专题04 阅读理解（说明文）15篇（名校模拟+地区真题）-冲刺2024年中考英语必考题型终极预测（重庆专用）

冲刺2024年中考英语必考题型终极预测（重庆专用）专题04阅读理解（说明文）15篇（2023·重庆渝中·重庆巴蜀中学校考模拟预测）Doyouhavegoodfriends?Doyousometimesfeelsoclosetothemthattheyarelikefamilytoyou?Itturnsoutthatthisisn’tjustanexpression.Astudyhasfoundthatyouandyourfriendshavemoregenes（基因）incommonthanstrangersdo.Researcherslookedatthegenesof1,932peopleandcomparedtheminpairsofunrelatedfriendsandstrangers.Theyfoundthatfriendshave1%ofgenesthatmatch.1%ofgenesmaynotsoundlikemuchtous,buttogeneticistsitisalargernumber.Infact,thisisthesameamountofgenesyousharewithyourfourthcousins.Sodoyouhappentobecomefriendswithpeoplewhoshareyourgenes?Notatall.Infact,itisevolution（进化）thatbringsyoutogether.Peoplewhosharecertaingenesalsoshareskillsandhavesimilarlikesanddislikes.Inancienttimes,itwasimportantthatpeoplewhowerealikestayedtogether.Forexample,peoplewhohadasimilarsusceptibility（易感性）,givingthemabetterchancetostayalive.Amongallthegenesstudied,thoseproducingachangeinsenseofsmellwerethemostsimilarinfriends.Thisisprobablybecausepeoplewhosmellthingsinthesamewayaremoreeasilydrawntosimilarenvironments.Forexample,peoplewholikethesmellofcoffeemayhangoutatcafesmoreoftenandasaresultaremorelikelytomeetandbecomefriendswitheachother.Withthesefindings,researchershavedevelopedaninterestingtestcalledthe“friendshipscore”.Itcanhelptellhowlikelytwopeoplewillbefriendsbystudyingtheirgenes.So,hereisaquestionforyou:wouldyouliketotakethistestandknowinadvance（提前）whoyourfriendsaregoingtobe.1．Whatdoestheauthormeanbysaying“Itturnsoutthatthisisn’tjustanexpression”?A．Friendslooklikeourcousin.B．Friendsshare1%ofgeneswithus.C．Friendsfeelclosetoourfamily.D．Friendscanhelpuswhenwefeelcold.2．ThewritertakestheexampleofancientpeopleinParagraph5to________.A．studyhowancientpeopledealtwiththecoldB．predictthatsimilarenvironmentsleadtofriendshipC．provethatitisevolutionthatbringsfriendstogetherD．explainwhyancientpeoplegaveeachotherchancetokeepalive3．Accordingtothispassage,whatistherightrelationship?A．Evolvesameskillsandhobbies→SameGenes→BecomefriendsB．SameGenes→Evolvesameskillsandhobbies→BecomefriendsC．SameGenes→Becomefriends→EvolvesameskillsandhobbiesD．Becomefriends→Evolvesameskillsandhobbies→SameGenes4．Youdecidetousethe“friendshipscore”describedinthearticletomakeanAppbasedonthepurposeofthescore.What’sthebestnameforyournewApp?A．HelloGene! B．GeneTest C．GreenFinder D．GeneFriends（2023·重庆大渡口·统考二模）Ifyouhaveadog,youprobablyfeelastrongbond（纽带）withit.Arecentstudyfoundthatthisbondmightbeimportanttodogs,too.ResearchersatOregonStateUniversitylookedattherelationshipbetweenkidsanddogs.Theyasked30kids（agedfrom8to17）whohavedogstojointheresearch.Thekidsbroughttheirdogstoabigandemptyroom.Eachkidwasaskedtowalkaroundtheroom,sometimespausing（停顿）orchangingdirection.“Andthedogwaslefttodowhateveritwanted.Itcouldrunaroundtheroom,orsniff,orliedownorsleep.”saysMoniqueUdell,oneoftheresearchers.Butthentheyfoundthatmostofthetime,thedogsdidn’tdomyoftherethings.Instead,theystayedclosetotheiryoungownersanddothesamethingsthattheyweredoing.Whenthekidwalked,thedogusuallywalked,too.Whenthekidstopped,thedogstopped.Whenthekidturnedandchangeddirection,sodidthedog.Whatdoesthismean?Udellsaysit’sadog’swayofbuildingarelationshipwithahuman.Thedogsdidthiswiththekids,eventhoughthekid’sparentsareusuallytheoneswhofeedandcareforthem.“Thekidmayplayabrotherorsisterroleinthelifeofthedog,”Udellsays.Thisshows________.Sofar,Udell’steamhasonlyworkedondogs.Buttheywouldliketodosimilarstudieswithcatsandotherkindsofpets.Udellthinksthattheanimal-humanbondspreadtothemaswell.5．InUdell’sresearch,thekidswereaskedto________.A．followtheirpetdogs B．carrythingsforparentsC．walkaroundtheroom D．doanythingtheywanted6．Paragraph4mainlytalksaboutthe________oftheresearch.A．meaning B．finding C．background D．method7．Whichofthefollowingcanbeputinthe________?A．humanslovetobewiththeirpetdogs B．kidsspendmoretimecaringforthedogsC．it’sdifficulttobuildarelationshipwithdogs D．thebondsareimportanttothedogs8．Fromthelastparagraph,weknowUdellthinksthat________.A．dogsarehumans’bestfriendsB．catsaremuchmorefriendlytohumansC．humansonlyhavethebondswiththeirpetdogsD．animal-humanbondsmightbetrueforotheranimals（2023·重庆·九龙坡二模）①Haveyoueverpaidforeducationalpodcasts（播客）orlivevideos?Asksomepeopleandmostofthemwillsayyes.“Pay-for-knowledge”hasbeenafashionablethingtheseyears.Everythingyouthinkofcanbefoundonline,skillsoftalking,designing,computerprogrammingandsoon.②Whyis“Pay-for-knowledge”industrydevelopingsorapidly?First,itsdevelopmentisbasedontheInternet.Withafastnetworkandasmartphone,anyonewhohaspassedtheidentity（身份）checkcanbeanonlineteacher,andanyonewithanonlineaccount（账户）canbuy“Pay-for-knowledge”productsthatheorshewantsatagoodprice.Second,peopleareafraidtomissanyinformation.Theyhopeformoreusefulinformationwhichisusuallyatthehandsofexperts.Moreover,theneedtolearnnewskillsintoday’sjobmarketalsopushespeopletolearnonsucheducationalpodcasts.③Theindustryof“Pay-for-knowledge”hasprovedtobeagreatwayofmakingmoney.Itpromisespossibilitiesofturninginformationintomoney.Itisgoodforthedevelopmentofourcountryanditcanhelpsellersmakelotsofmoney.Besides,buyerscanenjoyself-growthfromit.What’smore,thisisareflection（反映）ofpeople’srespectforknowledgeandtalents.④However,“Pay-for-knowledge”alsocausesafewproblems.Foronething,themarketisfullofeye-catchingwordssuchas“HowtobeagoodCEO?”whichsoundlikeifyoupayforit,youaresuretosucceed.Foranother,alargenumberofcustomersbuythemjustforshowingoff.Thatmeans,withorwithouttheseproducts,theycanmakeitanyway,becausetheyarethosewhohavetheabilitytolearnbythemselves.⑤Ingeneral,thebestistheonethatsuitsyoumost.“Pay-for-knowledge”maybeusedasagoodstartforself-growth.Butbecarefulwhenyoumakeachoice,oryourdreamofsuccessmaynotcometrue.9．“Pay-forknowledge”industryisdevelopingrapidlybecauseofthefollowingreasonsEXCEPT________.A．peopletodaydon’twanttomissinformationB．thetraditionaleducationsystemdoesn’tworkC．today’sjobmarketneedspeopletobemoreskilledD．thereisfastnetworkandasmartphonenowadays10．Whatcanwelearnabout“Pay-for-knowledge”industryfromParagraph3?A．Thehistoryofitsdevelopment B．TheproblemsofitsproductsC．Theadvantagesofitsproducts D．Thefutureofthisindustry11．Thestructureofthepassagemaybe________.A． B． C． D．12．Thebesttitleforthispassagemaybe“________”.A．LearnKnowledgeByOurselvesOnlineB．Buy“Pay-for-Knowledge”ProductsC．StopTryingAnyOf“Pay-for-Knowledge”ProductsD．Choose“Pay-for-Knowledge”ProductsWisely（2023·重庆沙坪坝·重庆八中校考模拟预测）①ChinahascompleteditsBeiDouNavigationSatelliteSystem,orBDS,becominganotheroneintheworldwithaglobalnavigationnetwork（全球导航网络）,andtheotherthreeareGPSoftheUS,GLONASSofRussiaandGalileooftheEuropeanUnion.②Asthenamesuggests,theglobalnavigationsatellitesystemprovidesnavigationandlocationservices24hoursaday.Fromwhatwehavekmownsofar,buildingagoodsatellitesystemcostsalot.Besides,theothersysternshavebeensetup.WhydoesChinahaveanewoneifthereisnothingspecial?③Theotherthreesystemshave24satellitesinMEO（中轨道）.Inadditiontothe24satellites,China’snewglobalnavigationsatellitesystemBeiDou-3alsohasthreesatellitesinGEO（地球静止同步轨道）andthreeinIGSO（倾斜地球同步轨道）.Thesesixsatellitesarespecialbecausetheyhaveafixedareaofactivity.ThiscanimproveBDS’accuracy（精准度）inChinaandtheAsia-Pacificareato5meters,comparedwitha10-meteraccuracyinotherareas.④BDShasanotheradvantage-theshortmessageservice.Itallowsuserstohaveatwo-waycommunication.Inareasnotcoveredbycommunicationsignals,BDScanmaketheshortmessageserviceworkinareaswithouthumans,suchasdeserts,forests,mountainousandpolarareas.Withthisservice,userswhoareindangercantelltherescueteam（救援队）theirlocationandcondition.⑤Asacountywiththelargestpopulationintheworld,itsimportantforChinatohaveitsownglobalnavigationsatellitesystemtomeettheneedsofthecountry’sdevelopment.⑥Infact,BDSisalsogoodbusiness.Accordingtotheofficialreport,China’ssatelliteindustryhaskepta20%annualgrowthsince2012.AndBDScontributes（贡献）about80%ofit.Inaddition,BDShasalsocreatedcountlesshigh-payingjobs.Andwithcontinuousimprovement,itwillhavemuchmoretoofferinthefuture.13．WecanknowthatBDSisthe________globalnavigationnetworkintheworld.A．third B．fourth C．fifth D．sixth14．Accordingtothepassage,wecaninfer（推断）that__________.A．GPSoftheUSandGLONASSofRussiahave25satellitesinMEOB．BDScanmaketheshortmessageserviceworkinareaslikedesertsorforestsC．BDSmightimproveitselfandhavebetterinfluencesinthefutureD．EuropeanUniondoesn’tneeditsownnavigationsatellitesystem15．Whatisthestructureofthepassage?A． B． C． D．16．Whatisthebesttitleofthearticle?A．ThegoodpointsofGPS B．AglobalnavigationnetworkC．ThepopularityofBDS D．ThespecialBDS（2023·重庆大渡口·统考一模）①Recently,Ihavefinishedfourspacetasks.Istayedinspaceformorethan43days,andcompletesixspacewalksfor43hoursand13minutes,soIhavealotofexperiencethere.Today,Iwanttosharesomeinformationunusual:whatit’sliketoeatinspace.②PeopleoftenaskmeifTang—akindoforangedrinkmix—isstilltakeninspace.Don’tlaugh,butwestilldrinkit.Today’sspacefoodslooklikefoodswe’reusedtoeatingeveryday.Foods,likenutsorbrownies,canbetakenonboardasmuchaspossible.Butthingslikemacaroniornoodleswouldbespeciallyprepared,thenkeptandpackaged(打包)tostopthemgoingeverywhere.It’sadifficultbutnecessaryprocess.However,foodonaspacetaskcanbequiterichandvarious,can’tit?③Themicrogravity(微重力)onthespacestationchangesthingsinsomeways.Foronething,thereisno“up”or“down”inspace.Italsochangeshowthingstaste.OnEarth,mostofyourbloodisusuallybelowyourheart.Inspace,you’reweightless,sothesharingofbloodinyourbodychanges.Oneresultisloweringyoursenseoftaste,atleastatfirst.Thishappenedtomeononetask.WhenItooksugarcandy,Iwasn’tabletotasteituntiltheninthday.④Foodcanbearealhappinessinspace.Forus,eatingismorethanjustgettingpowerandenergy.FamiliarfoodsandtastescanremindusofhomeandkeepusfeelingthatwestillkeepintouchwithEarth.17．Whatisthepassageabout?A．Eatinginspace. B．Lifeinspace. C．Exerciseinspace. D．Sleepinginspace.18．Whomightthewriterbe?A．Ateacher. B．Ascientist C．Apoliceartist. D．Anastronaut.19．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“various”meaninthesecondparagraph?A．Beofmuchmoney. B．Beofsimilartaste.C．Beofdifferentkinds. D．Beofthesamecolor.20．Howisthepassageorganized?A． B． C． D．（2023·重庆南岸·统考模拟预测）“Earthprovidesenoughtosatisfyeveryman’sneed,butnotenoughforanyman’sgreed（贪婪）.”—MahatmaGhandiWhatyouneeddependsonhowoldyouareandyourwayoflife.Ifwedon’tneedtobuysomuch,wedon’tneedtoworksomuch.Wecanreduceourworkingtimefromeighthourstosixhourseachday.Somepeopleareleavingverywell-paidjobstoliveahealthierlifeinthecountryside.Thisiscalled“downshifting（放慢生活节奏）”.Parentscanspendmoretimewiththeirchildrenandpeoplewhoarelookingforajobaregivenmoreopportunitiestowork.Whatwasthebestthingyouboughtlastweek?Wereyouabletochoosefromlotsofdifferentproducts?Peoplewhobuythingsarecalledconsumers.Consumershavechoices.Weusuallychoosethecolor,taste,smellorsizeofwhatwebuy,butthereareotherchoiceswecanmake.Thefollowingquestionswillhelpyoutoconsiderthesechoices.Whomadeit?Ifafriendmadeit,youprobablylikeitmoreandyouwillwanttokeepitforalongtime.Ifitwasmadebysomebodywhoenjoyedmakingit,thequalityandthedesignareprobablybetter.Whatisitmadefrom?Oneoftheplaceswherewewanttobuyexpensiveproductsisattheairport’sduty-freeshop.Therearebeautifullyshapedbottlesandsmallboxesfullofperfumes（香水）andcreams（护肤霜）thatpromisetomakeyoulookgood.However,ifyoulookattheingredientsyouwillfindthattheperfumesaremainlyalcohol（酒精）andthecreamsmainlycontainpetroleum（石油）.Doesithavemuchpackaging（包装）?Almostallproductsaresoldinpackaging.Someproductshavetoomuchpackaging,creatingmorerubbishandusingupresources.Someuserecycledpackaging,whichisbetterfortheenvironment.Nexttimeyougoshopping,thinkaboutwhatyoureallyneedtobuy.Ifitismoreexpensivetobuygoodsthatdon’thavemuchpackagingandthingsthatlastlonger,buyless.Ifyoucanchoosetoworkless,decidewhichricher.Afterall,_________.21．Thewriterstartsthepassageby_________.A．showinganexamplefromGhandi B．describinghowgreedyhumansareC．providingasayingaboutthetopic D．givingthereasonsofhumanneeds22．Ifamanlivesa“downshifting”life,he_________.A．cutsdownhiseverydayworkinghours B．spendslesstimewithhisfamilyC．becomesmorewell-paidthanbefore D．getsbusierbutmorehealthy23．Thebestsentencetoendthepassageisprobably“_________”.A．nothingisimpossible B．moneyisn’teverythingC．godisfair D．lessismore24．Wecaninferfromthepassagethat_________.A．thewriterprefersproductswithbeautifulpackagingbecausetheywilllastlongerB．color,taste,smellandsizeareallthatweneedtothinkaboutwhenbuyingthingsC．livinginthecountrysideisn’tagoodchoicebecauseyoucan’tbecomericherthereD．thewriterprefersatoycarmadebyhisfriendbyhandtooneboughtonthestreet（2023·重庆沙坪坝·重庆八中校考模拟预测）NowadaystheintelligentparcellockerslikeHiveBox（蜂巢）startedtoplayanimportantroleinourlife.Beforetheintroductionofintelligentparcellookers,althoughalargepartofthedelivery（派送）processstartedtousemachinesandtechnologies,last-miledeliverymainlydependsoncouriers（快递员）.Withtheincreaseinthenumberofexpressorders,therearemoreproblemssuchasshortageofcouriersandtoomuchworkpressure.Atthesametime,becauseofdifferentaddressesandtheuncertaintyofthepickingtimeaswellasotherreasons,thespeedofcourierswasverylow.What’sworse,seconddeliveriesoftentookplace.Undersuchsituation,intelligentparcellockerswereputintouse.Theygreatlyimproveusers’experienceanddeliveryspeed.However,someseriousproblemsactuallyimpedethedevelopmentofit.That’swhyitdoesn’tdevelopasfastasweexpect.Thecostofusingthelockersattheearlystageisexpensive.Althoughthefreestoragewithnotimelimitonceattractedalargememberofusers,suchkindofmethodisnotpracticalinthelongrunandhascausedlossestheseyears.TakeHiveBox,theleadingcompanyaswellastheowneroftheChina’slargestself-serviceparcellockerinthisindustry,asanexample.In2019,theintelligentparcellookersoftheHiveBoxledtoawide-spreaddiscussion.Becausethelockerputupanoticethattriedtolettheuserspay1RMBtogettheirparcelswithoutinformingatfirst.OnApril30,2020,HiveBoxbeganamembershipsystem.Italsocauseddissatisfaction.Itseemsthattheintelligentparcellockersindustryhasbeenexploringitswaytomakemoremoneyandreducelosses,butsofar,therehasbeennoperfectsolution.Sosomeactionsshouldbetakenandmorestudiesshouldbedonetoguideittothecorrectpathtoabetterdevelopment.25．What’sthemainideaofParagraph2?A．Howtheintelligentparcellockersworked.B．Howtheintelligentparcellockerscameout.C．Whatproblemsintelligentparcellockersmet.D．Whatadvantagestheintelligentparcellockershad.26．Theunderlinedword“impede”inParagraph3probablymeans“_________”.A．stop B．improve C．increase D．help27．WhydoesthewritermentionHivebox?A．ToattractpeopletouseHiveBoxmoreoften.B．ToshowHiveBoxisthebiggestcompanyintheindustry.C．Toprovehowdifficultlytheintelligentparcellockersdevelop.D．Toexplainwhypeopledon’tlikeHiveBox’smembershipsystem.28．Accordingtothepassage,thefutureoftheintelligentparcellockersis________.A．different B．hopeless C．worrying D．better（2023·重庆沙坪坝·重庆一中校考三模）①Formostpeople,it’scommontochoosethesportsthataresafeandfun.However,forsomepeople,theywouldliketojoinindangeroussportseventstolookforexcitementandhappinessthroughrisks.②Scientistsareinterestedinthereasonswhysomepeopleliketakingpartinriskysports.③Whentheystudiedpeoplewhowerelearningtojumpfromaplanewithaparachute,theyfoundthattheparachutists’bodiesproducedtwokindsofhormones（激素）,justbeforetheymadetheirjump.Thesehormoneshelptoprepareusforanysuddenactivity.Thefirsthormoneincreasestheheartbeatandprovidesmoresugarforourbody,whilethesecondonemakesusreactmorequickly.Italsosendsenergytoapartofthebrainwhichcontrolsfeelingsofpleasure.④Anotherpossiblereasonisthelevelofexcitementinpartofthebrain.Scientistssaythebraintriestomanageacertainlevelofexcitement.Theybelievethatpeoplewhohavealowlevelofexcitementlookfornewexperiencesinordertofirethemselveswithexcitement,butpeoplewhohaveahighleveltrytoavoidrisksinordernottobecomeoverexcited.Ifthescientistsareright,peoplewithalowexcitementlevelaretheoneswhoenjoydangeroussportsandactivities.⑤Wehaveknownthereasonsnow,buthowcanweknowwhetherwelikeriskysportsornot?Maybewecanfindtheanswersfromthereasons.Itisthoughtthatpeoplewithlowlevelsofexcitementhaveaslower-reactingnervoussystemthanpeoplewithhigherlevels.Soitmaybepossibletofindoutyourlevelofexcitementbytestingyournervoussystem.⑥Aquickwayofdoingthisistoputsomelemonjuiceonyourtongueinyourmouth.Ifyouproducealotofsaliva,yournervoussystemhasbeeninfluencedbythelemonandsoyouprobablyhaveahighlevelofexcitement.Ifyouproducelittlesaliva,youprobablyhavealowexcitementlevel.Ifyouhavealowlevel,youmightenjoyriskysports.29．Accordingtothepassage,wecanlearnthat________.A．peoplewillproducetwokindsofhormonesbeforemakingtheirjumpB．thefirsthormonehelpstoslowdowntheheartbeatandprovideslesssugarC．peoplewithahighlevelofexcitementtrytotakerisksinsteadofavoidingrisksD．thesecondhormonecanonlysendenergytothebrainthatcontrolshappyfeelings30．Theunderlinedword“saliva”inParagraph6probablymeans________.A．汗水 B．泪水 C．营养 D．唾液31．Thewriter’smainpurposeinwritingthepassageisto________.A．warnpeoplenottotryparachutingtotestthemselvesB．telluswhysomepeoplejointhedangeroussportsandhowtotestourselvesC．sharethestoriesofthepeoplewholiketakingpartintheriskysportsD．encourageustobeapersonwhohasahighlevelofexcitement32．Themind-mapofthispassagemaybe________.A． B．C． D．（2023·重庆沙坪坝·重庆南开中学校考二模）①Scientistsknowthatourweight,mentalhealthandbloodpressureareconnectedtooursleephabits.Soareyourgrades—anewstudyfinds.Itshowedthatsleepcausednearlyone-fourthofthedifferenceamongstudents’gradesinaclass.Andsleephabitsseemedtohaveabiggerinfluenceonboys.②JeffreyGrossman,ascientistattheMassachusettsUniversitywantedtostudysleepintherealconditions.Tofindoutifsleepconnectsperformanceinexams,histeamturnedtoFitbits—wristbands(手环)whichcanfollowhowlongpeoplesleepandhowoftentheywakeup.③Thehightechnologyproducthelpshisstudy.Theresearchersinvited100around18-year-oldstudents.EachgotaFitbittowearalltermlong.Attheendoftheterm,theresearcherscheckedthestudents’sleepdata(数据)andthencompareditwiththestudents’testscores.Theygottoknowtheimportanceofsleepforstudents.④Theresearchersfoundthatteenswhowokeupveryoftenduringthenightwerelikelytoperformpoorly.Thesamewentforthosewhodidn’tgetenoughsleep.Buthowmuchsomeonesleptthenightbeforeanexamhadnothingtodowiththeperson’sgrade.So,isstayinguplatestudyingbeforethebigtestOK?No!That’sbecausetherewasanotherthing:consistencyofsleepaweekandevenamonthbeforeanexam.Thatmeansastudentwhosleeps7hourseverynightwilldobetterthanastudentwhosleeps7.5hoursonenightand6.5anothernight.⑤Sleephours,qualityandconsistencytogethercaused24.4%ofthedifferenceamongthestudents’testgrades.What’smore,theyareespeciallyimportantforboys.Theresearchersarenotsurewhy.Buttheyfoundaboywhodidn’tgetgoodsleepmightdoworseinanexamthanagirlwhohadthesimilarsleepquality.⑥Accordingtotheprocessandresultsoftheresearch,helpingstudentsgetmoresleeppartlydependsonschoolsstartingtheirdayslater.Butmoreimportantly,studentsthemselvesmusthaveaclearideaoftheimportanceofgoodsleep.Thatmayrequiregettingmoresleepandcuttingdownlateeveninguseofphonesandotherscreens.Evenifyouhaveplentyofafter-schoolactivities,schoolworkandasociallife,youstillneedtogetyoursleep.33．Theunderlinedword“consistency”inParagraph4probablymeans“________”.A．behavinginashorttime B．behavinginthesamewayC．behavingintherightorder D．behavingindifferentforms34．Accordingtothepassage,wecaninfer(推断)that________.A．studentswithdifferentqualityofsleephavenodifferenceingradesB．studentswhosleepformorehoursbeforetheexammusthavehighergradesC．studentsshouldplayanactivepartindevelopinggoodsleepinghabitsD．studentsstayingupbeforeabigexamcan’tmakeagoodresultingrades35．Thestructureofthepassageis________.A． B． C． D．36．Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthepassage?A．IsSleepQualityImportant? B．DoesSleepInfluenceGrades?C．Is7.5HoursofSleepEnough? D．DoesSleepDependonSchoolwork?（2023·重庆江北·校考三模）Youprobablyhavenoticedit:Chongqing’spopulationhasbeenagingfast.AccordingtoChina’slatestnationalcensus(人口普查),upto23.4percentofthecity’sresidents(居民)areagedover60.Thisnumberisexpectedtogrowevenfurtherinthecomingyears.Chongqingisnotalone.Manyothercitiesaroundtheworldhavebeenexperiencingthissameproblemforsometimenow.Somepeopleareworriedaboutthis.Theelderly,theysay,doverylittleforthenation’seconomy(经济).Thegovernment,however,hastogivethemlotsofretirementbenefits(退休福利).Butarecentsurveyshowsthatmanypeopleagreetherearesomepositivestohavinganagingpopulation.Withanagingpopulation,youngerpeoplewillhavemorechancestomeetseniorsintheirdailylives.Withagecomeswisdom.Throughusualcommunication,theelderlycanbringawealthofausefullifelessonstoyoungerpeople.Theyoung,atthesametime,aregivenchancestoseethingsfromacompletelydifferentperspective(视角).Besides,inmanycultures,it’snormalforelderlyparentstolivewiththeirchildrenunderthesameroof.Theirchildrenmayhavealreadyreachedadulthood,butthesegray-hairedmenandwomencontinuetoplayanimportantroleintheirdevelopment.Insomefamilies,theelderlyaretakingcareoftheirgrandchildren.It’sreportedthathalfofallthechildreninChina’scitieslivewiththeirgrandparentsandareraisedundertheirguidance.Thankstothisfreechildcare,workingparentscancontributemoretotheeconomy.Anagingpopulationisoftenconsideredtobeaheadache.Butperhapsitcanbearguedthattherearealsosomebenefitstoit.37．Theprobleminparagraph1isthat________.A．thepopulationislargerandlargerinChina B．thepopulationofolderpeopleincreasesC．thepopulationissmallerandsmallerinChina D．thepopulationofyoungerpeopleincreases38．Somepeopleareworriedabouttheproblembecausetheythink________.A．theelderlygivelessbutreceivemore B．theelderlyarenotaswiseastheyoungC．theelderlydon’tsharethefamilyresponsibilities D．theelderlycan’tbetakengoodcareof39．Whichofthefollowingmindmapisrightforthispassage?A． B．C． D．40．Afterreadingthispassage,whichofthefollowingquestionscanbeanswered?A．Whathascausedanagingpopulation? B．Howcanwesolvetheagingproblem?C．Whyisn’tanagingpopulationthatbad? D．Whatdotheexpertsadviseustodo?（2023·重庆九龙坡·重庆实验外国语学校校考三模）①Itmightbestrangetowearclothesmadeoutofplasticbottles.Butinfact,someclothingcompaniesarealreadymakingclotheslikethese.②FashionbrandJUMA（服装品牌竺玛）recentlyshoweditsnewestseriesofclothesinShanghai.Eighteenclothingitems,includingjackets,shirtsanddresses,weremadefromrecycledplasticbottles.③“Werealizedthatbillionsofplasticbottleswerebeingthrownintolandfills（垃圾填埋场）andoceanseveryyearandthatthesebottlestakehundredsofyearstobreakdown.Wethoughtweshouldusethemtocreateourclothesandprotecttheenvironment,”saidAliaJuma,thecompany’sdesigndirector.④HowdoesJUMAturnplasticbottlesintobeautifulclothes?Theprocessisrathersimple.First,theplasticbottlesarewashedandcutintosmallpieces.Thentheyaremelted（熔化）andshapedintosmallballs.Theballsaremeltedagaintoformthread（线）.Peoplecanthenusethethreadtomakedifferentkindsofclothes.⑤Somepeoplemighthavedoubtsaboutwearingsomethingmadeoutofplasticbottles.ButaccordingtoCauseartist,awebsitethatfocusesoninnovation（创新）,clothesmadefromplasticscouldbeevenbetterthanthosemadeofnylon（尼龙）andpolyester（聚酯纤维）.Plasticthreadcanbemadeintodifferentmaterials,suchascotton,silk,orevenwool.⑥AccordingtoJuma,it