2024年广东省深圳市中考英语阅读模块拔高训练五

2024年深圳九下英语《阅读》拔高训练五

答案第一篇

“WhydoIlive?WhydoIwishfbranything,ordoanything?Isthereanythinginmylifethat

willnotbedestroyedbymydeath?^^LikeLeoTolstoy,thefamousRussianwriter,manypeople

askthesedifficultquestions.Tolstoyspenthiswholelifetryingtoanswerthesedifficultquestions.

Asayoungman,hethoughtpeoplecouldachieveperfectioniftheytriedhardenough,sohe

workedveryhardtobethebestineverything.Hethoughtthathewouldfindmeaningandtruthin

success.

Inthe1850s,Tolstoywrotehisfirststories.Hewroteabouthislifeinthearmy.Healsotold

storiesabouthischildhood.Theseworkswerepublished,andTolstoybecameawell-known

writer.

Heearnedtherespecthealwayswanted.Manyrichandsmartmenmetandtalkedwith

Tolstoy.Someofthemwerewriterslikehim.Theytalkedalotaboutfaith(信仰)andthemeaning

oflife,butsoonTolstoyrecognizedthatthesemenwerenotperfect.Nowheknewtheycouldnot

answerhisquestionsaboutfaith.

So,inthe1860s,Tolstoytriedadifferentwaylofindthemeaningoflife.Heopenedaschool

fbrthechildrenofhisserfs——thepeoplewhoworkedonhisland.Theseworkerswereverypoor.

Hewantedtohelpthembecausehethoughttheyweremorenonestthantherichpeopleheknew.

Tolstoylearnedalotfromhisworkers.Heunderstoodhow(heyworkedhardtosupporttheir

families.Hebegantobelievethatmarriageandfamilywouldgivehislifemeaning.Soin1862,

LeoTolstoymarriedayoungwomannamedSonyaBehrs.

Thenext15yearswerethebestyearsofTolstoy'slife.Itwasduringthistimethathewrote

hismostfamousbooks-VViirandPeaceandAnnaKarenina.ManyexpertssaythatWarandPeace

isoneofthegreatestbookseverwritten.Inthesebooks,Tolstoybelievedhumansshouldlivea

simplelifeandlakecareoftheirfamilies.Tolstoythoughtthiswouldsatisfyhimandbringhim

happiness.

LeoTolstoyisstillaveiyrespectedwritertoday.Hisfaithandwritingshaveinfluencedmany

peopleallovertheworld.

I.Whichisthecorrectorderofthefollowingevents?

®Tolstoyservedinthearmy.②Tolstoygotmarried.

©TolstoywroteWarandPeace.©Tolstoyopenedaschool.

©Ibistoybecameawell-knownwriter.

A.①⑤③②④B.⑤①@②④C.①⑤④②③D.⑤④①③②

2.WhydidTolstoywanttobethebestineverythingwhenhewasyoung?

A.lbprepareforhisbooks.B.Toachieveperfection.

C.Tomakealotofmoney.D.Toshowhiswisdom.

3.Tolstoythoughthewouldlearnalotfromhisworkersbecausetheywere.

A.poorB.honestC.friendlyD.patient

4.Whichof(hefollowingisTRUEaboutTolstoy?

A.Hewrotebooksabouthischildhoodandarmylife.

B.Hebelievedtherichpeopleunderstoodhisfaith.

C.Heopenedaschoolfbrtheworkersonhisland.

D.Hisearliestbooksshowedhisvalueforfamilylife.

5.Whatdoesthepassagemainlytalkabout?

A.LeoTolstoy:Livingforwriting.

B.B.LcoTolstoy:Influencingtheworld.

C.LeoTolstoy:Beingthebestineverything.

D.LeoTolstoy:Searchingforthemeaningoflife.

答案第二篇

APurdueUniversityprofessorofmechanicalengineering（机械工程）andhisstudentshave

createdthewhitestpaintonrecord.WhenPurdueUniversityresearcherssetouttodevelopanew

paint,thegoalwastocreateonethatwouldreflect（反射）sunlightawayfromabuilding.Itturns

outtheyalsosetaGuinnessWorldRecord（吉尼斯世界纪录）forthewhitestpaintontheplanet.

"Whenwestartedthisprojectaboutsevenyearsago.wehadsavingenergyandfightingagainst

climatechangeinmind."ProfessorXiulinRuansaid.

Thepaintreflects98.1%ofsolarradiation（太阳辐射）whilealsogivingoutinfrared（红外线

的）heat.Becausethepainttakesinlessheatformthesunthanitgivesout,asurface（表面）

paintedwiththispaintiscooledbelowthesurrounding（周围的）temperaturewithoutusing

power.

Coniinonwhilepaintsgelwannerratherthancooler.Painlsonthemarkclihalarcdesigned

torejectheatreflectonly80%-90%ofsunlightandcan'tmakesurfacescoolerthantheir

surroundings.

Searchersdidanoutdoortestwithasurroundingtemperatureof43degreesfahrenheit

（Hua'sdegreecentigrade）.Thepaintmadethesampletemperaturelowerbyanadditional18

degrees."That'smorepowerfulthantheairconditionersusedbymosthouses,"Ruansaid.

Suesaidithasbeenalreadyappliedforthepatentandresearchersareworkingwitha

companytoputthepaintonthemarket.

I.isthekeywordforthepassage.

A.ResearchB.MachincC.ColorD.Paint

2.Accordingtothepassage.theprojectisto__.

A.stopthelightpollutionB.saveenergyandfightagainstclimatechange

C.protecttheenvironmentD.bringdownthesurroundingtemperature

3.Thenewwhitepaintcoolsthesurfacesby__.

A.givingoutlessinfraredheatB.takinginmoreheatfromthesun

C.takinginlessheatfromthesunD.bringingdownthesurroundingtemperature

4.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?

A.Thenewwhitepainthas（hebestcoolingeffectsofa匚

B.Thesurroundingtemperaturedecidestheheatofthepaint.

C.Paintsonthemarkethaveworsequalitiesthannewones.

D.Familieswillnotneedairconditionersinthenearfuture.

5.Whatmaytheresearchersdonext?

A.Theywilldoamarketsurvey.B.Theywillapplyforthepatent.

C.Theywilllookforaproducingpartner.D.Theywillbringthenewpainttomarket.

答案第三篇

Ifoundithardtocomnunicatewithmymother.Relationsbetweenusbecamedifficult.

OnedayIranawayfromhomeandstayedoutsideforafewhours.WhenIreturnedhomeat

night,Isawallthepain,angeranddisappointmentonmymother'sface.Weknewthatwewerein

greatneedoftalk.Weagreed(ohavebreakfasttogetherthenextmorning.Intheend,wedecided

togotoarestaurant.

Onourwaytotherestaurant,Inoticedmymotherhadtwonotebooksinherhands.Iasked

herwhattheywereusedfor.Sheexplainedtomethatsometimesitwaseasiertowritedownour

feelingsthantalkingaboutthem.Weshouldwritedownourfeelings.

Ourfirsttopicwas"WhyamIsoangry?"Iwroteahalfpage,andmymomfilledupnearly

threepages.Isawthetearsrundownherfacewhileshewaswriting.Ineverrealizedanyone

couldhidesomuchanger.Afterwefinishedwriting,weexchangedournotebooks.AssoonasI

startedreadingmymother'swords.Ibegantocryandsodidshe.Whenwcfinishedreading,wc

discussedourfeelings.Finally,itfeltlikealltheangerinsidemewentawayfrommybody.Our

(alkhelpedmerealizesomanythingsIhadneverthoughtofbefore,notonlyaboutmymotherbut

alsoaboutotherpeople.

MymotherandIcontinueusingournotebooksasawayofcommunicating.Weknowthatno

mailerhowwefeelabouteachother,ournotebooksareasafeplacetoexpressourfeelings.We

havecometoanagreementthatwewriteIloveyou"attheendofeachletter.

I.Whentheauthorreturnedhomeatnight,hesawmanyfeelingsonhismother'sfaceEXCEPT

A.embarrassmentB.angerC.painD.disappointmenl

2.Whatdidtheydoaftertheyfinishedwriting?

A.Theywenttoarestaurant.D.Theyclosedtheirnotebooks.

C.Theywentforawalk.D.Theyexchangedtheirnotebooks.

3.WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?

A.Thenotebooksarenotasafeplacetoexpresstheirfeeling.

B.Theyagreedtohavelunchtogetherthenextday.

C.Theydiscussedtheirfeelingsafterfinishingreading.

D.Themotherwaslaughingwhilehersonwaswriting.

4.Accordingtothepassage,wecanlearnthat.

A.Wecanonlyusenotebockstowritedownourfeelings.

B.Wcneedtocommunicatewithourparentsmoreoften.

C.It'sagoodhabittowriteletters.

D.Weshouldspendmoretimewithourparents

5.Whichcanbethebesttitleforthepassage?

A.DifficultRelations.B.ListeningtoParents.C.TwoNotebooks.D.Mother'sLove.

答案第四篇

Chinahastakenawholenewstepinitsmoonexploration.PresidentXiJinpingonDec.17,

2020congratulatedthecompletesuccessoftheChang'e-5missionthatbroughtbackthecountry's

firstsamplescollectedfromthemoon.FollowingAmericaandRussia,Chinahasbecomethethird

countryintheworldtocollectrocksfromthemoon.

Chang'e-5firsttookofffrom(heWenchangSpacecraftLaunchSiteinHainanonNovember

24,2020.Itlandedonamassivelavap山in(熔岩平原)ofthemoononDecemberI,2020.Thenit

started(ocollect(hesamples.Thesamplesmayhelpscientistsunderstandmoreaboutthemoon's

origins.Itmayhelpworkouthowthemooncomesintobeingandhowitdevelops.Hopefully,the

successofthecollectionwillsetanexampleforothermoredifficultmissionsinthefuturewhich

willbecarriedoutonotherplanets.

AfterthereturningcapsulelandedbackonEarth,itwillbetakentoBeijingbyplane,where

thecapsulewillbeopenedandthesampleswillbereadyforstudy."Chinawillalsoprovidesome

ofthesamplestoscientistsinothercountries",saidPeiZhaoyu.adirectorattheCNSA.

AstheChang'e-5missionhasbeencompletedsuccessfully,Chinesescientistsarealready

makingplansforfuturemoonexploration,includingprojecttobuildascientificresearchstation

onthemoon.'、Wehopetov/orktogetherwithothercountriestobuildtheinternationallunar

scientificresearchstation,whichcouldprovideasharedplatformforlunarscientificexploration

andtechnologicalexperiments,0Pcisaid.

1.TheChang'e-5missionwasto________：__

A.tryacirclearoundthemoon

B.helpothercountriestobringbacktherocks

C.sendcongratulationstoothercountriesfromthemoon

D.bringbacktherocksfromthemoontotheEarth

2.TheChangc-5startedtocollectthesamplesafterittookoff.

A.amonthB.aboutaweekC.iwenty-fourhoursD.twenty-threedays

3.ThereturningcapsulewillbetakentothecapitalofChinaby.

A.airB.busC.boatD.spaceship

4.Whichof(hefollowingistrue?

A.Threecountrieshavecollectedrocksfromthemoonsincethe1970s.

B.Chinawillbuildtheinternationallunarscientificresearchstationalone.

C.Someofthesamplesmaybesharedwithothercountries'scientists.

D.ThecapsulewillbesenttoHainanforfurtherstudy.

5.Thepassageismainlyabout.

A.thefutureplanstoexplorethemoon

B.theplacewhereChang'e-5landedon

C.thepurposeofcollectingsamplesfromthemoon

D.China'ssuccessincompletingtheChang'e-5mission

答案第五篇

Schoolisstartingsoon.LastyeanIbullied(欺负)aboy.(I'magirl.)Iattackedhimeven

thoughhe'sstrongerbecauseIknewhewouldn'thitagirl.IwanttoapologizebutIdon'tknow

how.Ifeelbadfordoingthis.Hedoesn'ttrustme.HowshouldIshowhimIhavechanged?

―Lily

Firstly,beproudofyourselfforchanging.Ifsnoteasytoadmit(承认)thatyoubdlied

someoneortostoponceyoustart.

Offeringanapologytosomeoneyoubulliedisagreatfirststeptowardstartingover.Ifyou

can.tellhim,"Iwanttoapologizeformyactionslastyear."Speakingfromtheheartcanhelp.

Tellhim."1feelreallybadforwhatIdid.It'sbeenonmymindallsummer.H

Peoplewhoarebulliedoftenhavedifficultytrustingothers,especiallythepeoplewho

bulliedtheminthepast.Sodon'texpecttheotherpersontoacceptyourapology.

Secondly,bepatient.1(willlaketime.You'veprobablyheardthat"actionsspeaklouderthan

words".Soafterofferingwordsofanapology,youthenneedtoshowhimthatyou'vereally

changed:bekindandhelpfultohim.

Thirdly,youcanremember:first,whatyou'redoingtakescourageandyoucanbeproudof

thefactthatyouarctakingrealstepstochange.Second,whateverhappens,you'rebuildingsonic

goodskillsandlearningmoreaboutyourselfandthekindofpersonyouwanttobe.

1.What'sLily'sproblem?

A.Theboydoesn'ttrustheranddoesn'tplaywithher.

B.Shewantstotell(heboyhowshehaschanged.

C.Shewasbulliedbyastrongboylastyear.

D.Shewantstoapologizebutshedoesn'tknowhow.

2.What'sthefirststeptowardstartingover?

A.Beingproudofyourselfforchanging.B.Acceptingothers'apology.

C.OfferinganapologyD.Choosingtherighttimetoapologize.

3.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaboutpeoplewhoarebulliedaccordingtothepassage?

A.Theywanttobullyothers.B.Theyhavedifficultytrustingothers.

C.Theywanttobefriendswithothers.D.Theycanaccepttheapologyeasily.

4.Ifapersondoesn'tacceptyourapology,youshould.

A.stayawayfromhimorherB.writealettertoapologizeagain

C.bekindandhelpfultohimorherD.offerwordsofapologyagain

5.Thewriterwrotethesecondpartofthepassageto.

A.giveadviceB.askforhelpC.admitthemistakesD.encourageLilytolearninorc

答案第六篇

ScientistshavedevelopedanewAI-basedsystemthatcantranslateaperson'sbrainactivity

intowords.Thebreakthroughmarksthefirsttimethatcontinuouslanguagehasbeennon-

invasively（非入侵）rebuiltfromhumanbrainaclivities,whicharereadthroughafunctional

magneticresonanceimaging（fMRI）machine（核磁共振影像仪）.

ThefMRImachineisascanner（扫描仪）thatusesstrongmagneticfieldsandradiowavesto

createpicturesshowingwhichpartsofthebrainareactive.Totranslatetheserecordingsintowords,

theresearchersusedanAItoolcalled“GPT-1”.GPT-Ipredicts（预测）whichwordismostlikelyto

conicnext,basedontheinformationthatcamebefore.

Thetestingwasdoneonthreehumanvolunteers.EachpersonspentsixteenhoursinanfMRI

machinelisteningtostories.Thepeopleimaginedthesloriesastheyheardthem,and（hefMRI

machinerecordedtheirbrainactivity.GPT-1thenusedtheserecordingstomakeconnections

betweenthewordsandideasinthestoriesandthebrainactivityofthelisteners.

Afterthat,theresearchersplayedanewstory.GPT-Iwasonlygivenrecordingsofthepeople's

brainactivity.ButthewordsthatGP「-1createdwereverysimilartothewordsinthestorythe

peoplewerelisteningto.Tliewordsweren'texactlythesame,buttheycarriedthesamemeaning.

Thescientistsalsotestedtheirsystemwhenthepeopleimagined（heirownstories.Thisdidn't

workaswellasthestoriespeopleheard,butitstillworked.Finally,theresearchersshowedthe

peoplesilentmovies,withnospokenwordsatall.GPT-1couldstillfigureoutthebasicideas.

Thescientistssaythatsystemmayhelppeoplewhoareconsciousbutunabletospeak,suchas

thosewho'vesufferedastroke（中风）.AndGPT-1isthefirstAIprogramtoturnwhatpeopleare

thinkingintowordswithoutbrainsurgery.Thesystemisn'tsomethingthatcanbeeasilyusedtoday,

mainlybecauseofthesizeandcostoffMRImachines.

1.ThefMRImachineisusedto.

A.keepthebrainactiveB.recordbrainactivity

C.（urnvideosintowordsD.takephotosofthebrain

2.WhatdowcknowaboutGPT-1?

A.It'sapartofbrainactivity.

B.Itcanhelppeopleimaginetheirownstories.

C.Itcanconnectwordswiththebrainactivity.

D.Thewordsitcreatedwerethesameasthewordsinthestory.

3.Whal'sthescientists'purposeinplayinganewstory?

A.lbtestifthesystemworks.B.Totelltheusesofthesystem.

C.Toexplainhowthesystemworks.D.Toshowthsirexpectationsforthesystem.

4.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?

A.Inthenearfuture,fMRImachinecanbeusedeverywhere.

B.GPT-1couldunderstandthebasicideasofthesilentmovies.

C.ThefMRImachinedoesn'tneedradiowaves（ocreatepic：ures.

D.LotsofpeopletookpartintheAIprogramandproveditwastrue.

5.What'sthebesttitleforthspassage?

A.AmachinethatcanreadhumanthoughtsB.Anewsystemthatcanrecordbrainactivity

C.AnAIprogramhelpspeoplewhocan'tspeakD.ScientiststrainAItoreadhumanthoughts

答案第七篇

LookcarefullyatthebackofaCaliforniastatequartcr（25美分）.Amanwithawalkingstick

ispicturedthere.Whoisthisman?Andwhyishesoimportantthatheisfeaturesonthebackofa

coin?

ThemanonthisquarterisJohnMuir.Evenasachild,Muirlovedwatchingnature.Asa

youngman,hespentmuchofhislifeexploringthebeautyofthewilderness.Hewalkedmorethan

athousandmilesacrossthecountry,throughfieldsandwoods.JohnMuirlikedwritingaboutthe

placeshevisited,describingtheirbeauty.

Muiralsowroteaboutproblems.Inordertogetmorefarmlandforsheepandcattle,many

treeswerebeingcutdown.ThismadeMuirunhappyandworried,becauseheknewthattreeswere

importanttoforestsandtotheanimalsthatlivedinthem.Hewrotearticlesinmagazinesand

newspaperstospreadthewordaboutconserving（保护）forests.

Muirwroteletterstoimportantpeople,suchasPresidentTheodoreRoosevelt.Thepresident

admiredMuir'slovefornature.WhenRooseveltcametovisitMuirinCalifornia.Muirconvinced

thepresidenttogocampingwithhimforthreenightsunderihetreesso（heycouldtalkabout

conservation.Later,PresidentRooseveltsetaside（留出）148millionacresoflandfornational

forestsandestablishedfivenationalparks.

Muir'sworkasaconservationisthelpedustoseethebeautyofournaturalworld.Hemadeus

understand（heimportanceofprotectingourEarthandourresources-then,now,andfor（hefuture.

1.WhatdidJohnMuirspendmuchofhislifedoingwhenhewasayoungman?

A.Watchingnaturalviews.B.Writingabouttheplaceshevisited.

C.Exploringthebeautyofthewilderness.D.Creatingfarmlandforsheepandcattle.

2.WhydidPresidentTheodoreRooseveltvisitJohnMuir?

A.BecauseRooseveltlovecwatchingnature.

B.BecauseRooseveltreceivedleuersfromJohnMuir.

C.BecauseRooseveltadmiredJohnMuir'slovefornature.

D.BecauseRooseveltwassadabouttheproblemswithfarmland.

3.WhathappenedafterPresidentRooseveltwentcampingwithJohnMuir?

A.Manytreeswerecutdown.B.Fivenationalparkswereestablished.

C.Morehomesandbusinesseswerebuilt.D.Morefarmlandwasusedforsheepandcattle.

4.WhyisJohnMuirfeaturedonthebackofaCalilbrniastatequarter?

A.Becausehewalkedoverathousandmilesacrossthecountry.

B.Becausehehelpedpeopleunderstandtheimportanceofprotectingthenaturalworld.

C.Becausehewrotearticlestospreadthewordaboutconservingforests.

D.BecauseheoncewroteseveralletterstoPresidentTheodoreRoosevelt.

5.Whatisthewriter'spurposeofwritingthisarticle?

A.Toadvisereaderstobecomeactiveconservationists.

B.lbmakeusinterestedinthestoryaboutagreatman.

C.lbtcliussomethingaboutanimportantpersoninhistoiy

D.Togiveinformationabouthowtoconservetheenvironment.

答案第八篇

DengJiaxianwasaChinesephysicist,knownastheFatherofChina'sAtomicBomb（原子弹）.

BominAnhuiProvince,Dengattended（heNationalSouthwesternAssociatedUniversityin1941

andwenttoAmericaforafurtherstudyinphysics.Hestudiedalotandgotmuchuseful

knowledge.

AfterDeng'sgraduation,hedidn'tacceptthehigh-paicpositionsandsuperbresearch

conditionsprovidedbytheAmericangovernmentoruniversities.Instead,hereturnedtoBeijingin

1950toworkonnuclearresearch(核能研究).

Dengfacedgreatdifficultiesatthattimebecausetherewasnosuchresearchinformationto

learnfromandfewscientists.Heworkedwithagroupofrecentcollegegraduatesandused

abacusesforcalculation.Ittookaboutamonthtofinishastageofcalculationandaboutayearto

calculateitninetimes.

ForabouteightyearsDengworkedveryhardattheGobiDesertnucleartestingsitein

northwestChina.

InOctober1964,underDeng'sleadership,Chinasuccessfullytesteditsfirstatomicbomb.In

June1967,China'sfirsthydrogenbombtestwasalsocarriedoutsuccessfully.In1979,aparachute

failurehappenedduringoneexperiment,whichcausedanatomicbombtocrashto(hegroundbut

itdidnotsetoff.Dengknewthedangerincleaningupthecrashedbomb."Youarcyoung;you

can'tgotodothis,"Dengsaidtohiscolleagues.Sohepickedupthebrokenpiecesofthebomb

himselfinsteadofsendinghisteam.

Deng'swife,adoctor,learnedthatDenghadtouchedthebrokenpiecesoftheatomicbomb,

andorderedhimtoreturntcBeijingforafullbodychecking.Theresultsshowedthathehadbeen

badlyhurtbydeadlynuclearradiation(辐射).However,hestillchosetoreturntothetestsiteand

continuedtosolvetheproblemhimself.

In1986,atage62,Dengpassedawaybecauseoftheradiation.Asanationalhero,hewas

awardedtheTwoBombsandOneSatelliteMeritMedalin1999.

I.WhenwasDengJiaxianbom?

A.In1941.B.In1924.C.In1920.D.In1950.

2.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"superb"meaninParagraph2?

A.silentB.excellentC.differentD.patient

3.Whichofthefollowingisthecorrectorderaccordingtothepassage?

①Chinasuccessfullytesteditsfirstatomicbomb.

②DengreturnedtoBeijingandworkonnuclearresearch.

③DengstudiedintheUSA.

④Dengwasexposedtodeadlynuclearradiation.

A.②③①④B.d)①@④C.③②①©D.③②④①

4.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?

A.Dengusedabacusesforcalculationbecausetheymadelessmistakes.

B.Deng'snuclearresearchwasbasedonmanyscientists'hardwork.

C.Deng'swifewasgreatlyworriedaboutDeng'shealthcondition

D.Dengnevertooksafetymeasureswhenpickingupthebrokenpiecesofthebomb.

5.Wha(canbethebesttideforthepassage?

A.AChinesephysicistwhoachievedhisdreamwithhardwork

B.AnationalherowhogavehiswholelifetoChina'snuclearprogram

C.ThehistoryanddevelopmentofChina'snuclearprogram

D.ThegreatestherowinningaMeritMedalinChinesehistory

答案第九篇

Themascotsof(he19(hAsianGames-Lianlian,Congcong,andChenchen—havemadetheir

globaldebut(亮相).Theywelcomeeveryonetojoinintheeventwiththeirenthusiasmand

hospitalitywhileexpressingthesponingspiritofihc19ihAsianGamesio(heworld.

ThethreeroboticfiguresrepresentthreedifferentfacetsofHangzhou'srichheritage.Lianlian

isamirroroftheWestLake,CongcongshowstheArchaeologicalRuinsofLiangzhuCity,while

Chenchencharacterizes（heBeijing-HangzhouGrandCanal.

ThemascotLianliantakesonthecolourofnature,green,asitsmaintonetorepresentthe

WestLake,whichisafreshwaterlakeinHangzhouCity,ZhejiangProvince.Thepopularscenic

spotisfamousforitspicture-likescenery,amazingbuildings,andeco-friendlyenvironment.There

arcsmallislands,temples,pagodas（佛塔）andgardensshowingthequalitiesoftraditional

Chinesebuildings.

AsasymbolofHangzhou,theWestLakekeepsimpressiveviewsandhistoricrelicsthat

haveinfluencedmanypoetsandpaintersthroughoutChinesehistory.ItwaslistedasaUNESCO

WorldHeritageSitein2011.Surroundedbyplentyoftrees,variousplantsandflowers,（heWest

Lakeattractsalargenumberofvisitorseveryyear.Inparticular,thebloominglotusflowersof

summerofferanunbelievablepicture-likescene.ThemascotLianlian'snamecomesfromthe

beautifullotusleavesfoundthere.Also,thelotusisasymbolofpurity,noblenessandpeacein

Chineseculture.

Lianlian'slotusleaf-shapedcaplookslikescenicviewoftheWestLake.Itspure,livelyand

elegantimageshowagraceful,harmoniousandopenmindset—aspiritthemascotaimstoexpress.

1.WhatcolouristhemaintoneofLianlian?

A.Yellow.B.Pink.C.Green.D.Blue.

2.Whencanvisitorsseethelotus（莲花）flowers?

A.Inspring.B.Insummer.C.Inautumn.D.Inwinter.

3.WhatcanwelearnabouttheWesiLakefromParagraphs3and4?

A.ItisasaltwaterlakeinHangzhouCity,ZhejiangProvince.

B.Itsviewsandhistoricrelicshaveaffectedsingersanddancers.

C.Itisknownforitsmodemtemples,pagodasandgardens.

D.ItbecameaUNESCOWorldHeritagetwelveyearsago.

4.WhatspiritdoesLianlianexpress?

A.Agraceful,enthusiasticandpureattitude.B.Agraceful,nobleandpeacefulattitude.

C.Agraceful,harmoniousandopenattitude.D.Agraceful,livelyandelegantattitude.

5.Whatwillthearticleprobablytalkaboutinthefollowingparagraphs?

A.Introductionto（hesportingspiritsofthe19thAsianGames.

B.IntroductiontootherfacetsofHangzhou'srichheritage.

C.IntroductiontotheArchaeologicalRuinsofI.iangzhuCity.

D.IntroductiontoCongcongandChenchenindetail

第十篇

YangJinlong,a46-year-oldperformer,drivestoprimaryschoolsormiddleschoolsinXi'anat

9a.m.andteachesstudentsaboutShaanxikuaibanuntil6p.m.Then,hereturnshometoprepare

classesforthenextday.

ShaanxikuaibanisaformoftraditionalChinesestorytellingintheShaanxidialect,performed

totherhythmofclappingbamboostrips（1。板）.Itcanbeperformedbyagrouporoneperson.

TheartformshowedupinthelateQingDynasty（1644~1911）.Farmersusedittosharetheir

knowledgeandearnmoney.NowpeopleperformShaanxikuaibanatfestivals,partiesandart

shows.

Yanghimselffirstlearnedkuaibanattheageof9.Beforethat,heoftenwentwithhisfatherto

watchkuaibanperformances.

“Asayoungboy,Iwasdrawntotheartformbecausemanyofthestoriesareaboutheroes.It's

easyfortheaudiencetorememberthestoriessinceallthelinesrhyme,"Yangsaid,Hislovefor

kuaibanhasdrivenhimformorethan30years.Tomaketheartmorepopular,especiallyamong

youngpeople.Yangtriestobecreative,insteadofthetraditionalgown,he