山东省菏泽市2021年九年级中考一模英语试卷分类汇编：阅读理解

山东省荷泽市

2021年九年级中考一模英语试卷分类汇编

阅读理解

2021年山东省荷泽市定陶区中考一模英语试题

三、阅读理解（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A、B、C三个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项

涂黑。

A

LuoshifenbecamethemostpopularChineseNewYear'ssnackthisyearonTmallandTaobao,

asChinesepeopleprepareforastay-at-homeholidayduetotheCOVID-19pandemic.

TheSpringFestivalisjustnextmonth.OnthetraditionalLabaFestival,whichfellon

January20,TmallandTaobaostartedaone-month-long“2021OnlineChineseNewYear'sGoods

Festival”tohelppeopleacrossthecountryeasilybuysomeseasonalspecials.

Traditionally,driedfruits,sweets,andpastriesareamust-buy“three-pieceset“snacksforthe

ChineseNewYear.Butthisyear,Luoshifentooktheirplace.AccordingtoTmallandTaobao,onthe

firstdayoftheonlinefestivaltheysoldLuoshifen15timesmorethanlastyear,withthenumberof

buyersgrowingninetimesyearonyear.Thelargestgroupofbuyerswasthepost-90s.

Self-heatinghotpotswasonlysecondtoLuoshifenonthemostpopulargoodslistbyTmall

andTaobao.OnWednesday,nearly200,000buyersplacedordersforthesepots,comparedtoless

than20,000lastyear.

AlthoughpeopletraditionallycelebratetheSpringFestivalbybuyingNewYear'sgoods,

gettingtogetherandsendinggreetings,theymayraisetheriskofspreadingthecoronavirus,sothe

onlineChineseNewYear'sGoodsFestivalhelpspeoplespendahappySpringFestivalathome.

41.WhydidTmallandTaobaoopenOnlineChineseNewYear'sGoodsFestival?

A.Tomakealotofmoney.

B.Toattractmanytourists.

C.Tohelppeoplebuysomeseasonalspecials.

42.Whichofthefollowinghadthelargestnumberofbuyersthisyear?

A.Luoshifen.B.Sweets.C.Driedfruits.

43.Howmanymorebuyersorderedself-heatinghotpotsonTmallandTaobaothisyearthanlast

year?

A.About200,000.B.About180,000.C.About20,000.

44.HowdidpeoplecelebratetheSpringFestivalthisyear?

A.Bygettingtogether.

B.BybuyingNewYear'sgoods.

C.ByspendingahappySpringFestivalathome.

【答案】41.C42.A43.B44.C

【解析】

【分析】本文介绍了螺狮粉成为今年网上最热销的年货小吃。

[41题详解】

2田节理解题。根据“OnthetraditionalLabaFestival,whichfellonJanuary20,TmallandTaobao

startedaone-month-long“2021OnlineChineseNewYear'sGoodsFestival^^tohelppeopleacross

thecountryeasilybuysomeseasonalspecials.”可知，天猫和淘宝网上开设年货节，帮助人们购

买一些季节性商品。故选C。

【42题详解】

细节理解题o根据“Self-heatinghotpotswasonlysecondtoLuoshifenonthemostpopulargoods

listbyTmallandTaobao”可知自热火锅是仅次于螺蛔粉的第二受欢迎的商品，因此螺狮粉是

今年买家最多的。故选A。

【43题详解】

细节理解题。根据"OnWednesday,nearly200,000buyersplacedordersforthesepots,comparedto

lessthan20,000lastyear.”可知，此处是200000-20000=180000。故选B。

【44题详解】

细节理解题。根据“sotheonlineChineseNewYear'sGoodsFestivalhelpspeoplespendahappy

SpringFestivalathome.“可知，网上的中国年货节有助于人们在家过一个快乐的春节。故选Co

B

AhennamedRedlivedinacity.Redandherfriendsdideverythingtogether.Oneday,Redand

herfriendFionawentshopping.Astheypassedarubbish-filled,grass-covered】ol（地皮），Red

smiled."Wouldn'tthatlotbeagreatspotfbragarden?^^sheasked.

Fionadidn'tagreewithRed."Thisplaceissodirtythatwecan'tmakeitforagarden.^^

“We'dhavetocleanitup,ofcourse,saidRed.ShecalledRicardooverandaskedfbrhelp.

“Sorry.Ihavetoseeadentist,“Ricardobarkedandwalkedawaywagginghistail.

Redwasdisappointed.Fionagotangry.

'THhelpyou,“saidFiona.

RedandFionacleanedthelot.Thenitwastimetoplantseeds.

“IwishIcouldhelp,“saidRicardo,“ButIhavesomethingimportanttodo.^^

"I'llhelp,^^saidFiona,shakingherheadatthedog.

RedandFionaplantedbeans,carrots,pumpkins,andsquash.Soontheseedsgrewandmade

thegardenbeautiful.Itlookedlikeamasterpiece!Redaskedherfriendstohelpweed（除草）and

water.OnlyFionahadtimetohelp.Whenitwastimetopickthevegetables,onlyRedandFionadid

thework.

“I'llmakedinner,saidRed."Eachvegetablewillbeinmyrecipes（食谱）forcooking

vegetabIes.^^Redlicked（舔）herlips."Thosearedeliciousdishes.^^

Ricardohappenedtowalkbyjustthen.

"I'dbehappytocometodinner,hesaid.

“Youdidn'thelpclean,weed,water,orpick.Whatmakesyouthinkyou'reinvited?”asked

Fiona.Rednoddedfirmly.

Ofcourse,Fionawasinvited,andeverythingwasdelicious.

45.WhohelpedRedcleanthelot?

A.Ahen.B.Ricardo.C.Fiona.

46.HowmanyanimalshelpRedweedandwater?

A.One.B.Two.C.Three.

47.Whatcanbeinferredfromthelasttwoparagraphs?

A.Ricardoattendedthedinner.B.Ricardodidn'tattendthedinner.C.Ricardobecame

Red'sbestfriends.

48.Whichcanbethebesttitleforthetext?

A.Redandherfriends.B.Howtoplantvegetable.C.Alazydog.

【答案】45.C46.A47.B48.A

【解析】

本文是一篇记叙文，主要讲一只叫Red的母鸡发现一块地皮，想种植成一个菜地，但是朋

友包括Ricardo都不愿意帮忙，只有Fiona有时间，最后在晚餐时Ricard。想来吃饭，但是

被拒绝，因为他在打扫、播种、除草、浇水等过程中都没有参与。

[45题详解】

细节理解题。根据“RedandFionacleanedthelot."可知Fiona帮忙打扫了那块地，故选C。

【46题详解】

细节理解题。根据“Redaskedherfriendstohelpweed（除草）andwater.OnlyFionahadtimeto

help.”可知只有Fiona有时间帮忙，故只有一个朋友帮助除草和浇水。故选A。

【47题详解】

推理判断题。根据"Youdidn'thelpclean,weed,water,orpick.Whatmakesyouthinkyou're

invited?askedFiona.Rednoddedfirmly."可知Ricardo没有帮忙，故没有被邀请，故选B。

【48题详解】

主旨大意题。文章主要讲Red邀请朋友来帮助自己建设自己的花园，但是朋友中只有Fiona

肯帮忙，A项“Red和她的朋友们”符合语境，故选A。

C

17-year-oldShreyasVenkathasdevelopedgreatpassion（激情）forhelpingotherssince

childhood.Sherunsherownnon-profitorganization（非营利机构）,NEST4US,tofeedthe

homelessintheUS.

NEST4USwasbornafterVenkatrealizedhowmuchfoodwastethereis,howmanyhungry

peoplethereare,andhowsimpleitwouldbetousetheformertohelpthelatter."Therewasa

homelessmanstandingonastreetcomerwithasign'HungryNeedFood,inhishandsJshe

remembers."SoIgavehimmysimplelunch,andhiswholefacelitup（流露出喜悦）atonce.^^It

onlytookher30seconds,anditreallyhelpedtheman.Thissmallaclinspired（激励）hertofinda

waytogetfoodtothepeoplewhoneeditthemost.

NowNEST4UShashelpedtensofthousandsofpeopleintheUS.Hundredsofvolunteershave

joinedVenkattohelp.Ineverybagoffood,theyputahandwrittennotewithamessageoflove.

Venkatsaidthosehomelesspeopleneededmorethanjustfood;theyneededcarefromothers.

NotonlydoesVenkatgetalotofjoyandsatisfactionfromhervolunteerworkbutshesays

runningNEST4UShasgivenherimportantlifeexperience.t4Whatithasreallytaughtmeisto

alwaysputothersfirst.^^shesays"WhateverIdointhefuture,IknowIwanttokeephelping

people.^^

49.What'sthepurposeofVenkat'screatingNEST4US?

A.Tomakemoney.B.Tomakeprofit.C.Tofeedthe

homeless.

50.Whatdotheunderlinedwords“Thissmallact"inParagraph2referto?

A.Venkat'sgivinghersmalllunchtoahomelessman.

B.Puttingasign'HungryNeedFood5inhishands.

C.Venkat'screatingNEST4US.

51.Whatcanyouknowfromthethirdparagraph?

A.Homelesspeopleonlyneedfood.

B.Weshouldbuyhomelesspeoplehouses.

C.Homelesspeoplealsoneedcarefromothers.

52.WhatcanweleamfromVenkat'swordsaccordingtothelastparagraph?

A.Weshouldalwaysputourselvesfirst.

B.Weshouldalwaysthinkofothers.

C.WeshouldalsorunNEST4US.

【答案】49.C50.A51.C52.B

【解析】

【分析】本文一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了一个17岁的女孩ShreyaaVenkat因从小受到父

母的影响，成立了志愿者组织，而帮助了无数无家可归的人的事迹。

【49题详解】

推理判断题。根据文中“Sherunsherownnon-profitorganization（非营利机构），NEST4US,to

feedthehomelessintheUS.”可知,Venkat创造NEST4US的目的是给无家可归的人提供食物。

故选C。

【50题详解】

细节理解题。根据文中“Thissmallactinspired（激励）hertofindawaytogetfoodtothepeople

whoneeditthemost.“可知，下划线词“Thissmallact”在第二段中应是指：Venkat在给无家可

归的人午饭。故选A。

[51题详解】

主旨大意题o根据第三段“Ineverybagoffood,theyputahandwrittennotewithamessageoflove.

Venkatsaidthosehomelesspeopleneededmorethanjustfood;theyneededcarefromothers.''内容

可知，无家可归的人也需要别人的关心。故选C。

【52题详解】

推理判断题。根据文中最后一段Venkat的话“WhateverIdointhefuture,IknowIwanttokeep

helpingpeople.”可推知，我们学到了：我们应该经常为别人着想。故选B。

D

Anewcoronavirus（冠状病毒）causestheillnessCOVID-19whichiscausingmorethan1.8

milliondeathsaroundtheworld.Eachnationhasitsownstoryofhowitdealtwiththespreadofthe

coronavirus.As2020cametoanend,let'sseewhathappenedinseveralcountries.

China

InChina,workershavereturnedtofactoriesandoffices,studentsarebackintheclassroomand

peopleareeatingtogetheratrestaurants.Inthecities,wearingafacemaskisnotrequiredoutsideof

subwaysandothercrowdedplaces.LifeisbacktonormalinChina.

Germany

Germanstookwidespreadtestingforthecoronavirus,whichwonwidepraise.Itbroughtthe

numberofdailyCOVID-19casesdownfromahighofmorethan6,000inlateMarchtothefew

hundredsbythewarmermonths.Butpeoplestoppedfollowingtherulesallthetime,sothenumbers

begantoclimbtonearlyfourtimestheMarchdailyrecord.Germanyisnowinanewlockdownasit

triestobringthecoronavirusbackundercontrol.

India

Anationof1.3billionpeople,Indiaislikelytobecomethecountrywiththeworld'shighest

coronavirusnumbers.Itsetupanationwidelockdownearlyon.Butthenumberofcaseswentup

quicklyasmanypeoplestoppedfollowingtherulesstrictly.

53.HowmanypeoplediedofCOVID-19aroundtheworldacoordingtothetext?

A.Morethan6,000.B.Morethan1.8million.C.About1.3billion

people.

54.Inwhichcountrylifeisbacktonomal?

A.InChina.B.InGermany.C.InIndia.

55.WhyisGermanynowinanewlockdown?

A.Towinwidepraise.

B.Tosavealotofmoney.

C.Tobringthecoronavirusbackundercontrol.

【答案】53.B54.A55.C

【解析】

【分析】这篇短文主要讲述了新冠状病毒的传播，导致好多国家处于恐慌之中，文中分别介

绍了儿个国家如何处理冠状病毒的传播。

【53题详解】

细节理解题。根据文中“Anewcoronavirus（冠状病毒）causestheillnessCOVID-19whichis

causingmorethan1.8milliondeathsaroundtheworld.”可知,全世界有超过180万人死于

COVID-19o故选B。

【54题详解】

细节理解题。根据文中“LifeisbacktonormalinChina.“可知，中国的生活已经恢复正常。故

选A„

[55题详解】

细节理解题。根据文中“Germanyisnowinanewlockdownasittriestobringthecoronavirusback

undercontrol.”可知，德国现在处于新的封锁状态是为了把冠状病毒控制住。故选C。

2021年山东省荷泽市东明县中考一模英语试题

三、阅读理解（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A、B、C、D三个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将

该项涂黑。

WhatisanALLABOUTMEbox?Itisaboxthattellsaboutyou.Itexplainswhoyouare

andwhatyoulike.

WHATYOUNEED

•Alargeshoebox

•Coloredmarkers

•Yourfavoritetoys

•Apictureofyourself

WHATTODO

1.Colortheinsideofthebox.

2.Turntheboxonitssidesothatithasafloor,

aroof,twosides,andaback.

3.Putyournameandapictureofyourselfinsidethebox.

4.Nowthinkofwhatmakesyouspecial.Whatdopeoplethinkofwhentheyhearyourname?

Hereareafewexamples:

★Makealistofyourfavoritefoodsandplacethatinyourbox.

★Addthenameofabookorgameyoulike.

★Putasmall,favoritetoyinyourbox.

Useyourimaginationtothinkaboutnewandinterestingwaystotellpeopleaboutyourself.

YouwillseehowmuchfunitistomakeyourALLABOUTMEbox!

48.WeneedkindsofthingstomakeanALLABOUTMEbox.

A.twoB.threeC.four

49.WhatshouldwedofirsttomakeanALLABOUTMEbox?

A.Colortheinsideofthebox.B.Tumtheboxonitsside,C.Putthenameinside

thebox.

50.AnALLABOUTMEboxtellsabout.

A.atoyB.abookC.aperson

Longago,therelivedinGreecealearnedman.Hewassowell-knownfbrhiswide

knowledgeofalmosteverythingthatlotsofpeoplefromalloverthecountrycametolearnfrom

him.Thegreatmantaughthisstudentswhole-heartedlyandansweredtheirquestionswithgreat

patience.

Onedayastudentaskedhim,“Mydearteacher,didn'tyousayyouyourselfhadmanymore

questionsaboutthingsthanwedid?Onthecontrary,westudentshavefarmorethanyou.^^

Withasmile,theteacherdrewtwocircles——oneasabigwheel,theothersmaller.

“Ofcourse,I'velearnedmuchmore.Butateacherdoesnotnecessarilyhavefewerquestions

thanhisstudents.Nowlookatthesetwocircles.Withinthebigoneismyknowledgeofthings,

andwithinthesmalleroneisyours.Outofthecirclesiswhatisstillunknowntous,sincemineis

larger,thelinethatmarksoutthecircleislonger.ThatmeansIhavemoreopportunitiestoface

whatisstillunknown.Andthat'swhyImyselfhavemorequestionsthanyoudo.Themoreyou

learn,themorequestionsyouhave.Youneverlearnenough,youknow.^^

44.Manypeoplecametothemanbecauseheis.

A.patientB.kind-heartedC.knowledgeable

45.Whydidthemandrawtwocircles?

A.Hewantedtoshowhistalentofdrawing.

B.Circlesareveryimportanttothisman.

C.Hewantedtoshowwhyteachersmighthavemorequestions.

46.Fromthepassageweknowthat.

A.Ifyouaskmorequestions,youUllearnmore

B.Teachersknowmorethanstudents

C.We'Uneverlearnenough

47.Thestoryhappenedin.

A.GreeceB.EnglandC.America

C

Movingabroadcanbeanexcitingtimetodiscovernewthingsandmakenewfriends.Butit's

alsoahardtimeatfirst.Youleaveyourfamily,friendsandeverythingyouknowbehind.Youenter

anewculturewherethecustomsandsometimesthelanguagearedifferent.Sowhatarethebest

waystoinvolveyourselfinthenewculturewhilelivingabroad?

Livewithanativespeaker

Therearemanyadvantagesoflivingwithanativespeaker.Firstly,youhaveafriend!Living

alonecanbeasadexperience,especiallywhenyou'refarfromhome.You'llalsohavethe

opportunitytomeetyourhousemate'sfriendsandgetalongwiththem.Secondly,youcanspeak

thelocallanguageeveryday.Thirdly,youhavesomeonetotellyouaboutthecustomsand

interestingplacesinthecountry.

Volunteer

Volunteeringisagreatwaytomeetpeopleofdifferentagesinyourlocalarea.Forexample,

youcanvolunteerwithhomelesspeoplethroughthelocalchurch.Thatwillbeawonderful

experienceandtalkingwithhomelesspeopleabouttheirlifestoriescanimproveyourvocabulary

andunderstanding.Youcanalsomakemorefriends.

Getalongwiththelocalpeople

Thethoughtofmakingfriendsandmixingwiththelocalpeoplemayseemscaryatfirstbut

ifsworthit.Youcanmeetotherpeopleintheareabyjoiningaclub,attendinganeveningclassor

takingpartinlanguageexchangewithpeoplethatareinterestinginlearningyournativelanguage.

Trythelocalfood

Thefoodabroadisalwaysamazinganddiscoveringnewfoodisthemostinteresting

experience.Youcantrythefoodsthatyou'renevertriedbefore.

48.Whydoesthewriterthinkit'shardtobeabroadatfirst?

A.Becausemakingnewfriendsisnoteasy.

B.Becausethenewcultureishardtolearn.

C.Becauseyouwillmissyourfamilyandfriends.

49.Thefollowingarealladvantagesoflivingwithanativespeakerexcept.

A.practicingthelocallanguage

B.learningmoreaboutcustoms

C.meetingyouroldfriendoften

50.Whichactivitieswillbegoodforpeopletogetalongwithlocalpeople?

①teachingyournativelanguage②havinganeveningclass

③discoveringlocalchurches©joiningclub

A.(D@③B.②③④C.①②④

51.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?

A.LearningLanguageAbroadB.LiveaBetterLifeAbroadC.MakingFriends

Abroad

ConfidenceisveryimportantindailylifeItcanbehelpyoutodevelopahealthyattitude.If

peoplearemoreconfident,theyaremuchhappier.Andtheycanhavemorechancestomake

themselvessuccessful.Herearesomesuggestionstobemoreconfident:

★Speakloud.Whenyouarenotconfident,youcan'tdowellwhatyouwanttodo.

Trytospeakloudenoughsothatpeoplecanhearyouclearly.Thehighvoicecanhelpyou

becomemoreconfidence.

★Playsports.Physicalexercisemakesyoutiredbutcompletelyrelaxed.Astrongbodyhelps

youbefullofconfidence.

★Encourageyourself.Writedownalistofthingsyoudidduringthedaytoseehowmany

thingsyouhavedonewell.Giveyourselfpraiseforthegoodthingsyou'vedone.

★Getridoffear.Fearcomesalongwithfailure（失败）.Butit's'easytoovercomeifyou

knowthatfailureispartofyourlife.Don'thideyourheadjustbecauseyousaidsomethingstupid

lasttime.Trytostartagainandbelieveyoucandobetter.

★Pickuphobby.Ifyoulikesinging,singasmuchasyoucan.Insomeways,ahobbycan

makeyououtstanding.Anditwillmakeyouhappyandconfident.

52.Whatkindsofpeoplecanhavemorechancestosucceed?

A.PeoplewithstrongbodiesB.PeoplewithhighvoicesC.Peoplewithconfidence

53.Whatcanmakeyoutiredbutcompletelyrelaxed?

A.SpeakingloudB.TellingajokeC.Playingsports

54.Theunderlinedword“overcome“meansinChinese.

A.取消B.通过C.克服

55.Thepassageismainlyabout

A.HowtobehappierB.HowtobemoreconfidentC.Howtosucceed

答案:

41—45CACCC46—50CACCC51—55BCCCB

2021年山东省蒲泽市巨野县中考一模英语试题

三、阅读理解（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、或C）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题

卡上将该项涂黑。

A

TheBestLanguage-LearningApps

Learninganewlanguagetakesalotoftimeandhardwork.Thesearethebestapps（应用程

序）thatcanhelpwithyourlearning.

DuolingoBusuu

BestforFreeEducationBestforVocabulary

Score:4.5Score:3.8

Prosandcons（利与弊）Prosandcons

***Free.***Veryclearteachingplans.

***Wonderfulnewshortstoriesforsome***Excellentvalueforlong-termuse.

languages.★Smallnumberoflanguages.

★Notenoughmaterialsforseverallanguages.★Somelongandboringexercises

QuizletBeelinguapp

BestforPersonalizedStudyBestforReading

Score:4.0Score:3.5

ProsandconsProsandcons

***Simpletouse***Excellentforreadinginforeignlanguages.

***Excellentforself-study.***Lotsoffreematerialsincluded.

***Differentstudymodes（模式）.***12languages.

★Onlyproperfortestingsomekindsof★Complicated（复杂的）pricingandplans.

information.

★Somespellingmistakes.

41..WhichofthefollowingisamongtheprosofDuolingo?

A.It'ssimpletouse.B.It'sfree.C.Ithas12languages.

42.Busuumayhelpuserswiththeirmost.

A.vocabularyB.grammarC.reading

43.Whowouldbetherightreaderoftheseads?

A.AstudentfromEnglishDepartmentofaUniversity.

B.Apolicemanwhoaregoodatdetecting（侦探）

C.Anengineerwhowantstoknowmoreaboutwindpower.

B

uOnSaturdaymorning,everyboyintownwashappy,

exceptTomSawyer.Tomwaspunished

byhisauntforcausingsometrouble.Andhehadtopainttheirfence（篱笆）whichwas30

yardslong.Heknewotherboyswouldlaughathim.Hedidn'twanttobecomeajoke,

sohethoughthard.Thenhecameupwithanideaandpickeduphisbrushtostartthework.

Amomentlater,BenRogerscamewithanappleinhishand.

MYoudidsomethingwrongagain,right?"Benasked.

"Ofcoursenot.I'menjoyingmyself.Doesaboygetachancetopaintafencelikethisevery

day?"Tomsaidandwentonpainting.Benwatchedinsilenceforawhileandbecamemoreand

moreinterested."Tom,willyouletmehaveatry?"Heasked.

ButTomrefused,"SorrybutAuntPollytrustedmetodothepainting.ShesaidonlyIcould

dothejobperfectly.^^

nOh,please,Tom,usaidBen."Ellbereallycareful.I'llgiveyouhalfmyapple.Wait,

Filgiveyouallofit."

“That'sadeal,"saidTom."Butyoumustbecareful.”

TomgaveBenhisbrushwithworryonhisfacebutjoyinhisheart.Hesatdownandstartedtoeat

theapple.WhenBengottired,Billywaswaitingforhisturn.HegaveTomakiteforthechanceto

paint.BehindBill,thereweremanyothers.

SoonTomgotlotsof“Ireasure“andthefencegotthreecoats（涂层）ofpaint.AuntPollywas

sopleasedthatshegaveTomabigapple!

44.HowdidAuntPollypunishTomforthemistakeshemadeyesterday?

A.Tomhadtobelaughedbyotherboys.

B.Tomhadtothinkhard.

C.Tomhadtopainttheirfencebyhimself.

45.WhatideadidTomthinkoftoavoidbeinglaughedatbyotherboys?

A.TomwantedtoeatBen'sapple.

B.Tompretendedtoenjoyhimselfbypaintingthefencetoletotherboysdotheworkforhim.

C.Tomwantedotherboystoplaywithhimwhilepaintingthefence.

46.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“treasure“reallymeaninthelastparagraph?

A.ThethingsthatotherboysgaveTominordertohavethechancetopaintthefence.

B.ThebigapplethatAuntPollygaveTomasaaward.

C.Threecoatsofpaint.

47.Whereisthepassageprobablyfrom?

A.Adiaryentry.B.Anovel.C.Atravelguide.

C

Aroadisapaththatlinks（连接）twoplaces.TheSilkRoadisapaththathaslinkedthe

EasternandWesternworldsformorethan2.000years.

Butdidyouknow:theSilkRoadisnotasingleroute（路线）!Itisactuallyaseriesoftrade

andculturaltransmission（传送）routesthatstartedinancienttimes.ItbeganduringtheWestern

HanDynasty.ThetraderoutestartedfromthecityofXi'aninShaanxiprovinceandendedin

EasternEurope,neartoday*sTurkeyandtheMediterraneanSea（地中海）.TheSilkRoadwas

about6,500kilometerslong.Itwentacrossone-fourthoftheplanet.

TheSilkRoadgotitsnamebecauseChinesesilkusedtobecarriedalongthisroad.Apart

from（除了）silk,jade（玉器）,ceramics（陶器）andironwentwesttoRome.Fromthewestcame

glass,gems,andfoodlikecarrotsandsesame（芝麻）.TheSilkRoadwasveryimportanttoboth

Chinaandtherestoftheworld.Inadditiontogoods,knowledgeofscience,artsandliteratureas

wellascraftsandtechnology,wassharedacrosstheSilkRoads.Inthisway,languagesand

culturesdevelopedandinfluencedeachother.

Today,placesalongtheSilkRoadareknownastoptraveldestinations,suchasthe

TeiTacottaWarriorsinXi'anandMogaoGrottoesinDunhuang,Gansu.BeginninginAugust,

2014,atrainline,theNewOrientExpress,startedtorunfromBeijingacrosstheSilkRoad.

Peopleareabletotakethetrainandseethesightsalongtheancientroute.

48.WhatdoweknowabouttheSilkRoad?

A.ThereisonlyoneroutealongtheSilkRoad.

B.ItstartedfromXi'anduringtheEasternHanDynasty.

C.Silkwasoncecarriedalongtheroad.

49.WhichofthefollowingthingswastakenfromChinatotheWest?

A.Glass.B.Jade.C.Gems.

50.TheSilkRoadwasofgreatimportancemainlybecause.

A.itencouragedmanypeopletobecometraders

B.itwastheoldestandlongestroadintheworld

C.itimprovedexchangesbetweenChinaandtheWest

5l.Wecaninferfromthepassagethat.

A.placesalongtheroutearepopularamongtourists

B.theSilkRoadisnolongerimportanttoChina

C.touristscan'ttravelalongtheSilkRoadbytrain

D

InlateMaythisyear,strongstormspassedthroughMiami-DadeCounty,Florida,USA.The

floods（洪水）turnedroadsintobrownrivers.

Whenstormdrainsgetpluggedup（雨水下水道被堵塞）,rainwaterbuildsuponthestreets.

It'stheleadingcauseofweather-relateddeathsintheUnitedStates.Ateamoflocalmiddleschool

studentsmadeaplanforsolvingthisproblem.

Theyaresixth-gradestudentsAlyssaNeuber,BiancaVerriandJosePirela,allfrom

DowntownDoralUpperSchool.Withthehelpoftheirscienceteacher,theyinventedadevice（装

置）towarncityworkerswhenandwherethereisadangerofflooding.

Bianca,oneoftheteammembers,said,"Allofushaveexperiencedproblemswith

flooding,andweknewwehadtodosomethingaboutit."Oneteacherattheschoolsaid,“Floodsare

commoninSouthFlorida,andstudentsatourschoolhopetheirdevicewillhelp."

Thestudents*deviceusesalasersystem（激光系统）.Whenconnectedtostormdrains,the

devicecouldwarnthecityworkersifadrainispluggedup.Thenthecityworkerscouldcleanthe

drainatonce.

Theirprojectgotsupportfrommanypeople."Ourclassmateshelpedusinthebeginningtofind

informationabouthowtousethelasersystem,"saidtheteam.nWeeachtookonataskthatweare

goodatandthenstartedtoworkmorecloselywithourscienceteacher.Classparentswhowere

engineersalsohelpedusalot."

Duringtheprocess（过程）thestudentslearnedhowtoworktogetherasateamandtrusteach

other.Ea