2019年江苏13市中考英语阅读分类汇编含答案

2019年江苏13市阅读分类

（无锡、常州、镇江、扬州、徐州、宿迁、盐城）

A类阅读

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Everythingthathumanshearisintheformofwaves（波）.Justastheeyeseeslightwaresin

theformofcolors,thecatandtheeyeCursthesedifferentwavesintosignalsthatthebrain（大脑）

canmakesenseof.

TheearsandbrainhaveanAmazingamitiestorecognize（识别）particularsounds.For

example,amotheroftencantellwhenherbabyiscryingevenifthereareothercryingbabiesin

thesameroom.Thisisbecausethesoundofherbaby'scryhasspecialmeaningtoherandthe

brainhasrecordedisimportance.

Theabilitytorecognizesoundsimproveswithexperiences.Asthebrainreceivesinformation

aboutsoundsfromdaytoday,itstorestheinformationinitsmemory.Whenthebrainhearsnew

sounds,itgivesmeaningtothembasedontheinfomiationalreadyinthememory.Thisiswhy

certainwordsorsongscanmakeapersonhappy.Oftenitisnotthewordsorsongsthemselves

thatcausethisfeeling.Thesoundsareconnectedtohappymemoriesforthatperson.

Afterhearingprocesscontrolledbythebrainistodecidewhereasoundiscomingfrom.One

earisusuallyclosertothesource（来源）ofasoundthantheotherearis.Soundwavesarestronger

whentheyreachtheearthatiscloser.Theyalsoreachthecloserearfirst.Thebrainrecognizes

thesedifferencesandusesthemtodecidethelocationofthesourceofthesound.

1.Whichofthefollowingshowsthenormalhearingprocessofamotherhearingherbaby

crying?

a.Theearsreceivethesoundwaves.

b.Themotherrecognizesherbaby'scry.

c.Thecarsturnthesoundwavesintosignals.

d.Thebaby'scryravelsintheformofsoundwaves

e.Thebrainconnectsthesignalstotheinformationinmememory.

A.d-a-c-b-eB.d-a-c-e-bC.a-d-c-b-eD.a-d-c-e-b

2.Certainwordsorsongscanchangetarpon'smoodsmainlybecauseofhis.

A.lifestyleB.personalityC.experiencesD.hobbies

3.Accordingtothefastparagraph,Itwillbethemostdifficultforapersonwhohaslostthe

bearinginonecartotell.

A.wherethesourceofasoundisB.howloudasoundis

C.whenasoundstartstoappearD.whatmakesasound

4.Whatisthebesttitleforthispassage?

A.HumanBrain'sAmazingFacts

B.HumanHearingCharacteristics

C.HowtoimproveHearing

D.HowDoHumansHear

（2019无锡市中考题）

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Manyofusfeeluneasywhensomeonestandstooclosetous,talkstoustooloudlyor

makeseyecontact（接触）withusfortoolong.Buthaveyoueverwonderedwhythosethings

makeyouuncomfortable?

It'sallaboutpersonalpeace,whichmeansnotonlyanimaginaryspacearoundthebody,but

alsothespacearoundallthesenses.Peoplefeelthattheirspaceisbeingviolated（侵犯）whenthey

meetwithanunwelcomesound,smellorlook.Thisisprobablywhyamanonacrowdedbus

shoutingintohismobilephoneorawomannexttoyouputtingonstrongperfume（香水）makes

youfeelangry.

Whetherpeoplehavehadastrongerwishtoprotecttheirpersonalspaceinrecenttimesis

hardtosay.Yetstudiesofairlinesshowthatpeoplehaveastrongdesire（渴望）tohavespaceto

themselves.InasurveybyTripAdvisor,atravelwebsite,peoplesaidthatiftheyhadtopaymore

forsomeextraservice,theywouldratherhavelargerseatsthanextrafood.

Althoughpeoplemayneedtheirpersonalspace,somehardlyrealizeit.Forexample,people

onabuswhoholdnewspapersinfrontoftheirfacestoreadinfactkeepadistancefromstrangers.

Goandwatchalibrarytable.Youwillnoticethatoneofthecornerseatswillusuallybe

takenfirst,becausetheyarethefarthestway.Whatifsomeonesitsoppositetoyou?Maybeyou

willpileupbooksasiftomakeawall.

Preference（偏好）forpersonalspacearedifferentfromculturetoculture.Scientistshave

foundthatAmericansgenerallyprefermorepersonalspacethanpeoplefromothercultures.In

Latin（拉丁人的）cultures,however,peoplearemorecomfortablestandingclosetoeachother.

1.Thewritermainlyinthisarticle.

A.tellsushowtoachievepersonalspace

B.explainswhypeopleneedpersonalspace

C.introducessomeknowledgeaboutpersonalspace

D.arguesfortheimportanceofkeepingpersonalspace

2.Whomightfeelhispersonalspaceissafeaccordingtothepassage?

A.Apersonwhohastositnexttoaladyputtingonstrongperfume.

B.Apersonwhohasbeenwatchedbyastrangerforalongtime.

C.Apersonwhohearsstrangenoiseswhenreadingathome.

D.ALatinboywhoischattingwithafriendsittingclosetohim.

3.WhatcanweknowfromthesurveybyTripAdvisor?

A.Peopleneedasmallerpersonalspaceinrecenttimesthanbefore.

B.Peoplehaveastrongdesireforpersonalspaceinrecenttimes.

C.Therearenotenoughseatsontheplanetomeetpeople'sneeds.

D.Foodserviceisbetterprovidedthanseatsontheplane.

4.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?

A.Thespacearoundthebodyismoreneededthanthataroundallthesenses.

B.Ifyouholdnewspapersonthebus,yourpersonalspacewon'tbeviolated.

C.Peopleusuallychoosethecornerseatsfirstinalibraryforpersonalspace.

D.Differentculturessharethesamepreferencesforpersonalspace.

（2019常州市中考题）

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It'sFridayevening.Mydaughters,3and9,sigh（叹息）whenIgentlytaketheiPadsaway

fromtheirlaps.Onebyone,ourscreensareturnedoff.Welightthecandlesandsitdowntohave

abigmeal.

Mostpeopleinourlivesknowtheywillnotbeabletocontactusbyusingcomputcreor

mobliephonesfor24hours.Andsoithasgone,everyweekforthreeyears.Wecallitour

"TechnologyS%仍科技安息日）"whichlastsfromsunsetonFridaytosunsetonSaturday.

Ifirstunderstoodtheimportanceofdisconnectingin2008,whenmyfatherwastoldthathe

hadgotbraincancer.Somedayshewouldhaveonyonegoodhour,andIwasn'twillingto

bedisturbedwhenIwaswithhim,soI'dturnoffmymobilephone.

Soonafter,encouragedbyNationalDayofUnplugging^BII）onMarch1st,my

husbandandIdecidedtounplugforonefulldayeveryweek.

Duringour^TechnologyShabbats”,timeslows.OurSaturdaysnowfeellikemini-vacations.

Wedriveourcarorrideourbike.We,withourkids,workinthegarden,playboardgamesand

cookmeals.Ifeelmorebalanced.Ifeellikeabettermother,wifeandperson.

Keepingabalancebetweenthegoodandthebadoftechnologyismylastingstate.The

technologywe'vecreatedmakesitpossibleforustoshareknowledgeandtakeincariousideasall

overtheworld.Butthetechnologyalsotakesomethingawayfromus.Whenwestayuplateat

nightlinking（连接）fromwebsitetowebsiteorsendingmessagesore-mailing,weclickagain,and

again,andagainuntilwe'veoverloaded（超负荷的）.

Whenwerushintothetimefullofhightechnology,it'snecessaryforustopayattentionto

whatwearedoingonlineandwhenweshouldgooff.

Iwillalwaysrememberthemostimportantthinginmyfamily:^TechnologyShabbat'1.

1.Whenis"TechtwhgyShabbat'inthewriter'sfamily?

A.OnlyonSunday.B.FromsunsetonFridaytosunsetonSaturday.

C.OnlyonFriday.D.FromsunsetonSaturdaytosunsetonSunday.

2.Thewriter'sfamilyhave"TechnologyShahhaf'everyweekmainlybecausetheyhopeto.

A.saveenergyB.enjoylifetogether

C.stayawayfromothersD.followNationalDayofUnplugging

3.WhatdothewritersfamilyNOTdoduringtheir''TechnologyShubbats”?

A.Theydrivetheircarorridebikesformini-vacations.

B.Theylightthecandlesandsitdowntohaveabigmeal.

C.Theyworkinthegarden,playboardgamesandcookmeals.

D.Theystayuplateatnightlinkingfromwebsitetowebsite.

4.What'sthemainideaofthispassage?

A.Everyfamilymusthave''TechnologyShabbat”.

B.AwomanshouldIcamtobeagoodmotherorwife.

C.PeopleneedtostayawayIromtechnologyproperly.

D.Peoplehadbetternotsendmessages,e-mailorchatonline.

（2019镇江市中考题）

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Televisionswereamongthemosttalked-aboutthingsatCES2019—the2019International

ConsumerElectronicShow（国际消费类电子产品展销会）lastweekinLasVegas,Nevada.They

werebiggerandbetterwithsomeofthehighesttechnology（技术）.SomeTVsusedanew

technologycalledOLED.Theywerebigger,thinnerandlighter,offeredbettercolourandwere

brighterthantraditionalTVsusingLED.

UltraHighDefinitionTVswerealsopopular.MostoftheTVsshownontheexhibitionused

4ktechnology.

SmartTVsthisyearweresmarter.Manyofferedtechnologythatusershaveamore

personalized（个'性化的）experience.OnesuchTVfromTCLcanknowwhoiswatchingwiththe

helpofnewtechnology.Thenitcanofferprogrammesaccordingtotheuser'susualinterest.

AnotherTVfromPanasonicoffersasimilarpersonalizeduserexperience.

SizealsoplayedanimportantpartinCES2019.TVschangedinsizefrombigtobigger,with

atleasttwocompanies-SamsungandHisense—showingTVsthatare110incheslargeonthe

exhibition.

TheyearlyCESisthebiggesttechnologyshowinNorthAmericaandoneofthebiggestin

theworld.

Ifsameetingofthebrightestmindsandthetopleadersfrommanyindustriesandthosewho

wanttoknowaboutthefuture.

DigitalhealthandfitnessinventionswerealsobigatCES2019.Therewasevenaforkthat

tellsyouwhenyouareeatingtoofast.

Theshowhadover3,200differentcompaniesshowingmorethan20,000newproductsin

about26milesofexhibitionspace.

1.WhichdifferencebetweenOLEDandLEDisNOTmentionedinthepassage?

A.WeightB.ColourC.SizeD.Price

2.ThewritertakesTCLandPanasonicforexampletotellus.

A.smartTVsweresmarteratCES2019

B.UltraHighDefinitionTVswerepopularatCES2019

C.sizeplayedanimportantpartinCES2019

D.digitalhealthandfitnessinventionswerebigatCES2019

3.Inwhichkindofthemagazinecanweprobablyreadthispassage?

A.EntertainmentB.TechnologyC.SportsD.Health

4.Fromthepassage,wecanknow.

A.CES2019hasnotbeenheldyet

B.TVsatCES2019weresmallerthanbefore

C.manycompaniesattendedCES2019

D.noleadersfromindustriesappearedatCES2019

（2019扬州市中考题）

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Theclassteacherthoughtthathobbieswereimportantforchildren.Sosheencouragedall

herstudentstohaveone,andsometimesshearrangedhobbyshowsfortheirparentstoseeas

aresult.

Onemorningtheteachertoldtheclasstohaveaholidayandgettheirhobbythingsto

schoolbefore5p.m.Ahobbyshowwouldbeheldthefollowingafternoon.

Sointheafternoon,thestudentswithnothingtoshowdidtheirlessonsatschoolasusual,

whiletheluckyoneshadaholidaytogohomefortheirhobbyworks.

Whentheafternoonlessonsbegan,theteacherwassurprisedtoseethatTommywasnot

there."Idon'tbelieveTommyhasahobby,“shethought.However,ataquartertofive,

Tommyarrivedwithabeautifulcollectionofbutterfliesinglasscases.Theteacherlikedthe

samples（标本）verymuchandputthemonadeskintheclassroom.But,tohersurprise,

Tommypickedthemupagainandbegantoleave.

“Whatareyoudoing,Tommy?”sheasked."Thosethingsmuststayhereuntiltomorrow

afternoon.That'swhentheparentsarecomingtoseethem.^^

“Iknowthat,“answeredTommy,"andIwillbringthembacktomorrow,butmybig

brotherdoesn'twantthemtobeoutofourhouseatnight.^^

“But,aren'tthebutterfliesyours?^^askedtheteacher.

“No,"answeredTommy."Theyaremybrother's"

“ButTommy,youshouldshowyourownhobbyhere,notsomebodyelse's"

“Iknowthat,“answeredTommy.Whatsurprisedhermostwastheanswer,<4Myhobbyis

watchingmybrothercollectingbutterflies.^^

1.Whatdidtheclassteacherthinkofhobbiesforchildren?

A.UnwelcomeB.HopelessC.HarmfulD.Important

2.WhattimedidTommygetbacktoschoolthatafternoon?

aOboo°o

3.WhatwouldNOThappenthefollowingafternoon?

A.Theparentswouldenjoytheshowintheclassroom

B.Tommywouldbringthebutterfliesback

C.Theteacherwouldencourageherstudentsforhobbies

D.Thebutterflieswouldflyaway

4.Whichwastheteacher'sgreatestsurprise?

A.Tommywasnotatschoolasusual

B.Tommypickedthebutterfliesupagainandbegantoleave

C.Tommysaidhishobbywaswatchinghisbrothercollectingbutterflies

D.Tommycamebacktoschoolbefore5thatafternoon

5.Whafsthebesttitleforthispassage?

A.ImportantHobbiesB.Tommy'sHobby

C.DifferentHobbiesD.CollectingButterflies

（2019徐州市中考题）

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Arthursatatthedeskinhisroom,pencilinhand.HehadtowriteastoryforhisEnglishclass

byFriday.€idon'tknowwhattowriteabout,“hecomplainedtohisdogToby,whowasasleepat

hisfeet.Arthurwastalkativewhenspeakingtohisfriends,yethehadtroublefindingwordswhen

hehadtowrite.

BybedtimeArthurhaddrawnapictureofTobysmiling.

Hehaddrawnatreewithitsbranchesblowinginthestrong

wind.HehadalsowrittenanoteaskinghisfriendLeetogoto

themoviesonSaturday.Buthehadnotwrittenasinglewordof

hisstory.

OnWednesday,Mrs.Solomon,Arthur'sEnglishteacher,

askedtheclasstoturninthefirstdraftoftheirstories.Hisheart

sinking,Arthurturnedintheonlyworkhehad-thepagewithhisname,thedrawingsandthe

note.

Arthurwasn'tsurprisedwhenMrs.Solomonaskedhimtostayafterclassthenextday.But

hewassurprisedbywhatshesaidtohim."Thisisanattractivestory,Arthur.Thedog,themovie,

thetreeinthewind——Ican'twaittofindouthowtheyallfittogether.”

“Thatisn'tmystory,Mrs.Solomon,,9Arthuradmitted.haven'tbeenabletothinkofone

yet.”

"Oh,Ithinkyouhavetheseed（种子ofastorythere,"Mrs.Solomonreplied,"Lookatyour

noteandthepicturesandseeifastorycomestoyou.,,

ThatnightArthursatathisdesk,andthisiswhathewrote:"OneSaturdayMikewent

downstairstomeethisfriendJulioatthecinema.It.lookedasifitmightrain,soMikecarriedhis

umbrella.Suddenlyabigstormblewin,bendingthetrees.Thenoiseofthewindsoundedlikethe

barkingofMike'sdogToby.Tobyreallyhatedstormsandbarkedwheneverhewantedtobelet

inside.ThenMikerealizedthatitwasn'tthesoundofthewind.ItwasToby.Thedogwasrunning

afterhimdownthebusystreet,barking.Thesoundwasfilledwithblame.Mikefeltguiltybecause

hehadleftTobyoutside.HeturnedandheadedhomewithTobyrunningbesidehim.Mikelet

Tobyinthedoorjustastherainstartedtopourdown.”

Arthurhadastoryintheend.Thelastthinghedidwastowritehisnameproudlyatthetop

ofthepage.

1.WhydidArthurturninthepagewithonlyhisname,thedrawingsandthenoteatfirst?

A.Becausehehadnotimetofitthemtogether.

B.Becausehehaddifficultyinwritingastory.

C.Becausehewasn'twillingtodohishomework.

D.Becausehewantedtoshowhistalentfordrawing.

2.WhatdoestheunderlinedsentenceinParagraph6probablymean?

A.Tobyisanimaginativeandlovelydog.

B.Thesmalltreewillgrowintoabigone.

C.HisfriendLeecangivehimalotofsupport.

D.Hecandevelophisstorybasedonthefirstdraft.

3.WhatkindofteacherdoyouthinkMrs.Solomonis?

A.SheisastrictteacherB.Sheisawiseteacher

C.SheisanhonestteacherD.Sheisanenergeticteacher

4.Whatcanweinfer（推断fromthestory?

A.ArthurisashyandquietstudentB.Arthurisn'tverysatisfiedwithhisstory

C.TherewillbeastormonSaturdayD.Encouragementisimportantinteaching

（2019盐城市中考题）

答案：

l.BCAD2.CDBC3.BBDC4.DABC5.DBDCB

6.BDBD

B类阅读

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TheTeensnewspaperhasalittletestforyoungstudentseachweek.HerebelowisFrank's

completedtestthisweek.

WeeklyTestScoresandtheir

1.1prefertospendmysparetime4-6:Yourfamilyisveryimportanttoyou.

□(a)withmyfamilyYouenjoybeingwithfriendsbutyourfamily

0(b)withmyfriendscomesfirst.Youarekindandalwaysthink

□(c)onmyown.moreofothers.

2[f\haveaproblem,Iwouldrather7-9:Youhavelotsoffriendsandliketohave

0(a)talktomyparentsthantomyfriends.fun.Youareclosetoyourfamilybutyour

□(b)talktomyfriendsthantomyfamily.friendsarequiteimportanttoyou,too.You

□(c)solveitonmyown.areeasy-goingandgenerous.

3.1prefertostudy10-12:Youprobablyhaveoneortwoclose

□(a)athomewithmyfamilyaround.friends,butyou'dratherrelaxwithagood

□(b)withmyfriends.bookthangotoaparty.Youareconfident

0(c)onmyown.andliketodothingsforyourself.

4.FormybirthdayIwouldpreferto

□(a)bewithmyfamily•Youcane-mailusatweeklytest(3)

□(b)haveapartywithlotsoffriends.andtelluswhetheryourresulthasdescribed

0(c)gooutwithjustmybestfriend.aREALyou.

•Youget1pointforeach(c),2foreach(b),and3

foreach(c)

,Goandfindoutwhatyourscoremeansonthe

right!

1.HowmanypointsdidFrankgetintheweek'stest?

A.8B.9C.10D.11

2.FromFrank'sresult,wemayknowthat.

A.hehasmanyclosefriendsandenjoyshavingfunwiththem

B.hisfamilycomesfirstalthoughhelovesbeingwithfriends

C.bothhisfamilyandhisfriendsareofgreatimportancetohim

D.heisaconfidentyoungstudentwithonlyafewclosefriends

3.Bytakingthistestastudentissupposedtofindout.

A.howtosolveteenageproblems

B.howtomakegoodfriends

C.whathislifestyleislike

D.whatkindofpersonheis

(2019无锡市中考题)

2.

AuntPollyhadtoldTomtopaintthewholefence(栅栏)infrontofthehouse.Hethoughtofthe

otherboysoutforthedayenjoyingthemselvesandhefeltveryunhappy.Thenhehadanidea!He

pickedupthebrushandstartedpaintingslowlyandcarefully.Soon,hisfriendBenRogers

appeared,eatinganapple.Tompretended(假装)nottoseehim.

"Tom!"Bensaid."Whyareyouworking?^^

“Oh,it'syou,Ben,"Tomsaid,“Ididn'tnoticeyou.^^

"I'mgongforaswim,“Bensaid,“butyoudon't'wanttocome.Youwanttowork,don'tyou?It's

muchnicer!^^Benlaughedloudly.TomlookedseriouslyatBenandsaid."Whatiswork?Whatdo

youcallwork?”

“Isn'tthatwork?”Benasked.

"Well,no.DoesaboygettheopDortunitytopaintafenceeveryday?You'veneverpainteda

fence,haveyou?AuntiesaysIhavetodoitwithgreatcare!'

“Pleas,Tom.Letmedoalittle,saidBen.

“No,Ben.Ifyoudo,you'lldoitwrong.Youcan'tpaintverywell.Ifitwasthebackfence

wouldn'tmind,butit

"1won'tdoitwrong.I'Hbereallycareful.I'Hgiveyoumyapple."Tomgavehimthebrushand

paintwithasadface,butinhishearthewasglad,Histrickhadworked.

AfterBengottiredandleft,otherboyscamealongandTomsaidthesamethingstothem.Soon,

thewholefencewaspaintedwhite,butnotbyTom.Hefeltverycleverbecausehehaddiscovered

somethingimportantaboutthewaypeopleare.Peopleonlywantwhattheycan'thaveorwantto

dowhattheyshouldn'tdo.

1.Whichofthefollowinghastheclosestmeaningtotheunderlinedword“opportunity"onthis

passage?

A.RewardB.Interest.C.Ability.D.Chance.

2.WhydidTompretendnottoseeBen?

A.BecausehewantedBentobelievethatthewasenjoyingthework.

B.BecausehewouldliketotryhisbesttoattractBen'sattention.

C.BecausehedidnotwantBentoseethefactthathehadtowork.

D.BecausehewasafraidthatBenmightlaughathimifthesawhim.

3.Whatcanweinfer（推断）fromthestory?

A.AuntPollygaveTomalotofpocketmoneyforwhathehaddone.

B.Benandtheotherboysmightfeelunhappywhentheyfoundoutthetroth.

C.Tombelievedthathehaddiscoveredhowtodealwithdifferentpeople.

D.EveryonethoughtTomcleverwhentheyrealizedwhathadhappened.

（2019无锡市中考题）

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Haveyouevernoticedthatyourfingertipsarewinkedwhenyou'vejustfinishedswimmingor

washingdishes?Itseemsasifyourhandshaveaged30yearsiasecond.Butisthisanaccident?

Orisitsomethingthatnaturehasbuiltintoourbodies?

Ifyourfinger'swrinklinguphadnouseatall,44itwouldn'tneedto."ProfessorTomSmulders

fromNewcastleUniversity,UK,toldBBCNews.Bystudyingwetfingersclosely,Smuldersand

hispartnersfoundthatthewrinkleslookedabitlikethepatternsonthecartireorothebottomof

therunningshoes.Sotheymadeaguessthatwrinklesonfingersmightbeabletohelpthehand

holdthingsmoretightly.

Totestthis,researchersasked20peopletopickupmarblesfromwaterwiththeirhands.But

beforetheystarted,someofthepeoplehadtokeeptheirhandsinwaterforhalfanhour.

Theresearchersfoundthatthepeoplewithwrinkledfingerscompletedthetaskthetaskfasterthan

thosewithdryhands.Butwhentheywereaskedtomovedrymarbles,allthepeopleperformed

equallywell,nomattertheyhadthewrinkledfingersornot.

Ourancestorsmightnothaveplayedwithmarbles,butwrinkledfingerscouldhavemadeiteasier

forthemtoclimbaroundinthewetforestsandcatchfishfromrivers,researcherssay.

Similarly,ourtoesalsogetwrinkledinwater.Thismayhavedevelopedfromourancestor'sneed

torunonwetground.

Butthequestionis,ifwrinkledfingersaresohelpful,whydon'tourhandsjuststaythatwayall

thetime?Researchersexplainedthatwrinklinghasitsdisadvantage:wetfingertipsarefarless

sensitivethansmoothones,reducingoursenseoftouch.

1.Whatdoestheunderlinedworld"this"inthethirdparagraphreferto?

A.Wetherfingershavewrinklesaftertheyareputinwater.

B.Wetherwrinkledfingerscanholdthingsmoretightly.

C.Whykeepingthingsinwatermakesthemwrinkled.

D.Whywrinkleshelphandsholdthingsmoretightly.

2.Thetestshowsthat.

A.winkledhandsholddrythingsmoretightlythandryhandsdo.

B.dryhandsholddrythingsmoretightlythanwrinkledhandsdo.

C.winkledhandsholdwetthingsmoretightlythandryhandsdo.

D.dryhandsholdwetthingsmoretightlythanwrinkledhandsdo.

3.Whatmightbethedisadvantageofwrinkledfingers?

A.Theyaretoosensitivetobetouched.

B.Theymightbemorelikelytogethurt.

C.Theycannotholdthingstightlyenough.

D.Theyarenotsosensitiveasdryfingers.

（2019常州市中考题）

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Oneofsweetestmemoriesasachildisofgoingdowntotheriverandsittingcomfortablyonthe

bank.ThereIwouldenjoythepeaceandquiet,watchthewaterrushdownstreamandlistento

songsofbirds.Iwouldalsowatchthebambootreesbendunderthepressurefromthewindand

watchthemreturngracefullytotheiroriginalstateafterthewindhaddieddown.

WhenIthinkaboutthebambootree'sabilitytobendandmoveback,theword"resilience”

comestomymind.Whenitisusedfbraperson,thiswordmeanstheabilitytoreadilyrecover（'恢

复）fromshock,sadnessoranyothersuffering.Haveyoueverfeltlikeyouweregoingtosnap?

Haveyoueverfeltlikeyouwereatyourbreakingpoint?Thankfully,youhavesurvivedtotalk

aboutit.

Lifeisamixture（混合）ofgoodtimesandbadtimes,happymomentsandunhappymoments.The

nexttimeyouareexperiencingoneofthosebadtimesorunhappymomentsthattakeyoucloseto

yourbreakingpoint,bend,butdon'tbreak.Tryyourbestnottoletthesituationgetthebestof

you.

Anamountofhopewilltakeyouthroughtheunpleasantsuffering.Withhopeforabetter

tomorroworabettersituation,thingsmaynotbeasbadastheyseem.Theunpleasantsuffering

maybeeasiertodealwithiftheendresultisworthhaving.

Ifthingsgettoughandyouareatyourbreakingpoint,showresilience.Likethebambootrees,

bend,butdon'tbreak!

1.Whatdoestheword"snap"inthesecondparagraphmostprobablymean?

A.breakB.change

C.winD.Complain

2.Whatcanhelppeoplegetthroughsufferingsaccordingtothewriter?

A.Holdingpeaceandquietinmind.B.Waitinguntilsufferingsdisappear.

C.Experiencingmorebadtimes.D.Hopingforabettertomorrow.

3.Whatwouldbethebesttitleofthispassage?

A.MemoriesofBambooB.BeLikeBamboo

C.EnjoyingBambooD.Characteristics