广州中考英语2020-2024年5年真题汇编专题07 阅读理解之说明文（学生）

广州中考英语2020-2024年5年真题汇编专题07阅读理解之说明文【五年考情回顾】年份体裁主题内容2024年说明文1.本文主要讲述了升级回收（upcycling）的概念、与普通回收（recycling）的区别、其环保优势以及通过Grace的故事展示了“升级回收”的实际应用，旨在鼓励人们进行“升级回收”。2.本文主要介绍了不同种类的机器人。2023年说明文本文主要介绍了过去词典是如何制作的。2022年说明文1.本文讲述定向运动游戏的具体操作说明。2.本文讲述用正确的方式帮助朋友的建议。2021年说明文1.介绍了一张特殊的专辑唱片。这张唱片拯救了许多鲸鱼的生命。2.文章主要讲述的是拖延的问题，讲述停止拖延的一些举措。2020年说明文本文介绍了来自世界各地的五项有趣的运动：人和马的马拉松比赛、骆驼摔跤、赛龙舟、抛竿赛、国际象棋拳击。（2024·广东广州·中考真题）Haveyoueverheardofupcycling?Itisawayofturningoldorunnecessarythingsintosomethingusefulandoftenbeautiful.Isitthesameasrecycling?Recyclingusuallytakesoldthings,likepaperandglass,andbreaksthemdowntomakeanewproduct.Whenyouupcycleanobject,youareprobablydoingsomethingdifferent.Youcansimplyrefashionit.Forexample,youmightmakeabagoutofanoldT-shirt.Also,theupcycledobjectisusuallyinthesame,orevenbettercondition.Upcyclingisn’tanewidea.Someofthebestexamplesofmodem-dayupcyclingcomefromtheoldtimes.Inthosedays,thingswererepurposedoverandoveruntiltheywerenolongeruseful.Upcyclingisawayoflife.Thingsshouldn’tbejustthrownawaywhentheycanbesavedandturnedintosomethinguseful.It’sclearthatupcyclingisgreen.Itisalsoconsideredtobemoreenvironmentallyfriendlythanrecycling.Upcyclingcanjustrequireyourownideasandwork,butrecyclingrequiresenergy(能源)orwatertobreakdownthings.Grace,ayoungwomanfromtheUK,takesusedteabagsandturnsthemintodresses,shoesandevenhats.Everydayshedrinkssometea,thendriesouttheteabagswiththeteastillinthem.Whenthey’redry,shetakestheteaoutandputsthebagstogethertomakeanitemofclothing.Thiscantakealongtime,butGracehasmadelotsofartworks.Infact,nomatteryoucreateobjectsfromoldthingsorbuyready-madeproductsfromupcycledthings,bothwaysarehelpfulfortheenvironmentandcanbringyousomethingthat’sbothbeautifulanduseful.Getstartedtoday!1．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“refashion”meaninparagraph2?A．Breakdownuselessthings. B．Collectusedthings.C．Createthingsoutofoldones. D．Comeupwithgoodideas.2．Howisupcyclingdifferentfromrecycling?A．It’sacompletelynewidea. B．Itneedsmoreenergy.C．Itrequiresmoretimeandwork. D．It’sagreenerwayoflife.3．WhydoesthewritertellthestoryofGraceinparagraph5?A．Tolistthestepsofdoingupcycling. B．Togiveagoodexampleofupcycling.C．Toexpressadifferentideaofupcycling. D．Toprovidebasicknowledgeofupcycling.4．Whatisthemainpurposeofthepassage?A．Toencouragepeopletodoupcycling. B．Tointroducethehistoryofupcycling.C．Tocompareupcyclingwithrecycling. D．Toexplaintheimportanceofrecycling（2024·广东广州·中考真题）Manypeopleknowthatrobotsexplorespaceandbuildthingsinfactories.Butdidyouknowthattherearemanyotherkindsofrobots?Let’smeetsomeoftheserobotsandfindoutwhattheydo.Robot1Ifyourfamilyaremovingtoanewhouse,thistwo-leggedrobotisagoodhelper.Itcanliftseveralheavyboxesandcarrythemtothemovingtruckbeforereturninginsideformore.Ithastheabilitytowalkmorecarefullyandskillfullythanotherrobots.Robot2Poweredbythesun,thisrobotworksinaforest.Itkeepsaneyeoneverythingfromanimalmovementstotheforest’stemperature,thensendstheinformationbacktothescientists.Thisrobotcanwatchhowtheenvironmentchangesforalongperiodoftime,whichisdifficultforhumans.Robot3Thispie-makingrobotiscuttingapieintopiecesinthekitchen.Itusesitsarmstodoallthethingshumancooksmightdowhentheymakefood.Butitmakesmuchmorefoodthanhumancooks.Itcanprepareapiein45secondsandcook80piesanhour.Itevendividesyourpieandboxesitup.Robot4Thisbrightorangerobothelpsrepairthemachinesunderdeepwater.Itcanreachthepartwhichistoodeepforahumandiver.Humansprogramwheretherobotshouldgoandwhatitshoulddo.Thisrobotcanalsohelphumansexploretheseaanddiscovernewlivingthings.Butitcan’tworkforlongunderwater.5．Whichofthefollowingshowsthecorrectmatchbetweentherobotsandtheirworkingplaces?A．Robot1—③,Robot2—④,Robot3—②,Robot4—①B．Robot1—②,Robot2—①,Robot3—③,Robot4—④C．Robot1—②,Robot2—④,Robot3—③,Robot4—①D．Robot1—③,Robot2—①,Robot3—②,Robot4—④6．WhatisanadvantageofRobot3?A．Itmakesthefoodmoredelicious. B．Itcooksdifferentkindsoffood.C．Itpreparesfoodatafasterspeed. D．Itkeepsthekitchencleanandtidy.7．WhatcanRobot2andRobot4bothdo?A．Studytheinformationforscientists. B．Keepworkingforalongperiodoftime.C．HelphumanslearnmoreabouttheEarth. D．Dolotsofheavyhouseworkforpeople.（2023·广东广州·中考真题）Peoplebelievethateverywordhasitscorrectmeaning(s).Whenwearenotsure,weusuallycheckonline,orturntoourteachersordictionaries.Butdoyouknowhowdictionariesweremadeinthepast?Dictionarywritersfirstreadtheimportantbooksoftheperiodorthesubjectthatthedictionarywasabout.Astheyread,theycopiednecessaryinformationoncards:interestingwords,commonwords—bothintheirdailyusesandunusualuses,andalsothesentenceswheretheywereused.Thatistosay,thewords,alongwiththeusesofeachword,werecollected.Forareallybigdictionary,millionsofsuchcardswerecollected.Thistaskcouldlastforyears.Asthecardswerecollected,theywereputinalphabeticalorder(A—Z).Whenthiswasdone,therewouldbeseveralhundredcardsforeachsingleword.Then,todefine(定义)aword,thedictionarywriterplaceditshundredsofcardsbeforehim.Hereadthecardsclosely,threwawaysome,readtherestagain,anddividedupthecardsaccordingtowhathethoughtwerethecommonusesoftheword.Finally,hewrotethedefinitions,followingthehard-and-fastrule:eachdefinitionmustcomefromanexampleonacertaincardinfrontofhim.So,thewritingofadictionarywasnotataskofinventingmeaningsofwords,butataskofrecordingtheirmeanings.Thewriterofadictionarywasahistorian,notalawmaker.Astimedevelops,thewayofproducingdictionarieshasgreatlychanged.Nowadays,wecanuseonlinedictionariestoo.Whenchoosingourwordsinspeakingorwriting,wecanbeguidedbythedictionary.However,wecannotbecontrolledbyit,becausenewsituations,newexperiences,newinventions,andnewfeelings,arealwayspushingustogivenewusestooldwords.8．Whydiddictionarywritersreadimportantbooks?A．Toknowmoreabouttheperiod. B．Tocollectwordsandtheiruses.C．Tounderstanddifferentsubjects. D．Tolearntouseinterestingwords.9．Whichshowsthecorrectstepsofhowdictionariesweremadeinthepast?

A．①-③-④-② B．①-②-④-③ C．③-④-②-① D．③-①-④-②10．Whatcanwelearnfromthepassageaboutdictionarywritinginthepast?A．Itshouldbedonebyhistorians. B．Itwasataskofinventingandrecording.C．Itwaslong-timehardwork. D．Ithadtousethelaw-makingrules.11．Whatdoesthewriteradviseustodowhenwechoosewordsincommunication?A．Beopentothenewusesofwords. B．Followthedictionarystrictly.C．Useonlinedictionariesinstead. D．Trytocreatenewwords.（2022·广东广州·中考真题）Imagineyouareinanewcity.Youasksomeonehowtogettoabookstore.Theytellyoutogostraight,turnleft,andyouwillfinditonyourleft.Infact,youcanalsofindyourwaywithaphone.Nowimagineyouareinanoutdoorgame.Youonlyhaveamapandacompass,andinsteadofrunningdownacityroad,youmayneedtorunaroundinthewoods,climboverrocksandgoupanddownhills.Welcometoorienteering!Inthegameoforienteering,playersuseamapandacompasstofindstations.Thesestationsarecalledcontrols.Aspecialflag,usuallyinbrightcolours,markseachcontrol.Controlsarenoteasytofind.Theymaybeinfrontofabigrockorbehindatree.Inmostofthegames,you’llhavetofindcontrolsinnumberedorder,butinsomegamesyoucanchangetheorder.Ateachcontrol,playersmarkacardtheycarrywiththemandthecardwillbemarkedindifferentways(SeeFigure1).Thecardsareveryimportantbecauseplayersmustfindallthecontrolstowin.Ifsomeonemissesacontrol,theywon’thavethatmarkontheircards.Theymightcrossthefinishlinefirst,butthenextpersontofinishwithafullcardwillwinthegame.OrienteeringControlCardCultureNote:ThefirstcompasswasinventedbyancientChinesepeople.IthelpsyoufindyourwaybyalwayspointingtotheNorth.NameStarttimeCourseAgeClassFinishtime123456789101112Figure112．Whatwillplayerscarryinthegame?A．Amap,acompassandaflag. B．Aflag,acompassandacard.C．Acompass,amapandacard. D．Aphone,acompassandamap.13．Whichofthefollowingisaruleofthegame?A．Youdon’tneedtomarkthecards.B．Youcan’tmissanyofthecontrolstowin.C．Youhavetofindcontrolsinnumberedorder.D．Youmustbethefirsttopassthefinishlinetowin.14．HowmanycontrolshasAnnafinishedinthegame?A．9. B．10. C．11. D．12.（2022·广东广州·中考真题）Whenyouandyourfriendsturntoeachothertotalkaboutproblemsortroubles,yougiveeachotheradviceandhelp.Oneimportantthingofourgrowthistomakedecisionstohelpourfriendsandlearntosupporteachother.Thisrequiresustolearnwhatitmeanstohelpfriendsandhowtohelptheminrightways.Thefirststeptowardhelpingothersistoidentifythattheyneedhelp.Weallknowthatdifficultiesarepartofourdailylives.However,sometimessmallthingscanleadtomoreseriousproblemsthatrequiremorehelp.It’simportanttomakesurewhentohelpafriend.Forexample,youmaypickupsomesignsthatyourfriendsarenotactinglikethemselves.Thesesignsshowtheymaynotbewell.Thenextsteptowardhelpingothersistolisten.Payingattentiontootherswhilelisteningisveryimportantthroughoutourlife.Whenwecommunicatewithothers,weneedtolearnwhentospeakandwhennotto.Aslisteners,weshouldtrytounderstandwhatthespeakersarefeelingorexperiencingandtrytoseethingsfromtheirperspectives.Listeningandpayingattentiontootherswhentheyspeakisasignofrespectandaskillthatwillleadtodeeperandbetterrelationships.15．Whatisthepurposeofthepassage?A．Todiscusswhypeoplehelpeachother. B．Todescribetheproblemsofgivinghelp.C．Tointroducetheadvantagesofgivinghelp. D．Toexplainhowwecanhelpothersproperly.16．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“identify”inparagraph2mean?A．Require. B．Discover. C．Suggest. D．Remember.17．Whatisthemainideaofparagraph3?A．Actasagoodlistenertoyourfriends. B．Learnhowtogiveadvicetoyourfriends.C．Payattentiontoyourfriends’unusualacts. D．Buildgoodrelationshipswithyourfriends.18．Accordingtothewriter,whatshouldyoudoifyourfriendsdon’tfollowyouradviceontheirseriousproblems?A．Keeptheirproblemsassecrets. B．Letthemmaketheirowndecisions.C．Findoutthecausesoftheirproblems. D．Gethelpfromtheirtrustedteachers.（2021·广东广州·中考真题）

Thetop-sellingalbum(唱片),SongsoftheHumpbackWhale,wasmadepublicin1970.Thiscollectionofnaturerecordingschangedthewaymanypeoplethoughtaboutwhales,andithelpedsavethousandsofwhales’lives.ThealbummightneverhavebeenmadewithoutasoundengineernamedFrankWatlington.Inthe1960s,Watlingtonwasmakingunderwaterrecordingswhenhenoticedsomestrange,deepsounds.Herealizedtheywerecomingfromwhales.WatlingtonplayedtherecordingsforapairofscientistsnamedRogerandKatyPayne.Whentheylistened,theyfellinlovewiththesebeautifulvoicesatonce.KatyPaynestudiedmusicaswellasanimals,andshewasgreatlysurprisedbyhowthewhalescommunicatedusingsoundslikeanopera(歌剧)singer.Shealsonoticedanotherinterestingfact:thesoundshadclearpatterns.Accordingtoscientists,ananimalsoundwitharepeatingpatterniscalledasong.Somescientistsevencomparedthesesinginganimalstomusicians.ThePaynesthoughtthatotherpeopleshouldalsohearthebeautyofthewhales’songs.SoRogermadetherecordingsintoanalbum.Atthetimewhenthealbumcameout,whaleswereoftencaught,killedandtradedformoney.Somekindswereevenindangerofdyingout.Mostpeoplehadneverthoughtthatwhalescouldcommunicatethroughsongs.Butafterhearingthealbum,theybegantothinkdifferently.Thealbumledpeopletotakeactiontosavewhales.Musiciansbeganusingwhalesongsintheirmusic,andwhaleswereincludedinmoviesandtelevisionshows.In1982,abantostopdeep-seawhalingwasmade.Beforeit,inthe1950sand1960s,morethanfiftythousandwhalesperyearwerekilled.Afterit,thenumberwentdownbelowtwothousand.Itmightseemimpossiblethatjustonealbumcouldhelpsavethelivesofsomanywhales.Butthisalbumtoldpeoplesecretsaboutwhalesthathadlongbeenhiddenunderthesea.Itallowedwhalestofinallysharetheirsongswiththehumanworld.19．Whatisthepurposeofthepassage?A．Tocallonpeopletosavewhales.B．Totellhowagoodalbumwasmade.C．Toshowthatwhalesarebornsingers.D．Tointroduceanalbumanditsstories.20．Whofirstfoundthespecialvoicesofthewhales?A．Asongrecorder.B．Anoperasinger. C．Asoundengineer. D．Ananimalscientist.21．WhatfactaboutthewhalessurprisedKatyPayne?A．Theycouldtalkwithscientists.B．Theycouldsinglikeanoperasinger.C．Theycouldrepeatinterestingsounds.D．Theycouldcommunicatethroughsongs.22．Whichisoneofthevaluesofthealbum?A．Itsuccessfullystoppeddeep-seawhaling.B．Ithelpedpeopleunderstandwhalesbetter.C．Itmadesomemusicandmoviestarspopular.D．Itencouragedmusicianstoworkwithscientists.（2021·广东广州·中考真题）LookingattheundonehomeworkonhisdeskalwaysmakesDavidGreyfeeluncomfortable.Moreoftenthannot,DavidleaveshishomeworkbehindandsurfstheInternetorwatchesTVinstead,waitinguntilthelastminute.“Butthelonger1wait,”saysDavid,aged15,“themoreIworry.”Everyoneprocrastinates(拖延)becausetheywanttofeelgoodnow.Thewaytodothatistoavoidthetask.Youcanprocrastinateonnearlyanything,evenenjoyabletaskssuchasplanningavacation.“Somepeopleprocrastinatecleaning.Somepeopleprocrastinatebycleaning,”saysProfessorPeterStone.Researchhasshownthatthetoptasksyoungpeopleprocrastinatearestudyingandgoingtobed.“Onebigcauseforprocrastinationisthatpeopleareafraidoffailure,ofnotmeetingothers’expectations,”Stoneadds.Somepeoplebelievethatprocrastinationwillmakethemthrive.Butresearchersdisagree.“Ididastudyseveralyearsago,askingprocrastinatorstofinishataskinacertainperiodoftime,”saysStone.“Theydidworsethannon-procrastinators:theymademoremistakesandtheytooklonger.Buttheythoughttheydidbetter.”Nomatterwhatthecauseis,procrastinationisusuallynotgoingtobegoodforyou.Forexample,bedtimeprocrastinationcanleadtosleeplessness,whichinturncancausemanyotherhealthproblems.Forthosewhoneedsomedrivestostopprocrastinating,thebestadvicemightbetotakeactionfirst.Ifyou’vebeenprocrastinatingonformingahabitofexercise,justputonyourwalkingshoes.Alittlebitofprogresswillgetyoumoving.Next,findsomethingtohelpyouremembertotakeaction.Ifyouwanttogotobedat10:30pm,youmightsetatimeddimmerswitch(渐暗开关)at10pm.Whenthelightsaredimmer,you’llstartgoingtobed.Itworksformostpeople.Finally,rewardyourselfeverytimeyoumakeprogress.Forexample,afteryou’verun3km,enjoyyourfavouriteice-cream.Butbecareful:itwon’tworktheotherwayaround.23．Whatcanbethebesttitleofthispassage?A．Adayofaprocrastinator B．Procrastination:yesorno?C．Saygoodbyetoprocrastination D．Wanttofeelgoodnow?Procrastinate!24．Whatisthemainreasonforpeople’sprocrastination?A．Theywanttoavoiddoinghardwork. B．Theyfeartoloseandletothersdown.C．Theyneedtofinishthetoptasksfirst. D．Theyplantodotheenjoyabletaskslast.25．Theunderlinedword“thrive”inparagraph3mostprobablymeans________.A．thinkfaster B．workmoresuccessfully C．giveupmoreeasily D．worrytoomuch26．WhatshouldDaviddoifhewantstostopprocrastinatingonawritingtask?A．Putonsomesoftmusictohelpthinkactively.B．Enjoyafavouriteice-cream,andthenstartwriting.C．SearchtheInternetforenoughideasbeforestarting.D．Pickupapenandwritedownpossiblestartingsentences.（2020·广东广州·中考真题）FiveinterestingsportsOurmostunusualsportsfromaroundtheworldEverycountryhasanationalsportandsomepopularsportsarenowplayedacrosstheworld,However,inmostcountries,peoplealsoplayunusualsports,withstrangeorinterestingrules.Hereareourtopfiveunusualsportsfromaroundtheplanet.Manvs.HorseMarathonThisracetakesplaceinasmalltowninWales,about200milesfromLondon.It’scalledamarathon(马拉松),butit'sactually35.4km,not42.2kmlikeausualmarathon.Peopleraceagainsthorsesacrossthehillsandmountains.Itstartedin1981,butahumandidnotwinuntil2004.CamelWrestlingInTurkey,camel（骆驼）wrestlingisaveryoldsport.Thelargestcamelwrestlingcompetitiontakesplaceeveryyearandthousandsofpeoplecome.Inthesport,twocamelsfightagainsteachother.Sometimesthecamelsdonotwanttofightandtheyrunthroughthecrowds,whichcanbedangerous.DragonBoatRacingEveryyearinChina,thousandsofpeoplewatchdragonboatraces.AdragonboatisatraditionalChineseboatwithapainteddragon'sheadononeend.Therecanbeupto36peopleormoreracingineachboatinthewater.DragonboatracingisalsopopularinsomeotherAsiancountries.CaberTossInthissport,playerscompetetothrowalargepieceofwoodcalledacaberasfarastheycan.Thereisnoruleaboutthesizeofthecaber,butit’susuallythesizeofasmalltree.It’sanancientScottishsport.VisitorstotheUKcancheckitout.ChessBoxingAgoodchessboxerneedstobebothstrongandsmart.Playersplayaroundofchess,followedbyaroundofboxing.Thereareelevenroundsintotal.Chessboxingwasinventedin1992byanEnglishcomicbookwriter.ThesportismorepopularinEnglandandGermany.27．WhatcanwelearnaboutManvs.HorseMarathon?A．itisanoutdoorsport. B．Itfirstappeared16yearsago.C．Nohumanhaseverwonthegame. D．Itfollowstherulesofausualmarathon.28．WhichofthefollowingismentionedaboutCamelWrestling?A．Itshouldbestopped. B．It’sworthseeing.C．Itsunfairtotheanimals. D．It’ssometimesdangeroustowatch.29．WhichpicturebestdescribesCaberToss?A．B．C． D．30．WhichsportispopularinAsia?A．Manvs.HorseMarathon. B．DragonBoatRacing.C．CaberToss. D．ChessBoxing.31．Howmanysportshaveanimalsasplayers?A．1 B．2. C．3. D．4.（2020·广东广州·中考真题）Whatwillastronauts（宇航员）eatwhenaspacetriptakesyears?“Lotsoffreshvegetables,”saysDr.JanetWilliams,whoseteamhavespentthelast10yearslearninghowtogrowplantsinaspacestation.Andit’sagoodthingthatshehasalreadystartedherwork,becausespacegardeningcanbereallyhard.Asusual,astronautGeorgeWhitelookedintotheclosedplantroom.HehadplantedDr.Williams’squick-growingseedlingsinit,butnoneofthestemswereshowing.Heopenedtheroomtocheckandfoundtheproblem.Thestemsweren’tgrowingupwardandtherootsweren'tgrowingdownward.OnEarth,gravity（重力）helpsaplant’sstemsandrootstofind“up”and“down”.However,inthespacestation,therewasalmostnogravity.Dr.Williamssuggestedasolution:givetheplantsmorelight,asplantsalsousesunlighttofindtheirway.Anditworked.Whentheplantshadmorelight,thestemsturnedupandtherootswentdown.NowDr.Williamswasfreetoworryaboutthenextproblem:Wouldherbabyplantslivetoflower?Canwegrowfoodonaspacejourney?Manyplantsdiedinthespacestation.Dr.Williamsthoughtsheknewwhy:thespaceplantswerehungryforair.PlantslivebytakingupCO2fromtheair.Sinceaplantusesitupintheairaround,theplantneedsmovingairtobringmoreCO2closetoitssurface!OnEarth,theairisalwaysmoving.Gravitypullsdowncoldair,andwarmairrises.Andwiththeseairmovements,plantsgetenoughCO2.Manyearlierexperimentswithplantsinspacehadusedclosedrooms.Dr.Williamstriedanewgreenhousethathadafantokeeptheairmove.Theplantslovedit.Theyfloweredandevenproducedmoreseeds.UsingDr.Williams'smethod,astronautGeorgecompletedthefirstseed-to-seedexperimentinspace,andmovedoneplantclosertoagardeninspace.“Andthis,”saysDr.Williams,“isgoodnewsforlong-termspacetravel.”32．WhyhaveDr.Williams’steamtriedtogrowplantsinspace?A．Toproducefreshairforastronauts.B．Tohelpastronautsrelaxthemselves.C．Toprovidefoodforlongspacejourneys.D．Tomakethespacegardenmorebeautiful.33．HowdidlighthelpsolvetheproblemmentionedinParagraph3?A．Itcausedthegravitytochange.B．Itencouragedtheplantstogrowfaster.C．Ithelpedtheplantstogrowintherightdirection.D．Itshowedtheastronautswheretoplantvegetables.34．Whydidmanyplantsdieinthespacestation?A．Thelightwastoostrong.B．TherewastoomuchCO2.C．Therewasnotenoughroomtogrow.D．Theairconditionwasnotgoodenough.35．Theunderlinedword“it”inParagraph7refersto________.A．themovingair B．theclosedroom C．thespacejourney D．thespacegarden36．WhatcanwelearnaboutDr.Williams’steamfromthepassage?A．Theymainlyliveonfreshvegetables.B．Theyhavesuccessfullybuiltaspacegarden.C．Theyinventedaspecialfanfortheirgreenhouse.D．Theyhaveworkedonspacegardeningformanyyears.（2024·广东广州·二模）WhenvisitorsfeelaneedtositdownforacupofteaorfindabathroomwithoutalonglineinthePalaceMuseum,theysoonwillbeabletoturntotheirsmartphonesfortheinformationtheyneed.ThankstoanagreementsignedonFridaybythemuseumandHuawei,thismodernsolutionwilluse5Gtechnologytobuilda“smartnetwork”.Undertheagreement,5GWi-FisignalswillcoverthePalaceMuseum,China’sroyalpalacefrom1420to1911.“It’simportanttoalwaysstayclosetothelatesttechnologytobetterservethepublic,”saidShanJixiang,formerdirectorofthePalaceMuseum.Shansaidtherewasstillmuchroomforimprovementindealingwithalargenumberofculturalrelics(文物).Suchaswhenthepricelesspainting“AlongtheRiverDuringtheQingmingFestival”isexhibitedagaininthefuture.Whenitwaslastexhibitedin2015,visitorsstoodinlonglinesuntil3a.m.tohavealook.Themuseumendeduppreparingfastfoodtoservethehungryvisitors.“Idon’twantthatsituationtohappenagain,”Shansaid.“Ourworkcanbedonemorescientifically.”Thenewsystemwillalsomakeuseoftheclosed-camerasthataresetupalloverthePalaceMuseumtokeepthemuseum’svaluablerelicssafe.Morethan1.86millionofthemarestoredatthemuseum,whichrecordednearly20millionvisitsfromthepubliclastyear.“Howcanwemakesurenosinglevisitorwhomighthavebadideasendangersthesetreasures?”Shansaid.“AfterusingtheInternetofthings,wecannoticeanymovementabouttherelicsatoncetopreventsuchdanger.”The5Gnetworkalsowillbeusedtoimprovetele-meetingthroughcameras,inwhichscholarswilldiscusstogethertofindthebestanswerstorepairandstoreissues.37．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“it”inParagraph3referto?A．Thesmartnetwork.B．The5Gtechnology.C．ThePalaceMuseum. D．Thepricelesspainting.38．WhatisthepurposeofgivingthenumbersinParagraph4?A．ToshowthePalaceMuseumisbetterthanothers.B．ToshowthePalaceMuseumhasarichcollectionofrelics.C．ToshowthePalaceMuseumhasabigchallengeofrelicsprotection.D．ToshowthePalaceMuseumenjoysgreatpopularityallovertheworld.39．WhatcanthePalaceMuseumdowiththe5Gnetwork?A．Maketherelicssafe. B．Takephotosofvisitors.C．Makefastfoodforvisitors. D．Exhibitmanypaintingsagain.40．Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?A．Howisthe5GtechnologyusedatthePalaceMuseum.B．WhatistheprogressofexhibitionatthePalaceMuseum.C．Howtoimprovetherelic’sprotectionatthePalace