2019-2023年中考英语复习试题分项汇编：阅读理解之议论文（原卷版）

专题08阅读理解之议论文

五年中考真题

（2023•四川眉山•统考中考真题）Doyouliketotravelalone?Ordoyouthinkifsbettertotravelwith

friends?Ifyou'restilldeciding,pleasereadon.Iwillexplaintheadvantagesofbothways.

Oneofthegreatthingsabouttravelingaloneisthatyoumaketherulesaboutwhereyougoandwhatyoueat.

You'llbesurprisedatwhatyoudiscoveraboutyourselfwithoutanyinfluence.

Travelingalonereallyshowsyouwhatyou'remadeofandhelpsyoutodiscoverinnerstrength（内心的力量）

youdidn'tknowyouhad.Besides,italsogivesyoutimetothink,learnandgrow.Whenyoureyesarewideopen,

you'llgetawholenewoutlookontheworld.

It'seasytothinkthattravelingaloneislonely.Althoughthatmaysometimesbetrue,you'rehardlyever

alone.Whenyoutravelinaone-personteam,thiscanprovideachanceforyoutoenjoythemostinterestingpart

oftravel-communicatingwiththelocalsandmeetingtravelersfromallcornersoftheworld.

Infact,travelingtoknowmoreabouttheworldisnoteasy.There5sresearchtobedone,flightstobebooked

andchoicestobemade,nottomentionthatthingscan-andoftendo-gowrong.Oneofthemainadvantagesof

travelingwithfriendsisbeingabletosharethesethingsandsupporteachotherthroughtheprocess,evenifit's

justsomeonewhowillwaitwithyourbagwhenyougotothebathroom.

Justasyourmotheralwayssays,it'struethattravelingwithotherscangiveyouasenseofsafety,especially

ifyou'renewtotravel.Youknowthatifyougetlostorhaveyourwalletstolen,there'ssomeonetoholdyour

handwhenyoutrytoexplainyoursituationinaforeignpolicestation.

There9snorightorwrongwaytotravel.Whetheryoutravelaloneorteamupwithfriends,itdependsonyou.

1.HowdoesthewriterintroducethetopicofthepassageinParagraph1?

A.Bytellingastory.B.Bygivingexamples.

C.Byaskingquestions.D.Bydescribingascene.

2.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"it"inParagraph3referto?

A.Travelingalone.B.Innerstrength.

C.Outsideinfluence.D.Travelingwithothers.

3.TravelingwithfriendshasthefollowingadvantagesEXCEPT.

A.sharingalotofthingsB.knowingyourselfbetter

C.gettingsupporteasilyD.havingasenseofsafety

4.Whafsthestructureofthepassage?

（①二Paragraph1®=Paragraph2...）

（2023•广东广州•统考中考真题）ComputerscientistMaryhasanideaforanewrobottohelpherworkwith

children.Howshoulditlook?Therobotshouldhavearmstobeabletoliftthings.Andifitisgoingto

communicatewithpeople,itwillalsoneedaface.Scientistsbelievethatgivingarobotafacecanmakeitseem

morefriendly.Humanswouldalsoliketopaymoreattentiontorobotswithfaces.Butwhatkind?

ForMary,shewantstomakesurethathernewrobotdoesn'tlooktoomuchlikeahuman.Shewantspeople

tojusttreatitasamachine-person.Ifitlooksmorelikeahumanthanamachine,shethinksusersmightfindita

bitcreepyandfeelafraid.Maryalsobelievesthatrobotfacesdon'tneedtolookalotlikeours.Herresearch

showsthatwecanenjoycommunicatingwithrobotswhetherornottheylooklikehumans,becauseourbrainsare

abletolookforfaces.Justputtwocirclesontopofarobofsbody,andwewillseeaface.

Davefeelsdifferently.Hebelievesthatalthoughatfirstwemightbeafraidwhenseeingarobotwitha

lifelikeface,wemaysoongetusedtoit.Ifrobotsaregoingtoworkcloselywithhumans,theyshouldlookas

muchlikeusaspossible.Afterall,facesareanimportantpartofthewaywecommunicate.

Tomakehisrobotslookasmuchlikerealpeopleaspossible,Daveinventedaspecialskin（皮肤）fortheir

faces.Withthisskin,robotscanshowhuman-likeexpressionsandappeartobeangry,sad,happyorsurprised.

Dave'srobotsarealsoprogrammedtocopyexpressions.How?Justimaginehisrobotislookingatyou.The

camerasinitseyessendpicturesofyourfacetoitscentralcomputer!

5.Whydoscientiststhinkarobotneedsaface?

A.Itwillbecomemorebeautiful.B.Itcandobetterinliftingthings.

C.Itwillpaymoreattentiontochildren.D.Itcanbettercommunicatewithpeople.

6.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“creepy“meaninparagraph2?

A.Uncomfortabletolookat.B.Impossibletotouch.

C.Boringtotalkto.D.Difficulttounderstand.

7.WhichofthefollowingwouldDavemostprobablyagreewith?

A.Peopleshouldtreatrobotsashumans.

B.Robotsneedtoexpresstheirownfeelings.

C.Robotsshouldn'tlooktoomuchlikehumans.

D.Peoplecaneasilyacceptrobotswithahumanface.

8.Whatisthepurposeofthepassage?

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A.Toexplainthereasonswhyrobotsshouldhavefaces.

B.Tosuggestwhathumanscandowithrobotswithfaces.

C.Toshareideasonwhatkindoffacesrobotsshouldhave.

D.Toshowhowscientistsinventrobotswithdifferentfaces.

（2023•湖南长沙•统考中考真题）Itiscommonlybelievedthatchildrenaretooyoungtofullyappreciate（欣

赏）theexperienceandknowledgeoftheirelders,whilemanythinkthatoldpeopledon'tunderstandtheyoung.

Butactually（事实上）,bothgroupshavealottolearnfromeachother.

JamesSmithrunstheSmith'sCareHomeinmycity.Itismainlyanorganization（机构）forservingthe

elderly.Butnotallofitsvisitorsareoldpeople.Thehomealsoincludesachildcarecenterforpre-schoolkids.

Thereisaplaygroundinthecarehome,wheretheelderlycanplaywiththekids.Inthisway,theycanlearnmore

abouteachother,andrespect（尊重）andunderstandoneanother.

Isupposethisisquiteaninterestingidea.Foronething,weliveinaworldwheretherearemoreandmore

oldpeople.Theworldisfacingthisproblemanditspopulationages.Itwillbeimportantforyoungpeopletobe

abletounderstandandcarefortheelderlyinthecomingyears.

Regretfully,myowngrandparentsweren'taroundwhenIwaslittle,astheyhadalreadypassedaway.Inever

gottolearnwhattheworldwaslikethroughtheireyes,orwhatkindsofproblemstheymighthavefacedwhen

theyweremyage.Tome,theirliveswillalwaysbeamystery-hardtounderstandorexplain.

However,IthinkIcanstilllearnfromotherpeopleofoldergenerations（辈）.Imightfindsomeoftheirideas

outofdate,andtheymightbelievethatmygeneration'swayofthinkingisstrangeorincorrect.Butwecanstill

learnfromeachotheranyway.

9.WhatisspecialabouttheSmith'sCareHome?

A.Itisonlyachildcarecenteractually.

B.Theelderlylookafterkidscarefullythere.

C.Itacceptsboththeelderlyandpre-schoolkids.

10.Inthewriter'sopinion（观点）,whatproblemistheworldfacing?

A.Therearemoreandmoreoldpeople.

B.Theworld'spopulationisdroppingrapidly.

C.Theworldisshortofcarehomesforoldpeople.

11.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"mystery“meaninParagraph4?

A.笑话B.悲剧C.谜团

12.Howdoesthewriterdevelophis/herideainthistext?

A.Bygivingexamples.B.Bylistingnumbers.C.Byraisingquestions.

13.Whatisthemainpurposeofthetext?

A.Toexplainwhytheworld'spopulationages.

B.Toencouragedifferentgenerationstolearnfromeachother.

C.Toshowthatoldergenerations9waysofthinkingareincorrect.

（2023•浙江•统考中考真题）RogerFederer,aworld-famoussportsstar,quit（放弃）the2020Olympic

Gamestodealwithhiskneeproblem.Itwasaharddecisionbecausenoonewantedtobeaquitter.Butfindingthe

couragetoletgocanbegoodforyou.

Nothingisfunallthetime.Stickingatsomethingdifficultteachesusimportantskillslikeperseverance（毅

力）.However,learningtoletgowhenthingsaren'trightisimportanttoo.Maybeyourheartisn'tinplayingthe

pianoanymore,oryouonlyplayfootballbecauseyourfriendsdoandyouwanttotryadifferentsportinstead.

Makingthedecisiontowalkawaycanfreeuptimeandenergytospendonsomethingyoureallyenjoy.Infact,

studiesshowthatlettinggoofgoalsyoucan'treach,ordon'treallywant,canbuildupyourconfidenceandhelp

youleadahappierandhealthierlife.

Buthowcanyouknowifstimetostopandmoveon?EricBeanisanexpertinsportspsychology（心理学）

whohelpsathletesandteamsunderstandtheirfeelings.Hesays,“Ouittingisneveramatterofblackandwhite.”

Hesuggeststhinkingcarefullyaboutwhyyouaren'tenjoyingsomethinganymore.Isitbecauseyou'veargued

withateammateorcan'tgetonwithanewartteacher?Talkaboutthiswithatrustedadultorfriend.Thatcan

helpyoudecidewhetheryoushouldstayandstick,orquitandmoveon.

Quittingdoesn'thavetomeantotallygivingup,though.Forexample,playinganinstrumentmightbemore

funifyoutakeawaythepressureofexams.Ifyoudodecidetogiveupanactivity,Beansuggestspickingup

anotherwhereyoucanstillenjoythingsliketeamwork,creativity,andexercise.

14.Thewritermentions"RogerFederer^^inParagraph1toshowthat.

A.weshouldnevergiveupB.weshouldgetawayfromtrouble

C.it'sallrighttostopandquitD.it'sdifficulttowinOlympicmedals

15.AccordingtoParagraph2,learningtoletgoisimportantbecausewecan.

A.learnaboutperseveranceB.haveenoughmoneytospend

C.liveabusierandfullerlifeD.feelmoreconfidentinourselves

16.BysayingtheunderlinedsentenceinParagraph3,EricBeanmeansthat.

A.it'snotgoodtostickatthingswedon'tlike

B.weshouldthinktwicebeforequittinganactivity

C.wedon'thavetotakeexamstoshowourtrueabilities

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D.ifswisertopickupanewhobbythantokeeptheoldone

17.Whichcouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?

A.KnowingWhentoStopB.WorkingHardtoMoveon

C.LearningHowtoGrowupD.StartingEarlytoMakeChanges

（2022•四川绵阳•统考中考真题）Doyoucompareyourselftootherpeople?Perhapsyourbestfriend

receivessomethingyoureallywant,oryou'renotallowedtogotoaconcertbutyourbrotherorsisteris.Even

thoughcomparisonsarecommonandcansometimesbehelpful,focusing（专注）onyourownprogressis

importantforyourhappiness.

“Weoftencompareourselvestootherswhoaredoingbetterornotaswellasourselves.9,saysDr.Jack.tcBut

Isuggestcomparingyourselftoyourpastselfandyourfutureself.Thiscanmakeyoufeelproudofwhatyou've

achievedandexcitedaboutwhatyoumightdo.Focusingonyourownpurposesismoreworthwhilethanalways

tryingtocomeoutontop.”

Comparingyourselftothosearoundyouisnaturalandweoftendoitwithoutrealizingit.Itcanhelpustobe

clearaboutourachievementsandtoformfriendshipswithnewpeoplewhohavesimilarinterests.However,it's

importanttorememberthatnobodyisperfectinreallife.Ifsalsoimportanttotakenoteofhowthecomparisonis

makingyoufeel.t4Ifyoubegintofeelquitelow,focusonyourownstrengths."saysJack.Inotherwords,youcan

askyourselfquestionslike“WhatcanIdowellin?”,whichcanhelpyoutrustyourself.

Maybehereyouarewondering“Whatifallmyfriendsarebetterthanme?”.Dr.Whitesaysthatjealousy（妒

忌）isnotbadbutfocusingonbetteringyourownworkcanhelpyoufeeljustassuccessful.Healsomentionsthat

learningtocelebrateyourfriends9successcannotonlyhelptocheeryourfriendsupbutalsohelpyoufeelgood.

Itwillencourageyoutobuildeachotherup.

18.WhatdoesthewritertellusinParagraph1?

A.Weshouldcomparewithothers.B.Weshouldsharethingswithbrothers.

C.Weshouldenjoyconcertswithsisters.D.Weshouldfocusonourownprogress.

19.Whyshouldyoucompareyourselftoyourpastself?

A.Tocareaboutothers.B.Tochangeyourpurposes.

C.Toincreaseyourexcitement.D.Tobeproudofyourachievements.

20.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“yourownstrengths^^probablymeaninParagraph3?

A.whatyou'regoodatB.whatyou'veunderstood

C.whatyou9recrazyaboutD.whatyou'veexperienced

21.WhatdoesDr.Whitesuggest?

A.Trustingyourfriends.B.Cheeringontinysuccess.

C.Celebratingothers5success.D.Formingadeepfriendship.

22.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?

A.PlanYourOwnFutureB.EnjoyYourOwnHappiness

C.RunYourOwnRaceD.FollowYourOwnDream

（2022•山东荷泽•中考真题）Theysayonceyoulearnhowtorideabike,youneverforget.Mostofuslearnt

whenwewerekids,andmanystillshootoffforaridearoundthestreets.Inrecenttimes,cyclinghasseenarisein

popularity,sothequestionis:whatmakesitsopopulartopeopletoridetheirbikesonceagain?

First,lefslookatthegoodforhealth.Cyclingcanimproveyourhealthandburnextrabodyfat.Exercising

yourlegshelpstoincreaseyourstrength.Andcycling'sgoodisn,tjustphysical,butmental（精神的）aswell.A

longrideinthecountrysidecouldhelpyoutoclearyourmind,orloweryourworry.Butit'snotonlyaboutyour

bodyandmind,therearealsosomegoodsidesforyourwallet's（钱包）health.

Cyclingcanbeagreatwaytogotoworkorgoaroundtown.Bycycling,yousavemoneyinsteadofdriving

acarortakingabus.Ifyoudrivetowork,sometimesfindingsomewheretoparkcanbeaverydifficultthing.

However,findingsomewheretolockyourbikecanbemuchsimpler.Then,onthebus,therearechangesat

stationsandotherpassengersspeakingloudlyontheirphonestodealwith.Cyclistsfaceneitheroftheseproblems.

Andifyou'reworriedaboutsafety,therearespecialcyclewaysinmanybigcities.Wearinghigh-visibility（高能

见度）clothingisanotherwaytoimproveyoursafetywhencyclingontheroads.

Finally,cyclingcanalsobegoodfortheenvironment.Itcanhelpyoutoreduceyourcarbonfootprint（碳足

迹）.Notgivinggasesoutintotheairisbetterfortheplanetandyourownenvironment.

So,whetherpeoplewanttocyclefortheirhealth,goingaroundtown,theirwallet,theenvironment,ora

combination（结合）ofallofthem,thepopularityofcyclingisontherise.

23.Whatisthepurposeofthefirstparagraph?

A.Toexplainareason.

B.Toraiseaquestion.

C.Togiveanexample.

24.Whatisthemeaningof"wallet'shealth^^inParagraph2?

A.Cyclingsavesmoney.

B.Cyclingwastesmoney.

C.Cyclingkeepsyourwalletsafe.

25.Whyiscyclinggoodfortheenvironment?

A.Itburnsextrabodyfat.

B.Itiseasytolockabicycle.

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C.Ithelpsreducecarbonfootprint.

26.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?

A.Cyclingforphysicalhealth.

B.Cyclingforsafetyontheroad.

C.Thegrowingpopularityofcycling.

（2022•湖南永州•统考中考真题）OnAugust30,2021,theChinesegovernmentannouncedthatkidswould

notbeallowedtoplayonlinegamesMondaystoThursdays.Onweekendsandholidays,kidswouldbelimited（限

制）toanhouradayofonlinegaming.""Recently,manyparentshavereportedthatplayinggamescrazilyamong

someyouthsandchildrenisseriouslyharmingtheirnormalstudy,lifeandhealth."theChinesegovernmentsaid

online.Thisnewsgotusthinking.Shouldthegovernmentberesponsibleforlimitinghowmuchtimekidsspend

online?Herearesomestudents'opinions.

EsmeMcNeely,11

Thegovernmentshouldnotsetscreen-timelimits.Thatdecisionshouldbeuptoparents.Somechildrenneed

tousescreensforhomework.AndduringtheCOVID-19,oneoftheonlywaystotalktofriendswasonline.

Governmentlimitswouldnotbefairtopeoplewhoarecarefulwiththeirscreentime.

LucasBarone,11

Thegovernmentshouldnotlimitscreentime.A2021studyfromtheUniversityofColoradoBouldersays

screentimemightbelessharmfultokidsthanpeoplethink.Someparentsworrythatchildrenonlinetoomuch

won'tmakefriends.Butthestudyreportsthatscreentimecanactuallyimprovekids'fHendships.Infact,screen

timecanbeeducational.Iusewebsitestoreadandtolearnmath.

XiuhanZhu,9

Ithinkthegovernmentshouldtakeactionandlimitscreentimeforkids.Toomuchscreentimecanleadto

tirednessandlesssocialtime.Peoplewhousesmartphonesaremorelikelytogetintocaraccidents.Electrical

productslikecomputerscanalsobeharmfulforkids.Ifkidsaren'tcarefulwiththewebsitestheyuse,criminals

cangetimportantinformation.

NingLi,10

MostpeoplespendtoomuchtimeontheirphonesandTVs.Theyhurttheireyesandwastetheirtime.And

watchingalotofTVorplayinggamescaninfluencekids5learningandsocialskills.Ifthegovernmentlimited

screentime,peoplewouldbeencouragedtospendmoretimewiththeirfamily.Theymightjoinasportsteamin

theirneighborhood.

27.Whenarekidsallowedtoplayonlinegamesforanhouraday?

A.OnMondays.B.OnWednesday.C.Onweekends.

28.Whoisagainstscreen-timelimits?

A.EsmeMcNeely.B.XiuhanZhu.C.NingLi.

29.WhatdoesthestudyfromheUniversityofColoradoBouldershow?

A.Screentimemightdonoharmtokids.

B.Screentimecanimprovekids'friendships.

C.Screentimewon'thelpkidsmakefriends.

30.WhatareNingLi'sopinionsaboutscreen-timelimits?

A.Toomuchscreentimecanleadtotiredness.

B.Criminalscangetimportantinformationeasily.

C.Peopleareencouragedtospendmoretimewiththeirfamily.

31.Whatisthearticlemainlyabout?

A.Screentimecanbeeducational.

B.Screentimecanleadtolesssocialtime.

C.Whetherthegovernmentshouldsetscreen-timelimits.

（2021•内蒙古呼和浩特•统考中考真题）1rslongbeenascientificdream:togivepeopleaspecialvaccine

beforebirthtopreventthemfromgettingterribleillnesses.Geneediting（基因编辑）isonewayinwhichwe

coulddothis.Butthismethodhasalsocreatedsomediscussion.

InanonlinevideopostedonNov.26,2018,HeJiankui,aresearcherattheSouthernUniversityofScience

andTechnology,saidthathehadhelpedtomaketheworld'sfirstgeneticallyeditedbabies.

ThebabiesaretwingirlswhowereborninNovember.TheirfatherhadHIV.Thetwins'geneswereeditedin

ordertopreventthemfromsufferingfromtheHIVvirus.

HesaidhechosetodothisbecauseHIViswidespreadinChina.feelsuchastrongdutynotonlytobethe

firsttodothis,butalsotosetanexample,hetoldAP.

Buthisactionscausedmanyquestions.Althoughgeneeditingmayhelptopreventdisease,manypeopleare

wonderingifitissafeandethicaltouseitonhumans.

SomebelievethatgeneeditingcouldbeusefultoHIVpatients.HIVis"alargeandgrowingpublichealth

problem^^,accordingtoHarvardMedicalSchoolgeneticprofessorGeorgeChurch.UsinggeneeditingforHIVis

“agoodidea”,ChurchtoldAP.

However,othersthinkthatgeneeditingisstillinitsexperimentalperiodsandcouldresultinterriblechanges.

“Itcouldcausegeneticproblemslaterinlife,includingthedevelopmentofcancer,9,JulianSavulescufromthe

UniversityofOxfordtoldBBCNews.

Othersfearthatpeoplemightusegeneeditingtechnologytomake"'designer（设计的）babies”.Itwouldgive

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parentstheabilitytochooseeverythingfromtheirbaby'seyecolourtotheirIQ.

“Youcouldfindwealthyparentsbuyingthelatest"upgrades5fortheirchildren,leadingtoevengreater

unfairnessthanwealreadylivewith,“MarcyDamovsky,directoroftheSanFranciscoCenterforGeneticstold

BBCNews.

32.WhatdoweknowaboutHeJiankui?

A.Hewasthefirstpersontoeditgenes.

B.HemadethetwinssufferfromHIVwhenheeditedtheirgenes.

C.Hemadetheworld'sfirstgeneticallyeditedbabies.

D.Hewasthefirstpersonwhosegeneswereedited.

33.WhoagreedthatgeneeditingcouldbehelpfultoHIVpatients?

A.GeorgeChurch.B.JulianSavulescu.

C.MarcyDarnovsky.D.Chineseresearchers.

34.Theunderlinedword"ethical“inthepassageprobablymeans"

A.合乎常情的B.道德的C.有价值的D.有效的

35.Accordingtothestory,weknowthatgeneediting.

A.issupportedbythewriterB.isgoodforwealthypeople

C.causessomeheatedargumentD.hasbeenusedwidelyintheUK

36.Whatdoes"'designerbabies“meaninthepassage?

A.Parentscanchangetheirbaby'seyecolour.

B.Parentsareabletochoosetheirbaby'sheight.

C.Parentscangivetheirbabyeverythingthatheorshelikes.

D.Parentshaveachancetopreventtheirbabyfromsufferingfromthevirus.

Justtheotherday,IwasinabookshopandfoundabooknamedHowtomakefriendswithforeigners.Asa

CanadianlivinginChinaforayear,IwascurioustoseewhatkindofadviceaChinesewritergivingonthis

matter.

Onepieceofadvicereallycaughtmyattentionand,Imustsay,mademefeelquiteangry.Inthewriter's

opinion,foreignersarean"opportunity（机会）"toimproveyouroralEnglish;wheneveryouseeaforeigner,

AmericanorEnglish,youshouldpractisespeakingEnglishwithhimorher.Iftheforeignerdoesn'twantto

answeryourquestions,thenheorsheisarudepersonwhoyouwouldn'twanttospendtimewithanyway.Ithink

thisadviceisnotonlyincorrect,butalsomayharmtherelationshipbetweenChineseandforeignersinChina.

LikemostothernLaoWai"livinginChina,Iknowhowlonelyonecansometimesfeellivinginaculture

differentfromourownfamiliar（熟悉的）ways.However,Isimplyacceptaspartofbeinghere.Sofarmytimein

Chinahasbeenrewarding.IhaveimprovedmyChineselanguageskills,learnedaboutoneofthefastest

developingcountriesintheworldtodayandmadesomeverycloseChinesefriends.

However,IhavealsometmanyChinesepeoplewhoconsidermeonlyasan"opportunity'*toimprovetheir

oralEnglish.IhavehadpeoplefollowingmefromtowntomyflattotroublemetoteachthemEnglish.Ihavehad

completestrangersthrowingarticlesorspeechesinmyface,insistingthatIhelpthemwiththeEnglishtranslation.

Ihavehadpeopleaskingmenon-stopquestionsforhalfanhourattheweeklyEnglishComer...

Friendshipforalotofforeignersisaboutspendingtimewithsomeonewhosecompany（陪伴）theyreally

enjoy.Soifthereisanyadvicetogiveonmakingandkeepingfriendshipswithforeigners,Iwouldsaythatitis

this:Treatforeignersaspeople,notopportunities.Expecttomakefriendshipsstepbystep,overaperiodoftime,

notinarush.IfyouronlyreasonforbecomingfiendswithaforeigneristoimproveyourEnglish,then

youwillprobablyfindthatyoudon'thaveaforeignfriendfbrlong.

37.Whereisthewriterofthispassagefrom?

A.AmericaB.ChinaC.CanadaD.England

38.Whyisthewriterofthepassageinterestedinthebook"Howtomakefriendswithforeigners"?

A.BecausehewantstohavesomemorecloseChineseFriends.

B.BecausehehasgreatlyimprovedhisChineselanguageskills,

C.BecausenoChinesepeoplewouldliketomakefriendswithhim.

D.BecausehewantstoknowabouttheChinesewriter'sadviceonthistopic.

39.Accordingtothewriterofthebook''Howtomakefriendswithforeigners",.

A.hisadvicemaymakeforeignersangry

B.itisrudeofyoutoaskaforeignerquestions

C.youshouldchooseagoodforeignertopractiseEnglishwith

D.don'twastetimeonaforeignerwhodoesn'tansweryourquestions

40.Inthefourthparagraph,thewriteruses"Ihavehad..."threetimes,because.

A.hehadnobettersentencestoexpresshisideas.

B.hewantedtoshowhowhehatedtomakefriendswithChinese.

C.hewantedtoshowhowhehatedtobetreatedasan“opportunity”.

D.hemetChinesewhowantedtomakefriendswithhimonlythreetimes.

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41.Whichsentencemaybethebesttofillinthe""inthelastparagraph?

A.Truefriendshipsstand（经得起）thetestoftime.

B.Learnaboutdifferentculturestomakerealfriends.

C.Friendsareaboutopportunitiesorpersonaladvantages.

D.There9srealfriendshipbetweenpeoplefromdifferentcountries.

（2020•浙江衢州•统考中考真题）

OnaJuneafternoonin1752,theskybegantogetdarkoverthecity.Asthestormbroke,mostpeoplesurely

hurriedinside,butnotBenjaminFranklin.Hedecideditwastheperfecttimetoflyakite.Franklinhadbeen

waitingforachancelikethis.Hewantedtoshowtheconnectionbetweenlightning（闪电）andelectricity,andto

doso,heneededastorm.

Hewalkedintofield,andflewakitewithapieceofropetiedtoit.Akeywastiedtotherope.Thelightning

hitthekite,andelectricitypassedthroughtheropetothekey.Franklinthentouchedthekeywithhisfingerand

gotanelectricshock（电击）.This,hesaid,proved（证明）theelectricalnatureoflightning.

Formanyyears,schoolshavetaughtthestoryofFranklin'sexperiment.Millionsofschoolchildrenhavebeen

amazedbyhiscourageandhisscientificspiritoflookingforthetruth.However,newresearchsuggeststhatthe

storymaybefictioninsteadoffact.AlthoughFranklin'sexperimenttookplace,morethanonescientisthas

questionedwhatreallyhappened.It'struethathedidtheexperimentwiththeropeandthekey.Butscientistsall

agreethatifFranklinhadactuallytouchedthekey,hewouldcertainlyhavediedfromtheelectricshock.

Scientistsoftenquestionacceptedideasbecausetheywanttofindoutthefacts.Somehaveevenquestioned

thestoryabouttheapplethatfellonNewton?shead.Manyreportssuggestthatalthoughthefallingapplecertainly

providedideas,thereisnothingtoshowthattheappleactuallyhithimonthehead.