江苏省盐城市滨海县2022-2024年（三年）中考一模英语试题汇编：阅读理解

江苏省盐城市滨海县2022-2024年（三年）中考一模英语试题汇编阅读理解2024年江苏省盐城市滨海县等2地九年级一模英语试题四、阅读理解(共20小题，每小题2分，计40分)(一)阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳答案。AInthisexperiment(实验),youwillseewhethersalthasanyeffectonthewaywaterfreezes(冷冻).41.Howmanykindsofthingsareneededtodotheexperiment?A.Two.B.Three.C.Four.D.Five.42.Whatarethedifferencesamongthethreecups?A.Cup1hasthemostwateratfirst.B.TheiceinCup3issofterthanthatinCup2.C.Therearedifferentspoonsofsaltineachcup.D.Thecupsareputintothefridgeatdifferenttime.43.Whatdoesthisexperimentshow?A.Saltywateriseasytofreeze.B.Saltcanbeusedtomakeice.C.Saltcanhelpstopwaterfreezing.D.Saltmakesnodifferencetotheice.BWecanseecircles,squaresandtriangleseverywhereinourdailylife.Haveyouthoughtabouttheirmeaningsinfilms?Muchlikecolors,differentshapescanshowdifferentfeaturesofcharactersinthescenes.Circlesrepresentthingsthataresoftandnatural.Theroundshaperemindsusofthingsthatappearinnature,likethesun,raindropsandsoon.Wecanalsoconnectcircleswithbeautifuleyes,babies'roundfaces……Allthesethingsmakeusfeelhappyandwarm.Thisiswhysomanycartooncharacters’bodies——heroes,goodpeople——areroundinshape,becausecirclesrepresentgoodness,happinessandfriendliness.Squaresshowthingsthatareunnaturalorman-made,orthingsthatareboringorold-fashioned.InthecartoonfilmUp,Carlhasasquarefaceandwearssquareglasses,whileRussell,an8-year-oldboywitharoundface,alwayswearsroundmedals.Theseshapesshowthecharacters'personalities.Carlisstubborn(固执的)andlonely,whileRussellislovelyandfullofenergy.Theangriestshapeisthetriangle.Everykidwhodrawsamonsterwithsharpteethdrawsarowoftriangles,don'tthey?That'sbecausetheshaperepresentsfear,distrustanddoubtinsomeway.Lookatthebadguysincartoons—theyarealldrawnwithplentyofpointsandtriangles,likeShengongbaoinNeZha.Andtrianglesarestable(稳固的)anddon'teasilyfalldown.Infilms,thisfeaturemakesbadpeopledifficulttodealwith.Notonlyincartoons,butalsoinotherkindsoffilms,differentshapesareusedforthesamepurpose.So,trytofindthehiddenshapesandyouwillknowwhatthecharactersarelike.44.Howdoesthewriterexplaintherelationshipbetweensquaresandcharacters'personalities?A.Bytellingastory.B.Bylistingnumbers.C.Byraisingaquestion.D.Bygivinganexample.45.Whichpicturedoestheunderlinedword”triangle”referto?46.Whichofthefollowingisthestructureofthearticle?(①=Para1,②=Para2……)Seagrass,anunderwaterplantthatgrowsontheoceanfloor,isveryimportantforsealife.Italsohelpspreventglobalwarmingbystoringcarbon,aharmfulgas.However,scientistsdon'tknowexactlyhowmuchseagrassisatthebottomoftheocean.Withthehelpoftigersharks,ateamofresearchershasdiscoveredtheworld'slargestseagrassmeadow(grassland)ontheseafloorneartheBahamas.Seagrassmeadowsarehometomanydifferentkindsoffish,shellfish,andsoon.Largeseaanimals,suchassharks,alsospendalotoftimetherelookingforfood.Seagrasscangrowinverydeepanddarkwaters,makingitdifficulttofind.Butsharkscandivedeepintothewaterandgettotheareaspeoplecannotreach.AfternoticingtigersharksswimmingthroughseagrassofftheBahamas,anAmericanscientistworkedwithaseagrassexpert(专家),tryingtomapthelocationsoftheplants.Theresearchersfittedseventigersharkswithcameras.Sincetigersharksswimingroups,theyplacedsatellitetrackingtags(卫星跟踪器)oneightothersharkstofindoutexactlywheretheanimalsswam.Theygatheredhoursofvideosofthetigersharksswimmingthroughseagrass.TheresearchersfoundmoreseagrassgrowingneartheBahamasthantheyexpected—infact,theybelievethatthereismoreseagrasstherethananywhereelseonEarth.Thenewfindingincreasedthetotalnumberofseagrassknowntoexistby41%.However,moreresearchisneededtodiscoverthetruesizeoftheseagrassmeadow.Scientistsoftendependonfindingsfromdivers(潜水员)andboatstostudyabouttheunderwaterworld,butthisteamfoundthatworkingwithanimalsimprovedtheirunderstanding.TheyarenowplacingcamerasonseaturtlestostudyseagrassintheRedSea.Hopefully,moremysteriesaboutseagrasswillbesolved.47.Whyisseagrassdifficulttofindunderthewater?A.Seagrassistoosmalltobeseen.B.Itgrowsinverydeepdarkareas.C.It'sdifficulttoreachthebottomofthesea.D.Tigersharksalmosteatitallup.48.WhatisPara3mainlyabout?A.Thereasonfortheresearch.B.Themethodtodotheresearch.C.Thediscoveryoftheresearch.D.Thescientistsoftheresearch.49.Howwillscientistsworkoutmysteriesaboutseagrass?A.Byhiringmorediversandboats.B.Byusingbettercameras.C.Byhavingdiscussionswithseagrassexperts.D.Byworkingwithanimals.50.Thearticleiswrittento.A.showaspecialprojectonglobalwarmingB.expressthefeaturesofseaanimalsC.shareanewwayofdoingundersearesearchD.telltheimportanceofseagrassDCharlotteandWilburwerealone.Wilburlayrestingaftertheexcitement.Hismedalstillhungfromhisneck.“Charlotte,”saidWilburafterawhile,“whyareyousoquiet?”“Iliketositstill,”shesaid.“I'vealwaysbeenratherquiet.”“Yes,butyouseemspecialtoday.Doyoufeelallright?”“Alittletired,perhaps.ButIfeelpeaceful.Youwillliveandbesafe,Wilbur.YoumeanagreatdealtoZuckerman,andhewillneverharmyou.Theseautumndayswillshortenandgrowcold.Youwillenjoythebeautyofthefrozenworld.Winterwillpass,andtheicewillmeltinthepond.Thesparrowwillreturnandsing,thefrogswillawake,thewarmwindwillblowagain.Allthesesightsandsoundsandsmellswillbevourstoenjoy,Wilbur——thislovelyworld.”Charlottestopped.AmomentlatertearscametoWilbur'seyes.“Charlotte,”heasked.“Whydidyoudoallthisforme?WhenIfirstmetyou,Ithoughtyouwerecruelandcold-blooded.”“Youhavebeenmyfriend.Iwovemywebs(织网)foryoubecauseIlikedyou.Afterall,what'salife,anyway?Aspider'slifeisjustsomethingofamess,withallthistrappingandeatingflies(苍蝇).Byhelpingyou,perhapsIwastryingtomakemylifemeaningful.”“Oh,Charlotte,”saidWilbur.“Thefairisover.We'reallgoinghometoday.Won'titbewonderful?”ForamomentCharlottesaidnothing.ThenshespokeinavoicesolowthatWilburcouldhardlyhearthewords,“InadayortwoI’llbedead.Iamnotstrongenoughtoclimbdown.IdoubtifIhaveenoughsilktolowermetotheground.”Hearingthis,Wilburwasverysorryandsad.“Charlotte,”hecried.“Mytruefriend!”“Bequiet,Wilbur,please,”saidCharlotte.“ButIcan'tstandit,”shoutedWilbur.“Iwon'tleaveyouherealonetodie.Ifyou'regoingtostayhere,Ishallstay,too.”“Don'tberidiculous(荒唐的),”saidCharlotte.“Youcan'tstayhere.”Wilburwasafraid.Heracedroundandroundthepen(猪圈).Suddenlyhethoughtofthefivehundredlittlespidersthatwouldhatch(孵化)inthespring.IfCharlotteherselfwasunabletogohometothebarn,atleasthemusttakeherchildrenalong.51.Fromthepassage,weknowthatCharlottewasa.A.pigB.spiderC.flyD.farmer52.WhatdoesCharlottemeanbysayingtheunderlinedsentence?A.Shewillhavenochancetoenjoythelovelyworld.B.Shewillgivethesesights,soundsandsmellstoWilbur.C.ShehopesWilburcanlivehappilyinthebeautyofnature.D.ShewantsWilburtoshareallthesesightswithherlater.53.Whichwordisclosetotheunderlinedword“cruel”inthepassage?A.kindB.shyC.awfulD.nervous54.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.WilburstayedwithCharlotteuntilspringcame.B.Charlotteusedtobeveryactiveindoingthings.C.Wilburkeptracingaroundafterwinningthemedal.D.CharlottemadeherlifemeaningfulbyhelpingWilbur.55.Whatmaybethebesttitleofthepassage?A.AtruefriendB.AnexcitingfairC.ThehopeofCharlotteD.ThelastdayofCharlotte(二)阅读下面短文，从所给选项中选出能填入短文空白处的最佳选项，使短文通顺，结构完整，其中有一项是多余选项。WangJibing,a55-year-olddeliveryman,haspublishedhissecondpoetrycollectionILovethisWorldClumsily.56Heworkedasabuilder,arubbishcollector,andnowheisadeliverymaninthecityofKunshan,JiangsuProvince.Since2009,Wanghaswrittenover4,000poemsonmanysubjects,includinghisworkingexperiencesindifferentcities.Poetrywritingcomesfromhisdeeploveforliteratureandreading.57Inthe1980s,WangfollowedaconstructionteamtoworkinShenyang,thecapitalcityofnortheastChina'sLiaoningProvince.Onedayhefoundaroadsidebookstall.58Hepickedupabookandbeganreading,anditbecamehishabiteverynight.59Somelocalpeopleintroducedhimtoseveralonlinepoetryforums(论坛),andthe“poemsofadeliveryman”slowlybecameknowntolike-mindedpeople.“Ontheseonlineforums,Ilearnedsomepoetrywritingskills.Ialsopostedmypoems,”Wangsaid.Afterworkingasadeliveryman,hispoemshaveexperiencedgreatchangesinstyle.Wangsaidthatdeliveringfoodallowshimtotalkwithmorepeopleandexperiencemorethings.60Ithasinspired(激励)himgreatly.PeopleloveWang'spoemsbecausetheyaresocloselyrelatedtoeverydaylife,anddescribethejoyandpainofcommonpeople.Wangalsosharesoptimismandsincerityinhispoems.A.Hecouldreadforfreethere.B.Heenjoysthejobasadeliveryman.C.Wangsaidthatliteraturesavedhim.D.Hepublishedhisfirstpoetrycollection.E.LaterWangtriedtowritepoemsonline.F.Wanghastriedtomakealivinginmanyways.2023年江苏省盐城市滨海县中考一模英语试题四、阅读理解（共20小题,每小题2分,计40分）（一）阅读下列短文,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳答案。AAmyispreparingforaschoolprojectthesedays.Herearehernotesfromabook.Theydiscoveredthatbirdwingschangedshapeinflight.Andtheybeganbybuildingandflying“gliders”,lightplaneswithoutengines.Aftermanyteststhroughtheyears,finally,onDecember17,1903,theysuccessfullyflewthefirstairplane.Itstayedintheairforonly12seconds,butitwasthefirsttimeaflyingmachinecarriedapersonintheair.Hemadegreatprogressinadvancedmathematicsandshowedthatlightismadeupofdifferentcolours.Healsodefinedlawsofgravityandmotion(物体的运动),whichlaterbecamethebasisofmodernphysics.Manypeoplethinkheinventedthefirstlightbulb,butheactuallycreatedmanythingsthatpeoplecoulduseintheirhomes.Heinventedthefirstrecordplayer.Healsostartedoneofthefirstelectriccompaniesin1880.31.Theunderlinedword“It”refersto_________.A.abirdwing B.anengineC.theflyingtime D.thefirstairplane32.Whichwordcanbeputintheblank“”?A.Pilot B.Artist C.Musician D.Businessman33.WhichbookdoesAmymostprobablygetthenotesfrom?A.100GreatPeopleinHistory B.Top10ClassicalNovelsC.AmazingThingsaroundtheWorld D.WaystobeaSuccessfulManBPitythefarmerbyLiShen(772-846)Thefarmerhoesgraininthenoondaysun,Withsweatdrippingontothefield.Whorealizesthatthefoodontheirplate—Everygrain—comesfrombitter（苦的）suffering?ThericefarmerbySaoirseMcCannTheSunissettinglow,theredskyawelcomingsight;Thefarmerstandsilentlyinthefadinglight.Thefieldsarewateredandplanted,thebuffaloes（水牛）arefed;Theonlythinghethinksofnowisfindinghomeandbed.Agentlewindiswhisperingofhopeanddreamsoflife;Everygrainofricerequiressucheffortandsuchstrife.Remember,whenyousitandeatwithfamilyorfriends,Allthemanyhoursheworks,ashisfieldshetends.34.Inthefirstpoem,whatdoesthelastsentencewanttotellus?A.Thegraintastesbitter. B.Thefarmerhateshisdifficultlife.C.Everyoneshouldlearnhowtohoegrains. D.Foodcomesfromfarmers’hardwork.35.Inthesecondpoem,whyisthefarmernowthinkingonlyofhomeandbed?A.Becauseheistiredafterthefarmwork.B.Becausehefeelscoldwhenthegentlewindblows.C.Becausetheredskyshowsthatit’sgoingtorainsoon.D.Becausehisfamilyandfriendsarewaitingforhimathome.36.Whichwordcanbestdescribebothfarmersinthepoems?A.Kind-hearted. B.Good-looking.C.Hard-working. D.Open-minded.CVolunteeringisagreatwaytobringpositive（积极的）changestopeople,communitiesandsocietyingeneral.Theword“volunteering”startedbeingusedinthe18thcenturywhenpeoplewerewillinglyjoiningthemilitary（军事）service.Today,thewordisnotsomuchconnectedwiththemilitaryservice,butwithcommunityservice.Officialorganizedvolunteeringappearedinthe19thcenturyandbecamemorepopularinthe20thcentury.AndthebiggestdevelopmentinvolunteeringwasbroughtbytheInternet.Organizationscanreachpeoplemoreeasilyonline.Helpfulplatformswereraised,andmorevolunteersbecameinterestedwhentheyfoundoutaboutdifferentchances.Wecanlearnalotfromvolunteering.Itconnectsustoothers.Itisagreatwaytomeetnewpeoplewithcommoninterests.Italsohelpsusmakenewfriends,andimprovesoursocialskills.Volunteeringbringsfuninourlife.Itisafunandeasywaytoexploreourinterestsandpassions.Manypeoplevolunteerinordertomaketimeforhobbiesoutsideofwork.Forexample,ifapersonhasadeskjobandwantstospendtimeoutdoors,hemightconsidervolunteeringtohelpplantacommunitygarden,walkdogsforananimalshelter,orhelpoutatachildren’scamp.Volunteeringcanalsobehelpfulforourcareers.Ifweareconsideringanewcareer,volunteeringcanhelpusgetexperienceinotherareasandmeetpeopleinthefield.Also,manyvolunteerchancesprovidetraining,orcanhelpusbuilduponskillswealreadyhave.Volunteeringdoesn’tjustfeelgood.It’sgoodforus.37.Nowadaysvolunteeringismainlyconnectedwith________.A.themilitaryservice B.thecommunityserviceC.thesocietydevelopment D.theofficialorganization38.HowdoesthewriterorganizetheideainParagraph4?A.Bygivingexamples. B.Bycomparingfacts.C.Bytellingstories. D.Byexplainingrules.39.Ifyouarethinkingaboutlookingforanewjob,whatadvantagescanvolunteeringoffer?①havingexperienceinotherareas②meetingpeopleinthenewfield③learningtoimpressthebosswithhardwork④improvingskills⑤gettingtoreceivetrainingA.①② B.②③④ C.①②④⑤ D.①②③④⑤40.Whatisthisarticlemainlyabout?A.Thewaystodovoluntarywork. B.Thefutureofvolunteers.C.Thehistoryandadvantagesofvolunteering. D.Thechallengeofvolunteering.DWhitecranesseenatHengshuiLakeinNChina'sHebei（People’sDailyOnline）13:27,March15,2023Whitecranesabirdspecies（种类）underfirst-classstateprotectioninChina,wererecentlyspottedinHengshuiLakeinsideanationalnaturereserveinnorthChina'sHebeiProvince,thelocalresourceprotectionbureau（局）said.Thetwobirdswereseenfirstflyingoverthelakeandthenoneofthemlandedonthewater,whiletheotherflewawaywithoutstopping,saidHuoHengmao,aphotographerwhotookphotosoftherarebirdsatthereserveonMarch13.Therearejustover5,000whitecranesinChinaandtheappearanceofthebirdsatthenaturereservepleasantlysurprisedthemembersofthenaturereserve.Attractedbytheecologicalenvironmentandplentyoffood,whitecranes,asmigratory（迁徙的）birds,stopatthereserveenroute（在途中）tothenorth,saidZhangYuguangwiththereserve’sresourceprotectionbureau.Otherendangeredbirds,includingBaer'spochard（青头潜鸭）,orientalwhitestork（东方白鹳）,andwhooperswan,havealsobeenspottedatthenaturereservesincethespringmigrationseasonbeganthisyear.InHengshuicity,Hebei,HengshuiLakeistheonlynaturereserveontheNorthChinaPlainwithacompletewetlandecosystem.Atotalof333speciesofbirdshavebeenrecordedhere.41.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“spotted”meaninEnglish?A.hunted B.bought C.seen D.trapped42.WhydosomeoftherarebirdsstopatHengshuiLake?A.BecauseitisthelargestnaturereserveinChina.B.Becauseitprovidesthegoodecologicalenvironmentandenoughfood.C.Becausethememberstherecantakegoodcareofthebirds.D.Becausethebirdscan’tflyanyfurtherontheirwaytothenorth.43.WhatdoBaer’spochard,orientalwhitestork,andwhooperswanhaveincommon?A.Theyareallendangeredbirds.B.Thetotalnumberofeachkindofbirdsisthesame.C.Theyallliveatthenaturereserveallyearround.D.Allofthemflytothenorthatthesametimetogether.44.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothearticle?A.ThephotoabovewastakenonMarch,15.B.ThetwowhitebirdsbothlandedonHengshuiLake.C.HengshuiLakehasacompletewetlandecosystem.D.Thereareover5,000speciesofbirdsinHengshuiLake.45.Whatkindofarticleisit?A.Atourguide. B.Abookreview.C.Ananimalprotectionlaw. D.Anewsreport.（二）阅读下面短文,从所给选项中选出能填入短文空白处的最佳选项,使短文通顺,结构完整,其中有一项是多余选项。Along,longtimeago,therewasanoldmancalledtheFoolishOldMan,livinginJizhou,innorthernChina.Infrontoftheoldman’shouseweretwohighmountains,onecalledTaihangMountainandtheotherWangwuMountain.Thetwomountainsblockedthewaytoboththenearesttownandamajorrivertothesouth.___46___Oneday,theoldmancalledameetingofhiswholefamilyandannouncedaplantoremovethetwomountains.“InordertobuildapathtothesouthernareaandcreateadirectwaytotheHanshuiRiver,wemustremovethesemountains,”theoldmansaid,“Otherwise,we’llhavetofacethedifficultyforever.”___47___Dayandnight,rainorshine,theyneverstoppeddigging.Severaldayslater,anothergray-beardcalledZhiSou(theWiseOldMan)stoppedbyandaskedtheFoolishOldMan,“Aren’tyousilly?___48___”TheFoolishOldManreplied,“Whynot?Imaynotlivelongenoughtoseethetwomountainsmovedfromhere,butafterIdie,mysonswillcarryonthemission.Aftermysonsdie,mygrandchildrenwillcontinuetodigupthemountains.___49___Soaslongaswekeepdigging,whycan’tthetwomountainsbeclearedawaysomeday?”Hearinghim,Godwasdeeplymovedandaskedsomeonetocarryawaythetwomountains.___50___TodaythelandbetweenthesouthernpartofJizhouandtheHanshuiRiverisaflatplain.A.Thenextmorningthewholefamilystarteddiggingupthetwomountains.B.Andmygrandchildrenwillhavetheirownsonsandgrandchildren.C.Itwasadifficultjobandittookdaysforthefamilytofinishit.D.Themanandhisfamilyhadtoclimbthetwohighmountainstogettotheplaces.E.Doyouthinkyoucaneverclearawaythesetwomountains?F.Sotherearenomountainsinthatpartofthecountrytomaketraveldifficult.2022年江苏省盐城市滨海县中考一模英语试题三、阅读理解（共20小题，每小题2分，计40分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳答案。AStartingfromthe1998WinterOlympicsinJapan,therearetwoeventsincurling(冰壶)—men’sandwomen’scurling.Incurling,teamsusebrushesandspecially-designedshoestoslidestonesacrosstheicetowardsagoal.Alsoknownasdownhillskiing,Alpineskiing(高山滑雪)waslistedasaWinterOlympicGameseventsince1936.Itisoneofthesportsthatcallsforthemostphysically-strongplayersintheWinterOlympics.Playersusuallyreachspeedsofaround152km/hwhileslidingdownatwisting(曲折的)coursefullofsharpturnsandhighjumps.Thebobsleigh(雪橇)wasinventedbytheSwissinthelate1860s.Inthegame,teamsmaketimed(定时)runsdownnarrowandtwistingicedslopes(斜坡)inagravity-poweredsled.FirstappearingatthefirstWinterGamesin1924,cross-countryskiingistheoldesttypeofskiing.Datingbackmanyyearsasamethodoftraveloversnow-coveredareas,it’sstillusedasameansoftransportationtoday.Figure(花样)skating,whichmadeitsfirstappearanceattheLondon1908SummerOlympics,isamixofartandsport,includingsingles,pairs,icedance,etc.31.Accordingtothepassage,wegettoknowthatAlpineskiing________.A.isnotafastgameonice B.isfullofriskC.istheoldesttypeofskiing D.isdifferentfromdownhillskiing32.TheWinterOlympicsmadeitsfirstappearancein________.A.1860 B.1908 C.1924 D.199833.Fromthepassage,weknow________hasthelongesthistoryinOlympics.A. B. C. D.BSCREENTIMESURVEYDoyouusetechtoomuch?YesNo☑□Icheckmyphoneeveryfewminutes.☑□IoftengetnervousorangryifIcan’tusemyphoneorcomputer.□☑OnceIstartplayingvideogames,Ihaveahardtimestopping.□☑Ilikereadinge-booksonmymobilephone.□☑Icheckmysocialmediaallthetime.☑□Ioftenstayuptoolateusingmyphone.☑□Ifeelnervousorupsetwhenmyphoneisdying.□☑Icheckthesameappoverandoveragain.□☑IoftenusemyphonewhenI’mnotsupposedto.□☑Familymembersoftengetangrywithmeforspendingtoomuchtimeonmyphone.Giveyourself1pointforeveryYes.YOURSCORE:______0-3points:Notbad.Staytechsmart.4-5points:Youshouldreallytrytocutdownonyourtechuse.6-10points:Yourtechhabitsareheavilyinfluencingyourlife.Thinkabouthowyoucanchangeandbemorepresentintherealworld.34.Howmanypointsdoesthepersonget?A.1. B.4. C.5. D.6.35.Thepersonwhoisansweringthequestionsinthissurvey______.A.getsnervouswhiletalkingtoothersB.oftenchecksthephoneC.usuallygoestobedearlyD.doesn’tfeelunhappywhenhis/herphoneisrunningoutofbattery36.Whatshouldthepersondoaccordingtotheresults?A.Spendmoretimewithfamily. B.Learntobemorepresent.C.Stopusingelectronicproducts. D.Spendlesstimeonthemobilephone.ThewordformilkinGermanis“Milch”.InFrenchitis“lait”.Usually,youcan’tfindthesamewordsineverylanguage.Butthereisanexceptionfortheword“OK”.Itisthemostfrequentlyspokenexpressionintheworld.“OK”wasfirstintroducedtotheworldintheBostonMorningPostonMarch23rd,1839.Itreado.k.—ollkorrect(whichmeansallcorrect).Althoughitwasonlyajokeatthattime,laterpeoplebeganmarkingOKondocumentsandusingOKonthetelegramtosaythatallwaswell.Today,peopleindifferentcountriesusethisexpressioneveryday—“Howabout2o’clock?OK?”“OK.”“OKthen.”Theword“OK”iseasytosayandwriteandclearenoughtobeunderstood.Besides,itoffersneutrality(中立)thatotherwordsdon’thave.Ifyousaysomethingisgreat,somepeoplemaysayitisn’t.Butwith“OK”everyonegenerallyagrees.Arethereanyotherwordsthatcancrosscountriesandcultures?“Huh”isanothercommonlyusedword.Researchersfoundthat“huh”meanssurpriseordisbeliefin10differentlanguages.Sometimes,peopleneedawordtoexpressmanymeaningsatonce.Forexample,sometimesthereisaproblemofunderstanding,oryouwanttoasksomebodyforareaction.“Huh”iseasytosayandtobeheard.Also,youdon’tneedtolearnthisword,justlikeyoudon’tneedtolearntocryorlaugh.“Huh”justcomesoutnaturally.Otherwidelyusedwordsinclude“mama”,whichisconsideredtobetheeasiestwordforbabiestopronounce.Don’tforget“gameover”.Itisnotonlyusedbysportsfans,butalsotodescribetheendofaneventinreallife.37.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEabout“OK”?A.Itwasajokefor“allcorrect”atfirst.B.ItwasfirstusedonTV.C.Itisnoteasytobeunderstood.D.It’sastrongwordtoshowyouropinion.38.Accordingtothepassage,whichdescriptionbelowdoesNOTmatchtheword“Huh”?A.It’seasytosayandhear.B.Itcanexpressmanymeaningsatonce.C.Youdon’tneedtolearnit.D.It’stheeasiestwordforustopronounce.39.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthestory?A.WordsAcrossCountriesandCulturesB.TheMostPopularWordsC.EnglishExpressionsWeOftenUseD.TopFiveMostWidelyUsedWords40.Inwhichpartofthenewspapercanthereadersseethepassage?AArt B.News C.Culture D.OpinionDOnWorldBalletDay,WilliamSmithhadaninterviewwithNaomiHibberd,oneofAustralia’smostfamousdancers,inthestudio.William:Welcometoourinterview,MsHibberd!Whatdoyoulikemostaboutbeingadancer?Naomi:IenjoythefeelingofmovingaroundandIcankeepdoingitallday.Ialsolovetodoresearchonbackgroundstoriesandcharacters.Itmakesmefeellikeanactress.William:Whatdoyouthinkisthehardestpartofbeingadancer?Naomi:Iloveearlybedtime.However,myshowssometimesendafter10:30atnight,soIcan’tgotobeduntilmidnight.William:So,doyoufeelreallytiredthen?Naomi:Yes.Butyouknow,themoreyoudoit,theeasieritbecomes.Mybodyhasgotusedtotheworktime.Butifpossible,Iwouldliketohaveeighthours’sleepeverynight.It’sreallyimportanttogetagoodrest.William:That’strue.Doyoualwayshavetoeathealthyfood?Naomi:Itrytoeathealthily,butforme,somefoodlikemeatandsugarcanprovidemewithlong-burningenergy.ImustmakesureIeatplentyofsuchfoodthroughouttheday.William:Isee.Doyougetnervousoften,MsHibberd?Naomi:Iusedto,andeachtimeIwasnervous,Iwouldalwaystakethreedeepandslowbreathstocalmdown.Beforegoingtothestage,IalsocheckedallthestepsjusttomakesureIgotfullyprepared.IhardlygetnervousnowasI’veperformed（表演）somanytimes.Ithasbecomenormalforme.William:Whatisyourgoal（目标）inballet?Hasthatchangedovertime?Naomi:Mygoalwastohaveabetterbodyshapebefore.ButlaterIrealizedthatIshouldbehappywithwhatIhad.Bestperformancesaremybiggestgoalnow.IhopetobethebestperformerIcanbethoughit’snoteasy.William:Goodlucktoyou!Andthanksforyourtime41.WhichisthehardestpartofbeingadancerforNaomi?A.Shehastomovearoundallday. B.Shehastokeepslimandhealthy.C.Shehastostudystoriesandcharacters. D.Shehastostayuplatetofinishshow