山东省济南市莱芜区2021-2023年中考英语一模试题汇编：阅读理解（含答案）

山东省济南市莱芜区

2021-2023年中考英语一模试题分类汇编

阅读理解

2023年山东省济南市莱芜区中考一模英语试题

四、阅读理解（共20小题，计40分）

阅读下列短文，然后从每小题A、B、C、D四个选项中选出能回答所提问题或完成所给句

子的最佳答案。

A

AlmosteverySaturdaymorning,Mollypullsatableintoherfrontyard.Onthetableshelays

outsomevegetablesinseason,suchascarrotsandtomatoes.Theyareallfromhergardenandfree

forherneighborstotakeaway.fcςIt,sjustlovely,likeyouwalkbyandgetabeautifulgiftaround

thecomer^^saidaneighbor.

Mollystarteddoingthisinthesummerof2020.Earlierthatyear,afirebrokeoutinher

house.Molly,sfamilyhadahardtime.ςTeopleinthecommunitycametohelp.Theybroughtus

foodandoftencalledtomakesureweweredoingfine.Iwassomoved.,,Mollysaid.

ThenthePandemiC（疫情）came.Mollyandherfamilyhadmuchtimetoworkintheirgarden.

Theydecidedtosharewhattheygrewintheirgarden.

Nooneknewaboutitatfirst.Butslowly,peoplegotintothehabitofcomingaround.They

wouldstopbyandleavewithsomevegetables.Molly,syardbecameapopularplace.

OnethingMollyhaslearnedfromthisexperienceisthatpeoplehavetoworktogetherwhen

daysaredifficult.Sheisgladthatlovehasspreadinthiscommunity.

41.WhatdoesMollylayoutonatableinheryard?

A.Somefruit.B.Somesnacks.C.Someflowers.D.Somevegetables.

42.WhathappenedtoMollyinearly2020?

A.Afirebrokeoutinherhouse.B.Shehadaseriousillness.

C.Shemovedtoanewcity.D.Atreefelldowninheryard.

43.WhohelpedMolly'sfamilygetthroughthehardtime?

A.Theteachers.B.Theneighbors.C.Thefiremen.D.Thedoctors.

44.Accordingtothetext,whatdoyouthinkofMollyandherfamily?

A.Hopeless.B.Humorous.C.Thankful.D.Patient

45.Whatcanweinfer（推断）fromthetext?

A.Molly,sfamilyhavenoplacetolivein.

B.Molly'sparentssellvegetablestomakemoney.

C.Molly,sneighborsworktogethertogrowvegetables.

D.Molly,sneighborsarekindandfriendlytoeachother.

Youngstudentsareexpertsinlearningnewthingsonline.

Accordingtoournationalsurvey,asmanyas88.9percentofyoungpeopleoftenusethe

Internettostudy.TheyseetheInternetasaseaofknowledge.Howaretoday,steenagersmaking

gooduseofonlineresources（资源）？

ZhangEnqi,a14-year-oldboyfromTianjin

IloveusingDuolingo.ItisanAppwhereuserscanIeamforeign

languagesinafunway.Theteachersarecutecartooncharacters,

whichmakesthelearningprocessinteresting.Therearealsoranking

liststhatencouragemetoIeamandcompetewithfriends,justlike

playingagame.NowΓmusingittoIeamSpanish

LiShuhe,a14-year-oldgirlfromShanxi

IoftenusewikiHow.Thereareover160,000articlesthatteachyou

howtosolveallkindsofproblems,fromsolvingaRubik,sCubeto

fixingatoilet.Iteventeachesyouhowtohavefunbyyourself,

whichIfindquitecreative.

ZhouCaiyan,a15-year-oldgirlfromZhejiang

ThoughDouyinisoftenseenasatimewaster,theshortvideoApp

helpsmealot.I,vebeenfollowingaDouyinaccount,which

summarizesalltheimportantpointsofourbiologylessons.I

watchedIiVeStreamS（直播）ofclassesandbeforeexamsIspentsome

timereviewingthenotes.Igotthebestgradeinmyclassinthe

recentbiologyexam!

46.Howmanykindsofonlineresourcesarementionedinthetext?

A.One.B.Two.C.ThreeD.Four.

47.Ifyoudon,tknowhowtorepairyourbrokenbike,you'dbetterturntoforhelp.

A.DuolingoB.wikiHowC.KuaishouD.Douyin

48.Accordingtothesurvey,Douyincanhelp

A.enjoycartoonsB.solveproblemsC.read160,OOOarticlesD.improveschoolsubjects

49.WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?

A.ZhouCaiyanthinksDouyinisatimewaster.

B.LiShuheisoneyearolderthanZhouCaiyan.

C.ZhangEnqiuseswikiHowtosolvehisproblems.

D.Thethreestudentsallthinkonlineresourcesareuseful.

50.Thewriterwantstotellus.

A.youngpeoplearegoodatusingtheInternettoIeam

B.schoolskeepstudentsawayfromtheInternet

C.parentsteachteenagerstomakeuseoftheInternet

D.youngstudentsoftenplaycomputergamesonline

C

Onceinavillagelivedawealthymanwhohadacleversonwithbadhabits.Themantried

everywaytohelphissontogetridOfhisbadhabits,buthefailed.

Oneday,thewealthymangottoknowthatawisemanhadcometotheirvillage.Hewentto

thewisemanandaskedhimforhelp.Thewisemanagreedandaskedhimtobringhisson.

Thenextmorning,thewealthymancametothewisemanwithhisson.Thewisemantook

theyoungmanwithhimforawalkthroughthegarden.Whilewalking,thewisemanstopped

suddenlyandpointedtowardatinyOrChid（兰花）growingthereandsaidtoyoungman,"Pullit

out!"Theyoungmanheldtheplantbetweenhisthumb（拇指）andforefingerandpulleditout.

Afterthis,thewisemancontinuedtowalkwiththeyoungman.Afterwalkingalittle,he

stoppedagainandpointedtowardaslightbiggerplantandsaid,44PuIlitout!”theyoungman

grabbedthatplantandpulledhardanditcameoutwithitsrootandall."Now,pullthatone!"said

thewiseman,pointingtowardabush.Theyoungmanusedallhisstrengthtopullthatout.

"Nowpullthisoneout!"saidthewiseman,pointingtowardaguava（番石榴）lree.Theyoung

mangraspedthetrunkofthetreeandtriedtopullitout,butitwouldn'tmoveslightly.

',It,simpossible,πsaidtheyoungman,Panting（气喘吁呼）heavily.

Thewisemansmiledandsaid,ςςSoitiswithbadhabits.Whentheyareyoung,itiseasyto

pullthemout,butwhentheytakeahold,theycannotbepulledout.Don'twaitforbadhabitsto

growinyou!^^

Thewordsofthewisemanchangedtheyoungman'slifeforever.

51.Whatdotheunderlinedwordsttgetridof,probablymeaninChinese?

A.增加B.升高C.消除D.替代

52.Whydidthewealthymangotothewiseman?

A.Helikedthewisemanverymuch.B.Heaskedthewisemanforsomemoney.

C.Hehadafightwithhisson.D.Hewantedthewisemantohelphisson.

53.Theyoungmanpulledoutatinyorchid.

A.easilyB.withallhisstrength

C.pantingheavilyD.withthehelpofthewiseman

54.Accordingtothetext,whichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?

A.Thewisemantook,theyoungmantothegarden.

B.Theyoungmanpulledouttheguavatreesuccessfully.

C.Thewordsofthewisemanchangedtheyoungman,slife.

D.Thewisemanaskedtheyoungmantopulloutsomeplants.

55.Whatdoesthestorywanttotellus?

A.Don'tjudgeabookbyitscover.B.Practicemakesperfect.

C.Wherethereisawill,thereisaway.D.Breakbadhabitswhileyoucancontrolthem.

D

Tobuildgoodrelationshipswithpeoplefromothercultures,itisnecessarytoIeamhowto

communicatewellwiththem.HerearesometipsthatcanhelpyouIeamfrompeoplefromother

culturesandshareyourculturewiththem.

Alittleknowledgecangoalongway.Ifyouhavetimebeforemeetingwithsomeonefrom

anotherculture,trytotaketimetolearnthebasicdosanddon,tsofthatculture.Youcanfind

informationaboutthisfromtheInterneteasily.

Ifyoucouldnotunderstandsomeoneorthinkthatheorshedidnotunderstandyou,say

somethingaboutit.Ifyouthinkyoudidnotunderstandwhatsomeonemeant,trysaying

somethinglike,πΓmnotsureIunderstoodyou.CouldWegooverthatagain?'1It,susuallybetterto

beupfront（坦率的）thantoletaproblemincommunicationgoundressed,sincetheremaybe

biggerproblemslater.

Eachculturehasitsownvalues,beliefs,andPrejUdiCe（偏见）.Signsofthesemaycomeout

whencommunicatingwithpeoplefromothercultures.Basiccommunication,however,isnotthe

timetojudgepeoplebasedonthesedifferences.Instead,respect（尊重）themforwhattheyare.

YoumayevenIeamsomethingnew.

Communicatingwithpeoplefromotherculturescanalsohaveitsdifficulties.Expectthatnot

everythingwillcomeoutquiterightorbefullyunderstood.Bepatientwithothers,andaskthem

tobepatientwithyou,too.

Usingnon-standardlanguageimproperlycanmakeyouhardtounderstand.Sincea

language,sSlang（俚语）ishighlydependentonCOnteXt（语境），itisbestnottouseitunlessyouare

quitesureyouknowhowtouseitproperly.

56.What,sthemainideaofParagraph2?

A.Learnabouttheculture.B.Berespectful.

C.BepatientD.Useslangproperly.

57.Whatwillhappenifwearenotupfront?

A.Wewillhateeachother.B.Ourparentswillbeangrywithus.

C.Problemswillbebiggerlater.D.Wewilllearnsomethingnew.

58.What,stheStrUCtUre（结构）ofthetext7（Paragraph1=Φ）

A.B.C.D.

59.What'sthebesttitleforthetext?

A.Theimportanceofcultures

B.Howtogreeteachother

C.Thedifficultiesincommunication

D.Howtocommunicatewellwithpeoplefromothercultures

60.Whichpartofthenewspaperisthetextprobablyfrom?

A.News.B.Health.C.Culture.D.Sports

2022年山东省济南市莱芜区中考一模英语试题

三、阅读单选

Canahighschoolstudenthaveapart-timejob?Afterall,wearealreadysobusywithour

studies.Infact,itcanbedone.

MynewneighborsareaforeignfamilywhojustcametoChina.TheparentsarebothEnglish

teachersandtheirson,John,isastudent.TheyaskedmewhetherIwouldbewillingtoworkasa

"part-timeteacher“toteachJohnsomebasicChinesesothathecouldgetaroundbetter,andI

agreed.

Atfirst,Ithoughtitwouldbeapieceofcake.SoIdidn,treallyprepareanythinginadvance

（提前）.IthoughtIhadenoughChinesetoteachaforeigner.

Tothinkisonething.However,todoitwellisanother.WhenIstartedteachingJohn,I

realizedthatthere,ssomuchcultureandhistoryinourlanguage.Whyaretherefourtones（声调）

inChinese?WhocreatedChinesecharacters?WhysomeChinesecharacterslooklikethethings

theystandforandsomedon,t?

Icamehome,feelingquitesorrybecauseIdidn,tknowtheanswerstothosequestions.I

alwaysthoughtteachingChinesewaseasy,butactuallyitisn,t.Chineseisabeautifullanguage

thatisrichinculture.WhalWehaveICamedatSehoelisjustthntipOfCheiceberg（冰山一角）.

Thispart-timejobisindeedagreatlearningexperienceforme.IrealizeIneedadeeper

understandingofmyownlanguage,sothatoneday,Iwillbeabletoproudlysharemorefantastic

Chineseknowledgewithforeigners.

31.Thewriter,spart-timejobisto.

A.getaroundwithJohnB.teachaforeignfamilyEnglish

C.teachJohnsomeChineseD.dohouseworkforaforeignfamily

32.Thewriterfelthisjobatfirst.

A.easyB.boringC.difficultD.interesting

33.WhatdoestheunderlinedsentenceprobablymeaninParagraph5?

A.WelearnmostofChineseatschool.

B.WeshouldlearnmoreChineseatschool.

C.Chineseisascoldasthetipoftheiceberg.

D.Chinesewe,velearnedatschoolisjustasmallpartofChineseculture.

34.What,stherightorderofthetext?

a.Thewriterpreparednothingforhisteaching.

b.Thewriterfeltsorrybecausehedidn,tknowtheanswerstoJohn,squestions.

c.Thewriter,sneighborsaskedhimtoteachtheirsonChinese.

d.ThewriterrealizesthatheneedsadeeperunderstandingofChinese.

A.c-a-d-bB.c-a-b-dC.a-c-d-bD.a-c-b-d

35.Whatdoesthestorywanttotellus?

A.Practicemakesperfect.B.Knowledgeispower.

C.Helpingothersistohelpourselves.D.Tothinkisonething,buttodoitwellis

another.

You,realwayswelcometoshareexperiencesandthoughtsaboutChina.JoinusandbecomeChinaDaily,s

topblogger（博主）.

♦WHOarewelookingfor?

Peoplefromforeigncountries.IfyouareinterestedinsharingyourstoriesHndexperiencesaboutChinese

culture,Chinesefood,Chinesepeople,etc,you,rewelcometojointhecompetition.

♦WHATdoyouneedtowrite?

Astoryoryourthoughts.

WewanttoheareverythingaboutChina.

♦HOWLONGisthecompetition?

Threemonths,fromJuly1toSeptember30.

♦HOWdoyoujointhecompetition?

Sendyourstoriestoblog@.

Startanaccount（账号）onblogandshareyourstoriesonyouraccount.

♦WHATaretheprizes?Firstprize:aniPadSecondprize:acameraThirdprize:awallet

36.Whoarewelcometojointhecompetition7A.Peoplefromallovertheworld.

B.ForeignerswhojustlikeChinesefood.

C.ForeignerswhoareinterestedinChineseculture.

D.PeoplewholiketosharetheirexperiencesintheUS.

37.Whencanyoujointhecompetition?

A.April5.B.July20.C.June1.D.October2.

38.Howcanyoujointhecompetition?

A.Byusingyourfriend,saccount.B.Bysendingyourstoriestoawebsite.

C.Byshowingyourtalentdirectly.D.BywritingalettertoaChinesefriend.

39.Ifyouwinthecompetition,youcan,tget

A.acomputerB.aniPadC.awalletD.acamera

40.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?

A.Thewaysofholdingacompetition.

B.Theimportanceofbecomingatopblogger.

C.TheintroductiontoChinesecultureandfood.

D.Theintroductiontoacompetitionfortopbloggers.

Whendochildrenstarttotalk?Ifyouaskagroupofparentswhenthishappened,mostwill

sayςςaroundtwelvemonthsofage,∖Theywillprobablyevenrememberwhatthechildrensaid.

Manyparentskeepadiaryoftheirchild,s"firstwords”.

Wecanneverpredictwhatafirstwordisgoingtobe.Oftenit,sthenamefor“mummy”or

“daddy”,butitcouldjustbethewordforananimalorafavoritetoy.Everythingdependsonwhat

hasmostcaughtthechild,sattention.Butonethingiscertain:afterthefirstword,otherscome

quickly.By18months,mostchildrenhavelearnedabout50words.Bytwo,thetotalhasrisento

around200.

Earlywordsareactuallyone-wordsentences.Oneofthefirstfeatures（特征）oflanguagea

childIeamswellistocontroltheriseandfallofthevoicetomakethedifferencebetweenstating

andquestioning.InEnglish,daddywithahighrisingtone（声调）means“Isthatdaddy?”Daddy

withahighfallingtonemeansςςThere,sdaddy,∖Ofcourse,onlyveιybasicmeaningscanbe

communicatedusingtonesalone.Soitsoonbecomesnecessarytolearnsomegrammar.

InEnglish,grammarmeanslearningtoputwordsindifferentorders.Childrenhavetosee

thatmummypushisdifferentfrompushmummy.Theystartpractisingsuchchangesataround18

months.Bytwo,theyhavelearnedthebasicpatternsofwordorder,andwehearthemsayingsuch

thingsasmankickballandwheredaddygo.

Whataretheparentsdoingallhistime?They,reactingasteachersandtheyalwayshavean

activeroletoplayintheirchild,slanguagelearning.

41.WhatmightanEnglishchildsayfirstwhenlearningtotalk?

A.Mummy.B.Pushmummy.C.Mankickball.D.Wheredaddygo?

42.Howoldaremostchildrenwhentheyhavelearnedabout50words?

A.About6monthsold.B.Aboutoneyearold.

C.About18monthsold.D.Abouttwoyearsold.

43.WhafsParagraph4mainlyabout?

A.Wordorder.B.Wordtones.C.Thefirstwords.D.Correctingwords.

44.Whatcana4-year-oldchildprobablydoaccordingtothetext?

A.Usegrammarwell.B.Tellstories.C.Writepassages.D.Makespeeches.

45.Whoismostresponsibleforachild,searlylanguagelearning?

A.Teachers.B.Parents.C.Friends.D.Grandparents.

Technologyisdevelopingfastandithasbecomeanimportantpartofourlife.Thenwhatwill

theworldbelikeinthefuture?

3-Dfoodwillbebothdeliciousandnutrilious（有营养的）.Wecanuse3-Dprinterstoprint

somebasicmaterials.ScientistsbelieveWejustneedtoturnonaprinterinthekitchenandthen

Wecanenjoyourfavoritefood.

5Gnetworkwillallowmorepeopletogetinformation.BigcompanieslikeChinaMobileand

ChinaUnicomwillstarttooffer5G5Gisexpectedtodownload（下载）about10timesfasterthan

4G.Forexample,Wecandownloadafilmwithinjust1minute.Butwitha4Gnetwork,ittakes

about10minutes.

Spacetourwillbeapieceofcake.Foruscommonpeopleontheearth,thedreamof

travellingaroundspacewillcometrue.Inthecomingyears,spacecraftwillbeaspopularasbuses,

trainsandplanes.Wecanleaveourhomeandenterspacetotakeanadventure（冒险）.Andeven

Wewillgetusedtolivingthere.

Youwon,tworrythequality（质量）whileshoppingonline.Someresearchersareworkingon

computerscreensthatcanfeelasenseoftouchwhenyoutouchthem.“Ifyou,reshoppingonline

forclothes,youcouldfeelfabric（面料）.“saidCynthia,anengineeratTexasA&BUniversity,US.

Arobotwillbeapartoflife.Robotscandothesamethingsaswehumansdo,likedriving

cars.Buttheywillbeusedinotherareasaswell.Theywillhavetheabilitytothink.Theycantell

thedifferencebetweenrightandwrong.

Inaword,justasJulesVernesaid,''Anythingonemancanimagine,othermencanmake

real.”

46.Howmanyscientificachievementsaboutfuturelifearementionedinthetext?

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

47.Paragraph3isn,tdevelopedby.

A.listingnumbersB.givingreasonsC.givingexamplesD.makingcomparisons

48.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothetext?

A.3-Dfoodwillbeeasytomakebuttastebad.B.Spacetourwillbeeasyforonlyrichpeople.

C.Alltheclotheswillsellwell.D.Robotswillbeusedmorewidely.

49.Theunderlinedword“them”inParagraph5refersto.

A.fabricB.clothesC.researchersD.computerscreens

50.Thetextisprobablyfrom.

A.asciencemagazineB.astorybookC.atravelguideD.ahistorybook

2021年山东省济南市莱芜区中考一模英语试题

七、阅读单选

ΓmCathy,agirlusedtobeveryself-centered.ButinthepasttwoyearsIhavereally

changed.Ihavestartedtothinkaboutothersbeforethinkingaboutmyself.IamhappythatIam

becomingthoughtful.

MychangestartedwhenIwasatPaiomarCollege.Atfirst,Ijustwantedtogetmydegree

andbeleftalone.IthoughtIwassmarterthaneveryoneelse,soIhardlyevertalkedtoanyonein

myclass.Bytheendofmyfirstterm,Iwasreallylonely.SoItriedtochangemyself.Istarted

offeringtohelpwhenpeoplearoundmewerehavingtrouble.Thatwasreallyabigstepforme.

Bytheendoftheyear,Ihadseveralnewfriends.

Abiggercauseofmynewattitude,however,camewhenItookapart-timejobataVista

NursingHome.OneoldladytherewhohadAlzheimer,sdiseasebecamemyfriend.EverytimeI

cameintoherroom,shewassohappybecauseshethoughtɪwasherdaughter.Herrealdaughter

nevervisitedher,soItookherplace.Sheletmeseethatmakingothersfeelgoodmademefeel

good,too.Whenshedied,Iwasheartbroken,butIwasverygrateful（感激的）toher.

IthinkIamamuchbetterpersontodaythanɪusedtobe,andɪhopeɪwillnotforgetthese

experiences.Theyhavetaughtmetocareaboutotherpeoplemorethanaboutmyself.

51.Theunderlinedwordς4thoughtfuΓ,inParagraph1probablymeans.

A.worriedB.strangeC.caringD.busy

52.WhichofthefollowingisNOTthereasonwhyCathyfeltlonely?

A.Sheonlycaredaboutherstudy.

B.Shewastooshytomakefriends.

C.Shekeptawayfromherclassmates.

D.Shedidn,twanttotalktoherclassmates.

53.Theunderlinedword"That"inParagraph2refersto.

A.offeringtohelpothersB.troublethatothersmeet

C.makingnewfriendsD.hercollegelife

54.WhywasCathyverygratefultotheoldlady?

A.Becauseshewastheoldlady,srealdaughter.

B.Becausetheoldladywashappytoseeher.

C.Becauseshefoundapart-timejobwiththehelpoftheoldlady.

D.Becausetheoldladymadeherrealizethatmakingothershappyisgreat.

55.What,sthebesttitleofthepassage?

A.NeverchangeyourselfB.Changingisaneasything

C.CaringaboutothersmakesmehappyD.Someusefulwaystomakefriends

OrdinaryPeopleWhoChangedHistory

TimBerners-Lee:InventoroftheWorldWideWebBerners-LeeisaBritishcomputerscientist.

Inthelate1980s,hesuggestedaprojectthatconnectedhypertextwiththeInternet.Hisgoalwasto

shareinformationonlinesothatotherscouldseeitatanytimeoftheday.Thankstohim,theWorld

WideWebwasinvented.

MaialaYousafzai:FightsforbettereducationforWomenBorninPakistan,Yousafzailearned

earlyabouttheimportanceofeducationfromherfather,ateacheratagirls,school.WhentheTaliban

tookcontrolofhertownin2008,theystoppedgirlsfromgoingtoschool.Yousafzaipubliclyspoke

outagainstitandwasshotontheleftsideofherhead.Afterrecoveιy（康复），sherefusedtohideher

fear,instead,usinghervoicetostarttheMalalaFund,acharitytomakesureeverygirlhasthechance

togotoschool.At17,shebecametheyoungestpersontoeverreceivetheNobelPeacePrize.

J.K.Rowling:Inspired（激励）anewgenerationC∙代）ofFeadersBeingpoor,single（单身的）

momRowlingturnedtoworkonthenovelshehadbeenplanningforfiveyears.Shewasnotsure

abouthersuccess.HanyPotterandtheSorcerersStonewaspublishedin1997——herpublisher

didn,tbelieveawoman,snamewouldattractyoungboys.HarryPotterhasbrokensalesrecordsand

attractedmillionsofreadersofallages.

56.WhydidBerners-LeesuggestconnectinghypertextwiththeInternet?A.Becauseheisa

famousBritishcomputerscientist.

B.Becausehelikestoinventsomethingforothers.

C.BecausehewantedtothanktheWorldWideWeb.

D.BecausehewantedpeopletoshareinformationontheInternet.

57.WhomadeYousafzairealizetheimportanceofeducation?

A.Hermother.B.Herfather.C.Herteachers.D.Herfriends.

58.Yousafzaiisagirlaccordingtothepassage.

A.braveB.wiseC.shyD.careful

59.WhoisinterestedinRowling,sbooks?

A.Singlemoms.B.Younggirls.C.Youngboys.D.Readersofallages.

60.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?

A.Yousafzaiwaswoundedbecauseshewenttoschool.

B.Berners-LeeistheyoungestpersontowintheNobelPrize.

C.Rowlinghadlivedahardlifebeforeshebecamefamous.

D.Rowlingbelievedshewouldbesuretobesuccessful.

WhenpeoplearelookingforinformationontheInternet,theyuseasearchengine（搜索弓I

擎）.Therearemanyverypopularsearchenginesthatpeopleusuallyuse.TwoofthemareGoogle

andYahoo.Anewsearchenginetosearchforinformationhasrecentlystarted.ItiscalledChaCha.

ChaChaisdifferentfromothersearchengines.Peoplearestillabletosearchtopicsontheir

own.ButwithChaCha,theycaneventalktoexpertswhocanhelpthemfindbetterinformation.

SomepeoplewhohavetriedusingChaChathinktheyweretalkingtoarobot.Onemanwho

worksforChaChasaidthatpeopleareverysurprisedwhentheyrealizethattheyaretalkingtoa

realperson.

WhileusingChaCha,peoplestarttheirsearchmuchlikeonewithGoogleorYahoo.Results

willappearonthescreen.Butifsomeoneneedsmoreinformation,theycanclickonςςchatlive

withaguide."Thiswillconnectthemwithsomeonewhoistrainedinthesubjecttheyare

researching.

ChaChafacesabigchallenge.Othersearchenginesarealreadyverypopular.Almost

everyonealreadyknowsaboutthesesearchenginesandhowtousethem.Agroupofcomputer

userswereaskedsomequestionsaboutsearchengines,butveryfewpeoplehadeverheardof

ChaCha.Oneofthemtrieditandlikedit.Hesaidhewouldtryusingitsomemore.

61.Howmanysearchenginesarementionedinthepassage?

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

62.ChaChaisdifferentfromothersearchenginesbecausepeoplecan.

A.searchtopicsontheirownB.talktoarobot

C.talktoarealexpertD.startthesearchfirst

63.What,sthemainideaofParagraph4?

A.HowtouseChaCha.B.ChaChaisuseful.

C.HowChaChawasinvented.D.PeopleliketouseGoogleorYahoo.

64.What,sthebigchallengeforChaCha?

A.Itisn,tasgoodasothersearchengines.B.Mostpeoplehaveneverheardofit.

C.Nobodylikesitandusesit.D.Therearemanyproblemsaboutit.

65.What,sthewriter'smainpurposeofwritingthepassage?

A.Tointroduceanewsearchenginetous.B.Toteachushowtosearchforinformation.

C.Tocomparedifferentsearchengines.D.Totelluswhichsearchengineisthebest.

WhynotlistentosomeBachorBeethovenwhileyou,restruggling