2025年中考英语二轮复习：阅读理解（历史） 提升练习题（含答案解析）

2025年中考英语二轮复习：阅读理解（历史）提升练习题

一.阅读理解（共20小题）

1.（2024•利州区校级模拟）AsChinese,I'msureyouknowsomethingaboutTaichi.Itsakindofsportandone

ofthesymbolsofChineseculture.

TaichiiscommoninChina.Ifyouwalkthroughapark,youmightseepeopledoingtheseslowandbeautiful

actions.TheyaredoingTaichi,anancientartcalledWushu.DoingTaichiisgoodforourhealth.ltcanmakeus

walkandmovefreely.Duringslowactionswecanpayspecialattentiontoourhandsandfeet.Wecancontrolthem

better.Taichialsomixesslowactionsanddeepbreathsperfectly.Peoplewillbecomehealthierbypracticingit.

ButTaichiismorethanakindofsport.ltshowshowweseetheworldaswell.Theworldisfullofyinand

yang,suchasdarkandlight,softandhard,fullandemptyetc.Taichisetsupgoodrelationshipsbetweenyinand

yang,whiletheyaren*topposite.Justlikethepictureontheleft,awhitecircleisintheblackareaandablack

circleisinthewhitearea.Afteradarknight,thesunwillrise.Leavesfallinautumnbutgrowinspring.Everything

keepschanging-thatishowweshouldseetheworld.Yinandyangdependoneachotherandmakedifferencesto

eachother.Thatiswhyhumanscangetonwellwithnatureandpeoplecanusesoftnesstobeathardness.Taichi

makesfullofyinandyang.

InChina,Taichihasbeenpracticedforabout600years.Atpresent,morepeopleareencouragedtojoininthe

Taichiandpassiton.Over100millionpeopleinmorethan150countriespracticeTaichi.ltisgettingmoreand

morepopularintheworld.

（1）TheactionsofTaichiare.

A.slowandbeautiful

B.quickandfree

C.quickandbeautiful

（2）Theunderlineword"them"refersto（指的是）.

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A.Wushuandsport

B.walkingandmoving

C.handsandfeet

（3）WhatdoesTaichishowus?

A.Itshowsusthatyinandyangareopposite.

B.Itshowsusthatnothingischanging.

C.Itshowsustherelationshipsbetweenyinandyang.

（4）HowlonghasTaichibeenpracticedinChina?

A.Forabout600years.

B.Forabout100years.

C.Forabout150years.

（5）Wecanmostprobablyreadthisarticleininanewspaper.

A.BUSINESS&DEVELOPMENT

B.SPORTS&CULTURE

C.TRAVEL&TRANSPORTATION

2.（2024•泗阳县校级二模）TheDeadSea

At430metersbelowsealevel,theDeadSeaisEarth*slowestpointonland.Itispopularforitswonderful

buoyancy（浮力）.Thehighsaltcontent-morethan34percent-makesswimmingmorelikefloating.

NowtheDeadSeaisactuallydying.PeopleareusingwaterfromtheJordanRiver,whichtakeswateraway

fromtheDeadSea.Since1930,itssurfareahasreducedbyalmost40percent.

Venice,Italy

Withwaterwaysinsteadofstreets.This"FloatingCity"hasattractedvisitorsforcenturies.Butnovisitto

Veniceiscompletewithoutarideononeofitsfamousgondolas,humanpoweredwatertaxis.Watercreates

Venice.Butwaterwillalsokillthecity.

Builtonsoftearth,Venicehasslowlybeensinking（下沉）forcenturies.Now,withrisingsealevelscaused

byhumanactivities,it'ssinkingfaster.AccordingtoUS-basedmagazineArchitecturalDigest,thecitymay

disappearinthenext100years.Betterbookyourgondolasoon!

GreatBarrierReef,Australia

Coveringmorethan2,300kilometersofAustralia'snortheastcoast,GreatBarrierReefisthe

world'slargestreefecosystem,andanidealplaceforscubadivers（水月市潜水者）.Thousandsofcolorfulcoral

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(珊瑚)andfishmakehomesintheblueseawater.It*slikeabigunderwaterparty!

Sadly,thepartymightbeoversoon.Thereefisdying.Humanactivitiesarechangingtheweather.Warming

ocean,waterkillsthecoraLandthiscausesproblemsupthefoodchain.TheNewYorkTimesreportedthatlarge

partsarealreadydead,andthereefsystemmightbegoneby2030.

(1)Whatcanbethebesttitleofthepassage?

A.DisappearingWateryWonders

B.AmazingMan-madeWondersontheSea

C.LostWateryWondersontheSea

D.LastWateryWondersintheWorld

(2)Whichofthefollowingisthesharedcauseoftheproblemsallthethreeplacesarefacing?

A.Waterloss.

B.Seapollution.

C.Warmingseas.

D.Humanactivities.

(3)IfTomwantstovisitallthefollowingplacesbeforetheyaregone,andhecanonlyaffordoneinthenext

15years,wheremusthego?

A.TheDeadSea.

B.Venice.

C.Italy.

D.GreatBarrierReef.

3.(2024•望花区二模)Ithasbeenmorethantwothousandyearswebegantouseanumbrellaonrainy

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days.However,peopleoftenfeltitnotconvenienttoholdanumbrellawhileworking.Thentherubberraincoat

wasinventedbyanEnglishmannamedMacintoshin1823.

In1492,Columbus,awell-knownItalianwoyager,discoveredtheNewWorld-theAmerican.Hebrought

alotofthingstoEuropefromSouthAmericaRubbereasoneofthem,butpeopledidn*tknowtheuseofrubber

atthattime.In1770,peoplefoundthattherubbercouldbeusedaserasers.

MacintoshwasaworkerinaneraserfactoryinScotland.Onedaybespilledtherubberliquidoverhisclothers

carelesslywhenmakingerasers.Heeastoobusytocleanitandwendbackhomewearingthedirtyclothes.On

theeayhome,itrainedheavily.Havinggoumbrella,Macintoshhadtorunhomequickly.Whenbegothome,

betookoffthewetclothes.Tohissurprise,theareaoftheclotgheswithrubberwasn'twet."Whynotmakea

rubberraincoat?''Macintoshthought.Thenextdayhebrushedtherubberliquidalloveracoua.Hewore

thenrubbercoat"onrainydaysandtookawalkinthefieldtotestifitcouldreallykeepoffthe

rain.Surprisingly,theclothesinsidetheHrubbercoat”weren'twetatall.Therubberraincoatwascreatedinthis

waybychance.

Therubberraincoatssoonappearedonthemarket.However,theywerestickyinsummerandhardenedin

winter.Yearafteryear,peoplekeptonimprovingtheraincoats.Todayraincoatsarewidelyusedinourdaily

life.

(1)Therubbertaincoatwasinventedby

A.aChinese

B.anItalian

C.anEnglishman

D.anAmerican

(2)WhatdidColumbusbringtoEuropein1492?

A.Rubber

B.Umbrellas

C.Erasers

D.Raincoats

(3)WhydidMacintoshwearthenrubbercoat'*onrainydays?

A.ToshowhisniceHrrubbercoat"

B・Tosellittoararmer

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C.Totestifitcouldkeepofftherain

D.Togotoworkinthefield

（4）WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?

A.MacintoshworkedinamarketinScotland

B.Therubbermincoatwascreatedbychance

C.Thefirstrubberraincoatwassickyinwinter

D.Theumbrellawasinventedaftertherubberraincoat.

4.（2023•南岗区校级一模）MonaIslandisanamazingplacetotakeavacation.Someoftheanimalslivingthere

can'tbefoundanywhereelseintheworld.Therearefascinatingbeachesandcavestoexplore（探险）.Thesea

aroundtheislandhascolorfulfishes.

MonaIslandisverysmall.ThegovernmentofPuertoRico（波多黎各）takescareoftheislandandhas

madeitanaturalreserve.Thatmeanstheisland'sanimalsandplantsareprotectedfrombeingharmedby

people.MonaIslandisdifferentfrommostplacesbecausepeoplearenotallowedtolivethere.Onlyafewpark

workersareabletostay.

Theparkworkers*jobistokeepMonaIslandsafeandwonderful.Rulesmustbefollowedontheisland.One

ruleisthatonly100peopleatatimecanvisittheisland.Thatway，theparkworkerscanmakesurethelandand

animalsremainsafe.

Ontheisland,visitorscangotoseeMonaIslandiguanas（鬣蜥）whichliveonlyonMonaIsland.

Also,visitorscancometotheislandtohaveacloselookatmanykindsoffishes.Theycandive（潜水）

farbelowthesurface.Theyusespecialtoolstobeabletobreatheunderthewater.Throughtheclearwater,

visitorscanseethebrightcolorsofthefishes.

Visitorscanalsoexplorecaves.Someofthecavesevenhavepaintingsonthewalls.Thesepaintingswere

madebysomeIndianswholivedontheislandhundredsofyearsago.

Afterafulldayoffunactivities，visitorscantakearest,listentothenightsounds,andwatchthestarsinthe

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hugesky.Thestarsareeasiertosee.Visitorssaythatwatchingthestarsisamazing.It'stheperfectendtoa

perfectday.

根据短文内容选择最佳答案.

(1)Theunderlined(划线的)word”reserve”inthepassagemeans""inChinese.

A.休息区

B.保护区

C.风景区

(2)Only100peopleatatimeareallowedtovisittheislandsothat.

A.manyparkworkersareabletostayonMonaIsland

B.theparkworkers'jobistokeepMonaIslandsafeandwonderful

C.theparkworkerscanmakesurethelandandanimalsremainsafe

(3)WhatcanvisitorsdoonMonaIsland?

A.Theycanliveontheislandforseveraldays.

B.TheycangotoseeMonaIslandiguanas.

C.TheycanmeettheIndianswholivedontheislandhundredsofyearsago.

(4)WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?

A.MonaIslandisalargeislandandtakencareofbythegovernment.

B.Fishescandivefarbelowthesurfacewithspecialtools.

C.VisitorsareamazedtowatchthestarsinthehugeskyonMonaIsland.

(5)What*sthebesttitleforthepassage?

A.MonaIsland-anAmazingPlacetoTakeaVacation

B.MonaIsland一aGoodPlacetoWatchStars

C.MonaIsland一theBestPlacetoProtectAnimals

5.(2023•景泰县二模)Whatwoulditbeliketobeover100metersintheair?Besidestakingaplane,there

isamoreinterestingandrelaxingwaytoexperienceit：havingarideonaFerriswheel(摩天轮).

LondonEye,England

Withaheightofabout135meters,theLondonEyeisthetallestFerriswheelinEurope.Thereare32cars

(轿厢)andeachcancarry25peopleatmost.Ontheride,peoplecangetaviewofLondonTower.Buckingham

PalaceandBigBen.Oneturntakes30minutes.

HighRollerUS

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Itistheworld*stallestFerriswheel.Itis168meterstall.HighRollerfirstopenedinLasVegasonMarch31st,

2014.Aridetakes30minutes.Youcanalsoenjoyvideosandmusicduringtheride.

TianjinEye,China

TianjinEyeisa120-meter-tallFerriswheel.ItliesonabridgeovertheHaiheRiverinTianjin,China.It

istheonlyFerriswheelintheworldtostandonabridge.Thewheelhas48cars.Eachcantakeeight

passengers.Peoplecangetgoodviewsofthecityduringthe30-minutetrip.

RouedecisionParisFrance

RouedecisionParislookslikeallotherFerriswheels.Itisabout60meterstallandhas42cars.Butpeople

canmoveit.Becauseofthis,thebigwheelhasbeentomanyotherplaceslikeManchesterintheUKandBangkok

inThailand.

(1)TherearecarsinLondonEye.

A.25

B.30

C.32

D.135

(2)ThetallestFerriswheelintheworldisin.

A.Paris

B.Tianjin

C.LasVegas

D.London

(3)HighRollerismeterstallerthanTianjinEye.

A.33

B.48

C.60

D.108

(4)istheonlyonetolieonabridge.

A.LondonEye

B.HighRoller

C.TianjinEye

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D.RouedeParis

(5)WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?

A.TianjinEyecanbringyoumusicalenjoyment

B.RouedePariscanbemovedtomanyotherplaces.

C.LondonEyecancarry384passengersatmostononeturn.

D.HavingarideonthefourFerriswheelsneedsthesametime.

6.(2023•沛县校级一模)Behonest.That*sallyouhavetodoonHonestyDay.Itwouldbegreatifwewereall

honesteverydayoftheyear.Itsgoodthatthereisadaytoencouragehonesty.M.HirshGoldbergstarted

HonestyDay.HechosethelastdayofAprilbecausethefirstdayisAprilFooFsDay,whichcelebratelies.On

HonestyDay,anyonemayaskyouanyquestionandyoushouldgiveatrueandhonestanswer.Thatmeans

thatyouhaveknowledgeofHonestyDay.

M.HirshGoldbergwroteabookontellinglies.Hesaidinhisbookthatalmostallpersonlieabout200times

aday.Inourdailylife,atypical(典型的)lifeforamanisnIdidnotdrinkthatmuchnandforawomanisHNothing

iswrong,I'mfine.nItisfoundthatnursesarethemosthonestpeople,whilesalespeopleandpoliticians(政客)

arethebiggestliars.

EveryHonestyDay,M.HirshGoldberghandsoutprizestohonestpeople.

(1)M.HirshGoldbergstartedHonestyDayto

A.celebratelies

B.encouragehonesty

C.askquestions

D.handoutprizes

(2)WhichofthefollowingisHonestyDay?

A.April1st

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B.April10th

C.April20th

D.April30th

（3）Accordingtothepassage,arethemosthonestpeople.

A.nurses

B.salespeople

C.politicians

D.allmen

（4）Theunderlinedwordnliarsnprobablymeans"

A.获利者

B.说谎者

C.影响着

D.领导者.

7.（2022•永康市二模）TheLittleMermaid

TheLittleMermaidisasymbol（象征）ofCopenhagen,Denmark.ltsitsonarockintheharbor（海湾）.It

isacharacter（人物）inthestoryTheLittleMermaidbyHansAndersen.ltwaspresentedtopublicon23August,

1913.AndtherearemanytouriststakingphotoswiththeLittleMermaideveryyear.

TheTajMahal

AsoneoftheSevenWondersoftheWorld,theTajMahalisatreasureofIndia.ltisconsideredthefinest

exampleofMughalbuildingstyle（风格），amixofIndian,PersianandIslamicstyles.

NiagaraFallsStatePark

TheoldeststateparkinAmerica,openyear-round,bringsyoucloserthanyoueverthoughtpossibletothe

poweroftheFalls.ThebestareatoseetheAmericanFallsandRapidsistheProspectPoint.ltisalsohometothe

VisitorsServiceCenter,NiagaraAdventureTheater,theObservationTowerandtheMaidoftheMist.

（1）WhatcanyoudowhenyouvisittheLittleMermaid?

A.Takephotoswithit.

B.Swimintheharbor.

C.Enjoyancientbuildings.

D.Listentoastory.

（2）WhichisthebestplacetoseetheAmericanFallsandRapids?

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A.TheMaidoftheMist

B.TheProspectPoint.

C.TheNiagaraAdventureTheater.

D.TheObservationTower.

(3)Whatcanwelearnfromthetext?

A.TouristscanseetheTajMahalfromtheoutside.

B.TheTajMahalisthefinestexampleofIslamicstyles.

C.NiagaraFallsStateParkistheoldestparkintheworld.

D.ThecharacterofthelittleMermaidwascreatedbyHansAndersen.

8.(2022•蜀ill区一模)Thinkingofwheretotravelnext?Checkoutthesepopulardestinations(目的地)and

pickyourfavouriteone.

NewZealand

NewZealandisbeautifulnomatterwhattimeoftheyearyouvisitit.ThebesttimetovisitNewZealandis

anytimeyoulike.Theweatherhereisfineallyearround.NewZealandersspeakEnglish.Andtherearealsomany

famousadventureactivitiesandexcitingsportsforyoutochoose.

SouthAfrica

Ifyouaskchildrenwhattheirfavoriteanimalis，lionsandgiraffesmustbeonthetoptenlist.Thenaskthem

ifthey'dliketoseethemforreal!Withbeautifulbeaches,greatweatherandallthosefavoritewildanimals,youll

alsofindSouthAfricacanbewellworthvisiting.

Ireland

IfyouwanttoescapefromthelargecrowdsofEuropebutstillenjoyamazingfood,history,roadtripsand

nature,Irelandisthebestplaceforyou.ltprovidesvisitorswithaveryrelaxingenvironment.Warning：youmay

havetogivewaytosheepontheroad!

Portugal

Ifyouarelookingforacheapdestinationthathasalotofplacesofinterestandactivities,Portugalisthe

placetogo.PortugalwasrecentlynamedasthebestEuropeandestinationattheWorldTravelAwards.Portugalis

alsooneofthesafestdestinationsinEuropeandisbecomingverypopularwithtravelers.Thebusiestseasonis

fromJunetoSeptember.

(1)WhatinSouthAfricamayattractchildrenmost?

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A.Thewildanimals.

B.Thegoodweather.

C.Thenaturalbeauty.

D.Thedeliciousfood.

(2)Peoplewhoenjoyrelaxingtravelwouldgoto.

A.NewZealand

B.SouthAfrica

C.Ireland

D.Portugal

(3)Whatcanwelearnfromthelastparagraph?

A.TouristswillnotfeelcrowdedinJuly.

B.Portugalprovidesasafeworldforvisitors.

C.ThereareonlyafewplacesofinterestinPortugal.

D.Portugalisnamedasthebestdestinationintheworld.

(4)Thepassageisprobablyfroma.

A.storybook

B.novel

C.dictionary

D.magazine

9.(2022•亭湖区二模)TheForbiddenCityisintheheartofBeijing,China.ltwasbuiltundertheordersofthe

YongleEmperoroftheMingDynastybetween1406and1420.Morethanonemillionpeopleworkedonthe

buildingofthepalace.ThebestmaterialswerebroughtinfromalloverChina,includingmade"golden"

bricks.Whenthepalacewascompleted,theYongleEmperormovedthecapitaloftheempiretoBeijing.

TheForbiddenCityisenormous.ltcoversanareaof725,000squaremetres.Thereare90differentpalaces

withcourtyards.TheForbiddenCitywasalsoworkedasafortress(堡垒)toprotecttheemperorandhis

family.ltissurroundedbya10-metre-highwallanda52-metre-wideriver.Eachcornerofthepalacehasa

tallguardtowerwhereguardsusedtokeepwatchforenemies.

ThemainbuildingsoftheForbiddenCitywereallbuiltinastraightlinefromnorthtosouth.Thesouthern

partofthepalaceiscalledtheoutercourt.ltwasherethattheemperorheldofficialceremonies(典礼).Tothe

northistheinnercourt,wheretheemperorandhisfamilylived.Eachsideofthepalacehasagate.Themaingateis

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thesouth-facingMeridianGate(午门).

TheForbiddenCitywasdesignedusingancientChinesesymbolism.Forexample,theroofofthelibrarywas

black.Blackstoodforwater.Theroofwaspaintedthiscolourinhopesthatitwouldprotectthebooksfromfire.

IftravellersplanaForbiddenCitytrip,theymustenterthePalaceMuseumattheSouthGate(theMeridian

Gate).Aftertouringthemuseum,theymustexitfromtheNorthorEastGate.

(1)Theunderlinedword“enormous"isclosestinmeaningto""inParagraph2.

A.veryold

B.verylarge

C.verypopular

D.verybeautiful

(2)TheriversurroundingtheForbiddenCitywasusedto.

A.keepenemiesawayfromthepalace

B.carrygoodsintoandoutofthepalace

C.raisefishthattheemperorlikedtoeat

D.preventvisitorsfromenteringtheinnercourt

(3)TheauthormentionedthecolourofthelibraryroofintheForbiddenCitymainlytoshowthat.

A.thepalace*sinnerandoutercourtslookverydifferent

B.thepalacewasdesignedusingancientChinesesymbolism

C.thepalacewasbuiltusingthebestmaterialsfromalloverChina

D.thepalacewasdesignedandbuiltbypeoplefromdifferentcountries

(4)Accordingtothearticle,visitorstotheForbiddenCitymust.

A.enterthroughtheNorthGateandexitfromtheEastorSouthGate

B.enterthroughtheNorthGateandexitfromtheWestorSouthGate

C.enterthroughtheSouthGateandexitfromtheEastorNorthGate

D.enterthroughtheSouthGateandexitfromtheWestorNorthGate

10.(2022•东区校级三模)RedTourismreferstovisitinghistoricalsitesandplaceswherewecanseesome

recordsofChina'srevolutionledbytheCommunistPartyofChinafrom1921to1949.lthasbecomethetop

choiceofmanyChineseinrecentyears.Herewewouldliketointroducethreepopularredtouristcities.

★Yan'an,Shaanxi

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Yan'anisaholyland（圣地）ofChina*sCommunistPartyrevolution.Thecityhasasmanyas140

revolutionarysites，includingtheWangjiapingRevolutionary，FenghuangMountainandYangjialing

Revolutionarysites.ltalsohasanumberofhistoricalsitesandbuildings.Itssaidtobethebirthplaceofthe

ChinesenationshownbytheYellowEmperorMausoleumScenicArea.Besides,HukouWaterfallisonlyabouta

2.5-hourdrivefromYan'an.

★Nanchang，Jiangxi

NanchangisregardedasaherocityinChinasinceitwasthesiteofanimportantuprising（起义）-the

August1NanchangUprisingof1927.1nNanchang,therearemanyhistoricalsitesoftheuprisingthatarekeptin

goodcondition.TheMemorialHalloftheAugust1NanchangUprisingisamust-visitplaceforared

tourist.Nanchangisalsohometotheover1,000-year-oldPavilionofPrinceTeng（滕王阁）.

★Zunyi,Guizhou

ZunyiisfamousforthesiteofZunyiMeeting.Thetwo-floorbuildingislocatedatNo.96ZiyinRoad.Now,

peoplecanvisittheofficesandlivingroomsofseveralleadersatthattime,includingZhouEnlaiandZhu

De.ThereisalsoanexhibitionhalLwherepeoplecanseetheweaponsandobjectsusedbyChina*sRedArmy,and

somesculptures（雕塑）relatedtoChina'srevolution.

（1）Accordingtothefirstparagraph,RedTourism.

A.isfacinggreatchallenges

B.hasbecomeapopulartravelchoice

C.helpsredtouristcitiesdevelopquickly

D.letstheworldknowChina*smodernhistorybetter

（2）BobisinterestedinthebeginningsofChinesenation,sohe'dbettervisit.

A.HukouWaterfall

B.FenghuangMountain

C.thesiteofZunyiMeeting

D.theYellowEmperorMausoleumScenicArea

（3）Whichshouldn'tredtouristsmissinNanchanginthewriter*sopinion?

A.TheMemorialHalL

B.ThePavilionofPrinceTeng.

C.YangjialingRevolutionarySite.

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D.WangjiapingRevolutionaryMuseum.

(4)WhichofthefollowingmayvisitorsexpecttofindinZunyi?

©sculpturesaboutChina'srevolution

©objectsusedbyChina'sRedArmy

③photosoftheNanchangUprising

④roomswheretheleaderslived

A.①②③

B.②③④

C.①②④

D.①③④

(5)Whereisthepassageprobablyfrom?

A.Amapguide.

B.Atravelmagazine.

C.Atraveldiary.

D.Ageographybook.

11.(2022•鹿城区校级二模)Haveyoueverheardofthedeepestholeintheworld?Theenteringplacetothe

centeroftheearthsitsinMurmansk,Russia,notfarfromNorway.!believeI'mnotaloneinbeingalittleafraid

bythedeepesthole一KolaSuperdeepBorehole.Becauseofstrangeandloudvoicefromthedeephole,local

peoplecallit"thewelltohell".

BeforetheveryideaofaSuperdeepholestartscomingtoyourdreams,keepthisinmind一theholeisonly

nineinchesindiameter(or23cm).There'snowayyoucouldfallintoit.KnownastheKolaSuperdeepBorehole,

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itreachesabout7.5milesbelowtheground(or12,262km),whichtookabout20yearstoreach.

Theholewasintendedtogo"asdeepaspossible",whichresearchersexpectedtobearound9miles(or14,

500m).Butthescientistsandengineerswereforcedtogiveupwhentheyhitunexpectedlyhightemperatures.The

2.7billion-year-oldrockstherereachedtemperaturesofaround180℃.Thiswasalmosttwiceashotasthey'd

predicted.Suchhightemperatureschangestheformofthedrill.Therocksthemselvesarealsomoreeasily

changed.TheRussianscientistsinKoladescribedtherocksinthatdeepholeasmorelikeplasticthanrock.

Sincethedrillingwasstoppedin1992,andtheprojectsitewasgivenuparoundtenyearslater,theKola

SuperdeepBoreholehasmaintainedtherecordforthedeepestman-madepointonearth.Humanshavesincedug

longerboreholes,includingthe12,289-meterboreholedrilledintheAlShaheenOilFieldinQatarandthe12,

345-meteroffshoreoilwellneartheRussianislandofSakhalin.ButtheholeinKolaremainsthedeepest.

(1)Accordingtothepassage,whereisthedeepesthole(★)?

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(2)Thescientistsgaveupdiggingtheholeatabout7.5milesbecause.

A.therocksthereweretoohard

B.thetemperaturetherewastoohigh

C.theyneededmoremoneytokeepworking

D.theydidn'thavepropertoolstokeepdigging

(3)Theunderlinedword"maintain"probablymeans.

A.broken

B.lost

C.kept

D.hidden

(4)TheKolaSuperdeepBoreholeisahole.

A.whichisstillthedeepestpoint

B.whichyoucanfallintoeasily

C.whichis2.7billionyearsold

D.whichwasgivenupin1992

12.(2022•杭州模拟)LaGomeraisoneofafewplacesintheworldwhichhasawhistled(口哨)language.We

donotknowhowandwhyitbeganbecausewedonotknowthecompletehistoryoftheisland.Butwecan

certainlyimaginethereasonsforthebeginningofthewhistledlanguage.Therearemanydeepvalleysonthe

island.Apersonononesideofavalleycannoteasilyshouttoapersonontheotherside.Buthecanwhistleand

beheard.Someofthebestwhistlerscanbeheardfromfourmilesawayandtherecordissevenmiles.The

peoplewholiveontheislandusuallyhavegoodteeth,andthishelpsthemtowhistlewell.Theymustalsohave

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goodearssothattheycanheartheotherwhistlers.

Wecanunderstandwhythewhistledlanguagecontinues.ltisveryusefulontheisland,andquiteeasyto

learn.Whensomebodyishurtorill,thewhistledlanguagetakestheplaceofthetelephone.Ifthesickpersonis

quitefarawayfromthetown,peoplepassthemessagefromonetoanother.Aboyguardingcattleonahillside

whistlestoamanfishingfromhisboat.Thelastoneisabletodescribethetroublefullyandexactlytothedoctor

intown.Peoplehelponeanotherinthesamewaywhenacarbreaksoracowislost.

Thewhistledlanguageishundredsofyearsold,andprobablyitwillcontinuetoliveonforhundredsofyears

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