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专题05阅读理解之议论文10篇

（2023春・广东广州•九年级校考一模）Doyouthinkitiseveragoodideaforateenagertohaveacredit

card?

MykidswatchcloselyasIswipethecardthroughtheregister.They'veseenmedoithundreds,thousandsof

times.Cool.Theyareitchingtoswipeitthroughthemachinethemselves.Whenwewalkoutofthestorewithour

groceriesorpetfoodorwhatever,ifsalmostasthoughmoneyhasnotchangedhands,painless,easy.

Soitshouldn'tbeshockingtodiscoverthatteenagersarebecomingcardcarryingconsumersintheirown

right.Thequestionis,shouldthey?

Whilesomeargueit'sbesttoteachkidshowtouseacreditcardwhilestilllivingunderthefamilyroof,not

everyoneagrees.DaveRamsey,afinancialexpertsaysgettingacreditcardforyourteenagerisactually,“an

excellentwaytoteachhimorhertobefinanciallyirresponsible.”

Nowparentsarerequiredtoco-signoncreditcardsforchildrenunder21.Iftheirnameisonthecreditcard,

thentheparentmaysay,“Hey,mynameisonthis.Don'tgetmeintotrouble,9,saysMaryBethPinto,amarketing

professor."'Whenparentsweretheco-obligors（共同借贷人），thechildrencausedlessdebt.Iftheparentsarethe

co-obligors,thetendencyisthattheparentswereexplaininghowtousethecards."Still,Pintobelievesparents

shouldstarttheprocessmuchearlier."Yes,therehastobeteachinggoingonandithastostartwhenthey're

younger.You'renotgoingtogetridofcreditcards.Theyareheretostay.Youhavetohavethem.Youcan'tfight

progress.^^Pintosaid.

Ramsey,however,disagrees."'Throwingteensintoapoolof（credit）sharksisasurewaytoguaranteea

life-timeofheartache,9,hesaid."Youcanmakeonlinepurchasesandrentacarwithacreditcard.Ofcourse,you

musthavemoneyinyourbankaccountbeforeyoucanmakeapurchasewithacreditcard.Butpayingforthings

withmoneyiswhatyouaresupposedtodo.^^

1.TheauthormentionedherexperienceinPara2mainlyto.

A.provetheconvenienceofusingcreditcards

B.tellwhatimpressioncreditcardsleaveonkids

C.giveadviceonusingcreditcardswisely

D.explainthepleasurecreditcardsbringtocustomers

2.TheunderlinedwordinPara2canbereplacedby.

A.eagerB.afraidC.embarrassedD.thankful

3.WhafsRamsey'sattitudetowardsteens9usingcreditcards?

A.Hefeelsitisworthatry.

B.Heisverysupportive.

C.Heisstronglyagainstit.

D.Heconsidersitasapleasantexperience.

4.Pintowillmostlikelyagreethat.

A.parentsshouldletteensowntheircreditcardsearlier

B.youshouldn'tbeincontrolofcreditcards

C.itisnevergoodforanyonetogetacreditcard

D.learningtousecreditcardsispractical

（2023春•广东广州•九年级广州市玉岩中学校考一模）Allovertheworld,thousandsofanimalsareused

forwildlifetourism.Peopletraveltowatchmonkeyshows,hugbabytigersandswimwithdolphins.Itmightlook

likefun,buttherearereportsthatanimalsarehurtnowandagain.TheWorldAnimalProtection（WAP）saysthat

upto550,000wildanimalsareexposed（暴露）toilltreatmentaroundtheworld.InCambodia,forexample,ifs

beenreportedthatelephantshavediedaftercarryingtouristsforlonginhotweather.Thisisgetting

attention-over100travelcompanieshavepromisedthattheywillnolongeropenupsuchplaces.However,some

peoplearguethatanimaltourismisn'talwaysasbadasitseems.Sowhatdoyouthink?

GroupYesGroupNo

live.Theweren^putonthisplanetfor

them.Wildlifeleandeducationalforpeopleto

entertainment.Theyshouldbefreetolive.Theway

communicatewithanimals.Themorepeopleknowabout

animalsaretreatednowisoftencruelandcauses

them,themoretheywanttoprotectthem.Wildlife

muchpain.Eveniftreatedwell,theycannotactinthe

tourismbringsmoneytopoorareasandmaybetheonly

samewayastheywouldinthewild.

wayforsomepeopletomakealiving.

Wedon'tneedwildlifetourism.Wecansee

Notallanimalsaretreatedbadly.Someendangered

animalscloseupintheirnaturalhomeinTV

animalsareundertheprotectionofprogramsthatlook

programmes.There9snoneedtodisturbthemintheir

afterrarespecies（稀有物种）.

reallives.

5.AccordingtoWAP,about550,000wildanimals.

A.havedisappearedB.arebadlyill

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C.havediedbecauseofhotweatherD.arefacingbadtreatment

6.Theunderlinedwords“suchplaces“refertotheplacesfbr.

A.foreigntravelersB.sickelephantsC.wildlifeprotectionD.animaltourism

7.Whatopiniondothetwogroupshaveincommon?

A.Animalscanlivewherevertheylike.

B.Wildlifeshouldbeprotected.

C.Animaltourismsupportspoorpeople.

D.Wildlifeiswelllookedafter.

8."GroupYes“suggeststhatpeopleshouldnotdisturbanimals.

A.inCambodiaB.intravelcompanies

C.inreallifeD.inpoorareas

9.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?

A.Waysofprotectingrarespecies.B.Differentopinionsonwildlifetourism.

C.Suggestionsonsavingendangeredanimals.D.Programsofprotectingwildanimals.

（2022•广东深圳•校考一模）Doyouknowofanyonewhousesthetruthtodeceive（欺骗）?Whensomeone

tellsyousomethingthatistrue,butleavesoutimportantinformationthatshouldbeincluded,hecangiveyoua

falsepicture.

Forexample,someonemightsay,“Ijustwonahundreddollarsonthelottery.Itwasgreat.Itookthatdollar

ticketbacktothestoreandturneditinforonehundreddollars!?,

Thisguy'sawinner,right?Maybe,maybenot.Wethendiscoveredthathebought$200worthoftickets,and

onlyonewasawinner.He'sreallyabigloser!

Hedidn'tsayanythingthatwasfalse,butheleftoutimportantinformationonpurpose（目的）.Thafscalled

ahalf-truth.Half-truthsarenottechnically（技术的）lies,buttheyarejustasdishonest.

Somepoliticiansoftenusethistrick.LefssaythatduringGovernorSmith'slastterm,herstatelostone

millionjobsandgainedthreemillionjobs.Thensheseeks（寻找）anotherterm.Oneofheropponents（对手）says,

“DuringGovernorSmith'sterm,thestatelostonmillionjobs!”Thafstrue.However,anhoneststatementwould

havebeen"DuringGovernorSmith'sterm,thestatehadanetgainoftwomillionjobs."

Advertiserswillsometimesusehalf-truths.Ifsagainstthelawtomakefalsestatementssotheytrytomislead

youwiththetruth.Anadvertisementmightsay,“NineoutoftendoctorsadvisedtheirpatientstotakeYuckyPills

tocuretoothache.^^ItfailstomentionthattheyonlyaskedtendoctorsandnineofthemworkfbrtheYucky

Company.

Thekindofdeceptionhappenstoooften.Ifsasadfactoflife:Liesarelies,andsometimesthetruthcanlie

aswell.

10.Howmuchdidthelotterywinnerlose?

A.Onehundreddollars.B.Twohundreddollars.

C.Threehundreddollars.D.Fourhundreddollars.

11.Wemayinferthattheauthorbelievespeopleshould.

A.buylotteryticketsifpossibleB.makeuseofhalf-truths.

C.becarefulaboutwhattheyaretoldD.nottrusttheYuckyCompany

12.Howmanyexamplesdoesthewritergivetoshowhowthetruthisusedtodeceive?

A.OneB.TwoC.ThreeD.Four

13.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?

A.Usinghalf-truthsisagainstthelaw.B.Technically,half-truthsareinfactlies.

C.YuckyPillsisaverygoodmedicinefortoothache.D.GovernorSmithdidagoodjobduringherlastterm.

14.Whichofthefollowingbestexpressesthemainideaofthepassage?

A.He'sreallyabigloser!B.Sometimesthetruthcanlieaswell.

C.Advertiserswillsometimesusehalftruths.D.It'sagainstthelawtomakefalsestatements.

（2022・广东广州・广州市番禺区大龙中学校考一模）Doyouknowwhythecatistheenemyoftherat?

AsChinesefolkloregoes,theratandthecatmadeanappointmenttoattendacompetitionheldbytheJade

Emperor.Itwoulddecidethezodiacanimals.However,thequick-wittedratdidnotwakethecatupandatlast

wonbyridingontheox'sbacktosneakahead.

Thus,theratrankedthefirstonthe12Chinesezodiacsignsandbecameanenemyofthecat.Sowhen

Chinesepeopletalkabouttherat,theyarelikelytoseeitasgreedyanddishonest.Forexample,thereisthephrase

“athieFseyebrowsandarafseyes”,todescribesomeonewholooksuntrustworthy.

Intherealworld,ratsareknownforspreadingdiseases.Itwasregardedasoneofthe66fourpests"inthe

1960sChina.

RatshavealsolongbeenblamedforspreadingtheBlackDeath,whichtookthelivesofabout25million

peoplearoundEuropeinthe14thcentury.

Nevertheless,it'stimetoknowtheothersideoftherat,astheChineseLunarNewYearisaroundthecomer.

TheYearoftheRatstartsonJan25.

Thereisalsofolkloretreatingtheratasagreathero.Itissaidthattheratcreatedtheworldbytakingabiteof

heaven,bringinglighttohumans.Ithelpedpeoplesurvivebystealingfirewoodandgrainseeds.Asaresult,many

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peopleworshiptheratbyofferingsacrificesandprayingforsuccess.

Sinceratslivetogetherinsocietiesandhavemanybabieswithahighsurvivalrate,theyalsorepresent

cooperationandreproduction.

Withallthesequalities,itisbelievedthatpeoplebomintheYearoftheRataresmartandgoodatmaking

money.

15.Whyisthecattheenemyoftherat?

A.Becausetheymadeanappointmenttoattendacompetition.

B.Becausetheratdidnotwakethecatup.

C.Becauseitwonbyridingontheox'sbacktosneakahead.

D.Becausetheratwonatlast.

16.Thepeoplethinkoftheratexcept.

A.greedyB.dishonestC.spreadingtheBlackDeathD.thenationaltreasure

17.HowmanypeoplediedintheblackdeathinEuropeinthe14thcentury?

A.2,500,000B.25,000,000C.250,000,000D.2,500,000,000

18.Whafstheopinionofthewriterabouttherats?

A.Itcreatedtheworldbytakingabiteofheaven.

B.Ithelpedpeoplesurvivebystealingfirewoodandgrainseeds.

C.Itisgreedyanddishonest.

D.Thepeoplebornintheyearoftheworldaresmartandgoodatmakingmoney.

19.Whafsthetitleofthepassage?

A.Theenemyoftherat.B.Thequick-wittedrat.

C-Ahighsurvivalrat.D.TalkabouttheratintheyearoftheRat.

（2022•深圳•校考二模）Onthefirstdayofschool,childrencanbeverynervous.However,sometimes

parentsaremorenervousthanthestudentsthemselves.AnewBritishsurveyshowsthatoneinthreeparentsare

worriedthattheirchildrenwillnotmakefriendswhentheystartschool.

ThesurveywascarriedoutbyActionforChildren,achildren'scharityintheUK.Theyquestionedmore

than2,200parentsandfoundthatparentsaremorelikelytocareabouttheirchildren'sabilitytomakefriendsthan

theirlessons.33%oftheparentsputnotmakingfriendsontopofthelistoftheirworriesabouttheirchildren,

whilejust11%oftheparentssaidtheirmainworryisthattheirchildrenwillnotbeabletokeepupwiththe

schoolwork.

Everyoneneedsfriends.Theyareabasicsourceofhappinessandhopeinourlives.However,theabilityto

makefriendsvariesfrompersontoperson.Tosomepeople,makingfriendsiseasy,andtoothersifsverydifficult.

Weallhavetheabilitytomakefriends.Unfortunately,manypeopleneverreachtheirpotential.Makingfriendsis

askill,andthefirststepindevelopingthatskillistoknowhowtogetalongwithothers.

Expertssayit'snaturalforsomechildrentofeelnervousiftheydon'tknowhowtogetonwellwithothersin

anewenvironment.However,parentsandteachersshouldhelpthemlearnsomebasicsocialskillssuchassharing,

helping,cooperationandcommunication.

“Teachyourchildtoknowtheimportanceofhavingfriends.Lethimorherknowhavinghundredsofonline

friendsisnotthesameashavingafriendheorshecanconnectandbewithinpersoneveryday,^^stressedan

expert.

20.ThesurveymadebyActionforChildrenshowsthat.

A.11%ofthestudentscan'tkeepupwiththeschoolwork

B.parentscaremoreaboutlessonsoftheirchildrenthanfriendsmaking

C.33%oftheparentsaremostworriedabouttheirchildren'smakingfriends

D.almost2,200parentswerequestioned

21.Thefirstthingtomakefriendsis.

A.toknowtheimportanceofhavingfriendsB.tohelpothersdosomething

C.tobeyourselfD.tolearntogetonwithothers

22.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTbasicsocialskills?

A.Shareyourtravelingexperiencewithothers.B.Finishaprojecttogetherwithothers.

C.Readaninterestingbook.D.Giveahandtothoseinneed.

23.Thebesttitleofthepassagemaybe.

A.TheImportanceofMakingFriendsB.MakingFriendsforChildren

C.LessonsofFriendsMakingD.MakingFriends:TrueorFalse

（2022•广东广州•广州大学附属中学校考一模）InNorthernIreland,learningasecondlanguageisnota

mustoftheprimaryschoolcurriculum.InEnglandandScotland,bycontrast,primaryschoolpupilsareexpected

tolearnaforeignlanguage.ThereviewofprimarylanguagesinNorthernIrelandhasbeencarriedoutby

researchersfromStranmillisUniversityCollege.Theauthorssurveyedlanguagelearningatover100schools.

TheyfoundthatSpanishandFrenchweremostpopularinschoolswherelanguagesweretaught.Somepupilsalso

learnedGermanorMandarin.

However,notallprimaryschoolstaughtanextralanguage.Thisledtheauthorstobelievethatitwasabit

unequalforchildrenacrossthecountry.Theyalsofoundlittleconsistency（一贯'性）inhowoftenlanguageswere

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taughttopupils,andwhentheybegantolearnalanguage.Someprimaryheadteachersalsoexpressedconcerns

abouttheamountofsupportandresourcesavailabletotheirteachersandpupils.

However,themajorityofheadteachersandteacherswhojoinedinthestudyagreedthatlearningan

additionallanguagewasimportantandvaluable.Buttheyalsosaidteachingforeignlanguageswasnotimportant

forschoolsasitwasnotmeasured.

Thereport'sauthorssaidthatthedevelopmentoflanguageskillswas“veryimportantforeconomicsuccess,

socialrelationsandtheacceptanceofdifferentculturalidentities"."Itishopedthatthefindingsofthisstudymay

encouragepolicymakers,businessandeducationalproviderstosupporttherevisionandimprovementofcurrent

curriculumprovisioninadditionallanguagelearning,thereportsaid.Italsosaidthatlanguagelearningwas

("conducivetoeconomicgrowthandthatcanenhancethelivesandfutureemployabilityofchildrenandyoung

people”.

AcrosstheEuropeanUnion(EU),morethan80%ofprimarypupilslearnanadditionallanguage.The

researchwasgivenbytheNorthernIrelandLanguagesCouncil.ItisabodyestablishedbytheDepartmentof

Education,andover20organizationsarerepresentedonthecouncil,frombusinesseducationandthecommunity

sector.

24.InNorthernIreland,whichlanguagesweremostpopular?

A.SpanishandGermanB.FrenchandMandarin

C.GermanandMandarinD.SpanishandFrench

25.Theauthorsbelievethatitwasalittleforkidsbecausenotallprimaryschoolshadaforeignlanguage.

A.unequalB.differentC.difficultD.strange

26.Theunderlinedword“additional“inparagraphthreemeans.

A.acceptableB.extraC.internationalD.ideal

27.Accordingtotheauthors,whicheffectofthedevelopinglanguageskillsisNOTtrue?

A.Behelpfultoeconomicgrowth.B.Improvesocialrelations.

C.Makeyourlifesuccessful.D.Easilyacceptforeigncultures.

28.Thepurposeofthepassageis.

A.tointroducetheNorthernIrelandLanguagesCouncil

B.toprovelearningaforeignlanguageisnecessaryinprimaryschools

C.tocomparesecondlanguageteachingindifferentcountries

D.todescribetheproblemswithasecondlanguage

(2022秋•广东广州•九年级统考一模)Eachofushasdreamsandgoalsforourfuture.Whatmakesusstudy

andmakeprogresseachdayiscloselyconnectedwithourpersonaldreamandgoal.

Butwhydoyouhavedreamsandgoals,youstillendupwithnothing?Whatseparatessuccessfulpeople

fromthedreamersistheirpersistent(锲而不舍的)action.Whenyoulearnyourlessonsatschool,youmustwork

hardandnotgiveup.Youwilloftenfindsomeofyourlessonsveryhard.Tryandkeeptrying,andyou'llbesure

tosuccessfullydealwithanydifficultyyoumeetwith.Ifwehaveahardlessontoday,letustryourbesttolearnit

wellandthenweshallbepreparedforaharderonetomorrow.

Thisisthefamousformula(公式)forsuccess:

Dream>Believe>Achieve

Mostpeoplehavewhattheywant(Dream)andthinktheycanrealizetheirdreams(Believe).Andthenthey

donothing.Theyjustimaginetheirdreamscancometrue.Whentheygettiredandlosealot,theysayangrilyhow

terribletheirlifeis.

Ipersonallybelievethatifyoureallywanttoachieveyourdreamsandgoalsinlife,youhavetoaddone

thingtoyoursuccessformulas:

Dream>Believe>Act>Achieve

Forme,actisthemostimportantthingforsuccess,andthafstotakepersistentaction(Act).Ifyousay"I

can'tdoit“andgiveup,youcanneverdoanythingvaluable.However,"I'lltry“createswonders.Lefsremember

thattherewillbeobstaclesinourlife.Wemustfacethembravelyandsolvethem.Successisnotsomethingthat

fallsfromthesky.Mostsuccessfulpeoplemadetheirdreamscometruebecauseoftheirpersistentaction.

Pleaseremember:Actionisthebridgethatconnectsourdreamsandgoalstoreality.

29.Whatshouldyoudowhenyoufindyourlessonsveryhard?

A.Askpeopleforhelp.B.Tryandkeeptrying.

C・Getreadytocreatewonders.D.Prepareforaharderone.

30.Theunderlinedword“obstacles“inparagraph8mostprobablymeans.

A.dangersB.difficultiesC.imaginationsD.wonders

31.Whydoesthewriterusetheformula4tDream>Believe>Act>Achieve,,7

A.Tosupporthisidea.B.Toaskreaderstoexplainit.

C.Toshowwhathisgoalsare.D.Todiscusstheimportanceofdreams.

32.Whatisthebesttitleofthispassage?

A.Doingsomethingvaluable

B.Studyinghardandmakingprogress

C.Realizingdreamswithpersistentaction

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D.Separatingsuccessfulpeoplefromdreamers

（2022a.m.p.m.二模）Museums,livemusicandmalls-Chinesecitiesoffereverythingthatayoungperson

mightwant.Buttherearemanypeoplewhodon'thavetimetoenjoythesethings.Theyfollowwhatiscalledthe

“996"workschedule-startingworkat9a.m.andfinishingat9p.m.,sixdaysaweek.

The"996"workschedulerecentlybecameaheatedtopicofdiscussiononlineafteracomputerprogrammer

setupawebsitecalled“996ICU”.Accordingtothewebsite,the“996"workscheduleisunhealthyandcould

causepeopletoendupinanintensivecareunit（ICU）.ThisworkscheduleiscommonatChinesetech

companieslikeBaidu,AlibabaandHuawei.Most"996"workersdonotreceiveovertime（力口班）pay.

Manytechindustryworkershavecomplainedaboutthisschedule.UIworked'996'forninemonths,9,Zhang

said,whousedtoworkasaprogrammer.6<Icouldn'tsleepbecauseofthepressure.So,Igaveupthejobatlast.”

However,thebossesofsometechcompaniesthinkthe"996"workscheduleisreasonable.JackMa,founderof

Alibaba,saidifsa“hugeblessing（福气）"foryoungworkerstowork"996”.

“Ifyoudon'tdo'996'whenyou'reyoung,whenwillyou?”Masaid."Ifyoudon'tputinmoretimeand

energythanothers,howwillyouachievethesuccessyouwant?”ManypeoplehavequestionedMa'sthinking.In

anarticleinPeople'sDaily,thewritersaid,"Valuinghardworkdoesnotmeanit'srighttoforceworkerstowork

overtime.^^

CuiZhendong,alawyer,toldChinaDailythatitisagainstthelawtouseacompulsory（强制的）“996"

workschedule.China'sLaborLaw《劳动法》clearlystatesthatworkersshouldworknomorethaneighthoursa

dayornomorethan44hoursaweek.

33.The"996"workschedulerequiresapersontowork.

A.9hoursadayB.18hoursadayC.54hoursaweekD.72hoursaweek

34.Whydomanyworkerscomplainaboutthisschedule?

A.Becausetheyhavenotimetogotothehospital.

B.Becausetheirhealthhasbeeninfluenced.

C.Becausetheydon'tgetenoughpay.

D.Becausetheycan'tworkwell.

35.AccordingtothereportofPeople'sDaily,bosses.

A.worked"996"toachievetheirsuccess

B.shouldsupportthe"996"workschedule

C.understandthevalueofhardworkbetterthanworkers

D.shouldn'tforceworkerstoworkovertime

36.Whatdoweknowfromthepassage?

A.”996ICU“wassetuptohelpworkersgetovertimepay.

B.Itisagainstthelawtoforceworkerstowork"996”.

C.Ifsnecessaryforyoungworkerstowork"996”.

D.Working"996"isanunusualprobleminChina.

（2023秋・广东广州•九年级岭南画派纪念中学校考一模）Wouldyouflyofftotheredplanet?Recently

Hollandputaplancalled“GoingtoMars”.TheyplannedtosendfourastronautstotheMarsin2023.The

astronautswhoarechosenwillspendtheirrestlifeontheMars.Itissaidthatmorethan1000peoplehaveapplied

fortheposition,including450Chinese.Whafsyouropinion?Wouldyouliketogotherewithoutyourfamily,

yourfriendsandstaythereforthewholelife?Herearetheopinionsofsomestudents.

StudentsOpinionsontheplan"GoingtoMars”

Iwouldn'ttakeit.Itisverydangeroustotravelbyspaceship.Iamnotreadyforthat.Also,I

Hao

havebeenlivingontheEarthformorethan14years.TheEarthislikemymotherwhogivesme

Xingchen

everythinginlife.Idon'twanttoleaveherbehind.

I'vealwaysbeencuriousaboutspace.IfIcouldtraveltoMars,I'dliketobethefirsttogo

YuCong

there.ItwouldbegreathonorifIcoulddosomethinghelpfulforthewholemankind.

Ithinkthisideaisgreat!ButIwouldn'tdoit,becauseIdon'tthinkourtechnologyisadvanced

Yang

enoughyet.Iftheydidthisprojectundersuchsituation,itwouldbequitedangerous.MaybeI

Yanwen

wouldgoifIhadbeenwelltrainedandtechnologywasmorehighlydeveloped.

Iwouldn'tgotoMars.I'veheardthatthetemperaturethereisfreezingatnight.The

LiuJiakunatmosphereisverythinandthereisverylittleoxygen.Evenifwecanarrivetheresafely,wemay

notbeabletogetusedtotheenvironmentthere.

GoingtoMarswouldcertainlybeverychallenging.Iwanttohaveatry.InthiswayIwill

WeiYiexplorespaceandcomeclosertothegalaxy（冷艮河系）.IheardthattherearealiensonMars.Iwant

toknowwhetheritistrue.

37.WhowouldliketohaveatrytogotoMarsaccordingtothepassage?

A.HaoXingchenandYuCong.B.YuCongandWeiYi.

C.YangYanwenandLiuJiakun.D.YangYanwenandWeiYi.

38.WhichofthefollowingisNOTthereasonwhythestudentswouldn'tgotoMars?

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A.Thereistoolittleoxygen.B.Therearealiensthere.

C.Ourtechnologyisnotadvancedenough.D.Theatmosphereisverythinthere.

39.IfsomeonewerechosentobeoneoftheastronautstoMars,heorshemust.

A.gowithhisorherfamilyB.livewithaliens

C.staythereforthewholelifeD.staytherefor14years

40.Thepassageisprobablyfrom.

A.awebsiteB.adictionaryC.aguidebookD.astorybook

（2022秋•广东广州•九年级统考一模）XiaoLi,acollegestudentbornafter1995,usedtowashherhair

everytwodays.Butastheweathergetscolder,shehasbecomelazier.Shehasboughtamistspray（免洗喷雾）,

whichallowshertowashherhairlessoften."Iwouldliketohaveaproductthatcouldsavemethetroubleof

puttingonmake-up,9,shetoldOrientToday,anewspaperofficeofHenanTelevision.

SheisnottheonlyyoungChinesewhospendsmoneybecauseshe's"lazy”.Accordingtoareportof

DecemberbyTaobaoonChina's"lazyeconomy（经济）"，Chinesepeoplespent16billionyuanonproductsand

servicesonlinein2018.Thepost-1995generationwasthe“laziest“asitsconsumption（消费）increasedby82

percent,comparedwiththatin2017.

The“lazyeconomy^^referstoanewtypeofconsumptionwhichhelpstosavetimeandeffort.

Accordingtothereport,manypeopleofthepost-1995buyhigh-techelectronicproductssuchasfloor

sweepingrobotsandautomaticwindowcleaners,whichsavethetroubleofdoinghousework.Meanwhile,

take-outfooddelivery（传递）servicesarealsopopularamongpeoplebomafter1995.

Youngpeoplearewillingtospendmoneyonsuchproductsbecausetheywanttoenjoythevaluablespare

timeafterabusydayatworkorschool,reportedGlobalTimes.Becausetheyneedtofocusontheirstudiesorjobs,

theseso-calledlazypeoplewanttousetheirowntimebetter.

Forexample,WeiDuo,a21-year-oldcollegestudent,isanactiveuseroftake-outfooddeliveryservices."I

oncehadabirthdaycakesenttomyfriendwholivesfarfrommyhome.Itcostme50