江苏省扬州市邗江区2019-2021年三年中考一模英语试卷分类汇编：阅读理解

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2019-2021年三年中考一模英语试卷分类汇编

阅读理解

江苏省扬州市祁江区2021年九年级第一次模拟考试英语试题

四、阅读理解（共15小题，每小题2分，计30分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

A

SnowWhite:AlcazarCastleinSpain

MA.ThecastleislocatedinahistorictowncalledSegoviainSpain.Itdates

allthewaybacktothe12thcentury.

ItbeganasanArabfort（堡垒）andlaterbecameapalaceforkings.

Furtherintoitslife,itbecameaprisonandthenamilitaryschool.

However,todayyoucanvisititasamuseum.

TheLittlemermaid:ChilionCastleinSwitzerland

Thiscastledatesallthewaybackto1150.Itwasnotallbuiltatonce,as

thecastleisacollectionof25littlebuildings.

Itisservedasaprisonforawhile,thenafort,andnowitistreatedas

oneofSwitzerland'smostfamouscastle.

Tangled:MontSaint-MichelinFrance

MontSaint-Michelisanisland.Builtbetweenthe11thand16thcentury,it

isoneofFrance'smostpopularsites.

Itwasusedasasmallmilitaryfort,aprison,anditisknowntodayasthe

siteofabeautifulGothicstyleabbey.

SleepingBeauty&Cinderella:NeuschwansteinCastleinGermany

SleepingBeauty'sCastleandCinderella^Castlewerebothinspiredby

前it国NeuschwansteinCastle.Builtbetween1869and1886,thiscastleis

likelytobethemost-photographedtouristattractioninGermany.

NeuschwansteinCastleislocatedonthetopofahillintheAlps,

Germany.Ifyoucometovisitthiscastle,youwillbeamazedbythe

extremelybeautifullandscapethatsurroundsit.

51.Amongthefourplaces,themostancientonecomesfrom.

A.SpainB.FranceC.GermanyD.Switzerland

52.Alltheplacesusedtobeaprisonexcept.

A.AlcazarCastleinSpainB.ChillonCastleinSwitzerland

C.MontSaint-MichelinFranceD.NeuschwansteinCastleinGermany

53.Thispassageprobablycomesfrom.

A.astorybookB.agovernmentreportC.ahistorytextbookD.atravelmagazine

B

Candogsandcatsgetalongwellinthesamehome?Peoplewhoarethinkingaboutgettinga

dogasafriendfortheircatareworriedthattheywillfight.Arecentresearchhasfoundthatifthe

catistakenbackhomebeforethedog,andiftheyareintroducedwhenstillyoung（lessthan6

monthsforcats,ayearfordogs）,itishighlypossiblethatthetwopetswillgetalongswimmingly.

Intwo-thirdsofthehomes,catsanddogshaveagoodrelationship.

However,itwasn'tallsweetness.Therewasareportedcoldnessbetweenthecatanddogin

25%ofthehomes,whileaggression（侵略，好斗）andfightingwerefoundin10%ofthehomes.

Onereasonforthisisprobablythatsomeoftheirbodylanguagesarejustdifferent.Forexample,

whenacatturnsitsheadawayitmeansaggression,whileadogdoingthesamemeanssubmission

（顺从）.

Inhomeswithcatsanddogslivingpeacefully,researchersfoundasurprisingbehavior.They

arelearninghowtotalkineachother'slanguage.Itisasurprisethatcatscanlearnhowtotalk

“Dog”,anddogscanlearnhowtotalk"Cat".

What'sinterestingisthatbothcatsanddogshaveseemedtobecomesmarter.Theycanlearn

toreadeachother'sbodylanguages,showingthatthetwomayhavemoreincommonthanwas

expected.Oncefamiliarwitheachother'sbodylanguage,catsanddogscanplaytogether,and

enjoysleepingtogetheronthesofa.

Theimportanceofthisresearchoncatsanddogsmaygobeyondpets—topeoplewhodon't

getalongwell,includingneighbours,workmatesatwork,andevencountries.Ifcatsanddogscan

learntogetalong,surelypeoplehaveagoodchance.

54.Theunderlinedwordswimmin父inParagraph1means.

A.earlyB.hardlyC.coldlyD.smoothly

55.Somecatsanddogsmayfightwhen.

A.theyarecoldtoeachotherB.theylookawayfromeachother

C.theymisunderstandeachother'sbodylanguagesD.theyareintroducedatanearlyage

56.Whatisfoundsurprisingaboutcatsanddogs?

A.Theylearntospeakeachother'slanguage.B.Theywatcheachother'sbehaviors.

C.Theyeatandsleeptogether.D.Theyknowsomethingfromeachother's

voices.

57.ItshowsinParagraph4thatcatsanddogs.

A.havecommoninterestsB.arenotsosmartaswasexpected

C.haveacommonbodylanguageD.arelessdifferentthanwasthought

C

Erinheldherfour-leafclover（三叶草）inherhandsothekidsaroundhercould

*

seeit.

“Whyisitlucky?”Donnieasked.

"Four-leafcloversarehardtoErinsaid.

“Buthowdoyouknowit'slucky?"Donnieasked.

Erinshrugged（耸肩）.“Ijustknow."Shecouldn'tthinkofawaytoexplainit.

“Let'stestit,”Joanniesaid.uWecouldalltrytocatchtheleaveswhentheyfalloffthetrees.

Everyoneknowsifsluckytocatchaleafbeforeitfallstotheground.^^

“Okay,“Erinsaid."Firstonetocatchaleafwins.”

Agustofwindblew.

“Ohno!”Erinyelled.Shelookedatheremptyhand."Where'smyfour-leafclover?^^

“Thewindmusthaveblownitaway,“Joanniesaid.

“Ihavetofindit!”Erinsaid,searchingthegrasscoveredwithleaves.

“Forgetit.You'llneverfindit,“Donniesaid.

Erinsighed.She'dnevercatchaleafwithoutherluckyclover.Still,shefollowedtheotherstothe

trees.

“Thecompetitionbeginsonthecountofthree,9,Joanniesaid.^One,two,three!”

Erinscrambled（推挤，争抢）foraleaffallingnearby,butshefellover.

t4Ouch!^^shesaid."Thebadluckisstartingalready.”

Beforeshecouldgetup,shesawaleaffallingtowardsher.Shereachedforitandclosedherhands

aroundtheprettiestredleaf.

“Iguessyoudidn5tloseyourluckafterall,“Joanniesaid.

“Youhavetomakeawish,“Joanniesaid."Thenlettheleaffalltotheground.,,

Erinstoodupandthoughtaboutherwish.Sheclosedhereyesandwhisperedsonooneelse

wouldhear.

“Iwishrdstopbeingsosuperstitious（迷信的）Jshewhispered.

58.Whathappenedrightaftertheleaf-catchingcompetitionbegan?

A.Erinmadeawish.B.Erincaughtaredleaf.

B.Erinfellover.D.ThewindblewErin'sfour-leafcloveraway.

59.Wecaninferfromthepassagethattheauthorbelieve.

A.four-leafcloverdoesbringgoodluck

B.catchingaleafbeforeitfallstothegroundcanbringgoodluck.

C.Itisabadthingtobesuperstitious.

D.Itisagoodthingtobesuperstitious.

60.Choosetherightorderoftheeventsgiveninthestory.

a.Eringotherfour-leafclover.b.Erintookpartinthecompetition.

c.Erinlostthefour-leafclover.d.Erinmadeawish.

e.Erinfellover.f.Erinwonthecompetition.

A.a-c-b-e-f-dB.a-b-c-e-f-dC.c-a-b-f-e-dD.c-b-a-d-e-f

61.Whafsthebesttitleforthepassage?

A.AnInterestingCompetitionB.MakingaWishC.CatchingaLeafD.The

LuckyLeaf

WhenCharlesDickenswasasmallboy,hewassentbyhisparentstoworkina

boot-blackingfactory.Hisparentshadotherchildrenandmanydebts（债务）topay.

Charles'sfatherwasputintoprisonforhisdebts.Theboytriedtoraiseenoughmoneytoget

himoutbutwasunsuccessful.Atlast,thewholefamilywenttolivewithCharles'sfatherinhis

roomintheMarsalseaprison.Thiswasacommonpracticeand,whiletheprisonercouldnotleave

thegrounds,thefamiliescouldgoinandoutfreelyuntilthegatewaslockedatnight.

Fortherestofhisdays,Dickenswasinterestedinprisons.Wheneverhetraveledthrough

strangetownsandcities,hewenttovisitthem,asothertouristswouldvisitmuseumsandpalaces.

Almosteverybookhewrotehasaprisonandsomeprisonersinit.

Hehadbeenbornin1812andhadstayedbusyatonekindofworkoranotherfromthetime

hewassixyearsofage.Hediedofasuddenstrokein1870.Heprovidedtheworldwithits

clearestpictureofthetexture（质感）ofEnglishlifeduringthe18009s,onewithoutwhichreaders

wouldneverknowthesounds,smells,andtastesofthoselong-agodays.

62.Charles'sfatherwasthrownintoprisonsimplybecause.

A.theboycouldn'traiseenoughmoney.

B.hecouldn'treturnthemoneyhehadborrowedfromothers.

C.theboywasunsuccessfulinmakingenoughmoneyintheboot-blackingfactory.

D.theboywastoosmalltosavehim.

63.Thecommonpracticeofthosedayswas.

A.thefamilyshouldgotolivetogetherwiththeprisoner

B.thefamilymembersshouldremaininprisonuntiltheprisonerwassetfree

C.thefamilymemberscouldstaywiththeprisonerandhavefreedomtoleaveorenterthe

prisoninthedaytime

D.thefamilymemberscouldgoinandoutoftheprisonatanytime.

64.ThedifferencebetweenCharlesDickensandothertouristsliesinthat.

A.helikedtovisitprisonswhileothersdidn't

B.helikedtovisitpalaceswhileothersdidn't

C.hewasnotinterestedinprisonswhileotherswere

D.othersshowedmoreinterestinprisonsthanhim

65.IfyoureadCharles'snovels,youcan.

A.seetheclearestpictureofhislifeasaprisoner

B.hearthesounds,enjoythesmellsandtastesofthoselong-agodays

C.knowveryclearlywhatthelifeofthenineteenthcenturyEnglandwaslike

D.knowclearlyhowheandhisfamilylivedintheprison

答案：

51-55BDDDC56-60ADDCA61-65DBCAC

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四、阅读理解（共15小题;每小题2分，计30分）

阅读下列内容，从每小题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。

A

Minidictionary:1.registerv.注册，登记2.sponsorn.赞助人

Readbooks

-andchangelives!

ReadbooksforBookAidInternational.

Every$4youraisewillhelpsendonebrandnewbooktoalibraryin

Sub-SaharanAfrica,wherebooksreallycanchangelives.

Howcanyouhelp?

RegisterontheInternet.

Findsponsors.Askfriendsandfamilyto

giveyoumoneyforeverybookyouread.

Readasmanybooksasyoucaninone

month.

Collectthemoneyfromyoursponsors.

SendthemoneyyouraisetoBookAid

International.

Registernowatwww.bookaid.org

51.Thisismostprobablya(n).

A.reportB.emailC.posterD.survey

52.BookAidInternationalhelpspeopleinSub-SaharanAfrica.

A.bygivingthemmoneyB.byreadingbooksaboutchildhood

C.byprovidingbooksD.bybuildingthemnewbookshops

53.ThearticleencouragespeopletojoinBookAidInternationalby.

A.offeringthemsomebooksforfreeasareward

B.showingthemreadingbookscanbringthemlotsoffun

C.tellingthemhowmanyfriendstheycanmakeinSub-SaharanAfrica

D.showingthemtheycanmakeagreatdifferencetolivesofpeopleinothercountries

B

Assoonasyoumeet,orevensee,aperson,youformanimpressionofhimbasedonhisbody

language.Thisiswhyitisimportanttomakeagoodfirstimpressiononthepersonwhowillbe

interviewingyou.Withinthefirst60secondsofmeetingyou,theinterviewerwillhaveformedan

impressionaboutwhattypeofpersonyouareandwhatkindofemployeeyouwouldbecome,and

55%ofthiswillbebasedonlyonyourbodylanguage.Herearesometipstomakethatimpression

agoodone.

Firstofall,relax.Thinkpositivethoughtsandyouaremorelikelytocomeacrossasa

positive,confidentpersonduringtheinterview.Dresssmartly,asyourappearanceisoneofthe

firstthingsaninterviewerwillnoticeyou.Standupstraight,andwalkinwithyourshouldersback

andyourheadup.Trytoavoidslowingdownasyouwalkintotheroombecausethissuggestsfear

anduncertainty.Shakehandswiththeinterviewerfirmly.Youshouldhaveapositivehandshake

andawarmsmile.Openingyourcoatorjacketasyousitdownshowsthatyou,too,areopen.

Postureisimportant.Youshouldbesittingwellbackinyourseat.Situpstraightandlean（倾

斜）forwardslightly,butnottoomuch.Sittingattoomuchofanangleexpressesdiscomfortand

distrust.Twoofthemostcommondefensive（防卫的）signalsarecrossingyourarmsandlegs,so

trytoavoidthem.

Anotherimportantissueiseyecontact.Lookingsomeoneintheeyeshowsconfidencein

yourselfandtrustintheotherperson.However,don'toverdoit,astoomucheyecontactorstaring

willmaketheotherpersonuncomfortable.Usemoreeyecontactwhenlisteningthantalking,and

whenyoulookaway,lookdown.Lookingupattheceilingwillmakeyouseemboredorrude.

54.Thepurposeofthefirstparagraphistotellreaders.

A.howtomakeagoodfirstimpression

B.howlongittakestomakeagoodfirstimpression

C.theimportanceofmakingagoodimpression

D.whatagoodfirstimpressionis

55.Whichofthefollowingdoestheauthoradviseyoutodowhenyouarebeinginterviewed?

A.Openyourcoatorjacketwhensittingdown.

B.Gointotheroommoreslowlythanusual.

C.Avoidlookingattheeyesoftheinterviewerdirectly.

D.Grossyourarmsorlegs.

56.Ifyouleanforwardtoomuch,itmeansyou.

A.aretoonervousB.don'thaveconfidenceC.don'ttrustothersD.areverybored

57.Whichisthebesttitleforthepassage?

A.Howtoanswerquestionsinaninterview

B.Howtousebodylanguagetowinaninterview

C.Howtounderstandbodylanguage

D.Howtodealwithaninterviewer

C

IfyouhaveachancetogotoFinland,youwillprobablybesurprisedtofindhow“fbolish”

theFinnishpeopleare.

Takethetaxidriversforexample.TaxisinFinlandaremostlyhigh-classBenz（奔驰）witha

fare（费用）oftwoUSdollarsakilometer.Youcangoanywhereinone,tellthedrivertodrop

youatanyplace,saythatyouhavesomebusinesstoattendto,andthenwalkoffwithoutpaying

yourfare.Thedriverwouldnotshowtheleastsignofanxiety.

Thediningroomsinallbighotelsnotonlyservetheirguests,butalsoserveoutsidediners.

Hotelguestshavetheirmealsfree,sotheynaturallygotothefreediningroomstohavetheir

meals.Themosttheywoulddotoshowtheirgoodfaith（信用）istowavetheirregistrationcardto

thewaiter.Withsuchaloose（宽松的）check,youcaneasilyuseanyoldregistrationcardtotakea

coupleoffriendstodineforfree.

TheFinnishworkersarepaidbythehour.Theyareverymuchontheirownassoonasthey

haveagreedwiththebossonthemoney.Fromthenon,theyjustsayhowmanyhourstheyhave

workedandtheywillbepaidaccordingly（相应地）.

Withsomanyloopholes（漏洞）ineverydaylife,surelyFinlandmustbeaheaventothose

wholovetotake“smalladvantages^.Butthestrangethingis,allthetaxipassengerswouldalways

comebacktopaytheirfareaftertheyhaveattendedtotheirbusiness;notasingleoutsiderhas

everbeenfoundinthefreehoteldiningrooms.Andworkersalwaysgiveanhonestaccountofthe

exacthourstheyputin.AstheFinnsalwaysactongoodfaithineverythingtheydo,livinginsuch

asocietyhasturnedeveryoneintoareal“gentleman”.

Inasocietyofsuchhighmoral（道德）practice,whatneedisthereforpeopletobeonguard

againstothers?

58.WhiletakingataxiinFinland,apassenger.

A.cangoanywherewithouthavingtopaythedriver

B.canneverberefusedbythetaxidriverwhereverhewantstogo

C.onlypaystwoUSdollarsforataxiride

D.needstoprovidegoodfaithdemonstration（证明）beforeleavingwithoutpaying

59.WecanknowfromthepassagethatinFinland.

A.bighotelsprovidemealsforallkindsofdiners

B.bighotelsaremostlypoorlymanaged

C.bothhotelguestsandoutsidedinersareservedfoodforfree

D.bighotelsprovidemealsfbronlythosewholiveinthehotels

60.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?

A.Theworkerscangetmorepaybyworkinglonghours.

B.Theworkersarealwayshonestwiththeirworkinghours.

C.Thebossesaretoobusytochecktheworkinghoursoftheirworkers.

D.Theworkersandtheirbosseswillmakeanagreementinadvance（提前，事先）aboutthe

pay.

61.Theunderlinedword“those“inParagraph5probablyrefersto.

A.peoplewhoareworthpraisingB.peoplewhooftenhavemealsinbighotels

C.peoplewhooftentaketaxisD.peoplewhoaredishonest

D

MStopthat!*'heshouted.

BeautycontinuedkickingWhiteFangwhileCherokeekeptholdingon.Scottwasveryangry.

HeshoutedatBeautyandknockedhimdown.Allthemenstoppedshouting.Theyknewthedog

fightwasoverandtherewouldbeafightbetweentwomen.BeautystoodupandshoutedatScott

tomindhisownbusiness.Scottknockedhimdownagain.Beautywasnotabravemansohedid

nottrytofightScott.

ScotthadheardaboutWhiteFang.Heknewhewasoneofthebestleadsleddogsthatcould

betrainedtopullsledsinthesnow.

"I'llbuythatdogfromyou,"hetoldBeauty,t4Ahundredandfiftydollars."

"He'sworthmorethanthattome,“Beautyshouted.

"Iwantthreehundreddollars.n

“You'lltakeonehundredandfifty,1'Scottsaid.Hebentdownandtriedtoseparatethetwo

dogs,butthebulldogstillheldon.ScottshoutedatTomKeenantohelphim.

"Idon'tknowhowtoseparatethem/*Keenansaid.'Thishasneverhappenedbefore.*'

ScottaskedMattforhisgun.Hebegantopushpartofthegunintothebulldog'smouthashe

triedtoopenit.

"Don'tbreakhisteeth/Keenanshouted.

Scottpaidnoattentiontohim.Atlast,hegotthebulldogtoopenitsmouth.Mattcame

forwardandpulledWhiteFangaway.Thewolf-dogwasnowalmostdeadfromhiswoundsand

lossofblood.

TakenfromWhiteFang

62.WhydidScottbuyWhiteFang?

A.Becausehewonthefight.B.Hewasoneofthebestleadsleddogsaround.

C.Hedidnotknow.D.Hewasthebestbulldogaround.

63.HowwasWhiteFangafterthefight?

A.Helookedlikehewouldhaveafightagain.B.Hewasfarfromdeath.

C.Helookedlikeabulldog.D.Hewasalmostdead.

64.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"slecTmean?

A.雪橇B.狂野C.血腥D.领导

65.WhoisWhiteFang'snewgod?

A.BeautyB.KeenanC.ScottD.Matt

答案：

A篇：CCDB篇：CACBC篇：BACDD篇：BDAC

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三、阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，计30分）

阅读下列短文，根据短文内容选择最佳答案。

A

MicrosoftBillGatesandPaulAllensetupMicrosoftin1975.Itstartedoffsmallandis

nowoneofthebiggestcompaniesintheworld.Theyarefamousfortheir

“Window“operatingsystem.OtherpopularMicrosoftcreationsincludeMSN

messenger,MicrosoftWordandtheXbox.Somepeoplecomplainthat

Microsofthasamonopoly（垄断）inthecomputerindustry.

LenovoGroupLtdwassetupin1984by11engineerswiththesupportfrom

theInstituteofComputingTechnologyundertheChineseAcademyof

LenovoSciences（中科院）.In2004,Lenovoboughtthepersonalcomputerbusinessof

IBMandbecametheworldslargestPCmanufacturer（制J造商）withits

computersalesrisingtothetopoftheworldin2013.

Googlewasbuiltbytwostudents,LarryPageandSergeyBrinwhilethey

werestillatuniversity.The.ymadeawebsitewhichhelpedpeoplefindthings

GoogletheywantedontheInternet.Thistypeofwebsiteiscalledasearchengine（弓I

擎）.NowtheycreatenewproductssuchasMGoogleEarth'*andmakemoney

fromadvertising

RenZhengfeistartedHuaweiin1987inShenzhenwithRMB21,000he

raised.Ithas21ResearchandDevelopment（R&D）institutes（研究所）around

theworldandinvested（投资）$13.8billioninR&Din2017,upfrom$5

HUAWEI

billionin2013.Huaweihasprovideditsproductsandservicesinmorethan

170countriesanditsnetworkshavereachedonethirdoftheworld's

population

31.IfyouwanttofindinformationontheInternet,theproductofwillbethemost

helpful?

A.MicrosoftB.LenovoC.GoogleD.Huawei

32.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothelable（表格）？

A.Googlewasawebsitestartedbytwouniversitystudents.

B.LenovocompletelyboughtIBMtoincreaseitscomputersales.

C.TheXboxisoneofthepopularproductsamongMicrosoftusers

D.HUAWEIhasdevelopedinternationalmarketsforitsproducts.

33.Accordingtothecompanyprofiles,play（s）averyimportantroleinHuawei.

A.R&DB.salesservicesC.worldpopulationD.TheInternet

B

OversevenyearsagowhenIfirststartedrockclimbingIwasfrustraied（挫

败的）.IthoughtIwouldbenaturalforclimbing.Iwasalwaysanathleteand

naturallygoodatsports.So,Ididn'tunderstandwhyIwassobadatrock

climbing.

Iwenttotherockgymandclimbedallthetime,andeveryonekepttellingme4justclimb

moreandyou'llgetbetter.”"Well,however,nothingIdidwasworking.ItfeltliketheharderI

workedatit,thelessprogressIwasactuallymaking.Afterawhile,Ievenstartedhatingany

climberwhowasstrongerandbetterthanme-especiallytheclimberswhomadeitlooksoeasy.

Afteralongtime,Istartedmakingfriendswithsomeofthemostexperiencedclimbers

around...professionals（专业人员）andfull-timers.Infact,Ifeltsocomfortablewiththemthatone

afternoonIjustcameoutandsimplyaskedforhelp.

Thereisasaying,“Ifyouwantashortcuttosuccess,findsomeonewhoissuccessfulandask

themtoshowyouhowtogetthere.^^Itistrueinjustafewshortmonths.Ilearnedfarmorefrom

theseclimbingprofessionalsthanwhatIhadlearnedduringtheprevious（之前的）yearsof

struggleonmyown.Myclimbingchanged...mystrength,skills,mentaltoughness,formwork,

confidence,everything.

Iwasnolongertheaverageclimberthatnooneknew.Idiscoveredthatclimbinglikethe

expertsismoreaboutworkingsmarter,notharder（notraining7daysaweek）.WhatIdiscovered

issosimplethat,lookingbacknow,Irealizedthebiggestthingholdingmebackfrombeinga

betterclimberandhavingmorefundoingit.

34.Accordingtothepassage,wecanlearnthat.

A.thewriterhadnogiftforrockclimbing

B.thewriterdidn'tgettheskillofrockclimbingatfirst

C.thewriterdidn'tworkhardatrockingclimbing

D.thewriterthoughttoomuchofhimself

35.Thewriteroncehatedothergoodrockclimbersbecause.

A.theydidn'twanttoteachhimB.theyalwaysmadefunofhim

C.heenviedtheirgoodskillsD.hebegantodislikerockclimbing

36.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?

A.Thewriterneverlostheartwhenhestudiedrockclimbing.

B.Ittookseveralyearsforthewritertobecomeagoodclimber.

C.Thewriterfeltuncomfortablestayingwiththoseclimbingexperts.

D.Thewriterhatedtolearnfromthosebetterthanhim.

37.Whatthewriterwantstotellusisthat

A.themoreyouclimb,thebetteryou'llbe.B.mendsalwaysmakeyouprogress

C.thewayoflearningisimportantD.it'snotnecessarytoworkhard

C

Inmany-evenmost-space-themedfilms,wheneverEarthfacesa

disaster,thesolutionisalwaysfleeingtheplanetinspaceships.Butthelatest

Chinesesci-fimovie,TheWanderingEarth,offersadifferentandmore

ambitiousidea.

Inthefilm,basedonashortstorybyChinesesci-fiwriterLiuCixin,Earthisindangerof

beingdestroyedbythedyingsun.Inresponse,humansaroundtheworldworktogethertobuilda

giantenginesystemthatwillpushEarthawayfromthesun.InsteadofabandoningEarthagain一

thistimewe'retakingitwithus.

This“ambition"didn'tcomefromnowhere.Forthousandsofyears,U6homeland^^hashada

softspotintheheartsandmindsofChinesepeople.Oneoldidiomisluoyeguigen,whichmeans

returningtoone'shomelandinoldage,likefallenleavesreturningtotherootsoftheirtree.Or

looktoanancientverse:"TheseasoncalledtheWhiteDewbeginstonight/Nowhereasinour

nativeplaceisthemoonsobright”.ThesebothshowthetightbondthatChinesepeoplehavehad

withtheirhomeland.Thisspecialculturalbac