江苏省常州市2023年中考英语试题（附参考解析）

江苏省常州市2023年中考英语真题

一、单项选择，从题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。（共10小题；每小题1

分，满分10分）

1.Weonthecountrysideroadwhenasuddenstormhit,sowemadeourwayback.

A.joggedB.werejoggingC.havejoggedD.willjog

【解析】【分析】句意：我们在乡间小路上慢跑时，突然起了暴风雨，于是我们往回走。A过去时，B过去

进行时，C现在完成时，D一般将来时，根据whenasuddenstormhit可知当时暴风雨时，正在慢跑，时间

状语从句持续性动词用过去进行时was/weredoingo故选B。

【点评】考查时态，注意识记过去进行时的用法。

2.MyfathergoesbacktoNanjingfbrtheSpringFestivaleveryyearlastyearbecausehewasbusywithhis

workinChangzhou.

A.includingB.sinceC.exceptD.till

【解析】【分析】句意：除了去年，我父亲每年春节都回南京过年，因为他在常州工作很忙。including包

括；since自...以后；except除了；till直至！J。根据MyfathergoesbacktoNanjingfbrtheSpringFestivalevery

year...lastyearbecausehewasbusywithhisworkinChangzhou可知，每年春节都回南京过年，除了去年，

故选C。

【点评】考查介词辨析，注意识记except的用法。

3.Asweliveinarapidlydevelopingworld,wewillbeleftbehindwekeeplearning.

A.unlessB.ifC.afterD.though

【解析】【分析】句意：我们生活在一个快速发展的世界里，除非我们不断学习，否则我们将被落在后面。

unless除非；if如果；after在...之后；though虽然。wekeeplearning是wewillbeleftbehind的否定条件，

用unless引导条件状语从句。故选Ao

【点评】考查连词辨析，注意识记unless的用法。

4.Whenyouhavefixedthistypeoflockyou___takeakeywithyou.Youcanopenthedoorwithyour

fingerprint.

A.shouldn'tB.needn'tC.mustn*tD.can't

【解析】【分析】句意：你把这种锁修好后，就不必带钥匙了。你可以用指纹把门打开。should社不应该；

needn't不必；mustn't禁止；cant不能。根据Youcanopenthedoorwithyourfingerprint可知可以用指纹把

门打开，所以不必带钥匙。故选B。

【点评】考查动词辨析，注意识记neednt的用法。

5.PvevisitedNewYorkandLosAngeles,butIdon'tlikeofthemverymuch.

A.eitherB.anyC.neitherD.none

【解析】【分析】句意：我去过纽约和洛杉矶，但我都不太喜欢。either两者之一；any三者或三者以上的

任意一个;neither两者都不；none全都不。根据PvevisitedNewYorkandLosAngeles,butIdon'tlike...ofthem

verymuch,可知是纽约和洛杉矶都不喜欢，not...either=neither,两者都不，故选A。

【点评】考查代词辨析，注意识记either的用法。

6.AftershewasbroughtbacktoChina,thesickgiantpandaYaYareceivedgoodinhernewhomeandgot

better.

A.educationB.communicationC.entertainmentD.treatment

【解析】【分析】句意：患病的大熊猫丫丫被带回中国后，在新家接受了良好的治疗,病情有所好转。education

教育；communication交流；entertainment娱乐；treatment治疗。根据thesickgiantpandaYaYareceived

good...inhernewhomeandgotbetter,可知生病的丫丫接受了治疗，开始变得好转。故选D。

【点评】考查名词辨析，注意识记treatment的用法。

7.一Canyouthesignforthecommunityparty?

一Sure,whereshouldIhangit?

A.keepupB.takeupC.giveupD.putup

【解析】【分析】句意：——你能张贴社区聚会的招牌吗？——当然可以，挂在哪儿呢？eepup保持；take

up占据;giveup放弃；putup张贴。根据whereshouldIhangit可知,张贴标识,故选Do

【点评】考查动词短语辨析，注意识记putup的用法。

8.一Let'sinvitesomemorepeopletohelpwiththeprojectonairpollutioninthisarea.

-Goodidea!.

A.Manyhandsmakelightwork

B.Theearlybirdcatchestheworm

C.Thegrassisalwaysgreenerontheotherside

D.WheninRome,doastheRomansdo

【解析】【分析】句意：——让我们邀请更多的人来帮助这个地区的空气污染项目。——好主意！众人拾

柴火焰高。Manyhandsmakelightwork众人拾柴火焰高；Theearlybirdcatchestheworm早起的鸟儿有虫吃；

Thegrassisalwaysgreenerontheotherside这山望着那山高；WheninRome,doastheRomansdo入乡随俗。

根据Let'sinvitesomemorepeopletohelpwiththeprojectonairpollutioninthisarea,可知要更多的人帮助对

抗污染，因为众人拾柴火焰高。故选A。

【点评】考查谚语，注意识记Manyhandsmakelightwork的用法。

9.CouldyoutellmesomethingaboutQuQiubai?Ineedtoknowabout____.

A.howmanybooksdidhepublish

B.thathestudiedandworkedinRussia

C.whichpartofChangzhoudidhelivein

D.whatforeignlanguageshecouldspeak

【解析】【分析】句意：你能告诉我一些关于瞿秋白的事情吗？我需要知道他会说什么外语。句子是宾语

从句，用陈述语序，排除AC；根据Ineedtoknowabout,可知宾语从句不能用that引导，排除B。故选D。

【点评】考查宾语从句，注意识记陈述句语序，疑问词what的用法。

10.一ShallwebevolunteersinChangzhouMuseumduringthesummerholiday?

.Pmlookingforwardtothat.

A.Don'tmentionitB.Thafsnotthecase

C.Itcouldn'tbebetterD.I'mafraidnot

【解析】【分析】句意：——暑假期间我们在常州博物馆做志愿者好吗？——再好不过了。我很期待。Don't

mentionit别提了；Thafsnotthecase事实并非如此；Itcouldnftbebetter再好不过了；Pmafraidnot恐怕不

会。根据Fmlookingforwardtothat,可知此处是同意对方的建议，选项C符合语境。故选Co

【点评】考查情景交际，注意识记Itcouldn'tbebetter的用法。

二、完形填空（共12小题；每小题1分，满分12分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

Lastyearinearlysummer,IwaswalkingupthehilltomyhousewhenIsawtwobirds,eachabout60

centimetrestall,standingonthepath.Theydidn'tseemto11.meuntilIwasrightinfrontofthemand

thentheyatoncemovedquicklyintothebushes.

Iwasquiteexcitedbytheideaoftwobirdsmakinganest（巢）inmyfrontyard,althoughIdidn'treally

expectthemto12.wildbirdsdon*tusuallynestsoclose.

Afewweekslater,thebirds13.again.Ifoundthemcrouchingbesideatreeofftothesideofthe

path.AsImovednearertothem,I14.thattheywouldrunawayliketheydidlasttime.Butinstead

theystuckouttheirheadsandmadeathreatening（威胁的）croaking（呱呱叫）sound.Itseemedtowarnmenotto

goany15..

Ididn*tknowwhytheywerecroakingatmeuntilashorttimelaterImadeanamazing16.:they

hadtwosmallbabybirds.

AsImovedquietlytowardsthebirds,17.nottomakeanysuddenmovements,theystartedtheir

croakingagain.Theystraightenedtheirnecksforwardsotheyseemed18.andmorethreatening.The

mothercarefullycroucheddownoverthechicks,and19.herbabieswellinherfeathers.

Iwaswatchingthemwith20.when1suddenlytrippedandfelltotheground.Thebirdstookthis

asathreatandthefatherracedtowardsme,21.hiswingstoprotectthemotherandthechickswhile

makinghimselfappearlarger.

Iwas22.tohavesurprisedthemandleftquickly.Iwasamazedbytheirfearlessactions.Their

parentalnaturalabilitykickedinandmadethemsocourageous.Itishardnottorespectnature.

11.A.noticeB.welcomeC.followD.believe

12.A.whenB.untilC.becauseD.while

13.A.foughtB.flewc.screamedD.appeared

14.A.explainedB.imaginedc.confirmedD.remembered

15.A.nearerB.fasterc.earlierD.deeper

16.A.discoveryB.contributionc.achievementD.agreement

17.A.patientB.curiousc.carefulD.polite

18.A.widerB.longerc.weakerD.smaller

19.A.pulledB.shookc.touchedD.hid

20.A.trustB.couragec.confidenceD.respect

21.A.shuttingB.spreadingc.controllingD.breaking

22.A.angryB.happyc.sorryD.proud

【解析】【分析】本文主要讲述了观察到鸟妈妈为了保护鸟宝宝无所畏惧，这让他意识到：父母天生的能

力会让他们变得勇敢，而且我们要尊重自然。

【点评】考查完形填空，注意词汇在篇章中的运用能力，答题时首先要跳过空格通读文章掌握其大意，然

后细读文章字斟句酌逐一作答，注意上下文的逻辑，并且考虑句型，语法，搭配，语境等因素，最后通读

一遍检查验证。

11.句意：它们似乎直到我就在它们面前才注意到我，然后它们立刻迅速进入灌木丛。notice注意；welcome

欢迎；follow跟随；believe相信。根据meuntilIwasrightinfrontofthem可知，直到到了它们面前，它们

才注意到我。故选A。

12.句意：尽管我真的没有想到两只鸟会在我的前院筑巢，因为野生鸟类通常不会在这么近的地方筑巢，

但我想到它们筑巢的事情就感到挺兴奋的。when当；until直到；because因为；while与...同时。前后

两句是因果关系，前果后因，用because引导原因状语从句。故选C。

13.句意：几周后，这些鸟又出现了。fought打架，打斗；flew飞；screamed尖叫；appeared出现。根据

Afewweekslater,thebirds...again可知，鸟又出现了。故选D。

14.句意：当我走近他们时，我想象着它们会像上次一样逃跑。explained解释；imagined想象；confrmed

确认；remembered记得。根据thattheywouldrunawayliketheydidlasttime可知，是想象着它们会逃跑。

故选B。

15.句意：它似乎在警告我不要再靠近了。nearer更近;faster更快;earlier更早;deeper更深。根据Butinstead

theystuckouttheirheadsandmadeathreateningcroakingsound.Itseemedtowarnmenottogoany可知,它们

发出了威胁性的沙哑声，不让再靠近。故选A。

16.句意：我不知道它们为什么对我大喊大叫，直到不久后我有了一个惊人的发现：它们有两只鸟宝宝。

discovery发现；contribution贡献；achievement成就；agreement协定。根据theyhadtwosmallbabybirds

可知，是发现有两只鸟宝宝。故选A。

17.句意：当我悄悄地向那些鸟走去，小心不要做出任何突然的动作时，它们又开始鸣叫了。patient有耐

心的；curious好奇的；careful小心的；polite有礼貌的。根据nottomakeanysuddenmovements可知，是

小心地不做出突然的动作。故选C。

18.句意：它们把脖子向前伸直，看起来更长，更具威胁性。wider更宽的；longer更长的；weaker更弱

的；smaller更小的。根据Theystraightenedtheirnecksforward可知,脖子向前伸，显得脖子更长。故选B。

19.句意：鸟妈妈小心翼翼地蹲在小鸟身上，把小鸟藏在羽毛里。pulled拉；shook摇；touched触摸；hid

藏。根据herbabieswellinherfeathers可知，是把宝宝藏在羽毛里。故选D。

20.句意：我正满怀敬意地看着它们，突然绊倒在地。trust信任；courage勇气；confidence信心；respect

尊敬。根据前文可知，鸟妈妈保护自己的小鸟，这让对它们充满了尊敬。故选D。

21.句意：展开翅膀保护鸟妈妈和小鸟，同时让自己看起来更大。shutting关闭；spreading展开；controlling

控制；breaking损坏。根据hiswingstoprotectthemotherandthechickswhilemakinghimselfappearlarger

可知，是展开自己的翅膀。故选B。

22.句意：我很抱歉让它们大吃一惊。angry生气的；happy高兴的；sorry抱歉的；proud自豪的。根据

havesurprisedthemandleftquickly,可知惊动了小鸟，感到很抱歉。故选Co

三、阅读理解（共14小题；每小题2分，满分28分）

/strong>2.阅读理解

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Comeupwiththefunniestcaption（文字说明）fbrthefollowinginterestingcaptions:

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Doyouhaveanencouragingstorytotell?Articlesmustbetrue,unpublishedand800-1000words.

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A.Whatashark-ingsight!

B.Justoutfbraquickbite.

C.Ithinkthatredcarmightbelost.Itjustkeepscircling.

D.Carpooling!

24.Whichofthefollowingwillwinthemostmoneyifitischosen?

A•Afunnycaption.

B.Areal-lifelaughorjoke.

C.Anarticleaboutsmartpetsorwildlife.

D.Atrueandencouragingstory.

25.Wherecanwereadthetext?

A.Onabusinesswebsite.B.Inamagazine.

C.Inatextbook.D.Inatravelguide.

【解析】【分析】本文主要介绍了为图片进行文字说明的比赛，并介绍了上个月的一些比赛情况。

【点评】考查阅读理解。本文涉及细节题，推断题，细节题要注意从文中寻找答案；推断题需要联系上下

文，推断出需要的信息。

23.推断题。根据Justoutforaquickbite.ByChrisRamos以及Thewinneroflastmonth'swasChrisRamos

可知，上个月的获胜者是Justoutforaquickbite,它是最有趣的。故选B。

24.细节题。根据Laughs&Jokes$50—100foreachwinner,SmartAnimalsUpto$100foreachwinner以及

MyStory$250fbreachwinner可知,我的故事奖金最高；根据DoyouhaveanencouragingstorytotellArticles

mustbetrue可知，一个真实的鼓舞人心的故事奖金最高。故选D。

25.推断题。本文主要介绍了为图片进行文字说明的比赛，并介绍了上个月的一些比赛情况，所以文章可

能出现在杂志上。故选B。

阅读理解

SendingastronautstoMarsisabigchallenge.Astronautswillhavetotakeeverythingtheyneed,including

food,airandwater.Theroominsidethespaceshipistoolimitedtoholdmanythings.Sopackingaspaceshipisa

hugechallengefbratriptoMars.

Sixastronautsonaneight-monthtriptoMarswillneedatleast18,000kilogramsofwaterfordrinkingand

washing.They'llalsoneedwatertoprotectthemselvesfromspacerayswhichcanpassrightthroughspaceship

wallsandharmastronauts1livingcells.Butalayerofwaterplacedaroundtheshipcanstoptheharm.

Thafsalotofwater.Andsendingwaterintospaceistooexpensive.Itcosts$33,000tosendonecupofwater

toMars.Themoreyoutake,themoreitcosts.WehavethetechnologytogettoMars,buttheproblemisthatit's

tooexpensive.

ButFlynnanengineeratNASA,thinkshehasawayofsolvingtheproblem.Insteadofbuildingaheavy

spaceshipandpackingitfullofstuff（物料），whynotusethestuffaspartofthespaceship?

Imagineaspaceshipthatblowsuplikeaballoon.Insidethewallshavepocketslikeabighoneycomb（蜂巢）.

Theseholdlotsofplasticbagsfilledwithwater,driedfoodandalgae（水藻）.Allthesemakehardwallsandgreat

radiation（辐射）protection.Andstoppingradiationdoesn'tinfluencethefoodorwateritself-ifssafetoeatand

drink.Andwhatifthesamewatercouldbereusedagainandagain?Flynnandhisteamcalltheirpacked-pocket

ideaWaterWalls.

MakingoxygenandtakingawayCO2-thewastegasyoubreatheout-isanotherprobleminspace."Water

WallswilltakeawayCO2thesamewayifsdonehereonourEarth-withlivingplants/Flynnsays.Living

plantstakeinCO2tomaketheirfood,andgiveoffoxygen."Plantsarehardtogrowinaspacecraft,soweuse

algae,"hesays.

Algaearetinyplantsthatliveinwater.Thealgaewillliveinbagsinthewallstoo,fedbyhumanwasteand

sunlight,eatingupCO2andmakingoxygenfbrtheastronautstobreathe.

Flynnthinkshisonboardrecyclingsystemhasmanyadvantages.HehopesitwillhelpmakeflyingtoMarsa

realityverysoon.

26.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“packingaspaceship"inparagraph1mostprobablymean?

A.repairingthingsinaspaceship

B.recyclingthingsinaspaceship

C.checkingthingsinaspaceship

D.puttingthingsintoaspaceship

27.WhatistheadvantageofFlynn'ssystem?

A.Costissaved.B.Travellingtimeissaved.

C.Plasticbagsaresaved.D.Foodissaved.

28.WhatisonepurposeofFlynn'sideaofWaterWalls?

A.Topreventspaceraysduringthespacetrip.

B.Tomakethewholespaceshipstronger.

C.Tocontrolthetemperatureinthespaceship.

D.Toproducewaterinthespaceship.

29.Whyarealgaeputintheplasticbags?

A.Topreventwaterfrombeingpolluted.

B.Toserveasfoodforastronauts.

C.Toprovideoxygenforastronauts.

D.Tohelpotherplantsgrowinaspaceship.

【解析】【分析】本文主要介绍了米国国家航空航天局的工程师弗林为了解决宇航员在太空中生活而存在

的一些问题，提出了把生活用品作为宇宙飞船的一部分。

【点评】考查阅读理解。本文涉及细节题，推断题，词义猜测题，细节题要注意从文中寻找答案；推断题

需要联系上下文，推断出需要的信息，词义猜测题需要根据上下文提炼相关信息锁定词意。

26.词义猜测题。根据Theroominsidethespaceshipistoolimitedtoholdmanythings.Sopackingaspaceship

isahugechallengeforatriptoMars可知，宇宙飞船里的空间太有限了，放不下很多东西，因此，把东西放

进宇宙飞船对火星之旅来说是一个巨大的挑战。故此处划线部分packingaspaceship意为把东西放进宇宙

飞船里。故选D。

27.推断题。根据buttheproblemisthatifstooexpensive以及ButFlynn,anengineeratNASA,thinkshehasa

wayofsolvingtheproblem.可知，他的系统的好处是没有那么贵，即节省了费用。故选A。

28.细节题。根据Allthesemakehardwallsandgreatradiation（辐射）protection.可知，水墙概念的目的之一

就是阻止巨大的辐射。故选A。

29.名田节题。根据Thealgaewillliveinbagsinthewallstoo,fedbyhumanwasteandsunlight,eatingupC02

andmakingoxygenfortheastronautstobreathe.可知，藻类吸收二氧化碳，并为宇航员呼吸制造氧气。故选

Co

阅读理解

WhenSingaporeanTongWeiqiangwatchedHongKongwuxiadramasmorethan10yearsago,hewas

greatlyimpressed.Hethenpioneeredalocalmovementtosupporthanfu,ortraditionalChineseclothes,and

startedtheHanCulturalSocietyofSingaporein2012toattractmorefans."Manypeopleinourculturalsociety

firstlearnedabouthanfiifromtheseChinesewuxiadramas,"hetoldChinaDaily.

Inrecentyears,withtheincreasedpopularityofChineseculturethroughdramasandonlineliterature,

wuxia-relatedcontenthasstartedtoregainpopularitywithviewersallovertheworld,includingthosein

SoutheastAsia,AccordingtoChinaDaily.Wuxiaworld,awebnovelsitestartedbyChinese-AmericanLai

Jingpingin2014,attractsmillionsofpageviewsperdayfromusersinmorethan100countries.

Onereasonforitspopularityisthatwuxiaworksbringthemfreshnewexperiences.Theeconomies（经济）

ofmanySoutheastAsiancountriesarebasedonagriculture.AsChinaDailymentioned,whatreallyintereststhem

isthedifferentlifestylesofwuxiaheroestheyhaveneverexperienced.

Newthoughtsandideasinwuxiaworksalsohelpitgoastepfurtherabroad.Unliketraditionalwuxia,the

modemformofwuxiawhichhasgainedpopularityinSoutheastAsiaisabroaderideathatincludesxianxiaand

xuanhuan.

Butthere'sonethingthatneverchanges-itscore（核心）spirit.MixingtheChinesecharacters"wu"and"xia”，

theseworksalwayskeepthespiritoftheChineseheroesfightingagainstsocialinjustice（不公正）andbeating

badpeople,notedtheInteractKungfuwebsite.

nAlthoughwuxiaisaspecialpartofChineseculture,thecorespiritofpursuing（追求）freedomandjusticeis

generallyacceptedbypeopleallovertheworld/LilyLee,presidentofYou-CloudwhichoperatesAppGrowing,

toldChinaDaily.

30.WhydoesthewritertellthestoryofTongWeiqiang?

A.Toprovidethebackground.

B.Toraiseupthequestion.

C.Toleadintothemaintopic.

D.Tointroducethemaincharacter.

31.Whichofthefollowingisonereasonforwuxia'spopularity?

A.People'swishestochangeothers1lifestyles.

B.Theeconomicconditionsofdifferentcountries.

C.Thedifferencesbetweenxianxiaandxuanhuan.

D.Theacceptanceofwuxia'scorespiritacrosstheworld.

32.Whatisthebesttitleofthisarticle?

A.AWideWorldofWuxiaB.ASpecialPartofWuxia

C.TheCoreSpiritofWuxiaD.TheNewMeaningofWuxia

【解析】【分析】本文主要讲述了中国武侠的新思想、新理念以及中国武侠在全世界受到欢迎。

【点评】考查阅读理解。本文涉及细节题，推断题，和主旨题，细节题要注意从文中寻找答案；推断题需

要联系上下文，推断出需要的信息，主旨题需要通读全文，了解大意之后找出中心思想。

30.推断题。根据通过例举TongWeiqiang,引出本文要谈论的话题：中国武侠，故选C。

31.细节题。根据AlthoughwuxiaisaspecialpartofChineseculture,thecorespiritofpursuing（追求）freedom

andjusticeisgenerallyacceptedbypeopleallovertheworld,可知，武侠的核心精神被全世界所接受，故选

Do

32.主旨题。根据全文内容以及Newthoughtsandideasinwuxiaworksalsohelpitgoastepfurtherabroad可

知，本文主要讲述了中国武侠的新思想、新理念以及中国武侠在全世界受到欢迎。故选A。

阅读理解

Scientistswhostudyhappinesshaveevidence（证据）toshowthatbeingkindtootherscanresultin

happiness.Actsassimpleasbuyingacupofcoffeeforsomeonecanliftaperson'smood,fbrexample.Everyday

lifeisfullofchancesforsuchactions,yetpeopledonotalwaysmakethemostofthem.

Instudies,behavioralscientistNicholasEpleyandIexaminedapossibleexplanation:peoplewhodokind

actsunderestimate（彳氐估）howmuchtheonesreceivingkindnessvaluetheirbehavior.

Intheexperiments（实验）,about1,000peoplewereaskedtodosomeactionstomakesomeoneelsefeel

good.Weaskedboththepersonperforming（执行）thekindactandtheonereceivingittoanswersomequestions.

Theperformerswereaskedtoreporttheirownexperienceandtoguesshowthereceiversmightfeel.Wewanted

tounderstandhowvaluablepeopleconsideredtheseactstobe,soboththeperformerandreceiverhadtorate（评

分）how"big"theactseemed.Inallcases,wecomparedtheperfbrmefsexpectationsofthereceiver'smoodwith

thereceiver'sactual（实际的）experience.

Forone,bothperformersandreceiversexperiencedmorepositive（积极的）moods.Foranother,the

receiversfeltmuchbetterthanthekindperformersexpected.Thereceiversalsoratedtheseactsas"bigger"than

thepeopleperformingthemdid.

Atfirst,westudiedactsofthekindnessdonefbrfamiliarpeople,suchasfriends,classmatesorfamily.But

wefoundthatperformersunderestimatedtheirpositiveinfluencesonstrangersaswell.Inoneexperiment,

performersinapublicparkgaveawayhotchocolateonacoldwinter'sdaytopeoplethatjusthappenedtobe

nearby.Again,thekindactbroughtmorehappinessthantheperformersexpected.

Thesefindingssuggestthatwhatmightseemsmallcouldmatteragreatdealtothepersonwedoitfbr.

Consideringthesewarmactionscanimproveourownmoodandbrightenthedayofanotherperson,whynot

choosekindnesswhenwecan?

33.Whatdidthereceiversdointheexperiments?

A.Theyshowedkindnesstoothers.

B.Theyguessedtheperformers*feelings.

C.Theyratedhowvaluabletheperformers*actofkindnesswas.

D.Theycomparedtheperformers1expectationswiththeiractualresults.

34.Whatisparagraph5mainlyabout?

A.Differentpurposesoftheresearch.

B.Moreevidencefbrtheresearchresults.

C.Possibleinfluencesoftheresearchfindings.

D.Anotherexplanationoftheresearchmethods.

35.Whatisthewriter'sattitude（态度）towardsshowingkindnesstoothers?

A.Supportive.B.Unclear.C.Doubtful.D.Uninterested.

36.Whatisthemainideaofthisarticle?

A.Beingkindcanreduceone*shappinessasexpected.

B.Kindnesscanhaveunexpectedlypositiveinfluences.

C.Choosingkindnessismoredifficultthanexpected.

D.Showingkindnessismorevaluablethanreceivingit.

【解析】【分析】本文主要介绍了研究表明，善良会产生意想不到的积极影响。

【点评】考查阅读理解。本文涉及细节题，推断题，主旨题，细节题要注意从文中寻找答案；推断题需要

联系上下文，推断出需要的信息，主旨题需要通读全文，了解大意之后找出中心思想。

33.细节题o根据boththeperformerandreceiverhadtorate（评分）howbigtheactseemed,可知接受者都必

须对善意行为的程度进行评分。故选C。

34.主旨题。根据Atfirst,westudiedactsofthekindnessdonefbrfamiliarpeople...thekindactbroughtmore

happinessthantheperformersexpected,可知本段主要介绍了一些证明研究结果的更多证据。故选B。

35.推断题。根据whynotchoosekindnesswhenwecan,可知建议我们要选择善良，所以对于对别人友善

的行为是支持的。故选A。

36.主旨题。本文主要介绍了研究表明，善良会产生意想不到的积极影响。故选B。

四、还原信息（共4小题；每小题1.5分，满分6分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后所给的六个选项中选出四个可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

Yearsago,Iinterviewedasuccessfuladvertisingman.37.Ineverbelievedhecouldmakeit.

Abouttenyearslater,however,IwassurprisedtoseethemanonTV,holdinguphisnewbook.Hehaspublished

morethan100bestsellers.

Hisabilitytoseehimselfasawritershowsaconcept（理念）knownas"possibleselves.nItdescribeshow

peoplepicturetheirfuturelife:whattheymaybecome,orwanttobecome,orevenfeartobecome.

38.Whatyouimaginecancometrueifyoubuildabridgefromyournnow"selftoyourpossible

self.Buthowdowebuildthatbridge?Hereareafewstepsyoucantry.

Firstofall,justtakeaction.Ifyou'redreamingofacertainjob,attendacourse,followsomeonewhodoes

whatyouwanttodoandstartbytakingupthattypeofworkasahobbyorasidejob.Youshouldtellyourselfthat

thesearethestepsyoucantaketoachievethatgoal（目标）.

Astudyofadultsagedbetween23and72foundthatmorethan70percentofthosewhosentweeklyprogress

toafriendcompletedtheirgoals,twicethepercentageofthosewhodidn'tsharewrittengoals.Sosecondly,when

youhaveagoal,shareit.39.Thatfindingheldtruefbrallgoals.

Finally,trylookingtowardpeopleyouknowonlybychanceforadvice,orthosewithwhomyouhaven't

spokeninyears.Alotofresearchhasfoundthatwhenyou'reaskingforvaluableadvice,peopleinyourlarger

networkaremorelikely（可能）tohelpyouthanthoseclosesttoyou.40.

A.Askyourbestfriendstosharetheirgoals.

B.Apossibleselfcantakeyoubeyonddaydreams.

C.Hetoldmethathedreamedofbeingawriterinfact.

D.So,reachouttoyourweakconnectionsfbritwhenneeded.

E.Healwaysimaginedhimselfasthemostsuccessfulbusinessman.

F.Morefriendsknowingaboutyourgoalmakesitmorelikelytobeachieved.

【解析】【分析】本文主要介绍了曾经采访一位成功的广告人，这位成功人士说自己想成为作家。多年后，

他真的梦想成真。由此了解了一个专业术语”可能的自我”，在现在的自己和未来的自己之间架起一座桥梁,

你的想象就能成真。但我们要如何建造那座桥呢，文中详细地介绍了建造那座桥的方法。

A.Askyourbestfriendstosharetheirgoals.请你最好的朋友分享他们的目标。

B.Apossibleselfcantakeyoubeyonddaydreams.一个可能的自己可以让你超越白日梦。

C.Hetoldmethathedreamedofbeingawriterinfhct.他告诉我，事实上，他梦想成为一名作家。

D.So,reachouttoyourweakconnectionsforitwhenneeded.^ff,在需要的时候，向你薄弱的关系网伸出援

手。

E.Healwaysimaginedhimselfasthemostsuccessfulbusinessman.他总是把自己想象成最成功的商人。

F.Morefriendsknowingaboutyourgoalmakesitmorelikelytobeachieved.更多的朋友知道你的目标，就更有

可能实现。

【点评】考查任务型阅读，可以将整个文章首先浏览一遍，大概理解意思，根据逻辑关系，找到可以匹配

信息的选项。

37.根据Iinterviewedasuccessfuladvertisingman可知，此处应是采访中提到的内容，C选项他告诉我，

事实上他梦想成为一名作家符合，故选C。

38.根据Whatyouimaginecancometrueifyoubuildabridgefromyournowselftoyourpossibleself.可矢口，

在现在的自己和未来的自己之间架起一座桥梁，你的想象就能成真，B选项一个可能的自我可以带你超越

白日梦符合，故选B。

39.根据Sosecondly,whenyouhaveagoal,shareit可知，此处提到了如何分享，F选项更多的朋友知道你

的目标，使它更有可能实现符合，故选F。

40.根据Alotofresearchhasfoundthatwhenyou'reaskingfbrvaluableadvice,peopleinyourlargernetwork

aremorelikely（可能）tohelpyouthanthoseclosesttoyou可知，此处提到的与需要帮助有关的内容，D选项

所以，在需要的时候，向你的薄弱环节伸出援手符合，故选D。

五、综合填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）

阅读下面短文，在空白处填入一个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

DearMillie,

YouaskedmeabouttheDragonBoatFestival.Nowletmetellyousomethingaboutit.

TheDragonBoatFestivalisatraditionalChinesefestivalweChinese_

41.（celebrate）forover2,000years.It*soneofthethreemostimportantlunarfestivalsin

China,alongwiththeSpringFestivalandtheMid-AutumnFestival.TheDragon