河南省郑州市2022-2024年中考英语一模试题分类汇编：阅读理解

河南省郑州市

2022-2024年中考英语一模试题分类汇编

阅读理解

2024年河南省郑州市中考一模英语试题

二、阅读理解（20小题，每小题2分，共40分）

阅读下面四篇语言材料，然后按文后要求做题。

A

Haveyoueverwantedtogrowsomevegetablesathome?Spinach（菠菜）isagreatchoice.It

growseasilythroughouttheyear.

Whenshouldyouplantspinach?

Spinachcangrowintemperaturesaslowas-7℃,butthat'snotgoodforitsgrowth.Spinach

growsbestintemperaturesbetween15℃and27℃.Temperaturesabove29℃caninfluenceits

taste.

Whereshouldyougrowspinach?

*Potsize:Apotof15to20cmdeepwouldbethebest.Dependingonyourspace,itcanbeas

wideasyouwant.

*Earth:Forgrowingspinachinpots,useamixrichinnutrients（营养）.

Makesureitwon'ttakeinwatereasily.

*Space:Giveeachspinachplant7cmofspace.Ifyouwantlargeleaves,giveeachplanta

littlemorespace.

"Position:Ifyouaregrowingspinachinfallandwinter,keeptheplantsinasunnyplace.

Makesuretheyreceiveatleastfourhoursofdirectsunlighteveryday.Forspringandsummer

planting,putyourplantsinaplacewithoutmuchsunlight,especiallyintheafternoon.

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*Watering:Keeptheearthnottoowet.Avoidwateringtheleaves.

*Fertilizing（施月巴）:Togrowhealthyspinach,youneedtouseaslow-releasefertilizer.Itwill

providenutrientsslowly.

Whencanyouharvest（收获）？

Spinachgrowsquickly.Youcanharvestwhentheplanthasatleastfivehealthyleaves（7-10

cminlength）,usuallywithinonemonth.

根据材料内容选择最佳答案。

21.Whattemperatureisthebestforspinachtogrow?

A.-7℃.B.10℃C.20℃.D.29℃,

22.Whichofthefollowinginfluencesthesizeofspinachleaves?

A.Earth.B.Space.C.Potsize.D.Position

23.Whatisthemostpossiblemissingquestionforthe▲?

A.Whatdoyouneedtogrowspinach?

B.Whydoyougrowspinachathome?

C.Howoftenshouldyouwaterspinach?

D.Howshouldyoutakecareofyourspinach?

24.Whomightbemostinterestedinthetext?

A.Theyoungwhoprefertakingrisks.

B.Thewomenwholikedoingexercise.

C.Theoldwhoareintooutdooractivities.

D.Thestudentswhoareinthegardeningclub.

25.Whatisthetext?

A.Aninstruction.B.Anad.C.Areport.D.Areview.

B

Notlongago,twoofmygrandchildrencameoverforSundaynightfamilydinner.They

walkedinandmadestraightforthesofatoliedown.Aged10and12,theypulledouttheir

smartphonesandstartedgaming.

Itsaddensmetowatchthem,andsomanyotherkidstoday,considergamingasplay.WhenI

wasakid,Iknewhowtoplay.WhenIwantedametalpedalcar（踏板车）likesomeofmyrich

friends,myfathermademeoneoutofwood.Atfirst,Iwasashamedofthehomemadetoy.ButI

soonbegantolikeitwhenmyfriendsallwantedaride.Dadalsobuiltahugeplayhouseand

severaltreehouses.WhenIwasolder,hemademeahighjumpstand.Dadjustlovedbuilding

thingsorhereallylovedme,ormaybealittleofboth.

Inmyneighborhood,wedidn'thavemuchtoplaywith.Forfun,wehadtogetcreative.We

putuptentsinthebackyardandcampedout.Atnight,welookedforsomethinginterestingonthe

streets.Weoncewentonaweek-longbiketriptoLakeHuron,whichwas220kilometersaway.

Mygrandchildrenhavenoideahowmuchfuntheseactivitiescanbe.ThatSundaynight,

afterdinner,Idecidedtotakethemoutsidetoshowthemsomething“different”.

Thefirstresponse（回应）was,"Whydowehavetoputourshoesonandgo

outside?,,t6BecauseIwanttoshowyousomething,5,IsaidandpickedupmyFrisbee（飞盘）.“I

thinkwecouldgooutsideandthrowthefrisbeearound.9,

Igotaslowandunwilling"Sure"formyefforts.Withsomefurtherunwillingness,we

walkedoutintothestreetandbeganthrowingthefrisbee.

Slowly,wegotthehangofit.Mygrandsoncaughtthefrisbeeovertentimes.Itwasamazing

howmuchprogressweweremaking.Weplayeduntilitwasdark.

Anyway,itwasagreatsuccess.Mygrandchildrenbegananewwayofplaying.

根据材料内容选择最佳答案。

26.Whatdidthegrandchildrendotoupsetthewritersomuch?

A.MakingstraightforTV.B.Lyingdownonthebed.

C.Comingoverfordinner.D.Playinggamesonthephone.

27.Whatdidthewritergetfromhisfatheratanearlyage?

①Treehouses.②Campingtents.（3）Ajumpstand.@Apedalcar.

A.①②③B.①③④C.①②④D.②③④

28.Howdidthewritershowhisgrandchildrensomething"different"?

A.Hetookthemtotheneighbor'shouse.

B.Headvisedthemtowalkonthestreets.

C.Heaskedthemtoridebikesalongthelake.

D.Heinvitedthemtothrowthefrisbeeoutside.

29.Whatdoes“wegotthehangofit“meanaccordingtothetext?

A.Wegotanewfrisbee.

B.Wehungthefrisbeeuphigh.

C.Weplayedwiththefrisbeebetter.

D.Westoppedplayingwiththefrisbee.

30.Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?

A.IknowhowtoplayB.Iunderstandthembetter

C.IlikewhatyoulikeD.Iremembermychildhood

C

Chimpanzeescanrememberthefacesoftheiroldfriendsformanyyears,inasimilarwayto

humans,researchershavefound.

Whentheyseephotographs,chimpanzeescanrecognize（认出）.old

membersoftheirsocial（群居的）groupsafterabout10years,and

rememberfriendstheyhaven'tseenforupto26years.

Testsshowedthatchimpanzeeshavethelongestsocialmemoriesofall

Chimpanzees

animalsotherthanhumans,theresearcherswroteinProceedingsofthe

NationalAcademyofSciences.

Theresearchersstudied15chimpanzeesatzoosinScotlandandBelgium,andatthe

KumamotoSanctuaryinJapan.Usingcomputerscreens,theyshowedtheanimalsphotographsof

chimpanzeesthathadleftthezoosordiedatleastninemonthsbeforethestudy.

Theresearchersstudiedthechimpanzees*eyesastheylookedatphotographsofoldmembers

oftheirsocialgroups,aswellasphotographsofchimpanzeestheyhadnevermet.

Thechimpanzeeslookedatthephotographsofoldgroupmembersmuchlongerthanthe

photographsofstrangers,nomatterhowmuchtimehadpassedsincetheylastmetthem."One

chimpanzeeshowedastrongpreferenceforphotographsofhersisterineighttests,eventhough

theyhadn'tseeneachotherfor26years,9,theresearcherssaid.

Earlierresearchshowedthatdolphinscanrememberthecallsof

otherdolphinsforupto20years.Thestudyofchimpanzeescouldalso

helpresearcherstounderstandhowhumansdevelopedtheirsocial

memories.

Dolphins

LauraLewis,oneoftheresearchers,saidpeopleoftenthinkof

chimpanzeesas“quitedifferent“fromhumans,butthestudyshowedthattheyareverysimilarin

thewaytheyrememberthings."AndIthinkthatiswhat*ssoexcitingaboutthisstudy,“Lewis

said.

根据材料内容选择最佳答案。

31.Whatiswrittenatthebeginningofthetext?

A.Thestepsofthetest.

B.Theinfluencesoftheresult.

C.Theproblemsoftheanimal.

D.Thefindingsoftheresearch

32.Whichofthefollowingmatchesthetextbest?

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33.Whydoesthewritermentionthedolphins?

A.Tostartadifferenttopic.B.Tomeetthereaders*need.

C.Togiveanotherexample.D.Toexpressthewriter'sopinion.

34.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“that”referto（指的是）？

A.Chimpanzeesthinklikehumans.

B.Chimpanzeesrememberthingslikehumans.

C.Chimpanzeesarequitedifferentfromdolphins.

D.Chimpanzeesarebetteratrememberingthandolphins.

35.Inwhichpartofamagazinecanyouseethetext?

A.TeenTime.B.AnimalWorld.C.HealthGuide.D.CultureWindow.

D

Let*simaginethis:Yourparentsaregoingoutoftownforaweek.You'releftwith800yuan.

Howwillyouspendit?Itwouldbeunwisetospendthemoneyatthemall,especiallyifyou

alreadyhavegreatclothes,right?36You'dprobablyalsowanttoputsomemoney

asideforunexpectedsituations.

Well,youneedtolearnhowtobudget（做预算）.Itsallaboutdecidingwhatmattersthemost

toyouandhowmuchyouwanttospendonthosethings.

Workingoutyourpriorities（优先事项）isthemostimportantpartofbudgeting.37

Youhavetoconsidersavingmoney.Thenexttimeyourfriendinvitesyoutojoin

themforaparty,youmightaswelldecidetopass.

Buthavingabudgetdoesn*tmeanyoucan'thavefun.Youjusthavetogetcreative.Insteadof

meetingyourfriendsatthepizzashopandthengoingtothemovies,youcaninvitethemoverto

yourhouse.Youcanbuysomefrozenpizzasatthesupermarketandwatchamovieonline.38

IfyousearchtheInternetforbudgetingtips,you'llfindmany.39.Onceyou

findawaythatworksforyou,it'seasiertogetexcitedaboutbudgeting.

40Ifyougooveryourbudget,justtrytolearnfromyourmistakes.Itspartof

becomingaresponsiblespender.

根据材料内容，从下面五个选项中选出能填入文中空缺处的最佳选项，使短文意思通顺、内

容完整。

A.It'salotcheaperbutjustasfun.

B.Youhaveplentyofchancestotestthem.

C.Forexample,youplantobuyanewbike.

D.Keepinmindthatevenadultsmakemistakesattimes.

E.Asmarterwaytospendthatmoneywouldbeonfoodandtransportation.

2023年河南省郑州市中考一模英语试题

一、阅读理解（15小题，每小题2分，共30分）

阅读下面四篇语言材料，然后按文后要求做题。

A

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根据材料内容选择最佳答案。

21.WhenisthepropertimetovisittheBritishMuseum?

A.At8:00,Monday.B.At9:00,Wednesday.

C.At18:00,Friday.D.At20:00,Sunday.

22.Whatarevisitorsallowedtodoatthemuseum?

①Takephotos.②Eatordrink.

③Makephonecalls.④Drawwithpencils.

A.①②B.②③C.③④D.①④

23.Whatisfreeatthemuseumaccordingtothetext?

A.Audioguide.B.Gallerytalks.

C.Oilpaintings.D.Highlightstour.

24.Whatcanyoudoon?

A.Booktheaudioguide.B.Getmoreticketsandgifts.

C.Lookforthelatestinformation.D.Communicatewithothermembers.

25.Whichmagazinemightthistextcomefrom?

A.NationalGeographic.B.SkyatNight

C.WorldSoccer.D.WhatCar.

B

MarkandBertaregoodfriendsformostoftheirlives.Afewyearsago,whenMarkwasnine,

hedevelopedaseriousdisease（疾病）.Thediseasetookawaytheboy'seyesight,partofhis

hearingandhisabilitytoplayhisfavoritesport.However,throughouttheyears,Bertremainedhis

closestfriend.TheysharedtheirloveofAustralianfootballandenjoyedtalkingabouttheSydney

Swans,theirfavoriteteam.

Twoweeksago,ItookmyseatatSydneyCricketGroundtowatchtheSwans.Theold

stadium（体育场）wasfulloffans.Shortlyintothesecondquarter,Iheardsomeonedescribingthe

match.ItwasBertwhowasbringingthematchtolife.Iturnedandsawhim.Markwassitting

nexttohim.

Althoughhecouldnotseeanymore,MarkstilllovedtheSwansverymuch.Usually,hewent

tothestadiumandlistenedtothematchontheradio.However,inthesecondquarterofthatmatch,

theradiobrokedown.ThatwaswhenhisfriendBertcamein.

IhardlypaidattentiontotheSwansandBuddy,theteam'sstarplayer.Instead,Iwaslistening

toBertandMark."Whatshappeningnow?"Markasked."Don'tworry,Mark,"Bertsaid."Okay.

Buddy'sgotit.Willhegoforit?He*sgoingforit!It'shistenthgoal!Buddyisonfire!"Mark

listenedcarefully.Hewaslostin

themagicofAustralianfootballbroughttolifebyhisfriend.AndIwasreallymovedbythis

heart-warmingmoment.

根据材料内容选择最佳答案。

26.WhatdidMarkandBerthaveincommon?

A.TheywerefansofBuddy.B.Theywereatthesameage.

C.TheylovedAustralianfootball.D.Theyhadthesameseriousdisease.

27.WhendidBertcometohelp?

A.Whenthematchbegan.B.Whentheradiobrokedown.

C.WhenBuddygotthetenthgoal.D.Whenthesecondquarterwasover.

28.WhatdidBertmeanbysaying"Buddyisonfire"?

A.Buddywasangry.B.Buddywasindanger.

C.Buddywasrunningsofast.D.Buddywasplayingquitewell.

29.WhatisBertlikeaccordingtothetext?

A.Kindandhelpful.B.Braveandhonest.

C.Quietandfriendly.D.Seriousandpolite.

30.Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?

A.Thegreatestplayer.B.Theliveliestmatch.

C.Themostmovingstory.D.Themostexcitingmoment.

C

Ifyoufeelstressedatschool,whatcanyoudotomakeyourselfhappier?Somemayeattheir

favoritefoodorlistentosomemusic.Othersmaygoforawalkorgetsomeexercise.Anewstudy

foundanothergreatwaytolowerstudents*stress-playingwithdogs.

Scientistsstudied105studentsbetweentheagesofeightandnine.35traineddogsandtheir

trainersalsotookpartinthetest.Thechildrenweredividedinto3groups.Thestudentsinthefirst

groupspent20minuteswithadoganditstrainer.Theywatchedthetraineddogsperformand

evenplayedwiththem.Theydidthistwiceaweekfor4weeks.Thesecondgroupspentthesame

amountoftime（时长）doingexercisetorelax.Thelastgroupdidneitherofthesethings.

Duringthistime,thescientistsrecordedthestudents'cortisollevels（皮质醇水平）.Cortisol

isastresshormone（激素）.Themorestressedyoufeel,themorecortisolyouwillhaveinyour

body.Whatdidthescientistsfind?Boththesecondandthirdgroupsshowedrisesincortisollevels.

Thefirstgroup,however,showednobigincrease.Andthechildreninthisgrouphadthelowest

cortisollevelsrightafterplayingwiththedogs.

Accordingtothestudy,studentsenjoyplayingwithdogs,andithelpsthembecomehappier.

Thestresshormonefallsovertimethisway,whichisgoodforstudents*health.Butherecomesthe

nextquestion;Is20minutesofplaytimewithadogthebestamountoftime?Scientistsaregoing

tokeepworkingtofindouttheanswer.

根据材料内容选择最佳答案。

31.Whyisthefirstparagraphwritten?

A.Toleadinthetopic.B.Topresenttheargument.

C.Toshockthereaders.D.Toshowthelatestresearchresults.

32.Whatmadethetestingresultsofthethreegroupsdifferent?

A.Thetime.B.Theage.C.Theactivity.D.Theplace.

33.Whichoneshowstherelationshipbetweenstudents*stress(x)andcortisollevels(y)?

34.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"them"referto(指的是)?

A.Trainers.B.Dogs.C.Scientists.D.Students.

35.Whatmaythescientistsstudynext?

A.Moreusefulwaystolowerstress.B.Newskillsofkeepingpetsathome.

C.Theamountoftimetoplaywithadog.D.Themostsuitablekindofdogtoplaywith

二、阅读还原（5小题，每小题2分，共10分）

Teenagersalwayshavesomanyquestionsaboutthestarsandouterspace.Funspacecrafts

(手工)ideasarethebestwaytoletyoulearnaboutouterspace.36Youwillhaveagreattime

withtheseeasyspacecrafts.Andthebestpartaboutcraftingisthatitimprovesyourabilityof

makingandfixingthingswithyourownhands,soitisawin-win.

SpaceCraftsIdeaI

Whodoesn'tlikerocketsandspacecrafts?Lookatthisone.371fyouhavesomepaperrolls

lyingaround,thenthisisthesignthatyouwillbeintocreatingsomeouterspacerocketcrafts.

Theserocketscanbereallyafun-filledexercise,andthey*rethesimplest.

SpaceCraftsIdeaII

Howaboutsomecrazyastronautsfordecorating（装饰）thewalls?Youwilllovethese

astronautssuddenlytakingupyourroom.Thisoneneedssomecrayons,scissorsandcolored

papers.Withthesethings,youcanmakeafewastronautswithinanhour.38

SpaceCraftsIdeaIII

Whatisbetterthanhavingsomehandmadecrazy-lookingcornerbookmarks?Getan

envelope（信封）first.Cutthecomerofftheenvelope.39Youcandecoratethebookmarkwith

colorfuldrawingsaswell.Maybeyoualsoneedscissorsandtheglue.

SpaceCraftsIdeaIV

Isthereoneemptywallinyourroom?40Thisistherightone.Thisideaisspecialandfun.

Imaginehowyouwillfeelwhenyouopenupyoureyesandseetheselovelystarsandplanetson

thewall.

根据材料内容，从下面五个选项中选出能填入文中空缺处的最佳选项，使短文意思通顺、内

容完整。

A.It'ssupereasyandfast.

B.Doesitneedalittletouchofcreativity?

C.Thenusethecornertocreateyourbookmark.

D.It'sfuntodrawandcutoutthepartsofanastronaut.

E.Let'slookatsomespacecraftsideasandseewhatyou'llpickup.

2022年河南省郑州市中考一模英语试题

一、阅读理解（15小题，每小题2分，共30分）

阅读下面四篇语言材料，然后按文后要求做题。

A

EveryFriday,thehostsandguestsonPopCultureHappyHoursharemovies,TV,music,

andbooksthatboughtthemjoythatweek.Theysuggestsomeforyoutoenjoythisweekend.

Here*sthelist.

MythicQuest,AppleTV

yv7Ijustdiscoveredit.Anad（广告）appearedonmyscreen-"This

isagreatworkplacecomedy."ThenIsaid,"Letmecheckthat

out!"SOtheadworked.Itsaboutavideogamedevelopmentcompany

andtherelationshipsbetweenthesecharacters.Inthiscomedy,there

LindaHolmes」„

werejustsometouchingmomentsthatmademeactuallycry.

JeanoftheJoneses,AmazonPrime

AttheTorontoInternationalFilmFestivalin2016,Isawa

familycomedycalledJeanoftheJoneses.It'saboutafamilyand

theirsecrets.Foryears,itwasn'tpossibletosearchforitonthe

Internet.Now,it'sonAmazonPrime.Enjoythemoviethatkeptme

SamSanders

waitingforfiveyearstowatchitagain!

DreamGirl:ANovelbyLauraLippman

Thisisthestoryofawriterwho,whilelyinginahospitalbed

1afteraterribleaccident,beginsreceivingcallsfromtheleadcharacter

1inthewriter'smostfamousbook.It'sfullofsurprises,andIcan

■honestlytellyouIhadnoideawhereitwasgoing.

EAishaHarrlis

TheLittlePrince(ss),Disney+

It'sashortfilmabouttwoyoungChineseAmericankids:one

.1(芭蕾舞)

Ltakesballetandtheotherplaysbasketball-andtheybecome

reallydearfriends.Butwhatthefilmisreallyaboutisthewaytheir

1parentslovethem.Youllrealizewhatitmeanswhenparentssaythey

AyeshaRasceo

loveyouandthatthey'rethereforyou.

根据材料内容选择最佳答案。

21.WhatisMythicQuest?

A.Anad.B.Acomedy.C.Avideogame.D.Anovel.

22.WhatdoyouknowaboutJeanoftheJoneses?

A.It'safilmmadeinToronto.

B.It'saboutafamilyandtheirlove.

C.IthasbeenonAmazonPrimesince2016.

D.Itwasn'tthefirsttimeforSamtowatchit.

23.WhichofthefollowingwordscanbestdescribeDreamGirl?

A.Historical.B.Valuable.C.Traditional.D.Unbelievable.

24.WhatdoesTheLittlePrince(ss)tellus?

A.Givingloveiseasyforkids.

B.Friendshavetobethesame.

C.Parentscanbeyourbigfans.

D.Itsnevertoolatetotakeupahobby.

25.WhydoesPopCultureHappyHoursharethelist?

A.Torecallpeople'shappyhours.

B.Tosuggestanenjoyableweekend.

C.TomakeAmericanculturepopular.

D.Tobringjoytothehostsandguests.

B

WhenArielCordova-RojasrodeherbiketotheWildlifePark,sheplannedtogohikingand

bird-watching.Amileintoherwalk,shesawaswaninthegrass.Ariel,whohadworkedatthe

WildBirdAid（援助）Center,knewthatswanscanbefierce（凶猛的）.Butasshegotclosetothis

one,itdidn'tmove.

Shewascertainthatthebirdneededhelp.Arielcoveredherjacketoverthebird'sheadto

keepitcalm（镇静），carefullypickeditup,andhelditinherarms.Shemadethedecisiontosend

ittotheaidcenter.ButthecenterwasacrosstheEastRiverontheothersideoftown.Shedidn't

knowhowtocarrytheswanthere.Luckily,somestrangersdrivingbyofferedher,herbike,and

theswanalifttoanearbysubwaystation.

Onthesubway,nooneseemedsurprisedbytheunusualpassenger.Arielcalledthecenteron

theway,andHigginbotham,ananimal-caremanager,pickedherupatthesubwaystationand

drovethemtothecenter.There,doctorsfoundthattheswanwaspoisoned（中毒），causedby

eatingweightsusedonfishinglines.

Theswanwascarefullytreatedatthecenter.Sheevenmadeafriend-anotherwoundedswan.

Peopleallexpectedgoodnewsfromher.Butsadly,shediedtwomonthslater,becauseoftoo

muchpoisoninherbody.

"It'sasadstory,buttherealstoryisjusthowfarsomepeoplewouldgotosaveswaninthe

bigcity.Inall,Arieltravelledtwohours,“saysHigginbotham.Thafsthespiritwewantin

everyone.,5

根据材料内容选择最佳答案。

26.WhendidArielfindtheswanneededhelp?

A.Whenshesawtheswan.

B.Whenshefounditcouldn'tmove.

C.Whenshewasplanningtogohiking.

D.Whenshecovereditsheadwithherjacket.

27.HowdidArielmovetheswantothecenter?

28.Whydidtheswandieintheend?

A.Becauseitwasbadlytreated.B.Becauseitwaslonelyandsad.

C.Becauseitgotwoundedagain.D.Becauseitwastooseriouslyill.

29.WhatisHigginbotham'sopinion?

A.Arieldidn'ttryherbest.B.PeopleshouldlearnfromAriel.

C.Trafficisabigprobleminthecity.D.Theswancouldbehelpedinabetterway.

30.What'sthebesttitleforthetext?

A.Badnewstravelsfast.B.Timeisthebestdoctor.

C.Littleeffortscountalot.D.Thinktwicebeforeacting.

C

TimCookgetsupat3:45a.m.PepsiCEOIndraNooyigetsupat4a.m.

DisneyCEOBobIgerisa4:30guy.JackDorseysleepsinuntil5:30.SodoesSirRichard.

Itseemssuccessfulpeoplewakeupearly.Well,atleastsomeofthemdo.

AsAdamGrandsays,“Theworld'smostsuccessfulpeoplearen'tworriedaboutwhattime

otherswakeup.Theywakeandworkontheschedulethatworksforthem.

Scienceagrees.Studentsshowmostearlybirdsareborntobeearlybirds,andmostnight

owlsarenaturallynightowls.

Lookatpeople'ssleep-wakecycles,Onaverage,ourbodyclocksrunona24.2-hourcycle.

Butsomepeoplehavebodyclocksthatrunlongerthan24.2hours-whichmeans,overtime,

theynaturallyfallasleeplaterandgetuplater.Thesepeoplearecallednightowls.Oppositely,

thosewhosebodyclocksrunshorterthan24.2hoursareearlybirds.

Whilestudiesshowthatearlybirdsareprobablymorepersistent（坚持的）,

self-directedandarebetterplanners,nightowlsperfombetterintestsonmemory

andaremorecreative.

Sostoptryingtobeanearlybirdoranightowl.Justbewhoyouare.

Sucsessfulpeoplewhoareearlybirdsaren'tsuccessfulasaresultofwakingupearly.

They'resuccessfulbecausetheirbodyclocksbacktheirschedules.Sotheycan

easilyworkbetterthanothers.

Whenyoustartworkingdoesn,tmatter.Whatmattersiswhatyougetdonein

thehoursatwork.Successisallaboutwhatyouachieve.Notthetimeofdayyoudoit.

根据材料内容选择最佳答案。

31.Howmany"earlybirds"arementionedinParagraph1?

A.Four.B.Five.C.Six.D.Seven

32.Howdoesthewritergivereasonsforbeing“earlybirdsnand“nightowls"?

A.Bycomparingfacts.B.Bytellingstories.

C.Bygivingexamples.D.Bymakingguesses.

33.Whatareprobablytheadvantagesof"nightowls”?

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②Havinggoodmemories.

（3）Offeringcreativeideas.

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A.①④B.②③C,①②D.③④

34.Whichwordcantaketheplaceoftheunderlinedword"back"?

A.Predict.B.Break.C.Support.D.Beat.

35.Whereisthetextprobablyfrom?

A.Astory-bookB.Aguide-bookC.AtravelmagazineD.Asciencemagazine.

二、阅读还原（5小题，每小题2分，共10分）

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