江苏省苏州市高新区2020-2022年三年中考一模英语试题汇编：阅读理解

江苏省苏州市高新区2020-2022年三年中考一模英语试题分类汇编

阅读理解

2022年江苏省苏州市高新区中考一模英语试题

第三部分阅读理解（共12小题；每小题2分，满分24分）

请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最

佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

ImetadragonfacetofacetheyearwhenIwasten,

ɪtookatriptoouterspace,

ɪbravedapirate,sden（海盗窝点），Itookdownabadtroll（∣∣I⅛）,andfoughtagreatwhiteshark,

Ifollowedarabbitdownahole,Ihuntedforasnark（蛇鲨）.

Iwentaboardasubmarine（潜艇），Iopenedmagicdoors,

Itravelledinatimemachine,andsearchedfordinosaurs,

Iclimbedontoagiant,shead,Ifoundabagofgold,

IdidallthisinbooksIreadwhenɪwastenyearsold.

21.Whatdoesthewritertalkaboutinthepoem?

A.Thebooksthewriterread.B.Theexperiencesthewriterhad.

C.Thethingsthewritersaw.D.Thedreamsthewriterrealized.

22.Whichofthefollowingwordsrhymeswiththeunderlinedword"head"?

A.doorsB.machineC.goldD.read

23.Whatcanwelearnaboutthewriterfromthepoem?

A.Thewriterdidallthesethingsatten.B.Thewriterlovedreadingverymuch.

C.Thewriterwasrichwithabagofgold.D.Thewritertravelledinatimemachine.

B

Haveyoueverlearnedtoblowbubbles?IwasteachingmygranddaughterAnnerecently.We

gotapieceofwire（金属丝），turnitintoacircle,andputthecircleinsomesoap（月匕皂）water.At

firstsheblewtoohard,andthewaterjustrandownthewireontoherfingers.Asshelearnedto

blowgently,severalbigbubblesformedandflewoffintotheair.Shewasexcited.Shetriedto

catch,watchedthembreak,andlaughed.Itwasagoodthingthatshehadlearnedsomethingnew,

becauseIdidn,tknowwhatwasabouttohappenlater.

Annefelloverandhurtherkneeratherbadly.Ineededtocleanherkneeandcoverthe

wound,butithurtandshedidn,twantmetotouchit.Shewasscareditmighthurtevenmore.

Irememberedhowshe,dlaughedwhenshe,dblownthebubbles,so,beforeIstartedtoclean

thewound,ɪwentandgotourwireringandsoapwater.Annebreathedoutslowly,bigbubble

startedtoform.Shewatcheditflyintotheair,asmileappearing.Itwasasifshewereblowingher

scaryfeelingsaway.Maybeshewasimaginingputtingthebadfeelingsinthebubbles,flewacross

theroom,awayfromher.Learningtocontrolherbreathing,Annewashavingfunmakingdifferent

kindsofbubbles.Icleanedupherwoundassheblewawaybubbles,notrealizingthatshewas

learninghowtochangeherfeelings,orhowtodealwithherpain.

24.WhydidthewritergiveAnnetheringandsoapwaterinParagraph3?

A.Annewantedtoblowbubbles.B.Annecouldforgetaboutthepain.

C.Theylikedblowingbubblestogether.D.Theyhadnothingtodoatthemoment.

25.Whatisthecorrectorderofwhathappenedinthestory?

①Annestoppedcryingandblewbubbleshappily.

②ThewritertaughtAnnehowtoblowbubbles.

（3）ThewriterfinishedcleaningAnne,swound.

④Annefelloverandhurtherkneebadly.

A.②④①③B.②④③①C.④②①③D.④②③①

26.Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?

A.LefsblowbubblestogetherB.Blowingforkids

C.AgoodwaytoblowbubblesD.Blowingawaypain

C

Didyouhavecereal（麦片）forbreakfastthismorning?Ifyoudid,you,renotalone.Lotsof

peopleeatcerealforbreakfasteveryday.Infact,cerealispopularallovertheworld.Itallstarted

withoneman,WillKeithKellogg.

WillwasbomonApril7,1860,inBattleCreek,Michigan.Hisfirstjobwasasastockboy

（货品管理员）attheBattleCreekSanitarium.Asanitariumisaspecialkindofplacethatisalittle

likeahospital.Asanitariumismeantforpeoplewhoareillforalongtimeorwhoaregettingover

aseriousillness.WillhadOtherjobsashegotolder.Butwhenhegrewup,hebecameamanager

ofthesanitarium.Hisbrother,John,wasthechiefdoctorthere.

Onebigproblematthesanitariumwasthefoodthepatientsate.Thepatientsneededhealthy

food,butitwasalsoimportantforthefoodtotastegood.Willwastryingtofindagoodfood

choicetotaketheplaceofthebread,butitwasn,tgoingVerywell.Then,byaccident,Willfound

somethingevenbetter.Heleftsomewheattocooktoolong.Whenitwasrolledout,itformed

large,thinflakes（薄片）.Heaskedhisbrothertoserveittothepatients,andtheylovedit!Infact,

theylikeditsomuchthattheywantedbreakfastflakessenttothemevenaftertheyleftthe

sanitarium.SoWillstartedanewbusinessin1884:sellingbreakfastflakes.Beforelong,

Kellogg,sbreakfastcerealwaspopularinothercountries,too.Today,therearemanykindsof

breakfastcereals.Butitallstartedwithonemanandoneidea.

Willdidmorethanjustcreatebreakfastflakes.Hiscompanymadealotofmoney.Buthe

alwaysshareditwithothersgenerously.Heusedmuchofhismoneytohelpchildren.Healso

usedhismoneytohelpinseveralothercharities.WillKelloggdiedin1951.Buthismostfamous

inventionisaspopularasever.

27.WhydidWillmakecereal?

A.Heknewhecouldstartanewbusiness.B.Hisbrotheraskedhimtodothat.

C.Hewantedtogivepatientsbetterfood.D.Hewantedtobecomearichman.

28.WhichwordcandescribeWillbest?

A.Humorous.B.Honest.C.Brave.D.Kind.

29.Whatisthepurposeofthepassage?

A.Togiveadviceoneatinghealthily.B.Tointroducepatients5breakfast.

C.IbdescribeWillandhisinvention.D.Toexplainhowtomakecereal.

D

Dr.JaneGoodallisoneofthemostfamousprimatologists（灵长类动物学家）inIheworld.

HerloveofanimalsandAfricabeganwhenshewaslittle.At26,Goodalltravelledbyboatto

Tanzania,inAfrica.Whileshewasthere,shemadeoneofthegreatestdiscoveriesintheanimal

world.

DuringhertimeintheTanzanianjungle（丛林），Goodallusedamethoddifferentfromthatof

otherprimatologists.Insteadofnumberingthechimpanzees（黑猩猩）shewasstudying,shegave

themnamesandbegantoearntheirtrust,creatingaconnectionandthenbeingacceptedbythe

animalsasamemberofthegroup.NotonlydidGoodallprovetheideathatchimpanzeesare

VegetarianSwrong—shesawthemeatingmeatin1961一butshealsofoundthatit'snotonly

humanswhomakeandusetools.Gooddallwatchedastwochimps,namedDavidGreybeardand

Goliath,usedstickstofishforinsects.Shestronglybelieved,andfinallyproved,thatchimpanzees

havefeelingsandpersonalities-justlikeWedo.

In1977,shesetuptheJaneGoodallInstituteforWildlifeResearch,Educationand

Conservation.Ifsacharitythatworkstoprotectchimpanzees.In1991,Goodalland16Tanzanian

studentssetupRoots&Shoots,whichshedescribesasaς4programmeforyoungpeopleinwhich

theydecideonprojectstoimprovetheworldforpeople,animalsandtheenvironment.^^Tensof

thousandsofyoungpeopleacrossnearlyIOOcountrieshavebeenpartofRoots&Shoots.

Goodallhaswrittenseveralbooksandappearedinlotsofwildlifedocumentariestospread

hermessageofprotectingchimpanzeesandtheplanetwesharewiththem.Shespendsmuchof

heryeartravellingaroundtheworld.Shespeakstomanydifferentpeopletomakethemrealizethe

dangerchimpanzeesface.

30.WhatcanWeIeamaboutGoodallaccordingtothepassage?

A.Shewasacceptedintoachimpanzeecommunity.

B.Shestudiedchimpanzeestomakeherselffamous.

C.Shefailedtoprovethatchimpanzeeshavefeelings.

D.ShestartedacharitycalledRoots&Shootsin1977.

31.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“vegetarians“inParagraph2mean?

A.Thosethathavepersonalities.B.Thosethatliveinlargegroups.

C.Thosethatliveonvegetables.D.Thosethatmakeandusetools.

32.Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?

A.Roots&ShootsB.StudiesonChimpanzee

C.FarfromthecrowdD.TheChampionofChimps

2021年江苏省苏州市高新区中考一模英语试题

第三部分阅读理解(共12小题；每小题2分，满分24分)

请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最

佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

weibo

Manystudentsaretakingpartinafter-schooltutoring(辅导).I,mafraidIcan,tkeepupwithmy

studiesifIdon,tdothesame.ShouldItrythismyself?

comments(1)`likes(356)

Mike

It,sgoodthatyouwanttoimproveyourschoolwork.Everystudentshould

havethisgoal.Youshoulddoeverythingyoucantoraiseyourgrades.

However,noteverystudentstudiesthesameway.Somepeopledoprefertohaveaone-on-one

tutor.Othersprefertolearningroups.Somesimplyliketostudyontheirown.Thekeyistofindthe

waythatworksbestforyou.

Iusedtobeprettybadatmath.Ienviedmyclassmateswhowenttotutoringandcouldeasily

solveproblems.Ijoinedthemandhadtutoringthreetimesaweek.Mytutorgavemehomework,just

likeourteachersinschool.Itmademefeelreallytired.

Soafterabouttwomonths,ɪdecidedtogiveup.Ilistenedmorecarefullyinclassandstartedto

workoutproblemsonmyown.Bydoingthismanytimes,Ilearnedthatmanyproblemshadthesame

rulesbehindthem.Andnow,personally,I,dratherjuststudyonmyown.

Youshouldfindthewaythatworksbestforyou.Don,tjustdowhatothersdo.Findyour

weaknessandtrytodealwithit,whetheryouaretutoredorself-taught.

21.WhatistheproblemwithAbai?A.Hehasnotutors.B.Heisafraidoftutoring.

C.Heworriesabouthisstudies.D.Hecan,tstudyhardlikeothers.

22.WhydidMikestopbeingtutored?

A.Hedidevenworseinmath.B.Hehadtoomuchhomework.

C.Hecouldeasilysolveproblems.D.Healreadyknewthemathrules.

23.WhatsuggestiondoesMikemake?

A.Haveagoodtutor.B.Learnwithothers.

C.Studyonhisown.D.Findthebestway.

Beesinsummerarequieterthanbefore.OtherPoIlinatOrS（传粉昆虫）likebutterfliesarealso

hardtosurvive.LossoffoodSOUrCeS（来源）isakeyreasonforthefallintheirpopulations.But

citygardenscanprovideimportantfoodforpollinators,accordingtothefindingofanewstudy.

NicholasTewisascientistattheUniversityofBristolinEngland.Hewascuriousabouthow

muchfoodcouldbeprovidedindifferenttypesoflandscapes.Tewandateamofresearchers

lookedattheinformationtheycollectedfrom12sitesacrosstheUnitedKingdom.Theteam

studiedthreelandscapetypes:cityareas,farmsandnaturereserves.Theyrecorded536typesof

floweringplants.Theyfoundcitieshadmuchmorefloweringplantsthanotherareas.Peopleoften

plantthemfortheirbeauty.Farmsitesandnaturereserveshadfewertypesofplants.

Beingrichinthetypesofplantsisimportantbecausedifferentpollinatorspreferdifferent

typesofflowers,Tewsays.Theymaypreferyellowflowersoverpuɪpleones,forexample.Or

broadflowersoverthosethatarecup-shaped."Flowershavedifferentshapes,sizes,colorsand

smells,andpollinatorsaredifferentintheirpreferences,,,Tewnotes.Themoretypesofflowering

plantsinonearea,themorefavoritefoodpollinatorscanfind.

Theresearcherslookedmorecloselyatcitysites.Theyexaminedeighttypesofplaceswithin

fourcities.Theseincludednaturereserves,vegetablegardens,flowergardensandothergreen

spaces.Theteamalsolookedatparks,sidewalks,parkinglotsandindustrialareas.Flowergardens,

theteamfound,provide85percentoffoodforpollinatorsincityareas.

ςςThisexcellentstudyshowsthatsmallcitygardensareimportantforpollinators,,,says

XingwenLoy,whowasnotintheteam.ςςWeshouldcontinuetocreatesuchplacestosupportcity

pollinators,,,hesays.

24.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“they"inparagraph3referto?

A.Pollinators.B.Scientists.C.Citizens.D.Farmers.

25.Wherecanpollinatorsfindthemostfood?

A.Greenspaces.B.Flowergardens.C.Naturereserves.D.Industrialareas.

26.Whatwillbewrittenaboutifthereisanotherparagraphattheend?

A.Whattodotohelpprotectpollinators.B.Whentodomoreresearchonpollinators.

C.Wheretofinddifferenttypesofplants.D.Howtocreatepollinator-friendlygardens.

C

Sometimesyoungpeoplehaveproblemsathomejustbecausethereisnodialogue-children

don,ttalk,parentsdon,ttalkandconflictSG中突）brokeoutwhenyouleastexpectthem...

Clothesseemtobeoneofthecausesoftheseconflicts.Eitheryouwanttobuytooexpensive

ones,oryoulooklikeahomelessperson-parentswantyoutodresssmartlyandseldom

understandyourstyle.Someothertimesit,syourbehaviorthatmakesyourparentsunhappy.

InBritaintoday,moreandmoreyoungpeoplewanttobeindependentandleavehome

betweentheageof16and20.Somearestudents;othersrunawaytoavoidtheirhomeswhichare

overcrowdedandunhappy.Theygoinsearchofworkorofamoreexcitinglife.

WeaskedPhilTillinghurst,17yearsold,toexaminehislife,thegoodandthebadthings

aboutbeinghisage.

HeSaid,“Idon,tknowwhetherthisisthebesttimeofmylifebecauseIstillhavegottherest

ofittogo,butuntilnowit,sbeengood.Havingsaidthatit,salsooneofthemostdifficulttimes

becauseyoualreadyhavetotakeimportantdecisionsaboutwhatyouaregoingtodo,what

subjectsyouwanttospecializein,whatcareer...Thafswhythisisthetimefortryingoutthe

differentthingsthatyouthinkyoumaylike,sothatyoucanfindoutwhatyouarebestatforthe

future.Youalsohavethechanceofbeingalmostanadultbutstillgettingawaywithbeingyoung.

Yourparentsdon,ttreatyoulikeachild,theytrustyoumore...Iknowthatparentsareonly

worriedaboutwhat,shappeningtoyou,butsometimestheyreallyWoiTytoomuch...IgetonOK

withmyparents.Alotofpeoplethinkthatboyshavemorefreedomthangirls,butinfactIknow

somegirlsthathavemorefreedomthanIdo.Ihavemanyfriendsandtheirparentsarestricter

thanmine.Theyhavetobebackatacertaintimeandthere,sno'but...'aboutit.Ihavenomajor

problems,thoughmoneyisalwaysaproblem.Everyoneisalwaysrunningoutofmoneythese

days,butthat,saboutit.

27.Whydoyoungpeoplehaveproblemswiththeirparents?

A.Theytalktoomuchathome.B.Theydressintheirownway.

C.Theyactjustliketheirparents.D.Theyhopetogoouttowork.

28.WhatdidPhilthinkofhislife?

A.Sofarsogood.B.Muchtoodifficult.

C.Worsethanbefore.D.Thebestandhappiest.

29.WhatistheimportantthingatthisageaccordingtoPhil?

A.Beingtreatedlikeachild.B.Havingalottoworryabout.

C.Preparingforthefuture.D.Findingwaystogetmoney.

D

Imagineyouarewalkingalongthebeach.Suddenlyyouseesomethingshinyinthesand.

Yourcuriousmindmakesyoumoveinforacloserlook.Itisaglassbottle,andinsideisa

roɪled-uppieceofpaper.Thismessageinabottlemayhavetravelledhalfwayaroundtheworld

beforelandingonthisbeach.

Thoughitmayseemstrange,peoplereallywritenotes,puttheminbottles,andthrowthe

bottlesintotheocean.Theydosofordifferentreasons.Mostoftenitissimplyforfun.Allthe

world,soceansareconnected,andtides（潮汐）cancarrythebottlesinmanydifferentdirections.

Thereisnotellingwhereabottlemayenduporhowfaritmaydrift.Forexample,aprimary

schoolstudentnearSeattle,Washington,letgoofabottlethattraveledmorethan1,700miles

beforebeingfoundinAlaska21yearslater.Similarly,amanthrewabottleintotheoceannearhis

NewHampshirehotel.HisnotetoldthefindertoreturnthebottletohiswifeTinaforareward.

Morethan50yearslater,thebottlewasfoundwasheduponaCaribbeanislandnearly2,000miles

away.

In2007,studentsataschoolinHawaiitookpartinascienceexperiment（实验）called

MessageinaBottle.Aspartoftheexperiment,about25bottleswereputintotheoceantodrift.

Eachbottlecontained（包含）amessagefromastudent.Sixmonthslatera13-year-oldginin

PapuaNewGuineafoundone.Sheandthesenderbecamepenfriends.Overtimepeoplefound

otherbottlesofthestudents.

Fromtimetotimesomeonetriestouseamessageinabottletocontactacertainperson.In

1914,aBritishmanfightinginWorldWarɪwrotealettertohiswife.Eighty-fiveyearsafterthe

manthrewhisbottleintothesea,afishermanfounditinhisfishingnet.Thefishermandelivered

（递送）thelettertotheman,sdaughter,whowasanadultbythen.Shewasveryexcitedtoreceive

theletterandlearnmoreaboutherfather.

Throwingabottleintheoceanisnotaverydependablewaytodeliveramessage.But,when

amessageisfound,itiscertainlyamemorableevent.

30.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“drifF'inparagraph2mean?

A.Traveloverland.B.Swimunderthesea.

C.Blowinthewind.D.Moveinthewater.

3ɪ.WhatcanweIeamfromthearticle?

A.Peoplereceiverewardsforreturningthebottles.

B.Bottlesontheseacangetwheretheyneedtobe.

C.Itisagoodwaytosendmessagesthroughbottles.

D.Theygetpleasurefromputtingbottlesintothesea.

32.Whichisthebesttitleforthearticle?

A.MessagesinBottlesB.TravelsacrossOceans

C.ContactwithFamiliesD.WaysofSendingMessages

2020年江苏省苏州市高新区中考一模英语试题

三、阅读理解。

A

Here'sthefollowingweathermapforNechakoIsland.

21.Shirleywantstogotothebeachandenjoythesunshine.Whatcityshouldshevisit?

A.SheshouldvisitSintich.B.Bendixonisagoodchoice.

C.SheshouldgotoPoolie.D.Sutteristherightplace.

22.ςςWhenwewokeinthemorning,wecouldn,tseeanything.Wewentoutsidethehotel,butthe

weatherwasn'tclear.,,Wherearethesepeoplestaying?

A.Inthenorth.B.Inthesoutheast.

C.Intheeast.D.Inthenortheast.

Clothingisalanguage.Ittellsusaboutindividualpeople:theirpersonality,theiraye,theirplacein

societyandsoon.Ifwewanttoknowmoreaboutsociety,wecanlookattraditionalclothing.

ThecontinentofAfricahasalonghistoryandarichculture,andthisisshownintraditionaldress.

YOUoftenfindthreecolours-red,goldandgreenintheclothing.Thefirstcolourstandsforthe

bloodofmillionsofpeoplewhosufferedasSIaVeS（奴隶）；thesecondisfortherichresourcesof

theAfricanearth;andthethirdrepresentsthegrasslandsofhome.

ThePattemS（图案）ontheclothingalsohaveameaning.Acommonpatternisintheformofa

cross"x",whichstandsfor“unity”.Anotherpatternisarectangularbox,whichrepresents

“strength”.

Becauseclothinghasastrongsocialmeaning,peopleareverycarefulinchoosingwhattowear.It

wouldn'tbegoodtowearthewrongclothing,ortowearclothesinthewrongway.Forinstance,in

Ghana,awomanshouldwearherwaistbanddifferentlyaccordingtotheimportanceofthesocial

event.

Traditionaldressalsotellsusabouteverydaylife.AfricandesignsarefamousforIoOSe（宽松的）

clothing.Theclimate,withthehotsunandwidetemperaturechanges,requiresthattheclothesare

comfortablefordailylife.

Althoughmanypeoplewearwesternclothes,particularlyinthebigcitiesinAfrica,traditional

dressisveryhighlyvalued.Thisisbecauseithasdeepculturalmeanings.

23.Accordingtothepassage,red.

A.representsthesettingsun

B.standsforAfricanunity

C.ischosenbecauseitisabightcolour

D.isareminder（暗示）ofthesadhistoryinAfrica

24.Accordingtothepassage,whichsentenceisNOTRIGHT?

A.Therectangularboxinthepatternrepresents"Strength”.

B.Africahasalonghistoryandarichculture.

C.Africandresshasdeepculturalmeanings.

D.Afrianpeopleseldomwearlooseclothingbecauseoftheclimate.

25.ThepassageismainlyaboutinAfrica.

A.thehistoryofclothes

B.modernfashionstyles

C.themeaningsoftraditionaldress

D.thematerialsusedintraditionaldress

C

EmilySt.Dennyisfifteenyearsold.ShewasborninBeijing,China,wherehermother

workedasaFrenchteacherandherfathertaughtEnglish.Whenshewasfiveyearsold,Emilyand

herfamilymovedtoBelgrade,Serbia.Whenshewassevenyearsold,theymovedtoNairobi,

Kenya,whereherlittlesisterwasbom.Twoyearslater,herfamilymovedtoHongKong,where

sheattendedaFrenchinternationalschool.Afterfiveyears,thefamilymovedtoFrance.

Emily'smotherwasborninFrance.Emily,sfatherisAmerican.Emilysaysherlittlesisteris

veryFrench,likehermother.However,afterlivinginsomanyplaces,Emilydoesnotreallyknow

whosheis.ShesaysshefeelsmoreAmericanthananythingelse,asEnglishisherfirstlanguage,

butshehasneverlivedthere!Emilyisa"ThirdCultureKid'1.

Thisterm(shortenedtonTCK")wasmadeupinthe1960sbydoctorsRuthandJohnUseem.

Theyusedittotalkabouttheexperienceofmainlyimmigrant(移民)childrengrowingupbetween

twocultures:theircultureof"origin"(orthatoftheirparents),andtheplacetheyarepresently

living.

Today,TCKalsoreferstochildrenwhohavetravelledalotandwhoare"culturallyblended".

Thesearechildrenwhoarefamiliarwithmanycultures,butnotasfamiliarwiththeirparents'.

26.InwhatwaymightEmilybedifferentfromherclassmatesinFrance?

A.ShecanspeakgoodFrench.B.Sheisopentodifferentcultures.

C.SheislikelytoenjoyFrenchfood.D.ShehasvisitedmanyplacesofFrance.

27.Whatdoestheword"blended"meaninthelastparagraph?

A.排斥B.优先C.推广D.融合

28.Whatisthebesttitleforthispassage?

A.ChildrenabroadB.ThirdCultureKidC.InternationalkidD.ImmigrantCulture

D

ThepainterCraigieAitchisonwasbominScotland.HecametoLondoninlending（打算）tostudy

law,butwenttoartschoolinstead.Therehefoundthetraditionaldrawingclassesdifficult,but

stillkeptonpainting.

InhislatetwentieshewasgivenmoneybytheItaliangovernmenttostudyartandlikedearly

Italianartists,whichshowsinsomeofhiswork.HelovedthegreensandbrownsoftheItalian

fieldsandtheclearlightthere,andwantedtoputthislightintohispaintings.

Thisledhimtopaintcoloursthinlyoneontopofanotherfromlighttodark,butheinsistshe's

neversurewhattheresultswillbe.Hesays,"It,sasecret-becauseIdon'tknowmyself.Idon'tstart

bypaintingyellow,knowingΓmgoingtoputanythingontop.'1Likemosttalentedpeople,

Aitchisonmakesitsoundeasy.''Anyonecandothecolours-youcanbuythem.Isimplynotice

whatyouputthecoloursnextto."

Unlikesomeartists,heneverdoesdrawingsbeforehestartsapainting,ashefeelsthatifhedid,

hemightgetboredandnotdothepaintingafterwards.Instead,Aitchisonchangeshispaintings

manytimesbeforetheyarefinished.Thisexplainswhyhisfavouritemodelsarepeoplewhodon't

asktoseetheirpictureswhilehe'spaintingthem."IfIfeelthey,reworriedandwanttolookatthe

painting,ɪcan,tdoit."

SincemovingtoLondonyearsago,hehasnotfeltpartoftheSCOttiSh（苏格兰的）paintingscene.

Hesayshedoesn,twanttofollowanytradition,butjustpaintsthewayhecan.However,hiswork

stillinfluencesyoungBritishpainters.

29.Inthepassage,thewriteristryingto.

A.describeparticularworksbyCraigieAitchison

B.teachreadershowtopaintlikeCraigieAitchison

C.introducetheartistCraigieAitchisontothereaders

D.explainhowCraigieAitchisonhasmademoneyfrompainting

30.WhatcanthereaderlearnaboutAitchisonfromthepassage?

A.Heworksinadifferentwayfromotherartists.

B.Heoftengetsboredeasilywithhispaintings.

C.Hefoundthedrawingclasseseasyatartschool.

D.Hewassurewhathispaintingwaslikebeforedrawing.

31.Aitchisonprefersmodelswhodon't.

A.keepmovingaroundwhilehe,sworking

B.askhimabouthisstrangemethodofworking

C.worryabouthowlongtheworkwilltake

D.feelworriedtoseetheworkasit'sdeveloping

32.WhatmightavisitoratanexhibitionsayaboutAitchison'swork?

A.IlovehisrecentpaintingofScotland,whichareverysimilartoanumberofotherScottish

painters.

B.YoucanstillseetheinfluenceofhistriptoItalyinsomeofthesepictures.

C.Youcantellhespentalotoftimedrawingthepicturebeforehestartedpainting.

D.Iwonderifhislawtraininghelpshimatall,especiallyinsellinghiswork.

参考答案

2022年江苏省苏州市高新区中考一模英语试题

21.A

22.D

23.B

【导语】

本文主要讲述了作者十岁的时候在书中读到的一则故事,去了外太空探险,作者写了一首诗。

21.

细节理解题。根据文中“IdidallthisinbooksIreadwhenIwastenyearsOkL”可知,作者在诗

中谈了自己读的书的内容。故选A。

22.

细节理解题。根据文中“Iclimbedontoagiant,shead.IfoundabagofgoldJ可知，单词head

与下文“IdidallthisinbooksIreadwhenIwastenyearsold.”中read相呼应，它们是押韵的，

故选D。

23.

推理判断题。根据"1didallthisinbooksIreadwhenIwastenyearsOld可知，作者从小就喜

欢阅读。故选B。

24.B

25.A

26.D

【导语】

本文讲述了作者和孙女吹肥皂泡时,孙女不小心摔倒，作者继续让孙女玩泡泡让她忘记疼痛，

自己好给孙女清理伤口。孙女看着泡泡飞向空中，露出了微笑，就好像她在吹走她的恐惧一

样。

24.

推理判断题，根据力rememberedhowshe,dlaughedwhenshe,dblownthebubbles,so,beforeI

startedtocleanthewound,IwentandgotourwireringandsoapWater.”作者记得她吹泡泡口寸大

笑的样子，所以在开始清理伤口之前，拿了钢丝环和肥皂水。可知拿这些的目的是希望孙女

忘记伤口的疼痛，故选B。

25.

细节理解题，阅读短文可知"IwasteachingmygranddaughterAnnerecently”作者首先教孙女