专题04 阅读回答问题10篇-2023年中考英语逆袭冲刺名校模拟真题特快专递（上海专用）

2023中考英语逆袭冲刺名校模拟真题特快专递第五期专题04阅读回答问题10篇（2022春·上海金山·九年级校考一模）Ihavetoomuchstuff.Mybedroomisoftenverymessy.IhavemanybooksIneverreadandCDsIdon’tlistento.MydrawersarefullofclothesIneverwear.IwasgettingdisappointedbecauseIneverhadanyspaceinmybedroom.ThenIreadaboutminimalism(极简主义).Minimalismisastyleoflivingwhereyouonlykeepthemostimportantitemsandyoukeepoffeverythingelse.Afterreadingaboutminimalism,Ifeltencouragedtosolvemyproblem.Minimalismadvisesthatyouonlykeepthenecessariesforliving,soIstartedclearingoutthethingsIdidn’tuse.Icollectedbagsofclothestogivetocharities.IsoldsomeofmyCDsandbooksonline.Afterawhileofclearing,itbecamequiteexcitingtogetthingsoutofmyroomandcreatesomefreshspace.Theysaythataclear,organizedbedroommeansyouwillhaveaclearandorganizedmind!Themainideabehindminimalismistoreducewhatyouown,andbydoingthisyoucanreallyappreciatethethingsyouhave.It’snoteasytolivethislifestyle.Weareoftentoldthatitisbettertohavemorethings.Advertisementstrytoconvince(使确信)usthatwewillonlybehappybyspendingmoremoneybuyingmorestuff.Ofcourse,I’mnotaperfectminimalist—I’veonlyjuststarted.IstillownalotofthingswhichIdon’treallyneed,butIthinkthiswasapositive(积极的)starttoownlessstuff.

Inthefuture,Iwill83.1．Howisthewriter’sbedroom?

__________________________________________________________________2．Whatwasthewriter’sfeelingafterreadingaboutminimalism?__________________________________________________________________3．Whydidthewriterstartclearingoutthethingshedidn’tuse?__________________________________________________________________4．Whatdoestheunderlinedpart“bydoingthis”inParagraph4referto?__________________________________________________________________5．Areweoftentoldbyadvertisementstohavemorethingsorfewerthings?__________________________________________________________________6．Whatcanbefilledintheblankinthelastparagraph?__________________________________________________________________（2022春·上海闵行·九年级上海市实验学校西校校考一模）Answerthequestions（根据以下内容回答问题）Overthepastfewweeks,ShanghaihasbeenbattlingwithaCOVID-19outbreak.Mycommunity,locatedinnorthernPudong,hasbeenamongtheworstaffected.Inordertostopthespreadofthevirus,ithascarriedoutroundsofall-inclusivenucleicacid（核酸）testing.Asaresult,volunteershavebeeninhighdemand.Ihavecalledthiscommunityhomefornearlytwelveyears.Withadeeploveforit,Idecidedtohelpout.Myshiftbeganat6a.m.onMarch16.Iwasassignedtoserveatoneoftheneighborhoodsinthearea.Therewerealtogetherabout2,500residents.Neighborhoodcommittee（居委会）workersguidedthendowngroupbygrouptothetestingsite.SomeoftheresidentshadneverusedtheHealthcareCloudsystembefore.Theelderly,inparticular,neededhelpwiththeregistrationprocess.Wevolunteersshowedthemhowtousethesystemorregisteredthemfortheirtestusingourownsmartphones.Everythingwentsmoothlyuntilabout8:30.AfewresidentstoldmethattheHealthcareCloudsystemwasnotworking.Itriedtologontothesystemmyselfandfoundtheservicewasindeedunstable.Thelinebecamelongerandlongerasmoreandmorepeopleranintothesameproblem.Itwasahotday.Somepeoplequicklylosttheirpatienceandtriedtocutinline.Sometookofftheirmasksinordertochatwithoneanother.Itoldthemtoputtheirmasksbackonandtomaintainasafedistanceapartfromoneanotherwhilecontinuingtohelptheresidentsregisterfortheirtest.Someelderlyresidentswithmobility（活动能力）issueswereunabletocomethemselvestothetestingsite.Fortheseresidents,themedicalworkersprovidedhomeservice.Itwasdifficultforthemtoclimbthestairsastheywerewearingthickprotectiveclothing.Weworkeduntil3p.m.Whenthemedicalworkerstookofftheirprotectiveclothing,Inoticedthattheirfingersweresoakedinsweat（汗水）andhadbecomewrinkled.Itbrokemyhearttoknowthat__________becauseofthehighdemandfornucleicacidtestingthroughoutthecity.Onsomedays,theywereonlyabletogettwotothreehoursofsleep.Itwasatiringday,butIfelthappythatIwasabletohelpout.Isincerelyhopethatthesehardtimeswillsoonbebehindus.7．IsitadifficulttimeforShanghaitofightwithaCOVID-19outbreak?_________________________________8．Whatdoes“it”inparagraph1referto?_________________________________9．Wheredidthewriterworkasavolunteer?_________________________________10．Whydidsomeresidentsquicklylosetheirpatienceandtriedtocutinline?_________________________________11．Whatcanbefilledintheblanksinparagraph5?_________________________________12．Besidesthethingsthewriterdidinthepassage,listatleastthreethingsyoucandotohelpyourcommunityinthisCOVID-19outbreak._________________________________（2022春·上海静安·九年级上海市市西中学校考一模）SunRuifeng,amotherinBeijing,changedsomeofherplansforher8-year-oldson’ssummervacation.ShelookedforanEnglishtrainingcourse,butintheend,shechangedittoaswimmingtrainingclass.“Duetothestricterregulations(规定)onsubject-trainingclasses,manyparentslikemechoosesportsorotherprojectsfordevelopinginterestsinstead,”Sunsaid.Sun’schoiceispartoftheresultofthegovernment’sgrowingeffortstolightentheacademicpressureonyoungstudents.OnJuly24lastyear,Chinesegovernmentintroducedaguideline(意见)toeasetheburden(负担)ofexcessivehomeworkandoff-campustrainingforprimaryandjuniorhighschoolstudents.Itlistsrequirementsinareassuchasreducingtheamountandthedifficultyofhomeworkandimprovingthequalityofeducationandafter-classservicesprovidedbyschools.Forexample,homeworkforchildrenbelowthethirdgradeisnotallowed,whilehomeworkforjuniorhighschoolstudentsshouldtakenolongerthan90minutestofinish.Accordingtotheguideline,traininginstitutions(机构)cannotteachstudentscontentthatistooadvancedfortheschoolcurriculum.Notrainingcoursescanbetaughtonweekends,nationalholidaysorduringwinterandsummervacations.AccordingtoGlobalTimes,morethan75percentofChineseurbanchildren,fromGrade1toGrade12,areenrolledintrainingprograms.However,sometraininginstitutionstakepartinanxietymarketing,sellingunnecessaryprogramsthatincreasetheburdenonstudents.Manyparentsshowedtheirsupportforthenewmoves.“Subjectlearningisenoughatschoolandwehopetoimprovethechildren’soverallqualityoflifeduringholidays.”aparentsurnamed(姓)ZhouinGuangzhoutoldXinhua.However,therearealsosomeconcerns.AparentsurnamedCheninShanxisaidthatalthoughsheagreedonnewmoves,sheworriedabout________.Atpresent,ninecities,includingBeijing,Shanghai,ShenyangandGuangzhou,havebeenselectedtocarryouttheguideline.Itwilllaterberolledoutnationwide.13．SunRuifengdidn’tchoosetheswimmingtrainingclassforhersonatlast,didshe?________________________________________________14．Whatdoestheguidelinerequireprimaryandjuniorhighschoolstodoonhomework?________________________________________________15．Howlongdothechildrenbelowthethirdgradespendonhomework?________________________________________________16．Whoincreasetheburdenonstudentsbysellingunnecessaryprograms?________________________________________________17．Whydidmanyparentsshowtheirsupportforthenewmove?________________________________________________18．Whatmightbefilledintheblankinthelastsecondparagraph?________________________________________________（2022春·上海浦东新·九年级上海市进才中学校考一模）Readthepassagebelowandanswerthefollowingquestions(根据文章内容回答下列问题)WhenRobertwasabouttwoyearsold,hetriedtoremoveabottleofmilkfromtherefrigeratorbutitfell,spillingmilkalloverthekitchenfloor.Whenhismothercameintothekitchen,insteadofshoutingathimorpunishinghim,shesaid,“Robert,whatagreatandwonderfulmessyouhavemade!Ihaverarelyseensomuchmilk.Well,thedamagehasalreadybeendone.Wouldyouliketogetdownandplayinthemilkforafewminutesbeforewecleanitup?”Indeed,hedid.Afterafewminutes,hismothersaid,“Youknow,Robert,wheneveryoumakeamesslikethis,eventuallyyouhavetocleanitupandrestoreeverythingtoitsproperorder.”Aftertheycleanedupthespilledmilk,hismotherthensaid,“Youknow,whatwehavehereisafailedexperimentinhowtoeffectivelycarryabigmilkbottlewithtwohands.Let’sgooutinthebackyardandfillthebottlewithwaterandseeifyoucandiscoverawaytocarryitwithoutdroppingit.”Thelittleboylearnedthatifhegraspedthebottleatthetopnearthelipwithbothhands,hecouldcarryitwithoutdroppingit.Atthatmomentheknewhedidn’tneedtobeafraidtomakemistake.Instead,helearnedthatmistakewerejustgoodchancesforlearningsomethingnew,whichis,afterall,whatscientificexperimentsareallabout.Eveniftheexperiment“doesn’twork”,weusuallylearnsomethingvaluablefromit.19．WhathappenedtothebottlewhenRoberttriedtoremoveitfromtherefrigerator?__________________________________________20．Didhismothershoutathimorpunishhim?__________________________________________21．WouldRobertliketogetdownandplayinthemilkforafewminutesbeforecleaningitup?__________________________________________22．Whatdidhismotherencouragehimtodointhebackyard?__________________________________________23．Howcouldhecarrythebottlewithoutdroppingit?__________________________________________24．Afterreadingthestory,whatdoyouthinkofmakingmistakes?__________________________________________（2022春·上海黄浦·九年级上海外国语大学附属大境初级中学校考一模）Answerthequestions（根据短文内容回答下列问题）①Onenight,Iwassittinginmykitchenhalf-listeningasmy12-year-oldson,KevinfoughtwithhisbrotherTommy.Ididn'tpayattentionwhenKevinwentupstairswithalookofhurtonhisface.②About20minuteslater,asIwaswalkingupstairsIheardKevincryinginsidethebathroom.Iknockedonthedoorandasked,“Kevin,doyouwantatalk?”Noanswer.Itriedagain.Stillnothinghappened.③So,Itookapieceofpaperfromanotepadandwrote,“Ifyoudon’twanttotalk,wecanwritenotestoeachother.”andslipped(滑动)itunderthedoor.④Anhourlater,Iwasstillsittingoutsidethebathroomwithtwopiles(堆)ofcardsinfrontofme.TheyarecardsfromKevinonwhichhehadputallhisunpleasantfeelingsintowordsforme.AsIreadoneofKevin’snotes,Icouldn’thelpcrying.OneofKevin’snotessaid,“Nobodyinthisfamilycaresaboutme.Iamnottheyoungest,andIamnottheoldest,andIamnotthesmartest.TommythinksthatIamtooweakandDadwisheshehadanotherKevinasakidbecausehe’sbetteratbasketball.Andyou’reneveraroundtoevennoticeme.”⑤Hewasrightaboutmypart.Feelingsorryforhim,Iwroteback,“Kevin,IdoloveyouandIamhereforyouandyouarelovedinthisfamily.”Hedidn’treplyforawhile,butIcouldhearhimcryingsoftly.Kevinranoutofpaper,sohewrote“Thanks”onapapercup.Iwroteback“Forwhat?”Itwasreturnedtomewiththereply“Lovingme”writtenonit.⑥Sincethen,Ihavetriedmybesttocareaboutmyfamilymembers.Whenoneofusnoticesthattheotherisunhappy,we’llsmileandsay,“Writeitonapapercup”.25．WhatwastheageofKevinwhenthefighthappened?__________________________________________________________________26．HowdidKevinandhismothertalk?__________________________________________________________________27．WhatdidKevinwriteonthepaper?__________________________________________________________________28．Inparagraph⑤,whatdoestheunderlinedwords“mypart”referto?Itreferstothefactthat_______________________________________________29．WhydidKevinwriteonapapercupatlast?__________________________________________________________________30．Whatdoesthewriterandhisfamilymeanbysaying“Writeitonapapercup”?__________________________________________________________________（2022春·上海徐汇·九年级上海市徐汇中学校考一模）根据短文内容，回答下列问题。SunnyDaysCommunityCenter222St.BellStreetEdmond,Oklahoma98020December26,2019DearMr.&Mrs.Green,ItwasaSaturdaymorningandwelookedaroundtoseeourbreakfastclubfullofhappychildren.Eachoneofthemwastalkingandlaughing.Itseemedtheyhadcompletelyforgottenthefactthattheyareallorphans(孤儿).Sinceyoucannotseetheirdearfaces,Iamwritingtotellyouhowwonderfulitistoseethemsmileandhowthankfulweareforyourdonationsthathavemadethishappen.Yourcontributionhashelpedsomuch,buttheneedisstillgreat.Eachyear,wehelpthousandsoforphansbygivingthemaproperbreakfastandsomewheresafetoplay.Withoutdonationslikeyours,however,thecenterwillnothaveenoughfundstokeepoperating.Wearehopingtoraiseanother$10,000tokeepourbreakfastclubandourplaygroundsgoingthrough2020.Adonationfromyouwillbeabighelpinreachingourgoal.Thereareseverallevelsofgiving.Hereisanexampleofwhatyourgiftwillachieve:$20—willfeedonechildbreakfastforamonth;$50—willfeedthreechildrenbreakfastforamonth;$100—willfeedthreechildrenbreakfastforamonthandallowustobuythreenewbasketballsforourplaygrounds.(Playingbasketballissomethingthechildrenreallylove!)Theseservicesbringsomuchjoytothechildren.Together,wearechangingtheirlivesforthebetterandbuildingbrighterfuturesforthem.Withoutyou,however,thatjustwon’tbepossible.Thankyousomuchforyoursupport!PeterRoutawhilfPeterRoutawhilfPresident31．Mr.andMrs.GreenhaddonatedtotheSunnyDaysCommunityCenter,hadn’tthey?________________________________________________________________32．HowdoestheSunnyDaysCommunityCenterhelporphans?________________________________________________________________33．WhydoestheSunnyDaysCommunityCenterwanttoraiseanother$10,000?________________________________________________________________34．Accordingtotheletter,whatcantheSunnyDaysCommunityCenterdowithadonationof$100?________________________________________________________________35．WhydidPeterRoutawhilfwritethisletter?________________________________________________________________36．SupposeyouareMr.Green/Mrs.Green.Whatwillyoudoafterreadingthisletter?Why?________________________________________________________________（2022春·上海徐汇·九年级统考一模）根据短文内容回答下列问题。Dramaandtheperformingartsareexcellentmethodsofbuildingconfidenceinchildrenandadultsalike.Learningthroughdramaallowschildrentoexploretheircreativity,havefunandleavetheirshynessandworriesbehind.Dramaalsoworksbysupportingthegrowthofimaginationandotherskills.Entertainmenthasbecomeratherpassivewithcinema,television,andcomputergamesbecomingmorepopular.Thesescreen-basedmethodshavehadanegativeeffectoncommunication.However,dramaputsthe“get-up-and-go”backintoentertainment.Childrenhavetheopportunitytoconnectwithothersinamoremeaningfulwayasdramaencouragesspeechdevelopmentandawarenessofbodylanguage.Playanddramaarecloselylinked.Whenchildrenplayagame,theyarepretendingandusingtheirimaginationandsoaremovingawayfromrealitytocreatetheirownstory.Dramaisavehiclethroughwhichchildrencanexpressthemselvesmorefreelythroughmime(哑剧表演),gesture,movement,andspeechtomakeeducationfun.Childrengainconfidencebyunderstandingthatthereisnofinalanswerindramaandthattheiropinionandactionsarevalued.Childrenareabletogiveapersonalresponsetomanyissuesandsituationssuchaspoverty,bullying,globalwarmingandrecycling.Theissuesthatdramacandealwithareendless.Dramaandeducationhaveastronglinkasdramacanencouragechildrentotakeanactiveinterestinothersubjectssuchasgeography,history,andEnglishandsohaveamoreroundededucation.Asadramateacher,Ihavewitnessedchildrenattheirfirstclassholdingontotheirparent’sarm——unwillingtoletgo.Thentoseethesamechildlaterrunningintomyclasswithasmileisanexcellentsight.Dramainstallsconfidenceinchildrenbyallowingthemtoimprovise(即兴创作)andexperiment.Everyoneisgiventheopportunitytoshinewithindrama.37．Canlearningthroughdramahelpchildrenleavetheirshynessandworriesbehind?______________________________________________38．Whatdothosescreen-basedmethodshaveanegativeeffecton?______________________________________________39．Whydoesdramaletchildrenconnectwithothersinamoremeaningfulway?______________________________________________40．Whatdochildrenthinktheycandoinaplayoradrama?Theycan______________________________________________.41．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“valued”(inthelastparagraph)mostprobablymean?______________________________________________.42．Arechildreninterestedindramaclasses?Howdoyouknow?______________________________________________（2022秋·上海徐汇·九年级上海市西南位育中学校考一模）Answerthequestions.(根据短文内容回答下列问题)PleasantValleySchoolDistrictoffersawidevarietyofclubsandorganizations.BelowyoucanfindmoreinformationaboutthePleasantValleyHighSchool’sclubsandorganizations.CompetitiveChessClubDifferentfromtheChessClub,thisclubwillcompeteandhosttournaments(联赛)andinvitegueststoteachandimproveourunderstandingofthegame.Studentsinterestedintheclubfromsmallerschoolswillbeinvitedtoparticipateandtohelpgrowthechess-playingcommunityinourarea.Playingchesscanhelpdevelopcritical(批判性的)thinkingandcreativity,increaseconcentrationandmemoryandimproveproblem-solvingandplanningskills.CLUBINFORMATION:MeetsinRoom#260CLUBCONTACT:IanSpangenberg:spangenbergian@SpeechClubForstudentsinterestedineitherLargeGroupEvents(one-actplay,groupmusicaltheatreandmore)orIndividualSpeechEvents(solomusicaltheatre,speech-making,storytellingandmore),wehavedifferentspeechteams.Memberscanjointeamstheylikeaslongastheyhaveenoughsparetime.ThecontestseasonrunsfromJanuarytoAprilwithregular,scheduledpracticesbeginninginNovember.CLUBINFORMATION:MeetsintheTheaterCLUBCONTACT:ChristinaMyatt:myattchristina@CeramicsClubIntheCeramics(陶艺)Club,weexperimentwithlarge-scalebuildingprojectsanduniqueconstructiondesigns.Everyyear,weholdourannualPottery(陶器)andIceCreamSale,inwhichwesellicecreaminourhandmadeceramicbowls.Studentsinthisclubwillgetadeeperlookintovariousclay(陶土)operationsandwillgainabetterunderstandingofteamworkinpottery.CeramicsClubmeetseveryThursdayfrom3:30-5:00p.m.CLUBINFORMATION:MeetsinRoom#285/286CLUBCONTACT:AlexMedenciy:medenciyalex@AstronomyClubThisclubaimstoeducatestudentsabouttheuniversebeyondtheirstandardPhysicscourses.Studentswillvisitplanetariums(天文馆)andobservations,performtheirownobservationsandexploreastronomical(天文的)events.Throughtheseactivities,studentswillbeintroducedtoastronomy,bothasahobbyandasanopportunityforfuturestudy.ThisclubwillmeeteveryThursdayafterschool.CLUBINFORMATION:MeetsinRoom#242CLUBCONTACT:IanSpangenberg:spangenbergian@43．WhywillstudentsfromsmallerschoolsbeinvitedtoparticipateCompetitiveChessClub?_________________________________________________44．WhatdostudentsdoinPotteryandIceCreamSale?_________________________________________________45．MembersofSpeechClubcanjointeamsforbothGroupandIndividualSpeechEvents,can’tthey?_________________________________________________46．WhenwillstudentsinAstronomyClubmeet?_________________________________________________47．Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?_________________________________________________48．Whichclubwouldyouliketojoin?Andwhy?_________________________________________________（2023·上海黄浦·统考一模）Philipis55andblind.Hehasbeenblindsincebirth.Hesayshedoesnotfeellikeheismissinganything,becausehecannotimaginewhatsightislike.Hecansmellarose,buthecannottellifitisred,orblue.Itdoesnotmattertohim.Heenjoysthebeautyofthescent（pleasantsmell）itself.Peoplesometimestakepityonhim,buthenevercomplains.HedoesnotfeelcheatedbyMotherNature.Buthislifeisnotalwaysabedofroses.Itisdifficultforhimtotravel.Hecannotdrive,ofcourse.Hetravelsbybus.Athome,hecannotjustlookoutofthewindowtoseewhattheweatherislike,andthendressappropriately.Hecan’tlookattheclockonthewalltoseewhattimeitis.HeuseshisBraillewatchoraspecialradioforthat.Philipcanlookforandlookat,buthecannotsee.Hesaysstrangersoftencorrectthemselveswhentalkingtohim.They’llsay,“Isee,”meaning“Iunderstand.”Butthentheythinkthey’vebeenrude,sothey’llcorrectthemselvesandsay,“Imean,Iunderstand.”PhiliphasneverseenagoodmovieorabadTVshow.Hedoesn’tknowwhatasunsetorafullmoonlookslike.Heisamusician.Heplaysthesaxophone,butnotinaband.Fourtimesaweek,hetravelstoOldTowninPasadenaonthebusintheafternoon.HegetsoffatthebusstopandthenfindshiswayacrossthestreettoTheCap,ahatstore.OnthesidewalkinfrontofTheCapishis“spot”.There,heputsahat,upsidedownwithchangeinit.Hesitsdownandstartsplayinghissaxophone.Heusuallyspendsaboutfourhoursthereandearnsfrom$10to$30.49．HowlonghasPhilipbeenblind?_________________________________________________________50．Whydostrangerscorrectthemselvesandsay“Imean,Iunderstand”?________________________________________________________51．HowdoesPhiliptellthetime?________________________________________________________52．WhereisPhilip’sspot?________________________________________________________53．HowdoesPhilipmakealiving?________________________________________________________54．Whatisyourunderstandingoftheunderlinedsentence“Hislifeisnotalwaysabedofroses.”?________________________________________________________（2023·上海闵行·统考一模）Answerthequestions(根据短文内容回答下列问题)Wearinglongrobes(长袍)andtallhats,agroupofforeignerswentonstageandperformedPekingOperaandballads(民谣),aswellasspokeChinese.Youcanseesceneslikethisatthe12th“Chinesebridge”—ChineseProficiency(能力)CompetitionforForeignSecondarySchoolStudents.Knownasthe“Olympics”ofChineselanguage,thecompetitiontookplaceinZhengzhou,HenanonNov2.Morethan120students,representing105countries,gaveChinesespeechesandshowedofftheirtalentinareassuchaskungfu,taichiandcalligraphy(书法).MackovaVictoria,a15-year-oldgirlfromSlovakia,performedWuqinxiatthecompetition.Sheimitatedthemovementsofatiger,deer,hear,apeandbirdonstage.Shegainedaninterestintraditionalmartialarts(武术)aftershefoundthatitcouldhelpherrelaxhermuscles(肌肉)andstayfit.“The2,000-year-oldexerciseiscool,butfewpeoplehaveheardofit,”VictoriatoldXinhua.“Iwantmoreforeignpeopletoappreciateit,aswellasappreciateChineseculture.”Raissa,17,fromtheUnionoftheComoros,sangtheChinesesongWishYouSafeandWell(祝你平安)duringthesecond-roundcompetition.“ItisalsomysincerewishforthepeopleofChinaandtheComoros,”saidRaissa.AfterdoctorsontheChinesemedicalteaminAfricacuredhergrandmotherthreeyearsago,RaissadevelopedastrongemotionalconnectionwithChina.“MydreamistostudymedicineinChinasothatIcouldcurepatientsliketheChinesedoctorswhotreatedmygrandmother,”saidRaissa.Attheendofthefinalcontest,GermoleIacopofromItaly,whohasstudiedChineseforfouryears,wonasthechampion(冠军).Forhim,thecompetitiongavehimachancetocommunicatewithyoungpeopleallaroundtheworld.“Weshouldlearntoappreciateeachother’sdifferences,”Germolesaid.Thecompetitionisa“bridge”thatshows“________.”,accordingtoLiuLimin,boardmemberoftheConfuciusInstitute(孔子学院).“Bystudyingalanguage,youactuallystarttoconnectwiththatculture,”Liuadded.55．Morethan120studentsfrom105countriestookpartinthecompetition,didn’tthey?___________________,__________________________56．WhywasMackovaVictoriainterestedintraditionalmartialarts?__________________________________________________________57．WhatwasRaissa’sdream?__________________________________________________________58．HowlonghasGermoleIacopolearnedChinese?__________________________________________________________59．Whatcanbefilledintheblankinthelastparagraph?__________________________________________________________60．Thecompetitionisverymeaningfultoforeignstudents,pleasegiveyourreasons.(Listatleasttwopoints.)__________________________________________________________参考答案：1．(Very)messy.

2．(Hefelt)encouraged.

3．BecauseMinimalismadvisesthatyou/weonlykeepthenecessariesforliving./Becausehewantedtocreate/havesomefreshspaceintheroom.

4．Byreducingwhatyouown.

5．(Wearetoldtohave)morethings.

6．continuetotrytokeepoff/clearwhatIdon’tneed.【导语】本文主要讲述了作者的房间很乱，在看了关于极简主义的文章后开始清理自己不需要的东西。1．根据“Mybedroomisoftenverymessy”可知作者卧室很乱。故填(Very)messy.2．根据“Afterreadingaboutminimalism,Ifeltencouragedtosolvemyproblem.”可知作者在阅读了关于极简主义的文章后，深感鼓舞。故填(Hefelt)encouraged.3．根据“Minimalismadvisesthatyouonlykeepthenecessariesforliving,soIstartedclearingoutthethingsIdidn’tuse.”以及“Afterawhileofclearing,itbecamequiteexcitingtogetthingsoutofmyroomandcreatesomefreshspace.”可知因为极简主义建议你/我们只保留生活必需品/因为他想在房间里创造一些新鲜的空间。故填BecauseMinimalismadvisesthatyou/weonlykeepthenecessariesforliving./Becausehewantedtocreate/havesomefreshspaceintheroom.4．根据“Themainideabehindminimalismistoreducewhatyouown,andbydoingthisyoucanreallyappreciatethethingsyouhave”可知极简主义背后的主要思想是减少你拥有的东西，通过这样做，你可以真正欣赏你所拥有的东西。所以“bydoingthis”指的是“减少你拥有的东西”。故填Byreducingwhatyouown.5．根据“Weareoftentoldthatitisbettertohavemorethings.Advertisementstrytoconvince(使确信)usthatwewillonlybehappybyspendingmoremoneybuyingmorestuff.”可知我们经常被广告告知拥有更多的东西更好。故填(Wearetoldtohave)morethings.6．开放