浙江省温州市乐清市2021-2023年中考英语一模试题汇编：阅读理解

浙江省温州市乐清市

2021-2023年中考英语一模试题分类汇编

阅读理解

2023年浙江省温州市乐清市中考一模英语试卷

四、阅读理解（本题有15小题。第41-43小题，每小题1分；第44-54小题，

每小题2分；第55小题5分。共30分）

阅读下面短文，第41-54小题从所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项;

第55小题在答题纸规定区作答。

A

Today,we,llbetalkingaboutseveralofthebiggestshoppingeventsandalittlebitabouttheirhistory.

BoxingDay

BoxingDayisthedayafterChristmas,anditisoneofthebiggestshoppingeventsintheWest.Butitdoesn,t

haveanythingtodowiththesport,boxing.Thisonegetsitsnamefromatraditioninthe1800swhentherichwould

boxgiftstogivetothepoor.Nowadays,it,sadaytoacceptsaleseagerlyonwinterclothing,toysandseasonalitems.

Butsalesaren,twhattheyusedtobe,somostpeoplepreferBlackFriday.

BlackFriday

ES

Thisonedatesbacktothe1950sandfallsontheFridayafterThanksgiving.Originally,itstartedasaninstore

event:agroupofshopperscreatedtrafficaccidentsandevenviolence,butnowit,sthebusiestshoppingdayofthe

year,becauseitkicksofftheholidayseason.Mostthingsgoonsaleforthisone,makingittheperfecttimetostart

yourshoppingbeforeChristmas.Somestoresopenasearlyas5a.m.onthisday,andeagercustomerscampoutfor

daysinthecoldwaitingtobethefirsttogetthosebargainswhichcanbeboughtalotlessthantheusualprice.

CompetitioncangetprettycrazyonBlackFriday,andsomepeoplehavebeeninjuredintherush.Butthingsarealot

calmernowasmorestoresareofferingsalesforafullweek.

CyberMonday

CYBER

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CyberMondayistheMondayafterBlackFriday,andit,sonlyforonlinesales.Itbeganin2005whenonline

sellerswantedtoexchangecashonthesuccessofBlackFriday,s“brick-and-mortar“sales.Atthetime,Cyber

Mondaywasn,tthebusiestonlineshoppingdayoftheyear—itwasmorelikethe12th—butithasbecomeavery

populardaytoshopsincethen.Nowadays,salestendtobeonbig-ticketitemslikeTVs,computersandothertech

products.

26.Howmanyshoppingeventswerementionedinthepassage?

A.One.B.Two.C.Three.D.Four.

27.comestheearliestinayear.

A.BlackFridayB.ChristmasDayC.BoxingDayD.Cyber

Monday

28.WhichofthefollowingstatementsabouttheeventsisTRUE?

A.BoxingDaygetsitsnamefromthesportboxing.

B.YoucangetalotofthingsforsaleonBlackFriday.

C.CyberDayisthemostpopularshoppingeventmentioned.

D.Somecustomersevencampinthestoretogetthingsforsale.

HaveyoutastedonesnackaswellasthetraditionalChineseformofartknownassugar

painting?

SugarpaintingcanbefoundinsoutheasternareasofChina,butisespeciallyfoundaround

SichuanProvincealongthestreetsorintheparks.SugarpaintingcoulddatebacktotheMing

Dynastywhensugaranimalsandfiguresweremadeinmolds.IntheQingDynasty,sugarpainting

gainedmorepopularity.Atthattime,manypeoplemadealivingbysugarpainting.

Theartistsnormallysitbeforeashiningmarbleinthefront.Onthesidethereisawoodenplate

withamovablebambooarrowonit.Theplateispaintedwithvariouspatternsinacirclesuchasa

dragon,bird,dog,flowerbasketandsoon.Afterpaying,thecustomers,normallykids,turnthe

arrowandwaittillitstops.Thepatternpointedbythearrowistheonetheartistissupposedtomake

withsugar.

Therearetwomaintypes:planepaintingandsolidpainting.Fortheplanepainting(whichis

theeasierone),thepainterusesthebrownsugarorwhitesugarasthebasicmaterial,thespoonand

ashovelasthetool,andthemarbleasthe“paper”.Togetsyrup,theartisthastocookthesugarina

potbeforepainting.Sincethehotliquidsugarcouldfreezehardifitcools,theartisthastoproduce

hisworkveryquickly.

Usingasmallspoontoholdthesyrupwhichlookslikesilkandthread,thepainterconcentrates

hisstrengthonthewristandtakesthespoonasabrushpen,risingandpausing,upanddown,left

andright.Soonasugarpaintingofananimal,flowerorabikeisfinished,andthepainterseparates

thepaintingfromthemarblewithashovel,putsabamboosliceonthepaintingorwrapsitwitha

plasticbag.

Nowadays,sugarpaintinghasalreadybeenlistedasNationalNon-MaterialCultureHeritage.

29.Accordingtothepassage,sugarpainting.

A.canbefoundinthenortheastofChina

B.becamemorepopularintheMingDynasty

C.shouldbemadeveryquicklybeforeitfreezes

D.islistedasInternationalNon-MaterialCultureHeritage

30.Whatdoesapainterdofirstwhenhewantstomakeasugarpainting?

A.Getmoneyfromthecustomer.

B.Boilthesugarinapottogetsyrup.

C.Tumabambooarrowonthewoodenplate.

D.Separatethepaintingfromthemarblewithashovel.

31.Thefifthparagraphismainlyabout.

A.howtomakeasugarpaintingB.whatsugarpaintingis

C.differenttypesofsugarpaintingD.thehistoryofsugarpainting

32.Thepassageisprobablytakenfromamagazineabout.

A.scienceB.natureC.historyD.culture

C

Lessphone,

morefocu∙

Whatobjecthasthemagicabilitytoprovideyouwithawholenewworld,whereyoucanread

books,sendmessagesorgoonlinechatting,postpicturesonsocialmediaorwatchTVprogrammes

anytime?Whatcanentertainyoudayandnight?Yes,youknowtheanswer—yourhandphone.

Clearly,thehandphonesatisfiesallourwantsandneeds,leavingusdesiringmore.According

toasurveyreportbyConnectedLife,Singaporeanyouthsspendanaverageof3.4hoursadayon

theirphones.Thismaynotseemlikeabignumbertoyou,butthink:whatcouldyoudointhree

hours?Cyclingattheparkwithyourfamily;reviewingyourwork;helpingafriendwithhiswork.

Timewastedislifewasted.Isthesacrificeworthit?No,phoneaddictionmustcometoafullstop

today.How?

Onewaytostopaddictionistodownloadsomeappstofollowthetimeyouspendonyour

phonedaily.Youwillfindmanymobileappsthathelptracktheexactlengthoftimeyouspendon

yourphone,tellingyouifyourunovertime.Eachdayyoucanstartafreshwithanewgoal,witha

newsenseofwhatyouneedtodoandwhatyoudonot.

Anothermethodistokeepyourphoneoffandtoplaceitoutofsight.Whenyourphoneisoff,

youwouldbeunabletocheckitsooften.Althoughtheremaybeastrongdesireforyourphone,

keepinmindthemanydifferenttasksyouneedtodoinsteadandworkonthem.Whenyoufeellike

turningiton,smackyourhandandtellyourselffirmly,uLater!,,

Inshort,themosteffectivewayistobusyyourselfwithotheractivitiesandpushthe

complaintsofthelossofvaluabletimewithMrSmartphoneoutofyourmind.Afterall,thesejoys

areonlyshort-term,andwillbeyourregretinthelongrun.Nowisthetimetolockyourhandphone

andunlockyourlife.Bealiveinthisworld,fullofhopesanddreams,beautyandwonders.Cherish

youryouthwhileyoucan.Youdonotwanttoregret.

33.ThepuɪposeofParagraph2istotellUS.

A.whathandphoneaddictionisB.thetimethatwaswastedbyadults

C.theneedofcuttingdownhandphonetimeD.thedisadvantagesofoverusingthe

handphone

34.Whatisthebestwaytostopphoneaddictionaccordingtothepassage?

A.Checkthephoneasmuchaspossible.

B.Usesomeappstocheckthetimeyouwork.

C.Keepyourselfbusywithmanydifferenttasks.

D.Spendnomorethan3.4hoursonthephoneaday.

35.Whichofthefollowingsayingbestdescribesthesecondmethod?

A.Nopains,nogains.B.Outofsight,outofmind.

C.Practicemakesperfect.D.Romewasnotbuiltinoneday.

36.What,sthebesttitleforthepassage?

A.KeepyourmobileoffB.Satisfyyourneeds

C.PutyourhandphoneawayD.Unlockyourlife

D

ThereoncewasaboynamedPepewholivedinavillageinPeru.NextdoortoPepelivedthe

wealthyBaker.Everydayhebakedcakes,breadandbuns.Butiftherewerecakesorbunsleftatthe

endoftheday,theBakerwoulddiscardthefood.

ςςLetpeoplepayfortheirfoodJsaidtheBaker.

Pepewouldhavelovedtoeatawarmcorncake,buthedidn,thavethemoneytobuyone.But

eachday,PepewouldstoptobreatheinthesmellsfromtheBaker,sshop.

Oneday,asPepewasenjoyingthedelicioussmells,theBakersawhim.

“You'vebeenstealingsmellsfrommeeveryday.Idemandtobepaidthreesilvercoinsforthe

pleasureyou,vereceivedfrommygoods!,,yelledtheBaker.

PepethoughtsurelytheBakerwasjoking.HetoldtheBakerhehadnomoneytogivehim.

ςςThenbepreparedfortheJudgetomorrow!,,yelledtheBaker.

Pepewasafraid.ForthoughheknewtheJudgewasfair,healsoknewtheBakerwaspowerful

intheirvillage.

Thatnightinbed,Pepethoughtaboutwhattodo.Finally,hesatupandsmiled.Hehadanidea

thatjustmightwork.

Earlythenextmorning,PepewenttotheInstrumentMaker,stoborrowthreesilvercoinsand

promisedtorepay.

ςςI,lllendyouthecoins.Iknowyourheartistrue."SaidtheMaker.

WhenPepereachedtheJudge,scourt,alargecrowdofvillagerswerealreadythere.Theyall

wantedtohelpPepe.

ςςPepe,sbeenstealingthesmellofmybakedgoodsforaveιylongtime,“saidtheBaker.tςI

demandtobepaidwiththreesilvercoins.^^

“Pepe,“SaidtheJudge.ςςWhatdoyousayinretum?^^

“It'struethatΓveenjoyedthesmell,,,saidPepe,tςandΓvebroughtthreesilvercoins.^^

Pepetook,thethreesilvercoinsandshooktheminhishands.

“Baker,“saidPepe,ςςcanyouhearthesoundofthesilvercoinsclinkingtogether?”

“Yes!”saidtheBaker,rubbinghishandsinexcitement.

tςThenI,vepaidmydebtinsaidPepe.

"What?!"yelledtheBaker."I'venotbeenpaid!Idemandthecoins!”

“37''saidPepewithasmile.

37.Whenyou“discard"something,you.

A.throwitawayB.warmitupC.putitawayD.cleanit

UP

38.Whichofthefollowingisthecorrectorderaccordingtothepassage?

φPepeclinkedthesilvercoinstogether.

②PePewenttotheJudge,scourt.

(3)Pepeenjoyedthesmellofthefood.

(4)Pepewasaskedtopayforthesmell.

A.③②④①B,③④②①C.①③②④D.②③④

①

39.WhatdoyouthinkPepewouldsayattheendofthestory?

A.Sorry,Sir.Ireallydon,twanttopayforthepleasurethatIhaveenjoyedbefore.

B.Baker,althoughΓvenevertakenabiteofthefood,Ihaveindeedpaidyouinfull.

C.Ienjoyedthesmellofyourcakes,andnowΓvepaidyouwiththesoundofmycoins.

D.Don,tworry,man.Iwillpayyouthecoins,becauseIknowyourheartiscompletelytrue.

40.WhatdoyouthinkofPepe?Why?(用约40词回答)

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KnownasthegentlemanoftheChineseteasjWestLakeLongjingteaisafamiliarnamefor

Chineseteadrinkers.Itisrecordedthatthistop-gradegreenteawasproducedintheTangDynasty.

AnditbecameEmperorQianlong,sfavoriteintheQingDynasty.

Longjingteaisfamousforitspleasantsmellandrichtaste.Thekeyliesintheroasting

process.Oncetheleavesarepicked,theyaredriedforupto10hours.Teamakersthenheatthe

leavesbyhand,withtemperaturesupto260℃.Thereare10skilledhandmovementsduringthe

roastingprocess.Theyarethenlefttocoolanddry.Unlikeothergreentea,leavesarepan-fried,

creatingacompletelydifferentquality.4tSuchaprocesscallsforrealcraftsmanship*一withboth

patienceandhardwork”,notedChinaNews.Forthisreason,itwaslistedasanational-level

non-materialculturalheritage*in2008.

FanShenghua,59,isoneoftheinheritors*ofthisskill.Hefirstlearneditfromhisfather

whenhewas14.HisfirstexperiencemakingtheteabyhandwasUnfbrgettable."Iquicklydrewmy

handsback.Thenmyfathersaidseriously,4Thiswillbeyourlife,swork,myson',"hetoldChina

Daily.

FanhasbeenmakingLongjingteaeversince.Hishands,fullofcalluses*,showyearsofhard

work.

Theprocessofroastingteabyhandtakesplentyoftime.That,swhymanyteaproducers

havebeguntousemachines.

“It'seasier,butthefinishedproductisnotasgood,“FantoldChinaNews.44Machine-made

teafloats*longerinwaterandtastesbitter.^^

InMarch,PresidentXivisitedHangzhouandwatchedFanroasttealeaves.Later,Xisaid,

“Thethingsmadebyhandcannotbereplacedbymodemtechnologies.,,

Topassonthetraditionofthistea-makingprocess,Fanhastakenonapprenticeswhowill

continuehiscraftsmanship.

ςςMakingtheteabyhandisdemanding,butitkeepsthebestofthetea.Weneedtopassit

along,,,ZhouYunfeng,22,oneofFan,sapprentices,toldChinaDaily.

29.ThemostimportantinmakingLongjingteaisthe.

A.richtasteB.hardwork

C.pleasantsmellD.roastingprocess

30.WhichofthefollowingistherightorderofmakingLOngjingtea?

φHeattheIeaVeS.②PiCktheleaves.

(3)Drytheleavesfor10hours.(4)Leavetheleavestocoolanddry.

A.①②③④B.①②④③C.②③①④D.②④①③

31.PresidentXifeelsmakingtheteabyhandis.

A.seriousB.commonC.difficultD.important

32.WhichofthefollowingstatementisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?

A.Machineswilltaketheplaceoftheinheritorsfinally.

B.Longjingteaisanon-τnaterialculturalheritageinChina.

C.Thecraftsmanshipmakeshand-madeLongingteaspecial.

D.Hand-madeLongjingteafloatslongerthanmachine-madetea.

Birding,whichactuallystartedinthe19lhcentury,isthepracticeofcarefullywatchingand

studyingtheappearanceandbehaviourofwildbirds.Itisahobbyformanyandasportforafew

thatgainedalotofpopularityinthe20thcentury.

Learningtocorrectlyidentifybirdsisoneofthehardestthingswhenitcomesto

bird-watching.However,thereareseveralmethodsandtechnologiesthatcanbeusedtohelpyou.

Whenitcomestobirding,thefirstthingtolearnistoreducetherangeofthebirdtoagroup

byjudgingtheshapeofisbodyandhead.ifyoucanreducetherangeofabirddowntoatleastits

grouping,thenyou'realreadyhalfwaythere.Next,payattentiontotheshapeofitsmouthandtail.

Almostnotwospecieshavethesameshape,sothiscanreallyhelpyou.

Keepinginmindthatthehabitatyou,reinwillalsohelpyououtalot.Forinstance,youmight

seeaRed-eyedVireoinatreetopbutchancesarethatifyouseeoneonthegroundthenitmight

justbeaHornedLark.Thesearejustafewwaysofidentifyingabird.

Ifyouarestillhavingproblemsorwanttotaketheeasywayout,thenthisiswherebirding

technologycomesin.ThereisaverypopularappcalledMerlinBirdID.Itwillcomeupwithalist

ofpossiblematchesafteryouanswerafewsimplequestionsaboutthebird.Youcanalsotakea

pictureofthebirdwiththeappanditwillofferyousomematches,includingitsappearance,

colour,habitandhabitat.It,sbeenprovedtobeveryeasytopickupwithalistofpossiblematches

mostofthetime.

Whilebird-watchingisfun,itcanbechallenging,butifyouremainfocusedonwhatyouare

doing,nothingcanstopyoufromenjoyingtheexperiencetothefullest.

33.Birdingisanactivitytowatchandfindout.

A.whenbirdsbecamepopularB.howbirdsbehaveinthewild

C.whybirdloversprotectbirdsD.whatthewildbirdseatanddrink

34.MerlinBirdIDisanappthatcanifWetakeaphotoofabird.

A.showthelivingareaofthebird

B.judgethecorrectspeciesofthebird

C.matchtherightsoundwiththeverybird

D.givematchesbyansweringyourquestions

35.Intheauthor'sopinion,bird-watchingis.

A.boringbutmeaningfulB.interestingbutsurprising

C.challengingbutworthyD.excitingbuttime-wasting

36.Thepassagemainlytellsus.

A.anewapptowatchbirdsB.atooltousewhilebirding

C.somewaystoidentifybirdsD.someplacestowatchbirds

四、多任务混合阅读

Foryears,theBlackwelΓsontheIslandhadbeenthebestplaceforSoapytospendthecold

winter.

Andnowthetimewastocome,soSoapyhadplannedhis"trip"totheIsland.Therewere

manyeasywaysofdoingthis.Themostpleasantwastohaveabigmealatsomeexpensive

restaurant;andthen,havingnomoneytopay,hewouldbehandedovertoapoliceman.Butas

Soapysetfootintherestaurant,thewaiterdrovehimouttothesidewalkbecauseofhisdressing.

AtacornerofSixthAvenue,Soapytookastoneanddasheditthroughtheglassofashop.He

waitedtobearrested.However,thepolicemanthoughtmenwhosmashwindowsdonotremainto

becaught.

Soapyenteredanotherrestaurantsuccessfully.Afterasatisfyingmeal,Soapytoldthewaiter

hewasPermiIess,hopingthepolicewouldcome.Unluckily,hewasjustthrownoutrudely.

Soapyforcedhimselftomolestayounglady.Heevenmanagedtostepintoastoreandgooff

withaman,sumbrella.Howhehopedthathecouldbetakenawaybythepolicemannearby.But

thingsalwayswentagainsthiswill.

Onthesidewalk,Soapybegantoshoutdrunkenatthetopofhisvoice.Still,thepoliceman

gavenocaretohim.

Wouldneverapolicemanlayhandsonhim?Soapywashopeless.TheIslandseemedan

unreachabledream.

Then,onanunusuallyquietcorner,Soapycametoanoldchurch.Thesweetanthem*from

thechurchcaughtandheldhim.Soap,sstateofmindandtheinfluencesabouttheoldchurch

causedasuddenandwonderfulchangeinhissoul:hewouldmakeamanofhimselfagain.

Tomorrowhewouldgoandfindwork.Hewouldbesomebodyintheworld.He

would-Soapyfeltahandonhisarm.Helookedquicklyaroundintothefaceofapoliceman.

ςςWhatareyoudoinghere?^^askedtheofficer.

“Nothing."saidSoapy.

“Thencomealong."saidthepoliceman.

tςThreemonthsattheBlackwell's."saidtheMagistrateinthePoliceCourtthenextmorning.

37.Accordingtothepassage,theBlackwell,smustbe.

A.aspecialrestauranttoenjoyfoodB.abeautifulislandtospendthewinter

C.apopularhoteltoenjoyaholidayD.aspecialplacetostayforpunishment

38.Whenwesaysomeoneis-penniless”,wemeanhe/she.

A.isveryrichB.hasnomoneyC.wantstoargueD.refusestoleave

39.WecaninferfromthepassagethatSoapyafterhehadtriedsomanytimes.

A.desiredforadeliciousmealB.wouldliketoescapefromlife

C.hopedforachangeinhislifeD.stillwantedtogototheIsland

40.DoyouthinkSoapyachievedhisdream?Whyorwhynot?（请用约40词回答）

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B.glueallyourcardsonthecardboardyoucut

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Doyouknowthatthere,sapossibilitythatyoumayliveforever?Youwillhavecomputers

whichare1,000timesmoreintelligentthanAlbertEinstein,oneofthesmartestscientistseverin

theworld?Yes!Allthesemayhappenin20yearsormore.Inthenext20or30years,theworld

willchangemuchfasterthaneverbeforebecausethetechnologychangewillbesimply

breath-taking.

Computerswillacquirehumanpersonalities,aswellastheabilitytounderstandwordsand

theirmeaningswhenyouspeaktothem.Tomorrow,scomputerwillbesodevelopedthatitcan

haveaface-to-facechatwithyoulikeanoldfriend.Infact,youdon,tevenhavetospeaktoit.Just

likeafriend,thecomputerwillalsohavetheabilitytounderstandyourthoughts.

However,willcomputerstakeovertheworld?Probablynot,forpeoplewillalso

acquire-superhumanabilities.Theymayneverdie.ςςUnlessapersonisunluckyenoughtodie

earlyfromanaccidentoradisease,hehasagoodchanceofnotdyingatall.Geneticswillmake

thispossible.^saysPearson,aBritishfuturologistaswellasatrainedphysicist.

Recentlytherehavebeenmanyreportsaboutdiscoveringthecodeofthehumangenome,

whichdeterminesmanyaspectsofheredity.Thisfindingwillmakeitpossibletorepairdamage

causedbyageanddisease,keepingpeopleyoungforever.Besides,ifpeoplesuddenlydie,it

wouldbepossibletorecreatethemwiththehelpofthegenetics.

Sowehavethereasontobelieve,withthedevelopmentofgeneticengineeringandcomputer

sciencetechnology,humanbeingswillhavesuperhumanabilitiesandthepossibilityofbeing

youngandaliveforever.Whileatthesametime,computerswillbemuchmoreintelligentthanWe

canimagine.Thenwhowillcontroltheworld?

29.ThewritermentionsAlbertEinsteintomakeitclearthat.

A.Einsteinwasregardedasthesmartest

B.computerswillbeextremelyintelligent

C.computerswillbeintelligentscientists

D.AlbertEinsteincouldn,tusecomputers

30.Thesecondparagraphmainlytellsusthatcomputerswillinthefuture.

A.takeplaceofyourfriendsinlife

B.becomethemasteroftheworld

C.communicatewithhumansfreely

D.controlyourthoughtscompletely

31.Whatdoestheunderlinedword3his''referto?

A.Computerswillbefriendly.B.Anaccidentwillcausedeath.

C.Peoplewilldieofdiseases.D.Peoplewillliveonforever.

32.Whichofthefollowingisaneffectofapplyinggenetics?

A.Marywasbadlyhurtinacaraccidentanddiedsoon.

B.Jacktalkstohiscomputerfacetofacelikeoldfriends.

C.Helenisoverninetyyearsoldbutshestilllooksyoung.

D.Pearsoncanpredictwhatwillhappeninthenearfuture.

Comeandjointhenearly25millionpeoplearoundtheworldwhoarein-lineskaters.In-line

skatingisfasterandsmootherthanregularroller-skating.Somepeoplesaythatitfeelslike

ice-skatingwithouttheiceorlikerunningonwheels.

Aregularrollerskatehasfourwheelsarrangedinarectangle,butthewheelsonanin-line

skatearearrangedinastraightline.Whenyouturnacorneronaregularskate,theinnerwheels

travelashorterdistancethantheouterwheels.Turnsmakeyoulosebalanceandslowdown.

Whenyouturnonin-lineskates,howeveryouglideea