2024中考英语总复习阅读理解练习

2024中考英语总复习阅读理解练习

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HeSudanisasandpaintingartist.ShewasbomintoanartisticfamilyinHunan

Province.Shestartedtoshowhertalentinpaintingasachild.Shetookupsand

paintingwhileshewasstudyingatuniversity.Backthen,therewerenolessonsabout

sandpaintingintheuniversity,soshelearneditbywatchingonlinevideos.Sheis

famousaroundChinaforhersandpaintingsaboutChina9s24solarterms（节气）.

The24solartermsarepartofthetraditionalChinesecalendar.Theyareknownas

the“fifthgreatinvention^^ofChina.Theyareusefulforpeople'slifeandwork.Many

farmersstilldependonthesolartermsnowtodecidewhattheyshoulddointhe

fields.

However,fewyoungpeopleknowaboutthe24solarterms.Shewantstouseher

sandpaintingstotellstoriesaboutthesolartermssothatmoreyoungChinesecan

learnabouteachofthem.Ittakesheraboutoneweektocreateeachsandpainting.

"I'llcreatemoresandpaintingstopromote（推广）traditionalChineseculture/9she

saidproudly.

1.HeSudanisasandpaintingartistfromHunan.

2.HeSudanlearnedsandpainingbytakinglessonsatuniversity.

3.The24solartermsareknownasthe“fifthgreatinvention^^ofChina.

4.Farmershardlydecidewhattodointhefieldsaccordingtothesolarterms.

5.HeSudanwillcreatemoreartworkstopromotetraditionalChineseculture.

WangXiaojunis12yearsold.HelivesinthecountryinGansuProvince.Today

ishisbirthday.Hisparentsprepareanicedinnerforhim,buttheboysays,“Iwon't

havethedinnerbecauseafterthedinner,todayisover,andyouareleavingfor

Shenzhentomorrow.Idon'twanttoletyougo."ItisthefirstbirthdaythatWang

Xinojunisspendingwithhisparentsduringthethreeyears.Inthepastthreeyears,his

parentshavestayedinShenzhenandworkedtomakemoney.Theyhaven'tseentheir

sonforthreeyears.Tomorrow,theywillhavetoleavehometogotoShenzhenagain.

Wangisnottheonlystay-at-homechild.Therearemorethan20millionstay-at-home

childrenfacingalotofproblems.Manyofthemstaywiththeirgrandparents.They

getlesscarefromtheirparents.Theirparentscan'thelpthemwiththeirstudies.The

Chinesegovernmentnowcaresaboutthechildrenverymuchandistryingtosolve

theirproblems.

6.WangXiaojunisfromavillageinGansuProvince.

7.ItisWangXiaojun'sfirsttimetospendhisbirthdaywithhisparentsinhislife.

8.Therearemanystay-at-homechildreninthecountryofChina.

9.WangXiaojun'sparentswillleavehimbecausetheydon'tlovehim.

10.TheChinesegovernmenthasdonesomethingtosolvetheproblemofthe

stay-at-homechildren.

ChineseresearchersreachedthetopofQomolangmaonMay4th,2022.Theyset

uptheworld9shighestautomatic（自动的）weatherstationatanaltitude（海拔）8,830

meters.ThestationhelpsChinesescientiststodirectlycollectdata（数据）fromthe

topoftheworld9shighestmountainandstudytheeffectsofclimate（气彳反）.

CollectingandstudyingdatafromQomolangmaisnoteasy.Butthedatawill

givevaluableinformationabouttheconditionoflocalglaciers（冰〃I）andmountain

snow.Thewaterfromtheglaciersandmountainsnowhasbeenthesource（源头）for

over10mainriversinAsiaandithasfedmorethan2.5billionpeople.

Itwillalsohelpscientistsstudyandunderstandtheglobalmonsoonsystem（全球

季风系统）,soexpertscanmakeproperdecisionsaboutclimatechangeand

sustainable（可持续的）development.

WiththeeffortsofChinesegovernmentandmanyyears'hardworkbyscientists,

Chinahasbecomeaglobalfront-runnerinfieldsrelatedtotheQinghai-Tibetan

Plateau.

11.ChineseresearchersreachedthetopofQomolangmaonMay4th,2023.

12.Chineseresearcherssetuptheworld'shighestautomaticweatherstation.

13.CollectingandstudyingdatafromQomolangmaiseasy.

14.Thestationwillalsohelpscientistsstudyandunderstandtheglobalmonsoon

system.

15.Chinahasbecomeaglobalfront-runnerinfieldsrelatedtotheQinghai-Tibetan

Plateau.

四

ZiboisinthemiddleofShandongProvince.InlateFebruary,somecollege

studentswenttotrythebarbecue（烧烤）whentheyattendedajobfairinthecity.

Theytookvideosofthemselvesenjoyingthefoodandpostedontosocialmedia.

Zibo9sspecialbarbecuehasgoneviral（走红）quickly.Asaresult,"collegestudents

goingtoZiboforbarbecue"and"takingahigh-speedtraintotasteZibobarbecue^^

havebecomehottopicsonChinesesocialmedia.

XuJiayue,astudentfromShandongTransportVocationalCollege,cametoZibo

totrythebarbecueonTuesday.atWeusethestoves（火炉）tocookthemeat,which

givesusafeelingofachievement.Wecaneatthemeatataperfecttemperature,sothe

foodtastesdelicious."shesaid.

Atotalof27,065visitorsarrivedonMarch4,settingarecordfordaily

passengersarrivingattherailwaystationinthepastthreeyears.Now,moreandmore

peoplestarttopourintoZibototryitsfamousbarbecue.

16.InlateFebruary,someteacherstriedthebarbecuewhentheyattendedajobfairin

Zibo.

17.ZibohasgoneviralonChinesesocialmediaforitsspecialbarbecue.

18.XuJiayuecametoZibototrythebarbecueonFriday.

19.ThenumberofpassengersarrivingattherailwaystationonMarch4hasseta

recordinthepastthreeyears.

20.Becauseofbarbecue,Zibohasbecomeapopularcity.

五

BobandFrankworkedasasalesmaninacompany（公司）togetherafterleaving

college.Theywerebothhard-working.Butyearslater,Bobbecameasalesmanager

whileFrankremainedasalesman.

Frankwrotetohisbossbecausehethoughtthebossdidnotvaluehard-working

workers,onlyraisingthosewhotriedtopleasehim.Hethoughtthatitwasnotfair.

Inreply,thebosssaidtoFrank,“Goandfindoutwhetherthereisanyoneselling

watermelonsinthemarket."Frankwent,returnedandsaid."Yes."Thebossasked,

“Howmuchisawatermelon?^^Frankwentbacktothemarketandreturned.aa$12per

（每）kilogram.

ThebosstoldFrankthathewouldaskBobthesamequestion.Bobwent,returned

andsaid,"Boss,thereisonlyonepersonsellingwatermelons.$12perkg.$100for10

kg.Hehas100watermelonsintotal.Onthetableare58watermelons,andtheothers

areinthebox.Everywatermelonweighsabout12kg.Allofthemwereboughtfrom

thesouthtwodaysago.Theyarefreshandsweet.Theyaresellingwell.”

FrankwassurprisedandandherealizedthedifferencebetweenhimselfandBob.

Yousee,amoresuccessfulpersonseesmore,thinksmoreandunderstands

deeply.

21.FrankandBobworkedinthesamecollege.

22.ThebosswroteFrankaletterbecauseFrankwashard-working.

23.Bobfoundonlyonepersonsellingwatermelonsinthemarket.

24.AccordingtoBob,forty-twowatermelonswereinthebox.

25.Fromthepassage,weknowthatFrankwasmoresuccessfulthanBob.

、・

八

Itwasaschooltrip.Allofuswerehungryforitforlong.IwenttoChangbai

Mountainwithmyclassmatesatthebeginningof2023.Thetripwasreally

wonderful.

JilinProvince,inthenortheastofChina,isfamousforChangbaiMountain.Itis

oneofthe”Top10MountainsinChina”.Thenameofitmeans"amountainwhich

remainswhiteallyearround"inChinese.ThenameChangbaiMountainwasfirst

usedintheLiaoDynasty.ThemountainwasrecordedintheClassicofMountainsand

SeasunderthenameBuxianMountain.ItwascalledTaibaiMountainintheTang

Dynasty.

Intheearlymorning,weclimbedthemountainfromthewesternside.Alongthe

way,wesawseveralwildanimalsandweweretotallyshockedatthebeautyofthe

mountain.Thewholemountainareaisunderthicksnowcoverfortwomonthsevery

year.Thehigherpointsfrom1,500metersto2,400metersabovethesealevelare

coveredwithsnowformorethansixmonths.ChangbaiMountainisoneofthemost

popularplacesforwintersportsandamusements.Weeventriedmanythrillingrides

onthesnow.Itwassomuchfun.Besides,weenjoyeddifferentkindsoffoods.

WhatexcitedusmostisundoubtedlytheTianchiLake.Itisthedeepestalpine（高

山的）lakeinChina.TheTianchiLakeistheplacewheretheSonghua,Tumenand

Yaluriversbeginandithasbeenregardedasamysteriouslake.Notallvisitorsare

luckyenoughtoseetheTianchiLakeclearlythefirsttimetheygothere,butwe

were.

Onemorethingwerememberedwastakingbathsinthehotsprings.Allour

tirednessandpressureweregonethere.Asvisitors,wecan'tstopbeinginlovewith

everythingweexperiencedinChangbaiMountain.

26.Changbaimeans"remainingwhiteallyearround“inChinese.

27.ThenameChangbaiMountainwasusedintheTangDynasty.

28.Alongtheway,thestudentsweretotallyshockedatthewildanimals.

29.Somevisitorscan'tseetheTianchiLakeclearlythefirsttimetheygothere.

30.Thestudents9tirednessandpressureweretakenawaybydifferentkindsoffoods.

七

InancientChina,peoplepasseddownplentyofclassicstoriesfromgeneration（—

代人）togeneration.Herearethestoriesoftwofamouscharacters.

OnepersonisCheYin.Hewasfromapoorfamily,buthelovedstudying.He

hadtoworkinthedaytime,sohecouldonlystudyintheevening.However,there

wasaproblem.Hecouldn'taffordalamp（灯）.Hedidn'tworryaboutthatinsummer.

Intheevening,hecaughtsomefireflies（萤火虫）,puttheminabaganduseditasa

lamp.Thislampwasnotverybright,butCheYincoulddosomereadingbylamplight

intheevening.

TheotherpersonisSunKang.Hewassmart,buthewassopoorthathecouldn't

gotoschool.Sohestudiedathome.Hehadtoreadjustatnight.LikeCheYin,he

couldn'tbuyalamp.Onsnowynights,hewentoutandreadinthesnow.Why?There

wasthelightofsnowoutside.

Later,peopleuse"NangYingYingXue“tosaythatastrongspiritisvery

importantnomatterhowhardthelifeis.Whenwearehavingahardtimeinlife,

don'tloseheart.Neverletlifeknockusdown.Eveninthehardestsituation,thereis

hopethatencouragesustomoveforward.

31.CheYincouldstudyfromdaytonight.

32.CheYinputfirefliesinabagasalamponsummerevenings.

33.LikeCheYin,SunKangcouldaffordalamp.

34.SunKangdidsomereadingbythelightofsnowoutsideatnight.

35.CheYinandSunKangsetagoodexampletous.

八

LiamPope-LauisastudentatSt.MichaelsUniversitySchoolinVictoria,Canada.

Afewyearsago,hefellintotheoceanwhenhewaslearningtosail（航行）onaboat.

Hehadnoideawhathewasinfor（艮口》等遭受）atthatmoment.661justrememberhow

coldIwas,“saidLiam."Itreallykindofscaredmeandshookmeup."Thankfully,

Liamwaswearingalifejacket（救生衣）.

“Evenifitwassummer,Igotreallycoldinthewater,"saidLiam."LaterI

lookedupthisphysiologicalphenomenon（生理现象）ontheInternetandfoundoutit

iscalledhypothermia（失温症）.Liamsawmanypeopledieofhypothermiaevery

year.Sohedecidedtocreatesomethingtohelppeoplekeepwarminwater-related

（与水相关的）accidents.

Liamthenwenttohisfriend,FraserTuck,forhelp.Andtogethertheycameup

withtheideaof“LiffeHeat”-aself-heatinglifejacket.Afterseveralexperiments（实

验）,LiamandFrasercameacrosscalciumchloride（氯化钙）：achemical（化学品）

thatcreatesheatwhentouchingwater.Theboysputthechemicalintoasmallbag,

whichcanbegluedtotheinsideofacommonlifejacket.

LiamandFraserspentalotoftimeonLifeHeat,andtheyeventestedtheir

inventionbyjumpingintotheoceanthemselves.Theywonseveralprizesandgot

someadvicefromexperts.NowLiamandFraserarestillworkingtoimprove

LifeHeat.Theyhopetoturnitintoabusiness.

LiamandFraserhaveadviceforkidsthatwanttocreatetheirownnew

technology."Don'tbeafraidtotryitoutbecauseyouneverknowwhereitcouldend

up,"theysaid.

36.Liamfellintotheoceanwithoutwearingalifejacketafewyearsago.

37.Liamdecidedtocreatesomethingtohelppeoplekeepwarminwater-related

accidents.

38.LiamandFraserTuckthoughtoftheideaofuLifeHeaf,together.

39.Theunderlinedword"They"inParagraph4refersto“experts”.

40.LiamandFraserencouragekidstocreatetheirownnewtechnology.

九

Haveyouseentheclaysoldiers（士兵）inXi'an'sterracottamuseum?Doyou

knowthetruecolorsofthem?

Morethan2,000yearsago,QinShihuang,thefirstemperorofChina,ordered

peopletobuildtheTerracottaArmy.Hehopedthatthearmywouldguardhimafter

hedied.

In1974,somefarmersfoundseveralclaysoldiersbyaccidentinXi'an.Afterthat,

about8,000morewerefoundbyarcheologists（考古学家）.Today,theclaysoldiersin

Xi'an'sterracottamuseumarelightbrown.Buttheyweren'talwaysthiscolor.When

theyweremade,theyhadthecolorsofwhite,green,blue,red,purpleandyellow.

Sadly,mostofthecolorsdisappearedtoday.

Anareawithmorethanahundredclaysoldierswasdiscoveredbyarcheologistsa

fewyearsago.Manyofthemstillhadblackhair,pinkfacesandblackorbrowneyes

whentheywerefound.Iftheywerenotprotectedwell,theircolorswoulddisappear,

too.Afteraclaysoldierwasfound,archeologistsusedtwostepstokeepitscolor.

First,theysprayed（喷）aspecial“water"onit.Then,theycovereditinplastic.

Archeologistsarefacinganewchallengenow.Theyaregoingtofindawayto

putthecolorsontotheclaysoldiersagain.Iftheysucceedindoingit,peoplewillbe

abletoseewhattheclaysoldiersoriginally（最初）lookedlike.Itmustbevery

amazing.

41.QinShihuanghopedtheTerracottaArmywouldguardhimafterhedied.

42.SomefarmersfoundseveralclaysoldiersinBeijingin1974.

43.Theclaysoldierswerelightbrownwhentheyweremade.

44.Archeologists