2025年中考英语总复习：阅读理解练习题30篇（含答案解析）

2025年中考英语总复习：阅读理解刷题练习题30篇

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Isoonsawtwopirates（海盗）lyingatthebackoftheship.Onewasdead.The

other,IsraelHands,washurtandcallingforrum（朗姆酒）.IgaveHandstherum.As

hedrankit,thecolourreturnedtohischeeks.

“Iamtakingoverthisship,MrHands,“Isaid."Youwilltreatmeasyour

Captain

Helookedatmesourly,buthecoulddonothing.IthentookdowntheJolly

Rogerflagandthrewitintothesea.

“Youwanttogetashore（海岸），nowyouneedmyhelp."saidHands,“Tieup

mywound,thenI'lltellyouhowtosailtheship.”

“IwanttogettoNorthInlet."

Handsagreedtohelpme,andtheHispaniolawassailingalongthecoastof

TreasureIsland.Itieduptheknifewoundinhislegwithacloth.Aftereatingand

drinking,helookedbetter.

WesoonarrivedattheNorthInlet.Handswasverygoodatguidingmein,we

turnedintothebeach,andcameeasilytohavearest.

IwasbusybringingtheshipinandforgottowatchHands.WhenIturned

around,Handswasstandingbehindme,hisknifeready.Iquicklyclimbedupthe

ropesandpreparedbothmyguns.

“Onemoremove,Tilkillyou!MrHands."Ishouted.

Suddenly,aknifeflewthroughtheairtome,bothgunsinmyhandsfired,and

fellintotheseatogetherwithIsraelHands.

ThenIclimbedofftheshipandswamashore.Iarrivedatthefort（城堡）and

walkedinwhenmyfoottouchedsomeone'sleg.Someonewassleepingontheground.

Hemovedbutdidnotwake.Thensuddenlyashrill（尖厉的）voicecalledoutinthe

darkness:

“Piecesofeight!Piecesofeight!"

ItwasLongJohnSilver'sparrot,CaptainFlint!

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“Whoisit?”Silvercried.

Iturnedtoescape,butsomeoneclosedhisarmsaroundmeandheldmetight.

------FromTreasureIsland

1.WhydidJimhelpHandstieupthewoundinhisleg?

A.BecauseJimtookapityonHands.

B.BecauseJimgotonwellwithHands.

C.BecauseHandswouldbehisnewcaptain.

D.BecauseHandscouldguideJimtosailtheship.

2.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“sourly“meaninthestory?

A.Angrily.B.Sadly.C.Politely.D.Patiently.

3.Whichisthecorrecttimeorderaccordingtothestory?

a.Iclimbedofftheshipandswamashore.

b.Iclimbeduptheropeswithgunsquickly.

c.AknifehurtmeandHandsfellintothesea.

d.Afterdrinkingandeating,Handsfeelsbetter.

e.Weturnedintothebeach,andcametohavearest.

A.e-b-c-d-aB.d-e-b-c-aC.c-e-b-d-aD.d-b-e-c-a

4.Whatcanweinferfromthestory?

A.JimwascaughtbySilveratthefort.B.Jimwasoneofthepiratesinthisstory.

C.Therewereonlytwopiratesintheship.D.HandsarrivedatthefortwithJim

atlast.

TheYellowRiverisknownasthemotherriveroftheChinesepeople.However,

floodcontrolanddisasterforecasts（灾害预报）oftheriverhavealwaysbeen

challengingforpeople.Now,scientistscanbetterworkontheseproblemsbygiving

theriveradigitaltwin.

ThedigitaltwinoftheYellowRiverusesdifferentkindsoftechnologies,

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includingbigdata,artificialintelligenceandtheinternetofthings.Devices（设备）are

setupalongtherivertocollectandtransmit（传送）informationtothecenter.Based

ontheinformation,a3Dmodeloftheriverisshowedonthecomputerscreen.Ifslike

theYellowRiverhasatwinthatdescribesitsrealconditions.

Onebigthinginthedigitalgovernance（治理）is“smartstones”.Asmartstone

isadetector（探测器）withchips,abattery,andasignaltransmitter.Theyareputin

importantdikes（堤坝）torecordandreportthemovementofdikestones.Ifitfeels

anymovementofthedikesstones,itwillsendanalarmtothecenterforquick

response.

Inthesky,thereareflyingdrones（无人机）.Theyaredesignedtolookatthe

river,itsdikesandfloodpreventionprojects.Thedronesprovideresearcherswith

photosandinformation.Theresearchersusethisinformationtoupdatea3Dmodelto

watchthechangesofwatertoavoiddisasters.

Underthewaterandupinthesky,intelligentsystemsarehelpingtoprotectthe

YellowRiver.AccordingtotheMinistryofWaterResources,inthefuture,wecan

expecttoseeanevenmorecompletedigitalsystemfortheriver.

5.WhatdoesthedigitaltwinoftheYellowRiverdo?

A.TowarnpeopletoprotectYellowRiver.

B.Toimprovefloodcontrolanddisasterprevention.

C.TodoresearchwiththehistoryoftheYellowRiver.

D.Tocollectandtransmitinformationtotouristcenter.

6.Whatare“smartstones"inthissystemusedtodo?

A.Torepairthedikesalongtheriver.

B.Topreventthedikestonesmovingintotheriver.

C-Tomonitorandreportthemovementofdikestones.

D.Tosendpicturesofthestonesalongthedikestothecenter.

7.HowdoflyingdronesworkabovetheYellowRiver?

A.Theyupdate3Dmodeltoavoiddisasters.

B.Theytellweatherchangesalongtheriver.

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C.Theysendphotosandinformationtoresearchers.

D,Theywatchthedikesbutfloodpreventionprojects.

8.Whatisthemainideaofthispassage?

A.TheYellowRiveristheoriginofChineseculture.

B.ThedigitaltwinishelpingprotecttheYellowRiverbetter.

C-TheYellowRiverwillavoiddisasterswiththedigitaltwin.

D.TheYellowRiverisfacingfloodanddisastersallthetime.

ManyuniversitiesinChinaarebeingencouragedtostartofferingsoccerasa

newundergraduatemajor（本科专业）thisyear.Thepurposeofthatistoimprovethe

country'sphysicaleducationaccordingtotheMinistryofEducation（教育部）.

Soccerhasbeensetupasanewmajorin30universitiesinChina,including

BeijingSportUniversityandLiaoningNormalUniversity,accordingtoanewnotice

fromtheMinistryofEducationinMarch,2024.

Atthesametime,moreuniversitieshavesetupsomemajorsrelatedtosports,

suchassportstrainingandphysicaleducation.Somefamousuniversitiessuchas

TsinghuaUniversity,PekingUniversityandBeijingInstituteofTechnologyhavealso

beenallowedtostartofferingmajorsinphysicaleducation.

QianJunwei,aprofessor（教授）atPekingUniversity,saidthatsettingup

undergraduatemajorinphysicaleducationistomeettheneedofthenational

requirementofbuildinghigh-levelsportsteams.HesaidthatPekingUniversitywill

trainmoreexcellentphysicaleducatorstobuildastrongsportscountry.LiuBo,the

directorofthesportsdepartmentatTsinghuaUniversity,addedthatsportsmajorsare

expectedtobecomepopularamonguniversities.Thenewsoccermajormighthelp

moresportsstudentsgetintouniversity.

9.HowmanyuniversitiesinChinahavesetupsoccerasanewmajoraccordingtothe

text?

A.4.B.10.C.20.D.30.

10.Whatdoesthelastparagraphmainlytalkabout?

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A.Thereasonswhysomestudentswanttomajorinsoccer.

B.Somefamousprofessorswhocanplaysoccerwell.

C.Thereasonswhyuniversitiessetupsoccerasanewmajor.

D.Somefamoussportsteamsintheuniversities.

11.Inwhichpartofanewspapercanwemostprobablyreadthetext?

A.Healthy.B.Culture.C.Technology.D.Education.

MeandMyBrain

Weallknowthatmeaningfulchangeshappeninourbodiesduringadolescence

（青春期），buthaveyoueverstoppedtowonderwhafsactuallygoingoninsideour

brainsduringthistime?

Topaintaclearpicture,weshouldfirstknowaboutourselveswiththedifferent

partsofthebrain.Didyouknow,forexample,thatourbrainsaremadeupofaround

100billionnervecells（神经细胞）calledneurons（神经元）？Andcomingfromthese

neuronsareseveralbranch-likestructuresforsendingandreceivingelectricalsignals?

Everytimewedoorthinkanything,asignalissent.Thesignaltravelsdownalong

structurecalledtheaxon（轴突）and,attheend,itpassesacrosssmallgapscalled

synapses（神经元的突触）tothedendrites（树突）ofanotherneuron,whichreceive

thesignal.Inthisway,messagesaresentacrossourneuralnetwork.

Ourbrainstructurechangesgreatlyaswegrowup.Newbornbabieshavealmost

alltheirneuronsbutfewconnectionsbetweenthem,whichiswhytheycan'tdovery

much.Afterafewmonthshowever,thenumberofconnectionsincreasesquickly,

whichinturnhelpssmallkidsmasternewskillssuchaswalkingandtalking.Most

braindevelopmentiscompletedinthefirstfewyears,butwenowknowthatour

brainscontinuetodevelopthroughoutourlivesandperhapsthemostsurprisingtime

ofchangeanddevelopmentisduringadolescence.

Duringthisperiodofreorganization,thebrainnoticesasuddenincreasein

neuronsnotdissimilartoaplantgrowinguncontrollablyinspring.Justaswecutback

aplanttomakeitstrongerandhealthier,wecutbackourbrains.Theconnectionsthat

areusedbecomestronger,whereasthosewhicharen'tuseddryanddie.So,themore

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oftenanactionorthoughtisactivated,thestrongertheconnectionsbecomebetween

theneurons,whichinturnmakesthepartofthebrainbeingusedstronger.This

explainswhythemoreyoudosomething,thebetteryoubecomeatit,reinforcingthe

oldsaying"'practicemakesperfect".Infact,theteenagebrainprovidesconditionsfor

perfectingskillssuchasplayingamusicalinstrument,speakinganotherlanguage,or

learningadifficultcomputergame.Itcouldbearguedthatteenagersdecidethe

developmentoftheirowngreymatterthroughtheactivitiestheytakepartinandtheir

experiences.

Itmayalsobeunsurprisingtomanytolearnthatthelastpartoftheadolescent

braintodevelopisthefrontalcortex（额皮质），responsibleforself-control,problem

solvinganddecisionmaking.So,longbeforeteensaregoodatabstractthinking（抽

象思维）andlogicaldecisionmaking,theydependontheemotionalcenterofthe

braintomakechoicesandthink.Soperhapsunpredictable,uncertain,risktaking

teenagebehaviors,oftenputdowntohormones（荷尔蒙），mayactuallyhavemoreto

dowithwhafsgoingoninsideourbrain.

12.Whatdowelearnaboutthestructureofthebrain?

A.Allneuronsareactivatedwhenwethink.

B.Thestructureofabraincelliscomparedtoatree.

C.Neuronsallowamessagetotravelaroundthebrain.

D.Thestructureofabrainchangeswhenamessageissent.

13.WhatdoesParagraph3tellus?

A.Adecisionhelpsbabieslearnhowtospeak.

B.Mostchangesinbrainhappenafteradulthood.

C.Theprocessofbraindevelopmentiscontinuous.

D.Babiesarebomwiththeabilitytodoanything.

14.Theword"reinforcing“inParagraph4probablymeans"

A.judgingB.challengingC.supportingD.limiting

15.Thewriteragreesthatteenagers.

A.areclevererthantheyusedtobewhentheystudytheirbrains

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B.aremisunderstoodandtheycanplaydifficultcomputergames

C-wanttolearnmoreaboutthechangesintheirbrainsandbodies

D.canbenefitfromunderstandingthechangesthathappenintheirbrains

OnFeb.15,anewvideomodelcalledSorapromisestocreateavideouptoa

minutelongfromashorttextdescription.JusttellSorayouridea,andwatchitmakea

videorightbeforeyoureyes.Soraisdescribedas“eye-popping","world-changing”,

and"breathtaking,yetscaring.^^

ThevideosfromOpenAFsSoraarefullofdetails.OnevideoofaTokyostreet

sceneshowsthatSorahaslearnedhowobjectsfittogetherin3-D:thecameragoes

intothescenetofollowacoupleastheywalkpastarowofshops.Soraknowshow

thingsshouldlookinreallife.

Soralooksatmanyvideosandlearnsfromthembybreakingthemintovery

smallbits.Itusesthesebitstomakeanewvideo.Thenewvideoisgreyatfirstand

verymessy.Then,Sorafixesthevideountilitlooksgoodandsmooth.Soraalsogets

helpfromChatGPT,whichturnstheuser'sshortsentencesintoclearinstructions.

ThishelpsSoramakethevideojustasyouasked.

Soramayfind"busy"pictureshardtounderstand.Forexample,whenaperson

moves,thingsaroundthemchange.InonevideocreatedbySora,agrandmablows

thecandleonabirthdaycake,buttheflame（火焰）doesn'tmove.Soramaynotbe

abletotell"left"from"right".

OpenAIalsosaysthatSoradealswithocclusionwell.Butoneproblemisthat

theyfailtofollowobjectswhentheyareoutofsight.Forexample,ifatruckpassesin

frontofastreetsign,thesignmightnotreappearafterward.

Inavideoofapapercraftunderwaterscene,Sorahasaddedwhatlookslikecuts

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betweendifferentpiecesoffootage（镜头），andthemodelhaskeptthesamestyle

betweenthem.Butit'snotperfect.IntheTokyovideo,carstotheleftlooksmaller

thanthepeoplewalkingbesidethem.Theyalsopop（突然出现）inandoutbetween

thetrees."There'ssomeworktobedone,“saysBrooks."Forexample,ifsomeone

goesoutofviewforalongtime,theywon'tcomeback.”

“Soraseemslikeaveryimportantleapfbrward,“saysSamGregory,ahuman

rightsorganizationthatspecializesintheuseandmisuseofvideotechnology."But

therearetwosidesofthecoin,“hesays."Themeaningfulabilitieshelpmanymore

peopletobestorytellersusingvideo.Andtherearealsopossibilitiesformisuse."

OpenAIhasalsorealizedtherisksthatcomewithavideomodel.TheOpenAI

teamplanstodrawonthesafetytesting.“We'llneedtogetmorefeedback（反馈）and

learnmoreaboutthetypesofrisksthatneedtobesolvedwithvideobeforeitwould

makesenseforustoputSoraintouse,“saysRamesh.

16.Whichofthefollowingwordshastheclosestmeaningto“occlusion”?

A.beingseenB.beingfollowedC.beingcoveredD.beingdropped

17.Thefollowingsentencewouldbestbeplacedattheendof.

Perhapsitwillbeanimaginationtooloramisinformationmachine.

A.Paragraph4B.Paragraph3C.Paragraph2D.Paragraph1

18.Thenextpartofthepassagemaybeabout.

A.thesafetytestingB.themisuseofSora

C.twosidesofSoraD.anothervideomodel

19.Whatcanmostpossiblybethewriter'srealpurpose?

A.ToencourageustouseSoratomakeshortvideos.

B.ToexplaintoushowtouseSoratocreateshortvideos.

C.ToremindustocareabouttheproblemsandrisksSorahas.

D.TointroducewhatadvantagesSorawillbringtoourdailylife.

HilarySmithbelongedtoagoodfamily.Butbytheageoftwenty,hehadspent

allthemoneythegoodoldfamilyhad.Hethenhadsometroublewiththebankand

wasputinprison.HeescapedfromtheprisonandrantoAustraliaatonce.

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HilarydidnotlikeAustralia,andAustraliadidnotlikeHilary.Whathecoulddo

seemedtobeoneoftwothings:dieorwork.Thenherememberedthathewasnot

aloneintheworld.Hehadanaunt.

Shewashisfather'sonlysister,buthisfatherusedtosayshebroughtnoglory

（荣耀）tothefamily.Hilary,ofcourse,triedtodiscoverwhatshehaddone.Itseemed

thatshehadfailedtomarryanobleman.Instead,shehadchosenahusbandwhowas

connectedwith"trade”.Ofcourse,assoonasshebecame"Mrs.Parks”,herbrother

consideredherdead.Lateron,Mr.Parksdiedandleftheralotofmoney.Butthatdid

notbringherbacktolifeinherbrother'sopinion.

Hilarydiscoveredhisaunfsaddress.Luckilysheremainedfaithfulandloyalto

himevenaftershefellill.SoHilary'sstarshoneagain,andsoonhemovedintoher

houseandlivedascomfortablyasasailorwhohadjustreachedharbor.Hehadonly

aboutasix-penceinhispocket.

Onethingwassoonclear:hisauntwasseriouslyill,andnothingcouldcureher

illness.Hilarywasveryworried.Fatehadfoundahomeforhim,andwasnowgoing

tothrowhimoutofit.Therewasonlyonethingthatcouldsavehim:herwill（遗嘱）.

“Will?”shesaid,"yes,Ihavemadeone.ThatwaswhenIwasagirlandhadnot

muchmoney.Ileftallmymoneytosomereligiouspeople.99

“Didn'tyoumakeanotherwillwhenyouweremarried?”Hilaryasked.

Hisauntshookherhead."No,"shesaidinalowvoice."Therewasnoneed.

WhenIfinallyhadalotofmoneyIfoundIhadnorelations.99

Onthenextdayhewenttothepubliclibraryandexaminedabookoflaw.It

toldhimwhathealreadybelieved.Whenawomanismarried,anearlierwilllosesits

value.Anewwillmustbemade.Ifnonewwillismade,themoneygoestothe

nearestrelation.Hilaryknewthathewashisaunfsonlyrelation.Hisfuturewas

bright.

Afterafewmonthshadpassed,Hilary'sproblemsbecameserious.Hebadly

neededmoney.Hehadexpensivetastes,andowedalotofmoneytoshopkeepers.

Theybelievedinhimbecausehisauntwasrich,butthedebtwasterrible.

Unluckilyhisauntdidnotwanttodiscussmoneymattersatall.Intheendthey

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hadaquarrelaboutthesmallamountoftenpounds.Hilarywasnotveryangry.He

begantowonderaboutanewproblem.Wasitkindtowanthisaunttoliveanylonger?

Wasitnotbetterforhertodienow?Whilehewasconsideringwhattodo,hisaunt

toldhimthatshewasgoingtosendforherlawyer.Soshewasgoingtomakeanew

will,Hilarythought.Shemightleaveallhermoneytosomeoneelse.Soonhereached

acleardecision.Hemustdoagreatkindnesstothepooroldwoman.

Onenightwhentheoldservantwhohadbeennursinghisauntwentoff,he

doubledtheamountofsomemedicine.Thetotalamountwastoogreatanditcould

justputhertosleepforever.

“Thankyou,“hisaunttooktheglassfromhishandwithagratefullook.66Iwant,

morethananything,tosleep,andnevertowakeupagain.Isthatwhatyouwish,

Hilary?Don'tblame（责，隆）meifIhavesomedoubtsaboutwhatyouintendedtodo.

Sickpeoplegettheseideas,youknow.OnethingIoughttoexplaintoyou.Mr.Parks

nevermarriedme.Healreadyhadawifeandcouldn'tmarryagain.Thatmadeyour

foolishfatherveryangrywithme...We11,ifIamalivetomorrowIshallmakeanother

willinyourfavor（赞成）.IfIdietonight,you911getnothing....No,Hilary,don'ttryto

taketheglassaway.Ifyoudothat,Ishallknow,andIdon'twanttoknow.Goodnight,

Hilary.

Then,verycarefully,sheraisedtheglasstohermouthanddrank.

20.Fromthestory,welearnthatHilary'sauntwas.

A.carelessaboutmoneyB.rudetohernephew

C.noteasytogetalongwithD.kind-heartedandwise

21.WhydidHilary'sfatherconsiderhisauntdead?

A.Becausehethoughtshewasashametothefamily.

B.Becauseshebrokeawayfromthefamilyforabetterlife.

C.Becausetheylosttouchwitheachotherafterhermarriage.

D.Becauseshemarriedabusinessmanwithawifeagainsthiswill.

22.TheunderlinedsentencesuggeststhatHilarySmith.

A.decidedtocallinalawyerforhisaunt

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B,madeadecisiontoputhisaunt'slifetoanend

C.madeuphismindtotakegoodcareofhisaunt

D.wouldhelphisaunttodonatemoneytoreligiouspeople

23.Whichdetailfromthestoryistheclimax（高潮）ofthestory?

A.Hilarysucceededinescapingfromtheprison.

B.Hilaryquarreledwithhisauntabouttenpounds.

C.Hilary'sauntdrankthemedicinehernephewpreparedforher.

D.Hilary'sauntmadeawilltoleaveallhermoneytosomeoneelse.

Whatagedoesdoukounianhuareferto?

Inoneofhispoems,TangDynastypoetDuMuoncecomparedgirlsaroundthe

ageof13tocardamom（豆蔻）flowersinthebud（含苞待放）.Sincethen,doukou

nianhuahasbeenusedtodescribeteengirlsofthisage.

AncientChinesepeoplelikedtodescribesomeone'sageusingtitles（称谓）,

ratherthantheexactnumber.Forexample,chuitiao,meaning"straighthair”,meanta

hairstylethatwaspopularforveryyoungchildreninancientChina.Itwasusedfor

childrenfrom3to8yearsold.

Zongjiao,meaning“twistedhorn”,wasusedtodescribechildrenfrom9to14

yearsold.Backthen,childrenwoulddividetheirhairintotwohalvesandtwisteach

halfintoaknot（结）onthetopoftheirhead,justliketwohorns.

Shufa.meaningtotieone'shairup,wasusedforboyswhohadreachedtheage

of15.Boyswouldletdowntheir“twistedhorns^^andtieuptheirhairinabunch（-

束）whentheyturned15.

Ruoguan.or"juniorcap”,wasusedforyoungmenintheirtwenties.Thesemen

wouldgotoahat-wearingceremonywhentheyturned20toshowthattheyhad

becomeadults.

The"yearofindependence“waswhenamanturned30.

Attheageof40,one“willnotbecomepuzzled”.

Whenamanturned50,hehadreachedthe“yearofunderstandingthemandate

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（命令）ofheaven99,meaningtobecomeawareofone'sfateandnolongermakeany

uselessefforts.

Finally,ifyouwereluckytolivepastonehundredyears,reallyalonglife,you

wouldbetitledqiyi（期颐）.

24.Atwhatagedochildrenreachthestagedescribedbychuitiaol

A.3to8yearsold.B.13yearsold.C.9to14yearsold.

D.15yearsold.

25.Whichofthefollowingtitlesisusedtodescribeanadult?

A.zongjiao.B.shufa.C.ruoguanD.chuitiao

26.Whatdothetileschuitiao,zongjiaoandshufahaveincommon（共同之处）?

A.Thesetitlesarefrompoems.B.Thesetitlesareforadults.

C.Thesetitlesareforchildren.D.Thesetitlesstandforlonglife.

27.Whatdotheunderlinedword“independence“inthepassagemeaninChinese?

A.不惑。B.而立。C.知天命。D.期颐。

28.Whafsthebesttitleofthepassage?

A.Interestingancientpeople.

B.Peopleofdifferentageshopefordifferentthings.

C.Zongjiao,shufa.andruoguanaretitlesforancientpeople.

D.Differenttitlesinancienttimes.

WouldyouBETonthefutureofthisman?Heis53yearsold.Mostofhisadult

lifehasbeenalosingstruggleagainstdebtandmisfortune（不幸）.Awarinjuryhas

madehislefthandstopfunctioning,andhehasoftenbeeninprison.Drivenby

heaven-knows-whatmotives,hedeterminestowriteabook.

Thebookturnsouttobeonethathasappealedtotheworldformorethan350

years.ThatformerprisonerwasCervantes,andthebookwasDonQuixote（《堂吉诃

德》）.Andthestorybringsaninterestingquestion:whydosomepeoplefindnew

energyandcreativitytotheendoftheirdays,butothersfindthemlongbefore?

We'veallknownpeoplewhorunoutofsteambeforetheyreachlife'shalfway

mark.I'mnottalkingaboutthosewhofailtogettothetop.Wecan'tallgetthere.Tm

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talkingaboutpeoplewhohavestoppedlearningongrowingbecausetheyhavetaken

inthefixedattitudesandopinionsthatalltoooftencomewithpassingyears.

Mostofus,infact,progressivelynarrowthevarietyofourlives.Wesucceedin

ourfieldofspecializationandthenbecometrappedinit.Nothingsurprisesus.We

loseoursenseofwonder.But,ifwearewillingtolearn,theopportunitiesare

everywhere.

Thethingswelearninmaturity（成熟）seldominvolveinformationandskills.

Welearntobear（容忍）withthethingswecan'tchange.Welearntoavoidself-pity.

Welearnthathowevermuchwetrytoplease,somepeoplearenevergoingtoloveus

一anideathattroublesatfirstbutiseventuallyrelaxing.

Withhighmotivationandenthusiasm（动机和热寸青），wecankeeponlearning.

Thenwewillknowhowimportantitistohavemeaninginourlife.However,wecan

achievemeaningonlyifwehavemadeapromisetosomethinglargerthanourown

littleegos（自我），whethertolovedones,tofellowhumans,towork,ortosomemoral

concept.

Manyofusregard“promise“withsuch“caring“jobsasteachingandnursing.

Butdoinganyordinaryjobaswellasonecanisinitselfanadmirablepromise.

Peoplewhoworktowardsuchexcellence一whethertheyaredrivingatruck,or

runningastore一maketheworldbetterjustbybeingthekindofpeopletheyare.

They'velearnedlife9smostvaluablelesson.

29.ThepassagestartswiththestoryofCervantestoshowthat.

A.lossoffreedomstimulatesone'screativity

B.ageisn'tablock（障碍）toachievingone'sgoal

C.disabilitycannotstopamanfightingforsuccess

D.misfortunepreventsamanfightingagainsthisfate

30.Whatdoestheunderlinedpart“runoutofsteam^^inParagraph3probablymean?

A.Endone'sfightforfreedom.

B,Wasteone'senergytakingrisks.

C.Misstheopportunitytosucceed.

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D.Losetheinteresttocontinuelearning.

31.WhatdoestheauthorwanttotellusinParagraph5?

A.Awisemancanlivewithoutself-pity.

B.Astrong-willedmancanbearsuffering.

C.Amanissupposedtosatisfypeoplearoundhim.

D.Amanshouldlearnsuitablewaystodealwithlife.

32.Whatistheauthor'spurposeinwritingthepassage?

A.Tostresstheneedofshoulderingresponsibilitiesatwork.

B.Toprovideguidanceonleadingameaningfuladultlife.

C.Totelltheimportanceofhavingastrongwillforlearning.

D.Tosuggestawayofgoingafterexcellenceinourlifelongcareer.

Openanapp,placeyourorder,andwaitforyourfoodtobedelivered.Thisis

howmanyyoungpeopleeatinChinathesedays.Accordingtothelatestdata（数据）,

about421millionChinesepeopleuseonlinefooddeliveryservices.Thafsjusthalfof

thetotalnumberofInternetusersinChina.

Whichgroupofpeopleisorderingfoodonlinethemost?It'smainlyyoung

people.ArecentreportbyMeituanshowedthat86.3%oftheservice'susersare

between20and34yearsold.Theyarethemainforcedrivingthedevelopmentofthe

fooddeliveryindustry.

Smallfamiliesdependlargelyonfooddeliveryservices,Chinesefamilieshave

changedinsizeoverthepasttenyears.In2002,only7.7%offamilieshaveonlyone

person.Butthisnumberincreasedto15.6%in2017.Two-personfamiliesrosefrom

18.4%in2002to27.2%in2017.Forsmallfamilies,cookingalwaystakeslotsof

timeandenergy,soorder