浙江省湖州市南浔区2021-2023年中考英语一模试题汇编：阅读理解

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2021-2023年中考英语一模试题分类汇编

阅读理解

2023年浙江省湖州市南潺区中考一模英语试卷

三、阅读理解（本题有13小题，每小题2分，共26分）】

阅读下面材料，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

A

Whatdidyouseeanddoin2021?Weaskedstudentstotellusaboutsomethingthattheydid

thisyear.Checkoutwhattheysaid.

My2021wasayearofalotofhardwork,butalsoalotoffun.Ijoinedinmanycommunityserviceeventsto

helpouttheoldandhomelesschildren.IwenttoamodelUNcamp,whereIdidrealresearchandgotpublicspeaking

skills.

一ByMatthewLee,16,Harvard-WestlakeSchool

Thisyear,Imadeahugedecisionaboutmyfuture.IdecidedthatIwouldpreparetostudyabroad.Istarted

gettingreadyfortheTOEFLandpracticedmyEnglishveryhard.ButIdoregretthatIstoppedpracticingpianoin

2021.MaybeIshouldkeep.

一ByZhangKeqi,15,JimeiMiddleSchool

Althebeginningof2021,1decidedthatIwouldgetthetopscoreintheMathstestattheendoftheyear.AndI

succeeded!Iovercamemybiggestproblemthisyear.Iaskedmyteachersforhelpandtheygavemeadvice.NowI

knowIshouldlearnfrommistakesandchallenges（挑战）,don,tlookthatdifficultanymore.

一ByZhangYixuan,16,CuiyangSchool.

2021wassospecialformeexceptonething.Mybandgotitssixthrecording.Weworkedlongandhardforit.It

isabitunusualthesedays.Butwethoughtitmadetherecordingallthemorespecial.

—ByMikeFuksman,18,OscarSchool

16.Amongthefourstudentsabove,willprobablystudyabroad?

A.MatthewLeeB.ZhangKeqiC.ZhangYixuanD.Mike

Fuksman

17.HowmanyrecordingshasMike,sbandmade?

A.One.B.Two.C.Five.D.Six.

18WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?

A.In2021,ZhangKeqimadeadecisiontolearnEnglishhard.

B.2021isspecialforMikebecausehestartedanunusualband.

C.MatthewLeetookpartinactivitiestohelpoldhomelessmen.

D.Withteachers,help,ZhangYixanmadegreatprogressinplayingthepiano.

B

Thinkaboutwhatyouliketowearontheweekend.Thereisagoodchancethatyouliketoput

onapairofbluejeans.Atanymoment,abouthalfoftheworld,spopulationiswearingjeans.But

accordingtoanewstudy,ourloveforjeansmaybebadforEarth.Denim（牛仔布）mightbeputting

someseaanimalsindanger.

Youmightwonder:Isn,tdenimmadeofcotton,anaturalmaterial?Howcanitbecomea

dangertonature?Well,intheprocessofmakingjeans,cottonistreatedwithmanytypesof

man-madechemicals.Someimprovethedurability（耐用性）andfeel;othersgivejeanstheirblue

color.Everytimewewashourjeans,tinybitsofdenimcomeloose.Theyflowoutofourwashing

machines,downthedrainandintotheworld,srivers,lakesandoceans.

ScientistsstudiedtheGreatLakesinAmericaandtheArcticOceaninnorthernCanada.They

founddenimwasteinallofthewatertheyhadcollected.Itisterriblethattheharmfulchemicalsin

denimhavespreadfarandwide.Scientistsaren,tyetsurehowthesechemicalsmightharmanimals.

Inthestudy,thescientistsalsowashedjeanstoseehowmanybisofdenimonaverageeach

pairwoulddropperwash.Theanswerwassurprising:About50,000.Notallofthemmaketheir

wayintotheenvironment.Wastewatertreatmentplants（污水处理厂）holdback83to99percentof

them.Thismaysoundprettygood.However,onepercentof50,000bitsarestill500perwash.Now

thinkaboutthenumberofjeansaroundtheworldandthetimeseachofthemgetswashed.Asa

result,alargeamountofdenimwastestillgetsintotheenvironment.

Doesthismeanweshouldn,twearjeans?Probablynot,“Weneedtobuyfewerclothesand

onlywashthemwhenwetrulyneedtodoit,“saysSamAthey,oneofthescientists.ςςYoudon,tneed

towashyourjeansafterhavingwornthemonlyacoupleoftimes.”

19.Accordingtothearticle,denimmightbebadfornaturebecause.

A.itismadeofman-madecottonB.itisdifficulttobewashedclean

C.itcomesfromanaturalmaterialD.itistreatedwithmanychemicals

20.Theunderlinedword"They"inParagraph2refersto",

A.naturalmaterialsB.someseaanimals

C.tinybitsofdenimD.man-madechemicals

21.SamAtheysuggests.

A.thatweshouldnotwearjeansB.washingjeanswhennecessary

C.WebuyjeansasmanyaspossibleD.wewashjeansafterwearingthem

C

Thewifeaskedthehusband,ttInthislife,whatdidyoumiss?”

Whenshewas25,thehusbandreplied,ςtImissedachanceoffindinganewjob.

Whenshewas35,thehusbandangrilytoldherthathehadjustmissedthebus.

At45,thehusbandsadlysaid,ςςImissedthechanceofseeingmyclosedrelativebeforehislast

breath.,,

At55thehusbandsaiddisappointedly,uImissedachancetostopworking.,,

At65,thehusbandhurriedlyreplied,ɑlmissedmytimetoseethedentist.,,

At75thewifedidn,taskthehusbandanymore.Thehusbandwaskneelinginfrontofthevery

sickwife.Rememberingthequestionthewifeusedtoaskhim,thistimeheaskedthewifethesame

question.Thewife,withasmileandpeacefullook,replied,44Inthislife,Ididn,tmisshavingyou!”

Thehusbandwasfulloftears.Healwaysthoughtthattheycouldbetogetherforever.Hewas

alwaysbusywithwork.Somuchthathehadneverbeenthoughtfulhiswife.Thehusbandhugged

hiswifeandsaid,ςςOver50years,howIhadallowedmyselftomissyourdeeploveforme.,,

Inthebusycitylife,therearemanypeoplewhoarealwaysbusywithwork.Thesepeople

revolve（围绕）theirlivesaroundtheirjobs.Theyareunwillingtospendtimeonhealthcare.They

missthechancetobewiththeirchildreninthegrowingup.Theydon,tpayattentiontotheloved

oneswhocareforthem,andalsotheirhealth.

Nobodyknowswhatisgoingtohappenoneyearfromnow.Lifeisnotforever,soalwaysvalue

thethingsyouhavenow.Expressyourthankfulnesstoyourlovedonesinwords.Showyourcare

withaction.Treateverydayasthelastdayoflife.Inthisway,whenyouaregone,yourlovedones

wouldhavenothingtofeelsorryabout.

22.Whatisthecorrecttimeorderofthethingsthehusbandhadmissed?

®Heforgottoseethedentist.

②Hemissedthebusheusuallytook.

(3)Hemissedagoodchancetostopworking.

©Hedidn,tcatchthechanceoffindinganewjob.

⑤Hemissedthechancingofseeinghisclosedrelativebeforehisdeath.

A.③⑤@④①B.③⑤②①④C.④②⑤③①

④②⑤①③

23.WhydidthewritertoldUSastoryofthewifeandthehusbandatthebeginningofthepassage?

A.Tocomparetheirlifewithhis.

B.Tomakehispassagelongerandfunnier.

C.Togiveanexamplebeforeleadingtothetopic.

D.Totellhowtoanswerthequestionindifferentways.

24.Whafsthebesttitleforthepassage?

A.LiveinthenowB.Takecareofyourself

C.AnswerthesamequestionD.Spendmoretimewithyourwife

EarlierthisyearChina,seducationsystemannouncedanew44DoubleReduction^^policy(双

减政策),“DoubleReduction^^referstoareductioninthetotalamountandtimeofschool

homeworkandareductionofafter-schooltrainingprograms.

“Thepolicyreallyhelpsme."ShenYuzhe,a13-year-oldboyfromBeijingsaid.Heishappy

thathehaslesshomeworkthanbeforeandhecanfinishitatschoolwithnoneedtotakeithome,

'Tmalsohappytofindtherearefewerexams.Besides,teachersnowteachatamuchslowerpaceso

thatWehaveenoughtimetounderstandwhatwehavelearned.Wedon,tneedtobuyworkbooksany

moreandtheexercisesaremainlyfromthetextbook/5ShenYuzhesaid.

“Thebestthingaboutthe,DoubleReduction,istheincreasedtimeinafter-schoolactivities

suchasdancing,volleyballanddrama."ZhangHangmingfromTianjinisalsoexcited.Hehas

joinedagroupcalled"leadershipdevelopmenf,learningailkindsofusefulskills.Helikesit

becauseteachersarealsogivingthemmorechancestolearnfromreallife.Forexample,theywent

toresearchplantsinafieldduringascienceclass.HebelievesthatisamuchbetterwaytoIeamthan

justhittingthebooks.

Somepeoplewelcomethepolicywhileothersarestillworried.YuZhiyue,amiddleschool

studentinJiangsustillfeelstired."Withthe'DoubleReduction9,1havereallygotlesshomeworkto

do.ButmymotherisworriedthatIwilllosethechancetoreviewwhatΓvelearntinclasswithout

enoughhomework.SoIhavelotsofafter-schoolclasses.Sinceɪcanonlytaketheseclasseson

weekdaysnow,weekdayshavebecomeespeciallylongandtiringforme.FromMondaytoFriday,I

needtotakeonlineclassesathomeafterIcomebackfromschool."shesaid.uMyparentstoldme

thepolicyhadchangedbutthecompetitionhadnotgoneaway.”

25.ShenYuzhelikesthepolicybecause.

A.hehaslesshomeworkandfewerexams

B.hehasmoreafter-schoolactivities

C.hetakesafter-schoolclassesonweekdays

D.hehaschancestoIeamfromreallife

26.YuZhiyue,smothermayagreethat.

A.childrenshouldhavetimetorelax

Bit,sbettertolearnbyreadingbooks

C.childrensillneedtostudyveryhard

D.it,simportanttodevelopusefulskills

27.Thepurposeofthepassageisto.

A.showtheinfluenceofthepolicyonstudents

B.introducetheimportanceofthepolicy

C.explainthereasonwhyhepolicyispopular

D.encouragestudentstodolesshomework

28.Whichofthefollowingshowsthestructureofthepassage?

2022年浙江省湖州市南潺区中考一模英语试卷

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OneDay

OnedayIcountedyourfingersandkissedeachone.

Onedaythefirstsnowflakes（雪花）fell,andIheldyouupandwatchedthemmeltonyour

babyskin.

Oneday,wecrossedthestreet,andyouheldmyhandtight.

Then,youweremybaby,andnowyouaremychild.

Sometimes,whenyousleep,ɪwatchyouandIbegintoimagine...

Thatsomedayyouwilldiveintothecool,clearwaterofalake.

Somedayyouwillwalkintoadeepwood.

Somedayyouwillrunsofastandsofar,yourheartwillfeellikefire.

Somedayyouwillswinghigh,sohigh,higherthanyoueverdaredtoswing.

Somedayyouwillhearsomethingsounhappythatyouwillfoldupwithsorrow.

Somedayyouwillcallasongtothewind,andthewindwillcarryyoursongaway.

SomedayIwillstandonthisporchandwatchyourarmswavingtomeuntilInolongersee

you.

Somedayyouwilllookatthishouseandwonderhowsomethingthatfeelssobigcanlookso

small.

SomedayIwillwatchyoubrushingyourchild,shair.

Someday,alongtimefromnow,yourownhairwillglowsilverinthesun.

Andwhenthatdaycomes,love,

16.WhatdoestheunderlinedwordSorrOWmean?

A.Anger.B.Joy.C.Sadness.D.Hope.

17.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttoputin",,?

A.Iwilllikeyou.B.wewillbethesame.

C.theworldwilldevelop.D.youwillunderstandme.

18.Inwhichcolumnofamagazinecanyoureadthispoem?

A.Health.B.Family.C.Food.D.Sports.

OneoftheoldestartswhichdatesbacktotheHanDynastyhasbeendisappearingfromthe

stage.Differentfromfilms,theshadowplay（皮影戏）needsmoreattention.Inthepastyears,

Chineseartistshavebeentryingtohelpitsurvive.Theirefforthasgotencouragementandsupport

fromthegovernment.In2011,theshadowPUPPet（木偶）playwasaddedtoUNESCO,s

IntangibleCulturalHeritage（遗产）list.

Mostofthepuppetsweremadeofleathers（皮）fromanimals,likedonkeysandsheep.The

leathersmustbecarefullychosen,andthenpeoplerakethemsmooth.Whentheleathersbecome

smoothenough,theartistswouldpaintthecharactersonit,andthencutthemoutwithdifferent

tools.Thebodypartsofthepuppetsareseparatelycutoutandjoinedtogether,sothattheycould

have24movablejoints.Puppetplayersholdthemwithsticksconnectedtotheirmostimportant

jointsduringtheperformance.

Theexperiencedplayerscouldactfivesticksononepuppetwithonlyonehand.Mostof

themshowinterestinpuppetperformances,andtheycanplayseveraltraditionalinstruments.

Theyarealsoneededtosinglocaloperas,andhaveagoodsenseofmusic.

XueHongquanhasfoundwaystoprotectitfromdisappearing.Heimprovedthetraditional

performanceandintroducedmodernmusic,lightaswellasperformingskills.Xue,spuppetscould

notonlyperformoldplays,butalsoimitate（模仿）modemdances.44Theartcouldbepassedonto

onlybymakingmorepeopleloveitandacceptit."saidXue.ςςSoitisourdutytodosomethingfor

ourtraditionalart”.

19.Therightorderofmakingapuppetis.

φconnectimportantjoints(2)paintonsmoothleathers

(3)chooseleatherscarefully(4)cutoutthebodyseparately

A.②-①-③.④B.②-③-①-④C③-②-④-①D.③-①-②-④

20.Accordingtothepassage,XueHongquanhasaddedintotheshadowplaytohelpit

survive.

A.modemartsB.CiifferentcharactersC.traditionaldancesD.oldinstruments

21.What,sthebesttitleofthispassage?

A.TraditionalFilm.B.ModernArt.C.ShadowPlay.D.PerformingSkill.

Thebedwasabout45yearsoldwhenMompassedittomemonthsaftermyfatherdied.I

decidedtorepaintitformydaughterMelanie.Theheadboardwasfullofscratches(划痕).

Suddenly,Inoticedoneofthescratcheswasadate:September18,1946,thedaywhenmy

parentsgotmarried.Thiswasthefirstbedtheyhad!

Thenanothernameanddate44Elizabeth,October22,1947.v

“WhoisElizabeth,,,Icalledmymother,tςandwhatdoesthedatemean?^^

ςςShe,syoursister.^^

IknewMomhadlostababy,butIneversawtheyfeltunluckyforthis.Afterall,theywent

ontohavefivemorechildren.

“Yougaveheraname?”Iasked.

ςςYes.Sheisasmuchapartofmeasanyofyou.^^

Irealizedtheheadboardwasfullofstoriesanddecidedtotalkabouttheotherdateswithmy

mother.

MomtoldmeaboutJanuary14,1951,thedaywhenshelostherpurse.Threedayslater,it

arrivedinamail.AletterfromawomannamedAmysaid,ςςItook$5fromyourwallettomailit.I

hopeyou,llunderstand.^^Therewasnoreplyaddress,andnothingwasmissingexceptthat$5.

ThentherewasGeorge.OnDecember15,1967,Georgeshotarattlesnakewhichwantedto

hitmybrother.OnSeptember18,1971,myparentscelebratedtheirsilverweddinganniversary.

HereisanotherdatewhenanursenamedJanetstayedbymymotherandprayedwithher

aftermysister,snear-fatal（致命的）fallfromaswing.

“WhoisRalph?'」asked.

“OnFebruary18,1968,Ralphsavedyourbrother,slifeinVietnam.^^Mybrotherneverspoke

abouttheVietnamWar.Thememoriesweredeeplyburied.Mynephew,snamewasRalph.NowI

knewwhy.

ςςEachscratchtellsaremarkablestory.Howcouldyougivethisheadboardtomc?^^Isaid.

“Wecarvedourfirstdatethenightwemarried.Fromthenon,itwasadiaryofourlife.When

Daddied,ourlifewasover.Butthememoriesneverdie.”

Myhusbandsaid,ttThere,sroomformorestories.^^Wemovedthebedwiththestorybook

headboardintoourroom.Wctvealreadycarvedintwodatesandnames:BarbaraandJackson.

SomedaythebedwillbepassedontoMelanie.

22.Howmanystoriesdidthewriterlearnfromtheheadboard?

A.Six.B.Seven.C.Eight.D.Nine.

23.Whatdidthewriterknowfromthestories?

A.ThedatewhenRalphkilledarattlesnake.B.Thereasonwhyhernephewgothisname.

C.Hermotherhadlostawalletwith5dollars.D.Hersisterwasoncebadlyillinhospitalalone.

24.Accordingtothelastparagraph,Wecaninfer（推测）thewriterwill.

A.repaintthebedtomakeitdifferent

B.storethebedintheirroomtoputstorybookson

C.carveonthebedtorecordimportantmomentsinlife

D.passontheheadboardtoherdaughterrightaway

Mostofyourtextbooksaresingle-use.Aftergraduating,oldtextbooksarethrownaway,

whichisabigwasteofmoneyandpaper.

Manycountriesalreadyreusetheirtextbooks.IntheUS,bookcompanieswillcometo

schoolsandbuyusedbooks.Theythenresellthemtonewstudentsthefollowingyearatalower

price.AhighschooltextbookintheUScanhaveuptoeightownersbeforeitisnolongerina

goodenoughconditiontobeused,accordingtoXinhua.Thebookcanthenberecycled.

InChina,accordingtotheNationalPressandPublicationAdministration,studentsacrossthe

countrybuy2.8billionnewtextbookseveryyear.Ifthestudentsofthefollowingyearcouldreuse

thesetextbooks,itwouldsaveover20billionyuaneachyear.That,senoughmoneytobuild

40,000primaryschools,ChinaDailynoted.

PrimaryandjuniorhighschoolstudentsinseveralChinesecitiesarereusingmusic,arts,

scienceandITtextbooks.That,sbecausestudentsdon,thavetotakedownmanynotesintheir

textbooksforthesesubjects,whichmakesthemsuitableforreusing.

However,thesebooksonlyaccountforatinypartofthetotalnumberoftextbooks.Asthere

isnogoodwayforredistributing（再分酉己）second-handtextbooks,mosttextbooksstillendupas

waste,thePaperreported.

Changesincurricula（课程）alsomakeithardtoreusetextbooks.iTmamongthefirstgroup

ofstudentstotakeclassesaftertherecentcurricularreform（改革），soIhavetobuynewtextbooks

thatprevious（之前的）studentsdidn,tUSejSunRun,ahighschoolstudentfromHangzhou.

ThoughChinahasmetdifficultiesonthewaytoreusingtextbooks,thegovernmentneedto

dosomethingtopushthesecond-handtextbookbusinessintheschools.Weshouldgoaheadwith

theprojectforthefuturedevelopment.

25.HowdobookcompaniesintheUShelpstudentsreusetextbooks?

A.Theymakenewbooks.B.Theyrepairusedbooks.

C.Theycarrythemtorubbishstation.D.Theybuyusedbooksandthensellthem.

26.HowdoesthewritershowtheimportanceofreusingtextbooksinPara.3?

A.Byusingnumbers.B.Bymakingcomparison.

C.Byaskingquestions.D.Bytellingstories.

27.WhatdotheunderlinedwordsthesebooksinPara.5referto?

A.Thenewtextbooks.B.Therecycledtextbooks.

C.Thesecond-handtextbooks.D.Music,arts,scienceandITtextbooks.

28.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingistrue?

A.Studentsmustn,ttakenotesintheirtextbooksforreusing.

B.Chinawilltrytomakemoreprogressinreusingoldtextbooks.

C.ThecurriculareformmadeSunRunreuseoldtextbookseasily.

D.IntheUS,about8studentsusethetextbookbeforeitisthrownaway.

2021年浙江省湖州市南潺区中考一模英语试卷

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Hereissomeinformationaboutthreekindsofmedicine.Doreadbeforeuse!①

Uses:tablets（药片）totreatheadaches,musclepainorthecommoncold

Warnings

ðiɑ•Keepatroomtemperature.

•②

•Ifovertwotabletsaretakenatime,gethelpfromyourdoctorimmediately.

PainkillerHowtouse

•Adults:Take1tabletevery4to6hours.2tabletsatimeatmostifnecessary.

•Childrenunder12years:Askadoctor.

Uses:creamtotreatpainandinfectionfromsmallcutsandburnsonskin

Warnings

•Useonskinonly.

•③

•Visitadoctorifyouhaveseriouscutsorbums.

绝•Stopusingandvisitadoctorifyoustillhavetheproblemafteroneweekorif

Antibioticthepainisworse.

Cream•Keepatroomtemperature.

Howtouse

•Onlyuseonadultsandchildrenaged2orolder.

•Cleanthecutorbum.

•Putthecreamonthecutorburnuptothreetimesaday.

Uses:aclear,purpleliquidin125mɪbottlesforcoughsandsorethroatrelief

Warnings

•Keepthebottletightlyclosed.

•④

•Checkthecapsealisnotbrokenbeforefirstuse.Ifitis,donotusethis

隹medicine.

•Ifyourchilddoesnotfeelbetterorstartstofeelworse,tellyourdoctor.

Coughsyrup

Howtouse

•Donotgivetochildrenunder1yearold.

•Children15years:One5mlspoonful.

•Children5yearsandoverandadults:Two5mlspoonfuls.

16.Accordingtothepassage,ifyoucoughalot,canmakeyoufeelbetter.A.the

painkillerB.thetabletsC.thecreamD.thepurpleliquid

17.Whichismentioned（提到）inallthreekindsofmedicine?

A.Askadoctorforhelpifnecessary.B.Beusedforpeopleofallages.

C.Checkifthebottleistightlyclosed.D.Keepatroomtemperature.

18.Wherecanweputthesentence“Donoteat.,,inthispassage?

A.①B.②C.③D.@

Oncetherewasakingwhowantedtofindtheanswerstohisthreemostimportantquestions

inlife.Thethreequestionsare:44Whenistherighttimeforeveryaction?^^“Whoisthemost

importantperson?"and44Whatisthemostimportantthingtodo?”Thekingaskedhismen,but

theiranswersdidn,tsatisfyhim.Intheend,hedecidedtovisitawisehermit（隐士）.

Whenhegotclosetothehermit,shut（茅舍）,heorderedhisbodyguards（保镖）towait

behind.Hefoundthehermitwasdigging.Heaskedthehermithisthreequestions,butthehermit

didn,tanswer.Seeinghowoldandweakthehermitwas,thekingbeganhelpinghim.Hedugfor

hours,butstilldidn,tgettheanswers.Justasthekingwasabouttoleave,awoundedmanranto

themandfainted（昏倒）infrontofthem.Thekinghelpedthewoundedmanupandtookcareof

him.Afterthewoundedmanwokeup,hesaidhehadwantedtokillthekingbutwashurtbythe

king,sbodyguards.Heaskedforfbrgiveness（原谅）andpromisedtoservethekingfaithfully.

Afterwards,thekingrepeatedhisquestionstothehermitoncemore.Thehermitreplied,ςςIf

youhadnothelpedmedigearlier,youwouldhaveleftandbeenkilledbytheman.Sothemost

importantmanbackthenwasme,andthemostimportanttimewaswhenyouweredigging.The

mostimportantthingwastobekindtome.Whenthewoundedmanarrived,hewasthemost

importantperson,andsavinghimwasthemostimportantthing.Bydoingso,youmadepeace

withanenemy.,,Thekingfinallyhadhisthreeanswers.Themostimportanttimeisthepresent,as

it,stheonlytimewehavethepowertoact.Themostimportantpersonistheoneyouarewith,and

themostimportantthingisalwaysto.

19.Thekingwantedtofindtheanswersto.

①themostimportanttime②themostimportantaction

③themostimportantthing④themostimportantperson

A.①③④B.②③④C.①②③D.①②④

20.Thehermitdidn,tansweratfirstbecausehe.

A.didn'tknowtheanswersB.didn,twanttohelptheking

C.wastoobusydiggingtotalkD.waswaitingforagoodchance

21.Whichisthebesttofillin",,inthelastsentence?

A.bekindandhelpfulB.bepeacefulandhappy

C.bewiseandcreativeD.bewell-knownandrich

(T)Accordingtoauniversitystudy,kidsspenttwofewerhourseachweekonoutdoor

activitiesintheearly2000sthankidsdidintheearly1980s.Mostpeoplespendmostoftheirfree

timewatchingTV(85%)orplayingcomputergames(81%).tςThiscausesover-weight,greater

stressandmorephysicalandemotional('∣⅛绪的)illnesses,,,saysRichardLouv,anaturewriter.

②Infact,outdooractivitiessuchastakingafriendalong,kickingaroundaballandtaking

photoscanhelp.Itisimportantforkidstoplayoutside.

©Firstly,outdooractivitiesopenupyoursenses.44Surfing,campingandfishinghelpbringall

ofyoursensestolife,,,saysBetsyKeller,aprofessoratIthacaCollege.44Smell,sight...they,re

allactivewhenyou,reoutside.,,Withyoursensesgettingstronger,you,llfeelfreeandmore

creative.

©Playingoutsidehelpsyourbody.Whenplayingoutside,youcanbeonhills,beachesor

lakesinsteadofaflatfloor.Differentareasofferspecialfunandchallengeyourstrengthand

balance(平衡).Italsohelpsyousleepbetteratnightandfeellesssleepyduringtheday.

©Outdoorplayalsomakesyourmindrelax.Toomuchtimeindoorsmaymakeithardfor

kidstofocustheirattentionandeasytofeelstressedout.Butstayinginthenaturehelpsthem

ConCentrate(全神贯注)andlowerstheirstresslevels.

©Besides,spendingtimeoutdoorsbringsyouclosertotheenvironment.Hearingtheleaves

crackleunderfoot,breathinginfreshair,walkingthroughthewoodsremindyouofthebeautyof

nature.Youneedn,tgotothecountryside.Therearebitsofnatureeverywhere.Itcanbeyourown

backyardorthatblockoftreesattheendofthestreet.

©SothenexttimeyousitdowntospendtimewithaTV,considertreatingyourselftoalittle

outdoorplayinstead.

22.Accordingtothepassage,wecanIeamthat.

A.watchingTVmakesyoumorecreativeB.playingoutsidemakesyousleepbetter

C.indooractivitieshelpyoukeepattentionD.kidsspendmoretimeonoutdooractivities

now

23.Whichofthefollowingshowsthestructureofthepassage?

②

B∙/4

③而⑤⑥

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24.Thepurposeofthepassageisto.

A.tellkidswaystodealwithstressB.remi