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训练（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）theexperienceandknowledgeof

theirelders,whilemanythinkthatoldpeopledon'tunderstandtheyoung.Butactually（事实上）,bothgroupshave

alottolearnfromeachother.

JamesSmithrunstheSmith'sCareHomeinmycity.Itismainlyanorganization（机构）forservingtheelderly.

Butnotallofitsvisitorsareoldpeople.Thehomealsoincludesachildcarecenterforpreschoolkids.Thereisa

playgroundinthecarehome,wheretheelderlycanplaywiththekids.Inthisway,theycanlearnmoreabouteach

other,andrespect（尊重）andunderstandoneanother.

Isupposethisisquiteaninterestingidea.Foronething,weliveinaworldwheretherearemoreandmoreold

people.Theworldisfacingthisproblemanditspopulationages.Itwillbeimportantforyoungpeopletobeableto

understandandcarefortheelderlyintheingyears.

Regretfully,myowngrandparentsweren'taroundwhenIwaslittle,astheyhadalreadypassedaway.Inever

gottolearnwhattheworldwaslikethroughtheireyes,orwhatkindsofproblemstheymighthavefacedwhenthey

weremyage.Tome,theirliveswillalwaysbeamystery-hardtounderstandorexplain.

However,IthinkIcanstilllearnfromotherpeopleofoldergenerations（辈）.Imightfindsomeoftheirideas

outofdate,andtheymightbelievethatmygeneration'swayofthinkingisstrangeorincorrect.Butwecanstill

learnfromeachotheranyway.

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.Toshowthatoldergenerations9waysofthinkingareincorrect.

（2023•辽宁锦州•统考中考真题）

GiantpandaYaYacamebacktoChinaattheendofApril.ShewasbornatBeijingZooin2000.Shetraveled

toMemphisZooin2003aspartofagiantpandaprotectionandresearchprogrambetweenChinaandtheUS.YaYa

isnowold,butpandakeepersaretakinggoodcareofher.

Cheeredby10,000homefans,LiaoningteamwontheCBAchampionship（冠军）afterbeatingZhejiangteam

intheFinalsonMay15th,2023.Theclubhaswontheleaguetrophy（联赛奖杯）twiceinarow,anditsthirdin

total.TheheadcoachYangMingtookgreatprideandsaid,"It'sbeenaseasonfullofupsanddowns.Our

teamworkhelpsusgetthroughthechallengingseason.^^

Recently,Zibohasbeesopopularnotonlyforitsdeliciousbarbecue（烧烤）butalsoforthewarmhearted

peoplethere.Whenthequarantine（隔离）wasover,thelocalgovernmentofferedmanystudentswhohadtostay

thereagreatbarbecuedinner.Italsoinvitedthestudentstoebackagainthenextspring.Ifsanicepromise

betweenthem.

AIeducationwillbeemoreandmoreimportant.In2020,ZhejiangaddedAIeducationtotextbooksfrom

Grade5inprimaryschoolallthewaytoseniorhigh.InWenzhou,thegovermentisplanningtobuild1,000Al

schoolsby2025.Inthefuture,therewillbemorejobsthatrequireAIknowledge.

1.YaYaisyearsoldthisyear.

A.23B.15C.20D.8

2.It'sthetimethatLiaoningteamhaswontheCBAchampionship.

A.firstB.secondC.thirdD.fourth

3.Thethirdnewsismainlyabout.

A.whypeopleinZiboarewarmheartedB.whyZibohasbeepopular

C.whatthebarbecueislikeinZiboD.howZiboinvitedcollegestudents

4.Thefourthnewswantstotellthereaders.

A.AIeducationisaddedtoallthetextbooksinZhejiang

B.therehasalreadybeen1,000AIschoolsinWenzhou

C.youcan'tfindagoodjobwithoutAIknowledge

D.AIeducationwillbemoreandmoreimportantinthefuture

5.Wheredoesthispassageprobablyefrom?

A.Astorybook.B.Aedybook.C.Aplay.D.Anewspaper.

（2023•山东聊城・统考中考真题）

XieXiaohuaisaspecialeducationteacher.ShehaswontheheartsofhundredsofchildrenandiscalledMum

Xiaohuabymanyofthem.

“Itismygreatesthappinesstocareforthem,^^said49yearoldXie.ShehasbeenworkingatYiyuanCounty

SpecialEducationSchoolinZibo,ShandongProvincefor27years.

Xieknowsthedifferencebetweenspecialeducationandgeneraleducation.Shetakescareofeachstudent

accordingtotheirphysicalconditions.Andshealsohelpsthemwithlearningandtheirdailylife.Sheusedtohelp

carryastudenttorestrooms,thedininghall,classroomsandthedormitoryfornineyearsuntilthestudentgraduated

（毕业）fromtheschool.

In2003,theschoolsetuparehabilitation（康复）centreandXieworkedharder.Tomakesureeverychild

receivedthebesttraining,shemadespecialplansforthem.Thenshebegantoteachthempatientlythebasicskills

oftakingcareofthemselves.Shealsospentlotsoftimetrainingthechildrenwithhearingandspeechproblems.

Thatoftenmadeherthroatache.

2015,theschoolstartedofferingdoortodooreducationtostudentswithphysicalproblems.BesidesXie,there

areover30teachersteachingandhelpingthosestudents.Theteachershavewalkedover60,000kilometresover

thepastsevenyearsbecausemanystudentsliveinmountainvillages.

"Althoughwefeeltiredsometimes,wefeelourworkisvaluableafterseeingthestudents5progress,evenjusta

littlebit,“Xiesaid.

1.XieXiaohuabegantoworkattheschoolattheageof.

A.22B.27C.29D.49

2.WhatdoesParagraph3（第3段）mainlytellus?

A.WhatXieknows.B.HowlongXiehelpedcarrythestudent.

C.HowXietakescareofthestudents.D.Whatthestudents9physicalconditionsare.

3.Xieprobablyfirsttohelpthemreceivethebesttraining.

A.madesomeplansforthechildren

B.taughtthechildrenthebasicskills

C.setuparehabilitationcentreforthechildren

D.trainedthechildrenwithhearingandspeechproblems

4.Whichofthefollowingistrue?

A.Xiesaidtheteachersalwaysfelttired.

B.Xiethinkstheirworkisusefulandimportant.

C.Eachteacherhaswalkedover60,000kilometres.

D.Theschooloffereddoortodooreducationtoallthestudents.

5.Whatisthebesttitle（题目）forthepassage?

A.SpecialstudentsB.Afamousschool

C.MountainvillagesD.MumXiaohua

（2023・四川眉山•统考中考真题）

Doyouliketotravelalone?Ordoyouthinkifsbettertotravelwithfriends?Ifyou5restilldeciding,please

readon.Iwillexplaintheadvantagesofbothways.

Oneofthegreatthingsabouttravelingaloneisthatyoumaketherulesaboutwhereyougoandwhatyoueat.

You'llbesurprisedatwhatyoudiscoveraboutyourselfwithoutanyinfluence.

Travelingalonereallyshowsyouwhatyou'remadeofandhelpsyoutodiscoverinnerstrength（内心'的力量）

youdidn'tknowyouhad.Besides,jtalsogivesyoutimetothink,learnandgrow.Whenyoureyesarewideopen,

you'llgetawholenewoutlookontheworld.

It'seasytothinkthattravelingaloneislonely.Althoughthatmaysometimesbetrue,you'rehardlyeveralone.

Whenyoutravelinaonepersonteam,thiscanprovideachanceforyoutoenjoythemostinterestingpartof

travel-municatingwiththelocalsandmeetingtravelersfromallcorersoftheworld.

Infact,travelingtoknowmoreabouttheworldisnoteasy.There'sresearchtobedone,flightstobebooked

andchoicestobemade,nottomentionthatthingscan-andoftendo-gowrong.Oneofthemainadvantagesof

travelingwithfriendsisbeingabletosharethesethingsandsupporteachotherthroughtheprocess,evenifit'sjust

someonewhowillwaitwithyourbagwhenyougotothebathroom.

Justasyourmotheralwayssays,ifstruethattravelingwithotherscangiveyouasenseofsafety,especiallyif

you'renewtotravel.Youknowthatifyougetlostorhaveyourwalletstolen,there'ssomeonetoholdyourhand

whenyoutrytoexplainyoursituationinaforeignpolicestation.

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.Travelingwithfriendshasthefbllov▽ingadvantagesEXCEPT________.

A.sharingalotofthingsB.knowingyourselfbetter

C.gettingsupporteasilyD.havingasenseofsafety

4.Whafsthestructureofthepassage?

(©^Paragraph1(2)=Paragraph2...)

A.234⑤(B.23456

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C.23156D.235(,

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（2023•湖北恩施•中考真题）

Bookshavegreatpower.Betweentheirpages,readerscantraveltoanyplaceandbeeanyoneoranything.

Unfortunately,manychildrenallovertheworlddon'thaveanybookstoread.

MariaKeller,anAmericangirl,wantedtochangethatfhct.WhenMariawasyoung,shelovedreading.When

shewaseight,shenoticedthatsomeofherclassmatesdidn'treadasmuchasshedid.Sheaskedhermotherwhy

thatcouldbe,hermothersaidthattheywerenotabletoaffordbooks.Afterhearinghermother'swords,she

decidedtocreateanorganizationtohelpthosechildren.

Withhermother'shelp,MariacreatedReadIndeed.Itisanonprofit（非盈利）organizationthatcollectsand

givesbookstochildreninneed.DuringtheearlystagesofReadIndeed,Mariasetthefirstgoal-tocollectand

giveonemillionbooks.Attheageof18,sheachievedthisgoal.

Mariasays,“Icannotlivewithoutbooks.SoIjustcan'tgiveuphelpingthekidswhohavenobooks.^^Shehas

recentlysetanewgoal-tocollectandgivebookstomorekidsinneedineverystateoftheUSA,andevenother

countriesintheworld.

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.makemoremoneyB.collectandgivebookstomorekids

C.traveltomoreplacesD.createanotherorganization

5.HowdoyoulikeMariaKeller?

A.Sheishelpful.B.Sheishonest.C.Sheiseasygoing.D.Sheisshy.

（2023•黑龙江大庆•统考中考真题）

Time:June30th.1948

Event:China'sfirstcolourfilmRemorseatDeathstartedfilming.

YanHemingstudiedabroadandbroughtthemostdevelopedcolourfilmmakingtechnologybacktoChina.He

invitedMeiLanfang,agreatoperaperformertoactinthisfilmandFeiMu,awellknowndirectortodirectthefilm.

ThefilmhadgreatimportanceinexploringtheroadtocolourfilmmakinginChina.

Time:June17th.1984

Event:Chineseathletesattendedthe7thParalympicGames（残奥会）forthefirsttime.

24Chineseathletesattendedthe7thParalympicGames.Withthegreateffortfromallofthem,theywon2golden

medals,12silvermedalsand8bronze（铜制的）medalsforChinaintotal.PingYaliwonthefirstgoldenmedalin

thelongjumpevent.

Time:June7th.2023

Event:Rocketcarried26satellites（卫星）intospace.

ChinahassentaZK1AcarrierrocketattheJiuquanSatelliteLaunchCenterinnorthwesternChinatocarryatotal

of26satellitesintospace,settinganewrecordforthemostsatellitessentbyoneChineserocket.

1.WhowasinvitedinRemorseatDeathasdirect?

A.PingYali.B.FeiMu.C.MeiLanfang.D.YanHeming.

2.HowmanymedalsdidChineseathleteswininthe7thParalympicGames?

A.12B.14C.22D.10

3.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（滑雪月生地）inhis

cityearlyontheseconddayandwasreadytostarttheYearoftheRabbitonhissnowboard.

Sincehestartedskiingtwoyearsago,the1lyearoldhasgottenusedtogettingupearlyandpracticingskiing.

“PeopleusedtostayathomeduringtheSpringFestivalholiday.Butasoursocietypaysmoreattentionto

healthylifestyle,morepeoplewanttospendtheirholidayskiing,“saidChangYulin,directorofaskiresort.4tWe

holdcolorfulactivitiesheresothatvisitorscanbothenjoyskiingandhaveaspecialSpringFestivalholiday,9,said

RenXiaoqiang,manageroftheresort.

ForQiaoJian,askiloverfromShanxi,skiinghasbeehisnewhabittocelebratetheSpringFestival.Hehas

flowntoHeilongjiangProvince（省）andHebeiProvince,becausethere'smoreiceandsnow.

“Besidestakingpartinwintersports,wecanvisitnearbyplacestoexperiencemorelocalculture,Qiaosaid.

ThenumberofsnowandicetravelersinChinaisexpectedtoreachmorethan300millioninwinter.The

numberisexpectedtoreach520millioninthreeyears.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）

IfsreportedthatShenzhou16willbringinternationalpaintingsbyteenagersfrom10Africancountriestothe

ChinaSpaceStation.

JingHaipeng,oneoftheastronautsfortheShenzhou16mannedspaceflightmission,sharedtheinformation

duringtheShenzhou165spressconference（新闻发布会）attheJiuquanSatelliteLaunchCenterinNorthwest

China'sGansuProvinceonMonday.

Thesepaintingswerebeautifullydrawnbyteenagersfrom10AfricancountriesincludingAlgeria,Democratic

RepublicoftheCongo（DRC）,Egypt,Madagascar,Mali,Mauritius,Nigeria,Somalia,SouthAfricaandZimbabwe.

“Indeed,wehavethisspecialandmeaningfulpurpose,whichistoshowinternationalpaintingsforthefirst

timeontheChinaSpaceStation,andtheseexcellentworksarefromthewinnersof"TianheAward5foryoung

friendsfromthe10Africancountries,9,Jingexplained.

“Atpresent,wehavenotseenthepaintings.Ibelievetheywillbebright.Exploringthevastuniverse（宇宙）

isthemondreamofallhuman,nomattertherace,age,ornationality.Welookforwardtojoininghandswithall

peacelovingpeopletocreateabettertomorrow,9,hecontinued.

“Wewilltakethechildren'sbestyouth,bestfriendship,andbestdreamsintospace,planttheseeds（种子）of

science,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.Whafsthemainthemeofthepassage?

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'tinplayingthepiano

anymore,oryouonlyplayfootballbecauseyourfriendsdoandyouwanttotryadifferentsportinstead.Making

thedecisiontowalkawaycanfreeuptimeandenergytospendonsomethingyoureallyenjoy.Infact,studiesshow

thatlettinggoofgoalsyoucan'treach,ordon'treallywant,canbuildupyourconfidenceandhelpyouleada

happierandhealthierlife.

Buthowcanyouknowifstimetostopandmoveon?EricBeanisanexpertinsportspsychology。!!?理学）

whohelpsathletesandteamsunderstandtheirfeelings.Hesays,“Quittingisneveramatterofblackandwhite."He

suggeststhinkingcarefullyaboutwhyyouaren'tenjoyingsomethinganymore.Isitbecauseyou'vearguedwitha

teammateorcan'tgetonwithanewartteacher?Talkaboutthiswithatrustedadultorfriend.Thatcanhelpyou

decidewhetheryoushouldstayandstick,orquitandmoveon.

Quittingdoesn'thavetomeantotallygivingup,though.Forexample,playinganinstrumentmightbemore

funifyoutakeawaythepressureofexams.Ifyoudodecidetogiveupanactivity,Beansuggestspickingup

anotherwhereyoucanstillenjoythingsliketeamwork,creativity,andexercise.

1.Thewritermentions“RogerFederer"inParagraph1toshowthat.

A.weshouldnevergiveupB.weshouldgetawayfromtrouble

C.it'sallrighttostopandquitD.it'sdifficulttowinOlympicmedals

2.AccordingtoParagraph2,learningtoletgoisimportantbecausewecan.

A.learnaboutperseveranceB.haveenoughmoneytospend

C.liveabusierandfullerlifeD.feelmoreconfidentinourselves

3.BysayingtheunderlinedsentenceinParagraph3,EricBeanmeansthat.

A.it'snotgoodtostickatthingswedon'tlike

B.weshouldthinktwicebeforequittinganactivity

C.wedon'thavetotakeexamstoshowourtrueabilities

D.it'swisertopickupanewhobbythantokeeptheoldone

4.Whichcouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?

A.KnowingWhentoStopB.WorkingHardtoMoveon

C.LearningHowtoGrowupD.StartingEarlytoMakeChanges

（2023・浙江丽水•统考中考真题）

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ThereisnobetterwaytovisitChina'sGreatWallthanbyhiking.Takeyourtimeandfeelthehistoryetolife.We

willhelpyouhaveanenjoyableGreatWallHike.

TheGreatWallHike

Thereareaboutninesections(段)oftheGreatWallaroundBeijing.Herearethreesectionsforyoutoconsider.

Mutianyu(Repaired)

Jinshanling(HalfRepaired)Simatai(Wild)

2hoursbycarfromBeijing

2.5hoursbycarfromBeijing2.5hoursbycarfromBeijing

Hikingdifficulty:

Hikingdifficulty:Hikingdifficulty:

Withcablecar:★★

Withcablecar:★★Nighttourwithcablecar:★

Hikingup/down:★★★

Hikingthewall:★★★Hikingthewall:★★★★

JiankouMutianyuhike:★★★★

ThissectionhasbeautifulsceneryThisistheonlysectionopenforday

Ranked#1of1,615thingstodoin

andislesscrowded.toursandnighttours,withnicehotels.

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Nosuitabletour?Needadvice?

Weareheretohelpyouplanyourowntourwithonetoonehelpfromourtraveladvisors.

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1.HowmanysectionsoftheGreatWallaretherearoundBeijingaccordingtothetext?

A.Three.B.Five.C.Seven.D.Nine.

2.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothetext?

A.BadalingistothewestofJuyongguan.

B.HikingfromJiankoutoMutianyuistheeasiest.

C.Ittakes2hourstodrivetoJinshanlingfromBeijing.

D.Simataiisthewildsectiononlyopenfbrtoursatnight.

3.Onwhichofthefollowingwebsitescanwemostprobablyreadthetext?

B.bbcamerica/movies/

D.chinahighlights/greatwall/

（2023•山东荷泽・统考中考真题）

ChenShaoqin,avolunteeronart,guidesvisitorsatanartcenterinBeijingonMarch8.[PhotobyWANGWEI/for

ChinaDaily]

Attheageof73,ChenShaoqinfromBeijinghasshowntheworldhowlifeshouldbelived.

Althoughsheonlyhadamiddleschooleducation,ChenbeganstudyingEnglishattheageof40andpasseda

collegeentranceexam,makingherselffromafactoryworkertoawhitecollarclerkinaninternationaltradepany.

Chencontinuedtostudyartafterretirement（退休）andfinallybecameanartguideattheageof67.Overthepast

fiveyears,shehasguidedvisitorsatanartcenterforthreedaysaweek,totaling3,500hours.

Fromanoldladywhoknewnothingaboutmodemarttoavolunteerguide,Chen'shardworkandlovefor

learninghaveencouragedmanypeople.Shesaidthatshemustcontinuetolearnbecauseshedidnotunderstand

that.Asaguide,sheisabletoattendprofessionaltrainingcoursesandhasthechancestolearnfromartistsand

curators（馆长）,whichgivesherencouragementtocontinue.

Chenhasguidedmanyexhibitionsovertheyears,includingthoseoffamousartistslikeZengFanzhi,XuBing,

QiuZhijieandPabloPicasso.Shebelievesthateverytourisabeautifuljourneyandanewchancetolearnandbe

moved.Hereffortoflearningandherabilitytomixmanysubjectshavemadeheranexcellentguide.Afterturning

73thisyear,shebelievesthatthewidthofone'slifecanbeexpanded（扩展）throughselfimprovementand

learning.

ChenShaoqinisabestexamplethatanyonecanfindtheirpassion（热爱）andthenlearn,growandsharewith

others.

1.HowoldwasChenShaoqinwhenshestartedlearningEnglish?

A.73.B.40.C.67.

2.ChenShaoqinfinallybecameafterretirement.

A.anartistB.acuratorC.anartguide

3.WhatcanwelearnfromChenShaoqin?

A.Ifsnevertoooldtolearn.

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.Althoughthey

workhard,theystillcan'tgetgoodscoresontests.4tWhy?^^theyask."HowcanIenjoysuccess?^^

ThestoryofChineseastronautDengQingmingmighthelptoanswertheirquestions.

Dengwaschosenasanastronauttrainee（接受培训者）in1998.Thatwaslongago-youreadershadn'teven

beenbomyet.Sincethatday,hehadspentalmostallofhistimetraininghardtobeeanastronaut.Overtheyears,

Denghasseenothertraineeswithhimgointospaceoneafteranother.However,hewasalwaysabackup（后备人

员）.Heoftenfeltsad.Sometimes,heevencried.

ButDengnevergaveup.Althoughheisnowinhisfifties,hekeepstraininghard.6tImustbereadywhenever

thechanceestome,“heoncesaid.Finally,onthenightofNovember29,2022,heandtwootherastronauts

boardedtheShenzhou15spaceshipandflewintospace.Denghadwaited24yearsforthisverymoment.

So,ifyouwanttogiveuplearningEnglish（orsomethingelse）,thinkaboutDeng'sstory.Youreffortsmight

notpayoffimmediately.Bepatient,though.Trytoimproveyourmethodsandkeepgoing.Oneday,successwill

knockatyourdoor.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.HowmanyastronautsboardedtheShenzhou15s