2024年中考英语冲刺模拟训练：阅读回答问题20篇

2024年中考英语逆袭冲刺名校模拟真题速递（江苏专用）

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专题09阅读回答问题20篇（近年中考真题）

（2023•江苏南通・统考中考真题）请认真阅读下面短文，并根据短文内容回答问题。

Karlsson,aSwedishteacheratBeijingUnionUniversity（BUU）,haslivedinChinaforover15years.The

seeds（种子）ofhisChinajourneyweresownwhenhejoinedinaprogramforEastAsianstudiesatLund

UniversityinSwedenin1997.Backthen,cellphonesandtheInternethadn'tyetcomeintowideuse.Learning

Chinesemeantusingtextbooks,heavydictionariesandaudiotapes.Hewouldreadthedictionarycarefullyfor

hourstounderstandaoneChinesearticle.

“Inthosedays,itwasarealchallenge,hesaid.

In2006,withahighscoreintheofficialChineselanguagetest,hewonascholarshipforafive-weeksummer

programatBeijingLanguageandCultureUniversity.

Afterfinishingthestudyprogram,KarlssonwasofferedaBeijing-basedjobasamarketresearcher.In2008,

theyearBeijingsucceededinhostingtheSummerOlympicGames,hegotmarried.Inthenextyear,hestartedto

teachbusinessatBUU.

LifeinBeijinghasbeenawonderfuladventure（异乎寻常的经历），especiallyasawitnesstothegreat

achievementsChinahasmade.Ithasofferedhimmanychancesforpersonalgrowth.Today,thankstohigh-speed

broadbandand5G,hecanconnectwithstudentsatBUU'spartneruniversitiesinRussia,MontenegroorMexico

whileridingontheBeijingsubway.

“Whenyouopenyoureyestothesegreatprojects,itisimpossiblenottowanttobepartofthemoratleast

supportthemsomehow,hesaid.

Althoughhewasbusyonteachingdays,Karlssonappliedforafull-timescholarshipattheUniversityof

InternationalBusinessandEconomicsinBeijing.In2022,at44yearsold,hegothisPh.D.ineconomics.i6Iam

quiteinterestedinblockchaintechnology,andIknowthatChinaisquicklybecomingtheleaderinblockchain

applicationsoutsidethecryptocurrencyspace.So,Ialwayswritemyarticlesinthisarea,“hesaid.

“Thereisalwaystimetofollowyourdreamsunlessyoudecidetogiveup,“hesaid."'Takingonseemingly

impossiblechallengesandalsohelpingthosearoundyouarewhatmakeslifeworthliving.^^

请将答案写在答题卡上

1.WhoisKarlssoninthispassage?

2.HowdidKarlssonlearnChineseinSweden?

3.WhendidKarlssonstarttoteachbusinessatBUU?

4.WhathasofferedKarlssonmanychancesforpersonalgrowth?

5.WhatcanyoulearnfromKarlsson?sexperiences?（请自拟——句话作答）

（2023•江苏盐城•统考中考真题）Imagineyouarewalkingthroughdeepsnow.Asyouwalk,youleave

footprintswhereyou'vebeen.Thafswhathappenswhenusingtechnology,suchascomputers,mobilephonesand

tablets.Youleaveyourdigitalfootprintanditwillneverdisappear.

Herearereasonswhyyourdigitalfootprintshouldmattertoyou.

Howpeopleseeyou

Ofcourse,youhavenothingtohide,butifpeoplegetinformationaboutyou,theymightjudgeyoufromthe

informationyouhaveleftonline.Forexample,youmakeabadjokeonline.Yearslater,ifsfoundbythe

universityyouareapplyingto,andtheydon'tthinkit'sfunny.Maybetheydecideyouarenotthe“right“kindof

personforthem,

Yourprivateinformation

Noteverythingcanbesharedwitheveryone.Forexample,youmightshareyourschoolreportswithyour

parents,butkeepthemsecrettoyoure-friends.IfyousharethemontheInternet,theywillnotbeasecret

anymore.Therefore,toprotectyourprivacy（隐私）,remembertoputoutlessinformationonline.

Keepingyourmoneysafe

Thereareplentyofpeoplelookingatinformationaboutyou,andsomeofthemwanttostealfromyou.So

youshouldn'twritebankdetails,cardnumbersorpasswordsinemailsortextmessages.

Overall,themessageis:Noonecangoonlinewithoutleavinghisdigitalfootprint-butwithcare,youcan

controlit.

回答下面5个问题，每题答案不超过6个词。

6.Whendoyouleavedigitalfootprint?

7.Howmanyreasonsarementionedinthepassage?

8.Whatshouldyoudotoprotectyourprivacy?

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9.Whatshouldn,tbewritteninemailsortextmessages?

10.Howcanyougoonlinesafely?

（2023•江苏淮安•统考中考真题）XingYifanandhisparentswereveryexcitedwhentheyknewthatXing

hadachancetostudyatBeihangUniversitywithascoreof645.Itwouldbeagreatchallengeformosthigh

schoolgraduates（毕业生）togetsuchahighscore,especiallyforthe18-year-oldboy.

XingwasbominJilinProvincein2003.Hisfamilywerehappywithhiscominganddidnotnoticeanything

wronguntilhewasthreemonthsold.

“Whenwetookhimforphotosinthestudio,thephotographertoldusoursonwasn'tabletodothesame

thingsotherkidsofhisagecould.Headvisedustotakehimtothehospitalfbracheck,“saidhisfatherXing

Dacheng.

（"Althoughwewerepsychologically（心理上地）prepared,weneverimaginedoursonwouldgrowupwith

suchacondition.Andthedoctorstoldustherewasnousefulwayoftreatment,Xing'sfathersaid.

Whenrelativesandfriendsheardthenews,theyadvisedthecoupletohaveanotherbaby.ButXing'sparents

decidedtopouralltheirloveandcareintotheirson.

taYifanisanangelwhocametoourfamily.Hemighthavebrokenwings,butwewouldnevergivehimup,“

thefathersaid.

XingYifangotthehighestscoreinhisschoolfortheseniorhighschoolentranceexaminationin2018.To

prepareforGaokao,hestudiedevenharderfromthedayhestartedatJilinNo.1SeniorHighSchool.

Heseldomwenttobedbeforemidnight,especiallyinthethirdyear.Toavoidbringingtroubletoothers,he

dranklesswateratschooltolower（减少）hisneedtogotothetoilet.

Unluckily,hegothurtseveralmonthsago,sohehadtostayathome.Afterthreemonths,hecamebackto

school,andtohisteachers9surprise,hemadegreatprogressinsteadoffallingbehindhisclassmates.

“Ifeltinspired（鼓舞的）whenIreadthestoryofBritishphysicistStephenHawking.Iwillcontinuetostudy

hardatuniversity,andIhopeIcanbesomeonelikehim,whochangedtheworldwithhisknowledge.^^

根据上面短文的内容回答问题（每个小题答案不超过6个单词）。

11.WhenwasXingYifanbom?

12.WhoadvisedXingYifan9sparentstotakehimtothehospital?

13.DidthedoctorsfindanyusefulwaystotreatXingYifan?

14.HowdidXingYifanlowerhisneedtogotothetoiletatschool?

15.WhatdoyouthinkofXingYifanaccordingtothearticle?

（2023•江苏苏州・统考中考真题）请认真阅读下面材料，用英语回答材料后的问题。

Reporter:WhydoyouloveSuzhou?

Zekro:WhenIwasachild,myparentstoldmethatlovehasnoboundaries.Theytoldmethepurposeoflifeisto

servepeopleandmakecontributionstooursociety.SincemywifeandIcametoSuzhoutwenty-fouryearsago,I

haveneverstoppedshowingmyloveinaction.TvetaughtthelatesttechnologytomystudentsinSuzhou

Universityforfree.Fvehelpedpeopleinneed,caringforsickchildren,sendingmoneytodisasterareasand

teachingAfricandrummingtopoorchildren.FvealsoworkedcloselywithSuzhougovernmenttointroduce

Suzhoutoforeigners.ManyfriendsoftencallmetheAmbassador（大使）ofSuzhou.

Reporter:PleasetellusaboutHappyHomeClub.

Zekro:Sevenyearsago,IopenedFinlandHomeCafetointroduceFinnish（芬兰的）culturetoourChinese

friendsthroughfoodandmusic.OnemeaningfulactivityweholdeveryweekisHappyHomeClub.Itisopen

from7:00p.m.to8:30p.m.onFridays.Ifsforeverybodywholovestomakenewfriends,learnaboutlifeand

practicetheirEnglish.ThemostrecenttopicsforHappyHomeClubare:Whywesleep;Howtoreadabook;

Remembertosaythankyou...

Reporter:WhatelsedoyouwanttosaytopeoplewhoarewatchingourTVshow?

Zekro:Thosewhoareinterestedinourculture,foodandtopicsaremostwelcometoourCafe.Pleasecomeand

shareyourstorieswithus.Together,wecanmakeadifference.

16.HowlonghaveZekroandhiswifelivedinSuzhou?

17.WhydoZekro'sfriendscallhim"theAmbassadorofSuzhou”?

18.PleasewriteanothergoodtopicforHappyHomeClubandexplainyourreason.

（AvoidanytopicsofHappyHomeClubthatarementionedinthispaper.）

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（2023•江苏连云港•统考中考真题）阅读短文，根据短文内容回答问题，每个题目的答案不超过5个单词。

Oneday,ayoungboynamedZhangLiangwaswalkingalongabridge.Hesawanoldmansittingthere.One

oftheoldman'sshoeswasleftunderthebridge.

“Gooverthereandgetmyshoe,youngboy!^^theoldmanordered.ZhangLiangfeltsurprised,buthestill

pickeditupfortheoldman.Theoldmansaid,t4Fivedayslater,pleasecometomeetmeatthebridgeearlyinthe

Fivedayslater,ZhangLiangwentthereaspromised.Buttheoldmancametherebeforehim.Theoldman

gotangryabouthislazyhabit.

ZhangLiangwasaskedtocomeagain.Thenextday,ZhangLiangarrivedearlierthanbefore.Buttheold

manwasstillbeforehim.Theoldmanbecamemuchangrierandaskedhimtogetthereagainthenextmorning.

Thistime,ZhangLiangarrivedatthebridgelateatnight.Hespentthewholenightthere.Whentheoldman

camethenextearlymorning,hewashappytofindZhangLiangthereearlierthanhim.

TheoldmannoddedwithasmileandgaveZhangLiangavaluablebook.ZhangLiangreadthebook

carefullydayandnightandlearnedmanyskillsfromit.Manyyearslater,hebecameawisegeneral（将军）and

madegreatachievements.

19.WheredidZhangLianggetoneoftheoldman'sshoes?

20.Whocametothebridgefirstfivedayslater?

21.WhywastheoldmanangrywithZhangLiang?

22.WhatdidtheoldmangiveZhangLiangatlast?

23.WhatcanwelearnfromZhangLiang?

（2023•江苏扬州・统考中考真题）阅读短文，回答下面5个问题。（每题答案不超过10个词）

Robertawokeupearlythenextmorning.ThenshewokeupPhyllisandPeter."We'reinthenewhouse.

Therearenoservantshere.WemusthelpMothernow,“whisperedRoberta.

Carefullythethreechildrenlitthefireandfilledakettle（水壶）withwater.Theyhungthekettleabovethe

fire.

“Motherisn'tawakeyet.Lefsgooutsideandsitonthatflatstone,9,saidRoberta."Perhapswewillseea

traingoby.^^

WhenMothercameoutateighto'clock,Roberta,PeterandPhylliswereallfastasleepinthesunshine.They

hadputthekettleonthefireatfiveo'clock:threehoursago.Allthewaterhadboiledaway（烧干）.Nowtherewas

aholeinthebottomofthekettle.Thefirehadgoneout.

“Nevermind,^^laughedMother.t6Wecanboilsomewaterinapan.AndI'vefoundthedinner.^^

Sheledthemintothekitchenandpointedtoadoor.

“Lastnight,Ithoughtthiswasacupboard.Itwassodark.Butlook,"shesaid.

Motheropenedthedoorandthechildrensawalittleroomwithatableinthemiddle.Onittherewasroast

beef,breadandbutter,cheeseandanapplepie.

“Applepieforbreakfast,9,criedPeter."Whatfun!^^

Itwasawonderfulbreakfast.Everyonewasveryhungry.

“Itfeelslikedinnerbecausewewereupsoearly,9,saidPeter,ashepassedhisplateformoreapplepie.

Whenthechildrenhadfinished,theyhelpedMotherputeverythingawayintherightplace.

ThenMothersaidJT'mtired.I'mgoingtoliedownforawhile.Goouttoplaybutpleasebecareful.

Roberta,PeterandPhyllislookedateachother.Theywereallthinkingthesamething.

“Let'sgodowntotherailway,9,criedRoberta.

t6Listen!^^saidPhyllis.t4IthinkIcanhearatrain.^^

Peterasked,ctDoyouthinkifsgoingtoLondon?^^

“FatherisinLondon/repliedRoberta.ccLefsgotothestationandfindout”

一TakenfromTheRailwayChildren

24.Whendidthechildrengetup?

25.Whathappenedtothekettlewhenthewaterboiledaway?

26.Howdidthechildrenlikethebreakfast?

27.Whatis“thesamething“theywerethinking?

28.Whatarethechildrenlikeinyoureyes?Whydoyouthinkso?

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（2023•江苏徐州•中考真题）阅读短文，回答短文后的五个问题。

mangrovetrees

Before1970,fewlawsprotectedtheenvironment.ThenonApril22thatyear,EarthDaywascreatedto

celebrateourplanet,tellpeopleaboutenvironmentalproblems,andencouragethemtotakeaction.NowEarth

Dayiscelebratedallaroundtheworld.Westillfacemanychallenges,suchasclimate（气候）change,plastic

pollution,anddeforestation（毁林）.Butwecanmakeadifference.HereisanEarth-helpinghero.

AdelineTiffanieSuwanawastwelvewhenherfamily'shomeflooded.Indonesia,herislandnationin

South-eastAsia,isoftenhithardbyfloodsandothernaturaldisasters.

Adelinewantedtohelp.Studyingtheproblem,shelearnedthatmangrovetreesplayanimportantrolein

floodprotection.Theirbig,tangled（缠结的）rootsslowfloodwatersandkeepsoilfromwashingaway.Butthe

treeswerebeingcutdown.

Adelinegatheredherclassmatestoplant200mangroveyoungtreesduringaschoolbreak.Theystarteda

groupcalledFriendsofNature,whichworkstokeepthearea'sbiodiversity（生物多样性）,fightagainstclimate

change,andhelppeoplerealizetheimportanceoftheenvironment.Theyevenstartedaprojecttogetcleanenergy

toremotevillages.

Today,Adelineattendscollege,studyinghowbusinessescanhelptheenvironment.

Remember:everyoneofuscanbeaherofortheenvironment!

注：每题答案不超过5个词。

29.Whatdotheunderlinedwords“ourplanet“inParagraph1referto?

30.WhathappenedtoAdeline'shomewhenshewastwelve?

31.HowmanythingsdidAdelineandherclassmatesdotohelpwiththeenvironment?

32.WhatdoesAdelinedonow?

33.Whatisthepropertitleforthepassage?

（2022.江苏南通・统考中考真题）请认真阅读下面短文，并根据短文内容回答问题。

Ateenagerwithautismswimstowardvictory

ChenXingrongwonfivemedals,includingagold,atthe11thNationalGamesforPersonswithDisabilities

andthe8thNationalSpecialOlympicsGames.

BominHainanProvince,ChenXingrongcouldnotsayaworduntilhewas2yearsold.WhenChen

Xingrongwasfoundautistic（自闭的），hisparentswereworried.In2012,hisfatherlearnedthatswimmingcould

helppeoplewithautism,sohespentmonthslearninghowtoswimbywatchingvideosandreadingbooks.When

ChenXingrongwas5yearsold,hebegantoteachhimhowtoswim.Attheverybeginning,hespentthreemonths

teachinghisson,butallhiseffortsfailed.Tohissurprise,afteranotherthreemonths,hediscoveredthathisson

haddevelopedtheabilitytocontrolhisbreathunderwater,whichgreatlyincreasedhisconfidence,andswimming

soonbecameakeyactivityofthefamily.Hisfatherplannedallhisexercisesforhimatfirst,butthenitwasallup

tohim.Hedecidedhowmanyexerciseshewantedtodo,andhisparentsrespectedhischoices.Itwasaprocessof

self-management.Withhisfather?shelpaswellashisgoodself^managementandperseverance,hesucceededin

winningmanymedalsintheswimmingcompetitions.

Aswellasswimming,learningbasiclifeskillsisalsoanimportantpartoflifeforateenagerwithautism.His

fatherhopesthathissoncanlivewellonhisownwhenheandhiswifegrowold.Tohelpthepublictoknowmore

aboutautisticpeoplesoastoreducemisunderstanding,heonceorganizedabout500peopletowatchan

autism-themedfilm.

Thankstohisfather'sendlessefforts,ChenXingronghaslearnedtobuyfoodinthemarketintheir

neighborhood.Healsodoesvoluntaryjobsatsupermarketsandfast-foodrestaurants,suchasarrangingshelves

andcleaningdiningtables.t4Heisgoodatskillfullyarrangingthings.Heispartofthecommunity,andIhopehe

willliveawonderfullifeinthefuture,9,hisfathersaysproudly.

请将答案写在答题卡上

34.WhydidChenXingrong'sfatherwanthimtolearnswimming?

35.WhendidChenXingrongbegintolearnswimming?

36.WhatledtoChenXingrong'ssuccess?

37.HowdidChenXingrong'sfatherhelpthepublictounderstandautisticpeople?

38.Whatcanyoudoforpeoplewithautism?（请自拟一句话作答）

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（2022•江苏盐城•统考中考真题）Handgestureshavebeencommonlyusedinourdailycommunication.

Theyaddtothemessagebyfillinginwhatwordssometimesleavebehind.Butareyouawareofthehistorythat

goesbehindsomeofthesepopularhandgestures?Probablynot.Unsurprisingly,eachofthemhasitsspecial

history.

Whetheryou'regreetingsomeoneforthefirsttime,orsuccessfullyreachinganagreement,shakinghandsis

usuallythego-togesture.Whodecidedonthisgesture,anyway?ThehandshakedatesbacktoancientGreece

whereitwasusedasawaytoshowpeace.

HighFive

Whetheryouenteredthefinalcompetitionorwonadebate（辩论）,youwereprobablygivenorreceiveda

highfivebefore.Accordingtosomesources,thehighfivefirstbecamepopularwhenbaseballplayersperformed

atDodgerStadiumonOctober2,1977.GlennBurke,oneoftheplayers,liftedhisarmhighabovehisheadand

slappedpalmswithhisteammateDustyBakertocelebrateavictory,markingwhatiswidelyconsideredasthe

firstrecordofahighfive.

TheFistBump

Thefistbumpcomesfromboxers（拳击手）inthe1970safterpeoplecopiedhowtheytouchedglovesbefore

acompetition.Later,insteadofshakinghands,fistbumpsbecamepopularamongbasketballplayers.Thegesture

soonspreadtoallbasketballlovers.

回答下面5个问题，每题答案不超过6个词。

39.WhatwashandshakeusedasinancientGreece?

40.Whatkindofsportdoesthehighfivegesturecomefrom?

41.Whydopeoplehaveahighfivewithothers?

42.Whichgesturedobasketballplayersusuallyprefer?

43.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?

（2022•江苏淮安•统考中考真题）Haveyouevertastedakindofsnack,whichisalsoofthetraditional

Chineseofformsofart-sugarpainting.

SugarpaintingstartedfromtheMingDynastyandbecamepopularintheQingDynasty.Atthattime,many

peoplemadealivingthroughsugarpainting,settingupstalls（货摊）incrowdedstreets,infrontoftheatresand

busypublicplaces.AndnowitcanstillbefoundinmanyareasofChina.

Thesugarpaintersusuallysitbeforeawoodentable.Ontheside,thereisawoodenplatewitharevolvable

arrow（可旋转箭头）onit.Theplateispaintedwithdifferentpicturessuchasadragon,abird,aflowerandsoon.

Afterpaying,thecustomersturnthearrowandwaittillitstops.Thepicturepointedbythearrowistheonethe

painterswillmake.

Sugarpaintingisverydifferentfromnormalpainting.Thesugarpaintersusesyrup（糖浆）asthematerial,a

spoonasthe“paintbrush”,andasmoothslab（台面）asthe"paper”.Tomakethesyrup,theyhavetomakesugar

hotbeforepainting.Sincethesyrupmaybecomesolid（固体的）ifitcools,thepaintershavetoproducethework

veryquickly.Theymovethespoonfullofthesyrupupanddown,leftandright.Soonasugarpaintingofan

animal,aflowerorabikeisdone.

Thenumberofsugarpaintersisgettingsmaller.However,someofthemstillinsistonthisart.Theymake

theireffortstoholddifferentactivitiessuchasofferingclassesandgivingspeeches.Now,sugarpaintinghas

alreadybeenlistedasNationalNon-MaterialCultureHeritage.

根据上面短文的内容回答问题（每个答案不超过6个单词）

44.DidsugarpaintingbecomepopularintheMingDynasty?

45.Wheredothesugarpaintersusuallysit?

46.Whendothecustomersturnthearrow?

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47.Howdosugarpaintersmakethesyrupbeforepainting?

48.Whydosomeofthesugarpaintersholddifferentactivities?

（2022.江苏苏州.统考中考真题）请认真阅读下面短文，用英语回答短文后的问题。

Alibraryisaplacetokeepbooksandstoreknowledge.Recentlylibrariesarenotaspopularasbefore

becausepeopleprefertousetheInternettofindoutinformation,ratherthanbooks.Withaclickofamouse,itis

possibletofindoutalmostanythingpeoplecaretoknow.

Butbeinginaroomthatisfullofbooksisafantasticthing.Justthinkabouthowmanywordsthereareina

library.Eachofthosewordshasbeenthoughtof,andcarefullychosen,bytensofthousandsofpeople.Thatmust

makeitaspecialplacetobe.

Maybeallkindsofthingscanhappeninlibraries.Sometimes,youseethatalibraryisusedforpoetry

workshopsorguitarlessons.Also,theymayhavewritersvisitingandtalkingabouttheirbooks.Allofthese

activitiesaremuchbetterbecausetheyareinalibrary.

Lotsofschoolshavelibraries.Ifyourschoolhasalibrary,ifsprobablynotjustaplacetoreadbooks.

Librariesarealsoquietplacestobe.Theyarecalmerthantheplaygroundorthedininghall.It'sthebooksthat

keepuscalmandpeaceful.

49.Whyarelibrarieslesspopularthanbefore?

50.Whatactivitiescanbeorganizedinalibrary?

51.Whattypeofbookwouldyouliketoborrowfromyourschoollibrary?Why?

（2022•江苏泰州•统考中考真题）Floraandherdadaremovingtoanewhousesoon.Nextweek,workers

willturntheyardoftheoldhouseintoacarpark.TheyardisfullofbeautifulflowersgrownbyFloraandDad.

“Mypoorflowers,9,Floracomplainsinalowvoice,lookingatthebrightpurpleblooms（花朵）sadly.Shesits

outside,sellingthingsshedoesn'twanttotaketothenewhouse.BesideherhangsasignthatsaysYardSale.

Severalofherneighbourscometohavealook.

Dadcomesout,holdingsomesnacksinhishands."Here'sasnackforeveryone,9,hesays.Flora'sdadloves

sharingthings.

Occasionally（偶然地），Floradigsherheels（鞋后跟）deepintothegrass.Thenshefeelsthesoftearthmove

underherheels,andsheknowswhatshecando.

ShewhispersherplantoDad.Henodswithasmile.Floratakesoutsomeflowerpots（花盆）happilyandfinds

atooltodigwith.Carefullyshedigsuptheflowerswithsomeearthandputsthemintothepots.

Shelinesupthepotsnearhersign.Nowsheisreadytobeagenerousperson,justlikeherDad.

“Howmuchisapot?”asksAnafromnextdoor.

“Zerocents!?,shesmilesandsays,“Pickanypotyoulike!”

回答下面5个问题，每题答案不超过8个词。

52.Whatwillhappentotheyard?

53.WhydoesFlorafeelsadatfirst?

54.Whatiswrittenonthesign?

55.Wherearetheflowersinthepotsfrom?

56.WhatdoyouthinkofFlora'sDadaccordingtothepassage?

（2022•江苏扬州•统考中考真题）阅读短文，回答下面5个问题。（每题答案不超过10个词）

Youdon'tknowmeunlessyoureadabookcalledTheAdventuresofTomSawyer.Huck'smyname,

HuckleberryFinn.Thatbookendslikethis:mybestfriend,TomSawyer,andIfound$12,000ingoldinacave.

Webecamerich.Wegot$6,000each.

Mymotherdiedlongagoandthenmydad,Pap,disappeared.Hewasalwaysdrunkandheoftenbeatme.

ThenakindoldladycalledWidowDouglastookmeintoherhometolive.Shegavemeabedtosleepinand

boughtnewclothesforme.Shereadstoriestomeandtaughtmehowtoeatatatable.Shesentmetoschoolevery

day.

Ihatedthosenewclothes.Imissedmyoldlife.Iputonmyoldclothesandranawayandwasfreeandhappy,

butTomSawyerfoundmeandsaidthatifIwantedtojoinhisclub,Iwouldhavetoreturntolivewiththewidow.

Forthisreason,Ireturnedtolivewithher.

Themonthspassedandwintercame.Theweathergotcold.OnemorningIwokeupandtherewassnowon

theground.OnmywaytoschoolIsawsomefootprintsoutsidethewidow'shouse.Myheartjumped.Pap!

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"He'sheardaboutmymoney,9,1thought.<4Andhewantsit!”

WhenIlitmycandleandwentuptomyroomthatnight,theresatPap-hisownself!Iexpectedtobescared

ofhimnow,butIwasn't.Istoodlookingathim;hesetthere-lookingatme.

Papwasnearlyfiftyyearsold.Hisblackhairwaslonganduncombedanddirty.Hehadallowedhairtogrow

onhisface,whichwasghostlywhite.Justlookingattheuglywhiteskinmademefeelsick.Hisclothes?一dirty

andtom.Hisfeetshowedthroughlargeholesinhisshoes.Hishatwasonthefloor-anoldblackhatwithalarge

holeinit.

一TakenfromTheAdventuresofHuckleberryFinn

57.Whoistellingthestory?

58.HowdidTomandHuckbecomerich?

59.WhydidWidowDouglastakeHuckintolivewithher?

60.WhydidHuckreturntolivewithWidowDouglas?

61.WhatisHuck'sfatherlikeinyoureyes?Whydoyouthinkso?

（2021•江苏南通・统考中考真题）请认真阅读下面短文，并根据短文内容回答问题。

ProtectingtheHabitatsofChimpanzees

Chimpanzeesarenotonlysocialanimalslivingincommunitiesandworktogether,buttheyaresmartin

manydifferentways.Forover40years,peoplehavebeenstudyingchimpsbothinthewildandincaptivity.One

thingtheyhavelearnedisthatchimpanzeesandtheirnaturalhabitats——orwheretheyliveinthewild——needto

beprotected.

In1960,aresearchernamedJaneGoodallbegantolivewithandstudywildchimpanzeesinAfrica.She

learnedthattheyarehighlyintelligentanimalsthatcommunicatewithgesturesandphysicalcontact.Theymake

toolstofindfood,theypossessinnatedecision-makingskills,andtheymakechoicesaboutwhichgroupsto

joinandwhatfoodstoeat.Chimpscooperatetohuntandoftensharethefoodtheyhavecaught.Incaptivity,

wheretheyliveinzoosandsciencecentres,theycanbetaughtAmericanSignLanguagesothattheycan

communicatewiththeirhands.Therehaveevenbeenexperimentswhichshowthatafewchimpanzeeshave

learnedtousecomputersandtoplaygames!Somescientistsarguethatchimpanzeescanshowemotionssuchas

happinessorsadness.

Althoughchimpanzeesareimpressiveandintelligentanimals,theirsafetyisindangereveryday.Inthewild

theycanbefoundin21differentAfricancountries,livinginforests.Chimpanzeesareabletoadapt（适应）to

changesintheirenvironment.Theycanmovetoanewplace,makenewnests,andfindnewfoods.Yetpeople

aredestroyingtheirnaturalhabitats.Bycuttingdowntreesforfirewoodandusingthespacetobuildhouses,

humansleavechimpanzeeswithsmallerareastolivein.

Chimpanzeesareindanger,andalleyesshouldbeonthem.Fortunatelymanyorganizationsandresearchers

havestartedtotakestepstoprotectthem.Everyoneshouldbeawareof