【南京】2022-2023学年中考英语二模汇编-阅读理解（28篇）Ⅰ

【南京专版】2022-2023学年中考英语二模汇编-阅读理解（28

篇）I

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（2022•江苏南京•校联考二模）

Memoiy

byMaryO,Neill

Memoryisataperecorder

Andthere,soneineveryhead

Storingeverythingwe,veeverseen,

Orfelt,orheard,orsaid.

Theword,remember,simplymeans

We,replayingbackapart

Ofallthat,sbeenrecordedthere

Andlivesclosetoourheart

Sadthing,sweetthing,

Whateveritbe

Thecallingitbackisa

Memory.

1.Whatis“memory“inthepoet,sopinion?

A.ataperecorderB.everyheadC.ourheartD.sadthing

2.Whatisthethemeofthispoem?

A.Somepeoplehavebettermemoriesthanothers

B.WeshouldshareourmemorieswitheachOthe匚

C.Memoiystoresthingshappenedinthepast.

D.Amemorycaneasilybeforgotten.

3.Whatcharacteristicshowsitisapoem?

A.thestoιy

B.therhyme

C.informationaboutmemoιy

D.theuseofthewords“we've"and"we're"

（2022•江苏南京•校联考二模）

Fromthetimehewasalittleboy,Tonylovedtofigureouthowtomakethingsmove.

Hisfatheronceaskedhimtofeedthechickensatsix-thirtyinthemorning-everyday.

Tonyhadanidea-whatifhecouldfeedthechickenswithoutleavinghisbed?

Heriggedupsomepulleys（滑轮）andranropefromthechickencoop（鸡笼）doortohis

bedroomwindow.Thatnight,hespreadchickenfeedoutsidethechickencoopdoor.

Thenextmoming...Tonypulledontherope,andthedoortothechickencoopopened!

Thechickensatetheirbreakfast.TonyStayedSnUginhisbed,andhisdad,SOimpuessnd,

nevermadeTOnydoanotherthing.

4.WhatwasTonyinterestedin?

A.makingthingsmoveB.feedingthechickens

C.riggingupsomepulleysD.pullingontherope

5.Basedonparagraphs2-4,whatdoesthepicturemainlyshow?

A.howtheinventionworks

B.howtheinventionchangesthefamily

C.whyfeedingchickensisahardthing

D.whyfeedingchickensisdoneinthemoming

6.Whatdoes"snug"meanintheunderlinedsentenceinparagraph4?

A.angryB.comfortableC.surprisedD.healthy

（2022•江苏南京,校联考二模）ThecatnamedSugarbelongedtoMrandMrs.Woods.

Herfurwaswhitelikesugar.Thatishowshegothername.Thecatwassweetlikesugartoo.

Shewasapleasantpet.Shedidhaveabumpononeleg,butMrandMrsWoodsthoughtthat

Sugarwasjustfine.

TheWoodsfamilylivedinCalifornia.Theyhadlivedthereforalongtimeuntiloneday

theyhadtomovetoanotherstate.ItwouldbealongdrivetotheirnewhomeandSugardid

notliketorideinacar.Thefamilydidnotknowwhattodo.

TheneighborswholivednextdoorwantedacatandsaidtheywouldkeepSugar.Sugar

wouldnothavetomoveorrideinacar.Eveiyonethoughtthatwouldpleaseher.

TheWoodsfamilypackedthecar.TheysaidgoodbyetoSugar.Theywouldmisstheir

cat,butSugarwouldhaveacomfortablehome.

TheWoodsfamilymovedtoOklahoma,whichwasfarfromCalifornia.Theystarteda

newlifeandwerecrazy,buttheyoftenthoughtoftheircat.OnedayMrs.Woodswasinthe

bam.Acatcameintheopendoor.Thecatwaswetanddirty,but,underthedirt,itsfurwas

white.Itwaswhitelikesugar.

ThecatpurredsoftlyandjumpedintoMrs.Woods,arms.Mrs.Woodsfeltsheknewthe

cat,buthercatlivedfaraway.Thenshesawsomething.Therewasabumponitsleg!Thecat

wasSugar!

Mr.andMrs.WoodslearnedthatSugarhadrunawayfromhome.Somehowthecathad

walkedmorethan1,000miles.Thetriphadtakenthecatmorethanoneyear.Theydidnot

understandhowSugarhadfoundthem,buttheyweredelightedthatshedid!

7.ParagraphImainlytells.

A.wheretheWoodsfamilylivedB.whentheWoodsfamilygotSugar

C.whySugarranawayD.whatSugarlookslike

8.Sugargothernamebecause.

A.ofthecolorofherfurB.shewasasweetcat

C.theWoodsfamilylikedherD.ofthebumponherleg

9.HowdidSugargettoOklahoma?

A.ShemovedwiththeWoodsfamily.B.Aneighborbroughther

C.Shewalkedalongway.D.Sheflewonanairplane.

10.Whatisthebesttitleforthispassage?

A.AStrangeCatB.APleasantJourney

C.SugarComesHomeD.SayGoodbyeToSugar

（2022•江苏南京•校联考二模）Sustainable（可持续的）housingrefersto

environmentallysafebuildingdesigns.Thistypeofhousingcan,eitherfullyorpartly,use

renewableenergy,suchassunorwater,topowerthehomes.Therearcmanydifferenttypes

ofsustainablehousing.

Greenroofhomesarcbuildingswithroofsthatincludedifferentkindsofplants.The

plantsbringmanyadvantagestothehome,suchasstoppingnoisesfromoutside.Greenroofs

alsooftenhelpkeepthebuildingcoolerduringthesummerandwarmerinthewinter.They

canbeusedasgardensforgrowingfruits,vegetablesorflowersthatimprovetheairquality

notonlyforthehome,butalsoforthenearbyarea.

Undergroundhomesareanothertypeofsustainablehousing.Theseareusuallymade

muchliketraditionalhomes,butarebuiltpartlyorfullyunderground.Somehave

moss-covered（青苔覆盖的）roofs.Manyofthesehousesmakeuseofgeothermal（地热）

energy,orheatstoredinsidetheEarth,toregulatetemperature.Besidesbeingunderground,

manyofthesehouseshavespecial-placedwindowsthatallownaturalsunlighttobrighten

them.

Glasshouseshavewallsmadealmosttotallyfromglass.Thisallowsnaturallightto

warmthewholehomeduringtheday.Thesehomesoftenturnsunlightintoelectricitythat

canpowerthehomeatnight.Thissystemreduceselectricitybillsandisfriendlytothe

environment.

Anothertypeofsustainablehousingisfloatinghomes,orhouseboats.Thesehousesfloat

onwaterandaretypicallylight-weightandsmallinsize.Someofthemarefilledwithargon

gas（氨气）whichhelpstokeepthehouseafloat.Manyfloatinghomesmakeuseofsolaror

powergotfromwaterflowstomakeelectricityandheat.

11.Howmanydifferenttypesofsustainablehousingareintroduced?

A.threeB.fourC.fiveD.six

12.Whatdosetheunderlinedword"them"inparagraph3referto?

A.undergroundhousesB.traditionalhomes

C.moss-coveredroofsD.special-placedwindows

13.Whichofthesustainablehousingareusuallymademuchliketraditionalhomes?

A.GreenroofhomesB.Undergroundhomes

C.GlasshousesD.Floatinghomes

14.WhatcanweIcamfromthepassage?

A.Greenroofhomeshavedifferentkindsofvegetablesontheirroofs.

B.Undergroundhomesuseheatstoredinsidethehousestoregulatetemperature.

C.Glasshousesusenaturalsunlighttowarmthehouseduringdayandnight.

D.Floatinghomescankeepafloatbecausetheyarefilledwithargongas.

15.Wecaninfer（推断）thatpeopledesignsustainablehousinginorderto.

A.earnalotofmoneyB.maketheearthbeautiful

C.befriendlytotheenvironmentD.makethehousingspecial

（2022,江苏南京•统考二模）China,ourmotherland,hasplayedanimportantroleinthe

world.ReadthefollowingpassagesandUytolearnmoreaboutit.

Sportshasalwaysbeenanimportantpartinpeople⅛lifearoundtheworld.Chinahas

severaltraditionalsportsgamesandyouhappentofindtwoposters.Pleasereadthem

carefully.

ChinaandpeopleinHanDynastymorethan

2,000yearsagousedropestoplaygames.

Manytricksandskillsareneededinorderto

playjumprope,whetherinsingle,pairsorin

agroup.Itisnowpopular.

ThekitewasinventedinChinaover2,000

yearsago.ɪtwasusedforcheckinginthe

warandforfun.Theinventionspreadto

otherAsiancountriesandwasintroducedto

EuropebyItalianexplorerMarcoPolo

(1254-1324)neartheendofthe13th

century.

16.Thepostersabovearemadeto.

A.encouragemorepeopletoplaytraditionalsportsgames

B.teachmorepeopleabouthowtoplaytraditionalsportsgames

C.tellpeoplesomethingaboutplayingtraditionalsportsgames

D.askpeopletointroduceplayingtraditionalsportsgames

17.Accordingtotheposters,.

A.playingjumpropedoesn,tneedalotoftricksandskills

B.kiteswereusedonlyforfuninancientChinaover2,000years

C.thetwosportsgamesarejustinventedforonepersontoplay

D.peoplenotonlyinChinabutinothercountrieslikeflyingkites

18.Thepicturesareusedinthepostersto.

A.helpraisereaders,interestB.helpreaderslearntoexercise

C.encouragereaderstoexerciseD.tellreadershowtoexercise

（2022•江苏南京•统考二模）

IfyouwanttointroduceChina,youwon,twanttomissChineseliterature.Nowyouare

readingsomedialoguesaboutit.

Today,fourtranslatorssharetheirexperienceofChineseliteraturewithus.Theyare:

Petko,aged43fromBulgaria

Annelous,aged34fromtheNetherlands

Joachim,aged25fromFrance

Mai,aged28fromEgypt

Questionɪ:HovvdidyougetinterestedinChineseliterature?

Petko:ItallstartedwithamovieIwatchedwhenIwasaboy—TheShaolinTemple.

ThatmoviegavemesomanyreasonstofallinlovewithChina.IwasamazedbyChinese

Kungfu,ofcourse—everyonelovesKungfti.IalsothoughttheChineselanguagesoundedso

beautiful,andIfoundthatIlikeChinesemusictoo—Ijustlovethemovie,sthemetune.

SongoftheShepherd.

Annelous:Ibecameinterestedinlanguagesatayoungage.WhenIstartedhighschool,I

beganreadingbooksaboutChinesehistoryandculture,andthisencouragedmetochoose

ChineseStudiesasmymajoratuniversity.

Question2:Whatinterestsyoumostamongalltheworks?

Joachim:IjustgowithwhatIlikeandwhatIaminterestedin.I,vetranslatedseveral

shortstoriesbyMoYan.Rightnow,ΓmdoingresearchintopopularliteratureinShanghai.

Mai:Idon,tcareifawriterispopularornot.Whatinterestsmemostistheworkitself.

ΓvetranslatedsomeworksbywriterssuchasXiMurongandBiShumin.Ialsokeepaclose

eyeonwhat,sbeingself-publishedonlinebynew,youngwriters.

Question3:______________________

Petko:Thirty-sixStratagemshassoldmorethanl,000copiesinBulgaria.Whenyou

considerthatherethebestwritercanusuallyhopeforistosellafewhundredcopiesoftheir

work.Thirty-sixStratagemsisabest-sellerhere.

Joachim:ThenovelsofMoYanandYuHuasellquitewellinFrance.MoYanwas

alreadyhugelypopular,butbecameevenmoresoafterreceivingtheNobclPrizeinLiterature.

LiteraturehasalotofimportancetotheFrench,andChineseliteraryworkshavebeenhighly

thoughtof.

19.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"this"inQuestionImean?

A.becominginterestedinlanguagesatayoungage

B.startingtostudyinhighschoolwhenIwasyoung

C.readingbooksaboutChinesehistoryandculture

D.choosingChineseStudiesasmymajoratuniversity

20.WhatinterestsMaimostis.

A.popularwriterB.youngwritersC.workitselfD.publishing

places

21.WhichofthefollowingquestionsisthemostsuitableonetobeQuestion3?

A.WhichworksbyChinesewritersarepopularinyourcountry?

B.WhoisthebestChinesewriterinyourcountry?

C.WhichoftheChinesewritersreceiveNobelPrizeinLiterature?

D.WhatChineseliteratureworkshasbeenhighlythoughtof?

（2022•江苏南京・统考二模）

Chinahasdonealottoprotecttheenvironment.Hereisapassageaboutbirdwatching.

Pleasereadandtelltheworldaboutthis.

ChinesetourismwebsiteQyerworkedwithanimalprotectionorganizationstogivealist

ofeightplacesinChinatowatchbirdsalongwithsomedo,sanddon,tsOfbirdwatching.This

listwasannouncedonApril1,InternationalBirdDay.

Thetipsintroducedthelivingconditionsofwildbirdsandtheimportanceof

birdwatchersavoidinginfluencingthelivesofthesebirds.

BaiwangshanForestParkandOlympicForestParkinBeijingareamongthe

recommendedonthelist,asBeijingisanimportantPaSSageforbirdsflyingfromnorthto

south.It,sreportedthatover260kindsofbirdstaketheOlympicForestParkastheirCOVe匚

DifferentbirdsliveinthewetlandsofDongyingcity,Shandongprovince,anda

high-powerbinocularhelpspeopletowatchthemclearly.

Springandsummeristhetimeforbabybirdstolearntofly.Ifonehappenstofinda

babybirdthatfelloutofitsnest（巢），oneshouldputitbackinthenest,asafeplacenearby,or

contactthelocalwildlifeprotectionstationandfollowtheadviceofthemembers.

Oneshouldnottakethebabybirdhometoraisebecauseit,sdifficulttoprovidethe

nutrition（营养）thatababybirdneeds.Also,itwillbehardforthebirdtoreturntothewild

afterbeingdependentonhumans.

Qyerhasbeenencouragingitsuserstohaveresponsibletravel（责任制旅行）.According

tothewebsite,thereisa60percentincreaseofinterestinresponsibletravelfromusersin

2021V.S.2020.Mostuserssaidtheywerewillingtochangetheirwayoftraveltoprotectthe

environment.

22.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“passage“probablymeaninthepassageaccordingtothe

givenEnglish-Englishdictionaryentries（词条）？

passage1.[n.]asectionoftext;particularlyasectionofmediumlength

2.[n.]ajourneyusuallybyship

3.[n.]theactofpassingfromonestateorplacetothenext

4.[n.]apathorchannelthroughoralongwhichsomethingmaypass

A.1B.2C.3D.4

23.Tohelpababybirdthatfallsoutofthenest,youcould.

□putitbackorasafeplacenearby

□askthelocalwildlifeprotectionstationforhelp

□doasthemembersadvisesyoutodo

□takeithometolookafterwell

A.□□□B.□□□C.□□□D.□□□

24.Qyerandanimalprotectionorganizationsgivethelisttothetouπststo.

A.watchbirdsalongwithproperactions

B.introducetheimportanceofbirdwatching

C.knowdifferentkindsofwildbirds

D.recommendplacesfortouriststotravel

25.Thepassageisprobablytobechosenfromabookof.

A.educationB.geographyC.travellingD.history

（2022•江苏南京・统考二模）

TherearemanyfamouspeopleinthehistoryofChina.Hereisastorybetweentwoof

them.

DuringtheSpringandAuturmnPeriod（770-476BC）totheWarringStatesPeriod

（475-22IBC）inancientChina,therewasaTaoistSChoOI（道家学派）andarepresentativeof

TaoismwasZhuangZhou,knownasZhUangZi（庄子）inhistory.

Oneday,ZhuangziandhisfriendHuizi（惠子）walkeddowntoariver.Crossingitbya

smallbridge,theystoppedtowatchsomefishswimminginthewater.Thetwofriendsbegan

todiscusswhetherfisharehappy.Afterwatchingthemforawhile,Zhuangzistarted,fctThese

littlefishareswimmingfreelyaround.Howhappytheymustbe!”Huiziasked,"Butyouare

notafish.Howdoyouknowthatthefisharehappy?”

Zhuangzisaid,ςςButyouarenotme.HowdoyouknowthatIdon,tknowwhetherfish

arehappy?”Huizisaid,ςςIamnotyou,soofcourseIdonotknowhowyouthinkaboutit.But

youarenotafish,soitisimpossiblethatyouknowhowfishthinkaboutit."Zhuangzisaid,

“Let'sgobacktothebeginning.YouaskmehowIknowwhatfishenjoy.Clearly,youbelieve

thatIknowwhatfishenjoy—byaskingmehowIknowit!Well,letmeexplainhow.Iknow

itbybeingbesidethisriver.”

Children,whichofthemwasright?

Zhuangzisaidthefishwerehappy.Didhereallyknow?Hewasnotafish,soofcourse

hecouldnotknow.Buthewashappyinhisheart,andheplacedhisownhappinessontothe

fish.Althoughhavingagreatdealofknowledge,Zhuangziwasinterestedinneitherbeing

famousnorbecomingrich.Hewasinlovewithnatureandhewantedtobecloseto

mountainsandrivers,birdsandanimals.Hedevotedhimselftosearchingforthebeautyand

interestoflife.So,seeingaclearskyandfineweather,feelingagentlebreezeandwatching

fishswimminginpoolsmadeZhuangzinaturallyfelthisheartfilledwithgladness.He

consideredeverythinginnatureashisfamily,andofcoursehefeltthatfishhadfeelings,too.

Huizi,beingafriendofZhuangzi,agreatthinker,wasnocommonperson.Hewasan

excellentpolitician（政治家）ofhisday,andaseniorofficialwitharecordofgreat

achievements.Howcouldhehaveeitherwishorinteresttocareaboutflowers,birds,andfish?

Hecaredmoreaboutpeople,andnotatalltheworldofnature.Andso,thefactthathedidnot

understandtheenjoymentoffishisnotsurprising.

ZhuangziandHuizi,whichonedoyoulike?

26.ZhuangziandHuiziwerediscussing.

A.whathappenedinWarringStatesPeriodB.whotherepresentativeofTaoismwas

C.wheretheycouldwatchfishswimD.whetherfishwerehappyinthewater

27.AccordingtoParagraph2-3,whichofthefollowingshowsthecorrectorder?

HuiziaskedhowZhuangziknewthatthefishwerehappy.

□Theystoppedtowatchsomefishswimminginthewater.

□Zhuangziexplainshowheknewwhetherthefishwerehappy.

ZhuangziaskedhowHuiziknewthathedidn,tknowwhetherfishwerehappy.

A.□□□□B.□□□□C.□□□□D.□□□□

28.Zhuangzisaidthefishwerehappybecause.

A.hereallyknewthatthefishwerehappy

B.hefeltthatfishhadthesamefeelingsashedid

C.hewasinterestedinbeinghappyfishinnature

D.thefishplacedtheirownhappinessontohim

29.AccordingtoParagraph6,Huizimaybemoreinterestedinthepassagenamed.

A.HowtosolvehungerandsavemoreB.Howtobeasuccessfillfisherman

C.W!↑erecanyouwatchbirdseasilyD.Whichflowersuitsyoumost

30.Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?

A.ZhuangziandHuizi.B.TheEnjoymentofFish.

C.WhatisTaoistschool?D.TheStoryofFish.

（2022•江苏南京•校联考二模）Welcometo2022SummerFunClub!

Areyoulookingforsomethingthatcanaddcolourtoyoursummerholiday?Ifyes,here

arethesummercoursesthatyoucannotmiss!Eachcourseofferssummerstudentsthechance

toIeamnewskills!Youwillhaveanunforgettablesummerfilledwithfun,happinessandnew

friendships!

TeenagersCanCookThecourseistoimprovestudents,knowledgeinthekitchen.You

willIeambasiccookingskills,kitchensafety,andhowtobuyproperingredients（原料）and

followstepsinrecipes（食谱）.Youcansitcomfortablyandeatwhatyouhavecookedatthe

endofeachlesson.

ActingforFunThisisacoursethatlets

SpaceExplorersYouwillIeamabout

studentsenjoythefunofacting.Through

thesolarsystemthroughbooks,songs,arts

actingandspeakinginfrontofpeople,you

andactivities.Youwillbeabletocreate

willbemoreconfident.Parentsarewelcome

yourownrocketship,discoverplanets,play

towatchtheperformanceattheendofthe

withspacesandandsomuchmore!

course.

LittleWritersThecourseisdividedintotwoparts.Inthefirstpart,studentsare

introducedtofamousstoriesandtheirwriters.Famouswriterswillbeinvitedtogivetalkson

shortstorywriting.Inthesecondpart,studentsaretaughttowritestoriesbyusingdifferent

skills.Youcanalsogetthechancetowriteothertexttypes,suchaspoemsandplays.

31.WhichcourseshouldNickjoinifhewantstobemoreconfident?

A.ActingforFun.B.LittleWriters.C.TeenagersCanCook.D.Space

Explorers.

32.Whatcanstudentsdointhewritingcourse?

A.Writestoriesandothertexttypes.B.Givetalksonshortstorywriting.

C.Gettoknowtheimportanceofacting.D.Leamaboutthesolarsystembyreading.

33.Whatisthepuɪposeofthetext?

A.Toaskstudentstoactwiththeirparentsinpublic.

B.Toattractstudentstojoin2022SummerFunClub.

C.Toencouragestudentstocookmealsfortheirparents.

D.Tointroducesomefamousspaceexplorerstostudents.

(2022•江苏南京•校联考二模)YourEnglishteacherhasintroducedaplaytoyourclass.

Readtheplay.

Characters:Sarah,student,13yearsold

Jason,student,14yearsold

Betty,student,15yearsold

Cindy,student,14yearsold

Time:OneSundayafternooninspring

Place:SunshinePark

(Thefourteenagershavejustfinishedthepicnic.Theyaretidyingup.)

Sarah:Wow!Thatwasagreatpicnic.I,msofullthatIcanhardlymove.

Jason:That,snoexcusefornottidyingup,Sarah.Comeoverhereandhelpmepackup

theleftoverfood.Betty,canyouputoutthefire,please?Andcleanuptheplace.

Betty:(Speakingunhappilytoherself)HowcanIalwaysgetthedirtyanddifficultjobs?

It'snotfair.

(Bettythrowsabitofwateronthefire.Thenshepicksuptheasheswithanold

newspaperandwantstothrowthemintothelonggrass.)

Sarah:(Soundingsurprised)Whatareyoudoing,Betty?

Jason:Whoops...thepaperhascaughtfire.

Sarah:Andthegrass...Jason,Cindy,help!Help!

(JasonandCindycomeoverquickly.Theyhelpputoutthefirecompletely.)

Betty:Oh,no.WhathaveIdone?

Cindy:Youknowthatweshoulddoeverythingcarefully,don,tyou?

Betty:(Withherheadinherhands)Yes.WhathaveIdone?WhathaveIdone?

34.Thewordsinbracketssuchas”(ThefourteenagershavejustfinishedthepicnicTheyare

tidyingup.y,tell.

A.howthewriteractsintheplay

B.whenandwherethestoryhappens

C.whatthecharactersaresayingtoeachother

D.whatthecharactersaredoingandhowtheyareacting

35.Whichofthefollowingsentencesshouldbeputintheblank?

A.Youseemsurprised!B.Howinterestingitis!

C.Don,tworryaboutit!D.That,sverydangerous!

36.HowdoesBettyfeelwhenshesaysςςWhathaveIdone?WhathaveIdone?''?

A.Shefeelsproud.B.Shefeelsguilty.C.Shefeelsrelaxed.D.Shefeelslucky.

（2022,江苏南京•校联考二模）Inancienttimes,peopletriedtoexplaintheworld

aroundthembasedonwhattheysaw.Peopleinancienttimessawthatthesuncameupfrom

onesideoftheearth,movedacrosstheskyandwentdowntotheotherside.Basedonthis

ObSerVation,theybelievedthatthesuntravelsaroundtheearth.Goingdirectlyfrom

observationtoconclusioniscallednon-scientifιcthinking.

Hereisanexampleofnon-scientificthinking.Maybeyouhadasickstomach,andatea

candybar.Anhourlater,youfoundthatyoufeltmuchbetter.Youmightconcludethatitwas

thecandybarthatmadeyoufeelbetter.Butthereareotherpossiblereasonsforthe

observation.Maybeyouhadtakensomemedicineanhourearlier,andittookawhiletowork.

Maybeenoughtimehadpassed,andyouwouldhavefeltbetterwithouteatingthecandybar.

Non-scientificthinkinghappensallthetime.

Thescientificmethodisawayofthinkingthathelpsyoutoavoidmakingincorrect

conclusions.Ithelpsyoutoavoidnon-scientificthinking.Itremindsyoutotreatyourfirst

conclusionasoneofseveralpossibleconclusions.Itremindsyoutogatherevidence（证据）

tosupportyourconclusion.Thefourstepsinthescientificmethodbeginbyquestioningan

observation,andendwithaconclusionthatisbasedonevidence.First,youcanaska

questionaboutyourobservation,suchas,ςςWhatmakesasickstomachfeelbetter?^^Second,

stateapossibleanswertothequestion,suchas,44Acandybarmakesasickstomachfeel

better.,,Third,testyourguess,thiscanbedoneinmanydifferentways.Youcouldwaituntil

youhaveasickstomachagain,eatacandybar,andseewhathappens.Finally,thinkand

conclude-thinkaboutwhathappenedwhenyoutestedandyoucanmakeaconclusion.

37.Theunderlinedword"observation"inParagraph1means"''.

A.watchingcarefullyB.givingexamplesC.guessingquicklyD.making

conclusions

38.Thepuɪposeoftheexampleinthesecondparagraphisto.

A.askreaderstotakesomemedicineasearlyastheycan

B.helpreadersunderstandwhatnon-scientifιcthinkingis

C.showhowtomakeconclusionsdirectlyfromObSerVatiOnS

D.concludethateatingacandybarcanmakepeoplefeelbetter

39.Thelastparagraphmainlytalksabout.

A.whatmakesnon-scientificthinking

B.anexampleofnon-scientificthinking

C.waystomakeasickstomachfeelbetter

D.howtousethescientificmethodcorrectly

40.Thetextismostprobablytakenfrom.

A.anadvertisementB.amovieposterC.aguidebookD.ascience

magazine

（2022•江苏南京,校联考二模）Dennisdidn,tfeellikesleeping.Hehadgonetobedat

thesametimeeverynightforaslongashecouldremember.Hewastiredofgoingtobed

whenhisparentstoldhimto.Soonenight,whenfallseemedover,butitwasn,tyetwinter,he

decidedhewouldstayup!

WhatDennisdidn,trealizeisthatstayingawakeatnightishardwhenyourbodyneeds

tosleep.Hetriedeverythinghecouldthinkoftostophimselffromfallingasleep.Hetried

countingwolves（ifcountingsheepmakesyousleepy,thencountingwolvesmustsurelydo

theopposite）,butunfortunatelyitmadehimevenmoretired.Hestartedtosuspectthatitwas

thecounting,andnotthechoiceofanimal,thatmadepeoplesleepy.

Denniswasjustaboutreadytogiveupwhenheheardasqueak（吱吱叫）fromhis

hamster（仓鼠）Charlie.HewentovertoCharlie,scage,butitwasempty.Dennisfollowedthe

soundsofsqueakinguntilhefoundCharlieonthefloor,lookingbehindthedoor.Dennis

noticedthatsomethingbacktherewasthrowingthingsatCharlie!Coins,ballsofpaper,and

evensomestoneswereflyinginCharlie,sdirection,ashesqueaked.