2024年中考英语阅读理解C篇真题汇编（附答案）1635

年中考阅读理解C篇真题汇编1635阅读下列短文，从每小题所给的A、B、C、（D）四个选项中选出最佳选项。P16Anoldsayingusedforforecasting(预测)theweathersays,“Redskyatnight,sailors’delight.Redskyinthemorning,sailors(水手)takewarning.”Isthesayingtrue?Itturnsoutthatitis.Aredskyatsunsetmaymeanthatthereareclearskiestothewest,wherethesunsets.Aredskyatsunriseusuallymeansthattheclearweatherhasalreadypassed,sostormsmightbecoming.Forecastingtheweatherhasbeenpracticedforthousandsofyears.Inthe5thcenturyBC,theGreekssentoutforecaststosailors.Theyusedsignsinnaturetoforecasttheweather.Buttoday,meteorologistssendexactforecastsfurtherinadvance(提前).Theyusescientificinstrumentstostudyweatherconditionsaroundtheworldandmakeforecasts.Pilots,farmersandmanyotherpeopledependontheseforecasts.Luckily,mostofuscansimplylookonthesmartphoneorturnontheTVtofindoutwhatkindofweatheriscoming.Ifyouarelookingforsomesignsoftheweather,payattentiontonature.Therearetwobasicrulesusedinweatherforecasting:Weathergenerallymovesfromwesttoeast,andlowairpressure(压力)usuallymeansrainorsnow.Sopayattentiontothesigns.Ifrainbowsforminthewestatsunrise,thesunisontheway.Smelltheflowers-theirsmellsarestrongerinwetair.Whataretheantsdoing?Aretheymovingtohigherground?Thiscouldmeanadropinairpressure.Arethebirdsflyingloworhigh?Fallingairpressuremayinfluencebirds’ears,sotheyflylow.Andiftheskyisredatsunset,youmightplanapicnicforthenextday!Whatistheoldsayingabout?A.Thebeautyofsunrise. B.Thenightsky.C.Thesignsoftheweather. D.Thesailors’work.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“meteorologists”mean?A.ThepersonswhogivedailyweatherreportsonTV.B.Thepersonswhocarryoutresearchonnaturalhistory.C.Thepersonswhotakeaninterestinplantsandanimals.D.Thepersonswhodoscientificstudiesofweatherconditions.HowdoesthewriterdevelophisideainParagraph2?A.Bylistingthereasonsforterribleweather.B.Bytellingatruestoryaboutweatherforecasting.C.Byintroducingdifferentwaysofforecastingtheweather.D.Bymentioningthedifficultiesinforecastingtheweather.Whatdoweknowfromthelastparagraph?A.It’llbesunnyifantsmovetohigherplaces.B.Thesmellsofflowersarestrongerinwetair.C.Birdsflyhigherbecauseofthelowairpressure.D.It’llrainifrainbowsforminthewestatsunrise.Whatisthewriter’spurposeinwritingthetext?A.Toencouragepeopletogetclosetonature.B.Toexpresstheneedforweatherforecasting.C.Toexplainnaturecantellusabouttheweather.D.Todiscusshowimportantweatherforecastingis.#C#D#C#B#CP17Orangutanmeans“personoftheforest”intheMalaylanguage.Orangutansaregreatapes(猿).Wildorangutansliveontwoislands—SumatraandBorneoinSoutheastAsia.Orangutanshavelongandpowerfularms,fingersandtoes.Thesehelpthemclimbandswingbetweentreesintherainforest.Orangutansmostlyeatfruit.Theyalsoeatleaves,flowers,andsometimesinsects.Over300differenttypesoffoodhavebeenfoundintheirdiet.Orangutansplayaveryimportantroleinspreadingfruitandplantseedsintheforest.Thishelpstokeeptheirrainforesthomehealthy.Orangutansaresmartandintelligent.Theycreateandusetoolstogetseedsfromfruit.Theyalsousetoolstocatchinsectsfromtheinsidesoftrees.Orangutansmemorizetherainforestwheretheylive.Thishelpsthemknowwhichtreeshaveripe(成熟的)fruit.Theybuildasleepingnesteachnightmadeofbranches(树枝)andleaves.However,orangutansareingreatdanger.Scientistssaythattherearelessthan62,000orangutansremaininginthewild.Youngorangutansaresometimescaughtandsoldaspets.Orangutansarealsohuntedforfood.Thebiggestproblemisthatorangutansarelosingtheirhomes.Millionsofrainforestsarecutdowneachyearforpalmoil(棕榈油).Palmoilcanbeusedtomakecandybars,cookies,shampoos,soaps,andpetfood.MostofthepalmoilproducedintheworldisfromSumatraandBorneo.Wildlifeorganizationsareworkinghardtohelpprotecttheremainingrainforests.Iftherainforestsdisappear,orangutanswilldisappearforever.Whatareorangutans?A.Rainforests. B.Greatapes. C.Islands.WhatisParagraph3mainlyabout?A.Whyorangutanscreateandusetools.B.Whereorangutansbuildasleepingnest.C.Howsmartandintelligentorangutansare.Whichisthemainreasonwhyorangutansareingreatdanger?A.Orangutansarecaughtaspets.B.Peoplehuntorangutansforfood.C.Millionsofrainforestsarecutdown.Inwhichsectionofawebsitecanweprobablyreadthepassage?A.FantasticWildlife. B.ModernTechnology. C.FamousPeople.#B#C#C#AP18Sofar,Chinahassuccessfullysentalargenumberofsatellites(卫星)andspaceshipsintospace.Spacescientistshavebeengreatlyinspired(赋予灵感)bytheoldstoriesandancientfamouspeoplewhengivingthemnames.Sincethousandsofyearsago,Chinesepeoplehavedreamedofgoingtothemoon.Chang’eFliestotheMoonisoneofthemostpopularstories.Asyoucansee,China’sfirstman-madesatellitetocirclearoundthemoonwasnamedChang’eI.Moreinterestingly,themoonrover(巡视器)wasnamedaftertheJadeRabbit,whoisthepartnerofChang’einthestory.Theseoldstoriescarrypeople’sbestwishesanddreams.Withthedevelopmentofscienceandtechnology,ourscientistshavemadethemcometrue.KuaFuRunsAftertheSunisanotherstorytoshowhowmuchancientChinesepeoplewantedtoknowabouttheunknownworld.Now,KuaFuisgoingwiththescientiststo“visit”thesun,becausewehaveaspaceprojectcalledKuaFuMission.Besidestheancientstories,spacescientistsalsogetideasfromancientfamouspeople.Forexample,Mozi,anancientscientist,discoveredthatlighttravelsinastraightlineover2,000yearsago.Hisdiscoverymadespacestudytakeabigstepatthattime.So,China’sfirstquantum(量子)sciencesatellitewasnamedMozi,makingChinathefirstcountryintheworldtoachievequantumcommunicationbetweensatellitesandtheground.Fromsuchsimplethingsasgivingnamestothesatellites,wecanseehowgreatourtraditionalcultureisandwhatinfluenceithasonourmodernscienceandtechnology.InChina,spacescientistsgetideasfrom__________whennamingsatellites.①oldstories ②traditionalprojects③ancientfamouspeople ④popularinventionsA.①② B.①③ C.②④ D.③④WhatdoweknowaboutChang’eIaccordingtothepassage?A.Itmovesaroundthemoon. B.ItprotectstheJadeRabbit.C.It“visits”thesunwiththescientists. D.Itistheworld’sfirstman-madesatellite.HowdoesthewritersupporthisopinioninParagraph4?A.Bylistingnumbers. B.Bycomparingfacts.C.Bygivinganexample. D.Byreportingaresult.Whichistherightstructureofthepassage?(①=Paragraph1 ②=Paragraph2,…)A. B. C. D.What’sthewriter’smainpurposeofwritingthepassage?A.TospreadthetraditionalChineseculture.B.Toexplainhowourscientistsdevelopthespaceindustry.C.Tointroducetheachievementsinourscienceandtechnology.D.TotellhowtraditionalChinesecultureinfluencesourspacescience.#B#A#C#A#DP19Headphonesarehelpful.Manykidsusethem.Butheadphonescanbeharmful,too.Theycancausehearinglossifthevolume(音量)istooloud.StudiesshowthatoneoutofeverytenkidsintheUnitedStateshassomehearingloss.Thecauseisloudnoise.Doyouknowhowwehear?Therearecells(细胞)insidetheearsthathelpushear.Wecan’tseethemwithoureyes.“Wecallthemhaircells,”JackieClarksaid.“Theylooklikehairsstandingup.”ClarkisascientistattheUniversityofTexas.Shestudiesnoisesandears.Soundcannotbeseen,butitcanmakethehaircellsmovebackandforward.Thinkofthewindintheleaves.Loudnoisescandamage(损伤)thesecells.Andoncethecellsaredamaged,theydon’tgrowback.Sometimes,there’stinnitus.“It’slikesomeoneisplayinganoteontheflute(长笛)foralongtime,”Clarksays.Itshowswe’relosinghearing.Tinnitusisnotonlyharmfultoourears;alsoitcanmakeusfeeluneasy.That’swhyit’snecessarytoprotectourears.Howcanweprotectourears?We’dbetterkeepthevolumelowwhenweuseourheadphones.Weshouldbeabletohearsoundsaroundus.Andotherpeopleshouldn’thearnoisefromourheadphones.“IfIcanhearwhatyou’relisteningtowhenyou’rewearingyourheadphones,”Clarksays,“it’stooloud.”Toprotectourears,keepourheadphonesatabouthalfvolume.Whatcanweknowabouthaircells?A.Theyhelpushear.B.Theylooklikehairslyingdown.C.Theycanbeseenclearlywithoureyes.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“tinnitus”meaninparagraph3?A.Amusicalvoice. B.Akindofinstrument. C.Ringinginears.What’sthemainpurposeofthelastparagraph?A.Togiveadvice. B.Toshowproblems. C.Toexplainreasons.What’sthemainideaofthepassage?A.Beforelisteningtomusic,chooseagoodheadphone.B.Whenusingaheadphone,keepthevolumelow.C.Afterusingaheadphone,checkyourears.#A#C#A#BP20Haveyoueverseenorusedasaw,or“ju”inChinese?Doyouknowwhoinventedit?TheinventorwasLuBan.HewasborninthestateofLuinancientChinamorethan2,500yearsago.ThatiswhereQufuliesintheeastofJining.LuBanwasthegreatestcarpenter(木匠)inhistime.Oncethekingorderedhimandhisteamtobuildapalaceinaveryshorttime.Theywouldbepunishediftheymissedthedeadline(最后期限).Theyhadonlyaxes,orfuziinChinese,tocutthetreesandpreparethewoodforthepalace,soworkwasveryslow.OnedayLuBanrushedupthehilltoseehowthingsweregoing.Suddenlythesharpteethofaleafcuthishand.Thenabrightideacameintohishead.Soonhemadeatoolwithteethalongthesideofalongironbar(条状物).Withthistool,workbecamemuchfaster,andtheycompletedtheworkbeforethedeadline.Thatishowthesawwasinvented.LuBaninventedmanyotherusefultoolsforcarpentersandinterestingtoysfchildren.TheWoodenBird,forexample,couldstayintheairforthreedays.That’swhyheisregardedastheGodofCarpentry.Inwhichpicturecanyouseeasaw?A. B. C. D.WhatdidthekingorderLuBanandhismentodo?A.Useonlyaxes. B.Buildapalacequickly.C.Cutthetrees. D.Preparethewood.WhatdoesParagraph4mainlytellus?A.HowLuBan’shandwashurt.B.WhyLuBaninventedthesaw.C.Howthesawwasinvented.D.Howthepalacewascompleted.WhichofthefollowingdidLuBan’sWoodenBirdworklike?A.Abike. B.Akite. C.Aship. D.Acar.#A#B#C#BP21TheMaoriarrivedinNewZealandfromPolynesian(波利尼西亚)islandsaboutathousandyearsago.TheywerethefirstpeopletoliveinNewZealand.Inthelate18thcentury,EuropeanscametoliveinNewZealand.Atthattime,thepopulationoftheMaoriwasmaybe250,000inNewZealand.Overthenextonehundredyears,warsanddiseasekilledmanyMaoripeople.Bytheendofthe19thcentury,therewereonlyabout40,000Maoripeopleleft.Duringthistime,theMaorialsolostmuchoftheirlandtotheEuropeans.Manyofthemwereafraidthattheymightlosetheirtraditionsandlanguagetoo,butthisdidnothappen.TodaytheMaoripopulationisincreasing.Thereareabout500,000MaoripeopleinNewZealand.MostlivelikeotherNewZealanders,buttheyarekeepingtheMaorilanguageandtraditionsalive.TherearenowMaoriradioandtelevisionstations.ManyschoolsteachintheMaorilanguage.NearlyonehalfofMaorilanguagespeakersare25yearsoldoryounger.MaoricultureisalsoaliveandwellAtthecenterofMaoricultureisthe“marae”.Thisisaspecialplaceforceremoniesandmeetings.TodaythenumberofmaraeinNewZealandisincreasing.Manyofthenewmaraeareinthecities.NowpeopleinthecitiescanmeetandlearnabouttheirMaoritraditions.TodaymostNewZealandcitieshaveMaorifestivalseachyear.Amongfestivalactivitiesarecompetitionsinspeaking,dancingandsinging.Childrenpracticeformonths.ThenalltheMaoriintheareaarrivetowatchthecompetitionsandseewhowins.TheMaorihavegonethroughhardtimes.Todaytheyliveacomfortable,modernlife.Theykeeptheirculturaltraditionsalive,becausetheyhavepassedandarepassingthemontotheirchildren.WhendidtheMaorifirstarriveinNewZealand?A.Around11thcentury. B.Around14thcentury.C.Around16thcentury. D.Around18thcentury.WhathappenedtotheMaoriduringthe19thcentury?A.Theyownedmoreland. B.Theylosttheirlanguage.C.TheyleftNewZealand. D.Theyhadasmallerpopulation.HowdotheMaorikeeptheirtraditionsalive?Checkandchoosetherightanswer.a.Increasethenumberofmarae.b.MovetothecenterofNewZealand.c.SetupMaoriradioandTVstations.d.TeachintheMaorilanguageinmanyschools.e.Holdcompetitionsinspeaking,dancingandsinging.A.bcde B.abcd C.abde D.acdeWhat’sthethemeofthepassage?A.Art.B.Culture.C.Travel.D.Technology.Whatwouldbethebeststructureofthepassage?A. B. C. D.#A#D#D#B#CP22SmarthomesarebecomingmoreandmorepopularthesedaysWhatisasmarthome?Asmarthomeisalivingspacewithadvancedtechnology.Itallowsyoutocontroldifferentdevices(装置)inyourhomebyjusttappingonyoursmartphone—whetheryou’reathomeoronyourwaytowork.Smarthomesincludesmartdevicesandsystems,suchaslocks,fridges,bulbs,washingmachines...Youmaywonderhowtheywork.Smartspeakersareusedtoplaymusicoranswerquestionswithvoices.Smartlightingsystemcanbecontrolledremotelyaccordingtoyourschedule.Smartfridgesmightsuggestrecipesandevenorderfoodsyouneed.Allthesedevicesworktogetherasonetomakeyourhomesmarterandyourlifeeasier.Whataretheadvantagesofasmarthome?Firstly,itisconvenient.Youcancontrolyourhomewithsmartphonesorvoices.Secondly,it’shelpfultoavoidtheunnecessarywaste,soitpossiblybenefitstheenvironment.Thirdly,ifanythingunusualhappensaroundyourhome,thesystemsmaybegintoworktoprotectyouandyourhomeimmediately.However,itmaynotbeforeverybody.Smartdevicesaretypicallymoreexpensivethanthetraditionalones.What’smore,smarthomesystemsrelyonconnectivityanddata(数据)collection,soprivacyconcernsmayarise.Eachcoinhastwosides,sodosmarthomes.It’suptoyoutodesignyourownlivingenvironment.Whatisasmarthomeaccordingtothepassage?A.Alivingspacewithbulbs. B.Alivingspacewithfridges.C.Alivingspacewithwashingmachines. D.Alivingspacewithadvancedtechnology.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“It”inparagraphIreferto?A.Asmarthome. B.Asmartspeaker. C.Asmartsystem. D.Asmartlock.Whyaresmarthomesbecomingmoreandmorepopularthesedays?A.Becausetheyfitallthepeople.B.Becausetheymaycollectdataeasily.C.Becausetheyarecheaperthanthetraditionalones.D.Becausetheycanmakeyourlifesafe,convenientandenvironmentallyfriendly.Whatisthestructureofthepassage?A. B. C. D.Inwhichsectionofawebsitecanyouprobablyreadthepassage?A.Sports. B.Technology. C.Nature. D.Art.#D#A#D#C#BP23Haveyoueverthoughtaboutwhatgoesintomakingacartoon?OrmaybethereisafamouscartoonfromanothercountryyouliketowatchinChinese?ButhowdoyouchangethelanguagetoChinese?Thisissomethingcalleddubbing(配音).Todubmeansaddingsoundsorwordsinanewlanguagetoamovie,radioorTVshow.Dubbingisusuallydonetomakeiteasierforpeopleinanothercountrytounderstandamovieorashow.Forme,I’vehadexperiencedubbingTVshowsandcartoonsfromChineseintoEnglish.I’vedonedubbingformanykindsofshows,suchaslovestories,kungfumovies,documentaries(纪录片)andmore.However,myfavouriteonestodubarecartoons.That’sbecausewithcartoonsIcanusemanydifferentkindsofvoices,suchashighonesforgoodguysandlowonesforbadguys.TwoofmyfavouritecartoonsthatI’vedubbedwerecalledAHundredBirdsPayingHomagetothePhoenix(《百鸟朝凤》)andTheFoolishOldManWhoRemovestheMountains(《愚公移山》).Inthefirstcartoon,Igottoplayasillyandveryproudbutwell-meaningblackbird.Inthesecondcartoon,IplayedboththemainheronamedQingfengandthemainbadguynamedMountainSpiritZheng.Thehardestpartwasnotreadingthewrittenwords.Butitwasactingout(将……演出来)thevoiceswhilematchingtheactionsatthesametime.Still,itwasreallyfunvoicingallofthesedifferentroles!Ifyouenjoymakingdifferentvoices,thenIhighlysuggestthatyoutrydubbingatleastonce.Whydopeopledubforeignmovies?A.Toshowtheirforeignlanguageskill. B.Toincreasethemovies’ticketprices.C.Tomakethemovieseasytounderstand. D.Toaddtheirownopinionsinthemovies.Whatisthewriter’sfavouritetypeofdubbing?A.Lovestories. B.Kungfumovies. C.Documentaries. D.Cartoons.Theunderlinedword“guys”inparagraph2means______inthetext.A.roles B.voices C.stories D.lifestylesWhatdidthewriterdubinAHundredBirdsPayingHomagetothePhoenix?A.Achild. B.Abird. C.Amountainspirit. D.Anoldman.Whatwasthehardestpartforthewriterindubbingthesecondcartoon?A.Dubbingthevoiceofablackbird. B.Writingthewordsforthemovies.C.Readingaloudbehindthescreen. D.Matchingvoicesandactionswell.#C#D#A#B#DP24Ifyougrewupinanunusualfamilyandfeltlimitedbyheavythoughts,howwouldyouchangeyourlifestory?InthebookEducated,theUSwriterTaraWestovershowsushowshedealswithhardtimes.ThebooktalksaboutWestover’slife.Herfatherhadajunkyard(废品场)inIdaho,US.It’saverysmallmountainvillage.Taraandherbrothersandsistersworkedeveryday.Beforesheturned17,shehadnevertraveledoutside.Noneofthekidsinherfamilyhadeverbeentoaschoolorahospital.Asshegotolder,shefeltthatsheneededtogetawayfromthisuncomfortablesituation.Luckily,Westover’solderbrothertaughthertoread.Withhardwork,Westoverwenttocollegeonascholarship,andlatergotaPhD(博士学位)inHistoryatCambridgeUniversity.Educationchangedher,herlife,herwayofthinkingandevenherluck.Afterreadingthebook,Icometofeelthedeepestthanksformyownfamily,andtheeducationIgot.EducationallowsgirlslikeWestovertoflylikebirdstowardtheirowngoals.Itallowsustogetadifferentview,findnewexperiences,betterunderstandothersandexplorethewiderworld.Iwishforallofustobelikefreeandpowerfulbirds,growingandchangingthroughchallengesanddifficulties.What’sthewritingpurposeofparagraph1?A.Toattractreaders’interest. B.TocollectWestover’sopinion.C.Toshowhowtodealwithhardtimes. D.Toexplainhowtochangeone’slifestory.WhatcanwelearnaboutWestover’slifefromparagraph2?A.HerbrothergotaPhDinHistory. B.Shechangedherlifewithhardwork.C.Herlifeinthevillagewascomfortable. D.Sheleftthesmallvillageinchildhood.Whatisthelastparagraphmainlyabout?A.Directionsofbirds’flying. B.Thewaysofthinking.C.Experiencesofgirls’growing. D.Thepowerofeducation.Whatisthetext?A.Anewsreport. B.Abookreview.C.Asciencefiction. D.Areadingplan.#A#B#D#BP25Lisavisitedadanceclub.Shesawdisabled(残障的)andnon-disabledpeopledancetogetherthere.Lisalikeditsomuchthatsheevenjoinedintheirtraining.Afterthat,shetalkedwithDavid,adancerintheclub,aboutthehappinessofdancing.Lisa:Whatisitliketodancehere?David:It’sreallybeautiful!Theclubhasopenedmyeyestonewwaysofdancing.Iloveitbecauseit’sinclusive(包容)!Lisa:Howdoestheclubcreateanewdance?David:Thedancedesignerencouragesustocreatewhatwewant.Thenhehelpsustomakechoicesandgetthingsright.Lisa:SometimesIgetnervousinfrontoftheaudience(观众).Howaboutyou?David:Sure!Eventhegreatestdancersgetnervous.Butonstage,weforgetanythingelseandwearejustinourowndanceworld.Lisa:Whatisyourfavouritethingaboutbeingadancer?David:Thebestthingisperformingonstageinbeautifulclothes.It’ssoamazingtosharestorieswiththeaudienceinthisway.Lisa:Butisthereanythinghard?David:Wehavetoovercome(克服)thephysicalpains.That’sreallyhard,butwegetstronger.Lisa:HowcanIbecomeadancer?David:Dancecantrulybeanythingforanybody.Don’tletanybodytellyouwhetheryoucandoitornot.Ifyoulovedancing,you’llfindawaytothedanceworld.Onherwayhome,Lisatoldherselfthatshecouldachieveanythingifshestucktowhatsheloved.Shebelievedthatwastrueforeveryone.WhatdidLisaandDavidtalkabout?A.Thejoyofdancing. B.Theworryaboutthestage.C.Theplanforthevisit. D.Thedifficultywithchoices.HowdoesDavidovercomehisnervousnessonstage?A.Bymakingupstories. B.Byfocusingonhisdance.C.Bytalkingwithothers. D.Bygivinguphistraining.WhatdoesDavidlikebestaboutbeingadancer?A.Forgettingpains. B.Designingclothes.C.Admiringdancers. D.Performingdances.What’sthewriter’spurposeinwritingthetext?A.Toguideustocreateanewdancingshow.B.Toinviteustobecomeamemberoftheclub.C.Toencourageustofindawaytowhatwelove.D.Toadviseustosharestorieswithpeopleonstage.#A#B#D#CP26Itcanbereallyembarrassedifsomeoneseesyoutalkingtoyourself.Butdon’tfeelbadaboutit!Talkingtoyourselfactuallyhasalotofadvantages.Youprobablyknowthatthinkingisgoodforthebrain.Ithelpsusdothingslikemakingplansandmanagingourfeelings.Talkingtoyourselfloudislikeshowingthisquietinner(内在的)speech.Itcanhelpusdobetterindifferentareaslikeschool,sportsandwork.Talkingtoyourself,especiallyinthethirdperson,canhelpusmanagebadfeelings.“Talkingtoyourselfinthethirdpersonislikegivingyourselfadvice,”saidJasonMoser,aprofessor(教授)fromMichiganStateUniversity,US.Moseruseshimselfinanexample.Hedoesnotlikeflying,buthehastoflyoftenforhiswork.Sowhenheisfeelingnervousorafraidduringaflight(航班),hetalkstohimself.“Well,youknow,Jasonknowsairtravelisverysafe.AndJasonhasbeenonthousandsofflights.”Thiscanhelpustoseethingsfromadifferentaspect(角度),especiallywhenwe’refeelingsadorangry.Whenencouragementcomesfromoneself,itaddstoself-confidence.Astudyinvited72tennisplayerstotakepartinsomematches.Researchers(调查者)puttheplayersintotwogroups:onegroupthatsaidnothingwhileplaying,andtheotherthattalkedtothemselveswhileplaying.Theyfoundthattheself-talkersshowedmoreconfidenceandplayedbetterthanthoseinthesilentgroup.Self-talkalsohelpstoimprovememory.Researcherstestedfourdifferentwaystomemorizethings:readingsilently,readingaloud,listeningtosomeoneelsereadandlisteningtoarecordingofoneselfreading.Thosewhoreadoutloudrecalledtheinformationthebest,researcherssaidintheirstudy.It’sbecausetheinformationwillprobablybecomealong-termmemoryifitissaidoutloud.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“It”referto(指代)inParagraph2?A.Talkingtoyourself. B.Thebrain. C.Thinking.HowdoesthewritershowhisopinioninParagraph3?A.Bylistingnumbers. B.Bygivinganexample. C.Bycomparinghimselfwithothers.What’sthemainideaofParagraph4?A.Talkingtoyourselfhelpstofindoutthebestplayers.B.Talkingtoyourselfhelpstoimproveplayers’talkingskills.C.Talkingtoyourselfhelpstomakeyoumoreconfident.Whichofthefollowingbestshowsthestructure(结构)ofthepassage?(P=Paragraph)A. B. C.#A#B#C#AP27Whatsubjectdoyouworryaboutthemostatschool?Manystudentsworryaboutmath.Somestudentscan’tsleepwellthedaybeforeamathexam.Othersmayfeelverynervousduringtheexamitself.Buttheremightbeawaytomakethesubjectlessstressful.“Forstudentswhoareworriedaboutmath,posture(姿势)makesabigdifference,”ErikPeper,aresearcherfromauniversitytoldDailyMail.That’sright—sittingupstraightcanhelpyoudobetterinmathexams.Researcherstested125collegestudents.Theyaskedthemtodoamathexamwhilesittinginaslumped-over(趴倒的)position,orsittingupstraight.Afterthetest,56%ofthestudentssaidtheexamwaseasiertodoiftheyweresittingupstraight.Slumpingoverisadefensive(防备的)posture.Itcanbringoutnegative(消极的)memoriesinthebodyandbrain.Thiscanstopyoufromthinkingclearly,Pepersaid.Studentswhowerenotnervousabouttakingthemathexamdidn’tnecessarilybenefit(受益)frombetterposture.Buttheydidfindthatdoingmathinaslumped-overpositionwasmoredifficult,ScienceDailyreported.Goodpostureisn’tjusthelpfulfortakingmathexams.Musicians,sportsplayersandpublicspeakerscanallbenefitfromit.Whenyoufeelstressedout,youcanalsotrytositupstraightorstandtall.Itcanhelpyoufeelmorepositive(积极的)andfocusbetter.Accordingtothepassage,howdomanystudentsfeelwhentheyfacemath?A.Calm. B.Sleepy. C.Stressed. D.Relaxed.Howmanystudentsfounditeasiertodothemathexamwhensittingupstraight?A.125. B.70. C.60. D.56.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“it”inParagraph6referto?A.Goodposture. B.Takingmathexams. C.Defensiveposture. D.ScienceDaily.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A.Thebenefitsofpositiveposture. B.Agoodwaytorelaxinanexam.C.Thebenefitsofaslumped-overposition. D.Agoodwaytohavemathtests.#C#B#A#AP28Sugarpainting,asthenamemeans,isapaintingmadeofsugar.It’sthesugarforustotaste,andthepaintingforustoadmire.SincetheWarringStatesPeriod(战国时代),theancientpeoplelovedsweetsanddevelopedmethodsofproducingsugar.IntheTangDynasty,therewashugeprogressinthetechnologyofsugarmaking.Andsugar,thepreciousproductonceonlyservedtotheemperorsandprinces,alsowentintocommonpeople’shomes.Withtheculturalandeconomic(经济的)developmentofSongandYuanDynasties,peoplebecamelessinterestedinonlytastingsweetness.IntheMingDynasty,somepeopleaddedpictureswithgoodluckintothebowlofsugar,andsugarpaintingappeared.Sugarpaintingisdifferentfromnormalpainting.Sugarpaintersusesyrup(糖浆)asthematerial,aspoo