5年（2019-2023）中考1年模拟英语真题分项汇编专题08阅读理解之议论文（原卷版）

资料整理【淘宝店铺：向阳百分百】专题08阅读理解之议论文（2023·四川眉山·统考中考真题）Doyouliketotravelalone?Ordoyouthinkit’sbettertotravelwithfriends?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’rehardlyeveralone.Whenyoutravelinaone-personteam,thiscanprovideachanceforyoutoenjoythemostinterestingpartoftravel—communicatingwiththelocalsandmeetingtravelersfromallcornersoftheworld.Infact,travelingtoknowmoreabouttheworldisnoteasy.There’sresearchtobedone,flightstobebookedandchoicestobemade,nottomentionthatthingscan—andoftendo—gowrong.Oneofthemainadvantagesoftravelingwithfriendsisbeingabletosharethesethingsandsupporteachotherthroughtheprocess,evenifit’sjustsomeonewhowillwaitwithyourbagwhenyougotothebathroom.Justasyourmotheralwayssays,it’struethattravelingwithotherscangiveyouasenseofsafety,especiallyifyou’renewtotravel.Youknowthatifyougetlostorhaveyourwalletstolen,there’ssomeonetoholdyourhandwhenyoutrytoexplainyoursituationinaforeignpolicestation.There’snorightorwrongwaytotravel.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．sharingalotofthings B．knowingyourselfbetterC．gettingsupporteasily D．havingasenseofsafety4．What’sthestructureofthepassage?(①=Paragraph1②=Paragraph2…)A．B．C． D．（2023·广东广州·统考中考真题）ComputerscientistMaryhasanideaforanewrobottohelpherworkwithchildren.Howshoulditlook?Therobotshouldhavearmstobeabletoliftthings.Andifitisgoingtocommunicatewithpeople,itwillalsoneedaface.Scientistsbelievethatgivingarobotafacecanmakeitseemmorefriendly.Humanswouldalsoliketopaymoreattentiontorobotswithfaces.Butwhatkind?ForMary,shewantstomakesurethathernewrobotdoesn’tlooktoomuchlikeahuman.Shewantspeopletojusttreatitasamachine-person.Ifitlooksmorelikeahumanthanamachine,shethinksusersmightfinditabitcreepyandfeelafraid.Maryalsobelievesthatrobotfacesdon’tneedtolookalotlikeours.Herresearchshowsthatwecanenjoycommunicatingwithrobotswhetherornottheylooklikehumans,becauseourbrainsareabletolookforfaces.Justputtwocirclesontopofarobot’sbody,andwewillseeaface.Davefeelsdifferently.Hebelievesthatalthoughatfirstwemightbeafraidwhenseeingarobotwithalifelikeface,wemaysoongetusedtoit.Ifrobotsaregoingtoworkcloselywithhumans,theyshouldlookasmuchlikeusaspossible.Afterall,facesareanimportantpartofthewaywecommunicate.Tomakehisrobotslookasmuchlikerealpeopleaspossible,Daveinventedaspecialskin(皮肤)fortheirfaces.Withthisskin,robotscanshowhuman-likeexpressionsandappeartobeangry,sad,happyorsurprised.Dave’srobotsarealsoprogrammedtocopyexpressions.How?Justimaginehisrobotislookingatyou.Thecamerasinitseyessendpicturesofyourfacetoitscentralcomputer!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?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)forservingtheelderly.Butnotallofitsvisitorsareoldpeople.Thehomealsoincludesachildcarecenterforpre-schoolkids.Thereisaplaygroundinthecarehome,wheretheelderlycanplaywiththekids.Inthisway,theycanlearnmoreabouteachother,andrespect(尊重)andunderstandoneanother.Isupposethisisquiteaninterestingidea.Foronething,weliveinaworldwheretherearemoreandmoreoldpeople.Theworldisfacingthisproblemanditspopulationages.Itwillbeimportantforyoungpeopletobeabletounderstandandcarefortheelderlyinthecomingyears.Regretfully,myowngrandparentsweren’taroundwhenIwaslittle,astheyhadalreadypassedaway.Inevergottolearnwhattheworldwaslikethroughtheireyes,orwhatkindsofproblemstheymighthavefacedwhentheyweremyage.Tome,theirliveswillalwaysbeamystery—hardtounderstandorexplain.However,IthinkIcanstilllearnfromotherpeopleofoldergenerations(辈).Imightfindsomeoftheirideasoutofdate,andtheymightbelievethatmygeneration’swayofthinkingisstrangeorincorrect.Butwecanstilllearnfromeachotheranyway.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．Toshowthatoldergenerations’waysofthinkingareincorrect.（2023·浙江·统考中考真题）RogerFederer,aworld-famoussportsstar,quit(放弃)the2020OlympicGamestodealwithhiskneeproblem.Itwasaharddecisionbecausenoonewantedtobeaquitter.Butfindingthecouragetoletgocanbegoodforyou.Nothingisfunallthetime.Stickingatsomethingdifficultteachesusimportantskillslikeperseverance(毅力).However,learningtoletgowhenthingsaren’trightisimportanttoo.Maybeyourheartisn’tinplayingthepianoanymore,oryouonlyplayfootballbecauseyourfriendsdoandyouwanttotryadifferentsportinstead.Makingthedecisiontowalkawaycanfreeuptimeandenergytospendonsomethingyoureallyenjoy.Infact,studiesshowthatlettinggoofgoalsyoucan’treach,ordon’treallywant,canbuildupyourconfidenceandhelpyouleadahappierandhealthierlife.Buthowcanyouknowit’stimetostopandmoveon?EricBeanisanexpertinsportspsychology(心理学)whohelpsathletesandteamsunderstandtheirfeelings.Hesays,“Quittingisneveramatterofblackandwhite.”Hesuggeststhinkingcarefullyaboutwhyyouaren’tenjoyingsomethinganymore.Isitbecauseyou’vearguedwithateammateorcan’tgetonwithanewartteacher?Talkaboutthiswithatrustedadultorfriend.Thatcanhelpyoudecidewhetheryoushouldstayandstick,orquitandmoveon.Quittingdoesn’thavetomeantotallygivingup,though.Forexample,playinganinstrumentmightbemorefunifyoutakeawaythepressureofexams.Ifyoudodecidetogiveupanactivity,Beansuggestspickingupanotherwhereyoucanstillenjoythingsliketeamwork,creativity,andexercise.14．Thewritermentions“RogerFederer”inParagraph1toshowthat________.A．weshouldnevergiveup B．weshouldgetawayfromtroubleC．it’sallrighttostopandquit D．it’sdifficulttowinOlympicmedals15．AccordingtoParagraph2,learningtoletgoisimportantbecausewecan________.A．learnaboutperseverance B．haveenoughmoneytospendC．liveabusierandfullerlife D．feelmoreconfidentinourselves16．BysayingtheunderlinedsentenceinParagraph3,EricBeanmeansthat________.A．it’snotgoodtostickatthingswedon’tlikeB．weshouldthinktwicebeforequittinganactivityC．wedon’thavetotakeexamstoshowourtrueabilitiesD．it’swisertopickupanewhobbythantokeeptheoldone17．Whichcouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A．KnowingWhentoStop B．WorkingHardtoMoveonC．LearningHowtoGrowup D．StartingEarlytoMakeChanges（2022·四川绵阳·统考中考真题）Doyoucompareyourselftootherpeople?Perhapsyourbestfriendreceivessomethingyoureallywant,oryou’renotallowedtogotoaconcertbutyourbrotherorsisteris.Eventhoughcomparisonsarecommonandcansometimesbehelpful,focusing(专注)onyourownprogressisimportantforyourhappiness.“Weoftencompareourselvestootherswhoaredoingbetterornotaswellasourselves.”saysDr.Jack.“ButIsuggestcomparingyourselftoyourpastselfandyourfutureself.Thiscanmakeyoufeelproudofwhatyou’veachievedandexcitedaboutwhatyoumightdo.Focusingonyourownpurposesismoreworthwhilethanalwaystryingtocomeoutontop.”Comparingyourselftothosearoundyouisnaturalandweoftendoitwithoutrealizingit.Itcanhelpustobeclearaboutourachievementsandtoformfriendshipswithnewpeoplewhohavesimilarinterests.However,it’simportanttorememberthatnobodyisperfectinreallife.It’salsoimportanttotakenoteofhowthecomparisonismakingyoufeel.“Ifyoubegintofeelquitelow,focusonyourownstrengths.”saysJack.Inotherwords,youcanaskyourselfquestionslike“WhatcanIdowellin?”,whichcanhelpyoutrustyourself.Maybehereyouarewondering“Whatifallmyfriendsarebetterthanme?”.Dr.Whitesaysthatjealousy(妒忌)isnotbadbutfocusingonbetteringyourownworkcanhelpyoufeeljustassuccessful.Healsomentionsthatlearningtocelebrateyourfriends’successcannotonlyhelptocheeryourfriendsupbutalsohelpyoufeelgood.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’regoodat B．whatyou’veunderstoodC．whatyou’recrazyabout D．whatyou’veexperienced21．WhatdoesDr.Whitesuggest?A．Trustingyourfriends. B．Cheeringontinysuccess.C．Celebratingothers’success. D．Formingadeepfriendship.22．Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A．PlanYourOwnFuture B．EnjoyYourOwnHappinessC．RunYourOwnRace D．FollowYourOwnDream（2022·山东菏泽·中考真题）Theysayonceyoulearnhowtorideabike,youneverforget.Mostofuslearntwhenwewerekids,andmanystillshootoffforaridearoundthestreets.Inrecenttimes,cyclinghasseenariseinpopularity,sothequestionis:whatmakesitsopopulartopeopletoridetheirbikesonceagain?First,let’slookatthegoodforhealth.Cyclingcanimproveyourhealthandburnextrabodyfat.Exercisingyourlegshelpstoincreaseyourstrength.Andcycling’sgoodisn’tjustphysical,butmental(精神的)aswell.Alongrideinthecountrysidecouldhelpyoutoclearyourmind,orloweryourworry.Butit’snotonlyaboutyourbodyandmind,therearealsosomegoodsidesforyourwallet’s(钱包)health.Cyclingcanbeagreatwaytogotoworkorgoaroundtown.Bycycling,yousavemoneyinsteadofdrivingacarortakingabus.Ifyoudrivetowork,sometimesfindingsomewheretoparkcanbeaverydifficultthing.However,findingsomewheretolockyourbikecanbemuchsimpler.Then,onthebus,therearechangesatstationsandotherpassengersspeakingloudlyontheirphonestodealwith.Cyclistsfaceneitheroftheseproblems.Andifyou’reworriedaboutsafety,therearespecialcyclewaysinmanybigcities.Wearinghigh-visibility(高能见度)clothingisanotherwaytoimproveyoursafetywhencyclingontheroads.Finally,cyclingcanalsobegoodfortheenvironment.Itcanhelpyoutoreduceyourcarbonfootprint(碳足迹).Notgivinggasesoutintotheairisbetterfortheplanetandyourownenvironment.So,whetherpeoplewanttocyclefortheirhealth,goingaroundtown,theirwallet,theenvironment,oracombination(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.C．Ithelpsreducecarbonfootprint.26．Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A．Cyclingforphysicalhealth.B．Cyclingforsafetyontheroad.C．Thegrowingpopularityofcycling.（2022·湖南永州·统考中考真题）OnAugust30,2021,theChinesegovernmentannouncedthatkidswouldnotbeallowedtoplayonlinegamesMondaystoThursdays.Onweekendsandholidays,kidswouldbelimited(限制)toanhouradayofonlinegaming.“Recently,manyparentshavereportedthatplayinggamescrazilyamongsomeyouthsandchildrenisseriouslyharmingtheirnormalstudy,lifeandhealth.”theChinesegovernmentsaidonline.Thisnewsgotusthinking.Shouldthegovernmentberesponsibleforlimitinghowmuchtimekidsspendonline?Herearesomestudents’opinions.EsmeMcNeely,11Thegovernmentshouldnotsetscreen-timelimits.Thatdecisionshouldbeuptoparents.Somechildrenneedtousescreensforhomework.AndduringtheCOVID-19,oneoftheonlywaystotalktofriendswasonline.Governmentlimitswouldnotbefairtopeoplewhoarecarefulwiththeirscreentime.LucasBarone,11Thegovernmentshouldnotlimitscreentime.A2021studyfromtheUniversityofColoradoBouldersaysscreentimemightbelessharmfultokidsthanpeoplethink.Someparentsworrythatchildrenonlinetoomuchwon’tmakefriends.Butthestudyreportsthatscreentimecanactuallyimprovekids’friendships.Infact,screentimecanbeeducational.Iusewebsitestoreadandtolearnmath.XiuhanZhu,9Ithinkthegovernmentshouldtakeactionandlimitscreentimeforkids.Toomuchscreentimecanleadtotirednessandlesssocialtime.Peoplewhousesmartphonesaremorelikelytogetintocaraccidents.Electricalproductslikecomputerscanalsobeharmfulforkids.Ifkidsaren’tcarefulwiththewebsitestheyuse,criminalscangetimportantinformation.NingLi,10MostpeoplespendtoomuchtimeontheirphonesandTVs.Theyhurttheireyesandwastetheirtime.AndwatchingalotofTVorplayinggamescaninfluencekids’learningandsocialskills.Ifthegovernmentlimitedscreentime,peoplewouldbeencouragedtospendmoretimewiththeirfamily.Theymightjoinasportsteamintheirneighborhood.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）It’slongbeenascientificdream:togivepeopleaspecialvaccinebeforebirthtopreventthemfromgettingterribleillnesses.Geneediting(基因编辑)isonewayinwhichwecoulddothis.Butthismethodhasalsocreatedsomediscussion.InanonlinevideopostedonNov.26,2018,HeJiankui,aresearcherattheSouthernUniversityofScienceandTechnology,saidthathehadhelpedtomaketheworld’sfirstgeneticallyeditedbabies.ThebabiesaretwingirlswhowereborninNovember.TheirfatherhadHIV.Thetwins’geneswereeditedinordertopreventthemfromsufferingfromtheHIVvirus.HesaidhechosetodothisbecauseHIViswidespreadinChina.“Ifeelsuchastrongdutynotonlytobethefirsttodothis,butalsotosetanexample,”hetoldAP.Buthisactionscausedmanyquestions.Althoughgeneeditingmayhelptopreventdisease,manypeoplearewonderingifitissafeandethicaltouseitonhumans.SomebelievethatgeneeditingcouldbeusefultoHIVpatients.HIVis“alargeandgrowingpublichealthproblem”,accordingtoHarvardMedicalSchoolgeneticprofessorGeorgeChurch.UsinggeneeditingforHIVis“agoodidea”,ChurchtoldAP.However,othersthinkthatgeneeditingisstillinitsexperimentalperiodsandcouldresultinterriblechanges.“Itcouldcausegeneticproblemslaterinlife,includingthedevelopmentofcancer,”JulianSavulescufromtheUniversityofOxfordtoldBBCNews.Othersfearthatpeoplemightusegeneeditingtechnologytomake“designer(设计的)babies”.Itwouldgiveparentstheabilitytochooseeverythingfromtheirbaby’seyecolourtotheirIQ.“Youcouldfindwealthyparentsbuyingthelatest‘upgrades’fortheirchildren,leadingtoevengreaterunfairnessthanwealreadylivewith,”MarcyDarnovsky,directoroftheSanFranciscoCenterforGeneticstoldBBCNews.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．issupportedbythewriter B．isgoodforwealthypeopleC．causessomeheatedargument D．hasbeenusedwidelyintheUK36．Whatdoes“designerbabies”meaninthepassage?A．Parentscanchangetheirbaby’seyecolour.B．Parentsareabletochoosetheirbaby’sheight.C．Parentscangivetheirbabyeverythingthatheorshelikes.D．Parentshaveachancetopreventtheirbabyfromsufferingfromthevirus.（2021·江苏泰州·统考中考真题）Justtheotherday,IwasinabookshopandfoundabooknamedHowtomakefriendswithforeigners.AsaCanadianlivinginChinaforayear,IwascurioustoseewhatkindofadviceaChinesewritergivingonthismatter.Onepieceofadvicereallycaughtmyattentionand,Imustsay,mademefeelquiteangry.Inthewriter’sopinion,foreignersarean"opportunity(机会)"toimproveyouroralEnglish;wheneveryouseeaforeigner,AmericanorEnglish,youshouldpractisespeakingEnglishwithhimorher.Iftheforeignerdoesn’twanttoansweryourquestions,thenheorsheisarudepersonwhoyouwouldn’twanttospendtimewithanyway.Ithinkthisadviceisnotonlyincorrect,butalsomayharmtherelationshipbetweenChineseandforeignersinChina.Likemostother"LaoWai"livinginChina,Iknowhowlonelyonecansometimesfeellivinginaculturedifferentfromourownfamiliar(熟悉的)ways.However,Isimplyacceptaspartofbeinghere.SofarmytimeinChinahasbeenrewarding.IhaveimprovedmyChineselanguageskills,learnedaboutoneofthefastestdevelopingcountriesintheworldtodayandmadesomeverycloseChinesefriends.However,IhavealsometmanyChinesepeoplewhoconsidermeonlyasan"opportunity"toimprovetheiroralEnglish.IhavehadpeoplefollowingmefromtowntomyflattotroublemetoteachthemEnglish.Ihavehadcompletestrangersthrowingarticlesorspeechesinmyface,insistingthatIhelpthemwiththeEnglishtranslation.Ihavehadpeopleaskingmenon-stopquestionsforhalfanhourattheweeklyEnglishCorner...Friendshipforalotofforeignersisaboutspendingtimewithsomeonewhosecompany(陪伴)theyreallyenjoy.Soifthereisanyadvicetogiveonmakingandkeepingfriendshipswithforeigners,Iwouldsaythatitisthis:Treatforeignersaspeople,notopportunities.Expecttomakefriendshipsstepbystep,overaperiodoftime,notinarush.________IfyouronlyreasonforbecomingfiendswithaforeigneristoimproveyourEnglish,thenyouwillprobablyfindthatyoudon’thaveaforeignfriendforlong.37．Whereisthewriterofthispassagefrom?A．America B．China C．Canada D．England38．Whyisthewriterofthepassageinterestedinthebook"Howtomakefriendswithforeigners"?A．BecausehewantstohavesomemorecloseChineseFriends.B．BecausehehasgreatlyimprovedhisChineselanguageskills,C．BecausenoChinesepeoplewouldliketomakefriendswithhim.D．BecausehewantstoknowabouttheChinesewriter’sadviceonthistopic.39．Accordingtothewriterofthebook"Howtomakefriendswithforeigners",________.A．hisadvicemaymakeforeignersangryB．itisrudeofyoutoaskaforeignerquestionsC．youshouldchooseagoodforeignertopractiseEnglishwithD．don’twastetimeonaforeignerwhodoesn’tansweryourquestions40．Inthefourthparagraph,thewriteruses"Ihavehad…"threetimes,because________.A．hehadnobettersentencestoexpresshisideas.B．hewantedtoshowhowhehatedtomakefriendswithChinese.C．hewantedtoshowhowhehatedtobetreatedasan“opportunity”.D．hemetChinesewhowantedtomakefriendswithhimonlythreetimes.41．Whichsentencemaybethebesttofillinthe"________"inthelastparagraph?A．Truefriendshipsstand(经得起)thetestoftime.B．Learnaboutdifferentculturestomakerealfriends.C．Friendsareaboutopportunitiesorpersonaladvantages.D．There’srealfriendshipbetweenpeoplefromdifferentcountries.（2020·浙江衢州·统考中考真题）OnaJuneafternoonin1752,theskybegantogetdarkoverthecity.Asthestormbroke,mostpeoplesurelyhurriedinside,butnotBenjaminFranklin.Hedecideditwastheperfecttimetoflyakite.Franklinhadbeenwaitingforachancelikethis.Hewantedtoshowtheconnectionbetweenlightning(闪电)andelectricity,andtodoso,heneededastorm.Hewalkedintofield,andflewakitewithapieceofropetiedtoit.Akeywastiedtotherope.Thelightninghitthekite,andelectricitypassedthroughtheropetothekey.Franklinthentouchedthekeywithhisfingerandgotanelectricshock(电击).This,hesaid,proved(证明)theelectricalnatureoflightning.Formanyyears,schoolshavetaughtthestoryofFranklin’sexperiment.Millionsofschoolchildrenhavebeenamazedbyhiscourageandhisscientificspiritoflookingforthetruth.However,newresearchsuggeststhatthestorymaybefictioninsteadoffact.AlthoughFranklin’sexperimenttookplace,morethanonescientisthasquestionedwhatreallyhappened.It’struethathedidtheexperimentwiththeropeandthekey.ButscientistsallagreethatifFranklinhadactuallytouchedthekey,hewouldcertainlyhavediedfromtheelectricshock.Scientistsoftenquestionacceptedideasbecausetheywanttofindoutthefacts.SomehaveevenquestionedthestoryabouttheapplethatfellonNewton’shead.Manyreportssuggestthatalthoughthefallingapplecertainlyprovidedideas,thereisnothingtoshowthattheappleactuallyhithimonthehead.Infact,fictionisoftenmoreinterestingthanthetruth.PeoplehavebeenmoreencouragedbyFranklin’sspiritthanbythefactsthemselves.Butinscience,factsshouldbetestedbyexperimentsandresearch,andweshouldnotalwaysbelieveeverythingwereadorhearevenifitisagreatstory.42．Franklindidtheexperimentinordertoprove________.A．hewasanexcellentscientistB．flyingakiteinthestormwassafeC．hewasnotafraidoflightningD．lightningwasaformofelectricity43．Theunderlinedword“fiction”probablymeanssomething________.A．nottrueB．quitedifferentC．notsafeD．quitenecessary44．SomescientistsquestionedwhetherFranklin________intheexperiment.A．flewakiteB．touchedthekeyC．waspresentD．discoveredelectricity45．Thepurposeofthepassageistotellus________.A．Franklin’sspiritisencouragingB．fictionismoreinterestingthanthetruthC．Franklin’sexperimentisnotrealD．weshouldn’talwaysbelieveacceptedideas（2020·内蒙古鄂尔多斯·统考中考真题）WhenChinesepeopletalkaboutthemouse,theyarelikelyitasgreedyanddishonest.ItmainlycomesfromaChinesefolkstoryaboutthecatandthemouse.Oneday,themouseandthecatmadeanappointmenttoattendacompetitionheldbytheJadeEmperor.Itwoulddecidethezodiacanimals.However,themousedidnotwakethecatupandatlastwonbyridingontheox’sback.Sothemouserankedfirstonthe12Chinesezodiacsigns,andbecauseofthat,peoplethinkthemousebetrayedhisfriend.Probablynot!Humancultureisfunny.Therearealwaysdifferentwaystolookatthesamething.Inanotherfolkstory,peopletreatedthemouseasagreathero.It'ssaidthatthemousecreatedtheworldbytakingabiteofheaven,bringinglighttohumans.Ithelpedpeoplesurvivebystealingfirewoodandgrainseeds（种子）.Asaresult,manypeoplerespectthemousebyofferingfoodandprayingforsuccess.Sincemicelivetogetherinsocietiesandhavemanybabieswithahighsurvivalrate