初中英语中考复习 专题16 4 阅读理解（议论文）（第01期) -2020年中考英语真题分项汇编（全国通用）（解析版）

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2020年中考真题英语分项汇编

（一）【2020 •北京市中考】
There are millions of recipes(菜谱) hidden in the boxes and hearts of grandmother and parents. These family recipes are a special part of our family history. Some of them have been passed down from generation(一代人) to generation.
“I realized I couldn't go home every weekend for my mom's delicious dishes,” says Shreya, who is about to enter university. Shreya has recently started following her mother around the kitchen, taking notes on how to make her “masala chai” and tasty kachoris.
"Those special tastes can immediately unlock a whole flood of emotions, memories and feelings of family, love, and comfort," says she.
She adds, "I am looking to the day when my kids will come to know of their grandmothers through the dishes they cooked."
But many of us find it difficult to keep the food connection with our busy life. Even if we have time, not many of us take the effort to collect and record the recipes from our grandmothers and parents. We often get a recipe on the phone and take it down quickly on a piece of paper. We just stick it onto the fridge for a week or two and forget about it as soon as the paper disappears from there.
Actually, there are simple ways to keep family recipes, Scrapbooks（剪贴薄）are easily found in the market. You can even add photos to record every detail of your memories about the recipe. With the help of some popular apps like Story Scans, recording family recipes has never been easier. What is needed is to scan（扫描） the recipes and record the story behind each of them. It can become the most meaningful work you have ever done with and for your family.
Keeping family recipes is saving and honoring our tradition so that future generations can continue to make family ties stronger. Every time you remember your loved ones, recreate one of the dishes from your collection and let the memories from the good old days comfort you. So why not gift your kids a family recipe book when they are starting a new life?
27. Why does Shreya follow her mother around the kitchen?
A. To clean up the kitchen. B. To note down recipes.
C. To prepare family dinners. D. To talk about family rules.
28. What can we learn from the passage?
A. Ways to record recipes can be easy.
B. Most people like writing recipe books.
C. Recipes have become popular with kids.
D. People often buy recipe books in the market.
29. Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?
A. Family Recipes: Secrets of Cooking
B. Family Recipes Are at a Crossroads
C. Family Recipes: Connections to Interests
D. Family Recipes Are More than Just Recipes
【文章大意】本文介绍了很多家常菜被代代传承。这些家常菜是我们家族历史中很特别的一部分。我们可以用剪贴簿或者故事扫描等一些应用软件，记录下家庭菜谱。保留家庭菜谱就是保存和尊重我们的传统，这样子孙后代就可以继续加强家庭纽带。
27.B【解析】细节理解题。根据“Shreya has recently started following her mother around the kitchen, taking notes on how to make her “masala chai” and tasty kachoris.”可知，莎莉娅跟着妈妈在厨房转是为了记下菜谱，故选B。
28.A【解析】推理判断题。根据“Actually, there are simple ways to keep family recipes, Scrapbooks（剪贴薄）are easily found in the market. You can even add photos to record every detail of your memories about the recipe. With the help of some popular apps like Story Scans, recording family recipes has never been easier.”可知，记录菜谱的方法很简单。故选A。
29.D【解析】标题归纳题。根据“Keeping family recipes is saving and honoring our tradition so that future generations can continue to make family ties stronger.”可知，保留家庭菜谱就是保存和尊重我们的传统，这样子孙后代就可以继续加强家庭纽带。因此本文主要介绍了家庭菜谱不仅仅是菜谱，还有更深的意义。故选D。
（二）【2020 •北京市中考】


Today we can do everything with apps: pay bills, order food and shop for anything. Mobile technology means we can hold the world in our hands. However, when it comes to technology and health care, opportunities and challenges come together.
Let’s start with the ways to get health care. Telemedicine can allow a patient to use technology to see the doctor online and get a diagnosis (诊断) and instructions without leaving home.
In addition, there are many patient websites. These allow for different kinds of interactions about our health needs without involving the medical team. Setting a date with doctors and reading lab results are readily achieved by technology.
A whole new age of medical care seems likely (可能的) to come in the future. But every coin has two sides. What might be on the other side of techno-health care?
Firstly, we should think about the health care experience as a whole. A usual visit to a doctor begins with a receptionist (接待员) , who can see and tell how a patient is doing, This may influence the treatment effect. It’s unlikely that a patient website will have such intuition.
Next, sharing the details of one's life requires trust, which takes time to build. This is certainly true in health care, where some of life's best and worst moments involve doctors. The human touch should not be undervalued and is unlikely to be there over the smartphone.
Lastly, test results can be difficult to understand. When someone without a medical degree sees a flagged result with no explanation on the website, there's room for all kinds of stories to form in their minds—and also great worry.
So how does medicine adapt (适应) to the new technology age? Very talented companies are working on it .There is medical equipment(设备) that can be used at home to send necessary signs and heart sounds through telemedicine . It seems likely that some companies will find a way to explain test results.
But what it will not achieve is the warmth of human interaction and touch. Patients often need someone to listen to —and care about—their journey story, which will never be realized through a human-less technology. Technology should be a tool, but depending on it totally will most certainly have unexpected effects. Let's not allow our humanity to be one of them.
30. According to the passage, how does technology help health care?
A It encourages doctors to voice their needs on the websites
B. It offers the patient a convenient way to get a diagnosis
C. It improves relations between doctors and patients.
D. It provides an opportunity to build a medical team
31. The word “intuition” in Paragraph 5 probably means______.
A. an ability to understand B. an interesting experience
C. a chance to win D. a fair decision
32. What do you know about techno-health care from the passage?
A. Patient websites require trust from doctors.
B. Talented companies can give medical advice.
C. Flagged results may cause worry for patients.
D. Medical equipment collects patients’ stories.
33. The writer probably agrees that_____.
A. technology can deal with unexpected effects.
B. telemedicine can take the place of usual health care.
C. it is difficult for patients to adapt to the new technology age.
D. techno-health care should take humanity into consideration.
【文章大意】本文讲述了技术进步给健康医疗领域带来的机遇和挑战。
30.B【解析】细节理解题。根据第二段“Telemedicine can allow a patient to use technology to see the doctor online and get a diagnosis (诊断) and instructions without leaving home. 远程医疗可以让病人不用离开家就可以使用技术在线看医生并得到诊断和指导。”，可知它为病人提供了一种方便的诊断方法，故选B。
31.A【解析】词义猜测题。an ability to understand理解的能力；an interesting experience有趣的经历；a chance to win获胜的机会；a fair decision公平的决定。根据猜题所在句子中的such可知intuition指代的是上文中的“A usual visit to a doctor begins with a receptionist (接待员) , who can see and tell how a patient is doing, This may influence the treatment effect. 通常去看医生的时候会有一个前台接待员，他可以看到并告诉病人情况，这可能会影响治疗效果。”，可知猜题句是指“病人的网站不太可能有这样的理解能力”,所以intuition应指“理解的能力”，故选A。
32.C【解析】推理判断题。根据第六段中“Next, sharing the details of one's life requires trust, which takes time to build. ”，可知分享生活细节需要信任，所以选项A是错误；根据第八段中“Very talented companies are working on it”，可知有能力的公司正致力于解决这个问题，所以选项B是错误的；根据第七段中“When someone without a medical degree sees a flagged result with no explanation on the website, there's room for all kinds of stories to form in their minds—and also great worry. 当一个没有医学学位的人在网站上看到一个没有任何解释的标记结果时，就会有各种各样的故事在他们脑海中形成，同时也会产生巨大的担忧。”，可知标记的结果可能会引起患者的担忧，所以选项C是正确的；根据第八段中“There is medical equipment(设备) that can be used at home to send necessary signs and heart sounds through telemedicine .”，可知有医疗设备可以在家里通过远程医疗发送必要的信号和心脏声音，所以选项D是错的。故选C。
33.D【解析】推理判断题。根据最后一段“Technology should be a tool, but depending on it totally will most certainly have unexpected effects.”，可知技术应该是一种工具，但完全依赖它肯定会产生意想不到的效果，所以选项A是错误的；选项B意为“远程医疗可以取代通常的医疗保健。”，文章中没有提及，所以排除；根据第八段中“So how does medicine adapt (适应) to the new technology age? Very talented companies are working on it那么医学如何适应新技术时代呢? 有能力的公司正致力于解决这个问题。”，可知选项C是错误的；根据最后一段“Technology should be a tool, but depending on it totally will most certainly have unexpected effects. Let's not allow our humanity to be one of them. 技术应该是一种工具，但完全依赖它肯定会产生意想不到的效果。让我们的人性不用成为其中一个。”，可知选项D符合原文。故选D。

（三）【2020 •贵州省黔西南州中考】

Alex is reading a book about AI, artificial intelligence(人工智能) . He finds the book a little difficult but very interesting. Though the word AI is very popular now, he enjoys reading it very much. He has learned a new idea about AI from the book.
When people ask AI a question,, it answers the question in a very short time. So people may feel that AI can think and answer questions as human beings do. Before Alex read this book, he believed this, too. However, this book says it will never happen. Actually, AI only uses a lot of information to get the best answer. So when it has more information, the answer will be much closer to the perfect one. AI technologies will be clever tools for human beings to use. This book also says almost half of our jobs will be done by AI technologies in the near future. People will soon find more AI technologies in our lives, such as checking the tickets, the price, people’s faces and fingers.
So, we believe that we will have much happier lives with these AI technologies around us.
41. What is the short form for “artificial intelligence”?
A. PC. B. AI. C. NBA. D. UFO.
42. What does Alex think of the book?
A. Difficult but interesting. B. Easy but important.
C. Popular and interesting. D. Difficult and important.
43. What new idea does Alex get from the book?
A. AI can think by itself. B. AI can’t answer questions immediately
C. AI can have ideas of its own. D. AI will never think by itself.
44. What is the meaning of the underlined part(划线部分) in the article?
A. Some of the jobs can be done by AI. B. All the jobs can be done by AI.
C. None of the jobs can be done by AI. D. AI will take the place of human beings.
45. Which of the following is true?
A. AI is used everywhere in the world now. B. AI will have its own opinions in the future.
C. Al finds the best answer by using information. D. AI thinks and answers questions as people do.
【文章大意】本文主要讲述了人工智能的相关情况。
41.B【解析】细节理解题。根据“Alex is reading a book about AI, artificial intelligence(人工智能) . ”可知亚历克斯正在读一本关于AI，也就是人工智能的书，故答案选B。
42.A【解析】细节理解题。根据“He finds the book a little difficult but very interesting. ”可知亚历克斯觉得这本书有点难，但很有趣。故答案选A。
43.D【解析】细节理解题。根据“people may feel that AI can think and answer questions as human beings do. Before Alex read this book, he believed this, too. However, this book says it will never happen. Actually, AI only uses a lot of information to get the best answer. ”人们可能会觉得人工智能可以像人类一样思考和回答问题。在亚历克斯读这本书之前，他也相信这一点。但是，这本书说它永远不会发生。实际上，人工智能只使用大量信息来获得最佳答案。因此可知亚历克斯从这本书中得到了一个新想法，那就是AI永远不会自己思考。故答案选D。
44.A【解析】句意理解题。根据下文“such as checking the tickets, the price, people’s faces and fingers. ”比如验票、价格、人脸和手指。结合“People will soon find more AI technologies in our lives,”可知此处说的是有些工作可以由AI来做，故答案选A。
45.C【解析】理解判断题。根据“This book also says almost half of our jobs will be done by AI technologies in the near future. ”这本书还说，在不久的将来，我们几乎一半的工作将由人工智能技术完成。可知，人工智能现在并没有在世界各地都使用，所以A选项错误。根据“people may feel that AI can think and answer questions as human beings do. Before Alex read this book, he believed this, too. However, this book says it will never happen. Actually, AI only uses a lot of information to get the best answer. ”人们可能会觉得人工智能可以像人类一样思考和回答问题。在亚历克斯读这本书之前，他也相信这一点。但是，这本书说它永远不会发生。实际上，人工智能只使用大量信息来获得最佳答案。可知人工智能不会有自己的观点，也不能像人类一样思考和回答问题，但是它可以使用大量信息来获得最佳答案，因此B、D选项错误，而C选项表示正确；故答案选C。
（四）【2020 •江苏省苏州市中考】


I think there are several reasons that suggest developing robots is a waste of money.
In San Diego recently $325,000 was spent on inventing a robotic squirrel to do some scientific experiments. The research proved that squirrels are able to scare away snakes by wagging (摇动) their tails. Do you need a robotic squirrel to work this out?
What about AIBO, a robotic pet, developed in Japan? In Japanese aibou means “buddy”. These pets have been developed at huge cost mainly to provide entertainment. They've been used in movies and music videos. Universities have used them for educational purposes. However, in 2006 the company stopped producing these robotic pets in order to save money. Was it worth a lot of money?
Then there’s NAO, a robot which has been developed by a French company. Its main purpose is to make life easier for humans. It speaks 19 languages and has its own personality. It can tell children a story, help in the classroom or the home, or act as a companion to those people who need someone to be with. A fully developed one costs $16,000. Is that value for money? Who can afford it anyway?
There may be good reasons why it is worth developing robots, but so far I haven’t thought of any.
27. What does the underlined word “companion” in Paragraph 4 mean in Chinese?
A. 公司 B. 机构 C. 对手 D. 伙伴
28. What is the true fact about the robots mentioned?
A. The robotic squirrel is needed by every scientist to do some research.
B. AIBO wasn’t made any more because it only provided entertainment.
C. A fully developed NAO may tell kids stories in different languages.
D. All the three types of robots used to be produced at a very low cost.
29. What does the writer think of developing robots?
A. It can help bring people a lot of fun. B. It has advantages in many ways.
C. It may be useful but costs too much. D. It is worth a great deal of money.
【文章大意】本文作者通过举例说明开发机器人是浪费钱，开发机器人可能有很好的理由，但作者目前还没想到。
27.D【解析】词义猜测题。根据画线词所在语境“act as a companion to those people who need someone to be with”讲“作那些需要陪伴的人的一名____”，结合选项可知应是“伙伴”。故选D。
28.C【解析】细节理解题。根据第2段中“In San Diego recently $325,000 was spent on inventing a robotic squirrel to do some scientific experiments. ”讲到发明松鼠机器人来做一些科学实验，并未提到每个科学家都需要，A项错误；根据第2段中“However, in 2006 the company stopped producing these robotic pets in order to save money.”可知停止生产AIBO是为了省钱，B项错误；根据第3段中“It speaks 19 languages and has its own personality. It can tell children a story ...”可知一个完全开发的NAO可以用不同的语言给孩子讲故事，C项正确；根据文中价格信息“$325,000”“at huge cost”“$16,000”可知这些机器人的生产耗资巨大，D项错误。故选C。
29.C【解析】观点态度题。根据第一段中“I think there are several reasons that suggest developing robots is a waste of money.”及文中例子可知作者认为开发机器人可能是有用的，但花费太多，是在浪费钱。故选C。
（五）【2020 •山东省滨州市中考】
Animals are our friends. Sometimes they make trouble, but sometimes they can help us. And they hope to live a happy life, too. Here are two real stories from our readers.
The first story is from Ray. "My cat, Tiger, hates it when I use my iPad because it takes my attention away from him. One year, I had a fall at home and was on the floor for 16 hours. During this time, I was unable to move and couldn't get to the phone to call for help. Tiger stayed by my side until he disappeared under my bed. 'What's he up to?' I wondered. To my surprise, he started to push something towards me. It was my iPad, which I didn't realize had fallen off the bed and onto the floor. He probably didn't know what it was, but he knew that it made me happy. Thanks to Tiger, I was able to communicate with my friend, Becky, who then told my doctor."
The second story is from Colin. "Years ago, my friend Julius saved a bird-a wild 'Mom' cockatoo（鹦鹉）from the side of the road and kept it as a pet in a big cage(笼子). It lost one of her wings, so she was unable to return to the wild. Soon, two wild cockatoos came visiting and one 'Dad' bird wanted to find his way into the cage. The 'Mom' cockatoo in the cage was soon expecting. But as she couldn't fly, 'Dad' cockatoo built a home in the tree, keeping off everyone who got close to 'Mom' cockatoo. 'Baby' cockatoo would spend his days flying off with his dad, leaving his mom behind. She would sit and wait until they returned home each afternoon. The family stayed together happily."
After reading the stories, don’t you think we should get along well with animals? No matter they are our pets or live in the wild, they have their feelings. We should respect every life in the world.
26. ________ is the owner of the cat.
A. Becky B. Julius C. Colin D. Ray
27. The underlined word "it" in Paragraph 2 refers to the________.
A. phone B. cat C. iPad D. bed
28. "Mom" cockatoo didn't return to the wild because ________.
A. Julius caught it as a pet B. she was badly hurt and couldn't fly
C. she preferred the life in the cage D. "Dad" cockatoo built a home in the tree
29. The main idea of the passage is that ________.
A. Ray, Becky and Colin are animal lovers B. we shouldn't use iPad too much
C. friends should help each other D. we should respect every life in the world
30. In which part of a newspaper would you probably read the passage?
A. Sports news. B. People and animals. C. Health. D. Travel.
【文章大意】动物是人类的朋友，本文讲述了两个有关动物的故事，告诉我们要和动物和平相处，尊重每一个生命。
26.D【解析】细节理解题。根据第二段中“The first story is from Ray. ‘My cat, Tiger, hates it when I use my iPad because it takes my attention away from him…’”可知，Ray是猫的主人。故选D。
27.C【解析】词句猜测题。A：电话；B：猫；C：平板电脑；D：床。分析“It was my iPad, which I didn't realize had fallen off the bed and onto the floor. He probably didn't know what it was, but he knew that it made me happy.”可知，是我的平板电脑，我没有意识到它从床上掉到了地板上，他可能不知道那是什么，但他知道那让我很开心。所以推测此处it指的是平板电脑。故选C。
28.B【解析】细节理解题。根据第三段中“It lost one of her wings, so she was unable to return to the wild.”可知，因失去了一只翅膀，受伤而不能飞，所以她无法回到野外。结合选项，故选B。
29.D【解析】主旨大意题。A：雷、贝基和科林都是动物爱好者；B：我们不应该过多地使用平板电脑；C：朋友应该互相帮助；D：我们应该尊重世界上的每一个生命。分析全文内容可知，动物是人类的朋友，本文讲述了两个有关动物的故事，告诉我们要和动物和平相处，尊重每一个生命。故选D。
30.B【解析】推理判断题。A：体育新闻；B：人与动物；C：健康；D：旅行。根据文章内容可知，本文讲述了两个有关动物的故事，告诉我们要和动物和平相处，尊重每一个生命，所以内容和人与动物相关。故选B。
（六）【2020 •山东省滨州市中考】


Whether from news reports or social media articles, you may know that 5G is coming.
5G is the 5th generation network. It is a new network(网络)after 1G, 2G, 3G and 4G and it can connect everyone and everything together. 5G networks will cover many cities in China soon. 5G means super-fast data(数据) speed, one can download a two-hour movie for fewer than 10 seconds, and it is making our lives more and more convenient.
5G will make self-driving cars possible. For safety, self-driving cars need super-fast data transmission(传输)to communicate with their nearby environment. 5G is just what makes self-driving cars achieve this. Eyen airplanes will become "smart" in the near future. Passengers will be able to use 5G networks in the air to connect to the Internet or place orders for food and drinks.
5G will be a big help for students who take online classes. Many people live in poor areas in the world where there are no schools. But with 5G, this will change. Students all over the world will be able to see places like the Great Wall without leaving their rooms.
It will be also easier for doctors to treat patients remotely by 5G. It means caring for patients from far away.
The facts listed above are only a part of what 5G will make possible and popular. Just as in the early days of the Internet in the 1990s, few could see how it could change the world. The same will surely be true of 5G. With 5G, many things do not seem like dreams anymore. Now let's get ready to say goodbye to 4G and welcome the coming of 5G.
41. How long may it take to download a two-hour movie with 5G?
A. 15 seconds. B. 8 seconds. C. 10 minutes. D. 2 hours.
42. The underlined word "remotely" means________in Chinese.
A. 快速地 B. 高效地 C. 远程地 D. 科学地
43. From the last paragraph, we can know that________.
A. 4G is no more used in our daily life now
B. the writer is worried about the coming of 5G
C. with 5G, some of our dreams will come true for sure one day
D. in the 1990s, all the people believed that the Internet would change our life
44. 5G will make the following things more and more popular EXCEPT________.
A. self-driving cars B. "smart" airplanes
C. online classes D. hospitals without doctors
45. About 5G, ________ is NOT mentioned in the passage.
A. to be used freely B. super-fast data speed
C. to connect everyone and everything together D. to make life more convenient than 4G
【文章大意】本文主要向我们介绍了5G的一些优势。
41.B【解析】细节理解题。根据第二段中“one can download a two-hour movie for fewer than 10 seconds, and it is making our lives more and more convenient.”可知，使用5G网络下载一部2小时的电影只需要不到10秒。结合选项，故选B。
42.C【解析】词句猜测题。分析“It will be also easier for doctors to treat patients remotely by 5G. It means caring for patients from far away.”可知，医生通过5G远程治疗病人也将变得更容易，这意味着可以照顾远方的病人。所以推测remotely是“远程地”含义。故选C。
43.C【解析】推理判断题。A：现在4G在我们的日常生活中已经不再使用了；B：作者对5G的到来感到担忧；C：有了5G，我们的一些梦想肯定有一天会实现；D：在90年代，所有人都相信互联网会改变我们的生活。分析最后一段内容可知，本段主要叙述有了5G，很多事情不再像梦想一样了。现在让我们准备告别4G，迎接5G的到来。故选C。
44.D【解析】推理判断题。A：自动驾驶汽车；B：“智能”飞机；C：网上课程；D：没有医生的医院。根据倒数第二段中“It will be also easier for doctors to treat patients remotely by 5G. It means caring for patients from far away.”可知，文中只提及5G使医生远程治疗成为可能，而不是说医院没有医生。故选D。
45.A【解析】细节理解题。A：免费试用；文中并未提及可以免费试用5G网络。B：速度超快的数据；根据第二段中“5G means super-fast data(数据) speed”可知，文中提及了5G是速度超快的数据。C：将所有人和所有事联系在一起；根据第二段中“It is a new network(网络)after 1G, 2G, 3G and 4G and it can connect everyone and everything together.”可知，文中提及了5G将所有人和所有事联系在一起。D：让生活比4G更便捷。根据第二段中“and it is making our lives more and more convenient.”可知，文中提及了5G让生活比4G更便捷。故选A。
（七）【2020 •山东省泰安市中考】

To many people, art is a human expression of creativity. But in recent years, you may have read news about artificial intelligence（AI）creating its own art, such as painting or writing poems. Some people worry that AI might someday replace（替代）artists.
But this worry seems to be unnecessary, at least for now. Many artists today are turning AI into a useful tool. Instead of replacing artists, AI is bringing artists more possibilities.
A piece of music created by AI recently attracted attention. AI was used to create the music based on the protein（蛋白质）structure of COVID-19. The music lasted nearly two hours. The project was led by Markus Buehler, an American musician and MIT professor（教授）of engineering. He assigned (指定) a unique note (独特的音符) to each amino acid (氨基酸) is the protein. The AI then translated these notes into music.
Listeners found the project “mind-blowing”. “It allows me to see the virus in a new way,” said one listener. This surprising combination (结合) between science and art could not be achieved without AI. As The Verge wrote, “AI helps artists play around in unpredictable ways, creating things beyond (超过) what they have ever thought was possible before.”
Apart from creating imaginative works, AI can also take care of repetitive (重复乏味的) tasks for artists. For example, in the comic and cartoon industries, there are now AI tools that can automatically (自动) color in black-and-white line drawings. Although the results can be unpredictable and require a little cleanup. it can give artists room to experiment (实验) by cutting down the time it takes to color each picture.
As Peter Ward wrote for The Culture Trip. “Art of every kind has always been influenced by technological developments.” AI can become a useful tool to bring change to the art world if it’s welcomed and not unfairly feared.
22. According to the passage, AI can’t ________ now.
A. write poems B. paint C. replace artists D. create music
23. Which of the following is NOT true according to the third and fourth paragraphs?
A. AI created a piece of music about COVID-19.
B. Many of AI’s art creations are beyond artists’ imagination.
C. Science and art can be combined with the help of AI.
D. Markus Buehler was not a professor of engineering, but a musician.
24. The underlined phrase “Apart from” in the fifth paragraph can be replaced by “________”.
A. Besides B. Instead of C. Because of D. According to
25. What’s the main idea of the passage?
A. Technological developments have greatly influenced people’s daily life.
B. AI has been widely used in science research.
C. AI is bringing more help to the art world as a useful tool.
D. AI’s creativity has caused more and mare worries.
【文章大意】本文讲述了近年来人工智能开始创造自己的艺术，但人工智能并没有取代艺术家，反而给艺术家带来了更多的可能性，人们认为人工智能可以成为一种给艺术世界带来变革的有用工具
22.C【解析】细节理解题。根据文中“Some people worry that AI might someday replace artists. But this worry seems to be unnecessary, at least for now. Many artists today are turning AI into a useful tool. 有些人担心人工智能有一天会取代艺术家。但这种担心似乎没有必要，至少目前是这样。今天许多艺术家正在把人工智能变成一种有用的工具。”，可知现在人工智能不会取代艺术家，故选C。
23.D【解析】推理判断题。根据第三段中“AI was used to create the music based on the protein（蛋白质）structure of COVID-19. 人工智能被用来创造基于COVID-19蛋白结构的音乐。”，可知选项A是正确的；根据第四段中“AI helps artists play around in unpredictable ways, creating things beyond (超过) what they have ever thought was possible before. 人工智能帮助艺术家们以不可预知的方式发挥作用，创造出超出他们以前认为可能的东西。”，可知选项B是正确的；根据第四段中“This surprising combination (结合) between science and art could not be achieved without AI. 没有人工智能，科学和艺术之间的这种令人惊讶的结合是不可能实现的。”，可知选项C是正确的；根据第三段中“The project was led by Markus Buehler, an American musician and MIT professor（教授）of engineering. 该项目由美国音乐家、麻省理工学院工程学教授Markus Buehler领导。”，可知选项D是错误的。故选D。
24.A【解析】词义猜测题。Besides除了；Instead of代替；Because of因为；According to通过。根据下一句“AI can also take care of repetitive (重复乏味的) tasks for artists人工智能还可以处理艺术家的重复性任务”，可知前一句是指“除了创作富有想象力的作品”，所以apart from意为“除了”，故选A。
25.C【解析】主旨大意题。根据文中第二段“Many artists today are turning AI into a useful tool. Instead of replacing artists, AI is bringing artists more possibilities.”，可知这篇文章主要是讲许多艺术家正在把人工智能变成一个有用的工具，人工智能并没有取代艺术家，反而给艺术家带来了更多的可能性，故选C。
（八）【2020 •四川省达州市中考】


Traditional Chinese culture is catching the world’s eyes. The good traditional Chinese culture is our great treasure. President Xi Jinping says we should have a high of culture confidence. There are so many great works in the course of Chinese history such as Di Zi Gui,Lun Yu,Meng Zi and so on. Xi Jinping and other leaders often borrow some wonderful sentences from them. Dao De Jing is also one of them.
It is widely believed that Lao zi, a famous Chinese philosopher and the founder of Taoism, was the writer of Dao De Jing. There are only 5000 characters in the book, but it is considered as one of the oldest and most important philosophy books of ancient China .It includes two parts, Dao and De.
Dao means "the Way". It doesn’t tell us how to choose the right way, but it really shows that one should act through naturalness and non-action.
Naturalness refers to a natural state of being, an attitude of following the way of nature. Lao Zi thought that everything in the world has its own way of being and developing. Birds fly in the sky; Tigers live in the forest; Fish swim in the water; Flowers bloom and flowers fall. He gave advice to the people who have strong feelings to control the world. He said they should give up the desires （欲望）.
Non-action （无为） does not mean that one should do nothing but passively wait for something to be achieved. What he meant is that human should follow the way of nature and try not to break the rule of nature.
De means“Virtue（德行）”. Lao zi thought the great virtue is like water. And he thinks nothing in the world is weaker than water, yet nothing is stronger than water when it comes. It can nearly destroy everything strong. In ancient China, there is also a saying, water can hold the boat, it can also make the boat turn upside down. Water is a typical （典型的） example of the weak beating the strong.
Of course, there are many other wonderful things we can learn from the book. Today, Dao de Jing still plays a role in the development of Chinese thoughts. It is becoming more and more popular with people around the world.
31. According to Dao De Jing, which picture shows an attitude of breaking the way of nature?
A. B. C. D.
32. Why did Lao zi think the great virtue is like water?
A. Because water is a typical example of the strong beating the weak.
B. Because Lao zi thought nothing in the world is weaker than water.
C. Because water is a typical example of the weak beating the strong.
D. Because water can hold the boat.
33. What does Dao De Jing tell us?
A. We should act by following the way of nature and have the great virtue.
B. We should choose the right way to success.
C. We should do nothing but passively wait for something to be achieved.
D. We should become strong and try our best to satisfy our desires.
34. What is the feeling that the writer wants to express in the passage?
A. Serious. B. Proud. C. Upset. D. Sad.
【文章大意】本文主要讲了中国传统文化正吸引着世界的目光，良好的中国传统文化是我们的伟大财富，作者以《道德经》为例，并简要阐述了其伟大思想。
31.B【解析】推理判断题。根据上文Naturalness refers to a natural state of being, an attitude of following the way of nature. …Flowers bloom and flowers fall.自然是指一种自然的存在状态，一种遵循自然方式的态度。老子认为世界上的一切都有自己的存在和发展方式。鸟儿在天空中飞翔；老虎在森林里生活；鱼在水里游泳；花开花落。结合图片，可知图片B“杀害斑马”属于人为打破了自然生存方式，故选B。
32.C【解析】细节理解题。根据上文Water is a typical example of the weak beating the strong. 水是弱者打强者的典型例子，可知这是老子认为上善若水的原因，故选C。
33.A【解析】推理判断题。根据上文Dao means "the Way". …it really shows that one should act through naturalness and non-action. Naturalness refers to a natural state of being, an attitude of following the way of nature. De means “Virtue（德行）”. Lao zi thought the great virtue is like water. 道是“方式”的意思。它确实表明一个人应该通过自然和不行动来保持自然的存在状态，拥有一种遵循自然方式的态度。德的意思是“德行”。老子认为上善若水。综上所述，可知我们应该遵循自然之道，拥有伟大的美德。故选A。
34.B【解析】推理判断题。Serious严肃的；Proud自豪的；Upset不安的；Sad伤心的。根据上文Of course, there are many other wonderful things we can learn from the book. Today, Dao de Jing still plays a role in the development of Chinese thoughts. It is becoming more and more popular with people around the world. 当然，还有许多其他精彩的东西我们可以从这本书中学到。今天，《道德经》仍然在中国思想的发展中发挥着作用。它越来越受到世界各地人们的欢迎。不难看出，字里行间流露出作者对中国传统文化的自豪感，故选B。
（九）【2020 •四川省甘孜州中考】
On a weekend during Spring Festival, my parents and I were sitting in a restaurant. The drinks and food were good, so when we finished, my father left a tip(小费). As we were about to open the door, the waiter caught up with us. He gave the tip back to us. My dad forgot that here is China, and tipping is not common.
However, in some countries, tipping is the norm. That’s the way it is in the US. It’s said to be good manners to tip your waiter, taxi driver, hairdresser, doorman and so on. And how much you tip depends on the service, which can really put your math skills to the test! But we usually give a tip that is 15-20% of the bill.
So why is there a strong custom of tipping? In the US, waiters have a very low income(收入). They depend on tips to pay their bills. As a US writer once wrote about her experience as a waitress, “It was difficult and I lived and died by my tips."
41. What did the family think of the food at the restaurant?
A. Delicious. B. Cheap. C. Cold.
42. Where were the parents when the waiter stopped them?
A. At the table. B. At the door. C. Outside the restaurant.
43. What does the underlined word “norm” mean in Paragraph 2?
A. Idea. B. Custom. C. Bill.
44. What can be the tip for a $100 bill according to the writer?
A. $8. B. $10. C. $18.
45. The last paragraph mainly tells us __________.
A. who need tips for their life
B. how the US writer made her life
C. why tipping is popular in the US
【文章大意】本文通过作者春节期间的一个经历引出了不同国家给小费的这一现象，在中国给小费并不常见，但在一些国家，给小费是一种常态。
41.A【解析】细节理解题。delicious美味的；cheap便宜的；cold冷的。根据第1段中“The drinks and food were good, so when we finished, my father left a tip.”可知作者一家觉得餐馆的食物很好，所以才给了小费。故选A。
42.B【解析】细节理解题。根据第1段中“As we were about to open the door, the waiter caught up with us.”可知服务员追上去的时候作者一家正要开门，应该是在门旁边。故选B。
43.B【解析】词义猜测题。idea主意；custom风俗，惯例；bill账单。根据画线词所在语境“That’s the way it is in the US. It’s said to be good manners to tip your waiter, taxi driver, hairdresser, doorman and so on.”可知在美国给服务员、出租车司机、理发师、门卫等人小费是有礼貌的，结合下文“So why is there a strong custom of tipping?”可知给小费是一种习俗，结合选项可知“norm”与“custom”意思相近。故选B。
44.C【解析】计算题。根据第2段中“But we usually give a tip that is 15-20% of the bill.”可知给的小费是账单的15%到20%之间，账单是一百元的时候，C项小费占账单的18%，而其他两项均不足15%。故选C。
45.C【解析】段落大意题。根据最后一段“So why is there a strong custom of tipping?”询问为什么给小费的风俗如此盛行，及后文对问题的回答，可知最后一段主要告诉我们为什么给小费在美国盛行。故选C。
（十）【2020 •浙江省湖州市中考】

Dear Sir/Madam,
①It is now common to go online in the home, yet a recent survey showed that ninety-five percent of parents do not know what websites their children visit. I strongly believe that a training project should be started to help parents to improve their Internet and computer skills so that they can better monitor and guide their children.
②One advantage of providing training is that it would get parents to pay more attention to their children's online activities. If they had a better understanding of the Internet, they would see the need to make sure that their children use it properly and responsibly.
③Another argument for providing training to parents is that it would allow parents to help their children with their schoolwork. These days, a lot of homework needs to be done on computers. If parents have poor computer skills, they will be of little or no help with homework, which can make them upset. Some people argue that it is good that students can work independently on computers. However, it is clear that students, especially young students, often need this kind of home support.
④Improving parents' Internet and computer skills might also be a good way or parents to improve their relationships with their children. These days, children spend a lot of their free time on computers. If parents want to be part of that free time, they need to see that playing on computers can be a fun family activity. Joining their children can help parents bridge the generation gap(代沟) between them and their children.
⑤I strongly believe that children need to be helped and guided to use the Internet in a proper and responsible way, and so training is extremely important.
Yours faithfully.
Pat Chan
19. In the letter, the writer ________.
A. thinks parents should improve their Internet and computer skills
B. advises children not to spend a lot of their free time on computers
C. tries to make children less worried about their online schoolwork
D. explains why parents should pay more attention to their children
20. Which of the following best shows the structure of the passage?
A. B.
C. D.
21. The letter is probably from the part of ________ in a newspaper.
A. culture B. sports C. health D. education
【文章大意】本文主要叙述开始一个培训项目来帮助父母提高他们的网络和电脑技能的好处和原因。
19.A【解析】细节理解题。根据第一段中“I strongly believe that a training project should be started to help parents to improve their Internet and computer skills so that they can better monitor and guide their children.”可知，作者坚信应该开始一个培训项目来帮助父母提高他们的网络和电脑技能，这样他们就可以更好地监督和指导他们的孩子。故选A。
20.C【解析】篇章结构题。分析文章内容可知，第一段总述作者认为应该开始一个培训项目来帮助父母提高他们的网络和电脑技能；第二、三、四段分别说明这样做的原因和好处；第五段总结培训的重要性。故选C。
21.D【解析】推理判断题。A：文化；B：运动；C：健康；D：教育。分析文章内容可知，本文主要叙述开始一个培训项目来帮助父母提高他们的网络和电脑技能的好处和原因。内容与教育孩子相关。故选D。
（十一）【2020 •浙江省湖州市中考】
Stephen Hawking, one of the world's most famous scientists, believed that humans will one day have to move into space, "Once we step into space, our future should be safe," he said.
Today, many countries are all planning to send astronauts to Earth's closest neighbor: the moon. Some of these countries want to create space stations there within the next 10 years. These stations will prepare humans to visit and later live on Mars or other earthlike planets.
__①__ Robert Zubrin, a rocket scientist, thinks humans should colonize(殖民) space. He wants to start with Mars. Why? He thinks sending people to Mars will allow us to learn a lot of things—for example, the ability of humans to live in a very different environment. Besides, any progress we make in the fields of science, technology, medicine. and health will do good to people here on Earth.
__②__ Elon Musk, the CEO of Space X also believes we should colonize Mars. His long-term goal is to put one million people there if something bad happens to us here on Earth.
__③__ Many people say it's too expensive. Also, most space trips are not short. A one-way trip to Mars, for example, would take at least six months. People traveling this kind of distance could face many health problems. Besides, these first people would find life especially difficult in space. On the moon's surface, for example, the sun's rays are very dangerous. People would have to stay indoors most of the time.
__④__ No matter what different concerns there are, sending people into space seems certain. In the future, we might see cities on the moon or even new human cultures on other planets. First stop: the moon.
22. According to the passage, why are some countries planning to build space stations?
A. To develop space travel. B. To learn more about the moon's surface.
C. To prepare humans to live on other planets. D. To cut down the number of people living on Earth.
23. Which is the best place for the sentence "Not everyone thinks sending humans into space is a smart idea. "?
A. ① B. ② C. ③ D. ④
24. What is the purpose of this passage?
A. To give reasons for and against colonizing space.
B. To describe what life would be like on the moon.
C. To compare the environments of Mars and the moon.
D. To introduce progress in space science and technology.
【文章大意】现在很多国家都计划把宇航员送入月球，希望在那里建立空间站，为以后移民火星或其他星球做准备。对此不同科学家有不同的观点。
22.C【解析】细节理解题。根据短文第二段“Some of these countries want to create space stations there within the next 10 years. These stations will prepare humans to visit and later live on Mars or other earthlike planets.”可知，一些国家希望在月球建立空间站，为以后人类访问火星或其他行星做好准备。故选C。
23.C【解析】推理判断题。题干意为“‘不是每个人都认为把人类送入太空是一个明智的想法’这个句子最好放在哪里”。根据句意可知，这是反对人类访问太空这一做法的，短文第五段“Many people say it's too expensive. People traveling this kind of distance could face many health problems. Besides, these first people would find life especially difficult in space.”很多人觉得这样做很贵、可能有健康问题以及太空生活可能很困难等，都是反对的观点，故选C。
24.A【解析】主旨大意题。根据文意可知，短文第一、二段先陈述了很多国家都想访问太空这一事实，第三、四、五三段列举了不同科学家对此的观点，最后一段是总结。A选项“给出支持和反对太空移民的理由”符合文意，故选A。
（十二）【2020 •浙江省湖州市中考】
It's a school holiday today. It's warm and the sun is shining. It's the perfect day for an outing. Zack, Vera, Kelly and Tim are discussing what they are going to do. Let's listen and see what happens...
Zack: Hey you guys, it would be a shame to stay inside on a day like this. How about taking the bus to Stanley and going to the beach?
Tim: [excitedly] That sounds great.
Kelly: I'm in! But can we go to the mall first so I can get some suntan oil?
Zack: [hesitantly(犹豫地)] Well, Kelly, I suppose we've got time...
Vera: And we can stop off in Tsim Sha Tsui and get something to eat first. I'm sorry, but I don't think I'll be able to get anything good once we get there.
Zack: I don't know, Vera —it's already eleven o'clock..
Tim: Actually, why don't we have a look at Stanley, Market before we go to the beach? The bus stops right in front of the market. I want to look for some casual shirts and trousers.
Kelly: Oh, yes, Tim, let's do that. Maybe they have some trendy swim suits, and some jewellery...
Zack: [to himself] This is really awful! [to the others] Look, I don't want to go to a restaurant or go shopping—I just want to go to the beach on a nice day. You all said you'd go with me, but if you don't want to, you don't have to. See you later.
[sound of a door opening and closing ]
Vera: Somebody's not glad!
Tim: Well, it was his idea to go out, after all.
Kelly: Oh, dear, poor Zack. I'm going to call him.
[on the telephone] Hi, Zack? Look, just wait at the bus stop for me. I'm coming now. I won't go to the mall.
Tim: Tell him I'm coming too. We don't need to stop at the market.
Vera:[sighs(吸气)] Oh, all right. I can risk having lunch at the beach, I guess.
Kelly:[on the telephone] Zack? We're all coming now. We should all enjoy this great day together.
[to the rest] OK let's go. We shouldn't keep Zack waiting.
Tim:[hurriedly] OK, come on, everybody...[fade]
25. What does "I'm in!" in line 7 mean?
A. I'll come too. B. I'm on the bus.
C. I'm at home now. D. I've made a decision.
26. In lines 9 and 10, Vera thinks that ________.
A. it's more fun to have lunch in Tsim Sha Tsui
B. the food at Stanley Beach isn't very good
C. the others will be angry because of her suggestion
D. she will be hungry by the time they get to the beach
27. In line 22, who does "somebody" refer to?
A. Kelly. B. Tim. C. Vera. D. Zack
28. Which of the following might be the best title for the play?
A. How to Make Decisions B. Let's Plan a Trip!
C. Stop for a While D. Keep It Simple!
【文章大意】今天学校放假。天气暖和，阳光灿烂，是郊游的好天气。Zack, Vera, Kelly和Tim他们打算去斯坦利海滩游玩，本文是他们正在讨论的对话内容。
25.A【解析】词句猜测题。根据下文But can we go to the mall first so I can get some suntan oil? 但是我们能不能先去购物中心，我去买些防晒油?可知Kelly是同意Zack的提议，想“参加”去海滩的旅行，因此“I'm in!”应是“参加”的意思，故答案选Ａ。
26.B 【解析】推理判断题。根据第九和第十行Vera说的话：And we can stop off in Tsim Sha Tsui and get something to eat first. I'm sorry, but I don't think I'll be able to get anything good once we get there. Vera认为在去沙滩之前先吃点东西，因为到那里就买不到什么好东西了。由此可以推知Vera认为斯坦利海滩的食物不太好，故答案选Ｂ。
27.D【解析】词义猜测题。根据上文Zack所说的话[to himself] This is really awful! [to the others] Look, I don't want to go to a restaurant or go shopping—I just want to go to the beach on a nice day. You all said you'd go with me, but if you don't want to, you don't have to. See you later. (自言自语)这太可怕了!(对其他人)看，我不想去餐馆或购物，我只想在天气好的时候去海滩。你们都说要和我一起去，但如果你们不想去，就不必去。再见。[sound of a door opening and closing ] 开门和关门的声音。结合本句Vera: Somebody's not glad! Vera说“某人不高兴了!”由此可知这里的“somebody”指的是Zack，故答案选Ｄ。
28.D【解析】标题归纳题。通读全文可知，本文主要讲述了Zack, Vera, Kelly和Tim他们打算去斯坦利海滩游玩，一开始他们有的人想去先买一些防晒油，有的人想在去海滩之前先吃一些东西，有的人想买一些休闲的衬衫和裤子……，但最终因Zack他们都改变了自己的主意，决定一切从简，去斯坦利海滩享受这个美好的日子。结合选项A. How to Make Decisions如何做决定；B. Let's Plan a Trip! 让我们计划一次旅行吧!C. Stop for a While停一停；D. Keep It Simple! 保持简单!可知Ｄ选项可以概括全文，故答案选Ｄ。
（十三）【2020 •浙江省嘉兴市中考】
Is there a connection between music and language? According to recent studies, the answer is yes: Music helps develop certain language abilities in the brain.
A study from Northwestern University shows that playing a musical instrument can improve a person's hearing ability. As a part of the study, two groups of people listened to a person talking in a noisy room. The people in the first group were musicians, while those in the second group had no musical training. The musicians were found to be able to hear the talking person more clearly.
Musicians hear better, says study leader Nina Kraus, because they learn to pay attention to certain sounds. For example, when the violinists play in an orchestra（管弦乐队）, they must listen closely to what they are playing and ignore(忽视)the other sounds. In this way, musicians can hear certain sounds better, even in a room with lots of noise.
Gotfried Schlaug, a doctor at Harvard Medical School, works with stroke(中风)patients.
Because of their illness, these people cannot say their names, addresses, or other information normally However, they can till sing. Dr. Schlaug was surprised to find singing words helped his patients finally speak. Why does this work? Schlaug isn't sure. Music seems to be able to make different parts of the brain active, including the bad parts. In some way, this helps patients use those parts of the brain again.
So music is not only enjoyable, but also good for us in many other ways. Playing an instrument or singing, says Nina Kraus, can help us do better in school and keep our brain sharp as we get older.
24. What were the people in the first group asked to do in the study of Northwestern University?
A. Listen to different kinds of music. B. Make some noise in an empty room.
C. Give the second group musical training. D. Find out what the talking person was saying.
25. The writer uses the example of violinists in Paragraph 3 to explain________.
A. how musicians play in an orchestra B. how musicians ignore certain sounds
C. why musicians have better hearing ability D. why musicians are not afraid of loud noise
26. Gottfried Schlaug helps his stroke patients speak by________.
A. playing music for them B. getting them to sing words
C. teaching them to play instruments D. joining the bad parts of their brain
27. What is the main purpose of the passage?
A. To introduce different ways of playing music.
B. To give some advice about making our brain active.
C. To show the relationship between music and language abilities.
D. To share the results of recent studies on treating stroke patients.
【文章大意】本文谈论的是音乐和语言之间的联系。结果表明，演奏乐器可以提高一个人的听力能力，甚至能帮助一个生病的人变得更好。
24.D【解析】细节理解题。根据第二段“The people in the first group were musicians, while those in the second group had no musical training. The musicians were found to be able to hear the talking person more clearly. 第一组是音乐家，而第二组没有受过音乐训练。音乐家们被发现能更清楚地听到说话的人。”，可知第一组的人被要求找出谈话的人在说什么，故选D。
25.C【解析】细节理解题。根据第三段“For example…In this way, musicians can hear certain sounds better, even in a room with lots of noise. 例如，当小提琴手在管弦乐队中演奏时，他们必须仔细倾听他们正在演奏的东西，而忽略其他声音。这样，音乐家可以更好地听到某些声音，即使是在一个有很多噪音的房间里。”，可知作者用小提琴手的例子来解释为什么音乐家有更好的听力，故选C。
26.B【解析】细节理解题。根据倒数第二段“Dr. Schlaug was surprised to find singing words helped his patients finally speak.”，可知Gottfried Schlaug通过让中风患者唱歌来帮助他们说话，故选B。
27.C【解析】细节理解题。根据第一段“According to recent studies, the answer is yes: Music helps develop certain language abilities in the brain. 根据最近的研究，答案是肯定的：音乐有助于培养大脑的某些语言能力。”，可知这篇文章的主要目的是说明音乐与语言能力的关系，故选C。
（十四）【2020 •浙江省嘉兴市中考】
Whenever I’m invited to somebody’s house for the first time, I’ll take a close look at their bookshelves. What they keep on their shelves, in my eyes, is a reflection(反映) of their personal tastes and interests. The books on a bookshelf tell the story of a life.
My own shelves are a kind of roadmap through my life, telling a chronological tale. First up come my favorite childhood reads, like Watership Down and His Dark Materials. The collection then moves on to teenage things I read in school — Nineteen Eighty-Four, The Handmaid’s Tale and A Clockwork Orange. Finally, we come out of full-time education and enter the real world, and this part is a reflection of my professional(职业的) life, from the first exciting days of work experience to the present.
If you pointed to any book on my shelves, I could name the year I got it, where I was working, and probably where I was living at the time.
__▲ It is an easy way to get to know about his hopes, dreams and interests. And a big part of that story is how we arrange(排列) our books, and get on with them. It’s such a personal thing, different from each other. Some want to be with their books in every room, others have them on shelves, behind glass or simply lining their floors. Each home has a story to tell through the way they live with their books.
It’s often said that what we read says something about who we are. The way we fill our bookshelves might also send a message about ourselves. From the pile of books on your bedside table to your well-organized shelves, whether we notice it or not, our book collections are telling a story before a single page has been turned.
32. The books on the writer’s own shelves are organized according to _________.
A. their prices B. their writers
C. his personal interests D. the periods of his life
33. Which of the following is the best sentence to fill in the blank in Paragraph 4?
A. Every book is worth reading. B. Each bookshelf holds a special dream.
C. Book collections tell so much about a person. D. The books a person reads depend on his choices.
34. The writer seems to agree that ____________.
A. we’d better not put our books on the floor
B. the way we arrange our books shows our tastes
C. the books at our bedside are usually more important
D. we can know about a person by reading the message he sends
35. It can be learned from the passage that the writer is probably__________.
A. a book lover B. a story teller C. a shelf collector D. a fashion designer
【文章大意】本文是一篇议论文，作者提出了从一个人的书来了解一个人的观点。
32.D【解析】题意：作者自己书架上的书的排列方式都是按照_______。
细节理解题。根据原文My own shelves are a kind of roadmap through my life, telling a chronological tale可知，我自己的书架就像是我人生的路线图，讲述着一个按时间顺序排列的故事。D选项the periods of his life“他人生的各个时期”符合题意，故选D。
33.C【解析】题意：下列哪一项是填入第4段空白处的最佳句子？
推理判断题。根据原文It is an easy way to get to know about his hopes, dreams and interests可知，这是了解一个人的希望、梦想和兴趣的简单方法，故空格处所填句子应该与通过书的收集方式可以观察一个人有关。C选项Book collections tell so much about a person“书籍的收集方式告诉我们很多关于一个人的信息”符合题意，故选C。
34.B【解析】题意：作者似乎同意_______。
观点态度题。根据原文Book collections tell so much about a person. It is an easy way to get to know about his hopes, dreams and interests. And a big part of that story is how we arrange(排列) our books, and get on with them可知，作者同意这样一个观点，即“人们安放自己书籍的方式反映了个人品味”。B选项the way we arrange our books shows our tastes“我们整理书籍的方式显示了我们的品味”符合题意，故选B。
35.A【解析】题意：从这篇文章中可以看出，作者可能是_______。
推理判断题。根据原文My own shelves are a kind of roadmap through my life, telling a chronological tale和If you pointed to any book on my shelves, I could name the year I got it, where I was working, and probably where I was living at the time可知，作者很爱书，以至于他能记得购入每一本书的时间和当时自己生活的状态，可见书已经融入了作者的生活。A选项a book lover“爱读书的人”符合题意，故选A。
（十四）【2020 •浙江金华中考】

Every night, just after the sun goes down. Ruth Medjber talks with her neighbours in Dublin, Ireland, and takes a picture of them at their windows.
These photos, in some way, show people's lives during the global pandemic (大流行病).
"I started out taking photos of just friends and family. In this way, I could connect with them during this special time when people have to stay at home," the photographer explained. "I live alone, so I was missing the days when we were free to communicate with friends. Every evening, on my way to seeing friends, I had a sense of purpose."
Now she's making new friends.
The photo project has taken off online, and she has opened it up to volunteers. But they must be the people who live within 5 kilometers of her home—the Irish government doesn't allow people to go farther out than that.
"I pick a street each night and try to take photos of volunteers," Ruth said. "I usually take about four photos before it is completely dark, but two if I'm talking a lot—which I love to do."
She said more and more neighbours are joining in her photo project and it has now got a name, Low at Home.
"I think people like knowing that they're not alone even if they have to stay at home, and they really try to pick out those who are similar to themselves in the photos," she said. "It's also a different view(视角) of the pandemic: the more human view. Instead of showing what the pandemic has taken from us, it shows that it has given us more chances to be with family and friends and spend time together."
"I think we'd love most to find something nice, even in the most serious situation as it is now," Ruth said.
19. Ruth started out taking the photos in order to____________.
A. raise some money B. connect with friends and family
C. make new friends D. join in a photo project of volunteers
20. According to the passage, Low at Home is the name of ____________.
A. a photo project B. the picture shown in this passage
C. a street in Dublin D. the special time when people stay home
21. According to what Ruth said in Paragraph 8, "the more human view" shows____________.
A. the beauty of streets in a city of Ireland
B. how people do things when staying at home
C. the moment of family and friends being together
D. what the global pandemic has taken from people
22. From the passage we can infer(推断）that Ruth is a _____________ person.
A careful B. shy C. hardworking D. loving
【文章大意】本文主要讲述在大流行病期间人们选择拍照片的方式与亲人朋友保持联系，告诉我们即使在不好的境况下也要保持良好的心态，用好的角度去看待问题。
19.B【解析】细节理解题。根据第三段中“In this way, I could connect with them during this special time when people have to stay at home”可知，Ruth开始拍摄照片是为了与家人和朋友保持联系。故选B。
20.A【解析】细节理解题。根据第七段中“She said more and more neighbours are joining in her photo project and it has now got a name, Low at Home.”可知，Low at Home是这个项目的名字。故选A。
21.C【解析】推理判断题。分析第八段中“It's also a different view of the pandemic: the more human view. Instead of showing what the pandemic has taken from us, it shows that it has given us more chances to be with family and friends and spend time together.”可知，此处the more human view指的是从另一个角度看待这个事情，那就是它给了我们更多的机会与家人和朋友待在一起。故选C。
22.D【解析】推理判断题。A：细心的；B：害羞的；C：勤奋的；D：有爱的。根据文中对Ruth的描述可知，她每天晚上挑选一条街，给志愿者拍照，希望人们能在困境中找到好的东西，所以她是一个非常有爱的人。故选D。
（十五）【2020 •浙江金华中考】
My dear boys and girls, good morning. Today I'm going to talk to you, about my understanding of learning history.
Many of you may think it is a terrible thing to study history. You may often wonder why we students should study something that has nothing to do with our own lives. If you think that way, I should say you are far from the truth.
In fact, if we study history, we can learn quite a lot about personal stories and events (事件)of people just like us. The people who came before us helped build and develop the country we are living in. Their ideas often solved many of our problems and troubles. Studying the past helps us to understand what our ancestors'(祖先)lives were like. And it also helps us to see how their experiences have shaped our own life.
To be honest, ▲ . Some of what we study in history helps us understand the mistakes of the past. And these mistakes will help people not to do the same wrong things. People often learn from the past to have a better future.
Whether we like the subject of history or not, we must understand the importance of the events and the people who came before us. Our ancestors' decisions have influenced our own life. Similarly, the decisions of our own generation(一代人）will finally influence those who come after us. In this only way, the world is truly connected.
History is not just a study of the past. History is the study of people, places, and events that can influence the future.
Now do you still think studying history is a sad thing? Or do you have any doubt about learning history? If you have any question, just feel free to ask.
23. What kind of writing is the passage above?
A. A diary. B. A story. C. A speech. D. A letter.
24 Which of the following can be put in the ▲ in Paragraph 4?
A. the mistakes of the past won't help us.
B. I don't like the idea of learning history
C. it is not easy to learn the subject of history
D. not everything that happened in the past is good
25. According to Paragraph 5, the decisions of our generation will ______________.
A. show what is happening to us B. build and develop our country
C. influence the people in the future D. help understand the people in the past
26. The writer wrote the passage to ___________________.
A. introduce some important people in history
B. develop students' interest in learning history
C. explain different people's understanding of history
D. show the relationship between the past and the future
【文章大意】本文主要是作者对于学习历史的理解，谈谈学习历史的好处并培养学生学习历史的兴趣。
23.C【解析】推理判断题。A：日记；B：故事；C：演讲；D：信。根据文中“My dear boys and girls, good morning. Today I'm going to talk to you, about my understanding of learning history.”和“If you have any question, just feel free to ask.”可知，本文主要是作者谈谈对学习历史的理解，结尾还说如果有问题尽管问，所以推测应该是演讲内容，故选C。
24.D【解析】推理判断题。根据后句“Some of what we study in history helps us understand the mistakes of the past.”可知，我们在历史中学习的一些东西帮助我们理解过去的错误。所以历史不总是正确的、好的，也有不好的、错误的东西。故选D。
25.C【解析】细节理解题。根据第五段中“Similarly, the decisions of our own generation(一代人）will finally influence those who come after us.”可知，我们这一代做的决定最终会影响我们的后人。故选C。
26.B【解析】推理判断题。A：介绍一些历史上重要的人物；B：培养学生学习历史的兴趣；C：解释不同的人对历史的理解；D：展示过去和未来的关系。分析文章内容可知，本文主要是作者对于学习历史的理解，谈谈学习历史的好处并培养学生学习历史的兴趣。故选B。
（十六）【2020 •浙江金华中考】


Very often, when we see young people sitting there, looking at the screen of a mobile phone and smiling, we may think nothing is wrong. But when we come to the question "how much time do they actually spend on media(传播媒介）daily?", the answer is surprising: young people spend about nine hours every day using media, and this only includes media used for enjoyment.
Today's young people seem to have become crazy multitaskers. They often use media when doing other activities. Some watch TV when doing homework, some text(发短信), and some others listen to music. But what do young people think of this? A research showed that two thirds of them believed watching TV or texting had no influence on their schoolwork. Half of them thought using social media made no difference. However, researches have given a different answer: "media multitaskers" did worse in tests.
Scientists did a research among more than 400 students. It shows that those who text a lot have more trouble sleeping and do worse in their study. In another research, students who didn't text during a lesson took down a lot more notes than those who were texting. A similar research also found that students who texted when doing schoolwork had lower overall(总体的）grades.
According to a research, if a kid uses social media a lot, especially at night, he or she will sleep worse and feel more nervous and depressed(消沉的). On the one hand, young people stay up late to check messages and information. They may also be woken up by messages they receive. On the other hand, even the light from a screen could influence their sleep. Some other researches also show that children who use media at night go to bed later, get fewer hours of sleep each week, and become sleepy more easily during the daytime.
27. The answer to the question in Paragraph l is surprising because young people ______.
A. spend about 9 hours on media for fun daily
B. often look at their mobile phones and smile
C. always sit there for a long time doing nothing
D. use different kinds of media to relax themselves
28. The underlined word "multitaskers" in Paragraph 2 refers to people who___________.
A. ask a lot of questions B. use different media for learning
C. have several mobile phones D. do several tasks at the same time
29. From the passage we can learn that a kid will probably ________ if he or she uses social media a lot at night.
A. become more worried B. get more excited
C. take fewer notes in class D. sleep much better
30. What is the passage mainly about?
A. Social media is very popular among young people.
B. Using media too much has a bad influence on young people.
C. The use of social media has both advantages and disadvantages.
D. Mobile phones are the main tools students use for school learning.
【文章大意】本文介绍了目前存在的问题，社交媒体的过多使用会带来很多负面的影响。
27.A【解析】细节理解题。根据第一段中“the answer is surprising: young people spend about nine hours every day using media, and this only includes media used for enjoyment.”可知，问题的答案令人惊讶，因为年轻人每天花9个小时在媒体上娱乐。故选A。
28.D【解析】词句猜测题。A：问许多问题；B：为了学习使用不同的媒体；C：有几部手机；D：同时做不同的任务。分析“Today's young people seem to have become crazy multitaskers. They often use media when doing other activities.”可知，他们经常在做其他活动的时候使用媒体。所以他们是一心多用的人，此处强调“同时做不同的事”。故选D。
29.A【解析】细节理解题。根据最后一段中的“According to a research, if a kid uses social media a lot, especially at night, he or she will seep worse and feel more nervous and depressed(消沉的).”可知，如果一个孩子晚上经常使用社交媒体，那么孩子会睡得更糟，感觉更紧张和抑郁。结合选项，故选A。
30.B【解析】主旨大意题。A：社交媒体在年轻人中非常流行。B：过度使用媒体对年轻人有不良影响。C：社交媒体的使用有利有弊。D：手机是学生在学校学习的主要工具。分析本文内容可知，本文介绍了目前存在的问题，社交媒体的过多使用会带来很多负面的影响。结合选项，故选B。
（十七）【2020 •浙江省宁波市中考】


Robots Are Now Teaching English!
Get ready. Robots are about to invade our classroom. From Korea to Japan to the United States, schools are putting English-speaking robots in front of their students. In Korea, robots are the new teaching assistants in a number of preschools and kindergartens.
The young students say that the robots are fun, but are these children really learning anything?
I don't think a computer will ever be able to do what a teacher does. A teacher has to be able to respond to students as individuals (个体) . ___28___▲___29___, and a teacher has to change his or her teaching style to fit the needs of the student. I seriously doubt that a computer will ever be able to do this even though the big data (数据) is widely used in the world.


Sara says:
In my opinion, schools should spend money training human teachers rather than buying robots. Research shows that children learn more from real speakers than from recorded conversations.
Keiko says:
I don't think you can learn a language without real human interaction. After all, robots cannot think as humans do.
Hassan says:
Robots might be able to help people learn a language, but I don't think they should replace teachers because robots are just machines without human feelings.
Nancy says:
I think robots might be very helpful in the classroom. A child might be less afraid to make a mistake in front of a robot than in front of a real person.


28. The underlined word "invade" in Para 1 probably means________
A. enter B. leave C. accept D. fight
29. Which of the following can be best put in ▲ in Para. 2?
A. Each teacher is different B. Each student is different
C. All teachers are helpful D. All students are fun
30. Of the 4 comments, ________thinks that robots could give lots of help to learners in class.
A. Sara B. Keiko C. Hassan D. Nancy
31. What's the writer's attitude (态度) towards robots' teaching English?
A. Uncaring. B. Supportive. C. Doubtful. D. Agreeable
【文章大意】机器人即将进入我们的教室。从韩国到日本再到美国，学校都在把会说英语的机器人放在学生面前。在韩国，机器人成为许多幼儿园和幼儿园的新助教。针对这种现象，作者和其他的四个人对此发表了自己的评论。
28.A【解析】词义猜测题。根据下文From Korea to Japan to the United States, schools are putting English-speaking robots in front of their students. In Korea, robots are the new teaching assistants in a number of preschools and kindergartens. 从韩国到日本再到美国，学校都在把会说英语的机器人放在学生面前。在韩国，机器人成为许多幼儿园和幼儿园的新助教。可知此处说的是机器人即将进入我们的教室。所以invade应该是“进入、入侵”的意思，故答案选A。
29.B【解析】词句猜测题。根据上文A teacher has to be able to respond to students as individuals.老师必须能够以个体的身份对学生做出反应。以及下文and a teacher has to change his or her teaching style to fit the needs of the student. 教师必须改变教学方式以适应学生的需要。可知此处表达的应是“每个学生都不一样”，所以教师应该根据学生的需要改变教学方式，故答案选B。
30.D【解析】细节理解题。根据Nancy says: I think robots might be very helpful in the classroom. Nancy说：我认为机器人可能在课堂上很有帮助。可知，在这4条评论中，Nancy认为机器人可以在课堂上给学习者很多帮助，故答案选D。
31.C【解析】细节理解题。根据I seriously doubt that a computer will ever be able to do this even though the big data is widely used in the world. 尽管大数据在世界上得到了广泛的应用，但我非常怀疑计算机是否有能力做到这一点。可知，作者对机器人教英语是持有怀疑的态度的，故答案选C。
（十八）【2020 •浙江省台州市中考】
Imagine this. There's an apple and a piece of cake on a table. Which one would you like? The delicious cake or the healthy apple? A bestseller, Willpower: Rediscovering Our Greatest Strength, suggests that willpower(意志力)is the ability to make decisions that are better for us in the long term, rather than in the short term.
Here is a famous experiment in the book: The Marshmallow Test. In 1972, Professor Walter Mischel tested the willpower of 600 four-year-olds to six-year-olds. In the experiment, each child was left alone in a room for fifteen minutes with a marshmallow(棉花软糖）on a table in front of them. They were given two choices: they could either eat it or, if they waited fifteen minutes, they'd be given a second one(and then they could eat both).
So, what did the kids do? Well, as you can imagine, 70% ate the first marshmallow within the fifteen minutes. But the other 30% showed willpower—they controlled themselves and waited for the second marshmallow. But then Mischel discovered something really interesting. Twenty years later, he got in touch with the children, who, by then, were in their early twenties. And he found that those who'd shown strong willpower were getting better marks at university and were more popular.
Willpower is like a muscle（肌肉), and the more you exercise it, the stronger it gets.
So, if you do daily "self-control exercises", such as making your bed or brushing your teeth, you'll improve your overall willpower. And daily willpower exercises will help you with those bigger goals, such as studying for an exam or training for a marathon.
Be careful though. Just like any muscle, your "willpower muscle" can get tired. If you've had to do lots of things that require willpower, take a break or give yourself a treat.
That way, you’ll build up your willpower again.
And one last thing, the writer mentions people who learn foreign languages usually have a lot of willpower. So, congratulations!
23. How many children got two marshmallows in the Marshmallow Test in 1972?
A. 180. B. 240. C. 420. D. 600.
24. In Paragraphs 2&3, the famous experiment explains __________.
A. more kids have stronger willpower
B. willpower influences people's lives greatly
C. how people practice children's willpower
D. marshmallows can help improve willpower
25. The writer probably agrees that ________.
A. all the language learners have stronger willpower
B. will power can't be improved by doing some daily things
C. young kids don't need to practice willpower like grown-ups
D. people with strong willpower can achieve their goals more easily
26. According to the passage, people who ________ might have strong willpower.
A. do regular piano practice every day B. give up morning running halfway
C. eat as much junk food as they like D. usually get up late on the cold morning
【文章大意】畅销书《意志力:重新发现我们最大的力量》指出，意志力是一种能力，它能做出长期而非短期对我们更有利的决定。文章通过一个著名的实验说明了意志力对人们生活的影响。并告诉我们如何来提高我们的整体意志力。
23.A【解析】推理判断题。根据In 1972, Professor Walter Mischel tested the willpower of 600 four-year-olds to six-year-olds.以及But the other 30% showed willpower—they controlled themselves and waited for the second marshmallow.可知，在1972的棉花糖测试中，共有600个孩子参加，其中有30%的孩子得到了两个棉花糖，也就是180个孩子，故答案选A。
24.B【解析】理解判断题。根据But then Mischel discovered something really interesting. Twenty years later, he got in touch with the children, who, by then, were in their early twenties. And he found that those who'd shown strong willpower were getting better marks at university and were more popular. 但随后Mischel发现了一件非常有趣的事情。二十年后，他与孩子们取得了联系，那时他们才二十出头。他发现那些表现出强烈意志力的人在大学里成绩更好，也更受欢迎。由此可知，这个著名的实验说明了意志力对人们生活的影响很大。故答案选B。
25.D【解析】细节理解题。根据And daily willpower exercises will help you with those bigger goals, 每天的意志力训练会帮助你实现更大的目标。可知作者应同意有坚强意志力的人更容易实现他们的目标，故答案选D。
26.A【解析】推理判断题。根据So, if you do daily "self-control exercises", such as making your bed or brushing your teeth, you'll improve your overall willpower.所以，如果你每天做“自我控制练习”，比如整理床铺或刷牙，你就会提高你的整体意志力。也就是说你每天固定的去做一件事情，你就会有很强的意志力。结合选项，可知A选项“每天有规律地练习钢琴”符合题意，故答案选A。
（十九）【2020 •重庆市B卷中考】
Facial recognition technology(人脸识别技术）is widely used today. For example, police use it to search for bad guys. It's also used to unlock phones or doors.
Now, a similar technology, known as facial detection(探测), is entering a new field: the business of advertising(广告).
Such systems are going through tests in a small number of stores. One facial detection system can judge a person's "happiness" or "fear" level. That helps businesses see how people feel as they lo at products or advertisements in the store. Another system can detect whether someone is wearing eyeglasses. If so stores can send advertisements for new glasses to him.
Facial detection technology is also placed inside some large advertising boards. Cameras in those boards can detect information like people's ages and five levels of feelings——from "very happy" to "very unhappy".
Supporters of the technology say it could improve buyers' experience by showing products they might like or by offering them products at lower prices
Some are against the idea of using such systems. Pam Dixon, the head of a privacy(隐私)group, is one of them. She thinks ▲ . For example, a business could raise the price of a product according to a person's age and feelings.
However, one store testing the technology explained they wouldn't store people's information like names or ages. And the advertising board system maker said it didn't keep any personal information or record any videos.
36. Facial detection technology can tell people's _________, according to the passage.
A. weight B. feelings C. height D. jobs
37. Which of the following sentences can be put in the _________?
A. nobody likes to have their feelings collected
B. it is very important to protect people's privacy
C. the strange actions may cause something unfair
D. businesses may use them to have more customers
38. We can infer from the passage that facial detection technology _________.
A. can detect buyers' names and record them
B. is put inside some large advertising boards
C. may be used to sell cheaper goods in all stores
D. may need some time before being widely used
39. The best title of the passage may be"_________.
A. Facial Recognition Technology Entering a New Field
B. Facial Recognition Technology Looking for Bad Guys
C. Facial Detection Technology Going into Advertising Field
D. Facial Detection Technology Improving Buyers' Experience
【文章大意】本文介绍了人脸检测技术在商业广告领域的应用，人们对这项技术有不同的看法，有的人认为这是侵犯了个人的隐私，系统制造商解释这并不会保存个人的任何信息。
36.B【解析】细节理解题。根据One facial detection system can judge a person's "happiness" or "fear" level“人脸检测系统可以判断一个人的高兴或恐惧程度”，可知，人脸检测系统可以说出人们的感受。故选B。
37.C【解析】词句猜测题。根据For example, a business could raise the price of a product according to a person's age and feelings，可知，这个技术可以根据人的年龄和感受抬高产品价格，这种行为相对来说是不公平的。结合所给选项，此空填C选项符合语境，表示“这种奇怪的行为可能会引起某些不公平的事情”。故选C。
38.D【解析】推理判断题。根据Such systems are going through tests in a small number of stores“这种系统正在少数商店里进行测试”，可推断，人脸检测系统在被广泛使用之前还需要一段时间，故选D。
39.C【解析】最佳标题。根据Now, a similar technology, known as facial detection(探测), is entering a new field: the business of advertising，可知，本文主要讲述人脸检测系统在商业广告领域的应用。故选C。
（二十）【2020 •四川省甘孜州中考】
Have you ever heard “You never get a second chance to make a first impression(印象)?” It may sound like an unusual piece of advice, but it is true—the first impression someone has of you when meeting you for the first time will probably influence how that person reacts to you in the future.
What is even more interesting is that the brain takes in all the information to create that first impression in about three seconds. When you meet someone for the first time, by the time you have said your name or shaken hands, the other person has already formed(形成) an opinion about the kind of person you are.
So how do you make a good first impression? Being polite and being well dressed is very important. However, the most important way of making a good first impression is your face. Smiling almost always leaves a positive(积极的) impression on people, especially those who do not know you. Most people, generally speaking, are ready to smile back when they are smiled at.
What’s more, smiling and being positive helps you to know and get a better understanding of new things. This means that you can possibly be friendlier to people you do not know and be more creative and able to solve problems more quickly. So if you ever need a reason to be happy, think about the wonderful people you might meet—and impress—with a cheerful smile.
61. What do the underlined words “reacts to” in Paragraph 1 probably mean?
A. Treats. B. Changes. C. Describes.
62. What can we learn about the first impression from Paragraph 2?
A. It comes very quickly. B. It is very strange. C. It is very interesting.
63. What is the most important to make a good first impression?
A. Shaking hands. B. Dressing nicely. C. Smiling.
64. What can be learned from the last paragraph?
A. Information helps you solve problems.
B. There are many reasons to be happy.
C. Being positive helps you find a way out.
65. What would be the best title of the text?
A. The importance of the first impression
B. The ways of leaving deep impressions
C. The reasons for leaving impressions
本篇文章难度适中，主要讲述第一印象的重要性，怎样给他人留下好的第一印象以及微笑和积极的心态给人们带来的好处。
61.A【解析】词义猜测题。treats对待；changes改变；describes描述。根据画线词所在语境“the first impression someone has of you when meeting you for the first time will probably influence how that person reacts to you in the future”讲“第一次和你见面时，别人对你的第一印象可能会影响他以后对你的____”，结合选项可知此处是说会影响以后如何对你，reacts to与treats意思相近。故选A。
62.A【解析】推理判断题。根据第2段中“What is even more interesting is that the brain takes in all the information to create that first impression in about three seconds. ”可知大脑会在大约三秒钟内吸收所有的信息来创造第一印象。由此可知第一印象来的很快。（C选项属于干扰项，文中说的是第一印象来的很快这个现象是有趣的，并非说第一印象是有趣的，由此可排除C。）故选A。
63.C【解析】细节理解题。根据第3段中“However, the most important way of making a good first impression is your face. Smiling almost always leaves a positive impression on people, especially those who do not know you.”可知给人留下良好第一印象最重要的是脸，微笑能够给人留下积极印象，而握手、穿着得体与脸无关，排除AB。故选C。
64.C【解析】推理判断题。根据最后一段中“What’s more, smiling and being positive helps you to know and get a better understanding of new things.”可知微笑和保持积极的情绪有助于你了解和更好地理解新事物，所以积极的态度能帮助我们。故选C。
65.A【解析】标题归纳题。根据第1段中“the first impression someone has of you when meeting you for the first time will probably influence how that person reacts to you in the future”可知，短文先点明了第一印象的重要性，然后介绍了如何留下一个好的第一印象。故A选项“第一印象的重要性”做标题最合适。故选A。