浙江省杭州市滨江区2021-2023年中考英语一模试题分类汇编：阅读理解

浙江省杭州市滨江区

2021-2023年中考英语一模试题分类汇编

阅读理解

2023年浙江省杭州市滨江区中考一模英语试题

第一节（共15小题，每小题2分，满分30分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中选出最佳选项。

A

Spendtheholidayofalifetime-inacave!

Ifyoulikeadifferentkindofholiday,thenyou'llfindthesehistoriccaves（山洞）arejust

whatyouarelookingfor.

HOWTOGETTHERE

FlytothecityofGranada,drivetoGuadix,andstepintoadifferentworld.

WHATYOULLFIND

Youprobablythinkcavesareprimitive（原始的）.Well,youhavensseenthesecaves.Acavehouse

inGuadixcanbeanythingfromasmallcountryhousetoanexpensivecavehotel.Comeand

enjoythepeacefulenvironment.You'llbesurprisedtofindeverythingyouneed—electricity,

phone,hotwater.SomecavesevenhaveaWI-FIconnectionandothershaveaJacuzzi（按摩浴

缸）oraswimmingpool.

YOUWONTWANTTOLEAVE!

HereareafewmorereasonstovisitGuadix!

You'llenjoythetemperatureinthecave.It'saround18-20J,evenonasummerday!Cool!Youll

seethateverycaveis.Theyallhavetheirowbeautyandcharacter.

You'llsleepbetterinthecavethaninanormalhotel.Youwon*tbelievehowrelaxedyou'llfeel.

16.HowcanyougettothecavehotelsfromChina?

A.Byairandcar.

B.Byshiporcar.

C.Bytrainandbus

D.Byplaneorship

17.Whatisspecialaboutthecavehouses?

A.Theyarenotasconvenientasmodemhotels

B.Theystaycoolevenduringhotsummerdays.

C.Theswimmingpoolisamustforhotelsthere

D.Theyareinthesamesizewithdifferentstyles.

18.Inwhichpartofamagazinecanyoureadthistext?

A.Photosoftheweek.

B.Travelandholidays

C.Thisweek'sbignews.

D.Scienceandtechnology.

B

ChatGPTwasreleased（发布）latelastyearbycompanyOpenAI.Thetechnologychatsina

conversationalway,answeringquestionsfromusers.Theonlinechatbot（chatrobot）hasbeen

trainedonlotsofinfbnnationfromtheInternet-itcanhaveahuman-likeconversationanswering

questions,admitting（承认）mistakesandrefusingtoanswerimproperquestions.Expertssayit

canbeusedtowritearticles,stories,poemsandevensolvecomputerproblems.Butthereare

limits（F艮制J）towhatitcando,whichOpenAIadmits.Sometimesitwritesanswerswhichare

incorrectordon*tmakesense,anditsometimesguesseswhattheuserhasaskeditinsteadof

askingmorefbllow-upquestionstounderstandthequestionsbetter.

ChatGPTisgettingmixedopinionsfrompeople.Somethinkstudentsmightuseittocheat,

whileothersthinktheyshouldusethetoolintheclassroomtohelpchildrenlearn.Somepeople

believethat▲.Intheiropinion,justlikewhenGooglewascreated,peoplewere

unsureatfirst,butifteachersintroducethetechnologyandteachstudentstheadvantagesbutalso

thedisadvantages,thatcanhelpwiththeirlearning.IntheUSA,theNewYorkCityeducation

officedidn'tallowChatGPTtobeusedatschoolanditsInternet.Theydidsobecauseof”bad

influenceonstudents*learning,andworriesthattheanswersfromChatGPTareprobablynotsafe

orcorrectn.

ChatGPT'sabilitytoanswerquestionscausedsomeuserstowonderifitmighttakeGoogle*s

place.Othersaskedifnewsreporters*jobswereatrisk.ChatGPTandotherAIsystems,havealso

raisedanumberofsocialrisks,accordingtoCarlyKindoftheAdaLovelaceInstitute,an

independentresearchcentertomakesureAIworksfbrpeople.AmongthepossibleproblemsofAl,

Ms.KindmainlyworriesthatAlmightstorethefalseinfbnnationforever.

AIhasalongwaytogo,andbigideasyettodiscover.Wewillfalloveralongtheway,and

learnalotfromgettingintouchwiththerealworld.

19.WhatdoweknowaboutChatGPT?

A.Itgivesperfectanswerstomeetusers*needs.

B.It'sachatbotthatcananswerquestionsfromusers.

C.Itasksfbllow-upquestionstochatbetterwithusers

D.Itlookslikehumansandchatswithusersasaservant

2O.Whichofthefollowingcanbeputinthe"▲"inParagraph2?

A.thechatbotmightdohanntoteaching

B.thechatbotshouldbewelcomed

C.thechatbothasnomeaningtostudents

D.thechatbotmightbebetterthanGoogle

21.Whichofthefollowingquestionsdoesthistextanswer?

A.WhywasCharGPTcreated?

C.WhatarethelimitsofChatGPT?

B.HowwasChatGPTinvented?

D.WhencanChatGPTbeusedatschool?

22.Whichofthefollowingmightbethewriter'sopinionaboutChatGPT?

A.ChatGPTwillbringproblemsandhealthriskstopeople.

B.ChatGPTstillneedstimetoworkforpeopleinabetterway.

C.ChatGPTwillbechangedbyGoogleandneverbeusedagain.

D.ChatGPTisaperfectinventionandbringsbenefitstotheworld.

C

Deathisapartoflifeandit*snaturaltogrievewhenananimalyoulovedies.Grieving—the

feelingreactiontodeath-isanimportantpartofthehealingprocess（康复过程）.

Dealwiththelossofapet

Apetispartofthefamily,sowhentheydie,itcanbeverydifficultandupsetforeveryone

wholovedthem.It'sabigchangetogetusedtoandit*snaturaltomissthem.Itcanhelpto

rememberthatyourpetcannolongerfeelhungry,coldorpain.

It'sOKtofeelsad,angty,shockedortofeelhardtobelievethey'renolongeralive.There's

norightwaytofeelortogrieve.Aspeoplearealldifferent,thelengthoftimeittakesforyouto

feellesssadmaynotbethesameasforsomeoneelse.DiptiSolanki,whohelpspeoplewiththeir

grief^says,nInmyopinion,yourfeelingsmatterandarcnonnalafteryouloseapet.Theycanfeel

reallybiganddifficulttocontrol/*It*sOKifsometimesyousmileorlaughanddon'tfeelsosad.It

doesn*tmeanyoulovedyourpetanyless.

Sharetoovercomeyourbadfeelings

It*sbettertotalkthantokeepyourthoughtsandfeelingstoyourself.Solankisays,"It'sreally

importantthatyoutalkaboutfeelingsadorafraidtoyourfriends,becauseonceyoudo,youwill

starttofeelcalmerandlessalone.Afteryoushareyourfeelings,theybecomelessseriousand

easiertodealwith."Talkingaboutyourpethelpstokeep

irmemoriesalivebecauseyourememberthetimeyouspenttogether.

Celebrateyourbelovedpet

Itcanhelptorememberthefunnythingsyourpetdid,whatyoulovedaboutthemandthe

happytimeyoushared.Aswellastalkingaboutthem,youcangetcreative.Printoutphotosof

yourpetandmakethemintoacollage（拼贝占画）.Youcanalsodraworpaintapictureofthem.Or

writeastoryaboutsomethingyoudidtogetherorhowtheymadeyoufeel.

3.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordngrieve"inParagraph1mean?

A.Tofeelsorryforlosingsomeoneyoulove

B.Tobecomelonelyforlivingawayfrompets

C.Tobecometiredfortakinggoodcareofpets

D.Tofeelhappyforleavingsomethingunpleasant

24.WhyareDintiSolanki'swordsmentionedinParagraph3?

A.Totellaninterestingstory.

B.Tosupportthewriter'sopinion.

C.Togivereadersmorefacts.

D.Tocomparedifferentexamples.

25.Whichofthefollowingideamightthewriteragreewith?

A.Thelengthofthehealingprocessisthesame

B.Sharingbadfeelingsislikecuttingtheminhalf

C.Keepingthefeelingstoyourselfisaproperway

D.Ifsnotnecessarytofeelsadforthedeathofpets

26Accordingtothetext,whatcanwedotofeellesssadaboutthedeathofapet?

A.Talktoitsphotosorcollagesasifitwerestillalive.

B.Nevertalkaboutitasifitneverappearedinourlife.

C.Buyanewpetassoonaspossibletoforgetthedeadone.

D.Rememberitneedn*texperiencecoldnessorhungeranymore.

D

Manyscientistsbelieveourloveofsugarmayactuallybeanaddiction（上瘾）.Whenweeat

ordrinksugaryfoods,thesugargoesintoourbloodandinfluencesthepartsofourbrainthat

makeusfeelgood.Thenthegoodfeelinggoesaway,leavinguswantingmore.Alltastyfoodsdo

this,butsugarhasanespeciallystronginfluence.Inthisway,itisanaddictivedrug（药）that

doctorsadviseweallcutdownon.

"ItseemslikeeverytimeIstudyanillnessandfollowawaytothefirstcause,Ifindmyway

backtosugar,"saysscientistRichardTohnson.One-thirdofadultsworldwidehavehighblood

pressure,andupto347millionhavediabetes（糖尿病）.Why?"Sugar,webelieve,isoneofthe

causes,ifnotthemajorcause,“saysJohnson

Ourbodiesaredesignedtoliveonverylittlesugar.Earlyhumansoftenhadverylittlefood,

soourbodieslearnedtobeveryexperiencedinstoringsugarasfat.Inthisway,wehadenergy

storedforwhentherewasnofood.Buttoday,mostpeoplehavemorethanenough.Sothevery

thingthatoncesavedusmaynowbekillingus.

Sowhatisthesolution?It'sclearthatweneedtoeatlesssugar.Thetroubleis,intoday's

world,ifsprettydifficulttoavoid.Frombreakfastcereals（谷物）toafter-dinnerdesserts（副点），

ourfoodsareincreasinglyfilledwithit.Someproducersevenusesugartoreplace（代替）tastein

foodsthatareadvertisedaslowinfat.Sowhilethefoodsappeartobehealthier,plentyofsugar

areoftenadded.

Butsomepeoplearefightingbackagainstsugarandtryingtocreateahealthierenvironment.

Manyschoolsarereplacingsugarydessertswithhealthierchoices,likefruit.Otherschoolsare

tryingtoencourageexercisebybuildingfacilities（设施），sostudentsandothersinthecommunity

canexercise.Thewarhasnotyetbeenlost.

27.WhichofthefollowingisanOPINIONinthetext?

A.Upto347millionpeopleintheworldhavediabetes

B.One-thirdofadultsworldwidehavehighbloodpressure

C.Sugarinfluencespartsofbraintomakepeoplefeelgood.

D.Sugarisanaddictivedrugthatpeopleshouldcutdownon

28.Whatdoesthephrase"theverything"inParagraph3referto?

A.Storingsugarasfat.B.Havinglessenergy.

C.Havingnofoodtoeat.D.Eatingtoomuchfat.

29.Whyisitsohardtoavoidsugaraccordingtothetext?

A.Peopletodayhardlyexercise.

B.Wegetusedtoeatingitatschool

C.Ifsinsomanyfoodsanddrinks

D.Someproducersselltoomuchsugar.

30.Whatisthepurposeofthetext?

A.Toremindreaderstotakelesssugar.

Toadvisescientiststofightagainstsugar.

C.Totellreaderstheillnessescausedbysugar.

D.Toteachreadersdifferentwaystostoresugar.

2022年浙江省杭州市滨江区中考一模英语试卷

一、阅读单选

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1.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothetexts?A.InNorway,youshoulduse

chopsticksfbrdinner.

B.YoucangiveredcarnationstoyourteachersinRussia.

C.InVenezuela,it'spolitetoarrive10to15minutesearlierfbrameal.

D.WhendoingbusinessinTurkey,usuallyyourhostwillpayfbrthemeal.

2.Accordingtothetexts,whichcountryvaluestablemanners?

A.Russia.B.Venezuela.C.Norway.D.Turkey.

3.Whichcolumn（栏目）ofamagazinedothesetextsprobablycomefrom?

A.Health.B.Customs.C.Education.D.Environment.

EversinceGregwas5yearsold,hehadwatchedhisgrandfathercarve（雕亥!!）thesmall

woodenfigures（图形）.Gregwasamazedbythequicknessofhisgrandfather^fingersashe

passedthecarvingknifefromonehandtotheother,breathingliffeintowhatwasoncealifbless

pieceofwood.Fewpeoplehadthisskilllikehisgrandfather.Gregoftenwishedthathecould

createwonderfullittlewoodenworksashisgrandfatherdid.

Oneday,Greg'sgrandfathercalledtheboyintotheworkshop."Todayisthedaythatyou

begintolearnthelostartofcarving."Gregcouldn'tbelievehisearsashepulledupasmalltool

nexttohisgrandfather'sworkingtable.Thesharpsmellofthewoodfilledhisnose,andhemoved

incloselytowherehisgrandfatherwasworking.Greg'sheadwassoonfilledwiththenamesof

thedifferenttoolshisgrandfatherusedtocreatethewoodentreasures.

Aftertheintroductiontothetoolswascomplete,Gregpickedupapieceofwoodtomakehis

firsttryatcarving.Helovedthefeeloftherough（粗糙的）woodbitingintohisfingers.He

workedfbrhoursthatday,tryingtolearnmuchfromhisgrandfather.

Althoughhissmall,woodenpiecewasfarfromperfect,bothGregandhisgrandfatherwere

quiteproudoftheworkGreghaddone.4tIwillgivethispieceaplaceofhonoronmyshelC”

Greg'sgrandfathertoldhim.Greg'seyesshonewithjoy.Heknewthatitwouldtakemanyyears

tobecomeasskillfulashisgrandfather,butGregwasgoingtoenjoyeveryminuteofit!

4.WhydidGreg'sgrandfatherputGreg'swoodenfigureontheshelf?

A.BecauseGreg'sgrandfatherusedtoputthewoodenfiguresthere.

B.BecauseGreg'sgrandfatherknewitwasnotagoodpieceofwork.

C.BecauseGreg'sgrandfatherwasproudofGreg'sfirstwoodencarving.

D.BecauseGreg'sgrandfatherhadneverseensuchawonderfulwoodcarving.

5.WhydidGreg'sgrandfathercallwoodcarvinga“lostart”?

A.Nooneknewhowtocarvewoodbyhand.

B.Therewerenobooksabouthowtocarvewood.

C.Carvingwoodwasdoneonlybythelostpeople.

D.Notmanypeoplecouldcarvewoodbyhandanymore.

6.Whatdoestheunderlinedpart"breathinglifeintowhatwasoncealifelesspieceofvvood^^

mean?

A.Greg'sgrandfatherwouldliketomakealifelesspieceofwood.

B.Greg'sgrandfatheralwaysblewonthewoodbeforehecarvedit.

C.Greg'sgrandfathercouldn'tbreathewhenhecarvedthewoodenfigures.

D.Greg'sgrandfathercouldmakeareal-lookingfigurefromapieceofwood.

7.WhatwouldGregprobablydoafterhehadhisfirstlesson?

A.Keepworkingonittogetbetter.

B.Throwouthisfirstwoodenfigure.

C.Cutdownatreeinordertogetwood.

D.Giveupasheisn'tasgoodashisgrandfather.

InaforestjustoutsideBeijing,friendsLiXingandSunLianaredigging."TodayisMarch

12.It'sTreePlantingDay."explainsSunLian.“InChina,peoplealloverthecountryplanttrees

onthisday.,,

Theideaofanannualdayforplantingtreeswasfirstputforwardin1911bySunYat-sen,the

greatpioneerinChina'shistory.Hesaidmoretreeswereneededasaprotectionagainstfloodand

drought（旱涝灾害）.In1915,thegovernmentnamedApril5thasTreePlantingDay.Then,in

1979,thedaywaschangedtoMarch12th,torememberthedateonwhichSunYat-sendied.The

wholecountryplantstreesonthisday.Inthelasttenyears,65billiontreeshavebeenplanted

acrossChina.

"EveryonehasheardoftheGreatWallofChina."saysXing."Buthaveyouheardofthe

GreenWallofChina?Thafsthebiggesttreeplantingprogramofall.^^TheGobiDesertinthe

northofChinaisgrowingeveryyear.Terriblesandstormsblowawaysoil,makingmorelanddry

anduseless.In1978,atreeplantingprogrambegantotrytostoptheGobifromspreading.The

governmentandlocalfannersareplantingmillionsoftreesinagreatgreen"wall"alongtheedge

ofthedesert.Whenitisfinishedin2050,itwillbe4,500kilometerslong.

“TreeplantingisatraditioninChinanow."saysSunLian.''EveryonedoesitonMarch12th,

butmanypeoplealsoplantatreeonadaythatisspecialjustfbrthem.Myparentsplantedtrees

whenIstartedschoolandweplantedoneonmycousin'sweddingday.Wedoitforthe

environmentandforourselves.”

8.What'stheideabehindTreePlantingDayattheverybeginning?

A.Tocelebratethecomingspring.

B.Tomaketheenvironmentbeautiful.

C.Toprotectagainstfloodanddrought.

D.TorememberthedateonwhichSunYat-sendied.

9.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"it"inparagraph3referto?

A.TheGreenWall.B.TheGreatWall.C.TheGobiDesert.D.Thesandstorm.

10.Inwhichorderdidthefollowingeventsdevelop?

a.65billiontreeshavebeenplantedacrossChina.

b.TreePlantingDaywaschangedtoMarch12th.

c.ThegovernmentnamedApril5thasTreePlantingDay.

d.Atreeplantingprogrambegantostopthedesertfromspreading.

A.c-b-d-aB.c-d-b-aC.d-c-b-aD.d-b-a-c

11.What'sthepassagemainlyabout?

A.ThepredictionabouttheGreenWall.

B.TheintroductionofTreePlantingDay.

C.Theproblemofsandstormspeoplearefacing.

D.Theimportanceofprotectingtheenvironment.

TheoriginalOlympicGameswereheldinPeloponnesus,Greece,overfifteenhundredyears

ago.Later,themodemOlympicGameswererevived（恢复）becauseofaFrencheducatorand

sportsman.All-maleOlympicGameswereheldin1896inAthens,Greece.Later,thefirstWinter

OlympicGameswereheldin1924,inChamonix,France.

Formanypeople,theOlympicGamesconsistofpopularsportslikeswimming,running,or

iceskating.HerearethreeunusualOlympicevents,andthreeathleteswhofellinlovewiththem.

Curling

Curlingisasportthatisplayedonice.Twoteamsoffourplayerseachmoveeightround

stonesalongtheicetoacoloredcircle（calledthehouse）.Theobjectofthegameistoplacea

stoneclosesttothecenterofthehouse.^^Istartedcurlingfromprimaryschool."Canadian

OlympiccurlerSammyMcCanntoldus.“MyfatherIndahotelwithanicerink（溜冰场）.As

soonasthepeoplelefttheice,myfriendsandIwouldgetrightonandstartcurling.

Trampoline

Kidshavebeenjumpingontrampolinesforalmostahundredyears,butitwasonlyatthe

2000OlympicGamesinSydneythattrampolinebecameanofficialOlympicsport.InOlympic

competitions,eachtrampolineathleteshowstendifferentskills.Anathletecanscorewellby

showingthattheycancontroltheirbodieswhilejumpinghighandturningoverintheair.

“Ilovethesport.TvebeendoingitsinceIwasfiveyearsold.^^saidJenniferParilla,

Americantrampolineathlete.AfterJennifercompetedinthe2000Olympics（astheonlyAmerican

trampolineathlete）,shegotatattoo（纹身）ofabutterflytoremindherofher“newbeginnings^^as

anOlympian.

Skeleton

ThesportofskeletonracingfirstbecameanOlympicsportin1928.Skeletonracersslide

downanicycourseatveryhighspeedonasimplesled（雪橇）.“Ididn'tstartskeletonuntilIwas

30,“saidAmericanSkeletonracerZachGale."Whiledriving,mygirlfriendandItookawrong

turnatLakePlacid,NewYork.That'swherethe1980winterOlympicstookplace.Theywere

offeringskeletonclassesthatafternoon.MygirlfriendMarciaCartersaid,“Whydon'twegiveita

try?Itwasfun!Ifellinlovewithit.”

12.Whichofthefollowingiscurling?

13.Whobecameinterestedintheeventattheyoungestage?

A.ZachGale.B.JenniferParilla.C.MarciaCarterD.SammyMcCann

14.Whydidtheseathletestakeupthesesports?

A.Becausetheyfellinlovewiththesesports.

B.Becausetheirparentstoldthemtodosports.

C.BecausetheywantedtoentertheOlympics.

D.Becausetheycaughtthechancebyaccident.

15.Whichofthefollowingbestshowsthestructureofthepassage?

2021年浙江省杭州市滨江区中考一模英语试卷

四、阅读单选

Ahomestay(寄宿家庭)offersyouachancetoknowmoreabouttheEnglishlanguageand

culture.Yourvisitwillbemorepleasantifyoufollowthesesimplerules.

Foranenjoyablehomestayexperience,bepreparedtojoin.

•Getusedtoyournewlifestyleanddoactivitiesinthehomestay.

•SpeakEnglishinthehomestaywheneverpossible.

Duringyourstayinthehomestay,bepoliteandthoughtfultoyourhosts.

•Tellyourhostsifyouwillnotbehomeformeals.

•Callyourhostsifyouwillgobackhomelate.

•Askyourhostsbeforeyouinvitefriendstoyourhomestay.

•Controlthetimeofyourtelephonecalls.Andyoucanonlymakelocalcalls.

•Keepyourkeyssafe.Ifyoulosethem,letyourhostsknowrightaway.Keepsounds(music,

phoneconversations,TV)toaminimum(最低限度).

•Savewaterwhenyouuseitathome.

•Ifyoucook,pleasewashyourdishesafteryoufinishusingthem.

Youshouldkeepyourroomandthecommonareas(livingroom,kitchenandbathroom)

tidyandclean.

•Offerhelpwithsomechoresaroundyourhomestay(cleaningandtakingouttherubbish).

•Makeyourbedinthemorning.

•Washyourownclothes.

•Whenyouleaveyourhomestay,leaveyourbedroomtidy.

•Closewindowswhenyouleaveyourbedroom.

•Turnoffthelightswhenyouleavetheroom.

16.Duringyourstayinthehomestay,youcan.A.playloudrockmusicinthe

homestayB.talktoyourfriendonthehonefor2hours

C.getthekeystothehouseofyourhomestayD.inviteyourfriendstoyourhomestayanytime

17.Whatdothelastfiverulesmainlytellus?

A.Weneedtobepolitetoourhosts.

B.Weshoulddosomenecessaryhousework.

C.WeshouldlearnmoreabouttheEnglishlanguage.

D.Weshoulddointerestingactivitieswithourhosts.

18.Theserulesareprobablyhelpfulfor.

A.Chineseteacherswhomakeschoolrulesfortheirstudents

B.Chineseparentswhowanttheirchildrentohelpwithchores

C.AmericanexchangestudentswhowillcometostudyinChina

D.ChinesestudentswhowillgototheUStohavesummercourses

Whenyouheartheword"hero”,youmaythinkofsomeonelikeMahatmaGandhi,whospent

hislifeworkingforhiscountry.Buttherearealsomanyeverydayheroes-theymaynotmakeany

greatachievements,buttheydowhattheycantohelpmakeadifferencetopeople'slives.

Everydayheroesarenormalpeoplewhoaremakingtheworldabetterplace.Onesuchpersonis

RobertLee.

LeegrewupinNewYorkCity.Ashelivedinapoorfamily,helearnedfromayoungagethe

importanceofsavingfood.Whenhewasincollege,hewaspartofastudentgroupthatraised

leftover（剩余的）foodforthehomeless.Thisexperiencemadehimrealizehowseriousthe

problemoffoodwasteactuallywas.

AftergraduatingfromNewYorkUniversity,Leeandacollegefriendcreatedanonprofit（非

盈利的）organizationcalledRescuingLeftoverCuisine.Itspurposeistocollectunsoldfoodfrom

restaurantsandofferittohomelessshelters（庇护处）andfoodkitchens.

Theprocessissimple.UsinganappdevelopedbyLeeandhisteam,restaurantsreporthow

muchleftoverfoodtheyhaveeachday,andthenvolunteerscollectthefoodfromtheserestaurants

anddeliver（投递）ittohomelesssheltersandfoodkitchens.Intheend,thefoodwillbedelivered

tothoseinneed.Leebelievesthisisaverygoodwayofdelivety

Sofar,Leeandhisteamhavesuccessfullydeliveredover150,000kilogramsoffood,serving

almost300,000mealstopeoplewhoneedthem.Leehasshownhowwecantakesmallactionto

improvethelivesofpeoplearoundus.ButLeesaysthathisworkisfarfromover,"It'sjustthe

beginning.Withmorerestaurants,whoknowshowmuchmorewecando?”

19.RobertLeerealizedtheimportanceofreducing（减少）foodwastebecauseofhis.

A.greatabilityB.kindcharacterC.studyexperienceD.familybackground

20.Theunderlinedword"they"inthefourthparagraphrefersto.

A.volunteersB.restaurantsC.LeeandhisteamD.peopleinneed

21.WhichofthefollowingisthecorrectprocessofRescuingLeftoverCuisine?

©Peopleinneedoffoodreceivefoodfromhomelesssheltersorfoodkitchens.

②Avolunteeracceptsthedeliveryjobbypickingupunsoldfoodfromtherestaurant.

③Thevolunteerdeliverstheleftoverfoodtohomelesssheltersorfoodkitchens.

④ArestaurantreportshowmuchfoodtheyhavelefteachdaythroughanappbyLee'steam.

A.①②③④B.①④②③C.④②③①D.④③①②

22.Whatmightbethebesttitleforthispassage?

A.ANonprofitOrganizationB.AnEverydayHero

C.TheImportanceofSavingFoodD.TheProblemofFoodWaste

WhilemotherslookforwardtoMother'sDay,sellersexpecttheholidayevenmore.Thafs

becausethemoneyspentonmeals,flowers,andotherpresentsaddsuptobillionsofdollars,and

thespendingkeepsincreasingyearafteryear.

Notsurprisingly,giftslikeringsandnecklacestopthelistwith$4.6billion.Tripscomein

secondof$4.4billion.$2.6billionwillgotowardsbuyingflowers.Othersincludeclothing

（S2.1billion）,electronics（$2.1billion）,andpersonalservices.

Thoughmotherhoodhasbeencelebratedacrosstheworldforcenturies,thisofficial（官方的）

USholidaystartedbecauseofthehardworkofAnnaJarvis.Shecameupwiththeideain