2022年中考英语考前冲刺+阅读理解+热点话题预测+中外人物传记类（含答案）

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Passage 1 (孙中山)
Chinese acrss the wrld marked the 150th anniversary f the birth f Dr Sun Yat-sen n Nv 12, 2016. In Hawaii, activities, including a daylng frum n Sun’s revlutin（革命）, a charity glf turnament and Sun Yat-sen trails in Oahu and Maui, were rganized fr this histrical mment.
Sun Yat-sen was brn in Cuiheng Village, Guangdng Prvince, China. After finishing primary educatin, in 1878, he mved t Hnlulu, Haiwaii fr better educatin, where he lived a cmfrtable life supprted by his brther Sun Mei.
Sun Yat-sen then studied at Ilani Schl. At the beginning, Sun was unable t speak the English language. He picked up the language s quickly that he received a prize fr utstanding achievement. Sun graduated frm Ilani in 1882. Then attented Oahu Cllege (nw knwn as Punahu Schl), fr just ne term. In 1883 he was sn sent hme t China because his family wanted t keep him away frm Christianity. Then Sun had t escape t Hng Kng because he brke the statue in a temple. In 1892, he graduated as a medical dctr frm the Hng Kng Cllege f Medicine fr Chinese. Of his class f 12 students, Sun was ne f nly tw that graduated. Years later, he went back t Hnlulu and set up Hsing Chung Hui in 1894, which stated his jurney f revlutin.
The Punahu Schl, the Ilani Schl and the Sun Yat-sen Memrial Park have becme ppular places f interest in Hawaii. Millins f peple visit thse places t learn mre abut Sun Yat-sen’s life in Hawii. Unfrtunately, mst f the riginal building where Sun lived, wrked and gave speeches were gne because f the big fire in Chinatwn in 1900.
Sun Yat-sen went t Hawaii six times fr lng and shrt stays. There he received his teenage educatin and huge supprt fr his revlutin which put an end t the Qing Dynasty in 1911. One f Sun’s qutes ges, “This is my Hawaii here I was brught up and educated; and it was here that came t knw what mdern, civilized gvernments are like and what they mean.”
1.What can we learn abut Sun in Paragraph 1?
A. Dr Sun Yat-sen was brn in 1866.
B. Dr Sun Yat-sen passed away 150 years ag.
C. Only the peple in China knew Dr Sun Yat-sen.
D. A charity frum was held t mark Sun’s anniversary f birth.
2.Sun Yat-sen mved t Hawaii in 1878 ________.
A. fr a better educatinB. t live with his brther
C. t supprt Sun MeiD. fr a mre cmfrtable life
3.Which f the fllwing is true abut Sun’s educatin?
A. Sun didn’t learn English well at Ilani Schl.
B. Sun was educated t be a dctr in Hng Kng.
C. Sun finished his cllege study at Qahu Cllege.
D. Sun has nly 2 classmates at the Cllege f Medicine fr Chinese.
4.Where can peple g nwadays t learn abut Sun’s life in Hawaii?
A. The park Sun built fr the Hawaiian.
B. The riginal huse Sun used t live in.
C. The schls Sun gt his teenage educatin.
D. The building in which Sun gave speeches in Chinatwn.
5.Why was the 150th anniversary f the birth f Sun Yat-sen marked in Hawaii?
A. Because Sun Yat-sen was brn in Hnlulu, Hawaii.
B. Because Sun Yat-sen lved the mdern lifestyle in Hawaii.
C. Because Sun Yat-sen successfully put an end t the Qing Dynasty in Hawaii.
D. Because Sun Yat-sen gt educatin and supprt fr his revlutin in Hawaii.
答案：AABCD

Passage 2 (张荣桥)
May 15, Zhang Rngqia wiped tears frm his eyes as China’s Mars rver (巡视器) Zhurng landed safely n Mars. “I was s excited,” said Zhang. As the chief designer (总设计师) f China’s Tianwen 1 Mars missin (任务), Zhang was chsen by the jurnal Nature n Dec 16 as ne f the tp 10 peple “wh helped shape science” in 2021.
Under Zhang, China made a huge step in interplanetary (行星间的) explratin. “I gt a taste f the ld Chinese saying – it takes 10 years t sharpen a gd swrd,” Zhang tld Nature. In the Mars missin, Zhang led a team f thusands f researchers. The team was nt nly respnsible fr technical wrk like launches and flight cntrl, but als fr scientific research n Mars.
The challenges were many. They knew little abut the strange and cmplex (复杂的) envirnment f Mars. “We may nt even knw what we d nt knw abut,” Zhang tld Nature. During the prcess, Zhang played a key part in the decisin t send an rbiter (轨道飞行器), a lander (着陆器) and a rver t Mars tgether in ne shipment (运输) – making China the first cuntry t d s. “That’s a big leap (飞跃) because China is ding in a single g what NASA tk decades (数十年) t d,” said Rbert Orsei frm the Institute f Radi astrnmy f Blgna in Italy.
Zhang als made the imprtant decisin t land the rver n Utpia Planitia, where there are special landfrms (地形) fr scientists t study. He hpes that the missin can d as much research as pssible and bring back “rich” infrmatin. “The buck stps with him (他敢作敢当),” said David Flannery, an astrbilgist (天体生物学家) at Queensland University f Technlgy in Australia.
1. What is included in the Mars missin?
a. Launching the rver.
b. Cntrlling the flight.
c. Bringing back space junk.
d. Ding scientific research.
A. abc B. abd C. acd D. bcd
2. What des Paragraph 4 shw?
A. Zhang and his team knew nthing abut Mars.
B. Zhang and his team faced many challenges.
C. Zhang was cnfident abut explring Mars.
D. Zhang and his team were nt afraid f challenges.
3. What is Rbert Orsei’s pinin?
A. China’s Mars missin will last fr decades.
B. China shrtened its rad t explring Mars.
C. China finished its Mars missin with NASA’s help.
D. China is the first cuntry t send a rver t Mars.
4. The rver was sent t Utpia Planitia t _____.
A. avid bad weather B. find treasure n Mars
C. receive messages frm Earth D. study special landfrms
5. Accrding t the stry, Zhang is cnsidered as a _____ persn.
A. decisive B. changeable C. selfless D. humrus
答案：BBBDA

Passage 3 (张骞)
The ancient silk rad was a nce in a life time jurney.It was ne f the mst imprtant milestnes f trade and culture in wrld histry，and the pineer，Zhang Qian，culd nt be easily frgtten by histry.He was an utstanding diplmat，traveler and explrer in the Han Dynasty f China，hnred as the "the first Chinese t pen their eyes t see the wrld" and "the Clumbus f the east".
In 138 BC，at the reign f Emperr Wudi，Zhang Qian was sent t the west f China fr an alliance with the Yue﹣chi peple t fight against the Xingnu.He started his trip frm Chang'an （nw Xi'an in Shaanxi Prvince） t Lngxi （in Gansu Prvince）.Alng the way，n matter hw difficult the envirnment was，his faith was firm.But unfrtunately，Zhang was caught by the Xingnu peple just as he left Han，and was held prisner fr ten years.
Zhang finally managed t escape with sme f his men and cntinued t travel west withut any dry fd r drinking water.Due t the excellent skill f shting arrws，they survived by eating sme birds and ther animals alng the way.When Zhang at last reached the Yue﹣chi in Nrthern India，he was disappinted t find that they didn't want t fight against the Xingnu peple.On the return jurney，Zhang Qian and his men were again caught.It was nt until 125 BC that they returned t Chang'an.
Thugh Zhang hadn't finished his missin，he brught back first﹣hand infrmatin n the gegraphy，ethngraphy，and scieties f Central Asia.The paths Zhang Qian explred later served as the highways cnnecting Eurpe，the Middle East，Mesptamia，Central Asia，and East Asia.Cmmdities，crps，animals，religins，ideas，music，technlgy，and artifacts have been transprted by diplmats，merchants and sldiers alng this netwrk f highways，which have，since the 19th century been knwn as the "Silk Rad".Zhang Qian has been remembered as the great explrer that pened up a new era f cultural exchange between East and West with lng﹣lasting treasure well bservable tday.
（1）What is the passage mainly abut？
A.Zhang Qian and Yue﹣chi peple. B.The imprtance f the Silk Rad.
C.The paths Zhang Qian explred. D.Zhang Qian and the Silk Rad.
（2）The wrd "alliance" in Paragraph 2 has the similar meaning t .
A.decisin B.explratin C.agreement D.excitement
（3）Accrding t the passage，what is true abut the Silk Rad？
A.Clumbus set the ftprints n the ancient silk rad.
B.The Silk Rad was a highway t Eurpe in Han Dynasty.
C.Zhang Qian was a pineer pening up the Silk Rad.
D.The Silk Rad has the greatest value in Chinese histry.
（4）Which wrds best describe Zhang Qian？
A.Brave and strng﹣minded. B.Careful and cnfident.
C.Prud and pen﹣minded. D.Hnest and excellent.
答案：DCCA
Passage 4 (张桂梅)
Chinese high schl headmaster Zhang Guimei has been hnred with the title “Rle Mdel f the Times” in recgnitin f her dedicatin t educatin fr girls.
With the supprt f the Party and the gvernment, she helped set up the cuntry’s first senir high schl t ffer free educatin fr girls frm pr families. Since it pened in 2008, it has seen mre than 1,800 students prgress t universities and clleges.
Abut 20 years ag, while n the way t visit a student’s huse, Zhang Guimei, nticed a girl sitting n the hillside. She was staring blankly int space. The 13-year-ld girl tld Zhang she was abut t get married and it was arranged by her parents. “But I want t g t schl,” the girl said. Zhang went t her huse and tried t persuade her parents t let the girl return t schl and prmised t pay fr her tuitin herself. Hwever, they didn’t agree.
The experience persuaded Zhang t build a free high schl fr girls, aiming t help girls frm pr families t get free high schl educatin. After years trying t raise mney, in 2008, Huaping High Schl fr Girls, a free public high schl, was set up at the ft f the Shizi Muntain in Huaping, where Zhang is the principal.
Over the years, Zhang walked thusands f kilmeters, visiting students’ families in the deep muntain, talking t villagers, persuading girls t g back t schl. It has been wrth it. Mre than 1,800 graduates have been admitted t cllege, which is regarded a "miracle" in the remte area, as mst students didn’t perfrm well in study befre the schl was set up.
Zhang says she wants children frm the muntain t attend the best universities. Zhang Guimei tld the media a girl can influence three generatins. "An educated, respnsible mther will nt let her children drp ut f schl," she says, adding the gal is t prevent pverty frm passing dwn frm generatin t generatin.
Zhang has changed the lives f these girls by enabling them t pursue educatin and preventing pverty frm being passed n t the next generatin, accrding t a statement issued by the department.
1．When was the cunty’s first free high schl fr girls set up?
A．In 2001.B．In 2008.C．In 2010.D．In 2020.
2．Which f the fllwing wrds has the same meaning as the underlined wrd "principal" in paragraph 4?
A．Teacher.B．Dctr.C．Headmaster.D．Rle mdel.
3．Which f the fllwing is NOT true?
A．Zhang was hnred with the title because f her dedicatin t free educatin fr bys.
B．Since 2008, the high schl has succeeded in sending mre than 1800 girls t clleges.
C．Zhang visited many students’ families t persuade the girls t return t schl.
D．Zhang believed that a well-educated mther can benefit a family a lt.
4．What is the best title fr the passage?
A．Hw t Change the Lives f Girls in Pr Areas
B．Zhang Guimei’s Teaching Experience in Yunnan
C．Hw t Set up a Free High Schl fr Girls
D．Zhang Guimei- A Rle Mdel f the Times
答案：1-4 B C A D
Passage 5 (袁隆平)
Think f smebdy yu really admire. Yu will prbably find that their success didn’t cme easily. As “Father f Hybrid Rice(杂交水稻)”, Yuan Lngping gt ver great difficulties and spent his whle life wrking t reduce wrld hunger and helping t feed the cuntry with the largest ppulatin.
Wu Mengcha, the “Father f Chinese Hepatbiliary Surgery(肝胆外科)”, fcused n saving peple’s lives fr nearly eighty years. He perfrmed mre than 16,000 peratins during his life. Hlding the surgen’s knife fr such a lng time defrmed his fingers. Wu nce said, “It wuld my greatest happiness if I culd wrk at the perating table until my dying day.”
In 1969, in rder t slve the prblem f treating malaria(疟疾), Tu Yuyu, pharmaclgist (药学家) tk n the jb as head f a research team. She and her teammates perfrmed different kinds f experiments. Hwever, the results were disappinting. Instead f giving up, they kept trying. Finally, in 1972, they made it! In 2015, at the age f 85, she received Nbel Prize.
Thmas Edisn, the inventr f the light bulb believed that every failure was a step twards success. He nce said, “If I find 10,000 ways smething wn’t wrk, I haven’t failed. I am nt discuraged, because every wrng try is anther step frward.”
Smetimes, their success was a surprise, even t themselves. The famus scientist Alexander Fleming said, “When I wke up just after daybreak n 28th September, 1928, I certainly didn’t plan t revlutinize(变革) all medicine by discvering the wrld’s first antibitic(抗生素). But I guess that was exactly what I did.”
Sme peple nly became successful after their deaths. Nt like Pabl Picass wh became famus and very rich during his lifetime, the artist Vincent Van Ggh nly sld ne painting all thrugh his life and that was t a friend. But he kept painting and he painted mre than 2,000 artwrks in the fllwing ten years. Nw his paintings are very ppular and they sell fr millins f punds.
One thing all these peple have in cmmn is sticking t their gals n matter what.
1. What d Yuan Lngping and Wu Mengcha have in cmmn?
A. They succeeded in slving wrld prblems.
B. They spent all their lives serving peple.
C. They achieved a lt in the medical field.
D. They are remembered fr their happiness.
2. The underlined phrase defrmed his fingers culd be replaced by ________.
A. changed the shape f his fingersB. made him feel dwn
C. gave him t much pressureD. gt his fingers cut ff
3. It is clear that ________.
A. Pabl Picass became famus after his death
B. Vincent Van Ggh painted 2,001 artwrks in his life
C. it tk Tu Yuyu’s team abut 3 years t reach their gal
D. Thmas Edisn tried 10,000 ways befre he invented the light bulb
4. When Alexander Fleming discvered the first antibitic, he ________.
A. felt t tired t stay awakeB. didn’t plan t study all medicine
C. knew exactly what his success meantD. didn’t fully realize its imprtance
5. What des the writer mainly want t tell us?
A. Nt everyne can be successful.B. The mre difficulties, the better.
C. Great achievements aren’t made naturally.D. Great hpes make great men.
答案：1-5 B A C D C
Passage 6 （陶行知）
① Teachers are ften cnsidered t be engineers f the human sul. They are expected t spread knwledge, ideas and truth. There’s ne persn in China wh is called the “teacher f teachers”. He is Ta Xingzhi, a Chinese educatr.
② Brn in Anhui prvince, China, in 1891, Ta studied abrad fr educatinal philsphy. When Ta returned t China in 1917 and began his wn career as an educatr, he did nt blindly fllw western educatin methds r theries. In fact, he changed the saying f “Educatin is life itself” t “Life is educatin”. Similarly, instead f “schl as sciety (社会)”, he saw it as “sciety as schl”.
③ Fr Ta, educatin is an active experience in real-life instead f telling and being tld. He supprted “unity f teaching, learning, and reflective (反思的) acting”.
④ Besides develping educatin methds, Ta als tried his best t imprve mass educatin. After ding surveys in Beijing, Tianjin and Shanghai in 1921, Ta was surprised t learn that in China mre than 70% f the peple in the city didn’t knw hw t read r write.
⑤ T slve the prblem, Ta rganized yung wrkers and farmers t study while wrking. T deal with the shrtage f teachers and mney, in 1927, Ta set up Xiazhuang Nrmal Cllege in Nanjing t train teachers and educatrs, mst f whm became teachers at schls in the cuntryside.
⑥ In January 1934, he started the “Little Teacher” mvement in which yung students were encuraged t serve as teachers t thers, even t thse lder than themselves. Under Ta’s guidance, ver 18,000 “little teachers” were invited in Shanghai within 10 mnths. It later included 28 prvinces and cities as a key natinwide educatin mvement. Even in the fight against the Japanese army, Ta never frgt his dream. He funded a middle schl in Chngqing and ffered free educatin t pr children.
⑦ Maybe Ta’s mtt is the best explanatin fr his life. “Giving a whle heart, yet taking nthing in return, nt even a leaf f grass.”
1. What is the crrect rder f Ta Xingzhi’s life experiences?
a. He did surveys in different places in China.
b. He went t the US t study educatinal philsphy.
c. He began t build clleges t train teachers and educatrs.
d. He called n yung students t be teachers t thers in need.
e. He returned t China and started his wn career as an educatr.
A. a-c-b-d-eB. a-d-c-e-bC. b-e-a-c-dD. b-c-e-a-d
2. The underlined phrase “mass educatin” in Paragraph 4 may mean educatin fr ________?
A. yung childrenB. rdinary peple
C. kids with great talentD. pr wrkers
3 Accrding t the passage, which f the fllwing ideas may Ta Xingzhi agree with?
A. Schl is the best place t learn knwledge and values.
B. Students shuld learn frm the wrld utside their schls.
C. Educatin is telling and being tld between teachers and students.
D. It is the mst imprtant t teach students practical skills in schl.
4. The structure f the passage may be________?
答案：1-4 C B B A
Passage 7 钱学森
Qian Xuesen was brn in Hangzhu, Zhejiang Prvince n December 11, 1911. He left Hangzhu at the age f three when his father btained a pst in Beijing. He graduated frm the High Schl Affiliated t Beijing Nrmal University and attended Shanghai Jiatng University. There, he received a degree in mechanical engineering with an emphasis n railrad administratin.
After his graduatin frm Shanghai Jiatng University in 1934, he travelled acrss the Pacific Ocean t the United States fr further study. There he received his Ph. D. degrees in bth aerspace and mathematics. After he graduated, he became a prfessr as well as a researcher wh studied rckets and missile theries.
In 1949, when the news f the birth f the Peple’s Republic f China came t the United States, Qian Xuesen and his wife decided t return t China. In 1950, when they were ready t return hme, they were stpped by US fficials and sent t prisn. With the help f Chinese gvernment and his friends, he finally returned hme.
When he returned t China in 1955, ur cuntry’s space research was almst a blank. In 1956, he set up the first research institute f rckets and missiles. Frm then n, he was in charge f develping China’s missile, rcket and spacecraft research prgrams. He was a pineer in these related fields and was hnred as “The father f China’s Missiles”. He is the pride f the Chinese peple. He made imprtant cntributins t the missile and space prgrams in China.
He passed away n Octber 31, 2009 at the age f 98, but he is a man wh still encurages Chinese yuth. His devtin t ur cuntry was expressed in his saying, “My career is in China, my success is in China and my destinatin is in China!” When smene said he culd make much mre mney if he stayed in the United States, he laughed and said, “My family name is Qian, but I dn’t like qian.”
A Chinese film prductin, Qian Xuesen, directed by Zhang Jianya and starring Chen Kun as Qian Xuesen, was released n December 11, 2011 in bth Asia and Nrth America, and n March 2, 2012 in China.
1.Hw ld was Qian Xuesen when he graduated frm Shanghai Jiatng University?
20B.21C. 23D. 25
2.In what rder did the fllwing things abut Qian Xuesen take place?
He travelled t the United States.
He received a degree in mechanical engineering.
He set up the first research institute f rckets and missiles.
He was stpped by US fficials and sent t prisn.
He became a prfessr as well as a researcher.
A. a-b-c-d-c B. b-a-e-d-c C. b-c-d-e-a D. a-b-c-e-d
3.What des the underlined wrd “btained” in the first paragraph prbably mean?
A. LentB. GtC. Sent D. Left
4.Which f the fllwing statement is NOT true accrding t the passage?
Qian Xuesen finished high schl in Beijing.
Qian Xuesen was a pineer in rckets and missiles.
Qian Xuesen and his wife returned hme in 1950.
The film Qian Xuesen was directed by Zhang Jianya.
5.What can we learn abut Qian Xuesen frm Paragraph 5?
A. He didn’t care abut mney.B. He led a quite healthy life.
C. He ften encuraged yuth.D. He made much mney in the US.
答案：1-5 C B B C A
Passage 8 (英国女王 伊丽莎白二世)
Queen Elizabeth II is nt nly the queen f the United Kingdm, but she is als the queen f ther 16 cuntries, including Australia, New Zealand, Canada and Jamaica. Her face is seen n stamps and cins all arund the wrld.
Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Windsr was brn in Lndn n April 21st 1926. Her parents were Gerge, the Duke f Yrk, and Elizabeth, the daughter f the Earl and Cuntness f Strathmre. As a child, Princess Elizabeth lived with her parents and yunger sister in Lndn and Windsr. Every summer, she traveled t Sctland t visit her mther’s parents. She was interested in all kinds f sprts, but her favrites were hrse riding and swimming. She was als keen n acting, art and music.
As princess Elizabeth grew lder, she started t play a part in British public life. When she was 14, she bradcast a radi message t all the children f Britain and the Cmmn-wealth. Tw years later, she carried ut her first public duty, and started t g n fficial turs shrtly after that. After a tur t Suth Africa in 1946, she married Philip Muntbatten. The cuple had fur children: Prince Charles, brn in 1948, Princess Anne, brn in 1950, Prince Andrew, brn in 1960 and Prince Edward, brn in 1964.
After her father died, Princess Elizabeth became Queen Elizabeth II in a ceremny held in Lndn in 1953. As a queen, she has many duties, and leads a very busy life. She travels thrughut the wrld, meeting the leaders f ther cuntries, and attends a large number f fficial duties. She als hlds a meeting every week with the British Prime Minister. Every year, n Christmas Day, she bradcast a message t the peple f British and the Cmmn-wealth, talking abut her hpes fr the future.
Queen Elizabeth has been the queen fr mre than 40 years and has becme ne f the mst famus wmen in the wrld. Lts f peple in British believe that she tries hard t understand her peple and be a gd queen. Mre than her title, this quality has earned her much lve and respect.
1.What is Queen Elizabeth II?
A. She is the queen f 17 different cuntries.
B. She is the queen f Australia and the USA.
C. She is the queen f 16 different cuntries.
D. She is nly the queen f the United Kingdm.
2.As she grew lder, Princess Elizabeth _______.
A. bradcast several radi messages.
B. went n many turs t Suth Africa.
C. started t take part in British public life.
D. stpped playing a part in British public life.
3.Wh is the mst pssible t becme King r Queen if Queen Elizabeth II dies?
A. Prince Andrew.B. Prince Charles.C. Princess Anne.D. Prince Edward.
4.Which is the right rder f Queen Elizabeth’s life?
① Her father died.
② She became Queen.
③ She married Phillip Muntbatten.
④ She bradcast a radi message t all the children f Britain.
⑤ She traveled t Sctland t visit her mther’s parents every summer.
A. ⑤④③②①B. ④⑤③①②C. ⑤④③①②D. ④⑤③②①
5.Which f the fllwing is true?
A. She talks abut her hpes fr the future every day.
B. Princess Elizabeth became Queen Elizabeth II in 1960.
C. She has been n the thrne fr mre than frty years.
D. Lts f peple in Britain depreciate her.
答案：1-5 ACBCC
Passage 9 (Marianne Carus)
Marianne Carus, wh started Cricket（蟋蟀）magazine in 1973 and served as Editr-in-Chief（总主编）until 2012, died n March 3 at the age f 92 this year.
Marianne believed that “nly the best f the best is gd enugh fr the yung.” In Cricket, children wuld find wnderful stries with beautiful art, and be encuraged by ideas in the humanities and sciences. Marianne lked fr stries frm arund the wrld t awaken admiratin fr different peples and cultures. Mst imprtant, Cricket wuld never talk dwn t children.
Marianne knew that children were filled with fun, and she wanted Cricket t be, t —“humr frm the heart that makes yu laugh ut lud. ” And s. she named her literary magazines after a funny grup f bugs（虫子）, such as Lady bung and Spider.
Over the years. Cricket has been read by millins f children and given many writers and artists their start Marianne kept a special bx f “lve letters” t the magazine. She treasured these letters frm Cricket readers, including lng-ag readers. They tld her that their interest in reading had begun with Cricket.
▲ She cnsidered ther names, such as Trubadur r Taliesin, the singers and strytellers f ld wh traveled frm ne place t anther t share their sngs and stries. Then ne night, she was reading Isaac Bashevi Singer’s memir（回忆录）A Day f Pleasure abut his childhd in Warsaw. In it he wrte∶“There was a stve in Shsha’s apartment behind which there lived a cricket. It chirped the nights thrugh all winter lng I imagined the cricket was telling a stry that wuld never end. ” That’s exactly what Marianne wanted her children’s magazine t d—t tell stries that wuld never end! S the name Cricker became her best chice.
Thank yu fr everything, Marianne. May the stries, and the laughter, never end!
1. Cricket is a magazine mst prbably fr ________.
A. writerB. childrenC. artistsD. teachers
2. Accrding t the passage, Marianne ________.
A. made an effrt t find the best stries B. raised many bugs as her pets
C. replied t lng-ag Cricket readers D. started Cricket 39 years ag
3. Which f the fllwing can be the best t fill in “ ▲ ” in Paragraph 5?
A. Hw was the life f crickets
B. When was the magazine Cricket brn?
C. What did Marianne think f crickets?
D. Why did Marianne name her magazine Cricker?
4. The best title fr the passage can prbably be ________.
A. The Life f a CricketB. Admiratin fr Different Cultures
C. Best Stries fr the YungD. Achievements in Marianne’s Life
答案：1-4 B A D D
Passage 10 (俄罗斯学生 小人物大能量）
Dmitry Drnin, a dctral student frm Russia, is keen（热衷的）t share his experience in rural villages in Zhejiang with his 1.4 millin fllwers nline.
Since Dmitry started t live in the cuntryside last August, the 32-year-ld has created hundreds f vide clips that recrd the relaxing lifestyle in Hengzhang village, Lishui city. “The rice is grwn in the fields tgether with fish, which helps t increase lcal agricultural（农业的）prducts,” said Dmitry, while intrducing prducts frm Hengzhang village n the ppular Chinese shrt-vide platfrm Duyin. Besides filming vides, Dmitry als enjys wrking with farmers in the fields, ding activities such as planting vegetables and feeding chickens.
Living in a village prvides him with unique experiences, he says, quite different frm busy life in big cities, such as Shanghai, where he studies. And he has been a pleasant surprise t the villagers as well. Villager Ba Mingyue, 76, says, “T ur surprise, the yung Russian nt nly knws hw t ck Chinese fd but is interested in wrking in the fields.”
Because f the utbreak f COVID-19, the sales f lcal agricultural prducts had drpped rapidly, s Dmitry vlunteered t help sell the prducts in his vides. In a few mnths, 10, 000 kilgrams f ranges, 4,000 kilgrams f dried sweet ptates and 300 kilgrams f hney had been sld.
“Thanks t his vides, it seems that mre turists have cme t visit ur village,” says 72-year-ld Pan Xianyu, wh is very pleased t see the great changes in her hmetwn. Dmitry lves his cuntry life. “In the cuntryside, yu can immerse（沉浸）yurself in the traditinal way f life and understand this cuntry better,” he says.
Accrding t Dmitry, sme Russians’ pinins abut China are still ut f date, althugh China has prgressed greatly. “I wuld like t becme a peple-t-peple envy（使者）f friendship between the tw cuntries by using the Internet,” he says.
1. It can be learnt frm the passage that Dmitry ________.
A. has lived in the cuntryside fr yearsB. is gd at catching fishes
C. gets much attentin n the InternetD. sells farmers’ prducts in Russia
2. The underlined wrd “unique” prbably means “________”.
A cmmnB. specialC. similarD. hard
3. The purpse f Paragraph 4 and Paragraph 5 is t ________.
A. shw Dmitry’s influence n Hengzhang village
B. advise peple t buy the prducts f Hengzhang village
C. make mre turists interested in Hengzhang village
D. explain why the sale f sweet ptates drpped
4. Dmitry hpes t help Russians t ________.
A. imprve their lives mre quicklyB. have a better understanding f China
C. study Chinese traditinal way f lifeD. make rapid prgress in farming
答案：1-4 C B A B
Passage 11 (发明早餐麦片的人)
Did yu have cereal（麦片）fr breakfast this mrning? If yu did, yu’re nt alne. Lts f peple eat cereal fr breakfast every day. In fact, cereal is ppular all ver the wrld. It all started with ne man, Will Keith Kellgg.
Will was brn n April 7, 1860, in Battle Creek, Michigan. His first jb was as a stck by at the Battle Creek Sanitarium. A sanitarium is a special kind f place that is a little like a hspital. A sanitarium is meant fr peple wh are ill fr a lng time r wh are getting ver a serius illness. Will had ther jbs as he gt lder. But when he grew up, he became a manager f the sanitarium. His brther, Jhn, was the chief dctr there.
One big prblem at the sanitarium was the patients’ diets. The patients needed healthy diets, but it was als imprtant fr the fd t taste gd. Will was trying t find a gd fd chice t take the place f the bread, but it wasn’t ging very well. Then, by accident, Will fund smething even better. He left sme wheat t ck t lng. When it was rlled ut, it frmed large, thin flakes. He asked his brther t serve it t the patients, and they lved it! In fact, they liked it s much that they wanted breakfast flakes sent t them even after they left the sanitarium. S Will started a new business in 1884: selling packaged breakfast flakes. Befre lng, Kellgg’s breakfast cereal was ppular in ther cuntries, t. Tday, there are many kinds f breakfast cereals. But it all started with ne man and ne idea.
Will did mre than just create breakfast flakes. His cmpany made a lt f mney. But he always shared it with thers generusly. He used much f his mney t help children. He als used his mney t help in several ther charities（慈善机构）. Will Kdllgg died in 1951. But his mst famus inventin is as ppular as ever.
1. Will wrked as ________ befre he became a manager f the sanitarium.
A. a chief dctrB. a stck byC. a business manD. a ck
2. Which f the fllwing is NOT TRUE abut cereal accrding t the passage?
A. It tasted better than bread.B. It was Will’s favurite fd.
C. It was invented by accident.D. It is ppular arund the wrld.
3. Which wrd can describe Will Kellgg best?
A. Funny.B. Nervus.C. Brave.D. Generus.
4. What is the purpse f the passage?
A. T give advice n eating healthily.B. T intrduce patients’ breakfast.
C. T describe Will and his inventin.D. T explain hw t make cereal.
答案：1-4 B B D C
Passage 12 (Charlie Chaplin)
It’s been 100 years since the actr and filmmaker Charlie Chaplin prduced the film The Kid, which many cnsider t be his greatest ne.
Like all films at the time, The Kid was made in black and white and was silent (made withut any sund, nt even the characters talking). The stry is abut the relatinship between “the Tramp”,played by Chaplin, and his adpted (领养的) child, played by Jackie Cgan. The pair develp a partnership where the six-year-ld by breaks windws and runs away, s that Chaplin’s character can ffer his services as a windw fixer.
Althugh the film is a cmedy, it als has sme tragedy, reflecting Chaplin’s wn life.He started testing actrs fr the rle f the Kid just a few days after his baby sn had died. Chaplin was knwn fr being hard t please, and it is said that if he culd, he wuld have played every rle in every ne f his films.When Chaplin visited a theatre, a dancer brught his sn, Jackie Cgan, nstage, and Chaplin knew he had his c-star (联袂主演者). Chaplin later wrte, “All children in sme frm have talents; the trick is t bring it ut in them. With Jackie itwas easy.”
Like the Kid in the film, Chaplin and his brther Sydney grew up very pr. They lived in Lndn and were raised by their mther. When Chaplin was 10 years ld,his mum became t ill t lk after her sns, s they had t take care f themselves. He later wrte that the film sets in The Kid were based (基于) n the places where he and Sydney had lived with their mther as children. “Perhaps that’s why the film had sme truth,” he said.
1．The secnd paragraph mainly talks abut ________.
A．why The Kid was made B．when The Kid was n
C．hw The Kid gt successful D．what The Kid is abut
2．We can infer frm Paragraph 3 that Jackie Cgan ________.
A．always visited the theatre alne B．was pssibly talented in acting
C．knew much abut Chaplin befre D．played every rle in Chaplin’s films
3．Which f the fllwing is TRUE abut Chaplin?
A．He had a pr childhd experience. B．He was brught up by his father.
C．He lked after his mther very well. D．He prduced films with his brther.
4．What’s the best title fr the passage?
A．A film abut a dancer B．A family in Lndn
C．A place fr film-making D．A life n film
答案：1-4 D B A D