山西省吕梁市2022-2024年中考英语一模试题分类汇编：阅读理解

山西省吕梁市

2022-2024年中考英语一模试题分类汇编

阅读理解

2024年山西省吕梁市中考一模英语试卷

五、阅读理解

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What'sthelocalspecialty（特产）inyourhometown?Whensomeprovincesshowtheirs,many

specialtiesturnedouttobecompletelyunexpected,eventomanylocals.uHowdidInot

knowthis?”

Asfarasweknow,cranberriesaremostlyfromNorthAmerica.Everyoneisamazedto

learnthatHeilongjiangproducescranberries.However,asearlyas2014,cranberrieswere

introducedfromNorthAmericatoFuyuancounty（县）inHeilongjiang.By2023,ithadbeenthe

largestcranberryplantingbaseinthecountry.

Whenitcomestofoiegras,manypeoplequicklythinkofFrance.However,inHuoqiu

county,Lu'an,Anhuiprovince,onecanfindauthentic（正宗的）French-stylefbiegras.Lu'anhas

ahistoryofraisinggeeseandisknownforthehigh-qualitylocalwhitegeese.Huoqiuhasbecome

thelargestfoiegrasproductionbaseinthecountry.

WhenwetalkaboutspecialtiesfromXinjiang,mostpeopleonlythinkofHamimelons,

Aksuapplesandraisins（葡萄干）.However,NilkaCountyinXinjiangalsoproducessalmon.With

thecoldwaterfromtheTianshanMountains,Nilkaprovidesanexcellentnaturalenvironmentfor

thegrowthofcold-waterfish.SalmonfromNilkaisnotonlysoldthroughoutChinabutalsofinds

itswaytotablesaroundtheworld.

Othersurprisinglocalspecialtiesincludethecaviar（鱼子酱）fromYa'an,Sichuan,the

hairycrabs（大闸蟹）fromYuncheng,Shanxiandmalcha（抹茶）fromTongren,Guizhou.Behind

thequestion"HowdidInotknowthis?”liesasenseofprideintherapiddevelopmentofour

hometowns.

34.WhendidHeilongjiangstarttoplantcranberries?

A.In2014.B.In2019.C.In2023.

35.WhatisfamousinLu'an,Anhuiprovince?

A.Thefoiegras.B.Theraisins.C.Thecaviar.

36.Whatdoyouknowaboutsalmon?

A.ItisonlysoldaroundChina.

B.Nilkaprovidesexcellentweatherforitsgrowth.

C.ThecoldwaterfromtheTianshanMountainsisgoodforitsgrowth.

37.Whereisthematchaproduced?

A.InYa9an,Sichuan.B.InYuncheng,Shanxi.C.InTbngren,Guizhou.

38.Howdopeoplefeelwhentheysay"HowdidInotknowthis?”accordingtothepassage?

A.Cheerful.B.Proud.C.Satisfied.

2024is“theyearoftheLoong,,ontheChineselunarcalendar.Amongthe12animalsofthe

Chinesezodiac（生肖），theloongistheonlyonethatisnotreal.Loonglookslikeacombination

（组合体）ofmanyanimalssuchassnakes,fishanddeer.Ithastwohorns（角）andalong

moustache.Unlikethewesterndragonwhichismalicious（恶毒的）andevil（邪恶的），loongisa

symbolofpowerandgoodluckintraditionalChineseculure.Itfliesintheskyorswimsinthesea.

Itcancauseweatherchangesandbringtherain.

Weareproudtocallourselvesthe"descendants（传人）oftheloong".Theemperorsof

ancientChinalovedloong.Theirclotheswerecoveredwithpicturesofloong.InChinese,

“excellent"peopleareoftencalled“loong”.AnumberofChinesesayingsandidiomstalkabout

loong,fbrexample,“Hopingone'schildwillbecomealoong“whichcarriesparents9wishesto

theirchildren.Thisyear,peoplealsosendwishesbysaying"Wishingyouthespiritoftheloong

andthevigorofthestallion.^^

ItissaidthatpeoplewhoarebomintheYearoftheLoonghavecertaincharacteristics.

Theyarecreative,confident,braveandquick-tempered.

InChina,therearealsosometraditionalfestivalsaboutloong,suchasLoongtaitouFestival

andtheDragonBoatFestival.Chinesecelebratethemwithdifferentkindsofactivities.For

example,theyholddragonboatracesonDragonBoatFestival.Chinesebelievethedragonboat

couldprotectagainstevilbecauseloongisverypowerful.Thesetwofestivalscomeeveryyear,

buttheYearoftheLoongcomeseverytwelveyears.

TheloongisveryimportantinChineseculture.Asthe"descendantsoftheloong”,itis

necessaryforustoknowtheviewsonloonginourculture.Itcanhelpusunderstandwhyour

parentsalwayswantustobe“loong”.

39.Whatisthesymboloftheloong?

A.Windandrain.B.Powerandgoodluck.C.Maliciousnessandevilness.

40.Whatdoestheunderlinedsentence“Hopingone'schildwillbecomealoong"mean?

A.龙马精神B.鱼跃龙门C.望子成龙

41.WhatdoweknowfromParagraph3?

A.AllthefestivalsinChinahavenothingtodowithloong.

B.Boatsaremadetolooklikeloongtoprotectpeopleagainstevil.

C.PeoplebornintheYearoftheLoongarecreative,cleverandbrave.

42.WhichofthefollowingyearsistheYearoftheLoong?

A.1988.B.1998.C.2008.

43.Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?

A.TheLoonginChineseCulture

B.TheDescendantsoftheLoong

C.TheDifferencesBetweenDragonandLoong

阅读下面短文，根据语篇内容，从所给的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，使短文意思

通顺。选项中有一项为多余项。

Lifeislikeajourney.Noneofuscanpredictthedestination（终点）ofthisjourney.During

thisjourney,wewillenjoybeautifulsceneryandmeetbadweatherwiththunderstorms.44

Nomatterwhatweexperience,weshouldhaveadreamandholdituntiltheendofourjourney.

45Inthatcase,wewillhavenotimetoenjoyourselvesalongtheway.Everyday,

wehavetomoveforwardinahurryinstead.Thatway,wearelikely（很可能）togiveupour

dreams,becauseitseemsimpossibleforustoachievethegoals.46Weshouldnotonly

liveforourgoals,butalsoliveforourselves.

Learntolove.Duringthejourneyoflife,wearenotalone.Therearemanypeoplewithus,

family,friends,teachersandsoon.Theygiveusloveandcareandweshouldloveandrespect

them,includingstrangers.47

Treatthejourneyoflifepeacefullyandpatiently,waitfortheflowerstobloomandfall,and

enjoytheclouds.48Apeacefulheartislikeaclearblueskywithoutdarkclouds,and

likethelightongreenleaves,givingushopeandcourage.

Allinall,weshouldtreasureeveryone,everythingandeveryscenerywesee.Bekindto

yourself,liveinthepresentandletlifeshowitsbeauty,becauseweonlyhaveonelife.Pleasefeel

thesceneryalongthewaywithyourheart!

A.Wecan'tsetourgoalstoohigh.

B.Everyoneofushasdifferentexperiences.

C.Benicetoothers,andtheworldwillbenicetous.

D.Thebeautyofpeaceofmindisevenmorefascinating.

E.Weshouldstartfromownrealityandenjoythebeautyoflife.

F.Letushavethecouragetowelcomeeverythinginlife'sjourney.

六、任务型阅读

阅读下面短文，根据语篇内容，在方框内的缩写文章中，填入与短文意思最符合的单词。每

空一词。

Ithasbeen10yearssincetheCleanYourPlateCampaignwasstartedin2013.Although

someachievementshavebeenmade,therearestillsomeproblems.

Nowadays,inChina,moreandmorepeopleareorderingtheirmealsonline.Thenumberof

onlinefoodorderersisalotmorethanbefore.Astudyfoundthateverytimesomeoneordersfood,

theywasteabout57.5grams（克）onaverage.

Whyisthishappening?Well,sometimeswhenweorderfood,wegetexcitedbydiscounts

（折扣）andendupbuyingmorethanweneed.Thiscanmeanweleavefooduneaten.Tostopthis,

China'sgovernmenthastoldfooddelivery（递送）websitestomakesurerestaurantsoffersmaller

mealsizesandtochangehowdiscountswork.Thesewebsitesalsoremindcustomersnottowaste

foodwhentheypayonline.

Andifsnotjustthewebsitesdoingtheirpart,restaurantsaretoo!Somerestaurantworkers,

likeLiinBeijing,saythatpeoplecannowchoosehowbigtheywanttheirmealtobewhenthey

order.Anotherrestaurantowner,Mao,offerssmallerriceportions（一份）,whichsavescustomers

moneyandcutsdownonwaste.

Leftoverfoodisn'tbeingthrownawayeither.Somesmartrestaurantownersaremaking

“surpriseboxes“outoffoodthatisn'tused.Peoplecanbuytheseboxeswithoutknowingexactly

what'sinside,whichisfunandhelpsreducewaste.

Chinaknowsfoodwasteisabigdeal,soin2013theystartedthe“ClearYourPlate”

campaign,andin2021,theyenact（制定）lawstopreventfoodwaste.Alltheseeffortsarethereto

makesurefoodisn'twastedandeveryonedoestheirparttohelp!

TheCleanYourPlateCampaignwasstartedin2013.Sofar,ithasmadesome

achievements.Butfoodwasteisstillaproblem.

Nowadays,inChina,moreandmorepeopleareorderingtheirmealsonline.Someofthem

become49becauseofdiscountswhentheyorderfood.Inthatcase,theyusuallybuy

morefoodthantheyneed.China'sgovernmentstopsthisbytellingrestaurantsto50

smallermealsizesorremindingcustomersnottowastefood.

Manyrestaurantshavetakensomeactions.Peoplecannow51theirmealsizesor

buysmallerriceportionstocutdownonwaste.Insomesmartrestaurants,peoplecanbuy

“surpriseboxes^^thattheydon'tknow52what'sinside.Itisfiinandalsohelpsreduce

waste.

China'sgovernmenthasmade53tomakesurefoodisn'twasted.Weshoulddo

ourparttohelppreventfoodwaste.

阅读下面的非连续性文本，根据语篇内容，回答问题。

ATheyoung（Chinese»etuptheactivity

uLctHnnfuLightuptheWorldMap"in2024

Withtheinterestintraditionalculture,the“newChinesestyle^^clothesarebecoming

popularduringtheSpringFestivalthisyear!DifferentHanfusuits,Songbrocadecombinations,

andthehorse-facedskirtshavenotonlybecomehotsearchesonshortvideos,buthavealso

becomeatravelchoiceforyoungpeople.Theywearthe“newChinesestyle“clothestogoto

populartouristattractions,actoutinrestaurants,andvisittemplefairs.Italsobecomesabeautiful

scenery（风景）duringtheChineseNewYear.The“newChinesestyle“clothescleverlyconnect

Chinesetraditionalelements（元素）withnewstyles.TheywintheheartsofChineseyoungpeople

andmakethem“awaketheirblood^^.

Amongallthe“newChinesestyle"ofclothing,thehorse-facedskirtshavebeenthecenter

ofattention.BesidesChina,peoplecanseehorse-facedskirtsallovertheworld.FromFranceto

AustraliatoAmerica,manyyoungChinesewearthemthemselves,andalsobringtheirforeign

friends,lovers,classmatestowearthemtogether.Theyconfidentlyshowoffthebeautyofthe

“newChinesestyle“andasenseofnationalprideinfrontoffamousbuildingsaroundtheworld.

Withculturalconfidence,theyoungChinesecanbeseeninmanyfieldsofintangible

culturalheritage（非物质文化遗产）inheritance（传承）.Theyexpressthetraditionalculturein

newways,suchaswearingintangibleculturalheritagepaper-cutsontheirbodies,turning2D

picturesinto3Dforms.

Ziqian,anactorfromtheJiangXunqian,a

Qiyang,the21-year-oldinheritor

TangshanShadowPuppet“post-95s“girl,makesa

ofintangibleculturalheritage

Troupe,hasbeenamasterof“datiehua“traditionalart

sugarpainting,givesthesugar

shadowpuppet（皮影）singing,performancewhich

paintingnewlife,andisnowsaid

carving,anddrummeansto“beattheiron

tohavemorethan100apprentices

accompanimentatayoungflower“catchmillionsof

（学徒）.

age.youngpeople'seyes.

Theseintangibleculturalheritageswerealmostendangeredinthepastandhavenow

becometopfashionontheInternetandanewsignoflocaltourism.Itcanbesaidthatthese

positiveandactiveyoungChinesemakeefforts.Ancienttraditionalcultureisthesourceofour

creations,continuousinnovation（仓U新）isthewayofinheritance,andrichandlong-lastingculture

isourconfidencetolookattheworld.NowitisfinallyunderstoodbytheChineseyoung

generation.

54.WhatbecomespopularduringtheSpringFestivalthisyear?

55.WhydotheyoungChineselikethe“newChinesestyle“clothes?

56.WhatdoChineseyoungpeopledotospreadthe“newChinesestyle”clothestotheworld?

57.WhatdoesWangQiyangdotoinherit（传承）the“sugarpainting,,traditionalart?

58.WhatdoZhaiZiqian,WangQiyangandJiangXunqianhaveincommon?

59.Howdoyouinheritintangibleculturalheritages?

2023年山西省吕梁市中考一模英语试卷

七、阅读单选

请阅读下面短文，从每小题所给的A、B、C三个选项中，选出一个最佳选项。

WhydosomanyforeignerswhohavebeentoChinapraiseChinasomuch?Doyouwantto

gotoChina?

^^Answer‘Follow-82;♦又Request①OIO…

StuartMorgan

Fvelivedherefor6years,andyes,IdoloveChina.Thepeoplearethefriendliestinthe

countriesIhavetraveledto.And,peopleareHAPPY!Ihaven5texperiencedanyracism（种族歧

视）towardsforeignershere.Chinesepoliceareveryfriendly,helpfulandwelcoming.Ofcourse,if

youbreakthelaw,that'saproblemineverycountry.

LomHarshni

AtaxidriveroncetoldmeitwasnotnecessarytoworryaboutsecurityinShenzhen,evenat

1a.m.atnight—therearesomanycamerasaroundonthestreets.Itwouldhavetobeamad

persontotrytodosomething.InChinaIwalkedhomefromKTVat2a.m.inthemorningand

neverhadthesenseofbeingindanger.

RobertVannrox

FoodisdeliciousandaffordableinChina.YouwillNEVERgohungryinChina.Thereis

actuallyalotoffreedominyourdailylife.InChina,barsvenuesandfoodstallscanstayopenall

night.Restaurantsarefilled24hourswithpeopleenjoyingthemselves.Foreignerscanenjoy

themselveswithouthavingtoshowIDtogainentrance.

NormanTan

Itjustamazesmethathundredsofmillionsofpeoplehavebeenliftedoutofpoverty（贫困）

inthepastfewyears.TheChinesegovernmenthasdonewellforthepeople.

RayWilliams

WhatmakesmecallWeChatamazingcreationisnotitsfunctionofsharinglifeandchatting

butthefactthatyoucanuseittomakemedicalappointments,booktickets,payforshopping,and

evenorderfoodinrestaurants.Thatmakeslifeeasier.

34.StuartMorganlovesChinabecause.

A.thepeoplearefriendly

B.hecantraveltomanyplacesinChina.

C.thepolicecanhelphimsolvetheproblem

35.Theunderlinedword“security“means"

A.交通B.安全C.气候

36.AccordingtoRobertVannrox'swords,wecanknowinChina.

A.therestaurantsprovidedeliciousfoodforfreeallnight

B.foreignersaren'tallowedtoentertherestaurantswithoutID

C.peoplecanenjoythemselvesintherestaurantsduring24hours

37.RayWilliamspraises.

A.ChinesetaxidriversB.ChinesecreationC.Chinesegovernment

38.WecanlearnthatinChinafromthepassage.

A.hundredsofmillionsofpeoplearestillinpoverty

B.wewillgetintodangerifwestayoutsideatnight

C.peoplecanuseWeChattodoalmosteverythinginlife

请阅读下面短文，从每小题所给的A、B、C三个选项中，选出一个最佳选项，并在答题卡

上将该项涂黑。

Youmightthinkicecreamisamodemkindoffood,butactually,icecreamwasprobably

firsteateninChinamorethan2,000yearsago.Itwasmadefromriceandmilk.InEuropearound

2,000yearsago,Romanleadersalsoenjoyedakindoffrozendessert.Snowandfruitwereusedto

makeit.Itwasn'ttrueicecream,though,asithadnomilkorcreaminit.

MarcoPolo,whocamefromItaly,spentalotoftimeinChinaduringthelatethirteenth

century.Peoplebelievethathesawicecreambeingmadewhilehewasonhistravelsthere.He

thenbroughttherecipe（食谱）foritbackhomewhenhereturned.Thiswasthefirsttimetrueice

creamwasmadeinEurope.PerhapsthisiswhyItaliansareconsideredtheEuropeanmastersof

icecreammaking,theyhavehadmoretimethanothercountriestopracticetherecipe!

Intheseventeenthcentury,KingCharlesIofEnglandwasintroducedtothepleasuresof

creambyhisnewFrenchchef（厨师）.Hewassosurprisedbyitsbeautifultaste.

Icecreamcones（蛋卷筒）areapopularwaytoserveicecream.They'reeasytoholdice

creamandthereisnowasteatallbecausetheycanbeeatenupalongwiththeicecream.So

they'reenvironmentallyfriendlyaswellastasty.It'sbelievedtheywereinventedin1904inthe

US.

Icecreamquicklywontheheartsofpeopleinthemiddleofthetwentiethcentury.Atthat

time,thefirstfridgesbecameavailabletothepublic.Owningonemeantyoucouldthenkeepice

creamathome.Italsomeantyouhadabiggerchanceofeatingicecream.

39.Whenwasicecreamprobablyfirsteaten?

A.Over2,000yearsago.B.Inthe13thcentury.C.Inthe17thcentury.

40.Wherewastherecipeformakingicecreamfrom?

A.China.B.Italy.C.England.

41.WhywereItaliansconsideredtheEuropeanmastersoficecreammaking?

A.BecauseMarcoPolowasamasteroficecreammaking.

B.BecauseItalianshadmoretimetopracticemakingicecream.

C.BecausetherecipeformakingicecreamfirstappearedinItaly.

42.Whatcanweknowfromthepassage?

A.Thefirstfridgeswereenvironmentallyfriendly.

B.IcecreamconeswereinventedbyaFrenchchef.

C.Icecreambecamepopularinthemiddleofthe20thcentury.

43.Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage?

A.MarcoPolo'sSpirit

B.DevelopmentofIceCream

C.TheRecipeforMakingIceCream

八、阅读还原6选5

请阅读下面短文，根据短文内容，从所给的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，使短文意

思通顺。选项中有一项为多余项。

Notallself-disciplined（自律的）peopleareexcellent,butnearlyallexcellentpeopleare

self-disciplinedones.44Itistheabilitytocontrolyourselfandtomakeyourselfwork

hardorbehaveinaspecialwaywithoutneedinganyoneelsetotellyouwhattodo.Itisinfact

self-management.Forexample,someoneisingoodshape,itshowsthatheknowsthewaysof

stayingfitandhe'sabletosticktoaplanthatusesthoseways.45Theimportanceand

advantagesneednotbesaid,buthowtobecomeaself-disciplinedperson?

Takinghavingmealsasanexample,youneedfixed（固定的）timeandfixedplacetoenjoy

them.46Whatmakesathingbecomearoutine（惯例）？Itistorepeatonethingevery

day.

47Sometimesitiseasytosticktoonethingbyworkingtogether.Whatyouwillsee

fromyourteammatesispersistence（坚持）,oneafteranother.

Asthesayinggoes,“Thejourneyofathousandmilesbeginswithonesinglestep."48

Youcanwritedownyourreasonsforwantingtoachieveitandlistallthethingsyouneedtodoto

achievethisgoal.Andstarttoworkonthem,oneatatime.

Themoreself-disciplineyouare,theeasierlifewillbe.Onlythroughself-disciplinecanyou

trulyownyourbrightfuture.

A.Itishelpfultojoinateam.

B.Thenwhatisself-discipline?

C.It'satruthtomakethingsroutine.

D.Self-disciplineisaskillandanyonecanimproveit.

E.Tobeaself-disciplinedperson,youneedtosetagoal.

F.Itmeansthatthispersonisgoodatmanaginghimselfwell.

九、阅读补全短文

请阅读下面短文，根据短文内容，在方框内的缩写文章中，填入与短文意思最符合的单词,

并将答案写在答题卡相应的位置上。每空一词。

Greatnesscomesoutofthecommonpeople.YoucanfindtheanswerintheTVprogram

TouchingChina.Andtenpeoplewereawardedfortheirmovingstoriesandsignificant

contributiontothesociety.Nowlet'sstepintoXuMengtao^story.

XuMengtaowonthegoldmedalinwomen'sfreestyleskiingaerials（自由式滑雪女子空中

技巧决赛）inthe2022BeijingWinterOlympics.Fromherfirstshowin2010toher

championship,Xuhaswaitedfortwelveyears.

Xu'sfatherlovessportsverymuch.Whenhediscoveredhisdaughter'sgoodflexibility（灵活

性）,hedecidedtotrainhertobecomeaprofessionalgymnast（体操运动员）.Atthattime.Xu's

familymadealivingbysettingupabarbecuestall（烧烤摊）sotheireconomicsituationwasnot

good.Hisfathermadeasimpletraininggroundtohelphertraining.

Attheageof12,shewasmorethan1.60meterstallandhadfewadvantagesincontinuingto

practicegymnastics.SoXu'sfathersenthertotrainforfreestyleskiing.Thatyear,Xu'slife

changedanda“SnowPrincess^^wasbom.

AfterwinningherfirstsilvermedalattheWinterOlympics,Xuwasneversatisfied.uFm

goingtohidethissilvermedalandwon'ttakeitoutuntilIgetagoldone."Shedreamedtohave

herownOlympicgoldmedalhangingonthewallathomeoneday.Xubrokeoutwith101.10

pointsin2022.Herdreamfinallycametrue.

“Shehasgonethroughfourmajoroperations（手术）.Herfirstseriousinjury（伤）wasatthe

ageof19,andshortlyafterrecoveringfromit,shecompetedintheVancouver（温哥华）Winter

Olympicswithasteelnail（钢钉）inherknee...^^Xu'sfatherliststheinjuriesshehassuffered.

Xunevergivesupeveninherhardesttime.Shesaid,"InjuriesmakemeknowIlovethis

sport.IbelieveIwillrealizemydreamthroughmyeffbrts.^^

XuMengtaowonthehonorasoneofthetoptenpeopletouchingChinain2022.Lefsstep

intoXu's49story.XuMengtaowonthegoldmedalinwomen'sfreestyleskiingaerials

inthe2022BeijingWinterOlympics.Shehadwaitedtoolongforthisgoldmedal.Xu'sfatherisa

sports50.Whenhediscoveredhisdaughter'sgoodflexibility,hedecidedtohelpherto

becomeaprofessionalgymnast,eventhoughhisfamilysetabarbecuestallto51a

living.WhenXuwastwelve,herfathermadeadecisiontosendhertotrainforfreestyleskiing.

Xu'slifechanged.ShewonherfirstsilvermedalattheWinterOlympics,butshewasnever

52withit.ShedreamedtohaveherownOlympicgoldmedal.Overtheyears,Xualways

sufferedfrominjuries.However,shekepttraininghard.Shebrokeoutwith101.10pointsin2022.

She53realizedherdream.

十、多任务混合阅读

请阅读下面的非连续性文本，按要求完成所给任务，并将答案写在答题卡相应的位置上。

ArborDayisalsocalledTreePlantingDay.Itisatimeforpeopletogettheirhandsinthe

dirtandplantorcarefortrees.OnArborDay,peopleareencouragedtoplanttreesalongroads,in

parksandforeststocareforthenaturalenvironment.Treeshavealsobeenplantedto

commemorate侈己念）outstandingpersonsandsocialcauses.

ArborDayinDifferentCountries

TheUnitedStates

TheUnitedKingdom

Knownasthe"FatherofArbor

TheTreeCouncilinLondon

Day”,JuliusSterlingMoultonwas

hasorganizedNationalTreeWeek

thefirsttosetupadayforplanting

since1975.Eachyearduringthe

treesintheworld.Allfiftystatesin

lastweekinNovember,many

AmericahaveArborDayusuallyon

communitiesaroundEngland,

thelastFridayinApril.Since1970,

Scotland,WalesandNorthern

EarthDayhasbeencelebratedinmany

Irelandhosteventsontreeplanting.

partsoftheUnitedStatesinsteadof

ArborDayonApril22.

▲

NationalTreeDayhasbeensetupbyPlanetArk,anorganizationinSydneysince

1996.ItisonthelastSundayinJulyeachyear.Hundredsofthousandsofvolunteers

aroundthecountryplanttrees.PlanetArkalsoorganizesSchoolTreeDayonthelast

FridayofJulytoencourageschoolchildrentoplanttreesattheirschools.

ChartI

ArborDayinChina

In1915,ChineseArborDaywassetonApril5,QingmingFestival.Inordertocommemorate

Dr.SunYat-sen^death,TreePlantingDaywaschangedtoMarch12in1928.InFebruary1979,

ChinesegovernmentmadearesolutionthatMarch12wouldbetakenasChineseTreePlanting

Day,requiringthewholecountrytocarryouttree-plantingactivitiesonthisdayandsupportthe

construction（建设）offorestry.Since2020,ithasbeenmadeclearbylawthatMarch12isArbor

Dayeveryyear.Tree-plantinginthespringhasbecomeabitoftraditionfortheChinese.

ItwasdecidedonMarch12by

▲Chinesegovernment.

19151979

----1---1•I•，♦,-----------------------♦--♦-4-----►

19282020

ItwaschangedtoMarch12,Itwasestablished（确立）

thedayofDr.SunYat-senfsonMarch12bylaw.

death.

ChartII

ThisYear,ChinesePresidentXiJinpingandotherleadersplantedtreesduringavoluntary

treeplantingactivityinBeijing.Itisthe11thyearthatXihastakenpartinthetreeplanting

activity.Hecalledonpeopleacrossthecountryfortreeplantingduringthisseasonofgrowthto

workforabeautifulChina.

Diggingholes,wateringtrees,Xiplanteddifferenttypesoftrees.Whileplantingtrees,Xi

expectedyoungstudentsaroundhimtoloveworkandbecomehealthyandwisepeoplewithskills

andenergy.44Atreemustbekeptuprightattheverybeginningofitsgrowth,“hesaid."Justlike

raisingchildren,achildmustbeeducatedtobeuprightaswellataveryearlyagetoavoidgoing

wrong.^^

54.What'sthepurposeofsettingupArborDay?

55.WastheArborDayfirstsetupintheUnitedKingdomorintheUnitedStates?

56.PleasewritedownthenameofthecountryinChartI.

57.PleasecompletethefactaboutChineseArborDayinChart