专题03 阅读理解之说明文15篇-冲刺2024年中考英语必考题型终极预测（深圳专用）

冲刺2024年中考英语必考题型终极预测（深圳专用）专题03阅读理解之说明文15篇（2023上·广东深圳·九年级校联考期中）Themascotsofthe19thAsianGames—Lianlian,Congcong,andChenchen—havemadetheirglobaldebut（亮相）.Theywelcomeeveryonetojoinintheeventwiththeirenthusiasmandhospitalitywhileexpressingthesportingspiritofthe19thAsianGamestotheworld.ThethreeroboticfiguresrepresentthreedifferentfacetsofHangzhou’srichheritage.LianlianisamirroroftheWestLake,CongcongshowstheArchaeologicalRuinsofLiangzhuCity,whileChenchencharacterizestheBeijing-HangzhouGrandCanal.ThemascotLianliantakesonthecolourofnature,green,asitsmaintonetorepresenttheWestLake,whichisafreshwaterlakeinHangzhouCity,ZhejiangProvince.Thepopularscenicspotisfamousforitspicture-likescenery,amazingbuildings,andeco-friendlyenvironment.Therearesmallislands,temples,pagodas（佛塔）andgardensshowingthequalitiesoftraditionalChinesebuildings.AsasymbolofHangzhou,theWestLakekeepsimpressiveviewsandhistoricrelicsthathaveinfluencedmanypoetsandpaintersthroughoutChinesehistory.ItwaslistedasaUNESCOWorldHeritageSitein2011.Surroundedbyplentyoftrees,variousplantsandflowers,theWestLakeattractsalargenumberofvisitorseveryyear.Inparticular,thebloominglotusflowersofsummerofferanunbelievablepicture-likescene.ThemascotLianlian’snamecomesfromthebeautifullotusleavesfoundthere.Also,thelotusisasymbolofpurity,noblenessandpeaceinChineseculture.Lianlian’slotusleaf-shapedcaplookslikescenicviewoftheWestLake.Itspure,livelyandelegantimageshowagraceful,harmoniousandopenmindset—aspiritthemascotaimstoexpress.1．WhatcolouristhemaintoneofLianlian?A．Yellow. B．Pink. C．Green. D．Blue.2．Whencanvisitorsseethelotusflowers?A．Inspring. B．Insummer. C．Inautumn. D．Inwinter.3．WhatcanwelearnabouttheWestLakefromParagraphs3and4?A．ItisasaltwaterlakeinHangzhouCity,ZhejiangRrovince.B．Itsviewsandhistoricrelicshaveaffectedsingersanddancers.C．Itisknownforitsmoderntemples,pagodasandgardens.D．ItbecameaUNESCOWorldHeritagetwelveyearsago.4．WhatspiritdoesLianlianexpress?A．Agraceful,enthusiasticandpureattitude. B．Agraceful,nobleandpeacefulattitude.C．Agraceful,harmoniousandopenattitude. D．Agraceful,livelyandelegantattitude.5．Whatwillthearticleprobablytalkaboutinthefollowingparagraphs?A．Introductiontothesportingspiritsofthe19thAsianGames.B．IntroductiontootherfacetsofHangzhou’srichheritage.C．IntroductiontotheArchaeologicalRuinsofLiangzhuCity.D．IntroductiontoCongcongandChenchenindetail.（2023上·广东深圳·九年级万科城实验学校校考期中）Whenyouthinkofthesea,youmaynotthinkofXinjiang.Inthepublicimpression,Xinjiangisoftenrememberedassomewherefarfromtheseawithlonghoursofsunlight,avastGobidesert,andmountainswithanextremelydryclimate,unsuitableforseafoodproductionduetothemassiveamountofwaterrequired.However,Xinjiangnowwelcomesabigharvestoflocal“seafood”,suchasshrimpandcrabs.Themostimportantthingforaquaticproducts(水产品)iswater.Xinjianghasmanyriversandlakeswithwaterfromthemeltingsnowandglaciers(冰川)oftheTianshanMountains.“Withthemountainsontheside,thereisnoindustrialpollutionandagriculturalpollution,whichkeepsthewatercleanandfavorsthegrowthofthefish,”saidLiChunyu,theheadtechnicianofthelocaltroutfarm.Also,landinXinjianghasalotofsalt.Thisisnotgoodforgrowingcrops.But“oneman’strashisanotherman’streasure”.Thelandmakestheundergroundwatersalty.Peopleturnthesaltywaterinto“man-madeseawater”.Theythenuseittoraiseseafish,shrimpandcrabs.Manypeopleareworriedaboutthesafetyofseafoodbecauseofthenuclear-contaminatedwater(核污染水).Someevenfeeldesperate(绝望的)sincetheymaynolongerenjoyanyseafood.Luckily,accordingtotheDepartmentofAgriculture,in2022,thetotaloutputvalueofXinjiang’sfisheryindustryreached4.2billionyuan($580million),anincreaseof921millionyuancomparedto2019.Now,someofXinjiang’s“seafood”goestomanycitiesinChina.ItalsogoestocountriesinSoutheastAsia.ItturnsoutthatXinjiang’s“seafood”isbecominganewandfavorablechoiceforseafoodlovers.6．WhyisthepublicimpressionofXinjiangmentionedinParagraph1?A．TointroducetheclimateandlocationofXinjiang.B．Toleadintherealsituationoflocal“seafood”inXinjiang.C．TodescribetheseafoodindustryinChina.D．ToexplainthereasonwhyXinjianghaspoorseafoodproduction.7．Whichwordcanreplacetheunderlinedword“trash”inParagraph3?A．Wealth. B．Pleasure. C．Garbage. D．Possessions.8．WhichofthefollowingmakesitpossibletoraiseseafishinXinjiang?①waterfrommeltingsnowandglaciers

②theseawaterfromtheunderground③thesaltintheland

④lesspollutionA．①②③ B．①③④ C．②③④ D．①②④9．Whatcanweinferfromthelastparagraph?A．Xinjiang’sseafoodindustryisdevelopingbetter.B．Peoplearepleasedwiththecurrentsafetyofseafood.C．Xinjiang’s“seafood”remainstobetheonlychoiceforseafoodlovers.D．Therearemanydifferenttypesofseafoodforpeopletochoose.10．Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A．Xinjiang’sharvestofseafoodbringsgoodnewstoseafoodlovers.B．Thenuclear-contaminatedwaterhascausedalotofpollution.C．ThetouristindustryinXinjiangiswell-developed.D．PeoplegivedifferentopinionsonXinjiang’sharvestofseafood.（2023上·广东深圳·九年级校联考期中）FOLLOWINGhis“Reflection”exhibitionin2012,ChinesedesignerHanJiayingwillopenhisnewexhibitionattheHeXiangningArtMuseuminNanshanDistrictonSaturday.Theexhibition,titled“HanJiaying’sDesignA-Z,”willshowcase(展示)Han’sworks,includinggraphicdesign,installationsandphotography.Hisnewworksfromthepasttenyearswillbespotlighted(特别关注),andhiscontinuouspracticewithcharacters,objectsandformswillalsobefeaturedthroughalargenumberofmanuscripts(手稿).RecreatingChinesecharactersisthekeypartofHan’sdesign.Duringhisschooldays,hebeganusingChinesecharacterstoexpresshiscreativestyle.HisearlyposterssystematicallypresentedhisevolvingperspectivesonChinesecharacters.HanisamemberoftheAGIandavisitingprofessorattheCityDesignSchooloftheCentralAcademyofFineArts.BorninTianjinin1961,HanstudiedattheXi’anAcademyofFineArtsin1982andtaughtattheXi’anPolytechnicUniversityin1986.HehaswontheDesignforAsiaAwards’GrandAwardGoldMedalandwasnamedoneofForbes’2015China’sMostInfluentialDesigners.Heisdedicated(致力于)todesigningexperimentswithgraphicsandtext,andhisworksarecollectedbyinternationalartinstitutionsliketheVictoriaandAlbertMuseum,theMuseumfürKunstundGewerbeHamburg,andtheMuseumfürGestaltungZurich.Dates:28Oct.-17Dec.Hours:9:30a.m.-5p.m.,closedMondaysVenue:HeXiangningArtMuseum,NanshanDistrictMetro:Line1toOCTStation,ExitC11．Whenwill“HanJiaying’sDesignA-Z”end?A．On18October. B．On28October. C．On17December. D．On27December.12．WhatisthemostimportantpartofHan’sdesign?A．Usingcreativestyles. B．Repeatingoldcharacters.C．Creatingclassicalcharacters. D．RecreatingChinesecharacters.13．Whatcanwelearnaboutfromthelasttwoparagraphs?A．Han’sbirthday. B．Han’sfamily. C．Han’shonours. D．Han’sdream.14．HowlongwillHan’snewexhibitionbeopenon30October?A．For0hours. B．For6.5hours. C．For7.5hours. D．For8.5hours.15．Whereisthepassageprobablytakenfrom?A．Astorybook. B．Anewspaper. C．Atravelguide. D．Afashionmagazine.（2023上·广东深圳·九年级深圳市高级中学校考期中）Withthenewregulationsandrulesonafter-schooltraining,manyinstitutions(机构)arelookingfornewwaystotransform.InShenzhen,EnglishAIstudyroomhasbecomeapopularchoiceandformedanewtrend.EnglishAIstudyroomisacompleteEnglishlearningplatformwithdifferentprojects.Unlikeregularinstitutions,EnglishAIstudyroomnotonlyofferssharedstudyroomsbutalsoprovidesvariouscreativeandusefulstudyprojects.First,AIsharedstudyroomisoneofthemainprojectsofEnglishAIstudyroom.ItusesAItechnologytoofferlearnersapersonalizedplanandAItutoring(辅导).Moreover,learnerscanchatandshareideaswitheachotherinthestudyroom,whichhelpsthemimprovetheirEnglishskillstogether.EnglishAIstudyroomhasalsointroducedabilingualreadingroomwherestudentscanreadcurrentnewsinbothChineseandEnglish.Thisplatformincludeswell-knownarticlesthatcanhelpstudentsimprovetheirreadingskillsandlearnaboutdifferentcultures.TheplatformalsoallowsstudentstotranslatearticlesbetweenChineseandEnglish,makingiteasyforthemtounderstandandlearn.Furthermore,EnglishAIstudyroomofferswordcards,Englishlibrary,bilingualstudycamps,andotherinterestingprojects.TheseprojectsassistlearnerswiththeirEnglishandprovidethemwithmorepracticalservicesaswell.Forexample,wordcardscanhelplearnersmemorize(记忆)vocabulary,Englishlibraryoffersawiderangeofreadingmaterials,andbilingualstudycampsprovideactivitiesandculturalexchangeopportunities.EnglishAIstudyroompresentsafreshandcreativewayforinstitutionstotransformtheireducationalpractices.ItsappearancemeetsthevariousneedsofEnglishlearnersandprovideseducationalinstitutionswithspaceforgrowth,whichhopefully,isbecominganewtrend.16．WhatisthedifferencebetweenEnglishAIstudyroomandregularinstitutions?A．Itoffersopportunitiesforstudyingathome.B．Itprovidescreativeandusefulstudyprojects.C．IthasAItechnologytoreaddailyEnglishnews.D．Itprovidespersonalizedtutoring.17．WhatcanlearnersdointheAIsharedstudyroom?A．ImprovetheirChineselanguageskills.B．EnteralibraryofEnglishbooks.C．Receivelessonsfromhumanteachers.D．Chatandshareideaswithotherlearners.18．Whatisthemeaningof“bilingual”inparagraph4?A．Astudyproject. B．Translatingarticles.C．Abletousetwolanguages. D．Readingcurrentnews.19．WhichofthefollowingprojectsisNOTmentionedinthispassage?A．Wordcardsformemorizingvocabulary.B．AnEnglishlibrarywithreadingmaterials.C．Yogaclassesforphysicalexercise.D．Bilingualstudycampsforactivitiesandculturalexchange.20．Accordingtothelastparagraph,whatdoestheEnglishAIstudyroomprovideforinstitutions?A．GrowthopportunitiesB．CulturalexchangeopportunitiesC．PracticalservicesD．AItechnologyfortutoring（2023上·广东深圳·九年级统考期中）JIUQUANSATELLITELAUNCHCENTER,ChinaChinasendsoffitsyoungest-everteamforitsspacestationonThursday.Itispartofthecountry’splantoputastronautsonthemoonbefore2030.TheChinaMannedSpaceAgencysaidtheaverage（平均的）ageofthethree﹣memberteamistheyoungestsincethelaunchofthespacestation.Theiraverageageis38,statemediaChinaDailysaid.ThethreeastronautsareTangHongbo,andJiangXinlin.Theywillreplaceateamthathasbeenonthestationforsixmonths.Thenewteamwillperformexperimentsinspacemedicine,spacetechnology（设备）insideandoutsidethestation.In2022,theChinesegovernmentbuiltitsownspacestationafteritwasnotpermittedtojointheU.S.ledInternationalSpaceStation.TheAmericansworriedthattheChinesespaceprogramwasunderthecontrolofthePeople’sLiberationArmy.

China’sfirstmannedspacemission（任务）in2003madeitthethirdcountryaftertheformerSovietUnionandtheU.S.toputapersonintospaceusingitsownresources.AlthoughtheAmericanspaceprogramisbelievedtobefaraheadofChinaatthistime,Chinahasmadesomeimportantsteps.Theyincludebringingbacksamples（样本）fromthemoon’ssurfaceforthefirsttimeandlandingavehicle（运载工具）,meanwhile,aimstoputastronautsbackonthemoon’ssurfacebytheendof2025.Inadditiontotheirmoonprograms,thetwocountrieshavealsoindependently（独立地）landedvehiclesonMars.AndChinaplanstofollowtheU.S.inlandingaspacecraftonanasteroid（行星）.21．WhendoesChinaplantoputastronautsonthemoon?A．Before2030. B．Before2025. C．Before2040. D．Before2050.22．Whatcanwelearnaboutthethreeastronauts?A．Theystayedatthestationforsixmonths.B．Theywilldoexperimentsindifferentareas.C．Theyaretheyoungestastronautsattheageof38.D．Theywillusetheequipmenttorepairthestation.23．WhydidChinabuilditsownspacestation?A．ChinawascontrolledbytheAmericanspaceprogram.B．ChinawantedtochallengetheUSinspaceexploration.C．ChinawantedtohavecontroloverAmericanspaceprogram.D．ChinawasnotallowedtojointheInternationalSpaceStation.24．WhichisthemainideaofParagraph5?A．Chinalandsavehicleonthefarsideofthemoon.B．Chinabringsbacksamplesfromthemoon’ssurface.C．Chinahastakenimportantstepsinspaceexploration.D．Chinaputastronautsonthemoon’ssurfacebefore2030.25．WhathaveboththeU.S.andChinaachievedintheirspaceprograms?A．TheylandedvehiclesonMarsindependently.B．TheybuiltajointInternationalSpaceStation.C．Theylandedaspacecraftonanasteroid.D．Theylaunchedtheirfirstmannedspacemissions.（2023上·广东深圳·九年级万科城实验学校校联考期中）ManypeoplespendmorethanfourhoursperdayonWeChat,anditisredefining(重新定义)theword“friend”.Doesfriendingsomeoneonsocialmedia(社交媒体)makehimorheryourfriendinreallife?RobinDunbar,aprofessoratOxfordUniversity,foundthatonly15,ofthe150Facebookfriendstheaverageuserhas,couldbecountedasactualfriendsandonlyfiveasclosefriends.WeChatmayshowasimilarpattern.Thosewithwhomyouattendedacoursetogether,lookedforthesamepart­timejobandwenttoapartytakeupmostofyourWeChatfriends.Inchatrecords,theonlymessagemaybeasystemnotice,“Youhaveacceptedsomebody’sfriendrequest”.Sometimeswhenseeingsomephotossharedon“Moments”,youevenneedseveralminutestothinkaboutwhenyoubecamefriends.Also,youmaybeannoyedbymassmessages(群发信息)sentfromyourunfamiliar“friends”.Youwouldhavethoughtaboutunfriendingthistypeof“friends”andsortoutyourconnections.Butactuallyyoudidnotdothatasyouweretaughtthatsocialnetworking(建立关系网)isvaluabletoone’ssuccess.Besides,itwouldbereallyembarrassingiftheyfoundthatyouhaveunfriendedthemalready.Then,youkeepincreasingyour“friends”onsocialmediaandclick“like”onsomepicturesthatyouarenotreallyinterestedin.Butthefactisthatdeepemotional(情绪的)connectionsdonotcomewiththeincreasingnumberofyourfriendsonsocialmedia.Ifthenumberofyourfriendsreaches150onsocialmedia,maintaining(保持)theserelationshipscanbedifficultforyou,andsometimeswillevenmakeyouanxious.AccordingtoRobinDunbar,150isthelimitofthenumberofpeoplewithwhomonecanmaintainstablesocialrelationshipsonline.26．WhatcanwelearnfromRobinDunbar’sfindingsinParagraph2?A．AFacebookuserhasabout250friendsonaverage.B．Mostofthesocialmediafriendscanbeactualfriends.C．Amongoursocialmediafriends,onlyafewpeoplematter.D．Only15peopleofaperson’sFacebookfriendscanbeclosefriends.27．WhatdoesParagraph3tellusaboutmostWeChatfriends?A．Peoplehavedeepemotionalconnectionswiththem.B．Peoplebenefitagreatdealfromtheirmassmessages.C．Peoplebecomefriendswiththematimportantevents.D．Peopleseldomchatwiththemafteracceptingfriendrequests.28．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“that”inParagraph4referto?A．RemovingunfamiliarfriendsonWeChat.B．BuildinguptieswithyourWeChatfriends.C．Clicking“like”onpicturespostedonMoments.D．Keepingincreasingyourfriendsonsocialmedia.29．Whatcanweinferfromthelast2paragraphs?A．Itisdifficulttomaintainstablerelationshipswithanxiouspeople.B．Ifwearegoodatnetworkingwithpeople,wewillcertainlysucceed.C．Weshouldmakefriendswithmoresuccessfulpeopleonsocialmedia.D．Makingmorefriendsonlinemaynotmakeusmoreemotionallyconnected.30．Whichisthebesttitleforthepassage?A．WaystoDevelopEmotionalConnectionswithPeopleB．TheLimitoftheNumberofFriendsPeopleCanHaveC．HowManyFriendsPeopleCanHaveonSocialMediaD．RobinDunbar’sSuggestionsonMakingFriendsOnline（2023上·广东深圳·九年级万科城实验学校校联考期中）ThankstothehardworkofcompanieslikeCalifornia­basedOrbitalAssemblyCorporation(OAC),spacetourismiswellonitswaytocomingtrue.Now,thecompanyisworkingtoprovideachanceforspacevisitorsto“getoutoftheworld”bycheckingintotheworld’sfirsttruehotelinlowEarthorbit(轨道).TheVoyagerSpaceStation(VSS)willbemadeupoftworings.Theinsidecirclewillbefittedwithspacecraftstationsforguestswhiletheoutsideringwillhousetherooms,restaurants,bars,gymsandscientificresearchlabs.ThehotelwhichispoweredbytheSunwilltravelathighspeedtocreateartificial(人造的)gravity,providingtouristswithacomfortablestay.Whencompleted,itwillhaveroomsforupto400people.Thoughtheideaisattractive,makingVSSarealitywillcosttimeandmoney.MovingtheVSStospacewillcostthousandsofmillionsofdollars.However,OACbelievesthattheywillrecoupthemoneybyasking$5millionperpersonforeach3­-daystay.Thoughthecostmayseemtoohigh,itischeapcomparedtothe55millionitcoststostayontheISS(InternationalSpaceStation).Besides,guestsattheVSSwillbelivinginthegreatestconditions(环境).“You’regoingtohavethetopcooks,”OCACEOJohnBlincowtoldtheWashingtonPost.“There’llbetwoshowseverynightaswell.”VisitorswillalsobeabletotakepartintheactivitiesthatarenotpossibleonEarthsuchasspacewalkswhichallowvisitorstoadmireviewsoftheEarthandspace.Ifeverythinggoesaccordingtoplan,thecompanyplanstostartworkin2026andwelcomethefirstvisitorsin2027.31．WhatdoweknowabouttheVoyagerSpaceStation?A．Itwillbepoweredbyelectricity. B．Itwillbemadeupoftwosquares.C．Itcanproviderelaxinglivingconditions. D．ItcantravelfasttogetawayfromEarth’sgravity.32．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“recoup”inParagraph3probablymean?A．Payoff. B．Giveaway. C．Getback. D．Useup.33．WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A．MovingtheVSStospacewillcostmuchmoney.B．TherewillbelabsintheinsidecircleoftheVSS.C．TheVSSplanstowelcomethefirstvisitorsin2026.D．TheVSSwillhaveroomsfornolessthan400people.34．WhyareJohnBlincow’swordsmentionedinParagraph4?A．TospeakhighlyofthehardworkofISS. B．Toshowthehigh­endserviceoftheVSS.C．Tostresstheimportanceofexploringspace. D．Todescribewhatlifewillbelikeinthefuture.35．Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?A．Itcostslotsoftimeandmoneytotraveltospace.B．Travellingtospacehaslongbeenhumans’dream.C．Spacetourismhasbeenwelcomedsinceitsbeginning.D．Theworld’sfirstspacehotelhopestowelcomevisitors.（2023上·广东深圳·九年级统考期中）FuLei’sFamilyLettersisabookofletterswrittenbyChinesetranslatorandwriterFuLeitohiseldersonFuCong,whoisafamouspianist.Between1954and1966,FuCongspentalotoftimeawayfromhometrainingasapianoplayer.Asaresult,writinglettersbecameFuLei’susualwayofcommunicatingwithhiselderson.FuMin,FuLei’syoungersonedited(编辑)thelettersandthebookwaspublishedin1981.Thebookdisplays（展示）FuLei’sfamilytraditionandvalue.ToFuLei,thepurposeofeducationofaperson,istomakethatpersonusefultosociety.FuLeipraisedhissonFuCongafterwinningapianocompetition.FuLeiwrote,“Wearehappybecauseyoumakeyourcountryproud.IamsoexcitedwhenIthinkaboutyourfuture.Youwillmakegreatprogressandservemorepeople,encouragethemandhealthem.”Inthefamilyletters,FuCongwasalsoadvisedtoreadfamousChinesetexts.Whenreadingthesebooks,FuCongwastoldtolinkideasandfeelingstogether,forthatwouldhelphimbecomeabetterperson.ToFuLei,learningtobeagoodpersoncomesbeforeanyacademic（学术的）training.In1954,FuLeiwrote,“Everyoneshouldbeagoodpersonbeforebecominganexpertinanyarea.Otherwise,thatpersonwillnotachievemuch,nomatterhowknowledgeableheorsheis.”FuLei’sFamilyLettershasagreatinfluenceonpeopleinChina.Thebookhelpsmanyyoungstudentsunderstandhowtheyshouldlivetheirlives.36．WhoeditedFuLei’sfamilyletters?A．FuCong. B．FuMin. C．FuLei. D．Atranslator.37．WhatcanwelearnfromFuLei’sFamilyLetters?A．Peopleinthe1950scommunicatedwitheachotherbybooks.B．Praisingchildrenaftertakingpartinacompetitionisimportant.C．It’sdifficultforparentstomaketheirchildrenwelleducated.D．FuLei’sfamilytraditionandvalueareshowninthebook.38．WhatdidFuLeithinkofFuCong’sfuture?A．Itwouldbehopeful. B．Itwouldbedoubtful.C．Itwouldbedifficult. D．Itwouldbeinteresting.39．WhywasFuCongadvisedtoreadfamousChinesetexts?A．Tobearicherman. B．Togetmoregoodideas. C．Tohelpmorepeople. D．Tobecomeabetterperson.40．Wherecanweprobablyreadthepassage?A．Inatravelguide. B．Inacomicbook. C．Inanewspaper. D．Inafashionmagazine.（2023上·广东深圳·九年级深圳市桂园中学校联考期中）China’sbiggestsolar-powereddrone(太阳能无人机),Qimingxing-50orMorningStar50,finisheditsfirsttestflightinSeptember,2022.ThedronewasbuiltbytheAviationIndustryCorporationofChina(AVIC,中国航空工业集团有限公司).Droneshavebeenusedforquiteafewyearsnow.Therearedifferentwaysofincreasingtheflyingtime.However,allthesemethodsbecomelessusefulcomparedwiththeunlimited(无限的)powerprovidedbytheSun.That’swhyresearchershavebeenworkingtomakesolar-powereddronesthatcannotonlystayintheairforlongerbutalsoperformmoretaskswhileinthesky.In2018,Chinatestedthefirstversion(版本)ofMorningStar,whichwas91feetwide.Madefromaspecialkindofplastic,thedronewassolight,weighingonly41pounds.Comparedwithit,theMorningStar50ismuchlargerandhasawingspan(翼展)of164feet.OnSeptember3,MorningStar50tookofffromanairportinYulinCityintheShanxiprovinceinnorthwestChinaandlandedback26minuteslaterafterasmoothflight.Stafftoldsomelocalreportersthatallflightsystemsworkednormally.Thisisagoodstartforfutureflightsofthesolar-powereddronethatcouldlastformanydaysorevenmonthsatatime.IntheUS,AirbushasbeentestingtheZephyrsolar-powereddronesforthepastfewyears.Itslatestversion,theZephyrS,cameclosetobreakingtherecordforthelongestflight.Itstayedintheairfor64days.Unluckily,thedronefellontothegroundonlyafewhoursbeforeitwouldhavesetanewrecord.41．Whichoneisanadvantageofsolar-powereddronesresearcherswant?A．They’recheaperthanothers. B．Theycanflyinbadweather.C．Theyflyatahigherspeed. D．Theycanstayintheairforlonger.42．WhatmadethefirstversionofMorningStarlight?A．Itslook. B．Itsmaterial.C．Thepowerituses. D．Thetasksitperforms.43．WhatcanweknowaboutZephyrS?A．Itfailedtolandsmoothly. B．Itflewforonlyafewhours.C．ItsetanewrecordintheUS. D．Ithadbeentestedformanyyears.44．What’sthemainpurposeofthetext?A．Tocomparedifferentdrones. B．Toreportadrone’stestflight.C．Todiscussdrones’future. D．Totelltheimportanceofdrones.45．WhichoneofthefollowingstatementisTRUE?A．Theflyingtimeofdronespoweredbynuclearisthelongest.B．Solar-powereddronescanonlyperformonetaskatatimewhileinthesky.C．MorningStarlandedsmoothlyaftera26-minuteflight.D．TheZephyrSfinallysetanewrecord.（2023上·广东深圳·九年级深圳第三高中校考期中）FromAI-madejokestoHarryPotterfashionvideos,AIcanbeusedtomakefunnystuff.Butcanitbeasfunnyasahuman?Andifitcan,willittaketheplaceofcomedywritersinthefuture?That’ssomethingperformershavebeenlookingatinthisyear’sEdinburghFestivalFringe（爱丁堡边缘艺术节）,runningfromAug4to28.AnyonecanputonashowattheFestival,andthisyearevenrobotsweregettinginontheact.OneoftheFestival’sbigshowsevenusedasmallrobottocomeupwithjokesfromaudiencesuggestions,whichwerethenperformedbyhumans.Theresultscouldbeveryfunny,butsometimestheyweren’tfunnyatall.Thatwaspartofthepoint,explainedPiotrMirowski,theshow’sco-maker.Comedian（喜剧演员）PierreNovelliesaidthatitwilltakealongtimeforAItogetgoodatcreatingcomedy.“ComedyisthelastthingthatAIisgoingtogetnear.”PierretoldSkyNews.“Evenhumancomedianshavedifficultytellingtheirjokesfortherightpeopleattherighttime.Butthat’swhat’sinterestingaboutstand-upandfun.”ButComedianPeterBazelyattheFestivalsaidhe’susingAItomakejokesforhimbecausehe’soutofideas.“Intoday’sworld,manyartistsareworriedthatAIcouldendupdoingtheirjobsforthem,butIactuallyhopethatAIwilldoexactlythatoneday.”ThereasonsforpeoplewantingtouseAIarecertainlyunderstandable,butthedangerstheybringtomanypeople’sjobsarebecomingmoreandmorereal,andthat’snotveryfunny.FromworriesinschoolsandcollegesaboutstudentsusingChatGPTfortheirwork,towritersandactorsworryingthatAIcouldbeusedtoreplacethem,fearsaboutthedangersofAIareahottopicintheworld.46．Whatcanweknowaboutthisyear’sEdinburghFestivalFringe?A．Itlastedforoveramonth. B．Evenrobotstookpartintheshow.C．Allthejokesfromtherobotswereveryfunny. D．EveryoneusedAItomakejokesatthefestival.47．Whatdoestheunderlinedsentence“ComedyisthelastthingthatAIisgoingtogetnear.”mean?A．CreatingcomedyisstillverydifficultforAI. B．ComedyisagoodwayforAItogetnearhumans.C．AIisabletocreategoodcomedynow. D．AIsuccessfullycreatedcomedyatlastattheFestival.48．WhichofthefollowingmightComedianPeterBazelyagree?A．ItwilltakealongtimeforAItogetgoodatcreatingcomedy.B．Intoday’sworld,fewartistsareworriedthatAIcoulddotheirjobsforthem.C．AIbringsdangerstomanypeople’sjobs.D．ItisagoodideathatAIwilldomanyartists’jobsoneday.49．Whatisprobablythewriter’sattitude（态度）towardsAI?A．Supportive. B．Certain. C．Worried. D．Excited.50．Whatisthestructureofthispassage?A．①/②/③④/⑤ B．①②/③④⑤ C．①/②/③④⑤ D．①②/③/④⑤（2023上·广东深圳·九年级深圳第三高中校考期中）Asateenager,doyoufeelhelplesswhenhavingproblemswithyourparents?ChenZanzao,a17-year-oldb