专题02 阅读理解说明文（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02阅读理解说明文（名校模拟+地区真题）（2023·浙江衢州·统考中考真题）①Onemorning,Igotupearlyanddecidedtomakeanapplepieformymum.Icalledmygrandmaforhelp,followedaTVprogramtomakejamandwaitedexcitedly.IenjoyedeverystepsomuchthatIdidn’tnoticethreehourspassby.Althoughthepielookedterribleandwasnotthatdelicious,Mumateitupandtoldmeitwasthebestpiethatshehadeverhad.Forthefirsttime,IrealisedthatalthoughIdidn’tmakethepiesuccessfully,Ireallyenjoyedtheprocess(过程).②Theprocessisimportantbecauseitbringsussomethingbiggerthantheresultitself.Thatis,wealwayshavenewexperiencesduringtheprocess,whichmayhelpusimproveourskillsorformgoodrelationshipswithothers.Ifwejustconcentrateontheresultanddonotenjoytheprocess,wewillbemorelikelytofeeldisappointedandwanttogiveup.Asaresult,wewillneverunderstandtherealmeaningofsuccess.③Butinthisbusyworld,weseealotofsuccessfulpeopleareincompetition.Howcanweenjoytheprocess?Well,thequestionhastheanswerinitself.④Don’talwayscompareyourselfwithothers.Firstofall,wearealldifferent.Andsuccessmeansdifferentthingstous.Forsome,successmeansbeingfamous,whileforothers,itmaybehealthorpower.Rideyourownride.⑤Slowdown.Youneedtostopexpectingimmediateresultsinwhatyoudoandlearntobepatient.Impatienceleadstounhappiness.Doitslowly,butneverstop.⑥Reward(奖励)yourself.Dividetheprocessintosmallsteps,andgiveyourselfarewardaftercompletingeachofthem.Rewardingyourselfforsmallwinscangoalongway.Forexample,ifyouareintheprocessoflosingweight,enjoyyourfavouritecakeonceinawhile.1．Howdoesthewriterstartthearticle?A．Bygivinganexample B．Bycomparingfacts.C．Byusingoldsayings. D．Bylistingnumbers.2．Whatdotheunderlinedwords“concentrateon”meaninParagraph2?A．Makeup. B．Getreadyfor.C．Pointout. D．Payattentionto.3．Whichofthefollowingbestshowsthestructureofthetext?A． B． C． D．4．Whichcouldbethebesttitleforthetext?A．Enjoytheprocess B．Whatdoessuccessmeantous?C．Nevergiveup D．Howcanweachievegoodresults?（2023·浙江衢州·统考中考真题）Chinaisacountrywithmanygreatmountains.Someofthemhavebeautifulsightswhileothersarerichinculturalvalue.Themountainslistedbelowareeitheramongthemostfamousorthemostbeautiful.MountTaishanMountTaishanisoneofthemostfamousmountainsinChina.Ithasalwaysbeenseenasasymbolofpower(权力)andpeace.Manyemperorscameheretoshowrespecttoheavenandearth.Therearetwomust-seesightsonthemountain.ThefirstistheJadeEmperorPeak,whichisatthetopofMountTaishan.Itofferstouristsamazingviewsofthewholemountain,includingsunrise,sunset,andaseaofclouds.ThesecondisBixiaTemple.Ithasagroupofancientbuildingswithfivelargehalls.MountHuashanMountHuashanisfamousforitsnaturalcliffs(峭壁)andnarrowpaths.Ithasfivegreatpeaks.TheEastPeakisthebestplaceforseeingsunrise;theNorthPeakisfamousforitsseaofclouds;theSouthPeakisthehighestpeak(2,155meters)ofMountHuashan;theWestPeakisahugerockshapedlikealotusflower;theMiddlePeakisatthecenterofthefivepeaks.Thewayupthemountainisknownasoneofthemostdangerouswalksintheworld.Themountainalsohasseveralfamoustemples.MountHuangshan_________:●StrangePines(松树).Somestandaloneonpeaks.Othershangdownwardsfromthecliffs.●AbsurdStones.Theycanlooklikehumansoranimals.Itdependsonthedirectioninwhichyoulook.●SeasofClouds.Theyoftenmakethepeaksseemlikelargeandsmallisalnds.●HotSprings.Theyhavebeenwell-knownsinceancienttimes.5．WhatcanweknowaboutMountTaishanaccordingtothetext?A．Itstandsforhealthandpeace.B．Thehotspringsthereareveryfamous.C．ItisthemostdangerousmountaininChina.D．WecanenjoywonderfulviewsfromtheJadeEmperorPeak.6．Accordingtothetext,ifBettywantstoenjoytheseaofcloudsinMountHuashan,sheshouldgoto________.A．theEastPeak B．theSouthPeakC．theWestPeak D．theNorthPeak7．Whichofthefollowingisthebesttofillintheblank“_________”?A．MountHuangshanisfamousforits“fournaturalwonders”B．MountHuangshanplaysanimportantpartinChinesecultureC．MountHuangshanispopularwiththosewholikestrangepinesD．MountHuangshan’ssightsofsunsetandsunrisearenottobemissed8．Whydoesthewriterwritethetext?A．Toshareexperiencesofmountainclimbing.B．TointroducethegreatmountainsinChina.C．ToofferwaystoresearchmountainsinChina.D．Toadvisepeopletoprotectthegreatmountains.（2023·浙江丽水·统考中考真题）Seagrass,anunderwaterplantthatgrowsontheoceanfloor,isveryimportantforsealife.Italsohelpspreventglobalwarmingbystoringcarbon,aharmfulgas.However,scientistsdon’tknowexactlyhowmuchseagrassisatthebottomoftheocean.Withthehelpoftigersharks,ateamofresearchershasdiscoveredtheworld’slargestseagrassmeadow（grassland）ontheseafloorneartheBahamas.Seagrassmeadowsarehometomanydifferentkindsoffish,shellfish,andsoon.Largeseaanimals,suchassharks,alsospendalotoftimetherelookingforfood.Seagrasscangrowinverydeepanddarkwaters,makingitdifficulttofind.Butsharkscandivedeepintothewaterandgettotheareaspeoplecannotreach.AfternoticingtigersharksswimmingthroughseagrassofftheBahamas,anAmericanscientistworkedwithaseagrassexpert,tryingtomapthelocationsoftheplants.Theresearchersfittedseventigersharkswithcameras.Sincetigersharksswimingroups,theyplacedsatellitetrackingtags（卫星跟踪器）oneightothersharkstofindoutexactlywheretheanimalsswam.Theycollectedhoursofvideosofthetigersharksswimmingthroughseagrass.TheresearchersfoundmoreseagrassgrowingneartheBahamasthantheyexpected—infact,theybelievethatthereismoreseagrasstherethananywhereelseonEarth.Thenewfindingincreasedthetotalnumberofseagrassknowntoexistby41%.However,moreresearchisneededtodiscoverthetruesizeoftheseagrassmeadow.Scientistsoftendependonfindingsfromdiversandboatstostudyabouttheunderwaterworld,butthisteamfoundthatworkingwithanimalsimprovedtheirunderstanding.TheyarenowplacingcamerasonseaturtlestostudyseagrassintheRedSea.Hopefully,moremysteriesaboutseagrasswillbesolved.9．Whatarethescientistsstudyingaccordingtothepassage?A．Sharks. B．TheBahamas. C．Seagrass. D．TheRedSea.10．Whichitalic（斜体）wordhasthesamemeaningastheunderlinedword“map”inParagraph3?A．IsthereamapofChinaintheclassroom?B．Amymappedoutherplansonthenewproject.C．ItistheWestlakethatreallyputsHangzhouonthemap.D．Thepolicehavesuccessfullymappedwherethemissingboyis.11．WhatisParagraph4mainlyabout?A．Thereasonforthestudy. B．Themethodtodotheresearch.C．Thefindingoftheresearch. D．Thedifficultyincarryingoutthestudy.12．Whydoesthewriterwritethepassage?A．Totelltheimportanceofsavingseagrass.B．Toexpressthestronglovefortigersharks.C．Toshareanewwayofdoingundersearesearch.D．Tointroduceaspecialprojectonglobalwarming.（2023·浙江台州·统考中考真题）Theraceisontogetmoreelectriccarsontheroad.Peoplepredictthatelectriccarsmightbemorecommoninthefuture.Butaccordingtoa2021surveybyPewResearchCenter,morethanhalfofU,S,adultslikegas-poweredcarsbetter.Theysayelectriccarsareexpensiveandcharging(充电)themisabigproblem.Fornow,mostpeopleplantostickwithgas-poweredcars.Weaskyoungreaderswhattheythinkaboutelectriccars.Henry,12yearsold,SanFranciscoIthinkweshouldallhaveelectriccars.Thiswouldcutdownairpollutionandallowustobreathebetter.Cleanerairalsomeanstherewillbefeweranimalsdying.Thinkofalltheliveswehavelostbydestroyingourenvironment.Somepeoplethinkelectriccarsarepricey.Buttheirpricesarecomingdown.What’smore,gascostsalotmorethanelectricity.Onceyouusethegas,it’sgone.Anyway,Ithinkwe’regoingtorunoutofgasatsomepoint.Thiswillmakeelectriccarsaneed.Also,doyouknowthatelectriccarscantravel33milesforaboutadollar?Youcan’tsaythatforgas.Allcarsshouldbeelectric!Sandy,13yearsold,NewYorkIdon’tthinkallcarsshouldbeelectric.Firstofall,chargingstationsarelesscommonthangasstations.Thismakeselectriccarsalotlessconvenientforlongtrips.What’smore,coldweatherdoesharmtothebatteries(电池).Theycan’tworkwellasusual.Andelectriccarsarealsomoreexpensivethancommoncars.Anewelectriccarusuallycostsaround$11,000morethananewgarcar.True,electriccarshelpslowclimatechange.Butthrowingbatteriesawaycanhurtourplanet.13．OverhalfoftheAmericanadultsagreethatelectriccars________accordingtothesurvey.A．havenoproblemincharging B．arebadfortheenvironmentC．areexpensiveandlessconvenient D．canworkbetterincoldweather14．Theunderlinedword“pricey”probablymeans“________”.A．fast B．slow C．cheap D．expensive15．Sandydevelopsherideamainlyby________.A．tellingstories B．listingfacts C．askingquestions D．usingsayings16．Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthepassage?A．Shouldallcarsbeelectric?B．Willcarsbecommoninthefuture?C．Canelectriccarshelpslowclimatechange?D．Aregas-poweredcarsbadfortheenvironment?（2023·浙江杭州·统考中考真题）Weallenjoybeingpartofagroup—there’snobetterworkthanteamwork,right?Actually,Idisagree.Teamworkcanbehard.Infact,itwassodifficultthatIleftmyofficejobandstartedworkingfromhomeonmyown.It’samuchbetterfitforme,andithasmademethinkaboutwhyteamworkcanmakeourjobsharderratherthaneasier.Personalities(个性)canmaketeamworkdifficult.There’softensomeoneontheteamthatputstheirneedsfirst.Theteamoftengoesalongwiththisperson,whoseideasmightnotbethebest,justtheloudest.Justonedifficultpersonalitycanmaketeamworkhard.Combine(结合)severalchallengingpersonalitytypes,andit’sevenharder.Nothavingenoughtimetogethercanalsomaketeamworkchallenging.Forexample,Iwasonceonateamwhereweneverhadenoughtimetomeetasagroup.Tosuccessfullyworkasateam,youneedtimetogether—andlotsofit.Afinalreasonteamworkisdifficultisbecausethere’softennotrainingonhowtoworkonateam.Youcan’tjustputpeopleinaroomandexpectthemtoworkwellwitheachother.Youneedtobuildtrustwithyourteammembers.Thinkoffootballplayers:Theyaren’tjustgivenaballandtoldtoplay.Theypractice,andtheytrain.Teamcanbehard,butworkingalonehasitschallenges,too.Whenmycomputerdoesn’twork,Idon’thaveanITpersontoturnto.WhenIhaveagreatidea,Idon’thaveanyonetoshareitwithtoseeifitreallyisagreatidea.Don’tgetmewrong—Istilllikemyteamofoneandenjoymakingalloftheimportantdecisionsmyself.ButnowIrealizewhatwaswrongwiththeteamworkIdidinthepastandhowgoodteamworkcouldbeifdonecorrectly.Andthat’susefulinformation—becauseonedayImightwanttoturnmyMETEAMintoaWETEAM.17．Whydidthewriterchoosetoworkfromhomeonhisown?A．Tokeephimselfbusier. B．Tokeephimselfhealthier.C．Tomakehisjobeasier. D．Tomakehisteamharder.18．Whichofthefollowingmakesteamworkdifficult?A．Strongpersonality. B．Lotsofteamworktime. C．Challengingideas. D．Clearteamroles.19．Whatcanwelearnfromthelastparagraph?A．WETEAMhashardlyanyadvantages. B．METEAMneedsalotofITengineers.C．METEAMhasnochallengesforthewriter. D．WETEAMmaybethewriter’schoiceoneday.20．Whatisthepurposeofthetext?A．Toshowtheadvantagesofteamwork. B．Totelltheimportanceofteamwork.C．Tointroducetheinfluenceofteamwork. D．Toexplainthedifficultiesofteamwork.（2023·浙江杭州·统考中考真题）Cyclocrossiscross-countrybicycleracing.Racersspendonlypartofaraceontheirbikesbecauseonlypartofthetwo-mileraceissmooth.Otherpartsoftheracehavethechallengeofobstacles(障碍).Whenracersreachthem,theycanrideoverthem,orpickuptheirbikesandrun.Tobeatopracer,youmustdismountwithoutslowingdownatall.Todothis,swingyourrightlegoverthebikeseat.Atthesametime,movethebikeawayfromyourbody.Thismakesroomforyourrightfoottohitthegroundnexttoyourleftfoot.Asyourrightfootnearstheground,takeyourleftfootawayfromthebike.Putbothfeetonthegroundandstartrunning!Assoonasyouarerunning,youhavetodecidewhattodowithyourbike.Youmayshoulderitorliftit.It’simportanttopracticebothskills.Sometimesyouneedtorunfastandjumpoversomeobstacles.Asyourfeethittheground,youreachdownandcatchthebottomofyourbike.Liftupcarefullyandkeepthebikeonyourrightshoulderwhileyourun.Sometimesyoumayliftyourbike.Youcatchthetopofyourbike.Thenyouliftthebikehighenoughtogetovertheobstaclesandcarefullyputthebikeontheground.Afteryouhavecarriedyourbikeacrossanobstacle,youwillneedtoremount.Assoonasyourbikeisontheground,pushoffwithyourleftleg,swingyourrightlegoverthebikeseat,andmoveintoridingposition.Remountingcanbethehardestskillofcyclocross.Youcanlearnbywatchingsomeonewhoremountswell.Cyclocrossisagreatwaytostayactiveandhavefun.However,itcanbedangerous.Makesurethatyouarewellprepared.Then,youwilljustneedtogo!21．Whatcanwelearnaboutcyclocrossfromthetext?A．It’sano-obstaclebikerace. B．It’sacross-citybikerace.C．It’sachallengingbikerace. D．It’sadangerousrunningrace.22．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“dismount”inparagraph2mean?A．Pickupabike. B．Getoffabike. C．Getbackonabike. D．Practiceridingabike.23．Whydoesaracerhavetoshoulderabikeinarace?A．Tojumpoverobstacles. B．Totakecareofthebike.C．Tomakeroomforothers. D．Tohitthegroundharder.24．Whatisthetextmainlyabout?A．Theskillsofcyclocrossracing. B．Thehistoryofcyclocrossracing.C．Therecordsofcyclocrossracing. D．Thepopularityofcyclocrossracing.（2023·浙江杭州·统考中考真题）Rememberthedeliciouspizzathatyoucreated?Formostofus,ittakesalongtimetolearnhowtomakesomethingtasty,butnotforRemmiSmith.Stillateenager,she’salreadycreatingfantasticdishes.She’salsobecomingwellknownforherItaliansaladdressing,whichisdelicious.Andwithherknowledgeofsocialmedia(媒体),she’smakingsurethateveryoneknowsshe’shere!Remmi,whowasborninChina,nowlivesintheUSA．Sheisjust16.Shehasalreadystarredintwoshowsoncookingandherbookofhealthyrecipeshasrecentlycomeout.Fromtheageoffour,Remmihelpedinthekitchenbypreparingvegetables.Bytheageofseven,Remmiwasarealfoodloverwhocouldcookcompletemealsforherfamily.Remmibeganmakingvideosforfun.Hermothervideoedherwhileshewascookingandputthevideosonline.AlocalTVstationbroadcast(播放)them.TheythenaskedRemmitocreateanothershowforthem.ThatshowismainlyaboutRemmi’sinterest,whichisgettingteenagerstotakehealthyeatingseriously.Shebelievesthatwhenyoungpeoplemaketheirownfood,theycaremoreaboutwhattheyeat.RemmiworkswithacompanyintheUSAwhichshowshervideosinschooldininghalls.About3.5millionstudentswatchhereveryday!Remmibelievesthatyoungpeoplecancreateahealthymealfortheirfamilywhichdoesn’tcostalot.Herdeliciousrecipesincludevegetablepaellaandstrawberrykebabs.Infact,strawberries,whichareRemmi’sfavoritefood,appearinotherrecipes,includingstrawberrysandwich!Herlatestideaisahealthy-snackservice.Foramonthlysubscription(订购),youreceivesnacks,whichincludefruitsticksandpopcorn,andfuncookingactivitiesthathelpyoudevelopahealthylifestyle.25．WhencouldRemmimakecompletefamilymeals?A．Fromtheageoffour. B．Bytheageofseven. C．Overtheageofnine. D．Attheageofsixteen.26．WhydidthelocalTVstationaskRemmitomakeanothershow?A．Tocreatemorerecipes. B．Toencouragehealthyeating.C．Toshowhermediatalent. D．Tosellhercookingvideos.27．Whichwasthecorrecttimeorderofthefollowingevents?①Remmi’sbookofrecipescameout.

②ATVstationbroadcastRemmi’svideos.③Remmicreatedashowforteenagers.

④Remmi’smotherputhervideosonline.A．②③④① B．②④①③ C．④③②① D．④②③①28．Whichisthebesttitleforthetext?A．AnExpertofSocialMedia B．ALoverofStrawberryDishesC．AYoungStaroftheKitchen D．ATeenageStarofTVShows（2023·浙江温州·统考中考真题）TaihuTunnel,10.79kilometreslongand43.6metreswide,hasbeenthelongestunderwatertunnelinChina.Itstandsoutasoneofthe“2022China’sTop100BuildingsintheNewEra”.WhenbuildingTaihuTunnel,theprojectteamfacedmanychallenges,suchashighsafetyrisksandtimelimit.Todealwiththem,theymadeworkableplans.Theydividedthetunnelconstructioninto19parts.Theconstructionofeachpartmainlytookfoursteps.Step1Remove.Theteambuiltacofferdamtoremovewaterfromthearea,sotheworkerscouldgoinsideanddotheirworkindryconditions.Step2Clear.Theteamdugdeepintothelakebed,andclearedthesoilandstonesoutinordertomakespaceforthenextstep.Step3Build.Theteambuiltthefloor,wallsandroofofthetunnelinthisstep.Theyusedhigh-qualitybuildingmaterialstowaterproofthetunnel.Step4Backfill.Theteamputthesoilandstonesback.Thenthispartofthetunnelwasburieddeepdownthelakebed.Theconstructionofthe19partswasstreamlined.Theprojectteamusedanewmethod.Theworkgroupofeachstepmovedtothenextpartandrepeatedtheirworkaftertheyfinishedtheworkinthepreviouspart.Differentworkgroupsco-operatedwellwitheachother.Fromparttopart,theconstructionstartedfromtheoppositeends,andgotconnectedsomewhereinthemiddle.Theconstructiontookaboutfouryearstocomplete,shorterthanpeoplehadexpected.Thedrivers’safetyisfullyconsideredinTaihuTunnel.Thereare200,000LEDlightsontheceilingofthetunnel.Theyshowvividpicturesofbluesky,starrynightandsoon.Thepicturescanhelpdriversfighttirednessandtravelthroughthetunnelsafely.Besides,therearetwosystemsinthetunnel.Thepolicecancheckthetrafficsituationthroughamonitoringsystem.Iftrafficaccidentshappen,thepolicecangiveinstructionsandwarndriversinthetunneloveranaudiosystemtopreventfurtheraccidents.TheconstructionofTaihuTunnelshowsgreatvalueinengineeringandthetunnelbringsmuchconveniencetopeoplelivingnearby.29．Whichpictureshowshowa“cofferdam”works?A． B．C． D．30．TheconstructionofTaihuTunnel______.A．wasdividedintofourparts B．lookmoretimethanpeoplehadexpectedC．startedfromthemiddleofthelake D．wascompletedbyusingastreamlinedmethod31．WhatcanwelearnfromParagraph8?A．Picturesinthetunnelcanhelpkeepdriverssafe.B．DriverscancontroltheLEDlightsinthetunnel.C．Thepolicecanwarndriversthroughamonitoringsystem.D．Anaudiosystemcanhelpdriverscheckthetrafficsituation.32．Whatisthemainpurposeofthepassage?A．ToadvisepeopletoprotectTaihuTunnel.B．TointroducetheconstructionofTaihuTunnel.C．TosharetheadvantagesbroughtbyTaihuTunnel.D．TotellthedifficultiesofconstructingTaihuTunnel.（2023·浙江温州·统考中考真题）Amarathonisalongrunningraceof26.2miles(42.195kilometres).ThefirstOlympicMarathonwasheldinAthens.Now,manycitieshosttheirownmarathonseveryyear.Someofthebest-knownmarathonsaroundtheworldaretheNewYorkCityMarathon,theBostonMarathonandtheTokyoMarathon.Amongthem,theBostonMarathonwhichstartedin1897,istheoldestyearlymarathonintheworld.Astimegoesby,thesporthasbecomemorethanjustarace.Themesofmarathonsaddfunandmeaningtothehardmiles.Runnersrunforhelpingsickkids,celebratingimportantevents,orjustenjoyingnature.ThereisafamousmarathoninGisborne,NewZealand,whichisknownforbeingthefirstcityintheworldtowelcomethesunlighteveryday.Runnerscangreetthesunriseastheyracealongthegoldensandybeaches.Marathonroutesbringpeoplemoreunderstandingoftheoldsport.Someroutesprovidegreatsportingchallengesforrunners.Theroutesoffervarioussurfaces,frombridgestosandtohills.Runnersofallskilllevelscansweatfreelyandpushtheirlimitsintherace.Someroutesarewellplannedforrunnerstoexplorethemanysidesofacity.Forexample,therouteoftheGreatWallMarathontakestherunnersalongthegreatwonderoftheworld.TheracecanbeanamazingchancetogettoknowBeijing,itspeopleandlocalfood.Amarathonisquiteajourneyforrunnerstoenjoytherun,challengethemselvesandexperiencetheculture.Thereissomuchmorebehindtheraceforustoexplore.33．Accordingtothepassagestheoldestyearlymarathonis________.A．theTokyoMarathon B．theOlympicMarathonC．theBostonMarathon D．theNewYorkCityMarathon34．WhatmightbethethemeofthemarathoninGisborne?A．FirstLight. B．LivelyKids. C．GreenMiles. D．FunBeach.35．ThewriterusestheexampleoftheGreatWallMarathontotellthattheroute________.A．isdifficulttoplan B．showsthecitycultureC．offersdifferentsurfaces D．bringschallengetorunners36．What’sthebesttitleforthepassage?A．Marathon:NotJustaRace B．Marathon:RoutesandRulesC．Marathon:HistoryandThames D．Marathon:ARaceforEveryone（2023·浙江绍兴·统考中考真题）Doyougetintroubleforfeedingyourdogonfoodfromdinnerunderthetable?Anewstudysuggeststhatbysharing“peoplefood”,youmightactuallybehelpingtokeepyourpethealthy.Manydogsarefeddryprocessedfood.Sciencehasshownthatadiet(饮食)ofprocessedfoodisnothealthyforhumans.ScientistsfromtheUniversityofHelsinki,inFinland,saythisdietisnotgoodforourpetdogs,either.Thescientistsdiscoveredthatthefoodsadogmightfindinanowner’shomesuchaseggs,fish,meatandvegetablesmaybebetterthanadietofjustdogfood.Thisisbecausehavingdifferentkindsoffoodsleadstomorevariety(多样性)inmicrobes,whicharelittlelivingthings,toosmalltobeseenwithoureyes.Therearemillionsoftheminhumanandanimalbodies.Somearebadforus,butmanyaregoodforus,andtheyplayimportantrolesinhelpingusdigest(消化)food.Atotalof8,500youngpetdogstookpartinthestudy.4,500ofthemwereunder6monthsold,andtherestwerebetween6and18monthsold.Theownerswereaskedaboutwhatfoodstheyhadfedtheirpetsandhowoften.Whenthedogsreachedadulthood,theirownersreportedthatabout20%ofthedogsshowedCEsymptoms(慢性肠胃不适症状)suchasweightloss.However,ifdogshadbeenfedamixeddietwhileyoung,itwas22%lesspossibleforthemtoexperienceCEsymptomslaterinlife.Dr.AnnaHielm-BjorkmantoldTheTimesofLondon,“Dogfoodsonsalearedescribedasprovidingacompletediet...Butwhatweshowisthatvarietyisimportant.Nobodywouldgive12yearsofthesamefoodtoachild—whyshouldadogbedifferent?”37．Accordingtothenewstudy,dogowners________.A．mustofferdryfoodtotheirdogs B．canfeeddogson“peoplefood”C．hadbetterbuymoreprocessedfood D．shouldn’tmakefoodbythemselves38．Paragraph3mainlyexplainswhy________.A．dogsneeddifferentkindsoffoods B．littlelivingthingsstayinhumanbodiesC．scientistsstudydryprocessedfood D．peopleshouldkeepdogsathome39．HowdoesthewriterdescribethestudyinParagraph4tomakeitbelievable?A．Byusingpictures. B．Bygivingexamples. C．Bytellingstories. D．Bylistingnumbers.40．Whichpartofamagazineisthepassageprobablytakenfrom?A．History. B．Business. C．Science. D．Culture.（2023·浙江绍兴·统考中考真题）Hasapersoneverwarmlyheldadooropenforyou?Howdoyoufeelafterplayingwithfriends?Andwhatwouldyousayisyourfavouritefamilymemory?Thesequestionshaveonethingincommon:they’reallaboutconnectingwithpeople.“Let’sConnect”isthethemeofthisyear’sChildren’sMental(心理的)HealthWeek.Itimprovesmentalhealthbybuildinghealthysocialconnections.Humansnaturallyconnectwithothers,whetherthat’sfamily,friendsorpeopleinourcommunity.Healthyconnectionsgivepeopleenergyandsupportweallneedpeopletocelebrateandshareourworrieswith.Socialconnectionsaren’tjustaboutmentalhealth;theyimprovephysicalhealthtoo,helpingustolivealonglife.Researchsuggestsbeinglonelycanslowlyharmyourhealth.Humans’needforconnectionisdifferentfrompersontoperson,butwhat’simportantisnothowmanyrelationshipsyouhave,buthowgoodyourrelationshipsare.Thenhowtoconnectwithothers?“Youcanreachoutandconnectwithpeopleinsomanydifferentways,”saysJuliaClementsofPlace2Be,theorganizerbehindChildren’sMentalHealthWeek.Youcanconnectinpersonoronline,withyourfriends,parents,teachersorclassmates.It’snotjustpeople,either.“Somepeoplefeelconnectedwiththeirpetsorinnature,”saysClements.Sheadvisesmakingtimetobuildmoreconnectionsthroughactionsaswellaswords.Beingkind,listeningtoothersandtryingnewexperiencesareallgoodtools.Everybodymayfeellonelysometimesandrefusetotalktoothers.Keepinmindthatconnectionschange—somebecomestronger,whileothersstop.“Rememberthattherearealwayspeoplethatcareforyou,”advisesClements.Shesaysit’simportanttotellsomeoneyoutrustabouthowyouarefeeling,orsafeorganizationssuchasChildlineorShout.Theycanhelp,whetheryou’relookingtoformnewconnectionsorrepairastrained(紧张)relationshipthatisimportanttoyou.41．Thewriterusesthreequestionsinthebeginningto________.A．expressworriesabouthumans B．leadintothetopic“socialconnections”C．introducehealthproblems D．interestreadersinfamilymemory42．Paragraph2ismainlyaboutthe________ofconnectingwithothers.A．ways B．popularity C．importance D．rules43．Clementsmayagreethat________.A．itisbettertoconnectwithpetsthanpeopleB．usingwordsisthebestwaytobuildconnectionsC．peopleshouldonlycommunicatewithothersfacetofaceD．talkingtootherscanbehelpfultoalonelyperson44．Thepassageismostprobablywrittenfor________.A．teachers B．parents C．children D．doctor