中考英语《阅读理解》复习专项练习题（含答案）

中考英语《阅读理解》复习专项练习题（含答案）

AsanoldChinesesayinggoes,foodisNo.1need.Whatdoastronautseatonthespace

stationandwheredoestheirfoodcomefrom?

OnOctober16th,2021,Chinalaunchedarocketandsentthreetaikonauts（Chinese

astronauts）一twomenandawoman—toChina'sspacestationcoremoduleTianhe.Thereare

morethan120kindsoffoodanddrinksinside.Theyarerichinnutrition,tastegoodandareeasy

tokeepforalongtime.Thetaikonautscanalsohaveabiteoftheirfavoritespecials.

Theseyears,somecountrieshaveevenstartedtogrowfoodinspace.Backin2016,

taikonautsgrewsomeplantsinspace,suchaslettuceandrice.Nowsomeastronautsareeven

growingchilepeppersinspaceforthefirsttime.Theirseeds（种子）needalongtimebeforethey

starttocomeup.Thenittakesthemalongtimetogrow.There5sonethingtheastronautswillhave

todoincaringfbrtheplants.Theywillhavetotransferpollen（花粉）totheflowers.Inthisway,

astronautswillgetseedsthatcangrownewplants.It'salsohowthepeppersform.Theseedsgrow

insideofthechilepeppers.

Theenvironmentonthespacestationisquitedifferentfromthatontheearth.Astronauts

don'tfeelgoodandfoodalsotastesdifferent.Sochilepeppershelpthemtoeatmore.Thepeppers

arered.Thatmighthelpastronautsfeelbetter.

SpaceplantsarealsoimportantforatriptootherplanetslikeMars.Astronautswouldneed

foodfbrstayingthereandforthelongtriptoMarsandback.

1.ThefoodanddrinksfortaikonautsinTianhe.

A.havemuchnutritionB.haveabadtaste

C.arelessthan120kinds

D.arehardtokeepfbrlong

2.Theunderlinedword“transfer“inthethirdparagraphprobablymeans.

A.cutB.feedC.moveD.water

3.Thepeppersmakeastronautsfeelbetterbecausethey.

A.keeptheastronautsbusywiththingstodo

B.maketheastronautsthinkoftheirhomes

C.arethefirstvegetablesgrowinginspace

D.areredandmaketheastronautshappier

4.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?

A.Taikonautsgrewfoodinspace4yearsago.

B.Theenvironmentinspaceisbadforastronauts.

C.Foodtastesthesameforastronautsanywhere.

D.Plantscangrowbetteronotherplanets.

5.Whichcanbethebesttitleforthispassage?

A.FoodforChineseAstronautsB.ABigBusinessinSpace

C.TravelingtotheSpaceStationD.GrowingPlantsinSpace

15yearsago,ErinMerrynmetakittenwhoneededahomewhenshewasacollegestudent.

Hejumpedintoherarmsandrefusedtolethergo.

“IwasattractedimmediatelyanddecidedthatIwouldtakeariskandtryhidingakittenin

mycollegedormwhereanimalsareobviouslynotallowed,Erinrecalled.

Aweeklatershewascaughtandgiven48hourstoremovethecat.Afterseveralphonecalls,

ErinwasabletofindanoldladytotakeBailey,thekitten.ButBaileydidnotgetalongwithhis

newhousemate.AssoonasErinlearnedthathewouldbesentaway,sheimmediatelyofferedto

takehimback."IplottedforamonthtopersuademyparentstoletmekeepsaidErin.

Sixyearsago,ErinhadAbby,herbeautifuldaughter.Shedidn'tknowwhatBaileywould

thinkaboutthenewadditionwhenshebroughtherhomefromthehospital.

“Butitwasloveatfirstsight."Erinsaid.BaileystayedbyAbby'sside,guardingand

showeringherwithloveandpurrs（咕噜咕噜叫）.AsAbbygrew,hebecameherprotectivebrother,

watchingoverhereverystepoftheway.Abbypickedupabookonedayandtriedtoreaditwith

Baileybyherside.Hebecameherperfectaudience,andthesweetboywascompletelyattracted

byAbbyasshetoldhimstoriesofwonder.

AvideoshowingAbbyreadingtoBaileywentviral（走红）ontheIntemetin2018.Numerous

peoplefollowedErinonsocialmediaplatforms.

Unfortunately,onDecember8,2018,justmonthsafterbecomingfamous,the14-year-oldcat

passedawayfromkidneyfailure.

AfullmonthafterBailey'spassing,Erinstillgotcardsandgiftsfromcaringindividuals.Itis

thislovethatErinhopesBailey'sfansholdonto.Shewantsherfurry“first-born-tobe

rememberedasasymbolofcompassion（同，情心、）thatinspiresotherstotreattheworldwithlove.

6.WhichofthefollowingbestdescribesErinMerryn?

A.Anablecollegestudent.B.Aperfectmother.

C.Aloverofcats.D.Anonlineleader.

7.WhatdoweknowaboutthecatfromParagraph5?

A.Hewasaskedtoguardthenewlybornbaby.

B.HeshowedAbbymuchlove.

C.Hemadegreatprogressinreading.

D.HesharedmanyinterestingstorieswithAbby.

8.Whodoestheunderlinedword“first-bom“inthelastparagraphreferto?

A.ErinMerryn.B.Theoldlady.C.Bailey.D.Abby.

9.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthetext?

A.NoOrdinaryCat.B.AWonderfulWorld.

C.ImportanceofProtectingAnimals.D.LovefromAnimals.

PeoplecalltheChinesediving（跳水）teama“dreamteam”.Itisoneofthebestdivingteams

intheworldsincethe1990s.Fourteen-year-oldQuanHongchanisamemberoftheteam.

AttheOlympicGamesinTokyo,Quanwasthebiggestdarkhorse.Shewontwogold

medals（奖牌）inthewomen's10-meterplatformdive.ItwasabigsurprisetotheteamandQuan

herself.didnotthinkofwinning（赢得）thegoldmedal,“Shesaid."Ijusttriedtodoagood

job.”

QuanwasborninapoorfamilyinZhanjiang,Guangdong.In2018,shejoinedthe

Guangdongdivingteamandspentthreeyearstherebeforejoiningthenationalteamattheendof

2020.Sherememberedhowitfeltwhenshestartedtolearndivingattheageof7."Itwassomuch

ftm,“shesaid.

Butittakesmorethanjustinterestforabeginnertobecomeagoodplayer.needtopractice

hardeverydayandtrymybesteveryday,“shesaid.

10.Whatdoes“darkhorse^^inparagraph2mean?

A.Agoodplayer.B.Afasterswimmer.

C.Asurprisingwinner.D.Ahorsewithdarkhair.

11.Whatdoesthelastparagraphtellus?

A.Winningiseverything.B.Hardworkisimportant.

C.Interestisthebestteacher.D.Agoodbeginningishalfdone.

12.Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?

A.ThedreamteamofChinaB.China'snewestdivingstar

C・StarsofChinesedivingteamD.Howtomakeyourdreamcometrue

ADanceCompetition

Jennyisaseventhgrader.Sheisverygoodatdancing.Lastyear,sheenteredtheschoofs

dancecompetitionandwonthefirstplace.Herwholeclasswastheretosupporther.Thisyear,the

schoolheldanotherdancecompetition,buttherewasachange—thecompetitionhadtobedone

inpairs.

Jenny'sclassexpectedhertowinthecompetitionagainthisyear,butJennywasunsureofit

becauseshehadneverdancedwithapartnerbefore.Sheaskedsomeboysinherclasstoenter

withher,buttheyallsaidnobecausetheydidnotknowhowtodance.

Shefinallyturnedtooneofherfriends,Carl.Carlrefusedatfirstbecausehecouldn'tdance

either.Jennyinsisted.Finallyheagreedtojointhecompetition.Jennywasveryhappy.

Thecompetitionwasintwomonths.Jennymadeagoodplantoincreasetheirchanceof

winning.Onthefirstfewdays,Jennychoseapieceofmusic,andplannedouttheirdanceroutine

（整套动作）.Thentheyspenttwoweeksmemorizingtheirsteps.ItwasverydifficultforCarlat

first,butfinallyhegotthehangofit.Theyspenttherestofthetimeperfectingtheirmoves.

Thedayofthecompetitionarrived.Theyweregoingupagainstnineotherpairs,andthey

weretoperfbnnlast.Thepairsthisyearwerebetterdancerscomparedtolastyear'scompetition.

Jennygotnervous.Carlnoticedthisandtoldher,"It'llbeokay,Jenny.Youaregreat,andI'msure

we'llwin.^^JennyfeltbetterafterhearingCarl'swords.Soon,itwastheirturntoperfonn.They

wereofftoagreatstart.Peoplebegancheeringthemon.

Aftertheirperformance,thejudgescountedupthescores.JennyandCarlwon!Theirhard

workfinallypaidoff.Theywerepresentedwithatrophy（奖杯）,andtheywereveryhappy.

13.HowdidJennyfeelaboutwinningthisyear'scompetitionatfirst?

A.Excited.B.Unsure.C.Uninterested.D.Hopeful.

14.WhatdidJennyandCarlspendtwoweeksdoing?

A.Choosingmusictodanceto.B.Perfectingtheirmoves.

C.Planningouttheirdanceroutine.D.Memorizingtheirsteps.

15.WhycouldJennyandCarlwinthecompetition?

A.Theywerebothgreatdancers.

B.Theotherpairsgavepoorperformance.

C.Theymadeagreatefforttoprepareforit.

D.Jennyhadmuchexperienceofdancinginpairs.

Ifyou'reworkingtobecomebetterorhopingtomakeachange,you'llprobablyhearyour

familyandfriendssay"gobigorgohome”.Butsometimesbiggoalscanshootyouinthefoot.So,

isitgoodtosethighexpectations?

Havinghighexpectationscouldbebeneficial.Itcanmotivate（激励）youandincreaseyour

productivity.Whenyouhavehighexpectationsforsomething,you'llprobablybehaveinways

whichcanhelpmakeyourexpectationscometrue.Forexample,ifyoubelievethatyou'reableto

scoreanAinatest,youwillprobablyspendalotoftimeworkingonit.Andwhenyouhaveto

completeawrittentaskbeforethedeadline,havingexpectationsonyourselfcanmotivateyouto

keepongoing.Anotherbenefitofsettinghighexpectationsisthatasyoustartmeetingyour

expectations,you'llbeevenmoremotivatedtosethighergoalsforyourself.Inaddition,having

highexpectationsonyourselfdoesn'tonlybenefityou.You'relikelytoencourageotherstobe

moreproductive!Whilethere'splentyofgoodthatcomesfromsettinghighexpectations,going

overboardandbeingunrealisticinexpectationscanbedetrimental.

Havinghighexpectationssometimescancausepsychological（心理的）problems,suchas

worryandunhappiness.Thefindingsofastudyshowedthatagroupofstudentswhowere

expectedtodoperfectlybytheirparentsexperiencedseriousstressandanxiety（焦虑）.Great

expectationscanalsoleadtogreatdisappointment.Thisisespeciallytruewhenyouset

expectationsonotherpeoplewhoseactionsyoucannotcontrol.Forexample,ifyou'refeeling

aloneandyoucallupyourfriends,yousurelyexpectthemtomakeyoufeelbetter.Whenthisfails

tohappen,youwillfeeldisappointedanddispleasedwithyourfriends.Toavoidthissituation,you

shouldacceptyourfriendsforwhotheyareandsetyourexpectationsaroundreality.

Itishardtomanageexpectations,butthemaingoalistofindtheperfectbalanceinsettinga

morerealisticandachievableexpectation.Learntoletgoofthings,especiallywhentheydon't

turnoutthewayyouhoped.Mostimportantly,don'tbeafraidtocelebrateyourvictoriesnomatter

howsmalltheyare.

16.Ifyouhaveahighexpectationonyourself,youwillprobably.

A.discourageothersB.workhardtorealizeit

C.bemoreconfidentthanbeforeD.havehighexpectationsonothers

17.Theword“detrimental“inParagraph2probablymeans“

A.harmfulB.unusualC.disappointingD.impossible

18.Thewriterprobablyagreesthat.

A.it'swisetoaskyourfriendstohelpyousetexpectations

B.stressisverylikelytohelpyouachieveyourexpectations

C.parentsshouldavoidsettingexpectationsontheirchildren

D.weshouldsetexpectationsonothersaccordingtothereality

19.Whatisthewriter'smainpurposeinwritingthispassage?

A.Toofferadviceonhowtorealizeexpectations.

B.Toexplainwhypeopleliketosethighexpectations.

C.Toleadpeopletotakearightattitudetowardsexpectations.

D.Toencouragepeopletosethighexpectationsforthemselves.

Sportsplayanimportantroleinteenagers,lives.Theyhelpteenagerskeepfitandteachthem

teamwork.Fourteenagersfromdifferentcountriestalkabouttheirsports.

LiYueChina

Idomanysports,butmyfavouriteistabletennis.Iplaytabletennisina

clubattheweekendandI'mquitegoodatit.OnSaturdayIteachsome

%youngerchildrentoplaytabletennis,andthat'sgoodfun.

Sophie,Britain

Mysportisrugby.IplayfortheUI5s,theteamforplayersundertheage

of15.MyteamalwaysplaysamatchonSaturdayorSunday,andIusually

gotopracticegamesthreetimesonweekdays.Ifshardwork,butifs

ineverboring!

Ben,Canada

Ilovethesnowandthemountains.Intheholidays,Ialwaysgotothe

mountainswithmyfamily.Igosnowboardingwithmysisterandother

youngpeopleeveryday,andI'mgettingreallygood.Iwanttobea

famoussnowboarderoneday.

Laura,America

IstartedrunningwhenIwasreallyyoung.WhenIwas13,1joinedaclub

andstartedtakingpartincompetitions.Ihaveneverwonarace,butI'm

improvingallthetime.That'sthemostimportantthingforme.I'vealso

1mademanyfriendssincejoiningtheclub.

20.Whoisgoodatplayingtabletennis?

A.LiYue.B.Sophie.C.Ben.D.Laura.

21.WhatdoesSophiealwaysdoattheweekend?

A.Playamatch.B,Gosnowboarding.

C.Gotopracticegames.D.Practicerunninginaclub.

22.WhatsthemostimportantthingforLaura?

A.Winningraces.B.Enjoyingthesport.

C.Makingfriends.D.Improvingallthetime.

Doyouknowthetwolovelymascots（吉祥物）？Youmayknowthefive"Fuwa"dollsfrom

the2008BeijingOlympicGames.OnSeptember17,2019,thetwolovelymascotsfirstshowedon

TV.Now,lefsseewhotheyare.

Lookatthepanda!Itlookslikeanastronaut.Itwearsaniceshellandlooksfat,sowecallit

“BingDwenDwen”.Whiteisthecolouroficeandsnow."BingDwenDwen“likesicesportsvery

muchandisgoodatthem.That'swhyitisthemascotof2022BeijingWinterOlympicGames.

Theredheartshapeinitslefthandmeanswelcomingthefriendsfromothercountries.Thebright

coloursofthecirclesarounditsfacestandforiceandsnowsporttracks,meaningconnectivityand

advancedtechnologies.

Doyouthinktheredmascotlookslikealantern（灯笼）？Thelantern'snameis“ShueyRhon

Rhon”.WhentheChineseNewYearcomes,peoplealwaysmakeorbuyredlanterns.Redisthe

colourofhopeandgoodluck,sopeoplethinktheii*dreamswillcometrueinthenewyear.4tShuey

RhonRhon^^cangiveplayershopeandhelpthemdowellinthe2022BeijingWinterParalympic

Games（残奥会）.

Manypeopleindifferentcountrieslikethetwomascotsverymuch,andtheyshowtheirlove

forthemontheInternet.

23.isthemascotof2022BeijingWinterOlympicGames.

A."Fuwa"dollsB.BingDwenDwen

C.AnastronautD.ShueyRhonRhon

24.Whereistheredheart?

A.IfsonShueyRhonRhon'sface.B.It'sonBingDwenDwen'sneck.

C.It'sonShueyRhonRhon'slantern.D.It'sonBingDwenDwen'slefthand.

25.WhydopeoplemakeorbuyredlanternswhentheChineseNewYearcomes?

A.Becauseitiseasytomakeredlanterns.

B.Because"ShueyRhonRhon"isamascot.

C.Becausepeoplethinkredlanternsareverylovely.

D.Becausepeoplethinkredlanternscanbringgoodluck.

26.Fromthepassage,wecanlearn.

A."BingDwenDwen^^canskateverywell.

B.”ShueyRhonRhon^^likesicesportsandisgoodatthem.

C.ThetwolovelymascotswerefirstshowedonTVonSeptember16.

D.EverybodylikesthetwomascotsandshowshisloveontheInternet.

27.What'sthebesttitleofthepassage?

A.ThesportsinOlympicGames.

B.TwoOlympicmascotscometolife.

C.2022BeijingWinterParalympicGames.

D.2022BeijingWinterOlympicGames.

Long,longagotherewasnozero.Towritethenumbersixty-threepeoplewrote63.lbwrite

sixhundredandthree,peoplewrote63.Thespacebetweensixandthreewastheretomean"not

any"tens.Sometimespeopledidnotrememberthespace.Itwashardtoseeandread.Later

peopleusedadottoholdthespace.Sixhundredandthreelookedlikethis6.3.Butthedot（点）

washardtosee.Sopeopleputacirclearounditlikethis6O3.Thenpeoplecouldseethedot.

Theyrememberedthespace.Atlast,onlythecirclearoundthedotwasused.Itwaslikeazero.

Thisisonestoryofhowthezerocametobeused.Nowzerohasmanyimportantuses.Zerotells

howmany.Canyoutellsomeotherwaysofusingzero?

28.Long,longagopeopledidn'tknowhowto.

A.writeB.writezeroC.writenumbersD.sixty-three

29.Long,longagoiftheywrotetwohundredandeight,peoplewrote.

A.28B.28C.228D.20868

30.Laterwasusedtomeanspace.

A.”notany”B.letter"。"C.zeroD.adot

31.Thestorytellsus.

A.howzerocametobeused

B.howtowritezero

C.what'stheuseofzero

D.thatzeromeansadot,acircleorspace

Hip-hopdancing（街舞）ispopularwithmanyyoungpeopletoday.Theylikeitbecausethey

caninventtheirownmoves（动作）.Theyusethisdancetoshowtheirloveforlife.Italsoshows

thattheyfeelgoodaboutlife,thattheyjustwanttobethemselvesandenjoylife,andthattheyare

notafraidofchallenges（挑战）.

Hip-hopdancinghasahistoryofmorethan30years.Itfirstbeganinthe1980sintheUS.In

earlytimes,itwasseeninNewYorkandLosAngles.Atthattime,manyyoungblackpeopleoften

dancedtothemusicinthestreet.Theyusedtheirlegs,arms,headsandevenshoulderstodance.

Manyyoungpeoplestillusemostofthesemovestoday.

Hip-hopdancingbecamepopularallovertheworldbecauseofthe1983movieFlash-dance.

SomepeopleperformedHip-hopdancinginthemovie.Peopleenjoyedtheirperformance.They

begantodancelikethem.Thenitbecamepopular.TherearetwokindsofHip-hopdancing:new

schoolandoldschool.MoreandmoreyoungpeoplearelearningHip-hopdancing.Peoplebelieve

thatitisagoodwaytoexercisetheirbodies,andthatitisgoodfortheirhealth.

32.YoungpeoplelikeHip-hopdancingbecause.

A.ithasahistoryofmorethan20yearsB.itfirstbeganintheUS

C.theycaninventtheirownmovesD.manyyoungblackpeopleoftendanceit

33.Inthe1980s,peoplecanseehip-hopdancing.

A.inthemoviesB.inthestreetsC.inoldschoolsD.innewschools

34.Theyoungblackpeopleusedtheirtodanceatthattime.

A.LegsB.headsC.armsandshouldersD.alloftheabove

35.Hip-hopdancingbecamepopularallovertheworldbecauseof.

A.amovieB.itshistoryC.itsmovesD.afamousdancer

36.WhichofthefollowingistrueaboutHip-hopdancing?

A.Ifsnotagoodwaytoexercise.

B.Itshowsthatyoungpeoplefeelbadaboutlife.

C.Youngpeopleusethisdancetoshowtheirloveforlife.

D.Itshowsthatyoungpeopleareafraidofproblems.

EverydaythereislessandlessspaceontheEarthforrubbish.Yeteverydaywemakemore

andmorerubbish.Whatcanwedo?Wecanrecyclesomeofourrubbish.Recyclingmeansthat

therubbishwillbemadeintosomethingthatcanbeusedagain.

RecyclinghelpsEarth.Anditsavesspaceinrubbishdumps.Halfofeverythingthatweput

intolandfillscouldberecycledinstead.Infact,mostthingsmadeofpaper,metal,glassandplastic

canberecycled.

Papercanbebrokenintosmallpiecesandmadeintonewpaper.Steelandaluminumcans（金

属罐）canbemelteddown（熔化）andmadeintonewcans.Thesameistrueofglassbottles.This

canbedoneoverandoveragain.Recyclingdoesn'ttakeasmuchenergyasmakingthesethings

thefirsttime.SowecanuselessofEarth'sfuelresources.

Plasticcanbemelteddown,too.Thenitcanbeformedintoparkbenches,playgroundsand

soon.Somepeoplecallplasticthe"wood"ofthefuture.Thingsmadeofplasticwilllastabout

400years-eveniftheystayoutsideintheweather.Nowoodcandothat!

37.Theunderlinedword“landfiHs”inParagraph2probablymeans.

A.greenmountainsB.recyclingcenters

C.placesforrubbishD.benchfactories

38.Accordingtothepassage,whathappensatlasttothecans?

A.Thecanisputintoarecyclingbin.B.Peopleusethecanstofillthings.

C.Steelcansareusedtobuildwalls.D.Thecansaremelteddownandreused.

39.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?

A.Cansshouldbemelteddown.

B.Oldnewspaperscanbereused.

C.Wecanbuildbenchesatlast400years.

D.Weshouldrecycleeverythingthatwecan.

Whatcomestoyourmindwhenyouthinkabouthealthyfood?Somesayyoucannevergo

wrongwithfreshfruitandvegetables;otherssaymeatandseafoodarealsogoodforus.

Scientists（科学家）learnalotaboutthekindsoffoodpeopleneed.Theysaythattherearesome

kindsoffoodpeopleshouldeateveryday.

•Greenandyellowvegetablesofallkinds;

•Citrus（柑橘类）fruitsandtomatoes;

•Potatoesandotherfruitsandvegetables;

•Breadorcereal（谷类食物）andriceisalsoofthiskind;

•Beeforsomethinglikebeef.

Peopleindifferentcountriesandplacesoftheworldeatdifferentkindsoffood.Andtheyeat

inmanykindsofways.Peoplealsoeatatdifferenttimesoftheday.Scientistssaythatthe

difference（不同之处）isn'treallyimportant.Itdoesn'tmatterifthefoodisraw（生的），cookedor

frozen（冰冻的）.Itdoesn'tmatterifapersoneatsdinneratfouro'clockintheafternoonorat

elevenatnight.

40.Accordingtoscientists,whichgroupoffooddopeopleneedforeachday?

A.Potatoes,riceandbread.

B.Chicken,porkandbread.

C.Oranges,bananasandtomatoes.

D.Beef,oranges,riceandcabbages（卷心菜）.

41.Whichofthefollowingsentencesisthebestastheending（结尾）ofthelastParagraph?

A.Theimportantthingiswhatyoueateveryday.

B.You'dbetterhavebreakfastanddinnerearly.

C.Cookingfoodwon'ttakeyousomuchtime.

D.Peopleindifferentplaceseatindifferentways.

42.Youmayreadthispassageinamagazinecalled.

A.TravelinChinaB.SportsTodayC.FoodandHealthD.FilmsandStars

Herearefourgreatdoctorswhogot2020theMedaloftheRepublic（共和国勋章）andthe

nationalhonorarytitle（国家荣誉称号）,"thePeople'sHero”（人民英雄）.

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45.WhatdoesZhangDingyulooklike?

A.Hehasawidemouth.B.Hehasabignose.

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Beep!Beep!Beep!Thebarcode（条形码）technology（科技）makesitfasterandeasiertobuy

thingsinstores.Thisyear,thegreatinventionis50yearsold!

OnaSundayafternoonin1971,anIBMengineernamedGeorgeLaurercameupwithacode

（代码）thatcouldbeprintedonfoodpackages（包装）.Basedonthiscode,acompletecodesystem

cameintobeinglater.Thesystemwasusedbymanycompaniesfrom1973.Beforethis,

shopkeepershadtowritedownpricesbyhand,whichtookmuchtimeandenergy.

Actually,abarcodeisreallyasimpleidea:showeachproduct,s（产品的）informationin

dififerentnumbers（justliketheIDcardnumberfortheproduct）,thenincludethesenumbersintoa

codeandprintitforcomputerstoread.Ithasturnedouttobeareallygreatinvention.

Whatinformationdoesabarcodecarry?Wheretheproduct（产品）comesfrom,itsprice,

productiondate...younameit.Itcanalsohelpstoresalwaysknowabouttheirproducts.For

example,ifthereare10boxesofmilkandacustomerbuysone,itwillberecordedsothatthe

storeownerknowstherearenineboxesleftontheshelf.Inthe1980s,librariesstartedusing

barcodestofollowtheirbooksinthisway.

Inspired（启发）byit,themoredevelopedcodeshavebeeninventedlater,suchasQRcodes.

QRcodescanholdmoreinformation.Theycantellcustomerswhatmaterialsareusedina

productoriftheproductissuitableforcertainpeople.Thiskeepsprovidingthecustomerswith

greatertrustintheproductstheywillbuy.

47.WhatcanwelearnfromParagraph2?

A.Thecodesystemwasmadeinthemorning.B.Manycompaniesbegantousebarcodesin

1971.

C.TheIBMengineernamedGeorgeLaureris50yearsoldnow.D.Itwashardtorecord

products5pricesbeforebarcodeswereinvented.

48.Whatinformationcanwelearnfromabarcode?

©theproduct9sproductiondate

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