2022年北京市各区中考英语二模试题汇编-05阅读回答问题

2022年北京市各区中考英语二模试题汇编-05阅读回答问题

一、阅读回答问题

（2022•北京门头沟•统考二模）阅读短文，根据短文内容回答问题。

Everycountryseemstocelebratehighschoolgraduationsindifferentways,withsome

placeshavinghugeevents,whileothersmorelow-key.Swedishhighschoolgraduationisa

veryspecialdayfullofstrange,funnyandunique（独特的）traditions.

Allstudentswearspecialwhitehatswiththeirnamesonthem.Thehatisquitesimilarto

thekindofhatthataship,scaptainwears.Girlsprefertowearasimplewhitedress,while

boyswearsuits.Aftergettingdressed,studentswillhaveachampagne（香槟，酉）breakfastin

alargegarden.Graduationtakesplaceinthesummerandusuallythesunisout.Having

breakfastoutdoorsisreallyajoyfulthing.Itistheperfectwaytostarttheday.

Afterbreakfast,studentsgotoschoolandthereisagraduationceremony.Afterpicking

uptheirdiplomas（毕业证书），studentswillmaketheirwayoutintoanoutsidespaceatthe

school.Theirfamilyandfriendsgatherthereandwaitfortheircoming.Eachfamilyholdsup

apictureofthestudentsasababyorasmallchild.Thentheygiveflowerchainstowear

roundthestudents,necks.Familyandfriendsalsogivethemsmallgifts,suchasamedal,a

ringorawatch,whichareusuallykeptfortherestoflife.

Withloudmusic,studentsgetonatruck.Andtherearesomeslogans（标语）hangingon

thetruck.Thetruckrunsaroundthetownwhilethestudentswave,dance,laughandenjoy

themselves.Peopleinthestreetwillcheertoexpressgoodwishesasthestudentsdrivepast.

GraduationinSwedenhasturnedintoawholetownevent.Relaxationseemstohave

becometherealthemeofSwedishgraduation.Theonlythingstudentsneedtodoistoenjoy

thetimewiththeirfriendsandfamily.

ɪ.HowisSwedishhighschoolgraduation?

2.Whendoesgraduationtakeplace?

3.Whatdothestudents5familyandfriendsneedtoprepareforthegraduation?

4.Wheredoesthetruckrun?

5.Whatistheonlythingstudentsneedtodo?

（2022•北京海淀•统考二模）阅读短文，根据短文内容回答问题。

WhenmuchoftheworldshutdownduetoCOVID-19,afamilyoffourlivinginNew

York,decidedtobringhomesixbabychicks.Theplanwastoraisethemtoprovidethe

familywithfresheggs.Whattheyhadn'texpectedwasthebond（'情感纽带）thatwouldform

betweenthesechicksandtheirnine-year-olddaughter,Sophie.

Sophiefellinlovewiththebabychicksthemomenttheycamehome.Shenamedthe

chicksTrixie,Bearty,SweetPea,Speedie,CaptainFlint,andAdrian.Shespentmuchofher

timeplayingwiththem,readingtothem,andevenmakingthemtheirowncardboardhouses.

Shewasevenupsetwhenherparentswouldn,tallowthechickstosleepinherbedwithher.

“They'rereallycuteandwarm.Iliketohugthem,^^saidSophie,uBeartyismyfavorite.She

likestogoforawalkwithme.”

Thesixchicksservedasadistraction（分心'的事物）duringatimeOflonelinessand

disease,butastheworldbegantosettleintoitsnewnormalandthechicksgrewinto

full-grownchickens,thebondcontinuedtogrow.Sophielikedtobringachickenwithher

whereverherparentswouldallow.SheevendressedasagiantchickenforHalloweenand

broughtTrixiealongfortrickortreat.ThechickenskeptSophiecompanyduringheronline

classes,andevenjoinedinonthefamilyphoto.ThebondbetweenSophieandthesechickens

wasunbreakable.

However,thebelovedCaptainFlintdiedsuddenlybecauseofanaccident.Sophiewas

heartbroken.

Shemourned（哀1⅞）bypaintingCaptainFlintandwearinganecklacewithaphotoof

thechicken."Herchickensareteachingheraboutlove,loss,andpain.Sophiehashandledit

well,,,saidSophie,smom,44Inafewshortmonths,thesechickenshavetaughtustorelax,

acceptsituationsWecan,tchange,andfindjoywhereWecan.They,vebroughtuscomfort

duringuncertaintimesandchangedourlives.Wearethankful.,,

6.Whydidthefamilybringhomethechicks?

7.WhendidSophiefallinlovewiththechicks?

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8.WhatdidSophiedressasforHalloween?

9.HowdidSophiemournforCaptainFlint?

10.Whatisthelastparagraphmainlyabout?

(2022•北京昌平•统考二模)阅读短文，根据短文内容回答问题。

StudentsHitHighSpeedsinSelf-DrivingCarRace

OnOctober23lastyear,theIndyAutonomousChallenge(IAC)washeld.Racecarsran

aroundthetrack(跑道)athighspeeds—withnoonedrivingthem.Theracetookplaceatthe

IndianapolisMotorSpeedway,whichisfamousforitsIndianapolis500race.ButtheIndy

AutonomousChallenge(IAC),wasquiteabitdifferentfromthat.

Manybigcompaniesareworkingtodevelopself-drivingcars.Thesecompanieshave

hugeteamsofhighlytrainedPrOfeSSiOnaIS(专业人士).They,vespentyearsdevelopingand

testingtheircarsandsoftware.However,thatwasn,ttrueforthenineteamsofcollege

studentsthattookpartintheIAC.

Tokeepthingsfair,eachteamwasgivenexactlythesamekindofcar-aDallaraIL-15.

It,sacarthat,sbuiltlikearealracecar,butsmaller.Theteamsalsogotthesametoolstohelp

thecarsfigureoutwheretheywereandwhatwasgoingon.

Insteadofadriver,ofcourse,eachcarhadacomputer.Thechallengewasforeachteam

tocreateasoftwareprogramthatwouldallowtheircartosafelyracearoundthetrackin

recordtime.

Itwastoohardforthecarstoracetogether.Instead,eachcarracedbyitself,doing

severallaps(∣S).Afterafewwarm-uplaps,thecarsdidtwospeedlaps,asfastastheycould

go.Theteamswerejudgedontheaverage(平均的)speedofthosetwospeedlaps.

TUMAutonomousMotorsport,ateamfromtheTechnicalUniversityofMunich,wonthe

$1millionprizewithitstwo-lapaveragespeedof135.944mph(218.78kph).Racecardriver

RicardoJuncossays,“Asadriver,Iknowhowchallengingitistodrivearacecarandhow

manythingsyouhavetothinkabout.Itisamazing.^^

11.WheredidtheIACtakeplace?

12.WhotookpartintheIAC?

13.Whatthingsweregiventothedifferentteamstokeepfair?

14.Howweretheteamsjudgedintherace?

15.Doyouthinktheraceishelpfultothedevelopmentofself-drivingcars?Whyorwhynot?

（2022∙北京房山•统考二模）Airisimportantforeveryone,Welivedependingonit.But

whatifitispolluted?Airpollutionisakiller.TheWorldHealthOrganizationsaysitkills

aboutsevenmillionpeoplearoundtheworldeachyear.Evenifpollutedairdoesnotkillus,it

canmakeusverysick.Itmaydomorethanhurtyourbody.Breathingdirtyaircanalso

influenceyourbrainandyourabilitytothink.Itistruewhetheryoubelieveornot.

Anewstudyshowsthatairpollutioncaninfluenceourintelligence（智力）一causea

“huge"reductioninourintelligence.ThestudywascarriedoutbyresearchersatPeking

UniversityandYaleUniversity.XiChenoftheYaleSchoolofPublicHealthledthestudy.

Thestudyperformedforalongperiod.Theresearchersstudiedabout25,000people

fromacrossChina.Theyoungestpeopleinthestudywere10yearsold,whiletheoldestwas

90.Theycamefrom25ofChina,s34provinces（省）withdifferentairlevels.TheseChinese

men,womenandchildrenweregivenlanguageandmathtestsduringthestudy.Then

researcherscomparedthetestresultswithlevelsofpollutionintheair.Theyfoundthat

breathingpollutedaircanreduceaperson,seducationlevelbyaboutoneyear.

XiChentoldthattherearetwomainpartsinthebrain—whitematterandgraymatter.

Hesaid,uAirpollutionhasagreateffectonthewhitematter,andwhitematterismore

connectedwithaperson'slanguageskills.So,that,swhylanguageskillsaremoreaffected.,,

Healsonotedotherstudieshaveshown,ςςHowevergraymatterisconnectedtoourabilityto

solvemathproblems.v

Chensuggestsgovernmenttomakeseriouschanges.uWeneedtosupportincleaningup

theskyinsteadofusinginshort-termavoidance,forexamplethefacemasksorairfilters（过

滤）

16.Whatcaninfluenceyourbrainandyourabilitytothink?

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17.Wherewasthenewstudycarriedout?

18.HowmanypeopledidtheresearchersstudyfromacrossChina?

19.Whyarelanguageskillsmoreaffectedthanmath?

20.Whatdoesparagraph3mainlytalkabout?

（2022.北京西城.统考二模）阅读短文，根据短文内容回答问题。

Couldwhatyoubelieveaboutyourselfhaveaneffectonyoursuccessorfailure?

AccordingtoStanfordpsychologistCarolDweck,yourbeliefsplayakeyroleinwhatyou

wantandwhetheryouachieveit.Dweckhasfoundthatitisyourmindsetthatplaysan

importantroleindecidingachievementandsuccess.So,whatexactlyisamindset?Amindset

isasetofbeliefsthatshapehowyoumakesenseoftheworldandyourself.Itinfluenceshow

youthink,feel,andbehaveinanygivensituation.

AccordingtoDweck,therearetwobasicmindsets:fixedandgrowth.Ifyouhaveafixed

mindset,youbelieveyourabilitiesarefixedandthereforecan,tbechanged.Youmayalso

believethatyourtalentandintelligence（智商）aloneleadstosuccess.Andeffortisnot

required.Ifyouhaveagrowthmindset,youbelievethatyourtalentsandabilitiescanbe

developedovertimethrougheffortanddetermination（决心`）.Peoplewiththismindsetdon,t

necessarilybelievethateveryonecanbecomeEinsteinorMozartjustbecausetheytry.They

do,however,believethateveryonecangetsmarterormoretalentediftheyworkatit.

Yourmindsetplaysanimportantroleinhowyoudealwithlife,schallenges.When

childrenhaveagrowthmindset,theyhungerforlearningandhaveadesiretoworkhardand

discovernewthings.Thisoftentranslatesintoachievementineducation.Asadults,these

samepeoplearemorelikelytokeepgoinginthefaceofdifficulties.Insteadofgivingup,

adultswithagrowthmindsetviewitasanopportunitytolearnandgrow.Ontheotherhand,

thosewithfixedmindsetsaremorelikelytogiveupinthefaceofchallengingsituations.

Dvvecksuggeststhatpeopleshouldgetridoftheirfixedmindset.Here,show:

•Focusonthejourney.Whenbuildingagrowthmindset,itisimportanttoseethe

valueinyourjourney.Whenyou,refixatedontheendresult,youmissoutonallthethings

youcouldbelearningalongtheway.

•Add“yet"toyourlife.Ifyou,rehavingtroublewithatask,remindyourselfthatyou

justhaven,tmasteredit“yet”.Addingthiswordintoyourvocabularyshowsthatintheface

oftroubles,youcanovercome（克月艮）anything.

•Payattentiontoyourwordsandthoughts.Replacenegativethoughtswithmore

positiveonestobuildagrowthmindset.

•Takeonchallenges.Makingmistakesisoneofthebestwaystoleam.So,insteadof

shyingawayfromchallenges,welcomethem.

21.Whatisamindset?

22.Whichmindsetmakesyoubelieveyourabilitiescan,tbechanged?

23.Whatdoadultswithagrowthmindsetthinkofdifficulties?

24.WhatareDweck,ssuggestionsaboutdevelopingagrowthmindset?

25.Someonesays,ςςΓmnotgoodatEnglish,andɪcandonothingaboutit.”

Isthisanexampleofagrowthmindsetorafixedmindset?Why?

（2022・北京顺义・统考二模）阅读短文，根据短文内容回答问题。

TheSportofConcentration

Everyday,itseems,anewgadget（设备）promisestohelpmeincreasethedistanceand

paceIrun,orthenumberofhoursIsleep,ortherateofmyheartbeats.Ilwillmakemea

ςςbetterme,^^orsothestorygoes.

Maybesomeofthemactuallyhelptodothesethings,butnonetheless,Istilldecidedto

sellallofmysportsgadgetsafewmonthsagoandsimplyrecordmyrunningtimeswitha

penandanotepad.Soonafter,Ibegantotrainforamarathontheold-fashionedway,without

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somethingonmywristtellingmemypaceandcurrentheartrate.Asitturnedout,running

withoutknowingallthatinformationwasagreatpleasure.

Inthepast,wheneverIwasrunningslowerthanmysmartwatchsaidIshouldbe,Γd

forcemyselftospeedup,evenifitwasclearthatmybodydidn,twantto.Butthistime,Iran

thewayIwantedto.

Onmorethanafewoccasions,whenΓdlookatmynotepadfollowingkeyworkouts（锻

炼），IwasshockedtoseethatΓdhadsomerealbreakthroughs（突破）,runningmuchfaster

thanIthoughtIcould.IwassoshockedaboutthesenumbersandthoughtthatifΓdseen

themduringtheworkoutitself,Iwouldhaveprobablysloweddown.Yet,becauseIwasblind

tothem,Ijustkeptonrunning.

Anotherpositivethingaboutgettingridofallmyrunninggadgetsisthatit,shelpingme

concentrate（集中注意力）moreontherunningitself.SinceInolongerfeellikeIneed

technologytorunwell,Icangooutandrunwithoutworryingaboutwhethereverythinghas

enoughbatterypower.

So,what,sthelessonhere?Well,wecouldveryeasilyreplacetheexampleofrunning

withwriting,studying,oranythingelse.Nomatterwhatitisthemoretimewespend

worryingabouthowtomakeourselvesbetteratsomething,themoreourperformanceis

affected.

Shouldyoustopusingtechnologyto“improve"yourperformance?Ofcourse,that,sup

toyou.However,ifIweretobeaskedthatquestion,l,dcertainlysaythatΓmbetteroff

withoutit.

26.Whendidthewriterdecidetosellallofthesportsgadgets?

27.Whywasthewritershocked?

28.What,sanotherpositivethingwithoutanyrunninggadgets?

29.Whatdoesthewriterlearnfromtheexampleofrunning?

30.Whatdoyouthinkofsportsgadgets?Whydoyouthinkso?

（2022•北京丰台•统考二模）Examsplayanimportantroleineducationandsometimes

itisalsothesourceofstressformanystudents.SoitisimportantforstudentstoIeamhowto

dealwithstresscausedbytheexam.Herearesomeusefulways.

Beforetheexam

•Studyinconditionssimilartoyourtestroom.

ThereisaphenomenoninPSyChOlogy（心理学现象）calledcontext-dependentmemory.

ItreferstotheideathatWearebestabletorememberthingsinenvironmentssimilartowhen

theinformationwasencoded（解码）.Ifyouareinaquietroomduringyourexam,tryto

SimUIate（模拟）thoseconditionswhileyouarepreparingforit.

•Manageyourtimewisely.

DonotjustCrarn（临时死记硬背）foranexamatthelastminute,becausethiswillsurely

leadtoexamstress.Breakupyourstudytimeintochunksoverdays,orweekseven.If

possible,trytostudyataroundthesametimeofdayasyouwillbetakingthetest,becausein

thiswayyouwillbesimilarlytiredorawakewhenyoustudyandwhenyoutakeyourtest.

Youwillgetusedtohowyoufeelwhendealingwithyourcoursematerialonyourtestday.

•Takefrequentbreaks.

Accordingtopsychologystudies,theaveragehumanbraincanonlyfocusononetask

effectivelyforabout45minutes.Inaddition,researchinneuroscience（神经科学）suggests

thatfocusingonthesamethingfortoolongweakensthebrain,sabilitytoaccuratelyprocess

it.

Duringtheexam

•Eataproperexamdaybreakfast.

Withoutaproperbreakfastyourenergylevelswillquicklycrashandmayleadtostress

andanxiety.Besuretohaveahealthy,energy-packedbreakfastonexamday.Tryeating

foodsthatprovidelonglastingenergy,suchaseggsoroats.Avoidfoodsthatarehighinsugar,

whichwillgivetemporaryenergybutmaycauseyousleepyduringtheexam.

•Readinstructionscarefully.

Beforeansweringanyexamquestions,figureoutexactlywhatisexpectedofyou.Skim

thetesttoseeitscontentandgiveyourselfarough（粗略的）ideaofhowlongeachquestion

willtaketocomplete.AmbigUity（不明确）cancausestress,so,byknowinghowlongthetest

is,youwillreduceyourstress.

•Avoidrushing.

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Takeyourtimegoingthroughtheexam.Ifyougetstuckinaquestionforalongtime,

insteadofgettingstressedaboutit,keepinmindthatitisjustonequestionontheexam.If

possible,SkiP（跳过）thatquestionandreturntoitattheendifyouhavetime.Keepaneyeon

theclockandgiveyourselffivetotenminutestogooveryouranswerstocheckforany

mistakesortoguessonanyquestionsthatyouinitiallyskipped.

31.Whydoesthewriteradviseustostudyataroundthesametimeofdayaswewillbe

takingthetest?

32.Howlongcanhumanbrainfocusononetaskeffectively?

33.Whatkindoffoodshouldyouhaveforbreakfastontheexamdayfromthepassage?

34.Whatshouldyoudoifyougetstuckinaquestionforalongtimefromthepassage?

35.Whatdoesthepassagemainlytalkabout?

（2022•北京平谷・统考二模）TouchdowntoEarth

ChinawelcomedthreeheroicastronautsZhaiZhigang,WangYapingandYeGuangfu

homeonApril16.ThisreturnendedtheShenzhouXIIIastronauts5six-monthspacemission.

Italsomarksamajor（重大的）breakthroughforChina'seffortsinspace.

Inordertoreturnhomesafety,theydidalotofpreparationbeforeleavingthespace

station.

Ifyouarecominghomeafteralongjourney,youhavetopackup.Forastronautsin

space,besidestheirpersonalbelongings,they“packed“experimentaldata（数据）and

samples,sotheywouldbefurtherresearchedonEarth.

Theastronautshadtotidyupalargenumberofmaterials,includinggoodsonthe

Tianzhou3cargo（货物）spacecraft,accordingtoZhongWeiwei,aresearcherattheChina

AstronautResearchandTrainingCenter.

Sincethespacestationhadnoroomservice,thethreeastronautsneededtoςςclearthe

house,,themselves.Theycollectedagreatamountofwaste.Thisincludedleftoverfoods,

sanitary（卫生）wasteandwastefromin-orbitexperiments.Thewastewasthenputintothe

orbitalmodule（轨道舱）,whichburntupasitreenteredEarth,satmosphere.

Theyalsohadtoputallequipmentinplacecorrectlysincetherewouldbeagapofmore

thanonemonthbeforetheastronautsofShenzhouXIVenterthespacestation,accordingto

Zhong.Theyneededtomakesuresomeitems,suchasgymequipment,werefixedtothe

wallstoavoidfloatingandslipping（滑落）.

Astronautsexperiencedmicrogravityforlongperiodsoftimeduringtheirstaysonthe

spacestation,whichhadaneffectontheirbodies.Thisincludedalossoffluid（体液）muscle

atrophy（萎缩）aswellasboneloss.

Toensuretheirsafeandsoundreturn,thethreeastronautshadbeendoingphysical

exercisestotraintheirmusclesforthereturntoEarth.Basedontheirin-orbitphysical

examinationsanddata,expertshadcustomized（定制）exerciseplansforeachofthemto

ensureasafelanding.

Justlikeahousethatwillbevacant（空着的）foralongtimemusthaveit,swaterand

powerswitchedoff,astronautscheckedeverythingbeforetheyleft.Basedonexperienceat

homeandabroad,theycheckedandadjusted40to50itemstoensurethatthespacestation

couldtransmitvalidparameters（参数）tothegroundduringsubsequentunmannedmissions.

36.Whendidthethreeastronautsreturntoearthsafety?

37.Whatdidthey"pack"experimentaldataandsamplesfor?

38.Wheredidtheyputthewastetheycollected?

39.Howdidexpertshelpthethreeastronautsreturn?

40.Whatdoyouthinkofstayinginspace?Whydoyouthinkso?

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（2022•北京朝阳•统考二模）阅读短文，根据短文内容回答问题。

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Volunteeringisagreatwaytobringpositivechangetopeople,communitiesandsociety

ingeneral.Theword“volunteering“startedbeingusedinthe18thcenturywhenpeoplewere

willinglyjoiningthemilitary（军事）service.Today,thewordisnotsomuchconnectedwith

themilitaryservice,butwithcommunityservice.

Official（正式的）organizedvolunteeringappearedinthe19thcenturyandbecame

morepopularinthe20thcentury.Andthebiggestdevelopmentinvolunteeringwasbrought

bytheInternet.Organizationscanreachpeoplemoreeasilyonline.Helpfulplatformswere

raised,andmorevolunteersbecameinterestedwhentheyfoundoutaboutdifferent

opportunities.

WecanIeamalotfromvolunteering.Itconnectsustoothers.Itisagreatwaytomeet

newpeoplewithcommoninterests.Italsohelpsusmakenewfriends,andimproveoursocial

skills.

Volunteeringbringsfuninourlife.Itisafunandeasywaytoexploreourinterestsand

passions.Manypeoplevolunteerinordertomaketimeforhobbiesoutsideofwork.For

example,ifapersonhasadeskjobandlongtospendtimeoutdoors,hemightconsider

volunteeringtohelpplantacommunitygarden,walkdogsforananimalshelter,orhelpoutat

achildren,scamp.

Volunteeringcanalsobehelpfulforourcareers（职业）,Ifweareconsideringanew

career,volunteeringcanhelpusgetexperienceinotherareasandmeetpeopleinthefield.

Also,manyvolunteropportunitiesprovidetraining,orcanhelpusbuilduponskillsWe

alreadyhave.Volunteeringdoesn,tjustfeelgood,it,sgoodforus.

41.Istheword“volunteering"onlyconnectedwithmilitaryservicetoday?

42.Whendidofficialorganizedvolunteeringappear?

43.Whatbroughtthebiggestdevelopmentinvolunteering?

44.Ifyouareconsideringanewcareer,howcanvolunteeringworkhelpyou?

45.Whatdoesthispassagemainlytalkabout?

（2022.北京大兴•统考二模）阅读短文，根据短文内容回答问题。

HearMeRoar

Areyouatiger?AccordingtotheChineseZodiac（生肖）,peoplebornintheYearofthe

Tigerarekindandenergetic.Thatmaybetrue,butthosecharacteristicsarenotgenerally

relatedtorealtigers.WhileWeadmirethehandsomeanimals,wealsofearthem.Butthere

arelessonseveryonecanlearnfromthelivesoftheseamazingcats.

Tigersseldomfeedingroupsinthewild,butwhentheydo,malesallowfemalesand

cubstoeatfirst.Inotherwords,big,strongmale（雄性的）tigerswaittheirturnandthinkof

othersbeforethemselves.We,too,shouldconsidertheneedsofothersbeforeWeact.

Tigerscanalsoteachushowtobestrategic（有策略的）.Thesesmartanimalsstudya

situationbeforeacting.Theyhardlyattackprey（猎物）onsightbutwillconsidertheir

strategyseveraltimes,ifnecessary,beforerushingforward.

Tigersgoafterlargeprey,sotheyhavebigideas.Despitealltheirplanning,tigersonly

endupwithamealonceoutofevery12attempts（尝试）tocatchsomething.Yettheydonot

giveup;theykeeptryinguntiltheysucceed.

Mostkindsofcatsavoidwater,buttigersenjoywaterandareverycapableswimmers.

Thisloveofwaterallowsthemtoliveinmanydifferentenvironmentsincludingforests,

grasslandsandmangroveswamps.Learnfromthetiger,anddecideforyourselfwhatyoucan

andcannotdo.Trythingsthatothersconsiderimpossible.Exploresurprisingplaces.

Tigers,loveofwateralsoallowsthemtohuntandfightcrocodiles.Thiskindofanimals

areextremelydifficulttokill.Usually,tigerskillbybitingtheneckoftheirprey.Buta

crocodile,sneckhasathickcoatofarmor.Tigersarenotputoffbythis.Instead,theychange

theirstrategyandattackthecreature,sweakareaslikeitsstomachoreyes.Likethetiger,

don,tletdifficultsituationsstopyoufromsucceeding.Trymorethanonemethodifyour

usualstrategyisn,tsuccessful.

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Tigersareasdifferentaspeopleare.Thefurofeverytigerhasauniquepattern.Sobe

yourselfandshowoffyourstripes.Takeafewhintsfromthetiger,andletothershearyou

roarthisyear.

46.WhatarepeoplebornintheYearoftheTigerlike?

47.Whatdomaletigersdowhentheyfeedingroups?

48.Howmanyattemptsdotigersendupwithameal?

49.Usually,howdotigerskill?

50.Whatdoyouwanttolearnfromtigersmost?Why?

（2022•北京石景山•统考二模）阅读短文，根据短文内容回答问题。

WhydoWeCelebrateFestivals?

会斓

Festivalsarecelebratedallaroundtheworld.Everyfestivalhasitsdifferentcustoms.

However,nomatterhowdifferenttheymayseem,allovertheworld,thespiritofsharingjoy,

thanks,love,orpeaceiscommoninallfestivals.

Ofallthetraditionalfestivals,theharvest（丰收）festivalcanbefoundinalmostevery

culture.Thisimportantfestivaltakesplaceafterailthecropshavebeengatheredin.People

celebratetoshowthattheyarethankfulfortheyear,ssupplyoffood.InancientEgypt,the

harvestfestivalwascelebratedduringthespringtime-theEgyptianharvestseason.Ithada

paradeandagreatlargemealwithmusicdancing,andsports.Today,insomeEuropean

countries,peopledecoratetownhallswithflowersandfruit,andgettogethertocelebrateover

ameal.DuringtheMid-AutumnFestivalinChina,familiesgathertoadmiretheshining

moonandenjoydeliciousmooncakes.

Customsplayanimportantroleinfestivals,butsometimestheycanchangeovertime

becauseofthedevelopmentofmodemsocietyandthespreadofnewideas.Oneexampleis

theChineseSpringFestivalcustomoflightingfireworkstodriveawaytheevil（恶毒的）

spiritsandcelebratethenewyear.Nowadays,manybigcitieshavegivenupthiscustomin

ordertoavoidairpollution.AnotherexampleisHalloween,whichslowlybecameanexciting

festivalforchildrenwhichisfarfromitsoriginalcustom.

FestivalsarebecomingmoreandmoreCommerCial（商业的）withbusinessestaking

advantageofthecelebrations.Onlineshoppingwebsitesandsocialmediaappshavemadeit

mucheasierforthepublictospendmoreongiftsfortheirlovedones.Althoughsomebelieve

festivalsshouldnotbecommercialized,othersbelievetheincreaseinspendingisgoodforthe

economy（经济）andpublichappiness.

Festivalsareanimportantpartofsociety.Theyshowpeople,swishes,beliefsand

attitudestowardslife.Theyallowustorelaxandenjoylife,andforgetaboutourworkfora

littlewhile.TheyhelpusunderstandwhereWecamefrom,whoWeare,andwhattothankfor.

Andifyoustudyfestivalscarefully,youmaybesurprisedtofindthatdifferentcultures

actuallyhavealotincommonafterall.

51.Whatisthecommonspiritinallfestivals?

52.Whichfestivalcanbefoundinalmosteveryculture?

53.Whydocustomsinsomefestivalschangeovertime?

54.What,sthemainideaofthelastparagraph?

55.Whatdoyouthinkoffesti