06阅读四选一训练之热点话题类-2024年中考英语阅读理解提分宝典（原卷版）

06阅读四选一训练之热点话题类（2023·湖南长沙·统考中考真题）Itismonlybelievedthatchildrenaretooyoungtofullyappreciate(欣赏)theexperienceandknowledgeoftheirelders,whilemanythinkthatoldpeopledon’tunderstandtheyoung.Butactually(事实上),bothgroupshavealottolearnfromeachother.JamesSmithrunstheSmith’sCareHomeinmycity.Itismainlyanorganization(机构)forservingtheelderly.Butnotallofitsvisitorsareoldpeople.Thehomealsoincludesachildcarecenterforpreschoolkids.Thereisaplaygroundinthecarehome,wheretheelderlycanplaywiththekids.Inthisway,theycanlearnmoreabouteachother,andrespect(尊重)andunderstandoneanother.Isupposethisisquiteaninterestingidea.Foronething,weliveinaworldwheretherearemoreandmoreoldpeople.Theworldisfacingthisproblemanditspopulationages.Itwillbeimportantforyoungpeopletobeabletounderstandandcarefortheelderlyintheingyears.Regretfully,myowngrandparentsweren’taroundwhenIwaslittle,astheyhadalreadypassedaway.Inevergottolearnwhattheworldwaslikethroughtheireyes,orwhatkindsofproblemstheymighthavefacedwhentheyweremyage.Tome,theirliveswillalwaysbeamystery—hardtounderstandorexplain.However,IthinkIcanstilllearnfromotherpeopleofoldergenerations(辈).Imightfindsomeoftheirideasoutofdate,andtheymightbelievethatmygeneration’swayofthinkingisstrangeorincorrect.Butwecanstilllearnfromeachotheranyway.1．WhatisspecialabouttheSmith’sCareHome?A．Itisonlyachildcarecenteractually.B．Theelderlylookafterkidscarefullythere.C．Itacceptsboththeelderlyandpreschoolkids.2．Inthewriter’sopinion(观点),whatproblemistheworldfacing?A．Therearemoreandmoreoldpeople.B．Theworld’spopulationisdroppingrapidly.C．Theworldisshortofcarehomesforoldpeople.3．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“mystery”meaninParagraph4?A．笑话 B．悲剧 C．谜团4．Howdoesthewriterdevelophis/herideainthistext?A．Bygivingexamples. B．Bylistingnumbers. C．Byraisingquestions.5．Whatisthemainpurposeofthetext?A．Toexplainwhytheworld’spopulationages.B．Toencouragedifferentgenerationstolearnfromeachother.C．Toshowthatoldergenerations’waysofthinkingareincorrect.（2023·辽宁锦州·统考中考真题）GiantpandaYaYacamebacktoChinaattheendofApril.ShewasbornatBeijingZooin2000.ShetraveledtoMemphisZooin2003aspartofagiantpandaprotectionandresearchprogrambetweenChinaandtheUS.YaYaisnowold,butpandakeepersaretakinggoodcareofher.Cheeredby10,000homefans,LiaoningteamwontheCBAchampionship（冠军）afterbeatingZhejiangteamintheFinalsonMay15th,2023.Theclubhaswontheleaguetrophy（联赛奖杯）twiceinarow,anditsthirdintotal.TheheadcoachYangMingtookgreatprideandsaid,“It’sbeenaseasonfullofupsanddowns.Ourteamworkhelpsusgetthroughthechallengingseason.”Recently,Zibohasbeesopopularnotonlyforitsdeliciousbarbecue（烧烤）butalsoforthewarmheartedpeoplethere.Whenthequarantine（隔离）wasover,thelocalgovernmentofferedmanystudentswhohadtostaythereagreatbarbecuedinner.Italsoinvitedthestudentstoebackagainthenextspring.It’sanicepromisebetweenthem.AIeducationwillbeemoreandmoreimportant.In2020,ZhejiangaddedAIeducationtotextbooksfromGrade5inprimaryschoolallthewaytoseniorhigh.InWenzhou,thegovermentisplanningtobuild1,000Alschoolsby2025.Inthefuture,therewillbemorejobsthatrequireAIknowledge.1．YaYais________yearsoldthisyear.A．23 B．15 C．20 D．82．It’sthe________timethatLiaoningteamhaswontheCBAchampionship.A．first B．second C．third D．fourth3．Thethirdnewsismainlyabout________.A．whypeopleinZiboarewarmhearted B．whyZibohasbeepopularC．whatthebarbecueislikeinZibo D．howZiboinvitedcollegestudents4．Thefourthnewswantstotellthereaders________.A．AIeducationisaddedtoallthetextbooksinZhejiangB．therehasalreadybeen1,000AIschoolsinWenzhouC．youcan’tfindagoodjobwithoutAIknowledgeD．AIeducationwillbemoreandmoreimportantinthefuture5．Wheredoesthispassageprobablyefrom?A．Astorybook. B．Aedybook. C．Aplay. D．Anewspaper.（2023·山东聊城·统考中考真题）XieXiaohuaisaspecialeducationteacher.ShehaswontheheartsofhundredsofchildrenandiscalledMumXiaohuabymanyofthem.“Itismygreatesthappinesstocareforthem,”said49yearoldXie.ShehasbeenworkingatYiyuanCountySpecialEducationSchoolinZibo,ShandongProvincefor27years.Xieknowsthedifferencebetweenspecialeducationandgeneraleducation.Shetakescareofeachstudentaccordingtotheirphysicalconditions.Andshealsohelpsthemwithlearningandtheirdailylife.Sheusedtohelpcarryastudenttorestrooms,thedininghall,classroomsandthedormitoryfornineyearsuntilthestudentgraduated（毕业）fromtheschool.In2003,theschoolsetuparehabilitation（康复）centreandXieworkedharder.Tomakesureeverychildreceivedthebesttraining,shemadespecialplansforthem.Thenshebegantoteachthempatientlythebasicskillsoftakingcareofthemselves.Shealsospentlotsoftimetrainingthechildrenwithhearingandspeechproblems.Thatoftenmadeherthroatache.2015,theschoolstartedofferingdoortodooreducationtostudentswithphysicalproblems.BesidesXie,thereareover30teachersteachingandhelpingthosestudents.Theteachershavewalkedover60,000kilometresoverthepastsevenyearsbecausemanystudentsliveinmountainvillages.“Althoughwefeeltiredsometimes,wefeelourworkisvaluableafterseeingthestudents’progress,evenjustalittlebit,”Xiesaid.1．XieXiaohuabegantoworkattheschoolattheageof________.A．22 B．27 C．29 D．492．WhatdoesParagraph3（第3段）mainlytellus?A．WhatXieknows. B．HowlongXiehelpedcarrythestudent.C．HowXietakescareofthestudents. D．Whatthestudents’physicalconditionsare.3．Xieprobably________firsttohelpthemreceivethebesttraining.A．madesomeplansforthechildrenB．taughtthechildrenthebasicskillsC．setuparehabilitationcentreforthechildrenD．trainedthechildrenwithhearingandspeechproblems4．Whichofthefollowingistrue?A．Xiesaidtheteachersalwaysfelttired.B．Xiethinkstheirworkisusefulandimportant.C．Eachteacherhaswalkedover60,000kilometres.D．Theschooloffereddoortodooreducationtoallthestudents.5．Whatisthebesttitle（题目）forthepassage?A．Specialstudents B．AfamousschoolC．Mountainvillages D．MumXiaohua（2023·四川眉山·统考中考真题）Doyouliketotravelalone?Ordoyouthinkit’sbettertotravelwithfriends?Ifyou’restilldeciding,pleasereadon.Iwillexplaintheadvantagesofbothways.Oneofthegreatthingsabouttravelingaloneisthatyoumaketherulesaboutwhereyougoandwhatyoueat.You’llbesurprisedatwhatyoudiscoveraboutyourselfwithoutanyinfluence.Travelingalonereallyshowsyouwhatyou’remadeofandhelpsyoutodiscoverinnerstrength(内心的力量)youdidn’tknowyouhad.Besides,italsogivesyoutimetothink,learnandgrow.Whenyoureyesarewideopen,you’llgetawholenewoutlookontheworld.It’seasytothinkthattravelingaloneislonely.Althoughthatmaysometimesbetrue,you’rehardlyeveralone.Whenyoutravelinaonepersonteam,thiscanprovideachanceforyoutoenjoythemostinterestingpartoftravel—municatingwiththelocalsandmeetingtravelersfromallcorersoftheworld.Infact,travelingtoknowmoreabouttheworldisnoteasy.There’sresearchtobedone,flightstobebookedandchoicestobemade,nottomentionthatthingscan—andoftendo—gowrong.Oneofthemainadvantagesoftravelingwithfriendsisbeingabletosharethesethingsandsupporteachotherthroughtheprocess,evenifit’sjustsomeonewhowillwaitwithyourbagwhenyougotothebathroom.Justasyourmotheralwayssays,it’struethattravelingwithotherscangiveyouasenseofsafety,especiallyifyou’renewtotravel.Youknowthatifyougetlostorhaveyourwalletstolen,there’ssomeonetoholdyourhandwhenyoutrytoexplainyoursituationinaforeignpolicestation.There’snorightorwrongwaytotravel.Whetheryoutravelaloneorteamupwithfriends,itdependsonyou.1．HowdoesthewriterintroducethetopicofthepassageinParagraph1?A．Bytellingastory. B．Bygivingexamples.C．Byaskingquestions. D．Bydescribingascene.2．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“it”inParagraph3referto?A．Travelingalone. B．Innerstrength.C．Outsideinfluence. D．Travelingwithothers.3．TravelingwithfriendshasthefollowingadvantagesEXCEPT________.A．sharingalotofthings B．knowingyourselfbetterC．gettingsupporteasily D．havingasenseofsafety4．What’sthestructureofthepassage?(①=Paragraph1②=Paragraph2…) B．C． D．（2023·湖北恩施·中考真题）Bookshavegreatpower.Betweentheirpages,readerscantraveltoanyplaceandbeeanyoneoranything.Unfortunately,manychildrenallovertheworlddon’thaveanybookstoread.MariaKeller,anAmericangirl,wantedtochangethatfact.WhenMariawasyoung,shelovedreading.Whenshewaseight,shenoticedthatsomeofherclassmatesdidn’treadasmuchasshedid.Sheaskedhermotherwhythatcouldbe,hermothersaidthattheywerenotabletoaffordbooks.Afterhearinghermother’swords,shedecidedtocreateanorganizationtohelpthosechildren.Withhermother’shelp,MariacreatedReadIndeed.Itisanonprofit(非盈利)organizationthatcollectsandgivesbookstochildreninneed.DuringtheearlystagesofReadIndeed,Mariasetthefirstgoal—tocollectandgiveonemillionbooks.Attheageof18,sheachievedthisgoal.Mariasays,“Icannotlivewithoutbooks.SoIjustcan’tgiveuphelpingthekidswhohavenobooks.”Shehasrecentlysetanewgoal—tocollectandgivebookstomorekidsinneedineverystateoftheUSA,andevenothercountriesintheworld.1．Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“thatfact”referto?A．Manybooksareveryinteresting. B．Manychildrencan’ttraveltoanyplace.C．Manychildrendon’tlikereading. D．Manychildrenhavenobookstoread.2．WhohelpedMariawhenshecreatedReadIndeed?A．Hergrandparents. B．Hermother. C．Herfather. D．Herteacher.3．HowoldwasMariawhensheachievedherfirstgoal?A．Eight. B．Fourteen. C．Eighteen. D．Twentyfour.4．Maria’snewgoalisto________.A．makemoremoney B．collectandgivebookstomorekidsC．traveltomoreplaces D．createanotherorganization5．HowdoyoulikeMariaKeller?A．Sheishelpful. B．Sheishonest. C．Sheiseasygoing. D．Sheisshy.（2023·黑龙江大庆·统考中考真题）Time:June30th.1948Event:China’sfirstcolourfilmRemorseatDeathstartedfilming.YanHemingstudiedabroadandbroughtthemostdevelopedcolourfilmmakingtechnologybacktoChina.HeinvitedMeiLanfang,agreatoperaperformertoactinthisfilmandFeiMu,awellknowndirectortodirectthefilm.ThefilmhadgreatimportanceinexploringtheroadtocolourfilmmakinginChina.Time:June17th.1984Event:Chineseathletesattendedthe7thParalympicGames(残奥会)forthefirsttime.24Chineseathletesattendedthe7thParalympicGames.Withthegreateffortfromallofthem,theywon2goldenmedals,12silvermedalsand8bronze(铜制的)medalsforChinaintotal.PingYaliwonthefirstgoldenmedalinthelongjumpevent.Time:June7th.2023Event:Rocketcarried26satellites(卫星)intospace.ChinahassentaZK1AcarrierrocketattheJiuquanSatelliteLaunchCenterinnorthwesternChinatocarryatotalof26satellitesintospace,settinganewrecordforthemostsatellitessentbyoneChineserocket.1．WhowasinvitedinRemorseatDeathasdirect?A．PingYali. B．FeiMu. C．MeiLanfang. D．YanHeming.2．HowmanymedalsdidChineseathleteswininthe7thParalympicGames?A．12 B．14 C．22 D．103．Whatdothethreeeventshaveinmon?A．Theyallsetworldrecords. B．TheyallhappenedinJune.C．TheyalltookplaceinJiuquan. D．Theyareallabouttechnology.（2023·四川内江·统考中考真题）TheSpringFestivalholidayrunsfromJan.21to27thisyear.Influencedbythe2022BeijingWinterOlympics,iceandsnowtoursfloweramongChinesepeopleduringthesevendayholiday.HeRuispentthefirstdayoftheSpringFestivalholidayathome.Hewenttotheskiresort(滑雪胜地)inhiscityearlyontheseconddayandwasreadytostarttheYearoftheRabbitonhissnowboard.Sincehestartedskiingtwoyearsago,the11yearoldhasgottenusedtogettingupearlyandpracticingskiing.“PeopleusedtostayathomeduringtheSpringFestivalholiday.Butasoursocietypaysmoreattentiontohealthylifestyle,morepeoplewanttospendtheirholidayskiing,”saidChangYulin,directorofaskiresort.“WeholdcolorfulactivitiesheresothatvisitorscanbothenjoyskiingandhaveaspecialSpringFestivalholiday,”saidRenXiaoqiang,manageroftheresort.ForQiaoJian,askiloverfromShanxi,skiinghasbeehisnewhabittocelebratetheSpringFestival.HehasflowntoHeilongjiangProvince(省)andHebeiProvince,becausethere’smoreiceandsnow.“Besidestakingpartinwintersports,wecanvisitnearbyplacestoexperiencemorelocalculture,”Qiaosaid.ThenumberofsnowandicetravelersinChinaisexpectedtoreachmorethan300millioninwinter.Thenumberisexpectedtoreach520millioninthreeyears.Andthemoneyfromiceandsnowtourswillprobablyreach¥720billion.1．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“flower”inthefirstparagraphmean?A．Beepopular. B．Growslowly. C．Costmuchmoney. D．Developdifficultly.2．WhendidHeRuigototheskiresort?A．OnJanuary21. B．OnJanuary22. C．OnJanuary27. D．OnJanuary28.3．Whohasbeentootherprovincestoenjoyskiing?A．HeRui. B．QiaoJian. C．ChangYulin. D．RenXiaoqiang.4．Whereisthistextprobablyfrom?A．Atourguidebook. B．Aninvitationletter. C．Ashortstory. D．Anewsreport.（2023·四川泸州·统考中考真题）It’sreportedthatShenzhou16willbringinternationalpaintingsbyteenagersfrom10AfricancountriestotheChinaSpaceStation.JingHaipeng,oneoftheastronautsfortheShenzhou16mannedspaceflightmission,sharedtheinformationduringtheShenzhou16’spressconference（新闻发布会）attheJiuquanSatelliteLaunchCenterinNorthwestChina’sGansuProvinceonMonday.Thesepaintingswerebeautifullydrawnbyteenagersfrom10AfricancountriesincludingAlgeria,DemocraticRepublicoftheCongo(DRC),Egypt,Madagascar,Mali,Mauritius,Nigeria,Somalia,SouthAfricaandZimbabwe.“Indeed,wehavethisspecialandmeaningfulpurpose,whichistoshowinternationalpaintingsforthefirsttimeontheChinaSpaceStation,andtheseexcellentworksarefromthewinnersof‘TianheAward’foryoungfriendsfromthe10Africancountries,”Jingexplained.“Atpresent,wehavenotseenthepaintings.Ibelievetheywillbebright.Exploringthevastuniverse（宇宙）isthemondreamofallhuman,nomattertherace,age,ornationality.Welookforwardtojoininghandswithallpeacelovingpeopletocreateabettertomorrow,”hecontinued.“Wewilltakethechildren’sbestyouth,bestfriendship,andbestdreamsintospace,planttheseeds（种子）ofscience,friendship,anddreamsontheChinaSpaceStation,andletthemgrowandbearfruit,”Jinghoped.1．WhatdoesJingHaipengdo?A．Areporter. B．Anartist. C．Agardener. D．Aspaceman.2．Wherearesomeoftheteenagersmentionedfrom?A．Egypt,MauritiusandMexico. B．Mali,ColombiaandZimbabwe.C．Madagascar,AlgeriaandSomalia. D．Nigeria,SouthAmericaandMadagascar.3．WhatdidJingHaipengthinkofthesepaintings?A．Wonderful. B．Funny. C．General. D．Fashionable.4．Whichofthefollowingistrue?A．ThepaintingswerechosenfromChineseteenagers.B．Thepaintingshavenotbeenshownbeforeinspace.C．JingHaipenghasseenthepaintingswheninterviewed.D．Thewinnersof“TianheAward”cangetaspaceticket.5．What’sthemainthemeofthepassage?A．Humanandnature. B．Peaceandfriendship.C．Scienceandtechnology. D．Cultureandeducation.（2023·浙江·统考中考真题）RogerFederer,aworldfamoussportsstar,quit(放弃)the2020OlympicGamestodealwithhiskneeproblem.Itwasaharddecisionbecausenoonewantedtobeaquitter.Butfindingthecouragetoletgocanbegoodforyou.Nothingisfunallthetime.Stickingatsomethingdifficultteachesusimportantskillslikeperseverance(毅力).However,learningtoletgowhenthingsaren’trightisimportanttoo.Maybeyourheartisn’tinplayingthepianoanymore,oryouonlyplayfootballbecauseyourfriendsdoandyouwanttotryadifferentsportinstead.Makingthedecisiontowalkawaycanfreeuptimeandenergytospendonsomethingyoureallyenjoy.Infact,studiesshowthatlettinggoofgoalsyoucan’treach,ordon’treallywant,canbuildupyourconfidenceandhelpyouleadahappierandhealthierlife.Buthowcanyouknowit’stimetostopandmoveon?EricBeanisanexpertinsportspsychology(心理学)whohelpsathletesandteamsunderstandtheirfeelings.Hesays,“Quittingisneveramatterofblackandwhite.”Hesuggeststhinkingcarefullyaboutwhyyouaren’tenjoyingsomethinganymore.Isitbecauseyou’vearguedwithateammateorcan’tgetonwithanewartteacher?Talkaboutthiswithatrustedadultorfriend.Thatcanhelpyoudecidewhetheryoushouldstayandstick,orquitandmoveon.Quittingdoesn’thavetomeantotallygivingup,though.Forexample,playinganinstrumentmightbemorefunifyoutakeawaythepressureofexams.Ifyoudodecidetogiveupanactivity,Beansuggestspickingupanotherwhereyoucanstillenjoythingsliketeamwork,creativity,andexercise.1．Thewritermentions“RogerFederer”inParagraph1toshowthat________.A．weshouldnevergiveup B．weshouldgetawayfromtroubleC．it’sallrighttostopandquit D．it’sdifficulttowinOlympicmedals2．AccordingtoParagraph2,learningtoletgoisimportantbecausewecan________.A．learnaboutperseverance B．haveenoughmoneytospendC．liveabusierandfullerlife D．feelmoreconfidentinourselves3．BysayingtheunderlinedsentenceinParagraph3,EricBeanmeansthat________.A．it’snotgoodtostickatthingswedon’tlikeB．weshouldthinktwicebeforequittinganactivityC．wedon’thavetotakeexamstoshowourtrueabilitiesD．it’swisertopickupanewhobbythantokeeptheoldone4．Whichcouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A．KnowingWhentoStop B．WorkingHardtoMoveonC．LearningHowtoGrowup D．StartingEarlytoMakeChanges（2023·浙江丽水·统考中考真题）Home>ChinaTours>ThereisnobetterwaytovisitChina’sGreatWallthanbyhiking.Takeyourtimeandfeelthehistoryetolife.WewillhelpyouhaveanenjoyableGreatWallHike.TheGreatWallHikeThereareaboutninesections（段）oftheGreatWallaroundBeijing.Herearethreesectionsforyoutoconsider.Mutianyu（Repaired）2hoursbycarfromBeijingHikingdifficulty:Withcablecar:★★Hikingup/down:★★★JiankouMutianyuhike:★★★★Ranked#1of1,615thingstodoinBeijingonTripAdvisor.Jinshanling（HalfRepaired）2.5hoursbycarfromBeijingHikingdifficulty:Withcablecar:★★Hikingthewall:★★★Thissectionhasbeautifulsceneryandislesscrowded.Simatai（Wild）2.5hoursbycarfromBeijingHikingdifficulty:Nighttourwithcablecar:★Hikingthewall:★★★★Thisistheonlysectionopenfordaytoursandnighttours,withnicehotels.Nosuitabletour?Needadvice?Weareheretohelpyouplanyourowntourwithonetoonehelpfromourtraveladvisors.PleaseContactUs1．HowmanysectionsoftheGreatWallaretherearoundBeijingaccordingtothetext?A．Three. B．Five. C．Seven. D．Nine.2．WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothetext?A．BadalingistothewestofJuyongguan.B．HikingfromJiankoutoMutianyuistheeasiest.C．Ittakes2hourstodrivetoJinshanlingfromBeijing.D．Simataiisthewildsectiononlyopenfortoursatnight.3．Onwhichofthefollowingwebsitescanwemostprobablyreadthetext? B．bbcamerica/movies/ D．chinahighlights/greatwall/（2023·山东菏泽·统考中考真题）ChenShaoqin,avolunteeronart,guidesvisitorsatanartcenterinBeijingonMarch8.[PhotobyWANGWEI/forChinaDaily]Attheageof73,ChenShaoqinfromBeijinghasshowntheworldhowlifeshouldbelived.Althoughsheonlyhadamiddleschooleducation,ChenbeganstudyingEnglishattheageof40andpassedacollegeentranceexam,makingherselffromafactoryworkertoawhitecollarclerkinaninternationaltradepany.Chencontinuedtostudyartafterretirement(退休)andfinallybecameanartguideattheageof67.Overthepastfiveyears,shehasguidedvisitorsatanartcenterforthreedaysaweek,totaling3,500hours.Fromanoldladywhoknewnothingaboutmodernarttoavolunteerguide,Chen’shardworkandloveforlearninghaveencouragedmanypeople.Shesaidthatshemustcontinuetolearnbecauseshedidnotunderstandthat.Asaguide,sheisabletoattendprofessionaltrainingcoursesandhasthechancestolearnfromartistsandcurators(馆长),whichgivesherencouragementtocontinue.Chenhasguidedmanyexhibitionsovertheyears,includingthoseoffamousartistslikeZengFanzhi,XuBing,QiuZhijieandPabloPicasso.Shebelievesthateverytourisabeautifuljourneyandanewchancetolearnandbemoved.Hereffortoflearningandherabilitytomixmanysubjectshavemadeheranexcellentguide.Afterturning73thisyear,shebelievesthatthewidthofone’slifecanbeexpanded(扩展)throughselfimprovementandlearning.ChenShaoqinisabestexamplethatanyonecanfindtheirpassion(热爱)andthenlearn,growandsharewithothers.1．HowoldwasChenShaoqinwhenshestartedlearningEnglish?A．73. B．40. C．67.2．ChenShaoqinfinallybecame_________afterretirement.A．anartist B．acurator C．anartguide3．WhatcanwelearnfromChenShaoqin?A．It’snevertoooldtolearn. B．Agoodfriendislikeamirror. C．Failureisthemotherofsuccess.4．Whereisthispassageprobablytakenfrom?A．Acourseplan. B．Awebsite. C．Adictionary.（2023·四川乐山·统考中考真题）Somestudentsoftenplain(抱怨)aboutlearningEnglish.Thesubject,theysay,takesuptoomuchoftheirtime.Theyhavetoreadmanypassages,lookupnewwordsinthedictionaryanddolotsofexercises.Althoughtheyworkhard,theystillcan’tgetgoodscoresontests.“Why?”theyask.“HowcanIenjoysuccess?”ThestoryofChineseastronautDengQingmingmighthelptoanswertheirquestions.Dengwaschosenasanastronauttrainee(接受培训者)in1998.Thatwaslongago—youreadershadn’tevenbeenbornyet.Sincethatday,hehadspentalmostallofhistimetraininghardtobeeanastronaut.Overtheyears,Denghasseenothertraineeswithhimgointospaceoneafteranother.However,hewasalwaysabackup(后备人员).Heoftenfeltsad.Sometimes,heevencried.ButDengnevergaveup.Althoughheisnowinhisfifties,hekeepstraininghard.“Imustbereadywheneverthechanceestome,”heoncesaid.Finally,onthenightofNovember29,2022,heandtwootherastronautsboardedtheShenzhou15spaceshipandflewintospace.Denghadwaited24yearsforthisverymoment.So,ifyouwanttogiveuplearningEnglish(orsomethingelse),thinkaboutDeng’sstory.Youreffortsmightnotpayoffimmediately.Bepatient,though.Trytoimproveyourmethodsandkeepgoing.Oneday,successwillknockatyourdoor.BeingdifferentfromDeng,youprobablywon’tevenhavetowait24yearsforthatmoment!1．WhichoneisnotmentionedaboutlearningEnglishinparagraph1?A．Lookingupnewwordsinthedictionary.B．DoinglotsofEnglishexercises.C．ReadingmanyEnglishpassages.D．Writingmoreshortarticles.2．WhatwasDengQingmingalwaysdoingafterhewaschosenasanastronauttrainee?A．LearningEnglish. B．Flyingintospace.C．Keepingtraininghard. D．Seeingotherstraining.3．HowdidDengQingmingfeelwhenhewasalwaysabackup?A．Sad. B．Angry. C．Nervous. D．Surprised.4．HowmanyastronautsboardedtheShenzhou15spaceshipandflewintospace?A．One. B．Two. C．Three. D．Four.5．WhatdoesthewriterwanttoshowbytellingthestoryofDengQingming?A．Don’tplainwhenyoumeetdifficulties.B．Don’tgiveupandkeepgoing,youwillsucceed.C．You’llgetgoodscoresontestsifyouworkhard.D．You’llhavetowait24yearsifyouwanttosucceed.（2023·湖北荆州·统考中考真题）Howwasyoursleeplastnight?Sleepisimportantforhealth.Howcanwehavehealthysleep?Takealookatsomeadvice.WakeupnaturallyWakinguptoaringingalarmisneverfun.Studiesshowthatwhenyougetshockedbythealarm,yourbreathingwillgoup,yourheartwillhavemorebeatsandyourbloodpressurewillrise.“Thisisaveryunhappywaytostarttheday,”sleepscientistWhitneyRobansaid.“You’llfeelworseifyougobacktosleepafewmoreminutes.It’simportanttofollowyourbody’snaturalsleep—wakecycle(循环).”Sowhatshouldwedo?Trytouseanalarmwithsofterandlowersounds.Orleaveacrack(缝隙)inthecurtains(窗帘)—therisingsunwillwakeyouup.

SleepearlyandgetupearlySomeyoungpeoplemaygotobedlateandgetuplate,suchassleepingfrom2amto10am.Theythinkaslongastheyhaveeighthoursofsleep,everythingwillbefine.Butinfact,ourbodiescantelltime.Theyuselightandtemperaturetodoso.Ifwewakeuptoolate,ourbodiesmightfeelstuckbetweensleepandbeingawake.That’swhysometimeswefeelevenmoretiredafteroversleeping.1．Accordingtostudies,whatwillhappentoyourbodyifanalarmwakesyouupsuddenly?A．Yourheartwillbeatfaster. B．Youmaybreathemoreslowly.C．Yourbodytemperaturewillgoup. D．Youwillhavelowerbloodpressure.2．WhichofthefollowingdoesWhitneyRobanagree?A．Tryingtouseanalarmwithloudersounds.B．Goingbacktosleepagainafterwakingup.C．Readingmagazinesonlinebeforegoingtobed.D．Followingthebody’snaturalsleep—wakecycle.3．Whatcanwelearnfromthelastparagraph?A．Itisnecessaryforpeopletooversleep.B．Heavyworkcanleadtooversleeping.C．Itishardtochangepeople’ssleepinghabits.D．Oversleepingsometimesmakesusmoretired.4．Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A．Whypeopleneedtosleep. B．Whypeoplehavesleepingproblems.C．Howtohavehealthysleep. D．Howtowakeupinanaturalway.（2023·四川凉山·统考中考真题）Attimes,everythingisgoingtogosouthonyou.Maybeyoucantryyourbesttosolvethat.Maybeyouhavetoacceptthat.You’regoingtosay,“Thisisit.”“ThisishowIend.”Let’sreadtwostoriesaboutthesuperheroesfromdifferentcountries.Whatdidtheydofortheirgoals?JingweiTriestoFilluptheSeaOnceuponatime,theyoungestdaughterofEmperorYan,wentboatingontheEasternSea.Whileshewasenjoyingherself,astrongwindrose