专题04 阅读理解-冲刺2023年中考英语必考题型终极预测（江苏专用）

冲刺2023年中考英语必考题型终极预测（江苏专用）专题04阅读理解（2022·江苏·盐城市盐都区实验初中一模）Technologyhasdoneourworldwonders:fromdevelopmentinmedicinetoourdailylives.Ithasundoubtedlychangedthewayoursocietyworks,andhowwecommunicatewithoneanotherandourselves.However,bywelcomingtechnologyaspartoflife,arewelosingourabilitytocreate?Technologyprovidesanewchanceforcreativitytoexist(存在).Throughtechnology,ideascanbesetfreeandcometolife.Wehavethenecessarytoolsforgreaterpossibilitiesandnewsolutions.Forexample,businessesnowhavethechancetoimprovethemselvesmorecreativelythroughwebsites,filmadvertisements,socialmediaorradio.However,whenwelookmoreclosely,it’seasytonoticesomedisadvantages.Forexample,manyofusdependsomuchonautomatedcalculations(计算器)ratherthantakingthetimetoworkitoutforourselves.Anothersituationisthatalotofpeoplearespendingtoomuchtimeonscreens.Asaresult,theyarereducingthechancestocomeupwiththeirowncreations.Isthereawaytofindabalancebetweentechnologyandhumancreativity?Ithinkso.Itissimplyamatterofmakingsurethatcreativityisnotdeterredbytechnology.Thefirstwayistoreduceouruseofelectronicproductsbysettinglimitsonwhen,where,andhowlongweusethem,turningoffthenoticeonyourphone.Onceyoubecomeusedtothese,youwillfeelsurprisedhowlittleyouthinkaboutyourphone.Anotherwonderfulwayistotakedailywalksinnature.Itcanhelpyourefreshandkeepgoing.Inthelongrun,adailywalkcannotonlyinfluenceourcreativityandimaginationbutfurtherourphysicalandmentalhealth.Wecanalsodevelopourcreativitybydoingyoga,keepingadiary,orreading.Theactionsyouchoosetotakewillhelpchangetherelationshipbetweencreativityandtechnologyforthebetter.Withtherightbalance,technologycanbeagoodmethodofimprovingcreativity.1．Whydoesthewriterasktheunderlinedquestioninthebeginning?A．Todrawthereader’sattentiontothetopic. B．Toshowthewriterlikestechnology.C．Totellthereadertheimportanceoftechnology. D．Toprovecreativityismoreimportant.2．What’sParagraph2mainlyabout?A．Theimportanceofcreativity.B．Goodwaystodeveloptechnology.C．Therelationshipbetweenbusinessandcreativity.D．Thegoodinfluencethattechnologyhasoncreativity.3．Theunderlinedword“deterred”inParagraph4probablymeans________.A．protected B．controlled C．attacked D．prevented4．Thestructureofthepassagemaybe________.A． B． C． D．5．Thewriterprobablyagreesthat________.A．limitingtheuseofourphonescanhelpusdevelopcreativityB．turningoffthenoticeonthephonewillmakepeopleworriedC．spendingtimeonscreensistheeasiestwaytokeeppeoplehappyD．adailywalkdoesmoregoodtophysicalhealththantomentalhealth（2022·江苏·盐城市盐都区实验初中一模）AFarewellSongWangWei①Nodustisraisedontheroadwetwithmorning▲②Thewillowsbythehotellooksofreshandgreen.③Iinviteyoutodrinkacupofwineagain.④Westofthesunnypassnomorefriendswillbeseen.(TranslatedbyXuYuanchong)Withthetemperaturerising,springisagoodtimetogooutandtravelfaraway.TangDynastypoetWangWeibidfarewelltohisfriendinthisseason.ThepoemAFarewellSongdescribeshisexperience.Onaspringmorning,Wanghastosaygoodbyetohisfriend—YuanErwhowouldleaveforafarawayplacecalledAnxi,intoday’sXinjiangUygurautonomousregion.WanghopesthathisfriendYuanwillsafelyreturnfromAnxi,althoughheknowsthattheymightnotseeeachotheragain.Evenwiththisknowledge,thepoetisnotwillingtoshowmuchsorroworsadnessforYuan’sdeparture(离开).Instead,hewantstotakethetimetotreasuretheirfriendshipandinvitesYuantodrinkacupofwine.Inthepoem,Wangusestheskillofexchangingroles.Onthesurface,thepoetsaysgoodbyetohisfriend.Butthefactisthatthetwolikelyhavenochancetoseeeachotheragain.SoitisthatYuansaysgoodbyetothepoetaswell.WangWeiisconsideredoneofthegreatestpoetsoftheTangDynasty,alongwithDuFuandLiBai.Ofthethree,WangWeiwastheonlyonewhohadasuccessfulcareerinthebureaucracy(官场).Whenhewasfree,hespentmuchtimeinthecountrysidethinkingaboutnature.Wangisbestknownfordescribingquietscenesofwaterandmist,withfewdetailsandlittlehumanpresence.Hehasbeenpraisedfor“puttingpaintingintohispoetryandpoetryintohispainting.”6．Whichwordcanbeputin▲?A．fog B．wind C．rain D．sun7．InAFarewellSong,whichsentencespointouttheplaceandtimeoffarewell?A．②③ B．②④ C．①② D．③④8．WhatdidWangWeiexpressbywritingthispoem?A．Hishappinessofenjoyingthescene. B．Hisgreetingstohisfriend.C．Hissadnessofdeparture. D．Hiswishforhisfriend.9．WhatcanwelearnaboutWangWeiaccordingtothepassage?A．Hedidn’tfeelverysadaboutYuan’sdeparture.B．Hewasagreatsuccessinbothworkandpoetry.C．Heisbestknownfordescribinghumanswithrichdetails.D．Heenjoyedwritingpoemsandpaintingatthesametime.（2022·江苏·盐城市盐都区实验初中一模）JumperswithChinesecharacters,coatscoveredintigerstripesandshoeswithtraditionalflowerpatterns—thesedays,it’seasytofindpeoplewearinghomegrownsportswearonChinesestreets.China’ssportswearbrands,likeANTASports,Li-NingandXTEP,havereportedbiggrowthinrecentyears,saidXinhua.Forexample,onMarch22,ANTASportssaiditstotalrevenue(收入)in2021hit49.3billionyuan,a38.9percentyear-on-yearincrease.XTEP’stotalrevenuedoubledfrom2017,upto10billionyuanforthefirsttimein2021.Thesharpgrowthinhomegrownsportswearpartlyresultsfromatrendcalled“guochao”,or“Chinachic”.IthasdrivenneedforlocalbrandsandproductswithtraditionalChinesedesigns.ItsmainfollowersareGenerationZers,astheybegintoturnfrominternationalbrandstolocallyproducedones,notedCGTN.“NowANTAhasgooddesignabilities.Theyareascomfortableandgoodasotherforeignbrandsthatcharge(要价)moremoney.SowhynotANTA?”a24-year-oldgraduatesurnamedLiufromBeijing,toldGlobalTimes.TheBeijingWinterOlympicsthisyearalsopushedforthegrowingsportswearmarket.ANTA,forinstance,wastheofficialsportswearprovideroftheBeijing2022WinterOlympics.ItuseditssmarttechnologytosupportChina’s12teamsineventsincludingshorttrackspeed-skatingandcurling.AttheBeijing2022Games,morelocalbrandsandproductsgotglobalattention.Forexample,Peakhadthesecond-mostdelegations(代表团)wearingitsproductsattheBeijingWinterOlympics.DelegationsfromsevencountriesincludingIceland,Ukraine,BelgiumandRomaniaworePeak,reportedthePaper.10．HowmanyChinesebrandsarementionedinParagragh2?A．2 B．3 C．4 D．511．WhichisTRUEaboutANTA?A．Itsrevenuein2021increasedto49.3billionyuan.B．ANTAismoreexpensivebecauseofitsbetterdesign.C．Itsrevenuedoubledfrom2017,upto10billionyuanin2021.D．ANTAwastheonlyofficialsportswearproviderofthe2022WinterOlympics.12．Whichisthebesttitleforthispassage?A．Anewstyleoffashion B．BrandsontheriseC．ThebestpartofBeijingWinterOlympics D．Sportsfashionaroundtheworld（2022·江苏南通·模拟预测）Whatgoesintomindwhenyouthinkofkungfu,alsoknownaswushu?MaybetheimageofShaolinmonksfightingwithaseriouslookintheireyes,orpopularchildren’smovieslikeKungFuPanda.Recently,LaurenceJ.Brahm,adocumentaryfilmmakerfromtheUnitedStates,Brahmbeganajourneyofakungfupilgrimage（朝圣）,travelingtocitiesinChinaandtheUStosearchfortheorigin（起源）.Brahmhimselfisakungfuloverwhohasbeenpracticingformorethan40years.Forhim,practicingthiscraftwasmorethanfun.Around10yearsago,Brahmwasunabletouseoneofhislegsforabouttwoyears.Butbypracticingmartialarts（武术）,hewasabletorecoverstepbystep.Now,kungfuhasbecomeadailyactivityforhim.“Martialartscanhelpusconnectourbody,connectourbloodflow,andalsohelpconnectusintoourenvironmenttoincreaseourawareness.”Brahmsaid.Stillothersfindothermeaningsinthepractice.“ChinesekungfuisfullofChinesephilosophies（哲学）andcorevalues”,HongKongactorBruceLeungtoldXinhua.Non-fightisoneofthesevalues,whichisshownbothinthenameandthepractice.Wu,ismadeupoftwocharacters—age,andzhi,meaning“tostop”.SoBrahm’sseesKungfuas“amirrorofChineseculture”.Thetraditionalvaluesofkungfu,actually,areinthemindsofallChinesepeople.WhydoesChinawanttobeinharmonywithothernations?“It’spartofthepsychology（心理）.Brahmalsobelievesthattoday’sworldneedstorestartequalexchangesbetweencountries,andthatcultureandsports,suchaskungfu.”13．WhatdoesLaurenceJ.BrahmexploreinSearchingforkungFu?________A．Stylesofkungfu. B．People’simpressionsofkungfu.C．Functionsofkungfu. D．Thehistoryandmeaningofkungfu.14．WhichofthefollowingwouldBrahmagreewithaboutkungfu?________A．It’sawaytokilltime. B．It’sawaytomakemoney.C．It’sawaytostayhealthy. D．It’sawaytokeepawake.15．ThepurposeofParagraph8istoexplain________.A．thecorevalueofChinesekungfu B．thehistoryofChinesekungfuC．thestructureoftheChineseword“wu” D．thebeginningmovementinkungfu16．Whichofthefollowingproveskungfuis“amirrorofChineseculture”?________A．ItinfluencesChina’spolicyaboutsports.B．ItcanspreadChinesecultureworldwide.C．ItshowstheworldtheimportanceofChineseculture.D．ItsvaluesareseeninChina’sattitudetoothercountries.（2022·江苏连云港·模拟预测）TheCocaColaCompanyhasaninvention—the“PlantBottle”.Itispartlymadefromplantsandcanberecycled.Itshowshowbusinessescanhelptodealwiththeproblemofclimate(气候)change.NowtheUKhasanewlightbulbthatcanlast25yearsormore.Itisgreenandenvironment-friendly,andasbrightastheoldlightbulbs,butitcosts£30.Goodnewsforswimmers.Doyouwanttotalktoyourfriendsunderthewater?RichStachowskiinventedthisWaterTalkyattheageof10.Thisinventioncanamplify(扩大)voicesunderwaterforupto1.5feet.Ifyousitinachairfortoolongorinabadposition(姿势),yourbackmaybegintohurt.Nowthereisanewchairthatcanhelpyouavoidthat.ItwasdevelopedbyGermanscientists.Itmakesnoisestotelluserswhentheyneedtomove.17．Ifapound(英镑)isworth8yuan,howmuchdoesthenewlightbulbcostyou?A．30yuan. B．240yuan. C．3.75yuan. D．55yuan.18．Whatcanyougetfromthegiveninformation?A．Thebottleiscompletelymadeofplants.B．Thenewbulbisn’tgoodfortheenvironment.C．Thechaircanlastatleast25years.D．TheWaterTalkywasinventedbyayoungchild.19．Whatisthisarticlemainlyabout?A．Electronicproducts. B．Thingsinthefuture.C．Newinventions. D．Goodnewsforswimmers.（2022·江苏·射阳县第三中学一模）UKschoolsareallowedtopunishpupilswhobreaktheschoolrules.DetentionisamethodthatUKschoolsusetopunishchildren.Itmeansthatstudentsareaskedtostayatschoolattheendoftheschoolday.Theyusuallystayfor30minutesoranhour.FreyaMacDonaldwasa15-year-oldstudentfromScotland.ShemadethenewsintheUKwhensherefusedtoacceptherschool’spunishmentandtooklegalaction(提起法律诉讼).Freya’sfamilysaidthatshewasgivendetentionmanytimesforlittlethingssuchashavingdrinksinclassandcomingintoschoolthroughafiredoor.Theteenagersaidthatitwasnotlegaltokeepapupilintheschoolbuildingifthestudentdidn’twanttobethere.AccordingtoScottishlaw,everychildhastherighttogetaneducation.Freyasaidthatrepeateddetentionhadbadinfluenceonhereducationandmadeitdifficultforhertostudy.Sherefusedtoreturntoschooluntiltheschoolrespected(尊重)herrights.HundredsofschoolsinScotlandweretoldnottousedetentionasapunishmentbecauseofFreya’slegalaction.SomanyschoolsintheUKnowmakeacontract(合同)withparents.Thisisacontractexplainingtheschoolrules.Parentsmustagreeaboutthetermsofthecontractandaccepttheschool’srules.20．Whatdoestheword“detention”meaninChinese?A．留级 B．警告 C．留校 D．记过21．WhatdidFreyawantherschooltodo?A．Respecthereducationalright. B．Letherhavemorelessons.C．Giveherlessonsathome. D．Neverpunishheratschool.22．Whichcanbeoneofthetermsoftheschoolcontractmostprobably?A．Theschoolstudentsmustobeytheschoolrules.B．Parentscanasktheschooltopunishtheirchildren.C．Parentscanaskthechildrennottofollowtheschoolrules.D．Teachershavetotalktoastudent’sparentsbeforetheypunishhim.23．What’sthebesttitleofthispassage?A．WhydosomeUKschoolspunishstudentswithdetention?B．Shouldthegirltakelegalactionagainstherschool?C．IsdetentionthemostseriousprobleminUKschools?D．WhydoesdetentiondisappearinsomeUKschools?（2022·江苏·盐城市盐都区实验初中一模）24．Ifyouwatchcarefully,youwillsee________.A．smallairbubblesappear B．watertravelsthroughtheleafC．thesystemoftinyveinscarrieswater D．theleafhasairholesonitsunderside25．Whatdoyouneedtodowhenyoudothisexperiment?A．Putthestrawabovethewater. B．Suckontheleafsteadily.C．Makethebottlefullofwater. D．Pushthroughtheairholes.26．Thispageisprobablytakenfrom________.A．anews B．asciencefiction C．atravelguide D．abiologybook（2022·江苏南京·二模）Allovertheworld,peoplefindgiraffesamazing.Thegiraffeisthetallestanimalintheworld.Itslegsandtailaretallerthanmostpeople.Itstongueisverylong,18inches.Thefrontpartofitstongueisanunusualcolor,black.Unlikemostotherlargeanimals,giraffesdonotthreaten(威胁)people.Yettomanyscientiststhemostamazingthingaboutthisgentlegiantisitsheart.Tounderstandhowamazingthegiraffe’sheartis,putyourheadlowerthanyourheart.Keepitthereforafewminutes.Thenliftyourheadupveryquickly.Doyoufeeldizzy?Thisistheeffectofachangeinbloodpressure.Thehearthastoquicklypumpbloodtoyourbraintostopyoufromfeelingdizzyorfromfainting.Whenagiraffeliftsitsheadupfromtheground,ithastoliftits250-kiloneckmorethan15feetintheair.Howcanitdothiswithoutfainting?Thegiraffe’sheartisreallylarge.Itisalmosttwofeetlongandweighsabout10kilos.Itcanpump60litersofbloodinaminute.Thelargeartery(动脉)thatcarriesbloodfromtheheartupthelongneckofthegiraffeisalsounusualbecauseithasamuscleinit.Thismusclehelpskeepthegiraffe’sbloodpressure.In1988,awriter,MichaelAllin,learnedthatagiraffearrivedinMarseille,acityinthesouthofFrance,in1826.ItwasagifttothekingofFranceCharlesX.HedecidedtogotoEthiopia,inEastAfrica,wherethegiraffewasborn.HetraveledtoEgyptontheNileRiver.ThiswasthesamewaythegiraffecametoEgyptwherehediscoveredthereasonforthegift.MuhammadAli,animportantEgyptianleader,didnotwanttheFrenchtoenterawar.HesentthegiraffetoKingCharlesX.However,itwasdifficulttotransportagiraffein1826.IttraveledfromEgypttoFranceonaship.Thegiraffewassotallthatitcouldn’tfitinthelowerdeckoftheship.Thiswasquiteaproblemuntilsomeonedecidedtocutaholeinthetopdeckoftheship.Thegiraffe’slegswerebelow,anditslongneckcameupthroughthehole.NooneknewhowtogetsuchalargeanimalfromMarseilletoParis,sothegiraffehadtowalkthe880kilometers.Allalongtheway,peoplecametowatchthegentlegiant.SixweeksafteritleftMarseille,thegiraffefinallyarrivedinParis,where100,000peoplecametoseethisamazingcreature.Today,westilllookatthegiraffeinamazement.Thereisnootheranimallikeitonearth.27．Whatisunusualaboutthearteryinagiraffe’sneck?A．Ithasamuscleinit. B．Ithasanunusualcolour.C．Itweighs10kilos. D．Itcarriesbloodtothelegs.28．Thewriterexplainshowamazingthegiraffe’sheartisinParagraph3mainlyby________.A．tellingstories B．showingstepsC．givingnumbers D．expressingopinions29．MuhammadAligavethegiraffeto________.A．theFrenchpeople B．theEgyptianleaderC．theFrenchwriter D．thekingofFrance30．Whatdidtheydototransportthegiraffebyship?A．Theycutaholeinthedeck. B．Theyaddedatallerdecktotheship.C．Theybuiltanothernewship. D．Theycutthetallerdeckofftheship.31．Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?A．ThegentlegiantfromAfrica B．ThespecialheartofthegiantC．TheamazingjourneytoFrance D．ThepopularwriterfromFrance（2023·江苏·无锡外国语学校一模）In2018,Sciencemagazineaskedsomeyoungscientistswhatschoolsshouldteachstudents.Mostsaidstudentsshouldspendlesstimerememberingfactsandhavemorespaceforcreativeactivities.AstheInternetgrowsmorepowerful,studentscangetknowledgeeasily.Whyshouldtheyberequiredtocarrysomuchofitaroundintheirheads?Civilizations(文明)developthroughforgettinglifeskillsthatwereoncenecessary.IntheAgriculturalAge,afarmercouldaffordtoforgethuntingskills.Whensocietiesindustrialized,theknowledgeoffarmingcouldbesafetoforget.Nowadays,smartmachineshelpustogetmosthumanknowledge.Itseemsthatwenolongerneedtoremembermostthings.Doesitmatter?Researchershaverealizedseveralproblemsthatmayhappen.Forone,humanbeingshavebiases(偏见),andsmartmachinesarelikelytoincreaseourbiases.Manypeoplebelievesmartmachinesarenecessarilycorrectandobjective(客观的),butmachinesaretrainedthrougharepeatedtestingandscoringprocess.Intheprocess,humanbeingsstilldecideonthecorrectanswers.Anotherproblemrelatestotheease(容易)ofgettinginformation.Whentherewerenocomputers,effortswererequiredtogetknowledgefromotherpeople,orgotothelibrary.Weknowwhatknowledgeliesinotherbrainsorbooks,andwhatliesinourheads.Buttoday,theInternetgivesustheinformationweneedquickly.Thiscanleadtothemistakenbelief—theknowledgewefoundwaspartofwhatweknewallalong.Inanewcivilizationrichinmachineintelligence(智慧),wecaneasilygettosmartmemorynetworkswhereinformationisstored.Butdependencyonanetworksuggestspossibilitiesofbeingharmedeasily.Thecollapseofanyofthenetworksofrelationsourhealthdependsupon,suchasfoodandenergy,wouldproduceterribleresults.Withoutfoodwegethungry;withoutenergywefeelcold.Anditisthroughwidespreadlossofmemorythatcivilizationsareatriskoffallingintoadarkage.Weforgetoldwaystofreeuptimeandspacefornewskills.Aslongastheolderformsofknowledgearestoredsomewhereinournetworks,andcanbefoundwhenweneedthem,perhapsthey’renotreallyforgotten.Still,astimegoeson,weslowlybutunquestionablybecomestrangerstofuturepeople.32．Smartmachinesarelikelytoincreaseourbiasesbecause________.A．theygooffcourseintestingandscoring B．wecontrolthetrainingprocessonthemC．weofferthemtoomuchinformation D．theyoverusetheprovidedanswers33．TheeaseofgettinginformationfromtheInternet________.A．freesusfrommakingeffortstolearnnewskills B．preventscivilizationsfrombeinglostatahighspeedC．misleadsusintothinkingwealreadyknewtheknowledge D．separatesthefactswehavefromthoseinthesmartmachines34．Accordingtothispassage,thefollowingaretrueexcept________.A．MostyoungscientistsrepliedtoSciencethatstudentsshouldhavemorecreativeactivities.B．Nowadays,withsmartmachines,peoplenolongerneedtoremembermostthings.C．Theuseofsmartmachinescausessomeproblemstopeople. D．Itisthroughwidespreadlossofmemorythatcivilizationsareatriskoffallingintoadarkage.35．Thewriter’smainpurposeinwritingthispassageisto________.A．questionaboutthestandardsofinformationstorage B．discussourproblemsofcommunicationwithmachinesC．stresstheimportanceofimprovingourrememberingability D．remindusoftheriskofdependingonmachinestoremember（2023·江苏·无锡外国语学校一模）AteamofUSpsychologist(心理学家)havefoundthattalkingtoanotherpersonfortenminutesadayhelpswithmemory.“Socializingisjustasusefulasmoretraditionalkindsofmental(脑力的)exercisesinboostingmemoryandintellectualperformance,”OscarYbarra,apsychologistattheUniversityofMichiganInstituteforSocialResearch,saidinastatement.Inoneinvestigation(调查),theyanalyzeddataon3610people,aged24to96.Theyfindthatthehighertheirlevelofsocialinteraction(交流),thebettertheircognitive(认知的)functioning.Socialinteractionincludesgettingtogetherorhavingphonechatswithrelatives,friendsandneighbors.Inanotherexperiment,theresearchersconductedlaboratorytestson76collegestudents,aged18to21,toevaluate(评估)howsocialinteractionsandmentalexercisesinfluencedtheresultsofmemoryandintellectualperformancetests.Thestudentsweredividedintothreegroups:thesocialinteractiongrouphadadiscussionofasocialissuefor10minutesbeforetakingthetests;thementalactivitiesgroupcompletedthreetasks(includingareadingcomprehensionexerciseandacrosswordpuzzle)beforethetests;andacontrolgroupwatcheda10-minutefilmoftheSeinfeldtelevisionshow.“Wefoundthatshort-termsocialinteractionlastingforjust10minutesimprovedthestudents’intellectualperformanceasmuchasworkingonso-called‘mental’activitiesforthesameamountoftime,”Ybarrasaid.ThestudywasexpectedtobepublishedintheFebruaryissueofthejournalPersonalityandSocialPsychologyBulletin.36．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“boosting”inthesecondparagraphprobablymean?A．Improving. B．Reducing. C．Preventing. D．Training.37．Theresearchersconductedlaboratorytestson76collegestudentsto________.A．judgetheinfluenceofsocialinteractiononmemoryandintelligence B．findoutwhatisrealsocialinteractionC．learnhowmuchtimeisneededforsocialinteraction D．showthefunctionofpeople’scognition38．What’sthemainideaofthepassage?A．Mentalexercisesmakeyourmemorybetter. B．DifferentpeoplehavedifferentwaysofcommunicationC．Communicatingwithotherskeepsyouhealthy. D．Socialinteractionmakesyousmart.（2022·江苏镇江·模拟预测）Onenightwewerewalkingdownonelong,dirtystreet.Suddenly,Dupinspoke,“You’reright,”hesaid.“Heisaverysmallman.”AtfirstIsawnothingstrangeinthis.Thenithitme.Dupinhadagreeddirectlywithmythoughts.Ihadnotspokenaword!Dupinhadreadmymind.Istoppedwalking.“Dupin,”Isaid,“howcouldyouknowthatIwasthinkingof?”Here,Istoppedspeaking.________Andhedid.Hesaid,“HowdidIknowyouwerethinkingofChantillyandthinkingheistoosmall?Itwasthefruit-seller.”“Fruit-seller!?”“Imeanthemanwhobumpedintoyoufifteenminutesago.”“Oh,yes…Iremember,now.Thatfruit-seller.ButwhatdoesthathavetodowithyouknowingIwasthinkingofChantilly?”“Iwillexplain.Letusfollowyourthoughtsfromthefruit-sellertothestageactor,Chantilly.Afruit-sellerbumpedintoyou.Yousteppedonsomecobblestonesandhurtyourfeet.Youcontinuedwalking,butkeptlookingatthecobblestones.Thenwecametoasmallstreetwithnewstreetstones.Hereyourfacebecamebrighterandyourlipsformedtheword‘stereotomy’whichwereadaboutinthenewspaperonlyyesterday.Theword‘stereotomy’remindedyouoftheoldGreekwriterandthinkerEpicurusandhisideasaboutatoms.Weweretalkingabouthowmuchthoseoldideasareliketoday’sscientificstudyoftheplanetsandstars.ThenyoulookedupandsawthatthegroupofstarscalledOrion.Onlyyesterday,inthenewspaper,therewasareportabouttheactorChantilly.ThecriticusedaLatinsayingaboutOriontodescribeChantilly.SoyouwouldconnectOrionandChantilly.Then,IsawyoustraightenupbecauseyouwerethinkingofChantilly’ssize.AndsoIspoke,sayingthatheisindeedaverylittleman.”Iwassurprised.Dupinwasright.Thosewereinfactmyunspokenthoughts,asmymindmovedfromonethoughttothenext.ButifIwassurprisedbythis,Iwouldsoonbemorethansurprised.39．WhichofthefollowingcanbeputinParagraph5?A．Wewerequiet,bothlostinourownthoughts.B．Iwassurprisedathowmuchandhowwidelyhehadread.C．AtsuchtimesitseemedtomethatIsawnotjustoneDupin.D．Ifhereallyhadheardmythoughts,hewouldhavetoproveit.40．Whatistherightorderofthefollowingevents?①“I”readabouttheword“stereotomy”inthenewspaper.②DupindirectlyagreedwithmythoughtsaboutChantilly.③Afruit-sellerbumpedinto“I”inthestreetwithcobblestones.A．①-②-③ B．③-①-② C．①-③-② D．③-②-①41．Whatcanyouinfer(推断)fromthearticle?A．“I”wasnotashighasthestageactorChantilly.B．Theword“Orion”wasaGreekthinker’sname.C．Dupiniscarefulatseeingandunderstandingpeople.D．Dupinseldomcommunicatedwith“me”abouthisthoughts.（2022·江苏南京·二模）Narrator:Thereoncewasabeautifulprincesswhosefavoriteamusementwasagoldenball.Onedaytheprincesstossedtheballtoohigh,anditlandedinthewell.Astheprincesscriedoverthelosttreasure,sheheardsomeoneaskaquestion.Frog:Whyareyousosad,beautifulprincess?Narrator:Theprincesslookedaroundandsawonlyafrog.Princess:Myfavoritegoldenballfellintothewell.Frog:Icanretrieveitforyou,butfirst,youmustagreetoonecondition.Youmustpromisetotakemehomeandbemyfriend.Narrator:Theprincessdidn’twanttobefriendswithafrog,butshepromisedanyway.Whenthefrogbroughthertheball,theprincesssnatcheditfromhimandhurriedhome!Frog:Whataselfishprincess!I’mcertainthatshehasforgottenherpromise.I’lljusthopovertothecastletoremindher.Narrator:Thefroghop-hop-hoppedthroughthegrassandknockedontheheavydoorofthecastle.Princess:Whatareyoudoinghere,youbumblingfrog?Frog:Dearprincess,Iamheretoremindyouofthepromiseyoumade.Narrator:Theprincessslammedthedoorinthefrog’sfacewithabigBANG.King:Iheardadoorslam.What’shappening?Ifyoumadeapromise,youmusthonorit.Narrator:Theprincesswasangrybutobeyedherfather.So,theking,theprincess,andthefrogenjoyeddinnertogether.Itwasmuttonstew,thecook’sspecialty.Frog:Iwashungry,butnowI’mfull.Thankyoufordinner.Kindlyshowmetomybednow.Narrator:Theprincessdidasshewasasked,butthefroglookedsad!Frog:Youhavewelcomedmeintoyourhome,butIcantellthatyoudon’twant