山东省济南市历城区2019-2021年三年中考一模英语试卷汇编：阅读理解

山东省济南市历城区2019-2021年三年中考一模英语试卷精选汇编

阅读理解专题

山东省济南市历城区2021年中考一模英语试题.

V.阅读理解从每题A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出一个能回答所提问题或完成所给句子

的最佳答案。（40分）

A

Zak'sgrandfather,Stan,wasveryfamous.Why?Becausehehadavery,very,verylongwhite

beard（胡子）.

Oneday,Zakaskedhisgrandfather,t4Whenyousleep,doyouputyourbeardoverorunderthe

quilt?”"I'mnotsure.Inevercareaboutthat."saidhisgrandfather.t4rillooktonight.^^

Stangotintobedthatnightandpulledupthequilt.Thenherememberedhisgrandson'squestion.

Aha!Hisbeardwasunderthequilt.Butwait.Didthatfeelright?

Heliftedhisbeardfromunderthequiltandputitaboveit.Thisalsodidn'tfeelright.Soheput

thebeardunderthequiltagain.Buthesoonfeltitwouldbebetterifitwereout.Thebeardwentin

andout-firstunderthequilt,thenoverit,under,over,allnightlong.

Stanspentasleeplessnight.Inthemorning,hewassotiredandunhappythathecuthislong

beardrightoff!

Stan'swifewassohappy.SheadvisedStantocutthatbeardoffmanytimes,butheneverdidit.

Nowasimplequestionmadehimdothat.

56.WhywasStanveryfamous?

A.Becausehehadabigfamily.B.Becausehewasgoodatsinging.

C.Becausehisgrandsonwasveryclever,D.Becausehehadavery,very,verylongwhite

beard.

57.DidStanhaveagoodsleepthatnight?

A.Yes.B.No.C.Maybe.D.Sure.

58.WhatdidStandowithhisbeardatlast?

A.Heputhisbeardoverthequilt.B.Heputhisbeardunderthequilt.

C.Hecuthisbeardoff.D.Hecaredabouthisbeardafterthat.

59.HowdidStan'swifefeelwhenshenoticedherhusband'sshortbeard?

A.Shewasveryhappy.B.Shewasworried.

C.Shewasangrywithhim.D.Shedidn'tcareaboutit.

60.Fromthepassage,whichofthefollowingsentencesistrue?

A.Sian'swifeaskedaquestiononeday.

B.StannevercaredaboutZak,hisgrandson.

C.Stanwassleeplessthatni,Abecauseofhisbeard.

D.Stanlistenedtohiswife'swordstocuthisbeardoff.

B

Itisnecessaryforstudentstolearnsometeamskillslikedevelopingrelationships,communicating

wellwithothersandsolvingproblems.Herearetwofunteamactivities.

Activity1:WaterRelay（接力赛）

Tools

•Twolargebuckets（水桶）toholdwater

•Onesmallbucketforeachteammember

Instructions

•Fillonelargebucketwithwater.

•Makeholesinthebottomofthesmallbuckets.

•Havetheteammemberslineupbetweenthetwolargebuckets.

•Passthewaterfromonelargebuckettotheother,usingsmallbuckets.Trytokeepasmuch

wateraspossible.

WhyIfsFun

•It'sfuntoworkoutawaytoloseaslittlewateraspossible.

•It'swater.Isn'titfuntogetyouwetonahotsummerday?

Activity2:TruthandLie

Thisactivitywillallowteammemberstolearnabouteachother.

Instructions

•Haveeachteammemberthinkofthreepiecesofinformationaboutthemselves.Andoneof

themisalie.

•Eachteammembertellsthegroupallthethreepiecesofinformation.Lettheotherteam

membersguesswhichisthelie.

WhyIfsFun

•Studentslovetalkingaboutthemselvesandthisgivesthemthechancetodoso.

•Memberscanlearnabouteachother.

•Memberswillbesurprisedatwhatothersthinkofthem.

61.Howmanyteamskillsdoesthewritermention（提及）inParagraph1?

A.OneB.TwoC.ThreeD.Four

62.WhattoolsareneededforeachteaminWaterRelay?

A.Onelargebucketforeachmember.

B.Twolargebucketsforeachmember.

C.Onesmallbucketforeachmemberandtwolargebuckets.

D.Twosmallbucketsforeachmemberandonelargebucket.

63.InordertowinWaterRelay,theteammembersshould.

A.getthemselveswetB.loseaslittlewateraspossible

C.passthewaterasslowlyaspossibleD.passthelargebuckettotheotherteam

64.ItisfuntoplayTruthandLiebecauseteammemberscan.

A.talkaboutthemselvesB.sharelovewitheachother

C.tellliestosurpriseothersD.learnalltheinformationaboutothers

65.Thispassageismostprobablyfrom.

A.asciencebookB.atravelguide

C.anewswebsiteD.aschoolmagazine

C

February29thcomesuponthecalendaronlyeveryfouryears.AyearwithaFebruarymight

begoodnewifyouarepaidbythedayortheweek.Butitmightbebadnewsifyouwerebornon

aFebruary29th.Youhavetowaitthreeyearsinbetweenbirthdays!

AmericanEnglishhasanexpressionfortheunusualsituation.February29thiscalledaleap

day.AndtheyearwithaFebruary29thinitiscalledaleapyear.Lastyear,2020,wassuchayear.

Asaverb,theword“leap”meanstojump,ortomovequickly.ttLeap^^canalsobeanoun,

meaningajump,orasuddenmove.

Inaleapyear,thedatesjumpoveronedayoftheweek.Letmeexplain.In2017,thelastday

oftheyear,December31st,fellonaSunday.In2018,itfellonaMonday.In2019,itfellona

Tuesday.Butin2020,December31stwillfallonaThursday.ItjumpsrightoverWednesday.

ThereasonforaleapdayoraleapyearisbecauseourcalendardoesnotfollowtheEarth's

orbit（轨道）aroundthesunexactly.Eachyear,wehavealittletimeleftover.Soeveryfouryears,

weputallthattimetogetherintoanextra（额外的）day.

SomepeoplechoosetomarryonFebruary29thbecauseitisanunusualdate.Butsome

ancientpeoplewouldlikelytellcouplesnottodoit.Leapyearswerebelievedtobedifficult,and

leapdayswereunlucky.Tobehonest,thesehavenoscientificbasis.

66.A20-year-oldpersonhasbirthdaysifhe/shewasbornonaFebruary29th.

A.20B.15C.10D.5

67.Aleapyearmeansonemoreisaddedinthecalendaroftheyear.

A.monthB.yearC.dayD.week

68.Thelastdayof2021willfallonaccordingtothisarticle.

A.SaturdayB.FridayC.SundayD.Monday

69.SomepeoplechoosetomarryonFebruary29thbecause.

A.it'squiteaspecialdateB.it'squiteanunluckyday

C.itcansavemoremoneyD.it'satraditionalcustom

70.WhichofthefollowingsentencesisNOTtrueaccordingtothisarticle?

A.Scientiststellcouplesnottomarryonaleapday.

B.Theleapyearorleapdaycomesonceeveryfouryears.

C.Someancientpeoplebelievedthatleapdayswereunlucky.

D.Wehavealittletimelefteachyearbeforealeapyearcomes.

D

“Clearyourplate.Saynotowaste.”"Donotwasteagrainoffbod.^^Inthecafeteriasof

schoolsandcompaniesacrossChina,banners（横幅）likethesehavebeenputupeverywhere.

Theyarepartofanationwidecampaign（活动）tocutdownonfoodwasteinChina.

Foodwastehasbecomeabigproblemthesedays.AccordingtotheUnitedNations,1.3billion

tonsoffoodiswastedeveryyear-that'saboutathirdoftheworld'stotalfood.InChinaalone,the

restaurantswasted17to18milliontonsoffoodayearfrom2013to2015.Thatcouldfeed30to

50millionpeopleforawholeyear,accordingtoChineseAcademyofSciences.

Topromote（推广）thecampaign,restaurantsandcateringassociationsinmorethan18

provincesinChinahaveallmadeguidelinestocontrolfoodwaste.

InShanxiprovince,forexample,restaurantshavebeenaskedtoservehalfportionstoavoid

waste.TheWuhanCateringAssociationsuggestedthatrestaurantstrythe"N-lmode”.For

example,agroupof10dinersshouldonlyorderenoughforninepeopleatfirst.Morefoodisonly

broughttothetableifrequired.Ifpeoplecan'tfinishtheirmeals,theyarealsoencouragedtotake

theleftovers（剩菜）home.

ArelatedonlinecampaignhasbeenlaunchedonSinaWeibo.Userssharephotosorvideosof

emptyplatesafterfinishingtheirmeals.Lotsofcelebrities（名人）havejoinedinandaskedtheir

fanstodevelopthehabitofsavingfood.OnWeChat,amini-programcalled"ClearPlate“invites

peopletoexchangepicturesoftheiremptyplatesforcreditpoints（信用分）.Peoplecanusethe

credittobuythingsordonatefoodtochildreninpoorareas.

“Wehopeoureffortscanstartanewtrendamongtheyoungergeneration,encouragingthem

tocarryoutthevirtue（美德）ofcherishingfoodanddevelopingthehabitofthrift,9,saidLiu

Jichen,developerofthemini-program.

71.WhatdoweknowfromParagraph2?

A.Foodwastehascausedmanyproblems.

B.TheUNiswastingalotoffoodeachyear.

C.About30percentoftheworld'stotalfoodiswastedeachyear.

D.Thereareover30milliontonsoffoodwasteinChinaeveryyear.

72.Accordingtothe"N-lmode”,dinersinarestaurant.

A.canorderhalf-portioneddishes

B.havetotaketheirleftovershome

C.shouldorderfoodenoughforeachperson

D.orderdishesasiftherewereonefewerperson

73.Whatisthefifthparagraphmainlyabout?

A.Howcelebritiesencouragetheirfanstosavefood.

B.Foodsavingcampaignsonsocialmedia.

C.Waystodevelopthehabitofsavingfood.

D.Whyonlinecampaignsarenecessary.

74.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"thrift”inthelastparagraphmean?

A.Eatingathome.B.Nowastingthings.

C.Sharingwithothers.D.Gettingcreditpoints.

75.Whatisthewriter'spurposeofwritingthepassage?

A.Totellushowtoavoidwastingfood.

B.Tomakepeoplecookmoreathome.

C.Toencouragepeopletakeleftovershome.

D.Tobringupaplantomakepeopleeattheirvegetables.

V.阅读理解（40分）

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山东省济南市历城区2020年中考一模英语试题.

VI.阅读理解阅读下列短文，从每题A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出一个能回答所提问

题或完成所给句子的最佳答案.（30分）

44.（10Henryworkedonaship,doingtricks（魔术）.Eachweekheshowedthesame

tricksoverandoveragain,becausethepassengersontheshipweredifferent.Therewas

alsoaparrot（鹦鹉）ontheship.Itsawtheshowssomanytimesthatitunderstood

everything.Thenitstartedshoutingduringtheshow：

"Hey,hehasputtheflowersunderthetable!'*nAllthecardsarethesame.

"Lookcarefully.It'sadifferenthat!”

Henrywasveryangrybutcoulddonothing.

Onedaytheshiphadanaccidentandbrokeintopieces.Henryfellintothewater.When

heclimbedupontoapieceofwood,hefoundtheparrotthere.Helookedattheparrot

angrilyanddidnotsayaword.Thiswentonforoneday,thenanotherandanother.Intheend,

theparrotsaid,"Oh,howIwishIhadn'tsaidanythingduringtheshows.Pleasetellmewhere

you'veputtheshipandIwon'topenmymouthagain!"

(1)Henrywas.

A.ateacher

B.atrickster

C.atrader

D.apassenger

(2)Theparrotsawtheshowssomanytimesthat.

A.itknewwheretheshipwas

B.itbecameveryangry

C.itdidnTwanttosayaword

D.itunderstoodeverything

(3)Henrywasangrywiththeparrotbecause

A.Itwasugly.

B.Itwasclever.

C.Italwaysshoutedduringtheshow.

D.Italwayssangduringtheshow.

(4)Aftertheaccident,Henrywasonapieceofwoodwith.

A.somepassengers

B.theparrot

C.somecards

D.thetable

(5)Accordingtothepassage,wecanknowthat

A.Henryshoweddifferenttrickseachweek.

B.Thepassengersontheshipwerethesame.

C.Theshiphadanaccidentandbrokeintopieces.

D.Henryputtheshipsomewhere.

【分析】本文讲述了Henry是一个魔术师，他身边的鹦鹉知道了魔术是怎么变出来的，

他总是在表演时大声说出这些.有一次船沉了，鹦鹉以为也是Henry把船变没的，就告

诉Henry让他把船变出来，它再也不开口说话了.

【解答】细节理解题.

（1）B.根据Henryworkedonaship,doingtricks（魔术），可知，Henry是一个魔

术师.故选B.

（2）D.根据Therewasalsoaparrot（鹦鹉）ontheship.Itsawtheshowssomanytimesthat

itunderstoodeverything,可知，鹦鹉看过魔术很多遍，所以知道了魔术里面的一切事情.故

选D.

（3）C.根据Thenitstartedshoutingduringtheshow及Henrywasveryangrybutcoulddo

nothing,可知，因为鹦鹉知道了魔术里面的一切事情，所以在表演时它总是大喊，这让

Henry很生气.故选C.

（4）B.根据Whenheclimbedupontoapieceofwood，hefoundtheparrotthere,可知，

当Henry爬上一块木头时，他发现鹦鹉也在那.故选B.

（5）C.根据Onedaytheshiphadanaccidentandbrokeintopieces,可知，一天，船发

生了事故，船成了碎片.故选C.

【点评】首先要通读全文，了解文章大意，紧紧抓住上下文语境所提供的信息，然后明

确词意，结合排除法逐一选出答案.最后再通读全文，核对答案.

45.（10分）HuangZhidong*sroomislikeasmallmuseum.Thetreasurestherearenotthingshe

hascollected,butminiature（微型的）modelsdragonheadsthathehasmadehimselfoverthe

years.

The16-yerar-oldboy,whostudiesattheDongguanScience&TechnologySchool,is

abigfanofmakingminiaturemodelsofdragonheads.Thisisatraditionalformofartinhis

hometownofGuangdong.Themodelscanbeassmallasafist（拳头）.

Huangwasinterestedindragonheadsatayoungage,asdragonboatraceswereoften

heldinhishometown.Henoticedthateverydragonheadatthefrontofthedragonboats

hasitsspecialcolorandexpression.Whenhewasinkindergarten,hedrewpicturesof

dragonheads.Inthefifthgrade,hecouldsculpt（雕亥）themoutofwood.

However,theprocesswasmoredifficultthanhethoughtitwouldbe."Drawapicture,

printitonthewood,sculpt,polish,paint,color,••,itincludesalmost10steps,'*Huang

said.Hesometimesspendssevenhoursadaysculptingofthemodelsofdragonheads.

Huanghaseventurnedhishobbyintothebusiness.Heoftenshareshisworkson

Wechat.Attheageof13,Huangreceivedhisfirstorderforfourmodelsofdragonheadsafter

postingpicturesonline.Ittookhimtwoweekstofinishthefourmodels.Thepraisehegotfrom

hiscustomerencouragedhimtomakemoremodels.Hehasgotmanymoreorderssincethen.

Heisnowtryingtoimprovehisskills.Heissculptingwithdifferentkindsofwoodand

studyingtheworksofmastersculptors.

(1)HowdidHuanggetthetreasuresinhisroom?

A.Hemadethemhimself.

B.Hecollectedthemfromtheworld.

C.Heboughtthemformasupermarket.

D.Hisfriendsgavethemtohimasbirthdaygifts.

(2)Accordingtothepassage,dragonboatracesareoftenheldin.

A.London

B.Guangdong

C.Tokyo

D.Paris

(3)Huangreceivedhisfirstorderwhenhewasyearsold.

A.7

B.10

C.13

D.16

(4)WhichofthefollowingisTrueaccordingtothepassage?

A.IttookHuangtwoweekstofinishhisfirstorder.

B.Huang'sfatherteacheshimtomakemodelsofdragonheads.

C.Alldragonheadsatthefrontofthedragonboatshavethesamecolor.

D.Theprocessofmakingmodelsofdragonheadsincludethreesteps.

(5)Wherecanweprobablyreadthispassage?

A.AnimalWorld

B.ScienceWorld

C.FamousMovies

D.ChineseTraditionalCulture

【分析】本文介绍了•位痴迷于传统文化龙舟头的16岁少年黄智冬.他从小就喜爱龙舟,

大部分时间都花在龙舟头的制作上.

【解答】(1)A.细节理解题.根据butminiature(微型的)modelsdragonheadsthathehas

madehimselfovertheyears,可知，这些龙舟头的模型都是他自己制作的.故选A.

(2)B.细节理解题.根据ThisisatraditionalformofartinhishometownofGuangdong

以及asdragonboatraceswereoftenheldinhishometown,可知，龙舟比赛经常在他的家

乡-广东举办.故选B.

(3)C.细节理解题.根据Attheageof13,Huangreceivedhisfirstorderforfourmodels

ofdragonheadsafterpostingpicturesonline,可知，在他13岁时，他收到了第•个订单做

四个龙舟模型头.故选C.

(4)A.推理判断题.根据Ittookhimtwoweekstofinishthefourmodels,可知,他花费

了2周时间完成了第一个订单，所以A选项是正确的.IKSHenoticedthateverydragon

headatthefrontofthedragonboatshasitsspecialcolorandexpression,可知，每个龙舟头

都有特别的颜色，所以C选项是错误的，排除.根据However,theprocesswasmore

difficultthanhethoughtitwouldbe."Drawapicture,printitonthewood,sculpt,polish,

paint,color,includesalmost10steps,可知，制作龙舟头的过程比他想象的还要困

难，几乎要10步，所以D选项是错误的.而B选项在文中并没有提及.故选A.

(5)D.文章来源题.根据第一段HuangZhidong'sroomislikeasmallmuseum至最后一

段theworksofmastersculptors,可知，本文主要讲述的是黄智冬热爱制作龙舟头，这种

龙舟头属于传统文化形式的一种.由此可知，我们可能会在“中国传统文化”读到这篇文

章.故选D.

【点评】首先要通读全文，了解文章大意，紧紧抓住上下文语境所提供的信息，然后明

确词意，结合排除法逐一选出答案.最后再通读全文，核对答案.

46.（10分）HaveyoueverheardofSTEMeducation?STEMstandsforScience,Technology,

EngineeringandMath.Itmeansstudentscanlearnthesefoursubjectsinoneclass.Theycan

alsoworkonmanyprojectstopracticewhattheylearn.STEMeducationisverypopularin

theUS.

NowmanyChineseschoolsstarttouseSTEMeducation.Morethan600middleschools

areusingit,andBeijingYuyingSchoolisoneofthem.

TheschoolstartedthecourseinMay.Itinvitedcollegeteacherstoteachmorethan80

studentsaboutprogramming,roboticsandotherinterdisciplinary（跨学科的）knowledge.

Theteachingstyleisquitedifferentfromthetraditionaleducation.Oncestudentsgetbasic

knowledge,theywillpracticeitimmediately.Forexample,afterlearningabouttheelectrical

circuit（电路），studentsarerequiredtodesignonethatcancontrolthreelightsatthesame

time.

Theyalsohavemanyprojectstoimprovetheirhands-onabilities.Once,theyneeded

tomakeasmarthomemodelinacompetition.Allthestudentswererequiredtodesigna

housemodelandmakeitsmart.LiuTianyou,12,withhisteammates,usedcomputer

programsandcensors（传感器）tofinishit."Ifyouopenthedoor,thelightswillturnon

aulomalicaHy,"hesaid.Theirworkwonthethirdprize.

Thecoursealsodevelopsstudents12creativity.ZhaoHongyi,14,particularlylikes

robots.Afterlearningmechanicsandprogrammingintheclass,hemadearobotwithintwo

months.Fromassemblingtotesting,hefinisheditonhisown.Therobotcangraspthings

andwalkoncertaintracksunderordersfromhim."Ifscooltomakemydreamcometrue,”

hesaid.

（1）WhichofthefollowingisnotincludedinSTEMeducation?

A.Science

B.Technology

C.Math

D.English

（2）Theunderlinedword"one"refersto.

A.theteachingstyle

B.thetraditionaleducation

C・theelectricalcircuit

D.ahousemodel

(3)STEMeducationdoesn'taimto.

A.Developstudents*creativity

B.Improvestudents*hands-onabilities

C.Helpstudentsfinishtheirhomeworkquickly

D.Helpstudentsgetsomeinterdisciplinaryknowledge

(4)Theunderlinedword''automatically"meansinChinese.

A.自动地

B.顺利地

C.无意识地

D.仓促地

(5)WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothispassage?

A.STEMeducationstartstobecomepopularinChina.

B.BeijngYuyingSchoolstartedSTEMeducationinMay.

C.Theeightystudentswererequiredtodesignahousemodel.

D.ZhaoHongyimadearobotwithhisteammateswithintwomonths.

【分析】本文主要介绍了STEM教育的优势并举例说明，它不仅在美国受欢迎，在中国

也很受欢迎.

【解答】(1)D.细节理解题.根据第一段"STEMstandsforScience,Technology,Engineering

andMath."可知STEM教育不包括英语，故选D.

(2)C.细节理解题.根据第四段"afterlearningabouttheelectricalcircuit(电路)，

studentsarerequiredtodesignonethatcancontrolthreelightsatthesametime.”可知划线部

分one指代上文的theelectricalcircuit,故选C.

(3)C.细节理解题.根据最后一段"Thecoursealsodevelopssludents，creativity.”可知

STEM教育可以发展学生的创新能力，A正确；根据倒数第二段"Theyalsohavemany

projectstoimprovetheirhands-onabilities."可知STEM教育可以提升学生的动手能力,

B正确；根据第三段”…otherinlerdisciplinary(跨学科的)knowledge."可知STEM教育

帮助学生可以学到跨学科的知识，D正确.帮助学生很快的完成家庭作业，文中没有提

到，故选C.

(4)A.推理判断题.根据倒数第二段"LiuTianyou,⑵withhisteammates,usedcomputer

programsandcensors(传感器)tofinishit."可推断如果你打开门，灯会自动的打开，故

选A.

(5)D.细节理解题.根据最后一段“ZhaoHongyi,14,particularlylikesrobots.After

learningmechanicsandprogrammingintheclass,hemadearobotwithintwomonths.From

assemblingtotesting,hefinisheditonhisown.”可知14岁的赵洪义2个月内自己独自完

成了一个机器人，并不是和他的同学们完成的，故选D.

【点评】理解文章大意，结合问题去文中找寻相应答案，没有直接答案的可结合上下文

语境及常识最终得出正确答案.

山东省济南市历城区2019年中考一模英语试题.

VI.阅读理解阅读下列短文，从每题A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出一个能回答所提问

题或完成所给句子的最佳答案。(30分)

A

Atschoolmanythingshappentous.Wemayfeelexcitedwhenwehavesuccessinaschool

play.Wemayfeelsorryifweloseanimportantgame.Wewanttokeepthememoryfortherestof

ourlives.

Howtokeepthememory?OurEnglishteacher,MissWang,hastaughtusagoodwayof

rememberingthingstomakeourownyearbook.Whatisayearbook?Ayearbookisakindofbook

whichisusedtokeepthememoryofexcitingmoments.It'susuallymadeattheendoftheyear.

LastDecember,webegantomakeouryearbook.First,wechosethepersonswhohaddone

somethingspecial,thensomestudentsinterviewedthem.Somewrotedowntheirstories,others

tookphotosofthem.Finally,ourteacherhelpedustoputthethingstogether.Everyoneinour

classhadsomethingtodo.Wehadourfirstyearbook.

Allofusputalotofloveintomakingtheyearbook.Itissowonderfulthatnotonlythe

studentsbutalsoourparentsandteacherswillrememberthespecialtimeforever.

66.Wemayfeelifweloseanimportantgame.

A.sorryB.happyC.excitedD.interested

67.Whohastaughtusagoodwayofrememberingthingstomakeourownyearbook?

A.MissYang.B.MissHuang.C.Mr.Wang.D.MissWang.

68.Ayearbookismadeto.

A.takenotesB.keepthememory

C.doourhomeworkD.rememberEnglishwords

69.Ayearbookisusuallymade.

A.atthebeginningoftheyearB.atthemiddleoftheterm

C.afterthefirstexaminatermD.attheendoftheyear

70.Finally,helpedustoputthethingstogether.

A.ourparentsB.ourbrothersC.ourteacherD.ourfriends

WhatisBritpop?That'sagoodquestion.Themusiciscertainlyverycatchy.

YoucanoftenrecognizeaBritpopsongsassoonasyouhearit.Someofthe

biggestBritpopbandsincludeOasis,Blur,SuedeandPulp.However,bandslike

OasisthatareconsideredBritpophavemoreofarockstyle（风格）.

SohowdowerecognizethedifferencebetweenBritpopandregularrockorpop?Well,

Britpopmixesanumberofdifferentpopandrockstyleswithinterestinglyricsandattitude.But

ifsnotjustaboutthemusic.Britpopisalsoaboutfashion,artandpolitics（政治）.

Ifyouwatchtheirmusicvideos,you'llseehowfashionableBritpopsingersare.Someofthem

hirefamousartiststohelpthemmakemorecreativevideos.EnglishartistDamienHurst,for

example,producedsomeofBlur'smusicvideos.

Asforpolitics,formerUKPrimeMinisterTonyBlairhastalkedabouthowmuchheenjoys

Britpop.Perhapshewasjusttryingtosoundcooltowinmorevotes（投票）fromyoungpeople.

Britpopcameandwentinthe1990s.Britpopbandshadsomebighitsatthetime.Pulp'smost

famoussongisCommonPeople.Blur'sCountryHouseisaboutawealthymanwholivesaboring

lifeinabighouseinthecountryside.BlurandOasiswereprobablythemostpopularbands.

However,justlikemanyfashionandarttrends。朝流），Britpopdidn'tstickaroundforlong.By

theendofthe1990s,Britpopwasnolongerfashionable.Fewersongswereproducedandmost

Britpopbandsbrokeup.

71.Accordingtothestory,whatisBritpop?

A.ThenameofaBritishband.B.Atypeofmusic.

C.Akindofmusicvideo.D.ThenameofaBritishsinger.

72.WhichofthefollowingistrueaboutBritpop?

A.Itisamixtureofdifferentpopandrockstyles.

B.Itisaboutsongswithoutlyrics.

C.Itisonlyaboutartandpolitics.

D.Itcopiedworksoffamousartists.

73.Whaldoestheunderlinedphrase"bighits“inParagraph5refertointhepassage?

A.CreativeEnglishartists.

B.Supportersandfans.

C.FashionableBritpopsingers.

D.PopularBritpopsongsandbands.

74.Whatcanwelearnfromthispassage?

A.DamienHurstwasoneofthebestBritpopsingers.

B.TonyBlairgotmorevotesforlisteningtoBritpop.

C.Britpopwasabigtrendinthe1990s.

D.Britpopisgettingpopularagain.

75.Inwhichcolumnofamagazinecanyoureadthetext?

A.ScienceB.SportsC.FashionD.Business

C

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