山东省潍坊诸城市2019-2021年三年中考一模英语试卷分类汇编：阅读理解

山东省潍坊诸城市

2019-2021年三年中考一模英语试卷分类汇编

阅读理解

2021年山东省潍坊诸城市中考一模英语试题

一、阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

A

Doyouknoworhaveyoueverbeentothegreenestcityintheworld?Herearesomegreen

places.Youaresupposedtohaveavisit.

HackneyCityFarmBarbicanConservatory

Thecityfarmwasbuiltinthe1980stoInviteyourfriendsandfamilyfor

createaplacewhereyoungpeoplecouldbeafternoonteahere.Youcanenjoyspecialcakes

closetoanimals.Itencouragesthemtocreateamadefromfruitandplantsgrownrighthere.If

friendlyenvironmentthatcaresforanimals.youwatchcarefully,youcanevenseesome

Youcanmeetlovelyfarmanimalsincludingexotic（异国的）fish.

rabbits,sheepandchickens.Youmaysee

butterflies,too.

AbneyParkCemeteryPrimroseHillPark

Itisapublicgardenandanarboretum（植PrimroseHillisaparkareaonthetopofa

物园）.However,ifyougethungry,don'teathill.Nomatterwhetherit'swinterorsummer,

anyplant.Theplantsoftheparkmightbefullfromhere,youcanhaveanunusualview（景

ofarsenicandlead（碑和铅）thatcancause色）ofLondon.Hereisonepieceofadvice.As

healthproblems.youarewalkingtowardsthetopofthehill,do

notlookbackattheview.

1.Ifyoutrysomethingspecialtoeat,youcangoto.

A.HackneyCityFarmB.BarbicanConservatory

C.AbneyParkCemeteryD.PrimroseHillPark

2.Youmightseeaspecialwarningin.

A.HackneyCityFarmandBarbicanConservatory

B.BarbicanConservatoryandAbneyParkCemeteiy

C.AbneyParkCemeteryandPrimroseHillPark

D.BarbicanConservatoryandPrimroseHillPark

3.Thispassageabovecanprobablybereadina.

A.diaryB.storybookC.magazineD.TVguide

B

Glaciers（冰川）arelargebodiesoficeandsnow.Becausethey'resoicy,it'sveryhardfor

thingstoliveonthem.Butglaciermicedosomehow.

Ofcourse,glaciermicearen'tmice.They'reroundballsofmoss（苔葬）thatcangrowtoabout

thesizeofatennisball.They'reusuallyfoundingroupsnearsmallrocksonthesurfaceoficy

glaciers.

Normalmosscan*tformonaglacier,soscientistsbelieveglaciermiceprobablyformaround

somethingsmall,likeabitofdust（尘土）.Becausestayingontheicetoolongwouldkillthemoss,

glaciermiceformintoaball.Itallowsthemtomovearound,sothattheirdifferentpartstouchthe

iceatdifferenttimes.

Somescientistsoncedidanexperimentonglaciermice.Theyputasmalldevice（装置）

inside30glaciermicetofollowtheirmovements.Theylearnedthatthemicetravelledabout2.5

centimeters（厘米）aday.Theyseemedtomoveingroups.Theymovedinthesamedirectionand

ataboutthesamespeed,almostlikeagroupofanimals.Thescientiststestedseveralideasthat

mightexplainhowthemicemovedtogether,suchasrollingdownhill,beingblownbythewind,or

followingthesun.Noneofthesecouldexplainthemovementoftheglaciermice.

Glaciermicearestillamysterytoscientists.Fortheirnextexperiment,thescientistssaid

theywouldusecamerastotakepicturesofthemovementsofthemiceoveralongperiodoftime.

Areyoulookingforwardtogettingtheanswer?

4.Glaciermiceareakindof.

A.animalsB.plantsC.rocksD.glaciers

5.Whycantheglaciermiceliveontheice?

A.Becausetheygetheatbyrollingdownhill.

B.Becausetheylivetogethertofightagainstthewind.

C.Becausetheygetmorelightbyfollowingthesuningroups.

D.Becausetheycantouchtheiceatdifferentpartsatdifferenttimes.

6.Howfarcantheglaciermicemoveinayear?

A.AboutlOmeters.B.About2.5centimeters.

C.Abouthalfakilometer.D.Morethan10kilometers.

7.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?

A.Scientistsknowanythingabouttheglaciermice.

B.Wehaveknownabouthowtheglaciermicemove.

C.Thereisstillsomethingunknownabouttheglaciermice.

D.Scientistshavetakensomephotostolearnabouttheirmovements.

C

ItisbelievedthatHuckFinnisbasedon（基于）achildhoodfriendofMarkTwain's.Infact,

Twainwasnotaloneinbasingafictionalcharacter（虚构的角色）onareal-lifeperson.

SeverusSnape/JohnNettleship

SeverusSnapeisaskillfulwizard（巫师）teachingmagicinHarryPotter.Thewriter,J.K.

Rowling,oncesaidthatthecharacterwasbasedonateacherofhers.

TheteacherwasthoughttobeJohnNettleship,whotaughtRowlingchemistry.Atfirst,

Nettleshipfeltsuiprised."IknowIamastrictteacher,"hesaid."ButIdon'tthinkIamasbadas

Snape!"Afterawhile,however,hesaidthathewassoill-temperedthatmostofhisstudents

avoidedmakinghimmad.Also,heusedtowearlonghairandhaveanuntidylab.Thatsounds

familiartoHanyPotterfans.

Alice/AIiceLiddell

Famously,LewisCarroll'sAliceinAlice'sAdventuresinWonderlandisbasedonAlice

Liddell.

CarrollwasclosetotheLiddellfamily.Oneday,ten-year-oldAliceaskedCarrolltotellhera

newstory.CarrollbegantocreatehisfamoustaleofAliceandwhathappenedaftershefell

throughtherabbithole.Thelittlegirllikedthestorysomuchthatsheaskedhimtowriteitdown.

Andtherestishistory.

Dill/TrumanCapote

InToKillaMockingbird,HarperLeebasedDillonherchildhoodfriend,TrumanCapote.

Capoteoncesaid,“Leewasmybestfriend.HaveyoueverreadToKillaMockingbird?I'ma

characterinthatstory!Thestorytakesplacejustinthetownwherewelived!”

8.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"iH-tempered"mean?

A.沉着冷静的B.优柔寡断的C.脾气暴躁的D.和蔼可亲的

9.WhatmadeCarrolldecidetocreateAlice'sAdventuresinWonderland?

A.AliceLiddell'sneed.B.Hisgreatinterestinhistory.

C.Hisexperienceoftravelling.D.AliceLiddell'sadventure.

10.BeingacharacterofToKillaMockingbird,TrumanCapotefelt.

A.proudB.unsatisfiedC.surprisedD.nervous

11.Thetextismainlyabout.

A.purposesofwritingfictionalstories

B.famouswritersofdifferentfictionalstories

C.introductionstofamouswriters'childhoodfriends

D.charactersoffictionalstoriesfromreal-lifepersons

D

Imagineyou'reoutfbrawalkwithyourfamilywhenastrangedogcomestoyou.Itisn't

aggressive（富于攻击性的），butitseemstowantsomething.Whatyoudon'tknowisthatthisdog

istrainedtohelppeoplewithamedicalcondition.Itsownerhasfallentotheground.Thedoghas

runofftofindhelp.12Thedogiswearingahigh-techvest（背心）witharope.Thedoguses

itsteethtopullit.Thisplaysarecording.Itsayssomethinglike“Myownerneedshelp.^^13

ThisisthegoaloftheFIDOproject.It*sastudyattheGeorgiaInstituteofTechnology.The

researcherstherewanttomakeiteasierfbrworkingdogstodotheirjob.^Technologycangive

dogssomuchmorepowerastheyhelptheirowners,"MelodyJacksonsaid.She'sthedirectorof

FIDO.

FIDOresearchersdesignedavestwithatinycomputerbuiltintoit.Itcancall911orplaya

recording,amongotherthings.14

Theresearchersmadeseveralsensors（传感器）.Thereisatouchsensor.It*ssimilartothe

touchscreenonasmartphone.Adogtouchesitwithitsnose.15Thereisalsoasensorthat

canbeactivatedwhenadogbitesdownonit.

Fornow,Jacksonisintalkswithcompaniesthatareinterestedinmakingthehigh-techvests.

Shehopesthatsoon,dogswillwearthemonthejob.

根据短文内容，从下列选项中选出能填入文中空白处的最佳选项,选项中有一项为多余选项。

A.Ihavetotakegoodcareofhim.

B.You'dknowtofollowthedogtoitsowner.

C.Anotherhasaropeforthedogtopullwithitsmouth.

D.Buthowcanthedogmakeyouunderstandwhat'swrong?

E.Thenextstepwastofindouthowadogwouldactivate（激活）it.

答案：

1~3BCC4〜7BDAC8-11CAAD12-15DBEC

2020年山东省潍坊市（诸城、常以）中考一模英语试题

一、阅读理解

阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

A

Instudents*dailytalks,celebrities（名人）areusuallyahottopic,includingtheirdress,behavior,

familiesandotherpersonalthings.Then,isitacelebrity'sjobtobeagoodrolemodel?Pleaseread

thefollowingstudents1debate:

Isitacelebrity'sjobtobeagoodrolemodel?

It*sacelebrity'sjobtobeagoodrolemodelbecausepeopleusuallylookuptostars.Ifa

celebritydrinksandsmokes,hisfanswillfollowhimbecausetheylookuptothecelebrityso

much.Ifacelebrity'slifestyleisinappropriateforkids,thentheirparentsshouldbemore

carefulaboutwhattheylettheirkidssee.

Ithinkeveryoneshouldtrytobeagoodrolemodel,evenifyouarenotacelebrity!Youcan

stillbearolemodeltoyoursistersandbrothers,ayoungerneighbor,oranyone.ButIthink

celebritiesshouldbeverygood,becausetheyarerolemodelsforsomanypeople!

Cons（反方）

Acelebritydoesn'thavetotrytobeagoodrolemodel.Theyarefamousbecausethey

workedhardatwhattheyloveforaliving.Theyshould,however,trytomakegoodchoicesfor

themselves,nottheirfans.Lotsofstarshavetopostapology（道歉）lettersafterbeingcaught

doingbadthings.Itsgood,butiftheonlyreasontheydoistowinbacktheirfans,it'snotgood.

Althoughitisawonderfulthingtobeagoodrolemodel,that'snotwhatthecelebritiesmust

do.Theyarefamousbecausetheylovewhattheydoandaregoodatit.Beingarolemodelis

neverinthejob.Ifthecelebrityknowstheyareaffectingtheyoungpeople,theyshouldtryhard

tosetagoodexample.

1.WhichofthefollowingreasonsisNOTfromthepros?

A.Peoplelookuptothecelebrities.

B.Everyoneshouldtrytobeagoodrolemodel.

C.Celebritiesshouldbeverygood.

D.Celebritiesgetmuchloveandsupportfromfans.

2.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"inappropriate*1'23mean?

A.难以言说的B.非同寻常的C.不适当的D.不合情

理的

3.Whatconclusion（结论）canwedrawfromtheiropinions?

A.Whetheracelebrityisarolemodelornot,heshouldcareabouthisbehavior.

B.Eventhoughacelebritymakesmistakes,youngpeopleshouldfollowhim.

C.Whenyoubecomeacelebrity,youhavebeenagoodrolemodel,too.

D.Familymembersshouldencouragekidstobefans

【答案】l.D2.C3.A

【解析】

本文就一个名人的职责是否是树立一个好的榜样进行了正方两方的辩论。

【1题详解】

细节理解题。根据文中"It'sacelebrity'sjobtobeagoodrolemodelbecausepeopleusuallylook

uptostars.”可知，正方认为人们尊重名人，因此A项是正方的观点；根据“Ithinkeveryone

shouldtrytobeagoodrolemodel”可知，正方认为每个人都应该成为一个好的榜样，因此B项

是正方的观点；根据“ButIthinkcelebritiesshouldbeverygood”可知，C项是正方的观点；D

项“Celebritiesgetmuchloveandsupportfromfans.名人从粉丝那里得多很多爱和支持“，在

正方观点中未提及。故选D。

【2题详解】

词义猜测题。根据文中“thentheirparentsshouldbemorecarefulaboutwhattheylettheirkidssee”

父母应该谨慎对待他们让孩子看到的内容，可知此处指的是名人的生活方式是不恰当的，故

选Co

【3题详解】

推理判断题。根据正方观点最后一句"ButIthinkcelebritiesshouldbeverygood,becausethey

arerolemodelsforsomanypeople!”以及反方观点最后一句"Ifthecelebrityknowstheyare

affectingtheyoungpeople,theyshouldtryhardtosetagoodexample.”可知，双方都认为名人会

影响年轻人，是很多人的榜样，所以他们应该努力树立好的榜样，故选A。

B

Thespringseasonbringswarmweather,flowersandotherchangesforpeopletoenjoy.For

somerestaurantcooks,themostexcitingspringarrivalisramps.

RampsareawildplantintheeasternmountainsofNorthAmerica.Theyareoneofthefirst

plantsthatgrowinthespring.UsuallybetweenAprilandMay.Theyarerecognized（识别）bytheir

redstem（茎），andtwolongandwidegreenleaves.Theyarealsofamousfortheirstrongtaste,

similartoonions（洋葱）.

Rampsarenotaswell-knownasothervegetables,buttheyhavealonghistoryintheUnited

States.IntheAppalachianMountains,rampshavebeenanimportantfoodforalongtime.During

springitiscommonforsmalltownsintheAppalachianareatoholdlargerampdinnersforthe

community.

However,overthelast30years,rampspopularityhasgrownquickly.Theyarenowa

highly-desiredvegetableformanynicerestaurantsincitieslikeNewYorkandWashingtonD.C.

Onereasontheplantispopularisthatitgrowsinthewild.Itisdifficulttogrowthemonfarms.

Mostrestaurantsgetthemfromforagers,whocollectrampsbysearchingforestsforsomesmall

piecesoflandwheretheygrow.Rampshaveashortseason.Withinafewweeksoffullgrowth,the

plantisdonefortheyear.Thisshortlifeissomereasonfortheirpopularity.

AndthatpopularitycouldleadtotheirdisappearancefromEarth.In1995,thelocal

governmentinQuebec,Canadastoppedpeoplesellingtheplanttobusinessesinordertoprotectthe

plantagainstbeingover-dug.

Theseasonisshort,butithasnotendedyet.Ifyouareintherightplace,Youstillhavetimeto

tryatasteoframpsyourself.

4.WhyarerampssopopularinNorthAmerica?

A.Becausetheygrowinspring.B.Becausetheyarehardtoget.

C.Becausetheyhaveagoodtaste.D.Becausetheyhavealonghistory.

5.Whichofthefollowingisthepictureofaramp?

6.Whatdoestheword"they"refertoG旨的是）?

A.foragers.B.restaurants.C.customers.D.ramps.

7.What*sthebesttitleforthepassage?

A.RampswereoncepopularinNorthAmerica.

B.Americanshavediscoveredanewvegetable.

C.Americansgocrazyforrampsinspring.

D.Rampswillsoonbeenjoyedallovertheworld.

【答案】4.B5.C6.D7.C

【解析】

本文介绍的是在北美春天广受欢迎的一种野菜，重点介绍了这种野菜的生长环境、形状、昧

道、受欢迎程度、食用历史、面临的问题等。

4题详解】

细节理解题。根据第五段“Onereasontheplantispopularisthatitgrowsinthewild.Itisdifficult

togrowthemonfarms.Mostrestaurantsgetthemfromforagers,“可知，这种野菜在野外生长,

餐馆要向采集者购买，说明这种野菜很难买到。故选B。

【5题详解】

细节理解题。根据第二段第四句"Theyarerecognized（识别）bytheirredstem（茎）,andtwolong

andwidegreenleaves.”可知，这种野菜长着红色的茎和两片又长又宽的绿叶。故选C。

【6题详解】

词义猜测题。分析句中“somesmallpiecesofland”可知，此处指野菜ramps生长的小块土地，

故they指“ramps”这种野菜。故选D。

【7题详解】

标题归纳题。本文主要介绍在北美春天广受欢迎的野菜ramps,在Appalachian地区的小城

镇经常举办这种野菜的大型晚宴，在纽约和华盛顿等城市的餐馆里它们成为非常想要的蔬

菜，说明美国人对于这种野菜非常喜爱。故选C。

C

A12-year-oldgirlfromVirginia,US,neverthoughtthatasimplemessagesheputonlinecould

bringherbigproblems.Shepostedthewords,“Killing.MeetmeinthelibraryTuesday”,withthree

emojis俵情符号）ofagun,aknifeandabomb（炸弹）onInstagram,asocialmedia（社交媒体）.She

wastoldthatshebrokethelawbecauseofthreatening（威胁）herschool.

Thisproblemisnotfarawayfromus.Notlongago,NiHanxiang,aChinesestudentatauniversity

intheUS,wassentbacktoChinaafterexpressingonsocialmediathathewouldkillhisteachersif

hefailedtopasshisexams.

InChina,postingthreateningwordsonlineisalsoagainstthelaw.In2013,WuHongfei,asinger,

gotintotroubleforsayingonweibothatshewantedtoblowupabuilding.

''ThreateninghappensnotonlyfacetofacebutalsothroughtheInternet,socialmediaandthe

telephone,saidMr.Cao,alawyerfromChongqing."AlthoughthelawofChinaprotectspeople's

rightoffreespeech,itdoesn'tincludewordsthatthreatenothers?livesandnationalsafety/*

“Somepeoplemaynotmeantothreaten.Theymayjustbetryingtosay'Tmstrong”,saidFredPratt,

alawyerfromtheUS.

ThegirFsmothersaidherdaughterwasagoodkidwhohadneverbeenintroublebefore.Ni

Hanxiangalsosaidhedidn'trealizethatwhatheputonlinewassoserious.

“Butnotknowingthelawdoesn'tmeanthelawwilltreatyouanydifferentlyifyoubreakit,“says

DavidAllenGreen,alawyerfromtheUK.So,doyouthinkwe'dbetterspendaminuteortwo

thinkingaboutthewordsoremojisweuseonsocialmediabeforewepress"send"?

8.The12-year-oldgirlfromVirginiaputthewords“Killing.MeetmeinthelibraryTuesday”,with

threeemojis.

A.inherowndiaryB.inalettertoherfriend

C.onasocialmediaD.onthewallofthelibrary

9.NiHanxiangwassentbacktoChina.

A.becausehebroketheUSlawB.becausehewasn'thonest

C.afterhekilledhisteachersD.afterheblewupabuilding

10.Fromthispassage,wecaninfer（推断）that.

A.FredPrattthinkssomepeoplemaynotmeantothreaten

B.thegirPsmotherdidn'tthinkherdaughterwasabadchild

C.Cheatinginanexaminationatschoolmaygetyouintotrouble

D.PuttingthreateningwordsonQQmaybringyouproblems

11.Thispassagemainlywantstotellusthat.

A.weshouldn'tbreaktheUSlawifwestudyatauniversityintheUS

B.studentsandsingersshouldn'tpostwordsoremojisonsocialmedia

C.studentsshouldstudyhardatschoolandnotusetheInternettoomuch

D.weshouldbecarefulwhenwesendwordsoremojisonsocialmedia

【答案】8.C9.A10.D11.D

【解析】

本文通过几个例子告诉我们不要在网上发表不正当的言论，否则也是违法的。

【8题详解】

细节理解题。根据Shepostedthewords,"Killing.MeetmeinthelibraryTuesday”,withthree

emojis（表情符号）ofagun,aknifeandabomb（炸弹）onInstagram,asocialmedia（社交媒体）可

知，故选C.

【9题详解】

细节理解题。根据NiHanxiang,aChinesestudentatauniversityintheUS,wassentbacktoChina

afterexpressingonsocialmediathathewouldkillhisteachersifhefailedtopasshisexams可知,

倪汉祥被遣返回国是因为他触犯了美国法律。故选A。

【10题详解】

判断推理题。根据文中几个例子我们可推断：在QQ上发表威胁性的话会给你带来麻烦。故

选Do

【11题详解】

主旨大意题。这篇文章告诉我们在社交媒体发表言论和表情符号时耍小心。故选D。

D

Haveyouevertriedtohideyouremotions（情感）fromsomeoneduringaconversation?

12.

ScientistsfromtheOhioStateUniversityhavefoundthatpeopleareabletotellotherpeople's

emotionsaccordingtochangesinthecoloroftheirfaces.

Scientistsstudiedpicturesofpeople'sfacialexpressions.13.Forexample,

happinessmakesourfacesredaroundthecheeksandalittlebluearoundthechin.Disgust（厌恶）

createsnotonlyablue-yellowcoloraroundthelips,butalsoared-greencoloraroundthenoseand

forehead.

"Webelievethesecolorpatternsaretheresultofsmallchangesinbloodflowtriggered（触发）

bythecentralnervous（神经）system."LeadresearcherAlexMartinezsaid.J4.Does

thecoloraloneoralsofacialexpressionshelppeopletellother'semotions?

Tofigurethisout,scientistsaddedcolorpatternstopicturesoffacesthatshowednofacial

expressions.15Theywereabletotelltheemotions75percentofthetimewithout

anydifficulty.

ThisiswhytherearesomeChinesesayingsthatconnectemotionstothecolorofone'sface.

Forexample,whentwopeopleareheatedlyarguingoversomething,wesaytheyareredintheface.

Whenapersonisveryangry,we'llsayheorsheisblueintheface.

根据短文内容，从下列选项中选出能填入文中空白处最佳选项,选项中有一项为多余选项。

A.Then,volunteerswereaskedtotellwhatemotionsthefaceswereshowing

B.Theyfoundthateveryfacialexpressionisconnectedtoacertaincolor

C.Butthisraisesaquestion

D.Ifsnotalwayseasy,becausethecoloronyourfacemaytellthetruth

E.Itisshownthathumanemotionsareinfluencedbycolorsontheface

【答案】12.D13.B14.C15.A

【解析】

本文通过一个问题：你曾经是否试图在谈话过程中隐藏自己情感？来引出话题。科学家通过

研究并找志愿者做实验得出结论通过人脸颜色变化可以识别出来人的情感。

【12题详解】

根据前文Haveyouevertriedtohideyouremotions（情感）fromsomeoneduringaconversation?

可知，在谈话中你曾经有没有试图隐藏你的情感？以及下文...areabletotellotherpeople's

emotionsaccordingtochangesinthecoloroftheirfaces.可知，脸上颜色的变化可以透露人的情

感。与之搭配的应该是D“这并不简单，因为你脸上的颜色可能会透露真相。”故选D。

【13题详解】

根据前文Scientistsstudiedpicturesofpeople'sfacialexpressions.可知，科学家研究了人脸表情

的照片。以及下文Forexample,happinessmakesourfacesredaroundthecheeksandalittleblue

aroundthechin.可知，开心让我们脸颊红润，下巴周围有点蓝。与之搭配的应该是B“科学家

们发现每个面部表情和一个特定颜色都是有联系的。”故选B。

【14题详解】

根据前文Webelievethesecolorpatternsaretheresultofsmallchangesinbloodflowtriggered（触

发）bythecentralnervous（神经）system.可知，我们知道颜色种类是神经中枢系统触发血液

中的小的变化的结果。以及下文Doesthecoloraloneoralsofacialexpressionshelppeopletell

other'semotions?可知，颜色自己本身或者面部表情可以帮助人们识别情感吗？与之搭配的

应该是C"但是这引发了一个问题。”故选C。

【15题详解】

根据前文Tofigurethisout,scientistsaddedcolorpatternstopicturesoffacesthatshowednofacial

expressions.可知，科学家们给显示不出来面部表情的人脸照片增加了颜色种类。以及下文

Theywereabletotelltheemotions75percentofthetimewithoutanydifficulty.可知，科学家们

大多数时候能够识别出来情感，没有任何困难。与之搭配的应该是A“然后，要求志愿者们

识别出来脸部呈现的是什么情感。”故选A。

山东省潍坊诸城市2019届九年级下学期中考一模英语试题

一、阅读理解：（共15小题，每小题2分，满分30分）

阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

A

1.Theadvertisementoffersinformationmainlytopeoplefrom.

A.ChinaB.AmericaC.EnglandD.Canada

2.Welearnfromthematerialthat.

A.youcansignuponOctober30th

B.youcancallformoreinformation

C.theGreatWallTreklastsforhalfamonth

D.thejoinerscantrekonthewholeGreatWall

3.NSPCChassomethingtodowith.

A.natureB.childrenC.theGreatWallD.standardnetwork

B

RahannaBisseretMartinezisa13-year-oldchef（厨师）fromCambridge,UN.Earlythis

year,shetookpartin"TopChefJunior"，acookingcompetitionshowfor12chefs,ages11to14,

fromalloverEngland.Rahannafinishedsecondinthecompetition.Hereisaninterviewwithher.

Reporter:Howdidyougetintocooking?

Rahanna:Myearliestmemoriesareofbeinginthekitchenandcooking.ButIstarted

workingonrecipes（食谱）at10yearsold.

Reporter:Whatisyourfavouriterecipe?

Rahanna：Iliketocookeverything.IreallyliketocookwhateverIhaven'tcookedbefore.

Reporter:④A____

Rahanna：I'mbetteraboutmakingsureIhavemyingredients（原料）inorder.Tmableto

workalotfasterinthekitchen.

Reporter：Howdidyougetontheshow?

Rahanna：IwenttoLondonforabootcamp（集训营）.Therewere20to25children,and

weallhadlittlechallenges（挑战）thatwehadtodo,showingourskills.Theywhiltledthegroup

downeachdayandthetop12gottogoontheshow.

Reporter：What*snextforyou?

Rahanna：I'llbelookingforapart-timejobinarestaurantkitchen.Fmalsoworkingona

book.Ifllbemorethanjustacookbook,there,Filbesurprisestool

4.Whatcanwelearnabout"TopChefJunior"?

A.14kidstookpart.

B.Rahannawonfirstplace.

C.IttookplaceinCambridge,UN.

D.Itisanationalcookingcompetition.

5.Whichquestioncanbeputin▲?

A.Whocooksbestinyourfamily?

B.Whatdidyoulearnfrombeingontheshow?

C.Areyousatisfiedwithwhatyoudidontheshow?

D.Anyadviceforkidswhoareinterestedincooking?

6.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase"whittleddown"meaninChinese?

A.奖励B.惩罚C.扩大D.削减

7.Rahannaplansto.

A.openherownrestaurantB.gotomorecompetitions

C.lookformorepart-timejobsD.makehercookbookspecial

C

KidsinprimaryschoolsinBellaire,Ohio,UShavesomethingtosingabout.Forthepast

severalyears,publicprimaryschoolsinthattowndidn*toffermusicclasses.Theydidn'thavethe

moneytopayforthem.Butnowtheyhavegotthemoneytobringbackmusic.

Manyschoolofficials（行政官员）acrosstheUSsaymusicclassesgetstudentsexcited

aboutgoingtoschool.Also,studieshaveshownthatmusicclassesmayboostbrainpower（促进

肱i力）.Forexample,researchersfromtheUniversityofSouthernCaliforniadidastudy.They

foundthatthebrainsof10and11-year-oldswholearnedtoplayamusicalinstrumentdeveloped

fasterthanthebrainsofkidswhodidn't.

Thoughmostpeoplearen'topposedtoteachingmusicinschools,noteveryonesaysit's

necessary.Manyschoolteacherssaythatlearningmusicmeanslesstimespentonmaths,writing

andscience,allofwhichmaybemoreusefultostudentslaterinlife.Here'swhattwokidsthink.

Musicshouldbetaughtinschoolforthesimplereasonthatitmakeslearningmorefun.We

havemusicclassesatmyschool,andIlovethem!In2018,aresearchcompanycalledGrunwald

Associatesdidasurvey（调查）onmusiceducation.Morethan60%ofparentswhosekidstook

musicclassesinschoolsaidtheirchildismorefocused（专注的）.

Noah

Atmyschool,wedon'thavemusicclasses.Ithinkthat*sOKbecauseitgivesusmoretimeto

focusonmainsubjects,liker