【江苏专版】2022-2023学年中考英语二模汇编-阅读理解Ⅳ（30篇）

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【江苏专版】2022-2023学年中考英语二模汇编-阅读理解Ⅳ（30篇）
学校:___________姓名：___________班级：___________考号：___________

一、阅读单选
（2022·江苏常州·统考二模）American girl Gabrielle Anderson is one of the greatest players on her school basketball team. But many outside of her school also know the 17-year-old girl well not because of her skills on the playground but because of her artwork.
Anderson says that drawing had been her hobby long before she began playing basketball. She likes to paint on things that aren’t meant to be painted. When she was a little girl, he liked to draw on the walls of her bedroom.
One day, Anderson saw someone covering his tennis shoes in newsprint(报纸图案). She was interested in this creative idea. A friend of hers happened to ask if she could paint on an old pair of shoes. Since then, the girl has never stopped drawing on shoes. She likes the idea of each pair being customized(定制)so that no two pieces of her work are exactly the same. Anderson has now set up her own shoe art company. Over the past year, she has painted and sold more than 200 pairs of sneakers, some of these orders even came from famous basketball layers and sports coaches.
Anderson says she doesn’t paint customized shoes simply for the money. She always wants to spread important messages through her work. On this year’s International Women’s Day, for example, Anderson created designs to show the power of women. “This is the decade(十年) of women,” she said. “My generation has been quite lucky. We have seen women do many amazing things, from starting companies to wining at sports.”
She says she hopes to play her favourite sport at he highest level. And, of course, she is going to attend different lessons so as to get better at her craft(手艺) and help her company to grow.
1．Why do many outside of Gabrielle Anderson’s school also know the 17-year-old girl well?
A．Because of her skills on the playground.
B．Because of her artwork.
C．Because of her school basketball team.
D．Because of her beauty.
2．When did drawing become Gabrielle Anderson’s hobby?
A．Before she began playing basketball.
B．After she began playing basketball.
C．After she could paint on an old pair of shoes.
D．After she played her favourite sport at the highest level.
3．According to the passage, what will Anderson do to get better at her craft?
A．She’ll help her company grow.
B．She’ll start her own shoe art company.
C．She’ll draw on the walls of her bedroom.
D．She’ll have different lessons.

（2022·江苏常州·统考二模）How far can scientists let their curiosity go? The Ig Noble Prize（搞笑诺贝尔奖）, a spoof（模仿）of the prestigious（权威的）Nobel Prize, is to award unusual or unimportant achievements in scientific research.
The awards are given every year to the 10 strangest research projects of the year. It is to “honor achievements that first make people laugh, and then make them think?”
On Septermber 12, the 2019 winners of the Ig Nobel prize were announced. Here are three of them. See how they bring you fun and make you think.
Medicine Prize: Pizza
It’s one of the world’s most popular food, but what if we told you that a pizza can protect you against illness and death? According to the Ig Nobel Medicine Prize winner, eating more pizzas can lower the risk of cancer and heart disease-if your pizza is filled with fruits and veggies. These provide flavonoids to fight against certain disease. So, if you’re a pizza lover, you now have one more reason to love it.
Economies Prize: Dirty Money
As one of the most frequently passed items on the planet, paper money is known to pick up all kinds of bacteria（细菌）. Which country’s money is the dirtiest? To find the answer, an international team of scientists compared seven countries’ paper money. They found that the Romanian Leu, carry more drug-resistant pathogens（病原体）. Perhaps this will make cashless（无现金的）payments more popular.
Biology Prize: Cockroach（绿耗）
Cockroaches are well known for their survival abilities, but few people know they can sense magnetic（磁性的）fields. More surprisingly, an international team found that dead cockroaches have more magnetic qualities than live ones. That’s because magnetic qualities drop when the temperature gets higher.
So if you can stand cockroaches, they may be good magnetic sensors.
4．According to the survey, which country’s paper money is the dirtiest?
A．Roman. B．Lebanon. C．Russia D．Romania.
5．What kind of cockroach may have more magnetic qualities?
A．A dead one near the stove. B．A live one near the stove.
C．A dead one near the ice. D．A live one near the ice.
6．Which of the following statements is True according to the passage?
A．The Ig Nobel Prize is a kind of prestigious Nobel Prize.
B．If a person has cancer and heart disease, he shouldn’t eat too many pizzas.
C．Because paper money is useless, this makes cashless payments more popular
D．Because cockroaches have magnetic qualities, people may apply（应用）them to sensors.

（2022·江苏常州·统考二模）
How can people in ancient times do calculations(计算)? In the very beginning, the cleverest thought of using stones and seashells. Then, around the 2nd century BC, they invented the abacus. Some researchers consider the invention to be the world’s oldest “calculator”. In China, people used abacuses to do calculations quickly for thousands of years before electronic calculators became popular.
The abacus is usually made of wood. It has many beads(珠子). Each bead above the horizontal divider(横向分隔竿) stands for five, and each bead below the divider stands for one. As for the vertical rods(竖向分隔竿), each one stands for a different digit(数位). The rightmost is ones, the second is tens, the third is hundreds, and so on. Each bead in the central area has a value. Those away from the horizontal divider are ready to use. By moving the beads up or down, one can do all kinds of calculations. Because of this, abacus computations are also called “bead computations”.
It is a joy to watch a skilled hand use an abacus. Fingers move, beads knock and after a few seconds, the result comes out. It requires lots of practice to use the abacus well. In the past, the use of the abacus was taught in all schools. It was considered to be an important skill that everybody needed to pick up.
Today, abacuses are no longer widely used. However, we can still feel the important roles they once played. Abacuses have become a symbol. Because they used to be a must—have for business people, some have come to believe that abacuses can help their owners gather wealth. People often gift a newborn a golden abacus—shaped amulet. It is believed that the amulet will help the kid grow up to become a wealthy person!
7．How did Chinese people in ancient times do calculations quickly?
A．They used stones and seashells to do calculations.
B．They used electronic calculators to do calculations.
C．They used electronic abacus to do calculations.
D．They used abacuses to do calculations.
8．The bead above the horizontal divider is one in the rightmost vertical rods, and the bead below the divider is four in the second vertical rods. What is the number?
A．45 B．41 C．14 D．15
9．The underlined word “pick up” in Paragraph3 means “_________” in Chinese.
A．检起 B．采摘 C．习得 D．接送
10．What’s the passage mainly about?
A．What the world’s oldest “calculato” is.
B．How people used the abacus before.
C．Which gift is the best for a newborn.
D．Why abacus computations are called “bead computations”?

（2022·江苏常州·统考二模）Delia was a young pianist. Her husband, Joe, was a young artist.
Each of them was taking lessons: Joe with a famous art teacher, and Delia with a great pianist from Germany. Their teachers were the very best, so lessons were expensive, more than they could really afford, but … when you love your art, nothing is too much.
But soon the money began to run out, and they couldn’t afford the lessons any more.
Then one day Delia came back home and told Joe that she had met a man whose daughter, Sally, wanted to learn the piano, and he was going to pay her $ 50 an hour.
“Delia,” Joe said, “I’ll be much happier if you keep up your lessons,” Delia said it didn’t matter. “When I’ve had some money, I’ll continue.” But Joe also decided to stop his lessons, to draw pictures and sell them.
A few days later, Joe came home and proudly took $ 200 from his pocket. “I met a man from Vermont,” he said, “who bought one of my pictures. And he wants to buy more!”
_________________. They didn’t have to worry any more about money.
Then, one day, Joe came home and saw that Delia’s hand was wrapped in a bandage (绷带). He asked her what had happened. “Oh,” said Delia. “My student, Sally, asked me to make some coffee for her. I dropped the coffee and burned my hand. Sally went straight to the drugstore and got this bandage for me.”
“Delia, what have you been doing the last two weeks?” Joe asked. She tried not to tell him, but the tears came. “Oh Joe, I couldn’t get any students, so I worked as a waitress in a restaurant. Today, I burned my hand with hot water. So I can’t work any more. But we’ll still have money from the man in Vermont, won’t we?”
Joe looked at her. “There’s no man in Vermont, ” he said. “I’ve been working in a drugstore, and today someone came in to buy bandages for a woman who’s burned her hand. So when I saw you, well, I guessed.”
They both laughed.
[A story by O. Henry — adapted (改编)]
11．The writer of the story is _______.
A．Joe B．Delia C．O. Henry D．Sally
12．Which of the following can be put in the “_______” in Paragraph 7?
A．A bigger plan came to their mind
B．Since then Joe became very famous
C．So the two of them were very happy
D．Delia stopped her lessons and stayed home
13．Both of them laughed in the end because _______.
A．they would go on with their lessons soon
B．they had both told lies to make the other happy
C．they didn’t have to worry about money any more
D．they thought they had done something meaningless
14．The best title for the passage can be _______.
A．Blind love B．A pleasant gift
C．A service of love D．An unforgettable lesson

（2022·江苏镇江·统考二模）Some libraries are keeping the magic of reading alive.

Stuttgart City Library (Stuttgart, Germany)
Opened in 2011, this nine-story public library, designed by Eun Young Yi to feel open and full of light, is the cultural center for the city and can be entered from any of its four sides, and you can borrow artwork as well as books.

Biblioteca Sandro Penna (Perugia, Italy)
In a country known for classical architecture and historical buildings, Biblioteca Sandro Penna stands out for its modern aesthetic. Housing books and multimedia, this library was built in 2004, is named after a local poet and it is easily found with its circular pink glass top looking like a flying saucer.

Beach Library (Albena, Bulgaria)
Reading a book on the beach is a classic, and in Bulgaria, one library encourages tourists to do just that. The white, weather-resistant shelves lined up not far from the surf hold 6, 000 books in 15 languages so every visitor can find the perfect beach read to enjoy while enjoying the sun.

The Camel Library Service (North Eastern Province, Kenya)

To change low literacy rates (识字率) in the desert of Kenya, the government created a roaming library made up of nine camels bringing books to villages. The library travels four days a week serving the area’s nomadic people. At present the service focuses on children, but with more funding they plan to increase their reach both in distance and the titles they carry.
SEIXE UMIVERSITY
Seikei University Library (Tokyo, Japan)
Libraries are usually known for their quiet atmosphere, but this one encourages conversation. Pritzker Prize-winner Shigeru Ban designed the library with space-age, free-standing soundproofed pods (隔音吊舱) to respect those who need quiet corners for study, while also being helpful to other methods of learning; they serve as perfect places for study groups and lively discussions.
15．According to the passage, which of the following is true?
A．Only books can be borrowed from the library in Germeny.
B．The library in Italy is the oldest one among all of the five.
C．The library in Bulgaria has books in many different languages.
D．Shigeru Ban designed the library just for lively discussions.
16．Which of the following can best describe “a roaming library”?
A．It is made up of nine camels.
B．It travels four days a week.
C．It lends books to children in villages.
D．It brings books to places in need.
17．The writer introduces all the libraries in order to show __________.
A．how libraries are designed to encourage more readers
B．what his/her favorite five libraries in the world are like
C．library designing is a challenging job that needs creativity
D．libraries can be designed to have many different functions

（2022·江苏镇江·统考二模）Gen Z（Z 世代） is the generation born between 1995 and 2010. As the first generation of digital natives（数码原住民）, Gen Z is influencing and leading cultural trends（潮流）on social media.
After interviewing 1, 200 social network users aged between 13 and 24 in the US in October, Instagram, a photo and video sharing platform, has discovered some trends in 2022. Let’s take a look at two of them.
Second hand takes centre stage
According to the report, 23 percent of the people interviewed plan to shop on second-hand fashion sites in 2022 and nearly 24 percent of them are going to sell their clothes on websites or other social networks this year.
Instead of thinking that buying or using second-hand items is embarrassing（尴尬的）, more and more young people consider it as a cool and fun opportunity for “hunting something special”, reported NPR. Growing up with more negative information about environmental pollution, young people have learned that it is important to live a green life.
Hunger for kitchen skills
The food hashtag（话题标签）has a bright future in social media in 2022. According to Instagram, Gen Z expects to find new recipes（配方）to test and improve their cooking skills.
One in six express their love for cooking at home. For them, enjoying life and improving its quality are on top of their life agenda. Instead of ordering so-called popular dishes, they’re more likely to custom-design the flavor and personalize their meals. So, improving cooking skill is a must to them.
18．From the passage, we know that ________.
A．the oldest of Gen Z are 12 years old this year
B．most young people love second-hand fashion sites
C．Gen Z has the habit of selling their clothes on websites
D．second-hand items can be of great meaning to Gen Z
19．The underlined word “negative” probably means ________.
A．valuable B．exciting C．terrible D．wrong
20．From the passage, we know that Gen Z ________.
A．has a clear idea of what they want
B．is easily influenced by others
C．cares about nothing but being cool
D．just wants to live a comfortable life

（2022·江苏镇江·统考二模）① British gourmet Fuchsia Dunlop’s posts (帖子) on Wechat or Instagram, serve up a diet of humor. Most of the posts are about her experience with food from around the world. But since the COVID-19 pandemic broke out in London in February, 2020, cooking has becoming a way for her to manage the “endless lockdown”. She says she cooks in a very relaxed way, going to the farmers’ market at the weekend to buy seasonal products for everyday cooking—a mixture of Jiangnan, Hunan, Guangdong, and Sichuan dishes.
②“For me, there are so many wonderful things about Chinese food. The thing that I find is greatest about it is that you can eat food that is both really delicious and incredibly healthy,” Dunlop says. “The Chinese are experts at cooking vegetables, so it is very easy for me to eat Chinese food almost every day.”
③ Growing up in Oxford, Dunlop dreamed of becoming a cook when she was little. However, her dream did not start to materialize until she came to Chengdu, capital of Sichuan province, as a university student in 1994. That was when she began learning local cooking skills at the Sichuan Higher Institute of Cuisine.
④ Always keeping a notebook on hand wherever she went, she wrote down the recipes of the dishes she tasted. Based on her knowledge of Sichuan cuisine, Dunlop published her first book, Sichuan Cookery, in 2001, which was hailed by the Observer Food Monthly as “one of the top 10 cookbooks of all time”.
⑤ Since then, she has published four books about Sichuan cuisine, and one in 2016 about recipes from Jiangnan, called Land of Fish and Rice.
⑥Now, a Chinese version of Land of Fish and Rice, translated by He Yujia, is available. In the book, Dunlop displays her deep understanding of the food culture that runs deep in the blood of Chinese people.
⑦ Having studied Chinese food culture for nearly twenty years, she sees the Jiangnan area as the heartland of the nation’s gastronomy.
⑧“Although you have really interesting and delicious food all over China, in this area, especially, many people wrote about it and discussed it. Many of the old classic food books came from this area, for example. So if you talk about gastronomy, then Jiangnan is a really important area,” she says.
⑨Dunlop spent 10 years researching the book.
21．According to the passage, which of the following words is wrongly explained?
A．The word “gourmet” means “a person who knows a lot about good food”.
B．The word “materialize” means “come true, take place”.
C．The word “hailed” means “ thought little of, laughed at”.
D．The word “gastronomy” means “the art of cooking and eating good food”.
22．According to the passage, what do we know about Fuchsia Dunlop?
A．She prefers supermarkets for shopping food to farmers’ markets.
B．Her interest and hard work are the main reasons for her achievements.
C．She never thought about being a cook until she came to China.
D．She thinks people in the Jiangnan area cook the best food in China.
23．What’s the main idea of Paragraph 7 and Paragraph 8?
A．Dunlop has studied Chinese food culture for a long time.
B．There’s interesting and delicious food all over China.
C．Many people talked and wrote about food in Jiangnan.
D．The Jiangnan area is the heartland of China’s gastronomy.
24．What may be written about if the writer continues the writing?
A．Why Jiangnan is the heartland of China’s gastronomy.
B．How Dunlop did research for the book Land of Fish and Rice.
C．How successful and popular the book Land of Fish and Rice is.
D．What contributions Dunlop has made to Chinese food culture.

（2022·江苏泰州·统考二模）A
Madrid Poetry (诗歌) Competition
Madrid Poetry Day is celebrated in October every year. This year, the Poetry Centre is holding a poetry competition to celebrate the festival! The competition is open to all the poets aged 18 and over from all over the world, and they will be divided into two groups:
Open Group (open to all the poets aged 18 and over whose mother language is English)
ESL Group (open to all the poets aged 18 and over who can write in English as a second language)
The winners of each group will receive €1,000. So come on! Just get your poems ready. RULES:
ØAll the poems must be works that haven't come out yet.
ØThe poems will not be returned, so please keep a copy of each poem.
ØThe poem(s) must be written in English and created by the poet himself/herself.
ØThe poems can be written on any proper subject. No subject against laws.
ØThe competition begins on 3 June and ends on 28 November.
To enter the competition, please visit the Centre Shop on our website and pay €5 for each poem. Once the payment is made, please email the poem(s) to poetrycomp@center. Madrid Remember to mark Open or ESL in the top right-hand corner of the document (文档) to show which group to enter before emailing your poem(s).
Any question about the competition can be emailed to poetrycomp@center. Madrid. We really hope to receive your poem(s)!

25．The poetry competition is held to _________.A．celebrate Madrid Poetry Day B．teach us how to write poems
C．introduce Madrid Poetry Day D．collect poems all around the world
26．Madrid Poetry Competition will last _________.
A．about four months B．about six months
C．about three months D．over seven months
27．If one wants to enter the Madrid Poetry Competition, he/she has to ________.
A．be good at Chinese B．pay €1,000 first
C．write poems in English D．be over 16 years old
28．If a Chinese wants to take part in the competition, his/her document should be like ________.
A． B． C． D．

（2022·江苏泰州·统考二模）
How many tests do you have to take at school for a day? How do you usually prepare for them or are you really able to prepare for each of them well? Understanding how your brain works can be very helpful for you.
Our memory is in fact made up of three parts—sensory memory, short-term memory and long-term memory. Sensory memory takes in information from our five senses and stays for only a few seconds. Short-term memory is where we store the new information that we have just taken in. However, the information also won’t stay there very long if we don’t keep doing something to that information. In other words, we turn it into long-term memory, which includes everything from all our best friends’ birthdays to our favourite poems. When studying, either for tests or other purposes, you are trying to turn the information from the books into long-term memory.
Remember that our brain works better when we are interested in a subject, already have basic knowledge about it, and know that we are going to need it for future use. So helpful methods include speaking out the ideas loud in your own words or draw a picture of the information. Also, remember that our brain can deal with limited information at one time, so filling your brain with materials for several tests in one night isn’t a good idea.
29．In which part of a magazine can you read this passage?
A．Art. B．Sports. C．History. D．Science.
30．Lucy did badly in the History test. Which is the best advice according to the passage?
A．You’d better turn what’s written on books into your long-term memory.
B．To do well on the tests, you must build up your short-term memory.
C．Being good at short-term memory is helpful for learning history.
D．Remember to use your sensory memory as it’s the first step in learning.
31．How does the writer organize Paragraph 3?
A．By telling stories. B．By explaining the reasons.
C．By making questions. D．By comparing differences.
32．What is the main idea of this passage?
A．The best way to prepare for several tests at a time.
B．Different parts of the brain work in different ways.
C．Better use of the brain leads to better learning results.
D．How the brain turns sensory memory into long-term memory.

（2022·江苏泰州·统考二模）
Little Hands, a raccoon (浣熊) without parents, was just a few weeks old when it was found all alone on the side of the road. It was early June, and all the wildlife rescue centers (救助中心) in the area were already full. Then Nikki Robinson decided to take it home.
While Robinson was busy with her work, her mom, Linda, was retired at home. So after Robinson made it clear that she wouldn’t have grandchildren soon, Linda became Little Hands’ mom. “The first time my mom bottle-fed it and it looked up at her, her heart was greatly warmed,” Robinson said. “She treated it very sweetly early on because it liked to be touched a lot. So she created a strong connection with it, even knowing it would go back to the wild some day.”
Little Hands grew up strong, and by the end of the summer, it struck out on its own. But Little Hands kept coming back and remained friendly with the whole family and it was very kind and sweet with them. “My mom has a bench where she sits outside, and it would come up and climb onto the bench and sit beside her,” Robinson said. “It snuggled (依偎) up to my mom, and then it would have its food and run off. ”
Since Little Hands left the house, Linda has taken in many raccoon babies that have no parents. And each year, the raccoons she releases (释放) into the wild continue coming back. “Every day, she sits outside and waits, and even when they’re grown up, they’ll visit her and she just loves it,” Robinson said.
Because of Linda, the little raccoons are able to live out their lives in the wild, but just like her human children, they know they can always come home to Mom for a snack and a hug.
33．What caused Robinson to take Little Hands home?
A．She wanted to keep a pet.
B．She found it had nowhere else to go.
C．She noticed it was badly hurt.
D．She wanted it to play with her mom.
34．What can we learn about from Paragraph 2?
A．Linda failed to take good care of Little Hands.
B．Little Hands finally found its mom in the wild.
C．Little Hands was afraid of going back to nature.
D．Linda had a close relationship with Little Hands.
35．What does the writer mean by saying “it struck out on its own”?
A．Little Hands completely lived on its own.
B．Little Hands went to the rescue center by himself.
C．Little Hands began to live in the wild alone.
D．Little Hands went away with other raccoons.
36．Why does Linda always stay outside?
A．To wait for the raccoons’ visits. B．To enjoy the beauty of nature.
C．To play with her grandchildren. D．To teach the raccoons survival skills.
37．What’s the best title for the passage?
A．How to get on with wild animals B．An interesting but dangerous job
C．A woman and her special children D．How to help animals live well in the wild

（2022·江苏泰州·统考二模）I love taking exercise with my husband Chris. In general, we do our own exercise separately first, but then we really enjoy spending 30—40 minutes doing something we both like together. I also train with my family—my brother, his wife and sometimes our cousins will come to our house to train together. It’s like family fun time! A little bit of competition also makes us exercise harder.
As you know, laziness is contagious. This is also true for the love of sport. If you can get your partner to join you in sport, you two will be able to encourage each other on those days when the other doesn’t want to move. If you set yourself a challenge and add competition to the mix, I’m sure that the exercising will be much more fun. Time will fly by and you’ll want to do it again.
This is why I wanted to learn Chris’s favourite sport—climbing. Not only would we have more things to do together, but also it would be a great challenge for me. In turn, I have introduced Chris to two of my favourite activities: horse riding and motorbiking. Now he also loves them, which means we have even more chances to have fun together. Influenced by our example, my brother and his wife now do sport together too. This is what it’s all about at the end of the day: quality time with your partner.
What if you don’t have a partner? Well, I’m sure you have a friend who would love to exercise with you. Or, if you have young children, why not do that in the backyard with another parent while they play? You just need some music. The important thing is to have a plan and to make the time to do it. It will be much more fun than doing it on your own.
38．How does the writer exercise with her husband?
A．They exercise together all the time. B．They start with separate exercise.
C．They exercise for half an hour each time. D．They always do the same exercise.
39．The underlined word “contagious” in the second paragraph probably means _________.
A．可发现的 B．可质疑的 C．可传染的 D．可避免的
40．What happens when the writer does exercise with the family?
A．Everyone relaxes after work. B．Everyone gets more active.
C．Everyone is crazy about competition. D．Everyone feels time is slowing down.
41．How does the writer find climbing?
A．It requires hard work to learn. B．It makes her less confident.
C．It’s not so hard as she expected. D．It’s more suitable for men.
42．What is the writer trying to do in the last paragraph?
A．To look for help. B．To express thanks.
C．To make a promise. D．To give encouragement.

（2022·江苏南通·统考二模）
YOU COULD WIN $500 TO HELP SAVE LIONS!
With a lion's strong jaws and claws, it's no wonder that this big cat is a big star in the wild. But the powerful animal still faces dangers-including ones from humans- and their numbers are dropping.
That's why this year's Almanac Challenge is all about saving lions—and how you can help. Send in a poster that includes a drawing and a one-sentence message about why it's important to protect lions. You could win a $500 gift card to host a "Lions Forever" party—but you can host one on your own too! Invite friends, family, and classmates to talk about why it's important to save these big cats. And your drawing might be included in a future issue(期) of Nat Geo Kids magazine, Natgeokids.com, or even in next year's Almanac Challenge!  
Important Entry Information
Almanac Challenge starts on May 8, and ends on December 3. Open to U. S. people who are aged 6 to 12 years or older. To enter, visit natgeokids.com/almanac. See official rules for complete prize description and more information.

43．The purpose of Almanac Challenge is to ________.
A．tell us the importance of lions B．raise $500 for a party
C．encourage us to help save lions D．sell Nat Geo Kids magazines
44．If you want to join in Almanac Challenge, you must ________.
A．call Nat Geo Kids magazine B．be at least six years old
C．have a talent for drawing D．hand in a poster after Dec. 3
45．Almanac Challenge is most probably a ________.
A．competition B．meeting C．survey D．test

（2022·江苏南通·统考二模）My mother always told us there is no use crying over spilled milk. That means you should not get angry when something bad happens and cannot be changed. She also told us you have to break some eggs to make an omelet（煎蛋卷）. This means you have to do what is necessary to move forward.
My mother believed you are what you eat. A good diet is important for good health. She would always give us healthy food. She liked serving us meat and potatoes for dinner. The meat and potatoes can also mean the most important part of something, so it is used to describe someone who likes simple things.
People always said my father was the salt of the earth, because he would never pour salt on a wound, or make someone feel worse about something that was already a bad experience. However, sometimes he told me a story that seemed bigger than life. So I had to take it with a grain（粒）of salt. That is, we could not believe everything he told us.
My manager at work does not always know what is going on in our office. Yet she is right about one thing: there is no such thing as a free lunch. Something may appear to be free, but there may be a hidden cost. When we fail to see problems at work, the manager tells us to wake up and smell the coffee. “We need to pay more attention and fix the problem, I once made a big mistake at the office and felt silly. I had egg on my face.”
Over the weekend, my friend invited me to watch a football game on television. But I do not like football. It is not my cup of tea.
I hope I have given you food for thought, that is, something to think about.
46．When problems came up, the authors mother told them to ________.
A．try their best B．keep calm C．be careful D．hurry up
47．Which of the following are used to describe someone who likes simple things?
A．The meat and potatoes. B．The salt and water.
C．The tea and coffee. D．The milk and eggs.
48．In people’s eyes, the authors father ________.
A．is a very nice man B．always tells lies C．always feels unhappy D．is a good storyteller
49．If a girl’s face turns red because she does a wrong thing, she may say “________”.
A．I am what I eat. B．I’m the salt of the earth.
C．It is not my cup of tea. D．I have egg on my face.

（2022·江苏南通·统考二模）
Navigation(导航)is an important ability for animals to find food and living places. Researchers in Israel have performed an experiment and found that goldfish are able to navigate on land after receiving around 10 driving lessons.
The experiment was led by a research team at the Ben-Gurion University. It was made to see whether goldfish could find their way in a very different environment.
Researchers developed a robotic car that could drive forward, backward, and from side to side. They called the car a FOV — Fish Operated Vehicle(鱼驱动车). A goldfish was placed inside a water box on the FOV. Using a set of wheels with a camera system, the FOV recorded the fish’s movements and swimming directions, and then moved in the same direction.
The scientists worked with six different goldfish. They placed the car in a small room with a pink target(目标)on one side. The fish would get food when the car touched the target. After a few days of training, the fish navigated to the target. At first, it took them about half an hour to drive to the target. But by the end of the experiment, they were able to complete the same task in less than a minute. Shachar Given, one of the researchers said, “As anyone who has tried to learn how to ride a bike or how to drive a car knows, it is challenging at first.”
Not only did the goldfish show that they could drive to the target, but also they weren’t fooled by false targets of other colors. They were also able to get free when the car hit a wall.
Although the fish may not have realized they were moving on land, these results show that a fish has the ability to navigate outside its natural environment of water. It can enrich scientific knowledge of animals’ navigation skills.
50．The researchers perform the goldfish experiment to see if goldfish could ________.
A．find food and living places B．ride a bike or drive a car like humans
C．live in the land’s navigating system D．navigate in a different environment
51．What do we know about the FOV?
A．It was placed inside a water box. B．It could control the fish’s directions.
C．It could follow the fish’s movements. D．It was driven by a camera system.
52．The fish would get food as long as the car ________.
A．avoided hitting a wall B．touched the pink target
C．moved in the small room freely D．touched the target of other colors
53．Which of the following can be the best title for the passage?
A．Scientists Teach Goldfish to Drive a Car on Land, B．Scientists Offer Goldfish Food and Lessons.
C．Scientists Invent an Animal Navigation System. D．Scientists Put a Robotic Car to Good Use.

（2022·江苏南通·统考二模）I took a job at a vet（兽医）clinic almost fifty years ago. As a warm-hearted animal lover, I accepted the position on the condition that I wouldn’t take to help with any wounded animals. I couldn’t bear to see any animal in pain.
At the end of my first week, we were closing the office for the day when a young man ran up to us holding a seriously injured Doberman pinscher puppy（杜宾幼犬）in his arms and begging us to save his life. The four-month-old pup had been hit by a car.
The doctor and I ran back into the operating room. The only place the skin was still attached to this poor little animal’s body was around one shoulder. The vet worked tirelessly for what seemed like hours, sewing him back together again. That was the easy part. The puppy had broken multiple bones, including his spine（脊椎）. If he survived the next few days, we were quite sure he would never walk again.
That day changed my life forever. I began to act as the vet’s assistant in all medical things. One of my first jobs was to give that Doberman puppy daily physical therapy. I remember moving his tiny legs to try to stop his muscles from weakening.
Weeks went by until one day, I felt this little fighter push back ever so slightly. And he continued to push back till he could finally use his legs.
Fast-forward about a year. I walked into the clinic’s crowded waiting room and called the name of the next client. Suddenly, a huge Doberman who had been standing quietly with his owner on the opposite side of the room broke loose and dashed toward me. I found myself pinned against the wall with this magnificent dog standing on his hind legs, his front paws on my shoulders, washing my face with abundant and joyful kisses!
Today I still tear up in amazement at the display of love and gratitude the dog had for me that day all those years ago.
54．Which was the possible position the author took at the clinic at first?
A．A medical assistant. B．A regular receptionist （接待员）.
C．A warm-hearted volunteer. D．A professional vet.
55．How did the author help the dog?
A．She sewed his wounds. B．She helped him with physical therapy.
C．She taught him to walk. D．She helped him move his spine.
56．What can we infer about the dog?
A．He liked to kiss people’s faces. B．He got well immediately.
C．He struggled to be on his feet. D．He got fierce（狂暴的）afterwards.
57．What is the best title of this passage?
A．A lucky dog B．A loving vet C．A grateful patient D．A life-changing story

（2022·江苏无锡·统考二模）China’s Achievements at Beijing 2022

When Beijing won its Winter Olympics bid(申办) in 2015, about one-third of the events had never been held in the country.
Now, 177 Chinese athletes have managed to compete in 104 of 109 events across seven sports.
MEDALS
With 15 medals, China finished the Games with its best-ever Winter Olympics medal tally(奖牌数). It ranked third in gold medal standings.

BREAKTHROUGHS(突破)
·China’s snow sport medals
5 golds
3 silvers
1 bronze
For the first time, China topped the freestyle skiing medal standings by winning four gold medals.
China also won its first Olympic medal in a sliding sport.
·First-time appearances
Team China appeared in 35 of the 104 events for the first time, such as Nordic combined(北欧两项) and luge(雪橇).
SOURCES: XINHUA, CHINA DAILLY, CGTN GRAPHICS BY XU MEIFANG AND LIU FANG
58．The picture above is part of ________.
A．a news report B．a history book C．a tour guide D．a TV advertisement
59．In 2022, Beijing held ________.
A．a sports event B．a game show C．a charity event D．a fashion show
60．China makes a breakthrough in ________.
A．topping the medal standings B．getting 9 medals in snow sports
C．winning its first Olympic medal D．coming third in freestyle skiing medal standings

（2022·江苏无锡·统考二模）Where are you in your family? Are you a big brother or sister, the baby or somewhere in the middle? Or maybe you’re an only child? Wherever you are, psychologists(心理学家) believe your position in the family has an important effect on your personality.
Only children

Only children are people who are pro-active: they are grow-up early. They are energetic and organized and they love facts and details. On the other hand, they hate to be punished and they can seem far too sensitive to other people. They can become angry if they don’t get their own way.
Eldest children

Eldest children are often ambitious(有野心的) and hard-working, and usually score higher marks on achievement tests. On the other side, eldest children often feel jealous of their younger siblings(兄弟姐妹), who often seem to get better treatment from their parents.
Middle children

Middle children can see both sides of an argument and so they are often peace-makers in the family. They are usually easy-going and good listeners, but they can be unambitious and they are often unsure what to do with their lives.
Last-borns

Last-borns are often their parents’ favourite, and their personality proves this. Parents are often less strict with the youngest child, which can cause anger from older children. They also have the least responsibility. However, last-borns have good people skills: they are sociable and love pleasing others. On the other hand, youngest children often have a short attention span and can be self-centered.
61．Which child often helps to solve problems between family members?
A．Only children. B．Eldest children. C．Middle children. D．Last-borns.
62．What can we learn from the passage?
A．Middle child is good at making decisions.
B．Eldest child usually gets lower marks at school.
C．Last-born sometimes has difficulty communicating with others.
D．Only child probably does things in a careful and well-planned way.
63．This passage is mainly about ________.
A．how to help children develop different personalities
B．how to treat children who are born in different order
C．how birth order affects children’s personalities
D．how different the children are in the same family

（2022·江苏无锡·统考二模）“Want to go to the pool tomorrow?” Rosa asked Stephanie during break. The pool at the YMCA was one of their favourite places.
“Sorry. I’m already going to the pool,” Stephanie said. “Toni and Vanessa and I are going.” She smiled, but it wasn’t her nice smile. She walked away to join Toni and Vanessa, and Rosa was left standing alone.
After school, at dance class, Stephanie talked and laughed with the other dancers as they stretched (拉伸) in front of the mirror. Rosa wanted to join them, but she still felt too unhappy.
Then she noticed Kiara, the new girl, standing with one leg up on the barre. Rosa joined her and began stretching, too. Kiara smiled, and Rosa smiled back. Rosa tried not to check the mirror to see if Stephanie had noticed. I hope she feels left out, Rosa thought.
The next morning, when Rosa boarded the bus, Stephanie was sitting on their usual seat. Stephanie quickly moved her backpack off the seat to make room for Rosa. But Rosa walked past her and slid (滑动) into the empty seat next to Kiara. How does it feel now? Rosa thought.
On the bus ride, Rosa discovered that Kiara was not the quiet girl Rosa had thought she was. She talked a lot—about her little brother, about the tree house her uncle had built, and even about swimming. “I love swimming!” Rosa said. “Me, too,” Kiara said. “We just joined the YMCA．My dad said he’d take my brother and me tonight.”
“It’s wonderful there,” Rosa said. “Sometimes the lifeguards put giant floats in the pool to climb on and slide off. I want to have a pool party there for my birthday this year!”
“Maybe you can come with us tonight,” Kiara said. “I’ll ask my dad.”
“That would be fun. I’ll ask my mom,” said Rosa.
When they stepped off the bus, Stephanie was standing on the sidewalk. “Did you still want to go swimming tonight?” Stephanie asked Rosa.
Here’s my chance, Rosa thought. “I’m already going,” she said. “Kiara and I are going together.” She smiled. Somehow she knew it wasn`t her nice smile. There, she thought.
Stephanie nodded and looked at her feet.
Rosa’s heart went down and her cheeks（脸颊）began to burn.
Why didn’t she feel happy? Getting even is what she’d wanted, wasn’t it?
I could walk away with my new friend and not look back, Rosa thought. But it was too late. She had seen Stephanie’s face. Getting even didn’t feel the way she’d expected. It didn’t feel good at all. “Um,” she said, “maybe we could all go together.”
Stephanie brightened. “I’d like that.”
Rosa smiled. “Kiara, meet my friend Stephanie.”
64．How did Rosa feel when she knew Stephanie would go to the pool with others?
A．Happy and active. B．Sad and angry.
C．Lonely and unhappy. D．Afraid and surprised.
65．What does the underlined phrase “Getting even” mean in this passage?
A．Getting new friends and friendship.
B．Getting your old friends back.
C．Punishing friends for something they did to you.
D．Hurting friends’ feelings by doing something really bad.
66．What can we infer from the passage?
A．Kiara had never been to YMCA．
B．Rosa and Stephanie used to sit next to each other on the bus.
C．Rosa didn’t really want to make friends with Kiara.
D．Kiara had some friends in the school before she met Rosa.

（2022·江苏无锡·统考二模）
The Forest Eye Project aims to create the largest living forest feature in England by growing 5,000 alder, beech and maple trees into the shape of a child’s eye. The trees are being planted in Dalby Forest, North Yorkshire, with the help of local young people. The trees will form an eye 300 metres wide that will be seen from the sky in about six years, when they have grown.
The project hopes to focus（聚焦）on the importance of young people’s ideas for creating a healthy, natural environment. ① It was designed by a company called Sand in Your Eye and has been created by Forestry England, an organization that protects forests and woodlands.
Josephine Lavelle, director at Forestry England, says, “Having the gaze（凝视）of a child growing in the heart of this beautiful and ever-changing forest is a powerful symbol of how we need to listen and reply to the needs and vision of future generations（代）.” ②
③ As well as providing a home for wildlife, trees take in oxygen that humans need to breathe. When the trees have grown, they will provide a place for lots of wild animals, like bats, birds and small mammals, to live. The Forest Eye will also create a space for people to explore and connect with nature.
Jamie Wardley, artistic director at Sand in Your Eye, has plenty of experience creating pieces of “land art”. These are huge drawings and sculptures made from grass, ice and sand. He says the trees are his paint. ④ “Our work is about encouraging people to think deeply and reply emotionally to some of the biggest problems facing us, including the climate crisis（气候危机）.”
Wardley also plans to develop the eye into an even bigger project. “We badly wanted to create the whole face of a young girl at the same scale, measuring 2,000 metres across. Those trees that are planted in the Forest Eye are the very beginning of this,” he says.
67．The most suitable place to put the sentence “The project also aims to highlight（强调）the important role that forests play in fighting climate change.” is ________.
A．① B．② C．③ D．④
68．What can we learn about the project?
A．It is a huge child’s eye. B．It hopes to protect the forest.
C．It is made by local people. D．It pays attention to young people’s needs.
69．Which of the following words can best describe the Forest Eye Project?
A．Powerful. B．Meaningful. C．Practical. D．Surprising.
70．The writing purpose of this passage is ________.
A．to introduce what the project is about B．to explain why people do such a project
C．to describe how young people join the project D．to show how the project protects the environment

（2022·江苏徐州·统考二模）Many schools have stopped lessons because of COVID-19. This is a week’s timetable of a school.
Week Eight
(Apr. 3-Apr. 9)
Sun.
Mon.
Tue.
Wed.
Thu.
Fri.
Sat.
7: 30-8: 00 a. m.
Morning Exercise
8: 00-8: 30 a. m.
Morning Reading
9: 00-11: 00 a. m.
Qingming Festival Holiday
Online Lessons
2: 30-5: 00 p. m.
NAT
Music
NAT

Art
NAT
Help with housework
NAT: Nucleic Acid Test核酸检测

71．How many days do they have online lessons this week?A．Three B．Four C．Five D．Seven
72．What do the students probably do on Wednesday afternoon?
A．Listening to music B．Doing housework C．Drawing pictures D．Having an online lesson
73．What can we know from this timetable?
A．The students only do morning exercise on weekdays
B．The students do some reading every morning this week
C．The students have Nucleic Acid Test four times a week
D．The students have four days off during Qingming Festival

（2022·江苏徐州·统考二模）Tests can be stressful. You worry that you haven t studied enough. You worry that you won’t know the right answer. You worry that you do know the answer but will still get it wrong on the test. Don’t worry! You’re not alone! Tests have been stressing people out for thousands of years.
Here’s one man’s story about test stress. During the Tang Dynasty there lived a man named Meng Jiao. Meng Jiao loved poetry when he was very young. He loved studying it. He loved writing it as well. He gave all of his life to the art. His hard work showed. It helped him become talented poet.
Writing poetry was not a good paying job at that time. When he got older, he realized this had to change. He needed to earn more money. He decided to take the imperial competitive exams (科举考试). The imperial competitive exams was the official test system of China. The exams were open for anyone to take. Anyone from a farmer to a scholar could take an exam. The imperial competitive exams gave everyone an opportunity. Whoever passed it could get the job of an official.
Meng Jiao studied hard for the tests. He took them several times. Each time, he failed. But Meng Jiao never gave up. He studied harder and harder. He took the tests over and over and over again. Finally, when he was 46 years old, Meng Jiao passed the test. Meng Jiao put on new clothes. He tied on red flowers to celebrate. Then he rode on a horse through Chang’an City. During his ride, Meng Jiao wrote a poem, “Horseback riding swiftly through the spring breeze, while seeing all the sights and flowers of Chang’an in one day.” Meng Jiao’s poem tells about his feelings on that exciting day. The poem was passed down through the years. It became famous.
74．What can we know from the underlined sentence “Writing poetry was not a good paying job” in the third paragraph?
A．Writing poetry was a good job.
B．Meng Jiao made little money by writing poetry.
C．Writing poetry was not popular.
D．Meng Jiao didn’t love writing poetry at that time.
75．Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A．Meng Jiao was not stressed about tests. B．Meng Jiao rode a horse to take an exam.
C．Meng Jiao passed the exam in his forties. D．Meng Jiao’s poem was forgotten by people.
76．How did Meng Jiao feel when he wrote the poem in the last paragraph?
A．Stressed. B．Worried. C．Crazy. D．Happy.

（2022·江苏徐州·统考二模）I Remember
Looking back at these past three years
I remember many things
Tying to be on time for morning readings
________ when the lunch bell rings
I remember the excitement
Of the school sports day each year
The many long hours of training
Pride of overcoming fear
I remember starting day one
The shyest in my whole class
Never speaking to anyone
And thinking I would not pass
Then slowly I made some new friends
To remember forever
Helping each other with homework
Getting better together
Preparing for art festivals
And making a great big mess
Have fun at New Year’s parties
Wishing everyone the best
We have learned a different language
That is from a foreign land
English brings many challenges
We work hard to understand
And now it’s time to graduate
We will leave our lovely school
I can’t believe it has been three years
I’m trying to keep my cool
But it’s difficult not to cry
I’ll miss the school trees and flowers
And our kind and caring teachers
Wonderful memories of ours
77．What kind of writing is this?
A．A story. B．A poem. C．A letter. D．A song.
78．Who do you think the writer is?
A．A student. B．A teacher. C．A mother. D．A father.
79．Which is the best word for the blank?
A．Laughing. B．Chatting. C．Running. D．Helping.
80．What is the main idea of this writing?
A．Sad moments of graduation. B．Exciting moments of starting day one.
C．Colorful memories of school life. D．Wonderful memories of the childhood.

（2022·江苏徐州·统考二模）I am Jim Hawkins and my story begins many years ago, when my father worked at the Admiral Benbow inn.
One day a tall man with a scar (伤疤) on his face arrived. He opened the door of the inn, singing the song I know so well:
“Fifteen men on the dead man’s chest — Yo-ho-ho, and a bottle of rum!”
“A glass of rum,” he said when he came inside.
“This is a pleasant inn.” he said. “Do you have many customers?”
“Not many,” my father answered. “Well, this is the place for me. You can call me ‘captain’,” he said. Then he asked a man to carry his large sailor’s chest to his room.
“I’m a simple man,” he told my father. “Rum and bacon and eggs is all I want. Here are four gold coins to start. Tell me when I have to pay more.”
During the day he went to the cliffs (悬崖) with his telescope and in the evening he sat by the fire drinking rum and water. He asked about sailors every day. We soon understood that he wanted to keep away from them. When a sailor visited the inn, the captain was always very quiet. One day he asked me, “If you see a sailor with one leg, tell me as soon as he arrives.”
When the captain drank too much rum, he sang sea songs and told the other customers terrible stories about his life at sea.
He stayed month after month, but he didn’t give my father any more money. My poor father was too frightened to ask. Everyone was frightened of the captain and his stories. The only person who was not afraid of him was the local doctor and magistrate, Dr. Livesey.
“If you keep drinking rum like that, you will very soon be dead,” he warned the captain.
— Selection of Treasure Island
81．Where did the story happen?
A．In the sea. B．In the hospital. C．In the inn. D．in the mountain.
82．How did Jim’s father feel about the captain according to the story?
A．He was afraid of him. B．He was interested in him.
C．He was angry with him. D．He was worried about him.
83．Why did the captain stay in the inn for months?
A．He enjoyed the rum of the inn. B．He thought the inn was nice.
C．He wanted to avoid the sailors. D．He could see the local doctor.
84．What was the captain like in the story?
A．He was a tall man. B．He was a kind man.
C．He was a simple man. D．He was a quiet man.
85．Which of the following is RIGHT according to the story?
A．Jim’s father was very poor. B．Livesey wasn’t afraid of the captain.
C．Many customers visited the inn. D．The captain was always quiet in the inn.

（2022·江苏南通·统考二模）


The Tianwen 1 probe was launched（发射）in Hainan on July 23, 2020 and entered its parking orbit（轨道）above Mars in February, 2021. Once the probe is in Mars’ orbit, the rover will separate from the probe.China’s Tianwen 1 rover successfully landed on Mars on May 15, 2021. The rover worked on Mars for at least three months and did a lot of surveys of the planet. The rover is 1.85 metres tall and weighs about 240 kilograms. It has six wheels and four solar panels and is able to move at 200 metres per hour on Mars.
Do you know where the name “Tianwen” comes from? It’s from the long poem “Tianwen”, meaning Heavenly Questions or Questions to heaven, written by Qu Yuan (about 340-278 BC), one of the greatest poets of ancient China.
“The landing left a Chinese mark on Mars for the first time. It is another landmark progress in China’s space industry development.” said President Xi.

86．How long did it take Tianwen 1 to get to Mars?A．Three months. B．Half a year. C．About ten months. D．Over a year.
87．Which of the following about China’s Tianwen 1 rover is right?
A．It entered its parking orbit in 2020.
B．It landed on Mars for the second time.
C．Its name is from the story in ancient China.
D．It can move at 200m/h and did many surveys on Mars.
88．What does the landing on Mars mark?
A．The beginning of China’s space industry.
B．The successful launch of China’s Tianwen-1 probe.
C．The Chinese people’s deep love of the planet Mars.
D．The further development in China’s space industry.

（2022·江苏南通·统考二模）Zhong Fangrong could have chosen any college major she wanted. This girl from Hunan got one of the highest gaokao scores in the country this year. But she chose archaeology(考古), one of the least popular majors in China. Her choice has led to heated discussion online.
Some people think Zhong made a poor choice. They say she’ll have a hard time finding a job. But others have supported her, saying that people should not choose their majors based only on practical reasons.
The most popular majors nowadays seem to be practical ones—that is, majors that will lead to lots of high-paying jobs. Majoring in arts or humanities seems to be opposite.
Most American people think that Asian and Jewish parents like to make their kids become doctors and lawyers, as these jobs earn a lot of money. However, everyone has a different reason for picking a major. I, for instance, chose to study at the same university that my favorite English teacher studied at.
It is true that some majors, such as philosophy(哲学) and poetry, are seen as unpractical in the US. But some students pick them anyway. In fact, some students try two or even three different majors until they find the right fit.
Journalism(新闻学) was my choice in the end. Sometimes I wonder how my life might have turned out if I’d chosen differently. But so far, it seems like it was the right choice.
89．What are people discussing online about Zhong?
A．Which college she should choose. B．How she got a high gaokao score.
C．Why she had trouble finding a job. D．Whether she should study archaeology.
90．According to the passage, most people think that unpractical majors ________.
A．are more difficult to learn B．make it easier to find jobs
C．are becoming popular in China D．make people earn less money
91．From Paragraphs 4 and 5, we can infer ________.
A．Asian students prefer to study humanities
B．American students prefer philosophy and poetry
C．Students choose their majors based on different reasons
D．Students choose their majors based on their parents’ ideas
92．What’s the writer’s opinion on picking a major?
A．It’s important to take advice from parents.
B．It’s a good idea to turn to teachers for help.
C．It’s necessary to choose what best fits them.
D．It’s practical to try one major in college.

（2022·江苏南通·统考二模）Every year on March 22, World Water Day focuses people’s attention on the importance of water across the world. In 2018, the theme is “Nature for Water”.
This year’s theme, “Nature for Water”, focuses on how nature-based solutions (NBS) can be used to help fix the water problems facing many people and ecosystems (生态系统) at the present time. Nature-based solutions are ways of managing plants, soils and wetlands, including rivers and lakes, to help with the management of water availability and quality. They will not solve the problem of drought (干旱) but should provide effective ways for improving water quality and increasing water supplies.
Anything that includes positively altering nature is an NBS.
●Bringing back forests, grasslands and natural wetlands
By bringing back natural ecosystems, we can help to rebalance water levels around the world, benefitting both humans and ecosystems;
●Connecting rivers to floodplains again
If properly managed, natural floodplains can provide help to wildlife, fish and people by giving them both space and clean water;
●Building sand dams
In very dry areas, such as Zimbabwe, sand dams are used to increase the amount of water that can be stored, meaning that farmers can grow more crops and people can have enough drinking water;
●Landscape restoration
Excessive logging (过度砍伐) in Alwar, India, has caused extremely serious droughts. The government has focused on the regeneration of forests and soils, which has not only helped the rivers to refill but also wildlife, such as antelopes and leopards, to return to the area.
93．What can we learn about the nature-based solutions?
A．They will successfully solve the problem of drought.
B．They make plants, soils and wetlands totally different.
C．They can improve water quality and increase water supplies.
D．They can help us learn why people in history faced water problems.
94．The underlined word “altering” is closest in meaning to “________”.
A．changing B．creating C．increasing D．breaking
95．Why is it important to bring back natural ecosystems?
A．Because they give space to both wildlife and fish.
B．Because they help increase water levels around the world.
C．Because they can supply clean water to both animals and humans.
D．Because they help bring water levels around the Earth back into balance.
96．This article is most likely a(n) ________.
A．advertisement B．speech C．newspaper article D．interview

（2022·江苏南通·统考二模）
Now, the Law of the Jungle says that if there is a disagreement about the right of a man’s cub (幼崽) to be part of the Pack (兽群), he must be spoken for by at least two members of the Pack who are not his father and mother.
“Who speaks for this man’s cub?” asked the leader of the wolf Pack Akela. There was no answer. Mother Wolf got ready for a fight. Her last fight.
There is only one non-wolf allowed at the Pack Council, a sleepy brown bear called Baloo. Baloo teaches the wolf cubs the Law of the Jungle. He is accepted by the wolves because he eats only nuts and roots and honey. Now Baloo stood up on his hindquarters (后腿) and shouted.
“I speak for the man’s cub. Let him run with the Pack, and become part of the Pack with the others. I can teach him the Law of the Jungle.”
“We need another one,” said Akela. “Baloo speaks for the man’s cub, and he is the teacher of our young cubs. Who speaks besides Baloo?”
A black shadow came into the circle. It was Bagheera the Black Panther. Everybody knew Bagheera, and nobody wanted to make him angry.
“Akela, and the wolf Pack,” he shouted. “The Law of the Jungle says that a cub can be saved if someone pays a price for him. Now I can give you one fat recently killed bull, if you accept the man’s cub according to the Law. Is it difficult to decide?”
Mowgli, the man’s cub, was still very interested in the stones, and he did not notice when the wolves came and looked at him one by one. At last they all came down the hill for the dead bull, and only Akela, Bagheera, Baloo, and Mowgli’s wolf family were left. The tiger Shere Khan roared all night. He was angry because the wolves accepted Mowgli in the Pack.
“It was a good decision,” said Akela. “Men and their cubs are very wise. He may be a help in time.”
“Yes, a help in time of need; for no one can hope to lead the Pack forever,” said Bagheera.
“Take him away,” he said to Father Wolf, “and teach him like the other wolf cubs.”
—From Mowgli’s Brothers
97．Who spoke for the man’s cub at last?
A．Shere Khan and Akela. B．Mother Wolf and Father Wolf.
C．Bangheera and Baloo. D．Mowgli and young wolves.
98．How did Bagheera help Mowgli to be accepted by the Pack?
A．By teaching him like the other wolf cubs. B．By giving the Pack one fat killed bull.
C．By fighting with wolves and Shere Khan. D．By helping Akela kill the tiger Shere Khan.
99．Which is the right order of what happened in the story?
a. Father Wolf taught Mowgli like other wolf cubs.
b. Akela asked the wolves to speak for the cub.
c. The tiger Shere Khan roared all night angrily.
d. The wolves came down the hill to eat dead bull.
e. Bagheera spoke for the man’s cub.
A．b - e - c - d - a B．b - e - d - c - a C．b - c - e - a - d D．b - c - a- d - e
100．What can we infer according to the passage?
A．Mowgli might help Akela out of danger. B．Akela had right to speak for Mowgli.
C．Shere Khan wished the Pack to accept Mowgli. D．Everyone in the jungle was afraid of Baloo.

（2022·江苏南通·统考二模）Match balls are important for players’ performances. Soccer balls in the FIFA World Cup are always evolving (进化). Let’s check out some famous World Cup balls.
Telstar(1970): It was the first ball to appear on live broadcast. It was made with a black and white pattern so that it was visible(看得见的) on black and white television.
Azteca(1986): It was the first ball to include designs inspired by the host nation(Mexico).
Tricolore(1998): The Tricolore was the first multicolored(多色的) World Cup ball.
Tango Espana(1982): It was the first ball with water-resistant(防水的) qualities. It was also the last ball made of leather.
Teamgeist(2006): It was the first ball to change from the 32 panels introduced in 1970. It had just 14 panels.

101．In which part of the newspaper can we read the information above?A．Magic World. B．Sports World. C．Reading Fun. D．Science Study.
102．Which was the first ball used in a live game?
A．Tricolore. B．Tango Espana. C．Telstar. D．Teamgeist.
103．Which of the following is true?
A．Tango Espana was suitable for wet days.
B．Azteca was the last ball made of leather.
C．Tricolore was designed by Mexico in 1986.
D．Teamgeist was the first ball with 32 panels.

（2022·江苏南通·统考二模）
①Dragons exist in both the Eastern and Western world. Some people say that there used to be real dragons, but most agree that they were imaginary creatures*.
②Chinese dragons, which appeared eight thousand years ago, are usually considered to be kind. People say that they bring strength, peace, good luck, and health. In ancient China, the dragon was a symbol of the Chinese emperors. Some Chinese people believe that dragons live under water most of the time. Unlike European dragons, they do not have wings and fly using magic. The Chinese dragon, sometimes called the Eastern dragon, looks like a long snake with four claws. Its appearance has kept changing with time and it’s hard to find a creature in real life that looks exactly the same as the dragon. In the Chinese zodiac, people born in the “Year of the Dragon” are said to be lucky, brave, healthy, energetic and excitable. The Dragon person can make great achievements in life if he or she knows how to make the best use of his or her huge energy, intelligence and talent.
③In Europe, dragons are usually seen as terrible and unkind winged creatures which are different from those in China. Western dragons tend to have many heads, fire-breathing, and are known to eat humans. Many European stories have brave knights*fighting terrible dragons. Some European dragons are also described as strong and smart creatures. Any knight who killed a dragon was able to get not only its treasure but also its wisdom.
④Although there are differences between Chinese dragons and Western ones, the dragon is undoubtedly a beloved existence in many tales across the world.
104．The Chinese dragon is a kind of creature that ________ according to the passage.
A．has many heads B．lives above water C．has no wings D．flies without magic
105．We can infer from the passage that ________.
A．most Europeans are afraid of the terrible dragons
B．European knights can easily kill dragons for wealth
C．People born in the Dragon Year must be successful
D．Chinese ancient emperors are real dragons without magic
106．Which of the following is the correct structure of the passage?
A．①/②③/④ B．①/②/③/④ C．①/②③④ D．①②③/④
107．What’s the best title of the passage?
A．The History of Dragons B．The Culture of Dragons
C．The Symbols of Dragons D．The Changes of Dragons

（2022·江苏南通·统考二模）David, a policeman, came to a small wooden house about two miles up the mountain to get Cal Richards, an armed and dangerous killer. Through a broken window, he saw an old man watching him closely. When he stepped into the house, he found the old man was holding a gun in his hand.
“Government man, aren’t you?” said the old man.
“Yes,” David replied with a friendly smile. “You must be a Pappy Richards.”
“Sure. I’m Cal’s pa. And you’re not going to get him.” The gun pointed at David.
David looked around the house and didn’t see any sign of Cal. “I’ve been to do it,” he said. “But I can see he isn’t here today. I guess I’ll have to come again.” Just the he caught sight of a violin hanging on the wall. “Who plays the violin?” he asked.
For a moment there was silence. In fact, Cal’s pa played the violin best in the area, but he did not answer, with his gun still pointing at David.
David crossed the room to the instrument and felt sweat (汗) on his forehead, but he took the violin from the wall as calmly as if he were a welcome visitor. He began to play the violin, one tune (曲子) after another. He was playing better than he had ever played in his life.
The old man stood there, attracted. The hatred (仇恨) in his eyes was giving way to a look of wonder. The gun was now pointed towards the floor. He began to beat time, tapping one foot on the dirt floor. When the final notes of the tune died away, the old man placed the gun in a corner.
“Well, stranger,” the old man said,“ you play the violin excellently. Maybe you’ll stay for dinner and play some more for me.”
After they had eaten, they sat in the spring sunshine outside the house. They talked about violin tunes. Not a word was said about Cal Richards.
About two hours later, David stood up and said, “Sorry! I must be getting back to the town.”
The old man sat, deep in thought. At last, he said, “I like the way you talk, and I like the way you play the violin. I guess you’re a good guy.” He paused as if it were hard to go on. Then, he said in a thick voice, “I—well, I’ll have a talk with Cal. I think he might give himself up tomorrow. You should be at the police station at noon.”
The next day, as the town clock struck twelve, an old man came up the street towards the police station. With him was a young fellow whose appearance told of many days in hiding.
108．In which order did the following things happen in the story?
a. David had a dinner with Cal’s pa.
b. Cal’s pa pointed a gun at David.
c. David saw a violin hanging on the wall.
d. David came to arrest Cal.
e. David played the violin, one tune after another.
A．a-c-d-b-e B．c-a-d-e-b C．d-b-e-c-a D．d-b-c-e-a
109．Why did David feel sweat on his forehead when he crossed the room to the violin?
A．He felt too hot. B．He exercised a lot.
C．He was in poor health. D．He was quite nervous.
110．How do you understand “Music is power” according to the story?
A．Music is the good medicine for a broken heart.
B．Music can help policemen to save themselves.
C．Music makes people better understand each other.
D．Music can stop people from doing criminal things.
111．Which of the following words can best describe David?
A．Energetic and brave. B．Brave and wise.
C．Calm and talented. D．Friendly and calm.

（2022·江苏南通·统考二模）Does the world have a shortage of sand? At first, that might sound like a strange question. After all, sand covers beaches and deserts across the world.
In the building field alone, 40-50 billion tonnes of sand is used around the world every year. This is because concrete (混凝土) is usually made up of about 25% sand. Many of us don’t realize that sand is also used for things like smartphones, TV screens, solar panels and other electric items.
The problem is that most desert or beach sand is unsuitable. Desert sand is too smooth and beach sand has too much salt in it. This means that sand is usually got from rivers. However, it has caused terrible environmental damage. ________.
To try to reduce the need for sand, a growing number of researchers are turning to technology and new ways. These include Dr John Orr at Cambridge University. “We found that the plastic can replace 10% of the sand in concrete and it has the same strength and longevity.” says Dr John Orr. “That saves a huge amount of sand and helps to reduce a vast amount of plastic waste.” At the same time, other research is being done into using other waste materials in concrete to replace sand, such as old car tyres or glass.
Dr Orr points out that changes in building design is a more viable (可行的) long-term solution. “They use too much concrete. This is a much bigger problem. There are a lot of good things happening to building design and manufacture,” he says, “but nothing important is really happening—really tiny and very experimental.”
It will require efforts from individuals (个人), governments and international organizations to reduce global needs for sand. Here is an example of the actin everyone can take. A 10% reduction in the number of cars on the road means 10% fewer houses with garage and driveways that need to be built. That is millions of tonnes of concrete every year.
Sand is really just a symptom of a larger problem. We should be acting to deal with overconsumption of natural resources. A lot of these problems are closely connected and the solutions have to be as well.
112．According to the passage, what is sand mainly used for?
A．The building field. B．Industry.
C．The electric items. D．Agriculture.
113．Which of the following is suitable for the blank in Paragragh 3?
A．So sand is becoming more and more expensive at present.
B．In a word, a lot of scientists are trying to improve our environment.
C．Therefore, some countries don’t have enough desert or beach sand.
D．As a result, many countries have introduced sand bans(禁令) in recent years.
114．Which word has a similar meaning to the underlined word overconsumption?
A．using too much B．protection C．waste D．discovery
115．Which of the following statement is true?
A．Using too much sand leads to using up all the planets’ resources.
B．Dr John Orr expects changes in building design using less concrete.
C．Research has found that waste materials like glass can replace sand.
D．Dr John Orr has found plastic waste can replace 10% of the concrete.


参考答案：
1．B    2．A    3．D

【导语】本文主要介绍了加布里埃尔·安德森从喜欢画画到创办公司的故事。
1．细节理解题。根据“But many outside of her school also know the 17-year-old girl well not because of her skills on the playground but because of her artwork.”可知，学校以外的许多人了解她是因为她的艺术作品。故选B。
2．细节理解题。根据“Anderson says that drawing had been her hobby long before she began playing basketball.”可知，早在她开始打篮球之前画画就是她的爱好。故选A。
3．细节理解题。根据“...she is going to attend different lessons so as to get better at her craft(手艺) and help her company to grow.”可知，她会参加不同的课程来提高手艺。故选D。
4．D    5．C    6．D

【导语】本文是一篇说明文。介绍的是搞笑诺贝尔奖的三个内容，看看它们是如何搞笑并带给了你什么思考。
4．细节理解题。根据“Economies Prize: Dirty Money”这一部分的倒数第二句“They found that the Romanian Leu, carry more drug-resistant pathogens.” 可知，罗马尼亚庄胜钦携带更多的耐药性病原体。这个属于“Dirty Money”“脏钱”这一部分，故选D。
5．细节理解题。根据“Biology Prize∶Cockroach（绿耗）”这一部分的最后两句“More surprisingly, an international team found that dead cockroaches have more magnetic qualities than live ones. That’s because magnetic qualities drop when the temperature gets higher.” 可知，死去的绿耗比活着的更有磁性，当温度升得越高，磁性就会越下降。所以最具有磁性更多的是在冰附近的死的绿耗。故选C。
6．细节理解题。根据最后一句“So if you can stand cockroaches, they may be good magnetic sensors.” 可知，如果你能忍受绿耗，它们是好的有磁性的传感器。故选D。
7．D    8．A    9．C    10．A

【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了算盘的的各组成部分及运算方法、它曾经在人们生活中的作用以及它对今天人们生活的影响。
7．细节理解题。根据“In China, people used abacuses to do calculations quickly for thousands of years... ”可知，古代中国人用算盘来计算。故选D。
8．推理判断题。根据“Each bead above the horizontal divider stands for five, and each bead below the divider stands for one...The rightmost is ones, the second is tens...”可知，分割杠上面的每个珠子代表5，分割杠下面的每个珠子代表1，竖向分割杠最右边一列是个位，右边第2列是十位。所以答案应该是45。故选A。
9．词义猜测题。根据“It was considered to be an important skill that everybody needed to pick up.”可知，打算盘被认为是一门重要的技能，所以每个人应该去“学习”它。故选C。
10．主旨大意题。根据文章第一段及整体内容可知，文章一直在给我们介绍算盘，并且一些研究者认为它是世界最古老的计算器。故选A。
11．C    12．C    13．B    14．C

【导语】本文主要讲述一对年轻的夫妇，一个是钢琴家，一个是画家。他们都想继续学习专业，但是费用昂贵，他们俩为了彼此，说出善意的谎言，愿为对方考虑、付出。
11．细节理解题。根据短文最后一行“[A story by O. Henry—adapted(改编)]”可知，这个故事的作者O. Henry。故选C。
12．词句猜测题。根据短文第三段“But soon the money began to run out, and they couldn’t afford the lessons any more”可知年轻的夫妇俩没有钱上课了；和第六段的描述可知他们不必再为钱担心，所以应当很高兴。故选C。
13．细节理解题。根据文中描述可知他们俩都说了谎，但是都是善意的谎言，所以都笑了。故选B。
14．最佳标题。根据短文大意可知，夫妇两人，都为对方考虑，可知最佳标题是“爱的奉献”。故选C。
15．C    16．D    17．A

【导语】本文介绍了不同国家的图书馆，借以展示这些图书馆如何通过设计来鼓励更多的读者前往阅读。
15．细节理解题。根据“Reading a book on the beach is a classic, and in Bulgaria, one library encourages tourists to do just that. The white, weather-resistant shelves lined up not far from the surf hold 6,000 books in 15 languages”可知保加利亚的图书馆有许多不同语言的书籍。故选C。
16．细节理解题。根据“To change low literacy rates (识字率) in the desert of Kenya, the government created a roaming library made up of nine camels bringing books to villages”可知为了改变肯尼亚沙漠地区的低识字率，政府创建了一个由九头骆驼组成的漫游图书馆，将书籍带到村庄。所以D选项“它把书带到需要的地方。”最合适，故选D。
17．推理判断题。根据“Some libraries are keeping the magic of reading alive.”以及文章中列举的图书馆的介绍可知，作者写这篇文章是为了展示图书馆如何通过神奇的设计来鼓励更多的读者来读书，故选A。
18．D    19．C    20．A

【导语】本文主要介绍了Z世代在2022年的两个趋势：购买或使用二手物品以及渴望厨房技能。
18．推理判断题。根据“more and more young people consider it as a cool and fun opportunity for ‘hunting something special’…young people have learned that it is important to live a green life.”可推知，二手物品对Z世代来说意义重大。故选D。
19．词句猜测题。根据“Growing up with more negative information about environmental pollution,”可知，此处“negative”表示“消极的，有害的”。故选C。
20．推理判断题。根据“Instead of ordering so-called popular dishes, they’re more likely to custom-design the flavor and personalize their meals. So, improving cooking skill is a must to them.”可推知，Z世代清楚自己想要什么。故选A。
21．C    22．B    23．D    24．B

【导语】本文主要介绍了扶霞·邓洛普研究中国美食，撰写有关书籍，从美食角度向外国朋友传播中华文化的事迹。
21．词义猜测题。根据第四段“Based on her knowledge of Sichuan cuisine, Dunlop published her first book, Sichuan Cookery, in 2001, which was hailed by the Observer Food Monthly as ‘one of the top 10 cookbooks of all time’.”可知，基于对川菜的了解，邓洛普于2001年出版了她的第一本书《四川烹饪》，被《观察家饮食月刊》誉为“史上十大烹饪书之一”。“hail”的含义为“praise publicly”，而不是“thought little of, laughed at”，C项表述有误，故选C。
22．推理判断题。根据“Always keeping a notebook on hand wherever she went, she wrote down the recipes of the dishes she tasted.”和“Having studied Chinese food culture for nearly twenty years ...”可推知，邓洛普的兴趣和努力是她取得成就的主要原因。故选B。
23．主旨大意题。根据第七段“she sees the Jiangnan area as the heartland of the nation’s gastronomy”和第八段“So if you talk about gastronomy, then Jiangnan is a really important area”可知，这两段都是论述中国江南地区是中国美食的中心地带。故选D。
24．推理判断题。根据第六段“Now, a Chinese version of Land of Fish and Rice, translated by He Yujia, is available. In the book, Dunlop displays her deep understanding of the food culture that runs deep in the blood of Chinese people.”和最后一段“Dunlop spent 10 years researching the book.”可推知，接下将介绍邓洛普是如何研究《鱼米之乡》这本书的。故选B。
25．A    26．B    27．C    28．D

【导语】本文主要介绍了马德里诗歌比赛的相关信息。
25．细节理解题。根据“Madrid Poetry Day is celebrated in October every year. This year, the Poetry Centre is holding a poetry competition to celebrate the festival!”可知，诗歌比赛是为了庆祝马德里诗歌日。故选A。
26．细节理解题。根据“The competition begins on 3 June and ends on 28 November.”可知，比赛从6月3日开始，11月28日结束，将持续大约6个月。故选B。
27．细节理解题。根据“The poem(s) must be written in English and created by the poet himself/herself.”可知，参加比赛的诗歌必须用英语书写。故选C。
28．推理判断题。根据“Remember to mark Open or ESL in the top right-hand corner of the document (文档) to show which group to enter before emailing your poem(s).”可知，在通过邮件发送创作的诗歌之前，要在文件的右上角标记Open或ESL，以显示进入哪个组；再根据“ESL Group (open to all the poets aged 18 and over who can write in English as a second language)”可知，ESL组是针对英语是第二学习语言的国家的选手的，中国学生属于ESL组；结合选项，故选D。
29．D    30．A    31．B    32．C

【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章向我们介绍了人脑记忆的组成，特点以及我们应该根据这些特点选择恰当的学习方法。
29．推理判断题。文章主要讲述了人脑是怎么记忆信息的，所以推断应是属于杂志的科学板块，故选D。
30．细节理解题。根据“When studying, either for tests or other purposes, you are trying to turn the information from the books into long-term memory.”可知当学习时，无论出于什么目的学习，我们都要尽量把书本知识变成长期记忆，故选A。
31．细节理解题。根据“Remember that our brain works better when we are interested in a subject, already have basic knowledge about it, and know that we are going to need it for future use. So helpful methods include...”可知应是通过解释原因的方法来组织内容的，故选B。
32．细节理解题。文章主要介绍了人脑记忆的方式以及利用其特点更好的学习方法，故选C。
33．B    34．D    35．C    36．A    37．C

【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了自从女儿带回一只无处可去的小浣熊之后，Linda便开始了收留救助小浣熊之路，她和小浣熊们如同家人一般。
33．细节理解题。根据“Little Hands, a raccoon without parents, was just a few weeks old when it was found all alone on the side of the road. It was early June, and all the wildlife rescue centers in the area were already full. Then Nikki Robinson decided to take it home.”可知没有父母的几周大的小浣熊无处可去，故选B。
34．细节理解题。本段主要讲了Robinson把小浣熊带回家，由退休的妈妈Linda饲养，在饲养过程中二者建立了亲密的关系，故选D。
35．词义猜测题。根据“But Little Hands kept coming back”和此句是转折关系，所以猜测应是小浣熊离开家，还可以返回，结合备选项，应是自己去野外，故选C。
36．推理判断题。根据“And each year, the raccoons she releases into the wild continue coming back. ‘Every day, she sits outside and waits,’ ”可知每年她放到野外的浣熊们都会继续返回，所以推测她每天坐在外面是等浣熊，故选A。
37．标题归纳题。文章主要讲了Linda救助了许多没有父母的小浣熊的事，故选C。
38．B    39．C    40．B    41．A    42．D

【导语】本文是一篇记叙文，主要讲述了作者和家人们一起锻炼的乐趣，并鼓励读者腾出时间和家人一起锻炼。
38．细节理解题。根据第一段“In general, we do our own exercise separately first...”可知，作者和丈夫是从单独锻炼开始的。故选B。
39．词句猜测题。根据第二段“This is also true for the love of sport. If you can get your partner to join you in sport, you two will be able to encourage each other on those days when the other doesn’t want to move.”可知，懒惰和对运动的热爱都是可以影响或鼓励对方的，即“可传染的”。故选C。
40．细节理解题。根据第一段“I also train with my family...makes us exercise harder.”可知，作者和家人一起锻炼时，小小的竞争也会让大家更努力地锻炼，即“变得更积极”。故选B。
41．推理判断题。根据第二段“If you set yourself a challenge...you’ll want to do it again.”可知，作者认为攀岩是种挑战，需要努力学。故选A。
42．推理判断题。根据最后一段“The important thing is to have a plan and to make the time to do it. It will be much more fun than doing it on your own.”可知，作者认为最重要的是有一个计划，并腾出时间去做。和家人一起锻炼比自己单独锻炼要有趣得多。因此作者想鼓励读者和家人一起锻炼。故选D。
43．C    44．B    45．A

【分析】本文主要讲述了年鉴挑战的目的是为了鼓励大家帮助保护狮子，参与的方式是发送一份海报，内容包括一幅画和一句话，告诉大家为什么保护狮子。另外还介绍了参赛的时间和参赛人员的年龄等信息。
43．细节理解题。根据文章的标题“YOU COULD WIN $500 TO HELP SAVE LIONS!”可知，本次年鉴挑战的目的是鼓励我们帮助保护狮子，故选C。
44．细节理解题。 根据“open to U.S. who are aged, 6-12 years or older”可知，要想参赛，年龄要在6至12岁之间，即最小年龄是6岁，故选B。
45．推理判断题。根据“you could win $500…”以及最后一段年鉴挑战开始的时间，选手的年龄，规则以及奖品等信息，可推断，年鉴挑战最可能是一场比赛。故选A。
46．B    47．A    48．A    49．D

【导语】本文以讲故事的形式介绍了与“吃”相关的英语习语和俚语。
46．推理判断题。根据“My mother always told us there is no use crying over spilled milk. That means you should not get angry when something bad happens and cannot be changed.”可以推出，母亲认为当遇到糟糕或不能改变的事情时，不要生气，要保持冷静。故选B。
47．细节理解题。根据“The meat and potatoes can also mean the most important part of something. It describes someone who likes simple things.”可知，“The meat and potatoes.”是描述喜欢简单事物的人。故选A。
48．推理判断题。根据“People always said my father was the salt of the earth, because he would never pour salt on a wound, or make someone feel worse about something that was already a bad experience.”可以推出，在人们眼里，作者的父亲是一个非常好的人。故选A。
49．细节理解题。根据“I once made a big mistake at the office and felt silly. I had egg on my face.”可知，当某人因为做错了事而感到羞愧时，会用“I have egg on my face.”来形容自己。故选D。
50．D    51．C    52．B    53．C

【导语】本文是一篇说明文，主要介绍研究人员通过金鱼实验证实动物导航系统的可行性。
50．推理判断题。根据“Researchers in Israel have performed an experiment and found that goldfish are able to navigate on land ”可知，金鱼在陆地上也具有导航能力，进而可以推出研究人员开展金鱼实验的目的是为了检验金鱼在不同的环境中是否仍具备导航能力。故选D。
51．细节理解题。根据“the FOV recorded the fish’s movements and swimming directions, and then moved in the same direction.”可知，鱼驱动车可以按鱼移动轨迹前进。故选C。
52．细节理解题。根据“The fish would get food when the car touched the target. ”可知，当车触碰到粉色目标的时候可以得到食物。故选B。
53．最佳标题题。通读全文，本文主要讲述科研人员通过金鱼实验证实动物导航系统的可行性，选项C“科学家发明动物导航系统”最符合本文。故选C。
54．B    55．B    56．C    57．C

【导语】本文主要介绍了作者帮助治疗一只狗，狗康复后对作者充满感激的故事。
54．推理判断题。根据“I took a job at a vet（兽医）clinic almost fifty years ago…I wouldn’t take to help with any wounded animals. I couldn’t bear to see any animal in pain.”可推知，作者一开始在诊所的职位可能是固定的接线员。故选B。
55．细节理解题。根据“One of my first jobs was to give that Doberman puppy daily physical therapy.”可知，作者帮杜宾犬进行物理治疗。故选B。
56．推理判断题。根据“Weeks went by until one day, I felt this little fighter push back ever so slightly. And he continued to push back till he could finally use his legs.”可推知，这条狗挣扎着站起来。故选C。
57．最佳标题题。通读全文可知，本文主要介绍了作者帮助治疗一只狗，狗康复后对作者充满感激的故事。故选项C适合作为本文的标题。故选C。
58．A    59．A    60．B

【导语】本文是一篇应用文，主要讲中国2022年举办冬奥会取得的成果。
58．细节理解题。根据“SOURCES: XINHUA, CHINA DAILLY, CGTN GRAPHICS BY XU MEIFANG AND LIU FANG”可知本文是一篇新闻报道。故选A。
59．细节理解题。根据“China’s Achievements at Beijing 2022”及“When Beijing won its Winter Olympics bid(申办) in 2015, about one-third of the events had never been held in the country.”可知2022年举办的是冬奥会。故选A。
60．细节理解题。根据“BREAKTHROUGHS（突破）·China’s snow sport medals”及下面5金，3银和1铜可知，中国本次冬奥会取得的突破是在滑雪项目上获得9枚奖牌。故选B。
61．C    62．D    63．C

【导语】本文主要讲述了出生顺序如何影响儿童的性格，介绍了在家庭中不同出生顺序的孩子的性格特点。
61．细节理解题。根据“Middle children can see both sides of an argument and so they are often peace-makers in the family.”可知，中间的孩子经常帮助解决家庭成员之间的问题。故选C。
62．细节理解题。根据“They are energetic and organized and they love facts and details.”可知，独生子女可能做事很仔细，计划周密。故选D。
63．主旨大意题。根据“Wherever you are, psychologists（心理学家）believe your position in the family has an important effect on your personality.”及全文可知，本文主要讲述了出生顺序如何影响儿童的性格。故选C。
64．C    65．C    66．B

【导语】本文是一篇记叙文，主要讲Rosa在好朋友Stephanie和别人一起去游泳后很不开心，便找了新朋友一起去游泳，Stephanie知道后主动求和，两人最终决定和大家一起去。
64．细节理解题。根据“but she still felt too unhappy.”及“and Rosa was left standing alone.”可知Stephanie和别人一起去游泳，Rosa感觉不开心和孤独。故选C。
65．词义猜测题。根据“Rosa’s heart went down and her cheeks began to burn. Why didn’t she feel happy? Getting even is what she’d wanted, wasn’t it?”及“Getting even didn’t feel the way she’d expected. It didn’t feel good at all. ‘Um,’ she said, ‘maybe we could all go together.’ ”可知告诉好朋友Stephanie自己有新朋友时，Rosa扳回一局，但她用这种方式惩罚了Stephanie之后并不感到很好。故“Getting even”是“惩罚了好朋友”的意思。故选C。
66．推理判断题。根据“The next morning, when Rosa boarded the bus, Stephanie was sitting on their usual seat. Stephanie quickly moved her backpack off the seat to make room for Rosa.”可知Stephanie坐在她们通常坐的位置，当Rosa经过时Stephanie为她移动位置，可见她们平时是坐在一起的。故选B。
67．C    68．D    69．B    70．A

【导语】本文是一篇说明文，主要讲“森林眼工程”的建设与意义。
67．推理判断题。根据“The project also aims to highlight（强调）the important role that forests play in fighting climate change”可知本句讲的是“森林眼工程”对环境扮演的重要角色。根据第三段“As well as providing a home for wildlife, trees take in oxygen that humans need to breathe.”可知本段讲的也是森林对环境的作用，故该句应放在③处。故选C。
68．细节理解题。根据“The project hopes to focus（聚焦）on the importance of young people’s ideas for creating a healthy, natural environment.”可知工程注意年轻人的需要。故选D。
69．推理判断题。根据“Our work is about encouraging people to think deeply and reply emotionally to some of the biggest problems facing us, including the climate crisis（气候危机）.”可知此项工程是非常有意义的，它鼓励年轻人深思我们关于气候危机的重大问题。故选B。
70．主旨大意题。根据“The Forest Eye Project aims to create the largest living forest feature in England by growing 5,000 alder, beech and maple trees into the shape of a child’s eye.”可知这篇文章主要介绍“森林眼工程”。故选A。
71．B    72．C    73．B

【导语】本文是一所学校在新冠疫情期间的课程表。
71．推理判断题。根据表格可知在周三到周六的上午学生们有线上课，因此这周有四节线上课。故选B。
72．推理判断题。根据表格可知周三下午有美术课，因此可推断出学生们最有可能在画画儿。故选C。
73．细节理解题。根据表格可知学生们每天都做早操，不是只在工作日做，所有A选项错误；根据表格可知学生们每天都晨读，所有B选项正确；根据表格可知学生们一周做三次核算而不是四次，所有C选项错误；根据表格可知清明节学生们放了三天假，而不是四天，所有D选项错误。故选B。
74．B    75．C    76．D

【导语】本文是一篇记叙文，主要讲述了考试会让人焦虑，这种情况持续了几千年。通过孟郊的例子告诉我们虽然考试会有压力，但是不要放弃，最后一定会成功。
74．推理判断题。根据文中“Writing poetry was not a good paying job at that time. When he got older, he realized this had to change. He needed to earn more money.”可推理出，孟郊写诗赚不了多少钱。故选B。
75．细节理解题。根据文中“Finally, when he was 46 years old, Meng Jiao passed the test.”可知，孟郊四十多岁时通过了考试。故选C。
76．推理判断题。根据文中“During his ride, Meng Jiao wrote a poem, “Horseback riding swiftly through the spring breeze, while seeing all the sights and flowers of Chang’an in one day.” Meng Jiao’s poem tells about his feelings on that exciting day.”可推理出，孟郊在最后一段写诗时感觉很开心。故选D。
77．B    78．A    79．C    80．C

【导语】本文是一篇应用文，是一首诗歌，即将毕业的学生回忆校园的点滴，表达对校园的不舍之情。
77．推理判断题。根据行文顺序，比如韵脚的“s”的发音的押韵，应该是一首诗，故选B。
78．推理判断题。根据倒数第七行“We will leave our lovely school…I can’t believe it has been three years…I’ll miss the school trees and flowers…And our kind and caring teachers…” 可知，我们将要离开可爱的校园，我不敢相信三年过去了，我想念学校的花草树木，想念我们亲爱的，关爱我们的老师，推测出来，作者是一名即将毕业的学生。故选A。
79．推理判断题。根据后文“....when the lunch bell rings” 可知，午餐铃响起学生会干什么？laughing“大笑”；chatting“聊天”；running“跑步”；helping“帮助”。午餐铃响起，学生会激动地冲出去，故选C。
80．主旨大意题。根据最后一句“Wonderful memories of ours” 可知，我们的所有美好的回忆，C“学校生活的多彩记忆”符合，故选C。
81．C    82．A    83．C    84．C    85．B

【导语】本文是一篇来自文学名著《金银岛》的节选。
81．推理判断题。根据原文“when my father worked at the Admiral Benbow inn … He opened the door of the inn”可知，故事发生在一个客栈内。故选C。
82．推理判断题。根据原文“My poor father was too frightened to ask”可知，吉姆·霍金斯的父亲很害怕船长。故选A。
83．推理判断题。根据原文“Rum and bacon and eggs is all I want. Here are four gold coins to start. Tell me when I have to pay more.”和“We soon understood that he wanted to keep away from them. When a sailor visited the inn, the captain was always very quiet.”可知，他想避开水手，所以才待在客栈里数月。故选C。
84．细节理解题。根据原文“I’m a simple man”可知，船长是个简单的人。故选C。
85．细节理解题。根据原文“The only person who was not afraid of him was the local doctor and magistrate, Dr. Livesey”可知，利弗西不害怕船长。故选B。
86．C    87．D    88．D

【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章讲述的是天问一号火星车在火星上成功着陆的事件。
86．推理判断题。根据“The Tianwen 1 probe was launched（发射）in Hainan on July 23, 2020 and entered its parking orbit（轨道）above Mars in February, 2021.”和“China’s Tianwen 1 rover successfully landed on Mars on May 15, 2021.”可知，在2020年7月23日，天问一号探测器在海南发射升空，在2021年2月进入火星停泊轨道，在2021年5月15日，天问一号火星车在火星上成功着陆。说明天问一号花了大约十个月的时间到达火星。故选C。
87．细节理解题。根据“The rover worked on Mars for at least three months and did a lot of surveys of the planet.”和“It has six wheels and four solar panels and is able to move at 200 metres per hour on Mars.”可知火星车到达后在火星上做了很多关于这个星球的调查，它有六个轮子和四个太阳能板，在火星上时速能达到每小时200米。故选D。
88．细节理解题。根据“It is another landmark progress in China’s space industry development.”可知，天问一号在火星上的成功着陆也标志着中国的航天事业发展的新进展。故选D。
89．D    90．D    91．C    92．C

【导语】本文通过钟芳蓉选取考古学专业的例子来说明大学专业的选择不应只考虑现实因素，找到合适自己的才是最好的。
89．细节理解题。根据“Her choice has led to heated discussion online.”和“Some people think Zhong made a poor choice.”以及“But others have supported her”可知，人们在网上讨论的是她是否应该学考古学。故选D。
90．推理判断题。根据“The most popular majors nowadays seem to be practical ones—that is, majors that will lead to lots of high-paying jobs. Majoring in arts or humanities seems to be opposite.”可推断出大部分人认为不实际的专业赚不到钱。故选D。
91．推理判断题。“However, everyone has a different reason for picking a major.…my favorite English teacher studied at.”以及“But some students pick them anyway.” 可推断出学生们根据不同的原因选择自己的专业。故选C。
92．推理判断题。根据“In fact, some students try two or even three different majors until they find the right fit. ”和“But so far, it seems like it was the right choice.”可推断出作者认为应该选择适合自己的专业。故选C。
93．C    94．A    95．D    96．C

【导语】本文主要介绍了2018年世界水日的主题以及解决水资源问题的方法。
93．细节理解题。根据“They will not solve the problem of drought(干旱) but should provide effective ways for improving water quality and increasing water supplies.”可知，它们能改善水质，并且增加供水。故选C。
94．词句猜测题。根据下文“Bringing back forests, grasslands and natural wetlands；Connecting rivers to floodplains again；Building sand dams；Landscape restoration”可知，下文中提出的方法均是对大自然有益处的一些改变，所以划线部分“altering”与“changing”意思相近。故选A。
95．细节理解题。根据“By bringing back natural ecosystems, we can help to rebalance water levels around the world, benefitting both humans and ecosystems”可知，因为它们帮助地球周围的水位恢复平衡，造福于人类和生态系统，所以恢复生态平衡很重要。故选D。
96．推理判断题。通读全文可知，本文是一篇新闻报道，主要内容与“世界水日”有关，所以这篇文章很可能是来自报纸的一篇文章。故选C。
97．C    98．B    99．B    100．A

【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。文章介绍了狼群接受莫格利的过程及狼父开始教给莫格利丛林规则,人和动物和谐相处。
97．细节理解题。根据第三段和第四段“Now Baloo stood up...the Law of the Jungle.”和第七段“ he shouted, ‘The Law of the Jungle says...difficult to decide?’ ”可知，Baloo和Bagheera为幼崽说话了。故选C。
98．细节理解题 。根据“Now I can give you one fat recently killed bull, if you accept the man’s cub according to the Law.”可知，Bagheera给了兽群一头肥牛。故选B。
99．细节理解题。根据第二段“ ‘Who speaks for this man’s cub?’ asked the leader of the wolf Pack Akela.”、第七段“he shouted, ‘The Law of the Jungle says that a cub can be saved if someone pays a price for him. Now I can give you one fat recently killed bull, if you accept the man’s cub according to the Law. ’ ”；第八段“At last they all came down the hill for the dead bull”、第八段最后“The tiger Shere Khan roared all night. He was angry because the wolves accepted Mowgli in the Pack.”和最后一段“ ‘Take him away,’ he said to Father Wolf, ‘and teach him like the other wolf cubs.’ ”可知，选项B的顺序正确。故选B.
100．推理猜测题。根据“Men and their cubs are very wise. He may be a help in time.”和“Yes, a help in time of need; for no one can hope to lead the Pack forever,”可推测Mowgli对狼群会有帮助。故选A.
101．B    102．C    103．A

【导语】本文主要介绍了一些著名的世界杯用球。
101．推理判断题。本文主要介绍了一些著名的世界杯用球，跟体育有关，故选B。
102．细节理解题。根据“Telstar(1970): It was the first ball to appear on live broadcast”可知，Telstar是第一个在直播中出现的球，故选C。
103．细节理解题。根据“Tango Espana(1982): It was the first ball with water-resistant(防水的) qualities”可知，Espana是具有防水性能的球，所以适合潮湿天气使用，故选A。
104．C    105．A    106．A    107．B

【导语】本文是一篇说明文。主要介绍了中国龙和欧洲龙的不同，最后作出总结：虽有差异但都是受人喜爱的存在。
104．细节理解题。根据第二段“Unlike European dragons, they do not have wings and fly using magic.”可知，不像欧洲的龙，它们没有翅膀，它们用魔法飞行。结合选词可见，中国龙是没有翅膀的。故选C。
105．推理判断题。根据第三段“In Europe, dragons are usually seen as terrible and unkind winged creatures which are different from those in China”可知，在欧洲，龙通常被视为可怕和残忍的带翅膀的生物。由此可推出，大多数欧洲人是害怕可怕的龙。故选A。
106．篇章结构题。第一段总述“东方龙和西方龙”；第二段分述了中国龙；第三段分述了欧洲龙；第四段作总结：虽有差异但都是受人喜爱的存在。文章呈现总分总结构。故选A。
107．最佳标题题。通读全文可知，本文主要讲述了中国龙和欧洲龙的不同，也就是不同地方不同的龙文化。故选B。
108．D    109．D    110．C    111．B

【导语】本文是一篇记叙文，主要讲述了David去追捕一个杀人犯，却被一个老人用枪指着，他冷静地拉起了小提琴。最终在音乐的力量下，杀手和他父亲去了警察局自首。
108．细节理解题。根据“David, a policeman, came to a small wooden house about two miles up the mountain to get Cal Richards, an armed and dangerous killer.”可知，David去追捕一个杀人犯；根据“‘Sure. I’m Cal’s pa. And you’re not going to get him.’The gun pointed at David.”可知，杀人犯的父亲用枪指着David；根据“Just the he caught sight of a violin hanging on the wall.”可知，David发现有一把小提琴；根据“He began to play the violin, one tune（曲子）after another.”可知，David拉起小提琴；根据“Maybe you’ll stay for dinner and play some more for me.”以及“After they had eaten, they sat in the spring sunshine outside the house.”可知，David和Cal的爸爸共进晚餐。因此正确的顺序是d-b-c-e-a。故选D。
109．推理判断题。根据“David crossed the room to the instrument and felt sweat (汗) on his forehead, but he took the violin from the wall as calmly as if he were a welcome visitor.”可推知，他很紧张。故选D。
110．推理判断题。通读全文可知，老人在听了David拉小提琴后，带着躲藏很久的犯人去自首，由此可知，音乐对人的影响很大，音乐可以帮助彼此更好地了解对方。故选C。
111．推理判断题。本文主要讲述了David去追捕一个杀人犯，却被一个老人用枪指着，他冷静地拉起了小提琴。最终在音乐的力量下，杀手和他父亲去了警察局自首的故事。故推知，David是一个勇敢而机智的人。故选B。
112．A    113．D    114．A    115．C

【导语】本文是一篇说明文，主要讲述了如何减少对沙子的需求。
112．细节理解题。根据“In the building field alone, 40-50 billion tonnes of sand is used around the world every year. This is because concrete (混凝土) is usually made up of about 25% sand. ”可知，沙子主要用于建筑领域。故选A。
113．推理判断题。根据“he problem is that most desert or beach sand is unsuitable. Desert sand is too smooth and beach sand has too much salt in it. This means that sand is usually got from rivers. However, it has caused terrible environmental damage. ”可知，主要讲了沙子的危害，接下来应该是出台禁沙令。故选D。
114．词义猜测题。根据“We should be acting to deal with overconsumption of natural resources.”可知，是讲我们应该采取行动应对，故”overconsumption”应该是过度消耗，故选A。
115．细节理解题。根据“At the same time, other research is being done into using other waste materials in concrete to replace sand, such as old car tyres or glass.”可知，像旧汽车轮胎或玻璃这样的废料可以代替沙子。故选C