江苏省盐城市东台市2021-2023年中考英语一模试题分类汇编：阅读理解

江苏省盐城市东台市

2021-2023年中考英语一模试题分类汇编

阅读理解

2023年江苏省盐城市东台市中考一模英语试卷

三、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答案。

A

DrinkingAloneundertheMoon

Amongtheflowers,fromapotofwine.

Idrinkwithoutacompanionofmine.

IraisemycuptoinvitetheMoonwhoblends.

HerlightwithmyShadowandwe'rethree___▲一

TheMoondoesnotknowhowtodrinkhershare;

InvainmyShadowfollowsmehereandthere.

TogetherwiththemfbrthetimeIstay,

Andmakemerrybeforespring'sspentaway.

IsingandtheMoonlingerstohearmysong;

MyShadow'samesswhileIdancealong,

Sober,wethreeremaincheerfulandgay;

Drunken,wepartandeachmaygohisway.

Ourfriendshipwilloutshineallearthlylove;

Nexttimewellmeetbeyondthestarsabove.

21.Whichcanbethebestfor▲.

A.actorsB.friendsC.artistsD.dancers

22.Whatwasthewriter'sfeeling?

A.LonelyB.CheerfulC.ExcitedD.Pleased

23.InwhichpartcanyoureaditinChinaDaily?

A.StoryB.ScienceC.TravelD.Literature

B

Typein"Acatwantstogotospace"andasktherobottowriteabedtimestory.Justone

secondlater,youwillgetthestoryofMax,whoclawedhiswaypastmanydifficultiestosing

amongthestars.

Thisrobotwriterisreal.It*scalledChatGPT.UScompanyOpenAldevelopedittoproduce

human-liketexts.Itcantranslatelanguages,talkwithpeopleandwritesongs,poemsandeven

jokes.ItisoneofthemostpowerfulAIofitskind,withthecompletewritingrange（范围）ofa

realperson!

PeoplearoundtheworldhavetriedChatGPTandpostedtheirresultsonsocialmediaSome

usedittowritehistoryarticles,someaskedittotakenotesofpresentations,andsomeeven

producedadviceonhowtocommunicatewithpeopleataparty,reportedTheAtlanticThepower

ofChatGPTliesinitsspeedandunderstandingofcomplicated（复杂的）matters.Wemayspend

hoursresearching,understandingandwritinganarticleonthetheoryofevolution（进化论）,But

ChatGPTcanproduceawell-writtenoneinseconds.Anothergoodthingaboutitisthatifyou

askdark,harmfulquestions,suchashowtomakeweapons（武器），itwillnotgiveyouananswer

ChatGPTcomesalongatatimewhenAIisbecomingincreasinglyabletodocreativetasks.The

materialstheycreatearedifficulttotellthemapartfromthosemadebyhumansThiscauseman

ethical（道德的）issues重要议题）,suchastheissueofcopyright（版权）andthedefinition

（定义）ofart.SincethesystemislargelytrainedusingwordsfromtheInternet,itcanalsopick

upontheInternet'sbiases（偏见）aboutcertaingroups.Theseareallthethingsthatdependon

humanstosolve

24.Thewriteruses"thestoryofthecat"asanexample.

A.toshowwhatcreativeworkChatGPTcando

B.tointroduceacatthatwantstogotospace

C.tointroduceaseriesofbedtimebook:

D.toshowtheimportanceofthebedtimestory

25.WhatdoweknowaboutChatGPT?

A.Itcansingsongsforpeople

B.NobodyhasevertriedChatGPTbefore

C.Itcangiveyouanswerstoallthequestionsyouask

D.PeoplecanhardlytellthedifferencebetweentextsfromChatGPTandhumans

26.Comparedwithhumanwriting,ChatGPTis.

A.fasterB.saferC.morehumorousD.morecorrect

27.Whatisthemainideaofthelastparagraph?

A.Howpeoplewillfeelaboutwritinginthefuture

B.WhatproblemsAIwritingcancause

C.People'sbiasesaboutAIwriting

D.HumaneffortsindevelopingAIwriting

C

Itmaymakeyoufeelsurprisedwhenyouaretoldthathotdrinkyou'redrinkingcouldreally

makeyoucolder.

Andthat'snottheonlythingthatmakesithardtostaywarmwhen

thetemperaturecontinuestodroparoundyou.You'regoingtoneedall

theadviceyoucangettostaywarmthiswinter

Beclowarefivethingsthatwillhelpyouawayfromthecoldin

winter.

Lonelinesscanloweryourbodytemperature

Ifyouareinneedofsocialcontact,itmaymakeyouill.Inotherwordsgivingsomeonea

ncoldshoulder"canindeedmakethemfeelcolder.

Hotdrinksmightactuallycoolyouoff

Whenhavingahotdrink,yourmouth"tells"therestofyourbodythatsomething"hot"is

comingandyouneedtostartsweating（出汗），Thiswillnothelpyoubecomewarm.Onthe

opposite,drinkingtoomuchofacolddrinkcanwarmyouupbecauseitcausesyourbloodvessels

血管）totighten

Youdon*tcatchacoldbecauseofcoldweather

Ifyou'reinthelowertemperatures,itdoesn'tgiveyouacoldbyitself.Instead,therisein

sicknessesandcoldsinthewintermonthsismainlybecausepeoplespendmoretimeindoors

whichallowsvermstospreadbetweenpeoplemoreeasily.

Whitemightactuallybethewarmestcolour

Usuallywewearwhiteinsummeranddarkerclothesinwinterbecauseblackclothesget

moreheatfromthesunandwhiteclothingreflectsit,butthiscommonideamightbewrong.Some

researcherssaythatwhite'sfunctionasareflectoralsoappliesto（适用于）bodyheat,thatistosay

wearingwhitemaytrapyournaturalheatclosetoyourbody.Darkclothesmaybelesslikelyto

trapyourbodyheatin.

Thecoldweathercanhelpyouloseweight

Incoldtemperaturesthebodyworkshardertowarmitselfup,notonlyburningmorecalorie

butalsoactivating（激5舌）brownfat,whichburnsthemmoreefficientlythanwhitefat.So,some

peoplebelievethatpunishingthemselveswithicy-coldtemperaturescanhelpthemlosemore

weight.

28.Maybewecanreadthispassagein.

A.anadvertisementB.asportsmagazine

C.anovelD.asciencemagazine

29.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"germs"inthepassageprobablymean?

A.sickpeopleB.somethingharmfulC.coldfeelingD.coldweather

30.Ifwewanttogetwarminwinter,whatclothesmaybethebestaccordingtothewriter?

A.TheblackonesB.ThedarkonesC.Thewhiteone.D.Thebrownones.

31.What'sthebesttitleofthepassage?

A.ThewaytoloseweightB.Howtostaywarminwinter

C.ColdweatherleadstowarmthD.Hotdrinksaregoodforhealth

D

LittleWomen

ChapterIFoursisters

"Christmaswon!beChristmaswithoutanypresents,"grumbled（嘀咕）Jo,lyingontherug

（地毯）.

It'ssoawfultobepoor!"agreedMeg,lookingdownatherolddress.

"It'snotrightforsomegirlstohaveplentyofprettythings,andotherstohavenothingatall.

naddedlittleAmy,withasadsniff（轻哼）.

“We'vegotfatherandmotherandeachother,HsaidBethgently

Thefouryoungfacesonwhichthefirelightshonebrightenedatthecheerfulwords,but

darkenedagainasJosaidsadly.nWehaven*tgotfather,andshallnothavehimforalongtime.

Shedidn'tsay"perhapsnever",buteachsilentlyaddedit,thinkingoffatherfarawayatthewarin

theSouth.

Nobodyspokeforaminute;thenMegsaid."Motheradvisednothavinganypresentsthis

Christmasbecauseitisgoingtobeahardwinterforeveryone;andshethinksweshouldn'tspend

moneyforpleasurewhenourmenaresuffering（受难）inthearmy.Wecan'tdomuch,butwecan

makeourlittleeffort,andoughttodoitgladly.ButIamafraidIdon't.HMegshookherhead,

thinkingregretfullyofalltheprettythingsshewanted

"ButIdon'tthinkthelittleweshouldspendwoulddoanygood,"saidJo."We'veeachgota

dollar,andthatwon'thelpthearmymuch.IagreenottoexpectanythingfrommotheroryouLet's

eachbuyourselveswhatwewant,andhavealittlefun.Weworkhardtoearnit.”

"Ido.teachingthosetiresomechildrennearlyalldaywhenIreallywanttoenjoymyselfat

home."complainedMeg.

“Youdon'thavehalfsuchahardtimeasIdo.*'saidJo."Howwouldyouliketobeshutup

forhourswithanervous,fussyoldlady,whoisneverhappy,andwoniesyoutillyou'rereadyto

flyoutofthewindoworcry?”

"It'snaughtytofret:butIdothinkwashingdishesandkeepingthingstidyistheworstwork

intheworld.Itmakesmecross;andmyhandsgetsostiff（僵硬的）topracticemymusic."Beth

lookedatherroughhandswithasighthatanyonecouldhear.

"Idon*tbelieveanyofyousufferasIdo.'*criedAmy."foryoudon'thavetogotoschool

withrudegirls,wholaughatyourlessonsoryourdressesandsaybadwordsbecauseyourfather

isn'trich.

32.Accordingtothepassage,whoisthemostpessimistic（悲观的）andwhoisthemost

optimistic（乐观的）？

A.Meg:BethB.Jo:AmyC.Meg:AmyD.Beth:Jo

33.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingisTRUE?

A.Theirfatherdiedwhenhewasfightingwithothers

B.Thepassageisastoryaboutthreegirlsandaboyinafamily

C.Theirfatherisawayatthewar.leavingthemathomewiththeirmother

D.Thefburchildreninthepassageallworkandmaketheirownmoney

34.Accordingtothepassage.Whomaybeastudentatschool!

A.MegB.JoC.Amy.D.Beth

35.Whatdotheythinkoftheirmother'ssuggestionofnothavinganyChristmasgifts?

A.TheyallagreedtothesuggestionofnothavinganyChristmasgifts

B.Theyallagreedtosavethemoneyandbuyagiftforeachother

C.Theyallagreedthatgivingthemoneytothearmywasofmuchhelp

D.Theyallagreedthatgivingthemoneytothearmywasoflittlehelp

四、短文还原（共5小题，每题2分，计10分）

阅读下面短文，从所给选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，便短文通顺，结构完整，其中

有一项是多余选项。

Itisbelievedinsomewaysthatthedaughterisfather'slover.36Foralong

timemyfatherhasbeenaveryvaguefigure（模糊的形象）tome.Hewasamanoffewwords,tall

butslimandnothingelse.

WhenIwasinprimaryschool,myfatherwasnevertheretopickmeup.andhenevercame

toanyofmyparent—teachermeetings.37IrememberwhenIwasinmiddleschool

anmyheadwasbadlyhurtinaPEclass.Duringmyoperation,myfatherwasnowheretobe

foundThishurtmemost.Atthatmoment,Iconsideredmyfatherasacold-bloodedmanwho

didnocareaboutmeatall.

Butthingsseemeddifferentatmyhighschoolgraduationceremony,whereIwaschosento

representmyclassandgiveaspeech.Myfather,onceagain,toldmehehadabusinesstripina

placeoutsidethecityandwouldbeunabletoshowup（露面），"Don'lcome.Iwillbeverynervous

ifIseeyou."Itoldhim.

38AltertheceremonywasoverandIwasabouttoleave.Isuddenlynoticeda

familiarlookingmansittinginacomerofthehall.Itwasmyfather!IwassosurprisedthatI

rushedtohimwithtearsrunningdownmyface.nWelldone,"hesaid.Hiseyeswerealsofilled

withtears.

Later,Ifoundoutthatmyfatherhadmanagedtofinishhisworkbystayinguplateandhe

droveforeighthourstogetback.Hehadbeensittinginthecomerbecausehedidn'twantmeto

seehim.39____________

Formuchofmylife.Idescribedmyfatherwasacold-bloodedmanwhoonlycaredabouthis

work.ButwhenIthoughtdeeplyaboutthis,itwasobviouslynottrue.40Thefactis

thatseeingisnotbelieving,andseeingmaynotbethefactifwedon'tperceive（感知）thework

withourheartsandminds.There'snodoubtthatlifedoesn'tlack（缺少）love,butsometimes

oureyeshavetroubleseeingit.

A.Iremembermyspeechwentsmooth.

B.Hewasalwaysbusydoingprojects.

C.Myfatherrememberedeverywordinmyspeech.

D.WhenIwasyoung.Ilikedsittingonmyfather'sshoulders.

E.Butmyexperiencehastaughtmeinadifferentway.

F.Atmygraduationceremony,Icouldfeelmyfather'sdeeplove.

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三、阅读单选

OnMay22,2021,peopleinChinaandaroundtheworldfeltsad.China's"FatherofHybrid

Rice"-YuanLongpingpassedawayat91onthisday.

Yuanspenthisliferesearchinghybridrice,whichendedhungerformillionsofpeoplenot

onlyinChina,butaroundtheworld.Hybridriceisgrowninabout57percentofChina'srice

fields.Itfeedsmorethan80millionpeopleayear.Itisalsogrowninover40countries,including

India,theUSA,Brazil,ete.

Yuangrewupinatimeofwarandfamine（饥荒）.Gettingenoughtoeatwasaserious

probleminChinaatthattime.Afterhefinishedhighschool,hedecidedtostudyagriculture.After

seeingmanypeopledieofhungerduringaseriousfamine,hedecidedtostudyhybridrice.

In1973,hesucceededingrowingtheworld'sfirsthigh-yield（高产的）hybridrice.Itcould

reachayieldofover500kgpermu（亩）.

In2019,hewasawardedtheMedaloftheRepublic,China'shigheststatehonour.In2020,

hybridriceachieved1500kilogramspermuintwogrowingseasons,settinganewworldrecord.

Yuanoncesaidhehadtwodreams.Onewastoenjoytheshadeunderricecropsthatwere

tallerthanmen.Theotherwasthathybridricewouldbegrownallovertheworld.Ithinkhis

dreamsmightcometrueoneday.

31.WhenwasYuanLongpingborn?

A.In1922.B.In1930.C.In1940.D.In1957.

32.HowdidYuanLongpinghelppeoplesolvethefoodproblem?

A.Hedevelopedthehybridricewithhisteam.

B.Heborrowedenoughfoodfromothercountries.

C.Hediscoveredanotherkindoffoodtoeat.

D.Heaskedpeopletoplantmorericeintheirfields.

33.Whatdoesthispassagemainlytellus?

A.Thenewkindofhybridriceisworthstudyingforever.

B.HowtoplantthenewkindofhybridriceinChina.

C.Theyieldofnewhybridriceisimprovingquickly.

D.WeUIrememberChina's"FatherofHybridRice”forever.

InEnglish,thereisapopularproverb:Allgoodthingsmustcometoanend.This,however,

mightnotalwaysbetrue.ForthesixfriendsinFriends,the“goodthings,,-thefriendships

betweenthem—haveneverreallyended.

Perhapsyouhaven'tseenFriends.Theseriestellsthestoryofsixyoungpeople.Rachel,

Ross,Monica,Chandler,PhoebeandJoeycametoNewYorkCitytofindlove,successandfun.

Eachofthemhadadifferentpersonality.However,theywereabletoputtheirdifferencesaside

andbecamegoodfriends.

Seventeenyearshavenowpassedsincethelastepisode（集）ofFriendswasairedonTV.

However,theseriesisstillverypopular.Fanshavelongwantedtoseethesixfriendsreuniteon

thescreen.Thatwishfinallycametruelastmonth.Aspecialepisode,Friends,.TheReunion,was

airedonlineonMay27,2021.

YourEnglishteacherprobablyhasrecommendedFriendstoyou.Forsure,watchingthe

serieswillhelpyoulearnEnglish.Butyoucanleammuchmorefromit.Onethingitcanteachus

allishowtobuildlastingfriendships.AsRacheloncesaid,“Backinthe1990s,therewerenocell

phones.Itwasjustfriendssittingaroundandchattingtogether.^^Ifyouwanttohavelifelong

friends,don'tjustchatonline.MakesuretoalwaysBETHERE-foryourfriends!

34.Whatisthefans5wish?

A.Theycanchatwiththesixfriends.

B.Thesixfriendscanreuniteonthescreen.

C.TheycanlearnmoreEnglishfromtheTVseries.

D.Theycanfindlove,successandfuninNewYorkCity

35.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?

A.Youngpeoplelikedsittingaroundandchattingonlineinthe1990s

B.WatchingtheserieswillonlyhelpyoulearnEnglishandWesternculture.

C.Thefriendshipsbetweenthesixfriendshaveneverreallyended.

D.Intheseries,thesixyoungpeoplecametoLondontofindsuccess.

36.WhatdoRachePswordsmeanattheendofthepassage?

A.Itwasthebestwaytochatoncellphoneswithyourfriends.

B.Rachelandherfriendslikedtositaroundandchattogether.

C.Beingwithyourfriendsisthebestwaytohavelifelongfriends.

D.Racheldidn'tknowhowtomakefriendswithpeopleinthe1990s

Whatmakessmartphonesfunanduseful?Theapps,ofcourse.Besidespopularoneslike

WeChat,QQandTikTok,whatotherappsdoyouknow?Infact,therearemanyappsthatyoucan

havefunwith.Checkoutsomeofthemhere.

Vocabulary,comiOS

Whetheryouarealinguist（语言学家）orabeginnerlookingtoimproveyourEnglish

languageskills,Vocabulary.comhassomethingtooffer.WhatmakesVocabulary.comspecialis

thatitismuchmorethanjustadictionary.Ithasthebasicfeaturesofadictionary

app~~explanations,pronunciationsandgrammartips—butitalsohasawordlearningsystem.This

meansthatyougettopractisethewordsyoulearnthroughafunpoint-basedgame.Thegame

willhelpyourememberwordsmorequickly.Theappknowsthatevenifyoulookupaword,you

mightstillforgetitsoon.Soithelpsyourememberwordsbyrepeatingtheminthegame.It?slike

carryingyourEnglishteacherinyourpocket!

Prisma一Android/iOS

Areyouafanofart?Here'sanappcreatedjustforyou.Prismaisaphoto-editing（图片编

辑）appunlikeanyother.Thephotofilters（滤镜）ontheappcanmakeyourpictureslooklike

worksofart.

What'smore,thefiltersonPrismanevergetold.Prismaoffersanewphotofiltereveryday.

However,italsogivesyouthefreedomtochangethefilterswithitsimage-enhancing（图像增

强）tools.Letyourimaginationgowild!Youcanhaveaportrait（肖像）paintedbyPicasso,too!

37.Comparedwithotherdictionaries,what'sthemaindifferenceofVocabulary,com?

A.IthelpsyouimproveEnglish.

B.Itcanexplainthewordsbetter.

C.Thetipsinitaremoreaccurate.

D.YoucanlearnEnglishbyplayinggames.

38.AmobilephoneuserwholovesartcandownloadPrismato.

A.takephotosB.editpicturesC.recordvideosD.drawpaintings

39.WhydothefiltersonPrismanevergetold?

A.Prismaupdates（更新）theirfiltersdaily.

B.Theimagine-enhancingtoolsareoutofdate.

C.ThefiltersinPrismaneverchange.

D.Youcannothaveaportraitofyourself.

40.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?

A.Prismafailstoimproveyourimagination.

B.Allofuscanrememberwordsinashorttime.

C.Smartphonesareusefulwithallkindsofinterestingapps.

D.AndroiduserscandownloadVocabulary,com.

NataliePortman,anAmericanactress,wonanOscar.ShegraduatedfromHarvard.Shehas

eventriedoutmoviedirecting.Andshebroughtherfirstmovietothe6thBeijingFilm

InternationalFilmFestivallastmonth.

However,fewpeoplerealizethatPortmanusedtohavesomeverydifferentmoments,andit

happenedduringhertimeatHarvardUniversity.

PortmanwenttoHarvardattheageof18.Atthetime,shehadbeenactingforsevenyears

andwasalreadyfamous.Butonthatfamouscampus,shenearlylostherconfidence.

Shethoughtshecouldneverread1,000pageseveryweekorwritea50paper.Shewas

shockedbyherclassmates-theythoughtthattheworkload（工作量）waseasytofinish,compared

withhighschool.

ShestartedtothinkthatshecouldonlygotoHarvardbecauseshewasfamous.4<Ifeltlike

everytimeIopenmymouth,IwouldhavetoshowthatIwasn9tjustafoolishactress.”

Thatfeelingwentonfbrtwoyears.Luckily,thingsgotbetter.In2003,Portmangraduated

withabachelor'sdegreeinpsychology.

Portmansaidthattheexperiencetaughtherthatoneshouldbealwaysconfident.Thatway,

shesaid,youcan“trythingsthatyouneverwouldhavetried”.

Shetriedalotofnewthingswithherfirstmovie“ATaleofLoveandDarkness^^.She

directedit.Shewrotepartofthescript.ShealsomadethefilminHebrew（希伯来语），the

languageofIsrael,herbirthplace.

“AllofthesethingswerechallengesIshouldhavebeenafraidof,asIwascompletely

unprepared,MsaidPortman.uButoncethere,Ihadtofigureitallout,andmybeliefthatIcould

controlthesethingswashalfthefight.^^

41.WhendidNataliePortmanbegintoact?

A.Attheageof18.B.Whenshewasahighschoolstudent.

C.Attheageof11.D.Whenshewas7yearsold.

42.Wheredidshehaveaveryhardtime?

A.InIsrael.B.Atthehighschool.C.InBeijing.D.AtHarvard

University.

43.Whichistrueaccordingtothepassage?

A.Portmandidwellinstudyallthetimeinuniversity.

B.StudentsatHarvardusuallychooseeasyprojects.

C.Portmangotabachelor'sdegreeofdirectingatHarvard.

D.HebrewisNataliePortman'smotherlanguage.

44.WhydidPortmanthinkthatshecouldonlygotoHarvard?

A.Becauseshehasbeenveryfamous.

B.Becauseshedidn'twanttobeafoolishactress.

C.Becauseshewantedtolearnmoreaboutconfidence.

D.Becauseshewantedtochallengeherself.

45.Whichcanbethebesttitleforthepassage?

A.Anewwonderfulfilm

B.Aconfidentandsuccessfulwoman

C.Howtobeconfident

D.Howtotrythingsyou'venevertried

四、阅读还原6选5

阅读下面短文，从所给选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，使短文通顺，结构完整，其中

有一项是多余选项。

Alotofteenagersinmiddleschoolwanttodomoresports.46Butsomestudents

don'treallyknowthebenefits（好处）ofdoingsports.Herearesomereasonsfordoingsports.

WatchingTVandplayingvideogamesarebecomingmoreandmorepopularamong

teenagers.47Butgettingteenagerstotakepartinasportgivesthemanopportunity（机

会）togooutandsocialize（交往，社交）withothers.48What'smore,theywilllearn

howtoworkwithothersandgetalongwithothersharmoniously（和谐地）.

Oneofthebiggestproblemsinoursocietytodayisobesity（月巴胖）,andifsnotjustaproblem

withadults.Moreandmorekidsarebecomingoverweight.49

Encouragingteenagerstodomoresportsalsobenefitsparents.Itisagreatwayforparentsto

showtheylovetheirkids.50Thisisagreatwayforparentstospendtimewiththeir

teenagersandtalktothem.

Doingsportsisagreatwayforteenagerstogetoutofthehouse,getmoving,makefriends

andkeephealthy.Sowhynotjoininandgetintosportstoday?

A.Theymayfindnewfriendsinthisway.

B.Theyprefertostayathomeratherthangoout.

C.Joininginateamsportwillhelpteenagersgetsomeexercisewithoutfeelingpressured（有压力

的）toloseweight.

D.Teenagerswanttobestrongerthroughdoingsports.

E.Parentscanplaywiththemandhelpthempracticesports.

F.Manydoitbecausetheythinkitwillmakethembecomemorepopular.

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三、阅读单选

RainRainisfallingallaround,TheWindWhohasseenthewind?

Itfallsonfieldandtree,NeitherInoryou.

Itrainsontheumbrellahere.Butwhentheleaveshangtrembling.

Andontheshipsatsea.Thewindispassingthrough.

〜byR.L.Stevenson.1850-1894〜byC.G.Rossetti.1830-1894

AtTheSeasideWhenIwasdownbesidethesea.

TheStarTwinkle,twinkle,littlestar!Awoodenspadetheygavetome.

HowIwonderwhatyouare.Todigthesandyshore.

Upabovetheworldsohigh.Theholeswereemptylikeacup.

LikeadiamondintheskyIneveryholetheseacampup.

〜byJaneTaylor.1783-1824Tillitcouldcomeno▲

〜byR.L.Stevenson1850-1894

31.WhichpoemsarewrittenbyR.L.Stevenson?

A.RainandAtTheSeasideB.TheWindandAtTheSeaside

C.RainandTheWindD.TheWindandTheStar

32.WhenwasC.GRossettiborn?

A.In1824B.In1830C.In1850D.In1894

33.Thestarhighupintheskylookslike

A.anumbrellaB.aleafC.adiamondD.acup

34.Thebestwordfortheblankinthefourthpoemis▲.

A.longerB.fartherC.worseD.more

35.Whichpartofamagazineisthepassageprobablyfrom?

A.LiteratureB.HealthC.SportsD.Travel

Wespendalotoftimesleepingatnightandbeingactiveduringtheday.Thisisoursecond

nature.That'sbecausewe'reunderthecontrolofthebodyclocksinsidenearlyeverycell.Also,

ourmood,strength,hormonelevels,bodytemperature,metabolismandeventheriskofaheart

attackareallchangingallthetimeeveryday.Ourbodyclocks,however,arenotcontrolledby

cogsandpendulums.Instead,ifsthegeneactivityover24hoursthatkeepsourbody'stime.

JeffreyHall,MichaelRosbashandMichaelYoungfromtheUSAfoundthesegenes.

Dr.MichaelHastings,acircadianrhythm（昼夜节律）scientistinCambridge,saidmore

attentionshouldbepaidtothisdiscovery.

Nobodynowdoubtstheimportanceofourbodyclocks.Asksomeonewhodoesn'thavea

goodhabitofrestingandworkingwhatgoeswrongwithhisbodyclock.

Thosewhoalwaysliveinthiswaymaytaketheriskofhavingalotofdiseases,fromcancer

todiabetes,butunderstandinghowthebody'sclockworksisalsounlockingnewideas,liketaking

medicinesatthetimeofdaywhentheywillhavethebiggestinfluenceonthebody.

36.ThefollowingarechangingeverydayEXCEPT.

A.ourfeelings.B.ourbodytemperature

C-ourhormonelevelsD.oursecondnature

37.Therealclockwhichdiffersfromthebodyclockisusuallycontrolledby.

A.thegeneactivityB.cogsandpendulums

C.somenewideasD.cellsofourbody

38.Theunderlinedword"diabetes“inthelastparagraphprobablymeans""inChinese?

A.荷尔蒙B.新陈代谢C.糖尿病D.癌细胞

39.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?

A.There'saclockinsideeverycellofourbody.

B.ThreeyoungmanfromtheUKfoundgenesthatcontrolbodyactivities.

C.Goodlivinghabitscankeepourbodyclockworkingregularly.

D.Somepeoplestilldon'tbelievetheimportanceofourbodyclocks.

40.What'sthemainideaofthispassage?

A.Discoveringthesecretofbodyclock.B.Improvingtheconditionofbodyclock.

C.Avoidingtheriskofbodyclock.D.Comparingthebodyclockwiththereal

clock.

Inthemiddleofthenight,Marywokeup.Heavyrainhadstartedfallingagain,andthewind

wasblowingviolentlyroundthewalloftheoldhouse.Suddenly