阅读理解（三）-2023年中考英语复习（三年真题+名校模拟）（江苏省）

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专题07阅读理解五题题型（南京、盐城、泰州专用）

三年真题热门考点提炼

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（2021・江苏南京・统考中考真题）4^勿花〃力〃85。much,youmaywonderhowtomakeabook.Its,Utneforyou

tohaveatry!

Haveyoueverwonderedhowabookismade?Ittakesalotofpeopletomakeabook.Itcantakemonths,or

evenyears,forabooktogofromanideatoafinishedproduct.

Abookbeginswhenanauthorcomesupwithanideaforabook.Authorsgetideasindifferentways.They

maygetideasfromtheirownlives,fromwatchingtheworldaroundthem,orfromreading.

Next,anauthormayplanthebookbymakinganoutline（提纲）.Sometimesauthorsdoresearchtogather

information.Theymayreadbooksorarticles.Theymayinterviewpeopleorvisitplaces.

Then,theauthorbeginstowrite.Authorsmaywriteformonthsoryearstofinishamanuscript.Amanuscriptis

thetextanauthorproducesforpublication.

Finally,theauthorsendsthecompletedmanuscripttoapublisher.Ifthepublisherdecidestopublishthebook,

theauthorworkswithaneditor.Aneditorreadsthemanuscript.Thenheorsherecommendschangestoimprove

thebook.Acopyeditorreadsthemanuscripttocorrectanygrammaticalmistake.

Afteranauthormakesthesuggestedchanges,adesignermaydecidehowthebookwilllook.Thedesigner

maychoosethesize,shape,andtypestylesforthebook.Somepicturebookauthorscreatetheirownillustrations

（插图）.Ifnot,anillustratorischosentocreatepicturesforthebook.

Theillustratormakessketchesofpicturesthatwillgooneachpage.Thesketchesaresenttothepublishing

company.Theeditormakessurethepicturesclearlytellthestory.Thedesignercheckshowthewordsandpictures

willfittogetheronthepages.

Afterthedesignchangesaremade,theillustratorbeginscreatingthefinalpictures.Heorshemaychangethe

colours,theperspective,orthecompositionofpictures.Itmaytakemonthstocreateallthepictures.

Thefinishedartisthensenttothepublisher.Thedesigneradjusts（调整）howthepicturesandwordsfit

togetheronthepages.Thecompletedpagesaresenttotheprinter.Manybooksarestillmadeintobookswith

paperpages.

Theprinteruseshugeprintingpressestomakethepages.Thepagesarefixedtogether.Thebookcoveris

added.Thefinishedbooksarethensenttothepublisher'swarehouse.Theyarestoredthereuntiltheyareboughtby

librariesandbookstores.

E-readershavechangedhowsomebooksaremade.Someauthorsdonotuseapublisheratall.Insteadof

sendingamanuscripttoapublisher,someauthorsturntheirmanuscriptsintoeBooksthemselves.Finally,an

author,seBookisuploaded（上传）tovirtualbookstoresontheInternet.CustomerscanbuyanddownloadeBooks

fromthesewebsites.

1.Accordingtothepassage,thedesigner,sjobisto.

A.createpicturesforthebookB.makeanoutlineofthebook

C.decidehowthebookwilllookD.correctgrammaticalmistakesinthebook

2.Yourfirstbookwillbepublishedsoon.Whatwillfirsthappentoitaftertheillustratorhascreatedthefinal

pictures?

Theeditorandthe-

designer（±edcthe

uυrds∙midpictures.÷l

B.

D.

3.ThewriterusestheLASTparagraphto

A.introducethehistoryofeBooksB.describethedisadvantagesofeBooks

C.showthedevelopmentofmakingabookD.askcustomerstosupportauthorsinmakingabook

4.Thewriterexplainshowtomakeabookby

A.givingcausesB.showingstepsC.providingexamplesD.expressingopinions

5.Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?

A.FromIdeatoBookB.DifferentKindsofBooks

C.WorkersinthePublishingHouseD.BetweenPublishersandCustomers

（2022•江苏南京,统考中考真题）Imaginethesituation.Youaredrivingalongadesertoronamountain.You

havenoideawhereyouare.Youpassedthelasthousetwohoursago.Thenyourcarbreaksdown.Itisnightandit

iscold.Youhavenomobilephone.Whatdoyoudo?Well,nexttimetakeaGPSwithyou.Thisinventionmaybe

abletohelpyou.Itisadevice（装置）whichusessatellites（卫星）tofindtheuser,sposition（位置）.Itcanfindyour

positiontowithin20metres.AGPScannotstartyourcar,butatleastyouwillknowwhereyouare.

GPS,whichmeansGlobalPositioningSystem,isasmallradioreceiver.Itlookslikeamobilephone.Youcan

holditinyourhand,orputinyourpocket.Itissometimesputintoawatchoratelephone.WealsofindGPS

devicesincars,planes,orboats.Someofthesedeviceshaveelectronicmaps,soyouknowwhereyouare.For

example,inacitytheycantellyouthenameofthestreet.

TherearethreepartstotheGlobalPositioningSystem.Thefirstpartisthereceiver.Youcanholditinyour

hand,orhaveitfixedintoyourcar,plane,etc.ThesecondpartisagroupofsatellitesorbitingtheEarth.The

receivercontactsatleastfourofthesatellitesandcalculates（计算）itsposition.Thethirdpartofthesystemisa

networkofgroundstations.Theyareallovertheworld.Theycontrolthesatellitesandmakesuretheyareworking

well.

SomepeoplethinkthatinthefuturetheGPSwillbeascommonasthemobile.Theyarebecomingcheaper

andmoreandmoreaccurate（精确的）.TherearealsonewusesfortheGPS.Perhapstheywillbecomelikewatches.

Everyonewillhaveoneandyouwillneverbelostagain.

1.Accordingtothepassage,withthehelpoftheGPS,people.

A.can'tbelostinanewcity

B∙can,tfindtheirwayindifferentcountries

C.canlearnaboutthecultureofanunknownplace

D.canspendtheleasttimegettingtoanotherplace

2.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat.

A.therearethreepartstotheGPSB.aGPScan,tbeputintoawatch

C.aGPScanhelpyoustartyourcarD.theGPSarebecomingmoreandmoreexpensive

3.Theunderlinedword"They"inparagraph3means"".

A.ReceiversB.GPSdevicesC.SatellitesD.Groundstations

4.Thepassageismainlyabout.

A.thehistoryoftheGPSB.theintroductionoftheGPS

C.theshapeoftheGPSD.thethreepartsoftheGPS

5.Whatcanweinfer（推断）fromthepassage?

A.AllGPSdeviceshaveelectronicmaps.

B.PeopleinmanycountrieswillusetheGPSforfree.

C.ThereceiveroftheGPScontactsatleastfiveofthesatellites.

D.TheGPSwillbecomemoreandmorecommonineverydaylife.

C

（2020•江苏南京•统考中考真题）

Me:Hello,TelevisionViewers!IamAzizaBellamy,andthanksforwatching.Iwanttoespeciallythankyou,

Ms.Bertha,foragreeingtothisinterviewonlivetelevision.It,sapleasuretomeetyou,thefirst-known

trans-galacticvisitortoEarth.Now,IunderstandthatyouarefromaplanetcalledZadernol?

Bertha:JustcallmeMissBerthaorBertha,please,butnot"Ms."

Me:Okay,sorryaboutthat.So,you,vebeenonEarthforaboutaweeknow.Whathavebeenyourbiggest

disappointmentsorchallengessofar?

Bertha:It,snottheworstplanetΓveeverbeento.Mercuiywasmuchworse.Thealiens-oops,Imean

humans,havebeenunkind,overall.ThefamilyΓmstayingwith,forexample,wereniceatfirst.Butnow

theyrolltheireyeswheneverIopenmymouthtosayanything.They,renotinterestedinanyofmystories.AndI

thinktheymaybetryingtoavoidme.Worstofall,theymakemewashmyowndishesandbathemyself.They,re

sorude.

Me:Oh,um...wow.Thafsjust...

Bertha:IamusedtohavinghighstandardswhenIchoosewheretostay,bytheway.Ihavestayedwith

royaltyandpresidentsonotherplanets.Andtheyalladored（崇拜）meandbeggedmenottoleave.ButIgavethis

humanfamilyachancetohostme.Imean,really,theyshouldbegratefulthatIselectedthem,ofallthepeopleon

Earth,towashmyclothesandcookmymealsandentertain（款待）me.

Me:Well,whatyou,resayingissuɪprising,Bertha.Doyouthinkit,spossiblethatthisfamilyjustwantsyou

topitchinalittle,tobeagoodguest?

Bertha:It,soddtomethatyou,renotagreeingwithme.Ifyouweresmarter,you,dagreewithme.That,s

anotherthing.EveryoneonZadernolissmarterthanthesmartestpersononEarth.Earthisbelowme.

Me:Youknowwhat.Bertha?I,mstartingtoseewhyyou,resounhappyhereonEarth.You,rejustaboastful

（自夸的）,spoiledalien.

1.Whoishostingtheinterview?

A.AzizaBellamy.B.Bertha.C.Atrans-galacticvisitor.D.Apresident.

2.Whichofthefollowingsentencesfromthepassageisanopinion?

A.Well,whatyou,resayingissurprising,Bertha.

B.So,you,vebeenonEarthforaboutaweeknow.

C.Ihavestayedwithroyaltyandpresidentsonotherplanets.

D.ButnowtheyrolltheireyeswheneverIopenmymouthtosayanything.

3.Fromthepassage,weknowthatAzizais.

A.proudofBerthaB.interestedinZademol

C.dissatisfiedwithBerthaD.scaredofBertha,swords

4.WhatmightAzizawriteinhisdiaryabouttheinterview?

A.TalkingtoBerthawasgreatfun.InowknowmuchaboutZademol.

B.WeshouldtrytoimproveourearthasBerthashometownismuchbetter.

C.Theinterviewwasinteresting.ButIdislikethefamilyBerthaisstayingwith.

D.Itwasanunusualinterview,andanunexpectedexperienceaswell.

5.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat.

A.beingboastfulwillwinusfewfriendsB.therearemanygoodreasonstobeboastful

C.peoplewhoboastalotarebetterthanothersD.boastingalotisagoodwaytogetpeopletolikeus

D

（2022•江苏盐城•统考中考真题）

Hewasanoldmanwhofishedaloneinaboatandhehadgoneeighty-fourdaysnowwithouttakingafish.In

thefirstfortydaysaboyhadbeenwithhim.Butafterfortydayswithoutafish,theboy,sparentshadtoldhimthat

theoldmanwasnowexactlyandfinallysalao,whichistheworstformofunlucky,andtheboyhadgoneattheir

ordersinanotherboatwhichcaughtthreegoodfishthefirstweek.

Itmadetheboysadtoseetheoldmancomeineachdaywithhisboatemptyandbealwayswentdowntohelp

himcarryfishingtools.

TheoldmanwasthinwithdeepWrinkIeS（皱纹）inthebackofhisneck.HishandshadthedeepSCarS（疤）from

dealingwithheavyfish.Butnoneofthesescarswerefresh.

Everythingabouthimwasoldexcepthiseyesandtheywerethesamecolourastheseaandwerecheerfuland

fullofconfidence.

“Santiago,“theboysaidtohimastheyclimbedfromthebankwheretheboatwaspulledup."Icouldgowith

youagain.We,vemadesomemoney.^^

Theoldmanhadtaughttheboytofishandtheboylovedhim.ςςNo.^^theoldmansaid.ςςYou,rewithalucky

boat.Staywiththem.”

ςfcButrememberhowyouwenteighty-sevendayswithoutfishandthenwecaughtbigoneseverydayforthree

weeks.^^

“Iremember,,,theoldmanSaid."IknowyoudidnotleavemeWiningIy.''

fctItwaspapamademeleave.IamaboyandImustdowhathetoldmeto.”

“Iknow.,,theoldmansaid.44Iquiteunderstandthat.n

“Hehasn,tmuchfhith(信念).”

"No."theoldmansaid.ςςButwehave.Haven,twe?”

ςςYes.^^theboysaid.44CanIofferyouabeerontheTerraceandthenwe,lltakethefishingtoolshome.”

“Whynot?”theoldmansaid.uBetweenfishermen.,,

TheysatontheTerraceandmanyofthefishermenmadefunoftheoldmanandhewasnotangry.Someother

olderfishermenlookedathimandweresad.Buttheydidn,tshowitandtheyspokepolitelyaboutthesea,the

weatherandofwhattheyhadseen.

1.HowmanydaysdidtheoldmangofishingwiththeboyaccordingtoParagraph1?

A.Forty.B.Forty-four.C.Eighty-four.D.Eighty-seven.

2.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"that"referto?

A.Theboywouldleavehimsoonerorlater.

B.Theboyhadtolistentohisparentsandlefthim.

C.Hecouldn,tcatchfishbecausehewastooold.

D.Hecouldn,tsucceedwithouttheboy,ssupport.

3.Whatistherightorderofthestoryabouttheboyinthepassage?

φTheoldmancaughtsomebigfishwiththeboy.

②Theoldmantaughttheboyhowtofishonthesea.

(3)Theboywantedtogofishingwiththeoldmanagain.

④Theboyhelpedtheoldmantakethefishingtoolshome.

A.①④③②B.②φ©④C.②③④①D.③④①②

4.WhatcanweIeamfromthelastparagraphofthestory?

A.Theoldmanlikedtomakefunofotherfishermen.

B.Theoldmanoftenprovidedbeerforotherfishermen.

C.Allfishermenlaughedattheoldmanexcepttheboy.

D.Somefishermenfeltsadfortheoldmanandtriedtohelphim.

5.Fromthestorywecanknowthattheoldmanwas.

A.amanwhooftenshowedoffB.amanwhonevergaveup

C.amanwhosometimesgotangryD.amanwhoseldomstayedcalm

E

（2021•江苏盐城•统考中考真题）Narrator:Thereoncewasabeautifulprincesswhosefavoriteamusementwasa

goldenball.Oneday,theprincesstossedtheballtoohigh,anditlandedinthewell.Astheprincesscriedoverher

losttreasure,sheheardsomeoneaskaquestion.

Frog:Whyareyousosad,beautifulprincess?

Narrator:Theprincesslookedaroundandsawonlyafrog.

Princess:Myfavoritegoldenballfellintothewell.

Frog:Icanretrieveitforyou,butfirst,youmustagreetoonecondition.Youmustpromisetotakemehomeandbe

myfriend.

Narrator:Theprincessdidn,twanttobefriendswithafrog,butshepromisedanyway.Whenthefrogbroughther

theball,theprincesssnatcheditfromhimandhurriedhome!

Frog:Whataselfishprincess.Γmcertainthatshehasforgottenherpromise.I,lljusthopovertothecastleto

remindher.

Narrator:Thefroghop-hop-hoppedthroughthegrassandknockedontheheavydoorofthecastle.

Princess:Whatareyoudoinghere,youbumblingfrog?

Frog:Dearprincess,Iamheretoremindyouofthepromiseyoumade.

Narrator:Theprincessslammedthedoorinthefrog,sfacewithabigBANG.

King:Iheardadoorslam.What,shappening?Ifyoumadeapromise,youmusthonorit.

Narrator:Theprincesswasangrybutobeyedherfather.So,theking,theprincess,andthefrogenjoyeddinner

together.Itwasmuttonstew,thecook,sspecialty.

Frog:Iwashungry,butnowI'mfull.Thankyoufordinner.Kindlyshowmetomybednow.

Narrator:Theprincessdidasshewasasked,butthefroglookedsad!

Frog:Youhavewelcomedmeintoyourhome,butIcantellthatyoudon,twanttobemyfriend.

Narrator:Theprincess,sfacewentred,forwhatthefrogsaidwastrue.Shebentdowntokissthefrog,butended

upkissingaprince.

Frog:Iamaprincewhowasturnedintoafrog,andyourkissturnedmeback.Thankyou,dearfriend!

Narrator:Theprinceandprincesswerewonderfulfriendsfromthatdayonandlivedhappilyeverafter.

1.Thereadingmaterialaboveis.

A.apoemB.aplayC.aninterviewD.aquestionnaire

2.What,sthemeaningoftheunderlinedword“retrieve”?

A.bringbackB.takeawayC.breakdownD.putaway

3.Whydidhefroghopovertothecastle?

A.Toaskthekingforhelp.B.Tovisithisfriendsinthecastle.

C.Togivetheballtotheprincess.D.Toremindtheprincessofherpromise.

4.Whatistherightorderofwhattheprincessdidinthestory?

①Shewentbacktothecastle.

②Shebentdowntokissthefrog.

③Shegothelpfromthefrogandmadeapromise.

④Sheobeyedherfatherandatethemealwiththeguest.

A.②④③①B.③①©②C.③④①②D.④③②①

5.WhatcanweIeamfromthestory?

A.Itisoftendifficulttokeepafriendship.

B.Weshouldn,tbeafraidofmakingfriends.

C.Onceyoumakeapromise,youmustkeepit.

D.Weshouldaskforhelpwhenweareintrouble.

F

（2020•江苏盐城•统考中考真题）ThenexttimeWaydesawManningtree,hesaid,"Couldyouletmehavea

littleofthatmedicine?Justenoughtoseeifitworks.Γmsorrytotroubleyou.”

πIhaveonlyaverysmallamountleft.Itwilltakemesometimetofindouthowtomakemore.

,,1willpayyouanythingyouask,.”Waydesaid.

“Don,tgivemeanythingnow,butpromisetopayme$10,000whenyoubecomePrimeMinister（首相）

Waydelaughed.ςςThat,simpossible,"hesaid."IshallneverbecomePrimeMinister?*

"Whoknows',Manningtreesaid.uGivemeaweek,andΓllseewhatIcando.”

Aweekpassed.Then,ManningtreecametovisitWaydeagain.Hebroughtwithhimasmallbottle.

"Icannotfindouthowtomakemoreofthismedicine,"hesaid,,,butyoucanhavewhat,sleftIdon'tneedit

anymore.

nThat,sveιygenerousofyou."Waydesaid.,,HowcanIeverthankyou?”

"Justtakeonesmalldropofthemedicineonceamonth.'*Manningtreesaid.

Waydetookthebottlefromhisfriend.Onceamonth,hetookonesmalldrop.

Theeffect（效果）wasimmediate.Suddenly,hewasnotnervousanymore.Hewasnotshyanymore,either.He

wasconfidentofhisabilities.

Hestartedabusinessandwithinayearbecameamillionaire.Hemetandmarriedoneofthecountry'smost

intelligentandbeautifulwomenandhadtwolovelychildrenwithher.Heranforparliament（议会）andsucceeded.

Withintwoyears,hewasaminister.Twoyearslater,hebecamePrimeMinister.

Oneday,hewenttoseeManningtree.

“YouhavecometogivemeS10,000/9Manningtreesaidwithalaugh."Forgetit.Idon'twantit.”

ςςYoucancertainlyhaveitifyouwantit."Waydesaid.44ButthatisnotthereasonIhavecometoseeyou.^^

“Oh?Andwhatisthereason?"Manningtreeasked.

“Ihavealmostfinishedthemedicineyougaveme,nWaydesaid.44Haveyoufoundouthowtomakeit?”

AgainManningtreelaughed.πOh,yesJhesaid.ςςIhaveknownhowtomakeitforalongtimeIknewhowto

makeitwhenIwasatschool.n

nWhatdoyoumean?”Waydeasked.

“MydearfriendandPrimeMinister,,,Manningtreesaid,πthemedicineIgaveyouwasjustabottleof

distilledwater.^^

“Butthecolour.”

“Oh,Iaddedsomecoloring.^^

“Then,themedicinedidmenogood,nWaydesaid.

“Itdidn,tneedto.Therewasnothingwrongwithyou.Allyouneededwastohaveconfidenceinyourself.^^

1.Thestoryisorganized.

A.intimeorderB.inspaceorder

C.fromspecifictogeneralD.fromgeneraltospecific

2.WhathappenedtoWaydeaftertakingthemedicine?

A.Hegotrichinaweekasexpected.

B.Hesuddenlygotnervousandshy.

C.HesucceededinbecomingPrimeMinister.

D.Hebecamethemostintelligentmaninthecountry.

3.WhydidWaydecometoseeManningtreeyearslater?

A.Tosaythankstothedoctor.B.Toaskformoreofthemedicine

C.TopayforthemedicineD.Togivetherestofthemedicineback

4.WhatdoWeknowaboutthemedicine?

A.ItcostWayde$10,000.B.Itwasusefulbutexpensive.

C.Itdidn,tworkwellonWayde.D.Itwasmadeupofwaterandcoloring,

5.WhatcanWelearnfromthestory?

A.Confidenceisthesecretofsuccess.B.Afriendinneedisafriendindeed

C.HelpingOtherSishelpingourselvesD.Toomuchmedicineisbadforhealth

（2022•江苏泰州•统考中考真题）Ancientartdoesn,thavetobeboring.Technologyinthe21stcenturycan

helptobringittolifebyCOmbining（融合）thebestoftheoldandthenew.

AlongtheRiverDuringtheQingmingFestival

WalkingintotheChinaPavilionatExpo2010inShanghai,peoplewereamazedbyseeingahugedigilal（数码

的）painting.Scientistsdigitized（数码化）thefamouspaintingAlongtheRiverDuringtheQingmingFestisalby

ChineseartistZhangZeduan.

TheOriginal（原先的）paintingshowslifeduringtheNorthernSongperiodanditincludesmanydetailsof

ancientChinesecustoms,lifestylesandtechnology.

Farmersworkinthefields,sailorsmovearoundtheirboatsandpeopleeatanddobusinessin

restaurants.Partsofthebackgroundarealsoanimated（做成动ιffl）.Youcanseethewindblowingthroughthetrees

andacrossthewater.Theseanimationsperfectlycombinemodemtechnologyandancientart.

Digitaltechnologyallowstoday,sartiststoexpresstheirideasinwaysthatancientartistswouldnotbelieve

possible.Techniquessuchasanimationand3DdigitalProjeCtion（投影）makeartcomealive.

DunhuangCavePaintings

DunhuangCaves,whichareprotectedancienttreasuresintheGobidesertinNorthwestChina,arefilledwith

paintingsandsculptureswithlastingvalue.Thisartworkwascreatedoveraperiodofaround1,000years.

Thegoodnewsisforartloverswhocannottravelandforthecaves.Scientistshavecreateda360-degree,3D

digitalprojectionofthecaves,whichmakestheartworkcomealive.Thereisalsoafunction（功能）thatletsviewers

ZoOminandenjoythepaintingsandsculpturesingreaterdetail.

Digitisingancientartallowsustoexploretheancientpractices.Italsomakesthewholeworldunderstandthe

artwhileprotectingtheoriginalartworksforthefuture.

1.Fromthepassage,Wecanknowthat.

A.bothofthetwoartworksuse3Ddigitalprojection

B.ancientartallowspeopletoexplorethemoderntechnology

C.peoplecan,tgotoDunhuangtoenjoypaintingsandsculpturesnow

D.thedigitalpainting,AlongtheRiverDuringtheQingmingFestivalwascreatedbyZhangZeduan

2.Whichsentencemaybethebesttofillinthe",,?

A.Inthedigitalpainting,alotofthesedetailsareanimated.

B.Inthedigitalpainting,alotofthesescenesarewellknown.

C.Inthedigitalpainting,moredetailsoftheartcanbeenjoyed.

D.Inthedigitalpainting,manydifferentstylesofartcanbeseen.

3.Theunderlinedphraseςςzoomin“meansinChinese.

A∙使（镜头）抬高B.使（镜头）拉近C∙使（镜头）俯视D.使（镜头）远离

4.Fromthepassage,wecaninfer（推断）that.

A.studyingancientartasmuchaspossibleisverynecessary

B.goodartmustcombinemoderntechnologyandancientart

C.protectingtheancientartworksismoreimportantthandevelopingtechnology

D.morevaluableancientartworkswillbeprotectedbetterwithtechnologyinthefuture

5.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleofthepassage?

A.EnjoyingAncientArtB.ProtectingModernTechnology

C.DigitisingAncientArtD.UnderstandingModemTechnology

H

（2022•江苏泰州•统考中考真题）

Daniel,SandyandSimonareinthelab.

Simon:Lefsdoanexperiment.Ifillajar(罐子)withwater.IcoverthetopwithapieceofCardbOard(纸板)

andholditthere.ThenIturnthejarupsidedownandtakemyhandoffthecardboard.Canyouguesswhatwill

happen?

Daniel:ɪthinkthefloorwillgetwet.Weshoulddothisexperimentoutside,Simon.

Sandy:Ithinkthecardboardwillholdthewater.

Daniel:Idon,tthinkso.

Sandy:Youthinkthewaterwillpourout,Daniel.Ithinkthewaterwillstayinthejar.Lefsdotheexperiment

totestwhoseopinioniscorrect.

Simon:Goodidea,Sandy.Thatiscalledthescientificmethod.

Sandy:IamsosureofmyopinionthatSimoncandotheexperimentoveryourheadandIknowyouwon,t

getwet.

Daniel:Well,let,stry.

Simon:Areyouready,Daniel?

Daniel:No!Wait!(Heputsonaraincoatandsitsdown.)NowɪthinkΓmready.

Sandy:Simon,takeyourhandoffthecardboard.

Daniel:No!(Danielcloseshiseyestightly(紧紧地)，andSimontakeshishandoffthecardboard.Thewater

staysinthejar.)

Sandy:See,Daniel!

Daniel:Howisthatpossible?

Simon:Theforce(Λ)oftheairkeepsthewaterinthejar.Itisstrongenoughtoholdthewater.

Daniel:Wow!

Simon:SowhathaveWediscovered?

Sandy:WehavediscoveredtheairPreSSUre（压力）helpsthecardboardholdthewaterinthejar.

Simon:Right.Whatdoyouconclude,Daniel?

Daniel:IconcludethatairisstrongerthanIthought.

1.HowdoesDanielfeelduringtheexperiment?

A.Excited.B.Nervous.C.Tired.D.Unhappy.

2.Whatkeepsthewaterinthejaraccordingtotheresultoftheexperiment?

A.Simon,shand.B.Thewaterpressure.

C.Theforceoftheair.D.Theforceofthejar.

3.Whichofthefollowingistherightorderoftheexperimentaccordingtothescript?

①Putapieceofcardboardoverthejar.

②Filltheglassjarwithwater,

③Takethehandoffthecardboard.

④Turntheglassjaroverquicklyandholdthehandonthecardboard.

A.②①④③B.①②④③C.①④③②D.②③①④

4.Theunderlinedword“that"refersto（指的是）.

A.Sandy,sguessingB.Daniel,sopinion

C.doinganexperimentD.discussingwithothers

5.Whatdoesthescriptmainlytellus?

A.Teamworkcanhelpsolveproblems.

B.Safetyisimportantwhendoingexperiments.

C.Theairpressureisalwaysstrongenoughtoholdthewater.

D.Correctconclusionscanbegotthroughdoingexperiments.

（2021•江苏泰州•统考中考真题）

Justtheotherday,IwasinabookshopandfoundabooknamedHowtomakefriendsWithforeigners.Asa

CanadianlivinginChinaforayear,ɪwascurioustoseewhatkindofadviceaChinesewritergivingonthis

matter.

Onepieceofadvicereallycaughtmyattentionand,Imustsay,mademefeelquiteangry.Inthewriter,s

opinion,foreignersarean"opportunity（机会）“toimproveyouroralEnglish;wheneveryouseeaforeigner,

AmericanorEnglish,youshouldpractisespeakingEnglishwithhimorher.Iftheforeignerdoesn'twanttoanswer

yourquestions,thenheorsheisarudepersonwhoyouwouldn,twanttospendtimewithanyway.Ithinkthis

adviceisnotonlyincorrect,butalsomayharmtherelationshipbetweenChineseandforeignersinChina.

LikemostothernLaoWai"livinginChina,Iknowhowlonelyonecansometimesfeellivinginaculture

differentfromourownfamiliar（熟