专题04 阅读理解议论文（名校模拟+地区真题）-冲刺2024年中考英语必考题型终极预测（浙江专用）

冲刺2024年中考英语必考题型终极预测（浙江专用）专题04阅读理解议论文（名校模拟+地区真题）（2023·浙江·统考中考真题）RogerFederer,aworld-famoussportsstar,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·浙江绍兴·校联考三模）Wetakeselfies(自拍)whenwetryonanewhat,playwithourpetsorwhenwemeetafriendwhomwehaven’tseeninawhile.Butdoesthiscrazyactuallymakesense?Isthereanyscientificexplanationforit?Well,youshouldprobablyaskJamesKilner,aneuroscientist(神经科学家)atUniversityCollegeLondon.Throughourlifetimewebecomeexpertsatreadingandtellingotherpeople’sfacesandfacialexpressions.However,accordingtoKilner,wehaveaverypoorunderstandingofourownfacessincewehavelittleexperienceoflookingatthem—wejustfeelthemmostofthetime.Thishasbeenprovedinsomestudiesinwhichpeoplewereshownphotosofthemselvesandaskedtomatchtheirfacialexpressionsinthepictures.Inmostcases,theyfailedtocorrectlyproducethesamefacialexpressionswithoutbeingabletoseethemselvesinthemirror,accordingtoBBC．Tofurthertesthowweactuallysenseourownfaces,Kilnercarriedoutanotherstudy.Heshowedpeopletwokindsoftheirownpictures—onehadbeenedited(编辑)tolooklessbeautifulandtheonewasmademorebeautiful—andaskedthemtopicktheversionwhichtheythoughtlookedmostlikethem.Kilnerfoundthatmostpeoplechosethemorebeautifulpicture.Thissuggeststhatweusuallythinkofourselvesasbetter-lookingthanweactuallyare.Butwhatdoesitsayaboutselfies?Well,isn’tthatclear?Selfiesgiveusthepowertocreateaphoto—bytakingitfromdifferentangles(角度),withdifferentposes,usingfilters(滤镜)andsoon—thatbettermatchesourexpectationswithouractualfaces.“Yousuddenlyhavecontrolinawaythatyoudon’thaveintherealworld.”KilnertoldtheCanada-basedCTANews.“Selfiesallowyoutokeeptakingpicturesuntilyoumanagetotakeoneyou’rehappywith”,heexplained.5．Howdoesthewriterleadinthetopic“selfie”inParagraph1?A．Byaskingquestions. B．Bycomparingfacts.C．Bygivingexamples. D．Byexplainingreasons.6．WecanlearnfromParagraph2andParagraph3thatpeopleare________.A．proudofthephotosoftheirownB．abletoremembertheirownfaceseasilyC．moreinterestedintheirfacesinthemirrorD．goodatunderstandingothersbytheirfaces7．AccordingtoKilner,takingselfies________.A．helpspeopletoimprovetheirskillsoftakingphotosB．meetspeople’sneedstoknowtheirownfacesbetterC．makespeoplepossibletoreachtheirexpectationD．offerspeopleawaytocontroltheworld8．Whichmightbethebesttitleofthepassage?A．WhatIstheSelfies B．WhyDoYouTakeSelfiesC．HowCanWeTakeSelfies D．WhoLikesTakingSelfies（2023·浙江衢州·统考三模）“MomIwantacat,”or“MomIwantadog,”or“MomIwanta…”arecommonwordsthatparentsmayhearfromtheirchildrenmorethanonce.However,therearemanyarguments（争论）forandagainstchildrenowningpets.Thefirstargumentthatsupportspetownershipbychildrenisthattheyhelptokeepchildrencompany.Whenchildrencomehomefromschool,petsarealwaystheretogreetthem.Theylovechildrenandalwayswanttoplay.Asaresult,childrenwillbelesslikelytoexperienceloneliness.Theywillalsohelptokeepchildrenactiveastheywillneedtobewalkedandplayedwitheveryday.Secondly,owningapetencourageschildrentolearnnewresponsibilities（责任）.Petsneedtobelookedafterandbetakencareofeveryday.Childrenwilllearndifferentskillsthattheycanuselaterinlife.Forexample,washingandfeedingpetsarebasicskillstolearn.Learningtheseresponsibilitieswillmakesurethatchildrenwillbeabletolookafterthemselves,andpossiblytheirchildrenoneday.Ontheotherhand,somepetscanbedangerous.Somedogs,forexample,arelikelytobite,andchildrenmaybecomescaredofanimalsasaresultofthishappeningtothem.Catsalsolookverysoftandlovely,buttheydohaveverysharpclaws.Iftheyaretreatedinthewrongway,catscanusetheirclawstohurtothers.Inaddition,petsneedagreatdealofmaintenance（维护）.Manypetsneedtobeoftenexercisedandbathed.Asaresultofthis,childrenmaypaylessattentiontotheirstudiesbecausetheyaretoobusyworryingabouttheirpetsanditswellbeing.Afurtherargumentagainstpetownershipisthatpetsarecostly;buyingfoodandmaintainingtheircareisnotcheap.Finally,thecostofowningonefallsonparents,andasaresult,childrendon’tfullyunderstandtheresponsibilityofhavingone.9．Whichofthefollowinginthedictionarybestexplainstheunderlinedword“company”?A．abusinessorganizationthatmakesorsellsgoodsorservicesB．thefactofbeingwithsomebodyelseandnotaloneC．agroupofpeoplewhoworkorperformtogetherD．asocialorbusinessvisitor10．Accordingtothetext,whatmaypeoplewhoareagainstchildrenowningapetworryabout?A．Children’ssafety. B．Children’slifeskills.C．Children’shealth. D．Children’sresponsibilities.11．What’sthewriter’spurposeinwritingthetext?A．Tointroducehowtotakegoodcareofapet.B．Tosolvetheproblemofchildrenowningapet.C．Tolistthedisadvantagesofchildrenowningapet.D．Toshowdifferentopinionsonchildrenowningapet.12．Whichofthefollowingbestshowsthestructureofthetext?A． B． C． D．（2023·浙江宁波·统考三模）Childrenshoulddohousework.Differentpeoplehavedifferentideas.Afewparentswillsaythattheirchildrenaretoobusyforhousework.Manymoreofusaskthemtodohousework,orsaywebelieveinthem,butthehouseworkjustdoesn’tgetdone.That’saproblem.Forstarters,houseworkisgoodforkids.Beingapartoftheworkofrunninghouseworkhelpschildrendevelopanawareness(意识)oftheneedsofothers.Onesmallstudy,doneoveraperiodof25years,foundthatthebestpredictorforyoungadults’successintheirmid-20swaswhethertheytookpartinhouseworktasksattheageof3or4,Thosewhoearlysharedresponsibilitiesdevelopedasenseofresponsibilityinotherareasoftheirlives.Butforallthattheirhelpmatters,fewkidsaredoingmucharoundthehouseatall.Inasurveyof1,000Americanadults,75percentsaidtheybelievednormalhouseworkmadekids“moreresponsible”.Yetwhile82percentreportedhavinghadnormalhouseworkgrowingup,only56percentofthosewithchildrensaidtheyrequiredthemtodohousework.Sportsandhomeworkarenotget-out-of-housework-freecards.Thegoal,afterall,istoraisetheadultswhocanbalance(平衡)acaringroleintheirfamiliesandcommunitieswithwhateverlifetimeachievementgoalstheychoose.Houseworkteachesthatbalance.Whatshouldyoudowhengettingchildrentodohousework?Acceptnoexcuses.Don’tworryifyoumustrepeatyourselfagainandagain.Ifyou’respendingmoretimegettingthechildtodothisjobthanitwouldtaketodoityourself,thenyou’redoingitright,Canapaymenthelp?Maybe.Butifyou’retryingtoteachkidstosharetheresponsibilityofahome,payingthemfornormalhouseworkisnottherightmessage.13．Whatcanweinferfromthefirstparagraph?A．Houseworkisamust-doforparents. B．VeryfewchildrengethouseworkdoneC．Childrenareverybusywithhousework. D．Familymembersshouldadmireeachother.14．Whatisfoundinthesmallstudy?A．Houseworkdevelopsasenseofresponsibility.B．Houseworkhelpsamanliveahappylife.C．Achildmuststartdoinghouseworkattheageof3.D．Aman’ssuccessdependsonhishousework.15．Whatdocsthewriteradviseparentstodointhelastparagraph?A．Paythechildforhousework. B．Balancehouseworkandstudy.C．Dohouseworkbythemselves. D．Helpthechilddohouseworkactively.16．Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleofthepassage?A．Parents’WordsSpeakLouder B．HouseworkMatterstoChildrenC．ChildrenNeedMoreCareatHome D．AdultsDoLessHouseworkintheUS（2023·浙江宁波·统考三模）Ateenagerneedstohaveasenseofindependenceinhislife.Tosometeenagers,independencemeansalottothem,andIthinkthatsomeparentsdon’tallowtheirteenagersenoughindependence.Independencehassomethingtodowithfreedom.Somekidsarenotallowedtogoanywherealone,andtheonlythingthattheyalwaysdoisgoingtoschool,cominghome,goingtosleep,andrepeatingtheprocessthenextday.It’spossiblethatparentsareafraidthattheirkidscangethurtiftheygooutsideintotheworld.Butifparentscontroltheirkidstoomuch,theymayneverlearntoliveontheirown.Thebestwayforateenagertogrowupisthroughexperience.Teenagers’lackoffreedomcanalsostopthemfromhavinggoodfriendshipatschool.Somemightsaythatthisisagoodthing,becauseithelpsthemfocusmoreontheirschoolwork.ButIarguethatthiscanonlymakethemnotdotheirschoolworkactively.Andsomeparentsareafraidthattheirchildrenareintotrouble,Isn’tthisagoodreasonforparentstogettheirchildrenamobilephone?Mobilephonesallowteenagerstokeepintouchwiththeirparents,andcommunicatebetterwiththeirfriends.Privacy(隐私)isanotherproblembetweenparentsandtheirteenagers.Teenagersprefertoenjoyrelaxationbythemselvesintheirownroom.Thisalsogivesthemasenseofindependence.Itoftenworriesteenagerswhentheirparentsentertheirroomwhentheyarenotathome.IknowthatmymomalwaysgoesinmyroomwhenI’mnotathome,andIhaveaskedmanytimestogetalockonmydoor.17．Whydoesthewriterhopetohaveherdoorlocked?A．Becausesheneedstoprotectherself. B．Becausesheneedstoprotectherthings.C．Becauseherfatheralwaysreadsherdiary. D．Becausehermotheralwaysentersherroom.18．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“lack”mostprobablymeaninChinese?A．需求 B．缺乏 C．渴望 D．迷茫19．Whatisthemainideaofthesecondparagraph?A．Teenagersneedtogrowupthroughexperience. B．Someparentsallowtheirkidsnofreedom.C．Kidsknowhowtoliveindependently. D．Kidshaveaboringlifeeveryday.20．Whatcanweknowfromthepassage?A．Itisunnecessaryforakidtohaveamobilephone.B．Parentsshouldallowtheirteenagersenoughprivacy.C．ParentsshouldnotallowtheirteenagersenoughindependenceD．Goodfriendshipsbetweenkidsareharmfultotheirschoolwork（2023·浙江金华·统考二模）Whatyouneedtoknow:❊Achatbotisacomputerprogramthatyoucan“talk”to.Itrespondslikeaperson.❊Whenaskedaquestion,achatbotsearchesforinformationandprovidesananswer.❊Chatbotscantalkaboutanendlessnumberoftopics.Theycanwritearticlesabouthistory,writelyrics(歌词)inthestyleofrockstars,orexplainhowtosolvemathproblems.WhenChatGPT,achatbot,startedin2022,ithadoveronemillionuserswithinaweekandtheglobalchatbotindustrywasworth$5billion.Butitwassoonbanned(禁止)inschoolsacrosstheUS.StudentsusesAItodosomanythings.Butparentsandteacherswereveryworriedthatstudentsmightturninworkdonebyachatbotratherthandoitthemselves.Whatdoyouthink?Shouldchatbotsbebannedinschool?Yes—chatbotsareunreliableNo—technologyisthefutureGettinghelpwithschoolworkisgreat,butchatbotsdon’talwaysusethemostreliablesources.Studentsmighthandinclassworkwithfalseorincompleteinformation.Besides,theywouldn’treallybelearningthematerialorusingtheircriticalthinking(批判性思维)skillstodotheirwork.What’sworse,ifstudentsrelytooheavilyonchatbots,itcouldbeseenascheating.Inaddition,itisdifficultforteacherstocheckhomeworkforsignsthatstudentsusedchatbots.Lastly,thoughchatbotscanhelpteachersgradetestsquickly,buttheymaymakemistakesandnobodylikestheirschoolworkgradedbyamachine.Chatbotsareheretostay.Technologyischangingeducation,andbanningitwon’tstopthatatall.Whynotteachkidstousechatbotsresponsibly,liketheyusecalculatorsoronlinedictionaries?Chatbotscouldserveasastartingpointforlearningbyguidingresearch,teachingvocabulary,andhelpingstudentsfindoutthenextstepofamathproblem.Andtheycouldleadstudentstodiscussandhelpthemimprovepublicspeakingskills.Also,chatbotscangiveteachersahandbycreatingtests,designinghomework,andmakinglessonplansorwritingpersonaltasksforstudentslearningatdifferentlevels.Everybodywins.21．Theauthorusesnumberstoshowthe______ofchatbotsinParagraph1.A．size B．weight C．advantages D．popularity22．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“everybody”referto?A．Kidsandparents. B．Schoolandsociety. C．Studentsandteachers. D．Humansandchatbots.23．What’sthebesttitleofthepassage?A．Shouldchatbotsbebannedornotinschool? B．Willchatbotsbecomepopularinthefuture?C．Whatdoweneedtoknowaboutchatbots? D．Howdochatbotshelpkidslearnatschool?24．Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingisTRUE?A．Chatbotsthinkandfeellikehumans.B．Chatbotsofferthemostreliablesourcestostudents.C．Chatbotshelpstudentsimprovepublicspeakingskills.D．Chatbotsmaketeachersgradethestudents’testscorrectly.（2023·浙江嘉兴·统考二模）Evenifyou’veneverreadacomicbook(漫画书),it’shardtoavoidtheirinfluence.Althoughtherearemillionsofcomic-bookfansaroundtheworld,therearealsoplentyofpeoplewhohaveneverreadone.Sincehowinfluentialtheyare,shouldyouhavetostudycomicbooks?Yes.There’salottolearnfromcomics.Comicbooksareaspecialformofstorytelling,andhavehadahugeinfluenceonsociety.Comicshavechangedalotovertheyears,whichmakesthemattractivehistoricaldocuments.Byreadingcomicsfromthepast,peoplecanfindoutmoreaboutwhatlifewaslikeinthattimeperiod.Lookingatcomicsfromaroundtheworldisalsoagreatwaytolearnaboutdifferentcultures.Comicsarenotjustsillycartoons,butimportantworksofartforpeopletolearnfrom.No.They’reforfun,notforstudying.Althoughcomicbooksareverypopular,thatdoesn’tmeantheyshouldbestudied.Comicsareawayforpeopletogetfreefromtherealworld.Bystudyingthem,youturnthemintowork,whichcouldtakethefunoutofthem.Therearelotsofclassicbooks,playsandpoemstolearnabout.Whydoyoustudycomicbookswhenyoualreadyhavesomuchtogetthrough?Comicbooksshouldbesomethingyoureadforenjoyment,notsomethingyoustudy.25．Thepassageismainlyabout_____________.A．howtoreadthecomicbooksB．wheretofindthecomicbooksC．whatcomicbooksareaboutD．whetherpeopleshouldstudycomicbooks26．Whichofthefollowingstatementsismentionedinthepassage?A．Readingcomicscangivepeoplemorepleasurefromtherealworld.B．Peoplecanhardlygettheinformationonpastlifebyreadingcomicbooks.C．Comicbooksaresogreatworksthattheycantakeplaceofplaysandpoems.D．Readingcomicsfromaroundtheworldhelpspeoplelearnaboutdifferentcultures.27．Wherecanwemostprobablyreadthepassage?A．Inadiary. B．Onawebsite.C．Onapostcard. D．Inastorybook.（2023·浙江台州·统考一模）Readingandwritingdoesn’tcomenaturallytopeople.Althoughittakessomeeffort,eighty-sixpercentoftheworld’spopulationhavelearnedhowtoreadandwrite,andthenumberhasbeenincreasingforcenturies.Literacy(读写能力)makesitpossibleforustonavigatetheworldfilledwithbooks,websites,textmessages,roadsigns,andmore.Buttheworldofinformationischanging.Whysendalongletterortextwhenyoucansharephotosorvideosinstead?Whylearnfromabookwhenyoucanlearnfromavideo?Whyreadmagazineswhenyoucanlistentopodcasts(播客)?Couldpeoplejointoday’sworldwithouttheabilitiesofreadingorwriting?____△____Mostofourdevices(设备)nowtalktousandtakespokenorders.Smartcarsaskforwhereyougoandthengivedirections.Smartvirtualassistants,likeSiri,listenforrequeststoreporttheweather,playasong,setatimerandmuchmore.Someappscanalsoreadtextaloudorturnspeechintotext.Thesedevicesaren’tperfect—theappsstillmakesillymistakes.Butthey’regettingbetterandbetter.Sointhefuture,it’spossiblethatallofourcommunicationwithourdevicesandeachotherisspoken.Butreadingandwritingarepowerfultools.Forone,mostpeoplereadfasterthantheyspeak.Apodcasterspeaksataround150to160wordseachminute,whileastrongreadercanlookthroughatextat300to400wordseachminute.That’stwiceasfast!Researchhasalsofoundthatwhenpeopleread,theycanremembermoreinformationandstaymoreinterestedthanwhentheylisten.Learningtoreadalsocreatesnewconnectionsinthebrain.Withtheinventionofreading,ourbrainhasbeenchanged,whichdevelopedthewayswewereabletothink,whichchangedtheintellectualevolution(智力进化)ofhumans.Wouldwereallychoosetogiveupthatprogress?Whatdoyouthink?Doyouhopepeoplekeeponreadingandwriting,orwilltechnologymakeliteracyuseless?28．FromParagraph1,wecanlearnthat________.A．peoplelikemagazinesbetterthanpodcastsB．theworldofinformationisbecomingdifferentC．peoplebecomebetteratreadingandwritingnowadaysD．lessthan80%oftheworld’spopulationcanreadandwrite29．Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttofillin“____△____”inParagraph2?A．It’sstilladream.B．Technologymakesitpossible.C．Scientistsbelieveitisdifficult.D．Somepeoplearenotsureaboutthat.30．InParagraph3,thewritershowsmostpeoplereadfasterthantheyspeakby________.①makingcomparisons

②tellingstories

③listingnumbers

④askingquestionsA．①② B．②③ C．①③ D．②④31．Thewriterseemstoagreethat________.A．it’seasyforpeopletolearntoreadandwriteB．makingallcommunicationspokenisimpossibleC．readingcanslowdowntheevolutionofourbrainD．humanshadbetterkeeponreadingandwriting（2023·浙江金华·统考三模）AgrowingnumberofpeopleareusingChatGPT,anAIprogram,tocreatebooksforsale.BrettSchickler,asalesmaninRochester,NewYork,neverimaginedhecouldbeapublished(出版)writer.ButafterlearningaboutChatGPT,Schicklerdecidedthathehadagoodchance.“Theideaofwritingabookfinallyseemedpossible,”saidSchickler,“IthoughtIcandothis.”UsingtheAIsoftware,Schicklercreateda30illustrated(有插图的)children’se-bookinafewhours.HeoffereditforsaleinJanuarythroughAmazon’sself-publishingpart.Thee-book,whichisnamedTheWiseLittleSquirrel,hasmadeSchicklerlessthan$100,hesaid.Whilethatmaynotsoundlikemuch,itisenoughtomakehimwanttocreateotherbooksusingthesoftware.ThisservicehasalsodrawnnewAI-assistedwriterslikeKamilBanctoAmazon.Hetoldhiswifethathecouldmakeabookinlessthanoneday.UsingChatGPT,anAIimagecreatorandinstructionslike“writeabedtimestoryaboutapinkdolphinthatteacheschildrenhowtobehonest,”Bancpublishedanillustrated27bookinDecember.Later,BanchaspublishedtwomoreAI-generatedbooks,includinganadultcoloringbook,withmoreintheworks.“Itactuallyisreallysimple,”hesaid.“Iwassurprisedathowfastitwentfromideastopublishing.”Therewereover200e-booksinAmazon’sKindlestorebymid-FebruarythatsayChatGPTisawriterorco-writer.Andthenumberisrisingdaily.ButsomeprofessionalwritersarebecomingworriedabouttheinfluencethatChatGPTcouldhaveonthebookpublishingindustry.MaryRasenbergeristheexecutivedirectoroftheAuthorsGuild,awriter’sgroup.Shesaid,“Thisissomethingwereallyneedtobeworriedabout,thesebookswillfloodthemarketandalotofwritersaregoingtobeoutofwork.”32．AccordingtoParagraph1,peoplecanuseChatGPTto________.A．chatwithfriends B．selle-booksonlineC．writetheirbooks D．tellchildrenstories33．Fromthepassage,weknow________.A．SchicklerwouldstopusingChatGPTtowriteB．SchicklerdreamedtobeapublishedwriterlongagoC．KamilBanccreatedacoloringbookforadultsquicklyD．KamilBancmademuchmoneybywritinge-books34．Fromthelastparagraph,wecaninferthatMaryRasenbersisfullof________aboutChatGPT.A．love B．fear C．surprise D．worry35．Thepassageismostprobablyfromthepartof________inamagazine.A．culture B．health C．science D．education（2023·浙江衢州·统考一模）Haveyouseennewplantsstartingtogrow?Haveyounoticedthatthedaysaregettinglonger,withmoredaylighttoenjoy?Thesearesignsofspring,promisingthereturnoflight,colourandwarmdays.Springtellsusthatnomatterhowdarkorcoldthingsmightbe,betterdaysareontheway.Whatishope?“Hopeistheknowledgethatthingscangetbetter,”saysthewriterRussell.Whenshewaswritingherlatestbook,HowtobeHopeful,Russellspoketopeoplewhohaddifficultmoments,suchasfirefighters(消防员).“Thefirefightersaid,‘Ifwedon’tfightit,there’snochanceofenjoyinganewday.’”explainsRussell.However,hopeisalsoabouttakingaction.Russellsays,“Ifyoulookathistory,fromwinningtheSecondWorldWartopeopletravellingthousandsofmilesawaytobuildanewhome,thereisalonghistoryoftakingactionswithhope.”Whyishopegoodforyou?Scientistssaythathavinghopeindifficultmomentscanhelpyouworryless,feelcalmerandimproveyourfeelings.Researchalsoshowsthathopecanhelpreducepain.What’spracticalhope?Experiencingdisappointmentandfeelingworriedorsadarepartoflife.Ifit’spossibletoseehopeinthesemoments,youshould;ifit’snot,don’tworry.DrWilliamsoncallsthis“practicalhope”.“Lifeisamess,”saysWilliamson.“Wedon’tneedtoalwaysmakeothersthinkyouarefine,butwecanrealizehowwefeel,whetherthat’ssadnessoranger,andpayattentiontotheopposite.Youcan’tchangethefactthatyourbrotherorsisterisbadtoyou,butyoucandosomethingkindlyandfriendlyinsteadofmakingthingsworse.Eveninthemostterriblesituationswecandecidewhatwedoandsaytoeachother.”36．WhydoesthewritertalkaboutspringinParagraph1?A．Becausespringisverybeautiful. B．Becausespringbringsushope.C．Becausespringisawarmseason. D．Becausespringhaslongerdays.37．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“it”inParagraph2referto(指代)?A．Thebravefirefighter. B．Thelatestbook.C．Thedifficultmoment. D．Thefamouswriter.38．AccordingtoWilliamson,ifyouaresadorangry,youshould________.A．trytobehappyorcalm B．trytogrowmoreplantsC．enjoybeingsadorangry D．enjoymakingmorefriends39．What’sthewriter’spurposeinwritingthetext?A．Toshowthegreatnessofhope. B．Totellstoriesoffightingforhope.C．Tointroducerealactionswithhope. D．Toencourageustodothingswithhope.（2023·浙江衢州·统考一模）Q:Chinaissuchabigcountry.Arethenorthandsouthverydifferent?Fiona,12,USA:Ithinkthelanguageisreallydifferent.EachplaceinChinahasitsownlocallanguage.Butvisitorsfromthenorthcanhardlyunderstandit!Luckily,ChinahasdoneagoodjobinteachingpeopleMandarin(普通话),especiallyolderpeople.Mygrandmadidn’tspeakMandarinbefore,butshestartedtolearnlater.Nowsheis64andcanspeakMandarinwell!It’samazingthat1.4billionpeoplecanspeakonelanguage!WuYu,13,FujianIthinkthefoodisquitedifferent.IgrewupinTianjin,anortherncity.In2012,ItraveledtoHunan.Thericewasnotassweetanddeliciousasinthenorth.Lastyear.IvisitedHunanagain.Thericewasnodifferentfromthatinmyhometown,becausepeopleinHumancanbuyricefromthenortheastontheInternet.I’veexperiencedthis,too!InTianjin,wecaneasilybuyfreshfruitsfromHainanforagoodprice!LiTao,13,TianjinSightsinnorthandsouthisdifferent.IliveinHangzhou,awarmandwetsoutherncity.Ithasbeautifullakesights.Butinnorth,theweatherisusuallydrier.InHangzhou,IoftenseeyoungpeoplewearinghanfuwhilewalkingalongtheWestLake.ButwhenItraveledtoXi’an,Isawpeoplewearingherself,too!Itseemsthatpeoplefromboththenorthandsouthlovethisclothing!ZhouNan,14,Zhejiang40．InLiTao’sopinion,nowpeopleinHunancanhavebetterricetoeateasilybecause________.A．farmersarebetteratmodernfarming B．lotsofoldpeoplecanspeakMandarinwellC．peopleoftentravelaroundthecountry D．peoplecanbuyitfromthenortheastonline41．AccordingtoZhouNan,whatdopeoplefromboththenorthandsouthdo?A．WearChinesetraditionalclothing. B．Wearth