江苏省盐城市射阳县2021-2023年中考英语一模试题分类汇编：阅读理解

江苏省盐城市射阳县

2021-2023年中考英语一模试题分类汇编

阅读理解

2023年江苏省盐城市射阳县中考一模英语试卷

三、阅读理解（共20小题，每小题2分，计40分）

（一）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。

A

Apartmenttorent（出租），16XingfuRoad,DreamHome

Wehaveacomfortablethree-bedroomapartmentto

rent.Theapartmentisinaverygoodcondition!

•onelargelivingroom•threebedrooms

•abigkitchen«twobathrooms

Doyoulikethequietlife?Theapartmentisforyou!

Beautifulviewsofthefieldsandwoodsoutofthe

balconyOnlytenminutes1walktothecitycenter.

Petsandchildrenarewelcome!

Only¥600amonth（inadvance,please）.

Interested?PleasetelephoneMr.ZhangTel:019405486574Neighbourhood

21.Howmuchshouldyoupayifyouwanttorenttheapartmentforaseason?

A.¥600B.¥1,200.C.¥1,800D.¥2,400.

22.WhichofthefollowingisTrue?

A.Theapartmentisfarfromthecitycenter.

B.Peoplewithpetscannotrenttheapartment.

C.Onlychildrenandanimalscanrenttheapartment.

D.Youcanenjoythebeautyofnaturebylivingintheapartment.

23.Wherecanyouprobablyseetheposter?

A.Inasciencemuseum.B.Inthecommunitycentre.

C.Inasportsclub.D.Inashoppingmall.

B

DoyoustillrememberthelessonfromChina'sTiangongspacestationlastyear?OnMarch

23,astronautsZhaiZhigang,WangYapingandYeGuangfugaveanotherone!Itwas

live-streamedworldwide.Whatfunexperimentsdidtheydothistime?

Abridgeofwater

Howdoyoubuilda"bridge"withwater?It'shardtodoitonEarth.Butinthespacestation,

withlittlegravity,it'squiteeasy!

Inthelesson,WangYapingfirstmadetwowaterballsontwoplates,thenletthemtoucheach

other.Next,Wangpulledthetwoplatesaway,andthewaterbetweenthemdidn'tbreak.Itbecame

a"bridge"!Thisisbecausethesurfacetension（张力）ofwaterisnotaffectedbygravityinspace.

ThesurfacetensionkeepsthenskinMofthewaterstrongsothatthebridgedoesn'tbreak.

Separatewaterandoil

IfwemixoilandwaterinabottleonEarth,wecanseparatethemquicklybecausetheyhave

differentdensities（密度）.Gravitybringsthewaterdownwhiletheoilstaysontop.However,if

youdothisinthespacestation,withnogravity,oilandwaterwillmixtogether.

Howcanweseparatethem,then?Inthelesson,YeGuangfurotatedspunthebottletocreate

centrifugalforce.Withthisman——madegravity,theheavierwaterandthelighteroilareseparated.

24.Wecanbuilda"bridge“withwatereasilybecauseofinspace.

A.thesurfaceofwaterB.thestrong"skin"ofwater

C.littlegravityD.nogravity

25.IfwemixoilandwaterinabottleonEarth,.

A.theywillbeseparatedB.theywillmixtogether

C.theoilwillgodownD.thewaterwillstayonthetop

26.WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?

A.Theastronautsonlygaveonelessonfromthespacestation.

B.Thetwoexperimentswerelive—streamedinChina.

C.Wecanbuilda"bridge"withwateronEartheasily.

D.Inthespacestation,oilandwatercanbeseparatedsoonwithcentrifugalforce.

C

①OntheStorkTower

byWangZhihuan

Thesunbeyondthemountainglows;

TheYellowRiverseawards▲___

Youcanenjoyagrandersight;

Byclimbingtoagreaterheight.

（TranslatedbyXuYuanchong）

②Thispoemisonly20characterslong,butitsperfectmixtureofbeautyandphilosophical

（哲理的）thinkinghasmadeitaclassicforcenturies.Thefirsttwolinesofthepoemdescribe

scenery,whilethelasttwolinesshowthepoet'sfeelings.

③WangZhihuanusedcleverwordplaytowritethispoem.Thefirstandsecondlinesmatch

intermsoftheirsoundandmeaning,asdothethirdandfourthlines.

④Thefirstlinedescribesthesettingsuninthewest,whilethesecondlinedescribestheriver

flowingtowardstheeast.Together,theymakeforagreatview.Thethirdandfourthlinespointout

thefactthatthehigheronestands,thefartheronecansee.Thisnotonlyshowsthepoet'sgreat

aspirations,butalsoencouragespeopletokeepmovingaheadandnottoletsuccessorfailurego

totheirheads.

⑤WangZhihuan(688-742)wasaTangDynastypoet.Hewasabraveman.Helikedtotravel

acrossChina,drinkingandwavinghisswordaroundwhilesinging.Hewasgoodatwriting

quatrains.MostofWang'spoemsdescribenaturalsceneryandlifeinthefrontierofhiscountry.

WangwasgoodfriendswithfrontierpoetsGaoShiandWangChangling.

27.Whichwordmaybethebesttofillintheblank?

A.runsB.swimsC.flowsD.walks

28.Fromthepassage,weknowWangZhihuanis

A.shybuttalentedB.aspiringandbraveC.unfriendlyandlonelyD.sadbuthumorous

29.Whichofthefollowingwordsharesthesimilarmeaningwiththewordaspirations?

A.achievementsB.progressC.contributionsD.will

30.Ifweputthepassageintothreeparts,whichofthefollowingisthebest?

A.①/②③④/⑤B.①②/③④/⑤C.①/②③/④⑤D.①②③/④/⑤

D

Schoolstartedagain,andsoontheinkinTom'sspellingbookwasfound.Tomsaidhehadn't

splittheink,butthatmadeitlookasifhewerelying.BeckyalmostsaidAlfredTemplehaddone

it,butshekeptquiet.ShethoughtthatTomwouldtelltheteacheraboutherTHEADVENTURESOF

tearinghisbook,soshedidn'tsavehim.Mr.BobbinsbeathimandthenTOMSAWYER

Tomwentbacktohisseat.

AfteranhourMr.Bobbinsunlockedhisdeskandtookouthisbook.

TomlookedoveratBecky.Shelookedlikeahuntedandhelplessrabbit.

Thenextmomentthemasterfacedthechildren.Therewasalongsilence,

thenhespoke,HWhotorethisbook?"

Therewasn'tasound.Theteachersearchedtheirfaces.

"BenjaminRogers,didyoudoit?"

Benjaminsaidno.

"JosephHarper,didyou?"

Josephalsosaidno.Bobbinslookedattherowsofboys,thoughtforamoment,thenturned

tothegirls.

"AmyLawrence?,1

Ashakeofthehead.

"GracieMiller?1'

Thesamesign.

Beckywasnext.Tomwasshakingfromheadtofoot.

"RebeccaThatcher?"—(Tomlookedatherface:itwaswhitewithterror)—"didyoutear?一

no,lookatmyface-didyoutearthisbook?"

Tomjumpedtohisfeetandshouted,HIdidit!n

Thechildrenlookedathisfoolishactinsurprise.

Andwhenhesteppedforwardforhispunishment,hesawthesurprise,thethanks,andthe

lovethatcamefromBecky'seyes.Thiswasenoughforonehundredbeatings.Andhedidn'teven

mindstayingfortwohoursafterschool,becauseheknewthatBeckywaswaitingforhimoutside.

TomwenttobedthatnightplanningsomeactionsonAlfredTemple,forBeckyhadtoldhim

everything.AndhefellasleepwithBecky'slastwordstohiminhisear,uTom,youareso

great."

31.HowmanystudentsdidMr.Bobbinsasktofindoutwhotorethisbook?

A.FiveB.SixC.SevenD.Eight

32.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“it"inthepassagereferto?

A.splittheink.B.tearthebook.C.unlockthedesk.D.jumptofeet.

33.Whichistherightorderofwhathappenedinthestory?

①GracieMillerrepliedtotheteacherbyshakingherhead.

②ThechildrenweresurprisedatTom'sfoolishact.

③Tomwasbeatenfortheinksplitinhisspellingbook.

（4）BeckywasthankfultoTomforwhathedidforher.

⑤Mr.bobbins1bookwascarelesslytornbyBecky.

A.⑤③①④②B.⑤③①②④C.③①②⑤④D.③⑤①②④

34.WhatisTomlikeaccordingtothispartofthestory?

A.SelfishB.MeanC.PatientD.Warm-hearted

35.Whatcanyouinfer（推断）fromthispassage?

A.TomhatesBeckyverymuch.

B.AmyLawrencetoretheteachefsbook.

C.AlfredTemplemightbepunishedbyTomthenextday.

D.TomwaitedforBeckyoutsidetheclassroomafterschool.

（二）阅读短文，并从下面方框的六个句子中选择五个还原到文中，使原文的意思完整、连

贯。

Readingisoftenalonelyactivity.Thismeansthatexceptfbrthetimeswhenyourteacher

readstoyou,oryouarepartofabookgroupthatdiscusseswhatyouarereading,itisusuallydone

alone.36Itistheperfectwaytosharewithyourfriendsapieceofworkyoulove.

It'simportanttorecitepoemsbecauseitgivesyouconfidenceandhelpswithyourreading.

Whenyouareveryinterestedinrecitingpoems,37

Itbringsthemalive.Onceyouhavepickedapoem,youdon*tneedtorememberit.Justread

fromabookwhenyouperform.38

Beforeperforming,spendplentyoftimepractisingthepoemandgettingtoknowthewords'

rhythms.39Getthesenseofthepoemasawhole,notjustthewords.Withalotof

poems,youYediscoveringthewordsasyougoalong.Tothelistener,it*sajourneyofdiscovery

you'vestartedonwithwords.

40Thekeytodealingwithitistorealizethateveryonefeelsthatway,and

thosewhoperformwellhavelearnedtofaceit.Rememberthemoreyouperform,theeasierit

gets.

A.performingthemislikeactinginatheatre.

B.Trynottostopattheendofeveryline.

C.However,recitingapoemisdifferent.

D.Don'tbeafraidofrecitingapoem.

E.Youdon'thavetoworryaboutforgettingthewords.

F.Manypeoplemightbeworriedaboutfeelingnervous

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三、阅读单选

Shouldgaminghaveatimelimit?

Whatyouneedtoknow

♦TheChinesegovernmenthasannouncedsomenew

rulestolimitteens'onlinegametime.Youngpeople

underage18canplayforanhouradayonFridays,

weekendsandholidays.♦Theruleshopetostop■YES

NO

youngpeoplefromgettinglostinplayingvideo■

games.

^^j^Q^^^ThreereasonswhyNO

ThreereasonswhyYESthere

thereshouldnotbetimelimitsonvideo

shouldbetimelimitsonvideogames.

games.

求Researchhasfoundthatgamescan

*Videogamesarefun,soit'seasytospendlotsof

improveplayers,abilitytoprocess

timeplayingthem.*Thereareotherfunwaysto

difficultinformation.*Gamingcanbea

spendtime-readingbooks,cookingordoing

socialactivityandisagoodwayto

exercise.Limitingvideogamingmeansmoretimefor

connectwithfriendsifthey'renotinthe

these.

sameplace.

*Spendingtoomuchtimesittingdownisnotgood

*Peopleshouldbeabletochoosehowto

fortheirhealth.

spendtheirfreetime.

31.Whohastofollowtherules?

A.Ben,15,amiddleschoolstudent.B.Amy,19,acollegestudent.

C.Jason,24,acomputerprogrammer.D.Linda,30,amotheroftwoboys.

32.Whatdo38%ofthepeoplethinkofgaming?

A.It'sinteresting.B.It'sawasteoftime.

C.Ifsnotgoodfbrhealth.D.Ifsasocialactivity.

33.Whichofthefollowingwouldmostpeopleagree?

A.Peoplearefreetodecidehowtospendtheirtime.

B.Gamingcanhelppeoplekeepintouchwithfriends.

C.Sittingdownforalongtimeisharmfultothehealth.

D.Governmentsshoulddomoretoprotectyoungpeople.

Citiescanbelovelyandgreenhomesfbrplantsandanimals.Manycitiesaroundtheworld

wanttomakethiscometrue.Let'sseehowtheydothat!

Milan,Forestcity

InthecenterofMilan,Italy,therearetwotallbuildings.Greenplantscoverthem.Theylook

likeforestsintheair.The“forests"have800trees,15,000smallplantsand5,000bushes.The

areaoftheseplantscoveristhesameas30,000squaremetersofwoodland.Peopleplantthemin

bigpotsonlargebalconies.Theyattract1,600kindsofbirdsandbutterflies.

CapeTown,Catcity

Caracals（狞猫）liveinCapeTown（开普敦），SouthAfrica.Carscause70percentoftheir

deaths.Tosavethebigcats,peoplecatchandmarkcats.Theyalsogivethecatsradiocollars（电

子项圈）.Thecollarstellpeoplewherethecatsgo.Then,peopleputsignsattheseplaces.Seeing

thesigns,carscanslowdownandhelptakecareofthecats.

CostaRica,SweetCity

Ifbeescouldchooseaplacetolive,theymightwanttoliveinCostaRica（哥斯达黎加）.

Thecityisdoingitsbesttomakebeesfeelathome.There,beesandotherpollinators（传粉者）

likebutterflies,birdsandbatsareallseenascitizens.Inthecity,there9reflowersalongevery

sidewalksothatbeesandbutterflieshavefood.Italsobuilds“beehotels^^aroundthecity.These

aresafeplacesfbrbeestolive.It'snownicknamed“SweetCity”!

34.Thecitieshavetheirspecialnamesfortheir.

A.plantsB.natureC.projectsD.animals

35.Fromthetext,weknowthat.

A.30,000squaremetersofwoodlandmakestheforestsinMilan.

B.Bees,butterfliesandbirdsareconsideredascitizensinCostaRica.

C.Citiesaroundtheworldcanbegreenhomesforplantsandanimals.

D.PeopleinCapeTownsavecaracalsbyputtingroadsignsontheirnecks.

36.Inwhichsectionofanewspapercanweprobablyreadthetext?

A.Citylife.B.Sports.C.Localnews.D.Health.

Nowadays,wehavekindsoftechnologiestoprotectusfiomdifferentdisasters.Weeven

knowwhereandwhensomedisasters,likethetyphoon,theflood.Whilemostofthenew

technologiesarefarawayfromus,somearounduscanhelppeopleindisasters.

Thedrone（无人机）isoneofthem.Itcanbeusedtosendfood,waterwhenanaturaldisaster

happens.Veryoftenthebuildingsaretoodangerousforrescue（救援）teamstogetin.Theycan

makethedroneflyintothebuildingstosearchforthosewhoarestillalivefirst.Theyarealso

becomingausefultoolforfirefighters,helpingthemfindandfightwildfires.Insomefaraway

placesintheworld,dronesarethefastestwaytosendmedicinetopeoplewhoareingreatneedof

it.

Socialmediaisalsoausefultoolwhenitcomestonaturaldisasters.Withitshelp,peoplecan

knowaboutthenaturaldisastersbeforetheyhit.Andsomesocialmediaplatformsallowpeopleto

markthemselvesassafeafterdisasters,sootherscanknowtheirsituations.

Socialmediaisalsoaplaceforup-to-datenews,sopeoplecanlearnwhatisgoingoninthe

disasterareas.Besides,manysocialmediaplatformsallowpeopletodonatemoneytohelppeople

indisasterareas.Themoneywillhelpthemgetbacktotheirnormallifeassoonaspossible.For

example,livestreaming（直播）helpedraisealotofmoneyforHenanafterthefloodin2021.

Althoughthesetechnologiescanhelpwhenthereisanaturaldisaster,westillneedtoprepare

necessarytoolsandlearnimportantskillstoprotectourselves.

37.Accordingtothewriter,thedronecanflyintodangerousbuildingstoafterdisasters.

A.callrescueteamsB.sendfoodandwater

C.searchforpeoplealiveD.remindpeopleofdanger

38.Thewritermentionslivestreamingtoshow.

A.socialmediacanprovideup-to-datenews

B.socialmediacanhelpraisemoneyafteradisaster

C.peoplecanknowaboutcomingdisastersonsocialmedia

D.peoplecantellotherstheyaresafethroughsocialmedia

39.Whichofthefollowingisthestructure（结构）ofthepassage?

40.What'sthepurposeofthispassage?

A.Ittellsreaderswhattodowhendisasterscome.

B.Itadvisesreaderstousesocialmediamoreoften.

C.Ittellsreadershowsometechnologieshelpindisasters.

D.Itasksreaderstolearnnecessaryskillsfornaturaldisasters.

CharlotteandWilburwerealone.Wilburlayrestingaftertheexcitement.

Hismedalstillhungfromhisneck,bylookingoutofthecornerofhiseyehecouldseeit.

“Charlotte."saidWilburafterawhile,uwhyareyousoquiet?”"Iliketositstill.”shesaid.

'Tvealwaysbeenratherquiet.^^

“Yes,butyouseemspecialtoday.Doyoufeelallright?^^

“Alittletired,perhaps.ButIfeelpeaceful.Youwillliveandbesafe,Wilbur.Theseautumn

dayswillshortenandgrowcold.Youwillenjoythebeautyofthefrozenworld,winterwillpass,

andtheicewillmeltinthepond.Allthesesightsandsoundsandsmellswillbeyourstoenjoy,

Wilbur—thislovelyworld...

Charlottestopped.AmomentlatertearscametoWilbur'seye."Oh,Charlotte,hesaid.“To

thinkthatwhenIfirstmetyouIthoughtyouwerecruelandbloodthirsty

①Hespokeagain.€tWhydidyoudoallthisforme?”heasked.“Idon'tdeserveitI'venever

doneanythingforyou.”

“Youhavebeenmyfriend.IwovemywebsforyoubecauseIlikedyou.We'reborn,welive

alittlewhile,wedie.Aspiderliveslifewithallthistrappingandeatingflies.Byhelpingyou,

perhapsIwastryingtomakemylifemeaningful.”

②"Charlotte,“saidWilbur."We'reallgoinghometoday.Won'titbewonderfultobeback

homewiththesheepandthegeese?”

③ForamomentCharlottesaidnothing.ThenshespokeinavoicesolowthatWilburcould

hardlyhearthewords.uInadayortwoI'llbedead.Iamnotstrongenoughtoclimb,IdoubtifI

haveenoughsilktolowermetotheground.^^

④“ChaHotte”,heshouted."Charlotte!Mytruefriend!ButIcan'tstandit/?shoutedWilbur.

“Iwon'tleaveyouherealonetodie.Ifyou'regoingtostayhere,Ishallstay,too.,,

“Don'tberidiculous（荒唐的）."saidCharlotte.t4Youcan'tstayhere.^^

Wilburwasinapanic.Heracedroundandroundthepen（猪圈）.Suddenlyhethoughtofthe

fivehundredlittlespidersthatwouldhatch（8障化）inthespring.IfCharlotteherselfwasunableto

gohometothebam,atleasthemusttakeherchildrenalong.

41.CharlottehelpedWilburbecauseshewantedherlifetobe.

A.tiringB.meaningfulC.interestingD.peaceful

42."Hearingthis,Wilburwasverysorryandsad."canbeputin.

A.①B.②C.③D.©

43.Whafsthemeaningoftheunderlinedwords“inapanic”？

A.inamessB.insurpriseC.infearD.inahurry

44.Whatistherightorderofthefollowingsentencesaccordingtothestory?

©Charlottewasveryweakandgoingtodie.

②WilburwouldlookafterCharlotte'schildren.

©CharlottehelpedWilburwonthemedalonthefair.

④WilburthoughtCharlottewascruelandcold-bloodedatfirst.

A.④③①②B.③④①@C.④③②①D.③①④②

45.Whatcanwelearnfromthestory?

A.Manyhandmakeslightwork.B.Afriendinneedisafriendindeed.

C.Thecrowdrowedtheboat.D.Don*tjudgeapersonbyhisappearance.

四、阅读还原6选5

阅读短文，从方框中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，使短文意思完整、通顺，有一个为多余

选项。

PekingOperahasahistoryofmorethan200years.Itwaslistedasaformofintangible

culturalheritage（非物质文化遗产）in2010.

46Itincludessinging,dancing,acrobatics（杂技）andmartialarts.Alltheseart

formsareputintooneperformance.FacialpaintingisoneofthemostimportantsignsofPeking

Opera.

PekingOperaisakindofancientChineseart.47FamousPekingOperaartistWang

Peiyuwantsmoreyoungpeopletofallinlovewiththeart.

WangoncehostedaweeklytalkshowcalledTheWangPeiyuPekingOperaShow.Onthe

show,WangexplainedPekingOperathroughdifferentsubjects,suchashowtoprepareforashow,

orsomethinginterestingabouttheart.48Artistsoftenspendsomuchmoneyontheir

clothing.

Tomakeeverythingeasytounderstand,sheusedsimplelanguage.49Forexample,

shesaidinafreestyleandzihei,orzichao.Afterwatchingtheshow,afanthoughtthatitgavea

simplestartingpointforall,whetheryouknewPekingOperaornot.

Today,PekingOperaisconsideredasoneoftheculturaltreasuresofChina.50It

servesasabridgethroughwhichthetraditionalChinesecultureisintroducedtootherpartsofthe

world.

A.Sheexplainedhowtoputonclothingandmakeup.

B.Ithasalsospreadtoothercountries.

C.Butfewoftoday'syoungpeopleknowmuchaboutit.

D.PekingOperamixesdifferentartforms.

E.ShethoughtPekingoperaasthe“nationaltreasure^^ofChina.

F.ShetriedtointroducePekingOperainmodernways.

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九、阅读单选

ProtecttheseawithusVolunteersfromallovertheworldarewelcome!

helprecycleplastics.teachchildrenhowtoprotecttheseainlocalschools,

Youwill

joinintheweeklybeachclean-upwithlocalstudentsandteachers.

tobeatleast18yearsold.tobeabletospeakChinese,

Youneedtobeinterestedinprotectingthesea.

tobeabletostartworkonMonday.

havecolourfulactivities.havethreemealsaday.

Youcan

stayinabeachroom.

Joinusnow!

51.Volunteerswillteachchildren，

A.howtoprotecttheseaB.howtowritealetter

C.howtospeakChineseD.howtoplaythepiano

52.Volunteersneedtostartworkon

A.SundayB.MondayC.FridayD.Saturday

53.Volunteerscan.

A.leaveatanytimeB.haveagoodpayC.dosomebusinessD.havethreemeals

day

ReyesGuana,42,grewupinapoorMexicanfamily.Hehassevenbrothersandsisters.His

parentsalwayshadtwojobstomakeendsmeet.

Asaboy,Guanahadagoodrelationshipwiththeschoolcleaner.Hecalledher"Nike”

becausesheworeNikeshoes.TheboylikedhowNikemadeeverythingclean.Hetoldherhe

wantedtobeacleaner,too."Well,it'sgoodifyouwanttobeacleaner,“NiketoldlittleGuana.

“Butmakesureyougotocollege.^^

Guanaalsolookeduptotheprincipal（校长）ofhisschool.Theschoolleadertoldtheboythat

hisjobwastohelpstudentsandteachers.4tWow,whenIgrowup,Iwanttodowhatyou're

doing,“Guanatoldhim."Well,ifyoustickyourdream,youwill,“theprincipalreplied.

AndGuanareallyrealizedhisdream.Butitwasquitealongjourneyforhim.Twenty-three

yearsago,hefollowedinNike'sfootstepsandwascleaningschools.Heworkedatthreeschools

topayforhiscollegeeducation.Heheldthatjobforfouryearsandthenworkedhiswayupto

beingaschoolsafetymonitor.Afterthat,heworkedasateacherforafewyears.

Now,asaprincipal,Guananeverforgetswherehecamefrom.Hehelpsstudentsfrompoor

familiesandshowsrespectforeveryschoolstaffmember.Healwaysinviteseveryonetoschool

parties,including,thosewhocleanthefloorsandthosewhodrivetheschoolbuses.

54.Guanahopedtobeacleanerbecausehe.

A.wasgoodatcleaningB.admiredthecleaner"Nike"alot

C.neededtosupporthispoorfamilyD.hadtopayforhiscollegeeducation

55.Accordingtothewriter,.

A.Guanashouldhavebeennamedprincipalearlier

B.aboyfromapoorfamilycanhaveabrightfuture

C.acleanerismoreimportantthanacollegestudent

D.thecleanersandthedriversshouldn'tgetmorerespect

56.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthispassage?

A.DifferentJobsB.RelationshipWorks

C.FromCleanertoLeaderD.FromFailuretoSuccess

Three-two-one,fire!

Atthemomentof9:43a.m.,onTuesday,June23rd,2020,attheXichangSatelliteLaunch

Center（卫星发射中心）inSichuanProvince,thelastsatelliteofthethird-generationnetwork（第

三代导航系统）wassentintospace.Itisthe55thmemberinthefamilyofBeiDou.Itbelongsto

China'sBcidouNavigationSatelliteSystem（BDS北斗卫星导航系统）.Sofar,59satellites,

includingthefirstfourtestones,havebeenlaunchedfromXichang.Withthedevelopmentof

China,wehavealreadyownedthreeotherfamoussatellitlelaunchcenters—Jiuquan,Taiyuanand

Wenchang.

Afteraperiodoftestsinspace,thisnewsatellitehasstartedtoworkwithotherBeidou

satellitestogether.Itisdesignedtoworkforatleast12years.Sofar,Chinahascompletedthe

third-generationnetworkofChina'sBDS.Itwasanewmilestone（里程碑）inthenation'sspace

researchwork.Thelaunchshowedourcountryhascompletedourlargestspace-basedsystem.It's

oneoffourglobal（全球的）navigationnetworks,includingtheUnitedStates'GPS,Russia's

GLONASSandtheEuropeanUnion'sGalileo.

BDShasbeenwidelyusedaspublicresourcesinourdailylife.Ithasbeensharedbythe

wholeworld.Itwillprovidemoreservicesaroundtheworld.BDSisthecommonwealthofthe

developmentofhumanbeings.

57.InwhichplacedidChinalaunchthelastsatelliteofthethird-generationnetwork?

A.XichangB.JiuquanC.WenchangD.Taiyuan

58.HowmanymembersarethereinthefamilyofBeidou?

A.4B.55C.59D.114

59.GPSbelongsto.

A.ChinaB.theUnitedStatesC.RussiaD.theEuropeanUnion

60.Accordingtothepassage,wecanknowthat.

A.ThelastsatelliteofBDSwaslaunchedat9:43p.m.,June23rd,2020.

B.Thenewsatelliteisdesignedtoworkforatmost12years.

C.BDSissharedonlybyChinaaspublicresources.

D.Sofar,Chinahascompletedthethird-generationnet