2017-2021年广东中考英语真题分类汇编之阅读理解

2017-2021年广东中考英语真题分类汇编之阅读理解

一.阅读理解（共12小题）

1.（2021•广州）Thetop-sellingalbum（唱片'），SongsoftheHumpbackWhale,wasmade

publicin197O.Thiscollectionofnaturerecordingschangedthewaymanypeoplethought

aboutwhales,andithelpedsavethousandsofwhales*lives.

ThealbummightneverhavebeenmadewithoutasoundengineernamedFrank

Watlington.Inthe1960s,Watlingtonwasmakingunderwaterrecordingswhenhenoticedsome

strange,deepsounds.Herealizedtheywerecomingfromwhales.Watlingtonplayedthe

recordingsforapairofscientistsnamedRogerandKatyPayne.Whentheylistened,theyfellin

lovewiththesebeautifulvoicesatonce.

KatyPaynestudiedmusicaswellasanimals,andshewasgreatlysurprisedbyhowthe

whalescommunicatedusingsoundslikeanopera（歌居lj）singer.Shealsonoticedanother

interestingfact：thesoundshadclearpatterns.Accordingtoscientists,ananimalsoundwitha

repeatingpatterniscalledasong.Somescientistsevencomparedthesesinginganimalsto

musicians.

ThePaynesthoughtthatotherpeopleshouldalsohearthebeautyofthewhales*songs.So

Rogermadetherecordingsintoanalbum.Atthetimewhenthealbumcameout,whaleswere

oftencaught,killedandtradedformoney.Somekindswereevenindangerofdyingout.Most

peoplehadneverthoughtthatwhalescouldcommunicatethroughsongs.Butafterhearingthe

album,theybegantothinkdifferently.

Thealbumledpeopletotakeactiontosavewhales.Musiciansbeganusingwhalesongsin

theirmusic,andwhaleswereincludedinmoviesandtelevisionshows.In1982,abantostop

deep-seawhalingwasmade.Beforeit,inthe1950sand1960s,morethanfiftythousand

whalesperyearwerekilled.Afterit,thenumberwentdownbelowtwothousand.

Itmightseemimpossiblethatjustonealbumcouldhelpsavethelivesofsomany

whales.Butthisalbumtoldpeoplesecretsaboutwhalesthathadlongbeenhiddenunderthe

sea.ltallowedwhalestofinallysharetheirsongswiththehumanworld.

（1）Whatisthepurposeofthepassage?

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A.Tocallonpeopletosavewhales.

B.Totellhowagoodalbumwasmade.

C.Toshowthatwhalesarebomsingers.

D.Tointroduceanalbumanditsstories.

(2)Whofirstfoundthespecialvoicesofthewhales?

A.Asongrecorder.

B.Anoperasinger.

C.Asoundengineer.

D.Ananimalscientist.

(3)WhatfactaboutthewhalessurprisedKatyPayne?

A.Theycouldtalkwithscientists.

B.Theycouldsinglikeanoperasinger.

C.Theycouldrepeatinterestingsounds.

D.Theycouldcommunicatethroughsongs.

(4)Whichisoneofthevaluesofthealbum?

A.Itsuccessfullystoppeddeep-seawhaling.

B.Ithelpedpeopleunderstandwhalesbetter.

C.Itmadesomemusicandmoviestarspopular.

D.Itencouragedmusicianstoworkwithscientists.

2.(2021•广州)AmywalkedtowardMissBrown'sbackyard,whereshewasplantingroses.Last

week,Amyandherparentsjustmovedintothehousenextdoor.

Theoldwomanlookedup,MWhythelongface,Amy?”

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"Therearen*tanykidsaroundtoplaywith,"saidAmy."Ihavenothingtodo.”

MissBrownsmiled,"Yousoundjustlikeagirlwhousedtolivehere."

,'Really?Who?"

“HernameisRachel,“saidMissBrown."Toobadyoutwoyounggirlscouldn'thave

livedhereatthesametime."

"WhatdidRacheldowhenshewasbored?"askedAmy.

"Sheplantedaflowergarden,"answeredMissBrown.

AmylookedatMissBrown'sroses.MCouldLtoo?”

MissBrownhandedAmysometoolsandroses.''Thiswillgetyoustarted."

"Thanks,“saidAmy.

Amyworkedhardthewholeafternooninhergarden.Whenshesawthelovelyroses

planted,shesmiled.Still,itwastoobadthatRachelwasn'tthere.

Thenextday,AmywateredherrosesandwalkedtoMissBrown*sbackyard,whereshe

satreading.MWhatelsedidRacheldo?"askedAmy.

"Shewrotepoemsinherflowergarden,"MissBrownanswered.nOneofherpoems

evenwonaprizeinaschoolcompetition."

Amyclosedhereyes."Howgooditwouldfeel,butIdon'tknowhowtowritepoems,”

shesaid.MissBrownsmiled,“Thebestwayistoreadpoemsfirst."ShehandedAmyherbook.

"Thanks,"saidAmy.

Amylayonherstomachnexttoherrosesandread.Thenshestartedtowrite.Thatnight

shehadapoemthatmightnotbeaprizewinnerbutsoundedgoodenough.Still,itwastoobad

thatRachelwasn'tthere.

Thethirdday,Amywateredherflowers,wroteanewpoem,andthenwalkedtoMiss

Brownagain."WhatelsedidRacheldo?uaskedAmy,"Sheplayedintheattic（阁楼）.Come

withme,”MissBrowninvited."Thanks!*'saidAmy.

“Makeyourselfathome,"MissBrownsaidandleftAmytosearchalonethere.Then

Amyfoundatrophy（奖杯）withthesewords---FirstPrizeinPoetry,RachelBrown,

1937.

Slowly,asmilespreadacrossherface.AmyranbacktoMissBrown,"Iwonderif

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Rachelwouldliketowritepoemsinmyflowergarden."MissBrownsmiled,"Ithinkshe

wouldloveto."

(1)WhywasAmyunhappyatfirst?

A.Shecouldn'tmeetRachel.

B.Shedidn'tlikethenewhouse.

C.Shedidn'thaveanyfriendsthere.

D.ShewasleftalonetoMissBrown.

(2)WhatdidMissBrowndotohelpAmy?

A.ShetoldAmytostayalone.

B.SheworkedandreadwithAmy.

C.SheshowedRacheFspoemstoAmy.

D.ShesuggestedsomeactivitiestoAmy.

(3)WhatdidAmyfindoutaboutRachelintheattic?

A.Whoshereallyis.

B.Hersecrethobby.

C.Howoldsheisnow.

D.Herprizewinningpoem.

(4)Whichisthemainlessonofthestory?

A.Havingsharedinterestsisimportanttoarealfriendship.

B.Workinginthegardenisthebestwaytofightloneliness.

C.Parentsshouldthinktwicebeforemovingtoanewplace.

D.Itisdifficultforchildrentomakefriendswithgrown-ups.

3.(2021•广东)Accordingtoaresearchmorethan130billionpoundsofonuneatenfoodgoto

wasteinLaura*scountryeachyear.Thatisabout30%oftheyearlyfoodsupply(供

应).Itisasadfact,especiallywhenyouconsiderhowmanyfamiliesandhomelesspeopleare

inhunger.

WhenLaurasawherschooldininghallthrowawayfoodthatwasnoteatenatallevery

day,shecameupwithanidea.Shestartedaprojecttohelpherschooldininghalltogiveaway

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onuneatenfoodtohomelessshelters(庇护所)inhercommunity.Inthepastthree

years,thesameprojecthasspreadtootherschoolsandsomefastfoodrestaurantsthroughout

thecity.TheprojectiscalledFeet&find,andhasalreadyfedthousandsofpeopleinhercity.

Howdoesitwork?Throughanapp,Feed&Findmatcheslocalhomelessshelterswith

schooldininghallsandrestaurantsthathaveuneatenfoodtoprovide.Whendininghallsor

restaurantshaveuneatenfoodleft,theycanusetheapptosharetheInformationaboutthe

food.Atruckdriverworkingfortheprojectisthensenttopickitupandtakeittoashelter.

Prettycool,right?It'snotsurprisingthatpeopleinothercitieshavegotintouchwith

Laura,hopingthatshecouldhavedevelopsimilarprojectsfortheircommunities.

Somepeople,however,haveconcernsaboutthesafetyoftheuneatenfood.Theythinksuch

foodmaynotbecleanenough.Still,thisprojectisacleverwaytohelpsolvetheproblemof

foodwasteandithelpsthoseinneed.

(1)Thenumbersinparagraph1tellus.

A.somepeoplearepoor

B.foodwasteisserious

C.thepopulationislarge

D.theresearchisinteresting.

(2)Laura'sprojectfirstgotfoodfrom.

A.herschooldininghall

B.herfamily

C.afastfoodrestaurant

0.homelessshelter

(3)PeopleinothercitieswouldlikeLaurato.

A.findatruckdriver

B.visittheircommunities

C.giveawayfoodtothem

D.helpdevelopprojectslikehers

(4)Theunderlinedwords"concerns'1inthispassagemeans.

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A.ways

B.secrets

C.worries

0.decisions.

（5）Whichcanbethebesttitleforthispassage?

A.ADiningGuideApp

B.AFoodSharingProject

C.ADrivingServiceAPP

D.AFoodSafetyProject.

4.（2021•深圳）Canplantstalk?Modernresearchhasfoundsomethingamazing：theydo

communicatewitheachother.

Ithasbeenknownforsometimethatplantsusechemicalstocommunicatewitheach

other.Thishappenswhenaplantgetsattackedbyinsects.Theplantgivesoutchemicalsfrom

theleavesthatarebeingeaten.Thisislikeawarning,oracallforhelp："I'mbeing

attacked!"Whenanotherplantgetsthechemicals,itstartstogiveoutitsown,different

chemicals.Someofthesechemicalsdriveinsectsaway.Othersattractthewasps（黄蜂；蜜

蜂）!Thewaspskilltheinsectsthatareeatingtheplants.Scientistshopetolearnmoreaboutthis

plantwarningsystem,sothatwecanuseittogrowmorecrops.

Moresurprisingly,plantsalsousesoundtocommunicate.Peoplecan'thearthesesounds,

butplantsaremakingthem.Someplantsmakenoiseswiththeirroots.Cornandchiliplantsdo

this.Sometreesmakeclickingnoiseswhenthereisnotenoughwater.

MostsurprisinglyofalLplantshaveanamazingsystemofcommunicationthatcanlink

nearlyeveryplantinaforest.Scientistscallthissystemthe"woodwideweb".Thewoodwide

webislinkedundergroundbyfungi（霉菌）.Itlinkstherootsofdifferentplantstoeachother.lt

isinsomewayssimilartotheInternetweuse.Usingthewoodwideweb,plantscanshare

informationandevenfoodwitheachother.However,itmayleadtobadeffects.Plantsmayuse

ittostealfoodfromeachother,orspreadchemicalstoattackotherplants.Perhapsoneday

scientistswilllearnhowtocreatea"firewall"tohelppreventtheseattackswithinthewood

wideweb.

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Scientistsarelearningmoreeverydayaboutthesecretwaysinwhichplantstalktoeach

other.Maybeonedaywewillknowenoughaboutplantcommunicationtobeableto"talk"

withthemourselves.

(1)Whatwillplantsdowhentheyareattackedbyinsects?

A.Theywillkilltheinsectsbythemselves.

B.Theywillcontrolthewaspstokilltheinsects.

C.Theywillsendoutsignalstoaskforhelp.

D.Theywillproducechemicalsasawarningoracallforhelp.

(2)Howarethewoodwideweblinkedbyfungi?

A.Bymakingnoiseswiththeirroots.

B.Byconnectingtherootsofdifferentplantstoeachother.

C.Bysharingfoodandinformationwitheachother.

D.Byspreadingchemicalstoeachother.

(3)Whatisthewriter'sintentionofthelastparagraph?

A.Togivepeoplehopefbrfurtherstudies.

B.Topraisescientistsfbrtheirgreatachievements.

C.TocallonpeopletoprotecttheplantsonEarth.

D.Toinspirepeopletocommunicatewithplants.

(4)Whatisthestructureofthepassage?

B.

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（5）Whichisthebesttitleforthepassage?

A.TheSecretLanguageofPlants

B.TheStudyaboutthePlantWarningSystem

C.ThePlantsthatGiveWarnings

D.WhyScientistsDoResearchaboutPlants

5.（2021•深圳）WhenIwasagirlgrowingup,Icannotonceeverremembereithermymumor

mygrandmawastingfood.

Anythingwedidn*teatatonemealwasleftovers（乘ij菜）.1canremembermygrandmamaking

ahugepotofpotatoes.Wewouldalleatuntilwewerefullenough,buttherewerealwaysabout

halfofthepotatoesleftover.Afewdayslater,Grandmawouldtakethosepotatoesoutofthe

fridge,boilsomenoodles,addsomevegetablesandmixthemalltogether.AndIalsoremember

whenIwatchedmymumfrybacon（煎培根）forusinthemornings,shewouldalwaystake

theoilcarefullyandpouritintoabottle.Thenshewoulduseitlatertoaddflavortosomany

otherdishes.IwasanadultbeforeIrealizedthatpotatoesdidn'tactuallytastelikebacon!

Ilearnedtheirlessonswell,andafterIgrewup,Itriedtoneverwastefoodmyself.I

alwaysplannedtheweek'smealsaheadoftimeandonlyboughtwhatwasonmyshoppinglist

sothatnothingwenttowaste.Everymealwentintoourstomachsandanyleftoverswerelater

eatenbyeithermyselfmyboys,myhusbandormydogs.Tome,throwingfoodintothebinwas

justwrong.

However,whenitcomestoliving,therearenoleftovers.Lifeisjustlikeafeast.Each

momentthatyoudon'tliveislostforever.Lifecannotbesavedorstored.Eachdayisafresh

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beginning.Liveeachmomentofyourlifetothefullest,then.

(1)Thewriter'sgrandmausedtheleftoverpotatoesto.

A.mixwithnoodles

B.boilsomevegetables

C.frybacon

D.throwaway

(2)Whydidthepotatoescookedbythewriter'smumtastelikebacon?

A.Becauseshemixedthebaconwithpotatoes.

B.Becausesheputpotatoesintothecontainers.

C.Becauseshewasgoodatcooking.

0.Becauseshepouredthebaconoilintopotatoes.

(3)Accordingtothepassage,howdidthewritersavefoodinherway?

A.Byshoppingaheadoftime.

B.Bythrowingitintothelitterbin.

C.Byfollowinghermother'sshoppinglist.

D.Byplanningthenextweek'sfood.

(4)Whatdoestheunderlinedword”feast”inthelastparagraphprobablymean?

A.Sweatdream.

B.Largemeal.

C.Happystory.

0.Beautifulpicture.

(5)Whatcanwelearnfromthelasttwoparagraphs?

A.Itisnevertoooldtolearn.

B.Eattolive,butnotlivetoeat.

C.Neitherfoodnorlifeshouldbewasted.

D.Thereisnosuchthingasafreelunch.

6.(2021•广东)WelcometoManorFarmU-pickActivities.

Weareknownforourdeliciousstrawberries.Weinviteyoutovisitthefarmandenjoyour

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freshproductsandgreatformingexperiences.We'lltryourbesttocreateasafeopen-air

environmentfbrourcustomersunderthecircumstances(情况)ofCOVID-19this

year.Pleasereadtheinstructionsbelow.

Topickthestrawberries，youneedtomakeareservation(预约)onour

website.Reservationsareopenfrom13：00to20：00thedaybeforethepickingday.

Pleasedon*tcometothefarmifyouaresick.

Onthefarm,youneedtostayatleasttwometersawayfromanyoneyoudon'tlive

with.Forsafety,youmustuseournewbasketsonly.Abasketalonecosts5yuan.Itholdsabout

2kgofstrawberriesandabasketofstrawberriesispricedat50yuanintotal.

Ifchildrencome,theyMUSTstayclosetotheirparents.Runningupanddownthe

strawberryrowswillNOTbeallowed.Ourworkerswilltellthemwheretostartpickingandthe

childrenshouldlisten.Wehopechildrenwillfollowoursafetyrulesinourfields.

Nopetsareallowedonthefarm.

Anyquestions,pleasecallusat906-256-523.

(1)IfyougotothefarmonAugust8th,youcanmakeareservationat.

A.10：00onAugust6th

B.10：00onAugust7th

C.14：00onAugust6th

D.14：00onAugust7th

(2)Thefarmprovidesnewbaskets.

A.tocutdownthecost

B.toprotecttheenvironment

C.tokeepcustomerssafe

D.tocarrymorestrawberries

(3)Onthefarm,childrenareaskedto.

A.plantsomestrawberries

B.runalongtherows

C.stayclosetotheirparents

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D.lookaftertheirpets

（4）Formoreinformation,youcan.

A.writeanemail

B.makeaphonecall

C.sendavoicemessage

D.watchnewsonTV

（5）Theinstructionsaremostprobablyfrom.

A.afarmowner

B.ateacher

C.anewsreporter

D.acustomer

7.（2021•深圳）ShashiyuwasonceapoorvillageinHebeiProvince,butnowithaschangedinto

arichandlivableplace.

Inthe1940s,villagersinShashiyuhadlittlefoodandfewclothes,buttheyhadastrong

wishforabetterlife.ZhangGuishun,thePartysecretaryofShashiyu,encouragedhisvillagers

todotheirbesttopullthemselvesoutofpoverty."IntheancientChinesestory,YuGongcould

movemountainswithhisstrongwillandhardwork,whycan*twe?Nobodywasbomtobe

poor?”Hearinghiswords,thevillagersdecidedtomakeadifference.

LedbytheCommunistPartyofChina（中国共产党），thevillagerscarriedwaterandsoil

totheirvillagefromfarawayplacestoimprovetheirland.From1966tol971,theyreclaimed

（开垦）lotsoflandandgreatlyimprovedtheirlife.

However,thevillageencounteredanewproblemtwodecadeslaterastheenvironment

becameheavilypollutedbychemicalplantsandminerefineriesbuiltin1990s.

Thepollutingfactorieswereshutdownin2004,andvillagersstartedgrapecultivation,

whichsoonbecameamainindustryinShashiyu.

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In2009,thecity-levelgovernmentinvestedover1millionyuan($152,723)tochange

thevillage'sexhibitionhallintoamuseuminmemoryofdevelopmenteffortsmadebyearlier

generations.

After10years,thevillagewascalled"NationalForestVillage',.

Zhangsaidthatthevillagestartedayearlytourismfestivalin2015toattracttravelersto

pickgrapes."ThegrapescouldbesoldatabetterpriceonceShashiyubecomesfamous

throughthisfestivaLOurvillagerscanthenliveevenbetterlives,"hesaid.

(1)WhydidZhangGuishunusethestoryofYuGongtoencouragethevillagers?

A.BecauseYuGonghadstrongwillandhardwork.

B.BecauseYuGongwasbornpoortoo.

C.BecausethevillagersworshipedYuGong.

0.BecauseYuGongbecamerichatlast.

(2)From1966to1971,whatdidthevillagersdotoimprovetheirlivingsituation?

A.Theyplantedgrapestoearnmoney.

B.Theycarriedwaterandsoiltotheirvillagetoimprovetheirlands.

C.Theymovedtoanotherplacetoliveabetterlife.

D.Theybuiltalotoffactories.

(3)Whichwordcanbeusedtodescribethevillagers?

A.Hard-working.

B.Lazy.

C.Kind-hearted.

D.Stupid.

(4)WhenwasShashiyucalled"NationalForestVillage'*?

A.In2009.

B.In2004.

C.In2015.

D.In2019.

(5)Wherecanyouprobablyreadthepassage?

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A.Inastorybook.

B.Inanewspaper.

C.Inasportsmagazine.

D.Inasciencebook.

8.（2020•广州）

Fiveinterestingsports

Ourmostunusualsportsfromaroundtheworld

Everycountryhasanationalsportandsomepopularsportsarenowplayedacrosstheworld.

However,inmostcountries,peoplealsoplayunusualsports,withstrangeorinteresting

rules.Hereareourtopfiveunusualsportsfromaroundtheplanet.

ManVs.HorseMarathon

ThisracetakesplaceinasmalltowninWales,about200milesfromLondon.Ifscalleda

marathon（马拉松），butit'sactually35.4km,not42.2kmlikeausualmarathon.Peoplerace

againsthorsesacrossthehillsandmountains.Itstartedin1981,butahumandidnotwinuntil

2004.

CamelWrestling

InTurkey,camel（马各驼）wrestlingisaveryoldsport.Thelargestcamelwrestling

competitiontakesplaceeveryyearandthousandsofpeoplecome.Inthesport,twocamels

fightagainsteachother.Sometimesthecamelsdonotwanttofightandtheyrunthroughthe

crowds,whichcanbedangerous.

DragonBoatRacing

EveryyearinChina,thousandsofpeoplewatchdragonboatraces.Adragonboatisa

traditionalChineseboatwithapainteddragon'sheadononeend.Therecanbeupto36people

ormoreracingineachboatinthewater.Dragonboatracingisalsopopularinsomeother

Asiancountries.

CaberToss

Inthissport,playerscompetetothrowalargepieceofwoodcalledacaberasfarasthey

can.Thereisnoruleaboutthesizeofthecaber,butit'susuallythesizeofasmalltree.Ifsan

ancientScottishsport.VisitorstotheUKcancheckitout.

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ChessBoxing

Agoodchessboxerneedstobebothstrongandsmart.Playersplayaroundofchess,followed

byaroundofboxing.Thereareelevenroundsintotal.Chessboxingwasinventedin1992by

anEnglishcomicbookwriter.ThesportismorepopularinEnglandandGermany.

(1)WhatcanwelearnaboutManVs.HorseMarathon?

A.Itisanoutdoorsport.

B.Itfirstappeared16yearsago.

C.Nohumanhaseverwonthegame.

D.Itfollowstherulesofausualmarathon.

(2)WhichofthefollowingismentionedaboutCamelWrestling?

A.Itshouldbestopped.

B.It'sworthseeing.

C.It'sunfairtotheanimals.

D.It'ssometimesdangeroustowatch.

(3)WhichpicturebestdescribesCaberToss?

(4)WhichsportispopularinAsia?

A.ManVs.HorseMarathon.

B.DragonBoatRacing.

C.CaberToss.

D.ChessBoxing.

(5)Howmanysportshaveanimalsasplayers?

A.1.

B.2.

C.3.

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D.4.

9.（2020•广州）Whatwillastronauts（宇航员）eatwhenaspacetriptakesyears?

"Lotsoffreshvegetables,"saysDr.JanetWilliams,whoseteamhavespentthelast10

yearslearninghowtogrowplantsinaspacestation.Andit'sagoodthingthatshehasalready

startedherwork,becausespacegardeningcanbereallyhard.

Asusual,astronautGeorgeWhitelookedintotheclosedplantroom.Hehadplanted

Dr.Williams'squick-growingseedlingsinit,butnoneofthestemswereshowing.Heopened

theroomtocheckandfoundtheproblem.Thestemsweren'tgrowingupwardandtheroots

weren'tgrowingdownward.OnEarth,gravity（重力）helpsaplant'sstemsandrootsto

find"up"ancTdown”.However,inthespacestation,therewasalmostnogravity.

Dr.Williamssuggestedasolution：givetheplantsmorelight,asplantsalsousesunlight

tofindtheirway.Anditworked.Whentheplantshadmorelight,thestemsturnedupandthe

rootswentdown.

NowDr.Williamswasfreetoworryaboutthenextproblem：Wouldherbabyplantslive

toflower?Canwegrowfoodonaspacejourney?

Manyplantsdiedinthespacestation.Dr.Williamsthoughtsheknewwhy：thespace

plantswerehungryforair.PlantslivebytakingupCO2fromtheair.Sinceaplantusesitupin

theairaround,theplantneedsmovingairtobringmoreCO2closetoitssurface.OnEarth,

theairisalwaysmoving.Gravitypullsdowncoldair,andwarmairrises.Andwiththeseair

movements,plantsgetenoughCO2.

Manyearlierexperimentswithplantsinspacehardusedclosedrooms.DrWilliamstried

anewgreenhousethathadafantokeeptheairmove.Theplantslovedit.Theyfloweredand

evenproducedmoreseeds.UsingDr.Williams'smethod,astronautGeorgecompletedthefirst

seed-to-seedexperimentinspace,andmovedoneplantclosertoagardeninspace.

“Andthis,"saysDr.Williams,"isgoodnewsforlong-termspacetravel.”

（1）WhyhaveDr.Williams'steamtriedtogrowplantsinspace?

A.Toproducefreshairforastronauts.

B.Tohelpastronautsrelaxthemselves.

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C.Toprovidefoodforlongspacejourneys.

D.Tomakethespacegardenmorebeautiful.

(2)HowdidlighthelpsolvetheproblemmentionedinParagraph3?

A.Itcausedthegravitytochange.

B.Itencouragedtheplantstogrowfaster.

C.Ithelpedtheplantstogrowintherightdirection.

D.Itshowedtheastronautswheretoplantvegetables.

(3)Whydidmanyplantsdieinthespacestation?

A.Thelightwastoostrong.

B.TherewastoomuchCO2.

C.Therewasnotenoughroomtogrow.

D.Theairconditionwasnotgoodenough.

(4)Theunderlinedword“it"inParagraph7refersto.

A.themovingair

B.theclosedroom

C.thespacejourney

D.thespacegarden

(5)WhatcanwelearnaboutDr.Williams'steamfromthepassage?

A.Theymainlyliveonfreshvegetables.

B.Theyhavesuccessfullybuiltaspacegarden.

C.Theyinventedaspecialfanfortheirgreenhouse.

D.Theyhaveworkedonspacegardeningformanyyears.

10.(2020•广州)Howwouldyouliketobuildatimemachine?Paper,sticks,glueandstringare

allyouneed.Putthemtogethertobuildakite.Akiteconnectsyoutothepast.

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Nooneknowswhoflewthefirstkite.ItwasprobablysomeoneinChinaorperhaps

Indonesia.Indonesianfishermenhungfishhooksonkitesandsentthemouttoseatocatch

fish.Starting2.000yearsago,ChinesefarmersflewkitestowelcometheNewYearandbring

goodlucktoEarth.

InChina,peoplealsousedkitesduringwartime.OneChinesestorytellshowsoldiers

put,noisemakersonkitesandflewthematnightovertheenemycamp.Theenemieswere

frightenedbythenoiseandranaway.

About1300yearsago,ChinesetravelerstookkitestoJapan.Soonkitesfilledintheskies

there.KitesreachedThailandabout700yearsago.Duringfloods,Thaifarmersflewkitesover

theirfields.Theyhopedthekiteswoulddriveawaythecloudsandstoptherain.Overtime,

kitesflewtheirwayoutofAsia.Today,kitesareapassionallovertheworld.Kitefansmeet

atfestivalsinmanypartsoftheworldandhavegreatfun.

Overtheyears,Kiteshavealsohelpedpeopleunderstandthenaturalworld.In1749,for

example,thermometersweretiedtokitestomeasuretemperatures.In1906,camerashanging

fromkitestookpicturesofSanFrancisco,Californiaafteranearthquake.Thephotoshelped

peopleplanwhattodo.

Kitesalsohelpedinventorsfindouthowtomakeairplanes.TheWrightbrothersstudied

howkitesflew,whichhelpedthemmakethefirstsuccessfulairplane.

SincetheancientChinesefirstsettheirkitesintotheair,peoplehavelovedflying

kites.Kitesgiveuswaystocelebrate,relaxandexplore.Sogoflyakite!Enjoythefeelingof

wonderthatkiteflyershavefeltforcenturies.

(1)Accordingtothepassage,inwhichcountrieswerekitesusedtomakegoodwishes?_

A.ChinaandJapan.

B.ChinaandThailand.

C.JapanandIndonesia.

D.ThailandandIndonesia.

(2)AccordingtotheChinesestory,thearmyusedkitesto.

A.maketheenemiesleaveinfear

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B.celebratevictoriesduringwar