山东省济南市历下区2021-2023年中考英语二模试题分类汇编：阅读理解

山东省济南市历下区

2021-2023年中考英语二模试题分类汇编

阅读理解

2023年山东省济南市历下区中考二模英语试题

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

Mr.BlackandMr.Whiteweretwoveryfamousartistsinthecity.Theirdrawingswereso

greatandpopularthatpeoplewhocouldgetadrawingwouldbeveryproud.Peoplethoughtthey

drewaswellaseachother.ButMr.BlackandMr.Whitewantedtoseewhocoulddrawthebest

picture.

Onedaytheyaskedanoldmantobethejudge.Mr.Blackdrewanappletree.Heputhis

pictureinthefield.Soonthebirdscameandtriedtoeattheapples.Theoldmansawitandsaid

excitedly,"Youhavecertainlywon.Mr.Whitecannotdrawsogoodapictureasyours.Butwe

willgotoseehispicture.

TheywenttoMr.White'shouse.Therewerenothingbutredbeautifulcurtains（窗帘）onthe

wall.Theoldmanasked,"Whereisyourpicture,Mr.White?”Withasmile,Mr.Whitesaid,“Lift

thecurtains,andyouwillfindmypicture."Theoldmanreachedouthandstoliftthecurtainsbut

foundthattheyweredrawnthere.TheywereMr.White'spicture.Theoldmansaid,"Birds

thoughttheappleswerereal.Menthoughtthecurtainswerereal.SoMr.Whitewon.Hispictureis

thebestone.”

41.WhatdidpeoplethinkofMr.BlackandMr.White?

A.Theywerebothgreatartists.B.Theyweretooproud.

C.Theydislikedtheirdrawings.D.Theydrewcitieswell.

42.WhatdidMr.Blackdraw?

A.FieldsB.Anappletree.C.BirdsD.Curtains.

43.WhatwasonthewallinMr.White*shouseinfact?

A.Nothing.B.Realcurtains.C.Hispicture.D.Aphoto.

44.WhydidtheoldmanthinkMr.Whitewon?

A.Thecurtains1colorwasbeautiful.B.Theoldmanliftedthecurtains.

C.Mr.White'spicturecheatedhiseyes.D.Theoldmandidn'tlikeapples.

45.Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage?

A.Asmartoldman.B.Itwasunfair.C.Nobodywon.D.Whodrewbest?

B

Whatisyourdreamjob,apilotorasinger?Whatdoyouhopeyourjobislike?Hereare

somejobscalledtesters.Wouldyouliketojoin?

TheSweetestJob

Willyoucomeandbeasweettesterinourcandyfactory?Itisprobablythebestjobyouhaveeverheard.Whena

newsweetisinvented,itwillbesenttoyou.Whatyouneedtodoistoeatitandwritesareportaboutit.Thena

decisionismadeaboutwhethertoproduceitornot.

Youwillbepaid100dollarseachtime,butnotsurehowoften.

Callusat349-9878.

LonelyIslandJob

Doyouwishtoliveonabeautifulislandandgetpaid?Hereissuchajobthatyouhavetostayonanislandon

yourowninasmallhouse.Youspendeveryday(30daysintotal)swimming,exploring(探索)andhiking.Then

youhavetowriteareporttoshowiftheislandisgoodenoughtodeveloptourism.

Youwillbepaid150dollarsaday.

Emailusatlonelyisland@yy.comwithyournameandhobbies.

SleepingontheJob

Usuallysleepingonthejobwouldmakeyouloseyourjob.Buthereyouwillbepaidtosleep.Youneedtotest

expensivebedsbysleepingononebedeighthoursaday,everydayforaweek.In

theend,youhavetowriteareportaboutthebedsaboutiftheymakeagoodsleep.

Youwillbepaid20dollarsanhour.

Callusat562-8814.

46.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?

A.Interestingjobs.B.Greatplaces.C.Makingmoney.D.Smallislands.

47.Whatdoyouhavetodoasasweettester?

A.Gotothefactoryontimeeveryday.B.Eatallsweetsinthefactory.

C.Tastenewsweetandwriteaboutthem.D.Makeadecisionforthefactory.

48,Whatdon'tyouhavetodoifyouareanislandtester?

A.SwimB.Explore.C.Build.D.Hike.

49.Howmuchwillyoubepaidtotestonebedinaweek?

A.3360dollars.B.1120dollars.C.480dollars.D.420dollars.

50.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?

A.Youhavetohavesomespecialabilities.

B.Youarepaidthemostasanislandtester.

C.Youcanmakeacallifyouwantanyjobs.

D.Youhavetowriteareportaftertesting.

C

March14isPi(7t)Day,theyearlycelebrationofanever-endingnumber—兀(3.14159.).The

traditionbeganonMarch14,1988,whenascientist,calledLarryShaw,connectedMarch14(3.14)

withthenumberof(3.14159.)andaskedhisteammatestomarkthedaybyeatingpies.Later,

moreandmorepeoplebegantocelebratePiDayeachyear,andin2009theUSlawmakers

announcedPiDayanofficialholiday.PiDayhasbeennoticedindifferentwaysbydifferent

groupsofpeopleinAmerica.

RestaurantscelebratePiDaywithspecialsellingofpies.BlazePizzahascontinuedits

traditionbyofferingakindofpizzaforjust$3.14.BlazePizza'sbossJimMizessaid,“We

guessedthatwewouldserveasmanyasaquarter-millionpizzasatS3.14andevenmoreonPi

Dayofthisyear.WethinkBlazefansacrosstheUSandCanadawouldcomeintocelebratewith

us.”

SomewomenscientistsalsocelebratePiDay.Since2015,toencouragemoregirlsto.work

onscience,technology,engineeringandmathematics,somewomenscientistshavebeenwearing

puipleonPiDay.Theyalsoaskwomenofallagesandbackgroundstojointhembywearingthe

samecoloronMarch13-14.

NASA'sJetPropulsionLaboratorywilljoininthefunwiththeiryearly“PiintheSky”

challenge.Thefunactivitiesaredesignedtoencouragestudentsfrom5thto12thgradetohelp

NASAscientistssolvereal-worldproblemsusing兀.Eachyear,manystudentstakethe“Piinthe

Sky“challengetohelpNASAscientistswiththeirscientificresearch,whichgreatlybenefits

studentsintheirfuturestudy.

ThoughPiDaycelebrationsarerathernew,兀hasbeenaroundforthousandsofyears.4,000

yearsago,Babylonianscalculated(计算)theareaofacircle,giving兀avalueof3.Theancient

Egyptianscameclosertotherealnumberwith3.165in1650BC.Archimedesof

Syracuse(287-212BC)wasthefirsttocalculateitmathematically.TheGreekscientistgavehis

numberbetween3+(1/7)and3+(10/71),whichismuchcloserto”3.14159.

51.WhatcanwelearnaboutPiDayfromParagraph1?

A.Larrystartedthetraditionofmakingpies

B.TheAmericansscientistsmadeitofficial.

C.Ithasbecomepopularacrosstheworld.

D.Thedatecamefromthenumberof兀.

52.HowdoesJimMizesfeelforthepiesaleonPiDaythisyear?

A.Doubtful.B.Hopeful.C.Upset.D.Surprised

53.WhydowomenscientistswearpurpleonPiDay?

A.Tomakewomengetmorerespect.B.Tohelpwomenlookmorepretty.

C.Toencouragegirlstoworklikethem.D.Toinspirewomenofallages.

54.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"benefits“inParagraph4mostprobablymean?

A.Buildsup.B.Doesgoodto.C.BringsoutD.Letdown.

55.WhatdoesthewritermainlyintroduceaboutPiDay?

A.Thefood.B.Thehistory.C.Thedate.D.Thepopularity.

D

IfyoueverrunintoBradPit,chancesarehewon'trecognize(识别)youthesecondtime

around.That'sbecausethefamousactorhasfaceblindness(脸盲症).

Faceblindness,istheinabilitytorecognizeorrememberfaces,includingone'sown.Itcan

causeproblemsinrelationshipsandintheworkplace.Somepeoplewithfaceblindnessalsohave

difficultyrecognizinganimalsandtellingthedifferencesbetweenobjects,suchascars.Others

haveamuchhardertimeandexperiencenervousness,depressionandfearofsocialsituations.

Therearetwomainkindsoffaceblindness.Acquiredfaceblindnessiscausedbybrain

damage（损伤）.Harmtotherightsideofthebrainismorelikelytoinfluenceyourabilityto

recognizefacesyouusedtoknow.Itislesser-knownandmaytakeaturnforthebetter.Theother

mainkindoffaceblindnessisbornwithordevelopmental,whichismuchmorecommon.

Althoughitwasconsideredhard-to-findbefore,scientistsnowestimate（估i[“）asmuchas2.5

percentofAmericansmaybedevelopingit.Thecauseofdevelopmentalfaceblindnessisstill

unknown,butitdoesappeartoruninfamilies.Apersonwiththesecondkindoffaceblindness

neverfullydevelopstheabilitytorecognizefaces.

Adultswithfaceblindnessmaynotrealizethatotherpeoplecanrecognizeandremember

faces.Theymaythinktheyarethe“normal"ones.However,apersonwhodevelopsfaceblindness

followingadamagemaynoticethelossoftheabilityrightaway.Childrenwiththeillnessmay

havetroublemakingfriends,sincetheycan'teasilyrecognizeothers.Theyusuallybefriendpeople

witheasilyrecognizablefeatures（特征）.Theymayalsofinditdifficulttotellfamilymembers

apartaccordingtosightortellthedifferencesbetweencharactersinmovies.

Atpresent,thereisnotreatmentforfaceblindness.However,therearetrainingprogramsto

helpthesepeople,suchasfocusingonthevoice,hairstyleandclothing.Itmayhelptomakealist

offeaturesinmind,suchastall,brownhair,blueeyes,andrememberthemratherthantryingto

recalltheface.Sometimesit'stheeasiesttosimplyletpeopleknowthatyouhavetroublewith

faces.

56.FromParagraphs1&2,whatproblemmightpeoplewithfaceblindnesshave?

A.Gettinglostveryoften.B.Keepingapet.

C.Havingbadrelationships.D.Rememberingcarnumbers.

57.AccordingtoParagraph3,whichistrueaboutthetwomainkindsoffaceblindness?

A.Thenumberofacquiredfaceblindnessisbigger.

B.Thecauseofdevelopmentalfaceblindnessisknown.

C.IfPaulisbornwithfaceblindness,hisfamilymayhaveit.

D.Neitherofthetwokindshaschancestogetbetter.

58.WhowillmostprobablybecomeLaura'sfriendifshedevelopsfaceblindness?

A.Sarahwhoistheshortestatschool.B.Billywhohasacutesister.

CAngelawhohasabeautifulface.D.Jeffwhoisstronginmusic.

59.Accordingtothepassage,whatcanwelearnaboutthepeoplewithfaceblindness?

A.Theyareseenas“normal“asothers.B.Certaintrainingscouldhelpthem.

C.Theycan'tusetherightsideofthebrain.D.25outof100Americansdevelopit.

60.Whichofthefollowingwayisnotusedbythewritertointroducefaceblindness?

A.Givingfacts.B.Tellingstories.C.Explainingnewwords.D.Comparingdifferences.

2022年山东省济南市历下区中考二模英语试题

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

Mr.andMrs.SmithliveinasmallhouseinLondonwiththeirchildren.Mr.Smithisan

engineerandheisbusywithhisworkeveryday.Hiswifetakescareoftheirchildren.Sometimes

Mr.Smithcomesbackfromworkverylate.Atthattime,hiswifeandthechildrenaresleeping

afterreadingbooks.Soheopensthefrontdoorofhishousewithhiskeyandcomesinvery

quietly.

Onenighthecomeshomeverylate.Buthecan'tfindhiskey.Heringsthebell.Nothing

happens.Heringsitagain.Againnothinghappens.Nobodymovesinsidethehouse.Mr.Smith

knocksatthebedroomwindow.Hecallshiswife'sname.Heshoutsbutshedoesn'twakeup.At

lasthestopsandthinksfbrafewminutes.Thenhebeginstospeaklikeasmallchild,"Mother,“he

says."IwanttogotoWC."HespeaksveryquietlybutatonceMrs.Smithwakesup.Thenhe

speakstoher,andsheopensthedoorforhim.

36.Mr.Smithlivesin________.

A.BeijingB.LondonC.NewYorkD.Sydney

37.________takescareofthechildrenathome.

A.Mr.SmithB.GrandmaC.Mrs.SmithD.Nobody

38.Mr.Smithsometimescomesbackfromwork________.

A.inthemorningB.intheafternoonC.veryearlyD.verylate

39.Mr.Smithcan'topenthedoorbecause________.

A.hegoeshomelateB.hecan'tfindhiskeyC.heissleepingD.hewantstostay

outside

40.Mr.Smithspeakslikeachildbecause.

A.helikesthechildB.hewantstowakeuphischild

C.hewantstobeachildD.hewantstowakeuphiswife

B

Thefollowingisanotice.Youcanfindtheinformationaboutasportsmeeting.Lookthrough

themandseewhatyoucantakepartin.

NextWednesday(May8th)andThursday(May9\h)Tennis

Thegamestartsat11:00onWednesday.

Youmustbringatennisracketwithyou.

Running

Youcantakepartin100-meterraceat10a.m.onWednesday.

Tenstudentscanjoinineachrace.

The1500-meterracestartsat12:00onThursday.

Swimming

Thefirstroundofracesstartat1:00p.m.onWednesday.Ninepeoplecanjoinineachrace.The

topthreeswimmerswillreachthefinalround.

Thefinalroundwilltakeplaceat5p.m.onWednesday.

Ifyouwanttotakepartinanyoftheevents,youshouldlettheteachersknowbyMonday（May

6th）.

Winnerswillreceiveprizesfromtheschool.

41.Tenniswillstartat________.A.10:00B.11:00C.2p.m.D.4p.m.

42.Howmanystudentscanjoinineach100-meterrace?

A.3B.4C.9D.10

43.Whencanyougoifyouwanttojointheswimmingrace?

A.OnWednesday.B.OnThursday.C.OnMonday.D.OnFriday.

44.Whatcanwinnersgetfromtheschool?

A.Goldmedals.B.Atennisracket.C.Sportsclothes,D.Prizesfromthe

school.

45.Whatisthepassageabout?

A.Astory.B.Abook.C.Asportsmeeting.D.Amovie.

C

Bananasaretheperfectsnack.Notonlyaretheysweetanddeliciousbuttheyareeasyto

carryaround,soyoucantakethemanywhere.Bestofallbananasprovidedifferentthingsthatthe

humanbodyneeds!

Bananasgrowbestinwarmplacesthatgetlotsofrain.Theygrowonplantsthatlooklike

trees.Thebananaplant,however,isconsideredaherb（灌木）ratherthanatreebecauseitdoesn't

haveastrong,woodystem（干，茎）.Theplantscangrowashighas30feet.Whentheyreachtheir

fullheight,flowersgrowoutfromthestem.Theseflowersproducebananas.

Twoorthreetimeseachyear,theplantsproducefruit.Thebananasgrowtogether,which

seemlike"hands”.Ahandismadeupof10to20bananas.Growerssometimescallbananas

“fingers”.Eachbunch（丛）ofbananashasabout15hands,andsoawholebunchmayhaveas

manyas200bananasandcanweighmorethan100pounds.

Afteraboutthreemonths,thebananasarereadytobepicked.Atthispoint,theystillaren't

thesunnyyellowcolorofbananas.Farmerspickthemwhenthey'regreen.That'showthey're

shippedtostores.Theyturnyellowalongthewayandarereadytobesold.

Ifyoulovebananas,you'vegotalotofcompany.Americanshavebeenenjoyingbananas

sincethefirstshipmentarrivedintheUnitedStatesin1876.Today,Americanseatmorebananas

thananyotherfruit.Morebananasaresoldthanapplesandgrapestogether.Eachyear,every

Americaneats16.5poundsofapples,7.6poundsofgrapes,11.6poundsoforanges.Doyouknow

howmanybananas?It'sover26poundsofbananaseachyear!

46.AccordingtotheParagraph2,bananasgrowbestin

A.awarmplacewithmuchrainB.adryandhotplace

C.acoolplacewithlittlerainD.acoolandwindyplace

47.Bananaplantsproducefruits

A.onceortwiceayearB.twoorthreetimesayear

C.onlyonceayearD.threeorfourtimesayear

48.Whyarebananaspickedwhenthey'regreen?

A.Becausetheyarealwaysgreen.B.Becausepeoplelikegreenbananas.

C.Becauseit'sconvenienttoship.D.Becauseyellowbananasaren'tdelicious.

49.WhichofthefollowingisNotTrueaccordingtothepassage?

A.Thebananaplantisn'takindoftree.B.Onebunchofbananasmayhave100hands.

C.Manypeoplelikebananasbecausethey'redelicious.D.Bananaplantscan'tgrowashigh

as300feet.

50.Whatcanweknowfromthelastparagraph?

A.OrangesarethemostpopularintheUS.B.Peoplearoundtheworldlikebananasbest.

C.Applesaremoreexpensivetoday.D.Americanslikebananasbestofallfruits.

D

BeijingOperaisthemosttypicalofallChinesetraditionaldramaticartformsandthelargest

Chineseoperaform.Havingahistoryofabout200years,itisdevelopedfromabsorbing（吸收）

manyotherdramaticforms,mostlyfromthelocaldrama“Huiban”,whichwaspopularinSouth

Chinaduringthe18thcentury.Itisascenic（戏居lj的）artincludingmusic,performance,literature,

ariaandfacepainting.

Theatricalartformsinmanyothercountriesdonotpresentsinging,dancingandspokenparts

inonesingledrama.Anoperasinger,forexample,neitherdancesnorspeaksonstage;thereareno

singingordancingpartsinamodernplay;inadancedrama,thedancerhasnospeakingroleand

doesnotsingeither.TraditionalChinesedrama,includingBeijingOpera,isakindof

entertainmentwhichincludesspokenparts,singing,dancingandacrobatics.

BesidesitspresenceinChina,BeijingOperahasspreadtomanyotherplaces.MeiLanfang,

oneofthemostfamousperformersofalltime,wasthefirsttointroduceBeijingOperato

foreignersandmadehighlysuccessfultourstoforeigncountries.

“Youwillbepuzzled（困惑的）allthewaythroughandalittleboredfromtimetotime;but

youwillbecharmedandinterested.YouwillbestronglyattractedtoBeijingOperaevenifyou

knownothingofthedramaticbackground.ThisishowoneAmericantravellerdescribedhisfirst

experienceinwatchingBeijingOpera.

BeijingOperaisChina'snationaloperaanditisfullofChineseculturaltraditions.Welcome

toChinaandenjoyBeijingOpera!

51.HowlongisthehistoryofBeijingOpera?

A.Onehundredyears.B.Twohundredyears.C.Threehundredyears.D.Fourhundredyears.

52.AccordingtoParagraph3,whatdoesthewriterthinkofMeiLanfang?

A.HeplayedanimportantroleinspreadingBeijingOpera.

B.Heisn'tasfamousastheotherBeijingOperaperfbrmc匚

C.HeneverintroducedBeijingOperatotheworld.

D.Heisaperformerwhodoesn'tliketotravelaroundtheworld.

53.WhichofthefollowingisTrueaboutBeijingOpera?

A.TherearenodancingpartsinmodernBeijingOpera.

B.BeijingOperapresentssingingdancingandspokenparts.

C.BeijingOperahasn'tabsorbedtheotherartforms.

D.Nowadays,youngpeoplearen'tinterestedinBeijingOpera.

54.Whatdoes“charm”underlinedinParagraph4mostprobablymeaninChinese?

A.展现B.厌倦C.吸引D.哄骗

55.What'sthewriter'spurposeinwritingthearticle?

A.Toshowustheforeignersopinions.B.TointroduceMeiLanfang.

C.Totellthedifferencesbetweendramas.D.TointroduceBeijingOpera.

2021年山东省济南市历下区中考二模英语试题

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

Hi,IamLisa.MyfriendMayhadanewhaircut.Itlookedsocool.WhenIgothome,Iasked

mymomforahaircutlikeMay's.

Sadly,shewasbusy."First,youhavetomakeyourhairwet.Then,youhavetobrushitout

reallywell.Finally,youhavetousespecialscissorstocutit,“saidmom."Ifyoumakeamistake,

youcan'tgetthehairbackon.MaybeIcancutitfbryouontheweekend.”

Iwentbacktomyroomandlookedatmyhairinthemirror.Ididn'twanttogotoschool

lookinglikethistomorrow.SoIgotmyschoolscissorsoutofmydesk.

Butmom'swordsmademeworryalittle.Idecidedtocutjustalittlehairoff.

Snip.Snip,Snip.Somehairfellonthefloor.Well,onesideseemedshorterthantheother.

Snip.Snip,Snip.Look!Theothersidewasshorter!

Snip.Snip,Snip.Itwasstillwrong.

Snip.Snip,Snip.Ikepttryingtofixthings,butthemoreIcut,theworsemyhairbecame.I

startedtocry!

Momwalkedin.Sheshookherheadwithoutsayinganything.

“Areyoumadbecauseifsugly?”Iasked.

“No,I'mjustdisappointedbecauseyoudidn'twait,"shereplied.Mombrushedmyhairout

afterItookashower,andcutgentlywithherspecialscissors.Itwasn'tperfect,butitwasmuch

better.

“Allgoodthingscometothosewhowait,“shesaid.

36.LisathoughtMay'shaircutlookedso.

A.strictB.busyC.coolD.ugly

37.Lisa'smothersaidifLisamadeamistake,shecouldn't.

A.getgoodgradesB.getherhairbackon

C.doanythingelseD.hangoutwithfriends

38.Fromthepassage,weknowthatLisa'sschoolscissorswere.

A.inherdeskB.onherbedC.onthefloorD.underthechair

39.Lisastartedtocryaftercuttinghairbyherselfbecause.

A.hermothercutherhairB.herhairlookedperfect

C.shelosthermirrorD.herhairseemedworse

40.WhatcouldLisalearnfromthisexperience?

A.Allthingswillcometoabadend.B.Allgoodthingsbelongtothosewhowait.

C.Lisawasangryatherhaircut.D.Don'tletmomcutyourhairanymore.

SummerEnglishatStClare's,OxfordWeofferholidaycoursesforteenagersin

Oxford.YoucanimproveyourEnglish,enjoygreattripsandactivitiesandmakenew

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Age:Youngchildren(6-12),Teenagers(13-17)

41.YoucaninSummerEnglishatStClare's,Oxford.A.improveEnglishB.learn

chessC.playthedrumsD.learnmusic

42.Ifyouareinterestedindrawing,youcancall.

A.55432068B.53420534C.65910347D.77539101

43.Ifyouwanttogetinformationaboutacting,youcanvisit.

A.www.stclares.comB.www.youthmusic,com

C.www.aub.comD.www.xukcamp.com

44.Mybrotheris8yearsold,hecangotothissummer.

A.SummerEnglishatStClare's,OxfordB.CreativeArtsSummerSchool

C.XUKActivitySummerCampD.YMT'sMusicalTheatreSummerCamp

45.Wherecanyouprobablyreadthetext?

A.Asciencereport.B・Asportsmagazine.

C.Acookbook.D.Awebsiteforteenagers.

C

Elephantsarethelargestlandanimalsalivetoday.Africanelephantsliveinfamilygroups

calledherds.Alloftheelephantsintheherdtakecareofeachother.Theleaderoftheherdisan

oldmotherelephant.Sheisthematriarch.Aherdmayhaveasfewaseightorasmanyas100

elephants.Theotherelephantsfollowthematriarchbecausesheknowshowtoguardthefamilyif

dangerappears.Adultmaleelephantsgoofftoliveontheirownandstartfamilies.

Elephantslearnbywatchingandcopyingotherelephants,andfromlife.Babyelephantsstay

withtheirmothersuntiltheyarefullygrownatabouttenyearsold.Elephantslivetobe50or60

yearsold.Elephantsareintelligentanimalswithlongmemories.Eveninadryspell,amatriarch

canrememberwherewaterwasfoundinthepast.Theherdwillfollowherthere.Shecanalso

rememberthesafestplaceforbabyelephantstocrossafast-movingriver.

Elephantstalktoeachotherwithlowrumblingsounds.Somerumblingsoundsaresodeep

thatpeopleareunabletohearthem.Elephantshearsoundswiththeirears,thesolesoftheirfeet,

andeventheirtrunks（象鼻）.Theyalsogreeteachotherbytouchingwiththeirtrunksandfeet.If

dangerappears,mothersflaptheirearstocalltheirbabiestothem.

Otheranimalsdonotusuallyattack（袭击）elephants.However,alionmighttrytoattacka

sickelephantorababy.Ifthishappens,everyoneisonguard.Theadultelephantscirclearound

thebabyelephants.Theadultsmakeloudtrumpetingsoundsandhitthegroundwiththeirtrunks.

Thematriarchputsherselfbetweenthelionandtheherd.Sheflapsherearsouttomakeherself

lookevenlarger.Thenshelowersherheadandchargestheenemyinabigcloudofdust.

46.AccordingtoParagraphs1&2,thematriarch.

A.protectstheherdB.justfollowstheherd

C.drinkswateraloneD.istheoldestelephant

47.Whichofthefollowingprobablybestexplains"spell"underlinedinParagraph2?

A.Magician.B.Prediction.C.Period.D.Ability.

48.AccordingtoParagraph3,howdoelephantscommunicatewitheachother?

A.Peoplecanhearallthesoundsofelephants.

B.Elephantscanheareachotheronlywithears.

C.Elephantsgreeteachotherbyflappingears.

D.Elephants'trunkscanbeusedtocommunicate.

49.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?

A.Noelephantstakecareofbabyelephantsatthetimeofdanger.

B.Babyelephantsstaywiththeirmothersaslongastheywant.

C.Amatriarchcanfindthewaterbecauseofthelongmemory.

D.Whenalionattacks,adultelephantscirclearoundthematriarch.

50.What'sthebesttitleofthetext?

A.ABabyAndAMatriarch.B.AnElephantHerd.

C.ALionAndAnElephant.D.AnElephantMatriarch.

D

Howareyoufeelingtoday?Ifyourheadisuncomfortablebecauseofabadnight'ssleep,or

you'vejustgottoomuchtodo,thechancesareyou'renotinthebestoffeelings.Ifeverything

seemslikeaneffortandyouhaveanegative（消极的）opinion,thelastthingyouwanttobetoldis

to“bepositive!vButhavingthismindsetcouldgetmoreadvantagesthanyouthink.

Ofcourse,developingapositive（积极的）opinioniseasiersaidthandone.Whenyou're

fe