【江苏】2022-2023学年中考英语二模汇编-阅读理解Ⅹ（32篇）

【江苏专版】2022-2023学年中考英语二模汇编

阅读理解X（32篇）

学校:姓名：班级：考号：

一、阅读单选

（2022•江苏连云港•连云港市新海实验中学校考二模）MovieTownisthebestplace

toseeamovieinZhonghuaStreet.Infact,itisa60-seatprivate（私人的）cinema.Youcan

enjoyanyofourgreat2Dor3Dmovieshere.

PRICE

AdUlt（成人）Teen（青少年）13~17yearsChild12yearsoldandunder

2D$11$10$8

3D$13$12$10

OPENINGTIMES（营业时间）

Monday—FridayBetween9:00a.m.and8:00p.m.

Saturday-SundayBetween8:00a.m.and10:00p.m.

Forabetterexperience（体验）,gotoourcinemashop.Therearecakes,candies,different

drinksandmanyothertastythingsintheshop.Whenyouarewaitingforthemovie,youcan

playexcitinggamesonourcomputersforfree.Forotherinformationortomakeabooking

（预订）,pleasee-mailusatmoviestown@.

1.If15-year-oldJamesandhisparentsgotoseea3Dmovie,theyshouldpay.

A.$30B.$32C.$38D.41.

2.Tomakeabooking,oneneedsto________.

A.sendane-mailB.payforaticketonlineC.makeacall

D.gotothecinemashop

3.Thepassageisprobably.

A.apieceofnewsB.astoryC.ajokeD.an

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（2022•江苏连云港•连云港市新海实验中学校考二模）“Howareyou?”isanice

question.IfsafriendlywaythatpeopleintheUSAgreeteachother.But"Howareyou?”is

alsoaveryunusualquestion.Ifsaquestionthatoftendoesn,tneedananswer.

Thepersonwhoasks“Howareyou?”hopestoheartheanswer"Fine”,evenifthe

person,sfriendisn,tfine.Thereasonisthat“Howareyou?"isn'treallyaquestionand"Fine”

isn,treallyananswer.Theyaresimplyotherwaysofsaying"Hello"or"Hi”.

Sometimes,peopledon,tsayexactlywhattheymean.Forexample,whensomeoneasks

“Doyouagree?^^theotherpersonmightthink,“No,Idisagree.Ithinkyou,rewrong.^^Butit

isn,tverypolitetodisagreesostrongly,sotheotherpersonmightsay'Tmnotsure.^^It,sa

nicerwaytosaythatyoudon,tagreewithsomeone.

Peopledon,tsayexactlywhattheyarethinkingwhentheywanttofinishtalkingwith

otherpeople.Forexample,manytalksoverthephonefinishwhenonepersonsaysfcςΓvetogo

now."Often,thepersonwhowantstohangupgivesanexcuse:44Someone,satthedoor.”

''Somethingisburningonthestove."Theexcusesmightberealornot.Perhapstheperson

whowantstohangupsimplydoesn,twanttotalkanymore,butitisn,tpolitetosaythat.The

excuseismorepolite,anditdoesn,thurttheotherperson.

Whethertheyaregreetingeachother,talkingaboutanidea,orfinishingatalk,people

don,tsayexactlywhattheyarethinking.It,sanimportantwaythatpeopletrytobeniceto

eachother,andit,spartofthegameoflanguage.

4.Whenapersondisagreeswithsomeone,itispolitetosay""

A.Youarewrong.Idisagree.B.Γmnotsure.

C.I,msureIdisagree.D.Idon,tagreewithyou.

5.Apolitewaytofinishatalkistosay””

A.Youhavetogonow.B.Iwanttohangup.

C.Ihavetogonow.D.Idon,twanttotalkanymore.

6.Whenapersonsays“Someone'satthedoor."Thepersonmaybe.

A.givinganexcuseB.hurtingsomeone,sfeelings

C.talkingtoapersonatthedoorD.goingtoanotherplace

7.Theruleofthegameoflanguageisprobably.

A.44Alwayssaywhatyoumean^^B.uDon,tdisagreewithpeople”

C.44Neversayexactlywhatyou,rethinking,,D.“Benicetoeachother”

（2022•江苏连云港•连云港市新海实验中学校考二模）Today,anincreasingnumberof

peoplearealwayslookingattheirmobilephoneswiththeirheadsdown.Thesepeopleare

calledtheuHeadsdownTribe（低头族）”.Areyouaheadsdowntribemember?Headsdown

tribemembersnowcanbeseeneverywhere.Moreandmoretrafficaccidentsarehappening

becausemoredriversusemobilephoneswhiledriving.Inordertomakedriverspaymore

attentiontodriving,headsdowntribememberswhousemobilephoneswhiledrivingin

Taiwanarefined.

Aswecanseeabove,usingmobilephonesmaycauseaccidentsandevencostalotof

money.Besides,moreandmoreinterestingandstrangefactshappentothe“Headsdown

Tribe,,∙LefshavealookataninterestingTVreport.AmaninAmericakeptusinghismobile

phoneonhiswayhome.Asaresult（撞上）abiglostbear.Whenheliftedhiseyesfromthe

phone,hewassoscaredthatheturnedaroundandranawayasquicklyaspossible.Another

factisthatWecanoftenseepeopleintherestaurantseatingfacetofacebutlookingattheir

ownmobilephones.It,sstrangethattheydon,ttalktotheoneswhositoppositetothem

duringthemeal.Someofthemevenhavefuncommunicatingwithothersonthephones.

Mobilephonesarehelpfulandnecessaryformodernlife.Aremobilephonesgoodornot?

Itdependsonhowpeopleusethem.Let,sbe“healthy“usersandtrytobethe“Headsup

Tribe”.

8.WhatdoWeknowaboutthe“HeadsdownTribe”？

A.Theyarecoolkids.

B.Theyaredangerousdrivers.

C.TheyaregoodatusingtheInternet.

D.Theyarealwayslookingattheirmobilephones.

9.Accordingtothepassage,whatdothetςHeads-downTribe“dowhentheyeatina

restaurant?

A.Theyenjoytheirmeals.

B.Theydon,ttalktothepeoplewhositopposite.

C.Theytakephotosoftheirmeals.

D.Theytalktothestrangerswhositnexttothem.

10.Theunderlinedword"them”inthelastparagraphrefersto",,.

A.HeadsdownTribeB.HeadsupTribe

C.mobilephonesD.cardriversandmotorcyclists

11.Whatisthewriter,spurposeinwritingthispassage?

A.Tocallonustousemobilephonesinarightway.

B.Togivesomeadviceonhowtodrivecarsandmotorcyclessafely.

C.Toaskpeopletobuymoreandmoremobilephones.

D.Tbshowushowtoavoidbeingfinedwhiledrivinginthecity.

（2022•江苏连云港•连云港市新海实验中学校考二模）WhenyouthinkoftheArctic

G匕极）,youimagineanicylandofpurewhitesnow.Othersimagineitasthelastreallyclean

placeleftonearth.Wehavepollutedthedeepestoceanswithplasticrubbish.ςtAndnow.^^

CNNsays,ςςit,stheArctic,sturn.”

GermanscientistshaverecentlyfoundmicroplasticsinArcticsnow.Microplasticsare

piecesofplasticsmallerthan5millimeters.Sadly,thescientistsfound1,800piecesof

microplasticsperliterof（每升）snow.

HowisplasticpollutionreachingtheArctic?

Accordingtoscientists,it,sclearthatmostofthemicroplasticsinthesnowcomefrom

theair.Theyfallofftheplasticobjectsandaremovedbythewind,justlikedust.Theymix

withiceintheairandfalltothegroundassnow.FindingtheseplasticsinArcticsnowmeans

thatwemaybreathethemin.

Aretheybadforus?Scientistscannotanswerthisquestionfornow,accordingtothe

WHO.Wedoknowthatourbodiescannottakein“large"piecesofmicroplastics.However,

iftheplasticsaresmallenough,theycanfindwaysintoourbodiesandstaythereforalong

time,whichcanbebadforourhealth.Whafsmore,earlierstudieshaveshownthat

microplasticsmayCoKtTibUtStolungcancerrisk.

Microplasticshavealsobeenfoundinriversandoceansaroundtheworld.Earlier

researchhasfoundthattheyflowoverlongdistancesandintoouroceans,hurtingecosystems

alongtheway.Theystartinourwastewater,thenflowintoriversandouttothesea,where

theyareeatenbyseaanimals.Ifpeopletheneattheseanimals,itmeansthatwe,reeatingthe

plasticaswell.

12.WecanIeamfromParagraph1that.

A.theArcticisthelastreallycleanplaceleftonearth

B.theArcticisanicylandofpurewhitesnow

C.theArcticisabeautifulicylandwithcleanair

D.theArctichasbeenpollutedbyplasticrubbish

ɪ3.Theunderlinedword“contribute“meansinChinese.

A.增加B.捐赠C.影响D,贡献

14.Whichofthefollowingisn,ttrue?

A.WemaybreathemicroplasticsinArctic.

B.Microplasticsmaycauselungcancer.

C.Wedon,thavetomindmicroplasticsrightnow.

D.Microplasticshavehurtecosystems.

15.Howdoesthewriterendthispassage?

A.Byadvisingustodrinkcleanwater.

B.Byaskingpeoplenottoeatseaanimals.

C.Bytellingtheseriousnessofplasticpollution.

D.ByshowingthebeautyofArctic.

（2022•江苏苏州•校考二模）

Communitychildren,sTrash-sorting（垃圾分类）Competition

Theme:Trashsorting

AbouttheCompetition:

TheCommunityChildren'sTrash-sortingCompetitionwillbeheldinthecommunity

nextSaturdayandtherearemoreandmoreChildrenjoininginthiscompetition.

Rules:

!.AgeGroup:Childrenbetweeneightandsixteen.

2.Contactdetails（联系详情）（inEnglishonly）:Fullname,ageandfulladdress

includingphonenumberande-mailmustbeprovidedwhilesigningup.

3.Thecompetitionwillbeheldintworounds.

FirstRound:Answerrace（抢答）—Thehostwillaskquestionsabouttrash-sortingand

childrenwillhavetoanswerthemassoonaspossible.Thepersonwhoanswersthequestion

correctlyandfastestcangetonepoint.

SecondRound:ActualOPeratiOn（实践操作）一Thechildrenwillbegivenrealtrash,and

theyhavetoclassifythetrashinalimitedtime.

Finally,thejudgewillcounthowmanypointseachpersongetsaccordingtothe

accuracy（准确度）oftheirtrash-sortinganddecidewhowillbethewinner.

PrizesforWinner（s）:

The1stPrize:Oneperson一$600andafully-paidtripforthewinner.

The2ndPrize:Twopersons——$300eachandafully-paidtripforthewinner.

The3rdPrize:Threepersons—Acertificate（证书）foreachwinner.

16.Therulesofthecompetitiondon,tincludeaccordingtothepassage.

A.thenumberoftheroundsB.thethemeoftrash-sorting

C.theageofthechildrenD.thenameandcontactdetails

17.Wherecanweprobablyseethepassage?

A.Inasciencebook.B.Inanotice.C.Inastorybook.D.Inatravel

guide.

（2022•江苏苏州•校考二模）Mydadwasafisherman.Hehadhisownboat,butitwas

hardmakingalivingonthesea.Heworkedhardandwouldstayoutuntilhecaughtenough

tofeedthefamily.Notjustenoughforourfamily,butalsoforhismomanddadandtheother

kidsthatwerestillathome.

Dadwasabigman,andhewasstrongfrompullingthenetsandfightingtheseaforhis

catch.Whenyougotclosetohim,yousmelledthesea.

Whentheweatherwasbad,hewoulddrivemetoschoolinhisoldtruck,ɪtwasolder

thanhewas.Youcouldhearitcomingfromacoupleofblocksaway.Ontheway,Iwould

shrinkdowninto（缩进）theseathopingtodisappear.Hewouldstoprightinfrontofthe

school,anditseemedlikeeverybodywouldbestandingaroundandwatching.Thenhewould

leanoverandgivemeabigkissonthecheekandtellmetobeagoodboy.Itwasmakingme

feelreallyuncomfortable!Hereɪwastwelveyearsold,andmydadwouldleanoverandkiss

megood-bye!

IrememberedthedayIthoughtIwastoooldforagood-byekiss.Whenwegotto

schoolandcametoastop,hehadhisusualbigsmile.Hestartedtoleantowardsme,butIput

myhandupandsaid,ςςNo,Dad.,,ItwasthefirsttimeIhadevertalkedtohimthatway.fcςDad,

I,mtoooldforagood-byekiss.”

Mydadlookedatmeforthelongesttime,andhiseyesstartedtotearup.Ihadnever

seenhimcry.Heturnedandlookedout.ςςYou,reright,,,hesaid.ς4Youareabigboy...aman.

Iwon,tkissyouanymore.”

Itwasn,tlongafterthatwhenmydadwenttoseaandnevercameback.Itwastheday

whenmostoftheboatsstayedin,butnotdad.

Guys,youdon,tknowwhatIwouldgivetohavemydadgivemejustonemorekisson

thecheek...tofeelhisrougholdface...tosmelltheseaonhim...tofeelhisarmaroundmy

neck.IwishIhadbeenamanthen.IfIhadbeenaman,Iwouldbeaman.Iwouldnever

havetoldmydadIwastoooldforagood-byekiss.

18.Fromthepassage,weknowthatprobablythewriter,sfather.

A.wasasuccessfulbusinessmanB.hadanaccidentanddiedatsea

C.wasgoodatdrivingcarsD.drovethewritertoschooleveryday

19.Itcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraphthatthewriter.

A.wishedhisfathertocomebackhomesoon

B.wouldgiveupwhathehadtolookforhisfather

C.hopedtoseehisfatherandaskedforanotherkiss

D.regrettedhavingrefusedhisfather,skiss

20.What,sthebesttitleforthepassage?

A.MypoordadB.Anuncomfortableexperience

C.Agood-byekissD.Thesmellofthesea

（2022•江苏苏州•校考二模）Romeohadbeeninagoodmoodallmorning.He,dhada

dreamthathewasabouttoreceivesomegoodnews.HewasIightheartedandhewalked

throughthestreetsofmagicfeelingthathisfeetweren,ttouchingtheground.

HisdreamwasthatJuliethadfoundhimdead.Andalthoughitwasastrangedreamthat

allowedadeadmantothinkandfeel,shehadbroughthimbacktolifewithherkissesand

madehimashappyasaking.Hesmiledashewalked.Itjustshowedhowwonderfulthereal

thingwasifevendreamsaboutlovecouldmakeyoufeelsogood.

Wasn,tthathisman,Balthazar,comingdownthestreet?Itwas.Itmustbegoodnews

fromVerona.

“Balthazar,“hesaid.uHaveyougotaletterfromtheFriar?How,smywife?Andmy

father?Ishealright?^^Romeodidalittlejig,dancingroundhisservant.ςςHow,sJuliet?Γm

askingthatbecauseifshe,swelltheneverythingiswonderfiιl.^^

Balthazarsaidnothing.Hestaredattheground,avoidingRomeo,seyes.Romeostopped

hisdancing.Balthazarwascrying.

“She'swell.Sonothingcanbewrong."saidBalthazar.HeturnedhisbackonRomeo

andblurted,ςςHerbody,ssleepinginCapulet,stombandhersouΓsamongtheangels.^^

Romeofeltcold,eveninthatterribleheat.Heexpressedhisdoubtabouthisservant's

words.

“IwatchedthemputtingherintheirfamilyVaUIt（墓穴）,“saidBalthazar,ςςandthencame

straighttoyou.^^HesawthepaininRomeo,sfaceandwishedhecouldthinkofsomewayof

cheeringhimup.

“Itcan,tbe!”saidRomeoatlast.Heturnedaway.uThestarsareagainstus.ButIwon,t

giveintothem!”HeturnedbacktoBalthazar.ςςGoandgetmesomepaperandinkandhire

ussomehorses.^^

“Ibegofyou,SirJsaidBalthazar,fcfcbecareful.You,resosadandI,mworriedthat

somethingbadisgoingtohappen.^^

“You'rewrong,saidRomeo.,,44JustdoasItellyou.Haven,tyougotaletterfromthe

Friar?^^

“No."

“Itdoesn,tmatter.Goandgetthehorses.I,llseeyoulater.,,

-----AdaptedfromReineoandJuliet

21.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"lighthearted“meaninthefirstparagraph?

A.Happy.B.Worried.C.Angry.D.Nervous

22.HowdidRomeoreplytoBalthazar9Snews?

A.HewasworriedthatBalthazarwastootired.B.Hecouldn,tbelieveit.

C.Heknewwhathappenedalready.D.Hedidn,tcareaboutit.

23.Whichdoyouthinkwillhappennext?

A.RomeoisexcitedlygoingbackwithhisservantBalthazar.

B.RomeowillridehishorsetotheangelstotakeJulietback.

C.RomeoisgoingtovisittheplacewhereJulietlived.

D.RomeoisgoingtotheFriar,shometocheerJulietup.

（2022•江苏苏州•校考二模）

Thereareafewdifferentkindsofhockey,includingicehockeyandfieldhockey.Oneof

thebiggestdifferencesbetweenthesportsisthesurfaceonwhichtheyareplayed.Some

suggestthatfieldhockeyhasbeenaroundforthousandsofyears.Thereisevidencetosupport

thatasimilargamewasplayedbyancientpeopleinGreeceandRome.

Icehockeyhasbeenaround,officially,sincethelate1800s.Thisiswhentheruleswere

madebyJ.A.Creighton.Thefirstleaguewasinplacebytheearly1900s.Later,icehockey

becameanOlympicsport.

Hockeyisateamsportwithsixplayersontwoopposingteams.Thegameisplayedona

rinkoficewithtwogoalsateachend.Thestandardrinksizeis200feetlongand85feetwide.

Players,allwearingiceskates,moveadiskcalledapuckaroundtheice.Theirpurposeisto

shootthepuckintotheotherteam,sgoal.Thegoalisanetthatissixfeetwideandfourfeet

tall.Eachgoalisguardedbyagoalie,whoistheonlyonethatcantouchthepuckwithhis

hockeystickaswellasanypartofhisbody.Goaliescanevenusetheirfeettostopthepuck

fromgettingintothenet.

Ahockeystickiswhatplayersusetomovethepuck.Itisusually5to6feetinlength

withaflatbladeattheend.Hockeysticksarestraightsticksmadeofwood.Thepuckismade

ofvulcanized（硫化的）rubber,whichisamuchbettermaterialthanthefirstpucks.It,ssaid

thatthefirstinformalhockeygameswereplayedwithpucksmadeoffrozencowwaste!The

modernpuckistypicallyoneinchthickandthreeinchesindiameter.

36Instead,thenamesofthewinninghockeyteam,splayers,coaches,

andmanagersareaddedtothepresentationcup.Therearefiveringsofnames.Theoldest

ringisremovedwhenanewoneisadded.

Today,icehockeyisthemostpopularteamsportplayedontheiceallovertheworld.

24.Fromthepassage,Weknowthatdecideswhatkindofhockeyitis.

A.therulestofollowB.thetimeofappearing

C.thematerialofpuckD.theplaceforplaying

25.Whatisthecorrectorderoftheeventsinicehockey,shistory?

a.Therulesoficehockeyweremade.

b.IcehockeybecameanOlympicsport.

c.Thefirstleagueoficehockeywassetup.

d.Icehockeybecamethemostpopularicesport.

e.Peopleplayedwithfrozencowwasteinthefield.

A.e-a-c-b-dB.e-c-d-a-bC.a-d-e-b-cD.a-c-b-d-e

26.WhichofthefollowingsentencesisproperatthebeginningofParagraph5?

A.Comparedwithothersports,allthemembersofthechampioncangetaring.

B.Unlikeothersports,thechampionteamcangetonemorecupeachyear.

C.Unlikeothersports,anewcupforthechampionisn,tcreatedeachyear.

D.Comparedwithothersports,atmostfivenamesinallcanbeaddedtothecup.

27.Themainpurposeofthearticleisto.

A.explaintherulesoficehockey

B.showthematerialsoftheicehockey

C.tellusthechampionshipoftheicehockey

D.introducethedevelopmentoftheicehockey

(2022・江苏常州・统考二模)

Howtobeasafeandsmartsearcher

Severalkeywordswillhelptofindbetterresults.

Usemorethanonekeywordwhenyouaredoingasearch.Ifyouwanttofindoutabout

seagulls,forexample,searchfor“birdseagull^^andnotjust“seagull”—becauseseagull

mightalsobethenameofjustaboutanythingelse,fromahoteltoadocumentaryfilm.

Exactreferencecanhelpyoufindwhatyou,relookingfor.

Ifyouarelookingforanexactphraseorsentence,e.g.4ςseagullsareveryclevef,,typeit

betweeninvertedcommas(S)andonlyexactmatcheswillbeshown.Thisisusefulwhen

youwanttofindsomethingyou,vealreadyseenbutlost.

Avoidcommonwordslike"a''or"the"inasearch.Thesearen,talwayshelpfulandare

usuallyunnecessary.

Removeunwantedresultsbyaddingaminussymbol(-).Forexample,

“Seagull-holel-film''wouldleaveoutallreferencestohotelsandfilms.

Checkyourspelling.

Makesurethatyouspelleverywordinthesearchboxcorrectly.Thesmallesttyping

mistakescanbringunwantedresults-especiallywhenthemistypedwordexists.

Haveafilter.

It,sagoodideatofilter(iii⅛)youronlinesearchers,especiallywhenyouaresearching

forpictures.Askanadulttohelpyouaddafilteringsystem.Therearelotsoffiltering

softwareoptionsavailable.

Experimentwithdifferentsearchenginesuntilyoufindtheonethat,sbestforyou.

Somesearchenginespersonalizetheresults,socheckouttheoptionofusingasearchengine

thatdoesn'tdothisandyouwillgetdifferentresults.

ReliabilityisveryimportantwhenyousearchontheInternet.

Alwaysaskyourselfζ"Isthisreliable?^^Don,tmakethemistakeOfbelievingeverything

yousee.Somewebsitesareunreliableandsomeinformationisfalse.Checkyourinformation

onotherwebsitesbeforeacceptingit.

28.Whichofthefollowingthingsshouldyoudoasasmartsearcher?

a.Useonlyonekeywordinasinglesearch.

b.Avoidteπnslike"a"or"the"inasearch.

c.Chooseyoursearchenginecarefully.

d.Paynoattentiontosmallspellingmistakes.

e.Compareinformationfromdifferentsites.

A.abcB.aceC.bedD.bee

29.Accordingtothepassage,theminussymbol.

A.canmakesearchresultsmoreexactlyB.isequaltoinvertedcommasinasearch

C.islikelytogiveyoualonglistofresultsD.isusuallyconsideredunnecessaryina

search

30.Fromthepassage,weknowthatafilteringsystem.

A.isusedtotickoutfalseinformationonawebsite

B.isespeciallyimportantwhilesearchingforpictures

C.personalizesyourresultswhenyouaredoingasearch

D.isusefultofindsomethingyou,vealreadyseenbutlost

（2022•江苏常州•统考二模）Itseemsfooddeliverymen（送货员）arealwaysinahurry.

Theywearblue,redoryellowhelmetsandmanyofthemdon,tfollowtrafficrules.They

driveonthewrongsideoftheroadandrunredlights.Theyusemobilephoneswhiledriving.

Thesereckless（鲁莽的）behaviorshavecaughtthepublic,sattention.

Inthefirsthalfof2017,fooddeliverymenhad76trafficaccidentsinShanghai,

accordingtoShanghaiPublicSecurityBureau.Thatmeanseverytwoandahalfdays,afood

deliverymanwilldieorgethurtontheroad.

Whatmakesdeliverymentakesuchrisks?Thestrictrulesofthefooddeliveryservice

companiesandtheanxious（焦急的）customersmaybetheanswer.

Manycompanieswillfineadeliverymanupto2,000yuan,ifhefailstodeliveranorder

ontime,reportedChinaDaily.Finesalsogotothosewhogetbadreviewsfromcustomers.

Tosolvetheproblem,fooddeliveryservicecompaniesneedtoimprovetheirincentive

systems（激励制度），notedCRIOnline.

Somecitiesarealsotakingaction.Shanghaihasaskedcompaniestotraintheir

deliverymenontrafficrulesandsafety.NowinShenzhen,ifadeliverymangetscaught

breakingtrafficrulesmorethantwice,thenhewillbebannedfromdrivingfoodservice

deliveryvehicles（交通工具）forawholeyear.

31.HowmanytrafficaccidentsdidfooddeliverymeninShanghaicauseinthefirsthalfof

2017?

A.76.B.38.C.152.D.2,000.

32.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?

A.It,sapitythatallfooddeliverymendon,tfollowtrafficrules.

B.Ifadeliverymancan,tdeliveranorderontime,hewillbefinedupto200yuan.

C.Itmattersalottoadeliverymanifhegetsbadreviewsfromcustomers.

D.Thedeliverymanisn,tallowedtosendfoodforawholeyearifhebreakstrafficrulesmore

thantwice.

33.Whatisthemainideaofthelastparagraph?

A.Companiesareimprovingtheirreviewsystems.

B.Somecitiesareworkingtoimprovethesituation.

C.Todrivesafely,fooddeliverymenwillobeymoretrafficrules.

D.Fooddeliverymencannotdriveonimportantroadsinthefuture.

（2022.江苏常州・统考二模）

Onthelasteveningofmymom,smostrecenttriptovisitmeinLondon,shesatacross

thetablepeelingPomegranate（石榴）seedsintoabigbowl.

44EatthistomorrowafterI,mgone,youlazybee,“sheteased,dismissingthe

pilesofbooks,clothesandelectronicsacrossthetablewaitingtobepackedintoherluggage.

Momknowsmetoowell:pomegranateseedsaremyfavorite.Theyneverappearonmy

foodschedulethough,asIlackthepatiencetopeelthemproperly.Momdoesn,thavethe

patienceeither,exceptwhenitcomestofeedingme.

Herhandsmovedgentlyandswiftly,whilehereyeslookedcarefullyatthesmallwatery

littleseeds,attentivelytryingnottoCrUSh（压碎）them.

WhenIwokeupthenextdayandopenedthefridge.Sureenough,waitingformewasa

clearjarofperfectsmoothandshinypomegranateseeds.

EversinceIlefthometostudyinLondontenyearsago,foodhasbeenabigpartof

mom,sLondonvisits.

Witheachtrip,shewouldbesuretofilltheentirefridgewithhand-madedumplings,rice

cakes,ricepuddings,sesamefilledsweetdumplingsandmanyothersweetsIstruggletofind

Englishtranslationsfor.

Ilovewatchingherturntheloosewhiteflourintomoon-shapeddumplingsmagically,

andplacethemneatlyintoatray.

Wheneverit,stimetosaygoodbye,momwouldneversaythatshemissesme,orthatshe

lovesme.Instead,she,lljustsay:"don'tstarveyourselfwhileI,mnotwithyou”.That,s

becauseshebelongstoagenerationwherefoodisanexpressionoflove.Atthattime,her

favoriteafter-schoolactivitywasvisitinganoldgranny,whowouldfeedherricemixedwith

sesameoil.tςMmm...that,sthebestfoodwecouldhopeforbackthen,^^shewouldsay.

Inhergeneration,peoplewouldgreeteachothersaying“Haveyoueaten?^^Wedon,tdo

thatinChinaanymore,butIstilllookforwardtothetraditionofmywholefamilygathering

togethertopreparefoodacrossabigkitchentableatspecialoccasions,suchastheChinese

NewYear.Suchsweetchildhoodmemorieshavestayedwithme.

It,sfiιnnythatlivinginthesuperhealth-consciouscityofLondonhastaughtmetothink

aboutfoodintermsofcaloriesandcarbcontent.Well,mom,shome-madedumplingsdon,t

haveanyfoodlabels.Nocaloriecalculation,nofatpercentages,nothingonthepackage

tellingmetoeatmy"fiveaday,∖Instead,everybiteofmom,sfoodtastesoflove,andofthe

feelingofhome.

34.Mumpeeledpomegranateseedsonthelasteveningbecause.

A.shewasgoodatpeelingfruitB.shelovedme-herdaughter

C.theywereherownfavouritefruitD.Iwastoolazytopeelthemforher

35.EachtimemymomcametoLondon,shewould.

A.buydifferentkindsoffruitformeB.maketraditionalBritishfoodforme

C.maketr