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2023年山东省济南市历城区中考一模英语试题

三、阅读单选

IaskedmydadifIhadevermadehimcrybeforebecauseIcouldn'tremembereverseeing

himcry."Therewasonce,“hesaid.HetoldmethatwhenIwasoneyearold,heputapen,apiece

ofpapermoneyandatoyinfrontofme.HewantedtoseewhichoneIwouldpick.It'satradition

thatalotofChinesepeopledowhentheirkidsareoneyearold.Accordingtothistradition,it

showswhatthekidwillvaluemostwhenheorshegrowsup.Forexample,ifthekidtakesthepen,

itmeansheorshewillbeanintelligentpersoninthefuture.Ifthekidtakesthemoney,itmeans

heorshewillvaluemoneymorethanothersandbecomerich.Ifthekidtakesthetoy,itmeanshe

orshewilllikefunthingsandplayalot.

Myfatherwasdoingitbecausehewascurious（好奇的）.Itwasinterestingforhimtosee

whichoneIwouldpick.HesaidthatIjustsatthereandstaredatthethreethings.Hesatacross

frommeandwaitedtoseetheresult.

Accordingtohim,Imovedtowardhimandheheldhisbreath.ThenIpushedeverything

asideandwentrightintohisarms.Tears（泪水）cametohiseyes.Hedidn'trealizethathewasone

ofthechoices.

AndthatwasthefirstandonlytimeImadehimcry.

21.Howmanychoicesdidthefatherprepare?

A.One.B.Two.C.Three.D.Four.

22•Accordingtothetradition,ifthekidtakesthepen,itmeansheorshewillbe.

A.richB.intelligentC.humorousD.successful

23.Whichonedidthewriterfinallypick?

A.Thefather.B.Thepen.C.Themoney.D.Thetoy.

24.Thefatherfeltafterthewriterpushedeverythingasideandwentintohisarms.

A•curiousB.nervousC.relaxedD.moved

25.Whichofthefollowingcouldbethebesttitleforthispassage?

A.AFather'sWarmHugB.HappyTearsforanOldTradition

C.DifferentChoicesofaFatherD.ASadStoryaboutaBirthday

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29.WhatcanyoueatifyouvisitYangzhou?

A.Frenchfood.B.Fish.C.Huaiyangfood.D.Friedchicken.

30.HowcanyougettoLondon?

A.Byplane.B.Bybus.C.Bytrain.D.Byboat.

Doyoucompareyourselftootherpeople?Perhapsyourbestfriendreceivessomethingyou

reallywant,oryou'renotallowedtogotoaconcertbutyourbrotherorsisteris.Eventhough

comparisonsarecommonandcansometimesbehelpful,focusing（专注）onyourownprogressis

importantforyourhappiness.

“Weoftencompareourselvestootherswhoaredoingbetterornotaswellasourselves.,,says

Dr.Jack."ButIsuggestcomparingyourselftoyourpastselfandyourfutureself.Thiscanmake

youfeelproudofwhatyou'veachievedandexcitedaboutwhatyoumightdo.Focusingonyour

ownpurposesismoreworthwhilethanalwaystryingtocomeoutontop.”

Comparingyourselftothosearoundyouisnaturalandweoftendoitwithoutrealizingit.It

canhelpustobeclearaboutourachievementsandtoformfriendshipswithnewpeoplewhohave

similarinterests.However,it9simportanttorememberthatnobodyisperfectinreallife.It\also

importanttotakenoteofhowthecomparisonismakingyoufeel.4ifyoubegintofeelquitelow,

focusonyourownstrengths."saysJack.Inotherwords,youcanaskyourselfquestionslike

“WhatcanIdowellin?”,whichcanhelpyoutrustyourself.

Maybehereyouarewondering“Whatifallmyfriendsarebetterthanme?”.Dr.Whitesays

thatjealousy（妒忌）isnotbadbutfocusingonbetteringyourownworkcanhelpyoufeeljustas

successful.Healsomentionsthatlearningtocelebrateyourfriends9successcannotonlyhelpto

cheeryourfriendsupbutalsohelpyoufeelgood.Itwillencourageyoutobuildeachotherup.

31.WhatdoesthewritertellusinParagraph1?

A.Weshouldcomparewithothers.B.Weshouldsharethingswithbrothers.

C.Weshouldenjoyconcertswithsisters.D.Weshouldfocusonourownprogress.

32,Whyshouldyoucompareyourselftoyourpastself?

A.Tocareaboutothers.B.Tochangeyourpurposes.

C.Toincreaseyourexcitement.D.Tobeproudofyourachievements.

33.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase"yourownstrengths"probablymeaninParagraph3?

A.whatyou'regoodatB.whatyou'veunderstood

C.whatyou'recrazyaboutD.whatyou'veexperienced

34.WhatdoesDr.Whitesuggest?

A.Trustingyourfriends.B.Cheeringontinysuccess.

C.Celebratingothers1success.D.Formingadeepfriendship.

35.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?

A.PlanYourOwnFutureB.EnjoyYourOwnHappiness

C.RunYourOwnRaceD.FollowYourOwnDream

Canplantstalk?Modernresearchhasfoundsomethingamazing:theydocommunicatewith

eachother.

Ithasbeenknownforsometimethatplantsusechemicalstocommunicatewitheachother.

Thishappenswhenaplantgetsattackedbyinsects.Theplantgivesoutchemicalsfromtheleaves

thatarebeingeaten.Thisislikeawarning,oracallforhelp:"I'mbeingattacked!?,Whenanother

plantgetsthechemicals,itstartstogiveoutitsown,differentchemicals.Someofthesechemicals

driveinsectsaway.Othersattractthewasps（黄蜂；蜜蜂）！Thewaspskilltheinsectsthatare

eatingtheplants.Scientistshopetolearnmoreaboutthisplantwarningsystem,sothatwecanuse

ittogrowmorecrops.

Moresurprisingly,plantsalsousesoundtocommunicate.Peoplecan'thearthesesounds,but

plantsaremakingthem.Someplantsmakenoiseswiththeirroots.Comandchiliplantsdothis.

Sometreesmakeclickingnoiseswhenthereisnotenoughwater.

Mostsurprisinglyofall,plantshaveanamazingsystemofcommunicationthatcanlink

nearlyeveryplantinaforest.Scientistscallthissystemthe“woodwideweb".Thewoodwide

webislinkedundergroundbyfungi（霉菌）.Itlinkstherootsofdifferentplantstoeachother.Itis

insomewayssimilartotheInternetweuse.Usingthewoodwideweb,plantscanshare

informationandevenfoodwitheachother.However,itmayleadtobadeffects.Plantsmayuseit

tostealfoodfromeachother,orspreadchemicalstoattackotherplants.Perhapsonedayscientists

willlearnhowtocreatea“fkewall“tohelppreventtheseattackswithinthewoodwideweb.

Scientistsarelearningmoreeverydayaboutthesecretwaysinwhichplantstalktoeach

other.Maybeonedaywewillknowenoughaboutplantcommunicationtobeableto"talk"with

themourselves.

36•Whatwillplantsdowhentheyareattackedbyinsects?

A.Theywillkilltheinsectsbythemselvesatonce.

B.Theywillcontrolthewaspstokilltheinsects.

C•Theywillsendoutsignalsinordertoaskforhelp.

D•Theywillproducechemicalstowarnortocallforhelp.

37.Howis由ewoodwideweblinkedbyfungi?

A.Bymakingtheclickingnoiseswiththeirroots.

B.Byconnectingtherootsofdifferentplantstoeachother.

C.Bysharingfoodandinformationwitheachother.

D.Byspreadingchemicalstoeachother.

38.Whatisthewriter'sintentionofthelastparagraph?

A.Togivepeoplehopeforfurtherstudies,B•Topraisescientistsfortheirgreat

achievements.

C.TocallonpeopletoprotecttheplantsonEarth,D.Toinspirepeopletocommunicatewith

plants.

39.Whatisthestructureofthepassage?

40.Whichisthebesttitleforthepassage?

A.TheSecretLanguageofPlantsB.TheStudyaboutthePlantWarningSystem

C.ThePlantsthatGiveWarningsD.WhyScientistsDoResearchaboutPlant

2022年山东省济南市历城区中考一模英语试题

八、阅读单选

MyfatherchangedhisjobwhenIwastenyearsold,somyfamilymovedtoanothercity.I

wenttoanewschool.Onthefirstdayofmynewschool,Iwasverynervous.AgirlnamedRose

smiledatmeandaskedmetositnearher.Later,webecamegoodfriends.Iwasalittleshybefore.

ButIbecamemoreactiveandoutgoingbecauseofher.

Wecan'tseeeachotheroftennowbecausewearenotinthesamecity.However,wewriteto

eachotherallthetime.Intwoweeks,itwillbehertwentiethbirthday.Iwanttogiveheraspecial

present.Awalletoracardwon'tbeverygood.Finally,Idecidedtobuyalovelydog.Ihopethata

dogcanbeagoodcompanyforher.

Whenwehavetroubles,ourfriendswillhelpusgetoverthem.Whenwefeelupset,theywill

trytodowhattheycantomakeushappy.Theyareagreattreasureinourlife.

56.Thewriter'sfamilymovedtoanothercitywhenshewasyearsold.

A.nineB.tenC.elevenD.twenty

57.Thewriterbecamemoreactiveandoutgoing.

A.beforesheleftheroldschool

B.aftershebecamefriendswithRose

C.beforesheknewRose

D.aftershelefthernewschool

58.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?

A.Thewriter'sfatherdidnothaveajobwhenshewasyoung.

B.Thewriterfeltnervousonherfirstdayofhernewschool.

C•ThewriterandRoseliveindifferentcitiesnow.

D.AlthoughthewriterandRosecan'tseeeachotheroften,theyalwayswritetoeachother.

59.IntheendthewriterdecidedtobuyRoseonhertwentiethbirthday.

A.acardB.awalletC.alovelydogD.twolovelytoys

60.Theunderlinedwordt€they^^refersto（指的是）.

A.troublesB.presentsC.jobsD.friends

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SAVETHE

WHALES

“Savethewhales!"That'swhatthepictureonJakeSmith'sbedroomwallsaid.Jakeliked

havingapicturethatsaidsomethingimportant:thatshowedhecared.Hejustneverexpectedto

getachancetosavearealwhale-onerightinhisownneighborhood!

ItwasaSaturdaymorningwhenthenewspaperfirstreportedthewhales'coming.Agroupof

themwereswimmingclosetothebeachinJake'shometown.Allthelocalpeoplerushedouttothe

beachtoseethem.

Theywereexpectingabeautifulshow,betterthanamovie,butitdidn'tturnoutlikethat.

Thenonewhaleswamintheirdirection,directlytowardland.Itcameinwiththewaves（海浪）,

andwhenthewavesreceded,itshugebodywasleftonthesand.Suddenly,Jakeandhisfamily

andalltheotherswerenolongersightseers.Theyhadtobecomerescuers.Afewpeopleran

towardtheanimal.Theypushedandtriedtoforcethewhalebackintothewater,butitwasnouse.

Ananimalrescueserviceteamsoonarrivedinatruckwithheavyliftingmachinerytohelp

movetheanimal.Jakeandhisfamilycouldn'tdomuchonthebeach,sotheywentbacktotheir

houseandmadesandwichesandhotteafortherescuers.Atleast,Jakethought,theycouldhelpin

someway.

Backatthebeach,theyofferedthefoodtotherescuersandwerehappytoseethatitwas

needed.Itwasgettingdark.Somepeoplelineduptheircarsalongthebeachandshinedtheir

headlightsonthesand.Therescuerswouldnotgiveup.Aftertryingmanytimestheywerefinally

abletoliftthewhaleintothewater.Everyonecheeredwhenitheadedouttosea.Itswamout

aboutamileandthendisappearedforamomentunderthesea.Then,inwhatlookedlikeajump

ofjoy,itrosehighabovethewater—athank-youtothosewhohadworkedsohardtosaveitslife.

66.WhatdoesthepictureonJake'swallsayabouthim?

A.Helivesneartheocean.

B.Hecaresaboutanimals.

C.Heworksinananimalrescueserviceteam.

D.Hethinkswhalesarethemostbeautifulanimals.

67.Whydidthelocalpeoplegodowntothebeachthatmorning?

A.Torescuesomewhales.B.Towatchthewaves.

C.Toseethewhalesswimming.D.Toswimwiththewhales.

68.Theunderlinedword“receded“inParagraph3means.

A.didn'tmoveB.wentbackoutC.washedoverD.gotup

69.HowdidJakeandhisfamilygiveahand?

A.Bycallingtherescueservice.

B.Byaskingtheirneighborsforhelp.

C.Byfeedingtherescuers.

D.Bycontrollingthepeopleonthebeach.

70.Inwhatorderdidtheeventsofthewhalerescuetakeplace?

a.Thewhaledisappearedintothesea.

b.Peopleturnedonthelightsoftheircars,

c.Rescuersliftedthewhaleintothewater.

d.Ananimalrescueserviceteamwascalledtocomehelp,

e.Peopletriedtopushthewhaletowardsthesea.

A.e-d-b-c-aB.e-b-c-d-aC.d-b-e-a-cD.a-e-b-d-c

Beingateenagercanbechallenging,butitcanalsobeexciting.You'rebecomingmore

independentandmakingdecisionsforyourself.Youarealsolearningtotakerisksandsolve

problemsbetterthanyoucouldbefore.Andchangesarehappeningthroughoutyourbody,evenin

yourbrain.

Youcan'tseethechangesinyourbrain,butthey'reaffectinghowyoudevelopintoanadult.

Atthistimeinyourlife,thereisaprocessgoingoninsideyourbrainthatmakesitworkfasterand

moreefficiently.Imaginethatthestructureofyourbrainislikeabigroadmap.Therearelotsof

roadsleadingtodifferentdestinations（终点）.Whenyouwereachild,asyoulearnednewthings,

yourbraincreatedmoreroadsleadingtodifferentdestinations.Bythetimeyoubecomeateenager,

themostimportantplacesonthemaphavemanydifferentroadsleadingtothem.Nowyour

brain5sjobistomakethatmapmoreefficient.Itremovestheroadsthatyoudon'tneedandworks

tomaketheotherroadsfaster.

Asaresult,yourexperiencesasateenageractuallyaffectthewaythatyourbraindevelops.If

youspendhoursplayingvideogames,whatskillsdoyouuse?Youlearntoseesomethingwith

youreyesandrespond（回应）toitwithyourhands,right?Asyoudevelopthoseskills,yourbrain

ismakingsurethattheroadsleadingtothemareespeciallyfastandefficient.So,yourvideogame

playingcouldbepreparingyouforacareersuchasafighterpilot,orevenasurgeon.

Thisisagreattimeforyoutopracticenewskillsanddiscoverwhatyou'regoodatandwhat

youlovedoing.Gooutandtrydifferentactivities,andstickwiththemifyouthinkthey'reuseful.

Rememberthatwitheverythingyoudo,you'reshapingyourbrainforthefuture.

71.Aschildrenlearnnewthings,.

A.theirbrainswillbecomeroadmaps

B.theirbrainscreatemoreroadstodifferentdestinations

C.theyneedtodrawlotsofbigroadmaps

D.manydifferentroadsleadtothemostimportantplaces

72.Theunderlinedword“remove“inthepassageprobablymeans"

A.goquicklyB.takeupC.takeawayD.changehome

73.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"it"inParagraph3referto?

A.Yourbrain.B.Somethingyousee.

C.YourskillD.Somethingyoulearn.

74.What'sthewriter'sadviceforteenagers?

A.Teenagersshouldlearntobemoreindependent.

B.Teenagersshouldworkharderandmoreefficiently.

C.Teenagersshouldplaymorevideogamesinordertobeapilot.

D.Teenagersshouldexperiencemoreandsticktotheusefulactivities.

75.Whichwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?

A.MakingDecisionsforYourself.

B.ChangesHappeninginYourBrain.

C.WaysofChangingYourBrain.

D.DevelopingYourBrainsfortheFuture.

2021年山东省济南市历城区中考一模英语试题

八、阅读单选

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

whitebeard（胡子）.

Oneday,Zakaskedhisgrandfather,"Whenyousleep,doyouputyourbeardoverorunder

thequilt?"'Tmnotsure.Inevercareaboutthat.^^saidhisgrandfather.4（rillooktonight.^^

Stangotintobedthatnightandpulledupthequilt.Thenherememberedhisgrandson's

question.Aha!Hisbeardwasunderthequilt.Butwait.Didthatfeelright?

Heliftedhisbeardfromunderthequiltandputitaboveit.Thisalsodidn'tfeelright.Sohe

putthebeardunderthequiltagain.Buthesoonfeltitwouldbebetterifitwereout.Thebeard

wentinandout—firstunderthequilt,thenoverit,under,over,allnightlong.

Stanspentasleeplessnight.Inthemorning,hewassotiredandunhappythathecuthislong

beardrightoff!

Stan'swifewassohappy.SheadvisedStantocutthatbeardoffmanytimes,butheneverdid

it.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.Stan'swifeaskedaquestiononeday.

B.StannevercaredaboutZak,hisgrandson.

C.Stanwassleeplessthatnightbecauseofhisbeard.

D.Stanlistenedtohiswife'swordstocuthisbeardoff.

Itisnecessaryforstudentstolearnsometeamskillslikedevelopingrelationships,communicating

wellwithothersandsolvingproblems.Herearetwofunteamactivities.

Activity1:WaterRelay（接力赛）

Tools

•Twolargebuckets（水桶）toholdwater

•Onesmallbucketfbreachteammember

Instructions

■Fillonelargebucketwithwater.

•Makeholesinthebottomofthesmallbuckets.

•Havetheteammemberslineupbetweenthetwolargebuckets.

•Passthewaterfromonelargebuckettotheother,usingsmallbuckets.Trytokeepasmuch

wateraspossible.

WhyIfsFun

•It'sfuntoworkoutawaytoloseaslittlewateraspossible.

•It'swater.Isn'titfuntogetyouwetonahotsummerday?

Activity2:TruthandLie

Thisactivitywillallowteammemberstolearnabouteachother.

Instructions

•Haveeachteammemberthinkofthreepiecesofinformationaboutthemselves,andoneofthem

isalie.

•Eachteammembertellsthegroupallthethreepiecesofinformation.Lettheotherteam

membersguesswhichisthelie.

WhyIfsFun

・Studentslovetalkingaboutthemselvesandthisgivesthemthechancetodoso.

•Memberscanlearnabouteachother.

•Memberswillbesurprisedatwhatothersthinkofthem.

61•Howmanyteamskillsdoesthewritermention（提及）inParagraph1?

A.One.B.Two.C.Three.D.Four.

62.WhattoolsareneededforeachteaminWaterRelay?

A.Onelargebucketforeachmember.

B.Twolargebucketsforeachmember.

C.Onesmallbucketforeachmemberandtwolargebuckets.

D.Twosmallbucketsforeachmemberandonelargebucket.

63.InordertowinWaterRelay,theteammembersshould.

A.getthemselveswet

B.loseaslittlewateraspossible

C.passthewaterasslowlyaspossible

D.passthelargebuckettotheotherteam

64.ItisfuntoplayTruthandLiebecauseteammemberscan.

A.talkaboutthemselvesB•sharelovewitheachother

C•tellliestosurpriseothersD.learnalltheinformationaboutothers

65.Thispassageismostprobablyfrom

A.asciencebookB.atravelguide

C.anewswebsiteD.aschoolmagazine

February29thcomesuponthecalendaronlyeveryfouryears.AyearwithaFebruary29th

mightbegoodnewsifyouarepaidbythedayortheweek.Butitmightbebadnewsifyouwere

bornonaFebruary29th.Youhavetowaitthreeyearsinbetweenbirthdays!

AmericanEnglishhasanexpressionfortheunusualsituation.February29thiscalledaleap

day.AndtheyearwithaFebruary29thinitiscalledaleapyear.Thisyear,2020,issuchayear.

Asaverb,theword"leap"meanstojump,ortomovequickly.<tLeap,,canalsobeanoun,

meaningajump,orasuddenmove.

Inaleapyear,thedatesjumpoveronedayoftheweek.Letmeexplain.In2017,thelastday

oftheyear,December31th,fellonaSunday.In2018,itfellonaMonday.In2019,itfellona

Tuesday.Butin2020,December31thwillfallonaThursday.ItjumpsrightoverWednesday.

ThereasonforaleapdayoraleapyearisbecauseourcalendardoesnotfollowtheEarth's

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

weputallthattimetogetherintoanextra（额夕卜的）day.

SomepeoplechoosetomarryonFebruary29thbecauseitisanunusualdate.Butsome

ancientpeopleswouldlikelytellcouplesnottodoit.Leapyearswerebelievedtobedifficult,and

leapdayswereunlucky.Tobehonest,thesehavenoscientificbasis（依据）.

66.A20-year-oldpersonhasbirthdaysifhe/shewasbomonaFebruary29th.

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.Someancientpeoplesbelievedthatleapdayswereunlucky.

D•Wehavealittletimelefteachyearbeforealeapyearcomes.

“Clearyourplate.Saynotowaste.^^“Donotwasteagrainoffbod.^^Inthecafeteriasof

schoolsandcompaniesacrossChina,banners（横幅）likethesehavebeenputupeverywhere.

Theyarepartofanationwidecampaign（活动）tocutdownonfoodwasteinChina.

Foodwastehasbecomeabigproblemthesedays.AccordingtotheUnitedNations,1.3

billiontonsoffoodiswastedeveryyear-that\aboutathirdoftheworld'stotalfood.InChina

alone,therestaurantswasted17to18milliontonsoffoodayearfrom2013to2015.Thatcould

feed30to50millionpeopleforawholeyear,accordingtoChineseAcademyofSciences.

Topromote（推广）thecampaign,res