辽宁省抚顺市望花区2024年中考英语二模试卷（含答案）

2024年辽宁省抚顺市望花区中考英语二模试卷

听力部分

第一节情景应答你将听到5个句子，每个句子后面设有一个小题，请从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中

选出最佳选项。听完每个句子后，你将有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每个句子读一遍。

1.（1分）A.Notatall.

B.Yes，I'lldoitatonce.

C.Noproblem.

2.（1分）A.Yes,shedid.

B.Sheisbeautiful.

C.Sheistwelve.

3.（1分）A.OK,let*sgo.

B.That'stoobad.

C.Nevermind.

4.（1分）A.Soundsgreat.

B.itclosesat5：00pm.

C.Itisacrossfromthesupermarket.

5.（1分）A.InIndia.

B.Ithinkitisamazing.

C.Wehavewaterfightsinthestreet.

第二节听短对话，回答问题。你将听到5段短对话，每段对话后面设有一个小题，请从题中所给的A、B、

C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你将有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段

对话读一遍。

6.（1分）Whatdoesthemanlikeplayingbestnow?

A.Basketball.

B.Volleyball.

C.Football.

7.（1分）Howdoesthemanhelpthewoman?

A.Byfindingherahotel.

B.Byshowinghertheway.

C.Bytakinghertothehotel.

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8.（1分）Whatcanwelearnabouttheman?

A.Hemadeanewinvention.

B.Heboughtanewcomputer.

C.Hecancontrolamousewithhiseyes.

9.（1分）WhydoesDaisylookunhappy?

A.Shecan'tfindajob.

B.Shehasdifficultyinstudying.

C.Sheisn'tallowedtodopart-timejobs.

10.（1分）Whatdoesthewomanthinkoftheman*sGerman?

A.Justso-so.

B.Great.

C.Poor.

听长对话，回答问题。你将听到2段长对话，每段对话后面设有三个小题，请从题中所给的A、B、C三个

选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话前，你将有时间阅读各小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒

钟的作答时间。对话读两遍。

11.（3分）（1）WhatisMikedoing?

A.Heisreadinganarticle.

B.Heisworkingonarobot.

C.HeiswatchingaTVprogram.

（2）Whatwouldthewomanlikearobottodo?

A.Playwithher.

B.Lookafterherchildren.

C.Dothehousework.

（3）WhatdoesMikethinkofhavingarobotathome?

A.Dangerous.

B.Hopeful.

C.Impossible.

12.（3分）（1）Whatdayisitnow?

A.Saturday.

B.Sunday.

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C.Friday.

(2)Wheredidthemanputthewoman'sglasses?

A.Inabag.

B.Inabox.

C.Inhishome.

(3)Whatmoviearethespeakersgoingtosee?

A.Acomedy.

B.Anactionmovie.

C.Aromanticmovie.

听短文，回答问题。你将听到一段短文，短文后面设有四个小题，请从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选

出最佳选项。听短文前，你将有时间阅读各小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。

短文读两遍。

13.(4分)(1)Whatdidthehostfamilydoforthespeaker?

A.Theymadeacake.

B.Theygooutforameal.

C.Theygaveherapresent.

(2)WhatdopeopleprobablydoinChina?

A.Theyneveracceptothers1presents.

B.Theydon'topenapresentinfrontofotherpeople.

C.Theyalwaysopenapresentassoonastheyreceiveit.

(3)WhoisLily?

A.Thespeaker'sfriend.

B.Thespeaker'steacher.

C.Thedaughterofthespeaker'shost.

(4)WhatdidLilysuggestthespeakerdo?

A.Buyapresentforherhostfamily.

B.Sendathank-younotetoherhostfamily.

C.LeamsomethingaboutAmericancustom.

阅读理解阅读材料，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

14.(8分)Nowadays,thefoodthatyoubuycomesfrommanyfromdifferentcountries.Havealookinyourfridge,

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cupboard,andfruitbowlandchecktheorigins(来源)ofthefood.PerhapsthereareapplesfromCalifornia,lamb

fromNewZealand,orpotatoesfromEgypt?Youwillprobablybesurprisedhowfarfoodtravelstogettoyour

plate.Thisjourney,from”fieldtoplate”,iscalled1'foodmiles".Afoodmileisthedistancethatfoodtravelsfromthe

farmer*sfieldtothepersonwhobuysthefood.Nowadays,foodoftentravelsthousandsofmilestogettothe

consumers.Whyisthis,andwhataretheeffectsoftheselongdistances?

Traditionally,farmerssoldtheirfoodinthelocalmarket,sothefooddidn'thavetotravelveryfar.Theconsumers

alsodidnottravelveryfarbecausetheywenttotheirlocalmarkettobuythefood.Thiswasagoodsystemforfarmers

andconsumers.However,thereweresomedisadvantages.Forexample,consumerscouldonlybuyfoodthatfarmers

producedlocally.Inaddition,theycouldonlygetfoodthatwasinseason.Now,becauseofmoderntechnology,food

comesfromallovertheworld.Wedonothavetowaitforspringorsummertobuystrawberriesortomatoes.Theyare

availableinwinterifwewant.

Somecountrieshavetoimport(进口)mostoftheirfood.Thisisbecausetheyhavedifficultclimates.TheUnited

ArabEmirates(UAE),forexample,gets85%ofitsfoodfromothercountries.EvenfoodmadeintheUAEoftenuses

importedmaterial.

Whatiswrongwith"foodmiles"?Isthisnotagoodwayofincreasinginternationaltrade?Ibelievethesemiles

areworryingforanumberofreasons.Firstofall,becausefoodtravelssuchlongdistances,weneedmoreplanes,

lorriesandshipstomovethefood.Thismeansweusemoreoilorpetrol,sothereismorepollutionandmoreglobal

(全球的)warming.Inaddition,foodthattravelsalongwayisnotfreshandusuallynotverytasty.Tomatoes,for

example,arepickedearlyandstoredfortheirlongjourneys.Forthisreason,theyareusuallytastelesswhentheygetto

theconsumer.Localfoodhasabettertaste,anditalsoreducestheamountofglobalpollution.Weneedtobuymore

localfood.

(1)Whatiscalled"foodmiles"accordingtothispassage?

A.Theoriginsofthefood.

B.Theeffectsoflongdistances.

C.Thejourneyfromfieldtoplate.

D.Thedisadvantagesofimportedfood.

(2)Theunderlinedword"available"inParagraph2mostprobablymeans"

A.easytoget

B.notbusy

C.willingtotalk

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D.impossibletoget

(3)Thewriterusesthelastparagraphmostlytoencouragereadersto.

A.useimportedmaterial

B.increaseinternationaltrade

C.travellongdistances

D.buymorelocalfood

(4)Thispassageismainlyabout.

A.howlocalfoodtravelsfromfieldtoplate

B.what"foodmiles'*isanditseffects

C.howsomecountriesimporttheirfood

D.wheredifferentkindsoffoodcomefrom

15.(8分)Ithasbeenmorethantwothousandyearswebegantouseanumbrellaonrainydays.However,people

oftenfeltitnotconvenienttoholdanumbrellawhileworking.Thentherubberraincoatwasinventedbyan

EnglishmannamedMacintoshin1823.

In1492,Columbus,awell-knownItalianwoyager,discoveredtheNewWorld-theAmerican.Hebroughtalot

ofthingstoEuropefromSouthAmericaRubbereasoneofthem,butpeopledidn'tknowtheuseofrubberatthat

time.Inl770,peoplefoundthattherubbercouldbeusedaserasers.

MacintoshwasaworkerinaneraserfactoryinScotland.Onedaybespilledtherubberliquidoverhisclothers

carelesslywhenmakingerasers.Heeastoobusytocleanitandwendbackhomewearingthedirtyclothes.Onthe

eayhome,itrainedbeavily.Havinggoumbrella,Macintoshhadtorunhomequickly.Whenbegothome,betook

offthewetclothes.Tohissurprise,theareaoftheclotgheswithrubberwasn'twet.nWhynotmakearubber

raincoat?"Macintoshthought.Thenextdayhebrushedtherubberliquidalloveracoua.Heworethenrubber

coatnonrainydaysandtookawalkinthefieldtotestifitcouldreallykeepofftherain.Surprisingly,theclothes

insidetheHrubbercoat“weren'twetatall.Therubberraincoatwascreatedinthiswaybychance.

Therubberraincoatssoonappearedonthemarket.However,theywerestickyinsummerandhardenedin

winter.Yearafteryear,peoplekeptonimprovingtheraincoats.Todayraincoatsarewidelyusedinourdailylife.

(1)Therubbertaincoatwasinventedby

A.aChinese

B.anItalian

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C.anEnglishman

D.anAmerican

(2)WhatdidColumbusbringtoEuropein1492?

A.Rubber

B.Umbrellas

C.Erasers

D・Raincoats

(3)WhydidMacintoshweartheHrubbercoatHonrainydays

A.Toshowhisnice"rrubbercoat"

B.Tosellittoararmer

C.Totestifitcouldkeepofftherain

D.Togotoworkinthefield

(4)WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?

A.MacintoshworkedinamarketinScotland

B.Therubbermincoatwascreatedbychance

C.Thefirstrubberraincoatwassickyinwinter

D.Theumbrellawasinventedaftertherubberraincoat.

16.(8分)Inasurprisingresult,theNo.69MiddleSchoolgirls'footballteamyesterdaybeattheirschooFsboys*

team.Theboys'teamoftenhelpedthegirlswiththeirtraining.Theyhadneverlosttothegirlsbefore,butthistime

thegirlsbeatthem4-3.

Afterthegame,WuNai,headoftheboys*team,wasveryunhappy.'*Weallthoughtthiswouldbeaneasygame,

"hesaid."Weneverthoughtateamofgirlscouldbeatus.Thisisthesaddestdayofmylife."

ButMr.Hu,theboys*PEteacher,saidhethoughtthegirlsshouldwin/'Theboysweretooconfident(自信)，

"hesaid."Itoldthembeforethematchthattheyneededtoplaywell.Theyallthoughtthatgirls'footballwasa

joke.Nowtheyknowbetter.Theydidn*tplaycarefully,andtheylost.'*

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Thematchhadstartedwellfortheboys.After30minutes,theywerewinning2-O.Theirbestplayer,LuMing,

scoredinthethirtiethminute.Earlier,themid-fieldplayer,MaZhengquan,hadscoredthefirstgoalinonlythe

secondminuteofthematch.

Afterthefirsthalfhour,theboysseemedtobecometooconfident.Atfirst,thegirlshadfeltabitnervous(紧张)，

butthentheybecamemoreandmoreconfident.Justbeforehalftime，LiXiaolinmadethescore2-1.

Inthesecondhalf,theboyswerethefirsttoscore.ltwasfromLuMing.Afterthattheboysbecamelazy,butthe

girlskeptonworkinghard.HaoMeilingscoredinthe68thminute,tomakethescore3-2.ThenLiXiaolinscored

twiceinthelastsixminutestomakethelastscore4-3.1twasasurprisingfinish.

Thegirls*PEteacher,MissWang,wasverypleasedwiththeirwork/'Theyweregreat!"shesaid."Itoldthemthey

couldwin.Itoldthemthatthemostimportantthingwasteamwork.Theboys*teamhadsomegoodplayers，butmy

girlswereabetterteam!”

(1)Whoscoredthefirstgoalinthematch?

A.LuMing.

B.MaZhengquan.

C.LiXiaolin.

D.HaoMeiling.

(2)Whycouldthegirls'teambeattheboys'inthefootballmatch?

A.Becausetheboys*teamhelpedthegirlswiththeirtraining.

B.Becausetheboyshadneverlosttothegirlsbefore.

C.Becausetheboys*teamwonthefirsthalf.

D.Becausethegirlsplayedtogetherbetterandworkedharder.

(3)Whichofthefollowingisright?

A.Thegirlsmadeonlyonegoalinthefirsthalf.

B.Thegirlsevenmade3moregoalsthantheboysinthesecondhalf.

C.Manypeoplethoughtthegirlscouldbeattheboysbeforethematch.

D.Thegirls*teamhadsomebetterplayersthantheboys*.

(4)Choosetherightorderaccordingtothepassage.

a.Thegirls'PEteachertoldthemthattheycouldwin.

b.WuNai,headoftheboys'teamwasveryunhappy.

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c.Thematchstartedwellfortheboys.

d.Thegirlskickedthesecondgoalinthematch.

A.abed

B.bcda

C.dcab

D.acdb

17.（8分）Everyschoolhasnoticeboards.Let*sseewhatisonthenoticeboardofaschool.

SchoolRulesReportCard

Fighting,sayingbadwordsandallotherbadbehaviorReportcardaboutyourschoollifeandwork.willbegiven

willnotbeallowed.toyourparents.Lookatthemarkingkey（评分标准）for

Donotthrowrocks,snowballsorsticksontheschoolyourschoolwork.

grounds.MARKINGKEY

HandinanoteortelephonetoschoolifyourchildwillAGoesbeyondgradelevelstandards4

beabsentfortheday.AMeetsgradelevelstandards3

ParentsandvisitorsneedtocheckinattheofficewhenADoesnotmeetgradelevelstandards2

enteringtheschool.Makingprogress

▲Doesnotmeetgradelevelstandards1

Notmakingprogress

ClassAnnouncement（通知）After-schoolProgram

TestingDates：Theafter-schoolprogramswillcontinue.Theprograms

ThemathtestisonJune12〜13.willbeopenfrom3：30to6：00pm

ThesciencetestisonJune15.everyday.

ParentsMeeting：3：30〜4：30Homework&Reading

Thenextparentsmeetingisat7：00pmonFriday,June4：30〜6：00Activities

22inthemeetinghall.Ifyouhaveanyquestions，feelfreetocalltheschoolat

Homework：524-9752.

PleasechecktheHomeworkBoardattheschool

homepagetofindyourhomework.

（1）AccordingtoSchoolRules,visitorshavetowhenenteringtheschool.

A.handinanote

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B.callat524-9752

C.checkinattheoffice

D.telephonetotheschool

(2)From,parentscangetinformationontheparentsmeeting.

A.SchoolRules

B.ReportCard

C.After-schoolProgram

D.ClassAnnouncement

(3)ReportCardshowsparents.

A.certainschoolrules

B.after-schoolactivities

C.plansforclassesandtests

0.children'sschoollifeandwork

(4)Studentsdotheirhomeworkandreadbooks.

A.from3：30to4：30

B.from3：30to6：00

C.from4：30to6：00

D.from6：00to7：00

阅读短文，从方框内所给的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，其中有一个多余的选项。

18.(8分)

5waystotrainyourbrainforbettersteep

Thedaysarelonger,fullofsunshineandbrightwiththepromiseofenjoyingamorerelaxingspringandsummer

withyourlovedones.Butifyouwanttoenjoyyourdaytime,it'stimetoimproveyoursleepduringthenight-

time."Sleepproblemsendangerhealthandquality(质量)oflifeforupto45%oftheworld*spopulation,"according

totheWorldSleepSociety.

Sleepisoneofthethreekeystoahealthier,longerlife(theothersaredietandexercise).(1)Hereare

thetopfivewaystoimproveyoursleepandgetsomerelaxation.

Createasleepnest

Oneofthefirsttasksistosetupyoursleepenvironment.Sciencetellsusthatwesleepbetterincooler

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temperaturesofabout60to67degreesFahrenheit(15℃to20℃).

Developaroutine(惯例)

Setupabedtimeritual(仪式)bytakingawarmbathorshower,readingabookorlisteningtosoftmusic.You're

teachingyourmindtorelax.Andsticktoit.Gotobedandgetupatthesametimeeachday,evenonweekendsoryour

daysoff.(2)

Cutthelights

Productionofthesteephormonemelatonin(荷尔蒙褪黑激素)beginsatdark.Researchhasfoundthatthebody

willsloworstopitwithlighton,togetawayfromanylight,eventhebluelightfromyourchargingsmartphone(充

电智能手机).

Refusethewine

Don'tturntowinetomakeyoucalmorhelpyousleep.(3)Yourbodyneedstoexperienceallthree

stepsofsleep-lightsleep,dream,anddeepsleep-tofullyrepairitself.

(4)_______

Heavyandspicy(辛辣的)foodsmaygiveyouheartbum(胃灼热)orotherdigestive(消化的)problems,

andinfluencing(影响)yourabilitytogetandstayasleep.

Ifyoutrythesetipsandcan'tseemtorelax,oryoursleepcontinuestoworsen,besuretoreachouttoyourdoctor

oramentalhealthprofessional(心理健康师).

A.Thebodylikeroutine.

B.Avoidheavyorhotfoods.

C.Wehavetochangeourmind.

D.Winemayhelpyoufallasleep,butitholdsyouinthelightersleep.

E.Manyofthewaystoincreasethequalityofyoursleepareeasytofollow.

完形填空阅读短文，理解其大意，从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

19.(10分)TodayitisquitenaturaltofindpeopleshakehandsinsomesituationsPeopleallovertheworldshake

handsformanydifferent(1)Weshakehandswhenwemeetnewpeople(2)duringspecial

festivals,playersoftenshakehandsbeforeorafter(3).Businesspeopleshakehandswhentheymakea

deal.

Whydopeopleshakehands(4)shakingfeet?Thisisbecauseofthefactthatalongtimeagomost

people(5)knivesorguns.Ifsomeofthandecidedthattheydidnotwantto(6)theywould

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showtheiremptyhands(7)peopleshookhandssothattheycouldnot(8)knivesintheirsleeves

(袖子)Lateron,hand-shakingbecameasymbolof(9).

Nowwedon'thaveto(10)peoplewithgunsorknivesHoweverwestillshakehandsallthetime!The

reasonissimpleitisstillawaytoshowfriendship.

(1)A.ideasB.reasonsC.thoughtsD.excuses

(2)A.orB.asC.butD.so

(3)A.gamesB.speechesC.exercisesD.programmes

(4)A.suchasB.aswellasC.insteadofD.togetherwith

(5)A.lostB.boughtC.caughtD.carried

(6)A.cheatB.fightC.dropD.speak

(7)A.perhapsB.HappilyC.CarefullyD.Luckily

(8)A.hideB.liftC.pullD.push

(9)A.successB.victoryC.prideD.peace

(10)A.talkaboutB.worryaboutC.knowaboutD.learnabout

语篇填空阅读短文，在空白处填入一个适当的单词或用括号内所给词的正确形式填空，使短文通顺、连贯。

20.(10分)Nowstudents'Englishhandwriting(书法)getsworseandworse.Thatmakestheirteachersfeelworried.Is

yourEnglishhandwritingbeautiful?If(1)(not),herearefourstepsthatreallywork!

♦Usepaperwithlimes

Usingpaperwithlinescankeepyouwritingstraightinstead(2)upordownwhenyouwriteEnglish

wordsorsentences.Thoselinesonthepapercanhelpyoutowritewordsintherightsize.Besureto(3)

(fill)thelinedspacecompletely.Andmakesurethosecapitallettersarewrittenproperly.

♦Slowdown

Ifyourwritingishardtoread,tryslowingdownalittle.Forsomekids,goingslowermakesthehandwriting

clear.Ifyouwritetoo(4)(quick),it'shardforyoutostopwhereyoushould,andevenworse,

youmaymakemore(5)(mistake).

♦Holdyourpencilright

Whenyouholdyourpencilthecorrectway,writingismuch(6)(good).Somekidspressdown

reallyhardwhentheywrite.Thatmakesthehandwritingnotnice.Trytoberelaxedanddon'tholdthepencilso

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hard.Letyourwritingappearniceandclean.Ifyoudoso,peoplewillguessyouareastudent(7)a

goodhabit.

Drawmorepicture

Drawingcanimproveyourhandwriting.Youneedtousetheskillstocontrolyourpencilbetter(8)

(when)youaredrawingpictures.Eventhoughyouhavenochancetodrawatschool,youcanpracticeby(9)

athome.

Handwritingisveryimportant.Imagineyouareaworld-famousmoviestarorawell-knownsportsplayer,

whatdoyoudowhenyour(10)(fan)runuptoyou?Givethemyourautographs(亲笔签名)

ofcourse!

阅读与表达

21.(10分)Poverty(贫困)isabigproblemaroundtheworld.ButChinahasdoneagoodjobofdealingwithitand

ithasfounditsownwaytofightpoverty.Insteadofjustgivingmoneytopoorpeople,ithastriedtoeducatepeople

andgivethemthetoolstheyneedtoliftthemselvesoutofpoverty.Ordinary(平凡的)peopleplayabigroleinthe

fight.Herearetwoofthem.

AftergraduatingfromBeijingNormalUniversityin2016,HuangWenxiugaveupthechancestoworkinbig

citiesandreturnedtoherhometownofBaiseinGuangxiandservedasthevillage'sPartychief(党委书记).Atotalof

418villagerswereliftedoutofpovertythankstoherefforts(努力).Unluckily,shediedinaflashfloodattheageof

30whiledrivingbacktohervillageinBaise.Shewasgiventhetitlenrolemodelofthetimesnbythecentral

government.

WhenMaoXianglinstartedtoworkasthePartysecretaryofhisvillage,therewasonlyonepathwayoutofthe

villageformanyyears.Heledmorethan100villagerstobuildaroadwiththeirhands.lttookthemsevenyearsto

buildaneight-kilometerroad.Maothenencouragedthevillagerstogroworanges.Lastyear,theirorangeyield(产

量)wasnearly40tons.Youngpeoplehavereturnedtothevillagetosellorangesonline.Bytheendof2019,269

villagershadbeenliftedoutofpoverty.Thepercapitalincome(人均收入)reached12,670yuan,40timesmorethan

inthe1990s.

(1)HowdoesChinahelppoorpeopletofightpoverty?

(2)WhatprizewasgiventoHuangWenxiu?

(3)HowdoyoungpeoplesellorangesinMaoXianglin'svillage?

(4)Whatdoyouwanttobewhenyougrowup?Why?Write30wordsormore.

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书面表达

22.（20分）研究表明音乐对人们的情绪有着重要的影响，因此人们用不同的音乐来调节心情.请根据下表提

示内容，写一篇英语短文.

听音乐前的情绪状态适用音乐听音乐后的心境

压力大，过分焦虑流行音乐放松

沉迷电脑游戏，兴奋过度乡村音乐平静

困倦、疲劳摇滚音乐振奋

孤独、悲伤（考生自拟）（考生自拟）

注意：

1）词数80左右.开头已经写好，不计入总词数；

2）内容必须包括上表中的要点；

3）条理清楚、语句连贯；

4）文中不得出现真实的地名、校名和人名等信息.

（参考词汇：摇滚音乐rockmusic）

Researchhasshownthatmusichasanimportanteffectonone'smoods.

2024年辽宁省抚顺市望花区中考英语二模试卷

参考答案与试题解析

听力部分

略

阅读理解阅读材料，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

14.（8分）Nowadays,thefoodthatyoubuycomesfrommanyfromdifferentcountries.Havealookinyourfridge,

cupboard,andfruitbowlandchecktheorigins（来源）ofthefood.PerhapsthereareapplesfromCalifornia,lamb

fromNewZealand,orpotatoesfromEgypt?YDUwillprobablybesurprisedhowfarfoodtravelstogettoyour

plate.Thisjourney,from"fieldtoplate",iscallednfoodmiles".Afoodmileisthedistancethatfoodtravelsfromthe

farmer*sfieldtothepersonwhobuysthefood.Nowadays,foodoftentravelsthousandsofmilestogettothe

consumers.Whyisthis,andwhataretheeffectsoftheselongdistances?

Traditionally,farmerssoldtheirfoodinthelocalmarket,sothefooddidn'thavetotravelveryfar.Theconsumers

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alsodidnottravelveryfarbecausetheywenttotheirlocalmarkettobuythefood.Thiswasagoodsystemforfarmers

andconsumers.However,thereweresomedisadvantages.Forexample,consumerscouldonlybuyfoodthatfarmers

producedlocally.Inaddition,theycouldonlygetfoodthatwasinseason.Now,becauseofmoderntechnology,food

comesfromallovertheworld.Wedonothavetowaitforspringorsummertobuystrawberriesortomatoes.Theyare

availableinwinterifwewant.

Somecountrieshavetoimport(进口)mostoftheirfood.Thisisbecausetheyhavedifficultclimates.TheUnited

ArabEmirates(UAE),forexample,gets85%ofitsfoodfromothercountries.EvenfoodmadeintheUAEoftenuses

importedmaterial.

Whatiswrongwith"foodmiles"?Isthisnotagoodwayofincreasinginternationaltrade?Ibelievethesemiles

areworryingforanumberofreasons.FirstofalLbecausefoodtravelssuchlongdistances,weneedmoreplanes,

lorriesandshipstomovethefood.Thismeansweusemoreoilorpetrol,sothereismorepollutionandmoreglobal

(全球的)warming.Inaddition,foodthattravelsalongwayisnotfreshandusuallynotverytasty.Tomatoes,for

example,arepickedearlyandstoredfortheirlongjourneys.Forthisreason,theyareusuallytastelesswhentheygetto

theconsumer.Localfoodhasabettertaste,anditalsoreducestheamountofglobalpollution.Weneedtobuymore

localfood.

(1)Whatiscalled"foodmilesnaccordingtothispassage?C

A.Theoriginsofthefood.

B.Theeffectsoflongdistances.

C.Thejourneyfromfieldtoplate.

D.Thedisadvantagesofimportedfood.

(2)Theunderlinedword"available'1inParagraph2mostprobablymeans"A

A.easytoget

B.notbusy

C.willingtotalk

D.impossibletoget

(3)ThewriterusesthelastparagraphmostlytoencouragereaderstoD.

A.useimportedmaterial

B.increaseinternationaltrade

C.travellongdistances

D.buymorelocalfood

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(4)ThispassageismainlyaboutB.

A.howlocalfoodtravelsfromfieldtoplate

B.what"foodmiles"isanditseffects

C.howsomecountriesimporttheirfood

D.wheredifferentkindsoffoodcomefrom

【分析】文章主要介绍了什么是食物旅程以及它的深远影响。有些国家主要靠进口，是由于气候恶劣，作

者主张多买当地的食物，因为食物经过长距离运输，可能会动用天量的飞机，卡车，会对环境造成污染，

同时也会失去新鲜的口感。

【解答】(1)细节理解题。根据文章第一段"Thisjourney,from"fieldtoplate",iscalled"foodmiles"."可知，

此处是指食物从田地到盘中的路程。故选C。

(2)词义猜测题。根据文章第二段"Wedonothavetowaitforspringorsummertobuystrawberriesor

tomatoes.”可知，不必等到春天或天去买草莓或西红柿，所以在冬天是可以买到的。故选A。

(3)段落大意题。根据文章最后一段最后一句"Forthisreason,theyareusuallytastelesswhentheygettothe

consumer.Localfoodhasabettertaste,anditalsoreducestheamountofglobalpollution.Weneedtobuymore

localfood.”可知最后一段是鼓励人们买更多的当地食物。故选Do

(4)主旨大意题。根据文章主要介绍了什么是食物旅程以及它的深远影响。有些国家主要靠进口，是由于

气候恶劣，作者主张多买当地的食物，因为食物经过长距离运输，可能会动用大量的飞机，军车，会对环

境造成污染，同时也会失去新鲜的口感。故选B。

【点评】考查阅读理解。做题时首先对原文材料迅速浏览，掌握全文的主旨大意。其次，细读题材，各个

击破。掌握全文的大意之后，细细阅读材料后的问题，弄清每题要求后，带着问题，再回到原文中去寻找、

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