北京市西城区2021-2023年中考英语二模试题分类汇编：阅读表达

北京市西城区

2021-2023年中考英语二模试题分类汇编

阅读表达

2023年北京市西城区中考二模英语试题

四、阅读表达（34-36题，每题2分；37题4分。共10分）

阅读短文，根据短文内容回答问题。

FightingWildfiresthroughInvention

Attheageof13,PrishaShroffsawsomethingthatmadeherwanttochangetheworld.She

wasinthecarwithherfamilyonthewayhome,whenabigwildfirecameinsightandforced

themtoturnback.

"Isawitinperson,5,shesays."Theairpollutionwassobadthatweweretoldnottostep

outsideofourcar,oroutsideofourhouse."

Atthesametime,Prisharememberedseeingotherwildfiresonthenews.Shethought,t4This

isn'tjustasmallproblem,ifsaworldwideproblem.9,Andshedecidedtolookforawaytohelp.

Theopportunitycamewhensheattendedhermiddle-schoolsciencefair.Forherproject,

Prishadecidedtodesignasystemthatcoulddiscoverandputoutwildfires.UsingA.Land

satelliteimagery（卫星影像），itcouldknowwherewildfireswouldtakeplaceandalsodiscover

activefires.

In2021,PrishawontheLemelsonAwardforInvention,whosegoalistoencourageyoung

futurescientists,engineers,andinventorstosolvesomeoftheworld'sbiggestchallenges."That

wasthefirstbigprizethatI'dgotten,shesays.nItreallygavemeconfidencetofindwaystosolve

bigproblems,andthatIhavetheabilitytomakeabigdifference.n

Now16,Prishaisworkinghardonherdesigntohelpfirestations.Itisadronesenttoan

activefiretospreadretardant（阻燃齐ll）.uIftheydiscoverawildfire,thedronecanflythere,put

itout,andcomebacko''Prishasays.

Prishaiscrazyaboutcreatingsolutionstonotonlymitigate（缓解）wildfires,butalsothe

effectsofclimatechangeingeneral."Thisisourplanet,we

shouldtakecareofit,"shesays.Prishanowrunsaspecial

programatherschool,andhasspokenattheUnitedNations

abouttheimportanceoflearningcertainknowledgeandcoming

upwithmoreinventionstohelpfightagainstclimatechange.

droneTofutureyounginventors,Prishasaysthekeyistonot

simplyhopesomethinghappens,buttoactuallytryhardtomakeithappen,"Youdon'tneedto

changethewholeworld,butyoucanstillchangesomeone'swholeworld,"shesays.

34.WhatdidPrishaseeonthewayhome?

35.WhatisthegoalofLemelsonAwardforInvention!

36.HowwillPrisha'sdronehelpfirestations?

37.AmongPrisha'squalities（品格），whichone（s）doyouvaluethemost?Why?

2022年北京市西城区中考二模英语试卷

（2022.北京西城・统考二模）阅读短文，根据短文内容回答问题。

Couldwhatyoubelieveaboutyourselfhaveaneffectonyoursuccessorfailure?According

toStanfordpsychologistCarolDweck,yourbeliefsplayakeyroleinwhatyouwantandwhether

youachieveit.Dweckhasfoundthatitisyourmindsetthatplaysanimportantroleindeciding

achievementandsuccess.So,whatexactlyisamindset?Amindsetisasetofbeliefsthatshape

howyoumakesenseoftheworldandyourself.Itinfluenceshowyouthink,feel,andbehavein

anygivensituation.

AccordingtoDweck,therearetwobasicmindsets:fixedandgrowth.Ifyouhaveafixed

mindset,youbelieveyourabilitiesarefixedandthereforecan'tbechanged.Youmayalsobelieve

thatyourtalentandintelligence（智商）aloneleadstosuccess.Andeffortisnotrequired.Ifyou

haveagrowthmindset,youbelievethatyourtalentsandabilitiescanbedevelopedovertime

througheffortanddetermination（决心）.Peoplewiththismindsetdon'tnecessarilybelievethat

everyonecanbecomeEinsteinorMozartjustbecausetheytry.Theydo,however,believethat

everyonecangetsmarterormoretalentediftheyworkatit.

Yourmindsetplaysanimportantroleinhowyoudealwithlife'schallenges.Whenchildren

haveagrowthmindset,theyhungerforlearningandhaveadesiretoworkhardanddiscovernew

things.Thisoftentranslatesintoachievementineducation.Asadults,thesesamepeoplearemore

likelytokeepgoinginthefaceofdifficulties.Insteadofgivingup,adultswithagrowthmindset

viewitasanopportunitytolearnandgrow.Ontheotherhand,thosewithfixedmindsetsaremore

likelytogiveupinthefaceofchallengingsituations.Dwecksuggeststhatpeopleshouldgetridof

theirfixedmindset.Here'show:

•Focusonthejourney.Whenbuildingagrowthmindset,itisimportanttoseethevaluein

yourjourney.Whenyou'refixatedontheendresult,youmissoutonallthethingsyoucouldbe

learningalongtheway.

•Add“yet"toyourlife.Ifyou'rehavingtroublewithatask,remindyourselfthatyoujust

haven'tmasteredit"yet".Addingthiswordintoyourvocabularyshowsthatinthefaceoftroubles,

youcanovercome（克月艮）anything.

•Payattentiontoyourwordsandthoughts.Replacenegativethoughtswithmorepositive

onestobuildagrowthmindset.

•Takeonchallenges.Makingmistakesisoneofthebestwaystolearn.So,insteadof

shyingawayfromchallenges,welcomethem.

34.Whatisamindset?

35.Whichmindsetmakesyoubelieveyourabilitiescan'tbechanged?

36.Whatdoadultswithagrowthmindsetthinkofdifficulties?

37.WhatareDweck'ssuggestionsaboutdevelopingagrowthmindset?

38.Someonesays,'TmnotgoodatEnglish,andIcandonothingaboutit.”

Isthisanexampleofagrowthmindsetorafixedmindset?Why?

2021年北京市西城区中考二模英语试卷

四、阅读回答问题

Blindnessneedsnotpreventpeoplefromexcelling.

AvideoclipofXiongLinghao,an18-year-oldblindgirlplayingBeethoven'sPathetique

SonatainaninternationalyouthpianocompetitioninShanghai,wentonline.

XiongLinghao,whostartedlearningthepianoatage6,saidherfavoritestarisLudwigvan

Beethoven,whobegantosufferfromhearingproblemsinhis20sandlaterwentcompletelydeaf.

Theirphysicalchallengesledbothofthemtoformaconnectionwiththeworldthrough

music,saidthe18-year-oldfromMianyang,SichuanProvince,whowasbompremature（早产）

andlosthereyesightinearlybabyhoodduetoamedicalaccident.

Xiong'smotherdiscoveredherdaughterhadatalentformusicearlyinherchildhood.Atage

3,shecouldplaychildren'ssongsonasmallelectricpianoathome.

“Thepianoismybestfriend,saidXiong."Thepianohasaccompaniedmethroughoutmy

upsanddownsinitsownway.Itbringssomuchpleasureintomylifeandempowersmewith

determination."Learningtoplaythepiano,whichusuallyhas88keys,isnoteasyforpeoplewho

areblind.Atfirst,herteacherhelpedherplaceherhandsandfingersproperly.

"RepeatedpracticeiskeybecauseIneedmusclememorytofindtherightkeys,“she

explained.44Ipayattentiontoeachminorstepineachphraseandneedtobefairlyexactwiththe

angleofhowIcontrolmyhands,wristsandfingers.^^

Shehascomposedseveralsongs,includingonecalledthe“LittleDoginDream”,whereshe

imaginedherlifewiththecompanyofaguidedog.Lyrics（歌词）like"blueskiesandrainbow

slides"wereusedbythegirl,whosaidshecould"see"theworldthroughmusic.Xiongexpectsto

gotoauniversityinBeijingandmajorinmusicperformanceormusicproduction.Ifshehad

visionforthreedays,Xiongsaid,shewouldseehowshelooks,cookabigmealforherparents

andtakeawalkintheplacesshehasbeentohundredsoftimes.t4lalsowouldliketoseewithmy

eyeswhatthepianothathasaccompaniedmeformorethanadecadelookslike,^^shesaid.

34.WhendidXiongstartlearningthepiano?

35.WhorealizedXionghadatalentformusic?

36.WhydoesXiongconsiderthepianoherbestfriend?

37.WhatisXiong'sexpectationforthefuture?

38.WhathelpedXiongbecomeexcellent?

答案：

2023年北京市西城区中考二模英语试题

34.Abigwildfire.

35.Toencourageyoungfuturescientists,engineers,andinventorstosolvesomeof