湖北省武汉市硚口区2022-2024年中考五月调考英语试卷汇编：阅读理解

湖北省武汉市硚口区2022-2024年中考五月调考英语试卷汇编阅读理解2024年湖北省武汉市硚口区中考五月调考英语试卷四、阅读理解(共15小题，每小题2分，满分30分) 阅读下面三篇材料，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。AHugeFaceSeeninaCliff WalkersonacoastalpathinCornwall,England,havereportedseeingahugehumanfacelookingoutatseafromthesideofacliff.Althoughitlookslikeit’sbeencarefullycarvedfromthecliff,it’sprobablytheresultofarecentrockfall.LouiseCoe,whosehusbandnoticedit,tooksomephotosofthemassiverockanddescribeditasa“brightsight”._______________________ Awildflowerthatwasthoughttobeextinct(灭绝的).hasbeenfound,40yearsafteritwaslastseen.Itwasthoughttohavediedoutafterforestswerecutdownandmadeintofarmland.However,scientistsintheCentinelaareainEcuadorfoundthefloweragainandarenowworkingtoprotectthespecies.AustraliaTreeFrogsComeBack Afterbeingnearlyendedupbybushfirestwoyearsago,80spottedtreefrogshaveappearedagaininthewild.Expertsthoughtjust10ofthefrogslivedinthewildafterthefires,butthankstoabreedingprogrammetheirnumbersareincreasing.GovernmentministerJamesGriffinsaidthefrogsare“aremindertohaveoptimismabouttheprotectionworkwe’redoing.”51.Inwhichsectionofthenewspapercanwereadthenews? A.TRAVEL B.FRIENDS C.SPORTS D.NATURE52.Whatwouldbethebestheadingforthesecondpieceofnews? A.TheSpecialBeautifulFlower B.“Extinct”WildflowerReappears C.WildflowerLivesfor40Years D.TheNewSpeciesMustbeProtected53.Whofoundthehugefaceinthefirstpieceofnews? A.Ahugehumaninthemountain.B.SomewalkersinEngland. C.LouiseCoeandhisclassmates.D.SomelocalpeopleinCornwall.54.WhatisTRUEabouttreefrogs? A.Thereare80treefrogslivingintheworldnow. B.Thenumberofthetreefrogsisreducingquickly. C.Thebushfiretwoyearsagoalmostkilledthemall. D.Theexpertsdidn’twantthefrogstobreedanymore.55.Whatdothethreepiecesofnewshaveincommon? A.Thediscoveriesareallinthewild.B.Thecreaturesarenearlyextinctnow. C.Peopleneversawthosecreaturesbefore.D.Thediscoveriesareallfoundbythescientists.B Lookatthebirdsandplantsontheright.Doyouthinkthey’remadeofglassorjade(玉)? Manypeoplemightsay“glass”or“jade.”Butbelieveitornot,theselifelikecreationsaremadeofsugar.TheyaretheworkofCuiJiuxiang,ayoung“sugarartist”fromQingdao. Asaboy,Cuiwasinterestedinsculpture(雕刻).Hisfatherwasacarpenter(木匠).Inhishands,roughpiecesofwoodbecamefineworksofart.YoungCuiwantedtobeasskilledashisfather.Oneday,somewonderfulvegetablecarvings(雕刻品)inarestaurantcaughthiseye.TheboydecidedtostudyfoodartinSuzhou.Aftergraduation,hesooncarvedoutareputationforhimselfasafoodsculptor.Lateron,hewasinvitedtoShenzhentoteachfoodsculpting. WhileCuienjoyedteaching,healsowantedtotrysomethingnew.In2016,helefttheschoolandwenttoShanghai.There,hefoundoutaboutsugarart.Hefellinlovewithitandspentcountlesshourslearningthecraft. Now,asasugarartist,Cuiworksinarestaurant.ItusuallytakesCuisixtosevenhourstocreateapieceofsugarart.Hebeginsbyboilingsugarintosyrup(糖浆).Then,underthespeciallamps,hecarefullyshapesthesugar.Hemustbearhightemperaturesfromstarttofinishforeachpieceofhisbeautifulwork. ★CuihasbreathednewlifeintoitwithatouchofChineseculture.Hiscreationshavereceivedalotofpraise.Forhim,however,thetruesweetnessliesnotinthepraise,butinthejoyofcreatingsomethingmagicaleveryday.56.What’sthefunctionofthefirstparagraph? A.Guidereaderstoobservethepicturesandthinkmore. B.Encouragereaderstomakethesimilarcreations. C.Inspirereaderstoreadthenextparagraphs. D.Showreaderstwobeautifulpictures.57.What’sthemeaningoftheunderlinedphrase“carvedout”? A.triedtodesign B.wasbusycreating C.paidattentiontoD.succeededingetting58.Whichsentenceofthefollowingcanbeputinto★? A.Nowthesugarartistispopularonline, B.Buthisworkisnotcomfortable, C.Finallyhemakesagoodnameforhimself, D.Althoughsugarartisanoldcraft,59.Whichofthefollowingislistedinchronologicalorder? ①Tolearnsugarart.②Toteachfoodsculpting. ③Tostudyfoodart.④Toworkinarestaurant A.①④③② B.②①③④ C.③②①④ D.④②①③60.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage? A.ALongJourneytoSuccess B.SugaryMagic C.InterestIstheBestTeacher D.ASmartArtistC Let’simaginethis:Yourparentsaregoingoutoftownforaweek.You’releftwith800yuan.Howwillyouspendit?Itwouldbesillytospendthemoneyatthemall,especiallyifyoualreadyhavegreatclothesinyourroom,right?Abetterwaytospendthatmoneywouldbeonkeythingssuchasfoodandtransportation.You’dprobablyalsowanttoputpartofthemoneyasideforsomethingelse. Well,youjustlearnedhowtobudget(预算).It’sallaboutdecidingwhatmattersthemosttoyouandhowmuchyouwanttospendonthesethings. Workingoutyourpriorities(优先事项)isthemostimportantpartofbudgeting.Forexample,ifyouplanonbuyinganewsmartphoneandacoolsmartwatch,youshouldconsidersavingsomemoney.ThenexttimeyourfriendsinviteyoutogotoKTVwiththem,youmightaswelldecidetopass. Buthavingabudgetdoesn’tmeanyoucan’thavefun;youjusthavetogetcreative.Insteadofmeetingyourfriendsatthepizzashopandthengoingtothemovies,youcouldinvitethemovertoyourhouse.Youcanbuysomefrozenpizzasatthesupermarketandwatchamovieonline.It’salotcheaperbutjustasfun. Ifyousearchforbudgetingtips,you’llfindmany.Asayoungperson,youhaveplentyofchancestoexperimentwithdifferentways.Onceyoufindawaythatworksforyou,it’seasiertogetexcitedaboutbudgeting. Keepinmindthatevenadultsmakemistakesattimes.Ifyougooveryourbudget,justtrytolearnfromyourmistakes.61.Whydoesthewritersuggestspendingthemoneyonfoodandtransportation? A.Becausetheyarebasicneeds. B.Becausetheyhelpavoidtrouble. C.Becausetheycostlessmoney. D.Becausethemoneyisnotenough.62.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingisacreativebudget? A.GotoKTVwitholdfriends. B.Meetfriendsatanicepizzashop. C.Buysmartclothesatthemall. D.Watchamovieonlinewithfriends.63.Whatpointisthewritertryingtomakeinthelastparagraph? A.Makinggoodbudgetsisachallengeforever. B.Don’tmakeanymistakestogooveryourbudget. C.Evenadultsshouldlearnfromthemistakestheymake. D.Theyoungshouldn’tbeafraidtomakemistakeswithbudget.64.Whatcanweinferaboutthewriter’sopiniononbudgeting? A.Itcanbeeasierforadults. B.Itcanbedifficultbuthelpful. C.Itcanstoppeoplehavingfun. D.Itcanhelptosavemoremoney.65.Whatisthepurposeofthepassage? A.Sharetipsonhowtomakemoremoney. B.Tellreaderstheimportanceofsavingmoney. C.Helpteenagerslearntospendmoneywisely. D.Setsomerulesforpeopletoliveabetterlife.2023年湖北省武汉市硚口区中考五月调考英语试卷三、阅读理解Artemisistheworld’sfastestwalkinghumanoid(人形的)robot.Itstandsat142cmandweighs38kg.ItwastheworkofresearchersfromtheUniversityofCaliforniaLosAngeles.TheteamplanstoshowoffArtemis’sfullabilitiesataninternationalroboticscompetitionthisJuly.MeetPearlMyname’sPearl.Yes,I’maChihuahua.I’matwo-year-oldgirl.TheysayI’mshorterthanatelevisionremotecontrol.AmI?AndamIalsoaboutthesamelengthasaU.S.dollarbill?Well,anyways,theysayI’mnowtheshortestlivingdogintheworld.Notbadtohavemyownworldrecord!Woof,Woof!3D-PrintedCake,Anyone?A3Dprintercouldsoonbecomethenextmust-havehouseholdappliance.Scientistshavesuccessfullyusedittomaketheworld’sfirst3D-printedcheesecake.Thecakewasmadeofsevenedible(可食用的)food“inks”.While3Dfoodprintingisstillinitsearlystages,itwillprobablychangethewayweprepareandenjoyfood.31．Inwhichsectionofthenewspapercanwereadthenews?A．MagicWorld B．ScienceandTechnologyC．StrangeStudy D．GuinnessWorldRecords32．Whatwouldbethebestheadingforthefirstpieceofnews?A．SoccerisArtemis’Favorite. B．TheNewestWalkingHumanoidRobot.C．WatchOut,ARTEMISisHere. D．WhoCanWintheGame,HumanorAI?33．WhycanyouseeaTVremotecontrolinthepicture?A．Becauseit’sPearl’sfavoritetoy. B．Becauseit’sagoodcomparison.C．BecausePearlwantstobuyone. D．BecausePearlisgoodatusingit.34．Whatcanyouknowfromtheabovenews?A．PearlisthesamelengthasaU.S.dollarbill.B．Artemishasshoweditsfullabilitiestotheworld.C．TheshortestChihuahuaintheworldislessthan38cm.D．The3Dprinterwillgreatlychangethehabitspeoplecook.35．Whichofthefollowingwordscandescribethecommonalityofthesethreenewssubjects?A．Lovelyanddelicious. B．Realisticandexpensive.C．Amazingandspecial. D．Completedandenjoyable.①MynameisBirgitteAndersen.I’mtheCEOoftheBigInnovationCentre.Ourcompanyprovidesconsulting(咨询)servicesforourcustomers.Recently,EuropeanairlineeasyJet(易捷航空)askedus,“Whatwilltravelbelikein2070?”Andherearepartsofouranswers.②Packingclothesbeforeatripisoftentiring.In2070,with3Dprinters,youwon’tneedtopackyourclothes.Beforeyousetoff,youwilluseamachinetoscan(扫描)yourbody.Thisinformationwillbesenttoyourdestination.Uponarrival,youwillfindawardrobefullofclothesinyoursize.Whenyouleave,theywillberecycledandre-printedforthenexttourist.③Today,weoftentaketaxistotheairport.Butinthefuture,wewilltakee-VTOLsinstead.Theairtaxiswilltakeoffandlandvertically(垂直地).Theycantakeustotheairportveryquickly.Infact,about250companiesarealreadydevelopingthem.④Doyouoftenhavetroubledecidingwheretogoonvacation?Don’tworry.AIwillmatchyouwiththerightdestinationsandactivities.Itwillevenfindgoodtravelpartnersforyou.⑤Whenyouvisitahistoricalsite,youwillusemixedreality(混合现实)technology.Thespecialglassesyouwearwilloverlayimages(叠加图像)onthesite.Thiswillallowyouto“see”whathappenedthere.WhenyoutraveltoGreece,forexample,youwillbeableto“experience”theveryfirstOlympicGamesthere.⑥Dothesepredictionsseemfar-fetchedtoyou?Ifso,youcanlookbackathowtheworldhaschangedinthelast50years.Thenyouwillrealizethattheyareallpossible!36．Whatisthearticlemainlyabout?A．AdvertisementsofairlineeasyJet. B．Predictionsofthefuturetravel.C．ThebusinessoftheBigInnovationCentre. D．Thedevelopmentoftechnology.37．Whatisane-VTOL?A．Akindofprivateplane. B．Anewtypeofdriverlesscar.C．Apublicflyingmachine. D．Apopularwaytotravelaround.38．WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothearticle?A．Yourclotheswillarriveatthedestinationearlierthanyou.B．AIwillsendyourgoodtravelpartnertoyousafely.C．GreekswillputonanOlympicshowforyou.D．Thetaxicarswilltakeoffandlandvertically.39．What’stheprobablemeaningoftheunderlinedword“far-fetched”?A．Unthinkable. B．Unrecognizable. C．Unaffordable. D．Unbelievable.40．WhatisthefunctionofthelastsentenceinParagraph3?A．Toshowthepopularityofthemachine. B．Toexplainthepredictioncarefully.C．Tomakethereadersbelievetheprediction. D．Togetpeopletopre-ordertheproduct.Attheageofeleven,YangKanglosthissightbecauseofararedisease.However,heconsidershimselflucky—hehasaguidedog.YangdivideshistimebetweenlivinginBeijingwithhiswifeandrunningapianostudio(工作室)inhishometown,Tangshan.Hisweeklyjourneyconsistsofahigh-speedtrainride,twobusridesandthreesubwaytransfers(转乘)throughcrowdedstations.Thiswouldbeimpossibleforablindperson,butYanghasDick,afour-year-oldLabrador(拉布拉多犬).Thedogguideshimeverystepoftheway.GuidedogsarerareinChina.AccordingtoCCTV,thereareonly200dogsinservice.Thecountry,however,haseightmillioncompletelyblindpeople.Yangfirstlearnedaboutguidedogsin2008.AttheopeningoftheBeijingParalympicGames(北京残奥会),aGoldenRetriever(金毛寻回犬)ledPingYali,apartiallyblindlongjumper,intothestadiumtopassonthetorch.Yangspentthreeyearsresearchingandmakingphonecalls.Finally,hefoundoutwheretoapplyforaguidedog—atrainingcenterinDalian.MostofthepuppiestobetrainedareGoldenRetrieversorLabradors.Theyaregentlebynature.Thepuppiesarefirstsenttofosterfamilies(寄养家庭)tolearntolivewithhumans.Afteraboutayear,theyreturntothetrainingcenterforoneyearofprofessionaltraining.Alongtheway,about60percentofthedogsaredisqualified(不合格的).Apuppymustleave,forexample,ifitistooenergetic,showsangerorsuffersfromcarsickness.Afterpassingallthetests,aqualifiedguidedogismatchedwithanowner.Itthenreceivesanother40daysofspecialtrainingbeforefollowingtheownertoitsnewhome.YangwaitedfiveyearsbeforehegotDick.Overthepastseveralyears,afewsmallerguidedogtrainingcentershaveopenedinChina.Guidedogshavealsobecomemoreacceptedbythepublic.Still,YangsaidDickhadbeenturneddownbybusdrivers,hotelsandrestaurants.Hewasn’tdiscouraged,however.Instead,hetreatedeveryrefusalasanopportunitytoletonemorepersonlearnaboutguidedogs.41．Whichofthefollowingcanbeputin________?A．It’snotcheaptotrainaguidedog.B．Allkindsofdogscanbeguidedogs.C．Manyfosterfamilieshaveguidedogs.D．Trainingaguidedogisalengthyprocess.42．WhatcanyouknowaboutMr.Yang?A．Hemakesalivinginthecapitalcity.B．Heonlymeetshiswifeonweekends.C．Inspiteofhisdisability,hehasastrongwill.D．Helosthissightbecauseofasubwayaccident.43．It’sclearthat________.A．PingYalipassedonthetorchattheBeijingOlympicGamesB．aqualifiedguidedogneedsseveralroundsoftrainingC．peopleneedmuchmoneytoapplyforaguidedogD．aguidedogshouldbeenergeticandemotional44．Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthearticle?A．Mr.YangandHis“Eyes” B．HardRoadtoSeeYouC．HowtoTrainaGuideDog D．GuideDogsAreNeeded45．Whatisthewriter’spurposeinwritingthisarticle?A．Toexpectmorepeopletocareforguidedogs.B．Tohelptheblindturnimpossibleintopossible.C．Toadvisethedisabledtodependonthemselves.D．Totellreadersthatdogsarehuman’sgreathelpers.2022年湖北省武汉市硚口区中考五月调考英语试卷三、阅读理解AroundtheWorldGlobalNewsThe“Laptop”Sushi

Manypeopleenjoyplayingwithartintheirkitchen.This“laptop”sushimealisoneofthemoreinterestingexamplesofthis.The“monitor”and“keyboardhavebeenfilledwithrice.Andthewholeshellisnothingbutnori(海苔).Youcanalsousetheeggmouse”thatcomeswiththis“laptop”meal.

Nicolealwaysforgetstobringafullsetoftoolswithherwhensheneedsthem.Soshemadethispairofbootsforherself.Besidethebigpocketintheboot’stoe,manysmalleronesarealsoavailableatthebackoftheboot.Toolslikeapencilandaspanner(扳手)canbeplacedinsideofthem.Door-to-DoorDelivery

E-commercegiantJD．COMhasrecentlysentoutsmartdelivercarsforuseinJiadingDistrict.DuringtheCOVIDlockdown,manycommunitiesinShanghaihavebeenusingthesecarstoreceivetheirsuppliessoastoavoidhumancontact.Afterpeopleinputtheirpick-upcode(提取码),thecar’sdoorpopsopenbyitself.31．Whatarethesethreenewslettersabout?A．Dailylife. B．Inventions. C．Laborskills. D．E-commerce.32．Thebestheadingforthesecondnewswouldbe__________.A．ForgetfulGirl B．WalktoWork C．AmazingTools D．SuperBoots33．Whatoperatingsystemisthe“laptop”running?A．MacOS. B．Wechat. C．Android. D．WindowsXP.34．WhatcanyouinferaboutNicoleaccordingtotheinformation?A．She’sgoodatDIY. B．Shealwayshascrazyideas.C．Shelikeswearingboots. D．Sheisprobableaprogrammer.35．Fromthethirdpieceofnews,youcanknowthat__________.A．thelockdowninShanghaihasbeenliftedB．smartdeliverycarscanstoptheCOVIDvirusC．usersneedapasswordtogettheirsuppliesfromthecarD．E-commercegiantJD．COMisverysociallyresponsibleBobRigsbyisaBritishwildlifeexpert.HehadbeeninVancouver,Canada,givingatalkataconference(会议)ontheenvironment.Whenitwasover,hetravelledtotheRockyMountains(落基山)andcheckedintoTheMapleLeafHotel.Hethensetoffonashortwalktolookatthelocalplantandanimallife.Afteracoupleofhours,herealizedhehadtakenawrongturnonthemountainpath,buthewassurehecouldeasilygetbacktothehotel.Evenwhennightfell,heremainedconfident.

But,afterwalkingforseveralhoursthenextday,itbecamecleartoBobthathewasintrouble.“Ihadmymobilephonewithme,butthebattery(电池)wasalmostdead.IthoughtIcouldprobablymakejustonecallbutIdidn’tknowthenumberofmyhotelandIdidn’twanttoworrymyfamilyunlessIreallyhadto.”Bobcarriedonwalkingforthreemoredays.Heknewwhichwildplantshecouldsafelyeatandhehadlittletroublefindingthem.Whenhewasthirsty,hedrankfromstreams.

Onthefifthday,hereachedaforestthatheknewhehadwalkedthroughthepreviousday.Hisheartsank.Hissituationwashopelessandhedecidedtocallhiswife,Shirley,over8,000kilometersawayinEngland.

“Hewasquitecalmwhenhespoketomeonthephone,“saysShirley.“Heappearedtobeincontrolofthesituation.”SheimmediatelycontactedTheMapleLeafHotel,afteraquickcalltotheCanadianEmbassy(大使馆)inLondontogetitsphonenumber.AssoonasShirleyphoned,hotelstaffcalledtherescueservice,whosentoutasearchpartyforthescientist.Theyfoundhiminacavesomehourslater.Hewasverytired,but,apartfromsomecutsandscratches(划伤),wasquiteunhurt.

“I’velearntmylesson,”

saidBob...36．WhatdidRigsbydobeforetravellingtotheRockyMountains?A．Hemadeaphonecalltocomforthisfamily B．Hemadeagreatspeechaboutenvironment.C．HebookedaroomattheTheMapleLeafHotel. D．Helearnedalotabouthowtosurviveinthewild.37．Whennightfellonthefirstday,howdidRigsbyfeel?A．Hewasn’tworriedatall. B．HewasthirstyandhungryC．Hemissedhisfamilyverymuch. D．Heregrettednothavingbroughtapowerbank38．Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingwordscannotbeusedtodescribeRigsby?A．Knowledgeable. B．Thoughtful. C．Creative. D．Calm.39．HowdidShirleyinLondonsaveRigsby?A．Shecalledtherescueservicedirectly. B．Shephonedthehotelstaffimmediately.C．Shesentoutasearchpartyforherhusband. D．ShecalledtheCanadianEmbassyinLondonfirst.40．WhatdidRigsbymeanbyhislastwords?A．Hewasstupidtosetoffwithoutaguide.B．Heshouldhavebroughthiswifetothemeeting.C．Itwasashameforawildlifeexperttogetlostinmountains.D．Hemissedthechancetoknowmoreaboutthelocalanimallife.Whenstormcloudsgather,andthewindblowsstrongly,mostpeoplechoosetostayathome.Butsomeruntowardthedanger.PhotographerLiuYijingisoneofthem,asherecordsnature’sangerwithhiscamera.

Hislatestworkwasaperfectshotofacompletesupercell(单体)storminInnerMongoliaonAugust22.2021.EarlierthismonththepicturewaspickedasthecoverphotoforAdvancesinAtmosphericSciences,oneofthemostimportantjournalsinitsfield.

Thesupercellisatypeofstormthatcanlastalongtimeandtravellongdistances.Anditusuallycomeswithdangerousweatherconditions,includingdamaginghailstones(冰雹)