江苏省苏州市昆山市2022-2024年中考英语一模试题分类汇编：阅读理解

江苏省苏州市昆山市2022-2024年中考英语一模试题分类汇编阅读理解2024年江苏省苏州市昆山市中考一模英语试卷三、阅读理解(共17小题；每小题2分,满分34分)ADiscoveringEnglish:FoodandCulture (89reviews)ImproveyourEnglishspokenskillsandlearnhowtocooksomebasicBritishdisheswhileexploringmodernUKculture.Duration(持续时间):4weeksWeeklyStudy:3hoursTatianaM.Verifiedlearner☆☆☆☆☆“Formethecoursewaswonderful.Alongwithnewinformation,Ilearnedsomenewwordsontraditionalrecipes(食谱).”IntroductiontoChineseConversation(102reviews)FeelconfidentholdingaChineseMandarin(普通话)conversationasyoumasternewChinesevocabularywiththisonlinecourse.Duration:5weeksWeeklyStudy:2hoursIranuiC.Verifiedlearner☆☆☆☆☆“Ireallyenjoyedthecourse.IhadbeenafraidtoevenconsiderlearningChineseasIthoughtitwouldbetoodifficultHowever,thiscoursechangedmymind!"LearningandLearners(176reviews)Understandlearners,andpracticewiththisCPDcourseforEnglishlanguageteachers.Duration:4weeksWeeklyStudy:4hoursClaudiaG.Verifiedlearner☆☆☆☆☆“Thiscoursemademereflectonmyjobandgavemeinterestingideastoimproveit!Ireallyenjoyedit!”31.WhatcanyouexpecttolearnaboutonDiscoveringEnglish?A.Spokenskills. B.Chinesedishes. C.Modernrecipes. D.TheancientUKculture.32.HowlongdoesittaketofinishIntroductiontoChineseConversation?A.10hours. B.12hours. C.15hours.. D.16hours.33.Whydidn'tIranuiC.trylearningChineseatfirst?A.Becausehewasn'tinterestedinChineseatall.B.Becausehehadn'tfoundacoursesuitableforhim.C.Becausehedidn'thaveenoughtimetohavethecourse.D.Becausehethoughtitwouldn'tbeeasytolearnChinese.34.WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedaboutthecourse?A..Studyhours.B.Courseprice.C.Learnerreviews.D.Courseintroduction.35.Whichsubjectmaythepassagebelongto?A.IT&Computer.B.Science&ArtC.Language&Skill.D.Health&FoodBWhenweseebabiesorpets,wecan'thelpgentlytouchingthemtoshowourlove.Andtheygiveushappyfeelingsback.Butarecentstudyshowsthatit'sdifferentforplants.Infact,▲.That'sbecausetouchingchangestheirgenesand,evenworse,canslowtheirgrowth.ProfessorJimWhelanoftheLaTrobeInstituteinAustraliagaveanexplanation.“Thelightesttouchfromahuman,orevenplantstouchingeachotherinthewind,leadstoahugegenechangeintheplant.”Inordertotesttheidea,thescientistsdidanexperimentonplants.Theygrewanumberofplantstotheageoffourweeks.Thentheytouchedthenwithapaintbrushevery12hoursovera36hourperiodTheyfoundthatasaresult,themitochondria(线粒体)intheplantshadbeenpartlyhurt.Themitochondriaarethe“powerhouseofthecell”.Themitochondriaproduceenergyfortherestofthecellinbothanimalsandplants.Ifthis"powerhouse"isweakenedtheplantswilllosealargeamountofenergythatshouldhavesupportedtheirgrowth.Whelanfurtherexplained,"Ifthetouchingisrepeated,thenplatgrowthisreducedbyupto30percent”AccordingtoScienceAlert,repeatedtouchingormovingplantswillmakethemgrowshorterthanothers.Althoughthetouchingdoeshaveastrongeffectonplants,it'snotalwaysbad.Theresearchersbelieve,insomeways,itcouldbehelpful.Itmayhelpplantsfightagainstinsectsandbadweather.Thenewresearchfindingshaveledtoadeeperunderstandingoftheplants'replytotouchingAndtheresearchmightalso“openupnewwaystooptimize(优化)growthinthefuture.”ScienceAlertreported.36.Whichofthefollowingisthebestfor“____▲_____”inParagraph21A.peopleliketouchingplantsB.plantsdon't“like"tobetouchedC.plantswon'tgrowiftheyaretouchedD.peopleshouldtouchplantsasmuchaspossible37.Howmanytimesdidpeopletouchtheplantsduringtheexperiment?A.1. B.3. C.6. D.12.38.Accordingtothepassage,scientistsfoundthatrepeatedtouchingcould____________.A.shortenthelifeofplants B.helpplantsproducemoreenergyC.makeplantsgrowmoreslowly D.causethedeathofplants39.Themainpurposeofthepassageistotellus__________________.A.totouchplantsoftentoshowourloveB.somewaysofhelpingplantsgrowbetterC.advantagesanddisadvantagesoftouchingplantsD.thedifferencesoftouchingtheplantsandtheanimalsCAboutfifteenyearsago,AndrewMcLindon,asuccessfulbusinessmanaswellasacyclist,wasridinghisbikeasusualinAustin,Texas,whenhethoughtaboutafriend's12-year-oldson.Theboyhadneverknownthejoyofbikingbecausehesufferedfromaseriousdiseaseinthebrain,whichoftencausesbalance(平衡)problems.Whenhegothome,McLindonwentonlineandfoundathree-wheelshapedbikewithaseatbelt,perfectforachildwithbalanceproblems.Soontheboywasridingaroundthestreetwithhisfriends,havingfunandgettingexerciseatthesametime.Buttherewasmore,asMcLindonreadfromhisfiend'sexpression."Toseehissoncommunicatingwithotherkids,"McLindonsays.“I'llneverforgetthesmileonhisface."ThatsmilelittheMoLindonFamilyFoundation(基金会)calledtheBikeProject.Withgreatefforts,thefoundationworkswithsomelocalhospitalstosearchforchildrenwhocangethelpfromowningsuchabike,whichcanmeetthespecialneedsofthechild.Thebikeincludesapartofseatthatsupportsaperson'shead,aseatbeltandabraking(刹车)partintheback.Thebikeisexpensive—S3,000to$4,000,andthat'sapresentwiththefoundation'shugesupport.It'senoughluckyforkidstogetone.“Weworkedwitha14-year-oldgirlwhohasspina(脊柱)disease,"saysMcLindon."ShespentmostdaysonthecouchwatchingTV.Soonaftershegotherbike,shewastrainingforspecial-needssports.Inamagazineinterview,shesaid,'Ialwaysknewtherewasaplayerinme'"Sofar,thefoundationhasgivenaway450bikes,andthat'sjustastart“Idoalotofthings.Irunalotofcompanies,"McLindonsays."ButgettingthesekidstheirbikesisthemostimportantthingthatIdo.”40.McLindonstartedtheMcLindonFamilyFoundationbecause________________.A.hewantedkidstofallinlovewithridingB.hewassatisfiedwithhisfriend'sexperienceC.thefoundationcouldofferthelocalkidsbetterlife·D.thejoysoftheboywokehimtocareaboutmorekids41.FromtheunderlinedsentenceinParagraph5,wecaninfer_____________.A.shegotusedtothelifesittingonthecouchB.theBikeProjectisalifechangertoakidlikeherC.shealwaysknewitwasnoteasytolivewithdreamsD.theBikeProjecthasraisedmoneytohelptreatherdisease42.WhichofthefollowingcanbestdescribeMcLindon?A.Warm-hearted. B.Wide-minded. C.Strong-willed. D.Well-educated.43.Whatisthebesttitleforthispassage?A.ABeautifulSmileofaFather B.ATerribleDiseaseinBrainC.TheSuccessofaBusinessman D.TheSpecialBiketotheKidsDTheChineselanguagediffersfromWesternlanguagesinthat,insteadofanalphabet(字母表),itusescharacterswhichstandforideas,objectsordeeds.Chinesewordsareformedbyputtingtogetherdifferentcharacters.Inmanycases,asinglecharactercanalsomakeupaword.Asonekindofthemostancientcharacters,ChinesecharactershaveplayedanimportantroleinthedevelopmentofChineseculture.Atfirst,ancientSumerianandancientEgyptiansymbolsexisted(存在),butonlyChinesecharactersremaintoday.ThehistoryoftheChineselanguagecanbeexaminedbylookingathowthesecharactersdeveloped.Chinesewritingbeganthousandsofyearsago.Accordingtoanancientstory,amannamedCangJieinventedChinesewringOnewinterdaywhilehewashunting,hesawthefootprintsofanimalsinthesnowandnoticedthattheappearanceofeachonewasdifferentThenhehadtheideathathecouldusedifferentshapestorepresentdifferentobjects.ThefistChinesecharactersweredrawingsofphysicalobjects.Somecharactershavebeensimplified(简化)andothershavebeenmademoredifficultovertime.However,asawhole,thecharactershavedevelopedfromdrawingsintostandardforms.Thecharacterforamountainwasatfirstthreemountaintopstogether.Thisbecameonemountaintopandthreelines,andovertimeturnedintothecharacterusednowadays.Sometimestoexpressideas,somecharactersweremadebycombiningtwoormorecharacterstogether.Forexample,"rat"wasmadeupofthecharactersforamanandatree.Thecharacter"prisoner"wasformedwitha"man"insideasquare.Othercharactersweredevelopedfordirectionsandnumbers.Itiseasytodistinguish(区别)theirmeaningsbylookingatthem,forexample,thecharactersfor“up"and"down",whichareoppositesofeachother.mantreerestprisonerupdownThoughthesekindsofcharactersindicatemeanings,oneoftheirshortcomingsisthattheydonotshowhowtheyshouldbepronounced.Therefore,amethodwasdevelopedtohaveonepartofacharacterrepresentthemeaningandtheothersuggestthepronunciation.ManyChinesecharactersusedtodayweremadethisway.Inthe1950stheChinesegovernmentintroducedsimplifiedChinesecharactersinthehopetomakelearningtoreadandwritemoreunderstandabletothegeneralpopulation,whichwouldincreaseliteracy(读写能力)acrossthecountry.AndnowtheyhavewidespreaduseinChina'smainland.44.ThewriterintroducedtheChinesecharactersby_____________.A.givingexamples B.providingcausesC.expressingopinions D.comparingfacts45.Thefollowingsentencewouldbestbeplacedatthebeginningof____________.Notallcharactersweredevelopedfromdrawingsofobjects.A.Paragraph5 B.Paragraph4 C.Paragraph3 D.Paragraph246.WhichChinesecharacterusedtheunderlined(下划线的)method?47.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A.Chinesecharactershaveturnedintostandardforms,whichareeasierthanbefore.B.Chinesecharactersweusetodayhavebeenacceptedbylargenumbersofpeople.C.Chinesecharactersexistedattheverybeginningandremaintodaylikeotherancientsymbols.D.ChinesewordsandEnglishwordarebothformedbyputtingalphabetsandcharacterstogether.2023年江苏省苏州市昆山市中考一模英语试卷第二部分阅读理解（共15小题;每小题2分,满分30分）请认真阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。11.WhatcanyoudoinSummerEnglishatStClare's,Oxford?A.Takeclasses.B.Enjoyacting.C.Drawpictures.D.Learnmusic.12.An8-year-oldboycangoto______thissummer.A.SummerEnglishatStClare's,OxfordB.CreativeArtsSummerSchoolC.YMT'sMusicalTheatreSummerCampD.XUKActivitySummerCamp13.Wherecanyouprobablyreadthetext?A.Asciencereport.B.Awebsiteforteenagers.C.Anartmagazine.D.Anintroductiontoaschool.BOrderingtakeoutisverypopularnowadaysbecauseitisconvenient.Morethan60percentofthepeopleinChinaordertakeoutfoodtwiceaweek.Ifpeopledon'twanttoeatout,theycanjusordertakeoutonthesmartphoneandwailforittobedelivered（送达）,Whataboutpeoplelivinginancienttimes?Didtheyeattakeout?Infact,therewastakeoutasfarbackustheSongDynasty.Accordingtohistorybooks,EmperorXiaozong（1127-1194）likedtoordertakeoutlateatnight.Hisservantsthenwentaroundthecitytopickupthedishesandbringthembacktothepalace.Ordinary（普通的）peoplealsoorderedlakeout.Restaurantwaiterswouldgooutintothestreetsandyelloutwhichdishescouldbeorderedthatday.Afterhearingthewaiters,peoplecouldthenplaceanorder.Later,deliveryworkerswouldbringfoodtotheirhomes.InthefamousSongDynastypaintingAlongtheRiverDuringtheQingmingFestival（《清明上河图》）,atakeoutworkercanbeseenonadeliverywithfoodinhand.

Peopleatthattimeevenhadaspecialmealboxfortakeoutdishes.Itwasalongwoodenboxwithseverallayers.Peoplealsousedwarmingplatesmadeoftwolayersofporcelain（瓷）.Hotwatercouldbeputbetweenthemtokeepdisheswarm.14.Accordingtothepassage,takeouthasalonghistoryofabout_____years.A.900B.1100C.1500D.200015.Theunderlinedword"yell"inParagraph3probablymeans_____.A.giveB.sendC.takeD.shout16.Fromthepassagewecaninferthat_____.A.EveryemperorintheSongDynastylikedorderingtakeout.B.EatingmidnightfoodwasquitepopularintheSongDynasty.C.Therewasnoneedtoordertakeoutaheadoftimeinancienttimes.D.Thetakeoutboxinancienttimeswasnotenvironmentallyfriendly.17.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthispassage?A.TheemperorwholikedtakeoutB.TheadvantagesoforderingtakeoutC.TakeoutinAncientChinaD.WaystoordertakeoutinancientChinaCPandasinQatarInordertocelebrateFIFAWorldCup2022OpeningCeremony（开幕式）,onaspecialplanefromChina,twogiantpandas---SiHaiandJingJing---arrivedatDoha,thecapitalofQatar.ItmarkedgiantpandashavetraveledtotheMiddleEastforthefirsttime.AccordingtotheagreementbetweenChinaandQatar,theyareexpectedtostayinQatarfor15years.TheQatarigovernmenthasbuiltagiantpandahalltohousetheanimals.Thetwogiantpandasenjoyanair-conditionedsportsground,anindoorexhibition（展览）hallandanindependent"bedroom".ChinahadalsosentexpertgroupstoQatartohelpout._________________________Aspeopleworldwidecheeredforthe2022FIFAWorldCupinQatar,theideaof''MadeinChina"alsocaughttheworld'sattentionasitplayedabigroleintheevent.BesidestheLusailStadium（体育馆）builtbyChinaRailwayConstructionCorporation,ChinesecompaniesfromGuangdongandZhejianghaveprovidedmorethan10,000containers（集装箱）fortouristsandsoccerfanstolivein.ThePowerConstructionCorporationofChinaofGuizhoualsobuilttheAl-Qasar800-megawallphotovoltaic（光伏）plant,providinggreenelectricityfortheWorldCup.Apartfrombigcompanies,productmakersfromYiwu,China'ssmallgoodscenter,areseeingtheirgrowinginfluence.Nearly70percentoftheWorldCup'ssouvenirs（纪念品）aremadeinYiwu,fromsoccerballstonationalflags.ChineseRefereesinQatarWithgreatpride,Chinesereferees（裁判）MaNing,ShiXiangandCaoYijoinedthe2022PFAWordCup.AlthoughthethreecollegeP.E.teachersdidnotgetthechancetojoinamatchtogether,theywerestillthefinsChineseofficialstoplayaroleataFIFAWorldCupfor20years."Facethefactandkeepongoing!"MawroteoftheconclusionofhisWorldCupjourneyonsocialmedia.18.Accordingtothepassage,Chinaprovidedthe2022FIFAWorldCupwiththefollowingexcept______.19.WecanlearnfromthepassagethatSiHaiandJingJinglivea_____lifeinDoha.A.busyB.comfortableC.secretD.hard20.Whichofthefollowingsubtitlesisthemostsuitablefortheblank?A.Made-in-ChinainQatarB.HelpfromChinaC.ChineseCompaniesMattersD.QatarNeedsChina21.WhatdoweknowabouttheChineserefereesforthe2022FIFAWorldCupfromthepassage?A.FourChinesefootballrefereesjoinedtheWorldCup.B.TheywereP.E.teachersfromthesameChinesecollege.C.Theywerealwaysworkingtogetherduringthematches.D.AllofthemwereveryproudoftheirWorldCupjourney.DChatGPT,asmartAIchat-bottool,hasswepttheeducationworldinthepastmonths.AccordingtoaUSsurveyofmorethan1,000students,over89percentofthemhaveusedChatGPTtohelpwiththeirhomework.DevelopedbyUScompanyOpenAI,ChalGPTisapowerfultool.Youcanaskittowritestoriesandemails,translatelanguages,andanswerallkindsofquestions.SomeschoolsintheUS,AustraliaandFrancehavebanned（禁止）theuseofChatGPT.IntheUS,forexample,NewYorkCitypublicschoolsbannedstudentsandteachersfromusingChatGPTonthearea'snetworksanddevices（设备）.Themovecomesoutofworriesthatthetoolcouldmakeiteasierforstudentstocheat（舞弊）ontheirhomework.SomealsoworrythatChatGPTcouldbeusedtospreadincorrectinformation."Itdoesnotbuildcritical-thinkingandproblem-solvingskills,whicharenecessaryforacademic（学术的）andlifelongsuccess,"saidJennaLyle,hedeputypresssecretaryoftheNewYorkCityDepartmentofEducation.Apartfrombans,teachersaremakingchangestotheirclassestopreventtheuseofChatGPT.SomecollegeteachersintheUStrytoincludemorespeakingexamsandhandwrittenpapersinsteadoftypedones.However,notalleducatorssay"no"toChatGPT.SomeCanadianuniversitiesarewritingpoliciesonitsuse,forbothstudentsandteachers.Theyhavenoplanstocompletelybanthetoolsofar.BhaskarVira,theheadnasterattheUniversityofCambridgeintheUK,saidthatbansonAIsoftwarelikeChatGPTareunwise."WehavetoknowthatAIisatoolpeoplewilluse,"hetoldVarsity,theschoolnewspaperoftheuniversity."Whatweneedtodoischangeourlearning,teachingandexaminations.Thatway,wecanhavehonestywhileenjoyingtheuseofthetool".22.WhatisChatGPTaccordingtothispassage?A.AnAIchat-botthatcanhelpusthinkandsolvemanyproblems.B.Atechnologythatcananswerallkindsofquestionscorrectly.C.AnAItoolthatcanhelpusgethighmarksonourhomework.D.Ahuman-likerobotwhichcanhelpustotakespeakingexams.23.What'stheattitude（态度）ofsomeCanadianuniversitiestoChatGPT?A.Thankful.B.Worried.C.Unfriendly.D.Careful.24.WhichofthefollowingsituationsissuitablefortheuseofChatGPT?A.Amywilltakeaspeakingexamonhistorynextmonth.B.LihuahassomedifficultyinreadinganEnglishnovel.C.Sandyisplanningthedevelopmentofhercompany.D.Lilyneedsnewwaystoimproveherscientificresearch.25.Whatisthispassagemainlyabout?A.SomefactsthatproveChatGPTisapowerfultoolpeoplewilluse.B.DifferentattitudesandactionstoChatGPTintheeducationalworld.B.BansontheuseofChatGPTinsomeschoolsofthewesterncountries.C.ActionssomewesterncountriesaretakingtobantheuseofChatGPT.2022年江苏省苏州市昆山市中考一模英语试卷三、阅读单选BecauseofCOVID-19,thepublicisadvisedtoexerciseathome.Ifyouhavetoleaveyourhometowalk,runorcycle,bemindfulofotherpeople.Thefollowingruleswillhelpkeepyouandotherssafe.Bringyourtowelandmask*Wipe(擦)yoursweat(汗水)withatowel.*Avoidtouchingyourfacewithyourhands.*Putyourmaskonbeforeandafteryourexercise.*Drinkfromyourwaterbottlewithoutsharingwithothers.KeepyourdistanceIfyouaregoinginthesamedirectionasanotherperson,remembertokeepatleast5metersapart.*Thesearethedistancesthatyoushouldkeep:20mwhencyclingat30km/h.10mwhenrunningat14km/h.5mwhenwalkingat4km/h.21．BecauseofCOVID-19,whatisthebestplacetoexercise?A．Home. B．Apark. C．Acommunity. D．Asportscentre.22．Whatcanyoudowhenyouaregoingwithsomeoneinthesamedirection?A．Youcanchangeyourdirectionandslowdown.B．Youcanstayatleast20mawayfromthemwhilerunning.C．Youcankeepatleast5mawayfromthem.D．Youcanstayclosertothemwhenyouride.23．Whyareyouadvisedtobringatowel?A．Tohelpotherpeopledrytheirsweat.B．Tocleanyourbottlesothatyoucanshareit.C．Towipeyoursweatwithitinsteadofyourhands.D．Tocoveryourmouthandnosewhiledoingexercise.At15:40onDecember9th,2021,the“spaceteacher”,WangYaping,madesomeexperiments(实验)intheTianheCoreModuleoftheChineseSpaceStation.“Welcometothe‘TiangongClassroom’!”saidWangYaping.●Takinga“spacewalk”isdifficultYeGuangfuwasworkinghardtowalk,buthisbodyfloated!Thenhetriedtoturnaroundbuthecouldn’t.“Inspace,astronautsareinaweightlessenvironment.Soweneedtousenearbydevices(装置)tomove,”hesaid.●Thepaperflower“blooms”Inthe“TiangongClassroom”,WangYapingmadeabeautifulwaterfilm(薄膜).Thenshetookoutapaperflowerandplaceditonthefilmofwater.Thepinkflowerslowly“bloomed”!“Ihopeyourdreamscanbloominthehugeuniverse(宇宙)!”shesaid.●“SpaceHappyBall”bringsfunWangYapingaskedthechildrenonthegroundtoputtheirpingpongballinthewater.Thedensity(密度)oftheballwaslessthanthatofthewater,soitfloatedup.Inspace,whensheputthepingpongballintothewater,itdidnotfloatuptothesurface.Itstoppedinthecenterofthewater!“Thebuoyancy(浮力)disappearsinaweightlessenvironmentinspacesothepingpongballcannotfloat,”MsWangexplained.24．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“blooms”meaninChinese?A．成长 B．绽放 C．枯萎 D．凋零25．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“It”inthesecondparagraphfrombottomreferto?A．Thespace. B．Thepingpongball. C．Thesurface. D．The“TiangongClassroom”.26．WhichisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A．Astronautsneednearbydevicestofloat.B．WangYapinggrewflowersinthespacestation.C．ItwasdifficultforYeGuangfutoturnaroundinspace.D．Thepingpongballdoesn’tfloatupinthewateronEarth.“Father,don’tyouwantmetobecleverandgreatoneday?”saidWillietohisfather.“Iwantyou,myboy,todoyourdutyinwhateverworkortaskgiventoyou.Alsodonotbetoosureofanything,”hereplied.“WhenIseepeople,asthesayinggoes,‘nevercountchickensbeforetheyarehatched(孵化)’,itmakesmethinkofthefamousNapoleon.”“WhenNapoleonwasruling(统治)overFrance,andhadbeatenmostofEurope,hewantedtoruleoverEngland,too.HewassosureofbeatingEnglandthathechosethedayandtimehewouldcomeoverandenterLondonasthewinner.”“Hegotanumberofhissoldierstogether,andhadshipsreadytocarrythemfromFrancetoEngland.HelookedoverthebluewavestowardsEnglandandthought,‘I’lllandinEnglandsoon,marchtoLondon,andtakeit.’”“Hewastoosure,”laughedWillie.“Hewassosure,”saidhisfather,“thatheactuallyhadamedalmadetocelebratehissuccess!OnthemedalwaswritteninFrench,‘STUCKATLONDON’,whichmeansthatthemedalwasmadeinLondon.”“ButheneverevengottoEngland!”saidWillie.“Hemadesosureofsuccess,”saidthefather,“thathehadamedalmadeincelebrationofbeatingcitythathewasnevereventosetfootin!”“Well,thatwascountinghischickensbeforetheyarehatched!”laughedtheboy.“HowshamefulNapoleonmusthavefeltlaterwheneverhethoughtofthatmedal!Haveyougotanymorestoriesforme,father?”“Yes,IhaveastoryaboutaverydifferentmanfromtheonewhoSTUCKthemedal;it’sabouttheDuke(公爵)ofWellington…”27．Whatcanthispassagebedescribedas?A．Adailyconversation. B．Ashortplay. C．Apersonalinterview. D．Afamouspoem.28．WhichofthefollowinghastheclosestmeaningtothesayinginParagraph2?A．Itneverrainsbutpours. B．Don’tburnthecandleatbothends.C．Don’tkeepallyoureggsinonebasket. D．Neverspendyourmoneybeforeyouhaveit.29．Inthefather’seyes,whatwastheDukeofWellingtonmostprobablylike?A．Bravebutnotconfiden