2024年中考英语冲刺复习：阅读理解+完形填空+书面表达 （原卷版）

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专题12阅读理解+完形填空+书面表达

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二能力提升演练

一、阅读理解

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（2024•安徽滁州•二模）ClaraDalywassittingonanAlaskaAirlinesflightfromBostontoLosAngeles

whensheheardaworriedvoiceovertheloudspeaker,atDoesanyoneonboardknowAmericanSignLanguage?^^

Clara,15yearsoldatthattime,pressedthecallbutton（按钮）.Anairhostesscamebyandexplainedthe

situation.46Wehaveapassengerontheplanewho'sblindanddeaf/'shesaid.Thepassenger（乘客）seemedtowant

something,buthewastravelingaloneandtheairhostessescouldn'tunderstandwhatheneeded.

ClarahadbeenstudyingASLforthepastyeartohelpblindanddeafpeopleandsheknewshe'dbeableto

fingerspellintotheman'spalm（手掌）.Sosherosefromherseat,walkedtowardthefrontoftheplane,andknelt

（跪）bytheseatoftheoldmannamedTimCook.Gentlytakinghishand,shesigned,ctHowareyou?AreyouOK?”

Cookaskedforsomewater.

Whenthewaterarrived,Clarareturnedtoherseat.Shecamebyagainabitlaterbecausehewantedtoknow

thetime.Onherthirdvisit,shestoppedandstayedforawhile.

“Hedidn'tneedanything.Hewaslonelyandwantedtotalk,“Clarasaid.

Soforthenexthour,she“talked“aboutherfamilyandherplansforthefuture.Cook"told"Clarahowhe

hadbecomeblindovertimeandsharedstoriesofhisdaysasatravelingsalesman.Eventhoughhecouldn'tseeher,

she“lookedattentivelyathisfacewithsuchkindness",apassengerreported.

“Clarawasamazing,anairhostesssaidinaninterview."YoucouldtellCookwasveryexcitedtohave

someonehecouldspeakto,andshewassuchanangel.^^

1.Whatwastheairhostesses9problem?

A.Theyhadaverydifficultpassenger.B.Theycouldn'tunderstandthepassenger.

C.Theydidn'tknowthepassenger'sname.D.Theydidn'thavewhatthepassengerwanted.

2.WhydidClaraDalybelieveshecouldhelp?

A.BecauseshehappenedtolearnsomeASL.

B.BecauseshehadhelpedpeoplelikeCook.

C.BecauseshethoughtshemightknowCook.

D.Becausehergrandfatherhadthesameproblem.

3.WhydidTimCookkeepaskingforservice?

A.Becausehewashungryandthirsty.B.Becauseheneededsomeonetotalkto.

C.Becausehewasafraidoftakingplanes.D.BecausehewasinterestedinClara'sstory.

4.WhichofthefollowingwordsbestdescribeClaraDaly?

A.Beautifulandlovely.B.Outgoingandfriendly.

C.Patientandcaring.D.Braveandstrong-minded.

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（2024•辽宁盘锦•二模）SuShiisn'tastrangenametous,aswelearnhisciintextbooks.Suisoneofthe

mostpopularancientwriters.Hewasgoodatalmostallkindsofwritingsandart,includingpoems,ciandprose（散

文）aswellascalligraphy（书法）andpainting.ButSuwasnotonlyrespectedforhistalents,butalsoforhis

positiveattitudetowardslife.

Whenhewasyoung,hepassedtheimperialexamination（科举考试）andgotadegreeofJinshi.Afterthat,

hebecameanofficial.Unluckily,Suwasdemoted（贬谪）toserveinfarareasbecauseofotherofficials'badwords

abouthim.Buthewasnottoodiscouraged.

First,hewenttoHuangzhou,intoday?sHubei.Therehetriedtoenjoylifeinthecountryside.Hefarmeda

pieceoflandwhichhecalledDongpo.ThisiswhypeoplecallhimDongpo.ItisalsosaidthatheinventedDongpo

Pork,afamousChinesedish,duringthisperiod.Manyofhispoemswerewrittenthere,too.IncludingTune:

CalmingtheWaves.Itsline'Impervioustowind,rainorshine,Tilhavemywill（归去!也无风雨也无晴）”

showedhisopen-mindedattitude.

SuwasalsodemotedtoDanzhou,intoday'sHainan.Atthebeginning,hecouldn,tgetusedtothehotand

wetweather.Hecouldn'tunderstandthelocallanguage.Insteadofgettingsad,hesetupschoolsandgotalongwell

withthelocals.Manypeopletraveledfromfarplacestovisithim.

“Suisagreatoptimist（乐天派），afriendofpeople,aprosemaster.^^writerLinYutangsaidinhisbookabout

Su.

5.isnotmentionedaboutSuShi'stalent.

A.CiB.PaintingC.SingingD.Poems

6.Theunderlinedword"discouraged“inParagraph3means.

A.disappointedB.confidentC.surprisedD.embarrassed

7.isthecorrectorderofSuShi'sexperiences.

①HewasdemotedtoHuangzhou.②HeinventedDongpoPork.

（3）HegotadegreeofJinshi.④HesetupschoolsinDanzhou.

A.①②③④B.②①④③C.③①②④D.③②①④

8.WhatwecanlearnfromSuShi'sexperiences?

A.Weshouldworkhardtoavoidupsanddowns.

B.Weshouldtryourbesttohelpothers.

C.Weshouldaskfriendsforhelpwhenwearedown.

D.Weshouldstaypositivewhenfacingdifficulties.

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（2024•辽宁盘锦•二模）Doyouliketotravelalone?Ordoyouthinkit'sbettertotravelwithfriends?If

you'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,thiscanprovideachanceforyoutoenjoythemostinterestingpartof

travel-communicatingwiththelocalsandmeetingtravelersfromallcomersoftheworld.

Infact,travelingtoknowmoreabouttheworldisnoteasy.There9sresearchtobedone,flightstobebooked

andchoicestobemade,nottomentionthatthingscan-andoftendo-gowrong.Oneofthemainadvantagesof

travelingwithfriendsisbeingabletosharethesethingsandsupporteachotherthroughtheprocess,evenifit'sjust

someonewhowillwaitwithyourbagwhenyougotothebathroom.

Justasyourmotheralwayssays,ifstruethattravelingwithotherscangiveyouasenseofsafety,especially

ifyou'renewtotravel.Youknowthatifyougetlostorhaveyourwalletstolen,there9ssomeonetoholdyourhand

whenyoutrytoexplainyoursituationinaforeignpolicestation.

There5snorightorwrongwaytotravel.Whetheryoutravelaloneorteamupwithfriends,itdependson

you.

9.HowdoesthewriterintroducethetopicofthepassageinParagraph1?

A.Bytellingastory.B.Bygivingexamples.

C.Byaskingquestions.D.Bydescribingascene.

10.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"it"inParagraph3referto?

A.Travelingalone.B.Innerstrength.

C.Outsideinfluence.D.Travelingwithothers.

11.TravelingwithfriendshasthefollowingadvantagesEXCEPT.

A.sharingalotofthingsB.knowingyourselfbetter

C.gettingsupporteasilyD.havingasenseofsafety

12.Whafsthestructureofthepassage?

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（2024•陕西宝鸡•二模）

AsanoldsayinggoesinXunpu,Fujianprovince,“Putflowersinyourhairinthislifeandyou'llalsobe

prettyintheafterlifb."Inthepast,allthewomeninthesmallfishingvillagehadlonghair,andthentheyput

colorfulandspecialfloral（花的）headdressesontheirhair.Theheaddressisknownaszanhua.Zanhuawaslistedas

anationalintangibleculturalheritagein2008.

Asachild,HuangRongbingwouldwatchhismothercomb（梳理）herlongandthickhair.Afterforminga

bunatthebackofherhead,shewouldputcolorfullowersintoherhair,the34-year-oldrecalled.

TheheaddressinspiredHuang'scareer（职业）choice.In2016,heandhisoldersisteropenedasalon.There,

touristscangettheirhairstyledintheXunputraditionandhavetheirphotostaken.aaWehavebeenfullybooked

andnowthereareover200businessesofferingservicestodresstouristswithazanhua/saidHuang.

TheincreaseintouristvisitshasmadeHuanghappy.Thafsbecauseitnotonlykeepsthebusinessbusybut

alsohelpsspreadthehistoryandculturebehindzanhuaheadwear.

Aftergoingthroughthefullzanhuaexperience,HuTiti,oneofHuang?scustomers,evenbroughtzanhua

culturetoParisinFrancelastyear.UndertheEifelTower,sheshotphotosandvideosofherselfdressedin

traditionalChineseclotheswithazanhuainherhair.

HuangsaidthewomenofXunpuarehard-working,warm-heartedandbrave.Theyarefamousforcatching

thebestseafood."'Whentheyputazanhuaontheirhead,theyexpresstheirwishforhappiness.Theflowersare

seenasasymbolofhope,“headded.

13.Inthefirstparagraph,wecanfindtheanswertothequestion"

A.WhatdoXunpuvillagersbelievein?

B.WhendidthevisitorsgotoXunpu?

C.Howoldistheflower-wearingtraditioninXunpu?

D.Whydidthetraditionbecomepopularonline?

14.InXunpu,womenarewell-knownforaccordingtothepassage.

A.plantingflowersB.makingthedeliciousseafood

C.catchingthebestseafoodD.doingzanhuabusiness

15.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?

A.HuangRongbingstartshiscareerattheageof34.

B.TherearelotsoftouristsatHuang5ssalon.

C.EveryoneinXunpuishard-working,warm-heartedandbrave.

D.Xunpupeoplethinkflowerscanbringthemgoodluck.

16.Wheremaythepassagecomefrom?

A.Atravelguidebook.B.Alanguagenewspaper

C.Anewswebsite.D.Aculturalmagazine.

（2024•山东枣庄•二模）

Doyoudoteamprojectsatschool?Idoalot.IenjoyteamprojectsbecauseIlikesharingideaswithother

people.Ofcourse,teamactivitiesaren'talwayseasy.Youneedtoknowhowtoworkwelltogether.Herearesome

suggestionstomaketeamworkeasier.

Knowthegoals

Makesureeveryoneunderstandsthegoaloftheproject.Ifyou'redoingaclassproject,youneedtocheck

theteacher?sinstructionscarefullyandaskquestionswheneversomethingisn'tclear.There9sapopularsaying:If

youdon'tknowwhereyou'regoing,youprobablywon'tgetthere.

Assign（指派）roles

Everyoneshouldhavearoleintheteam.Forexample,thereshouldbealeaderwhohelpseveryonemake

decisions.Theremightbeanote-takerwhowritesdowntheteam'sideasduringmeetings,andatime-keeperto

controlthetime.Theremightalsobeafact-checkeroragroupspeaker.

Dividethework

Forlargeprojects,theworkcanbedividedintosmallertasks.Thenyoucanchoosetasksthatyoudowellor

enjoy.Ofcourse,youshouldn'talwaysdothesametask.Ifsgoodtotrynewthings,evenifthey5redifficult!

Makeaplan

Afteryoudividethework,writedownaplanonpaper.Youcanuseacalendartohelpyou.Listallthetasks

andthinkaboutwheneachonemustbefinished.It'simportantforeveryonetofollowtheplan.Andifyoucan't

finishyourpartontime,telltheothersassoonaspossible.

Trytobepositive（积极的）.Everythingiseasierwhenyou'reenjoyingyourselfintheteam.

17.Whatistheleader'smainjobintheteam?

A.Controllingtheactivitytime.B.Writingdowntheteam'sideas.

C.Helpingtheothersmakedecisions.D.Makingspeechesfortheteam.

18.Whatshouldyoudoafterdividingthework?

A.Setacleargoal.B.Workoutapian.

C.Decideeveryone'srole.D.Checktheteacher?sexamples.

19.Whatisthewritertryingtodointhetext?

A.Introducetheteacher?sinstructions.

B.Giveinformationaboutsmallertasks.

C.Explainthemethodtodoteamprojects.

D.Describetheimportanceofcreativeideas.

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（2024•北京・~~模）Manypeoplehavetakenpartintolotsofvirtual（虚拟的）meetingstheseyears.Some

researchshowsthismightnotimpactworkplaceproductivitytoanygreatdegree.Anewstudy,though,suggests

otherwise.

Inthestudy,602participantswerepairedandaskedtocomeupwithcreativeusesforaproduct.Theywere

alsoselectedtoworktogethereitherinpersonorvirtually.Thepairswerethenrankedbytheirtotalnumberof

ideas,aswellasthoseideas'degreeofcreativity,virtualpairscameupwithsignificantlyfewerideas,while

face-to-faceinteractiongavemorecreativeideas.Thefindingscouldstiffenemployers5determinationtourgeor

requiretheiremployeestocomebacktotheoffice.

“Weranthisexperimentbasedonfeedbackfromcompaniesthatitwashardertoinnovate（仓4新）with

remoteworkers,saidleadresearcherMelanieBrucks."Unlikeotherformsofvirtualcommunication,

videoconferencingcopiesthein-personexperiencequitewell,soIwassurprisedwhenwefoundmeaningful

differencesbetweenin-personandvideointeractionforideageneration.^^

Whensomeobjectswereplacedinboththevirtualandphysicalrooms,thevirtualpairsofparticipantsspent

moretimelookingdirectlyateachotherratherthanlookingaroundtheroomandtakingintheentirescene.Eyeing

one'swholeenvironmentandnoticingtheobjectswerecloselyconnectedwithincreasedideageneration.On

platforms,thescreenoccupiesourinteractions.Wedon'tseearound.""Lookingawaymightcomeacrossasrude,so

wehavetolookatthescreenbecausethatisthedefinedcontextoftheinteraction,thesamewaywewouldn'twalk

toanotherroomwhiletalkingtosomeoneinperson.^^

Likemosteducators,Bruckshastaughtvirtuallyinthepastthreeyears,andshedidnoticesomebenefitsof

theapproachaswell.Herstudentsweremorelikelytotaketurnsspeakingandhershyerstudentsspokeupmore

often,forherstudentsfelt"freer“andmorecreativewhenaskedtodoso.Andthismaybesoundadviceforthe

workplace.

Virtualteamworkcan'treplaceface-to-faceteamwork.Ideaselectionproficiency（能力）isonlyvaluableif

youhavestrongoptionstoselectfrom,andface-to-faceteamsarethebestmeanstogeneratewinningoptions.

Perhapstheworkplacewillfindasweetspotinthemiddlethatbalancesworkingfrombothhomeandoffice.

20.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"stiffen“inParagraph2mostprobablymean?

A.Shake.B.Reconsider.

C.Challenge.D.Strengthen.

21.Atfirst,leadresearcherMelanieBrucksmightthinkthat.

A.videoconferencingcan'tcomparewithin-personcommunication

B.participantsshouldmakeeyecontactinanonlinemeeting

C.thefeedbackfromcompaniesseemsquestionable

D.creativeideasmayemergefromcasualthoughts

22.WhatcanwelearnaboutBrucks'class?

A.Herstudentshavelessanxietybyspeakingup.

B.Herstudentsprogressedinfocusingattention.

C.Herstudentstookadvantageofvirtuallearning.

D.Herstudentsshowedtheirtalentforpublicspeaking.

23.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?

A.InteractingVirtuallyImpactsWorkingParticipation

B.MaintainingTeamworkImprovesIdeaGeneration

C.GroupingProperlyIncreasesProductivity

D.BrainstormingOnlineLimitsCreativity

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（2024•山东日照•二模）Alargebison（野牛）standsonthetallgreengrasses.Asheeats,asmallbrownbird

landsuponhisbackandbeginsdiggingthroughthethickfur（皮毛）.Thebirdissearchingforsmallinsectsonthe

bison'scoat.Thisisacowbird,andforthousandsofyearsthecowbirdandthebisonhavebeenpartners.Thebison

providesafreemealforthecowbird.Thecowbirdoffersapestkillingserviceinreturn.

Therearemanypartnershipsbetweenseaanimals.Thebrightlycoloredclownfish,forexample,hasan

interestingrelationshipwiththepoisonous（有毒的）seaanemone（海葵）.Ithasmanylongtentacles（触手）.When

afishbrushesthetentacles,thepoisonkillsthefish.Howevertheclownfishisabletoswimamongthedeadly

tentacleswithoutharm.Whenthreatened（威月办）byabiggerfish,theclownfishrunsintothearmsoftheanemone.

Thebiggerfishgetsstung（叮咬）bytheanemone.Aftertheanemoneeatsitsfill,theclownfisheatstheleftovers.

Inthisway,theclownfishhelpstokeeptheanemoneclean.

Amazingpartnershipcanalsobefoundintheinsectworld.Forexample,antsandaphids阚虫）helpeach

othertosurvive.Aphidsgatherontheleavesandtakeinsap（汁液）fromtheplants.Atthesametime,theyproduce

akindofsugarywateraswastefromtheplant.Antsliketoeatthissweetwaste,calledhoneydew.Inexchangefor

thehoneydew,antsprotecttheaphidsagainstitsenemies.Someantsactuallybuildshelters（住所）fortheaphidsto

hideatnight.Otherstakecareofaphideggstilltheyarereadytocomeout.

Thiskindofpartnershipiscalledsymbiosis.Symbiosistakesplaceamongallkindsofanimals.Scientists

don'tfullyunderstandhowtheseanimalsdiscoveredthebenefitsofworkingtogether.Theycontinuetostudy

animalpartnersinanefforttounlockthesecretofsymbiosis.

24.Howdoesthewriterdevelophisideainthispassage?

A.Bycomparingfacts.B.Byraisingquestions.

C.Bygivingexamples.D.Bylistingnumbers.

25.Whatcantheclownfishdo?

A.Itcankillthebiggerfish.

B.Itcanhelpkeeptheanemoneclean.

C.Itcankeeptheanemonefrompoison.

D.Itcanscareitsenemieswithitsbrightcolor.

26.Whatisthemeaningof"symbiosis”?

A.寄生B.捕食C.竞争D.共生

27.Whatcanweinferfromthispassage?

A.Thesmallbirdhurtsthebisonbydiggingthroughitsfur.

B.Theclownfishrunsintothearmsoftheanemonetokeepsafe.

C.Thehoneydewisakindofsweetwastemadebytheants.

D.Itisn'tasecretthathowanimalsbenefitfromworkingtogether.

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（2024•天津和平•二模）ReneeForrestallhadnoideawhatwasinstoreforherwhenshedecidedtorelearn

rollerskatinginthedaysleadinguptoher60thbirthday.Thehighschoolartteachersoonboughtanewpairof

skates,butshethoughttheywerenothingliketheonesshehadasateenager.Theywereuncomfortabletowear.

SoForrestalldecidedtobuyavintage（老式的）pair,whichwerepopularamongyoungerskaters,butshe

wasshockedtolearnhowmuchtheycost.Tofindaless-expensivepair,sheconsideredsearchinginonline

secondhandshops.Afewdayslater,shereceivedanoticeinformingherthatamannamedJamesBondwashoping

tosellanoldpairofskatesfor$40,Bondhadnoideawhatsizetheywere,buthepostedapictureofthemnexttoa

ruler,showingthattheywereabout25cmlong.

ItseemedtobetherightsizeforForrestall:SosheimmediatelyreachedouttoBond.Twodayslater,she

drovetoBond'shouseandlearnedthattheskateshadbeensittinginhisbasement（地下室）formanyyears.They

lookedverydirtyandyellowedwithage;thelaces（鞋带）weremissingandthewheelswererock-hard.

ButnoneofthatmatteredwhenForrestalltriedthemon.Sheslidherfeetintothemandtheyfittedlikea

glove.Shewasverysurprisedathowtheyfeltjustliketheskatesthathermotherboughtforheryearsearlier.When

pullingofftheskates,Forrestallwasshockedtoseehernamewritteninblackmarkerinsidethem.Shequickly

recalledhowsheusedtoskatebyherselfforhoursonendasateenagerwhiletryingtoheal（恢复）fromthe

""personalloss“shesufferedatthetime.Shealwaysregrettedsellingthematayardsale.

Finally,Forrestallboughtthe"old"pairofskatesandrepairedthem.

28.WhatsubjectdidForrestallteachatschool?

A.P.E.B.Art.C.Music.D.Marketing.

29.WhatdidForrestallknowabouttheoldskatesatfirst?

①Theirprice.②Theircolour③Theirlength.

A.①③B.②③C.①②D.①②③

30.HowmightForrestallfeelwhenshefirstsawtheskates?

A.Scared.B.Excited.C.Surprised.D.Disappointed.

31.Whichofthefollowingwordscanbestreplacetheunderlinedword“slid”inParagraph4?

A.washedB.turnedC.putD.held

32.Whichofthefollowingcanbestdescribethestory?

A.Oneisnevertoooldtolearn.B.Neverjudgeabookbyitscover.

C.WheninRome,doastheRomansdo.D.Whateverismeantforuswillfinditswaytous.

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（2024•山东泰安•二模）

Scientistshavedevelopedawaytoreadminds,translatingunspokenthoughtsintowrittenwords.Ifsthe

firsttimeit'sbeendonewithouthavingtoputanythingintothebrain.Theyusedartificialintelligence（AI）（人工智

能）.Itisthenamegiventoacomputersystemthatisableto“think“foritselfandcarryouttasksthatusually

requirehumanintelligence.

Scientistsusedaspecialscanner（扫描器）.Themachinecanseewherebloodruns,whichshowsthepartsof

thebrainthataremostactive.Peopletakingpartintheexperiment（实验）listenedtotheradiofor16hoursastheir

brainswerescanned.TheAItoollearnedtoconnectcertainbrainactivitywithwordstheyheard.Afterthat,each

personwasaskedtothinkofastory,andtheAItoolmanagedtopickupthesethoughtsastheyhappened.

Theresultshadabouta50%accuracyrate（准确率），althoughtheAIfoundithardtoworkoutthemeaning

ofpronouns,suchasheorshe,herorhim.Forexample,itturned"Idon'thavemydriver'slicenseyet"into"She

hasnotevenstartedtolearntodriveyet.^^Itcouldusuallyunderstandthemeaningofwhatsomeonewasthinking

ratherthantheexactwords.TheAIwaspersonalized,sowhenithadlearnedfromonepersonbutitwastestedon

another,itcouldn'tunderstandtheirthoughts.

Thescientists,whohavebeenworkingonthetechnologyfor15years,saytheyunderstandtherisksofit

beingusedbadly.ScientistJerryTangtoldanewspaper,“Wewanttomakesurepeopleonlyusethesetypesof

technologieswhentheywantto,andthatithelpsthem.'Thescientistshopeitwillhelppeoplewithcertainmedical

conditions,whoarestillawakebuthavelosttheabilitytospeak,tocommunicateonceagain.

33.Whatisthemainpurposeofparagraph2?

A.Todescribetheprocessoftheexperiment.B.Toexplaintheresultsoftheexperiment.

C.Tooffersomeopinionsabouttheexperiment.D.Tolistthedifficultieswiththeexperiment.

34.Whatdoestheexampleinparagraph3show?

A.TheAIismuchclevererthanpeople.

B.TheAIdidn'tstarttheworkasitwasordered.

C.TheAIcouldn'tunderstandtheexactwordsofwhatpeoplethought.

D.TheAIwillbewelldevelopedaccordingtopeople'sspecialneeds.

35.Whatcanwelearnfromthetext?

A.ItisnotdifficulttotakeAIundercontrol.

B.AIwillnotbeusedinaproperwayinthefuture.

C.AIissowisethatitcantreatpeoplewithmedicalproblems.

D.It'sexpectedthatAIwillhelpthosespeechlessexchangeideas.

36.Whatcanbethebesttitleforthetext?

A.HighRisksofUsingAIB.Mind-ReadingDevelopment

C.ImportanceofHumanBrainD.WaysofImprovingTechnology

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（2024•山东泰安•二模）

EatinganddrinkinginChinacanbeanenjoyableculturalexperience.However,therearelikelytobemany

surprisesalongtheway.Wewouldliketoprepareyoufor,andevenwarnyouof,themaindifferencesbetween

eatinganddrinkinginChinaandintheWest.

BepreparedforyourChinesehostplacingfoodinyourbowl,usuallywithoutevenasking.Thehostwill

oftenputchickenlegsorotherpartsofthemealintheguesfsbowl.ThoughWesternersmayseethisasinterfering

（干涉）withone'sindependenceandpersonalspace,itisasignofhospitality（好客）inChina.

ThoughintheWestitissometimesconsideredrudetoputone'selbowsonthediningtable,thisisquite

acceptableinChina,especiallywheneatingnoodles.However,youmaywanttoavoidthisinsomerestaurants.

Usingyourownantisepticwipes（消毒湿巾）mayhelptoputyourmindateaseinsomesituations.

InChinaitisalsocommonpracticetospitthingsoutonthetableorthefloor.However,inmore

upper-marketrestaurantsinChinaorintheWest,peopleusuallyuseoneofthemethodsbelowratherthanspitting.

Usingchopsticks,forks,ortissues（餐巾Z氏）isapolitewayaroundtheproblem.Youmightwanttoaskforaside

plateoranextrabowlforthebones（骨头），etc.Bewarnedifseeingpilesofthingsthatcameoutofsomeone's

mouthmayputyouoffyourfood.Youmaywanttoorderdisheswithnobones.

WerealizeWesternersusuallycometoChinatoexperiencethingsyoudon'thaveathome.Ourcustomers

usuallywanttoeatdifferentthings.IfyouwanttoenjoyChinesefoodandexperiencetheeatinganddrinkingin

China,seeourrecommended（被推荐的）Chinatours.

37.Whatcanweinferfromtheparagraph2-3?

A.IfsasignofhospitalityinChinawhenthehostputsachickenleginyourbowl.

B.Chinesehostswanttointerferewithyourpersonalspacewhentheyplacefoodinyourbowls.

C.Westernersusuallyputtheirelbowsonthetable.

D.Chinesealwaysputtheirelbowsonthedinnertable.

38.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"spit"inparagraph4mean?

A.扔掉B.吐出C.收拾D.发泄

39.Whichoneismoreunacceptableforwesternerswheneatingsomethingwithbones?

A.Askingforasideplate.B.Spittingontheground.

C.Usingtissues.D.Askingforanextrabowl.

40.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?

A.WesternerswanttoenjoyeatinganddrinkinginChina.

B.TherearemanysurprisesinChina.

C.MajordifferenttablemannersbetweenChinaandWesterncountries.

D.WesternersusuallycometoChinatoexperiencethingsyoudon'thave