第14讲阅读理解暑假开心练20篇(原卷版+解析)

第14讲阅读理解暑假开心练20篇（2022秋·湖南衡阳·九年级统考期末）ListeningtestisoneofthemostimportantpartsoftheEnglishexam.Herearesometipsforyou.Beforeyoustarttolisten,youneedtorelax.Don’tbestressedout.Andtrytoreadthequestions.Thesequestionsusuallyhelpyouunderstandtheconversationorthepassage.Thenlistencarefullytothefirstsentence.Itusuallytellsyouthemainideaofthepassage.Whenyou’relistening,trytodosomethinkingandtakesomenotes,suchas:☆Whathappened?☆When,where,andhow?☆Whatdoesthespeakerwanttotellus?Inthisway,youmayunderstandthepassagebetter.Pleaseremembernottothinkaboutoneortwowordsforalongtime.Whenyouhearsomewordsyoudon’tknow,don’tspendtoomuchtimeonthem.Veryoften,you’llfindoutwhattheymeanlaterwhenyougoonwiththelistening.1．Thispassagemainlytalksabout_________.A．tipsonlistening B．tipsonspeaking C．tipsonreading2．It’sbetterforyoutokeep_______whenyoustarttohavealisteningtest.A．excited B．relaxed C．stressedout3．Weshouldlistentothefirstsentencecarefully,becauseitusuallytellsus________.A．theanswerstothequestions B．wheretowritetheanswers C．themainideaofthepassage4．Whenyou’relistening,it’simportantforyouto_________.A．remembereveryword B．takesomenotes C．thinkaboutoneortwowordsforalongtime5．Thewritergivesus_______tipstohelpusunderstandthepassagebetter.A．5 B．3 C．2（2022秋·广东汕头·九年级统考期末）SPEAKPERFECTENGLISH#198:DescribeyourfeelingsinEnglish(ByAnnemarie)Whensomeoneaskshowyoufeel,youcertainlyknowwordslikehappy,sad,angry,tired,andsoon.Butdothosewordsperfectlydescribeyourfeelings?Orareyourfeelingssometimesmorecomplex(复杂的)?Inthisvideo,you’regoingtolearn23newwaystotalkabouthowyoufeel.COMMENTS(评论)Lorette|France3daysagoIdon’thavemuchtimetopracticeEnglish,butIfindallthelessonsinterestingandAnnemarie’svoicesweet.It’sapleasuretolearnthisway.Peter|China7daysagoIt’ssuchagreatlesson,Annemarie!IfeelreallyluckythatIcanhavethemosthumorousEnglishteacherontheInternet.Lookforwardtoyournextlesson.Alvin|Australia20daysagoThankyoufortheexcellentlesson,Annemarie.It’sfunandeducational.LsVivian|China1monthagoThankyousomuch,Annemarie.I’vebeenworkingveryhardtolearnEnglishandthislessonhascertainlyhelpedmealot.6．Thevideoisaboutwaysto________.A．practiceEnglish B．describefeelingsinEnglishC．learnEnglishwell D．rememberEnglishwords7．Thelatestcommentcomesfrom________.A．Peter B．Vivian C．Alvin D．Lorette8．InPeter’seyes________.A．Annemarieishumorous B．Annemarie’svoiceissweetC．Annemarieisniceandhard-working D．Annemarie’sclassiseasytounderstand9．WhatdoesVivianthinkofthelesson?A．Excellent. B．Interesting. C．Helpful. D．Educational.10．Whatcanwelearnfromthecomments?A．Thelessoncameoutlastweek. B．Peterwantstotakemorelessons.C．AlvinistoobusytopracticeEnglish. D．LoretteandVivianarefromthesamecountry.（2022秋·安徽九年级单元测试）ImprovingourEnglishreadingabilityishelpfultolearnEnglishwell.Readingisafunthingtodoinourfreetimeandit’salsoagoodwaytobecomeabetterstudent.Wecanlearnnumbersofnewwordsfromreading.Thiscanhelpustohaveabiggerandrichervocabulary.Readingisoneofthebestwaystoincreaseourvocabularyandimproveourgrammarinanatureandfunway.Ifwereadalot,wewillmeetmanynewwordsthatwewouldnotoftenuseinourdailylife.Readingalsohelpsimproveourwritingbecausenewwordscanbeusedinourcompositions.Anothergoodreasontoreadbooksisthatthestorycantakeourmindstonewplacesandhelpusgetmoreopen-minded.We’dbetterreaddifferentstories.Thiswillgetourmindswide.Whenwereadbooks,wehavetothinkoverthebackgroundandpersonsandthinkofnewandexcitingpeopleandplaces.Inaword,booksareourbestfriends.EspeciallytheEnglishbookscanbringusricherknowledgeandmorefun.11．Accordingtothepassage,_________canincreaseourvocabulary.A．listening B．writing C．reading D．speaking12．Readingcanhelpus_________.A．increaseourvocabulary,understandforeignersandimproveourwritingB．increaseourvocabulary,improveourwritingandopenourmindC．understandforeigners,speakEnglishwellandimproveourwritingD．improveourwriting,openourmindsandremembermorewords13．WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?A．ReadingcanhelpusimproveourspokenEnglish.B．Wecanlearnlargenumbersofnewwordsfromreading.C．Readingisaninterestingthingtodoinourfreetime.D．Whenreadingbooks,wehavetothinkoverthebackgroundandpersons.14．Accordingtothepassage,_______isnotmentionedinit.A．improvingourwritingB．increasingourvocabularyC．openingourmindsD．listeningtothetapes15．Thepassagemainlytellsus________.A．theimportanceofspeakingEnglishB．theusefulnessoflearningEnglishC．theimportanceandusefulnessofreadingbooksD．theimportanceofincreasingvocabulary（2022秋·山东菏泽·九年级校考阶段练习）Tous,itseemssonaturaltoputupanumbrellatokeepthewateroffwhenitrains.Butinfacttheumbrellawasnotinventedasprotectionagainsttherain.Itsfirstusewasasasunshade(遮阳伞).Nobodyknowswhofirstinventedit,buttheumbrellawasusedinveryancienttimes.ProbablytheChinesewerethefirsttouseit,backinthe11thcenturyBC．WeknowthattheumbrellawasusedinancientEgyptandBabylonasasunshade.Andtherewasastrangethingthatconnectedwithitsuse:itwasasymbolofhonorandpower.IntheFarEastinancienttimes,theumbrellawasallowedtobeusedonlybythoseintheupperclassorbyroyalpeoplesuchaskingsorqueens.InEurope,theGreekswerethefirsttousetheumbrellaasasunshade.TheumbrellawasincommonuseinancientGreece,butitisbelievedthatthefirstpeopleinEuropetousetheumbrellaasprotectionagainsttherainweretheancientRomans.DuringtheMiddleAgesinEurope,theuseoftheumbrellaalmostdisappeared.ThenitappearedagaininItalyinthelate16thcentury.Andagainitbecameasymbolofpower.Theumbrellahasnotchangedmuchinstyleduringallthetime,thoughithasbecomemuchlighterinweight.Itwasn’tuntilthe20thcenturythattheumbrellasforwomenbegantobemadeinallkindsofcolors.16．Ancientpeoplefirstusedumbrellasas________.A．asymbolofhonor B．protectionagainstthesunC．asymbolofpower D．protectionagainsttherain17．Accordingtothepassage,theumbrellawasprobablyfirstusedinancient________.A．Egypt B．Babylon C．Rome D．China18．Theunderlinedword“royal”mightmean“________”inChinese.A．王室的 B．富裕的 C．中产的 D．平民的19．Thispassageismainlyabout________.A．thesalesoftheumbrella B．thedifferencesamongumbrellasC．theinventionoftheumbrella D．thehistoryanduseoftheumbrella（2022秋·山东菏泽·九年级校考阶段练习）Dragonsarenotrealanimals,butlooklikeacombinationofmanyanimalssuchassnakes,fishanddeer.Theyhavetwohorns(角)andalongmoustache.Withfantasticpowers,theyflyintheskyorswiminthesea.Theycanmakerain,too.TheChinesedragonisasymbolofstrengthandgoodluck.TheemperorsofancientChinaloveddragons.Theirclotheswerecoveredwithpicturesofdragons.Weareproudtocallourselvesthe“descendantsofthedragon”.InChinese,excellentpeopleareoftencalleddragons.AnumberofChinesesayingstalkaboutdragons,forexample,“Hopingone’schildwillbecomeadragon.”,whichmeanshopingheorshewillbesuccessful.ItissaidthatpeoplebornintheYearoftheDragonhavecertaincharacteristics.Theyarecreative,confident,braveandquick-tempered.TherearealsosometraditionalfestivalsaboutdragonsinChina,suchasDragonHead-RaisingDayandDragonBoatFestival.Wehavedifferentkindsofactivitiestocelebratethem.Thesetwofestivalscomeeveryyear,buttheYearoftheDragoncomeseverytwelveyears.ThedragonisveryimportantinChineseculture.Asthe“descendantsofthedragon”,itisnecessaryforustoknowtheopinionsondragonsinourculture.Itcanhelpusunderstandwhyourparentsalwayswantustobe“dragons”.20．TheChinesedragonisasymbolof_________.A．acombinationofmanyanimals B．ChinesesayingsC．traditionalfestivals D．strengthandgoodluck21．WhatcharacteristicsmaythepeoplebornintheYearoftheDragonhave?A．Confident,brave,successfulandpowerful.B．Creative,confidentandquick-tempered.C．Lovely,braveandquick-tempered.D．Lucky,confident,successfulandcreative.22．WhichofthestatementsisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A．Dragonsarerealanimals.B．TherearemanyChinesesayingsaboutdragons.C．PeoplebornintheYearoftheDragonmustbesuccessful.D．The“descendantsofthedragon”isoftencalled.（2022秋·九年级单元测试）Readingforpleasure(消遣)istheeasiestwaytobecomeabetterreaderinEnglish.Itisalsothemostimportantway.Somestudentssaytheydon’twanttoreadforpleasure.Theysaytheywanttousetheirtimetolearntherulesofthelanguageandnewwords.Theysaythatpleasurereadingistoobusy.Manyexperts(专家)saypleasurereadingisveryimportantforlearningEnglish.Dr.StephenKrashen,afamousexpertonlearninglanguages,saysthatpleasurereadinghelpsyoulearnmanyimportantthingsaboutEnglish.Studentslearnmoregrammarandmorewordswhentheyreadforpleasure.Theyalsolearnmoreaboutgoodwriting.Dr.Krashentellsusthatpleasurereadinghelpseachstudentinadifferentway.Eachstudentneedstolearnsomethingdifferent.Pleasurereadingmakesitpossibleforeachstudenttolearnwhatheorsheneeds.Readingforpleasureisnotthesameasstudying.Whenyoureadforpleasure,youchooseyourownbooks,andyoudon’thavetoremembereverything.Therearenotestsonyourpleasurereadingbooks.Pleasurereadingwillhelpyou：•learnhowEnglishspeakersuseEnglish•readfasterinEnglish•findexamplesofgoodwritinginEnglish•learnnewwords•learnaboutthecultureofEnglishspeakers23．Readingforpleasureisthe________waytobecomeabetterreaderinEnglish.A．best B．fastest C．easiest D．nearest24．Manyexpertssaystudentslearnmore________whentheyreadforpleasure.A．grammarandlistening B．listeningandspellingC．listeningandspeaking D．grammarandwords25．Eachstudentneedstolearn________bypleasurereading.A．somethingdifficult B．somethingdifferentC．somethingeasy D．somethingimportant26．Thepassageismainlyabout________.A．pleasurereadingisadifferentway B．pleasurereadingisthesamewayC．pleasurereadingisaneasyway D．pleasurereadingisanimportantway（2022秋·浙江九年级单元测试）InterestingFestivalsintheWorldThrowingTomatoes—Spain(西班牙)Spaintakes“tomatoesfights”toawholenewlevel.Butthetomatoesarebeingthrown,noteaten.ThefestivaltakesplaceonthelastWednesdayinAugust.Trucks(卡车)carrytomatoesintothesquare.Peoplerushtothetomatoesandthrowthemintothecrowd.RollingCheese—EnglandThisfestivaliscelebratedonthelastMondayinMay.IttakesplaceonCooper’sHill.Alargewheelofcheese(奶酪)isrolleddownCooper’sHill.Thefestivalisactuallyaracewherepeoplerundownthehillaftertherollingcheese.Thefirstpersontocrossthefinishlineatthebottomofthehillwinsthecheese.BurningMan—theUnitedStatesTheBurningManFestivallastsaweek；itisfromtheMondaybeforeLaborDaytoLaborDay(whichfallsonthefirstMondayinSeptemberinAmerica).ThefestivaltakesplaceintheBlackRockDesert.Thebestpartofthefestivalistheburningofalargesculptureofaman.PouringWater—ThailandTheSongkranFestivalisthecelebrationoftheNewYearinThailand.Ratherthanasingleday,ThailandcelebratestheNewYearfromApril13thtoApril15th.Thaipeoplerunaftereachother,pouringwater.Songkranisoneofthemostimportantreasonswhyforeignerstraveltothebeautifulland.27．Howmanyfestivalsarementionedinthepassage?A．One. B．Two. C．Three. D．Four.28．WherewillyouprobablygotoenjoyoneofthefestivalsaboveinMay?A．Spain. B．England. C．TheUnitedStates. D．Thailand.29．WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A．Thetomatoesarethrownintothecrowdtoeat.B．Notallthefestivalsabovefallonthesingleday.C．Burningalargerealmanisthebestpartofthefestival.D．Songkranistheonlyreasonforattractinglotsoftourists.30．Thepassageismostprobablytakenfrom________.A．atourguide B．asciencereport C．astorybook D．afashionmagazine（2022·四川泸州·统考一模）Asastudent,Iwasmostafraidtoanswerquestionsinclass,andIfoundthatthestudentsaroundwerejustlikeme.Atthebeginningofeachclass,whentheteacheraskedaquestion,IalwaysloweredmyheadbecauseIwasafraidthattheteachersawme.Oneday,inaforeignlanguageclass,Mr.Blackgaveusalesson.Hewantedustobeactiveinclass,soheaskedussomequestions,butnooneanswered.“Letmetellyouastoryfirst,”hesaid.“WhenIcametotheUnitedStatestostudy,theuniversityofteninvitedfamouspeopletomakespeeches.Beforethebeginningofeveryspeech,Ifoundaninterestingthing.Thestudentsaroundmealwaystookacardboardfolded(折叠的)inhalf,wrotetheirnamesboldlywiththemosteye-catchingcolor,andthenplacedthecardboardontheseat.Sowhenthespeakerneededtheanswersfromthestudents,hecouldseeandcallalistener’snamedirectly.”“Icouldn’tunderstandthat.Myclassmatetoldmethespeakerswerealltoppeoplewhomeantchances.Whenyouranswerwastohissurprise,itmeanthemightgiveyoumorechances.Infact,Ireallysawafewstudentsgotgreatchancesbecauseofthat.”Afterlisteningtothestory,Iunderstoodthatthechancewouldnotfindyouitself.Youmustshowyourselfallthetimesothatyoucouldfindachanceonthecard.31．WhatdidMr.Blackwantthestudentstodoinhisclass?A．Readloudly. B．Takenotescarefully. C．Beactive. D．Listentohimquietly.32．Howdidthewriter’sclassmatesbehavewhentheywereaskedquestions?A．Theyraisedtheirhands. B．Theyshooktheirheads.C．Theyclosedtheireyes. D．Theyloweredtheirheads.33．Howdidthespeakergettoknowthestudents’names?A．Hegotthemfromthecomputer. B．Hesawthecardboardsontheseats.C．Heaskedthestudentsfortheirnames. D．Hegotthemfromthenamelistontheteacher’sdesk.34．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“eye-catching”inParagraph1meaninChinese?A．引人注目的 B．眼睛疼痛的 C．目光呆滞的 D．睡眼朦胧的35．Whatdoesthewritermainlytellus?A．Doingasothersdoisnecessary. B．Answeringquestionsbravelyiseasy.C．Attractingothers’attentionisinteresting. D．Showingyourselfbravelycanwinchances.（2022·云南昭通·校考模拟预测）Somepeoplehaveaverypoorsenseofdirection.Unluckily,Iamoneofthem.IhavevisitedaplacemanytimesbutImaystillgetlosttherethenexttime.WhenIwasalittlegirl,Ineverdaredaskstrangerstheway.AndsoIusedtowalkroundincirclesandhopethatbychanceIwouldgettotheplaceIwasgoingto.Now,Iamnolongertooshytoaskpeoplefordirections,butIoftenreceivehelplessorevenwronginformation.SoItrytoavoidgivingpeoplewrongdirections.Ifanyoneeverasksmethewaysomewhere,Ialwayssay,“Sorry,Iamastrangerhere.”OnceonmywaytoworkIwasstoppedbyaman.HeaskedmeifIcouldtellhimthewaytotheFriendshipBuilding.Igavehimmyusualreply.ButjustasIwalkedononlyafewsteps,Irealizedthathehadaskedthewaytomyofficebuilding.However,Ihadnotimetoturnbackandlookforhim.IwasrushingtomeetwithsomeoneatmyofficeandIdidn’twanttokeephimwaiting.WhenIjustgottomyoffice,thesecretaryshowedinthemanwhohadaskedmefordirections.ImaginehowembarrassedIwasandhowsurprisedhewaswhenwesaweachotheratthefirstsight!36．Thewriteralwaysrefusestogivepeopledirectionsbecause________.A．she’sastrangertothecity B．shedoesn’tknowthepeopleC．shehasnotimetohelpothers D．she’safraidofgivingwrongdirection37．Amanstoppedthewriteronthewayto________.A．sellhersomething B．askforthetimeC．makefriendswithher D．askforthedirection38．TheFriendshipBuildingistheplacewherethewriter________.A．lives B．studies C．works D．teaches39．Theword“embarrassed”inthelastparagraphmeans“________”.A．尴尬 B．困惑 C．激动 D．拮据40．WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A．Thewriteristooshytogive. B．Thewriterhasaverypoorsenseofdirection.C．Thewriternevergotlostwhenshewasyoung. D．Themanwasquitenervous.（2021·湖南益阳·统考一模）Somepeoplehaveaverypoorsenseofdirection.Unluckily,Iamoneofthem.Ineveraskpeoplefordirections,becauseIoftenreceivehelplessorevenwronginformation.AndIamafraidofgivingpeoplewrongdirections.Soifanyoneasksmethewaysomewhere,Iwouldsay,“sorry,Iamastrangerhere.”Onceonmywaytowork,Iwasstoppedbyaman.HeaskedmeifIcouldtellhimthewaytotheFriendshipBuilding.Igavehimmyusualreply.ButjustasIwalkedononlyafewsteps.Irealizedthathehadaskedthewaytomyofficebuilding.However,Ihadnotimetoturnbackandlookforhim.IhadtorushbecauseIwasalmostlateforanimportantmeeting.WhenIjustgottomyoffice,thesecretary(秘书)showedinthemanwhohadaskedmefordirections.ImaginehowembarrassedIwasandhowsurprisedhewaswhenwesaweachotheratthefirstsight!41．Thewriteralwaysrefusestogivepeopledirectionsbecause_______.A．she’sastrangetothecityB．she’safraidofgivingwrongdirections. C．shehasnotimetohelpothers42．Amanstoppedthewriteronthewayto_______.A．askforthedirections. B．askforthetime. C．makefriendswithher43．TheFriendshipBuildingistheplacewherethewriter_______.A．lives B．studies C．works44．Theword“embarrassed”inthelastparagraphmeans“_______”.A．尴尬 B．困惑 C．激动45．WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A．ThewriteristooshytogiveothersdirectionsB．ThewriterhasaverypoorsenseofdirectionsC．Themanwasquitenervouswhenhesawthewriter.（2022秋·山东菏泽·九年级统考期末）Doyouknowwhenrestaurantswereinvented?Thefirstrestaurantswereinventedthousandsofyearsago.However,theywereverydifferentfromrestaurantstoday.ThefirstrestaurantswereinancientGreece(希腊)andancientRome.Theserestaurantsservedfoodinlargestonebowls.Peopledidn’torderfoodfromamenu.Everyonesharedthefoodfrombigbowls.PeoplebelievethattheseplaceswereverypopularbecausemosthomesinancientGreeceandRomedidnothavekitchens.Also,peopledidn’thavetostore(储存)foodathomeiftheyatetheirmealsattheserestaurants.Later,restaurantbegantoopeninChina.Intheearly1100s,morethanonemillionpeoplelivedinthecityofHangzhou,China.Itwasaverybusycity,andpeoplehadmoney.Allofthesepeoplehadtoeat.Smartcooksstartedcookingandsellingfoodalongthebigstreetinthecity.UnlikeinancientGreeceandRome,peopleinChinacouldchoosefoodfromamenu.Theydidn’thavetoeatthesamefoodaseveryoneelse.Forthenextseveralcenturies,therewererestaurantsallovertheworld.Peoplecouldbuyfoodinthestreetoratinns(小旅馆).Theninthemiddleofthe1700s,restaurantsstartedopeninginParis.Theserestaurantsweremoresimilartorestaurantsweknowtoday.Therewasawiderchoiceoffood,andeatingintheserestaurantswasamoreenjoyableexperience.Inthe19thcentury,trainsmadetravelmuchfasterandsimpler.Intheend,thiskindofrestaurantbegantoappearalloverEuropeandinotherpartsoftheworld.Now,restaurantsareeverywhere.Youcanbuydifferentkindsoffood.Youcangetfoodsenttoyourdoor.Butrememberitwasn’talwayslikethat.46．Itisbelievedthatthesefirstrestaurantswerepopularbecause________.A．peoplecouldeatdifferentfood B．thefoodtherewasverycheapC．peopleweretoobusytocook D．mosthomesdidn’thavekitchens47．HowweretherestaurantsinHangzhoudifferentfromthefirstrestaurants?A．Theyofferedmenustocustomers.B．Theyusuallyservedthesamefood.C．Theysoldthefoodinlargestonebowls.D．Theypreparedfoodforallpeopleinthecity.48．Whatdoestheunderlinedpart“theserestaurants”inParagraph4referto?A．RestaurantsinancientGreeceandancientRome.B．RestaurantsinHangzhouintheearly1100s.C．RestaurantsinParisinthemiddleofthe1700s.D．RestaurantsalloverEuropeinthe19thcentury.49．WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A．Nowpeoplecangetfoodwithoutgoingout.B．Thefirstrestaurantsweresimilartorestaurantstoday.C．Hangzhouusedtobeacitythathadnosmartcooks.D．PeopleinancientGreeceandRomeusuallystoredfoodathome.（2021秋·湖南常德·九年级统考期中）Everyschoolday,weuseschoolbagstocarryallofourthingstoschool.Theyareabigpartofourlives.Buthaveyoueverthoughtaboutthehistoryoftheschoolbag?IntheHanDynasty（汉朝）,studentsinold-styleprivateschoolsusedbambooboxestocarrybookstoschool.Peopleconsiderthebambooboxestobetheearliestschoolbags.Therewereusuallytwoorthreelayers（层）inthebox.Kidsputdifferentthingslikebooks,brushes,inkstones（砚）andpaperintheboxes.Hundredsofyearslater,peopledevelopedanewkindofschoolbagcalledbudai,orthe“hip–pocket”.Budaiwaslighterthanthebamboobox.Withthefounding（成立）ofthePeople’sRepublicofChina,militaryrucksacks（军用帆布包）becamepopular.Manypeoplecarriedthemwhentheywereinschool.Askyourgrandparentsorparentsaboutthesebags.Maybetheycantellyouabouttheirexperiencesofcarryingthemwhentheywereinschool.Anewstyleofschoolbagshasappearedinrecentyears.Manyofthemhavecolorfulandfashionabledesigns（时尚的设计）onthem,suchaspicturesofcartoonsorpopstars.Andtheyaremorecomfortabletouse.Somestudentspullwheeledbagsfilledwithheavytextbooksandotherscarrybackpacks.Schoolbagsarestillchanging.Canyouimaginewhatfutureschoolbagswillbelike?50．SchoolbagsintheHanDynastyweremadeof________.A．bamboo B．cloth C．plastic51．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“them”referto?A．thebambooboxes B．militaryrucksacks C．backpacks52．WhichisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?A．Militaryrucksackswerepopularinthe1950s.B．Therearesomepicturesonthenewstyleofschoolbags.C．Budaiwasheavierthanthebamboobox.53．Thepurposeofthearticleis________.A．totellushowtouseschoolbagsB．tointroducethedevelopmentofschoolbagsC．tointroducetheimportanceofschoolbags（2021秋·广西贵港·九年级统考期中）EveryoneknowsthatChinaischanginganddevelopingveryquicklyatthemoment.Manyyoungpeoplefromhomeandabroadthoughtaboutthechanges.Thefollowingaresomecommentswhichyoungpeoplemadeonawebsitemessageboard.I’maChinesestudent.I’mveryproudofChinaandI’dlovetomakearealcontribution(贡献)tothedevelopmentofmycountry.WhenIfinishmytraininginCanada,IwillgobacktoChinaandstartabusiness,soIcangivesomethingbacktothecountry.I’maChinesestudentinAmerica.Myhometownusedtobeverypoor.Butithaschangednow.Mostpeopleinmyhometownhaveagoodstandardoflivingandsomecannowaffordcars.I’mverypleasedwiththesechangesandveryproudofthem.IspenttwoyearsinBeijingasastudentinthelate1990sandIrecentlywentbackthereonholiday.Icouldn’tbelievethechangeswhichhadtakenplaceinsuchashorttimeandthequalities(品质)IadmireinChinesepeoplearetheirwishtosucceed,theirfamilyvaluesandtheirsenseofresponsibility.IthinkthesequalitieswillbeveryimportantifChinaistocontinuedeveloping.IhopethatChinawillbecomeasuccessfulandprosperous(繁荣的)country.Thereisstillalongwaytogo.Therearemanychallengesanddifficultiesahead,butIamsurewecanovercomethemifweworktogether.54．WhoisnotChinese?A．Jackson. B．Susan. C．ZhouLi. D．Carmon.55．WhereisCarmonnow?A．InChina. B．InAmerica. C．InCanada. D．InHongKong.56．WhendidJacksonstudyinBeijing?A．In1990. B．Intheearly1990s.C．Lessthan10yearsago. D．Morethan20yearsago.57．WhatisZhouLi’shometownlikenow?A．It’sstillverypoor. B．Somepeoplehaveenoughmoneytobuycars.C．Therearegreentreeseverywhere. D．There’remanytallbuildings.58．Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A．Carmondoesn’twanttostartabusinessinChina.B．Chinaischanginganddevelopingveryfastnow.C．JacksondislikesChinesefamilyvaluesandtheirsenseofresponsibility.D．SusanthinksChinesepeoplearen’tabletoovercomethechallengesanddifficulties.（2022·宁夏吴忠·统考二模）Chinesefancyknots(中国结),alsocalledChineseknots,areveryimportantinChineseculture.TheybeganasaformoftraditionalartintheTangandSongDynastiesinChina,andbecamepopularintheMingDynasty.Longago,theyfoundtheirwaytoJapanandotherSoutheastAsiancountries,andwerewellreceivedthere.NowtheyareregardedasoneofthesymbolsofChineseculture.Asforthenameitself,itissurelymeaningful.TheChinesewordfor“knot”,jie,means“connection”.AndthepronunciationoftheChinesewordjieisveryclosetothatofji,“goodluck”.Asaresult,Chineseknotsareusedasawaytoexpresspeople’sstrongwishesformarvellousthingslikehappiness,loveandgoodluck.Theknotsareusedwidelyineverydaylife.Theycomeindifferentsizes.Smallonesareconnectedtojewellery(珠宝),clothesandgiftsinordertodrawpeople’sattention,whilelargeonesareusedtomakealivingroomorstudymorebeautiful.Whetherlargeorsmall,theyarenamedaftertheirshapesandusages.Forexample,DoubleCoinKnotsarecalledShuangqianJiebecausetheyareintheshapeoftwoancientChinesecoins,meaning“goodthingscomeinpair.”Besides,Chineseknotsarefamousfortheirbrightcolors.Differentcolorshavedifferenttraditionalculturalmeanings.Redmeansgoodluckandhappiness,greenmeanshealth,andyellowmeanswealth.Allinall,thefamousChinesefancyknotsfullyshowtheChineseculture.Thesebrightlycoloredknotswiththeirendlesschainsofknotsmeanthatlifeonearthwillcontinueforever.59．Whatdidthewriterwanttoexpressinthispassage?A．AskpeopletobuyChinesefancyknots.B．IntroduceatraditionalChineseartform.C．TeachpeoplehowtomakeaChineseknot.D．DescribetheusagesofChinesefancyknots.60．DoubleCoinKnotsarecalledShuangqianJiebecauseofits________..A．pronunciation B．size C．shapeandmeaning D．color61．Theunderlinedword“marvellous”inthepassagemeans“_________”.A．