2024年人教版英语中考总复习：阅读理解 练习题汇编（含答案解析）

2024年人教版英语中考总复习：阅读理解练习题汇编

（2023・湖南湘西•统考中考真题）

Name:TheWanderingEarthII（《流浪地球2》）

Kind:Sciencefiction;Action

Release（上映）Time:January22

Period:2h53min

Boxoffice（票房）inChina:3.93billionyuan（$566million）

BoxofficeinNorthAmerica:$4million

Director:GuoFan

Actors:AndyLau,WillisChuang,WuJing...

Theme:Thesunisgoingtodie.Whenfacingsuchanaccident,humansdidn'trunawayfrom

theearth,buttheychosetowanderwithit.Theybuilthugemachinestopushtheearthto

leavethesolarsystem（太阳系）andfindanewone.Themovieisalsoabouttheinsideworld

ofthecharacters,showingtheirimportancetofamily,whichisdeeplyrooted（扎根）in

Chineseculture.

1.Whenwasthemovieon?

A.Jun.20.B.Jan.12.C.Jan.22.

2.Whatkindofmovieisit?

A.Scary.B.Cartoon.C.Action.

3.Whatistheboxofficeofthemovieintotal?

A.$570million.B.$4million.C.$566million.

4.Whoisthedirectorofthemovie?

A.GuoFan.B.AndyLau.C.WuJing.

5.whenfacingtheaccidentinthemovie.

A.Peopleranawayfromtheearth

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B.Peoplewanderedwiththeearth

C.Peoplefoundanewplanet

（2023•宁夏・统考中考真题）

AStarWoman一WangZhenyi

WangZhenyi,bornin1768,wasagreatwomanscientistinQingDynasty（朝代）.At

thattime,girlscouldn'tgetgoodeducation,butherfatherencouragedhertoreadbooksand

educateherself.Shebecameinterestedinastronomy（天文学）,math,geography,medicine

andpoems.In1786,shedecidedtogivemuchattentiontoastronomy,mathandpoems.After

yearsofhardwork,sheachievedalot.

Herachievements*Foundoutwhentheeclipses

（日蚀；月蚀）ofthesunandthemoonwould

happen

赣—WangZhenyi

•Learnedalotabouthowthesun,themoonand

theearthmoveinspace

WangZhenyi（1768-1797）,Madesomenewrulesinmath

（1768—1797）•Wrotemanybooksandpoems

Sadly,WangZhenyidiedwhenshewasonly29yearsold.Eventhoughherlifewas

short,herthoughtsanddiscoveriesliveon.In2000,aplanetwasnamedafterher.Herspirit

andhardworkcontinuetoinspire（激励）peopletoday.

6.WhenwasWangZhenyiborn?

A.In1768.B.In1786.C.In1797.D.In2000.

7.Accordingtothepassage,whatdidWangZhenyidecidetogivemuchattentionto?

A.Math,geographyandmedicine.

B.Astronomy,mathandpoems.

C.Astronomy,medicineandpoems.

D.Astronomy,medicineandgeography.

8.WhatcanwelearnfromWangZhenyi?

A.Itiseasytobecomesuccessful.

B.Nothingisimpossibleifweworkhard.

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C.Womenarealwayswiserthanmen.

D.Ifsimpossibleforawomantobeascientistinancienttimes.

9.Inwhichpartofamagazinecanyouprobablyreadthepassage?

A.Health.B.Business.C.Sports.D.People.

（2023•辽宁鞍山•统考中考真题）Chinahasmadeasystemoflawstoprotectthe

environment.IthashelpedbuildbeautifulChina,accordingtoaworkreport.

ThesystemincludestheEnvironmentalProtectionLawandalotoflawsinsomeother

areas,suchastheYangtzeRiverProtectionLaw,theYellowRiverProtectionLaw,theBlack

Soil（土壤）ProtectionLaw,thelawontheQinghai-TibetPlateauandsoon.These

environmentalprotectionlawsassistwithbeautifulChina.

Chinaprotectsandimprovestheenvironmentinwhichpeoplelive.Ithasmadegreat

effortstopreventandcontrolpollution.Overthepastfiveyears,theairquality（质量）has

stayedatthegoodlevelon86.5percentofthedaysincities.Thecountryhasalsomade

progressinpreventingandcontrollingsoilpollutionandcontinuedtoprotectforests,rivers,

lakesandsoon.Whafsmore,Chinahasmanagedtomakelawstoprotectwildanimalsand

plants,providehomesformanyanimalsandteachthepublictohelpthem.Animalsare

friendsofhumans,andprotectinganimalsisalsotoprotectthehomeofhumans.

Agoodenvironmentisimportanttohumans.Withoutthefreshairorcleanwater,we

can'tliveontheearth.TheChinesegovernmenthastakenactiontoprotectboth.the

environmentandourselves.

10.ThereareatleastlawsinParagraph2.

A.5B.6C.7D.8

11.Theunderlinedword"assist“inParagraph2issimilarto.

A.partB.agreeC.helpD.deal

12.AccordingtoParagraph3,wehavedonesomethingtoprotecttheanimals,including

（Dprovidinghomesformanyanimals

©givinganimalsmorefood

©teachingthepublictohelpanimals

©makinglawstoprotectwildanimalsandplants

A.①②③B.①③④C.①②④D.②③④

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13.Overthepastfiveyears,theairqualityincitieshasgenerallystayedatthe

level.

A.badB.terribleC.poorD.good

14.Whafsthemainideaofthepassage?

A.AsystemoflawshasbeenmadetoprotectsoilaroundChina.

B.Thecountryhasmadeprogressinpreventingriverpollution.

C.Chinaprotectsandimprovestheenvironmentinwhichpeoplelive.

D.Chinahastakenactiontoprotecttheenvironmentandhumans.

（2023•内蒙古・统考中考真题）

WelcometoSchoolDanceClub

Areyoutiredofsittingtoolong?Doyouwanttobehealthier?JointheSchoolDance

Clubandmoveyourbody!

Choiceofdances:folk,modern,pop,etc.

Levelofdifficulty:LevelI.Level2andLevel3

Teachers:

VictorSmith

-Firstprizewinnerof"DancersonStage“for7years

JuliaWhite

一15yearsofteachingexperience

一GraduatedfromInternationalMasterDanceSchool

HelenBlack

——Skilledindifferentkindsofdances,especiallyin'"fusion（融合）“dance

Whotojoin:Studentsaged10-15

Ifyouwouldliketobeoneofus,pleasefillintheformandsendittoMariaCooper?s

officebefore18thJuly.

15.TheDanceClubbestsuitsthosewhowantto.

A.behealthierB.bequietC.singfolksongsD.learnpopmusic

16.WhendidVictorSmithwinthefirstprizeof“DancersonStage”?

A.In2022.B.In2020.C.In2018.D.In2016.

17.Ifyouwanttolearn“fiision“dance,youcanchoose.

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A.JuliaWhiteB.VictorSmithC.HelenBlackD.MariaCooper

18.WhocanjointheDanceClub?

A.Teacherswithrichexperience.B.Teachersgoodatdancing.

C.Studentsaged9.D.Studentsaged13.

19.Thetextisprobablya.

A.posterB.diaryC.poemD.report

（2023•甘肃甘南•统考中考真题）阅读下面短文，从各题所给的A、B、C三个选项中选

出最佳选项。

Eachculturehasitsspecialwaysofgreetingpeople.Lefstakealook.

TheUS

PeopleintheUSoftenshakehandswithpeopletheyhavejustmet.Howthehandshake

beganisuncertain,butmostwouldagreethatitisquiteagoodwaytogreeteachother.Inthe

past,theshakingoftherighthandshowedthatthepersonwasnotcarryinganything

dangerous.

Buttoday,thingsaredifferent.AccordingtoChinaDaily,manyAmericanpeoplenow

greeteachotherwiththeirelbows（肘部）.Withonlyalittletouch,theelbowgreetingmakes

thehandsfree,whichisgoodnews.

France

Franceisfamousforitsspecialgreetingways.Theytouchothers9facesandmakea

kissingsound.Forthem,ittellsothers,“Wetrustandcareabouteachother.However,asthe

virushasspreadallovertheworld,thisgreetingisnowbannedinthecountry.Newspapers

arefilledwithadviceonhowtotaketheplaceofthefamousFrenchkissontheface.

India

MostpeopleinIndiaperformanamaskar（合十礼）asagreeting.Peopleneedtoplace

theirhandstogetherwithabow（鞠躬）.Butsomeyoungpeople'sgreetinghabitshave

changedbecauseoftheirexperiencesofstudyingabroad.Theyliketoofferahandshakeanda

kisstoday.InMarch,thePrimeMinistercalledonhispeopletouseonlythenamaskaratthis

specialtime.

20.IfsclearthataccordingtothegreetingsintheUS.

A.howthehandshakebegan

B.handshakeusedtobeagoodwaytogreetpeople

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C.shakinghandsisbetterthangreetingwithelbows

21.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"banned“probablymean?

A.Encouraged.B.Stopped.C.Welcomed.

22.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?

A.ThenewwayofFrenchgreetingshowslesstrustandcare.

B.NoonecallsonFrenchtochangethetraditionalwaysofgreetings.

C.Inthepast,theshakingofthehandsmeantthepersonwasfriendly.

23.SomeIndianswithexperiencesofstudyingabroadliketo.

A.shakehandsorofferakiss

B,greeteachotherwithelbows

C.placetheirhandstogetherwithabow

24.Whydopeoplechangetheirwaysofgreetingsinthearticle?

A.Tokeeptheepidemic（流行病）fromspreading.

B.Tobetterunderstandanotherculture.

C.Toshowtheytrustandcareabouteachother.

（2023•江苏淮安・统考中考真题）

LefsBuildaGreenerWorld!Chinahopestoseetheturningpointofcarbonemissions（碳

排放）by2030andrealizecarbonneutrality（碳

中和）by2060.Everyoneshouldtrytheirbesttoachievethisgoal（目标）.

China'sgoalby2060

Carbonemissionsofoneyearreachthehighestpointin

2030andthenbegintodrop.

BySunshineCommunity

25.Whichyearmarkstheturningpointofcarbonemissions?

A.2021.B.2023.C.2030.D.2060.

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26.Accordingtothepicturesabove,whatcanwedotoreducecarbonemissions?

①Ridemore.②Don'twastewater.

©Saveenergy.④Savefood.

A.①②③B.①②④C.①③④D.②③④

27.Thetextisprobablya.

A.posterB.novelC.diaryD.poem

（2023•江苏盐城•统考中考真题）AteamofChinesescientistsandclimbersreachedthe

topofQomolangmaatabout12:30p.m.onTuesday,May23.Ifsthesecondtimesincelast

yearforthescienceexpedition（考察）teamtoreachthetop.

Theteamwasmadeupof13Chinesescientistsandclimbers.Theysetoffataheightof

8,300metresforthetopatabout3a.m.Aftermorethan8hoursofhardclimbing,they

arrivedatthe8,830-metreweatherstation.

Afterfixingsteelropes,changingbatteriesandputtinginwindspeedanddirection

sensors（传感器），theyfinishedimprovingtheworld'shighestautomated（自动化的）weather

station,whichwassetupbyChinesescientistslastyear.Besides,theycollectedice-snow

samplesonthetopforfurtherresearch.

Theweatherstationrecordstemperatures,windspeedsandotherkeydataforstudying

climatechange.Climatescientistshavefoundthatglobalwarminghashadalargeinfluence

ontheglaciernumberontheQinghai-TibetPlateau（青藏高原）.

Overthelastfiftyyears,thetemperatureontheQinghai-TibetPlateauhasrisenabout

0.5℃everytenyears.Studyingtheecosystem（生态系统）oftheQinghai-TibetPlateauwill

helpscientistshaveabetterunderstandingoftheinfluenceofclimatechange,andhelp

scientistsandthegovernmentmakeproperdecisions.

Sincethemid-20thcentury,Chinahassentdifferentresearchexpeditionteamsto

Qomolangma.Butbecauseoflimitedresourcesandtechnologies,manykeyscientific

questionsarestillunanswered,suchaswhetherglobalwarmingcanmelttheiceatthetopof

Qomolangma,andhowecosystemcanchangeasheightincreasestoextremity.

28.HowmanytimeshastheChinesescienceexpeditionteamreachedthetopsincelastyear?

A.Once.B.Twice.C.Threetimes.D.Fourtimes.

29.Whichparagraphbestdescribesthepicturebelow?

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A.Paragraph1.B.Paragraph2.C.Paragraph3.D.Paragraph4.

30.WhatdoesParagraph5mainlytalkabout?

A.Thewayofscientistsstudyingclimatechange.

B.Theeffortofgovernmenttosolveclimatechange.

C.TheinfluenceofclimatechangeontheQinghai-TibetPlateau.

D.TheimportanceofstudyingecosystemoftheQinghai-TibetPlateau.

31.Whatcanweknowfromthepassage?

A.Theteamsetoffataheightof8,830metresforthetopatabout3a.m.

B.Theteamcollectedrocksamplesonthetopforfurtherresearch.

C.Chinahassetuptheworld*shighestautomatedweatherstationsofar.

D.Allthekeyscientificquestionshavebeenanswereduptonow.

（2023•江苏盐城•统考中考真题）Throughouthistory,peopleallovertheworldhave

lovedwatchingshows.Whattypesofshowscanwesee?Lefstakeatourofthecolourful

worldofshows.

Beijingoperaisatypeofmusicaltheatre.Itjoinssinging,dance,acrobatics,and

martialartstogether.Ithasalotofmusicandiscalledopera,buttheactorstellthestoriesin

dialogues.ThestoriesaretakenfromChinesehistory,talesandliterature.Whenanactor

appears,theaudienceknowquicklyifthecharacterissmart,stupidorbadbecauseofhisface

paint.Forexample,aredfaceisloyal.Alotofmake-upmakestheaudienceseetheactor,s

mouth,eyes,andfacefromfaraway.

WayangkulitisfromIndonesiaandistheoldestformofpuppettheatreintheworld.

Thestoriesarelegendsandfolkstories.Thepuppetsarealldifferentcharacteristics.The

biggestonesarethebadguys,andtheheroesareusuallythinpuppetswithlongpointed

noses,WayangkulitperformancesarestillverypopularinIndonesia.

Balletisaformofdance.ItstartedinItalyinthe15thcentury.Inearlyballet,dancers

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woremasksandheavycostumes,andtheywereallmale.Thefirstfemaledancerappeared

about200yearslater.Bothmaleandfemaleballetdancershavetobeinverygoodshapeand

strong.Oneballetperformancecantake5,000hoursofpractice.Andinoneperformance

amaledanceroftenhastoliftalotoffemaledancers.TwofamousstoryballetsareSwan

LakeandPeterPan.

Streettheatreisreallyfun,anditistheoldestformoftheatre.Itwasperformed

outdoorsonthestreetsofancientEgypt.Nowyoucanseeitinshoppingcentresandonstreet

cornersinmanycitiesoftheworld.Theperformersdoallkindsofthingslikejuggling,

dancing,andsinging.Everyonecanstoptowatchit.Andifsfree!

32.InBeijingopera,ifanactor5sfacepaintisred,thecharacteris_.

A.badB.loyalC.smartD.stupid

33.Whatcanbelearntfrom"Oneballetperformancecantake5,000hoursofpractice.9,?

A.Practicemakesperfect.B.Wellbegun,halfdone.

C.Manyhandsmakelightwork.D.Actionsspeaklouderthanwords.

34.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?

A.Wecanenjoysinging,danceandjugglinginBeijingopera.

B.ThestoriesinWayangkulitarefromhistoryandliterature.

C.SwanLakeandPeterPanaretwofamousstoryballets.

D.Wecanseestreettheatreindoorsnowinmanycities.

（2023•青海西宁•统考中考真题）ChinesePresidentXiJinpingvisitedaschoolin

BeijingonMay31sttocelebrateChildren'sDay,whichfallsonJune1st.Hesaid,"'Children

arethefutureofacountryandthehopeofanation.^^Hereissomeinformationabout

Children'sDayinsomecountries.

ChinaTime:June1st

Activity:Childrengetaone-dayholidayandhavepartieswithfriendshappily.

Brazil（巴西）Time:August15th

Activity:Childrengotohospitalstohaveahealthcheck.

JapanTime:March3rd-forgirls

May5th-forboys

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November15th-forchildrenwhoare3,5and7yearsold

Activity:ChildrenweartraditionalJapaneseclothestocelebratetheirfestivals.

Sweden（瑞典）Time:August7thisBoys9Day.December13thisGirls'Day.

Activity:Boysjoininsomefunnyactivities.Girlstrytodosomethinggoodtohelpothers.

35.In,childrenhaveaone-dayholidayonChildren'sDay.

A.ChinaB.BrazilC.JapanD.Sweden

36.ChildreninBrazilspendChildren'sDayon.

A.December13thB.August15thC.June1stD.March3rd

37.HowmanyChildren'sDaysarethereinJapaninayear?

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

38.GirlsinSwedenonChildren'sDay.

A.weartraditionalclothesB.haveahealthcheck

C.havepartieswithfriendsD.dosomegoodthingsforothers

39.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?

A.Childrenarethefutureandthehopeofacountry.

B.SwedenhasthemostChildren'sDaysofthefourcountries.

C.ThepassageisonlyaboutChildren'sDayinAsiancountries.

D.ChildrenaroundtheworldspendChildren'sDayonthesameday.

（2023•山东德州•统考中考真题）

孽*。

ScientiststrainAItoreadhumanthoughts

Scientistshavecreatedanewtoolthatcanturnpeople'sthoughtsintowords.Itworksby

usinganAIprogramcalledGPT-1totranslatebrainactivitywords.Inordertoachievethis,

scientistsdidalot.

First,scientistsgoteverythingreadybeforethetests.Theyinvitedsomevolunteers.Each

spentsixteenhourslisteningtostoriesinascanner（扫描仪）.Theyimaginedthestoriesas

theyheardthem,andthescannerrecordedtheirbrainactivity.GPT-1madeconnections

betweentheideasinthestoriesandtherecordingsofthelisteners5brainactivity.

Thencamethetests.Thescientistsdidtheminthreedifferentways.

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Test1

Theresearchersplayedanewstory.GPT-1wasonlygivenrecordingsofthevolunteers5

brainactivity.ButthewordsthatGPT-1predicted（预测）wereverysimilartothewordsin

thestorythattheywerelisteningto.Thewordsweren,texactlythesame,buttheyoften

carriedthesamemeaning.Forexample,whenavolunteerwaslisteningtoastoryabouta

womanwhodidn'thaveadriver'slicense（驾照），theprogramcameupwiththis:a4Shehasn't

evenstartedtolearntodriveyet.^^

Test2

Thescientistsalsocarriedoutthetestwhenvolunteersimaginedtheirownstories.t4It

reallyworksatthelevelofideas.Theideasarethesamebutexpressedindifferentwords,9,

saysAlexanderHuth,oneofthescientistsbehindthestudy.

Test3

Theresearchersshowedthevolunteerssilentmovies,withnospokenwordsatall.

GPT-1couldstillfigureout（算出）thebasicideas.

Afterthetests,thescientistssaythatGPT-1isthefirstAIprogramtoturnwhatpeople

arethinkingintowordswithoutbrainsurgery（夕卜科手术）.Thetoolisn'tsomethingthatcan

beeasilyusedtoday,mainlybecauseofthesizeandthecostofthescanner.Inthefuture,they

believe,asimilarbutcheapertoolcouldhelppeoplewhohavelosttheabilitytospeak

becauseofaninjuryordisease.

Thescientistssaytheirtoolcan'tbeusedto“readpeople'sminds^^withoutpermission

（允许）.Thetoolonlyworksifthepersonwantstosharetheirthoughts.

40.Whatwasthescannerusedtodo?

A.Recordbrainactivity.B.Readthevolunteers,ideas.

C.Catchtheideasofstories.D.Workouttheideas.

41.WhatwasGPT-1usedtodo?

A.Receivesounds.B.Testthescanner.

C.Producesilentmovies.D.Turnrecordingsofbrainactivityinto

words.

42.Inwhichwaywasinformationputintovolunteers5braininTest3?

A.Listening.B.Imagining.C.Watching.D.Reading.

43.Whydidscientistsdothetests?

A.Toshowhowthetoolworks.B.Toprovethatthetoolworkswell.

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C.Totestinwhichfieldsthetoolcanbeused.D.Tostudywhosemindcanberead.

44.Whocouldthetoolhelpaccordingtothepassage?

A.Peoplewhocan'tspeak.B.Peoplewhocan'thear.

C.Peoplewhocan'tread.D.Peoplewhocan'tdrive.

（2023•山东德州・统考中考真题）

Isfakegrassbetterthanalivinggrasslawn?

Whatdoyouneedtoknow?

•Fakegrassismadefromdifferenttypesofplasticsandusedingardensaswellassports

grounds.

•Moreandmorepeopleareusingfakegrasstoreplacelivinggrasslawns（草坪）andcover

otheroutdoorspaces.

•Onecompanysellingfakegrasshassold50%morecomparedwithlastyear.

•Somepeoplethinkfakegrassisbadforwildlifeandtheenvironment,andmustn'tbesold.

Environmentprotectors9至

（投票）

opinionLASTWEEKSPOLL

wx

Therehasbeenalarge

Lastweek,weaskediffakegrasswasbetterthanareallawn.

riseinthenumberoffake

Mostreaderssaidtheypreferredthenaturalkindofgreen

lawns.

space,especiallybecauseifsmuchbetterforwildlife.

Environmentprotectors

sayfakegrasslawnsdestroyYes—fakegrassNo-fakegrassshouldbe

（破坏）wildlifehabitatsmakesgardeningreplacedwithrealgrassGardens

（栖息地）atatimeeasyFakegrassnotbringallkindsofnatureintoour

whenweshouldbetryingtoonlylookstidier,it'slives.Birdscanpeck（啄食）

improvetheenvironment,alsoeasiertocarefor,throughlawnsforbugsandworms,

whichisnotfriendlytoespeciallyforpeopleandundergroundwildlifewillnot

animals,birdsorinsectslikewhofindgardeningbestarvedoffood.

beeswhichareimportanttodifficultorboring.Plasticgrassalsoheatsup

us.However,lookingafteraFakegrasscanbemorethananaturallawn.Inwarm

gardencanbehardwork,sweptandcleaned,butweather,itcanbetoohotforbare

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whichnoteverybodyisanaturallawnneeds（光脚的）feetorpawstostandon.

willingorabletodo.mowing（修剪）,Also,thereisnownoeasyway

weeding（除草）andtorecycleplasticlawns,somost

watering,whichtakeswillendupinrubbishdumps（堆）.

effortandisn'talwaysOneofthebestthingsaboutreal

goodforthegrassgardensisthatifsrewarding

environment.（值得做的）.Youcan'tplantflowers

Afakegrasslawnonaplasticlawn.Evenatinyreal

looksfresh,brightandgrasslawn-whichprovidesfood

colourfulinashadyforbirdsandahomeforinsects,

（背阴的）outdoorplantsandotherwildlife-isbetter

space.thanafake,plasticone.

45.Whatdoestheword"fhke"meaninthepassage?

A.Colourful.B.Unreal.C.Wild.D.Living.

46.Whatdo11%ofthereadersinthepollprobablythinkoffakegrass?

A.Itlooksuntidyandhardtocarefor.

B.Itmakesgardeningdifficultorboring.

C.Ittakesefforttomow.weedandwater.

D.Itmakesshadyspacebright.

47.Whatdo89%ofthereadersinthepollprobablythinkoffakegrass?

A.Friendlytowildlife.B.Hotforbarefeetinwarmdays.

C.Rewarding.D.Easytorecycle.

48.Whichismentionedinthepassage?

A.Fakegrasscanbeusedindoorstoo.

B.50%morecompaniessoldfakegrasslastyear.

C.Somepeoplethinkfakegrassmustn'tbesold.

D.Everybodyiswillingtousefakegrass.

49.Whichisthemainideaofthepassage?

A.Whatisfakegrass?

B.Gardeningishardwork.

C.Fakegrassisbetterthanalivinggrasslawn.

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D.Peoplehavedifferentopinionsaboutfakegrass.

（2023•山东淄博・统考中考真题）阅读下面的访谈材料，将记者提问的五个问题与音乐

家Jake的答复A—E进行匹配。

50How

A.Listeningtomusicisgreat,butitiscreativetomakeyourownmusic.

didyoubegin

Asyoudoit,youuseyourbodyandyourmindatthesametime.

playing?

B.OnlymyfriendsknowthatIwasvery,veryshybeforeIwasa

51Was

teenager.Eveninhighschool,performinginfrontofcrowds,Irefusedto

thereatimewhen

useamicrophone（麦克风）becauseIdidn'twanttotalkintoit.I'dstay

musichelped

inthebackgroundwhileeverybodywasinfront,singing.

you?

C.Ithinkweshouldbethankfulandkind.Andhavingapassion（热情）

52What

inlifeissoimportant.Whenyoufindsomethingyoulovedoingand

don'tmany

wanttobecomebetteratit,rememberthesethreethings:1.Study.2.

peopleknow

Practice.3.Makehealthychoices.

aboutyou?

D.Mymomtaughtmetoplaytheukulele（一种四弦乐器）whenIwas

53What

four.Iwouldplayallthetime.Sometimesmyparentshadtotakeitaway

doyoulove

frommesoIwoulddohomeworkoreatdinner!

aboutmaking

E.RelationsbetweenmyparentsbecamedifficultwhenIwasinthefifth

music?