2025年中考英语复习：选择型阅读理解（含答案）

2025年中考英语复习专题：选择型阅读理解

OnMonday,IstoppedmycarinfrontofmydaughterJuliefsmiddleschool.Shejumped

intothefrontseat,feelingdown.Sheaskedmetohelpherstudyforhersciencetest.

“Dad,Ineedtomemorizeaunitaboutthereproductivecycle（生殖周期）ofplants.AndI

canhardlymakeit.”

“Youknow,memorizingseemslikethebestwaytostudy,butinfactyoucandobetterin

testsifyouworkontryingtounderstandthematerial.

Julietwasopentomyadvice.ItwasMondayafternoonandwehadtwonightstostudy

beforethetestonWednesday.Isuggestedaplan,"'Tomorrownight,youaregoingtoteachthe

materialtome.TonightAskinghertoteachmewasanunusualidea,butIwasdetermined（坚决

的）todoit.Studiesshowteachingsomebodyelseisaveryusefulwaytolearn.Evenifyoudon't

dotheteachingOnTuesdayafternoon,Julietsatdownwithhersciencebookfacingmeandsaid,

“Okay,lefsstudy.^^Iwantedhertoteachme,butafalsestarthappened.Icouldn'tbetoohardon

her.Soinstead,Iencouragedhertocheckthebookandthenshetaughtmeagain.

Shestartedcheckingthingsthatdidn'tseemrational.Andshewasactivelytryingtotesther

understanding.Iwashappytoseeit.Shewasn'tmemorizing——shewastryingtomakesenseof

things,whichwasexactlywhatIhadhopedshewoulddo.

1.WhydidJulietfeeldown?

A.Becauseshefailedhersciencetest.B.Becausesheknewnothingaboutplants.

C.Becauseshecouldn'tfollowherteacher.D.Becauseshehadtroublememorizingaunit.

2.Inthewriter'sopinion,whichisthekeytothebestlearning?

A.Memorizing.B.Testing.C.Questioning.D.Understanding.

3.Whatdoestheword“rational“probablymeaninthelastparagraph?

A.Interesting.B.Clear.C.Stupid.D.Typical.

4.Whatcanweknowfromthepassage?

A.Thefatherwastoohardonhisdaughter.

B.Thedaughterunderstoodtheunitatlast.

C.Thefathergaveuplettinghisdaughterteachhim.

D.Thedaughterfinallylearnedtheunitbymemorizing.

5.Whafsthebesttitleforthepassage?

A.ACreativeFatherB.AnUnexpectedTest

C.LearningfromTeachingD.PreparingforTeaching

Doyouhaveafavoriteplaceaplacewithfamilyandrelatives,goodweatherandfun

thingstodo?I'mhappyIdo.Kunmingismyfavoriteplace.Ilikeitformanyreasons（原因）.

Thefirstreasonismyfamilyandrelatives.OverhalfofmyrelativesliveinKunming.

WhenIvisitthem,mycousinsandIplaygamesandhavefuntogetheralltheday.Myunclesand

auntsliketakingmetothepark.Therewecanriderollercoasters（过山车）androwaboat.Weall

feelhappytostaytogether.

Thesecondreasonistheweather.Itiswarmallyearround.WhenIthinkaboutmyvisitsto

Kunming,Icanjustfeeltheflowerseverywhere.Theyaresobeautiful.

Thethirdreasonisthefood.Thericenoodles,theflowercakes,theroastduck,theGuandu

pancakes.Theyaredeliciousandyoucaneatthemonthefoodstreet.

Forallthesereasons,Kunmingismyfavoriteplace.

6.Howmanyreasonsdoesthewritermention（提至U）inthispassage?

A.1.B.2.C.3.

7.Whafstherightstructure（结构）ofthepassage?

8.Whatcanweknowfromthispassage?

A.ThewriterlivesinKunmingwithhisfriends.

B.ThewritercaneatricenoodlesinKunming.

C.TheweatherinKunmingistoocold.

D.Therearen'tanyflowersinKunming.

9.Thewritercanrowaboatwithhisunclesandaunts.

A.inthezooB.onthefarmC.intheparkD.onthestreet

10.Whatdoesthewritermainly（主要）tellus?

A.WhyhelikesKunming.

B.WhathecandoinKunming.

C.WhathisfavoritethingisinKunming.

D.WhattheweatherislikeinKunming.

QuanHongchanisafamousdiver（跳水选手）fromZhanjiang,Guangdong.Sheis17years

old.HerbirthdayisonMarch28.Thereare7peopleinherfamily.She'sverybusywithtraining

everyday,butshestillfindstimeforfun.Whenshegetshome,shelovestofishintheriverand

pickfruitsfromtrees.Shealsoenjoyscookingwithherfamily.Quanisveryfriendlyandmany

peoplelikeher.Sheisfamous,butshestillloveshersimplelifeandneverforgetswhereshe

comesfrom.Shesaysshewillworkharderandwinmoregames.

11.WhereisQuanHongchanfrom?

A.Zhanjiang.B.Zhejiang.C.Suzhou.D.Hangzhou.

12.Howmanypeoplearethereinherfamily?

A.Four.B.Five.C.Six.D.Seven.

13.Whenshegetshome,whatdoessheliketodo?

A.Gofishing.B.Pickfruits.C.Cook.D.A、BandC

14.QuanHongchanisverybusywith________everyday.

A.eatingB.playingC.trainingD.reading

15.ManypeoplelikeQuanHongchanbecausesheis________.

A.difficultB.friendlyC.easyD.happy

DavidisastudentofGradeSeven.HeisanAmericanboy.HecomestoBeijingwithhis

parents.Hisparentsworkhere.

DavidlearnsChineseandsomeothersubjects.Hestudieshard.Helivesnotfarfromhis

school.Heoftengoestoschoolathalfpastsevenonfoot.Helikeshistorybestbecausehecan

learnaboutthehistoryofChina.Hedoesn,tlikebiology.HisfavoritedaysareMondayand

WednesdaybecausehehasahistoryclassonMondayandaPEclassonWednesday.Thereare

manyclubsinhisschool.Davidandhisclassmatescanjoinclubsforfun.

Afterschool,heoftenswimsandplaysfootball.HehasmanyfriendsinBeijingnow.Heis

happyinChina.

根据材料内容选择最佳答案。

16.WhendoesDavidoftengotoschool?

A.At6:30.B.At6:45.C.At7:30.D.At8:00.

17.WhydoesDavidlikehistorybest?

A.Becauseifsinteresting.B.Becausehecanhavegreatfun.

C.Becausetheteacheriskind.D.BecausehecanknowChina'shistory.

18.WhichdaydoesDavidlikebest?

A.MondayandWednesday.B.MondayandTuesday.

C.TuesdayandWednesday.D.TuesdayandSaturday.

19.WhatdoesDavidoftendoafterschool?

A.Readingandrunning.B.Swimmingandplayingfootball.

C.Swimmingandrunning.D.Readingandplayingbasketball.

20.Whafsthetextabout?

A.David'sfriends.B.David5sfamily.C.David'steachers.

D.David'sschoollife.

Forthousandsofyears,peoplehavelivedwithdogs.Ancientpaintingsonthewallsof

caves（岩7同）showpeoplelivingwithdogs.MorethanonethirdofthehomesintheUnitedStates,

andAustraliahavedogs.AlmostonefourthofthehomesinEnglandhavedogs.Ineachcountry,

thesedogscomeinallshapesandsizes.

ThelargestdogintheworldwasZorba,ahugemastiff（大驯犬）thatdiedin1990.When

Zorbawassevenyearsoldin1989,hewas94centimeterstall.Inotherwords,Zorbawasmore

thanhalfastallasanadultman.Athislargest,Zorbaweighedmorethan156kilograms.

WhilethesmallestdogeverwasaYorkshireTerrierdognamedSylviafromEngland.This

dogwasonly6centimeterstallandjustunder9centimetersfromnosetotail.Thedogweighed

halfasmuchasyourEnglishbook,andevenayoungchildcouldeasilypickitupwithonehand.

Itdiedin1945whenitwasonlytwoyearsold.

Somedogsareunusual,notfortheirsize,butfortheirbrain.OneunbelievabledogisEndal,

the'"familymember^^ofamannamedAllenParton,whohasusedawheelchair（轮椅）sinceacar

accidentin1991.

In2001,PartonwashitbyacarwhilecrossingaroadwithEndal,andthrownoutofhis

chair.EndalquicklymovedPartonintothesafeposition,coveredhimacoat,andpushedhis

mobilephonecloseenoughforhimtoreach.Then,oncehesawthatPartonwasallright,Endal

ranbackandforthbetweenanearbyhotelandParton,barkinguntilpeoplecameouttohelp.

Endalwonaprizeforhiscourageandcleverness,andhehasbeenthesubjectofanumber

ofTVdocumentaries.

根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。

21.Accordingtothepassage,theworld'ssmallestdogweighedhalfasmuchas.

A.achild5shandB.ababyC.ZobraD.yourEnglishbook

22.Theunderlinedpart“ranbackandfbrth^^probablymeans.

A.ranbothwaysB.gotbackC.wentforwardD.laydown

23.Whichistherightorderofthefollowingthings?

①Endalwonaprize.②Endalaskedpeopleforhelp.

©Partonwasthrownoutofhiscar.④EndalmovedPartonintothesafeposition.

A.③②④①B.③④②①C.①③④②D.①④②③

24.AboutParton,theWRONGinformationis

A.hisdoghasbeenonTVB.heisunabletowalk

C.hegotaprizeforhisbraveryD.hehasbeeninatleasttwocaraccidents

25.Whatisthemaintopicofthepassage?

A.Dogsthatarespecialinsomeway.B.Dogsthathavehelpedtheirowners.

C.Threepopularkindsofdogs.D.Thebestdogsinacompetition.

Familyeducationplaysabigroleinone'slife.Goodparentswillgreatlyinfluencetheir

children.Ourgroupwantstoknowwhatgreatvaluesteenagerslearnfromtheirparentsandhow

oftentheycommunicatewiththeirparents.Soasurveywasmadeamong1,000studentsinour

schoolincludingthefirst,secondandthirdstudents.Herearethediagramsshowingtheresults.

DiagramIThegreatvalueteenagerslearnfromparents

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andhabitsthatteenagersdevelophavealottodowiththeirparents.Parentsshouldpayattention

totheirwordsandactsbecauseteenagerswillfollowparents5behavior.Parentsshouldserveas

rolemodelsfortheirteenagechildren.Theyshouldshowpositivebehavior(积极彳亍为)，honesty,

andrespect,parentscanhelpshapetheirchildren'scharacterandhabitsinapositiveway.

根据短文和图表(diagram)内容，选择最佳答案。

26.Thesurveyismainlyabout.

A.familyeducationB.tablemannersC.eatinghabits

D.traditionalcustoms

27.isoneofthegreatvaluesthatteenagerslearnfromtheirparentsaccordingto

DiagramI.

A.BeingontimeB.BeinghonestC.BeingoutgoingD.Beingathome

28.studentslearntohelpothersfromtheirparentsfromDiagramI.

A.880B.700C.500D.900

29.AccordingtoDiagramII,of1,000studentssometimescommunicatewiththeir

parents.

A.59%B.39%C.31%D.10%

30.Fromthepassage,wecanknow.

A.50studentslearntoworkharderfromtheirparents

B.halfofthestudentsseldomcommunicatewiththeirparents

C.1,000studentsinthesurveyareallfromthethirdgradeintheschool

D.parentshaveagreatinfluenceonthedevelopmentofteenagershabits

OnSaturdaymorning,Holly'sparentsandHollygotoWillowFarm.It'sfarfromtheir

house,sotheydrivethere.Onthefarm,Hollygetsalovelydog.She'ssohappy,andthedogis

happytoo!ShenameshimEco.

Thatnight,Hollyputsaglassofdrinkingwaternexttoherbed,readsfortenminutes,and

thenshefallsasleep（入睡）.Thetreesaretallwithbiggreenleaves.Smallbirdsfly

betweenthetrees,singingallthetime.AsHollywalksintheforest（森林），sheseessmilinggreen

frogsandredbutterflies.Therearenopeopleanywhere.Therearenohouses,carsorcomputers.

Thereisonlythesoundofthemovingleaves,birdsongandsomethingelse.

Lap,lap,lap...

Whatisthatsound?Itsoundslikewater.Isitraining?ButHollycanseethebluesky.Isita

river?

Lap,lap,lap...

Hollywalkstowardthesound.

Lap,lap,lap...

Thesoundisveryloudnow.Itseemsveryclose.

Lap,lap,lap...

Hollywakesupandrubshereyes.Sheisn'tdreaming（做梦）.Butshecanstillhearthe

sound.

Lap,lap,lap...

HollyturnsonthelightandseesEco.Heisdrinkingfromtheglass!

31.HowdoHollyandherparentsgotothefarm?

A.Bybus.B.Bytaxi.C.Bycar.D.Bybike.

32.Whafsthecorrectorder（正确顺序）ofHolly'sactivitiesonSaturday?

a.Shefallsasleep,b.Shevisitsafarm.

c.Shereadsfortenminutes,d.ShenamesthedogEco.

A.a-c-b-dB.d-c-b-aC.c-b-d-aD.b-d-c-a

33.Whichissuitable（适合的）forthe"”?

A.SheislookingforEcoeverywhere.

B.Shefindsherselfinabeautifulforest.

C.EcoisdrinkingwaterfromHolly'sglass.

D.Ecojumpsontoherbedandsleepswithher.

34.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?

A.ThesoundisfarfromHolly.B.ThesoundcomesfromEco.

C.HollyisdreamingofEco.D.Hollydoesnotlikethesound.

Studentsfromover60countriestakeatest（测试）calledPISA.FinlandandShanghaioften

havethebestgrades（成绩）inthetests.Howdotheireducationsystems（教育系统）helpstudents

getgreatgrades?

Finland

Childrendon'thavetogotoschoolbeforetheyaresevenanddon'ttakeanytestsbefore

theyareeighteen.

Schoolusuallystartsat8:00a.m.andfinishesat2:00p.m.Afterthat,allstudentsgo

home.Studentsonlyhavetodonomorethananhour'shomeworkaday.

Alleducationmustbefree（免费的）.Schoolscan'tgetmoney（钱）fromstudentsfor

anything,evenbooksormeals.

Studentsdophysicalexercise（PE）,butstudentsusuallydon'thavetobethebestinthe

games.

Shanghai

Educationisfree,butparentshavetospendalittleonbooksanduniforms（校月艮）.

Schoolsfinishlateintheafternoon.Studentscangohome,butsomestudentsgoto

after-schoolclassestodootherworktohelpthemgetbettergrades.

Studentsworkveryhardtopreparefortheirtests.Averyimportanttestiscalledthegao

kao.Theythinkgoingtoagoodschooltostudyisgoodfortheirfuture.

Teacherscan'tgivemorethananhourandahalfofhomeworkadayandstudentsmust

dophysicalexercise（PE）foranhouraday.

35.Whydoesthewritertalkabout"FinlandandShanghai^^inParagraph1?

A.Becausetheeducationsystemsinthesetwoplacesarethesame.

B.Becausestudentsfromover60countriesloveFinlandandShanghai.

C.BecauseonlystudentsfromFinlandandShanghaitakethePISAtest.

D.BecausestudentsfromFinlandandShanghaidowellinthePISAtest.

36.Whatdoes"that"meaninthetext?

A.Seven.B.Eighteen.C.8:00a.m.D.2:00p.m.

37.Whatcanweknowfromthetext?

A.BothbooksandmealsinschoolarefreeinFinland.

B.ParentsneedtospendalotoneducationinShanghai.

C.StudentsinShanghaioftengohomeearlyafterschool.

D.StudentsinFinlanddotheirbesttobeNO.1inthegames.

38.Whichisthebesttitle（标题）forthistext?

A.FinlandandShanghaiB.EducationandFuture

C.DifferentEducationSystemsD.DifferentTestsandGrades

①Manyscientiststhinkthatdifferentchildreninafamilyhavedifferentpersonalities（个

'性）.Herearesomeexamples.

②First-born（头月台的）childrengetalotoflovefromtheirparents,sotheyareoftensureof

theirownability.Theyarenotclevererthantheiryoungerbrothersandsisters.Theywanttodo

wellinlifesotheydotheirbestonworkandstudies.

③Middlechildrenliketobedifferentfromfirst-bornchildren.Theyareoftengoodat

makingthingsandthinkingofnewideas.Theylikestayingwithotherpeoplesotheyhavealotof

friends.Andtheyalwayshaveotherchildrentoplaywith.

@Last-bomchildrensometimesdon'tdothingsbythemselvesbecausetheirolderbrothers

andsistershelpthem.Theirbedroomsareoftenmessybecausetheydon'tthinkit'sveryimportant

toputallthingsintherightplace.

©Only（独生的）childrenaresimilartofirst-bornchildren.Theydon'thavesistersor

brotherstoplaywith,sotheymaycontactmorewithparents.Andparentsspendmoretimewith

them.Thafswhytheymaylooklikeolderthantheirage.Sometimestheywouldliketospend

timedoingtheirownthings.

39.Howmanykindsofchildrenarementionedinthetext?

A.One.B.Two.C.Three.D.Four.

40.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingto（根据）thetext?

A.Last-bornchildrenhelptheirbrothersandsisters.

B.Onlychildrengetalotoflovefromtheirparents.

C.Middlechildrenliketobethesameasfirst-bornchildren.

D.First-bornchildrenareclevererthantheirbrothersandsisters.

41.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"messy“inParagraph4mean?

A.Notquiet.B.Notclever.C.Nottidy.D.Notimportant.

42.Whafsthestructure（结构）ofthetext?

A.①②③④/⑤B.①/②③④/⑤C.①/②③④⑤D.①/②③/④/⑤

There'sanewAIbot:ChatGPT,andyou'dbetterpayattention,evenifyouaren'tinto

artificialintelligence.ThetoolisanAIchatbotsystemthatOpenAIreleasedinNovember2022to

showoffandtestwhataverylarge,powerfulAIsystemcanachieve.

ChatGPTremembersthelogicofyourdialogue,usingearlierquestionsandanswerstotell

itsnextanswers.ItgetsitsanswersfromalargenumberofinformationontheInternet.Youcan

askChatGPTanything,likeexplainingphysics,askingforbirthdaypartyideasandgetting

programminghelp.Perhapsifsnotsmartenoughtoreplaceallhumansyet,butitcanbecreative,

anditsanswerscansounddownrightauthoritative（权威的）.

Afewdaysafteritslaunch,morethan1millionpeopleweretryingoutChatGPT.UBS

analystLloydWalmsleypredictedinFebruary2023thatChatGPTreached100millionmonthly

usersinJanuary,reachingin2monthswhattookTikTokabout9monthsandInstagramtwoanda

halfyears.

ChatGPTisfreetouseatthemomentbecauseitisstillinitsresearchphase.Butwhentoo

manypeople"jump"ontotheserver（月艮务器），itoverloadsandcan'tprocessyourrequest.Itjust

meansyoushouldtryvisitingthesiteatalatertimewhenfewerpeoplearetryingtouseit.Then

onFeb.l,2023,OpenAIhasaChatGPTProplan,ChatGPTPlus,whichallowsuserstobeableto

useitevenduringbusytimes.Thisservicedoescomeatacostof$20/month.

ChatGPTisanartificialintelligencebotthatprovidessolutionstoyourquestions,but

Googleisasearchengineinwhichyoucansearchforasmuchinformationaspossible.ChatGPT

haslimitedknowledgeduetoitsprogrammingbutGooglehasunlimitedknowledgewhichis

updatedeveryday.

43.WhatdoesParagraph2mainlytellusaboutChatGPT?

A.Howitworks.

B.Whatitcanachieve.

C.Whereitcanwork.

D.Whenitanswersthequestions.

44.ThewriterlistsnumbersinParagraph3inorderto.

A.showthepopularityofChatGPT

B.stressthecostofinventingChatGPT

C.tellthenumberofpeopleusingTikTok

D.showhowslowlyInstagramdevelops

45.Theunderlinedword"it"inParagraph4refersto.

A.OpenAIB.ChatGPTC.ChatGPTPlusD.Google

46.AccordingtoParagraph5,wecaninferthat.

A.Googlecannotreplacehumans'work

B.GooglecangivemoreinformationthanChatGPT

C.ChatGPTcangivesolutionstoyourproblems

D.ChatGPTcannottaketheplaceofGoogle

47.WhatisalimitationofChatGPTcomparedwithGoogle?

A.Itmayproviderepliesunrelatedtothequestions.

B.Itcanonlyupdateinformationatafixedtime.

C.Itneedslongertoprovidesolutions.

D.Itoperatesbasedonlimiteddata.

Doyouhaveagoodmemory?CanyourememberEnglishwordsyoulearntlastweek?Or

haveyouforgottenthedeadlineofyourproject?Manyofusoftensay“Mybraindoesn'twork

welF,.Maybeyoucantryanewwayoftrainingyourbrain-learnwithyourteammembers.

“Teamworkmakesourbrainsworkbetter.Thememoryexpert,JonathanHancocksaid,

“Beingpartofateamhasmanyadvantagesforrememberingthings."Inhismemoryresearch,he

findsthattheparticipants（参与者）inateamalwaysbehavebetterthanpeoplewhowork

independently.Thafsbecausetheyhavelesspersonalpressure,moretimetothinkovereach

question.

★Canadianresearchershaveshownthatourbrainsgetanaturalimprovementwhen

they'vegotcompany（陪伴）.Theirstudysuggeststworeasons.First,whenwe'rewithpeoplewho

aretryingtoremembersomething,wecaneasilyfeelthattip-of-the-tongunfeeling,sowealso

wanttojoinintochallengeourselves.Second,afterknowingotherscanrememberthingswell,we

canbeencouragedtomakeittoo.

Tomakebetteruseofthepowerofteamlearning,youcanusethecontagiontoawakenand

improvememories.Forexample,goovernewwordstogetherwithyourpartners.Believeitornot,

youandyourpartnerswillbeamazedatyourmagicmemory.Also,youcansharetheduty

together.Ifyouhavemanytaskstoremember,askyourpartnertorememberthedateofschool

playwhileyou9reresponsibleforrememberingprojectdeadline.Inthisway,bothofyouwill

rememberthingsmoreeasilyanddeeply.

48.HowdoesJonathanHancocksupporthisopinioninParagraph2?

A.Bydoingaresearch.B.Bygivinganexample.

C.Byprovidingaform.D.Bylistingnumbers.

49.Whichofthefollowingsituationsmatches"tip-of-the-tonguefeeling"best?

A.Youbiteyourtongueandlosewords.

B.Youlosethecontrolofthetipofyourtongue.

C.Youcomeupwithananswerandexpressitquickly.

D.Youthinkofsomethingbutcan'tfindawordtoexpressitwell.

50.Whichofthefollowingcanbeputin★?

A.Canadianresearchersdon'tagreewiththat.B.Butthere?redisadvantages,either.

C.Andgettingcompanyisanotheradvantage.D.Butthere9sevenmoregoingon.

51.Theunderlinedword"contagion"hastheclosestmeaningto"

A.AninfluencethatspreadsrapidlyB.Awaytowakeupasleepingman

C.AdutythatweshouldertogetherD.Amagictooltostoreone'smemory

52.Thewriter'smainwritingpurposeisto.

A.introducetheresultsofsomememoryresearch

B.encouragepeopletorememberthingsdeeply

C.giveadviceonimprovingmemoriesbyteamwork

D.invitereaderstotakepartintheirresearchtotrainbrains

Thealbatrossisafascinatingseabird,knownasthe“KingoftheSea”.Itisacollectionof

birdfamilies.Therearemany（14atleast）differentkindsofalbatrosses,andthelargestkindhas

about3.5-metre-longwings.Likeotherseabirds,albatrossescandrinkseawater.Theymainlylive

onfish,andtheysometimesfollowshipstoeatleftovers.Theyusuallycatchfishonthesurface;

theymayalsodive（俯冲）intowatertocatchtheir"seafbod”.

Albatrossesareknownfortheirexcellentflyingabilities.Theycanflythousands,eventens

ofthousandsofkilometerswithoutstopping.Inwindyconditions,theyareabletostayintheair

forhourswithoutflappingtheirwings.

MostalbatrossesliveintheAntarcticandtheNorthPacific.Theyspendmostoftheirlives

onthesea.Inwinter,youcanalsofindtheminShandong,Taiwanandotherseaside（海滨）

provincesofChina.Everyautumn,theyflybacktotheiroldhomesontheislandsfarawayfrom

theland,wheretheygivebirthtobabiesbylayingeggs.Themotheralbatrosslaysoneeggevery

twoyears.Theeggistakencareofbytheparentsinturn.Babybirdsgrowveryslowly.Theycan't

flyuntilabout10monthsafterbirth.

Albatrossesarebeautifulseabirds,buttheirpopulationisverysmall.Manykindsof

albatrossesareevenindanger.Chinahaslistedalbatrossesasfirst-classprotectedbirds.Someof

themhavebeenlistedonIUCNRedList.However,theprotectionofalbatrossesstillfacesmany

challenges.Furtherinternationalcooperation（合作）andscientificresearchareneededtomake

surethesebeautifulseabirdscontinuetoflyfreelyinthesky.

ALBATROSS

53.WhatcanwelearnaboutalbatrossesfromParagraph1?

A.Theydon'tbelongtoanyofthebirdfamilies.

B.Mostofthemdivedeepintowatertocatchfish.

C.Theycanbedividedintomanydifferentkinds.

D.Theirlivinghabitisdifferentfromthatofotherbirds.

54.Wheredoalbatrossesliveformostoftheirlives?

A.Onthesea.B.Ontheland.C.Ontheisland.D.Onthecoast.

55.Whichofthefollowingaboutalbatrossesistrue?

A.Themotheralbatrosslaystwoeggseveryyear.

B.Itisthefather^dutytotakecareoftheirbaby.

C.Theparentstaketurnstolookaftertheiregg.

D.Babybirdsareabletoflytwomonthsafterbirth.

56.Whafsthepurposeofthelastparagraph?

A.Tocallonpeopletostopkillingalbatrossesforfood.

B.Toremindpeoplethatalbatrossesneedfurtherprotection.

C.Toshowpeoplethatalbatrossesarefascinatingseabirds.

D.Totellpeoplethatalbatrossesarebeingwellprotected.

SebaStephensisonly10yearsold,buthe'saverytalentedmusician.Heplaysthedrums,

bass,guitarandpiano.Recently,hegotaprofessionalcertificate（证书）inmusicthroughthe

BerkleeOnlineprogramatthefamousBerkleeCollegeofMusic.

SebaandhisfamilyliveinMemphis,Tennessee-aplacefamousformusic.Hegrewup

withmusicallaround,butheespeciallylovedthedrummingofStewartCopelandfromtheband

ThePolice.acThesongsofThePolicearefullofsomuchcooldrumming（鼓声）Jhesays.

Beforeheturnedthree,hisparentsaskedhimwhathewantedforhisbirthday."6Drums!^^he

answered.Hisparentsweren'tsure,butafterseeinghimplaythedrumsatalocalmusicstore,

theydecidedhewasserious.Theyboughthimajuniordrumkit（成套装备）.Itwasahugestep.

“Hedidn'tstopplayingever,^^sayshisdad,Everett.

ButsoonSeb