江苏省南京市玄武区2019-2021年三年中考二模英语试卷分类汇编：阅读理解

江苏省南京市玄武区

2019-2021年三年中考二模英语试卷分类汇编

阅读理解

2021年南京玄武区中考英语二模试卷

三、阅读理解（共15小题；每小题1分,满分15分）

阅读下面短文，从各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

A

Themasterofwuxiaistakingonthespygenre.ZhangYimou,whosewuxiamasterworksHouse

ofFlyingDaggersandHerohelpedcatapulttheChinesemartialartsfilmtotheglobalstage,is

backwithhisfirstfilmsince2018,sShadow,andhisfirst-everespionagemovie.CliffWalkersis

asnowyspythrillersetinthepuppetstateofManchukuointhe1930sandfollowsfour

Communistpartyspecialagentsonasecretmission.WatchtheCliffWalkerstrailerbelow.

26.ThefollowingfilmsaredirectedbyZhangYimouexcept

A.ShadowB.CliffWalkersC.HouseofFlyingDaggersD.TheBravest

27.WhichisTRUEaboutCliffWalkersaccordingtothewebsite?

A.ItwillbeshownonscreenonlyinChina.

B.ItwillbeshownonTuesday,April13th,2021.

C.ItisZhangYimou'sfirst-everespionagemovie.

D.ItisbasedonthestorywhichtookplaceintheU.S..

Thebranchesswing

Theleavessway

Therootsstandtheirground

Throughnightandday

Thewisdombeneath

Thegreatoak

Isonesopowerful

It'sneverbeenspoke

ThelighttheoakgivesBringsjoytousall

WeplayeverydayLikeitwillneverfall

ButsooncomesalongTheheavybladeGoodbyeGreatOak

Howrilmissyourshade

28.Whatdoyouknowaboutthe“oak”afterreadingthepoem?

A.Akindoflight.B.Akindoftree.C.Akindofanimal.D.Akindofinsect.

29.Afterreadingthepoem,wecaninferthat.

A.thepoetlikestheoakbest.

B.thepoetonlylikestheoak'sshadow.

C.thepoethasawonderfultimewiththeoak.

D.thepoetisexcitedtosaygoodbyetotheoak.

C

ChinesescientistYuanLongping,famousfordevelopingfirsthybridricestrainthatpulled

countlesspeopleoutofhunger,passedawayat91ataboutIp.m.,May22,2021.

OnChina'sTwitter-likeSinaWeibo,thenewshasbeenviewed950milliontimessofar.

“Threetimesaday,whenweenjoythefragranceofrice,youwillbedearlyremembered.Msaida

comment（评论）thathasbeenlikedmorethan600,000times.

Yuanoncesaidhehadtwodreams■--to"enjoythecoolunderthericecropstallerthanmen”

andthathybridricecouldbegrownallovertheworldtohelpsolvetheglobalfoodscarcity.

Havingspentoverfivedecadesinhybridriceresearch,theacademicianwiththeChinese

AcademyofEngineeringhashelpedChinaworkagreatwonder---feedingnearlyone-fifthofthe

world'spopulationwithlessthan9percentoftheworld'stotalland.

Sincethe1980s,Yuan'steamhasofferedtrainingcoursesindozensofcountriesinAfrica,

theAmericanandAsia---providingarobustfoodsourceinareaswithahighriskoffamine.

Globally,morethan820millionpeoplewerehungryin2018,accordingtoaUNreport.Andif

hybridriceisplantedinhalfoftheworld's147millionhectaresofpaddyfields,theadditional

yieldalonecanfeedanother500millionpeople,saidYuan.

NowthefocusofYuan'shybridriceprojecthaschangedfromincreasingoutputtogreenand

sustainabledevelopment.InSeptember2017,astrainoflow-cadmiumindicarice（低镉釉稻）

developedbyYuan'steamandtheHunanprovincialacademyofagriculturalscienceswasableto

reducetheaverageamountofcadmiuminricebymorethan90percentinareassufferingfrom

heavymetalpollution.

30.Inparagraph2,thewritergavetheexampleofacommenttoshowthat.

A.China'stwitter-likeSinaWeibohasgotalotofclicks.

B.Chinesepeopleareusedtohavingriceforthreemeals.

C.manypeopleenjoymakingcommentsonthenewstheyview.

D.peoplewillalwaysrememberthescientistforhisgreathelp.

31.Theunderlinedwordinparagraph3maybesimilarto.

A.safetyB.shortageC.pollutionD.development

32.Whichofthefollowingissuitableforthetitleofthenewsreport?

A.Maketwodreamscometrue.

B.HelpChinaworkagreatwonder.

C.Fatherofhybridricepassesaway.

D.Yuansolvedtheproblemofhunger.

D

Everyweek,twoconvertedbluebusespackedwithchildren'sbookscarefullydrivealongthe

streetsofKabul,avoidingareaswheredeadlyexplosions（爆炸）arecommon.Thesetravelling

librariesstopoffatschoolsindifferentpartsofthecity,deliveringawealthofreadingmaterial

directlytoyoungsterswhohavelimitedaccesstobooks.

“Alotofschoolsinourcitydon'thaveaccesstosomethingasbasicasalibrary,says

FreshtaKarim,a27-year-oldOxfordUniversitygraduatewhowasinspiredtostartCharmaghz,a

non-profit（非盈利的）organization,inherhomecityhavinggrownupwithoutmanybooks

herself."Weweretryingtounderstandwhatwecoulddotopromotecritical（批判的）thinkingin

ourcountry.”

Whileforcommuters,abusortrainjourneypresentsarareopportunitytogetstuckintoa

book.Insomecitiespublictransportisbeingusedasmeansofgettingbookstocommunitiesthat

needthemmost.Vehiclesarebeingreimaginedandupcycled（升级改造）notonlytospreadthe

joyofreading,butalsotoeducateandimprovelives.

Afghanistan,forexample,hasoneoftheworld'slowestliteracy（读写能力）rates,withonly

threein10adultsabletoread,accordingtoUNESCO.ThemajorityofpublicschoolsinKabuldo

nothavelibrariesandthecity'slibrariesdonotoffermanychildren'sbooks.

ForKarim,buseswereacost-effective,efficientwaytogetbookstochildren.Charmarghz

rentsthemfromastate-ownedbuscompany.4UWegotonearbyschools,9,shesays."Wetrytostop

insidecommunitiesratherthanonthemainstreetswhereexplosionsoftenhappen.

Theorganizationisfundedbydonationsfromlocalbusinessandcommunities,andalsorents

athirdbusthatactsasamobilecinema.Over600childrenvisitthebuseseachdaytoread,

socializeandplaygames.44Theyareoftenveryexcited,shesays."Ourbiggestchallengeisthat

somanychildrenwanttocomeinsidethebus,butwecan'thavealloftheminoneday.”

33.Theunderlinedword“commuters“inparagraphsrefersto.

A.peoplewhodislikereading

B.peoplewhodrivebusesortrains

C.peoplewhotravelalongwaytowork

D.peoplewhostartanon-profitorganization

34.Wheredobusesstop?

①Insidecommunities.②Insideschool.

③OnthemainstreetsofKabul.@Inastate-ownedbuscompany.

A.①B.①②C.①②③D.①②③④

35.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingistrue?

A.Itiscommonformanycommuterstogetstuckintoabook.

B.Over600childrenvisitthemobilecinematoread,socializeandplaygames.

C.Karimboughtbusesfromastage-ownedbuscompanytogetbookstochildren.

D.Studentscanenjoyreadingandbeeducatedwiththehelpofupcycledvehicles.

36.Whatisthewriter'sattitude（态度）towardsthebookbuses?

A.Doubtful.B.Supportive.C.Critical.D.Worried

E

（anexcerptfromTheStoryofMyLife）

Ihadnowthekeytoalllanguages,andIwaseagertolearntouseit.Childrenwhohear

acquirelanguagewithoutanyparticulareffort,whilethelittledeafchildlikememusttrapthemby

aslowandoftenpainfulprocess.Butwhatevertheprocess,theresultiswonderful.

Atfirst,whenmyteachertoldmeaboutanewthing,Iaskedveryfewquestions.Myideas

werenotclear,andmyvocabularywasinadequate.Butasmyknowledgeofthingsgrew,Ilearned

moreandmorewords.Sometimesanewwordrevivedanimagethatsomeearlierexperience

hadengraved（雕亥U）onmybrain.

IrememberthemorningthatIfirstaskedthemeaningoftheword,"love."ThiswasbeforeI

knewmanywords.Ihadfoundafewearlyvioletsinthegardenandbroughtthemtomyteacher,

MissSullivan.Sheputheranngentlyroundmeandspelledintomyhand,“IloveHelen.”

“Whatislove?^^Iasked.

Shedrewmeclosertoherandsaid,“Itishere,“pointingtomyheart,whosebeatsIwas

consciousoffbrthefirsttime.HerwordspuzzledmeverymuchbecauseIdidnotthenunderstand

anythingunlessItouchedit.

Ismeltthevioletsinherhandandasked,halfinwords,halfinsigns,aquestionwhichmeant,

“Islovethesweetnessofflowers?”

“No,"saidmyteacher.

AgainIthought.Thewarmsunwasshiningonus.

“Isthisnotlove?^^Iasked,pointinginthedirectionfromwhichtheheatcame.

Itseemedtomethattherecouldbenothingmorebeautifulthanthesun,whosewarmth

makesallthingsgrow.ButMissSullivanshookherhead,andIwasgreatlypuzzled.Ithoughtit

strangethatmyteachercouldnotshowmelove.

AdayortwoafterwardIwasstringingbeads（串珠子）ofdifferentsizesinsymmetrical

groups.Ihadmademanymistakes,andMissSullivanhadpointedthemoutagainandagainwith

gentlepatience.Finally,InoticedaveryobviousmistakeinthesequenceandforaninstantI

concentratedmyattentiononthelessonandtiedtothinkhowIshouldhavearrangedthebeads.

MissSullivantouchedmyforeheadandspelledwithdecidedemphasis,"Think"InaflashIknew

thatthewordwasthenameoftheprocessthatwasgoingoninmyhead.Thiswasmyfirst

consciousunderstandingofanabstract（抽象的）idea.

ForalongtimeIwasstilltryingtofindameaningfbr“love”inthelightofthisnewidea.

Thesunhadbeenunderacloudallday,andtherehadbeenbriefshowers,butsuddenlythesun

brokeforthinallitssouthernsplendor（光辉）.

AgainIaskedmyteacher,4tIsthisnotlove?”

“LoveissomethinglikethecloudsthatwereintheskybeforethesuncameoutJshereplied.

Thesheexplainedinsimplerwords.Youcannottouchtheclouds,youknow,butyoufeeltherain

andknowhowgladtheflowersandthethirstyeartharetohaveitafterahotday."Youcannot

touchloveeither,butyoufeelthesweetnessthatitpoursintoeverything.Withoutloveyouwould

notbehappyorwanttoplay."ThebeautifultruthburstuponmymindiIfeltthattherewere

invisiblelinesstretchedbetweenmyspiritandthespiritsofothers.

37.WhydidHelenhavetroubleunderstandingwhatloveis?

A.Becauseshewasdeaf.B.Becauseshewaslittle

C.Becauseshehadnoteacher.D.Becauseshemadenoeffort.

38.Inthispassage,MissSullivancomparesloveto.

A.thewarmsunB.thebeatingheart

C.thesweetnessofflowersD.thecloudsbeforethesuncameout

39.WhatwasHelen'sfirstconsciousunderstandingofanabstractidea?

A.Love.B.Think.C.Find.D.Touch.

40.Whatisthebesttitleforthispassage?

A.LearnaboutloveB.Languageisfun

C.MykindteacherD.Waystoarrangebeads

答案：

26-30DCBCD

31-35BCCBD

36-40BADBA

2020年南京玄武区中考英语二模试卷

三、阅读理解

阅读下面短文，从各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

A

Let'sseewhatyourdogsaysaboutyou

A.Chihuahuas

Thislittledogneedsitsmaster'sattention.Maybeyouneedtheircompany,loo.

Besides,thesemastersaremorelikelytobesmartandcreative.

B.GermanShepherds

Thisdoghasabraveandstrongpersonality.Energeticandoutgoingpeoplelikethemmost.

C.Bulldog

Bulldogsaregentleandlovetojustrelax.Peoplewithbulldogscomeoutontopforbeing

conscientious（认真的）.Justdon'tforgetaboutyourselfwhenyou'realwayscaringforothers.

D.Poodle

Thesedogsarebeautifulandverysmart.Peoplewithpoodlesenjoythechallengeofkeeping

upwiththeirdogsandarereadyforanyexcitingactivity.

26.Accordingtothearticle,Simon,anenergeticandoutgoingyoungman,islikelytobeamasterof

a.

A.ChihuahuaB.GermanShepherdC.BulldogD.Poodle

27.Whoismostlikelytobeinterestedinthearticle?

A.Ananimaldoctor.B.Ascientist.C.Apet-lover.D.Awriter.

28.WhichisTRUEaccordingtotheinformationgiven?

A.Chihuahuasaremorelikelytobesmartandcreative.

B.Mastersofbulldogsshouldremembertocaremoreforothers.

C.Wecanexactlyknowwhatanewfriendislikeaccordingtothedoghekeeps.

D.Poodlesarebeautifulsmartdogswithmasterswhoareprobablyfondofexciting

activities.

答案：

26.B27.C28.D

B

Itwasoneo'clockinthemorningwhenIatlastsucceededincreatingalife.AsIlookedatthe

lifelesshumanbeing,Isawoneeyeslowlyopen.Thenhebegantobreatheandmovehisarms.At

first,Ithoughthewouldbeafine-lookingman.Hehadyellowskin,blackhairandverywhiteteeth.

Unluckily,hiseyeswerewatery,andhislipswerethinandcolorless.Isoonrealizedthattherewas

nothingbeautifulabouthim.Iranoutoftheroom,disgusted（恶心）bythecreatureIhadcreated.I

triedtosleep,butforhoursIcouldnot.Then,whenIdidgettosleep,Ihadbaddreams.WhenI

awokethenextmorning,IdidnotwanttoreturntomylaboratoryandthemonsterIhadcreated.I

wentforalongwalkuntilIcametoaninn.There,tomypleasureandsurprise,Ifoundmyfriend,

HenryClervaL"Tellmeaboutmyfamily,Iaskedhim."AndElizabeth,howisshe?”

“Theyareallwell,Frankenstein.^^hesaid."Butyoudonotlookwell,myfriend.Youreyes

lookasifyouhavenotsleptformanyweeks.”

Iknewthiswastrue.€ihavebeensobusy,“Iexplained,"thatIhavebeenworkingwithout

rest."Henrywalkedbackwithmetomydepartment.Ididnotwanthimto,butIcouldnotstophim.

IwasafraidthatthecreatureIhadlefttheremightbealiveandwalkingabout.Whenwereachedmy

apartment,IaskedHenrytowaitoutsideforafewminutes.Ididnotexplainwhy.Islowlyopened

thedoorandenteredtheroom.Tomysurprise,itwasempty.Thecreaturehadgone.Iwasso

overcomebythefeelingthat1fainted.Iwasillformanymonths.

Duringmyillness,Henrywasmyonlynurse.Heheardmetalkinginmysleepaboutamonster.

Atfirst,hethoughtIwasjusthavingabaddream,butthenherealizedthatsomethingverybad

happenedinmylife.

29.Whatisthispassageprobablytakenfrom?

A.Anewsreport.B.Ahistorybook.

C.Atravelguide.D.Asciencefiction.

30.Whafsthemainideaofthefirstparagraph?

A.Thebirthofthecreature.B.Thespiritofthecreature.

C.Thehappyfeelingofcreatinglife.D.Thepersonalitiesofthecreature.

31.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“fainted"inParagraph3probablymean?

A.Gotexcited.B.Becamecheerful.C.Lostsenses.D.Lost

interest.

答案：

29.D30.A31.C

C

Woulditsurpriseyoutolearnthat,likeanimals,treescancommunicatewitheachotherand

passontheirwealthtothenextgeneration-theiryoungtrees?

SuzanneSimard,forestecologist（生态学家）altheUniversityofBritish

Columbia,explainshowtreesaremuchmorecomplex（复杂的）thanmostofuseverimagined.

AlthoughCharlesDarwinthoughtthattreesarecompetingforsurvivalofthefittest,Simardandher

teamhavemadeanewdiscoveryandshowedjusthowwronghewas.Infact,theoppositeistrue:

treessurvivethroughtheirgroupworkandsupport,passingaroundnecessarynutrition（营养）such

asnitrogenandcarbon"dependingonwhoneedsit”.

Nitrogenandcarbonaresharedthroughmilesofundergroundfungi（真菌）networks.This

makessurethatalltreesintheforestecologicalsystemgiveandreceivejusttherightamountto

keepthemallhealthy.Thissystemworksinaverysimilarwaytothenetworksofneurons（神经元）

inourbrains,andwhenonetreeisdestroyed,itinfluencesall.

Simardtalksabout"Mothertrees”.Theseareusuallythelargest,oldestplantsonwhichall

othertreesdepend.These“Mothertrees^^areconnectedtoalltheothertreesintheforestbythis

networkoffungi,andmaymanagetheresourcesofthewholetreesandplantsintheforest.She

explainshowthesetreespassonthewealthtothenextgeneration,transportingimportantresources

toyoungtreessotheymaycontinuetogrow.Whenhumanscutdown“Mothertrees“without

payingattentiontothesehighlycomplex“treesocieties^^ofthenetworksonwhichtheyfeed,weare

reducingthechancestosavethewholeforest.

“Wedidn'ttakeanynoticeof/“Simardsayssadly."Mothertrees“movenutritionintothe

youngtreesbeforedying,butwenevergivethemchance.Ifwecouldputacrossthemessagetothe

forestry,wecouldmakeahugedifferencetowardsourenvironmentalprotectioneffortsforthe

future.

32.Theunderlinedpart-theoppositeistrue“inParagraph2probablymeansthattrees.

A.competeforsurvivalB.protecttheirownwealth

C.dependoneachotherD.providesupportfordyingtrees

33."Mothertrees"areveryimportantbecausethey________.

A.bringmorewealthtohumans

B.passonnutritiontoyoungtrees

C.lookthelargestinsizeintheforest

D.knowmoreaboutthe"treesocieties^^

34.Theunderlinedword"业"inthelastparagraphrefersto（指代）.

A.how"treesocieties"workB.howtreesgrowold

C.howforestryindustrydevelopsD.howyoungtreessurvive

35.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat.

A.treesaren'tascomplexaswethink

B.CharlesDarwinhadthesameopinionasSimard

C.if"Mothertrees"arecutdown,theywon'tmakeanydifferencetoyoungtrees

D.treescanshareresourceswithotheronesbytheundergroundfunginetworks

答案：

32.C33.B34.A35.D

D

Everyonetalksabouttheadvantagesoftakingtimeoutfor“simplepleasures”.

Theideaisthatwewillbehappierifweoftendoinexpensive,easy-to-doactivities.

However,theproblemformanyofusisthatwedon*tknowwhatmakesushappy.WhenIwas

incollege,mymothergavemesomewiseadvice.Shesaid,"Beforeyougetmarriedandlivewith

anotherperson,youneedtospendsometimelivingbyyourself.Youneedtogettoknowyourself.”

SoIdidexactlythat.Foralmosttwoyears,Ilivedbymyself,IfoundthatIlovedtospend

hourslookingaroundinbookstores.Ialsolovedtospendanafternoonjustwalkingaroundthecity.

Andeverysooften,Ineededthemomentsofpuresilence.

But,ofcourse,weaildon'tenjoythesamethings.

Asimplepleasureformewouldbetospendanhourreadingabookinmybackyard.However,

thatsameactivitywouldgivemyhusbandnopleasure.Weareallsodifferent.

Sometimes,wealreadyknewwhatmakesushappy.However,aslifegetsbusierandweget

older,weputasideoursimplepleasures.

Forexample,IhadtogiveupplayingtheflutewhenIstartedworkingandhadfamily

responsibilities.Playingmyfluteseemedselfishwhennooneelseinmyfamilycouldjoin,butthree

yearsagoIreturnedtoplayingtheflute.Iregrethavingeverstopped.

Simplepleasuresareneithersimplenorcommon.Oursimplepleasuresareareflectionofwho

weare.Theyaredifferentactivitiesthatgiveeachofusjoy.

Certainlytherearesomecommontopics-suchasbeingoutinnature,doingsomethingcreative,

orenjoyingmusicandliterature-butbeyondthat,eachofushastofindoutwhatitisthatfeedsour

souls.

Thatisn*talwayseasyinaworldinwhichwehavetoconsiderotherpeople'sneedsand

opinionsaswellasourown,butenjoyingsimplepleasuresissomethingthateachofusdeserves.

Thinkofitasyourright,andsaytoyourself,“Today,I'mgoingtodiscoverwhatmysimple

pleasuresare.”

36.Whatisthewriter'sopinionaboutsimplepleasures?

A.Theychangeaswegrowolder.

B.Theycanreflectourcharactersandspirits.

C.Ifsexpensiveandimpossibletoachievethem.

D.Peoplewithnoresponsibilitiescanenjoythem.

37.Whatdoesthewriterwanttotellbysharingherexperienceoflivingalone?

A.Wisepeopleoftentaketheirmothers'advice.

B.Acoupledon*tnecessarilysharethesameinterest.

C.Ifsimportanttolivealonebeforegettingmarried.

D.It'sworthspendingtimealoneenjoyingsimplepleasures.

38.Whatcanwelearnfromthewriter'sexperienceofplayingtheflute?

A.Weshoulddevelopaninterestthatotherscantakepartin.

B.Makingourfamilyhappyisbetterthanmakingourselveshappy.

C.Familyresponsibilitiesaremoreimportantthanourowninterests.

D.Keepingourinterestsaliveisagoodmethodtomakeourselveshappy.

39.Whatisthemainideaofthelasttwoparagraphs?

A.Thewriterencouragesreaderstogetsimplepleasuresactively.

B.Thewritersuggestsreaderspaynoattentiontoothers'opinions.

C.Thewriterteachesreaderstobalanceothers'needswiththeirownneeds.

D.Thewriterremindsreaderstorealizesimplepleasuresarethemostimportantpartoflife.

40.Whatisthebesttitleforthispassage?

A.FindOutWhoYouAre.B.ConsiderYourOwnNeeds.

C.LiveAlonetoEnjoyLife.D.DiscoverYourOwnPleasure.

答案：

36.B37.D38.D39.A40.D

江苏省南京市玄武区2019届中考二模英语试题

三、阅读理解（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）

阅读下列材料，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳答案。

A

363DerbyRoad,Middletown.NY,10940•845-386-9738

HomeAboutUsMeetOurCritters!AdoptWayst。HelpEventsNewsandResourcesPetAliveBl

Brandywasanolddog.Whenherownerdied,thedogstayednearthehouseandwaitedfor

herownertoreturn.SomeoftheneighborsleftfoodoutforBrandy.Butwhiletheythoughtthe

dogwasfriendly,theyweren'tmuchworriedaboutBrandy.

Oneday,Brandywalkedintomyyardandbeganplayingwithmy18-month-oldAdam.I

didn'tlikethedirtydogatfirst.Butseeingmysonhavingfunplayingwithher,Idecidedtolet

Brandystay.

Oneafternoon,IleftAdamintheyardtoplaywhileIhadtoansweranimportantphone.

WhenIreturned,hewasgone.Iwasscaredandcalledthepolice.WelookedforAdamforsix

hours,butwereunsuccessful.

Thensomeonesaidhehadheardbarkingcomingfromthewoods.Soweallrushedtothe

woods.Adamwasfastasleepagainstatree.BrandywaskeepingAdamtherewhileoneofher

ownlegsdangledover（悬垂）adeephole.

BrandyhadfollowedAdamwhenhewalkedaway.Seeinghimindanger,she'dheldhim

safelyforallthosehours.

IwassothankfulforwhatBrandydidandletBrandyspenttherestofherdayswithus.In

Brandy'shonor,IfoundedPetsAlive,apetrescuecenterinNewYork.Ican'tsaveeveryanimal,

butIknowifsomeonehadputthatolddogtosleep,Icouldhaveeasilylostmyonlyson.

26.WhatdidBrandydoafterherownerdied?

A.Shelookedforfoodeverywhere.B.Shewaitedforherownertoreturn.

C.Shewassadandcriedalldaylong.D.Shewalkedaroundinthecommunity.

27.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothestory?

A.AdamsetupPetsAlivetosavemoreanimals.

B.BrandykeptAdamsafefromfallingintothedeephole.

C.PeoplefoundAdamafterlookingforhimforsixhours.

D.Adam'smotherdidn'tlikeBrandybecauseshewasdangerous.

28.Wherecanyouprobablyreadthestory?

A.Inanaturemagazine.B.Onapetwebsite.

C.Inafashionnewspaper.D.Inasciencebook.

B

Inordertoloseweight,itisnecessarytounderstandtheimportanceofcaloriesandhowto

calculate（计算）theamountofcaloriesrequiredfbryourbodytoloseweight.Inweightloss,your

dietplays80%roleforachievingtheidealresults.

Mostpeopletakepartindifferentweightlossprogramswiththehopeoflosingweight.

However,haveyoueverstoppedtoaskyourselfwhathelpspeopletoloseweight?Thesimple

answeris"caloriesyoutakeinVSthecaloriesyouexpend.^^Inordertocalculateandbumthe

caloriestoloseweight,youneedtounderstandwhatcaloriesare.

,caloriesaretreatedastheunitofenergythatisgot

fromfoodanddrink.Yourbodycellsneedthecaloriestoliveproperlyand

thatiswhyyouneedtomakesurethatyoumeetyourdailycalorieintake.

Whatyouneedtounderstandisthatanyfooditemthatcontainscalories

hasthepossibilitytoincreaseyourenergyintake.Now,peoplewhodon'tunderstandthe

importanceofcaloriesinthebody,endupgainingorlosingtoomuchweight.

Tobeabletounderstandthedynamics（动态）ofweightlossandweightgain,youneedto

understandwhatthecaloriesareandwhattheirroleisinthebody.

Caloriesasmentionedaboveareunitsofenergy.Theyaretheonesthatprovidethebodywith

energy.However,thecaloriesintakearedirectlylinkedtotheenergyoutlet.Thismeansthatfor

youtobeabletoloseweight,theenergyoutletneedstobehigherthanthecaloriesintake.Togain

weight,youneedtokeepahigherenergyintakethantheenergyoutlet.Theoppositeistrueifyou

wanttoloseweight,youmustbummorecaloriesthanthoseyoutakein.

29.Whatplaysthemostimportantroleinweightloss?

A.Thediet.B.Theweight.C.Theexercise.D.Thecost.

30.WhichofthefollowingphrasesisthemostsuitableforthebeginningofParagraph3?

A.FirstofallB.Aboveall

C.LastbutnotleastD.Generallyspeaking

31.Ifyouwanttogainweight,youshould

A.burnmorecaloriesthanyoutakeinB.takemoreexercisethanever