2023年安徽省九年级英语中考一模试题分项选编：阅读理解（含解析）

阅读理解

（2023•安徽合肥•统考一模）Asciencefictionflyingcarlookslikeanormalcar,butitisanaircraft（飞行器）

thatanybodycanflydirectlyfromanyplacetoanotherwithoutusingroadsorrunways.Sciencefictionwriters

havewrittenaboutflyingcarsforalongtime.Butnowflyingcarswillsoonflyoutoftheworldofsciencefiction

intoourrealworld.Andthedreamofthesciencefictionwriterswillsooncometrue.

Thefirst-knownskycaristheFSC-1.TheFSC-1lookslikeanexpensivesportscar.YoucandrivetheFSC-1

ontheroadlikeanormalcar.Ifyoutouchabutton,itswingsandpropeller（螺旋桨）foldoutandthenitcantake

oaflyandlandasanairplane.TheownersoftheFSC-1canchooseiftheywanttodriveorfly.

AnotherflyingcarorskycaristheMollerSkycarM400.Althoughyoucan'tdriveitontheroads,itissmall

andeasytoflyandcantakeoffandlandlikeahelicopter（直升飞机）.UrbanAeronautics5X-Hawkisanothertype

ofskycar.Itisexpectedtobeavailableforabout$3million.

Justlikeanynewtechnology,flyingcarshavetakenalongtimetobedeveloped.Butsomeexpertsthinkthe

technologyisfarfromwhatpeopleimaginewhentheyaresittingintraffic.Itstillneedstobeimproved.

1.Thewriterthinksthatflyingcarswillbenolongeradreambecause.

A.sciencefictionwriters,ideasarestupidB.theyaretooexpensivetomake

C.theywillsoonbeavailableD.theyareonlyinsciencefiction

2.TheFSC-1can

A.changeitselfintoarobotB.moveonwaterlikeaship

C.beflownonlylikeanairplaneD.bedrivenlikeacarandflownlikeanairplane

3.TheMollerSkycarisdifferentfromtheFSC-Ibecause.

A.itcan9tflyB.itcan^bedrivenlikeacar

C.itisdifficulttolandD.itismuchmoreexpensive

（2023•安徽合肥,统考一模）Theworldisfullofamazingnature,buildings,technologyanddiscoveries.

Someareman-madeandothershappennaturally.

MusicalroadinJapan,thereareroadsthatplaymusicascarstraveloverthem.

Grooves（沟）arecarefullycutintothesurfaceoftheroad.Thespacesbetweenthegrooves

makedifferentmusicascarstouchthem.Thecloserthegroovesare,thelouderthemusic

willbe.

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BicycleinthetreeOnVashonIsland,Washington,abikeisseenhighupinatree.

Thebikeisnothangingonabranch（树枝），itisfixedinthetreeandthetreehas

continuedgrowingupwards.Thetreegrowsaroundthebikeinsteadofpushingitover,

makingitpartofitsgrowth.

UndergroundcityinCappadocia,Turkey,amanknockeddownawallofhishome

anddiscoveredahugeundergroundcity.Ithasmanytunnels（隧道）,roomsandwells.

Thousandsofshafts（通风井）bringairtoeventhedeepestlevels.Thecityishugeenough

for200peopleandtheiranimalstolivein.

4.Accordingtothepassage,themusicalroadplaysmusicbecause.

A.theroadishugeenoughB.carsarerunningveryfast

C.thereisapianoontheroadD.carstouchthespacesbetweenthegrooves

5.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"it"refertoinBicycleinthetree?

A.Thetree.B.Thebike.C.Theisland.D.Thebranch.

6.Wherecanwefindtheundergroundcity?

A.InTurkey.B.OnVashonIsland.C.InJapan.D.InWashington.

（2023•安徽合月巴•统考——模）Anagedmanlivedinanicecottage（小屋）,withalargegardeninatownin

England.Heisseenbusylookingafterhisflowersallthetime.

Oneday,ayoungpainterwentbythisgarden.Hewasdeeplyattractedbythebeautifulflowers,imagining

howhappyhecouldbeifhelivedthere.Then,suddenlyhefoundtheoldgardenerwasblind.

Thepainterwasverysurprisedtoask,“Whyareyoubusytendingtheseflowerswhichyoucan'tsee?”

Theblindgardenersmiled,answering,64Icantellyoufourreasons.First,Ireallylikethisjob.Second,

althoughIcan'tseetheseflowers,yet,Icantouchthem.Third,Icansmellthesweetnessofthem.Astothelast

one,thafsyou.”

“Me?Butyoudon'tknowme."respondedthepainter.

“Yeah,it'struethatIdon'tknowyou.ButIknowflowersareearthlyangelswhicheveryoneknowsandwould

neverturnthemdown.Iknowmanypeoplewhoshowwannthinlifewouldstopbyandthebeautyofmygarden

willgetthemintoagoodmood.Atthesametime,italsogetsmemorechancestohaveawordwithyouhereand

toenjoythehappinesstheseflowershavebroughtus.”

Ibelieveeveryflowerhaseyeswithwhichtheycanseethekindnessoftheoldman'sheartandthesweetness

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ofhissoul.Hegrowsflowersinhisheart.Isupposealthoughfailingthesightofthebeautyofblossoming（开花）,

hesurelycanhearthevoiceofit.

7.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“tending"mean?

A.lookingafterB.wateringC.plantingD.growing

8.WhichisNOTthereasonwhytheagedmanisbusytendingtheseflowers?

A.Becausehereallylikesthisjob.

B.Becausehecantouchtheflowers.

C.Becausehecansmellthesweetnessoftheflowers.

D.Becausehecanenjoythehappinesstheflowershavebroughthimbyhimself.

9.Whichofthefollowingbestdescribestheblindgardener?

A.Clever.B.Kind-hearted.C.Lucky.D.Hard-working.

10.Whatcanyoulearnfromthestory?

A.Weshouldplantmoreflowers.

B.Weshouldhelptheblind.

C.Everyoneshouldgrowflowersinyourheart.

D.Weshouldworkhardinthegarden.

（2023•安徽合肥•统考一模）OnFebruary9th,2013,SarahDarlingwaswalkingalongthestreetwhenshe

metahomelessmannamedBillyRayHarris.Shereachedintoherchangepurse,emptiedoutallthecoinsshehad

andgavethemtothehomelessman.Neitherofthemrealizedthatthissmallgenerousactwouldchangetheir

lives.

Sarahdidn'trealizethatshehadgivenBillynotonlyallherchangebutalsoherdiamondringthatshehad

putinherchangepurseearlieruntilthefollowingmorning.Sheandherhusband,BillKrejci,rushedtoseeifthey

couldfindBilly.Thehomelessmanwasnotonlyinthesameplace,healsoimmediatelyreturnedthering.The

gratefulcouplepaidhimbackforhishonestybyemptyingouttheirpocketsofallthemoneytheyhad

BillKrejci,awebdesigner,feltthatheneededtodosomethingmoreforthisamazinglyhonestman.Soon

February18,hesetupaspecialpagetoraisemoneyforhim.Injustfourdays,Billyreceivedover$85,000and

thereseemstobenoendyet.

Thatisnotenough.Billyislivingwithapersonwhoisgenerousinsteadoflivinginthestreets.Andthat's

notall-thankstothenewsreport,hegottogetheragainwithhisolderbrother.EdwinHarriswhohehadbeen

unabletofindfor27years.

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AllhisgoodluckisjustbecauseBillydidtherightthing-returningsomethingthatdidnotbelongtohim.

11.WhendidSarahrealizethatthehadalsogivenBillyherdiamondring?

A.OnFebruary9th,2013B.OnFebruary10th,2013

C.OnFebruary18th,2013D.OnFebruary22nd,2013

12.Whichofthefollowingisnotmentionedinthepassage?

A.Billyislivingwithagenerousperson.B.Billyhasfoundhisbrother.

C.Billyboughtadiamondring.D.Billyappearedinthenewsreport.

13.Theunderlinedword“That”inParagraph4refersto（指代）“

A.returningtheringB.settingupapage

C.livinginthestreetsD.receivingmoney

14.Whafsthebesttitleofthepassage?

A.GenerousWomanChangedHerOwnLife

B.KindManSetUpSpecialPage

C.HomelessManReturnedDiamondRing

D.ManyPeopleDonatedMuchMoney

（2023•安徽合月巴•统考——模）WhenIwasinschool,Icouldalwaystellwhenmyclasswasabouttotakea

test.

Youcouldfeeltheanxietyintheair.Theirsmilesweretight（紧绷的）.Pencilswereknockinglightlyon

desks.Afewstudentsweretryingtotelljokestorelax.

Everyonceinawhile,ateacherwouldgiveusabreakandannounce（宣布）thatthetestwasgoingtobean

openbookone.Rightaway,youcouldseeoursmilesreturn.Afewstudentswouldlaugh,andyouevenhearda

cheerortwo.Thepressure（压力）wentaway.Aswetookoutourbooks,allofusknewthattheanswerswouldbe

rightinfrontofus.Allwehadtodowastofindthem.

Manypeoplesaythatlifeisonelongseries（系歹!j）oftestswehavetoface.Thisistrue.Butwhatmostpeople

don'trealizeisthattheyareallopenbookones.Theanswersarealwaysrightthereinfrontofyou,andtheyareso

simple.Youjusthavetoopenthebookofyoursoul（灵魂）toanypage,andyouwillseethewords:"JUST

LOVE”.Justloveyourself.Justloveeveryoneasyourself.Whenyoudothis,youwillpasseverytestthatlife

throwsatyou.Whenyoudothis,youwillmaketheworldabrighter,betterandhappierplace.

15.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"anxiety“inParagraph2mean?

A.茫然B.喜悦C.无聊D.焦虑

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16.Whatdidthewriter'sclassmatesdoaftertheteacher'sannouncement?

A.Theysmiledtightly.B.Theylaughedandcheered.

C.Theyknockedtheirpencilslightlyonthedesk.D.Theytoldjokestorelax.

17.Howcanwepassthetestsoflifeaccordingtothewriter?

A.Byfindingtheanswersinbooks.B.Bychangingourideasabouthumansouls.

C.Bylovingourselvesandothers.D.Bylearningtofacethetestsourselves.

（2023,安徽芜湖•统考一模）Drones（无人驾驶飞机）candolotsofthings,includingtakingpicturesfrom

theskyandwatchingwildanimals.Nowthesesmallflyingrobotsbegintochangethewayoffarming.

Lookingforsickplants

Dronescanfindbacteria（细菌）thatareharmfultoplantsintheairfromafewkilometersaway.Farmscan

checkthedrones'airsamples（样本）andtrytofindwaystoprotecttheirplansbeforethebacteriagettothem.

Countingcows

Whenflyingovercows,dronescanfollowupthecows.Therearealsospecialcamerasondrones.Theycan

helpfannerslookforanimalsthatcouldharmtheircows.

Waterwatch

Afterwateringthefields,wecanoftenseesomeplacesmaydryoutfasterthanothers.Otherplacesmight

notgetwateratall.Dronescanlookoverthefieldandmakea3-Dmap.Usingthemap,farmerscanfindout

whichpartsofafieldaredryorneedmorewater.

Sprayingpesticide（喷洒农药）

Differentpartsofafieldmighthavedifferentaltitude（海拔）.Dronescancheckforthiswhenflyingabove

theland.Theychangetheirheightandthentheyspraythecorrectamountofpesticideovereachpartofthefield.

Thisismoreusefulthantraditionalpesticidespraying.Dronescanfinishsprayingafieldmuchfasterthanwith

traditionalmachines.

18.Howmanywaysoffarmingdothedroneschangeaccordingtothepassage?

A.3.B.4,C.5.D.6

19.Whatdothedronesdotolookaftercows?

A.Theylookforanimalsthatmayhurtcows.B.Theycheckthedrones9airsamples.

C,Theygetwaterthatcowsneed.D.Theydraw3-Dmaps.

20.Whatdothedronesdobeforetheyspraypesticideovereachpartofthefield?

A.Theykeepplantsawayfromthebacteria.B.Theyusetraditionalmachines.

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C.Theychangetheirheight.D.Theyfindoutdryplaces.

（2023,安徽芜湖,统考一模）Youmightexpectnative（本土的）Englishspeakerstobethebestatspeaking

theEnglishlanguage.ButsomeexpertsbelievethatwhenitcomestosuccessfullycommunicatinginEnglish,

non-nativeEnglishspeakersareactuallybetteratit.

"OftenyouhavearoomfullofpeoplefromdifferentcountriescommunicatinginEnglishandall

understandingeachother.AndthensuddenlytheAmericanorBritishpersonwalksintotheroomandnobodycan

understandthem,"ChiaSuanChong,aUK-basedcommunicationscultureexpert,toldtheBBC.

Chongsaidthathappensbecausenon-nativespeakerscommunicatemorecarefully.^Englishspeakers,onthe

otherhand,oftentalktoofast,usejokes,slang（俚语）thatothersmightnotunderstand/9Chongsaid.

ItissomethingthatIkeepinmindwhentalkingtomyChineseworkmates.Iamcarefultospeakslowlyand

usewordsIknowtheywillunderstand.Sometimesweconfuseeachother,though.OnceItoldmyworkmate"no

dramas”，whichmeans“noproblem”.ShethoughtIwassayingbadwordsaboutherandgotupset!

Butdon'tworry.Expertssaythatitisthenativespeaker'sfaultiftheycan'tunderstandyou,notyours!

"Englishspeakerswithnootherlanguageoftenlackawareness（缺乏意识）ofhowtospeakEnglish

internationally,saidEnglishlanguageteacherDaleCoulter.

Thebestwaytoavoidanytroublemightbetoaskforsomepatience.Ifyoufinditdifficulttounderstandan

Englishspeaker,don'tbeafraidtoaskthemtoslowdownandspeakclearly.

21.WhatdoweknowfromChiaSuanChong'swords?

A.NativeEnglishspeakersarethebestatspeakingEnglish.

B.Non-nativeEnglishspeakersaresometimesbetteratcommunicatinginEnglish.

C.It'sagoodwayforpeoplefromdifferentcountriestocommunicateinEnglish.

D.It'seasyfornon-nativeEnglishspeakerstospeakEnglishwell.

22.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"they"inParagraph4referto?

A.Theauthor^Chinesecolleagues（同事）.B.NativeEnglishspeakers.

C.Non-nativeEnglishspeakers.D.Theexperts.

23.WhenyoufinditdifficulttounderstandnativeEnglishspeakers,.

A.youcanaskthemtoslowdownB.youcanpointouttheirimpoliteness

C.youshouldlearntospeaklikethemD.youshouldbemorepatient

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（2023•安徽芜湖•统考一模）

Wheredoyoupaint?Maybeyoucanpaintonpaper,onapieceofclothandevenonthewall.Buthaveyou

everthoughtofcreatingpicturesinthefields?InAnhui,everyyearfarmersplantdifferentkindsandcoloursof

riceto“make"picturesinthefields.Thisisricepaddyart（稻田画）.

Somevillagesweretryingtodosomethingtohelpthefarmersmakemoremoney.Theyneededawayto

attracttouristsandthenthericefieldartcameintobeing.Duringthefirstfewyears,thefarmerscreatedsimple

pictures.Latertheywereabletomakemorecomplexones.

EveryApril,thevillagersmeetanddecidewhattoplantfortheyear.Beforeplanting,farmersdesignthe

picturesoncomputerstoworkoutwhereandhowtoplanttherice.Afterthat,farmersplantdifferentkindsofrice

indifferentareasoffields.Whenricegrowstall,differentcolourswillappearinthefields.

Now,thecountrysideinAnhuihasbecomeoneofthemostpopularplacesofinterestforboththeyoungand

old.Sowhatareyouwaitingfor?Justtakeyourcamera,goandenjoythebeautyofnatureforyourself!

24.Ricepaddyartisaboutpainting.

A.onpaperB.onthewallsC.inthefieldsD.ontherice

25.Ricepaddyartwasfirststartedtohelpthevillagers.

A.makemoremoneyB.harvestthericeC.learnmoreaboutartD.growbetterrice

26.Theunderlinedword“complex“inParagraph2means”

A.迷人的B.复杂的C.环保的D.间接的

27.Thispassageisprobablyfroma.

A.sportsnewspaperB.schoolnoticeC.travelmagazineD.bookreview

（2023,安徽芜湖,统考一模）ThiswasoneoftheinterestinggamesIlikedbestwhenIwasalittlegirl.My

sistersandIusedtoplayitfbrhoursatatime.

Wehadtwenty-sixsmallpiecesofcardboard.Oneachofthesewehadprintedaletterofthealphabet（字母

表）.

Beforewestartedtoplay,wedecidedwhatthegamewouldbeabout.Letusimaginethatwechosetoplay

animal.Oneofuswouldthenmixupthecardsandturnoveroneofthem.Iftheletteronthecardhappenedtobe

C,wewouldtrytothinkasquicklyaspossibleofananimalwhichbeganwithC,suchascat,cow,camelandso

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on.Theonewhofirstgavethenameoftheanimalreceivedthatcard.Thiswasdonewitheachofthetwenty-six

cards.

Intheendthepersonwhohadthemostcardswonthegame.

28.Whichofthefollowingdrawingsislikethecardboard?

29.Howmanycardsdoyouneedifwewanttowinthegame?

A.Allofthem.B.Halfofthem.C.Oneofthem.D.Morethananyoneelsehas.

30.Whydidthewriterandhersisterlikethegameverymuch?

A.TheywereworkinghardatEnglish.

B.Ithelpedthemtoknowmoreaboutanimals.

C.Ithelpedthemtorememberthenamesofanimals.

D.Theycouldlearnsomethingwhiletheyhadagoodtime.

（2023・安徽芜湖•统考一模）It'snoteasygrowingup.Growingupcanbeareal"pain"forsomeofus.We

arealwaysdoingthingsthatsomeoneelsemakesusdoandaren'tallowedtodoallthethingswelike.Sometimes

wefeelsad,sometimeswearefearful,andsometimeswejustdon'tunderstandwhywecan'tstayyoungforever.

Butweshouldtakealookbackonallthehardships（苦难）inlifewithapositiveattitude（态度）andlearnfrom

them.Weshouldrealizethatallofourgrowingpainsactuallyturnintogrowinggains!

Throughoutourliveswearegoingtofacemanychallengesandpains,butweshouldneverlettheseobstacles

keepusfromfollowingourdreams.Wemustovercome（克月艮）everyobstacleonesmallstepatatime.

Asayounggirl,myparentsforcedmetodosomanythingsthatIdidn'tlike.Theymademelearntoplaythe

violinandthenthepiano.AtthattimeIhatedmusicandIalsohatedthem.Butlookingbacknow,Iamsoglad

thatmyparentsencouragedmetotakemusiclessons.Musichasenriched（丰富）mylifeinsomanyways.Inow

realizethatmyparentsandteacherswantedmetohaveabetterlifethantheydidthemselves.

Weareallgoingtoexperiencegrowingpains,buttheyarejustpartofourlife.Thinkabouthowwewould

feelifwehadnochallengesandlivedalifelikethat.Lifewouldbereallyboringandmeaningless.Thefutureis

ours!Alittlehardworkandsweat（汗水）neverhurtanyone!Ifwerealizethatthesepainsarejustsmallbumps

（碰撞）onourroadtosuccess,wewillrealizethatourgrowingpainsareactuallygrowinggains!

31.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?

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A.Growingpainsarepartofourlife.

B.Ourgrowingpainswillfinallyturnintogrowinggains.

C.Weshouldstopwhenfacingmanychallenges.

D.Lifewithoutchallengesisboringandmeaningless.

32.Theunderlinedword"obstacles”inParagraph2referstothingsthat.

A.makeiteasyfbryoutodosomethingB.makeitdifficultfbryoutodosomething

C.makeyouhappyallthetimeD.makeyoufullofenergy

33.Whatdoestheauthornowthinkaboutwhatherparentsdidfbrherinthepast?

A.Sheisangrywiththem.B.Sheisdissatisfiedwiththem.

C.Sheisthankfultothem.D.Shecouldn5tforgivethem.

34.Whatwouldbethebesttitlefbrthispassage?

A.NoPain,NoGainB.GrowingPainsandGainsC.GrowingupisaPainD.Growing

upisEasy

（2023•安徽马鞍山•校考一模）Haveyoueverheardof<4humblev（卑微的）？“Brag”（吹嘘）？And

“humblebragging"?Weuse“humblebragging“todescribesomeonewhoseemstomakesomethingmodestbutis

actuallytryingtobringattentiontosomethingtheyareproudof.ThisisthefamousChineseword“fhnersai”.

Forexample,someonemightsay,UIjustfoundoutthatIgotacceptedtoHarvardandOxford.Maybethey

gotminemixedupwithsomeoneelse's!"Theywanttotellothersthatthey'vebeenacceptedtotwogoodschools.

Buttheydon'twanttoseemarrogant.Soinstead,theysayitinawaythatseemsmoremodest.

Althoughpeoplewhohumblebragthinkitwillmakethemseemmorepeaceful,a2021studyinamagazine

showedthathumblebragginghastheoppositeeffect.t6Humblebraggingisnothonest.That'Sadnessisme'attitude

doesnotleadtoanenjoyableresult,saidSezer,ateacherinauniversity.4tEvensimplybraggingisbetter,

becauseatleastthosemessagesareseenasmorehonest.^^

Humblebraggingiscommonandwealldoitonceinawhile.JackMaofAlibabaoncesaidthathisbiggest

mistakewasstartingthecompany.neverthoughtthisthingwouldchangemylife.Iwasjusttryingtoruna

smallbusiness,anditgrewsobig!”hesaid.

35.Accordingtothepassage,whatmaybethepurposeof“humblebragging”?

A.Toshowtheirpride.B.Toletusknow“Sadnessisme.”

C.Togiveusanhonestexpression.D.Toachieveanunpleasantresult.

36.Whichsentenceshowsyour"humblebragging”?

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A.Sorrytotroubleyou.B.Iwasjusttryingtorunasmallbusiness,anditgrewsobig!

C.Ithoughtthisthingwouldchangemylife.D.Ilovetomakemoney.

37.Fromthispassage,weknow.

A.beinghumbleisbetterthanhumblebraggingB.evenbeingbraggingisbetterthanhumblebragging

C.humblebraggingisbetterthanbeingmodestD.weallseldomdo“humblebragging”

（2023,安徽马鞍山•校考一模）Donna'sfourthgradeclassroomlookedlikemanyothersIhadseeninthe

past.YetsomethingseemeddifferentthatdayIentereditforthefirsttime.

Donnawasaschoolteacheronlytwoyearsawayfromretirement.Inaddition,shewasavolunteerina

projectIhadorganized.Thetrainingfocusedonideasaboutlanguageartsthatwouldmakestudentsfeelgood

aboutthemselves.Herjobwastoattendtrainingclassesandcarryouttheideas.Myjobwastomakeclassroom

visitsandseeiftheideascouldbecarriedout.

Itookaseatinthebackoftheroomandwatched.Allthestudentswereworkingonatask,fillingapieceof

paperwiththoughts.can'tkickthesoccer.^^“Ican'tgetDebbietolikeme."Everyonewaswritingsentences,

describingthingstheycouldn'tdo.Thinkingwhystudentsandtheteacherwerefocusingonthebadthingsinstead

ofwritingthemorepositive（积极的）like"ICan"，Ireturnedtomyseatandcontinuedtowatch.

“Finishtheoneyou'reonanddon'tstartanewone,“saidDonna.Studentswerethentoldtoputthepapers

intoanemptyboxinthefront.Whenallofthestudentspaperswerecollected,sheputthecoverontheboxand

headedfortheplayground.

Donnaaskedthestudentsouttothecomeroftheplayground.Theretheybegantodig.Theyweregoingto

burytheir"ICan'ts".Theboxof"ICan'ts"wasplacedintotheholeandthenquicklycoveredwithdirt.

Now,yearslater,wheneverIhearthephrase,Irememberthat"ICan't"isdead.

38.WhydidtheauthorgotoDonna'sclassroom?

A.Tolearnhowtoteachstudentstoseepositivethings.

B.Toteachstudentshowtofeelgoodaboutthemselves.

C.Tochecktheprogressofhisprojectonlanguagearts.

D.Toserveasavolunteertotrainstudentstobeactive.

39.Howdidtheauthorfeelaboutthestudents9writing"ICan'ts"atfirst?

A.Angry.B.Strange.C.Nervous.D.Discouraged.

40.Theunderlinedword"one"inthefourthparagraphrefersto.

A.thesentenceB.thepaperC.thetaskD.theletter

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41.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"bury"inParagraph5meaninChinese?

A,销毁B.模仿C.摊开D.埋藏

42.WhatcanweinferaboutDonnafromthetext?

A.Shehadaspecialwaytoencouragestudents.B.Sheenjoyedattendingvoluntaryactivities.

C.Shewasreadytohelpthoseintrouble.D.Sheheldapositiveattitudetowardslife.

（2023,安徽马鞍11」•校考——模）Parentsthinkoverandoveragainwhilenamingtheirchildren,hopingto

givethemnamesthataremeaningfulandshowtheirchildren'spersonalities.Butlastnames,ontheotherhand,

arenotsomethingwehaveasmuchcontrolover.Recently,GreatBritishMaglistedsomeofthestrangestlast

namesintheUK.Let'slookat.

OnionsWhenwethinkofonions,ofcoursewethinkoftheirstrongsmell.Butitisalsoasurname（姓氏）.

ThislastnamewasfirstpopularinFranceandIreland,datingbackto1279.Itwascommonlyusedbythosewho

eithersoldorgrewthevegetables.

SmellieThisoneispronouncedthesameastheword"smelly（有臭味的）Butithasatotallydifferent

meaning.InScotland,thisnameisoftenrelatedtopeoplewhoarecheerful.Nearly400peopleintheUK

nowadayshavethissurname.

Gotobeds4tGotobed!”Childrenhearitfrequently,butitsoundsmuchlikeasurnamestillinuse.According

totheonlinemagazine,thefirstpersonwhohadthissurnamewasJohnGotobedsin1269.Duringthattime,

owningabedwasrareandconsideredasaluxury（奢侈品）.Peopleproudly“announced“thefacttheycould

affordtohaveabedbyusingitintheirsurname.

43.Lastnamesarequitedifferentfromfirstnamesbecause.

A.they'reanimportantpartofourIDs

B.peoplehavenochoiceaboutlastnames

C.they'remeaningfulandcanshowthekidspersonalities

D.they'rethoughtoverandoveragainbyparents

44.Whatdoestheunderlinedword€trare^^mean?

A.难以理解的B.众所周知的C.合理的D.罕见的

45.Whatcanwelearnaboutthethreestrangestlastnamesfromthetext?

A.Strangenamesalwayshaveaveryshorthistory.

B.FewpeopleintheUKhavethesestrangenamesnow.

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C.OnionswasnotonlypopularinIrelandattheverybeginning.

D.Smelliewaswidelyusedbythosewhosoldgrewthevegetables.

46.Wheredoesthetextprobablycomefrom?

A.Aculturemagazine.B.Asciencereport.C.Atravelguide.D.Abusinessmagazine.

（2023•安徽淮北,校考一模）ThreeTaiwanesefishennenweresavedyesterdayfromasmallislandinthe

SouthPacific.Themenhaddisappearedformorethanthreemonths.

TheyhadleftTaiwaninasmallfishingboatandhadplanneda