山东省济南市平阴县2021-2023年中考英语一模试题分类汇编：阅读理解 (一)（含答案）

山东省济南市平阴县

2021-2023年中考英语一模试题分类汇编

阅读理解

2023年山东省济南市平阴县中考一模英语试题

IV.阅读理解阅读下列短文，从每题A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出一个能回答所提问题

或完成所给句子的最佳答案。(40分)

A

ZhangGuimeiistheheadmasterofHuapingHighSchoolforGirls.Sheisamemberofthe

CommunistPartyofChina(CPC).OnJune29,the64-year-oldwonCPC'stophonor—July1

Medal.Sheshouldhaveit.

In1996,ZhangbegantoteachinamiddleschoolinHuapingCounty,Lijiang,Yunnan.There,

shesawmanygirlsdrepoutofschoolbecausetheirfamilieswerepoor.Shewassadandthought

itwasimportantforgirlstogetahighereducation.Soshehadadream-tobuildafreehighschool

forgirls.

In2007,ZhangwenttoBeijingforthe17lhCPCNationalCongress.Shetalkedabouther

dreamatthemeeting.Ayearlater,withhelpfromthelocalgovernment,Zhangstartedherschool.

Duringthepast13years,over1,800studentsintheschoolhavemadeittouniversities.

Withnochildofherown,Zhanglivesinabuildingwithherstudents.Shegivesmostofher

moneytothestudents.Zhangisinpoorhealth,butsheisstillworkinghard.Shegetsupat5:00

a.m.andisalwaysthefirsttoaiTiveatschool.Threetimesadayshegoestoseehowtheclasses

aregoing.Shehasmadeover1,600visitstostudents'familiesforthepastyears.

“ThethingsIhavedonearewhatmanyCPCmembersaredoingeveryday.AslongasIcan

work,Iwillstandintheclassroomtogivemyshesaid.

41.WhatdoweknowaboutZhangfromParagraph1?

A.Sheis66yearsold.

B.ShegotagreathonoronJune29.

C.SheworksasateacherinBeijing.

D.ShebecameaCPCmemberlastJuly.

42.Whatdoestheunderlinedpart“dropoutofschool“inParagraph2meaninChinese?

A.升学B.辍学C.助学D.游学

43.WhendidZhangstartHuapingHighSchoolforGirls?

A.In1996.B.In2007.C.In2008.D.In2013.

44.What'sParagraph4mainlyabout?

A.WhathelpZhanggets.B.Zhang'splanfortheschool.

C.Zhang'sworkintheschool.D.WhatZhangthinksofherwork.

45.WhichofthefollowingwordscanweusetodescribeZhang?

①hard-working②interesting（3）kind-hearted④creative

A.①②B.②④C.③④D.①③

B

AreyouinterestedinChinesetraditionalarts?Doyouwanttolearnhowtomakethemby

hand?Ifso,comeandjoinourclubsthisweekendinourschool.

SkyLanternClub

Introduction:SkyLanternsaremadeofbambooandcoveredwithpaper.They

arefirstusedtoaskforhelpwhenpeoplewereintrouble.Today,theyareused

toshowhappinessandgoodwishes.

Time:Saturday8:30a.m-10:30a.m.

JPlace:Building3Room501

PaperCuttingClub

Introduction:PaperCuttingturnsasimplethinglikeapieceofpaperintoa

beautifulpieceofart.Picturesaboutflowers,animalsandsoonareputon

windows,doorsandwallsassymbolsofgoodwishesandgoodluck.

Time:Saturday9:00a.m-11:00a.m.

0Place:Building3Room502

ChineseKnot（中国结）Club

Introduction:ChineseKnotsareusuallymadeofredandyellowropes（绳子）.

Peopleusethemtoshowgoodwishes,includinghappiness,love,peaceandso

on.

4°Time:Sunday2:30p,m-4:30p.m.

Place:Building3Room603

46.SkyLanternsaremadeof.

A.clayandpaperB.bambooandpaper

C.redandyellowropesD.woodandpaper

47.IfyouwanttolearnPaperCutting,youcangoto.

A.Building3Room501B.Building3Room502

C.Building3Room603D.Building4Room501

48.IfyouarebusyonthisSundayafternoon,youcan'tgoto.

A.SkyLanternClubB.PaperCuttingClub

C.ChineseKnotClubD.PaperKnotClub

49.Thispassagemaybea.

A.posterB.storyC.pieceofnewsD.novel

50.WhatdotheseChinesetraditionalartshaveincommon?

A.Theyareallmadebymachine.B.Theyareallusedtoaskforhelp.

C.Theyareallsymbolsofgoodwishes.D.Theyareallputonwindows.

c

Whatdocoacheslookfbrinbasketballplayers?Itisimportanttobetall,strongandfast.But

thatisnotenough.Anewstudysayscoachescaresmoreaboutwhat'sinaplayer'shead.

MichaelRogersworksattheUniversityofSouthAustralia.Forthenewstudy,hesurveyed90coachesfrom

23countries.Theycoachedcollege,professionalandinternationalbasketballplayers,bothmenandwomen.

Rogersaskedwhattheylookedforinplayers.

Thecoacheslisted35importantskills.Somewerephysical,suchasspeed.Othersweremental（精神的）,

suchasconfidence.Accordingtothem,thementaloneswereatthetopofthelist.Competitiveness,teamspirt

andouilook（见解）werethetopthree.Onlyonephysicalskillmadethetopten.Thatisagility-theabilityto

movequicklyandeasily.

Thisdoesn'tmeanphysicalskillsaren'timportant.Buttheyarenotenough.Todowellatthetoplevel,you

needtherightmindset（观念模式）.“Coacheswantplayerswhoareeasytoteachandworkhard,^^Rogerssaid.

AccordingtoTimothyBaghurst,ateacheratFloridaStateUniversityintheUS,fewplayersaretaught

mentalskills.Mostcoachesdon'tteachcommunicationskills.Theyalsodon'tteachhowtocontrolfeelings.

Buttheseskillsareimportantforplayers.

GrantTomkinsonhelpedwiththestudy.Hethinksitgoesbeyond（超出）sports.Itteacheslifelessons.It

showsusthatitisimportanttopayattentiontomentalskills.4fcThementalskillscanleadtosuccessinallareas

oflife,hesaid.

51.Thewriterstartsthepassageby.

A.tellingastory.B.raisingaquestion.

C.givinganexample.D.offeringsomeadvice.

52.WhatcanwelearnfromtheParagraphs2and3?

①Whodidthestudy.②Thevalueofthestudy.

（3）Theresultofthestudy.@Howthestudywascarriedout.

A.①②③B,①②④C.①③④D.②®④

53.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"them"inParagraph3referto?

A.Theplayers.B.Thecoaches.

C.Thementalskills.D.Thephysicalskills.

54.WhichofthefollowingmayTimothyBaghurstagreewith?

A.Itcanbehardtodevelopmentalskills.

B.Basketballplayersshouldbetaughtmentalskills.

C.Basketballcoachesshouldteachplayerslifelessons.

D.Movingquicklyisthemostimportantabilityforbasketballplayers.

55.Thewriterwrotethepassageto.

A.introduceastudyB.discussaproblem

C.collectsomeopinionsD.sharesomeexperiences

D

Doyouknowyouhavemorethan600muscles（肌肉）inyourbody?Thesemuscleshave

differentjobs.Keepingyourmuscleshealthywillhelpyoubeabletowalk,run,jumpanddoall

thethingsyoulovetodo.

Whatkindofmusclesdoyouhave

Whenyouthinkaboutyourmuscles,youprobablythinkabouttheonesyoucancontrol.These

areyourvoluntary（随意的）muscles.Theyareconnectedtoyourbones（骨骼）andwork

togetherwithyourbonestohelpyouwalk,run,pickupthingsorrideabicycle.Themusclesof

yourmouthandthroatevenhelpyoutalk!Buttherearealsomusclesyoucan'tcontrol.Theyare

yourinvoluntary（不随意的）muscles,suchasyourheartmuscleandsmoothmuscles.

Whyarehealthymusclesimportant

Healthymusclesletyoumovefreelyandkeepyourbodystrong.Theyalsohelptokeepyour

joints（关节）ingoodshape.Ifthemusclesaroundyourknee,forexample,getweak,youwill

moreprobablyinjure（伤害）thatknee.Healthymusclesalsohelpyoukeepyourbalance,soyou

lessprobablyfall.

Howdoyoukeepyourmuscleshealthy

•Getatleast60minutesofphysicalexerciseeveryday.Therearelotsofactivitiesyoucando

foryourmuscles.Walkingjumping,dancingandswimmingareallgoodways.

•Eathealthily.Itwillhelpmanageyourweightandprovidedifferentkindsofnutrients（营养

素）foryourmusclesandhealth.Forexample,ifyoudon'tgetenoughiron,youmayfeelweak

andtired,becauseyourmusclesdon'tgetenoughoxygen（氧气）.

•Preventinjuries.Therearemanywaystohelppreventmuscleinjuries.Forexample,doing

warm-upexercisesbeforeexercisingmaymakethemuscleswarmer.Don'ttryto“playthrough

thepain”.Ifsomethingstartstohurt,stopexercisingorplaying.Whenyouliftsomethingheavy,

keepyourbackstraightandbend（弯曲）yourkneestoliftit.Thiswillprotectthemusclesinyour

back.Remembertodrinklotsofwaterwhileexercising,especiallyinwarmweather.Ifyour

body'swaterlevelgetstoolow,youcouldgetdizzy（晕眩的）orevenpassout.

56.Whichofthefollowingmusclesareinvoluntarymuscles?

A.Heartmuscle.B.Throatmuscle.

C.Handmuscle.D.Mouthmuscle.

57.Whatmighthappenifthemusclesaroundyourkneeareweak?

A.Youcouldgetdizzy.B.Youcouldpassout.

C.Youmightfeelweakandtired.D.Youmightinjurethejointthere.

58.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?

A.Ifyourlegsstarttohurt,keeponexercising.

B.Eatinghealthilycanonlymanageyourweight.

C.Walkingcangiveyourmusclesgoodexercise.

D.Liftingheavythingscan'tinjureyourbackmuscles.

59.WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedinthispassage?

A.Differentkindsofmuscles.B.Thewaytotreatinjuredmuscles.

C.Thewaytohavehealthymuscles.D.Theimportanceofhealthymuscles.

60.Fromwhichisthetextmostprobablytaken?

A.Ahealthmagazine.B.Amusicwebsite.

C.Atravelnewspaper.D.Ageographybook.

2022年山东省济南市平阴县中考一模英语试题’

八、阅读单选

WhenIwasachild,Iwasatomboy（假小子）.Ihadacowboyhatandcowboyboots.Mybrothers

weretwoandfouryearsolderthanLWeoftenplayedgamestogether.

Once,mybrothersandIfellinlovewithplayingagamecalled"stealinghorses".Thenmy

parentsdecidedtobuymybrothersguns.Thesewerenot"real”guns.BecauseIwasagirl,I

didn'tgetagun.Theyshotandshotateverythingwiththeirnewguns.Itriedto“fight“themwith

mybowandarrows（弓和箭）.ButIwasstillinthepoorpositionwithoutagun.

OnedaywhileIwashidingbehindawall,lookingouttowardthefields,Ifeltaterribleblowto

myrighteye.Ilookedupjustintimetoseemybrotherlowerhisgun.Bothbrothersrushedtomy

side.MyeyefeltgreatpainandIcovereditwithmyhand."IfyoutellthattoMummy,"theysaid,

“Wewillgetawhipping（鞭打）fromDaddy.Youdon'twantthattohappen,doyou?”Ididnot.

“Hereisapieceofwire（电线）,“saidtheolderbrother,pickingitupfromthefloor,ctSayyou

steppedononeendofitandtheotherflewupandhityou.""Yes,"Isaid.Tobehonest,Ididn't

wantthemtobepunished.So1didasmybrotherstoldmetodo.

Aweekafterthe“accident”myparentstookmetoseeadoctor.FinallyIknewmybrotherswere

worriedaboutmyeye,sotheytoldourparentswhathadhappenedandaskedthemtotakemeto

seeadoctor.

56.Accordingtothepassage,thetwobrotherswere.

A.strictB.cleverC.politeD.naughty（淘气的）

57.Whatdoestheunderlined（划线的）phrase"inthvpoorposition“meaninChinese?

A.处于劣势B.在低洼处C.处于虚弱状态D.处于贫穷状态

58.Thetwobrothersaskedthewritertotellaliebecausetheywereafraid.

A.theywouldlosetheirguns

B.theirparentswouldpunishthem

C.theycouldn'tplaythegameanymore

D.theirparentswouldtaketheirsistertoseeadoctor

59.Choosethecorrectorderaccordingtothepassage.

©Thewriterwashurt.②Thebrotherstoldthetruth.

③Theparentsboughtgunsforthebrothers.@Theparentstookthewritertoseeadoctor.

A.②③①④B.③①②④C.③①④②D.③②①④

60.Whatcanweinfer（推断）fromthepassage?

A.Thewriter'sparentsdidn'tlikeher

B.Thewriterandhertwobrotherslovedeachother

C.Thewriter'sbrotherswantedtohurther

D.Thetwobrothersdidn'tgetonwellwitheachother

Doyouhaveasleepproblem?Ifyoudo,thereisasimplewaytohelpyouimproveyour

sleep.Youmayneedtoseemoresunlight,especiallyinthemorning,accordingtoastudy.

Ateamofresearchers（研究人员）fromNewYork,USdidthestudy,reportedYahooNews.

Theteamdidastudyon109officeworkersacrosstheUS.Theyfoundthatsomeofthe

workerssawlotsoflightduringthemorninghours,between8amandlunchtime.Theresearchers

foundthattheseworkershadabettersleepthanotherworkers.Theyalsofellasleepmorequickly

atnight.

Whyissunlightsoimportanttooursleep?Researcherssayithelpsussetour“bodyclock”.

Whenthereislessandlesssunlightattheendoftheday,ourbodystartstomakemelatonin（褪黑

素）.Itmakesusfeelsleepysothatweknowit'stimetogotobed.Ourbodymakesthemost

melatoninatnight.Butduringtheday,sunlighttellsourbodytomakelessmelatoninsothatwe

canstayawake（清醒的）anddoourwork.

Researcherssuggest（建议）thatweshouldsee15minutesofsunlightinthemorning.Itcan

helpbalance（平衡）themelatonininourbodies.

61.Accordingtothestory,whatcanpeopledotohaveabettersleep?

A.Gotobedearlier.B.Eathealthierfoods.

C.Seemoresunshine.D.Domoreexercise.

62.WhatcanwelearnabouttheresearchersfromParagraph3?

A.Theirsleepinghabits.B.Theresultsoftheirstudy.

C.Theirproblemswithdoingthestudy.D.Theirdifferentwaysofdoingthestudy.

63.Whendoourbodiesstarttomakemelatonin?

A.Whenwesetourbodyclockright.B.Whenthereislesssunlight.

C.Whenwegetenoughsunlightindaytime.D.Whenweneedtostayawake.

64.WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?

A.Sunlightcanhelpbalancethemelatonininourbodies.

B.Mostofficeworkershavesleepingproblems.

C.Themoremelatoninwemake,thehealthierweget.

D.Ourbodiesmakethemostmelatonininthemorning.

65.Whatdoresearchersadviseustodo?

A.See15minutesofsunlightinthemorning.

B.See15minutesofsunlightatlunchtime.

C.See15minutesofsunlightintheafternoon.

D.See15minutesofsunlightintheevening.

Usefulinventions

Inventionschangehowwclive,work,playandthinkaboutwhafspossible.Everyyear,

TIMEmagazinelists（列出）the100bestinventionsbasedontheircreativity（仓ij造性）andimpact

（影响）onourlives.Whatdidthemagazinechoosethisyear?Lefstakealook.

Easiertoread

Readingcanbeabigchallengefortensofmillionsofpeople.Theymayhavepoorvision（视

力）orreadingdifficulties.ButOrCamReadcanhelpthem!It'sthefirstofitskindreadingpen

withasmartcameraandanAIsystem.Afterscanning（扫描）apageoftextwiththeclickofa

butlon（点击按钮）,itcanreadthetextaloudtotheuser.Youdon'tneedtoconnect（连接）iltothe

Internet.Youcanuseitofflineathome,work,school,oreveinstoreswhenyouneedtoreada

pricetag（标签）.

Sweetidea

Honeyisproducedbybees.Buttoday'sbeekeepingbusiness（养蜂业）isnotgoodforthese

hard-workinginsects.Beefarmersmaykillthemafterharvesting（收获）honeybecauseit's

cheaperthanfeedingthebeesthroughthewinter.Tosavebees,UScompanyMeliBiohasfounda

waytomaketheworld'sfirstbee-freehoney.Theyusedsyntheticbiology（合成生物学）tocreate

honeydirectlyfromplants.Thiskindofhoneytastesjustliketherealone,anditishealthy,too.

Keepyoucalm

Whenyoufeelangryorunhappy,whatdoyoudoaboutit?Scientistssayyoucantrytocalm

others.Thiscanhelpyoucalmdown.That'swhyPurrblewasinvented.Thisfurry（毛茸茸的），

bear-liketoyhas9sensors（感应器）.Ithasaquick"heartbeat（心跳）“andcanrespondtoyour

touch.

Asyouholdandpetit,itsheartbeatslows.Anditpurrs（发出咕噜声）likeacat.Itsounds

likeitreallyenjoysyourtouch!ThroughpettingPurrble,youwillbecomemoreawareofyour

ownfeelingsandlearnhowtofeelcalmyourself.

66.HowshouldpeoplewithreadingdifficultiesuseOrCamRead?

A.Useittoscantexttheyneedtoread.B.Useittoscanimagestheycan'tsee.

C.Connectittoasmallcamera.D.ConnectittotheInternet.

67.Whatdoesfctbee-freeMmean?

A.Beescandowhattheywant.B.Spendlessmoneyfeedingbees.

C.Beescanbesetfreeafterworking.D.Nobeesareneeded.

68.Whatdoweknowaboutthenewkindofhoney?

A.Itisnotgoodforhumanhealth.

B.Ithasthesametasteasrealhoney.

C.Itismadefromrealhoney.

D.Ithelpsbeekeepingbusinessesmakemoremoney.

69.HowcanPuiTblehelpcalmyou?

A.Itssensorscansenseyouranger.B.Itcantouchyouwithitsfurryhands.

C.Itspurrscanslowyourheartbeats.D.Itcanhelpyouknowyourfeelings.

70.Whichoneshouldyousupportifyouareananimalprotector?

A.OrCamRead.B.Thenewkindofhoney.

C.Purrble.D.Bear-likecats.

TheSydneyOperaHouseisoneofthemostfamouslandmarks（地标）inAustralia.This

summerholiday,Igotthechancetovisititandfindoutwhatmakesthisbuildingsogreat.

Asourguidetoldus,theSydneyOperaHousewasbuiltwithakindofself-cleaningmaterial

thatisveryrareeventoday.

First,wevisitedtheDramaHall.WelearnedaboutthedesigneroftheSydneyOpera

House-Danisharchitect（建筑师）JornUtzon.Hewasthewinnerofaninternationaldesign

competition.However,hedesignedthebuildingaccordingtohisowntastes,whichcausedseveral

problems.Theprojectwascompleted10yearslate.Thecostofconstruction（建造）waswayover

budget（预算）.Utzondidn'tgettoseeitafteritwasbuilt.

Then,wevisitedJoanSutherlandTheatre.Thetheaterwasrefurbished（翻新）in2017w讪

newhigh-techequipment.Therewasarehearsal（排练）thatday,sowecouldhearthebeautiful

soundoftheorchestra（管弦乐队）.Finally,wearrivedatthelargesttheater-ConceitHall.Ithas

hostedmanykindsofperformances,fromclassicaltorockmusic.Afewyearsago,asportsevent

wasevenheldthere.

Beforewefinishedthetour,theguidetoldustherestofUtzon'sstory.In1966,Utzonhadan

argumentwiththegovernmentandrefusedtogivein.Hehadtoleavethecountry.Itwasahard

timeinhislife.Butmanyyearslater,peopleunderstoodhimandsawthebuildingasa

masterpiece.

Fromthistour,Ilearnedthattheoperahouseisnotonlyafamousbuilding,butacarrierof

historyandculture.

71.WhatdoweknowaboutSydneyOperaHouse?

a.Itwasbuiltwithaself-cleaningmaterial.

b.ItisafamouslandmarkinAustralia.

c.Itsbuildingtimesetarecord.

d.ItsdesignerwasaDanisharchitect.

A.abcB.abdC.acdD.bed

72.Whichisthecorrectorderoftheauthor'striptotheSydneyOperaHouse?

A.ConcertHall-DramaHall-JoanSutherlandTheatre

B.DramaHall―ConcertHall—JoanSutherlandTheatre

C.JoanSutherlandTheatre—ConcertHall—DramaHall

D.DramaHall—JoanSutherlandTheatre—ConcertHall

73.Accordingtothestory,JornUtzon.

A.designedtheSydneyOperaHousewithotherpeople'shelp

B.hadanargumentwiththegovernmentoverthebuilding

C.wonaninternationaldesigncompetitionin1966

D.visitedtheSydneyOperaHousebeforeheleftthecountry

74.WhatdoestheauthorthinkabouttheSydneyOperaHouse?

A.Itwasawasteofmoneyandnotworthvisiting.B.ItisthebestplacetovisitinAustralia.

C.ItisapartofAustralia'shistoryandculture.D.Itisfamousbecauseofitsdesigner.

75.Thebesttitleforthestorywouldbe.

A.AustraliainmyEyesB.ALegendaryArchitect—JornUtzon

C.ATriptoSydneyOperaHouseD.ANightattheOperaHouse

2021年山东省济南市平阴县中考一模英语试题

V.阅读理解阅读下列短文，从每题A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出一个能回

答所提问题或完成所给句子的最佳答案。（40分）

A

EddieEarleis14andheloveschocolateverymuch.Heeatsabar（条）adayaswellaschocolate

biscuitsandchocolatecake.Heknowsit'snothealthytoeatsomuchchocolate.Sohedecidedto

takeachallenge:livefbrsevendayswithouteatingchocolate.Eddiemadethesenotesduringhis

challenge:

Day1

Iwatchedafilmtoday.UsuallyIhaveabigbagofMalteserswhenIwatchafilm.IknewI

couldn'tbecauseofthechallenge,butIdidn'tfeelsobad.MaybeIwillsucceed!

Day3

Help!Ineedasnack!There'snothinginthecupboards（橱柜）.What'sinthefridge?Ah,

strawberries!Wedon'tnormallyeatstrawberries,butMomhasboughtsomefbrmebecauseofthe

challenge.

Day5

TodayIwenttofootballtraining.Ialwayshavechocolatecakeaftertraining,buttodayIhad

fruitinstead.Tmproudofmyself!

Day6

Disaster（灾难）！Mycousingavemeasweet.ItwasinmymouthbeforeIrealizeditwas

chocolate!Ihadtospititout（吐出来）.

36.Eddiedecidedtochallengehimselftoeat.

A.onlyonefruitadayB.nosnacksforaweek

C.nochocolateforaweekD.nostrawbemesforaweek

37.TheunderlinewordMaltesersinthepartofDay1maybe.

A.afilmB.asnackC.afootballD.abag

38.Thestrawberrieswere.

A.boughtbyEddiehimselfB.putinthecupboard

C.boughtbyhiscousinD.putinthefridge

39.HowdidEddiefeelonDay5?

A.Sad.B.Relaxed.C.Proud.D.angry.

40.WhathappenedonDay6?

A.Eddieandhiscousinfought.B.Eddiegothurtinthefootballtraining.

C.Eddiewashappytoeatchocolate.D.Eddieatechocolatebyaccident.

B

Letmetellyousomethingveryimportant:Neverhavewaternearyouwhenyouhave

somethingelectricnotfaraway!Lastmonth,myfamilyexperiencedaterriblething.

MybrotherTomhadjustreceivedanewtrainset.Wedecidedtobuildalittle"world“forit

withmountains,streetlightsandevenalake.Wefoundalargeboardthatwasbigenoughtoholdthe

train.Wespentoveraweekbuildingthethingswithpaperandcardboard.

Whenwefinishedallthethings,weshowedeveryoneournewtrainset.Itwasverywonderful.

Now,itwastimetoturniton.Ifliopedtheswitchandthetrainbegantomove.Everyonewas

excited.

IturnedtolookatTom,andhelookedstrange.Hewasshaking."Tom!"Ishouted.Hedidn't

move,lookingstraightahead.Suddenly,mydadrealizedwhatwashappening.Hereachedquickly

fortheswitchandturnedoffthetrain.

Thewaterhadleaked（漏）fromthebagundertheboardandarrivedwhereTomwasstanding.

Oneofourwireshadfallenunderthetableandwastouchingit.WesentTomtothehospital.And

luckilyTomwasfine.Hetoldusthatwhentheelectricitywason,hecouldnotmoveatall.

Welearnedalessonthatday.Nevermixelectricityandwater!It?stoodangerous.

41.Howlongdidittakethemtobuildthelittle“world”？

A.AmonthB.Overamonth.C.Morethanaweek.D.Less

thanaweek.

42.Theunderlinedword“flipped“inParagraph3mostprobablymeans"

A.起飞B.按下（开关）C.计时D.发电

43.Theunderlinedword"it"inParagraph5refersto

A.theboardB.thewaterC.thebagD.thetable

44.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?

A.Afterfinishingthetrainset,mydadturnediton.

B.Thereweremountains,bridgesandalakeonthelargeboard.

C.Tomcouldn'tmoveatallwhentheelectricitywason.

D.IfoundTomwasstrangeandthenIturnedofftheswitchquickly.

45.Accordingtothepassage,weshouldrememberto

A.stayawayfromwaterB.havesomethingelectricnearus

C.takegoodcareoftheyoungD.keepwaterawayfromelectricity

C

Inthe13thcentury,MarcoPolo,theworldknownItaliantraveler,sawmanywonderfulthings

inChina.Oneofthethingshediscoveredwasmoneymadeofpaper.PeopleintheWestdidnothave

suchkindofmoneyuntilthe15thcentury.However,theChinesebegantouseitinthe7thcentury

PaperwasinventedbyaChinesemancalledCaiLunalmost2,000yearsago.Butitwasnot

madeinEuropeuntiltheyear1,100.Fourhundredyearslater,aGermandiscoveredthathecould

makethebestpaperfromtrees.Afterthatcountriesrichinforests,suchasCanada,Sweden,

America,Finlandbecamethemostimportantonesinpapermaking.

Papercanbeusedinmanyways.Thecommonusesincludenewspapers,magazinesandbooks.

Butdoyouknowthatpapercanbeusedforkeepingwarm?InFinland,thefarmerswearpaperboots

tokeeptheirfeetwarminthesnow.Andevenhousescanbeinsulatedfromheatorcoldwithpaper.

However,wehavetounderstandthatpaperstillcomesfromtreesnow.Ifwekeeponwasting

somuchpaper,therewillnotbeanytreesleftontheearthsomedayinthenearfuture.Everyday

peoplethrowawayabout2,800tonsofpaperinourcity.Ittakes17treestomakeonetonofpaper.

Thismeansthatwearecuttingdownnearly48,000treeseveryday.Thefactisthatittakesmore

than10yearsforatreetogrow.

Sowemuststartsa