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

湖北省武汉市研口区2022.2024年中考五月调考英语试卷汇编

阅读理解

2024年湖北省武汉市研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。

A

HugeFaceSeeninaCliff

WalkersonacoastalpathinCornwall,England,havereportedseeingahugehumanface

lookingoutatseafromthesideofacliff.Althoughitlookslike

ifsbeencarefullycarvedfromthecliff,ifsprobablytheresultof

arecentrockfall.LouiseCoe,whosehusbandnoticedit,took

somephotosofthemassiverockanddescribeditasa"bright

sight”.

Awildflowerthatwasthoughttobeextinct（灭绝的）.has

beenfound,40yearsafteritwaslastseen.Itwasthoughttohave

diedoutafterforestswerecutdownandmadeintofarmland.

However,scientistsintheCentinelaareainEcuadorfoundthe

floweragainandarenowworkingtoprotectthespecies.

AustraliaTreeFrogsComeBack

Afterbeingnearlyendedupbybushfirestwoyearsago,80

spottedtreefrogshaveappearedagaininthewild.Experts

thoughtjust10ofthefrogslivedinthewildafterthefires,but

thankstoabreedingprogrammetheirnumbersareincreasing.

GovernmentministerJamesGriffinsaidthefrogsare“areminder

tohaveoptimismabouttheprotectionworkwe'redoing.^^

51.Inwhichsectionofthenewspapercanwereadthenews?

A.TRAVELB.FRIENDSC.SPORTSD.NATURE

52.Whatwouldbethebestheadingforthesecondpieceofnews?

A.TheSpecialBeautifulFlowerB."Extinct"WildflowerReappears

C.WildflowerLivesfor40YearsD.TheNewSpeciesMustbeProtected

53.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're

madeofglassorjade（玉）？

Manypeoplemightsay“glass"or'jade."Butbelieveitornot,

theselifelikecreationsaremadeofsugar.TheyaretheworkofCui

Jiuxiang,ayoung“sugarartist“fromQingdao.

Asaboy,Cuiwasinterestedinsculpture（雕亥U）.Hisfatherwas

acarpenter（木匠）.Inhishands,roughpiecesofwoodbecamefineworksofart.YoungCui

wantedtobeasskilledashisfather.Oneday,somewonderfulvegetablecarvings（雕亥品）ina

restaurantcaughthiseye.TheboydecidedtostudyfoodartinSuzhou.Aftergraduation,hesoon

carvedoutareputationforhimselfasafoodsculptor.Lateron,hewasinvitedtoShenzhento

teachfoodsculpting.

WhileCuienjoyedteaching,healsowantedtotrysomethingnew.In2016,helefttheschool

andwenttoShanghai.There,hefoundoutaboutsugarart.Hefellinlovewithitandspent

countlesshourslearningthecraft.

Now,asasugarartist,Cuiworksinarestaurant.ItusuallytakesCuisixtosevenhoursto

createapieceofsugarart.Hebeginsbyboilingsugarintosyrup（糖浆）.Then,underthespecial

lamps,hecarefullyshapesthesugar.Hemustbearhightemperaturesfromstarttofinishforeach

pieceofhisbeautifulwork.

★CuihasbreathednewlifeintoitwithatouchofChineseculture.Hiscreations

havereceivedalotofpraise.Forhim,however,thetruesweetnessliesnotinthepraise,butinthe

joyofcreatingsomethingmagicaleveryday.

56.Whafsthefunctionofthefirstparagraph?

A.Guidereaderstoobservethepicturesandthinkmore.

B.Encouragereaderstomakethesimilarcreations.

C.Inspirereaderstoreadthenextparagraphs.

D.Showreaderstwobeautifulpictures.

57.Whafsthemeaningoftheunderlinedphrase"carvedout”?

A.triedtodesignB.wasbusycreatingC.paidattentiontoD.succeededingetting

58.Whichsentenceofthefollowingcanbeputinto★?

A.Nowthesugarartistispopularonline,B.Buthisworkisnotcomfortable,

C.Finallyhemakesagoodnameforhimself,D.Althoughsugarartisanoldcraft,

59.Whichofthefollowingislistedinchronologicalorder?

①Tolearnsugarart.②Toteachfoodsculpting.

（3）Tostudyfoodart.@Toworkinarestaurant

A.①④③②B.②①③④C.③②①④D.④②①③

60.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?

A.ALongJourneytoSuccessB.SugaryMagic

C.InterestIstheBestTeacherD.ASmartArtist

C

Lefsimaginethis:Yourparentsaregoingoutoftownforaweek.You'releftwith800yuan.

Howwillyouspendit?Itwouldbesillytospendthemoneyatthemall,especiallyifyoualready

havegreatclothesinyourroom,right?Abetterwaytospendthatmoneywouldbeonkeythings

suchasfoodandtransportation.You'dprobablyalsowanttoputpartofthemoneyasidefor

somethingelse.

Well,youjustlearnedhowtobudget（预算）.It'sallaboutdecidingwhatmattersthemostto

youandhowmuchyouwanttospendonthesethings.

Workingoutyourpriorities（优先事项）isthemostimportantpartofbudgeting.Forexample,

ifyouplanonbuyinganewsmartphoneandacoolsmartwatch,youshouldconsidersavingsome

money.ThenexttimeyourfriendsinviteyoutogotoKTVwiththem,youmightaswelldecideto

pass.

Buthavingabudgetdoesn'tmeanyoucan'thavefun;youjusthavetogetcreative.Insteadof

meetingyourfriendsatthepizzashopandthengoingtothemovies,youcouldinvitethemoverto

yourhouse.Youcanbuysomefrozenpizzasatthesupermarketandwatchamovieonline.Ifsa

lotcheaperbutjustasfun.

Ifyousearchforbudgetingtips,you511findmany.Asayoungperson,youhaveplentyof

chancestoexperimentwithdifferentways.Onceyoufindawaythatworksforyou,it'seasierto

getexcitedaboutbudgeting.

Keepinmindthatevenadultsmakemistakesattimes.Ifyougooveryourbudget,justtryto

learnfromyourmistakes.

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.

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_Artemisistheworld'sfastestwalkinghumanoid（人形的）robot.It

standsat142cmandweighs38kg.Itwastheworkofresearchersfrom

theUniversityofCaliforniaLosAngeles.Theteamplanstoshowoff

Artemis'sfullabilitiesataninternationalroboticscompetitionthisJuly.

MeetPearl

Myname'sPearl.Yes,I'maChihuahua.Tmatwo-year-oldgirl.They

sayI'mshorterthanatelevisionremotecontrol.AmI?AndamIalso

aboutthesamelengthasaU.S.dollarbill?Well,anyways,theysayI'm

nowtheshortestlivingdogintheworld.Notbadtohavemyownworld

record!Woof,Woof!

3D-PrintedCake,Anyone?

A3Dprintercouldsoonbecomethenextmust-havehousehold

appliance.Scientistshavesuccessfullyusedittomaketheworld'sfirst

3D-printedcheesecake.Thecakewasmadeofsevenedible（可食用的）

food"inks”.While3Dfoodprintingisstillinitsearlystages,itwill

probablychangethewayweprepareandenjoyfood.

31.Inwhichsectionofthenewspapercanwereadthenews?

A.MagicWorldB.ScienceandTechnology

C.StrangeStudyD.GuinnessWorldRecords

32.Whatwouldbethebestheadingforthefirstpieceofnews?

A.SoccerisArtemis,Favorite.B.TheNewestWalkingHumanoidRobot.

C.WatchOut,ARTEMISisHere.D.WhoCanWintheGame,HumanorAI?

33.WhycanyouseeaTVremotecontrolinthepicture?

A.BecauseifsPearl'sfavoritetoy.B.Becauseifsagoodcomparison.

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.Ourcompany

providesconsulting（咨询）servicesforourcustomers.Recently,EuropeanairlineeasyJet（易捷航

空）askedus,"Whatwilltravelbelikein2070?”Andherearepartsofouranswers.

©Packingclothesbeforeatripisoftentiring.In2070,with3Dprinters,youwon'tneedto

packyourclothes.Beforeyousetoff,youwilluseamachinetoscan（扫描）yourbody.This

informationwillbesenttoyourdestination.Uponarrival,youwillfindawardrobefullofclothes

inyoursize.Whenyouleave,theywillberecycledandre-printedforthenexttourist.

③Today,weoftentaketaxistotheairport.Butinthefuture,wewilltakee-VTOLsinstead.

Theairtaxiswilltakeoffandlandvertically（垂直地）.Theycantakeustotheairportveryquickly.

Infact,about250companiesarealreadydevelopingthem.

@Doyouoftenhavetroubledecidingwheretogoonvacation?Don'tworry.AIwillmatch

youwiththerightdestinationsandactivities.Itwillevenfindgoodtravelpartnersforyou.

⑤Whenyouvisitahistoricalsite,youwillusemixedreality（混合现实）technology.The

specialglassesyouwearwilloverlayimages（叠力口图像）onthesite.Thiswillallowyouto"see”

whathappenedthere.WhenyoutraveltoGreece,forexample,youwillbeableto“experience”

theveryfirstOlympicGamesthere.

@Dothesepredictionsseemfar-fetchedtoyou?Ifso,youcanlookbackathowtheworld

haschangedinthelast50years.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.Whafstheprobablemeaningoftheunderlinedwordt6far-fetched,,7

A.Unthinkable.B.Unrecognizable.C.Unaffordable.D.Unbelievable.

40.WhatisthefunctionofthelastsentenceinParagraph3?

A.Toshowthepopularityofthemachine.B.Toexplainthepredictioncarefully.

C.Tomakethereadersbelievetheprediction.D.Togetpeopletopre-ordertheproduct.

Attheageofeleven,YangKanglosthissightbecauseofararedisease.However,he

considershimselflucky-hehasaguidedog.

YangdivideshistimebetweenlivinginBeijingwithhiswifeandrunningapianostudio（工

作室）inhishometown,Tangshan.Hisweeklyjourneyconsistsofahigh-speedtrainride,twobus

ridesandthreesubwaytransfers（转乘）throughcrowdedstations.Thiswouldbeimpossiblefora

blindperson,butYanghasDick,afour-year-oldLabrador（拉布拉多犬）.Thedogguideshim

everystepoftheway.

GuidedogsarerareinChina.AccordingtoCCTV,thereareonly200dogsinservice.The

country,however,haseightmillioncompletelyblindpeople.Yangfirstlearnedaboutguidedogs

in2008.AttheopeningoftheBeijingParalympicGames（北京残奥会），aGoldenRetriever（金毛

寻回犬）ledPingYali,apartiallyblindlongjumper,intothestadiumtopassonthetorch.Yang

spentthreeyearsresearchingandmakingphonecalls.Finally,hefoundoutwheretoapplyfora

guidedog-atrainingcenterinDalian.

_MostofthepuppiestobetrainedareGoldenRetrieversorLabradors.Theyaregentleby

nature.Thepuppiesarefirstsenttofosterfamilies（寄养家庭）tolearntolivewithhumans.After

aboutayear,theyreturntothetrainingcenterforoneyearofprofessionaltraining.Alongtheway,

about60percentofthedogsaredisqualified（不合格的）.Apuppymustleave,forexample,ifitis

tooenergetic,showsangerorsuffersfromcarsickness.Afterpassingallthetests,aqualified

guidedogismatchedwithanowner.Itthenreceivesanother40daysofspecialtrainingbefore

followingtheownertoitsnewhome.YangwaitedfiveyearsbeforehegotDick.

Overthepastseveralyears,afewsmallerguidedogtrainingcentershaveopenedinChina.

Guidedogshavealsobecomemoreacceptedbythepublic.Still,YangsaidDickhadbeenturned

downbybusdrivers,hotelsandrestaurants.Hewasn'tdiscouraged,however.Instead,hetreated

everyrefusalasanopportunitytoletonemorepersonlearnaboutguidedogs.

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.PingYalipassedonthetorchattheBeijingOlympicGames

B.aqualifiedguidedogneedsseveralroundsoftraining

C.peopleneedmuchmoneytoapplyforaguidedog

D.aguidedogshouldbeenergeticandemotional

44.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthearticle?

A.Mr.YangandHis"Eyes"B.HardRoadtoSeeYou

C.HowtoTrainaGuideDogD.GuideDogsAreNeeded

45.Whatisthewriter'spurposeinwritingthisarticle?

A.Toexpectmorepeopletocareforguidedogs.

B.Tohelptheblindturnimpossibleintopossible.

C.Toadvisethedisabledtodependonthemselves.

D.Totellreadersthatdogsarehuman5sgreathelpers.

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AroundtheWorldGlobalNews

Manypeopleenjoyplayingwithartintheirkitchen.This“laptop“sushimealisoneofthe

moreinterestingexamplesofthis.The"monitor"and""keyboardhavebeenfilledwithrice.And

thewholeshellisnothingbutnori（海苔）.Youcanalsousetheeggmouse^^thatcomeswiththis

“laptop"meal.

Nicolealwaysforgetstobringafullsetoftoolswithherwhensheneedsthem.Soshemade

thispairofbootsforherself.Besidethebigpocketintheboofstoe,manysmalleronesarealso

availableatthebackoftheboot.Toolslikeapencilandaspanner（扳手）canbeplacedinsideof

them.

Door-to-DoorDelivery

E-commercegiantJD.COMhasrecentlysentoutsmartdelivercarsforuseinJiading

District.DuringtheCOVIDlockdown,manycommunitiesinShanghaihavebeenusingthesecars

toreceivetheirsuppliessoastoavoidhumancontact.Afterpeopleinputtheirpick-upcode（提取

码）,thecar'sdoorpopsopenbyitself.

31.Whatarethesethreenewslettersabout?

A.Dailylife.B.Inventions.C.Laborskills.D.E-commerce.

32.Thebestheadingforthesecondnewswouldbe

A.ForgetfulGirlB.WalktoWorkC.AmazingToolsD.SuperBoots

33.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.thelockdowninShanghaihasbeenlifted

B.smartdeliverycarscanstoptheCOVIDvirus

C.usersneedapasswordtogettheirsuppliesfromthecar

D.E-commercegiantJD.COMisverysociallyresponsible

BobRigsbyisaBritishwildlifeexpert.HehadbeeninVancouver,Canada,givingatalkata

conference（会议）ontheenvironment.Whenitwasover,hetravelledtotheRockyMountains（落

基山）andcheckedintoTheMapleLeafHotel.Hethensetoffonashortwalktolookatthelocal

plantandanimallife.Afteracoupleofhours,herealizedhehadtakenawrongturnonthe

mountainpath,buthewassurehecouldeasilygetbacktothehotel.Evenwhennightfell,he

remainedconfident.

But,afterwalkingforseveralhoursthenextday,itbecamecleartoBobthathewasintrouble.

“Ihadmymobilephonewithme,butthebattery（电池）wasalmostdead.IthoughtIcould

probablymakejustonecallbutIdidn'tknowthenumberofmyhotelandIdidn'twanttoworry

myfamilyunlessIreallyhadto."Bobcarriedonwalkingforthreemoredays.Heknewwhich

wildplantshecouldsafelyeatandhehadlittletroublefindingthem.Whenhewasthirsty,he

drankfromstreams.

Onthefifthday,hereachedaforestthatheknewhehadwalkedthroughthepreviousday.His

heartsank.Hissituationwashopelessandhedecidedtocallhiswife,Shirley,over8,000

kilometersawayinEngland.

“Hewasquitecalmwhenhespoketomeonthephone,“saysShirley.taHeappearedtobein

controlofthesituation.^^SheimmediatelycontactedTheMapleLeafHotel,afteraquickcallto

theCanadianEmbassy（大使馆）inLondontogetitsphonenumber.AssoonasShirleyphoned,

hotelstaffcalledtherescueservice,whosentoutasearchpartyforthescientist.Theyfoundhim

inacavesomehourslater.Hewasverytired,but,apartfromsomecutsandscratches（戈ll伤），was

quiteunhurt.

“I'velearntmylesson,9,saidBob...

36.WhatdidRigsbydobeforetravellingtotheRockyMountains?

A.HemadeaphonecalltocomforthisfamilyB.Hemadeagreatspeechabout

environment.

C.HebookedaroomattheTheMapleLeafHotel.D.Helearnedalotabouthowto

surviveinthewild.

37.Whennightfellonthefirstday,howdidRigsbyfeel?

A.Hewasn'tworriedatall.B.Hewasthirstyandhungry

C.Hemissedhisfamilyverymuch.D.Heregrettednothavingbroughtapowerbank

38.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingwordscannotbeusedtodescribeRigsby?

A.Knowledgeable.B.Thoughtful.C.Creative.

D.Calm.

39.HowdidShirleyinLondonsaveRigsby?

A.Shecalledtherescueservicedirectly.B.Shephonedthehotelstaffimmediately.

C.Shesentoutasearchpartyforherhusband.D.ShecalledtheCanadianEmbassyin

Londonfirst.

40.WhatdidRigsbymeanbyhislastwords?

A.Hewasstupidtosetoffwithoutaguide.

B.Heshouldhavebroughthiswifetothemeeting.

C.Itwasashameforawildlifeexperttogetlostinmountains.

D.Hemissedthechancetoknowmoreaboutthelocalanimallife.

Whenstormcloudsgather,andthewindblowsstrongly,mostpeoplechoosetostayathome.

Butsomeruntowardthedanger.PhotographerLiuYijingisoneofthem,asherecordsnature's

angerwithhiscamera.

Hislatestworkwasaperfectshotofacompletesupercell（单体）storminInnerMongoliaon

August22.2021.EarlierthismonththepicturewaspickedasthecoverphotoforAdvancesin

AtmosphericSciences,oneofthemostimportantjournalsinitsfield.

Thesupercellisatypeofstormthatcanlastalongtimeandtravellongdistances.Andit

usuallycomeswithdangerousweatherconditions,includingdamaginghailstones（冰雹）and

winds.

Since2020,recordingstormshasbecomethepr