吉林省长春市宽城区2021-2023年中考英语一模试题分类汇编阅读理解

吉林省长春市宽城区

2021-2023年中考英语一模试题分类汇编

阅读理解

2023年吉林省长春市宽城区中考一模英语试题

IX阅读理解。（30分）

A

BeginningofSpringcomes.Everythingturnsgreenandbecomesfullofvigor.Peopleclearly

cannoticethatdaytimebecomeslongerandtheweathergetswarmer.

ThetraditionalChineselunarcalendardividestheyearinto24solarcycles.Startof

Spring（立春）,thefirstsolarcycleoftheyear,beginsthisyearonFeb.4andendsonFeb.18,Here

aresomespringcustoms.

Flyingakite.Springisthebestseasonforkite-flying.

Erectingtheegg（立鸡蛋）.InChina,itissaidthattheeggcanbesetuprightonthefirstday

ofStartofSpring.

Wearingfabricswallows（佩燕子）.Wearingfabricswallowsisacustominsomeregionsin

Shanxi.Theswallowisaharbingerofspringandasymbolofprosperityandhappiness.

Bitingthespring.InmanypartsofChina,peopleobservethecustomof"bitingthespring'*on

thefirstdayofStartofSpring.Theyeatspringpancakes,springrolls,orafewmouthfulsof

carrots.

MakingaSpringOx.ThiscustominShanxiispracticedrightbeforeStartofSpring.

Whenspringcomes,manypeoplelovespringandtheydokindsofactivities.Hereisthe

surveyabout200peoplefromdifferentplaceswholovecustoms.

Making«SpringOx

Bitingthespring

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Erectingthe

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根据短文和图表内容，选择最佳答案。（5分）

61.HowdoestheweathergetwhenBeginningofSpringcomes?

A.Longer.B.Shorter.C.Warmer.D.Cooler.

62.Howmanyspringcustomsarementionedinthepassage?

A.2.B.3.C.4.D.5.

63.Whydopeoplewearfabricswallows?

A.Becauseitisthebestseasoninayear.

B.Becauseitisasymbolofprosperityandhappiness.

C.Becausepeoplelovetoeatspringpancakes.

D.Becauseithelpspeoplepracticemakingaspringox.

64.Whatwecanknowfromthesurveyofthepassage?

A.Eighty-fourpeopleloveflyingakite.

B.Forty-fivepeoplelovetalkingabouterectingtheegg.

C.Thirty-ninepeoplebitingspring.

D.Fifty-fivepeopleareinterestedinmakingaspringox.

65.WhenistheStartofSpringthisyear?

A.FromFeb.4toFeb.18.B.FromFeb.18toMarch.4.

C.FromJan.4toJan.18.D.FromJan.18toFeb.4.

（B）

TheyleftthebusystreetsandwenttoapartofthetownScroogenevervisited.Itwasa

terribleplace.Thestreetsweredirty,andthesmellwasverybad.Thehousesandshopswereof

thepoorestkind.Thepeoplewereallthin,dirty,andtheylookedveryill.Everythingwasugly.

Theycametowhereanoldmansat.Hewassellingdirtypiecesofcloth,smellyoldbones,

andallkindsofoldanduselessthings.Astheywatched,twooldwomenandanoldman,equally

dirty,smelly,anduglycameintotheshop.Theycarriedlargebags.

"Comeandsitbythefire,“theshopkeepersaid."Tellmewhatyouhavetosellme.”

"Nothingadeadmanwillmiss,"thefirstwomansaidwithanasty（让人讨厌的）laugh.

"Ifhewantedtokeepthemafterhewasdead,whywasn'theagoodmanwhenhewasalive?

Ifhehadbeen,hewouldhavehadsomeonetolookafterhim.Hewouldnothavediedalone.

"That'sverytrue,nsaidthesecondwoman,puttingafewclothesonthefloor."Hegotthe

deathhedeserved."Shepointedattheclothes."Whatwillyougivemeforthose,Joe?”Sheasked

theshopkeeper,adding,HIdidnowrongtakingthemfromthedeadman'shouse."

Theshopkeeperlookedateverythingthewomanwantedtosellhimandputapriceonit.

Thenheaddedeverythingup.Thefinalamountwasverysmall.

“That'snotmuch,"thewomansaid.

"Takeitorleaveit,"theshopkeepersaid."Iwon'tpayapenny（便士）more."

-TakenfromAChristmasCarol

根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。（5分）

66.Whatwasthenextplacetheyvisitedlike?

A.Itwasstrangeandpleasant.B.Itwasdirtyandugly.

C.Itwascoldanddark.D.Itwascoldandrainy.

67.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"deserved"mean?

A.Shouldn'tbepunished.B.Givesomethingnaturally.

C.Unabletoaccepttheresult.D.Receivesomethingbecauseofactionsorqualities.

68.Whatistherightorderofthefollowingthings?

@Theshopkeeperinvitedthewomentositbythefire.

②Theshopkeeperofferedarathersmallamountofmoneyforthethings.

③Thewomenshowedtheshopkeeperwhattheyhadtosell.

④TheywenttoapartofthetownScroogenevervisited.

A.0@③④B.①③②④C.④①②③D.④①③②

69.Whichistherightinformationaccordingtothepassage?

A.ThespirittookScroogetoarichareaoftown.

B.Theysawanoldmansellingoldanduselessthings.

C.Theshopkeeperwantstobuythethingsmorethanitsvalue.

D.Themanwhowasdeadhadsomeonetolookafterhim.

70.Wheredoesthispassagecomefrom?

A.Anovel.B.Apoem.C.Aspeech.D.Areport.

（C）

IthappenedinaNewYorkclassroom.Sixteen-year-oldTaylorEnglercamefacetofacewith

acow.Butitwasallinherhead.

Shewastryingoutavirtualreality（VR,虚拟现实）headset.IttookBerkeleyCarrollSchool

juniorstudentstoafarm400kilometersaway.

StudentsacrosstheUSaretakingVR"trips'1.Theyareswimminginthedeepsea.Theyare

watchingmedicaloperations（手术）.Theyareevennwalkingnthroughthehumanbody.

Teacherssaythishelpsstudentsunderstandtheirlearningmaterials.

“Itattracts（吸弓I）ihestudentsrightaway,"ColinJones,ascienceteacherfrom

Plainview-OldBethpageCentralSchoolDistrict,toldAPNews.HeusesaVRsystemcalled

zSpacetocutupcells（细胞）."It'ssomethingthatcanbedonein40minutes,*'hesaid."Butit

couldtakeevenaweekwhenyou*redoingthisinalab."

“It'sdifferentthanwatchingvideobecauseyoucanhavemorethanoneperspective.Youcan

actuallymove,"Taylorsaidduringher"trip"onthefarm.

AccordingtotheexpertRichardLamb,VRcangivepeopleexperiencesthataresimilarto

therealworld.OurbodiesevenreactthesametoVRastheydotoreal-lifesituations."Heartrate,

brainactivity,breathing,everything,"hesaid.

Buttherearenotmanyclassroomsthatcanusethistechnology.VRsystemsarevery

expensive.Expertshopethatmorestudentscanuseitinthefuture,especiallyfordoingdangerous

scienceexperiments.

根据短文内容，判断句子正（T）误（F）。（5分）

71.TaylorEnglersawthecowbywearingavirtualrealityheadset.

72.Thefarmis400kilometersfromBerkeleyCarrollSchool.

73.TeacherssayVR"trips1'cannothelpstudentsunderstandtheirlearningmaterials.

74.TaylorthinksVRcangivepeopleexperiencesthataresimilartotherealworld.

75.VRsystemsaresocheapthateveryclassroomcanusethistechnology.

（D）

Nowstudents1Englishhandwritinggetsworseandworse.Thatmakestheirteachersfeel

worried.IsyourEnglishhandwritingbeautiful?76.

Usepaperwithlines

WhenyouwriteEnglishwordsorsentences,youcanusepaperwithlines.Thatwillmake

yourhandwritingstraight.77.Besuretofillthelinedspacecompletely.And

makesurethesecapitalletters（大写字母）arewrittenproperly.

Slowdown

Ifyourwritingishardtoread,justslowdownalittle.78.Ifyouwritetoo

quickly,it'shardforyoutostopwhereyoushould,andyoumaymakemoremistakeseasily.

79._________

Whenyouholdyourpencilinthecorrectway,writingismuchbetter.Somekidspressdown

reallyhardwhentheywrite.Thatmakesthehandwritingbad.Trytoberelaxedanddon'tholdthe

pencilsohard.Letyourwritingappearniceandclean.Ifyoudoso,peoplewillguessyouarea

studentwithagoodhabit.

Drawmorepictures

80.Whileyouaredrawingpictures,youneedtousetheskillstocontrolyour

pencilbetter.Eventhoughyouhavenochancetodrawatschool,youcanpracticebydrawingat

home.Handwritingisveryimportant.Imagineyouareafamousmoviestarorawell-known

sportsplayer,whatdoyoudowhenyourfansrunuptoyou?Givethemyourautographs（亲笔签

名）,ofcourse!

阅读短文，把A-E五个句子填入文中空缺处，使短文内容完整。（5分）

A.Ifnot,herearefourstepsthatreallywork!

B.Holdyourpencilright

C.Drawingcanimproveyourhandwriting.

D.Thoselinesonthepapercanhelpyoutowritewordsintherightsize.

E.Goingslowermakesyourhandwritingclearer.

（E）

Longtimeagotherelivedaman.Hebelievedthathecouldreadthefutureinthestars.He

calledhimselfanastrologer（占星家）andspenthistimeatnightlookingatthesky.Hewas

alwaysbusyworryingaboutfutureandvillagersoftencametohim,hopingtoknowwhattheir

futurewillbelike.

Oneeveninghewaswalkingontheopenroadoutsidethevillage.Hiseyeswerewatching

thestars.Helostinthoughtsaboutthefuture.Ashewaslookingatthestars,hekeptwalking

withoutlookingdown.Suddenly,hefellintoawell（井）.Therewasnotmuchwaterinthewell,but

hebecameallwet.

Hetriedtoclimbout,buthecouldn't.Hestartedshoutingforhelpandsoonthevillagers

came.

Astheypulledhimoutofthewell,oneofthemsaid,"Youtrytoreadthefutureinthestars,

andyetyoufailtoseewhatisatyourfeet!Thismayteachyoutopaymoreattentiontowhatis

rightinfrontofyou,andletthefutureistakencareofbyitself."

根据短文内容，回答下列问题。(10分)

81.Whydidthevillagersoftencometotheman?

82.Wherewasthemanwalkingoneevening?

83.Whathappenedtothemanwhilehewaswatchingthestarsoneevening?

84.Whohelpedthemanout?

85.Whatcanyoulearnfromthestory?

2022年吉林省长春市宽城区中考一模英语试题

四、阅读单选

Climate(气候)changeisnolongertomorrow'schallenge.Wecanseeitallaroundus.But

noteveryoneiswillingto(愿意)makelifestylechangesfortheplanet.KantarPublic,a

world-wideresearchbusiness,invitedmorethan1,000peoplein10countries,includingtheUS

andGermany,totakepartinasurvey.Itfoundthat62percentofthemsawclimatechangeasthe

mainenvironmentalchallengetheworldisnowfacing.Itcamebeforeairpollution(39%),waste

pollution(38%)andnewdiseases(36%).Theywerealsoaskedtogivetheiropinionsonactions

forenvironmentalprotection.

Seventy-sixpercentofthemsaidtheywouldacceptstricterenvironmentalrules.But46

percentsaidthattheydidn'treallyneedtochangetheirpersonalhabits.

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根据短文和图表内容，选择最佳答案。

36.Inordertosavetheearth,peopleshouldfortheplanet.

A.takepartinasurveyB.doaresearch

C.changetheirlifestyleD.giveareport

37.isregardedasthemainenvironmentalchallengebymorethanhalfofthepeople.

A.AirpollutionB.Climatechange

C.NewdiseasesD.Wastepollution

38.Stricterenvironmentalrulescanbeacceptedbyaboutpeopleintheresearch.

A.760B.620C.460D.390

39.ofthepeoplemakesurethattheyshouldtakepersonalclimateaction.

A.14%B.35%C.49%D.51%

40.Mostofthepeopleinthesurveydon'twanttodomorefortheplanetbecause.

A.theythinkwhattheyaredoingnowisright

B.theydon'tthinkpersonaleffortscanmakeadifference

C.theyneedtobegivenopinionsonenvironmentalprotection

D.theydon'thaveenoughinformationorguidanceonwhattodo

WhenIwasaboy,Ihadthecraziestbusridetoschooleveryday.FirstIhadtogetupearly,

eatmybreakfastandwalkacrossawoodenbridge.ThenIwaitedforthebustoarrive.Whenitgot

there,Iclimbedin.Iwasalwaysoneofthefirstonesonthebus.

EventhoughIlivedonlyfourmilesfromschool,mybusridewouldlastabout45minutes!

Firstthebuswentintheoppositedirectionforsixmiles,parkedandwaitedforanotherbus,which

wewouldthenboard.Thenewbusstartedupalongmountainroad,stoppingateveryhouseto

pickupmorechildren.Finally,itarrivedatthehighschooltodropofftheolderchildrenbefore

goingtomyschool.Itdidn'tgostraightthere,butinsteadwentdownanotherroadtopickupeven

morechildren.Iusuallygottoschooljustbeforethefirstclassbellrang.

Luckily,theridehomewasdifferent.Thistime,thechildrenwhowerepickeduplastwere

thefirsttobedroppedoff.Sincemyhousewasalongtheway,Igotdroppedoffafterjust10

minutesorso.IrememberIwouldrunacrossthatoldbridgebecauseIwassohappytobehome

again.

Lookingbacknow,Icanseemywholelifeherehasbeenonelongbusride.Ithasbeenfull

ofstops,starts,twistsandturns.Someofthepassengersaremean,butmostarekind.Sometimes

thescenehasbeenbeautifulandsometimesnotsomuch.Sometimestheroadhasbeensmooth;

othertimesithasbeenrough.Throughitall,though,IknowthatonedayIwillbegoinghome

again.Doyourbesttoenjoytheridethislifegivesyou.

根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。

41.Whatisthefirstparagraphmainlyabout?

A.Busridetoschool.

B.Beingthirstyforknowledge.

C.Waitingforthebus.

D.Preparationbeforegoingtoschool.

42.Whichisthewriter'scorrectroute（路线）toschoolbybus?

A.theoppositedirection——alongmountainroad-everyhouse——highschool——school

B.alongmountainroad-theoppositedirection-highschool—anotherroad-school

C.theoppositedirection-alongmountainroad-everyhouse-anotherroad—high

school-school

D.theoppositedirection—alongmountainroad-everyhouse—highschool-another

road—school

43.Whydoesthewritercomparehislifeto（把...比作）abusride?

A.Becausetheybothneedinterest.

B.Becausetheyarebothcomfortable.

C.Becauseneitherofthemisalwayseasy.

D.Becausetheybothhaveahappybeginning.

44.Whichwordistheoppositeoftheunderlinedword“rough"?

A.Smooth.B.Twist.C.Mean.D.Beautiful.

45.Whatdoesthewriterwanttotellusinthepassage?

A.Don'tbeafraidofalongjourney.

B.Noroadisexcitingtoourhomes.

C.Enjoythelifejourneyasmuchaswecan.

D.Lookingbackisgoodforustolearnwell.

五、阅读判断

DuringtheWarringStatesPeriod（475—221BC）,KingZhaooftheStateofYanwantedto

gettalentedpeopletoworkforhim.Whenheaskedascholar（有学问的人）namedGuoWeifor

somesuggestions,Guotoldhimthestoryofbuyinghorsebones（尸体）with500piecesofgold.

Therewasonceakingwhowantedaspecialkindofhorse.Thishorsecouldrun1,000lia

day.ItwascalledQianlima.Hesentmanypeopletofindthesehorsesandbuythemforhim.After

threeyears,nobodyfoundhimsuchahorse.

Oneday,someonenewvolunteeredtohelp.Withinthreemonths,heheardaboutaQianlima.

Herushedtofindit,butthehorsewasalreadydead.Still,heboughtthebonesofthehorsewith

500piecesofgold.

Thekingwasveryangry.tcWhatIwantisalivehorse,notthebonesofadeadhorse!”

Themanansweredcalmly,'imaginethis.You'rewillingtopayahighpriceforadeadhorse,

letalone（更不必说）aliveone.Thisshowspeopleyoutrulywishtobuythehorses.Justwaitand

thehorsesyouwantwillcomeverysoon.^^

Thatwastrue.Withinayear,manyQianlimaownersbroughttheirhorsestotheking.

Guotoldthekingthathecouldseehimselfasthebonesofthehorse."IfIamvalued,more

talentedpeoplewillbewillingtoservethestate,“hesaid.ThekingbuilthousesforGuoand

treatedhimasarespectedteacher.Soon,moretalentedpeoplecametohelpthekingandmadethe

statestrong.

根据短文内容，判断正（T）、误（F）o

46.KingZhaowantedtogettalentedpeopleandaskedascholarforhelp.

47.Threeyearslater,GuoWeifoundaQianlimafortheking.

48.Someonenewboughtalivehorsewith500piecesofgoldfortheking.

49.IfsomebodybuysadeadQianlimaatahighprice,itcantellothershereallywantsit.

50.Thestoryhelpsusunderstandthattalentedpeopleareimportanttothecountry.

六、阅读还原5选5

Eachyearmorethan2,500peopledieand12,600arehurtinhomefiresjustintheUnited

States.EverydayAmericansexperiencethetemblefires,butmostpeopledon'tunderstand

fires.51Pleasehavealookandtrytolearnbyheart.

Inlessthan30secondsasmallflame（火焰）cangetcompletelyoutofcontrolandturninto

abigfire.Itonlytakesminutesforthickblacksmoketofillahouse.Mostfireshappeninthe

homewhenpeopleareasleep.52Youwon'thavetimetotakevaluablesbecausethefire

spreadstooquicklyandthesmokeistoothick.ThefireusesuptheOxygen（氧气）youneedand

producessmokeandpoisonousgases（有毒气体）.53Thesmokecancauseyoutobe

adeepsleeperbeforetheflamesreachyourdoor.Ybumaynotwakeupintimetoescape.

Roomtemperaturesinafirecanbe100degreesatfloorlevelandriseto600degreesateye

level.54

Firesarebrightatfirst,butquicklyproduceblacksmokeandcompletedarkness.Ifyouwake

uptoafireyoumaybeblindedandnotknowwhereyouareorwhichdirectionyoushouldgoin

andunabletofindyourwayaroundthehomeyou'velivedinfbryears.55

阅读文章并根据上下文用下面方框内的适当选项补全短文。

A.Breathingevenalittlebitofsmokeandpoisonousgasescanmakeyoutiredandsleepy.

B.Infiveminutes,aroomcangetsohotthateverythinginitstartstoburnatonce.

C.Toprotectyourself,itisimportanttolearnsomethingabouthomefires.

D.Onlywhenweknowthetruenatureoffirescanweprotectourfamiliesandourselves.

E.Ifyourealizeahomefireinyoursleep,getoutimmediately.

七、阅读回答问题

NiuYulostherrightlegduringthe2008WenchuanEarthquake,whenNiuwasonly11years

old.Butattheageof24,shebecameashiningstaratShanghaiFashionWeekforherconfidence

（自信）.Whileshewaswalkingdowntherunwaywithaprostheticleg（假肢）,theaudience

praisedherinsurprise,t4Socool!”

NiuattendedShanghaiFashionWeekattheinvitationofasportsbrandPony."1wastouched

bysomethingtheysaidandagreed.Theysaidthattraditionalopinionshavealwaysconnected

sportswithhealthylegs,butsportsshouldbeakindofspirit.EvenifIdonothavealeg,Istill

deeplylovesportsandwilldosoforever/Niusaid.

NiutraveledtoShanghaifortheeventwithherfriend.Nervousaboutappearingonstagethe

nextday,herfriendremindedherofamessageshereceivedin2020froma19-year-oldgirlwho

hadalsolostherrightleg.

Inthemessage,thegirlsaidshewantedtobecomeamodelonedayandwalkthecatwalk

（走T台）duringafashionshow.Thegirl'swords"Althoughwearenotperfect,wearestill

pretty."madeNiuhavetheconfidencetotakethecatwalk.

ThisisnotthefirsttimethatNiuhasbeeninpublic.Shefirstcaughtthepublic'sattention

whenshecompletedamarathon（马拉松）in2018.ThemarathonwasheldinWenchuanonMay

12,2018.ThedaywasalsoNiu's21stbirthday.

Chinahad85milliondisabledpeoplewithlicensesin2020,andwehavenoideaaboutthe

numberofthosewhodonothavelicenses.However,weseldomseedisabledpeopleonthestreets.

IalwaysthoughtaboutthereasonsforthisandthenIrealizedit'sbecausetheyhidethemselves.

NowNiuYusetsagoodexampletothedisabled.

根据短文内容，回答下列问题。

56.WhydidNiuYubecomeashiningstaratShanghaiFashionWeek?

57.HowdidNiuYufeelaboutperformingonstagethenextday?

58.WhathelpedNiuYutakethecatwalkbravely?

59.WhendidthepublicfirstnoticeNiuYu?

60.Whatdoesthewriterwanttoexpressinthelastparagraph?

2021年吉林省长春市宽城区中考一模英语试题

十一、阅读单选

ChangchunMovieWonderlandisinthesoutheastofChangchunCity,JilinProvince.Itisthe

firstworld-classmovie-themedentertainmentparkinChina.Thereare3Dscreens,4Dspecial

effects(特效)andtheworld'sfirst5Dcinemainthepark.Itisalsocalled"Hollywoodofthe

East”.Youcanhavefirnwatchingmoviesandexperiencingfilmmakinghere.Ofcourseyoucan

eatdeliciousfoodinthetworestaurants,HulinandMaya.

Nowitsnewpart,largeoutdoorrides(游乐设施)willopeninJune,2021!Therollercoaster

(过山车)willbethetallest,fastestandlongestcoasterinthepark.Itwillofferanexciting

experience.

Daytimetickets:FromMondaytoFriday,9:30a.m.—5:30p.m.

Onweekends,9:00a.m.—5:30p.m.

OpeningtimeJuneOnholidays,9:00a.m.—5:30p.m.

22nd-October8th☆Inthedaytime:Youcan'tgetintotheparkafter4:30p.m.

Nighttickets:Everyday,5:00p.m.一9:00p.m.

☆Intheevening:Youcan'tgetintotheparkafter8:30p.m.

Adults:¥240Oldpeople:¥200(60~64yearsold)

Tickets:BuyticketsChildren:¥120(1.2~1.5meterstall)

at¥240(over1.5meterstall)

http://www.changyiCollegestudents:¥120

/OnTuesdays:¥120(Peopleunder65yearsold)

Free:65-year-oldpeopleorolder/Childrenlessthan1.2meterstall

Pleasereserve(预约)yourticketsat/before

Tips:

youvisit.

1.Allguestsover2yearsoldarerequiredtowearmasksinthepark.2.

Guestsshouldpassatouchlesstemperaturescreeningbeforeenteringthe

Safetyrules:

park.

3.Keeponemeterawayfromotherguestsatalltimes.

Address:AtthecornerofJingyueStreetandYongshunRoad

Telephonenumber:0431—84550888,0431—84550999

根据短文及图表中的信息，选择最佳答案。

67.WhichisthenewpartofChangchunMovieWonderland?A.5Dcinema.B.Filmmaking.

C.Tworestaurants.D.Rollercoaster.

68.WhenCAN'Ttouristsgetintothepark?

A.At9:30a.m.onSunday.B.At9:00a.m.onOctober1st.

C.At4:35p.m.onThursday.D.At8:00p.m.onFriday.

69.IfLiLeiandhisfamily(his66-year-oldfather,hiswifeandhisson——acollegestudent)goto

theparkonTuesday,howmuchshouldtheypay?

A.¥920B.¥600C.¥480D.¥360

70.Whatshouldguestsdobeforetheygotothepark?

A.Theyneedtowearmasks.B.Theyshouldreserveandbuytickets.

C.Theyshouldpreparesomewarmclothes.D.Theyhavetokeeponemeterawayfrom

others.

71.Inordertokeepsafe,whatruleshouldtheguestsfollow?

A.Theyneedtohavetheirtemperaturetaken.

B.Theymustarriveattheparkbefore7:00a.m.

C.Theyhavetogetintotheparkingroupoffive.

D.Theyshouldfindtheparkonthemapanddrivethere.

Cutelionheadsjoudgongs（锣）anddrums,anexcitedcrowd—theseareallpartsofthelion

dancesyouoftenseeduringChineseholidaysorattheopeningsofnewshopsandrestaurants.

AncientChinesepeoplethoughtthelionstoodfor（代表）braveness.Itcandriveawaybad

thingsandbringgoodluck.Asoneofthemostwell-knownfolkdancesinChina,theliondance

hasbeenperformedformorethan2,000years.ItwasverypopularduringtheTangDynasty

（618—907）.

WangRentao,41,hasbeenperformingtheliondancefor28years.BominZhongkeng

villageinDongguan,Guangdong,Wangwatchedvillagersperformitwhenhewasyoung."It'sa

historicaltraditionhereandtheloveforliondanceisineveryone'sbloodJWangsaid.

Nowtheheadofthevillage'sliondanceperformers,Wangisproudofthegroup's

achievements."We'vewonmanyprizesandtakenpartinmanyimportantevents,includingthe

celebrationofthe70thbirthdayofNewChinaatTian'anmenSquare,Wangsaid.

Wang'sgroupisfamousfordancingonquincuncialpiles（梅花桩）,oneofthemostdifficult

liondanceskills.Performersjumpfromonepiletoanotherataheightofabout2.5meters.The

distancebetweenthepilescanbeasfaras1.8meters.

“Thetrainingisreallydifficult.Performersneedtohavelotsofgoodpracticeofkungfu

skillsfirst.Evenwiththat,theycanfallfromthepileandgethurt,^^Wangsaid."Butthat'salsothe

amazingpartofliondance,thepartthatmakesitvaluableherilage.”

TheliondanceispopularnotjustinChina,butinoverseasChinesecommunities.Many

overseasChineseseethelionasasymbolofChina.Theliondanceremindsthemofthecultureof

theirhomeland.

根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。

72.WhatdidthelionstandforinancientChina?

A.Badthings.B.Goodluck.C.Kindness.D.Braveness.

73.Howlonghastheliondancebeenperformed?

A.Formorethan200years.B.Fornomorethan200years.

C.Forover2,000years.D.Forlessthan2,000years.

74.Howfarcantheperformersjumpfromonepiletoanother?

A.2.5meters.B.1.8meters.C.7meters.D.2meters.

75.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"heritage"mean?

A.遗产B.资源C.友谊D.经历

76.Whatdoyoulearnfromthepassage?

A.Youcan'tseeliondanceatTiananmenSquare.

B.NoteveryoneinZhongkengvillagelovesliondance.

C.TheliondancewasverypopularduringtheHanDynasty.

D.