearcherspredicted（预测）thatpeoplewhowereundertoomuchstressshouldlikeeithersadmusictoexpresstheirfeelingsorrhythmicmusictoimprovetheirmoods.Butitturnedoutthatthesepeoplelikedneither.39________Perhapsithelpsreducetheirstress.Theresearchersalsofoundthatclimatesmightinfluencepeople'smusicalpreferences（偏爱）andpersonality.Peopleinwarmerclimatespreferdanceablemusic.Theyaremoreoutgoing.Thismaybearesultoflongerdaylighthoursandwarmerevenings.Ofcourse,nothingisclear-cut（确切的）.40_________TheCambridgestudyshowsusthatpeopleofdifferentculturesaremoresimilarthanwethink."Peoplemaybedividedbygeography,languageandculture,”saidDr.DavidGreenberg,theleadingresearcher."Butifanoutgoingpersoninonepartoftheworldlikesthesamemusicasoutgoingpeopleelsewhere,thenwecansaythatmusicisreallylikeapowerfulbridge."A.Doyouenjoylisteningtomusic?B.Infact,theypreferloudandpowerfulmusic.C.Toomuchstressmakespeopleinabadmood.D.Wemaynotgrouppeoplejustbytheirmusicaltastes.E.Whydodifferentpeoplehavedifferentmusicalpreferences?F.Then.theydiscoveredsomeconnectionsbetweenmusicalpreferencesandpersonality.2022年江苏省常州市金坛区中考一模英语试题三、阅读理解（共14小题;每小题2分,满分28分）AMynameisTonyFontes.IamanativeCalifornian.In1979IwentdivingattheGreatBarrierReefforthefirsttime.Iwassoamazedbytheexperiencethat1decidedtostayinAustraliaForthepast42years,1havelivedatAirlieBeach.It'sasmallseasidecommunityintheheartoftheGreatBarrierReef.Asadiveinstructor（教练），Ispendmuchofmytimeunderwater.Throughcarefulobservation,Ihavenotedheartbreakingchangesintheenvironment.Oneofthemistheincreaseincoralbleaching（珊瑚白化）.Thisseriousproblemhappenswhenthegreenandbrowncoralreefs（礁）losetheircolorsandturnwhite.Intheearly1980s,bleachingwasnotaseriousproblem.Bythemid-1990s,itwashappeningeachsummer.Thelate1990sandearly2000sbroughtsomeofthelargestbleachingeventsonrecord.Youcouldevenseethebleachedcoralfromtheair.Unlikebefore,thesemorerecentbleachingeventshaveresultedinthedeathofthecoral.Coralbleachingandmanyotherdangerouschangesarebeingcausedbyclimatechange,especiallyglobalwarming.Itoftentakestenyearsforacoralreeftofullyrecover.However,morebleachingeventsaretakingplaceeachyear.Il'shardtosaywhetherthebleachedcoralwilleverrecover.Iftheworld'scoralreefsaretosurvive,wemustkeeptheglobalincreaseinoceantemperaturebelowtwodegreesCelsius.Weneedtoreduceouremissions（排放）ofcarbondioxideandpaymoreattentiontothehealthofouroceans.Allofuscandosomethingtosavethecoral.Takeactionnow.It'sgoingtobebardtoexplaintoourkidshowwelostthebeautifulGreatBarrier.23.Theunderlinedword"heartbreaking"canbereplaced（代替）by_____________.A.veysad B.veryincrusting C.veryexcitingD.veryimportant24.WhatisthemainideaofParagraph2?A.Theincreaseincoralbleaching. B.Thecauseofcoralbleaching.C.Thechangesintheenvironment D.Thebeautyofcoralbleaching25.Whatdoesthewritermainlywanttosay?A.Itisdifficultforustosavethecoral.B.Itisimportantforustothecoral.C.Itisimpossibleforustoimprovethesituation.D.ItisdangerousforustoliveontheEarth.BLastAugust,JoeandMaryMahoneybeganlookingatcollegesfortheir17-year-olddaughter,Maureen,Withachecklistofcriteria（衡量标准，尺度）inhand,theDallasfamilylookedaroundthecountryvisitinghalfadozenschools.Theylookedforauniversitythatofferedtheteenagerintendedmajor（主修科目）,onelocatednearalargecity,andacampus（大学校园）wheretheirdaughterwouldbesafe."Thesafetyproblemisabigone,”saysJoeMahoney,whoquicklydiscoveredhewasn'taloneinhisworries.Oncampustoursotherparentsvoicedsimilarworries,andthesamequestionwasalwaysasked:Whataboutcrime?Batwhencollegeofficialsalwaysgavethesameanswer—"That'snotaproblemhere."—Mahoneybeganto（eeluneasy."Nocrimewhatsoever?"comments（评论）Mahoneytoday."Ijustdon'tbelieveit1'In1999theU.S.DepartmentofEducationhadreportsofnearly400,000seriouscrimesonoraroundourcampuses.''Parentsneedtounderstandthattimeshavechanged?*saysDavidNichols,authorofCreatingaSafeCampus."Campuscrimemirrors（反映）therestofthecountry.1'Butgettingexactinformationisn'teasy.Collegesmustreportcrimestatistics（统计数字）bylaw,butsomeholdbackforfearofbadpublicity（名声），leaving（hehonestoneslookingdangerous.“Thetruthmaynotalwaysbeserious/1warnsS.DanielCarterofSecurityonCampus,Inc.,thecountry'sleadingcampussafetywatchdog（监视）group.Tohelpconcerned（关注的）parents,Carterpromisedtovisitcampusesandtalktoexpertsaroundthecountrytofindoutmajorcrimeproblemsandeffectivesolutions（解决方法）.26.TheMahoneysvisitedquiteafewcollegeslastAugust _________________.A.toexpresstheopinionsofmanyparentsB.tochoosearightonefortheirdaughterC.tocheckthecostofcollegeeducationD.tofindarightonenearalargecity27.Itisoftendifficulttogetcorrectinformationoncampuscrimebecausesomecolleges_________.A.receivetoomanyvisitors B.mirrortherestofthecountryC.hidethetruthofcampuscrime D.havetoomanywatchdoggroups28.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?A.Exactcampuscrimestatistics. B.Crimesonoraroundcampuses.C.Effectivesolutionstocampuscrime. DConcernsaboutkids'campussafety.COctopuses（章鱼）arekindoflikealiens.Theyareamazinginmanyways.TheyhavethreeheartsTheycanwalk,Theycanswim,andTheycandrivethemselvesforwardathighspeed.Theycanchangecolourandcopywhatotheranimalsdo.Theyevenknowhowtoopenscrew-topjars（带螺旋盖的罐子）andhowtousetools!Octopusesaremollusks（软体动物）.Butunlikemanyothermollusks,theydon'thaveashellThisallowsthemtopassthroughtinyspaces.Althoughoctopusesmainlyeatsmallfish,theyareabletoattackandkillsmallsharks.Theymakethesharksunabletobreathebycoveringtheirgill（锡）openings.Onethingthatmakesoctopusesseemlikealiensistheirblueblood.Itismuchbetterattransportingoxygenincoldandlow-oxygenconditions(likethedeepsea)thanourredbloodOctopusesloseenergyeasily.Thismayhelpexplaintheiroutstandingintelligence:Theycan'tchaseaftertheirprey（猎物）foralongtime.Theymustuseclevertricks.Asahunter,anoctopusbringsispreyundercontrolthroughtheuseofapowerfulpoison（毒）.Thesmallertheoctopus,thestrongerthepoison.Theten-centimeter-longblue-ringedoctopusissopoisonousthatitcaneasilykillagrownman.Octopusesthemselvescanbedeliciouspreytomanydifferentanimalsinthevast（辽阔的）ocean,butTheyarecleverenoughtoknowhowtokeepthemselvessafe--manyofthetimes.Withtheircolourchangingskin,octopusescaneasily"hide"themselvesorflashalarmingcolourstofrightentheirenemiesaway.Ifthatdoesn'twork,theoctopuswillreleaseacloudofdarkinkandquicklyescape.Perhapsthemostamazingpartofanoctopusisitsarms.Theycanturninanydirection.Thearmsaretoocomplextobecontrolledfromacentralbrain.Instead,theyworkalmostindependently.Anoctopusgivesinstructionsandbelievesthattheywillbecarriedout.Thismeansthattheanimaldoesn'thaveaverygoodideaofwhereitsarmsare.Theycan'tworkouttheshapeofsomethingbyfeelingitlikewecan.29.Whatcanoctopusesdo?a.walkandswim b.driveforwardathighspeedc.changecolourandopenthejars d.copypeople'sactionA.abc B.abd C.acd D.bcd30.Whatcolourisoctopuses'blood?A.Red. B.Green. C.Blue. D.Black.31.WhydoOctopusesflashalarmingcolours?A.Becausetheywanttohidethemselves.B.Becausetheywanttomakethemselvesbeautiful.C.Becausetheywanttokeepthemselvessafe.D.Becausetheywanttoshowtheirclevertricks.32.Whichofthefollowingsentencesistrue?A.Octopusesaremolluskswithshells.B.Octopusescankillsmallsharksbycoveringtheirgillopenings.C.ThebiggeroctopuseshavestrongerpoisonthanD.Octopuses'armsareeasytobecontrolled.DAlongtimeagotheMongolsruled（统治）China.TheHanswantedtoforcetheMongolsbacktoMongolia,buttheycouldnotfindawaytoorganizetheirarmy.Everywheretheywent,theMongolswatchedclosely.Worstofall,theMongolsforcedeverytwentiethChinesefamilytogivesheltertooneMongolsoldier.ZhuYuanzhangwasaherooftheHanpeople.Hewantedtooverthrow（推翻）theMongols.Hehadalreadyledseveraluprisings（暴动），buthebadbeendefeated.HewastalkingonedaytohisadviserLiuBowen."It'snearlytimefortheMid-autumnFestival,"hesaid."Westillhaven'tbeenabletodrivetheMongolsaway.I’mveryunhappyaboutit."LiuBowendidnotreply.Hewasthinkingaboutmooncakes.PeoplewouldexchangemooncakesattheMid-autumnFestival.ZhuYuanzhangcontinued,"TheMongolswillbewatchingeverymovewemake.Theywillbeinthehouseswhenwegotogreetourfriends.Theywilllistentoeverythingwesay.Howcanweorganizeourarmy?Howcanweoverthrowthem?"HelookedatLiuBowen,“Whyaren'tyouspeaking?”heasked.“Mooncakes,"saidLiuBowen."That'stheanswer.Mooncakes."“Ithinkyou'vegonemad,"saidZhuYuanzhang,"Howcancakesbetheanswertoaproblemlikethis?""DoyouthinkthattheMongolswillobjectifwegiveourfriendsmooncakes?""Ofcoursenot,”saidZhu,"Wedoiteveryyear.They'requiteusedtoit.""IhaveanideaforpassinginformationwithouttheMongolsknowinganythingaboutit；'saidLiuBowen."We'llputamessageintoeachcaketellingpeoplewhentoattack."ZhuYuanzhangwasdelighted."Whatagoodidea!”hesaid.“TheMongolswillneversuspectanything."TheirpeopleworkedveryhardtomakemooncakesfortheHanpeople.Intoeachmooncaketheyputalittlepieceofpaper.Thenitwaswrappedinwaxedpapersothatitwouldnotbespoiled.WhentheHanpeoplereceivedtheirmooncakes,theysoonlearnedthetimeanddateoftheattack.TheMongolssuspectednothing.Atlastthenightoftheattackcame.ThepeopleinthecityroseupandkilledtheMongolsoldierslivingintheirhouses.TheHanpeoplewonandtheYuanDynastywasoverthrown.AtlasttheMingDynastywassetupin1368.33.Whocameupwiththeideaforpassinginformationbymooncakes?A.TheHanpeople. B.Thearmycommander. C.ZhuYuanzhang. D.LiuBowen.34.Whichofthefollowingsentenceistrue?A.AlltheChinesefamilieshavetogivesheltertotheMongolsoldiers.B.Alittlepieceofpaperwasputintoeachmooncaketopassinformation.C.TheMongolssuspectedsomethingatfirst,D.TheMongolswereusedtogivingcakesattheMid-autumnFestival.35.Pleaseputtheeventsbelowintoacorrectorder.a.TheMongolsruledChinaharshly.b.Peoplelearnedtheinformationabouttheattack.c.LiuBowenthoughtofanideatoorganizethearmy.d.TheMingDynastywassetup.e.Themooncakeswerebakedwithalittlepieceslippedintoeachone.f.ZhuYuanzhangledsomeuprisingsbutwasdefeated.g.PeopleroseupandkilledtheMongolsoldiers.A.acgfbed B.acgfebd C.afcebgd D.afcbegd36.Whichcouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.HowtheMoonCakesSavedChinaB.HowtheHanPeopleExchangedtheMoonCakesC.HowtheMongolsRuledChinaD.HowtheYuanDynastyWasSetup四、还原句子（共4小题：每小题1.5分,满分6分）阅读下面短文,从短文后所给的八个选项中选出四个可以填入空白处的最佳选项。Mostpeopleenjoylisteningtomusic.Butifyouaskyourclassmateswhatkindofmusictheylike,youmaygetmanydifferentanswers.37________Whatdothesedifferencessayaboutpeople?ResearchersfromCambridgeUniversitytriedtoanswerthequestions.Theysurveyed350,000peoplefrom50differentcountries.38___________Outgoingpeople,forexample,preferrhythmicmusicanddanceablemusic.Peoplewhoenjoycountrymusicareshowntobemoreseriousabouttheirwork.Oneoftheresultsisquiteinteresting.Theresearcherspredicted（预测）thatpeoplewhowereundertoomuchstressshouldlikeeithersadmusictoexpresstheirfeelingsorrhythmicmusictoimprovetheirmoods.Butitturnedoutthatthesepeoplelikedneither.39________Perhapsithelpsreducetheirstress.Theresearchersalsofoundthatclimatesmightinfluencepeople'smusicalpreferences（偏爱）andpersonality.Peopleinwarmerclimatespreferdanceablemusic.Theyaremoreoutgoing.Thismaybearesultoflongerdaylighthoursandwarmerevenings.Ofcourse,nothingisclear-cut（确切的）.40_________TheCambridgestudyshowsusthatpeopleofdifferentculturesaremoresimilarthanwethink."Peoplemaybedividedbygeography,languageandculture,”saidDr.DavidGreenberg,theleadingresearcher."Butifanoutgoingpersoninonepartoftheworldlikesthesamemusicasoutgoingpeopleelsewhere,thenwecansaythatmusicisreallylikeapowerfulbridge."A.Doyouenjoylisteningtomusic?B.Infact,theypreferloudandpowerfulmusic.C.Toomuchstressmakespeopleinabadmood.D.Wemaynotgrouppeoplejustbytheirmusicaltastes.E.Whydodifferentpeoplehavedifferentmusicalpreferences?F.Then.theydiscoveredsomeconnectionsbetweenmusicalpreferencesandpersonality.2021年江苏省常州市金坛区中考一模英语试题三、阅读理解（共13小题；每小题2分，满分26分）AAsAI(人工智能)develops,thedifferencesbetweenhumansandmachinesarebecomingunclear.Robotscanbeassmartashumansanddosomeofthesamethingswecando.Whatdoesitmeantobehumans?WehaveaskedourselvesthisquestionsincetheappearanceofAI.ThedevelopmentofAIhasmadethisquestionevenmorecomplicated(复杂的).In2017,arobotcalledSophiawasmadeaSaudiArabiancitizen.Norobothadanationalitybefore.Itwasthefirst.Thathasraisedquestionsaboutwhetherrobotsshouldhavethesamerightsashumansinthefuture.Ofcourse,AIisstillfarawayfrombeingabletohavefeelingslikehumans.ThequestionaboutwhetherAIwillhaverightsornotisabitsillyatthemoment.ButallofusshouldnoticethatAIcanlearnfromthethingshumansteachit—forbetterorworse.Forinstance,in2016,MicrosoftintroducedTay—acomputerprogrammethatcouldholdconversationswithpeoplethroughsocialmedia.Taylearnedhowtotalkwithhumansbyreadingthethingstheywroteonline.Withinlessthan24hours,Taywentfromwritingpoliterepliestomakingrudecomments(评论).Itlearnedto“say”theserudethingsfromrealhumans.Inthefuture,wewillberequiredtoprogrammeAIwithasenseofethics(伦理学)andmorality(道德)—oneofthethingsthatmakeusdifferentfromanyotheranimalonEarth.AIcandomanyofthesamethingswedo,suchasdrivingcarsororderingfood.Butitcannottellthedifferencesbetweenrightandwrong.Itcannotfeelsadnessorjoy.Itcannottellbeauty.Andthatiswhattrulymakesushumanssospecial.23.Sophiaisdifferentfromotherrobotsbecauseit________.A.lookslikeahuman B.isthefirstAIrobot C.hasanationality D.cantalkwithhumans24.Thewriterwantstoshowthat________withtheexampleofTay.A.AIcantellthedifferencesbetweenrightandwrongB.AIusuallylearnsbadthingsveryquicklyC.AIshouldhavethesamerightsashumansD.AIcanlearnfromthingshumansteachit25.Whatisthemainideaofthefifthparagraph?A.AIisstilldifferentfromhumans.B.AIhasbecomequitesimilartohumans.C.AItechnologyhasdevelopedreallywell.D.AIcandevelopethicsandmoralityonitsown.BWhatwouldyouchooseasyouruniversitymajor(专业)?Perhapssomeofyouwouldchoosearchaeology(考古),eventhoughit’ssomewhatunpopular.ZhongFangrongrankedfourthamongHunanprovince’sliberalarts(文科)studentsonthe2020nationalcollegeentranceexam,orgaokao.ShedecidedtomajorinarchaeologyatPekingUniversity.Thismadenewsonsocialmedia.Manypeopleweresurprisedbyherdecisionandquestionedher,sayingthatshewaswastinghergradesbychoosingamajorwithfewjob