2021年山东省临沂市蒙阴县中考模拟英语试题分类汇编：阅读理解

2021年山东省临沂市蒙阴县中考模拟英语试题分类汇编

阅读理解

2021年山东省临沂市蒙阴县中考模拟英语试题（一）

四.阅读理解（共12小题，计24）

阅读下列短文，根据短文后的要求，完成第32—43小题。

A

“Howareyou?”isanicequestion.It5safriendlywaythatpeopleintheU.S.Agreeteachother.

But“Howareyou?”isalsoaveryunusualquestion.It'saquestionthatoftendoesn'tneedan

answer.Thepersonwhoasks“Howareyou?^^hopestoheartheanswer"Fine"，evenifthe

person'sfriendisn'tfine.Thereasonisthat"Howareyou?"isn'treallyaquestionand"Fine"

isn'treallyananswer.Theyaresimplyotherwaysofsaying“Hello"or"Hi”.

Sometimes,peoplealsodon'tsayexactlywhattheymean.Forexample,whensomeoneAsks

“Doyouagree?”theotherpersonmightthink,“No,Idisagree.Ithinkyou'reWrong...”Butitisn't

verypolitetodisagreesostrongly,sotheotherpersonmightsay"I'mnotsure.^^Ifsanicerwayto

saythatyoudon'tagreewithsomeone.

Peoplealsodon'tsayexactlywhattheyarethinkingwhentheyfinishtalkingwithother

people.Forexample,manytalksoverthephonefinishwhenonepersonsays'Tvetogonow.^^

Often,thepersonwhowantstohangupgivesanexcuse:"Someone'satthedoor,^^"Somethingis

burningonthestove/'Theexcusesmightbereal,ornot.Perhapsthepersonwhowantstohangup

simplydoesn'twanttotalkanymore,butitisn'tpolitetosaythat.Theexcuseismorepolite,and

itdoesn'thurttheotherperson.

Whethertheyaregreetingeachother,talkingaboutanidea,orfinishingatalk,peopledon't

sayexactlywhattheyarethinking.It'sanimportantwaythatpeopletrytobenicetoeachother,

andit'spartofthegameoflanguage.

根据短文内容，从每题所给的三个选项中选择最佳选项。

32.WhenapersonintheUnitedStatesasks“Howareyou?",heorshewantstohear”

A.Hi.B.Hello.C.Fine.

33.Whenapersondisagreeswithsomeone,itispolitetosay"'

A.No,Idisagree.B.Pmnotsure.

C.You'rewrong.Idisagree.

34.Apolitewaytofinishatalkistosay"

A.Iwanttohangup.B.Someoneiswaitingforme.

C.Idon'twanttotalkanymore.

35.Whatdoestheruleofthegameoflanguageprobablymean?

A.Bepolite.B.Alwayssaywhatyoumean.

C.Neversayexactlywhatyouarethinking.

B

CHONGQING,March31（Xinhua）------Theworld'slargestsolar-powered（太阳能动力的）

plane,arrivedinChongqing,ChinaearlyTuesdaymorning.

Theplaneiscalled44SolarImpulse2,orSI-2".ItbeganitsjourneyfromAbuDhabi（阿布扎

比），onMarch9.Chongqingisthefifthstopofitsworldtour.

Theplane"SolarImpulse1"passedanimportanttestin2012.Theplanetookofffroman

airportinSwitzerland（瑞士）at45kmanhour.Itslowlyroseabovethefieldsandintothesky.

Duringthe90-minuteflight,theplanedidseveralturns.

Andinthesummerof2013,theplanewasflownacrosstheUnitedStates,fromSan

FranciscotoNewYorkCity.

Theplane'swingsare72metersacross.Theyarecoveredwithmorethan17,000solarcells

（太阳能电池）toprovidepowerfortheplane.

“Therehasneverbeenanairplaneofthatkindthatcouldfly-neveranairplanesobig,so

light,usingsolittleenergy.Wewanttoflyitdayandnightwithnofuel（燃料）,“saidBertrand

Piccard.Heisoneofthepilots,whohelpedcreatetheproject（项目）.

BertrandPiccardsaysthegoaloftheprojectistoshowthatrenewableenergyandclean

technologiescanbeusedinotherkindsofprojects.Hehopestoraiseawareness（意识）of

renewableenergyandenvironmentalprotection.

“Ifanairplanecanflywithnofuelaroundtheworld,canyouimaginehowthistechnology

couldbeusedeverywhere?^^hesaid.

根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。

36.Thesolar-poweredplane,SolarImpulse2,tookoff.

A.inChongqing,onMarch31B.inAbuDhabi,onMarch9

C.inSwitzerland,2012

37.Howlongdidthefirstflightofthesolarpoweredplanelastin2012?

A.90minutesB.60minutesC.72minutes

38.WhydoesBertrandPiccardtaketheplanearoundtheworld?

A.Tochallengehimselfbyflyingitdayandnightwithnofuel.

B.lbshowhowcleverheisbymakingthesolar-poweredplane.

CToencouragepeopletoprotecttheenvironmentinanewway.

39.Whichcolumn（栏目）ofanewspapermaythepassagecomefrom?

A.SportsandEntertainmentB.ScientistandTechnology

C.CultureandCommunication

C

Doyouknowthatyouarenotoutgoingenough?Doyouwantmorefriends,butareyoutoo

shy?40Theywillhelpyou.

Feelcomfortable.Alwaysbeclean.Shower,brushyourteeth,andtrytolooknice.Dressin

clothes.41.Thosemakeyoufeelmoreconfident.

Smilemoreoften.Trytosmilemoreoftenatpeople.42Thenthey'lltalktoyoumore

eveniftheydon'tknowyou.

Justtalk.Somepeopleworryabouttalkingbecausetheythink,“WhatamIgoingtotalk

aboutwiththatperson?"43.Theyjustgouptopeopleandsaywhattheythink.

Listentopeople.Youcan'tjusttalk.Peoplewillthinkthatyou'reself-centered.Youhaveto

listentoothersandgiveyouropinions.Letthemknowyoucare.

Readthenews!Don'tjuststayathomeanddonothing.SurftheInternetfornewsand

information,andtalkaboutitwhenyou'rewithfriends.

根据短文内容，从方框中选出四个句子填入文中空缺处，使短文内容完整正确。有一项

多余。

A.Readthefollowingrules.

B.Outgoingpeopledon'teventhinkaboutit.

C.Yourfriendswilllikeyouverymuch.

D.Itwillgetthemtothinkthatyouarefriendly.

E.Theymustmakeyoufeelgoodandcomfortable.

答案：

32—35CBBA36—39BACB40T3AEDB

2021年山东省临沂市蒙阴县中考模拟英语试题（二）

四、阅读理解

阅读短文，完成32-43小题。（共12小题，计24分）

A

Inthemorning,you'reontheschoolbus.Butassoonasyouturnacomer,you,llfind

yourselfattheendofaverylongqueue©）,it'sanothertrafficjam!Meanwhile,inAntarctica（南

极洲），snowcoverstheland.Agroupofemperorpenguinscrowdtogethertokeepwarmusing

stop-and-gomovementstoprotectthemselvesfromthewinds.Canyouseetheconnection?

Emperorpenguinsmovelikecarsintrafficjamstokeepwarm,accordingtoanew

research.Apenguinonlyneedstomove2cminanydirectionforitsneighbortodothesamething.

Thesemovementsthenflow（涌动）throughthewholegroupofpenguinslikeautraveling

wave（波浪）

Thesewavesalsohelpthesmallercrowdsjoinbiggergroups,keepingmoreandmoreoftheir

friendswarm.AsingleAntarctica"trafficjam"hasthousandsofpenguins.Interestingly,the

technologyonceusedforstudyingroadtrafficjamswasusedtostudythepenguins.Itincluded

studyingtime-lapse（延时）videos.Scientistsalsodiscoveredthat'sunlikeontheroad,thesewaves

canbemadebyanypenguinandinanydirection.

Withtemperaturesusuallydropping50degreesbelowzeroandwindsreachingspeedsofupto

200km/h,thesetravelingwavesareveryimportantforpenguinstokeepwarm.

Thesepenguinscanalsoteachusalesson.Inabiggroup,theylearntobeorderlyandpatient,

andnevertocrashintoeachother.Theseareskillsthatweshouldalllearnfromthemwhenweare

ontheroad!

根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。

32.Accordingtothepassage,emperorpenguinsgettogetherto.

A.crosstheroadB.keepwarmC.learnfromeachother

33.Inatrafficjamontheroad,.

A.carscannotmovefastB.driverscandrivecarelesslyC.driverscandrivefast

34.Fromthepassage,welearnthatautravelingwave"is.

A.formedbythemovementofpenguins

B.causedbythestrongwindsinAntarctica

C.causedbyatrafficjamontheroad

35.Thelastparagraphwantstotell.

A.penguinswon'tmovetogetheriftheyarenotverycold

B.trafficjamshappenprobablybecausepeoplearepatient

C.wehumanbeingsshouldlearnfrompenguins

B

DoyouknowCharlotte'sWeb（（夏洛的网）,aclassicnovelwrittenbyE.B.White?Itisastory

aboutaspider.Hemadefriendswithapigandhelpedhim.

Wilburwasanill-fated（倒霉的）pig.Whenhewasborn,hewassosmallthatthefarmerMr.

Arabledecidedtoendhislife.Fortunately,Wilburmetthelovelyandkind-heartedfarmer^

daughterFern,shestoppedhimfromkillingWilburandaskedhisfathertogiveherthecutepig

asherpersonalpettofeedinabarnyard.

FernlovedWilburmorethananything.Shelovedtostrokehim,tofeedhim,toputhimtobed.

Wilburgrewdaybydayandmademanyfriendsinthebarnyard.Theyaregeese,cattle,sheep,a

spiderandsoon.Ofallthesefriends,Wilbur*sfavoriteisCharlotte,abeautifulgreyspider.

Asthedayswentby,Wilburgrewandgrew.Heatethreebigmealsaday.Hespentlong

hourslyingonhisside,halfasleep,dreamingpleasantdreams.Heenjoyedgoodhealthandhe

gainedalotofweight.

Oneday,theoldsheepSamuelinthebarnyardtoldWilburthathewouldbeservedas

Christmasdinnerthisyear.WilburturnedtoCharlotteforhelp.Dayafterdaythespiderwaited,

head-down,foranideatocometoher.Hourbyhourshesatmotionless（动不动的），deepin

thought.HavingpromisedWilburthatshewouldsavehislife,shewasdeterminedtokeepher

promise.Shehadtheideaofwritingwordsextolling（称赞）Wilbur'sexcellence,suchas”a

famousexcellentpigninherweb.ShemakesthefarmerbelievethatWilburissomekindof

supernaturaK神奇的）animal,tooimportanttokill.WiththehelpofCharlotte,Wilburbecamethe

onlyonetoseethespring.CharlottedideverythinginherpowertokeepWilburalive,butshewas

sotiredthatshefinallydied.Thenovelshowedhowafriendshipcouldlastthroughtheworst

possibletimes.

根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。

36.WhichofthefollowingcanbestdescribeCharlotte?

A.Clever,helpfulandhonestB.Kind,curiousandstrange

C.Strong,humorousandsmart

37.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?

A.Theclassicalnovelwasbasedon（基于）whatreallyhappened

B.CharlottesavedWilburbymakingMr.ArablebelieveWilburissupernatural.

C.WilburwassocutethatMr.Arabledecidedtoraiseitinthebarnyard

38.WhotoldWilburthathewouldbekilled?

A.The-Charlotte.B.Thegirl-fern.C.Thesheep-Samuel.

39.Whatcanwelearnfromthestory?

A.We'dbettermakefriendswithanimalsbecausetheycanhelpus.

B.WilburwassospecialthatCharlottetriedherbesttosavehim.

C.Atruefriendistheonewhodevoteshimselftoyouwhenyouareintrouble.

C

We'veheardaboutseveral“poorstudents^^inthepastyear.CuiQingtao,astudentfrom

Yunnan,workingwithhisparentsonabuildingsitewhenhegotanadmissionletter（录取通知

书）fromPekingUniversity.AgirlnamedWangXinyiisanotherexample.Sheisastudentfrom

Hebei.Shewasdoingherpart-timejobinadifferentcitywhenherfamilygotheradmissionletter

fromPekingUniversity.

40Forexample,theyareallstrongandoptimistic.LiEnhuisaidinaninterview,t4As

longaswearealive,therearenoproblemsthatcannotbesolved,andmanypeopledon'thavemy

experiences.4]“Suchanideamakesmanyadultsfeelembarrassed.Herefusedtoaccept

donationmoneyanddecidedtomakemoneybyhimself.Thisisalsothecommonthingthat42*44poor

students"have.

Whateverkindofvaluesyouhold,suchpersonalities（品格）arenecessaryfbrgrowth.

42Noteverythinggoeswellallthetime.Onlybeingstrongandoptimistic,canonego

throughdifficulties.Infact,livinginpoorfamiliesdoesn'tpromisesuchgoodpersonalities,and

livinginhappinessdoesn'tpromiseoptimisticattitudes（态度）.Welikesuch“poorstudents^^

becausetheyarestrongandoptimistic.Forthem,fewcanchoosetheirlifestyles.43That's

whytheyarehighlypraised.Everyoneofusshouldlearnfromthem.

根据短文内容，选出四个句子填入文中空缺处，使短文内容完整正确。

A.Lifeisfullofupsanddowns.

B.Poorstudents”areusuallyhard-workingandcaring.

C.Andtheseexperiencesmakemegrowandbecomebetter.

D.Borninpoorfamilies,thesestudentshavealotincommon.

E.However,allofthemcanchoosetheirattitudestowardslife.

答案:

32—35BAAC36—40ABCCD41—43CAE

2021年山东省临沂市蒙阴县中考模拟英语试题（三）

四、阅读理解（共12小题，计24分）

A

1970wasWorldConservation（保护）Year.TheUnitedNationswantedeveryonetoknow

thattheworldisindanger.Theyhopedthatgovernment（政府）wouldactquicklytoconserve

nature（保护自然）.Hereisoneexampleoftheproblem.Atonetimetherewere1,300different

plants,treesandflowersinHollandbutnowonly866remain.Theothershavebeendestroyed（毁

坏）bymodernmanandhistechnology（技术）.Wearechangingtheearth,theair,waterand

everythingthatgrowsandlives.Wecan'tlivewithoutthesethings.Ifthingsgolikethis,weshall

destroyourselves.

Whatwillhappeninthefuture?Perhapsitismoreimportanttoask：”What,mustwedo

now?,,Thepeoplewhowillbelivingintheworldoftomorrowaretheyoungoftoday.Alotof

themknowconservationisnecessary.Manyarehelpingtosaveourworld.Theyplanttrees,build

bridgesacrossriversinforests,andsoon.InasmalltownintheLimitedStates,alargenumberof

girlscleanedthebanksof11kilometersoftheirriver.Youngpeoplemayhearaboutconservation

througharecordcalled'”。one'sgoingtochangeourworld'TtwasmadebytheBeatles,Cliff

Richardandothersingers.Themoneyfromitwillhelptoconserveanimals.

根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。

32.Thefirstparagraphtellsusthat.

A.WorldConservationYearwasover.

B.animalsarebeingindanger

C.thepeopleoftheworldfacetheseriouslivingsituation

33.“No,One'sGoingtoChangeourWorld."was

A.anideathatnobodywouldaccept

B.arecordcallingonpeopletoconservenature

C.animportantbookpublishedin1970

34.Whatisthemostimportantthingforustodotosaveourworld?

A.Weshouldplantmoretreesandflowers.

B.Weshouldknowwhatwillhappeninthefuture.

C.Weshouldknowwhatweshoulddoanddoitnow.

35.What'sthemainideaofthepassage?

A.Conservationisnecessary.

B.Itistheyoungpeoplewhoarehelpingtosaveourworld.

C.TheUnitedNationswantedeverybodytoknowthattheworldisindanger.

B

Everysocietyhasitsownwaysofsayingthings.OnepopularexpressionintheUnitedStates

is“hittingthebooks”.Itmeansstudyingasubjectwithgreateffort.

Astudentwhohitsthebooksspendslonghourspreparingforatest.Theyreadtheirbooks

carefully,andthenreadthemasecondtime,andathirdtime.Theymakesuretheyknowallthe

materialtheteacherhasofferedandprepareforeverypossiblequestion.Theystudyeverynight.

Theyare"hittingthebooks".

IntheUnitedStates,mostchildrenbeginschoolwhentheyarefiveyearsold.Public

educationisfreeandmostchildrengotoschoolneartheirhomes.Schoolintheseearlyyearsis

fun.Thechildrenlearntoreadandwrite.Buttheyalsoplaygamesandgoontrips.Thereisno

reasonatsuchanearlyageforthemtohitthebooks.

Thissituationchangesaschildrenbecomeolder.Thesubjectsbecomemoredifficult.

Studentsmustlearnworldhistory,math,andthelifesciences.Testsbecomemorecommon.

Pressureisgrowingforthestudentstohitthebooks,studyhardandadvance.

However,mostseriousstudentsonlyreallybeginhittingthebooksfbrlonghourswhenthey

reachhighschool.

HighschoolstudentswhohopetogoontocollegemusttakeanationaltestcalledtheSAT.

Thetesthastwoparts.Thefirstpartteststhestudent5sabilitywithnumbersandmathematical

skills.Thesecondpartteststhestudent'sabilityintheEnglishlanguage.

TheSATtestisveryimportant.Ahighschoolstudentwhogetsahighscoreonthetwoparts

ofthetesthasagoodchancetoenteratopAmericancollege.Forthisreason,manystudentshit

thebooksformonthstopreparefortheSAT.

Allthisaddsuptoalotofworkand“hittingthebooks,,.Knowledgeissomethingthatisnot

easytogain.

根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。

36.Themeaningof"T/加jgthebooks“inthepassageis.

A.apileofbooksB.doingsomereadingashobbies

C.studyingasubjectextremelyhard

37.Studentshavemanygreatchallenges,oneofwhichis.

A.takingtestsB.attendingschoolC.learningtowrite

38.WhichofthefollowingisTrueaccordingtothepassage?

A.Americanstudentsdon'thavetopayfbrtheireducation.

B.Americanstudentsatanearlyagelearnalotofsubjects.

C.ItisnoteasyfbrhighschoolstudentstoenteratopAmericancollege.

39.Thispassageismainlyabout.

A.theS-A-TtestB.hittingthebooks

C.publiceducationintheUniteStates

C

Lightpollution

Everyonewholoveslookingupatthenightskyknowsonething:toseethemoststars,get

awayfromacity.Incities,artificiallight（人造光）comesfromstreetlamps,buildings,signsand

cars.40

Theearthappearstoshinefromspace.Whatastronautsseeastheycircletheplanetarethe

lightsfromourcities.Thislightcreatesakindoforangecloudthatkeepsusfromseeingthestars.

JimDoughertyisthepresidentoftheInternationalDarkSkyAssociation.41"Light

pollutionisoutdoorlightingthat'snotservingthetaskthatit'sdesignedfbr.Infactitiseither

wastedor,worse,hasharmfuleffects."JimDoughertysaystoomuchlightisbadforourhealth.

42Hesayslightpollutionisalsobadfortheplanet.

“There'sadirectconnectionbetweentheneedlessandharmfullightingandthenext

generation.43We'reworriedaboutclimatechange.WearejustputtingCO2upthere.If

weareburningnaturalgasorwe'reburningcoal,we'recausingglobalwarmingbysendinglight

straightupintothesky.”

根据短文内容，从方框中选出五个句子填入文中空缺处，使短文内容完整正确。

A.Hehasdifferentideasaboutlightpollution

B.Studiesfindtoomuchlightinfluencesoursleepandcausesillness.

C.Andit'salsoabigclimateproblem.

D.Hesaystheorangecloudislightpollution.

E.Allthisman-madelightblocksoutanychancetoseethestars.

答案：

32—35CBCA36—39CACB40V3EDBC

2021年山东省临沂市蒙阴县中考模拟英语试题（四）

四、阅读理解（共12小题，计24分）

根据短文内容，完成第32-43小题。

A

Theremightnotbeanythingcoolerinthewholeoceanthanacoralreef!

Didyoueverwonderhowacoralreefforms?Tinyanimalscalledcoralpolyps（珊瑚虫）are

responsiblefbrtheformationofcoralreefs.Thecoralpolypsattach（贴上）torocksorotherhard

surfaces.Whentheydie,theyharden.Thennewcoralpolypsgrowontopofthem.Thismakesthe

reefexpand.Infact,coralreefsarealwaysgrowing.Theygrowabout1-2cmperyear.

Coralpolypseatalgaeandothertinyanimals.Thealgaegettheirfoodfromthesun.

Becausesunlightcanonlymakeawayintoshallow（浅的）water,thealgaeandcoralpolypslivein

shallowwater.Thisiswherecoralreefsgenerallyform.

Coralreefsexistallaroundtheworld.ThebiggestoneiscalledtheGreatBarrierReef.The

GreatBarrierReefislocatedoffthenortheastcoastofAustralia.Itis2,300kilometerslong.Itcan

evenbeseenfromouterspace!Everyyear,thebeautifulGreatBarrierReefattractsmanyscuba

diversandtourists,about2millionvisitorsperyear.

Coralreefsareanimportantpartofourplanet.Firstofall,theyareahomeformanyanimals.

Theyalsoprotectshorelines（海岸线）againststormsandfloods.Theycanevenprovideuswith

thenaturalresourcesweneedtomakesomekindsofmedicine.However,manycoralreefsare

dying.Pollutionandover-fishingarethemaincauses.Andsincecoralreefstakeaverylongtime

togrow,theycannotgrowfastenoughtotaketheplaceofthedamage（损害）.Asaresult,thecoral

reefsaroundtheworldarestartingtodisappear.Somescientistspredictthatsomedaysoonmostof

thecoralreefswillbegone.Thatiswhywehavetotakegoodcareofthem.

根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。

32.Theunderlinedword-expand"isclosestinmeaningto"

A.becomesmallerandsmaller

B.becomegreaterinsize

C.dieofanillnessslowly

33.Wheredocoralreefsgenerallyform?

A.Inthedeepwater.B.Inshallowwater.

C.Inaquietplacewithouttinyanimals

34.Coralreefsareveryimportantforusbecause.

①manyanimalsliveinthem

②theycancausesomestormsandfloods

③theycanbeusedasmedicine

④theycanevenbeseenfromouterspace

A.①②B.②③C.①③

35.Thetitleofthepassagecanbe.

A.CoralPolypsB.CoralReefs

C.TheGreatBarrierReef

WhatwouldtheworldbelikeifcarscoulddrivethemselvesImagineseeinganemptycar

passingbyonitswaytopickupitsowner,oracarfullofpassengerswhoarereading,listeningto

musicorevensleeping,butnoneofthemareworriedabouttheroadahead.

Well,allofthiscouldbethefutureofdriving.Thereareseveralcompanies,including

Google,workingondriverless（无人驾驶的）cars,whicharecurrentlyinthetestingstages.Ifthe

testsaresuccessful,theseelectric,self-drivencarscouldbeavailableverysoon.But,howisit

possibleforacartodriveitself.

Carsalreadyhavemanyfeaturesallowingthemtotakeoverfordriversincertainsituations.

Somefeaturesincludecarsbeingabletoparkthemselves,orslowdownwhentheydetectobjects

closeby.Theycanalsocontrolthespeediftherearedangerousconditions,suchassnowor

slippery（滑的）roads.

Otherfeatureshavealsochangedthewaydriversreacttosomesituations.Scientistsand

engineersbelieve,withthehelpofwirelesssignals,camerasandGPS,wearenowatastage

wherecreatingasafeself-drivingcarmightbepossible.

Theself-drivencarmaybetheanswertoloweringthenumberofdeadlyaccidentscausedby

carelessdriversordangerousconditions.However,therearestillsomepeoplewhodonotlikethe

idea.AmericanlawyerWhitDrake,forexample,doesn'tbelievethesecarsaresafe.Hethinksthe

possibilityofthetechnologymakingamistakewillbetoohigh.

根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。

36.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase"takeoverfofinParagraph3mean?

A.directthewayforB.taketheplaceof

C.makeuseof

37.CarsalreadyhavethefollowingfeaturesEXCEPT.

A.parkingitself

B.controllingitsspeedindangeroussituations

C.slowingitselfdownnearsanobject

38.Scientistsandengineersthinkthat.

A.it'spossibletomakesafeself-drivencars

B.it'salongwayfbrself-drivencars

C.therewillbenodriversinthefuture

39.Whatdoesthearticlemainlytalkabout?

A.Advantagesofsell-drivencars.

B.Differentopinionsonself-drivencars

C.Possibilitiesofself-drivencars.

C

Youaretheonlychildinyourfamily.Yourparents,grandparentsandrelativesallloveyou.

40Howwouldthingsbedifferent?

Youcouldplaywithhimorher.Youcouldtalkaboutlotsofthingsandtellyoursecretsto

them.41Buttherecouldbehardtimestoo.Youmayfight.Youmaypulleachother's

hair.Youmaycompetefbryourparents5attention,food,thebathroomandevenTV!Lifewitha

sisterorabrothermaybecolorful!

42USpsychologists（心理学家）KevinLemansaysthebirthorderhelpsshape

children'spersonalities（性格）.AccordingtoLeman,parentsareusuallynervousandstrictwiththeir

firstchild.Theysethighgoalsforthem.Sotheeldestchildinafamilywantstobeperfectand

successful.Theyarealsooftenconfident（自信的）people.

Butforlate-bornkids,parentsareusuallymorerelaxed.43Theyoftenaremore

creative.Theyalsotrytobefunny,sotheycangetattentionfromtheirparents.

根据短文内容，从方框中选出五个句子填入文中空缺处，使短文内容完整正确。

A.Eventhebirthordercanmakeadifference.

B.Andtheelderonedoesbest.

C.Butwhatifyouhadasisterorabrother

D.Sotheyoungerchildrenhavefewerrules.

E.Youmayeventakecareofeachother.

答案:

32—35BACB36—39BCAC40—43CEAD

2021年山东省临沂市蒙阴县中考模拟英语试题（五）

四、阅读理解（共12小题，共计24分）

阅读短文，完成32-43小题。（共12小题，每题2分，计分24分）

A

OrdinaryPeopleWhoChangedHistory

TimBerners-Lee:InventoroftheWorldWideWeb

Berners-LeeisaBritishcomputerscientist.Inthelate1980s,hesuggestedaprojectthat

connectedhypertextwiththeInternet.Hisgoalwastoshareinformationonlinesothatothers

couldseeitatanytimeoftheday.Thankstohim,theWorldWideWebwasinvented.

MalalaYousafzai:Fightsforbettereducationforwomen

BominPakistan,Yousafzailearnedearlyabouttheimportanceofeducationfromherfather,a

teacheratagirls5school.WhentheTaliban（塔利班）tookcontrolofhertownin2008,they

stoppedgirlsfromgoingtoschool.Yousafzaipubliclyspokeoutagainstitandwasshotontheleft

sideofherhead.Afterrecovery（康复），sherefusedtohideherfear,instead,usinghervoiceto

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school.At17,shebecametheyoungestpersontoeverreceivetheNobelPeacePrize.

J.K.Rowling:Inspired（'激励）anewgeneration（一代）ofreaders

Beingpoor,single（单身的）momRowlingturnedtoworkonthenovelshehadbeenplanning

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